You and me under the world tree

Chapter 46: This is not right...

The roar of the brave man echoed in the palace.

His old, thick but penetrating voice even crossed the wall for a while.

Not only reverberated in the sky, but also passed into the palace.

For this reason, after hearing this voice, Dietrich couldn't help slowing down her pace.

"Ok?"

At this moment, the girl has just emerged from the secret passage.

Because Ravenna is the political center of the entire Gothic kingdom and the residence of the king, the court here is naturally the center of the vortex of the entire kingdom.

There is supreme power here.

And with this supreme power, there will naturally be various crises.

All kinds of visible dangers and invisible black hands are wandering here.

When the king was sitting firmly on the supreme throne and enjoying the prosperity and power of the kingdom, they also became the targets of various guys.

Whether it's because of a pure conflict of interests or the blood grievances accumulated in the past, for the king, self-protection has always been a compulsory course.

For this reason, the kings of all dynasties have already summed up a set of defensive measures that can be learned.

These include the imperial guards that belonged exclusively to the king and built around the palace, as well as the maids and shield maidens who were in charge of guarding the inner hall.

In addition to these, another important thing is the architectural pattern and planning.

Even those ordinary courtiers and nobles would have things like sanctuaries and secret passages in their homes, let alone the king.

King Dietmar is not an idiot. After he came to power, he had already designed a set of secret passages extending in all directions.

Moreover, the shield maiden responsible for guarding the inner hall only knew part of the secret way.

In fact, only the king's family knows the existence of all the secret passages, and it has no preserved drawings, and the complete map is only kept in the minds of those who know.

Some of them lead to the front hall, some lead to the outside of the city, and a considerable part of the entrances and exits of the secret passages are in the inner hall where the king lives.

The reason for this arrangement was that King Ditmar had already considered the breach of the palace.

Whether it was because the army mutinied and forced the palace, or someone under his hand rebelled, or even other kingdoms broke into the palace.

In short, because he has experienced the most brutal court killings and struggles, he himself can be said to be one of the parties involved in the court killings.

Therefore, he had long considered the matter of 'using the palace as a battlefield'.

In the most ideal state, the king can even lead the guards to hide in the secret passage, use the terrain here to separate the invaders and kill them one by one.

Those secret passages with entrances and exits in the palace were originally prepared for this.

But it's a pity that neither Dittmar, who was fighting in the hall, nor Dietrich, who was about to find her mother, did not really use those secret ways flexibly.

Even, she just used it to hurry.

When the chaotic battle broke out in the front hall where the throne was located, she used the secret passage to quickly shuttle and had almost reached the deepest point.

However, because of this reason, she could only vaguely hear Hiltebrand's roar, but she didn't hear much about the specific content.

However, just because she recognized her teacher's voice with her keen senses, she couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"What the hell happened?"

After all, they are still connected by blood.

No matter what quarrels and festivals she had with her father, or even because of her own rebellious reasons, she chose to settle in the city of Bean for several years.

However, Dittmar is her father after all.

Even without the incident that happened in the front hall, even if her father did not announce that she was the next king in front of everyone, Dittmar still had an unshakable position in her heart.

Not because of anything else, because family members are always special.

This is not only the reason for the blood connection, but more importantly, she still had a busy but happy childhood.

"It should be fine."

But in the end, Dietrich suppressed the worry in her heart forcibly.

With Hiltebrand around, it should be fine.

Because that's a weapon master, that's a Gothic hero.

Coupled with the fact that Studus was also there, she felt that her father should have no major problems.

Because Dittmar is not an idiot either.

In Dietrich's impression, as long as her father wanted to, it would be very easy to kill her.

Yes, very simple.

However, even though she thought so, Dietrich couldn't help turning her head back.

From her perspective, what she can see is actually the wall at the end of the corridor, because it is a corner.

The always decisive 'Prince of Victory' hesitated in this regard.

But then, reality forced her to make a choice.

'click click click click'

"Go here!"

Accompanied by the short order, there was a sound of metal trampling.

This is the sound of trampling boots, and it is menacing. It is definitely not a kind person.

But at the same time, there were also some voices mixed in that made Dietrich herself quite concerned.

It wasn't metal, it seemed to be leather, and the steps were lighter.

And the footsteps should be women's.

A woman who can keep up with the footsteps of the guards?

Does such a woman exist in the court?

Of course it exists.

shield girl...

"Is the inner hall also infiltrated?"

After realizing this, Dietrich couldn't help clenching her fists.

At this moment, she couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in her heart.

Unlike the imperial guards, existences such as maids and shield maidens in the inner palace were basically adopted by the royal family when they were helpless.

It can be said that they really grew up eating the food of the royal family.

But even so, they still did this kind of thing.

Could it be that the father has really lost his heart, and even the shield girl wants to betray him?

No, this is not what you should consider now!

Just when Dietrich couldn't help but start thinking wildly, a figure of a woman suddenly appeared in her mind.

mother...

If the shield girl is bought, what about her mother?

When thinking of this, Dietrich couldn't help but feel cold hands and feet.

The situation did not allow her to think too much, she quickly opened a huge floor-to-ceiling mural, and then went straight into it.

There has been no one in the corridor since.

And this is already the last secret passage leading to the bedroom.

In the end, Dietrich came directly to the bedroom.

She still knows the behavior of the queen mother very well. When she doesn't like to go out, she usually wanders in places like the bedroom and garden.

In the end, she directly pushed open the door of the bedroom.

'boom'

Accompanied by a heavy sound, the door of the bedroom was directly kicked open by her.

And when she walked in, what she saw was Ottilia's astonished face.

Maybe it was because she didn't expect anyone to come. At this moment, Otilia just showed a look of astonishment.

Even, after seeing that it was her daughter who broke into the bedroom, she even bit her lips lightly.

There was even a hint of panic on her face.

But at this time, Dietrich did not notice these.

On the one hand, it was because he was subconsciously relieved when he saw his mother, and on the other hand, it was because of anxiety.

At this moment, she just glanced at the door that was kicked open by herself, then quickly closed it, and then took out a spear to plug the two handles, completely blocking the door.

"There is no time to explain, Queen Mother." She said, "There is a lot of movement outside now, we have to leave directly from the secret passage, and the father said that he will meet us outside."

"leave?"

Just when she heard Dietrich's words, an unnatural expression appeared on Otilia's face.

But this change in mood can also be interpreted as a loss.

"Yes, the entire palace is in chaos now, and this turmoil will even affect the entire castle. As long as we leave in time, then this storm can be suppressed to a certain extent."

When she said this, Dietrich couldn't help but took a deep breath.

"In short, we have to leave as soon as possible. There are horses in the stables outside the city. You should be able to ride a horse, queen mother. As for my younger brother, I can take him with me for the time being."

Yes, the queen mother and his younger brother must be taken away.

So, impelled by anxiety, she quickly came to the edge of the crib, and held out her hand to the boy who seemed to be asleep.

But just when she was about to pick up the boy, Otilia suddenly stopped in front of her.

"and many more!"

At this moment, she seemed impatient.

And this impatience was too conspicuous. Even at this moment, Dietrich herself was not calm, but she was still aware of it.

"Mother?"

Vaguely, she sensed something was wrong.

Chapter 47: The Betrayer

At this moment, the atmosphere in the king's bedroom seemed a little stiff and awkward.

In fact, Dietrich didn't think she had done anything wrong.

Because the current palace is too dangerous.

The guards who were supposed to protect the palace began to hunt down the family members of the cruel "false king" in their eyes under instigation.

Even, the child Dieter Heil was appointed as the future true king of the Goths.

Not to mention whether this is really the will of the gods, but as far as Dietrich's own understanding of the gods is concerned, those guys will definitely not shelter Dietrich too much.

Not because of anything else, this child is really too young, still at the stage of babbling.

This child has not yet developed complete logical thinking, let alone received any traditional education.

Vigilance, concept of good and evil, morality, none of these things.

Therefore, Dietrich can conclude that it is absolutely impossible for the child Dieter Heil to become king.

At least, his title of king will only be a false name.

He will be manipulated by others, and will be a puppet for the rest of his life, a plaything in the hands of those ambitious.

And once he has his own ideas and ambitions, there will be an extremely difficult road ahead of him.