A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

"King-waaaaaaaaa-"

A fat man on the street suddenly screamed like a slaughtering pig, startling the passers-by, and instantly attracted the attention of most people around him. A group of patrolling soldiers nearby followed the sound and came over.

"what's going on?"

asked the leader of the team.

"Wang, ah, wu, ah, my, my friend was killed by that, that person——"

After biting his tongue twice and finally swallowing the word 'prince', Tal panicked and asked the team leader for help.

However, just as he was speaking halfway, there was a clatter of horse hooves, and the knight who had picked up Garlan and ran away came back on horseback.

The knight tightened the reins, and the horse raised its front hooves high, neighed, and stopped in front of everyone.

Her long, light black hair was tied into a ponytail and flew high behind her head. The heroic-looking female knight was dressed in a smart outfit and dark blue leather armor. She had fair skin, almond-shaped eyes, and raised long eyebrows. She looked full of life. Vigorous and energetic.

She sat on the horse and looked down at the crowd, looking as heroic as a gust of autumn wind.

"Lord Fataya!"

The team leader shouted, obviously knowing this female knight, the expression on her face was a bit dumbfounding.

"What did you do again?"

Suddenly he was picked up on horseback and taken away. Before he could react, he was brought back again. The little prince, who was held by the female knight, looked confused.

He turned his head and looked up at the female knight, feeling confused.

As soon as the female knight lowered her head, she saw the child in front of her turning to look at her.

Under the soft, fluffy blond hair, the skin on the palm-sized face was so white and tender that it looked like water could be squeezed out with just a pinch. The big eyes that opened wider and became rounder were like clear amber gems in the water. With the long eyelashes and the slightly open pink mouth, she looked like a porcelain doll.

Ah, cute, so cute~~

The female knight only felt her heart being scratched hard. She couldn't control her hand and rubbed the hair of the child in front of her.

Wow, it's soft and feels so comfortable.

"Lord Fataya!"

The captain's shout made the female knight suddenly wake up. She looked at the eyes of the people around her, retracted the claws that were rubbing the child's head, and coughed as if she wanted to get rid of this embarrassing atmosphere.

At this time, the little fat man had already ran up regardless and was bouncing beside the horse. His chubby body like a ball was bouncing up and down. He was jumping hard while shouting at the female knight.

"Give it back to me, give it back to me quickly, you are robbing people...well, children!"

The word "little fat boy" was not spoken out loud, but the people next to him understood it and immediately made them laugh out loud.

Amid everyone's laughter, the female knight suddenly felt embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

The team leader stood aside with his head lowered, as if trying to hold back a smile.

He thought, this adult is usually very willful, but today he was stumped by a child.

"I am the captain of the city gate guard."

The female knight said this, staring at the little fat man who was still bouncing up and down.

There are four gate guards in the royal city's city guards, responsible for the southeast, northwest and city gates respectively. The military attache who leads the gate guards is called the city gate guard.

They also have the duty of patrolling the royal city in turns.

She looked down at the children in front of her and asked, "Why are you two children walking alone on the street? Aren't you afraid of meeting bad people? Where are your parents?"

Seeing the blond child looking up at her, Fataya couldn't help but reached out and pinched the soft little face.

The little fat man's eyes widened, and he almost yelled out the words "Bold and bold, bold and bold". Fortunately, Garlan turned his head and looked at him, so he held back.

He shouted at the female knight: "Don't think that just because you are the mayor of the city, you can just rob children. It's none of your business if we come out to play!"

Gallan also spoke. He said, "Mom asked me to come out and play with my friends."

He opened his eyes, looked innocent and well-behaved, and raised a few broken coins in his hand to show to the female knight.

"She said she was busy and asked me to buy syrup for myself."

His voice was different from that of the little fat man. It was soft and waxy, like the soft clouds in the sky. Coupled with that innocent and cute little face, it was instantly lethal.

"Sister takes you shopping and buys you a lot. You can eat as much as you want."

The female knight hugged him and never let go, coaxing him with a smile and said, "It's too dangerous for a child to walk alone on the road. My sister will buy you syrup and send you home, okay~~"

Garlan: “…………”

not good.

Just when Garlan was getting a little anxious, a cough came from the side, and the team leader coughed, as if to remind someone.

"Lord Fataya, the patrol time is almost over. You still need to go to the City Guard Department for today's report."

The team leader's reminder made the female knight look regretful. She touched Garlan's head and put him down from the horse with some reluctance.

"Remember to go home early and play around here. Don't get too close to the outer city. It's not very stable there lately."

She warned, and then let the horse under her trot away.

Tal tightly held the prince's hand that he had finally snatched back, and watched the female knight leave, feeling relieved.

He thought for a while and said to the prince: "Wang...cough, that woman said that the outer city is not safe, so we don't want to go there, okay?"

Garlan nodded, indicating that he understood.

He would definitely not go to that place if he knew it was unsafe. He was not stupid, and he had to return to the palace before dinner.

He and Tal had just taken a few steps when suddenly a young man caught up behind them.

The boy was about fifteen or sixteen years old. His clothes were a bit old, but he was very neat and he looked very clean and fresh. After the young man caught up, he handed over a small bag.

"Little brother," he said, "you dropped something."

Garlan turned his head and looked around, then touched his waist and found that the small bag containing the token was missing. It was probably because the female knight had just messed with it and then dropped it.

He groaned inwardly, thinking that it was a good thing he was discovered, otherwise it would have been terrible. Because this token is very useful, it might be a bit troublesome if someone gets it.

He quickly reached out to pick it up, but just as he touched the small bag, Tal bumped into him from behind and bumped his arm, causing his hand to deflect. The boy over there happened to let go of his hand, so the two of them didn't connect. , the small bag fell to the ground with a thud.

The small bag fell twice, and the rope spread out a little, revealing the green corner of the token in the bag.

Because the bag fell, Garlan and the boy reflexively bent down almost at the same time, trying to pick it up. When the boy lowered his head and saw the green corner, he was startled, and his stretched out hand paused.

So Garlan picked up the token first, without opening the bag to look at it, but just touched it with his hand through the small cloth bag.

Well, it wasn't broken or broken. Things made of malachite are relatively durable.

He thought with satisfaction, and tied the small bag around his waist again, this time a little tighter, and still tied it against the arm hanging down, so that he could protect it with his arm to prevent being touched.

"This is very important, thank you very much."

When Garlan thanked him, the young man seemed to be in a daze. As soon as Garlan spoke, he reacted and quickly waved his hand, smiled, then turned around and ran away quickly, and his figure quickly disappeared among the passing crowd. middle.

Garlan thought his dazed look was a bit strange, so he glanced at the boy's back a few more times.

At this time, little fat Tarr suddenly pulled Garlan.

He pointed to a food stall on the roadside. The pink and white sweet cakes on it gave off a strong aroma, which made him swallow his saliva.

"Prince, shall we go eat that?"

He asked Garlan with a greedy look on his face.

Garlan was helplessly entangled by him, and then he thought, he couldn't run too far anyway, so he might as well just take a walk along this avenue.

So, he took the little fat man and ran to the food stall.

So... I didn't stop eating.

Gallan felt that this child's body was really inconvenient - not only were the tear ducts developed, but he actually wanted to hold back from crying when he was injured before, but the child's tear ducts were too developed and he couldn't help it. Now, the child's body is irresistible to good-looking and delicious snacks.

Although it may not be as delicious as the desserts in the palace, it has a different taste, especially since no one is watching or feeding you. You can buy whatever you want freely. It feels very happy to eat while walking on the mainland.

So unknowingly, they just walked around and ate...

"It's time to go back."

Looking at the sun that was starting to set in the west, Garlan, who felt a little stuffed, said that Tal's belly was already round.

He thought it would be better to go back quickly before anyone noticed. Moreover, they were almost at the end of the street, and they would approach the outer city if they went further.

Garlan thought of what the female knight said about the outer city being unsafe recently, and decided to stop there.

Tsk, he's not a real child, how could he run there knowing it's not safe?

The prince spoke, and of course Tal nodded quickly.

The two children turned around and quickened their pace, trying to hurry back to the palace.

Garlan was walking in front. Suddenly, a person bumped into him from the front and hit his shoulder so hard that he almost fell down.

There was a sudden pain in his arm. Garlan lowered his head and saw a cut on the inside of his arm, with blood oozing from it. What made him suddenly open his eyes was that the small bag tied tightly around his waist was gone, leaving only the cut rope.

As soon as Garlan turned his head, he saw a familiar figure disappearing into the crowd.

It’s the boy from not long ago——

My token!

With this thought flashing through his mind, Garlan didn't have time to think about it and chased after him almost instinctively.

After running a few steps, he suddenly felt light and was lifted up again.

This familiar feeling...

When he looked up, sure enough, the heroic face of the female knight looked at him with a smile.

"How naughty. I told you to go home early, and now you are still playing outside."

After going to the City Guard Department to perform his duties and reporting to his superiors, Fataya, who was about to go home, accidentally bumped into the cute child again and picked him up again.

"Come on, big sister will take you home... Hey, why is your hand injured?"

"My order—uh, talisman!"

"What?"

Garlan anxiously pointed at the young man who was about to disappear and said, "That man stole my amulet! It's very important! It's been passed down from my ancestors!"

"Don't worry, sister will help you catch him."

The city gate guards were originally responsible for catching thieves. Fataya comforted the child and immediately chased after him.

Seeing the horse fly away, it felt like the same scene was happening again. The little fat man's eyes widened.

But this time, the horse would not run back. Tal could only watch the prince's figure disappear before his eyes, and ran to the outer city with the female knight.

The little fat man became anxious immediately.

He didn't care that the two people ran out to play was exposed, and hurried back anxiously to find someone to help.

…………

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Has that boy already been eyeing his token?

Is someone secretly instigating him?

What are they planning to do by taking away their tokens?

Is someone secretly planning a conspiracy against the palace, or against Brother Wang?

During the process of catching up, Garlan's mind was filled with the thought that 'this must be a well-planned large-scale conspiracy'.

Suddenly, the horse stopped and the female knight clicked her tongue.

Garlan took a closer look and saw that the spacious road just now was no longer there. What appeared in front of him were winding and messy paths, with discarded garbage everywhere, dust everywhere, and uneven roads.

On both sides are low wooden houses, densely packed together. Skinny people stand scattered on the roadside. The heavy burden of life and long-term malnutrition have made the people here look haggard.

When they saw the female knight wearing the leather armor of the city guard, they all avoided it in fear.

Garlan couldn't help but ask: "This is..."

"Ghetto."

Fataya replied, she turned over and dismounted, and hugged Garlan down as well.

She tied the horse to a pillar nearby. The horse had the logo of the city guard on it. No one here dared to touch the horse.

"However, the king has recently issued an order to renovate this place. It was originally a good thing for these poor people, but those blood-sucking guys saw the profit and came together one by one, turning the good thing into a bad thing... Tsk, I said it. You don’t understand either. Anyway, there’s been some chaos here recently, so don’t leave my side.”

She said this and walked towards the alley with Garlan.

Gallan tugged at her and said, "Since it's not safe, let's go back first and call more people, shall we?"

Fataya smiled and touched his head and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm here. My sister is very powerful and will protect you."

No matter how powerful you are, you are still alone.

This might be a big conspiracy against the king.

Garlan wanted to leave, but Fataya grabbed his hand and he couldn't break free, so he could only follow.

After walking through this small alley and turning a corner, Garlan saw the boy who had snatched his token on the fence of a low wooden house.

With a shiver in his heart, he looked around vigilantly, wondering if the young man behind the scenes was nearby, how many people there were, and if there were only two of them here, so he should hide and check first...

Before he could finish his thoughts, the female knight had already stepped forward, pushed open the ajar wooden door of a simple fence, and walked in.

She stretched out her hand and carried Garlan in.

Garlan: "..."

The young man standing in the small square yard had just taken out the contents of the small cloth bag and was stunned when he saw Garlan and the others coming in.

Immediately afterwards, the young man showed a fierce expression on his face, as if he was completely willing to fight.

Oops, he's going to call someone!

Garlan subconsciously looked around, feeling that a group of people would pop out immediately.

However……

The young man put the token in his hand on the wooden stake, grabbed a big stone and smashed it down, smashing the token into pieces.

Then, he rushed to Gallan and the female knight in a few steps. Before Gallan could react from his smashing of the token, he saw the young man kneeling down suddenly and hitting his head heavily. on the ground.

"I am the one who stole things! Catch me!"

He kowtowed vigorously.

"But please, that malachite amulet is broken anyway, keep it for my mother to use - my mother is dying, please!"

Garlan: "..."

Wait, where is the man behind the scenes and the big conspiracy?

The author has something to say: The appearance is S, so the charm aura is a passive skill and cannot be turned off by itself.

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[Malachite Token] is a special item. After wearing it, going to a specific place can trigger special events.