The big toad sitting on the throne used its webbed claws to hold the missing sphinx feather of little Prince Liszt and put it into his mouth.
As soon as you chew it, endless murmuring sounds and dazzling golden light come from the feathers.
After a while, the whole feather was swallowed by the big toad wearing a crown.
Behind it, a huge golden scale phantom emerged, with dazzling golden light floating on it, and the phantom of the scale became a bit more solid.
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Hansel returned to the ground with little Prince Liszt.
The strange fog dissipated, and the mysterious floor door disappeared as suddenly as it appeared.
Normal people will generally be frightened when seeing a talking toad, or at worst, feel nervous.
But the heartless little prince Liszt will not.
He happily told Hansel how precious the carpet was and how excellent its quality was. When Hansel asked him about the situation he encountered in the room, he was a little disapproving and casually talked about the scene inside.
, and talked about the exquisiteness of the carpet in his hand.
Hansel looked thoughtful and responded with his mouth.
Slowly, little Prince Liszt also noticed Hansel's perfunctory behavior, so he stopped talking and grabbed the carpet in his hand.
For him, this is the future.
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Although he is an underappreciated little prince, he still has some privileges, such as he can bring Hansel into the throne room in the palace.
To the surprise of little Prince Liszt, there were already many people in the entire throne hall.
The majestic and increasingly old King Philip sat on the Iron Throne, holding a stick inlaid with many gems in his right hand, silently.
Below him, Prince Charles and Prince Ferret stood on either side, each holding a wool carpet with rough workmanship, deformed patterns and chaotic lines in their hands.
The two princes looked at each other's carpet respectively, with disdain and sarcasm in their eyes.
On both sides of the two princes, stood a number of aristocratic people dressed in aristocratic attire, with their faces painted with various colors of powder. Some male aristocrats even had purple eyeshadow on their faces.
These nobles have reserved and distant smiles on their faces, like poisonous snakes coiled in a formation.
And this Ukiyoe-like picture was ruthlessly crushed with the arrival of little Prince Liszt.
Everyone's eyes were firmly attracted by the carpet in the hands of little Prince Liszt, showing their astonishment.
Old King Philip was astonished, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He knew that his son was a guy who worked by the rules and was even a bit rigid.
Since I have defined rules and scope for him, the youngest child will only do things within the defined scope.
And the old king knew that the area where the feather fell was completely empty, not even a single piece of wool.
However, the eyes at the scene were not only stunning.
Prince Charles and Prince Ferret were the first to react, because they were both direct stakeholders. They looked at their younger brother with hatred in their eyes.
Neither of them wanted to miss out on the throne, and then be randomly rewarded with a piece of land that might be rich or barren, and then have to leave this prosperous royal capital under the title of a viscount or baron.
This is a scene that the two princes absolutely do not want to see.
In front of this throne, there is no family affection and no loyalty.
Little Prince Liszt was so happy that he didn't even see the jealousy in the eyes of his two dear brothers.
The nobles next to them watched thoughtfully, but no one took any action. The two princes could only watch little Prince Liszt walk to the position in front of the throne, and respectfully presented the exquisite carpet with both hands, "My
Your Majesty the King, I come with the gift of the Lord of Holy Light!"
In the Kingdom of Svacia, in private situations, the prince can directly call the king and queen as father and mother, but in formal situations, he must be polite and call him "My King" or "My Queen".
Old King Philip frowned and motioned to the attendant beside him. The attendant with a serious expression immediately understood, walked up to the little Prince Liszt, took away his carpet, and gave it to the old king.
After looking at this carpet up close, I realized even more how exquisite it was. King Philip's face was moved and he said in disbelief, "Liszt, where did you get this carpet?"
"My King, I found this carpet from the area you designated for me." Little Prince Liszt replied respectfully.
"This is impossible!" Prince Charles objected loudly, his face turned ugly with jealousy, and his eyes turned red.
Old King Philip glanced at Prince Charles displeasedly, which instantly made His Royal Highness wake up. He felt cold all over, forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and defended himself, "Your Majesty the King, I just said to Li Si
I’m confused by Te’s answer.”
"You should know that in the place Liszt was assigned, there are only leaves and weeds."
"Hmph! Of course, Your Highness Prince Charles, I am not old enough to need you to remind me. I know that there are no shepherdess in Liszt's area, and there are no strange-smelling carpets made of rough wool." Old King Philip
Said expressionlessly.
Prince Charles suddenly blushed because his carpet was snatched from the hands of a thin shepherdess.
The strange rules set by the old King Philip were that in addition to using feathers to indicate the direction, they must also rely on their own wisdom, courage and strength.
The meaning of this sentence is that you can't use power or money, and then find the best carpet in the world for the old king.
At first, Prince Charles had no gain. As time went by, Prince Charles became more and more anxious. Just then he met a shepherdess. As a last resort, Prince Charles showed his strong body.
Effect - snatched away the best carpet in the house from the shepherdess.
This did not go against the wishes of the old king, and Prince Charles felt that he had made good use of his strength, wisdom, and, of course, courage.
Prince Charles returned with his head held high, and the suspicious Prince Ferret also got the news from his confidant. In order not to let Prince Charles take the advantage, he quickly got a carpet.
However, unlike Prince Charles' robbery, Prince Ferret used his handsome appearance and noble status to make a daydreaming shepherd's daughter willingly offer her carpet.
Of course, everything they did was seen by the spies sent by the old King Philip, and they reported it to the old king in full.
When the two princes with their own means rushed to present the rugs they had robbed, old King Philip still said the names of the shepherdesses as if nothing had happened and asked them how they were doing now.
It immediately made the two princes blush.
But "shy" is "shy", and the two princes will not be "shy" in their fight for the throne. Anyway, they are both "half-measures" now, and now it is "each according to his own means".
But this is based on the fact that little Prince Liszt does not come out to disrupt the situation.
Originally, Prince Charles and Prince Ferret thought that little Prince Liszt had already been eliminated early. After all, there was really no hair in that area.
But in a place with "no hair", such a beautiful carpet was produced!
How can the two princes accept this?
Of course he bravely stood up and refuted.
Although the old king mocked his eldest son mercilessly, he was also skeptical that the young prince Liszt could produce such an exquisite carpet. He showed a hesitant look on his face. The attendant next to him immediately understood and called over.
A middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance and an ordinary build came to the king.
"Tell me, where did Liszt's carpet come from?" asked old King Philip.
As soon as the problem came up, Prince Charles and Prince Ferret were also very concerned.
"Your Majesty the King, I found it in the area assigned to His Majesty the Prince." The middle-aged man replied calmly.
"Are you lying?" The grumpy Prince Charles couldn't help but pointed at the middle-aged man and yelled.
The middle-aged man still looked calm. As the old king's most trusted intelligence chief, he had his own confidence, as long as Prince Charles was still a prince, not a king.
Old King Philip hammered his cane heavily and looked at Prince Charles with disappointed eyes, "Charles..."
"Father, I just..." Prince Charles lowered his head.
"Will you please be quiet?" Old King Philip asked coldly.
"Father...Okay!" Prince Charles wanted to say something, but he had to shut his mouth when he saw the old king's disappointed eyes.
Prince Feret was beside him. Although he didn't say anything, his face was also terrifyingly gloomy!
"Continue!" Old King Philip turned his attention to the middle-aged man.
"At first, His Royal Highness Prince Liszt was climbing trees and looking for tree holes, but there was no harvest."
"At that time, His Royal Highness Prince Liszt already had the idea of giving up. It was the adventurer who called himself Hansel who encouraged His Highness with words." The middle-aged man suddenly looked at the man who had been transparent since he came in.
Hansel.
All the nobles looked at Hansel, with unclear meaning in their eyes.
Old King Philip also glanced at Hansel.
The two princes looked at Hansel with eyes full of hatred.
Hansel looked unmoved.
"After His Royal Highness Prince Liszt was encouraged, he began to dig holes underground. He kept digging for several days. Until today, a burst of fog suddenly appeared and then quickly disappeared. At this time, little Prince Liszt had something in his hands.
There’s this carpet.”
When the middle-aged man said this, Hansel's eyes moved. He remembered that they stayed underground for a long time, so why did it become a moment in the middle-aged man's mouth?
There must be something weird in this.
"If there is no devil at work, then this carpet was dug out of the ground by little Prince Liszt."
"Perhaps someone buried such a luxurious carpet underground, and His Highness was lucky enough to dig it up."
The middle-aged man guessed.
"No, this is a gift from the Lord of Holy Light, Your Majesty the King." Little Prince Liszt rushed to say.
"Hansel once said to me, if you ask the Lord of Holy Light for help, it means that you believe in the power of the Lord. If the Lord of Holy Light does not help you, then it means that the Lord of Holy Light believes in your ability. Father, you
Look, this is the gift of the Holy Light to my pious faith."
"I did get this carpet from the ground." Little Prince Liszt said with certainty, and he was not lying.
Hearing that Hansel could say such philosophical words, not only the old king, but also the clerical bishop of the Holy Light Bishop who was wearing a bishop's sacrificial robe and had a relatively transcendent status next to the king looked at Hansel with suspicion.
The bishop of the Holy Light Bishop's Court stood up and said to the old king in a slightly arrogant tone, "Your Majesty, what His Royal Highness Prince Liszt said is true."
The Bishop of Holy Light has magic in his court to tell whether the other party is lying!
After saying this, the bishop stood back.
The old king thanked him quickly, then looked at the carpet in his hand repeatedly, sighed, and then said to the three princes, "The rules are the same, but the results are very different."
"To be fair, Liszt deserves the throne!"
Little Prince Liszt couldn't help but show a silly smile on his face, but the other two princes, Prince Charles and Prince Ferret, started to quarrel and made a big fuss.
They counted all the weird things that little Prince Liszt had done, and accused Liszt of not thinking carefully about anything he did and being unfit to be a "king".
Due to historical reasons in the past, some nobles also had some unpleasant experiences with little Prince Liszt, so they also stood up and expressed their opinions tactfully, but they were not optimistic about the little prince's intentions.
This society is not the feudal society in William's previous life where the king had great power.
Behind these nobles who spoke, there were powerful fiefdom families and dictators who controlled the military, administration, and finance. Even the king had to consider their opinions.
The king hesitated. To be fair, he actually didn't think much of his youngest son.
His goal has always been on his eldest son and second son.
He just didn't expect that the answers given by the eldest prince and the second prince were so bad that he couldn't even try to tilt them.
At this time, Prince Ferret said that the first time was because he was not ready, and just looking for a carpet could not fully demonstrate his ability, so he asked the king to re-evaluate.
Of course Prince Liszt was unwilling, and he couldn't speak, so he kept emphasizing that he was the winner.
His tough attitude and blunt way of speaking made the old king feel a little unhappy. At the same time, he was also worried about whether the little prince could manage the country well after he became king.
I had a headache for a long time, and even the discussion in the meeting hall could not produce a result.
Old King Philip borrowed the donkey from the slope and said that he would go back and think about it and announce the answer tomorrow.
Prince Liszt left sadly, but the other two princes saw the opportunity.