Edward knew Adnos's name, but he had never heard him mention his surname. Everyone in the tower, including everyone, didn't know that Adnos was actually a prince of the Kingdom of Mara, a royal family that truly had the right to inherit the throne.
When he left the city defense hall, Edward had already reached a cooperation agreement with Hans. The target behind the conspiracy should be the coronation ceremony of the new king seven days later. Because of Edward's guidance and Hans's own suspicion, Adnos might be involved with Hans. The impression related to this incident has been burned into Hans's heart.
According to what Hans said, the entire palace has been tightly sealed by the King's Guards. Except yesterday when the King's will was read out and inheritance rights were decided, Hans entered the kingdom with some big nobles and the royal family, and no one went in again after that. pass.
And Hans also felt that the changes within the kingdom were too strange. First of all, the death of the king was too sudden. All the holders of the succession rights to the throne gave up their inheritance rights, allowing the original sixth-ranked prince Adnos to suddenly become the new king. This It also caused an uproar among all noble groups.
In addition, the entire King's Guards swore allegiance to Adnos, allowing Adnos to instantly master the most powerful military force in Babus. You must know that this is the King's Guards, and the new King has not yet inherited the throne. , it is impossible to get their approval.
Hans, who was born in the King's Guards, knew this very well, and he found that his old army, who was born in the King's Guards and was inextricably linked to the owners of the King's Guards, had completely lost touch with the King's Guards. After getting in touch, Hans knew that there must have been unexpected changes in the King's Guards.
This series of sudden changes and abnormal events, when combined, are enough to infer some terrifying conspiracies. The entire Babs City has been completely plunged into a shocking crisis. If they don't take action, Let the other party's conspiracy succeed completely and bring down the entire Mara Kingdom's ruling class during the king's coronation ceremony, and the entire Mara Kingdom will be completely finished.
This made Hans feel like the hairs all over his body stood up when he thought about it. Who could do such a thing, and how could he dare to do such a devilish act? His purpose was not to rule, not to seek power and revenge. Instead, naked killing and death will drag the entire Kingdom of Mara into the kingdom of demons.
"Why? Why do you do this?" When Hans spoke, his face turned red and his breathing became rapid.
"There is no reason, maybe because of some strange ideal, maybe this is just an experiment to explore the meaning of life, maybe... there are many possibilities, the real reason is only known by the mastermind behind it, and what we need to know is that he has already We have done this, and what we need to do is how to stop him." Edward said.
The cooperation agreement between Edward and Hans is that Edward will find out the mastermind behind the conspiracy and know whether the other party's entire plan is different from what they expected. Edward can mobilize the power of the city defense army, while Hans will In the past few days, he would conduct an inventory of the entire city defense army to find out whether any high-level ghouls had infiltrated it. Hans was certain that the seeds of conspiracy must have been planted within the city defense army. He must find out immediately. Clear out.
Then he will use the city defense army to investigate and block the underground sewers based on the original Babus city construction drawings. These underground monsters must be completely sealed in the underground sewers, and they must not be allowed to crawl out. .
In addition, Babus needs to contact some trustworthy nobles in the entire Babus City to expose and fight against this conspiracy. If it is like what Edward said, the other party has already mastered the King's Guards, a thousand The human knight army has been transformed into a more powerful army of undead monsters. It is simply a dream to rely on the two or three thousand city defense troops who have never experienced war and have some lazy training to fight against them.
More importantly, Cardinal Peter of the Diocese of Light was informed that compared to the lords from all over the world who had long been eyeing the throne of the Monar family, Hans trusted Cardinal Peter more and wanted to deal with this man. This kind of power is like a devil, and the power of the pastors of the Church of Light is more trustworthy. Although Edward doesn't like the people of the church, at this time, any bit of power is worth fighting for.
At dusk, Babs City was dyed with the blood-red color of the setting sun. The broad Na'vi River outside the city was rippling with light. It was so beautiful that it was stunning and intoxicating. The returning ships carrying goods were accompanied by the melodious evening bells. , the young boatman standing on the bow of the boat waved to his wife who was waiting on the dock with her child in her arms, then jumped up and hugged her into his arms.
The old fisherman and his young son, carrying the catch, carried the box full of fresh fish home together in the shadow of the setting sun. The boats coming and going passed by, forming various scenes of life. Edward squatted I kept watching the lives of these people at the pier under the setting sun, until darkness completely fell, and then I walked along the street towards home, but as I walked back, my expression became more and more serious.
Seven days later will be the king's coronation ceremony. Although the people in Babus City are still living peacefully, Edward feels an unusual sense of tension and urgency. The atmosphere of the approaching war is so depressing that he feels involuntarily all over his body. trembling.
As he approached his home, Edward found that the small building along the street where he lived was full of people. They were pointing inside, as if they were discussing something, and the city guard personnel were also standing in the courtyard. The entire courtyard was full of people. It seemed lively, but the atmosphere seemed extremely weird.
The door to the room was destroyed. Seeing this scene, Edward was suddenly stunned. He suddenly understood something and trotted into the room quickly.
"What are you doing? You're not allowed inside, stand aside for me..."
Immediately some city guards tried to block Edward, but they immediately recognized Edward's appearance and knew that this man was an acquaintance of his boss Tucker, so they immediately allowed Edward to rush into the small building.
Edward entered the door and suddenly stopped. His steps suddenly became shaky, as if his whole body was weak. He walked through the corridor and came to the living room. He immediately saw a girl lying in the hall with a look on her face. The happy and shy smile that Edward was familiar with was now like a delicate flower lying in a pool of blood. The bright red blood spread on the ground and stained her washed gray dress which was a little white.
There was no pain when she died. The curse caused her to die in an instant. When she died, she was still looking forward to Edward's return, immersed in her little love and shyness, and there was no smile on her face. Change, the silver plate knocked aside was the dinner she was preparing for him.
Edward was just a young wizard who left the tower for the first time. He had grown up in the tower. This was the first time he saw such a person whom he liked very much, knew and valued, dying in front of him. Hathaway, who died with a smile on her face, was like a delicate flower that suddenly withered. Edward suddenly felt a sour smell running down his chest straight to his nose and eyes, and he felt a little overwhelmed.
Edward wanted to move forward, but he stopped and fell to the ground. He stood up, walked to Hathaway as if he had lost his soul, and knelt down in front of Hathaway. In front of her, Hathaway has been taking care of her for more than half a month. Edward has a very fond impression of this girl from a humble background, but hardworking and kind-hearted. After her father disappeared, she relied on her work to support her two younger brothers. , just like Hathaway's young admirer, Edward is just an ignorant boy. He pursues Adnos just for the friendship and brotherhood that he once couldn't let go.
Edward held Hathaway's face, finally lowered his head and couldn't help sobbing, crying like a child. At this time, Tucker, who was standing aside a little earlier than Edward, patted Edward's shoulder and could only sigh. He said in a tone: "My condolences!"
Edward noticed a line of words on the table nearby that appeared to be traces of fire: "Leave now!"
That was Adnos warning Edward, and even killed Hathaway in order to express his determination. In such a decisive and rupture form, he warned Edward to leave immediately, and he would not show any mercy.
Edward held Hathaway's body tightly, not caring even if it was stained with blood. He gently stroked Hathaway's eyes, looked at Hathaway's eyes, and watched as she closed her eyes a little bit, and finally turned her head. He fell into Edward's arms. At the same time, Edward's head bowed deeply, all the muscles in his body stiffened, and the muscles in his mouth trembled as he pronounced a few words.
"Adnos!"