Late at night, in the palace of Susar, the capital of the Kingdom of Cormyr, Regent Yalusel still did not rest. Instead, he was half-lying on the bed wearing a nightgown and reading the latest information just sent by the spy.
As the largest city in the entire country, Susar, like all regions that have joined the Trade Alliance, has seen a surge in population in a very short period of time, and now has a total of 100,000 permanent residents.
Countless young and middle-aged laborers from nearby villages are looking for opportunities here, eager to make a lot of money one day, and dream of becoming a respected noble or a wealthy businessman.
After all, the Kingdom of Cormyr is too close to the West Coast Empire. It is only separated by an inland sea called "Dragon Lake". It is surrounded by land on three sides. Only the easternmost Ximen Port guards the access to the Falling Star Sea. Import and export, so trade naturally became prosperous.
Ships of all sizes sail freely on this water where there are neither pirates nor too many waves.
Some ships are even so small that they only have one mast as a sail, and they also require manpower to row. They look round and fat, almost like a large bathtub.
They continuously transported grain, livestock, wine, fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products that abounded in the countryside of Cormyr, as well as exquisite carvings, coal and wood, to the port city opposite to sell them.
Then they will purchase all kinds of exquisite clothing, sex toys, magic items, strange potions, industrial assembly line weapons and equipment, spices and various luxury goods from the West Coast Empire and bring them back to Cormyr and even the valley for sale.
Although the profit is usually not too high due to the close distance.
But the advantage is that the risk is almost negligible.
Those who are brave will even enter the Aino Otech Desert to do business with the "Netheril Empire" under the control of Shade City.
The rapid increase in population and prosperous trade will naturally cause the port and the entire city to become a mixed bag. Noble forces of all sizes will be involved, making management and taxation extremely difficult.
Especially those who are dissatisfied or even full of hatred for the royal family are often hidden among these businessmen and vendors.
What makes Yalusel even more unbearable is that due to improper management, several thieves guilds and their subordinate gangs and thugs have appeared in the dock area.
Some so-called "rules" that are above the law have begun to be accepted by many businessmen.
You must know that Yalusel has served as the governor of the empire for a period of time. He has systematically studied and understood the roots of the birth and long-term existence of the Thieves Guild and all other underworld groups.
To put it bluntly, there are two points.
One is the lack of grassroots control and governance capabilities, and the other is the collusion between officials and gang members.
As long as these two things are taken care of, the seemingly dangerous and cruel Thieves Guild will be a bunch of out-and-out garbage.
One officer and a few teams of soldiers can easily clean it up.
threaten?
Intimidation?
Buy?
Sorry, in the face of a national-level violent machine like the army, even legendary thieves or assassins can only run away in despair.
Because their profession determines that they are not suitable for confrontation at all, nor can they rush into the crowd and use unparalleled weapons like legendary warriors, or kill dozens or hundreds of people with a high-level spell like a spell caster. .
Therefore, Yalusel is very sure that there must be support from nobles behind these thieves guilds, and their status and status will definitely not be too low.
Otherwise, the previous raids by the Purple Dragon Legion would not have been in vain.
Someone must be tipping off the leaders of the Thieves Guild.
Sometimes she really envied the unlimited power that Zuo Si and the imperial cabinet had.
If the empire encounters a similar situation, it will 100% dispatch the imperial army to surround the entire city's port, and then conduct an investigation on everyone in the entire area.
Through forced thought exploration and memory reading, all relevant persons were found out. Those who deserved to be executed were executed, and those who deserved to be sent to hard labor were sent to hard labor.
If the circumstances are serious, the criminal’s family will be implicated.
What?
You mean human rights and law?
What makes you think that this thing would exist in a totalitarian empire ruled by a tyrant?
What's more, the first article on the first page of the imperial law stipulates that the emperor himself has the supreme power above all laws, and can add, delete and modify existing legal provisions at any time.
The power of the cabinet is conferred by the emperor.
There is no need to use such methods to deal with ordinary crimes.
But organizations like the Thieves Guild, which may cause great harm to society and promote the rapid corruption of the bureaucracy, have always had an attitude that they would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.
Yaruseel himself once cleaned up a thieves guild supported by a red-robed mage on two islands in the Araul province.
At that time, 730 people, including their families, were executed in public in public. The seawater in the entire execution port was dyed red with blood, and the corpses thrown in made the residents of the island afraid to eat fish for a long time.
Even the evil, cold, selfish and cruel red-robed mage was trembling in fear from this merciless massacre.
Since then, there has been no sign of any Thieves Guild activity in the Araul Province.
Even if someone offers a higher salary and wants to take a chance, local residents will stay away from them.
As a saying goes, the death penalty and appropriate consecutive sentences are always the most effective weapons to increase the cost of crime and deter criminals.
Now, Yalusel is obviously a loyal believer in Zuo Si's theory of tyrants and tyranny, and is eager to build the Kingdom of Cormyr into a powerful centralized country.
While she was concentrating on finding out the valuable information from a large amount of messy intelligence, an older woman walked in from outside and asked in a rather helpless tone: "It's all already. It’s midnight and you’re still not resting? You must know that you are a pregnant woman and will give birth soon.”
“Don’t worry, mother, I’m not sleepy yet and I’ve never felt any fatigue. I don’t know if it’s because of this little guy, but my mind is particularly clear and energetic after nightfall.”
Yalusel casually threw a piece of useless information into the red. Burn in a basin.
As the due date approaches, not only does she not get sleepy or tired like a normal pregnant woman, she doesn't even have the slightest pregnancy reaction.
This is obviously quite unusual.
But the priests and court doctors could not find any problem with this, and they could only think that it was the fetus with an extraordinary life experience in the belly.
Because whenever night falls, a mysterious energy field will be enveloped around Yalusel's body, putting his whole person in an enhanced state that far exceeds his own abilities.
Whether it is strength, agility and physique, or intelligence, perception and charm, all will be greatly improved.
That’s why you feel more energetic at night, but become listless after the sun comes out during the day.
"Sigh - if you continue to stay up day and night like this, I'm afraid you'll be mistaken for a vampire."
The woman whom the Iron Princess called her mother sighed helplessly.
It is not difficult to tell from this title alone that she is the queen of Assan IV and the current queen mother-Phil Farrell.
Although according to the tradition of the Kingdom of Cormyr, the Queen Mother actually has no right to interfere in political affairs, she is still an important figure in the palace that cannot be ignored.
Among them, the nobles loyal to the current king Assan V are currently nominally united under Phil Farrell.
There is no way, why Assan V is still a baby who can only babbling and babbling, he belongs to the true master of the country.
And the news of Yalusel's pregnancy also made the already complicated and chaotic kingdom even more chaotic.
The royalists were afraid that the regent would do something to the young king so that his child could ascend the throne.
Those nobles with bad intentions hope that the two groups can fight, and then they can reap the benefits.
So now, even to maintain the apparent unity of the royal family, the mother and daughter must meet at least once a day.
If not for anything else, just to communicate in time to prevent the people below from suddenly starting to do it.
If the royal family fights for inheritance rights at this time, it will only benefit the real enemies.
Thinking of this, Yalusel couldn't help but rubbed his eyebrows and asked: "Mother, you came all the way here so late, could something have happened?"
< br>"Shafa is missing."
Phil Farrell said an explosive piece of news in a very serious and dignified tone.
"What? Say it again!"
Yalusel suddenly stood up, with an expression of shock and disbelief on his face.
Because this Shafa is none other than the supreme commander of the Purple Dragon Legion of the Kingdom of Cormyr. He is also the guarantor of the security of the capital Susar and the royal family.
Most importantly, this man was loyal to King Assan V.
If he disappears during this sensitive period, it will definitely be a huge event, and it may be used as a trigger to trigger a war over the succession of the throne.
Phil Farrell obviously also knew how this news would affect the already tense situation, but he still explained clearly: "According to the description of Shafa's guard, after he left the Purple Dragon Army barracks, he was used to Xing went to a pub called Blue Dream for a drink, and then walked straight towards his residence
But they met a mysterious man on the way
The two of them were intercepted. After a few words of conversation, Shafa followed the other person into an alley.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the guard went to check again and found that there was not even a soul in the alley.
I sent people to Shafa’s home as soon as I heard the news and learned that he did not go back today
So it is not ruled out that he was kidnapped. "
After hearing these words, Yalusel immediately frowned and questioned: "As far as I know, Shafa has a LV10 warrior level and a LV5 purple dragon knight.
How could such a experienced and well-trained high-level warrior be kidnapped quietly?
Even if something similar happened, there should at least be the sound or traces of a fight.
And who is the mysterious man blocking the road?
Who are standing behind him? "
"Sorry, I can't answer these questions now.
I can only tell you that the royalists became extremely restless after learning that Shafa was missing.
They suspect that you got rid of Shafa, and want to replace a close associate to control the Purple Dragon Army in order to prepare for the next usurpation of the throne.
This is obviously a long-planned move by the enemy, with the purpose of provoking a fight for inheritance within the royal family.
I suggest you better be careful.
I can't guarantee at all now whether some extreme factions within the royalist party will choose to take desperate risks to launch an attack against you. ”
I have to say that Phil Farrell is obviously a very politically sensitive woman, and she saw through the truth behind the whole thing at a glance.
Because she had known it for a long time. My youngest daughter's arrangement also acquiesced to the change of throne.
There is no way, who can't twist the arm?
With the support of the behemoth West Coast Empire, the Kingdom of Cormyr actually had no choice.
What’s more, the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh.
For a grandmother, there is obviously no essential difference between the child of the deceased eldest daughter becoming the king and the child of the younger daughter becoming the king.
As long as the whole process can be as bloodless as possible, Phil Farrell is also happy to see it happen.
After all, Zuo Sina is really giving a lot of help!
Whether it was the royal army made of vibranium or the mountains of gold coins in the vault, they all helped the Cormyr royal family to successfully get out of the huge shadow caused by the death of the king and first heir.
"Damn it! This is going to be troublesome."
Yalusel immediately turned his attention to his former friend and court mage Karadnai.
The latter said nothing, and immediately cast a prophecy-based detection magic, and quickly replied: "Shafa is still alive, and his life is not in any danger."
"I'm sure. His location?" Yalusel asked urgently.
Karadna tried it for a while, but finally shook her head with a wry smile: "No, the other party used magic to block detection.
But since Shafa is still alive, it means that the situation has not reached its final state yet. How bad.
I suggest finding ways to find him in Susal immediately.
After all, he is the supreme commander of the Purple Dragon Legion and is highly recognized among the people. .
And based on the time, unless teleportation magic is used, there is a high probability that he is still in the city at this time. ”
"I'll give you three days. After three days, you'll have to see people alive and see your body after death."
Yalusel decisively gave a very tight time.
She knew very well that three days was a critical point.
If the living people can be brought back within three days, then there will be no big problem on the royalist side.
But if a corpse is brought back within three days and cannot be resurrected, he will take the first step to uproot the entire royalist party and quell the possible civil war as quickly as possible.
"Okay, I understand."
Caradenai was very rare and did not bargain. Instead, she immediately turned around to contact her informants in the streets and alleys of Suzal.
But before she had gone far, she suddenly saw a pale-faced maid running towards her, shaking violently and uncontrollably.
As soon as the latter rushed in, he knelt on the ground with a plop, and stammered and shouted: "No... it's not good! His Majesty Assan V just... was suddenly intruded by a group of people just now The guy took it away.”
“This is impossible!”
Queen Mother Phil Farrell rushed forward like crazy, grabbed the maid by the collar, pulled her up from the ground and shouted: "Tell me! The entire palace is protected by a magic barrier, and under the king There is also a group of purple dragon knights guarding the palace. Who can break in and snatch him away? "
"It's... it's Duke Shafa and a group of mysterious people wearing hoods. His Majesty the King and all the Purple Dragon Knights were taken away. Now only the regent’s guards are left in the palace.”
The maid did not dare to hide anything and told what she saw. .
As someone assigned to serve the young king, she was obviously smart enough to know what this behavior meant.
To put it simply, it is two words - coup.
Taking control of the infant Assan V is equivalent to gaining a rightful name, which can not only greatly enhance the loyalty and confidence of the royalists, but also win the recognition of a considerable number of people.
After all, although the heroic king Assan IV did not do well in his internal affairs, he was indeed very successful in terms of personal prestige and record.
It is precisely because of him that the Kingdom of Cormyr has such a resounding reputation throughout Faerûn.
In addition, he died fighting the red dragon in the end, and even his death was tainted with a layer of tragic heroic color. It is difficult not to arouse admiration and admiration.
So most Cormyr civilians highly recognize Assan IV, and at the same time feel that as a continuation of his bloodline, Assan V should also be a good king when he grows up.
Such heavy news immediately caused several women with extremely distinguished identities and status in the room to freeze on the spot.
Because they couldn't believe that Duke Shafa would do such a thing.
You must know that those who can sit on the position of the highest commander of the Purple Dragon Legion have only been the nobles most trusted by the royal family throughout the ages.
And Shafa himself has always been a mature and steady representative, and he has worked conscientiously and never made a single oversight during his tenure.
Would someone like this take the risk to launch a coup?
No kidding!
Right now, Yalusel feels that this Shafa is either controlled by some spell, or it was transformed by transformation magic or a shape-shifter.
Without any time to think, she immediately ordered the captain of the guard standing at the door: "Take your people and take over the entire palace immediately.
If you find any suspicious persons, arrest them immediately, no matter what. Kill those who are easy to catch on the spot
Remember, never show mercy, be sure to be quick, steady and ruthless.
Immediately after taking control of the palace, the gate was sealed and no one was allowed to enter or exit without my order. "
"Understood! Please rest assured that I will definitely live up to your trust. "
The guard captain hurriedly performed a military salute, then took several officers and turned to leave.
After arranging the control of the palace, Yalusel turned to his mother this time He said: "Mother, please stay with me for a while. This is very important. "I understand. I will cooperate with you." ”
Phil Farrell agreed without hesitation.
She knew that after losing King Assan V, she was the only bargaining chip in her youngest daughter's hands that could restrain her political opponents.
After all, she is the legal wife of Assan IV and the grandmother of Assan V.
This identity and seniority are here to help Yalusel stabilize the situation in the capital.
While the palace was in chaos, Duke Shafa had already returned to the military camp with the infant Assan V, quietly avoiding all eyes.
At present, he has summoned all the officers he has promoted.
Everyone present can feel the tension and depression almost as soon as they enter.
Especially after seeing the king placed on the table, the pupils often dilate rapidly in an instant, and at the same time, the heartbeat begins to accelerate and the breathing becomes rapid.
After all, the clothes this baby is wearing bear the mark of the Cormyr royal family.
As long as there are no intellectual problems, you can make accurate guesses. At the same time, you can immediately think of a series of highly sensitive topics including coups and the struggle for the throne.
A senior officer who had a good relationship with Shafa and had a noble title was the first to ask: "My dear old friend, you'd better explain to all of us what is going on. You know, kidnapping the king is... An unforgivable crime!"
"Hijacking?
No, I am not kidnapping, but I am protecting the only legitimate heir of the Cormyr royal family.
I believe you are too. I heard the news that Regent Iron Princess Yalusel is pregnant and about to give birth.
Imagine if she would be willing to maintain the status quo once she has a child.
So our King is in danger! ”
Duke Shafa clearly expressed his attitude to these cronies in an extremely angry tone.
But if you look carefully, you will find that there was an extra layer of hair on his collar at some point. He picked up a brooch that emitted a strange light.
Whenever this thing started to shine, Duke Shafa’s mental state would become extremely unstable.
“But you didn’t. evidence! And do you know that doing this will provoke a civil war? "The senior officer scolded sternly.
But Duke Shafa retorted without giving up: "No! I have evidence! I know who the father of the child in the regent's belly is!"
"Who is it?"
" Yes, who is it? Say it quickly!"
This sentence immediately aroused the interest of all the officers present.
From the day Yalusel returned to Cormyr with a full belly, everyone was full of various discussions about the father of this child.
After all, anyone who has come into contact with this princess knows that she never shows disdain towards men.
Many handsome suitors with prominent family backgrounds were dragged to the training ground and defeated mercilessly by him. He also threatened that if he wanted to become a qualified suitor, he must at least defeat himself first. .
Since then, various nobles who were ready to marry into the royal family gave up their unrealistic ideas.
What a joke!
You must know that Yalusel has a LV7 warrior, a LV2 purple dragon knight, and a LV1 ranger. Together, they have a total of LV10 warrior professional level.
And she was less than twenty years old at the time!
What does this mean?
It means she is an out-and-out genius!
His talent is quite unparalleled even in the entire Faerûn continent.
As the son of God chosen by fate, Aberdare was only a LV7 warrior in his twenties.
For an ordinary young man to be trained to become a LV1 warrior at the age of twenty is already a pretty good achievement.
So Yalusel definitely inherited the warrior talent of his father Assan IV.
If you continue on this path without distraction, there is a high probability that you will cross the threshold of legend in your thirties or even your twenties.
It is simply a daydream for people of the same age to surpass her.
The nobles of the Kingdom of Cormyr really want to know which macho man conquered the Iron Princess and even made her willing to become a lover without any title.
Unfortunately, the royal family has kept this matter strictly sealed, and there is no definite news yet.
There are even outrageous rumors that Yalusel was raped by some hooligans after being exiled, and eventually became pregnant.
But the nobles who knew the inside story knew that the time was not right at all.
If it had been raped at that time, the child would have learned to speak long ago from birth.
“The father of the child in the regent’s belly is the emperor of the West Coast Empire—Sos!”
Duke Shafa whetted everyone's appetite before announcing this bombshell news to the public.
In an instant!
Every officer present showed expressions of shock, astonishment and disbelief.
But soon they began to take each other for granted.
Among her peers, there is probably no other person besides Soth who can conquer this tough-minded Iron Princess.
Especially since Yalusel had been under asylum in the West Coast Empire for such a long time, and they were both young and alone, it was normal for some sparks to spark.
For a while, the officers present were quickly digesting the news that was enough to cause a violent shock.
Ignoring other things, the bloodline of the unborn child is so noble that it makes people feel numb. It is completely a combination of the imperial royal family and the royal family of the Kingdom of Cormyr.
You must know that there is no law in the empire that illegitimate children do not have the right to inherit, so he or she theoretically has the second-in-line inheritance of the emperor's throne. Maybe like Princess Anne, she has powerful divine powers from birth.
You can imagine what kind of huge waves this child will make after he is born.
Will Zuo Si, the always powerful emperor of the empire, watch his children become ministers of Assan V?
The answer is obviously no.
At this moment, the officers finally understood why Duke Shafa would take huge political risks to kidnap the infant king from the palace.
He was afraid that once Yalusel gave birth to a child, the young king would disappear or something would happen to him.
By then it will be too late to do anything.
But the problem is that this kind of behavior is clearly a rebellion in legal terms.
After all, no one can blame the regent princess for something that has not happened yet.
The most important thing is what happens even if it is hijacked?
You must know that the West Coast Empire is only separated from the Kingdom of Cormyr by Dragon Lake. Whether it is a huge Starfall Fleet or a combination of aerial gunships and dragon knights, as long as they receive orders, they can arrive at the city within a few hours and attack them. In the name of helping allies counter rebellion, they nip all opposition forces in the cradle.
Even if someone reveals the identity of the child's father afterwards, the civilians of the Kingdom of Cormyr and other surrounding countries and forces will not react much.
After all, Yalusel is the legitimate daughter of Assan IV and a direct descendant of the royal "Obaisqil" family. Her children naturally have the right to inherit the throne.
What's more, the empire is not trying to annex the Kingdom of Cormyr. It is just letting a child with the emperor's blood inherit the throne to strengthen and deepen the alliance between the two countries.
This has only advantages and no disadvantages for the Kingdom of Cormyr.
Many countries and city-states want to ask for it, but they still can’t get it.
For example, in Tumis, which borders the empire on land to the east, many member families in its parliament want to marry into the empire's powerful people, and even send their most beautiful daughters and granddaughters to the empire's capital, A Skatra or the political center of Calimport frequently attends banquets, hoping to take this opportunity to get close to Zuo Si himself, and then have an unscrupulous and intimate relationship with him through the skills he learned.
Finally, use this relationship to benefit your family.
"So what do you want to do?"
After being silent for a long time, the senior officer finally raised his head and looked into his friend's eyes with a serious question.
“I want to launch a coup to expel the regent princess and ensure that the real king of Cormyr can successfully grow up and inherit this country. And we must act quickly and must not give the empire any time or excuse to intervene. ”
Duke Shafa gave the answer without thinking.
To be precise, this plan had been ready to go since he rushed into the palace and brought Asan V out.
“Damn it!
You are simply fucking crazy!
Do you know how many people will die?
Do you know how many families will die? Did it fall apart and disappear completely?
Are the lessons from the previous great purge not enough? "
The senior officer couldn't help but started to gnash his teeth and curse. There was absolutely no so-called aristocratic demeanor and etiquette.
Because this involved not only a few people on the battlefield, but also their respective The family behind it.
After all, the Purple Dragon Legion was originally a tool used by the royal family to strengthen its dominance. Perhaps many of the lower-class soldiers were from lower-class civilians, but every one of the officers was from a noble family.
They may not have inherited any titles or lands, but their parents and brothers are all high-ranking people with seats in the aristocratic council
Duke Shafa did not react at all to such a scolding pointing at his nose. He just asked in an emotionless tone: "So you don't plan to join?"
The officer refused without hesitation: "Nonsense! Of course I will not join this kind of rebellion! Because not only does it have no chance of winning, it will also drag the family and even the entire country into a dangerous civil war..."
Before he could finish his words, Suddenly I felt a sharp pain coming from my chest.
Looking down, it turned out that the opponent had pulled out his magic sword at some point, and penetrated the armor directly and pierced the heart.
“Since you won’t join, then I have no choice but to ask you to die.”
Duke Shafa pushed the opponent to the ground, pulled out his sword and let blood spurt out from the wound, his eyes flashing with madness.
The officer who fell in a pool of blood took only a few seconds to die completely. At the last moment before his death, he could not believe that he would die in the hands of his friends.
And the moment he died, the other officers in the room realized that the old boss in front of them was obviously determined and had no intention of leaving any escape route.
They have only two choices at the moment, one is to risk their family being implicated and join the rebels and become one of them, the other is to sacrifice their own lives to resist and save their family.
Shafa obviously noticed the reaction of everyone present, shook off the blood on his sword, grinned and said: "You don't think you still have the right to choose, do you?
In fact, when I called you to come, I had already sent people to break into your homes and take control of all your parents, wives, and children.
If anyone dares to disobey my order, you should be able to see the heads of your family members being sent here in half an hour.
So don’t try to resist, let alone think about violating it.
Immediately return to the military camp and gather the entire Purple Dragon Legion. I will control the entire city in one hour and capture the palace in three hours.
In the name of the king!
We are the righteous party! ”
With the last word blurted out, the supreme commander of the Purple Dragon Legion, who was deeply trusted by the royal family, picked up Assan V with his blood-stained hands, and held the baby who didn’t understand anything high. Over his head, he instantly shocked everyone present.
Soon, the officer who had no choice was forced to sign his name on an oath, and then under the surveillance of a dozen mysterious people. Returning to the military camp and starting to gather the soldiers.
After all the officers left, the man who had always stood behind Duke Shafa took off his hood and sneered at the men around him with a face distorted by hatred. Said: "Did you see it?
This is the power of Cyric, the great prince of lies!
In just a few dozen minutes, he turned a person loyal to the royal family into a maniac with explosive suspicion.
I just took advantage of this suspicion and easily made the entire royal family start killing each other.
As long as there is a little surprise when attacking the palace, it is best to let Shafa kill Yalusel and then destroy her soul so that she cannot be resurrected. Then the furious Emperor Soth will definitely Start a war of revenge.
At that time, the entire Obaischier family will be completely destroyed.
And isn’t this the result we have always wanted?
After all, the royal family destroyed our family and confiscated our territory, leaving us noble nobles to hide in the dark like mice all day long.
It’s time to let them taste the same. ”
“Praise to Cyric, Prince of Lies! Praise the great supreme God! It is his generous gift that finally gives us a chance for revenge! "
Another believer whose face was severely burned and disfigured also took off his hood, holding up the emblem of the Dark Sun and praying devoutly like a lunatic.
You know without asking, these guys are The nobles who were convicted and purged during the Cormyr turmoil were lucky enough to escape
It is the pain of suddenly losing everything that makes them twisted and crazy.
Especially full of naked and undisguised hatred for the royal family.
Coupled with the fact that his belief in Cyric has gradually become more and more extreme, now there is no hope for the whole person. The only motivation for living is revenge, making the entire Obaisqil completely from disappeared from history.
As the Purple Dragon Legion began to gather urgently, the streets of Susar City became tense at night.
Many citizens who saw this scene closed their doors and windows and peered through the gaps to see what was going on outside.
The night market, which was originally very lively, also ended hastily because of this.
You must know that merchants in Faerûn have a very keen sense of danger.
Because everyone who is not keen is basically dead.
Of course, the changes in the city cannot be hidden from the palace mage - Karadna.
Aware of the seriousness of the problem, she did not hesitate at all. She directly issued an emergency order to summon the war mages to defend the palace. At the same time, she sent an alert to all forces loyal to Regent Yalusel through magical transmissions.
It was around two o'clock in the middle of the night when the fighting finally broke out on the streets near the palace.
Duke Shafa personally led a thousand and five of the most elite Purple Dragon Legion soldiers, taking advantage of the cover of night to seize the outermost gate at lightning speed.
As a result, they just ran into another purple dragon army of 600 people who came to support.
The two sides didn't even exchange a word of nonsense, and just started fighting on the same spot.
Since they are both members of the Purple Dragon Legion, they all know each other's tactics and tactics.
The battle became intense from the beginning.
In less than ten minutes, there were two to three hundred more corpses at the forefront.
Because the Purple Dragon Army is Cormyr's trump card, no matter how many casualties it suffers, there will be no period collapse, which undoubtedly turns the battle into a bloody meat grinder.
The people on Duke Shafa’s side believed that they were following the orders of King Assan V, so they were representing justice and orthodoxy.
The party loyal to Yalusel believes that the former kidnapped the king to launch a rebellion, and that he accepted the regent's order and came to quell the rebellion, which represents justice.
What's even more terrible is that just when the troops loyal to the royal family began to kill each other, those nobles with evil intentions finally found an opportunity to unite and start fishing in troubled waters.
They did not participate in the battle for control of the palace. Instead, they targeted political opponents loyal to the royal family. They took advantage of the civil war or during the civil war to launch a sneak attack to kill all the relatives of the other party's family, and then faked the scene. Let the royalists and those loyal to the regent believe that the other party did it.
Not only that!
In towns and villages far outside the capital, this group of insidious and cunning nobles also launched troops to attack territories including political opponents and the royal family.
It can be said that with the official start of the battle for the throne, the entire Kingdom of Cormyr was in chaos.
This is no longer as simple as turmoil, but has completely entered the mode of melee between noble warlords.
The biggest drawback of the traditional feudal system was vividly highlighted at this moment.
After all, you cannot expect that a family that is relatively independent in politics, military and law will really abide by the so-called "covenant" and be loyal to the royal family.
It neither conforms to human nature nor the objective laws of the development of things.
It is truly a miracle that the feudal rule of the Kingdom of Cormyr can be maintained for thousands of years.
Now, all the conflicts accumulated during this period have finally burst out.
Cyric, the Prince of Lies, is the biggest driving force behind the whole thing.
At this moment, he was sitting on the roof of a noble mansion where only corpses and blood were left, with a vicious smile on his face, admiring the chaos and killing he had created with his own hands...