A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

After carefully asking the old village chief about the girl he met, Heimos went to find a woman who had been rescued from the thieves and asked about the appearance of the black-haired girl.

"Yes, she is very beautiful. She is almost like the incarnation of the goddess of beauty, Avdormir. She is also very, very handsome. She is much more powerful than those damn bandits——"

As soon as she mentioned the black-haired girl, the woman kept talking excitedly.

She had never seen such a beautiful girl in her life, and that girl was not only beautiful, but also so powerful that she couldn't help but admire and yearn for her.

As the young woman rambled on, Heimos and Kehos looked at each other.

Yes, that 'black-haired girl' is Garlan.

No wonder he was able to get through the tightly sealed city gate. No wonder the guards sent by King Camos couldn't find out about him. It turned out that he not only dyed his hair black, but also directly changed his hair and disguised himself as a girl to escape their sight.

Once they were sure that it was Garlan, the two knights jumped on their horses without a second's delay without saying a word. After asking the old village chief about the direction in which the black-haired girl was leaving, they quickly chased after him.

As the horse galloped, both of them were silent.

However, after a while, Heimos couldn't help but speak.

"Who is that bard who is with Garlan?"

he asked Cayjos.

As the guardian knight of Garlan, Kayhos should know the details of everyone around Garlan.

Kehos was silent for a moment.

He said: "I don't know."

The Knight of the Burning Sun answered in a rare and not very good tone.

But this was not directed at Heimos. The reason for his bad tone was probably similar to the reason why Heimos couldn't help but ask questions.

——There was actually someone they didn’t know was following Garlan.

Heimos said nothing again, but at this time, he seemed to suddenly have a tacit understanding with Caijos, and once again accelerated the speed of the horse under him.

They sped off in the direction pointed by the old village chief. If the old village chief pointed the way correctly and told the right time, they would definitely be able to catch up with Garlan before tonight at the latest.

As a commoner, the old village chief certainly didn't dare to deceive these two knights, who looked like they were distinguished at first sight, so he didn't point them to the wrong path, and the time was correct. However, Garlan took the wrong path at first. Now, under the leadership of a certain bard, he has changed his direction and embarked on the right path.

And Heimos and the others asked about a black-haired girl and a bard along the way... But at this moment, Garlan had changed back to his boyish clothes, and his hair had been washed back to blonde.

Another key point is that the traces of Garlan and Shulos' overnight stay had been cleared away by experienced bards before leaving, and Heimos and the others who were in a hurry to pursue them did not notice it.

then……

What a pity...

inevitable……

The knight of the blazing sun and the black knight of hell are chasing in the wrong direction.

They could have intercepted Garlan on this day, but they once again missed Garlan.

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Garlan, who had no idea that he was almost intercepted, followed Shulos and saw that no one was chasing him after several days. He was relieved.

As long as he was not found in the past few days, no one would be able to figure out his movements later. After all, even he himself did not know where he planned to go next.

On such a vast continent, it is very difficult to find someone who is deliberately avoiding him. After Brother Wang and Heimos searched for him for a while and found that they could not find him, they would naturally give up.

Once he let go of his worries, Garlan felt much more relaxed and looked forward to the future more and more.

Mount Tweilur is just the first stop on his journey. There are many, many more places he wants to go in the future.

At noon that day, they found a flat spot on the roadside to stop and rest temporarily.

Shulos shot down a few birds and they were roasting them by the fire, preparing to eat them. He has been walking alone on the mainland for a long time. Although he can usually stay and eat in towns, he also sleeps in the wild many times, so he has long been able to practice barbecue.

Anyway, in Garlan's opinion, he was only a little worse than the chef used by Brother Wang.

Returning with a bundle of dead wood branches, Garlan could already smell the enticing aroma of barbecue.

He walked over and put the dead branches into the fire one by one.

Speaking of which, these past few days really made him blush. Whether it was finding a place to sleep, lighting a fire, or hunting for barbecue, Shulos did it all by himself. He also tried to help, but it was only of no avail. .

However, Shulos did not dislike him.

Although he would mock him rudely every time he messed up, he would still teach him what to do next.

Therefore, in these few days, he learned a lot of things that he didn't know before.

Sitting down by the fire, Garlan looked at the flames in a daze.

Sure enough, he thought too simply.

Life in the wild is vastly different from life in the palace.

If he hadn't been lucky enough to meet this experienced bard, he would have suffered a lot these days.

he thinks.

He had to learn more about traveling the continent from Shulos. After all, he couldn't always let Shulos take care of him. Sooner or later, the two of them would be separated, and then he would have to rely on himself.

Just when Garlan was lost in thought, a roasted bird was handed to him. The roasted bird was dressed in sharpened branches, with black sauce smeared on it, and the alluring aroma came to his nostrils. .

He took the branch and smiled at Shulos.

"Thanks."

Shulos watched the young man with a bright smile bury his head in eating. He looked away and took a bite of the barbecue himself.

Speaking of which, he himself was a little puzzled. He had never been the kind of person who liked to meddle in other people's business. It should be said that he actually didn't like trouble. He could accept the trouble caused by a beautiful woman, but if the other party was a man, he wouldn't even look at her twice.

This young man who cheated on his family was completely troublesome, but he had no intention of leaving him alone.

After thinking about it, Shulos felt that it was probably because of the young man's face.

That face was so pretty that even if she wasn't a girl, as long as she smiled at him, as a loyal believer of Avdmir, he couldn't bear to leave this young man alone.

Moreover, although this young man is obviously a young master from a noble family, he does not seem to have any of the arrogance of those noble men.

If this aristocratic boy really enjoys his care without courtesy, no matter how good-looking he is, he will leave without saying goodbye - he is not a servant serving the aristocratic master.

However, this young master will not take his care of him for granted. He will thank him seriously every time, and he will also work hard to learn from him the skills and experience of surviving in the wild. It was obvious that the boy had no intention of relying on him all the time.

Well, that's it.

Although this pampered young master is a bit clumsy...but he is not clumsy enough to be annoying, and with that face, he is quite cute.

Schloss thought.

He just treated it as if he had picked up a little kitten that had escaped. Since it looked cute, it didn't matter if he just kept it for a while.

While he was thinking this, he started chatting casually while eating the roasted bird.

"Let me tell you, Gal, are you a lower-level noble?"

"Um."

Garlan hummed, there was nothing to hide, it should be easy to see that he was a noble.

Coupled with his skin color, most people would think that he is a lower-level noble.

"Why did you run away from home?"

the rather gossipy bard asked.

"Why, are you angry at home? Are you being bullied? But judging from your skills, no one should be able to bully you?"

"No, everyone in my family is very good to me."

Shulos began to have wild ideas.

"Then you were attracted by the daughter of a superior noble? You were forced into marriage and you didn't like her, so you escaped?" He asked enthusiastically, "Why, is that noble noble's daughter very good-looking?" Isn’t it ugly? It’s ugly to see that you would rather give up your status as a noble to escape from marriage?”

Garlan was startled, then laughed.

"you think too much."

he said with a smile.

Shulos, who was unable to hear the gossip, said regretfully.

"Since nothing happened, why did you run out?"

Garlan thought for a moment.

He said: "Our family has a large family business, which is now managed by my brother. However, he has no children, so he wanted to pass the family business to me. I didn't want it, so I ran away."

Garlan's words made Shulos choke, who had just taken a bite of bird meat.

He ignored the fragrant roast meat and looked at Garlan with a look of disbelief as if he were a fool.

"Are you stupid?" He said what was in his mind very straightforwardly. "You don't inherit the great family fortune, you don't enjoy the glory and wealth, and you just run out to live in the open air. I say your brain is... Isn’t there something wrong?”

If it were anyone else, he would definitely be happy to receive that great family fortune.

Even if you don't have the right to inherit, you still have to try to seize the family property.

This kid actually ran away from home to avoid inheriting the family business?

Shulos asked: "Don't you want to inherit that family business?"

"Actually, I really want to inherit it."

"…………"

Then why are you running?

Schloss thought.

This kid is probably really stupid.

"Although I really want to, I don't have the qualifications...I..."

Garlan seemed not to know what to say, he said a few words and then stopped.

"Qualifications? What qualifications? If your brother wants you to inherit, you are qualified. What else is needed besides that?"

"...My purpose...my purpose of inheriting the family business...is completely different from that of my brother and others."

Garlan said hesitantly.

"I'm not trying to inherit it just for the sake of wanting to inherit it."

"Wait a minute...what does 'not want to inherit for the sake of inheriting' mean?"

Shulos felt that he couldn't understand Garlan's chatty words at all, so he couldn't help but ask.

But after Garlan said this, he closed his mouth and ate the roasted bird wholeheartedly, obviously not wanting to continue talking about this topic.

Although Shulos was a little curious, he had never been in the habit of forcing others. He shrugged and put the topic aside.

After eating roasted birds and dry bread for lunch, they got up after a short rest.

Garlan first started to clean up the traces left by their eating, while Shulos watched from the side. After Garlan finished cleaning up, he started again and cleaned up the remaining traces that Garlan hadn't noticed, and at the same time told Garlan what to pay attention to.

When Shulos was talking, Garlan was listening attentively.

Shulos looked at the young man who listened to him obediently, and felt a sense of accomplishment and pleasure in being a role model for others.

"It's not far from Tweilur City. If we go faster, we can get there before it gets completely dark."

The city of Tweilur is located at the foot of Mount Tweilur, hence its name.

Shulos said: "After sleeping in the open for two or three days, we can enjoy it when we enter the city."

"Really?"

Garlan showed a happy expression when he heard this. He said, "Shuluos, it's only thanks to you that I have barbecue to eat these days. Otherwise, I would have to eat bread myself. After entering the city, I How about I treat you to dinner? You can have whatever you want."

The young man's words made Shulos stunned for a moment, and then he smiled slightly.

"OK."

He smiled and said that smile came from the heart.

The more I get along with Garlan, the more I feel that this young man is different from ordinary nobles.

Although Shulos is just a bard, over the years, with his excellent archery skills and singing voice, he has met many nobles, even nobles who are adventure companions, but people like Garlan... …This is really the first time he’s seen it.

It was obvious at a glance that he was from a noble family, but this young man did not have any of the bad temperament typical of nobles.

For example, just now, he was responsible for cooking along the way. Other nobles would take this as a matter of course. The nobles with better personalities would give him some money, thinking that this was approachable, but no matter how nice it was, In fact, this kind of behavior is still consciously superior to others.

But Garlan did not do this, but only said that he would treat him to a feast, just like true equal friends.

How can I put it... He is really a special young aristocratic young master.

But there is something wrong with my brain.

After galloping all afternoon, it was almost evening and we were approaching the city of Tweilur.

At this moment, they were running halfway up the mountainside. The area here was mountainous and full of mountains and forests. Shulos said that they would reach the city by going around the two mountains in front.

Garlan was looking forward to it. Feng Dian had been sleeping in the open for several days, sleeping on the floor every day. He also wanted to have a comfortable bed for him to have a good rest.

However, just as they were about to round the mountain, a loud noise suddenly came from below, mixed with crying and mournful shouts.

Garlan subconsciously looked down and saw a group of people entangled on the mountain road below. Among them was a group of soldiers in military uniforms, tying some young men and women with ropes to drag them away, while other middle-aged people Or the old man is begging for something to the leader.

Following the direction in which Garlan was looking, Shulos also glanced, and then calmly withdrew his gaze.

"Don't mind your own business."

He said, "Especially when it comes to official matters, there will be a lot of trouble."

"But……"

"Either to collect debts or for other reasons. Anyway, these soldiers must be obeying the orders of the officials. Even if these people look pitiful, it is a common thing. You will get used to it the more you see them."

"..."

Garlan was startled.

Suddenly, the cries below became more and more shrill.

He looked down and saw that the soldiers had begun to beat people and even had their swords drawn out. He frowned, tugged on the reins and tried to gallop away.

However, after running a few times, he was stopped by Shulos who was also running away.

The black horse under Garlan that was suddenly blocked raised its front hooves high and let out a neighing sound.

"I told you, it will get you into trouble, don't you understand?"

Shulos' usually leisurely tone became stern.

"...But now that I've seen it, I can't ignore it."

"Really? Then have you ever thought about it, you and I are walking together, and as long as you do this, it will involve me. You want to help those people, but I don't want to, so why do you bring it to me? trouble?"

Shulos said indifferently.

"Or do you take it for granted that as long as you rush over, I will have to be kidnapped by you and rush down together?"

After traveling around the mainland for so many years, he has long been accustomed to seeing life and death and the warmth and coldness of human relationships. He has been able to live well for such a long time because he rarely meddles in his own business.

He could already imagine the hot-blooded young aristocratic young master scolding him for being so cold-blooded. His eyes turned cold, waiting for the righteous rebuke.

Garlan glanced at him.

"you're right."

"……ah?"

"That's what I want to do, not what you want to do. I shouldn't involve you."

The boy said, reaching out in front of him.

Shulos subconsciously raised his hand, and three Aaron silver coins fell into his hand.

"I said I would treat you to a meal, but now it seems that we must say goodbye here. Shulos, thank you for taking care of me these days."

Gallan said, "Turn around and leave now. No one will find you here, and you won't be involved in this trouble."

After saying that, Garlan pulled the reins, passed Shulos, and galloped down the horse.

The bard who was left behind held a few silver coins in his hands and stood on the spot on horseback with a look of astonishment on his face.

No, wait.

Shouldn't you now either rebuke my cold-bloodedness, try to influence me by trying to reason with me, or ask me to please help me soften my heart and go together.

Of course, no matter which method you use, I will not pay attention to it and will even ridicule you.

But, what do you mean by simply telling me to turn around and run away?

There is no such thing as you——

The author has something to say: Shulos: Young Master, can you follow the routine once? I can't accept you like this.