the last king of darkness

Chapter 138 The King's Man
The envoy reported in detail everything that happened in the courtroom.

The four top leaders of Trorian fell silent after listening.

After a long time, only one person spoke.

"king."

Archbishop Horus' voice was very soft, full of deep sorrow: "Is Miss Qingyu, who has always been gentle and kind, turned out to be such a vicious and indifferent person? She hid so deeply that she deceived all of us. "

Sitting next to him, First Chief of Defense Yolevi Dalin took a deep drag on his cigarette.

This is a hard-faced middle-aged man with a square face and a thick brown beard. He looks very dignified. Years of busy military affairs have made his temples gray and give him a sense of desolation.

His voice was as hard as his face.

"Jon has always adhered to the idea of ​​iron and blood. Then, among the three candidates, only Xingge is left."

The first elder, Armando, is an old man on the verge of death. His cloudy eyeballs and creases on his face make people worry that he will fall down and die at any time. As soon as he opens his mouth, old age gushes out with death.

"We accept death, but we don't tolerate meaningless death. Jon must prove that his way is effective. The most important thing about walking the tightrope is balance, not extremes."

Wang pondered for a moment: "I don't think things are as we thought, maybe there are other reasons."

Armando stared at their king with cloudy eyeballs.

He grew up watching this legendary leader, and it was only on his strong recommendation that he ascended to the throne of fire.

His right choices have allowed Trorian to prosper for 20 years, which is his lifelong pride.

He also firmly believes that he will make the correct next important choice that will affect the future fate of Trorian.

"Wang, it doesn't matter what the reason is. If the judge is murdered in the trial hall, the murderer must be executed. This is the law of Wangcheng, and the rules cannot be changed."

Wang was silent and did not answer.

At this moment, an urgent letter came flying in and landed in Wang's hands.

He unfolded the letter and read it quickly.

Horus asked: "My lord, is there something wrong with Star City?"

Wang shook his head and said with a smile: "This is Jon's letter, he is pleading for Rhodes."

Pass the letter to others, and when they've read it ask, "What do you think?"

Amando showed a smile on his wrinkled face:
"Jon has matured a lot, and there must be kindness under cruelty. He has mastered the principle of balance."

Dalin was silent, smoking cigarettes one after another.

Horus frowned: "This is just to win people's hearts. I can feel the coldness between the lines in his words. He weighs the interests like a machine."

Armando moved his old eyes to the archbishop who was also full of legends.

"Horus, the most important quality of a king is to be ruthless, not to be swayed by any feelings, always only consider the overall situation and the interests of mankind, but also take into account other people's feelings, ruthless but affectionate, this is the most difficult thing to do, Jon already has some prototypes."

Although he looked at the archbishop, Wang knew that these words were meant for him.

Armando and the elders he represented hoped that he would be more ruthless, so that the flame of hope that had finally been ignited in the hearts of all Trorians would not be extinguished.

But only Wang knew the real reason for Trorian's problems in the past few years.

At this moment, the flames in the king's hall flickered, and a green feather in a blue robe fell from the sky and landed in front of them.

This is the prerogative of the candidates for the king, they can contact or meet with the highest power center of Trorian at any time.

"King, Your Excellency the Archbishop, Your Excellency the First Chief of Defense, Your Excellency the First Elder, and the Guardian Qingyu have an audience."

Armando frowned immediately, and his already wrinkled face looked more like a shrunken orange.

"Qingyu, why did you appear here? During the duration of the Kuroshio, you should stay in your castle at all times."

Qingyu bowed slightly.

"Your Excellency Armando, please release Rhodes immediately. The incident in the trial court is my instruction, and I will bear all the responsibilities."

Armando's tone suddenly became very bad: "What if I don't let go?"

Qingyu raised her head, and the firelight in the royal hall shone on her beautiful face, which was as dazzling as the sun.

She smiled, and it was like a flash of light suddenly shining on the lake:
"Your Excellency Armando, although our current class is stronger than before, the number of candidates is very small. You don't want one of the only three candidates missing?"

-

Inquisition.

black prison.

Rhodes was a little worried.

The knowledge of communicating with living souls does not belong to dream knowledge, so the book of knowledge is charged.

The rewards that this strange book usually asks for are all kinds of gemstones, from the lowest level of redstone to the black crystal, ruby, glowstone, sunstone, and sun crystal, all of which are within the scope of its recipes.

According to the rarity of knowledge and the difficulty of obtaining it, the level and quantity of gemstones requested are also different.

The price given for the knowledge of "soul negotiation" is twenty rubies.

It's not particularly expensive, probably worth around two thousand silver cords.

But there is no such item in the materials stored in the dream, and Rhodes has no way to go out to buy it now, so he can only put this soul for a while.

He exited the dreamland and returned to the dreamland after seeing that there was no movement in the cell.

The environment here is not very safe after all, it is better to be careful.

For some time afterwards, Rhodes had been studying the Book of Knowledge.

You can only learn the dream text by yourself. The Book of Knowledge can give the interpretation and grammar of each word in the dream text, as well as its detailed learning method.

But these interpretations, grammars, and learning methods use dream words.

It's so fucking poisonous.

Do I have to know the language to learn it?

I've already mastered it and I'm still learning.

Therefore, Rhodes can only use the ancient language to deduce it backwards, and then guess its grammar based on the context of language evolution.

This is a very difficult task, but no matter how difficult it is, he must continue to do it. Dreams are his fundamental reliance, and the section he is studying now is the knowledge about the invasion that he most urgently wants to know.

I do not know how long it has been.

When Rhodes returned to the material world again, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the prison door.

A few seconds later, a burly white-haired man appeared in front of him.

Isn't this the white wolf next to Miss Qingyu?

Rhodes was slightly happy.

Come to save me so soon?

The white wolf looked at him indifferently, but the jailer didn't follow, and the cell was empty.

"Rod, why did you kill the judge?"

Rhodes was slightly startled.

What do you mean by that?Starting with this kind of words, do you want to cross the river and demolish the bridge?Ms. Qingyu, who looks gentle and lovely, is she a fan cut black?
No, it's unlikely.

With a flash of thought in his mind, he immediately thought of a possibility, and replied: "Why can't you kill him? His hands are covered with blood, and he has killed so many comrades-in-arms. If the court cannot give me justice, I will give me justice." .”

White Wolf stared at him and said coldly: "Do you know? You are looking for death. The justice is one of the high-level judges in the kingdom. You are only one step away from becoming the highest judge. You are in the hall that symbolizes the law. Killing the justice of the judiciary in public will be considered a challenge to the law of the king, you are dead, no one can save you!"

Rhodes sneered: "You are so stupid, really."

The white wolf looked at him unkindly: "What did you say?"

Rhodes looked at him fearlessly:
"You have to know that the dead are worthless. Gregor is so wretched and lowly. I don't believe he has a lofty prestige. Once he dies, all powers will collapse. As long as you dig all his secrets thoroughly, it is impossible to find him. Evidence of doomsday cultists."

"I killed a doomsday believer, what is my crime? This is called beheading first, attacking first, you don't understand this, get out as soon as possible, Miss Qingyu, let me assist you, I am the man who can become king. "

White Wolf's entire face turned pale, and he growled, "Do you still want to be king?"

Rhodes looked at him contemptuously: "If you say you are stupid, you still don't believe it. The moment Miss Qingyu took the throne, I became her man. Isn't that the king's man?"

Bai Lang's expression suddenly became very weird, and the muscles on his face seemed to be distorted.

"You are dreaming!"

He spoke fiercely, but the expression was ruined by twitching muscles.

"Boy who doesn't even have full hair, let's go home and nurse!"

After speaking, he immediately turned and left the cell.

Vermeer's Joy +53
Humanity +5
Rhodes raised his eyebrows, feeling a little speechless.

Are you all arrogant?Will you die if you speak well?
As soon as he left Rhode's sight, White Wolf's ferocious expression returned to indifference, but the slightly upturned corners of his mouth showed his happy mood.

"It seems that there is no conspiracy against her, it should just be the wishful thinking of this hot-blooded kid."

"Hehe, she has a good heart, is decisive and ruthless, has brains, and has a limit. She can just assist Qingyu and make up for her softness."

"Well, if that's the case, I'm going to start thinking of ways to kick those 'Wang Husbands' out, and it's best to keep it within twenty."

"Hmph, Wang's man, that's an interesting statement, but being Wang's man is not so easy."

White Wolf sneered, nodded slightly to the warden standing at the door, and quickly left the cell.

-

In the cell, when Rhodes was about to sleep, a jailer ran over with small steps, handed a letter with both hands, and said respectfully.

"Mr. Rhodes, your letter."

Luo Luo was slightly curious. He took the letter and looked at it. The envelope was blank, and there was no recipient or sender.

When you unfold it, you can see that there are words of solicitation throughout, but there are no names.

The jailer whispered, "This is a letter from Lord Jon."

Rhodes raised his eyebrows slightly.

Jon?

Is that the greasy middle-aged man?

Another candidate for the king, one of Qingyu's competitors.

Why did he come to win me over?Isn't Gregor one of his people?
The jailer approached and whispered: "Your Excellency Jon said that as long as you are willing to join his camp, he can not only ensure your innocence, but also ensure that you become Miss Qingyu's only legal partner."

"Oh." Rhodes looked at him blankly, "Then what's the price, son of a bitch?"

The jailer was puzzled and said, "I'm not called a dog egg."

"No one cares what your name is, tell me the price."

The jailer's expression was a bit deflated, but he still replied respectfully: "As long as you testify throughout the whole process that Miss Qingyu planned the Jianguan incident, he can help you do it."

Rhodes fell into deep thought.

The jailer hurriedly said: "Mr. Rhodes, think about it carefully. The fact that you serve Your Excellency Qingyu is nothing more than her promise to list you as one of her many companions. If you assist Your Excellency Jon to become king, you, as the king's deputy, With the same status as her, you can become her only legal partner. This is something Your Excellency Qingyu can't do anyway, because she is the guardian, the candidate for the king, and she naturally protects countless people. treatment, if she becomes king, there will never be fewer partners, only more."

Rhodes woke up from his contemplation and threw the letter back: "Sorry, I can't agree."

The jailer became anxious: "Why? With your clever mind, it's impossible to think clearly. Whatever Your Excellency Qingyu can give you, Your Excellency Jon can give you, and what she can't give, Your Excellency Jon can also give."

Rhodes smiled and said, "Do you think I'm a fool? Why should I trust you? Besides, Miss Qingyu has promised to be my only partner."

The jailer's expression suddenly became very strange.

"Are you joking again? You are still a student, or a quasi-combatant, not even a formal one. Even if Your Excellency Qingyu is crazy, the Disciplinary Committee and the Wangcheng Council will not agree."

Rhodes lay on the single board bed, crossed his legs, and said casually, "It's fine if you don't believe me."

The jailer's expression turned green and red, but he still said: "No matter what, Lord Jon's door is always open for you."

Put away the letter, turn and leave.

Rhodes looked at his back, lost in thought again.

He originally thought that Jon was probably behind the scenes, maybe even a doomsday cultist.

But looking at it now, it is unlikely.

Otherwise, he would never bring up this matter again, but would cut off his relationship with Gregor as soon as possible, and push everything to the dead.

The dead are always the best blamers.

Rhodes had thought about all this before he did it, the only question was how to kill it?

The pendant Qing Yu gave him perfectly solved this problem.

Obviously, Qingyu also thought of this point, as expected, heroes are attracted to each other, and they see the same thing.

But then again, Jon's failure to do so proves that he simply wanted to use this to attack another candidate.

He even thought it was done by another candidate, but there was no proof.

That's right, the candidate is not a fool, why should he be a traitor who eats shit every day?
However, if they continued to fight like this, it would not be beneficial to Trorian, why didn't the king stop it?

Qingyu said that Wang has become reclusive in recent years, what is he doing?
Play hide and seek with his thousand wives every day?
While thinking, another jailer came in.

With a click, he opened the cell door and said politely, "Mr. Rhodes, the Supreme Council invites you to meet the king."

(End of this chapter)