"In our duel, this coin is also used as a bribe. But my coin is more valuable than yours, so while it has the function of the coin you are holding, once the two bribes at the same time The same object, then this coin that represents the deep years will have a higher priority effect."
Jenkins explained the function of [Time Gem].
"Are you targeting me specifically?"
Salhi II asked.
"No, it just happened to have coins on me."
Jenkins replied.
Time will not stop because of the conversation between Jenkins and Salhi II. While the two players in Nolan's game are talking, the situation in Loen is constantly changing.
On Jenkins' side, Dolores and the other two princesses under him acted according to his ideas. While shrinking all the people into the palace, they also sent people to search for them in the palace. Dolores herself didn't know what to look for, but from the conversation, Dolores seemed to think that her father would definitely hide something in the palace before leaving Loen.
The situation on Salhi II's side is not optimistic. His hint is to give up the search for Dolores, and send some of the city guards to maintain order in the city, and some to be sent outside the city of Loen for vigilance.
But the eldest prince's thoughts are completely different from his father's, so the actions he shows are also different from his father's hints. After the start of this round, he almost immediately spread the manpower he could mobilize to every corner of Loen City, with the goal of finding Dolores, Wendy and Price.
The Stuarts who entered Loen didn't know the conditions for victory, so the simplest idea was naturally to exclude competitors. But when Dolores withdrew into the palace, there was no fanfare, so after her brothers and sisters found out that she was not in the residence, they immediately launched a city-wide search instead of going to the palace to look for it.
This led to Salot achieving little in the third round, and clashes between the defenders and the police, which came close to a shootout in the streets.
"It's just unlucky."
… Round four is about to begin, Jenkins whispered. Salhi II looked up at him and ignored the ridicule:
"Salot has been like this since he was a child. Although he is capable, his eagerness for success often makes him unable to grasp his true thoughts."
"There is one more round, and the northern border guards outside the city are about to enter the city. I think the princes and princes will probably start to defend the city if they have to."
"No, although Salot has big and small shortcomings, at least he is willing to believe in his followers."
Salhi II pointed to the chessboard screen, and one of the red stars was on the edge of the chessboard, which was outside the city of Loen:
"While my older son ignored the potential risks tonight, his younger brother noticed. So..."
Sallot Stuart in the picture suddenly received a letter from a servant, and after reading it, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately went to the chief of the city defense force.
Although Nolan's people couldn't see the specific content of the letter, they roughly guessed that the eldest prince's side had discovered traces of military operations in the mountains outside the city.
"No one is perfect and omnipotent, not even a king. Therefore, to lead a country well, the most important thing is not to be omnipotent, but to know one's own shortcomings and find followers who can make up for them. By."
Sarhi II said to the three daughters at the table, the three did not understand why they had to say this to them, and could only nod to show that they heard it.
"Then next round, do you plan to let your sons deploy defenses to defend the city, or attack the palace to capture Dolores?"
asked Jenkins, paused and said:
"This is really powerful. If the northern guards outside the city successfully enter the city and cleanse the nobles in the city, then your goal will be achieved; and if they are successfully stopped by Salot and his brothers, then you The pawns became the heroes guarding Loen... It seems that no matter what the outcome is, it is beneficial to you."
"So, when making any decision, try to ensure that you are invincible."
Sarhi II laughed, taking a sip from his teacup, and Jenkins noticed that his hands were shaking. Even if he is in good spirits, his body is not good after all, and his ability to stay up late is not as good as that of a strong young man like Jenkins.
"Then in the next round, Salot will rely on the walls of Loen City to launch a comprehensive defense. He will search the Loen Armory and find some unexpected things in it."
"You don't hide a few steam cannons in the Loen Armory, do you?"
"Small caliber only."
"And there are only thirty or so," said the king.
The faces of the princesses at the table were a little strange, and Jenkins was also a little surprised.
Probably because of the principle and some of the steam technology that Jenkins can't understand, the power of the steam cannon in this world is far greater than all the firearms that can be called "cannons" in the other world, and because of safety, cost and transportation issues, even if Even Loen shouldn't have so many steam cannons.
"You really were prepared."
Jenkins said, but doubted:
"Since you said that tonight's duel was a temporary idea, what were these steam cannons hidden in the armory used for in your original plan?"
The three princesses were also curious about this question, but they didn't dare to say it directly like Jenkins. Salhi II covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice before slowly answering:
"Once the army's progress in 'cleaning' Loen is not satisfactory, then replace it with these guns to 'clean'."
The tone of the speech was very flat, but the meaning in the words really made the scalp tingle.
"But that's your capital, are you really going to do that?"
Jenkins couldn't help asking again. He knew that the kings were hard-hearted, but he didn't expect the other party to be able to do this.
"The country can be rebuilt if it is gone, and the citizens can be relocated from other places. If this can allow the kingdom to transfer power smoothly, then it is worth it."
"Tsk~"
Jenkins couldn't help being speechless. Seeing him like this, the king of the North Kingdom said to him again:
"If you intend to inherit Fidetic Terry, you will understand my thoughts sooner or later. If you bear the responsibility, you will definitely look at the problem from a different position. When you reach my age, you will not have the same thoughts now."
Although the instruction given by Salhi II in this round is to defend, one round only lasts half an hour. Loen City is so big that even with the ancient city wall as a backing, it would be better to abandon the slums around the city. defense, but it is also very difficult to spread out all the small manpower in half an hour to prepare.
Of course Salhi II thought of this, so before Jenkins started to arrange, he took out a folded and yellowed paper from his pocket. This is not modern paper, but a neatly cut piece of parchment.
PS: Judging from the current progress... I am afraid that this book will not be finished this month, and there are still several major plots left to be written.