As he slowly walked out of the annex, the memory of yesterday resurfaced in Fred's mind again.
Last night, the emperor, who had been ill and unable to see guests, suddenly asked to see his daughter Fred, and even dismissed everyone around him.
"Child, answer me, why did you want to kill Zhenna?" After a simple greeting, the old emperor's first sentence to Fred was to question.
His tone seemed very calm, as if he was asking about an ordinary thing.
Fred did not deny it. She thought about it and asked, "Father, have you never done anything similar?"
She was not surprised that her father knew what she had done. Just because His Majesty the Emperor was unable to handle affairs did not mean that he was blind.
"Maybe I really don't have the qualifications to criticize you. But... you should know that Zhenna cannot threaten you. She is obviously not worth getting rid of. I don't understand why you have to go to such an extent?" The emperor stared at her. His own daughter, "Does it have anything to do with the demonic spells you secretly come into contact with?"
"Father knows a lot." Princess Fred smiled.
"Don't think you've been hiding well," the emperor said.
"I know you won't like my choice, but I have my own way to go." Princess Fred said calmly.
"She is really my daughter, just as stubborn as when I was young!" The emperor coughed twice, "But you haven't answered my question yet."
"You guessed it right. Only the people I love are qualified to be sacrifices for me to increase my strength. Although I only have a little affection for that child, it is not nothing." Princess Fred replied.
"Abandoning family ties just to practice magic?" The emperor frowned.
"Then, if it's not for the power, but fighting for the throne is worth it, father?" Fred asked.
"What do you want, Fred?" the emperor asked.
"You have asked this question before, father." Fred answered briefly.
The emperor did ask his two daughters about their ideals. The then ten-year-old Zhenna said that she wanted to be a hero respected by the people, while the fifteen-year-old Fred replied:
"I want to climb to the top of the world, or die on the way to the top."
At that time, he also praised Fred for her extraordinary ambitions. Even today, his eldest daughter has not changed at all.
After hearing this, the emperor sighed helplessly: "You were taught by me, but I didn't expect you to go to such an extreme."
"It's too late for you to stop me now, Father." Fred said, "It's too late."
"I have failed to do many things during my reign, and I cannot arbitrarily assume that my path is the right one and you are wrong. This country is good for you..." The emperor paused for a long time, "But, Zhenna After all, she is also my daughter, and her palms and backs are all flesh. I hope you promise me not to attack her again. When your mother left, I promised her..."
"I'm sorry, father." Fred shook his head before the other party finished speaking.
"Don't you just want a sacrifice?" The emperor suddenly sneered, "Then do you love me? My daughter."
"Of course, you gave me life and the power I dreamed of. How could I not love you, my dear father?" Fred answered naturally.
"Then it's easy to say." The emperor stared into Fred's eyes, "Just think of it as fulfilling your filial piety and reducing my pain."
Fred and the emperor looked at each other for a long time without replying.
The emperor said again: "Don't tell me that you will still hesitate on this matter now."
Fred lowered his eyes, and then placed a enchanted ring on the emperor's pillow: "Okay, I promise you, father. Have a good dream."
"How long have you been preparing for this?" The emperor picked up the ring and played with it, and actually laughed, "Or was this the purpose you had in mind from the beginning?"
"Believe me, Father, that one was not for you." Fred also smiled, and then quickly lost his smile, "Is there anything else you want to say to me?"
"I've said everything that needs to be said." The emperor let out a deep breath, "I'm tired, please step back."
Fred saluted solemnly: "Good night, father. Thank you."
"Good night." The emperor only replied and watched his daughter leave the room.
That night, the emperor passed away quietly, wearing an ordinary ring on his hand that had lost its magic power.
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"Congratulations, Your Highness... No, or should I call you Her Majesty the Queen?"
Isis's voice suddenly sounded, bringing Fred back to his senses from the memory of the last meeting with his father.
"Has the sacrificial ceremony been completed? Isis." Fred asked.
"Yes, there is no doubt that you have been promoted to a legendary warlock now, and you will feel it soon." Isis clapped her hands in congratulations.
"I don't intend to stop here," Fred said.
"Of course, and I will always be by your side." Isis showed a twisted smile, "That's the contract!"
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Breeze Forest.
The green dragon Elmira was lying in her lair, narrowing her eyes suspiciously as she looked at her most useful slave in front of her, the wood elf ranger Cohen of Breeze Forest.
"Are you telling the truth?" Elmira asked him, "You have to understand the consequences of lying to me."
"How dare I lie to you? You went too far that time before. The elite of the Forest Guards have already arrived at Muqiu Village. It is probably only a matter of time before they reach this place."
Cohen looked directly into Elmira's eyes. The green dragon's oppressive eyes made him very uncomfortable, but he did not dare to look away.
In front of this suspicious green dragon, showing any guilt may lead to a painful torture.
"You didn't betray me, did you?" Elmira asked.
"If the Forest Guards were willing to save people from you, I would have asked them for help." Cohen replied calmly, "And because you forced me to do so many evil things, I have become a heinous person in my hometown. Wanted criminal, wouldn’t it be a trap for me to expose you?”
"It's really troublesome. It sounds like the worst case scenario. I have to consider moving. Moving treasures and slaves is a big project." The green dragon shook its tail, then smiled sinisterly at Cohen, "Other slaves don't matter. , I have to remember to pack your family."
"I've done so much for you, Elmira, let my wife go! Don't you still have a curse that can control me?" Cohen said trying to suppress his anger.
"Haha, the curse can control those few miscellaneous fish, but it is not enough to control someone like you who is not afraid of death. Don't worry, your family will always live well in my place, with sound limbs..." Elmira paused as she spoke. Dun, "Only if you are always useful."
She smiled sinisterly as she admired Cohen's despair and indignation, and her mood finally improved a little.
But the location of the nest is still not a trivial matter, and she must come up with a countermeasure.
It is difficult to deceive those elves, and even if one wave is ambushed and killed, there will be another wave, and there will probably never be peace in the future. This lair is still too close to the territory of the elves.
Do we really have to move?
It's not easy to find a nearby lair that is not discovered by the Summer Elves. Should you consider leaving Breeze Forest?
At this time, she suddenly remembered that a few days ago, there seemed to be fire in the west of the forest, and there was also some unusual movement.
Going in that direction, it seems to be Helganorn's territory.
She knew Helganorn, and she also knew that the young red dragon had built a nest to the west of Breeze Forest, and their territory was not far away.
She knows where Helganorn's lair is, but Helganorn does not know her carefully hidden lair in the forest. Green dragons are generally more cautious than red dragons.
Almost every dragon will covet everything of other dragons, and the same goes for Elmira. She has actually considered killing Helganorn a long time ago and taking away the other dragon's treasure.
The biggest natural enemies of dragons are other dragons.
But this is not easy. In terms of the ability to fight head-on, the red dragon is slightly better than the green dragon. Fortunately, Elmira is much older than Helganorn and is a mature green dragon. The strength of the two sides is barely equal. between.
But if another hundred years pass and Helganorn reaches the prime of life, this young red dragon will not be so easy to deal with, and may even seriously threaten her.
This is one of several questions that has been troubling Elmira.
But speaking of which, Helganorn has not been seen for many days. Originally, his activities were quite regular. From the canopy of the giant tree in the northwest, you can occasionally see the guy going out hunting.
She doesn't pay attention to the situation there all the time, but she does care about it occasionally.
Could it be that...the fire I saw that day was the trouble that guy got into?
Could it be that he is dead?
Or maybe he was injured?
I feel like it’s worth exploring, maybe it’ll be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…
The Green Dragon turned his attention back to Cohen, thought for a while, and said:
"Hey, do you want me to let go of your family? How about I give you a chance?"
Cohen frowned suspiciously, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in the green dragon gourd.
"Next, I will give you a task. If you can make a contribution, I will allow you to be free." The green dragon grinned sinisterly again.
