The news of the slaughter of the royal family broke out like a plague in the imperial capital, and then quickly spread to all parts of the empire. Of course, it was the inhabitants of the imperial capital who shook the most, because the royal family was not as far away as other places, they were in the magnificent palaces, separated only by a wall from the common people. However, they died suddenly, and overnight, they did not even make a wave.

Is it something to do with people? Is it something to do with the coming end of the world? It's hard not to think about these two things together, and in the end they come to a conclusion that seems ridiculous, but seems to have some credibility.

That is, the royal family was slaughtered by the dragons.

This conclusion was passed on to ten, ten, and hundreds, and in the end almost everyone believed it. Even if there were still a few people who didn't believe it, after the hall released the information about the royal family's secret research on dragon blood and the loss of human life, they lost their suspicion of the death of the royal family, and began to believe that they had been retaliated against by the dragon clan.

Only a very small number of people can smell the conspiracy in it.

Ian was a little surprised. Because he hadn't officially returned to the hall yet, and Dennis wasn't in the imperial capital, the hall was very familiar with the dirty water about dragon blood research on the royal family, which was unexpected for him. According to the original plan, it was just to let Bowen Moses return to the family and deliberately guide the public opinion through the power of the Moses family.

There were still people in the hall helping him. Bowen investigates and identifies the man, and the next day, Ian meets the old man in the Tower.

Gardener.

"I've done a lot of butt wiping things. The gardener sat by the window, looking out at the misty imperial capital with those cloudy eyes, "Whether it's Karan, or that guy Greg, or even your grandfather." None of them are worry-free princes, they always do something out of the ordinary, and let me help them deal with the aftermath. Now, I'm just doing what I used to do. ”

Ian lowered his head slightly, looking at the mist of tea: "You know I did it?"

"There can be no one else but you. You're the only one who has the ability to do all this, but I'm also a little curious, why did you kill the royal family now when you were able to endure the mistakes of the Four Great Families against the Liuyun Squad in the first place?" said the gardener slowly, "Can you tell me why?" ”

"They want the hunters to go extinct. "I want to regain the pinnacle of power." They left my team not dead in the hunt with the king of the earth, but in their calculations. So, they had to die, and no one could stop me, and from the day I left the Burial God Desert alive, I vowed to make them pay. ”

"No one will stop you, Ian. The gardener stared into Ian's eyes, the only one who could remain calm under those eyes at the moment, "There's no one left to stop you." Today's Terran society is like a ship sailing in the sea. There used to be people who wanted to be captains, and there were people who wanted to be at the helm, so there were disputes. Now, the storm is coming, and those who want to be at the helm, who want power, are dead, and you are the only one left who can take the helm. You are the captain of the ship, and even if you want to bring humanity to its demise, we will have to follow you to our death, because we have no one at the helm. ”

"You're overestimating me. ”

"No, it's true. If humanity wants to get through this hurdle, it needs a bold helmsman. After Karan's death, there are only two choices, one is you and the other is the king. You are followed by elite hunters, but the number is scarce, even after the Wandering Cloud Disaster, Karan has worked hard, but over the years, the dragon kings have awakened one after another, resulting in the hall has never been able to truly recover. And behind the king, there are at least thousands of troops, even if they have little experience in dragon hunting. ”

Ian pondered the gardener's words, but didn't speak.

"Judging from the forces behind it, you are actually inferior to the Peony royal family, but I will still choose you, do you know the reason?"

"Because you're on this side of the hall?"

"No, I don't have much affection for the hall, I'm not a hunter after all. I just made the right choice from the perspective of a bystander. In fact, it's not hard to choose, if you look back at history, in the war with the dragons, humans have never won by numbers. The gardener looked at Ian and said softly, "We only need one person, only one hero who can turn the tide." For example, Perseus Stuart a thousand years ago, for example, you a thousand years later, Ian Iliad. ”

Ian lowered his head slightly, avoiding the gardener's gaze.

"And when the king is dead, his armies will be yours, and we can turn them all into hunters, so that our chances of victory in the war against Doomsday will be greatly increased. The gardener continued, "Even if you don't make a move against the royal family, I will find an opportunity to put the royal power in your hands." This is my gift to you, a gift from an old fellow to his juniors. ”

It was rainy. The rain was carried into the tallest building in the imperial capital by the wind, making Ian feel a little cool. He kept his head down, looking at the teacup in front of him, and the gardener's vicissitudes of life were reflected in the teacup. It's a little blurry, it looks like Rudo, it's like Karan, it's like Greg.

"Alright, tell me about you in the desert. The gardener rubbed his temples, "It's been a few days since you arrived in the imperial capital, and you haven't been to see your pregnant wife. I guess you didn't find Eternity. ”

"Yes. Ian didn't deny it, "[Eternity] has never been in the Burial Desert, and the Iliad has never stopped there. Because there is his mortal enemy, the Grim Reaper named Gornes. ”

"I've heard it. The gardener nodded, "And then?"

"[Gornis] wants to kill me, but Naka, the king of the earth, has arrived. Ian said softly, "Although I don't know what their relationship is, Na Kai really wanted to kill [Gornis], and in the end it also succeeded, [Gournis] was not as strong as Na Kai, and after some fighting, [Gournis] was killed." ”

"It was an unexpected ending. The gardener sighed softly.

"The ending is already doomed, I'm just a spectator watching the play. Ian said, "Someone woke up [Gornis] and brought in Na Armor, which prompted the two of them to fight. ”