The king was coming!
Ever since Roland Wimbledon's army entered Redwater City, the news began to spread in the streets and alleys of the old king's city and reached its peak after the lord of Silver City surrendered. Although a small number of people repeatedly stressed that he had not ascended to the throne, compared to the title of rebel king and invader a year ago, most people now believed that the future King of Graycastle was none other than Roland. It was even possible that he had come here for the coronation.
However, the new king did not seem to be very active. He would stay in a city for a few weeks, so when the news came true, it was already the middle of summer.
The rising temperature did not dampen people's spirits. Taverns were full of people talking about the coronation ceremony, ribbons were tied on both sides of the street, and all the houses higher than two stories near the palace were rented out. The old king's city, which had gradually become desolate, seemed to have regained its former vitality. Perhaps it was only at this time that the people living here could remember the style of a king's city.
After a year, Roland set foot on this territory again.
The moment he passed through the city gate, the flower petals collected by the girls were scattered all over the sky, and the cheers of the people instantly ignited the whole city. They were not praising the wisdom or benevolence of the new king, but for the people of the king's city, it was just a habit.
Nini and Pod were one of them.
Because they happened to live in a tower close to the main street, they got the best seats overlooking the whole scene. Their parents were too busy entertaining the spectators who rented the houses, so they had no time to discipline the two kids. They were also happy to climb to the top of the tower and lie on the red tiles to watch the grand scene of the army entering the city.
"He's here, he's here... Is the man standing on the carriage His Majesty the king? He looks much younger than the second prince, "Nini exclaimed." Wow, look, he's waving to us! Sir Timothy would never do such a thing! "
"He's waving to everyone in this direction." Pod shrugged. "We're so high up, it would be strange if he noticed us."
"Of course, we are included in everyone. Isn't that right?" Nini said confidently. "Just by looking at his appearance, he is much kinder than the Second Prince."
"Then the kind King hanged a large number of nobles, including His Highness Timothy, his brother. The makeshift gallows in the square are still there. If we count the rats, he would be the ruler who killed the most people in the capital. "
"Hey, why do you always disagree with me?" Nini glared at him angrily.
"I don't like him," Pod pouted. "He doesn't treat this city as his home at all. He tells everyone that there are more jobs in the Western Region and encourages people to go there. What should we do? Isn't it all because of him that my father's tavern has lost more than half of its customers? "
"Then who do you like, the second prince?"
"I'm also disgusting. Just to catch a witch, he made the whole city restless … The old king is still the best, at least he won't —"
"Oh my god, look! The woman next to His Majesty! " Nini did not wait for him to finish. She immediately forgot about the topic of dispute and pointed at the open carriage of the king and exclaimed, "She turned around … Oh my god, she's so beautiful!"
Pod could only sigh helplessly.
However, this discovery seemed to have become the new focus of attention — the significance of being able to sit in the same carriage with the king was self-evident. The noisy discussion on both sides of the street suddenly became louder. Obviously, everyone was full of interest in this strange and beautiful woman.
Right at this moment, the two of them suddenly heard a strange whistling sound.
Before they could react, a grey figure flashed past them like an arrow that left the bow and went straight into the tower. Then there was a panicked scream from downstairs, as if someone had fallen to the ground, and the crisp sound of a wine glass breaking could be heard.
"What was that..." Nini said in surprise.
"I don't know, but it seems to be coming for our house!" Pod anxiously turned over and stood up. "Let's go back and have a look."
"Okay!"
The two of them climbed down the brick wall one after the other and jumped into the house through the window. To their surprise, they found that several warriors in armor had already surrounded the guests. Other than spilled wine and broken utensils, there were also a few feathers on the ground.
Nini's first reaction was that Pod's words about His Majesty had been overheard, and her second reaction was to cover his mouth and hide. No matter what he saw, he should not make a sound.
However, neither of these two ideas came true.
The moment they landed, the warriors noticed the two "uninvited guests", but none of them came to arrest them. Instead, they grinned at them. After a quarter of an hour, this group of people quickly filed out, leaving only the stunned parents and guests. One of them, who seemed to be the leader, took out ten silver royals and handed them to the stunned father.
After everyone had left, Nini hesitantly walked forward and asked, "What on earth... happened?"
"It was incredible," the father said excitedly. "When the honor guard turned the corner of the street, a spectator suddenly took out a loaded crossbow and aimed it directly at His Majesty in the carriage!"
Nini gasped and asked, "And then?"
"We were all scared. If the arrow was shot, everyone in the house would have died. Fortunately, a bird... no, a person flew in and stopped that guy! "
"A person?"
"Not exactly. She was a bird when she flew in, but when she hit that person's head, she turned into a person. She was a little girl about your age," a guest added. "We only reacted when we saw the crossbow fall to the ground. We rushed up and pinned the assassin down. After that, the warriors broke the door and rushed in."
"Are you sure you didn't see wrongly?" Pod questioned. "That bird... no, where is the person who can turn into a bird? Did you guys secretly drink the Dreamland Water and start hallucinating? "
"By the time we subdued the assassin, she was already gone." The father raised his hand and slapped the back of his son's head, causing him to stagger. "And if you doubt me, you'll suffer!"
The crowd could not help but laugh.
Nini, however, focused her attention on the feathers. They looked like the feathers of an ordinary goshawk, but much wider and softer. She carefully collected the feathers and pinned them to the ends of her hair. She looked up and down in the mirror.
"She looks like she can fly..." The little girl thought contentedly. "I'll make a new headdress with these feathers."
The seemingly thrilling assassination did not cause any commotion. People quickly shifted the topic back to the king and his entourage. Unbeknownst to them, at least a dozen similar incidents had happened.
However, under the vigilance of Sylvie, all the solo missions that relied on luck failed without exception. In fact, most of the premeditated actions were carried out without alerting the people around them. The patrol team was able to take down the target directly.
"Thank you." Roland took the opportunity to nod at the carriage behind him. "I didn't expect there to be so many people in the old king's city. It seems that the situation is not as stable as I thought."
"It's my duty, Your Majesty," Sylvie replied.
"Since you know it's not stable, you shouldn't have chosen this way to enter the city," Agatha said in a harsh voice. Perhaps it was because of her age, but whenever it came to security, Roland felt that her temperament was becoming more and more like Scroll's. "Mortals are too fragile. Sometimes, a small wound can kill you."
"I'll stop all attacks," Anna said calmly. "Besides, Nana Pine is also in the team."
"You can't spoil him like that."
"Ahem..." Roland hurriedly interrupted. "For the sake of publicity, this little risk is acceptable. As the new king, he has to be familiar with the people."
In the carriage sat Sylvie, Agatha, Isabella, Phyllis, and Zoey. Together with the elites of the First Army, it was almost impossible for such a powerful lineup to go wrong.
"These are two different things. You can choose a more reliable method, such as standing on the high platform in the palace to preach to your subjects."
Indeed, but he could not say that this was more for the sake of patrolling, such as putting two microphones in front of the carriage and saying 'Hello comrades'...
"Your Majesty, we're almost at the palace," the guard reminded. His words also stopped Agatha from preaching.
Roland breathed a sigh of relief. Through the newly decorated gate of the inner city wall, he saw a procession of nearly a hundred people, who were respectfully waiting for his arrival. Among them were "old ministers" of the Western Region like Theo and Barov's disciples, and there were also many "new ministers" who had surrendered to the lower nobility. However, most of them were scholars and civilians who had been recruited by the local area.
After finishing the last renovation, the entire central region of Graycastle would officially be under his control. When the Eastern Front Army occupied Seawindshire, Graycastle would be considered a preliminary unified kingdom.
When the carriage stopped, Roland lifted his cloak in high spirits, stepped out of the carriage, and waved to the people behind him.
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