My queen is rebelling!

Ten minutes passed, and the burly man from the Black Tower just stared at Cohen, without saying a word—his nephew, who he believed had the intelligence of an elementary school student, had found him ten minutes ago, claiming he was safe and sound.

Cohen stood ramrod straight, his aura not losing out in the slightest.

He slightly raised his head, the square line of his jaw extremely stern and cold.

Hogg Corleone frowned deeply and finally spoke:

"Is this a scheme you concocted with Angus?" His voice was rough and powerful.

Cohen shook his head:

"So far, the only people who know are the Middleton family and Uncle King."

Hogg moved his lips:

"His Majesty has surprised me. Has His Majesty already advanced to the extraordinary?"

Cohen nodded.

"Not a Paladin?"

"I have a better choice."

Hogg looked deeply at Cohen:

"To think of concealing your strength, that's good. Coming to me shows you trust me enough, which moves me greatly."

Immediately afterward, he changed the subject:

"However, even if His Majesty comes in person, I can't help you too much.

Now that I've joined the Senate, I can't interfere in politics. Moreover, so far, everything the Angrian family has done is to maintain the stability of Effiein.

Snape and some others misunderstand the Prime Minister. In that situation, Angus could only concentrate power first to ensure a stable transition of royal power. Our enemies are not a few dukes within the country harboring evil intentions, nor are they the small principalities around us… I say this, can His Majesty understand?"

Hogg naturally believed that Cohen chose to hide it from the Angrian family, indicating that he didn't trust the Prime Minister's family. In his view, Cohen's initiative to confess everything was to seek his help in overthrowing the Prime Minister.

Cohen rested his chin on his hands, a look of surprise on his face. Who said his Uncle King was a muscle-brained simpleton?

His views on the current situation were quite insightful.

Hogg's words were less of a consolation and more of an explanation for the Prime Minister's actions—Angus believed that a teenager was simply unable to support a vast country. Rather than being manipulated by the powerful nobles of the country, it was better for him to take the initiative.

At least he felt he was much more loyal than those nobles.

Cohen didn't want to argue with Uncle King about whether Angus was right or wrong. Whether the Prime Minister was enduring for the sake of the country or harboring evil intentions, it was meaningless in the face of absolute power.

What he needed now was time, time to gain that absolute power.

Cohen directly demonstrated with action—

He put on the black-patterned mask and遁入暗影 (Dùn rù àn yǐng) [vanished] into the shadows.

Hogg suddenly stood up. Apart from Cohen's soft laughter, there was no other aura in the room:

"The King of Effiein has been receiving the Paladin inheritance at the Prince's residence. I hope Uncle King will give this answer to anyone!"

Hogg was stunned for a long time, a flame igniting in his eyes, and he murmured:

"Victor, you gave birth to a good son!"

…

In the game, the experience points for defeating an NPC of the same rank are 5, defeating one rank higher is 10, and defeating two ranks higher is 15. As for those below one's own level, only defeating more than two counts as 5 experience points.

Of course, the fastest way to level up is still to lead an army in battle. A successful battle can accumulate hundreds of experience points.

However, Cohen has not yet organized his own army, nor are there any rebels for him to grind experience points from.

He can only obtain experience points through individual combat to level up quickly.

With the power of the Dragon Seal · Weapon Master secret job, coupled with the rune bonuses of 遁入暗影 (Dùn rù àn yǐng) [Enter Shadow] and 火上浇油 (Huǒ shàng jiāo yóu) [Add Fuel to the Fire], Cohen couldn't wait for a big battle.

Unknowingly, he had already arrived in the Florentia city area, in front of a magnificent and unique building—it appeared to be a perfect circle in appearance, an oval when viewed from above, covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, and was a landmark building in the center of Florentia.

The Extraordinary Colosseum!

The dojo of Ares · Beacon Fire, the God of Combat and War!

Standing outside, Cohen could already hear the roaring cheers coming from inside.

The Colosseum, as the name suggests, is a place for combat, but the combatants are all extraordinary.

If you want to gain a lot of experience points in a short time through individual combat, the Extraordinary Colosseum is the best choice. After Cohen bought a ticket at the entrance, he walked in.

The entire Colosseum has a major diameter of 200 meters and a minor diameter of 150 meters, with a circumference of approximately 500 meters. The surrounding wall is as high as 60 meters and can accommodate nearly 100,000 people.

The entire surrounding wall is divided into five layers, each layer with exquisite and beautiful column decorations.

The central area is the arena, and the outer area is the stands, divided into five zones.

The bottom is the VIP area, with luxurious boxes available for long-term rental, only available to the ruling class of Effiein and some top families and organizations on the continent. The second and third floors are ordinary boxes, for ordinary nobles and wealthy people. The rest are seats and standing areas, and anyone can enter as long as they buy a ticket.

The newest and most complete novels are all first published on the 69 Book Bar!

Two huge magic screens stand in the northwest direction of the Colosseum. The one on the left clearly shows the contestants for the next five matches, and the one on the right is a live broadcast of the scene.

Cohen is now standing on the highest floor, looking far away, and a match has already begun.

The host's loud voice echoed throughout the Colosseum.

The two combatants are a martial monk and a ranger.

The martial monk is surrounded by a faint white aura, has no weapons on his body, and has firm and energetic eyes. Cohen could see that this was a martial monk from the San Da Sect.

As for the ranger, it was even easier to identify. A black mastiff was lying next to him, with intricate patterns carved on its limbs, with a faint magical aura flowing—a ranger of the Beast Tamer school.

Both of them wore two badges on their chests.

One of them was the same, a silver badge with two bars, which represented the level of the combatant—Silver Mid-stage.

The other badge was slightly different. The martial monk's had five red stars and seven black stars engraved on it, representing his record in the Colosseum as five wins and seven losses. The ranger had six red stars and seven black stars, representing six wins and seven losses.

A number of wins and losses exceeding 10 is a moon, and exceeding 100 is a sun.

Both of them were contestants who had participated in more than ten duels, and were familiar faces, so they were greeted with cheers from the audience as soon as they entered the arena.

Those who participate in battles in the Colosseum, in addition to mercenaries who come to earn money to support their families, there are also some young extraordinary people from ordinary backgrounds and outstanding talents.

They are not here for the prize money. Their goal is the nobles on the first two floors of the stands.

As long as they show enough talent, those nobles are happy to give these people a chance to jump through the dragon gate. There are many extraordinary people under the Corleone royal family who came from the Colosseum.

The opponents matched in the Colosseum are generally of the same rank. Without extra bets, the win or loss is 10 gold coins, enough for a family of three for half a year.

If they are not of the same rank, the contestants can refuse to fight, but if they win, the prize money is doubled.

There is also a rule that is rarely triggered. If you win 10 consecutive matches in the Colosseum, you must accept the challenge of a higher-ranked contestant. If you win another 10 consecutive matches, you must accept an opponent two ranks higher. And from the eleventh consecutive victory, the prize money is doubled for each match.

Since the establishment of the Florentia Colosseum, the highest record is that a fifth-order Berserker won twelve consecutive matches, not only defeating ten fifth-order opponents in a row, but also unstoppable taking down two sixth-order extraordinary people. Finally, he was valued by the Grand Duke of the West and was granted a knighthood on the spot, leaping into the noble class in one step.

His deeds have inspired many extraordinary people who were born civilians, or even slaves.

The match started quickly, but Cohen was not in the mood to watch the match. He only had one goal in coming here, to kill the opponent, get experience, and leave!