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However, the facts were totally different from what he expected. After taking back the territories in the eastern part of the kingdom, the wizards actually took it upon themselves to kill the local nobles and took these territories for themselves. As the king, he only received a so-called report afterwards!

This is simply a shame!

The other party even tried to evade the question with a light-hearted remark that they were happy to cooperate!

What made Hattar even more frightened was that these wizards from overseas seemed to be able to manage various territories without their help at all, and they also created a completely new management method that was different from the previous feudal system!

This is undoubtedly shaking the foundation of the kingdom's existence!

Hattar's hysterical roar did not make Lin En angry. Instead, he looked at the ugly appearance of King Hadratha with disappointment.

No wonder King Basil II was reluctant to appoint a crown prince.

How could someone with such a temperament, cunning and mind be a good king!

Lynn waited for Hattar's scolding to end before speaking slowly.

"You are wrong. No territory belongs to anyone absolutely, Hattar!"

"You just snatched the crown from your father Bazel's head more than a year ago, and this so-called throne was only taken from the former king by your ancestors a hundred years ago!"

"Since you are not fit to shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the king, there is no need for you to continue being the king..." Lin En stepped forward and spoke indifferently.

The indifferent words were like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, instantly extinguishing the courage that arose from the anger in Hattar's heart... The figure that was approaching step by step brought with it an indescribable sense of oppression, and the air around him froze.

how dare you?

I am the king of Hadratha!

Hattar's face showed fear, and he subconsciously wanted to yell, but his body seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and even opening his mouth became a luxury.

An inexplicable chill spread from deep in his spine, and Hattar fell awkwardly on the throne. He could only watch the other party's right hand reaching towards his head.

[Uncontrolled power will sooner or later bring disaster to this kingdom! ]

At the moment when the hand was about to fall on him, King Bazel's last warning to him emerged in Hattar's mind, and a strong feeling of regret suddenly surged in his heart.

You are right, father!

Hattar regretted deeply why he had cooperated with these "evil" wizards and destroyed the kingdom, but it was too late to regret now. Under the suppression of a great wizard, even as a blood knight he had no ability to resist. Lin En easily placed his hand on his crowned head.

Psionic Magic——[Memory Retrieval]

Various complicated memory fragments surged up like a tide. The other party's anger, humiliation, and unwillingness were all presented to Lin En without any concealment, along with a lot of secret information.

"Gustav..." Lynn murmured in a low voice.

Although he had long guessed that the church must be behind the whole thing, he did not expect that a high-ranking church official had secretly sneaked into the kingdom and planned all this behind the scenes.

This is also the oversight of using airship cruise as a protection system. It can only detect large-scale entry of people. If the other party is only one person and he is powerful and knows how to disguise himself, it is not an easy task to catch him.

They also couldn't cover the entire border area with a magic barrier to detect fluctuations of divine power.

Of course, the new king thought more and did not act entirely according to the orders of Gustav, the commander of the God's Punishment Army. In his eyes, the church and wizards were both obstacles that stood in the way of royal power and needed to be removed!

If the few wizards and the church could be brought to a standstill, then naturally they would not be able to manage such a large kingdom or even the entire empire, and the royal power would be able to return to its peak.

I have to say that this idea is quite nice, but it’s a pity that the other party’s ability to plan and layout is really poor.

Hattar thought that he was hiding behind the scenes, letting the Grand Duke of Gard, whom he trusted most, contact Gustav, and using Mortan and others as pawns. Even if he failed, he himself would not be affected. However, he did not know that several of his close attendants had already been bribed by them!

Lin En slowly withdrew his hand. Such violent memory extraction completely destroyed Hattar's brain. The king of Hadhratah drooled at the corners of his mouth, and fell limply from the throne, and soon died.

The palace suddenly fell into deathly silence. No one could have imagined that the young wizard in front of them would actually dare to kill a king in public, and do it so easily, as if he was casually crushing an ant.

Lin En looked at the body of the new king and shook his head. If the other party was willing to accept the transformation, he might be able to become a citizen like someone else, from a supreme king or emperor. No, to be precise, he should be a wealthy businessman with endless savings!

But considering Hattar's personality, the probability is pitifully low...

Just as he was thinking about it, an inappropriate voice suddenly came into his ears.

"Your Majesty Lin En!"

The person who spoke was a shrewd minister of the kingdom. After a brief moment of shock and fear, he quickly knelt down and shouted loudly.

"Uncrowned King of Hadrata, we pay our sincere respects to you!"

Then more than a hundred ministers of the kingdom also woke up and knelt on the ground. Some shouted in unison to celebrate the new king's ascension to the throne, some actively expressed their firm stance, and some even loudly denounced the incompetent rule of the previous king Hattar...

In just over ten seconds, the palace hall, where you could hear a pin drop, became very lively.

"Maybe you have done something wrong?" Lin En's voice slowly rang out in the hall, suppressing the noisy flattery.

The ministers kneeling on the ground looked at each other, not quite understanding the meaning of these words. Could it be that the Wizarding Council was going to support another obedient noble to come to power as it did before?

Just when some people were getting excited, Lin En's words came again.

"From today on, the Kingdom of Hadratha will no longer need a so-called king!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present showed horror on their faces, and they were unable to react for a long time. They could not understand what a kingdom without a king would be like. Wouldn't everything be in chaos?

"Mr. Wizard, who will manage the kingdom in the future, and who will appoint them?" a minister of the kingdom said with a trembling voice.

"From now on, all important matters in the kingdom will be decided by the parliament!" Lin En replied casually. "As for the appointment of local grassroots managers... it will be done through examinations!"

Although the examination selection system has been criticized in the past, it must be said that it does provide a relatively fair path for promotion for the lower classes.

At least in this dark alien world, the examination selection system is easy enough to be solved with light!

When the parliament conquered the southern and central regions of the kingdom, he had already begun to establish schools for civilians. Although a year was not enough to learn anything, grassroots managers did not need to have profound knowledge. It was enough to be able to read and understand commands and know how to handle some daily affairs.

With the cooperation of those minor nobles who were willing to accept transformation and embrace the new world, the kingdom could barely be maintained.

"I'll leave the rest to you, Lord!"

The magic projection erected in the palace hall left an order and then disappeared on the spot.

Seeing the king-killing plague god disappear, the ministers of the kingdom who were kneeling on the ground in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, but they soon found that they were too happy too early. Lord waved his hand, and the wolf-like musketeers immediately rushed up and dragged them away with their hands tied up.

According to intelligence from spies, many of these ministers participated in this food war.

The very few ministers who were not caught were so scared that they peed their pants and fell to the ground in fear, not daring to speak. They all understood that from now on, the kingdom would change!

……

The massive debt collection operation lasted for a whole week before it ended. Countless nobles and wealthy businessmen were arrested, killed, or lost their fortunes.

The kingdom's citizens all applauded when they saw the mountains of grain that had been seized.

The previous high food prices made everyone live in fear of famine. Although the workshops and schools provided them with three meals a day for free, no one knew how long this situation would last. Once the parliament stopped supplying three meals a day, with their savings, they might not be able to afford even a few bags of white bread.

In addition to this, there is another very shocking news, that is, King Hattar of Hadhrata died suddenly, and the Bazel family that has lasted for hundreds of years and passed down for three generations has come to an end. From now on, all affairs of the kingdom will be voted on by the parliament!

As for the reason for the king's sudden death, it is rumored that it is related to the fugitive Grand Duke of Gad, who colluded with the church and some of the kingdom's nobles to provoke the kingdom's food crisis and even attempted to assassinate the king in an attempt to disrupt the entire kingdom and bring the three million subjects back under the dark rule of the church!

Chapter 461: Praise to the Lord of Famine and Plague!

“My fellow countrymen who have suffered so much, those greedy nobles and wealthy businessmen, in order to satisfy their own selfish desires, used shameful means to snatch our only food rations, allowing famine and plague to spread wantonly in the kingdom, and letting our children die in hunger and pain!

And those culprits are staying comfortably in the manor, in front of the warm fireplace, served by servants, enjoying fine wine and delicious food, and laughing at our difficult situation in the most vicious tone! "

"For hundreds of years, those nobles have been high above us, stepping on our heads and trampling on our dignity like cattle and horses. Fellow countrymen, the Kingdom of Hadrata should not be like this... Now it's time to take back what's ours!"

[Hadrata] In the northern border of the kingdom, on a three-meter-high boulder, Redel was giving an impassioned pre-war speech.

Below was a sea of ​​ragged poor people. As Redel continued to talk, anger gradually appeared on everyone's face.

Just as Redel said, the wheat they grew with great effort was forcibly taken away by the nobles at extremely low prices, and then sold at hundreds or thousands of times the price. Even if they spent all their wealth, they could not afford a few pieces of black bread, and could only rely on eating grass roots and tree bark to survive.

The person who caused all this made a fortune and lived in peace and happiness in his manor.

Seeing the anger gradually burning in people's eyes, Redel continued his efforts and widely publicized their successful experience in resisting the tyranny of the aristocracy in other places.

For example, the miners in the southern territory, under the oppression of the nobles, had to stay in dark mines all day long, endure beatings and exploitation from supervisors, and even faced the risk of mine collapse at any time.

But with the help of the wizards, they stood up bravely, killed the mine overseer, defended their rights with blood, and then captured the local baron and tried his evil deeds in public!

"Good!" "That's how it should be. Let those despicable nobles get the retribution they deserve!" "They should be thrown into hell!"

Listening to Redel's vivid narration of the nobles' fear before being hanged and executed, the poor people present all let out a sigh of relief and cursed loudly, but many of them looked hesitant and could not help but ask.

"Lord Redel, I heard that wizards have built many workshops in the capital. Not only are they paid several silver coins every month, but they also provide three meals a day. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. I promise you that as long as everyone works hard, no one will go hungry anymore!" Redel said with certainty, and then explained to everyone the various welfare policies formulated by the parliament.

To the poor people, this beauty sounded like a paradise in their dreams, which was too unreal.

Fortunately, due to the smooth flow of trade, many people have heard cargo merchants bragging about the splendor of the royal capital in taverns, and they have come forward to confirm that Redel's words were not fabricated out of thin air.

One step back leads to hell, one step forward leads to heaven. Seeing that the time was ripe, Raeder immediately ordered his men to send out hundreds of flintlock rifles, and then shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Now, everyone, pick up your weapons and take back what belongs to us!"

"Make those bastards pay!" "Send them to hell!"

Thousands of people shouted slogans and marched towards the Marquisate closest to them.

And this scene was repeated in almost every territory in the northwest of the kingdom!

Raeder broke up ten thousand elite musketeers into hundreds of teams and spent a month inciting the local suffering people to revolt, just to launch an uprising together today!

Although the weapons in the hands of the poor were only obsolete flintlock rifles, and the average training time per person was only about a week, they were outnumbered and powerful. With the blessing of hatred and anger, they were unstoppable and even instigated some of the nobles' regular troops to rebel...

"Mobs, damn mobs!"

In the city of Helder in the north of the kingdom, Grand Duke Gard hid in a sturdy fortress, looking out the window at the poor people who were clamoring to hang him, his face full of fear and anger.

He managed to evade capture by those wizards with the help of a sacred artifact passed down from his family, and fled hastily back to his own territory. However, before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, he ran head-on into this damn mob and was blocked inside the fortress.

Fortunately, the mobs lacked powerful enough siege weapons, which gave him a chance to breathe.

"Send out the letter for help immediately. I'm going to skin these damn mobs alive one by one!" Grand Duke Gade ordered with gritted teeth.

There are several gray crows kept in the castle for communication, which are the only living creatures that can fly out of the fortress. The holy weapon in his hand has been used once before and is not suitable for fighting against groups of enemies. The only thing he can do now is to hope that the small nobles under his command can lead their troops to rescue him.

However, this only hope was shattered by a sudden sound in the fortress.

"No need. The entire northern border of the kingdom has probably already fallen. The lords of various places are already busy with their own affairs. No one will come to save you."

Gad turned his head suddenly and looked over. A familiar figure slowly emerged in the darkness.

"Gustav?!" Gad immediately recognized the man, and a hint of joy first appeared on his face, but then turned into a deep anger. "Is this the foolproof method you told me about?"

"The wizards have endless food. They can even use magic to make bread. The wheat we have is worthless now. It's over now. Everything is over!"