A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Throughout the afternoon, Garlan seemed very obedient and kept obediently looking at the stack of documents given to him by King Camos.

For things he didn't understand clearly, he asked Camos directly, and even put forward some of his own opinions on certain things. For example, when he was a child, he advocated burying corpses after floods, droughts and other disasters to prevent the outbreak of plague. Over the past few years, it has been so effective that King Camos has issued a formal law.

However, occasionally there are some places where this is not handled properly, or where it is difficult to implement due to public resistance.

This time, a flood-stricken city had a similar problem and reported it.

After Garlan saw it, he remembered how his world had dealt with such matters in the past, and made several suggestions. After careful consideration, Kamos planned to discuss it in the court.

He was thinking in his heart, and it was just right to let Garlan speak out about it, which would be a formal announcement to everyone that he had given Garlan the right to participate in politics.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Garlan asked Elson for rescue and told him the agreement he had made with Elson.

In fact, it can be regarded as Gallan taking the initiative and participating in political affairs, but not to mention King Camos, even Shemuer just said, "Be more cautious in the future" and didn't say anything more.

To them, Elson is just a small island country, only equivalent to a city in Aaron Landis. It is dispensable and they don’t care much about it. Recognizing her existence and doing business with her does not count. event.

In fact, Aaron Landis did not impose a rule not to trade with Elson before. It was just that the cities by the sea naturally adapted to the atmosphere and formed a habit.

Moreover, when the late king was in office, he also considered that even if Aielson was a small country the size of a city, it still had the military strength of a city. As long as Aielson took the initiative to move closer to him and take her under his command. It's not a bad thing. It would be good to have more military power in the southern seas.

However, Aielson was closed to the country at that time and refused to communicate with any country. As a big country, Aaron Landis was naturally even less likely to put down his posture and take the initiative to show his kindness, so he simply ignored it.

Now, because of the pirate attack in Gallan, it is an unexpected gain to draw the Elson country under the command of Aaron Landis.

In this way, it is of course logical to give Elson some benefits, and no one will have any objection.

Well, it turns out that Prince Garlan is protected by Isdar, the goddess of luck.

Every time something goes wrong, something unexpected happens.

Shermer thought this again in his heart.

…………

Time passed quickly, and most of the afternoon passed quickly.

King Camos, who was dizzy from the pile of documents, threw away the parchment in his hand. Sitting cross-legged on the pedestal, he raised his hands, stretched out without any image, and then clicked. He pinched his fingers and moved his wrists and shoulders.

Gallan, who was sitting next to him, turned his head to look at Camos, and suddenly said: "Brother Wang."

"Um?"

"Speaking of which, with Caihos's achievements, he should have been promoted to Cavalry Commander long ago, right?"

Garlan mentioned this matter seemingly casually.

Aaron Landis's cavalry legion has a distinct hierarchy and is divided into several legions. The number of knights in each legion ranges from 30,000 to 100,000, and the knight captain is the general class in the legion.

A hundred knights commander can command hundreds of knights.

A thousand knight commander can command thousands of knights.

The cavalry commander is the top general and can command tens of thousands of knights. In other words, he is the commander of a legion.

All generals who can become cavalry commanders are all people with great achievements, and all of them are brave generals who are selected from a million.

Among Aaron Landis, there are only six cavalry commanders in total. Because the number of cavalry commanders is too small, some legions currently have too many people. There is even a legion with nearly one hundred thousand people, which is too bloated. It should be reorganized and divided into new legions, but because there is no extra The cavalry commander can command the army, but it has not been adapted.

"There are not enough cavalry commanders now, right?" Garlan asked King Camos, "Since the achievements of Caihos are enough, why are there still only a thousand cavalry commanders now?"

At this time in previous lives, Caihos had long been promoted to cavalry commander and commanded an army.

But for some unknown reason in this life, he has always stayed at the position of Qianqi Commander.

Garlan also asked Kehos, but his knight smiled and avoided him. Considering the sensitivity of military power and not wanting to cause unnecessary trouble, he didn't say anything to Brother Wang.

But there was no time now, and he felt he had to figure it out.

"Well, well..." King Camos touched his chin and said, "Indeed, Caihos's meritorious service has already allowed him to be promoted. However, Garlan, once Caihos is promoted to cavalry commander, then according to the According to the rules, he must command an army, but as he is now your guardian knight, he cannot leave you to join the army."

Garlan was startled for a moment, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked softly.

"In other words, if he is not my guardian knight, can he be promoted?"

"Hahaha."

Garlan's words made King Camos laugh loudly and patted Garlan's head.

"Garlan, although this is indeed the case, Kaihos is not willing to leave you." He said with a smile, "You can rest assured that he voluntarily gave up his promotion."

"That's right..."

The young man seemed to sigh and took the juice brought by the maid.

In the translucent glass cup, the pink liquid rippled gently, and there were fine ice chips in it.

Garlan held it with both hands and felt the coolness coming from his fingers. He took a sip of the juice, and the cold liquid flowed into his throat. It was very sweet and refreshing, and he was in a trance for a moment.

After drinking half of the juice, he suddenly turned to Shermer.

"Shemmer, didn't you say that Tal is very talented in memory and numbers? You always ask him to help, why don't you just call him under your command?"

Garlan asked with a smile on his face.

"I asked."

Shermur raised his eyes, glanced at Garlan, and replied expressionlessly.

"He said he would follow you, Prince."

"…………"

Garlan was choked by Xie Muer's look and shrugged.

"Following me is too wasteful, Shermu'er, why don't you try again?"

"Prince Garlan, please adapt to the change in your status as soon as possible."

Shermur looked at Garlan with an unhappy expression and his tone became stern.

"You are about to become the Crown Prince. From that moment on, it will be a supreme honor to be by your side. This is true for all Aaron Landis, please understand this."

"Okay, okay, I understand, but, Shermer, if, I'm talking if - if it weren't for me, would you call Tal to your command?"

"…………"

Shermer thought for a moment, then nodded.

"should be."

Speaking of which, Prince Garlan's vision is really good.

At first, everyone thought that the little fat guy was a waste, just a lackey follower of Garlan, with no use other than flattering him. However, this little fat guy that everyone thought was useless was actually born with a sensitivity to numbers and instant memory. It is also very strong, and can even be said to have a photographic memory for numbers in a short period of time. Therefore, every time when dealing with complicated statistical affairs in various places, Tal alone is worth several old civil servants who are good at this matter.

As for Tal's self-consciously proud ability to go around the camp to find out information and collect all kinds of gossip to make the prince happy, Shermer was not interested at all.

Xie Muer's nod made Garlan smile slightly, with a relaxed look on his face, as if he was relieved that he had completed some task.

After laughing, he put down the stack of documents in his hand.

"Brother Wang."

"Um?"

"I want to see Nerga."

King Camos was startled for a moment, then laughed.

"Well, go ahead."

He said with an understanding smile.

He thought that Garlan was so dizzy with these political affairs that he couldn't sit still.

Camos said he understood.

You must know that when he was young, he did the same thing with the mountains of official documents, trying every means to find opportunities to escape. Therefore, he just resisted the sharp needle-like gaze of Xie Muer and allowed his brother to relax.

Shermer was very dissatisfied, but in the end he didn't say anything and just sighed helplessly.

Don't be impatient.

Prince Gallan is still young, so forcing him too much may have counter-effects, so he should take his time.

He thought so.

Anyway, there is still enough time for the little prince to grow up slowly.

Although he did not say it out loud, he had always had great expectations for this in his heart... He believed that the space for Prince Gallan's future growth was as wide and vast as the sky where the sun god Shamash was.

Garlan responded, stood up and wanted to leave, but after taking a step, he suddenly seemed to remember something again.

He turned back and bowed his head.

Before Kamos could react, he was kissed firmly on the face by his little brother.

Garlan said to him with a smile,

"In this world, the person I like most is you, Brother Wang."

Guard me.

Doting on me.

Accompany me to grow up.

Like brother and father.

King Camos, who was suddenly kissed by Garlan and was said to be his favorite, was immediately elated and grinned.

But the next second, Garlan turned his head again and looked at Shemu'er.

He smiled brightly at Shermer as well.

"Although Shermuer, you always have a stern face, which is very ugly." He said, "But don't worry, even so, I still like you very much."

I know you want me to sit on the throne.

I know what you expect from me.

But I'm sorry.

In this life, I don’t want you to die because of me again.

I want you to live well.

…………

The two teenagers who left the two thunderbolts in the room ran away as fast as they could after talking to themselves, leaving behind the confused Shamash priest in the room and the Lion King who was first happy and then angry.

Shemu'er was still stunned, King Camos' unkind and dangerous eyes were already staring at him.

"Shemal."

"yes?"

"The workload is doubled today."

Shermer: “…………”

What about the Lion King who promised to have a mind as broad as the boundless grassland?

This mind's eye is definitely smaller than the tip of a needle.

Isn’t it because the prince said he also likes me?

…………

After running all the way to the Lion Garden and waving away the female officials who were saluting him, Garlan reached out and hugged Nerga.

The big lion was very happy to see Garlan. He shook his head and rubbed his big head against Garlan.

Garlan hugged the big lion's big, fluffy head and rubbed his face against the thick mane.

He whispered: "Nega, I'm sorry, I originally planned to take you with me."

He hugged Nega, his face full of reluctance.

I had already thought about taking Nerga with me no matter what, but now I am in such a hurry... The most important thing is that Nerga is too conspicuous. If you take it with you, you will be found in minutes.

Therefore, he could only endure the reluctance and leave it here.

Although Nerga was very smart, she still couldn't understand Garlan's words.

But it seemed to instinctively sense that something was wrong, and it gave a low growl and rubbed its wet nose on Gallan's face. It looked at Gallan as if it was worried about him.

Garlan smiled at it, hugged it again, and buried his face deeply into the dark brown mane, feeling the familiar softness and warmth.

In fact, we were supposed to meet Kehos again anyway.

He is his guardian knight after all.

But Caihos knows him too well, and when they meet now, he may be able to see through his mind immediately.

So even if I feel sorry for Caihos, I can only forget it.

After he leaves, Kayhos should be able to be promoted to cavalry commander, and he should also be able to make arrangements for Tewa and others.

And Tapti herself is from an upper-class noble family, and her backing is still Brother Camos, so she doesn't need to worry about her.

A low whine sounded in his ears, waking him up from his reverie.

He raised his face from the soft mane and looked into the big lion's innocent and clear brown eyes like a baby, becoming more and more reluctant to let go.

It's okay, it's just temporary.

he thinks.

After waiting for a while, after the king brother gives up on him, and after Heimos gives up that strange relationship, marries a wife and has children, he can come back.

When the time comes, he will take Nega away again.

"Nega, you have to be good, I will come back to pick you up."

The big lion couldn't understand what he said. He just tilted his big head, looked at him with innocent and affectionate eyes, and let out a low growl, as if he was acting coquettishly.

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Time flies so fast, and one day passes in the blink of an eye.

It was already late at night, and Heimos was lying on the bed, tossing and turning.

Although he had performed a rigorous exercise in the afternoon that Suojia called almost masochistic, and his body was still exhausted, he was not sleepy at the moment.

For some reason, whenever he closed his eyes, the smile Garlan showed him yesterday would appear in his mind.

He liked to see Garlan smile.

Just seeing the boy's smiling face, even the beating heart deep in his chest seemed to melt.

But at that time, Garlan's smile gave him an inexplicable feeling of palpitations.

[Your Highness, the so-called love is just a passing cloud. After decades, only the throne you sit on will be real. 】

Suojia's gentle voice sounded in his ears again, making him feel unspeakably irritable.

Heimos turned over and sat up, looking sideways out the window.

The windows were open, and the clear night sky stretched as far as the eye could see, with tiny starlight scattered across the earth.

His heart moved, and he suddenly couldn't help but have the idea of ​​going to see Garlan.

He didn't know why either.

But he just had the urge to see Garlan now no matter what.

As soon as this thought came up, it was like a fire that couldn't be extinguished.

And he has never been the kind of person to suppress his own desires.

So, after only hesitating for a few seconds, he turned over and got out of bed.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Heimos skillfully avoided the patrols in the palace, followed the route he was extremely familiar with, climbed over the high wall, and easily sneaked into Garlan's palace.

The window of Garlan's dormitory was half open, and looking from the outside, one could see the spacious and white bed.

The quilt on the bed was wrapped in a ball and looked round.

I don't know why, even though he has grown up, Garlan still likes to wrap himself up into a round ball and nestle in bed like a child.

Moreover, the way the boy looks when he is sleeping makes people feel affectionate from the bottom of his heart just by looking at him.

At this moment, Heimos felt an indescribable feeling coming over him just when he saw the balled up quilt, which made him feel soft in his heart.

Heimos quietly climbed through the window and entered the house.

He didn't intend to wake up Garlan, he just wanted to watch quietly for a while.

However, as soon as he entered the room, his chest felt tight.

He sensed something was wrong.

The room was too quiet.

It was too quiet, so quiet that there wasn't even a sound of breathing.

He walked to the bed in two steps, stretched out his hand, and suddenly pulled away the quilt that was wrapped in a ball——

The quilt he lifted was empty, with nothing in it.

Heimos' whole figure seemed to be petrified.

He was still holding the thin snow-white quilt that he had lifted up in his hand, and his arms were frozen in the air.

He stood in this empty dormitory, without even a hint of warmth, like a stone sculpture.

Suddenly, there was a very light clang, which was the sound of the wind blowing through the open window.

Heimos, who was standing beside the bed, subconsciously listened.

The cold night wind blowing from the window swept over his face, lifting the fine black hair at the corners of his eyes, revealing his golden-red eyes that looked a little dazed.

The starlight fell on his brown face and the thin, cold lips that were slightly open.

Heimos stood there, looking sideways at the clear night sky outside the window.

His eyes were a little dazed.

I can’t tell if it’s an illusion or something else.

Something very important seemed to be missing deep in my chest, as if a big hole had been dug out, empty.

Also, some kind of... deep... panic... that grew up bit by bit from the bottom of my heart...

…………

【Do you want to be a king? 】

【yes. 】

A little silence.

Then, the young man smiled slightly.

【……okay, I get it. 】

The author has something to say: In the past, when I did something, everyone would yell at me and beat me.

Now everyone is gearing up and shouting that they want me to cause trouble.

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