"The king has lost his mind, he wants to purge those who put him on the throne, this idiot, didn't he think that if these people were gone, the whole of Kislev would be Rhodes' world?

"Pavel is a mediocre talent, he doesn't understand anything, he is hot-blooded, but he is essentially a child. It's not as good as the woman next to him......"

"Dennis?"

"Yes, that's her. Brother, do you think that with Pavel's scheming, he would have done this? Was he a man who crossed a river and demolished bridges? Apparently not! Someone must have said something in his ear that caused the Tsar to change his mind. And who else could there be? Who would be in the best interest of clearing the city of armed militia? We all know what it would be. Can't you see that the witch is using the king? Pavel is a sword, but the one who wields the sword is the queen. ”

Inside the Villa of Catopis, Count Lawrence and his brother Kurich whispered in the secret room. Inside and outside the capital, they can see what is happening these days clearly. Times have changed, and at this time and that time, the girl from the north who once suffered a lot of white eyes has now become a celebrity around the king, and the pillow talk is always so charming, it can even determine the direction of a country.

......

Knock, knock, knock......

The sound of scattered wooden swords echoing through the empty palace, and Pavel made his leisurely stride to the antechamber. Seeing the two children dancing with wooden swords and fighting each other, I couldn't help but think it was very interesting.

"Ceci, Gridos. ”

From a distance, Pavel called out the names of the two men.

"Uncle!"

The boy shouted excitedly, and ran towards Pavel with a toy sword. He was Pavel's nephew and had a good relationship with Pavel since he was a child. After Caterina's death, Ceci's mother, Pavel's sister, did not complain about Pavel, but instead celebrated his brother's accession to the Tsar's throne after eradicating the vampires. Another boy, Gridos, is the son of Prime Minister Ryan Brando, and Sisi have been playmates since childhood. Pavel was tolerant of most of the palace after ascending to the throne, and Ryan, as the prime minister of the Katerina era, should have been severely punished, but Pavel heeded his wife Dennis's advice that forgiving his enemies would win the love of the people. He did so, and it turned out that Dennis's words were correct, and Ryan's official reinstatement caused many of the former nobles who were about to flee to stop and stay in the country, and also allowed for a smooth transition of the entire political situation.

"Let me see, little Sisi, that your body is a little stronger again, and in the future, you will become a warrior, a general. Tell me, what is your dream?"

Pavel crouched down, put his hand on little Sesi's shoulder, and asked kindly.

"Become a warrior like Rhodes!"

Little Cecy didn't even think about it, so he shouted loudly.

The nephew's words were like a sharp arrow in the king's heart, and Pavel was silent, and his face turned blue. It is true that Rod Lawn killed the vampire queen and helped him take the throne, however, Pavel was dissatisfied with Rod due to his high merit and prestige. What's more, he is also the king of the north. How can a country allow two kings, and who is the king of Kislev? Pavel asked himself...... But should he hold a grudge against Rhodes, he is his own father-in-law, and without him, he would not have been able to get the throne of Kislev, and without him, the vampire queen would not have been able to defeat him...... Rhodes has done so much, and voluntarily renounced the struggle for the throne, should I hold a grudge against him? Pavel was conflicted. He is like an anxious child, so eager to succeed, but he never seems to be able to escape the fate of living in the shadow of others.

"His Majesty ...... King"

While Pavel was lost in thought, the captain of the guard brought news of Queen Dennis.

"There is a discovery in the dungeon, and the queen is leading someone to investigate. "Food

The captain of the guard reports.

"Did you say what you found?"

"No, the Queen begged Her Majesty to come and see. ”

The captain of the guard relayed 1510.

......

Pavel walked down the dark corridor, which was dark, damp, and cold. There was a whole row of oil lamps hanging on the stone wall, one every ten steps or so, but in the gloomy underground space, the firelight seemed to be so dim and cold forever. Pavel could only feel their temperature when they were very close.

"Your Majesty, it's slippery here, be careful. ”

The captain of the royal guard led the way in front, turning from time to time to alert the king.

Pavel wasn't here for the first time, after Caterina died, Dennis took himself here, and at that time, the dungeon was like a lair, filled with all kinds of rotting corpses and all kinds of monsters waiting to hatch. At that time, the stench in the dungeon almost suffocated him. A month later, even after the workers cleaned the place, Pavel could still smell the disgusting smell of rot in the air. He couldn't imagine how Caterina had navigated this dark, damp underground, wouldn't she feel sick? Maybe...... She's not human, she's a vampire, an undead manipulator. Ghouls and ghosts are her children, and who would think their children stink?, Pavel thought to himself.

Through the long corridor, he came to the most eerie underground. Here, Dennis and Rhodes have been waiting for a long time. It can be seen that the faces of both of them are not good-looking. Dennis was pale, his wand glowing blue, and Rhodes stood straight in armor.

"Your Majesty. ”

Seeing Pavel arrive, Rhodes nodded symbolically. He then took the prince to a secret gate.

"Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and I hope you can get those who have nothing to do with it to avoid it. ”

Rod stared at Fear Will, his tone serious and serious.

Pavel then motioned for the captain of the royal guard behind him to go out first. He can be with his wife and father-in-law.

After seeing the captain of the guard walk away, Rhodes pushed open the hidden stone door. Dennis reached his wand forward, and a blue glow illuminated the chamber.

Rod and Dennis were in front, and the king was behind. His steps were light, more cautious than the night owls in the palace. Because there were still uncleaned bones of dead people underfoot, some animal and human corpses hung above their heads, and against the walls were jars of strange containers with some deformed creatures inside. Pavel didn't know if these strange creatures were dead, just a corpse, or if they were still alive, and it was only out of trust in Dennis that he was willing to move on.

The secret room is not large, and it will soon come to an end. At the very back of this chamber was a simple table filled with all sorts of strange artifacts, so strange that even Dennis didn't know them, because there were many things that were not even recorded in the library of the Academy of Magic.

It's just that it doesn't matter, what Rhodes wants to tell the king in front of him is an important book, to be exact, a vampire research notebook, and the author is Caterina herself.