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Triumph belonging to the "Emperor of Poison".

He didn't know what emotions to use to face it.

The duel with ups and downs and a wonderful reversal in the end, the duel that can be said to be related to the fate of the two countries, actually ......

"So," he said after a few seconds, "in a duel, you are ...... Is this a 'triumph'?"

King Nunn smiled softly, his eyes sly and amused.

"As you say," he returned to the second prince what Tails had just said, "after all, what if there is such a big country at stake?"

Tails' mind was in a state of confusion.

He had just built up in his heart, from that duel, the image of the heroic, heroic, old but heroic Nunn VII.

Collapsed with a bang.

In his place was a scheming, cunning old king who turned his ring behind a long table.

"Remember, little Tails," said King Nunn meaningfully, "a king should never be hot-headed, substitute impulse for reason, and resort to uncertain gambles for pleasure—not only yourself, but the whole nation." ”

Tails ignored his words, his brain spinning at the moment.

It took a long time for Tails to recover from the shock, trying to grasp a few clues from his chaotic thinking.

According to what he knew about the Northlands along the way, once this secret was revealed, King Nunn would become a target for thousands of people to spit on.

This is enough to ruin the reputation of the Walton family, end the rule of Dragon City, and even endanger the dignity of the entire kingdom of Exeter and all the people of the Northland.

But......

Tails turned his head, looked at King Nunn, who was silent and had a complicated expression, and said in disbelief, "Why did you tell me?"

Shouldn't this be a top secret that will rot in the stomach forever and be brought to the grave?

"Do you know how serious this secret is?" Tails felt his heart beat faster and unconsciously clenched his fist slightly.

But King Nunn just looked at Tails unhurriedly, and smiled pleasantly—without the slightest hint of the seriousness of being known.

"Of course," said King Nunn with a slight sneer, and said indifferently, "this is the greatest defilement of the way of the Northland, even disrespect to the gods, and contempt for the Grand Dukes. ”

"Even the humblest of Northlanders will despise their once most beloved king for this—and once a new king ascends the throne, he will have this reason to expel the Waltons from the rank of Grand Duke for good. ”

After speaking, King Nunn's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Tails with a deep expression.

"Now you know the secret, don't you?" said the king, in a playful tone.

Tails frowned, and he looked up to King Nunn's gaze, and the doubts and uneasiness in his heart deepened.

"Your Majesty, you, what the hell do you want to do?"

At that moment, Tails felt that the old man in front of him was like a dark whirlpool, bottomless.

And he himself is like a flat boat in a whirlpool.

A few seconds later.

"It's a sign of sincerity. ”

The old king said lightly.

"Sincerity?" Tails repeated confusedly.

King Nunn scooped up a glass of wine and took a sip of it.

"I gave a bargaining chip," King Nunn said with a calm expression and a calm tone:

"And as long as you hold this chip, you can make the Walton family doomed at any time. ”

"What do you mean?" the confusion in Tails' mind continued unabated.

At this moment, King Nunn's words changed again.

"You seem to have mentioned it to Nicollet before," said King Nunn, not paying attention to Tails' expression, as he whispered:

"After you cooperate with me to find out the black hand, you want to ask me for benefits?"

Tails frowned and gritted his teeth slightly.

"That's what you call good?" Tails asked rhetorically, with some difficulty.

"Of course not, how can it be considered a benefit," King Nunn said with a smirk, "It will only make you uneasy - especially when you are still in Longxiao City, within the scope of my rule - and you will always worry about your safety for the sake of this secret. ”

Tails took a deep breath, only to feel his mouth and tongue dry.

His mood at the moment can be described as sitting on pins and needles.

"The Dragonlance family is never stingy," the old king put away his smile, his words only sent chills down Tails' heart, "So, after meeting you yesterday afternoon, are you still satisfied with your 'reward'?"

Tails jerked his head up.

"Yesterday afternoon?" Tails frowned.

"Yes," King Nunn looked at him with a deep expression, "yesterday afternoon." ”

The expression on Tails' face changed.

Yesterday afternoon.

After he came out of the council chamber, he got lost in Valhalla, and then ......

And then.

"Why, do you think a newcomer to a foreign prince," the old king stroked the ring on his hand under Tails' incredulous gaze, and spoke slowly:

"To be free and unfettered, to wander around my Valhalla?"

King Nunn glanced at Tails, his eyes flashing, "And happened to wander into the library of Necaru?"

Tails' heart chuckled, and he froze in place.

"That's what Mielke deliberately led you there," said King Nunn calmly.

"So you've met my granddaughter, Tails. ”

In the next second, Tails sat on the steps in a daze, listening to the calm and comfortable King Nunn whisper:

"Your future wife......"

"And the Queen. ”

The hall fell silent again.

Tails froze in place.

In his mind, the scene in the library appeared.

The little princess who was rude and willful, and casually beat and scolded her servants, Alex Walton.

But then there was another, more impressive figure - the sloppy little girl with black-rimmed glasses, dusty face, lying on the ground reading a book.

Small slippery head.

King Nunn did not speak again, and he took another sip of wine without hurrying.

It took Tails a full minute to sort out the current state of affairs.

"Why, what's going on?" Tails was breathing heavily, and he looked up, "What do you mean by that?"

King Nunn took a light breath and looked up at the fireplace on the other side of the hall.

Look at the ledge on the fireplace, the hideous weapon that had been passed down from the hands of the hero Nekaru to the Walton family.

Soul Killing Gun.

"At least one of the lies you told them to Alessius is true," said King Nunn's eyes with unknown emotion:

"For Walton's Continuation ......"

The old king turned his head, his sharp eyes fixed on Tails's body, and his expression was determined:

"I have to bet on a strong man, a future king. ”

Tails' face turned pale, his fists clenching tighter and tighter.

He suddenly figured out something.

King Nunn didn't speak, he was waiting for a response from Tails.

"The Waltons are dying," Tails spoke silently for a moment:

"You want to use marriage to force the Bright Star Royal Family and the Star Kingdom to preserve the survival of the Dragon Lance Family?"

"You want me to marry your granddaughter," Tails unconsciously raised his tone:

"Let me, let the Kingdom of Stars take over this burden?"

King Nunn pinched his glass and looked at the Soul-Slaying Spear.

He snorted, seemingly disapproving.

"No," said the king's old voice, "what I have given you is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

"A bargaining chip that can't be refused. ”

Tailston was a spirit.

"Think of what you can get," said King Nunn's eyes, filled with depth and coldness:

"As the blood in-laws of the Grand Duke family of Longxiao City, the supreme royal family of the stars......"

Since then, he has been able to meddle in the internal affairs of the kingdom of Exeter. ”

At that moment, Tails' heart was cold.

"One of you and my granddaughter's descendants will inherit Walton's surname and rights and become the future Grand Duke of Longxiao City," King Nunn said in a cold tone, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him:

"And you, Terles Bright Star, will do what neither the Oath Keeper Midil IV nor the Hero Sara can do. ”

"You will be the supreme king of the kingdom of the stars...... "King Nunn's face remained unchanged, and he said something that made Tails' heart tremble:

"And the regent of Longxiao City, the first territory in the kingdom of Exeter. ”

Tails stared at King Nunn in a trance.

Even if he had memories that were out of step with the rest of the world, even if his brain was running wildly, he couldn't react immediately to the news.

"And before that," said the old king's countenance, which was more serious than ever:

"If you still want to hold the Walton family's bargaining chips, and you still want to use Longxiao City to restrain the Exeter Kingdom......"

Tails let out a dejected breath and took over King Nunn's words:

"Me and the Star Kingdom must do our best to ensure the Walton family's dominance and status in Longxiao City, and protect the Dragonlance family from dying out in Exeter, right?"

King Nunn smiled contentedly.

"If the future king intends to deprive the Waltons of their rights on the grounds that there is no male heir, he will have to weigh it," continued Nunn VII.

"The attitude of the shield of the Western Continent to the south - he moves your cheese. ”

King Nunn looked determined: "What you need to do is to show the existence of the stars, and maintain the rule of the Walton family, even if there is only a little girl left, no matter how much the other Grand Dukes oppose her, so that you can gain the greatest bargaining chip and advantage against Exeter in the future." ”

"It will also strengthen the Bright Star Family's weight and position in the country, and increase the prestige of the royal family, given your current situation. ”

Tails suddenly remembered the conversation he had between Gilbert when he first arrived at Mindish Hall, when he had stratagemily made an alliance with Serena Corleone.

"Win allies with the tying of interests," Tails unconsciously whispered Gilbert's words, "that's the essence of politics." ”

"I have another eight or nine years to live, and then the stars should have a preliminary recovery," King Nunn nodded approvingly, "After that, the last direct descendant of the Walton family, my granddaughter, your wife......"

"I'll leave it to you to take refuge. ”

Tails was silent for a long time.

Marriage.

Stars and Exter.

Bright Star and Walton.

"What if I say 'no'?" he looked up coldly at King Nunn, "what if I don't want to be drawn into this dangerous quagmire?"

"Those who dance with dragons often hang by a thread," said the second prince lightly, "so far, those who want to ally with me have either harmed me badly or have been harmed by me very badly. ”

And -- Tails remembered what Jenn Cavendier had said to him on the day he set out for the north -- and that if you were in the same boat with the jackals, you would be in danger of being shipwrecked.

King Nunn stared at him, his blue eyes containing strange and indistinguishable colors.

Tails looked at the king without showing any hint of weakness.

"It's none of your wishes," the old king bowed slowly, at last:

"The Raven with the King's warrant will fly to Eternal Star City tomorrow - it's up to your father to decide. ”

Tails shuddered involuntarily.

"If he ...... My father won't say yes either," Tails gritted his teeth and heard his own hoarse voice, "not agreeing to bring the stars into this quagmire?"

"Oh, this," replied the old king unconcernedly, "I gave you the secret of triumph, didn't I." ”

Tails' pupils shrank, and he looked at him in a daze.

"The stars could use this bargaining chip to destroy the Waltons at any time—and that would be enough to win his trust," King Nunn said slowly in his old, strong voice:

"You find a treasure and you may abandon it because you think it's a trap, but when you also have the power to destroy it...... Will you still be persuaded by your own concerns to choose to give it up?"

Tails was speechless for a moment.

In the face of such an Exeter king, in the face of such a situation, even if he is as exquisite as him, he also has a feeling of "unable to resist".

His instincts told him that King Kessel would agree to such a covenant.

"But the potency of the 'Triumph' chip will fade with your death," Tails took a deep breath and followed the words of the old king.

"The benefits of using 'Triumph' will be smaller and smaller, compared to Kessel...... My father must have been more inclined to the benefits of marriage, to support Walton more vigorously and to ensure Walton's position......"

"And harvest a nail nailed into the dragon kingdom, and change the decline of the kingdom of the stars after the Scarlet Year!" King Nunn raised an eyebrow, scooping a glass of wine from the barrel and pouring it down his throat.

"I suppose the nobles of Exeter will not be happy," said Tails, dejectedly:

"Including every Grand Duke. ”

Of course not—each of them would love to watch Walton fall. King Nunn's eyes flashed, and he put down his glass and wiped his mouth.

"But I'm the king of Exeter, and I'll remove the last obstacle to our cooperation," King Nunn replied calmly, "The men of service age in Longxiao City won't be at peace for years to come—dealing with Rumba is just the beginning." ”

Tails figured it out instantly.

From Nicolai's temptation to the so-called "test" given to him by the king.

"So," Tails sighed at this, "you've already calculated everything. ”

"Don't confuse me with the scumbags of the flies and dogs, the unseemly scumbags," King Nunn snorted discontentedly, "but -- to use a Far Eastern term -- a conspiracy that you cannot refuse." ”

"Yes," Tails hung his head, an unspeakable sense of loss rising from the bottom of his heart, "all these calculations, conspiracies, and conspiracy...... Or something. ”

"You're all very good at this. ”

Just as he had met King Kessel for the first time in Mindish Hall, Tails felt once again the helplessness and powerlessness of fate and choice being firmly in the hands of others.

That sense of powerlessness that drifts with the current, drifts with the wind.

King Nunn watched him silently.

In the middle of the night, under the light of the fire, the old king slowly spoke.

"You're a special child, Tails," King Nunn sighed, his voice evidently vicissitudes, "I can feel it—you have the sharpness and determination of Suril and the unreality of Mosul at the same time. ”

Sharp and determined.

Unrealistic.

"Well, thanks for the compliment," Tails replied wearily, chuckling, "I suppose you think the latter is the majority?"

Talking about the two deceased sons, King Nunn inhaled lightly and slowly exhaled.

"You are not weak, Tails, even if you are only this age," said the old king, earnestly, "from what I have observed of you, and from what Nicolas have in return—you are a survivor, and have all the qualities to be a strong man, but what you need is time, sharpening. ”

King Nunn clenched his fingers into a fist and tapped his left heart: "And a heart that is hard enough, cold, and unwavering." ”

A hard, cold, unwavering heart?

Tails frowned, he couldn't take it anymore, and opened his mouth to ask, "Don't you feel tired?" the court, the state, the grand duke, the conspiracy, the trickery, the assassination, all this...... God knows what the hell is still waiting for you. ”

Escape from Hung Fang Street...... Until now.

Magician, Blood Vial, Bloodline, Iris, Black Prophet, Six, Exeter......

Again and again, he faced malice, crisis, and tiring conspiracies and calculations.

Even though Tails struggled again and again, he felt that he was almost at his limit.

This pace of life made Tails exhausted - even the life of a beggar in an abandoned house did not give him this feeling of "difficult ahead".

"I guess," Tails hesitated at this point, but blurted out "If Prince Moral is really the kind of person that Piffett says, he will also feel tired." ”

King Nunn's expression froze slowly, and deep emotions rolled in his eyes.

There was silence for a few seconds.

"You feel tired, it's normal, everybody gets tired. King Nunn finally spoke slowly.

"But for us, when you feel tired, when you want to stop, or even when you want to give up, you feel ......" He clutched his injured shoulder and gasped roughly in pain: "Pain." ”

"Whether it is the pain of being swept up in the waves, the pain of being powerless, or the pain that the enemy has given you when he sees that you are weak and can be bullied. ”

King Nunn pursed his lips, as if remembering something:

"The pain that goes deep into your bones pushes you back into the battlefield of weariness, and you continue to go back and forth in fatigue and pain until you get used to it. ”

"It's something we're born to carry, and it's not just us," the old king continued, with a blank face:

"Before becoming Grand Duke, Aletheus was poisoned twice by his half-brother, Trudida married the daughter of a mountain barbarian tribal leader to open up a wasteland in the mountains of sighs for his barren rebuilt tower, Leco the Bald once reluctantly married his youngest daughter to Commas, in order to maintain his finances, until she died miserably in a foreign land; on the day he became Grand Duke, Ronnie personally ordered the execution of six high-flying earls and viscounts in his domain, all of whom his father trusted most during his lifetime, and Rumba was a ruthless presence who plunged his sword into the heart of his brother in front of everyone and seized the position of Grand DukeBut they all came back again and again, in pain and weariness. ”

"Are you, too, coming back from pain and weariness?" Tails lowered his gaze, "like your son?"

For ten full seconds, King Nunn did not speak.

"Do you know Suril, my eldest son, the man with the best chance of succeeding to this throne," after the silence, King Nun raised his head and looked at the mighty Soul Lance, "He died twelve years ago. ”

Tails was slightly stunned.

Alex ...... "Miss's father?" he asked cautiously, hesitatingly, "I heard Lord Michael say that he died in a hunting accident......

"No," this time, King Nunn quickly interrupted the second prince, his face turned pale, "Accident is just our external statement. ”

Tails frowned slightly, holding his breath once more.

"In the hunt, he died of an assassination with ulterior motives," said the old king, in a normal tone, "to be exact......

"It's an assassin from your stars. ”

Hearing this, Tails shook violently. (To be continued.) )