Kingdom’s Bloodline

It's been six years, I don't know when it started, and the prince doesn't dislike the current life too much: stay away from disputes and calculations, death and bloodshed.

Attending classes, training, reading, playing chess, exercising, access control...

Wyah, Rolf, Ada...

Lisbane, Nicolai, Justin, Jinx...

And that girl.

But Thales knew that there was always a small voice in his heart reminding himself that after Puttilai's arrival, this voice became clearer and clearer. For him, who was born with such a difficult life, this won't last long.

Fate will not show favor for no reason, and accidents always come suddenly.

for example……

The prince sighed, opened the "The Story of the Temple of the Knights of Human Light" that he had brought, and took out a familiar sky blue invitation card from it.

Thales looked at the beautiful cursive characters on it, and there were only three words:

Are you ready?

The prince shook his head, raised his head again, and looked at Ashida who suddenly appeared on the opposite side.

The strange thing is that such an obvious living person appeared in the box, opposite to the prince...

But all the people who could see him, whether it was Wyah, Rolf, Justin behind him, or even the soldiers on the countless streets and buildings, seemed to have not seen him: their eyes swept over the magician from time to time position, but no response.

It's like the person doesn't exist.

This made Thales uneasy, so he had to adjust his breathing and control his heartbeat.

This is not the first time.

calm.

He consoled himself.

"Don't worry, they can neither hear my voice nor see my existence. Air is a very interesting thing. With a little adjustment, miracles will appear." The magician of air did not lift his head, rubbing the chess pieces in his hand.

"After all, there is only one Black Sword in the world."

Ahilda was still handsome, with dark brown curly hair still pleasing to the eye,

The robes were as clean as new, as if he had suddenly jumped from six years ago to six years later, ignoring the passage of time in between.

"Yeah," Thales frowned slightly: "I'm impressed."

"You've grown up."

Ashida raised his eyes and said calmly, a blue light appeared behind his eyes: "It seems to be very leisurely, not at all conscious of being a hostage of a country."

Thales didn't look at the other person's expression. He grabbed a small pawn and moved it forward: "Should I cry every day, hoping for some disaster that can overturn the world to save me?"

Ashida didn't care about his sarcasm, and just focused her eyes on him, but on the magician's chessboard, a pawn moved forward by itself.

"I hope you still remember your identity, I mean your real identity," the magician of qi said softly, "don't get too involved, and don't be too high-profile, lest you will be unable to extricate yourself."

Thales whistled and shook his head.

"It seems that you were the guy who almost destroyed Dragon Clouds City in order to take me away." Thales moved another step.

Ashida didn't speak, and her expression didn't change.

"As a person who disappeared for six years and brought nothing with him except the invitation five years ago," Thales took a deep breath and asked tentatively, "I don't seem to be qualified to say that? "

Really.

I almost thought he was sealed.

Until the invitation five years ago, there was only one sentence: prepare the classroom and wait patiently.

until……

Thales looked at the blue invitation that suddenly appeared the day before yesterday, and sighed again.

"There is a reason for my disappearance." Ashida returned her eyes to the chessboard, and the second pawn moved forward strangely: "The appearance of Giza is not a trivial matter, not just the queen of the sky. During these six years, Many existences have visited Dragon Clouds City overtly and covertly, including enemies that you and I should be on guard against, I am not sure that I will not be discovered."

enemy?

Thales seized on the word.

"So I need to wait in a low-key manner until the most dangerous time has passed." The magician glanced around: "And in the days when I was away, you did a good job and found a good place."

Thales exhaled, moved the pawn to eat one of Ashida's chess pieces, and turned the pawn into a swordsman: "For this occasion and excuse that will not attract suspicion, I have been deliberate and prepared for three years."

"This is the sorrow of worldly bondage," Ashida moved the third pawn forward again, as if he didn't care about Thales' swordsman: "I still say the same thing: think about it, come with me? You don't have to worry about it." I have been worrying so much about preparing the classroom."

Ashida raised her head and looked at Thales with meaningful eyes.

The prince rubbed his fingers, grabbed a shield warrior, and moved one square diagonally, trying to block the opponent's three pawns.

"I think we've made it clear enough," Thales sighed, "What you need is a king to do things you couldn't do before."

"But you are in a difficult situation." Ashida moved the knight out from behind the three pawns without stopping, and at the same time restrained the rampaging swordsman and the shield warrior who were about to intercept: "To be honest, even if you performed amazingly, it's true I'm still not optimistic about whether you can be successfully crowned."

"If you're still just going to talk nonsense, then we can end it early." Thales quickened his tone, slightly displeased, he grabbed a catapult, jumped over two pieces, and placed it on the side that threatened the opponent's knight Location.

Ashida showed a chilling smile Thales had seen before.

"What about the weapon?"

"The one that sealed Giza six years ago," the magician said softly, "I thought you would at least bring it with you when you came to see me."

On the chessboard, a pawn belonging to Ashida suddenly took a step forward and became a swordsman.

"For your safety."

he said softly.

That... is armed.

If it was Thales in the past, there would probably be a thump in his heart at this time.

But Thales knew exactly what kind of existence he was facing. Asheda could detect the air pressure activity in the target's body from a very long distance.

"It's where it should be." Thales said calmly, the crime of hell river in his body flowed through his lungs and blood vessels like warm water, maintaining the original rhythm of breathing and expansion.

The prince moved the shield fighter into the attack range of the opposing knight.

This time, Ashida stared at him for ten seconds.

After a long while, the magician put away that sentimental smile, and turned his attention to the position of the chessboard shield warrior, which happened to be within the protection range of the opponent's stone crossbow: "Very good."

good what?

Thales stared at him quietly, but still didn't say the words.

fortunately.

I controlled my body's reaction.

Using the crime of prison river...

The other party suddenly whispered: "Are you ready?"

Thales, who was thinking about the question, couldn't react. He moved slightly and raised his head: "What are you going to do?"

In the next second, Ashida suddenly sat up straight, and no longer cared about the chessboard in front of her.

As if to face the most serious occasion.

"Before we start, we must clarify some rules." Ashida said lightly.

Thales was a little stunned: "Rules?"

Ashida nodded slowly. Thales didn't know how he read it from the almost unchanged face of the magician, but he subconsciously felt that Ashida's expression was extremely serious at the moment: "On the way, you originally You should take good notes, but in view of this situation... So, first, you have to think carefully about every word I say. This is respect for me and yourself. Correspondingly, I will be serious about your words wait."

Infected by his atmosphere, Thales nodded involuntarily.

"Second, you can ask questions at any time during the journey, and you can even raise rhetorical questions. I may refuse to answer some parts, but this is not an excuse for you to remain silent. This is the worst student." , Said this sentence at an even and steady speed, contrary to his usual strange rhythm and habits.

Thales straightened up unconsciously and nodded seriously.

Like a most devout student.

"Third, but you have to think clearly before you speak. From my perspective, how would I answer? Say less meaningless words, get straight to the point, and save time."

"Fourth, in my class, you are not allowed to use metaphors and analogies to explain your point of view. That is the easiest way to get around."

Thales could only keep a sullen face, nodding his head constantly, focusing his eyes on the equally serious eyes of the other party.

"The most important thing is to be humble," Ashida said softly, this time, there seemed to be something else in his steady words: "It's not about me, but about the knowledge you're about to acquire and what you don't agree with." First of all, respect, then think, find out differences, and finally question, and question not only limited to the other party, but also question yourself, such as your presupposition. Use less absolute and affirmative words, and encourage the use of assumptions and conditional statements."

Thales moved first, and then pressed his right hand. He was afraid that he could not help raising his hand or subconsciously search for the tip of the pen.

Ahilda noticed his reaction, the corners of her mouth slightly curved, and she hummed softly.

The prince couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

"Of course, when you open your mouth, you must also be prepared to be asked questions," the words of the Qi magician continued subconsciously: "If any of your colleagues present here raises..."

Thales' expression moved, feeling a little strange.

peers?

Ashida sensed something was wrong almost immediately.

His words paused abruptly, unnaturally stopped.

It was like being cut off suddenly.

The atmosphere returned to quiet.

The soldiers and guards around the box still looked normal, unaware.

But in the small space on both sides of the chessboard, Thales caught the slight trembling on the magician's face at that moment, and his left hand tightened slightly.

Thales opened his mouth wide in surprise.

This is……

This was a reaction that the other party had never had since he knew Ashida.

Ashida didn't speak, he just stared at his chessboard quietly, expressionless and motionless.

Seems to be adjusting.

Thales suddenly had an illusion: the unkind Ashida in front of him actually had her own troubles.

Three seconds later.

Ashida closed her mouth, seeming to adjust herself.

His eyes raised again, shining brightly: "That's all."

Thales took a light breath, taking the doubts he had just had into his heart.

The prince concentrated all his energy, full of uncontrollable anticipation and tension, and nodded slowly.

coming.

"Then let's get started." Ashe didn't have any nonsense, he blinked his clear eyes, and went straight to the topic with cold words: "Today, as your first lesson on the road to magician, I want to say three things. "

"First, pay attention to what a magician is, not what magic is."

"Second, we, the position and position of magicians in the world."

"Third, our enemies and companions."

Under the sky of Longxiao City, the words of the magician of qi rang softly in the ears of Prince Xingchen.

Micro nymphs chirping, as if silent.