Chapter 429 The New Year's gift you want

Chapter 429 The New Year's gift you want

Inside the study, the two extraordinary people from the Loen royal family who had been guarding King Govington II suddenly caught a glimpse of King Govington II, who had wanted to take a short rest, and seemed to be fast asleep.

When it was close to twelve o'clock, a minister came outside the study to remind King Govington II that he could go to the high platform to make the final closing speech for the New Year's banquet tonight.

As the time was approaching twelve o'clock, he could only open his mouth and gently call out to King Govington II, who was lying on the sofa and seemed to be fast asleep.

But he did not get any response, as if he had already fallen asleep.

At this time, the two extraordinary people guarding King Govington II noticed something was wrong, walked up, patted King Govington II's shoulders with their hands, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

But such actions still could not wake up King Govington II. They looked at each other, wondering whether to use more drastic means to wake up the sleeping king.

At this time, they smelled a faint smell of blood. The source of the blood was the King of Loen Kingdom, the conqueror of Feysac Empire, Covington II, who was sleeping on the sofa in front of them.

They hurried forward and shook Covington II's shoulders. After a little effort, Covington II's head fell vertically to the ground, rolling several times, and finally his facial features engraved with fear and resentment appeared in everyone's sight.

Blood gushed out from the severed head, staining the coffee-colored leather sofa red, and the people around him who couldn't dodge in time.

The King of Loen Kingdom, the conqueror of Feysac Empire, Covington II died in the study under strict defense, just at the beginning of the new year.

Panic, fear, disbelief and other complex emotions began to spread, with this small study as the center, gradually spreading outward.

Soon, several powerful members of the Loen royal family arrived here, and the top leaders of the Three Gods Church who attended the New Year's dinner also came here.

They were all extremely shocked by the scene in front of them. They did not notice anyone sneaking in, nor did they hear a cry for help from Covington II. Even the two extraordinary people who were protecting him did not notice the slightest abnormality.

But the death of Covington II was a real fact.

"The king should have died in a dream. A powerful extraordinary person assassinated the king in the dream. The injury was mapped from the dream to reality, which led to the scene we see now."

An elderly bishop of the Goddess of Night gave his own guess.

But after saying that, he himself doubted the feasibility of this guess.

It is indeed possible to kill people through dreams, but how did the murderer get close to Covington II?

If the distance between the two is too far, it is basically impossible to kill people through dreams.

Not to mention how such extraordinary power fluctuations were concealed from all the extraordinary people present?

There are seven or eight demigods attending the New Year's Eve dinner tonight, and even the Loen royal family has a Sequence 2 earth angel here.

The members of the Loen royal family who knew the inside story knew that their ancestor William I had always been watching Covington II, so that he would not die inexplicably.

But even in such a heavy defense, Covington II still died in such a bizarre way.

Moreover, the assassin deliberately chose this time to assassinate, and the new year began with the death of Covington II.

"Aren't the gods also watching Backlund? Haven't they discovered anything?"

Some people were furious, as if they were losing their minds and accusing the gods of inaction.

In response, the top leaders of the Three Gods Church remained silent and did not make any explanation. They just sneered in their hearts with disdain.

He was just a king who had just succeeded to the throne for less than a year. Did he really think he was worthy of the gods' attention?

The change of a country was nothing but a trivial matter for the gods, not to mention the death of just one of the kings.

Although the members of the Loen royal family were very angry, they did not dare to say anything too harsh. If the people of the Trinity Church accused them of blasphemy, they would basically have to go down to accompany Govington II.

"Send someone to invite the ancestors!"

Prince Grove Augustus secretly sent someone to meet the ancestor William I, wanting to get the truth about Govington II's death tonight from him.

He believed that the ancestors would definitely not be unaware of what happened tonight.

In the back garden of the New Year's banquet, Earl Hall, who was walking alone, heard a noisy and panicked sound coming from the newly built palace.

He just watched quietly for a few seconds and then looked away.

If it were in the past, he would definitely rush to the front if something happened.

Now, under the suppression of the new king Govington II, he is basically far away from the political center of the Loen Kingdom. If it were not for his many investment projects and the large amount of money he controlled, I am afraid that the Hall family would have been ruined long ago.

After a period of understanding and investigation, he also knew the reason why the new king suppressed him like this.

In addition to being George III's favorite, there were also reasons for his daughter Audrey and Hastur.

Govington II heard rumors from somewhere that Audrey and Hastur would cause unrest in the entire Kingdom of Loen and pull the Augustus family off the throne.

In order to protect his daughter, he sent Audrey to South Wales and asked Hastur to take care of her.

Even today, during the New Year, he did not let Audrey come back, but let her stay in South Wales.

"It seems that we have to find a time to arrange the marriage between Audrey and Hasta, so that I don't have to worry too much."

Earl Hall made a decision in his mind and walked for a while before heading towards the noisy area of ​​the new palace.

Before he reached the second floor, he heard the news that Govington II was assassinated by an assassin tonight.

This frightened him and he hurriedly asked other nearby nobles whether this matter was true or false.

When it was confirmed that Govington II was indeed dead, Earl Hall's heart beat suddenly. Could this incident be related to Hastur?

Govington II is so obsessed with prophecies, and Hastur is the key to the prophecy. Now that Govington II is dead and Hastur is still alive and well, it is difficult for people not to doubt whether there is something between them. What kind of connection.

If this is the case, then the deaths of the first three Grand Dukes of Southwell might have been caused by Hastur?

Earl Hall thought this, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

He firmly believed in Hastur's character, but Hastur like this was too unfamiliar.

Soon, members of the Loen royal family began to evacuate the nobles attending the New Year's banquet tonight, and asked them not to spread chaos when they returned, but to stay at home and wait for the investigation results.

Earl Hall quickly left here and returned to his home. Then he came to the study, closed the door, and began to write a letter to be sent to South Wales.

Before his letter was written, a butler knocked on the door and said that Archbishop Anthony of the Church of the Night Goddess was visiting.

Earl Hall put the letter away before walking out of the study and heading to the lobby on the first floor to meet with Archbishop Anthony, the head of the Backlund District of the Night Goddess Church.

"Happy New Year, Earl Hall."

Archbishop Anthony seemed to be in a good mood, and Earl Hall could only respond politely.

After Archbishop Anthony took a sip of the Marquis black tea, he faced the curl of tea smoke and said, "I came here tonight just to ask Earl Hall to help me with a message."

"What words? To whom?" Earl Hall looked curious.

"What happened in Backlund tonight is over." Archbishop Anthony said solemnly, and then said with a smile: "As for whom to bring, I believe Earl Hall should know clearly in his heart."

"..." Earl Hall remained silent. If he had just speculated that Hastur was related to what happened tonight, now he is convinced.

Hastur actually chose New Year's Eve to send people to assassinate the King of Loen Kingdom, and even attracted the attention of the gods.

Has he grown to this point in the mysterious world?

Even the gods paid special attention to him.

"The most important thing for the Loen Kingdom now is to conquer the Fusac Empire. Other matters can be solved after this matter is completed."

Earl Hall frowned slightly and asked, "What else?"

Archbishop Anthony didn't say much, just smiled meaningfully, stood up and left.

After sending Archbishop Anthony away, Earl Hall went to his study, burned the letter he had originally written, sat at his desk, thought for a while, and then started writing another letter.

…

Fireworks are going off again to celebrate the New Year in Port Puning, South Wales.

It feels like celebrating the New Year only when it’s twelve o’clock.

Hasta, who had already fallen asleep, got up again and went to the outdoor balcony, looking at the bright fireworks in the sky and squinting his eyes slightly.

Not long after, Sharon also came here. She just stared at Hastur quietly, as if she wanted to see clearly what was thinking in his heart.

"The new year is here again, and I haven't given you a New Year gift yet." Hastur chuckled and said, "Is there anything you want?"

"No."

"Really not?"

Sharon retracted her gaze from Hastur and turned to look at the starry sky that was far brighter than usual.

"Sharon, should you give me a New Year's gift too?"

"Not prepared."

“The New Year’s gift I want doesn’t require preparation in advance.”

Hastur stood up, walked to Sharon, and looked at her with a slight smile.