() The Imperial Palace of Hansar City of the Kingdom of Pole

Is this the royal power, in fact, it is not a big deal, the fourth prince of the Fayele Empire, Duris, stood alone in front of the king's throne, less than two meters away, he felt for the first time that he was so close to the throne of the king of a country, but there were no ripples in his heart, Duriss sat on the throne again, but he still couldn't feel even the slightest excitement

Is this the power that the brothers abandon their flesh and blood affection and you fight for me, in fact, it is not a big deal, Duris stood up and left the chair that did not bring him any pleasure, and then Duris fell into deep thought......

Duris's father -- The current emperor of the Fayele Empire, Frederick VI, is now 84 years old, for human beings, it is already an advanced age with one foot in the coffin, indeed, he was a great king with outstanding military achievements in his youth, Frederick VI reigned for more than 50 years, in the first 40 years, the empire reached the strongest period in history, but in the next ten years, the entire empire is in a great decline, after all, time is the greatest natural enemy of mankind, no matter how powerful a person is, the ultimate opponent is the power of the god of time, of course, the same is true of any country established by human beings, more than 300 years ago, the Fayele Empire was not established from the ruins of another once glorious empire

Empires don't last forever - this is an eternal truth, don't you brothers?

The ten years when his father was sick in bed was the ten years when the brothers fought the most fiercely, Emperor Frederick VI had four sons, born to four mothers, and Duris's mother died the earliest, so he received the least favor, but it was precisely because of this that Duriss had a good growth environment, he didn't have to rack his brains like other brothers to fight for power and profit, he had more time and more energy to devote to the training of knights, although Duriss was usually very low-key, but day after day, his combat skills and command art were greatly improved, and he received a lot of praise, and at the same time, he also got the strange eyes of several brothers, this gaze made him shudder

More than ten years ago, when the emperor's health deteriorated, but he was not yet sick in bed, several elder brothers had already shown signs of power struggle, Du Liss saw it in his eyes, he took a far-sighted way, he took the way of self-exile, away from the whirlpool of political struggle, he volunteered to come to the northeast border, and fought a long war with the two great powers on the Carmetnivia Peninsula - the Vimumen Kingdom and the Banqimen Kingdom, and the long military career not only created an army that was completely loyal to him, but also greatly improved the realm of Duriss himself, and his combat skills and command art reached the level of royal knights

And the three elder brothers in the struggle for power and profit to make the capital smoky, the third brother Xia Kebier is lustful and greedy for wine, no enterprising, is only interested in pleasure incompetent, so most of the power struggle is between the eldest brother Lockz and the second royal brother Stanford, Durris knows very well, in fact, the father is not unaware of the power struggle between several children, this early years was also won in the power struggle with his brothers, the emperor is quite clear about the mystery, even if ten years in bed, but the heart is very sober, this is also the reason why the emperor has not set up the crown prince, because only in this way can he take advantage of the struggle between several sons to survive, but two years ago the situation took a turn for the worse, the eldest prince seems to be withA month later, the residence of the third prince was attacked by assassins, but no one was injured, and the assassin escaped, and then the eldest prince sent a heavy army to surround the residence in the name of protecting his younger brother, and in fact the third prince was placed under house arrest in his own home

The second prince is usually in good health, how could he suddenly fall ill, a discerning person can know that he was poisoned at a glance......; The old fox, who fell on the hospital bed after these two incidents, was frightened, and knew his eldest son, the old fellow Rocks, very well, and he differed from the other sons in that he was more vicious and treacherous-- Ironically, this son is most similar to his father, and now Lockz has actually mastered the control of the capital and most of the country's troops, he dares to attack his younger brother, then the next one should be his own Lao Tzu, after all, the eldest prince is not young, already in his 50s, and the old man doesn't know when he will be willing to let go, if he is a few years later as the emperor, he may not be able to sit for a long time, he may not be able to wait, in a hurry, the old emperor wrote a secret letter and urgently summoned his youngest son Duris back to Beijing, because only Duris is the best person to contain Lockz

For the next two years, Duris lived a very depressed life in the capital, and Lockz always regarded him as a thorn in his side, and he was at odds with him everywhere, and every time Duris avoided a head-on confrontation with his eldest brother, and then Lockz regarded Duris's forbearance as weakness, and advanced step by step, but no matter how aggressive Lockz was, he could never touch the core interests of Duris, which was also what Lockz feared the most: loyalty to Duris's army

Unprepared bravery equals stupidity, this is a truth pursued by Duris, in fact, Duriss has always compromised and retreated to his eldest brother, which does not mean that he is a coward, in fact, he is waiting for an opportunity

Now, the opportunity has finally come, a few days ago, the archbishop of the Franco-Yale Empire sent a letter from the Pope's Island, this is a letter from the Pope, which lists how the Pole Kingdom violated the teachings of the Holy Light Cult, allied with foreign races, harbored infidels and other crimes, and finally demanded that the Fayele Empire and the Kingdom of St. Auluffi form an alliance to jointly crusade against the Pope Kingdom

In the face of this letter, the ministers discussed a lot, but Duriss gladly and automatically asked Ying to be the commander of the imperial crusade army, and asked to lead his army to conquer the Pole Kingdom, and his eldest brother was also happy to let him go, first, the eldest prince wanted to drive away the plague god, and secondly, he wanted to weaken the army of the plague god, so after the two princes agreed on the agreement, Duriss led the troops and set off, but compared to his short-sighted brother Duris, he had his own plans......

Suddenly, a breeze came from behind and interrupted Duris's thoughts

You did come, and even if you don't look back, Douriss will know who is coming

How do you know I'm going to come

Because only you need it

You are very smart, Prince Duris, sneered, no wonder people in the empire said that the fourth prince is not only a brave man, but also a wise man, unlike his elder brothers who can only play with power

I've heard too many compliments, say what do you want

Probably no one knows better than you, what I want is: to fulfill the huàn promise

Duris smiled coldly, and because he had his back to the other party, his smile was not seen by the other party: Do you think a loser is still qualified to bargain with me

You...... There was anger in the other person's words, but I didn't have ...... at that time

Okay, find the reason for your failure, coward's behavior, Duris, waved his hand, interrupted the other party's unfinished words, you found the wrong person, it was the Templars who made a promise to you, you should go to them and redeem the promise

The other party was about to reach the limit, so he yelled directly at Duris, don't you forget, I have paid a lot for your business, don't you also owe me a promise

Then why don't you dare to go to them, afraid that those sanctimonious paladins will laugh at you, betray your lord, seek glory, mutilate your subordinates, or worry that you will be deprived of your knightly qualifications?

You shut up, the other party was completely enraged, he drew his sword and slashed directly at Duris

Duris dodged sideways with the sword slashed by the opponent, and his left hand instantly attacked, grabbing the wrist of the opponent's right hand holding the sword, and then the two sides maintained this posture and fought for a long time

You're recovering from your injuries well, Alex, and after two minutes, Rees let go of the other man's hand

On the surface, it looked like his injuries had almost healed, and the blue cloak that symbolized the Mawson family was put on his back and the royal armor on his body was restored to its original state - this is the secret of the Mithril Alloy Warframe, as long as it is not completely shattered, and after breaking away from the battle, the Mithril Alloy Warframe will automatically recover within a few days

I saw Alex look at the other party suspiciously: Why don't you fight with me, quickly pull out your sword, you have to pay for what you just said

Forget it, I don't want people to say that I won a fight, and a person who has not recovered from his injuries said that you go back, and you will come to me when you heal from your injuries

Hmph, Alex's mood calmed down a little and regained his rationality a little, he put his sword back in its scabbard and turned to leave

Duris closed his eyes and did not see Alex leave, knowing that Alex would definitely return, but not for a duel

Cultivated in an environment of power struggle, Duris understands a truth: if you want a person to surrender forever, you must first give him complete despair and then give him hope

This is the politics of human society, which other races simply do not understand - this is one of the main reasons why humans almost dominate Olopa

Your Royal Highness Princess, Your Royal Highness Princess, wake up Susan heard a very familiar voice in a blur

Ah, Uncle John, Susan woke up faintly, and then she felt a burst of soreness in her whole body, and when she opened her eyes, the first thing that caught her eye was the face of the uncle she cared about the most, and you were fine

Wow...... Susan threw herself into her uncle's arms and howled loudly...... Uncle suddenly fell ill...... Whining...... Scared the hell out of me...... Whining...... I don't have any relatives anymore...... If even Uncle you ...... Whining......

Silly boy uncle isn't right in front of you that uncle gently pushed Susan away and said again, what is this place, and who are these children, uncle pointed to the four little boys who were still lying in the stream

Ah, Owen, Susan screamed, go get them out

After a period of busy work, the four little boys were rescued, among them, Owen, Joyka, and Ray quickly woke up, and after they woke up, they all did not cry out in pain, except for Cassius who had not woken up yet, he drank a lot of water, and his already big stomach became more bulging, and his uncle helped Cassius press it for a long time before he squeezed out all the water that had been drunk into his stomach, and in addition to spitting out two small fish that were jumping alive

By this time it was already dawn

So you're Susan's uncle, Owen asked the uncle

Well, it can be said that from Susan's mouth, after knowing that these children fell into the creek to save themselves, the uncle was very kind to the children

But isn't my uncle sick, why did he get better all of a sudden, this time it was Joyka who asked

I didn't know that I woke up and soaked in the water, maybe it was the water here that cured me

Uncle heard that you are a knight, right?

Uncle told me adventure stories

Uncle, can you tell me how you defeated the enemy in a duel?

Uncle, I want to be a knight, can you teach me how to wield a sword?

Uncle......

The four little boys forgot about the pain and kept asking the man questions

The middle-aged man couldn't resist it, he waved his hand and said, "Children, children, please listen to me, okay, these children were quiet all of a sudden, and the man continued: Uncle, I am very grateful that you helped me and Susan, but we have something very important to do, and my illness has been cured, so we are leaving."

Ah, uncle, don't go

Yes, stay in the village of Searle

We just met Susan

Several boys were very reluctant to hear that their uncle was going to take Susan away, and the uncle looked at Susan, and she was also very unhappy, and the uncle walked over to Susan and said: Susan, I know that you have just met a few friends and are about to leave, very reluctant, but don't forget that we still have something to do, we can't stay here, and it is good for them that we are not here

Susan thought for a moment, then walked over to the silent child

Susan, are you really leaving, Owen asked

Owen, Joyka, Ray, Cassius, it's nice to meet you, but I'm sorry, now I'm really going to go with my uncle, or I'll definitely come back to see how you are doing in the future, and then Susan took out a bulging cloth bag and handed it to Owen, and uncle said thank you for helping us, this is for your work

Owen opened the cloth bag, which was full of gold coins, and all the children involuntarily shouted, in their memory, this was the second time they saw real gold coins; the first time they saw gold coins, it was a nobleman who went to the countryside to hunt, he fell off his horse, and the people of the village carried him to Uncle Merkone for treatment, and finally the nobleman rewarded Uncle Merkone with a gold coin, and Uncle Merkone gave the gold coin to the people of the village, and heard that one gold coin was equal to a hundred copper coins they usually use, and that time the whole village was happy for a few days, and this time got so many gold coins, then the whole village should be happy for many years

Owen was the first to look away from the gold coin, and he said to Susan, "You said you must come back to see us."

Well, I'll definitely take a white handkerchief off Susan and tear it in half, half on Owen's wrist and the other half on her own, it's a promise between us and I'll be back

So the four boys waved goodbye to Susan and her uncle

Watching the big and small backs gradually disappear on the horizon, Owen was still reluctant to turn his head, he raised his hand and looked at his wrist, promised

Everyone is gone, go back, Joika patted Owen on the shoulder, and Owen turned away

Seeing that there seemed to be a lot of smoke coming out of the village, Lei suddenly pointed in the direction of the village

Hehe, it's your mother who cooks for your brother, who knows that Joeyka didn't forget to laugh at Cassius

Fart, Cassius was very angry and said that my mother was the best cook in the world, so she wouldn't cook rice

Owen, who was not observing carefully, found that there seemed to be a fire after the smoke in addition to the problem...... Could it be --

The village was on fire, and four children shouted at the same time.