It's like the first sunny day after the rain, in the three days since he came back from the palace, neither the crown prince Miller nor the third prince Tirestin have come to look for Chenming, and everything is as calm as if nothing happened.

But is it true that nothing happened? The answer, of course, is no.

After three days of silence, early in the morning of the fourth day, the doorbell of Tatsumei's residence rang.

"Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, is there anything you have to do with me today?"

On the sofa in the living room, Chen Ming's gaze stayed on Tirestin's body, today he was obviously a lot haggard compared to three days ago, his eyes and momentum were not as gentle as before, but became indifferent and fierce.

Tirestin's voice was a little hoarse, and he said slowly, "Mr. Chenming, have you found any news of the Magic Tower?"

"Hmmm......"

Chen Ming frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Although I have exhausted all methods, the number of demons in Hestifo is too small, and many messages cannot be circulated, so until now, there is no information about this force. ”

"Since there is no king, why don't you go to the border with me?"

Tirestine's eyes flashed slightly, and he said, "The Queen Mother asked me to go to the Western Realm to bring the demons back to the royal capital, maybe those demons are concentrated on the edge of the battlefield and it is unknown." ”

"On the edge of the battlefield, sin is pervasive, and lust is rampant, and it is indeed easy to attract demons. ”

Chen Ming touched his chin, and then said, "But you also know my situation, the situation on the border is complicated, and I don't want to affect Shaqiluo's safety because of me." ”

"Since the prince will leave the border, it means that the situation over there has stabilized. ”

Tirestin said, "And this time one of my uncles and grandfathers will also be with us, he is an eighth-order demon, with him, safety can be guaranteed!"

"Let me think again. ”

Chen Ming was still a little hesitant and said, "You shouldn't be going that fast, right?"

"Hmm. ”

Tirestin nodded, "We'll leave in three days, and please be sure to think about it in three days." ”

"Good. ”

Chen Ming responded, and then asked again, "Your Highness has come back from the frontier this time, what are your plans?"

"Intended?"

Tirestin was stunned, and the next moment, his face was covered with bloodlust, his eyes were bloodshot, and his extreme resentment made him grit his teeth and say, "Of course, I persuaded my father to abdicate!

"Whether you find the Tower or not?"

"Whether you find the Magic Tower or not!"

......

It was not until early in the morning that Tirestin left Chenming's residence.

After watching the three princes leave, Chen Ming returned to the house, but saw another young man, with messy hair, sitting there decadently.

"After listening to the story of the third prince, does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mean to change his mind?"

Unhurriedly, he walked to the young man's side and sat down, and Tatsunato asked with a smile.

Miller looked up, his pale face was full of guilt, he had come here before Tirestin looked for Chenming, hiding in the shadows and eavesdropping on their conversation, with Chenming's help, it was impossible for Tirestin to find him.

"When I lost my military power, the moment before I fell unconscious, there was a moment when I regretted why I was on the side of my mother and brother, if I wasn't on their side, I would still be the most honorable prince of the royal family. ”

He said softly, "It wasn't until I woke up, after I thought about it, that I realized that I was wrong, I actually really, I don't need power so much, all I need is the care of my mother and the love of my brother......"

"But His Highness Tirestin already hates you to the bone. ”

Chen Ming's eyes were unpredictable and said, "Even so, do you still love them deeply?"

"I think, yes. ”

Miller smiled bitterly, "In the past, I was too conceited, I thought I was deeply loved by my father, and I thought that no matter which side I was on, he would treat me as before, but now, I know that I, we, are just one of his pawns, and what he wants is just the supreme imperial power." ”

Tatsumei nodded and asked, "So, what is your decision?"

"I'm just a mortal, and I can't help anything without military power. ”

Miller said bitterly, "Before I came to my husband, I had already proposed to my father to dissolve my marriage to Lilith, and the price was that I would become my father's puppet and help him solve Tirestine one day in the future. ”

Chen Ming was slightly surprised, of course he understood what Miller meant, even if he and Elvika were mortals, but with the presence of Hested, an eighth-order Seraph, they could still sign a soul contract, if Miller went against Elvika's wishes, then his soul would linger forever and could not return to the River Styx.

And Miller's decision was to give up his life at that last moment to fulfill his younger brother, even if Tirestine's hope was still slim, but in the end, it was also a kind of repayment for him.

Surprisingly, Shakira, who had been in the room, suddenly walked over, poured him a glass of white water, and handed it to him, "I'm starting to hate you so much." ”

Miller was slightly stunned, and a smile appeared on his pale face, "Thank you, Miss Shaqiluo, and Mr. Chenming." ”

When it was over, before Miller left, he left a note to Chen Ming and said to him, "I know that you have been looking for news of a force called the Demon Tower, this note has a place where they may exist, I have been on the border all year round, and I know a little about them, this place is not in our country, so you must be careful when you are looking for it." ”

In the middle of the night, as Miller's decadent figure disappeared and quietly descended, Chen Ming and Shaqiro stood at the door for a long time, and never returned to the house.

"Being able to overcome one's own desires, even for mortals, is worthy of awe. ”

There was regret in Chenming's eyes, the path Miller chose was destined to be a point of no return, but he didn't stop it, because he knew how determined a person who dared to die for others was, because he was such a person.

"Sorry, I didn't have time to prepare a meal for you today. ”

After a long time, Chen Ming retracted his gaze, touched Shaqiluo's little head, and said, "Are you hungry?

"If you're too hungry, you're not hungry. ”

Shakiro shook her head, turned back into the house, and said, "I'm sleepy now, I'm sleeping." ”

Shaking the palm that still had residual warmth, Chen Ming smiled slightly, the starry sky outside the door was gorgeous, but soon, it might be dyed red with blood.

After Shakiro fell asleep, Tatsumei opened the note left by Miller, which said that it was a desert called Esgol.

Opening the map prepared in advance, Tatsunato quickly found this area.

In order to better complete the task, on the first day of coming to Aurora, Chen Ming used the huge number of books in the National Library to get a preliminary understanding of the general territory of Hestifo and some of the surrounding countries and regions.

The Desert of Esgol, a huge place of death a hundred kilometers outside the western border of Hestifo, belongs to the territory of Nyx, a neighbor of Hestyford.

The hot and barren desert is full of mystery, where there is almost no water source, the only source of water is the spring of an underground river in the heartland, shrouded in hundreds of degrees of heat.

It stands to reason that the closer you get to the water source, the cooler it will be, but Esgol is the opposite, and after a series of in-depth investigations of the place, they found that the water source in the center was bone-chilling, but the temperature at the edge was frighteningly high.

No one has yet been able to explain this strange phenomenon, and what is even more strange is that those who have ever been in the field will suffer from a strange disease and eventually die within a few days of leaving there.

Some people say that it is because they drank the water there and were infected with some germs and became terminally ill, but from the water samples taken out, there were no bacteria, but it was cleaner than the water from the outside world.

And judging from the bodies of the deceased, there is no abnormal viral infection in their bodies, in short, these deceased, after the first fainting, can not sleep.

Later, with the help of the Holy Church, some people learned that the desert was full of demonic curse power, and its quality had reached the point where it could not be purified, so this area was also designated as a forbidden place by the Kingdom of Nix, and all citizens were forbidden to enter it.

But the forbidden land, generally only spread in the world of ordinary people, the curse of the Esgol Desert, as long as it does not go deep into the center, can not affect the magicians with magical powers, the life of the demons, although those high temperatures are still unbearable, but their physical fitness, is able to reluctantly move there, and there, it has also become an excellent battlefield for the magic war between the two countries.

According to Miller, their army strayed into the heart during a battle with the Nyx's Magic Legion, where they encountered a mysterious magical force that, strangely enough, not only did it attack when it encountered them, but also lifted Esgol's curse on them. ”

Putting away the map, Chen Ming pondered, "Although this force is not clearly stated, it cannot be ruled out that this is not the Magic Tower, the Magic Tower is very deep in the royal capital, so if it is in other places, there should be no need to hide so painstakingly." ”

"It seems that it is still necessary to go to the western border. ”

The mysterious Esgol aroused Tatsumei's interest, even if there was no magic tower there, he would still go there, he wanted to see what kind of secrets the underground river spring known as the Eye of Hell hid.

After making up his mind, Chen Ming stretched his body slightly, and looked up to see that the sky outside the window had already lit up.

"It's time to prepare breakfast for Shakira. ”

Smiling slightly, Chen Ming got up and walked to the kitchen, the sleepless night did not make him feel any tiredness, in fact, although his body is still considered human, but it is already a demon in nature, and the abundant magic power makes him not need to rely on sleep to replenish his strength at all, just to maintain his past habits, he will still fake sleep all night, in his words, this is how it looks, more like a human.

"If there are no accidents, this journey may not be so smooth. ”

While processing the ingredients, Chen Ming thought to himself, "Elvika, who attaches great importance to imperial power, will not be able to let the demon return to the royal capital smoothly, and with his city, I am afraid that interception and killing on the way will be inevitable." ”

Although the tiger poison does not eat children, with the emperor's cool temperament, Chen Ming can be sure that even if he is asked to kill Tirestin with his own hands, he will not blink an eye.

"No matter what country or dynasty you are in, being in the emperor's family is destined to be a tragedy. ”

His eyes drooped slightly, the simple and brave Tirestine, the resolute and intelligent Miller, they would be the most dazzling figures wherever they were placed, but unfortunately, their father was the Emperor, and he was a terrible hero.

Chen Ming didn't intend to try to save them, because whether they had a mission or not, to him, these people were just a passerby in his life, and even if he felt pity, he wouldn't do anything to save them.

Maybe Chen Ming wouldn't have been so cold-blooded before, otherwise he wouldn't have made himself half-dead in order to save Xue Lei, but now, he just wants to complete the task quickly and safely, and then, return to hell with Shaqiluo.

When he was thinking wildly, he didn't realize that the heroine of what he was thinking about had been standing beside him for a long time, and her blood-red eyes had been looking at him on her slightly raised cheeks.

"Shakira?"

After a long time, Chen Ming came back to his senses and looked at the girl next to him in surprise, "Why did you get up so early today?"

"You're not here, it's not good to sleep. ”

Rubbing her sour eyes, Shakiro glanced at the carrots that had been piled up next to the board, and muttered with a bitter face, "I don't like carrots." ”

"Carrots?"

Chen Ming was stunned, retracted his gaze, and then noticed the half-cut carrot in his hand, and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I was thinking about things just now, but I didn't notice." ”

"Forget it. ”

Having poured herself a glass of milk, she left the kitchen and walked to the living room, where she suddenly asked, "When are we leaving?"

"It's tentatively scheduled for two days from now. ”

Chen Ming thought for a moment and said, "Let's see if the team can guarantee safety first, if not, we will set off alone." ”

"Actually, I can protect myself. ”

"You do what you want to do, and I'll just watch." ”

"I know. ”

Yes, he knew that Shakiro would not lie to himself, she said that she could guarantee it, that is, she could guarantee it, but what if?

Chen Ming smiled slightly, and said, "I just want to simply enjoy the feeling of protecting you, you have always protected me, my little glass heart, but it is very hurt." ”

The cup in Shaqiluo's hand stopped, looked at the demon youth with an expressionless face, turned around again, took a sip of milk, and didn't say a word the whole time.

"Forehead ......"

Chen Ming was stunned in embarrassment, and after a while, he smiled bitterly, "Can't you react somewhat?"

......

After replying to Tirestin, Chen Ming set off from his residence on time according to the time they had set, and went to the meeting place, located on the outskirts of the royal capital Aurora, the headquarters of the Wehrmacht Aircraft Department set up by Hestifo.

After driving out of the city, the car of the two drove north for about ten minutes, stopping in front of a huge gray-white building.

"Is this the Wehrmacht Aircraft Division......?"

Looking at the strange building that looked like a dueling arena, Chen Ming said with a smile, "His Majesty the Emperor is cautious, even the forbidden spell-level magic enchantment is set up here, and it is still two layers. ”

On the periphery of the building, Chen Ming felt that there were two magical powers with different attributes, one was the light attribute and the other was the wind attribute, as for the person who set up the two magic barriers, needless to say, he could guess it.

Stepping out of the car, Chen Ming saw the armored soldiers standing on both sides of the gate, they were ordinary human soldiers, protected by two forbidden spell enchantments, and it didn't matter what kind of soldiers guarded them.

After walking to the door and handing over the disc, Tatsumei led Shaqiro into the building without hindrance.

After entering, they walked directly to the training ground in the middle.

At this time, on the training ground, there were already hundreds of figures standing there, and the leaders of Chen Ming also knew each other basically.

"Mr. Tatsumei!"

When Chenming appeared, Tirestin, who was standing at the forefront, noticed him and waved at him.

"Hmmm......"

Chen Ming squinted slightly, judging from the magic power of these entourages in front of him, he sensed that something was wrong.

"The Duke of Theo, who is the eighth order, is accompanied by three hundred church knights, and His Majesty the Emperor wants us to come and go. ”

Walking down the corridor to the training ground, and coming to Tirestin's face, Chen Ming looked at the third prince slightly.

Today, Tirestin has changed into a silver armor, and with a face and aura that are countless times better than before, he can be regarded as having some sassy heroic posture.

Beside Tirestine, stood the Wind Demon Queen Attila and a middle-aged man he didn't know, judging from the magic fluctuations faintly transmitted by this man, he was also an eighth-order, and much stronger than Theo, who had lodged an angel.

"Even if the demon clan falls, isn't it so easy to deal with?"

Chen Ming's heart was awe-inspiring, he knew that this eighth-order demon should be the last hole card that Artilla prepared for Tirestine, and it was obvious that she was not very sure about the return of the demon this time.

"Mr. Chenming, take a step to speak?"

As Chenming looked around, Artilla stepped forward and whispered, "I have some things I want to discuss with you." ”

Chen Ming was slightly stunned, glanced at the ambitious Tirestin, nodded, and followed Attila to the side.

When no one was around, Attila waved her hand casually, and an air elemental enchantment enveloped the two of them, and then knelt down on one knee under Chen Ming's slightly stunned gaze.

"What does this mean, Princess Attila?"

After a brief pause, Tatsu Ming frowned and asked.

"I hope you will grant me one condition. ”