Kingdom’s Bloodline

Chapter 710 Through fire and water

"Xilai, you..."

Thales sighed: "Do you really know what you are talking about?"

"Of course I know!"

Xi Lai pressed his wet eyes, his expression returned to seriousness, and his tone was unquestionable:

"I'm talking about marriage, power, interests, situation, politics, the balance of the kingdom, the future of the Emerald City, and even His Majesty's ambition!"

Marriage, power, interests, situation, politics...

Thales felt his heart sinking:

"What about yourself?"

"Myself?"

Hilley was stunned for a moment.

"I'm the right age, in good health, good-looking, and the most important thing is that I can have children - isn't that enough? People's requirements for women as wives... Oh, I understand."

The girl stared at Thales with gray eyes and suddenly realized.

Her expression was stiff for a few seconds, and was soon replaced by a smile:

"What time is it now, Thales, do we still want to talk about the old love and liking, acquaintance and companionship, and vows of eternal love before flowers and under the moon? This is not the story of Emperor Comorra and Princess Elana turning into enemies. A cliché love story where friends eventually become lovers!”

Thales said nothing.

Hilley waved and laughed, as if he was saying the most ridiculous thing.

"Deadly Iris, how old are you, Thales? Have you ever taken a political class? Have you memorized the history and overview of the major families in the stars?"

She emphasized her tone, like a mature politician educating an unexperienced child:

"You are the son of the king and I am the sister of the duke. We live in reality and should be higher than those terms that appear in romantic bards and adventure novels!"

But Thales just looked at her faintly and remained silent for a long time.

"Is it true," the prince said with a calm face and deep eyes, "does this choice really make us more...'advanced'?"

He looked at Xi Lai sincerely, with little doubt or correction in his eyes, but more doubts and inquiries.

Xi Lai's eyes widened, as if he was recognizing the person in front of him for the first time.

After a few seconds, she sighed in frustration and buried her face in her gloves.

The meeting hall fell silent, and Thales looked at her with the same complicated mood.

"Is it because of this?"

The eldest lady still lowered her head, but she gently raised her left hand and took off her glove.

"No, no, of course not," Thales looked at the extra little finger on her palm. After a few seconds, he turned around from the unfamiliar visual impact, "This has nothing to do with your hand. Good, no problem, really, I like it, um, not that kind of thing..."

"What's that for?" Hilley raised his head and interrupted him.

"because……"

"Is it because of Jacques?" Hilley grabbed his gloves and asked step by step, "That perverted monster who plays with people's hearts, did it really scare the shit out of you?"

Thales paused.

[Compared to the most terrifying, evil and terrifying existence in the world, compared to the great magic it has invented and perfected over thousands of years... And I wish you defeat it, Your Highness, and become - the evil among evils, The worst evil! 】

Thales thought of Slimani's silly smile, thought that this cold-blooded and cunning defender might have been a kind and kind ordinary person, and thought of what fate—or his soul bone—had done to him. , I just feel heavy and inexplicably sad.

"I really don't like your 'friend', and I don't really want to see it again," Thales put away the memories and shook his head, "But, no, it's not this either."

"Does that mean you have someone else in your heart? The northern woman in Longxiao City who is known as the 'hot-blooded' woman? Or the so-called duchess from the Teback family who puts on airs and pretends to be a tough guy every day? Oh, or you actually don't like women and can't be with her. It doesn’t matter if I’m lying on the same bed. There are many such marriages in the kingdom. As long as it’s not publicized, it’s still..."

"No!" Thales, who was immersed in bad memories, denied it flatly, "No, not at all, just, just because..."

"Because..." He thought of something and sighed, but stopped talking.

The sunset.

"Because this is not you." The next second, Xi Lai spoke softly.

Thales was startled and looked at her in surprise.

I saw Xi Lai looking at his gloves with only five fingertips with a sad expression.

"I understand, no matter what I say, you will not agree to me, right? Because this is not what you will do at all - just like Zhan will not take the initiative to retreat selflessly."

Thales was stunned.

"You know, my brother said that you are sentimental, inconsistent, fickle, indecisive..."

Hilley put on the gloves gently, slowly, carefully and carefully.

This was the first time that Thales observed her hands up close: the girl moved her fingers one by one, thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger... At the end, with the help of the other hand, she took a deep breath and My little finger and the slightly trembling, seemingly unwilling little finger pinched together and stuffed them into the same finger cot with difficulty.

She sighed with emotion, and her left hand changed back to five fingers:

"But let me tell you, you are simply the most stubborn, stubborn, closed-minded idiot in the world. You are smelly, stubborn, inflexible, and unreasonable."

Thales was silent.

"Yeah. Maybe you're both right."

"You won't live long like this, you know," Hilley smiled. She looked at the door of the meeting hall with the relief engraved with 'The Duke of Xhosa Asks the Government and the People' and said in a daze, "You won't live long."

Thales did not answer immediately, and said silently after a while:

"Really."

The two were silent for a while.

"You said what if..."

Xi Lai turned his head and smiled sadly.

"If there were no things like these, no things about my brother, no things about your father, no Kongming Palace, no Fuxing Palace, no arbitration, no regent, and no all the annoying things, there would only be me and you," she stared at Looking at Thales with scorching eyes, "Then will you promise me?"

Thales couldn't help but be stunned.

After a few seconds, he turned his head with difficulty, avoiding Xi Lai's sight, and forced a smile:

"Answer, what did you promise?"

Hilley didn't reply, just glanced at him deeply.

The girl thought about something and shook her head with a sarcastic expression.

Thales took a deep breath and felt that the atmosphere in the hall was depressing.

"My father, he told me personally," he spoke before the other party, not knowing whether he really wanted to explain or just to escape the depression and dullness at the moment, "relying on a marriage contract in exchange for allies and loyalty has already been It’s out of date, the profit is limited, and it can’t satisfy his appetite.”

The dim light in Ballard's room appeared in front of Thales' eyes:

"What he wants is absolute rule, do you understand?"

absolute.

The prince thought about this and was slightly lost in thought.

And Thales, you have to break a path in his absolute rule full of ruthless karma.

Before he burns the entire kingdom to ashes.

"very good."

Hearing this, Xi Lai's eyes narrowed:

"You finally said something humane."

She raised her arms and sighed softly:

"Instead of some useless bullshit about 'go your own way and don't go other people's'..."

"Your brother will be fine," Thales said with certainty, "for the same reason I helped Federico."

He looked at the stunned Heeley seriously.

"If Jenn falls, then my father has won, irreversibly."

Thales took a deep breath, his eyes determined.

"And trust me, I'm not going to let that come true."

Won't.

Seeing his plain but determined expression, Xi Lai was a little surprised at first, but she soon understood something.

"You can't do it alone," the girl whispered, "you need allies - reliable allies."

alliance.

alliance?

[But if you act too well...the people who are deceived by you and support you will form a rolling wave, using their reputation, position, camp, interests, relationships, situations, everything to coerce you forward, and you will not be allowed to resist. , is not under your control, and you are not allowed to regret it. 】

Looking at the girl's attitude, Thales frowned.

"Xilai, frankly speaking, that idea you just had, about getting married or something..."

"I know," Heeley put his hand on his forehead, feeling quite tired, "Please, it's not that bad, is it?"

Thales looked at her and smiled slightly.

"In fact, you are not the first person to propose marriage to me."

"Oh, that's such a pity," Heeley was startled for a moment, then taunted, "I came too late and couldn't have your pure and flawless... first time?"

Thales also smiled.

"It's not a pity at all," the prince recalled the past, shaking his head in a daze, "That kind of experience is enough once."

"That bad?"

"It's worse than that."

"Miranda Allender isn't that bad, is she?"

Thales was startled, frowned and turned his head.

"Don't wonder how I know," Heeley looked mysterious and serious, but in the end he couldn't help but sigh and tell the truth, "Well, Zhan's current fate is what happened to her father in the past, so I can understand her very well. I'm asking you for help, even if it means a marriage contract, understand?"

Thales remained silent, lost in thought.

Mira...

[In that case, Miranda Arend, will you be my knight? 】

[I do, Your Highness. 】

"I have to admit that the way she wields the sword is quite handsome. I would also like to have such a sword, but as a dowry, Hanbao's status has long been inferior to what it used to be, and..."

"It's not her," Thales interrupted her in a daze, "The first time I was proposed to, it was an ugly-faced old woman who liked to suck human blood."

Hilley was startled.

"A guy who likes to suck... ugly faces... sorry, who is that?"

[Betrayal is the true meaning of alliance,]

Thales sighed and touched the side of his neck.

"To this day, she still has a deep hatred. In her dreams, she wants to suck me dry, tear me apart, eat me dry, chew me into pieces, and then swallow me for digestion."

Hilley was startled by this series of words. She rolled her eyes and chose her words carefully:

"Um, is it because she can't accept breaking up with you, or is your way of rejecting people too excessive and unfeeling?"

Thales shook his head and did not answer her question.

"Because of her, I made a bad choice, a wrong choice, a self-righteous choice. Many people sacrificed for this and died in the birch forests in the north." Thales thought of the past and felt depressed, "Because of my choose."

And if he had not brought order to the chaos in time and had not been able to arrive at Broken Dragon Fortress in time, more people would have died at the border and in the subsequent war between the two countries.

Shilai felt the prince's emotions, and she smiled slightly:

"Then from now on...choose your partner more wisely?"

Hilley followed his word and led by example, wisely not asking for more stories about the ugly old woman.

However, when Thales heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Be wiser…

"Yes, so I have to choose more wisely," Thales stared at Hilley's face, gradually lost in thought, "Be more careful, more careful, more prudent, and more responsible, especially when facing people like... my father. ”

Xi Lai blushed slightly as he stared at her, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Yes, then we will work together to deceive him," Hilley tried to change the topic and returned to the previous context, "You and I, we will cooperate, contact, communicate, conspire, and then keep a low profile, be obedient, and maybe have a little time. Friction to dispel suspicion, we hide, hide, confuse him, mislead him, make your father think he has complete control over you, and then one day, we will..."

Hilley paused for a moment.

Thales came back to his senses and raised his eyebrows.

"At once?"

Miss Kevin Dill took a deep breath and shrugged:

"Let's take action."

action?

Thales was speechless for a long time after listening to her understatement.

"What's wrong?"

Thales lowered his head and closed his eyes, preventing the other party from seeing his expression.

[You'd better understand that this is not a chess game or a game, this is a real war. 】

The king's voice rang in his ears.

[And anyone, no matter what his name is, how high his position is, how much weight he has, whether he is wise or brave, aggressive or gentle, if he is self-righteous, he dares to stand in the middle of the battlefield...]

"Xilai, you just said that you and I would cooperate to deceive him?" Thales opened his eyes and spoke quietly.

【They will all be shattered to pieces. 】

"Yes, deceiving him is like us working together to do magic," Heeley said in a matter-of-fact tone, as if he had rekindled the hope of saving his brother, "Listen, I know it sounds childish, and I also know that His Majesty is not that easy to deceive. It's okay, you and Zhan En are so cowardly that you will know——"

"Like you lied to me before?"

Xi Lai was startled when he heard this:

"What?"

Thales was seen staring at her with sad eyes.

When Xi Lai met his eyes, he couldn't help but tremble slightly and subconsciously avoided it.

But the prince didn't say anything after all, he just shook his head sadly.

"Oh, you mean before," Xi Lai looked down at his hands and forced a smile, "Okay, I apologize, I shouldn't have treated you like that, but didn't I say that I won't act like a ghost again? Come to lie to you and scare you..."

"I already know, Heeley, about who you claim to be."

Just listen to Thales speak softly:

"I know you're lying to me."

Xi Lai trembled when he heard the sound.

"What are you talking about? What kind of lie..." She raised her head with a look of confusion on her face.

Until Thales raised his hand gently to stop what she was about to say.

"I know that you have been lying to me from the very beginning, from the first day we met," he looked at Shilai sadly. "You pretended to be the king's spy, pretending to be someone from the kingdom's secret department to get close to me. To gain trust so that you and your brother can cooperate inside and outside to deal with me..."

At that moment, Shilai's eyes widened.

She suddenly became anxious and tried to defend herself:

"No, I didn't, I really..."

"When we met at the banquet, you tried every means to prove to me that you were the king's man," Thales shook his head, "but the next day, you knew nothing about the actions of the kingdom's secret department, and I began to doubt, You immediately emphasized that you were only a one-way contact and asked me not to contact the secret department and not ask for identification..."

"But, but I proved my identity! I really know..." Shilai tried to explain.

"Yes, 'make decisions on the spur of the moment, use discretion', you know the secret code the king told me," Thales looked at her with a calm tone, but with deep disappointment, "But since Federico knows it, I guess this is not a big secret, and you probably found out about this through some loosely kept channel, and took advantage of it to pretend to be a spy?"

Xi Lai opened his eyes wide and hesitated to speak.

"As for just now, you also said that if you look at the cowardice of Zhan and I, you will know that the king is not so easy to deceive..."

Xi Lai's expression changed.

Thales chuckled and stopped looking at the girl:

"You can say such a thing. You need to guess the king from the reactions of Zhan and I... You have never met the king, right? At least you have not spoken to him face to face."

Hilley looked in disbelief.

"As for deceiving him... believe me, those who have really faced my father," Thales looked at the door and gradually lost his mind, "it is impossible to have such confidence."

Hilley completely understood. She looked at Thales, speechless and pale.

"I……"

"I don't blame you, after all, you are Kevin Dill's daughter," Thales sighed softly, feeling physically and mentally exhausted, "That's all the limitations of my position."

Hilley stared at him blankly.

Thales, on the other hand, was looking at the door of the meeting hall quietly, expressionless, letting her look at him.

"sorry."

A few seconds later, Heeley's voice sounded, hollow and lost.

"I'm sorry, Thales, I lied to you," Hilley took a deep breath and tried to suppress his trembling, "I am indeed not the king's man. I did it just to gain your trust and attention."

Thales nodded numbly.

"Very well, thank you for your candor, although it is a little late."

"but I……"

"You may be the girl with the greatest marriage value and benefit in the entire Kingdom of Stars, but please forgive me for not being able to cooperate and form an alliance with a liar who lies and deceives me, intends to manipulate me, mislead me, and will betray me sooner or later. ," Thales interrupted her without changing his expression, his tone was calm but also indifferent, "Let alone holding hands and getting married, staying together for a lifetime."

Xi Lai trembled when he heard the sound.

"I……"

"Good day, Cecilia," Thales turned his head and didn't even look at her. He just pointed to the door casually, "You can go and take care of Jacques the Soul Bone for me."

Hilley said nothing.

The entire hall fell into dead silence, except for the rapid breathing of Miss Kevin Dill.

But Thales didn't look back.

Even a penny.

Finally, after a long time, Thales heard Hilley stand up suddenly.

He still didn't look back.

"Believe it or not, little brat," Cecilia's voice was trembling, her breathing was unsteady, but she always had the tenacity and stubbornness, "But I, I didn't cooperate with Zhan Enli, and he didn't know all this, It has nothing to do with him, I just made my own decision..."

"enough."

Thales interrupted her ruthlessly, indicating that he was not interested in this.

"It doesn't matter anymore."

He shook his head:

"As for your brother, don't worry, I have my own arrangements for him - unless you can convince him to surrender and give up the Emerald City."

His final tone was tough and unquestionable, and his intention to drive away the guests could not be more obvious.

Hilley's breathing began to quicken, accompanied by faint sobs.

But he still didn't look back.

"very good."

The eldest lady's voice sounded in my ears, with a hint of gritted teeth and grievance and stubbornness.

"so be it."

The next second, Xi Lai's footsteps sounded quickly, heading towards the door.

After all, Thales never looked back.

Until the door opens, closes.

The footsteps went far away, became smaller and weaker, and disappeared silently.

Thales took a deep breath, then turned back to the empty hall and looked at the closed door:

"very good."

He said quietly.

At least……

At least she's gone.

Thales leaned back in his chair, lost in thought.

At least she's not as stubborn as Thelma.

At least she's not as stubborn as Miranda.

Or like me...

madness.

Thales resisted the urge to touch the "covenant" and feel the sting.

A few minutes later, the door was opened again, and Huaiya walked into the hall respectfully.

"Your Highness, I'm here to apply to you. I want to use a military intelligence crow to contact the royal capital..."

"Use it directly, don't ask for my opinion," Thales closed his eyes and pressed his forehead, "Go out now and let me rest for a while."

Huaiya's words stopped abruptly.

"Oh, oh, yes, Your Highness, of course."

But the attendant turned around halfway and then turned back again.

"I'm extremely sorry, Your Highness, but the letter crow is just an excuse," Huaiya seemed to have finally mustered up the courage, "This way, I can come and say a few words to you and check on your situation."

What?

Thales frowned and opened his eyes.

I saw Huaiya standing under him, feeling awkward and uneasy:

"And when I'm out, if the herald Trifanov is not here and Neshi is not punished, then I will be in charge of the crow's cage. Yes, I am with Lao Pi, so I can use it whenever I want. Use as much as you need... Of course, that’s not the point, sorry.”

"Waiya?" Thales asked doubtfully.

Huaiya took a deep breath, closed his eyes and opened them again:

"Actually, I just met Ms. Kevin Dill on the road, and she looked a little..."

Thales frowned slightly:

"Excited?"

"Crying, Your Highness, she," Huaiya hesitated again and again, "Madam, she cried."

Thales's heart sank.

"Yes, we just had a quarrel," he forced himself to smile indifferently, as if talking about a trivial matter, "You know, Shilai is unruly and willful, never leaving her brother behind, like Is there anything I can do..."

"Your Highness," Huaiya raised his voice unusually, "I know that since we came to Emerald City, things have not gone smoothly and things have been complicated, but I always feel that you, you..."

"Don't worry, it's just a quarrel. I'm fine." Thales waved his hand nonchalantly, "Besides, she and I have nothing to do with each other. It's all just rumors from outsiders. Don't follow D.D.'s gang and make nonsense..."

"What I want to say has nothing to do with her!" Huaiya spoke quickly and rarely interrupted the prince.

Thales was silent and raised his head.

"Waiya, what exactly do you want to say?"

Huaiya gritted his teeth and finally told the truth:

"What I want to say, what I want to say is: you have become a stranger, Your Highness."

"Strange, what is strange?"

Thales smiled, as if he had heard the most ridiculous thing:

"Have I started to take advantage of my swordsmanship? Have I lost less in martial arts classes? Have I gotten used to riding horses? Oh, if you mean a few days ago, Shirley and I ran away from home following clues, which made you worry..."

"It's not these, Your Highness! It's not swordsmanship, it's not schoolwork, it's not the past few days, it's, Your Highness, it's, it's..."

Huaiya said hurriedly, waving his hands unnaturally, trying to say something, but the words always failed to convey his meaning:

"D.D. Glover, even Commander Marius, these people from the guard, they all, I mean they have not been with you for so long like me, and the mute, well, you know, he Just, just..."

He racked his brains and had no choice but to find other words:

"Mute."

But listening to the attendant's words, Thales seemed to understand something.

Not externally, but...

The prince's smile disappeared.

Why, Wyatt.

Why?

Why should you care about this.

Huaiya looked at Thales worriedly: "So, forgive me for overstepping, Your Highness, but there are some things I think only I can say, and only I can say..."

"What did you say?" Thales said calmly.

Huaiya took a deep breath and wanted to take a step forward, but finally stepped back.

"Your Highness, how are you lately?" he asked worriedly.

Are you ok?

Thales' face was expressionless.

"certainly."

certainly.

Thales stared at Waiya closely.

Apart from……

He took an extra bone ring.

Huaiya looked back at him with a disappointed expression.

"oh."

But the attendant quickly raised his head and spoke anxiously:

"But this year, you have frowned more than at any time in the past seven years. Even when you are alone in a daze, you often start talking to yourself on the road, saying words and stories that none of us understand. And at night, You started sleeping again..."

"What are you sleeping on?" Thales raised his head sensitively, his tone aggressive.

Huaiya paused for a moment.

"nothing."

But he spoke anxiously:

"But if you have something that is inconvenient to talk about, Your Highness, if you have any indescribable feelings, you can trust me -"

"You?" Thales interrupted him, raising his voice unknowingly.

I believe you?

Huaiya was stunned. He quickly bowed his head and confessed:

"Sorry, I know that my qualifications are mediocre and dull. Your Highness, let alone my father, I am even far inferior to others... But Your Highness, I still want to share your worries."

"Share the worries?"

How to share worries?

Thales looked at him faintly, and suddenly remembered the moment when he and Waiya first met.

[This life, this body, is for you to drive. 】

"What if I ask you to sacrifice and die?"

Huaiya was startled and then smiled.

"I will go through fire and water, no matter what," he bowed solemnly, "but I know, Your Highness, you won't do that."

"How do you know I can't?" Thales said loudly, suppressing the resentment that came from nowhere in his heart.

"Because I have been following you for many years and have known you since a long time ago——"

"What if you have to die?"

Thales said loudly. He stood up and unknowingly used a questioning tone, which shocked Huaiya and took a step back:

"What if you, Wyatt Castle, if you just stand beside me, follow my footsteps, or even come close to me, are you destined to be shattered to pieces and die?"

【...They will all be shattered to pieces. 】

Thales was breathing rapidly and stared at the attendant in front of him.

Choose wisely.

Choose wisely.

Huaiya seemed to be stunned. He had never seen His Highness look like this before.

But the prince's attendant still swallowed, raised his hands, and said as gently as he could:

"It's okay, Your Highness, I know, I don't like my father either. I mean he is very good to me, but I just can't be in front of him..."

Thales frowned.

"Did Gilbert say something to you before coming here?"

"No, no, no, I, after I moved out of the house alone, I didn't talk to him much," Huaiya sweated profusely, "although he did hint that he wanted me to pay more attention to His Highness's mental health..."

Gilbert.

[And any person, no matter who he is, how high his position is, how much weight he has...]

【...They will all be shattered to pieces. 】

Thales felt heavy and took a deep breath.

"You are my squire, Wyatt," he forced himself to calm down, "the right hand I trust and rely on."

Huaiya's eyes lit up:

"Yes, Your Highness, so you-"

"Then figure out your identity and concentrate on your duties," Thales interrupted him coldly, "instead of being self-reliant and acting recklessly."

These words were so serious and so cold and heartless that they shocked Wyatt.

He subconsciously took a step back, knelt on one knee, bowed his head and confessed.

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness, I overstepped my bounds."

The hall fell silent.

Thales stood in the hall, looking at the terrified Wyatt Kasuo who was kneeling on the ground, and suddenly came to his senses: he had lost his composure.

The prince slumped back in his chair and covered his face with his hands.

"I, I'm sorry, Waiya..."

He sighed:

"Recently... I have a lot of worries."

"No, Your Highness, I am the one who should apologize," Huaiya was frightened. He secretly glanced at the prince and immediately lowered his head, "I am neurotic and behaved arrogantly. I shouldn't have asked some inexplicable questions to annoy you... …”

Damn it, he should have listened to the advice of the old smoker - no, Putilai Niemann.

[Each bright star is like a separate secret department, with many secrets. It is enough to only care about those you should know. 】

"Get up, Waiya," Thales said tiredly, "Thank you."

Huaiya took a breath and stood up cautiously.

"Really, thank you."

Thales rubbed the side of his forehead with a painful look on his face: "But... not now."

Huaiya stared at him for a long time, then lowered his head in despair.

"I understand," the attendant said softly, "Then I'll go out first."

Thales closed his eyes and nodded.

The sound of Huaiya's footsteps gradually faded away.

"By the way, Your Highness."

Just as he was about to go out, the attendant suddenly turned around.

Thales raised his head.

"If I just stand next to you or get close to you, I will be shattered into pieces and I will definitely die..."

The next second, Huaiya looked back at Thales and showed a pale smile.

"Then I have to choose a good location."

Thales' fingers trembled.

At that moment, the prince did not answer, but looked at his attendant silently, looking at his smile, with mixed feelings in his heart.

[First meeting, His Highness Thales. 】

[My sword and wisdom are both for your use. 】

【I will serve you wholeheartedly for the rest of my life. 】

[This life, this body, is for you to drive. 】

but……

There was silence in the hall. Huaiya seemed to feel a little embarrassed and couldn't help but force a smile and said:

"I mean, I can't be farther back than the mute, right?"

Thales still stared at him, with complicated eyes and surging emotions.

Huaiya was a little embarrassed by being stared at, so he apologized and turned to leave.

However, just as Huaiya walked out of the door and disappeared into the darkness outside the meeting hall, Thales suddenly felt overwhelmed. He stood up and spoke subconsciously:

"Waiya!"

Huaiya's hand immediately appeared on the crack of the door that was about to close.

He looked back at the gate, full of hope:

"Your Highness?"

"I……"

Thales looked at Huaiya and hesitated to speak.

yes.

What should he say?

Thank you once again?

Or "No, don't think so"?

[Those who were deceived by you and supported you...]

【They will love you more than they hate me. 】

[By then, you can’t help yourself. Even if you want to get off the bus halfway, it’s too late. 】

"Your Highness?" Huaiya looked at Thales who was lost in thought and couldn't help but remind him.

"He, his name is Rolf, not Mute," Finally, Thales felt that he was clumsy in his speech and could only say this sentence, "Midila Rolf."

Huaiya's eyes darkened slightly.

But after a few seconds, his expression quickly lit up again.

"I know, Your Highness," Huaiya smiled slightly, "and I believe..."

The attendant gave Thales a thoughtful look:

"He knows too."

Thales couldn't help but tremble.

"Always know."

After saying that, Huaiya bowed lightly and disappeared from Thales' eyes.

Thales was left alone in the hall, confused and with mixed feelings.

The chamber fell silent again.

But Thales' purity did not last long. Soon, Marius, Hugo and logistics officer Shi Tuo, with gloomy faces, pulled several Emerald City officials to report to Thales.

"What did you say?"

Thales couldn't believe it, but the financial officers in front of him were holding account books, sweating profusely, and trembling with fear.

"What do you mean? What do you mean? What does 'difficulty' mean and what does 'lack of money' mean?"

The prince asked urgently.

"It means that the family background in Emerald City is far less wealthy and glamorous than we expected."

Logistics officer Shi Tuo sighed. He put down the several books he had just reported on with an ugly expression:

"In fact, they're going bankrupt."