Reborn Ancient Western Europe

Carotte clenched the sword in her hand, the sharp edge that had followed her through many life-and-death moments, but at this moment it seemed to be rusted and warped, not so sharp.

She didn't know if what she was doing was right.

Carodia's hands were not very innocent. She had killed people and seen blood. Moreover, she never dared to guarantee that everyone she killed was guilty.

She knew that she did not have the position to decide the life and death of others.

But even so, this was the first time that she threatened the lives of others for completely personal reasons.

If this woman is really uncompromising, she will really kill her without hesitation.

Carodia understood this.

And it seemed that this woman understood as well.

Beth raised her neck slightly, moving the sword across her arteries away.She was sitting on the floor at the moment, sitting cross-legged without any image.The wound on her face has been healed, but the scar has long been carved into the flesh and blood and cannot be removed.

"I surrender." Beth said, randomly brushing her curly hair. During these days in the imperial palace, she always felt that she was so haggard that even her hair lost its luster.

"No matter what you want me to do, I will agree." She said in a tired tone: "Although I doubt that there is anything I can do to help you."

Carodia threw away the sword in her hand, squatted down and looked at Beth at the same level.She looked into Beth's eyes and said word by word: "I want you to tell me the secret to crossing the Coral Sea smoothly."

It was winter now, and the three months when the Coral Sea was calm had already passed.And when the Coral Sea storm was raging, this sea area really became a desert of death, and no fleet dared to challenge the feasibility of crossing it.

Beth stiffened imperceptibly, but quickly returned to her normal expression.But this momentary change did not escape the eyes of Carodia who had been watching her.She narrowed her eyes slightly, and said firmly, "You really know about that legendary flight route, right?"

"Why do you come up with such an absurd idea?" Beth sneered, and said, "It is impossible for that route to exist. The current Coral Sea is completely controlled by the storm, and it is impossible for anyone to pass through alive."

Carotte looked at Beth, reached out and grabbed her wrist suddenly, then pulled her sleeve up to reveal the ruby ​​bracelet on her wrist.

"Do you know how much this is worth?" she asked.

Beth snatched back her wrist and looked at her warily.

Kaluti smiled lightly, and said: "Although it doesn't look special, this gemstone is only produced in Vanners, and it is exclusively used by their royal family. Its output is very small. Even in Vanners, it is worth a lot, let alone exported to the empire."

"This bracelet alone is worth half of Demos City." Carroti lowered her voice and asked, "Tell me, where did you get so much money?"

Beth lowered her head and stroked the gemstone chain on her wrist, but didn't answer her.

Carotti looked at her and continued: "Demos has developed very well over the years. At the very beginning, its basic construction was almost all spent on your own money. Even if you smashed the entire family's property In Dimos, compared to the investment in construction, it is still just a drop in the bucket."

"So, you must have other sources of income. And, it must be windfall profits."

"You know what happened in Dimos City." Beth interrupted her, and returned coldly: "This bracelet alone doesn't mean anything at all, maybe it was given to me by a suitor. .”

Carotti raised the corner of her mouth and said, "The bracelet may not be important, I just want to tell you that I am from Deimos."

She stood up, looked down at Beth, and said, "Even though I am in the imperial capital now, I am still clear about what happened to Dimos. Do you think that those ships that docked at the pier late at night can really be hidden?" Everyone? Of the sailors you hired, is it true that every one of them will keep their mouths shut?"

"Demos is my home, and I have more say in this city than you. If it weren't for the fact that you, the city lord, are still a little bit decent, you would have been torn to pieces by the nobles of the imperial capital."

Beth looked up at her in surprise, but couldn't speak.After a while, she shook her head and said with a wry smile, "I admit, you really won."

She propped herself up from the floor, stood at the angle where she was facing Carotti, and said in a flat tone, "Let's make a deal."

"You help me leave the palace, and I will take you to Coral Island."

Carodia raised the corners of her lips, and reached out her hand first.

"make a deal."

"It's late, you should go to bed."

In a palace in the Imperial Palace, more than 100 candles were burning brightly, each one as thick as an arm, making the night look like day.

On the rug covered with soft cotton batting and smooth silk, the Emperor of the Empire leaned on it, speaking with pity.Even though he was talking, his eyes still didn't leave Queen Lulia for even a second.

His health is getting worse and worse, and this winter is a cruel test for him every day.Recently, he caught a cold again. After saying the above sentence, he couldn't stop coughing crazily.

Queen Lulia was looking in the mirror, combing her hair carefully with an ivory comb.Her hair was so soft and smooth that it seemed to glisten in the candlelight.From the mirror, she watched the emperor bending over and coughing in pain, and the hand holding the comb couldn't help shaking slightly. She smiled at the emperor in the mirror and asked, "Do you feel sleepy? Your Majesty .”

The emperor nodded, resisting the desire to cough, and repeated: "It's already very late."

Queen Lulia put down the comb in her hand, stood up slowly, approached the emperor, and kissed him lightly on the lips.

The emperor felt that he had tasted the sweetness of rose water.

"Shall I ask the maid to come in and put out the candles?" She asked, "It's so bright, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep well."

There was a concerned expression on her face, and the smile on her lips was as innocent as a little girl. The emperor nodded and watched her turn and leave.It's just that he didn't see that, as soon as Queen Lulia left his sight, the smile on her face disappeared immediately, and she became extremely indifferent.

Standing in the corner of the corridor at the entrance of the palace, she confirmed with the guards in a low voice: "Mrs. Carroti took Bess away? Can you see clearly, is it her?"

The guard nodded.

Queen Lulia stood there thinking for a while, and then ordered: "Find a way, please tell Prince Grace about this, but don't let anyone else know about it."

The guard nodded cautiously again.

Queen Lulia stood in the corner for a while, and then led a maid to approach the palace again.She watched the maid extinguish the candles in the palace one by one, leaving only a few in the corner.Then, she waved the maid back, and slowly approached the emperor amidst the floating dark yellow.

The emperor was already drowsy at this time, and his side face had a vague tone in the dim light.If you don't pay attention to the white hair and wrinkles on his head, the Emperor of the Empire is still quite handsome when he is young.

Queen Lulia looked at him, then slowly pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and wiped off the rouge on her lips that exuded the alluring rose scent.She threw the handkerchief into the burning copper stove in the corner and watched it burn to ashes bit by bit.

"Are you asleep, Your Majesty?" she asked softly.

No one answered her, amidst the sound of shallow breathing, she stretched out her hand nervously to test the emperor's breath.

The warm breath touched her fingers, but she withdrew her hand instantly as if being burned by a flame.

It hurts, she held her finger, thinking, how could it hurt so much.

He was clearly not injured, so how could he be in such pain?