Chapter 248: Turning the Gambling Table Up
After a lot of twists and turns, Sigma and Fiona finally leave the White Rose Hotel, and the night view of Carlo City is like a brilliant painting, showing the two of them, a bustling commercial city, where true prosperity often unfolds under the moonlight.
Fiona rode directly on, while Sigma's mount was stored in front of the Canary Avenue, so Fiona led her horse and walked side by side with Sigma through the bustling West End.
In the western part of the wharf area, well-dressed people ride in luxurious carriages, going to and from places of sound and entertainment, restaurants, entertainment clubs, and arenas, and in the east of the wharf area, people in shabby clothes move their heavy legs, and enter and exit places of sound and entertainment, taverns, brothels, and underground gladiatorial arenas, each with its own noise, each with its own life, prosperity often accelerates the degeneration, the sound of the rich people, the people at the bottom get by, the competition for interests, the dark competition, a matter of sin and conspiracy, All of them were overshadowed by the noise of the lights, singing and dancing, and prosperity, this is the richest place in Carlo, the province of Sabre.
Sigma handed Fiona the two boxes of snacks in her hand: "The top box is for Lyudmila, and it contains her favorite snacks - if her habits haven't changed." The following box is yours, I hope it suits your taste. ”
A hint of surprise flashed in Fiona's eyes, but she still reached out to take it and said lightly, "Thank you very much." ”
Sigma nodded, moving quietly forward.
The captain of the guard turned his head and looked at Sigma's face, the moonlight casting a clear glow over the necromancer's body, and she felt that Sigma was a little unusual tonight. So he asked directly: "I look at Your Highness, it seems that I have something on my mind." ”
Sigma was stunned for a moment and said strangely, "How do you know?" ”
Fiona stopped. Pointing behind her, the building with pink as the main color exuded the breath of **, and there were faint bursts of warbler laughter, she said lightly: "From there to here, there are five families, Your Highness actually didn't take a look." ”
…… Speaking of which, I look like a brothel star who makes a living by absorbing cannon souls and the power of great health care.
Sigma finished complaining in her heart. Only then did he feel that something was wrong, and the necromancer immediately said, "Five? What's the five? I don't understand what you're talking about, why would I look at that kind of place? ”
Fiona heard. Staring straight at Sigma, he suddenly turned his face away and sneered.
"What do you mean, hey! Is it in despisy for me? Is it in despisy shì me! Sigma jumped to her feet and said, "What's so funny about that?" As a well-developed adolescent boy. I dream of one day being able to use the pink torpedoes that have just been implemented to blast a group of charming to the ground. Is there something wrong with this pure dream? ”
- Fiona was influenced by Lyudmila's ears and eyes, and was driven by curiosity to secretly investigate and learn about Sigma's affairs, and she had already known about this gentleman's temperament and strange remarks, but she still felt overwhelmed when she really faced his shameless cheekiness, and just wanted to speak, she saw Sigma pout. He took two steps closer and looked in a dilemma: "What if I can't go to the brothel?" Boys are at a normal age. There are often such and such impulses, what should I do? I heard that if you hold it for a long time, it is very bad for your physical development, what should you do? ”
"......" Fiona was silent for a moment, and said lightly, "Your Highness's eyes are full of lust, could it be that you are looking forward to working for you?" I would like to tell Your Highness, read less of the Yellow Book, the passages in the book are just fantasies, and in reality, there is no such brain-wreck. ”
“…… I didn't think so! I don't have any illusions that you're going to say something like 'I've heard that men are not good for their health for a long time, and I can help you with it'! Sigma exclaimed, "I already knew it wasn't easy to take a sister!" I already knew you didn't have a fuel-efficient lamp! I wasn't expecting anything to happen for a long time! ”
He was obviously changing the subject, but Fiona didn't like this, and the old-fashioned or eccentric captain of the guard stared at Sigma and said seriously, "Your Highness, what is on your mind?" What happened this evening? ”
Sigma scratched her head and laughed dryly, "It's just a bit of boring, Fiona doesn't need to know about it......"
Seeing that the necromancer's perfunctory meaning was overflowing, Fiona's cheeks puffed up slightly, she stared at Sigma for a moment, and said lightly: "Rashly asking, it's my rudeness, I'm an outsider, I'm too cheeky, it's getting late, the barracks are curfew, so I will leave, Your Highness, take care, today's matter is very strange, tell the princess, ask her to decide." ”
Sigma listened to her words, his expression was a little embarrassed at first, but when he heard that he was going to sue Sù Lyudmila, the necromancer panicked, he covered his mouth with one hand, and waved the other hand to Fiona like an Obasan: "Ouch, don't let Lyudmila know about this little thing about sesame mung beans, she must be extremely busy......"
"Listen to you, and so it is." Fiona nodded and said, "It's about the princess, so it's good." ”
Sigma's expression froze, and then he smiled bitterly, "...... Alas, I don't expect to be able to hide it, maybe in a day or two, Lyudmila will receive an urgent secret letter from the imperial capital. ”
Fionaki said, "What secret letter? ”
The necromancer looked at the starry sky and said indifferently: "The emperor's secret letter orders her to take full authority to deal with this matter, ensure Tesla's life, do her best to ensure that he is alive, and then kill all those who know...... If the Mage Federation is aggressive and can't do anything, then take the initiative to execute Tesla, but make sure that his research materials and weapons are in good condition, and most importantly, don't let anyone know about the fact that the royal family secretly hired Tesla to research celestial weapons......"
Fiona was born in an aristocratic family, she has been exposed to it since she was a child, and she is no stranger to power and politics, although Sigma said it without a head, but she only thought for a moment and understood what Sigma was talking about, the captain of the guard opened his eyes wide, and said in disbelief: "Your Highness is saying, Your Majesty the Emperor Xià ......"
"Most likely...... I have calculated that only our emperor, who is not willing to be lonely, has the ambition and courage and power to order a marquis as his minion. Hire talented magicians to secretly study this celestial weapon that can change the pattern of the battlefield and massively negate the strategic magic advantage of mages......," Sigma sighed, "If this inference is correct, then it's not hard to imagine that Tesla will bring in the special operations forces of the Mage Federation." And why did he make such a big fuss, maybe he was unwilling to turn his research results into a weapon of murder, so he ......"
After listening to Sigma's reasoning, Fiona was a little unable to come back to her senses for a while, but after a moment of thought, the girl suddenly understood the key to this matter, and couldn't help but be shocked - if the emperor's majesty was really behind this matter. So when the Marquis of Cambra told the imperial capital about the changes in Nina Vidora's estate, what kind of reaction would His Majesty have? Of course, it is to order Her Royal Highness the princess to deal with this matter with full authority, and the goal of the mission is, of course, to deal with this matter in a low-key manner. Capture Tesla alive or execute him on his own initiative, and don't let this secret get out, otherwise the empire will be very passive...... If necessary, in addition to Tesla, even the Marquis of Cambra will be sacrificed. But that's not the crux of the matter. Regardless of whether Her Royal Highness the princess would obey the order or not, Her Majesty the Emperor must not have expected that Sigma would be involved in this matter! Her Royal Highness the Princess, who represents the interests of the Empire, and Sigma, who represents the interests of the Death Realm, have the power to make no choice in this matter, just like the duel in the imperial capital a few years ago, Her Royal Highness the Princess, who represents the interests of the royal family, and Sigma who represents the interests of the Pioneer Martial Arts. Even for the sake of the flags they were carrying, the two had to take up their swords...... And today. The events of a few years ago are about to repeat themselves!
"Got it...... Sigma smiled faintly, his smile full of helplessness and desolation, "I thought it would be a joy to meet again in a few years, after all, our patterns are different...... But I was wrong again. Even though I have gone from being the first heir of the House of Washington to the future leader of the Dead Realm, and no longer have to sharply oppose and confront her as a pioneer warrior, I have unwittingly sat at a bigger gambling table, and we are still in a hostile position, but with a bigger banner on our backs, but from royalty and pioneer nobility, to empire and death...... Are we destined to be enemies, you say? ”
Fiona felt a little embarrassed for a while, lamenting that fate made people.
Obviously they are a pair of close friends with deep feelings, but in the end, they have to face each other with swords, and the duel that slashes the bodies and minds of the two of them is so important, but it has become a topic of conversation and even ...... Joke.
The little mad dog who laughed at the Washington family, who didn't know what to do, not only rejected the vaguely revealed intention of recruiting a son-in-law, but also rejected the golden alliance between the reaper and the royal family, not only that, but also beat the princess, and in front of all the nobles of the imperial capital, he threw the face of the royal family on the ground and stepped on it.
Mocking Lyudmila, who is known as the Iron Princess, with the rank of a silver warrior, was turned over halfway by Sigma, who only has a bronze middle, they will not talk about how tragic the battle was, and how heart-wrenching it was, and the malice and twisted mind will only make them one-sided intercept the conclusion of success and defeat, and laugh at how unworthy of the name of the Iron Princess.
But Fiona knew that neither of them cared about such remarks, one giggling and frivolous, and the other quiet, with the fury and counterattack of the Iron Thorn to make the good deeds regret it forever.
Rumors and slander won't stop them, but there is only one thing that can leave scars in the hearts of the two.
That is, they are about to pick up their weapons again, and rush towards each other silently but firmly, without choice or hesitation.
Because man's conflict never ends, because man's desires never end.
Fiona looked at Sigma in confusion, sad and worried, she didn't know what Sigma would do, she didn't know what kind of choice the princess who received His Majesty's secret order would make if this was true, and how she would face Sigma.
She only knew that if the two of them were bound to clash again, although they were outnumbered and the elite of the Iron Bear Legion were here, Her Royal Highness had almost no chance of winning...... Because this was not a fair contest from the beginning, Sigma only needed to report this matter to Atlas and inform the Mage Federation, not to mention the Iron Bear Legion, and even the Imperial Capital would be in a hurry under the interrogation of the two mage kingdoms...... And if this matter is messed up, if Her Royal Highness the princess tastes defeat again, if Her Majesty knows that there is still a sigma active in this matter, then the evaluation of Her Royal Highness the princess will be lowered again, and then the princess's competitors will take the opportunity to make trouble, so the battle for the crown prince ......
Sigma noticed Fiona's probing but confused gaze and chuckled softly, "What should I do?" Completely defeat Lyudmila, let the emperor completely die to her, it is best to confiscate her military power, cut off her desire to be an empress, let her honestly be a vase princess, and be included in the harem by me, in this way, I will no longer be an enemy, I don't have to fight for any bullshit empire, I don't have to listen to the emperor's shit orders, in the future, I will wave my army into the empire, let the sons of the two of us be the emperor, this is the right development...... It's a pity that I can't, just like she has always disliked me for not being ruthless enough, I really don't want to interfere with her future and dreams like this, I can't, I don't want to win her anymore, and it's still this ridiculous and disgusting gamble...... So, I had to try and flip the table ......."
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PS: Knights don't die with their bare hands, and Xueba doesn't die from toothaches (gnashing of teeth). (To be continued......)