Kingdom’s Bloodline

The hall fell silent again. %Le%Wen%Novel

Thales closed his eyes, as if he was tormenting his own fate.

But no one knew that the second prince of Xingchen finally figured out one thing at the moment when Earl Linna made a cruel suggestion.

connect.

He said silently in his heart.

The struggle of the Black Sand Territory, the interference of the stars, the rebellion of the Freedom Alliance, the battle in Qiyuan City, the storm in Dragon Clouds City...

Most things, are connected together.

They all point to a key point.

That is……

Thales clenched his fists.

Is it really as I guessed?

But, in this case...

At this moment, a clear female voice sounded in the ear:

"No!"

This made the nervous Thales open his eyes and come back to his senses.

He raised his head in astonishment, and looked at the highest throne of the Grand Duke, and at the same time there were many vassals doing the same.

"No……"

The clear and decisive voice echoed in the hall.

It's Selma.

At this moment, she gritted her teeth tightly, struggled, and her eyes kept wandering among the vassals.

Earl Linna, who threatened to release Thales in "stages", was slightly taken aback: "Ma'am?"

Thelma looked at Thales blankly, but after a few breaths, as if she had made up her mind, she turned her head and took a deep breath:

"Everyone, six years ago, in front of the king and the four grand dukes, I made a promise in the name of the grand duchess."

The Grand Duchess seemed to be stuttering and nervous, contrary to her toughness before.

But she still managed to overcome her trembling,

Not without worry, he said: "I promised..."

"Thales, Thales will be a guest of Dragon Clouds...I will be responsible for his safety."

"In Longxiao City, in front of my eyes," the girl tightened her face, as if she had exhausted all her strength and shouted:

"He won't, let alone be hurt!"

As soon as this remark came out, the vassals reacted differently, among which the expressions of the six earls were the most complicated.

promise?

Grand Duchess

Thales stared blankly at Thelma, who was trying to maintain his composure, feeling apprehensive in his heart.

selma.

you……

"Responsible for his safety?"

Count Linna seemed very dissatisfied with this sentence, his eyebrows were almost raised: "With all due respect, ma'am, but what about our safety?"

"What about the safety of those soldiers who risked their lives to kill the enemy for your honor?"

The vassals seemed to resonate with Earl Linna's words, and responded with low-key nods and hums.

Count Nazer looked at the Grand Duchess with a strange expression, as if hesitating for something.

Just listen to Earl Linna's aggressive and authentic words:

"Where do you put these again?"

Thelma turned pale.

"Don't tell me, in your heart, this prince of stars is more..."

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Lisbane resolutely reprimanded: "Linna!"

Lin Na snorted angrily, turned his head, and looked at Thales unkindly again.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became awkward, and no one wanted to speak.

Ian beside Thales looked at the situation in the hall and let out a heavy breath.

Your Excellency the Viscount knocked on his seat in dissatisfaction, venting his dissatisfaction with the unexpected situation: "Damn it!"

He is probably the most like a Northlander at this moment.

Thales just lowered his head and listened quietly, ignoring the quarrel in the hall.

After a few seconds, the embarrassed Grand Duchess seemed to have adjusted her emotions.

"I will negotiate with the stars."

she whispered.

"But before that, my guests will not be harmed in any way," the Grand Duchess raised her head and gritted her teeth: "This is our bottom line."

The ministers frowned.

Thales sighed.

Oops.

Selma, no.

If you insist on such words...

"Negotiation?" This time, the person who spoke was Monty from Qiyuan City.

"From Dragon Clouds City to Eternal Star City, it will take about a month." Monty stood in the center of the hall with his arms folded, ignoring the strange expressions of the nobles on both sides. , said coldly:

"And the military situation is urgent - you can wait, but my boys and colleagues can't wait."

"Furthermore, we cannot turn this winnable war into a permanent burden, allowing the real enemy to succeed."

He did not say who the "real enemy" was.

Thelma was speechless.

The ministers began to discuss again.

Ian frowned and wanted to say something, but under Monty's sharp eyes, he didn't speak after all.

The pressure returned to Thales.

The mean Earl Curtson hummed softly and sneered: "It makes sense."

"So," he shrugged, and turned to Linna: "The easiest way is to send our attitude with the letter very clearly—are you sure it will be useful to chop off only one hand?"

Count Linna smiled at him.

Thales sighed: Back to this topic again.

"Someone must let them know that the Northlanders will do what they say..."

But they are interrupted again by the Grand Duchess.

"No!"

Thelma clenched her teeth, with crystal beads of sweat visible on her forehead, as if she had experienced a very fierce struggle: "It's not that simple."

The vassals showed doubts again.

The girl looked at Thales, and the anxiety and tension in her eyes never diminished.

"I remember, King Kessel once promised," the Grand Duchess took a breath, trying to convince the men in the hall: "Anyone who endangers the safety of Prince Thales will become the eternal enemy of Star Kingdom ——His head is the condition for the next Star King to be crowned."

"We have to be careful."

This sentence seems to have no small effect.

At least, the vassals who had stared at Thales before and spoke rudely to Thales all paused, put away their discussions, and began to think about more issues.

Only Thales, he looked at the Grand Duchess with a complicated expression, feeling quite uncomfortable in his heart.

She is protecting me.

Even if it would jeopardize the little popularity she had managed to build up today.

She is protecting me.

But, Selma...

Finally, the Earl of Lisbane broke the embarrassing atmosphere.

"Madam's consideration is reasonable." The former prime minister and the current regent who had been working hard for Dragon Clouds City for decades coughed.

Lisban raised his eyes and glanced at every vassal: "If the king is really ruthless and does not care about the future of the kingdom or the life of his son, no matter how many times we 'release' the prince, the result will be It's the same."

"It can only be us who are cornered in the end: Dragon Clouds City is really ready to take down the prince's head, so as to become the target of public criticism?"

The hall fell silent again.

The Grand Duchess cast a grateful look at Lisbane: "Yes, Charles, I, that's what I mean."

Lisbane just nodded mildly.

This made the rest of the earls frown and cast dissatisfied looks at the regent.

But the girl still breathed a sigh of relief.

fortunately.

Thales doesn't have to...

But then she was startled slightly: Thales was staring at her from afar.

The Prince of Stars sighed, hesitantly, and shook his head slightly at her.

No, Selma.

Don't.

Thales thought silently.

Seeing the prince's movements, Thelma in the seat was stunned.

She remembered Thales' words before.

[Promise me, Selma. 】

[On the next hearing day, no matter what happens, don't do stupid things. 】

She looked at Thales who shook her head helplessly, and couldn't help biting her lower lip.

[Don't care about others, don't care about others, don't have the slightest hesitation and hesitation. 】

so……

You, Thales, are you what you call "someone else"?

The girl thought bitterly.

In the corner of the hall, Thales was still shaking his head slightly.

[Just choose the path that suits you the most, the most suitable for the Grand Duchess, that's enough. 】

【I will solve the remaining problems. 】

Selma looked at Thales struggling.

But, Thales, you now...

It's hard to protect yourself.

"Oh ma'am."

This time, it was Monty who spoke.

The forerunner of the Qiyuan City mission raised his eyebrows on purpose: "But didn't you summon your vassals to Dragon Clouds City just to reproduce the glory and courage of your father and grandfather, and to prove that you are a qualified ruler? ?”

The Doomed Crow tutted: "And now, facing the threat of empty talk from the imperial people, are you shrinking back and being afraid?"

"Are the words about protecting family honor before just for fun?"

Immediately there were dissatisfied discussions in the hall, and the expressions of the vassals became much uglier.

Thelma gritted her teeth again, her face tensed.

"Be respectful, Deathcrow," the golden-bearded Earl Hearst reprimanded unhappily, "You have also served in the White Blade Guard, and you have also been favored by King Nunn. There is no reason to embarrass his granddaughter."

"Speaking of this, you know, I have left the White Blade Guards and Dragon Clouds City for more than ten years," Monty shook his head at the Grand Duchess sarcastically, without concealing his contemptuous tone: "Compared to back then, you I'm really old, and I'm a lot older, I suspect..."

Nicolai, who was beside the Grand Duchess, changed his expression, and said in a deep and unquestionable voice, "Shut up, Monty."

Hearing what the old boss said, Monty's words froze immediately.

He snorted softly and didn't speak again.

Thales couldn't help but reconsider the sharp-eyed Deathcrow.

Something is wrong.

From this visitor from Qiyuan City, he once again felt something wrong.

But... what's wrong with it?

At this moment, Count Kierkegaard, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly raised his head.

"Then we'll take him with us!"

The one-armed earl said fiercely: "Take him and go to the west!"

Including the Grand Duchess, Thales and Ian, everyone in the hall was shocked!

The surprise lasted a few seconds.

The Earl of Lisbane frowned and said, "Take it? You mean..."

The one-armed earl nodded, and said coldly: "We will take this prince on a march to solve the problem of the Freedom Alliance!"

"We take him to attack the city, take him to fight, and take him to kill the enemy!"

"Leave the difficult problem to the star people who are holding the double-star cross flag on the opposite side of Fort Liberty."

The Grand Duchess trembled and said, "What?"

The vassals turned their attention to Thales.

Thales was startled, his face changed slightly.

"We will be on the battlefield to let possible enemies know that their prince is in our hands," Kierkegaard said coldly:

"If they don't want to see tragedies and accidents happen, they'd better play it safe."

"Wait until we get rid of those cowards in Fort Liberty."

His voice fell, as if covering the hall with a layer of ice and snow.

"ha!"

Monty laughed loudly: "I like this idea! What can't be resolved on the negotiating table, of course must be resolved on the battlefield!"

Selma showed an unbelievable expression, and unconsciously looked at Thales, then at Kierkegaard.

Lisbane and Nazer looked at each other, each thinking.

"Maybe it's a good idea," the old Earl Nazer said indifferently after a few seconds, "Indeed, ma'am, your original promise is very important."

"It's best not to ruin the safety of Prince Thales in our hands."

"Compared to embarrassing negotiations that involve all parties and the outcome is unknown, it is more effective to bring the prince as a bargaining chip to the front line and let the opponent throw a mouse on the battlefield."

The Earl of Lisbane, who was listening, sighed.

"It makes sense: if something happened to Prince Thales because he was fighting with his own star people," on the other side, Earl Linna still had a flat expression, but his words were sharp. He looked at Thelma's flustered expression and chuckled. road:

"The responsibility is not on our side."

Thales closed his eyes again and let out a breath.

When the ministers agreed to send troops, for a moment, he thought they had won.

However, accidents always come suddenly.

The Grand Duchess' eyes widened, and she shook her head subconsciously: "You guys, what are you going to do to him?"

Hearing the words of the Grand Duchess, several earls frowned.

"If the other side restrains everything," Kierkegaard's deep voice seemed to have some kind of power, which made people shudder: "then as usual, it is right to take him for a walk."

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Selma swallowed her throat, and the Grand Duchess' voice sounded again: "What if the other side...doesn't restrain itself?"

Count Linna sneered, and Count Curtson shrugged.

"Then do what we should do," Kierkegaard said coldly: "As long as we conquer Fort Liberty, everything will be over."

What to do?

Thales lowered his head silently and did not speak.

what to do?

To solve the current predicament... a corresponding price must be paid.

The issue is……

Do I have to take that step?

That's...

Earl Hearst looked at the expression of the Grand Duchess, shaking his golden beard, and frowned: "I think it's possible."

Thelma gritted her teeth.

"Charles," she said to the last earl with difficulty, "do you agree?"

"Ma'am," Regent Lisbane looked at the girl seriously, "This is the best way at present."

"Countless people will go to the battlefield for you, so you must consider the war and their lives."

"No problem," Ian popped up at this time, his eyes lit up, he coughed lightly, and smiled again: "Qiyuan City will welcome His Royal Highness to visit."

Thales clenched his fists.

He looked up at Thelma nervously, waiting for her response.

Thelma also looked back at him hesitantly, and their eyes met in the air.

Thales sighed and shook his head gently.

No.

selma.

Don't, don't do it for this...

A few seconds later, the Grand Duchess' expression became firm again.

She also shook her head at Thales.

Thales was shocked: he understood the other party's response.

No.

No……

"No!"

The Grand Duchess raised her head abruptly!

"Thales, he must stay in Dragon Clouds! Stay in the Palace of Heroes!"

Selma's expression was firm, and she said decisively: "And I promise, I promise to write a letter to King Kessel to remind him that his heir is still with us, and take all means to ensure that the Kingdom of Stars will not pose a threat to our war. "

Thales closed his eyes.

The faces of the vassals changed.

They stared at their female lord with unfamiliar and dissatisfied eyes.

The atmosphere in the hall seemed to be back before Ian proposed.

Thales let out a long sigh.

selma.

you so...

This would make our previous efforts...

well.

Thales gently opened his eyes.

He made several gestures to Rolf behind him.

[Go. 】

The Ghost with the Wind was slightly taken aback, he looked nervously at the various unfriendly eyes in the hall, but still bowed slightly, leaning against the wall and leaving.

Thales exhaled.

In the end, is it still here?

His fists were shaking.

"Well, ma'am, your relationship with him, the Star Prince, is really good," Monty sneered, "It's just like the rumors."

These words seemed to add fuel to the fire, making the atmosphere in the hall more dignified and serious.

Seeing that the atmosphere on the field was getting worse, Lisbane coughed quickly and interrupted the Death Crow: "Ma'am, I don't like to say that, but..."

But someone interrupted the regent even faster.

"For the sake of the gods, you said 'no' a lot about this."

Opposite Lisbane, Earl Nazer frowned and spoke slowly.

"As ruler, ma'am, you certainly have the right to say 'no' and make us carry out your will."

The old earl spoke word by word, seeming to cherish every letter in the words.

"But remember, every time you say it, you have to pay the price."

"It's just that some prices are visible, while others are invisible," Earl Nazer said indifferently under the astonished eyes of the Grand Duchess, "Unless you have the ability to fool your people again and again, otherwise, these prices are too much to pay." Yes, one day, they will gather together and become a huge debt that even a nobleman like you can't repay."

Selma rolled up her hands under the sleeves, her face was ugly: "Count Nazel..."

Nazel did not give the girl a chance to speak, but said his words sentence by sentence.

Among the six earls, Nazel's words are not as soothing as Lisbane's, not as gentle and polite as Earl Hearst, not as harsh and harsh as Count Linna, not as harsh as Curtsen, and not as shocking as Kierkegaard. Powerful, but it seems to contain a special, irresistible power.

People can't help but move.

"And the ones we're talking about, ma'am."

"Those are the soldiers of Dragon Cloud City," Nazel said softly, "The decisions we make here are related to their lives."

"Do you really understand the price of saying 'no' here?"

Thelma froze.

"Those are the sons of countless mothers, the husbands of countless wives, and the fathers of countless daughters," the old earl said slowly, but every word made the vassals listen consciously and quietly, "They, these northern land People leave their homeland and go to other places in response to your call."

Thelma's breathing was disordered, and she stared at Nazel blankly, feeling as if a heavy stone was being pressed down from the air.

Nazel raised his head gently, and said slowly: "And no matter what the reason is, you should not ignore your people who are loyal to you for the sake of an outsider, a hostage of an enemy country."

"And the price of doing so..."

He looked directly at the Grand Duchess with eyes full of enthusiasm: "Maybe it will chill the hearts of your people and all those who are willing to fight for you, and thus ignore you and their ruler."

As soon as this remark came out, the vassals looked at Selma suddenly differently.

And Thelma stared blankly at the earl, dripping with cold sweat, her lips trembling.

The old Earl Nazer sighed slowly: "Until one day, the debts accumulated by these prices exceeded the favor you and your family gave us, and exceeded our loyalty to you and your family."

"At that time, no one will fight for you anymore."

"Is not it?"

The hall fell silent, no one spoke anymore.

In the corner, Thales closed his eyes expressionlessly and shook his head slowly.

It seems that this is the end of it.