There are many gossips in Matrices, the capital of the Kingdom of Mesetta, today because a group of elves came to the city early in the morning.

As neighbors of the Elf Royal Court, the appearance of the Elf Mission will not be surprising. They will come here every two or three years.

However, the political situation in Matrices City has been a bit strange recently. Almost all the nobles in the royal capital are closed to their doors to thank the guests. The nobles who came to the capital from their fiefdoms have also cultivated their own personalities in their own courtyards, which has left many high-end consumption places apart.

According to unconfirmed rumors, King Juan's health is getting worse and worse, and Juan's younger brother Earl Anthony is very active recently.

Anyone with discerning eyes knows Anthony's plan, so at this time, the Elves Court, who is a friendly neighbor, sends a delegation to the scene, which inevitably leads to the idea of ​​"Are they coming to support one party?"

The citizens have been secretly speculating whether the elves support Princess Sophia or Earl Anthony.

The situation in the Kingdom of Mesetta has been very stable since its founding.

To his south is the Elf Royal Court, so there is almost no need to worry about the security of the southern border. Elf have little desire for land, and with their lifespan, they can wait until the Kingdom of Mesetta is finished and then take down the land without any effort.

To the east of the kingdom is the Kingdom of Sarland. The royal families of the two kingdoms have been married for many years. The late queen of Mesetta is the twin sister of King Sarland. In the foreseeable future, both sides will not be able to fight.

There are three principalities to the north of the kingdom. They are also worried that the Kingdom of Mesetta will make excuses to annex them and will not make trouble for themselves.

The west of the kingdom is the forest sea, so it’s not good for everyone to hunt happily.

As the country with the largest number of ancestral elves per capita, the people in the Kingdom of Meseta have been infected with the elves who are optimistic about living a life of one acre and lack the desire to expand externally.

As for the incident of a palace coup, citizens said that they only heard the minstrels singing about cases from other countries, but they had never experienced such a very powerful thing.

Although the citizens talked a lot, the reactions of the nobles of the Mesetta Kingdom, as the cornerstone of the country's rule, confused the foreign envoys who were concerned about the situation in the country.

Perhaps influenced by the elves neighbors, everyone's attitude is now "to always support His Majesty the King, whoever is the king supports whoever he is."

Anthony, who worked silently for the throne, felt his head hurt day by day. He offered countless conditions, made countless wishes, and drew countless big cakes. As a result, only a few people were willing to follow him, and the others were waiting and watching.

That morning, Anthony hurried to a small building in the back garden of his house.

The two-story building is not big, each floor is just one room.

The room on the first floor looks like a library, with bookshelfs all around the walls, and bookshelfs are filled with quaint or brand new books.

On the recliner in the middle of the room, an old man with red hair and dry hair was half lying on it. He held a book in his hand and turned a page from time to time.

Anthony immediately took a lighter pace after entering the study. He walked to the recliner and said respectfully to the old man who was reading: "Teacher Santos, new news has come."

Santos nodded softly and signaled Anthony to continue.

Anthony said: "Figo's operation failed the night before yesterday, and there were masters in that caravan."

"Yesterday morning, Sophia rode a horse first, under the protection of an adventurer in the caravan, who was going to circle back from the northern neighbor, and my man followed him after hearing his words."

"That night Sophia was killed while resting in the cave, and the adventurer ran away with wounds."

Santos flipped over a page of the book and said calmly: "Has the news been confirmed?"

Anthony said with certainty: "Confirm that the news was sent back by them in the hunting falcon, and the code word on it is correct."

There, Santos was quietly looking at the book without turning a page.

Anthony was waiting for the teacher's thoughts to be the result.

After a long time, Santos asked, “Does other people’s contacts have any results?”

Anthony shook his head silently.

Santos sighed and said, "Forget it, these people have been comfortable under the protection of the elves for too long and have lost their enterprising spirit."

"They will not cause trouble at this time, which will help you the greatest help."

"You should not appear in front of others these days. The news of Sophia's murder must not be spread from you."

Anthony thought for a moment and said, "Tonight Juan will hold a grand dinner to welcome the elves. Then I pretend to be drunk and have to rest for a few days."

Santos shook his head and said, "Don't pretend, you'll drink it tonight until your stomach is bleeding before coming back."

Since the teacher said that, Anthony could only nod and agree.

As a person with a strong ambition, Anthony has a strong self-control. If the wine and color can be avoided, it will not be exposed to the problem, so as not to reveal flaws on it.

This time I need to drink myself to hurt my stomach to temporarily live in seclusion and avoid suspicion. Although it feels very uncomfortable, I have to do it.

For him, there is no way out now, and the plan to seize the position has entered the final and most critical part, so there is no room for sloppy at all.

At noon, Anthony left the small building in Santos.

Twenty years ago, Anthony accidentally disturbed Santos's riding donkey while hunting, causing the old man Santos to fall seriously.

At that time, Anthony's father, the king of the Kingdom of Mesetta, ordered Anthony to take care of the elderly himself until he recovered.

During this period, Anthony discovered that the old man named Santos was a scholar full of wisdom. When the old man recovered, he hired the old man as his teacher.

Twelve years ago, the queen died of an accidental labor when she gave birth to Sophia. King Juan fell seriously ill until today.

Since then, Anthony has had a little thought in his mind.

As the days passed, those little thoughts gradually grew deep in Anthony's heart.

Anthony, walking in the garden, thought about every detail of this action, especially to consider how to obtain the support of the Elves' Court, at least to make them as unhelpful as before.

Other countries can also comfort them and make them believe that their policies are the same as before.

As for the matter of going north to annex the three principalities and letting the military share the spoils, only a few soldiers were interested in it.

But he believed that as Teacher Santos said, as long as those people taste the sweetness and awaken the desires in their hearts, the whole country would help him.

At this time, an arrow suddenly shot at Anthony from a distance.
Chapter completed!