The spring sun was bright and warm, but Lampuri Thirteenth was bathed in this comfortable sunlight, but he didn't feel any warmth like normal. Rather he felt cold and he couldn't help tightening the thick blanket around him.
Seeing Lampuri Thirteenth's actions, Dema on the side couldn't help revealing a sad look.
His Majesty's health was getting worse day by day. However, no matter how Dema tried to persuade him, he never relaxed for a moment. Every day, he continued to deal with official documents and all kinds of annoying state affairs as usual. It seemed that there was no difference every day when he had been the king for more than ten years.
Oh, there was a difference. His majesty held court much less than before and even if he did, it didn't last that long.
Even if Lampuri Thirteenth gave strict orders and Dema as the manager of the royal palace made a series of precautions for the people in the royal palace, the news of his majesty's illness still couldn't avoid being spread.
Now that this news had spread to all the nobles in Anvilmar City, it caused all the nobles in Anvilmar City to become restless.
Right now, Anvilmar City looked as calm and prosperous as before, but under this calm, there were already undercurrents surging.
Everyone was watching, watching how his majesty's illness was, watching him ….. to see if he would die.
"Ke, ke." Lampuri Thirteenth suddenly gave two coughs.
Dema's heart tightened and he quickly came forward, but he saw Lampuri Thirteenth let go of his hand covering his mouth and there was a shocking dark red colour in his palm.
"Your majesty." Dema's face turned pale. He called out, but he couldn't say anything else.
Lampuri Thirteenth looked at the large piece of blood in his palm and revealed a smile. He slowly took a handkerchief and wiped his hand before saying to Dema, "Alright, don't cry like a woman, you know that I don't like seeing you like this."
Dema wiped his eyes and gave an un sound. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, but when he saw Lampuri Thirteenth's face that was so thin that he couldn't see any flesh at all, he found that he couldn't calm down no matter what.
Seeing the change in Dema's expression, Lampuri Thirteenth knit his brows, "Don't just cry, listen to me properly."
"Un?" Dema was surprised before coming back to his senses. He quickly stood up and stared right at Lampuri Thirteenth.
After following Lampuri Thirteenth for over ten years, he was very clear that whenever the king revealed this kind of expression, it meant that he was about to give an important order.
"First, send an order to Eric, Miham, and Seveni. Call them back to see me."
Dema grunted and nodded in agreement.
Then, he thought that it was very likely that His Majesty the King thought that he didn't have much time left and wanted to call his three children to his side to tell them what to do after his death. Immediately, another wave of sadness came over him, and his eyes became blurry.
"I told you not to just cry!
Listen to my orders, there can be no mistakes! "Lampuri Thirteenth roared.
Dema hurriedly wiped his eyes again and took a deep breath. His expression returned to normal.
"Your Majesty, please give the order."
"Un, this is more like it." Lampuri Thirteenth gave a satisfied nod.
"Second, give the order to Sowell City. Order Count Samo to strengthen the defenses of the border and prevent the Sack Kingdom's army from invading the northeast."
Dema was surprised, "The Sack Kingdom is already being suppressed by the northern army, how could they spare any effort to invade?"
Lampuri Thirteenth gave a cold snort, "That idiot Eric can't see it, but can't you see it?
If the Sack Kingdom was that easy to defeat, I would have taken care of them ten years ago. "
Dema was silent.
Although he suspected that the Sack Kingdom was acting, luring his highness Eric to lead the northern army deep into the Sack Kingdom, based on the news from the frontlines, the northern army had already caused great damage to the Sack Kingdom's Hungry Wolf Regiment and had even invaded the Sack Kingdom's territory.
Even if the Sack Kingdom wanted to act, they wouldn't act this realistically, right?
If he continued to act, he would have to pay with his life.
"Third, order the kingdom's second army to head north and enter the northwest province. They will temporarily take over the defenses of the northwest province."
Dema was scared by Lampuri Thirteenth's third order.
"Your majesty, how can this be?
If the 2nd Army also left, wouldn't that mean that Anvilmar City would only have the First Army and the Royal Palace Guards?
This force ….. if something happens to Anvilmar City, what should we do? "
"Do you think something will happen to Anvilmar City?" Lampuri Thirteenth looked at Dema with a gaze of deep meaning.
"Of course, if you … …" Dema suddenly stopped.
"If I die, what will happen to Anvilmar City?" Lampuri Thirteenth gave a cold laugh.
Lampuri Thirteenth gave a cold laugh, "This isn't if, it's certain.
There is no meaning in leaving the second army behind. Compared to this, the safety of the northwest province is more important. "
"Your majesty, do you have no confidence in his highness Eric?" Dema found this a bit strange.
"I'm not assured about the fellows behind him." Lampuri Thirteenth shook his head.
Lampuri Thirteenth shook his head, "If they could really support the royal family in attacking the Sack Kingdom, why would they wait until now?
In the end, that kid Eric is just a tool for them. "
Dema's expression became even stranger.
"Your majesty, since you're clear on this, why haven't you made your decision yet?
If you had decided on the successor ahead of time, I think that his highness Eric wouldn't have been instigated by those nobles, right? "
Lampuri Thirteenth gave a deep sigh and turned to the northwest with a trace of helplessness in his eyes.
"Actually, I've already confirmed that among the three of them, only Seveni is the most suited to taking the throne.
But Seveni's heart is too soft and to take the throne, one's heart has to be hard enough.
I haven't made a decision yet because I want to give Eric a chance, but he ….. has disappointed me too much. "
Dema was silent for a bit before saying with a sigh, "Actually ….. Your majesty, if you could have clearly explained this to them, I don't think it would have reached this point."
"You're blaming me?"
Lampuri Thirteenth looked at Dema and said with a faint smile, "It seems like when a person is about to die, it's easiest to speak the truth and it's easiest to hear the truth.
Dema, you've been with me for all these years, but this is your first time speaking to me directly. "
Dema gave a bitter laugh and shook his head, "Anyway, I'm about to die, what is there to not dare say?"
"Oh?" Lampuri Thirteenth was a bit surprised.
"Why are you about to die?
Isn't your body still very good? "
Dema looked at Lampuri Thirteenth with a complicated look, "Because I've already decided that as long as your majesty leaves this world, I will follow you."
Lampuri Thirteenth silently looked at Dema for a while before revealing a smile.
"Good, it's not bad to have someone to accompany me."
Dema also revealed a smile. After a while, he asked Lampuri Thirteenth in a relaxed voice, "Your majesty, this means that since you summoned the two princes and her highness Seveni, you must have already decided on the successor and are prepared to announce it?"
"Un."
Perhaps it was because of Dema's attitude, but Lampuri Thirteenth didn't hide anything and gave a straightforward nod.
"Then ….. if my guess isn't wrong, it should be her highness Seveni taking the throne?" Dema asked.
Lampuri Thirteenth gave a sigh, "Eric has disappointed me too much and Miham hasn't been capable enough. Although Seveni's heart is soft, there is no problem with her abilities.
Moreover ….. she has a supporter that I care about very much, which is Xu Yi. "
Hearing Lampuri Thirteenth mention the name "Xu Yi" at this time, Dema couldn't help being surprised.
"Your majesty, is this Xu Yi that important to you?"
"Of course."
Lampuri Thirteenth said with a serious look, "If Xu Yi and the New Flyer he founded could appear ten years ahead of time, I would have supported him without any reservations because I'm certain that as long as he and the New Flyer were given enough support, perhaps he could change the entire Lampari Kingdom and even the entire continent.
But it's a pity that he appeared at a bad time.
I can only hope ….. that he can properly help Seveni and slowly change the kingdom in the future. "
"If Xu Yi knew that your majesty cared about him this much, I think that he would definitely be honoured."
"That might not be the case. Don't look at how humble this kid looks, I can tell that he is very proud.
Don't forget, last time those old fellows from the Royal Parliament wanted to strip him of his noble status, he treated it like it was a straw and didn't care at all.
It's a pity I wasn't there, otherwise it would have been very interesting to see the expressions of those old fellows.
Ha, ha … … "
After laughing twice, Lampuri Thirteenth began coughing violently again.
"Your majesty, should ….. drink some more medicine?" Dema asked.
Lampuri Thirteenth knit his brows. After hesitating a bit, he nodded, "Alright, bring it over."
Dema turned to the cabinet on the side and reached his hand in.
When his finger touched a bottle in the cabinet, a complicated look appeared on Dema's face before he calmed down.
After taking out the medicine, Dema brought the medicine over to Lampuri Thirteenth.
Seeing that Lampuri Thirteenth was about to drink the medicine, Dema suddenly called out, "Your majesty … …"
Lampuri Thirteenth looked up in surprise, "What is it?"
Dema revealed a very forced smile, "Nothing, just ….. be careful, it's hot … …"
Lampuri Thirteenth couldn't help shaking his head with a smile. He tested it with his mouth before drinking it all.
However, when the medicine entered his stomach, Lampuri Thirteenth's expression suddenly changed. His face became filled with pain before becoming filled with rage. He looked at Dema with wide open eyes, but he couldn't say a single word.
Dema gave a sigh and reached out to hold Lampuri Thirteenth's shoulder, pushing him back onto the bed.
"Your majesty, just rest well."
Seeing Lampuri Thirteenth's angry eyes, Dema turned his head and avoided his gaze.
"Your majesty, I know that you have many questions in your heart.
I can only apologize to you. When this matter is over, I will fulfill my promise to you and come to that world to accompany you.
When the time comes, no matter what you want to do to me, I won't resist at all. "
Lampuri Thirteenth suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood that landed on Dema's face.
After that, he fell back onto the bed and didn't make a single sound.
Seeing Lampuri Thirteenth's wide open eyes, as well as the unwillingness and anger on his face, Dema gave a deep sigh. He reached out to close Lampuri Thirteenth's eyes and pulled a rope by the bed.
After a while, a tall and sturdy figure came into Lampuri Thirteenth's palace.
"Manager Dema, it's been hard on you."
Dema looked at this person without any expression, "Duke Stagg, it's been hard on you."