Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1098: Champion Crown

On the third day of the spring hunt, in the tent of Statistician Roy, two men were fighting with red faces. Roy looked helplessly at the two of them. On his left was Earl Brad, who was also the Black Wolf Army Officer. Responsible for the logistics of the Black Wolf Army, including the purchase and delivery of food and equipment, it was a real fat shortage. Sir Brad was by no means a fierce murderer of enemies on the battlefield, as could be seen from his increasingly plump body, and in the past two years he had even begun to powder his face to cover the uneven pores and to make it look cleaner, in order to add some dignity that did not exist at all. Although Sir Brad was not good at fighting, he had never lost his mouth to anyone. He was eloquent. Tangelio had joked that he was a fat parrot dressed in clothes. This was obviously belittling to Brad's mouth, but it had turned into a different smell. He was always proud of it and prided himself on His Majesty's parrot. His face was so thick that he could be said to be invincible.

On Lowe's right is Privy Councilman Schroeder, a similarly eloquent and close friend of Prime Minister Nabott, who is expected to take over the post of next Dean. Scroll didn't say much, but every word hit the weakest part of his opponent. Privately, Nabott commented on Scroll: His mouth was like a firearm, and what he said could easily hit the bull's eye. So before you argue with Scroll, I suggest you bring your personal doctor with you, because you need a doctor at all times, when Scroll is mad at you. Trust me, you're gonna need those cute people.

Now, Roy had witnessed this epic war of words with his own eyes. His Majesty's Parrot had been slaughtered to pieces by the musket, and if not for his last bit of reason, Sir Brad would have been ready to give his fist to the skinny Councillor's face.

The controversy began with the ranking of the Spring Hunt.

Right now, the one ranked first in the spring hunt was no longer Prince Julian, let alone Sevis, but the son of a great general. As for Julian, he was already in third place, Sevis was still outside the tenth place, and Hawson was nowhere to be seen. After looking at the latest rankings, Scroll said, "The Second Prince will not lose to anyone." When Earl Brad heard this, he started the tongue-in-cheek battle with the Earl's usual mockery.

Brad is worthy of the title of parrot. He speaks so much and so quickly. Scroll, on the other hand, managed to squeeze out a sentence for a long time, but every sentence struck the count's vital point. The rage in the count's chest was quickly ignited, and his words, which were standing on the eldest prince's side, became more and more unpleasant to hear. As a Member of Parliament who supported Julian, he naturally retorted sternly, and thus gradually turned into an intractable situation.

This made the statistician suffer. Roy's ears were buzzing with noise. Roy only reacted when the assistant reminded him for the third time, "His Highness Julian wants to hand in the latest prey certificate." At the same time, Brad and Scroll laughed coldly, "Aiyo, it's early in the morning, and His Highness Julian is in a hurry to hand in the voucher. It's not a monarch's doing to be so irritated."

Scroll rolled his eyes. "So His Highness Hawson is really calm. It's already the last day, and he hasn't seen any proof. So it turns out to be a monarch to play with mysteries?"

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Roy fled. When Brad saw the statistician run away, he snorted, "Your Highness Hawson is a man who does great things. Just wait and see. He will definitely turn the tables at the last minute. I'd like to see what proof your Highness Julian can hand over this morning. Is it the teeth of a barbarian elephant or the fangs of a giant bat?"

"It can't be Jueying's head." Scroll said.

The count laughed and walked out of the tent.

At the other end of the camp, a team arrived at the open space. There was also a wooden cart with two gray horses in it. There was a wooden box on the cart, and a Silver Frost Guard was carrying it down. "Looks like there's a lot of stuff," Brad said in a weird tone.

Scroll ignored him and walked over with his hands behind his back.

Roy looked at the box on the open ground and walked to Julian, who was full of spring breeze, and whispered, "Your Highness, what's inside?"

Julian pretended to be mysterious: "You'll see if you open it, dear Mr. Roy."

The statistician shrugged his shoulders and ordered someone to open it. An iron guard stepped forward and used his gun to pry open the box. When the box was opened, a clear chill gushed out of it. Everyone, including Brad, was dumbfounded when they saw what was inside. Roy pointed at the things in the box and said, "This, this, this is the Absolute Shadow?"

It was a wolf's head. However, there was a masked bone on it. Three eyes that had lost their divine colors stood side by side. Everything conformed to the description of the Devil Wolf's Absolute Shadow. "Absolute Shadow, of course, unless there are other beasts in the Silver Winter Mountain Range that look exactly like Absolute Shadow," Julian said with a smile.

Just as he finished speaking, a shrill voice shouted, "Impossible!"

Julian's expression changed as the crowd split apart, exposing Brad to the Second Prince. Only then did the parrot realize that it had made a mistake. As expected, Julian said in a low voice, "Could it be that Earl Brad suspects me of cheating?"

Brad hurriedly shook his head and smiled, "How dare you? It's just that this is too shocking. It's hard to believe that the Second Prince can kill an Absolute Shadow." He said that he didn't dare, but there was a trace of doubt in his words. In addition, the Second Prince had never shown any martial power. Now, even if he brought the Absolute Shadow Head, it was still unconvincing. Julian's expression turned ugly. How could he not know that Brad was from Hawson? Now that the fat parrot said this, it was obvious that he had ulterior motives.

But a dignified voice sounded, "That is indeed the Absolute Shadow. Although it was not killed by Julian, death at Earl Allen's hands is equivalent to Julian's accomplishments. What, Brad, do you have any objections?"

Hearing this voice, Julian felt relieved, because it was Tangerio's voice.

Everyone knelt down when they heard Great Emperor's voice. Brad's forehead was covered in sweat, and the sweat left ugly marks on the thick powder on his face. Tangerio walked around Julian's head and said, "You don't mind giving it to me, do you? I'm going to make a specimen of it and hang it on the east wall of Victorious Return Palace, which is just empty."

On both sides of the walls of Victorious Return Palace were many specimens of ferocious beasts that were used to display the power of the royal family. Hearing that his prey could be hung in Victorious Return Palace, it would be a great honor. How could Julian refuse? He immediately agreed. With Tangerio's words, Roy didn't need to verify anymore and announced that Julian had won the first place in the spring hunt!

The news quickly spread back to Oliska. The people in the capital were greatly shocked by the unexpected news. After all, everyone knew that Julian had serious deficiencies in terms of martial power. It was precisely because of this that Hawson had eaten him to death that he had won several battles in the past. But this spring hunt, Julian actually directly rejected Jue Ying's head, thus unconditionally winning the spring hunt championship.

Hearing this news, the few families were naturally overjoyed and worried.

Among them, the most unwilling one was Hawson. He didn't even return to the camp, so he directly returned to the imperial capital and locked himself in the room that belonged to him in the imperial palace. On that day, the sound of roars and falling objects could be heard from His Highness the First Prince's room.

Since Julian won the championship, there was naturally no need for the spring hunt to continue. After all the teams had recalled to the camp, Tangerio announced this extremely important news in front of everyone and handed out the prize for the spring hunt championship. The rewards for the championship could be said to be abundant. First, it was a hundred jin of gold. Then, it was the fine armor, weapons, and horses that could equip a hundred cavalry. Finally, it was the armor and sword. The armor was called "Star Wings", and it was made by famous masters. The sword was called "Dragon Flame", and it was a sharp weapon used by the previous emperor. Obtaining Star Wings and Dragon Flame had undoubtedly won Tangerio's approval. josei

However, these rewards were still in the vault of the palace. However, just listening to the rewards was enough to make people excited. After Roy announced the rewards, Tangerio looked at everyone and said, "The empire was founded by martial arts, and the foundation was built by martial arts." We are surrounded by outsiders, and I need more brave young men like you to serve our country so that our children and grandchildren can enjoy eternal peace. Today, you are active in the hunting grounds. In the future, I hope that you can kill the heads of outsiders on the battlefield. "This is for the future and hope of the empire!"

All the youths, including Julian, were excited and almost simultaneously shouted, "I am willing to sacrifice my life for the empire and Great Emperor!"

When the atmosphere in the camp reached its peak, Tangerio smiled and left, not forgetting to tell Julian to go to the vault to collect the reward tomorrow. After a pause, Great Emperor said, "Earl Allen saved Hawson's life and killed the Absolute Shadow for you. It's a great credit. Take him with you tomorrow and I'll give him another reward personally."

Julian readily agreed.

Then there was a carnival. The camp was brightly lit all night. Wine and delicacies were constantly delivered. People ate and drank until dawn before falling asleep with smiles on their faces.

When he woke up the next day, Alan was still in a trance. He could not remember how much alcohol he had been drunk last night. All he knew was that from the beginning of the carnival, the wine had never stopped. Never had he been so drunk as last night. Even if he hadn't really been drunk to death, he still didn't feel too good. However, when he recalled the hearty laughter on everyone's faces last night, especially Julian, he finally relied on this spring hunt to sweep through the situation that had been suppressed by Hawson, and his mood was even happier. Therefore, the second prince toasted so many times that he was no longer under Gaohu's drunkard. After drinking, the wine was no longer wine, and Alan was completely drinking water. Fortunately, the Heavenly Fire Origin Energy in his body kept surging, removing a lot of his alcohol. Otherwise, he might have jumped onto the table and danced like Julian last night. However, at that time, everyone was already drunk, and no one remembered the Second Prince's embarrassing state.