Chapter 179 The Chapter of the Southern Sky (Beginning)
Chapter 179 Chapter of Nantian (beginning) Penetration into Far Frontier (Part 1)
On the night of the same day, the battle conference room of the Southern Sky Knights.
This atmosphere... can be described as "lifeless".
Everyone in the "Knights of Arthur" looked at Grand Duke Hall, a kind-faced, slightly middle-aged man. They didn't know what to say at all.
"Well," Arthur finally spoke first. He adjusted his posture and tried to sit more upright, "Can I ask a question first, Grand Duke Hall. How did you know about our plan? You suddenly
Appearing in the box of the Knights of the West does not seem to be accidental."
"Well, it's not accidental, and it's definitely not accidental." Grand Duke Hall said.
"Uh, Grand Duke?" Arthur was confused by the other party's words.
"My box is near the place where your duel started, didn't you know?" the Grand Duke said, "My eyesight is not very good, but it is enough to see your conversation. I only know a little lip reading by chance.
I also accidentally saw the content of your conversation, and even more accidentally became interested in this matter. So you say, is this a coincidence or not?"
Is he playing riddles? It's not an accident that he knows lip reading, and it can't be an accident that he can clearly see the conversation between two people so far away.
Arthur definitely remembered that he had crushed the bee golem that was secretly filming the conversation between him and Younes.
This guy is an old fox.
"Well, since the Grand Duke already knows our conversation, things will be much simpler, and I won't have to repeat the same content again." Arthur said.
"However, your Excellency has not yet stated the reason why you want to participate in this matter." Arthur asked, "Why does the Grand Duke Hall, who has never met us, suddenly want to help us in our battle?"
"Oh, I don't really care about what we are dealing with or what we are fighting." Grand Duke Hall said, "I only care about one thing."
"Arthur Kelton, who are you?" Hall looked at Arthur and asked in turn.
"I will have a duel with you in a week. Originally, a pacifist like me hates disputes the most. What should I do if a duel really comes? Just thinking about this problem makes me tired to death."
"But we can't let you off casually and let you win." He said, "Otherwise, if a man with evil intentions and cruelty really becomes the king, won't the people of Pantoraken suffer?"
"So you want to test me, right, Grand Duke?" Arthur said coldly.
"Yes, I want to test you, not just by hearsay, but by using my own method to find out what kind of person you are. This is my only purpose." Hall said with a smile, "If you
It really makes me admit that you are a good person and can be a good king with fairness and integrity. There is no need for us to fight. It doesn't matter if you win without a fight."
"Otherwise, I will personally come to get rid of you and eliminate you as a potential danger to Pantoraken." Grand Duke Hall put away his smile for a moment and showed a ferocious look, which made Arthur shudder.
"Oh, the Grand Duke is so thoughtful. It's a pity that you neglected to consider one thing: I don't want to be a king at all." Arthur said.
"Many people say so, power is not important to them." Grand Duke Hall said, "But when they really reach the field of power, they will still be fascinated by it. This is the magic of [power]. Haha,
It's useless to talk more. Sooner or later, I will find out your true thoughts."
Arthur said nothing.
"Anyway," Grand Duke Hall said, "You are planning to set off tomorrow, right? I'll come with you. You can treat me like air. I won't help or disrupt your actions. Is that okay?"
"......Can."
"Well, the Nantian Knights' dormitory has prepared beds for you. You are tired today, so go to bed early." Grand Duke Hall said with a smile.
Arthur felt that there was an invisible pressure on Grand Duke Hall. Arthur could not see through this man's true heart. Is the thought hidden under the smile a god-like compassion, or a devil-like ferocity?
"Well, that--" Bunny Ryder finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "You don't plan to take me with you tomorrow, right? Can I stay here?! If no one protects me,
If the foxes come to assassinate me------"
"Kador." Grand Duke Hall said.
"Yes, sir." A knight walked in from the door.
"Tomorrow, everyone from the Arthur Knights and I will go on a combat mission. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety of this Mr. Rabbit Man, okay?"
"Yes, sir." The knight named Kador said honestly, "Knight Kador of Gaia, I am willing to use my life to protect your safety."
Arthur shrugged at Ryder.
night.
"Sure enough, you are really here!" Tristan ran into the bathhouse and jumped into the bathtub.
"Ah, the big bath is so nice, much better than the small bath on the farm!" he said.
"It would be better if you didn't splash the water everywhere, thank you." Arthur wiped the water from his face.
"Well? Where's the little rabbit?" Tristan looked at Bedi and Tovill next to him, but couldn't find Ryder.
"That guy is either avoiding you, or he's still angry with us." Arthur said.
"Tristan, you are too enthusiastic, and Ryder can't bear it." Bedivere covered her mouth and said with a smile, "I didn't know you liked rabbits so much before."
"Why not? Rabbits are cute?" Tristan said nonchalantly, "I had a snowshoe rabbit with pure white fur and blue eyes when I was a child. It was called Xiaoxue. It looked so similar to Ryder. At first
I almost thought Ryder was the reincarnation of Xiaoxue!"
The others cast sympathetic glances at Tristan.
"What is this? Why are you looking at me with that pitiful look!? You think I'm a fool, don't you?" Tristan said angrily.
"You have always been a fool, but this disease is just more serious." Arthur said.
The others burst into laughter.
After the people laughed, Arthur coughed dryly, and then began to ask seriously: "What do you think about the matter of Grand Duke Hall?"
"What do you think? He's just here to see the show." Tristan said, "He wants to check out your character, Arthur, and understand your strength. It's really uncomfortable to have such an old fox with you."
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"Grand Duke Hall is a well-known pacifist and philanthropist. If he said he doesn't want to fight me, he must really not want to fight me." Arthur said, "But he actually put aside the work at hand and
To come here specifically to observe my actions is really unbelievable -- would an ordinary knight of heaven do this? Leave his job and go on adventures with people he has never met?"
"Arthur, what do the Knights of the South Sky usually do? Is Grand Duke Hall so busy?" Bedivere asked.
"Hundreds of years ago, the Knights of the South Sky still existed to repel the invasions of Egypt and other African countries. However, Egypt has massively dismantled its army due to the economic downturn in recent years, and has basically never invaded Pantolaken again. The Knights of the South Sky now
The job... should be regarded as the security guard job in every town in Pantorac, right? The nature of the job is very similar to the [Knights of the Strong Shield] in France. They have a branch in every city.
, all kinds of routine patrol work have not been left behind."
"Doesn't this mean that their power in Pantorakon is the largest among the Four Knights?!" Tristan said, "Fortunately, Grand Duke Hall was neutral in the civil war. What if he ran to support the Parliament?
, wouldn’t it be very bad for us!”
"Fortunately." Arthur said calmly, "If it weren't for this 'lucky', the Grand Duke Hall would not be the Grand Duke Hall."
"...I don't understand, Meow." Torvill couldn't help but say, "Since he is such a good person, why would he bother Arthur? Meow. If he is so busy, just mind his own work, Meow!"
"That is to say, observing Arthur is more important than his own work." Tristan patted the leopard boy's head, "Okay, kids, just play and don't get involved in the adults' affairs."
Come here."
"Meow..." Tovel huddled next to Arthur and said nothing.
"There's another thing that's very strange," Arthur said, "that Grand Duke Younes, who is more serious about everything, would actually agree to give up this opportunity to Grand Duke Hall... I can't understand this at all."
"------Really? Is it you? Well, I'll leave it to you." At that time, Younes' words were still echoing in people's minds.
Younes didn't even hesitate to give up the opportunity to be a companion, treating it as if it was a 'natural thing'. This reaction alone was confusing.
"Maybe it's just because he once owed a favor to Grand Duke Hall. Maybe it's because it's more suitable for Grand Duke Hall to go," Bedivere said.
"Or maybe it's because he's afraid of Grand Duke Hall." Tristan said.
Everyone was silent again.
"That's enough." Arthur said, "At present, we know too little about Grand Duke Hall, and there is no point in guessing. I'm just telling you what I know. Everyone can figure out the direction of this person's actions.
He be careful."
"I don't know what he wants to do, but one thing I can be sure of is that Grand Duke Hall is a real old fox." Arthur said.
"There will probably be a tough battle tomorrow, and I can't guarantee that you will be safe and sound." Arthur stretched his muscles a few times, "You must have a good rest today and make sure you get enough sleep. Let's go!"
"Tsk, I just soaked for a while." Tristan walked out of the bath.
"Not only did you just take a bath for a while, you came in to take a bath before you even washed your body! Let's take a shower again." Bediwell also walked out and said.
"Torvir, let's go. What are you still doing here?" Arthur asked.
The leopard boy looked at Arthur shyly: "I...wipe Arthur's back...meow..."
"After you take a shower, why don't you come back and wipe your back?" Arthur said angrily.
"...to fight tomorrow...to rub our backs and bring good luck, meow." The child said.
"Oh, is that so? Did you mean this when you rubbed my back yesterday? You could have just said no!" Arthur sat down, "If it's just a formality, just finish it quickly. Your customs are really strange."
, licking the wounds and rubbing the back."
Torviel knelt behind Arthur and brushed it gently with his paw.
"Didn't you grow up in a research institute? How do you know so many customs? You even know things about the human world so clearly." Arthur asked casually.
"Fox, the foxes used magic to pour knowledge directly into my head, meow." Tovel trembled a few times, "It's one of their experiments, meow...it hurts meow."
"Really? Got it. Sorry for asking you such a question." Arthur said.
"It's okay, meow...it doesn't hurt anymore, meow." Torvill whispered, "when I'm with you...I won't feel the pain anymore, meow."
A slight tremor came from the cat's paw on Arthur's back. Arthur didn't say anything, just waited quietly.