The ship docked at a small port on the coast of the northern province of Guangming Continent, forty miles away from Thunder City. A group of Royal Guards had been ordered here to greet the special envoy. The leader of the group was none other than Rody's old acquaintance, Commander Gordon. Oh, now it's General Gordon! Because after the war with Roland Continent, Gordon was already the deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Guards.
Before Gordon came, he had received an order from His Majesty the Emperor that the return of the special envoy must be kept strictly confidential and must not be made public. After receiving the special envoy, all matters must be obeyed by the special envoy's orders, and no disobedience is allowed.
After the ship docked at the dock, Gordon and his two lieutenants were already waiting on the shore. Then he saw two planks put down on the ship and a group of people stepped off the ship.
The leader, a young relative, was tall and majestic, with a resolute face, but a hint of melancholy in his eyebrows. Gordon recognized him as Count Rody, who was rumored to be the emperor's illegitimate son in the imperial capital.
Gordon perked up and immediately strode up. Just as he was about to bow and be rude, he saw the man behind Roddy and was immediately stunned!
The young man behind Rody has a tall and slender figure, a face so handsome that even the sun god would envy him, a head full of long golden hair, and eyes as blue as lake water.
"Duke Tulip... Your Majesty the Duke!!" If seeing Roddy was just a courtesy, but suddenly he saw Duke Tulip here. Gordon shouted out almost as a conditioned reflex, and then he knelt on the ground with a crash. Even the two adjutants of the Royal Guards behind him turned out to have fought with Rody in the northwest. They naturally recognized the appearance of "The Duke" and immediately knelt down with surprise on their faces.
Hasn't Lord Tulip been recuperating behind closed doors? Why did he actually go on a mission to Roland Continent with the special envoy
Gordon's heart immediately moved. These are the secrets of the upper echelons of the empire. But it was not something he should inquire about. His heart moved, and he turned around and whispered to the two people behind him: "The whereabouts of the Duke are the top secrets of the empire. You two should be more careful with your mouth!"
The two adjutants agreed immediately.
Seeing that the welcoming General Gordon finally regarded Seth as the Tulip Duke, Rody suddenly felt an extremely complicated mood in his heart.
Seeing the sincere and heartfelt respect they showed for Seth, Rody actually felt a little bit lost at that moment - these reverential and fiery eyes were once directed at him. Those splendid glory were also forged with my own blood! Now that these have finally left me, it seems that I feel a little empty in my heart.
His face looked a little strange, and Miao Si next to him immediately noticed the subtle change in his mood. Rody felt a little dazed when he felt a soft little hand stuffed into his palm. He turned back to look at Miaosi, but saw a pair of eyes with infinite tenderness, and he suddenly smiled.
Yes, what if we lose those cloud-like glory? I have received the most precious thing in the world!
Seth's acting talent is truly amazing. His face was actually calm, and he assumed the majestic posture of a duke. He just nodded and said in a deep voice: "Get up, this time I will listen to Roddy's words."
Rody also nodded. Zhan Yan smiled and said: "General Gordon, you are fine."
Gordon showed the courtesy of a warrior and said with a smile: "Everything is fine. Your Majesty the Earl has fulfilled his mission on this mission. Your Majesty will definitely receive heavy rewards when you return. I would like to congratulate the Earl here first."
Immediately, Rody ordered Gordon to find two carriages and asked Seth, Miaosi, Ruolan and others to board the carriages. After all, Seth's identity has been restored as the Tulip Duke, and it is not suitable to show up at this moment.
When Rody's eyes caught Nidis, he suddenly didn't know how to speak.
Nidis looked calm and smiled softly. He said: "Okay, Roddy, the matter is over. It's time for me to leave. Please give me a horse, and I will go back naturally."
Rody opened his mouth: "You..." But after saying the word "you", he didn't know how to continue.
Nidis sighed: "There is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever, Roddy, let's just say goodbye."
After saying that, she walked aside and took a horse. The adjutant next to him saw that the earl did not speak, so he obediently let the horse out.
Nidis got on her horse, whipped her horse and ran away. After running for more than ten meters, she suddenly turned around and shouted: "Rody! I hate you!"
After saying that, he didn't stop anymore and was gone in a moment.
Rody looked at the retreating figure in despair, feeling in his heart that even he couldn't figure out what it felt like. Only Old Mark on the side smiled slightly and said: "Boy, why are you so mother-in-law? What should be yours is naturally yours. Even if you put it aside for a while, you won't be able to escape in the future. Why are you anxious? As long as she is in the empire , are you still worried about not being able to find her in the future? "
After saying that, Old Mark suddenly stuffed a piece of crystal into Rody's palm, whispered in Rody's ear: "I have secretly placed a magic mark on her body, you take this crystal stone , she goes to the end of the world, you can find her."
After saying that, the old monster-like figure laughed and jumped onto the carriage where Seth was.
Rody was in a daze holding the thing in his hand, but he didn't know that Miaosi was sitting on a carriage looking at him from the window, and then sighed quietly.
"Why are you sighing?" Ruolan was in the same carriage with Miaosi. She had lost all her amazing strength at this moment. Except for her stature, which was bigger than others, she was already the same as ordinary people. Moreover, because she lost the Paladin Despite her powerful strength, her fat and bloated body turned her into a big fat person who had to pant even if she took two steps. Just listen to her say: "Men are not good things. You..."
"Shut up." Miaosi said coldly, then closed her eyes.
This black-veiled saint treated everyone except Rody with a cold attitude, and this iceberg was only willing to melt in front of Roddy.
****
Under the protection of two thousand Royal Guards. A group of people headed from the northern province to the imperial capital. Along the way, only a few of Gordon's confidants knew that Duke Tulip was among their group, but the rest of the soldiers did not know.
It's just that almost all the people in the imperial team are all enthusiastic admirers of Duke Tulip, and these Gordon's confidants are naturally no exception. A few of them couldn't help but ride close to Seth's carriage when they had something to do, and He tried his best to pretend to be majestic and high-spirited, hoping to attract the favor of the Duke.
Rody smiled bitterly in his heart, he was not used to riding in a carriage. Just two people riding horses side by side with Gordon.
"General Gordon, these two of your men are really interesting."
Gordon smiled slightly: "They knew that the military god was in the car, so naturally these brats couldn't hold it in any longer." After saying that, he sighed: "To be rude, I looked at the Duke. He grew up step by step. Back in the northwest... Hehe, my old brother Dun was born and died with the Duke." At this point, he glanced at Rody and said with a smile: "The Count turned out to be the Duke's subordinate. That’s a bit of a boast.”
Roddy smiled. He said: "You don't have to be polite." After a pause, he looked at the young adjutants scratching their heads next to Seth's carriage, and said with a smile: "Commander Gordon. Please let your men come back. Such a look is really... Some of them are not very good. If they are interested, I will introduce them to the Thunder God’s Whip and serve the Duke, that’s it.”
Gordon laughed: "Then I will thank you on their behalf! These two boys are both good people! If you can follow the Duke more, then your future will be very good. Alas... I am always bored in the palace, and It’s really boring.”
Speaking of which. Gordon suddenly felt something in his heart: "What did you call me just now... Commander Gordon?..."
Rody's heart moved, and he knew that he had made a slip of the tongue. He used to call him this way when he was in the northwest, and he was already used to it.
Gordon's face looked a little weird, and he murmured: "Why is it that the tone you used when calling me Commander Gordon is so familiar..."
****
Seven days later, the group finally arrived in the imperial capital. After returning to the Imperial Capital, Rody was surprised to see that there were many more soldiers patrolling the Imperial Capital city walls than usual. At the city gates and on the streets, there were many warriors and warriors wearing the costumes of the divine cult "Fire Warriors". The city guards patrol together!
Rody frowned and glanced at Gordon: "What's going on? Why do these flame warriors appear in the imperial capital?"
Gordon smiled bitterly and said: "Well, His Majesty has issued a gag order. It's not convenient for me to tell you. You should ask His Majesty yourself."
He thought to himself, you are His Majesty's illegitimate son. If you ask, of course His Majesty will tell you. But His Majesty's silence order has been issued, and it's not convenient for me to talk about it.
A group of people marched into the imperial capital and headed towards the palace. Along the way, there were actually many members of the Flame Warriors on the street, patrolling everywhere with weapons. Seeing these scenes, Roddy felt a little uneasy.
A team of people was separated to escort Seth directly to the Tulip Duke's Palace. Rody learned that Miss Nicole had returned to the imperial capital. Although he wanted to go back immediately, the emperor's order required Rody to go to the palace to meet him immediately. . Although I don’t know what the old skeleton has in mind, it’s hard to object to it after all.
Everything in the palace was as usual, nothing unusual. In the Hall of Light, the emperor had summoned loyal ministers from the military, as well as Sieg, who was now the deputy commander of the Thunder God's Whip, and the old fox Marquis Caroline. Waiting for Roddy's arrival.
Accompanied by Gordon, Rody first changed into a clean and tidy armor uniform led by the Royal Guards, and then went to the main hall to meet the emperor. It seems that this meeting was very serious and formal.
"Rody, you are finally back!" As soon as Roddy walked into the hall, Andy, who was sitting on top, came down shouting and pretending to laugh: "My dear Roddy, I heard You have successfully completed your mission, so proud of you!”
After saying that, he walked up to Rody and gave Roddy a warm hug before he could react.
The important ministers next to him, especially the Marquis Caroline, couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: "After all, he is your Majesty's illegitimate son. The love between father and son is indeed very deep."
Roddy was a little embarrassed and whispered in Andy's ear: "What are you doing?"
"Shut up and cooperate with me." Andy said before letting go of Roddy.
Andy then returned to the top and ordered Roddy to give a formal report on the process of the mission, which was regarded as a face-to-face debriefing.
Rody immediately told the manuscript he had prepared. He told the situation of the Roland continent, that the Kingdom of Sauron had united the various kingdoms of Roland and was determined to go to war with the temple, and that the Kingdom of Sauron had occupied the Dwarf Kingdom and had obtained Ironwood resources. Finally, it was said that all the paladins in the Roland Continent Temple died, leaving only Fielding.
When these things were told one by one, the ministers were surprised.
The original mission of Rody's mission was to unite the Roland Kingdom for peace talks and find a way to cause civil strife in the Roland Continent and to get those kingdoms and temples to fight. Unexpectedly, things turned out to be so successful! Now the two sides have publicly fallen out.
"Very good! Very good!" Andy deliberately pretended to be beaming. Every time Roddy said something just now, he would say "very good" with that satisfied look, coupled with the joyful look in his eyes, no matter how you look at it, With a bit of "licking the calf affectionately" look.
After a pause, Andy said again: "Rody, you must not know yet. Just a few days ago, maybe you were still on your way back, we got news from Roland Continent, that Prometheus of the temple. Si, he has officially been crowned the Pope! Now the troops of the Kingdom of Sauron have gathered at the border and are confronting the Holy Knights of the Temple. The war is inevitable!
All the important ministers knelt down on one knee and cheered loudly: "God bless my Empire of Light!"
Andy said loudly: "Since Count Rody's mission was very successful and he made great contributions to the empire, I am determined to reward him well!"
After a pause, Andy showed a sly look in his eyes and smiled: "Rody, if you have any requests, just put them forward!"
Rody was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "No."
Andy smiled slightly: "Okay, you are embarrassed to say it, so let me say it!"
He coughed lightly: "I know what happened between you and Miss Nicole of the Tulip family. Now that you have returned safely and made great contributions to the empire, I will make the decision for you here first. I will take care of Nicole from the Tulip family." Miss, I will marry you and the wedding will be completed for you in three days, and I will officiate for you personally!"
"Ah?" Rody was stunned. It's not that he objects to marrying Nicole, it's just... is it too soon
I saw the important ministers above the main hall looking at me with somewhat strange smiles. It was obvious that they had already heard about the love between Count Rody and Miss Nicole. After all, when they were in Xilin Province, the love story between the emperor's illegitimate son and Miss Nicole had already been spread.
Faced with these looks, Sieg's look was even more so with a kind smile. After all, Sieg is the deputy commander of Thunder God's Whip and can be regarded as the closest direct descendant of the Tulip family. If Rody marries Miss Nicole, That is "one's own people".
"In addition, I have decided to... revoke Rody's military position in the Royal Guards... and confer him the title of Marquis! Ren..." At this point, the emperor glanced at the audience, "Ren... Commander of the Central Cavalry Corps!" Commander of Thunder God’s Whip!”
Buzz! !
The whole place was in an uproar! !