Eagle’s Glory

In the dark cave, the treasure box shone with a dazzling light under the light of the torch. Aigron and Chanel stood silently next to the treasure box, and in front of them lay a man of about thirty years old. young people.

What a magnificent and spooky scene.

Aiglon looked down at Edmond Dantes at his feet in silence, checked his injuries, and confirmed that his life was not in danger. He only fainted due to physical pain and mental stress.

Not only did Aigron feel a little compassion in his heart, after all, he didn't like bullying someone who was already so miserable.

However, this is what he has to do.

Fortunately, he had plenty of opportunities to make it up to the poor man.

After sending Edmond Dantès away, Aiglon knew that he would definitely run to the treasure place to have a look, so after Chanel led the way back, he immediately told Chanel that he felt that Edmond- There is something wrong with Dantès' expression and actions, and he may do something unusual.

Then, he and Chanel secretly monitored Edmond Dantes' room - and sure enough, not long after, the guy sneaked out of the room, so the two of them followed him all the way.

Sure enough, as Aiglon expected, Edmond Dantès ran directly to the location of the treasure. Although Monte Cristo was just a small island, if he hadn't memorized the cardinal's will by heart, he would definitely not be able to find it. It would be so easy.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with him?" While he was silent, Chanel asked him. "Should we just kill him here and throw him into the sea?"

Her expression was serious and dignified, without any hesitation.

Although she had been gentle and loving in front of Edmond Dantès before, her love and tenderness were only reserved for her comrades. She had no tolerance in her heart for those enemies and traitors. It can be said.

She didn't know the inside story, so in her opinion, Edmond Dantès had committed a heinous crime and was a hateful traitor——

This guy was serving hard labor in prison before. His Majesty spent so much money to buy his freedom. He even spent an extra sum of money to save his adoptive father as he requested. In the end, he was ungrateful and tried to steal your Majesty's life. Treasure...this is a valuable asset of the restored empire!

When she thought of this, her heart was filled with anger and hatred. After all, all she wanted was to help His Majesty return to the throne as soon as possible. How could she allow someone to destroy her master's career?

Since she has become a traitor, she must be punished as a traitor should, so she looked at Edmond Dantès with such hatred just now.

If Aiglon ordered her to shoot immediately to kill this hateful traitor, she would definitely shoot without hesitation - in fact, she was already ready.

However, to her surprise, the young man did not show any anger, but gently shook his head.

"Don't shoot yet, Chanel."

"Why?" Chanel was very surprised and couldn't help asking. "He's clearly...he's clearly trying to steal your property."

"Don't you think it's strange? Why does he know this place?" Aigron asked calmly, "It's only his first day on the island, but he somehow knows about this treasure. Look at his search route, it was actually smoother than ours. …This situation is so abnormal.”

"It's not important to me." Chanel replied stubbornly.

Then, she pointed to the treasure box in front of her, "Your Majesty, this is your property. I will never allow anyone to infringe... I don't care what his reasons are. Since he did this, I will never let him go. If ...If you find it troublesome, then I will take care of it and you can just go back and rest."

She was afraid that her master was too soft-hearted to do anything, so she suggested that she do it herself.

"No, Shanel, you understand wrong. It's not that I can't do it. I will kill him if necessary, but now is obviously not the time.

"Aiglon was afraid that Chanel would actually kill Edmond if he got mad, so he quickly stopped him, "This treasure is very important to me. Anyone who knows the truth is a threat to me. I must find out who he is. Where did I know this secret... so that I can continue to keep the secret sealed. Moreover, since this guy knows this treasure, maybe he also knows other treasures. If we keep him, we may get unexpected gains. "

"That's right..." Chanel thought for a while and felt that His Majesty was right.

So she put down the gun and apologized to the young man. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty... I didn't think enough about it, and I almost caused you trouble."

"It's okay, you were just carried away by anger. This just proves your loyalty." Aigron replied with a smile, "Chanel, I have never worried about sharing the secret of the treasure with you, and your reaction also proved that I did nothing wrong."

After receiving such a compliment from him, Chanel suddenly felt happy, and the resentment in her heart also faded away. "You are more important to me than treasure, Your Majesty."

"Okay, let's take him away." Aigron said.

"Take it where?" Chanel asked.

"Bring him to his residence, and then we'll see what the priest will say." Aigron replied, "I always feel that the priest has some tricks up his sleeve. Maybe Edmond Dantès learned the secret of the treasure through him. "

"I remembered what you said..." Chanel nodded, "I took care of the priest in the morning. Although the right half of his body was paralyzed, he was very educated and graceful, and he looked very smart. He was not an ordinary person. Bad old man."

"Then let's meet him." Aigron shrugged.

While they were talking, Edmond Dantès's body began to move slowly, and it was obvious that he was already awake.

Aigron made a gesture to tell Chanel to be silent.

As they watched, Edmond Dantès slowly woke up.

He blinked and looked around in confusion.

Then, he slowly woke up and recalled why he was in the situation he was in now. Then, his expression was distorted by fear, because he clearly saw that he was still in the grotto, and the girl and the girl were still standing in front of him, looking at him as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

This nightmare is not over yet, and he doesn't know when his pain will end.

Looking at his face, Aigron couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation and sadness in his heart.

Fate is indeed too cruel to this man.

"Mr. Dantès, don't panic yet. I haven't decided how to punish you yet." Because he felt the same way, he could make his voice sound gentler than usual. "You still have a chance to defend yourself."

Seeing that the young man didn't seem angry enough to be ready to execute him immediately, Edmond Dantès felt relieved a little.

"Can you believe it? I originally planned to dedicate this treasure to you." He replied sadly, "It's just that you don't need me to dedicate it now."

Until now, he still couldn't figure out why the young majesty discovered this place, but it was obvious that he had already arrived first, and the treasure had already been taken by the other party - in other words, the treasure that he and the priest cherished in the prison. , after all, it is just a fantasy, just like a bubble, it looks beautiful but disappears without a trace at the slightest touch.

For a moment, he even lost all hope and didn't care much about his own life or death.

But there was only one person he still couldn't let go of.

"In your opinion, I may be violating your majesty and endangering your secrets. I can't argue with this...so no matter how you deal with me, I have nothing to say and can only accept it." He stood unsteadily. He stood up and looked at the young man with pleading, "But I beg you, don't hurt the priest, he is really innocent..."

"Guilty or innocent, I will naturally make a judgment in my heart." Aigron replied calmly, "Believe me, I will not be easily swayed by emotions. I just want to figure out what is going on before I make a judgment. .”

Then, he waved slightly.

"Okay, let's go, I'm going to see the priest."

Although Edmond Dantes wanted to say something else, judging from the young man's face, he knew that he could not say more now, so he had no choice but to walk to the front and lead the way for the two people behind.

"Mr. Dantès, you gave me a huge surprise today, and I don't want to do it again." Aigron walked behind him, reminding him just in case, "I can do whatever I want on this island, if you If you try to cause chaos again, I will no longer be able to restrain those who want to punish the traitors, and then not only you, but also the priest will suffer."

Edmond Dantès knew in his heart that what the young man said was right, so he nodded silently, and then he led Aiglon up the stone steps and left the cave.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Chanel re-covered the traces of the cave, and then they escorted Edmond Dantès back to his residence.

Father Faria could not sleep all night. He had been nervously waiting for his adopted son to come back and tell him the final result.

He has been obsessed with this treasure for decades. Although he is extremely confident that the treasure must lie there, he can't help but have some doubts in his heart occasionally.

Now was the time to reveal the mystery, and he himself didn't know if he could accept the result that "it was just an empty land".

Just when he was extremely anxious, the door was opened again, and then his adopted son Edmond Dantès appeared in front of him.

"How about, my child...?" The old priest's joy only lasted half a second before it was replaced by panic.

"Oh, God!"

He clearly saw that there were two people following Edmond Dantès, who happened to be the owner of the island and his maid.

It’s over…everything is over…

With just one look, the old priest's mood suddenly fell to the bottom.

"What's going on?" He forced himself to calm down, hoping for the slim chance of luck. He only hoped that Edmond was caught before he found the treasure because he ran around in violation of the regulations.

"I think you know what's going on better than I do," Aiglon replied, and then walked to the bed where the priest was lying.

Edmond Dantès did not answer, but gave him a desperate look.

The priest understood everything.

The treasure does exist, but it has been taken away by someone who got there first.

Grief and despair gnawed at his remaining energy, and he felt like he was almost losing the power to breathe.

"Well, God, you did a great job! I have been tortured by you for the rest of my life!" He murmured.

Strangely enough, even though it was such a miserable moment, he didn't feel much anger.

That huge amount of wealth was robbed, but at the same time it also showed that the treasure did exist, but I was just one step behind.

At least, his life is not meaningless.

When he thought of this, he became calm.

"Your Majesty, I'm really sorry that I met you for the first time in such a rude way." Then, he forced himself to struggle, then half-lyed on the bed leaning against the backrest, and then bowed to the young man to pay tribute. , "I'm sorry that we have greatly offended you, but we didn't know beforehand that you had found the treasure... Well, this does not compensate for my fault. This is all my responsibility. No matter how you deal with me, Okay, I just ask you to let Edmund go, he was just bewitched by me."

Aigron didn't expect that the priest would react so quickly and take all the responsibility on himself nonchalantly.

He certainly has the demeanor of someone who has seen the world.

"Are you interested in hearing the story?" The priest looked at Aiglon calmly. "I want to tell you how I learned about this treasure."

"There is still a lot of time tonight." Aigron nodded, "Please tell me."

Then, the priest used to serve the descendants of the Spada family and was taken care of by Count Spada. The count gave him the manuscript and family documents before his death. How did he accidentally discover Cardinal Spada? His will...he told the young man one by one.

"This is the secret of my life." After finishing speaking, the old priest sighed with a wry smile, "Looking back, the treasure may be a curse to me. It tempted me and then sucked away my life. "

Then, he looked at the young man again, "As a dying person, can I pray to you for some comfort on my deathbed? I don't need anything else, I just want to ask a question."

Aigron probably knew what he wanted to ask.

"Please ask." He nodded slightly.

"How did you know about this treasure?" The priest asked as expected. "I thought I was the only one who held the secrets of the Spada family. After all, Count Spada gave me all the documents before he died."

Judging from the look on his face, if he doesn't figure out this problem, he may not be able to have peace of mind for the rest of his life, and he may not be able to rest in peace until his death.

"I got this secret from my father." Aigron replied calmly, "He led his army to sweep across half of Italy, which required huge military expenditures. The French Republic's economy was on the verge of collapse at that time, and how could there be additional funds to support it? His army? So he can only grab money from the Italians everywhere, including discovering unknown treasure troves. He has a huge secret team that is responsible for looking up information about those historical treasure troves from the pile of old papers. It has to be said that this is a huge project, but it was indeed worth the money. He relied on this group of people to get a lot of money in Italy to support his army.

They inferred the treasure on Monte Cristo Island from the documents left by His Majesty Pope Alexander VI of the Borgia family and the historical documents of the Spada family. It's a pity that they didn't know the specific location, and the empire fell before they could discover it. They could only pass this secret to me. After I went to the island, I took Chanel to excavate it and use it as funds for the restoration of the empire. By the way... I think some of the documents they referred to were the Spada family documents that were confiscated after you were captured. "

The priest listened quietly to Aigron's explanation.

Eggron had been watching the priest's expression, and he found that the other man was surprisingly accepting of this explanation - which was not surprising, the priest was Italian, and he had seen with his own eyes how Napoleon tried to squeeze out every drop of oil and water in Northern Italy.

Moreover, the priest was arrested by the French army for participating in a certain political conspiracy. Naturally, all his documents and books were confiscated by the French, so it was very normal for them to fall into the hands of interested people.

Moreover, compared to "I am a time traveler, so I know", the explanation made up by Aigron is obviously more credible.

"Poor Italy, your fornication and depravity must have made God angry, so He punished you to suffer eternal disaster!" After a moment of silence, the priest couldn't help but sigh again, "For hundreds of years, the French and Germans People take turns ravaging you, and you can only lie on the ground and endure all the pain, watching helplessly as they take away everything you have worked so hard to save!"

The priest's sigh was full of sorrow. He was not only mourning for himself, but also mourning for the motherland. It was because he wanted to seek the unification of Italy and participated in political conspiracy that he was caught and thrown into a cell by Napoleon's police.

"I am really touched by your love for the country." Aigron nodded slightly and praised the other party, "But sir, let's discuss practical issues first."

"Reality! What does reality have to do with me, an old man in his dying years?" the priest replied with a wry smile.

Then, he magnanimously opened his hands and said, "The matter is now over, I can deal with it as you wish, but please forgive my poor child Edmund——"

He looked at Edmond Dantes, who had been silent next to him, and said, "This child is the most honest, enthusiastic, and kind-hearted person I have ever seen in my life. He can be your help. He just now Just tell me that he wants to dedicate the treasure to you because you saved us. He wants to be loyal to you and use the treasure to help your cause! Your Majesty, I can guarantee the truth of every word I say with my life. sex."

His words were full of emotion, and his eyes were full of sincerity.

Agron glanced at Chanel, who was obviously touched, and his original hatred for Edmond Dantès also wavered.

very good.

"Then what did you originally plan to do with the treasure?" Aiglon asked.

"You take 80%, and we take 20%." Father Faria replied without any hesitation, "Now it seems that maybe we were too naive, and the treasure already belongs to you."

Aigron did not answer immediately, but was pondering, thinking about something.

The three people's eyes were all focused on him, as if they were expecting him to give a final verdict and answer.

After a long time, Aigron raised his head again and looked at the priest.

"If everything is as you described, then you did nothing wrong, because you didn't know that I had found it... and this distribution plan seems to reflect your gratitude and loyalty."

He picked up a chair from the side and sat down, "Then let's see how to deal with the aftermath."

Although he was calm on the surface, he was secretly happy in his heart at this moment - and a little bit lucky.

He was convinced that he had successfully controlled the situation.