Chapter 90: Edward and Ivan
"Solved?"
Uncle Hunter leaned against a tree with a stick of grass in his mouth, and he seemed to be used to such things.
This made Ivan have to think that this should not be a serious hunter.
"Sister Christine is waiting for you there." After saying that, the uncle lowered his head to himself, not knowing what he was thinking.
This embarrassed Ivan, who was about to say "goodbye" to him.
"The nun ......" arrived in another place, and Christine was standing in the tree with her back to Ivan and meditating.
"You're here, is it over, right?"
"Well, he got the ending he deserved."
Christine also nodded, she was the one who originally proposed to let Ivan solve it.
I guess she's not a serious nun either.
Ivan's face was serious, but in his heart he was secretly thinking about his parents.
"Helena, how is she?" Ivan hadn't seen her since the old nun hastily took her away.
Christine was silent for a while, but finally sighed and said, "That child used power that shouldn't be used, and if she appears in people's eyes now, I'm afraid she will become a heretic wanted by the Holy See in less than three days." ”
This is also relatively close to the facts that Ivan himself guessed, after all, he saw the evil of that force with his own eyes when he hit the scene last night.
"Besides, Jim's death is not a trivial matter after all, the Chester Chamber of Commerce will not let its members disappear inexplicably, some people still know about the conflict between Helena and Jim, and it is for her good to send the child away."
Christine said.
……
After returning to the royal city and separating from the nuns, Ivan did not choose to return to the academy.
Today, he has another special "friend" to visit.
Passing through the "unique" slums and unique rich areas of King Odin, there is no area for ordinary people to live in.
This is a place where only the princes and nobles of the Odin court are eligible to live.
Walk into a long, quiet, willow-shaded alley, and at the end of this alley is a mansion that looks quite magnificent.
Its layout is regular and well-built, which fully reflects the glorious and wealthy style of the royal family and the simple and elegant charm of the people, and is designed by extremely clever craftsmen at first glance.
Although this mansion is not well-known among the people, all the princes and nobles know that it is a birthday gift from the old king to his favorite third prince of the empire.
"Excuse me, who are you?"
Ivan had just approached when he was stopped by the guards at the door.
"A friend of His Royal Highness the Third Prince, Ivan."
"Okay, Master Mage, please let me report first."
Ivan nodded, fortunately he chose to wear a mage robe to go out today, if he was still dressed as a down-and-out mercenary, it was estimated that the other party's attitude would be greatly reduced.
Within a moment, the guards who had confirmed Ivan's citizenship were released to him.
Although the mansion is very large, Ivan does not see many servants, the third prince is away all the year round, and his style is also simple, which is in stark contrast to other princes and nobles in the empire.
As far as Ivan knew, the most powerful family in the empire, the Peter Fressa, probably had more than 30,000 slaves under their wield.
"The capital of all evil."
Ivan could only sigh like this, even if he pitied those slaves whose status might not even be comparable to that of pigs and horses, but he was really powerless to change them.
This is the pattern of the whole continent, and the mutual sale and inhuman treatment of slaves is also allowed on the mainland.
This world is like this, cruel and real.
After all, even the "brave" cannot save everything, even the "brave" cannot break the stubborn traditions between the nobility and the kingdom, even the "brave" cannot change the most primitive nature of human beings, even the "brave" ......
There are too many things that the "brave" can't do, but Ivan is still willing to move forward with this goal, what he can do, he will definitely do, and if he can't do it, then he will work hard to do it......
In the midst of his thoughts, Ivan arrived.
"Knock knock, anyone?"
"Is it Ivan? You just come in, the servants have already told them to step down in advance, as for myself...... Now it may be a little inconvenient to open the door for you. ”
Ivan opened the door, and at a glance he understood why Edward said that "it was inconvenient for me to open the door for him".
"I said, how did you do this? Hahahaha! ”
In front of Ivan, who was originally handsome and chic, and was the dream lover of countless young girls in the royal city, His Royal Highness the Third Prince was completely wrapped in a bandage...... Uh, mummy, only two eyes are left outside.
"Don't laugh, it's good like this now, I almost lost my life."
"I wonder how the girls in the city will react to seeing you like this."
"Maybe I'll like my new look better, haha."
"I'm not kidding you, I heard you're back, how did you get like this?"
"Ugh." At the mention of this, Edward's expression became serious.
"It's Romaniel."
"Romaniel?!"
"Well, they attacked the fortress of Fimir, where I was stationed."
"It's such a big thing, why hasn't there been any news at all......"
"The empire isn't very peaceful right now, you know. It is possible that the above chose to hide it in order not to cause panic. ”
Edward held out his bandaged hand and pointed at it.
"Romaniel succeeded?"
"Of course not, who do you think I am?"
Edward's voice was filled with indescribable pride, and although his plan was a bit risky, he eventually won the gamble and managed to turn the tide of the battle and hold the fortress of Fimir.
Although Ivan really wanted to hit him, Edward was indeed an expert in the war, not to mention that this person was injured like this, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with him boasting about himself.
"You said that you are a real prince, and you make yourself look like a person who is not a human being, a ghost or a ghost, isn't it good to learn from your two brothers?"
"Everyone has their own aspirations, but the commander of the Fymir Fortress almost died of fright."
"Hahaha, it feels very graphic."
"Alas, many people in the empire are now corpse vegetarians, and there are really not many people to rely on." Edward said worriedly, "The most important thing is that we don't know why Romaniel attacked the Fimir Fortress that night, and ...... Their plan, and what will happen after that......"
Ivan didn't know how to answer Edward, after all, he didn't understand politics and military affairs, so he could only comfort the third prince at this time, "Everything will be fine."
Edward smiled reluctantly, agreeing with Ivan's words.
"What are you going to do after that?"
Ivan asked.
"Hurry up and recuperate, visit your father, and then leave the royal city quickly."
"That's ......"
Ivan seemed to have guessed that Edward would say this, so he was not surprised at all.
"So what else can I do? Do you think I don't want to stay with my father? ”
Edward was also resentful.
That's right, everyone will have grievances, even if this person does not fight or grab, and has a gentle personality (referred to as Buddhism), but he is also a human being, as long as he is a human being, he has his own emotions.
He can tolerate it, but it's definitely not without resentment, it's just that he often makes choices that wronged him when he weighs them.
Edward was one such person.
As a child, he did fantasize that he would ascend to the throne when his father was old, leading the Odin Empire to another peak like the man he admired.
He has such strength, he has been most loved by his father since he was a child, almost all the courtiers support him, and he is also the most expected by the people.
But as he grew older, he grew disgusted with the cold throne.
Because of his growth, he can see a lot more clearly.
The vain between the nobles, the coldness between the royal family, and the sometimes reluctant compromise of his father all told him that the highest position did not seem to be as good as he had imagined.
He didn't want to be hypocritical, he didn't want to compromise, he didn't want to freeze his heart, so he gave up.
He will always remember the disappointed look in his father's eyes when he told him, and the countless astonishment, bewilderment, and ridicule thrown around him, even his two older brothers.
Although his father was disappointed by his decision, he was still so kind to him that the other siblings were jealous.
After all, he was so good as the third prince of the empire that he was almost carved out of the same mold as his father when he was young.
Eventually, he chose to contribute to his father's empire in another way.
He left his father's gaze, ignored his father's obstruction, and went to a place that his father could not see.
He also feels lost, especially when he is injured and frustrated, and especially misses his father's calloused palms and his broad chest.
However, his stay in the royal city would only be a point of conflict, and the two elder brothers had been dissatisfied with him for a long time, and he understood that as long as he did not leave, there would always be people who did not give up and pushed him to that highest throne, including his father, even if it had nothing to do with his own wishes.
He doesn't want his father to be embarrassed, and he doesn't want his brothers to fight, and he will protect the empire in his own way on the frontier.
Over the next few years, he did.
However, my father's situation deteriorated, and finally one day the tall man fell ill.
He applied to return to the royal city, but was ruthlessly rejected by his brothers.
The reason turned out to be a boring reason like "don't leave your post without permission".
He was angry, but he complied.
Until he returned to the royal city because of his injury, he found that his two older brothers were busy fighting for power, and he simply ignored his father.
Even his younger brother, who had been in power for a long time, met only a few words of false encouragement, and he knew that the servants in the entire courtyard were all people who were used to spy on him.
So, he resented.
And when resentment reaches an extreme, it burns everything in front of it in anger.
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