Even before entering Ziwu City, Lu Xiao had heard a lot of rumors about Yavid during his journey.
Most of the people of the Kingdom of Calgar were grateful to him for ending the tyranny of the Mad King Jilang, but many people disapproved of his patricide.
There is no clear conclusion on how Mad King Geelong died.
Hearsays and folk rumors cannot be believed at all. There may be people from Shadow Calgar deliberately blending into the crowd to spread rumors, vilify Yavid's image and emphasize his legitimacy.
In the internal struggle for imperial power, discrediting the opponent and promoting oneself is just a basic operation.
As the saying goes, seeing is believing and hearing is believing.
Lu Xiao thinks he can judge people fairly accurately. Whether Yavid is a cold-blooded man who killed his father for ambition, or a wise king who stands up for the future of the kingdom and bears the infamy, he can roughly judge by having personal contact with him.
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The Calgar were the first ethnic group to acquire ancient knowledge. When the chief auxiliary officer Mallard led Lu Xiao deep into the palace meeting hall, the two chatted about many topics.
Mallard, who has an elegant temperament and is knowledgeable, is more in line with Lu Xiao's impression of an important minister who guides the development of the kingdom than the eldest mother of the Nora tribe who blindly believes in the mother of all things.
Along the way to the throne of Yavid, Lu Xiao could see a long queue in the meeting hall.
The king of this country has a somewhat strange way of governing. He does not summon all the ministers to the palace at once to preface the meeting. Instead, he has the ministers line up and deal with the issues face to face one by one.
There is a saying that Lu Xiao believes that this way of handling government affairs lacks efficiency, and that placing all national affairs on the king's head can be said to be gambling.
The existence of the mad king Jilang is a proof that the king's rights and responsibilities are too great. After Jilang went crazy, no one had the right to stop him. Only Prince Yavid stood up at the critical moment and overthrew his father's violent rule with an armed coup.
After chatting with Mallard about the types and weaknesses of mechanical beasts in the wild, Lu Xiao turned the topic to Yavid without leaving any trace.
"In other words, when the 13th Sun King started going crazy, the 'Red Bite' happened to sweep the entire kingdom?"
"Does King Yavid know the truth about the Red Bite? What does he think about it?"
Red Bite, the Calgar people’s unique name for the mechanical craze that occurred more than two years ago.
Most of the corrupted mechanical beasts have a strange red-black light, hence the name Red Bite.
Mallard shook his head: "No one knows why the Red Bite occurred, and why the mechanical beasts that used to be at odds with humans suddenly became violent."
"Some priests within Calgar believe that the Red Bite is the punishment of the Sun God for his tyranny against the Mad King. However, this statement can only deceive the people who do not know the truth and is untenable in the high-level circles of the kingdom."
Mallard lowered his voice and said to Lu Xiao: "The period when the Mad King began to rule brutally was after the Red Bite began. King Jilong was also a wise monarch before."
Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked meaningfully: "Have you ever thought about the connection between the two things? Could it be that the so-called Red Bite influenced King Jilang?"
Mallard sighed: "Of course I have thought about it, but we don't have any evidence."
"I specially sent people to investigate whether there were changes in the people of Ziwu City during the Red Bite."
"The answer is no. Except for the Mad King, no one has been directly affected by the Red Bite."
After walking around the circular meeting hall, Mallard finally got through the dense queue of ministers and brought Lu Xiao to the top of the spiral staircase.
The Sun King's throne, which is built with gold, is located at the top of the spiral staircase. A young brown-skinned man in rich clothes sits on the throne, lowering his head and concentrating on reading the documents submitted by the minister.
The man looked to be less than 30 years old, with a neat mustache above his lips and a rather handsome appearance.
He is the 14th Sun King of the Kingdom of Karga, Yavid.
Yavid's first impression on Lu Xiao was not bad. He has a gentle temperament yet dignified. He is responsible for the heavy work of the king and is dedicated to handling many internal affairs of the kingdom.
"Is it the rainy season again..."
Yavid gave an unequivocal order: "Notify the villages along the river to prepare for flood control, and allocate a legion as a mobile force to be ready to rescue people at any time under floods."
"yes!"
While the minister was ordered to retreat, Mallard raised his hand to stop the next minister from stepping forward.
"King, your loyal Mallad has brought this distinguished guest."
Yavid raised his dark eyes and looked at the upright Lu Xiao curiously.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mallard."
According to the etiquette that Mallard had taught him temporarily, Lu Xiao put his left hand behind his back, bent his legs slightly and put his right hand on his chest to salute Yavid.
"Dear King of the Sun, my name is Lu Xiao. I am a traveler who has come all the way from the territory of the Kingdom of the Sun. I am honored to be received by you."
Yavid smiled and raised his hand: "No need to be polite, I'm calling you here mainly to express my gratitude."
Just as Lu Xiao expected, Elsa is very important to Yavid and the Kingdom of the Sun.
Mad King Jiran has caused great harm to the entire world, including the Kingdom of Calgar. Yavid, who has been in power for less than three years, is still busy sorting out domestic affairs and has no time to pay attention to the provocations of Shadow Calgar and the Oselan warlords.
, all policies are focused on maintaining stability.
Elsa is the link between Calgar and Oselan. With her as a mediator, Oseland's senior officials will try to exercise restraint and restrain the radical militant faction in the country.
But once something goes wrong with Elsa, the young and immature Elend may not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility that his sister currently has.
Elsa and Delva are in contact through secret channels. Once Yavid learns about this, he will definitely send heavy troops to protect Elsa when she goes to negotiate, which is likely to scare Delva away. Elsa's real
The purpose cannot be achieved.
Yavid and Elsa shared hardships during the military coup. The two had already developed feelings beyond friendship, and they knew each other very well.
After learning from Elend that Elsa secretly went to see Delva, Yavid immediately understood her plan.
Elsa didn't believe Delva's lie about surrender at all.
She secretly arranged an ambush, planning to take this opportunity to capture the evil-minded Delva in one fell swoop, and send him back to Oseland with both the stolen goods and the stolen goods, so as to contain the radical faction within Oseland.
Elsa is brave and resourceful, but Delva is also an old comrade who knows her very well, a proper old fox.
Yavid was worried that Delva had made other preparations secretly, so he hurriedly asked Elend to lead the elite troops to rush for reinforcements.
Lu Xiao said modestly: "King Yavid's words are serious. I just don't want to see the cruel Shadow Kalga and the Eclipse Cult succeed in their conspiracy."
When he mentioned the Eclipse Cult, Yavid's expression became serious.
"Malad's spies have recently heard vague rumors about the Eclipse Cult in Meridian City. Who are they?"
Lu Xiao, who was well prepared, said confidently: "The Eclipse Cult is a cult composed of the most radical members of Shadow Calgar. It is led by Siris, the former Calgar military commander who defected to Sunset Castle."
"Their purpose...needless to say, is to overthrow the rule of King Yavid."
"In order to achieve their ambitions, the Eclipse Cult is digging for ancient metal demons all over the world."
"Not long ago, the Nora tribe was attacked by the Eclipse Cult. They invested many ancient war machines called degenerates to attack the Nora tribe's holy land."
Lu Xiao's eyes flashed: "The Eclipse Sect has mastered the means of corrupting and controlling machinery. I suspect that there are people behind the Eclipse Sect and Shadow Calgar who are secretly manipulating it. King Jilang's madness may also be related to this."