The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 620: Father and Son Struggle

After the New Year, Melissa becomes pregnant again.Henwell is now thirty years old, and he wants to set aside the affairs in his hands and spend time with his wife and children.

As a leader, he has far too little time.

Fortunately, Melissa does not complain about him. She understands what kind of man she married and what he has to do. A man like him does not belong entirely to her.

Every day, Henwell can spare one or two hours to accompany her and their son, and that is already good enough.

Melissa does not ask for too much. Henwell works more than sixteen hours every day.

Of the remaining eight hours, only two are spent with her and the child.

Another two hours are spent practicing martial skills.

That means Henwell can only sleep four hours a day.

As an Iron Rank professional, he can already regulate his body with great precision.

For Henwell, two hours of deep sleep is enough.

Especially since Henwell walks the path of the Gene Lock. His control over his body far exceeds professionals of other systems at the same rank.

Now, his four-year-old eldest son is playing in the room, while Henwell reads through various reports.

From time to time, he flicks out finger wind to stop the child from doing dangerous things or causing destruction.

After finishing the reports, Henwell lightly shakes the bell beside his desk.

A moment later, Dalton, captain of the guard, enters the study.

Henwell orders him to notify Chick to come to Blood Hill Manor.

At noon, Chick arrives at Henwell's place.

Henwell hands over the document. "You have read this, right? Tell me in detail about the changes in Lumir."

Chick nods. "We have had people watching this matter the entire time. The situation in Holy Lake City is complicated now."

"Obilian has already been placed under house arrest in the palace. Publicly, they say his old injuries have flared up."

"But in truth, Dilio, the eldest prince, has already begun to act. He has not finished his preparations yet."

"He is now gathering evidence, trying to pin responsibility for ceding Saltwater Town and Tatan City onto Obilian."

"When our intelligence personnel were released, he had people hint at us."

"If we are willing to cooperate, he can also give us the southern region's legal right to rule."

"Of course, he would do it in Obilian's name. He really wants to put Obilian to death."

Henwell chuckles. "Heh. Then did you not ask him why he is using my own things to make a deal with me?"

Chick laughs with him. "Our people answered him exactly that way."

"But now, through a secret channel, he has sent us another message."

"He is prepared to hand Lumir's southeastern region over to us as proof of his sincerity in cooperation."

"He hopes that, when necessary, we can produce some evidence of Obilian committing treason."

At this point, Chick emphasizes, "Also, the southeastern region he is talking about is not Lumir's current southeastern territory."

"It is the part of the region occupied by Ogiro. He plans to hand the legal right to rule over that area to us completely."

Henwell rolls his eyes. "What is wrong with that old man? He keeps using other people's things to make deals."

"What do I need legal rights for right now? Will Ogiro hand the territory to me just because of that?"

"If I want to take it, do I not still have to fight Ogiro? I can only get it after I win."

"But if I can defeat Ogiro and seize land from them, why would I still need some worthless legal claim?"

"I remember this kid was not this stupid before."

"He is still a prince, and he is already over forty. How did he become so arrogant and self-important?"

"Does he take it for granted that I will go to war with Ogiro for a meaningless legal right to rule?"

"Is this how he uses the tactic of sowing discord and using someone else to do the killing?"

Chick explains, "My lord, he is already living in the palace and handling affairs from every side."

"It is said that he has forced old King Semson to abdicate several times and announce him as the new king."

"Perhaps he feels that he is already king now and has simply not finished the process yet."

"People sometimes get carried away by sudden victory. That is his current state."

Henwell nods lightly. "No wonder he was pushed out. What is the reaction from Obilian's subordinates?"

"Obilian now has eight legions. Apart from his two trusted personal legions, there are two legion commanders who have defected to him. The rest are Clifford's four legions."

"Holy Lake City is now under curfew and blockade. Obilian has been under house arrest for more than half a month, and his personal army can no longer sit still."

"If Clifford were not holding them down, they would probably have already sent troops to rescue Obilian."

Henwell sighs. "That old boy Clifford sees things clearly."

"As long as they do not move, nothing will happen to Obilian."

"Riding the momentum of a great victory, Obilian has been promoted as Lumir's savior."

"Dilio does not dare kill him at all. Otherwise, Dilio will definitely not be able to sit on the throne."

"Leaving everything else aside, Lumir's two surviving ace legions and two knight orders will not agree to let him kill a meritorious Obilian."

"But if Obilian's personal army moves, especially if it surrounds Holy Lake City, public opinion will immediately change."

"At that point, Dilio will have reason to declare that Obilian is rebelling and trying to seize the throne, and he will be able to call Lumir's remaining armies to gather."

"Clifford sees this clearly, which is why he is not letting the army act rashly."

"Right now, Dilio is under great pressure. The longer Clifford holds out, the greater the eldest prince's pressure becomes."

"In the end, he will have no choice but to release Obilian. That will be when Obilian's counterattack begins."

Chick also understands this point, then reports another matter to Henwell. "Octopus, leader of Lumir's Coral Reef, has contacted our people."

"He hopes we can provide some help to Obilian. It seems he is more optimistic about the second prince."

Henwell does not comment. Instead, he asks another question. "What about Semson? Is he still acting?"

Chick nods. "Yes. That old bastard is truly ruthless. He is preparing to take the chance to remove both sons who threaten his throne."

Henwell sneers. "If he had not been scheming in the dark, Dilio, the eldest prince, would have collapsed long ago, and Obilian, the second prince, would not have been so easily placed under house arrest."

"Power."

"What a delicious poison."

"It makes people addicted while slowly rotting them from within."

"Even at this point, he still does not want to let go. He is trying to borrow strength from others and pull out his sons one by one."

"Is he really so confident that he can compete with every side?"

After saying this, Henwell pinches the cheek of his eldest son, who has climbed onto the desk. "You little brat."

"I am going to be emperor for a long time. Do not start thinking about stealing your father's position."

Pabos struggles free. "I do not want your position. You are busy every day and never have time to play."

Henwell pinches his cheek again. "You little brat. If your father was not busy, how would you get the chance to play every day?"

Pabos jumps down from the desk, and Chick reaches out, lifts him gently, and sets him on the ground.

Pabos bows to Chick. "Uncle Chick, I am going to play."

Chick smiles and pats his head. "Go on. I will bring you some toys later."

After Pabos leaves, Henwell withdraws his gaze. "We will not get involved in Lumir's affairs. We will just watch how things develop."

"Obilian is too young. He still has not figured it out."

"And Semson is too old. He also has not seen the current situation clearly. He has thrown himself blindly into power and ignored one thing."

"He really is old."

"It is time for him to abdicate."

"I believe many people have already realized this. They only need an opportunity."

"Ika Kingdom and the Western Federation will both create that opportunity. We will not join the excitement."