Tyrant Code

After walking out of the palace, the team of the temple was still faintly immersed in the excitement of seeing the king, and discussed in a low voice like a group of sparrows, but at least considering that they were in the palace, the queue was fairly neat.

Standing behind Atricia, Goldo looked forward and did not talk to anyone around him. Coupled with that thoughtful expression, his whole person revealed a calm and lonely temperament.

Where they could not see, on a tower on the west side of the square, a blond boy was looking at the team of the temple with a telescope.He was wearing a small dark blue coat with gold trim, with a few round pearl buttons inlaid on the front, and the cuffs of his white shirt were rolled up by him, revealing a thin and fair wrist.

He maintained the gazing posture for a long while, then put down the binoculars and hummed happily.

"Sai Lan is indeed right." The boy raised his head as he spoke, and under his golden bangs were a pair of extremely bright azure eyes. The relationship is not good, I have been staring at them for so long, but I have not seen him talking to anyone. What is the use of a captain who cannot lead the team."

So, he concluded: "Let's take him as a breakthrough."

After the boy said all this, he turned his head and said to the entourage with short flaxen hair behind him, "What do you think, Kieran?"

"I dare not question your judgment, Your Highness." The young attendant called Kieran has silver-gray eyes, which are so pure that they seem to be composed of some kind of inorganic substance, as if they can see all the details of things, "But Sairen Your Highness’s information may not be credible.”

"This is not just information from Sailan, most of the information is from my own observation." The blond boy said, "Besides, Sailan will not lie to me. He even built his palace one hundred thousand miles away from the imperial city. Eight thousand miles away, if it wasn't for me, my father, queen and mother would never think of him—such a prince, how could he lie to me? What's more, as long as I win this game, I will be able to show off in front of my father. Able to take the position of Crown Prince...Compared to Eldest Prince, Sai Lan and I were born to the same mother. If he doesn't help me, can he turn around and help Eldest Brother?"

"Your Highness, let me correct you again. No matter who you are, you should call your Highness Sai Lun properly, and stop using the nickname you used to give him." Kieran said sternly.

"Sai Lun" is a boy's name, and with a slight twist, it is pronounced "Sai Lan"—a girl's name.

"Sai Lan won't mind." The blond boy said without hesitation, "I've called him that since I was a child."

Kieran: "..." No, I think His Royal Highness Seren is very concerned.Did you really not notice His Royal Highness Sairon's terrible expression every time you called out like this, or did you selectively ignore it?

"...But I still think it's inappropriate." Kieran said, "Even if His Royal Highness Sairon doesn't mind, other people who hear it will also mind. Especially at this moment, it's better for you to remain dignified."

Over the years, under the deliberate exaggeration of the "virtuous" first prince, the reputation of the third prince has gradually shifted from the direction of recklessness and perverseness.Now when mentioning the First Prince, everyone's impression is calm and wise, while the image of the Third Prince is more than brave but not cunning.

...But in fact, the third prince is not even walking the path of a paladin, he should be regarded as a priest strictly speaking.And the paladin responsible for protecting him is the Kieran beside him.

But this is still better than the eldest prince who has no bright talent at all.

It's just that the first prince is older than the rest of the younger brothers, and has been involved in handling government affairs for a long time, so the support for him as the crown prince should not be underestimated.

In general, the current third prince is still a contender.He is also approaching the age where he can participate in the government.As long as he wins the top spot in the league, he can take advantage of this momentum to join the battle for the throne openly, and make the nobles and ministers look up to him.

The third prince has already started to imagine the scene where he wins the league championship.

"How are the rest of you doing?" he asked Kieran over his shoulder.

Kieran: "Don't worry, they are all elites selected for you by His Majesty and Queen, and they will not slack off."

The third prince nodded, walked down the stone steps of the watchtower, and said with some emotion: "When it comes to magic, I'm afraid we really can't compare with those guys from the Holy Academy. After all, they come from the country where the Pope lives, and the name of the Holy Academy The head is not screaming for nothing... Besides, our magic weakness has not been overnight, since the time of the Emperor of Radiance, we have been overwhelmed by the Celanka Empire, and we have not recovered yet."

"Nothing." The blond boy smiled and handed the binoculars to Kieran, "The Imperial League has never been judged by magic alone."

"There is also Yuexi College from Duowa participating in the league." Kieran said without expression, "Please don't take it lightly."

"...Yuexi, that's a group of miscellaneous fish." The third prince snorted softly, "They really want to win, do they dare?"

His gaze turned back to Gordon.

They left the palace under the guidance of the guards.And the palace they are about to stay in is the palace specially used by Archide to receive foreign visitors.Officials of the diplomatic mission departing from Seranka this time will also stay there temporarily.Although the interior of this palace is not as magnificent as the imperial palace, it is also magnificent, and a garden with verdant trees and green grass can be seen outside the window of the room.

After enjoying a dinner cooked by the imperial chef, this comfortable and luxurious aristocratic life has completely "corrupted" the tired representatives of the temple after days of running around.

After the meal, the few of them gathered in the small living room, and Gordo started to cook a pot of barley tea to digest.And a few members from the Knight Academy ran out to practice swordsmanship to digest their food. Gordo's "appendicitis warning" did not frighten them—maybe the body of a paladin is made of steel.Goldo really hadn't heard of a paladin who died of a gastroenteritis.

The few of them were leaning on the soft fabric sofa, holding teacups in their hands and drinking slowly, looking up from time to time to enjoy the setting sun outside the hollow glass window, not to mention how comfortable it was.

"I don't even want to play the game anymore." Xiu Nuo said with a pair of dead fish eyes, and his whole body was relieved, but it was only a moment before he suddenly realized that he put down his teacup and patted himself on the cheek, "No way." , You must cheer up! This is the enemy's sugar-coated cannonball, don't fall for it!"

"This is not a sugar-coated cannonball." Walton, who has read a lot, pursed his lips and said, "This is the basic etiquette of the Archid Empire for foreign guests. It has been like this since before. When some important people visit, the royal family There will also be state dinners - nothing compared to what we have here."

When Xiu Nuo heard this, he lay down on his back with a blank expression: "It's probably because I'm too poor."

East patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be discouraged. Except for Gordo, none of the family are nobles. This is the first time we have seen this kind of treatment."

Huo Nuo then turned his head: "Then what do you think of Goldo?"

Goldo seriously thought about the dishes just now, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "It's okay."

Xiu Nuo: "...Is it really me who made such a big fuss! Damn it, I really envy nobles—"

Gordon twitched his mouth.

In fact, judging from the specifications and the quality of the dishes, it was the best meal Goldo had had since crossing.But his soul drifted over from the country of China, which is full of delicious food, and the various production techniques of this era are quite backward, so it would be strange that he could cry because of the delicious food.

Hunuo was still muttering over there, but Atricia glanced at him quietly, and he shrank like a quail, and fell silent instantly.

Goldo: "..."

Goldo: "By the way, teacher, I have something to tell you."

Atricia nodded and put down the teacup: "That's all for today, and then everyone is free to move around. Goldo, come to my room to talk."

They got up, walked out of the door of the small drawing room, and walked along the corridor to Atrichia's room.

The crimson wooden door was closed, and just as Gordo was about to say something, Atricia spoke first.

"You want to talk about this badge, right?" Atricia showed the badge in her palm to Gordon.Without anyone watching, Atricia immediately took off the badge.

"...That's it." Goldo asked, "Did you notice anything wrong?"

"Yes." Atricia lowered her eyes and frowned, "When this badge was cast, it was tampered with."

Gordo also looked at the one in Atricia's hand.Gordo's shadow is vaguely reflected on the inverted fan-shaped golden badge-Archide's national emblem, a golden lion with a pair of wings growing out of the back are engraved on the badge, and even the flying mane is carved so lifelike.

"You said, why is this?" Goldo asked, "I vaguely feel something...something that makes people care."

"Call for Xiu Nuo." Attica said after pondering for a moment.

So Xiu Nuo was also picked up from the sofa and joined the discussion queue.

"Do you think this badge has been tampered with?" Huo Nuo said in surprise, "But I didn't feel anything—"

"The king gave us the badge in front of so many people, of course it won't cause problems with the badge now." Goldo said, "But there are indeed some chaotic magic elements in it."

Xiu Nuo: "Could it be that magic was used during manufacturing? No, wait—" Xiu Nuo's expression suddenly became serious, "Wait a moment."

With that said, he went back to his room, hurriedly brought a whole toolbox, and found a small bottle whose outer wall was painted black, and a fine brush.He unscrewed the bottle, flipped the emblem over to the back, carefully poured out some stardust-like silver powder, and brushed it with a soft fine brush for a while.

"This is a special powder, which is used to check the real damage of some small parts. But it can also allow the foundry to discover some details that are difficult to detect with the naked eye." Xiu Nuo explained.

I saw that the originally smooth metal surface actually gradually emerged a very light pattern.

As the painted area expanded, Gordo finally saw the full picture of the pattern.

It was a small magic circle.

"...What exactly is this, I don't know." Xiu Nuo shook his head.

"Positioning circle." Atricia stared at it and said, "A positioning circle used to assist the use of magic."

Xiu Nuo was dumbfounded, and asked after a while: "What positioning magic circle?"

"A magic circle that precisely sticks magic to a certain target. As long as we are near this emblem, no matter how far away, the owner of this magic circle can easily cast some magic on us. It is because the owner of this magic circle is still We didn’t take any action, so we couldn’t find out. But it’s too late by then.” Gordo had a headache, “…This is a method used by people who are proficient in magic to control slaves.”

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Huonuo: "...What?!"