I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic

Chapter 280 The sudden conflict

After returning from Duke Ward's dream, Li Si did not rest. Instead, he stood up and walked to the window, overlooking the Ice Castle Palace at the highest point of Ice Peak City.

Li Si, who originally thought that tonight would go smoothly and successfully deceived Duke Ward, was now a little confused.

In his opinion, Duke Ward was a little too timid.

It’s hard to imagine that this was the ruthless person who brazenly opened the Devil’s Gate in the royal capital of Bingfeng City, causing the death of countless civilians.

Li Si felt that he had done everything he could. The strength he showed, the motivation to help, and even the intention to replace the Ice Goddess Church were all designed to lure Duke Ward into taking the bait.

But Duke Ward is still hesitating!

He is still hesitating!

Rather than saying that he was hesitant to cooperate with the Death Secret Order, it was more that he was not determined to fight to the death with His Majesty the King.

I'm going, brother!

With your political wisdom, you can definitely see that if you continue to hesitate like this, it will be like cutting flesh with a dull knife. Sooner or later, His Majesty the King will shed all his blood.

Why do you still have unrealistic illusions?

Li Si was a little helpless, but he was not worried that this person would not cooperate.

Judging from the way things are today, it will only be a matter of time before Duke Ward is willing to cooperate with him.

But now that he was like this, Li Si was already doubting the situation in the final battle.

So, how did the [Devil's Gate] incident in Dillon Kingdom develop to such a tragic level in the previous life?

Originally, Li Si thought that after mastering the development of the plot in his previous life, he only needed to add fuel to the fire, but now he found that there seemed to be a fog in front of him, covering up something.

This feeling is what makes Li Si unhappy.

And to be honest, the [Devil's Gate] incident in the previous life was a bit strange. Things developed so quickly that many players didn't feel anything, and the final war broke out.

Duke Ward died. Although Ice Peak City was hit, the king still had the last laugh.

Everything seems a bit strange, especially after Li Si entered the game and became a chess player, his experience became more profound.

But soon, Li Si adjusted his mentality.

I was still not careful enough. All my past adventures had been smooth sailing, and I had the protection of a big boss behind me, so I was too confident in my abilities.

Facts have proved that the plot of the past life is not necessarily all the truth. There are too many secrets hidden in the extraordinary world, and I need to be more careful.

Not urgent!

Originally, this visit to Dillon Kingdom's Bingfeng City was an experience. It would be best to achieve the goal. If not, there is no need to force it.

Speaking of which, at this point in time, the most intense conflict is not far away.

In Li Si's eyes, Bingfeng City, shrouded in darkness at this time, was like being placed on a powder keg, constantly adding weight, waiting for the last spark to detonate.
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The next day, Li Si came to the Ice Castle Palace to work as usual.

In addition to accepting various financial affairs and work, Li Si also wrote down valuable information and passed it on through Viscount Roy, the spy of the Kingdom of Fes.

This news also confirms the fact that the Dillon Kingdom is preparing to invade and the tactics it will use.

It can be said that in the past few days, the Dillon Kingdom has begun preparations for pre-war mobilization without any disguise. The transfer of various materials and the deployment of troops are in full swing.

Similarly, Li Si, as the financial affairs officer, also undertook part of the work. Especially from the transfer of supplies, we can see the focus of the future preparations and the direction of the main attack of the Dillon Kingdom.

Even so, King Lukar did not mobilize the elite troops stationed in Ice Peak City. It can be said that the atmosphere in Ice Peak City is becoming increasingly tense.

Li Si has been spending the past few days in this busy working state. Although he spends most of his time fishing and meditating, he still has to pretend to be "focused on work" on the surface.

At night, you enter the dream world and continue to perfect the pavement of [Dream Refraction].

During this process, Li Si became more and more proficient in operating the power of dreams.

The conflict between His Majesty the King and Duke Ward has become more and more obvious. It is said that there have been more than one quarrel between the two. Duke Ward firmly opposes Lucar's plan to invade the Kingdom of Fes.

In his opinion, maintaining resistance to the invasion of the northern ice field monsters would have consumed most of the national power of the Dillon Kingdom. The good development of the Dillon Kingdom is now based on the concerted efforts of the previous generations of King Dillon and Duke Ward. situation.

Even so, if they launch an aggressive war against the Kingdom of Fes, once the situation does not progress as expected, they will be dragged into the quagmire of war, and the hard-won situation will be burned down.

Duke Ward's views were supported by some nobles of the Kingdom of Dillon.

King Lucar, however, scorned Duke Ward's views, thinking that this was a sign of cowardice.

In his opinion, for the first time in the past century, the Church of the Gods has not intervened in the disputes between human kingdoms. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, especially when the northern territory of the Kingdom of Fes is empty of strength, there is not much risk at all. .

If you don't seize this opportunity, will you have to stay in the bitter cold land of the northern part of the continent from now on, give up hope for the future, and pray for others' mercy to give the Dilon Kingdom a land full of sunshine?

Therefore, whether to invade the Fes Kingdom has become the focus of debate between the two sides, affecting the attention of many people in the Dillon Kingdom.

But as far as Lisi's observation is concerned, King Lucar undoubtedly has the upper hand. Many pre-war preparations have been officially launched, and Duke Ward's side has been unable to stop all this from happening due to the loss of important positions in the kingdom.

Overall, everything is developing as Lukar expected.

Just when this balance of power began to become unbalanced, more and more neutral factions chose to join the side that agreed to invade the Kingdom of Fes, exacerbating the intensification of conflicts between the two parties.

At this moment, Duke Ward was attacked!

That was when Duke Ward was riding a carriage to the palace. Assassins lurking on both sides of the road suddenly jumped out of the shadows and attacked Duke Ward's carriage.

Fortunately, during this period, Duke Ward felt that the situation was getting worse and he would bring the most elite guards with him wherever he went. Therefore, due to the actions of several gold-level powerhouses, the assassins' intention to launch a surprise attack was not realized.

But just as they were evacuating and escaping, they threw a magic alchemy bomb at the carriage. Although it was not as powerful as the bomb used by Li Si, it also destroyed the carriage and adjacent streets. The smoke billowed from the scene and affected as many civilians as were seriously injured or even killed. Dozens of people.

It was rumored that Duke Ward was seriously injured after the attack, and there were even rumors that he was dead, but none of them were confirmed by the Ward family.

"What are they trying to do?!"

Duke Ward's face was extremely gloomy and angry. The place where he was now was a secret of the Ward family and was not in the family mansion.

Beside him were the Marquis of Milne, Viscount Bytes and some senior officials of the kingdom, but these people's positions had been taken back by His Majesty the King in recent days.

Unbeknownst to Li Si, King Lukar and Duke Ward had had many secret confrontations, and now Duke Ward was at a comprehensive disadvantage.

But even so, Duke Ward did not expect that Lukar would actually dare to directly attack and kill him. Did he think that he had a sure victory and wanted to break up with him directly?

When the assassin attacked, Duke Ward happened to be on the carriage. If it weren't for the personal bodyguards who fought desperately to save him and a precious magic item to protect him, he would have gone to see his father at this time. "Now that things have happened, are you still hesitating?"

Bella Milne asked Duke Ward in a calm tone. Anyone who is familiar with the Marquise of the Kingdom knows that this is when she is the most angry and calmest. No one dares to provoke this madwoman at this time.

"Yeah, Stellan, we have no way out."

Viscount Beister on the side also said seriously.

His Majesty the King's series of operations made everyone realize the depth of his mind and the sophistication of his methods. It seemed that he had already been preparing to remove the wings that Ward had placed at the top of the kingdom through his work a few years ago. Otherwise, The situation will not be so one-sided.

In other words, these people in front of them are all Duke Ward's core subordinates and allies. The Kingdom of Lucal will not accept them, otherwise Duke Ward would not be able to guarantee the loyalty of these people.

After the two nobles whose status was second only to Duke Ward expressed their opinions, others also spoke out. Most of them suggested that Duke Ward give up his illusions and pick up weapons to start the final battle.

Duke Ward didn't know what these people were thinking.

To be honest, due to His Majesty the King's constant attacks, Duke Ward has very few subordinates among the Kingdom's senior officials and can hardly influence the Kingdom's decisions.

But the reason why these people in front of them think that Duke Ward still has a chance to attack is because of the two armies in Duke Ward's hands.

[Snow Bear Legion] and [Snow Eagle Legion]!

These are two elite legions established by the former Duke Ward. The Snow Bear Legion is responsible for dealing with the threat from the wave of monsters in the northern ice field, while the Snow Eagle Legion is responsible for exploring the eastern wilderness of Dillon Kingdom.

These two armies have made numerous achievements with the former Duke Ward, and are the cornerstone of the re-emergence of the Kingdom of Dillon.

Although the former Duke Ward has passed away a long time ago, these two legions still adhere to the responsibilities and mission of the establishment with the support of the current Duke Ward.

The strength of these two elite legions still dwarfs all other armies of the Dillon Kingdom.

This is also the foundation of Duke Ward’s strength!

But Duke Ward was still hesitant. They were two armies that maintained the security of the kingdom. It was the responsibility he took over from his father.

Duke Ward still remembered that at the last moment, his father, who was tortured by all the pain, stared at him with his breathtaking and extremely determined eyes, and made himself promise that he would never destroy the two legions. Used in the internal rebellion of Dillon Kingdom.

Why, Lucal?

Why are you forcing me like this?

Duke Ward thought of the close and trusting look Lukar looked at him when he first ascended the throne. This was the trust that the Ward family had always been loyal to the Dillon royal family. What's the situation?

Even so, the Ward family's bottom line cannot be compromised!

Remembering that Lukar asked himself to hand over the command of the Snow Bear Legion and the Snow Eagle Legion a few days ago, just to concentrate his efforts on invading the Kingdom of Fes, this is simply challenging his bottom line unscrupulously.

Duke Ward tightened his right hand and raised his head to look at the people in front of him.

"Go and prepare. Although I don't hope so, it's obvious that Lukar doesn't want to let us go."

"it is good!"

Bella and others nodded. The leader finally made up his mind, and they had a chance to fight.

He wanted to let the young king know that he and others were not slimes at his mercy.

The Kingdom of Dillon is not a country with only one king!
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After everyone left the secret room, Duke Ward sat on the armchair and rubbed his temples with his right hand.

He didn't know whether the decision he just made was correct, but he just hoped that he would not regret it in the future.

Although he was not a believer of the Ice and Snow Goddess, Duke Ward suddenly had the urge to pray to the gods at this moment.

"Haha, when did I become so weak that I actually want to place my hope on that illusory god?"

Duke Ward smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.

Then, he suddenly felt that the secret room was a little colder.

"Hehehe, my dear Stellan, instead of praying to those despicable gods, it is better to believe in my Lord Demogorgon!"

"The great and benevolent Son of the Devil will grant you eternal life and great power!"

A faintly bloody figure appeared behind Duke Ward and whispered softly into his ear.

"kindness?"

Duke Ward smiled disdainfully and said in a mocking tone:

"Wood, are you sure you are talking about Demogorgon and not the God of Justice?"

Demon messenger Shaz Wood said nonchalantly:

"There are too many foolish people who cannot understand the greatness of our Lord."

"But you are different, Stellan. You have the qualifications to be our Lord's apostle, just like me."

When Duke Ward heard this, he did not refuse as flatly as he did several times before. Instead, he remained silent for a moment and then said:

"If I have a conflict with His Majesty the King, what help can you provide me?"

"Oooo!!!"

"My dear Stellan, have you finally figured it out!"

In Duke Ward's eyes, the black fog dissipated in a twist, and an evil young man appeared there with a surprised face.

The dark hair color and clothes were not pure, giving others a strange and chaotic feeling, mixed with countless flesh and blood and wailing feelings. The expression on the somewhat pale and handsome face was distorted and broken at the moment.

"Come on, let us bring darkness, blood and fire, and the gift of our Lord to this beautiful city!"

Seeing the man in front of him, whose face was flushed in madness and exuding a deep aura of chaos and evil, Duke Ward frowned.

Is it really right to do this?

(End of this chapter)