Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 16: The Weeper
"His Royal Highness! You are really loved among them-the leaders have not forgotten that it is the Kingdom of Stars, and it is the Royal Family of Stars that guarantees them such a prosperous life."
is talking about Baron Limo. As the lord of the four local villages, his castle stands at the center of the four villages. To the south, you can see the Fuxing Avenue full of yellow fallen leaves in the center, and to the north, you can see the unique birch forest in the north.
This is the fourth morning they went north to Exeter. They stopped to supply supplies a few times along the way. If it goes well, they will be able to enter the north this afternoon and arrive at Broken Dragon Fortress tomorrow night.
Although Baron Limo is only more than 30 years old, his obesity is comparable to that of the old Duke of Cullen. I saw that the baron smiled so hard that he could not even see his eyes, facing the second prince of the Star Kingdom, the second prince of the Star Kingdom, His Royal Highness Thales Canxing, who was surrounded by people with smiles all over the face, warmly said:
"Leaders are looking forward to your arrival, and they are very proud of you. The renewal of the Canstar royal family is really the love of the sunset goddess," Baron Limo stroked his belly and said with a smile: "I believe that the future Under your highness, the stars will definitely be more prosperous and happier than ever!"
"After all, we are descendants of the empire!"
Thales walked in a village that was clean and spotless, and even the snow stains had been swept away. He maintained a basic smile and waved to the brightly dressed leaders around him.
Beside him, Wya, Chora, and five Canstar’s private soldiers nervously isolate him from the crowd, followed by Edda who is slouched by the walking posture.
"We'd better leave right away, Your Highness," Qiao La, the leader of the Can Star Private Soldier, said with a serious face: "This is really not a good idea."
"It's true," Wiya stopped a squire, "Your mission is to go on mission, not to inspect-you are just passing here."
Thales nodded, and in an inadvertent moment, he made a few gestures that no one could understand.
【How? 】
Huaia frowned at the prince's gesture.
He looked displeased in the other direction of the village. Sure enough, Rolf's figure appeared in a remote and secluded place at an appropriate time, racking his brains, and stroking two gestures back toward Telsby.
[Behind, fake, all. 】
fake.
alas.
Thales felt sad and looked at the nearest seven or eight-year-old child.
is about his size.
The child had a dark complexion and was skinny and skinny. He was wrapped in a thick suit of obviously not fitting. He had a pair of small hands in his sleeves and could not be taken out. His eyes were full of fear and shrinking, but he forced himself. , Showing a false smile.
The middle-aged man with numb eyes waved his rough and deformed hands strenuously.
A timid woman wearing a headscarf, wearing a totally unmatched top and bottom outfit, the top outfit is obviously closer to the popular style of the royal capital.
An old man who was nearly sixty years old, surrounded by a funny cloak that looked like a nobleman’s shelter from rain, and a pair of thin pants, shivered with cold in a corner that no one could see.
There is also... a spotless village, where everyone welcomes you-Thales sighed and looked at Baron Limo with a smile.
Is he a fool?
It turns out that this world also has Potemkin Village.
"The supply should be complete," Thales made another incomprehensible gesture to Rolf in the distance, shook his head, and whispered to Huaiya and Jora: "Let's go."
Huaya glared at Rolf, who had a deep face in the distance, and followed Tyres with Jora.
It is obvious that he is the second prince's attendant.
Under Baron Limo’s reluctant stay and thankful farewell, the Star Kingdom went north to Exeter’s mission convoy, ready to set off.
"I thought you enjoyed the feeling of being embraced by everyone."
deputy envoy of the mission, Lord Putila took out a pipe from nowhere, lit a thick smoke that was unpleasant to look at, took a puff, and looked at the second prince mockingly.
"No."
"I prefer to enjoy the sincere, unpretentious, unpretentious, but sincere support," Thales smiled and took the water from the guards: "instead of watching them being forced to wear by the lord The clothes and accessories prepared in advance, squeeze out the most deliberate smile, and are full of lies about the happiness of life. In the village that has been cleaned up early, there is no reason to welcome a prince they don’t really like."
Thales sighed softly: "Guess, how many of them have smiles on their faces, but in fact, they hate me, the prince who came suddenly?"
"No one," Unexpectedly, Putila denied what he said: "If you insist, you probably only have the fat baron."
Thales raised his eyebrows.
"Don't take yourself too importantly, your majesty the future king," Putila spit out a puff of smoke in disdain: "In the eyes of many people, the weight of a nine-pointed star is not as heavy as a wheat ear. "
"Wheat ears can feed them, what can nine-pointed stars do? Oh, it's still good," Putila chuckled, "For example, the lord can feed them a full meal and send out some clothes they don’t want. , To respectfully welcome a passing nine-pointed heir."
Thales’ face was heavy. Before getting on the carriage, he finally took a look at the village at the junction of the northern territory and the central territory. He couldn’t help but said, “This is the intersection of Fuxing Avenue and the birch forest. All the commodities you receive will pass through here. There is no shortage of land and hunting forest, but the people here are still so poor-is it excessive deductions, land problems, or heavy taxes?"
"Change the word!"
"Baron Limo is one of the vassals of the Earl of Taron, who transports taxes to the latter and responds to the call, and the Taron family is a distant relative and supporter of the Canstar royal family. Why are the villagers here so poor? Say," Putila hummed two eye circles from his nose, and said ironically: "It's because the rulers of the territory are really too loyal and patriotic."
Thales was silent for ten seconds, until Wya interrupted his contemplation.
"His Royal Highness, the veteran has been refusing to go, and he is still following us." Huaiya pointed to a staggering figure behind, and sighed:
"We have passed the Taron’s Glacier City. I think that the dry food and supplies on his body are not enough to support him on his return journey to Yongxing-and he does not have clothing to protect against the cold. If he goes further north... "
"You want me to say that we can hand him over to the baron," Jora touched her red hair, "so you don't have to worry about him starving to death or falling down on the road."
"You have seen him, I guess that veteran is not very good at dealing with nobles, and the baron, probably will put him directly into the dungeon," Thales shook his head and looked at Jenard in the distance Stubborn figure:
"And he is... after all, the guard of the late Duke John, and he is in the same line as Can Xing."
Thales' eyes flickered, thinking of the young brother of the old king in the tomb.
[Star War God, Sodara Liberator, Duke of Star Lake, John L.K. Star, 613-660]
"Then take him."
Thales looked suspiciously at his deputy.
Lord Putila was annoyed to find that his pipe had been frozen again, and he fumbled with his pockets, or Wiya sighed, took out the flint and walked forward.
"Let me say that with such perseverance, I followed us on foot for three days and three nights-thank you, it can be regarded as saving my old life-if it is not the most loyal subordinate, it is the most dangerous enemy."
Putila lit the pipe and looked at the back of the convoy, the carriage with a coffin, disdainfully said:
"No matter which one, you have a reason to bring him in and put him under your observation and control. Anyway, don't you have everything in your misty convoy?"
Thales frowned, pretending not to hear Putila complaining to him about the blood companion: "loyal subordinates and dangerous enemies-I don't want to risk one of the possibilities."
"It's hard to say," Putila took a puff of smoke and closed his eyes comfortably: "Sometimes, it's possible for both."
Thales rolled his eyes helplessly.
"Your Highness, that veteran?" Huaiya asked tentatively.
Thales groaned for a while, and suddenly walked towards the veteran of the Star Legion, Rolf behind him silently followed.
Huaiya was taken aback, and quickly caught up with the second prince. At the same time, he glanced at the ghost of the wind unhappily. After passing him, he stepped forward unconsciously and became the person closest to the prince.
Huaiya felt that his status as a servant was being seriously threatened by this silver-faced man who had to rely on prostheses to walk.
For example, the kind of sign language that only he and the prince can understand.
"Veteran!" Thales said from a distance: "What's your name?"
Jenard, holding his arms trembling in the cold, raised his head and saw the nine-pointed star embroidered on Thales, his eyes lit up.
He remembered the scene when the lazy middle-aged duke walked out of the barracks for the first time and bumped his head.
Duke.
"Jie, Jenard." He shivered.
"Still not willing to give up, do you?" Thales squinted his eyes. "But you know, I can't let you follow us-you were sent by Jayne Kevin Deere, and I didn't Don’t believe him."
Jenard was taken aback, and quickly defended: "I am not in the same group with them, I was caught by them...I don't know why they sent me here..."
"But it's been three days, why are you following me?" Thales interrupted him, staring directly at Genard's face: "Give me a reason to believe in you."
Jenard looked at Thales in a daze.
also.
He is not a duke after all.
He won't believe me.
If you are the Duke, you will probably smile mysteriously, then pat his shoulder, lavishly ask him to get a piece of food, and then put down the sentence "I will be watching you", and leave with confidence .
But it is also the character of the duke that will...will...
The 30-year-old veteran gritted his teeth and raised his head:
"I was on the way to be detained, and I heard those who detained me, my lord—Your Highness, are going to Exeter? Use your life to calm the anger and hatred of the people in the North?"
Thales stared at him without saying a word.
Jenard hugged his arms and tremblingly said: "Please let me follow you and follow the nine-pointed star."
Thales did not speak.
When Genard was nervous, His Royal Highness the Second Prince spoke slowly.
"I heard," Thales let out a sigh of relief: "You were a member of the Star Legion, Duke John-my father's uncle's guard?"
Jenard's eyes darkened.
"Yes."
and I failed him.
"If it's for the loyalty of the Starlight Legion fellows," Thales said coldly: "You can go back to the capital to serve my father and King Kessel."
"I have been in the capital and have served him for twelve years," the dusty-faced Gernard, panting hard, looked at Thales: "And now, I have nowhere to go."
Yeah.
When the Starlight Legion was disbanded, most of the people followed the captain to the Broken Dragon Fortress and fought three **** battles with the Exeters. After the signing of the "Peace", they continued to guard the border of the stars in the bitter cold.
but he did not go.
He wants to stay and continue to work for the Nine-Pointed Star and the Can Star Family in the capital.
Make atonement for yourself.
But...
That Kessel...
Jenard smiled sadly when he remembered his insensitive career in the city defense team for twelve years.
Thales looked at him and sighed deeply.
"Go to Jora—the redheaded one." In the surprised eyes of Jenard, Thales pursed his lips: "Since you are a veteran, let him arrange a position for you-- The group cannot leave useless people."
Jenard shivered and turned towards Thales.
He is a violent spirit, and two lines of tears flow out uncontrollably.
Thales was taken aback. He couldn't bear such a scene the most, so he turned around and left.
This time, Wya followed closely, not forgetting to glance at Rolf.
But Rolf looked at the tearful veteran.
Another one, lost one?
is just like me.
Thales went further and further.
If he was John's guard, if he had participated in those wars.
Thales thought: Then he must have experienced the truth behind the Scarlet Year.
The truths I want to know.
The second prince boarded the carriage without saying a word. The convoy continued to set off, exiting Fuxing Avenue and into the unique birch forest in the northern border.
When the caravan with the double cross-star flag finally reached the edge of the birch forest in the evening of the next day, the snow began to fall continuously, and everything around it began to become silvery white.
"Please pay attention to the temperature, my lord, from now on," as they stopped to rest, Wiya lit a torch in the fire created by the guards, and approached the cold-handed Thales: "The difference from Wangdu is that the snow without melting will become the norm."
"Have you been here?" Thales gratefully took the warm torch and exhaled his heat.
"Not only here," Wyah chuckled: "The Tower of End is located in the southwest of the junction of Exeter and the Comus Alliance, in the mountains north of the Great Desert-at that time the Desert War fought It’s going to be fierce, and the road to the west is unavailable. I can only take a detour from the north to Exeter and report to the end tower."
Thales, who was provoked by interest and curiosity, was about to ask further when Putila came over.
"This year is colder than usual, and Broken Dragon Fortress will only be colder than here," Lord Putilai took out a handful of thin snow on the ground, his face began to solemnly: "It is both good news and bad news. "
"How do you say?" Thales, who didn't know much about Northland and Exeter, humbly inquired about this obviously well-informed deputy who has never been scornful to him.
"The good news is that the special'extremely cold' weather in the north will come sooner than before. No matter how good the Exeters are in winter operations, it is impossible to mobilize a large number of troops to start a battle in the freezing weather. , Or siege fortresses-their supply lines will collapse due to the severe cold."
"The bad news is," Putila muttered, "If Rumba is going to take down the Broken Dragon Fortress, these two days will be the last time."
Thyls's heart shuddered.
"Yes, my prince, the Broken Dragon Fortress is not far away-if you want to eliminate the flames of war, not just travel around the mountains and water," Putila and Rolf In his ugly face, he unceremoniously grabbed Thales’ torch and extinguished it in the snow: "It’s better to hurry up!"
At this moment, the woman in the cloak and the secret guard, Edda, who had been languishing, suddenly got excited and sat up!
"That—someone—" Edda stammered as she patted the snow on her body.
But she was interrupted immediately.
"Enemy attack!"
In the distance, a voice shouted loudly!
is the voice of the veteran-Jenard.
Thales stood up abruptly, Wiya and Rolf by his side were faster than him, a sharp blade came out of the sheath, and the other blocked him tightly!
"Jorah!" Putilay exclaimed calmly.
"In an array!" Chora yelled, and the thirty Canstar private soldiers yelled, their swords out of their sheaths, their shields into walls, surrounding Thales, forming a famous star array.
But Thales—he was tightly guarded by the two, the attendant and the ghost of the wind—looked around suspiciously, at the birch forest in the evening.
Where is the enemy?
Next moment, he doesn't have to wonder anymore.
Yingying Chuuchuo's figure appeared strangely and instantly behind almost every tree around.
there are at least twenty.
Thyls's heart shuddered.
He has seen this sudden appearance.
is like—an animation skips frames.
The guards of the star are like a torch on the spot of the enemy, teleporting to several key points of the circle to provide lighting.
The fire light illuminates the surroundings.
, dressed in Chinese clothes and armor (the two appeared on everyone's body at the same time), one by one appeared from the dim woods, there were men and women, each of them tall and handsome.
But everyone had sharp eyes and looked at them coldly.
seems to be looking at a mortal prey.
"Who is coming!" Putila also drew out a sword, held a torch, and shouted calmly.
Under the surprised eyes of all the stars, a slender figure ~IndoMTL.com~ dignified and quietly stepped forward slowly.
That is a woman.
After Thales came across, the first time I saw a woman who was so beautiful that she was suffocating.
How do you say —thrillingly beautiful?
She wore a well-tailored black gown, she held her figure just right, her face was soft, her hair was silver, and her purple eyes seemed to be shining with tears, making her lovely.
If Guo is placed on Red Square Street, she is definitely a nobleman at the Duke level and can only be seen.
I only listened to this lovely beauty who couldn't see her age, and slowly opened her mouth.
Mingming’s face is lovely, but at this moment, she is like a robot, cold and authentic:
"Everyone, well."
"Under..."
"Cortrina Van Corleone."
"The enemy likes to call me-weeper."
Everyone's breathing stopped for an instant.
Thales was the first time, looking behind him, the carriage with the black coffin, surprised.
Corion?
Kotrina?
Weeper?
That's not...
But everything in front of me continues.
I only saw this, with a lovely and innocent appearance, the beauty in black, with watery eyes shining, but the tone was like a cold wind, slowly saying:
"I will command you now."
"Hand over my sister."
"Then all..."
Her eyes were sharp, and her hands pressed her upper abdomen.
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