Chapter 428: Changes in the Royal City


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Chapter 428: Changes in the Royal City

Cold and shaking.

"Are you awake?"

Selene slowly opened her eyes and found herself on a carriage, with members of Hathaway's team sitting opposite her.

"Huh?"

She made a confused sound and looked out the carriage window. There were scattered people wandering on the roadside, left behind by the carriage, and the plains were constantly retreating.

"We're coming out?" She said dazedly, "When?"

"It was only about ten minutes later that you fell asleep after coming out of the painting world," Fingerly said, "and now we are about to return to the palace."

"oh"

Selene's mentality had not yet returned from the world of painting. She looked dazed. After a while, she gradually came to her senses and put on an excited expression.

"Do you know what I just saw in the painting world, Ornstein? It's alive!"

She excitedly recounted what she had just seen, then clenched her fists and said indignantly: "Damn it, I finally had the determination to go on, but in the end I was kicked out. I don't have a headache at all now!"

That's because Alayya has been treating you.

"Can I go in again? Give me a day, no, half a day to conquer this painting world!"

Selene clasped her hands together and said with tears in her eyes, her eyes full of hope.

In response, everyone just shook their heads helplessly. After all, the princess's itinerary was not something they could arrange.

"But if you think so," Fingri gave a thumbs up and said with a smile, "We will help you plead for mercy!"

"Yeah! Ahem, I mean, that's great."

One day's adventure had quickly warmed the relationship between the princess and the Hassawi team, and they had become good friends. Of course, this might also be because they had experienced so many things that day.

People in the carriage were discussing how to get Minister Oro's consent to continue arranging the princess's underground city trip, and the atmosphere was very lively for a while.

However, when they arrived at the palace, no, when they arrived at the royal city, the liveliness in the carriage was overshadowed by the larger atmosphere that enveloped the royal city.

That atmosphere is called anger?

People on the street looked angry, and some were even marching, but for the princess's safety the marchers were kept outside and it was unclear what they were doing.

"What are the people doing?" Selene asked the knight next to her through the car window.

"It's a request to declare war on the Warrior Nation."

Celina was puzzled. "Hasn't the two countries already reached a truce? The people also want peace."

"Well, I dare not say much. Someone will explain it to you when you return to the palace." The knight wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at the parading crowd with worry in his eyes.

A strange atmosphere enveloped the people. When they returned to the palace, the person who came to greet them was not the familiar guards, but another acquaintance.

Eliphis!

When she saw the other person, Selene's heart trembled, and she quickly changed her role and returned to her polite appearance.

Fingri waved at Eliphis, who nodded in response. The two were probably friends, but they had nothing to talk about.

What is puzzling is that Eliphis's attire is very different from usual. He usually pays attention to his dress and appearance, but at this moment he is wearing the iconic White Eagle Armor. Not only that, there seems to be a bandage on his neck, making him look like he just returned from a battle, or even injured.

Not only him, the palace guards also looked more nervous than usual and had more weapons on them.

What is going on? I felt something was wrong the moment I entered the royal city.

Fingri frowned. They had just spent a whole day in the dungeon. It was impossible for something beyond comprehension to happen in this day, right?

Selene also noticed the bandages on Eliphis' body and immediately went over to ask about his well-being, acting like a girl in love.

Eliphis' expression remained unchanged as he said, "Princess, please follow me. We have something to discuss. Fingri, you can come too."

"We?"

Fingri finally followed and entered the palace. Walking through the corridor, he saw anxious officials constantly walking back and forth, and the entire palace was plunged into a scorching atmosphere.

"Damn Warrior Nation, they are so amazing that they can do this."

"They are simply treating peace as a joke that can be trampled on at will!"

"My Lord King, when will you wake up? Please lead us."

All kinds of noises made people feel confused, until a group of people entered the reception room, then they understood why the palace had become like this.

Eliphis clapped his hands, and the projection crystal in the living room immediately started working.

What appeared in the projection were the burned palace, the black charred corpse, the executed flying dragon, and Minister Oro who was unconscious on the hospital bed.

The series of images stunned people's brains, and for a moment they didn't know where to start asking.

"The warrior nation has trampled upon the hard-earned peace."

Eliphis said in a deep voice.

With his explanation, Selene gradually understood what had happened.

The Warrior Kingdom relied on spreading rumors that the Light Eagle Group was colluding with the demons to gather together Minister Oro, Eliphis, and a group of people who hold real power in the kingdom. After all, the demons are of great importance and the kingdom will definitely take it very seriously.

Then, the dragonblood warriors and flying dragons attacked the people. They set off a self-destruction. The explosion and fire almost burned down the palace. Only a few people survived the attack, including Eliphis and the unconscious Oro.

As for why the Warrior Kingdom did this, you can list dozens of reasons, such as weakening the enemy's power before the war festival begins. There is always a reason that can convince people.

The enemy's attack caused chaos in the palace. The surviving Eliphis took charge and pacified everyone in the palace in just one day, but the news still got out.

The people were very excited. All they knew was that Minister Oro and others had gathered to meet the messenger from the Warrior Kingdom in order to show their sincerity for peace, but they did not expect to be attacked by the other side, resulting in a disaster.

Since the Warrior Kingdom has wasted this goodwill, the people will naturally demand war and continue the war!

Eliphis lowered his eyes, as if he was heartbroken and reluctant to see the hard-earned peace being broken. Anyone who saw him would feel that he really cared about the people.

"Selene, I need you now," he called the princess by her name for the first time, "Please go and appease the people so that they don't fall into the frenzy of war."

"but."

"We will seek justice, but we must not be blinded by hatred."

Eliphis looked at Fingri who was trying hard to absorb the information and said, "Adventurers are the group most likely to act on impulse. The task of appeasing the adventurers is left to you, my friend."

Fingri felt something was strange, but nodded anyway, glancing at Selene inadvertently.

The princess looked bitter.

I’m afraid I can’t go to the dungeon.

That morning, Princess Selene came out to calm the people, and she did so for the next few days.

The intelligence she displayed calmed the public's anger a little and her popularity among the people increased significantly.

In addition to handling palace affairs, Eliphis also threw out several corpses of demons in public. According to him, the Light Eagle Group has been secretly dealing with demons approaching the royal city to protect the safety of the people. The demons hate the Light Eagle Group, so rumors of cooperation have spread, and the Warrior Kingdom is also being used.

As time went by, the people calmed down and began to regard Selene and Eliphis as the two brightest new stars of the kingdom, the stars that guided people forward.

War concerns everyone's life. These days, these two words are the talk of the town, even among adventurers.

In contrast, the underground city intelligence brought back by the Hathaway team is competing with the topic of war for people's attention.

The Nameless King is very powerful, and his identity is also a major concern, which naturally caused the guild to investigate. The team of adventurers at the forefront of dungeon raiders naturally entered the top of the ancient dragon, and even brought back images of the Nameless King, which made people marvel at his power.

The story of Gwyn's family also added a new chapter. People wondered why the eldest son of the sun, who was the dragon hunting god, became the protector of ancient dragons after the victory, and why Gwyn exiled him.

Some people who pay attention to details even suggested that the corpse wearing the [Ring of the Sun's Eldest Son] on the altar of the Irithyll Cathedral is facing the Ancient Dragon Peak in the distance!

Considering that it was Gwyndolin who once ruled Irithyll, people suggested that Gwyndolin was using this obscure way to commemorate his brother.

As expected, in addition to scholars, a group of people who like to study the relationships between historical figures, commonly known as the CP party, have become active in this regard.

In addition to the Nameless King, Dragon Stone is the second largest area of ​​concern. Many teams are studying ways to obtain the Glorious Dragon Stone, but no results have been achieved so far.

The Skyrim strategy group, which was once the most active, was absent from the exploration of the top of the ancient dragon. It was said that it was because the captain Luluwo was not there. As for what Luluwo was doing, it seemed to be related to a girl carrying a giant sword.

In addition, the animal trainers gathered together at the call of the magician Roger. This time he set his sights on the ancient flying dragon on the top of the ancient dragon and vowed to capture this big guy together with his apprentice Wilde.

Gwyndolin's reaction to the Holy Bell of Yorshika was understood by the public as something like an easter egg. They also lamented that he was worthy of being the afterimage of a god, as he was safe and sound after realizing his true nature.

[Painting World "Setting Out on the Ancient Dragon Road"] Many have been brought back by the frontline teams these days. Because the harsh and cruel conditions have not yet been overcome, it has gradually been regarded as a means of tempering the mind. People began to compete to see who has climbed the farther, and the farther they have climbed, the more revered they are.

In short, the appearance of the ancient dragon's top has once again rekindled people's enthusiasm for exploring the unknown.

Unfortunately, in the face of the possible war, the scope of this enthusiasm has changed.

Night, palace.

"well."

Selene stood in front of the window, looking into the distance in the direction of the Sen underground city, her face full of fatigue.

Appeasing the people was tiring enough, and she even started to get involved in some government affairs, although with the help of Eliphis.

What kind of help? It should be called supervision. She couldn't help but curl her lips when she thought of this.

Minister Oro is still unconscious, but people have high hopes for the princess, and the training on how to make her a qualified queen is now even more arduous.

If it were just this, Selene would only feel tired, but would not complain, after all, this was her responsibility.

But now, she felt that the training she received was more like "how to make her a qualified queen affiliated with Eliphis."

During this period, Eliphis always seemed to travel with her, and their interactions were always polite and affectionate, which seemed to constantly deepen the bond between the two in the hearts of the people.

Selina could totally guess what the purpose of doing this was, and she was absolutely right.

The attack by the Warrior Kingdom was full of doubts, but so what? No one could question Eliphis now, and the princess could not resist.

“I want to relax.”

She stroked the ring in her pocket, the ring with the painting world attached to it. It reminded her of her adventure at Gulongding that day, like a dream.

“Knock knock——”

There was a sudden knock on the door. Selina's heart trembled. She quickly pulled her hand away and turned to face the person who came in.

It's Eliphis.

The young man's face looked even more handsome under the bright moonlight, even charming, enough to charm anyone.

"Lord Eliphis, what's the matter at this late hour?"

Selene knew that this was another trick played by the other party. Every night the other party would come here and stay for a while, just to show others, "Look, the princess and I have a good relationship and we are having a tryst."

There was a red light in Eliphis' eyes. Selene acted stunned for a moment, then sat on the chair with a smile and took the initiative to start a conversation with Eliphis.

It’s so annoying. How long do I have to continue performing?

The routine "tryst" at night actually only takes a dozen minutes. Eliphis will not do anything, just sit for a while and then leave, and Selene only needs to perform a monologue for a dozen minutes.

However, this time, Eliphis left something for her before leaving.

"The enemy may send assassins. Take this necklace. It is a magic item enchanted with teleportation magic. As long as you use it, you can be teleported here immediately in the royal city and the surrounding areas. However, there is a limit within a certain period of time. You must not use it unless it is dangerous."

Eliphis' eyes flashed red as he said this. He was giving orders to Selene. After seeing the latter nodded with a confused expression, he withdrew his ability with satisfaction.

"A gift for me? Thank you so much, Lord Eliphis."

Celina put on the necklace happily, and the other party said some formal greetings and turned away.

One minute countdown.

A minute later, Selene stared at the teleportation necklace with a smile on her face.

She seemed to know how to relax. Don't forget one thing, she has all the magic book pages collected by Eliphis.

Naturally, this also includes being able to return to the Thane dungeon.

【Homeward Journey】

(End of this chapter)

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