The fire at Camp Bladetooth has become smaller, but the black smoke continues.

The Wings of Legend men stood in formation, looking suspiciously at the gobbling prisoners around them, while the mercenaries stood cautiously farther away.

"What's going on?"

Tardin desperately stuffed a piece of dry food into his mouth, and he didn't even bother to drink water:

"That's ...... A parting meal?"

He ate and ate, and glanced under the sand dunes in the distance:

It was three figures, two large and one small.

The first two stood stiffly, while the smaller figure sat cross-legged on the ground, equally gobbling up.

Tardin, who was beside him, shook his head and continued to suffer.

"Does it matter?"

Little Barney grabbed a piece of hard bread and looked thoughtfully:

"I can't think of anything worse than today. ”

Sakel sat a little further away from them, chewing on the jerky in his mouth and staring at the three in the distance.

"If I want to ...... Enter...... Prison of Bones ......"

The fast rope on the side was feasting on it and burst into tears:

"At least not stay, woo...... Can I take a bite of your jerky, thank you...... Woo, I mean don't stay...... Grass, not tasty...... No regrets, woo woo ......"

His sincere cry made everyone frown.

At this moment, Barney put down the bread in his hand and opened his mouth quietly.

"Why did you come back?"

Everyone in the royal guard froze, and only Fastrope was left alone to eat the Hesse.

Barney Jr. looked up at the Punishment Knight.

"You don't think we'll be able to go back in time after killing a few people together, right?"

The vanguard officer's eyes burned:

"Do you think everything can still be as before, brotherhood, comradeship?"

Belletti patted Barney Jr. on the shoulder.

The latter snorted coldly.

Sakel didn't speak, he just stared into the distance motionless, the wounds on his face and shoulder clearly visible.

"So how do you," Barney sarcastically said:

"Still thinking about killing the prince?"

The Knight of Punishment shuddered slightly.

"And you're still not going to tell us anything, even if we already know his secret?"

Belleti on the side sighed and persuaded:

"Barney. ”

Sakel was silent, as were the people of the guards.

Only Fast Rope swallowed his own food heartlessly, and when he secretly stretched out his hand to the food of the people around him, he was beaten back by Tardin.

"Barney," Finally, the Knight of Punishment looked up, his eyes dazed:

"Don't ask. ”

Barney Jr. was stunned, then gritted his teeth:

"You bastard......

But he was interrupted.

"You know, there was a plague in this world, which was invisible, but endless—because it lived in the mind of every man. ”

At that moment, everyone, including the fast rope, was stunned.

"Wise as Prince Tömund, brave as the hero Necajou, they are helpless against it. ”

The Knight of Punishment looked into the void, and there was an unmistakable chill in his tone:

"Something...... The fewer people know. ”

"The Kingdom of Stars is safer. ”

His voice fell.

Leave a long silence.

with endless winds and sands.

However, in the distance, the three people below the sand dunes were far from such an atmosphere.

He could even feel the two pairs of eyes above his head as he painstakingly tore open the fifth piece of jerky.

forced him to swallow it in two mouthfuls of water.

The prince wiped his mouth dry with his sleeve without any image, and on the way he came across the swollen part of the fast rope, and he couldn't help but bare his teeth.

The Wings of Legend and the mercenary leader stood in front of him and watched him eat, one with his hands behind his back and the other with his arms folded.

The two looked at each other, their eyes becoming more and more impatient.

Tails burped, and before being torn to pieces by the eyes of the two, he finally spoke:

"The keys. ”

This word stunned both Roman and Ricky.

"What?" Ricky wondered.

Tails' next words made Ricky's face change:

"The key that opens the black prison, and even the exit. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, you told the drill that you just happened to find another key outside the camp?"

The prince noticed the gradual change of faces of the two:

"But when you tell me that fate is a bigger prison, and you have the key to open it, maybe the only one......"

Tails narrowed his eyes and pointed to the Wings of Legend, whose expression was getting more and more ugly:

"I can't help but wonder: what if there really was only one key?"

At that moment, it was as if someone had struck a hammer into the air.

Ricky's brow furrowed fiercely.

Wings of Legend stood still, motionless.

Tails hiccups again:

"Why, I've eaten too much, I'm sorry - and I followed the thread, going backwards, remembering what had happened. ”

The boy's fingers slowly shifted, pointing to the exit of the long-closed prison of bones.

Tails' eyes lit up;

"And guess what? All the strange things are connected one by one. ”

The prince smiled, and there was some lightness and drama in his tone, but it was clear that the other two had no sense of humor.

They just stared at Tails coldly.

I can see that I am in a rather bad mood.

Tails glanced left and right, awkwardly withdrew his unattended smile, and snorted dryly.

"Ricky, after you got out of prison, you didn't rush to escape, and you waited leisurely for the so-called 'opportunity'?"

The mercenary leader's face grew worse and worse.

"And Williams, who was supposed to be searching for me in the desert with light cavalry, appeared here just in time?"

The wings of legend in front of him grew more and more gloomy.

But Tails continued to work hard, hitting the two of them one sentence after another:

"After Williams appeared, he didn't even care about my existence, but vaguely but eagerly grabbed you and asked how was the 'mission' going?"

The boy looked at Ricky again, with a grim face:

"In the face of the overwhelming cavalry, you unconsciously use me, who is not even in your hands, as a 'hostage' bargaining chip, arrogantly threatening the famous Wings of Legend - maybe because you are not threatening him, but handing over the task to your employer?"

Tails took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes:

"And just now, I specifically mentioned to both of you about mentioning the Prison of Bones. ”

Roman and Ricky were stunned again, recalling what had just happened.

Tails sighed:

"Williams, you're indifferent to the strange fact that he appeared here with the prisoners of the Black Cell, and you are blind to why the Black Cell was breached. ”

"Ricky, you don't have any worries about the same branded Semir - as if you are confident that even if Semir's identity is revealed, there is a way to get out of it. ”

"And you seem to have forgotten at the same time that we just came out, the goddamn exit of the Prison of Bones?"

"See?"

Tails raised the jerky in his hand and took a bite into his mouth:

"There are so many doubts, so many strange things that things become clear. ”

At first, Roman and Ricky would exchange glances, dissatisfaction and anger, and even open their mouths to speak.

But as Tails spoke more and more, and the reasoning became more and more substantial, they no longer looked at each other, but just looked at the ground in a daze.

Tails took the tip of the bitten jerky and pointed at Ricky, and then at Roman:

"The two of you have been in collusion throughout—from the time you get the key to the Black Prison without any problems, to the time he stands here watching Camp Bladefang burn. ”

Tails said a long list, looking at the almost petrified expressions of the two opposites, finally nodded contentedly, grabbed the water bag and took a sip.

The two were silent.

It was as if centuries had passed.

Finally, Wings of Legend closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

He held out his hand to Ricky, flattening his palm.

On the other side, the leader of the Sword of Calamity looked at the boy unwillingly, and with a look of eating stool, he took out the crystal green rectangle that Tails was all too familiar with from his arms.

Key.

Tails smiled.

"You deserve to have come out of the Fuxing Palace," Roman coldly took the key to the black prison from Ricky's hand:

"Born cunning. ”

Tails raised an eyebrow and took the last bite of jerky into his mouth.

"No, it's just simple observation and reasoning," he said vaguely:

"I think as long as it's a normal person, you can see it. ”

These words made Roman's expression even more ugly.

Ricky on the side let out a long sigh.

"Keys?"

He laughed helplessly, and shook his head with a snort:

"Hahahaha......"

"Just because of a goddamn key?"

Ricky's laughter stopped, he gritted his teeth and exhaled, looking at Roman without dissatisfaction:

"So I told you, you can't ignore this just because there are few people who know the truth about the black prison, at least play a theft drama, but your damn self-esteem ......"

Roman snorted coldly in return:

"And you brought a whole bunch of 'tourists' in for a free tour and showed off the keys in front of everyone for five minutes?"

Tails squinted at the two arguing.

They......

We know each other better than I thought.

As his thoughts drifted, Wings of Legend turned his head to look at Tails.

"So you know, 'Prince'. ”

Baron Williams said coldly:

"Camp Bladefang was destroyed by us. ”

At that moment, stared at by his sharp and deep eyes, Tails only felt a chill down his spine.

Legendary Wings looked up at the surroundings and made a pause gesture to his subordinates who were waiting for him.

"Then how dare you uncover our conspiracy with impunity?"

Roman lowered his head, noting the menacing words around him:

"Do you really think that the Nameless One can protect you?"

Ricky stood beside him, smiling at the boy with the same malice.

Tails' heart sank.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva:

"No, but I thought what you wanted would help me. ”

Legendary Wings snorted coldly:

"And what do I want?"

Tails met his gaze and lifted his fingers with difficulty.

Roman and Ricky both turned their heads and followed Tails' direction, then frowned.

I saw the prince pointing to the smoking fortress complex in the distance of the desert, and said softly:

"Camp Bladefang. ”

Roman and Ricky fell silent again.

Tails took a deep breath.

"I've learned from experience that if a series of things happen one after another, they must be related, and there must be an invisible thread that connects everything. ”

"At first, I thought I was the clue, because the secret department wanted my return, the shadow shield wanted my secret, and the northlanders wanted my identity value......"

Tails looked up and looked straight at Ricky:

"But gradually, you appeared, and your inexplicable entry into the game mixed everything up and sorted it out, making me think it was a coincidence that connected us. ”

The leader of the Sword of Calamity was thoughtful.

"But if ...... Isn't it a coincidence?"

Tails changed his words, and his eyes flashed with vigilance:

"What if you show up because of me?"

Roman and Ricky looked at each other.

The boy curled the corners of his mouth:

"Then it occurred to me that your Sword of Calamity, no, the Whistle of Blood is a mercenary first, a loser second. ”

Ricky was stunned.

He immediately protested dissatisfied:

"Hey!"

But Tails ignored him and said to himself:

"Yes, you are 'sword sellers'. ”

With a serious expression, he slammed his fist into the palm of his hand:

"What if your goal tonight is first and foremost the will of your employer?"

"The second is the sin of the Prison River, the black sword, the secret of the prison of bones, and Saker?"

Tails raised his head and became extremely serious:

"So who is most likely to be hired by a hundred-man group like you, who is so strong that it can withstand a series of battles and even disrupt the Blade Fang camp?"

Ricky had pursed his lips.

The boy was a little thirsty.

He picked up the water bag, but found that it was empty, and he couldn't help frowning slightly.

But unexpectedly, in the next second, a heavy water bag was thrown into his arms.

Tails looked up and found Wings of Legends retracting his arm:

"Go on. ”

The young man raised his eyebrows, poured a sip of water, and said impatiently:

"Ricky, you tell Sakel that more than a hundred years ago, your leader made a deal with the Red King of the Stars, and the Sword of Calamity was able to operate as a mercenary in the Western Wilderness. ”

"You also told the tavernkeeper Kampa that you know the details of 'my' tavern, and that it was the place of exile of Queen Eliga, the 'Conqueror' and the remnants of her party who were ousted by the Red King more than a hundred years ago—as you saw with your own eyes. ”

Ricky's expression twitched.

Tails sighed:

"I guess they're not a coincidence, are they?"

Ricky's expression as he looked at Tails was getting more and more solemn.

Tails took a deep breath, felt his senses and balance slightly restored, and got back up from the ground.

He looked at Ricky earnestly:

"So I guess that more than a hundred years ago, the Sword of Calamity came to the Western Wilderness for nothing else, but to accept the Red King's employment to dismantle the remnants of the Northern Expedition for him?"

No one spoke.

The wind and sand blew slightly, and the horses in the distance let out a restless cry.

Ricky suddenly spoke:

"Simpler. ”

Tails wondered:

"What?"

Ricky raised his head, looked at the early sun over the desert, felt the washing of the wind and sand, and said with emotion:

"The Red King is a man who doesn't like complicated things, and he asked Chu Crassus to go to the Western Wilderness just to bring back his own sister, Queen Eliga's ......"

The mercenary's eyes snapped:

"Neck on the head. ”

Tails was awe-inspiring.

Bring back my sister's ...... Neck on the head.

The old saber beside King Chaman appeared in front of him.

Tails couldn't help but think about the origin of the title "The Red King", and remembered what Gilbert had said to him when he was a child:

[The history of the stars has never lacked blood. 】

Roman looked cold and silent.

Tails resisted looking at the skeleton on his shoulder, and asked tentatively:

"Nakrasus...... Did he succeed?"

Ricky just gave him a mysterious smile back.

This made Tails feel uncomfortable.

Tails coughed, trying to rule out other thoughts, and got back to the point:

"All in all, the sound of the Horn of Blood has been closely related to the stars, or rather, to the interests of the central kingdom in the Western Wilderness from the day it was founded. ”

In the increasingly solemn eyes of the two, the young man turned to Roman:

"And another 'sword-selling' veteran told me that since the Desert War and even the Scarlet Years, the Bladetooth camp has been under the royal family's Baron Bladefang. ”

Tails stared at the Legendary Wings with burning eyes:

"For more than ten years, with the threat of the border and the support of the royal family, your royal standing army has really turned this place into your private land. ”

"Wings of Legend: A man's ...... Bladetooth Dune Camp. ”

Tails looked at the quiet Roman:

"It is also a sharp knife inserted in the central part of the kingdom in the western wilderness, and remote control the western princes - whether it is military, political, or commercial. ”

The Wings of Legend were silent, just staring at Tails with a blazing gaze, his almost sharp features as if they were the most perfect carvings of nature.

Tails took a breath and exhaled:

"But in just one month, I've seen a lot of interesting details on my journey from the desert to Camp Bladefang. ”

Tails looked at Roman's swirling amber eyes:

"For example, the prince's rescue team that Xingchen went deep into the desert was actually composed of the royal standing army and the lord levy of the Western Wilderness. ”

"For example, the soldiers of the Falkenhauges family who stood guard at the gate of the Bladetooth camp and collected the toll were actually soldiers of the Falkenhauges family, and the time had already exceeded their service period. ”

"For example, the supplies transported by the armies from all over the Western Wilderness are exaggerated, and even enough to allow some black-hearted merchants to smuggle out of the camp to earn the difference. ”

"For example, the one who started to patrol the law in the camp, and the one responsible for arresting people in the white jail was a conscript who had not been involved in the sand dunes of the Blade Tooth for many years, and he didn't even know the severity of the law enforcement standards. ”

Every word of the prince made Ricky and Roman's expressions deeper.

Roman took a deep breath:

"You observe a lot and you are very detailed. ”

"So?"

Tails smiled.

He lowered his head and recalled the bad old man with his pipe:

"When I was still hostage in Longxiao City, one of my subordinates once told me that in order for me to return safely from Exeter through the desert, my father had already negotiated with the lords of the Western Wilderness led by the three major families, and they were absolutely trustworthy. ”

Roman frowned fiercely.

Ricky breathed softly, as if slightly surprised.

Tails exhaled:

"He said: Fuxing Palace has paid a great price to let the nobles of the Western Wilderness completely stand on our side and welcome my return. ”

Tails turned his head, and a sharp edge was released in his eyes:

"Camp Bladefang, right. ”

At that moment, Roman did not speak.

But in the eyes of the Wings of Legends, an unprecedented complex light erupted!

This made Tails more and more sure.

He observed the other party's expression and said slowly:

"King Kessel, who surrendered the royal family's control of the Bladefang camp in whole or in part, gave up the initiative on the western front in exchange for the support of the princes of the Western Wilderness. ”

Tails pondered with fascination about what he had experienced since the day of the political hearing in Longxiao City:

"In exchange for the major families of the Western Wilderness, the largest post-war troop recruitment and logistics mobilization;"

"In exchange for the Western Wilderness and the royal family, he went deep into the desert, forced the Freedom Alliance, and deterred Exeter;"

"He exchanged it for the chaotic eastern part of the desert, and for two or three months, there was no one to live, and not a single grass was growing. ”

Tails' heart sank.

In exchange for ...... My way home.

The boy no longer thought about anything superfluous, and he looked up.

"But you," Tails' gaze went straight to the Wings of Legend:

"Roman Williams. ”

"You're not happy. ”

"Especially when the behind-the-scenes deal has been reached, and the princes of the Western Wilderness are roaring and drinking into the main blade tooth camp. ”

His tone was incredibly affirmative.

Roman looked back at him slowly, his gaze cold.

"Because you have long regarded the sand dunes of Blade Tooth as your own prison. ”

Tails' gaze shifted to the orc skull on Roman's left shoulder, repeating what the latter had said to Hammer:

"And anyone who wants to move it out of your hand. ”

"There is a price to pay. ”