On the same afternoon, Bing Zhixie came to the palace and met King Radat in the empty hall.
"I knew you were coming to see me."
Bing Zhixie said: "The rebellion has subsided, and the deal agreement between you and me has been reached. It's time for Your Majesty to fulfill the terms of the deal."
Radat waved his hand: "Come here, bring the things you prepared."
Not long after, two guards came out carrying a large and heavy box.
"Are there so many?" Bing Zhixie opened the box and looked at it. In addition to some rubbings of information, there were also some small objects inside.
Radat said: "I promised to give it to you, and I will give it to you."
Bing Zhixie closed the box and said, "Your Majesty really keeps his word."
"Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet." Radat said: "This is only half of all the information."
"Half?" Bingzhixie looked at Radat: "Your Majesty, what does this mean?"
Radat said: "Zalberg is not dead, so the deal between us is not completely completed."
"But I remember the agreement between my wife and you was..."
"I remember clearly what deal Waller Linda agreed with me." Radat interrupted him and said: "But Zalberg is not dead, so I don't think his threat is gone.
.He has great power in the empire. Before we catch him, there is no guarantee that he will not make a comeback."
Bingzhixie said: "Your Majesty has now taken control of the country. Isn't it possible to deal with a traitor who has fled?"
"Whether I am sure or not is one thing, whether he has acquitted himself or not is another." Radat said: "Celeste, why don't you stay and continue to work for me?"
"Your Majesty, do you want me to stay and join the empire?"
Radat said: "You are a smart man. You should know how much benefit I will bring you by personally inviting you to join the imperial government."
"Well!" Bing Zhixie thought for a moment and said, "I appreciate your Majesty's kindness, but I am not someone who hopes to enter state power. Please forgive me."
Radat said: "You don't have to rush to answer me. You can think about it slowly. As for the other half of what you need, I will give it to you after Zalberg is arrested."
Bingzhixie saw that Radat was deliberately using this incident to keep him away, so he had no choice but to do this. Then he added: "There is one more thing I want to ask your Majesty."
"What's the matter? Please tell me."
Bingzhixie said: "I would like to ask Your Majesty to pardon Dominica Trossa's crime and spare his life."
"Oh?" Radat said unexpectedly: "I didn't expect you to plead for him. Why do you want to save him? Is your relationship with him so good?"
"..." Bingzhixie said: "This is just a small personal request of mine."
Radat thought for a while and said: "No, he is an important figure in the Zalberg rebel group and a high-ranking official. It is impossible for me to pardon his crime."
Bing Zhixie lowered his head and thought, frowning slightly.
Radat said: "You can pardon him if you want me to. As long as you and your wife Waller Linda agree to stay and serve me, I will let him go."
"this……"
Radat smiled and said: "Think about it carefully. Before you decide, I will keep his life temporarily."
"Then I'll take my leave." Bing Zhixie looked down at the heavy metal box.
Radat smiled again: "Guard, help Mr. Celeste carry the box back."
It was already evening when he returned home. Bingzhixie told Linda about the palace. Linda said: "Humph, now that his throne is secure, he actually played this trick and asked us to join the imperial government. Even if
Even if you are willing, I won't. I'll go find him and ask for the other half, and I won't dare not give it to him even if I try."
"Hey Linda, don't be impulsive." Bingzhixie said: "What Radat is doing is because he doesn't have many people he can trust around him now and he just wants to take advantage of us. Let's make our position clear and go to him again after a while.
Let’s talk.”
"I just don't know how long I have to wait. I'm really tired of this place."
"I don't think it will take long." Bing Zhixie frowned and began to think again.
"What's wrong with Darling? What's on your mind?" Linda asked.
"No." Bing Zhixie lowered his head and thought about Sufina. Yang Yan had said before that Sufina was on her way to Xindmoor and would arrive soon. But now so much time has passed and Yang Yan has already left.
The royal capital has arrived, but there is still no news of Sufina.
Linda was thoughtful and suddenly smiled and said: "Darling, let's not worry about the other half for now. Let's take a look at the information first to see if there are any important clues. By the way, I saw you practicing new magic in the backyard recently. How are you doing?
"
"Well, it's not bad. The book "Magic Academics: Enlightenment and Foundation of Apprentice Magic" is the most valuable thing I took. My foundation in magic is weak, but this book gave me a lot of new thinking directions."
Linda smiled and said: "That's good, I'll take a look when I have time. I'll ask the fat man to carry the box up."
…
In a separate bedroom at the Prisoner's Gate, Sofina was lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling quietly. Her mind was blank, and her heart was also empty, and she just stared in a daze.
I don't know how long I have been watching it.
"Has she still not eaten?" Inanika asked quietly outside the door.
The person at the door shook his head: "No."
Inaniga pushed the door open a little, looked inside, and sighed: "Go down."
"yes."
Inaniga opened the door and entered, sitting on the chair next to the bed: "You haven't eaten for many days. If you don't eat anymore, you will die."
Sophie looked at the ceiling blankly.
Inaniga asked again: "What do you want to eat? I remember you said that you like fish very much. Can I have someone get you a sturgeon?"
Sofina still looked at the ceiling and said nothing.
Inanija said: "What's the use of you being like this? That boy is a heartless person. Is it worth being sad for him? I already know what happened between you and him. In my opinion,
You wouldn't get hurt like this over a boy, would you?"
"..."
Inanija said: "Okay, you don't speak, but you can hear what I say, then just listen to me. You have been hurt enough before, there is no need to let yourself be hurt again. To be honest,
I find it ridiculous that you would hurt yourself to the point of vomiting blood for a young man, he is just..."
"Don't bother me, I'll think about the problem again." Sufina finally spoke.
"Huh? What are you thinking about?" Inaniga asked.
"I was thinking..." Sofina looked at the ceiling, but did not continue. After a while, she suddenly turned her head: "Did you just say there were sturgeons to eat?"
"Uh...yeah."
Sufina said: "Then give me a portion. Make it delicious."
"Huh?" Inaniga frowned and looked at her, not understanding why she changed so quickly, and said, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll have someone do it." After that, she left the room.