Just when Shado thought that Regante would end the conversation directly and go to the banquet hall, the other party spoke again:
"Counsellor Xia Duo, it may not be a big deal if you say this in private, but if you say it in public, I'm afraid it will arouse the hostility of various high-ranking families!"
"Thank you, elder, for reminding me. I only said those words to an elder like you who cares about the lower class. Otherwise, who would be asking for trouble outside?"
"That's good if you think so. But -" Regante changed the topic and showed a self-deprecating expression, "I actually don't care about the bottom class as much as you said.
"Actually, before today, the reason why I wanted to improve the Druid's status was mainly because I wanted to fight with my father, and also to atone for my once cowardly self. Do you want to hear my story?"
"I'm extremely happy!" Xia Duo said without hesitation.
Tonight's private banquet was originally intended to bring him into talks with Regante, but now it just took a little more time. Urban and Larian probably didn't understand, and they may have even made corresponding plans.
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The courtyard under the moonlight exuded a quiet and deep atmosphere, but Regante didn't seem to like this atmosphere. After Shado responded that he was willing to listen, he turned on the magic lights in the corridors around the courtyard.
In an instant, the surrounding night all receded, and soft light shone in the courtyard, reflecting the shadows of the narrator and the listener on the wall at the same time. Then Regante began to speak slowly:
"This goes back to my youth. At that time, I was not satisfied with being an heir trapped in the courtyard, but I wanted to go on adventures outside the city.
"Later, I don't know whether it was because my father wanted to relax or for some other reason. I actually slipped out and ran all the way to the swamp beside Everest. Originally, I wanted to run all the way to Salvin.
"As a result, I met the monster in the swamp that still scares me so much. The monster just glanced at me from a distance and infected me with a kind of poisonous spores that the talisman could not resist."
Speaking of this, hundreds of years have passed, but Regante still shuddered subconsciously, "The poisonous spores are not directly fatal, but they can paralyze the consciousness of living creatures."
"At that time, I had not yet learned the teleportation spell, and the communication spell was not strong enough to penetrate the Everesca Mystery Lock. I deliberately threw away the teleportation scepter and communication magic weapon my father prepared for me at home.
"At that time, I wanted to ask for help but there was nothing I could do. But just when I was about to lose consciousness completely, a druid who was out searching for plants appeared.
"Although druids rarely master advanced magic knowledge, the holy power itself comes from the main god and has various miraculous effects. The druid at that time did not completely cure me, but it delayed the poison to a large extent.
Spread of spores.
"Then he sent me back to Everesca, but what awaited him was not a reward, but my father's secret execution!"
"Ah?!" Xia Duo couldn't help but exclaimed.
Regante, on the other hand, was not surprised at all by such a reaction. He continued: "It's incredible, isn't it? But in fact, as long as I change my identity, the druid who saved me will not die.
"But I am the heir to the Starwind family. My father cannot accept the fact that I, a noble mage, was saved by a lowly druid, and thinks that such a thing happening is a shame to the family.
"If he wants to erase this shame, of course he won't kill me, but he can kill the druid. As long as the druid no longer exists, then the fact that I was saved by the other party will naturally cease to exist.
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"That's what he thought, and he did it. Before I fully recovered and before I could thank the druid, he secretly killed him.
"Later on, this matter became the biggest estrangement between me and my father, but my father has always been strong in the family, and the family elders also criticized this matter, but they did not dare to have any objections due to my father's authority.
"As for me, let alone that, even if I succeeded my father as the patriarch, or even successfully entered the Council of Elders of Evereska, my father's shadow has always been hanging over my head.
"Nothing I do can escape my father's instructions, and this state continues until he can no longer resist the call of Arvando.
"After my father left, I breathed a sigh of relief. After a short period of adaptation, I decided to do something to make up for the regrets of the year."
"I see!"
Shado thought of the intelligence about Regante that Doom had given him before. It was mentioned above that Regante was closest to the current point in time, and its policies in the agricultural field were becoming more relaxed, which was in sharp contrast to the previous strong one.
Even in the past ten years, Regante has made proposals to improve the status of druids more than once.
Previously, Shado only thought that the former was a manifestation of Regante's political maturity, but this was inconsistent with his repeated proposals to improve the status of druids, which were contrary to the mainstream.
So he was also curious about what kind of elf the real Regante was.
Now he knew that if Regante had not lied, this would have been an extremely painful journey!
"Actually, the reason why I accepted the conditions proposed by Kalish was that I didn't want to go to Avandor to see my father. If Kalish hadn't been there, then I might have chosen to reconstruct the mythical lock of Evereska.
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No one wants to die if he can live, but even if he dies, Regant is not willing to go to Avandor. It happens that Everriska’s secret lock authority is partially controlled by the alliance, which is great for Everriska.
threaten.
Reconstructing the Mystery Lock may not be able to completely regain those permissions, but it can also improve the corresponding permission settings as much as possible so that the alliance's permissions are limited to the alliance and will not be abused.
With his sacrifice, the road ahead for his successor may be smoother.
Now that Kalish was mentioned again, Regant seemed to have suddenly thought of something. His face became serious again. He looked directly at Sha Duo and solemnly reminded:
"Be careful with Kalish, you may not expect what exaggerated things the other party will do when trying to convince me!"
"What is it? Did he extend your life first? Or did he show something extraordinary again?" Xia Duo asked.
Thinking about it, the impact of the new artifact plan is so far-reaching. It is impossible for Regant not to know the risks involved. Even if he is willing to take risks, how can Kalish guarantee that the promise will be fulfilled?
It seems that when Kalish met with Regant, he showed some evidence that Regant had to convince, and that's when Regant changed his mind. ()