The lords, soldiers and maesters who supported Colin were liquidated, the laborious spy organization was uprooted, the innocent were released, and everything seemed to be back on track.
But everyone who saw the green banyan tree knew that there was no going back.
On the balcony of the castle.
Aaron and Theodore sat opposite each other, with two glasses of honey water placed on the table in front of them.
The two were silent for a long time, and finally Theodore broke the silence first: "I seem to...have always underestimated you. You have been so different since you were a child, and even more so when you grow up...I should call you now
Aaron, or the 'Son of the Green Banyan Tree', or even the 'King of the Green Forest'?"
"whatever……"
Aaron sighed: "When things have reached this point, I can't help but become the Earl of Green Forest. I once heard a saying, 'With great power comes great responsibility'. This is actually a lie!"
"The complete proverb should be that the greater the ability, the greater the power, the higher the status, the greater the responsibility you need to bear! If you delete the middle and only talk about the two ends, you are playing hooligan!"
"In fact, people with higher status often try every means to reduce their responsibilities. This is the reality!"
"But things have reached this point. If I don't obtain the highest power in the Green Forest, no matter who takes the position, there will be divisions and wars in the future, so I must become an earl..."
Theodore took a sip of the honey water, only to feel a bitter taste in his mouth.
As the former symbol of Green Forest's will to power, he was instinctively unwilling to give up power, and even felt a little dissatisfied and fearful of his son.
This made him understand that Aaron was absolutely right.
If those who hold the power do not hold the power, the Green Forest will be divided in the future, and then there will be civil war...
Enough blood has been shed by the Green Forest people!
"I understand. I will announce my abdication later and you will be the Earl of Green Forest! Or if you want to be the king, that's okay..."
Theodore sighed.
The heir he originally favored was Xia Ya!
But now, it is impossible for Xia Ya. Do we have to wait until he grows up to take revenge and repeat what happened before?
"Forget it King Green Forest..."
Aaron felt goosebumps all over his body just by imagining himself wearing a wooden crown made of banyan tree branches and dancing with a group of lords.
"I have only one request, my only request!" Theodore said in a serious tone with a hint of sadness: "I want the Kingdom of Kargash to pay the price, and I want you to avenge Colin!"
In this father's opinion, the child Colin is not bad in nature, he was just bewitched by spies from the Kingdom of Kargash.
Aaron sighed: "I will."
To be honest, if he goes to war now, he is simply bullying others.
Not to mention full firepower, even just relying on divination predictions is equivalent to opening a map and clearing away all the fog of war. The enemy's true and false facts are clearly known, and they are invincible in a fight!
And he had no intention of refusing this request.
It is the instinct of superiors to express anger and shirk responsibility. Therefore, Colin's death is not Aaron's fault, nor Theodore's fault, it can only be the fault of the Kingdom of Kargash!
"As for Colin, can you put him down and bury him properly..."
Having said this, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Theodore's face.
Colin's dried body is still hanging on the green banyan tree!
"Didn't you put him down?"
Aaron said in shock, he didn't pay much attention to things over there.
"They all said it was a miracle, and no one dared to approach it, let alone touch it..." Theodore said.
Moreover, the tragic situation of the green banyan tree showing its power that day and killing dozens of people at once is still vivid in my mind.
Even the strongest warrior is afraid that if he gets close, he will be caught by the green banyan tree and sucked into his body!
"I'll go there in person later."
Aaron had no objection and agreed directly.
"There are also Sylvie and Xiao Xia, what should we do with them?"
"Create a knight territory and give it to Char directly. Let Sylvie and Char move there...so that both parties can be comfortable."
Aaron sighed.
Anyway, these two people couldn't hit him if they jumped up. He looked at the racecourse outside the castle with a slightly soft look in his eyes.
"Well, it's time to prepare for the ceremony."
Theodore had many questions to ask, but found that he had nothing to say, so he stood up.
"Lord Aaron!"
At this time, a guard ran over, looking slightly panicked.
"What happened?"
Theodore asked.
"Mrs. Sonia committed suicide in her room..."
The guard shouted back.
"Sonia...she doesn't want to cause trouble for her children. Does she hope to use death to wash away the sin of being in the wrong team?"
Aaron sighed: "She looks down on me too much."
To be honest, he didn't plan to take action against Sonia, he only planned to teach that naughty boy Sean a little lesson.
"I...I'll go see her."
Theodore staggered, and his back was a bit stooped.
Looking at this scene, Aaron clearly understood that he was really old...
…
"My heart is frozen, I want to be eternal!"
Aaron touched his heart and felt that even with the secret seal of pure white ice, the 'red' spirituality in his body was still flowing slowly but surely every day.
At the same time, he could clearly feel various desires.
Not only your own, but also other people's.
Appetite, lust, desire for power...
And what I felt from Sean when he was comforting Ginny - the desire for revenge!
These reactions are almost instinctive and are the result of accumulating too much "red" spirituality.
If he didn't always have a cold sense of reason in his heart, he doubted whether his temperament would change drastically or directly corrupt.
Lady Sonia's death may have been a big deal for Sean and Ginny, but for the entire Green Forest, it was not a big deal.
A few days later, all the lords of the entire Green Forest gathered at Sotos Castle. Because the banquet hall had been destroyed, the meeting could only be held in the outer square.
But everyone had no objections, and even looked at the green banyan tree with eyes full of awe and fear.
On the temporary high platform, Theodore coughed, took off the ring from his hand, and handed it to Aaron: "I declare...Aaron Sotos to be the new generation of Earl of Green Forest! In Green Forest
Under the witness of the banyan tree, you need to be loyal to him and offer your sword to him!"
"Son of Green Banyan!"
"King of Green Forest!"
The underground lord didn't care about Count Green Forest and just yelled.
In their eyes, Aaron is simply the incarnation of God, the true king!
Theodore's face turned pale as he watched this scene, he coughed again, and took the initiative to retreat to the rear, giving up the venue to Aaron.
Obviously he also knows that power has been transferred irresistibly...