Wren was still looking for the "eighteen-legged monster" in the mountains, and the old king also called the eldest prince back to the palace to inquire about the crusade.

Not long after, the eldest prince walked in with a stiff demeanor wrapped in bandages, and his strong smell of potion could be smelled from afar.

"You're badly injured?" After all, he is the successor of his own design, the old king asked with great concern.

The eldest prince saluted with difficulty, and replied, "Father, don't worry, it's only a minor injury, I scratched a lot of skin when I fled, and the doctor has already treated me, and I will be well soon." ”

The old king's expression softened slightly, and while he asked his servants to prepare the upholstered chairs, he asked about the monster:

"Sipo, you really ......"

The old king was speechless, he originally wanted to ask the eldest prince if he really saw a monster with more than a dozen legs, but looking at his son's current appearance, he thought that there was really such a monster.

So the old king changed his words and asked, "Have you seen any other monsters?" ”

The eldest prince shook his head: "No, I only saw the one that hurt me." ”

Saying that, he quietly glanced at the minister next to him, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he still asked the question he was most concerned about in a whisper: "Father, second brother, he...... This time I suddenly broke into an unexpected monster, is it better to interrupt the assessment first? ”

The old king could see at a glance that the eldest prince was careful, and he also wanted to pass on the throne to his eldest son, but the promise had already been said, and he felt embarrassed to change it again.

"No, I don't. Basil has already set off, and presumably there will be results soon. He has guards with him, and there will be no danger. ”

Basil is the second prince, and the old king feels that compared with his own face, which of the sons succeeds to the throne is not so important.

"But ......"

The eldest prince wanted to say something, but the old king waved his hand and told him not to speak, rest on the side, and wait for the second prince's battle report to come back.

The eldest prince, who knew his father's temperament well, understood that he could not do anything, so he could only sit silently on the side, praying in his heart that his three younger brothers would fail like him.

In an anxious wait, the messenger returned, with bad news:

"Your Majesty, the second prince has failed in the crusade and has returned to the camp!"

"Smack!"

The old king slapped the table angrily.

"Smack!"

The eldest prince was so excited that he slapped down his chair.

The bad news was good news for him.

"Say, how did the second prince fail? Did he run into that monster too? Can't beat it with five guards? How powerful is that monster? ”

It could be seen that the old king was in a state of excitement and threw out a series of questions. He really couldn't figure it out, how could he lose if he played one out of six?

It's peacetime now, and you can't usually see any monsters and beasts that are too powerful in the wild, and the guards who can be picked out to follow are all carefully selected strong men, how can they not be able to defeat a monster? Besides, didn't he hint to him that he just had to find that weak monster?

After reporting the bad news of the two princes in a row, the messenger was so miserable that he still had to report hard: "The second prince said that not long after their group entered the mountain forest, they were targeted by monsters. The monster was just like the eldest prince said, with a huge body, with more than a dozen legs, and what was even more difficult to deal with was that its appearance also had silver scale armor that exuded a metallic luster, and the second prince's sword slashed on it, leaving no trace at all, and finally had to retreat. ”

When the messenger finished speaking, the old king looked at the eldest prince: "Sibo, the same is true of the monster you have seen?" ”

The eldest prince was stunned for two seconds, as if he was a little surprised, and after coming back to his senses, he quickly nodded: "Yes, I saw a monster...... It is indeed draped in silver scales. That's right, it's, it's just covered with scales, and you can't cut through it no matter how you cut it. ”

As he spoke, he whispered again: "Father, why don't you cancel this assessment first, I'm worried that my younger brothers will be in danger." ”

"This ...... No way. "Worry-free

The old king hesitated for a moment, but in the end face prevailed.

"How can a man who wants to be a king be afraid of a monster? Let Sully go, and bring them all the sharpest weapons from the royal collection! ”

……

In the mountains outside the city, Wren was stepping on a tree branch and looking around, and after the second prince left, he searched for a long time, but still did not find the so-called monster, so that he doubted whether it really existed.

What the second prince thought of, Wren also thought of, how could such a big monster be active in this forest, how could there be no trace at all?

Did they make it up?

But when you think about it, it feels unlikely. The giant monster was the first thing the eldest prince said he had seen, he could have easily completed this assessment, and then inherited the throne, why did he make up such a monster, and deliberately failed to defeat it?

Doesn't he want to be this king, ready to humble himself to his younger brothers?

Thinking about it, Wren only thought of this one reason.

"It's quite a family that loves each other~ Wait, then I just scared the second prince away, isn't it ......"

Wren felt as if he had ruined someone else's good deeds.

A small country like Belohatan may not be his opponent if it comes to raising the strength of the whole country, and once the second prince goes back and reports that he is here, and hears the name of the armor monster, this competition for the throne is bound to be null and void.

In the future, if we compare again, there may be a tragedy of fratricide.

Wren felt that he had to go back to the royal capital and find a way to make people think he was gone.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw the third prince and others who had rushed to crusade and some of the grass and trees were all soldiers.

"What's going on? Do they still dare to come? ”

Wren was a little surprised, and then he noticed that the thirty or so people were well-equipped, especially the weapons, which at first glance were not ordinary goods.

Wren realized:

This must be a crusade against yourself!

Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to the tiger mountains! He couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that this small kingdom would also have a few people with such courage!" ”

It just so happened that these people came, and he didn't need to go to the king's capital.

Wren jumped a few times on several branches, and then landed in front of the third prince and the others:

"You ...... Good? ”

Before the greeting was over, the team in front of them was already in chaos, and everyone shouted "It's the armored monster!" Then he threw away his armor and fled.

"I just wanted to ask," Wren asked, holding a soldier by the hand, "Uh, how do I get to Brika City?" ”

"Ahhh!!!hh Uh......"

As a result, this person screamed twice and fainted in fright......

Am I that scary?

Wren put the person down speechlessly, and then looked at the others, his legs and feet were already running a hundred meters away.

Wren wanted to find another person to cooperate with his plan of "just passing by accident", but looked at the one who had passed out in his hand.

Let's think of another way......