Chapter 1008 Lei Tuo II: Wan La Was Sidelined!
You know, the Space Guild and the Tleilaxu, who were already seriously injured by Paul's punishment, actually wanted to settle accounts with the powerful Sisterhood. This is simply a foolish dream!
However, despite this, the fierce open and secret struggles between the two sides have surfaced more and more, becoming more and more difficult to cover up. Unfortunately, Leito II, as the King of the Taker, cannot favor any one of them.
After all, whether it is the noble female power represented by the Sisterhood, the interstellar navigation power symbolized by the Space Guild, or the highest technological trump card held by the Tleilaxu, the three parties have a foundation of strength that others cannot shake.
The Empire cannot do without any of them, so Leito II can only constantly balance the power of the two sides so that they can fight for a long time without completely perishing.
The three forces are not stupid. After a fierce battle, they gradually realized that no one of them could completely defeat or eliminate the other.
In this case, this seemingly endless fight has to be temporarily stopped.
However, this does not mean that all parties will give up and abandon their ambition to fight for power.
On the contrary, they soon shifted their attention to a new target - the two children left by Paul the Great: Neos and Gannima.
It is known that the current regent, Reto II, can only rule for 18 years at most.
And when 18 years pass and Neos comes of age, he will officially become Emperor Atreides II.
From another perspective, that is to say, as long as any party can control these two children, then in the power struggle 18 years later, they can completely gain the upper hand and gain all the initiative.
However, there are far more people eyeing Neos than just the three forces.
In fact, there are countless noble forces who are also secretly coveting this piece of fat meat, and each of them is like a hungry wolf, ready to move, trying to get a piece of the pie.
Among them, the most eye-catching is the Harkonnen family, which was suppressed by Paul so much that it almost disappeared.
After Paul abdicated, the shrewd baron seized the opportunity and came out again.
Relying on the huge wealth accumulated by the Harkonnen family from the spice trade in the past, he quickly launched a large-scale recruitment operation.
And those Harkonnen troops that had been recruited by Paul were quietly recalled without knowing it, and even the flags were changed back to their own symbols.
Just wait for the new Duke to give an order, and he can use the thunderous force to show Paul, the "eldest nephew", a little color.
At the same time, the Corino family, to which the former emperor of the empire belonged, was naturally not to be outdone.
For a long time, they have been brooding over the loss of the throne. Now they can no longer suppress the burning desire in their hearts, and began to quietly plan all kinds of insidious and cunning conspiracies.
After all, in their eyes, the throne should belong to their Corino family, and even if they want to take it back by force, it is a legitimate thing.
Especially when the third princess of the Corino family, Princess Wenshia, gave birth to a baby boy, the ambition of the whole family was instantly magnified like a volcanic eruption, and its greed and arrogance were simply jaw-dropping.
Princess Wenshia stood quietly on the training ground, staring intently at the two psychic beasts in front of her, the Laz tigers, who were being trained.
These two huge and mighty tigers exuded a chilling aura, but for Wenshia, they were just part of her plan.
In recent years, she has been feeding the Laz tigers with children in distillation suits.
These ferocious beasts have gradually adapted to this way of eating, so that whenever the Laz tigers see children in distillation suits, they will subconsciously think that they are their food.
And this is exactly the effect that Wenshia hopes to achieve, because when she gave these two specially trained Laz tigers and the exquisite distillation suits that go with them as birthday gifts to her nephew and niece, a bloody tragedy was about to take place.
By then, Neos and Ghanima will die, and Leto II will not be eligible to inherit the throne. No one in the Atreides family will be eligible to inherit the throne, so naturally, his son Farakon Corino will inherit the throne again.
At the same time, another person is quietly involved in the vortex of this power struggle, that is, Arlia, who chooses to marry Duncan Hater.
As the spiritual leader of the Holy Mother Church, Arlia has now become one of the representatives of the world's largest religious groups, but she is not satisfied with this.
Arlia almost perfectly inherited the ambition from her mother Jessica, which makes her also covet the throne of the Taker King.
What is even more unexpected is that even the former Holy Mother Jessica, who has been living in seclusion in Lakadan, this woman who should have been at peace with the world, abandoned her lover Gorni on the grounds that no one is taking care of her grandson and granddaughter, and set foot on Arrakis again after many years. This land is full of disputes and conspiracies.
Jessica's appearance was like a spark that ignited the fight between the parties.
For a time, in order to fight for the supreme power, all the forces in the universe took action and launched a series of thrilling open and secret struggles.
Whether it was the royal family, the church leaders or the mysterious organizations hidden in the dark, all wanted to become the final winner and ascend the throne that symbolizes absolute rule.
Faced with such a complicated, fierce and cruel situation, Leito II, the regent with heavy responsibilities, felt unprecedented pressure.
He knew that he was responsible for maintaining the stability and peace of the empire, but surrounded by many powerful opponents, he felt exhausted.
Originally, Leito II was happy to think that as long as he successfully eradicated the Eldar, he would be able to sit on the throne safely and manage the empire in an orderly manner.
However, things went against his wishes, and the situation became more and more out of control, far beyond his expectations.
As time went by, Leito II was horrified to find that the influence of his decrees was declining sharply, even to the point where no one responded.
Faced with such a dilemma, he racked his brains but could not find an effective solution.
Lei Tuo II could not believe that he had been sidelined without knowing it.
He could not help but wonder how his father could hold on to such a dangerous position surrounded by wolves.
His father could handle everything so easily~~
You know, he now has more power than his father, but why is his situation so difficult?