Eagle's Glory

They put the iron lid back on at the end of the steps, but this time they couldn't push the boulder up again, they just covered it with weeds, moss, and pebbles.

The second cave is already connected to the first cave, and there are cracks in the rocks for air convection, so there should be no risk of suffocation when you come next time.

After making sure that they were almost covered, they walked back to the beach, and it was almost evening.

Chanel's gun was broken when they were excavating the treasure, so they threw it into a hidden corner. Aigron picked up his gun and shot it into the sky on the beach.

Soon, another small boat was put down on the boat, and Aigron and Chanel returned to the sailboat together.

At this time, Louis was already preparing dinner for them with the cook on board.

Sure enough, the disheveled appearance of the two of them did not arouse any suspicion. Everyone just smiled at each other and stopped asking. After Aigron and Chanel changed their clothes, they started dinner.

The goat he killed when he went to the island has been brought to the boat as the main meal tonight. After the roasted goat is covered with spices, the smell makes one's mouth water.

Aigron gnawed on the roast leg of lamb, feeling extremely happy in his heart.

After eating, he called his cousin Louis into the cabin alone.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything to explain?" Louis asked.

"Louis, I've thought about it carefully. We need real experts to serve us." Aigron replied.

"What expert?" Louis was a little puzzled for a while.

"Experts who can deal with sailors, smugglers, robbers, port dealers and so on." Aigron replied, "To realize our plan, we must first establish a sufficiently reliable network."

"That's what it says..." Louis nodded, agreeing with Aigron, "Then do you know where there is such an expert?"

"I don't know about other places, but I know there must be in the prison." Aigron replied.

Then, he looked at Louis again, "Louis, then you can help me find out if there are any Bonapartists detained in coastal prisons who have been sailors before. Redeem it and let him work for us—this kind of precious talent is very useful to us now, and I hope you will make it a priority."

Of course, Aigron would not tell Louis that he set so many conditions because he deliberately found the perfect excuse to fish out Edmond Dantès who is currently being imprisoned in the island prison of Chateau d'If.

why?

Of course it wasn't for the sake of snatching the treasure.

This treasure belonged to the extinct Spada family, and now it has become ownerless, that is, first come, first served.

But at the same time, Edmond Dantès was very useful to him.

In the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo", after discovering the treasure, this man quickly established a criminal network across the Mediterranean Sea by himself, and even went to India and the Qing Dynasty as far away as the sky.

Such a talent, Aigron naturally wants to take it into his hands.

——Also, Edmond Dantès was imprisoned for participating in Napoleon's conspiracy, so he was naturally inclined to support the Bonaparte family.

The remaining question, then, is one: Will Edmond Dantès be easily available to him?

Aegron is not too worried about this.

This poor man was caught in the eerie Chateau d'If prison when he was less than 20 years old. He has been imprisoned for 12 years now. Although he has learned a lot from Father Faria and has been completely reborn, his mentality at the moment is impossible. Completely out of the shadow of that sailor boy.

The omnipotent, elegant and arrogant Count of Monte Cristo in the original book is a dark king tempered by incomparable wealth after more than ten years after escaping from Chateau d'If.

The current Edmond Dantès is definitely not that person.

He is trapped in despair and pain, unable to take revenge and does not know whether he will see the light of day again in this life. Under such circumstances, those who can grant him freedom will definitely get his gratitude.

Besides, Napoleon's successor...

Of course there was another question—would Edmond Dantès think he had his share of the treasure?

Naturally, there will be a solution to this problem at that time. After all, Edmond Dantès is indeed a kind person, and he doesn't really care about money, and he can win over after all.

Besides, as long as one's great career is successful, is it still a problem to give him a huge amount of money?

Thinking of this, Aigron's heart was full of determination.

Yes, he can do it.

"I will do it." Louis nodded, but then he hesitated, "However, it needs some funds, and I have been very tight recently..."

"Here you are." Aigron took out a few gems from his pocket and handed them to Louis. "Such a large amount of activity funds should be enough."

"This doesn't seem to be my mother's treasure..." Louis took a look after taking the gem.

"Before I escaped from Austria, I knew a lady very well... She gave me a lot of things before I left," Eggron replied.

He deliberately used this as an excuse to rationalize his possession of these properties, but when he said these words, Sophie seemed to appear in front of his eyes again, that painful face kneeling down on the floor.His heart tightened accordingly.

Just when the two were parting, she once gave herself a pendant, which was also being worn by him at the moment.

He had no doubt that if Sophie really had these gems on her back then, she would definitely give them to him without hesitation.

It's a pity... I can only give her such a hasty and painful farewell.

After he explained this, Louis' doubts were immediately dispelled, because he knew that the lady could afford these expensive things.

"Is that lady called Sophie?" He asked casually.

Aigron's gaze suddenly became sharp, like a cheetah ready to go.

This sight immediately made Louis flustered, "I saw you in the theater, I didn't know you at the time, but later I became a reporter temporarily, and after visiting for a while, I finally recognized you..."

"And then?" asked Aegron, "does it please you to know my secret?"

"No, I'm just curious and have no other malice." Louis straightened up immediately, "Don't worry, I didn't tell anyone else about this."

Then, he blinked again, "Your Majesty, you are really very capable, and you did this by several years younger than me... That lady's background is very important, to be honest, your father must Will be delighted to..."

He wanted to make a joke to alleviate the awkward atmosphere, but he soon found that his efforts failed. Under Aegron's gaze, his voice became lower and lower, and finally he could only lower his head.

"Well, Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I shouldn't meddle in my own business..."

"Enough, don't talk about these things anymore." Aigron interrupted him coldly. "I don't want to hear you make fun of her again, please remember."

"Yes." Louis nodded quickly, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

But he was also muttering in his heart, there must be many people on the Austrian side who know about this kind of romantic affair. Could it be that His Majesty can silence everyone?

"So, you have another new mission now—" Aegron suddenly said when he was slandering, "When you are performing the current mission, when you have time, ask me about her recent situation, and then come back Tell me. Well, you get out."

"Yes, Your Majesty." As if being pardoned, Louis didn't dare to joke anymore, and left quickly.　　

23, grace

Poor thing.

Anyone who sees Edmond Dantès today can easily find this adjective for him.

He's only in his early 30s, but he looks much older than he actually is.

The man who has been imprisoned for 12 years in the dark prison of Château d'If, his skin has become as pale as the dead because of years of seclusion in the cell, and his face also has wrinkles caused by troubles and malnutrition. The eyes are also full of sorrow, as if questioning why the Almighty God bestowed such a terrible fate on an innocent person.

From the point of view of the jailers, people who came to this prison basically had to spend their entire lives in prison.So Edmond Dantès not only squandered his youth here, but if nothing else happened, he would also waste his middle age and old age here, and finally became this prison in obscurity, swallowed up by everyone People forget and become another unknown ghost on the island.

Why on earth was he locked in?

Although theoretically one cannot talk about prisoners in the prison, there are no real secrets in the Chateau d'If prison. Almost everyone knows that this poor boy was poured in because he participated in the conspiracy of the restoration of Emperor Napoleon. A dangerous political prisoner.

That's what I said, but the jailers didn't have much disgust for this young man. After all, the reputation of Emperor Napoleon is still a topic of conversation between them to this day. Let them feel respect and think that he is a resounding hero.

"If the emperor had been restored back then, maybe the person sitting in his room today is the one who sent him in!" Once, the jailers made a joke while chatting privately.

Of course, even so, the prison still treated Edmond Dantès with the usual indifference and harshness, and would never tolerate the poor young man.

They are the screws that have been domesticated and raised by the bureaucratic machine and the regime. All they care about is to carry out the orders from above, to ensure that the prisoners inside will never see the light of day again to endanger the society, and by the way, get enough salary for themselves.

As for who is locked in and whether the prisoner is innocent, they never care.

As long as the government says he's guilty, he must be.

If the government wants him to be held to death, then he must be held to death.

This is the inviolable rule of heaven above Chateau d'If, and the only reason why it exists in the world.

In the evening of this day, the jailers of Chateau d'If were conducting their routine inspection after dinner. The jailers walked around the door of various cells, and the cell where Edmond Dantès was imprisoned was naturally among them.

The jailer who came over saw Edmond Dantès sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze as usual at the door, so he left with satisfaction.

Although there was a lot of quarrels when he first came in because he didn't get used to Chateau d'If, after a few years, this young man seemed to have accepted his fate. He was eating, sleeping, praying and dazed every day. Never making trouble—if every prisoner was as sensible as he was, it would be an easier job for them.

Of course the jailer couldn't see the strength contained in his thin body, as well as the compassion and unyielding deep in his bone marrow.

After the jailer left, Edmond Dantès' eyes gradually changed from numbness to agility, and his eyes began to shine brightly, burning with the fire of longing for freedom and revenge.

If anyone can see this look at this time, he will definitely exclaim——

scare!This man will definitely try his best to escape from prison.

In this world, countless people die every day, or have to suffer the pain of losing their freedom and being enslaved. All these pains, this poor man has tasted enough.

But he has not submitted to the torture of fate, he must resist.

He wants to clear up the inexplicable grievances and pains he has suffered, and pay back his blood debt for losing more than ten years of freedom, the most beautiful and precious years of his life, and his fiancée.

Ever since he figured out why he fell into such a situation with the help of the priest, a fire was burning in his heart. The passage of time every year, instead of being able to extinguish this flame, made it burn more and more. .

Ten years, 11 years, 12 years... He has given more and more things, and he needs to get back more and more things. He must regain his freedom, and once he is free, he will let this flame Burn all his enemies, not one, not one.

As if echoing the roar of revenge in his heart, at this moment, there was a slight sound under his bed.

He stood up like a cheetah, rushed to the door, first confirmed that the jailer had really left, then returned to his bed, pulled his bed away, and moved a stone away.

Then, a dark hole appeared in front of him.

Without any hesitation, he directly drilled into the narrow hole, and then slid down the slope.

Soon, he slipped into another dungeon.

At this time, the "residents" of this dungeon were already waiting for him.

Although this prisoner was called the "old lunatic priest" by the jailers, at this moment, there was no confusion or numbness on his face, only a loving smile.

The priest was half paralyzed due to an illness not long ago, and he was unable to move his right hand and right foot, but he was not discouraged, but calmly accepted the fate's ruling.

His thin and withered body has endured too many disasters. These disasters have tempered his heart and made his will extremely strong, no longer afraid of any new disasters.

Because of the accident of fate, when he opened the escape tunnel, he accidentally chose the wrong direction, and finally met his cellmate Edmond Dantès. Although he was very disappointed and annoyed at first, he soon discovered that it was God's blessing The best compensation for his troubled life.

Maybe he can't do anything, but he firmly believes that the young child in front of him will do everything, and he will give this child the key to change his destiny.

During these years, he devoted himself to teaching this child, teaching him his knowledge, various languages, common sense of science, and the subtle demeanor when getting along with the upper class. Recently, he also told this child the secret buried deepest in his heart - a huge treasure.

"My child." He raised his still-moving left hand and gently pulled Edmond Dantès to his side, "Our time is limited, please recite it to me quickly."

Edmond Dantès looked at the priest and nodded solemnly.

Then, he began to recite.

"Today is the 25th of April, [-], and I have been summoned to a banquet at the invitation of Pope Saint Alexander VI, lest he may be dissatisfied with the money I have contributed by my bequest, and wish to become my successor. ...

...Just open the No. 20 rock-stone on the right hand side of Niaodong Xiaogang, and you can get it.There are two entrances to this cave; the treasure is in the deepest corner of the second entrance; I bequeath all of this treasure to my sole heir. "

Under the gaze of Father Faria, Edmond Dantès once again recited the entire contents of the two pages given to him by the priest.

Since they met, they've both been trying to break out of prison, and they've done it with great pains.

But after the priest fell ill last time, he was afraid that he would not survive the day of escape from prison, so he told Edmond Dantès all the secrets of the treasures he treasured, hoping that if he unfortunately died in the Chateau d'If , the child who escaped from birth can still get a huge gift.

Although Edmond Dantès was skeptical at first, he still recited every word on the paper verbatim at the request of the priest.

However, Edmond Dantès was very resistant to the idea of ​​the priest asking him to dig the treasure alone—for Edmond Dantès, the priest was like his father, and he could not imagine himself at all. Set aside his consequences.

He could only pray that God would show mercy just a little bit, and stop torturing the two poor souls.

After Edmond Dantès had recited the whole text, Father Faria seemed much more relaxed. He began to chat with young people, sometimes in Italian and sometimes in French, in order to exercise his demeanor and self-cultivation.

The two chatted in the middle of the night before finally stopping.

Then, Father Faria looked at his "child" with great admiration.

"Oh, it's a pity that Napoleon's career failed, otherwise you would really be a good minister to him now." After a while, he sighed softly, "Your demeanor must make him make you a nobleman!"

"The emperor..." Edmond Dantès was silent, and he spoke again after a while, "I hope he can rest in peace."

Although Edmond Dantès was thrown into the Prison of Chateau d'If before the Battle of Waterloo and lived a life isolated from the world, they still knew about the restoration of Emperor Napoleon through the occasional words of the prison guards for more than ten years. What is the result of his death, and he also knows the ultimate fate of his death on the island.

Edmond Dantès, a young sailor, became a sad sacrificial object of the Napoleon Empire just because he landed on the island of Elba and sent a letter, and got an ending similar to that of Napoleon himself, The teasing of fate is so cruel and merciless.

However, Napoleon's misery made him a great tragic hero, which did not detract from his aura. Who would remember the victim who was destined to be forgotten at a young age in the gloomy and damp dungeon of Chateau d'If?

Just when the two were silent because they had their own concerns, Edmond Dantès' heart tightened suddenly with a sense of fear instinctively felt by sailors.

He could feel that a dangerous storm was approaching them.