Four hundred and thirtieth eight chapters father and son love
This thought only stayed in his mind for a moment, and Edward Laito got rid of his fear. For a Sequence 4 "Fallen Earl", the only people who can kill him in an instant are those at the angel level and above.
Extraordinaries, and Extraordinaries of this level rarely directly participate in extraordinary events.
It is said that this is related to the three major contracts signed by the seven major churches and the four countries.
So is it some kind of special ability?
After realizing this, Edward found the object of suspicion from his own memory, which was the "Mysterious Queen".
As the former first mate of the "Black Emperor", he knows some of Nast's situations and secrets better than "Dread Viscount" Bird Mustang, and knows how much power he can mobilize. The pirate king and his
After the death of Emperor Russell in the White Maple Palace, his father, Savini Solomon, took over some of Intis' maritime forces and intelligence organization.
Although Emperor Russell established the "Intis Central Intelligence Agency" on his own, he believed that this agency was too influenced by the Secret Order, so he secretly formed another intelligence team. Different from the "Faceless Man"
To defeat the enemy from within, this intelligence team established its own intelligence strongholds in coastal cities, major ports and docks in the northern and southern continents, with Savigny and Nast in charge.
This makes Nast's relationship with Intis and the Secret Order extremely close, but it is impossible for a "Cunning Mage" to hide from his perception. Only the "Queen of Mystery", the "Master of Prophecy" in Sequence 3, has the ability to do this.
to this point.
Forty-two years ago, the object of the ceremony for his promotion to "Fallen Earl" was a "puppet" from the "Sexualist School" of the Rose School. In addition to Nast, the person who helped him complete the ceremony was the "Mysterious Queen".
It's just that this pirate king has always been mysterious, and Nast has never discussed her with Edward.
It was only then that Edward Laito focused on the words that had just sounded in his ears.
The fear just now made him leave the corner and get closer to the window. His resolute face was exposed to the sun, but his body was still hiding in the dark corner.
The hair hanging down in front of his forehead cast a few shadows on his face in the sunlight, making his face look a little uncertain.
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Reaching out to hold the "Heart of Desire" hanging on his chest, caressing the black gem decorated with bat wings, cold and hot at the same time, Rawls raised his eyelids, looked at the man in the mirror, and the corners of his mouth slowly appeared.
A touch of arc.
He did not use this "sealed object" to plant emotional seeds when Edward Laito had mood swings. This would only be self-defeating and make him realize that something was wrong.
There is a huge gap between a demigod and a demigod below, not to mention only using a sequence 5 level sealed object.
Rawls uses the "heart of desire" to perceive Edward's emotional changes.
He didn't know the reason why the first mate defected from the "Black Emperor". Maybe it was the expansion of hidden ambitions, maybe it was the temptation of interests, but Rawls didn't care about these. He just wanted to make sure whether there was still something in Edward's heart.
Feelings for Nast.
Edward Laito is different from the pirates of the "Black Emperor". He is not only a crew member, but also the first mate on the ship. He also once carried the surname of Solomon. Nast was promoted to demigod for him, and he also had a relationship with Bell.
Together, Nadai intercepted the Rose School's aid.
In a sense, Nast, who has no heirs, regards Edward Laitor as his heir. After all, he is at least 160 years old this year. For him, who has no hope of promotion, his life is already halfway through.
.
And as long as he didn't have evil intentions when he first trained Edward, the relationship between the two must have been quite deep. This can be seen from the fact that he has been wandering around the Rhoad Islands.
The deeper the relationship, the more it will turn into hatred after betrayal.
Similarly, for Edward, even if he chooses to defect, the long-standing family relationship between him and Nast will not disappear so easily.
This can be seen from a series of his previous performances. He doesn't like others to call Nast by his first name in front of him, and he doesn't like others to call him Mr. Laitor, but Mr. Edward...especially the latter, perhaps in
In his mind, Solomon was his last name.
But this may be just an appearance, just as Rawls is not sure the reason for his defection, nor is he sure what the "fallen earl" is thinking in his heart.
Therefore, he needs to pass a few words to Edward through Alicia, sense his emotions, and analyze his true thoughts. Only by determining his true character can he be "fallen".
Fear, cowardice, doubt, surprise, disbelief, suspicion...these are the emotional changes that Rawls perceived, and these emotional changes came from the few words Alicia conveyed to the other party, which made Edward pretend to surrender and accept.
Ste will take the initiative to fall into the trap, and cooperate inside and outside to leave Luen's demigod strongman behind.
After that, the position of first mate of the "Black Emperor" will still be his, or he will become another pirate king with Nast's support.
This is the simplest and crudest countermeasure. Even if Edward takes the initiative to inform Grover Augustus of this plan, how much trust can he gain as a pirate?
Will Grover think that he is escaping from ambush Nast, or is he sincerely surrendering to Luen?
But no matter what Loen decides, they must have a head-on battle with Nast, who is known as the "King of the Five Seas". This is the same for Nast. Both sides are now in a difficult situation.
For Rawls, whether Grove uses his plan or simply excludes Edward, it will not have any impact on his plan.
However, the most likely possibility is that Edward Laito will keep this matter in his heart and wait until it officially begins to decide his own preference based on the situation.
This is the human heart. It is not like human nature. Even the true God cannot get rid of it, let alone Edward, a demigod who has only initially obtained divinity!
Unfortunately, the vacillation is the biggest problem!
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"boom"
Thunder-like sonic booms echoed over the Rhoad Islands, the dark clouds that had gathered in the sky completely dissipated, and the seawater that had been rising slowly but surely also receded.
After several hours of eruption, Kavituva was no longer able to maintain the situation of suppressing "Sea King" Yan Cotman, and the idea of destroying the Rhoside Islands was also shattered. If it weren't for the fact that it was a sea serpent, and
The saint who had gained divinity and whose vitality far exceeded normal had already fallen due to the explosion just now.
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However, this does not mean that Yann Coatman won the final victory. Before the final madness of Kavituwa has passed and completely disintegrated, he cannot be distracted by the war between pirates and the navy.
, otherwise the death of a large number of followers of the Storm Lord and the immeasurable economic losses in the Rhoside Islands would be enough for him to passively resign like the "Singer of God".
The architectural style is very different from that of Loen, and it is an area full of local customs and customs in Bayam. Alger, wearing local clothes and a turban, looked at the clearing sky and breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the sea snake was captured by Yaen.
·Coatman solved it.
But this doesn't mean his troubles are solved.
Perhaps it was the madness of Kavitua, or perhaps it was Laticia of the Moss Ascetic Order. The rebels and followers of Kavitua who were hiding here were gone, and only the confused and numb natives stayed here.
However, after offering another gold pound, Alger also got some clues. He just looked at the deep jungle in front of him with only sparse sunlight shining in. He gritted his teeth and walked in anyway.
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On the outskirts of Queen Backlund, Negan Family Manor.
According to the customs of the Loen Kingdom, the nobles who own fiefdoms will leave Backlund one week after the New Year's Ball, return to their own territories, and enjoy a pleasant life in the countryside or castle. They will not return to the capital until June to start their day-to-day life.
social contact.
Even a powerful nobleman and big banker like Earl Hall would return to his territory, but he would often travel between the two places to handle affairs.
But for Philip Negan, he did not have time to do this. The Negan family suffered huge losses last year, and he had just taken over the family. He had to get familiar with handling family affairs as soon as possible. At this time when many nobles were leaving, he frequently
Hold a banquet to appease people or exchange benefits.
Before the election begins, before the alliance between the Negan family, the Levitt family, and the Wolf family breaks down, he must calm down the internal turmoil of the interest groups led by the family due to the assassination of Duke Negan. Only in this way can he rely on the deep accumulation of
Only then can they safeguard their own interests.
Due to the abolition of invalid constituencies and the relaxation of property restrictions for elections, the goal of Philippe and Aguhid is to ensure that even if the new party comes to power, the Conservative Party will not have too few seats in the House of Commons in order to win
More say.
Precisely because we have been busy with these political issues, another issue has been delayed until now.
That's the question about Edward Laitor.
Philip inherited the dukedom of the Negan family and is the political leader, but he must seek the opinions of other tribesmen on the issue of extraordinary people, because some tribesmen cannot obtain the protection of the strong men of the Church of Storms like him, and can only
Rely on extraordinary people within the family or hired extraordinary people.
If there is insufficient protection, the huge Negan family will fall apart.
The Negan family does not only have a duke like Philip. Other members also have titles such as earl, viscount, and baron. They are just a huge interest group based on the surname Negan and the protection and wealth it provides for extraordinary people.
They gave Philip political support, and Philip provided corresponding protection. This was an equal exchange.
Others are tribesmen who are talented in digesting magic potions. Compared with others, they have greater autonomy in extraordinary affairs.
It's just that the negotiation didn't go smoothly. The former wanted to keep Edward, thinking that it would enhance the family's heritage and the royal family would not interfere in this aspect, while the latter thought that the risk to Edward was too great and the family could not suppress the demigod.
The Negan family, which is a giant in politics, does not have any strong demigods.
In Loen, Augustus controls the "arbitrator" path and part of the "lawyer" path. In addition to titles, money, and fiefs, among the rewards that nobles who have made meritorious deeds receive, potion formulas are also extremely precious, even more valuable than titles.
Be valuable.
The price of magic potion formulas sold to wild Extraordinaries is completely different from that of nobles, especially the mid- to high-sequence formulas, whose resources can continuously cultivate Extraordinaries.
Because the title can only be held by one person, but the magic potion formula can be enjoyed by multiple people.
However, the rewarded potion formulas do not include demigods and above. At most, they provide prepared finished potions.
After all, once a big noble like the Negan family obtains the magic potion formula, more than one demigod will be born. A demigod can live for at least one or two hundred years, which is impossible for the Augustus family that rules Loen.
Tolerated. Similarly, even if the Negan family has a close relationship with the Church of Storms, they will not be able to obtain the high-sequence formulas in the "Sailor" pathway.
This is a tacit understanding and an agreement.
For Augustus, choosing the right people to provide potions allowed them to better control the power of the military.
For example, Aemilius Levitt was their choice, and other military demigods were born in this way, regardless of whether they had noble support behind them.
Naturally, the Negan family, which is supported by the Church of Storms, cannot be selected. Amyrius was selected to suppress the former's influence in the military.
Therefore, the Negan family, which does not have a strong demigod, has no confidence in facing Edward Laito, and they also have to consider the ideas of the royal family and the Church of Storms.
"Nast asked him to be promoted to demigod, and he's going to defect. So what can we provide him? A higher-order potion?" The strong man sitting diagonally across from Philip muttered.
"Protection, compared to the royal family and MI9, the protection of the Negan family..."
The bald old man with a gray beard pressed the armrest of the chair, his cloudy eyes flashing, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a man with a straight face.
"Protection? Did I hear you correctly? What can we do to protect a demigod?"
"Huh, I'm talking about political asylum!"
"What happens after that? Can you guarantee that there is a way to stop him from going crazy? Let him be your guard with peace of mind?"
"The royal family and the Church of Storms will naturally not provide us with a solution, but we can get a contract from the Eternal Sun Church." The bald old man stroked his beard and looked extremely confident.
"Do you have a way to get him to sign? If it were me, I would rather join MI9 than sign with you."
"Then what do you want to do?"
"Use Edward Laito to exchange for more benefits from the royal family, such as a finished copy of the 'Law Mage' potion!" The strong "Punishing Knight" looked at everyone's suspicious eyes, "The Duke is already a Sequence 5.
If you can be promoted to demigod, you don't need to worry too much."
Seeing that he was talking about himself, Philip shook his head directly. He knew very well that the royal family would not agree to such conditions.
"Let's vote by a show of hands!"
After more than ten seconds, Phillip closed his eyes and said:
"I will forward the Negan family's opinions to the royal family."