While the battle outside the border became more and more fierce day by day, and when the attacks of chaos washed away the barriers of order endlessly, the interior of the kingdom was still peaceful and peaceful. When the brilliance of "Luo" sprinkled on the earth, the whole city was shining brightly. People were awakened by the morning light and came to the avenue inlaid with white stone slabs. A machine that was slowly starting turned gradually with a lazy sound.
The gate of the Golden Rose Palace opened to both sides with the sound of creaking mechanisms. Knights and heralds in fresh clothes and angry horses rushed out of the palace gate with orders from the king and other high-ranking persons. Some ran to the mansion of some duke or earl, some to the mysterious tower of the Royal Society of Warlocks, some to the halls of scholars and magicians, and they carried information enough to keep many people in their hearts. Be busy for a long time to come. The banquet last night didn't seem to hinder the ruling machine of this ancient kingdom at all, but injected a stronger impetus into it. Now that the king has obtained the latest information from outside the border of chaos, scholars must find a way to understand the reason for the mutation of the furnace device. , the occult masters began to rummage through the piles of files, trying to find the omen of the next change in the tide of chaos. General Si's voice of questioning that he was not good at guarding the border disappeared suddenly, as if those powerful officials only now remembered that it is more important to help the old general guard their own house than to hold an old general accountable.
The news about the "Ancient Guardian" was also spread along with the actions of these heralds. It first entered the homes of every great nobleman, and then the transmission route was divided into two, and part of it was passed down along with the lower-level knights. In front of the smaller nobles, some of them were spread more widely in the gossip of those ladies and ladies who spent time after dinner. The maid heard the news and told the cook, and the cook told the groom when he heard the news, and the groom took the news as bragging rights in the tavern, so everyone in the city seemed to have become witnesses of "the guardian is alive"—in a certain place. With this kind of acquiescence, these news spread at an astonishing speed. Nobles and officials at all levels received detailed and accurate reports, while seven or eight versions of exaggerated statements were circulated in the market, and some people even vowed to claim that the goddess of creation had died. Deciding to descend upon the Talos Kingdom himself, the Ancient Guardian was only a harbinger.
Obviously, this news will soon spread to the powerful church state in the sanctuary, and it will be placed on the pope's table.
In the border battle not long ago, the troops of the Order State withdrew from the battlefield ahead of time, which led to the defeat of the Legion in the Kingdom’s Western Region. Although the current corruption situation in the Western Region cannot be attributed to the Order State, it is clear that His Majesty the King of Talos hopes to Hearing the aloof pope give himself an explanation, the appearance of the "ancient guardian" may make those sanctuary people who are indifferent to anything react a little bit.
At the very least, they'd send a decent representative over to check on the situation.
His Majesty the King of Talos is obviously not aware of the situation of the sanctuary investigation team that came secretly - let alone that the investigation team has already landed in the southern border of the kingdom and is trekking hard in the dark forest in the southern border.
And the "Ancient Guardian", who is almost the core of this series of events, just broke free from the seal of the soft bed half an hour ago, and at this time was standing on a terrace of the Golden Rose Palace with a face full of sleepiness. .
Veronica, who had changed back into her garrison outfit, stood in front of Hao Ren with a heroic posture: "Master Guardian, it seems that you did not rest well yesterday? Could it be that you are not used to the living environment of the Golden Rose Palace? Or is it because the attendants are not taking good care of you?" week?"
"No, the attendants are quite responsible," Hao Ren waved his hands, "It's just that I'm not used to having a lot of people standing inside and outside the room when I'm sleeping—like saying goodbye to the dead body."
Veronica laughed: "It's very much like your style."
"Speaking of which, I saw several groups of people running out of the gate below today." Hao Ren glanced at the Rose Avenue under the terrace, and several knights escorted a herald running across the stone road, "It's quite busy. "
Veronica looked helplessly at the seemingly unconscious party: "Half of them went to various places to report on the situation of the 'Ancient Guardian', and there will probably be scholars and towers of mysteries soon. The representative is here to see you."
Hao Ren patted his forehead. In fact, he had expected such an incident a long time ago, but he still felt quite a headache when he mentioned it. In order not to continue thinking about these troublesome things, he decided to change the subject: "Say you came to see me this early in the morning—what's the matter?"
"My younger siblings hope to meet the legendary 'Ancient Guardian'," Veronica laughed. "They were seriously ill before, and they all missed the welcoming ceremony, and they didn't even show up at the banquet yesterday. Today Ania's spirit has improved a lot, and she has been clamoring to come to see you early in the morning, but I am worried about her health... "
"Oh, of course it's fine," Hao Ren immediately realized, "I'll go see her. I'm also curious."
Veronica was taken aback: "Curiosity? Curious about what?"
Hao Ren coughed lightly: "Hey, it's nothing, I'm just curious about what your younger brothers and sisters look like. I've heard you mention them a few times, but I haven't seen them before."
"You will like them," Veronica smiled without doubt, while turning sideways to signal Hao Ren to get on the carriage, "Ania is a smart and lovely girl, and Andrew is also very well-behaved."
After a while, Hao Ren was carried by Veronica's carriage to the east side of the Golden Rose Palace, where the princess and prince who hadn't recovered from their health were recuperating here. The carriage stopped in front of a small garden of an independent building. A gravel road passed through shrubs and flower beds, leading to the big white pointed house not far away. Veronica got out of the carriage first: "Master Guardian, you Wait here for a while, I'll go see if they're ready."
Members of the royal family have many rules, and receiving guests often requires a very cumbersome preparation work. After the preparation is complete, it needs to be confirmed internally and externally. Usually, the notification in this regard is completed by the attendants, but Veronica is obviously an action that prefers to confirm in person. Pai, Hao Ren also expressed his understanding. After Her Royal Highness disappeared into the gate at the end along the gravel road, he got out of the carriage and started strolling around the flower beds: Different from the magnificent Golden Rose Palace everywhere, this "off-center" on the side of the palace The hall is more approachable, it lacks some gorgeous decorations, but it has a lot of warm and friendly atmosphere. The garden in front of the gate is full of colorful plants, which is much more lovely than the huge stone statues and reliefs in front of the main hall.
While Hao Ren was strolling, the sound of skirts sweeping across the grass suddenly came from the side, and then a young girl's voice sounded slightly surprised: "Eh?"
Hearing this, Hao Ren looked up, and saw a girl in a white princess dress, with long lavender hair, and holding a brass water jug in both hands, standing in the flowers next to her. He was stunned for a moment: " Veronica? Why did you change your clothes by the way? You are not used to it... "
The girl in the flower bed was a little dazed, and took half a step back in fear: "Huh?"
"Wait a minute, you're not Veronica," Hao Ren realized at this moment, "When she backs up, she's like a tiger falling to the ground—you're Veronica's sister?"
Ania looked Hao Ren up and down, and then smiled, her face was a little pale, and her voice was soft and soft: "You must be the 'Ancient Guardian' my sister mentioned. I'm Arnia Beruni Ansa, you can just call me Arnia."
Ansar is the surname of the royal family of Talos. The one in front of him is indeed Veronica's twin sister as Hao Ren thought. After figuring this out, Hao Ren finally noticed the relationship between Her Highness the Princess and Veronica. The difference: she looks thinner and smaller, which may be the reason for recovering from a serious illness, her face is also very pale, her eyes seem to be bigger, and she exudes a kind of gentle and quiet temperament all over her body, even if her health is not good, she is still dignified and elegant —And Veronica has never shown the slightest similar aura. Hao Ren's biggest impression of the knight princess was that she was cutting melons and vegetables among monsters with a knight's broadsword weighing more than 30 kilograms. Feet kick enemies of all kinds into the dirt...
After confirming the identity of the person in front of him, Hao Ren had an idea: How could they both be born to the same parents and develop into such two extremes? , one is almost full of intelligence, and the other is more than 200 points of strength...
And just when he and Ania looked at each other a bit awkwardly, the door not far away was suddenly pushed open with a bang, and a dancing little boy rushed out from inside Veronica's armpit: " Master Guardian is bad! My sister is missing!"
Hao Ren and Anya stared at the knight princess dumbfounded.
After a while, Hao Ren pointed at Ania: "Your sister is watering the flowers outside—didn't you see it just now?" (To be continued~^~)