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Chapter 1200: Chapter 1200 Donovan Family
"I am guilty!"
Town North King bowed his head low, kneeling deeply before the elder.
"I say you are not guilty, and you are not guilty," the elder stood up, gently helped Town North King to his feet, then turned around and walked to the wall, placing his hands lightly on it.
The room was very small, roughly ten square meters in size.
Inside, there was only a plain wooden chair and a crude small table.
A teapot, a teacup.
Apart from that, there was nothing else.
The walls were made of grey concrete.
Above their heads hung a dim incandescent light.
The light flickered on and off.
It seemed to be caused by an unstable electrical circuit.
"My lord, I failed to protect the princess and almost let Kyler Reed plot against her! Please, Your Majesty, punish me!"
Town North King bowed deeply, his face full of guilt and self-reproach.
"Baylor? If that is all she is capable of, it would not matter if she died; there is nothing to regret," the elder said softly.
"But..." Town North King bent down ninety degrees, not daring to lift his head.
He had known when Kyler Reed was plotting against Baylor Davenport.
Moreover, when he could have killed Kyler Reed, Town North King chose to let him go.
Later, when he was tracking Devlin, he suddenly received the North Sea Token.
Seeing the token, he had to rush here immediately.
Otherwise, there would be no mercy.
Subconsciously, he thought the matter had been exposed and the elder in front of him was ready to investigate the responsibility.
From the moment he entered this room, Town North King was trembling with fear.
He dared not lift his head.
"This matter need not be mentioned again," the elder’s voice had a slight sternness. "Remember, you assist Baylor, and as long as you are loyal, I will not kill you. And you can still enjoy all the glory and wealth. Do not concern yourself with whether Kyler Reed betrays or not, just take care of yourself."
After this, the elder put more force into his hands!
Boom!
The concrete wall slowly cracked open!
Finally, it became a door!
Light shone through this door, illuminating the dim room.
Town North King lifted his head for the first time.
When he saw the resplendent scene before him, he opened his mouth wide in shock and his eyes glazed over.
A palace!
An extravagantly luxurious palace!
Who could imagine that this dark and shabby room could be the gateway to the imperial palace?
The palace spanned thousands of square meters, and every piece of flooring was made of pure gold.
The ceiling of the palace was inlaid with countless Luminous Pearls!
The red carpet in the center was even woven with gold threads.
It was embossed with the symbol of the sovereignty of The North Sea!
A nine-clawed golden dragon!
"Your Majesty, this is..." Town North King was dumbfounded.
Although he was just below Baylor Davenport in rank at the New Beihai Royal Court, he had no idea that thousands of miles away in Star City, such a palace existed!
"Come with me."
The elder straightened his back, adjusted the dragon robe he wore, and slowly walked towards the center of the great hall.
As he stepped into the palace, Town North King felt as if he could hardly keep his eyes open.
It was blindingly painful!
Inside the great hall, nearly a hundred people stood neatly in rows!
They were dressed in black robes, with golden dragons embroidered on their backs.
"Long live His Majesty!"
Chants rose from within the hall.
Town North King was stunned.
Back in the day at The North Sea Ivory Bay, there had not been such luxury...
"Grand, isn’t it?"
The elder walked to the front of the throne and turned to sit down.
"Replying... replying to your majesty, it is very grand..."
Town North King was somewhat tongue-tied in his speech.
The scene before him was more than grand!
Inside the hall, eighteen dragon pillars, all engraved with gold!
Each dragon’s eyes were the size of a chicken egg Luminous Pearls!
The walls, painted with gold dust, and the steps were also made of pure gold.
And the throne on which the elder sat, the armrests held two fist-sized pearls.
"Although this place is grand, it’s grand and imposing! But compared to Demarco Mount, my place and a slum are almost the same," the elder said with a slight smile. "Back then, I visited Demarco Mount once to meet the Sacred Lord. Do you know? There were nine hundred and ninety-nine steps, all made of gilt. When I looked up, I didn’t see the great hall of Demarco Mount! It was..."
The elder sighed, his eyes full of longing, "It was the clouds! The palace seemed to be in the heavens. When I finished the nine hundred and ninety-nine steps and saw a dazzling golden palace. I thought it was the great hall of Demarco Mount. But my father told me, that was just the toilet..."
"The prosperity of Demarco Mount is beyond your imagination. From then on, I swore to overthrow the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance and sit on that chair! That..."
When he mentioned this, the elder’s voice choked up a bit.
That chair was the strangest chair he had ever seen.
"Your Majesty! The Bead Pulse reports that the Vein Holder has captured Tyler Thomas and seized the Divine Dragon Tripod! Soon, a person will be sent to deliver it."
At the bottom of the great hall, a middle-aged man in black armor shouted, "Congratulations, your Majesty!"
"Congratulations, your Majesty!"
Below, a chorus of congratulations sounded.
"Look, we will possess everything we desire, one by one," the elder slowly raised his hand, looking to Town North King. "Stay here for a while, and after I secure the Divine Dragon Tripod, help me deliver an item to Pendleton."
"What item?"
Although Town North King was shocked, he still tried to remain composed.
The Divine Dragon Tripod he had been desperately seeking was taken by the Bead Pulse?
And now, it would be handed to the elder before him?
"The North Sea Token!" the elder pulled out a jade token from his chest and handed it to Town North King. "Deliver it to Andrew Pendleton. With this token, Pendleton will change the Alliance Hierarch. It’s just a shame about my old friend... Ah, who doesn’t die?"
Town North King, trembling, took the North Sea Token and gently caressed the patterns on it.
...
Star City was bustling.
Within a radius of eight hundred miles, it was the largest city!
When Julius Reed drove Nelson to Star City, it was already night.
Weary from the travel, and because Nelson wanted to go early the next day, they casually found a hotel and booked two rooms.
Although Nelson was excited, to be in the best shape for visiting her foster mother tomorrow, she went back to her room and slept soundly.
But Julius Reed quietly left the hotel.
Nelson’s foster mother was named Dawson Carmichael, a renowned member of a major local family in Star City.
The Donovan Family owned thousands of stores and was financially robust.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to send Nelson to Azure Mountain.
But the more complex and interwoven the big family, the more one couldn’t feel at ease.
Based on previous investigations, Julius Reed decided to make a visit himself first.
To check if there were any irregularities with the Donovan Family.
After leaving the hotel, Julius Reed leisurely strolled down the streets.
Star City was bustling with people coming and going.
Even at night, the streets were congested with vehicles.
The Donovan Family was easy to find.
As a famous large family in Star City, the Donovan mansion was located in the city center.
Templeton Lena and others had already arrived in Star City, but having failed to follow Town North King, they simply went to the Donovan Family.
"How is it?"
In the darkness, a silhouette appeared.
Julius Reed asked softly, "Is there anything unusual?"
"It’s somewhat different from what you imagined," Templeton Lena took out a photo and handed it to Julius Reed: "This person, this is Dawson Carmichael."
