Chapter 307: Turmoil in the Royal Capital

Chapter 307: Turmoil in the Royal Capital
July 1600, Exploration Year 7.

The Stuart Kingdom welcomes the Summer Hunting Festival.

In the local traditional culture, this festival comes from the god of fertile soil, who scattered blessings such as grains, tree seeds, and wild beasts to the world, allowing humans to survive on the earth. People believe in him devoutly and show their bravery by hunting wild beasts to please the gods.

"Of course, there are no true gods in this world. The energy level of the world is far from enough to support life forms of this level. In the vast void, most living beings are prisoners of their own world."

In the carriage from the villa to the Red Castle, Lilith played with her long bright red hair. The sunlight shone on her body, and her outline was so beautiful that it was intoxicating. She looked in good shape.

Jiang He looked calm and asked, "So how did you escape from prison?"

"First, become a wizard giant at the peak of gold, then kill all the creatures on the entire continent to achieve great deeds, and then use the great deeds to become a hero, and forge your own epic and mythical form."

Lilith smiled gently, obviously not intending to care about the value of this information. The Saint Lilith was restored to a second-class cruiser, which brought her considerable benefits.

Jiang He remained noncommittal. The fourth-order heroic level was still too far away from his current stage.

"Given your age, the Stuart Kingdom should not be your hometown."

Lilith was surprised at first, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect you would care about this. The empire in the north of the kingdom should have a history of a thousand years. I was the first princess. At that time, there were countless different species on earth, and the environment was much better than it is now."

Lilith moved closer to the host, and wrapped her delicate arms around the other's neck. She said frankly: "With this arrival as an anchor, next time I can send you back a thousand years ago, when I was not yet born. With the foresight of the future, you will grab the greatest benefits in the turmoil and pave the way to achieve gold. I have been busy with this recently."

Jiang He raised his head slightly and said expressionlessly: "I never said I wanted to be a gigolo."

"This is just reasonable planning and the experience of allies. You can't blindly assume that your self-esteem will be damaged just because I am a woman."

Lilith smiled sincerely and said, "Since we formed an alliance, you have done nothing about borrowing the spiritual world, so in return, I will do nothing either."

"You can rest assured. Even if we take a step back and assume that the Origin may punish us with eternal freezing at any time, I cannot occupy your body. Therefore, cultivation is the most correct and appropriate choice."

At some point, Lilith disappeared.

The carriage stopped and we arrived at the Red Fort.

Today is the Summer Hunting Festival. The main road from the Red Castle to the north gate of the royal capital has been cleared, and the straight street of more than 30 miles is empty. The Royal Capital Knights set out from the Red Castle and stood guard at every intersection. Citizens in the houses on both sides are eagerly waiting.

"Kill all the criminals!"

"Release the beast!"

"Kids, don't look."

The Construct Knights drove tens of thousands of wild beasts of all kinds out of the shops on both sides of the street, and all the serious criminals in the seven prisons in the royal capital were emptied and sent here. According to the custom of the Summer Hunting Festival, as long as these serious criminals can survive today, the king will pardon their crimes, and after the beasts die, they will be sent to the citizens' tables.

As the wild beasts and criminals entered the arena, the first round of fighting had begun. The out-of-control wild beasts immediately killed dozens of people. In order to ensure the viewing experience, the knights and apprentice knights among the criminals were tortured to varying degrees beforehand.

"The incompetent and mad king, the corrupt and degenerate nobles, the knights and the people who are like puppets, this kingdom is beyond salvation."

The deputy governor of the arsenal who was imprisoned for a crime looked at the Red Castle with hatred. He had nothing to do with the theft of arms, but he lost his honor and freedom because of the nobles' favor. He was seeing stars at the moment because he had not eaten or drunk water for several days, and even his physique as an apprentice knight was of no avail.

Roar!
A red-spotted wolf swooped down and approached. This wolf from the New World had a stronger body and claws. Its bite would cause a strange red-spotted disease. Without high-level purification potions to cure it, contracting the red-spotted disease was tantamount to death.

The deputy governor of the arsenal had a fierce look in his eyes. He considered himself a true knight who was unwilling to go along with those nobles. Faced with the impending crisis, he unexpectedly pounced on the wolf's hind legs and launched an active attack.

The wolf dodged swiftly, its huge body seemed unusually flexible. The deputy governor took advantage of the wolf's turn to pay attention to its hind legs, and pounced on it with all his strength to bite its neck. The wolf tore the abdomen of its prey with its claws, but the deputy governor also succeeded in biting its throat.

Blood was spilt and both sides rolled on the ground, fighting desperately for survival.

At the same time, battles began one after another.

A thick green python was hiding in the tree. When the criminal ran past the tree in panic, it quickly slid down the tree, tightly wrapped its body around the prey, opened its mouth wide and swallowed it in an instant.

A giant black lion several meters high stared at the knight-level prey, rushed forward and pounced on it, defeating it in an instant. This knight-level criminal used to be well-known in the southern part of the kingdom, but he had been starving for half a year and his body was already weak.

The criminals were killed without a complete body, and the wild beasts fell on the roadside. The extreme bloodiness made the citizens on both sides of the street scream wildly, as if they were in a primitive fighting arena. Whenever a criminal or a wild beast tried to escape, the Construct Knights would skillfully raise their flintlock rifles and knock these guys down one by one.

"Well done, keep it up!"

"Run quickly!"

"Hurry up and find weapons!"

Due to the steady increase in the number of people imprisoned in recent years, this year's Summer Hunting Festival was particularly lively. Hundreds of deaths made the streets bloody, but the sound of fighting was still extremely loud.

……

In front of the Red Fort.

The gate made of magic steel opened.

A magnificent platform pulled by thousands of slaves slowly moved forward, and a group of nobles and ministers climbed the steps from both sides to meet the Stuart king together.

Jiang He saw Queen Margaret beside the king, and the three-year-old prince at her knees. Si Ning was wearing heavy armor and had a sword at his waist, standing in the corner very steadily.

"I'm twenty-two this year, and I'm like a minion."

Si Ning didn't look back. She could tell who the other person was from the sound of his footsteps. After all, they had a history of living together that was difficult to recall.

"Aren't you the king's butcher knife?"

“So you have to be on call at all times.”

Jiang He leaned against the supporting pillar. This high platform was more like a palace without walls. There were more than a dozen long tables filled with all kinds of food. The fighting on the North Main Road had not yet reached its peak. In short, it was just a warm-up.

The high platform was filled with nobles. The king was hugging the queen and laughing. Today, the heads of the five upper nobles of the Privy Council were all present. Any brick thrown could hit more than a dozen barons and viscounts. The second prince was kneeling tremblingly beneath the king and answering. It was obvious that the king enjoyed seeing everyone fearing him.

"Sir Lu En, don't forget to record the prince's heroic demeanor today," said Henry VI.

"I will obey your command, Your Majesty." The painter knelt on one knee.

The second prince still had a look of panic on his face, but he glanced at the painter with the corner of his eye. The other party was none other than the Black Marquis, whom he trusted the most. Because of his superb painting skills, he was deeply loved by the king and easily won the title of court marquis that countless people yearned for.

The platform gradually moved forward and arrived at the intersection of the north main road.

"A red-spotted wolf. Someone bring it to me." Henry VI shouted.

"Father, I am willing to serve."

The second prince spoke in public and left the platform after obtaining the king's permission. A servant brought him a war horse. On the Summer Hunting Festival, the ministers were obliged to hunt and kill the prey that the monarch liked.

Da da da!
A fast horse galloped away in the wind.

The Second Prince was a knight-level fighter. He swung the heavy sword in his hand and the two criminals who blocked the road lost their heads immediately. Now the entire main road was a hunting ground. To find prey in countless fights, both experience and luck were needed.

The warhorse galloped at lightning speed, slashing and killing along the way. The second prince found a dying red-spotted wolf. It had been cornered by the deputy governor on the opposite side and was about to collapse.

Da da da!
The war horses approached.

The deputy governor turned around and saw the prince in prime condition. He was wearing construct armor and looked very majestic. He didn't want to conflict with this prince, so he put away the dagger he picked up and stood aside.

Swish!
The prince rode by on horseback and cut off the deputy governor's head. Then he killed the red-spotted wolf and returned the same way.

"It's not easy to kill a complete alien wolf."

"Unfortunately, no one witnessed it."

The horses returned to the platform and the Second Prince presented the prey to Henry VI.

"The prince has great skills and is invincible on the battlefield."

"It only took half a minute. You came and went very calmly."

"The prince looks a lot like your majesty when he was young."

The great nobles spoke of their praise, but Henry VI's face became increasingly gloomy.

The second prince wanted to chop off the tongues of these guys. After rounds of palace killings, the level of representatives of the upper-level big families has seriously declined.

At the critical moment, the Black Marquis said, "Can I draw a picture, but I hope you will step aside."

Henry VI rarely managed to keep his temper. If he were to say who in this magnificent capital he was reluctant to kill, the man in front of him would be one of them. He couldn't help but laugh and curse:

"Mr. Lu En, you are a marquis and you want the ministers to retreat. Be careful, I can't protect you."

Before the nobles began to apologize, the Black Marquis said, "I don't want them to tarnish my paintings. These guys only flatter Your Majesty through His Royal Highness the Prince. They treat the Prince as nothing and are not good ministers."

The second prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Henry VI laughed. "It's up to you. Keep them away."

The Black Marquis picked up his brush and began to paint, flattering Henry VI non-stop. He was beaming with joy. He knew, of course, that the man in front of him was also a flatterer, but his skills were high and his painting was excellent, so his merits outweighed his flaws.

The ministers retreated.

This gave several upper-ranking noble family heads a reasonable opportunity to communicate with each other.

"Your Highness, please act now. There is no time to lose."

"Can His Excellency the Black Marquis hold us back?"

"Your painting skills are fine. It was the gift of Margaret that gave us the queen we have today."

"I get angry when I talk about this."

Everyone talked openly; whispering would make people seem guilty. According to the Black Marquis, they were making reasonable revisions to the royal power and were inherently on the side of justice.

"Get started." said the second prince.

……

On the high platform.

Queen Margaret left the throne and gave the focus of the painting entirely to the king. She had just taken a few steps when she saw her two allies busy playing cards. Cecilia was fine, after all, the princess was always known as a witch, but the masked man had a cold temperament and did not look like an idle guy.

"You two, this is the Ninth Prince."

Margaret introduced the child at hand. Nominally, this marginal prince was the adopted son of the Duke of Nackshire.

"There will be a rebellion next, so the queen had better not move around casually." Jiang He fed a piece of jerky to Wuhe on his shoulder.

Margaret looked confused, then terrified. Seeing that the two were not in a hurry, she calmed down strangely. Her series of changes were so swift and obvious that it could be called a face-changing.

"Then what should I do..."

Without her luxurious status as queen, Margaret was just a young woman in her twenties.

"Just don't waste your time." Si Ning narrowed his eyes and looked sideways towards the edge of the platform. "As long as the king is alive, you can't be the regent. Now is the critical moment. Don't let your emotions get the better of you." Jiang He upgraded the Q version of himself on the void card table to three stars. In fact, he was a little restricted in the royal capital. Count Rhine's iconic gray horse, silver spear and flame were not convenient to use for the time being. Not only did he offend many nobles, he also killed Margaret's brother, the Demon Wolf William.

[Although I burned down your house, killed your brother, and stole your family's inherited breathing method, please be patient for the sake of the overall situation]
——Say something like this in front of the person responsible, and the consequences are hard to predict.

The two of them were playing cards seriously. Margaret hesitated for a moment and said, "You two, I don't recommend that His Majesty be put to the sword. The Red Rose and the White Rose had the same blood three generations ago. Now that His Majesty is dead, I think we still have a lot of external pressure."

Si Ning waved his hand, "There is someone else involved in today's incident."

Margaret frowned. Is there another expert?
……

While the painting was being done, knights set out from the platform and galloped through the streets, hunting prey for the monarch.

The criminals fell one after another, but at the north gate of the royal capital, a group of noble private soldiers began to advance quietly, squeezing the criminals' original movement space and driving them towards the Red Castle.

During the Summer Hunting Festival, the criminals' enemies are not only wild beasts, but also other criminals, which makes everyone extra vigilant against each other. As people at the north gate flow inward, criminals on the entire street are moving.

At some point, someone in disguise shouted.

"Be free!"

Someone immediately responded, "Ask the king to forgive us."

As emotions grew more agitated, slogans became more radical.

"Give him amnesty!"

"Be free!"

"Attack the platform."

The shouts were as loud as a tsunami.

Thousands of criminals launched an attack along the main roads. More than 70% of them were wrongly imprisoned. For example, the aftermath of the last peaceful Red Fort purge led to a large number of innocent people being imprisoned, and dissatisfaction was accumulating wildly.

The surging crowd swept in, and the wild beasts retreated to attack the construct knights at various intersections. Chaos broke out in an instant. Several teams supporting the second prince were well prepared. They withdrew and gathered, and approached the platform under the leadership of several deputy captains, all in the name of protecting the king.

On the wall of the royal capital, a figure in golden armor was leaning on a sword and gazing into the distance.

Everyone in the Knight Guards directly under him was solemn, and all of the thousands of people were knight-level fighters. For a riot like the current one, as long as they mobilized all of them, half a quarter of an hour would be enough to suppress it.

"Lord Modres..." the deputy captain stepped forward and asked.

"Stay where you are," Modres said.

In his eyes, although Henry VI was noble, he also had limitations, and the Second Prince was also of royal blood. This was an internal affair of the royal family, and he had no right to interfere. Even if he wanted to interfere, the price of breaking his oath and losing the power of the four virtues was too heavy.

The Knights Guards looked on coldly.

On the platform, Henry VI was furious.

"Construct Knight, move forward!"

The king gave an order, and the thousand Red Rose Constructed Knights guarding the platform took steps in unison. The friction sounds of the armor joints gathered together and were very harsh. They lined up in front of the platform, facing the almost endless attack, and drew their swords at the same time.

Thousands of swords over a meter in length flew out, and the crowd in the front was instantly littered with corpses.

But at this moment, two groups of constructed knights rushed out from both sides of the street, and a chaotic battle broke out in an instant.

Henry VI saw the true forms of the great knights, among which the golden lion, brown wolf, white eagle, black snake and grizzly bear were the most eye-catching.

All five upper nobles rebelled.

"How dare you!" Henry VI was furious.

The leader of the Red Rose Group is not in the capital.

The Storm Captain is stationed outside the city.

The captain of the royal capital guards the treasury.

Three royal elders showed up, transformed themselves into giant red swords, and went after the top knights of the rebellion.

The chaotic fighting destroyed the buildings on both sides of the main road. Countless citizens fled in panic. The most elite construct knights in the capital killed each other, and lives were lost every minute and every second.

The golden giant lion collided with the red giant sword, the pale giant eagle swooped down to the platform but was stopped by another giant sword, the brown wolf rushed left and right, but the royal elders on the opposite side were not slow at all.

The second prince stood in the center of the chaos, flanked by two of his most powerful fighters, the Duke of Black Snake and the Great Grizzly Knight.

He looked up and met his father's gaze. The rage in the other's eyes was clearly visible, which made the second prince smile.

"Your Highness, we cannot use force against His Majesty, otherwise Modres will not let it go. You are the only one who can kill the Mad King." said the Duke of Black Snake.

The Great Knight of the Grizzly Bear said, "We cannot let His Majesty deliver the royal decree to Modres, otherwise we may fail. In addition, Queen Margaret must die. Only when she dies will more nobles who are waiting and watching join the war."

"Duke Black Snake, go and deal with the queen."

"Mr. Grizzly, charge with me!"

The Second Prince mounted his warhorse, raised his sword high and charged, followed closely by the Grizzly Knight. In terms of high-end combat power, they had a considerable advantage.

……

In a house on the edge of the platform.

The queen held the ninth prince in her arms and trembled slightly.

Si Ning looked out the window and saw a construct knight chasing and slashing at several criminals. This guy had caught a glimpse of the queen, prince and princess inside from the corner of his eye, but chose to turn a blind eye.

"Not everyone can kill the king, just like a regicide must be feared by his own monarch. The one who comes to us should be a heavyweight, at least a great noble." Si Ning said while chewing a lemon biscuit.

Jiang He's eyes were pure white. At this moment, the Red Castle area was in unimaginable chaos. The Red Rose and the Royal Capital Knights' 4,000 Constructed Knights were all elite, but now they were facing life and death. Compared with them, the criminals were just an embellishment in the slaughter.

"coming."

Right in front of the house, a giant black snake over a hundred meters long rushed over. Wherever the snake's belly crawled, the poison left deep cracks on the ground.

On the snake's head, the Duke of Black Snake drew out his sword, and the blade cut out a half crescent in front of his body. The surface was covered with extremely poisonous and hard snake scales.

Black snake swordsmanship: poisonous scales.

The sword slash was sinister and cold, and the peak great knight had added the true form skill - poison. Like the bite of the magic wolf and the flow of the Marquis of Lanmu, the effect of the true form ability almost reached the pinnacle of the perfect level.

The wall in front of the house exploded.

Jiang He fought against the Black Snake swordsmanship with his bare hands.

The extremely sharp sword rubbed against the palm of his hand, creating countless sparks. The advanced physique and power of the Tyrant Blood Body were released in a coordinated manner under the adjustment of the Hua Jin.

After several months, Jiang He once again used his Ming Jin, integrating his whole body's strength, stamina and agility to launch a peak attack.

A simple reach out has the power of thunder.

Click!

The sword shattered with a sound.

Jiang He's right hand was covered in blood, his breath was shaky, and black blood was dripping out, splashing up bursts of white mist.

The Duke of Black Snake smiled contemptuously and took the attack with his bare hands without any preparation. Although the opponent's physique was extremely strong, he was too arrogant. This dose of poison was enough to give a strong man of the same level a headache. It was not easy for the masked man to withstand one move with the strength of an ordinary great knight.

"Buried with the queen."

The hundred-meter-long snake turned into a real sword in the blink of an eye. The Duke of Black Snake rushed forward with two swords in his hands. His speed was enough to make the strong men of the same kind look sideways. His two swords crossed and chopped down directly. His fierce momentum almost suffocated the queen and prince in the house.

The sword is approaching.

The wound on Jiang He's palm healed instantly. The perfect-level poison had no chance of affecting the ultimate-level blood poison.

The flowers and sword in Si Ning's eyes were spinning.

Jiang He's figure suddenly disappeared.

The Black Snake Duke's face changed slightly, and he forcibly retracted his sword move. The snake sword made of his true form slashed across his side, but it was still a bit slow.

Tear it apart!

The hand knife thrust forward, swift and violently, and the energy seemed to create a real blade on the edge of the palm, cutting off the enemy's shoulder in one fell swoop. Withering and rotting appeared at the same time. The physique of the peak knight seemed as fragile as thin paper in the face of the three energy properties.

The Duke of Black Snake narrowly avoided the attack. He was not the queen's elite guard, and had a stronger sense of crisis and speed. Facing the enemy with his arm thrust forward, he continued to raise his sword and slash horizontally, aiming directly at the enemy's head.

clang!
Suddenly, a flying sword came flying and successfully blocked the snake sword's attack.

Tear it apart!

Jiang He's knife slashed through the enemy's upper arm, bringing out a handful of blood.

Dangdang Dangdang!
The Duke of Black Snake swung his sword wildly with a gloomy expression, but each of his swords was blocked by the eerie sword formation behind the masked man.

Jiang He thrust his knife forward again, stabbing him straight in the chest. This time the Duke of Black Snake chose to defend himself, but the attack came from a completely different direction.

Si Ning activated the imaging technology at the critical moment, misleading the enemy's defense by reflecting the attacks of his teammates.

puff!

A horrific wound appeared across his abdomen, and the Duke of Black Snake's eyes went dark.

The sounds of swords clashing and flesh tearing were endless.

The strength and sword energy wantonly destroyed the surrounding ground.

In just a few seconds, the two sides exchanged more than thirty moves.

The sword formation blocked twenty-one swords, destroying three rare swords, and the image was refracted seventeen times, all of which were successful.

The Black Snake Duke's body was riddled with holes, and the combination of his opponent and Princess Cecilia's punches was disgusting.

The true form separated from the sword and turned into a hundred-meter giant snake again. Just as the Duke of Black Snake was about to retreat, he instantly felt a horrible pain sweeping through his body.

boom!
The ultimate blood poison erupted at the same time in all the wounds, directly sending the prey into an abyss of no return. The Duke of Black Snake felt as if a deafening thunder was ringing in his mind, and the horrible poison seemed to penetrate deep into his soul, completely crushing his own snake venom.

Jiang He pierced the opponent's heart, absorbed the blood from the heart to nourish himself, and the ultimate blood poison rose to LV18.

At the same time, the task of killing three peak silver masters head-on was completely completed.

(End of this chapter)