Chapter XXXI: The King's Letters
In the few days since they returned to Giant Forest City, everyone was asleep. By the time I had the strength, almost a week had passed. After breakfast in the morning, Frank and Opp sat down and talked about the bizarre things they had encountered. Especially the ancient ruins found in the depths of the forest and the final battle made them talk about it again and again.
"It seems that we should organize another stronger army. Looking among the ruins of the ruins, I think there must be countless treasures there. Op said, sitting in his large chair.
Frank drank red wine and said, "Haha, I'm already very satisfied when I come out this time! ”
"You have a vast land and a lot of taxes, but money means a lot to me. I'll go there again. Don't stop me. Op said with a smug look on his face.
"Okay! but call me. I'm here to help you destroy those bloodthirsty beasts. After all, many warriors were killed by them. Frank continued, "By the way, you should have added more guards to the pass in the jungle." This time, a large number of Odohan appeared in the jungle. I'm afraid they're going to invade from you. ”
Op nodded and said, "Oh! this time it's dangerous enough." I always felt that these Odoman goals were never us, or our lives would have been gone. I'm going to be careful. After a while, I'll have my men rebuild new levels. ”
"By the way, the last time I asked you about the Hallows, I was a little blunt. You're not going to be angry!" Frank said, putting down his glass and looking at Op.
"Of course not. I know your situation, and it's for my good that you say that. As someone who relied on the Hallows to inherit the title, losing him means that my title is likely to be stripped away. Do you think they were the ones who made trouble?" said Opp.
"They, you mean Sneik and Tiger?" said Frank, lost in thought.
"I've heard about their methods over the years, and many families have been ruined by them in various ways. Now they have the power to reach the sky. The smile on Opple's face vanished as he spoke.
"Yes, there are many lords who can only take refuge in them and obey their orders in order to protect themselves. It is said that in the royal palace last year, King O'Cave could not stop the quarrel between Sneck and Tiger at the meeting!" Frank sighed.
"I think there's a very important thing that you need to prepare for in advance. If the royal family wants to get out of the embarrassing situation it is now, it needs to rely on other families. And Tiger and Sneik will continue to show favor to you in order to compete for the right to speak. What is in front of you is how to weigh it. It's a tough choice!" said Opp.
"I am under the title of O'Cavee Hawke, King of Dekingwei, and I don't care about snakes and devils. If they do anything wrong, I'll be the first to stand up and kill them. Frank said, his eyes filled with disgust.
"But as a lord guarding the border, there are often more difficulties! After all, it's called politics. It's not a simple force game. Op said.
"I know this old man, I'll think about these things. It's just that there's a lot more to be asked of now. Haidt's kid is relatively weak, and I want to keep him here to learn from you. What do you say?" said Frank.
"Stay?haha, I can't teach him anything. He's already very powerful, and staying with me will only delay his development. I think it's better for him to go to the Northern Continent to find Duke Longman, the lord of Northern Xinjiang, where the living conditions and Duke Longman's swordsmanship will definitely make him more developed. Op said.
Hearing Op say this, Frank nodded and said, "Duke Longman, is an old friend of my father. Last year, I had an exchange with him at the Royal Capital Conference. To be honest, I had the same idea as you, but I think Haidt is too young for a child, and Winter might be better suited to go to the extreme cold regions of the north. ”
"Haha, that headache for Winter, I guess it's going to make a mess for him anywhere. Op said half-jokingly.
"yes! I have a headache. I'm going to let Winter go to his uncle. His uncle's stern style of doing things might have taught him well. Frank said.
"That's a good idea. Op listened and nodded.
While the two were chatting, a soldier came running outside. He reported: "My lord, a messenger has come from outside. Said to be from Dragonclaw City. ”
"Call him here. Op glanced at Frank and said.
When the messenger came to Frank and gave the letter he had brought to the guard beside him, he said, "Duke, I have given this letter to you on purpose. It was Lord Walter who had me personally deliver it into your hands, saying that it was a letter from the king. ”
When Frank heard that it was the king's letter, he immediately took it. When I opened it, I looked at the words on it blankly and didn't say a word.
Oppe, who was sitting next to him, saw that something was not quite right, so he asked, "Duke, what's wrong?"
After Op took the letter, he saw that it was written.
Frank Reid, Duke of Moanna
My dear lord, how are you doing? I heard about your battle against Ovan in the west, and I can say that in my heart you are the pride of the Kingdom of Dejingwei.
I have been thinking about it since the separation of the royal capital last year, and after a certain amount of meeting and exchange, I have decided to hold a canonization ceremony for your eldest son, Walter Red, in your city. I will canonize him as the King of Dejingwei as the Viscount of Narankobo.
And my fourth son, William Hawke, has grown up, and I have decided to put him into your family to be your personal attendant, to be exercised and grown by your side.
We will arrive in your city in three months, and we hope you don't feel rushed.
O'Cavee Hawke
Opple watched it many times, but he was also surprised and couldn't say anything.
Frank was the first to come to his senses, he looked up at Op in front of him and said, "Did you see that? Is this real?"
"Ahh
But Frank and Op still didn't believe it, and gathered around to read the contents of the letter countless times. After reading it, neither of them said anything.
After a moment of silence, Frank spoke, "Is this a letter from the king? The king's decision was so sudden?
"There has never been a prince who has ever lived on a frontier like ours, and this is the preserve of the Tiger and Sneik families." Today, the king is knighted and praises you, and it seems that he wants to strengthen his ties with you. ”
Frank's mind kept flashing back to the scene from last year's palace. In Franck's mind, King O'Cave I in addition to announcing the beginning of the celebration and the presence at the banquet. I never saw him again, and there was only a simple conversation with the king, and the content was only a summary of the work. Instead, it was the appearance of Casey Sneike and Chris Tiger that impressed him.
"It's a coincidence that we just talked about the internal affairs of the kingdom and came to this letter. It seems that a great storm is about to sweep through this kingdom of Dejingwei. Op said his point of view pessimistically.
"You mean the king is about to take action, and he wants to curb the power of the other families. But that's not very clever. Now the strength of their two major families is far from being comparable to that of several other small families. Frank said.
"It's a hot potato. Now the main thing is to prepare for the king's greeting and ceremony, and the letter is from Dragonclaw City. It seems that Walter already knows the contents of the letter. Ulduar said.
"Well, it seems that the king should have already left. It's been almost a month and a half since the date above. To enter Modaan, you must pass through Wastestone City. I can only go from you to meet them now. Frank said.
"There's no problem with that, I'm starting to get people ready for that. We can start tomorrow at the earliest. Ulduar said.
As he spoke, the two of them discussed many details of the greeting. Soon the city of Giant Forest began to get busy, and the soldiers began to prepare everything for the operation.
At this time, Haight, who had long recovered his strength, was watching his dragon egg on the bed, and suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of Haight. That man was Winter.
Seeing Winter, Haight jumped up excitedly, hugged Winter and asked, "Why did you come here?
"Something happened again, I haven't seen you so excited in the past few days. ”
"You know what? The king is coming to our Moannah. I heard that another prince is coming to live with us?" said Winter, who had heard all he had heard.
Haight was also curious when he heard this, and said, "King, is this true?"
"It's true, people are starting to prepare things. We're going to leave tomorrow, what do you think the king will look like? I think it must be a bearded old man. Winter said.
"Hahaha! I think it's also an old man with a white beard. Haight said with a smile.
"Haight, Winter, what are you two little ones doing? Hurry up and help, we need manpower. Brown Knight pushed the door open. This sentence confirmed the suspicion of the two brothers just now, so the two of them excitedly helped.
At night, Frank checked everything and dragged his tired body back to the castle. The king's affairs had apparently disturbed his thoughts. The kingdom does need to be put in order, but who will bear the consequences? Thinking about it, Frank took out the king's letter and read it again.