For Alonso III, the recent days are like sailing on a stormy sea. The ups and downs are really exciting.【】
First, he successfully deceived Hamilton to go to the Lund Peninsula, thinking that he had eliminated the biggest threat to the throne; and soon got the bad news that Hamilton not only did not die, but also went to Kent Town to recuperate; next, he wanted to give it a try.
The mentality summoned Roger to the palace for an audience, but he didn't want to live there.
Although he really succeeded; but when he dealt with Roger, he discovered that he and his only female attendant were far stronger than imagined, and they were beyond the ability of ordinary palace guards to deal with; in the end, Alonso III had to activate the magic mechanism in the room.
, it was considered that the two were trapped and regained the initiative.
Such a series of events finally made Alonso understand what is normal in the world, and what is the will of the Supreme God that mortals can only speculate on. However, compared with what happened next, those previous things can only be regarded as ordinary.
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After Alonso III trapped Roger and Sophia with a magic mechanism, he immediately summoned Massa to tell him that the two were trying to assassinate him and had been trapped by the magic mechanism. He also ordered Massa to immediately mobilize the palace guards to take Roger and Sufia away.
Fia killed him on the spot.
Massa was shocked when he learned the news. He didn't believe that Roger would do such a thing. Even an idiot knew that the king would definitely have means to guard against assassins. Who would try to assassinate the king in the palace? Even if he succeeded, he would not be able to escape.
, is no different from sending himself to death. For Roger, instead of going into the palace to assassinate Alonso III, it would be better to directly raise troops to fight against the king in Kent Town, which would give him a better chance of survival.
But now that Alonso III has given the order, Massa can only obey the order even though he has all kinds of doubts. According to the king, Roger and the woman named Sofia are powerful, so Massa summoned all the powerful people
His subordinates not only mobilized most of the palace guards, but also borrowed three thousand Royal Guards to surround the small room.
To be honest, Alonso III was also frightened by Sofia's powerful strength, so he did not think Massa's series of actions were excessive, but admired his cautious character. After all, he was very concerned about the palace guards who protected the king.
In the long run, his work must not go wrong, and the more careful he is, the better.
After all the soldiers arrived, surrounded the small room, and prepared for battle, Alonso III ordered people to carefully close the mechanism and open the barrier between the space labyrinth and the main material world. The barrier had just disappeared, and the royal family
The crossbowmen of the Imperial Guard had already fired a round of arrows at it.
Many soldiers were very confident that no matter how powerful Roger and Sophia were, they would not die or be seriously injured under this round of arrow attacks. The others only had to go forward to clean up the battlefield. However, everyone found out after the arrows fell to the ground.
, there was no one in the space maze at all, Roger and Sophia had already disappeared.
"How could this happen?" Massa, the commander of this operation, was shocked. He quickly ordered the soldiers to strictly observe their posts, and he hurriedly went to Alonso III to report the incident. Although Massa was very shocked, he felt deep in his heart.
Chu also felt a little relieved, and the captain of the palace guard, who had experienced many battles, felt relieved that he did not have to fight Roger head-on.
However, Massa was relieved, but Alonso III was under great pressure. The king originally planned to announce to the country that he tried to assassinate him and was killed by palace guards after receiving news of Roger's death. Although
There will definitely be objections, but at that time even people were dead, so naturally Alonso III had to say whatever he said.
However, Alonso III did not wait for the good news, but instead received a report of Roger's disappearance. The gap was so great that he couldn't help but get angry.
"Asshole, what do the palace guards and the royal guards do?" The king yelled at Massa angrily: "There are so many people who can't even surround two people, but they actually let them run away. They are all just losers, losers."
There is a reason why Alonso III is so angry. He is the only one who has seen Sofia's coercion in the entire palace and is still alive. The king knows very well how terrifying that woman is, and just wants to separate Roger and her.
Kill them all to avoid further trouble. But now the two
But he ran away, which meant that Alonso III would spend a long period of time in fear, always being prepared for two people to suddenly appear and assassinate him. Such days are boring even for a king.
No wonder Alonso III is so angry.
Massa stood there quietly, letting Alonso III hit him on the head with the most vicious words. Although the captain of the palace guard remained calm on the surface, in his heart he was extremely disgusted with the king's behavior.
Massa did not show any dissatisfaction with the importance he attached to his oath, and allowed Alonso III to scold him repeatedly.
It was not until the king was tired of scolding and sat on the luxurious but cold throne to take a breath that Massa said coldly in a voice without any emotion: "Your Majesty, it's not that we didn't surround Earl Lee and his entourage, but yours
There is no one in the space maze at all”
"What?" Alonso III, who had just calmed down, immediately jumped up and shouted loudly: "This is impossible"
The mechanism of the small room was set up by a king several generations ago. It is said that the king spent a huge amount of money to hire a magician to set up this magic trap. The money spent just to buy magic materials is equivalent to the entire country for half a year.
income. This reusable trap has always been one of the biggest secrets of the royal family. Only the king himself knows how to activate it.
Alonso III's father, Alonso II, also told Alonso III all the secrets of this mechanism when he passed the throne to him before his death. In Alonso III's case, this magic trap was absolutely impossible.
It could be wrong. He was also sure that he must have trapped Roger and Sophia in the space maze. How could there be no one in the maze?
At this moment, Alonso III even suspected that Massa was deceiving him. However, as a king, he still retained some sense even in this situation, knowing that Massa would never deceive him in this kind of thing.
There were thousands of people at the scene of the encirclement and suppression of Roger. Even if Massa was brave enough to dare to deceive the king, he would not be able to silence the mouths of so many soldiers.
Thinking of this, Alonso finally calmed down a little, sat back on the throne and said tiredly: "Let the soldiers search the entire palace, and the murderer who tried to assassinate me must not be allowed to hide in the palace. In addition... the defense of the palace has been strengthened recently, and the deployment of
A group of three thousand... no, five thousand people of the Royal Guards are here to help defend the palace."
"Yes" Massa saluted the king with the same expression as before, and then strode away to carry out Alonso III's order. However, after seeing Alonso III's ugly behavior just now, the captain of the palace guard thought about his evaluation of the king.
It's a few points lower.
The Kingdom of Thorne has been established for a long time. Under the successive constructions by successive kings, the size of the palace has become astonishingly large, comparable to that of a small city. Even the palace manager cannot tell how many rooms there are in the entire palace.
, and how many people live there to serve the king and protect the king's safety.
Therefore, it was absolutely a huge project to thoroughly search the palace and make sure that there were not more than two people inside. In order to complete this task, Massa had to mobilize more Royal Guards to enter the palace to assist in the search.
Such a big move would inevitably attract attention. Immediately, messages spread all over Mandos City, giving rise to many different versions of rumors. Some dangerous monsters had escaped into the palace, thieves had entered the palace, the king had been assassinated, etc.
There are various theories, the most exaggerated is that some people say that Alonso III suddenly went insane and disappeared inexplicably in the palace. So many soldiers entered the palace just to find the missing king.
In short, no matter which statement it is, it makes the city of Mandos a little more turbulent and uneasy. So much so that when the nobles meet, they secretly exchange various news they heard elsewhere, and then exchange a few words with each other.
The meaningful look, I don’t know what I’m thinking about.
Alonso III certainly knew that his order would cause panic, but when it came to his own life and death, he didn't care so much.
In fact, Alonso III's life was not easy these days. The soldiers who were searching for enemies in the palace were not quiet for a moment. They were busy searching the starry rooms in the palace day and night. The noisy voices made the king worry every night.
It is difficult to fall asleep, which makes Alonso III very annoyed.
.However, this was originally an order issued by the king himself, so there was nothing he could do about it. He had to vent his anger on the people around him. In just a few days, several maids had been scolded by the king, and two of them were even kicked out of the palace directly.
, lost the qualification to continue serving the royal family.
What's even more frightening is that the terrible pressure that Sophia burst out that day caused great harm to Alonso III. Every time the king closed his eyes, he could see the horrific scene that happened in the small room that day. Almost every night
It is easy to fall asleep and be awakened by the same nightmare.
For this reason, Alonso III specially asked a team of palace guards to guard him outside the bedroom to protect him, but this could not stop the nightmare. In just a few days, Alonso III looked much haggard, carrying two heads every day.
Big black eyes and meeting noble ministers.
In order to conceal his appearance, the king had to find someone to disguise himself before meeting the ministers. As a result, Alonso III had to get up early, which reduced the already insufficient sleep time.
At this point, Alonso III finally understood that Roger was not as easy to deal with as he thought. It was not a wise thing to attack him rashly, and he actually regretted it. However, Alonso III did not know that the bigger problem was that Roger was not as easy to deal with as he thought.