World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 428 - 229: Inherit the Fleet! Wedding!

Chapter 428: 229: Inherit the Fleet! Wedding!

The Yan Queen was actually going to abdicate in favor of Yan Mo? Once this statement was made, the entire audience was completely shocked!

She was only in her forties and could have stayed on the throne for another decade or two, but now she was retiring?

Yan Mo, too, was completely stunned, staring at his mother in disbelief.

Despite the fact that he differed from his mother in many ways, such as disagreeing with some of the Yan Tribe’s rules about sticking to the old ways.

The rise of the Hai Family of Yingzhou had given him a great deal of shock.

A hundred years ago, when the Hai Family split from the Yan people, they only had ten thousand people and a little over a hundred ships.

Now, the territories and population of the Hai Family of Yingzhou were at least ten times larger than Rock Island.

As the successor to the Yan King, Yan Mo was very dissatisfied with the current situation where the Hai Family of Yingzhou lorded over the Yan Clan.

His political ambition was immense. He not only wanted to lead the countless Yan people to survive, but also to become incredibly powerful and even establish a kingdom.

But...

He was also filial to his mother, and he had no plans to usurp the throne prematurely.

Although some of his political views did not align with his mother’s at all, he would wait until he ascended to the throne before making any changes.

However, he had never imagined that his mother would hand over the throne to him early, and that it would happen today.

Suddenly, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your son would never dare, please, Mother King, retract your command!"

At the same time, all the island masters in the great hall, over a hundred of them, also knelt down uniformly and pleaded, "Please, Queen, retract your command!"

The Yan Queen could not be considered an outstanding or extremely capable monarch.

Furthermore, some of Rock Island’s traditions essentially hindered the development of the Yan King.

The ancestral rules of the Yan people prohibited leaving the Archipelagos of Rock; everything had to rely on plundering.

Therefore, the Yan people lost their foundation for expansion, making it rather difficult for each generation of Yan Kings to achieve significant civil and military accomplishments.

However, Queen Yancuo at least managed to do the following two things: she protected and continued the legacy of the Yan people, their numbers increased by fifteen percent under her rule, and the new generation of Rock Pirates not only maintained their combat prowess but even grew stronger.

And most importantly, she was fundamentally fair.

Thus, she was completely adored by the island masters, both great and small.

Hearing that she was abdicating, all the island masters knelt down one after another, begging her to retract her command!

After their initial astonishment, Hai Wuyan and Hai Na’er revealed smug smiles, seeing this as a sign of the Yan Queen’s compromise, agreeing to marry their father Hai Gang.

Hai Wuyan proposed to the Yan Queen on behalf of his father. If she did not agree, it would be a snub to the Hai Family of Yingzhou, and they would not be able to settle in the Thunder Archipelago; all Yan people would only be trapped and die on Rock Island.

If she agreed, she feared that the Yan Tribe would be swallowed by the Hai Family of Yingzhou, so she abdicated the throne first, then married Hai Gang.

Hai Wuyan glanced at the many island masters present with even greater contempt and smugness.

Because they plundered year-round, these island masters were incredibly wealthy, with endless gold and silver, more silk than they could ever wear.

But according to the traditions of Rock Island, they could not don fine silks or richly embroidered robes; they could only wear ugly, durable sailor’s garb.

So, although this was in the royal palace’s great hall, these rulers of the Rock Pirates were still dressed as beggars, with yellow-stained large teeth and disheveled hair, looking like barbarians.

Once, the Hai Family of Yingzhou was just like these island masters before them, but now they had become elevated to the status of a higher civilization.

The feelings of the Hai Family of Yingzhou were complex. On the one hand, they yearned for the riches and civilization of the Human Kingdom, and on the other, they hoped to maintain the strength and barbarism of the Yan people.

Of course, the Hai Family of Yingzhou had been successful up to this point.

...

At this moment, Yan Mo and many island masters were kneeling on the ground, pleading earnestly.

Even some island masters had taken out daggers, slicing their own faces and chests, offering a blood admonition, begging the Yan Queen to retract her command.

"My mind is made up, let’s not speak anymore," the Yan Queen said. "Island masters, do you really think my son Yan Mo isn’t qualified to be your king?"

Upon hearing this, all island masters in attendance fell silent.

Undoubtedly, Yan Mo was fully qualified to be the Yan King. He was fierce and cunning, with grand ambitions, clearly the most suitable candidate for the Yan King’s path.

Although he was only twenty-eight this year, he had been leading the Rock Pirates to pillage and fight since he was seventeen, nearly undefeated in all his battles, causing the maritime forces of the Human Kingdom to tremble at the news of his presence.

Thus, Yan Mo’s succession to the throne was among the least contentious in history.

The Yan Queen said, "Therefore, the first matter is decided. I formally abdicate, Yan Mo will inherit the position of Yan King, and later we will perform the ritual of passing on the crown. Next, I have a second matter to address!"

All island masters remained kneeling on the ground, awaiting the Yan Queen’s second decree.

"Little Princess Yan Xue, my other child," the Yan Queen said. "Originally, she should have been the one to inherit the throne, as she came into this world a minute before Yan Mo."

Indeed, even though they were twins, Yan Xue was slightly older, having been born a few minutes earlier than Yan Mo.

Thus, she was the elder sister.

However, Yan Mo had been full of leadership qualities since he was young and had always acted as a protective older brother to his sister. Therefore, from an early age, he was treated as the older brother, and Yan Xue as the younger sister.

The tradition of the Yan people was typically for the oldest child to inherit the throne.

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