Chapter 1009 The Division of the Milton Kingdom

With Crest's explanation, Weilin gradually understood the system for selecting the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of South Milton.

Among the eight people, the winner will be the king, and the loser will have only two choices: one is to swear allegiance under the gaze of the gods and never betray; the other is to give up the royal surname, leave the Kingdom of South Milton, and never set foot in the country again.

As for the fate of the loser's subordinates, Crest did not explain in detail, but Weilin could guess a little.

Some defected to the winner, some returned to their hometowns, and the rest followed the people they were loyal to and left the Kingdom of South Milton.

Under this system, the king's governance level can be guaranteed to be above a certain level, political chaos can be avoided, and long-term prosperity can be maintained.

But this move is also likely to cause internal friction among the royal family. After all, every time the king is replaced, the loss of outstanding members of the family is inevitable, which may be one, two, or even seven.

If this continues, the royal family will inevitably become weak.

"Mr. Kleist, I would like to ask you something."

Crest looked at Kyle and gestured with his hand, "Don't be so polite. Just ask if you have any questions."

Seeing this, Kyle asked, "Why does the Kingdom of South Milton implement this system of succession?"

Upon hearing this, Weilin and Celeste looked at Crest, their eyes full of curiosity.

Under the gaze of the three, Crest slowly spoke: "It's complicated to say, but to put it simply, the South Milton Kingdom's implementation of this succession system stems from the division of the Milton Kingdom."

"Thousands of years ago, the Milton Kingdom was vast, covering the six countries of today's South Milton Kingdom, Kizil Pirate Kingdom, Gema Kingdom, Amri Grand Principality, Firefly Principality and North Milton Kingdom." "At that time, the mainstream belief of the Milton Kingdom was three gods, namely the God of Dawn, the God of War and the God of Storms."

"In addition to the mainstream beliefs, there are also gods such as the God of Snow and Wind, the God of Cold Wind, the God of Magic, and so on."

"In the 1739th year of the Glorious Calendar, the Musius Rebellion broke out, and the main branches of the Milton Kingdom's royal family were all destroyed overnight. Most of the legends belonging to the royal family have no news. Some say that they were strangled by the gods because of the evil god's pollution, some say that they were too powerful and were calculated by the ice and snow gods, and some say that they brought disaster upon themselves by studying taboos."

"There are many different opinions on the crisis of destruction, and there is still no specific statement."

"After the fall of the Milton royal family, the seven dukes on the northern border supported a branch of the Milton royal family to ascend the throne. At that time, they called themselves the Milton Kingdom and seized the legal power first. Later, they were called the King of North Milton."

"Deyul, one of the surviving legends of the Milton royal family, joined forces with the other two royal legends and used various means to win over the five southern dukes. They supported Eula Caster, the illegitimate daughter of Xavier Milton, the last king of the Milton Kingdom, and Anna Caster, the eldest daughter of Duke Lancelot, as king. She was renamed Eula Caster Milton, also known as King Milton, and later King of South Milton."

During the pause, Weilin couldn't help but ask, "Sir Crest, since the first King of South Milton is the illegitimate daughter of Xavier Milton, the last King of Milton Kingdom, then what is the situation of the original husband of Anna Castor, the eldest daughter of Duke Lancelot?"

Crest looked at the curiosity that was about to burst out of Weilin's eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "There is no record, and I am not sure either. It is said that he left the Brizet subcontinent with the generous compensation given by Duke Lancelot."

Hearing this, Weilin felt a little regretful, but he didn't think about it any more.

A minute later, Kleist continued, "In order to fight for the orthodox legal rights, the Kingdom of South Milton and the Kingdom of North Milton fought for nearly a thousand years."

"A thousand years later, when the Kingdom of South Milton was about to be unified, the Kingdom of Zovia sent troops to forcibly split off the eastern region of the Kingdom of South Milton. They wanted to swallow it up, but faced with pressure from the Church of War and the Church of Dawn, they could only settle for the next best thing. Using their own royal legend as an introduction, they artificially created the Grand Duchy of Amri and the Principality of Firefly."

"In order to prevent the Kingdom of South Milton from counterattacking, the Kingdom of Zovia handed over the faith of the Principality of Liuying to the Church of Dawn, and the faith of the Grand Principality of Amri to the Church of War."

"Under such circumstances, it is hopeless for the Kingdom of South Milton to regain this vast territory. They can only remain silent and choose to acknowledge it."

"After five hundred years of recuperation, the Kingdom of South Milton once again started a war, preparing to destroy the Kingdom of North Milton in one fell swoop."

"When the troops were dispatched, a rebellion broke out on Kizil Island. Foreign legendary pirates forcibly intervened and occupied the island by force. With the support of the Storm Church, they successfully split the island and established the Kizil Pirate Kingdom."

"Although it is called the Pirate Kingdom, it is actually no different from the Sea Kingdom. It's just that the founder is a pirate king."

"After being abandoned, the domestic situation in the Kingdom of South Milton became turbulent, and the five great dukes began to think about breaking away and becoming independent."

"At that time, the 13th King of South Milton, Bellamy Yula Custer Milton, was also a remarkable man. He asked his grandfather to accompany him to the private lands of the five great dukes for a secret talk."

"Half a month after the secret negotiation, the King of South Milton married all the unmarried women from the five dukedoms' families."

"Marry them all?"

Weilin couldn't help but let out a sound of surprise.

Kyle and Celeste, who were listening quietly, were equally shocked.

"You heard it right. It means all the unmarried women of the five great duke families, a total of 113 people."

"As for the dowry, it was to support the five dukes to establish themselves and build a kingdom. This is the origin of the Kingdom of Gaima."

"In the second year after the establishment of the Kingdom of Gaima, under the witness of the God of War and the God of Dawn, the Kingdom of South Milton signed a ten-thousand-year offensive and defensive alliance with it."

"During the reign of Bellamy Eula Custer Milton, there were 837 descendants."

"In his last years, he proposed a succession system. As long as they were royal descendants, no matter how distant their bloodline was, the strongest and most capable ones would be chosen as princes or princesses, to prevent the five great dukes from interfering in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of South Milton."

“This is the arrival of the heir system.”

"In the following thousands of years, the Kingdom of South Milton became more stable and its national strength gradually recovered, but it also gave up the idea of ​​taking back its old territory."

After listening to Crest's explanation, Weilin suddenly had a bold idea in his mind, and whispered: "This is the territory of the Ice and Snow Gods, no..."

“Ahem.” Crest coughed lightly and said, “Weilin, there are some things that you just need to understand. You can think about them in your heart or communicate through your mind, but don’t speak them out loud.”

"Your Excellency, I understand." Weilin replied solemnly.