Bright Moon Temple, back hall.

In the not-so-wide hall, the Prince of Stars stood in the center with a calm expression.

Under the illumination of the eternal lamp, Thales looked at the statue of the bright moon in the darkness from a distance, quietly observing the indifferent expression of the goddess of the bright moon.

"Tales," behind him, Little Slippery held his glasses, looked around nervously, and said timidly: "We will just sneak out... Nicolai and the others will..."

"Ah," Thales said calmly, "I know, they are probably already on their way to find you."

Xiao Huantou's face turned pale: "Then let's..."

Thales interrupted her softly.

"Little Slippery," Prince Star looked at the dim goddess of the moon in fascination: "I want to do something, but I need your help."

The little slipper was slightly startled.

"What's going on?" she asked curiously.

Thales didn't speak, he just lightly clenched his fist.

"You have read a lot, but do you know what we went through last night?"

Xiao Huantou's face froze slightly.

She lowered her head, remembering everything in the Palace of Heroes and the Shield Zone, and clenched her teeth unconsciously.

Alex's hand dropped helplessly.

King's ring.

The unbridled laughter of disaster.

The civilians ran and howled and died of despair.

After a second, the little slipper blinked his red eyes and nodded silently.

Thales turned his head, looked at the little slippery figure, and showed a soft smile.

"That soldier just now, Willow Ken, do you know his story?"

The little slippery man showed doubts and shook his head.

"He was originally a commoner in the north. Although he was not rich, he had a lovely sister and healthy parents." Thales thought of the story in the snow and said in a daze: "But just twelve years ago,

In winter, he suddenly learned to fish, how to use a gun, how to survive hard, and how to bear the death of his relatives."

The little slippery head was slightly startled.

"It's not just them." Thales sighed.

"The veteran named Gennard was probably a civilian when he was young, but it was twelve years ago that he became what he is now." Thales squinted his eyes, thinking of the veteran who struggled to follow along.

He lamented, "As far as he is concerned, he is still living in the years of continuous war. He cannot wake up and does not want to wake up."

"The eldest sister named Miranda, twelve years ago, her family suffered all casualties, and she spent her childhood in the Tower of the End."

Thales raised his head and looked directly at the confused little slippery head.

"It's not just the stars," the second prince said lightly: "Byrne Michael."

Little Huatou thought of something and suddenly turned pale.

"Don't be afraid," Thales stepped forward, held her little hand, feeling the coldness and trembling in his palm, and said sincerely: "I'm here, no one can hurt you."

Little Hua Tou's breathing slowly calmed down.

"But you have heard with your own ears that twelve years ago, he lost his oath to protect and the love of his life. From then on, he fell into the boundless hell, lingering and struggling endlessly."

Thales looked at her quietly.

"There is also Charmaine Lombard," Thales' eyes darkened: "Twelve years ago, his hands were stained with the blood of his brother. In the whirlpool of his father's generation and power, he transformed into the current Grand Duke of Black Sand."

Thales, with a serious expression, let go of the girl's hand, but held her shoulders.

The little slippery boy could only look at him blankly.

"Look, the fate of so many people has been decided in this way." Thales' voice was a little intermittent, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, "It's all just because of that incident twelve years ago."

The little slipper took a breath and looked back into the prince's gray eyes: "The Year of Blood?"

Thales looked at her seriously and nodded:

"The Year of Blood."

The little slippery man struggled with his eyes, and nodded his chin slightly in confusion.

Thales first closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Then, he opened his eyes and said seriously with an unprecedented solemn expression since he came to this world:

"Little slippery head."

"What we saw and heard tonight is not just a family drama between a few people, but a major event concerning the future of tens of millions of people in two major countries."

Thales looked seriously at the girl's blank eyes behind her glasses.

He gritted his teeth.

At that second, the "Potemkin Village" he saw after leaving the royal capital appeared in front of his eyes. The majestic star-shaped fortress Broken Dragon Fortress appeared in front of his eyes. The Northland villagers in the pass village appeared. The village at Lyman Pass appeared.

The Black Stone - the place where Horace died.

"There may be tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of people changing their destinies as a result," Thales said with difficulty: "No, countless people's destinies have already changed in Longxiao City, and many people even

We have reached the end.”

Thales lowered his eyelids and said sadly: "Like Alex, like the shield zone we walked through."

"Like ourselves."

The little slipper was stunned for a second.

"If we just walk away and leave everything behind," Thales sighed, feeling his chest heavy: "That kind of burden will make me feel breathless."

The little slipper bit his lower lip.

"Thousands of people were tortured and displaced." Thales tried his best to show an ugly smile: "That is too uncomfortable."

His hands holding Little Hua Tou's shoulders trembled slightly: "We can't leave, we can't escape..."

The little slipper sniffed his nose slightly and interrupted him.

"I know," the girl opened her lips with difficulty, her platinum blonde hair particularly conspicuous: "You want me..."

With a sad look on her face, she didn't say anything and seemed to be hesitating.

Thales swallowed and nodded: "I want to make up for all this, avoid the worst consequences, and repair the wounds we left - whether it is our responsibility or not." 4

The little slippery man thought about something and turned pale.

"I understand, what you need is not a little slick guy." She trembled and looked at Thales in disbelief: "What you need is Thelma Walton."

"You want me to become her, your Majesty's...granddaughter."

At that moment, Xiao Huantou's eyes turned red.

Thales paused for a moment and couldn't speak anymore.

He lowered his head and remembered the conversation between the two in the butcher's shop.

【Choose who you want to be.】

but now……

Thales gritted his teeth tightly, feeling that his tongue was extremely heavy.

"No," a second later, he raised his head suddenly and stared straight into Little Slippery's eyes: "What I need is still Little Slippery, not Selma!"

The little slipper's eyes widened with surprise.

"That little slippery little girl who has been with me through all the disasters and never left me," Thales said seriously every word: "That silly little girl, that little girl who doesn't know how to hide when encountering danger."

"I need her to accompany me for another ride." Thales looked at her silently, his eyes soft.

"Although this request may be excessive."

Little Hua Tou stared at him blankly, seeming to have forgotten to think.

"I know you're scared," Thales put his hand on Little Slippery's shoulder and clenched his fist unconsciously: "I know you want to escape from all this."

"but……"

Thales's face became distorted, but after just a few seconds, he raised his eyes again and looked directly into Little Slippery's eyes.

"Lift your head and face it like you would a dragon."

The little slippery man didn't answer.

She just looked at Thales with tears in her eyes.

After a few seconds, tears fell from her eyes uncontrollably.

"There is no such drama in the books," the little slipper said with two lines of tears in his eyes, "I don't know at all..."
To be continued...