A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Not far from the Wangcheng, there is a special small town.

Taliyar.

thanksgiving.

In ancient languages, Tarial means gratitude.

The name of this town is Taryal. At the beginning, King Galland, who was a prince, brought hundreds of veterans and orphans who had no way to build a small village. After seven or eight years, it has developed into a small military town.

Although the residents in this town are old or young, they all have the same strength as reserve soldiers. With a single order, a tens of thousands of troops can be assembled here in one day.

King Garland has announced that soldiers who have died for the country or have to be retired due to serious injuries will be placed by the state-at this point, the young king has received gratitude and support from all the soldiers at the bottom.

The resettlement method is based on the development model of Taryal Town.

After the end of this war to Kanal, several new villages have been established in different places.

The temperature in the spring of King Aaron Landis has always been relatively warm. It is now in the afternoon, when the sun is burning like a sun.

There is a large training ground in the corner of the town. At any time, this is always the most lively place in the town.

The large training ground is divided into several places, and people of different ages are training or playing in different areas.

At this moment, in one of the areas, under the scorching sun, a group of young children around the age of ten were among them, training sweating in the yell of a one-armed instructor.

It is said to be a child in terms of age, but they can hardly see the innocence and immatureness of the child on their faces, but they appear extremely calm and mature.

As the sun was setting, the instructor ordered the training to end and left on his own.

Some children left, and others stayed and continued to practice with their companions.

With a bang, the unopened bronze swords hit hard together.

One of the two short-handed boys stumbled back two steps, fell on the ground with one butt, gasping for breath, sweat permeating his temples.

The standing boy was also sweaty, his chest slightly undulating, and his indifferent sea blue eyes gave a lonely feeling.

The boy sitting on the floor took a few breaths and raised a hand.

"Novi, I admit defeat."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other boys watching gave a good laugh.

"Wow."

"Lost again."

"How many times have you lost this month?"

The laughing boy yelled at them, got up, and patted the dust on his body.

Then he walked to Novi's side and patted his shoulder.

"Huh, you guy was obviously a weak chicken when he first came in more than half a year ago. Now most people can't beat you."

Novi opened his hand indifferently, and the boy didn't care, just shrugged.

Novi, who was cold when he first came, looked like he was a thousand miles away.

The young boys looked at each other uncomfortably, and naturally there were many conflicts in the process of getting along.

But after getting along for a long time, he realized that Novi did not look down on them, but he did not want to be close to people.

So he was relieved.

All the children who come to this town are orphans and have their own unbearable pasts. Therefore, they can understand each other, never ask each other’s past, and do things to expose or insult each other’s past.

For these mature children, if they have time to do the naive and useless things, it is better to step up and hone themselves.

"Novi."

Suddenly someone shouted.

"Someone is looking for you over there."

Novi frowned.

Who will find him here?

He walked outside the training ground and turned his head to see someone beckoning him in an alley not far away.

Quickly walk into the remote alley, where his nominal master stands.

… Said he would take the time to teach him one or two, but in fact, he was thrown here and he didn’t care.

Novi thought so expressionlessly that someone came out from behind Kehos, wearing an extremely long cloak, and a wide hood covering his face.

The man took off his cloak and smiled at him.

He was taken aback.

"King Galland? Why are you here?"

"I gave you the token, but you never used it to see me in the palace."

Garland said he sighed.

"You don't want to see me, so I come to see you."

"No, I don't want to see you."

Novi explained in a panic.

"Because time is tight, I want to get stronger as soon as possible, and then...so..."

He spoke in half, realizing that his panic seemed to be exposed, confusing the latter half of the sentence, and shut his mouth in a naughty voice.

"Well, I saw, Novi, you got stronger."

Garland laughed, and he no longer deliberately teased each other, reaching for the boy's head.

I haven’t seen it for more than half a year. The boy has grown taller. His pale skin, which was once abnormal due to the absence of sunlight for a long time, has now turned into a healthy wheat color, which looks a lot rough.

The once-thin body became stronger.

More importantly, the spirit of the whole body is much better than the last meeting.

Moreover, there seems to be peers of the same age here.

If a companion training with Novi sees this scene, he will be surprised.

In the training camp, it is known that Novi has a lonely and eccentric temperament, and he hates others to touch himself.

But now, he stood obediently and let others touch his head.

"Novi, I'm leaving for King Canal."

Garland stated his purpose in finding Novi here.

"Would you like to go with me?"

The boy's face stiffened.

Then he pressed his lips tightly and shook his head firmly.

"I now... can't go yet."

"I don't want to return to Canal in the identity of "sick and dead". If I go to Canal again, I hope to be the general of the Aaron Landis vanguard who conquered Gasdard."

His eyes were gloomy, but his tone was unusually determined.

"So, until then, I will not step into Canal half step."

"Really, I understand, that is what you want to do."

Garland did not persuade.

He smiled and touched Novi's head again.

"But if this is the case, then you have to work harder, leaving you little time."

He said, lowering his eyes.

The long thin eyelashes covered the cold edge of the golden pupil.

"At most only five years..."

The gentle words, like an invisible blade, make people palpitate for no reason.

Gasdard.

This country that has taken away his important people one after another.

He will never forgive.

"Since that is the case, I will go back."

Garland put on his wide hood again to hide his conspicuous blond hair and looks.

He said, "I will set off in a week, before that, if you regret it, you can always go to the palace to find me."

Novi hesitated, and suddenly, he grabbed Galran's hand.

The boy who kept his head down suddenly looked up, his dark blue eyes fixed on Gallan.

"I will replace him!"

"Ok?"

"Black Knight, I will replace him!"

"..."

Garland's gaze paused slightly.

"You waited for me for several years."

Holding Gallan's hand tightly, Novi's eyes stared at Gallan.

He heard the rumors.

Because the Black Knight died, other countries were gloating and became restless.

People like loved ones died, and they had to stabilize the situation. During this time, King Gallan must have had a hard time.

Novi could only use this method he had in mind to comfort Gallan awkwardly.

"Don't worry, I will grow up and become stronger soon. I will definitely replace him as the new black knight, help you protect Aaron Landis, and help you fight--"

"You can't replace him."

Novi's words with great courage were categorically denied.

The child's eyes stiffened, and he lowered his eyes and let go of Garlan's hand.

"No one can replace him."

"Uh... sorry, I was too self-righteous, a man as powerful as the Black Knight, I can never replace him..."

Novi stuttered, embarrassed.

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However, his words were interrupted again.

Gallan said: "Similarly, Novi, no one can replace you."

"..."

"No one can replace another person in this world."

Garland looked at Novi and said.

His expression looked calm, but just a little more serious.

But the light from the corner of Kehos standing on one side caught the young man's right hand hanging down.

The hand seemed to clenched hard unconsciously, then slowly released.

Kehuos vaguely saw the trace of the young man's palm being deeply penetrated by his nails.

He lowered his eyes, only to feel his chest tight and blocked.

"No one can replace the Black Knight in the past, and the same is true for Novi who will fight for me in the future. Do you understand?"

Novi nodded obediently.

Garland's eyes became more relaxed.

"Go back, it's been too long, and I have to go."

Novi yelled and turned to leave, suddenly remembering something, and turned around again.

"King Galland."

"Ok?"

"I know that the area around the Kanal Palace is buried."

The cold light flashed in Novi's eyes.

"All the neighborhoods of the palace belong to the upper city, and all the people living there are Kanar's nobles and officials...so, this time, it is the best opportunity."

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More than two months after the end of the war, King Garland was about to go to the royal city of Canal.

Canal will become a part of Aaron Landis, and the Canal will become Aaron Landis, therefore, King Garland must definitely go to Canal, wearing a symbol of King Canal Heraldic ring, as the new King of Kanal, to appease the hearts of the original Kanal.

The reason why he left so late was to take into account the safety of King Galland, so he let the sixth army led by veteran Karenni advance and join forces with the troops staying in the city of King Canal to destroy the Canal. Gasstad remnants.

But when everything was ready, the accident happened.

After two years of frustrating defeat in the great war two years ago, Gaishun, who has been honest for two years, now gathers troops again to invade the north.

At this moment, the military newspaper from Heya, commander of the Northern Army, was placed on the table.

"Gai Shuren was originally seriously injured because of the war two years ago, so he has been recuperating for the past two years and he dare not act rashly."

Kehuos said in a deep voice.

"But their country's products are barren, and they have to rely on the materials that have plundered other countries to maintain it. In the past two years, the materials they have plundered from other small countries must have been seriously in short supply, so this time they went south again."

"And the most crucial point for them to make up their minds..."

He paused and said,

"...It was the death of His Excellency Huimos."

Garland didn't speak, but he understood.

The presence of Huimos and Kehos is like the most sophisticated large-scale weapons, and it has a deterrent effect on other countries.

Now that the two major threats have gone to one of them, of course, some countries are tempted to move.

Especially Gai Shuguo.

The title of Heimus Black Knight was almost established by stepping on the face of Guy Shu.

A few years ago, he was overwhelmed by Gashu in the northern border. Two years ago, Gashuren suffered heavy casualties in his hands-the shadows caused by it caused Gashu to almost produce damage to Heimus. Instinct fear.

It is said that the name of the black knight can make children stop among the Gashu people.

The Gaishun people did not dare to go south and plunder even if they were extremely scarce in the past two years. In fact, it was because of the deterrent power of Heimus.

Now, the mountain above the head is gone, and the Gashuren who is good at taking advantage of the danger immediately came over without any politeness.

Sitting on the malachite throne, the young king pondered a little, and then ordered.

"Kahoes, you led the First Army to the North."

I am afraid that the scale of this war is not small, and we cannot just send small-scale troops and generals in the past.

The only one who can lead the entire legion to the North is now Kaihuos, who is a handsome rider.

"Your Majesty, can your plan to go to Canal be postponed?"

Kehuos asked solemnly.

The original plan was that he accompanied Galran to King Canal. If he changed to the northern border now, he would not be able to accompany Gallan.

"I'm afraid not."

Soga, the priest of Nanna, who stood aside, shook his head.

"Your Majesty's time to go to Canal has already been announced. Now, the people of Canal are waiting."

"If you retreat at this time, it will greatly affect your Majesty's impression in the hearts of the Kanal people. Those opposition nobles of the Kanal will definitely take advantage of your majesty."

"And, not only Kanal, other countries are also concerned."

Xie Muer, who stood opposite Soga, spoke.

"Then let me accompany your majesty to..."

"No, Xie Muer, you must sit in the king city."

Garland rejected Xie Muer's proposal.

During his time away from the Wangcheng, those who stayed in the Wangcheng were very important.

And he can only trust him and have the ability to sit in the Wangcheng, currently only Xiemuer.

Kehuos hesitated and persuaded again.

"Your Majesty, I always feel very dangerous, otherwise I will wait for my return..."

"No, Master Kehos, I know you are worried about his safety because you can't be with your majesty, but if your majesty delays your trip, not only will your reputation be damaged, but you will also lose a great opportunity."

Soga interrupted Kehuos.

"As you know, the behavior of the Gasdars destroyed a third of the King Canal City. As far as I have discovered, most of the dead Canal people, except some rich merchants, It is the nobles and officials of Kanal who control almost all the power of Kanal."

"If they didn't die, even if His Majesty had the name of justice, it would take a lot of effort to recapture Canal's power from this group of people, but now that they are dead, the current power of Canal is completely empty. ."

"Your Majesty is now past, you can easily seize Canal's power."

"If it is postponed for another two or three months, the noble city owners in other parts of Kanal will take the opportunity to intervene, so that future troubles will definitely not be less."

"I went to King Canal City as planned."

Gallan said.

"But, Your Majesty..."

"Don't worry, Kehos, even if you're not there, there is a large army around me, waiting for Canal, as well as Karenni and the Sixth Army."

Soga was silent for a moment, he glanced at Gallan, and suddenly whispered, "If Lord Heimus is still..."

"He is gone!"

The tone of the Junior King's interruption of Soga's words was rare and severe, and his voice suddenly increased, which surprised Soga and others.

Probably not thinking that he would use such a tone, Gallan himself stayed for a while.

After a while, he spoke again.

This time, his tone of voice changed back to the calmness he had just had.

"He is no longer there, Sogar, don't always think about relying on someone who is no longer there, in that case, you can do nothing."

Sogar lowered his head.

"...I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

He whispered.

The matter had been decided, and everyone bowed down to salute and then retreated.

Leaving behind Xiemuer, Kehos looked back when he finally walked out of the room.

Empty room.

The huge throne.

The slender figure of Juvenile King sits on the cold malachite seat, with long golden hair scattered on the side of the green armrest.

He was sitting, very quiet.

The faint look on his cheeks made people wonder what he was thinking about sitting quietly at the moment.

...

[He is gone! 】

[Do not always rely on someone who is no longer there. 】

Kehuos thought.

Are these words of your majesty saying Soga...or, your majesty yourself?

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"This is a great opportunity. King Garland will leave the royal city and go to Canal."

"As a lower bloodline, he dared to sit bravely on the highest throne."

"Very greedy, constantly taking away what should belong to us."

"Maintaining the lowly civilians, but constantly persecuting us noble people."

"He is not qualified to be the king of Aaron Landis!"

"All the time, there are so many guardians around him, we can't act lightly."

"But now, the black knight Huimos is dead, the scorching knight Kehos must go to the northern border to fight the Gazeus, and the priest Xie Muer of Shamash must sit in the king city."

"In the past two years, he has managed the king's city as solid as possible. He is in the king's city. We simply cannot find an opportunity, but he has left the safest place on his own initiative now."

"This is the best time for us to solve the arrogant and self-righteous king--"