"All the laws I tried to implement were very difficult, and there was considerable resistance even within the Black Sand Territory."

"Ronnie and Lecco ran around crying, jointly denouncing the king's injustice."

"My vassals are boiling with resentment and ready to take action."

King Charmaine sighed softly.

"'Parricide'," the king lowered his head slightly and looked at his sword: "This is the nickname they gave me. Even the most vulgar commoners are laughing about this title even if my decree can increase their harvest.

Thirty percent, even if my order allows them to avoid the exploitation of tax collectors and the oppression of lords, even if everything I do is to enable these humble and insignificant people to obtain their own future, however..."

The king remained silent. He gently stroked his sword, his eyes growing colder.

"They're still against me."

"Perhaps one day, my authority hidden in the crown will be wiped out, the decrees issued will also become waste paper, and I will die without food in an isolated city under siege? I don't know."

Thales sighed.

"That's because you are trying to use new standards to ennoble the nobility, change the status quo of power distribution, and change everyone's future."

"You try to make a group of people who are accustomed to the present and the past believe that the unfamiliar future will be better, and make another group of people give up everything they are enjoying."

"Even when the resources are the most abundant, the food is the most abundant, and the conditions are the most mature, for most people, this is something that is difficult to imagine," the prince shook his head:

"And you want to use six years to complete what Mindis III failed to accomplish in more than a hundred years?"

Thales raised his head and looked seriously at the former Lumba and now His Majesty Charman: "This is the price."

The carriage fell into silence.

King Charman stared at him intently.

The two men looked at each other for five seconds, until the king laughed slowly.

"Look, I know it was right to come to you. You are one of the few people who can understand me." King Charman's smile was very cold, making people unconsciously nervous. This made Thales realize that because of the new title

, the majesty of Heisha Grand Duke is also increasing day by day:

"Not everyone can participate in this kind of dialogue, not even someone as smart as Lhasa."

Thales sneered and shook his head.

"Rumba."

"Before I impatiently call the people outside, save the nonsense," the prince's tone became stronger:

"Why did you come to me?"

"What do you mean by those words just now? What do you mean by 'losing the entire chess game'?"

King Charman did not answer immediately, and his increasingly weathered face showed a look of both humor and sarcasm.

"Guess, Thales," the king said calmly: "As before, aren't you the best at this?"

Seeing the king's prepared and unhurried demeanor, Thales became increasingly irritated and tried hard to convince himself not to be impulsive.

Damn it.

What makes him so bold? What makes him so reliable?

No.

Whatever he wants...

"Obviously, the Freedom Alliance is not enough to take away the hind legs of Qiyuan City and Longxiao City," Thales leaned on the leather backrest, thoughtfully: "In order to save yourself from the predicament that thousands of people have pointed out, you

We need to add more fire, so you want to start from Longxiao City."

"I guess the marriage of the Grand Duke? Do you want to use her to plunge Longxiao City, the greatest threat, into internal strife?"

Thales raised his head coldly: "Once he loses external support, the king can easily extinguish the resentment and dissatisfaction of the vassals in the Black Sand Territory, allowing your decree to pass unimpeded."

King Charman's expression remained unchanged, noncommittal.

"Speaking of Archduchess Walton, I have a question." Unexpectedly, the king pushed aside the sword on his knees, freeing his hands.

Charmaine Lombard put his elbows on his knees and looked at ease. He asked in an unguarded manner: "How did Nunn turn you into his ally and make you willingly side with Dragon Sky City?"

Thales shook his head unceremoniously: "He didn't turn me into an ally, it was you who forced me to stand on the side of Longxiao City, remember? Someone wanted to frame the Prince of Stars for his great cause of founding the country, but in the end

Are you reaping the consequences?"

As soon as he said this, Thales saw with satisfaction that King Charman's originally peaceful face turned much uglier.

"My guess: He made you a promise."

The king ignored his sarcasm, but Thales could feel that Lumba's tone became colder:

"An engagement, right?"

Thales took a breath.

"I know that when the bloodline is cut off, Nunn must promise to marry his granddaughter to you in exchange for the protection of the future king of the stars?"

Thales clenched his fists unconsciously again.

"That's why you care so much about the Grand Duchess's marriage?"

King Charmaine's speech became more and more rapid, and the pressure on people gradually increased: "Do you think she is your fiancée, your treasure, and an important chess piece for the stars to control Exeter?"

"However, she is now faced with..."

Thales clenched his fist and chuckled.

"I admire your imagination very much, Lumba," the prince sneered and shook his head: "Do you really think that an heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Stars can marry the Grand Duchess of Longxiao City in Exeter?"

The king curled his lips: "If King Nun is still alive, maybe."

Just listen to Charmaine I whisper: "But my uncle still made a good deal. Even after his accidental death, the gift from the late king got an unexpected gift in return: under the shining of the stars, the dragon spear could not be seen.

Survive unpredictable riptides and storms.”

"You tried your best, broke the rules, and supported her to sit on the throne of the Grand Duchess. In the past six years, you, Lisban and others did everything possible to help her gain a foothold. Even after the death of Nunn, such a devastating disaster, you did your best to maintain the dragon's power.

The stability of Xiaocheng.”

In the carriage, the king slowly leaned forward and stared at the heir to the stars.

"Even if you know the girl sitting on the Grand Duke's throne," he spoke word by word, with shocking accents:

"Not the real Walton bloodline at all."

At that moment, Thales' muscles all over his body tightened!

He got it.

He got it!

There has never been a moment when Thales, who was always good at thinking and dealing with things calmly, wanted to turn against him immediately and use violence to solve the problem.

The image of the helpless and sobbing little slippery boy appeared in Thales' mind.

He unconsciously touched his dagger.

Charmaine Lombard.

kill him.

kill him!

Now.

Keep this secret forever...

The prince took a deep breath, and the sins of the Hell River poured out of his body, not to his limbs, but to his brain.

The last remaining trace of reason, under the influence of the Sin of the Prison River, returned to Thales's heart, like a traveler clinging to a cliff, telling him hoarsely: Calm down.

The enemy comes prepared.

King Charmaine sighed.

"You know, Ms. Cassian told me a lot of things," the king shook his head: "For example, the real direct bloodline of the Walton family has been extinct."

"Once her identity is revealed," he said calmly: "What will be the fate waiting for her?"

"Think about it," Charman's words were like a dose of fatal poison, spreading in Thales's heart: "In front of the spokesperson of the God of the Bright Moon, he pretended to be the Grand Duke of Longxiao City and deceived the entire Exter...

…”

Thales slowly raised his head.

The prince swallowed softly.

But he is far from as calm as he appears.

This is Selma's greatest weakness...

Too……

So, this is what Charmaine Lombard is for.

Come to me with this secret?
To be continued...