bayedsolid Chapter 1098 Exposed? Debut!
Chapter 1098 Exposed? Debut!
The Eldar and Terrans do have a relatively advanced "political system" in Blackmarsh.
Palace fighting and coups are problems that the Xue Luo, Barbarian, and Demon tribes will never encounter. After all, for these races, if someone is dissatisfied with the change of power, they can just fight to solve it.
An open challenge, a fair duel, and the warrior who takes the position of leader will only win more respect.
But among the Eldar...
The situation is different.
Although in theory the most powerful wizard will still become the Wizard King, the power of a wizard... cannot be determined by a single battle.
After all, there is too much uncertainty in battles between wizards.
The Eldar, who claim to be more "advanced", would not decide on the Witch King in such a hasty manner.
They will use "objective judgment" to decide who is the stronger wizard, the Wizard King who is in charge of the domain and all wizards who have reached the upper position will discuss together to choose a suitable successor, and then the Wizard King will decide who is the successor - which is equivalent to "establishing the crown prince."
Before officially ascending the throne, the Witch King has the power to call a meeting at any time to re-elect the candidate - and the Witch King can decide when to abdicate.
Of course, if the Witch King died immediately, the chosen heir would naturally succeed to the throne.
The criteria for judging successors were jointly established by the six wizard kings of a certain generation. They were indeed comprehensive and standardized, including the number of wizardry mastered, the power of self-created wizardry, the ability to communicate with the spirits of heaven and earth and the spirits of ancestors, and the degree of adaptability to totems...
However, this is judged by "people" after all, and no matter how objective the standards are, they will inevitably be mixed with subjective elements.
then……
The system will no longer be absolutely fair, but will gradually evolve into a rule of "struggle".
At this moment, Lin Yu saw one of the ultimate manifestations of "struggle" - a coup.
The rules that were created to avoid "primitive violence" ultimately returned to primitive and even more intense violence.
"No wonder the person who asked for help was detained. He must have encountered something like this..."
Looking at the raccoon people who were forced to stand beside the bed and pick up weapons, Lin Yu felt helpless.
"This is really bad luck..."
The timing of the arrival of these raccoon tribes must be very inappropriate, because if they had arrived earlier, they could have left after reporting.
Later, when the dust settled on the coup, no matter which side won, even if they had to clean up the mess and couldn't spare the time to rescue the raccoon tribe, at least they wouldn't detain the people who came for help here.
They probably arrived before the coup started, and because the matter was of great importance, they were brought directly to the old witch king in the pharmacy. He was halfway through explaining the matter when he was forced to abdicate by these young witches who rushed in.
The two deadlocked parties finally started negotiations at this moment, and their words confirmed Lin Yu's speculation to a great extent.
The first person to speak was the leader of the group forcing the emperor to abdicate, the only shaman who did not bring any animal bones.
"Northern King... my respected master, the nine senior sorcerers in the palace are now on my side. It's not too late for you to abdicate now, and for me to succeed you," the white-horned elf sorcerer whispered in a low, steady voice. "Otherwise... I'll have to use another method I don't want to use to succeed me."
An old voice sounded from above the high bed and behind the curtains.
"Luo She, my good disciple, I only have a few years left to live. Are you so impatient?"
Lu She laughed coldly.
"Master, I'm afraid the thing you want to do most before you die is to replace me, right?"
The Northern King didn't deny this. "You're very well-informed, Ou She... I initially thought one of your best qualities was your ability to connect with people and understand their hearts, but I didn't expect you to be so good at it."
Lu She continued, "If that's the case, then you shouldn't replace me—the Northern Territory and the Spirit Tribe both need a king like me!"
Upon hearing this, the Northern King let out a long sigh in his aged voice, "Perceiving the human heart is indeed an important quality for a good Wizard King, but... it's not the most crucial one."
Lu She narrowed his eyes. "Apart from this, no matter how you look at it, I am the most powerful sorcerer in the Northern Territory today. If my fellow disciples were to fight me, they would definitely not be my match... and I also possess the most and most powerful sorcery."
"The support of so many senior witches is enough to prove... that you are wrong."
The Northern King seemed unwilling to argue any further. "Since you have so many supporters and are so confident that you are right, you don't need my approval. Just proceed. Follow the path you want to take."
Lu She stared at the curtain and said, "Master, do you think I stopped here because I'm afraid? Ten years ago, from the moment you were severely injured by Lu Gu, you were no longer invincible. For the past ten years, you have been hiding in the pharmacy to prolong your life, barely surviving. How much of your former strength do you have left now?"
"And over the past ten years... I've already reached the level you were at your strongest. I simply don't want to fight you and waste my energy in vain. After all, if you must die... I must retain my fighting strength to deter unrest in the Northern Territory."
As Ou She was speaking, the King of the North, who had been lying on his side behind the curtain on the high bed, sat up.
"Cough cough..."
An old, withered figure appeared, and a voice even weaker than before rang out.
The King of the North picked up a scepter - a scepter that lay beside his bed.
"Lian She, it's at times like these that you say such foolish things that are unworthy of the throne, which makes me want to replace you. Remember this, Lian She," the Northern King's voice was weak but firm, "An unsheathed sword won't deter the situation...only one stained with blood will!"
"You've already reached the pharmacy, why bother pretending here? Just show off your skills!"
"Since you feel you've surpassed my peak, then come on!"
As the voice fell, the entire pharmacy was boiling with heat, as if there was a scorching sun hanging in the sky!
The medicine in those overturned medicine pots began to boil.
These spirits were fine, but the raccoons surrounding the high bed had their fur visibly wet and were starting to sweat profusely.
Hannah and Lin Yu were also affected.
"Ouch! What a horrible heat!"
Lin Yu also felt the burning breath, and sweat broke out on his forehead even though he usually wore thick clothes when going to the dungeon.
"These Black Swamp wizards are really dragging everyone around them down with them when they fight," Lin Yu sighed. He looked at Lu She, who was also holding a bone staff high, his horns emitting a faint glow, and patted Hannah. "Take off your disguise, Hannah—it's really hot here. Go back to the [Prop Space] and rest first."
"Quack? Director, this will expose us."
"It's okay, this isn't exposure," Lin Yu said, looking at the stalemate that was about to change. "Removing the disguise now... is called 'appearing on stage'."
"Quack, I see!"
As Hannah spoke, the camouflage on Lin Yu faded, and the little octopus returned to the [Prop Space].
Not only Hannah's disguise, but also the [Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals] and mental disguise were removed at the same time.
Just as Hannah said, all the witches and shamans who could stand at the center of the Northern Territory coup were by no means simple characters.
The moment the disguise disappeared, they all noticed Lin Yu appearing in the room.
"Human?!"
The Northern King's doubtful voice sounded.
Ou She was even more shocked.
"Who the hell are you? Why are you here now?!"