Lord of the Continent [Western Fantasy]

In recent days, Itenety has topped the list of topics in the human kingdom, and the discussion has intensified.

First, Red Thorpe, the archbishop in red, was mysteriously assassinated in the dormitory, and then several priests who held important positions were killed one after another. Everyone in the church was in danger, and the royal family was pushed to the forefront of public opinion.

It is rumored that this is actually a contest between the Italian royal family and the church.

The Church of Light has sprouted and taken root in the human kingdom for thousands of years, and now it has developed into a symbol of power and a harvester of social wealth. At the same time, the majesty of the royal family is declining year by year, and it is even at risk of being replaced by the church.

Therefore, as the richest royal family in the human kingdom, the king of Itenet couldn't sit still. After several years of planning and layout, he finally attacked the church and made a powerful counterattack.

The result is obvious, the royal family is even better, and under the repeated assassinations of the Illuminati Church, the important figures are almost wiped out, completely losing control of the country.

These rumors spread with nose and eyes, and some people even swore that his news came from his relative's relative's friend's younger brother who was a member of the Royal Knights, and it was absolutely reliable.

However, only the old King Ken himself knows the truth, and he is so troubled by the rumors and gossips among the people that he can't tell the truth.

He has sent the captain of the Royal Knights and the Archmage of the Digital Magic Association to investigate the assassination site many times, but he has not found any useful clues, not even a trace of dark aura.

All the investigators were at a loss, and they replied to the conclusion of King Kane: the assassin used an unknown dark witchcraft, and his attacks were vicious and clean.

The old king felt an unprecedented crisis.

Who is it?So targeting the Church of Light?

Or, did they come here for the royal family at all?

The vicious incident of killing the Church of Light triggered a series of chain reactions.

The Pope at the Holy Land learned of this, and has already urged the royal family to give a reasonable explanation as soon as possible through special sound transmission props. At the same time, he informed Ken that the Holy Land will send personnel as soon as possible to replace Redthorpe as Cardinal.

Ken and Redthorpe have been together for a hundred years, and the two already have a tacit understanding. They both know a lot of dirty things about each other, and they allow each other to do whatever they want. I don't know who the new bishop will be in the future. A big trouble.

In addition, the royal families of other countries have expressed their dissatisfaction, thinking that Ken dared to betray the great God of Light for the sake of power, so the royal families began to punish Itiniti in various ways.

Some of them reduced their trade with them, and some directly adopted economic sanctions. Even the marriage that the second princess, Firmia, had already planned was ruthlessly cancelled.

Ken was devastated, but this was not the most important thing. He was more worried that with the death of all the bishops, the dream of immortality he had pursued all his life would come to an abrupt end.

Ken is now nearly [-] years old, which is the limit of human beings. In order to gain eternal life, the old king has already thrown himself under the seat of the God of Light, and has lost interest in everything else, including government affairs. Dedicated to immortality and eternal youth.

In the past years, relying on the power of the Holy Light of Cardinal Red Thorpe, the old king has always maintained a 40-year-old youthful appearance. He thought he could live for such a long time, but now it is impossible.

Ken was very worried. Fortunately, it was recently reported that the Magic Association has absorbed a rare wood mage. The mage possesses the wood energy of the life element and has powerful healing power. , but also permanent appearance.

However, the Magic Association has always been suppressed by the Church of Light, and it is not as good as the bishops who are treated by the royal family. After all, the Holy Light is the greatest power in the West Fantasy Continent.

In addition, there have been several scumbags in the history of the Magic Association, which also made the old king always hold some prejudice against them.

But with the entire army of the church annihilated, the Magic Association is particularly important at this time. Ken has to reconsider how to use them, and even how to please them, so that the president of the association can take the initiative to send the mage into the palace. Serve him.

Wood mages are rare, let alone a wood mage full of life elements, there has never been such a situation since ancient times, it can be said that there is only one person in the world.

Ken thought about this for a long time, and finally a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he decided to focus on his useless second princess who was just a beautiful vase——Filmia.

Thinking of Firmia, the old king couldn't help feeling mixed feelings.

As the old second princess, after Firmia was born, Ken did give her infinite love. This daughter was as beautiful as a porcelain doll, even more beautiful than those goddesses in oil paintings.

As for Firmia's mother, the old king squinted his eyes and recalled for a long time, but he still couldn't remember her appearance. He only vaguely remembered that she was a daughter of a nobleman. She seemed to have a special liking for history and archaeology. Ken didn't like this kind of weird A woman, therefore, pays little attention to her.

After the woman gave birth to Firmia, her health declined sharply due to postpartum depression, and she soon left her young daughter behind and passed away. Ken took her by his side and cared for her.

Ken at the time had his own plans.

Firmia has a beautiful face and a gentle and weak personality. He wants to train her to be a saint of light in the Church of Light, so that she can not only honor her ancestors, but also enable her to master the powerful power of holy light and serve him.

However, contrary to expectations, when Firmia was full, the light affinity test value was actually zero, which made Ken's wishful thinking completely defeated.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!

Since then, Ken has inexplicably hated this daughter. He even thinks that Firmia is a debt collector who came to the Itiniti royal family and brought him a vision of a better future, and then ruthlessly pierced it.

It was just to tease him! !

Gradually, Ken began to distance himself from Firmia, and he didn't even want to look at her. Finally, at the instigation of Cardinal Redthorpe, he betrothed her to his neighbor, a Duke of Kansas, Squeeze the last drop of oil from this beautiful daughter.

He used to think that Firmia was a defective product, but he never imagined that Feng Shui took turns, but now she became the only support he could rely on.

Strange to say, although not favored by the king, Firmia has a very good reputation among the people. Everyone praises her for her beauty, gentleness, and well-behaved.

Especially when it was learned that she had fallen out of favor, her miserable life experience won her sympathy from the public, and the people sighed and complained for the second princess.

Unknowingly, Firmia has become a commoner princess with a strong public appeal.

Many aristocratic men also had a special liking for Firmia. Several of them made a request to Ken, saying that they didn't mind the second princess's lack of affinity for light, and were willing to marry her, but they were all rejected by the king.

joke!

Firmia is also a princess after all, what good will it bring me by marrying her to you idiots?Ken thought so in his heart.

Now things are not what they used to be, the marriage has been cancelled, and almost all the bishops of the Church of Light have died. If you want to obtain the longevity ability of the wood mage, you have to pin your hopes on Firmia and let her act as a courtesan. If you can fascinate the other party, why don't you be willing to use it for yourself?

The old king made up his mind and quickly recalled Firmia from the remote manor, allowing her to return to the royal family and live in her former bedroom.

On this day, Firmia, who had just returned, received a notice from her father, entered the palace, and met King Ken, saying that she had something to explain to her.

Sitting on the luxurious soft chair in the king's private study, Firmia wore a formal dress, picked up a cup of coffee gracefully, took a sip, and put it down gracefully.

"Master Steward," she said softly, "May I ask if you know why my father summoned me?"

The old housekeeper who had served Ken personally for many years bowed slightly, and replied with indifference in his voice: "His Royal Highness, Second Princess, forgive me for being ignorant and unable to answer your question."

"Then when will the royal father come?" Firmia asked again.

"I don't know about that either." The old housekeeper said expressionlessly, "Your Majesty has to deal with a lot of political affairs every day. He will naturally come to see you when he finishes his work. Please wait patiently, Your Highness the Princess."

Firmia snorted coldly in her heart, and wondered to herself, who doesn't know that her father, the king, was drunk and dreamed of death every day, and he only wanted to live forever. !

She glanced at the old housekeeper, knowing in her heart that he didn't take herself seriously, so she smiled sweetly and teased, "Grandpa housekeeper, I haven't seen you for so long, I think you are very unfamiliar with me."

After saying this, the old housekeeper was taken aback for a moment. Firmia had always given him the impression of being submissive, and it was absolutely impossible for this timid girl to say something like the mocking tone just now.

He couldn't help staring at Firmia for a moment, and then found that this normally delicate flower in a greenhouse actually smiled with sunshine, revealing an indescribable confidence, even a little aggressive.

This is really strange!

Just when he was puzzled, the door of the study was suddenly opened, and an old man walked in. It was the old king Ken of Itenity.

Seeing her father coming in, Firmia got up immediately, and solemnly greeted him with royal courtesies, and said softly, "Father, Firmia greets you and wishes you good health and all the best."

"Well, Firmia," Ken said tremblingly, "you're here? Sit down, be casual, and don't be reserved in front of your father."

Firmia said yes, then sat down, and began to secretly look at her father whom she had not seen for a long time.

Unsurprisingly, after losing the blessing of Redthorpe's power of light, the aged old king instantly appeared old, even more sluggish than his peers.

His hair has turned gray, his originally smooth skin is covered with deep wrinkles, his back is slightly bent, and his legs and feet are a little awkward, like a rotten log overnight, only one step away from death.

"Father, why did you become like this?" Firmia pretended to be shocked, but felt very relieved, and even gloated a little.

Sure enough, without the elixir of the Church of Light, her father was beaten back to his original form in an instant, and the time stolen by relying on mana would eventually be returned in full, and the bamboo basket was empty.

Ah!How funny!

"Oh, don't mention it." The old king sighed, "It's a long story, but you should have heard a lot of those rumors among the people, right?"

"What rumors? I don't know." Firmia said in surprise.

Seeing the old king's suspicious expression, Firmia immediately explained: "Since I moved out of the royal family, I have been adhering to my father's will, staying in the manor without going out, and concentrating on learning how to be a good duchess. Thinking that the royal family must never be humiliated, so there is little contact with the outside world."

Speaking of this, Firmia frowned and asked worriedly: "Father, could it be that something serious happened to the royal family? Or something terrible happened to our country?"