Heart of the Castle

Chapter 821 Request from the Desert Crown Prince

Even though he has been in power for more than a year, His Excellency Levi Ston, the guardian of the Kingdom of Arthur, is still not used to banquets of nobles who are full of wine and wine, and their clothes are fragrant. Made him feel very tired.

So when the guest knight of the Griffin Knights and the lion-slaying Taldan Kositi of the former Abraham's Undead Squad came quietly, and asked to borrow a step to speak, Li Weiston was even very happy that he could get one from An excuse to get away at a dinner for foreign envoys.

"I agree to your request, Lord Taldan, please wait a moment." Li Wei deliberately raised his answering voice, and then smiled apologetically at the regent of the Kingdom of Deldes who was talking, "Your Excellency, Grand Duke Zandora, if If it is convenient, please allow me to take my leave for a while."

"Of course, Your Excellency Li Wei, please do as you please." Of course, Grand Duke Zandora would not express any objection. The regents were tied together.

Seeing Levi and Lion Slayer Taldan walk out of the banquet hall one after the other, Sir Rodriguez and Rist Robinson exchanged glances, the former quickly followed out, while the latter put away just now The harp, which was still playing, came to the side of Queen Fleisher intentionally or unintentionally, and her right hand was always pressed on the hilt of the golden morning light hidden under the white robe.

The scene where the Soul Breaker manipulated the young ice dragon knight Glen Worm to assassinate Levi Stern was already deeply imprinted in the heart of the Seraph Angel, even though the atmosphere at the banquet was joyous and peaceful, and Queen Fletcher There are two strong men, Marquis Osiris, the green lion, and Earl Anseel, the sword dancer, by his side, but Rist Robinson swears that he will never take it lightly.

The damage suffered by the royal capital Fermeyer on the night of the fall was enormous. It can be said that it has been turned into ruins. It was not until half a year after the liberation that it was barely under the efforts of many carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers and coolies. About one-fifth of the area centered on the Citadel of Ashes and Arthur's Palace was rebuilt.On the eve of the celebration, the sound of saws, hammers, and chisels continued all night long. Even the high walls of the palace could hardly block the noise. Have a quiet night.

However, the tranquility brought by the silence technique can be equated with dead silence. Not only the noise is eliminated, even the sound of birds singing and leaves shaking is also blocked, making people feel another kind of restlessness.

Thankfully that wasn't the case tonight.

Levi followed the lion-slaying Taldan Kositi, walked forward through the courtyard and corridor, and stepped into the decaying garden that had not yet been repaired. Marble columns and twisted iron flowers were erected between the broken walls. , the sporadic snow was glowing white under the light of the silver moon, and there was silence all around, only a huge silver wolf lying quietly on the snow, its eyes were like burning coals, which set off a desolate and bitter atmosphere .

The lion slayer stopped in his tracks, then turned around and saluted Li Wei with a stroke of his chest. "Thank you for your trust, Your Excellency the Regent." Although his lingua franca still had some Abrahamic accents, he could already express himself fluently. "Especially after I met with the envoy who came secretly from Abraham, this trust is even more precious."

"Earl Tardan, I don't think you will choose to betray." Li Wei answered bluntly, "You are an Abraham and a knight, even if you choose to break your oath of allegiance to me for the sake of the righteousness of your family and country , and will not use trickery to deceive me here. What's more, there is no deep hatred between Abraham and the kingdom of Arthur, and the desert kingdom will not choose to give up its only possible ally at this time."

"It's a wonderful and wise conclusion, Your Excellency Levi Ston. It seems that although you are young, you are not inferior to the old-school politicians who have been in the game of power for decades in terms of overall situation." The common language of the country's accent sounded, and an Abrahamic man in a black robe slowly walked out of the ruins of the garden.A crescent-shaped scimitar hung from his waist, and the hood hung low, revealing only his beardless chin.

"Prince El Mufasa." There was no unexpected emotion in Li Wei's tone. Before entering this garden, the leader of the silver wolf, Yisfang, and the leader of the big lynx, Mengmeng, had already seen everything in their eyes. He told the young regent, and poor Crown Prince Abraham never noticed that there were two pairs of wise eyes watching his every move in the garden. "You don't have to hide your identity like this. After all, we once fought side by side under the Dark Fortress. Wouldn't it be better to have an open meeting?"

"Of course, being able to meet publicly with the hot and popular Lord Regent of the Kingdom of Arthur will indeed be of great help to my precarious crown prince position." The face was exposed to the moonlight, and a slender dark red welt was hooked from the corner of the mouth to the sideburns. It seemed that it had not been well treated and cared for, and even festered.Every word Prince Mufasa said would touch this wound, making his expression a bit weird, "But I am afraid to make such a request, especially now that I am about to lose power, if I am rejected by you, I may Desperate and make crazy moves.”

"The door of my mansion will always be open to friends." Li Wei replied almost without thinking, and at the same time he performed the healing technique, and a gentle white light shrouded Prince El Mufasa's wound. "As for power, with all due respect, Prince El Mufasa, you have never been able to hold it firmly in your hands."

"You are right, Your Excellency Leviston." Under the white light of the healing technique, Prince El Mufasa's pain was obviously relieved, and his tone became more relaxed. "The so-called crown prince has never belonged to me. In the past, it belonged to Prince Alasan, but in the future it belongs to that illegitimate son who came out of nowhere."

Li Wei noticed that Prince Mufasa didn't bother to say that name, and when he said the word "illegitimate child", there was a faint creaking sound between his teeth.Prince El Mufasa had to interrupt the narration due to the overly intense emotion, with tears in his eyes, and it was not until he took a few deep breaths of the cool midnight air that he regained his calm expression.

"Before my father made him the second heir to the throne, I had never heard the name Erjiaji." Prince Er Mufasa narrated in a low voice, "He appeared suddenly like a quicksand dune brought by a gust of wind. In the court of Abraham, the courtiers did not agree with the sudden appearance of the unidentified prince, although most of them also spoke to me, but only in front of the majesty of their father, they had to bow to the illegitimate son. Your Excellency Leviston, can you understand their anger?"

A flash of clarity flashed in Li Wei's eyes. He already had some understanding of the coming intention of the soon-to-be-lost Crown Prince Abraham, but there were still some key questions that needed to be answered.The young regent nodded slightly, and said in a calm tone as much as possible, "I can understand that according to the sacred teachings and noble codes given to us by the merciful Father God, illegitimate children have no right to be born until the irrefutable heirs of the royal family are cut off." inherit the throne."

"That's it! Your Excellency Leviston, that's it!" After getting the ideal answer, Prince Mufasa's expression and tone became more urgent. The healed red scars reappeared on his face, "The innocent and noble man fell to the dust, and the humble illegitimate son stole the high position. I would like to ask the incarnation of the virtues of the heroic Barud in the world-Your Excellency Leviston, Can you tolerate this happening?"

The corner of Li Wei's mouth twitched involuntarily, "The incarnation of the God of War's virtue in the world?" He repeated in disbelief, "How could there be such an outrageous statement? This, this is simply blasphemy!"

"Your Majesty the Regent, don't you know?" Taldan, the lion slayer standing beside him, couldn't help but interjected, "Not only in King Arthur's army, but even in the army of Abraham and the League of Glory, it is said that you are The human incarnation of God of War Balud, otherwise how could he turn the tide and defeat so many powerful legendary demon lords in a row in just one year?"

There was a dull and wry smile on Li Wei's face, "How could this be? But... I'm really not the incarnation of the brave Barud..."

"Other than that, what else can explain your achievements?" Prince Ermufasa asked softly, but he didn't want to get a positive answer from Li Wei, but continued on his own, "Father is old, He may have been a lion in the desert, but now he just licks his paws in the safety of the cave, passing the time by recalling the heroic stories of his youth. What's even worse... that woman, damn it, A woman like a blood-sucking demon has confused my father's mind! It's totally against the law to make him act like crazy!"

"Is this the case?" Li Wei's eyes shifted from the excited Prince Ermufasa to Taldan the Lion Slayer, "Tell me the real situation, Earl Taldan, the Great Imam of Usama is really Was it because you were bewitched by a woman and became perverted?"

Taldan's dark face showed an embarrassed expression, he hesitated for a few seconds, and then nodded lightly, "Yes, the Great Imam of Usama did obey a young fortune-teller from the ancient kingdom of Yahan, but he The dislike for His Royal Highness Prince Ermufasa is not just because of this, but it has been like this from the very beginning, since... Prince Ermufasa’s mother died of dystocia.”

Prince Ermufasa glanced at Taldanakorsiti with resentment in his eyes, but he didn't say anything, but turned his head back to the young regent, "Your Excellency Leviston, you call me a friend, and I I also want to continue this friendship of fighting side by side, why can't the Kingdom of Abraham and Arthur become a country of brothers? Why can't we let us join hands to fight against the oppression from the Temple of Radiance?" He said loudly with excitement, and then lowered his voice Voice, "Because of my father, isn't it? It is precisely because of the bewitching by that oriental fortune-teller that my father always had doubts about the cause of the death of his only beloved son—Arathan, so he was very angry with the Kingdom of Arthur and you. bosom."

"As for the cause of Prince Alasan's death, I have written it clearly in the letter of credence submitted by Mr. Tuha Sauddin." Li Wei replied calmly and firmly, "It was jointly planned by the devil and the deceased. Conspiracy, traces of undead magic should also be able to be detected from the remains of Prince Arathan."

"Of course it is. I believe that the courtiers of the Golden Tent also believe that this is the truth." Prince Ermufasa said, "but my father refused to believe it. In his mind, Arathan should not die so easily, unless it was King Arthur. The Regent of the country has done this."

Li Wei let out a long breath, "Since this is the case, His Highness Prince Ermufasa, how do you want me to help you? The Usama Imam's hatred for me has been deeply rooted. No matter what kind of support I give you, I'm afraid Will it make him feel more disgusted with you?"

"What I hope to get from you is something more than the support of words and gestures." Prince Ermufasha said, "Your Excellency Leviston, I hope to get the military force from the Kingdom of Arthur and the Griffin Knights Support, support me as the Great Imam of Abraham!"

A light cloud covered the light of Yinyue, and the surrounding area temporarily darkened, even the originally gentle white light of the healing technique was shrouded in a cold feeling.Li Wei suddenly felt that he had some difficulty breathing, he frowned instinctively, and looked away at the same time, as if he didn't want to hear what Prince El Mufasa was about to say next.

There is only one reason why he must stay here, and that is the responsibility of being the guardian of Arthur's kingdom.

The Kingdom of Arthur needs a firm ally, a firmer ally than those shakers at both ends of the Radiant Alliance, and it cannot be inextricably linked with the Radiant Temple.The Kingdom of the Desert of Abraham, which believes in Allah, is obviously a good choice.

Except for the Great Imam of Usamasailian Alyosha who suffered from the pain of losing his son.

Long before this meeting, Li Wei learned from the guest knight Taldan Kositi that no matter what the cause of Prince Alyosha's death was, the Great Imam of Usama of the Desert Kingdom was going to send The kingdom of Arthur was responsible for the calculation, and if it was specific to a certain person, it would be the regent King Levi Stone himself.This hatred brewed in the heart of the elder leader of the desert kingdom an unchangeable and stubborn hostility against Liveston, and it became stronger as time went on.

"Then... what should the current Grand Imam Usamasailian Alyosha—that is, your father—do?" Perhaps it is because of his nature, although Li Wei has tried his best to make his tone appear Unremarkable, but the looming disgust is still hard to hide.

The corner of Prince Ermufasa's mouth twitched a few times. It was obvious that even though he hated his father, he couldn't easily express his thoughts.

"Maybe... I mean, I'm going to force my father to abdicate, and let him spend his old age in a golden tent, without having to worry too much about state affairs that he can no longer make wise decisions."

Silence enveloped the ruins of the garden again, and the surroundings were frighteningly quiet, only the giant silver wolf stood up silently, its eyes burning like coals.And beside it, at some point, there was a large spotted lynx with beautiful coat color, looking at it with eyes like two flawless emeralds, and there seemed to be some kind of vigilance in it.

Li Wei tried his best to resist the tumbling feeling in his heart, let go of his expression, and fixed his eyes on a dry plant at the foot of Prince Ermufasa.He had to do this, otherwise he might not be able to bear the anger in his heart and question Prince Ermufasa—how far can you go for power?

This is a more shameless request than that made by Grand Duke Zandora of the Kingdom of Deldes in order to save his life, and he didn't even wear a high-sounding coat.Li Wei would not mistake the flame of ambition burning in Prince Ermufasa's eyes, let alone hear his crazy thoughts hidden in his humble words.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ermufasa, the situation facing the Kingdom of Arthur is very serious. I'm afraid I won't be able to spare enough strength to help you." After a few seconds of silence, Li Wei broke the silence.He had made up his mind that, even without the friendship of Crown Prince Abraham, he would not sacrifice a single life of King Arthur's army to the ambitious schemes of the Seizen.Anyway, Abraham's first knight, Tuha Sauddin, was a wise enough military leader. Even if the Great Imam of Usama made a request to attack the Kingdom of Arthur, this first knight always had a way to stall and delay.

"Of course not, Your Excellency Leviston, it's not such help." Prince Ermufasa hastily explained, "Abraham's self-esteem is no worse than that of any other kingdom. If you send a large army to openly suppress the border, it will only make those who are originally The courtiers who were still hesitant threw themselves into the camp of the Great Imam of Usama. Even if you were able to defeat the Desert King’s army in the end, what you got was not help, but continuous resistance and riots.”

"Of course I know that such a thing will happen." Li Wei replied in a low voice, "That's why I don't want to get involved rashly, but didn't you just ask the Kingdom of Arthur to support you with force? It's not a heavy army, but there are any solution?"

"I'm afraid you have forgotten one thing. Before the Great Imam Usama deprived me of my crown prince status, I was always the first heir to the Great Imam of Abraham, and the first knight in the desert, Tuha Sauddin, was also willing to Stand by my side." Prince Ermufasa declared quite proudly, "So I only need to borrow one person from you to initiate a simple change in the palace, which may not even cause anyone to shed blood."

Li Wei's tightly frowned brows loosened a little, "If it's a bloodless change...Prince Ermufasa, who do you want to borrow?"

"If you can generously agree, I certainly hope that the legendary knight Lord Rodriguez can lend a helping hand." Prince Ermufasa glanced at the black figure not far behind Li Wei, and then lost himself Shaking his head, "Of course it's impossible, so I hope you can let the shadow knight Sir Alan Skett come to help me... Master Tuha Sauddin told me that with the help of this shadow knight , is more important than getting the help of Marquis Osiris, the Green Lion!"

(End of this chapter)