Todd's anger made the atmosphere in the room freeze for a moment, Karin's hand holding the plate trembled slightly, and a little soup spilled on the table.

Rachel put away the smile on her face and looked into the king's eyes, and suddenly an indescribable emotion flashed, which disappeared as soon as it appeared, so fast that people thought that there was an illusion.

She put on her usual expression again, stood up and bowed slightly to Todd, and apologized: "Your Majesty, if my words make you feel offended, I apologize here, but that is not what I intended. ”

Todd leaned his back into the chair, waved his hand in anticipation, and looked into Richell's eyes with three points of helplessness.

This wise woman said this, and did so, on purpose.

But thanks to her, Todd began to try to decipher himself as soon as his anger subsided.

For most people, it is an eternal premise to travel to another world, enjoy the rolling of civilization over the wilderness, grab the wealth of the world, enjoy the pleasure of conquest, and meet the needs of physiology.

Todd never considered himself a saint, nor did he ever think of a so-called moral code. When he first arrived in another world, he did want to pursue pleasure and indulgence, but after experiencing the alien race, the church, the academy, and the royal power, he began to think about the meaning of this kind of life.

Compared with the civilized world where money reigns supreme and the collapsed and chaotic Middle Ages, Todd, who has experienced two different societies, faintly feels that there is something invisible in his underworld that is pulling him forward. However, he had no way of knowing what the road ahead was like or where the end would be.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Richel's call brought the king back to his senses.

Todd shook his head, put aside the complicated thoughts in his head for a while, and said to the woman in front of him, "Richel, you are a smart man. You might as well help me analyze the current situation of the Twilight Kingdom?"

Rachel glanced at Todd, then turned her gaze to the ground, thought for a long time, and spat out one word: "It's bad." ”

"That's right, the current Dusk Kingdom looks extremely beautiful, with a powerful army, a vast territory, and a full treasury. But in reality, the kingdom is like an egg, tied to the edge of a cliff with string. Todd took the silver fork and gently stirred the bread on the plate: "The Northern Barbarians, the Silver Ring Kingdom, the Holy Acropolis, the Church of the Heavenly Father, the Southern Empire, our enemies come from all directions, and the reason why they have not been flanked is because the Dusk Kingdom has some use value for them. Therefore, all I can do is to gather as many forces as possible who are willing to fight under my command......"

Rachel looked at Todd and sighed softly: "Then you don't need to give power to those scholars, what they ask for will be a disaster for any kingdom." ”

"I know. Todd picked up a slice of mountain pear and put it in his mouth: "There is no one in this world who understands the power of knowledge better than I do." It can raise a kingdom or destroy a kingdom. So, when dealing with those academics, I left a way back for myself. ”

"Back?" Richer leaned her upper body towards Todd, the shape of her robe changing beautifully.

Todd glanced at the woman, slowly chewed and swallowed a small piece of lobster, gently wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and said, "There is one thing that will soon be born in the Kingdom of the Twilight, it has a dazzling coat and a heart as poisonous as a snake and scorpion. If used properly, it will be a yoke to the truth and a powerful motivator for the Kingdom. ”

Rachel tilted her head and asked, "What is it?"

"Now is not the time to unravel the mystery. ”

Reicel found that Todd had no desire to speak, so he stopped asking questions and moved on to something else.

"Your Majesty, do you remember our original covenant?"

Somewhat strange as to why the woman brought it up, Todd nodded and said, "I promised to shelter the alien race in exchange for the allegiance of the race." ”

Rachel said, "After the secularization of the Knights of the Dusk, you, as the chief of the Knights, have become the king of a country, have you considered the matter of the heir?

"Heir?" Reichel suddenly said something else, his thinking was so wide that Todd couldn't keep up with her train of thought for a moment.

The woman moved her body and moved closer to the king, "You used to be the chief of the Knights of the Twilight West, and the covenant only exists between you and me. But now that you are the monarch of the kingdom, sooner or later you will have your own heirs, and I must think about the future for the sake of the alien race. ”

Todd couldn't help but laugh, "I'm still young, it's too early to think about such a thing, right?" and, don't forget, I'm an alien myself. ”

Rachel didn't seem to be joking: "Your Majesty, you may not be able to understand what this covenant means for xenos. The Tyro Empire is the best example of this! The xenos who occupy the absolute majority of seats in the Supreme Council are on the run because they are jealous and suppressed by other factions. ”

"You may have sympathetic and friendly thoughts towards the aliens, but what about the queen you will marry, and what about the children you will give birth to? Who can guarantee that they will agree with you?"

Todd pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache, closed his eyes and said, "Then what am I going to do?

"In the face of royal power, the law is nothing more than a blank slate. Out of the corner of her eye, Rachel looked at Karin in the corner, who lowered her head and turned pale: "Your Majesty, it's very simple, I just want to add some small 'protection' to our original covenant. ”

Todd stared into the woman's pupils, signaling that he was listening.

"For the sake of the alien race, we want to keep a piece of your bloodline. ”

Todd's face darkened, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart: "What do you mean?"

"According to the latest research from the Twilight Academy, the formation of xenomorphs can be divided into three types. The first type of person is an ordinary person, who has been exposed to the source of infection in the acquired environment and has been transformed into a xenomorph, and the other two are born xenomorphs, but the difference is that one of them can pass on the ability to the next generation, and their children are also highly likely to be xenomorphs. ”

Rachel walked to the corner, pulled Karin, who was trembling, and took the girl's arm and said to Todd: "Your Majesty, I did some research, and Karin and I are both third-class xenomorphs, so ......"

Todd's temples burst into muscles, gritting his teeth and asking, "So?"

Rachel took a deep breath: "Mistress or *** pleasure." We want to keep a piece of your bloodline as part of the Xeno-Pact......"

"Bastard !!"

The silver plate containing the dishes was thrown out with great force, the meat steak fell to the wall, the juice splashed on the carpet, and the originally clean room suddenly became a mess.

Huggins rushed in with the guards, and the former was slightly relieved to see that the king was safe, but the anger on Todd's face was so angry that the knight didn't know what to do for a moment.

Like an enraged lion, Todd clutched the edge of the table with both hands, and his "weak" ability was activated with all his might, turning the wooden table black and rotten, and his trembling figure showed that he was on the verge of losing control.

The person concerned, Richel, stood in place, unable to see any expression, and his calm face was like a deep spring that the spring breeze could not open. The splash of soup, like drops of tears, slowly dripped down the curve of her cheeks and fell to the ground.

Huggins looked at Todd, swallowed, and said softly, "Your Majesty......"

Todd took a deep breath according to the method of "anger control" in his previous life, quietly counted to eight, and after his mood calmed down, he said to Huggins and the guards in a deep voice: "Everyone on duty tonight, each of them will go to the barracks to receive ten lashes!"

Huggins, who understood that the king had been lightly disrespected, nodded hurriedly, closed the door with the guards, and left the room quickly.

In the blink of an eye, there were only three people left in the room.

Todd sat back in his chair, and all that remained in the air was awkward silence.

After a few minutes, Todd looked at Rachel coldly: "Madden me twice in one night, only you can do it." ”

Rachel's voice was soft: "Your Majesty, I don't understand the cause of your anger. In my opinion, this is a good ...... for both of us."

"Because, at any time, I never saw you as the object of a deal!" Todd tried to suppress his emotions, "Now, get out of my room, and before I have ignited a third fury!"

Watching Rachel and Karin slowly retreat to the door of the room, Todd asked one last question, "Rachel, answer me, why are you so obsessed with Twilight's protection?"

The woman's beautiful face slowly disappeared into the darkness of the corridor: "Your Majesty, you don't understand...... Only those who have walked through hell will cherish the beauty of home......"