The imperial capital, in the secret room of the grocery store.

Joan drank glass after glass with a lonely, pained expression on her face.

Arthur drank silently with Joan, unable to think of any words of comfort.

Joan showed a wry smile, "I finally understand what you said to me in the palace garden that night, some responsibilities are destined to be inescapable, I obviously wanted to escape before, but now that the opportunity comes, I must avenge him, otherwise I will never be able to get over it, even if the object of revenge is the next Emperor of Light!"

Arthur nodded heavily: "I understand!"

"But I have nothing, no strength, no army, no money, no intelligence, nothing but the identity of a worthless Highness!" tears rolled in Joan's eyes.

Arthur grabbed Joan's arm and said vigorously, "You have friends, you have me!"

Joan looked at Arthur and suddenly laughed: "You are the fool, the real big fool, opposite is the emperor, the most powerful person in the entire Empire of Light, why are you involved in it?"

"When I was a child, I faced vicious orcs, and when I finally had the strength to become a mercenary one day, I was chased by the killer organization!" Arthur also laughed and said: "Maybe this is my life, I will always struggle and resist!" But I am still alive, as long as I live, I will continue to struggle and resist, no matter who the opponent is!"

"Yes, as long as you are alive, continue to struggle and resist, no matter who your opponent is!

Joan gulped down his wine, and having his friends by his side allowed him to temporarily relieve him of the huge responsibility and pressure.

Joan soon drank too much and fell into a deep sleep.

Looking at Joan's frowning brow after falling asleep, Arthur unconsciously touched the magic token on his waist, and his heart fell into a painful struggle again.

Arthur took a deep breath, covered Joan with the quilt, and walked out of the secret room.

Arthur quietly walked out the back door of Nino's grocery store. Because of the magic light shield overhead, the entire Arantis people have been shaking for the past two days, and even the hotel street, which has always been lively, has become scattered with pedestrians.

Arthur went to the Getaway Residence that he had been to once before, asked for a window seat on the second floor, asked for a pot of tea and two dishes of cold dishes, and tasted tea alone in a daze.

It was past noon, and Arthur was alone on the entire second floor.

When Arthur slowly finished drinking a pot of tea and was about to ask for a second pot, a slightly chubby middle-aged man walked up from downstairs. The middle-aged man was dressed in a brocade robe, with a shiny face and a neatly trimmed beard under his chin, and it seemed that he was also a pampered person on weekdays.

The middle-aged man walked straight to Arthur with a smile on his face, "But Count Jiayong?"

Those who can directly call out Arthur's title indirectly indicate the identity of this person.

Arthur motioned for the middle-aged man to sit across from him, turned his head and shouted downstairs, "Man, the friend I'm waiting for has arrived, and I'll have another pot of tea and two dishes." ”

The middle-aged man sat down and identified himself directly, "I'm Van Lowe, working under Chief Jace." ”

Arthur chuckled, "I was just trying it out, but I didn't expect you guys to be so fast." ”

"We have been very worried about the safety of the Earl for the past two days, and have been waiting for news from the Earl. ”

"Are you more worried about Joan's safety?"

Fan Luo didn't deny it, but asked directly: "His Royal Highness Joan is still with the earl?"

Arthur snorted.

"Before His Majesty left, he specially explained that he must assist the Earl and His Royal Highness Qiong to leave the imperial capital safely. ”

Arthur looked out the window at the magic light shield above his head and said faintly, "Do you have a way to leave now?"

"Not yet, but we don't expect this magic mask to last long. If the earl doesn't mind, I can help arrange a place to stay, and as soon as the magic light mask disappears, I can leave the imperial capital as soon as possible with the help of the teleportation magic array. ”

"There's one more thing to do before Joan and I leave, and if I don't, I'm worried that Joan won't leave. ”

"The Earl must have come to me for this purpose, right? "Van Lowe guessed very smartly.

When it comes to the next emperor and the royal archmage, there is no one in the entire imperial capital who can help Joan and Arthur. Arthur knew that Streich wanted to use Joan, and Arthur wanted to try to use Isaac's power against the royal archmage in turn.

Arthur looked directly at Van Lowe, "What I'm about to say is too high, can you call the shots?"

"After the departure of Chief Jace, all matters of intelligence liaison in the imperial capital will be in charge of the subordinates, even if I can't decide without permission, I can directly consult the chief and His Majesty through magic teleportation. ”

"Okay, listen. Joan has found some clues about the assassination of the emperor, and the mastermind behind it is likely not His Royal Highness, but His Royal Highness Grantham, who is about to succeed to the throne. But if you want to verify this matter, you need a confession from the royal archmage Arman, do you have any way?"

Fan Luo was taken aback, "This matter is too important, I want to ask Your Majesty." ”

......

On the eastern border of the Isaac Kingdom, the camp of the Iron Stream Legion.

In just a few months, the garrisons of the various armies of the Iron Flow Legion have quietly expanded several times compared to before. In recent days, troops from the inland areas of the kingdom have secretly stationed in the barracks of the Iron Stream Legion.

In the tent of the Chinese army, the commander of the legion, Grand Duke Patrick, sat at the bottom, and sitting in the middle of the handsome chair was His Majesty King Strach, and the intelligence chief Jace bowed to the side of the handsome chair.

Streich looked happy with the magic message in his hand, but sighed in his mouth: "Sure enough, it is the most poisonous woman's heart, the emperor and queen even ignored decades of marital love for her son, and she also blamed Alex by the way." ”

"The Emperor, I just saw that Count Arthur is looking for His Royal Highness on the magic teleportation?"

Strazzy said with a smile: "Arthur is young after all, and he doesn't know what's going on. With Grantham's ability and skill, the emperor and queen are behind all major things. ”

Patrick suddenly realized: "His Royal Highness, who bears the stigma of killing his father, has the support of the Northland Legion, Holo and Bardos, and His Royal Highness, the real murderer, also has the support of Prince Gallach and Locke and Rouge, so the current situation of Arantis is really chaotic!"

Strazzi laughed and said, "This is the chaos that this king is waiting for! Killing his father and usurping the throne is intolerable, and our other countries naturally cannot sit idly by!"

Patrick immediately stood up and saluted, "As long as His Majesty the King gives an order, my Iron Flow army will immediately send to Alandis!"

With a smile on his face, Strachey ordered Jace: "Send a message back to Van Lowe, and mobilize all the forces of the kingdom in the imperial capital to cooperate with Count Arthur to find out about this matter." The day the murderer of the Emperor is exposed, it is the day when my Isaac army sends troops to avenge the Emperor!"