After five days of walking east from the Vache slave camp, the castle of Asaph came into view.

The five days had gone unexpectedly, and the sinister Credon had never been seen, as if they had been suddenly assigned some other task, or rather, Marcus was no longer important in their eyes, and the recipe for the golden marbles might have been cracked by some evil scientist.

This phenomenon is indeed a bit strange, but it is also reasonable, after all, the perimeter of the royal capital is heavily guarded, and even the guards who have patrolled in the past have increased, and I think that Credon is not strong enough to directly harm Henry X, so it is natural to restrain here.

Despite meeting with the two teams of guards patrolling the city, Marcus did not rush forward to announce his name loudly, but still kept his original low profile, quietly following the flow of people through the checkpoint, and quietly entering the tall and magnificent boulder city-state.

Asaph Castle has always been known as the strongest fortress in the northern Lelicum continent, with nearly fifty meters of walls made of granite boulders weighing more than ten pounds, and there are three equally tall walls standing in the distance from the entrance of the city gate to the palace.

Due to the wartime, the checkpoints were strictly checked, but the badge of Qi Lang's Spiral Blade could still ensure unimpeded passage, and Marcus showed off the royal jade pendant. When they reached the third city gate, a group of guards in black armor were already waiting there, and when they saw Marcus and Qi Lang, they took them in without saying a word, and then the inner city was under martial law, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Marcus was taken away by the lieutenant named Baram, who was supposed to be heading towards the inner courtyard of the palace. Presumably, he would first change his outfit and meet his stepmother, Queen Mance, or some more nutrition, and then go to see his dear father. But Qi Lang, who was also extremely undignified, did not have such preferential treatment, and he was led directly to the large council chamber on the east side of the palace, where it was Henry X, whom he had never met.

"Thank you, my warrior. The king smiled and stood up, "Mr. Zhulai did not choose the wrong person, you are upright, loyal, and kind, and you are the partner that Glenn Henry needs most. ”

The so-called Glenn Henry was supposed to be the old Henry's full name, and Qi Lang was extremely uncomfortable with the fact that these royal families always liked to refer to themselves in the third person, but he still respectfully gave a military salute: "My honor, Your Majesty." Now that my mission is complete, I think it's time for me to go back to the fight. ”

Old Henry took the glittering golden crown and laid it on the table, the crown of his head was slightly bald, and his hair was gray, but the wrinkles on his face were pitiful compared to his age. He smiled and walked up to Qi Lang, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and motioned for Qi Lang to sit on the soft cushion in the mahogany chair: "Do you still have a team to return to, the captain of the 28th War Regiment of the Xuanfeng Army?

Qi Lang frowned unconsciously: "You mean Felix Wancher, Your Majesty?"

Old Henry sat down across from Qi Lang, the smile on his face still lingering: "Who else could be? that pathetic silly boy, the sinister Credon." Of course, William should also be considered your nemesis, but I suggest you don't hate him too much, he doesn't know the truth, he is the biggest fool. ”

Qi Langteng stood up: "Then why did you hand over all the Spiral Frontier Army to them, since you already know the truth, why didn't you depose William and arrest Felix?"

Old Henry waved his hand: "Reason, my warrior, you need to be reasonable. I can't do that, because that would bring the Luman Empire to ruin in a very short time. Billy must be glad I did that, because he's going to get a big bargain. ”

"Replace them, hand them over to Captain Dodim, hand them over to Captain Quill!" Qi Lang still stood stubbornly, his voice was already very high, although he was trying to control his emotions, "As it is now, even if the Spinner Army can survive for a while, it will end in a fiasco. Your mighty empire will be plunged into darkness like never before!"

Old Henry's slightly cloudy eyes seemed to reveal a look of curiosity, he probably didn't expect this alien race to have such a great sense of responsibility for his empire. He sat there smiling, as if looking at one of his favorite treasures, but to be honest, it was so dirty and dusty that it was hard to look at.

"Do you hate darkness?" he was quiet for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, stared into Qi Lang's eyes and said, "It can be seen that you are still a little immature, and you are still far from true maturity, because you don't know that darkness is the power of contemplation." ”

"Darkness is the power of contemplation?!" Qi Lang's heart twitched violently, as if old Henry was drilling a small hole there, which made him a little enlightened.

Old Henry nodded slightly, not minding Qi Lang to shift the focus of the topic, like an omniscient mentor, patiently explaining: "People love light and detest darkness, and that's because they are lazy and don't like to think. You know, darkness is the only substance in the world that can hunt down light, and when the light leaves, darkness takes everything. People will be terrified of it because it is a shadow that no one can get rid of, like the incomparably powerful devil who can hide from the light, but who has been chased by the shadow all his life and fled in panic. ”

When Old Henry said this, Qi Lang felt that there was a power that was beating in his chest. It wasn't that the heart was moving too fast because it was frightened, but that the wolf fang, whose color had changed, was responding to the truth.

Here's the answer!

"The Phantom of the Devil's Depression", it is indeed the power of darkness, and the wine that is about to fill the Holy Grail is contemplation, contemplation like old Henry!

"A philosopher once said, don't just see the beautiful fruits hanging from the treetops and being baptized by the sun, know that their beauty also requires the roots of the tree to be planted deep into the darkness. Old Henry raised his head and looked at the beautiful candles hanging in the air, "Of course, contemplation can lead to conspiracy, but believe that good nature is like the bright light, keeping your soul clear." ”

Another force also drilled into Qi Lang's chest at this moment! He had already figured out that what old Henry said was the answer to those two puzzles!

"The holy sword cleanses the soul", that is the power of light, and the wine that is about to fill the holy grail is kindness, like the kindness that has never been extinguished in his own heart!

The two magical powers seemed to have lost control at this moment, and they were speeding through Qi Lang's body, making him tremble involuntarily.

Of course, old Henry saw Qi Lang's abnormal reaction, but he only frowned inexplicably, and still looked so peaceful: "Such a statement may be a little different from your Oriental understanding, so it may be a little difficult for you to accept it, because in your opinion, light and darkness are diametrically opposed, one is righteous and the other is evil. But know that power is only a tool, and good and evil are the judgment of the user of the tool. ”

At this time, Qi Lang actually wanted to sincerely thank King Henry, but the two forces in his body made him unbearable, if it weren't for his extreme tolerance, I am afraid that he would have burst out into a cry of pain.

However, within a dozen seconds, the situation had changed. Those two forces converged together, and they happened to rush into the invisible channel in Qi Lang's body, which in turn drove the internal qi in Qi Lang's body and ran rapidly along that channel.

The powerful power began to be absorbed, one by one into the internal qi of Qi Lang's body, and after circulating for dozens of weeks, it finally began to slow down like two fierce horses on the reins, and slowly began to identify with the master's control, until finally, along with the internal qi, it was withdrawn into the bag in the lower abdomen.

Qi Lang exhaled with relief, and when he raised his eyes, he saw King Henry holding his chin and smiling at himself.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Qi Lang smiled a little awkwardly, "As you said, I did encounter a little difficulty in understanding the truth you said, but the trouble has passed, and I ...... now It is already possible to guess some of your thoughts. ”

"Oh?" said King Henry, raising his eyebrows in deliberate fuss, "that's a great thing, and it means that I don't have to explain it to the loyal warrior anymore, considering that it took me a whole year to convince the stubborn Marcus in this matter." ”

Qi Lang could hear the helplessness in the king's tone. But on the other hand, he also thinks that the elder Henry has made a bold risk in employing people - the surrender of military power is certainly the result of balancing all factors, but is he really capable of taking it back when he needs to?

This is probably the possibility that old Henry is most worried about, otherwise why would he take the trouble to test a foreigner? Qi Lang felt as if he had found a way, old Henry had not even met his dearest son, and he had come to him at the first time, obviously not just to mention a few words, he would definitely give a new task, and this task was very likely to be of vital importance to the Luman Empire.