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Chapter 866: Ss took a sharp turn after Edith's second question

Four nobles were escorted out of the crowd by the new King's guards

The crowd began to stir

"Your Majesty what?"

"H the truth," Roland said with his hands laid out "Their courage and their willingness to try earned theon What we need for a reform, is people who dare to try" He then turned to the chosen nobles, "Do your best Don't waste this opportunity that has landed in your hands"

"Yes, yes Your Majesty!" the four nobles said, feeling sorowl in his heart "Courage? Qualification? Youbut Barons who are on the verge of going bankrupt They are title to nothing but barren lands with pathetic yield, poor ement, and a lack of manpower The output of their lands can barelyup on their lands The lands under these "nobles" are but sy the lands, they won't even be invited to the banquet People like the's special attention? Or perhaps they've colluded with Roland Wimbledon to put on this absurd show?"

"Wait astory that cao

There were only a feitnesses to this story about Prince Roland It was said that after taking over the King's city, the Prince held a trial in the holy palace for those great nobles Judging from the result, al's city had been swept away Even Timothy was not spared He had been sentenced to death Rather than a trial, it would be s of the trial were extremely bizarre

He heard that Roland had convicted the nobles with a Q&A game

The nobles had been asked to answer ten questions If they responded to any question incorrectly, they would be sent to prison—it was said that this see

Back then, George didn't heed this rumor any mind and had considered it a story fabricated by the nobles who had luckily escaped punishuilt and cowardice He fir was just Roland judging the nobles based on his personal preference as he would never spare the fore was not so sure about his original judgment anymore

"Could the rumors be real?"

"Here comes the third sentence Listen carefully," Edith's voice sounded once again, "I have no intentions of giving uppower, I wouldn't want to lose estured to the crowd "Now your turn"

The ated

Those who initially repeated after Edith carelessly were now filled withescorted out the crowd after earning the new King's recognition

This tiuards still picked out e Nery's surprise, Earl Delta was also ae and asked with a low voice "Does this e did a head count Altogether, 21 nobles had been chosen, aht against Roland not long ago Without those nobles and their servants, the croas downsized a half

"Im-Impossible If Roland had contacted so ritted his teeth "They must have been chosen on the spot"

"Then why didn't they say so?" Baron Levitan also scooched closer to George "That guy Huth was still with us in the beginning!"

"What?" George glared at hiedelse I'd rather die for it' Would you say soy thought angrily"The point here isn't the nobles who are being chosen, but those left behind Roland Wimbledon could just close his eyes and pick anyone as his follower, then suppress those who are left behind But how could he make sure those who support the Lord of Redwater City instead of hily, it will only push those who have supported hi than giving the nobles a warning Or, could he just wanted to show off his e uards with hih only one or two nobles were left behind and the new king wanted to punish theuards h to control the crowd

At least, he and Earl Tririver would not sit idly by and do nothing

"Sub to be e at the second batch of chosen nobles, Roland said "Since ancient ti able to size up the situation correctly and act correspondingly is no less coe Your ancestors were able to take over a spot for themselves in Graycastle and even continued their bloodline instead of getting forgotten through the passage of time This achievelad to see that you all have inherited their wisdom Moreover, I promise that you won't be treated differently from the previous batch of nobles I only hope you remember what you said today When you have to make similar decisions in the future, just ht of Neverwinter"