A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Tall olive trees stand above the green grass, their dense branches and leaves swaying gently in the breeze.

The morning sun is bright but not blinding. It shines down from high in the sky, passing through the green branches and leaves of the olive trees, and casting mottled light spots on the ground.

It is when the olive flowers bloom, and clusters of fine snow-white flowers are dotted on the green branches. When the wind blows, the branches and leaves sway, and the small petals fall from the sky.

When some of the small white petals fell down, halfway down, they seemed to be gently blocked by something invisible in the air, turned their direction, and floated to the other side.

A pair of eyes that had been opened at some point were silently staring at the tiny petals that had been popped open in mid-air. The light spots shining down from the dense branches and leaves fell on the bottom of the eyes, causing a golden shimmer to flow from the edges of the golden-red pupils.

Under the tall olive trees, a thin black blanket was spread on the green grass.

A tall and slender man lay on his side, holding a young man in his arms.

Because he was hugged by the man in a protective posture, the boy who was almost completely nestled in the man's arms could not see his face clearly. He could only see the beautiful blond hair scattered from the man's tightly held arms, reflecting the sun, as if coming from The purest flowing gold flowing down the brown arms.

Even a real gold bracelet worn on a man's wrist can't match the brightness of the boy's blond hair.

Garlan is still sleeping soundly.

The golden-red eyes reflected the sleeping boy in his arms. The sharp arcs at the corners of Heymos' eyes softened, and his eyes seemed to be filled with the warmth of the rising sun at this moment.

Hearing the sound of running water from the stream, he stroked Garlan's head, reluctantly let go of his arm, and carefully and gently placed him on the thin black blanket.

Garlan was still sleeping soundly, his left hand hanging on the ground.

Heimos glanced at the gold bracelet on Gallan's left wrist. It was different from his bracelet. That bracelet was embedded with a hexahedral cylinder as big as a thumb.

The Stone of Shamash.

At this moment, the crystal stone was flashing with a light luster.

Heimos stood up and walked towards the stream not far away.

He took two steps and felt some invisible resistance in the air.

Although it was insignificant, just the resistance of a thin bubble wall, he could clearly feel it to him with his keen senses.

This is why the tiny petals that fall are bounced off above their bodies.

Because an invisible protective barrier constructed from the energy of the Shamash Stone surrounds Garlan, preventing any physical object from entering the protective barrier.

They slept in the wild last night. Before going to bed, Garlan activated this function of the bracelet for safety.

However, this energy barrier is only ineffective against Heimus, who can enter and exit the barrier at will.

Probably because Heimos, who made a deal with the gods, still has the power of the gods in him.

…

Shortly after Heymos left, the boy who was sleeping on the green grass was finally awakened by the sound of the cheerful stream.

He sat up, with some contentment still on his face.

It wasn't until he raised his hands and stretched a lot that he finally woke up.

Rubbing his eyes, he lowered his head and touched the gold bracelet on his wrist. The crystal stone on the bracelet stopped flashing.

The invisible barrier surrounding him disappeared.

Then, the tiny petals blocked by the invisible barrier flew past his eyes, and one petal fell gently on the back of his hand.

Garlan subconsciously looked up and saw the small white petals flying all over the sky in front of him, and couldn't help but laugh.

He thought that the protective barrier of the Shamash Stone was really useful. When sleeping in the wild at night, not to mention falling petals and leaves, mosquitoes and small insects would not be able to get in.

While Garlan was thinking this, Heimos had already returned from the stream.

He wasn't too far away.

Basically, he would hardly let Garlan out of his sight.

Heimos knelt down in front of Garlan, stretched out his hand, and handed the small plate with clean stream water to Garlan's mouth.

Garlan glanced at Heimos and opened his mouth obediently.

He didn't try to reach for the saucer, because Heimos had held his hand down when he had done so.

This guy seems to be quite obsessed with feeding himself.

After trying a few times, Garlan gave up and would obediently let Heimos feed him water every morning.

So now, he bowed his head as usual and began to drink water in small sips.

Heimos squatted quietly, watching the boy lower his head and drink water obediently. The blond hair scattered from his forehead swayed slightly, entangled with the boy's slender eyelashes, as if wrapped around his heart.

His eyes were extremely soft.

When Garlan finished drinking, he lowered his head, reached out to stroke the young man's forehead, and placed a gentle kiss on the white forehead.

Garlan raised his eyes to look at him, then leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"Good morning."

The young man who kissed him unceremoniously said, his smile bright and bright, his eyes looking at him like stars.

Heimos didn't answer. The light fell through the tree crown and fell on the corners of his mouth that raised a slight arc.

The sun is just right.

The years are also quiet and good.

…………

After Heimos packed his luggage, the two casually ate some bread they bought in the town yesterday and continued to set off on horseback.

Two days have passed since the spaceship left the royal city.

As soon as Garlan landed, he let the spaceship sail back to the royal city. After all, using such a big and gorgeous golden spaceship as a means of transportation is too conspicuous, and it will cause commotion no matter where it goes.

Then, he and Heimos bought two horses to travel.

Anyway, he has no goal, he just wants to wander around in this familiar yet unfamiliar continent, so he basically does whatever he wants and goes wherever he wants.

As for Heimos, it doesn't matter. As long as Garlan is by his side, he will be fine no matter what.

There are two paths for Aaron Landis right now.

One is the carriage road, which is a road for people on horseback or carriages to pass.

The other kind is called the light path.

That is a road specially designed for levitating cars. Because levitating cars are driven by the stone of light, which is the stone of Shamash, this kind of road is called the road of light, and the people call it the light path for short.

This kind of large-scale floating vehicles are managed by the Royal Court and distributed to various cities. Ordinary people can pay to ride them to other cities.

The efficiency of this kind of suspended vehicle is naturally much faster than riding a horse or a carriage.

Garlan didn't care about efficiency. He was originally going to travel around the continent, and he wasn't in a hurry, so it would be better to ride a horse and walk.

In the past few days, they passed through large and small villages, towns and cities, occasionally sleeping in the open, and just came here slowly.

After traveling slowly for more than two hours, Garlan and the others finally arrived at their destination.

A majestic mountain towers above the earth, reaching into the sky.

The top of the mountain seems to be surrounded by clouds.

The huge city is built on the mountain and spreads out on the ground, with the mountain as if it is a pillar at one corner.

This is an extremely prosperous city, with countless people flowing through it.

Much bigger.

Looking at this huge city that was completely different from what he remembered, Garlan sighed in his heart.

Tweelur City.

Although there was no target at the beginning, when he discovered that the place where the spacecraft landed was not far from the city, Garlan couldn't help but want to come and see the city.

He raised his head and looked at the towering mountain in the distance.

The city has changed, but even after more than two thousand years, the appearance of Tweilur Mountain has not changed.

It stood quietly on the ground, as if nothing had changed.

Leaving the horses in a designated place outside the city, Garlan sighed while following the flow of people into this bustling city.

He was so busy reminiscing about the past that he didn't even notice that his exquisite appearance attracted many passers-by's glances.

Heimos glanced at the boy who was unaware of this, stretched out his hand, directly put his arm around Garlan's shoulders, and brought him to his side, using his tall body to directly block most people's sight.

After entering the city and strolling around for a while, Garlan discovered that the city of Tweilur seemed to be unusually lively.

There were colorful ribbons flying everywhere on the streets and roadsides, and people were laughing and laughing. There were also many people in uniform and bright clothes who were busy. It looked like the city was celebrating something.

Just as Garlan was about to ask a passerby, a colorful leaflet suddenly stretched out in front of his eyes.

A young girl wearing one of those special bright clothes gave him a bright smile.

"Are you a foreigner? Come to see the play? Today is the last night, there will be no more tomorrow."

Subconsciously taking the flyer, Garlan lowered his head and saw a few lines written on the flyer, among which 'Tweilur's Celebration' was particularly obvious.

"Celebration?" he asked, "Are you having a celebration here?"

"Hey? Don't you know about our celebration here?"

The girl asked in surprise.

The reason why Tverur City is so lively during this period is because of the celebrations, so many tourists come here to participate.

She thought that these two people were just like the others, but she didn't expect that these two people didn't know about it.

"This is our first time in Tweilur City, so we don't know much...can you tell us something?"

"Is this your first time? Welcome both of you to our city."

The girl smiled and said, "You two are very lucky. The first time you come here happens to coincide with the 'Celebration of the Wise King' that is held every five years in Tweilur City."

"Huh?...What kind of celebration?"

Suddenly hearing the familiar name, Garlan was a little confused.

"O Wise King - you don't even know this one, do you?"

"Well, I know..."

"Two thousand years ago, when the wise king was still a prince, he came to the city of Tweilur. With the help of the legendary sacred beast in Tweilur Mountain, he stopped the flash flood and saved the entire city."

"So, in order to remember the grace of the wise king, we in Tweilur City will worship the wise king on this day every five years. This has been a tradition of our city for thousands of years."

At first, it was just the people in the city expressing their gratitude to the wise king on that day, but as time went by, it gradually evolved into a grand celebration.

Over time, it has become an ancient tradition and an important festival in the city of Tweilur.

"Before the celebration officially begins, there will be many activities held in our city."

The girl smiled and said, "For example, the flyer in your hand is one of them. Every night before the celebration day, there will be a theatrical performance in the amphitheater in the city."

"There will be performances of various legends from the Three Kings era. It is very popular with everyone. It is full every night."

"And the price is very cheap. Since you two are already here, why not go take a look?"

"If you don't go see it with your own eyes, you two will definitely regret it, because it is really a great performance~~"

Although he had read the historical records about the Wise King, Garlan was still very curious about what he and Heimos looked like in the dramas of later generations.

but……

Watch your own drama, your own legend and so on...

I always feel...a little embarrassed...

Therefore, during the girl's hard introduction and recommendation, Garlan, who struggled for a while, turned his head and looked at Heimos.

"do you want to see?"

he asked quietly.

To be honest, Heimos actually had no interest.

However, looking at the slightly shining golden eyes of the young man who asked him the question, with the expression "I'm very curious" written all over it, he couldn't help but smile.

Looking at Garlan lovingly, he smiled and said, "Well, I want to see it."

"Okay, since you want to see it, we'll go see it."

Garlan was satisfied when he got the answer he hoped for.

.........But at this moment, he was completely satisfied, but he had no idea that a few hours later, he would regret his stupid decision with great pain.

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A few hours passed, and night soon fell in this bustling city.

A huge open-air theater has been lit up, and the bright lights illuminate the entire theater as if it were daytime.

This is a large oval theater shaped like a half-broken eggshell.

The architectural style is old-fashioned, with a large stage on one side, and on the other side, seats surrounding the stage at 180 degrees are arranged in the air from low to high.

At this moment, this open-air theater, which can accommodate nearly a thousand people, is full of seats. Looking around, it is densely packed and crowded.

Gallan and Heimos sat together in the middle seat, which was neither good nor bad. He was wondering how he could hear the sounds on the stage clearly in such a large theater and it was still open-air. Suddenly, with a sound The bell rang, and a shimmering light film rose from the side of the theater, forming an arc and covering the top of the open-air theater.

It looks like the top of the originally broken eggshell has been replaced by a transparent light film.

After being shrouded in this hemispherical light curtain, Garlan discovered that the sounds coming from the stage immediately became much clearer. Those sounds seemed to be transmitted from the light curtain above his head.

Obviously, this light curtain has the function of diffusing and amplifying the sound effects on the stage.

The appearance of bells and light curtains meant that the performance was about to begin, so the originally noisy crowd fell silent in unison and turned their attention to the stage in front.

The music started and actors in ancient costumes began to take the stage.

Gallan stuffed his mouth with sweet crisps that were said to be a specialty of Tweilur City with relish, and started watching the show with great interest.

Occasionally, he would raise his hand and stuff a small crisp into Heimos' mouth.

Heimos naturally opened his mouth and accepted his food without ceremony.

When Garlan saw the first person to appear amidst the cheers of the audience, he almost laughed out loud.

I saw the burly man wearing the crown with a brown beard all over his face. The lush beard almost covered the man's face, making his face look plush.

Coupled with the muscular body and the dark fur cloak, the whole person looks like a big brown bear walking upright.

Garlan couldn't help laughing.

If I had known that when I left home, I would have brought something that could record images with me, so I could have recorded this drama and brought it back to Brother Camos to watch.

I don’t know if Brother Wang will be so angry that he will be so angry.

At the beginning of the play, it seems that the Lion King ordered Prince Garlan to go to the city of Tozes.

Gallan looked at the actor who played him and breathed a sigh of relief.

Not bad, not bad, he is just a handsome young man with good looks, quite decent.

Although it was still a bit awkward, compared to the brown bear look of Brother Camos, he felt very satisfied.

However, what Garlan didn't expect was that he was relieved too soon.

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Under the city of Tozes, pirates attacked.

[People of Tozes City]: Ahhhh, our end has come. We are going to die in the hands of pirates. Can anyone save us? Our hero~~~ We are waiting for your appearance!

[Cruel Pirate]: Haha, haha, kill people! Steal money and steal women! Today is the end of you!

At this moment, someone appeared on the stage, raised his sword high, raised his arms, and was glorious.

[Prince Gallan]: Don’t be afraid! My people! I am coming! I'm here to save you!

[Popular]: Oh oh oh~~~~Prince~~It’s the prince~~~Prince, please defeat the pirates and protect us!

[Prince Gallan]: Despicable pirate, I am the son of the gods, get away from my people, otherwise, I will let you taste my power!

With a wave of his hand, the pirate on the left fell to pieces.

With another wave of his hand, all the pirates on the right fell down.

[Pirate]: Uh-huh, what a powerful prince, we are no match for him, run!

[Popular]: Oh, oh, oh, the prince defeated all the pirates by himself! The prince is so awesome! The prince is mighty! Our hero——

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Garlan: "???"

Something seems wrong?

The smile gradually disappeared.

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[Cult of All Things Cultist]: Our Mother Goddess of All Things will destroy the world! Stupid prince, you die here now!

[Prince Gallan]: Dirty cultist! As the son of the gods, I will never sit back and watch you destroy the world, I will save everything!

He raised the sword in his hand high, and scorching light shone from his body.

[Prince Gallan]: Dirty cultist, accept my judgment!

[Cultist]: Oh, no! This is the glory of God! O glory of the sun god!

All the cult members fell to the ground wailing.

[Prince Gallan]: (Proudly) Where I am, that is where the light shines. Wherever I go, I will bring the light.

[Crowd]: Oh oh oh! The great son of the sun god! Your brilliance shines on us and the earth——

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Garlan: "..."

This strange and intense feeling of shame that makes you unable to look directly, makes you restless and almost makes you collapse...

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[People of Tweilur City]: The flood is coming! There's a flash flood! The city is going to be destroyed! We are going to die here!

[Prince Gallan]: In the name of the son of the gods, O Shan Hong, I order you not to harm my people.

[Popular]: Oh oh oh - the flash flood has separated - it has automatically bypassed the city!

[Prince Gallan]: My beloved people, I swear to the gods that as long as I am here, I will protect you until the end!

[Everyone]: Great prince, great son of the gods!

At this moment, people were singing and dancing on the stage, singing praises to the Wise King.

Infected by the atmosphere on the stage, the enthusiastic audience below the stage also shouted loudly.

For a time, the atmosphere in the theater reached its peak.

…………

……………………

This is simply...

Public, open, punish, punish.

Taking a deep breath, Garlan, who was the target of execution, slowly and stiffly turned his head to the side. It could be said that he looked away from the stage with great pain and difficulty.

He tilted his head, put a hand on his forehead, and covered his eye sockets.

At this moment, he fell into some indescribable contemplation and began to doubt life.

Beside Garlan, Heimos raised his right hand in front of his nose and covered his mouth. He seemed to be trying hard to hold back, but he couldn't help it, and the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising.

His shoulders tensed up and he shrugged slightly, obviously having a hard time holding back his laughter.

And just when Heimos was trying his best to hold back his laughter, the performance of the Wise King finally came to an end.

The segment belonging to Emperor Huymos begins.

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[Soldier Geshu]: This time, we must defeat Aaron Landis!

[Heimos]: (Cold) Anyone who dares to attack Aaron Landis is my enemy. Now, you will all die by my sword.

[Geshui Soldier]: Black Knight! It’s the terrifying Black Knight! very scary! Everyone, run!

[Heimos]: (coldly) It’s too late, you will all die here today.

The sword swung.

All Gesu soldiers were killed on the spot.

[Soldier Aaron Landis]: Oh oh oh! The Black Knight alone defeated Gesu's army of 100,000 men!

[Heimos]: (He holds his head high) None of the enemies who appear in front of me can survive.

I'll show them hell.

(Coldly raising his sword)

Hum, all of you, howl under my sword!

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The audience off the stage: "Ah ah, the emperor is so handsome! The emperor is so cool!"

Heimos, sitting among the cheering audience: "…………"

The smile at the corner of his mouth had disappeared completely at some point.

He was silent for a while.

Then, just like Garlan just now, he silently looked away and turned his head to one side.

He raised his hand, put it on his forehead, and continued to remain silent while tilting his head.

Public, open, punish, punish x2.

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The atmosphere of the performance has reached its peak, and the whole theater is filled with joy.

Almost all the audience watched with great excitement and high spirits, cheering loudly along with the actors on the stage.

Among the jubilant audience, there were only two people who were incompatible with the lively atmosphere at the moment.

Garlan and Heimos each tilted their heads to one side, pressing their foreheads with one hand, covering half of their faces, squinting at the ground under their feet, and sat there quietly.

Expressionless x2.

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