Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

Chapter 307: No One Congratulates the Coronation

Cliff's cowardice is not a disguise. Ever since he was no longer the crown prince, Cliff has fallen into deep self-doubt about his abilities. Then, watching his increasingly outstanding brother Clan, Cliff accepted his fate like an ordinary middle-aged man.

There's nothing wrong with being a useless prince. At least you can live a peaceful life and wait for death, right?

At that time, Augustine III had been teaching Clive that politics was an art of compromise, and Clive did learn the essence of it and he compromised.

"Your Highness, we were unable to find Her Majesty the Queen..."

Judith turned her head away, with an expression on her face that made it hard to tell whether it was anger or disappointment.

Cliff nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

Claire fell down the stairs. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured because she was a professional. However, she had gone completely crazy and could only talk nonsense to the wall. She was mentally dull, like a broken exquisite doll. At Judith's strong request, although Cliff felt sorry for his sister, he still compromised. Both sides took a step back and Judith's people took Claire into custody.

After returning to the hall, Judith temporarily assumed the position of prime minister and introduced the current situation to the foreign officials who had arrived at the scene.

"Anyway, this is it. Princess Claire colluded with the demons, and possibly Anjou, to cause chaos and launch a coup, but it ultimately failed."

"Her Majesty the Queen also disappeared in the explosion that happened to Prime Minister Nora. No trace of Her Majesty the Queen was found in the secret passage. Her life or death is unknown."

Judith briefly explained the current situation, and all the outsiders were silent. Who won in the end? Perhaps no one won, not even Cliff, because Cliff was unable to make the demons approaching the city retreat.

"A country cannot be without a king for a day, especially now that the demons are approaching the capital, I propose that His Highness Cliff take over the throne."

No one expected that the first person to bring up this matter would be Judith, the queen's loyal minister.

Judith's old partner Scott also said: "I agree. We do need a king to stabilize the situation, especially with the Vatican."

After a brainstorming session, Marcel, the leader of the old party, finally figured out the current situation.

It's not that Judith, the loyal queen's guard, suddenly changed her career and supported Cliff, but for the sake of the kingdom, there must be a king who can convince everyone and make everyone temporarily unite.

Her Majesty the Queen's body has not been found, which means she is not dead yet. Letting Cliff take the throne is also telling Her Majesty, who may be in the dark, that Claire did not succeed, and Her Majesty should come back immediately after receiving the news.

At the same time, although Claire launched a coup, resulting in the disappearance of Her Majesty the Queen, Cliff at least stabilized the situation and was able to have a chat with the Vatican. That at least prevented the Vatican from becoming enemies with the royal palace because of Her Majesty the Queen.

Cliff becoming king is an option that everyone can accept.

"I agree."

Marcel spoke first. He was a conservative in the old party. He thought that it would be better to die than to hand over the kingdom to the demons. If Cliff was willing to resist the demons, he was willing to support the new king.

With Marcel setting an example, more and more foreign officials have figured out this relationship. Although a small number of people think that they should talk to the demons, most people still approve of the appointment of the new king. After all, Cliff can't stop them from surrendering.

"By the way, where's Sir Monroe?"

At this time, someone mentioned something in the hall, and many people's faces turned ugly. Monroe also disappeared, but to be honest, as the demons approached, Monroe's actions became more and more obvious. Judging from the fact that Monroe had completely opened the East Territory to the demons before, and the demons directly used the East Territory as a springboard, Monroe was most likely to have escaped to the demons.

The noble who asked the question seemed to realize this and immediately stopped talking.

Judith and Scott stood on either side of the new king Cliff. Because Cliff's aura was so weak, people even thought that Judith and Scott were regents who were holding the emperor hostage.

Of course, in fact, it didn't matter. Judith and Scott were now the two nobles with the highest status and the most power in the capital. Judith didn't even wait for Cliff to speak before she gave the order: "Contract the forces and let all the defenders outside enter the city first. In the current chaotic situation, it is impossible to stop the demons outside. Be prepared for a battle to defend the city."

"Let all the professionals in the city gather together. The magicians will be controlled by the Magic Association and will be responsible for providing the capital's magic barrier. The magic tower built by the North will be put into use regardless of whether it is completed or not."

"As for the knights, have them stand by. Gather all the young and strong men in the city and conduct emergency musket training."

"And those adventurers."

Judith thought of the adventurers Claire had brought in to cause trouble.

"Let the knights gather the adventurers together and keep them under guard."

Cliff was like a puppet, and had no problem with Judith ignoring him and giving orders directly.

Scott finally noticed the new king who had no sense of presence, and reminded Judith, "There is also the new king's coronation ceremony. Considering the current special circumstances, the ceremony will not be held. Just inform everyone in the city directly, especially the Vatican. We must explain it clearly."

Judith finally remembered that the people outside might not know that the new king had been crowned, so she said, "Sir Scott is right, but could Your Majesty go to the Vatican in person?"

Cliff, who finally saw some effect, nodded and said, "Of course, I will explain it clearly to His Holiness the Pope."

On the other side, Antipas narrowed his eyes with satisfaction as he listened to the scout's report.

Although the human army was originally on the verge of collapse, after Claire's message arrived, the human army had lost even the last bit of resistance and began to retreat frantically.

When Lilith was still there, there were actually some actions to clear the area, but the demons fought so fast that people in many places didn't even have time to run away.

Looking at the vast and fertile land in front of him, Antipas was uneducated, otherwise he would definitely compose a poem.

The only variable now is the North, but as long as he has the black fog behind him, Antipas feels that even the North may not be unable to fight. What's more, the new envoy of Avar is already on the way. Although this super-level magic is a bit useless, Antipas believes that as long as the price is right, everything will be fine.