That was the sound of high-heeled leather boots hitting the stone ground.
"boom!"
The heavy door to the dormitory was pushed open!
"What's wrong with you!"
A refreshing and angry female voice came loudly.
The maid sweeping aside was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head and hurried towards the door.
In her peripheral vision, she caught a glimpse of His Majesty's lover, a first-class palace lady, a once popular lady in the royal capital, a legendary vigilance officer, and a wonderful and ups and downs life story that could fill a book of bards.
This heroic lady of the palace stepped into the room angrily and shouted angrily at Kessel V in front of the window:
"Do you really want to murder your own son?"
In front of the window, looking at the king under the Fuxing Palace, King Kessel V Bright Star slowly turned around:
"As a king, I must do this."
"That's all."
The majestic voice replied.
"Snapped!"
A loud slap sounded from behind!
The maid did not dare to linger any longer and left the room dripping with cold sweat.
"He is not only a prince, but also your bloodline - not the man behind the destruction of the Bright Star Royal Family and the destruction of the Star Kingdom!" Jinni was furious, not having the slightest sense of having just slapped the Supreme King of Stars hard.
Kaiser V touched his slapped cheek and felt dazed for a while.
The past appeared in front of his eyes, that "Limited Time Warning Officer" with heroic appearance and amazing aura.
And their first meeting.
That's a slap in the face too, isn't it?
But the Supreme King came back to his senses and said calmly: "What a coincidence, Yoder also said similar words to that boy."
"That boy?" Jinni looked at the king in disbelief: "That's your only son!"
"Yes, my only son," Kaiser's eyes flashed with complexity, he took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "So I have chosen the best path for him - the trials that an heir to a kingdom must endure.
.”
Training?
Ji Ni struggled with her eyebrows and looked at the strong man in front of her.
"Having never experienced real hell," Kaiser V took a deep breath, with a chill in his eyes: "How can he be qualified to be a real king?"
Jinni was shocked.
hell?
hell.
Jinni sighed deeply: "K, there are some things... we have to learn to get used to them or even... forget them."
The king sneered expressionlessly: "Really?"
He took a step forward and looked directly at Jinnie: "I heard from Gilbert that you encountered an assassin on your way to Fuxing Palace."
"Can you really get used to or even forget those things?"
Jinni's whole body was shaken, and she looked at Kessel with confusion.
Jinni raised her trembling hand, put it on Kessel's shoulder, stroked his red and swollen face, and said painfully and sadly:
"K, you can't live in the past forever."
She gritted her teeth gently and said:
"Please."
Kessel V trembled all over, looking at Jinni's watery eyes and pleading eyes, he felt sad in his heart.
"The past is history," he replied silently, "the only thing I can see is the future."
past.
future.
Really?
Jinni bit her silver teeth, and a young and cute boy appeared in front of her eyes.
Her eyes were so sore that she almost shed tears.
The king looked at Jinni's appearance and clenched his fists unconsciously.
"As for that man... Thales," the king gritted his teeth and closed his eyes cruelly: "You don't have to worry about him, I will prepare everything for him, everything a bright star needs."
"He will never...will not become the next Lydia or Luther..."
Jinni's hand trembled.
She lowered her head slightly and showed a sad smile.
"You know, in the past twenty years, I have experienced countless interrogations and seen countless looks." She gently hugged Kessel's waist and snuggled into the king's broad arms.
The palace lady said sadly: "Your shining stars, whether they are Medir, Horace, or King Eddy, their eyes are always filled with vigilance, world-weariness and struggle, whether for the world or for themselves. And now.
…”
She leaned against the king's chest and continued with a painful expression, "After that year, your eyes still have the same color."
When Kessel heard the names of his two brothers and the late king, his eyes filled with sadness.
"But his eyes are different. I can feel that he is different from each of you -"
"Even if this is so unusual for a seven-year-old boy..."
The king sighed: That's because the boy has not experienced what he has experienced...
Jinni said silently: "Even if his mother... exists like that."
At that moment, Jinni could feel that the strong body she was leaning on suddenly stiffened.
"Don't worry, Jinni," the king hugged Jinni tightly, gritting his teeth and saying with pain on his face: "He will be fine..."
"He'll be safe."
"He will survive."
"He is not only a shining star, but also a descendant of the imperial family, and he is also the son of that woman - let alone Exeter, even if he is in hell, he can grit his teeth and survive!"
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"Kill me to avenge Prince Morar and eliminate the hatred of King Nun - that's what your Majesty said, right?"
Thales walked to the lobby on the first floor, watched Gilbert gesture to the kitchen, and continued:
"From this point of view, Exeter seems to be a very dangerous place. After all, we have the old grudges of the "Peace of Fortress", and there was an assassination of the envoy. The only person who died was the heir of their only son who jointly held the king.
, King Nun is in a rage, and the major lords of Exeter are also coveting our territory. Under this situation-the Prince of the Stars is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."
Thales breathed a sigh of relief: "But will my current situation be better than when I go to Exeter in the future?"
Gilbert was slightly startled.
"As the only heir to Bright Star, I was born to be in opposition to all the major lords. Look at Nantrist, look at Kevin Dill, not to mention Arlend who has just been imprisoned. After all, if something happens to me,
, they will have a chance.”
Thales walked up the steps and passed by the portraits of the Three Star Kings with a blank look in his eyes: "Before I appeared, their focus was on His Majesty, but after I appeared, I was destined to be the target of the new generation - even with the strength of Fuxing Palace,
There is no way to ensure my safety. There is a Far Eastern proverb: 'It is easy to dodge a spear from the front, but it is difficult to defend against a cold arrow from behind.'"
"But in comparison, the lords of Exeter may want the benefits of Star Prince, and they may be unhappy with me, but they will never go to the extent of killing me - on the contrary, no matter who is stained with the blood of Star Prince
, are destined to become the target of public criticism. The whole star will be against it: the loyal ones want to avenge the royal family, and the ambitious ones want to gain the reputation of righteousness."
"Exeter adopts a king-selection system. The ten grand dukes elect the next co-elected king at the king-selecting meeting after the death of each co-elected king to rule for life - every archduke has a chance, and every grand duke has a chance.
The great princes all competed with each other, and when it came to the degree of division, Exeter was even more divided than the stars."
"Xingchen may not be strong enough to compete with Exeter, but under the temptation of the crown, it is more than enough to crush a certain Exeter lord together, and other Exeter lords must also be happy to do so.
Stand idly by and watch your competitors in the kingsmoot perish."
"In the words of the Far East, I am like a hot potato. No matter which lord of Exeter finds me in their territory, not only can they not harm me, but for the sake of their own interests, the lords must do their best to protect me.
I."
Gilbert raised his eyebrows.
It seems that I am indeed over-concerned. After all, after spending so many days together, I can see that His Highness is mature and steady, and is not a person to worry about.
"In this way, the only one I have to worry about in Exeter is King Nunn."
Thales walked into the study, watched the guards bring lunch in, and smiled at Gilbert, whose eyebrows were obviously stretched: "But, perhaps one thing that many people will ignore is that when Prince Morar died,
When in the stars..."
"King Nuen is destined to be me and an ally of our Bright Star royal family."
Gilbert finally smiled.
Thales yawned, sat down on the chair in the study, pushed away the books and notes on the desk that were messy due to burning the midnight oil last night, and continued to speak confidently:
"In the absence of a direct male heir, the stars allow female heirs to inherit their father's title, territory and property - our Duchess of the Blade Territory is such a person."
"But women in Exeter have no right to inherit... Now that the old King Nunn has lost his only male heir, it means that the succession of Dragon Sky City will be problematic, and the Walton family has no hope of succeeding.
A single king-pick: they are doomed to decline.”
"In this case, Exeter's war against the stars, or killing an equal heir like me, may be able to relieve King Nunn's pain and hatred of losing his only son, but after he calms down, he will find that -
—This will only usher in the final destruction of the Walton family."
"The territories that can be obtained through war or negotiation on the stars are all close to the three Grand Dukes in the south of Exeter: the Grand Duke of Black Sand Territory, the Grand Duke of Welland Territory, and the Grand Duke of Rebuilding Tower - all of them will be selected for the next King Selection.
Popular candidate. Even if the land acquired in this case belongs to the Walton family as an enclave, it will be eroded by them one by one in the near future because it is too close to the three Grand Dukes."
"In other words, in the conflict between stars and dragons, as the biggest actual beneficiaries, the three archdukes will only become stronger and stronger, and Walton, who has lost his direct heir, will only become stronger and stronger behind King Nun.
Weak - and ultimately destroyed."
"Under this situation, King Nun can only do his best to prevent the conflict between the stars and dragons - whether it is war or negotiation - and prevent any territory or resources from the stars from falling into the pockets of the three southern archdukes.
Try to maintain the balance of power among the ten Grand Dukes in Exeter as much as possible to ensure that the weak Walton family will not decline step by step."
"Furthermore, in order to divert the attention of the three southern Grand Dukes and exert pressure, there are more suitable ones than the Kingdom of Stars, a behemoth that serves as the 'Shield of the Western Continent', and there are more powerful families with high reputations like the Bright Star Royal Family.
An ally? Only by treating our Star or Bright Star family as a natural ally and ensuring that we recover our strength and become even stronger can we ensure the survival of the Walton family and the chance to choose the king again."
"In this case, the interests of them and us—the Walton family and the Bright Star royal family—are aligned as never before."
"Walton and Bright Star - are already natural allies."
"Presumably, asking King Nunn to 'kill' me is just a scaremongering method used by the king to calm down the other party. After King Nunn's rage has passed, a tacit understanding will exist between King Nunn and King Kessel at the same time.
It sprouts in the heart, no agreement, no oath, no negotiation is needed, this is a natural covenant."
"Belonging to the Walton family of the Dragon Spear Banner in the Cloud, and the Bright Star Family of the Nine-Pointed Star Banner - the 'Alliance of the Two Kings'."
Thales sighed deeply: "The two human heroes of the End War, Nekaru and Tormund, their respective descendants, can only cooperate with unprecedented sincerity when the two countries are hostile as never before -
How ironic."
therefore.
This also shows how immature the two feudal countries of Stars and Dragons are in this world that is obviously a feudal society but has many unreasonable black technologies. On the surface, the supreme ruler controls the country's diplomacy.
and military power, but actually walking on thin ice in a life-and-death struggle with local lords.
What a pitiful and painfully weak state autonomy (state_autonomy).
The time traveler put away his past memories, raised his head and continued:
"So, compared to the Star Country, which seems calm but is actually full of dangers, Exeter, which seems full of hostility but is actually safe, is the best place for me to go - this is your Majesty's intention."
hope so.
Thales added in his heart.
After all...the expressionless king appeared in front of him...I couldn't see any family affection in that king's eyes.
He came back to his senses and said with a smile:
"Therefore, as the representative of the Bright Star Royal Family, I may be tempted by King Nuen in Longxiao City, I may be made things difficult by the villains, I may be ridiculed by the lords and hold it in my hand as a bargaining chip against the Kingdom of Stars.
I may even encounter conspiracies from various forces with different purposes, but I will definitely be safer than at home..."
The next second, Thales's eyes burst out with strong confidence and affirmation:
"So, I will definitely survive!"
Gilbert laughed softly.
But then, he raised his head and said seriously: "Since you think so, Your Highness, I have nothing to worry about - I came here today to discuss with you the candidates for the mission and the candidates for your attendants."
Thales nodded.
"But before that—"
Gilbert bowed lightly: "Your Highness, there is someone who wants to see you."
"Meet me?" Thales just picked up the knife and fork and raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
At this time, you want to see me?
"If you are interested in watching rare animals and come here, hoping to see the last Prince of the Bright Star," Thales picked up a piece of potato nonchalantly and bit it into his mouth: "Push it away for me - wording
Be polite, I have offended too many people."
But Gilbert shook his head:
"No, I think this person may be one of the few people who does not come to visit you because of your status as a prince - in fact, he has been living in the barracks at the back to recuperate for more than a month."
"You mean..." Thales thought of something and raised his head in surprise.
There were sounds of "thump" and "thump" coming from outside the house.
Gilbert nodded and said with emotion: "After suffering such a serious injury, he could only use a tube to eat. Even the doctors thought he wouldn't survive, but his will to survive is amazing, and we are never short of medicinal materials.
.”
Gilbert gave up the door of the study room to the visitor and sighed slightly:
"Come in, this is the person you insist on seeing."
"The second prince of the Kingdom of Stars, His Highness Thales Bright Star."
Thales put down his knife and fork and frowned.
The visitor's left hand was wrapped with thick bandages and a wooden board, and he was also using a pair of crutches. He was obviously not very skilled. He was seen struggling to walk into Thales' room step by step.
His throat was a lump of flesh and blood with horrific scars, and his legs only reached his knees.
Although his face was covered with stubble, he was very thin, his hair was cut short, and the tattoos on his face were much lighter, but Thales recognized this person immediately. He once cried sadly in despair, but now he is seriously injured.