Atlas Double Star Book

The smoke dissipated, and the remaining monsters had been slaughtered.The capital is still in fear, and the blood on the streets is being washed away.The wind blows, taking away the stale air.

The arena has been cleared of civilians, only soldiers and some nobles remain.

"Your Majesty, this is the reason for the enemy attack. The principal culprit is dead, and the remnants have been captured by the Seventh Knights defending the city." As the commander of the knights, Trande knelt on one knee and reported to the emperor.

Neil was so sad that he couldn't speak, and sad things were still on his mind.

"Oh..." The emperor responded, and looked back at the beheading being executed in the arena.Egg watched the execution with his hands behind his back.

The sinners knelt, the executioner raised his knife, beheaded, and the blood was sprinkled on the ground.The corpses were then dragged away and replaced with a new batch of sinners.

"This...why pull them out of the dungeon and kill them?" The Duke was dumbfounded.Pelias was also speechless.

"Shh." Trander hinted desperately.

The female officer said indifferently: "Duke Vulkan, trial by combat is a ritual of Nu God. Sinners fight each other until the guilty blood is shed, until the sinful soul is dedicated to Nu God by the strong. Now Muawia Jazz and Igor Feoldovita are both innocent, so who's going to bleed?"

The executioner swung the knife, and the head fell to the ground and was taken away by the corpse collector.

As for the real reason, the nobles knew it well: the emperor was sullen, and before finding a balanced way to deal with it, he ordered the slaughter of the sinners detained in the dungeon to sacrifice to the gods.But this matter will not end like this, even if the face under the big golden crown is not angry at the moment, this account will be settled sooner or later.The nobles were terrified. No one knew whether the status of the crown prince would be affected, and whether Trande would be promoted to a nobleman and hold great power.Jealousy and fear spread in everyone's hearts.

"Ah, 106 people..." the Emperor sighed, and turned to Egg, "Have you said enough, boy?"

"Enough is enough, Your Majesty," said Egg.

The nobles noticed this detail.Why did the emperor ask Egg?She has always hated this Gorgon boy, what does her behavior mean now?Is it possible for Egg to regain the title of Earl Gorgon through this theocracy?The crown prince stood aside silently, with a flustered expression and sweat on his head.The young prince fell asleep, resting on Mr. Kaloyalo's lap.The Duke patted the child on the back.

"It is enough."

The emperor raised his hand.

One hundred and six heads of sinners were also taken away.The priestesses sang dirges to appease and persuade the raging gods.When the sinner's head was hung on the city wall, and the stone wall was stained with blood, the great god with the white spear appeased.

"Yi Ya..."

Pelias can only be thankful.If the girl had just been beheaded and died as a monster, her head would probably be hung on the city wall as well.

In that case, Heather would surely collapse.

And now, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.The innocent will never be bullied/humiliated again.

Neil was absent-minded, but the Emperor was watching him.

Trand had already found out, so he took the first step and said: "Your Majesty, as my apprentice knight, Neil Bernhard has always been brave, and this time he has made outstanding achievements in battle. Please allow me to ennoble Neil Bernhard Virtue is a knight."

The emperor frowned.

The female officer Verneri asked back: "Sir Muawia, who do you think has the right to be a royal knight?"

The nobles were taken aback, they were indeed optimistic about this blond young man, perhaps he could be promoted from an ordinary knight to a royal knight soon.Some of the lower-status Sybil nobles saw that this young man would be an excellent marriage partner, and had been waiting for Neil's canonization ceremony.But no one expected that the emperor would directly promote Neil as a royal knight.

"Yeah." Neil came back to his senses and finally realized that people were looking at him.

Trande raised his head, looked straight into the emperor's eyes, and said, "The royal knights are the guardians of Gilthega, the underworld, and must be appointed by Nu. However, this young man, Neil Bernhard..."

He paused.

People are listening and waiting anxiously.

Trand smiled, but did not explain: "Your Majesty, please allow me to confer him a knight."

Neil was a little surprised, but didn't show it.He hadn't been able to think of the step that Trander wanted, but out of the deepest friendship, he believed in Trander.

"..."

The emperor looked down at the knights kneeling in front of him, tapping his index finger on the scabbard one after another.The clicking of nails made everyone anxious, as if every second was a trial.

"That's how you think about it, Sir Muawia," the emperor finally said.She immediately understood Trander's intentions, and those flamboyant excuses didn't matter.

Trand saw that the emperor might temporarily relieve him of his military power and deprive him of the position of head of the Royal Knights, in order to appease the pure blood faction who were greatly stimulated in this battle.If he was deprived of his military power, Trander would not be eligible to confer Neil as a knight, so Trander took the risk and made this request before the emperor gave the order.

And once Trande came to canonize Neil, the alliance between the two would become even more unbreakable.Thinking of this, the emperor felt unhappy. She originally wanted to take the young man as her sword, but Trand took the lead.

This is a very clever man, thought the Emperor.Trande had already calculated: any request made now would definitely be granted.In fact, he can ask for a higher title, salary, territory, and even ask to keep his military power.

But the man just proposed: to personally canonize Neil.

It seems that all the messy things are insignificant, there is only one sharp sword, and he will not let it go no matter what.

"Yes," the emperor said, "you are allowed to make Neil Bernhard a knight."

She said so, but she had other thoughts in her heart: Neil and Trander should not be too close, otherwise Trander would be even more powerful, and there would be endless troubles.

So the emperor gave up a move first, and then counterattacked after waiting.

"Since you are innocent, you should be rewarded for your military exploits." The emperor continued, "I will grant you a fief and a hereditary title, but you can choose any territory without a lord. Speak, knight, and you will get the spoils of war."

Trander raised his head abruptly, and the joy in the green eyes was fleeting, and then turned into hesitation.Why did the emperor propose a reward now?In the bloody arena where the carnage has just ended?

He pretended to casually look around at the other nobles and double princes, and found that everyone was equally confused.Therefore, these people are no match for Emperor Turna in terms of strategy.If a woman only has the ability to poison her own husband, how can she ascend the throne in person and hold power firmly in her own hands?

Emperor Turna.Trander couldn't help showing a gentlemanly smile.The woman on the throne was one of the funniest people he had ever met.

So Trand decided to join the game.

He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, then I want the title of Earl Gorgon, and I also want all the territory of the Gorgon family."

"!"

"I'm going to be the new Earl Gorgon," Trand said.

The nobles were completely enraged, it was the title of the Yi Ge family!How dare the half-Sybyl—!

"Presumptuous! How unreasonable!" Duke Ke Luoang stood up angrily, and looked at his illegitimate son viciously. This bastard made him lose face in front of all the families and the emperor.He pointed his cane to Trand's nose:

"The Gorgon family is one of the oldest Sybil families. Even if you have made a big mistake, it is not your turn to tarnish the title of Earl Gorgon!"

Seeing his father get angry, Trand smiled.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not! The title of Earl Gorgon..." The crown prince looked at Yi Ge, hesitating to speak.

All the nobles also looked at Yi Ge.They felt that Egg would get back his title and territory sooner or later, and return to the nobles again.

Egg was still the same, with no expression on his face, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.Like a hangman wondering whether the sage blooms in April or June before the noose is tightened.

The emperor pondered.

"You used to be just a dog of the Gorgon family, but now you want to occupy the title of the master's family?! Your Majesty, this man's ambition is too inflated. If he agrees, what will he want in the future?"

Trand said: "I suppressed the barbarians, I defended the capital, and I won the theocracy."

"You are just a servant of the Gorgon family!"

Trander smiled: "I have broken through 7 cities for the empire, and hung the heads of the rebels on the walls. I am the hound of imperial power and the guardian of the Hades."

The little prince woke up and looked at Trand with a smile.

"'A great principle of violence governs our morals,'" the boy recited from the epic.

The emperor heard it and thought it over.

"'The loyal shall be rewarded, the strong shall be honored, and the betrayal shall be disgraced'." She glanced around and looked at the faces of the subjects with different expressions.

The emperor said coldly: "Then...you are the new Earl Gorgon."

"!!!"

Everyone was stunned. Before Mr. Kaloyalo could figure out what kind of trick this was, the female officer brought up a golden box.

The golden casket opens—

Trand and Egg finally saw the long-lost ring again: the symbol of Count Gorgon.

The ring had belonged to Egg's father, and should have been on Egg's finger.But the conspiracy was exposed, the title was deprived, the fief was taken back, and the ring symbolizing power was also taken away.

Today, it belongs to Trand.

Trande remained calm, offered the gift with both hands, and put the power ring on his hands.

This move greatly stimulated the nobles of the pure-blood faction, and they hated Trand even more.Instead of bringing down Trand, they allowed the filthy half-Sybyl to defile the oldest family.This account is endless, and the nobles reiterated in their hearts that they will not let this lowly dog ​​go.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Trander smiled innocently, like a child who has received a New Year's gift.He knew how much hatred this provocative move would attract.

Egg was a little sleepy and wanted to go back to sleep.

"Egg...you...!" The crown prince obviously had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he didn't say anything.

Egg lowered his head when he saw the crown prince.

Trander was angry, and thought: "Why does this person call Yi Ge's name directly? Does he deserve it?" Trander secretly swore that he would never give the crown prince any more steps.

"The crown prince's gloves are really good." Egg thought to himself, thinking about how to improve it before going to the cobbler.

Pelias's mind is not here at all.He was still thinking about the girl, thinking about the disappearing black mage.Shinan can't be contacted at the moment, she may not know...

The mage was thinking about it when he was suddenly stopped.Pelias looked up and found that everyone was looking at him. He couldn't help becoming nervous, and instinctively stood behind the Duke.The Duke took his hand.

It turned out that the emperor was speaking:

"Dear Silver Mage, thank you."

Peleas was not good at court manners, so he just said stiffly: "You are too famous, Your Majesty..."

The emperor found that the mage showed obvious resistance to the court, so he didn't make things difficult for him.It was just a short chat, to test whether the silver mage would be an enemy or a friend.She noticed that there seemed to be an unusual relationship between the mage and Neil, so she observed the two.Trand thought.

The foreign minister stepped forward and said: "Your performance in killing monsters is very heroic and worthy of admiration. May the friendship between Sybil and the academy last forever."

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, I don't feel well..." Peleas whispered.

Neil was in a hurry.

"Then please go back and rest first, Neil Bernhard, and send the mage back," said the emperor.

Resigning from the court, Neil helped the teacher walk through the pool of blood and left the arena after the killing.The aristocrats and the emperor were still in place, and as they walked, the desires and hustle and bustle of the world were getting farther and farther behind them.

Peleas held Neil's arm tightly, his entire shoulder was shaking.

Walking to a place where no one was around, the mage finally couldn't help it, and sobbed in a low voice with his head down: "I'm sorry... I couldn't save her, I'm sorry..."

Neil hugged Pelias into his arms and gently stroked the teacher's back.

The two were silent, embracing each other in the dark.