The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 74
Seeing the third prince Ander, Evelyn's eyes flashed with astonishment.

As if she understood something, her heart felt a little cold.

"Take it!"

Looking at the dying old king on the bed, Ander's eyes flashed a hint of ferocity.

As soon as he gave an order, the Kingsguard behind him was about to grab Evelyn, no matter how she struggled, it was meaningless.

"The throne! It's mine!"

The corners of Ander's lips were raised, and it was difficult to conceal the ecstasy in his heart.

……

At this moment, Night Crow City.

"...The ninth princess, Evelyn, murdered the king, and the second princess, Histor, treasoned?"

Looking at the letter in his hand, Sauron's eyes flashed with astonishment.

"Will anyone believe such a false accusation?"

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not."

Frost shook his head and sighed: "The point of the matter now is that His Majesty has died, and the third prince Ander has taken control of the capital!"

"He claimed that Princess Evelyn and Princess Histor had joined forces to murder the king, and ordered Princess Histor to return to the capital immediately for trial."

"Otherwise, Princess Histor will be convicted of treason!"

A thought flashed in Sauron's eyes.

"Hister will not go back."

After a while, he shook his head. The capital was already under the control of the third prince Ander, and Histor's going back at this moment would be tantamount to throwing himself into a trap.

"of course."

Frost nodded and sighed, "However, the capital is now under the control of the third prince, and Princess Evelyn is also in his hands."

"In this battle for the throne, the third prince has taken the lead!"

"Next, I don't know how Princess Histor will respond."

Sauron frowned slightly.

The current situation is indeed not very good for Hester. The third prince Ander occupies the capital and holds the initiative advantage.

At the same time, he grabbed Evelyn again.

Hester and Evelyn are the closest people in the world. As long as Evelyn is still in the hands of the third prince Ander, Heister will definitely have scruples.

"However, we don't have to worry too much."

At this time, Frost spoke again, and analyzed: "Although the third prince Ander seized the capital, it is regarded as the first opportunity."

"But His Royal Highness is not weak here!"

"First of all, His Royal Highness's grandfather is the Duke of the North, who can give him strong support. Secondly, she put down the Cross Gang rebellion in the South, and gained a high reputation for herself!"

"If war comes, perhaps the southern border will also support His Royal Highness Historic!"

Sauron nodded, Frost's analysis was correct.

Hester, who has the Duke of the North as his grandfather, is indeed the strongest contender for the throne. If it weren't for her female status, perhaps no one else would be qualified to compete with her for the throne.

On the other hand, the third prince, Ander, whose mother is only a minor nobleman, may have only his uncle, Earl Ryan, as his only staunch supporter.

Under such circumstances, Ander knew very well that if he wanted to fight for the throne, he had to take advantage of his advantages to seize the opportunity.

"Third Prince Ander!"

A moment of thought flashed in Sauron's eyes. Judging from the current situation, the other party is indeed a king blood who is qualified to compete for the throne.

"It seems that the Duchy of Tar is destined to usher in chaos!"

Beside, Maester Frost sighed.

Sauron nodded slightly. With the death of the old king, the Principality of Thar fell into chaos. It was an inevitable outcome. With the powerful king's blood, no one would give up the chance to fight for the throne.

The third prince, Ander, occupies the capital, and with the help of Earl Ryan, he has the upper hand.

The second princess, Histor, was supported by the Duke of the Northern Territory and put down the Crusaders' rebellion. Now she also has many supporters in the Southern Territory.

Apart from these two, the fourth prince, Galen, married the daughter of the Duke of the Eastern Realm in his early years, and his current strength is also not to be underestimated.

As for the other king bloods, most of them are not strong enough. Even if they have the ambition to fight for the throne, they don't have a strong background to support them.

"By the way, Maester Frost."

Sauron shook his head and asked, "How is the situation in the Mist Forest?"

"Everything has returned to normal."

Frost nodded and said with a smile: "Since the demon tree was killed, there is no danger in the Mist Forest!"

"Recently, some hunters have started hunting in the Mist Forest."

Hearing Frost's words, Sauron nodded slightly.

The source of the crisis in the Misty Forest is the monster tree that is attached by the wraith. Now that the monster tree is resolved, everything will naturally return to normal.

"Any news from Riverrun?"

Afterwards, Sauron asked again, after what happened last time, an alliance has been reached between Riverrun City and Night Crow City.

However, the strength of the two cities alone is obviously not enough to fight against Fels, the Duke of the West.

Therefore, Welch, the lord of Riverrun City, intends to unite with the lords of Chishui City and Yueshan City to form a four-city alliance against the Duke of the West.

I just don't know how it's going.

"There is no news yet."

Frost shook his head and said, "However, it is said that Lord Welch has sent envoys to Chishui City and Yueshan City."

"I believe that these two lords will not be unaware of the reason why their lips are dead and their teeth are cold. If they don't want to be annexed by the Duke of the West, forming an alliance is the only chance."

Sauron nodded slightly, thoughts flickering in his mind.

For many years, it has been the long-cherished wish of Fels, the Duke of the West, to unify the thirteen cities in the West.

Before that, the situation in the Principality of Thar was stable, even if Phils wanted to seize the four cities of the Raven, he did not dare to be too blatant.

But now, the old king has passed away, and the Duchy of Tar is in chaos. Fels, the Duke of the Western Territory, will never let go of such an opportunity.

If there is no accident, the western region will soon undergo changes.

"Still not strong enough!"

Sauron sighed in his heart, in this world full of extraordinary, strength is the only criterion to measure everything.

If he had enough strength, Sauron would not be afraid of Fels, the Duke of the West.

But now, he has to join forces with Benliu, Chishui, and Yueshan to have a chance to fight against the Duke of the Western Territory, Ferrs.

"Right, one more thing."

At this moment, Frost said suddenly, "Three days ago, a caravan from the north passed by Nightcrow City."

"I heard from the people in the caravan that there seems to be some disaster in Bing Xin Principality!"

"Disaster?"

Sauron frowned.

The Principality of Bingxin borders the northern border of the Principality of Taal, and the two countries have always lived in peace, and there have been almost no wars in history.

"I heard... it's a ghoul and a snow demon!"

A trace of solemnity flashed in Frost's eyes, and he said, "The Principality of Bingxin is located in the extreme north of the Lost Continent, and the border is the ancient Great Wall of Desperation!"

"And beyond the Great Wall, there are endless snowfields and glaciers."

"It's an abandoned land. Humans can't survive, but it's a paradise for snow demons and ghouls. At the same time, it is said that the Night King is also sealed there!"

(End of this chapter)