He was wearing leather armor and was sitting upright on a hardwood chair, reading the news coming in his hands.
Under the flickering candlelight, the expression on Thorne's face was half light and half dark, changing constantly.
"Hu~~" After a while, Thorne slowly put down the communication document in his hand and let out a breath.
"Red Maple Forest Principality, and our Tusuo people, Tusuo people..."
Thorne muttered to himself, speaking.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
After becoming the king of the Tuso people, Thorn led the Tuso people on the road to rise and began to conquer continuously. However, it was really too difficult.
Not only did the Principality of Red Maple Forest begin to urgently mobilize all resources to deal with the attack of the Tusuo people after it recovered, but also, after the initial shock, many elders of the Council of Elders began to gradually have other thoughts and emotions in their hearts. Except for a few elders and families who were close to Thorne, the other elders united together and were extremely dissatisfied with Thorne, a man of slave origin, for treating them as Tusuo people. At the same time, they also secretly disobeyed Thorne's orders.
Thorne wants to take charge of the situation, but he doesn't have many options right now.
The time he was king was really too short. He didn't accumulate much, didn't have much real authority, and didn't have many people he could use.
This is the problem he will face and deal with later.
Thorne understood, and at the same time, he was very clear in his heart.
He already had some vague plans, although they were still not clear, but Thorne believed that after a while, he would be able to change this unfavorable situation, truly grasp the power, and become the new king of the Tuso people.
However, what happened next was beyond his expectations.
A crack in the abyss appeared, and the legendary dark age was about to come. All the extraordinary people in the world united together to form the Wizarding Union. They divided the world into regions and began to carry out comprehensive rule and management.
What an unexpected change.
That's not all. Just now, Thorne received a message saying that the inspector of the eleventh district where the Tuso people are located will come to the largest city here, which is the capital of the Red Maple Forest Principality, as if he is here to investigate something.
"The Inspector, an Inspector with great power in District 11..."
Thorne raised his eyes and muttered to himself.
He looked ahead, knowing that he should go and take a look no matter what. After all, the Inspector had arrived, and all the supernatural forces were nearby, whether they were wizard organizations, warlock heritages, or others. They all had to go and meet His Majesty the Inspector.
This is the most basic etiquette.
"I am the king of the Tuso people, so this time, I have to go." Thorne said softly.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and in the end, he just sighed.
"Someone come here!" Thorne regained his composure and shouted like a true king. Soon, two servants in light armor walked in. They knelt on one knee towards Thorne and lowered their heads to show their respect.
"Get ready, we're heading to Red Maple City, the capital of Red Maple Forest." Thorne stood up, walked to the front and said lightly.
Tick-tick-tick.
The sound of crisp horse hooves rang out, and Thorn appeared outside with a large number of Tuso knights.
He turned around, looked at the city where the Tuso people lived in front of him, smiled, then he called out, whistled, and rushed out with many Tuso knights.
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Thorne and his companions continued to move forward. After a long journey, Thorne and the Tuso knights arrived at Red Maple City.
"The Tuso people..."
The guards along the way had already received the message. No one intercepted Thorne and his party, and no one attacked them. However, the look in the eyes of the guards from the Principality of Red Maple Forest when they looked at Thorne was very wrong. It was filled with an indescribable coldness and murderous intent, as if they would take action against him at any time.
"If it weren't for the special circumstances and the need to meet the Inspector, I wouldn't be able to enter this city at all." Thorne looked at the city around him with a sigh on his face.
Red Maple City, the capital of the Red Maple Forest Principality.
Because of their special status, Thorne and his companions did not live on their own, but accepted the arrangement of the Red Maple Forest Principality and shared accommodation.
This is the condition reached after the Tusuo people and the Red Maple Forest Principality negotiated an agreement.
Thorne and his party were greeted by some officials in charge of etiquette from the Principality of Red Maple Forest. They took Thorne and his party to their residence. Although their behavior was good and there was nothing wrong with it, the way they looked at Thorne and his party was extremely unfriendly.
The Tusuo people were a little restless because they discovered that the residence they were assigned to was right next to the Royal Guards of the Royal City in the Red Maple Forest. It seemed that those guards might come and suppress them at any time.
"Ah, these people, you are the Tuso people. I have heard of you Tuso people for a long time, but I didn't expect that you Tuso people would look like this."
At this time, a middle-aged noble man wearing gorgeous silk clothes and gem rings on his fingers slowly walked by. He had fair skin and was quite handsome, but his voice was somewhat mocking. He said, "Tuso people, oh, so you look like Tuso people."
"This person... is the Flower Prince of the Red Maple Forest."
Thorne looked at the figure in front of him, and his heart moved slightly. Based on the data and information he had learned, he immediately knew who the middle-aged noble man in front of him was.
"I didn't expect that someone from Tuso would know me. What a surprise. Haha, what a surprise." The Flower Duke Rossol was startled, then he laughed out loud, looking quite happy. He said, "Has my reputation spread to the Tuso people? Are they scared? Huh?"
"Ah, if that's the case, then I'm really something."
As Rossol spoke, a smug look appeared on his face, and the many lackeys beside him immediately knew the situation and gave him many compliments.
Rossol became even more proud, and it seemed that he was extremely proud.
Thorne couldn't help but laugh.
According to the intelligence obtained by the Tuso people, Rossol was a man who relied on flattery to rise to power and had no real ability at all. The most he did was probably to use any means necessary to help the King of the Red Maple Forest Principality collect many beauties.
"I am the king of the Tuso people, my name is Thorn." Thorn spoke lightly, introducing himself.
"Thorn? The king in the Tuso legend. Oh, it's you? You are Thorn. I've heard of you. So this is what you look like."
Rossol showed a look of surprise on his face. He looked at Thorne, admiring him, with undisguised surprise and astonishment in his eyes.
But when he saw Thorne's eyes, his body trembled involuntarily.
Thorne's eyes were calm and cold, and the meaning in them was like a sharp knife that suddenly stabbed at him, making Rossall feel a little unbearable.
"You... Thorn you..." Grand Duke Rossol of Flowers panicked. He subconsciously took two steps back to avoid Thorn's gaze. But afterwards, as if he had sensed this action and felt an indescribable strong insult, Rossol suddenly became angry and said, "Thorn, you... you... you... you wait, the Inspector is coming. Our Red Maple Forest Principality has already contacted His Majesty the Inspector. When that time comes, you Tusuo people will not have a good time."
"I want you to be in trouble!"
Rossol said in a shrill voice, then a smug look appeared on his face. After glancing at the many Tuso people and Thorne, he snorted and left.
Has the Red Maple Forest Principality already contacted the Inspector? The Tusuo people around him were a little uneasy, and Thorn's heart sank.
"Okay, stop talking and let's go in." Thorne glanced at the many Tuso people behind him, then called them in.
But he couldn't calm down.
The Ombudsman...
This inspector who came over.
Thorne sighed silently in his heart.
The next day, Thorne set out with a few Tuso confidants to attend the welcome banquet.
The banquet was held in the royal palace of the Red Maple Forest Principality. The palace covered a large area. On the way, Thorne, sitting in the carriage, could see that the surrounding streets had been under martial law. At the same time, there were other extraordinary people riding in carriages towards the royal palace.
At the palace gate, Thorne met the Duke of Flowers again.
The Flower Duke Rossol snorted softly at Thorne, and then he said "Tuso" softly, and then he straightened his clothes, as if he was a duck with makeup on, he held his chest high, raised his head, and walked inside in a heroic and imposing manner.
Thorne stood still, looking at Rossol's back, his heart suddenly filled with a cloud of darkness.
Ombudsman.
Could it be that His Majesty the Inspector really...
What should the Tusuo people do? Thorne was in a heavy mood. After a while, he slowly walked forward.
He came to the door of the hall.
Suddenly, as if something was triggered, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Damn it! Thorne cursed inwardly. Although the Tuso people have been very popular recently, it shouldn't be like this.
Yes, yes, it must be Red Maple Forest, those damn nobles of the Red Maple Forest Principality. It was them who bribed the inspector and promised huge benefits. That’s it, it must be so!
Thorne lowered his head. He didn't look forward. When he reached the door, he just knelt on one knee on the ground.
"Greetings, His Majesty, the respected Inspector." Thorne placed his hand on his chest, appearing extremely respectful.
"Your Excellency, the respected Inspector, these are the Tuso people I was talking about. They are despicable and shameless, damned thieves and hooligans, they..." Rossol's voice rang out, but as if something had happened, his voice gradually became lower and soon disappeared.
Then, a voice came.
"Thorne."
This voice...
Very familiar.
I miss it too.
Thorne subconsciously raised his head and looked forward.
He saw a very familiar figure, a figure that had appeared in his dreams countless times and a figure that he respected very much.
"Mr. Morin...Mr. Morin!"
Thorne suddenly lost his voice.
Morin ignored Rossol and the King of the Red Maple Forest Principality who had been stunned for a long time. He smiled slightly and said, "Yes, it's me."
"Thorne, I haven't seen you for a long time."