Chapter 463 The Princess and the Duke

Chapter 463 The Princess and the Duke

King Kusla took a deep breath, forced a stiff smile, and walked down the steps.

Now it is meaningless for him to complain about the failure of his informants and the lack of brains of the Imperial Guards.

His brother's arrival was just like when he was marching to war, it was always unexpected, and he had no choice but to stabilize the situation first.

What do you have to panic about? He is the king. As a "good king", the duke who once served the empire has returned, and he is also his brother. Of course, he must be calm and composed, and even show a happy welcome.

Lu Chen looked at King Kusla walking towards him with a stiff smile, and for a moment he had the urge to hack him to death.

After all, King Kusla's personal strength is not strong, and even if there are many guards behind him, if he attacks and kills, they will not be able to reach him in time.

But this idea only crossed his mind for a moment before he gave up. Now was not the time.

If he killed King Kusla today, it would be "violating human nature."

His reputation has not yet been restored. If he kills the king, and he is his own brother, plus he carries the last king's will, his reputation will be ruined immediately.

Moreover, the leader of the royal guards in the royal city was an absolute confidant promoted by King Kusla himself. From the veterans who followed him, he knew that the thoughts and values ​​of people in this world were more ancient and encapsulated the spirit of chivalry.

The current leader of the Forbidden Army is definitely someone who is willing to die for King Kusla. If he dares to take action today, the other party will dare to lead his army and fight him to the end.

Whether he can win the fight or not is another matter. This is not conducive to his long-term plan.

It's not that regicide is impossible, but it depends on the situation and conditions.

"Brother, you have suffered. You are tired from the journey. Please dismount your horse and follow me into the palace."

King Kusla looked up at his brother, and suddenly felt that the other man looked at him wrongly for a while, and his hair stood on end, but fortunately, it might just be his illusion.

Because his brother did not make any unusual movements, he turned over and dismounted, and patted himself on the shoulder just like he did when he returned from the expedition.

"During my absence, you slacked off."

Lu Chen's tone sounded like he was lecturing a child, which was also in line with the original image of Duke Godzilla.

King Kusla suppressed his anger in his heart, but he still nodded and said: "In terms of cultivation, I can't compare to my brother's talent."

As he said that, he looked back at the guards and gave the leader of the guards, Marquis Diluc, a look, "Why are you putting up such a big formation? You're not here to assassinate me, so go back!"

Lu Chen's face was expressionless, and he just glanced at King Kusla slightly. There was something in his words.

"Wait for me outside."

Lu Chen waved and said, these words were addressed to Gu Lanting and the others.

The group of veterans dismounted uniformly and stood at attention.

"Wallis, aren't you happy to see me?"

When he stepped up the steps, Lu Chen looked at the old eunuch and said calmly.

Wallis trembled slightly and quickly put on a smile, "My lord, Duke, I couldn't be happier to see you."

The previous pride and ferocity between the king and his minister disappeared after they really saw Duke Godzilla.

For a moment, the two of them remembered the past again.

As a eunuch who had served King Kusra since childhood, Wallis was naturally very familiar with Duke Godzilla. He used to be very afraid of the Duke.

There were several times where he might have been executed by Duke Godzilla if King Kusla hadn't insisted on protecting him.

King Kusla glared at Wallis, feeling dissatisfied and secretly thinking it was useless.

Where did the fierceness that you used to give me advice go?

minister?

Is this what you should call yourself to him? ?

But he himself wasn't much better. The hands behind his back were still shaking slightly.

Although he has mastered the highest authority in the empire, it is difficult to overcome the shadow in a person's heart. In front of the person next to him, he always unconsciously feels inferior.

"oh?"

Lu Chen glanced at Wallis meaningfully, "Thanks to you for helping me during my absence these years, I will express my gratitude another day."

"Don't dare, don't dare, this is my duty."

Wallis also realized the gaffe he had just made, and secretly cursed himself for being so courageous.

The other party is just a sick cat with no power now. Just the dozens of veterans, he and King Kusla are now the powerful ones.

Lu Chen walked into the splendid hall and felt a little emotional. It was here that Duke Godzilla became a powerful figure in the royal capital.

"I originally wanted to go to the north in person to pick up my brother, but you also understand that as a king now, I have many affairs and I really can't leave."

King Kusla said, implying that I am now the real king, and you are just a sinner who has just been released from prison. Even if you come back, please be honest with me.

"It's not like I have taught Wang brother all these years in vain. Now it seems that he has really grown up."

Lu Chen waved his hand, looking unconcerned.

But in Kusla's opinion, it's like saying, don't pretend to be your brother, I gave you everything, and in my opinion, you are still a child.

King Kusla was sullen in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. He held his brother's hand very affectionately and walked towards the throne together.

There is a historian in the palace, and he also wants to leave a good name in history.

Since his suppression plan failed, he would give it up for the time being. As long as he did not restore military power to Duke Godzilla, the other party would be nothing more than a powerful individual.

"I have always sent people to clean my brother's mansion. When I heard that he was released from prison, I arranged two hundred maids for him. I hope he can feel like going home."

King Kusla walked to the throne, sat on it, and looked at his brother. This time, the brother was no longer standing behind him, but at the bottom.

This was the scene he had dreamed of all his life. He was the king, and his brother was just a dutiful minister.

But Lu Chen didn't care about this. He found that some of King Kusla's behaviors were far more... childish than he thought.

"That's perfect."

Lu Chen nodded, "I heard that there have been riots in the west of the empire recently. The orcs on the grassland are a little restless. Can Brother Wang still cope with it?"

King Kusla's heart sank. Okay, let's get straight to the point right from the beginning?

Do you think I can't handle it and force me to let you return to the army?

"Don't worry, brother, I already have reasonable countermeasures, and they will be dealt with in a while."

King Kusla said calmly, but in fact he didn't have any foolproof plan at all.

The advice given by the Prime Minister is to fight, fight at any cost, you don’t have to win, but you must beat the orcs painfully, and then go to peace talks. No matter what the outcome of the peace talks is, I believe the subjects of the empire can accept it and it will not harm the king. reputation.

But King Kusla has not made up his mind yet. If he wants to fight, he will have to mobilize garrison troops from all over the country, and the Royal Guards of the royal capital will also have to mobilize 200,000 troops before he can be sure to confront the orcs on the frontal battlefield.

The Prime Minister's idea is wonderful, but King Kusla is a little worried. What if the war... fails completely?

If the frontal battlefield is completely defeated, the orcs may not only need food for the winter. If they are greedy, they can directly knock down the entire western border of the empire and turn it into the territory of the orcs.

Then his king will become the most failed king in the history of the Howard family, and he will be despised for thousands of years.

"It's good that Brother Wang has some countermeasures. As an elder brother, I can't help you much. I'm getting older and now I just want to live a peaceful life."

Lu Chen looked like a Buddhist and did not mention returning to the army because he knew that the other party would not agree.

He said that this matter was useless and he could only wait for an opportunity or create an opportunity to force King Kusla to restore him to power.

When King Kusla heard this, he saw that Lu Chen looked "old and old". If it weren't for the aura that the other party had just arrived, he might have actually believed it.

Want to live a quiet life? What a liar.

Reuniting the old troops, riding horses on the square in front of the palace, and entering the palace with great fanfare, all are to announce to the people in the capital that you are back, right?

King Kusla had a look of disappointment on his face, "I wanted my brother to help me again, but it was selfish of me as a younger brother. It doesn't matter, I am afraid that my brother is tired after twenty years in prison, so I just stay in the king's house." Let’s all take care of ourselves.”

The two brothers sat and stood chatting "harmonyly", like brothers who had not seen each other for many years.

At this time, footsteps came from the back hall, and a beautiful woman in purple clothes came over, holding tea and porridge in her hands. It was Princess Ruth.

In recent days, she would come to the main hall at this time every day to deliver some tea and health porridge. On the one hand, she showed consideration, and on the other hand, she wanted to learn all kinds of information for the sake of facts.

The price is to be bombarded in the process of getting to know each other.

There was so much commotion in the capital today, of course she knew, and she also knew that King Kusla should be meeting with the legendary Duke at this time.

But she needs to understand the current situation, and she can't wait to see their camp's biggest enemy so that the Tianji Adventure Group can formulate subsequent plans.

When King Kusla saw Ruth coming, he frowned slightly and wanted to explain to his brother out of habit. After all, according to tradition, people from the harem were not allowed to enter the ceremonial front hall. He still remembered that when he was young, he had a The beloved princess was executed by her brother because of this incident.

He opened his mouth and realized that he didn't need to explain. He was the real power now and he could do whatever he wanted.

So he stood up, took the bowl of very effective health porridge with one hand with a smile, held Ruth's slender waist with the other, and checked Duke Godzilla's expression.

Lu Chen looked at this scene without scolding or accusing him. His face was expressionless, as if he didn't care at all.

In fact, he was examining this princess. Although he did not use his Yin-Yang Spiritual Eyes to directly check the opponent's attributes, with his wild perception, he found that this Princess Ruth was... quite strong.

Even fighting alone, he is stronger than Gu Lanting.

Could such a person be a princess?

Thinking of his own experience, Lu Chen had some guesses about this woman's identity.

Ruth's eyebrows were lowered, with a shy expression, and she was also peeking at Duke Godzilla.

Because she was afraid that the other party would notice, she did not dare to use any detection skills or equipment. She only relied on her countless experience of reading people and her sense of breath to roughly judge the opponent's current strength.

The result surprised her, or felt strange.

Because she felt that Duke Godzilla's physical attributes were not high, but the power on his body was real, and strangely, her sixth sense was telling her that this man was a fatal threat to her.

Thinking of the opponent's record of killing the Aspect Dragon, Ruth judged that Duke Godzilla might have inherited dragon blood and had special means to enter a high-intensity fighting state. Only in that state could he be killed. The ultimate strongman who protects the dragon.

As for whether the other party was an explorer or something, Ruth didn't think about it.

She couldn't think of any fourth-level explorer who fit Duke Godzilla's identity and strength, and she didn't think space would arrange such a good plot identity for the explorer.

In her opinion, the status of Duke Godzilla is equal to King Kusla, and based on the development potential, it is even higher than King Kusla. If the explorer obtains this status, There is a lot of room for planning.

Their team used epic-level props to arrange a princess for her. Compared to Duke Godzilla's camp, she was probably at the level of an elf princess and could not be considered a core figure in the mainland.

Of course, various plot identities have advantages and disadvantages, and the final step depends on the performance of the explorer.

It was the first time she met Duke Godzilla today. She couldn't judge the opponent's resourcefulness, but he was indeed a man with extremely sharp aura and evil aura, and their team needed to be vigilant.

You must think carefully about how to complete the second link of the main mission first.

Lu Chen and King Kusla had a sterile conversation for a while, and then left on the grounds that they were tired from the journey and wanted to go back and rest.

No matter how much he talks, it's useless. After he settles down his people, he will carefully think about how to take back the supreme authority step by step.

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"Your Majesty the Duke, I thought you were going to chop him."

On the way back, Gree smiled.

"Gree, be careful, this is the royal capital."

Gu Lanting frowned and said, they could just casually talk about this on the way here. Someone with a heart in the capital would overhear it and it would become a rumor, which would be very bad for the Duke's reputation.

Lu Chen rode on the horse and raised his hand to signal the two of them not to argue, "Go pick up the old wolf and go back home."

Because today's act of breaking into the palace is not without any risk. What if King Kusla ignores his shame and the reputation of killing his brother and directly lets the imperial guards besiege him?

And because Lei Ze still had his daughter with him, it was not suitable for him to come, both in terms of the attack and the military appearance of the team.

A group of veterans with evil spirits forcing the palace looks very majestic, but if there is an innocent little girl... the style of the painting is a bit wrong.

The old wolf was naturally unhappy, but there was nothing he could do for the safety of his daughter.

Of course, the horses under Lu Chen and the others were not stolen from somewhere, but had been prepared by a veteran who was lurking in the mainland.

Through the interaction with the veteran, Lu Chen unexpectedly discovered that he was actually an explorer, an explorer of his own camp.

It is the explorer's task to prepare horses and a certain amount of funds for himself.

The other party looked at me without enthusiasm or respect, only with happiness, as if looking at a score-boosting machine...