Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 286 Remaining Issues
It is a well-known fact among the people of Rodel that Radagan trusts Lakkad very much.

In the past three years, under the personal management of Radagan, Lacard has successively served in a series of key departments including Rodel City Hall, Rodel Knights, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Government Affairs, Ministry of People's Livelihood, and now he also serves as Deputy Minister of Justice.

The Minister of Justice, also known as the Lord Chancellor, is now Viscount Lehmann.

This viscount, who is over seventy years old, was originally an old soldier who was awarded the title in the early years of the Unification War. He has always been known for his upright stance, integrity and prudence. He has never shown any inclination on issues involving disputes between the two parties. That is why he has always held a high position between the two majesties and has not been shaken for many years.

However, since a year ago, Viscount Lehman has repeatedly applied to the two Majesties for retirement and return home. Although he was recently retained by Queen Marika herself, the Viscount still insisted on retreating to the second line and handed over the main work to Lacard.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was only a matter of time before Lacard was promoted to Grand Justice and took over the judicial affairs of the dynasty. He would even have something to say once he returned from his study tour. Apart from the Golden Prince Godwin, who was almost a generation older than them, Lacard was undoubtedly the first demigod of his generation to touch the core power of the dynasty.

But how could such a descendant whom Radagan currently relies on the most encounter such resolute obstruction from the New Party on the issue of fiefdom?

Separating the Weeping Peninsula from Nimgefor and handing it over to Lakkad was a plan Godwin had considered over and over again. In his view, Lucia's return to Sky City to inherit the throne of Dragon King, and Lani, who was destined to marry him in the future, temporarily returning to Kalia to serve the Full Moon Queen, were the two most unquestionable prerequisites for the entire division plan.

In the final analysis, Gu Long and Kalia were only allies of the Golden Dynasty rather than subordinates. When Luciaken came to the private school of the Rodel royal family, he had already given enough face to his mother. Even if his personal relationship with him was not taken into consideration, now that he had grown up, it was only natural for him to go back and inherit the throne.

As for the Kalia line, although Lani lost the two-fingered god Beta, she is still the god chosen by the Supreme Will personally. She is also the only Dark Moon Chosen among the royal family members of this generation. It is most reasonable for her to inherit the direct power of Queen Renara.

The subsequent plan was completely based on the above two points. Gailede was vast and fertile, but there were many city-states. When my father used the remaining power of destroying the Storm Dynasty to suppress the cities of Gailede, he was exiled before he had time to consolidate the foundation of his rule. In addition, the existence of the super neutral force of the Selia Magic Town further weakened the authority of the Golden Dynasty in the East, which led to the current situation where the East Guardian Mansion was in name only.

It is the general trend to completely regain the dynasty's control over the East. Godwin knows that Radagon has made a lot of arrangements in the East over the years, especially focusing on Selia. But according to the recent intelligence summary, the three elders of Selia still have a very strong foundation, and people like Victor Selina are not up to the task. It is unrealistic to expect them to push Selia to surrender.

Therefore, the only feasible solution is to select a demigod with outstanding abilities and extraordinary martial arts to be granted the land of the East, and based on the founding laws established in the 17th year of the Golden Calendar, he will legitimately take over the ruling power of Gaileyd.

To be fair, Godwin's real favorite candidate was his own brother Monggot, but the Son of Evil Omen could not be tolerated by the world after all, at least not now, so Latan became the only candidate among the remaining five demigods.

Considering it from another angle, as the eldest prince of Kalia, Latan, who has the background of Star-Moon civilization, would find it easier to win the support of the magic town of Seria.

As for the issue of the Weeping Peninsula, Godwin certainly hoped that his legitimate son Greg would have enough ability and courage to manage North Ninmgfu well while firmly grasping the control of South Ninmgfu. Unfortunately, things always went against his wishes.

In dealing with the Storm Survivors, Greg once again disappointed him greatly. For a lost caravan worth less than 10 million runes, he offended a former Storm King Shuangyi and threatened the other party with the lives of tens of thousands of Storm Survivors to help him find the caravan.
This matter even reached the Morn Stanlis family. Norton Stanlis's eldest son, Aleg, arrived in the capital not long ago, bringing Norton's handwritten letter pleading for the Storm Remnants and the news that 10,000 Morn soldiers were holding a large-scale exercise. You know, it was only three years since the last rebellion of the Weeping Peninsula Asians, and in the war to suppress the rebellion, the Morn people at least nominally stood on the side of the Golden Dynasty.

At a time when the war in the North is raging, the dynasty must always be on guard against the war between the Samirs and the Northern nobles, which will escalate to a point where it cannot be resolved, and it is difficult to spare the energy to deal with the threat from the South. If the Morns are completely forced to the opposite side, even if the Scorching Sun Legion still has the strength to annihilate the Weeping Peninsula, no one can afford the guilt.

Therefore, the most appropriate option at the moment is to arrange for another demigod to take over the Weeping Peninsula.

Michaela is cursed with a disability that prevents her from growing up, and she has to help Malenia suppress corruption, so she is not a suitable person to rule a place.

Although there is the problem of Lacard's ascension to the throne that Kalia's sphere of influence is too broad, wasn't it Radagan's own choice to allow the second prince of Kalia to enter the center of power?
From the perspective of factions within the court, Lacard has the strong support of Radagon, and handing over the Weeping Peninsula to him will be beneficial to the new party; from the perspective of the external situation, after the Full Moon Queen became seriously ill, it was difficult for Kalia to pose a substantial threat to the Golden Dynasty.

What's more, Godwin has enough confidence. As long as he stays in the royal capital for one day and the Scorching Sun Legion is stationed in Asia Altar for one day, the overall situation of the three major dynasties will not be in chaos.

Why would Duke Kelier, or the New Party, oppose such a plan that is impeccable for Radagon and the New Party, for Kalia, and for Lakkad personally?

You are talking about the Kalia threat theory now, but weren't you the ones who were praising Lacard for being a wise move when he let him take over the Ministry of Justice?

"As you have said, Lakkad is the heir of His Majesty Radagan and my younger brother. I believe he is loyal enough and has enough determination and skills to suppress all discordant voices within Kalia - so this reason is not valid."

"Compared to this," Godwin stared at Duke Kelliel's eyes, "Your Excellency, I would like to hear what reasons you have for opposing Lucia's return to Sky City after laying so much groundwork?"

As soon as the words came out, Duke Kelly's old fingers trembled, and the teacup lid he had just picked up fell down, hitting the rim of the cup with a crisp sound.

The reason why he explained the pros and cons of Prince Lacard in detail, and even brought up the Kalia threat theory, which seemed justifiable on the surface but was known to be a lie to children, was to cover up the sharp contradictions behind the Lucia incident.

But now, Godwin directly tore apart the tacit understanding that the New Party had worked hard to maintain, and exposed the core of all disputes in front of everyone.

"Your Highness, I dare not object to Your Highness Lucia returning to Sky City. Your Majesties will not object to this either." Duke Kelly's voice was a little weak. "I just think that before Your Highness Lucia returns to Sky City, she should go to the North to solve some... uh, historical problems there."

(End of this chapter)