Kingdom’s Bloodline

When enemies meet, it is like a spring breeze.

The confidant reunited and was extremely jealous.

During the days when he was under the fence of Longxiao City and his hands were tied, Thales had dreamed of returning to the stars countless times.

But if there's anything that can dampen his homesickness, it's the elegant, flawless smile of Lord Iris, Jann Cavendir, probably one of them.

Prince Thales will never forget the crazy scene he encountered in the Star Territory six years ago when he was on a mission to the north: whether it was a mummy-like vampire witch opening her huge mouth and black eye holes to him, screaming shrilly, or The limbless pure white bloodthirsty monster crushed him irresistibly, biting his neck.

The above two have served as the finale surprise scene of most of his nightmares in the past six years, second only to Giza who occasionally appeared as the hidden level boss (in the ultimate nightmare), urging him to go to bed early and get up early to stay optimistic.

Every time Thales thought of this, he felt a dull pain in his neck.

It seemed to be strangled, and it seemed to be bitten through.

So Thales will not forget the culprit of all that.

"I didn't expect you to come, my duke friend," Thales smiled like a flower, his right arm wrapped around Zhan En's back, draped the other shoulder, and looked like Duke Iris in the eyes of others. Swim with arms, brothers:

"At least, not so early."

Zhan En also smiled gently, wrapping Thales' neck with his left arm, just like hugging his younger brother, naturally and kindly:

"In the past few months, I have missed His Highness very much,"

"Can't wait to see you."

"My prince friend."

Zhan En's voice was the same as before, gentle and refined, friendly and easy-going.

Even better than ever.

I miss you deeply...

Thales chuckled.

"So what is it this time?"

Thales showed his deep skills in fast-rope selling business, with a sunny smile and a cheerful tone,

The volume is suddenly lowered:

"Poisoning? Assassination? Setting blame? Spreading rumors? Framed?"

Thales' voice was so soft that even Glover, Doyle, and Jann's old housekeeper Ashford couldn't hear them clearly.

He closes in on Jann:

"Or learn from the people from the Northland, just roll up your sleeves - fuck me?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhan En laughed out loud.

The guests who were stopped by the guards and servants and were waiting to enter the venue witnessed this harmonious scene and nodded in relief.

Many people talked about this scene tacitly: Obviously, the Duke of South Bank just couldn't help laughing because of a humorous joke made by the prince. What's rare is that the Duke showed his true feelings without any pretense.

The prince is also sincere and unpretentious.

You see, great people are actually ordinary people. They live the same life as us, have similar joys, and suffer similar troubles—if you don’t believe me, look at them, their smiles are natural and kind, how are they different from you and me?

So, we are just different from the princes and dukes, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior. We are all important members of the kingdom, and we will work hard for the future of the stars.

Since they have worked hard for the kingdom and steered the helm, we must have hope and faith in them.

Even if they have shortcomings, we must put ourselves in their shoes and be tolerant and patient.

This is the right kind of love... eh! My dear friend, don’t squeeze any more space—it’s none of my business whether you can see it or not! I came here today just to see the true faces of His Highness and the Duke! Hey, they're leaving, hurry up! Oops, get out of the way! You block it, I can't see it! Prince Thales! Duke Jane! You go slowly!

"Thales! You..."

Zhan En ignored the little twists and turns outside the court, only to see him affectionately shaking the prince with his arms bent, bowing his head to the latter's ear:

"You know, I've been thinking about it for the past six years..."

He whispered softly, like spring rain moistening things:

"If you return home with honor, how should we get along?"

Hidden in the words.

How do we get along?

Thales sneered slightly inaudibly, but inexplicably, the scene of King Nun's angry eyes and cold voice flashed in his mind, and he launched a duel to the murderer and enemy.

"We want to respect each other, each in his own way..."

They are still moving forward.

But for a moment, Jen's gentle whisper suddenly cooled down:

"Or entangle the hatred and never die?"

Taylor's footsteps faltered slightly.

Even Jen slowed down.

It sounds like a request for a truce.

but……

Thales turned his head slowly, his smile was still there, and his eyes became colder.

"Don't worry," Zhan En patted him on the shoulder in a friendly manner, as if his brother was encouraging him to move forward, telling the waiters and guards who witnessed this scene:

"You have plenty of time to think about it, because you have to worry about today..."

"It's not me."

From an angle that no one could see, the smile in Zhan En's eyes narrowed slightly.

At least.

It's not just me.

Thales was silent.

But in the next second, His Royal Highness first twitched his brows, and then broke out into a big laugh!

Zhan En also lowered his head, with a smile on his lips.

Their stride is back to normal.

In the eyes of others, the jokes between the Duke of South Bank and the Duke of Xinghu became more relaxed, and the more they talked, the more easy-going they were - didn't you see that they were all laughing hard.

Mallos, who had been leading the way, frowned slightly.

Ashford, the butler behind, remained expressionless.

The watchman signaled to Thales that he could take over now, and led the Duke to the banquet hall. But the happy prince waved his hands and insisted on accompanying the duke to finish the journey.

The guests on the other side noticed this scene and expressed their feelings for the friendship and affection between the two.

"You know, I didn't understand for a while why you wanted me dead—even though we're no longer in conflict."

Thales' laughter gradually subsided, he spoke softly, and at the same time patted Jen En's back vigorously.

Duke Iris swayed slightly, but his smile remained the same.

"But later, I figured it out."

Thales leaned on Zhan En's shoulder and blinked slyly:

"What do you say?"

Figured it out?

At that moment, Zhan En's footsteps became fragmented.

The Duke lowered his head slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Thales cooperated with his pace empathetically, and waited for the other party's response with a smile.

"A little advice, Your Highness."

A few seconds later, Zhan En raised his head, his expression unchanged, but the corners of his lips moved slightly:

"Take care of yourself, child, and mind other people's business."

Although the smile remained the same, the temperature in Zhan En's tone was firmly transmitted to Thales' ears, giving him the illusion of a slight coolness on his back.

Zhan En glanced lightly, but there was a flash of cold light:

"Don't ask for trouble."

"Stay in regret."

Thales paused inwardly.

The Duke of Star Lake was silent.

The next moment, they walked into the banquet hall.

Many of the guests who entered the venue earlier had already taken their seats, waiting gracefully and patiently, greeting each other from time to time, and quite a few of them stood together in small groups, chatting happily and politely.

The presence of the Duke of South Bank and the Duke of Xinghu undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention. First, the guests who were close to each other saluted one after another, and then the people in the distance stopped talking. Maybe it was unexpected that they could see the important people taking their seats so quickly. A few seconds later, there was a small, almost commotional sound in the banquet hall.

The more important guests - the Doyle couple with flattering smiles, Viscount Lozano Glover, including the one leading the child (after seeing the nine-pointed star badge on the baron's hand, surrounded Madam Eleanor Eleanor Barney, whose number of ladies suddenly increased, all stood up and saluted.

The atmosphere suddenly heated up.

Zhan En and Thales naturally let go of each other, tacitly and cooperatively returned gifts to the guests, and responded to their greetings from time to time.

Unlike the state affairs conference six years ago, which was a mixed bag of good and bad people, those who were invited to attend the feast of the Holy Day and the return of the prince were naturally not ordinary people. Even the guests outside were neither humble nor overbearing, friendly and decent, and the waiters and guards were dedicated to their duties. Make way for the duke and the prince, and watch them go, without disturbing their conversation.

However, only Thales knew about it.

In this moment of eagerness and harmony, when the host and guest are suitable, and the Yushui family, the invisible confrontation between him and Zhan En reached its peak.

The boy's steps are short and his pace is slightly faster.

Jen has a longer stride and a slightly lower frequency.

The two walked in parallel, adjusting the pace for each other from time to time, but for some reason, the rhythm of their feet just couldn't reach a point.

But at that moment, Thales smiled genuinely and from the bottom of his heart.

Does he know, Jen?

Thales thought silently.

The ruler of the Iris family and the South Shore Territory, who is awe-inspiring and worshiped in the country of stars, is Duke Jann Cavendir.

His threats, his warnings, his serious tone...

Compared to those people...

Many faces flashed through Thales' mind:

King Nunn caressing the ring, King Charman caressing the sword, the sinister and sinister Ricky, the creepy Ricky, the legendary Wing who processed the head, the giggling and sneering Duke of Xihuang...

compared to them...

The young man smiled lightly.

The enthusiasm caused by the two of them subsided a little in the banquet hall, and the guests dispersed again, returning to the state of small groups.

In the next second, Thales smiled slightly. He put down his greeting hand and grabbed Zhan En's shoulder unceremoniously.

"You know, I've been taking Mathematics for Maester Julio recently."

"So I'm curious."

It looked as if the prince remembered something very interesting, leaned over, and whispered to the Duke.

Thales didn't move his mouth, and spoke from between his teeth:

"I'm curious: six years ago when I was in an accident when I went north, and you transferred those baronies and asphalt mines to the royal family in order to ask my father to forgive me..."

"How much income do you lose each year?"

The voice fell.

Jen's breathing was a little messy.

barony.

Bit crystal ore.

income……

Jen's arm muscles tightened slightly.

"this matter."

He smiled and turned to Thales.

"I thought we were done..."

But the prince responded to him with a brighter smile:

"And do you know how I got here in the fierce and dangerous Northland for the past six years?"

At that moment, the owner of the Kevin Dill family only felt a tight shoulder:

"Times have changed, Jen."

Thales pressed against the other's ear, evoking a malicious smile:

"Don't ask for trouble."

"Stay in regret."

Jen looked at him fixedly.

His expression gradually became stiff.

In the eyes of many people, Prince Thales was very happy, talking in the ear of Duke Cavendir all the way, and the latter listened to the boy's words patiently and lovingly, without any displeasure, let alone coldness Face.

As close as brothers.

He was so relieved to see him, the corners of his mouth raised.

Since the prince and the duke, one is young and pure, lively and cheerful, the other is refined and wise, gentle and honest, they have built a friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere together...

Then the peripheral guests will naturally be deeply affected and resonate with them from the bottom of their hearts.

I wish I could be of one mind with these two leaders and role models of nobles who set an example for the world.

As a result, the banquet hall suddenly turned into a sea of ​​joy: the red-eyed feuds who used to see blood when they met in the past no longer quarreled, laughed away their grievances, embraced each other like brothers and tolerated each other, and the strangers who had never been in contact with each other also hit it off and chatted happily , I only sigh that it is too late to meet.

The Mindis Hall at this moment truly showed the unique spiritual outlook and characteristics of the times, both inside and outside the palace of the Star Kingdom, the nobles and commoners, united as one, and high-spirited.

Thales and Jann finally stopped.

The two still stared at each other with smiles on their faces, as if everything was in silence.

Mallos in front had to raise his voice to remind the two people who were staring at each other: the guests have been delivered, and it is time for His Highness to go back to greet other guests.

Finally, Jann smiled and stretched out his hands to wrap Thales' shoulders, his tone softened.

"I see, Your Highness."

"Please rest assured."

Jen lowered his head and pursed his lips:

"If the stars are there, the empire will last forever."

Thales raised his eyebrows.

Afterwards, Thales grinned happily, stretched out his arms without any hesitation, and hugged Zhan En tightly!

"That's good, I hope we'd rather be friends..."

Zhan En's face froze, and he only felt that his waist was firmly tightened, and the strength gradually increased.

I saw Thales buried his face on the Duke's chest, and said coldly from an angle that everyone couldn't see:

"Don't die with the enemy."

The next second, the prince let go of the Duke, and turned back into the happy and sincere Thales, laughing loudly.

Jen looked at him and laughed too.

In order to cooperate with the prince and the duke, the well-educated aristocrats around were peeping secretly, and at the same time, they raised the volume very qualitatively, so that the laughter of the two would not be so abrupt.

Thales seemed to be really happy. He smiled and waved to Zhan En, then turned and left, and walked quickly between Glover and Doyle (who looked at the prince strangely). between.

At the moment when no one was watching, the boy loosened his facial muscles that were almost numb due to laughing too much.

But he let out a long breath from the bottom of his heart.

Somewhat strange.

Feeling Zhan En's gaze from behind, Thales, who became tired again, thought to himself.

Jan Kevin Dill.

As one of his worst enemies, the guy was just as sinister, just as deep, and just as odious.

But in memory, the former Duke Iris didn't seem to be so...

initiative?

Thinking deeply, Thales walked towards the exit of the banquet hall accompanied by the guards, preparing to return to his original position and continue to perform his duties of welcoming guests.

However, before he finished thinking...

An accident happened.

When he passed a group of foreign guests, a tall and majestic figure, even better than Glover, suddenly rose up!

The other party ran into his sight with a fierce aura!

In an instant, Glover and Doyle's expression changed.

But the guard duo was well-trained. They bent their knees and pressed their swords instantly. Before the opponent approached, they had to unsheath their long swords and kill the assassin!

Until Mallos stretched out his powerful hands just right.

Hold the shoulders of the two of them tightly!

It avoided the embarrassment of the guests being blood-splattered for three steps when Prince Xingchen made his first appearance in full view.

"Steady." Mallos reprimanded in a low voice.

At the same time, a thick and rude voice, with Thales' familiar accent, sounded in the banquet hall:

"Look who this is?"

The burly guest stood in front of Thales, laughing loudly.

Glover and Doyle, who were nervous, were startled. They glanced at Mallos who was stopping them, and then noticed that although the other party was scary in stature, he was unarmed and standing at a safe distance.

They are overreacting.

On the contrary, Thales looked at the stranger in front of him in astonishment—this man with a body as thick as his beard, thick but slightly rustic clothes, who looked like a big bear.

"Old friend of our people of Exeter!"

"Prince Thales..."

I saw the bearded man in front of him open his thick arms happily, and shouted the next word in a vigorous voice:

"Polaris!"

Thales was stunned.

wait a minute...

North, what star is north?

He turned around ignorantly, and glanced at the guests around him. They who had been watching curiously turned back immediately, performing their duties, and looking for their own mothers.

But this did not prevent Thales from recognizing the other party's familiar accent.

He is from...

"Look!"

The bearded man's laughter is rough and majestic, full of air:

"The prince who drank the milk of our northerners is different!"

Thales was stunned again.

What... what water?

"sorry?"

The prince finally adjusted himself, and responded politely and appropriately:

"Actually, I... when I arrived in Dragon Clouds City, it was already that..."

Thales continued embarrassingly in his heart:

Weaned.

Wait, in this world, when he was a child...

Have you ever drank milk?

But what greeted him was still a burst of rude laughter.

"I'm Jorge, no last name."

The northerner who called himself Jorge slapped his chest hard. If there was a rumbling drum, the star nobles who were not far away subconsciously moved away.

"I am the officer in charge of Grand Duke Gadro, and I will bring you the pride and kindness of Elk City!"

Thales' complexion changed.

Grand Duke Gadro.

Elk City?

The once familiar northern geography came back to his mind again.

Among Exeter's ten territories, if Qiyuan City is in the extreme west, then Elk City is in the extreme east.

In fact, the Gadro family in Elk City is located in a remote place, but they are surrounded by mountains and cliffs, facing the ice and the sea. With few high-quality ports and harsh coastal environments, they are struggling to guard the narrow and narrow area that is rare in the entire Kingdom of Exeter. coastline:

To the north, they can ship support outposts and the Glacier Sea to fend off the Glacier Orcs;

To the south, the fleet of Elk City can echo the reconstruction tower and the black sand collar, and control the stars of the East China Sea ports;

To the east, the vassals of the Gadero family will set sail to defend the sea route with the "sons of maidens" - Kasai pirates who roam the island;

Even, in some extreme times, they have to face the threat from the other end of the sea and blow the first horn of the continental war.

Six years ago, Grand Duke Gadero did not respond to King Nun's invitation to come to Dragon Clouds City to witness the night that shook the Western Continent.

But Thales remembered what the Earl of Lisbane called him - "that dignified goatee".

However……

Thales looked thoughtfully at Jorge, a Northlander who was both familiar and unfamiliar.

He came to... his homecoming banquet?

"It's a great fortune to meet you, Haoyue is also shocked!"

Jorge spoke nonsense grammar, but laughed boldly, and happily raised his arms to Thales:

"My North Star!"

Thales raised his eyebrows.

"North, Polaris?"

Thales repeated in puzzlement.

What the hell is this called?

"yes!"

Every call of Jorge seemed to shake the floor tiles under his feet:

"You have been in Longxiao City for a full six years, kid named Canxing!"

He clapped his hands vigorously, ignoring the disdainful eyes of Glover and Doyle:

"So after you returned to China, everyone called you Polaris..."

"Because you are considered the most handsome in these hundreds of years, and the one who has lived the longest in the north—"

Jorge looked excited, and the sound shook the dome:

"Star King!"

At that moment, it seemed that the entire banquet hall fell silent.

Everyone turned their eyes in unison, staring at this corner.

One second, two seconds.

Jorge noticed the sudden silence of the people around him, and was taken aback for a moment.

He looked around cautiously.

The officer in charge of Elk City took a deep breath, and then looked at His Royal Highness, whose face was stiff and irresistible.

He seemed to realize something.

"Um, I mean maybe..."

Jorge grinned and rubbed his protruding belly awkwardly, like a big bear taking a bath.

I saw him spread his hands innocently, and said with an awkward smile:

"The king-in-waiting?"

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