Chapter 1080: Chapter 1067: I Don’t Look Down on Them Chapter 1080: Chapter 1067: I Don’t Look Down on Them “I remember you once told me you wanted to make Gai Nation the strongest nation in the world. I thought it was just childish talk at first, but I didn’t expect you were serious, and you even prepared a detailed plan for it.”

Ferdinand, who had a preliminary understanding of Muria’s ideas, sighed as he saw the ambition and aspirations contained in Muria’s reform.

“Once a word is spoken, it must be acted upon,” Muria replied, knowing that Ferdinand was not in favor of his reforms but because his life was almost at an end, he was simply powerless to stop him.

All Ferdinand could do now was to help him as much as he could, and then pray that his reform would succeed.

“Go call your three teachers in; I have some things I’d like to discuss with them,” Ferdinand waved his hand, showing a trace of fatigue on his face.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, he was indeed shocked by his son’s ideas, and what was more exhausting was that he found himself unable to stop this heir.

Since he couldn’t stop any of his heirs, not even the eldest, from competing against this one, who was only ten years old, he had no choice but to accept it.

“Alright.” Muria nodded, turned, and left, then called the three teachers waiting outside, presumably because Ferdinand was preparing to entrust them with his legacy.

That night, having confirmed that his three dear friends would stay to assist Arnold, Ferdinand summoned all the generals and ministers who were in the royal city and directly announced the next heir to the throne.

As expected, Ferdinand looked down to see faces stuck in a daze, all the generals and ministers suddenly summoned by Ferdinand were stunned by the decree.

In fact, when these subjects heard Ferdinand announce the next heir to the throne, they were surprised but not shocked, as he had over a hundred heirs, and there always had to be one that would take over, and determining the heir earlier was also a good thing for the country.

But what really confused them was that Ferdinand had chosen a ten-year-old son to be the next heir, a decision that seemed utterly foolish no matter how one looked at it.

“My King, I have no objections to your choice of heir, but isn’t it somewhat improper to choose Prince Arnold for this role? He is only ten years old after all!”

So right after Ferdinand had announced his decision, a minister immediately objected, and this opposing minister had no personal agenda; he merely thought the appointment highly inappropriate.

Following his lead, nearly all the generals and ministers echoed the sentiment, similarly opposing, all consistently arguing that Prince Arnold was too young and unfit for such a heavy responsibility.

After all, their knowledge about the prince was very limited, knowing only a couple of things about him, but that didn’t matter; they could just use his young age as the basis for their objection.

“What? You all think I’ve gone senile? Irrational? Opposing as soon as you hear my command?”

With the hall full of opposition, Ferdinand wasn’t bothered as this was within his expectations, if everyone below simply echoed his views, he’d now be considering whether he should replace some ministers for his son.

“My King, we don’t mean that; we just think that Prince Arnold’s age really isn’t suitable for carrying the role of Crown Prince, he is just too young, and it would be harmful and ineffective for Gai Nation,” the lead objecting old minister explained.

“Then tell me, what harm would my being Crown Prince bring to Gai Nation?” Just then, a youthful voice rang out, and when the ministers looked up, they were somewhat surprised to find that at some point, a handsome young boy with black hair down to his shoulders had appeared next to the throne, looking at them expressionlessly.

“This is Arnold, the next heir of Gai Nation; many of you are seeing him for the first time. Take this opportunity to recognize him. Don’t forget to salute the future King because you don’t recognize him.”

Ferdinand introduced Muria to the ministers below, even adding a bit of a cold joke. Yet, no one laughed.

“Prince Arnold! Since you’ve allowed me to discuss the dangers of you becoming the Crown Prince, then allow me to express them,” the old minister questioned by Muria gave a slight bow, then began speaking on his own initiative,

“Firstly, once the news of you becoming the Crown Prince spreads, it will inevitably cause resentment among your brothers and sisters, certainly leading some of them to defy you. This could cause our Gai Nation to become as fragmented as the present Yas Country.”

“That’s a minor issue. Whoever doesn’t comply, I’ll personally go talk to him, and then ‘persuade’ him,” Muria’s lips slightly curled up in a smile, feeling quite confident in his Physical Persuasion Technique. If it doesn’t work, he could always resort to the Physical Disappearance Technique.

“What will you use to persuade those older princes and princesses who defy you?” These ministers naturally wouldn’t be fooled by Muria’s simple statement, “Being so young, you lack capabilities compared to your older brothers and sisters.”

“What are you babbling about? I’m inferior to them? Utter nonsense.” Muria looked at the minister who doubted his capabilities, his gaze utterly indifferent,
“My siblings, I don’t mean to look down on them, but even if you take them all together, they wouldn’t match up to one of my hands.”

“Didn’t you ask me how I intend to convince them? Let me tell you, I use absolute power to persuade them.”

Dark red flames ignited around Muria, curved horns extruded upward from his forehead, the iconic Demonic Wings unfolded behind him, and his thick tail swung…

In the blink of an eye, Muria transformed into a giant monster standing ten meters tall, overlooking the ministers below who were thrown into turmoil by the searing, destructive flames.

“Is this the fifth awakening?” Some ministers, filled with shock, watched Muria’s massive form.

“No, that’s not right. The form of the Royal Blood Fifth Awakening isn’t like this, and even a fifth awakening shouldn’t exert such pressure on me,” A minister clad in armor felt his body wanting to kneel and immediately dismissed the opinion of a fellow minister.

“What exactly is going on?”

The chaos in the hall soon subsided, and everyone’s gaze turned towards Ferdinand who sat on the throne, calmly watching everything unfold.

“I know what you’re all thinking, but let me be clear, I didn’t pass the King’s Proof to him. The power that Arnold now possesses is all cultivated by himself,” said Ferdinand.

After Ferdinand finished speaking, the hall immediately fell silent, the ministers and generals exchanged looks, and eventually all fell quiet.

But while they remained silent, Muria had no intention of sparing them, “Go on, you were just talking about how I’d be a threat if I became the Crown Prince, what else?”

The old minister whom Muria stared down remained silent, all his reasons for opposing Muria as the next king now seemed ludicrous in the face of the power Muria displayed.

In this world, power is always supreme. As long as one possesses sufficient strength, all flaws can be overshadowed. His young age, for Muria at this moment, is not only no disadvantage but rather an advantage.

Now Muria possesses such power, it is unimaginable how strong he will become when he fully taps into his potential.

Not choosing him as the heir in such a royal family would be a real disaster for the future of the Gai Nation, because none of his siblings can suppress him.

“Why are you not speaking?” Muria looked at the silent old minister and turned his gaze to the other generals and ministers,
“Since he has stopped speaking, why don’t you continue? Weren’t you all opposing my nomination as the Crown Prince just now?”

“Your Highness, please forgive our shortsightedness, we only knew of your youth, not of your immense talent,” the first minister who had opposed spoke up, admitting his mistake under Muria’s intense gaze.

“It’s alright, to be unaware is not a sin,” Muria, displaying great magnanimity, returned to his human form, and then surveyed all the ministers and generals summoned by his father,
“Is there anyone else who opposes me? If so, stand and state your reason.”

Muria looked at these generals and ministers who remained motionless, no longer making any statements, and nodded in satisfaction, “Very well, it seems everyone agrees that I should become the heir of the Gai Nation.”

“Since you all agree, then I will sign the royal decree, and announce this appointment to the entire nation tomorrow.”

After settling the matter of the nobles and ministers with his power and talent, Ferdinand announced this news to the nation the following day, causing a nation-wide stir.

Countless smaller nobles who hadn’t heard the news discussed fervently, as did the common people at the bottom, who spread the word and debated intensely. A new king’s ascension greatly impacted these commoners, it was a matter of life and death for them.

Because there wasn’t much information available about Muria, from the nobility down to the commoners, everyone was unaware of him, thus this appointment caused controversy throughout the Gai Nation.

Similarly, many became enraged by this appointment, including those royal members who thought they had a decent chance at succession and never considered Muria a threat, as well as their backers.

They were wary of each other but hadn’t expected that the Crown Prince position would end up going to such an unassuming younger brother.

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