Chapter 33 c233

"The meaning of my father's words ......, with all due respect, are you more 'naïve' than the child imagined?"

When he spit out the word "childish", although Wu felt guilty for a moment, he couldn't think of a more euphemistic and appropriate word for a while.

However, Divicent didn't seem to care about these little etiquette, but happily responded to Wu's speculation.

"Childish? I miss it so much! It's been a long time since anyone said that to me! ”

"Did anyone dare to say such rude words to my father before?"

"Of course! I wasn't born as an emperor of Aynk. ”

"Say...... That's right. ”

I really never expected my father to be more casual than I imagined, this sex is just like myself......

But isn't this nonsense, I'm the son of my father, and it's normal for me to have the same personality.

Take a closer look at the simple smile of the father, the handsome face is set off by the fine lines, but it highlights the maturity and sophistication of the years, the deep eyes are so sharp, and the voice is also strong and powerful.

But it really doesn't feel like a face for jokes.

Thinking about it carefully, I am so old, this is the first time I have observed my father's face so closely, and I can't help but feel that I am closer to my father again.

Just as Wu was looking at it, Discent also began to walk through all the ornaments in the room alone.

Disente seems to be interested in the collectibles inside the cupboard, and doesn't treat these toys as useless garbage at all.

And how nostalgic those glances were, as if my father had seen these toys.

When Diescent was halfway through the view, his eyes full of interest suddenly stopped on a certain toy, and he began to stare intently-

It was a simple slingshot made of wood and leather, and due to unskilled workmanship, there were still slight cracks and sawdust on the slingshot.

This simple slingshot will not have any lethality, and even whether it can shoot stones is a problem. However, it is still a tricky prop to play a role.

"I miss it so much, this slingshot is still there!"

"Huh? Father, do you know this slingshot? ”

"Don't underestimate my father, I used to be called the 'King of Little Games' by the merchants in the market. As long as there are new prizes, I will definitely give 200% of my strength to fight, so I am naturally familiar with these prizes. ”

"'The King of Mini Games'!? So why has the child never heard the name of the bazaar mentioned? ”

"Because the bosses who used to set up stalls are all old, and now the inheritors of the family business are all young men, so naturally they don't know my name."

"Original...... I see. ”

"But after all this time, the workmanship and style of these prizes have not changed! Hahahahaha——! ”

Wu looked at his father's innocent smile, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Poof—"

"Huh? What's wrong, why did you suddenly burst out laughing? ”

"I'm very sorry, but I just think that Father and Emperor are so different from usual, not to mention that you escaped an important banquet, and even came to the child's room to show off your past deeds."

"Hahaha! Don't look at me like this, I used to skip the palace classes and go to the market to have fun. ”

"Hahaha, it turns out that you used to skip class ......"

After laughing for a while, the sluggish brain realized what Discent said.

"What!? Have you ever escaped a course at the palace? ”

This time, he was really stunned, and he didn't speak for a long time, and he couldn't even hide his eyes looking at his father who was nothing.

"Don't doubt it, you're just like me when I was a kid, you're a copy of me! Hahahaha! ”

Discent smiled and walked over to the bed and sat down slowly.

The gnarled right hand caressed the soft bed and looked up at the ceiling, beginning his old memories.

"Wu—do you know that my old room is the one you sleep in now?"

"This room...... Was it once the Emperor's room!? ”

"Hahaha, aren't you curious about how I just sneaked into the room?"

"Forgive the child's ignorance, the child failed to perceive his father's methods."

"Really? Then I'll tell you. In the past, in order to take the opportunity to escape various courses, I used to secretly dig out a lot of secret passages to the outside world, of course, no one knew about this matter, and I didn't tell anyone else until you came in to live. ”

Divicent shared his previous experience of sneaking with a serious face, and Wu Na was dumbfounded.

"But think about it, it was a really hard time!"

"Why?"

"I think that because of my noble status, no one dared to talk to me after I slipped into the market area, but just bowed to me. Although the vendor owners were going to give me prizes because of who I was, I was stubborn and insisted on completing any game. ”

Introducing his past with a little emotion, Discente's expression was so proud.

Although this story sounds very touching and inspirational, I don't know why it comes out of the mouth of my father, who has always been serious, and I always feel that there is a big contrast.

"One day, however, I skipped the course as usual. It also happened that I saw a new prize that day, and I had already made up my mind to take it down! ”

"Your skills are so high, I guess this new prize must be in the palm of your hand, right?"

"No, quite the opposite."

"What!?"

"I remember the stall was a limited number of stones to throw prizes, and as long as you hit the stones before they ran out, the prize would be yours - and that was what I do best. However, I was not in good condition that day, no matter how much I smashed, and in the end I was so angry that I hit my own hand with a stone. ”

"It's ......."

Just as the thought of giving up flashed through my mind, suddenly a thin little boy stood next to me, who was the same height as me. He was so powerful that he used only one stone, and with a flick of his eyes, he flicked his right index finger and hit the prize I wanted. ”

"So the prize was taken away by the boy?"

Discent looked away and continued:

"I watched the prize being taken away, so I turned away in disappointment, only to have the little boy grab me by the collar and hand me the prize."

"It turned out that I was helping my father lay down the prize."

"Yes, I was moved in my heart like never before! You know, at that time, my sense of accomplishment came from the mini-games in the market and the thrill of escaping from the royal city. ”

"That's really ...... It's kind of weird. ”

"Don't you feel that way?"

"It's not that there isn't, but it's just that from the perspective of others, I realize what a bad thing it is......

"Ahhh Definitely! ”

As if poked into laughter, Discent laughed a little amusedly.

"Anyway—after this incident, I became friends with that strange boy, and the first friend I ever met in the royal city."

"Dare to ask my father, what kind of uncle does that uncle have?"

"Well—with fair skin, a pair of blue eyes under his messy curly hair, a little lean but also a little thin, in short, he should be the most handsome man I've ever seen."

When I saw my father's recollection, his eyes became bright, and he smiled a little in his words, and he was more energetic than ever, and it seemed that he was really a very important friend.

"Ever since we became friends, we've been galloping all over the market, and once we join forces, there's no prize we can't get, hahahaha!"

Discent laughed heroically again, like a child.

However, Wu was a little confused to watch his father laugh, and in order not to lose his politeness, he had to smirk quietly.

At the same time, Wu's heart couldn't help but complain-

This is already a predator at all...... right.

Despite the awkward astonishment, Wu still calmly looked at his father, who was a little naïve.

Then he continued to ask calmly.

"Uh--Father, does that uncle have any other enviable strengths besides being very good at playing games?"

"Strengths? Yes! His shooting accuracy is very powerful, and he can't perfectly describe his accuracy with a hundred steps through Yang. ”

"It's too exaggerated, hahaha......"

"No, no, no, it's not an exaggeration at all, if you could see it with your own eyes, you wouldn't think so."

Looking at the serious expression on his father's face, it seems that that uncle is really powerful.

"But since he can be so praised by his father, presumably that gentleman must be very powerful, and the child also wants to see the heroism of that gentleman!"

As soon as these words came out, Diccente's face suddenly sank—it was not angry, but a slightly sad expression.

Although there was no light in the room, under the light of the moon, the careful Wu still noticed the subtle abnormality of Diesent.

There was a sudden silence in the room, and Wu couldn't help but wonder if he had said something wrong.

Just as Wu wanted to ask, Discent opened his mouth first.

"Wu, will you miss your mother?"

Mother? Why did you suddenly ask your mother?

The question silenced Wu for a few seconds, but there was no obvious sadness on his face.

"No, it won't."

Wu replied calmly.

But it was such a short answer that left Divint in unnamed contemplation.

If you want to explain Diescent's reaction, it may be with a little guilt.

The atmosphere of the conversation seemed to have reached an inexplicable stagnant, but it didn't last long.

Wu suddenly recalled that his father seemed to have something to say to him tonight, after all, from tonight's expression, it seemed to be an important thing, so that Wu cared very much.

"By the way, father, you said you had something to tell me tonight, what is the matter?"

"Ahh Yes, yes, I do have something very important. ”

Awakened by the sudden question, Death quickly put back his smile, put the troubles he had just put behind him, and rearranged his chaotic thoughts.

In the reflection of the moonlight, the scheming smile seemed more vicissitudes than usual.

"You have to listen to the rest of the story!"

"The child listens."

"Wu, I hope you can be my successor, that is, the next leader of the Kingdom of Aynk."

"What!?"

As soon as these words came out, Wu stared at Discent with wide eyes in shock, thinking that he had misheard, he swallowed his saliva, and asked with trembling lips:

"Father, you say...... Do you want me to be your successor? ”

"Yes, you've always been my go-to choice, though I'm a little sorry for Jill. As for this matter, only Grossar knows about it at the moment, so you can rest assured that you don't have to be afraid of other people in the palace gossiping about you. ”

It turns out that Grossar already knew about ......, so why didn't he tell me earlier?

But why yourself? So isn't it in vain that Brother Jill works so hard to show himself to his father?

No matter how Wu thinks about it, he doesn't understand the reasons and considerations of his father's desire to become the successor, will this be his father's test for himself?

Holding a nervous heart, Wu slowly moved his lips and continued to ask Disent tactfully.

"Father, why do you want me to be the successor? I'm lazy and playful, and I'm not interested in politics, so don't you worry about the destruction of the kingdom of Aynk at the hands of your children? ”

"Well...... Hahahaha! ”

Unexpectedly, Wu's response made Disente raise the corners of his mouth and start laughing.

"Listen, a truly intelligent person is someone who can understand his own flaws and face them calmly. If you want to lead Einke, the leader must be a kind person who can contribute his whole self to the country, and if he does not even dare to face his own shortcomings, then he will not dare to face the more than one million ordinary people in the country. ”

"What about Brother Jill? In my eyes, he is a stronger person than me, and why did my father not choose him? ”

"Jill is a very motivated child, and of course I can see his efforts - but as the head of a country, he has no power but no heart to embrace all things, and he will only become a tyrant in the end. Jill is too radical to achieve her goals in order to show herself, even regardless of the things around her. ”

"But my father ......!"

"Wu! Listen up first! ”

Wu couldn't hide his uneasy questioning, but Discente, who was serious, interrupted Wu's questioning in one breath.

"I value the country of Eynke more than anyone else, it is a treasure inherited from countless previous kings, and I will not give it to others at will. You are all my dearest children, and I have been waiting for you, and everything you have is everything to me - but I will value the interests of the country more than the country, so I am sorry for this matter, you must listen to me, just this once! I hope you'll listen to me. ”

"But ......"

After some sincere heartfelt words, Wu was obviously a little calm, but the feeling of uneasiness in his body made Wu's hands tremble.

It's a huge responsibility, but it's also an unprecedented pressure.

Disente retracted his previous sternness and looked at Wu with a kind smile on his face, as if cheering for Wu.

Stretching out his rough hands, Disent put his hands on Wu's shoulders very reassuringly, and an indescribable warmth was transmitted from his thin shoulders into Wu's heart.

"Come on! I don't expect you to forgive me for my orders, but I hope you will adjust quickly and get ready for your new position. ”

This sentence, interspersed with the encouragement of my father and the emperor, became the end of tonight's conversation. Disente slowly stood up and walked towards the door.

"Father's ——!"

Wu still couldn't accept looking at the departing back, intending to die and struggle-

However, before Wu could speak, Discent turned his head to look at Wu with a smile.

"By the way, don't tell others about the secret passage in the room, I'll tell you when I'm free, so that you don't have to go to great lengths to escape the guards' eyes in the future, hahahaha!"

“……”

As soon as the door closed, the majestic figure disappeared in front of his eyes.

Wu fell to his knees with weak legs, his heart beating very hard, and his chest felt as if he was about to be pierced.

I'm going to be king? Is Brother Jill's efforts about to be buried by me doing nothing?

The burning candle flame made the room dark, and the moonlight outside the window sneaked in, and the bright white light barely touched the side of Wu's face—

The heavy and complicated mood was all written on his face, and Wu, who clenched his fists, looked at his reflection on the floor, and was speechless for a long time.

July 11, 1927, 8:15 p.m., Underground Prison of King Eynck

Beneath the vast palace of Einck, a prison was built to hold prisoners, and it was so heavily guarded that not even a small bug was spared. Outside the door, the window, and the entrances and exits are all high-precision magical barriers, which are difficult for even experienced magicians to crack.

The cold chains imprisoned countless hopeless prisoners in this "land of sin". The light that never appeared underneath the earth and the fresh air that was isolated from the world had become luxuries, and it was as if there was another world, a world of hopelessness and freedom.

And there are only five "jailers" in charge of this sinful land, because this period happens to be the window period of the handover.

According to the schedule, it was the time for the prisoners to eat.

The inmates don't need to go out of the prison for food to come out of their eyes – the guards toss a few cold pieces of bread into the cage along the cell number plate.

The dry and cold bread cubes had long been moldy in the damp underground prison, and the fluffy surface was stained with colorful and unidentified objects, and the smell was extremely unpleasant.

But it was such a disgusting food, but in the eyes of these prisoners, it was a mouth-watering delicacy.

As soon as the bread cubes thrown into the cell touched the ground, the crisp sound of chains became intense, and even a painful scream could be heard.

Then there was the sound of gobbling up the chews.

There was a noisy biting sound from each cell, and it was like raising a large herd of wild beasts. But the jailer was quite accustomed to it.

After distributing the food, a bloated middle-aged male jailer confirms the famous order to the skinny jailer next to him.

"Is there any room where food hasn't been distributed?"

"Yes, please let me confirm."

The emaciated jailer swiped his finger through the air—a string of red characters appeared out of thin air in the dim vision, slowly piecing together a string of numbers.

"C233" is exactly that number.

"'C233'? I remember that this was a special prisoner's room, and according to the instructions from above, you should not just give him bread, but also prepare a normal meal for him! ”

"Command."