Seeing Ma Long step forward to stop him, the second prince Walker couldn't help but frowned.
"What, Ma Long, do you still want to protect the enemy?" Walker said angrily, "I am following the people's will and killing the enemy's leader to set an example and boost our morale. What qualifications do you have to stop him?
Don’t think that winning a battle is a big deal. Although the military power of the Eastern District is in your hands, as the second prince, I am more than enough to kill a prisoner. Get out of the way!"
Ma Long was angry and laughing in his heart. He only said two words, but he actually elicited a lot of opinions from the other party. It seemed that the other party had a lot of prejudice against him.
With no other choice, Ma Long had no choice but to explain patiently: "Second Prince, of course it's okay to kill one or two prisoners to boost our morale. But you can't kill this man!"
"Why?" Walker was startled, then said angrily, "Could it be that you are also colluding with these Gamma Planet people?"
Seeing Ma Long defending his life at every turn, even the client, Mauriak, was a little surprised.
"This is the first time he and I have met, so there is no collusion. What I mean is very simple. This person is more valuable alive than dead. Even if he is killed, it is not now." Ma Long continued to say patiently, "This is the East District.
Commander, the core figure of the enemy in the entire Eastern District. If we keep him, we can get more useful information from his mouth. Wouldn't it be a pity to kill him? Even if we really want to execute him, with his condition
Status and identity must be obtained with the king’s consent, and neither you nor I have such qualifications.”
After hearing this, the surrounding Blue Star people felt that what Ma Long said was reasonable. After all, he was an important figure in the enemy. It was indeed more useful to be alive than dead. After all, killing him would be the end of the world. After becoming a corpse, he followed
The other dead soldiers are no different. But having such a high-status hostage in the hands of the Blue Star people will be equivalent to having a sufficient bargaining chip in future negotiations or continued fighting.
The second prince Walker also suddenly regretted his recklessness just now and almost missed a big event. As Ma Long said, the execution of such a commander-level figure does require the consent of the king. He, a mere acting commander, does not have
You have the qualifications to kill prisoners at will. Even if you want to kill, you have to ask something from the other party's mouth, otherwise you will really gain the other party's advantage in vain.
"Hmph!" Walker snorted unconvinced, and then ordered, "Pull Moria down first, and then escort him back to the capital with other prisoners on another day to hear his father's fate."
After Mauriak was re-escorted, Malone and Walker separated without saying a word. Although Walker's arrival was not directly stated, he basically replaced his brother's position and truly became the commander of the Eastern District. Even though Malone
They hold military power in their hands, but privately these Blue Stars will still obey the new commander.
Especially at this stage when the war situation in the East District is clear, there is a sense of helplessness that the cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will be cooked.
Fortunately, Ma Long is not greedy for Blue Star's military power. Now that the war here is almost over, he also plans to pack up and return to the Royal Capital with his companions. In Ma Long's heart, returning to the Royal Capital can go to the wormhole to practice.
It's more important than anything else.
In the next few days, the second prince Walker indeed took the position of commander, replacing his eldest brother. After the Battle of Junlin Mountain, the enemies in the East District were almost wiped out, and there were still some ragtag groups left. In Walker
During the conquest, which he personally led, almost all of them were wiped out.
In these short-term small-scale battles, Walker did not invite the help of reinforcements such as Ma Long and solved them by himself. Regarding this, Ma Long and others did not complain. They planned to rest for a few days and recover the immortal energy in their bodies.
Say goodbye and return to the royal capital.
On the day of return, they happened to meet up with the team escorting the prisoners. Ma Long and others also assisted the Blue Star people, escorting Mauriak and other prisoners safely back to the royal capital.
At this time, there was a sea of joyous gatherings inside and outside the royal capital. After the battle at Junlin Mountain, it not only boosted morale, but also inspired the pessimistic people. Although many days had passed, the people were still immersed in the joy of victory.
They were filled with joy. Especially when they heard that Ma Long and other heroes had made a triumphant return and were escorting the enemy's commander and a group of prisoners back to the capital, everyone felt like they were waiting for each other.
Facing such enthusiastic people, Ma Long and others also showed happy smiles on their faces. At least, everyone knows how to be grateful, which means that everyone's hard work over the past few months has not been in vain.
Isn't peace meant to put this kind of smile on the faces of ordinary people? In order to maintain this innocent smile, countless soldiers stepped onto the battlefield and fought bloody battles, just to regain the lost smile on everyone's faces from the enemy.
From entering the gate of Wang Di to the palace, the vehicles of Ma Long and others were almost as slow as a snail. Later, they had to get off the car and walk to shake hands and greet the enthusiastic people around them.
The only thing that made Ma Long feel a little strange was that he didn't meet an official person along the way. Logically speaking, after learning that everyone was returning, the king should send someone to greet them. Not to mention welcoming them all the way, it was forbidden.
The road is closed, but at least one or two people from the palace must come forward.
But along the way, I didn't meet anyone sent by the king.
Malone couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the king and others didn't know that they were back? No, they had already sent someone to report it before, not to mention that they were escorting a prisoner like Mauriac. The king and others would not
I don’t know. Or was it squeezed out by the large number of people around? Ma Long couldn’t guess for the moment.
After arriving at the palace, the people consciously stopped crowding. Except for the open day, the palace was forbidden to ordinary people. Only then did Ma Long and others successfully enter the main entrance of the palace and walked quickly.
The vehicle escorting Mauriak and other prisoners entered through the back door, and was escorted by guards and others to arrange the place of detention.
The moment Ma Long stepped into the palace gate, he felt something was wrong - the atmosphere was not right. Although the inside and outside of the palace were decorated with lights, the atmosphere inside seemed very deserted, as if something big had happened.
The staff all looked panicked, and after nodding to Ma Long and others, they left in a hurry.
"Strange, what's going on with these people?" Yin Ningxuan couldn't understand the indifferent attitude of the people here.
Fortunately, the king and queen came in person and welcomed Ma Long and others' triumphant return in the palace.
"Welcome back, our heroes of Blue Star." The king's voice was a little hoarse, and his expression looked a little haggard. Judging from the dark circles under his eyes, it seemed that he had not slept well for several days. But he still abided by the etiquette expected of a master.
He said politely, "Blue Star will always remember your contribution."
"What happened?" Ma Long didn't want to beat around the bush and asked straight to the point. Anyone who saw the king's haggard face would probably know that something big had happened in the palace.
"Hey..." The king sighed heavily. "Excuse me for being rude, I forgot about the security personnel to greet you. However, I really can't spare more manpower here. I hope you can forgive me."
"What happened?" Ma Long asked again. They didn't care about the red tape such as the welcoming ceremony.
Moreover, Ma Long also discovered something suspicious. If Ma Long remembered correctly, Princess Blue Star would accompany her father every time she met the king before. However, Ma Long did not see her in the lineup at this time.
To the Blue Star Princess.
An ominous premonition came to Ma Long's mind——
"That's it..." After hesitating for a few seconds, the king slowly said, "It's my daughter, she's missing."
