I became the king of villains in the game

Chapter 613
In the far west of the continent, the Kingdom of Beelzebub.

The royal city of Solidate.

This is the residence of the rose royal family, and it is also a holy city surrounded by black roses, and the strong sweet floral fragrance can be smelled from every corner.

In the early morning, the representatives and leaders of all parties at the top of the kingdom climbed the circular staircase one after another, bathed in the falling petals, looked at each other silently, and silently walked into the main hall of the Obsidian Palace.

Inside, the atmosphere is a little depressing.

With the existence of the Red Apple Church in name only, coupled with the heavy losses of the Knights, the pillar of the royal family, the high-level people in the kingdom are panicking.

As early as more than half a month ago, there was a saying among the rich and powerful that the Kingdom of Beelzebub was greatly damaged, and the empire would seize this opportunity, and use the Sunset City incident as a pretext to launch an all-out war against the kingdom to completely annex the kingdom. piece of land.

With the wanton spread of the news, countless dignitaries were so frightened that they could not think of food and drink, and could not sleep at night. What's more, they became sellers and evacuated overnight... because the high-level officials of the Beelzebub Kingdom knew the style of the empire quite well. These people are bound to die.

But before the panic completely boiled over, Rose King Mansfield contained the spread of "rumors" with iron and blood, and publicly executed more than a dozen important people who took the lead in "rumour-mongering" for three consecutive days, which slightly suppressed the fear. atmosphere……

But the uneasiness still haunts the middle and upper classes of the kingdom like an indelible shadow.

In the main hall of the Obsidian Palace, following the official's shouting order, many figures in tall hats and satin robes sat silently.

At the end of the long conference table, the Rose King Mansfield sat on the main seat.

This is an unsmiling, thin man.

He is wearing a thin black silk shirt today, with a dark red long vest outside, and a red rose pattern embroidered on the neckline.

A head of black hair was combed back tightly against the scalp. On the pale and beardless face, a pair of indifferent dark golden eyes scanned the leaders.

"Let's start today's meeting."

Rose King said lightly.

Immediately, there were bursts of clattering through the documents in the hall, but no one was willing to speak.

Until the head of the affairs officer, a short and fat man noticed Mansfield's slightly frowning expression, and coughed twice quickly.

At the conference table, a middle-aged man with dark brown short hair hesitated for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, I think the Kingdom should beware of the Empire's actions in order to avoid a sudden war... It is best to tighten the eastern border defenses and send envoys to the Empire for negotiations."

Before he finished speaking, several people across the conference table frowned.

One of the old men with gray hair said coldly:
"Minister Short, you also want to be hanged in Garland Square?"

"I'm doing my best for the kingdom, not spreading fear!"

Short's face was ugly.

"What's Minister Nichol's opinion? Why don't you tell me!"

The old man Nicole winked at a young man beside him, who nodded, and immediately stood up with a stack of documents.

"This is the latest information about the empire, you may wish to take a look first."

The affairs officer took the document in his hand and distributed it to every participant present. Soon, there were bursts of exclamations.

Nichol stood up on crutches.

"The empire first launched a siege and hunt for the 'King of Cangyi', but in the end it failed. A total of two demigods and more than 20 saints were lost. The Church of the Seven Gods suffered heavy losses, and the top leaders of the Church of the Sun were almost wiped out. , and the situation of the Red Apple Church is almost the same..."

The old man looked around for a week, his tone cold and passionate.

"The 'King of Cang Yi' retaliated afterwards. Large-scale pollution incidents occurred in various regions of the empire. As of the evening of the day before yesterday, hundreds of millions of empire residents had died in this disaster..."

"It's really over the top!"

"Hahaha!"

"It's so heartwarming!"

"Maybe we can take this opportunity to make friends with the 'King of Cang Yi', and deal with the empire together!"

At the conference table, the participants were discussing.

The corner of the old man's mouth raised slightly, and then he said loudly:

"This is an excellent opportunity. I suggest that you might as well take advantage of the chaos in the empire and send troops to the east to reoccupy the new state of the empire, which is the territory of the former United Kingdom of Anlong, and then use this to plan the desert and insect states in the west of the empire... The Kingdom of Byron and the capital of Shuoli will never let go of such a good opportunity, and the possibility of forming an alliance to attack the empire is extremely high. By then, the era of the sun that has ruled for more than 4000 years has passed, and roses will finally bloom on the corpse of the empire!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!!"

The ministers of many radical factions in the kingdom echoed loudly.

The atmosphere became lively for a while.

Conservatives led by Short, however, are worried.

"Everyone, please calm down. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even though the empire is in a catastrophe and the territory is in chaos, our high-level military power is not as good as before. If we start a war rashly, I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe."

Short raised his hands, trying to cool the atmosphere down a bit.

However, most of the participants had already been aroused by the words of Minister Nichols to fight. For a while, the venue was a bit noisy, and Short's words were almost overshadowed, making it difficult to hear clearly.

Seeing this, Short couldn't help but turn his attention to the main seat.

"His Majesty……"

Rose King Mansfield pondered.

At this time, the leader of the radical faction, Nicole, shouted again:
"For a long time, the Church of the Seven Gods has not been united. After experiencing several catastrophes, the relationship between them has reached a freezing point...I propose to send envoys to have secret talks with the capital of Shuo Li today, and try to win over the Stars Sect. , The inside should cooperate with the outside!"

"His Majesty!"

Short couldn't help it, and called out again.

This time, seven or eight members of the conservative faction got up one after another, looked at King Rose solemnly together, and waited for His Majesty's reply.

"That's all for today, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Mansfield said lightly with deep eyes.

Nickel's old face froze, and the rest of the Radicals and the others immediately fell silent.

The conservatives headed by Short could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, with a smile on their faces.

"Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Nicole's expression was sincere, and his voice trembled slightly.

The Rose King ignored it, stood up on his own, left the hall directly under the support of the affairs officer, and walked towards the outside.

Seeing this, Nicole quickly chased after him with the Radicals.

The scene was quiet for a while.

Some neutral ministers discussed in low voices.

"What's the matter with that old guy Nicole? This meeting is even more exciting than in the past. Seeing him like that, I'm afraid that even if he is a few decades younger, he will go to the battlefield with a gun by himself..."

"I've heard that it was his beloved second son, whose identity was exposed in the empire, and was arrested and executed by the authorities for espionage."

"Second son? Galwang? Didn't you mean to do business at the border?"

"It's all fake. At the beginning, Nicole had already arranged a way out, so that the second son had a relationship with a duke of the Sun Royal Family, and wanted to buy excellent weapons and equipment from the Imperial Workshop... Later, the duke died inexplicably. The Sun Royal Family also used this as an excuse to launch a war against the United Kingdom of Anlong."

"Hiss...so that's the case, it's no wonder Nicole insists on the main battle."

Short and other conservative ministers looked at each other.

"The Kingdom must not be involved in the battlefield rashly. The Red Apple Church collapsed and the Wandering Knights were injured. We should try our best to advise Your Majesty to recuperate... No matter how turbulent the empire is, it is best for us to wait and see what happens choose."

With a serious face, Short said in a low voice.

Conservative ministers nodded.

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That night.

There were screams from Minister Short's mansion.

When the patrol arrived, they only found Short in pajamas, lying dead at his desk for a long time.

He clutched a revolver tightly in his hand, his temples were eye-catching, and blood spilled all over the desk and carpet.

On the table was a blood-stained suicide note, which recorded Short's own mental journey, and expressed that he was ashamed of the kingdom and His Majesty Mansfield's importance, and that he was powerless to stop the coming war. He hoped that his death could wake everyone up. .

"This is murder!"

At the palace meeting in the early morning of the next day, the conservative ministers were filled with righteous indignation.

"Minister Short will never commit suicide! He repeatedly asked yesterday not to let the kingdom be involved in war!"

"Isn't this confirming the content of his own suicide note?"

Nicole said calmly.

"I deeply understand Minister Short's ideals and ambitions, but those who avoid the facts are not worthy to share His Majesty's worries."

"Nicole! You insulted the dead minister?!"

The conservative ministers stood up, their faces full of anger.

The Radicals and others were not to be outdone, and stood up to confront each other.

The two sides had a heated discussion over the death of Minister Short, and even put the suspicion on the radicals and others.

"Could this be the work of the empire?"

At this time, a neutral minister said in a deep voice.

Everyone fell silent.

"If, as Minister Short said, the empire intends to launch a war, then in a sense, assassination is an extremely convenient way... Without the leadership, our defenses will slow down and it will be difficult to resist Sudden invasion."

The minister analyzed.

"Right now, the Church of the Red Apple is collapsing, and the Wandering Knights have been hit hard. These ministers like us lack protection, and in the Church of the Seven Gods of the Empire, the Generous Council is particularly good at assassination..."

"I propose that from today onwards, all the ministers present be vigilant and beware of the empire's small tricks!"

Nicole said seriously.

"Nicole! I warn you not to spread fear again! This is definitely what you did, and then you threw the blame on the empire to create antagonism and start a war!"

The conservative ministers pointed at Nicole and scolded.

"slander!"

The radicals objected.

All of a sudden, there was another commotion in the hall of Rose Palace.

dong dong!

Rose King Mansfield rapped heavily on the table twice.

"sit down."

Seeing this, everyone quickly kept quiet and sat back on their chairs obediently.

Mansfield was impassive.

He looked around and spoke indifferently:
"Short's death has been ascertained. It was indeed a disguised suicide. In fact, it was the work of an extraordinary person with a conspiracy path... The murderer's strength is not low. Knight Commander Fairclough personally inspected it. He said that the other party was at least a high-ranking person."

"?!"

The ministers present only felt their scalps go numb and their backs feel cold.

"It's... really the empire did it!"

"Killer of the Generous Council?!"

They began to feel worried and nervous, for fear that they would be the next one to be assassinated.

Seeing the ministers sweating profusely, the Rose King couldn't help frowning.

"Don't draw conclusions arbitrarily. There are still many doubts about this matter. It may not be the actions of the empire, or it may be someone with ulterior motives who sow dissension... Don't worry, the Wandering Knights will work with all their strength to protect everyone's safety."

Mansfield thought about it.

"Nicole, you can try to implement your proposal yesterday, so you can personally write the list of missions and go to the capital of sparkling gifts as soon as possible..."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The old man showed joy, and quickly got up to salute the Rose King.

Outside the Rose Palace, the sky is bright.

Through the void, it seems to be able to see a grassland suspended in the sky.

The man in the gray robe was standing under the golden sacred tree, looking up at the figure in black suit who was leaning on the armrest and writing on the white throne.

rustle……

The ivory white pen writes beautiful cursive characters on the manuscript paper.

As the last full stop formed a circle, like a circle of fate, the gentleman slowly capped the pen.

click.

"Thank you for being willing to be a pawn, Speaker Azgielo."

The gentleman took off his hat and said to the gray robed man under the throne.

"Everything is for my king."

Azguiro looked calm, and after taking a deep breath, he slowly lowered his head toward the opponent's chest.

"If you have an order, please order it, His Majesty the King of Cangyi."

wow——

Chen Lun threw out the manuscript paper, and it fell into Azgilro's hands precisely.

"Next stop, the capital of sparkling rituals."

The man in the gray robe scanned the contents of the manuscript, his expression slightly startled.

He silently nodded, and immediately disappeared into a shadow.

A breeze blows.

It blew the hair of the gentleman in black.

His eyes were far-reaching, looking down at the Rose Palace through the void, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

'The second step...'

　Chapter 2 later
　　
　
(End of this chapter)