Six years ago, Gilbert brought Thales, who had just returned to the kingdom, here to avoid a wave of enemy temptations.
And when Thales became the owner of Mindis Hall six years later, this place was naturally used by him - although Gilbert believed that with the disclosure of Thales's identity and the arrival of the royal guards, this place would
It should be "no longer useful".
Thales locked the secret door, opened the thick cloth covering the luminous stone, and took a look at the small holes that could monitor all parts of the Mindis Hall in the dim light:
In the front hall, Mallos was politely sending the restless Bachelor Julio out. Perhaps he would suspect that the restless Highness had done something to tease the teacher again.
In the corridor, Glover and his colleagues stood dutifully at their posts with ungrateful expressions.
In the garden, Conmuto and Piloga, who had fought with Thales, were chatting about something while patrolling. Thales lazily named the gathering "Prince's Special Sandbag Exchange Meeting."
In the kitchen, Doyle was squatting in the corner bored and hopeless, biting into a long piece of buttered bread and watching the servants busy preparing for lunch.
Thales took a deep breath and fell down on the sofa in the secret room.
After taking a few deep breaths, in the darkness surrounded by walls, he leaned against the sofa and rubbed his brows, feeling a sense of peace that he had not seen for a long time.
Just like...the broken caves where beggars live in abandoned houses.
Although air leaks from all sides, it is solid and reliable.
Protect all the weaknesses that he can't take into account.
Thales rested for a while, sat up again, pulled back the covers of the other luminous stones, and the secret room became brighter.
The Duke muttered something, approached an iron plate next to the sofa, and touched some knobs on it.
A few seconds later, with the gentle sound of machinery, Thales pushed open the iron plate divided into two sides and opened his private storage room - the previous owner of Mindis Hall should also have used this place frequently, but Thales could
Unexpectedly, after the Bloody Year, this place was emptied by King Kessel who ascended the throne.
What comes into view is a pile of disorderly debris.
Looking in front of him, Teresa paused.
A few seconds later, Thales took a deep breath, walked to the pitifully empty weapons rack, and looked at the biggest protagonist - the reportedly very valuable Imperial sword "Warning".
The hilt of the sword feels strange to the touch, but it feels good in the hand, making people want to draw the sword.
If he didn't think of its previous owner's appearance and the trouble it brought to him every time he held the sword, Thales would probably like this sword more.
The Duke lowered his head glumly and grabbed the dagger he was so familiar with next to the warning person.
The jc's handle was cold, and Thales couldn't help but think of it and the hardships he had experienced.
But its sheath is warm and comfortable.
Just like the two people behind it.
Since entering the Mindis Hall, Thales has had fewer opportunities to take JC with him - the martial arts classes held every morning and evening require him to go back and forth to remove and reinstall the dagger, but Thales doesn't want too many people to see it.
To it, even if it is the personal bodyguards of Duke Xinghu and the Royal Guards that he should theoretically trust the most.
But when Thales pulled out the familiar dagger, the feeling of peace of mind still made him feel more relieved.
Thales sighed, reluctant to put it down, and turned to the other side.
The black masked cloth that Yara gave him was lying neatly folded, and its material was still unknown to Thales.
Thales smiled unconsciously.
But the smile disappeared when he saw the next collection.
It was a string of bone-yellow bracelets, and the crystal red long fangs at the tail were particularly ferocious.
It's like... it was pulled out of nowhere.
Thales resisted the bad memories behind this bracelet and looked at the next item.
That's a map.
Well, it is a detailed topographic map of a certain palace in the capital of a certain continent in this world.
He sighed again.
Thales folded the map up again. Julio's words just now made him realize that not only the church, but even if this map was seen by others, he would only be in more trouble.
When the Duke was folding the map, an ancient piece of drawing paper fell out of the map, causing Thales to freeze.
That's a...sketch of a girl.
It was found by Thales in a book in Mindis Hall a long time ago.
The artist's sketching skills are probably not very good, at least not to the discernment of Master Uhlan, but the signature behind it is extraordinary - at least after Thales finished watching "End Calendar Year 11, Naika" in Exter
Ru and Tormund, Exeter and Star agreed to deal with the border issue.
Thales stuffed the map and sketch into the mezzanine under the cabinet, then looked up and saw a...
Black-rimmed glasses.
Thales took it off in a daze, slightly lost in thought.
He subconsciously put on his glasses, and sure enough, the moment he opened his eyes behind the lenses, a wave of dizziness hit him, forcing him to take them off again.
Thales sighed and finished packing his things.
Here are all his personal collections since arriving in this world.
Each piece represents a different past.
Wait, there's one more thing,
Thales turned back indifferently, picked up the book "Acts of the Sunset" from the sofa, took out the sky blue invitation, without opening it, and stuffed it into the mezzanine without caring.
A few seconds later, Thales pulled out a blank piece of draft paper from another page, placed it on the cover of the book, and sat down on the sofa.
He looked at the blank paper and sighed slowly,
When he was still in the Northland, the relaxed environment gave him a clear goal:
Survive and return home.
However, since returning to the stars, meeting the king in person, meeting old friends, preparations for banquets, cram school lessons, visitors to the temple, including the invitations from the past few days, when all the strange and familiar things came flooding in, especially for a long time.
After being hit and beaten, Thales, who had gained experience in being beaten, was a little overwhelmed.
And today Julio's casual words alerted him even more.
This is no longer Northland.
He is no better than before.
Even Thales had to admit in frustration that for him, everything was starting over again and everything was strange.
He needs to readjust.
Just like adapting to Longxiao City and the great desert before.
Now, he needs to adapt to Yongxing City again.
Thales exhaled, took out his pen, and touched the pen tip lightly to the paper.
etc.
In order to prevent someone from discovering this piece of paper and deducing clues from it (after all, even a fool like the Fallen Starman can find the secret of Leland cardboard), he could not write in a too obvious way.
Thales' thoughts moved and the tip of his pen rustled.
[One, two hundred and fifty gold coins]
Thales wrote the first entry.
I originally wanted to write "silly big guy" directly, but I was afraid that the reference would be too obvious, so I changed it to this pronoun.
Well, you can't count on him too much.
But he knows other great people...
For example, occult.
So Thales pondered for a while and wrote a small item below in a smaller font:
[1. Red-eyed little brother]
Thales was silent for a while.
Something to do with this...
Thales initially wanted to write "dog leg knife", but suddenly realized that Yara's weapon was also registered at the Sunset Bar.
He needs to be more careful.
Especially as Gilbert said, his identity is not what it used to be, and every move he makes may bring disaster to the past.
So Thales raised his pen and wrote:
[2.Big sister]
This is the first priority.
However, Thales must also see one thing: although he is a prince, he is alone and helpless in the stars.
He needs help.
And what kind of help can be as good as the old team that we spent six years together in the Northland?
So he wrote the second major item:
[2, the little old man, the mute and the old man]
only.
Thales wrote the sub-category "Little Slippery", but the Duke hesitated for a while.
There are many people who know this nickname. One of them even disliked him and vowed to make him look good.
So Thales painted out "Little Slippery" and re-wrote:
[1.Triumph]
Then……
Tails wrote that unofficial nickname.
[3: Little Benben]
Thales wanted to laugh.
But when he thought of the heavy meaning behind it, he couldn't laugh anymore.
Under the third item, Thales kept writing.
As soon as he wrote a word, he frowned for a while, and finally gave up writing "disaster". Instead, he erased the previous "three" and wrote again:
[1.Alliance]
For the same reason, Thales decided not to write "Ricky", not to write "cannot die", let alone "Sword of Disaster", and instead wrote:
[2. The almost headless mercenary]
No, after all, Ricky has been a mercenary in the desert for so long, there is no guarantee that no one will know him.
Thales thought for a while, and with a lot of bad taste, he changed "mercenary" to "Nick" with a pen.
At the same time, considering that Asheida might know, he did not write "Toros", and then wrote:
[3.Big boss]
Recalling what he saw in the theology class, Thales wrote again:
[4.Old and young]
Finally, he framed the four words and finished a sentence:
[5. Information gap]
Ashida Sachsen, dear.
Thales said calmly in his heart, this is for you.
then……
[Four, Insect Swarm]
Thales can guarantee that this should be the most rigorous code name.
After all, it is not an easy matter to find traces of magic through the Sunset Temple.
So Thales added the following:
[1.Artanis]
But the clues that were promised to Ramon many years ago cannot be ignored:
[2. The lame person]
Seeing this personal code name and the organization it represented, Thales wanted to laugh again.
But it's not just magic that's bothering him.
[5, the broken carriage]
After writing this entry, Thales felt a sense of discomfort as he thought of Falkenhauser's gloomy face and King Kessel's cold tone in the meeting hall.
but……
Jinni's stern and concerned eyes flashed through his mind.
At that moment, it seemed that the cold voice of the Iron Fist King was not so unbearable anymore?
First, there's the old guard.
Thales' eyes focused, and the figures of Sak'el and Barney came into view.
Their past is closely related to the Fuxing Palace of the Bloody Year.
Those branded warriors.
No, "Branded Warrior" would allow many interested people to find clues, so Thales simply crossed it out and wrote:
[1.Guss]
The murderer pointed out to him by King Nunn six years ago cannot be ignored. Well, it is also related to the Black Sword:
[2.Map]
And Heyman, his unlucky uncle (it sounds like there is no one who is luckier):
[3.Cat]
After writing the above five items, Thales exhaled and took a rest.
And the rest…
【Six, you】
you.
Thales clenched his fists and thought of Toros's warning: Who are you?
He shook his head.
First, something related to his life: the sin of Hell River.
Related to the Black Sword and the Sword of Disaster.
Thales was a little worried.
Black Sword only has one code name, his weapon and his nickname are shared together, but that man is still so inconspicuous that he can't think of a replacement code name.
But Thales suddenly remembered that Black Sword was the founder and leader of the Brotherhood, so he had an idea and wrote:
[1.Big Brother]
Plus Ricky:
[2. Nearly Headless Nick]
This is not the only thing that concerns him.
Thales held the penholder and hesitated again and again.
But he finally wrote:
[3.Mother]
Thales stared at this word, and the doubts and strangeness that never diminished in his heart were still there.
Dragon language, dragon breaker, desert, slave, magic... countless words come together
Finally, it became a name:
Serenjailana.
Mother.
who are you?
Thales put down his pen and browsed the contents on the paper hastily.
To-do items…
Thales sighed:
There are so many.
Just like when writing a paper.
Before putting pen to paper, compiling the table of contents and writing paragraph topics is always the smoothest and most convenient way, isn't it?
At that moment, you seemed to have thousands of gaps in your chest, and you were all-embracing and omniscient.
However, things are coming to an end and it is the eve of the final draft.
How many of these catalog titles boasting Haikou can be realized, how many are filled with content, how many are true to the story, and how many can not be completely deleted from the catalog?
Just like...your confused and unknown life.
Thales was stunned.
Fortunately, you have to eat one bite at a time, and many things are not urgent at the same time.
Thales took a deep breath.
The Duke raised his eyes and stuffed the paper into the mezzanine.
There's no time for sadness.
There are too many things pressing on me, too many eyes to bear, and too many responsibilities to bear.
First, he has to overcome the most pressing hurdle at hand:
His welcome party was just a few weeks away.
There, the new Duke of Star Lake, the second prince, and the heir to the Kingdom of Stars, Thales Bright Star, will face the entire kingdom again six years later.
"Your Majesty the Duke?"
Thales pushed open the door of the secret room expressionlessly and responded to Mallos' inquiry outside the door.
He kept his secrets and depression behind him, and brought his optimism and strength out.
"Your banquet is almost arranged, including the day's schedule, guest list, and specific arrangements." He opened the door and saw Mallos handing him a stack of documents:
"I think it's necessary for you to take a look in advance and prepare."
bring it on.
Thales walked steadily and said to himself silently.
He took the document from Marius with a smile, and the latter was as bland and unfazed as ever.
Since six years ago, all the way north...
Disasters struck, the king was assassinated, and rebels forced the palace. He had experienced all such hardships.
The Vampire Grand Duchess, the Magician Giza, Charmaine Lombard, he has defeated all the terrifying enemies of this level.
As for the banquet on his territory to mark his triumphant return...
Is there any other opponent who can make him fear Ruosi and give Ruosi a headache?
Thales lowered his head calmly.
The guest list is surprisingly long and dense.
However, a few people at the top of the list, just after His Majesty the King, together with their conspicuous titles and family crests, came into Thales' sight at the same time:
[Keya·Bright Star——Her Majesty the Queen]
[Val Arlend—Lord of Cold Castle, Guardian Duke of the North]
[Bob Dylan——Lord of Huigang City, Guardian Duke of the East China Sea]
[Coste Nantriest—Lord of Junlin City, Duke of Cliff Land Guardian]
[Jayne Kelvindir—Lord of the Emerald City, Guardian Duke of the South Coast]
Three seconds later.
Thales put down the list with a bitter look on his face.