After a short silence, there was an uproar in the Hall of Heroes!

"What?"

"That means ......"

"But the boy clearly ......"

But no matter whose emotions you have, they can't compare to how Tails Bright Star himself feels at the moment.

At that moment, the prince could barely control his body.

Until the sins of the River of Hellland surged up uninvited.

For him, it was as if the whole world had stopped at this moment.

Only thoughts spin quickly.

Kingdom of the Stars.

Freedom League, behind-the-scenes supporters?

With the help of the mysterious finishing force, a sweaty Tails did his best to control his breathing to barely make sure he didn't lose his temper.

Countless questions came to my mind.

What's going on?

What's going on!

"That is to say......"

At the head of the hall, the golden-bearded Earl Hearst frowned fiercely, and looked angrily at Monty, who brought the news: "The sons of the Free Alliance......"

"The reason why they have the confidence to tear up the agreement is because there is a group of Imperial people standing behind them?"

The Death Crow shrugged his shoulders and said in a gloomy tone, "Obviously. ”

The loud and angry chatter in the hall was once again raised to a higher level.

"What?"

"Fuck the Imperials!"

"Are they crazy?"

"Their only heir is still ......"

"Is it all-out war?"

"So what's next for us?

Tails took a deep breath in a trance.

Kingdom of the Stars, Freedom Alliance, Exter......

Whether it was the little information obtained under the close surveillance of Valhalla, or the news brought to him by Putilai, who he had not seen for many years, or the news obtained from the side of Longxiao City, there was not the slightest clue to this answer.

He didn't get any hints.

It's like the dragon's blood six years ago.

For him, it was a veritable "accident".

"It's funny. Earl Linna, who had always been expressionless, made no secret of his bad mood this time, only to see him contort his face and stare at Tails:

"On the surface, I sent my son to Longxiao City, but behind the scenes, I still worked tirelessly?"

Lynna sneered maliciously, "He is worthy of being the heir of the empire." ”

"And we, we think we have the safest chips, we think that the people of the stars will keep to themselves, but in the end we are like fools, and we are being played around. ”

"Just like the last war. ”

"Isn't it, little prince?"

The atmosphere in the hall became more and more solemn.

Tails, with a stiff face, struggled to raise his head in response to the astonished or angry expressions in the room: Lisban's doubts, Nicollet's gritted teeth, Nazaire's deep thoughts, even Monty's uneasy hunter gaze seemed much softer than them......

And......

and the incredulous and overwhelmed look of the Grand Duchess.

No.

Selma.

"Hey, you, the one with the surname Bright Star!"

Earl Curtson stood abruptly and looked resentfully at the stiff-looking prince in the corner.

"What the fuck do you know about the Freedom League, about your mad father's army?"

"Did you plan it?"

Tails clenched his fists.

The beads of sweat on his forehead grew denser.

No.

I don't know anything.

Anything......

But before he could blurt out these words, the prince gritted his teeth.

No.

Now is not the time to panic, let alone cry out.

As I thought: the unexpected happened.

And what I'm going to do is deal with it and minimize the loss.

Calm down, Tails.

Calm down!

"Hey!"

Curtson said angrily, "Are you dumb?"

His voice represented the anger in the hearts of the Northlanders at this moment, echoing through the hall.

The prince jerked his head up, but in Thelma's eyes, he saw a panicked and helpless gaze.

The Grand Duchess subconsciously looked at Tails, and then at the equally dignified Lisbane, looking at a loss.

"Judging by his fearless appearance, maybe Longxiao City is too good to him," Count Linna clenched his fist, making a frightening clucking sound between his knuckles, and said softly, "Perhaps, we should return to the traditions of the Northlanders." ”

"Something hard?"

Tails didn't answer.

The eyes of the people of the Northland became more and more fierce as they looked at the Prince of the Stars, including the Grand Duke's guards who guarded his side—and in this atmosphere, even the equally shocked Rolf unconsciously pressed his arm.

Under everyone's gaze, the second prince could only stay calm and maintain the most basic thinking, even Ian, who was also sweating profusely and constantly tugging on his sleeves, had no time to take care of it.

So to speak.

Something isn't right.

Very wrong.

The rebellion of the Freedom Alliance, the war problems of Qiyuan City, the power storm of Longxiao City, and the respite of the Black Sand Collar......

It all comes from, from ......

These different objects, different motives, different actions, all converge in the same place......

Where is the connection, where is the truth to which the clues lead, and where is the key to the matter?

Earl Curtson seemed to grow impatient in the face of the prince's silence, and he took a step forward!

"Not cooperative?"

Curterson looked at Tails with a ferocious expression that had never been seen before, grinding his teeth, and said word by word, "Very well, then tear him alive—until he speaks." ”

This sentence seems to ignite the atmosphere that is already on the verge of eruption.

"That's right!"

Many of the vassals of Longxiao City stood up one after another with the same gnashing of anger and let out a tidal wave of approval:

"Grass kills him!"

"If you dare to play with us, then pay the price!"

"Show the attitude of the Northlanders!"

Nicolas wanted to maintain order, but couldn't.

Rolf stood nervously behind Tails, seemingly ready to take a desperate gamble in the face of the Northlanders' fury.

[What to do?] This is his sign language.

But the protagonist of the matter, Tails, remained motionless.

It was as if he had restrained all his emotions, held back all reactions, and sat stiffly in place like a stone statue, ignoring the angry curses and spits.

Like a stone statue.

"Son of a bitch, an imperial man!"

"Nail him to the gates!"

"Let the stars taste the limb rack, hypocritical cowards!"

The noise continues.

Like a never-ending torrent, it hits the reef again and again, ruthless and cold, shocking and terrifying.

Tails at the center of the waves was just silent, silent.

As if the world had nothing to do with him.

The chaotic halls were filled with anger and hatred.

Until a sharp and out-of-control female voice, like a rainbow piercing the dark clouds, tore through the noisy curses and evil words......

In the Hall of Heroes:

"That's enough—"

Tails a thriller!

Everyone was startled, and subconsciously turned their heads to look at the highest seat.

There, the young Grand Duchess had already left her seat at some point!

She clenched her hands into fists and swung them at her sides, her face twisted as she gritted her teeth.

At this moment, Thelma Walton, like a desperate lioness guarding the lions, roared hysterically: "This is the Hall of Heroes!"

"Shut the fuck up for me!"

"Shut up!"

The voice of the Grand Duchess swirled between the beams and pillars.

The vassals' curses died down in an instant.

Silence returned to the hall.

Only in front of the highest seat, the girl's rapid, trembling gasps.

Everyone stared blankly at the emotionally uncontrollable female archduchess, looking at her clenched fists, her eyes were red, and she glanced at the audience angrily.

It was as if they had once again met their female lord.

"Tut-tut," Monty looked at Selma, whose mouth opened and closed up and down, and couldn't calm down for a long time, and whispered with emotion: "Hmm...... Even if it's a young lady, it's a Walton. ”

Tails opened his mouth slightly, staring at the troubled girl from afar, with mixed feelings.

Selma.

No.

At this time, you should ......

"What the is this?" Ian whispered angrily behind Tails, "Freedom Alliance thing, you say—"

"Didn't you hear the Grand Duchess," however, this time, Tails simply shook his head coldly:

"Shut up. ”

Ian froze.

Finally, a calm cough broke the silence.

"Sit back, Kirtson, and all of you. ”

Lord Regent's stern voice rang out.

"Whether it's moody or bullying the weak, it's a coward's act, and the Northlanders aren't so vile as they are," said the Count of Lisbane, standing before Curterson, "and we'll decide what to do with the matter—after consulting with the lady." ”

"Now that the incident has happened, it is useless to punish him severely. ”

"Until then, Prince Tails was still our guest. ”

The regent's words made Curterson frown.

"He's right," the old Count of Nazaire echoed coldly, "it's just a piece of military information, look at what you've all been in a hurry to be—if His Majesty Nunn is still ......"

The words of the two powerful vassals calmed the irritability and anger in the hall a lot.

The vassals sat back in their places, but the eyes cast on Tails did not diminish in the slightest.

Tails closed his eyes, but his brain spun faster and faster.

Accidentally.

If you have to get to that......

"Ma'am. Risban turned around and hinted gently to Selma.

Thelma took a deep breath, restrained her gaffe, and sat down with Nicola's support with an ugly face.

She glanced at Tails, a look of indiscernment.

"Lord Monty. ”

After the Count of Lisbane returned to order in the hall, he turned to the Death Crow with an indifferent face.

"Are you sure that Qiyuan City is the army of the stars?"

The Lord Regent asked steadily, "Is it possible that someone else is disguised?"

"You know what I used to do," Monty scratched the back of his head and pouted at Nicolenu on the steps, "How likely do you think we are to get the target wrong?"

The vassals frowned in unison.

"Five thousand light cavalry, it can't be a local noble, it can only be a ......" Count Linna looked at Monty with scrutiny and suspicion: "You guys fought?"

Monty shook his head.

"For a few days, the Starmen didn't even get close to Fort Liberty, they just watched from afar, and kept sending out rangers to scout," the Crow said, looking at the letter in his hand, and sighed, "The distance from Camp Bladefang to Fort Liberty - God knows how they were supplied in the desert." ”

Hearing this, many nobles were slightly stunned.

"Wandering, loitering, patrolling, avoiding battle, stabbing the ground in the back at a critical moment," it was the Count of Nazaire who spoke, and he saw the old man rubbing his chin and his eyes moving slightly: "Does this tactic sound familiar?"

"Like, eighteen years ago?"

There was silence in the hall again, and many people bowed their heads.

Earl Curterson closed his eyes and sighed, "." ”

Tails' heart moved.

"Are Sonia Sutherley and her guards still in the Broken Dragon Fortress? Where did they get the five thousand cavalry, even if they were light horses, to be crammed into the desert?"

"It is impossible for such a large-scale troop movement to go without a little news in advance, what about the news of the dark room?Lady Kassan, your ......"

Hearst realized he had said the wrong thing, and he stopped his mouth just in time.

After a few seconds, Monty snorted, "Whether it's a fortress or a dark room, you should ask the king - the Black Sand Collar knows best." ”

The ministers in the hall were silent again.

Yes.

The throne is no longer in Valhalla, not in Longxiao City.

The darkroom, which is only for Exeter, is naturally the same.

Everyone's hearts were gloomy.

That's what it is...... After the death of King Nunn, O Longxiao City.

Hearing this, the Count of Lisbane sighed:

"It doesn't matter anymore. ”

"The important thing is that if the stars are involved," Lord Regent looked solemnly at the female archduke with a gloomy expression, "Then our next expedition to the west ......"

The hall resounded with the chatter of the vassals.

Count Linna sneered: "Imagine: at the moment when we are fighting and attacking the city, there are a full five thousand people in the southern desert watching unhurriedly, waiting for us at any time, and there may be the entire Star Kingdom behind them......"

"Twenty years ago, even if we had three Grand Dukes working together, the war would have dragged on for nearly a year because of the intervention of the White Elves and Comas," he narrowed, as if remembering the past, "Guess how long the stars can drag us up, two years, three years?"

The king must have been glad to see this. ”

The envoys of Qiyuan City looked at each other with ugly expressions.

The atmosphere in the hall grew more and more oppressive.

Tails ignored the unkind glances that swept at him from time to time, and quickly rearranged the information he knew.

It's not going to be that simple, it's not going to be that complicated.

It's just that the chess game needs to be raised a little higher, originally thought that this was a storm within Exeter and the Freedom Alliance, and even Exeter.

The Freedom Alliance is for independence, the Black Sand Territory is for the sake of surviving the difficulties, the Qiyuan City is for its vital interests, the Longxiao City is for its own balance of power, and the other Grand Dukes are eager to sit back and watch the weakening of the king and the division of Longxiao City.

And now......

Add the stars to it.

So, in this storm, where is the best interest of the stars?

"It's just an optimistic scenario," said Earl Curtson, finger wrenching his fingers, as if talking to himself, "if the other side ...... On the other side, it's really the kingdom of stars that poured out after the bloody year......"

"It's a little worse, counting the white elves who suffered in the previous war, and the four northern cities of Comas who bet on the situation......"

"And we, we only have Longxiao City and Qiyuan City......"

The Count of Nazaire looked at him as he counted his chips, let out a long sigh, and uttered something that made many Northlanders angry:

"Exeter lost last time...... When did it come?"

No one spoke.

Boom!

The one-armed Count Kierkegaard slammed his fist into the arm of the chair with a dull thud.

Tie Qing's face told his mood at the moment.

The vassals clenched their fists.

"It's getting complicated. The Count of Lisbane's face remained unchanged and said flatly.

Nazaire nodded.

Two old friends and old rivals, it is rare to see the same opinion.

Tails was still thinking fast.

One conjecture after another came to his mind.

"If the plan for sending troops remains the same, we will need to readjust the deployment of troops, including the quality of the conscripts," the old earl said in a heavy tone, "against the enemy Free Alliance, against the enemy Star Kingdom - the difference between this is not a fraction of a star. ”

"You mean, retreat?" said Lisbane's words, coming steadily.

"I don't say that, after all, Madam has already made a promise, and it is at stake for the honor of Longxiao City and Walton," Count Nazaire said solemnly, "but if we still have to send troops to meet us, we can no longer deal with it hastily with the attitude we had before." ”

"After all, we are going to face an opponent that has been around for nearly 700 years - an old enemy. ”

"The shield of the Western Continent, the descendant of the Empire. ”

No one spoke anymore.

Only the Crow shook his head and exhaled.

The heir of Prayer City, Ian Ronnie, glared in disbelief, looking at Tails and then at Thelma on the steps.

How could it be......

In the Grand Duke's seat, Thelma looked stunned.

Right now.

"Nope. ”

Count Lynne raised his head, attracting the attention of the entire hall.

"The question is very simple," said the count, whose expression was cold and as eloquent as a sword, and this time looked back at Tails, and said meaningfully, "We need neither to increase our troops, nor to hesitate. ”

Tails' scalp tightened.

Here it comes.

After the incident, the part that worried him the most.

Many moved slightly.

"The stars have an army to disrupt the situation. ”

"And we have their heirs. ”

Earl Lynne said coldly, "Prince Tails, right?"

"A name that has never appeared on the family tree of the Bright Star. ”

At that moment, Tails only felt the gaze around him grow colder and colder.

Earl Hearst was stunned: "You mean ......"

Count Lynna sighed, "Chop off one of his hands and send it to Eternal Star City." ”

"Tell his madman daddy: Retire immediately. ”

"Problem solved. ”

At that moment, the Grand Duchess turned her head sharply and looked at Tails in disbelief.

But Tails remained unmoved.

So the Archduchess looked anxiously at her regent, but the Count of Lisbane only shook his head slightly, signaling that he should not be impatient.

The people of the Northlands fell silent, and the eyes that looked at Tails became more and more strange.

In the midst of this, Monty the Dead Raven gave him a strange smile.

Still like a hunter, looking at his prey.

Tails sighed.

"Hey, enough is enough," and at last, Earl Hearst couldn't help but exclaim:

"This is not in line with the practice of the Northlanders - more than three thousand years have passed since the era of ignorance when the Iron Blood King poured out his heart and drank wine!"

Count Lynna shook his head: "That's what he does, thank the gods, after wasting six years of food, this precious hostage has finally come in handy." ”

Tails clenched his fists.

"Wait, that's the iron-fisted king who executed three hundred nobles overnight—it is said that the madman watched the whole execution without blinking," Earl Curtson snorted disrespectfully, "if he really refuses to retreat as he is rumored......"

Count Lynne smiled.

"You're enough," snorted impatiently to Earl Hearst, "release him in exchange for a retreat, or simply kill him to show your attitude—if we are dissatisfied with the Stellar people, we will torture the children to get angry?" ”

Count Linna sneered.

"It's not an outrage, besides, we're releasing him," a cold glint appeared in his eyes, "It's just in the form of installments." ”

Earl Hearst frowned.

By stages?

"If a letter is not convincing enough, then two, three, four ......"

"Anyway, in addition to his palms, he also has arms, legs, feet, eyes, nose, ears, ......" Count Linna's cold words echoed in Tails' ears: "With every letter we write, we release a part of this prince in 'installments'. ”

"Until King Kessel withdraws. ”

"Or the last one. ”

Hearing this, Tails closed his eyes.

Finger it off: The last chapter was updated on Tuesday, right? This chapter was updated on Wednesday, right?

There are updates from Tuesday to Wednesday...... Well, no problem, I'm just broken!

(End of chapter)