Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 209: Choose 1

Chapter 705 choose one

After hearing Miranda's words, the rest of the team were taken aback.

In front, Thales stood beside Zhan En, staring at Federico who seemed desperate and self-defeating, still puzzled.

"Yes, cousin, well said...everyone pays for what they do..."

Under the rough suppression of the guards, Federico gasped:

"So, you, you bystanders, you must understand: if you don't stand up, if you really let him, let Jen get his way..."

The surrounding vassals and guests looked at each other.

The prisoner raised his head with difficulty, and coincidentally looked at Thales.

"Then he wins! Jen Cavendeer, he has won everything, no flaws, no flaws! And I, I will die without a place to die, and I will never recover. Lose everything, everything! Haha, hahahaha..."

Federico let out an ugly laugh, and there were whispers among the vassals and guests, and many people began to doubt the other party's mental state.

Thales frowned when he met Federico's eyes.

Strange.

Different from Anke Bailar at the royal banquet, the former is desperate and gloomy...

But Federico, in addition to being gloomy, his smile also gave Thales a faint sense of uneasiness.

It seems that behind his deep and desperate smile, which seems to see through everything, hides a more terrifying power.

Be careful, Thales.

The voice in the boy's heart faintly came out:

This is a person who is willing, even willing to be a pawn.

Be careful.

"The chess game is completely over, irreversible."

Federico stared straight at Thales with a strange smile.

"That's enough, stop talking nonsense, take him down, and let the relevant departments take care of it," Zhan En responded indifferently, and turned around, "The election will continue—by the way, Is the bet from the last game still count?"

Seychelles snorted softly, waved his hand, and soldiers immediately stepped forward. Roughly drag Federico.

"In this way, justice will be trampled, the law will be tainted, the hope of the kingdom will be defeated, and we will all be finished," Federico struggled, while screaming, "all because of some people's -- impromptu decision, freedom Discretion!"

At that moment, Thales trembled slightly.

When Xi Lai realized it, his expression changed as well!

What?

What did he say?

Thales subconsciously looked at Federico, but the latter had already been pushed away by the sergeants, leaving only his back.

Wait a minute...

Strange...

"Wait a minute!"

Thales shouted subconsciously.

The second prince, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke out, which immediately attracted many eyes.

Zhan En's expression moved slightly, his smile remained undiminished, and he asked in a low voice:

"Thales?"

Hile looked at him with concern:

"Thals..."

"Your Highness..."

Huyer rushed forward and asked before Rolf, "What are your orders?"

But Thales ignored them, he just stared blankly at Federico's back.

Boom!

The next second, the sin of Hell River burned up and hit his eardrum.

In Thales' senses, time seemed to be slowed down.

The world is silent.

Thales watched Federico being dragged away quietly, his brain spinning rapidly.

Why?

Why did Federico do this?

Why did he appear on stage to accuse Zhan En?

Why did he take the risk and surrender himself stupidly?

Why does he have a plan, but he has no back?

Why is he talking crazily while keeping his hands tied?

Why would King Kessel and the Secret Department count on such a person, a fugitive, a desperate exiled nobleman, to shake the indestructible and flawless Emerald City?

Why?

Why!

Bang!

The Sin of Prison River made a soft sound, and the burning became more and more intense.

Thales had an idea, and began to recall the other party's previous words intermittently.

And that weird smile.

[The power system that covers the sky with one hand...some of them are...methods...]

[I threw myself into the trap, there is no chance of winning... a crushing defeat...]

[As long as Zhan En...is the lord of the city...the trial...cannot be fair...]

[You... just watch... don't stand up... Zhan En succeeds... you win... a complete victory...]

[In this way...the kingdom...is in vain...we...are finished...all because of some people...decision on the fly, discretion! 】

At that moment, Thales shuddered and trembled!

That is to say... no, no, no...

Boom!

The crime of prison river crackled and exploded.

He got it.

At that moment, he suddenly understood.

Thales stood firm and looked at Federico's back in disbelief.

In the next second, the crime of prison river was so hot that it flooded all Thales' senses.

"What's the matter, Your Highness Thales?"

The flow of time returned to normal, and the noise of the surrounding crowd instantly returned to the ears.

Zhan En's voice sounded, and he grabbed Thales, who was suffering from the sequelae of the Terminator, and was on the verge of collapse:

"If you have no other questions, let's go back to the meeting..."

"It's me." Thales said in a daze.

"What?"

"It's me, it's all me."

"What are you?" Zhan En was taken aback.

"It's me! Zhan En," Thales grabbed Zhan En's shoulders, with a complicated expression and incoherent speech, "You are right, it is me you should worry about, it has always been me, from beginning to end It's all me! Only me!"

Yes, it is him.

Thales thought blankly.

Federico, or the secret department or even King Kessel, their trump card...

It's him.

It is—Tales Canxing.

It's always been him.

It's his choice.

In other words, in the face of Federico's failure, "he had to make a choice".

Thales stared blankly at Zhan En.

Jane is still confused, but Hilley leans forward, worried.

"Thales? Don't worry, I know what you found, but calm down, we will find the answer, just not now..."

Thales took a deep breath and was about to explain, but seeing Federico's **** team drifting away, he couldn't help shouting to stop:

"No...no, don't let him go! Bring Federico back!"

Jane's complexion changed:

"Thales?"

The surrounding vassals began to whisper.

Thales trembled slightly.

Yes, perhaps to the surprise of many, but, Federico Kevin Dier, there is no other move.

From strange murders to shocking appearances, this is all Federico's means.

When the exiled Kevin Dill stepped onto the host stage, raised the battle flag to Jann Kevin Dill, announced his return to the entire Emerald City, and exposed his whereabouts and weaknesses to Jann's vision The next time, Federico had no way out.

There is no other backup.

Because he has already chosen a second player.

Because everyone has to pay for what they did.

Thales was breathing in a trance.

"Sorry, Jen."

Excuse me?

Jen looked at Federico and then at Thales. He was still puzzled, but he already had a premonition.

"Thales, please, whatever it is, don't do it now."

There was an uncertain warning in the duke's words.

"No, I finally understand," Thales shook his head, speaking bitterly, "It's now, only now."

"Please, Thales!" Xi Lai was concerned about the crowd around him, and whispered, "No matter what the problem is, wait a few more seconds until we solve this trouble..."

No.

No.

If you wait a few more seconds...

Thales thought bitterly.

If this trouble is "solved" as they expected...

"Your Highness?" Wyah asked cautiously and tentatively, but was quickly interrupted by the Duke of South Bank.

"Can't you see it?"

Jane frowned:

"The overall situation has been decided, and Fei De's situation has gone to the point where he can't make big waves! He misjudged the situation, thinking that someone in the audience would support him, and appealed to reopen the old case, but no one, whether it was a foreigner or a vassal, Stupid to..."

When Zhan En said this, his words froze.

The next second, he looked at Thales in disbelief.

"You?"

Zhan En's expression was shocked:

"Is that you?"

Thales nodded with difficulty, and managed to adjust his breathing.

"That's why, Zhan En, it's because he's gone," Thales didn't dare to look him in the eyes, "Zhan En, I'm sorry."

Exactly.

Because Federico chose to be caught without a fight, he is destined to be defeated, and because Zhan En is about to sweep away the decline and win a big victory...

The real choice came to Thales.

The one standing in the middle of the balance at this moment, the only one who can prevent Jann from winning, save Federico from defeat, and at the same time control the king's chess game.

And he had to make a choice.

"Federico!"

Thinking of this, Thales rushed out of the enclosure and shouted:

"Bring him back!"

"Let me hear...his accusations!"

The security officers escorting Federico were at a loss, they slowed down and subconsciously turned their heads.

Under the attention of all the people, the sudden move of the prince caused confusion among the surrounding crowd, and when they heard the prince's order clearly, they became even more uproarious.

Wai Ya, who hastily followed the prince, and the Xinghu guards looked at each other, and immediately turned pale with shock!

I saw Thales rushing towards the **** team with a difficult and bitter voice:

"Let go of him, now! In the name of the Duke of Star Lake—no, in the name of His Majesty Kessel!"

The voice of the prince is not low, and the name of the king is even greater. The security officers in the **** team were also inexplicably surprised. Under hesitation and fear, they looked at me and I looked at you, and unconsciously let go. hand, stop.

Federico broke free and fell to his knees with a plop.

But he looked up to the sky and smiled.

"What—Your Highness, what did you say?" Huai Ya helped the staggering Thales.

Thales shook his head, he slowly but decisively pushed Wyah away, stood up in pain, and looked at Federico who was kneeling on the ground.

The Star Lake Guard was at a loss, but the Jade Sergeants headed by Seychelles stared at them hostilely with their weapons in their hands.

"Looks like," only Miranda sighed and flashed her sword, "the ace has found me."

"Thales, what are you going to do?" Hilley followed Thales from behind, shocked.

Thales had no time to answer, and Jann caught up from the other side. The Duke looked around, lowered his voice, and warned Thales angrily:

"Don't forget, we talked, we have an agreement!"

"Yes, I know, I know, sorry."

Thales said in a daze.

"But he, Federico, he is not targeting you, Jen, not only you...but also me."

He.

Zhan En's frowning eyebrows gradually relaxed.

A second later, he understood something, and his expression changed from angry and dissatisfied to shocked and surprised: "No..."

Thales nodded and said with difficulty:

"That's right, I just figured it out, the reason why Federico surrendered so decisively and gave up everything... is because his hidden trump card is not other people, not riots or assassinations, not the evidence of the old case nor the vassal's Support, rather, but only—me."

"Ace? You?" Hilley's eyes widened.

"Yes, Hilley, he..."

Thales took a deep breath: "It's like you used your own hand to coerce Jann to submit, Federico, he forced me to choose between bad and worse."

Hilary looked at her gloves,

"Bad, and worse?" Zhan En looked at Federico, who was kneeling in the middle of the **** team, and repeated slowly.

"Yes, he made a bet on himself, tied himself to the outcome, and created the most extreme conditions to force me to make a move, to force me to choose."

Hile's eyes widened.

"At this moment, if I choose not to stand up and help Federico, then he will definitely fail and fail, but you will definitely win, irreversible!"

"But you..." Zhan En subconsciously said.

Yes, but.

Thales subconsciously buckled the hideous bone ring in his pocket.

But if he does...

If the second prince abides by the agreement with Zhan En, chooses to help secretly at this moment, chooses to remain silent, and allows Federico to be taken away, imprisoned, imprisoned, forgotten, and sent to prison Zhan En's power system, throwing down the bottomless abyss of the Emerald City...

Then the matter will be calm and disappear.

The game that started from Fuxing Palace and ended in Kongming Palace, Zhan En completely won.

Winner takes all.

Big victory.

His reign is as secure as ever, and his position remains unshakable.

The Emerald City is still detached and independent, impregnable.

But that also means - the king lost completely.

The purpose, process, and efforts of Thales here are all meaningless.

The celebration was over, and he could only leave Emerald City disheartened and return to Star Lake Castle to face the king's wrath.

Thales' trip to the Emerald City, his efforts to find a balance between the king and the South Bank, failed completely.

There is not even a chance to make up for it.

But...

Thales stroked Guertaxa in his hand, feeling that it was getting heavier and more prickly.

However, if he fails in his first mission, the first mission, and returns empty-handed...

So what would the king, Kessel V, think of him?

What to do with him?

【How can I trust you? 】

The voice of the king sounded in my mind:

【How do I know what you said is true? 】

【How do I know that you really want to be used by me, instead of secretly growing yourself, accumulating fame, and gathering support? 】

【How do I know that this move is not raising tigers to make you an unprecedented threat? 】

"I'm sorry, Jann," Thales looked at Federico in a daze, "but I, I can't let you win, you can't just win like this, at least not so thoroughly..."

And what's worse...

Thales swallowed.

If he returns in vain, let Zhan En stand still, the Emerald City will be as stable as the Mountain of Sighing, and the South Bank collar will be as solid as gold...

Then next time, next time, next time...

What will the king do?

Will it be Kingdom Wrath that will come to the Emerald City next time?

Or Legendary Wings?

[A person like your father will accept the reality and give up, or after he looks at me and Xihuang's strength and attitude with admiration...]

The words of Falkenhauser still ringing in his ears when he returned home:

[Go all out and pay back a hundredfold? 】

"What you are afraid of is not letting me win, let alone Federico losing."

Jane's voice rang in his ears, pulling Thales back to reality:

"What you're really worried about is... your father?"

Thales opened his eyes in a daze, and the chaotic shouts of the surrounding crowd seemed to be thousands of miles away.

He nodded slowly.

"Worried about his father?" Xi Lai looked at Zhan En puzzledly, "No, brother, I don't understand..."

"The other one, Anke Bailar?" Jann asked softly, looking at the embarrassed Federico.

"More than that," Thales said bitterly, "this time, he didn't give me—give us a choice."

Jane trembled all over.

"What are you going to do?" Hille looked back and forth between Thales and Federico, "Don't tell me you want to—"

"Trust me, Jen, Hille," Thales took a few deep breaths to calm down, and at the same time gave himself the motivation to speak, "I have to, I have to, I have to do this! But believe me, I will turn the situation back! This is just an expedient measure, just to gain the initiative, otherwise my father, my father, he will not forgive or endure..."

The **** team surrounding Federico looked at the two dukes, who were clearly negotiating with each other, in a dilemma. The Star Lake Guard and the Emerald Legion stood on each side, vigilant against each other, while the surrounding crowd became louder and louder.

Everyone is waiting for the outcome of the negotiations.

Jane came back to his senses, he took a deep breath:

"No, wait, as for your father, we will have a solution, you and I, Emerald City and Star Lake Fort, we will fight against him together..."

"In the future, somewhere else, maybe," Thales shook his head feebly, "but at this time, it's hard..."

"We can! We can give him a little bit of sweetness first," Zhan En grabbed Thales's sleeve tightly, he lowered his voice, and spoke quickly, "What does he want? Finance? Taxation? Maritime trade? Even possible It's defense, tell him anyway, tell him your work here is working..."

No, it's not possible.

Federico's choice was too decisive.

And the king's mind is too cruel.

"We can mislead," Xi Lai also understood, and she tried to suggest, "You and Jann, you are still enemies on the surface, we can lie to your majesty that you successfully threatened the Kevin Dill family. And your majesty He is far away in the capital, and he doesn't know the details, so he can only listen to the reports of his subordinates..."

"What if he knew?"

Thales replied softly, making both of them startled.

The prince raised his head, his eyes glazed over.

The crime of prison river burned, and time seemed to slow down again.

Only in this way can he feel a little relaxed.

Exactly.

A voice quietly sounded from the bottom of Thales' heart, making him think:

What if the king already knew?

Thales trembled.

The voice in his heart is like magic, forcing him to speak out his worst guess, and tell the Kevin Dill brothers and sisters in front of him:

"If Your Majesty Kessel, if he knew that Federico would use this method to force me to make a move, how about stimulating me to enter the game?"

Both Jen and Hille were stunned.

"If my father had predicted all this from beginning to end, what Federico would do, and what choices I would face? Even, he deliberately let Federico do this, forcing me Make a choice?"

The bitterness in Thales' tone even surprised him, but then he was surprised by his own surprise.

Thales, you shouldn't be surprised, right?

The voice in my heart said slowly:

You should have expected that.

"Why?"

Heilei asked cautiously with a frightened face.

"Forcing you to choose? Why did he do this to you, to his... son?"

Why?

Oh, you know why, Thales.

Son.

Prince.

The voice in his heart replied.

"Because he doubts me," Thales said blankly, "He doesn't believe me."

Shirley's eyes widened.

"Why?"

The person who asked the question this time was Zhan En, the Duke was exceptionally calm and gloomy:

"In this case, why didn't he let Federico find you from the beginning? Didn't he use your card from the beginning? Why did he spend so much time? He is not afraid that Federico's plan will fail?"

Why?

"Because King Kessel guessed it," Thales said weakly, "he guessed that I would try every means to collude with you secretly, and even reach an agreement—even though he knew that I had old grudges with you."

Zhan En's eyes changed slightly.

Exactly.

The voice in Thales' heart said silently:

He knows, he knows you're going to try to be clever, you're going to be operating in the middle, trying to find wiggle room.

Big discount on his orders.

Thales felt that the bone ring in his hand became heavier and colder.

Your Majesty knows you too well.

So he set up a game and asked Federico to force you to choose:

Or, abandon your illusions and make a complete enemy of the Duke of South Bank.

Either, the two ends of the first mouse will ruin King Kessel's plan.

Choose one of the two, he pushes the conditions to the extreme, puts you in a dilemma, does not leave you the slightest room for maneuver and intermediate options, and forces you to choose between "decisive action" and "lose everything". out of options.

Thinking of this, Thales raised his head and stared blankly at the almost slow-motion scene in front of him, watching everyone's expressions and movements:

Jen glared at each other, Hille couldn't believe it, D.D was panicked, Wyatt was anxious, Miranda was vigilant, Federico was full of smiles...

In a trance, Thales also seemed to see King Kessel sitting in the Ballard Room of the Fuxing Palace, with lights projecting on him, black and white, light and dark.

"Because he wanted to test me." Thales said wearily, while the Kevin Dill brothers and sisters had complicated expressions.

Exactly.

The voice in my heart told him:

The king wants to test you, he wants to try this precious sword, whether it really breaks hair, cuts iron like mud, and is willing to be the king's pioneer.

Or is it rebellious and hidden, rebellious and cast early, and finally rebellious and hurt the owner?

Now...

Or, you put all your eggs in one basket and join the group, and he will use you at ease from now on

Or, you lose everything and you are out, and he will abandon you decisively.

That's it.

Thales thought in a daze.

[Ad hoc decision, discretion. 】

So, this is what that sentence means.

When the time comes.

The king will set himself free.

Freedom of decision.

It's all or nothing.

Or fail completely.

There is no middle way.

No compromise to ease.

Zero, or one.

Left, or Right.

After, or before.

Retreat, or advance.

Dead ~IndoMTL.com~ or live.

Dark, or light.

Legend, or throne?

Thinking of this, Thales suddenly remembered the story he heard in Kaslan's tavern many years ago.

[The servants of the empire came up with a way: to find the most famous person in the Northland—the commander of the Northland Legion, Queso, who was returning home to recuperate during the legion's rotation, and let him persuade his hometown people ...but Queso didn't nod...]

【Queso said this: "I am loyal to the empire, but I am a Northlander."】

[The emperor finally found out about this matter, and the emperor sent an edict with only two words on it...]

"Choose..."

In the nearly stagnant time and the chaos of the outside world, Thales dumbly recounted the emperor's edict, revealing the final ending of this story:

"...choose one."