Ascent of Hero on the Dragon Throne

Seeing all these people, Rocky greeted back and was later asked to sit beside Gilbert. Sitting next to the leader was a sign of special treatment. Hence, this gesture was enough to show Rocky's importance.

Then, Vivian sat down next to Rocky. Though they exchanged glances with each other, they did not really engage in any formal conversation. However, despite being very silent, Rocky noticed that Vivian let out a faint smile, something that could only happen rarely.

After a while, Gilbert turned to Rocky and talked with him.

"Odin, let me get this straight. Elder Leticia came to me earlier. She opened up the proposal of you and Miss Valeria getting married as soon as possible. What do you think?" Gilbert asked without further ado.

"Well, I don't see any problem. As long as Valeria also agrees, then we can proceed with it." Since this proposal actually came from Valeria herself, and the two of them had already agreed to it, Rocky also told Gilbert that he would go with it.

"Great! I'll announce this to the public later. Then, I'll personally start arranging things for the marriage ceremony as soon as possible." It was pretty evident that Gilbert was very delighted about this. After all, once the marriage was completed, the alliance between the Ghost Fief and the Flower Fief would become ironclad. Moreover, the relationship between the two fiefs would become more stable.

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ndidate to become the next king," Valeria explained further.

"That must be it!" After hearing everything that Valeria said, Rocky came to understand the underlying motive in the attempt to assassinate Gilbert.

"However, I don't really see much hope for him. Although he is strong, I'm afraid that his strength is not enough to compete with the frontrunners for the throne," Valeria added. The reason why Valeria thought at first that the royal family would not be involved in the assassination attempt was that they did not have any reason to feel threatened by Gilbert at all.

"Then, who are the strongest candidates to be the next king?" Curious about this matter, Rocky continued to ask.

"Hmm. As far as I know, three biggest names are holding the highest potential. First is Prince Zain, the son of the king. He is currently holding most of the military power of the Shura Race's royal family. Moreover, he has a huge number of supporters. The next one is the king's younger brother, Prince Enoch. I heard that he has always maintained a close relationship with the Primitive Fief, and he also possesses a few powerful armies at his disposal."

"Who is the last one?"

"The daughter of the former queen, Princess Layla..." Valeria uttered with a bit of hesitation.

"Princess? They allow princesses to become the head of the royal family?" Rocky asked, not expecting about this.