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At the court meeting, Ornn IV sat on the throne. He had not been in a very good condition recently. His hair was disheveled and he was simply wearing a coat, which was not consistent with the impression he had left on his subjects before.

In my memory, Ornn IV was always well-dressed, with his beard and other things neatly trimmed.

If he used to be like a wise man with a calm mind, now he is more aggressive.

If the ministers want to climb to a higher position, the most important thing is to learn to understand the meaning of the person at the top.

Today's court meeting was called at short notice, but almost all the ministers who could be called by name were present, and the swordsman of the Rhine family still stood next to Ornn IV as usual.

Under the stage, the eldest prince Thorin Allen stood in the first place, but the eldest princess Jefferson Allen was nowhere to be seen. She should still be in the outer city handling the affairs of the Knights Templar.

The atmosphere of the entire court meeting has been unusually depressing recently. He listened to the reports of the ministers below the stage with an expression of neither sadness nor joy on his face, and he did not express any opinions. After each court official finished his report, his back was wet.

The ministers did not dare to look up under the throne, and no one knew what mood Ornn IV was in.

"The nearest shipping route to the Arctic Ice Sea is blocked, and the magic stones and supplies traded by the sea tribe will take some time to be delivered..." Finance Minister Hu Tun reported.

"What's the reason?" asked Ornn IV.

"The old leader of the Sea Clan Alliance, Hai Nu, disappeared a month ago. Now their several tribes are still selecting a new leader." Hu Tun lowered his head and felt like an electric current passing through his neck. He got goose bumps and kept wanting to blink. This was a sign of his nervousness.

"How long will it take to select a new leader?" Ornn IV changed his position on the throne, leaning against it and supporting his cheek with one hand. Hutun felt his back was already wet, and it felt like Ornn IV was going to wave his hand and have someone drag him out and kill him in the next second.

How do I know how long it will take for them to elect a new leader? Of course, if you really answer like this, you will be dead soon.

"It is expected to be completed within two months." Hu Tun replied in a flash.

Originally he wanted to speak longer, but in the end he didn't dare.

The fundamental source of the Ornn Empire's power comes from the golem technology it possesses.

These stone objects are undoubtedly war machines. Their huge bodies can bear the addition of various magical inscriptions. They are undoubtedly war machines. The most advanced stone statues can even rival epic-level warriors. As long as there are enough of them, it is not a problem to pile up legends.

What's more important is that it can produce continuously as long as there are materials. Compared with ordinary strong men, it only has one disadvantage of relatively low intelligence. Since the stone statue is a dead object, it is more fearless in battle than strong men of the same level.

However, the daily maintenance and production of these golems consume a large amount of magic stones, and making them move also consumes a large amount of magic stones. Every year, Ornn's finances are tilted more than 30% on this.

Monsters in the ocean are generally larger in size when of the same rank, and the magic stones they produce are also larger and contain more magic power.

After hearing the answer from his ministers, Ornn IV did not speak, but instead tapped his throne with his fingers, making crisp sounds.

"Da da da."

Every crisp sound seemed to hit Hu Tun's heart. It was hard to tell whether the liquid flowing out of the face of this fat man, who was 1.6 meters tall and 1.2 meters wide, was sweat or oil.

"Plop." A sound was heard, and Hu Tun fell to his knees on the ground.

After an unknown amount of time, Ornn IV's voice finally rang out again.

"Before this year is over, the ordered magic stones must be delivered to all cities within the country, and before January next year, the share to the royal capital must be delivered." There was no specific emotion in his voice, which made people even more frightened.

"Within two months, the new leader of the Sea Clan will be elected. If you cannot collect the share of magic stones, you will have to find a way to make up for it."

"Yes!" Hearing the voice of Ornn IV, the fat man stood up as if he had been pardoned and returned to the ranks of courtiers.

"next."

Agriculture Minister Somila swallowed his saliva. Now it was his turn.

......

The ministers reported one after another, and there was a lot of bad news.

Towards the end of the year, natural disasters occurred frequently throughout the Ornn Empire, including floods, ice tides, beast plagues, and multiple mazes appeared within the territory. In just one month, it seemed as if all the bad things had happened together. At this juncture, the magic stone used to drive the golem was stuck, and there must be a problem.

"Have you figured out the source of the recent corpses that appeared in the capital?" asked Ornn IV.

"Not yet." Thoring Allen stepped out of the line, stepped forward, and answered while touching his chest.

"After comparison, none of the bodies can be matched with the residents of the capital. The initial guess is that they should be slaves, vagrants, or kidnapped from other cities." The eldest prince replied: "The bodies of the dead have the scent of necromancy, which is the cause of their death. In order to prevent the spread of plague, all the bodies are frozen and stored, and will be burned after inspection."

"This matter is now left to you. Please resolve it quickly." ordered Ornn IV.

This matter is just a trivial matter for Ornn IV now.

The entire royal capital is built on the mountain, with two rivers running through it.

One is called the Golden Crown River, the other is called the Silver Lin River. The water source for the entire royal capital basically comes from the mainstream or tributaries of these two rivers. Even the water in the moat of the inner city is directly connected to the Golden Crown River.

The day before yesterday, the Knights of the Royal Capital received many reports from the residents of the Royal Capital that dozens of corpses had been found floating in the river. Corpses had been found in both the inner and outer cities, and even one was found at the Phoenix University of Magic.

The origin of these corpses is unknown, but it is initially speculated that they came from the underground water system of the royal capital.

More than 70 percent of these bodies were discovered by residents while fishing, which is quite remarkable in a sense.

Fishing corpses out of the river was actually a common occurrence in the royal capital. After all, in a city with a population of over ten million, it was normal for there to be some dark sides that were not normally visible. Some people could be killed and thrown into the river without even making a big splash.

Moreover, the bodies that were discovered were not even residents of the royal capital. If the death toll was not small and the presence of undead magic was not detected, they would not even be brought up at such a court meeting.

Thorin had some guesses about this incident. It was probably that some guy who couldn't help himself captured some homeless people or slaves to study this kind of forbidden magic, and something happened after they were used, so these corpses flowed to those places along the underground river or something.

When the time comes, we just need to find the culprit and deal with him.

"There is one more thing." Allen IV looked around at the ministers below and said, "Regarding the warrior Caesar who defeated the Dragon of Destruction, I think it is time to reward him. I wonder what you think."