Damn it, this boss really has no normal skills.

Chapter 433: What is the King’s Life Worth?
Of course, no matter how high the status was or how deep the friendship was.

After Princess Mengquan, who was born extraordinary, finally chose to sacrifice herself, this relationship, which lost its last bond, became dead in name only.

Disheartened, Mrs. Merrill chose to live in seclusion here and rejected all subsequent visit requests from Anton VI.

It could be that the king's face could not be ruined so many times, or the increasingly severe curse from the Dragon King made him more and more indifferent, or it could be that he simply was too embarrassed to see her.

In short, in the following twenty years, they met no more than once on a hand, and the last time they met was twelve years ago.

Of course, this is from the "perspective" of Anton VI, but what if he, the queen who is a natural spellcaster, is best at stealth at night?

You have to understand that even if we only consider the three years and monthly contacts, given his suspicion and promiscuity, there is actually no such person around him.

Because even his most beloved mistress would be forced to stay away from him for a period of time after being with her for as short as three months or as long as half a year.

So it includes wizards who are hateful enough, understand enough, can use spells skillfully, and have superb skills...

Perhaps the only person who can meet the above series of labels is the person in front of him at this moment.

Anton VI drank the medicine before coming this time, so although his aging face looked a little dark, his eyes were still sharp.

"That's enough, I'm not here to argue with you!"

With a loud shout, he took a few steps closer to Meryl, looking down at her.

"Abusing witchcraft and murdering the king, Meryl, do you know how serious this is?"

However, Mrs. Meryl remained unmoved. She just narrowed her eyes for a long time and sneered.

"You, and you're the king? What kind of king are you? Is there a useless king like you? What did you promise? What did you protect? What did you do?"

"I……"

Now Anton VI was speechless and could only watch Meryl pace with her hands behind her back, and slowly sit down on the rattan chair under the big tree in the yard.

Using magic to boil a pot of hot water, she threw in a handful of flowers and leaves, then poured it into the cup.

He took a sip, as if trying to calm his venomous tongue with tea, and then spoke again.

"How much is your life worth? Is it enough to exchange it for the lives of your daughter and son-in-law?"

Anton sat opposite her in silence, and reached out to get himself a cup, but she slapped his hand hard.

He could only answer while covering his red hands.

"This...I am the king!"

"Ah."

Meryl nodded.

"What about the 35,632 brave warriors who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their country, and the more than 84,000 kind-hearted people who did their best to provide them with logistics and medical treatment?"

How come you don't even know numbers...

Anton's expression changed three times in eight seconds, but he finally made the choice pleadingly.

"No, I am...I am the king."

"..."

Meryl didn't press the issue further this time, but leaned forward and offered to pour him a glass.

"hey-hey."

Anton was so happy now that he smiled foolishly for a long time before picking up the teacup.

But before he could take a sip, he was so scared by Meryl's next words that he almost threw the cup away.

"What about me?"

Well, it wasn’t close. After the wrist trembled several times, the innocent cup still fell cruelly to the ground.

With a click, that was the teacup's last words.

Anton jumped three feet high and jumped back three times.

Then he pointed at Meryl, his pupils bursting, and squeezed out four words from between his teeth.

"You are so cruel!"

Then he trotted back, grabbed her hand without saying a word, and used a little magic to feel it.

Three seconds, raise your voice again.

"You really cursed yourself!?"

But no matter how loud the voice was, since the two were having a private conversation, Ji Ming had no way of knowing the truth behind the Sun King's three-year curse.

Moreover, he had finally sold out the Southern Allied Forces and was now riding his Pegasus hurriedly on the road.

Because it was already the end of April, the date for this year's royal assessment had finally been confirmed.

He originally thought it would be the middle of the month or even the end of the month as usual, but this year it would be May 1st, which was very unexpected.

"I rely on!"

He had originally wanted to visit the dungeon again, so he had to cancel all plans and return at lightning speed.

Along the way, he borrowed the teleportation arrays of several great nobles and cathedrals, and it only took him three days to return to the Glorious King's Capital.

As a result, before entering Qixia City, I received big news from the guards chatting at the door.

Just this morning, Sun King Anton VI exercised his royal power to temporarily add a new motion to the monthly meeting.

That's right, he wanted to materialize his verbal promise and demanded that Eleanor be given a special reward.

This matter is of great importance. As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers and officials changed their expressions, whether they were present or using remote magic.

However, it may be the right time to bring this up now, because if it were more than ten years ago, it would definitely be a one-sided rejection.

At that time, the situation in the royal capital was treacherous and uncertain, and the external environment was difficult to assess. The largest-scale all-out war on the Yangyue Main Continent since the destruction of the Holy Tree could break out at any time.

If we really give the Changge couple, who are at the center of the vortex, their only offspring a bright future, it would be like adding water to this boiling oil pan, which is simply not going to make it fry quickly.

But now it is more than ten years later, and the interests of everyone here have changed drastically, and naturally you no longer have the same positions as before.

The relationship between Milin and the kingdom has now eased a lot, and it has been a long time since he asked about Princess Eleanor.

Moreover, the new royal assessment is coming soon, and everyone has their own investment. Even if the hope is slim, they are certainly unwilling to let go.

At least the family behind the Fei brothers and sisters, the Minister of Finance, Duke Arclight, who is in charge of the kingdom's purse, will definitely support this proposal. Therefore, after the king finished speaking, he immediately expressed his opinion.

"I heard that Princess Eleanor has been giving very good lectures on the Holy Mountain recently. She is obviously a talented person, and talented people should be treated preferentially!"

Although Duke Xiguang, the Minister of Defense, had always been at odds with Arclight, he raised his hand this time.

"Yes, Duke Arclight's cultural literacy has improved a lot recently. I support his statement. Princess Eleanor is indeed qualified to obtain further rewards."

There was no way. Although the Xiguang family had nothing to do with the interests of this year's royal assessment, they were almost kicked out of the power circle of the royal capital because of a far-reaching decision-making mistake.

It was Tenis, the then Archbishop of the Central Diocese, who remembered their old friendship and took the initiative to help them, thus preventing Xiguang from falling completely and being doomed.

Now that the Archbishop is old, he has fewer and fewer days left. For Xiguang's sake and his reputation of repaying kindness, he must seize the opportunity to repay his kindness, otherwise...

Well, if the old lady suddenly passes away one day, things will be very difficult.

And with this pair of old enemies' exciting combination skills, and the king himself not seeming to be just going through the motions, it is obvious that he has a firm attitude to push forward seriously.

"Ah, yes, yes!"

When the other people on the field saw this scene, they could only express obedience.

On second thought, I realized that it actually didn't matter. No matter how big a fuss the Changge incident was, that happened more than ten years ago. Time is enough to smooth over a lot of things.

Moreover, what great things can a little girl like her achieve when she is alone in the royal domain and whose entire foundation lies in the church?

Just give her an ordinary fiefdom far away in the west. It will be convenient for her and beneficial to everyone.

In short, due to various reasons, this proposal was passed with a high vote, and its efficiency was even better than those proposals that increased... rights for everyone.

Although such a big thing cannot be formally passed with just one vote, after all, good things take time, and it will definitely have to be discussed two more times later.

But the first pitch went so smoothly, this bottle of champagne at halftime was a toast to the king and had to be drunk.

...So before the college entrance examination even started, Student Ai was directly admitted?

As soon as this news came out, the nobles who had no vested interests were very happy. No matter which prince or grandson succeeded in overcoming the tribulation, as subjects they would all lick his ass.

The nobles with vested interests were also happy because the contestants they supported still had a chance to successfully overcome the tribulation, rather than because King Sanlubi's promise made N years ago inexplicably failed.

The church was also happy that it had won over a royal noble who was willing to side with the church, which was a slight compensation for the series of disasters that had occurred in the southern part of the kingdom.

The people are even happier because the tragic heroic story that has been circulating for more than a decade finally has an expansion pack with a relatively good ending today, instead of being killed to the end by the damn fate.

Then came the players. What was there to be unhappy about just watching the show? Moreover, they had a new excuse to get together and curse those ditch nobles as a bunch of beasts. It was really cool.

As for the Deep Forest Kingdom, it did not express any opinion on the matter, but only expressed its eager anticipation for the summer harvest in the western part of the Glowing Kingdom this year, which can probably be considered as being happy.

Then everyone is happy, who would be unhappy?
Ji Ming was unhappy.

"No buddy, I worked so hard for three days to follow the map and finally got to my doorstep and you tell me I don't need to come?"

This thing made Ji Ming so angry that his blood pressure rose. He didn't even enter the city gate and turned around to go back to the holy mountain.

As a result, he finally flew to his destination, but before he had time to sit down and drink some water to moisten his throat, someone came knocking on his door again.

"It's over. I have a bad feeling."

He hesitated for a moment before standing up and quietly walked to the door with the intention of killing someone with a knife.

However, he discovered that the person who spawned outside the door was a strange paladin, and judging from the feather decoration on his helmet, he was the kind of person in the church who was responsible for delivering letters.

Think about it, it might just be an invitation to a card game from some noble lady or bad nun, all I have to do is pretend to be dead...

He opened the door as if nothing had happened.

"Hello, fellow church member, what can I do for you?"

“Ugh, ah! Ah!!!”

After abruptly demonstrating his potential as a tenor, the courier quickly pulled a letter from his bag.

"Lord Chosen, there is an urgent letter for you!"

Ji Ming didn't even need to read the words carefully. Just by taking a glance at the design and feeling the texture, he could tell that this was the so-called "Wang Ling".

——Damn it, why did Old Deng write to me when he had nothing to do?
He doesn't think he's dying and wants me to inherit his harem in the great turret tower. Don't disgust me.

But he was the king of a country after all, and Ji Ming could not scold him openly, so he prepared to scold him behind closed doors after expressing his gratitude to the messenger for his hard work.

Unexpectedly, the messenger started singing in high pitch again, and before he reached the door, he quickly took out a notebook from his bag.

"It's not hard at all! Master Chosen by God, in fact, our whole family is your fan! Can you give me an autograph?"

Ji Ming: "..."

After receiving more than twenty signatures from his aunts, uncles, cousins ​​and younger brothers, Ji Ming, who had become a celebrity in the church, finally had the opportunity to open the letter alone.

The content of the letter was very simple. It basically said that the king heard that Mr. Chosen by God had researched a new subject and was quite interested in it, so he wanted to invite him to come and give him some advice in person, and also to thank him for curing his illness last time.

But as we all know, the simpler things are, the more complicated they are. Especially when the real purpose is not made clear at all, it is obviously a deep pit that wants to kill people.

Unfortunately, there is no way. Tiger has clearly sent a letter of request to fight. No matter whether Ji Ming is Wu Song or Li Kui's mother, he has to go to Mingzhi Mountain.

So after resting for a night on the mountain, early the next morning, Ji Ming rode his Pegasus and flew towards Qixia City.

However, before he reached the royal capital, he met several elite city defense soldiers who were also riding Pegasus and were quite polite to him.

"Lord Chosen, you have received special permission to fly into the capital. Please follow us."

Moreover, the Sun King gave a really grand ceremony this time, and the landing site was not the military "airport" like last time.

They flew past the morning commuting crowd amid envious gazes and arrived directly over the palace before beginning to lower their altitude.

Even before landing, you can see a small garden crowded with people waiting, as if they were welcoming a leader to come for inspection.

But the smooth journey ended there, because the old butler served Ji Ming some tea and snacks.

"Please wait a moment, Lord Chosen One. His Majesty the King has a morning meeting to attend today, so it will take some time for him to come and see you."

Ji Ming said he understood, but he was already complaining in his heart.

Damn, how could I not know this old guy? And... and there was a morning meeting. Maybe he fainted from overwork while he was still alive.

Who knew that after waiting for half an hour, he actually saw the Sun King, along with a few secretaries, walking and chatting with another extraordinary old man with a big beard into the garden.

(End of this chapter)