Otto Luoxi returned home and locked himself in his study.
He did not understand why things had turned out this way.
Since the king fell ill, Appen seemed to have suffered a great blow. Recently, he had recovered a little, but his behavior and speech were not the same as before.
To be precise, he had become a stranger.
As a childhood friend, Otto thought he knew the prince very well. Appen was not the kind of person who would do anything for power. Sometimes he even felt that he was a little childish and not suitable to be a king who could command the overall situation. Because of this, he planned to help his friend manage the state affairs with Belinda and Oro after Appen was crowned queen. The three families had always followed the king closely, since the establishment of the Kingdom of Dawn.
So he still answered yes without hesitation.
But Otto found that Appen did not care about his answer.
He asked that out of a habit of uneasiness.
And he had not considered this point — the three families were indeed willing to support the Moya royal family, but what if His Highness did not need their support?
Now that he realized this, he felt that Appen was getting further and further away from him.
Otto heaved a sigh of relief. Maybe he should take the initiative to do something.
But what should he do?
Neither pharmacists nor alchemists could do anything about the king's illness. He knew nothing about curing diseases, so he could not fundamentally solve Appen's problem.
Should he persuade the prince to pull himself together?
He had done this many times, but it turned out to be useless. Probably he alone could not pull His Highness back to his side.
The three families must unite. Only by working together could they find out the reason why Appen did this.
Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up and walked out.
"Young master, it's very late now. Where are you going?" the housekeeper caught up with him and asked as he passed the hall.
"The Tokat family. I'm not coming back tonight!"
...
He arrived at the Tokat family's territory with ease. As the two of them were very familiar with each other, no one in the large Count's mansion stopped him. Otto walked straight into the training hall and, as expected, found Oro Tokat training with a servant.
"Hey, why are you here?" Oro took off his sweaty headscarf and threw the wooden sword to the servant. "You want to have fun but don't dare to enter, so you decided to drag me down with you?"
"I have something to tell you."
He pulled Oro to the resting room next door and explained his thoughts and plans. "What do you think?"
"Find out why Appen became strange?" The latter curled his lips. "Sorry, I'm not interested."
"Hey, you —"
"He's the prince and the heir of the Kingdom of Dawn. He won't be our friend forever. Do you understand?" Oro shook his head. "Besides, Appen is already twenty years old. He's no longer a seven- or eight-year-old kid. Do we have to coax him just because he's throwing a tantrum? If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. I don't want to blindly ask around. "
"Aren't you going to assist Appen Moya?"
"If His Highness needs us, then we'll be assisting him. If we don't, then we'll just be asking for trouble."
Could it be that he had also noticed this? Otto's heart skipped a beat. "But the three of us have always been Moya's —"
"Three families?" Oro smiled disapprovingly. "Since Andrea died, there's only you and me." He turned around and waved his hand as he walked out. "Since you're here, I'll take you to Crimson Dream for a stroll. Otherwise, I'll be tired of worrying about this and that. I'll be fine after I vent my energy."
"Andrea didn't die."
Oro's footsteps stopped instantly.
"Sorry," Otto whispered in his heart. "I promised to keep this a secret, but I didn't keep my promise."
"Andrea Quinn didn't die," he repeated. "I saw her in Border Town of Graycastle."
Oro instantly turned around and rushed in front of him. He was so strong that he almost pressed Otto against the wall.
"What, what did you say? Is, is this true? "
"I saw her with my own eyes. She's with His Highness Roland Wimbledon."
"Together..." Oro's eyes widened. "You mean the kind of together between a man and a woman?"
"I don't know." Otto bit his lip. "But she became a witch. In the entire Graycastle, only His Highness Roland is willing to take in a witch."
"Wait, a witch?" He was surprised. "What happened at that time?"
Otto Luoxi slowly told Oro about Andrea's experience. Looking at Oro's complicated expression, he felt a faint satisfaction of revenge. "Who told you to immediately believe the Quinn family's story of falling off the cliff? It's too late now that you know she's not dead. She won't be with me, nor will she be with you."
"So that's why her father created the accident..." Oro sat on the ground after listening, his face full of frustration. "Damn it, why didn't I think of digging up the grave to take a closer look?"
"This guy... is too much!" "Ahem, that's why we need to get His Highness Appen back."
Oro rolled his eyes. "Ah? What's the relationship between the two? "
"Of course it's related! Think about it. He shelved the treaty between the two countries and refused to give a reason. In the end, it will only make His Majesty's plan to fight together fail. Once the church attacks, we can only defend ourselves. If they attack the Kingdom of Dawn first, you'll lead the Knight Group to fight, right? "Otto asked.
"Of course, it's my duty."
"Then you'll be defeated and killed. You won't be able to see Andrea anymore, right?"
"Well, that sounds reasonable. Wait, why do you think I'll definitely lose?" Oro protested.
"Even the Wolf Fang Kingdom, which has a strong and ferocious culture, couldn't turn the tide. How strong can you be?" He ignored his good friend's protest and continued. "If the church attacks Graycastle first, Roland will have to fight the invaders, right? If he dies, Andrea will probably die with him. If she's caught by the church, her fate will be even worse. But if the two countries can work together to prevent the church from attacking, you won't have to die on the battlefield, and you'll have a chance to meet again in the future. Do you think the treaty is important? "
"... It is."
"If we don't pull His Highness back, there won't be a treaty. Do you think the two things are related now?"
"Yes."
"So are you going to do it or not?"
Oro said resolutely, "I'm going to do it!"
They held each other's hands tightly.
Yorko dragged his tired but comfortable body back to his room. As soon as he opened the bedroom door, he heard a voice saying, "You're finally back."
He was shocked. He had just arrived. Who would sneak into his room and wait for him? Could it be Denise's husband? Before he could decide whether to escape or beg for mercy, the other party had already lit the candle. In the firelight, he found that it was Hill Fawkes who spoke.
"You almost scared me to death, you know?" Yorko heaved a long sigh. "Can't you wait until tomorrow to talk?"
"No one will notice that I've been here at night." Hill spread out his hands and said, "I'm used to being cautious. Please understand."
"It's okay." Although Hill was Yorko's personal guard, he was appointed by His Majesty and could not be treated as an ordinary servant. "Since you're here, just say it."
"Now that a large number of refugees from the Kingdom of Wolfheart are pouring into the Kingdom of Dawn, it's a good opportunity to recruit people. You can treat it as a business, mainly buying craftsmen, literate people, and people with special skills. All the money you need will be paid by His Majesty, and for each person you hire, you will get a reward of five silver royals. "
"Please, I don't know how to do business! Chatting with Denise is just to seduce her. You're not really going to make me a human trafficker, are you? " Yorko said with his hand on his forehead, "Besides, the slave trade mainly takes place on the border between the two kingdoms. As an ambassador, it's not convenient for me to go there!"
"This is His Majesty's idea," Hill said slowly. "You don't need to leave the City of Glow. Merchants will always sell the slaves here. It doesn't matter if the price is higher, and it saves you the trouble of screening. As for whether you know how to do business... You can ask Denise Payton for help. She's a famous noble merchant here, and it's not difficult for her to transport the refugees to Graycastle. Once the transportation line is established, it'll also benefit us a lot. For example, when we encounter danger, we can disguise ourselves as merchants and evacuate at any time. It's both covert and safe. "
Yorko opened his mouth wide and asked, "You've been to the king's city of the Kingdom of Dawn?"
Hill shook his head.
"Then how do you know so much about it?"
"I heard it on the street when you went out to" expand your relationship "."
"I thought you were a Knight who could fight, but I didn't expect you to be a shrewd merchant," Yorko said with admiration.
"I'm neither a warrior nor a merchant, but I can protect your safety at critical times. This is also the mission His Majesty entrusted to me."
"Then you're..."
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