Heart of the Castle

Chapter 838
Levi Ston, the guardian of Arthur's kingdom throughout the territory, hurriedly walked into the resplendent audience hall, took off the woolen cloak to keep out the cold and handed it to a court attendant, and faced the several people sitting around the round table. The minister of the kingdom said hello.Then he came to the seat between Earl Buster Fremont and the chief advisor to the palace, Master Sugard. He did not rush to sit down, but looked around the audience with sharp eyes.

"This is the first time I have used the power to call an emergency meeting of the round table. As for the reason, some people may have heard of it, but more people may not have received accurate information." Li Wei turned to the palace chief who was sitting opposite He raised his hand, "Master Bamilian, please inform all the adults present about the recent events in the Kingdom of Abraham in the south."

The bloated palace steward stood up with a sad smile on his face, "Your Excellency the Regent, please allow me to temporarily borrow the ability of the apparition crystal ball." He bowed slightly to Li Wei. Director Yang stretched out his hands, and the huge crystal ball inlaid in the center of the round table suddenly shone brightly, and a projection of the territory of the Kingdom of Arthur appeared on the roof.

"Just yesterday, there was a sudden wave of rejection of Arthur's kingdom in the desert kingdom of Abraham. An armed caravan of about 100 people disappeared on the way back from Abraham. At the same time, hundreds of camels and hundreds of camels of the caravan were also missing. The goods on it are worth tens of thousands of gold coins; at the same time, the four secret strongholds placed by the Sleepless Eye in the Kingdom of Abraham have all lost contact, and only the largest stronghold sent some intermittent and messy news through the divine power transmission network."

Following Bamilyan's narration, the locations of the four secret strongholds and the disappearance of the caravan appeared on the map projection in sequence. Each location was marked in bright red, which looked like drops of eye-catching blood.

"My lords, this is a premeditated and planned action. The four secret strongholds will lose contact for no more than two hours. Before that, in order to find out the reason for the disappearance of the caravan, I issued an eyeliner to Abraham. The order to carry out the activity, from now on, I am afraid that it is this order that makes all the arrangements of the Sleepless Eyes seen through by the other party." Director Bamilian sighed deeply, his voice was soft and full of sorrow, "Just yesterday, there were many Two lives have been lost because of ambition and conspiracy, and I am here to ask His Excellency the Regent to allow me to mourn the dead and... to take revenge."

"My lord Bamilian, is the situation really as serious as you said?" A tall, thin and somewhat scholarly minister of the royal capital stood up and spoke, "If I remember correctly, just a few days ago , We also had a good time talking with the first prince of Abraham, even if the Great Imam of Usama is not happy about this, he probably wouldn’t take such drastic measures, right?”

"Yeah, maybe it's just a misunderstanding." A luxuriously dressed gray-haired old man nodded and agreed, "After all, with the spread of the divine power transmission network, delays and disconnections have emerged endlessly, and the desert The climate is so changeable, it’s not uncommon for caravans to lose contact due to bad weather.”

"As a senior intelligence officer who has served as the Minister of Intelligence for nearly 20 years, I don't think so, Earl Stursa." There was a rare refutation in the tone of the Bamilian Chief, obviously sleepless. The huge loss that he had to bear made the scheming chief eunuch angry, "That caravan was not made up of traveling merchants and peddlers, but one of the two main caravans of the Tianping Chamber of Commerce. There were nearly [-] regular knights accompanying the guards, including two high-level blood daggers. It would be too much of a coincidence to say that all of them were buried in the desert just by bad weather?"

"The high-ranking blood daggers are elite assassins from Sleepless Eyes. How could they appear among the guards of a private chamber of commerce?" The gray-haired old man sneered unrelentingly, "Master Bamilian, don't you think this requires a reasonable explanation?"

"Let me make this explanation." Li Wei said calmly, "Because there is indeed a certain risk in opening up trade routes to Abraham—or the countries of the Glorious Alliance. To ensure safety, all transnational caravans There are eyeliners planted by the Sleepless Eye in the middle of the city, and the number of blood daggers is about [-]. The arrangement of the Bamilian chief is my permission, Earl Sturza, are you satisfied with this explanation? "

"Of course, Your Excellency the Regent, of course you are satisfied." The gray-haired old man nodded repeatedly, and a fine patch of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.

Li Wei let out a silent sigh.Only a few months after the calamity ended, the nobles of the Kingdom of Arthur once again fought each other because of their interests. Earl Stursa’s question just now seemed fair, but it deviated from the friction between Abraham and the Kingdom of Arthur. The core of the problem, even if Bamilyan, the head of the palace, really used his power for personal gain and placed some of his own men in the caravan, would it be more important than the drastic changes in the situation in neighboring countries?

The young regent then made a gesture to the steward of the court, and the steward of Bamilyan nodded and continued with his narration in a soft and mellow voice. "Judging from these signs, the desert country of Abraham should have experienced a huge turmoil that we don't know the reason for. Our first prince, His Highness Ermufasa, who was originally inclined to us, has lost the ability to control the situation, and his life and death are even uncertain. The bad thing is, in order to ensure the safety of His Highness Prince Ermufasa, His Excellency the Regent sent twenty Griffin Champion Knights and Shadow Knight Lord Alans Kate, and now they have lost contact."

"Benevolent Father God, has Master Arance Kate lost contact too?" The one who exclaimed was the military advisor Earl Buster Fremont, the former head of the iron guard knights who had seen the Shadow Assassin before. His true power, the gray-blue eyes couldn't help but widen to the limit.

To make a legendary strong man disappear without a sound, what happened to Abraham in the desert country!

Li Wei's fingers tapped on the table uneasily. The facts were not exactly the same as what Manager Bamilian said, but they couldn't tell the truth.Alans? Kate was not missing, but was killed. Fortunately, this shadow assassin made a decisive decision. When he realized that the situation was not good, he did not hesitate to activate the blood alliance crest engraved on his chest. He lost his soul and returned to the Hall of Valor in the heart of the castle at the moment his body was destroyed.

When the Hall of Valor suddenly burst into light due to the return of the soul, the people who were lining up in front of the city gate to welcome the arrival of the Fire Diamond Dragon Clan were startled.

"Mr. Dish, what happened?" Levi Ston, who was standing at the forefront of the line alongside the Burning Dragon King Darija, turned his head and asked in a worried tone.

"It's...a soul...returned to the Hall of Valor." The old magician also looked worried. Levi didn't understand what Mr. Dish was worried about at first, but then what the old magician said made people His complexion changed drastically.

"Master Li Wei, another way of saying that the soul has returned is that it has already fallen. The problem is very serious. There are no more than 12 names recorded in the Hall of Valor, and now most of them are in the capital... The only one who has fallen is the roaring bear Donna. , Seraph Rist Robinson and Shadow Assassin Alans Kate."

Li Wei felt his scalp explode, and he stopped breathing for a few seconds, "Your Majesty Darija, I'm sorry, I have to leave." When he recovered, he immediately bowed to Burning Dragon King Sorry.

"No need to apologize, Li Wei." Burning Dragon King Darija shook his head, with an inexplicable light shining in his golden-red eyes, "It's okay if the human named Donna was killed, Rist? Both Robinson and Alans Kate are truly legendary powerhouses... I am very interested in accompanying you to the Hall of Valor."

"But..." Li Wei pouted towards the portal that was emitting translucent bluish-white light waves not far away, "The members of the fire diamond dragon clan are about to arrive, don't you plan to surprise them?"

"Slightly delaying the time will not reduce the degree of surprise." Burning Dragon King smiled reservedly, "And I am more interested in whose soul returns to the Hall of Valor, maybe I can see the soul of the person who once slaughtered Seraphim with hundreds of giant dragons dragged their wings dejectedly and walked out of the alchemy magic circle."

The corner of Li Wei's mouth couldn't help twitching, but before he could say anything, His Majesty the Dragon King turned away from the city gate and strode towards the Hall of Valor.

To the disappointment of Dariga the Burning Dragon King who wanted to see the blazing envoy with wings, when the dazzling light from the gorgeous six-pointed star alchemy magic circle in the center of the Hall of Valor gradually faded, What appeared was a thin and haggard body, with blood stains that would never heal densely covering every inch of the body's skin, as if covering him with a hideous blood net that was unbearable to see.

It's ugly, this guy is definitely not a Seraph.

Burning Dragon King Darija clicked his mouth, and suddenly felt that he should go to meet his people. I hope that his lovely daughter will not be disappointed because he didn't see his father's tall and reliable figure at the first time, right?

Seeing Darriga striding out after rushing into the Hall of Valor, Levi Ston raised one eyebrow in confusion, while Mr. Dish simply spat at his feet.

"Bah, dragon nature..."

The last word seemed to be swallowed abruptly by the old magician. Faced with Levi's questioning gaze, Mr. Dish forced himself to smile, "It's nothing, Master Levi, it's not that something happened to Rist."

Li Wei blinked, not understanding how Mr. Dish came to this conclusion outside the Hall of Valor, but when he walked into the gate of the Hall of Valor with Mr. When he saw the closed shadow assassin Arance Kate, an indescribable anger suddenly rose in his heart.

"Prince Ermufasa betrayed us?" Every word Li Wei said seemed to have a faint sound of clanging gold and iron, "I should have rejected his proposal long ago, not even my own father. How can a loved one abide by a so-called contract?"

"Master Levi, you are wrong. Prince Ermufasa did not betray you." When Alans Kate spoke, his voice was hoarse and exhausted, but his eyes were tightly closed all the time, "No one in the desert kingdom Abraham can If you hurt me, even if the Heavenly Knight Tuha Saudin leads a hundred-man undead group to attack, he can only drink his hatred under my daggers."

"Didn't Prince Ermufasa betray you?" Li Wei glanced at Alans Kate suspiciously and worriedly, "Then who did it? The Griffin Champion Knight and Lion Slayer Tower who went with you to Abraham How is Erdan?"

"Although I haven't witnessed it with my own eyes, Taldan, the lion slayer, should have been sacrificed, as well as the other Griffon champion knights." Alans Kate's tone became even lower, "They died in battle with all the guards of Abraham's Golden Horde Outside the Golden Tent, Tuha Sauuddin's name is among the dead."

Li Wei nodded with a heavy face, looking a little upset, but he didn't show any surprise. "Tuha Sautin is a very good knight, loyal to his heart, rather than simply obeying the random orders from the Great Imam." The young regent closed his eyes and prayed silently for a while, then opened them again At that time, there was an awe-inspiring sharp light in his eyes.

"Now tell me, Sir Arance Kate, what happened to Abraham? And what happened to your eyes?"

"I'm fine, Master Levi, it's just that my self-esteem is a little hurt." Alans Kate shrugged his shoulders and replied in a strange tone, "The Great Imam of Osama has died, and the poison that killed him was a kind of The alchemical potion - which you should probably be familiar with - strangled me, and then the man behind the plot came out and slaughtered everyone, including the Golden Horde, the Steward and the Gryphon Rider."

The Shadow Assassin opened his eyes, and blazing blood flames burst into his eyes, looking straight into Li Wei's heart, "That man's name—is Dish Friedrich."

"Mr. Dish?" Li Wei's face showed an unbelievable expression at first, and then he remembered the scene he saw in the dragon language magic of Burning Dragon King Darija, "You mean, is it?" The owner of the Dark Alchemy God Realm, the one who occupied the body of the Lord of the Eyed Eyes Tomard Jansen..."

"...it's the dark side of my soul." Mr. Dish finished speaking for Levi whose face was stiff.

This bad news took away a lot of the excitement about the coming of the Fire Diamond Dragon Clan, at least for Levi Ston, and when he returned to the city gate, he was killed before he could see clearly When a fiery red slender figure fell into his arms, the depression in his heart only increased.

"Li Wei, my love, I'm so glad to see you come to welcome me!"

Burning Dragon King Dariga held the posture of embracing the void with his hands a little stiffly. When he turned his head to look at Li Wei, even the people around him could hear the creaking sound from his neck.

"Hey, hey... Sera, where is my father's arms?" The Burning Dragon King shouted unwillingly, but no one was interested in this except for the elders of the Fire Diamond Dragon who were glistening with sweat on their foreheads. Pay attention to the sentence.Everyone looked at the "couple" who was embracing passionately in front of them with great interest, and Sir Rodriguez asked in a low voice with great interest, "Old Dish, do you guess that Master Levi and Serra Farner How long does the lady want to hug?"

The old magician raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Wei's red cheeks, which were obviously short of breath, and then replied decisively, "3 minutes."

"how do you know?"

"Because the armor worn by Master Li Wei is a magical equipment that I personally enchanted, the ability to resist flames can last for about 3 minutes."

Li Wei shook his head vigorously, letting the subsequent embarrassing scene disappear from his mind.Sera Farna is indeed a beautiful and graceful stunner, but her body temperature is beyond the range that humans can bear. At least few people can withstand a kiss that can melt steel—literally.
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And he already has a lover—Her Majesty Queen Fleischer I of the Kingdom of Arthur, a lover who loves each other, has the same heart, and can dedicate his life to each other.

The sound of chaotic footsteps came from far to near, followed by the voice of the Ash Knight who was working as a guard outside the audience hall, "Who is it? You are not allowed to walk around in front of the audience hall!"

There were more than one person, and some of them seemed to shout something loudly, while others were explaining in a low voice.Hearing the commotion outside the door, Sir Rodriguez stood up abruptly with his hand on the hilt of his sword, and nodded slightly to Levi, "Master Levi, I'll go and see what happened."

"Okay, Sir Rodriguez..." Before Levi could finish his sentence, two brand new ebony-clad iron doors were suddenly pushed open, and then several clergymen in blue and yellow robes rushed in. When they came in, they all looked pale and lost.

"Your Excellency the Regent, something serious has happened!" The first person to rush into the audience hall was the Protestant Archbishop Nemok. Due to his haste and panic, he almost stumbled when he crossed the threshold, so that he wore The luxurious robes also looked a little messy.This situation is unusual, at least Li Wei has never seen such a pale expression from the archbishop who has always paid attention to appearance.

"Your Excellency the Regent, something serious has happened." Archbishop Nemok repeated it again, and then pressed his hands on the top of the round table, panting heavily, "Just now, there was a beacon burning in the direction of the holy mountain. It is an emergency beacon that will only be lit when the mainland is facing a critical moment of life and death, and it indicates that the Temple of Radiance is ready to mobilize among the millions of believers who believe in the Lord of Radiance!"

(End of this chapter)