"Captain", the deputy captain of the imperial guard in full formal attire, had been waiting at the entrance of the imperial city early. He was already looking anxiously, but finally saw Simining's figure from a distance, and hurriedly greeted him: "You
But it’s back!”
"Today's meeting of the great powers has ended, and the residences of the adults have been arranged." The deputy captain of the imperial guard followed the non-stop Simining and said in a more serious tone: "Prime Minister on the left, Prime Minister on the right,
The residences of Mr. Dill and Lord Dill of the military headquarters are all in the same place, and the defenses have been arranged according to the previous arrangements."
"Got it!" Simining responded casually, but had no intention of stopping.
"Captain", the deputy captain of the guard looked at Simining and seemed to be very worried. He didn't understand what he meant, so he quickly reminded: "These adults, as a rule, you should make the final defense arrangements.
, I am just the right minister, but at least... Mr. Dill, I have inquired about you several times today!"
"I know," Simining just replied lightly and continued to walk forward in a hurry.
The deputy captain of the imperial guards did not dare to follow him any further. He stood behind him and looked at Simining's back, feeling a little confused.
This time, due to the hasty convening of the Grand Council, the officials of the aristocratic families were a little confused about His Majesty the Emperor's intentions. Simining, the captain of the imperial guard, usually should step forward and play the role of emperor at such times.
After all, there are some conditions and transactions between His Majesty and some important senior officials, which are impossible to discuss in a public forum like the Grand Council.
The people convened by the Grand Council this time are very complete. As Simining is, naturally most people don't need to pay attention to it, but at least the left prime minister, the right prime minister and the military minister, the three highest officials who represent the power of the empire, generally
Under the circumstances, Simining should have gone to meet them in person. Although Simining is now worth a hundred times because he is the most valued confidant of Norton III, he is after all a golden knight and the captain of the imperial royal guard.
In other words, whether he is the left prime minister in charge of all officials or the military minister in charge of all imperial combat forces, they can be regarded as his immediate superiors.
Moreover, Simining, the captain of the imperial guard, personally arranged the defense of these three important ministers of the empire. This itself was also an unwritten tradition when convening a meeting of great powers. After all, in the history of the Saqqara Empire, there was a period of time when
Because the imperial royal family seeks to weaken the power of some upper-class nobles, the relationship between the two is very tense. Therefore, when the emperor convenes a grand meeting, in order to allow these upper-class nobles to rest assured of their own safety, the emperor usually has to make himself
The several captains and deputy captains of the Imperial Guard who were close friends personally arranged the defense and accompanied them, which was equivalent to openly assuming the responsibility of protecting the safety of these upper-class nobles. Over time, it became a custom.
Although the empire seems to be very peaceful now, and there are no serious conflicts between Norton III and these noble families, it doesn't look like he would dare to deal with these high-ranking imperial officials who represent the noble families, but suddenly
Si Mining, the imperial guard captain, could not be seen for a while, and no one could tell clearly what this guy was doing. This still made the imperial ministers feel that something was not right in their hearts, and asked the imperial guard captain.
The deputy captain's tone became increasingly serious.
The deputy captain of the imperial guard was lingering at the gate of the imperial city, refusing to go in again.
Without taking Simining with him, he still really didn't know how to answer the questions of those important imperial ministers.
Simining paid no attention to any of this. He frowned and looked worried. He even ignored the guards along the way who saluted him.
He entered the back hall without stopping. This place was already a backyard-like place belonging to the imperial royal family. Even if Simining was the captain of the imperial guard, he could not break in at will. However, Simining walked all the way through now.
The servants I saw along the way all looked like they were used to it, and they all nodded and saluted Simining.
Simining still turned a blind eye and turned a familiar corner in the back hall. Gradually, he no longer saw any of the support staff such as waiters and waitresses in front of him. However, the guard posts on both sides were clearly visible.
The ground has become denser, and it is obvious that this place is gradually approaching the core area of the imperial city.
"Your Majesty, are you resting?" Simining came to a heavily guarded side hall and waited for the guard officer outside the hall to come forward before asking softly.
"Yes." The guard officer saluted Simining and then said, "But His Majesty has instructed you to go in directly when you arrive, no matter when."
"Yes!" Simining nodded, opened the door directly, and walked into the side hall.
The light in the side hall was a bit dim. The Norton III was resting half-lying on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, leaning his forehead on one hand. He was in his thirties, but his head was already gray and his face was full of fatigue.
look.
"It's Simining." Although Simining's movements were gentle, Norton III was still awakened. He raised his head and smiled at Simining: "You're back?!"
"See Your Majesty!" Although there were only two people in the side hall, Simining still knelt down on one knee and bowed, his movements meticulous.
"Have you seen them?!" Norton III sat up straight and looked at Simining, with a look of expectation in his eyes: "How is it?!"
"Well..." Simining looked at the expectant look in Norton III's eyes and hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint His Majesty and the others this time!"
"Oh?" A look of disappointment did flash across Norton III's face, but he immediately said in disbelief: "That Earl of Weir, and that Link, are really that bad, their strength
Can’t it get into your eyes?!”
"That's not true. Count Weir should indeed have the strength of a Golden Knight, and I speculate that he should have reached the level of an upper-level Golden Knight, or at least the peak of an intermediate-level Golden Knight." Simining looked at Norton III's expression and said,
Sighing: "It's a pity that the high-level golden knight doesn't seem to be of much use."
"I know this." Norton III frowned and said to Simining: "Originally he was a golden knight, but he turned out to be an upper-level golden knight. It is an unexpected surprise."
"I wasn't asking about him in the first place." Norton III looked at Simining and said, "Who is Link?!"
"Not to mention that guy," Simining said to Norton III with an angry and funny look on his face: "Your Majesty, we all thought wrong! That Link is not a hidden strongman at all.
Or, I have been detecting his fighting spirit reaction all the way, and I can be very sure that the fighting spirit in this guy is indeed at the level of a trainee knight, and there are no other power fluctuations. If I want, I can crush him to death with one hand.
Hundreds of times!”
"Impossible?" Norton III's reaction this time was much bigger than before. He almost jumped up, looked at Simining, and asked with an unbelievable look: "He is really just a person.
Trainee Knight?! Your fighting spirit level may indeed be low, but how can you be sure that he doesn’t have any other power in his body?! Maybe he is a high-level magician?! Maybe he is a magic god?!"
"Impossible." Simining hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head slowly but firmly: "When I entered the imperial capital, I kept my hand on his shoulder. Although my fighting spirit was
Special, but if you are a truly strong person, no matter whether it is magic energy or fighting energy that is cultivated in your body, you will definitely have a natural reaction to the fighting energy that I invade into his body. This is the instinct of a strong person, and it is not possible at all.
There could be any cover-up."
"Furthermore," Simining looked at Norton III and continued: "Even if he has the ability to conceal all his energy fluctuations so that even I can't detect them, I'm afraid this guy would never dare to do that. After all,
He didn't react at all to the fighting spirit that I invaded his body. If life and death were handed over to me, if I really had the intention of killing him at that time, even if he was really a ninth-level Dharma God, I would not be able to do it.
It is absolutely impossible to withstand it.”
"Yeah, I'm overthinking it." Norton III leaned back heavily on his chair as if he was a little discouraged, and sighed: "How could there be any top-level professionals on this continent who would be willing to come?
What about doing such a trivial thing?! Like...like..."
"But just a golden knight and a trainee knight can escape the cooperation of Perigueux and Qi Yun?!" Norton III said, his face gradually became a little doubtful, and he said to himself
Shaking his head: "Isn't this impossible? It is said that Weir, the golden knight, cannot be Qi Yun's opponent at all. In other words, that Link must be at least stronger than the magician Perigord.
Otherwise, how could they have walked safely all the way to now."
"Perhaps Perigueux and Qi Yun didn't take action personally at all?!" Simining frowned and said something. When he mentioned Qi Yun, a strange light shone in his eyes. Finally,
Still couldn't help but say: "Besides, the Golden Knight may not be Qi Yun's opponent!"
"I know, and you also know that I didn't mean it this way." After hearing Simining's words, Norton III showed him a relieved smile: "But I'm afraid Will's strength cannot be compared with yours, then my
There’s nothing wrong with assessment.”
"Perhaps", Simining seemed to be very confident in his own strength without showing any humility. He frowned and said, "They didn't fight at all, but colluded with each other?!"
"Haha, you don't know Perigueux." Norton III smiled self-consciously and said to Simining: "Perigueux and them must be colluding with each other now, but for this reason I can conclude,
This envoy from the Bavarian Empire must be no less powerful than Perigueux and Qi Yun joining forces!"
"Perigueux is an old fox. Although I have never liked him, I still have to admit that sometimes his judgment and reaction to some things are beyond my comparison." Norton III narrowed his eyes, as if
Recalling the past events, he continued after a long time: "You don't understand, if the envoys of the Bavarian Empire had not been able to resist his alliance with Qi Yun, they would have been destroyed long ago, and even the traces of them would have been wiped out.
Not a shadow is left!"
"If you don't take action, that's it. Once you decide to take action, it's absolutely impossible for this old fox to be merciful. Even if you want to be the target of his collusion, you must have enough strength to match him. This old fox, in his eyes
Only great, maybe." When Norton III mentioned Perigueux, there was not much disgust in his tone. When he said this, he paused, and then continued with some emotion: "Maybe there is only one person who is
Exceptional!"
"It seems that this envoy of the Bavarian Empire is indeed not simple." Norton III still believed in his deduction, and his eyes gradually lit up with expectation, and said to himself: "Maybe not
Will, not Link, but another strong man, hidden in that mission!"
Simining frowned, but still refrained from speaking.
Since Link officially launched the Bavarian Empire Envoy, Norton III will naturally have his own channels to learn all the information about the envoy he is concerned about, and the incident that Link made in Wize City
, and it reached the ears of Norton III at the fastest speed.
Of course, Norton III had already anticipated the actions that Lord Perigo might take, and he naturally made corresponding emergency arrangements. However, the performance of Link and the others in Wize City really made Norton III feel a little bit
His eyes lit up.
Although Norton III did not know to what extent Link and the others knew about Perigo's plot, through their performance in Wize City, Norton III could at least confirm that they had also noticed something was wrong with Perigo.
That's why such an unexpected incident occurred in Weize City, taking the opportunity to get rid of the escort army sent by Perigueux to follow them all the way.
It's just that Link's sudden move this time got rid of not only Lord Perigo's guards, but also Norton III's eyes and ears. Even Norton III's secret arrangement was not able to be used at all. When Lin Lin came again,
When the news about defeating them came, it was already after Link and the others walked out of the holy land where the elves lived, and in that news, the traces of Perigo and Qi Yun were also mentioned.
The wonders of the existence of the independent space left by the God of Nature and the sacred place where the elves live have far surpassed the existing knowledge system on the continent. Therefore, neither Norton III nor Simining has any idea at all.
It was possible that the two members of the Bavarian Empire's envoy, Link and Will, had a strong sense of mystery in the heart of Norton III because they could truly understand what happened at that time.
Now Norton III has never been able to believe that the strength of Link and Weir is nothing more than this. He would rather believe that there is a strong man who can turn the situation around hidden in the envoys of the Bavaria Empire from beginning to end. This is of course
It was due to Norton III's judgment on the whole matter, but the influence of this deep mysterious impression left from the beginning was also an important factor.
Simining was very dissatisfied with this. He was confident enough. Under his inspection, it was impossible for Link and Weir to hide any strength in front of him, and the total number of envoys from the Bavaria Empire was just that
Several people, including Simining, didn't believe that those two cute little girls could be such incredible strong men.
The elves' talent for stealth, even among the ancient intelligent races, is second to none. With Bazhu deliberately hiding his aura, not to mention Simining, even if he is standing opposite
This is a ninth-level thief who has cultivated the professional skills of Inspector to the top level in the mainland. I am afraid that even the little girl in front of me who has not grown up can be a terrifying and strong person.
Not to mention the earth wolf, this guy who is an outlier among the Yuanyue clan is the darling of the earth. When he hides underground, he is completely integrated with the earth elements. This is also what happened in the ancient times.
Invisibility is a skill that is even better than that of the elves.
Therefore, Simining simply did not believe that this envoy from the Bavaria Empire would have any powerful people. He was just afraid of hurting Norton III's heart, so he kept silent.
This is not to say that Norton III is better at inferring than Simining, but that Simining has a too deep understanding of the power system on the mainland, and is not as wild as Norton III when thinking about things.
For a moment, neither of them spoke, and there was a bit of silence in the side hall.
"Have you told Hanunu about those last words?" After a while, Norton III came back from his reverie and asked Simining.
"Yes," Simining nodded: "I asked Hanunu to find a way to tell Weir and the others all the information he knows!"
"Besides, before I left, the two envoys from the Bavarian Empire tried to test me in their words." Seeing the expectant look on Norton III's face, Simining thought for a while and added.
: "I see Will and that Link, and they seem to be very anxious!"
"Really?!" Norton III actually looked happy when he heard this: "That's really great!"
"Alas", Norton III raised his head and looked outside the side hall, a trace of unknown bitterness flashed in his eyes, and he sighed longly: "I have been waiting for this day to come, and I have been waiting for too long.
