He raised his hands, the pure white leather gloves were tight and shiny, and his movements seemed more convincing.

Wearing black aristocratic slim-fitting trousers, a starburst-style belt buckle, and expensive leather boots that lifted him up two inches, he walked with an aristocratic grace.

Tails had a nine-pointed star emblem representing the Bright Star family embroidered on his back, and a gold and silver nine-pointed star pin on his chest, which shone brightly under the light.

The maids sprinkled him with a little men's perfume, which was almost unnoticeable, but made him smell closer to the upper class.

Alas, Thales gave a bitter smile and sighed: Fashionable decorations, elegant manners, established etiquette, and limited knowledge are the best tools for isolating and classifying the identities of different classes - this is the aristocracy.

Circled.

This damn, evil piece of cultural capital.

Even Jinnie and Gilbert, who were watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but nod slightly.

"That's almost it." Jinni sighed and said in a bitter tone, "Kassel—Your Majesty, he hopes you will go in as soon as possible."

Thales knew that their emotions were a bit inappropriate, but now that they had reached this point... he cleared all thoughts from his mind and followed Gilbert and Jinnie slowly away.

"I need to finalize something with you."

Thales raised his head and looked at Gilbert.

"Your name - I mean, His Majesty originally planned to change you to a name that is more in line with the 'Bright Star Tradition', such as John and Midir, or Kessel and Tormund - after all, the name Thales

, is used by the common people. It appears for the first time in the family tree of the royal family... It will also allow interested people to find out your past..."

Thales turned his head back, walked forward step by step, and said without changing his expression: "Tales."

"What?"

"My name is Thales."

I won't change my name.

Those in the past.

I will never forget or give up at all.

Thales looked at the endless corridor, clenched his fists, and ignored Gilbert's hesitant look.

"Alas - I obey your will." Under Jinnie's murderous gaze, Gilbert sighed.

This is a long corridor.

Thales remained calm, walked a few dozen steps forward, and then stopped.

In front of him was a black door.

"Ahead is the Hall of Stars. You will go to a dark room on the innermost floor. Don't be nervous. When the time comes, I will open the door. You just do as I told you before." Gilbert lowered his head and said, but

He then looked to the side of the door.

The middle-aged noble showed doubts.

"Ada? You should be guarding His Majesty at this time!"

Thales looked forward and saw a petite figure leaning on one side of the door.

is her.

Thales recognized that it was the cloaked woman who led the royal guards and rescued him from Zhan last night. He saw that her face was still covered with a cloak, and her face was unrecognizable under the gloomy light.

The cloaked woman with her arms folded left the wall she was half leaning against.

"Hey kid, that guy in the mask asked me to give you a gift."

A young, pleasant and lively voice came, and the cloaked woman held out something in her hand.

Thales was stunned.

He took the thing, not even paying attention to the excessively white, smooth and tight skin on the other person's hands.

This is a black dagger sheath with a buckle strap.

There is a line of words engraved on one side: The king is not respected by blood.

Thales resisted the idea of ​​subconsciously touching his chest. With complicated emotions, he took out the jc from his belt and inserted it into the sheath - the size was just right.

"Thank you - Yodel, is he okay?" Thales breathed calmly and put the sheathed dagger on his waist.

"Don't worry, that kind of guy won't die for the time being." The cloaked woman chuckled: "I know him very well."

Thales nodded, passed her, and stood in front of the door.

The traveler looked at the black stone door in front of him and gritted his back teeth.

Just one more step.

Behind him, Gilbert's brows were getting tighter and tighter, Jinnie was biting her lower lip tightly, and the cloaked woman was twisting her neck indifferently.

Thales did not turn around, he just looked at the lime-gray ground in front of him and said quietly:

"Gilbert, if I take this step, can I never look back?"

Gilbert was startled.

But Thales had no intention of letting him answer.

The traveler raised his head and forced a smile with difficulty:

"No, maybe, when I opened my eyes for the first time in this world, there was no such thing as looking back."

"We can only keep going forward."

Hearing this, Jinnie's eyes were obscure and hesitant. She stretched out her hand, but was pulled by Gilbert who was shaking his head.

"Don't worry, be happy, this is a good thing, Mr. Gilbert, Ms. Jenny, and - this lady in the cloak, a good person told me,"

Under the eternal lights on both sides and the sunlight outside the windows on both sides of the corridor, Thales turned his head.

He held out his thumb and grinned brightly:

"Just think of it as another game."

Before the three of them had time to react, Thales pushed the door open and stepped in.

A cold wind blew through the stone door, and there was insufficient light in front of it, making it seem like endless darkness.

Thales' figure disappeared into the darkness.

Gilbert sighed and lowered his head, while Jinnie turned her head and remained silent.

Only the woman in the cloak snapped her fingers happily: "Aha, I like this kid."

"Yes, this kid," Jinni raised her head and chuckled bitterly and helplessly, but her face was full of sadness and pity: "He is just a child."

"How can you carry such a heavy burden and... future."

There was a moment of silence.

Until a hoarse voice suddenly appeared: "He can do it."

The woman in the cloak raised her chin: "You recover so quickly."

Both Gilbert and Jinny looked behind them in surprise - there, the figure of the masked guard appeared in the void.

But what is very strange is that Yoder's figure is erratic and extremely blurry, as if it is covered by a gauze made of a layer of air.

"He can bear that kind of responsibility." The vague Yoder said firmly:

"I know him."

"He has qualities that no one in this world, not all gods, not all demons, not even all magicians have."

There was another moment of silence.

Gilbert shook his head, hummed softly, and raised his hat slightly to salute: "Excuse me, there are still two hours of the state meeting - it's time to see Your Majesty, Ms. Jinnie."

Jinni nodded and left with Gilbert.

Following the sound of footsteps, the two figures disappeared into the distance of the corridor.

Only the masked guard and the cloaked woman are left.

"Three poisonous crossbow arrows from blue grass pierced your chest. It's only been one night and you can't stand up." The cloaked woman looked at the blurry Yodel and sighed deeply: "You made a deal with that mask again.

?”

"I've warned you many times! The collapse of the ancient elf kingdom has nothing to do with that mask! And you..."

"What did you pay for this time?"

Yoder didn't say anything, he just remained silent and touched the purple mask on his face.

"No matter what I pay," Yodel's figure gradually disappeared, leaving only a hoarse voice: "it can't even compare to what that child will pay, even one ten thousandth."

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