A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

It happened so suddenly and ended so quickly that many people were still in a state of shock.

Especially the inhuman terrifying power suddenly revealed by Xinyas shocked everyone.

It was a huge boulder the size of a small house, and it crashed down from the hillside, but it was blocked abruptly by such a young boy.

Simply miraculous.

The entire construction site of the temple was silent at this moment, as if time had stopped.

Not only the people on the altar, because the altar is located at the highest point of the temple site, everyone can see it, and what happened just now was naturally seen by everyone below.

When they saw the huge rolling stone rushing towards the crown prince, many people screamed and their minds went blank.

If the crown prince died in an accident at the temple site, everyone present would be inseparable.

Especially the slaves in all the construction sites, I am afraid that they will be regarded as unlucky and executed as many as possible for the crown prince to be buried.

Seeing that the crown prince was out of danger, many slaves were frightened for a while, and many of them fell to the ground with their legs limp, their faces pale, and gasping for breath.

Most of the people present at the moment were thankful that the crown prince was safe and sound. However, there were some people in the crowd whose eyes darkened and their faces were unhappy.

Failed.

The attack that had been planned for so long and was obviously foolproof failed like this.

Obviously, as long as Prince Garlan died under the Rolling Stone, everything would be over.

Who knew that the young Lord of Irmia actually possessed a rare innate divine power, and he saved Prince Garlan by himself.

Those people secretly gritted their teeth in hatred.

Why is Prince Garlan so lucky? !

……

After half a quarter of an hour of silence, the dumbfounded people standing on the lower platform finally came to their senses and rushed up in a panic.

The official in the lead ran to the stone steps below Garlan in a panic. He didn't care about anything else. He got short and knelt down directly, his forehead pressed tightly against the steps, pleading guilty to Garlan.

The others followed suit and knelt down, and the voices of pleading guilty followed one after another, becoming one.

They are all supervisors in the construction site. They should be responsible for such an accident that should have been built on the altar. It is even more unforgivable that the person who suffered the accident was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After they confessed, they dared not speak any more. They bowed their heads and knelt tremblingly, not daring to speak out.

Still maintaining the posture of protecting the prince with one hand, the blond knight's eyes swept over the group of kneeling pleading people below, and his face was very ugly.

His gaze scanning the crowd was extremely sharp, and there was a bit of suspicion in it.

This is by no means an accident.

Keyhos had a sullen face, already determined in his heart.

How could there be such a perfect coincidence?

Garlan ignored the group of officials who knelt down to plead guilty to him, left them there, turned his back to them, and looked in the direction of the altar he was standing on just now.

Not long ago, most of the altar, which was smooth on the ground, has been covered by the huge rolling stone and the falling gravel, leaving only the front part, and the exquisitely carved pillars that originally stood around the altar also broke and collapsed. , and some were even crushed, one can imagine how terrifying the impact of the rolling stone was.

"Sinyas."

Garlan waved at Xinyas.

"Brother... um, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The big boy immediately ran up to Garlan wagging his tail happily, looking at Garlan with bright eyes, with a look of wanting to praise him.

"Give me your hand."

Garlan stretched out his hand and said to Xin Yas.

Xin Yas said nothing, and immediately stretched both hands forward to Garlan's eyes.

Garlan frowned. Sure enough, as he expected, Xinyas's palms were covered with large and small abrasions, and several places of skin were cut open by sharp stones, and now blood was oozing out. There is still a lot of stone powder and dust sticking to the wound.

He asked, "Does it hurt?"

Xinyas was taken aback.

He didn't react a little, because it was the first time he heard someone ask him such a question.

The stern priest of Shamash would never allow him to cry out for pain, instead he would reprimand him for being too weak.

Although the old female official and the people who served him respected him and fulfilled their duties, it was even more impossible for him as a servant to ask such a question.

At first, he reflexively wanted to say that it didn't hurt, but seeing the way Garlan held his hand in his hands, the words twisted in his throat inexplicably.

"……pain."

He whispered, the voice was very small, and he was a little embarrassed. After all, under the teaching of the priest, he felt that crying out for pain was the behavior of a coward, something only children did, and it was very embarrassing.

But for some reason, even if he was ashamed, he wanted to say that in front of his elder brother.

Garlan didn't notice the embarrassment in Xinyas' tone, and when he heard Xinyas cry out in pain, he turned his head to look at Kaihos.

"Kaihos, help me see if his arm is hurt, especially the bones."

If you use your hands abruptly to block the rolling stones, it is likely to cause hand fractures.

Kaihos stepped forward and stretched out his hands to squeeze Xinyas' arms a few times.

Then, he nodded to Garlan.

"Other than those bruises, nothing else."

"That's good."

Garlan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Go down first, find a place with water, and help Xin Yas wash the wound on his hand first."

"Yes, Your Highness."

…………

At the beginning, the location of the Solga Temple was selected in the best location, where mountains and rivers alternated, so there was a river with abundant water not far from the construction site.

Sinyas was sitting by the river, a Knight of the Guards who was skilled in medicine was cleaning the scrapes on his palms.

The boy grinned. Although his palms were tingling, he was in a good mood because his elder brother was always by his side.

Garlan was standing not far from the river, and Kaihos was guarding the surroundings with his guards.

Because of the accident just now, the guards became more vigilant. They separated into several teams and surrounded Garlan's side tightly, leaving only one opening for those who had the crown prince's permission to enter.

Kyhoes sent a corps of guards to follow the officials here to investigate the collapse of the rolling stone.

Not long after, a guard knight came in a hurry.

"Lord Kehoes, strange traces were found where the rocks rolled down."

The knight knelt in front of Kyjos and reported to him.

The blond knight's eyes turned cold.

"Is the accident man-made?"

"I'm afraid so."

"Have you found any clues?"

"I'm sorry, my subordinates are limited in their abilities. They can only detect human-made traces. If there are more, just..."

"understood."

Keyhors said, getting on his horse, "Show me over there."

He rode on the horse and told the knight captains in the guards to protect the crown prince. After all, he had to go up the mountain, and it might take some time to go back and forth.

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly left here under the leadership of the knight.

After Keyhos left for a while, the responsible officer of the construction site rushed over, followed by the captain of the guard here.

Garlan, who had been staying by Xinyas' side all the time, got up, said a few words to Xinyas who wanted to get up, and told him to stay calm and continue to heal his wounds, and left the river by himself.

The Knight Commander who was entrusted with important tasks by Kejos has been following behind him every step of the way.

"Your Highness, according to your order, the entire construction site has been sealed off."

The official knelt down and said to Garlan.

"I have been conducting searches just now, and the captain of the guard has found several people who are not right, and now they have been imprisoned."

As soon as the official finished speaking, the captain of the guard who was also kneeling aside continued to speak.

"Yes, Your Highness, may I ask how to deal with those suspicious people?"

Garlan pondered for a moment.

"How many people were arrested in total?"

"We have detected three suspects in total, but, Your Highness, among them..."

The captain of the guard was halfway through speaking, and looked up at Garlan, hesitating to speak.

His hesitant expression made Garlan subconsciously take two steps towards him.

"how?"

"No...Actually, one of them belongs to this..."

The captain of the guard hesitated, as if he had something to hide, and looked at the official beside him in embarrassment, as if he was afraid that the official could not say something.

His behavior made the face of the official who was a little taken aback by his words suddenly darken.

"Your Highness, I have not hidden anything from you! Please believe me!"

Afraid of being splashed with dirty water by the captain of the guard, the official spoke eagerly to Garlan.

"My Lord, Shamash, I would never dare to do such a rebellious thing—"

The official tried his best to defend himself, and because of panic, his voice suddenly increased, and he immediately attracted Garlan's attention.

And just when Garlan looked at the official, a fierce light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the captain of the guard who was kneeling on the ground with a look of embarrassment on his face.

He suddenly exploded.

The dagger hidden in the cuff slipped out, and a cold light flashed in the darkened sky.

As soon as he kicked his legs, he rushed forward suddenly, with a ferocious expression on his face.

The dagger in his hand stabbed viciously at the prince in front of him——

sonorous.

There was a crisp sound of metal hitting.

The tip of the dagger that the captain of the guard stabbed at Garlan hit hard on the blade of the dagger that Garlan raised his hand across his chest.

Before he could react, the next second, the knight commander standing behind Garlan struck with his sword.

The sharp blade tore his chest open, and blood spurted out.

He fell to the ground and stopped breathing.

Blood trickling from him stained the sand beneath him, and his eyes were wide.

The knight commander who killed the captain of the guard with a sword felt that his heart almost stopped at that moment.

Fortunately, the crown prince reacted quickly and blocked the sword that the captain of the guard attacked. Otherwise, even if he could kill the guy who assassinated the crown prince immediately, the crown prince would probably be injured.

He looked at the man in the pool of blood, and just breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly a sense of danger came from behind him.

He turned his head sharply.

A familiar figure rushing towards him made his eyes widen suddenly.

It was a member of the knight guards protecting the crown prince.

Another knight commander besides him.

The knight commander who was supposed to protect the crown prince charged like a gust of wind, but the sharp sword in his hand was aimed at the crown prince——

He turned around desperately, trying to get behind the crown prince.

But it was too late.

The opponent's movement was too sudden, and he attacked when everyone's attention was drawn to the previous assassin.

The swiftness caught everyone by surprise.

Even the crown prince himself had his back to the man, too late to turn around.

Seeing that the long sword in the knight commander's hand was about to pierce Garlan's back, suddenly, a sharp arrow shot from a slant and hit the long sword heavily.

The sword thrust out by the knight commander was knocked sideways, passing by Garlan's side, a bloody gash was cut on his left arm, and the blood splashed into the air.

"prince!"

Kyhoes rushed out from the guard, still holding a bow.

It was the arrow he shot just now that blocked the sword that pierced Garlan's back heart.

Garlan took a sharp step back and covered his shoulders. Blood dripped from between his fingers, and soon stained his fingers blood red.

"I am fine."

He said solemnly.

The other guards on the side have already rushed up to protect him.

"Master Kehoes? How could you—"

Seeing Kaihos, who was hidden in the guards in ordinary clothes of the guards, the knight commander was astonished, and suddenly realized again.

"This is a trap you set..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kyhos dropped the bow in his hand and drew out the long sword at his waist.

A sword slashed down heavily.

The knight in the scorching sun was furious, and he forcibly split the sword in the knight commander's hand into two pieces, and even cut a big gash in the knight commander's chest.

If it weren't for the fact that he controlled the strength in his hand because he wanted to keep alive, Kaihos's sword might be able to split the chest of the knight commander directly.

He then kicked the knight commander heavily to the ground.

Then there was another heavy kick, and with a click, it directly broke the bones of the man's hand.

"Prince, your injury..."

Turning around and walking quickly to Garlan's side, Kaihos looked at the wound on Garlan's arm with lingering fear.

Yes, this is what he discussed with Garlan.

He felt that someone must be behind the Rolling Stones incident, and the person must still be at the construction site, and there might be follow-up actions.

In order to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, Keyhos deliberately pretended to leave. In fact, he came back in a different outfit under the cover of his confidant subordinates and hid in the guards.

Sure enough, in order to achieve the goal of assassinating Garlan, the captain of the guard jumped out directly.

What Kaihos and Garlan didn't expect was that the captain of the guard was just a bait to attract everyone's attention, and the real assassin was hiding in the guards guarding the crown prince, and he was a man of high status. of knights.

It's unbelievable.

"Brother!"

Xin Yas had already rushed over, seeing the injury on Garlan's arm, he jumped anxiously.

"You are hurt!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

"How could it be okay, shed so much blood——"

"Is there a doctor here? Call the doctor immediately!"

"Get the medicine right away!"

After a long period of chaos, it finally settled down.

The sky had completely darkened, and torches were lit on the dark construction site.

The wound on Garlan's left arm had been tightly bandaged, and in the firelight, the bright red smudged from the snow-white bandage was extremely conspicuous.

In an open space, Garlan stood, watching the knight commander kneeling in front of him.

The knight commander was tied up and knelt in front of Garlan.

Both arms were tied behind his back, and the hand that was broken by Keyhos was bent at an abnormal angle.

The clothes on his chest were cut open and spread out in embarrassment, and the shallow scar on his chest was still oozing blood.

The slightly long black forehead hair scattered messily from his cheeks, the firelight reflected on his face, and his skin glowed with a dark brown luster.

"Nuoli, as a member of the Royal Guards, you are deeply favored by the royal family. Why did you betray the royal family?"

Another knight commander asked angrily.

He still can't believe that his colleagues, who were supposed to be the most loyal knights of the royal family, did such a rebellious act.

The brown-skinned knight commander looked up, and he smiled.

"I am loyal to the royal family of Aaron Landis and have never betrayed."

"Loyalty? You are trying to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"This is exactly how I show my loyalty!"

The knight commander retorted.

Although he was kneeling on the ground, his clothes were messy and he looked embarrassed, but he raised his head and chest with a proud expression on his face.

He is proud of his behavior from the bottom of his heart.

"The throne of Aaron Landis, how noble that is."

"That is the throne that only the blood of the gods, the sons of the gods are qualified to sit on."

"Princes with low bloodlines are not qualified to be our kings, nor are they qualified to be the ruler of Aaron Landis!"

Kaihos' face sank, his eyes became cold, and the long sword in his hand pointed at the opponent's throat.

"presumptuous!"

The knight commander held his head high, and although he was kneeling on the ground, he was arrogant and showed no hesitation on his face.

Even under the sharp sword, there was no fear on his face.

Before he decided to do this, he knew what would happen to him.

He is not afraid of death.

"Only those with the most noble blood are eligible to sit on the sacred throne and become the king of Aaron Landis."

Everything he did was to protect the nobility of the lineage of the heir to the throne.

He is the most loyal knight of the Aaron Landis royal family.

He is truly a martyr for the honor of guarding the throne.

Death is his glory.

"We will not allow lower bloodlines to defile the sacred throne."

The knight commander raised his head, staring straight at Garlan standing in front of him.

The sound that came out of his throat was like a low growl bursting from the deepest part of his body.

"We... will never let a prince with low blood become the king of Aaron Landis!"

As soon as the last word was pronounced, he suddenly rushed forward obliquely.

With a loud bang, he slammed headfirst into the stone pillar.

Blood splattered and brains burst.

That stream of blood splattered and stained the corner of Garlan's clothes, who was standing by the side, red.

In the firelight of the night, there was a dead silence.