Rumba stepped out of the carriage alone. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the fastest update of the vertex novel

The doors of the carriages were re-shut.

Obviously, he had no intention of letting Tails go down with him.

Tails, who was still immersed in the news that Rumba had just revealed, held on to the carriage, stabilized his body in shock and confusion, and pressed his face against the glass of the carriage under the worried eyes of the little slippery head.

Rumba said that someone wanted him alive.

Who is it?

Who would want to save his life?

Is it really what you think......

Tails' thoughts were interrupted by the scene in front of him.

It was a small alleyway, which had been cleared by the Black Sand Collar soldiers in patrol uniforms, clearing a slightly larger clearing.

The Grand Duke of Rumba regained his unsmiling solemn expression, held his sword, and walked with a steady pace towards the center of the alley.

There, a white man in a thick cotton jacket waited for the Grand Duke's arrival with a relaxed face.

Tails' brow twitched: he didn't know this man who was almost indistinguishable from the usual Northlanders.

I saw the man smiling and raising his hands to his chest, bowing to Rumba, his lips moving slightly.

Rumba nodded slightly, and said something.

"Who's that?" the little slippery head leaned over to Tails' side.

"I don't know. Tails frowned, and the two of them didn't speak loudly, and they couldn't hear it at all while sitting in the carriage.

But it's about his survival, Tails told himself: he had to hear.

Have to.

So Tails clenched his fists, closed his eyes slightly, and recalled over and over again the unique feeling between life and death.

According to Black Sword, he was hinting at himself over and over again, as if he had another person living inside him.

It's about survival.

Help me.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, and finally, the familiar fluctuations hit again.

The sins of the River of Hellriver came to life over his head, and Tails focused on his ears with all his might.

At that moment, he first felt that the other parts of his body were a little heavy and a little weak.

But then a voice drifted to his ears that he would not normally hear.

Tails first heard the unsteady heartbeat of himself and Slickerhead, followed by the uneasy rubbing of hands of Slickerhead.

But Tails soon got the hang of it, and he twisted his ear to the carriage, barely hearing the two men talking in the cacophony of the alleyway,

"Yes, he expressed his satisfaction and joy at the cooperation between us," an unfamiliar male voice that Tails had never heard before came slowly, and the owner of the voice seemed confident and calm: "It seems to be going well?"

But those who answered him didn't seem to have much patience to talk to him.

"Get straight to the point," came the deep and thick voice of the Grand Duke of Rumba:

"The boy was in the car. ”

Tails froze.

He opened his eyes and held up a hand, signaling curiosity to poke his little slippery head to silence.

"That boy?" the strange man's voice rose suddenly, as if he had found a long-lost treasure.

Tails looked up and out the window.

There, the strange man in the thick jacket turned his head and glanced in the direction of the carriage.

The glance seemed to penetrate the glass, making Tails shudder.

It was a pair of eyes full of greed and **.

It's like a venomous snake before a hunt.

I saw the strange man's eyes light up, and he looked back at Rumba: "Tails Bright Star?"

Rumba didn't say a word, still looking at him coldly.

"So fast?" the man narrowed his eyes, and after only two seconds, he confirmed the answer.

He folded his hands, hung the corners of his mouth, and the originally tepid polite smile on his face suddenly became amiable: "The last city gate and Valhalla Palace are obviously still in the hands of Longxiao City, did you sneak in and tie him up?"

Tails' heart moved: Valhalla was still in the hands of the Walton family.

Rumba snorted through his nose.

"I have my way," Grand Duke Heisha's emotions remained in the same state, not giving the man in front of him a good face at all: "What do you say?"

The man stared at the Grand Duke of Rumba with great intent, like a small merchant looking at his biggest patron.

"Of course it's good!" the man clapped his hands and laughed, "We are very grateful for your help, and you will reap our eternal friendship......

But his words were unceremoniously interrupted by Rumba.

"Less nonsense. Chaman Rumba, who was in his body, snorted coldly.

He stared at the man in front of him with a cold face:

"What are you going to trade him for?"

The strange man was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be a little incomprehensible: "Exchange?"

The man clasped his hands lightly, his face moved slightly, as if he was slowly chewing on the word, and then, he smiled: "Please forgive me for being shy, but our help to you has been ...... since before"

"Help?" Rumba spoke again, muffling the man's words in his throat without giving face.

I saw the Grand Duke of Black Sand snorting disdainfully:

"You didn't do anything but contact a reliable knife man. ”

Rumba tilted his chin slightly, his eyes sharp: "You want that boy?" ”

Tails, who was eavesdropping, shook slightly: Contact a reliable knife hand?

"A reliable knife hand?" the man quickly answered Tails's doubts, only to see him frown slightly, with a grievance smile of "how is this possible", and defended:

"We're talking about the Assassin Flower, and I promise you won't find a better killer in the world, especially if you're targeting the most difficult targets. ”

Rumba did not speak.

"And with all due respect, due to your intelligence mistakes, the locusts have wasted too much time looking for targets in Valhalla," the man shook his head and sighed, "If it weren't for our manpower to discover the target's whereabouts in time, the locusts would not have been able to complete the mission, and you wouldn't have been able to ......."

The man stopped talking, he frowned, and saw Rumba slowly shaking his head.

"As far as I know, Ba'an Nate Saliton is not one of you, he eats on his own knife, so I will talk to him separately about payment. Rumba's voice was not loud, but it had an unmistakable taste:

"As for you, don't bargain with other people's chips if you still want to take that boy, that prince. ”

Tails, who was in the carriage, listened to these two dialogues with him as the main character, and suddenly figured out a certain joint in his brain.

Ba'an Nate Saliton, who descended from the cliffs of the sky and assassinated King Nune in the shield area.

But according to the man......

In other words, the reason why Rumba appeared in front of him with the army......

The man didn't speak again, he just looked at Rumba quietly, with a complicated look in his eyes.

Rumba continued to look at him with a blank face.

In the end, the man was still defeated in Rumba's eyes, and he sighed:

"You're greedy. ”

"We're not in a conversation. Rumba shook his head, coldly left a sentence, and turned away.

The man's face changed.

What a stingy duke, he said impatiently in his heart.

"Alright, well, Your Excellency!" he called out to Rumba with some chagrin.

The strange man shrugged his shoulders, as if he was a little helpless, but there was an eerie sparkle in his eyes.

"As long as you're willing to give that boy to us......"

The man exhaled slowly, his expression returning to his previous smirk.

"We have a wide range of resources and manpower, from the Duchy of Anrenzo to Warir, from Crystal City to the Devil's Isles, and the same is true in Exeter," the man chuckled, "I bet that the newborn Exeter will have a lot to do with us, after all, not everyone will submit to a vicious lord suspected of murdering kings, we can help you calm the situation in the country, if there is a vassals who are not long-sighted, you will not be able to ...... them." ”

Resource.

Manpower.

It's hard to start......

Tails' heart fluttered!

At that moment, he suddenly knew the identity of the man in front of him.

But Rumba's answer was only two cold words: "Not enough." ”

The man was slightly stunned.

He frowned, as if thinking carefully, and after a long moment, he let go of his frowning brow and said with rare caution, "If this doesn't satisfy you......"

"We still have a lot of information, whether it is a political scandal or a state secret, as long as some operations or even adjustments are added, it is enough to cause an uproar in some small countries," the man's tone was no longer as relaxed as before, and in Tails's ears, his speed of speech became faster and faster: "As far as I know, Exeter has always been very concerned about the situation in the west, on the front line of the Golden Corridor, and we can make the Freedom Alliance fall into civil strife for several years, and we can also make the White Mountain burned, if your ambitions are more than ......"

Tails clenched his fists and swallowed softly.

Bad.

That sounds ......

"Not enough. To Tails' surprise, Rumba's answer was still only two cold words.

At this moment, the man's expression finally stiffened like never before.

He looked at the Grand Duke of Rumba for several seconds.

The man closed his eyes and let out a breath of heat from his nose, and when he opened them again, his eyes were not only serious, but also with a murderous coldness.

"And what exactly do you want?"

There was already a hint of impatience in the man's words, and only to hear his tone begin to calm down: "Power, we can act as your eyes, ears, and feet, sword and shield, and serve your ambitions." Although our inventory is not comparable to that of a country, some rare treasures are rare even for the royal families. We can ...... No, I'm sure you're not such a low-level person of interest, so, Your Excellency, what is the price in your heart?"

The man took a deep breath, and the smile on his face was gone:

"Just say it, and we can talk about it. ”

Lumba looked at him steadily, and at some point, a mocking smile was already on his lips.

"My price code?"

Grand Duke Heisha snorted coldly, which made a trace of displeasure flash in the man's eyes.

"As the killer assassin of the organization, and even the intelligence secrets that you rely on for a living are just for that boy, you are willing to pay such a price, without hesitation," Rumba suddenly stepped forward, slowly approaching the strange man, his eyes burning, like a beast that had been dormant for a long time:

"This proves only one thing. ”

The man's heart sank, and he felt Rumba's oppressive gaze, and unconsciously took a step back.

Tyers, who was in the carriage, heard Rumba say word by word: "This boy is worth much more than all the above things combined." ”

With his extraordinary hearing, Tails heard his breath begin to speed up.

My worth.

What is that?

What does it have to do with them?

The man's face changed again.

He glared as he watched as Rumba slowly pressed the sword at his waist, and the Grand Duke's uniform made a grinding sound.

"There's a secret I don't know about him," Rumba said in a low voice, his gaze resting on the man's uncertain face, "My request is simple: I want that secret." ”

"That's why you've tried so hard to get him. ”

Rumba's voice fell, and neither of them spoke anymore.

Negotiations return to silence.

For a while, I only heard the faint sound of people outside the alley.

The atmosphere of the conversation became eerie.

The two remained motionless and confronted each other.

Even Tails, who was anxious in his heart, couldn't help it and wanted to get out of the car and urge.

"Your Excellency, have you started to think about other things even before you have the difficulties in front of you, even Longxiao City and Exeter have not yet won?" Finally, the strange man slowly spit out the words, and there was a disturbing flatness and coldness in his voice:

"The future is as big as yours, why do you want to be so ambitious?"

Tails couldn't help but purse his lips.

"I've already released my price," Rumba didn't have the slightest bother to argue with the other party, he looked at the man indifferently, "Tell me, why is he so important to you?"

The man glanced at the carriage, then lowered his eyes and said nothing.

"I'm short on time," Rumba added coldly, "You have ten seconds to decide." ”

The man's brow rose and fell, and his Adam's apple twitched.

He was hesitating.

At that moment, even Tails held his breath.

"You know, he's a prince......" I only heard the man breathe a sigh and said slowly: "The prince is naturally very precious." ”

Rumba sneered disdainfully, "Don't tell me that you're going to exchange him for ransom with the stars." ”

"Why not?" the man showed a smile that he hadn't seen for a long time, but there was a gloomy look in his eyes: "The wealth of the Bright Star Royal Family is well known. ”

"Then why don't I kidnap him myself for ransom?" Rumba asked him very quickly, with majesty in his voice, "Why do I want to make a deal with you?"

The man clenched his teeth slightly.

"Your Excellency, I thought we ......were here today," the man replied with an ugly face, but Rumba interrupted again with no regard for his feelings.

"Actually, I guessed something," the Grand Duke raised his head slightly, and the sword in his hand sounded slightly, "When you arranged for the spies in our army to assassinate him, you did not hesitate. ”

"And today he said that he wanted him to live. ”

Tails gritted his teeth.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Rumba is talking about the Broken Dragon Fortress, the assassination of the magic gun.

If you contact Poffett's last words......

"I thought he was dead, but now I want to take the living prince in my hands," said Rumba in a deep voice, "Your plan has to do with the throne of the stars, right?" ”

The man narrowed his eyes slightly, and from a distance, he looked like a poisonous snake spitting letters.

But Rumba's next sentence made the man's color change abruptly:

"What you did in the stars twelve years ago has something to do with this?"

It's not just men whose faces have changed dramatically.

And Tails in the car.

The Year of Blood.

He didn't expect that under such circumstances, he would be able to come into contact with this secret that had been bothering him for a long time.

"And the reason why you have changed back and forth and no longer want to kill him......" Rumba was already in complete control of the pace of the conversation, and he turned his head, as if there was a whole winter of ice and snow in his eyes:

"It's someone in your organization who came and overturned all the assumptions of your little ones, right?"

The man's face became more and more ugly.

I only heard Rumba say lightly: "Is it 'him'?"

Tails raised his head slightly, and a question appeared in his heart: He?

The man opened his mouth and took a deep breath before raising his eyes.

"You won't bother with that," the man's expression was full of coldness and rejection: "In a word: we need that boy." ”

"Of course," said Rumba, raising his left hand slightly in the direction of the carriage, "if you tell me exactly why you want this boy." ”

The man looked at Rumba quietly, as if to find something in this face full of vicissitudes.

"Yes, that's right," the strange man said slowly, "if we control this boy, we will control the throne of the stars, won......'t we?

Rumba didn't let him continue.

"I'm tired of your nonsense, errands," Grand Duke Heisha's words were unfazed, with a rather indifferent charm: "What about your big man, where is the one who counts?"

The man's face changed again.

Rumba looked at him expressionlessly.

"Your Excellency, you are an ally that we value and cherish very much. He let out a long sigh, as if he had made up his mind.

"For the sake of our more, deeper, and more important cooperation in the future, why can't we show each other some sincerity and goodwill, and leave some room for each other?" the man said silently.

Rumba looked at the man's appearance and also took a long breath.

"The principle of cooperation is fairness," the Grand Duke's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "You didn't do anything, just want to take such an important bargaining chip from me?"

The man raised his eyelids slightly, and his pupils reflected a different chill.

"Didn't do anything?"

The strange man sneered softly: "Believe me, Your Excellency, if it comes to the point where we really want to do something......"

"You don't want to see that day. ”

Rumba's eyes flashed with a different color.

"You, what does that mean?" said the Grand Duke of Black Sand, slowly, softly, word by word.

As if I was afraid of waking up people who were sleeping soundly in the morning.

Tails subconsciously felt bad.

But the man seemed to be unaware of the Grand Duke's expression and tone, and saw that the corners of his mouth were slightly curled.

"I mean, no matter how confident a person is, if they want to be our enemy, they better think twice. ”

The strange man raised his hand and straightened his robe, and there was a deep chill in his words.

"Look at Eddy II of the stars," the man snorted coldly, "and his fearsome eldest son, look where they are now......

Tails frowned slowly.

Rumba looked at him without moving, his expression did not have the slightest wave, but a pair of eyes with inexplicable color.

The man lowered his hands, looked up at the Grand Duke of Rumba, and his tone was full of strange emotions: "Isn't their example still worthy of your attention?"

Rumba did not answer the man in front of him.

He responded to him with the most direct movements.

In Tails' eyes, I saw Rumba suddenly raise his right arm and strangled the neck of the strange man! )