Master An Fei, we still have many..." the old steward who was directing the servants said hurriedly.
"No, there's enough for us to eat." An Fei smiled and said, "Besides, it's Chris's birthday today, so I'll share the rest with everyone so that everyone can be happy together."
"Thank you, Master An Fei." The old housekeeper thought for a while and smiled at An Fei.
At this time, a servant hurried in from outside, holding a stack of invitations in his hand. Then he came close to the old housekeeper and whispered something. Preparations for the banquet began in the morning. In the afternoon, the servants found that the master's students looked a little ugly. After asking each other, they found out the reason. No one was willing to come up to cause trouble.
"Master An Fei, this is...an invitation sent by His Highness the Second Prince. Look..." The old housekeeper walked up to An Fei and said with an embarrassed look on his face.
An Fei took the stack of invitations and looked through them. Everyone was invited. Not only Chris was on the invited list, but also the unknown Huiwei. He glanced around and saw if there were any missing people. Young man: "Brawi, please find everyone. Where are Hagen and Huiwei?"
"Hagen must be in the magic laboratory, Huiwei... seems to be sleeping in his room."
"Go find them, Dairis...is here too, right?" An Fei raised his head, and when Riska nodded, he said, "There's no need to look for her now, we'll look for her later."
"Okay." Bravi stood up.
After a while, everyone who was supposed to come arrived. An Fei was silent for a moment and pushed the invitation out: "The second prince, His Highness Glendon, invites you to attend the banquet. Everyone has a part. If you are willing to go, come and get the invitation." .”
"I don't know him." Hui Wei said with a cold face.
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince?" Hagen thought for a while: "I'm very busy. I haven't slept for two days, so I just managed to squeeze out some time to celebrate Chris's birthday. I won't go."
"what about you?"
The remaining people looked at each other. Then they all shook their heads. They knew that today was Chris's birthday, and they had prepared their own birthday gifts. In fact, in the past half year, many people spent their birthdays silently, but the environment at that time was too If you are too nervous, birthdays are a dispensable thing compared to survival. But it's safe now, and Chris has a noble status. To celebrate his birthday, everyone just got together to have some fun. this is necessary. As for attending the second prince Grandon's banquet, they all had heartfelt rejections. First, they were not familiar with Grandon. Secondly, no one is a fool. Is it possible to cut off the friendship condensed in life and death just to flatter someone? What's more, almost all magicians have a proud heart. Instead of trying their best to flatter others, it is better to use this energy in cultivation. compare to. The relationship between everyone together is natural and gentle.
"It seems that none of us are willing to go." An Fei smiled and handed the invitation to the old housekeeper: "You go out, we have something to say."
"Yes, sir." The old butler took the invitation and stepped back. Under his command, the servants also quickly retreated.
An Fei glanced at Riska, who understood it, stood up, chanted a spell, and released a soundproof magic circle, wrapping everyone in it.
"Why are you so mysterious?" Hagen asked in surprise.
"Hagen, be quiet." Huiwei kicked Hagen from below. He was a very astute person. Just by looking at An Fei's eyes, he knew that what An Fei was going to say must be something big.
An Fei pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Everyone walks around the Holy City a lot these days. I think you should also know that whether His Majesty is willing or not, he will start to choose his successor. This is the general trend."
"That's right." Riska nodded, and everyone's expressions gradually became subtle. In fact, the atmosphere in the Holy City has always been tense, and the relationship between West and Glendon has reached the point where they are incompatible with each other. There are constant rumors on the streets, and everyone knows more or less about it.
"The decisions we make now will directly affect our future, and we have to admit that our current situation is not good. It can even be said that we are in danger."
"Danger? An Fei, you are exaggerating. Will the teacher allow others to threaten us?" Riska shook his head and said.
"I think what An Fei said makes sense." Zubin put forward the opposite opinion while rubbing his red forehead: "Don't forget that Chris is the third prince, he also has the right to inherit! Whether it is West or Grant I don’t even want to have another opponent!”
Chris suddenly felt a sting in his heart, and the smile on his face became forced. He was already very uncomfortable when someone interrupted his birthday party, but now that Zubin revealed the matter nakedly, it made him even more painful. . In fact, his power is not that important. Giving up is his true inner thought. Fraternity is the most terrifying nightmare for him, so he chooses to escape and live a quiet life. And Chris is more self-aware. His eldest brother, West, made friends with many ministers during his time in charge of the political affairs of the Holy City. His second brother, Glendon, has a high reputation in the army. Chris has nothing except him. There are only a group of companions who share weal and woe with him, and his two brothers
It was too weak, which was also an important reason why he chose to give up.
"Teacher should stay." Feiler said in a timid voice.
"Feiler, I think the teacher must be very embarrassed." Riska said softly: "On the surface, we are all the teacher's students, but you know it in your heart. In fact, the teacher has always regarded us as his children. He is willing to Are we being wronged? Second Prince Glendon may have done this because he wanted to show Chris his ability. Let’s not take the problem too seriously.”
"Riska, what's your opinion?" An Fei said softly.
"I don't have any objections. We are all sitting together to discuss how to avenge Chris, right?" Riska laughed: "What's over is over. Let's be humble and pretend that nothing happened. We'll go back tomorrow." Have a life of your own.”
"Why?" Bravi suddenly raised his head, with blazing fire in his eyes: "Chris is the third prince. He is also likely to get the right to inherit! Why should we be humble?" Bravi said what was in his heart. Speaking out, he has ambitions and desires, and he is unwilling to be a reclusive magician. If Chris can obtain the right to inherit, then there must be his Brave position above the royal court. Since he can choose to call the shots, why should he get used to that kind of silent life
"I've already talked with Chris about this matter. He doesn't want to fight about anything. He just wants to be a quiet grand duke." An Fei said lightly.
"What?" Bravi was stunned and looked at Chris with disbelief. When Chris nodded silently, Bravi let out a long sigh. The fire in his eyes disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he was disappointed. But he knew clearly that no one could force Chris on this kind of thing.
"However, we believe in Chris, but some people don't believe it." An Fei said with a playful smile: "Maybe. Only death can truly win people's trust."
"An Fei, if you need us to do anything, just tell us directly. I'm stupid." Shante said with a wry smile. After listening for a long time, he only half understood. Not a word can be inserted.
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"It's very simple. We have to consider our options." An Fei said slowly: "Since Chris has chosen to give up, the future king can only be born between West and Glendon. When that happens, One day. What should we do? If a king is hostile to someone, usually that person will not end well."
"An Fei, you mean, we go to Violet City?" Riska asked.
"We can't give up on Violet City, but that city is still too small."
"The Burial Sword Principality?" Riska suddenly realized.
"Yes." An Fei nodded: "Chris, the fake Rodhart has been killed. Do you have a chance to go to the Burial Sword Principality?"
"The Burial Sword Principality is Rodhart's territory. No one can stop me from going back." Chris' tone was very firm. He didn't want to fight for anything, and now he is looking forward to avoiding the center of power and going to a relative place. In a peaceful place, Burial Sword Principality is undoubtedly the best choice.
"That's good, we will follow you when the time comes." An Fei smiled: "Now, let's figure out what we have in hand."
Everyone's eyes fell on An Fei, but they didn't understand what An Fei meant.
"As you know, I was originally a student of the great magician Yagor. Later, Mr. Yagor had an accident while doing magic experiments and unfortunately passed away. He left me a lot of inheritance." An Fei said slowly : "Actually, I don't know what's in the inheritance. I only know the same thing, it's a vacuum confinement scroll."
"Vacuum confinement scroll? An Fei, are you talking about the vacuum confinement scroll that can seal the peak powerhouse?" Bravi exclaimed.
"Yes, after I left the desert island, His Majesty sent people to transport all those things back. I thought His Majesty was very interested in the Vacuum Confinement Scroll. Unexpectedly, he actually asked Mioric to return my inheritance to me. "
"Where's the scroll? Let me see." Bravi stood up anxiously.
"You will see." An Fei said softly: "Now let's calculate some other important things."
"Is there anything more precious than the Scroll of Vacuum Confinement?"
"Have you forgotten? What did we find in Huiwei's old home?" An Fei said with a smile.
Everyone's eyes fell on Hui Wei. Hui Wei was angry and laughed at the same time, and finally managed to keep a straight face: "That's not my hometown!"
"Have any of you ever leaked this secret?" An Fei changed the topic. The only people who entered the treasure room that day were Chris, Niya, Riska, Bravi, Sanchez, and others. I have never been inside. Although I vaguely know that I have found a treasure, I don’t know exactly what is there.
"No." Chris shook his head: "Didn't you say at that time that you must keep it a secret?"
"Have you told the teacher?"
"This... no." Bravi looked at An Fei in surprise: "I thought you would tell the teacher, didn't you?"
"I thought you would say it." An Fei smiled.
Chris and others also laughed, although their characters
But fortunately, they are not the kind of people who play the role of leader since they are flattering and trying to operate through cracks, so An Fei should report their findings to the teacher. Others cannot take over. Moreover, the treasure map belonged to Susanna, and they subconsciously felt that even the teacher could not forcefully intervene in its distribution. Reporting or not does not make much sense. For various reasons, Saul still doesn't know what they discovered.
"Although we have taken out everything inside, the remaining gold coins are not a small amount. They are enough for us to do something." An Fei deliberately avoided one thing, the Ode of the Blood Moon that Susanna wanted. Different from the ignorance when he first entered the world, he has done special research in the library these days. He has checked out a lot of information and already knows what the Ode of the Blood Moon represents.
Chris and the others nodded in understanding. They didn't think there was anything wrong with hiding it from others. Naturally, the less people know about the secret, the better.
The pyramid is an eternal humanistic building, even in a small country. A power center will also be created, and Chris and others are undoubtedly members of this power center.
"Don't tell the teacher either."
Chris, Riska and others looked at each other and nodded silently. Compared with those scheming people, they are still very pure. If you change to the former, if you see a coveted benefit, you will have to argue even if it is unreasonable, and you must get some benefits by messing around. After listening to An Fei's words, Chris and others felt a little awkward. But I still accepted it. They haven't forgotten. The treasure map was brought by Susanna. How to deal with those things. Suzanne had absolute say, and it wasn't too much to ask for confidentiality.
"Have you ever heard of the mythical story about a man who attained enlightenment and a chicken and a dog ascended to heaven?" An Fei changed the topic. Seeing everyone shaking their heads, he continued with a smile: "Actually, the story is very simple. There was a man who wanted to become a god. Finally one day , his cultivation was successful, the moment he stepped into the realm of gods, do you know what he brought into the realm?"
"Is your story too absurd? How can a human become a god?" Hagen wondered.
"The important thing is the meaning of the story. An Fei is not asking you to test the authenticity of the story!" Huiwei couldn't help but roll his eyes at Hagen. Apart from An Fei, he and Hagen have the best relationship in the team. , but he really couldn't stand Hagen's slowness.
"It's his family, the dogs he raises, and the poultry he raises. In fact, there are many people living outside his house, but those people are not as important to him as the poultry he raises, because among them There is no emotion between them.”
After hearing these words, some people with more flexible minds already knew what An Fei was insinuating, and the expressions they looked at Chris were a little unnatural.
"Chris chose to give up. Some people will be disappointed, but don't forget that we still have the Burial Sword Principality! With our abilities, we can completely turn the Burial Sword Principality into our own paradise!" An Fei said. They are just bragging, what are their abilities? Strictly speaking, their current capabilities are far from enough, whether they are trying to deal with someone or trying to manage a principality, but these words have the effect of inspiring people. At least Anfei gave everyone a goal to work hard for.
"That's it for today. It's time to bless the protagonist." An Fei slowly stood up.
"Okay." Risk also stood up and waved away the soundproof shield.
"Chris, are you ready for your wish?" Zubin smiled.
Chris smiled and looked outside. Bravi came over and patted Chris on the shoulder: "Chris, we don't have to wait any longer. If no one has come yet, then they won't come."
"Okay..." Chris just nodded, and suddenly loud laughter came from outside, interrupting Chris: "Who said we won't come!"
As he finished speaking, Beeri, wearing a silver-white robe, strode in. Entos, who had disappeared for two days, and a middle-aged swordsman followed behind Beeri. That guy Entos was really surprising. , as if he could get along well with people wherever he went. God knows how he and Bailey ended up together. In the past, Beeri always wore military uniforms, but today's change of appearance made him unrecognizable for a moment. Chris was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing, and he went up to him in surprise and joy: "Uncle, why are you here?" ?”
"You're not welcome to me? Why are you giving me an invitation if you're not welcome to me?" Berry and Chris joked.
"No...Uncle." Chris looked very excited at the moment.
People sitting at the dining table stood up to say hello to Beeri. Anfei was a little surprised. The sound of uncle made him think of many questions. Beeri would come to Chris's birthday party, and he was obviously the closest to Chris. , what is the relationship between Glendon, West and Berry? Are these three princes half-brothers
"Come, let me introduce you to everyone." Entos raised his voice and shouted: "This is the leader of the Brotherhood Alliance mercenary group, the high-level swordsman Marino."