"Your Majesty, you are now the spiritual pillar of the Antelli Resistance, if this Midlander is against you......"

"It's an order, sir. "Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" the girl said in a calm tone, "Now, please leave everyone except Ms. Sasha." ”

As the crowd of onlookers dispersed, Nikita was reluctantly dragged away, leaving only Queen Elaine, the mage Sasha, Rod, and the little fox hiding in his bag and eavesdropping silently in the cave.

"Sir Hart, or should I call you Sir Forster?" Queen Elaine's resolute expression faded most of the time, revealing a momentarily tired and weak look, and she turned back to the temporary throne against the stone wall of the cave, as if she would fall down if she stood for a while: "You don't have to worry about safety here, I know very well that my father's death has nothing to do with you, and I will do everything I can to ensure that you are safe here." ”

"But Her Majesty's father was clearly assassinated by the Midlanders, Sir Foster. Lady Sasha said coldly before Rhodes could express his gratitude, "From the perspective of time, the Empire's 50,000 vanguard legions have been assembled and started marching towards the border before the king's assassination, so it is difficult to believe that your empire has nothing to do with the assassination of King Elite...... I even suspect that even if the assassination attempt fails, the 50,000 troops will still carry out a surprise attack as originally planned. Young man, what do you think about this?"

Rod honestly spread his hands: "No." ”

Two women, one older and one young, looked at the young man: "What's even more interesting is that at this juncture, the son of the commander of the imperial army participated in the jousting tournament in the capital of our country with a false identity, and even won the championship and entered the king's dinner...... Can I ask what's going on?"

"I ...... I do not know. "Rodsai, whose father was the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Army, is hard to imagine that he would not know about this military operation, which can only be explained by the fact that he forgot that he was in Anteli. But what kind of father would forget where his son is?

The idea that "I am not born to my parents", which had begun to gradually shake after analysis, began to emerge again.

Queen Elaine stopped talking, but looked at Rhodes with some sorrow, and let the female mage continue to ask, "Can you tell us why you changed your name to compete at that time?"

"I'm out on a tour. The boy said with some embarrassment, "I participated in the martial arts tournament purely for fun, and I just didn't want people to know my identity by using a fake name, and I didn't have any special purpose in it." ”

The female mage stared at him with obvious disbelief for a while, and shook her head: "I don't understand what is going on in your family - the father is desperate for his son's safety to invade the neighboring country, but the old lady is so anxious that she is running around like ants on a hot pot and wants to turn Anteli over...... Can you take the liberty of asking, how are your parents' relationship?"

"It's good, they live in the same house and I've never seen them fight. ”

......

At least as far as Rhodes remembers, the relationship between parents can even be described as respectful of each other. Now that I think about it, it is a little strange that there is such harmony between the old husband and wife, and then I think that I am probably not born to them, and may not even be born at all...... Going deeper from this line of thinking, isn't it possible that the relationship between parents can also be fake?

......

(Is it possible that the parents are not really husband and wife, they are just two members of the Evolution Society or the Necromantic Guild, living together to study and observe the daily life and performance of androids, and deceive themselves and Roy and all outsiders under the pretense of being husband and wife?

The more Rod thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, and he couldn't help but feel low again.

Perhaps, the reason why my father would send troops to invade Antelli regardless of his own safety was because he was not responsible for monitoring and protecting himself and did not know his whereabouts at all, and his mother was in a hurry to find him, because it was her duty to protect the android test subjects, and she would be in great trouble if she lost herself?

"Looks like our little Foster doesn't know anything. The mage shook her head helplessly, looked at the little queen on the humble throne, and gave her the right to speak.

......

"Allow me to call you that, Rod. The little queen spoke, "My country became dead in name only almost overnight, because you were accidentally lost in the territory of Anteli, on the battlefield between the two countries. Although a large part of the current situation is due to you, I will not blame you for everything...... It's not your fault. So I would like to assure you first of all that whether our ensuing conversation is pleasant or not, whether or not you grant my request, you can rest in peace tonight, and I will send someone to see you off early tomorrow morning. ”

Rhodes bowed to the queen and waited for her next words.

"I've always been a pampered, innocent little princess who doesn't understand anything, and I just take everything I see and enjoy for granted. The girl spoke, "But now it is different, now that I am Queen Anteli, I have been told by Lady Sasha that the world does not run as I had imagined." I also understood the reason for the war—my father, who was not good at dealing with his neighbors, did his best to stand with the distant Erican Empire and contain the development of Midland. ”

"This was not a good idea, my father implemented a series of policies that affected Midland's interests, angered His Majesty the Emperor, and led to the current situation. The young queen continued, "When you return home, I want you to explain to your mother that the rulers and people of Anteli do not want to embarrass you. Unfortunately, even if your mother revokes the orders 'Antelli renounces resistance' and 'Neighboring nations must not send troops across the border', my disbanded army will not be able to reassemble, and Antelli's treasury, which has been looted by the Empire, will not be able to refill...... Nothing will go back to the way it was before. ”

"More importantly, I don't want to continue this war. If you have the opportunity to meet Emperor Kell, please let him know: I have established and led the Resistance in the hope that the existence of this force will make the occupation forces of the Empire afraid to bully my people, and if His Majesty the Emperor is willing to raise his hand, I am willing to negotiate and give in. I swear in the name of Queen Antelli that as long as I remain the ruler of Antelli, Antelli will no longer be an enemy of Midland. ”

"I will. Rod nodded, thinking helplessly that he didn't know what he would face when he got home.

"I have more to say to you, but for now, let Lady Sasha arrange for you to rest. Enjoy the night, I'm sure you've been exhausted for the past nearly a month. The queen sighed, motioned to the mage, and then left the throne herself, walked towards the exit of the cave, and ordered the guards at the entrance of the cave: "Double the number of men, and no one will enter it without my permission." ”

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