Thales stared at the black ring with an ugly expression.

A triumph for the "Poison Emperor".

He didn't know what emotion to use to face this matter.

That duel with ups and downs and a wonderful reversal at the end, that duel that could be said to be related to the fate of the two countries, actually...

"So," he said with difficulty after a few seconds, "In the duel, this is how you...'triumph'?"

King Nuen smiled softly, his eyes showing cunning and pleasure.

"As you said," he returned the words of Thales to the second prince intact: "After all, it involves such a big country, what if something goes wrong?"

Thales' thoughts were in confusion.

He had just established in his heart from that duel the image of the heroic, heroic, old yet heroic Nun VII.

Collapsed suddenly.

Instead, there was an old king who was wily and cunning, turning the ring behind the long table.

"Remember, little Thales," King Nunn said meaningfully: "A king should never be hot-headed, use impulse instead of reason, and resort to uncertain gambles just for pleasure - you are not only

Yourself, or the whole country."

Thales ignored his words, his mind was spinning rapidly at the moment.

It took a long while for Thales to recover from the shock, and he tried his best to grab a few clues from his chaotic thoughts.

According to what he learned about the North along the way, once this secret is leaked, King Nun will become the target of millions of people's reviles.

This is enough to destroy the reputation of the Walton family, end the rule of Longxiao City, and even endanger the dignity of the entire Kingdom of Exeter and all Northlanders.

but……

Thales turned his head, looked at King Nunn who was silent and had a complicated expression, and said in disbelief: "Why did you tell me?"

Shouldn't this be a top secret that will always rot in the stomach and be taken to the grave?

"Do you know how serious this secret is?" Thales felt his heartbeat speed up and unconsciously clenched his fists lightly.

However, King Nunn just looked at Thales calmly and showed a pleasant smile - without any hint of the seriousness and nervousness after his handle was known to others.

"Of course," King Nunn sneered lightly and said nonchalantly: "This is the greatest stain on the way of the North. It is even disrespectful to the gods and contempt for the great dukes."

"Even the humblest Northlanders will despise their favorite king because of this matter - once the new king comes to the throne, he can use this reason to permanently expel the Walton family from the ranks of the Grand Dukes.

."

After speaking, King Nuen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Thales with a deep expression.

"Now, you know the secret, don't you?" the king said in a playful tone.

Thales frowned. He looked at King Nun, and the doubts and uneasiness in his heart became deeper and deeper.

"Your Majesty Nunn, what do you want to do?"

At that moment, Thales felt that the old man in front of him was like a dark whirlpool with no bottom.

And he himself is like a small boat in the whirlpool.

A few seconds later.

"This is sincerity."

The old king said calmly.

"Sincerity?" Thales repeated doubtfully.

King Nun scooped up a glass of wine and took a leisurely sip.

"I gave you a bargaining chip," King Nuen said with a calm expression and a calm tone:

"And as long as you hold this bargaining chip, you can bring the Walton family to ruin at any time."

"What do you mean?" Thales' confusion continued to grow.

At this moment, King Nun's conversation changed again.

"You seemed to have mentioned it to Nicolai before," King Nun didn't pay attention to Thales's expression, he said softly:

"After you cooperate with me to find the culprit, do you want to get some benefits from me?"

Thales frowned and gritted his teeth slightly.

"Is this what you call a benefit?" Thales asked with some difficulty.

"Of course not, how can this be considered a benefit," King Nuen said with a smile: "It will only make you uneasy - especially when you are still in Longxiao City and within the scope of my rule - for this secret, you will

Always worry about your own safety.”

Thales took a deep breath and felt his mouth and tongue were dry.

He was feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles at the moment.

"The Dragonlance family is never stingy," the old king put away his smile. His words only made Thales feel chilled: "So, after meeting yesterday afternoon, are you still satisfied with your 'reward'?"

Thales raised his head suddenly.

"Yesterday afternoon?" Thales frowned.

"Yes," King Nuen looked at him with a deep expression: "Yesterday afternoon."

The expression on Thales' face changed.

yesterday afternoon.

After he came out of the Hall of Heroes, he got lost in the Palace of Heroes, and then...

Then.

"Why, do you think you are a foreign prince who has just arrived?" Under Thales' disbelieving gaze, the old king touched the ring on his hand and spoke slowly:

"Able to wander around my Palace of Heroes freely and without restraint?"

King Nun glanced at Thales with a sharp flash in his eyes: "You also happened to wander into Nekaru's library?"

Thales's heart skipped a beat and he froze in place.

"That was Michael who deliberately led you there," King Nunn said calmly and calmly:

"So you have met my granddaughter, Thales."

The next second, Thales sat blankly on the steps, listening to the calm and comfortable King Nunn softly said:

"Your future wife..."

"With the Queen."

The hall became quiet again.

Thales froze on the spot.

The scene in the library appeared in his mind.

The unruly and willful little princess who beat and scolded her servants at will, Alex Walton.

But then another figure appeared that made a more profound impression - the sloppy little girl wearing black-rimmed glasses, with a dusty face, lying on the ground reading a book.

Little slippery head.

King Nun didn't speak any more. He took another sip of wine calmly.

Thales spent a full minute to sort out the current situation.

"Why, what's going on?" Thales breathed quickly, and he raised his head: "What do you mean?"

King Nun took a deep breath and looked up at the fireplace on the other side of the hall.

Looking at the ledge on the fireplace, the ferocious weapon passed down from the hero Nekaru to the Walton family.

Soul-killing gun.

"Among the lies you told Alesio and the others, at least one sentence was correct," King Nunn's eyes burned with unknown emotions:

"For the continuation of Walton..."

The old king turned his head and fixed his sharp eyes on Thales with a firm expression:

"I must place my bet on a strong man, a future king."

Thales' face turned pale, and his fists clenched tighter and tighter.

He suddenly figured out something.

King Nun did not speak, he was waiting for Thales's response.

"The Walton family is dying." After a while, Thales said silently:

"You want to use marriage to force the Bright Star Royal Family and the Star Kingdom to preserve the survival of the Dragonlance Family?"

"You want me to marry your granddaughter," Thales unconsciously raised his tone:

"Let me, let the Kingdom of Stars take over this burden?"
To be continued...