Chapter 73: Suspicions in those days, the strange son of the star
The Demon King showed up last night. Such a big thing happened, so naturally the royal family had to send someone to put an end to it.
Outside the tent, Ren met the strong man of the Clement family.
He has long gray hair, and his face is a bit old, but his physique is still strong. He wears light armor, showing muscular and scarred arms, and has a strong momentum like an old lion.
As the distance got closer, Ren could feel the surging fighting spirit energy in the old man's body. It was very violent and the blood energy was very strong. It was like a big melting pot. The red gold light was dazzling and the heat was like substance.
A half-step king-level powerhouse would not be inferior to the Thunder Sword Master and Barbarian King Hidley.
Ren looked at the old man and sighed: "The Clement family has really amazing background."
This old man is not among the top ten saints of Faloran, and he has never even heard of this person.
But it is also understandable that hiding one's clumsiness and pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger is not his patent, many people can do it.
A family or force is likely to have a hidden strong person. After all, if you don't publicize such a breakthrough, it will be difficult for others to know about it.
The old man came over, smiled heartily, and said:
"I wasted my time and lived a few more years. This strength is nothing compared to that of the Sword Master... I am Vadim Arthur Charles Clement, the king's grandfather."
Grandfather of Charles VI?
Ren secretly thought that he is senior enough.
This is the characteristic of extraordinary nobles. There is always no shortage of grandfathers, great-grandfathers, and even older elders in the family.
Therefore, in Saigon Continent, if a noble family head or king is not strong enough, the power in his hands can easily be diluted and reduced to a role like a spokesperson.
A king like Charles VI really didn't have much interest in him. The older generation shouted around and didn't take him seriously at all.
Ren and Vadim chatted casually for a while, did not stay in the camp for long, and took a four-wheeled carriage together to travel to Tampa County.
On the way, Vadim asked about the details of last night, his face a little gloomy.
"The dark camp has increasingly no bottom line. A giant actually ordered his subordinates to massacre civilians on the border. It's really...sigh."
It can only be said that the demon emperor has very low moral integrity and has no bottom line.
Renn also felt that it was somewhat undervalued for a demon giant to act like this, and asked doubtfully: "Has Faloran ever offended the demon emperor?"
Vadim looked a little embarrassed and said: "Back then, our ancestors killed Balor's wife."
Renn: "..."
It turns out that the conqueror killed his wife. No wonder the Demon King couldn't wait to take revenge on Farolan as soon as he woke up.
This kind of grudges is quite common. The two camps fight and kill each other, and too many people die.
Ren looked at the large withered yellow grass beside the road, feeling a little lost.
It is already mid-November, early winter, the morning is foggy, the ground is covered with a layer of white frost, and there is a slight chill.
He hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with Irene?"
The smile on Vadim's face disappeared instantly, and he looked at Renn with a somewhat unkind look.
The Clement family originally hoped that the Archduke Conor would get married and marry Irene.
But the other party was not willing to marry, and instead turned to marry Princess Kesha of the Nokman Empire.
Vadim had a bad temper. He took a deep breath, resisted the urge to punch this bad boy, and said dryly:
"Irene has woken up."
Not only did she wake up, Irene also underwent earth-shaking changes, almost becoming a different person. If the Clement family hadn't blocked the news, it would have shocked the entire continent.
Renn felt the old man's disgust and said with a guilty conscience:
"Then she...did she mention me?"
Even a woman like Nightmare Witch who is used to being submissive can't accept his marriage to Kesha.
Not to mention the unruly and willful Irene, who was probably furious. If Aunt Lucy hadn't stopped her, there would have been a Shura scene on the wedding day.
Vadim's gray beard trembled and he said angrily:
"You should ask Irene, girl, about these things yourself. Anyway, she said she would skin you."
Renn: "..."
Alas, my head hurts.
Irene dares to love and hate, and is no less powerful than Kesha. They are both on the mainland of Saigon, so some things are unavoidable and difficult to appease.
If he had known he wouldn't have slept with her in the first place... Well, it seems like she pushed him, right?
He is the victim.
There is no need for him to feel guilty, it is the female gangster who is responsible for him.
Thinking about it this way, Ren felt at ease again, the sadness on his face faded, and he felt that the matter was not serious, and the worst he could do was to forcefully suppress her.
The atmosphere afterwards was somewhat awkward.
The two of them were not familiar with each other, and there was also an age gap, so they could only talk about some non-nutritious topics.
At noon, the sun is shining brightly.
Four red flame horses pulled a luxurious carriage with royal markings to Tampa County.
Tampa County is the most important industrial city in the north of the kingdom and is famous for its ore resources.
The metal ores here not only have a wide variety of types, but are also rich in reserves, and the weapons manufacturing industry is also extremely developed, making it one of the kingdom's arsenals.
After the war started, the place became more lively and there was a kind of abnormal prosperity.
After entering the city, Ren looked around.
Various weapon shops and blacksmiths can be seen everywhere on the streets, and the suburbs are full of Force workshops and weapons factories. Towering chimneys reach into the sky like iron towers, constantly spewing out thick and dirty smoke.
The factory is working overtime, and in the dry port, workers are constantly loading and unloading various goods.
It doesn't matter if the railway line is paralyzed. There are also various transport vehicles pulled by gray-armored bulls, earth dragons, wrist horses and other strange beasts that can carry goods across the mountains and ridges.
Renn saw many weapon shops and factories with the logo of the Steam Alliance, a pattern consisting of large and small double gears, a gun barrel and five silver cones of light.
"The Steam Alliance has made a lot of money."
Ren sighed, suddenly realizing the power of the Steam Alliance.
Even though it ranks at the bottom of the four hegemonic forces, the Steam Alliance's status in the military industry, the resources it controls, and its economic strength are terrifying.
Wherever there is war, there are them, and they are truly worthy of their reputation.
Vadim glanced at Ren and said:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I heard that you have some conflicts with the Speaker of the Steam Alliance. If you can, please don't make too much of a fuss."
Renn raised his eyebrows and said with some interest: "How do you say this?"
"The Steam Alliance is not particularly strong on the surface, but secretly it is different. In fact, the Natural School, the Church, the Demon Hunter Association, and even all powerful countries have seats on the Silver Eagle Council."
"It's not a big deal to offend the Speaker, but it's no small matter to offend the entire Steam Alliance."
"For example, now, the Kingdom of Falorland relies heavily on the Steam Alliance for arms, mining, and new factories. The Steam Alliance provides technical and economic support, otherwise the war on the front line cannot be fought."
"If the cooperation between the Steam Alliance and Farolland has problems or is even interrupted because of you, the consequences will be serious."
Vadim hinted at some words of caution.
It’s cool to have big fists.
Violence can solve many problems, but it cannot solve all problems.
Unless you are strong enough to suppress the entire continent, you still have to abide by some basic game rules, but the strong will have greater privileges.
If Archduke Conor insists on killing the Steam Alliance, then the first unlucky person will be Farrowland, and it will be very unpleasant.
Renn nodded and said:
"I understand. In fact, the Dane family did not come to trouble me. The matter is basically over."
The Dane family (the family of the First Speaker) was very sensible and didn't mention anything about Muggsi, so he naturally wouldn't have any overreaction.
Vadim nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
When I first heard that Archduke Conor had killed Muggsy, the speaker's son, the most nervous person was not the Steam Alliance, but the Clement family.
As long as the matter is over, it won't benefit anyone if it gets too big.
Wren didn't stay in Tampa County much longer.
The streets of this heavily industrial city are filled with all kinds of green plants and flowers, but there is still a lingering smell of smoke, exhaust gas and slag in the air. It is really not a livable city.
He was planning to fly to Wisteria City, the capital of Farorland, to meet Irene first, and then go to the southern plains.
Before leaving, he suddenly remembered what his mother-in-law Helen had ordered when he left the empire last time, so he found Vadim and prepared to ask for some information.
Renn sat on the sofa in the villa and said:
"Senior, how much do you know about Lucy Wilson's child, the Star Child who originally died in infancy?"
Upon hearing this, Vadim, who was making tea with a tea set, suddenly flicked his wrist, and the hot water overflowed and the tea leaves spilled all over the floor.
The old man's face changed drastically, with wrinkles on his face. There was deep fear and fear in his eyes, and he said:
"Don't mention this matter anymore, it's over!"
Ren was a little surprised and said: "What's going on? Is there another hidden secret in this matter?"
"Hidden secret? Hahahaha..."
Vadim suddenly burst into laughter and said in shock, "Who knows what happened back then? Don't blame me. Ask Charlie and Lucy to see if they remember what happened?!"
Renn looked confused and said, "What's going on?"
Vadim didn't want to talk about it and wanted to leave, but Renn stopped him, as if he was determined to break the casserole and ask the truth.
In desperation, the old man had no choice but to recall that extremely unpleasant past event and said in a deep voice:
"You still call that child the Star Child? Maybe, but in my opinion, he is a freak and a scoundrel. It's hard to say whether he is Charlie's child or not."
Ren frowned deeply and said, "What do you mean? You said Aunt Lucy cheated?"
It is rumored that Charlemagne abandoned Lucy.
"Cheating? Haha, if it's just cheating, no matter who cheats, it's just a trivial matter. In aristocratic circles, keeping lovers, and one-night stands are nothing."
Vadim shook his head, put his hand on his forehead, and sighed repeatedly, "I'm afraid we don't know what happened at all, and everything is a false memory."
"What's the meaning?"
"After Lucy became pregnant, many strange things happened, which made the whole palace uneasy. Her personality seemed to be a different person. Moreover, sometimes our memories will be lost, wrong, or even contradictory.
"
"Ah this."
Ren was a little surprised, and suddenly realized that what happened back then was very complicated and full of mystery.
Vadim still had some fear on his face and said:
"You don't know how terrible that is. In your memory today, Lucy was admiring the moon in the back garden until dawn last night. Another day later, the memory becomes that Lucy was not in the back garden that night and left suddenly.
He stayed at the palace all night.
There are many similar things. Today, a lady said that Lucy had an affair with a man after the banquet last night.
A few days later, the lady said that Lucy had rejected other people's advances and returned to the palace early.
The most terrifying thing is that Lucy herself doesn’t know what she did. If you ask her what happened, she will always give the latter answer, and there is no sign of lying.”
After hearing these words, Ren frowned and said, "Someone is playing tricks? Is it the child in Lucy's belly?"
"God knows."
Vadim's face turned pale and he said, "The weird days lasted for more than a month. Charlie, I, and several members of the royal family all noticed something abnormal.
I have wanted to find my brother many times.
My brother was practicing in seclusion in the underground palace at that time. He was a demigod-level man, so powerful that he could compete with the Pope.
But every time I walk to the underground palace, I forget everything and go back the same way, haha, haha..."
Ren's eyes were solemn and he said: "What kind of strength did you have back then?"
"I feel ashamed to say that I have never been able to break through the sky. I had this strength a hundred years ago."
"Hiss~"
Renn took a breath of air and felt a little creepy.
A half-step king-level powerhouse was played with by applause, and his memory was edited. He didn't even know which of the things that had happened was true and which was false...
This kind of thing is really chilling.
Just imagine, your parents are dead, but you think they are still alive and eat together every day... This is simply scarier than a ghost story.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Renn asked: "All this was done by the child in Lucy's belly? Why did the child die?"
At that time, the strongest member of the Clement family was in seclusion, and Charlemagne was not a king-level power at that time. I am afraid that everyone in the palace, including Lucy herself, was being manipulated.
So, how did the star child die?
Moreover, everyone's memories would be contradictory and unreasonable.
Since the Star Child can control everyone's memory, it should develop in a low-key manner and wait for birth first.
Vadim held his head with both hands, shook it vigorously, and said:
"I don't know, I really don't know, I can't tell which part of my memory is true.
After Lucy's child died, my brother came out of seclusion and invited the elders of the previous generation to come over to investigate, but what happened is still confusing."
"They can't figure out what's going on?"
"Yes, because everyone in the palace has some memory problems. Even if you read minds, hypnotize, or even search souls, the events you get may be false memories that have been modified."
"..."
What the hell, doesn’t that mean you don’t know what happened back then?
Renn took a breath and said, "Where is Elder Tian? What did he say?"
After all, Lucy is also the granddaughter of Elder Tian Tian. Elder Tian must have paid attention to this matter.
Vadim looked a little mysterious and said: "Elder Sky seemed to have discovered something, but he didn't say much. He only said that there were two special beings fighting. Our memories will contradict each other. It was the two of them who attacked each other.
result."
"An unknown being is the child in Lucy's belly, and the other one -"
"Yes, she is that boy Charlie's mistress."
Vadim was a little helpless and said, "She was just a maid in the palace originally, and she was not particularly beautiful. Now think about it, the maid at that time is probably not her original self."
"That maid was controlled by another unknown entity, fighting with the still-fetal Star Child?" Ren's eyes lit up, smelling a conspiracy.
It was definitely a terrible fight.
"Yes, this is Elder Tian Kong's conclusion, but he and my brother both knew it too late. Many traces have already been erased."
"Then the maid won?"
Ren was a little stunned.
The child in Lucy's belly, the real child of the star, is most likely His Majesty's back-up man, or maybe he is the reincarnation of a fragment of his soul.
But the invincible His Majesty Io seemed to have lost, and was stillborn, unable to be successfully born.
So the question is, who can defeat Him?
Vadim shook his head and said: "I don't know. When we found the maid, she was also dead and hanged herself."
Ren nodded, feeling that the maid had won.
She hanged herself most likely just to erase the traces. Aborting the Star Child and destroying His Majesty's back plan was basically a win, or at least a draw.
Vadim sighed:
"You also know what happened next. It was announced to the public that Charlie was cheating on her, going back on his word, and suddenly abandoning Lucy before getting married."
Ren was silent.
From this point of view, no one was right about what happened back then, and everyone was just a pawn in the struggle between the two big bosses.
"Don't Aunt Lucy know she's being controlled?"
"She doesn't know that, as a mother, she is actually the most severely affected, and her mental state is very unstable."
"You didn't tell her the truth afterwards?"
"No, you can't do this. She hasn't recovered yet. The elf blood in her body is very pure, and she has the support of the natural school. Under normal circumstances, she would have been a queen.
Her slow progress in strength over the past hundred years is a sequelae."
"I see."
Ren nodded. It turned out that he was wondering how Elder Tian's granddaughter could do so poorly.
Lucy is not talented?
I didn't think much about it before, but now I realized something was wrong.
Lucy's elf bloodline is purer than Helen's, and she is nearly seventy years older. Logically speaking, if she is not a king, she is also a middle-ranking saint.
Not being keen on practicing is just an excuse. With such a bloodline and background, it is impossible to do too badly.
Vadim thought of something and warned: "Remember, don't ask Lucy about what happened back then. I spent a lot of effort to save her.
Lucy was indeed 'poisoned', a very strange poison, invisible and qualityless, corroding the body, polluting the soul, even the divine body and divine fire could not withstand it...
She also has mental problems. Elder Sky sorted out her confused memories many times and performed hypnosis to convince her that everything was the fault of Charlie and the maid, so that she could survive."
Ren was silent.
It is very sad to lose a child.
If Lucy knew that it was her child who was causing trouble and had been controlling her, she might even have controlled her to kill many people...
In short, she couldn't stand the trouble anymore.
"I understand." Renn nodded and decided to ask Charlemagne if he had the opportunity in the future.
His Majesty Ai Ou did not suffer many defeats. He was very interested in knowing what happened back then.
"Then, farewell."
Ren waved his hand and came to the balcony of the villa. The light waves behind him turned into blue and transparent wings of light, rising into the sky.
