"What I really know is that since the last meeting of Sauron the year before, when your situation was not equally severe? there was a threat from the Lich of the North, and then there were our gang waiting for you to die, and if you didn't die, how many people were waiting to push you, but what happened? You gave us all a resounding slap in the face, and not only did you survive with your Alfred, but even better than when your father was still alive. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info and then through the shadow of Christopher, until you went to the imperial capital - of course, I don't know what happened to you in the imperial capital, but it must not be easy, right? I don't believe it, it's not like the little Augustus I know, the Augustus I know, he is confident and calm at all times, and no suffering can overwhelm him, not to mention, the current wasteland is your wasteland, in your territory, are you really willing to wait for destruction?"

The old earl said slowly, his voice old but unusually steady.

Augustus had never seen such an old Count Donald.

I have the impression that this old man is silent and lethargic most of the time, except for the occasional shrewdness and stubbornness, and he rarely has a heart-to-heart relationship with Augustus, even if his Donald and Alfred have long been tied together - this may be because the old man knows too well the cheap friendship between nobles, and has long fed the so-called 'sincerity' to the dogs, but today, when Augustus is facing the greatest crisis, he completely tears off all his masks, and uses the most sincere words and emotions to revive Augustus.

Emotion, what a ridiculous word.

But at this moment, the old man showed only one identity, that is, the elder of Augustus.

Augustus was impressed.

I have to admit that before entering the study, even when he said those words to Constance and others in the living room, his heart was completely flustered and gloomy, Stuart and Arthras suffered a small thing, the key was to lose Stuart and Sauron's containment, his Alfred was directly pushed to the edge of the cliff, not even a straw for him to grab, how could he not break the wind?

He struggled to suppress all his restlessness and restlessness, and after a few repetitions of his clenched palms, he finally calmed down.

Augustus sat up straight at his desk, and he nodded, "I see." ”

The old earl bowed slightly, he had never concealed his admiration and trust in Alfred's child, since Augustus had said that he knew, then he believed that this child would definitely come out of the gloom above his head, he leaned back in his chair, perhaps talking too much had consumed too much of his physical strength, he was as weak and low as before, he squinted his eyes, and muttered: "I want to find out first of all, whose responsibility is it for the recklessness of Stuart and Arteras, and what is the purpose?"

Augustus agreed.

Now that he had calmed down, his mind began to run wildly, and of course he understood what the old earl meant, and the two fools deserved to pay a high price for their stupidity, but was it really just Stuart's instigation? Now calm down and think about it carefully, the more Augustus thinks about it, the more unlikely it becomes, he understands Arterat, and it is completely impossible for Arthras to make such a stupid mistake, the reason why he hasn't worried about Sauron's side in the past few days is entirely because he believes that no matter how stupid the decision Stuart will make, Arthras will definitely stop his stupidity, so Stuart is left alone, and naturally he can't make any waves.

In that case, what does it mean that such a thing still happened?

The answer couldn't be more obvious.

Augustus said with certainty: "It's Arthras, he must have stopped it on the surface, but secretly contributed to it!"

The old earl didn't seem surprised, and said casually: "Motive." ”

Augustus was silent, and after a long time, he clung to the arm of his chair, squinted his eyes and said word by word: "Ambition!"

The old earl added: "It is ambition based on hatred. ”

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Very early on, when Stuart and Arthras visited Alfred Castle for the first time, Augustus in order to provoke the relationship between Stuart and Arthras, and also in order to bury a thorn in Stuart's heart, he once vaguely reminded Stuart, after all, in the turmoil of Francis's betrayal of Sauron, Stuart's role was not as glorious as later, he first had a certain consensus with Francis, and watched Francis cut off the head of the Marquis of Sauron, although later he was very keenly aware of Francis's inevitable failure, Arthras definitely had the potential to return to Sauron Castle, and made the most correct choice in the end, but who knows if Arthras will remember in his heart that he used to be a cold bystander?

That would almost certainly be a certainty.

It can be said that his hatred of Stuart is not necessarily less than that of Francis, who directly destroyed everything in Sauron.

It's just that his performance during the honeymoon period with Stuart completely confused Stuart, especially after he married Stuart's daughter.

Thinking of the once sunny and handsome young master Arteras, and then thinking of the dark Arthras hidden in the darkness with the scars on his face being particularly dazzling, Augustus finally realized that Arthras was far more terrifying than he imagined, he frowned and said: "If this is the case, in order to greatly reduce Stuart's strength, he also lost hundreds of knights, this business doesn't seem to make much money, in the end, the current Sauron should not be able to afford such a loss." ”

"Take a long-term view. ”

The old count gently explained his understanding to Augustus: "We all know that Sauron is weak at the moment, but since he has been weakened to such a point, what is there to fear? Isn't it worth it to lose hundreds of his knights and wipe out almost all of Stuart's knights? Besides, Augustus, you might as well try to look at the current situation from the standpoint of Arthras—if you finally win the war with Douglas, does that mean that Alfred's position in the wasteland will be stronger?" This is a good thing for Arthras, who is bent on bringing Sauron back to the top? Now it's okay, he's finished, Stuart is finished, only you and I are left to face Douglas, even if you win in the end, but this victory is bound to come very hard, and at that time, will you and I lose most of our strength in this war? In this way, the situation will be clear, and the two of us will also enter the weak stage, and we are all on the same starting line. ”

That seems to be the case?

But the question is, what if he and Donald fail? Can Arthras really let go of his hatred and see Francis regain strength under Douglas's protection? This is in fact the key to Augustus's initial acquisition of Artelas, and he is sure that Arthras will not be able to give up his hatred anyway.

It was as if he saw his confusion.

Old Earl Donald sighed, no wonder Augustus couldn't see through this, the authorities were confused, it was normal for him not to understand, he said patiently: " Augustus, what I can tell you is that Arthras will not give up his hatred, nor will he watch Francis get back on his feet, and the reason why he dares to suddenly change his previous cordial attitude towards Stuart at this time and hide evil intentions is because he believes in you, he believes that you can definitely win the final victory, whether Glass, or Francis, or even Rodrian, will be at your feet. ”

Augustus was stunned.

Ridiculous?

Comical?

Yes, he never thought that the old earl would give him such an explanation.

Putting his hope of revenge on his enemy, trusting that his enemy will be able to kill his other enemy for him?

What the hell is this logic!

He subconsciously said, "But why does he believe me? You know, even I am not sure." ”

The old count glanced at Augustus: "Don't forget, Sauron is a Saxon, and the Saxons never lack the courage to take a desperate gamble. ”

"Being able to forbear, having the means, and having the courage to almost kill himself, this child of Sauron is not simple. The old earl suddenly stared at Augustus' eyes seriously, and said word by word: "Augustus, believe me, if you win the final victory in the war with the people of the imperial capital this time, then you must kill Arthras and completely destroy his Sauron family no matter what!"

Augustus was puzzled, as if he was puzzled by the old count's wariness of Artelas.

But Donald no longer explained, but admonished Augustus: "I know your self-confidence, and I don't worry too much about the growth of Artelas, but a mature politician who can stifle trouble before it comes, will never wait for trouble to grow into a crisis." Besides, isn't self-confidence another form of conceit? You know better than I do what a terrible grave conceit is. ”

Augustus pursed his lips.

He nodded solemnly to the old earl, and this was his promise.

Count La seemed to be much more relaxed, and sighed: "When you are old, there will always be all kinds of worries, and while you are still alive, it will probably not hurt to be able to tell you a little more." ”

Augustus still doesn't quite understand, I feel that today's old earl is too different, he seems to be talking to Augustus for the first time in such a posture, whether it is his tone or attitude, it seems that the person sitting in front of him should be his heir, which makes Augustus have a somewhat absurd idea, it can't be the old earl who regards him as his heir today, right?

He looked at the old earl without thinking, but the old earl left the chair with difficulty with his cane, and said, "Next, let's take a look at the upcoming Rodrian." ”

He trembled as he walked to the wasteland sand table in Augustus' study.

At that moment, looking at his desolate and weak back, Augustus suddenly realized deeply that the old earl was really old.

......

...... (To be continued.) )