A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The air froze for a moment.

Garlan's breathing paused for a moment.

The entire room was filled with silence, and no one spoke.

Moya lowered his head, clenched his fingers, and gritted his teeth in pain.

He was the only one who knew about this matter. He had always kept the secret strictly for the prince, but he never expected that the prince would actually tell it himself.

At first, he thought that the prince just wanted to hand over the treasure to King Garlan in exchange for Aaron Landis' help, but he never thought that the prince was actually...

Logically speaking, as a knight loyal to Canal, he should have stopped the prince.

But now, he could vaguely understand the prince's behavior.

Beside Moya, the young knight who was trying to get up angrily a second ago but was held down by him stayed on the spot. He looked blankly at the back of the prince in front of him, with a look of despair on his face.

Shermur and Kayhos looked at each other, and each saw the surprise in the other's eyes, as well as the pity hidden in them.

In just over a year, my country and family were destroyed, I was caught by the Gastad people on the way to escape, and then I was imprisoned underground by the Cult of Everything for more than a year. Now even my body...

The experience of this little prince who suffered so much as a child is really depressing.

Although he felt sympathy for the Prince of West Asia, the next moment, Shermer's mind started to work rapidly.

If it is true as what Prince West Asia said, then it is not impossible for Prince West Asia to hand over the throne of Kanal to King Gallan when he is desperate and has no chance of returning to his country.

After all, although the Prince of West Asia is the last member of the Kanal royal family, he has completely lost the kingdom. He is now not much different from the exiled nobles who have lost their territory.

He had nothing but the treasure in his hands.

The only people on this continent who can compete with the Gastards are Aaron Landis's cavalry.

It can be said that as long as Aaron Landis rejects him, it will be impossible for the West Asian prince to regain his country by his own strength in this life.

The prince of West Asia suffered such humiliation at the hands of the Gastards, and coupled with the hatred of the country's subjugation, he must have hated the Gastards to the bone.

He will do whatever it takes to take revenge on the Gastad people.

Therefore, knowing that there was no hope for him to regain his country, he would rather hand over the name of righteousness to King Garlan in exchange for revenge against the Gastad people.

Even if there is no power around the Prince of West Asia, he is still the last descendant of the Kanal royal family and has a reputation for righteousness.

He is willing to hand over the throne of Kanal to King Gallan, so from now on, the name of Kanal's righteousness will fall on Gallan.

King Garlan will become the orthodoxy of Karnar.

In other words, it will be a legitimate matter for Aaron Landis's army to go to Kanal in the future, and no country can raise objections.

After Aaron Landis's army drives away the Gasdad people who occupy Karnar, Karnar will henceforth become a part of Aaron Landis.

The territory of Aaron Landis will be twice as large as before, with the largest territory in the history of dynasties, and it will become the largest kingdom on the continent.

In addition, Kanal is a rich place with many minerals, especially gold mines, fertile water and soil, suitable climate, and a large population. Even if it is temporarily affected by war, it can recover quickly as long as it rests for a period of time...

When he thought of this, Xie Muer couldn't help but feel excited.

Not only the high priest, Caihos has also looked at Garlan with burning eyes.

Open up territories and conquer all directions.

These few words are the dream of almost all soldiers.

No one can resist.

Even the usually calm Sun Knight could not help but feel his chest getting hot when he thought of that scene.

Under the scorching gazes of his two confidants behind him, the young king sitting on the golden chair lowered his eyes, as if he was pondering something.

The light reflected on his side cheeks, making the long golden hair flow down from his shoulders like flowing gold.

His lips were pursed slightly, which was his habit when he was thinking seriously.

After a while, Garlan raised his eyes and looked at Siya who was kneeling in front of him.

"Have you thought about it?"

He said, his eyes meeting Thea's.

"Although you are still young, as the last member of the Karnal royal family, you must shoulder its responsibilities."

"So, I will not treat you like a child, but as a royal family of Karnar who can talk to me."

"Every word you say and every decision you make determines the future of you and Kanal."

“Once you make a decision, you can never go back.”

Garlan looked at Xia deeply, his expression was very serious at the moment.

"Now, answer me."

he asked again.

"Have you thought about it?"

The land of Kanal.

The Throne of Karnar.

The thousand-year glory of Karnal.

Everything that is difficult to let go...if it is handed over to Garlan, then from now on he will even lose the identity of the 'Prince of Kanal', which allowed him to grit his teeth and persist until now despite all the hardships.

Siya, who was still kneeling, raised her head and stared into the Young King's eyes.

The golden pupils shone brightly against the lights in the room, as bright as the sunshine he had not seen for a long time.

Just like the golden eyes of the statue of Shamash in the main hall that he had seen before.

Teen King by Aaron Landis.

He guards Aaron Landis.

Protecting his people.

He put the lives of his soldiers before their wealth.

He allowed the people under his rule, even the civilians and slaves in the slums, to live full of hope and vitality.

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Thinking of her first meeting with King Garlan and everything she experienced, as well as everything she saw inside and outside the royal city in the past week or so, Xia closed her eyes with a look of determination.

He said: "Yes, I..."

"prince!"

The young knight behind him interrupted Sia's words in a panic.

"Even...you don't have to go to this point!"

He was desperate to convince Thea to give up that terrible idea.

"As long as you become the King of Kanal, when you grow up, you can choose a descendant of the royal family to adopt you. The Kanal royal family can still be passed down, right?"

"Yes, Prince of West Asia, as your subordinates said, you can definitely do that and continue the Kanal royal family."

Shermer said.

By this time, he had calmed down and looked at Sia without blinking, paying attention to any subtle changes in Sia's face.

"You must also know that King Camos of our country did not leave any descendants. King Garlan was born in a side line and was selected by King Camos to be the king's younger brother, and then he inherited the throne."

The high priest said without hesitation.

If it had been any other king, he would have been unhappy with him so bluntly stating that he was not directly of royal blood.

But Shermer knew that Garlan didn't care about this, so he said it bluntly.

"Yes, Prince, that's it, you can also..."

continued the young knight eagerly.

Xia was silent for a moment, and then suddenly smiled.

The laughter was so weird.

"Choose a collateral line?"

The young child narrowed his eyes, but there was a mocking look on his face that was completely inappropriate for his age.

Darkness surged in his eyes, and bright lights could not illuminate his pupils shrouded in darkness.

"Do you think that what happened to me was really caused by the Gastard people?"

He was betrayed by the city lord who had collateral royal bloodline and could be said to be his distant relative, and fell into the hands of the Gastad people.

At that time, all he wanted to do was escape.

At that time, he still held out hope for the nobles of Kanal and the city lords.

He wrote several letters asking for help, asking his knights to escape and seek help from nearby Canal nobles or city lords.

But letters for help came to nothing.

The Gastardians took him through one city after another, but no one came to save him.

The Gastad cavalry troops took him to live in the passing cities so carelessly. At first, he tried to secretly reveal his identity to the city lords for help, but he saw those city lords groveling in front of the Gastad people. , the appearance of trying to please and flatter him completely chilled his heart.

Later, the Gastad people intercepted one of his letters asking for help, became furious and beat him severely.

Half awake, he vaguely heard Gastad's generals discussing how to deal with him.

Although the Gastards broke through the royal city of Kanal and conquered Kanal, many of the nobles in Kanal have surrendered, and the few stubborn resisters will soon be dealt with. The upper echelons of Kanal Almost everything is already under its control.

However, countless warriors among the people of Kanal rose up and gathered together to form a rebel army, desperately resisting the Gastad people.

Therefore, the Gastad people could not kill Siya, who was part of the royal family of Kanal, but also allowed him to succeed him as king and sit on the throne as a puppet to appease the rebellious people of Kanal.

However, the Gastard people were worried that someone would really come to rescue him, in case this descendant of the Canal royal family was rescued and escaped from their control and fled to other countries.

No matter how much time passes, as long as the blood of the orthodox royal family of Kanal is still there, it will bring great trouble to the Gastad people.

At this moment, the city lord who betrayed him and his distant relative came up with an idea in order to please the general of Gastad.

——The idea of ​​​​making him irrecoverable from now on.

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"I see."

After listening to Siya's words, Shermur nodded slightly.

It seemed that the Lord of Kanal City, who had a collateral bloodline, wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife and use the hands of the Gastad people to cut off the direct bloodline of the Kanal royal family.

And the purpose of the Lord of Kanal City doing this...

Everyone present probably knew it well.

When the direct bloodline is severed, the collateral royal bloodline has hope of sitting on the throne.

There was a hint of sarcasm in Shermer's eyes.

Even if it was just a puppet throne, those guys would probably flock to it.

Sia stood up slowly, turned around and looked down at the two Canal knights kneeling in front of him.

His eyes were extremely sinister.

"I will never forgive the nobles of Kanal and the people who are affiliated with the royal family...what those guys have done."

He said, his voice seemed to be quenched with venom.

"When the Gastards invaded, surrender without resistance, open the city gate and let them break in..."

"Take the initiative to lead the way for the Gastard people...take the initiative to become the lackeys of the Gastad people and massacre their own people..."

"They helped the Gastad people to encircle and suppress my father's army and killed him."

"Under the command of the Gastad people, they attacked the royal city, killed the king brother in battle, and forced the king sister to death... In the end, they made me suffer such humiliation... They shamelessly surrendered to the Gastad people, Like mad dogs, they bite and persecute the Kanar people who want to resist the Gastad people."

"these people……"

The child smiled sinisterly with an expression that belied his age.

He turned his head and looked at Shermer.

"Your Majesty the High Priest, I know what you are worried about."

He said, "You are worried that I am just using the throne of Kanal as bait to deceive King Garlan into helping me restore the country, and then establish another collateral bloodline as my successor."

He looked at Shermer expressionlessly.

"You don't need to worry. Now I don't care about royal responsibilities at all."

...He thought he would die at that time...

If you die, you won't have to face your own mutilated body, and that sad future with no hope in sight...

But he survived after all.

Because he is unwilling to do so.

What made him crawl back from hell was not royal responsibility, but hatred.

revenge.

Revenge against the Gastadians.

Revenge against the nobles of Kanal who betrayed and abandoned him.

This is the only purpose of his life till now.

"I will never let those who harmed me and my family get the throne."

Sia's eyes were calm, so calm that there was only a void left.

It's so calm that it makes people feel chilled in their hearts just by looking at it.

"I would rather have the Karnar royal family cut off completely than let them... no."

He paused and said,

"It should be said that even if I destroy the entire kingdom of Kanal, I will never hand it over to any of them."

After speaking in a cold tone, he still looked expressionless and stretched out his hand to Shermer.

"Your Majesty the High Priest, please lend me a dagger."

Sia and his knights came to see Garlan, so naturally they couldn't wear any sharp weapons.

Therefore, he could only ask Shermer for it.

Shermur glanced at Sia and felt that he could not hurt Garlan in front of him and Caihos, so he pulled out the dagger from his waist and handed it to him.

Xia took the dagger and stabbed directly towards her thigh under Shermer's surprised gaze.

In an instant, blood splashed.

The severe pain made the corners of his eyes twitch. He almost gritted his teeth, but without a groan, he used the tip of the sword to cut open the scar remaining on his inner thigh.

He used the tip of his sword to dig out a piece of platinum badge from his own flesh that was only the size of a fingertip.

Platinum is an extremely rare and precious thing that only Kanal can refine and produce in the entire continent.

The heraldic ring of the Karnal royal family is made of white gold.

In order to protect this badge from being taken away by everyone, Sia smashed it off the royal ring with a stone.

No one had ever thought that Xia actually hid it in his thigh flesh. Even his guardian knight Moya looked stunned at this moment.

Throwing the dagger on the ground, Xia limped up to Garlan and handed the bloody platinum badge to Garlan.

The key to unlocking the royal treasure of Karnal.

The symbol of the royal family of Karnal.

Also, the proof of King Karnar.

"King Garlan."

The child's dark blue pupils looked steadily at Garlan,

"Kanar will be under your throne from now on."

He said,

“Do justice to the people of Karnar as you did to the people of Aaron Landis.”

This is the last thing he can do for the people of Kanal as the prince of Kanal.

Garlan did not look at the platinum badge that symbolized the throne of Kanal that had been stretched out in front of his eyes, but only looked at Siya's eyes.

Those dark blue eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, gloomy without a trace of light.

But Xia looked at him with firm eyes, without any wavering.

Then, his eyes moved slightly downward, landing on the hand stretched out in front of him. Perhaps even Sia herself didn't notice that the fingertips of the hand holding the badge were trembling slightly.

Garlan stretched out his hand.

Under everyone's gaze, he picked up the bloody platinum badge in Xia's palm.

The young king who sat on the golden throne said, "I will do to the people of Karnar as to the people of Aaron Landis."

Siya leaned over and knelt on one knee in front of Garlan again.

He let out a small breath.

It was like he had let out all the heavy weight he had been carrying in this breath.

He lowered his head, no one saw him, and the light in his eyes disappeared little by little.

Like dying embers.

…………

……………………

Shermer carefully took the platinum badge, cleaned the blood on it, and embedded it into a gold ring.

Then, this badge ring, like Aaron Landis's lapis lazuli signet ring, was put on Garlan's left hand.

The pattern printed on the Kanal platinum badge has many small lines. After enlarging it, you can see that it is a map.

Apparently, it is the map of the royal treasure of Karnal.

Gallan has no plans to touch this treasure for the time being, because it is within the territory of Kanal, and he is not short of property yet.

He continued to deal with the government documents accumulated during his absence and took care of Aaron Landis' various affairs.

As for matters related to Kanal, the high priest Shemuel will discuss it carefully with Heimos and Kayhos, who are in charge of the military, and then report the proposal to him after considering all aspects of the situation.

But within two days, he received bad news.

"Is the Prince of West Asia seriously ill?"

Garlan frowned and looked at Shemuer.

"He seemed fine two days ago."

"Yes, I suddenly fell ill that night. Because it was just a little cold, I didn't notify you. I have sent the best palace doctor to treat the prince of West Asia, but I didn't expect..."

The doctor said it was just a little cold, not serious, and it would get better in two days.

Unexpectedly, the prince of West Asia fell into a coma the next day, with a high fever that would not go away. The disease was coming fiercely, and he was about to get worse.

Shermer shook his head.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that the cause of his illness is not his physical illness, but a mental illness. I am afraid that the prince has completely collapsed."

He said, "The doctor told me that the patient had no desire to live. He was really helpless."

Knowing Gallan's character, Shemurr did not say that it would be best for Aaron Landis if the prince of West Asia died of illness after entrusting Kanal to King Gallan. result.

After pondering for a while, he put down the quill still stained with ink in his hand and stood up.

He turned around and left, his flying light-colored cloak gently passing over the table the moment he turned around.

"Go get Cayjos."

He said.

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When Garlan came to Sia's room, the doctors and maids surrounding Sia's bed all knelt down and saluted him.

The two Canal knights who had been guarding the hospital bed day and night for the past two days also bent over and knelt down. Their eyes were all black and green, their beards were unshaven, and their faces only had a look of dejection.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, if I don't have the desire to live, we can only pray for Solga's mercy."

The kneeling doctor said to Garlan.

Solga, the god of wisdom, is also the legendary god who teaches humans medical skills and protects medicinal herbs.

[Pray for Thorga’s mercy. 】

This is what doctors use to tactfully inform the patient's relatives that there is nothing they can do about the patient's condition.

"...You all stand down."

Under Garlan's order, everyone retreated.

Only Sia, who was lying in bed, was left in the room, as well as Garlan and the knight Kaihos behind him.

Xia was awake at the moment. He was lying on the bed. His pale skin, which had been out of the sun for a long time, was now almost translucent.

An abnormally bright red appeared on his cheeks, like the last moment of a flame that was about to burn out his life force.

He leaned on the bedside. Although he was looking at Garlan, his eyes were empty, like rootless duckweeds, without any sparkle.

At this moment, West Asia is like a puppet without a soul.

What allowed Xia to crawl back from the near-death hell, what supported him to live until now, was hatred.

Deep hatred.

When Kanal was handed over to Garlan, Thea knew that he had completed his revenge.

Soon, the Gastadians will be driven from Karnal.

There will never be a good end for those nobles of Karnar who turn themselves in for treason.

For him, it was all over.

His pride as a member of the Karnal royal family... would not allow him to survive in this world with such a mutilated body.

Just when Sia was lying on the bed with eyes blank, Garlan, who was standing by the bed and looking at him, suddenly spoke.

"Kayjos, get him out of bed."

The blond knight, who was absolutely obedient to his majesty, didn't care that his behavior was bullying. He stepped forward, picked up the thin child from the bed, and threw him to the ground.

The pain of falling to the ground suddenly woke up Siya who was in a daze.

He endured the pain and raised his head, looking at Garlan in confusion.

"From now on, Kaihos will teach you martial arts and tactics of formation."

"..."

"In your opinion, is it the end of driving the Garstards out of Kanal? No, that's just the beginning."

Garlan looked down at Xia who was looking at him blankly at his feet.

"I will not forgive the people of Gastad for what they did to Aaron Landis and for costing me the most important person."

he said, his eyes sharp.

With an unstoppable momentum.

"I will make them pay dearly for their actions."

"Pay...the price?"

"Yes, Kanal is just the beginning. I will drive Gastard away from all the countries they occupy. Let me return to wherever they come from - in the end, I will also own their kingdom. I’m not going to let it go.”

Xia's eyes suddenly opened wide, and a sharp light flashed in her dark eyes.

"It will take a long time to drive the Gastad people back and conquer their kingdom. It will take a long time, but this time is enough for you to grow up and become stronger."

The child looked directly at Garlan, and he seemed to have thought of something.

His breathing became rapid at this moment.

Garlan leaned over and half-crouched in front of West Asia, his golden pupils looking at her calmly.

"Sia, will you choose to die here as the prince of Kanal, or will you personally break through the borders of the Gastad people as the general of Aaron Landis a few years later?"

A second of silence.

The child stretched out his hand and tightly grasped the corner of Garlan's clothes.

The knuckles of his fingertips were almost white from excessive exertion.

"Please make me strong and teach me how to be strong enough!"

Thea looked at Garlan, her dark blue eyes flashing sharply.

It was like a dying wolf opening its eyes again, revealing its heart-stopping gaze and fangs.

"In return, I swear to the gods that one day, I will...dedicate the royal city of Gastad to you!"

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Cayjos, who stood aside with his arms folded and watched, twitched the corner of his mouth without leaving any trace.

It seems that he will have to allocate time to teach his disciples hard in the future.

He thought helplessly.

But the knight who was complaining in his stomach still looked at his Majesty with the same soft eyes as usual, with a bit of indulgence.

The religion of all things and the so-called God of all things may never understand.

In this world, the most powerful force is not destruction and destruction.

A truly unparalleled power...

is salvation.

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