Bright gold and silver adorned robes, pale blue cloaks, jewel-encrusted crowns—all over the body, except for the smile on his face and the sword at his waist. Evan became king, or rather, he officially assumed power and became the master of the starry kingdom.

Beside him, Aurora, the High Priest of the Temple of Dawn, stood respectfully, his eyes closed with a faint glow, his mouth full of words, his hands constantly rubbing the emblem on his chest. The affairs of the court have nothing to do with him, but it is his duty to protect the king's safety and ensure that goodness and light shine.

And behind the side of Evan's body, the one who always likes to stand in the unobtrusive shadow is the court governor Salk. He always acted harmless, never making his own voice except when the king asked, and when the king asked, he was always the first to arrive at the scene, and he looked behind him for the king.

"Your Majesty. Siegel saluted and said, "I'm glad to see you again." ”

"What is there to be happy about, what I promised you has not been done, and of course your part has not been done. Evan scratched his head and adjusted the angle of the crown. He wasn't used to having this heavy thing on his head, and his golden hair was always weighed down. Evan laughed self-deprecatingly: "It is said that the king of a country is not angry and arrogant, and all actions are full of majesty, let me tell you the truth, it is all under the weight of this heavy crown - I am like a long sword." ”

"That's good news. His Majesty is good at using the sword, and will soon be good at wearing the crown. Siegel replied.

", you didn't talk like that!" Evan suddenly became angry and jumped up from his seat. Straight faces. Then he laughed. Winked at Siegel and said, "Don't keep your face straight. Tell me, how much thought did it take to get this compliment ready?"

"About two seconds. Siegel smiled and replied, "Congratulations on your ascension to the throne." ”

"The one I owe most of all is Aaron, I really didn't expect him to do that. Evan pulled Siegel to sit down, then took off the crown and placed it in front of him, scratching his scalp vigorously. "Ha, it's so busy to be a king, just count the letters written to the various lords. That's enough for thirty letters, not to mention the influential nobles. I managed to find a way to send Riele away. Siegel, tell me how you got hurt?"

"A spell encounter. Liele didn't want to see Aaron surrender the throne, so he tried to stop it with a spell, and I went to stop him, and I was hurt by it. Siegel avoided the important and trivialized: "The advisors of the school city have assisted the major lords for many years, and the royal family cannot do without the assistance of the school city. So in this matter, I would advise caution. ”

Evan nodded, then said, "I also heard that the relationship between the Federation and the Mage Guild is very stiff right now. Can't even exchange library materials?"

Siegel nodded. Where did he hear about it? Only Liele, William, and himself knew about it, and the details were limited to himself and Liele. Could it be that the Great Prophet had already spoken to Evan? What did they say? What kind of consensus was reached? Siegel was a little worried.

"They're cautious, worried that you're too clever to compare them all. Evan snorted coldly and pursed his lips. "I can't dictate what happens to the Academy or the Mage Guild, but I can open the Royal Library to the Royal Earl Siegel Squid. It's hard to find spell books in it, but other books aren't necessarily much worse than the Mage Guild. You give me a list, and I'll see if I can build a bridge from it and find a way to get something for you. ”

"You know I'm not going to be polite to you. Siegel pulled out the crumpled scroll, the check mark and cross still visible, as it had just been written.

After handing the scroll to Salk, Evan held out his hand and said to Siegel, "My dice." ”

If the sound of thunder in the sky was a roar, then there were now a thousand bolts of lightning exploding in Siegel's mind. What does Evan want the dice to do? He had just been blessed by the Lord of the Dawn for throwing the dice, and he was firmly seated on the throne. Is he going to repent, or is there another purpose?Siegel thought of the series of inferences he had just made about Riele, could it be that Evan had exchanged the dice for Liele's unconditional support? After all, compared to Heim Territory, the Mage Guild and the School City were the more important kingdom powers.

Reason tells Siegel that he shouldn't give him the dice, but the same reason also tells him that this is what Evan is meant to be. Siegel froze for a second, then let out a long sigh and put his hand under his neck and hooked it slightly. The hundred-faced dice rolled down the magic string to the tips of his fingers.

"Yours. Siegel took the dice between his three fingers and placed it in Evan's hand. As soon as it was put up, the number seventy-four lit up.

"Siegel, you and Aaron are the same people. Evan said suddenly: "Master Liele proposes that if I give him a hundred dice, he will do his best to promote the full cooperation of the Federation and the Mage Association, and all the mages will be fully loyal to the royal family, and resolutely carry out all orders based on the direction of the king's flag in any battle." Just give this thing to him. ”

"Your stuff, you decide. Siegel smiled and said, "You don't lose any way." ”

"Salk, listen, now you know why Heim is so rich, right?" the steward laughed twice and nodded earnestly. Evan continued: "I told Riele that if Siegel gave me the dice without hesitation, then it meant that the thing was of little value. I trust Archmage Siegel's judgment, so exchanging the absolute allegiance of all mages for worthless things is actually an insult to the Mage Guild. As a king, I wouldn't do anything like that. As he spoke, he laughed. "See, the advantage of being a king is that you can mess around, and everything you say is reasonable!"

"I really wanted to see the look on Liele's face at that time!" replied Siegel.

"Oh, his face was as calm as ever, and he couldn't see anything. Evan bit his lower lip and took a deep breath through his nose, then exhaled slowly with the words. "Then I told him that you can't exchange allegiance with an object, but at most for a contract, a treaty, or a mercenary. I said that as long as I represent the forces of justice, I will always be able to fight more and fight less, and be invincible. ”

Evan slowly rubbed the dice with his fingers, and the reluctance in his eyes slowly faded. "I figured it out, too. Keep this thing with you, and if I open my mouth, I can get it back at any time. But with Liele, it's not so convenient. The more important reason is that I can't desecrate the favor of the Lord of Dawn because of this. He looked at the High Priest Aurora and said, "Isn't it, priest?"

The High Priest smiled and nodded.

Evan threw the dice back into Siegel's hand and watched as the light on the numbers faded out. "Put it away, don't give it to anyone but me. ”

Siegel shook his head, a little crying and laughing: "So, are you testing me?"

"Of course!" Evan generously admitted. "I will test you again and again, today, tomorrow, this year, next year. When you don't want to do it, or you can't do it, I will still not let you go, and I will continue to test you. As long as I am king, such actions will never end. ”

"Okay, you're the king, I'm the count, what do you want!" Siegel put away the dice and made a helpless expression.

"I didn't expect to be officially enthroned so soon, so what you promised to do for me should be done as soon as possible. Evan winked, the corners of his mouth twitching. "There is one more thing I want to tell you, so that there is no misunderstanding. ”

"I am able to ascend the throne not only thanks to Aaron, but also to my father, the king, for leaving a will during his lifetime, which changed my surname from golden sunflower to starry, thus giving my inheritance a legal basis. In order to reduce the possibility of unrest in the country, I asked Aaron to draft another decree confirming the authenticity of his father's will and formally honoring me as a brother. As soon as I took over the throne, I asked Aaron to do this, and although it was necessary, I felt uncomfortable. Aaron agreed, and I got the documents I wanted, but I thought I still had to tell you about it. Siegel, I'm still Evan, and I won't ...... just because I'm king."

"I got it, Evan. The archmage also smiled bitterly: "What's the matter, it's not good to be a king......

"It's okay, it's okay. Evan replied, "It's much better now than if I fought Aaron and then I took over the Star Kingdom." By the way, Riele has already sent me back, can you help me refer to what should I do with this goblin kingdom?"

"I don't have all the information right now, and the only way to do this is to wait and see. Siegel told Evan about the discovery of a large number of dwarven corpses in his territory, as well as information on the possible use of weapons by test goblins in Heim Territory. He didn't have Elint at the top of Timorrah, and he wouldn't have told him about the two goblin muskets that were still in Heim's possession. It doesn't matter where these weapons come from, it's what they can do, their strengths and weaknesses, and how they deal with them.

"We're facing a new enemy, not rags-clad bandits with shoddy weapons, but powerful forces capable of defeating the dwarven legions on the battlefield. Although the dwarves are more rigid in tactics, that is also because they have been invincible in land warfare for too many years and have never encountered a real opponent. You know, we're not as good as dwarves! I am not ambiguous about the battles that can be fought and the battles that must be fought, but if it is a matter of dying in vain, my intelligence is not stupid to that extent. ”

"I understand that understanding the enemy is the most important thing. Evan nodded, then motioned for Aurora to come over as well. He also asked Salk to call the head of the guard, Ka****, and a group of people sat around on an equal footing. "Siegel, tell me what the Goblin Kingdom is all about, what a crystal wall is, and how to enter and defend the crystal wall passage. ”

Siegel nodded and agreed. "I suggest you find out more about it when I'm done. They may be more complete than I am, and they are more secure to see things from multiple angles. Also, let's hear what the dwarves have to say. Putting aside their stubborn and unjustified reasons for secrecy, after all, the dwarves are the most personally felt on the battlefield, and not the bombastic mages like me. ”

Only then did he begin to tell slowly. (To be continued.) )