261st Enter the Intraroyal City
"Break in? You can resist a few fifth-order. Giving Krent a roll of her eyes, Nia remembered the fifth-order headless horseman she had seen at the door when she came to the Dark City earlier. With it guarding the entrance to the Dark City, Nia didn't think the two of them had a chance to break into the Dark City.
"Of course not." Although it was negative, Krent's words carried an unconcealable confidence, "But I know of a secret passage that leads directly to the Dark City King's City, and we can enter it from that side." ”
The search team had apparently received the message and started coming, but they were all easily dumped by Krent, who seemed to be extremely familiar with the environment outside the Dark City. Pushing a boulder away, a hole appears in front of Nia.
"How can there be a cave that leads directly to the interior of the royal city, the dark elf royal family will not allow this kind of existence, does Queen Meiya know about this cave entrance?"
"Of course she knows, this is an emergency passage for the royal family. I remember that when she was a child, she sneaked away from here to play in the Dark City, and at that time she was often criticized by the former king and Sharpland for this incident. As if remembering a long memory, the corners of Krent's mouth showed a warm smile that could not be concealed.
"......" Just listening, Nia could already think of the scene when Maya slipped out of the Dark Elf Royal City, and the whole royal city fell into chaos.
"As for safety, don't worry, you'll find out later." With an elusive smile, Krent walked forward.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the temperature of the cave ** to begin to rise, and a dim red light appeared in front of it. Soon, the two of them entered a cavern filled with lava.
The height of the cave is only about five meters, but the area is very large, and Nia conservatively estimates that it can be one-tenth the size of the Dark City. The cavern lava was littered with wanderers, fire elemental spirits and some titans that looked like stitching monsters, and when they heard the sound of someone entering, most of these three or four meter big men turned their heads around. It is the existence of these Titans that allows the Dark Elf Royal Family to rest assured of the safety here, and the Titans who occupy the favorable terrain are even more reliable than the Headless Horsemen of the Fifth Order.
"Follow me."
There is a narrow path in the magma cavern, which makes it possible for people to enter and exit. Countless eyes were focused on Nia as an outsider, as if they were watching a hearty lunch. Crent must have used some means to make the Titans just follow but not act, otherwise it would not be a joke to be besieged in such a narrow passage.
The cave was very quiet, except for the occasional titan's roar from a distance. A rock at the top of the cavern fell off and into the lava at Nia's feet, and the splattered lava snorted down the path.
"The purpose of this meeting to recall Sharan is to put pressure on Sharplen."
"That's right."
"But because I didn't talk to Teacher Shalan, I didn't expect that I was sent to intensify the conflict and let the conflict break out in advance?"
Krent nodded, and the power of the Presbyterian Church had been getting stronger and stronger recently. Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Queen Meia decided to use this meeting to suppress the Presbyterian faction in order to strengthen her position, but Nia's arrival completely frustrated this plan.
As for why Krent would take Nia, on the one hand, it was because Krent misunderstood that Nia was just that Sharan was inconvenient to take people on the road, so he entrusted it to himself, and on the other hand, although he knew that the Council of Elders would definitely make a move in the end, he never expected that Sharplon's actions would be so fast, and it was clear that Elder Sharpland loved the queen the most in the past. Because of this, Krent has always been full of self-reproach for Queen Maya's house arrest by Sharpen.
"Sharpen was originally the most trusted minister of the previous king, and Queen Meia was also his niece, but I didn't expect him to turn his back on the trust of the former king to do such a thing. If they are allowed to continue like this, we dark elves will probably perish. ”
"I'm sorry, those words just now were just a moment of anger, and I ask you not to talk about it with anyone else. As Queen Maya's direct herald, I will not be able to forgive myself if I let Her Highness's situation change because of my momentary nonsense. Although she couldn't see Crent's expression clearly because she was walking behind, Nia could imagine that the other party should be embarrassed at this time.
"Will it make Queen Maya's situation worse? Don't worry, I don't think so, maybe there is room for redemption. ”
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Inside the Dark Elf King's City, there was a noise in an unremarkable utility room, and soon silence returned to the surroundings, and Nia and Krent infiltrated without any problems.
If you want to go inside the royal city without being discovered, you can't rely on familiarity with the terrain, and strict patrols are enough to make all hiding meaningless. At this point, Krent simply pulled Nia out generously.
"Stop, what are you doing over there?"
Sure enough, less than two minutes after advancing, the two were stopped by the patrolling guards.
"I'm Her Royal Highness's direct herald Crent, I found a clue about the plague in Neupera, and now I'm on my way to see Her Majesty, and this is my servant."
Unhurriedly, Krent's demeanor fully demonstrated his temperament as a nobleman.
"It turned out to be Lord Krent, but I heard that Lord Crent is now wanted, and it is a bit bad to ask to see Her Royal Highness at this time."
"The stakes are high, can you afford to lose time?" As he spoke, Krent's tone turned cold, and a temperament that Nia had never felt before appeared on him.
Subconsciously lowering his head, the captain of this patrol team obviously hesitated. As Krent said, he could not afford to delay vital information.
Taking advantage of the other party's hesitation, Crent's tone became warmer: "If you can't trust me, you can come with me and stay outside." ”
"Now, why are we pulling this team together?" Leaning close to Crent's side, Nia whispered in a voice that would not be heard by outsiders.
"Now I'm wanted after all, and if I do it like before, I will be blocked from behind."
Sure enough, after walking with the patrol team, they were not hindered, and the two arrived at the study smoothly. According to Krent, the queen would go to her study whenever she had time to read.
When she opened the door, Queen Meiya was indeed in the study, but there was another person in the study at this time. Seeing this person, even Krent, who had always been steady, rarely panicked. Sharpen was standing on the other side, withered with a thick book in his hand pointing at Queen Maya, like a teacher teaching.
"You're finally here." Turning to look at Nia and the others, Sharpen spoke slowly.