Kingdom’s Bloodline

The cell fell silent.

"Will something happen in the northern border?" Huai Ya asked with some depression: "Is it true that Exeter will send troops south for the reason of the assassination of the king?"

"This is Lumbard's intention. With this reason, he may be able to easily gain the support of the citizens." Thales looked at their expressions and couldn't help but said, "But I think the other grand dukes will not agree. It's—each of them can see that this is a Rumba plot."

"It's been proven before," Thales shook his head, "It's impossible to capture Broken Dragon Fortress with Heisha alone."

"But they have Miranda," Cohen sighed, and gritted his teeth: "Her safety will affect the attitude of the vassals in the northern border—and the supplies and Austrian aid of Broken Dragon Fortress all depend on the stability of the northern border."

Miranda shook her head.

"After my father was imprisoned," Miranda was obviously in a bad mood, she leaned on the fence and said slowly: "His Majesty has sent special officials and nobles to Cold Castle, and at the same time increased the standing army of Broken Dragon Fortress to stabilize the situation." The situation in the North."

"Even if I'm captured—the northern border won't be so bad that even the logistics and support of the fortress can't support it."

"Don't worry, after learning the lessons from twelve years ago," Wyatt sighed slowly, saying words that comforted more than substance: "Your Majesty will not relax his vigilance."

"But war is inevitable, right?" Cohen's voice came in a low voice, with a depressed tone: "Because of us."

No one spoke.

Wordless loss and despair filled the cell.

Thales frowned.

Something is not quite right.

He was missing something about the ownership of the North.

"Oh," Cohen sighed angrily, leaning the back of his head on the ground twice: "Damn the sword of disaster...we shouldn't be here."

Also, Cohen thought sadly in his heart: If we had listened to Raphael at that time, we would have disappeared immediately...

Hearing the name of the Disaster Sword, Thales suddenly raised his head.

Wait, there is another doubt.

Nicolai told him,

The Sword of Disaster was behind the assassination of the two princes - Thales in front of the fortress and Moral in the Starland.

This involved Grand Duke Peifit.

The former was information passed on to him by Kaslan, while the latter was the investigation sent by the king himself to the stars.

Now, the former has been proven to be a lie, and the sword of disaster has nothing to do with the magic gun incident, so the latter...

Thales frowned, his brain continued to spin wildly.

After experiencing the panic of just being assassinated, the confusion in Gu's butcher shop, the disbelief in the carriage in Shanliu City, and the deep thinking in the prison at this moment, the originally confusing clues have gradually become clear. The conjectures and elements were slowly incorporated by him into the messy puzzle with no beginning or end.

Just the last few bucks.

"I'm beginning to understand." The little prince narrowed his eyes and nodded in a trance: "How did Lumbard's plan unfold."

Miranda raised her head and looked at the prince with sharp eyes.

"What?" The police officer bared his teeth and endured the pain. He desperately rubbed his right arm on the ground, as if trying to push it straight.

Cohen shook his head, and found again in embarrassment: no one answered his words.

But this time Thales quickly rescued him,

I saw the second prince's eyes were solemn, and he spoke slowly in deep thought.

"Half a month ago, Duke Val Allende's conspiracy in the Fuxing Palace was revealed," Thales' voice echoed in the small prison cell, and his tone was ethereal: "The fact that Rumba killed Moral was completely revealed. come out."

Everything starts here.

"Rumba made up his mind at that time, before King Nun led the whole country to crush him to death," the second prince struggled to stand up, raised his head under the dim light, and stared at the dark ceiling in a daze, with a blurred vision in front of him. Emerging the cold face of the Grand Duke of Lombard:

"Desperate, the Jedi fight back."

Seeing the serious expression of the prince, Cohen and Miranda looked at each other, and Wyatt sighed.

Xiao Huatou bit his lower lip, wanting to cry.

Rumba's performance on the carriage flashed through his mind.

Charmain Rumba.

Thales told himself: In the most dangerous situation, this terrifying hero of the North collected scarce chips and chess pieces step by step, and within a limited time, he completed a counter-killing game with no way out.

"Perfett bought the Shadow Shield, tried to assassinate me in front of the fortress and framed Lumbard, but he failed," Thales's thoughts became clearer and clearer, and he said lightly: "Why would the Grand Council of Perfett Betrayed Rumba? I thought at first that it was the cowardly Peifit who was afraid that he would be exposed because of Rumba, so he chose to act first."

"Perfet from Fengzhao City?" Cohen asked suspiciously, "First King Nuen, then Luba, and finally betrayed Luba—who is he with?"

"It doesn't seem that simple now." Thales' pupils narrowed slowly, as if he saw the hysterical Peifei at the last moment: "I'm afraid, Peifei was frightened by Lumbard's last desperate idea, so he tried Before dragging him to hell, use my death and the power of the stars to end Luba's madness in one fell swoop."

"After eating the dark losses of the magic gun troops under the fortress, Lumbard tracked down the assassin all the way, and finally, he found the shield of shadows," Thales thought of the white and clean northerner code-named Qianzi, and remembered his relationship with Lumbard Interacting, and remembering the scene where he uttered the phrase "Shadows Are Indestructible" ferociously, he felt a little uneasy: "However, Rumba chose to shake hands with Shadow Shield and start a new cooperation—the target should be Nunn king."

"Shield of Shadows, it's them again?" Cohen's expression changed, showing surprise: "God—do they really not want to hang out in Westland?"

Thales shook his head in a daze, ignoring the security officer.

So the latter once again fell into embarrassment.

"At the same time, Rumba began to contact other alliances." Thales took a deep breath, straightening out one by one and restoring the original appearance of the conspiracy: "The Marquis of Shiles Bermuda who has a cooperative relationship with King Nunn , Urad, who is the underground force and order officer of Dragon Clouds City, and even the famous former White Blade Guard commander Kaslan Rumba—I don’t know how he found these people.”

No.

A voice whispered in Thales' heart: Actually, you know.

You always knew.

You just don't dare to think about it.

The light in the cell trembled strangely, causing light and shadow to tremble.

Miranda stared at Thales intently, her eyes full of surprise.

Following Thales' words, even the six guards in the cell gradually turned their heads and listened to the prince's reasoning.

Thales let out a long sigh, only feeling that the prospects are gloomy and the future is uncertain.

He cheered up and continued: "Through Kaslan's channel, Rumba betrayed Perfet—another mastermind behind Moral's death—to King Nunn."

Thinking of Caslan's open-minded and forthright image, as well as his betrayal and hypocrisy, Thales felt very uncomfortable.

"Thus, under the secret instigation of the Marquis of Commas, King Nunn and I set our sights on Peifit, on revenge, and on the intrigue with the princes," Tai said. Erles thought of the smiling Lord Marquis and that dizzying duel, his eyes became more and more dignified:

"Charmain Rumba, while King Nuen has no time to take care of him, hides in the darkness to accumulate strength and make plans."

Rumba wiped his blade, and told him the tragedy of the Rumba family twelve years ago with a blank face, which appeared before Thales again.

Thales' eyes slowly focused.

Nun VII, he used merciless plots and methods to erode the Black Sand Territory and the Lumbard family to nothing.

And Charman Rumba, the young nobleman of the Northland under the wings of his father and brother, grew into the new Grand Duke of Black Sand in the darkness and blood left by Nun.

Thales couldn't help but squeezed his fist slightly to adjust his breathing.

"First of all, Rumba seems to have used two thousand people to escort me to Dragon Clouds City." Thales shook his head, shaking off his inner thoughts, and returned to the present, "In fact, he used me to escort the soldiers who were loyal to him Arrived at Dragon Clouds City."

Thales couldn't help thinking of the respectful escort of the Viscount Cambida along the way, and at the same time remembering the moment when he mercilessly ordered the crossbowmen to kill him.

"Secondly, Rumba also used Kaslan's channels and the guise of the Sword of Disaster to lure the heir to the Guardian Duke of the Northern Territory—Ms. Miranda Arende to Dragon Clouds City."

"Even dare to use the Tower of the End," Miranda sighed slightly: "He's really wide-ranging..."

A gust of cold wind blew past the cell, and a shrill sound of wind blew through the crack under the thick door, interrupting Miranda's words.

"Their division of labor is very clear," Thales saw the little slicker shivering in the corner behind him, so he unconsciously moved his body to block the cold wind pouring in, and continued: "Kaslan asked King Nun Convey elaborate information and attract a scapegoat, Shadow Shield finds the best assassin in the world for him and arranges the assassination at the same time, the Marquis of Bermuda confuses the king in the palace and monitors the current situation, Urad uses the black market to sell Heisha The leading troops disguised themselves as patrols, prepared supplies, and arranged to enter the city."

"Doesn't he think this plan is too big?" Huai Ya's face was annoyed: "If there is any mistake in any link..."

"Huhu—" There was another gust of cold wind, and the sound of the wind was even louder than before.

The few people who were imprisoned fell silent.

Until Miranda broke the silence again.

"There are two questions, but they still don't make sense." Miss Arend said flatly.

Cohen raised his eyebrows: "What?"

"Army," the black-haired female swordsman raised her head, the stains on her face did not affect her heroic spirit in the slightest: "There are still disasters."

Thales's eyes lit up, he raised his head and looked at Miranda.

A sense of pleasure that "talking to smart people is easy" arises spontaneously.

"I've had this question from the very beginning," the prince nodded affirmatively, "From weakening the enemy to seeking alliances, from arranging the plan to the final implementation, Rumba has done everything he can do, he just needs to leave the rest to Shadow Shield, go home and take a soapy bath while praying that King Nun's head will fall to the ground."

Cohn raised an eyebrow.

Thales showed a thoughtful expression:

"But not only did he come to Dragon Clouds City in person, he also brought an army—is it just to arrest the two of you?"

"In Dragon Clouds City, is there anything he can do with an army?" Huai Ya couldn't help but ask, "Looting and destroying Dragon Clouds City? Or capturing and threatening other Grand Dukes in the Palace of Heroes? He is king?"

"No," a small female voice timidly rang out from the corner: "Dragon Clouds City is the capital of the king, the Prime Minister and the patrol team directly under the Office of General Order, the palace guards directly under the Palace of Heroes, and the White Blade directly under the king. The guards range from 2,000 to 3,500 people. If Walton's private soldiers are mobilized, they can even gather nearly 10,000 conscripts in a short period of time. With the addition of layers of gates and terrain... two Thousands of people can't even take down a city gate - King Nightwing proved this three hundred years ago."

Thales was taken aback, and looked at the girl in the corner together with the others.

Xiao Huatou came back to her senses, only to realize that everyone was looking at her, her face turned pale with nervousness, and she shrank back into the corner.

"Also," Thales reacted, and quickly helped her out: "The four grand dukes are not soft bastards who can be manipulated by Lumbard... Each of them is not simple."

Miranda nodded in agreement, "As long as Rumba isn't a fool, he won't act like he thinks he didn't die fast enough."

"Two thousand people, two thousand people who can't fight or arrest people." Cohen seemed to have improved a lot. He raised his head and rolled his eyes. A thousand lives as a sacrifice or something..."

The entire cell was silent.

Everyone else turned their eyes to Cohen in unison.

"ah?"

Cohen noticed the gazes, and his expression froze on his face.

"That... novels and bards often have..." The police officer seemed a little embarrassed, and he laughed dryly: "Of course, I'm just talking."

Huai Ya withdrew his contemptuous gaze, turned his head, and said worriedly: "Besides, there was such a big commotion of two thousand people, how did they send the army into the city?"

"This is the second question," Miranda took the topic, her eyes were extremely serious: "Catastrophe."

Thales' expression darkened and he didn't speak.

"From the ravages of disasters and chaos to the assassination and entry into the city, the timing of the Rumba's launch is too good." Miranda frowned deeply: "It's just, it's like..."

Miranda raised her head, looked around at the others, and said solemnly:

"It's like disaster is working with him."

Hearing the name of the calamity, Xiao Huatou thought of something, and bit his lips aggrieved.

Cohen's expression changed, thoughtful.

And at this moment, the guard leader spoke again.

"Okay, you guys," he walked coldly into the middle of the corridor and looked around several cells: "We've talked for a long time, even if you're a death row inmate, this kind of treatment is enough."

"From now on," the guard leader turned his head and looked directly at Thales: "Shut up obediently."

Thales frowned, and when he was about to argue, the thick door that separated the cell from the outside world was knocked suddenly.

As the thick doors opened, the cold wind and light once again came to these small cells.

Another soldier from the black sand collar, dressed in patrol uniform, came to the cell, as if to deliver orders.

Thales' heart tightened. He moved his body and leaned against the fence, trying to see the scene outside clearly, while the little slippery man followed his footsteps cautiously.

The same goes for Cohen, Miranda, and Wyah.

The orderly closed the thick door cautiously, then turned around and pulled out a scroll, handing it to the guard leader.

"The Grand Duke has arrived at the Palace of Heroes, here is his warrant," the orderly approached the guard's ear, lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Immediately execute."

The guard leader frowned. He opened the wax on the scroll and checked the seal on it.

After a while, the guard's face changed drastically, and he suddenly raised his head to look at the orderly.

"This is real?"

The guard leader looked at the new messenger with a solemn face: "Execution on the spot? All?"