through the dark road

"I heard that... this man single-handedly destroyed the old forces of Kaltim and supported Asheara to ascend the throne. If it is really him who came to the Western Border, then we..."

The name of the Noble Terminator was so terrifying that everyone on the long table was on pins and needles.

"This is not Caldeum. If he wants to repeat his old tricks, it may not work here."

"Repeating the same old tricks? Does he need to do this?"

"..."

Everyone at the table felt a toothache.

Who will take care of this guy?

It's hard for people to live by doing things like this everywhere. .

"Don't be impatient. How can you be sure that he will definitely interfere with the political power here when he comes to the western border?" The middle-aged noble raised his hand and asked.

"Otherwise, why is he here? Could it be that he has fallen in love with your silly girl?"

These words seemed to have some personal grudges, but everyone could understand the truth. It was just that an extraordinary noble terminator made it difficult for everyone present to calm down, as if a huge shadow enveloped Westmarch. .

The middle-aged nobleman, instead of being annoyed, smiled and said:
"Anything like this?"

. . . . . .

Queen Tiara silently put the letter on the table. The discussion in the hall quickly disappeared with this action. Everyone straightened their sitting postures and looked at the man who was no longer young and had gorgeous hair. Queen.

After everyone was silent, the man in charge slowly spoke:
"How do you think we should respond?"

No one answered for a moment, and she didn't urge her. She just waited quietly, as if she was thinking seriously.

After a long time, someone finally spoke:
"Judging from this person's past behavior, the possibility of him coming to Westmarch and getting along with us is not too great."

The people at the table had different expressions, but no one refuted.

The people who can sit here are not without some self-awareness. They themselves can put all the responsibility for the series of problems caused by the battle for the western border on Gastian's side, but the outside world may not think so.

It is said that the cause of the drastic change in Kardim's regime was that the nobles ignored the overall situation and wanted to plunder resources from Kurast, which was why they provoked the noble terminator.

In order to be able to monopolize the power in the western border, they naturally have to compete with each other. Some of their actions are considered disgraceful, but they are avoiding the important and taking the easy. There is no way to clean up the fight for power.

It was the middle-aged nobleman who spoke again:
"Instead of speculating on the position of His Excellency the Grand Duke here, it would be better for us to state our attitude in advance."

Upon hearing this, Queen Tiara cast a questioning look:

"How to show our attitude? Even if we take the initiative to show our kindness, the other party won't accept it. What's more, if he doesn't take the initiative to show up, we won't see him at all."

The middle-aged noble looked at everyone at the table, hesitated, and then said:

"What I mean is that we might as well retreat in order to advance and announce...announcing that we will give up the fight for the western border."

There was a sound of surprise on the table, but no one spoke to refute it.

The old man sitting opposite the middle-aged nobleman, who was obviously bad-tempered, stared at him sharply, and his face was even a little fierce, as if he was about to hit someone if he didn't speak clearly.

Queen Tiara, who was in the main seat, didn't show much emotion. Her eyes were slightly lowered, as if she was really considering this issue.

But among the people present, this person was probably the only one who would not be regarded as a traitor trying to cause trouble if he said such words.

Being able to reveal that he has a special information channel on this occasion shows that his identity is different.

This man's name was Larmore, and the old man sitting opposite him, who looked like he had a bad temper, was his uncle.This family was Lakis's loyal subordinates during the pioneering period. Nowadays, they are also the Queen's staunchest supporters. It is not an exaggeration to say that they share life and death together.

Therefore, even if Larmore said that he would give up the battle for the Western Border, no one would really question the motives of his position, knowing that there must be a deep meaning in it.

Larmore was stared at by his uncle and his back felt cold, so he said bravely:

"Since we can't compete with the extraordinary powerhouse, and we are basically certain that he will intervene in the battle for the western border, then we should simply withdraw and let Gastian bear the pressure alone."

At this time someone raised doubts:

"But if we announce our withdrawal, what should we do if the Grand Duke feels that the Western Border is stable and leaves directly? If we go back and forth, we will inevitably incur his anger. Do we really want to give up all these years of hard work? What if? In that case, I won’t be willing to do it!”

"Yes! It was Gastian who took the initiative this time. He found a shipyard and started making various arrangements. It is absolutely impossible for me to give in to these villains!"

The old man opposite Larmore slapped the armrest of the seat again:
"At the beginning, Gastian III made the Western Border a mess. We worked hard to get everything here back on track. Unexpectedly, these moths took advantage of us again! Why do they have it!!"

Mentioning the grievances with the Bear Clan, the crowd in the conference hall became excited.

Larmore once again signaled everyone to be calm and slowly explained:
"It is with this in mind that I made such a suggestion. Based on my understanding of Gastian IV, even if we really declare to give up power, he will definitely use himself to save others, and it is impossible for us to continue The fiefdom that sits on the western border will definitely be taken away by all means. If there is no room left, then we are afraid that we will have no reason to make a comeback?"

Once everyone understood what he was saying, they all calmed down and started thinking.

If the two sides can achieve a balance of power in the Western Border, the proportion of the fiefdoms and industries under their noble lords' names must not be much lower. If Gastian is allowed to monopolize the power in the Western Border, there is no way he will not be concerned about this aspect.

On their side, they must firmly control the entire Western Territory in order to avoid being taken advantage of by Gastian IV and a group of nobles close to the Bear Clan and the Holy See like before. , and occupied a place in the western boundary.

Now that the Holy See of Zakarum no longer exists, it was that person who destroyed it with his own hands. The Bear Clan people actually used the Holy See's legal principles to make an argument. I really want to see how they will deal with it when they face an extraordinary and powerful person.

After everyone thought about it, they discovered. . .

This is a great idea!

Even if there is a certain risk, it is much less dangerous than directly facing that extraordinary noble terminator. . .

Everyone looked at the first person, waiting for the queen's decision.

Queen Tira didn't think about it for too long, she straightened her chest and said seriously:

"Let's announce it to the public. From today on, I will give up the authority inherited from my ancestor Lakis in the Western Territory. I will withdraw from the struggle in the Western Territory and only retain part of my power as a noble."

After finishing speaking, she stood up from her seat, glanced at everyone's face, and then turned around and left the table.

Everyone stood up and watched the queen leave, and discussed some follow-up details. After submitting the arrangements, they officially ordered someone to make an announcement in the city.

The job-changers and residents in the city were still discussing the news from Gray Desert Island, and suddenly they heard that the wolves had given up the struggle for power in the western border. This was like a series of earthquakes in Westmarch.

What Queen Tira and others did not expect was that not long after their news was released, Gastian's side actually made the same decision.

The people in the western border were all shocked.

At this moment, in the bunker far away in the Land of Fear, Mo Bei was pretending to be an ordinary job changer, mixing among a group of porters, playing cards while waiting for the space fluctuations to stabilize. As a result, he lost more than thirty gold coins, which made him He was so depressed.

I thought it would be easy to handle, but I didn't expect these guys to be so proficient in their card skills. .

He was also surprised to see the message Akali sent him in the inventory.

He just trained his demon servants on the gray desert island, and somehow the bear and wolf both played GG and exited the game. . (End of chapter)