"No (nah)!" Coust shouted: "Who wants to see a star in chaos? Just vote 'yes'!"
"No!" "No!" Sorel and Earl Dastan of the Cliffland Territory both followed suit.
Val Arend frowned and said: "I don't know what this means for the war ahead..."
"Lord Val," Kousted said calmly: "Yadi's commitment to support the Northern Territory with all its troops is still valid. Yadi borders the Northern Territory. We will never watch our friends fall into the flames of war - you know, we
Being closer, sending troops to support is more effective than the royal family."
"But I am very worried that Xingchen's future will be ruined in the hands of an illegitimate son who will make all the officials fear him, and will also fear them."
Coste's single eye was fixed on Val, his expression serious.
Val was silent for a long time and finally sighed.
This tough-as-nails warrior lord said lonelyly: "This is for the North, for Arend."
Where no one saw it, the scepter in King Kessel V's hand tightened tighter and tighter.
"No." The Duke of the North said lonely.
Count Zemuto and Count Forres also sighed deeply: "No." "No."
"Six people objected."
Duke Cullen said expressionlessly.
Jinnie looked at the Duke of the North in disbelief.
Thales closed his eyes weakly.
"Count Taron!"
"I know that your territory is near the central territory and you have a good relationship with the royal family." Costard said calmly to one of the sixteen people, Count Burne Tallon of the Pentagram: "We, the dukes, really don't
Very suitable to inherit the throne,"
"But you are different! The pentagram is the historical branch of the nine-pointed star," Coste raised his hand, his words full of confusion: "If the king does not have a designated heir, you must be on the candidate list.
"
Everyone's eyes were turned to Count Taron.
Burn Talon was sweating. He looked at Kessel V, but the latter just looked back at him coldly.
"Of course, as a strong contender for the throne, does this child think that you are also involved in those so-called conspiracies?" Costard smiled.
Thales was anxious and was about to speak, but the king held him down.
"Bern, just follow your heart," Kaiser V closed his eyes and said solemnly: "A five-pointed star is not a nine-pointed star after all."
Bern Talon hesitated, took a deep breath, and finally said dejectedly:
"The Tallon family...abstains!"
Many lords frowned again.
Coster showed a silent smile.
Talen of the Pentagram is the only family among the thirteen noble families that is not surrounded by the territory of the six wealthy families. They are close to the central territory of the royal family and have always been strong supporters of the Brilliant Star.
But now they...
At this moment.
"Yes (aye)!"
Everyone looked in surprise, and saw that the one who spoke out turned out to be Jenn Kelvindir, who had been silent for a long time!
He was the first to agree with Thales.
I saw the Duke of Iris, who ruled the South Bank Territory, and Zhan En looked coldly at the stunned and then cold-faced Koust.
Thales looked at him blankly, but he had no intention of looking back at Thales.
Count Karabiyan and Count Lassia nodded and stepped forward together: "Yes." "Yes!"
"It seems that your strategy is still effective," Gilbert whispered to Thales: "In this case, you still gained valuable support for us."
Duke Falkenhaus of the Western Wilderness Territory, his sharp laughter suddenly sounded: "Haha, I vote 'yes'!"
"No!" "No!" the voices of Colomo and Bozdov also sounded.
Amid many people's doubts, Coste angrily said: "Old Bones! Why..."
"Why do I have different votes from Count Colomo and Count Bozdorf?" Falkenholz interrupted him and laughed: "Oh, I am not their lord and cannot rule them.
Isn’t this very normal?”
He stared at the other Dukes mockingly: "After all, the Thirteen Noble Families are not the 'guarding dogs' of our six wealthy families!"
Many earls turned red and turned their heads.
But after counting the votes, many royalists sighed and hung their heads.
"Eight people opposed, four voted in favor, and one abstained."
Duke Cullen said tremblingly: "There are sixteen people present. Since there are already half of the opponents, it seems that there is no need to continue."
Gilbert sighed softly.
After hearing the result, Thales could only smile bitterly.
I am still too naive.
I don’t know why, but Kessel V still had no expression on his face at this time. He could only lament that he was the supreme king after all, so he was so calm.
In a corner not far away, Morat chuckled, and the leader of the secret department whispered: "It seems that although the child's performance is wonderful, we still have to use a backup plan. Are you ready?"
Raphael tightened his gloves and said happily: "Although there are some surprises, everything is safe."
"Now that the result has been decided, everyone, please put away your guilt!" Costard showed a smile, looked at the lords with different expressions, and said:
"Yu Si, this is for your family, Yu Gong," Koust glanced contemptuously at Jinni who was gritting her teeth, and Thales who was looking ashen.
"The stars cannot be ruled by ignorant women and children!"
At this moment, a cold and mellow young female voice came from the distance in the hall!
"Ignorant women and children?"
There was a commotion in the crowd!
The nobles on the terrace turned their heads one after another, and after seeing the person clearly, they all whispered to each other.
"However, I am ignorant."
The cold female voice seemed to have a magical power that could pass through the crowd.
"You are also young and naive."
Thales poked his head out strangely.
"And she's a woman!"
The crowd separated under the reprimand of the guards.
From the crowd, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old walked out, with chestnut hair and a faint trace of childishness on her pretty face.
The girl at this moment had a cold look on her face as she stared at the people on the terrace.
She is wearing a dark black cloak, leather boots with spurs, and a purple and black hunting suit, which makes people look eye-catching.
There is a brooch on her left shoulder, with what appears to be a blood-red crescent moon on it.
But for some reason, Thales always felt that the cold and stern expression of this chestnut-haired girl seemed to be trying her best to pretend.
The crowd's chatter became louder and louder.
Many lords saw the blood-red crescent moon and whispered to each other, while the dukes frowned without exception.
Behind the chestnut-haired girl were two nobles, one was a smiling, flaxen-haired man in his prime, with a golden sunflower embroidered on his clothes, and the other was a long-haired middle-aged man with gloomy eyes.
The cuff is a big fish with three tails, the fish's mouth is open ferociously, and there are dense fangs inside.
"But it's me, the ignorant woman and child you talk about,"
The girl walked up to the surprised Coust, raised her head proudly, and looked aggressively at the one-eyed man who was a head taller than her.
"In the Blade Territory that rules the Star Kingdom!"
The chestnut-haired girl's voice turned cold: "Do you have any opinions, this is the first time we meet the Duke of South Triest?"
"You are...Blood Moon, the Teback family," Costard looked at her in disbelief, with an uncertain look in his single eye: "The Duchess of the Blade Territory?"
The chestnut-haired girl ignored him and walked straight to the king, kneeling down on one knee.
"Lyanna Tebak." Kessel sighed and stretched out his right hand with a look of nostalgia:
"The last time I saw you was probably twelve years ago, when you were only three years old. I remember Sonia brought John's body back to Yongxing, held you in her arms, and told me with tears.
, this is the next Duchess of Teback."
Duchess Lyanna Turbuck—the unsmiling girl kissed the king's ring and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I will never forget the kindness you and Your Excellency the Flower of the Fortress, as well as the late Duke of Star Lake, have done!"
"Is this the only orphan girl from the Teback family who was rescued by the Duke of Star Lake from the rebels in the Year of Blood?" Duke Val looked at this resolute girl who was younger than his own daughter and sighed: "
The southwest is far away and the journey is difficult, so I thought you wouldn't be able to catch up."
Is this girl the only orphan left after the Teback family was slaughtered by the rebels in six southwest cities during the Year of Blood?
Val glanced at Kessel and sighed: They are really similar to the Canxing family.
"It took some time to gather the vassals. It also took some time to recruit soldiers." Lyanna bowed respectfully to Iron Eagle: "Please rest assured that when the kingdom is in trouble, Tebak will do his best, regardless of sacrifice, reward, or gain or loss!
"
After hearing these words, some counts secretly looked at Coste, who snorted and turned his head.
"The oath is eternal, even if the swords and axes are added to the body and the blood is spilled everywhere, the blood moon will always stand on the side of the Nine-Pointed Star Family!"
King Kessel V looked at the girl with a firm face, nodded slowly, and then watched the two nobles behind her step forward, kneel down and kiss their rings.
"Xukader, and Kitson," Kessel said steadily: "I hope you will support each other and cooperate continuously in the southwest. I hope the tragedy of the Year of Blood will never happen again."
"Of course, Your Majesty," Bruce Shokardell, who was in his prime, smiled cautiously: "Although the morning sun flower hangs alone overseas, it will always be connected to the stars."
"The piranha will devour all enemies that are harmful to the blood moon and the nine-pointed star," Gunther Kitson looked around with cold eyes: "Whether they are from home or abroad."
"Oh my, this is indeed the edict of the General of the Stars!" Falkenhausz's sarcastic and unpleasant laughter echoed in time with his applause: "Six wealthy families and thirteen distinguished families have gathered in the royal capital!"
“It’s a sight that I haven’t seen in twelve years!”
Cyril's sharp laugh continued: "It would be better if there was no war with Exeter... Of course, without the war, we would not be here!"
No one paid attention to him. Everyone was calculating the impact that the sudden arrival of the three major families of the Southwest Blade Territory and their positions would have on the situation.
Kousted's face turned sharply, and he looked at Duke Cullen with urging in his eyes.
But the old Guardian Duke of the East China Sea didn't even look at him. He just said tremblingly: "Just in time, this... Duchess Le... Lyanna..."
But he was quickly interrupted by a girl with a cold look on her face.
"Cut the nonsense! This is my first time meeting you, grandpa. I'm afraid if you keep talking, you'll have an asthma attack."
Duke Cullen was choked and opened his mouth blankly, not knowing how to react.
Lord of Blade Hill, Duchess of Blade Territory, Lyanna Terbakley turned to Thales!
Huh?
Thales coughed quickly and showed an amiable smile.
Lyanna's sharp eyes scanned up and down, and Thales discovered that the other party had a pair of cyan eyes.
He involuntarily raised his chest, stood more upright, and then when he was about to salute...
"Fortunately, you're not too ugly." Lyanna nodded coldly and snorted.
"It's just that I'm a little thinner, my expression is a little bit meaner, and I'm a little shorter."
The expression...is it a bit mean?
besides……
this……
Thales also stood in a daze, raising his hand ready to salute into the air, then retracting it angrily.
He and Duke Cullen in front of him looked at each other, and saw a mutual understanding in each other's eyes.
"About whether he can become a prince," Lyanna turned around, looked at all the nobles firmly, and said loudly:
"I, Duchess Tebak, vote 'yes'!"
Before everyone could react, Count Xiukadel and Count Kissen behind them took a step forward. One chuckled, and the other glanced at everyone ferociously, and said in unison:
"yes!"
Gilbert's hand on Thales' shoulder inadvertently tightened a lot in his excitement.
But Thales had no time to care.
His heart thumped and started beating again.
Does she agree?
There was another commotion in the hall!
Xingju Square started making a loud noise again.
Duke Cullen sighed:
"So, eight people are against, seven are in favor, and one abstains."
"Furthermore, because of the presence of Tebak, Shoukader, and the Kisson family, and the nineteen members of the High Council gathered together, so far, there is less than half of the opposition and approval."
"Only Javier and Earl Almond from the East China Sea are left, as well as me, an old fat man."
Coste clenched his fists and his heart sank.
Damn it.
That little bitch rules Tebak, the upstart Shukader, and the mad dog-like Kisson.
Are they the secrets that the king has prepared long ago?
Impossible, in such a short time...
Fortunately, Cullen and the two major families in the East China Sea under his influence are still on the side of our "New Star"... They voted against it, and the boy has no inheritance rights, so we can make a long-term plan...
In the midst of Coste's thoughts, Duke Cullen made a decision.