Daurson House, late at night.

Through the cracks in the pleated windows, Rutledge looked out into the dark streets, his face flickering by candlelight.

"Young Master, the Silver Ring City has already been prepared. ”

Hearing this, Ratledge turned around, looked at the old butler at the door, and said, "Tell those people in the Silver Ring City to start according to the plan." ”

The old butler nodded, but did not move in the slightest, and still stood there looking at Ratledge.

The latter frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

The old butler bowed down and said, "Young Master, regarding the restoration of the kingdom, the master has some worries. ”

"What is my father worried about?"

The old butler was silent for a while, and then said, "The lord is worried that those old nobles in the Silver Ring Kingdom may not be good partners to work with. ”

Ratledge turned around, looked at the old butler and said with a smile: "You tell me the truth, do you really think that those nobles can restore the Silver Ring Kingdom?"

The old butler was a little confused: "Young master, what do you mean ......?"

"Although Twilight City has not been established for a long time, the Holy King has already established an unshakable position in the hearts of the citizens. Don't look at us now, we have an advantage in the election campaign, and people are waving flags behind us. But all of this is premised on the fact that our interests are aligned with those of the people, and that we use election methods to gain power, so that they choose to support us. ”

Ratledge lowered his head and sighed: "But if the last force to come to power turns into a demand for the restoration of the Silver Ring Kingdom, those people will soon wake up and target us." ”

The old butler was a little anxious: "In that case, isn't there any possibility of success in the restoration plan formulated by the old ministers of the Silver Ring?"

Ratledge sat down in his chair and said with a smile: "The heir of the Kingdom of the Silver Ring, that Guy VII, who is only six or seven years old, is nothing but a spoiled fool. This kind of person is wasting food when he lives, and he is a puppet when he ascends to the throne. Take 10,000 steps back and say that even if that group of nobles can capture Dusk West City and stabilize the situation, in the end, Silver Ring City will go down the old path again and decline again...... Therefore, the cooperation with the old nobles is only temporary, and as long as my purpose is achieved, those fools are pawns that can be discarded at any time......"

The old butler opened his eyes: "Young master, do you want to ......"

Ratledge looked back out the window and said faintly, "Go back and tell my father that whether it's the Twilight Kingdom or the Silver Ring Kingdom, their history is gone...... Next, there will be a new era. ”

A few more days passed.

In the king's audience room, Todd looked at Richer in front of him and asked in surprise, "Why?"

The latter lay on the sofa and stretched: "Is she willing to do that, does she need a reason?"

Todd shook his head vigorously, "No, no, no, I'm not asking about Mary's motives, what I want to ask is, why did you go to Mary and convince her to stay in Twilight?"

Rachel put her index finger to her lips and chuckled, "It's a test." ”

Looking at the other party's secretive appearance, Todd shook his head helplessly: "What did you tell her?"

"I'm just telling her that you're in danger and need all the help you can," Rachel said. ”

Todd was puzzled: "That's all?"

Richer shrugged, "That's all. ”

"Staying in Twilight City at this time is a very risky decision. Todd rubbed his forehead with his hand and said with a headache: "Richel, maybe I'm thinking too much, you seem to have a lot of prejudices against Mary?"

Rachel glanced at Todd and said faintly, "Prejudice?"

"Whether it's Karin, Evie, or Deirdre, you've shown kindness and tolerance towards xenotypes, especially female xenotypes. But only Mary, you seem to be hostile to her?"

Rachel sat up straight, stared into Todd's eyes, and said calmly, "I do dislike Mary, half of the reason is because of her attitude towards the alien race. ”

"You can't imagine how much Mary was fond of the King of the Silver Ring after he married her. Whether it was the priceless works of art or the vast hanging gardens, as long as it could be exchanged for the queen's smile, Guy VI at that time was completely like a yellow-haired boy carried away by love. ”

However, as a different species, Mary is obviously rich and powerful, but she is immersed in pleasure, and she not only does not show the slightest sympathy for the suffering of the different species, but even shows her disgust for the alien race in public. ”

Todd sighed, "I once met Mary's father, Leoric, and learned a few things about her family. Perhaps, deep down in Mary's heart, she thought that she married away from home because she was disgusted by her father because of her heterogeneous identity...... By the way, you say that's half the reason, and what's the other half?"

Rachel gave Todd a roll of his eyes and whispered, "You should be able to guess the reason for the other half." ”

Todd looked confused: "Can I guess?"

A sharp knock on the door interrupted the conversation.

Todd asked displeased, "What's going on?"

The guard outside the door said in a hurried voice: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Silver Ring City, there has been a large-scale riot in the city!"

Todd and Raicher looked at each other, and the former said, "Come in." ”

The guard placed a letter sealed with a fire seal on Todd's desk and exited the door.

Todd opened the envelope, pulled out the report, took a cursory look at it, and handed it to Rachel.

Rachel took the report and read it as he read it: "On December 7, 1175 A.D., the reconstruction of the Silver Ring had to be suspended due to heavy snowfall. In the early morning of the next day, a large number of bandits appeared around the Silver Ring City under the cover of heavy snow, and were discovered by our troops while climbing the city wall. The enemy army is about 3,000 people, most of whom are well-trained soldiers, but the opponent has no heavy armor and no siege weapons, and our army has an absolute advantage. However, about half an hour after the siege began, about 1,000 people in the city suddenly rioted and charged towards the city gates. ”

"Under the unfavorable situation of internal and external attacks, the west gate was lost, and the bandit army outside the city and the mob inside the city gathered, and began to drive the civilians in the city to attack our positions, and consume our army's arrows and supplies, and the number of enemy troops at this time was close to 6,000 at one time. After nearly three hours of fighting with the enemy's forces, the remaining soldiers had no choice but to retreat into the inner city and choose to hold on. Since the reconstruction of the inner city has not yet been completed, the fortifications, war materials, warm clothing, food and water sources are in a serious state of scarcity, so I hereby ask for help from the city of Dusk. ”

After reading the report, Richer said softly, "Those Silver Ring nobles are moving quite fast. ”

Todd nodded, "This is the most common tactic to attack the west, and the purpose is to attract the attention of Twilight City and force us to send reinforcements to relieve the siege. ”

Rachel then said: "Between Twilight City and Silver Ring City, if it is a rapid march of the infantry corps, it will take about three days and three nights from the beginning of preparations to the arrival of the battlefield. But if it's a xenomorph warhorse, it only takes twelve hours to start engaging the enemy......"

"The enemy saw this, which is why we had to send out the Xenomorph Knights. Todd smiled and said, "As long as this strongest military force is transferred from Twilight City, that group of nobles will be able to handle the next battle calmly." ”

Rachel looked at the report and asked, "What now, should I go to the rescue, or should I leave the Xenoknights in the city?"

Todd picked up a pen and paper from the table and said as he picked up the pen and wrote, "The stage has been set up, the actors are all in place, and the audience is looking forward to it." At this time, who wouldn't want to see what's next?"