Dunbu Ayutthaya, late at night.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

With a cough, the emaciated prince Caia Saint Laurent couldn't help but tighten her neckline, and then opened a secret letter in the empty study and examined it carefully.

The first thing that catches your eye is the signature.

Vega Kareni's words were like runes with a curse, and Kaeya Saint Laurent couldn't help but retch. For a period of time, he had to hear the name more than a dozen times every day, even in his dreams, these five words were ghostly, and now when he saw these five words, he could no longer hold back the nausea in his chest.

And because of that.

Caia Saint Laurent's body had gradually failed, and now she was out of breath even if she moved a few steps.

Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear.

Although he can't claim to be wise, he still has the basic knowledge of self-knowledge, and Kaeya already clearly knows that he is now a piece of meat on the board, and the regime he established is really powerless.

There are wolves in front and tigers in the back.

In this case, his life depends entirely on when the tiger and the wolf attack.

He didn't blame anyone for coming to this point, everything was his own doing.

If it weren't for his indecisiveness, his adoption of Theon's plan at once, and his acceptance of Ferre Gary's advice at once, the current battle situation would not have come to this point, so now it seems that he is not a qualified king at all.

Therefore, he did not make the letter public.

He hoped that in the last period of his reign, he would be able to deal with some things by his own will, not seeking to turn things around, but only to die without regrets. If he didn't insist on going his own way once until he died, wouldn't it be too aggrieved?

This letter is the beginning.

He has to make decisions of his own volition, rather than following the analysis and advice of so-called "professionals".

After reading this letter, Caia Saint Laurent ordered directly to the captain of the escort: "Tomorrow escort me to the small town of Rio, I need to meet with a man who has been famous for a long time." ”

"Your Majesty, no. ”

The captain of the convoy advised: "Now that the lower reaches are in chaos, although the small town of Rio is considered an insignificant safe place, and there is no sign of the enemy advancing there, it cannot be ruled out that the enemy will find our whereabouts and assassinate us along the way." ”

"So I can't go?"

Kaeya stood up with his hands on the table and walked towards the captain of the guard.

The captain of the guard seemed to hear the dissatisfaction in Kaeya's heart, but he still said firmly: "Please think twice, Your Majesty, for your safety, please don't go out of the city of Donbu casually." ”

"You don't want to interfere with me again!"

Kaeya drew his sword from the guard's waist and stabbed it straight into the guard's heart.

He looked like he was crazy, and after drawing his long sword, he continued to stab the corpse again and again until he was exhausted.

So on the next day.

Under the protection of the escort, Kaeya secretly left the great city of Donbu and rushed to Rio, a small city between the middle and lower reaches.

It's still under his rule for the time being, but because it's not a strategic location, there's no army, just a few security forces. The distance between the lower and middle reaches of this small city is about the same, and it is the best place for a secret meeting.

A top-of-the-line commercial private room in a hotel.

Vega and Caia Saint Laurent sat across from each other, and after a basic exchange of pleasantries, they both looked at each other carefully.

Although it was not the first time Kaeya Saint Laurent had seen Vega, he could never have imagined that Passerby A, who had met him by chance at Saint Laurent and did not take it to heart, would be forced into such a situation today.

Maybe the empire doesn't know yet.

But Kaeya knows very well that what Vega is plotting is the thousands of miles of this holy dynasty, and I am afraid that the empire is still in the dark at this time, and he really regards the dwarf in front of him as a loyal general.

With the power of one person, the Three Kingdoms were toyed with applause.

Kaeya burst out laughing, because Vega had taught him what it meant to have someone outside of a human being, and a heaven outside of a human being. I am afraid that there is not a single person in the entire continent who can do such a thing, and it seems that it is not a shame to be defeated in the hands of such a person.

"Why is Your Majesty laughing?"

Vega was a little puzzled when he saw Kaeya suddenly laughing.

When he met him by chance at a banquet in Saint Laurent, he only thought that the other party was a rather cold-blooded superior, especially when the order to let Theon kill Thea in the water city of Nila confirmed this even more.

But see you again today.

Vega found that Kaeya's sharp sword had lost its striking edge, like a chess player who was no longer obsessed with victory, and like a sage who saw through everything and truly lived as himself.

If you've heard this question from Vega before.

Even if he admires Vega's ability in his heart, he will definitely not say it, as a king, how can he grow others to destroy his own prestige.

But now, he unabashedly said his inner thoughts: "I just feel that it is still an honor to lose in the hands of Your Excellency." ”

"Why did Your Majesty say that?"

Wei Jia showed a bright smile and said: "There are thousands of acres of grain in the middle reaches, more than 300,000 elite soldiers, and there is a large city of Dunbu to intimidate the Quartet, so how can there be the word failure? ”

"Hahaha. ”

Kaeya laughed: "I didn't expect that one day I would be comforted by my opponent, but please don't worry, even if my Kaeya is not good, I haven't fallen into a situation where I need the enemy's comfort. ”

"Your Majesty is open-minded. ”

"Needless to say, what is the so-called matter of Your Excellency's invitation to me today?"

"In that case, I'll be open and honest. ”

Vega stopped talking nonsense and chose to go straight to the point: "I came here this time to form an alliance with Your Majesty. ”

"Alliance?"

Kaeya couldn't help but laugh again: "Your Excellency really understands what you are talking about? You and I have a deep blood feud, how can we say that we have an alliance, even if I agree, I should explain it to the officials under me." ”

"When a king acts, why should he talk to his pawns. ”

Vega's words Kaia was stunned on the spot, and then said with a wry smile: "Some people are indeed born to be kings, if I had understood earlier, I would not have fallen into this situation, since this is the case, please give me advice." ”

Vega nodded and continued, "The Empire once discarded me as a pawn, and I have decided to defect from the Empire and pledge allegiance to Her Majesty Thea. Fighting to the death on the east and west banks of the dynasty is a matter of our own family after all, but this imperial wolf ambition is vainly trying to annex the dynasty for thousands of miles, this is the common enemy of our dynasty, and now the foreign enemy is current, how can we kill each other?"

"Your words are reasonable. ”

Kaeya Saint Laurent looked at Vega and said, "But can I refuse?"

"Does Your Majesty have any other choice?" asked Vega rhetorically.

Kaeya sighed and signed a covenant: "Man is a sword, I am a fish, and after I die, please protect my family." ”