Blood Dragon

No.20 Eight Sections Conjecture

"Dear nephew, that's the way it is. The chances of being king are slim...unless you're sure you can beat Thomas. Otherwise you're paving yourself the way to the gallows by crowning yourself. But marrying the princess , our hopes are still very high.”

"Wait a minute...Uncle...Why can't we beat Thomas?" Ryan suddenly had a flash of inspiration.Yes, he couldn't beat Thomas, but what about Luke?To be honest, after this period of time, he admired Luke even more than Thomas.All the things that were difficult in imagination did not seem to be any difficulties in front of Luke.Luke can grasp those almost non-existent, fleeting things, and then really hold them in his hands.Luke can construct a plan from nothing, find opportunities from countless seemingly unconnected things, and send himself to where he is today.

If this kind of power can be used in military command... Indeed, Luke doesn't seem to like commanding troops, but...

"Uncle, you...you said in the past that you are not Thomas's opponent? Have you ever fought against him?" Ryan asked.

"Fight? Ah... If it's chess, I played a few games with Thomas. Of course, I was the winner. In fact, I won all. But I believe our general Thomas has forgotten this little thing long ago. This time when he saw me, he didn't recognize who I was."

Luke smiled slightly. He casually picked up a chess piece from the cabinet and played with it in his hands.

"Ryan. If Thomas and I get together face to face and have a tactical deduction with the spirit of competition and fairness, the winner will be me out of ten! But if we each command an army, on the battlefield In the last showdown, Thomas could have sent me to hell in two or three strokes."

"Why? You..."

"One must be self-aware. When I was a child, I liked reading military books and war history very much. When I was young, I also imagined that I could command an army and be powerful, but I finally decided that I couldn't be a general. Because I am a coward. Admit it It's really embarrassing, but my reason tells me that only those who admit the reality can live a long time." Luke said, although he was still smiling, his fingers were trying to break the chess piece.His hands were so hard that the knuckles were white.

"But you don't need to go to the battlefield, let me be the commander, you can command through me..."

"No, Ryan, you don't understand..." Luke replied, he sighed low. "If you want to compare, then I am the kind of knight who can pierce a ring with a spear on a horse in the arena, but dare not even drive a horse forward on the battlefield. War is not a game, and the loser must die Awareness, and every move of the commander, every order, is related to the lives of countless subordinates... I can't bear that kind of pressure."

He looked at his nephew.Ryan was looking at him stupidly, as if he hadn't understood what he meant.He threw the pawn in his hand to Ryan, who instinctively caught it.

"It's the same as playing chess. Ryan, your chess skills are stinky. If you have an entertaining match with those chess masters, you don't need to think about it. You will definitely lose. But if you change the conditions...for example, you and a A chess master plays chess, but your subordinate puts a sharp sword on his neck. Do you think that in this case, even if you are not very good at chess, you have a great chance of winning? In extreme fear, Under strong external pressure, a person cannot be free and unrestrained and give full play to his abilities. Under pressure, many smart people make a lot of stupid tricks that look stupid in hindsight. Do you understand? Thomas is a man I'm not the kind of person who can think calmly under any pressure. That's why I know I can't be in command. Nobody calculates every change beforehand. There are always a lot of surprises. As I said As before, no matter how you count, there will be at least three surprises that you didn't expect, and at least one of them you don't want to see."

When Luke said this, he was staring at the mirror on the wall.Facing the person in the mirror, an expression of extreme disgust and sadness appeared on his face.

"The world called 'Battlefield' is an area that cowards like me should never set foot in. In fact, on the battlefield, it is not so much a competition of 'who is better', but rather a competition of 'who makes fewer mistakes. 'The game. In my opinion, Thomas is not a real master of strategy, but he can maintain his own character in any situation and play more than [-]% of his abilities. This is the real reason for his invincibility mystery."

Ryan finally understood what his uncle meant.

"Well, uncle. Tell me, why can I marry a princess when I can't be a king?"

"Now it's just 'very hopeful'. As for why, the army under your command is Casillas' knights. Although Thomas can defeat us, our Princess Irina will never be willing to destroy this land that should belong to her. The army. This leaves the capital and foundation of the negotiation. As long as you don’t start a fight with Thomas, and enter into the negotiation... Dear nephew, I am 100% sure that Princess Irina will admit that it will become a reality, and let you be a Duke! As for marrying the princess... I am also [-]% sure. This is already very good."

"But Thomas...Thomas...I..."

"What's the matter, nephew? What are you hiding from me?" Luke finally realized what was wrong with Ryan.

Ryan hesitated and told his uncle about stabbing Thomas before.

"Oops... Oops... Why didn't you say it earlier, nephew?" Luke finally lost his previous composure, and he sat down on a luxurious gilt armchair, thinking carefully.

"Wait a minute, you said...you stabbed Thomas in the abdomen? About where?" Luke asked suddenly.

"Probably here..." Ryan gestured.

"How deep was the stabbing?"

"Probably...probably...I think I'm going to impale him..."

"You said that he came alone, with no one else around. With Thomas' character, it is impossible for him to hide a subordinate beside him! If he really brought someone, then he will definitely appear together! According to this One point, I judged that Thomas was indeed alone at the time. When his injury was discovered, it would have to be after you boarded the ship at the earliest... Remember? At that time, Ash Rufat came out and threatened us..." Luke He frowned. "If my judgment is correct, then Thomas was discovered at dawn. Although he was seriously injured and bled a lot, he did not die in the end!"

"There are female prophets, they can treat Thomas." Ryan said angrily.

"No, my dear nephew, there's probably something wrong with it. There's something about it that no one has noticed...Thomas is wounded, and must have hurt his internal organs. He's not only wounded, he's bleeding profusely! With so much blood, it will make people weak... plus the damage to the internal organs... This level, even the female prophet cannot be easily cured!"

Luke's tightly wrinkled brows slowly loosened, and a smile returned to the corner of his mouth again.

"However, the 'myrrh' on the ship was not unloaded and sent to the castle in time...that is to say...Thomas has a very high possibility of getting an inflammation of the wound, which will not heal. No, let's just believe that Thomas is not so unlucky, his The wound was not inflamed... and he recovered quickly under the healing magic of the prophetess. But even so, Thomas' body is still very weak. It is impossible for Thomas like this to suddenly display his supernatural powers and go out to fight the enemy one-on-one on the first day And won!"

"Thomas is a very honorable person. If the Paro people send out this kind of heads-up invitation, even if he is unwell, he will play!" Ryan replied.

"That's right! Even if there is nothing tricky about this one-on-one duel, after this battle, our Lord Thomas will have to lie back on the bed! Then, who will command the next defense battle? And I don't know much about it." I believe that Thomas can win the battle... Rudolph, the commander of the Paro people, is a person who believes in 'victory is everything, and the means are chosen at will'. It is impossible for him to come out and fight Thomas one-on-one... There must be ghosts in it!"

"But these things were asked by the deserters in Paro, so they should not be faked." Ryan replied.The main source of these messages comes from mercenaries fleeing the battlefield - they often desert when the situation is not good.After all, they didn't have the consciousness to die for Paro.

"That's right... First of all, the commander was seriously injured before Paro's army arrived... At this time, the army will definitely be shaken. But nothing happened. Dear nephew, it is undoubtedly your three brothers who hid everything. Your three colleagues! Since Thomas is seriously injured and it is impossible to command the battle, then it is still your three colleagues who are in charge of defending the city! Think about it... think about it... I understand!"

Luke suddenly laughed. "Haha...haha...So that's it...I understand!"

"Uncle, what do you want to understand?"

"I want to understand the truth! Ryan, if the general is injured and cannot continue to command, who do you think will take his place?"

"His lieutenant."

"That's right, Thomas is injured, who will be in charge of command? William Daly? That guy has more muscles than brains. If it's just a simple charge...then Leo? He's really good, but I think that kid It is impossible to make the decision to abandon Derek and chase and retreat the Paro people! Although the Paro people have retreated, their strength is at least several times that of Thomas' army... By the way, it is Ashuruffat! It must be he!"

"Uncle...you said Thomas is dead? Ashurfat is in charge now?"

"No, Thomas is definitely not dead! Even if he is dead, he can only be regarded as alive at the moment! I understand! Thinking about it like this makes everything clear! Dear nephew, I am [-]% sure that Thomas is the only one left. In one breath! Now he is in charge of commanding the army and chasing the Paro people is Ashrufat. He is indeed a man full of ambitions. If he succeeds in defeating the Paro people in the end, then this credit is enough for him to climb a level and be promoted to A Marquis or even a Duke! If he fails, he'll throw all the blame on dead Thomas. Dead men don't argue. It's perfect..." Luke smiled. "It seems that your king's dream is still somewhat certain, my dear nephew."

"I've said it all, uncle, I'm not interested in the king, I hope to be Irina's husband..."

"Okay, okay, I see. Ryan, are you sure that you can defeat Ash Rufat under the condition of similar military strength? The premise is that the opponent uses Thomas as a shield. According to my calculations, although it is actually Ash Rufat In control of the army, but on the surface, the commander is still Thomas."