Early the next morning, Ophelia decided to take the emir to the audience herself.

Melissa, who was in a state of grief, finally regained her composure after learning the truth, but she still had to investigate the matter, but she took Nova with her when she went out, intending to help him settle the matter of revenge first.

As for Anne, after discovering that Ophelia was also here, she felt that she didn't need to stay with the Emir, so she decided to take a casual stroll around Whitepeak.

So they divided into three ways, and they all went about their own business, and agreed that they would meet at Melissa's house when everything was done.

Watching everyone wave to each other as they left, Emir couldn't help but sigh that although he had lost his relatives and best friends, he had now met more and more people and did not feel lonely, and he must continue to do so in the future.

He then set off for the highest point in White Peak Town, the castle on top of the hill.

From Ophelia, it can be learned that Leonard admired the Emir after hearing about his deeds, and called him this time to officially crown him as a nobleman, and then recognize him as the lord of Blackpool Town.

"But how did Leonard know what happened in Blackpool?" Emir couldn't help but ask.

"Hmph, you also underestimate the ears and eyes of the candidates for the throne, they have a large number of capable people under their hands, isn't it proper to inquire about the news? Rather, everything that happened in the neighborhood could not escape their eyes. ”

"Well, that's terrible." The emir shuddered.

"Hehe, there's nothing to be afraid of, as long as your presence doesn't threaten them, it's fine."

"Oh." The emir nodded.

He thought to himself that he was just a city lord in a remote town, how could he not threaten the candidates for the throne, unless he was involved in their power struggle, but it was even more impossible, he would only forge weapons, and he only wanted to govern his fiefdom well, and if he was lucky, he could also contribute some of his strength to the elimination of the demons, and it could be regarded as revenge for his relatives and friends.

Ophelia prepared a carriage and drove it herself, heading towards the Black Wall.

They went through many checkpoints along the way, and those who did not have a pass had to be strictly interexamined, but the soldiers looked at the family crest on the carriage and noticed what Ophelia was wearing, so they let them in without doing anything.

The emir could see that knights in pure white armor were rare, and it was estimated that the soldiers also understood that there was such a knight in Baifeng Town, who served Lord Byron, one of the candidates for the throne.

It didn't take long for the carriage to be outside the black wall, and then they passed the prison gate of yesterday and drove straight deeper.

It wasn't until there was no way out that Ophelia grabbed the reins and stopped the car.

The emir wondered a little, didn't he go up the mountain yet? How did it get there.

He opened the curtain and looked out, and then understood why the carriage had stopped, for in front of them was a stone staircase that spiraled upwards to the top of the hill and meandered in between.

The slope of the stairs is not high, and even a horse-drawn carriage can barely go up, but the problem is that the higher you go, the more dangerous it becomes, because if you stumble, you will fall down the mountain and crash the cart and die.

"Emir, we have to get out of the car and leave, my driving skills are too bad to drive up." Ophelia said embarrassedly.

"Okay, it's time to exercise." Emir jumped out of the car and swore an oath.

He thought to himself that he still had this little physical strength.

However, more than half an hour later, he still walked on the gentle steps, and when he looked up, he was still a long distance from the top of the mountain, and even the vertical height he walked was only a few tens of meters.

In this way, he couldn't walk at all in half a day, and his physical exertion was also very large.

Exhausted, he couldn't help but secretly curse the person who repaired this ladder, obviously a height of several hundred meters, but he was pulled to a length of dozens of kilometers, this is deliberately tricking people, right?

Even if one day, the enemy breaks through Baifeng Town, and he is exhausted just by climbing up, how can he have the strength to continue fighting.

From this point of view, Leonard's place is really easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a terrain that is difficult to open.

"High, really high." The emir sighed with a wry smile.

However, he saw Ophelia not far ahead, still walking at an unhurried pace, looking at ease, and he couldn't help but gradually defile, he didn't expect that his physical strength was not even comparable to that of a girl.

Ophelia is obviously taking care of him, and if it weren't for him as a burden, I'm afraid she would have reached the top a long time ago.

Thinking of this, Emir felt a little guilty, so he forced himself to brace himself and shorten the distance between him and Ophelia.

After some time, the two came to the halfway up the mountain, perhaps because of the kindness of the architect, there was actually a circular platform about ten meters in diameter, on which were placed several long stone benches.

Although the emir was tired, he was embarrassed to sit down at the thought that Ophelia was still standing.

It wasn't until Ophelia sat down on the bench that he was relieved and sat down.

"Hehe, don't be reckless, I was also exhausted when I first came up, and I was even more embarrassed than you." Ophelia smiled.

At this time, she did not wear a helmet, perhaps because she felt that with the emir, there was no need to hide her true face.

Emile felt much better at the sight of her healing smile, but he noticed the meaning of Ophelia's words.

"Uh, when was the first time you came?"

“…… When I was about five or six years old. Ophelia looked at the sky and thought for a while.

"Huh?" The emir was dumbfounded.

It turned out that his current embarrassed appearance was only a little better than a five or six-year-old girl.

"Don't be so depressed, I'll tell you the truth, I've grown up in this town," Ophelia said thoughtfully, looking at the house down the hill, "You don't know it, this was once my family's fiefdom, the famous Taranka family. ”

Emir remembered that her full name was Ophelia Taranka, and this so-called Taranka family, even a teenager like him in the mountains had heard of it, of course, he had only heard of this name, but it also showed how influential this family was.

"At that time, my grandfather was one of the five nobles of the empire, in the royal capital, as a military minister to manage the entire empire's army, not only quelled several rebellions, but also every time in the most dangerous times, personally led the troops to defend the royal capital, as a person who held military power, but never supported the army and self-respect, enough to see his loyalty, even in his old age, he did not rest, but cultivated new military talents for the empire, and now whether it is a top paladin or an outstanding general, they are basically my grandfather's students, but unfortunately, This did not impress the king, but all kinds of suspicions, trying to weaken his power and influence, so one day, under the interweaving of this conspiracy, such a man who dedicated his life to the empire was paid by mistake after all, he died at the hands of his master, power, titles and fiefs, everything that belonged to my grandfather dissipated overnight. ”

Ophelia spoke calmly, as if talking about someone else's house, but Emile could hear it, and her words were full of embarrassment and resentment.

However, before the emir could speak to comfort her, she continued.

"Although I was greatly influenced by my grandfather, no matter what happened, whether it was intrigue or betrayal, I had to swear allegiance to the empire, because this is our family's motto, but I still didn't want to, I hated the mediocre king, and I hated the entire royal family, because they always only had power and interests in their eyes, and it seemed that loyalty, glory and emotion were just child's play for them, and adults would not care about these ethereal things, only children talk about them."

“…… Then why do you want to be a knight? ”

"Because I didn't know the truth at first, when my grandfather was killed, I was only five years old, and later in order to escape the catastrophe, the young people of the family were sent to the remote countryside, and I was adopted by my biological father's friend, Mr. Victor who lived in Baifeng Town, he was a paladin when he was young, but he was defeated in the later knightly competition, just because he was injured in the hand at that time, but he did not get depressed, but devoted himself to cultivating talents, hoping to inherit my grandfather's legacy, by the way, Mr. Victor always regarded my grandfather as an idol, and because of this, he raised me to be a knight, and I had to obey him in order to repay him for raising me. ”

"I see, so what's the matter with your current allegiance to another candidate for the throne?"

"Do you say Byron? Hehe's a funny guy, he's not like the average royal, so I can't hate him, and you might be able to see him later. Ophelia smiled, and then said, "He didn't want to be involved in the race for the throne, and he has always regarded Leonard as the closest person, so how could he kill him for the throne?" But Leonard's attitude is different, he has a deep obsession with the throne, he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal, and he has repeatedly found opportunities to attack his own brother, so Byron finally recognized the reality and decided to join the competition, but unfortunately he is the youngest of all the candidates for the throne, and his ability is the worst, no one is optimistic about him, let alone a nobleman to support him, and a proposal of the great nobleman Duke Raymond has become his last chance, that is, to destroy the demons, to be recognized by all the people, and I happen to be like-minded with him, I want to get revenge on those who killed my grandfather, and then I want to carry on my grandfather's legacy and serve the empire, and since the empire is now in a miasma, then I will support a trustworthy candidate for the throne and build a new empire. ”

When Emir heard this, he finally understood how much of a mission Ophelia was carrying, compared to her, his ambitions were too small, but fortunately he was able to contribute to Ophelia, and he didn't have to be too frustrated, after all, their goal was to destroy the demons.

After a while, when it was noon, Ophelia gave him a little of the rice balls she had brought with her.

After a brief rest, the two began to sprint towards the top of the mountain.

"Emir, if you were given a chance, which side would you be willing to take?" Ophelia asked coldly.

"This ......"

The emir knew what she was asking, of course, but he didn't want to get himself involved in a brutal struggle.

If it was him before, he would definitely stand on the side of the candidate for the throne he admired the most in order to make a contribution, and contribute to the future of the empire.

Now, alone, he just wants to take revenge on the demons and fulfill Lydia's promise.

Because he always thought about the girl knight he saw at the beginning, and it was also the person who made him feel warm for the first time.

"Haha, it's okay, when I didn't say it."

Ophelia picked up the answer from his expression, and walked briskly forward, the Emile struggling to keep up with hers.