A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

For the whole afternoon, Garlan looked very obedient, obediently looking at the stack of documents that King Kamos gave him.

For the ones that he didn't understand, he asked Kamos directly, and even put forward some opinions of his own on certain things.For example, when he was a child, he advocated burying corpses after floods and droughts to avoid plague outbreaks. Over the past few years, King Kamos has issued a formal law.

However, occasionally there are some places where this is not handled properly, or it is difficult to implement this matter due to public resistance.

This time, a similar problem occurred in a flooded city and was reported.

After seeing it, Garlan recalled how his own world dealt with this kind of thing before, and put forward a few suggestions. After serious thinking, Kamos planned to bring it up to the court for discussion.

He was thinking in his heart, just in time, if he let Garlan speak out about this matter, it would be regarded as an official announcement to everyone that he had given Garlan the right to participate in politics.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Garlan asked Aierson to rescue him and revealed the agreement he made with Aierson.

In fact, it can be considered that Garlan has made decisions on his own and participated in political affairs, but not to mention King Kamos, even Shemuer just said "Be more cautious in the future" and didn't say anything more.

For them, Eilson is just a small island country, equivalent to a city of Aaron Landis. It is dispensable, and they don't care much about it. Recognizing her existence and doing business with her are not counted. event.

In fact, Aaron Landis did not enforce the prohibition of doing business with Elson in the past, but the cities by the sea naturally adapted to the atmosphere and formed a habit.

Moreover, the former king had considered it when he was in office - even if Ailson is a small country with only one city, it still has a military force of one city, as long as Ailson takes the initiative to move closer to him and take her under his command It's not a bad thing either, it would be good to have more military power in the southern waters.

However, Elson closed the country at that time and refused to communicate with any country. As a big country, Aaron Landis was naturally even less likely to put down his body and take the initiative to show favor, so he simply ignored it.

Now because of Garlan's pirate attack, it was a windfall to bring the country of Elson under the command of Aaron Landis.

In this way, it is logical to give Elson some benefits, and no one has any objections.

Well, as expected, Prince Garlan is under the protection of Isdar, the goddess of luck.

Every accident brings unexpected gains.

Shemuer thought again in his heart.

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Time passed quickly, and most of the afternoon passed quickly.

Dazed by the pile of documents, King Kamos threw away the parchment in his hand. Sitting cross-legged on the pedestal, he raised his hands, stretched out of shape, and then rattled She squeezed her fingers and moved her wrist and shoulders along the way.

Garlan, who was sitting beside him, turned his head to look at Kamos, and suddenly said, "Brother Wang."

"Ok?"

"Speaking of which, with Keyhos's achievements, he should have been qualified to be promoted to cavalry commander long ago, right?"

Garlan mentioned this incident seemingly casually.

Aaron Landis's cavalry legion has a clear hierarchy and is divided into several legions. The number of knights in each legion ranges from [-] to [-], and the knight commander is the general class in the legion.

The Hundred Knights can command hundreds of knights.

A thousand knights can command thousands of knights.

The cavalry commander is the top general, who can command tens of thousands of knights, that is to say, he is the commander of a legion.

All the generals who can become cavalry commanders are all of great meritorious service, and all of them are brave generals selected from thousands of miles.

Now in Aaron Landis, there are only six riders in total.Because the number of cavaliers is too small, some legions currently have too many people, and there is even a legion that is close to [-], which is too bloated. It should have been reorganized and divided into a new legion, but it is because there is no extra The cavalry commander can command the legion, but has not been adapted.

"Now the cavalry commander is not enough, is it?" Garlan asked King Kamos, "Since the meritorious deeds established by Kaihos are enough, why is it still only the commander of a thousand cavalry?"

At this time in the previous lives, Keyhors had already been promoted to the cavalry commander, commanding a legion.

But for some reason in this life, he has always stayed in the position of Qianqichang.

Garlan also asked Kaihos, but his knight smiled and avoided him.And considering the sensitivity of military power, he didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, so he didn't talk to Brother Wang.

But there was no time now, and he felt he had to figure it out.

"Well, well..." King Kamos rubbed his chin and said, "Indeed, Kaihos' meritorious deeds have already allowed him to be promoted. But, Garlan, once Kaihos is promoted to cavalry commander, then according to the According to the rules, he must command a legion, but he is now your guardian knight, and it is impossible for him to leave you to join the legion.”

Garlan was taken aback for a moment, he hesitated for a while, and then asked softly.

"That is to say, if he is not my guardian knight, can he be promoted?"

"Hahaha."

Garlan's words made King Kamos burst into laughter, and he patted Garlan's head.

"Garlan, although it is true, Kaihos is not willing to leave your side." He said with a smile, "You can rest assured that he voluntarily gave up his promotion."

"That's it..."

The boy said with a sigh, and took the juice brought by the maid.

In the translucent glass cup, the pink liquid was gently rippling, and there were fine pieces of ice in it.

Garlan held it in both hands, feeling the coolness coming from his fingers.He took a sip of the fruit juice, and the ice-cold liquid flowed into his throat. It was very sweet and refreshing, and he was temporarily in a trance.

After drinking half of the juice, he suddenly turned to Shemur.

"Ximuer, didn't you say that Tal is very talented in memory and numbers? You always grab him to help, or just call him to your command to do something?"

Garlan asked with a smile, his eyes curved.

"I asked."

Shemuer raised his eyes, glanced at Garlan, and replied blankly.

"He said he would follow you, Prince."

"........."

Choked by Shemuer's look, Garlan shrugged.

"Following me is too wasteful, Ximuer, why don't you try again."

"Prince Garlan, please adapt to the change of your identity as soon as possible."

Shemuer looked at Garlan with an unhappy expression, and his tone became severe.

"You are about to become the crown prince. From that moment on, it is a supreme honor to be by your side. This is true for all Aaron Landisians. Please understand this."

"Okay, okay, I understand, but, Shemul, if, I'm talking if-if it weren't for me, would you call Tal under your command?"

"........."

Shemur thought for a moment, then nodded.

"should be."

Speaking of which, Prince Garlan's vision is really good.

At the beginning, everyone thought that little fat man was a waste, purely Garlan's dog-legged follower, useless except flattering, but this little fat man who everyone thought was useless was born with a sensitivity to numbers and an instant memory. It is also very strong, and it can even be said to be able to remember numbers in a short period of time.Therefore, every time Tal handles tedious statistical affairs in various places, Tal alone is worth several old civil servants who are proficient in this matter.

As for Tal's self-proud ability to search for information and collect all kinds of gossip to make the prince happy, Xie Muer is not interested at all.

Shemuer's nod made Garlan smile slightly, with a relaxed look on his face, as if he was relieved to have completed some task.

After laughing, he put down the stack of documents in his hand.

"Brother Wang."

"Ok?"

"I want to see Nega."

King Kamos was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

"Well, let's go."

He smiled understandingly.

He thought that Garlan was dizzy and unable to sit still because of these political affairs.

Kamos said he understood.

We must know that when he was young, he did the same with the mountain of official documents, trying to find opportunities to escape.Therefore, he insisted on resisting Xie Muer's sharp eyes staring at him like needles, and indulged his younger brother to relax.

Ximuer was very dissatisfied, but in the end he didn't say anything, just sighed helplessly.

Don't be impatient.

Prince Garlan is still young, too much persecution may have the opposite effect, so let's take it slowly.

He thought so.

Anyway, there is still enough time for the little prince to grow up slowly.

Although he didn't say it out loud, he has always had great expectations for this in his heart... He believes that the space for Prince Garlan's future growth is as wide and vast as the sky where the sun god Shamash lives.

Garlan responded and got up to leave, but after taking a step, he suddenly seemed to remember something again.

He turned back, leaned over and bowed his head.

Before Kamos could react, he was kissed firmly on the face by his little prince.

Garlan smiled and said to him,

"In this world, my favorite person is you, Brother Wang."

Guard me.

Pamper me.

Accompany me to grow up.

Like a brother like a father.

Unexpectedly, King Kamos, who was kissed by Garlan and said to be his favorite, was immediately elated, and he was about to grin.

But in the next second, Garlan turned his head again and looked at Shemuer.

He also smiled brightly at Shemuer.

"Although Ximuer, you always have a straight face, it's ugly to death." He said, "But don't worry, even so, I still like you very much."

I know, you want me to sit on the throne.

I know what you expect of me.

But I'm sorry.

In this life, I don't want you to die because of me again.

I want you to live well.

…………

The boy who left the two thunderclaps in the room ran away in a hurry after finishing his speech, leaving behind the bewildered priest Shamash and the lion king who was first happy and then angry.

Ximuer was still in a daze, but King Kamos's unkind and dangerous eyes had already stared at him.

"Shemur."

"Yes?"

"Two times the workload today."

Ximuer: "..."

What about the promised Lion King, whose heart is as broad as the boundless grassland?

This mind is definitely smaller than the tip of a needle.

Isn't it just that the prince also likes me after saying a word?

…………

He ran all the way to the lion garden, waved away the female officials who were saluting to him, and Garlan stretched out his arms to hug Nega.

The big lion was very happy to see Garlan, shook his head, and rubbed his head against Garlan non-stop.

Garlan hugged the big lion's fluffy head, rubbing his face against the thick mane.

He whispered, "Nega, I'm sorry, I planned to take you away with me."

He hugged Nega with reluctance all over his face.

I had already thought about it, no matter what, I would take Niega with me, but now I am in such a hurry... The most important thing is that Niega is too conspicuous, if I take it with me, I will be found in minutes.

Therefore, he could only hold back his reluctance and leave it here.

Although Nega was very clever, he still couldn't understand Garlan's words.

But it seemed to instinctively sensed that something was wrong, so it let out a low groan, and rubbed its wet nose against Garlan's face, looking at Garlan as if it was worried about him.

Garlan smiled at it, hugged it again, buried his face deeply in the dark brown mane, feeling the familiar softness and warmth.

In fact, I should have met Keyhors again anyway.

He was his guardian knight after all.

But Keyhos knows him too well, and when we meet now, I am afraid that he will be able to see through his mind immediately.

So even if I'm sorry to Keyhors, I can only forget it.

After he leaves, Kaihos should be able to be promoted to cavalry commander, and he can also arrange for Teva and others.

And Taputi was born in the upper-class nobles, backed by Brother Kamos, so she doesn't need to worry about her.

A low whine sounded in his ear, waking him up from his contemplation.

He raised his face from the soft mane, and looked at the big lion's innocent and clear brown eyes like a baby, feeling more and more reluctant.

It's okay, it's only temporary.

he thinks.

Wait for a while, after Brother Wang gave up on him, and after Heymos gave up that strange feeling to marry a wife and have children, he can come back.

At that time, he will take Nega away again.

"Nega, you have to be good, I will come back to pick you up."

The big lion couldn't understand what he said, but tilted his head, looked at him with innocent and friendly eyes, and let out a low howl, as if he was acting like a baby.

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Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, another day passed.

It was already late at night, and Heymos was lying on the bed, tossing and turning.

Although his body was still exhausted from the rigorous exercise that Suo Jia called almost masochistic in the afternoon, he didn't feel sleepy at the moment.

For some reason, as soon as he closed his eyes, the smile that Garlan showed him yesterday would come to mind.

He liked to see Garlan laughing.

As long as he sees the boy's smiling face, even the beating heart deep in his chest seems to melt.

But at that time, Garlan's smile gave him an inexplicable palpitation.

【Your Highness, the so-called love is just passing away. After decades, only the throne you are sitting on will be real. 】

Soga's gentle voice sounded in his ears again, making him feel unspeakably irritated.

Heymos turned over and sat up, looking sideways out of the window.

The window was open, and the clear night sky stretched as far as the eye could see, and the fine stars scattered on the earth.

With a stirring in his heart, he suddenly couldn't hold back the idea of ​​going to see Garlan.

He didn't know why either.

But he just had an urge to see Garlan now no matter what.

As soon as this idea popped up, it was like a fire, which couldn't be extinguished no matter what.

And he's never been the type to suppress his own desires.

So, after hesitating for a few seconds, he turned over and got out of bed.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Heymos skillfully avoided the patrols in the palace, followed the very familiar route, climbed over the high wall, and sneaked into Garlan's palace with ease.

The window of Garlan's bedroom was half open, and from the outside, one could see the spacious white bed.

The quilt on the bed was wrapped into a ball and looked round.

I don't know why, even though he has grown up, Garlan still likes to wrap himself up in a round ball and nestle on the bed like a child.

And the appearance of the boy when he was asleep made people feel affectionate from the bottom of their hearts.

But at this moment, just seeing the quilt wrapped into a ball, Heymos felt an indescribable feeling welling up, which made his heart soften.

Heymos gently opened the window and entered the room.

He didn't intend to wake Garlan up, he just wanted to watch quietly for a while.

However, as soon as he entered the room, his chest tightened.

He felt something was wrong.

It was too quiet in the room.

It was so quiet that there was not even a sound of breathing.

He walked to the bed in two steps at a time, stretched out his hand, and violently pulled away the wrapped quilt——

The quilt lifted by him was empty and contained nothing.

Heymos' whole body seemed to be petrified.

He was still clutching the thin snow-white quilt that he had lifted, and his arms were frozen in mid-air.

He stood in this empty dormitory, where there was not even a little warmth, like a stone sculpture.

Suddenly there was a very soft bang, the sound of the wind blowing the open window.

Heymos, who was standing by the bed, subconsciously followed the prestige.

The icy night wind blowing from the window brushed over his face, lifted the fine black hair at the corners of his eyes, revealing his golden red eyes with a somewhat dazed look.

The starlight fell on his brown face and the corners of his thin, cold lips that were slightly parted.

Heymos stood there, looking sideways at the clear night sky outside the window.

His eyes were a little dazed.

Can't tell if it's an illusion or something else.

Something very important seemed to be lost deep in the chest, like a big hole was dug out, empty.

Also, some kind of... deep... panic...

…………

[Do you want to be king? 】

【Yes. 】

A little silence.

Then, the boy smiled slightly.

【……okay, I get it. 】