In Ark Simulator, why do I always start out as a ruthless person?.

When Walner, who was sitting on the recliner like a puppet, saw the baby girl sleeping soundly in the arms of Jian, he finally regained a little consciousness.

However, just as he stretched out his hands tremblingly, trying to embrace his daughter in Jian's arms.

Chen Qi gave Gertrude a look, and she understood what he meant. She reached out to stop the elector and reminded him with a snake-like smile:

"Lord Elector, before confirming your daughter's condition, may I ask if you have forgotten anything?"

"Should you plead guilty first?"

"This……"

Gertrude's words brought Woerner's thoughts back to reality.

The Elector, who had not yet recovered from his total defeat, could only offer a hesitant sentence as a last stand:

"I, my mind is in a mess. I haven't thought through the confession to the Queen and the edict of abdication yet. Please give me some time..."

"——No, I have already written it for you, Lord Elector."

However, Gertrude did not give Wollner any chance to struggle.

With a smile, she took out the template of the abdication decree that she had already written from her pocket and handed it to the dazed Walner.

"Please copy it, sign it and put your fingerprint on it, and your daughter will definitely survive."

"Only, as long as I do this...will you be willing to let my daughter live?"

Walter's voice trembled a little, and his expectant eyes were cast towards Chen Qi beside him.

"of course."

However, Gertrude answered him very straightforwardly, with a smile that seemed like sweet poison, and replied softly:

"This is the will of the new Elector I serve. I will never go back on my word."

“…Okay, I’ll write it.”

After getting Chen Qi's nod of greeting, Walner gave up resistance and finally copied the edict under Gertrude's grim smile, Mace and Brent's slight reluctance, and Chen Qi's emotionless gaze.

Finally, despite some hesitation, his trembling fingers finally pressed down, and everything was settled.

"I have written the imperial edict..."

"Very good, Lord Elector. Your actions have prevented many innocent casualties. I thank you for this."

After receiving the imperial edict, Chen Qi and others carefully checked it and confirmed that there was no change in it. Then they spoke to Brent who was silent on the side:

"As I recall, you are the Queen's confidant, named Brent, right?"

"...Yes, please give the order, Lord Newly-elected Emperor."

However, Brandt, who witnessed all this but was powerless to stop it, now had to put aside his pity and guilt for Volney and maintain a respectful attitude when facing Chen Qi, who was about to become the new Elector.

In response, Chen Qi nodded in satisfaction, handed the confession to Brent, and said without looking at him again:

"Then I would trouble you to take this confession and the evidence my people have collected about the Elector's collusion with foreign countries to the Queen."

"……Yes."

There was no way to disobey Chen Qi, who had become the new Elector, so Brent had to accept the appointment and left the tower without stopping.

"Everyone else, please leave as well. This place doesn't need any more care."

"Gertrude, you go take over control of the tower. I have the mace here to protect me, so nothing will happen."

"…Well, please stay safe, my Lord."

Although he had completed such a big task, Chen Qi still felt a little resentful that it was not as good as the mace that had been away for a year.

But Gertrude wisely went to the control console in the tower.

Soon, only Chen Qi and Werner were left in the huge room, along with Viviana who was sleeping peacefully with her mace in her arms.

"… Mace, hand Viviana over to Mr. Volner."

"it is good."

And with Chen Qi's instructions, Jian's movements were very quick, and soon, the sleeping Viviana was transferred to Walner's arms without even being disturbed.

"You... call her Viviana?"

After taking his daughter, Walter suddenly looked up and asked Chen Qi.

"Hmm? You haven't named her yet?"

Chen Qi was a little surprised.

"Not yet... My wife hasn't been in good health since she gave birth some time ago. In order to take care of her, I haven't had the chance to name my dear daughter."

"Vivianna...what a wonderful name, I thank you for naming her."

Without the position of the elector, Woerner relaxed unexpectedly. He lazily sat back on the recliner with his daughter in his arms, then smiled and asked Chen Qi in front of him:

"Then, my Lord, the new Elector, may I ask what you plan to do with me?"

"…To be honest, Mr. Woerner, I don't intend to let you live."

Faced with Walter who was willing to accept any outcome, Chen Qi chose to take off all his disguises and told Walter his thoughts with an attitude that was so frank that even Jian was surprised.

"I allow you to choose the manner of your death, Mr. Woerner."

"...You are unexpectedly straightforward."

Hearing Chen Qi's straightforward words, Walner, who had prepared himself to be released in false form and then hanged if he took a step out of the tower, was stunned for a moment and could not help but have some changes in his perception of Chen Qi.

The ambitious madman in front of him, who was rumored to be ambitious, might not be as hateful as he imagined.

"...I want to live. I can give up all my wealth and power, just to live with my wife and daughter in a rural place where no one knows."

"I can not do it."

However, after hearing Walter's plea, Chen Qi refused without hesitation:

"As long as you are alive, your identity as the Elector of Shitongling will still be useful. The influence of your family ruling this land for generations will never completely disappear."

"In the future, I will inevitably fight for power with the Twin Queens. I will not allow anyone who could shake my rule to be alive in my jurisdiction at a critical moment."

"So, you must die, Mr. Walter. Only if you die can I receive your inheritance at the lowest cost."

"…It seems that my fate is already determined. There is no point in resisting."

Realizing the current situation, Wallner shook his head with a wry smile. Finally, his gaze fell on Viviana, who was sleeping in his arms.

"…You'll keep Viviana alive, right?"

"Not only will I be alive, I will replace you and become her father."

As for Viviana, Chen Qi had no hesitation at all. In order to allow the Elector to travel with peace of mind, he showed his highest sincerity.

"To be honest, the reason why I don't want you to live is that I don't want Viviana to become a threat to me after knowing about you and me."

"Vivianna has great potential. I will personally train her and make her my right-hand man."

"So I would never kill her, that would be a shame."

"Of course, I will also let her join me in witnessing the rise of the Leitanian Empire and witnessing the millions of people of Leitania live a better life."

"…It seems that my daughter is more blessed than me. This really makes me feel relieved."

The reason for wanting to fight to the death disappeared again. Finally, with no more worries in his heart, Wallner smiled and handed the sleeping Viviana back to the mace.

"...Please take good care of Viviana, Miss Mace. This is my last request."

"……I know."

Facing this Elector who made him feel pity even though he had only met him once, Jian lowered his eyes slightly and nodded heavily:

"Qi and I will take care of her and train her like her biological parents."

"I can rest assured that."

After explaining the last things, Walter slowly stood up, tidied his appearance, and walked lightly towards the observation deck of the tower.

However, halfway through the walk, Werner suddenly stopped and asked Chen Qi in a deep voice a question that was still lingering in his mind.

"...Mr. Qi, can I ask you one last question?"

"All ears."

Chen Qi patiently let Volner continue.

"...If, if you hadn't arranged for Miss Mace to recruit the Infected Knights in Casimir in advance, it would have been difficult for you to capture Viviana, right?"

"If you fail to capture my daughter, will you choose to withdraw your troops? By then, will you be the one to lose your title?"

Woerner may be a weak man.

But when he thought about the fact that the land that his family had ruled for generations had just changed hands, Walter couldn't help but want to find Chen Qi to ask for clarification.

Of course he knew that his behavior was extremely incompetent, because there is no "if" in the world.

But he just wanted to understand why he lost to Chen Qi. Was it just a matter of one thought or just fate?

Soon, Werner got the answer he wanted from Chen Qi, whose expression remained unchanged.

"You are wrong, Mr. Woerner."

Chen Qi shook his head, denied Volner's idea, and said firmly:

"From the moment I decided to gather all the troops and surround the tower, I was mentally prepared to storm the tower."

"you……"

When Walter heard Chen Qi say this, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but turned his head and asked:

"Aren't you afraid that you can't take it? Aren't you afraid that people will know you are plotting a rebellion?"

"As long as I kill all the people in the tower who know about this, and then create a document showing that you and Casimir are colluding, I can justify my actions."

In response to Walter's question, Chen Qi did not hide the plan in his mind at all. While chatting and laughing, he was mentally prepared to sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of people.

"As for preparation... there are so many things in the world, how can I possibly have so much time to be fully prepared?"

"If I wait for the next opportunity to appear... I don't know how long I have to wait. Compared with the Gemini Queen and you, I am still the weaker party. Perhaps waiting once will make all our efforts go to waste."

"So, I will do my best to seize every opportunity, no matter how much it costs, as long as I can achieve my goal, I will do it at all costs."

“The only real failure is giving up.”

"Giving up is the only true failure...?"

After whispering Chen Qi's words, Werner smiled bitterly for a long time. After shaking his head, he said with a relaxed tone of relief:

"...I finally understand why I lost to you."

How can a weak and incompetent like me compare to a true king?

After getting the answer he wanted, Walter walked towards the observation tower without looking back, leaving only the last words to Chen Qi.

"Perhaps I am not qualified to comment, but I have a feeling that you will be a great emperor, Qi."

"I wish you good luck in martial arts."

After that, Walter walked up to the observation tower and took out a staff that he carried with him from his robe. He activated his Originium skills and integrated it into the communication equipment of the tower.

The next second, at dawn, all the people in Shi Tong's territory heard the last words of their former Elector.

"To all citizens of Shitong Territory, I am Werner von Hochberg."

"…My family has ruled this land for nine generations. I have not been able to show you kindness and allow the citizens to live a better life. This is all because of my incompetence and weakness."

"Now, I sincerely give up the position of Elector to Count Qi. I believe that his wisdom and bravery will allow you to witness the rise of Leitania again."

"Now that I have lost the throne, I have no face to live in this world. I will go to see my nine generations of ancestors. All of this is my choice. Citizens, please do not resist me or feel sad for me."

"……above."

After that, under the gaze of Chen Qi and Mace, Volner's body leaned forward and finally fell from the tower...

After several seconds, a dull sound was heard, announcing the death of the Elector.

Soon, the two heard a commotion, and then the door was quickly pushed open by several Golden Law Guards.

In response to this, Chen Qi, who had become the new elector, faced the Golden Law Guards and said in a terrifyingly rational and calm tone:

"The former Elector has passed the throne to me. Now, you are my people. You must obey my orders."

"...collect the body of the former Elector and bury him with the royal rites."