Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 246: Hopeless

"Zombie! Why are you here?"

In the smelly and damp sewer, D.D, who was holding an inextinguishable lamp and holding his nose with nowhere to go, looked shocked and yelled at the big man sitting next to the broken wooden table.

Glover glanced at D.D, took off his weapon without saying a word, and pulled a duck leg away from the food bag that D.D brought.

In every corner of the sewers, the Star Lake Guards were mobilized to follow the members of the Prince, while carrying out safety inspections with inextinguishable lamps ("In addition to cockroaches, spiders, rats, black, dirty, smelly and feces and urine, this shabby place, What's so unsafe?" - Nixi, who was squatting by the pool with a look of disgust on his face, holding his nose to stir up the sewage), while looking at this place that never saw the sun in shock, lamenting that His Highness is usually so submissive and humble in appearance, but at the critical moment, he actually He also hid this hand.

On the other side of the passage, a man sat up from his hay bed and made a dissatisfied hum.

"Wow, and you, dumb--I mean, handsome brother Rolf!"

Doyle waved hello happily, and the lamp shadow swayed, illuminating the entire passage.

Rolf frowned and stared at him for a while, then let out a warning growl before lying back on the bed, turning over and facing the wall.

"He just finished his shift." Glover took a bite of meat and spoke concisely.

"So, starting from the North Gate Bridge, you guys have been missing..." Huaiya stood guard at the small wooden door where the prince disappeared, holding a small book and frowning.

"Your Highness's order."

At the other end of the wooden table, Miranda took a sip of the freshly brewed yerba mate and said calmly.

"And my dearest and dearest Mira!"

D.D turned around and opened his arms with a look of surprise:

"Oh my God, what kind of place is this? Why are you three hiding here?"

Did you fail in your mission and have no shame in going back to see His Highness?

"Be careful," an unfamiliar voice came from the corner, causing Custa, who was about to check the dungeon door, to stop. "Don't get too close to that door - we have calculated that it is the prisoner's superpower taking effect. The maximum distance."

Everyone frowned.

"Ah, I recognize you, you are that flirty old friend from Seychelles..." Doyle patted his head and said to the speaker in the corner, a slovenly man holding a sword.

"Knight Cassian?" Wyatt recognized this man and looked shocked, "Why...are you here too?"

Cassian didn’t even look up:

"Your captain is not here?"

Huaiya looked confused:

"He, Lord Marius said that this job is too simple, we can do it ourselves... But you just said prisoner? Superpower? That means, the killer is behind here..."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this and looked at the wooden door. Some were confused, some were surprised, and some were wary.

Nexi turned around, confused:

"What? Which killer?"

Huaiya ignored him, just flipping through his little notebook hastily, and suddenly realized:

"His Highness said that his weapons were taken from him...I see, that's it..."

He raised his head and looked at Knight Cassian who was concentrating with his eyes closed with complicated emotions.

"That means that all of this is a trap set by His Highness and Miss Hilley?" Paul said with a frown as his palms passed over the wall.

Most people raised their eyebrows and were surprised.

"Misleading," Cassian gently stroked his sword, "at least that's what the lady said."

"Wait, you mean," D.D reacted after hearing this, "the young couple didn't actually fall out?"

Cassian ignored him, and Wyatt focused on his own records.

"So that night, the mouse didn't escape," Morgan snorted, "it just changed its cage."

"He can never escape, that killer, that swordsman," Miranda said quietly, deep in thought, "with or without a cage."

"I don't know whether he is caged or not, but I know he is dead," Glover spat out the bones and said harshly, "Bah, you are a clown who plays with people's hearts."

"Yes, it doesn't matter how high your skills are, nor does it matter how extreme you are," Paul's eyes flashed, "In the face of power, he is just a clown, fighting as a trapped beast."

Cassian curled his lips imperceptibly.

"His Highness has been here for so long, so he must have failed in persuading him to surrender, right? Let's just say, when will the torture begin to extract confessions?" Niexi geared up angrily, thinking about how to avenge old grudges.

Only D.D stared at the small door of the dungeon with a complicated expression and a sense of loss, and allowed Glover to plunder all his food bags unceremoniously.

The Xinghu Guards completed the safety inspection according to the procedures, arranged their shifts, and found a place to rest.

"But," Huaiya couldn't help but say, "Prince Thales and... and your lady are inside, alone in a room with the captives. Is it really safe?"

Everyone turned their eyes and stared at the small door.

"I don't know how your Highness is doing," Cassian said. "As for Miss Hilley, don't worry, she is very safe."

The one whose safety is in danger is the prisoner.

"The killer is an extreme master after all, and he is also an evil vampire," Paul said calmly, tightening his tight-fitting weapon, "What makes you so confident?"

Cassian was silent for a while:

"Experience."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing why.

That's when.

"Ahem..."

D.D coughed seriously to attract everyone's attention:

"So, Zombie, Mira, and Mute, you are carrying out important responsibilities under His Highness's orders? And you have been hiding it from us?"

Glover and Miranda looked at each other.

"Yes, because it is best that as few people know about this..."

"Such an important task, why doesn't he...your highness let me do it?" D.D said pitifully, looking like his dream was shattered.

Obviously he is the most promising guard officer in the guard!

Glover showed a troubled expression and looked at the others as if asking for help, but they all looked away unfaithfully.

"Okay," the zombie had no way to ask for help, so he had no choice but to continue, "Actually, it's you..."

"In fact, His Highness intends to entrust you with an important task to bear." Miranda suddenly spoke, interrupting Glover.

D.D’s eyes lit up and his ears perked up.

"What? What an important task?"

But Miranda's expression darkened.

"But the price of that important task is too high," she said quietly, "In order to complete the task, you must die."

After the words fell, the sewer was silent.

"Death, death?"

D.D suddenly turned pale.

Feeling the looks from the people around him, he coughed awkwardly:

"Death, death...I, I...I am not afraid...not afraid...afraid...afraid..."

Doyle was submissive and his tone softened:

"I'm afraid... I'm afraid I'm not up to it... After all, it's such an important task, and I'm too, too..."

"But His Highness couldn't bear your death, so he gave up." Miranda took a sip of the mate tea brought by Xinghu Castle. The bitterness entered her throat without changing her expression. "He was afraid that you would feel guilty, so he told us to hide it. You."

"What a pity!"

D.D suddenly roared, startling everyone.

I saw the high-born Guard Officer Doyle with a resolute look on his face, looking forward to death. In the smelly sewer, he waved boldly with his hands on his hips:

"I still owe His Highness my life! If the prince orders me, even if I die, I will be shattered into pieces by mountains of swords and seas of fire. I will not hesitate even a moment!"

Miranda and Glover looked at each other with complicated expressions.

D.D stared at the small wooden door where the prisoners were locked, his eyebrows were ecstatic, and he raised his voice deliberately, which shook the sewer:

"Your Highness is wise and kind, and he cares for his subordinates. We have nothing to repay! Only——"

Bang!

A prosthetic leg whirled out from the hay bed, smashing the D.D Company man and his heroic words into the ditch in the middle of the passage.

Miranda, who was well prepared with quick eyesight and quick hands, pushed out the scabbard and accurately hooked the Eternal Lamp that Doyle took out.

"Told you so."

In the swaying light and shadow, the zombie sighed, threw away the bones in his hands, and grabbed the prosthetic limb flying into the air.

"He just finished his shift."

————

"I changed my mind."

In the dungeon, Shilai's fingers flexibly pulled out the ribbon-covered dagger from Thales' hand.

"This dagger is very useful," she said carelessly, ignoring Thales's wide eyes, "lend it to me for another two days."

Two days to play?

Tales was in disbelief.

"I don't understand," Thales said dissatisfied, "Why do you have to use it as collateral?"

Does she know what this dagger means to him?

Or does she actually know?

The JC dagger you chose specifically?

"Who knows if you will regret it halfway and burn the bridge?" Heeley swung the dagger back and forth in mid-air, not forgetting the onomatopoeia in his mouth, like waving a toy, "You have to leave a token?"

"I have said it before, I can write documents, letters of guarantee, letters of commitment, signatures and seals, everything..."

"Words don't matter. But if you regret it in the middle of the night and I really commit suicide, at least people will know that I died from the prince's dagger."

"You don't really think I'm going to push you to commit suicide——"

At this moment, the chain holding the prisoner made a sound, interrupting the two of them.

"You, that night, in front of the entire Emerald City..."

Losanne II, whose face was dirty, twisted his head with difficulty, gritted his teeth, and was in disbelief:

"Performed a play?"

Tales and Hilley both fell silent and looked at each other.

"You can say that."

Tales sighed:

"Originally, in order to be more credible, I wanted to create a big scene. For example, in order to **** you away, Xi Lai did not hesitate to kill my guards and even directly threatened me..."

Even the red paint for D.D to pretend to be dead is ready...

Hilay played with the dagger and narrowed his eyes, seeming to enjoy Lausanne II’s shocked and regretful expression:

"Error guidance."

Tales sighed:

"But firstly, my men may not be so good at pretending to be dead. Secondly, there are you, the vampires, and probably many masters who are secretly observing. Whether a person is dead or not is probably impossible to hide. ..."

San Lai, the budget in hand at that time, well, I'm afraid it couldn't support the "big event".

After receiving the answer, Lausanne II was in a daze for a moment, and then the back of his head fell back to the cold stone ground.

"Okay, let's get down to business," Hilley inserted the dagger into a newly made leather sheath, "How is the progress over there?"

Tiles squinted his eyes and looked at Lausanne II for a while.

"It went very smoothly," he said slowly, while observing the prisoner's reaction. "In fact, most things went smoothly beyond expectations, and everyone at the top and bottom cooperated as expected, especially..."

"Especially my brother?"

After Thales finished speaking, he turned his head and found that Shilai's expression was cold and his tone was calm when he said this.

He nodded cautiously:

"Yes...and Federico."

Hilai was unmoved.

Tiles continued: "After learning that I was forced into a desperate situation by you, for various purposes, they all spit out a lot of things, including key intelligence and preparations——"

"The injury on your face," Heeley suddenly interrupted, "Did Zhan hit you?"

Tales paused and turned his head subconsciously:

"It doesn't matter, I didn't hide on purpose, it's just a minor injury——"

"Good fight," Hilley said coldly, without looking at him, "You deserve it."

Tiel was stunned for a moment, and then his face became helpless.

Thank you very much for your concern and comfort.

"Why."

Being tied to the ground, the dying Lausanne II struggled to speak: "Why?"

This question was confusing, but Thales knew what he was going to ask.

Tales and Hilley looked at each other, and the latter nodded.

"Because I have to."

Tales didn’t care that the dungeon was uneven, cold and damp, so he sat on the spot with his legs spread out in front of the prisoner.

"Since I entered the Emerald City, everyone has addressed me as Your Highness and been treated with great courtesy." Thinking of what he had experienced these days, the prince couldn't help but sigh. This city can cover the sky with one hand, and it is possible to abolish and establish a duke."

Hearing this, Xi Lai laughed disdainfully and gently fiddled with the dagger on his waist.

Tales was not angry, but he also smiled, helpless and regretful:

"But anyone with a discerning eye in the Emerald City can clearly see that Prince Thales is irrelevant."

Losanne II looked at him.

"If we only look at the surface, the protagonists of this storm are Zhan and Federico. These two Kevin Dills, one has profound knowledge and tactics, and the other retreats to advance with hidden dexterity, they hold on tight On both sides of the storm, almost all the resources, forces and power chips inside and outside the Emerald City have been eliminated."

Tales said seriously:

"Yes, these days, the Emerald City has been experiencing ups and downs, whether it is financial crisis, security incidents, political struggles, trade difficulties, old cases, or it was caused by you killing according to the list. 'Big news', to put it bluntly, is just the two of them surrounding the throne of the guardian duke on the south bank, playing chess in the air and criticizing each other."

The prince snorted:

"In comparison, I am unarmed and weak. I can only sit and watch them come and go. At best, I can be regarded as a messenger - even if I lock them both in my prison."

No, it should be said that since locking them up, I have been going back and forth between Zhan and Feder more like a messenger.

Thinking of this, Thales sighed helplessly.

"Oh, you are quite self-aware." Heeley snorted, not sure whether it was approval or sarcasm.

The eldest lady walked up to Thales and kicked him out of habit.

The latter pursed his lips and reluctantly moved his buttocks to give up the position (which he had wiped clean with his buttocks and pants). He watched Xi Lai lift up her skirt and Shi Shiran sat down.

Losanne II looked at the cover above his head that blocked the moonlight, his eyes blank.

But Thales didn’t care about the prisoners and just continued:

“But if you dig deeper, you will find that it is not surprising that I am in this situation.”

"Because this storm is essentially the game between Fuxing Palace and Kongming Palace, Yongxing City and Emerald City, and even the South Coast Territory and even ends the game between different forces at both ends of the sea," Duke Xinghu sighed quietly, "And I, At best, I am a marionette, with no autonomy or voice. My only role, or the only freedom I am given, is to step onto the stage and say a few words when the drama ends. Derico chooses one of the two."

Making decisions on the fly.

Discretion.

Tiles couldn't help but shook his head when he thought of these two promises made by the king to him, feeling even more ironic.

"If this chess path continues, no matter who I choose as the Duke in the end, no matter who wins the chess game, it has nothing to do with me," Thales said solemnly, "I can't exert even half an influence, let alone dominate the situation. Get the results I want."

"This is the fundamental reason why I have a high status but am struggling in the Emerald City - from the beginning to the end, the power is not on my side. What's worse is that no matter Zhan, Federico, Emerald City , Kongming Palace, major forces, and even some of my subordinates saw through this, which made them even more unscrupulous and turned a blind eye to me."

Tails couldn't help but feel emotional when he thought of all the experiences he had experienced in the Emerald City these days, from enthusiasm to cold treatment, from being responsive to everything he was told.

"Therefore, in order to reverse the situation, I can no longer follow the steps. I have to create the initiative, seize the bargaining chips, and obtain available weapons." His eyes became firm, "using a more unorthodox but also more effective method. , to remind the entire Emerald City: I, the North Star, at a certain node, am more important than the two candidates of Kevin Deere, and can dominate their interests and destiny."

[Tiles, although you are based on the earth, you can see the stars when you look up. When the sun sets at night, you can reach out and explore, and they may not be out of reach. 】

[For this reason, you must seize the power in your hands and use it when necessary, in order to expand it...]

Tales shook his head and shook off the words in Corleone's letter.

"For this reason, I had to take a step back, sacrifice a little bit of my image, and create an embarrassing appearance of a big fall, so that everyone could see my existence - a person who was cornered by the Emerald City. , so he has both reason and determination to put the Emerald City in danger for the future king."

Tales said quietly:

"Rather than a good son who listens to his father and travels, follows the rules, and is constrained at every step for the sake of a perfect plan. A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake."

Hilai sat next to him and rubbed his gloves, without raising his head after hearing the words:

"Misguided, again."

Losanne II, who was lying on the ground, had his eyes fixed and trembled slightly.

"The same goes for Hilley."

Tales glanced at Hilley:

"Before, Hille was just the Duke's sister. Everyone respected her, sympathized with her, and pitied her..."

Miss Kevin Deere snorted disdainfully:

"Oh, really?"

Tales coughed:

"But even if they suggested that she temporarily take over the position of city lord, they would just treat her as a puppet and a vase, and they would actually use her for their own agenda."

Tiles turned his head and looked at Lausanne II:

“Until that night, after I kidnapped you and defeated me, she was no longer the rich lady of the Iris family, but the only one in the entire Emerald City who dared to openly resist the prince—or, in other words, resist the royal power— The benchmark, a participant in the storm, the savior of Duke Zhan, and most likely the savior of the Emerald City."

"Or the Destroyer." Hilley added expressionlessly.

Tales raised his eyebrows:

"And a flag, a scapegoat flag for disaffected South Coasters who dare not resist to hide under."

"You said scapegoat," Hilley sneered, "and an archery target."

Do you like to tear me down so much?

Tales hid this sentence in his heart and changed the subject:

"Speaking of which, Shilai, I guess there are many people trying their best to find you, right? Whether they are trying to dissuade you or surrendering..."

"You want to know?"

"Can it be done?"

"No."

The frustrated Thales looked back.

"You deceived the entire city... and made them afraid, and then what?" Lausanne II struggled to speak, "What do you plan to do with the sunken Emerald City?"

"Nothing to do."

Tales spoke decisively.

"The direction of the wind has changed. I was desperate and desperate, so I used the excuse that Hilley had stepped in and the situation was out of control. Starting with Zhane and Federico, I used coercion, inducement, instigation, and took more than a handful of them from them. The weapons at their disposal - finance, taxation, diplomacy, military, public security... The irony is that these are the bargaining chips they use to restrain me and threaten each other."

Tales smiled sarcastically:

"Then, I found the major forces causing trouble: political careerists fishing in troubled waters, closed-minded and conservative local elites, and even Emerald City bureaucrats who took advantage of the situation, opportunistic business guilds, street gangs who followed the trend, Liang Liang Use the weapons and chips I grabbed, repeat my old tricks, identify their position, and find out their trump cards..."

He recalled the various people he met at Kongming Palace:

"So one by one, I went from high to low, down layer by layer, repeating it back and forth. Depending on the target, I would either take the overall situation into consideration and show tolerance, or I would get angry and fight to the death, using the new bargaining chip I got from the previous layer—— Most of them are ambiguous secrets and promises - taking advantage of the information gap and power gap, moving them to the next level, and transforming them into truly usable resources and real authority."

Tales narrowed his eyes:

“To build consensus to the greatest extent, eliminate conflicts and opposition, and exchange for compromise and cooperation.”

Tales exhaled, put his hands back on the ground, and sat on the ground in an inelegant manner:

"So in the end, it seemed that the Emerald City could not afford to sink, but in fact it was just threatening my Emerald City with fake death. Just when I chose neither Zhan nor Federico, neither stood with Iris nor asked the royal center to take action. Under the premise, it was resurrected and started to operate again."

Tiles' eyes flickered.

In this way, he truly entered the game.

Truly possess the qualification to play chess.

Pah, pah, pah, pah...

The dull and rigid applause rang out, interrupting Thales's thoughts.

"Ah," Heilai's face was cold, his tone was stiff, and his two palms touched each other mechanically, "It's great."

Uh...

Tales came back to his senses and coughed awkwardly:

"Well, there is no need to applaud..."

"If no one cheers," Hilley continued to applaud, expressionless, "it will be so embarrassing for one person."

Actually, it’s very embarrassing now.

Tales quickly coughed and interrupted the applause.

"In short, Hilley and I, one bright and one dark, are like two sides of the same coin," he turned to the dazed Lausanne II, "making the Emerald City, which was already out of control, in the same - —The things that my opponents used to oppose me and suppress me — the confusion and anxiety, and return to the normal track."

After the words fell, there was no response, and the dungeon was extremely quiet.

The killer himself just had dull eyes and said nothing, just like a dead corpse.

"Tsk, look how proud you are, His Highness Thales," after a while, Hillai didn't bother to speak, "Is things going so smoothly? No accidents happened?"

Tales raised his eyebrows.

That's...

But he was heartbroken.

"In fact..."

Tales hesitated and spoke:

"When negotiating with some of them, I always feel something is wrong..."

Hilai turned his head:

"Huh?"

The more Thales thought about it, the more he was wrong. He described in detail the back-and-forth negotiation process with representatives of several different forces.

"They saw through it." After hearing this, Shilai said firmly.

Tales was stunned:

"What? Who? See through?"

"Who else could it be? Karabyan's evil twins!"

Tales frowned.

Just listen to Xi Lai’s disdainful words:

"I know that pair of **** very well. Do you think they will leak information to you and surrender to you as a sign of goodwill when they have no benefits and only a bunch of unfulfilled words?" Promise?"

Tiles' eyelids twitched:

"Uh..."

"Just because you have a lotus tongue and what you say is better than what you sing?"

"They...they didn't surrender, at most they were just waiting for a price..."

"You suddenly went crazy and said you wanted to marry you? Just when you exposed them as the mastermind behind the scenes? What is it about you, Prince Thales, that attracts them? Are you rich or powerful? , or are you destined to die early?"

Tales stopped talking.

Xilai wrapped his knees and snorted:

"Although they are vicious, they are never slow. When you say, 'I have made enough concessions,' they will see through it, or at least begin to suspect: You are deficient in my hands on purpose. Arranged. They may have guessed that you have gradually jumped out of the vase and begun to take the initiative in the chess game."

Tales couldn’t help but frown:

"They...are so powerful?"

"You are too young!"

"Then, why didn't they expose me? Instead, they cooperated with me in acting..."

"What's the benefit of exposing you? Will it make you really angry and flip the table with them?"

"Then why don't you just talk it out and cooperate with me directly?"

"What's the benefit of begging you to cooperate? On the contrary, they can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, put on airs, and look like they are reluctant to force themselves," Shilai said coldly, with a contemptuous tone, "This way , I can only take advantage when I negotiate terms with a big fool like you - it’s like you owe them a favor!”

Tales was stunned on the spot, speechless.

"The same goes for that old man with a shaved head," Heeley said with a solemn expression. "When you left his intelligence book, but refused his help, and even refused to let him come to me in the corpse tunnel, he probably I found some clues."

She glanced over, her eyes like knives, cutting through Thales' defense:

"Otherwise, do you really think that someone as smart and sophisticated as him, who has been around the Emerald City for decades, would dare to reveal his true feelings and tell the truth in front of a powerful person like you?"

Tales was speechless.

Okay.

Maybe...

"You said, those people before," the prince thought about something, and said with difficulty, "Hasha, Dusu'an, and even local officials like Melahovich and Seychelles...how many people saw it? ”

Hilai stared at him silently.

"That Seychelles knight, according to you, he messed up that arrest and has a lot of responsibility. He should be anxious to find me and Cassian and win back the victory," the eldest lady said helplessly, "But the same thing, you told him 'no need to search' and 'there are no shortcuts in politics', and then he really obeyed and didn't search? Did he give up? Didn't he send the Emerald Legion to pursue it again? In your opinion, at least in the whole city Are you just showing off in front of the Emerald City?"

Tales frowned and thought for a moment:

"No...no, it seems not."

The Seychelles knight was uncharacteristically...obedient?

Wait, that means...

"And the successor of the Grand Inquisitor, Inquisitor Ibonin, you said that when you lied that the wrath of the kingdom was coming, he was the first to say what you didn't say every time. ?"

Tales turned his head numbly:

"Ah...hmm."

Hearing this, Xi Lai looked at him faintly, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh.

"I understand. Among the people you have met, there must be many who have seen through the 'misleading'."

Tales was shocked:

"What? Then why are they still..."

"Because they are smart enough to know that they cannot expose you."

Xilai held his face in his hands and shook his head helplessly, looking like a child who cannot be taught:

"Because they see not only the benefits and acting, but also the determination you show by doing this - the determination not to be controlled by others, not to be a supporting role for the two Irises."

Tales was slightly surprised and blinked.

"If it's reached this point and there are still people who want to oppose you," Heeley snorted disdainfully, "then maybe it's time for them to stand up and accept your determination head-on."

Tales was stunned.

What does it mean?

Everyone knows.

Everyone pretends not to know.

Everyone...

"Humph."

After thinking about it, he spoke quietly, with a hint of complaint in his words:

"South Coast people."

Right now.

"Hahahahahahahahahahaha..."

Sad laughter sounded, and both of them turned their attention to the captive on the ground.

"Come and go, topsy-turvy..."

Lausanne II closed his eyes:

"This is politics, this is... destiny."

Tales and Hilley looked at each other.

Very good.

Finally.

I have spoken so much and analyzed the situation for so long.

Finally, this incompetent master took the initiative to speak.

Now, how do we get him used to speaking, communicating cooperatively, and finally delivering what we want?

Tiles nodded to the girl from Kevin Deere’s family, who coughed:

"By the way, who taught you this method? Your counselor?"

"Yes, my counselor taught me, his name is Anonymous."

This time, Shilai really frowned, puzzled:

"Who?"

"Haven't you heard of it?" Thales was elated, "The treasure of South Coast legendary literature, the author of "Emerald Mystery City Record"--anonymous!"

Xilai frowned.

"Okay, no more kidding."

Tales coughed:

"But does the book I'm talking about really exist, or was it handed to me by the Foreign Secretary..."

Historically, the relationship between the 'Eight-fingered' King Horace and the then Duke of Iris, Cork, was bad, and they were at war with each other. Seeing that a war between Eternal Star City and Emerald City was inevitable.

But the king and the duke, who had disliked each other since they were ten years old, and became sworn enemies as adults, found themselves in the storybook because of the clever strategies of Prince Hyman and Miss Regina. After a while, he suddenly came to his senses, turned enemies into friends and reconciled, stopped the mobilized war machinery, and allowed hundreds of thousands of people to return home the same way they came.

Do you believe it?

Tales snorted lightly.

The voice in his heart said disdainfully: Is it possible?

Stories are just stories after all.

However, if the legendary story of "Emerald Mystery City" has traces to follow and is not groundless...

If the legendary prince and princess really played a role in this and left their names in history...

The most likely explanation is...

Tales has sharp eyes:

Long before the king and the duke, the sworn enemies, understood each other, Heyman and Regina took action in advance, running back and forth, manipulating and controlling various forces and groups inside and outside the Emerald City, and reached an agreement and unified position.

In this way, we can make the final decision when admonishing the monarch to prevent the disaster of war.

As for Horace I and the Duke of Cork, the reason why they agreed to withdraw their troops and turn their hostility into friendship may not be because of their conscience and family affection, wisdom and wisdom, but simply because they had no choice but to do so.

Because they truly saw: behind the actions of this pair of children, the attitudes and positions of all forces in the country.

When no one on either side of the enemy wants to go to war, if they, as masters, insist on giving orders and insist on promoting the war by themselves for their own selfish interests, they will neither get support nor win. If you make profits, you will only fall into the quagmire of internal and external difficulties, unrighteousness and little help.

Similarly, hundreds of years later, as long as Thales and the others have dealt with the major forces driving the Emerald City forward, clarified their attitudes and positions, and used them for my use...

Then even if we don't reach an agreement directly with the two Iris, and don't choose sides between Kongming Palace and Fuxing Palace, we can still eliminate the storm.

Also avoid getting into shit.

Tales concluded with emotion:

“Historically, the ways in which politicians have solved crises have generally been as follows: showing a bad and even worse future, convincing all parties and class groups with conflicting interests and unwillingness to give in to accept the proposal, and in order to avoid greater losses, Make compromises, concessions and sacrifices respectively, and then use the benefits conceded by all parties to fill the loopholes that caused the crisis."

To re-establish balance.

"Emerald Mystery City... So now, the Emerald City is no longer a mystery, it is considered stable, and my brother can no longer hold you back," Xi Lai's eyes sternly asked, "What about what you promised me?"

Tales, who was originally smiling, fell into a deep expression.

And Xi Lai's eyes were extremely sharp, staring at him eagerly.

"I know."

He looked back at Shilay seriously:

"I'll do it."

Xi Lai did not speak, but just stared at him for a long time, then snorted and looked away.

"That's good."

Tales gritted his teeth.

It was quiet in the dungeon.

Xilai looked at the motionless killer in front of him and suddenly said: "Do they like each other?"

Tales was startled:

"What?"

Hilai sighed quietly:

"You said, 'Southerners' Miss Hyman and Regina, when they got married, did they really like each other?"

She turned to look at Thales with clear eyes:

"Or do you have to do it for the sake of the overall situation?"

This question stumped Thales.

"I don't know." He lowered his head and looked at the damp ground in the dungeon.

Xilai snorted unsurprisingly.

"I knew you would say that."

"Please, they were people from hundreds of years ago," Thales said solemnly, looking at the darkness in the dungeon, "I really don't know."

"Really?"

Hilai looked in another direction.

"Then I guess, at that time, they themselves..."

Xilai slightly curled his lips:

"I don't know."

Hearing this, Thales was silent at first, and then chuckled.

"Maybe."

The silence lasted for a while. Finally, Xi Lai couldn't hold it in any longer and took a deep breath.

"Now, Killer," the eldest lady stood up, crossed her hands, and stretched out her arms, "We have talked a lot for you here, and you should be clear about your own situation. Click to touch, but no click to indicate?"

Lausanne II was expressionless and motionless.

Tales also had to stand up and frowned:

"We just want to know: How much do you know about Federico and the old case of the assassination of the Duke of Leinster?"

Losanne II remained silent, like a stone statue.

Hilai was a little impatient:

"Or do you want to open your heart in another way and speak your mind?"

Hearing "open your heart", Thales suddenly felt bad.

Xilai sneered:

"Maybe, meet your old friend from last time? What's his name? Joaquin?"

Whoa!

The effect of this name was immediate. The stone statue on the ground suddenly came to life, and the chains on its body shook under the struggle.

"You will go to hell," Lausanne II turned his head desperately, gritted his teeth, and said with deep hatred, "Monster!"

Tales' heart sank.

"That will be after you," Seeing that the threat was effective, Shilai showed a satisfied smile and moved his fingers, "You are too soft to eat. It seems that you really miss your old friend..."

Losanne II's eyes turned red, and he subconsciously wanted to stay away from the girl in front of him.

It seems that it is not a girl, but some kind of scourge.

"Don't worry, it will only take five minutes. I guarantee you will reveal all the details about how many lovers your mother has..."

At this moment, Thales held down Hilley's wrist:

"Hile."

The eldest lady looked back in confusion:

"What?"

Tales took a deep breath.

"Please, don't be it," he said seriously and solemnly, "don't be the soul bone."

Hearing this name, Xi Lai's face darkened.

"Soul Bone is its code name," the eldest lady said calmly, "I usually call it Jacques."

Tales let go of her hand and shook his head slowly but firmly:

"Don't be Jacques."

Xilai snorted softly and turned to the trembling captive:

"If you don't dare to look, you can go out first..."

"Have you gone out to see how Slimani is doing?"

Xilai made a move.

She turned back and looked directly at Thales.

"Okay, I know you are pedantic and soft-hearted," she looked helpless and spoke softly, "but this guy, this **** who is paid to kill people is not a good person. He has a lot of blood debt and deserves to die... ”

"It has nothing to do with who he is."

Tales shook his head:

“It’s just about who we are.”

Losanne II on the ground opened his eyes, originally staring at Hilley, and then looking at Thales.

Hilay's smile disappeared.

"Mr. Thales, Teacher Thales, Thales is a great person," she said sarcastically, "If you like to teach others so much and like to teach me things on my territory, you will even have to interrogate me..."

"Please, Shirley," this time it was Thales' turn to soften his tone, almost begging, "for the sake of me lending you the dagger."

Xilai's words were stagnant.

She looked at Thales with a sincere expression and snorted disdainfully.

"Okay," Xi Lai touched the dagger on his waist and rolled his eyes, "Then, will you give me the dagger?"

Tiles’ eyes moved:

"What?"

"Send me the dagger, and we will follow your method - no matter how pedantic it is - how about it?"

Tales looked back at her in surprise.

He looked at the JC on the other person's waist, his lips moved, and finally sighed:

"Please, Shiley."

"Oh, reluctant?"

"I can give you other things, as long as they are from Star Lake Castle... But this dagger was given to me by a very important friend, and it saved my life..."

But Hilley raised his finger.

"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with who gave you the dagger..."

She narrowed her eyes:

"It just depends on who you are."

Tiel choked for a moment.

"Huh? You have nothing to say?"

Xilai showed victory and pride, with a hint of contempt.

She turned around and pulled her gloves:

"Then you go out first, I will be done in a moment..."

Tales stared blankly as Heilai stepped closer to the killer who couldn't help but tremble and curse.

He looked at the dagger on the opponent's waist, closed his eyes, and swallowed.

"Dagger, I can't give you that dagger."

"Humph."

"But I can lend it to you for as long as you want."

"I knew—what?"

Xilai turned around in surprise.

Tales let out a breath and nodded firmly:

"Whenever you get tired of playing with it, give it back to me - as long as you keep it safe."

Xilai was stunned.

She took a few seconds to understand the meaning of this sentence, touched the dagger in disbelief, looked at Thales, and then looked at the captive on the ground.

"Are you... just because of this scumbag?"

Tales shook his head:

"I said, this has nothing to do with whether he is a scumbag, it only has to do with us being..."

"Oh, come on!"

For some reason, Hilley was quite dissatisfied and interrupted him:

"Stop teaching me how to behave!"

"I didn't...uh, sorry..."

But Xi Lai still seemed angry. She pulled out the sheathed dagger and stared at it for a long time.

"I remember, you never left this thing."

"Yes." Thales answered cautiously.

"When in danger, touch it as soon as possible."

"Yes."

"Then give it to me? Can you play with it for as long as you like?"

Tales took a deep breath:

"Uh, yeah?"

Xilai suddenly laughed and shook the dagger, not caring:

"Hmph, then I guess the friend who gave you the dagger is not that important."

This sentence stirred up Thales' memories and worries.

He looked at the JC dagger quietly, thinking of the past, and sighed:

"On the contrary, she is important."

Hearing this, Xi Lai’s expression changed.

Tales looked confused:

"But I think she will understand."

Recalling the appearance of that person in the past, the prince unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.

She could understand her desperate attempt to save the beggar, and even took risks to help...

You can also understand your current choices.

Xilai looked at the dagger in his hand, remained expressionless for a while, and then turned around.

"Of course..."

The next second, the eldest lady turned around suddenly, waved her arm, and threw the dagger at Thales!

"Of course she understands!!!"

Phew!

Tales was shocked by the sound that broke through the air!

Fortunately, Prison River Sin sensed something and activated it at the right time, allowing him to reach out at the critical moment and accurately catch the flying JC dagger - luckily, it was sheathed.

But Thales, who was shocked, had not yet come to his senses. He held up the dagger he had finally caught, feeling his numb arm, and raised his head in shock:

"Why——"

"Take it away!"

Xilai looked sullen and gritted his teeth: "Take it back."

Tales was stunned and raised his dagger:

"But you don't want to borrow——"

What greeted him was a lot of yelling:

"Who cares about your smelly dagger!"

Tales subconsciously held his head and backed away, feeling a little aggrieved.

Why?

Xilai took a deep breath, his chest heaving, still staring at him sullenly.

Tales spoke carefully: "Then..."

"What are you still doing?"

The eldest lady put her hands on her hips, interrupted him angrily, and pointed in the direction of the prisoner:

"Don't you want to interrogate him gently and kindly? Go ahead! You are wasting my time!"

Tales was so frightened that he didn’t know why. He held the dagger in both hands, neither giving it away nor hiding it:

"I'm not...I just, I just thought if you don't like this dagger..."

At this moment, the captives on the ground sighed.

"Okay, Your Highness, shut up." Lausanne II closed his eyes, looking helpless and painful. "Every time you open your mouth, it will only make things worse."

Tales was stunned.

What does it have to do with you?

But he followed the good example and quickly shut up.

Hilai’s eyebrows stood up:

"None of your business, prisoner!"

Losanne II snorted lightly and did not answer.

Tiles hid the dagger and helped:

"Yes, yes! What does this have to do with you--"

Xilai turned his head sharply and glared at Thales' words.

"Well...then I'll go..."

Tiles smiled ingratiatingly, pointed at the prisoner, tiptoed around the eldest lady who was still angry, and leaned towards the killer.

"You will be eaten."

But before he could clear his throat and speak, Lausanne II spoke first.

Tales was startled:

"What?"

I saw Lausanne II opening his dead eyes and looking at him faintly:

"Whether by her or others."

She...

Tales swallowed, turned sideways, and secretly glanced at Hilley, who had become angry for no reason.

But this subtle movement was captured.

"What's wrong? Continue the interrogation? I won't eat you!"

Tales turned around in surprise and looked at the prisoner.

"Unless..."

The seriously injured Lausanne II lay alone in the dungeon, with mixed emotions in his eyes:

"Unless, Your Highness, unless you learn to let the kindness and cold-bloodedness, kindness and cruelty in your heart coexist peacefully."

Just like...the former His Highness.

Tales pondered after hearing this.

"And if you still have any mercy, Your Highness Thales, then please don't waste your time on me."

The killer slowly closed his eyes, locking the pain and despair into the bottomless darkness:

"Be quick and finish me off."

Looking at the other party's expression, Thales felt something.

"Okay~IndoMTL.com~I'll tell you the truth, Lausanne II, whether that's your name or not."

Under Xi Lai’s disdainful gaze, he frowned and sat down in front of Lausanne II.

"The reason why I come to you now instead of throwing you to some civilized and polite guys under me for torture is because..."

Tier paused.

"Despite your sins and blood debts, it's strange that one of my favorite guardsmen seems to think..."

He narrowed his eyes and approached the prisoner:

"You are not hopeless."

Hopeless...

Losanne II opened his eyes and stared at Thales who looked serious.

The next second, he let out the biggest, longest, and most sarcastic laugh in his life. (End of chapter)

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