A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The priests of Shamash, the priests of the sun, are just and impartial.

The requirements for Shamash priests have always been very strict.First of all, it must be of superior noble blood, and second, it must have rich knowledge and correct judgment on one thing.

These are just the basics.

There is another rigid requirement for becoming a priest of Shamash, that is--in addition to being able to go to the palace, you must also go to the battlefield.

Before the people, they have to hold a scepter as teachers to instruct the people, judge various cases as judges, and perform sacrificial ceremonies as priests. into patties...

Let's put it this way, the minimum requirement for a qualified Shamash priest is to be able to fight at least five.

Shemur is one of the most orthodox and the best Shamash priests.

In Garlan's memory, Shemuer always had an expressionless face, handled things sternly and strictly, and rarely revealed his emotions.

even if...

Even when he said those words to him, the Shamash priest looked like a stone sculpture, motionless, and then abandoned him without looking back.

That sentence……

【You can't beat Heymos. 】

At that time, when he was pressed by Heymos every step of the way, when he was in danger, the mentor he trusted and relied on the most said this to him, and then left him.

That was like the last straw, giving him the final fatal blow.

After the power of the Shamash Temple led by Shemur turned to Huimos, his power declined rapidly, and more and more people followed in Shemuer's footsteps, abandoned him, and turned to Huimos s.

Defeated like a mountain, he was finally poisoned by Heymos forcibly.

When his whole body was so painfully burned by the poison that he couldn't speak, in his last glance, he seemed to see that person.His mentor stood behind Heymos, condescending, looking down at him coldly, his emotionless eyes seemed to be mocking his childishness and stupidity.

He closed his eyes weakly, fell into darkness amidst unwillingness and remorse, and died at the hands of Heymos again.

When he was reborn for the fourth time, he actually wanted to ask Shemuer.

why?

I regard you as my teacher and my father, and you brought me up single-handedly. For eight years, I always thought that even if everyone in this world would betray me, you would still be by my side.

But why...

After thinking about it, he realized that there was no need to ask.

What Shemuel said before leaving him had answered everything.

The man said, you can't beat Heymos.

You can't win.

This sentence is like a prophecy, or it may be a curse.

………………

In the fourth rebirth, at the beginning, he thought about taking revenge.

It's just that he didn't do that in the end, and he can't do that, because if he really did something to Shemuer, then in the eyes of others who don't know anything, it will be his fault, and it will make other people who follow him feel chilled and upset. shake.So in the end, he just gradually distanced himself from Ximuer, and then found an excuse to transfer Ximuer away from his side.

At first he felt aggrieved, but as time went by, the anger and dissatisfaction gradually dissipated, and he figured it out when he calmed down.

In his view, Shemur betrayed him.

But in Shemuer's own opinion, he just made a choice that he thought was the most appropriate.

It is true that Shemul is his mentor, but at the same time, this man is also the priest of Shamash, the priest of this country.

He just chose the latter between protecting a person and a country.

The priest of Shamash is just, calm, and rational. He will not be influenced by personal feelings, so he chose the king he thought was more suitable.

The so-called eight years... Maybe, for this person, there is no so-called personal relationship at all.

Thinking of this, Garlan slowly loosened his clenched hands, and the breath that was blocked in his chest when he saw this person also slowly dissipated.

he thought calmly.

Since this person has no feelings, why should he block himself because of this person.

Anyway, in this life, there is only this one-sided relationship between them today, and they are just passers-by.

Thinking of this, Garlan felt much more comfortable.He let out a long breath, jumped off the stone bench, and ran quickly towards the middle of the hall.

Before he jumped down, the dozen or so teenagers or children who had been waiting in the hall had already lined up on both sides in an orderly manner. paper and pen, and then go back and sit down.

Everyone knows that the priests of Shamash are the most serious and severe, and they never talk about human feelings. Even the naughtiest children dare not be presumptuous in front of them.

Therefore, when the priest did not speak, everyone was quiet, and the entire hall was quiet.

A crackling sound suddenly broke the silence.

It was the sound of running footsteps. Although it was not loud, it was extremely ear-piercing in the silent hall at the moment.

The one who made the sound of running was Garlan who came running.

Because he started to sit far away on the edge of the hall, and when he saw Shemuer, he was in a daze again. When he came back to his senses, almost all the examination papers in Ximuer's hand had been handed out, and only One copy, apparently for him.So Garlan hurried over to get the test papers at a faster speed. After all, even if he didn't intend to be the king's younger brother, he didn't want to do something so eye-catching as refusing the test.

His biggest goal now is to be low-key, low-key.

Shemuer stood there and waited quietly. He watched the unruly kid running over with short legs and frowned slightly, but he still waited calmly. .

After the child ran up to him, he bent slightly and handed the last piece of paper and pen to the child.

"You should be waiting here, not over there," he said.

Ximuer patiently taught the child to behave.

The child listened to his words and looked up at him.A small face as big as a palm and a pair of big almond-shaped eyes are round and round. The pupils are like golden amber stained with clear water droplets from the Nkiea River. It seems to be able to penetrate into the heart.

The child's eyes were as bright as the sun in the sky.

Xie Muer, who is the priest of the sun god, thought so in his heart, and his displeasure towards this child's unruly behavior was a little less, and his affection was a little bit more.

However, just when his mental state had just changed a little, the child took a look at him, snorted suddenly, then turned his head, turned his face away, ignored him, and grabbed the paper Pen turned and ran away.

Ximuer: "..."

He had been a priest of Shamash for so many years, and it was the first time he met a child who flung his face at him.

Especially in the current situation, everyone knows that he has a lot of influence on Wang Di's choice, and other teenagers are well behaved in front of him. I didn't expect this kid whom he had a little affection for... …

…………

For some reason, he seems to be a little... upset?

Of course, our Priest Shamash's paralyzed face cannot reveal his mood at the moment.

Forget it, what do you care about with a child who doesn't understand the rules.

Thinking of this, he withdrew his gaze from staring at the running away child.

Ximuer's eyes slowly swept over the dozen or so children who were sitting and reading the exam papers seriously. These are all collateral bloodlines of the royal family from different regions.

The former king was poisoned and killed a year ago. As the only heir of the former king, the current king, King Kamos, took the throne urgently.However, the young king who had just ascended the throne was underage, not even married, let alone had children.

Now the situation is very tense, foreign enemies are staring at each other, and domestic turmoil is unrest. Only King Kamos is left in the direct blood of the royal family.

Every time King Kamos went to the battlefield, the ministers were terrified and had trouble sleeping and eating.

Everyone knew that if something happened to King Kamos, the throne would be vacant immediately, and the kingdom that was already on the cliff line would probably collapse as a result.

Therefore, in order to avoid accidents, the ministers decided after discussion that each minister would recommend a heir of the collateral blood of the royal family, who should be within the range of eight years old and less than 14 years old.

Then bring these young children to the king's capital, let Kamos choose one of these children, recognize him as the king's younger brother, and teach him carefully.Before the birth of the heir of King Kamos, if something happened to King Kamos, the younger brother would succeed him, so that the throne could continue to be passed on in the royal blood.

Of course, if King Kamos has an heir, he can also let this well-educated brother become the assistant minister of the little prince.

Thinking of this, Shemuer's fingers clenched slightly.

His eyes carefully and carefully swept over these young children one by one.

he thinks.

A best successor must be chosen.

For the future of this kingdom.

…………

Finding a random place to sit down, Garlan spread out the papers he had just received on the long bluestone table.

It was pale yellow parchment paper, and it felt a bit hard to the touch. Because it had been rolled into a tube shape, even if it was spread out, the edges were still rolled.Dozens of questions were written in small characters on the parchment, apparently for them to answer.

This is a knowledge point test, right?

Garlan thought silently, picked up the snow-white quill, looked at the rows of questions on it, and was very worried.

He is definitely not worrying about not being able to answer these questions.

What worries him is how many questions he should get right.

These questions are all about the basic knowledge of astronomy and geography in this country, and there are also some questions about how to deal with small things... These questions are for Jia, who has been a prince for several years and has received formal education, although he has failed to compete for the throne time and time again. For Ireland, everything is very simple.

He could answer everything with his eyes closed.

I dare not say anything else, but among this group of children, he who opened the rebirth cheat is definitely a well-deserved top student.

But the point is, he can answer, but can't.

What should I do if I accidentally got the first answer?He made up his mind not to venture into the muddy waters of the throne.

But handing in blank papers seems too conspicuous, so he thought it would be best to get a lower-middle grade... But the trouble is, he doesn't know the level of other people, so at this moment, he is worried about how many questions he has to answer correctly. good.

While Garlan was hesitating, several servants stepped forward and placed the stone plate containing ink on everyone's table.So everyone who had been carefully looking at the parchment started to do it one after another, and began to answer the questions with ink.

The empty hall was extremely quiet at the moment, only the rustling sound of writing could be heard.

And when everyone was immersed in answering the questions, the blond child who was holding a quill pen and staring at the parchment in front of him with a wrinkled face was very conspicuous.Some of the people who saw the immobile child exchanged glances, and some turned their heads and whispered something.

Xie Muer, who was looking around at everyone, also saw it and frowned.

He thought for a while. If he remembered correctly, the person who recommended the child was Ximei, the head of the house. The minister was very old and used to aloof from the world. He didn't want to be involved in the succession of the throne. This time I thought about it, I just brought that child to make up the number.

Ximuer watched the child staring at the parchment in front of him with a sad face, and walked over slowly.

He stared into the child's eyes.

Like the sun, the pure golden pupils seem to glow when they are wide open.

Golden pupils, this is the symbol of the royal family, and the symbol of inheriting the blood of the gods.

But with the long history, the blood of the royal family has been more or less mixed with other blood. In the current royal family, even King Kamos, who is a direct blood, has golden brown pupils close to gold, while other royal blood Not to mention.

It was the first time for Ximuer to see such pure golden pupils without any impurities.

[That is the blood of the gods, the descendant of gold, the supreme king who rules the earth. 】

[He has golden pupils, like the sun hanging high in the sky, allowing everyone to bathe in his brilliance. 】

He thought, it turned out that it was really as recorded in the ancient book in the temple.

There are really golden eyes that look like seeing the sun in the sky.

When Shemuer was looking at those pure golden eyes, probably seeing him coming, the child who was staring at the parchment in a daze moved quickly.

It may be because Xie Muer felt nervous standing in front of him, the child's shoulders were tense, and his hands and feet were even more stiff.Holding the quill pen in his fingers, he hurriedly poked into the ink cartridge on the table, as if he wanted to dip it in ink and write quickly.

But he seemed to be too flustered, he used too much force with his hand, and the tip of the pen poked down heavily, knocking the small ink cartridge flying all at once.

And the ink cartridge that was thrown out by him 'happened' to throw it at Shemuer who was standing in front of the table.

With a splash, jet-black ink splashed all over Shemuer.

The air in the entire hall was stagnant.

At this moment, there was no sound.

The child who got into a catastrophe was immediately frightened and stupid, his eyes were dull, and he looked at Shemuer with a face of fear.

……

Diagonally opposite, a black-haired boy raised his head slightly and looked over.

From his position, looking slightly lower, he could see the blond child who looked like he had been frightened and was hiding under the table with only half of his feet exposed, white and tender, small, with a little pink at the tip of the toes.

The little foot swayed, drew a circle quickly, paused, and drew a circle again, no matter how you looked at it, it revealed the happy mood of its owner at the moment, like a naughty kid who broke into the house. A tsundere little pet who still brags in front of its owner after disaster.

The golden-red eyes slightly bent, showing a little smile, Heymos lowered his head, and continued writing on the parchment.

The author has something to say: Gallan: It's fun to be a child, and it's even more fun to be a bear.

A violent priest: Hehe. (write it down in a notebook)