In addition, although Emsdan’s current territory is small, with only one large island, it is located on the sea road between the northern and southern continents of the New World. It is also close to the Spice Islands. Spices are a specialty product as an economic source, so in the New World
Its influence is no less than that of countries that are several times and dozens of times its size.
When it came to the New World, the kingdom moved the few local indigenous tribes to other areas. Now the country is basically filled with immigrants from the Old World, and there are no serious ethnic conflicts like those in Santis and other countries.
And it just so happened that the Hessenser family had been sparsely populated for the past three generations, the old king was approaching his age, the heir to the throne was still undecided, and the only eldest princess had announced that she had given up her right to inherit, so this position would inevitably attract the covetous attention of some careerists.
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Therefore, this crown is a very coveted treasure for the powers that are committed to absorbing power from the New World colonies, as well as for the non-colonial countries that have not caught up with the colonial wave and can only pick up the slack later.
Especially those royal families and nobles who are related by marriage to the Emsdan royal family, all hope that this crown can fall on their heads.
Not only the powers of the Old World, there are also many people in the New World who covet or fear Emsdan.
First of all, for the White Eagle Federation, which has always wanted to develop southward, Emsdan is the obstacle in front of them. For the Republic of Emsdan, he has always been unpretentious, thinking that they are all a bunch of chaos.
The illegal regime established by the party.
If the Brooke royal family in the Old World was the most popular candidate to compete for the throne, then the White Eagle Federation was unwilling to see the smooth transition of power in Emsdan, and even tried to overthrow its royal family and transform it into a republic.
In addition, the Marquis of Sannago from the Santis Empire in the southern part of the New World is also one of them. Of course, knowing that he does not have the greatest advantage, he does not make a big show of it, but secretly plans for his son.
Because his deceased wife was the niece of William III's wife, his son also has the right to inherit. Although he is ranked lower, it is not impossible.
He always hoped that his son could inherit the throne. The marquis who was bought by his ancestors suddenly became the king of a country, and then let the poor nobles who laughed at them for being nouveau riche watch his son ascend to the throne.
Therefore, anyone who threatens their goals is a stumbling block that must be removed.
For this reason, he even sent secretly trained secret agents to lurk inside Emsdan seven or eight years in advance to obtain information at critical moments.
After receiving the list of candidates, the Marquis of Saunago analyzed all the competitors.
According to common sense, his son can only be ranked above the fifth and sixth candidates on the list, but he knows that the old King William III has a tense relationship with the Brooke royal family due to the affairs of the Southern Continent Colony, so the most popular candidate provided by the Brooke royal family
On the contrary, there is a high probability that he will not be able to ascend to the throne. And even if this is not the case, he will not dare to take action against the royal family members of the Empire that never sets.
Among the companies in the Old World, Eagle Castle has no intention of participating this time, so a prince from Wolf Castle is the second most popular candidate.
Next up is the direct descendant of the Hessenser family's branch in the White Eagle Federation, who is considered the third most popular.
The remaining candidates ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth are also slightly distant from each other, and their mutual advantages are almost different. However, the other two are the ones from the old continent who want to pick up the bargains, and they are probably just influenced by the old king.
Recognition is a kind of soy sauce. If you can succeed, it will be an unexpected surprise. If you don't succeed, you can still participate in a plane battle and it will be considered as earning money.
Based on the Marquis of Saunago's understanding of William III, he instinctively believed that the candidate for the Hessenser branch of the White Eagle Federation, a branch of the royal family, was probably his biggest opponent this time, and the intelligence that had been sent successively was also
In reality, the eldest princess valued her nephew very much, so she decisively chose to take action secretly.
I originally thought that it would be easy to deal with a young playboy who was separated from his family, but the first time he secretly poisoned him, it had no effect. Instead, he aroused the other party's vigilance.
In order to avoid mistakes in sending more men or others discovering the clues later, he also deliberately hired men from the Brotherhood of Assassins, a well-known assassin organization in the dark world, at a high price.
Unexpectedly, the action that I thought was foolproof failed unexpectedly.
Moreover, the reply from the Brotherhood was that the task was indeed completed, but if the other party was resurrected by mysterious means, it would not be within the scope of their services, and the commission spent would not be refunded.
"These rats, who only deserve to hide in the shadows, actually lied about completing their mission..."
The angry Marquis of Sauna could only vent his anger on the furnishings in the room. After breaking seven or eight pieces of imitation oriental-style Franz porcelain imported from the Old World, he discovered that the truth was that there was nothing he could do with the Assassin Brotherhood.
No.
First of all, the Assassin Brotherhood, whose power is mainly concentrated in the Near East and Eastern Europe, is too far from his territory. If the opponent's base is in their own country, they can still use a large army to encircle and suppress it.
Although he, as a powerful nobleman of Santis, could influence the warlord of a province, he could not reach out to the Old Continent.
Secondly, his strongest extraordinary subordinates are only Silver-level. Facing at least ten official Silver-level assassins, an unknown number of Bronze trainee assassins, and especially the Brotherhood with the Gold Master, they have no chance of counterattack.
And even if he has the ability to deal with the Brotherhood, with the other party's elusive methods and the complicated situation in the Near East and Eastern Europe, it is estimated that after arriving in Europe, he will not even be able to find their headquarters.
After venting his anger, the Marquis of Sauna Brother realized that no matter how angry he was, it was all in vain. Now the assassination method may no longer be used. Emsdan had already discovered this behavior. If not, William III would be immortal.
Can directly appoint a successor despite external pressure.
The Assassin Brotherhood will not go against a country for a small task. This is a principle that has allowed it to last for thousands of years.
"Now we can only play tricks on the trial mission..."
He reached out and pulled the servant bell, and his housekeeper came in quickly.
"Master, what are your orders?"
Marquis Sauna's face seemed calm, his eyelids were slightly sunken and he said:
"Go and call Miguel and Enzo, and see where Diego is and tell him that his father wants to see him..."
"Obey my master!"
The butler bowed and left, and not long after, two retainers and Diego Badmond, the only son of the Marquis of Sanago, came in together.
"Your Majesty the Marquis!"
The two retainers, who were in their thirties, both bowed and saluted. Only Diego bowed somewhat perfunctorily, and then asked lazily:
"Father, why did you ask me to come here? I have a dance to attend later..."
Seeing his son's unattractive appearance, Marquis Sauna was a little angry. It seemed that he had doted on his son too much over the years. This time, he must train hard for the throne.
The ruthless Marquis said to the three of them with a cold face:
"It's about to be a trial mission for the Emsdan royal family. This time, thanks to the strength of Tobruk and the intimidation of the White Eagle Federation, our family also got a ticket. I am determined to win the crown, so you don't want the dance either.
I'm going, and I will be receiving training from two teachers at home during this period, and strive to advance to another level before the trial begins."
Diego became a little anxious when he heard this, but his father didn't give him a chance to speak and glared at him, scaring away all the words he was thinking.
"Miguel, Enzo, you two have to work hard this time. Not only do you have to train Diego, but you also have to pretend to follow him into the plane to fight. I have prepared magic equipment for you to suppress the strength level.
We must do our best to help Diego win the final victory, and we can stop holding back at critical moments without taking into account the identity of the other party."
The Marquis of Sauna Brother said the last sentence with a ferocious expression. The two extraordinary beings who were vassals of the family immediately understood the determination of their Lord Marquis and hurriedly accepted the order.
"Alright, take Diego to train. It should be more intense. Don't pity his body. I have prepared enough recovery potions for a month..."
Then I saw Diego, the son of the Marquis, who had a premonition that the next period of time would be difficult, reluctantly followed the two teachers and left with a look of despair on his face.
Brother Sauna is going to let his strongest extraordinary man hide his strength regardless of face, disguise himself as his son's follower, and prepare the best extraordinary equipment for his son.
Although it seems a bit shameless to do this, in order to win the throne, although the face of the nobles is important, Marquis Sauna has decided to be shameless.