Once the decision had been made, Livia and the king went to the bottom of the castle. There was a secret passage heavily guarded by a lot of strong soldiers.
The king looked at the double gate before him and said, "The last time we opened this place was 26 years ago."
Livia widened her eyes. "26… Is that because of you, Father?"
The king smiled wryly. "Yeah. Because your late grandfather thought I was exceptional, he opened the Treasury and allowed me to choose something. And that action caused the bloodbath a few years later."
Livia's expression turned solemn. The bloodbath he was talking about was definitely the previous battle of the throne.
Back then, her father fought against three princes and two princesses. He won by a landslide due to Raincart, Noel's grandfather.
The king sighed. "I never really wanted to sit on the throne in the past. All I wanted was to go around the world, searching for new things and learning about other cultures.
"But due to that event, I unknowingly pressured my brothers and sisters. The next thing I realized, I was already involved in the throne battle. .-v l|-.
"I just wanted to survive and escape back then, and eventually, I did exactly that. To survive, I had to dirty my hands with the blood of my siblings.
"I thought I had done my best to prevent further bloodshed, but it didn't seem all my children took it to heart. Among all of you, only you, the fourth prince, and the sixth prince never intend to take the throne.
"It wasn't that I planned to cut your ambition. I just wish that you never had to dirty your hands with the blood of your siblings if you wanted to ascend it. Alas, it is impossible. Politics, corruption, and other things will lead to such a thing.
"If your siblings are still alive, they still have the ability to threaten your position. If you are paranoid or influenced by those people, you will eventually force yourself to kill your own sibling.
"I'm sorry, Livia. As a king, I have to strip you from your title and exile you to a faraway place." The king lowered his head.
Livia was dumbstruck. She hurriedly waved her hands, "No, Your Majesty. It's thanks to you that I'm able to escape from the battle of the throne while still contributing to the country. I should thank you for fulfilling my wish. I might not reach the ideal goal in mind, but I'm satisfied with the result."
The king smiled wryly. "Maybe I should have betrothed you to Marquis Ardagan from the start."
"Hahaha. You know it's not possible." Livia chuckled. "Besides, he is my teacher."
"I know. I'm just kidding. However, if you have anyone you fancy, be bold and make him yours. Although I'm bound as the king of the Greenwood Kingdom, I will definitely visit you as a father."
His words moved her heart.
The king placed his hand on the door. "What you're searching for must be inside. As the law stated, you only have one hour inside."
"Yes!" Livia nodded with a serious expression.
Once she entered, she could understand why this place was called the kingdom's treasury.
Sparkling gold scattered everywhere. A lot of extraordinary equipment, high quality items from paintings to jewelry, and even important books and records were stored inside.
With just a single glance, Livia knew that if she sold all this, the Greenwood Kingdom could definitely live for more than a decade without earning anything.
Still, Livia had a task from Anna. This was the agreement she had to fulfill.
She started looking around the Treasury, wondering where the Wheel of Destiny was.
"A broken pass… A broken pass… They're not throwing it away because it's a broken pass, right?" Livia muttered while going around.
She had a hard time finding this pass due to how many items were there.
In fact, she was a bit distracted by the quality of these items.
Fortunately, she ended up finding it after half an hour. It was actually located deep inside the Treasury.
Livia didn't know that the items near it were actually the inheritance from Noel's ancestor. They were the gifts sent to the Greenwood Kingdom by Alexander Ardagan.
Nevertheless, she just went outside because it was better not to know more items lest people were tempted about the information of those items.
The king looked worried at first but soon felt relieved when he saw Livia ing out with an item.
Despite getting called a Wheel of Destiny, the item on her hand looked no different than a normal pass that everyone could find in a cheap store.
However, it didn't seem to deteriorate even though a thousand years had passed. It was clear that the pass was extraordinary.
The king and Livia didn't know the pass' true name. In fact, Anna only mentioned a pass, which might have broken down after so much time.
"You're getting a broken pass?"
"Yes." Livia nodded. "I have agreed to bring out a pass."
"Hmm. Do you know what it is?"
Livia shook his head. "The only thing I know is this pass must be special. However, I don't know how special it is."
"Considering he is planning to operate the train in the Greenwood Kingdom and also other transportations, I can imagine how special it is. Nevertheless, it's something you have agreed to."
"Yes. The train is also strong enough like a fortress wall, so I believe this is going to be the future. Also, I've heard that the Ardagan family is currently reforming their own laws to match the future. I'll try to write down several of those laws so that you and the ministers can consider them."
"Thank you." The king smiled. "Be careful out there. I know that things start getting tricky on that side. If you need anything, head to the demon territory as usual and get reinforcement there."
"Yes, Your Majesty." She nodded and paused for a moment. After some hesitation, she actually hugged him, which startled the king. "Goodbye, Father."
The king bit his lips and hugged her tightly, expressing the bitterness of his decision. "Goodbye, Daughter."
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