Chapter 405: Under the Silt
Tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony, and the Lion Castle is getting busier and busier.
The attendants and laborers began to lay out a red carpet on the floor of the castle gates, hang glittering magic balls on the trees, and arrange lanterns in the small lake in front of the castle. The castle is even more busy, and the crystal magic lamp begins to do the final tests to ensure that the banquet is foolproof. The banquet table was set up, covered with a white velvet tablecloth, and the throne of the lord of the castle was carefully wiped over and over again, and the golden throne shone with an intoxicating golden light.
Alok enjoyed the atmosphere, and with Mendel and a few Force warriors on his face, the gloom on his face melted a lot, and with a rare smile, he made his way around the castle that was about to be completely his.
One of the servants was intently wiping the floor, and for a moment he didn't see Elok coming, and retreated a little slower, blocking his way, and the cheerful Elok didn't whip as usual, but just kicked him away.
Although Elok is still an eleven-year-old child, he has swallowed the seed of the Force, although the effect of the Force has not been fully exerted, but his strength has far exceeded the limit of his age, the power of this kick is not light, the servant is just an ordinary person, and the face of the kick is completely bloodless, he quickly got up from the ground, and always kept a smile on his face, so as not to provoke the young master's greater unhappiness.
Alok ignored him and continued to patrol his territory, like a lion king patrolling his territory.
All the way to the castle gate, you can see the castle garden, the small clear lake in the garden shimmering with golden waves in the sun, and there are some vibrant green swans floating on the water. It is also dotted with small purple flowers with bright colors. It looks beautiful.
There are boats on the lake. It was the minions who placed the floating lamps. Looking at this pleasure boat, Elok was very interested, and said to the servants beside him with a smile: "Prepare a boat for me, I will go to the lake." β
When he was going to play in Xiaohu, he was seen by the old city lord, but he was scolded by the boss, and now he has become the city lord, but no one blames him anymore.
Of course, the servants did not dare to disobey. He was about to prepare the boat, but Mendel stretched out his hand to stop him: "Wait." β
"What's wrong again?" Elok was suddenly unhappy.
"City Lord, the assassin just appeared last night, the situation is unknown, the view on the lake is too wide, and it is easy to be attacked by powerful bows and crossbows." Mendel patiently explained.
The powerful bows made by those alchemists can shoot at a range of more than a thousand meters, and their power is extremely terrifying, killing people only in an instant, Mendel can't guarantee that he can always be on full alert, as long as he is negligent. Elok could be finished, so he had to stop Elok from doing it for fun.
Elok's face sank: "I am the city lord. You"
"Yes, you are the lord of the city, so you should think more about your own safety!" Mendel waved his hand and forcefully interrupted Eloch's words. He wouldn't have done this before, but after what happened last night, he felt the need to make this young city lord understand something.
"You hum!" Alok was in a bad mood, but he wasn't a complete fool, so he snorted coldly and turned back to the castle.
The clock tower in the distance.
Wendy Lu has turned into a giant eagle form, and the appearance of the giant eagle she transformed is a little different from that of the Force warriors in the lion castle, her size is not huge, after becoming a giant eagle, she folded her wings, and her height is only two meters, which is huge for an eagle, but for a giant eagle with a wingspan of more than 20 meters wide that Mendel deformed, this can only be described as pocket-sized.
However, there are also peculiarities, the most conspicuous is the color of the feathers, not the inky blue of ordinary giant eagles, but a very striking bright blue, with a bright metallic luster.
At this time, Wendy was looking at the Lion Castle in the distance with a small hole in the Clock Tower's painted crystal window.
She saw the busy castle, and she saw Elok walking out of the castle gates but somehow retracting back.
Her eyes searched around the castle, and she whispered, "Where is it?" Where? Where is this guy hiding? β
She was now pretty sure that Rollin was hiding somewhere in the castle, ready to assassinate. The people in the castle may not be able to see his existence, but she should be able to see the clues when she looks at the whole situation from a long distance.
But she had been watching all morning, and thanks to the amazing eyesight of the giant eagle, although two or three thousand meters away, she could still clearly see the faces of everyone in the castle, every dark corner, and even the pollen stained on the legs of the bees flying on the flowers.
But such outstanding eyesight did not allow her to find anything useful, and the guy seemed to have evaporated from the world and disappeared completely.
"What the hell." Wendy Lu couldn't help but complain, but didn't give up on observing.
Wendy Lu is still lurking here, in the Black Rose Manor of the Gregory family, the members of the Gregory family have exploded because of the assassination last night.
Still in the old General Gris's room, Arthas, Terry, and Eru were all there.
"There is news that Young Master Elok was assassinated last night, but he is fine, only two maids died." The news came from Arthas, and his voice was full of disappointment that could not be concealed, he knew that if this assassination failed, the opponent's defense would definitely be greatly improved, even if the assassin was not caught, the next assassination was basically impossible.
"Have the assassins been caught?" Eru asked urgently, he was more concerned about Rollin's life and death.
Arthas shook his head, a hint of disdain on his face: "That's not true, after he messed things up, he escaped faster than a rabbit." I guess he's not coming back with the face, and he's probably already escaped from Lionheart by this time. β
"No, it won't." Eru shook his head, "He must be preparing for the next operation." Rollin will never give up lightly. β
"Even if he doesn't give up, it's useless, it's impossible to succeed anymore." Terry said what Arthas wanted to say, and he looked helpless: "After yesterday's assassination, the vigilance of the Lion Castle will mention the highest Cheng dΓΉ, no one can break through silently, and want to kill Elok, unless his strength is strong enough to defeat the army of a city." And this is impossible. No mortal can possess this power. Even if it is a powerhouse in the divine realm, no one can stop the magic cannon guarding the castle. β
Arthas nodded, and he looked at his nephew, "There's no need to wait. When this assassin turmoil passes, I will send you out of the city and go to the Foggy Moon Continent. β
Eru's face was unwilling, he looked at his grandfather lying on the bed, and pleaded: "Grandfather, wait a little longer, Rollin will definitely give me an explanation." He will definitely not run away. Even if he ultimately fails, he will use his corpse to sue me that he has failed, instead of disappearing as he is now. He's definitely not giving up, he's still planning the next assassination, he's going to do it, grandfather! β
The old general Gris was silent for a long time, and finally, he nodded slightly: "Wait for another half a month." In another half a month, the gold-level Force Seed in Elok's body will be completely fused, and at that time, Elok will have the power of a giant eagle in the early stage of youth. By then, no matter what the situation may be, there is no point in waiting. β
He had seen Rollin, and he thought that this warrior was very extraordinary, but after all, he was just an ordinary warrior, only fused with the lowest bronze level Force seeds, and in half a month, Elok's own strength would be even greater than that of this warrior, and the only weakness would be made up, plus the castle's guards, the assassination would be really impractical.
"Thank you, grandfather." Eru breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't complain in his heart, because he knew that the Gregories had taken a huge risk for him, and he was not in a position to ask for more.
"You all go down, I'm tired." Gris closed his eyes.
Time flies, and the next day is the day when Elok takes the throne in the Lion Castle.
The ceremony was a success and no one bothered. Arthas and Terry attended the ceremony as representatives of the Gregorian family, and when they returned from the Lion's Castle in the evening, their faces were stinking and they exuded the smell of being unapproachable.
"If I had known that, I should have strangled that damn boy in swaddling clothes!" Arthas roared as soon as he returned to the Black Rose Manor.
He has been humiliated today more than he has in his entire life combined.
Terry wasn't much better, but he was a bit quieter than his brother, and he didn't say a word when he returned to the castle with a grim face, but he cut down a tree in the grove with his sword.
The entire Black Rose Manor was immersed in an extremely oppressive atmosphere, and each servant was careful to do his work, lest the wrath of his master come upon him.
And on this critical day, Rollin still didn't move, and Wendy Lu didn't find Rollin's figure, he was still in the process of evaporating and disappearing.
Time continued to pass, and with each passing day, Elok's strength became stronger, and his position as the lord of the city became more and more secure and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and with each passing day, the hope of successful assassination became smaller.
On the ninth day, Mendel finally stopped following Eloke, believing that the lord of the castle had the ability to protect himself, and that the castle was completely safe.
What's more, he believed that the Assassin had definitely given up on assassination.
Alok was given greater freedom, as long as he did not leave the castle and no one restricted his movements, he could toss around the castle as he pleased.
At noon on the tenth day, the sun was shining, and Elok reached the small lake in the castle, and jumped into a small boat that the servants had prepared for him.
He's going to swim in the lake.
Mendel did not stop him, but gave a routine order for the giant eagle on the city wall to keep an eye on the movements outside the city, so that the young lord of the city would not be attacked.
At the same moment, under the silt at the bottom of the lake, a pair of eyes suddenly opened, and it was a pair of golden eyes. At the moment of opening, the pupil was still round, and in the blink of an eye, the pupil became erect. (To be continued......)