Kingdom’s Bloodline

At that moment, Thales glanced over the tense confrontation: Rumba's plans and goals were shattered, and the two countries also avoided war.

But if he stops there...

not enough.

Thelma's life, his own life, and so many people fighting in the Hall of Valor...their lives.

And who should come to the rescue?

Thelma watched him worriedly from under the table and whispered him down.

But - Thales clenched his fist lightly - his battle was not over yet.

There is still one last step left.

At the state meeting of the stars, when Thales vehemently questioned the cliff guardian duke "One-eyed Dragon" Gosted, Gilbert sighed and told him besides praising him, the joyous experience , The counterattack that forces the opponent to have no way to retreat is actually "not a clever way of governing."

Later, Thales understood through many experiences: In the game of power, only inexperienced novices and hot-headed fools will be as greedy and vengeful as the protagonist in the popular knight novel. For a while, he attacked political opponents with fierce and fierce offensives that left no room for retreat. Take Thales as an example. The sympathetic style also made many vassals on the sidelines sympathize, and in the end they chose to side with the one-eyed dragon, refusing to recognize Thales' inheritance rights as an illegitimate child in unison.

Politics is not a life-and-death swordsmanship between two people, but a chain-like linkage of a group of people in the same power field. From means to results, every move will involve the interests and attitudes of multiple parties—for example, just now, in Thales After relentlessly criticizing Rumba into silence, he inevitably intensified the conflict between the Grand Dukes and Rumba, which would bring disastrous consequences to himself: In order to protect himself, the Grand Duke of Heisha will Annihilate them all here.

A happy ending is far more difficult to achieve than a smooth victory, but it is also more important-this is what Gilbert wanted to tell Thales in the Hall of Stars.

Because victory often means further confrontation, and the ending requires maximum compromise.

Thales took a deep breath.

But he has to.

As for the "suggestion" given by Ashida, he threw it behind him without even thinking about it - choosing him, the consequences would not be better than turning against Rumba.

But when he was about to speak.

"Clang!" A piercing metallic sound erupted in the field!

I don't know who made the first move—Rumba's hand and half sword have already locked Ronnie's long sword together!

Immediately there was a corresponding sound of fierce fighting outside the hall:

"Block them!"

"Deal with light armor first!"

In the same dangerous hall, in an instant, Lunba and Ronnie had already exchanged two sword strikes. Both of them had fierce expressions and walked back and forth, entering a fighting state.

Thales, who was standing on the square table, widened his eyes and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Hold!

The Yankees!

Don't you listen to people?

Thales glanced anxiously at the gate—even though he couldn't see anything, he knew that Lombard's troops had an overwhelming advantage. Even if the black sand leader can pay the price, they will surely die.

no……

no!

Ignoring the eyes of other people, Thales raised his head again and shouted when Ronnie and Luba faced swords for the second time:

"Charmain Rumba!"

"Did you just give up your ideals, give up the chance to save Exeter, let it sink in chaos, and let the stars overshadow you?"

It's ironic—at this moment, Thales, with a beating heart, complained to himself: A few minutes ago, he was talking about the danger of the Rumba thought in front of the disdainful grand dukes. The Rumba regained his ideal!

Rumba frowned slightly, and took two steps back, parrying a heavy slash from the side by Olsio.

"You told me what you wanted,

It was a little bit more than self-protection, than revenge, and the destruction of King Nun and Dragon Clouds City! Taking advantage of their temporary separation, Thales yelled loudly: "For that 'little bit', you have paid so much, snatching the last life in a hopeless situation that has long been lost!" "

Because of the unusual movement in the hall, the sound of fighting outside the hall was still continuous.

In the chaos, Thales said hoarsely: "Then why don't you take another risk and see if you can grab a new life?"

"Think of your brother and father!"

Rumba raised his head abruptly, his face contorted.

"Boy! I'm fed up with your long-winded words!" Grand Duke Heisha gritted his teeth and returned the sword to Olsio: "You just want to save your own life, don't you?"

"roll!"

Falk!

A surge of anger surged into Thales' heart.

next second.

"Thales!"

Under Thelma's exclamation, Thales took a deep breath and resolutely jumped off the table!

Amidst the sound of fighting outside the hall, the prince recklessly stepped on painful steps, and in the astonished eyes of everyone, he rushed forward with arms folded to protect his head!

He rushed straight into the battle circle between Rumba, Ronnie, and Olsio!

Thelma's outstretched hand just skimmed his sleeve.

Lecco and Grand Duke Trudida opened their eyes wide, watching the prince's suicide in disbelief.

Ronnie's pupils shrank! The stab he was about to strike stopped abruptly in mid-air, and even Olesiu beside him stopped.

Rumba opened his mouth in surprise, but didn't move forward.

"Pedal!" Thales, who was excited, stopped hard.

He stopped in the center of the three of them, suppressing his heart that was about to burst through his chest, and raised his arms to the three people holding swords on both sides at the same time!

Like the most fearless warrior, stand in the middle.

"You're crazy," Ronnie scolded angrily with an ugly face, "You're courting death!"

The angry prince yelled back unceremoniously: "So what? I'm going to be besieged anyway!"

Thales felt the coldness of the swords on both sides, turned his head, and shook his hoarse voice, only feeling that tears and snot were about to come out: "Rumba, if you have a chance to return to the original point, return to the starting position, and then we Gamble one more time and try to remake your Exeter instead of accepting failure now - why not give it a try?"

"You still have to save this country!"

Rumba looked at him in disbelief, clenched his teeth fiercely, and the edge of his sword trembled slightly.

"Gentlemen!"

The prince, who didn't care about panting, turned his head, first glanced at the dissatisfied Olsio and Ronnie, and then stared at the surprised-looking Grand Duke Lecco behind the table, and Trudida who slipped there who didn't know when , shook his fist fiercely: "I swear with my life, we have a way to save ourselves, and we don't have to die here for nothing!"

Ronnie and Olsho glanced at each other, their tense muscles still tense.

The sound of fighting outside the hall was still fierce.

I do not know the number of casualties.

The brief confrontation was immediately broken by Rumba. Grand Duke Heisha suppressed his emotions and asked with his chest heaving, "What the hell are you going to do?"

Thales took a deep breath.

"As you said, I want to save 'your' life," the prince tried his best and racked his brains: "By the way, save the lives of the rest of us!"

"Prince Thales, we are all very impressed with you," Grand Duke Lecco's voice was full of displeasure, and came coldly:

"But from now on, this is already Exeter's internal affairs!"

He was obviously very dissatisfied with the prince's statement of "saving his life".

"Of course!" Thales snapped angrily.

"So I'm only responsible for making suggestions and trying to convince you!" Thales said loudly, "It's up to you to choose or not!"

"Kill each other two minutes later, can't you?"

"Yankees!"

I don't know whether his crazy behavior won respect and attention, or the insulting "Yankee" had an effect. After Thales finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

For a moment, there was only the sound of everyone's heavy breathing.

At this time, the sound of fighting outside the hall became more harsh as the background.

"Two minutes!" Thales repeated anxiously.

Grand Duke Lecco stared at him bitterly, his nostrils flaring.

Rumba has sharp eyes, hesitating.

Thelma looked at him worriedly.

Just when Thales, who raised his arms high, felt that he could hardly hold on...

Rumba took a deep breath and let it out heavily, as if he had made up his mind.

I saw him put down the edge of the sword, slammed the sword hard, and stuck it on the ground.

"Heisha collar, hold on!" Lunba shouted angrily, "Don't do anything without my order!"

The voice outside the hall suddenly became much quieter.

Thales immediately turned his gaze to Grand Duke Lecco.

The old man had a strange expression, first he closed his eyes slowly, and then opened them suddenly.

"Lord Justin!" The bald Grand Duke's voice was unusually loud: "Please, hold back for now!"

"Your Excellency," came Lord Justin's voice: "Do you need help?"

Lyco and Rumba's eyes met in the air: "No."

After a few seconds, the sound outside the hall completely stopped.

Ronnie and Olsho looked at each other, one was not angry, and the other put down his weapon angrily.

Seeing this situation, Trudida whistled lightly, as if she was content with herself—until Duke Lecco's eye knife struck.

"Two minutes." Lecco said coldly.

Thales breathed a sigh of relief and put down his sore arm.

But he couldn't rest.

Because all the eyes of the entire hall were on him again, heavier, colder and harder to bear than before.

The prince pinched his thigh, pulled himself together, and looked up at the two sides who were emotionally unstable and had ugly expressions.

Damn.

One side wants to break the system of the co-governance oath, end the state of separation of the Grand Dukes, and reshape the centralized Exeter.

One side must maintain the framework of the co-governance oath, eliminate aliens and traitors among them, and protect its own interests.

two minutes.

And he only had two minutes.

To persuade two parties who have great conflicts in fundamental purpose and basic interests...

Shake hands and make peace!

and……

This kind of huge differences and contradictions is still pointed out by him!

With the murderous eyes on both sides, Thales sincerely felt at that moment:

Compared with this, the seemingly unreasonable Giza and Ashida are like docile kittens and puppies, obedient and easy to coax.

But he has no choice.

I and Selma are still here, and the other companions are still struggling - I don't know how many people have fallen.

He must succeed!

The next second, before anyone else could speak, Thales straightened his chest and spoke anxiously.

"Rumba!"

He said quickly: "What you are worried about is that after you walk out from here, the grand dukes will work together to deal with you, harm you, or even destroy you?"

"right!"

The Grand Duke Lombard, who was leaning on the sword, pursed his lips tightly, his eyes were cold, and he did not speak.

But Thales had no time to think about his response.

The prince suddenly turned his head to look at the other four:

"Grand Dukes, your most urgent wish now is to get out alive in the Palace of Heroes, which is tightly controlled by Lombard, under his overwhelming siege, return to your own territory, and protect your family!"

"right!"

The four of them looked at each other, silent in their dissatisfaction and anger.

Selma stared blankly at Thales, worried about his situation between the two parties.

Thales shook his head and blew out a breath to make himself more awake.

He gritted his teeth and raised his head, staring at the stone carving of Dragon Spear in the Cloud at the top.

"So, one side wants to live in the present, and the other wants to live in the future."

"For this reason, you have to reach a consensus here: to cover up the real cause of King Nun's death," Thales felt a tightness in his chest, but he still forced the words out of his throat: "The Grand Dukes will ensure that Lunba will not bring Kingslayer out of the Hall of Valor, and abandon any future attempts against him."

Grand Duke Lecco snorted coldly.

"Rumba spared our lives at this very moment, and let us leave alive," the prince said coldly, "Exchange the present for the future."

Rumba grinned, showing his teeth.

"It's useless." Grand Duke Heisha shook his head dismissively, "Thanks to you, they fear me now, they fear me, and they won't let me go."

Rumba glanced coldly at the princes: "Even if it's not the crime of regicide, sooner or later, for this reason or that reason, they will lead the army to conquer me and destroy me."

Ronnie nodded his sword at the right time: "It's really smart."

At that moment, Thales had never hated the ignorant Ronnie so much.

hateful.

Go straight to the subject as quickly as possible!

Thales raised his head suddenly, and spoke to Luba, speaking faster: "Yes, they will not let you go, because you are the alien who trampled on the co-governance oath in a regicide way, and tried to completely destroy the co-governance oath with changes .”

"In order to maintain the co-government oath, and for their own interests, the four Grand Dukes will join forces to destroy you!"

Looking at Luba's increasingly unkind eyes, Thales' expression turned serious, and he changed the topic sharply: "Unless..."

Under everyone's gaze, Thales said seriously:

"Unless Charman Rumba's life is already tied to the co-governance oath - destroying you is tantamount to destroying the co-governance oath!"

As soon as this statement came out.

"What?"

Including Rumba, the four princes all stared round their eyes, looking at Thales in disbelief.

Only Selma shook her head thoughtfully, as if she understood something.

But the prince once again surprised the men.

Thales Canxing took a sharp breath, his eyes were determined, his tone firm, and he waved his arms anxiously and decisively!

"I propose, everyone!"

Grand Duke Lecco raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at him suspiciously.

But the prince was not finished yet.

"Follow the great tradition of Exeter since ancient times, in accordance with the constant practice of the Nakaru co-government oath..."

Thales gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

A happy ending.

political compromise.

bundle of interests.

"After the unfortunate death of King Nun, all the princes present, at this moment..."

The prince suddenly opened his eyes and said decisively:

"Let's hold a king election meeting!"

At that moment, the expressions of the five princes all changed!

"You will jointly elect the Grand Duke of the Black Sand Territory, Charman Rumba..."

"For the great Kingdom of Exeter..."

Thales pointed his arm directly at the astonished Grand Duke Heisha, and said loudly and seriously:

"The next co-leader king!"

At that moment, the flames of all the braziers in the hall seemed to tremble together.

The room was suddenly silent.

After Thales finished speaking, he held down his violently beating heart and panted hard.

one second.

two seconds.

In the quiet hall, Trudida blinked in surprise and took three deep breaths.

Ronnie and Olsio froze in place like stone sculptures, with only their eyes fixed on the prince.

Grand Duke Lycco's face was expressionless, but his brows and upper lip were constantly twitching and wrinkling.

The hostility that they had just fought to the death seemed to be dispelled in an instant.

Even Selma, who was in deep thought, forgot to think for a moment, and stared at Thales with wide eyes.

And Charmain Rumba, the focal point that Thales pointed at, stared at the Star Prince in disbelief with an unprecedentedly strange gaze.

this……

Grand Duke Heisha, who was originally full of murderous looks, swallowed hard at this moment.

this boy……

He just said...

What did you say?

Together... the king?

I always feel that Little Thales couldn't finish talking so much in those two minutes...

What do you think?