On the way back to Zeber, Palmer applied a magic "physical enhancement" to the brown deer that the three were riding, and the red film of light surrounded the deer's body, allowing it to run like a fly on the forest road.

To prevent King Charles and Princess Felicia from falling off the back of a deer, Palmer also uses balance-enhancing magic.

The sunlight filtered through the leaves to form strands of silk, which were swept by the swift three-headed deer at such high speed that the air currents set off by the deer's tail even caused the fallen leaves to whirl.

Palmer told His Majesty the King in detail what had happened, and especially after the success of the matter, Palmer was all the more motivated to tell him what he knew—all of which he undoubtedly owed, in his opinion.

"Well done! Ah, that's great news, the kingdom is blessed to have a court mage and minister of magic like you, Palmer. King Charles did not hesitate to praise him, and regained his joy in the loss, and his eyes were swirling with joy and looked at Palmer again.

"As a vassal of the Kingdom of Andu, these are the loyalties and obligations that I must express, and I will do my best for Your Majesty, both now and in the future." Palmer saluted on the back of the deer.

The two rode in front of the eldest princess, and it seemed that there was not much weight to discuss with her about state affairs, no matter how twists and turns the country and the royal family had on this day.

"'Physical Enhancement' is the magic that Geverde is better at, and I believe he will be able to reach the royal capital the next day to make up for the lack of power under your command." Palmer said comfortingly.

Thinking that in the throne room today, all the important soldiers and fathers of the royal capital died, King Charles sighed, and the country seemed to be recaptured in sight... But even if it is recaptured, the current force to defend it is still weak.

"Damn Rodney, I'm going to send him to the guillotine in the square!" King Charles roared, his fist pounding the deer's back. But the deer will not complain and react, and it can only be a walking dead for the time being.

"Guillotine", this word caused the eldest princess to startle, although she knew that Rodney had committed a heinous crime and was executed, but she still couldn't let go of it in her heart.

"Do you want to send him to the guillotine..."Palmer Mune's expression paused for a moment, "Your Majesty, I still think that it is better to kill him as soon as possible, and there is no need to pay attention to the ritual of execution." ”

Palmer made an assassination gesture, signaling that all that was needed was a sword piercing the heart.

"Let's go back now and exchange Rodney with the foreigner Xia Zuo, didn't you say that Rodney is currently powerless, and this situation will last for three days? Then we have three days to condemn Rodney for his crimes, to have him thrown and humiliated in the center of the square where thousands of citizens gathered, to be reviled by all the people, to make them see the face of this damned beast, and finally to behead him, only then can we barely calm the anger in my heart! It is also a necessary consolation for the souls of the dead loyal ministers. King Charles gritted his teeth.

With every word the king spoke, the eldest princess became more and more distraught, and she could not open her mouth to participate in the discussion of the matter, for there was only one attitude that could be expressed—the hostility of Rodney, but this was something she could not do with 100% sincerity, and it would be very inappropriate for her brother to see that she had even a glimpse of her own intentions.

"As you wish... Your Majesty. Palmer reluctantly saluted, for him economic efficiency was far more important than the smoothing of hatred, but His Majesty's approach also made sense, and the formal execution of Rodney was an important message both internally and externally; Killing him hastily is not a good choice to give the neighbors the impression of being frightened at a time when the kingdom is weak.

"Then about the outsider Xia Zuo's side..."King Charles pinched his chin and glanced at Palmer, "you promised him to open the vault behind my back, and said that it was with my consent?" ”

"The situation was urgent, Your Majesty," Palmer apologized.

"Now, on the condition that he hand over Rodney, let you open the vault?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Now it is known that although Rodney's dragon-slaying deeds are boasted, his strength is obvious to all, and the outsiders can defeat him by themselves, which should not be underestimated."

Palmer nodded approvingly.

"Do you think the odds are high if you deal with him?" King Charles asked solemnly.

"Hmm... At present, my strength has recovered 7 percent, and the odds are acceptable, but the ability of the outsider Xia Zuo is really weird... From what I've watched in total, he hasn't been injured once, although he doesn't have any powerful magic to defeat the enemy. Palmer's expression became solemn, and he didn't quite understand why the king asked this, did he let himself be an enemy of Xia Zuo? And there's one thing I didn't witness - I heard that his slave killed the evil dragon Douglas, and that slave is also a tricky being... Or maybe Rodney's dragon is not powerful at all, and it used to be just an order to be arranged. ”

"The agreed deal will be carried out after your strength is restored, how about tomorrow?"

"It will be fully recovered in the evening, and if we wait until tomorrow, Grayveld will also come, and then it will be most secure." Palmer agreed with the king's plan, "Some of the books in the vault are too old for me to read, so I'm not sure if there is the magic that the stranger Xia Zuo is looking for, how do you plan to trade with him, Your Majesty?" We can decide when it will appear, because the dominant power is in our hands. ”

"I'll be here tomorrow, in the palace." King Charles didn't think much about the decision.

"Your Majesty? You don't have to show up for trading, do you? "While the necklace will protect you, you should also avoid situations like today's. ”

King Charles knew that Palmer was referring to kidnapping—bondage to freedom, a situation that the "Guardian Necklace" could not handle.

"No, no, Xia Zuo is now the guest of honor to save the country, before opening the secret vault for him, it is necessary for us to celebrate, if I don't show up, I can't show sincerity, how can this celebration be held?"

"Celebration?" Palmer looked at King Charles suspiciously, "Xia Zuo only wants things in the secret vault, and celebration doesn't matter to him, right?" ”

"No, it's necessary." King Charles said to him in a corrective tone, as if reproachful, "And I need your help—a fine wine from your craft." ”

From King Charles's eyes, Palmer seemed to understand something, and nodded with a smile, "As you command, Your Majesty... Unlike Graywilder, who is good at fruit teas, I am good at making fine wines, and I'm sure you'll find it taste good. ”

The eldest princess didn't know anything about the vague conversation between the two, and only thought about what it would be like when Rodney stepped into the guillotine tomorrow, and there was a vague unacceptable cramping pain in her heart.

Even though he knew that Rodney had killed many ministers in this coup, he never thought of hurting himself from beginning to end...

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