The sun was about to set completely, only in the western mountains, revealing a small edge of the golden wheel, and the view of the city was blocked by the high walls, and the remnants of the sun could not be seen at all.

Beneath the Western Wall, in particular, the shadows in its corners have darkened the night in this open space with few dwellings.

The clearing could not be called empty at the moment, and more than 100 Andu Kingdom troops were kneeling on the ground, their wrists tied from behind, and around them were another wave of Andu Kingdom troops with crossbows and staffs.

This scene was once fascinating, and the puzzled citizens were dismissed far away.

The besieged looked desperate, and the besiegers were in a desperate mood, until the commander waited for Rupert and Jenny, the two temporary supreme commanders of the defenders of the wall. The original commander went to the palace a few days ago, but he never came back, and there was no news, it was the day the black dragon attacked.

"Two knights." The commander saluted respectfully to the two of them who had dismounted.

"What's wrong?" Rupert was the first to ask.

"These guys aren't from the Andu Kingdom Army," the commander said with a grim face, as if he had noticed a ghostly emotion haunting him, "and not only them, but there were many—even unidentified soldiers in Zeber. Inexplicably more, maybe nearly half of the number..."

"Didn't the palace issue a notice that 10,000 border guards had returned?" Jenny responded, but she also frowned, "It was said that it was to strengthen the garrison of the royal capital, but I didn't reveal my intention to do this or the reason for doing so in advance. ”

"It's a little strange, when the army of 10,000 people returned, I thought that the army that His Majesty ordered to search for the subhuman rebels returned in vain, but then an army led by Knight Eddie himself came back, and the latter was the one who really left the original." Rupert also said that he had discussed this matter with Jenny beforehand.

"Listening to their accents, they don't look like Andu people, so I asked my subordinates to screen and tie up all the suspicious people I encountered, and sure enough, after interrogation, most of them couldn't even tell where their home was in Andu Kingdom." The commander's eyes swayed from side to side, growing uneasy.

"But the palace said, 'Don't have doubts about the returning border guards,' and this is disobeying orders." Jenny looked worried.

"It's because of these strangers that caused the turmoil!" At this time, one of the accompanying mages in charge of the siege shouted angrily, "They attacked the city garrison and killed my friend!" How can you ignore them now!? The palace order is too strange, don't the knights think it? ”

Jenny and the commander were still discussing, Rupert pondered, and was silent for a moment.

"It is disobedient to put down your weapon and shoot a crossbow bolt by mistake," Rupert said to the crowd, "and whatever they have done, a personal vendetta must not rise above the king's command." ”

Rupert's status in the army was higher than that of the commander, and the soldiers would not disobey, and they gritted their teeth and put down the crossbow and the magic ball ready to go.

The hundred soldiers who were tied up finally breathed a sigh of relief - because they received Rodney's orders, they could not even fight back against the restraints of the Andu Kingdom army.

There was a sound of iron horseshoe tapping from far to near.

"Knight Rupert!" The soldiers who had arrived by bicycle from the main road shouted, and several people looked back.

Judging from the red and white cloth clothes without armor, he was a herald of the royal palace, and there was probably a new order coming down.

"Let's do it first, let them stand up, disarm at most, and don't disobey orders to inflict damage." Rupert finally added to the officer, who saluted him in compliance.

"Hurry," said Jenny to the cavalry who had stopped in front of her, "what is the matter?" ”

The herald looked anxious and depressed, and tears almost flowed down from the corners of his eyes as a decoration. He landed on his horse, so distracted that he barely stood still, and then with a trembling hand pulled out a piece of letter paper with the royal seal from his bag.

"Your Majesty... He passed away this morning. ”

As soon as these words came out, several people were stunned for half a second.

"What are you talking nonsense!?"

Rupert snatched the rolled-up letter and began to read, from the first anxious glance at ten lines, to the later discovery of the conclusive keywords, and then read it word by word.

Jenny and the officers all came to him.

"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess personally gave this order..."The herald couldn't raise his eyes as he spoke, "Two days ago, His Majesty the King was attacked in the gladiatorial arena, and everything was the conspiracy of the chief mage of the court, the Minister of Magic Palmer, who had colluded with the Standy Kingdom Army for many years, and this time used the illusion of creating a subhuman rebel army, and the 10,000 troops of the Standy Kingdom left the gap in Zebel City, allowing the disguised 10,000 Standy Kingdom troops to enter Zebel City. ”

"Sure enough! You say they're the Standy Kingdom Army! The commander turned back angrily, and the bound soldiers could not help but wince, "Damn it, your majesty's great enemy! ”

"But please don't do it yet..."Seeing that the commander was drawing his sword, the herald immediately stopped, "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has ordered that the funeral of His Majesty the King will be held tomorrow, and everyone in the city will gather in the square of each city to participate in the state funeral and mourn, and the people of the Standy Kingdom Army will control them first, and if they encounter resistance, they will be killed." Tomorrow they will also be brought to the square to mourn and apologize for His Majesty the King, and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess will order the disposal at that time. ”

The puppet army of the Standy Kingdom, which was still sitting in place, did not have a sense of resistance that rose too high, except for a little nervousness. Because Rodney had met them before, he showed that everything was going according to plan, and that nothing that happened at the moment would pose a threat to their lives, and that they still had to stay on hold.

Although there are many people who have doubted it, everyone knows what the end of disobeying Rodney's orders and acting out of character without permission is - losing their lives is almost inevitable, so they prefer to choose to obey, which is the silver lining.

They also knew from Rodney in advance what the order would be issued by the palace today, so they were not too surprised that the herald told them about King Andoo's death. Even if he was surprised, it was because it highly overlapped with Lord Rodney's account of what was going to happen, which couldn't help but make people feel emotion and admiration, which showed that Lord Rodney had completely controlled the palace in his hands, and the next intricate plan was not told too much, and the Standdy Kingdom army couldn't guess it.

"The news of His Majesty's death is posted on every billboard, and the heralds who are traveling around the city will also tell the sad news along the way." The herald said unrelentingly, Zeber, who had been at peace for many years, had even spent the entire kingdom in peace, and this kind of thing suddenly happened, breaking his usual optimism about the comfortable living environment, "Probably tonight, the whole city will know." ”

Until late at night, the news of the king's death continued throughout the city, and every bulletin board was no longer filled with repeated palace proclamations. Crowds gathered in front of the bulletin boards, and the heralds on galloping bikes continued to roam the streets and alleys all night long.

Without giving people much time to prepare, tomorrow's funeral will take place as scheduled.

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