The Northern Kingdom's Sovereignty
Chapter 313

The Hand Behind the Scenes, the Shrewd King

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More than ten miles away, Grand Duke McReynolds looked at the war in the east. His extremely powerful mental power allowed him to overlook the battle and chaos there. Even the incarnation of Otherworldly God did not notice his gaze.

"Who is He?"

The reason why Grand Duke McReynolds is unwilling to face Otherworldly God is that he doesn't know who the other party is. He also knows a little bit about the one who spreads fire, disaster, war and faith in Twilight, but he can't know who the person in Hernan's body is from the picture in front of him.

If you don't know who the opponent is, there is no possibility of victory.

"Sir, do we want to send troops there?"

Beside Grand Duke McReynolds, a knight wearing light armor bowed and said, he is the Grand Duke's butler. He was once Grand Duke McReynolds's powerful and extraordinary Guardian Knight when he was still in the stage of magic practice.

"No, let Griffin Legion try their skills and bring back some samples."

"I want to know who He is."

There was a hint of greed in Grand Duke McReynolds's eyes.

After the Deities Pan-Plane war, the awe and fear for Deities are no longer so deep, especially for them Legendary.

Legendary, who is still alive, has more or less stolen the power of Deities.

In the distance, on the battlefield where the enemy is indistinguishable, Griffin Legion appeared. They swooped down and rushed to where Witch Ghosts and Twilight Legion were. There were not only these two Extraordinary Legions there. and Death Legion are also participating in the war. They also did not expect that Hernan would become the container of Otherworldly God, and they had to attack the opponent's army at this moment.

The scary part is that Twilight Kin Legion originally only had 10,000 people. As more and more people died on the battlefield, Hernan in the sky was constantly releasing its power and transforming more dependents.

On the extraordinary battlefield, Twilight Kin actually fought more and more.

The arrival of the Griffin Legion greatly reduced the pressure on the two Extraordinary Legions, Witch Ghosts and Death. They rushed down from the sky and tore the bone armor on the surface of Twilight Kin. Some Griffin grabbed Twilight Kin and took off into the air, planning to return to the west.

But at this time, Hernan in the sky whispered again, so above the earth and under Twilight, the flames were boiling.

Among the living Twilight Kin, some began to tear off the bones on the surface of the dead companions on the ground. The flames of Twilight burned on their surfaces, which were hazy between white and black. The bone armor was like liquid flowing in their bodies, and then ferocious bone wings condensed on their backs.

A pair... no, it should be said to be two bone wings, side by side on the right side of their backs, with no bone wings appearing on the left side.

The bone wings wrapped around the right hand and right leg. The only blood-colored crystal on the bone surface was lifted up to look at the Griffin Legion, who was looking at the sky. The next moment, thousands of Twilight Kin with bone wings were flying towards the sky.

Their right hands were wrapped in wings, and they used their sharp claws to slash at Griffin, bringing out large pieces of flesh and blood, while their left hands held weapons and slashed at Griffin's head and the knight on its back.

Having lost its biggest advantage and not wanting too many casualties, Griffin Knights finally retreated, leaving behind the brutal battle here.

The war lasted until the second half of the night. When the Dawn in the sky gradually fell and the Dispel became dark, the war finally stopped.

Anla of the Leta Family returned with less than a thousand Witch Ghosts soldiers, and did not even stop at Twin Cities. Only a small part of the other armies left. More Noble Army troops were either wiped out and died on the battlefield, or they stayed there and became believers of Otherworldly God.

They didn't even have a choice, so they became soldiers of Twilight.

Of the 100,000-strong army, more than 20,000 died, 30,000 escaped, and less than 50,000 remained, all of whom became Twilight Kin.

"Your Majesty Bishop."

Baron Huffman came to Williams with some fear. He did not dare to get close to that His Highness Hernan. The eyes of the Twilight soldiers around him also gave him goosebumps. On the contrary, the Williams in front of him seemed to be more humane.

"Baron Huffman, you are indispensable for the coming of our Lord's glory."

Williams pushed over a box with three bright red crystals inside. These were different from those used by the soldiers. They were more precious and more powerful.

"This... is all worth it for my Lord."

He was a little dissatisfied, but with this expression in Williams's eyes, he was very satisfied.

Huffman was not qualified to resist him, so even when Twilight came and Baron Huffman made many contributions, he only used three Blood of Twilight to defeat him.

"You can leave. Our Lord does not want ungodly believers to get too close to Him."

Williams drove Baron Huffman away. He didn't want another person to share his power and Twilight's favor.

Baron Huffman left, and after turning around, Williams couldn't see the satisfied look in his eyes.

Although the effort was not as good as the gain, he did not dare to ask for blessings and more powerful power.

On the contrary, the three copies of Supernatural Materials in front of me are very suitable. They are precious but unique, but there is no way to use them yet.

The legion of Twilight occupied Twin Cities and did not give up the land that belonged to Grand Duke McReynolds, because no matter how many people there were, they could not survive by drinking Northwind. They needed food.

After a short period of calm for another two days, Andara Royal House still did not respond accordingly. They seemed to have fallen silent on their own land.

"Did Hernan become a believer in Otherworldly God, or did all of you, Andara Royal Family, become heretics?"

Pastor Soto was questioning the royal family. Regarding this, Old King strongly denied it. He even let go of the Royal Palace and let Dawn's Holy Radiance fall. After confirming that there was no second heresy, the matter stopped briefly.

"Sorry, my Your Majesty."

Pastor Soto knelt in front of Old King, apologizing for his overstep, but Old King still had a thorough understanding of people's hearts, so he didn't care about Pastor Soto's hypocrisy at this moment. When Holy Radiance left Holy Radiance to inspect Royal Palace, he didn't care at all about his King attitude.

"Why did Hernan become a heretic? Why did Otherworldly God's faith appear in my kingdom? Pastor Soto, you the Church need to give me an explanation."

He questioned Pastor the Church in front of him. Pastor Soto didn't know how to refute for a while. He looked at Old King and guessed that if another person were in this position, he would never have the courage to question himself. He could even ask the other party the same question.

But the King in front of him is not that kind of mascot. In the past, he controlled the kingdom from top to bottom. The Church is also deeply believed in by him. Pastor Soto himself respects the other party's power and skill.

Therefore, when the other party asks, he will listen, instead of asking King who is sitting on the throne.

"Dear Your Majesty, the Church will not allow any Otherworldly God's faith to come, and we will definitely save His Highness Hernan."

"There is no need to save him. If he is saved, your Holy See will probably have to patrol my palace with a holy light every two days."

"Find him and kill him! Tell the Pope behind you, Andara Kingdom that there are no more Otherworldly God beliefs."

"I think this is the best choice for you."

Old King looked at Pastor Soto. He would not let the Church get hold of the Andara Royal Family. It was already troublesome enough. If Hernan were alive, it would crush Andara Kingdom.

"As you wish."

Pastor Soto left the palace. The moment he walked out of the palace, he was no longer a priest kneeling on the ground, but the Church, the most powerful person in charge of this land.

But he still left something behind, which was a copy of Holy Medicine from Holy Mountain's cross-space delivery.

Old King almost died in the past few days, but under the current situation of the Andara Kingdom, the Church did not allow Old King to die, so he paid a huge price and had to hang Old King's life.

He cannot die, because no one in the next generation has the ability to overwhelm the nobles in the Andara Kingdom. As long as the situation is stable, that's fine. The nobles will not cause trouble. But in the current situation, the Church needs Old King to stay alive to keep this kingdom in line.

The most direct truth is that as long as Old King is alive, Grand Duke McReynolds will not have more ideas. If he dies, Wind Emperor might do something crazy.

The same goes for other nobles. If the new King of Andara is not handled well, territorial wars between nobles will break out.

This is not what the Church wants to see, because they still need the army of nobles to help them fight against the Otherworldly God dependent army.

It is difficult to have an absolute boundary between Royal Authority and divine authority. They are already indistinguishable from each other.

This is why Pastor Soto will kneel in front of King to apologize.

When he represents Deities, he can arrogantly patrol every corner of the kingdom with Holy Radiance, looking for possible heretics. However, after the end, Pastor Soto, who is not the real Pope, is naturally just a priest.

But Old King was still aggrieved. Looking at the Holy Medicine that was brought in, he almost broke it.

At this moment, his heart turned towards the empire. If he could have been ruthless and followed the example of the empire in driving away the Church, how powerful would King's power be at this moment?

One word can determine the life and death of countless people, recruit many powerful extraordinary beings to be loyal to him, and can even order the execution of Legendary existence, so that Holy Medicine who now has to rely on the Church for his own life and death.

After a long time, sighs came from the palace.

He is already old...

And the other one is still young.

Army of Morning Radiance set out from that giant city. They will go all the way to attack Twin Cities, killing and burning all the heretics there. This is a holy war. On the Southern Continent, many nobles are paying attention and being curious.

So much so that Carlos Family and Divine Wind Legion besides Unicorn Fortress actually stopped attacking.

When Frozen Earth Territory and Ryan received the message, Army of Morning Radiance was already less than a day away from Twin Cities.

"Otherworldly God?"

"Andara Kingdom, is the situation so complicated?"

Lord Ryan didn't even eat breakfast. Looking at the Andara Kingdom's complicated situation, for a moment, he couldn't tell Andara Kingdom who had more power.

"Most of the nobles are still loyal to that Old King. They formed armies again and again at the first order to fight against MacReynolds and Twilight Kin. Decades of authority have made him unable to leave the palace at this late age, but he still commands his kingdom."

"Who will win?"

Ryan was thinking about the answer based on the limited information, but the only result he could get in the end was that as long as Old King was still alive, there would be no huge variables for the Andara Kingdom.

More than 90% of the nobles are still loyal supporters of King. Grand Duke McReynolds can harvest the remaining 10% of the nobles, relying on geographical and strength advantages. After all, knights are loyal to their lords, and nobles are loyal to Monarch. This concept is powerful both in inertia and cognition.

So far, Grand Duke McReynolds, there is no earl, even the earl who has no real power, only his own manor and castle, it can be seen that he has not spoken out.

He fights for his family and the interests of the Griffin Mountains, and breaks up with Old King, but he is likely to reestablish contact with the new King and be loyal to the Andara Kingdom again.

All you need to do is new King and tear up the contract with Four Southern Nobles about the Griffin Mountains giving them.

As long as this is done, Andara Kingdom will welcome back his loyal Griffin Grand Duke, but this step is to rub Andara Kingdom's face and majesty on the ground.

Jun Wu joked, if he really did this, I'm afraid Andara Royal Family would be completely destroyed.

Otherwise, the war will give the answer. MacReynolds will defeat the kingdom and the four noble leaders of South.

There are always people who want to tear up the contract, and the one currently doing it is Griffin Grand Duke, but the emergence of Otherworldly God has brought many variables.

"I don't know why this Great Being, who uses Twilight to spread his faith, dares to come so openly."

"Shouldn't He choose a weaker world?"

"In Norris, even if it comes to the Andara Kingdom, His power may not survive for long, right?"

Ryan has never doubted the power of the Church and the determination of the Church in this regard.

From the limited information, he couldn't tell who would have the last laugh, but this Twilight Deity was probably not the first one to be crushed into ashes.

"Four Legendarys have appeared so far. Are there more Legendarys in the Andara Kingdom? Even if the kingdom does not have its own Legendarys, it should be able to invite Legendarys to take over. The extra ones may have to travel from further away."

The power of the six Legendary, from this point of view, the extraordinary strength of the Andara Kingdom is actually comparable to some of Otherworldly Plane's glorious moments.

Perhaps the strength of the backbone is a bit lacking, because the Church will exclude other extraordinary paths led by the demon Mages, but it is also because the Church can make up for this part.

"Griffin Grand Duke is the most powerful among Legendary, but Griffin Legion... they have too many enemies to face."

"South's Carlos Family's Divine Wind Legion seems to be very restrained against them. No wonder they want to capture Unicorn Fortress immediately."

In the castle on Rhino Horn Mountain, Ryan analyzed today's Andara Kingdom from all aspects of politics, military, geography, economy, and belief. He put himself in the position of Griffin Grand Duke, Old King, and Four Southern Nobles's territory, thinking about all ways to break the situation.

Finally, his eyes returned to...Twilight Kin.

"How do you feel? No matter who it is, as long as they can grasp the great meaning and truth in this aspect, they can successfully achieve their goals."

He thought for a while, if the Church's army destroyed Twilight Kin, then naturally, the kingdom would need to pay the Church too many benefits. The spread of the Church's priests and missionaries would completely take root in the kingdom's land, and even the images brought by the empire would be eliminated.

The nobles will see the power of the Church, and the people and slaves will know that the Church has once again saved the world, allowing them to be full and peaceful.

To put it another way, if King finally puts down all the rebellions, then his prestige will rise again. Even if he dies, the kingdom will be stable under his remaining power for at least ten or twenty years. When the new King grows up, at least the kingdom will not fall into civil strife.

As for Grand Duke McReynolds, it is also possible. If he killed Hernan, then no one would doubt his devout belief in Lord of Dawn and God of Light. The Church would not be able to punish him in a short time. If the kingdom was unfavorable to him, it would also be suspected that he was related to Otherworldly God in revenge for the Grand Duke.

Seizing the opportunity, Grand Duke McReynolds went to South to beat up the four noble leaders, making Griffin Knights great again.

At that time, even if the contract was still there, the nobles of South would not dare to covet McReynolds Family for decades.

It's the same even for the nobles like Carlos... they just can't get up.

"Looking at it this way, the appearance of Twilight is to save Andara Kingdom. Old King doesn't really have any transactions or connections with Otherworldly God, right?"

Without the appearance of Twilight, the territory of the Andara Kingdom is just a hodgepodge, and the empire on the Southern Continent and the Church are fighting against each other.

When He appeared, Andara Kingdom seemed to be at peace.

The chaotic parties have a common enemy, so they have a common language. As long as they follow the steps...

"As long as we follow the steps, the conflicts within the Andara Kingdom will dissipate and return to the hands of King. The Church will be quiet, the nobles will be quiet, and King will successfully complete the hereditary power transfer."

Ryan's eyes narrowed slightly. Perhaps the biggest promoter among them was King.

Old King, who once almost came close to Winged Gorge, his political talent and vision, even though he is now a little older and duller, are still among the top in mainland China.

In this regard, Grand Duke McReynolds, who practices silent magic, is far behind.

The only difference is that Old King chose the Church, while Griffin Grand Duke chose the empire.

"So... will it go as he wishes?"

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