The next morning, everyone in Hansha felt that the atmosphere had suddenly changed, and the news of the attack on the palace and the assassination of His Majesty had spread through the streets and alleys, and the whole city was in an uproar. The citizens were attracted by the rows of patrolling soldiers and the cartloads of garlic brought in from outside the city, but they ignored a very unusual vision: the number of bats hanging upside down under the eaves of each house had increased significantly.

In the palace, which is surrounded by three layers of inner and outer layers like an iron bucket, Princess Di Yu is under layers of protection. As the messy Imperial Study had not yet been cleaned up, the "Heart of the Kingdom" was moved to the King's Bedchamber. The gauze-wrapped King Duris sat on his bed, and in front of the king's bed, the intelligence officer Fox and the captain of the guard, Sakolos, and there was no fourth person in the palace. The guards set up a guard 10 meters outside the door, and even Prince Shi Weikang wanted to visit the injured Uncle Wang, but the guards stopped him mercilessly.

Because in the past few months, Duris has sent out the good ministers and famous generals around him one by one, and now in the huge Hansha City, the only officials who can share government affairs with him are Fox and Sakolos, so after the incident last night, the two of them felt the pressure on their shoulders suddenly increased several times.

"Report!" just then, the shouts of a guard rang out outside the door.

Sakoros looked at his king, Duris nodded, Sakoros turned and walked out of the chamber, and after ten seconds, he returned to his room, turned and closed the door. "Your Majesty, the guards have searched the carpet for the fourth time, and still haven't found anything. Feeling a little ashamed, Sakoros truthfully reported the new round of searches to his king.

"No need to search anymore. Just let the guards be on guard. Duris said as he draped a coat over his body and rose from the bed.

"No need to search, what if those guys are still hiding in the palace?" said Sakoros, uneasy.

"The enemy is the most skilled vampire in space magic, and it will be a breeze for them to get out of the palace. Duris said.

"But what if they attack His Majesty again?" Fawkes was worried about the same thing.

"Rest assured. I don't think there are many vampires invading Hansha City, and last night's incident shouldn't happen again. Duris said confidently.

"Not much?" asked Fawkes and Sakolos at the same time, wondering why His Majesty was so sure.

"If the vampires have infiltrated Hansha City in large numbers, it is estimated that the whole city will already be bloody before this morning comes. At this point, the white-haired vampire's face came to Duris's mind, "Now he may be healing his companions, and he has no time to care." Therefore, I suspect that the vampires who invaded Hansha City were actually only the three last night. ”

"Why did the vampire suddenly attack His Majesty? We and the Blood Mountains have always been rivers that do not interfere with well water. Could it be that why take revenge on the reinforcements of the elves in the Pole Kingdom to fight the vampires? But that is obviously the decision of the previous Mardan Dynasty, and it should not be counted on our heads. Unable to find an answer to this question, Fawkes can only speculate on the only old thing that can bring the Kingdom of Pole and the Bloodline together from years ago.

But Duris doesn't think it's going to be that simple. He paced back and forth in the open room twice, then suddenly stopped, turned to Fawkes and asked, "How many underground intelligence stations of the Central Church in Hansha City do you know?"

Fox was a little caught off guard by the king's sudden question, and it took a while before he came back to his senses, and quickly replied, "According to the information in the hands of the ministers, there are currently 9 that can be determined, and 4 are under investigation. ”

"You immediately take someone and get rid of all these stations. Not a single one left. As he gave the order, he waved his right hand to the side, and he didn't hesitate to do so.

"All, but ......," Fox wondered. Although it is a well-known thing that the Pole Kingdom and the Central Church are carrying it, but it is not yet the time to publicly turn against the Central Church, and last week Fox asked His Majesty how to deal with the underground intelligence station of the Central Church that was investigated. But what is the matter now? What is the connection between the vampire assassination incident that just happened and the underground intelligence station of the Central Church?

"What are you doing here? Go now. Duris ordered in an irrefutable tone.

"Yes. "As a wise man, Fawkes would not let the king give the same order to him three times. He gave a brief salute to Duris and exited the room.

At this time, only Duris and Sakolos were left in the dormitory.

"Are the soldiers sent to dispose of the corpses reliable?" asked Duris.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, they are all my confidants. Sakolos replied dryly.

"Either way, you have to keep their mouths shut. Vampires must be kept secret, and if the slightest word gets out, you can shut their mouths with your own intestines. Do you understand?"

"Yes. Sakolos replied in an oath-bearing tone, half-kneeling on the ground, with his right hand on his chest. He is not like Fox, who is an intelligence officer, and as the captain of the king's personal guard, it is enough to know that he will resolutely and unconditionally carry out His Majesty's orders.

In fact, at this time, the order to clear the underground intelligence station of the Central Holy See, King Duris was by no means a whim. He knew that there had been a bitter hatred between the Central Curia and the Bloods, and if the "vampires appeared in Hansand City" The news of the return to the Holy Pope Island would be an excuse for the Pope to forcibly send the Templar Order to the kingdom of Pole, and although the matter would sooner or later be known to the Central Church, it was important to clear the eyes and ears of the Central Church before the matter was dealt with, and Duris did not just give such an order to block the news of the vampires, which he had in mind when he saw the red paper.

"Sakoros, wait a ride with me. The king, who had been silent for a moment, suddenly spoke to the captain of the guard.

"Yes. Sakoros nodded, "Your Majesty, where are you going?" so that the soldiers could be on guard in advance. ”

"No need. Duris smiled and waved his hand, "It's just the two of us." The matter cannot be made known to a third person. ”

"This ...... All right. Looking at the wounds on His Majesty's body, Sakolos hesitated a little before receiving his order.

At noon, the two monarchs and ministers were already in the wilderness on the northern outskirts of Hansha City.

The geographical location of the Kingdom of Pole is south, so the climate warms up relatively quickly, and although it is spring, the sun is still as hot as midsummer. Sakolos obeyed Duris's orders, and did not wear the armor for battle, but he was still sweating from the sun, and he looked at the king beside him, who was recuperating in his eyes, and believed that His Majesty was the same.

"Your Majesty, what are we doing here?" Duris had been standing for a long time, and he was still wearing bandages, and Sakoros couldn't help but ask His Majesty Xià, worried that sweat might hinder the healing of the king's wounds.

"Be patient, guests will be coming soon. Duris didn't open his eyes, he looked quite composure.

"Guest?" said Sakolos, who was a little confused.

At this time, a large group of bats gathered from all directions, making a "popping" sound of flapping wings, and they gathered on the ground 20 meters in front of Duris, and the scene was quite strange.

"It's coming. Duris said lightly, opening his eyes at the same time.

I saw that the dense swarm of bats gradually dispersed, and in the center of the original bat swarm, a middle-aged man wearing a black tuxedo and white hair appeared.

"Who is he?" The man in front of him made Sakolos feel indescribably strange, the bats that should have appeared in the evening or evening were moving in large numbers during the middle of the day, and the man who appeared from the bat swarm was even more suspicious.

"He's the guest who came to the palace last night. "It's as if he was telling a story that has nothing to do with him.

"What? he is ......" Sakoros was shocked, he understood that the "distinguished guest" in his mouth was the vampire who assassinated Duris last night, "Your Majesty, how is this possible? It's noon now!" Sakolos pointed to the sun in the sky, his expression of disbelief. In addition to silverware, holy water, and garlic, vampires are afraid of sunlight. The vampire actually appeared in the scorching sun as if nothing happened, which had a great impact on what Sakolos had always known.

"There are two kinds of vampires: the Nightkin who are afraid of the sun, who make up the vast majority of the Bloodline, and the Daywalker who is not afraid of the sun, who are few in number but are the few elites of the Bloodline. "Duris said it succinctly.

"Sunwalker?" Despite the scorching sun now, Sakolos felt a chill, and the captain of the guard immediately reached out and drew his sword from his waist. His Majesty's current appearance is very unsuitable for fighting, it is like a claw wound on his foot, although the priest has removed the paralyzing poison on his foot, but that foot still can't move freely, Sakolos doesn't know if he can block a blood elite, but once there is a battle, even if he takes his life, he has to cover His Majesty Xià to leave.

But the sword was only half allocated. "Put away your sword, which is not heavenly thick. If he were to take your life, you would be a dried corpse by now. Duris pushed Sakoros's sword back, revealing the disparity in power between the two sides.

Although His Majesty asked him not to move, Sakoros did not dare to relax in the slightest, and his right hand was still pressed on the hilt of the sword.

Looking at the nervous expressions of his subordinates, Duris sighed and said, "We are not here to fight, but to negotiate. ”

"Negotiation?" Sakolos felt more and more that his king was unfathomable. Can humans negotiate with vampires?" Sakoros was incredulous, his face turning blue. Seeing Sakoros's expression, Duris was glad that he had foresight, if he had told Sakoros his purpose in advance, he might not even be able to leave the palace.

During the conversation between the two kings and ministers, the white-haired vampire never said a word, he was patiently observing, and was not in a hurry to reveal his cards.