Diablo Destruction

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Seeing me staring at her wearing her hair and helmet, Amrudina smiled sheepishly.

"It made His Highness laugh. I should have cut my hair short, but my family said it would be better to have long hair and strongly opposed it, so it was a little troublesome to wear the helmet."

"It's good to oppose, it's wonderful to oppose." I nodded repeatedly and gave 32 likes to Amrudina's family members who have never met and may never show up in the future. You have far-sightedness, Amrudina. It would be a pity and a waste if Rudina's long pale hair was cut short. Just like Little Ghost's long moon-colored hair, I would feel very distressed if even a fraction of it was cut off.

After coming back to my senses, I coughed a few more times, and the topic that had been drifting to the edge of the universe finally got back on track.

"Amrudina, I came to see you this time to discuss something about Kaluge."

"Is it about Lady Carol? Please ask, Your Highness, I will definitely tell you everything I know." After hearing the serious matter, Amrudina put on a serious face again.

"Uh... It's like this. I don't know if you've heard of it. Arturia had previously ordered Colgate to break through to the power of the world before she completed the King Arthur postgraduate examination. However, Colgate There hasn’t been any movement so far, and Artoria’s test has begun again, so I’m a little worried..."

"Is this an agreement between Her Majesty the Queen and Lady Carol? This is the first time I have heard that there is such a thing." Amrudina pondered for a moment, but in the blink of an eye, she smiled lightly with an indifferent expression. . Seems extremely confident.

"However, if it's Lady Carol, I think Your Highness shouldn't have to worry."

"Why? It would be fine if it takes Artoria half a year to complete the test, but we can't rule out the possibility of a few days. Where do you get your confidence in her?" I didn't understand. asked.

"Because. Lady Carol is really powerful, so there is no need to worry."

"Even if you say so..." I shrugged helplessly. It's not that I don't believe in Colgate, it's just that Artoria's time to complete the test is too unpredictable, and I'm afraid that Colgate will make a mistake.

"Lady Caroline's rumors. Haven't Your Highness heard of it?"

"Well, if you mean that she is the second most powerful among the Twelve Knights, I know that she has to serve Arturia while maintaining this strong strength. It sounds true. It’s a bit incredible. You know that the other twelve knights are also one-in-a-thousand geniuses, so Caroline’s talent should be much stronger than the other twelve knights.”

"Yes, to be precise, it should be said that Lady Carol's talent is no less than that of Her Majesty the Queen."

"Oh?" I exclaimed curiously. Has anyone compared Arturia and Colgate?

"Judging from His Highness's reaction, it seems that he has never heard of it. However, there are very few people who know about this matter. I only know about it because of my identity as a participant."

"What on earth is going on? Can you tell me?" I became more and more curious.

"If it's His Royal Highness, of course." Amrudina nodded, showing an expression of recalling the past.

"Your Highness should know where Her Majesty the Queen's identity as King Arthur's heir comes from, right?"

"That's right. It was Beja's mother, the previous Elf Queen, who sacrificed herself to open the inheritance door, allowing Artoria to obtain the inheritance of King Arthur. I'm right."

"That's true, but does His Highness know that there was actually more than one candidate for heir that year?"

"Is there such a thing? I don't know who else is there besides Artoria. Are you saying that Caroline is one of them?"

"Yes, there are three candidates, and Lady Kaluge is one of them." Under my shocked gaze, Amrudina nodded, confirming my guess.

"I didn't expect...I really couldn't imagine it at all..."

I think my IQ is a bit insufficient. It’s not that I think less of Carol, but comparing her with Artoria, in every aspect, Artoria is more suitable to be the successor of King Arthur. There is no way That needs to include Caroline.

"His Royal Highness is also surprised, right? Facing Her Majesty the Queen, who is a perfect fit for King Arthur's heritage in every aspect, it seems unnecessary to have Lady Caroline as a candidate."

"Well, although it's a bit rude to say this, in this aspect, Carole is indeed not as good as Artoria." I nodded and admitted, especially the king's demeanor, momentum, mind, and personality. , talent, and Arturia's innate kingliness, she can kill everything instantly. No one is more worthy of King Arthur's power than her, unless King Arthur is reincarnated to compete with her.

Well, this cute guy has indeed been reincarnated...

"Do you mean..."

"Well, there is only one reason why Lady Caroline was able to stand on the same level as Her Majesty the Queen, and that is that her talent in becoming a strong person is not inferior to Her Majesty's. Perhaps... she is even stronger than Her Majesty. A little bit, and at that time, your Highness must also be aware of the situation of our elven clan. Because of tens of thousands of years of weakness, the desire for an extremely powerful queen like His Majesty King Arthur is so strong that it is unimaginable. so……"

"I see, I understand. It's because of this that Carolie became one of the candidates."

I kept nodding my head. If it was like what Amrudina said, it would make sense. After all, even if we were both candidates, there would be higher and lower levels. There was nothing wrong with choosing one more to prevent accidents.

For example, back then, Little Ghost had three candidate saints, right? But according to the little ghost, if nothing unexpected happens, she and the little fox's ancestor Tianhu are actually just that person named... Xiaosha? No, my memory is confused. This must be the name of Beansa's sister.

In short, that person is the first candidate saint, and the ancestor of the little ghost and the little fox. In fact, they are all just her escorts. To put it bluntly, they are alternates. Only when the first alternate has an accident will it be their turn. This must be the same for Caroline.

"What happened next?" Although the result is clear at a glance, I am still very interested in the process and want to know.

"Later, Lady Carole gave up on her own initiative."

"Oh, it looks like her style." I laughed. Express understanding.

It is not difficult to imagine that Carol would make such a choice. Not to mention that she was not as good as Artoria in all aspects of being a queen. Even if she could be compared, she would definitely make the same decision.

because. She has always been a loyal fan of Artoria, and even her current expressions and behavior are imitating Artoria. Moreover, the two sisters have been Artoria's followers since they were young. Perhaps as early as that time, Kaluge was The soul of the maid has been burned. Decided to always stay with Artoria, assist her, and take care of her.

The last reason is that she also has an idiot sister. As twins, the two sisters are undoubtedly the most suitable candidates for the Gemini Knights. Caroline has probably already set her sights on this identity, because the Gemini Knights represent the two people around King Arthur. maid. It is completely consistent with her life goal. Artoria becomes the king and she becomes her personal maid. This is simply a perfect puzzle made by God himself.

Probably when she was still in the womb, all her talents were sucked away by her younger sister, leaving only her poor older sister who is timid and has no moral attributes, because of her strong identity and talent. Together they were dragged down the path of no return known as the Successors of the Twelve Knights.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel pity, distress, and fun for that idiot maid who made dirty jokes. She couldn't help laughing, and even missed a very important piece of information. Amrudina also seemed to deliberately avoid talking about it and tried not to mention it.

That is, there are seemingly three candidates in total.

"Amrudina, you just said that thanks to being a participant, you were one of the candidates for the heir to the Twelve Knights, right?" I asked curiously as I wiped the tears from laughter from my eyes.

"That's right. In addition to Lady Kaluge and Lady Jeluka, there are a total of eighteen candidates, and I am one of them."

"Why do you feel like you have no regrets at all for not being able to become the heir?" I stared at Amrudina carefully, trying to find even a trace of loss and regret in her expression, but I couldn't find it.

"To tell the truth, it might make His Highness laugh." Amrudina blushed slightly.

"It's okay, just tell me."

"Although we respect and admire the Twelve Knights of the past very much, in fact, some of us are not very envious of the identity of the successors of the Twelve Knights, because after inheriting, it means giving up what we have learned before. Everything, completely accept the power of the twelve knights, completely follow their previous path, and the possibility of surpassing them in the future has become very slim."

"It turns out that you were all thinking about surpassing the Twelve Knights." I couldn't help but smile.

"That's why I said I was afraid that Your Highness would make you laugh. At that time, I was still young and my strength was too weak. I didn't know the heights of the world. As my strength increased, I realized how terrifying the strength of the Twelve Knights was. It was beyond the reach of ordinary people." Mrudina lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Really? What now? Now that you know the power of the Twelve Knights, do you still plan to surpass them?" I looked at Amrudina and asked suddenly.

"This..." Amrudina raised her head and glanced at me, as if she was afraid that I would be angry. After hesitating for a while, she made up her mind and her eyes became firm.

"No, my subordinate has not given up!"

"That's right, that's the momentum." I couldn't help but gently raise my hand and caress Amrudina's head through the helmet as a reward for her answer.

Amrudina was stunned for a moment, then showed a very regretful and remorseful expression.

What's wrong?

But then I thought about it, and I immediately understood that she was probably regretting why she had to put on the helmet in a hurry just now.

Puff~~~What a simple and cute knight.

While sighing, I couldn't help but think deeply about it.

It turns out that the original candidate for the successor of the Twelve Knights was not something everyone wanted to be.

It’s not surprising that if an ordinary person can inherit the power of the Twelve Knights for nothing and increase their power rapidly, this kind of thing is naturally a dream, especially for me who dreams about being like a little ghost. For a lazy guy who can just sleep and bite people every day, his level and strength can be improved in a blink of an eye.

No, even I was like this. When I was a child, I always had extremely great and lofty dreams, such as becoming the legendary superman and having a harem with curvy superwomen in the Kingdom of Light, etc., race categories, and so on. Size can no longer stop me. The only thing I have to worry about is whether the energy tank on the chest that beeps every battle for no more than three minutes will be so weak when rolling on the bed.

Ahem, cough, cough, the topic has changed. Having said so much, I just want to explain that Lian's life-long goal is to eat and wait for death. I once had such a pure and great dream. What are the identities of Amrudina and the others? The twenty proud elves selected from among the hundreds of millions of arrogant elves of the elven clan are simply joking if they say that they have no pride in their hearts and no dream of surpassing the Twelve Knights.

The inheritance of the Twelve Knights is different from the inheritance of King Arthur. The latter is more advanced. The inheritance of King Arthur, just like the current Artoria, although she accepted everything from King Arthur, at least King Arthur left four tests, which is equivalent to giving Artoria a wider road. More autonomy. Let her find a path of her own from this.

The inheritance of the Twelve Knights is completely different. It is equivalent to the initiation and transfer of skills in martial arts novels. It is to pour power and experience into the body of the successor. These powerful and domineering powers and experiences will transform what the successor originally learned. Those poor things were all washed away. After all, the successors were still young and not very strong at that time, so how could they resist the power of the Twelve Knights.

So, the successors of the Twelve Knights. You can only move forward according to a fixed path. Unlike Artoria, let alone autonomy, the distance you need to take at each step has been calculated for you. You can only follow the instructions given. With a narrow path and a fixed pace, if you continue to practice, it will naturally be difficult to surpass your predecessors.

Although after being inherited, the strength will show geometrical leaps and bounds. It does not require much practice, and it can be continuously improved by being cute and cute at home. But for these proud people, this kind of power is not their own after all, no matter they How much one admires and respects the Twelve Knights, this kind of thing is the same and cannot be forced at all.

And the reason why no one refused is because the situation forced the successor of King Arthur to appear. Naturally, there must be successors to the Twelve Knights. Only in this way can the legendary glory of King Arthur be restored, especially in the face of thousands of years of weakness and the invasion of hell. Under threat, their strong sense of honor and mission no longer allowed these people to refuse their status as the inheritors of the Twelve Knights.

The more I thought about it, the more things suddenly became clear to my mind. It turned out that the lofty status inherited by the Twelve Knights was not what everyone was vying for, except of course, Caroline. As a leader among geniuses, Naturally, it is impossible for her not to have the desire to surpass the Twelve Knights, but this desire is incomparable with the desire to follow and serve Artoria, so she aimed at the inheritance position of the Twin Knights from the beginning, without any regrets.

Caroline...is indeed full of attributes of a maid.

"After saying so much, you mean to tell me that Carol's talent is so powerful that there is no need to worry about her. She will definitely be able to fulfill the agreement she made with Artoria, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness, that's exactly the case." Amrudina admitted without hesitation. This is how much trust she has in Caroline. Maybe I am ignorant of Caroline. Maybe it's the same. indefinite.

"I originally wanted to persuade you and work with me to persuade Carol, but I didn't expect that in the end, I was persuaded by you instead. I really can't help it." I scratched my head and sighed helplessly, saying that I was fooled by Li Jufu.

For a genius like Caroline who is not inferior to my king, we, mere mortals, would be better off not trying to figure it out based on our ordinary IQ and experience.

"This is just because His Highness doesn't know the past history of Lady Kaluge. If he knew, he would definitely have the same confidence in her as I do." Amrudina quickly lowered her head, showing a look of sincerity and fear. look like.

"Okay, thank you, Amrudina, you finally helped me clear up a doubt in my mind. It's getting late. We have to continue training tomorrow. Let's go back and rest."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Then I'll leave first." Seeing that Amrudina was still standing still, I knew that if I didn't leave first, her footsteps would not move at all, so I was not polite, shook my hand at her, and turned around Stride away.

"Oh, that's right." As Amrudina watched, I suddenly turned around after walking a few meters away.

"Amrudina, come on, I'm optimistic about you. You are no less talented than any of the Twelve Knights."

"Your Highness is ridiculous. Among the twelve knight inheritors, some of my subordinates are worthy of shame." Amrudina stood upright with her petite body, and the armor on her body made a clanging sound with her movements. The sharp metal collision seemed to express the owner's inner feelings.

Are there any people who feel ashamed of themselves?

I thought about it silently and chuckled. She should be referring to Kaluge, and maybe the mysterious successor to the First Knight. Amrudina's words seemed modest, but she was actually arrogant.

. . . (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes at Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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