Chapter 158 Bad News(1/2)
With a slight smile, Martin comforted her mouth: "It's okay, it's great to understand. It took me several months to understand part of the content."
Martin remembers clearly that when he was in college, he failed to do mathematical analysis once.
Speaking of which, that was the only time he failed in college.
Martin had every reason to believe that when she understood the basic knowledge of calculus, her own advancement would be settled.
Just when Martin was still secretly happy, he suddenly heard the excited voice of a newspaper boy on the roadside.
"The nickname is out of the way! The king has passed away! The king has passed away!"
Martin suddenly came to his senses.
The king died?
He had a bad premonition in his heart and quickly came to his mind.
Martin quickly asked the coachman to stop the carriage and bought a newspaper from the newspaper boy.
The imperial gazette published news of mourning the king, and some praises praising Charles Fifty-II.
No one dares to joke about such an important thing, this is the confirmed news.
Martin flipped through the newspaper, but couldn't find the information he wanted-
It mainly involves the actions of the two princes.
Martin not only saw the chaos and blood of alternating royal powers, but also experienced it personally.
I still feel scared when I think about it.
The third prince Vita is now stationed in Annu City.
Martin instantly thought of many things, a faint feeling of uneasiness quickly spread into his heart like a crazy vine...
The Count sat on the sofa, looking at the expedited letters he had just delivered, and his always calm face looked uneasy.
The king passed away!
This news came so suddenly!
Looking at the life of Charles Fifty-II, we can completely describe it as the four words "mediocre".
He has been in power for more than fifty years.
Although he is now 102 years old, he is still in good health.
In the past, kings usually had a lifespan of 140 or 50 years.
This is also the lifespan that the intermediate sequence should have.
Now that the king suddenly dies, the most important thing is the subsequent battle for the throne.
Before this, the king did not make a crown prince.
But according to the previous rules, the eldest prince Rafaz should succeed him.
However, the little prince Tesa has always been incompatible with the big prince.
And after years of operation, there are many supporters.
Raffith is over fifty years old, conservative and dislikes change. He naturally gained the support of some old nobles with vested interests.
Tessa was only in his thirties, very young and radical in his mind, which allowed countless merchants and newly promoted nobles to see hope for change.
These people are eager to gain more say in the hands of those old nobles.
In addition to these two, there is also a third prince in Annu City.
Originally, his reputation was the highest among the three princes and received the support of the vast majority of people.
Of course, Count Cross himself also included.
Their friendship has surpassed that of the prince and the minister, and they are friends who are inseparable from each other.
Twenty years ago, the third prince led the Cold Wind Knights to win the battle and became a hero in everyone's mind.
Moreover, he has been stationed at the border for many years and guarded the border.
This image of a warrior who defends his country is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so the third prince has the greatest reputation and has a wide range of supporters in all classes.
But it was precisely because of the great victory twenty years ago that the king was guarded against the third prince and restricted him in various ways.
So much so that we can't even participate in the battle for the throne now.
To be honest, if the third prince was in Coretta, the Count had no doubt that the next one would ascend to the throne would definitely be His Highness Vita.
With strong strength and the support of most people, as long as the third prince is willing, it is no surprise that he will take the throne under such circumstances.
Unfortunately, Annu is thousands of kilometers away from Coretta. Even if he rushed back with bare hands and whipped back with rushing hands, it was probably already settled...
In fact, what is more important is the attitude of the two temples.
Although both the timing and the craftsman hall claimed not to participate in the royal dispute, as long as they were humans, they always had feelings.
Of course, they will tend to be different because of different preferences.
The attitudes of the pope and the bishops also have great influence.
...
Martin put away the newspaper and looked at the street scene outside the car, feeling a little complicated.
The impact of the king's death was still a bit slow for Faralinburg.
However, what made him curious was why the two princes chose this opportunity?
Does Lance's premeditation have anything to do with this matter?
After all, once Lance attacked, he would hold down the third prince Vitas, forcing him to stay in Annu.
Two days ago, Annu had already heard news and found a small group of harassing troops...
But these are just speculations at the moment, and there are more urgent things waiting for him.
When the carriage was about to arrive at the square, a group of people gathered on the side of the street.
In a noisy way, words like "poisoning" and "murder" can be heard vaguely.
The guards in the crowd dispersed the people watching the fun, and Martin also saw the situation inside.
Two corpses fell to the ground.
The death symptoms are the same as the poisoning symptoms Martin has seen before.
Another person who cannot pass the test and dies!
Martin frowned, feeling a little depressed.
Just as the carriage passed by the street, Martin noticed a familiar figure in the crowd.
The owner of this figure had seen it in their small cafeteria before, the person who held the golden retriever and eavesdropped on their conversation!
At this moment, he was standing by the street, and the spiritual atmosphere on his body had not yet dissipated.
He was also selected by the ceremony!
Martin took a look and immediately withdrew his gaze.
I followed the man the day before yesterday and learned that he lived in Lily Street, so I left it to Kasan for investigation.
I originally planned to divine his purpose, but I had no time to take care of the ritual matters when I was busy.
Unexpectedly, I met him here again.
What is even more surprising is that he was also infected by the ceremony.
When the carriage arrived at Shijian Hall, Martin met Bishop Aslan.
"I have passed the third test. The ceremony is still in progress, and I can feel that there are twenty people in total for the ceremony to enter the next stage."
As soon as he met, Bishop Aslan spoke on his own initiative.
Twenty people.
Martin couldn't help frowning.
There are only three of them right now.
He and Doriani are still one last test short.
Do you have to wait for natural selection to have the remaining seventeen?
In other words, if you want to pass completely, many people will have to die.
Now, conservatively estimates in the city that at least dozens of people have died of poisoning due to the test.
How should we speed up the process?
Less than half of the death row prisoners were left. Although they had kept secrets as secret as possible, there were never airtight walls in this world.
And the prisoners were not fools, and they realized how terrible the things they were about to face were.
The rest were also very resistant to their orders.
To be continued...