The cold wind blew into the room, and Tails couldn't help but tighten his clothes.

"So, since last year, you have instigated the Freedom Alliance to rebel against Exeter, stirred up a political storm in Longxiao City, sent the Star Cavalry across the desert, and let me return to China via the Western Wilderness...... All of this is part of the 'Sand King'?"

The fire was dimly lit, and the king across the long table was silent for a moment.

"Some are. ”

King Kessel raised his gaze and shot straight at Tails:

"Some are not. ”

Tails exhaled, connecting the dots about what had happened from the previous year to the present.

"Then why not in the North," the prince's voice was slightly tired:

"Don't you choose to use the Broken Dragon Fortress as a fulcrum, and the Duke's family has been completely elevated by you, almost like a direct jurisdiction?"

The king did not answer, but just stared coldly.

Tails sighed and looked back at the king:

"Please, if you don't tell me, I won't be able to help you. ”

King Kessel did not reply, but his eyes were deep, and he did not know what to think.

Tails stared into the other's eyes, trying to find something in the blue.

Finally, King Kessel snorted and looked away.

"It is because Val Aarendre is still in my prison, because the first heir of Hancastle is an orphan girl who is difficult to convince......"

"All eyes will be on the north, on what the Fuxing Palace is doing. ”

The king's voice was low:

"And the officials of the kingdom in the north...... Time is still short, and prestige is insufficient. ”

"In contrast, the 'emergency control order' in the West Wilderness is still in effect, and it is more convenient for us to do things. ”

State of Emergency Control Order.

More convenient.

Tails couldn't help but think of Grace Town, and what he saw and heard in the Western Wilderness on the way.

"That makes sense," Tails said calmly:

"But it's not enough to stop you from reaching out to the north. ”

The iron-fisted king raised his eyes suddenly.

After a few seconds, he spoke slowly:

"The North, after all, is next to Exeter. ”

Tails raised an eyebrow.

That's why.

King Kessel said in a deep voice:

"Its proximity to a young and vigorous enemy king, Charman Rumba, can bring too many surprises to be measured. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Tails, and his tone changed:

"Of course, he's still far behind you in this regard. ”

Tails ignored his sarcasm.

"Why me?"

The prince said lightly:

"How was the 'Sand King' plan arranged, and why did you find me?"

The Iron Fist King didn't say a word, just looked at him coldly.

Tails sighed:

"Do you talk like that all the time? I can't hold back a word for a long time?"

The king stared at him, but his gaze was as strange as if he were staring at another person.

It was a long time before King Kessel spoke:

"Because we need a reason. ”

"Why?"

King Kessel looked away and looked out the window into the night:

"Because we want to deceive the cunning and treacherous people of the Western Wilderness, so that they will not be suspicious of the royal standing army marching into the Western Wilderness on a large scale, and use it as a bargaining chip for all actions. ”

Tails understood.

"Oh, the excuse to protect the heir to the throne is indeed sufficient," Tails snorted softly:

They probably thought that there were very few kings in the world who would take the safety of their heirs seriously. ”

The Iron Fist King's eyes were like sharp blades.

"Just a joke," Tails shrugged:

"That's it? I'm a reason to cover the standing army's westward advance?"

King Cather said coldly:

"We also need a guarantee. ”

Tails frowned.

King Kessel continued: "Let the people of the Western Wilderness believe in their bargaining that the royal standing army was forced to abandon the Blade Tooth camp and withdraw from the western front in exchange for the support of the Western Wilderness princes to mobilize their armies to protect you back to the royal capital. ”

"And I am the guarantor," Tails said in a sudden sense, quietly:

"Guarantee that there is nothing strange about the western front at their fingertips, and guarantee that this bait is non-toxic and harmless, and you can eat it with confidence. ”

The Iron Fist King nodded, as if disdainful:

"Because there are very few kings in the world who take their heirs seriously. ”

Tails was stunned for a moment, then snorted unpleasantly.

Cheapskate.

Isn't it just a sarcasm for you?

What a grudge.

Tails sat upright and didn't think about it anymore:

"Therefore, in order to carve up the western front and vast territory you gave, the lords of the Western Wilderness who have taken the bait will pull up their ranks, willingly walk out of the castle that has been entrenched for many years, and walk into the position of the royal standing army unguarded, and gather in one place, so that you can catch them all in one place, saving you the trouble of breaking them one by one?"

King Kessel was silent for a moment.

"More than that. ”

The king said in a deep voice:

"For the sake of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and in order to seize the huge profits of the desert trade routes, the princes of the Western Wilderness, who have been red for more than ten years, will prepare funds, prepare baggage, and even find a good way to make war money. ”

King Kessel looked at the gate:

"Those will become the expansion budget of the royal standing army. ”

Tails snorted, unsurprised.

"Sure enough, make up for it on the spot, saving time and effort. ”

The prince lowered his head, his gaze frozen:

"Anker Al and his father, what happened to them is not an isolated case, let alone an accident. ”

"Because in the plan of the 'Sand King', the princes of the Western Wilderness are destined to be attacked by the desert forces, and even by the 'friendly forces' of the Wings of Legend and the Standing Army, they will lose everything. ”

Queen Kessel leaned back in her chair and nodded:

"When the Western Wilderness was defeated, the war situation was urgent......

His eyes sharpened:

"For the sake of the overall situation, in order to recapture the meaningful Bladetooth Camp, the royal standing army, which came one step late, 'had to' break with tradition, act cheaply, punish and deprive the incompetent noble generals, and break up and re......organize the remnants of the levy army."

"Naturally, it is a matter of course, and they have no reason or ability to resist. ”

Tails exhaled and picked up the conversation:

"But there are always accidents in the war, and if things are not harmonious and progress is not good during the adaptation......"

King Kessel's eyes moved and looked at him.

Tails paused, remembering his first meeting with Marlos, and was slightly clear.

"I guess that since the heir of the kingdom is in the Western Wilderness, for the sake of the kingdom's bloodline, it is also natural for the Fuxing Palace to increase troops to support and deal with accidents - such as the army you sent to 'greet' me. ”

Tails remembered the black-and-white confrontation between the Western Wilderness Army and the Standing Army on the Bounty Avenue.

King Kessel did not speak.

Tails was stunned and said:

"As for the aftermath, the wood has been completed, whether it is the conscription army that has been broken up and reorganized, the nobles who have been punished and deprived of their command, or the family that has been directly deposed from the right to conscription, or the Western Wilderness Territory that has been re-demarcated ...... the scope of military control."

"Everything you want will be 'temporary' in the Western Wilderness under the cloak of the Emergency Control Order, in the name of 'wartime exceptions', just like Camp Bladetooth and Grace Town. ”

Tails remembered what the Earl of Wing Castle, Dele Cromar, had said to him on the way to escort him, and he couldn't help but be distracted:

"One year, two years, five years, ten years, until—forever. ”

King Kessel sneered disdainfully, as if dissatisfied.

The lights flickered, and the light and shadow in the room swayed back and forth, reflecting the surroundings in a flickering light and darkness, and the turmoil was endless.

Tails took a deep breath.

He went back to the moment and adjusted himself.

"In this way, from the time you negotiated with the princes of the Western Wilderness and exchanged the western front for their troops, to the standing army marching westward to rescue the prince, to the foreign enemy taking the opportunity to invade the Western Wilderness and losing miserably, and then to the standing army 'forced to do so' and resort to extraordinary means to 'deal with it on the spot', until the war subsides and the dust settles......"

Tails' tone grew heavier:

"With this set of combination punches, you will be able to truly 'twist' the scattered and chaotic military armament of the Western Wilderness vassals into a rope. ”

"Change the time-honored military conscription system. ”

Tails retracted his expression and slowly raised his head, taking in the figure of the king across the long table.

"The name, reason, general trend, and practical benefits are all in your hands, and the rest of the Western Wilderness vassals and even other nobles of the kingdom, even if they are suspicious, they have nothing to say, let alone raise troops to resist. ”

There was no response at the end of the long table.

"Moreover, in the final analysis, this is only a local emergency, not a mandatory decree that affects the whole territory, and will not cause the crowd to stir up and pay the price of the kingdom's chaos. ”

Tails's words were tinged with emotion:

"Of course, the wool comes out of the sheep, whether it is expanded or restructured, the budget funds and conscription sources are all robbed of the money, land and people of the princes of the Western Wilderness, and they don't even have to use much of the treasury budget, they can't lose. ”

The prince folded his arms and took a deep breath, recalling the warmth and dryness of the Western Wilderness, while feeling the darkness and coldness in the Fuxing Palace:

"Once it happens, from now on, from Camp Bladefang to Boon Town, from Riknan to Castle of Heroic Souls, and even Wing Fort and Ruins ......"

His tone unconsciously carried a hint of awe:

"In the land of the Western Wilderness, unless there is permission from the Fuxing Palace, the local lords can no longer recruit troops to direct the battle on their own, and the royal standing army will become the only reliable place for legal armed forces and military service. ”

The king did not answer, and the room of Ballard fell silent.

The flickering lights gradually became stable, illuminating every item in Ballard's room with its own unique shadow.

Tails gently rubbed the back of his hand:

"What's more, it's just the beginning. ”

He looked deeply at the High King:

"With the precedent of the Western Wilderness, the conscription of lords and the support of princes are no longer a natural tradition that cannot be disobeyed. ”

"When people slowly get used to the 'king can have an army', there will be precedents to follow in the reform of the military system throughout the Stars, and it will be natural and natural. ”

Tails suddenly remembered the battle he had seen in the desert:

"It's like a cavalry charge, no matter how perfect the defensive position is, once it is broken out of the gap and the flanks are exposed......"

He said in a daze:

"All that's left is the wave sweeping ......"

"It's overwhelming. ”

King Kessel still didn't speak, but this time, he turned his gaze away from Tails.

"What a 'sand king'. ”

Tails couldn't help but sigh:

"In this way, Xihuang is really a good horse. ”

It can pull the chariot of the kingdom completely.

It's just that......

"Until you show up. ”

The King's voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Tails' thoughts.

The prince couldn't help but frown.

"The secret department reported afterwards that in the great desert, you had encountered the patrol of the standing army, but instead of meeting them as planned, you went incognito and disappeared directly, and there was no news. ”

The king's words were powerful, accompanied by the cold wind howling outside the window, and the inextinguishable lamp in the room kept flickering.

Thinking of the past, Tails hesitated:

"I ......"

But King Kessel did not allow the prince to interject, and his gaze became sharp and cold:

"On the night of the operation, you inexplicably appeared in the center of the storm, and brought a lot of friends with you: the Shadow Shield, the Northlanders, the Dark Room, and even a lot of sword sellers came in with your ass - a day trip to the Prison of Bones?"

Tails' heart tightened:

"About this ......"

The king snorted coldly and stopped looking at him: "The people on the western front do not have the courage of the revival palace, they are cowardly and hesitant, they do not dare to risk losing their heirs, and they are holding their troops and dispersing their men, causing serious disjointedness in their actions. ”

"And our spies should have plucked the warmongers among the orcs and boneless, and attacked the armies of the princes while the standing army was far away, but they seemed to smell something in advance, not only did the main force not come, but even the siege was only a feint, and they retreated at the first touch. ”

When Tails heard this, he couldn't help but say:

"Well, yes, I heard that there is an orc named Kandar in the desert......"

But in the next second, King Kessel's gaze struck like a sword blade again!

"Uh," Tails put away his smile, determined not to say more:

"It's fine. ”

The king ignored him, but looked at a faint and flickering lamp, and the chill and dissatisfaction in his eyes were clearly visible:

Williams lay in ambush on the side of Camp Bladefang, the idiot who had always been resolute, but dragged his feet that day, and waited until the battle was almost over before leading his troops back to camp and delaying the planes. ”

Hearing the familiar name, Tails was stunned.

This allowed the princes of the Western Wilderness in the Blade Tooth camp to retreat calmly - the Ruins, the Wing Fort, and the Heroic Soul Castle, and the main forces of the three major families in the Western Wilderness were even more vigilant, and they avoided it from a distance after noticing the strangeness, and did not enter it. ”

Tails' brow furrowed as he recalled what the Duke of the West Wilderness had said to him that "power comes from violence."

"Afterwards, the old bone of Falkenhause made a surprise visit to Camp Bladetooth in front of everyone, not only chatting and laughing with you, but also gifting you a family heirloom sword, and the news quickly spread throughout the kingdom. ”

Tails took a deep breath, remembered the "Warning" sword that Falkenhause had given him, and unconsciously clenched his fists.

"As for the crows and black lions, they are even more like flattering the king, swaggering and respectfully surrendering to escort you all the way out of the Western Wilderness, and by the way, blocking the reinforcements sent by the Fuxing Palace. ”

King Kessel snorted:

In the end, the Kingdom Secret Department activated the emergency plan to try to recover the losses. ”

His eyes were directed at Tails, and at that moment, it seemed as if he was going to dig out his heart and liver.

"As you say, the matter of the Western Wilderness, the horse has stumbled. ”

"The 'Sand King' has failed. ”

Tails closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and sighed heavily.

It turned out that night, when he was running for his life in the Blade Fang camp......

Outside of his sights, many thrilling and meaningful things are happening.

"But the miscarriage of a horse, the defeat of the wilderness, will not stop the kingdom. ”

The king's voice sharpened, causing Tails to open his eyes.

I saw that King Kessel's expression was extremely calm, but there was an Immersturm in his eyes:

That's why I wrote this letter. ”

Tails lowered his head and looked at the letter in his hand, the fleur-de-lis' fire paint dimming under the unextinguished lamp.

"Xihuang didn't do it, so he changed places. ”

The Iron Fist King's tone was cold and irrefutable:

"It doesn't matter how much it costs. ”

"Cost Geometry"

At that moment, Tails clenched his teeth.

Falkenhause's voice sounded faintly in his ears:

[And people like your father, will they accept the reality and give up, or will they ...... after being impressed by me and the strength of the Western Wilderness]

[Go all out, 100 times back?]

"Now," King Kessel's gaze returned to Tails:

"It's your turn to speak. ”

It's your turn.

The king's words were flat, but they echoed in Tails' heart:

"What do you have?"

"What can you do?"

King Kessel said coldly:

"To make up for your foolishness?"

Tails was silent.

He looked at the dim light in the room, and didn't know what to think.

"How?"

King Kessel sneered, and said mockingly:

"Can't you hold back a word for a long time?"

But in the next second, Tails suddenly spoke.

"Do you hate me?"

The tone is ethereal, and the voice is indifferent.

At that moment, King Kessel, who was as calm as he was, couldn't help but wonder:

"What?"

Tails took a deep breath, looked at the empty corner, and said in a trance:

"I asked......"

"From the Broken Dragon Fortress to Longxiao City, from Yongxing City to the Western Wilderness, you have constantly calculated and used me, and you have put me in danger many times, trapped me to death, and thrown your son into the wolves without hesitation. ”

King Kessel frowned deeply.

"Why?"

Tails sighed:

"Why do you hate me so much?"

"As it has been written in many books, my birth killed my mother, so you hate me?"

At that moment, King Kessel's eyes sharpened!

"Or, my mother, Seran Gerana, did something that made you hate it all her life before she gave birth to me?"

Tails stared at King Kessel.

Thranzilana.

Sure enough, the name worked.

Because the iron-fisted king, who has always said that he is absolutely unequivocal, is actually frowning at this moment, and his eyes are deep.

It's like you're facing a chess game you've never seen before.

Tails smiled.

"How, can you complete the 'Sand King', boost the reform of the military system, and ...... bargaining chips for the prosperity of the kingdom"

He gritted his teeth and stared at the silent Kessel V:

"Can't you get a quote about my mother?"