Mysterious journey

Two days later, Avic actually announced that the ceremony and audience would be postponed.

On the way back to her palace, Tina saw many guards and maids whispering.

She had just come back from the bath, and when she returned to the gate of her palace, she saw her personal maid Shui Ping'er chatting quietly with a maid in a white skirt. The two of them were so focused that they didn't notice their arrival at all.

"Water bottle!"

Aquarius immediately shuddered and ran towards Tina. The other maid ran away as if fleeing.

"What are you talking about!?" Tina's face actually had a hint of sternness.

"Your Highness, there is nothing to talk about." Shui Ping'er was so frightened that her face turned pale and she couldn't speak clearly.

Tina snorted and walked into her palace with her little hands behind her back.

She actually knew what these people were talking about.

Recently, due to the new appointment of the Lord of the Black Fire Palace, Garen, the palace has undergone a major defense change. Most of the places originally guarded by the royal guards have been replaced by the Black Fire Heavy Guards. These heavy guards seemed like emotionless beasts, never speaking or chatting. He only knows how to fulfill his duties loyally, and does not listen to anyone else's orders except for the words of Black Fire Palace Lord Garen and His Majesty.

Recently, some rumors have been circulating in the palace. It is said that the disappearance of the third princess is related to the newly appointed Count Garonne.

Tina did not comment on this rumor at all. But she knew in her heart that the death of her third sister was indeed closely related to Count Garonne. She had heard the quarrel between the second sister and the eldest sister, including the results of the investigation into Earl Garonne. The third princess indeed died in the count's mansion.

But what is chilling is that after receiving the results of the death of the third princess who was favored by His Majesty at the time, his father Aivik actually did not take any action at all. There was no punishment for Garen, and the incident gradually faded away as if it had not happened.

It was from that day that Tina gradually matured, and then she realized that her father's eyes on her were becoming more and more wrong.

Living in such a heavily guarded palace, she felt like a canary in a birdcage, unable to do anything and afraid to do anything.

Tina walked into her bedroom, closed the door, came to the window and was about to open the curtains, when suddenly faint voices came from below. She stopped immediately.

".The chief guard of Jiaxue in the second palace was executed."

"Isn't Captain Jiaxue the most trusted guard of the Second Princess?"

"Who told the captain of the guard to offend the earl? In front of His Majesty." The voice gradually became darker.

But Tina knew that the people in the palace were deeply scheming. These words were not simply heard by chance, but were deliberately leaked to her by the people in her own palace.

They were afraid, afraid of the newly appointed Earl of Garonne. They were afraid that they would accidentally offend the new earl. They thought they didn't understand. But they actually knew everything.

This Black Fire Palace Master is cruel and ruthless. On the surface, he is very respectful to the princes and princesses, but he is extremely vicious when he attacks. The head guard of Jiaxue and the second princess were sisters, but they were killed with a knife this morning.

A chill filled Tina's heart. This was because the danger was approaching. Among the royal bloodline, she and Twelve had the strongest premonition ability, but now, this premonition ability started to warn again, but she was unable to do anything. She knew that danger was approaching, but she couldn't escape.

Only two days after taking office, Count Garonne carried out a large-scale cleaning operation.

With the full authorization of Avic, the heavy guards of the Black Fire Palace are distributed throughout the palace like a spider web. The palace of any prince or princess is monitored by the Black Fire Guards.

All the Black Fire Guards formed an extremely powerful sealed network with Aiweike's palace as the center.

Tina was shocked to discover that some of the blind spots that the totem powerhouse had never thought of. The loopholes that she used to take advantage of when going out were all filled up by the Black Fire Guards. The entire palace became more and more like an airtight iron barrel, which made her unable to breathe. .

Stone Eyes and the others should be coming soon, but in this environment, there is not just the Garland Sword Aidin, but also the Nine-Headed Dragon Galleon.

Tina gritted her teeth.

"We have to find a way!"

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The assassination was not carried out as Garon expected, but the trust ceremony seemed to have been delayed.

Avic planned to meet the Black Prince alone, splitting the original plan and splitting the ceremony and audience into two parts.

After Garon took over as the Lord of the Black Fire Palace, he hinted to Avic many times that there might be problems with the trust ritual. But he did not identify Di Lusi, but said that he discovered that the trust ritual may be subject to external interference.

Avic was originally a suspicious person. After receiving Garen's hint and his extraordinary trust in Garen, with his support and acquiescence, he immediately launched a large-scale cleaning campaign in the deep palace.

Don’t seek no merit but seek no fault. With this attitude, the palace became increasingly heavily guarded.

Under Garon's guard, Ivic was accompanied by Edin, and met secretly with the Black Prince five days later, reaching a series of consensuses.

The Black Prince quickly left the capital after the meeting.

Although Garen did not meet one of the famous three heroes, there is no doubt that his involvement changed the original course of history.

The Black Prince is no longer responsible for assassinating the king, and Black Sky Society's plan has failed in half.

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a week later

King's Study

Avic and Garon Edin sat facing each other.

The three of them are playing a three-person chess game called Nora. This game is a bit like checkers, and the test is to see who can reach the predetermined end point first. However, the chess pieces in the middle can eat each other. But phagocytosis must meet certain conditions. Just like chess pieces, there are differences in status and ability.

Aiweike was wearing white casual clothes, with a calm face and a smile, and he was far ahead.

Garen and Aydin are both black trench coats, but the colors of the edges of the clothes are different, one is dark red, and the other is white and silver.

The two of them were playing chess pieces equally calmly at this time.

Among the three, Aivik was far ahead, with Garon second and Aydin third.

Although he was at the end, Ai Ding did not move at all, and his movements remained smooth and steady. Compared with this imperial genius in his thirties, Garen's personality is much more normal.

The pale morning sunlight shines in from the back of Avic and falls on the edge of the white chessboard, reflecting a faint white light.

The three of them concentrated on playing chess.

Snapped.

Garen gently put down one of his chess pieces and glanced at Aivik. Now he really admires this emperor.

Just as an ordinary person, he actually surpassed the two of them in chess. Such scheming is indeed worthy of a monarch of a country as big as Cowaitan.

After taking charge of the Black Fire Palace, the more he got to know him, the more he felt that Avic was not as ignorant of the crisis as he imagined. He seemed to be playing a huge chess game.

There are many things that even a top totem master like him cannot see clearly.

Nala, Garen and Aydin all failed to save their strength. Not only did they save their strength, but even if they slacked off a little bit, their important chess pieces would be completely swallowed up by Avic.

"Garen, how do you handle the Black Fire Palace? Is it no big problem?" Avic asked calmly while playing chess.

Garen smiled.

"Since you have handed over the current Black Fire Guards to me, that is your trust in me. Your trust in my Terry Jones family. Therefore, even if there is a problem, it is not a problem."

The Black Fire Heavy Guard's true identity is actually the product of the green vine ball developed by Vindman.

If these heavy guards were under the command of outsiders, they would only be able to exert half of their strength. But under Garen's command, the green vine ball was originally a personal mutation totem created by Vindman for Garen. In other words, it is no longer a totem, but a crystallized scientific product.

So the living experimental product Blackfire Heavy Guard created with its parasitic core is naturally a power that only Garen can fully master.

In addition, the Terry Jones family has always been a well-known royalist, so Avic completely let go and handed over the Black Fire Palace to Garon. Originally, Avic had already had this plan after discovering the characteristics of the green vine ball when the Black Fire Heavy Guard was created.

The creation of the Black Fire Heavy Guards was a new and powerful addition to the empire. The total number of these heavy guards was only two hundred, but they were all living dead who had been heavily transformed and possessed Type II elite strength. They have no feelings and are only loyal to Garen, the owner of the green vine ball.

Before the R\u0026D department develops a method to dismantle this single loyalty mechanism, the only person who can master the Black Fire Palace is Galleon. This is the conclusion that Avic has come to after trying many times.

"Garen, your father Vindman died for the royal family. I have always felt guilty. But if he sees that you are now called the pillar of the country, he will probably be proud of you. So if something goes wrong in the palace You can do whatever you want." Avic said lightly, "No matter what, I believe you and I will always be on the same side."

Garen's face twitched.

It would be strange not to stand on one side. The Terry Jones family has a grudge against the Black Sky Society, and an even greater grudge against the Dihua Society. The only force that can cling to it is the royal family.

He glanced at Ai Ding aside.

Edin, Vesga, and the two Grand Dukes were the only four people in the imperial capital that he could fear. Of course, this does not include the old monster that may be hidden inside the palace.

According to Garen's speculation, these four people should all be stronger than him, and they should all hold important positions in the three major organizations. Perhaps he is simply one of the top figures in the three major organizations.

"It's said that Mr. Vesga has gone back to the mathematics department and needs to deal with some troublesome matters for the time being." Ai Ding suddenly said without thinking.

"That's right. After waiting for so long, maybe they should take action." Avic nodded and said something vague. "After waiting for so long, if we delay it any longer, we will be in vain."

Garen narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It seems that His Majesty is well prepared."

"I didn't want to do this originally." Avic sighed. "But no one would have thought that the person who betrayed me was actually the person I trusted the most."

Garen's heart trembled, he indeed knew.

"What does your Majesty mean?"

"At that time, the safety of the palace will depend entirely on you." Avic didn't say much, but he was obviously ready to take action officially. There seemed to be a trace of exhaustion and sadness on his face. Obviously, he still can't bear to do something to the people who have been with him for so many years.

Garon's mind was filled with thoughts.

Since Avic already knew it, how did the assassination succeed?

Suddenly, he became more and more interested in Di Lusi from Black Sky Society. But unfortunately, Di Lusi still hasn't met him for so long.

In a daze, he thought of the Eleventh Princess Tina, and Baker Stone Eyes and his group. Perhaps, this matter may also have something to do with them?