Chapter 9: The Secrets of the Royal Family

Reguno Gagarin, the seat of the Snowy Mountains of the Snowy Federation of the Far North, was in his private office in the ring of the National Library, asleep on his desk, with an open book of magic in front of him

The Snowy Federation is a very special country, its political system is neither a monarchy nor a republic, but an incomprehensible academy system, to put it bluntly, the whole country is actually an unprecedentedly huge magic academy, this country is composed of the capital and eight other major cities, if the capital Silver Mountain is the main campus of this magic academy, then the other eight major cities are eight branches, the president is the head of the country, relatively speaking, the other eight branch presidents are the lord of the city where the campus is located

In the center of the capital, there is a large national library, which houses the Snow Federation, which is the most complete magic book in the entire Olopa world, looking down from the air, the entire national library presents a giant pattern of seven concentric circles set together, from the inside to the outside, the seven concentric circles are called the library's first ring area to the seventh ring area, and the seven rings of this library are also affected by the mage rating of the Snow Federation

The mages of the Snowy Federation are divided into eight levels: according to the magic cultivation, the lowest level is the mage apprentice, and then from low to high, the seven-ring mage to the first ring mage, the mage apprentice does not have the right to enter the national library to read and study, only when they obtain a slightly higher level of the seven-ring mage qualification, they are allowed to enter the seven-ring area to read some relatively shallow magic materials, and so on, the more profound the magic materials collected in it, At the same time, the first ring area is also the administrative hub of the Snowy Federation, and only the 9 most powerful people in the country can have their own private offices in the first ring area

Known as the Lord of Ice and Fire, Regunor is a recognized magical genius, at the age of 38, he has already obtained the qualification of a mage who represents the highest glory of mages, and he is also at the core of power in the ruling hierarchy of the Federation, ranking seventh in the power rankings, serving as the head of the school's research department, and more and more people in the Federation believe that if nothing else, he will be the favorite to become the next head of the school

12 years ago, Reguno was just a four-ring mage, but at the age of 26, reaching this stage is already a table of genius

Hell, he couldn't kill the dwarf, grabbed the battle axe with difficulty, and the blood stained his Mithril armor red, this kind of continuous high-intensity combat was almost too much for even the dwarven warriors known for their endurance

They were about to attack again, and with all the strength he had left, the half-elf had pulled an arrow full of strings, his quiver empty, and his last and doomed counterattack

Could this be the burial place of the seven of us, the mortally wounded female assassin supported the more severely injured and unconscious female priest with one hand, and the other hand was already dislocated, and she could not hold the dagger

Have you reached the limit, my mission is not yet complete, mother...... The elven blue blood soaked the dark skin and white hair of the Dark Elf Ranger, and although she barely supported her body, she no longer had the strength to swing the two scimitars in her hands

Is it all over, there is no time, although Regunor, who is a mage of the Four Rings, still has a scroll in his hand that can reverse the situation, but time does not allow him to chant the spell, it is my weakness that has killed everyone

Just when everyone was pessimistically waiting for the fate of death to come, a figure leaped out and rushed towards the enemy in front of them without hesitation

Paternin you ...... Regunor's action of shouting the paladin shook all the people who were waiting for death, and no one knew why he had suffered such a severe injury, and he could still fight back like this

Don't waste time, use the scroll paladin to burn the last of his battle spirit, and launch a frantic charge against the enemy, whose attacks pierce through his armor and body again and again, but he is using his life to buy time for the mage second by second

I understood that there was no time to move Reguno and spread out the scroll in his hand......

The First Ring Mage Reguno Gagarin suddenly woke up from his dream, this is an old thing from many years ago, always haunted in his heart, and now he thinks about it as if it just happened yesterday, the adventure of fighting side by side with his companions, Regunor rubbed his eyes vigorously, and when he opened them, the first thing he saw was the magic book that was opened on the table, and the word fate was on it

Regunor suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his intuition that the dream of the High Mage was meaningful, told me that the dream must be portending something, and that it must have something to do with Putnin, and the mage didn't think much about it, he dug out a box, took out a tarot card and a crystal ball from it, and then used the divination techniques he learned from the Gamboki to perform divination

Half an hour later, Reguno put away all his divination supplies and stood up with a solemn expression

After waiting for twelve years, is it finally coming, Puternin, sure enough, something happened to you, remember you said that you would not succumb to the arrangement of fate, but you hid in that place for twelve years, isn't it just to avoid your own fate, but when fate really comes, how can you avoid it, now it's your turn to need my help, twelve years ago, I finally have a chance to pay off what I owed you

Thinking of this, Reguno hurriedly packed a few pieces of luggage and some magic items, and came to the empty ship port with a few goblin slaves who followed him

I'm sorry, Minister Gagarin, without the permission of the Rector, the Minister of War, and the Minister of War, Weco Danry, no one can use these airships at will, including your honorable battle mage guarding the door, blocking Regunor's path

Please get out of the way, I have a very urgent matter to get to the Kingdom of Pole, Reguno pushed away the guards, I only drove my own airship, and I will not use anyone else, as for the Principal and Minister Wacodanry, you don't have to worry, I will explain it to them

At the same time, Hansha City, the capital of the Bole Kingdom, thousands of miles away, was slightly weakened at this time

As the so-called tree falls, the two leaders of the rebellion: Sir Mawson and Prime Minister Apanronda, one was driven away, the other was killed, and the coup soldiers who participated in the rebellion had no reason to continue fighting, so they scattered outside the Royal Garden, and John Duncan and Prince Agulie had too few men and horses to pursue

There were only 16 empty horsemen left with the prince, together with John and his 4 men, a total of twenty-two people to protect the king and Princess Sophia, and evacuate along the same route towards the palace gates, and the griffins brought by the empty horsemen were already overdrawn and abandoned by their owners in the royal garden

Sophia, the little princess lying on the back of the Berg knight, asked in a trembling voice: "Father, the second brother, they are so fierce, as soon as they enter the monastery, they kill people everywhere, if I don't have two brothers, I will ......

Don't be afraid, your father and your second brother and the knights here will protect you, the king will comfort his daughter while walking, the current king of the Pole Kingdom, Valivy XI, has three children under his knees: the eldest prince Medner, who specializes in statecraft, he has been designated as the next king, and is now inspecting the construction progress of a water conservancy project in the south; The little princess Sophia has just turned 8 years old this year, and she is still studying in the noble convent, according to the custom of the Holy Light Cult, every noble child is sent to the noble convent for two years of training when she reaches the age of seven, but after tonight's incident, she will probably never be able to return to the convent in the future

Duke Duncan wants you to promise one thing, and the king made a request to John as he went, and if anything happens to Agulie and I, please keep my daughter safe and let go

Your Majesty, please don't say that, you and His Royal Highness the Prince will be fine, we still have this John clapping his hand on a blood-stained cloth bag with the head of Panalonda, that pathetic careerist, whose head will be the most effective tool for expelling the rebels who are still in the city, as for the Fayeru Golden Guard and the Bishop of St. Auluffie with the sword, they should not be many in number, and my 'Silver Lily' army is more than enough to suppress it

The duke thought too simply, in fact, Alex and Alpanronda are just a dangling, and the real mastermind behind the scenes has not yet appeared, and Prince Agulie said, so please be sure to take my father and sister away safely

Please listen, John, in this riot, there is actually the shadow of the Central Church manipulating, they are nominally for our country, a hundred years ago to make a secret with the forest elves, in fact, to get the secret that my royal family has guarded for thousands of years, and now this secret is in my daughter, Sophia's safety is not only related to the future of the Pole Kingdom, but also the blessed place of all living beings on the three continents of Olopa, and the king explained to him again

The more John listened, the more confused he became, he didn't know what the secret of this royal family was, but one thing was quite clear, and that was that he had to obey orders, and since this secret was so important, I would defend it with my life, and guard Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia

As he spoke, the group had already walked to the gate of the palace, but the scene in front of them made everyone's hearts tighten--the street in front of the palace gate had become a chaotic battlefield, the bishop with knives, the golden guards, the coup soldiers and unidentified killers were fighting with the army of silver lilies who rushed into the city to reinforce the city, and the street became a river of blood, broken arms and stumps flying. The little girl had never seen such a tragic and bloody fight, Princess Sophia was frightened and unconscious on the spot, and next to the palace gate, a small group of silver lily soldiers and John's attendant Radivine were desperately resisting, only to see Radivine holding the reins of Peake in one hand and fighting the enemy with a short sword in the other, the loyal attendant was seriously wounded, and his donkey was gone

John showed Pan Alonda's head, and let out a deafening shout: Pan Alonda has surrendered to the tiger, and those who surrender can avoid death, but only a very small number of coup soldiers stopped fighting after hearing the shout, most of them glanced this way and continued to fight, and even some of them looked in the direction of the palace gate after hearing the shout, and found that the king actually shouted: the king is over there, hurry over and capture him alive, the pressure of the defense line in front of the palace gate has increased suddenly, John is so angry that his face is green, he smashed the dirty head in his hand at a soldier who broke through the defense line, the two heads collided in the air, shattered like two watermelons, red blood and white brains splashed everywhere

When Radivine heard his master's voice, he immediately broke away from the battle and ran to his master with Pique in tow

Master...... Radivine ...... No, I didn't embarrass you...... After protecting Pique, the loyal squire fell to the ground and closed his eyes forever, he had lost too much blood in the battle just now

Radivine took the reins of Pique, and John could not hide the grief in his heart, his eyes holding back tears, first his men and brothers, then his wife and daughter, and now his loyal squire, John had lost so much that night

The shape shì was very unfavorable to the Pole army, and the opponent was not only outnumbered and well-equipped, but also did not rush out new reinforcements from the surrounding blocks; In the rush to the battle, many soldiers did not even wear their armor completely, although John's order had been conveyed to the main garrison of the legion outside the city, but at the same time, the garrison was attacked by the three detachments of the wind cavalry of the steppe wind, although the number of the other party was small, but under the cover of the storm, the silver lily soldiers in their sleep were killed by surprise, and in the bloody battle, at most three squadrons of troops had time to enter the city to reinforce John, but under the enemy's ubiquitous ambush and interception, only one squadron of personnel finally rushed to the gate of the palace, protecting the king under such a shapeIt is almost impossible for the second prince and the princess to break out of the encirclement

Prince Agulie drew his sword and led his sixteen remaining airriders to charge in, and John was about to enter the battlefield with his sword raised, and the king stretched out his hand to stop him

Duke Duncan, I'm going to cast the strongest spell, Prince Agulie, and they're buying me time to chant a spell, so please take the opportunity to break out of the encirclement with Sophia

Not to delay time for His Majesty, His Royal Highness took the princess to break through

Now that the only one who has the strength to do it is you, the Duke, don't shirk it, remember that the future of this country and even the whole of Olopa depends on Sophia

The obedient ministers must protect Princess Sophia desperately, and John clenched his fists to his chest and made the strongest promise to the king.