The King's Follower [Rebirth]

"Follow the plan?" William repeated with his eyes wide open. Seeing the person opposite nodded nervously, he clenched his fists and hammered the air fiercely as if to vent his anger. Finally, he pinched the bridge of his nose with his fingers, remained silent for a long time, and said sharply: "It's just whimsical! What do you mean by using tricks? Does he really want those people to kill him?"

"It's just not to arrest them in advance." The person who sent the message said, "Your Excellency Edward means to pretend that you don't know about it, and arrest them immediately when they are assassinated, and then pretend that he was injured, and at the same time expose the king's death." It is the last mastermind who wants to take the opportunity to cancel the news of the crown prince's inheritance rights, so that you can use the excuse of maintaining the inheritance rights and protecting the gods to launch a war."

"No!" William resolutely refused, "absolutely impossible! What if he is really injured? He is a sub-orc man, and any little danger will cause him very serious injury, even life-threatening. I don't Agree! This matter is absolutely impossible, you go back, tell him, let him complete his travels honestly, and don't think about anything else. "

"Your Excellency Edward's attitude is very firm, Your Highness." As the man said, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to William, saying, "This is a letter from His Excellency Edward. He said that if you disagree, you can send this letter to William." You see."

William took the letter, tore open the wax seal of the letter roughly, and shook out the stacked letter papers.After a long while, he crumpled the letter paper into a ball and threw it viciously at the fireplace. The paper ball hit the edge of the fireplace and bounced lightly away.

The messenger shrank his neck and said nothing. The coercion of the crown prince when he was angry made him a little breathless.For a moment, William's heavy panting could only be heard in the room. It was obvious that he was very angry.

After another half day, William put away the aura exuding from his body, walked to the fireplace, picked up the ball of paper, spread it out again, and sighed long.

"I know you will not agree," Edward wrote in the letter, "but I still want to try to convince you. First of all, you must understand that I will never sacrifice myself to start a war. I cherish my A hard-won life, just as you cherish your own life. Because I know that if something happens to me, it will definitely hurt you a lot, and I don’t want to hurt you, so I won’t hurt myself .

"But you must also understand that the king will not let me go. You can stop this assassination, but there will be another one in the future. Until you succeed, these assassinations are endless, and as time goes by , these assassins will become more and more skilled, the enemy is in the dark, but we are in the open, they can always find a breakthrough, and one day you will not be able to prevent them. I know, you have to say, before that, you Already replaced the king. But how long? One year, two years? Ten years?

"William, the position we're in means we're in danger all the time, there's always someone thinking about our lives, there's always someone out there trying to kill us, it's since I woke up in this world At that moment, it became clear. I can't be in a completely safe situation, even if you protect me, especially when the king is still sitting safely on his throne, safety is farther away from me.

"And now, we have a chance to launch a war and overthrow the king. Why don't we fight for it? Take advantage of this time, when everyone doesn't think of it, and when the king thinks we haven't dared to strike first, then the chances of winning will be much greater. You have to know that I am the safest only when you sit on the throne. The sooner you overthrow him, the sooner I will be safe.

"The right time to launch a coup is a rare opportunity. If you miss this time, you don't know when the next time will be. When I, as a divinely favored person, has a great influence on the citizens of the empire, I will use the king's assassination to launch a coup. War, what a rare opportunity. I sincerely hope that you can grasp it.

"Besides, I hope you won't be angry: if you fail to grasp it, I will always help you grasp it. Even if you don't agree, I always have a way."

William rubbed the heavy creases on the letter paper with his fingers.The messenger did not dare to speak, and quietly waited for the Crown Prince to make a decision.In the end, however, William didn't say anything, just waved them all out.

The room was quiet again, William sighed again, and gently kissed the letter paper at the end, the beautiful cursive words: "Edward who loves you forever".

"Why do you always make people so worried?" He murmured.

The team of trainee priests decided to stay in the barracks for 20 days.Before that, they only stayed in each place for no more than five days.Because there are too many soldiers here, the perennial fighting and tight life put them under a lot of pressure, and they all hope to talk to the beautiful and gentle priests, adjust their emotions, and vent the darkness accumulated in their hearts.

In fact, their original plan was only to stay for fifteen days, and the major general in charge of the legion contributed a lot to the extra five days.He belongs to William, and when he heard that Edward wanted to stay here for a longer period of time, he went to the teacher who led the team without saying a word, and finally extended the original 20 days to [-] days, although the time was not long, but The extra five days were enough for William to make his next decision.

Sure enough, two days after sending the letter, Edward received a reply from William.William agreed to his request, and Edward knew that he would agree. What they were going to do did not tolerate their excessive love for children. This was something both he and William knew.What's more, William arranged a lot of manpower to protect him. In the barracks, he also secretly mixed a dozen orc soldiers of the seventh rank and above who were loyal to the crown prince into the duty team protecting the priests, ensuring that every shift had their hands.Moreover, they have already learned about the actions of those people, how many of them there are, and what they plan to do.Everything is under their surveillance, as long as a plan is made, Edward will never be harmed.

Edward received the reply and felt much better.He has been waiting for this day for seven years. As long as they launch the war smoothly, with their current military reserves and the commanding talents under their orders, he believes that this war will not last long. At most three years, he will be able to fight in the war. St. Leman's Cathedral for William's coronation.Thinking of this, he felt a hot sweetness flow through his heart, like boiling honey water.

"You look happy?" Philip came closer and looked up at him.

Edward decided that he could not see Philip more and more.Philip's admiration for him is very obvious. If it is fake, it can only be said that his acting skills are too superb.However, Edward still can't believe him so far, and in view of what he is going to do now, he still hopes that the other party can keep a certain distance from himself. He has already arranged people, and when the time comes, he will find an excuse to distract him and wait for the matter to be completed. , no matter what happened to Philip, it would no longer threaten him.

"I just thought about our upcoming journey." Edward said, he has now mastered the knack of talking to Philip, the more high-sounding and noble the better, Philip almost never doubts his words, those words are extremely hypocritical to Edward However, Philip took them as good words, which almost made Edward feel guilty, "The soldiers here have already listened to the teachings of Orgunra, but there are more people in front of us who need our help, and there are more people who need our help." There are a lot of difficulties for us to overcome, so I am very happy."

"You are so noble, Your Excellency Edward!" Philip's eyes turned red with excitement, "I sometimes feel tired for a while, I really don't know how you do it..."

Edward breathed a sigh of relief, and changed the topic to practice, as long as the other party is no longer obsessed with his own affairs.

The assassins sent by the king were mixed with the soldiers, and all this had been arranged long before Edward set off.Because the itinerary for priests to travel needs to be drawn up in advance, signed and approved by the pope, and kept on file, the king can easily call the file to check their itinerary.Now the assassins have already made preparations. There are often people coming and going in and out of the border at the border. Fish and dragons are mixed, and Doherty's businessmen often come and go. The situation is very complicated. They plan to assassinate Edward here, and it is easy to blame Dole. pedicle people.

The team of trainee priests originally only stayed for fifteen days, and seeing that the fifteen days were coming to an end, they hadn't been able to get close to Edward. They thought that this mission was going to fail, and they were about to report the news to the king, but they didn't expect The major general persuaded the teacher to stay for another five days.

Is losing in one fell swoop.Half of the people who carried out the assassination missions were hired killers who wandered around the world, and some were noble soldiers who retired from Cuthbert. They had some modest official titles and titles. Still nostalgic for the excitement and blood of the army.They have fanatical and blind worship and loyalty to the king, and are willing to do anything for him, including assassinating the favored ones.Besides, the king didn't admit that Edward had really received the oracle from Orgona, so they wouldn't believe it either.

Every night before going to bed, the trainee priests would gather and pray a bedtime prayer in the chapel of the barracks. In the past few days, Edward suddenly had a habit of staying for another 15 days after everyone left. minute.The assassins discovered his little habit, and Edward did it on purpose, leaving no one around to protect him.This didn't make them suspicious. Most of his people were originally in the dark, usually with only one soldier at most, and after all, in the barracks, there were soldiers of the empire everywhere. Who would kill a priest and symbolize What about the Lancastrian royal favored by Orgonla?

The only variable in this is Philip, because he also prays with Eduardo for 15 minutes each time.These assassins knew Philip. As the king's eyeliner, he reported Edward's every move to the king every day.It's just that they knew Philip, but Philip didn't know them.They don't know if they should get rid of Philip at the same time. After all, the assassination scene should have as few witnesses as possible. It's better to form a mystery case, so that it can be more logically planted on Doherty.

But it was too late for them to report the matter to the king, so they could only play it by ear, but they thought that even if an ordinary trainee priest died, the king would not care too much, and the Max family was also fanatical. For those who are loyal to the king, the children of the family can sacrifice for the king, I am afraid they will feel extremely honored.

The Assassin's watchers informed Edward of their plans while saying the prayers of penance.That's it for today.

Edward took a deep breath. He thought of that time six years ago, when the king also arranged for an assassination, allowing him to make a fake show and take this opportunity to clean up the queen's people in the government.But that time, the king really did a fake show, and he almost killed him.Edward still remembered how terrified he felt that day.

But this time, it was also a fake show for real, but he didn't have that kind of fear and fear anymore.He felt a little nervous, which is the kind of nervousness that people feel when they are doing great things, not the fear of being unsure, as if their feet are standing on the edge of a cliff, and they will be pushed down in the next second.In fact, he even felt a vague excitement that he couldn't wait to tear the king off his throne, and tonight was the first step.

It was night, and the usual bedtime prayers were over. The teacher who led the team closed the "Hadith" in his hand, and everyone lined up quietly in two rows and filed out.Edward and Philip stayed on as usual.In this regard, the teacher who led the team nodded approvingly at them, and said: "It's not too late, Orgunla doesn't want you to hurt yourself because of serving him." Edward and Philip hurriedly lowered their heads , I would like to express my gratitude to the teacher for his concern.

At this time, a priest walking at the end of the line called softly: "Philip, are you still staying today?"

Philip nodded: "Yes."

The person who spoke was someone William arranged to assist Edward in the team, and Edward asked him to find an excuse to distract Philip today. "I have something to tell you." The man walked to Philips, pulled him two steps away from Edward, and said.

"What's the matter? Can't you tell me now?" Philip was a little impatient.

"You must help me with this matter, Philip..."

"What's the matter? Tell me now, and I'll see if I can help." Philip interrupted him.

"Philip, don't be so impatient." Edward opened his mouth to criticize his attitude. He knew that rather than persuading him with kind words, this kind of blunt persuasion would make Philip more obedient. "When someone asks you for help, you should provide help enthusiastically." That’s right, and helping others is the same as praying, it’s a way of serving Orgunra. He always hopes that we can do good things. So, you go back first. If you have time later or continue tomorrow Not too late."

Philip pursed his lips. He really didn't want to have contact with other priests, but Edward was right. He shouldn't be so impatient when others ask for help. This is wrong. "Let's go," he stepped back, and said to Edward again: "If I have time later, I will come again. I hope you will still be there at that time, Your Excellency Edward."

Edward nodded, and soon, the simple chapel fell silent again.The auditorium of the church is very small. Every Sunday, only senior military officers are eligible to come to the church to worship, and the rest of the soldiers are on the drill ground.The lights in the church were dim, and there were only a few small luminous pearls on the altar for lighting, but they could barely print the outlines of the tables, chairs and steps, so that he would not fall over.

Edward knelt in front of the altar, and the dim light pulled their shadows into a strange pattern printed on the wall.The wind squeezed in through the small skylight near the ceiling, making a whining sound, which sounded a little scary.

Edward stared at the Golden Ring Dragon on the altar with a serious and serious expression, but in fact, he was listening intently.The assassin was lurking in a certain corner of the church, and the people who protected him and arrested the assassin had already been arranged in the church, but he didn't know where they were all.

Edward felt as if someone was standing behind him, as if a hand had been stretched out and was about to touch his back, which made him feel a creepy shudder, and there was a hint of excitement hidden in the shudder, as if A birthday person already knows that his family is preparing a birthday party surprise for him. In order not to spoil the fun, he can’t say that he already knows their plan, but suppresses the excitement in his heart, pretending to be calm and waiting for the surprise to come. .

Time seemed to be frozen, and Edward felt that a long time had passed, but the hands of the clock hanging on the wall hardly moved. 3 minutes? 5 minutes?Adorable Edward felt that five hours had passed, as if it would be dawn in the next second.

let them come!Come on quickly!He shouted in his heart, he had waited for seven years, but in the last few minutes, he had lost the most basic patience.

At this moment, a figure flashed out from nowhere, and landed behind him lightly and delicately.The hairs on Edward's back stood up. At that moment, he could feel a scimitar gleaming with cold light being raised high, about to cut through the air and slash towards his neck.

That moment was infinitely prolonged, and he also heard other voices, and his protectors also jumped out from the hiding place, surrounded them, a boomerang flew towards the scimitar with a sharp whistling sound. Come on, Edward can almost imagine the next second, he seems to have heard the sound of the boomerang hitting the scimitar.

With a bang, the scimitar was knocked out of his hand by the boomerang, turned and inserted into the chair next to him, a cluster of icy needles flying over his head, piercing the assassin's dodging body.An orc protecting him hugged him and quickly withdrew from the fighting circle. Seeing him thrown to the door, he immediately stood in front of Edward.

In the auditorium, five soldiers protecting Edward and three assassins were wrestling with each other. Both sides were concerned not to make too much noise, so they did not transform into orcs.The sound of swords crashing in could be heard endlessly, maybe a small offensive magic flashed, and finally hit the wall of the auditorium.I can only be thankful that the church was built with stones, otherwise the clusters of flames would have ignited the church long ago.

An assassin broke free from the encirclement and rushed towards Edward.The orc was already seriously injured, but he didn't seem to notice the bleeding wound on his body, and continued to rush towards Edward unrelentingly.These assassins, in order to complete the task, would rather not die.The soldiers standing in front of Edward and Philip immediately engaged and forced him back into the ring.

Edward looked around vigilantly, and the hand hidden in the large sleeve of the toga clenched the dagger for self-defense. In this situation, it is better for him to leave the church and go to a safe place. Now the three assassins have been trapped in the Here, the outside is probably safer than the auditorium where offensive magic is flying everywhere.