"My respected Queen, I'm afraid we don't have much time. You already know the news about your father's disappearance in the north. Pavel is vigorously promoting his bullshit reforms, which is actually inserting his own people. Vladi
Mir has stepped down, and Anton Venovich is about to do the same. If this continues, the entire kingdom will be really difficult to control."
Alves paced back and forth in the dark room, clearly remembering what had happened in the past few days. He saw the transformation of Tsar Pavel, from a cowardly and incompetent puppet king to the ruthless executioner tsar he is now. This
The transformation made Alves uneasy. This was not the Pavel he knew. In other words, the cowardly and incompetent Pavel was no longer there.
But what allowed one person to make such a huge change in a short period of time? Alves didn't know. He just guessed, but there was no answer. The power of the people was so easy to penetrate, and the palace was like a gilded palace.
The fortress is watertight. Those Krem guards were supposed to hate the Tsar, but after the noble uprising, they became more loyal to the Tsar.
Alves is completely confused about the reason for all this. In the north, in Erengrad, he is a jack of all trades, but here, without any siblings, he can do nothing. He can only give Dennis a warning,
Watch her and don't make any detours. But maybe, this is Rhodes' purpose?
"I know that nothing will happen to my father. Over the years, nothing has ever happened to him. There were many more dangerous situations than this before."
Dennis frowned and returned. The cold flames flickered in the room, just like Dennis's heart, erratic and hesitant.
"I also know, and I also hope that he is okay. But the news of his disappearance is even worse for Kislev now. A person cannot be without a backbone, and so is a kingdom. You and I both know that since Rhodes defeated
After Katarina, he was the real backbone of Kislev. The North-South conflict in Kislev and the reason why various problems did not break out after the war were largely due to the existence of your father. And now, this has always been the case.
The strongest supporter of Kislev is no longer there..."
"Oh, damn! How can I curse him? I mean, no one has any news about him. This will make people panic. People who supported you before may also slowly switch sides."
Alves muttered.
"Alves... you are the person I trust most. There is something I think it is time to tell you."
Suddenly, Dennis stood up with a serious look on his face.
"Isn't it? Little girl, you are hiding something from me? When your father asked me to come, I had no reservations about you."
Alves glared at Denis.
"It's a very important matter, so I should be more cautious..."
Dennis smiled awkwardly——
"Okay, let's get down to business... the Pavel you suspect is no longer the Pavel he used to be. In fact, he is indeed no longer the Pavel he used to be. The Pavel who was a human before is dead. The current Pavel
Will is actually a vampire."
"What?!!"
Alves almost jumped up. His eyes were wide open. He had imagined countless possibilities before, but he never thought that Pavel would be so cruel. In order to take revenge, he would no longer be a human being... Alves once wrote in a book
I have seen vampire transformation rituals in ancient books. It is not something that can be done by ordinary rituals. Instead, it requires first draining the blood from a person's body, and then injecting the vampire's own blood into the person's body to allow him to be reborn.
The price is that the vampire who transformed him will enter a period of weakness for a long time. Some even find it difficult to return to the previous state.
If this is what Dennis said, then this matter is too serious. The power of vampires must have penetrated into Kislev, and to be able to reach a deal with the Tsar, the purpose of these vampires is not simple. Perhaps, to become vampires
Pavel is their next puppet. It should be said that he is probably already a puppet.
"How did you know about this?"
Alves recovered from the shock.
"It's a long story. There is a vampire who once helped Pavel and me fight Katarina. In the Kislev aristocratic circle, her name is Roy. Although I don't know her real name either.
What's it called? Later, she came to me and said that there was a way to help me forget Boris... that was to become a vampire. I didn't agree at that time and even called the guards. But you know, the speed of vampires is very scary.
, she ran away before the guards arrived."
"The appearance of a vampire deep in the palace is no small matter, so I immediately organized people to investigate secretly. Later, all the clues pointed to Pavel..."
Denis kept the story short, but Alves had already guessed most of what happened.
"Do you think she transformed Pavel?"
Alves asked.
"It's not necessarily her, it could be the same kind of person."
Dennis returned softly.
"So you already knew it, but you just pretended not to know?"
Alves asked with a frown.
"right."
"Why don't you say it? Expose him!"
"There is no evidence, no evidence to prove that Pavel has turned into a vampire. You know, vampires are no different from ordinary people in ordinary times. The transformation you have seen of him, in the eyes of outsiders, is just a change in personality, but it cannot prove that he has become a vampire."
It's a vampire. What everyone sees is a Pavel who looks exactly the same as before. I have no evidence to expose him, so I can only pretend not to know."
After Dennis finished speaking, Alves couldn't help but let out a long sigh. This little girl is not that simple. Fortunately, Dennis did not show his face. Otherwise, once the other party notices, the queen will fall into a more passive situation.
"There is no evidence, indeed, then we will create evidence..."
Alves thought for a while, then walked over to Dennis and sat down.
"In the past, we could tolerate it. But now, the situation is urgent. You don't know when your father will come back. If you can't stop Pavel's further actions, soon, the entire city of Kislev will not be your decision. So.
, we must take action and fight back. Even if this is a risky move."
"What are you going to do?
Dennis asked, tilting his head.
"During the years of the Kislev civil war, I did quite a lot of research on vampires. Indeed, they are just like ordinary people at ordinary times, but when fighting or angry, their prototypes will be revealed."
"So you want to provoke him? Force him to take action?"
Dennis quickly understood.
"Yes."
Alves pondered——
"Two weeks later, on Wednesday, is the National Assembly of Kislev. Representatives of the nobility will gather at the Bandaga Palace. On that day, I will arrive at the venue in advance and arrange the manpower, that is, the person who assassinated Pavel. Of course, it is not true that
The hope is not to assassinate him, but to force him to fight."
"The captain of Krem's guard will protect him."
Dennis reminded.
"Yes, so, this requires cooperation. On the day of the meeting, ask Virgil to find something to distract the captain of the guard, Okento. They often communicate with each other on official matters, and there is always an excuse to keep Okento away from Pavel for a while. At this time, we will
Take action."
"No assassin would do such a thing."
Dennis retorted.
"As long as there is enough money, someone will be willing to do it. Besides, no one knows that the Tsar has turned into a vampire. If you and I don't tell you, who will know? The assassin will not know. He will think that he is just assassinating a person.
An ordinary mortal king."
Alves rolled his eyes and continued——
"In order to ensure that everything goes smoothly, you have to let Virgil set up defenses in advance. If the plan fails, it will cause chaos at most, and we will be bystanders. If the plan goes well, no one knows how Pavel will react when he is exposed, so,
At that time, if the situation is urgent, let Virgil come directly with the imperial army and surround Pavel. If necessary, the entire palace can be blocked."