In the remaining flames, the phantom of the demon had long since disappeared, and only a faint golden glow circulated in it. However, Kieran narrowed his eyes when he saw the system prompt that just appeared.
[Killing the remnant soul of the first crow triggers a special event: the secret of twenty years ago...]
[The secret of twenty years ago: Time is the most terrifying existence. It can not only change the vicissitudes of life, but also change things and people. What happened twenty years ago? Nobody knows except the participants! Now that one participant has died, the remaining one will inevitably appear...]
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"Is it just a remnant soul?"
Qin Ran paid attention to the description he cared most about.
In his mind, several guesses have already appeared.
Which one is it? Kieran still needs to collect more evidence.
As for the remaining descriptions in [Secret Twenty Years Ago]
Qin Ran, who had already guessed, was not surprised.
call!
Qin Ran took a deep breath, picked up the trophy, and looked at Mary.
Following the collapse of the conference hall, not only Mary, Adal, Earl Shirin, but more palace guards rushed here. Fortunately, under the command of the young earl, everything was in order.
The underage princess rushed into the ruins and stood in front of Qin Ran. After opening her mouth several times in a row, she seemed to have made up her mind and said in one breath, "Can you tell me what happened?"
"good."
Qin Ran looked down at the stubborn and serious character on the girl's face, and nodded.
Mary has a right to know what happened.
Although…
It's cruel.
…
The Tea Room at Warren Palace.
Different from the formal meeting hall and the attached tea room, this tea room is specially prepared for the young people of the royal family, who wait here when the elders discuss state affairs.
Of course, in order not to make young people bored, there are many items to pass the time here.
In addition to the most basic books and darts, there are also some novel gadgets.
As soon as Qin Ran walked in, he saw a puppet sword target in armor.
The leaky joints and standing posture are enough to tell Qin Ran that this puppet sword target is different from the fixed dead sword target.
"This is a small gift given to the King of Warren by a former consultant wizard of the Warren royal family. It only needs to be wound up, and it can perform some simple dodge and attack actions."
"For beginners of swordsmanship, it is a very good choice."
Mary acts as the commentator.
"That's right."
Qin Ran nodded again, glanced at the old earl, and walked straight to the sofa beside him.
What followed was bound to be a long conversation.
Qin Ran didn't want to stand and talk all the time.
"Is that James fake?"
After Qin Ran sat down, the old earl spoke directly.
The old earl was obviously very excited.
Not only was his voice raised several syllables, but his whole body pressed his hands on the armrest of the sofa where Qin Ran was sitting, and stared at Qin Ran without blinking.
Qin Ran was not used to being looked down upon in such a posture.
He raised his hand and slightly touched the old earl's shoulder.
When the other party backed away repeatedly as if being shocked by an electric shock, he slowly opened his mouth and said.
"You can say that."
"You can't say that either."
"What's the meaning?"
The old earl ignored the abnormality of his body, stood up straight again and asked.
However, this time, the old earl did not approach Qin Ran again.
"As I literally said."
"The James VIII just now is both James and not James. His body is James, and most of his soul should also be James."
"Or more accurately, most of the time."
Qin Ran explained to Mary in a way he understood.
You mean the old earl
If it wasn't for Mary, it would be impossible for the other party to follow him into this tea room.
The old earl is worthy of respect, but it doesn't mean that Kieran will like him.
Kieran hated the other party's rigid personality and stubborn behavior pattern.
And what the other party did afterwards deepened Kieran's disgust.
"Prairie people!"
"Your Highness, please order more soldiers to clean up the prairie people!"
"We will make them pay in blood!"
After hearing Qin Ran's words, the old count immediately looked at Mary with red eyes, growling like a beast that had lost its cub.
Facing the old earl who seemed to have lost his mind, the underage princess seemed particularly calm.
"Earl Adal, please listen to 2567, we are making a decision."
Said the underage princess.
The voice is not high, but it is persistent enough.
The old earl heard such persistence, and after his chest rose and fell rapidly, he finally sat down on the sofa.
The old earl's friendship with James VIII made him eager to take revenge.
But at the same time, the old earl's loyalty to the Warren royal family prevented him from disobeying Warren's only heir.
Standing between the two, one can imagine the suffering of the old earl.
But…
At any time, should not lose due calm.
Qin Ran withdrew his gaze from staring at the other party, and looked at Mary, with a hint of admiration emerging from his eyes.
Compared to the old Earl, Mary's performance was impeccable.
Even in the face of hatred, a person who knows to be calm is a partner who can be entrusted to.
"It's the first crow!"
"However, it should have nothing to do with the crow faction, it's just the personal behavior of the chief crow, although this is extremely inconsistent with the other party's original plan."
"His original plan should be to complete the follow-up finishing plan after obtaining the secret of the Dragon Sect."
"However, his collaborators clearly cheated him."
"Let him have to choose this way to survive."
Kieran
"Collaborator?"
"It's... Snake Pie!"
"Who does that crow play?"
The underage princess frowned suspiciously.
"It's a helper!"
Qin Ran replied indifferently.
There used to be a doubt that bothered Qin Ran.
Why did James VIII 20 years ago have the audacity to attack the Snake faction like he was sinking his boat.
Qin Ran guessed that James VIII must have some support, and with the appearance of the first crow, everything will naturally become clear.
The opponent's reliance is the first crow.
Twenty years ago, in the eyes of ordinary people, James VIII, who could be called a man of great talent, faced with Lulderry, who was entrenched by the Ravens and Snakes, and began to plan how to eliminate the two, but the Warren royal family Weakness made the young king unable to make a move for a long time.
Until one day, the first crow found James VIII.
Immediately, the young king realized that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to kill someone with a knife, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman.
But from the beginning to the end, the young king didn't know that he had already stepped into the trap of the two schools.
The two schools are like coaxing children, playing with the king on applause.
One acts as an aid.
One acts as a target.
And finally
Those who acted as targets hid one after another.
Serve as a substitute for aid.
And the young king
Can only act as a puppet.
"impossible!"
"James relies on us!"
"Wouldn't be a genre..."
The old earl, whose faith had collapsed in an instant all his life, yelled loudly. He ignored Mary's obstruction and ran out crazily.
Mary wanted to stop her, but Kieran stopped her.
"Let him go!"
"He needs to calm down in a real sense!"
"and… "
"We have more important things to do!"