"Two years ago, I just took up the position of leader of the Pontos Royal Guard, and I was very satisfied.
After I learned that I needed to secretly investigate the spies planted by the Desert Empire in the royal capital, I was eager to do my best and wanted to dig out these poisonous snakes that had slipped into Pontos."
"At that time, there was a mixture of good and bad people in the royal capital. As the most powerful country in the Western Continent, both the Free Federation and the Desert Empire were wary of Pontos and had many spies involved.
In order not to arouse the alert of other forces, this operation must be kept secret and must not be known to irrelevant parties."
"Coincidentally, the person directly responsible for this operation at that time was my grandfather, McMahon Cavendish."
"The spy matter is of great importance. Grandpa thinks that I am still young and inexperienced, so he doesn't want me to get involved.
It’s just that I was too arrogant at the time to stop there. Even though I knew there were too many relationships involved and it was too complicated, I still dove in and launched a secret investigation without telling Grandpa.”
Shiloh was dejected. He could completely understand Connor's feelings at that time. For Connor, being in a high position and the expectations of others would turn into pressure, so Connor's desire to prove himself must be very strong.
Sure enough, Connor paused for a while and continued: "At that time, I used all the powers at hand to not only find the personnel circulation records of the royal capital for the past five years, but also collected the records of the property changes of the nobles, large and small, in an attempt to find some clues.
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"This investigation really revealed some flaws. I discovered that one of the nobles has rapidly accumulated power and wealth in a few years, and behind him, there seems to be a force secretly supporting him."
"I thought I had caught a big fish, so I ordered my confidants to monitor every move of this nobleman. Finally, I discovered that behind him, there was a woman named Charlotte who had been secretly providing him with funds and connections."
"This woman named Charlotte is shrewd and capable. She runs the most popular establishment in the royal capital and has personal relationships with countless nobles. Although she is a prostitute, the forces behind her are complicated and complicated. She can be considered a big shot with one hand covering the sky.
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"After confirming the target, I collected evidence while monitoring Charlotte's whereabouts, but at this juncture, something went wrong."
"I always thought that no one would know about my secret investigation, but I didn't expect that Charlotte had already seen through my plan, so she used her plan to attract my attention while colluding with the traitors in the royal capital, arranging for death, and trying to assassinate
Some important officials in the DPRK."
"Among them are the second prince, my grandfather McMahon Cavendish, Prime Minister Raphael Joe and other important figures."
Shiloh was stunned. He thought that Charlotte was Connor's lover at first. Unexpectedly, judging from the current development, not only was this Charlotte not Connor's lover, but she had caused him to fall into this situation and made him hate him.
A deep-seated enemy.
No wonder Connor also chanted this name when he was in a coma.
When Connor said this, he clenched his fists tightly, and even a trace of blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, obviously feeling extremely remorseful in his heart.
"As the leader of the Royal Guards, my original duty was to protect the safety of the royal capital. However, at that time, I was already blinded by the success I was about to receive and ignored Charlotte's poisonous plan."
"When the incident happened, I led a large team of troops to capture Charlotte, but found that the place was already deserted. Only then did I realize that I had been tricked."
"Due to the trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, there is a gap in the defense in the royal capital."
"The second prince and my grandfather McMahon were assassinated, but fortunately they did not succeed."
"The prime minister, Mr. Raphael, fell ill due to poisoning. Although he survived the treatment, he was left with a hidden disease that cannot be cured for life."
"My greed for power and rash advancement not only endangered the lives of the royal ministers, but also exposed this operation, allowing those spies to prepare early and escape."
"After my grandfather learned about this incident, he was furious and wanted to put me to death in accordance with the law. However, the second prince tried his best to intercede for me. In addition, His Majesty Rody spared no effort. In the end, he just accused me of dereliction of duty.
He was kicked down from his position as the leader of the Kingsguard."
"After that, I became the leader of the Royal Elite Knights until I followed you to the Gulf Stream Island Chain with Your Highness."
As Connor stopped talking, the room suddenly fell into a dead silence. Shiloh didn't know how to comfort the man with lonely eyes in front of him, so he could only sigh silently.
"Looking at it this way, you and I are really in the same boat."
"I am a fallen prince who has fallen out of favor, and you are a frustrated general who has made a big mistake. Haha, interesting, really interesting."
Shiloh stood up, walked to the window and silently looked at the increasingly prosperous Stormwind City, and suddenly said: "Connor, I don't know what you think of me, but I will tell you the truth today."
"I'm not willing to just be a despised fair-weather prince, living my whole life in a muddle and waiting for death. Do you understand?"
Connor said: "I understand.
After getting along with each other for this period of time, my subordinates naturally know that His Highness Shiloh has great ambitions and is not a drunkard like the rumors in the market... It's just that the current situation is forcing us to fall here. If we want to turn around, it will be difficult to reach the sky.
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"Moreover...even if His Highness is keeping a low profile now, it is estimated that it will be difficult to accumulate enough strength to compete for the position of Crown Prince."
Shiloh laughed and said: "I don't care about the position of crown prince. In my eyes, the most important thing is right here!"
He waved his finger and pointed out the window, where countless people were busy, sweating and building their homes.
"Everything I am doing now is not for myself, but for them...for a belief, a belief that has been rooted in my heart for many years."
"Perhaps no one in this world can understand this belief now, but hundreds or thousands of years from now, there will definitely be brave and fearless great men who are willing to throw their heads and blood for this belief."
"At least for now, I want to lay a foundation and plant the seeds of faith."
"Connor, if you are still hesitating, just follow me."
"One day, Stormwind City will become a paradise, and the Gulfstream Island Chain will also build a great country!"
These words were extremely rebellious and were simply a declaration of independence for the country. However, Shiloh's eyes were full of hope.
Connor had never seen Shiloh like this before. He was so confident. In a daze, he suddenly felt that the prince he was loyal to had more things he wanted to do than anyone else in the world.
Connor opened his mouth and finally stood up.
"For the sake of honor, I will follow His Highness until death!"
After this conversation, the trust between the master and slave deepened a lot. Within a few days, Connor fully recovered and returned to the military camp to start training soldiers again.
The construction of Stormwind City has also become more and more perfect under Hilo's supervision and planning.
During this period, Shiloh finally remembered the attribute points and lottery opportunities he had obtained after killing the Demon Spider Mother.
He hesitated for a long time about the attribute points, and finally decided to keep them. After all, things like strength and agility can be obtained through training. As for magic power, he was not in a hurry to point it out first. In the future, he would consider whether he needed to exchange it for skill points based on the specific situation.
In the lottery, this time he drew out a purple item called an element bottle, which was so effective that Shiloh not only took a breath of air.
[Ding... Congratulations to the host for selecting the epic magic item - the element bottle]
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Shiloh was stunned, and when he turned his hand, there was a decayed and worn-out glass bottle in his hand.
There is a shimmering golden yellow liquid in it, which seems to contain endless vitality.
[Note: The life liquid contained in the element bottle is extremely precious and cannot be restored by itself. It can easily cure fatal injuries (remaining number of uses 5/5)]
This item was extremely powerful. Shiloh was delighted and immediately put away the bottle of elements.
This is a tool that can save lives. The only drawback is that it only has 5 uses.
In this way, Hilo enjoyed an ordinary and peaceful farming life for a month, until the sailors came to report that a fleet of warships appeared on the sea, with the mighty Pontos naval flag fluttering in the wind.