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"Artoria, what's wrong?" Seeing her sudden behavior, Carolie and I thought there was something wrong with her. When she landed, we quickly flew down and asked.

"It's nothing, I'm fine." Looking at the anxious faces of Kaluge and I, we wanted to come up to help. My king shook his head and chuckled, showing a vibrant smile that reassured us.

"Then why did she suddenly come back fine? What's the problem?" Seeing that she was really fine, I breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously.

"There is no other way, let's give up this time." The king chuckled lightly, turned around listlessly for a few times, and suddenly sighed and said.

"Give up?" We all said in unison, rarely hearing this word from my king.

"Well, I gave up. Although I am absolutely sure that I can get to the Stoneman King's City, my condition after that will be relatively poor. I will not be able to fight against the Stoneman Giant General with 10% combat power. The battle will be more difficult, not to mention the next step.

The Stoneman King will definitely not be able to pass. Instead of waiting until his physical strength is exhausted and he may suffer a certain degree of damage before exiting, it is better to exit now while he still has enough physical strength and has not been injured to prepare for the next time.

Be prepared for the test.”

"That is to say, you have already planned it, right?"

"I can't say that, mainly because there were several mistakes in this test. If they hadn't happened, maybe I would have tried harder."

"Really? Although there were a few mistakes, they were all minor mistakes and not that serious."

Artoria chuckled and shook her head: "The consequences of a small mistake in the early stage will be infinitely larger in the later stage. So, actually, for me now, the test is no longer physical strength and patience, but to avoid any occurrence."

If you make a mistake, you must arrive at the Stone Man King City in perfect condition, so that you can have a glimmer of hope of passing the level."

"Is it just a glimmer of hope to clear the level?" I smiled bitterly, admiring Artoria's production.

Four days have passed since the beginning of the test. It is necessary to make no mistakes in the four consecutive days of battle. No matter how small it is, the little King Arthur must be suffering from perfection obsessive-compulsive disorder to have such a problem with her heir.

Such harsh requirements, right?

"Actually, Fan is also wrong." Arturia blinked her beautiful green eyes, which were as pure as peerless gems. She probably noticed that my brows were furrowed and wanted to relax the atmosphere. She suddenly said this.

"I also made a mistake? I would like to hear the details." Sure enough, I became interested in what my king said.

"It's because Fan told me to give me three chances. Maybe it was these words that made me relax. After all, there are three chances, right?"

"It's really my fault that I have feelings. I wish I had given you a chance." I couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah. But it's too late to regret it now." Artoria nodded seriously. Her serious and majestic look, but also cute and cute, made me want to reach out and touch my head. Anyway, Carole was here.

Looking on, he still held back.

"Okay, I admit my mistake. Let's go back and make a sumptuous dinner to apologize. How about that?"

"Well, in that case, I will forgive you once." After Artoria finished speaking solemnly, she couldn't help but chuckle, leaving Carole stunned. The unsmiling Majesty the Queen actually also

I learned to joke. This is not a dream.

No, it's not the best dream. Although Her Majesty the Queen is serious and solemn, indifferent and majestic. She looks aloof, awe-inspiring and submissive, worthy of being the queen of the elves, but this kind of Her Majesty is better, because she looks... very happy.

The three of us turned back all the way to discuss our experiences in the past few days of fighting. Kaluga and I were spectators, and our level of strength was higher than that of Artoria, so we were even more concerned about the small mistakes that Artoria had made.

Be thorough and let her

Suddenly realized, fell into deep thought.

With her combat wisdom, after reflection, it is almost impossible to make the same mistake again. Thinking of this, I can't help but look forward to her amazing performance in the second test.

Looking behind us, the place we left was once again shrouded in mist, like a bottomless well, quietly waiting for Artoria's next test (jump).

"Well, that's it. It's better to have Karen and Fan watching from the side. I've benefited a lot this time, and I'll be more confident next time." Finally, my king concluded happily, clenching his fists, eager to try.

, if her reason had not told her not to do it, she would probably have turned around now and started the second test without stopping.

"Not only did I warm up, but I also received so much valuable advice. I won't make any more mistakes tomorrow."

"You mean tomorrow? Don't you want to rest for a while? This is too anxious." It took me a few seconds to react, and I quickly tried to dissuade him.

"No, if we rest again, this warm-up will be meaningless. We must meet the challenge again before our body forgets the feeling of fighting." Artoria clenched her fists in front of her chest with great momentum, making people feel that she

Full of confidence.

Seeing Artoria's expression, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed, but I didn't stop her, because what she said was absolutely right. As long as I can replenish all my energy and energy tonight, tomorrow is indeed the best time. As for

Can you reply... Of course ordinary people can't, but Artoria, with the help of the artifact set, doesn't have to worry about this at all.

"Oh? It seems that you want to put everything on the second chance?" Sensing my king's full motivation, I asked while holding back my laughter.

"Well, you definitely have to pass the second time. If you can't pass it, you will be under pressure the last time. The chance of passing is not even as good as the second time, and the hope is even slimmer."

"You will also feel the pressure at the last chance?" I was surprised. This is not like your style. My king, shouldn't you be calm at all times? Saying this will make your fans sad.

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"Fan, I always feel that your words are very rude." After hearing this, Artoria's golden hair on her forehead shook wildly, as if she was an angry child, very unhappy.

"Although I am the queen of the elves, but before that, I was also a normal person. In this situation where normal people will feel pressure, I will naturally feel it, but I will relieve this pressure.

To the minimum, you won’t let it affect you easily.”

Like an excellent orator, Artoria made gentle gestures with her hands, and finally pressed them on her chest. She spoke with infectious confidence.

"Well, I believe in you, you can do it."

"real?"

"Well, so in that case, there's no need to stress everything over the second time, right?"

"Fan. I'm beginning to suspect that you are an enemy on the side of King Arthur. Otherwise, why do you always try to undermine my morale intentionally or unintentionally?"

"What a huge injustice, Artoria. Didn't I just say this to keep you calm?"

"The way he spoke and the tone of his voice did not reveal any such meaning."

Caroline, who was walking behind her, looked at Her Majesty the Queen and His Majesty the Prince in front of her, arguing with each other like children about some insignificant things. She smiled with satisfaction.

This is the atmosphere like a family. Since His Highness appeared, the two most important people to me, my sister and Your Majesty, have really changed a lot and become a lot happier. I really don’t know how to express this kind of kindness.

How can I repay you? Even if I continue to be His Highness's personal maid for the next ten lifetimes and serve him all the time, I will have no regrets.

As for whether I was a funny spy sent by King Arthur, this topic ended automatically as soon as we returned to the cave. Carolue and I were not willing to waste a minute, and we served our king quickly and thoughtfully, so that she could get the most out of her.

of rest.

Early the next morning, the efforts of Carol Jie and I were indeed in vain. When I woke up, my king was already energetic and waving his knight sword at the entrance of the cave, doing warm-up exercises. He seemed impatient and was waiting for breakfast.

We set off immediately after that.

"Colgate, turn back!" After breakfast, everyone was about to set off. I rolled my eyes in a circle and suddenly gave an order to the little maid on the side.

"Yes!" Before doubts appeared in Carolue's mind, her body instinctively obeyed the order and turned back, facing away from us.

At this time, I reached out and hugged the confused king, lowered my head gently, and pressed my soft lips against hers.

After a few seconds, I felt that time was almost up, so I left quickly, stepped back, and looked at the blushing king with a smile.

"Fan." Arturia touched her lips blankly, her face was hot as she looked at her husband who was standing across from him with a sly smile. For some reason, her originally shy feelings were also infected, and she was overflowing with emotion unconsciously.

He smiled happily, and a strange sweetness spread from his heart.

"Be honest, you are the enemy sent by King Arthur to disturb my heart, right?"

"It depends on what you think about what you just said..." I pointed to my lips, and then to Artoria. The meaning was self-evident, and I smiled even more proudly.

Hearing this, my king, who had already calmed down, blushed again. She coughed hard and said, "Let's go."

Then, without waiting for Caroline to turn around, she hurriedly left the cave.

The little maid seems to be a little confused. She doesn't know whether she should continue to obey my order at this time and keep her back turned, or should catch up with Her Majesty the Queen.

"What are you still doing standing there? Artoria is about to disappear."

As soon as I gave the order, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and came up quickly, as if she was afraid that I would leave her alone. There was a hint of curiosity in her pure purple eyes, and she had no idea what Arturia and I had just done.

What did you do in that short period of time, and why did you have that conversation?

The only thing that can be felt is His Majesty's tone, which seems... seems to be a bit... sweet?

Facing the little maid whose mind was filled with questions, I laughed coldly, waved my sleeves and strode away, leaving constant echoes behind me.

Girl, you are still trying to break up Tucson.

Soon, Caroline's questions were forgotten, because Artoria's second test had begun.

Compared with the first test, it is obvious that Artoria has improved a lot this time. Perhaps she is now complete and in the most perfect state. Otherwise, how can she reach the Stoneman King City and defeat

Giant Stoneman?

Before the first "S" turn, there were no mistakes, not even a tiny mistake, but now is not the time to cheer for her. We who already know almost all the content of the test know that before the first turn

, it’s just an appetizer, not even the soup.

After turning the first corner, the next test is the soup part. Facing more and stronger stone men, fighting for days and nights. And there can be no mistakes. Nothing can test a person more than this.

Patience, carefulness, will, calmness, composure, etc. are all concrete manifestations of a person's comprehensive ability.

Seeing this, although I am still unhappy that King Arthur set such a difficult test for Artoria, I have to admit that although this test is boring, it is very meaningful. Compared with the first test. This is

It is a true all-round test from the three aspects of body, mind and soul, and skills and experience are just add-ons.
To be continued...