135: King candidate

After initially recognizing the Melita and others' right to rule the kingdom, Hulian demonstrated his role as Chancellor, helping Melita manage her worries, and swore:

"I believe that the Kate Kingdom will become more prosperous under the rule of the Legendary Lords. I, Hulian, am willing to contribute my strength to the future of the kingdom!"

Seeing this, the moved crowd knelt down and swore:

"We are willing to follow the Lords and contribute our strength to the establishment of the new kingdom!"

The submission of the crowd made Melita very happy.

As long as these people were secured, the kingdom would not descend into chaos, she said with a smile:

"Good, very good!

I know all your attitudes. As long as you perform your duties well from now on, I will certainly not treat you unfairly."

After this matter concluded, Hulian raised his head again and said:

"Two Legendary Lords, a country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. May I ask who will preside over the Kate Kingdom and serve as King? Do the Lords have any arrangements?"

"You certainly think a lot about the kingdom!"

Regarding the matter of the King, Melita naturally had arrangements long ago—it was Arthur!

When Hulian said this, he probably had some ideas of his own.

But Melita didn't care. Instead, she took advantage of Hulian bringing up the topic and replied directly:

"Regarding the King, we The Three Legends have no intention of taking the position ourselves.

Truthfully, the three of us have always supported each other and don't have subordinates, so we don't have any suitable candidates!

The selection for the King must arise from within the Kate Kingdom!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Council Hall became excited, because based on this situation, the candidate for King might very well be one of the people present.

If selected, even if they were likely to be a Puppet King, it would still be much better than being a subject!

Melita naturally saw the excited looks in everyone's eyes, but this position already had a candidate, and everyone was destined to be disappointed!

Melita didn't intend to let them continue dreaming, and went on:

"I know that within the Kate Kingdom, those who possess power, besides the Royal Family and yourselves, are the numerous nobles!

Therefore, the King's candidate must emerge from these various factions. Since only you are present today, if a King were elected now, others might refuse to submit.

I have decided to host a banquet for the entire nation one week from now. Representatives from all factions will come to the Royal Capital to decide the King's candidate.

At that time, our other friend, the Human Legend, should also arrive!"

Melita then turned her gaze upon Hulian:

"Hulian, the list of attendees for this banquet shall be decided by you!

Remember, keep the number of attendees under ten thousand!

Furthermore, the ten thousand people attending the banquet must be the most esteemed individuals within the kingdom. Do not tolerate any deception, understand?"

"Yes, Lady Melita!"

Hulian was quite excited about this sudden assignment.

This was the banquet to decide the King. Melita entrusting this task to him signified her trust, meaning his future life now held promise.

As for the hidden benefits, such as the gifts offered by those who wanted to attend the banquet, Hulian temporarily put them out of his mind, because survival was the highest priority right now.

Melita looked at Hulian's delighted expression and could only say internally, "You are celebrating too soon."

Because Arthur could summon personnel who were 100% loyal to him, once he became King, he certainly wouldn't reuse these slippery old officials.

It was predictable that they would gradually be dismissed.

Currently, they were only being used temporarily because there was no one else available!

However, Hulian was unaware of this. In his happiness, he quickly knelt down to express his gratitude.

Melita no longer needed to concern herself with the subsequent matters, so she quickly announced.

That she was leaving the Council Hall to Hulian and the others to discuss state affairs, and if there was nothing else, everyone could depart on their own!

After Melita and Joao left, the officials led by Hulian immediately began talking excitedly.

They were discussing the arrangements for the upcoming banquet and who exactly would be chosen as the new generation's King!

As for the previous Royal Family, it seemed no one remembered them anymore!

Even though the blood of the former Royal Family had not yet been washed from the Royal Palace square, this was reality!

True loyalty was, after all, rare!

On the other side, after Melita and Joao left.

They went directly to rest in the largest room in the Royal Palace, which was previously the palace belonging to the Legendary Expert Isaac!

In fact, they still had things to do afterward.

For example, they needed to bring the Sealed Isaac to Arthur so that he could replicate a Human Legend, thus reassuring the people of the Kate Kingdom.

As for why they didn't act immediately, flying with a person during the day was too conspicuous. Melita planned to arrange this matter for the evening.

After all, there was no rush, as the Human Legend was scheduled to appear at the banquet a week later.

Moreover, the Royal Capital was currently awaiting revival, and Melita did not want others to know about the departure of the Legendary Expert from the Royal Capital!

Even if they hadn't all left, it wouldn't do, because the deterrent power of one Legendary versus two Legendary is different!

That evening, Arthur, who was located in the Barren Plains, learned that Joao would be bringing the captured Isaac back that night, and he prepared accordingly.

He waited alone in the Study Room early on!

Melita, being a replica of the Merfolk Queen, was clearly more approachable and had a greater talent for handling government affairs.

Therefore, she remained in the Royal City to prevent Hulian and others from seeking an audience.

The important task of bringing Isaac to Arthur was naturally entrusted to Joao!

At a certain moment, Arthur suddenly noticed two figures in the Study Room. One was Joao, and the other was Isaac!

Then, Joao lifted the figure he was holding:

"Lord, this is the kingdom's Legendary, Isaac!"

As a man facing death, Isaac was not kept in the dark during Joao's flight from the Royal Capital to Initial City.

Although Isaac was a Legendary, he had heard a thing or two about Arthur's reputation.

Like most people, he had previously thought Arthur was just a relatively lucky fellow who only had a few Earth-Grade experts under his command.

Such strength was insignificant to the Kate Royal Family.

Unexpectedly, even Joao, this Legendary Dragon, was a subordinate of Arthur.

The gap between the two was simply too vast!

Isaac suddenly understood why strange occurrences in the kingdom had followed one after another ever since Arthur's rise.

Even the Koruk Family was destroyed shortly after offending Arthur. Everyone had thought it was just Arthur's luck at the time.

It turned out that Arthur had been planning all of this behind the scenes!

Upon suddenly discovering such a huge secret, even Isaac, being a Legendary Expert, felt somewhat agitated!

However, he also understood that since he knew such a great secret, he would most likely be silenced.

Isaac was already resigned to this fate, but he didn't understand why Joao had brought him to see Arthur.

Just as Isaac thought another round of interrogation was coming, he only saw Arthur touch his arm once!

Then, following a wave of Arthur's hand, Joao twisted Isaac's neck, and his vision slowly plunged into darkness.

Until his death, Isaac did not understand the purpose of Arthur's action, and he could only depart with regret!