Chapter 191: Can 190 be unaffected? Chapter 191: Can 190 be unaffected? After a while, Shane and Luoqi finally calmed down.
At this time, Luoqi revealed the reason she had called Shane here.
“The audience later will be complicated, you have to be careful.”
Luoqi suddenly blurted out this perplexing statement.
Shane was puzzled, not understanding.
Luoqi immediately explained to Shane.
“This audience isn’t just involving my father the King, my elder sister, and other members of the Royal Family, including myself, but almost all the nobles from the Royal Capital will be there, even nobles from outside the Royal Capital will participate in this audience. Together with the full attendance of the Guard Knight Order, the gathering is as large as the annual Qing Country Festival.”
Luoqi’s words shocked Shane.
“Why such a large gathering?”
Shane was very surprised.
Luoqi, however, was not surprised and continued to explain to Shane.
“Because the large-scale assassination that happened ten years ago had such a significant impact,” Luoqi said very solemnly. “You weren’t directly involved, so you don’t know. That day was a nightmare for the entire Royal Capital.”
“Hundreds of Old Demon Clan members infiltrated the Royal Capital, each carrying out their mission to assassinate specific targets.”
“Overnight, the Royal Capital was thrown into chaos, every Noble Family had casualties, and the first to die were always the key family members, starting with the Family Head, followed by the next powerful contender for the Family Head position.”
“In such circumstances, some noble families were entirely slaughtered, with no survivors, others suffered heavy casualties. Even those who were fortunate enough to survive the initial attacks and discovered the intruders had to make painful sacrifices from their knight orders and personal guards to fend off these attackers from the Old Demon Clan Faction.”
“In the end, even nobles who had the capability to protect themselves in such chaos couldn’t let go, because those attackers from the Old Demon Clan Faction, upon realizing they could not successfully complete their missions, actually rushed into the streets and unleashed powerful magic, drawing in a large number of civilians as well.”
At this point, Luoqi’s tone became very cold and angry.
Shane also frowned, setting aside his playful mood.
Shane had always known the large-scale assassination from ten years ago was a major event, but even knowing that, he had no real sense of just how extensive it really was.
Now, Shane began to understand somewhat, at least from what Luoqi had verbally described, he could imagine how chaotic, fearful, and dark the Royal Capital was at that time.
And Luoqi’s narrative was not over yet.
“Not only the local nobles of the Royal Capital but also nobles from other territories who were in the Royal Capital at that time were murdered, knight orders were targeted, and the Royal Palace was invaded.” Luoqi exhaled deeply and said, “Afterwards, although we fought bravely through the night and subdued over ninety percent of the people from the Old Demon Clan Faction, the three masterminds managed to escape, and even important items sealed in the Royal Palace were stolen.”
As she spoke, Luoqi glanced subtly at Shane.
Shane knew Luoqi was referring to Laischa.
However, before Luoqi could mention Laischa’s matter, Shane spoke first.
Shane couldn’t help but say so.
After all, ten years ago in the Royal Capital, not only was Luoqi still young, but Vivian, Tielle, and Riley were also there.
Given the positions and significance of these individuals for the Kingdom’s future, it’s impossible that they wouldn’t be targeted by the Old Demon Clan Faction.
Thinking of this, although Shane knew Luoqi and the others were definitely alright, otherwise they wouldn’t still be fine now, he couldn’t help but ask,
“We’re all safe.” Luoqi seemed to grasp Shane’s concern, muttering under her breath, “You do have a conscience, caring about me ,” then continued, “Back then, although I wasn’t as powerful as now, I had the Holy Sword and my Unique Skill. Even if I encountered an attack, I could still manage. Tielle in the Elbein Family wouldn’t have any trouble either, as that family has many strong knights. The Lazahad family was also completely safe thanks to Vivian’s protection.”
That statement carried a lot of information.
Firstly, it told Shane that Luoqi, only seven years old at the time, was already capable of handling an attack from the Old Demon Clan Faction on her own—impressively strong.
Secondly, it informed Shane that Vivian, also only seven at the time, could protect the members of the Lazahad family, keeping them safe.
Aren’t these two girls bending the rules a bit?
Luoqi having the Holy Sword is one thing; even though she was only Level 20 at the time, with the enhancement of the Holy Sword, she could reach Level 70, and along with her Unique Skill, it’s not impossible to fend off an attack from the Old Demon Clan Faction.
Yet even Vivian could manage this, and even had spare capacity to protect others, something Shane hadn’t expected.
Could this be related to the “Kingdom Guardian God” Ai Yi mentioned earlier?
Meanwhile, Shane also guessed why the proceedings for this audience were so grand.
“It seems you understand,” Luoqi nodded, saying, “The incident ten years ago is deeply related to over half of the nobles in the Mitra Kingdom.”
“Now, two of the masterminds have been defeated by you, and another has made contact with you, while the rest of the Old Demon Clan Faction has been annihilated by you. They have to attend the scene for such a major event.”
“Moreover, they need to confirm the death of their enemy, otherwise it remains a knot in all the nobles’ hearts and a stain on over half of the nobles in the Mitra Kingdom.”
“Plus, one of the masterminds was once under the command of a Dragon Demon, a subordinate of a direct subordinate, so the Demon Clan also places great importance on this matter, and that Dragon Demon’s direct subordinate will attend this audience.”
This meant that the spectacle of the ceremony could only be greater, not smaller.
This made Shane finally understand why an audience required over a week of preparation.
Apparently, it was all to notify various stakeholders and wait for them to attend.
With so many people, each having their own stance and thoughts, the complexity of the situation at that time could be imagined.
“Some people’s close relatives were victims, so they’ve been seeking the murderer for ten years without progress, hoping for revenge. Then you, an unknown new Adventurer, resolve it—likely, they might doubt or even disbelieve.”
“Some want to pressure the Demon Clan at this occasion to take responsibility, and you, having resolved the incident, will also get involved.”
“Others might think you’re an accomplice from the Demon Clan, staging everything to mitigate the impact on the Demon Clan. It might appear as though the main culprits have been dealt with, but it could very well be fake news.”
“Moreover, some will constantly observe the situation, attempting to derive benefits advantageous to themselves from this incident.”
“When all these thoughts interweave, do you think it wouldn’t be complex?”
“And as the central figure in this event, could you not be affected?”
“I just wanted to give you this heads up.”
Upon hearing Luoqi’s explanations, Shane’s face twitched in displeasure.
He had previously become involved due to his displeasure with Beren and others’ actions; now, having come to the Royal Capital, he was getting dragged into these nobles’ intricate scheming?
These people really have nothing better to do.