According to the elf scouts, not long after he left the Silver City, the man revealed his true face in Lushan, took over control of the city, and also issued the emperor's order - everyone naturally looked at this with disbelief.

I'm confused. As we all know, the previous emperor died suddenly while traveling remotely. Where did this new emperor come from?

Unfortunately, the skills are not as good as the others, and after the attack by the ratmen, the Silver City already has insufficient troops. In addition, the lord is dead, and the remaining ones are orphans and widows. Although the Caddo Knight Captain is unwilling to comply, he

The situation was stronger than the people, and eventually they were all imprisoned.

"I originally planned to find a way to inform you and then make plans, but I didn't expect you to move faster than I expected."

The elf scout looked at the corpse at Duanmu Huai's feet, speechless.

"Any Chaos lackey will only die."

Duanmu Huai answered nonchalantly, while the elf scout shook his head.

"Forget it, this is not the place to talk. Let's find another place to talk."

Soon, the group left the hall and found a secret location. Then Duanmuhuai also learned about the recent situation from the elf scout.

Simply put, the current empire is a mess.

First of all, the emperor died suddenly during the expedition, and before his body was transported back to the royal city, the eldest prince couldn't wait to jump out and declare that he was the new emperor of the empire, demanding that his other brothers and sisters obey him. Although the empire was

Primogeniture, but... everyone knows it, how can such a thing be taken seriously?

Of course, it is not that simple for the eldest prince to become the emperor, because according to the empire's tradition, only the royal heir who collects the four sacred objects can become the new emperor of the empire.

These four sacred objects are - the hammer of the fire god, the gift of the water god, the scepter of the wind god, and the wrath of the earth god.

Among them, the gift function of the water god is to purify and obtain water, the fire god's hammer can be used to create indestructible weapons and armor, the wind god's scepter can control the weather changes in a region, and the earth god's wrath can be used to change the terrain.

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According to the tradition of the royal family, only the person who obtains four sacred objects at the same time will become the next emperor. After that, when he gives birth to an heir, he will hand over these sacred objects to his heirs and start the next round.

competition.

Now, the eldest prince asked his brothers and sisters to hand over the other three holy objects.

The eldest prince owns the hammer of the God of Fire, the second prince holds the scepter of the God of Wind, and the third prince holds the wrath of the God of Earth. Only the gift of the God of Water has no holder, and is secretly arranged in the Silver Palace.

Cheng——Well, actually Duanmuhuai has almost guessed who the holder is.

The remaining two people naturally refused the eldest prince's request. Needless to say, the civil war in the empire began. The eldest prince held the Vulcan hammer, which brought him huge benefits. His soldiers wore

With extremely strong armor and powerful weapons in his hands, he defeated the other two armies step by step.

However, that's not all.

The expeditionary force, which was defeated because the emperor was killed in battle, also received the news that the eldest prince had proclaimed himself king. They were immediately furious. A group of them expressed their intention to rush into the royal city and hang the traitorous son who wanted to seek power and usurp the throne before his father's body was even cold. However,

There is also a group of people who say that the country cannot live without a king for a day. As the eldest son, the eldest prince inherits the throne. What's more, now that the expedition has failed and the empire is being watched by foreigners, at this time, everyone should work together to help the eldest prince ascend to the throne! This is all for

empire!

However, the other party obviously does not agree with this argument. For them, their allegiance is to the emperor, not the empire. After the emperor dies, someone seeks power and usurps the throne. This matter cannot be left alone!

So... the expeditionary force split into two factions, and then started fighting.

But it's not over yet.

Along with the melee between the three emperors (all three princes claimed that they were the emperor), the originally unstable environment within the empire became more and more precarious. The aliens who were expedition were not saints, and they did not know how to fight back when they were beaten. Now I heard that the empire was divided by civil strife.

, naturally he rushed over to you while your illness was killing you.

In addition, there are other powerful lords within the empire who have never given up, and now they are coming out of nowhere, publicly claiming that the territory of the empire is his country and is no longer under the jurisdiction of the empire...

All in all, the empire is now in a state of chaos and chaos. The eldest prince's throne is not secure, so he has to send his loyal subordinates to lead the army to other territories to "recover" these territories as much as possible.

The City of Silver was unlucky enough to be targeted because of this, not to mention that it was attacked by followers of the evil god, and the lord died - for the eldest prince, this was simply the most perfect terra incognita.

Unexpectedly, the subordinate he sent to take over was beaten to death by Duanmu Huai with a hammer.

"If you ask me, you can pack up your things right now and hide in a deserted mountain forest. It won't be too late to come out after they have beaten their pig brains to their dog brains."

After listening to the elf scout's analysis of the current situation, Duanmu Huai decisively gave his own suggestions. In his opinion, the City of Silver was basically finished, the citizens had almost fled, and the defenders were also the former corrupt believers.

The joint attack with the Skaven suffered heavy casualties. Although Alyssa was very likely and very likely to be the emperor's fourth descendant, that was all.

With her character, I don't expect her to be a queen.

So...running away to save your life is the most important thing.

The world is so big, where can't we go? Even if the empire is in chaos, the empire is not the only country on this planet. Let's get rid of the elves, dwarves and the like first. There are also some other countries, right?

Everyone was helpless about Duanmuhuai's suggestion, but they had to admit that this was the only way at present. The Silver City itself was desolate, barren, and extremely remote. To be honest, it wouldn't be a big deal to stay here and continue to carry on.

Good choice.

If it were an online novel, Duanmu Huai should stay and occupy the city at this time, establish himself as king, and then use his own power to absorb refugees from all sides, and then sweep across the eight wastelands and six areas to unify the empire... In this regard, Duanmu Huai

He said it was better to forget it. He was a judge, and eradicating chaos and finding holy objects were the first priority. Playing a farming game here was putting the cart before the horse.

Besides, even if you want to play, you have to find a place with a higher level of civilization. It’s better than the Middle Ages.

Although he made a decision, Duanmuhuai had a disagreement with the elf scout on another matter.

That is about whether to take away the "Gift of the Water God".

Duanmu Huai thought that holding this thing was of no use and would bring disaster to others, so it was better to leave it here and let the other princes fight for it. However, the elf scout said that this was a royal sacred object.

She couldn't let those greedy people take it away, so she thought she should leave the empire with the water god's gift, and then find a secret corner to seal it completely...

Of course Duanmu Huai doesn't think this is a good idea. You don't see many Western fantasy RPGs that start with the protagonist living in a peaceful village. But one day, an army invades the territory and destroys the village. Only then does the protagonist discover that there is actually something in his village.

There is also a big secret hidden... Isn't this nonsense?

It can be seen from this that there are no secrets that can be preserved permanently.

Especially this kind of royal symbol, which is basically something that everyone wants, and it is really difficult to expect them not to track it down.

The two argued for a long time, and finally both sides took a step back - Alyssa could leave with this sacred object, but before leaving the country, she had to hand over this hot potato to avoid being killed.

After all, the main function of the water god's gift is to purify water sources and purify any liquid into pure water... This thing is indeed of little significance to ordinary people.

In the end, the escape plan was completed, and the only thing to do next was to lift the seal and take away the water god's gift.

So, in the evening of that day, Duanmu Huai and other people came to the temple again.

There is still a disgusting stench in the temple. Although the corpses of the rat people and corrupt believers have been burned completely, the dark red blood splashed on the walls, some yellow and green, and some unknown origins are still there.

Mixing all kinds of colors together still makes people want to vomit.

The elf scout came to the statue, recited the incantation again, and opened the seal. Then, the huge pearl appeared in front of everyone again.

Looking at the pearl in front of her, Alyssa hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and slowly stretched out her hand. As expected, when she came into contact with the holy object, she was not bounced away like the elf scout. On the contrary,

The moment Alyssa grabbed the pearl, she saw a flash of light flashing through the huge pearl, and then the originally dull surface began to emit a faint fluorescence.

And at the same time......

【Didi————!】

[Sacred object signal detected, sacred object coordinates locked]

"………………Aha?"

Duanmuhuai was stunned when he saw the system prompt popping up in front of him. He looked at the system information, and then at the pearl in Alyssa's hand...

Is this okay?

For Duanmu Huai, this was indeed an accident. You must know that he had scanned this pearl before, and the system had no response at that time. However, as soon as Alyssa got it, her system actually responded? Could it be that

, is it because of the seal that blocked the fluctuations of the entire holy object, so I couldn't feel it before, but Alyssa released the seal, so she can feel it?

Is there such a thing?

"…………Sir Knight? What’s wrong?"

Alyssa was a little surprised to see Duanmuhuai staring at her without saying a word, but Duanmuhuai was silent for a moment, and then looked at Alyssa.

"Alyssa, how about we make a deal? Give me this and I will protect you from the empire."

"Why?"

Hearing this, Alyssa and her mother were both stunned, while the elf scout frowned.

"what do you mean?!"

"That's what I meant."

Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked at the elf scout.

"I came here looking for certain things, and this is one of them."

"But you didn't say it before."

The elf scout still remembered that Duanmu Huai and he checked the water god's gift together, but he didn't say anything at that time.

"I didn't know that this was what I was looking for at the time. It wasn't until Alyssa took it and released the seal that I felt its breath..."

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai looked at Alyssa again. However, to his surprise, this time Alyssa reached out her hand and handed the pearl to Duanmuhuai before he could say anything else.

.

"Please accept it, Lord Knight."

"Oh? Is this really okay?"

"certainly."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's question, Alyssa smiled sheepishly.

"The Lord Knight has saved me so many times, and... this thing is of no use to me. Since the Lord Knight is here for it, then please accept it."

"Thanks."

Looking at Alyssa, Duanmuhuai also nodded, then stretched out his hand to take the "Gift of the Water God".
Chapter completed!