Half a year has passed.

　　In the past six months, Jose has had a very fulfilling life. He studies magic in his daily life, takes care of the kingdom's business development in his leisure time, pays attention to the development of the mainland, and actively makes arrangements to lay the foundation for the future of the Kingdom of Versey.

　　 One day, in the Throne Hall of the Red Fort, the red dragon was lying on the throne on the nine steps, and the prime minister of the kingdom-Ying Gou reported below.

　　 "Master, according to the information collected over the past six months, the second prince and sixth prince of the Principality of Norn are the most promising, and they are still working hard..."

　　 Jose listened quietly, raising his fingers lightly from time to time, and then gently lowering them to beat the throne below him, making a bang bang bang, and at the same time, he quickly processed various information reported by his family members in his mind.

　　 At this stage, the Kingdom of Fusai seems to be thriving, but in fact it is a bit embarrassing. The kingdom’s future development path is limited by the geographical environment, and it must find a way to break through.

　　The Kingdom of Fusai is to the north is the big glacier, a dangerous place on the mainland, to the east is the sphere of influence of Yangfan Port, and to the west is the complex situation of the barbarian holy city, the mother of cold wave, the kingdom of Dana and the kingdom of Odyssey.

　　 Needless to say, there are too many participants in the muddy waters in the West, and the forces are so complicated that Jose does not want to participate, and only the South is left.

You can reach the Principality of Norn, one of the four northern countries by crossing the dark and dense forests in the south. If the Principality of Norn can be opened, then the third road connecting the civilized world and the prairie can be opened. Then the Kingdom of Versay will welcome Come a big development opportunity.

And the biggest obstacle to winning the Principality of Norn is the original vested interests-the Northland Witch Council. The Versay Kingdom and the Northland Witch Council are incompatible with each other. There is no soft-hearted and moral issue. It just depends on whether it can be taken from the enemy. Grab the fat.

　　 Jose can almost expect the fierce resistance of the Northland Witch Council. He has ascertained that most of the power of the Northland Witch Council exists in the coastal kingdom—the Kingdom of Via.

If the Red Dragon takes the Principality of Norn, it will cut off the connection between the Northland Witch Council and the kingdoms of Dana and Odyssey, and directly seize three-quarters of the Northland Witch Council’s territory, which is almost equivalent to a sentence of the Northland. The death penalty for the Witch Council.

　　 However, for the Kingdom of Versay, the Principality of Norn is a strategic place that has to be won. Therefore, this is destined to be a fierce game that determines the survival of the two powers.

At this stage, the Northland Witch Council has a certain strength and defensive advantage, and the Red Dragon knows the truth that "the dragon has no foresight, there must be near worries", and makes good use of the advantage of the enemy’s secrets and collects promises through various means. Please wait for the right time to intervene.

　　 Now the time is right. Six months ago, after the Grand Duke of Norn declared the prince as the crown prince, he has been observing the remaining princes and looking for potential supporters. Now he is about to choose between the second and sixth princes of the Principality of Norn.

"Second prince, his mother is a nobleman in the Central Kingdom, who was also a strong candidate for the throne, but later his mother’s family had an accident, and since then he has no support. He has been hit on the surface and has given up the throne a long time ago, but from observations, he He has never given up, and has been working hard to practice, trying to compete for the throne of the king by stepping into the legendary warrior. At the same time, he also used the cocktail party as a cover to make many military nobles..."

Negou went on to introduce: "The sixth prince, whose mother is the daughter of a noble family in the Odyssey Kingdom. He originally competed with the prince for the throne, and he was evenly fought, but later because the prince’s mother wooed the Northland Witch Council, he fell behind. Now they are suppressed, but because of the fear of the reaction of the Odyssey Kingdom, the elder prince dare not beat the sixth prince to death. They still have a certain power base..."

　　 After listening to a wonderful palace seizure drama, Jose's thoughts are like electricity, after comprehensive consideration, he is more inclined to support the second prince.

　　On the one hand, the two princes of the Principality of Norn are helpless. If the Kingdom of Versey suddenly throws an olive branch to help him seize the throne, he will most likely accept it, and the attention is not high, so it is convenient for the red dragon to act behind the scenes.

On the other hand, Honglong feels that the second prince himself is more worthy of investment than the sixth prince. From his "self-willed fall", he can see that he is forbearing. From his strength and hard work in the dark, it can be seen that he is motivated. Good military nobles can see his strategy.

　　 "Tentatively set the second prince, pay close attention to his every move, look for opportunities to contact."

　　 "Yes!" Ying Gou bowed and exited the Throne Hall and disappeared at the entrance of the Throne Hall.

　　 Jose disappeared directly on the throne and returned to the magic tower to continue studying magic. In fact, he didn't care much about the second prince who had never been masked. This did not mean that he did not value the Duchy of Noen.

　　 Principality of Nuoen must be won, but supporting the second prince is not a necessary option. If he has the strength of the Red Nest mistress, he can just hit the door and get everything done.

try{mad1(\'gad2\');}catch(ex){}　　 After all, one's own strength is the foundation of everything, and strategy is just icing on the cake.

　　 Of course, the icing on the cake is not important, but it is better than nothing.

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　　 Principality of Nuoen, the northern redstone collar.

The redstone collar is a baronial, located in the extreme north of the Duchy of Norn. There are many red rocks in the territory. The land is barren and sparsely populated. It is also close to the dark dense forest. It is often harassed by the extraordinary beasts in the dark dense forest. It is the worst territory in the Principality of Norn.

　　 And the owner of this territory is the noble prince of the Principality of Norn, the second prince-Belden.

　　 Three years ago, there was an accident in the grandfather's house, and after his mother died of anger, the second prince Belden, with the acquiescence of King Norn, was jointly driven by his "good brothers" to this place where birds do not shit.

As everyone hoped, the former strong contenders for the throne of Norn fell. In the first period when they came to the Redstone collar, Belden, who was severely hit, did not develop his territory. He stayed in the castle all day, and had a good time. Have some bad habits, such as attending various masquerade parties.

　　 After three years, King Norn completely gave up on him, and the other princes gradually relaxed their vigilance and no longer regarded him as a competitor.

　　 What everyone does not know is that Belden’s depravity is just a disguise, disguised to paralyze the vigilance of "good brothers", and thus avoid being targeted or even assassinated. In fact, he secretly practiced desperately to improve his own strength.

　　 In the secret room of the castle swaying by candlelight, Belden, the second prince of the Principality of Norn, finished his day of practice. He was sweating and panting out of the secret room and went to the bathroom.

　　 He got into the warm bath tub prepared by the personal maid in advance, let the warm water at the right temperature just under his chin, and enjoyed a rare relaxing time by relying on the bath tub, his thoughts diverged.

　　 has been exiled to this redstone collar that does not **** for three years. Under perseverance, his strength has reached the level of a high-level fighter, and he has made great progress, but he is still far away from the goal-the legendary fighter.

　　 At this point, he couldn't help feeling bitter in his heart.

　　 As far as the current situation is concerned, he sees clearly that only by becoming a legendary professional can he have a chance to seize the throne.

His own strength is the foundation of everything. Only if he has the strength can he be qualified to negotiate terms with his father, and persuade the Northland Witch Council to give up support for the prince, and support himself, after all, a legendary warrior and a master. Grade mage, whoever is more valuable will be judged.

　　 This is the most effective way for him to ascend to the throne. Only as he ascends to the throne can he have the strength to pursue the truth about his strangely dead mother.

"Oh, it's easier said than done. Fortunately, Father can stay on the throne for some time. I still have a chance..." He said to himself to comfort, paralyze, and inspire himself. He can only do this to ensure that he does not collapse. , Do not despair.

　　咚咚咚!

　　 There was a knock on the door, and Belden suddenly woke up and turned his head: "Who!"

　　 "His Royal Highness, it's me," a gentle female voice came from outside the door. It was one of the only people he could trust. She grew up together with her personal maid who voluntarily exiled with her.

　　 Belden relaxed a little secretly: "Shirley, what's the matter?"

　　 "That's it, Master Alex came to the castle and said that I would see you if there is something important."

　　 High-ranking warrior——Ali is besides the personal maid, another person of Belden who can be completely trusted, the guardian knight of his mother, is now his guardian knight, and the garrison chief of the redstone collar.

　　 "You go and tell Alex Knight first, I'll be there soon."

"Ok."

　　 Alex Knight came to visit this time, there must be important things, Belden hastily dried his body, put on clothes and quickly came to the castle hall.

　　 His castle was too poor to use magic lights, so he could only use candles to illuminate them. The candles swayed in the breeze, projecting the shadows of the poor ghosts on the walls of the castle that looked like teeth dancing.

　　 "Uncle Alex, what's the matter?"

Ali's face was serious: "Your Highness, there is news from the Orion at the edge of the dark dense forest. The extraordinary beast riot has occurred in the dark dense forest. The extraordinary beasts have gone crazy. They have left their original territory and spread to the periphery of the forest. The village on the edge of the dark forest has encountered unprecedented encounters. The villagers are all frightened by the threat of, and I pray for your help."

　　 Belden's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley. The redstone territory is barren and can only eat the nearby dark dense forest. The villagers hunt beasts and gather mountain products on the periphery of the dark dense forest to make a living.

　　 In fact, the villages around the dark dense forest are his most important source of tax revenue, accounting for 60% of the total annual tax revenue, and the population accounts for 70% of the territory's population.

try{mad1(\'gad2\');}catch(ex){}　　 Generally speaking, the villages around the dark forest are very important and should not be missed.

　　 "Uncle Alex, what do you think of this matter?"

"His Royal Highness, the occurrence of extraordinary beast riots in the dark dense forest can generally be divided into two situations. One is that the number of extraordinary beasts is too large, exceeding the tolerance of the environment. The beast was affected by the more powerful and extraordinary beasts and was forced to migrate."

　　Alex Knight continued: "The first situation can basically be ruled out. The last time the extraordinary beasts were saturated was four years ago, and the saturation was not reached so quickly again, so I am more inclined to the second situation."

　　 "Well, I think so too, but no matter what, we must solve this matter as soon as possible."

　　 Belden said solemnly: "Alex Knight, summon the elite soldiers, we will ride to Jumu Village to learn about the situation on horseback tonight, and enter the forest the next day."

　　 "Yes!" Yali gave a military salute and backed out.

　　 Soon, in the rising moonlight, a heavily armed team stepped on the moon, holding torches, and left the castle along the path.

When we came to Jumu Village, the villagers didn’t know after asking three questions. The unknown way forward casts a shadow on everyone’s actions tomorrow, but it’s not without good news. Judging from the scope of the extraordinary beast riot, the scope of this extraordinary beast riot. Not big, which means that the source of the riot is likely not very strong.

　　 "The two high-ranking fighters join forces and should be able to deal with it," Thinking about this, Belden fell asleep.

　　 Early the next morning, the horse was placed in the village, Belden and the soldiers walked into the forest to find the truth about the extraordinary beast riot.

　　 Two high-ranking fighters sit in town, and many well-equipped elite soldiers join hands. They can indeed walk sideways on the periphery of the dark dense forest. After connecting and slaughtering the three extraordinary beasts blocking the way, everyone's confidence has increased greatly.

　　 Gradually, everyone felt something was wrong. It has been a long time since they slaughtered the last extraordinary beast. Nothing was found along the way, and even the lively insects went out.

　　 "Be careful, everyone, we may have been close to the source of the problem." With a sword in his hand, Belden watched the surroundings vigilantly. This dark forest looked like a human-eating beast, looking cold, terrifying, and creepy.

　　 This is not the most worrying. He always feels that something is staring at him, but he doesn't notice anything.

　　 In the open space a hundred away from the prince team, Jose opened the invisibility barrier, quietly stepping on the ground paved with leaves and other decay, quietly watching the second prince and his party.

　　Under the cover of magic, the second prince and his party didn't notice the scarlet behemoth not far away, and they were still groping vigilantly.

　　 This is the power of the higher and extraordinary races!

Just leaking a trace of breath ~lightnovelpub.net~ can cause a wild beast riot. This is the result of his suppression of himself. If he bursts out with all his breath, then it is not as simple as an extraordinary wild beast riot, but a natural disaster. The animal tide.

　　 Jose did not move, the second prince and his party continued on.

　　 As he walked, Belden suddenly found that a soldier beside him had disappeared. He didn't realize how the soldier disappeared, and he couldn't help but shed cold sweat.

　　 "Uncle Alex..." His voice trembled, and when he turned his head, he was horrified to find that Alex was gone.

　　 Seeing Belden retreat in horror, Jose didn't tease him anymore, expanded the range of the invisibility barrier, and covered Belden in.

Suddenly, Belden noticed that a stalwart red dragon appeared in the empty forest in front of him. The height of the red dragon was almost breaking through the forest, and the vertical golden dragon eyes looked at him quietly. It's as if he was here originally.

His eyes widened suddenly, his heartbeat accelerated, and his blood pressure soared. At the same time, he saw his previously disappeared companion. The ordinary soldier was lying on the ground knowing whether he was alive or dead, while the high-ranking soldier-the pressure stood in place, his movements stiff and his body trembling slightly. But he couldn't move.

　　 Actually, these soldiers were stunned by themselves, while the high-ranking fighters used the red dragon to release Longwei to suppress them.

Belden looked up mechanically and unconsciously looked at the red dragon's eyes. Somehow, an extremely absurd idea was born in his mind, as if he was facing a wise man, not a terrifying supernatural dragon. general.

　　 "You are here," Jose said lightly.