Chapter 236 Love the people like a son and a good king
At the same time, the second prince Basil also secretly looked at Xibo from time to time.
If Xibo's current mood is "confusion", then Basil's mood is "hate".
When the old king announced the rules of this competition, Basil knew that he had no chance, but he still had some vague expectations in case the boss failed.
In the end, a miracle happened. The eldest prince Xibo failed to defeat the monster and was injured all over.
Good luck came to him. Basil was overjoyed, but he did not dare to be careless. He secretly received instructions from the old king and set off with a few powerful guards.
As a result, there were no monsters, but there was a weirdo in armor.
This is scarier than a monster!
Fortunately, the armored monsters seemed to look down on themselves. Basil and the others managed to escape from the mountains without any danger, and at the same time, the expedition also failed.
After coming out, the more Basil thought about it, the more something was wrong. The small kingdom of Belohatan had never heard of any powerful monster. The man-eating monster his father mentioned was probably a boast. In fact, he just wanted to make Xibo
Inherit the throne.
But Xibo was beaten into a bandaged man. Now two people sitting several meters away can smell the strong and pungent smell of medicine on his body. What does that mean?
It means that Xibo was beaten by the armored monster!
Then why didn't he say that he met the armored monster?
"He must be trying to kill us, especially me who is right after him!"
The more Basil thought about it, the more he felt that his speculation made sense.
If Xibo tells his father that there is a strange man in armor appearing in the mountains, then the competition for the throne will most likely be terminated. My father will not let the three of us take risks anymore. The matter of the throne can only be discussed at another time.
So Xibo wanted to reduce some pressure in future competition and made up a monster.
Although the monster he made up is also very strong, with a big mouth and eighteen legs, it is not as scary as the monster in armor. Father will still let us fight against it.
And when we went there, we were faced with armored monsters...
Thinking of this, after the failure of the crusade, Basil was filled with resentment and also started to think carefully.
He also didn't talk about seeing the armored monster, saying that he had been defeated by the same monster, and even more jealous, saying that the monster had metallic silver scales on its body.
If Xibo has a problem, when he hears this statement, he will definitely realize that he is talking about the armored monster. On the other hand, it is also to allow this crusade to continue.
What happened was not as he expected. When reporting the monster's situation to the old king, Xibo's expression was very strange.
And now through observation, Basil discovered that Xibo's eyes had been wandering, and he was always looking at himself secretly. When he saw something, he felt something was wrong, and he believed that his guess was correct.
Basil sneered in his heart: "Humph, I didn't expect that I didn't die! But soon, you will hear the news of the death of the third child!"
When the two people with evil intentions were thinking wildly, the messenger came back and brought news about the third prince:
"Your Majesty, the third prince... also failed in his crusade!"
The old king had finished the discussion with the ministers. When he heard that the third son had also failed, he felt very embarrassed.
"Why? How did he fail? Didn't I ask them to bring the sharpest weapons?"
The messenger's forehead was covered with sweat. He didn't know whether he ran out in a hurry or because he had reported three bad news in succession.
Or maybe it's because what he's about to say is too shocking.
"The third prince said that he entered the forest with dozens of guards and also encountered the monster. He originally wanted to fight the monster with the weapons he brought, but he didn't expect... the monster could fly, and it had a long tail on its back.
A pair of huge wings that covered the sky. The monster whizzed past the sky, then fell into the crowd and attacked them. The weapons brought by the third prince were useless. Otherwise, the monster had other abilities.
A roar from his mouth can instantly defeat people's minds and make everyone uneasy. One guard was even so shocked that he fainted and was swallowed by the monster."
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The old king looked at his two sons, "Is this the monster you saw?"
The eldest prince and the second prince looked blank. After being asked, they nodded hurriedly twice.
"Yes, that's it."
"Yes, it has a pair of big wings."
The old king was greatly touched: "What kind of monster is this? Is there a giant dragon coming to our kingdom? Or a silver dragon with eighteen legs!!!"
The minister who had been persuading the old king to end the competition for the throne from the beginning came out to dissuade him again: "Your Majesty, with such a powerful and terrifying monster, it may even be a giant dragon, it is really not suitable to continue this competition. Not only the fourth prince will have
Danger. Since this monster can fly, its range of activities may be extremely large. Now many people have gathered in the camp outside the city, as well as the people living outside, who are all in danger. We should terminate this competition immediately and let the people return home.
The fourth prince in the camp immediately evacuated, and at the same time ordered his guards to notify the nearby people and take refuge in the city. At the same time, the city must also strengthen its defenses to prevent monsters from attacking. It would be terrible if it is really a giant dragon! "
The minister's suggestion was very reasonable, but the old king was still very confused.
Without him, face!
Just at this time, the third prince Sally also came back.
There was no way, unlike the boss and the second brother, this time the armored weirdo had official contact with the third prince and the others, and even "beat" one person to death.
Sally was so frightened that she ran away quickly.
As soon as he entered the door, he sneered at Xipo and Basil, and then accepted the old king's question.
The old king was struggling with the minister's proposal at this time. His three sons happened to be there, so he asked: "Do you think the monster you saw is a giant dragon?"
"yes."
"no."
"yes."
"Um?"
"no."
"yes."
"no."
"Is that so?"
The three princes: "Yes, or no... I don't know!"
Seeing that the old king's face was not sullen, the second prince Basil stood up and explained: "Father, regarding the dragons, we have only seen them in rumors and books, and we don't know the details of their appearance. Moreover, this monster has eighteen stripes."
The legs, I really can’t tell if it’s a dragon. Do you think it is, brother?”
Xibo laughed dryly twice, he didn't know what happened.
"Yes, yes."
"Snapped!"
The old king slapped the table, "Since we don't know what kind of monster it is, there is no reason to give up. The assessment will continue!"
The minister sweated profusely after hearing this and quickly advised: "Your Majesty, for the sake of the safety of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince and the people of the kingdom, it is better to suspend it first!"
When the old king heard this, he said, "Are you teaching me how to do things? I don't want to lose face!"
Immediately waved his hand: "No! If the royal family loses to a monster one after another and flees in front of it, and even the selection of a new king is too scared to proceed, how can we explain to the people? What will they think of me?
Is there a future king? What the people lost was just one life, but what we lost was the face of the entire kingdom!"
"There is no need to discuss it any more. Let us inform you and let the selection continue. Let the fourth prince bring the mage and crossbow and set off!"
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At the same time, Ren was still searching for man-eating monsters in the mountains...