Chapter 1151: Fierce Battle in the Oasis (4)

As Daddy Sphinx reminded beforehand, Lady Rosetta, the queen of gems, is a suspicious person by nature.

No, until then, more intuitively - she was a woman.

Women are inherently suspicious.

Even if it was easy to tell from the sound of her heart that Palamides was not lying, this suspicious woman still wouldn't completely trust the leopard warriors. As long as she finds the slightest irrational and illogical flaw, she must investigate it to the end and see how Palamides responds.

(It's a hassle.) Women are really troublesome. The big cat was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a low voice, "Do I really have to answer this question, and if I don't answer, will your negotiations with Daddy Sphinx break down?" The Queen of Jewels affirmed, "As disrespectful as it sounds, if you let me know that you father and son are trying to trick me out of favor—you know what the consequences will be." (Women are so troublesome.) "Okay. Palamides sighed. He pondered for a moment before he boldly replied, "Because I have a wife, because I love her so much." "Oh?" the answer surprised the Jewel Queen, who let out a puzzled snort.

"Seven years ago, I went through a big war. Palamides then explained: "I drained all my strength and turned to stone. At that time, I should have died a long time ago. Rosetta didn't make any more noise, and listened quietly.

"Although I miraculously came back to life, I can't help but wonder what would have happened to my wife, Vivien, if I had died then?" Palamides looked at Lady Rosetta with deep fear and pity in her eyes.

"You said at the time that the handbag contained your husband's relics and that it was a priceless treasure to you. How can I, then, refuse your request to take back the treasure that your husband has left for you?

I confess, I saw Vivien's shadow in you in that moment. If I had died seven years ago, perhaps she would be widowed for me now, and like you, she would have honored me with my relics once a year. What would she do if something like you happened to her, and even the items in my memory were taken away from her?-

I just don't want to see the lady cry in front of me, that's all. After listening to Palamides's account, Rosetta, the queen of jewels, was stunned for about ten minutes, and then, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I wasn't wrong. She said, "Although your motives are strange, you are indeed a gentle and considerate person with a noble soul. There are still people like you in this world, and it seems that this world has not completely degenerated. "Uh, thanks for the compliment, I think I should say thank you," Palamides replied embarrassedly.

Rosetta turned her head to look at the night sky again, and the fireworks that had frozen in the air had only fallen a little. This unreal and magical scenery makes people feel like they are in a dream.

Rosetta gazed at the brilliant fireworks and kept recalling, "Sein, who was my first husband, was a poor man until the end of his life. We live poorly, but we are happy.

That year, on our wedding anniversary, he couldn't spare money to buy expensive gifts for me, but he bought a small fireworks. That very night, right on the shores of Cairo, we lit this fireworks and launched it into the starless night sky. It exploded, and the night sky was so colorful that it was unimaginably beautiful—yes, like the scene now, though not on a scale that it was. Since then, I have completely lost my resistance to fireworks. Every time I see this beautiful scenery, I miss it so much that I want to cry. "Ms. Rosetta" Palamides was momentarily depressed and unfazed. The other party seemed to be completely caught up in the memories and left the big cat in the cold.

"The Sphinx are smart and scheming. After recalling her past, the Queen of Jewels changed her words: "He must have thoroughly investigated me and knew my [weaknesses] before preparing this fireworks display." She looked at Palamides again with her deep, empty black eyes, as if to see through the big cat's qiē: "I know you are not his son. Palamides' heart trembled. It turns out that he has long been seen through!

Seeing that the leopard warrior did not speak, Rosetta continued, "I can clearly feel the alienation between you and him, so I know that you are not his son. Strangely enough, however, every word the Sphinx said to me at the dinner party was true, a true word that did not go against my heart. He said you were his son, at least that's what he thought in his heart. It was a big lie that no matter how strong the psychological suggestion was, no matter how much training was trained to lie, it would never have been able to tell - and yet he did it. The Sphinx is really capable of what no one can. On this point, Paramides had long doubts. Daddy Sphinx is indeed capable of what people can't, and he can be terrifying.

"So, I'll warn you: you'd better watch out for that person. I don't care if you're an extra he's hired on, or if you're in some kind of partnership with him, or if it's really his son - in short, you have to be careful not to get too involved with that person. He is like a bottomless pit that will swallow people and things around him. Once the feet of clay are deep, they can never escape his influence. "Thanks for the advice. I will. Palamides replied indifferently. He didn't intend to have too much to do with the Sphinx father, after all, that guy was the boss of the underworld, and he felt dangerous when he heard it.

"And the Sphinx really only has one thing they want. Ms. Rosetta breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had just made some serious decision, and told the secret: "- [Heart of Africa]" "What is Africa?" Palamides was confused.

"It was the largest, purest, most expensive ruby, ever made in Africa. Rosetta explained, "Before we discovered it, it had been preserved in some underground ancient ruins for tens of thousands of years, or even longer. Its value is immeasurable, and it has long broken through astronomical figures. The big cat wondered. So, the "business" that Daddy Sphinx talked about with the Queen of Gems was to buy this ruby, which was just a gem, was it necessary to go to such great lengths?

"It's just a gem, but it hides some kind of great power. This power will continue to accumulate over time, and in modern times, the power hidden in that gem has long reached the point where it can easily destroy a country. If it falls into the hands of people with bad intentions, it is estimated that the African continent will set off another bloody storm. Lady Rosetta blinked, as if to stare into the future, "I don't know how the Sphinx learned about [Heart of Africa]'s existence, but he must have planned to use that gem for something amazing."

I was scared and repeatedly turned down his requests to buy gems. At this point, I could have continued to find a way to hold off the Sphinx for a while, but time was running out. He's going to lose patience eventually, and whether he's stealing or robbing, he'll always get this gem from me. Palamides' heart tightened, and his long-standing uneasy premonition was fulfilled: "So you want me to stop him?" If it's okay, Palamides really doesn't want to mess with the Sphinx Daddy. Turning out on his dad also meant that the leopard warrior had to be his best brother, Philios.

The Jewel Queen smiled mysteriously, "I don't know. I don't even know what the Sphinx will do with this gem. I just have a sense that something bad may be about to happen. But that's probably just an unreliable premonition of a female generation of mine. But if you wish, I can entrust [Heart of Africa] to you. "What?me?But I—" "You're upright, and you're a strong enough knight. I'm afraid you're the one I've been trying to find someone who can put [Heart of Africa] on the right path. Rosetta said this, with a slight, mischievous smile on her face: "The gem is entrusted to you, no matter what you plan afterwards, I have no regrets." Even if you choose to trust the Sphinx and give him the gem - that's your freedom. It's up to you to decide what to do. "I" Palamides was stunned for a long time. The implications were widespread, worse than the Leopard warriors had originally anticipated. Mu Ran accepted the gift of the Jewel Queen and took the [Heart of Africa] for himself, but it may really turn into a situation where he is the enemy of the Sphinx Daddy.

However, if you just let it go, I'm afraid things will get worse. God knows how much destruction the Sphinx will wreak havoc with the power of the gems? God knows how many people will die as a result?

Rather than sit idly by and wait for the Sphinx Daddy to snatch the gem from Ms. Rosetta, it is better to get the gem early, and then use the gem to bargain with the Sphinx to see what the old fox has to plot.

Of course, if Palamides chooses to do so, he will be completely involved in the incident and will never be able to get out of it again.

Is it worth it for a kingdom that has nothing to do with him, for a dispute that has nothing to do with him, or even that will not necessarily happen?

"Leave the gem to me for safekeeping. After thinking for a long time, Paramides finally sighed: "Sure enough, I still can't sit idly by. "I knew you would say that. Ms. Rosetta smiled, as innocently as a little girl.

With her rarely seen playful face, she made an understatement, like a devilish condition: "But the gem cannot be given to you in vain."

I want you to do one thing: date me. ＂