Chapter 1320: Chapter 890: Negotiation_2

At this point, Algard clenched his fist tightly and slammed it down on the table.

“Connections between people? Holding hands? Sister simply doesn’t understand! She’s completely indifferent to everything else, indulging only in her own likes! She has no idea what state this kingdom has turned into! But I know what the nobles of this kingdom are like! I know how deep the chasm is between nobles and commoners! All of that is the twisted distortion that Paretia Kingdom has been accumulating over the years! The unbearably arrogant nobles don’t even see commoners as human, and even if the commoners can use the human magic system, these nobles will still find excuses to belittle them! Nobles long only for wealth and power!”

At this, Algard became even more agitated.

“So what if I become king? Nothing in this kingdom will change, it will continue to exist in its ugliness! Thinking about lineage! Authority! Tradition! Once, my grandfather also thought about changing all this, but what was the result? Those nobles, those courtiers united against him, starting a civil war! In order to protect what they owned, they’ve gone to extreme measures! No king can stop them, not even my father!”

“So, you plan to change this kingdom?”

Hearing Algard’s roar, Duanmu Huai indeed understood his thoughts.

“That’s right.”

Algard plopped back onto the sofa, staring at Duanmu Huai and nodded.

“Sister would not agree with my idea, and neither would father. I need allies, but I had none before this. Hence, I must rely on myself to push the plan forward—-honestly, thanks to you, my plan could advance.”

“Thanks to me?”

“That’s right, you can fly and possess the power to annihilate the Demon Clan, which for Paretia Kingdom, is an opportunity that comes once in a millennium. Therefore, I desperately persuaded father to initiate this military expedition to the Northern Land……”

As he spoke, Algard sneered.

“By the way, Sir Judge, do you know the current composition of the United Army?”

“I haven’t paid attention to that.”

“Besides the Third Army Corps that reports directly to the Kingdom, and the allies comprising adventurers, all other soldiers are private troops from the noble’s estates—-I’m not afraid to tell you directly, I will find a way to have these troops and those annoying nobles buried together in the frigid winds of the Northern Land.”

“Oh? Interesting.”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes, sizing up Prince Algard with interest.

“Are you sure this will work?”

“Of course, nobles are foolish and arrogant, they vie for military achievements and do not care about their subordinates’ lives. On this expedition, nearly all nobles have dispatched their most treasured private troops. If these can be completely wiped out, then they can no longer, like their ancestors, incite civil wars to wreak havoc on the kingdom.”

Algard lifted his head, his eyes unswervingly fixed on Duanmu Huai.

“So, I need your help. Sir Judge, fortunately, those nobles gave me an excuse, a good reason, allowing me to come here to talk with you alone and seek your assistance. If things continue this way, the only end for Paretia Kingdom is destruction, to change all of this……”

“One must completely eradicate the nobles and their lineage?”

“That’s right, Elf Magic may have been necessary in our ancestors’ time, but now that the Human Magic System has emerged, Elf Magic has become an obstacle to the progress of Paretia Kingdom. So… we must find a way to completely eradicate this obstacle, otherwise, if this continues, the situation will be absolutely disadvantageous for us. There will only be more and more users of Human Magic, while those nobles will still be wallowing in their past beliefs and glory of Elf Magic……”

“That is to say… wait, what about Yuriya?”

Duanmu Huai was aware of their purpose for coming here, but looking at Prince Algard, it seemed he did not care about Yuriya?

“Hmph.”

Facing Duanmu Huai’s query, Algard snorted.

“This kingdom is sick, just like a slowly decaying tree, and someone must change it all. But no one cares, not even her, who is lauded by everyone as a genius, believes maintaining the status quo is the best! And others will follow those with dazzling talents! They simply don’t understand the true meaning behind it all!”

At this, Algard clenched his fists tightly.

“Thus, I can only rely on myself to change everything, using whatever unconventional means necessary, I cannot just be a decorative king! If just to maintain this constantly decaying kingdom, that kind of king is nothing more than a wooden stake!”

So it is.

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai finally understood what Prince Algard was thinking.

He wanted to change the corrupt system of the Paretia Kingdom and completely reform everything.

But reform would involve bloodshed.

As Prince Algard said, to avoid the kind of internal noble conflict and civil wars involving private armies that occurred in the time of the ancestors, he designed this plan to trap the nobles’ private armies and their offspring in the Northern Land. Without their offspring or private armies, the Noblemen would be toothless tigers, ripe for manipulation by Algard.

For Algard, this was clearly a very difficult thing to do. Evidently, from the way he spoke, whether it was his sister Enisphia or his fiancee Yuriya, neither seemed to approve of his methods… Such shallow understanding for one with long hair, which revolution doesn’t involve blood and sacrifice?

“So, what do you plan to do?”

“I believe that there must be Demon Clan guarding the Northern Fortress, so I will try to incite the Noblemen and their private armies to rush to the Northern Fortress first, and at the same time, understand the Strength of those demons – therefore I hope you won’t act too soon.”

I see, with that perspective, he certainly held a very important position in the other party’s plan. If Duanmu Huai had not heard Prince Algard out, he would have definitely gone forward to smash those demons to death with a hammer and then just dusted off his pants and gone home. In that case, Prince Algard’s plan would have been ruined.

“I understand…”

After listening to Prince Algard’s words, Duanmu Huai pondered for a moment and looked at him again.

“I only have one question for you, does your plan involve any dealings with the demon clan?”

“Unfortunately, I do not have the means to communicate with the demon clan.”

“Is that so…”

Duanmu Huai nodded.

“The Tribunal, in principle, does not interfere in political disputes, but I am quite interested in your methods… Tell me, how do you wish for me to act?”

“Just as I said, I hope you will not act immediately, and also… I hope you can help me stop the Royal Sister and Yuriya.”

At this point, Prince Algard revealed a mocking smile.

“After all, compared to them, I am just an ordinary person. I do not possess the Strength to confront them.”

“Alright, I will consider it accordingly. However, I have one condition.”

“What condition?”

“Under any circumstance, you must never collude with the Demon Clan.”

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai stared at Algard with a grave expression.

“If I discover that you are conniving with the demons, I will smash your skull without a second word… Do you understand what I mean?”

“Of course.”

Faced with Duanmu Huai’s intimidating demeanor, Prince Algard clenched his teeth, stared back at him, and nodded forcefully.

“I just want to change this Kingdom, not destroy my own country.”

“Good.”

Hearing Algard’s response, Duanmu Huai withdrew his gaze.

“Then I will wait and see.”