"But you didn't interrupt him, did you," Trudida put away her dagger and folded her arms, sighing, "Look, sometimes even though your mouth is hard, your body always reveals your inner thoughts." ”

He raised his gaze, "How?"

Auretheus frowned, his gaze back and forth between Rumba and Tails.

Ronnie observed Aletheus' expression.

And Rumba just raised his sword with an expressionless face, which made people guess what he was thinking.

Just as Tails became anxious, Archduke Leco broke the silence again.

"You know," said the eldest duke, in a hoarse voice, "the king will need the testimony of the priest of the temple......

Tails spoke with a spirit, almost instinctively:

"The High Priest of Hom is now outside the city gates, within five minutes' journey, waiting for your call. ”

"She is so detached that even the Prime Minister of Lisbane cannot stop her. ”

The Grand Dukes frowned.

"You planned it beforehand?" said Archduke Raiko in surprise.

Tails shrugged, sweating.

Silent.

Archduke Leco and Trudida looked at each other.

Two seconds later, the eldest man closed his eyes and let out a desolate laugh.

Trudida glanced at Tails, also smiling.

Tails was confused.

Ronnie and Alesio looked at each other, as if shocked by their companion's decision.

Rumba sighed.

"It's impossible!"

Grand Duke Ronnie gritted his teeth and shook his head fiercely:

"There are only five of us here, and it is uncustomary for the king election meeting to be held in an uneven number of people. ”

He looked at Aletheus, as if trying to find support.

However, the familiar female voice sounded again:

"In fact......"

"The Election of the King...... It can be held if the number of people is not satisfied. ”

The Grand Dukes moved one after another, and their attention returned to Selma's body.

I saw the messy girl and said in her heart: "At the end of the year, the King of Wrath died in the army of the Nightwing King, and Longxiao City fell to the enemy. ”

"The kingdom of Exeter, which has no leader and is plagued by wars, cannot gather the grand dukes to choose a king......" Selma's words gradually smoothed out, and her voice was crisp and beautiful:

"Therefore, the three Grand Dukes of the Sentry Leader, the Grand Duke of the Glacier Sea, and the Grand Duke of the Guarding City gathered together to cast their votes, and at the same time notified the remaining six territories and sent their choices by letter crows. ”

Thelma lowered her head and glanced at Grand Duke Ronnie stealthily.

"This is how Lhasa Ronnie got four votes to sit on the throne in the midst of the war," the girl said softly, "and he is one of your ancestors, Grand Duke Ronnie." ”

Ronnie stammered, and suddenly stopped.

Listening to Thelma's timid explanation, Tails only felt that he had seen a savior.

Still, objections have been raised.

"That's just a special case, and we don't have time to wait for the votes of the other archdukes," said Archduke Auresius, shaking his head, "When Lisbane takes the gates, the illusion of peace you've created will be shattered—and in the end, it will end in a fight to the death." ”

Rumba raised his gaze, "My men are stronger than you think, and they can withstand them long enough - for example, after my army has killed you all." ”

Aletheus and Lombard's eyes met in mid-air, and the sparks of hatred and anger were about to spark.

Tails hurriedly raised his hand:

"We don't have to inform the other Grand Dukes!"

He said hurriedly:

"Just make sure that you have an overwhelming number of votes, and make sure that the choices of the other Grand Dukes will not affect the ending, then the choice of the king can be decided!"

"Overwhelming?" the bearded Olesius shook his head disdainfully and pointed at Lomba: "Counting him, there are only five of us Grand Dukes here, even if all five of us choose Lomba as king, there is still a lack of ......"

At this point, he was suddenly stunned.

The Grand Dukes, including Rumba, were also stunned.

The next second, they turned their heads in unison.

Look at the same person.

"That's right, ladies and gentlemen," Tails felt his heart fall to the ground, and his arms trembled, "Ten Grand Dukes—we need six votes to be able to decide without objection the next co-king in the absence of the other Grand Dukes." ”

His pupils shrank: "It's only six votes." ”

Under the incredulous gaze of all the Grand Dukes, Tails took a few steps forward and walked over to the girl who was so overwhelmed by the Grand Dukes' eyes that she didn't even know where to put her hands.

"Let me introduce you again," Tails grabbed the girl's hand and solemnly held up the 'triumphant' on her finger:

"Thelma Alex Surrill Walton. ”

The Grand Dukes looked at each other.

"The orthodox bloodline of the Dragon Lance Family, the next ...... of Dragon Sky City"

Tails gritted his teeth, paused for a second, and then slowly opened:

"Archduchess!"

There was silence in the hall for longer than ever.

Thelma was dumbfounded at the stunned and puzzled gazes of the Grand Dukes.

How......

How so......

The girl only felt panic in her heart, and she subconsciously turned to the prince beside her:

"But ......"

Tails grabbed her hand and choked Selma's words in his mouth.

The penultimate brazier was slowly extinguished in silence.

"No, no," Aletheus looked at Selma, who was about to cry, in shock, and shook his head in disbelief: "She's a girl, Exeter, no, there has never been a precedent like this in the whole of Northland......"

"Are you breaking fewer precedents today?"

Tails exhaled: "Assassinate the king, cover up the truth, divide the territory, and the Grand Dukes draw their swords in the Hall of Heroes...... If you let these things happen......"

"In comparison, the appearance of a female archduke is simply too conservative!"

Rumba looked at Selma with a strange expression, as if he remembered something, and actually showed a bitter smile that he didn't know why.

Archduke Leco looked at Selma with difficulty, and stopped talking.

"A woman," Archduke Ronnie narrowed his eyes, "the kingdom of Exeter - neither commoners nor nobles - would recognize the ...... of a female archduchess"

Tails said seriously, "So she needs your support. ”

"We need the recognition and affirmation of the five Grand Dukes of Exeter in the kingdom to secure her position and suppress opposition and dissent!"

"And her status as a Grand Duke will ensure that we ......" Tails retracted in time and changed his name: "Ensuring that you choose the king smoothly will solve the dilemma of the two sides: whether you die in the scuffle or Rumba dies at the hands of the prime minister - we can avoid it." ”

"At the same time, compensate for the loss of Longxiao City and fill the vacant seat left by King Nunn's death. ”

Trudida glanced at Selma with interest, and he stroked his beard, snorting.

"I have put the choice and its consequences before you, gentlemen," Tails wiped the sweat from his head and wiped a large handful of soot, but he was unaware of it, and said solemnly, "I only implore you: to be sane to the fullest extent. ”

There are no words.

Leko seemed to be a few years older, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more terrifying.

Auretheus pursed his lips.

Ronnie was still staring at Rumba, even if the other party was unmoved.

Tails took Selma's hand closer and closer: he knew that the Grand Dukes were struggling, hesitating.

"King Nunn's death," Auretheus looked at Selma with bitter eyes, "can she accept it?"

Tails hurriedly poked Thelma.

"Ahh

"I ...... I can compromise," Thelma looked at Tails' encouraging gaze and bit her lip, "But, but this is the blood debt of Longxiao City...... I won't forget. ”

Rumba snorted sarcastically.

Auretheus closed his eyes: "Very good...... What justification should be used to explain Nunn's death to Lisbane?"

"Calamity. Trudida chimed in.

There was a rare gloom in the eyes of the Grand Duke of the Rebuilding Tower: "As far as the king died in the attack of the Scourge of Blood: they are evil enough anyway, and they don't care about one more infamy." ”

Tails remembered the sealed Giza and was silent.

The hall fell silent again.

"What are you, dukes?" said Tails softly.

"How?"

It seems like a long time has passed.

Everyone had no words.

But there were people who moved.

It's rumba.

Under the gaze of the others, Charman Rumba raised his sword with a cold gaze.

Tails chuckled in his heart!

But in the next second, Rumba's wrist folded slightly, and the blade of the sword turned.

He withdrew the blade from its scabbard.

The Grand Duke of Black Sand raised his gaze and glanced at the Grand Duke aggressively.

At that moment, Tails held his breath.

He has already given the answer.

Archduke Rebien Auretheus sighed deeply, he walked over to the square table, buckled his heavy sword on the table, and sat down in a huff.

One.

Tails silently counted.

Trudida scoffed, shrugged her shoulders, pulled out her chair, and sat down.

Two.

"Do you really know what you're doing? Ronnie watched their movements, incredulous.

"Nope. "It was Archduke Leco who answered him.

The old duke's voice was tired, he shook his head, put away the short knife in his hand, pulled out a chair and sat down: "No one knows." ”

Three.

Right now.

"Hahaha," Rumba let out a desolate laugh.

The Grand Dukes looked at him dissatisfied.

"I have never dreamed of breaking the oath of condominity," the Grand Duke of the Black Sand looked back at the others sadly, "but now he wants to protect himself under this oath as a king." ”

Tails sighed.

"And you have bothered to uphold the oath of co-governance," Rumba swept the face of every Grand Duke, "but now you will choose me as king, and trample on this oath." ”

He spread his hands and mocked, "Isn't that the greatest irony?"

The faces of the Grand Dukes became ugly.

"Brush ......"

The sound of metal rubbing against leather was heard.

"What's even more ironic is that you're using the co-governance oath in order to finally break it. Ronnie put away the blade of his sword and said coldly, "We broke our oath in order to better maintain it. ”

Ronnie gritted his teeth and glanced at Rumba.

"It's not over, Rumba. ”

Rumba looked back at him coldly, not saying a word.

Ronnie walked over to the square table and looked at Tails sharply.

The prince's heart trembled.

What's wrong?

"Listen, son!" Ronnie grabbed the back of the chair beside Tails.

"This chair in this order is the exclusive seat of the Ronnie family for 600 years," he said coldly, "if you dare to jump on it again......"

Tails hurriedly tugged at Selma and stepped back a dozen or so steps back with an innocent and flattering smile.

Damn it......

No wonder his face was so bad before......

Ronnie sat down heavily.

Four.

Tails let out a long sigh of relief, his mind relaxed instantly, and a cold sweat broke out in an instant.

He only felt that his eyes were shaking, his feet were empty, and he was about to collapse to the ground.

At Thelma's exclamation, Tails felt only a stiffness in his back - someone grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up.

The fate of falling was avoided.

Tails calmed down the vertigo from weakness and looked at the person behind him in disbelief.

"Kids. ”

Charman Rumba loosened his collar and looked at the prince with a complicated expression, with a subtle look in his eyes: "You didn't drink that glass of wine in the first place. ”

"It's a shame. ”

(End of chapter)