The Return of the King Chapter 075 Duke Crove (II)
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The night was fleeting, and none of the five people on the mission were slacking off, except for Myron, who was sleepy-eyed and obviously didn't sleep well, and yawned in front of everyone else.
"What did you do last night, Myron?" Salmoni asked with some confusion, obviously when he left last night, Myron let him go to bed early with bad intentions, not that he was very energetic now, but Myron himself had no sense of proportion.
Myron stretched out her hand to cover her mouth and said nothing, and no one else asked any more.
"And how do we get to the Kingdom of Seat?" Salmoni asked.
"By train, of course!"
"By boat, I guess Mr. Tank was tortured. Dora said intentionally or unintentionally.
"But it's nearly two days by train, who can stand the bumps!" Myron also complained, as if there was no mention of how to get there in their plans, after all, the Kingdom of Seat was on the north side of the continent, and the distance was not what they had experienced.
"Ahem, why are you adults so grinding, you can't just argue like this for a long time without doing anything!" Although he looks like a child, Locke is never ambiguous, and he seems to be much more mature than "this group of adults".
"Look at it, I've been taught a lesson by a child, I'm still a little fairy!" Lan Li also interjected, but she was afraid that this would be the case.
Everyone was stunned, this was not like what Lan Li should say, but more like her original identity - an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl.
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After the warm and meaningless ridicule, everyone laughed and had to hurry to take the train to the kingdom of Seat.
In fact, the conversation seems to be relaxed, but everyone's heart may not be really so happy, and worry is unavoidable, in the face of the Croft family who suddenly visited and held the tank hostage, even if they use all their strength, they may not be able to successfully retrieve the tank from their hands. Moreover, they had no idea what Duke Crove was trying to do, and they didn't even know if the tanks had been sent to Seat, so they might have gone for a long time, but they had no other way.
Myron was obviously sleep-deprived last night, and was also a little worried about the situation of the tank. Speaking of them, the two were already friends before the Cold Eye group was established, they supported each other all the way, and they didn't fall down when they were most frustrated, thanks to each other's admonitions and ridicule from time to time. Joining the Cold Eye group back then gave them a new home and vision, and now the tank, who doesn't know how he will be treated, can't fight with him like in the past, can he not be in a hurry?
The position was settled, and the other five people should read and have fun, only Myron rushed to his bunk, saying that it was him who was bumpy, and he was the one who collapsed directly in the end, even if the bed on the train was quite hard and wet, he still slept without a complaint.
The others didn't intend to joke with him, and they could see the entanglement in his heart, and naturally knew that he didn't want anyone to disturb him.
But somewhat, it's even more unsettling.
Careful planning and adequate planning kept them from dwelling on the contingencies that might happen later, and Lan Li's eyes were fixed on Ponte on the map of Seat—the city of giants, and all the unknowns would eventually be revealed in that northern city.
The train traveled north, crossing almost the entire continent, passing through the Fiore Desert, the Lanxton Meadows, the entire kingdom of Acaferos, and finally across the Miracle Grasslands to Ponte in the Kingdom of Seat, the whole journey took a day and a half, and for each of them, it was the farthest journey in memory.
The changes between sunlight and moonlight, the ups and downs of the terrain, have been experienced many times, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the kind of heart that saves people's hearts. There is no mood to enjoy the scenery, there is little communication, a few people playing cards is the only entertainment, a day and a half, or survived.
On the evening of October 7th, the six members of the Feather of Sin arrived at Ponte.
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The tanks were one step ahead of them, and at noon on the 6th, they had already entered the city of giants and became the "prisoner" of Duke Croft.
He recalled the experience that had been a little vague since that night, since he was swept away by the gust of wind, he had lost his consciousness, and his body, which had always been restrained, no matter how much he struggled, it was useless, and there were four giants who had been "escorting" him, even if he had the ability to break free, he could not fight against four people alone, so he had to give up.
He could tell by the amount of the bump that he was on the move, and it was highly likely that their route was in the air, and the wind poured through the chamber that sealed him, and when he knocked on the floor, he could always feel the emptiness below, not the emptiness of the train, or the feeling of being far from the ground. I have to say that the tank really doesn't look like him when he really perceives it with his heart, the original image of a rough man has been ingrained in people's hearts, but I didn't expect that now he can judge the situation he is in, and he is still in a semi-conscious situation!
In this operation, Duke Croft can be said to have put a lot of effort into this operation, not only sending four members of the family to prevent accidents, but also using the Windtown Sky Ship specially built for him by the mechanic, just to be able to bring the tank back to Ponte Land smoothly.
The tank was escorted by two of the giants to Duke Crof's mysterious castle, and the other giant, who was about two meters eight tall, stood in front of him with a solemn expression.
That's Duke Croft, his black left eye is still somewhat normal, but his right eye is a hollow mechanical prosthetic eye, and there is a terrifying scar under that eye, which extends directly to the side of his mouth, making the whole face extremely hideous. Looking further down, he was dressed in strange costumes, like a unique local costume, and his exposed arms were quite powerful, but his right arm was still different, and the lower arm to the palm of his hand was completely replaced by a machine, and it was impossible to judge that his legs were covered by clothing, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the creation of a half-mechanic.
After looking at this body that had not changed at all in so many years, Tank still didn't say a word, and the anger in his eyes was enough to explain his mood at that time.
"Why don't you resist?" as soon as Duke Croft's hoarse and heavy voice spoke, the entire castle was filled with echoes, which was probably the original design of the castle for the echo wall, which made the castle give people an extra pressure.
Tank still didn't reply, just glared at each other, and it was obvious that there was no fear in the slightest, anger was all his emotion.
"Let him go. "Duke Crove spoke to the other two, and they had to follow his orders to untie the tank.
The tank, which was able to break free from the restraints, threw a quick punch directly, but was blocked by Duke Crof's prosthetic leg, his fist was tightly clenched, and coupled with the lack of spirit, he had no strength to resist at all.
Duke Croft gestured to the other two with his eyes, and the two of them retreated with a sense of urgency.
"Now you dare to rebel against your father?!!" Duke Croft roared in a low voice, but it was very frustrating.
Sure enough, Tank is a member of the Giant Clan.
"You are not my father at all, my father will not leave me and my mother so far away!" Tank yelled at Duke Croft with his head up, wanting to tell his past but not to give in to this hateful man.
Duke Croft let go of the tank's hand and turned his head to look at the child in front of him, their souls were once so close, but now they are extremely distant.
"Why did you bring me here, in this filthy castle!" Tank was not to be outdone, even though the man in front of him was related to him by blood, and he didn't want to have anything to do with him again.
Once, this extremely mysterious castle imprisoned Tank and his ailing mother for twelve years, until Duke Croof never wanted to see his useless fourth son again, and banished them to the town of Nonan in the southern kingdom of Fiore. The mother and son spent two years in the town of Noonan, which was also the darkest period of Tank's life, until the mother could not bear the pain of illness and ended her life, and began a wandering life without any reliance on Tank. There was no hope, and the tank at that time also thought about saying goodbye to the world several times, but he still chose to live for the sake of his mother's sustenance.
Did the "kind" father think a little bit about their feelings in those days, of course not, he didn't even have a trace of sympathy.
"Even if you have the slightest mercy, you can save my mother!" Tank roared in a choked voice, facing Duke Crof, who was feared by almost everyone, he still had no fear, "Release your filthy heart, I am not afraid of you at all!"
"Let the past be passed, and any more mention of it will only increase sorrow. There was not even a hint of remorse in Duke Crove's eyes, he was not angry, but he did not take it lightly.
This made the tank even more disgusted, and continued to roar: "The most pitiful thing about a person is that he has no shame, do you think that the past can be like it never happened? Although I don't know what kind of conspiracy you have to get me here this time, if I am given a chance, I will not hesitate to kill you!"
The scar on Duke Croft's face suddenly twitched, in his opinion, the person in front of him did not regard him as a father at all, but was full of hostility, and it was difficult for him to force his submission, and it was not the result he wanted to end up unhappy.
"As long as you are willing to stay and do things for me, I promise to make up for what you have lost, and give you everything you want. "Duke Croft's offer can be said to be quite tempting, but it is a different matter if the object is that he has hurt him and can no longer trust his fourth son.
Tank couldn't stand the way he spoke anymore, and after saying so much, he still couldn't understand that the damage he had done couldn't be remedied, and that he couldn't be trying to communicate with him, so he spat and stopped talking.
Duke Croft's furious nature was revealed by this insult, and his mechanical arm clenched his fist and knocked the tank down with a punch in the abdomen. The trance-stricken tank took the punch hard, and his consciousness became even more blurred, only to hear Duke Croft say before leaving: "When do you think about it, look for me again, until then, I'm afraid you can only continue to stay in this so-called dirty place." ”
The moment the gates of the castle closed, the tank could not bear the pain and fainted. Everything he feared more than ten years ago came back to him again, and the despair in the bleakness and how to end it were all so confused.