"Together, we first mobilized countless citizens, and then mobilized six to seven hundred elite guards to accomplish what the Duke did with only one sword."

Count Bozdorf hummed:

“What a bargain.”

He suddenly turned to the owner of the one-winged crow:

"What do you think, Dele?"

The Earl of Wingburg raised his head, but did not answer. He only gave Lewis a friendly smile.

Thales looked at Dele's expression as if he had some realization.

The next second, Earl Lewis's eyes returned to the prince, his attitude seemed casual:

"So, did he also 'dump' you with his sword?"

Thales was startled:

"Dump?"

Dele next to him coughed again.

But Earl Lewis still didn't seem to hear it. He smiled indifferently and gestured to the prince on his mount:

"You know, he just deliberately swung the sword in front of you. If you were scared to death, then he would just smile and say, 'Ah, that's just you.' If you didn't react, he would pretend to be serious and say, 'Well, you pass.

Mine tested'."

I saw Lewis waving his hands with disdain and saying:

"After bluffing someone, of course, he can talk in a long and serious manner."

Holding a sword in front of you on purpose...

Thales was confused for a while, and then he was completely stunned.

What?

The day before yesterday, the scene of Duke Xihuang and him being alone in a room flooded into his mind.

"What?" the prince asked in surprise.

As if anticipating the other party's reaction, Earl Lewis had an "I'll just say it" expression on his face and chuckled:

"I guess the Duke expressed his heartfelt feelings and worries to you, showing that he loves Xihuang deeply, crazily, and well-founded, and cannot extricate himself. It moved heaven and earth. In the end, he solemnly declares,

Everything is a last resort. In all the chaos, big and small, he actually just wants to remain neutral and doesn't want to choose sides?"

Thales blinked, a little confused by the amount of information in this sentence.

What?

But Lewis continued:

"And did he take that set of a dozen words and go around dozens of twists and turns and come back again? What kind of word game does power originate from violence? Violence gives birth to a lot and then gives birth to power again.

I’m here to trick you with lies…”

Power arises from violence...

A word game that goes around in circles and back again...

Listening to what the other party said, Thales was stunned and confused, his brows rising and falling several times.

Earl Black Lion's tone was joking:

"Does it make you think he is unfathomable, far-sighted and different?"

Dele, who was next to him, turned his head away and coughed heavily.

Thales finally found an opening and asked doubtfully:

"How did you..."

But Lewis didn’t give him a chance to ask back:

"You know, after all the bullshit, when the time comes, he'll just snap his fingers like this..."

Count Bozdorf waved his hand contemptuously and snapped his fingers:

"He blinked again and flicked his teeth: 'Don't worry, I won't say this to others, but I am with you!'"

The way he shook his head and the look of disdain on his face was quite a bit like Duke Falkenhauser.

But this shocked His Royal Highness:

"what?"

Lewis smiled coldly:

"Don't be surprised, Your Highness."

"That was the unpopular Lord Cyril. When we were young, he treated everyone..."

He put away his joking expression and turned cold:

"That's how it's done."

Thales looked at him blankly, trying his best to control his expression.

What's the meaning?

Is this what you do to everyone...?

That……

Then what he heard in the Ghost Prince Tower yesterday, what the Duke of Xihuang said...

Do you think I would pick up a random fourteen-year-old kid on the street and tell him this?

Thales felt a little messy.

Lewis turned his head disdainfully:

"Am I right, Dele?"

On the other side of the room, Dele saluted politely, but still smiled and said nothing.

Looking at Dele's performance, Earl Black Lion snorted dissatisfied.

But at this moment, Thales's heart was already in chaos.

that……

That Duke of Xihuang who looks like a boss, how come... actually... but... that's not right... then...

"I'm going to visit the Duke in the camp today. I hope he won't use the old methods to deal with me."

Lewis hummed:

"But no matter what, whether it is the beginning or the end of this farce."

"We really need to thank you, Your Highness."

Earl Bozdorf looked steadily at Thales who was thinking hard:

"And from the ruins to the Wing Castle, whether it's Lord Cyril or Dele, including so many of our subordinate lords, if it weren't for your presence, it would be rare to see such a large gathering of people in Xihuang."

"You must be our savior, Your Highness, whether it was six years ago or now, you can reunite us who are not in contact with each other."

"You think so, Dele?"

Dele raised his eyebrows for the third time and smiled politely.

Looking at the implacable Earl of Wing Castle, Bozdorf turned his attention to Thales again:

"And I have a gift."

I saw Earl Black Lion wave his hand, and the next second, several powerful black-armored soldiers raised the flagpole and raised an exaggeratedly high and surprisingly large flag in the air.

Thales was about to say thanks just now, but his smile froze again.

"Miss your family crest, Your Highness?"

Amid unanimous exclamations and uproar from residents on both sides of the town, the flags unfurled in the wind.

That is a nine-pointed star flag.

However, the nine-pointed star on the flag seems to be made of special materials. As long as the flag moves slightly, it will shine with a dazzling silver light, as bright as the starry sky, which is difficult to ignore.

It was so shocking that many people, including Thales, subconsciously raised their hands to cover their eyes.

Damn it.

This is too...

Thales turned back awkwardly:

"I'm grateful for your gift, but it's too high-profile..."

"High profile?"

Lewis interrupted him very quickly. He raised his arms angrily towards the surrounding towns and fields:
To be continued...