Kingdom’s Bloodline

Chapter 129: Each has a plan

"It seems that you feel the weight of that threshold name."

Ashida looked at Thales, who was panting heavily, thoughtfully:

"Especially when the person calling it is a magician, and it's close at hand."

Thales wiped the sweat off his forehead and gritted his teeth.

The feeling just now... what is it?

Ashida snorted lightly, and replied with her usual elegance:

"Don't worry, he's sealed and can't respond decently."

Otherwise they wouldn't be sitting here safely either.

Thales exhaled and stared out the window.

The moonlight was blocked by dark clouds, and it was pitch black outside the castle, except for the sporadic singing of birds and animals in the distance.

The atmosphere became a little deserted, and the teenager's mood was also pulled down.

"What was that like?"

There was an ethereal air in Thales' tone that he couldn't even feel:

"When you, as a magician, are armed with legendary anti-magic—sealed?"

Ashida fell silent.

But dots of blue light loomed in his eyes, like stars in the night sky.

"I better not tell you."

Thales frowned:

"Why?"

Ashida paused for a few seconds before she spoke:

"Seven years ago, when I was sealed by that dagger, what did you see?"

Thales was taken aback for a moment, and had to recall his unpleasant first meeting with the Magician of Qi.

When he was sealed by Yodel.

what did i see...

"You, you turned into many beams of indistinguishable colors, scattered," Thales tried to recall, with an uncertain tone, "energy, loud noise, impact, explosion... Then, then I don't remember gone."

"What about Giza?"

Giza?

Thales' nerves tensed, remembering the last moment of the Blood Mage.

"She withered, hardened, turned black, became brittle, and then cracked, shattered, and turned into flying ash all over the sky," Thales recounted the past, remembering the moment when he sealed Giza with the Edge of Purification, for some reason, the bottom of his heart There is an indescribable sadness in it, "like the embers of a big fire, blowing away with the wind."

The magician nodded, he looked at the darkness outside the window:

"This is what you see, but it has already explained a lot of problems."

Ashida's tone suddenly tightened:

"Seven hundred years ago, as the first target of the magician, Bane was sealed very simply and quickly. He disappeared without a trace, and even if we knocked on the door and entered the original state, we used the most brutal way Calling the threshold name, there is no response or feedback, as if he just fell asleep and never woke up."

"Arik was surrounded and suppressed by many witnesses, and the unwilling roar in his original state alarmed almost all magicians, so that we always had the illusion that he still existed, but there was only silence, ignorance, and insensibility , No thoughts, no feelings. As time went by, we gradually realized: he can't come back."

"We don't know how many times Solovsky has been hunted, but after he knocked on the door suddenly and abruptly, his state was permanently abnormal, and his response to us was incoherent, confusing, contradictory, and no information at all. The only thing conveyed is coldness, despair, stillness, and finally becomes countless meaningless fragments."

Bane, Arik, Solovski...

These familiar names appeared in Ashida's mouth, which made Thales slightly pale.

"Lebra, he was hunted by three legendary anti-magic armed forces, each time he was restricted and weakened a little, and finally fell on the fourth one. But he didn't disappear immediately after being sealed, but in our Haunted in perception for three months,

It gradually weakened, became silent, and returned to stillness. Thanks to him, we know that the seal is not death and destruction, but another incomprehensible state, and we also know that Black Orchid and Bloodthorn are already another level of existence, the "Supreme Queen of All Magic". "

"L's seal is the most weird and mysterious. As the most terrifying magician besides B, although we have no news about him, we all know and feel that he still exists in the world, but at a certain moment, you turned around and realized It's not very certain: a long, long time ago, he disappeared, and you just, just inexplicably... forgot."

"And Ji Lai, the magician who is as strong and iron-blooded as he is, so proud and sharp that he dared to fight against Brother Truth with one enemy, knocked on the door for the last time, but what he conveyed was bottomless pain, anger, disgust, and even Desperate and sad."

"As for Giza, in the past seven hundred years, she has encountered no fewer than two figures of disaster hunters and no less than six pieces of legendary anti-demon armed forces, and fought back and forth. Although it was embarrassing, most of them survived—— Until you put the last straw and turn into countless dead things and ashes."

Having said that, Ashida changed her tone:

"Finally, B."

Thales' expression tightened.

"When he was sealed, even though he was thousands of miles away," Ashida's tone was misty, "but the shock and fluctuation that tore everything apart and destroyed everything made me think that the world would end from now on."

"Therefore, the performance and effect of each magician being sealed are different, and we suspect that this is because of each magician's..."

"Magic energy?" Thales took over the conversation.

The boy looked serious: "So you can't tell me, because the magic can make an appointment."

Ashida pondered for a while, then nodded:

"The magic power of each magician is unique, which may determine how they were sealed, as well as the state and feeling of being sealed."

Thales was silent for a long time with a serious expression.

"So, as someone with experience, do you have any advice?"

The boy looked at the guide:

"When we face the legendary anti-demon forces?"

The Qi magician was also silent for a long time.

"No."

"Every piece of legendary anti-magic armor can weaken or even completely disable the magic energy. It is difficult for us to get close, let alone touch it."

"Even if the same piece of equipment is held by different people in different eras and faces different enemies, it may have completely different effects and functions. You can't even prepare in advance."

This answer made the atmosphere heavy.

Thales frowned.

"Then, why do I still want to become a magician? At least I can still touch them now, but after taking that step, I have an additional fatal weakness. Just a legendary anti-magic weapon can kill me?"

"If you don't take that step, there will be fatal weaknesses everywhere." Ashida shook her head with a slight disdain, "You don't need the legendary anti-demon weapon, any weapon, even a small nail can kill you."

Thales choked.

"Okay, let's get back to business."

His Excellency the Duke waved his hand:

"That's why I don't know Fleilan's current situation? Which camp does she belong to? How did you get mixed up?"

Fleurand.

The name made the blue light in Ashida's eyes flash, branches out, and penetrated into her face.

But he didn't answer, but looked at Thales coldly:

"I've told you a lot tonight."

"What about your reward?"

return.

Tels paused for a moment before realizing what the other party was talking about.

"But you just said, this is not a deal!"

"That's right," Ashida tidied up her clothes, "So, I call this—teacher-student mutual assistance, teaching and learning benefit each other."

Thales choked for a moment.

A few seconds later, the boy gestured a middle finger depressedly:

"Grass you."

"What does that mean? Middle finger?"

"Northern people's new style of swearing."

"Then," Ashida said indifferently, "I can only tell Fleurand's story next time."

"Alright alright!"

Thales had to raise his hands in surrender.

He stood up unhappily, and pointed to the blue invitation card on the ground:

"Then, don't blink!"

In the next second, the invitation reappeared in Thales' hands.

The young man squinted his eyes, sneered and shook the invitation to the magician.

But Ashida didn't have time to pay attention to Thales' expression.

"It's so beautiful," the guide looked at Thales' fingers, and said deeply, "Charming, beautiful, and indescribable."

Hearing this series of adjectives, Thales was a little embarrassed, and he coughed.

"Well, this ability, how should I put it, is somewhat embarrassing."

Ashida's attention returned to Thales' words;

"Awkward?"

Thales sighed and stuffed the invitation into his pocket.

"Let's put it this way, if I were a conjuring charlatan, then my performance would be packed and full of cheers."

"If I'm a street thief, I'll never lose my business."

"Even if I'm a mercenary who licks blood at the edge of a knife, it will be very effective if I come out of nowhere during the battle."

The boy's tone sank:

"However..."

"It happens that you are a prince," Ashida took his words calmly, "Honorable Duke of Xinghu."

Thales' smile disappeared instantly.

"Exactly." The boy was a little frustrated.

"If you want to watch a magic show, I can invite the best circus troupe in the whole of the Western Continent. They can perform better than me even without magical powers."

"If you want to take something in the distance, why don't I order the servants of the guard to fetch it directly, so as to save worry and effort?"

Thales sarcastically said:

"And if I really meet an enemy, instead of using my magic power with all my strength, I might as well wave my hand, and big men like wolves and tigers will swarm up and beat them up for me."

Ashida listened to his words silently, noncommittal.

"Also, for an excellent street beggar, one has to steal things from other people's pockets," Thales snapped his fingers, and the invitation in his pocket miraculously appeared on his other hand , "I really don't need any magic power."

"So far, its greatest utility is that when you go to the Sunset Temple to visit and pray, you can pick up two banned books."

Thales sighed, ending his emotion.

"fortunately."

"Fortunately, you are a prince," Ashida looked at him quietly, "Your identity is doomed, you can't use these tricks to shame yourself and ask for trouble."

Thales raised his eyebrows:

"very good."

Ashida nodded:

"Keep it."

"Keep a low profile and keep this habit," the magician said coldly, "Never use it lightly, and never expose it actively—sometimes I would rather go to the trouble and take two extra steps to get a cup, and it won't be seen by others Clues."

"Otherwise, you will be in great trouble sooner or later."

Thinking of the watchman Sack El in the dungeon, Thales said depressedly:

"Thank you for the reminder, I have a deep understanding."

At this moment, the blue light in Ashida's eyes turned:

"You're bleeding."

Thales was startled and reached out to wipe it.

Oops.

"Oh, you know, it's been hot lately."

Thales rubbed his nose naturally, smiled, put his left hand full of nosebleeds behind his back, and raised the invitation again with his right hand:

"So, do you still want it?"

He skillfully pulled out a handkerchief, sat back on the "chair", and showed an evil and bewitching smile:

"Want more?"

Ashida stared at him with interest, which made Thales a little uneasy.

A few seconds later, the magician snorted softly and returned to the topic Thales was most concerned about.

"Fleilan never participated in the Battle of the End, so she was classified as moderate by the radicals."

"But this division is not convincing, because Fleiland is estranged from most of his peers."

Speaking of this, the magician of qi suddenly changed the subject:

"However, even an omnipotent existence like B respects her, or rather fears her."

A magician who even B is afraid of.

While pressing his nose with a handkerchief, Thales silently kept these in mind:

"She is powerful?"

Ashida shook her head.

"'Powerful' cannot be considered an appropriate description-this word is too general and pale, with limited meaning."

"In other words, she is very special?"

"Every magician is special," said the magician with a strange light in his eyes, "but Fleurand, according to a senior, what she saw was even more amazing."

Sensory magician, even more wonderful...

Thales couldn't help thinking of what he had seen and heard in the Prison of Bones, and of Sackel's trembling statement:

Ashida's words continued:

"The battle of the end, the rise of the two emperors, the radicals were defeated, and the remaining magicians were hunted down one by one by the disaster hunters."

Thales' eyes moved: "Disaster Hunter?"

"The first batch of masters of the legendary anti-demon armed forces," Ashida explained softly, with a hint of displeasure in her tone, "Unlike now, at that time, the warriors who were awarded the armed forces were focused and pure, with only one goal .”

"But in contrast, Fleurand got special treatment."

"What special treatment?"

Ashida paused for a second, with caution and fear in his eyes:

"Black Orchid and Bloodthorn, the two queens of magic will go off in person and go to hunt and kill Fleurand."

"What?" Thales was startled, and put down the handkerchief.

The Shuanghuang personally went to hunt... the sensory magician?

"Then, Fleilan, she survived the Shuanghuang's hands?"

Ashida nodded, eyes deep.

"After that, for seven hundred years, I disappeared, and once thought that Fleilan was in danger."

The magician raised his eyes and looked straight at Thales:

"Until she took the initiative to contact us."

"In other words, she tried to contact many people, but the only ones who really responded to her were me and Giza."

Taylor's eyelids twitched:

"Contact you? For what?"

Ashida snorted softly.

"She has a plan, a plan to rebel against the Double Emperor."

Resist... the Magic Twin Emperors.

Thales swallowed his throat:

"what's the plan?"

Ashida looked into the distance with sharp eyes:

"Fleilan believes that the oldest royal family in the world—even though most of them are greedy and short-sighted mortals, stupid as pigs—has an important secret."

some important secret.

Thinking of the "greatest king" that the mercenary Ricky called in the prison of bones, Thales clenched his fists.

"Thank you for your evaluation of our family," Thales said with a serious expression, "What secret?"

Ashida smiled and said:

"You really want to know?"

Thales became alert:

"Wait, you, you don't want to 'leave get out of class', do you?"

The magician smiled lightly:

"Fleilan didn't say anything, and I don't know."

Thales was taken aback for a moment before he realized it.

"What? Aren't you collaborators?"

Ashida shook her head:

"That's just Fleilan's plan, but Giza and I have other plans. We cooperate with each other, but we each get what we need."

Thales was silent for a while, feeling a little helpless.

"So, the small gang of the three of you, each of you is not in touch with each other and has your own ghosts?"

What a model of teamwork.

But Ashida didn't take it seriously:

"This is the normal state of getting along with magicians, and you should be thankful for it."

"Why?"

"Because last time, there were more than two magicians gathered together," Ashida glanced at him, with some warning in his teasing, "It's the battle of the end."

Thales pursed his lips and raised his hand.

forget it.

"But Fleilan said that once she unlocks that secret," Ashida's eyes flashed a blue light, "the magic queens will have nothing to fear."

Unravel that secret...

The double emperors are not to be feared.

Thales remembered something, and his breathing stagnated slightly.

Thales tried his best to get rid of Ricky's words and the appearance of the little red sword, and tentatively said:

"So, just because of Fleilan's 'secret', which you don't know whether it's true or not, you attacked my grandfather, and finally brought about the bloody year?"

Ashida snorted coldly.

"First of all, that disaster was not brought about by us."

"Secondly, as I said, we each take what we need."

"Fleilan is solely responsible for court affairs, including the king's, and Giza and I have no right or intention to intervene."

Thales narrowed his eyes:

"Unintentionally meddling... Doesn't that sound like your style?"

The magician shook his head:

"Eternal Star City is not a fun place. As the political center of the Western Continent, more than one legendary anti-magic armed force is stored here, not only can the magic power not take effect around it..."

Having said that, Ashida paused.

"You have also seen, what was the result of the last time I entered Eternal Star City."

Thales flattened his mouth:

"Don't worry, Yoddle isn't here."

Ashida glanced at him:

"I know, I tried, otherwise I wouldn't show up."

Thales glanced at him with complicated emotions.

"Then, since the Fuxing Palace is so dangerous, and there are legendary anti-demon forces, how did Fleilan succeed?"

The Air Magician was silent for a while, as if remembering the past.

"Mortal methods."

Ashida said quietly:

"She lurks in the mundane world, and for several generations, she has been cautious, persistently observing, waiting, and probing, in order to find a way to infiltrate the court of stars—and this is not easy."

Thales nodded, then was surprised:

"Generations—wait, how long ago was this?"

Ashida was silent for a while, and said slowly:

"When Fleurand came to see us, Red King John had just kicked his own sister out of power."

Red King John.

"John II, and his sister, Queen Alicia the Conqueror of the North," Thales' face changed, "That was two hundred years ago?"

The magician snorted coldly:

"As I said, for us, there is no waiting, it can be called long."

The two-hundred-year plan...

After being surprised, Thales sighed:

"So she succeeded in the end, patient Fleurand, or rather, Queen Fiosa."

Speaking of this, Thales couldn't help but think of the watchman's words:

"She couldn't defeat the legendary anti-demon forces," Thales said in a trance, "but she defeated those who have the right to control them."

There was silence in the study for a while.

"Fleilan's reputation is the senses," Ashida seemed to be feeling. "If it's about deceiving people's hearts and deceiving people, no one in the industry can match it."

Thales didn't speak, and Sackel's words still lingered in his mind:

"Fleilan infiltrated the palace, what about you?"

Thales walked out of the memory and asked, "You and Giza, what did you do?"

Asheda's misty eyes moved, and the blue light converged again.

He was silent for a few seconds, and said:

"Fleilan knows that she is not here to lurk, but to act."

"Whether it's the legendary anti-demon armed force in the palace, the disaster stories passed down from generation to generation by the major families, or the pervasive secret science of the kingdom, or the top-secret methods unknown to the Canxing royal family, as the plan deepens and the goal becomes clearer, she always strives to help her fight against evil forces." The closer the secret of mana is, the more flaws will be exposed and the doubts will be raised, which is inevitable."

"Yes." Thales agreed deeply.

For example, in the prison of bones, there is a former guard who likes to kill the prince with a knife.

"What's worse, after the War of the End, the history of the magicians disappeared from the world due to the World Purification Project, which makes us invisible: in the secular world of stagnant water, any abnormal disturbance is extremely conspicuous."

"According to experience, once there are rumors such as 'there is a suspected magician haunting', the minions of Hei Lan and Bloodthorn, and even themselves, will follow the sound and kill them all."

Ashida's eyes sharpened:

"For this, she needs cover and diversion."

"And we can't just have the channels in the palace."

Thales pondered for a while, then said:

"Blood Bottle Gang?"

The magician nodded.

"It was originally the border of the kingdom, a smuggling gang formed by a few desperate brewers."

"But with the expansion of the Blood Bottle Gang, the legend that there are two magicians behind it began to spread on the streets, coupled with the several appearances of Giza to make trouble, this is enough to arouse the vigilance of the kingdom and the church's high-level, and even Attract the attention of the Queen of Magic who is lurking behind the scenes." Ashida said lightly.

Thales thought for a while before reacting:

"You use yourself as bait to draw attention away?"

He was surprised: "This is a big risk."

Ashida glanced at him.

"If the Blood Bottle Gang intends to plot a rebellion or a coup d'état, and even tell the truth about the disaster, setting off a second war of the end, yes."

And the magician changed the subject:

"But what if the biggest purpose of this so-called 'magician' gang is to control smuggled alcohol in an underground black market?"

"Those who are interested will doubt, test, and track down, but they can only find out: this gang, which originated in the streets and alleys, is composed of traffickers and pawns. The biggest goal is to bully the market, seize territory, smuggle contraband, and strive for fame and fortune."

"And the story they used to threaten and confuse the outside world, the so-called behind-the-scenes magician, is even more ridiculous and full of mistakes. It has nothing to do with the disaster of destroying the world. It seems, maybe?"

Ashida said coldly:

"So, for more than a hundred years, through generations of agents, we kept repeating the silly tricks of gangs and gangs, while spreading the false and untrue legend of 'magic master'. all over the floor until it becomes a street legend."

Hearing this, Thales understood a little, he sighed:

"Then you succeeded. When I was young, I heard Rick—a beggar leader—say that when he has money, he will hire two magicians to guard the door for him as bodyguards."

"Then," said Ashida, with rare sarcasm, "he must be 'very' rich."

In the next second, the magician's tone became cold:

"In this way, although we can't tell the truth about the disaster, in order to thwart the plan to purify the world, and awaken people's fear and opposition to the Double Emperor..."

"But starting from the border of the kingdom, in the quagmire at the bottom far away from the rich and powerful, we spread a layer of fog over the entire Western Continent: When the magician is mentioned in a joking or exaggerated tone again and again, it becomes commonplace and difficult to distinguish between true and false. , we hid in the sea of countless low-level people, and successfully let go of possible vigilance and attention."

"In this way, after Fleurand really infiltrates the upper echelons of the court and even controls the kingdom, doubts like 'magic masters plotting to steal the country' will be submerged in the blood disaster of 'magic masters are ambitious to dominate Red Square Street'" It is overshadowed by rumors such as the black gold casino's 'world-ending calamity dominating the three major commercial streets'."

Thales understood the process and frowned.

Well, I have to say, the idea is kind of interesting.

And he can even imagine the following scenarios:

The spies report to the Queen of Magic: According to reliable news, the terrible disaster that once tore the continent has returned, and an underground force, a private gang, has been secretly formed.

The Shuanghuang was full of murderous looks, and they drew their weapons and waited: What are they doing?

The answer was: Fighting in groups on the street.

Double Emperor: ...

The boy wiped his nosebleed:

What kind of world-destroying villain would do such a thing?

The magic master walks all over the street, the disaster is worse than a dog - no one will believe it, okay, the power system is broken!

"So you have used it for more than a hundred years, just to make a cover?"

Ashida snorted coldly when she heard the words:

"You should say: It took us just over a hundred years to set up a cover."

Thales sighed:

"So? Fleurand and you, have you got what you want?"

Ashida shook her head.

"what happens?"

The magician was silent for a while, his eyes were deep: "I don't know."

"But I guess, we were found anyway."

was found.

Taylor's eyes moved.

"Overnight, Giza was attacked by legendary anti-demon forces in the City of Steel. He was dying and lost contact."

"The Kingdom of the Stars is beyond expectations. It is out of control. The royal family bleeds and the crown falls."

The royal family bleeds and the crown falls.

Thinking of the guard prisoners in the Prison of Bones, Thales felt complicated for a moment.

"Fleilan was forced to leave Eternal Star City and even the kingdom—before all the legendary anti-magic forces turned against her."

Ashida's eyes were sharp:

"And when I arrived at the Fuxing Palace, I only saw a pile of corpses."

corpses all over the place.

Both were silent for a while.

"that's all?"

The prince took a deep breath, recalled what he had seen and heard in the lower city a few months ago, and asked cautiously: "Then why did Heijian say that you once killed people at the gate of the palace?"

Palace gate.

Let's kill.

Hearing this, the magician glanced at Thales thoughtfully.

This glance made the prince nervous for no reason.

Morris of the fraternity, what he said was faintly echoing in Thales' ears.

"They treat me like a vengeful bandit, and they attack me brazenly," Ashida said indifferently, "I will naturally reciprocate with frankness and color."

Thales took a deep breath.

Return it with candor.

All right.

So……

"How did you expose it?"

Thales suppressed that sensitive question and asked another question: "What did Fleurand do?"

"What happened to the Canxing royal family? Why did it escape your control?"

"I don't know."

Ashida shook her head, looking uninterested:

"As I said before, Fleilan is in charge of all court affairs."

"All we know is that the plan failed."

The magician looked out the window quietly: