A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The white dove flapped its wings and flew towards the north, spanning thousands of miles, and finally reached its destination.

Although summer is coming, it is still a little cold in the north on the plateau.

The white dove is flying in the vast sky, its big eyes looking down at the earth.

In just a few years, the northern land has undergone many changes.

A broad avenue comes from the south and leads straight to the northern fortress.

Most places in the northern border are sparsely populated and quite desolate, but with the construction of this highway, tens of thousands of people who were released from slavery came here along with this highway.

Because the land here is sparsely populated, and the land is much cheaper than in the south. In addition, the people in the north are generous and the contempt for slaves is not as serious as in the south. Therefore, many people choose to buy fields here and settle down.

Now that there are people and spacious roads, caravans who did not like to come to the north in the past are also coming.

As a result, the northern border became more and more prosperous.

The biggest change is at the northern border. In the past few years, with the support of King Garlan's large sums of money, high walls and small fortresses have been built. They surround the border and surround the border. The mainland is surrounded like an iron barrel.

In previous years, although there were two large legions guarding the Northern Territory, they were unable to protect the entire Northern Territory.

The Geshus came to rob food and supplies, plundered everywhere, and ran away after looting. Even if the army rushed to rescue them afterwards, the town or village had been destroyed, food, cattle and sheep were robbed, and many civilians had been killed or plundered. Go and become a slave to the Geshurites.

This is one of the reasons why the northern border is sparsely populated.

If they were not unable to move due to poverty, few people would want to live in a place where they could be plundered by foreigners at any time.

But now, with the establishment of high walls and fortresses, the scope of the Gesu people's free invasion is getting smaller and smaller, and the damage caused to the towns in the north is getting smaller and smaller.

The people in the north feel that they are becoming more stable year by year, and there are far fewer cases of wanton plunder by the Gesu people.

In this way, life has stabilized and is getting better day by day with the prosperity of the economy. Life is full of hope and there are many more smiles on their faces.

When the white pigeon had just flown to the northern fortress, suddenly a black shadow whipped up a fierce wind and rushed toward it.

The raptor's breath made it coo in panic.

However, the black hawk that flew towards it just circled around it, glanced at it, spread its wings and flew away.

The white dove that escaped from the talons of the eagle quickly fluttered its wings and flew to its destination, the largest and tallest building in the northern fortress.

It circled around, then fell into the hands of the man who was already standing on the balcony, and cooed happily at the man.

Just as he cooed, a sharp look came over him. The black hawk he had just encountered was actually inside the house, and he was so frightened that he shrank into the man's arms.

The big brown hand touched it, then took off the thin copper tube tied to its leg and placed it in the birdcage on the side.

Although there was food and water in the birdcage, the black hawk was staring at him not far away, and the scared little white dove curled up in a corner, not daring to move, looking pitiful.

The cold wind blew from the balcony, and the dark hair swept past the scars at the corners of the tall man's eyes.

The fingers that had just unfolded the small note suddenly exerted force, almost crushing the branches between their fingers.

The man's thin lips were pressed into a straight line.

Under the endlessly blowing black hair, the flame-like golden-red eyes were terrifyingly bright.

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A breaking news spread throughout Aaron Landis within days.

The royal palace of Aaron Landis will hold a grand celebration and banquet on the Flower Festival in a week's time.

Flower Royal Festival.

The last day of spring.

The flowers are about to fall. That is the most beautiful day when spring flowers bloom before they wither.

Legend has it that when the goddess of spring was about to leave the earth on this day, she met Avdormir, the goddess of love and beauty, who happened to come to the earth on this day.

Avdmir is also the goddess of flowers, in charge of the blooming of flowers. She is fascinated by the beauty of the goddess of spring, and makes all flowers bloom on this day for the goddess of spring.

The goddess of spring is also moved by the beauty of the flower god.

They traveled together hand in hand on the land of blooming flowers and spent a wonderful day.

After this day, the goddess of spring leaves the earth.

The flower god Avdormir was very sad to see the goddess of spring leave. So, just one day later, all the flowers on the earth withered.

Since then, on this day every year, Avdmir will come to the earth to meet the departing goddess of spring.

Flower Royal.

It means the moment when the flowers are in full bloom and are about to wither.

The folk of Aaron Landis hold lively celebrations every year on this day, decorating the city with blooming flowers.

This is the most anticipated celebration for young men and women.

The celebration of the Flower Festival is the best time to express your love to your loved ones.

Although this festival celebration is held every year in various cities and among the people, over the years, the palace has rarely held this celebration.

Because the Flower Royal Festival celebration in the palace is the ceremony to choose a concubine for King Aaron Landis.

The last time the palace held this celebration was more than a hundred years ago.

Therefore, after so many years, as soon as the news spread that the palace was going to hold the Flower Festival celebration, it immediately caused an uproar on the land.

So, on the land of Aaron Landis, countless noble girls rushed to the royal city from all over the world.

Even noble girls from other countries heard the news and went to Aaron Landis one after another.

King Garlan.

This is a young king who ascended the throne at a young age and is brilliant, wise and decisive.

Not only did he defeat the invaders on the battlefield and save Aaron Landis, he also managed the entire Aaron Landis to prosper in just five years after ascending the throne.

Nowadays, Aaron Landis's country is strong and prosperous, and King Garlan is even more loved by the people in the name of being wise.

Such a young king with literary skills and military skills has naturally become the dream lover of countless women.

Whether it was with the admiration of a young girl or the ambition to become a princess who was inferior to one person and surpassed ten thousand people, countless noble ladies came one after another.

Of course, not everyone can participate in the Flower Festival celebration in the palace. As candidates for the princess, the ladies must also have a high status.

Even so, in just one week, nearly a hundred noble ladies came from all directions and even other countries.

For a time, not only flowers bloomed in the royal city, but also birds and swallows gathered in groups. The charming girls made the city more fragrant and beautiful.

The maids and attendants in the palace were harassed, and people kept asking them about the women King Garlan liked.

Many noble ladies seemed to be smiling like flowers, and every move was dignified and elegant, but all of them were secretly gearing up, vowing to show their most beautiful side at the Flower Festival celebration, win the heart of King Garlan, and take the Next Princess Aaron Landis's location.

Although the people in the royal city could not participate in the Flower Festival celebration in the palace, they still talked about it.

They happily speculated on which beautiful girl could win the heart of King Garlan.

Because they were too concerned about their young king's selection of a concubine, the people in the royal city didn't pay much attention to their own folk celebrations. They just focused on gossiping about various gossips coming from the palace.

In such a lively atmosphere, the Flower Festival arrived.

On this day, countless flowers adorned the entire city, and every place in the royal city was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

People's laughter and laughter resounded throughout the city. On the streets, in gardens, and in markets, people holding flowers could be seen everywhere, regardless of age or gender.

Soon, night falls.

Tonight is a night with bright moonlight and sparse stars, and the water-like moonlight is scattered on the earth.

The half-suspended open-air garden in the palace was brightly lit and crowded.

In this exquisite sky courtyard, flowers and green trees are cleverly dotted among various buildings.

When the flowers are in full bloom, this sky garden is at its most beautiful. Walking in it feels like you are in a sea of ​​flowers.

The delicate flowers bloom in the night, decorating the open-air courtyard under the moonlight like an elf garden, which is so beautiful.

Beautiful girls walked through the flower garden with light steps.

Under the bright lights, they spent a whole day carefully painting their exquisite and flawless looks. The golden ornaments made a crisp sound in their hair and slender wrists, and the gorgeous long skirts swayed like butterfly wings as they moved. Shine.

The delicate girls actually suppressed the blooming flowers around them.

This is what is called a hundred flowers blooming.

It's dizzying and dazzling.

King Garlan has not yet appeared in the flower banquet, and all the beauties are still gathering together in small groups, chatting quietly and letting out gentle laughter.

Among the crowd, a girl with fluffy flaxen curly hair looked around without paying attention to the people around her. She quietly stepped aside and left the lively flower garden along the nearby stone steps.

It seems that he wants to hide in a remote place.

She had just quietly taken a few steps, when on the other side, the baby-faced girl who came to the Royal City from Valia City in the southwest with her saw her friend sneaking away and quickly chased after her.

"Leya, where are you going?"

The baby-faced girl asked in confusion as she quickly caught up with her friend.

"Shhh."

Leia quickly made a quiet gesture.

The baby-faced girl nodded obediently and lowered her voice.

"King Garlan is coming soon, where are you going?"

She said expectantly,

"It's not easy for us to see His Majesty with our own eyes. I heard that he is very good-looking."

"It's not 'we'. I know King Garlan is the lover of your dreams, but I'm not interested in him."

Rhea decisively distances herself from her best friend.

As soon as she turned around, her long wavy flaxen hair flew in the dark night, and her long skirt also flew up.

She raised her eyebrows and glanced sideways at her friend.

"Don't worry, I came to the royal city because I was annoyed by my father's nagging. I had no choice but to come to the royal city. I just came here to have fun."

"But everyone hopes to marry King Garlan and become the princess. Why don't you want to?"

"Forget it, I'm not interested in the position of princess."

Leya walked forward quickly, raising her head and looking up at the bright moon in the night sky.

"Rather than being a princess, I long for finding a true lover to stay with for the rest of my life."

"Well, is it like the stories you often read Leya?"

"That's right."

The girl's eyes sparkled in the dark night. She clasped her hands on her chest, her eyes full of hope for love.

"I believe that I must have a destined lover, and Avdmir will bring him to me."

"Maybe in the near future, maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight, he will appear in front of me."

"This will be a fateful encounter——"

After saying this, Leya turned around and said to her friend with a smile.

"That's why I don't want to be the victim of a political marriage, and I definitely don't want to marry that King of Garlan. So, you can rest assured that you can compete for King Garlan's heart. I will never compete with you."

"I don't want to participate in this celebration, so I'm leaving first. If anyone asks about me, just cover it up and say that I'm not feeling well and have gone to rest nearby."

After explaining to her friend, she stood by the stone fence and looked down.

Well, it's not very high. She can handle it as she often climbs trees and windows.

Thinking of taking a shortcut to avoid others, Leya simply pulled up her long skirt, climbed up the stone fence, and jumped down from here.

"Wait, wait a minute, Leya, don't jump, it's very dangerous."

"It's okay, I often jump out of the window at home."

After saying that, she jumped down.

But the next second, she suddenly saw someone walking out of the shadows under the stairs.

She was startled, and before she could retract in time, her body had already jumped down, and the man was below her.

Oops!

About to hit!

Seeing that she was about to bump into that person, Leya subconsciously closed her eyes tightly.

At this moment, a pair of hands stretched out and caught her firmly.

Leya was a little confused as her body was hugged horizontally.

She opened her eyes and looked at the person who caught her.

Plop.

At this moment, it seemed that I could hear a huge beating sound coming from my chest.

The girl's pupils reflected the person holding her, and there seemed to be stars shining in her eyes.

Avdmir...

Is this your guidance.

You brought him to me.

Under this beautiful moonlight, under this boundless starry sky.

This is a fateful encounter.

Although it was only a short moment, at the moment when our eyes met, we seemed to have spanned tens of millions of years...

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When King Garlan appeared in the celebration, the noisy flower garden fell silent for a moment.

Many ladies who saw him for the first time were momentarily stunned.

The young king came under the moonlight.

Her long golden hair was scattered in the dark night.

The soft firelight reflected on his face.

The moonlight is like water, pouring on the earth.

No need for any superfluous description.

Everyone said that the beauty of King Garlan's appearance was unmatched by anyone in the world.

Just this one sentence is worth a thousand words.

The banquet in the flower garden was still going on, but it was much quieter than before.

King Garlan sat on the throne with a calm expression, holding a glass of juice in his hand.

Many ladies who had been gearing up to win the position of princess before King Garlan came secretly looked at him during the banquet, but for some unknown reason, they couldn't muster the courage to approach him.

Therefore, they could only keep their eyes on Garlan while trying to mentally build themselves up so that they could muster up the courage to get closer.

The girls did not move, and Garlan also remained seated.

As a result, the scenario that the ministers imagined that King Garlan would be surrounded by many beautiful girls and fall into a gentle land did not happen.

The situation fell into a stalemate for a time, which made them very helpless.

But it was impossible for them to lower their dignity and hint those noble ladies to approach King Garlan, so they could only worry on the sidelines.

Just when the ministers were anxious, the stalemate was finally broken.

The girl with long flaxen curly hair quickly stepped forward and walked towards King Garlan.

Her actions attracted the attention of everyone around her.

All the ministers showed joy and gave him encouraging looks.

Seeing that others had taken the lead, the other ladies around them all showed unwillingness or nervousness.

Not paying attention to the glances from all around, Leya hurried over after changing her dirty long skirt. At this moment, only Garlan's presence was in her eyes.

Her eyes were shining, and she walked towards Garlan with light steps and full of joy.

"I……"

Just when she opened her mouth to utter a word.

Suddenly a silver light flashed through the night sky, accompanied by a biting wind.

There was a clang.

A sharp sword fell from the sky.

In full view of everyone, the sword sank deeply into the ground.

The part that was exposed to the ground trembled due to the powerful force remaining on it, making bursts of buzzing sounds.

That sword was inserted right in front of Leya.

Split the stone ground.

Forcibly cutting off Leya's path to Garlan.

Suojia, who was drinking silently on the side, felt his heart skip a beat when he saw the sword.

coming!

He turned around and saw that the black-haired man who had just stepped into the flower garden and threw the sword was walking towards him step by step.