Chapter 2375: Chapter 2273 Sergeant_Major Position

The struggle at the beginning of the battle for the throne was destined to be bloody. Out of one hundred thousand people, only ten thousand could obtain the colorful spheres. After the initial frenzy, those who believed in their strength fought desperately to seize them. After all, only after passing this first stage would the family be considered successful, so everyone fully strove for the squad leader position; only those who were powerless would retreat.

As time passed bit by bit, Peter Brown did not kill anyone. For those who challenged him, he simply split them away with one slash. Gradually, everyone saw his awesomeness, and naturally, no one went to contest him anymore.

Peter Brown simply stopped riding his horse, found a place to sit cross-legged, and his big knife was stuck beside him.

Looking back at the battlefield, Peter Brown saw the dead Hart Walter, and also that Danny Walter was no longer fighting but had come to sit not far from him, displaying a look of non-participation in the robbery.

Seeing his behavior, Peter Brown understood that as long as one person from the Windsor Family obtained a colorful sphere, the family would pass, and the participants would not be punished. Naturally, he was also smart enough not to risk his life.

The two exchanged a glance, and Peter saw surprise and awe in Danny’s eyes, along with a pleasing expression.

“Time’s up!”

The general’s voice came over at this time.

With his voice, a gong echoed everywhere.

“Those who obtained colorful spheres, please proceed onto the stage and sit in the squad leader positions,” the general said again.

When Peter Brown’s gaze turned to the stage, he led his horse with large strides, and quickly, after getting on the stage dressed in colorful spheres, casually found a chair representing the squad leader qualification and sat down.

One by one, individuals sat down. All ten thousand dressed in colorful spheres sat there, all weary but with an expression of excitement on their faces.

Naturally, soldiers came to register the participants.

After Peter Brown reported the Windsor Family’s information, the soldier registered him.

Sitting on this stage, when Peter Brown looked into the martial arts arena, he was secretly fearful. This time, at least fifty thousand people had died, with skeletal remains everywhere, and each family was searching for their relatives’ corpses.

The Emperor truly isn’t someone who fears trouble!

Peter Brown was also puzzled by such a thing as using the family’s children to fight each other. This was entirely different from what he had seen before. In those previous imperial dynasties he had seen, the Emperor would curry favor with noble families, fearing any incident, but here it was entirely different. The Emperor seemed not to fear trouble. What kind of situation was this?

After searching through his memories for a while, Peter Brown’s gaze focused, and he understood somewhat. This dynasty was one granted by the gods. It was said that opposing this dynasty would bring Heaven’s punishment. The Emperor could represent Heaven in punishing people, which was the fundamental reason the Emperor’s position was stable. However, when a power grew to a certain extent, it could gain some power of Heaven’s punishment, posing a threat to the Emperor. The Emperor worried about this power but could not do anything against Heavenly Will, so he could only use such bloody means to weaken the power.

It’s quite complicated!

Peter Brown finally understood some of the awesomeness of the Rule of Gold. He was now in a world of gold rule power, where all the rules were Heavenly Will.

“The first battle for the throne has ended. Congratulations to the families who succeeded,” the general looked around calmly and announced the end of the first round.

At this time within the Windsor Family, Mattie and others sat quietly waiting for the results. All the elders and core members of the Windsor Family were awaiting the outcome.

However, it was evident they did not hold out much hope for this battle for the throne.

One elder sighed and said, “It’s a pity our family has been in military service for generations, yet there is no one fond of practicing martial arts, causing our children to all pursue literary careers!”

“If we fail to pass this time, our noble rank might be demoted!”

“Patriarch, do you really think that Peter, though fond of fighting, can achieve this?” said a middle-aged man who had always been at odds with the family.

Mattie glanced at him, knowing he always wanted to be the family head and often opposed him. Naturally, he knew he wanted to use this opportunity to undermine his authority and said sternly, “Our Windsor Family can’t even send someone out, what do you suggest we do?”

The family elders knew about the two’s situation and naturally advised for a while.

One family elder looked at that middle-aged man and said, “Maverick, for now, we can only wait, no need to argue. Let’s think about the consequences if we don’t pass.”

Maverick said, “This time, Your Majesty gathered one hundred thousand people to battle, and only ten thousand could pass the first stage. I can’t see what our family’s three people have to rely on to seize a colorful sphere. Hmph, the reason the family has fallen to this state has a lot to do with the patriarch. I think the elders should consider whether the family affairs should continue like this!”

Mattie’s face changed. Although everyone knew the situation of the Windsor Family, the decline generation after generation really was related to him. Maverick was trying to use this incident to bring him down.

Thinking about the scenario of one hundred thousand people fighting, Mattie could only sigh. Who makes it so the Windsor Family really can’t produce anyone who can take on big responsibilities now? It seems even his position as patriarch is not stable.

Another family elder said, “So many died in the first match, it’s inevitable, and Your Majesty has ordered the army to monitor closely, even ordering that if chaos occurs, all those involved are to be killed. We can’t let any trouble arise.”

“This time all military family children participated, and even the children of the Generals came. Those people have all seen battles before. Although the noble children in the capital might have stronger skills, they have never been on the battlefield, inherently putting them at a disadvantage. I’m really worried many will die, and it’ll be good if our family’s three people can survive. Alas!”

The main reason everyone didn’t go to watch the battle was fear of losing face, and another was worry that something might happen at the martial arts arena. Even though the possibility of an incident was small, they didn’t dare take the risk. Even His Majesty did not go to personally watch the first match.

Everyone was thinking about their thoughts, sitting silently waiting, while the sound of shouting and killing came from the direction of the martial arts arena, shaking the heavens and earth.

Melody Carter and Emily Williams sat in the house, neither saying a word. To them, Peter Brown was their heaven. If anything happened to Peter, they wouldn’t know what would happen, wondering if after finally making a comeback, they would return to their original state.

Time passed slowly, and everyone was waiting for the result.