"That's not necessary," Kohler shook his head slightly, "The Empire's military and mages will take care of this," he paused slightly, then made his decision, "I'm going to give up the territory and return it to the Empire." Please keep in mind that "

Rhaegar didn't show much surprise at the news, "It was a wise decision," he said, looking into Khloe's eyes, "Only wise people know that giving up sometimes means greater gains." ”

Kohler smiled slightly, "Until then, I have to meet my royal brother, at least, I have to ask him to give me a considerable amount of allowance every year," he said softly, "even if I lose my territory, as a prince, I still have a large group of people to support." ”

"Your promise has been fulfilled," Kohler continued, "and these may seem like fulfillment of promises to others, but to me it's a heavy debt, and I sincerely hope to be able to repay you." ”

He moved on the bed to make himself more comfortable, "But don't ask too much," Kohler said with a smile, "Despite having the richest territory in the country, I think you should know that I'm actually a poor man." ”

Rhaegar chuckled softly, "Don't worry," he said, "I won't let you go bankrupt, as you said, you still have a large group of people to feed." He casually looked at Kohler's room, "It's very nice here, it looks like the ** Shita is treating you far more than I expected." ”

"My family built this empire with the help of the ** Master Tower," Kohler said frankly, "We are also the most powerful supporters of this Mage Tower, and many mages who serve in the Empire, including Master Hocker, are born here. ”

"I'm going to enter this place to cultivate," Rhaegar said his request directly, although he could join here through Carson at any time if he wanted to, he still chose his original plan, "As an explorer in pursuit of the true meaning of magic, this is undoubtedly the dream of all mages. He looked at Kohler, "It's not easy to do, as an outsider, it's hard for the Mage Tower to believe and accept me, but according to you, it shouldn't be difficult for you." ”

"It's not easy to do," Kohler said, "Although the Mentor Tower has promised my family that the candidates recommended to the Mage Tower by the direct members of each generation will be given priority, the success of this place will depend on whether that candidate can pass the test, and for an outsider, such a test can be especially severe." Please keep in mind that "

"I just need your recommendation," Rhaegar said calmly, "I'll take care of the rest." ”

A cold wind blew through the cracks in the carriage, and Will couldn't help but shiver, and he subconsciously moved to the fire in the middle of the carriage, and at the same time wrapped himself tightly in the precious blanket on his body—a cold that was insignificant enough for ordinary people to feel unbearable for him who was naturally frail.

As the crown prince of the empire, he clearly did not fit the image of the prince and the future emperor in most people's minds: his congenital deficiencies prevented him from participating in any strenuous physical activity, and even walking a little faster would make him tired, and he had to speak softly or he would be panting, and his face would always be unhealthy pale due to lack of exercise and lack of sunlight... In short, even the most insignificant medical knowledge would not have the slightest confidence in his health, and in the eyes of many, the prince was even very likely to die in front of his father.

"How far is it from the palace?" he asked the attendants beside him, he had no interest in the banquet that Duke Rono had held tonight, and if it weren't for his father's insistence on asking him to attend and taking the opportunity to propose to the Duchess Lady, and then gaining the support of the Duke's family, which has a history of thousands of years, he wouldn't even be able to lift the ** out of the palace—even though that young lady was a famous beauty in the City of Miracles, and it didn't mean anything to a man who needed support to walk.

"Fifteen minutes to go," replied the squire cautiously. He was well aware of his master's temperament, and the weakness of his body could not diminish his anger in the slightest, and what was even more terrifying was that it was difficult for people to know when the second man of the empire would be angry, and in front of him, even the most normal words or even a single expression could make him angry, and that would often make the former lose his head. "Do you want me to add some more carbon?" the messenger asked softly, lest the voice be too loud to irritate His Highness.

His question was not answered, for the carriage came to a sudden halt at this point.

"What's wrong?" Before Will could speak, the squire asked in a loud voice outside, as he lifted the curtain from the carriage window and poked his head out, "Why stopped..."

A ring-like thing swirled and flew past his neck, the sharp edge easily severing the muscles and bones on it, and the waiter's head fell to the ground like a ball in a child's hand.

A chill enveloped Will in an instant, and the Imperial Crown Prince sat motionless like a frog stared at by a poisonous snake, watching the headless corpse of his attendant fall back into the car, allowing the gushing blood to splatter on his body, he wanted to scream, but his throat seemed to be frozen, he wanted to move, but his body seemed to become a statue carved in stone, and he could no longer control it.

Intense fear gripped Will's heart like a large invisible hand, making him unable to breathe, his consciousness blurred, his pulse slowly weakening—if there were no accidents, he would have become the first crown prince in the history of St. Endoss to be scared to death.

A warm current poured through the carriage and into his body, and Will's mind became clear, and he found that he could finally breathe freely, and he greedily inhaled a large mouthful of fresh air into his lungs through his mouth and nose, and then let out a terrible scream.

The door of the carriage was opened, and several bloodied guards stood outside.

"It's all right, my Highness," Will's chief of guard, a battle-hardened old knight loyal to the royal family, stepped into the carriage, hugged Will, who was almost ruined by fear, and said comfortingly, "It's all right." ”

The news of Will's assassination spread like wings throughout the City of Wonders overnight. The chief of peace in the imperial capital, the head of the Royal Knights in charge of guarding the imperial capital, and the two commanders of the Imperial Guards became the biggest victims of this incident, first being summoned to the palace overnight, scolded by His Majesty the Emperor, and then searching the city like mad dogs for the whereabouts of the assassins. Throughout the night, the four usually breezy big men all became haggard.

"It's Philen!" In the crown prince's bedchamber, Will shouted hoarsely, "It must be him, no one but him would be so anxious to think of me to die, I will kill him!"

"Master Hocker has arrived. One of the attendants said with trepidation, fearing that the prince would be angry with him—not long ago, two of his companions had lost their lives for disturbing the prince's anger.

Luckily, Will didn't even say a word to him, and Hocker's arrival made him feel like a life-saving straw, and the crown prince, who usually walked twenty or so steps and would be out of breath, swept past his attendant and walked quickly towards the drawing room outside.

Even the future emperor of the empire still has to pay attention to etiquette when facing a ** master like Hocker, Will swept away the irritability in the dormitory, and greeted the chief mage with dignity and humility like a real prince, but the next moment, his question fully exposed the anxiety in his heart.

"How's it going?" Will asked impatiently, "Did you find out anything?"

The Assassins were undoubtedly very old, they left no trace alive, and after they were repulsed, no clues were found, including from the bodies of the dead Assassins, and the search of the city guards, knights, and guards was also fruitless, and in this case, the Emperor, who was furious because of the assassination of his eldest son, had to resort to magic.

"That is what I have come here for," said Hockel, "and in fact, what I have found is now with His Majesty the Emperor, and he asked me to inform you. ”

"We managed to magically recreate the scene of your assassination that day. Hocker continued: "The fact that the Assassins first blocked your path with barricades and then attacked while the convoy was coming to a halt shows that they know your whereabouts very well - you must know that you only made a temporary decision to go to the Duke's house, and that you have only been there for more than twenty minutes, and very few people have seen you, which undoubtedly narrows the scope of the investigation, and this conclusion is consistent with the conclusion reached by the Ministry of Justice." ”

Will listened patiently to Hocker's story, he was now only concerned about who sent those assassins, if it wasn't the chief mage of the empire who spoke but someone else, he would have interrupted them a long time ago.

Hocker clearly saw the crown prince's impatience, which made him think of the prince a little lower: as a future emperor, he obviously lacked the corresponding patience and bearing, which may have something to do with his innate physique, but in any case, such a temperament was obviously not suitable for an emperor.