It takes three or four days to get to the capital by horse-drawn carriage, and there are many routes, both big roads and small roads. There will be bandit activities along the way, there are all races, the strength is strong and weak, and the strength of a single person may not be as good as the princess, but if the group goes together, the princess will definitely lose.

There will be dangers on the big roads and small roads, and they are almost the same during the day and night, not to mention the remote wilderness, even if they are close to the city gate to rob, basically no one cares. You have to rely on yourself when you go out, either to win your opponent or to scare your opponent.

But it's not so easy to scare your opponents, and experienced robbers know how to look at the depth of the ruts to determine how many people are in the car. They will even deliberately make a dirt road on the part of the road where they are looting for testing. After all, those who survive the perennial robbery will have some means.

But in the same way, there are tests that naturally have tricks to deceive the test, such as putting some stones in the car and then pulling down the curtains as if there were a tall person in the car. And the rest depends on the competition of acting skills of the two sides.

Of course, not all robbers are experienced, and many, such as gnolls, are more intuitive. Even if your acting skills are first-class, seeing that you are short, they will think that you are weak, and they will rush up and fight again. For this reason, the route taken by the princess is the line taken by the bright and brave.

The Bright Brave travels in a chariot, both to confuse his opponent and ensure the safety of the princess, and to clear the way first. He would lure out all the robbers as much as he could, and clear them along the way, so that it would be much safer for the princess to follow the same path. At the same time, if the Bright Brave is killed by a hostile force, then there will inevitably be traces along the way, and the princess can also see it when she passes by, and knows it in her heart. And if the hostile forces kill the bright brave and can't find the princess, most of them will think that the princess will take other routes, so the princess is much safer.

These are not all the princess's own wisdom, but everyone has a way to save their lives in troubled times, and the main city usually accepts some foreign stray kobolds, and after the princess and chatted well, she will inevitably mention some. At this time, learning and applying it is equivalent to a routine.

However, no matter how safe the method is, absolute safety cannot be guaranteed after all, and the princess drove at noon on this day, surrounded by mountains, and surrounded by insects and birds. But a stone on the side of the road caught her eye, with a box carved with a sword, the sword mark was still fresh, apparently from a few days ago.

This is a signal left by the Bright Brave to the princess, which means that the path is correct, and that there may still be robbers on the road, so let the princess be careful. If it is a circle, it means that everything is safe, and if it is a fork, it means that the robbers here are strong, and it is recommended to take a detour.

With a pre-warning, the princess is also much less stressed, check her equipment, review the pre-prepared lines, slow down the car, and start to be on guard at the same time.

Bang, a stumbling rope bounced out of thin air ahead, but because the princess's car was slow enough, the horse lifted its legs and stepped over it easily. There was a commotion in the grass in the distance, and there was a faint sound of whispering, but the princess remained normal, waving her whip leisurely, her eyes swept around intentionally or unintentionally, and still walked slowly.

The commotion in the grass eventually quieted down, and it seemed that they had chosen to give up. For robbers, one less robbery will not make them unable to survive, but if they rob the wrong person, they will die directly. This is more dangerous than the hunting of fierce beasts, and the tiger at least knows that the sheep will not kill him, and it is a big deal to pounce on the air, but the prey of the robbers is difficult to distinguish.

If the princess crosses the tripping rope and begins to flee on horseback, but shows her cowardice, the experienced robbers will immediately see through it, and then they will all be killed, and the princess will not escape death. But at this time, the princess moved forward slowly, knowing that there was an ambush around but turning a blind eye, this aura was much stronger, plus the ruts were deep, and there was no guard around the lonely carriage in the wild, so that the robbers had to wonder what kind of master was in the car, and safety came first under the trade-off.

The towering green hills on both sides, the grass is murderous, but a carriage is leisurely, it seems that the princess is calm and calm, but in fact it is also sweating on the back, if the distance is closer, maybe you can see the sweat on her forehead, after all, she has no real strength, and it is inevitable that her heart is weak.

But fortunately, no one did anything along the way, and the dangerous mountain road came so plainly. In two days, the carriage was already approaching the capital, and looking back at the danger of her journey, the princess couldn't help but ask herself, what was the purpose of coming back all the way?

Then he shook his head, no longer bothered about these, if it was dangerous, he would simply do nothing, it was safest to be a vase princess, since he had walked out of this road, he had to be aware.

The capital city is in front of it, the walls are so tall and imposing that even among the human races it can be regarded as a majestic complex, and the imperial palace is one of the most ornate ancient castles. But in fact, these were not built by the kobolds themselves, long before the founding of the country, when the kobolds were slaves, the nobles and powerful people came to build dwellings in order to oversee. After the kobold founded the country, it became the palace of the kobold.

The capital has a population of about 100,000 people, and in addition to the above-ground buildings, there are also large underground buildings. There are almost inexhaustible mineral deposits in the ground, which have not been dug up for hundreds of years. And those underground buildings are dug out of the holes, built by homeopathy, the entire underground has been divided into two floors, ask high-end architects to help design, ventilation and drainage are no problem.

This is where the princess was born, and it hasn't been seen for decades, but it's still the same. The commoners are still content with mining, and the nobles mostly eat, drink and have fun, and basically don't care about the front line, and they won't fight here anyway.

This is also the sphere of influence of the empire, and it can even be said to be the purest range of imperial strength, and there is no power of other countries at all, so that even the embassy is opened to the main city of the front line, not in the capital. Here, the Imperial people are the nobles of the nobles, and most of the common kobolds are proud to be able to talk to the Imperial people, and the aristocratic kobolds are even worse, and basically the nobles who dare to speak the opposite are all killed. And the status of the so-called king can naturally be imagined.

In this case, why would the princess want to come back?

There are many reasons, but in the end, the princess is also a royal family, and there are some things that need to be negotiated, and some things can only be done by her. At the same time, the princess also has a poor understanding of her own status, in Kevin's opinion, she is the spiritual leader, but she herself does not feel how important she is, anyway, she is dead and there is a quilt brave.

"Princess!" the guards in the distance had already spotted her first, and immediately lined up.

The princess stopped the carriage and looked into the distance, but did not see the chariot of the Bright Brave, and according to the agreement, his chariot should be parked outside the city for safety.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the palace. The guards approached from a distance, and one of the leaders saluted the princess.

The princess jumped out of the carriage and suddenly saw a stone on the ground with a fork carved on it, and the mark was fresh.

"Princess?" the guard wondered.

The princess smiled, "Let's go, go to my father." ”

The guards had already surrounded the princess, consciously or unconsciously, each with his hand pressed on the hilt of his sword, looking nervous as if he was about to make a move at any moment. It is also difficult for them to respect the princess and guard against the princess. The princess was calm, and began to talk to the leader of the guards again: "How many years have you been a guard?"

"Uh...... It's been ten years. The leader of the guards was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied.

"Oh, you don't look too young, do you have children?" asked the princess.

The guard's expression darkened: "Yes, but ...... Went to war and died. ”

"I'm sorry. ”

"It's all right," said the guard, a little apprehensive, "please don't say that, princess." ”

"What shall I say?" said the princess, "I am not used to being condescending, and this is how everyone in my main city talks to me. ”

The surrounding guards were speechless for a moment, and looked at the princess with surprised eyes, their eyes full of incomprehension.

"What do you think of our country?" asked the princess suddenly.

The guards were stunned, and no one dared to answer.

"Our country is a piece of shit," the princess said unceremoniously, "Actually, you know it, but you just don't dare to say it." ”

The guards looked at each other, but no one dared to answer.

"The reason for this is because we have all made a mistake," sighed the princess, "the country is yours and ours, but it is yours after all." ”

The guard was dazed, not even knowing what she was talking about, but it felt very reasonable.

While speaking, everyone had already entered the city gate, and many civilians in the city couldn't help but come to watch when they saw this large pile of guards. Someone quickly recognized the princess in the middle, after all, the people in the capital were familiar with her, and there was a lot of discussion on the side. All kinds of gossip reached the ears of the princess, some disdainful, some did not understand, some pointed at and abused.

The princess did not get angry when she heard this, but turned her head and waved at everyone, which made most civilians a little embarrassed.

But this part of the road passed quickly, walking through the commoners, walking through the aristocratic quarters, entering the castle, and following the red carpet all the way to the very center of the castle.

"Your Majesty, the princess has arrived. The guards stepped forward and saluted.

"Father. The princess also stepped forward to salute, and at the same time looked around, everything was still the same, the only difference was that the king was a little older.

The king waved his hand and signaled to retreat to the left and right, leaving only the king, princess, and the king's personal guards in the huge hall.

"Father, I heard that my father was seriously ill, so I rushed back. Now it seems that my father's illness has been cured. The princess spoke.

"You should know why I called you back. The king replied.

But the princess shook her head: "I don't know. Is this what the empire means, or is it what the father means?"

"Yes," replied the king, "is the meaning of the Empire, and it is what I mean." ”

The princess smiled wryly and shook her head.

"I know what you do outside," the king sighed, "I wanted to do it when I was young, and to be a king is to reach the pinnacle of state power." If you look at the world, what king doesn't want his country to be strong, but how many countries can actually do it?"

"I have tried reforms, tried to change the law, and I have even practiced my skills myself, hoping to break through and become a sword master, so that our country can also say a few words in the world. But it is a pity that all have failed," lamented the king, "and you may seem to be thriving now, but you will soon find that there are impassable mountains and bottomless chasms ahead, and the more you try, the more powerless you feel." I finally understood that this was fate. ”

"Destiny ......," the princess repeated, her tone revealing disdain.

"Yes, it is fate!" replied the king, "and one can fight against fate, but only with self-knowledge." There are some things that can't be done anyway, so you have to give up. It's as if there has never been a Saint-level powerhouse among the kobolds, these are the fates of the kobolds, do you understand?"

The princess just smiled, "Can I tell another story?"

"If you want to tell us about the history of Lou Paule, forget it," the king obviously knew it, "the two countries are very different, and their populations, territories, and races are completely different, and their histories are not at all comparable to ours. ”

"We, as backward countries, do not learn from the experience of advanced countries, but refuse them on all sorts of trivial grounds," the princess retorted, "that is really arrogance." ”

"Hmph," the king disdained, "the most basic, we can't train to be a saint-level powerhouse, even if the Lou Baole Kingdom was chaotic back then, they were still human races." It's the racial gap, you can't compare it, you know?"

"The Giant Staff has been invented, we can ......"

"Don't talk about the Giant Staff!" interrupted the King angrily, as if he had lost his patience for conversation, "you really don't understand anything, do you think that others will let us have a Giant Staff?

"But this world is still full of countless examples of the weak killing the strong," the princess retorted bluntly, "no matter how strong the strong are, they are still human beings, there will be flaws, there will be negligence, people will age, and the family will decline." We'll always have a chance. ”

"Ridiculous!" the king scolded.

"What we need to do is to put the whole country in order, so that when the opportunity comes, we will not miss it," said the princess, "I have come along the road, our civilians have robbed and robbed, and we have deceived and defrauded, and it is clear that they are very talented in this regard, and if we can guide them and let them join in the construction, the country will surely change dramatically." ”

"Guide?" said the king, "how to guide? Religion is controlled by the Church of Light, and property is controlled by the empire and a group of nobles, what can be guided?

"What one person can't do, a group of people can do. I can talk to two people by myself, and if I let two people go out and talk again, I can talk to four people. It may be difficult for our individual combat power to improve in a short period of time, but at least there can be visible changes in economic capacity, and I have achieved considerable results in my main city, as long as it radiates, it will be able to expand the wisdom of the people......" However, the princess's words were ruthlessly interrupted.

"Broaden the wisdom of the people?" the king patted the armrest and stood up, blurting out, "then how can I sit firmly in this position?"

Princess: "......"

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and the king sat down again: "That's why I don't want to study the history of the Pauler Kingdom, for me, the current situation is actually good. There is food, clothing, and service, there are many rotten people in the world, and there is not one more than me, and there are many heroes in the world, and there is no shortage of me. ”

Princess: "......"

"Now you know why I can be king?" the king laughed.

"That's because I hugged the Empire's thigh. The princess said this sentence in the imperial Chinese, and looking at the king's expression, she obviously understood.

"I let you come back, on the one hand, it is indeed the intention of the Empire, and on the other hand, it is also to save your life," the king's tone softened, "and here I can at least guarantee your safety." My daughter, I don't want to see you die. ”

The princess nodded, unable to see her expression: "Thank you, Father." ”

"Come, please go back to the room and rest. The king beckoned, and two guards came in from outside. The princess said nothing more, and followed the guards away.