495. The Power of Deja Vu
Sean didn't want to go to the Ryan Capital at all.
As a priest of the priest who is currently vassal of the Ryan Kingdom, Sean must of course go to the kings of the Sect Master to pay their respects to the deceased king. However, with Sean's status today, even if he doesn't come, no one will dare to point fingers at him. It is also conceivable what will happen to the next face.
What's more, Sean didn't want to get involved in the throne competition in the Ryan Kingdom.
Because it is imperative to escape from the Ryan Kingdom. As long as the last small problems of the tribes in the Wild Land were solved, the Void Principality could successfully take over the dominance of the Wild Land and officially become an empire. Of course, this empire must have claimed to be itself at the beginning. It must go through a series of tests before it can truly gain a foothold and become the eighth empire on the Miracle Continent, or... replace the position of one of the empires.
Because of this, no matter who becomes the next king of Ryan Kingdom, Sean's relationship with the other party cannot be much better.
In a sense, Sean wanted the third prince Arlan, who had a "evangelist" who claimed to have brought happiness to the woman in the kingdom, to become the king. Because in this way, Sean would probably be much happier when he turned against him one day in the future.
But in the end, Sean once again entered this glorious capital under the attack of Hela, Neil and Diana.
However, it was different from what Marquis Floris expected. Sean did not agree to the request of Marquis Floris because he did not want to get involved in the dispute over the throne. Marquis Floris could only express regrets, and then chose to say goodbye that afternoon. He may not know Sean enough, but he was very clear about Sean's character: that is, once this grand duke makes a decision, there is no possibility of a reply.
Perhaps. For Marquis Floris, the only gain was that Sean guaranteed that his position was absolutely neutral and would not surrender to any of the three competitors.
This is Sean's second time to come to the capital of Ryan's Kingdom.
The last time was almost three years ago. As the biggest contributor to the war against Dabiang, Sean received the highest attention. It’s a pity that in the battle for the sharing of rights, the old nobles of Ryan’s were too short-sighted, of course, this cannot be blamed. After all, Sean is not only an outsider, but also has no background or history, so naturally some people think they can share food from him.
Unfortunately, Sean's counterattack was too strong, and the facts also proved that his cake, which was considered fat by others, also destroyed the teeth of all those who tried to bite. Instead, it also allowed Sean to move towards the establishment of the Void Principality, the peak of power. The subsequent series of events also proved that Sean was a lunatic who acted without any scruples, and he didn't care about the rules of the game between nobles at all.
After returning three years later, Sean's mentality is obviously completely different from before. Moreover, the pomp is much lower-key than the one three years ago, but in terms of quality, it is even more terrifying than that one.
When we came to the capital of Ryan with Sean, there was only the killing of Marquis Alexis, who was called a forbidden existence.
Since the death of King Ings Ryan, all the colorful flags of the entire city were put away, replaced by the black and white kingdom flags. These flags were painted with white as the background. The national emblem of the Kingdom of Ryan was depicted in black pigment. All the flags were made overnight by the tailor shop of the capital and then distributed to all residents of the capital. During the next period, each household must hang the flag in front of the house, until one week after the funeral of King Ings Ryan, that it was allowed to be removed.
But even so, no royal residents will be allowed to hang any flags in the next year.
Standing outside the Changqing Suspension Bridge, Sean looked up at the flag of Ryan flying on the city gate. The flag did not rise to the top, but fell by half. In fact, after receiving the news of Ings Ryan's death, all territories in the Kingdom of Ryan and two vassal states, namely Sean's Void Principality and Asuna's Garod Principality also lowered half of the flag to show respect.
"This city is full of decay, and even the gods' eyes are unwilling to turn to it." Alexis stood beside Sean, frowned slightly, and his voice revealed an unconcealed disgust. "Is this the capital of a country?...I am very surprised that such a kingdom has not yet declined and perished."
As Alexis, who often deals with gods, she naturally has her keen perception, so she is indeed qualified to make such comments. Even if her remarks are so direct that it is easy to be unacceptable, this domineeringness comes from her powerful strength and strength that has made Alexis develop a rampant and unrestrained wanton and ostentatious way, so she doesn't know what politeness is.
For Alexis's blunt comment, Sean did not know how to deal with it except to remain silent. Because he knew very well that if he had not made a move, the Principality of Ryan would not have become a kingdom so soon, and Ingers Ryan would not have died at this time. At least, when Sean came to this world from the game era, Ryan, who annexed Dabiang, was still the Principality of the Millennium Covenant Empire, and the Grand Duke was still Ingers Ryan.
"Oh." Sean sighed softly, "The desire for power has completely lost the people in this city. The rotten aura emitted from them has completely eroded the city, and the glory and holiness of the past have also been far away from here."
"You can see clearly." Alexis curled his lips, "Since that's the case, why are you still here?"
"I'm not like you, I can be free and unrestrained." Sean turned around and looked at Alexis. His eyes looked very sincere, which moved Alexis slightly. "I have followed too many people around me. Even if I don't think about myself, I have to think about them... This is my responsibility as a lord."
Alexis took the lead in moving his eyes from Sean's face for the first time, shrugged and said, her voice was pleasant and touching: "Anyway, after I embarked on the peak, I will never think about these boring things again. The only thing I know is that as long as my sword is sharp enough, it can tear up any conspiracy and no one can stand in front of me... There is only one reason that can block my way forward. That is, I am not strong enough. That's all."
"I'm not... strong enough?" Sean murmured.
A sound of a fast horse running sounded on the road, accompanied by the rapid horse hooves running, and there were also shouts: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! This is the carriage of the Marquis of the Fearless Marquis Lorendas! Get out of the way!"
As if he was afraid that he would not know that there was a big man sitting in the carriage. The coachman whipped the carriage and shouted with all his strength.
The coachman is not old, about twenty-five or six years old. He is very strong. He is almost at the peak of silver. He seems to have touched the edge of gold, and it is just around the corner to break through gold. However, if it was during the Principality of Ryan, such a young man would be talented. However, after annexing the Kingdom of Dabiang and absorbing the luck of this kingdom, young people like this are really not talented.
However, thanks to the coachman who is a master who is attacking the Golden Realm road, he can start roaring and warning at a long distance. This gives all pedestrians on the road enough time to react. Many civilians quickly ran to both sides of the road after hearing the sound and gave up the middle road. Because they knew very well what the outcome of fighting against the nobles would be.
Some nobles who were proud of their own strength and background also chose to avoid the title of "Fearless One". At this time, many nobles who came to the royal capital to pay their respects were just real estate nobles with a small territory. Their titles were not high, so both the strength and background of the family were far inferior to this powerful noble who won the title, not to mention that he was still a marquis.
Among the six classes of Duke, Marquis, Bo, Zi, Male and Xun in the Ryan Kingdom title system, the marquis is already the highest-ranking title, not to mention a strong marquis. Therefore, even those knights whose own strength is stronger than the coachman who roars or the followers and guards of the noble lords, choose to retreat at the lord's instructions to avoid any conflict with this powerful marquis.
"Fearless, Lorendas..." Sean stroked his chin and carefully pondered the origin and identity of the noble in his mind.
Since he and Asuna withdrew from the Duke of the Kingdom of Ryan and were officially promoted to the Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Ryan, there were only five dukes left in the Kingdom of Ryan, and they were all extremely powerful dukes. However, it is said that in the past three years, King Ings Ryan also granted three dukes the titles, two of which were empty titles without territory and official positions, and one was the Duke of the Real Power of the King of Dukes who had no territory but had formal official positions.
After these dukes, dozens of marquis were awarded in the new round, but most of them had no fiefs and official positions, just a false title. However, there were also some pillars of the kingdom with real talent and strength, such as the Fearless One. Lorendas was one of them. It is said that his title "Fearless One" was obtained by leading a mob composed of militia and mercenaries to resist the invasion of those monsters about a year and a half ago.
The title of this title means "no fear, no fear of sacrifice".
However, Sean didn't believe this. The only thing he knew was that this marquis was an enemy standing opposite Sean. This was a lord who supported the Marquis of Thorn Grass. Simply put, this emerging lord was Sean's enemy from the beginning, and there was no friendship between the two sides.
"Get out of the way! The two guys in front!" The coachman yelled again, because he saw that Sean and Alexis not only did not give way, but also stood on the route of his carriage. This was simply a naked provocation. "The fearless person sitting in the car is Lord Lorendas!"
This is a carriage with oil and black paint. Although it is impossible to see what material the wood on the car body is made of, it should not be too shabby. The carriage's footsteps are plated with silver, the box door is gilded, and a circle of silver frames are created around the carriage, and an exquisitely shaped magic lamp is hung at the corners of the edges. Even the driver's seat is covered with soft calfskin.
It seems that luxury is revealed everywhere, but the whole carriage does not seem vulgar. On the contrary, it also has a kind of restrained and low-key glory.
The one who pulled the cart was four tall horses, and they were well-trained military horses. Judging from the speed of the carriage running at this time, it would hit Sean and Alexis in about five seconds at most. Moreover, the warfare factors flowing in the blood of the Israeli military horses were afraid that after knocking Sean and others to fly, they would catch up with and trample more excitedly.
The civilians present had a look of horror in their eyes, and even the other nobles who were docking next to them seemed very frightened. Some even shouted that Sean asked Sean to leave quickly, as if they felt that Sean and others were so scared that they were stunned and did not dare to move.
Neither Sean and Alexis moved. It was not that they were really scared or something. It was obvious that Sean was trying to do something. So when Alexis looked at Sean and saw Sean nodding with a smile, a hint of excitement appeared in her eyes.
"Just hurt people, don't kill people first." Sean seemed to be worried about Alexis' killing character, so he hurriedly said, "Just teach them some lessons and give them face... Anyway, if I guess correctly, our trip to the capital will not be too calm."
"Okay." Despite some dissatisfaction, Alexis barely agreed after muttering.
At this time, the carriage had arrived in front of Alexis.
No one dared to watch the bloody scene next. Many people even felt sorry for the beautiful girl Alexis.
But the next second, a scream erupted from the crowd.
A powerful air current suddenly exploded, shocking the four horses that rushed towards Alexis so that they fell directly to the left and right sides. Immediately afterwards, the entire carriage also split, but it was not blown up by the pull of powerful forces. Instead, it seemed to be directly cut across by a sharp sword and divided into two symmetrical left and right half boxes. The cross-sectional surface was astonishingly smooth, but it did not hurt the person sitting in the carriage.
However, compared to the coachman who fell heavily to the ground and could not get up for a long time and could only make a struggle, the middle-aged man sitting in the carriage had a much faster reaction. Almost when the carriage split into left and right sides and flew out, he had already jumped up from it, and after a backflip, he landed steadily on the upper side. The sword wearing the left and right sides of the waist was already held in his hands, looking at Alexis and Sean in front of him with a serious face.
Everyone present looked at the dramatic change with a stunned look on their faces.
But then, another sound of horse hooves running, and a cavalry team of about twenty people finally appeared from the rear, then rushed up and stood behind Marquis Lorendas. After a neighing, the horses stopped steadily. Although the formation was slightly scattered at the beginning, it quickly returned to normal. It can be seen that these cavalry did not neglect training at all.
"Who are you!" Lorendas shouted in a deep voice, and the majestic aura of being a real marquis also burst out.
However, Sean did not respond in fact, since Sean became famous, black hair and black pupils have no longer been his symbol. Many young people like to imitate this Void Lord, so that there are too many young people with black hair and black pupils in the Ryan Kingdom now. This is also the reason why Lorendas did not immediately recognize Shawn's identity but turned around and began to walk towards the Changqing Suspension Bridge, without minding exposing his back to Lorendas' nose.
Such contemptuous actions naturally made the brave and powerful marquis who were extremely angry.
"Cabinet team prepared!" The marquis shouted immediately.
The cavalry standing behind Lorendas quickly formed a wedge-shaped charge formation, not realizing the strong gap between the two sides. And their actions naturally caused Alexis to be extremely dissatisfied. She had just cut the carriage with one sword but did not hurt Lorendas at all. It was a patience to give face, but she never thought that these guys were so ungrateful, so Alexis naturally would not intend to show mercy.
"Stop!" Just as Alexis was about to start a killing, an angry shout suddenly sounded from the wall of the Changqing Suspension Bridge, and rolling sounds like thunder. "This is the time when the king is calm. If anyone dares to do it again, don't blame me for being ruthless under the sword!"
Everyone looked up and saw a middle-aged man floating in the air, full of majestic and angry expression. It was obvious that his words were not joking.
"It's Lord Wengers Willwarchi, a powerful man in the country!"
Someone has recognized the identity of this middle-aged man standing in the air.
Lorendas's eyes flashed slightly, and he saluted respectfully first, and then he said, "Mr. Wengers. I..."
"I know what you did." Wengers, the powerful country-controlling powerhouse in the Ryan Kingdom, shouted in a deep voice. Just a word and a look made Lorendas completely shut up and dared not speak anymore.
Then the powerful country-controlling man who is still at the peak of the upper holy realm slowly turned his head and looked at Shaun. However, when he felt that Shaun's strength was already in the middle holy realm, his pupils still shrank slightly, and then he said in a deep voice: "His Excellency, the King of Void, now the king has been summoned by the gods and stepped into the kingdom of God. This is his last period of tranquility in the world. I hope you can restrain it a little."
Wengers' words were like throwing a magic bomb on the surface of the lake, which instantly aroused the shock of everyone on the road outside the Changqing Suspension Bridge. Lorendas, who had just been forced back and felt ashamed and angry, had his face turned pale at this time. He could not imagine what kind of end he would have ended up if it weren't for the sudden appearance of Wengers, the powerful man behind him. At least now, he or the power behind him was not ready to fight Sean, the Void Lord.
"I have always been very restrained." Sean said lightly. He glanced at Lorendas from the corner of his eyes, as if he noticed Sean's gaze. The fearless man was not at all like "fearless, not afraid of sacrifice" at the moment, but instead shivered like a quail. "But the premise is that no one is coming to provoke me, otherwise I wouldn't mind repeating what I did three years ago."
Hearing Sean's arrogant voice, Wengers, the powerful country-based man who was only loyal to the kingdom, seemed to want to say something to refute, or to slouch Sean's sharpness, but before he could speak, he felt a sharper murderous intent locking on him. When Wengers looked closely, he found that this murderous intent came from the black-haired woman who was following Sean, and Wengers had an intuition that he was definitely not a match for this woman.
As soon as this thought came out, Wengers felt shocked.
However, Sean ignored what Wengers, the powerful man in the country, was thinking. Since he had finished what he wanted to say, he had finished speaking, so he continued to move forward. This time, let alone line up, no one dared to stand in front of Sean. Everyone wanted to be far away from Sean, the Void Duke, and were afraid that he would accidentally become his target of venting anger. After all, no one present had entered the realm of the Holy Realm, so he could not realize the crisis when Wengers and Sean confronted him just now, so in their opinion, Sean was stolen by Wengers, the powerful man in the country.
According to the nobles, the higher the status, the more people are, the more they want to find a vent to vent when they are cut off. Therefore, naturally no one wants to come to the door to serve as the vent. Even if almost everyone present wants to establish a good relationship with Sean, the Void Lord, they will never choose now, but have begun to find ways to knock on Sean's door to the reception room after entering the city.
As the disputes in front of the Changqing Suspension Bridge began to spread to the capital, the news that Shawn, the Void Lord, entered the city with strong force, naturally became more and more magical. Some old people in the capital could not help but recall that three years ago, the Void Lord seemed to have entered the city with such a strong force and entered the capital with almost the same similarity. However, the last time he saw blood, but this time he did not see blood for the sake of the king's death.
And for Sean's arrival, there were naturally some people who were happy and some were sad, and there were even all kinds of vicious curses. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!