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“I can do my duty; the secret letter will certainly reach Margaret,” said the Black Marquis, adding that one of his ordinary Grand Knights was also lurking within the Wyatt family.

“Thank you, Prime Minister,” Brownie replied.

……

The night was deep, on the banks of the Blue Hems.

In the makeshift prison, Red Rose and Lor were each bound by thorns to a platform made of magic steel.

Jiang He quickly finished dinner, preparing to work overtime tonight. He had already given the Silver Fruit to Lao Hei, who would undergo a sleep-transformation process in his portable sanctuary after consuming it, and would be cared for by Wu He and Zhuang Ya. The fruit itself had been tested by Lilith and was found to be without problems.

"Come at me if you have a problem, stay away from Aunt Rose!"

"You butcher!"

"Give Weiwei and her uncle back to me!"

Lor watched as someone walked toward the unconscious Red Rose, his eyes practically spitting fire, but no one paid him any attention.

Even in her coma, Red Rose remained stunningly beautiful, her face possessing the delicate features of an elf. She appeared frail and weak, her voluptuous body draped in a red dress.

Jiang He picked up a small magic steel knife and said calmly, "I'm sorry, you won't see some of her beastly behavior. She doesn't meet my aesthetic and mate selection standards, but she has suffered a bit. If you can break free from her restraints, I'll put the knife down."

The magic steel blade lightly sliced ​​across Red Rose's arm. Upon closer inspection, the blade was covered in countless tiny thorns. Due to the Thorn Hand skill from the past, the thorns controlled by this plant retained the characteristic of causing excruciating pain.

Red Rose trembled violently, like a fish on a chopping board being slashed by a knife. After being imprisoned, she had been hit by several Black Rose Soul Bullets and had lost the ability to resist.

"Let her go!"

Lor gritted his teeth, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. He struggled violently with all his might. As the thorns gradually developed cracks, the power of fate was also rapidly depleted. A touch of gold appeared in the blood within his body, with a fierce intensity like the sun.

The second cut caused Red Rose to foam at the mouth.

Jiang He gave her prey a little time to rest, then came to Luo Er and dripped highly toxic energy from her fingertips, using Xiao Ku technology to pre-store it in the body of the Chosen One from his mouth.

The silver energy value was consumed by 6,000 points, a dose that would make even real gold frown, but with the protection of fate, the stored poison did not leak out in the slightest.

A few hours later, Red Rose was covered in knife wounds.

Jiang He's energy level has recovered by more than half, and he is given poison again.

Lor remained resilient, and every time he stopped struggling, the knife tip would penetrate deeper into his skin. He suspected that if this continued, Aunt Rose might die from the pain.

On the 321st cut, Red Rose's eyes rolled back.

Click!

As the thorns crumbled, Lor was about to get up when a new set of thorns entangled him.

"You said you would put down the knife!"

Jiang He put down the knife and picked up a magic steel short sword.

Upon seeing this, Lor froze, and the golden blood that had been gradually activating froze.

"Here are twelve weapons. Whether you can save her while she's dying of pain depends on your skills."

The 322nd sword fell without hesitation.

……

At dawn, in the Bourbon military tent.

Margaret got up and washed, and the family's Grand Knight came in to see her, handing her a secret letter.

At first, Margaret thought it was a threat or a bribe, but it turned out to be a marriage proposal letter. Of course, the proposal was just the surface; it contained a lot of information.

"...I had previously eliminated all the spies in Bourbon, so the Queen may not know that the Count of Rhine, who killed Lord William and burned down the port of Calib, is the same person as Prime Minister Anor..."

"...The advantages of the queen marrying the new king go beyond this..."

"...I also have my own selfish motives. I hope the Queen will return Baron Lorre to me. Count Rhine must die in the end. On this point, we are allies..."

"...All that's needed is to smother Henry VII..."

A deluge of information overwhelmed her mind. Margaret tried her best to calm herself down. She was a woman who had seen a lot of things, but even though her mind was being shaken, she was still able to keep her thoughts flowing.

The last sentence of the letter:

"...Grand Knight Roland is too loyal to the new king and should be killed. The queen can use the pretext of proving her resolve to request the new king to frame Roland. Firstly, he has some prejudice against me, and secondly, the queen does need some facts to convince the family..."

Margaret burned the secret letter and summoned her father, Duke Wyatt, to discuss the matter.

"Elector!"

Duke Wyatt growled, his expression resembling that of a wild beast.

What are you hesitating about?

Given the lack of historical examples of "Why should kings and nobles be born with special privileges?", the prospect of being promoted to royalty was incredibly alluring to the nobility of that era.

Margaret knew there was no turning back, so she immediately said, "I don't intend to kill Henry VII. We need to leave ourselves a way out. By secretly handing Henry VII over to the Duke of Mordred, we can at least do someone a favor."

Duke Wyatt nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Get him to jail quickly, or Prime Minister Anor will kill the Baron."

Margaret hesitated, then sighed. Some things were the same whether she told the other party or not. She didn't want to see the Duke of Wyatt's plans fail because of hatred, because she knew how much self-control it would take to calmly face a blood feud.

Chapter 317 The Nine Dukes' Siege

South bank of the Blue Heights.

In the dimly lit prison, the thick stench of blood lingered.

On the platform forged from magic steel, Red Rose had already lost her breath. The excruciating pain caused by her wounds had destroyed her spirit. Her body still retained a great deal of vitality, but her soul was already shattered.

Jiang He used his palm as a knife, piercing through the thick flesh of Red Rose's left heart, and skillfully extracted her heart blood.

A complete, peak-level Grand Knight's body allowed the Supreme-grade Blood Poison to reach LV24.

On the other side, Lor's eyes were lifeless on the magic steel platform. After more than ten hours of desperate struggle, the rare-grade Ironblood Thorn broke more than twenty times. In this attempt to defy fate, the power of destiny was greatly consumed.

Red Rose died, and the notification sound for killing a plot character did not sound. Jiang He was not surprised by this. Judging from the mission description before the arrival, the world of sailing does not have a clear ownership for the time being, and titles and some special missions cannot be activated.

Jiang He burned the corpse, sat down cross-legged on the spot, and took out the Sun Breathing Technique, or rather, the Solar Breathing Technique.

To activate the bloodline transplantation technology, one needs to cultivate the corresponding Knight True Form. As for the reason why the Black Marquis plunders bloodlines on a large scale, it is either because his technology is superior to that of the Kalib base, or because the Knight True Form has special effects.

Fortunately, it's not a serious problem.

Jiang He carefully examined the scroll recording the breathing technique. Wu He had stolen many techniques from the wizard tower of the Dejouk family in the bustling port, among which the Second True Form Alchemy technique could deal with the current situation.

This technology is based on the alchemical theory of "turbid above and clear below". If the vortex cultivated by a normal knight is based on the physical body, then the second true form is based on the power of the soul. By replicating the shadow of the existing vortex using the power of the soul, a second breathing method can be cultivated, thus giving birth to the true form again.

However, this process will cause a huge shock to the soul, and there is a high possibility of becoming an idiot. To be precise, the starting point of this technology research is actually mental attack, but like pharmaceuticals, the results are far from what was expected.

Jiang He began to condense the soul vortex. On the surface of his own soul, the Soul Armor - Blood Bat Knight bore most of the shock. The spiritual support and resistance of the Overlord Blood Body played a role, making the condensation relatively smooth.

Even if an accident occurs, he can call for outside support. Lilith has recovered some of her soul power as the ship has been upgraded, and can take the damage on his behalf.

The foundation of the second true form is complete.

A whole new set of problems has been presented to us.

The Sun Breathing Technique is written in a language that only moon elves can understand, and no one else could decipher it even if they obtained it.

Jiang He focused his attention on the [temporary language translation module] that the Origin had given him upon his arrival.

This module is one of the key reasons why players can quickly integrate into the environment when they arrive in the world, but it seems that Origin does not intend to provide a free opportunity to access the language and writing of mysterious realms.

Jiang He suddenly felt a weight on his back as Lilith wrapped her arms around his neck from behind, like a possessing female ghost.

"Opening the Executor module should improve the translator's rank. It's no joke that players with high privileges don't have any special rights."

Lilith gently bit the other person's earlobe, as revenge for his attempt to use her as a shield against harm.

Jiang He suppressed the strange feeling, calmly raised her hand, and stuffed it back into her mental world.

When the Executive Module is activated, the recorded text of the Sun Breathing Technique appears before your eyes. The description alone completely surpasses the Gray Horse Breathing Technique, the quality is worlds apart, and this breathing technique and the Sun Elf are both unique.

"He can cultivate to the peak of the Gold rank and has a chance to break through to the Hero rank, but he has some significant flaws."

Jiang He activated the Solar Breathing Technique, and golden light gradually flowed across his body. Soul replicas appeared in the shadows of the nine vortexes within his body, and the true form of the knight was condensed for the second time.

A huge sun, ten meters in diameter, rose in the prison cell.

The enhancement of the first stage of True Form immediately brought a significant improvement to the control of flames.

[Hint: Your fire control has been upgraded to Master level]

[Hint: You have acquired the Perfect-grade Energy Property - Burning]

[Hint: Silver energy value: 8401 → 9001]

Jiang He raised her right hand, and five flames of different colors—bright red, pale gray, dark green, pitch black, and golden yellow—burned fiercely at her fingertips.

"With the ultimate level of fire control, the power of the five-colored fireballs has been significantly enhanced, and the Spear of Victory of the Oath of Fate has also been strengthened accordingly."

Before Jiang He could get up, a notification sound suddenly rang in her ear.

[Hint: Due to Brownie de York's ascension to the throne and the support of 90% of the nobles, the Proof of the Strong quest has been changed to: Kill Brownie de York (The Last White Rose)]

Squeak!

The prison doors opened, and Margaret and Duke Wyatt walked in together.

“Your Excellency, I intend to use Baron Lorre to coerce Queen Eleanor into opening the city gates,” Margaret said with a seductive smile.

“Of course it’s possible.” Jiang He squinted her eyes.

Several construct knights took Lor away, and his sun elf bloodline was almost completely awakened, his hair turning a dazzling platinum gold.

Margaret took her leave.

Duke Wyatt sighed deeply and said regretfully, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, I originally intended to match you and Mary, but alas, things are unpredictable. Please allow me to take my leave now."

"See you later." Jiang He nodded. Queen Eleanor was probably just an excuse; the situation had likely changed. However, his immediate priority was to grasp the second stage of the true form of the sun and then eliminate the last White Rose.

……

September 8, evening.

The outer city of the capital.

With the Bourbon army pressing in, their main force was annihilated on the southern plains, and the citizens of the capital fled en masse.

Thanks to previous propaganda, the citizens viewed the Bourbon people as barbarians no different from the natives of the New World, eating raw meat and drinking blood, killing without hesitation. The few people who remained in the capital were all tough and unyielding men.

The capital was deserted, and the city was in a state of unprecedented desolation.

Tens of thousands of hastily assembled auxiliary troops, together with the nobles' private soldiers, looted, burned, and ransacked the remaining property. Chaos reigned everywhere, and occasionally, one could see houses engulfed in flames.

Roland arrived at his former villa, heavily armored, gripping his knight's sword, his expression unusually serious, even containing a hint of anger. Since his ascension to the throne yesterday, the new king Brownie had quickly distanced himself from him. He had initially thought it was due to the distinction between ruler and subject, but according to his guards, the new king was in a very difficult situation, and the distance was actually for protection.

Tonight, the new king sent a note through his guards, hoping that both sides would meet at the villa to discuss the matter.

Roland's disgust for those nobles reached its peak. The Rebellion of the Seven Kings was entirely caused by these ungodly and fatherless men; they were even less than termites in a beam.

When Roland stepped into the manor.

The Duke of the Golden Lion and the Duke of the Flowers, who was from Bourbon, had been waiting here for a long time.

Roland sensed something was wrong and said coldly, "Where is the young master? What have you done to him?"

The Golden Lion Duke looked at him with pity.

Duke Baihua shook his head and remained silent.

Even at this point, this genius knight still stubbornly remained loyal to his lord, only to find that the lord he served had already betrayed him.

"To murder the king..."

"do not talk."

Duke Golden Lion instantly appeared in front of Roland, who had just drawn his sword.

The difference between a peak Grand Knight and an ordinary Knight is enormous, not to mention that Duke Golden Lion is no weakling even at the peak.

"Die with all your heart."

Roland showed no fear, summoning his true form and slashing at the enemy's head with his sword. It was a trap, but he did not believe that the Duke's offspring would betray him. The Duke was proud and upright, and his bloodline and offspring would not be so despicable.

Duke of the Golden Lion shattered the true form and the knight's sword with a single punch, as if a golden lion were pouncing. At the same time, a dazzling array of flowers bloomed, and Duke of the Flowers sliced ​​off Roland's head from behind, causing him to die painlessly.

As expected, the two peak-level players joined forces and instantly killed the genius Grand Knight Roland.