Never underestimate the courage of the Northlanders.

This was what Puttierai told Tails six years ago, after a near-death game at Valhalla, and His Royal Highness at the time thought so.

But at this moment, looking at King Chaman, who was sitting peacefully in the carriage, Tails was horrified to find that he still did not understand the weight of this sentence.

King Chaman looked at him coldly, his eyes revealing scrutiny.

It's like six years ago, when they first met.

Over the course of six years, Tails had imagined countless times that the terrible new king was standing at the top of Black Sand City, staring coldly in the direction of Longxiao City, and slowly giving dangerous orders to deal with the Star Prince.

But even if Tails racked his brains and exhausted his thinking, he couldn't imagine that their reunion after six years would be like this.

"You ......"

Tails' eyes widened, unable to believe the facts in front of him: "Are you crazy?"

King Chaman did not answer, his eyes were cold.

Tails subconsciously looked around and looked around.

"Don't worry," said King Chaman's cold and vicissitudes of life, "it's just me and you." ”

There was only a small window in the pitch-black carriage, which was covered with gray one-way leached glass.

The Grand Duke's personal guards, led by Justin, as well as the prince's own bodyguards, were still stubbornly guarding the surroundings, firmly surrounding the Black Sand Consulate Legation composed of more than a dozen soldiers.

Tails stopped looking, he took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down and use his brain.

What is the current situation?

Rumba, come to Longxiao City in person?

And, most critically......

Tails stared at King Chaman in front of him, unconsciously oozing cold sweat.

Unbeknownst to all of Exeter, the ruler of the entire kingdom was hiding incognito in this small legation headed by Viscount Kambida.

Other words......

The prince swallowed a mouthful of saliva and gritted his teeth to speak: "Do you know what happened to the last Exeter who was overly confident and arrogant, left the heavy guards, and personally went deep into the dangerous place to raise the king?"

Tails got past the initial shock, he frowned, and adjusted his tone to the most natural state:

"Here's a hint: his name starts with N. ”

King Chaman snorted softly, unrecognizable.

"Of course, I know him, I know him too well - I grew up listening to his stories and looking up at his image, unlike you, who only knew him for a short day. ”

Tails frowned slightly, remembering the unforgettable old king.

"So I knew that if he hadn't done that, it would have been worse. The new king said lightly.

Tails took a deep breath, knowing full well that the other party was threatening, he was determined to stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point.

"All I have to do now is shout," Tails leaned back into the carriage and said calmly, "the mighty Chaman I will evaporate from this world, like the melting snow of early spring, leaving no trace - neither Kambida nor Chloehi will save you." ”

He narrowed his eyes and tried to observe the king's expression in the dim light: "And the Regent of Lisbane will probably be happy to wipe away his tears and tell the nation that the Black Sand Lord's mission has been mismatched by robbers on the way home. ”

Long Xiaocheng deeply regretted this. ”

Syllable!

The king's hand clapped tightly on the scabbard.

Following the instructions of Nicolele and Wya, who had been in the ears for six years, Tails stared firmly at Rumba's shoulder, while moving his hand back to his thigh, intentionally or unintentionally, close to the JC dagger at his waist.

In a cramped carriage, a long sword would only be a burden, and ......

Tails glanced at the door with his peripheral vision: "The first time I pounced on the car, I won."

However, the scenario he imagined did not happen after all.

King Chaman took a step forward, his sharp, cold eyes staring directly at Tails, weighing him down.

"Indeed," the king nodded slowly, "if I die here in no apparent terms, without anyone knowing, without the power to hold accountable, without a word, without uncontrollable consequences—there is nothing more coveted by the Grand Dukes of the country." ”

King Chaman tapped the old scabbard on his knee gently.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Long Xiaocheng will probably be able to breathe a sigh of relief, the hatred that cannot be declared can be washed away, and the immediate threat will be lifted from now on. ”

"All the Grand Dukes who attended that election meeting, Ronnie, Leco...... It can also be freed from heavy shackles and burdens. ”

The struggle between a certain deviant king and the Grand Duke came to an end, and Exeter, who had been disturbed for six years, returned to his old ways. ”

Knock, knock, knock.

The king's eyes narrowed slightly, as if to see Tails more clearly, only to hear him slow down and say one sentence at a time: "And that particular prince of the stars no longer has to worry about his most dangerous enemy." ”

Tails' Adam's apple moved slightly, and the young prince was not to be outdone, staring at the enemy.

The sound of King Chaman's scabbard suddenly stopped.

His face suddenly turned cold.

"But ......"

Damn it.

I knew there was a "but".

Tails snorted coldly in his heart, remembering the scene where he often used the word to tease a certain girl, splashing cold water on her when she was at her most elated, causing her to leave in a rage, and couldn't help but think of the phrase "retribution is not happy".

"If you do that, the prince who thinks he is clever may win this one, but he will end up losing the whole game. ”

I saw His Majesty the King say coldly: "Even yourself, the female archduke with you, have lost cleanly." ”

Tails paused slightly.

He clenched his fists slightly, wondering in his heart.

What the?

Myself, the Grand Duchess?

"Do you want to see the head of the Grand Duchess pierced by a spear and erected on the walls of Longxiao City?"

I heard the king say lightly: "Then just open your mouth and call for help, and surround me up here—don't hesitate." ”

At that moment, the air in the carriage suddenly became thick and stagnant.

Tails bit his lower lip and inhaled hard.

"What do you mean, Rumba?"

The prince gritted his teeth: "What exactly do you want?"

Tails saw that King Chaman, who was not smiling, curled the corners of his mouth rarely.

"It seems that you have had a good life in Longxiao City in the past six years," King Chaman leaned back again, his expression indifferent: "My people are rewarded every year: the relationship between the female archduke and the prince is very close, almost like lovers. ”

Tails furrowed his brows in pain, powerless to refute.

"But me?"

"For the past six years, I, as the co-king of Exeter, have trembled like a fisherman fishing on the ice," said King Chaman, looking out of the carriage with emotion: "While thinking about how to catch those hateful fish to feed them, I tried not to become their food in the water." ”

"So far, it seems that you are doing a good job," Tails replied dissatisfiedly, "Otherwise, when the whole country denounces you, there will still be leisure to come to Longxiao City to catch up with me, by the way, the Freedom Alliance's hand is playing well, and with an imminent war, it will choke both Qiyuan City and Longxiao City." ”

King Chaman chuckled and snorted coldly.

"That's just appearances, Tails, you know it better than anyone else. The king acquiesced to Tails' designation, and only listened to him calmly: "It's been six years, and that ideal Exeter is getting farther and farther away from me. ”

The Star Prince was slightly stunned.

Selma.

Tails keenly grasped the point: Why did he bring up Thelma?

"Tails. ”

"This 'errand,' you found for me six years ago," said the king, raising his right hand and glaring a shallow mark on his sideburns, which was covered by a shallow mark from the crown, "is not a good errand. ”

"Almost all the Grand Dukes regarded me as an enemy, and the four of them did not speak for themselves, and the three who did not come to the election of the king also complained a lot. ”

"All the decrees I've tried to push have been difficult, even within the Black Sand Collar. ”

Ronnie and Leco went around calling out for the king's injustice. ”

"My vassals are boiling with resentment, ready to move. ”

King Chaman sighed softly.

"'Relicide,'" the king bowed his head slightly, looking at his sword, "this is the nickname they gave me, and even the most vulgar commoners laughed at it—even if my decree would increase their harvest by thirty percent, even if my decree would save them from the exploitation of the tax collectors and the oppression of the lords, even if all I had done was to enable these lowly and insignificant people to have their own future, yet ......"

The king was silent, his eyes growing colder as he stroked his sword gently.

"They're still against me. ”

"Maybe one day, my hidden authority in the crown will be swept away, and the decrees I have signed will be turned into waste paper, and I myself will die of starvation in a lonely city besieged? ”

Tails sighed.

"That's because you're trying to ethrone the nobility with new standards, change the status quo of the distribution of power, and change the future of all. ”

"You're trying to get a group of people who are used to the present and the past to believe that the unfamiliar future is better, and you want another group of people to give up everything they're enjoying. ”

"Even at the time of the greatest abundance of wealth, the most abundant food, and the most ripe conditions, it is difficult for most people to imagine something," the prince shook his head.

"And you want to spend six years to accomplish what Mindis III didn't do in more than a hundred years?"

Tails raised his head and looked seriously at the former Rumba, now His Majesty Charman: "This is the price. ”

There was silence in the carriage.

King Chaman looked at him steadily.

The two looked at each other for a full five seconds, until the king burst out laughing slowly.

"Look, I know that it was right to come to you, that you are one of the few who can understand me," King Chaman's smile was cold, making people unconsciously nervous, which made Tails realize that because of the new title, the majesty of the Grand Duke of Black Sand was also increasing day by day:

"Not everyone can participate in this kind of dialogue, not even someone as smart as Lhasa. ”

Tails sneered and shook his head.

"Rumba. ”

"Before I impatiently call out to the people outside, spare the nonsense," the prince's tone hardened:

"Why did you come to me?"

"What do you mean by those words just now? What do you mean by 'losing the whole game'?"

King Chaman did not answer immediately, and his increasingly vicissitudes of life showed a look of humor and sarcasm.

"Guess what, Tails," said the king blandly, "as before, aren't you the best at this?"

Looking at the king's prepared and unhurried demeanor, Tails, who was becoming more and more irritable, tried to convince himself not to be impulsive.

Damn it.

What makes him so bold? What gives him such support?

No.

Whatever he wants......

"Obviously, the Freedom Alliance is not enough to tear away the hind legs of Qiyuan City and Longxiao City," Tails leaned against the leather backrest, thoughtfully, "In order to save yourself from the predicament that Qianfu pointed out, you have to add a fire—so you want to start from Longxiao City." ”

"I guess - the marriage of the Grand Duchess? you want to use her to plunge the most threatening Longxiao City into infighting?"

Tails raised his head coldly: "Once you lose external support, the king can easily extinguish the resentment and dissatisfaction of the vassals in the Black Sand Territory, and let your decree flow unimpeded." ”

King Chaman's expression remained unchanged and noncommittal.

"Speaking of Archduchess Walton, I have a question. Unexpectedly, the king pushed aside the saber on his knees, leaving his hands free.

Charman Rumba put his elbows to his knees, looked at ease, and asked in an unguarded manner, "How did Nun turn you into his ally back then, so that you willingly sided with Longxiao City?"

Tails shook his head unceremoniously: "He didn't turn me into an ally, you forced me to stand on the side of Longxiao City, remember?

As soon as these words came out, Tails was satisfied to see that King Chaman's originally well-groomed face had become much more ugly.

"I guess: he gave you a promise. ”

The king ignored his sarcasm, but Tails could feel it, and Rumba's tone grew colder:

"Marriage contract, huh?"

Tails took a breath.

"I know that in the case of the severance of the bloodline, Nunn must promise: marry her granddaughter to you in exchange for the protection of the future king of the stars?"

Tails clenched his fists again unconsciously.

"That's why you care so much about the marriage of the Grand Duchess?"

King Chaman's voice became more and more rapid, and the pressure on him gradually increased: "Do you think she is your fiancée, your possession, and an important pawn of the stars to control Exter?"

"However, she now faces ......"

Tails' fist clenched and chuckled.

"I admire your imagination, Rumba," the prince sneered and shook his head, "Do you really think that an heir to the throne of the Star Kingdom can marry the Grand Duchess of Longxiao City in Exter?"

The king curled the corners of his mouth: "If King Nunn is still alive, maybe." ”

"But my uncle made a good deal, even after his unexpected death—a gift from the former king was rewarded with an unexpected return: the dragon lance survived the unpredictable rapids and storms under the light of the stars. ”

"You did your best to break the convention and support her to sit on the throne of the Grand Duchess, and in the past six years, you have done everything possible to help her gain a firm foothold with Lisbane and others, and in the midst of such a catastrophe as Nunn's death, you have done your best to maintain the stability of Longxiao City. ”

In the carriage, the king leaned forward slowly, his eyes fixed on the heir of the stars.

"Even if you knew that the girl who sat on the throne of the Grand Duke," he said word by word, biting a shocking accent:

"It's not really Walton's bloodline at all. ”

At that moment, the muscles in Tails' body tightened together!

He got it.

He got it!

There has never been a moment when Tails, who has always been good at thinking and calming things, has never wanted to turn his face immediately and solve the problem with violence as he is now.

But the only remaining shred of reason still hung in his heart, like a traveler on a cliff, telling him hoarsely: calm down.

King Chaman sighed.

"You know, Lady Kasan has told me a lot of things," the king shook his head, "like the real Walton family's direct bloodline, which is no longer heir. ”

"Once her identity is revealed," he said lightly, "what awaits her?"

"Think about it," Charman's words spread through Tails's heart like a deadly poison: "In front of the spokesperson of the god of the bright moon, he impersonated the Grand Duke of Longxiao City and deceived the entire Exeter ......"

Tails looked up slowly.

The prince swallowed softly.

But he was far from being as calm as he seemed.

This is......

This is Thelma's biggest weakness......

Also......

So, that's what Charman Rumba is all about.

Damn it.

Damn it!

What to do.

What to do?

King Chaman watched with interest the reaction of the Star Prince.

But he was disappointed, and the prince, though more silent than usual, remained as usual.

It seems that what has just come out of the king's mouth is not a major event that can shake the whole of Exeter.

The next second, Tails took a deep breath.

"You've been complaining about your current situation, but you've reminded me of something very interesting, Your Majesty. ”

The king narrowed his eyes, looked strangely at the second prince, and said calmly:

"Back then, at that six-man election party, you were elected king. ”

"So," said Tails, shrugged his shoulders with ease, "if one of the Grand Dukes' votes proves invalid......"

King Chaman's face changed.

"Then you won the throne by one vote," the prince said faintly, unleashing his counterattack:

"Is it still legal and reasonable?"

In the next second, King Chaman clenched his fists violently.

The suffocating silence fell back into the carriage.

Until......

"Hahahaha......"

The king burst out laughing.

"So, you're sure," King Charman patted his knees vigorously and looked into the eyes of Tails as if he were looking at a bird that could not escape a hunting net, "is this true?"

Rumba said coldly: "She is indeed not the real Walton. ”

"Right?"

At that moment, Tails was discolored!

(End of chapter)