You can only choose the path that is most unfavorable to you."

"How long have you been standing here looking at the fortress opposite every day? Two weeks? Three weeks?"

"I guess it's not easy to maintain supplies, food and accommodation for more than 10,000 people?" Thales shrugged: "I'm really worried about the finances of the Black Sand Territory."

He picked up a piece of venison about the size of his thumb and put it into his mouth.

tasty.

Lumba stopped eating and drinking. He looked straight at Thales with a stern look in his eyes.

"You know," the Grand Duke said slowly, "I originally planned to keep you alive. It would be enough to just kill the people around you."

Thales frowned.

His venison was not well cut.

"But we encountered an attack of that magnitude by the magic gun force," Thales snorted and began to cut off a piece of meat: "Just to kill me."

"That was an accident." Lumba said calmly.

"Accident..." Thales laughed angrily and put down the dagger in his hand: "You have a magic gun..."

But he was stunned immediately.

etc.

Putilai said that Lumba was not crazy.

so……

Thales looked at Lumba blankly.

Could it be that.

"That was an accident?" Thales asked in disbelief.

"It was an accident." Lumba put his arms on the table, his eyes burning.

Thales closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Half a moment.

"You didn't send out the magic gun troops." Thales opened his eyes and said with certainty.

"I didn't." Rumba put down his wine glass and shook his head slowly.

"You didn't intend to kill me either." Thales continued.

"I didn't." Lumba's eyes were burning.

Thales gritted his teeth.

"I see." He exhaled and laughed out loud: "There is someone else commanding the magic gun unit."

Rumba had no reason to kill himself from beginning to end.

The magic gun unit is an uncontrollable killing weapon... No matter how stupid he is, he will never use such a thing to deal with me.

Thales sighed.

Lumba fastened the wooden plate of venison, pulled it in front of him, and grabbed a piece of meat.

"You are much smarter than I thought." Lumba's face was ugly. He put the meat into his mouth and narrowed his eyes: "You understand why we met here.

"Yes, I understand." Thales wiped the dagger with his sleeve, inserted it back into his waist, and sighed: "It's just that I really didn't expect that the famous Black Sand Duke would have a magic gun under his command.

The troops were easily defrauded of command authority."

Lombard suppressed his anger: "The officer's name is Hardy. He has been responsible for training my magic gun unit since three years ago. The commander of the unit fell ill in bed this morning. He is only temporarily in charge of the command."

"How is he?" Thales asked silently.

"After the retreat horn sounded, he still ordered the second firing, but some soldiers immediately questioned his order," Lombard said gloomily: "Hardy immediately cut his neck and committed suicide without hesitation... We are still investigating the person behind him.

.”

"This also explains why you hastily blew the retreat bugle after just one shot." Thales sneered: "Even the command failed... I'm sorry, I really don't know what expression to use at this time.

"

The Grand Duke of Lombard pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

"Their goal should be to use your hands to kill me, or to use my death to plot against you." Thales sneered: "I think the latter is the majority. My enemies are all at home."

"The higher you stand," Lumba said silently, "the more enemies there will be."

"So, the sudden accident also caused you to cancel your plan," Thales snorted and said, "Were you originally planning to humiliate me and capture me to see if the fortress would be shaken?"

silence.

Rumba opened the rye bottle next to him and filled his empty glass.

"I hate to say this, but King Kessel made a good move and pushed you out," Grand Duke Lombard said calmly: "When you step into my military camp, I will never be able to capture the fortress and the north."

The situation is over.”

"And the oath he swore in the Fuxing Palace is like using the ownership of the royal power to build a suit of armor for you." Lombard picked up the wine glass and said silently: "If you die in Exeter, no matter who did it,

The bordering Black Sand Territory will only suffer."

"So, once you found out that you couldn't take the Broken Dragon Fortress, and found out that someone was actually watching you from the side, you immediately changed your attitude and wanted to win over me, right?" Thales said coldly.

Lumba took a sip of wine expressionlessly and said: "Kaiser's oath has dispelled some people's desire to take your life, but it has also aroused the ambition of other people to take your life."

"Today's magic gun is just the beginning - we have a common enemy lurking in the dark, whether it is for the throne of Exeter or the throne of the stars," the voice of the Grand Duke of Black Sand was steady and solemn: "You step in

Exeter, from the moment we stepped into the Northland, our interests were tied together."

"Yes," Thales lowered his head, his voice steady and indifferent: "My death in Exeter is not a good thing for both of us."

"I will allocate two thousand people, led by Cambida, my most trusted subordinate, to escort you to Longxiao City." Grand Duke Lomba's expression softened a little, "You will directly arrive at the territory of the Walton family.

——The king’s messenger is already waiting for you.”

"But my people died on the battlefield. They stood in front of me one by one, and were pierced by knives, swords, and spears." Thales raised his head with a gloomy face: "Your people were also killed by us.

Killed a lot."

Lumba closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

Thales stared at him expressionlessly.

"Those soldiers... neither my soldiers nor your subordinates died in vain. They deserved their death." Lomba opened his eyes: "It is because of their efforts that we can understand each other and sit here and work hard for each other."

We must make a choice about the future destiny of our two countries...even if it is extremely difficult."

"We are not enemies in the first place. The hostility on the battlefield is only forced by the situation," Lombard said softly: "For the future, and in order that the senseless bloodshed today will not happen again, we should put aside the grudges of the past. This is natural."

"War is for peace, isn't it?"

Thales suddenly laughed.

"Well said, His Excellency the Grand Duke." He chuckled with an unclear expression: "There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."

"As you said, from now on, we have no reason to be enemies with each other." The Grand Duke nodded and raised his wine glass, "If you eat my venison, according to the custom of the North, you are my guest."

"This is the best rye wine," Rumba pushed the glass over and said with a deep look, "and according to the custom of the North, if we drink the same glass of wine, we are allies."

"From manpower, intelligence, resources to financial resources, I will provide you with all the conveniences in Exeter. Our enemies will not have any chance." Grand Duke Lombard nodded: "Until you leave Exeter and return to the stars.

.”

"Even until you one day..."

Lumba showed a strange look: "Be crowned king."

silence.

Thales once again showed an unknown smile.

"Did you also say the same to Duke Arlend in the North, Your Excellency the Grand Duke?" The traveler breathed softly, his smile not diminishing: "For the throne of the stars and dragons?"

"He came to me," Charmaine Lombard said with deep eyes: "Val Arende, he is a visionary and responsible hero who dares to take that step that many people dare not think of - even if it is

What a path that is not understood by others.”

"We - Stars and Dragons have been hostile for too many years, and the relationship between blade and shield should not be like this." Lumba leaned back on his chair, and the firelight reflected his resolute and cold face: "Hero Nekaru I and 'Resurgence'

King Tormund I is a good friend, and the hero Sara and the Oath Keeper King Midir IV are brothers who depend on each other for life and death - the Kingdom of Exeter and the Kingdom of Stars, if we work together, we will be able to

Put an end to meaningless wars and conflicts.”

Work together.

End war and conflict?

The battlefield scene appeared in front of Thales' eyes again.

The warriors of Exeter and Star charged at each other like wild beasts.

Araka roared and killed the enemies layer by layer, leaving them wailing on the ground.

Countless Fury Guard soldiers rushed to both sides of Alaka without hesitation.
To be continued...