"Take off the ornaments around your neck. A large part of the reason why you were attacked by the cultists this time was because of that ornament."
Under the instructions of Pernrius, Haidee took off the ornament with the blessing of the God of Forging Fire around her neck. At first, Haidee was still grateful that wearing this accessory made her aware of the crisis in advance, but then Pernrius The explanation made Haidee depressed again.
This time, Haidee was attacked probably because domestic cultists and her brother saw through the stand-in she had arranged. After being tortured, her stand-in revealed the time of her departure, and the other party used this to infer that she was going to the Holy Capital. The time required for the round trip, and the caravan he might be hiding in was judged from the caravan's timetable, and then the attack was arranged midway. During the attack, when the dark space descended, the ornament with the blessing of the God of Forging Fire indeed prevented him from being trapped in the dark space, but because of this, among the many trapped people, he was thrown into the darkness. As dazzling as the pearl, the cultists immediately identified their location and attacked.
Of course, Haidee did not blame the paladin Aisha who gave her the ornaments. After all, others were just kind-hearted, and the ornaments did have the effect of preventing herself from falling into a dark space. In order to prevent herself from falling into this embarrassing situation again, Haidee took off the necklace at the suggestion of Pernleus, but then Haidee had to think about how she should act now.
First of all, it is no longer possible to return as originally planned. The devil must be waiting for him to fall into the trap, but if he does not go back for a long time, the devil who knows that the matter is exposed will definitely destroy the Zegus Kingdom as revenge for the Holy City. Although he Now he is the crown prince, but a large part of the military power is still in the hands of his father. He also has his own personal guard directly under him, but they will not act without his orders.
"How did you and the Holy City decide to deal with it initially?"
"I will return to the country and convince my father to dispatch the imperial guards to put the entire royal capital under martial law. Then I will summon my brother to control him. Then I will let people from the holy capital enter the royal capital and let the holy warriors go to deal with the cultists. Finally, after dealing with the demons, Behind the altar, we are arresting all the nobles involved. If the plan is discovered by my brother, we will directly surround my brother's mansion and have the Imperial Guard and the Holy City Knights attack together."
At Pernleus's request, Haidee explained everything in as much detail as possible. Including the staffing of the Holy City, the domestic situation, and the time and sequence of operations, etc. were all stated.
After listening to Haidee's explanation, Peenlius began to think about it. From the many clues and information, all the situations are sorted out and combined to infer. Not only do you have to think about how your own side should act, but you also have to infer the action plans that the other party may choose.
After a while, Peenlius finally said: "Now that the matter has been exposed, the most likely choice of the devil is to use his last strength to squeeze out the Kingdom of Zegus, and then leave a dilapidated and chaotic country to let the Holy City have a headache. ”
"This┉┉Hey~ what should I do?"
Princess Haidee was also very anxious. After all, she was mixed up in political struggles at a young age. After Pernleus judged most of the situations, Haidee could also use this to analyze the current situation. Returning to Zegus Kingdom now is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap. After the cultists catch you and sacrifice yourself to the devil, they will use more time to squeeze out the Zegus Kingdom. If you don't return, the cultists may be trapped in a short period of time. Search for the maximum strength, and then leave a turbulent and chaotic Kingdom of Zegus to cause headaches for yourself and the Holy City.
Damn it~ It was all caused by my brother. He would be stupid enough to collude with the cultists for the sake of power.
Haidee couldn't help but lament the greed of people. Although she was the heir to the throne, the position of heir was completely forced on her by her father. In fact, many times, Haidee misses her childhood more. At that time, her brother had not been dethroned as heir. Therefore, as a little princess, she and her brother had a very good relationship. Her brother often took her to the royal capital on horseback. Moreover, it was his brother who encouraged him to drink secretly for the first time, although he was severely scolded by his father afterwards.
How carefree I was at that time, there was no need to ask about so many complicated political matters, but after wearing the title of heir to the throne, everything changed. The way my brother looked at me changed day by day. Very strange. But now, as brothers and sisters, they have to fight each other.
Haidee really wants to go back and tell her brother that if you want to sit on this throne, I can give it to you, but don’t sacrifice the entire Zegus Kingdom under any circumstances.
"Desire for power is an addictive thing, and suspicion is something that you can't get rid of once it appears. Your brother will never allow you to continue to exist."
Peenlius suddenly said coldly, and Haidee couldn't help but be startled, but she slumped a little for a moment. This man was simply too terrifying. He seemed to be able to see through everything in other people's minds. How could such a wise person actually do this? Being a traveler on the mainland is simply incredible. If he could have met her earlier, Haidee swore that she would win over her as an important minister of the Zegus Kingdom at all costs.
“But now we are in a dilemma, what should we do┉┉”
"It is not a good thing for the Kingdom of Zegus to temporarily withdraw from the stage. Anyway, human kingdoms have always been rising and declining. Even if the devil destroys the entire Kingdom of Zegus, others will still build a new one in the future. Civilization and State.”
Suddenly, Peenlius said with a strange tone, his words seemed to be advising Haidee Mingzhe to protect herself and not to participate in this matter.
Argolu, the Silver Saint of Perseus, said with some displeasure: "Penleus, what are you talking about? Did you analyze so much before to persuade Haidee to give up her motherland and people?"
Peenlius did not reply, but Haidee, the princess on the side, also fell into silence. This made Arugolo frown and look at the two golden saints, hoping to get some help.
"What's your answer?" Peenleus asked Haidee.
"I want to take a gamble┉┉"
"Are you using yourself as a victim to minimize the damage to the royal family's prestige?"
Haidee looked at Peenlius in great surprise, her eyes seeming to ask whether the other party had seen through her thoughts again.
"Going directly back to the country and mobilizing troops to carry out a coup has put the whole country under martial law. Then, they immediately asked people from the Holy City to mediate to move in. Even if the devil's subsequent attack caused all the damage caused by the coup, the Holy City was cleared afterwards. After getting rid of the cultists and demons, the damage to the royal family's prestige can be minimized, and all this requires only sacrificing one person."
As if he had completely figured out Haidee's inner thoughts, Pernrius said very directly: "This is a good method, but the possibility of success is very low. You currently lack strong personnel to mobilize yourself. The private army also takes time, and whether the local lords will act as you wish is also a question. "
"But as long as there is a chance, it's worth the gamble." Haidee looked deeply at Perenlius, who knelt on the ground regardless of his identity and begged: "Mr. Perenlius, can you help me this time?" Once, your wisdom will definitely make this plan a success, and I can grant you whatever requests you have afterwards.”
This time it was Haidee's heartfelt request. As long as such a wise man could help her get the Zegus Kingdom out of this crisis, even if he had to take away the ordinary treasures in the treasury afterwards, even if he had to become his own possessions, Haidee swore she would agree.
Even though the princess of a country knelt down to plead with him, Peenlius remained indifferent. In the end, he looked at several saints instead: "After all, your idea is too hasty and has little chance of success. Even if it is formulated now, it still lacks some key points." factors, unless┉┉”
"Unless what? Mr. Peenlius!" Haidee quickly raised her head and asked excitedly.
Peenlius pointed to El Cid and said, "Unless the five of them are willing to join, even I can't change the situation."
El Cid and others who were thrown into the pot by Pernleus were suddenly stunned and asked their group to join a dangerous coup plan. I'm sorry, although what happened in the Kingdom of Zegus is regrettable and sad, but I and my group The final destination of the person is Youxuan Grassland. A lot of time has been delayed due to general affairs along the way. Now we finally reach the Zegus Kingdom and are only one stop away from reaching Youxuan Grassland. Now the Saints do not want to get involved. In this kind of political struggle between countries, even if there is a shadow of evil intervention in it.
"I'm sorry Princess Haidee, we have been delayed for a long time along the way, and now we really have neither the energy nor the will to participate in a coup."
Facing El Cid's rejection of Haidee, it was also a bit embarrassing. After all, it was indeed a bit difficult to suddenly involve people who were strangers and had only known each other for more than a day while traveling in a coup. But Pernleus's attitude just now was also very resolute. Without the help of the five saints in front of him, the plan of forcibly launching a coup and launching a surprise attack on the cultists would not be implemented.
"Everyone, as the princess of Zegus Kingdom, I beg you to lend a helping hand. Just as you saved the people trapped by the devil before, please also save the people of Zegus! No matter what you have afterwards I will try my best to make my wishes come true.”
"We don't need you to pay any price, Princess Haidee."
Elshid squinted his eyes in thought and finally sighed: "If it were normal times, we would lend a helping hand to save those innocent people, but at this moment we are also burdened with an important task and must go to Youxuan Grassland as soon as possible. Please forgive us that we really can't do it. Get involved in something like this.”
Haidee looked a little impatient, but when she heard about Youxuan Grassland, the eyes of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Zegus Kingdom instantly lit up. (~^~)