Chapter 290: 289 Unrest in the Royal Capital Chapter 290: 289 Unrest in the Royal Capital Today, for the Royal Capital, was undeniably a day of unrest.

The news that the Kingdom Knights’ personnel left behind in Artlu Canyon were annihilated spread throughout the streets and alleys of the Royal Capital in mere hours.

It was impossible to withhold such news.

After all, the incident was so severe that the wastelands outside Artlu Canyon still lay there, and the knights and adventurers who had been frightened back were rushing to the Royal Capital in groups. Many had seen it with their own eyes. Coupled with the previous lockdowns around the Royal Capital and the abnormal activities of the demons, the people of the Capital were highly attentive to the recent events.

Under such circumstances, news spread rapidly; there was simply no time to suppress this information.

Therefore, the Royal Capital was in great uproar today and was anything but calm.

Of course, this was just the appetizer.

The real turbulence was yet to begin.

Firstly, a dragon was sighted flying into the Royal Capital, causing tremendous panic.

As the King of Demons, a Dragon Species had so boldly flown into the capital of the Kingdom. Had Luoqi not sent someone to the Royal Capital in advance to inform and alert the people, the Guard Knight Order might have already deployed, right?

Then, Shane and others, who had returned to the Royal Capital riding You Lin, were summoned by the Royal Palace. They didn’t even have time to go home for a meal or rest before being hurriedly ushered into the Royal Palace by the knights.

Especially Shane, as the master of You Lin and with reports indicating he went to Artlu Canyon before the incident and had a conflict with the Kingdom Knights, eventually even staying in the canyon all night, these pieces of information told others that he was not uninvolved.

Given the circumstances, it was only natural for the Kingdom to want to question him.

And Shane did not hide anything; in the Audience Hall, before all the Royalty and Nobles, he admitted with remarkable candor,
“The Kingdom Knights stationed in the canyon were indeed annihilated by me.”

At that moment, the entire Audience Hall fell into dead silence, with even Anxi losing his composure, showing a bewildered state.

It was inevitable; they had never seen such a brazen criminal, daring to admit his crimes before the throne, and doing so with such refreshing candor.

But then, they came to realize the extraordinary nature of the matter.

“The Galuo Li Family secretly allied with the Old Demon Clan Faction to conduct an evil Magic Ceremony in Artlu Canyon, scheming against the Kingdom.”

Shane told everyone the facts.

He did not mention anything about the Demon Infant or the Demon Refining Ceremony, simply telling everyone about the Galuo Li Family’s alliance with the Old Demon Clan Faction to conduct an evil Magic Ceremony.

The evidence was their disregard for Princess Luoqi’s directives, strictly barring anyone from entering Artlu Canyon, an act that was abnormal in itself.

Furthermore, with many Refined Demons still lurking unchallenged in Artlu Canyon, the Kingdom only needed to send someone to investigate to uncover these facts.

In addition, Shane provided information, claiming that the Galuo Li Family secretly led private soldiers to Artlu Canyon and even many Nobles collaborated with them, all wreaking havoc within the canyon.

This too could be verified.

The corpses of the Black Knights from the Galuo Li Family were still in Artlu Canyon, including the bodies of the two Deputy Commanders from the Kingdom Knights. The Kingdom could certainly send people to investigate.

It was the same with those Noble Families; a simple inquiry would reveal that they had gathered frequently recently and had collectively left the Royal Capital some time ago, their whereabouts unknown.

All these were suspicious points, with traces to follow.

“I imposed sanctions on these foolish nobles and knights for the sake of the kingdom and its people,” Shane consistently claimed.

As a result of this matter, lengthy discussions took place at the Royal Palace, and ultimately, as Shane had predicted, considering Shane’s displayed strength and the numerous suspicious acts of the Kingdom Knights, it was decided not to pursue the matter further.

Though many nobles also proclaimed Shane guilty of grave crimes, harming the Royal Palace by causing the loss of so much military power and deserving punishment, even going so far as to claim Shane was a spy sent by neighboring countries to harm the kingdom, just like Tielle’s mother ten years ago, these individuals couldn’t produce any evidence and were also afraid of Shane’s actions, resulting in their inability to stir any controversy.

Primarily, the fact that Shane had become the master of Artlu’s Black Dragon caused many to harbor reservations.

And for the kingdom, this matter only served to increase their importance placed on Shane.

“Being able to tame such a high-level Dragon Species, this adventurer must have acquired a correspondingly high-level ‘Taming’ Skill,” thought the kingdom’s higher-ups, led by Anxi, and their gaze towards Shane altered.

You see, the multitude of Flying Dragons tamed by the kingdom’s Taming Master was a formidable military force and support.

The Guard Knight Order knights mounted on Flying Dragons in battle were simply invincible.

If Shane could tame true dragons, the benefit to the kingdom would be unimaginable.

Just considering this point alone, unless it was truly confirmed that Shane was harming the kingdom, the kingdom would absolutely not act against him.

Not to mention, in this matter, Luoqi had chosen to stand by Shane, and the Lazahad family, leading the nobles, had always declared the Kingdom Knights’ actions to be very suspicious. Eventually, even Jiasinta appeared in the Audience Hall, expressing support for Shane. How could the kingdom trouble Shane then?

Thus, after a whole day of development, a piece of news spread throughout the Royal Capital.

“The Galuo Li Family, leading many nobles, colluded secretly with the Old Demon Clan Faction and plotted to hold an evil Magic Ceremony in Artlu Canyon to harm the kingdom. Now, including the mastermind Farbion Galuoli, all participants have been punished.”

“Effective immediately, the Royal Family will strip the titles from the Galuo Li Family and other implicated nobles, demoting them to commoners.”

“The Kingdom Knights will be reformed soon, and the positions of Commander, Deputy Commander, and several other positions will be re-elected subsequently.”

“Furthermore, effective today, Artlu Canyon will be completely sealed off by the kingdom until the issues surrounding the ceremony are resolved and it can be reopened.”

“In this incident, the adventurer Shane made great contributions and will receive a reward from the kingdom.”

These pieces of news exploded within the Royal Capital and spread quickly through the streets and alleys.

It was only then that the people became aware of all that had happened.

And next, the kingdom would face various kinds of problems.

For instance, with the Kingdom Knights significantly weakened, the neighboring countries might take action, requiring comprehensive surveillance and response.

Moreover, the kingdom would have to reorganize the Kingdom Knights and select a Noble Family to lead them.

The aftermath of the events in Artlu Canyon also needed to be addressed.

The kingdom would need to formulate strategies and make decisions for all these issues.

And no matter what, one person’s name was destined to spread through the streets with these deeds.

That person, named Shane.