"After my mother's death, the previous generation of Governor Bein participated in the investigation of the attack. Numan was his son. It's not surprising to me that he was loyal to my father. The 'Eye of Revealing' was beyond my expectation. In addition, it is reasonable for my father to have some hidden secrets, but when the two are put together, I can't help but connect some rumors... In short, I can probably guess the identity of the blind follower behind the scenes. "
Princess Rupert told what she knew in an unhurried tone. Her attitude was very calm, as if she was explaining something that had nothing to do with her.
Fang Yu listened quietly to the side, and also heard that the eldest princess did not fully explain the inside story. Maybe it was related to the secrets of the royal family, or maybe she had a secret method... But it was also understandable that the two parties had not yet arrived. The degree to which one can be completely trusted. In other words, he also has his own information channels.
He can investigate the blind followers behind the scenes, and so can the other party. Compared to him, a selector who was unfamiliar with the place, this princess who was rooted here would only have more tricks than him. Even if she realized it later, she should have realized it when she returned to the palace. She can contact the outside world through Achilles, which means she is not completely sealed in the forbidden palace.
"Then what are your plans, Princess?"
Fang Plover asked tactfully. The implication is that I can do a small favor to the other party, but I need to do it within my ability. This is for the sake of the Seven Seas Traveler. After all, if something happens to the eldest princess, Tansnier will also be very upset. trouble. But this does not mean that he will intervene in palace disputes. He thinks that the princess is a smart person and should be able to understand what he says.
Princess Rupert actually smiled. "Thank you. I just need a little favor from Mr. Ed."
Fang Yu looked at the other party and was not in a hurry to speak, only waiting for the next words.
"It's a small favor, but it's actually two things. The first is to help me find someone. He's in Bein, so I might have to trouble Mr. Ed to go back to Bein. I don't even have Achilles to do this. I only told Mr. Ed. It’s not that I can’t trust him, but because he has my father’s informants around him.”
The princess looked at Fang Plover with bright eyes. "Of course, on the other hand, it's also because I believe in Mr. Ed's character."
Fang Yu looked at the smile in the corner of the eldest princess's eyes, and for some reason suddenly thought of his ship officer. This method of winning over people's hearts has been tried by the noble daughter on him too many times, and it worked every time. But when he thought of the girl who was smiling so hard that she narrowed her eyes, Fang Yu felt a tenderness in his heart for no reason.
But when this equally beautiful princess used such methods on him, he felt nothing at all.
He asked: "Is it entrusted by Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
"I was about to talk to Mr. Ed about this matter. I already have some ideas about this matter. Thanks to Mr. Ed and your companions for their help, I can put the entrusted matter aside for now," Princess Rupert smiled. He said: "In other words, the mission is over. Mr. Ed can rest assured about the matters at the shipyard. I will ask them to help complete the final work as agreed."
She blinked: "Although I am under house arrest here, I can still find a way to give orders to Abed, and they will give me face."
Yes, who would not give honor to a princess, let alone the apple of the eye of the King of Sand, Babartan. However, what the princess hinted at was that she could still influence Tansnier even in the deep palace. Since she could ask the shipyard to help, of course she didn't have to.
This thought flashed through Fang Yu's mind, but what he cared about more was another thing:
"Has your Highness Princess already got a clue?"
Princess Rupert nodded.
"Can I ask for advice?" Fang Yu was really surprised. Although he had discovered some inside stories recently, he was still confused about the attack ten years ago. Apart from the already known news that the blind followers were involved, he had no clue about the wandering alchemist.
Who gave the order back then, who was in charge, and who was involved, are all at a loss. The other party said he was grateful for their help, but he really didn't know what kind of help he had.
When asked about this matter, Princess Rupert just smiled lightly and said: "Mr. Ed will naturally know when the time comes. Mr. Ed should not have left Istania by then."
Fang Yu was even more curious after hearing this. If the other party didn't say anything at this time, did he still plan to make it public? After the mission was over, Her Royal Highness the Princess naturally had no reason to tell him anything, not to mention that these were the secrets of the royal family, and she said she would know them when the time came. Wasn't that what she meant by making them public?
However, Fang Yu didn't gossip and didn't ask too many questions. This is the professional ethics of an adventurer. Since the other party said that the commission had come to an end and that they would not miss out on realizing what they had promised, he had nothing to worry about. After listening to Bishop Faris' words before, he was determined to get out of this vortex. He got involved because he was a blind follower, but he did not want to get involved in the royal family's struggle.
Since Her Royal Highness the Princess said she will know when the time comes, just wait for the result.
It doesn't even matter whether the result itself exists or not.
On the other hand, although returning to Bein sounded a bit troublesome, everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade was fine. After he reunited with the others and settled the matter here, it would be easy to find someone there. So he hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Understood. After leaving Questac, I will go to Bein first. What's the other thing?"
"I will find another reliable person to deliver the relevant information to you," Princess Rupert replied with satisfaction. "As for the second thing, this is actually my personal request."
Fang Plover raised his head and glanced at the other party.
Princess Rupert said softly: "Can you help me take care of Afifah recently?"
"Afeifa?" Fang Yu was stunned. A majestic princess still needs him to take photos. Do you really think that the guards in the palace are just for free? What's more, even if he wanted to, he wouldn't be able to enter the palace. He couldn't even see him in person, so how could he talk about it?
But Princess Rupert didn't say much, and only said: "Anyway, if there is a chance, I hope Mr. Ed can take care of Afifah. I have had a very tense relationship with my father recently, and I'm worried that someone will target her. Ah. Feifa... In short, there are not many outsiders I can trust right now, but Mr. Ed is definitely one of them."
outsider?
Fang Yu glanced at the princess and vaguely felt that she was suspicious of something.
However, the other party did not force her to do so. The relationship between Princess Afifa and the Seven Seas Brigade was not very good, but they were still semi-acquaintances. If given the chance, he would certainly not ignore her. What's more, even if a stranger is being persecuted, as long as it happens in front of him, he will not sit idly by and ignore it.
So he nodded.
Princess Rupert seemed to feel relieved when she saw him nodding.
After bidding farewell to the eldest princess and walking out of the courtyard, Fang Plover turned back to Miss Tata who had been sitting on his shoulder and asked: "Miss Tata, what do you think?"
"She obviously concealed some information." Tata's tone was as calm as water, speaking directly as always.
"That's of course," Fang Yu replied with a sigh, "I just don't know what Her Royal Highness the Princess found. But it's okay, everyone is fine. And Miss Tata, you also heard Bishop Farris say Having said that, I really don’t want to get involved in this whirlpool. No matter what the purpose of Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Sand King Babartan is, this is an internal matter of the Penelope royal family... But I plan to report this matter. To the military, after all, it has something to do with blind followers, and blind followers can also be considered cultists."
"There is no problem with Mr. Knight's handling." Miss Goblin pointed out calmly.
With the support of Miss Longhun, Fang Yu felt relieved.
However, he glanced at the two sisters sitting side by side with a little surprise.
Miss Goblin noticed his gaze, was startled for a moment, and then asked: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Fang Yu said hurriedly: "I just thought Miss Tata might not say that before."
"How to say?"
"You said 'she obviously concealed some information'," Fang Pliance replied: "In the past, Miss Tata would have only said 'she concealed some information'. Anyway, that's what I think."
Tata was stunned for a moment.
"People will change, Mr. Knight." She replied calmly.
Fang Yu smiled: "I just think this is good."
The elf lady looked at him in surprise, then turned her head and silently smoothed Nini's flame braid with her small hands.
The three of them returned to the outside of the main hall. Afifah was still waiting for them there. It was actually a little strange to see him coming out. "So fast?" The little princess looked at him with a strange look, which made Fang Yu a little confused. Fortunately, the other party didn’t ask any more questions and just said:
"Leaving?"
Fang Plover nodded.
…
In the courtyard of the Forbidden Palace——
Shortly after Fang Yu left, Princess Rupert suddenly turned around and said quietly:
"Achilles, did you hear everything?"
In just a moment, a middle-aged man walked out of the corridor there, smiled slightly, and nodded to her: "Of course I heard it, Your Highness."
"So, do you think it's him?"
Achilles' light golden curly hair shines in the moonlight, and the outline of his face is hidden in the uncertain light and shadow, which is quite charming. He smiled and said: "I think Mr. Ed should be fairly reliable."
"I think so too," Princess Rupert also nodded and said softly: "Otherwise I wouldn't leave this matter to him. I heard that he is a student of a certain master in the Elfendor Council. , being so young and promising, meeting such a group of people can be considered as mother and Lord Andromeda protecting us..."
Achilles smiled and said: "That's true. But isn't it also lucky for him to be favored by Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
The eldest princess shook her head gently: "Achilles, you know I don't mean this... I understand what you mean, but right now, I really have no intention of doing this."
"It doesn't matter." The middle-aged man bowed.
"Then about Afifah..."
"I will tell her when I have the chance," Achilles replied: "But no matter what, she is also your sister."
"indeed so."
"In short," she sighed: "Father's idea... may not be completely right. It is impossible for the queen mother to do such a thing..."
Her voice lowered, as if she was talking to herself:
"But he is still my father anyway. Anyway, I will investigate clearly..."
Achilles looked at her and nodded in understanding.
…
Aleph - or Aleph-Sallyai Penelope clenched her fists and exhaled as if to clear away the tension in her heart.
The bonfire in the distance was reflected in the depths of his brown pupils, and the flames were swaying. The celebrant was raising a dazzling spark from the flames, and a burst of applause came from the open space in the distance. There was no pallor on his bronze skin, but it could still be seen that his complexion was not well-looking. There was even a trace of sweat on his forehead, and his soft hair stuck to his forehead.
Aleph turned back, as if looking for someone in the crowd, but he glanced at everyone one by one, but found nothing, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
But a moment later, a voice came from behind him
"Brother, it's almost your turn, why are you still here? I'm really anxious."
Aleph was startled, and when he looked back, he found that his half-sister, Afifah, was standing not far away, waving to him.
The young man seemed to have found his backbone. He took a deep breath, looked around, and leaned over without leaving any trace. He looked at his sister and asked in a low voice: "Afifah, why are you here? Didn't your father not allow you to come to this celebration?"
"If I didn't participate, wouldn't you have messed up everything?"
Afifah rolled her eyes.
She had just sent that daring guy away - this was the first time she had seen someone so daring - whether it was an aboriginal selector, actually sneaking into the palace like this, simply treating the royal family as nothing. But then I thought about it, and it seemed that I was also a member of Penelope's family, and I didn't know what to say for a while.
But when she thought that the other person came here for her sister, she felt a little uncomfortable for a moment. It would be great if the person she liked was so bold. But it was a pity that he was obviously a grown man and still had to be manipulated by a little girl. . When she thought of Tianlan, she couldn't help but feel itchy with hatred.
And Fang Yu's bold move seemed to give her courage, reminding her of some things at the celebration here. Although her father ordered her not to participate, she was not really a good girl. She thought that if she didn't come, some guy would probably succeed more than fail.
And when I came over to take a look, it was indeed the case.
She stared at Aleph, who was a little downcast, and said angrily: "Listen to me, Aleph, although you made my father angry last time, it was a long time ago. Everything is over now. This is the best time for you to repair the relationship with your father. If you continue to be so hesitant, you will probably make your father even more angry."
Aleph was speechless for a while: "I understand, Afifah, but..."
"But but but, are you any different from others? I have so many brothers and sisters. Aren't you all my father's children? Your mother is from a lower background, but what does it matter? You are Sha The eldest son of King Babartan, either my sister or you may inherit the throne in the future, you should be proud of this."
Afifah couldn't help but feel angry when he saw the other party like this, and said angrily.
She paused for a moment and then said: "I went to Idos this time and met a weird guy. He is very different from you. Not only does he not care about his origin at all, huh..."
She didn't say the rest of the words. Although she and her brother were half-brothers, they always treated her very well. Otherwise, she wouldn't bother to care about these things.
After hearing this, Aleph said: "Afifah, I heard that you encountered some trouble in Idos."
"It's just a small trouble," Afifah fiddled with her braid: "It has been solved long ago."
"That's good." Aleph also smiled, as if seeing this sister made him feel settled. Speaking of which, the other party helped prepare his gift. His father liked to collect alchemists when he was young. It is said that it is because of the mother of Afifa and her sisters.
It was said that he had met the princess several times when he was a child, and he only remembered that she was very kind. Unfortunately, good people do not live long.
He seemed to have calmed down and said: "Speaking of which, I have made a friend recently, and he is a Chosen One——"
"Let's talk about this later," Afifah said, not interested in the Chosen One at all: "Anyway, hurry up and go, the Star Ceremony is about to begin. If you are late again, someone will say that you are rude and rude to your father. .”
Aleph turned around, looked at the high platform, and nodded slightly.
…
The buzzing chatter echoed in the hall.
Lights hung from the arches, shining brightly like golden light, lighting up the marble floor.
Babartan, the King of Sand, looked around at his ministers and heirs with calm eyes. He was wearing a long robe - I don't know how long ago, he no longer had the military career of his youth. After the armor faded away, he put on such a suit. 'Outfit' - the so-called king's attire, in his opinion, is nothing more than that.
On the contrary, when the late king was still alive, the battles between him and smugglers and slave owners were missed.
But people will eventually grow old, and after their golden years have passed, they will no longer be as young and powerful. After passing the age of fifty, Babartan clearly feels that his energy is not as good as before.
Fortunately, at least he still remembers clearly and his mind is not confused - allies and enemies are still clear.
He thought about what had happened recently, some trivial and complicated things that seemed to have caught his mind. The Sand King slowly withdrew his gaze and fell on the gift in front of him.
To the master of Istania, these gifts were of no importance; they merely represented the so-called respect of his children. But as to how much of this respect is sincere, it is really questionable in this royal family. Fortunately, the King of Sand doesn't care about this.
At least there are superficial articles, and that's enough.
His eyes fell on one of the gifts.
That's a magic furnace.
To be precise, it's an antique.
He was indeed obsessed with this thing when he was young. As for why, he seemed not to want to remember it anymore. In recent years, as I grow older, my past hobbies have gradually faded away. My heart is like a pool of stagnant water, and I can no longer detect changes. After the interest turned into dead wood, it became boring.
However, this magic furnace made his eyes move slightly.
There are not many tower magic furnaces in Aitaria, but they are not uncommon.
But the works of Kingfisher Workshop are a very special memory for him.
Not many people know this, except for his only pair of daughters, but they are not here. Thinking of this, the Supreme of Istania could not help but slowly raise his head and cast his gaze on his sons, or to be precise, on the one at the front.
After hesitating for a moment, he slowly spoke:
"Aleph."
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