【Sacred Dragon Kingdom, Insonia, Hall of Glory】

Captain Braddell, the captain of the Sword of Kings, walked gracefully into the Hall of Glory, and the Dragon King Mosofeld Seendia and the Dragon Navy's Supreme Commander Garam Zird had been waiting for a long time.

Dressed in light gray armor, he wore a gray robe behind his back and a red sword stuck in his waist, which had been given to him by the Seendia royal family when he was crowned captain of the Sword of Kings by the king ten years earlier.

Mossfield sat on the highest seat in the Hall of Glory, where the throne of the Dragon Kingdom was, a throne made of black hedrons. The throne is surrounded by beautiful gemstones, precious jade, and agate. Behind the throne is a huge stone statue of a samurai with a sword, and the samurai holds a huge stone sword in his hand, and below the stone sword is where the king of the dragon kingdom sits.

The sword of Damocles, the sword of power, the sword of glory, this is to make the dragon kings of the past remember their mission.

Mossfield, now the king of the Dragon Kingdom, was the eldest son of the Seendia family, a king with great ambitions. After his father's death, he naturally inherited the throne, when he was only twenty years old.

But in this short fifteen years, the Dragon Kingdom has developed rapidly, both militarily and economically. In the face of the rise of the Ning Kingdom, the Dragon Kingdom still maintained the strength of a traditional power.

There is an unwritten rule for the king of the dragon kingdom that he must abdicate when the king has wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. The dragon people worship youth, and under normal circumstances, the king of the dragon kingdom will put down the crown on his head at the age of forty and hand over power to the next young king.

Mossfield has an ordinary face, but after this ordinary head wears a crown, it is no longer ordinary. He was dressed in a traditional dragon kingdom dress, and held a half-human-high walking stick in his right hand, and the place on the armrest of the walking stick was a palm-sized night pearl. Behind him is a red robe, which is surrounded by bricks and jewels.

Although he was thirty-five years old, Mosfeld still looked only twenty years old, and many doubted that the young king would ever grow old.

The Hall of Light is the hall with the highest level of secrecy in the Dragon Kingdom Palace. What is said here will not be heard by anyone else, so many important matters will be discussed here.

Although the Hall of Light is called the Hall of Light, it does not see much sunlight. The entire empty and tall hall was illuminated by spiritual lanterns hanging along the high walls. In the dim light, anyone who walks here can faintly see the ground made of crystal.

Outside the hall is the strongest spiritual sorcerer organization in the Dragon Kingdom: the Sword of Kings, no matter how strong the enemy is, it is impossible to break in. And Bai De is the leader between kings.

There are two chairs under Mosofeld's throne, one for the supreme general of the Dragon Kingdom and the other for the captain of the Sword of Kings.

The chair for the dragon general already had Garam Childe on it, his smiling face and full of gray hair, and he looked like a kind and wise man. Bai De recalled that when he first met Garam Childe a few years ago, he couldn't believe that the scholar in front of him was actually the supreme commander of the Dragon Army.

Garam Childe became the supreme commander of the Dragon Nation ten years ago, when he was only forty-five years old, making him the youngest commander of the Dragon Nation in history. Now he is fifty-five years old, his prestige in the army is increasing, and the king of the dragon kingdom has great trust in him. Zilde wears dark yellow armor and has a short sword stuck at his waist, a sign of loyalty and bravery.

Both Baide and Garam Zilde are well-known figures in the Dragon Kingdom, the former being the captain of the King's Guard, and the latter being the highest general in the Dragon Kingdom. The king summoned them to the Hall of Glory, not to coronate them, as usual, but to have important military matters to discuss.

Both Brad and Zird understood that this three-man meeting was about the outcome of the G7 Cabinet meeting.

Unexpectedly, Zilde had already arrived first, and Bai De stepped up, raised his head and walked forward.

"You're finally here, Beard!" Mosfeld said as he stood up enthusiastically, "Zilde and I were talking about you just now!"

Brad respectfully walked up the steps and knelt down on one knee in front of Mosfeld and said, "Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for being late. ”

Garam Childe stood up and smiled at Mossfield, "Your Excellency, if you want to blame Mr. Beard, please also blame me for coming early." ”

The King of the Dragon Kingdom smiled, lifted Bai De's body, patted him on the shoulder, stretched out his hand to the right position and said, "Mr. Bai De, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Bai De sat down respectfully.

"Please sit down, General. The king said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zilde saluted with a fist and sat down.

At last the king took his seat, and he smiled and said to Bai De: "Just now I was talking about you with Mr. Zilde, and General Zird said that you are a young genius, and you must have worked hard to become the captain of the King's Sword before you were thirty years old!"

Zilde stroked his white beard and said, "The achievements of the Dragon Kingdom today are closely related to the efforts of His Excellency Bai De. ”

Bai De said modestly: "To protect the family and defend the country, in addition to the sword of the king, every soldier in the Dragon Kingdom is working hard, although it is a peaceful era, but it has also paid a lot." In the next, they are just doing their part. ”

"Good, good. The king clapped his hands and praised, "With two assistants, our Dragon Kingdom will surely achieve greater glory." ”

Brad nodded and smiled at Zilde.

The king looked at the two of them, coughed slightly, and said, "The purpose of summoning Your Excellency and the two to the Hall of Light this time is to discuss a major matter. According to the reply from Mr. Toynbee Ross, the representative of the Dragon Kingdom in the Holy Alliance, we will send 200,000 troops to the Thunder Island as the main force of the Alliance in three months. The commander-in-chief of the operation was appointed by the Dragon Kingdom, that is, by the Supreme General of the Dragon Kingdom, General Garam Zilde. ”

Zilde and Baide listened and thought for a moment.

The entire Temple of Light fell silent. Under the tall dome, the king of the dragon kingdom watched the two of them. Both of them who were watching were thinking.

Bai De opened his mouth first and asked, "Is this what His Royal Highness thinks?"

Zilde stared sharply at Baide and was silent.

"Yes, I think it's a great opportunity. "It's time to unravel the secrets of Thunder Island," said the king. ”

"We don't know what's going on Kore Island. "I'm afraid there will be a lot of risk if you go rashly." ”

"Mr. White, didn't your King's Sword send some people to Thunder Island to scout decades ago?" Zilde asked, "What was the result?"

Bai De was a little vigilant and asked rhetorically, "Your Excellency Zilde, the actions between the kings are all directly ordered by the king, and even the general of the Dragon Kingdom has no right to ask, why do you know about the actions of the king's sword decades ago?"

Zilde looked at the king and explained, "Don't get me wrong, this is what the king told me. ”

Brad set his gaze on Mosfeld, and when he saw him nod, he had no objection, "If the king said it, then it's nothing." But I wonder what the general wants to know from his actions decades ago?"

"I wonder what the members of the Sword of Kings sent to Thunder Island have to do with the riots that followed in Sonia Prison. ”

Brad looked at the king and wanted to ask for his permission.

The king's sword is the sword in the king's hand, and if the king wants to swing it, they will swing it, and if the king wants to unsheath it, they have to unsheath it.

Mossfeld nodded, "White, please tell him!"

Bai De said without hesitation: "Decades ago, our King's Sword sent more than 30 members to Thunder Island to investigate, wanting to recover the eight great spiritual weapons lost in the naval battle of Thunder Island, to know what a legendary spiritual weapon means to a country. ”

"A Legendary Artifact means a Legendary Strongman, and its importance is even greater than that of several armies. ”

"However, not only did the more than thirty members of the King's Sword sent to Thunder Island not find any legendary spiritual weapons, but what was even more strange was that none of them returned. ”

"So they're missing?" Zilde asked, looking puzzled.

The king nodded, and continued, "The disappearance is only the beginning of this matter, and there are many more things that have happened later. ”

The king nodded to Bai De, and Bai De continued: "Later, the King's Sword will no longer send people to Thunder Island to investigate. But just a few years later, there was a riot in Insonia's largest prison. And twelve of the initiators of this riot were members of the Sword of Kings who disappeared that year. Bai De said solemnly: "You must know one thing, it is impossible for the members of the Sword of Kings to betray the Dragon Kingdom, even if all the people are treasonous, they are impossible. ”

"So we closed the news and forcibly suppressed the riot, declaring that it was only a large-scale exercise." ”

"We later speculated that these missing members of the Sword of Kings might have been exposed to something we didn't know about Thunder during those years. It was these that made them change their original intentions. ”

"Is it [Thunderfang]?" Zilde muttered.

"The general also believes these rumors?" the king smiled.

"What I don't know, I have to use rumors to explain. Zilde said.

"So this time I want to take this opportunity to climb Thunder Island and unravel the cause of the riots in Sonia prison decades ago, and what makes the most determined people give up their faith. "I know that this operation may cause great damage, but I think we are worth it." ”

"Since it is the king's idea, the sword of the king will naturally support it. Baide said.

Zilde looked serious and said solemnly, "I don't agree with Your Majesty's opinion, I don't think there is any need to start a war for a doubt, soldiers' lives are expensive, they also have parents, brothers, family and friends. ”

"So, General, are you not supporting this operation?"

"No, I do. "Although the reasons and purposes of this operation are different from those of you, I believe that the Dragon Kingdom needs a war now. The Ning Kingdom is on the rise, and the other five countries are also in Taoguang, and if our Dragon Kingdom wants to be strong, it must play a pivotal role in the alliance. Just like Toynby did this time, it shows the great power of our dragon country. I believe that this operation, whether it succeeds or fails, will be good for the entire Dragon Kingdom. ”

Mossfeld's eyebrows moved slightly, and he said, "Since we have the same opinion, who can be the commander-in-chief of this operation?"

Zilde sat up straight, pressed the sword at his waist to the ground, held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and said, "I think it would be better for the commander of the Seventh Army to be in charge of General Bawen this time. ”

"Isn't Mr. Garam going to go into battle himself?" asked Brad.

Zilde shook his head and said, "I'm too old to be fit for this kind of battle, but I still know who is more suitable for the thirteen legion commanders under my command. Zilde stretched out his index finger and said, "General Bawen is a general with great potential, and he is not yet thirty years old, just like you, Brother Baide. He was very decisive and skilled in the use of soldiers. If he makes a meritorious contribution this time, please consider asking him to succeed me as the next general of the Dragon Kingdom. ”

"General Zilde, do you want to retire?" the young king asked, looking at the old man in front of him, and a sour feeling welled up in his heart.

Zilde smiled, "Your Majesty, I have been the general of the Dragon Kingdom for ten years, and the Dragon Kingdom has also been brilliant for ten years. After me, if Ba Wen can become the general of the Dragon Kingdom, the Dragon Kingdom will be strong for twenty years. He patted his chest with his left hand and said, "As for me, I am already old, and I am very content to assist Your Majesty for ten years." ”

"In that case, I'll observe General Bawen more. The young king said.

Bai De, who was opposite Zird, was not sad because of this, and it was natural that the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves. Only when the older generation leaves, the younger generation will have more room for development.

"Your Majesty, what can the King's Sword do?" Bai De asked.

The king replied, "You don't have to participate in this operation, you have other tasks. In a few days, I'll go to the Sword of Kings headquarters to give you orders. ”

"Yes!" replied Brad.

Garam Childe looked at the young king, and then at White, but said nothing.

"What other questions?" asked Mossfield.

"Nope. Galammer Zilde and Bade both replied.

That being the case, that's all for today's discussion. The king said, "The matter of this operation will be entrusted to General Zilde and General Baven, and as for the sword of kings, I will personally give it to you in a few days." ”

"Yes!" the two stood up and saluted.

The king returned the salute respectfully.

Garam and Childe walked out of the Hall of Light side by side and closed the door for the king. Mossfield said he wanted to be alone and let the two of them leave.