After the Elf King finished speaking, he narrowed his eyes slightly and seemed to be smiling.
Under the throne, Aesop was bent over. He never raised his head to look at his father seriously.
Just now, Aesop did a very stupid thing. He asked to see the Elf King while he was resting, and then bravely asked about Ramona in the future.
The attack in Yas and the revelations pointed all the fingers at Ramona, but Aesop never waited for his father to punish Ramona.
Aesop, who was being taught like a child, suddenly became stunned. He gritted his teeth and raised his head.
"If father thought what I was doing was wrong, why didn't you point it out personally? You said every time that I was too young, but you never taught me what to do, right?"
The Elf King on the throne was stunned for a moment and laughed out loud.
"Do you know that based on what you said today, this position is basically not destined for you."
"Do you know that there are some things that you should understand by yourself? If you still haven't understood it, then you can stay silent instead of coming to me for an answer and risking being looked down upon by me.
Want it!”
"madness!"
"You disappoint me!"
The Elf King's voice was fierce. He patted the throne and stood up.
Aesop shrank subconsciously. Ever since he was a child, he had always respected and feared his father.
At this moment, Aesop suddenly remembered his sister who was as lively as a kingfisher and cuddled beside him.
He no longer flinched, nor was he forced to retreat by his father's harsh words. Even if he was punished and lost the "opportunity" his father said, he still wanted an answer.
"After so many years, I am still offering sacrifices to her, and I am the only one left to pray...Father, her death anniversary will be in a few days, and I want to give her some good news this year."
"Over the past twenty years, too many people have died because of her..."
"The upright second prince of Grand did not hesitate to commit suicide in order to prove his innocence and prevent the war."
"They were once friends, but they were forced to die one after another and became victims of certain people's pursuit of interests."
"If my father still cares about the lives of ordinary elves, then you must still remember how many of our people died in this war and how many hardships our vassals suffered."
Aesop looked directly at the Elf King with clear eyes.
"You fought for the disabled elves against the corrupt major families, and finally reversed the trend and protected these poor people... Why can't you see the person who is hiding behind you and manipulating the situation now?"
The Elf King's eyes were cold, and Aesop looked at him happily without fear.
The palace, which had long since been emptied, became the best chat room for the father and son.
Finally, the Elf King's expression softened, and he sighed in a calm tone: "Same as your mother, weak, but extremely stubborn at heart. You must do what you are determined to do even if it means a dead end."
"I have arranged so many teachers for you, hoping that you can learn to be diplomatic, but you still can't understand this."
The Elf King looked around, found a step and sat down.
No longer sitting high on the throne, he is now more like an ordinary elf, sitting on the branch that carries the soul of the elf.
The Elf King said: "Yes, I know that Ramona is secretly forming her own power. I also know that she started doing this more than 20 years ago. I even know that she killed little Nina... And I found out about it soon after the war was launched."
The Elf King stretched out his hand to stop Aesop, indicating that he should speak first.
"Lu Yu is a very smart man. When he captured Moru, did he say anything to you?"
Aesop recalled: "He seemed to have told me in private that Moru would not leave your room alive..."
The Elf King smiled.
"So he is a marquis, a pioneer who is valued by Emperor Seris, and you are just an idiot who was bullied by other princes and can only hang out with girls."
When the Elf King said "idiot", his tone was not harsh, and Aesop rarely felt a hint of doting in it.
"He has reminded you like this, but you are still so stupid today...it's really upsetting."
"Aesop, tell me, if you are a noble and your privileges are damaged by me, you can do whatever you want, but because of my existence, the abandoned person can only forcefully provide money to raise you, do you hate me? ?”
"this…"
Aesop immediately put himself into the aristocratic group, and there was no doubt that he hesitated.
"It's a very good substitution, so please continue to substitute."
"One day about fifty years ago, I discussed with several confidants about the opening of the Thoresen Library, and gave the nobles the choice of opening books for discussion."
"The Sanctuary elves were the first to oppose me. Even though they have the right to choose to open it, they still don't want to start it."
"Because knowledge is power, and opening up libraries means that knowledge can no longer be monopolized by them."
"Excuse me, if you were a sanctuary elf, would you think I was a bastard?"
The Elf King's words had a silent effect. Aesop was already sweating profusely. He did not dare to answer the words and could only listen numbly.
"Now you see, if you want me to deal with Ramona, that's really no problem."
"But if I kill her, can anything change?" The Elf King asked, "She is just a puppet supported by the nobles and the elders of the Sanctuary elves."
"They saw the danger in my small changes. In order to make me less dangerous and to quickly calm down the danger when it appeared, they launched Ramona."
"Without Ramona, there will be new puppets."
Aesop sat slumped on the ground.
"So, we have to turn a blind eye?"
Seeing how sad Aesop was, the Elf King stopped speaking in a harsh tone.
Kindness and gentleness are beautiful qualities that are always worthy of praise. It's a pity that Aesop is a prince and his heir who still has hope.
"I still have some time to change, maybe you can wait patiently."
"It's not a bad thing to like playing with my sisters, but you have to promise me one thing... next time, when you want to get an answer to something from me, it's best not to make me feel that you haven't tried hard to think."
"Don't reject the advice given to you by those smart people. Just now, you wasted Lu Yu's kindness. This kindness should have saved your life in a critical moment, but you squandered it casually. Don't you think it's a luxury?
?”
Aesop walked out of the palace step by step, and the voice behind him stopped him.
"I heard that the Sanctuary Elves asked you to bring condolences to the outside of the Silent Mountains to express condolences to Lu Yu and his party?"
"Yes, I have bought a lot of delicious food. Lu Yu seems to like eating very much. My supplies will definitely satisfy him."
"Then go ahead. After carefully calculating the time, it's time for Lu Yu to come out to replenish supplies." The Elf King waved his hand.
After Aesop left, the Elf King sighed deeply.
"I really want to leave this position to you, but can you really change your naive mind and make a change?"
"Little Nina... If you are still waiting for your answer, please help your brother. Now he... I can't choose for Thoreson."
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Sera is working hard to remove dental calculus from Benlong.
The large toothbrush formed by the water flow cannot deal with the food residue and dental calculus stuffed in the gaps between the stupid dragon's teeth, so Sierra can only jump into the stupid dragon's mouth and do it herself.
Although before the cleaning started, Sera fed Benlong a bunch of fruits, which was considered as a way to get rid of the bad breath and make her work experience better.
However, some flavors are just so unique.
Eating fruits not only fails to suppress the taste, but also creates bad breath with a unique flavor.
Sera, who had her two nostrils blocked, struggled to use a tool constructed with petrification magic to remove a piece of dental calculus that was almost the size of a window.
The water toothbrush comes in instantly and scrubs vigorously.
Sera jumped out of the stupid dragon's mouth, took off the cloth that blocked her nostrils, and took a big breath of fresh air.
Seeing the stupid dragon who was enjoying brushing his teeth and even scratching the water toothbrush with his dragon claws, playing with the water, Sera smiled as she lay on the ground and didn't want to move.
In order to go to Shortland to investigate the truth about the plague, she left the Holy Theocracy for more than half a month. Stupid Dragon, who was left at home to look after the house, honestly abided by his agreement with her.
When someone comes to transport fertilizer, Benlong will lie aside obediently and watch these people busy about their business.
Someone brought food to Benlong, and Benlong would warmly invite them to eat some together.
Whenever a customer comes to see Sera, Benlong will ask him to look at the brand around his neck.
The sign reads "The rabbit is not at home, only the dragon is at home."
There is a rabbit head at the signature, and the anti-counterfeiting mark is very obvious.
Stupid Dragon did not encounter a thief who wanted to steal something from Sera's house, which made him particularly disappointed.
Fortunately, the dragon's concept of time is very thin. For him, a dozen days of eating, drinking, and casual naps passed by.
However, Sierra has always believed that good children should have candy, because she could not get it as a good child before, so when she grew up, she felt that she had an obligation to let good children eat it.
So after learning that Benlong had been feeling uncomfortable with his teeth recently, she worked all morning and gave Benlong another oral cleaning.
"It's really hard work. That guy Lulu raises a stupid dragon and doesn't take care of him properly. It's really shameful."
Sera, who was lying on the ground, complained and asked: "Hey, stupid dragon, which one is better, Sera or Lulu?"
Stupid Dragon tilted his head and said: "Lulu."
"You mean I'm not good?"
The stupid dragon shrank its head and clasped its paws together like a puppy.
"That's fine... Sera is fine."
"Which one is better, me or Lulu?" Sera said reluctantly.
"Lulu... no... Sera... no, Lulu..."
Seeing the stupid dragon constantly pulling itself, its eyes trembling wildly, and its tail dangling tangledly, Sera burst out laughing.
"You idiot, couldn't you just say everything?"
Stupid Dragon was finally pulled out of the dead end by Sera. He kept repeating like a repeater: "Serra and Lulu are both fine!"
Lying on Benlong's fully recovered back, Sierra breathed a sigh of relief.
Lulu adopted a child, and she finally restored him to full health.
"Lulu must be very happy to see Benlong in such good condition when she returns home...but where are you?"
The short rest was interrupted by the sound of communication ringing in the house.
It's not Lulutis's, but the "reservation information" sent to him regularly by the Holy See's intelligence network.
As the Radiant Chosen One, Serra has the ability to use the Theocracy's intelligence agents and designate them to obtain special information for herself.
Moreover, as a rule, no one can check this transfer. After all, it is related to the security of the Holy See's relationship network.
After Serra was persuaded to retreat by the elites of the Solonian Empire at the Shortland border, she immediately booked news about the Shortland plague.
Half a month has passed, and the Theocracy's intelligence network has just sent back information. This is already a rare situation.
The message also included an apology from the intelligence staff, who explained why they were unable to deliver the information in time.
As Sera speculated, all the secret sentries of the Holy See in Shortland were destroyed.
It wasn't that the Solon Empire found out and killed them, but it was caused by this plague.
The plague is extremely lethal. Since the blockade of Shortland, the death toll in the small town of Shortland has been rising steadily.
It is believed that only one-tenth of the residents of the Mao'er tribe, the most populous, survived. If Tanya had not brought many elite healers and asked the border guards to allow women and children to leave the city, this tenth would probably have happened sooner or later.
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Shortland is already a completely dead city, and the Vatican personnel who collected information have learned that the emperor of the Solon Empire allowed the defenders to burn the city.
"Currently, the Shortland Plague is indeed real, and the plague spreads quickly and is highly lethal. All the Solon Empire's responses are within the normal and reasonable range."
"In the meantime we need to report on a few things we heard while gathering information about the Shortland Plague."
"The elite of the Solon Empire in the Shortland region encountered an unknown person at the border. The unknown person was dressed like a plague doctor and tried to sneak into the city of Shortland. Many people believed that the plague might be related to this person."
"The most shocking thing is that this person escaped from the Solon Empire's Demonic Forbidden Formation. The Solon Empire is currently undergoing an internal review because they suspect that someone has revealed the magic rhythm of the border army's Demonic Forbidden Formation."
Serra did not expect that his appearance would cause such a big misunderstanding in the Solon Empire.
The second special news is more interesting.
"Someone killed Solon's envoy to the Civita region, as well as the local lords of Civita, and the entire army was wiped out."
"Except for the crystal-level warriors, all of the people in this group were stabbed to death through the heart without any resistance."
"The crystal-level warrior's weapon broke and he was beheaded."
It's a very interesting way to die. The magician probably won't want to draw a weapon and have a head-on collision with the opponent.
In other words, the one who took action was also a warrior.
"Unfortunately, we still have no way of knowing what message the special envoy and Lord Civita are trying to convey to the squirrel tribe demi-humans in the Civita area."