Chapter 457

Trossard looked at Orson, his eyes changed from cowardice to fierceness.

Everyone has weaknesses, and he is no exception.

"...How did you find out?" His tone was much more serious than before.

"Don't worry, it's just that my friend helped me with this."

"Think about it, if all your property is confiscated after your death, and the child you secretly protect has no ability to make a living, he will soon be on the street, right?"

"But if she is here, she will live well and will soon get over your death. We will tell her that you stood up for many people like her and you are a hero."

"You don't want your status in her heart to deteriorate, do you?"

"So, do you think you can't be a hero if I expose Mr. Orson?"

"No, I said, I am not the mastermind behind this series of events. The real mastermind is someone else. I just want to lure the snake out of the hole."

Orson said this and stood up.

"The choice is yours, Mr. Trossard. If you agree, I will guarantee the future of the child. Whether she wants to be an official or just a rich girl, I will train her."

"If you have thought it over, go to the army and resign first. Only in this way can the effect be greater."

After that, Orson pushed open the door and walked out directly.

Trossard was still sitting there. After the sound of Orson leaving the door, he finally lowered his head and cried.

Perhaps this is retribution.

When he framed his superior to death and reported that his superior died at the hands of the enemy, perhaps his fate was doomed to be bad.

Perhaps this is the last time he protects his family.

...

Trossard's blood splattered on the spot, and the central square of Saint Laurent City was instantly blocked by soldiers. Arthas pulled the sword out of Trossard's chest, and the other party collapsed and could never get up again.

Odysseus stared at Trossard who fell down with his eyes wide open, and then he cast his angry eyes at Arthas.

"Arthas!" he shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Arthas immediately knelt on one knee to admit his mistake.

"Father! That man just said a lie, please understand."

"Do you think I don't know that this is a rift? Arthas, that man just now, do you think you can't make him lose his ability to move without killing him?"

"This assassin may be the key to solving the case, and you just killed him?"

Arthas only reacted when he heard this.

It turned out that the other party's purpose was not to alienate himself, but to anger himself in this way after the assassination failed, so that he would deliberately act like the mastermind behind the scenes?

When Arthas thought of this possibility, he became more panicked.

Just now, he did something that displeased his father...

"Father! I know I was wrong, please calm down!"

Seeing Arthas's reaction, Odysseus sighed.

"Well, the person is dead, there is nothing to say, let's collect the body first and verify the other party's identity." Odysseus said this and waved his hand.

At this time, a crossbow arrow flew from another place, aiming directly at Odysseus. At this critical moment, a figure flashed out and blocked the crossbow arrow. Then, the other party directly commanded a group of agile guards to chase in the direction of the crossbow arrow.

"Guards! Gather!" Seeing that there was still an attack, Arthas immediately asked the guards to gather and surround himself and Odysseus.

"Escort my father back to the palace!" With this, Arthas guarded Odysseus on both sides and followed the guards back.

Seeing this scene, the citizens in the square also lost order and fled in panic.

The effect that Odysseus wanted to achieve with his speech was not only not achieved, but also went against it.

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For almost the entire day, the senior officers of the Saint Laurent City Guard were searching for the assassin who shot Odysseus after he was assassinated during his speech in the Square.

However, the other party seemed to know the terrain of Saint Laurent City very well. After pulling away from the pursuing guards on the roof, he disappeared into a dark alley.

Odysseus was escorted to the palace by the remaining guards, and then immediately returned to his bedroom, not allowing anyone to see him.

And now, only his two children were with him.

At this moment, Odysseus stood in the bedroom with his back to the two of them.

Elsa lowered her head and remained silent, while Arthas knelt directly on the ground.

"Father, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have killed that man directly before..."

After saying that, Arthas lowered his head. He would not stand up until Odysseus spoke.

Odysseus stared at the murals on the wall for a long time, then turned his head back.

Only then did he calm down.

"I know, Arthas, you have always wanted to reach the pinnacle of power, including Elsa, you too, you two brothers and sisters are both outstanding, and you don't want to live a mediocre life. I understand your feelings."

"Although we are royals, we are also a family."

Odysseus looked at Arthas, came to him, and stretched out his hand to him.

"Arthas, stand up, what are you saying now!"

"Father, have you forgiven me?" Arthas looked at Odysseus, curious

"Now that things have come to this, can I still put you in jail?" Odysseus grinned and helped Arthas up.

Elsa frowned slightly when she saw the actions of her father and brother.

During this period of time, her brother has caused a lot of trouble to her father, but even so, her father is still willing to believe in her brother.

Is this considered spoiling? Or is it simply partiality to members of the royal family?

If it was me who caused a lot of trouble to my father, would he forgive me?

While she was thinking about this, Odysseus waved to Elsa.

"Elsa, come here." Odysseus said this and looked at Elsa.

"Do you feel that you have been ignored for so many years? In the competition for the throne, I gave Arthas the power to communicate with the army, but I am not willing to give you the full judicial power."

"No, father." Elsa shook her head and denied it.

Seeing Elsa's reaction, Odysseus smiled.

"Sure enough, you are also a good child."

Then he took a step back and looked at the brother and sister.

"From now on, Elsa, in addition to being fully responsible for the empire's judicial system, the leadership of the court magicians and battlefield magicians will also be given to you. At the same time, the governance of the thirty-six cities in the eastern part of the empire will be given to you."

As Odysseus said this, he took out the scepter symbolizing the imperial power and injected magic into it. Soon, a golden edict appeared in the air.

After handing the edict to Elsa, the golden light also dissipated.

Elsa and Arthas were shocked to see Odysseus's reaction.

They didn't know what had stimulated Odysseus to choose to give power to his daughter at such a critical moment.

"Father, do you want to reconsider?"

At this time, even Elsa couldn't help but persuade Odysseus.

"It's okay. I had thought about it before this assassination."

"As for you, Arthas."

Odysseus looked at Arthas and spoke again.

"I grant you the position of acting marshal of the Imperial Army, control all regular troops in the empire except magicians, and grant you the right to govern the twenty-four cities in the west."

After handing the edict, which was also made by the emperor's scepter, to Arthas, Odysseus seemed to have aged ten years.

"In this way, you are competing fairly, and I will watch your results in Saint Laurent City."

He pointed to the scepter in his hand.

"This thing depends on your own ability. After my death, the appointment of the edict will be invalid, and your power will be taken back. As for who will take over here in the future, it depends on you."

Then, he put away the scepter and looked at the two.

"Okay, let's go, both of you."

This time, it seems that both of them have been granted territories, which should be a happy thing for everyone, but for Arthas, it is not the case.

As we all know, before, Arthas's resources were overwhelming compared to Elsa, but now, after the division of territories and power, the gap between Arthas and Elsa has been narrowed. Even in the territory, the wealth of Elsa's 36 eastern cities far exceeds that of Alsace's 24 western cities.

And Elsa is no longer unarmed like before.

The court magician and the battlefield magician are independent armed forces that are not directly under the army. A magician plays a negligible role on the battlefield, but a group of magicians is different.

Whether it is the group flares that illuminated the sky as bright as daytime during the night attack on the Naples battlefield, or the fire magic that caused large-scale casualties when fighting against the orcs before, all prove that the wizard is still a wizard.

And there is a loophole in Arthas' power.

That is the regular army. The city defense force headed by the militia is not counted in the regular army. In other words, Elsa can raise a lot of private soldiers on the pretext of expanding the city defense.

Arthas looked at Odysseus in confusion.

Although he knew that the king's orders were like mountains, he still wanted to try to move mountains at this moment.

"Father, my sister and I are still young now. Is it really appropriate to give us such great power directly?"

"Yes." Odysseus nodded. "Of course."

Then, his voice became cold.

"After all, if I don't give up power, some people will wish that an old man like me would die."

After saying this, as if to avoid misunderstandings between the two siblings, Odysseus hurriedly explained:

"Of course, I know it is definitely not you. You are my children. I know you. You are the least likely to do such a thing."

"It's just that your subordinates seem to be eager to let you wear yellow robes as soon as possible so that they can follow your chickens and dogs to rise to heaven."

Odysseus said this and looked at the two of them meaningfully.

"Go back and discipline your subordinates."

"Okay, I'm a little tired, you guys go back too."

After saying that, Odysseus signaled that they could leave.

Elsa nodded.

"In that case, father, I will take my leave first." After saying that, Elsa bowed and left the palace directly.

Alsace stood there and looked around for a while, as if thinking about something, but seeing Alsace's tired look, he nodded helplessly and then left.

For Alsace, it is not an exaggeration to say that the recent period has been a nightmare.

First, he was involved in the assassination of Francois, and then there was an assassination.

To be fair, these things are indeed not Alsace's fault, but his ability to handle things is really too poor, so he indirectly took the blame on himself.

This also led to Odysseus' trust and patience in Alsace being worn out bit by bit.

Odysseus did favor Alsace a little bit before, but this was also because Alsace was older and more experienced than Elsa.

However, judging from the performance of the brother and sister during this period, it was the young Elsa who not only did not cause trouble for Odysseus, but took the initiative to help Odysseus save a lot of trouble, which also made Odysseus re-examine whether he should give the brother and sister more power.

After thinking about it, if he deprived Arthas of his power, there would always be a feeling that Arthas was not favored, and then it would appear that he was partial to Elsa. In the end, he chose to reward both the brother and sister, but pulled Elsa's power to almost the same level as Arthas. In this way, everyone would only think that he valued Elsa again, and the impact on Arthas would not be great.

Late at night, Odysseus sat in the bedroom, looking at the intelligence reported by the captain of the guards, and sighed helplessly.

The intelligence contained all the information about Trossard who assassinated him today.

Obviously, this is a pawn. Being able to say that proves that he can never be sent by Arthas.

Those who can frame Arthas must be from Elsa's faction.

However, it does not rule out that Arthas's side is making a divisive plan, deliberately using Odysseus's reverse thinking to frame Elsa in turn.

But it doesn't matter anyway.

It will save a lot of trouble to put the brother and sister's various tricks to compete for favor on the surface.