A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The turquoise sea stretches as far as the eye can see, and its end forms a line with the fiery red sky.

Huge warships sailed on the sea, and countless large oars paddled neatly and powerfully on the sea surface, setting off white waves.

The huge fleet split the sea, the mighty lion flag with red background and golden pattern fluttered in the sea breeze, and the burning red sunset in the sky shrouded the battleships with a fiery red gleam.

That was the royal fleet of Aaron Landis, their huge and majestic bodies were slowly driving on the sea.

Considering the injuries of the two Aaron Landis princes, one could not hold the reins tightly due to a hand injury, and the other had an arrow wound on his back that was easy to split, they were not suitable for riding a horse, but riding a carriage was too slow, so he finally chose Take the battleship back to the royal city.

In this way, the advantage is stability, it is easy to recover from injuries, and the speed of return will not be too slow.

After sending off the fleet of female warriors Elson, Garlan and his party boarded the ship at about noon and set off. It is now evening, and the crimson sun on the horizon has already submerged half of the sea surface. It's just that the fiery red light projected obliquely is still quite dazzling, making everyone's faces flushed.

Even Garlan's long blond hair seemed to be dyed a little crimson.

At this moment, he is holding the warm soup brought by the nurse, looking at the dark liquid, smelling the indescribable strange smell... He has a bitter face, looking pitiful.

However, no matter how pitiful he was, no one would help him at this moment, and he had to drink.

Garlan held his breath, raised his head, and poured the unpalatable soup down his throat in one breath.

After the filling, he ate several candied fruits in succession to get rid of the bitter taste in his mouth, and then he regained his breath.

He couldn't help but wonder, how did Heymos manage to let him feed such a bitter and unpalatable soup and swallow it without changing his expression.

Especially for someone like Heymos who has always hated bitterness...

Do not understand.

Garlan shook his head in confusion, gave up thinking, and resignedly picked up another bowl of warm soup, and continued to perform his duty of feeding Heymos.

His and Heymos' rooms were naturally the upper cabins on the battleship with the best view and the widest view, as well as the most luxurious facilities.

Since boarding the boat, Heymos has been quietly staying in the room, without any movement all afternoon.Even Garlan wandered around the deck of the giant battleship he was on in the afternoon out of curiosity, taking a look around.

The two sides of the deck are dominated by crossbowmen, which are rotated in the morning and evening. A small trebuchet is placed at a certain distance, while a large number of soldiers in charge of close combat stay in a huge interior cabin inside the battleship, sailing In the middle, you must wear armor and be ready to die at any time.

This is the main configuration of warships in this era.

After all, in this era without gunpowder cannons, naval battles were mainly based on collisions between hulls, and then hand-to-hand combat on board.

What touched Garlan the most was that when he stood on the deck and lay down on the side of the ship and looked down, he saw countless huge oars densely packed in three rows from top to bottom, and the number was estimated to be nearly a thousand.

When so many huge paddles move in unison, setting off layers of snow-white waves, it looks very spectacular visually.

Holding the medicine and walking into Heymos' cabin, Garlan saw Heymos sitting by the window of the room at a glance.

Below the window of the cabin is a row of wooden benches extending along the wall of the ship, painted in snow white, with smooth and rounded edges, and delicate patterns carved on the base.

Heymos sat sideways, stepping on it casually with one foot, one arm resting on the bent knee, and the hand wrapped in a snow-white bandage slanted down.

He tilted his head, and the strong wind from the sea blew his black hair like the night sky into a mess, exposing his brown forehead.The fiery red sunset slanting from the sea horizon reflected on his cheeks, dyeing one side of the brown cheek a little red, but leaving the other side in the shadow.

Heymos's slender body was sitting by the window in a casual posture, looking at the boundless sea with his eyes getting redder with the setting sun.

The eyelashes drooped slightly, the thin lips were slightly pursed, and the sword eyebrows were slightly frowned. She didn't know what she was thinking.

When he was alone, there seemed to be an indescribable atmosphere covering him. Even though he had a face as beautiful as the sunset, it still made people feel unwilling to approach him for no reason.

The bright red pupils are like flames, but there is no heat of fire, but cold, like flames from hell.

I don't know if it was his own illusion, but Garlan always felt that he felt a dignified aura from Heymos at this moment.

Moreover, this aura seems to be gradually intensifying as the royal city approaches.

As soon as Garlan entered the room, he caught Heymos' attention, and he turned his head to look this way.

The moment the pupils reflected the figure of the young man, the golden-red pupils became alive, as if a stone sculpture had come to life in an instant, with the aura of a living person.

Heymos watched steadily as Garlan walked towards him with the medicine in his hand, watched Garlan sit down beside him, and took a spoonful of it to his mouth.

The golden red eyes looked at the boy without blinking.

After a while, Heymos didn't open his mouth obediently as usual, but suddenly turned his head to avoid the silver spoon brought to his mouth.

"Don't drink."

There was a distinct displeasure in his voice.

Garlan who held up the silver spoon for a long time: "..."

Is this... losing your temper?

Why?

Could it be that he finally discovered that the act of feeding and drinking medicine spoon by spoon is actually very bitter and stupid?

Of course, Garlan would never be so stupid as to say the above sentence.

After thinking about it, he put the soup on the table beside him.

After getting along with Heymos for so many years, he is very clear about this guy's character. No matter whether Heymos is described as a big black dog or a big black wolf, he can only be coaxed when dealing with Heymos.

Moreover, to be honest, in his opinion, Heymos is actually pretty easy to coax.

And the reason why Heymos lost his temper like a child now, Garlan can probably guess.

He is emotionally insensitive, but that doesn't mean he's stupid.

Heymos was sulking, it must be because of what the little princess Eilson said before leaving, she must give birth to his child.

If Garlan thought it was unbelievable that Heymos liked him at first, but now, even he had to admit that Heymos was not just talking.

After all, Heymos is not the kind of person who would rush into flames for others...

To be honest, Garlan was already a little panicked.

After all, he thought at first that even if Heymos liked him, as long as he refused, it was obvious that Heymos' feelings for him could not be dismissed with a few words.

"Emma is only in her teens, and the words she said are all childish. How can you be more serious than a child?"

Garlan said helplessly.

"Everything a child says is the truth."

Heymos said, "When she grows up, she will definitely come to you."

Compared with adults who are accustomed to disguising themselves with lies, children are more obsessed with their own obsessions.

Because what the children say is what they really want from the bottom of their hearts.

He turned his head and stared at Garlan.

"Will you let her bear your child?"

Garlan choked.

"I told you..."

Looking at Heymos' serious eyes, he was a little dumbfounded for a moment.

"Even if she is serious, but in my opinion, she is just a child. How could I have any strange thoughts about children? I'm not a pervert. "

He sighed, "And..."

Moreover, by the time the little princess grew up and came to look for him, he had already left the royal city, and he didn't know where to start his journey.

Maybe he even had a wife by then.

Although it is common for men in this world to have several lovers, he does not intend to do such unscrupulous things. As long as he has a lover, he will definitely treat her wholeheartedly.

"and?"

Heymos was still staring at him, his eyes were deep and sharp, as if he was searching his heart, so as to judge whether what he said was true or not.

Naturally, he couldn't say it in front of Heymos because he was thinking about leaving the royal city.

Garlan thought for a while and said, "Besides, she's not my type. Even if she grows up, I won't be with her."

Although the little princess looks very cute, and she will definitely be a beautiful woman when she grows up, but he remembered that Kaihos said that Emma's talent in martial arts is not bad, and she will definitely be a powerful Elson female warrior in the future.

...He doesn't want a girlfriend with a force value against heaven at all.

Probably because what he said was indeed from the heart, Heymos' face softened a little.

"You have to remember what you said."

The golden-red eyes stared at Garlan without blinking, and there was something palpitating hidden in those eyes.

Heymos looked deeply at Garlan.

There was an indescribable meaning in that look, which made Garlan's throat tighten for some reason.

"Garlan, don't lie to me."

He heard the man staring at him say.

"I will not allow you to lie to me."

The deep voice seemed very light, but every word in that voice was extremely firm and powerful.

Every syllable that came out of Heymos' mouth seemed to have a tremendous force, making it hard to breathe.

Inexplicably, a sense of crisis arises spontaneously.

The sixth sense was telling Garlan that the danger was approaching.

But at this moment, he was stared at by those golden red eyes, but he couldn't move.

The man's gaze was terrifying to the extreme.

He felt like the prey of a terrible beast with a powerful and aggressive gaze.

The man stretched out his hand, and stroked his cheek with his fingers wrapped in snow-white bandages.

The low voice rang in his ears again.

"Remember, don't let anyone touch you."

The man stared at him and said.

"Don't let anyone get closer to you than me."

The movement of Heymos's fingertips stroking his cheek was extremely gentle, and his voice was also soft.

However, there was something extremely terrifying hidden deep in that seemingly calm voice.

Heymos said softly: "Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I will do anything."

Garlan's heart beat violently.

The terrifying thing hidden under the soft voice shocked him for a moment.

No.

he thinks.

It can't go on like this.

The sixth sense in the dark is warning him.

must escape.

It's too late if you don't run away.

If Garlan's attitude towards Heymos before saying this was just a little flustered, at this moment, he was already panicked.

He was indeed grateful to Heymos for saving him, but that didn't mean he was willing to accept Heymos' feelings in that respect.

Even leaving aside the issue of gender, for this person, even though they have long settled their grievances and grievances in this life, it is still impossible for him to like this person.

After all, he had died four times at the hands of this man.

Death, even just once, is unforgettable.

The young man lowered his eyes, his eye sockets were covered by fine eyelashes, making it difficult for people to see the expression in his eyes clearly at this moment.

He pursed his lips.

At this moment, he made up his mind.

After returning to Wangcheng, as soon as Brother Kamos came back, he would tell Brother Wang all his thoughts.

He must leave the palace and the city as soon as possible.

He had to stay away from Heymos, the sooner the better.

Before everything gets out of hand.

…………

After three days and three nights of sailing, the royal fleet arrived at the port of Wangcheng in the morning.

Because the wind is downwind when returning, the speed should be slightly faster.

The lion flag with red background and golden pattern is waving in the wind, and the giant warship slowly sails into the port and berths in the dock.

The huge and heavy wooden ladder was fastened by the cable, and the people on the shore dragged the cable out and slowly pulled it out, and put it on the shore.

After Garlan stepped down from the gangway, he raised his eyes and saw the crowd standing on the shore who were apparently waiting for them.

It seemed that they were people who came to welcome them, but Garlan felt that something was wrong because the crowd didn't make a sound.

A few noble ministers took the lead and stood on the shore with their guards, all of whom looked quite serious.

"Your Highness, something is wrong."

Keyhors's low voice came from behind him.

Immediately afterwards, the little fat man also muttered in a low voice.

"Yeah, no, the faces of those old guys are ugly, as if they were hacked a few times."

A hand reached out and grabbed Garlan's wrist.

Garlan subconsciously turned his head to look, and saw the face of Heymos beside him.

He froze for a moment.

Because it was the first time he saw Heymos's cold face.

"Remember, wait no matter what happens, you don't do anything."

After Heymos said this, he let go of his hand, walked a few steps quickly, and landed on the shore before him.

Garlan, who was lagging behind, was still standing on the wooden ladder. Before he could react, he saw the crowd on the shore give way, and a column of knights in fiery red armor came from the crowd.

The fiery red armor style and the lion emblem printed on the knight's shoulder armor made Garlan startled.

Royal Knights.

It is a knight group that belongs directly to King Kamos, and all the knights in the group are loyal to King Kamos.

They don't easily show up in front of people.

When King Kamos went out to fight, they were responsible for guarding the royal city and had great authority.

They fear no one and are ruthless.

No matter who they are or how high their status is, as long as there is a possibility of endangering the royal power, they will mercilessly eliminate them.

"Forgive me for being rude, Prince Heymos."

The leading knight commander bowed to Heymos expressionlessly.

"You took away the soldier talisman sealed in the inner palace without the permission of King Kamos, and used the soldier talisman to mobilize the army without authorization. This behavior has greatly offended the royal authority."

he said in an emotionless voice.

"Now I am arresting you in the name of the royal knight guard, please do not make any resistance, otherwise, we have the right to use force against you."

Garlan, who was still standing on the gangway, was stunned by the knight commander's words.

Seeing that those royal knights were about to take Heymos away, he subconsciously stretched out his hand and ran down.

"Wait--"

Before he could finish a word, Heymos, who had followed the royal knights away quietly from the beginning until now, suddenly turned around.

That one glance forced Garlan back the rest of his words.

【Wait no matter what happens, don't do anything. 】

Garlan stood there blankly, watching Heymos's back disappear before his eyes.

His mind went blank at this moment.

Without the permission of King Kamos, Heymos took away the soldier talisman and mobilized the army.

...This is why Heymos was able to lead his troops to Tozeth City within four days? !