A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

After forcing himself to calm down and deal with the female official, Garlan hurriedly returned to his palace.

All night long, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Just thinking about what he did like that when he was possessed, Garlan was extremely embarrassed.

For some reason, he felt a little panicked.

There seemed to be something vaguely... that was about to get out of control.

All along, Heimos had sent his love to him without any reservation, and had done a lot for him, even to the point of giving up the fight for the throne for him.

Whether it was because of the importance Heimos held in his heart or because of everything Heimos had done for him, he could not help but feel soft when facing this man.

The consequence of this soft-heartedness is that the other party presses harder and harder, and then pushes further and further.

It made him more and more at a loss.

His feelings for Huymos were complicated.

Many different feelings were mixed and intertwined, so complicated that he couldn't even figure them out.

But he never thought he would fall in love with Huey Moss.

Not to mention gender, he already had preconceived feelings of resistance.

Just talking about the things that happened in previous lives...

Yes, now, after experiencing so much, he has learned many truths hidden in previous lives.

Whether it was his own death or the tragedy of Heymos's life, there was someone behind the scenes pushing it in the dark.

Huymos was actually one of its victims.

Therefore, Garlan has almost let go of the fact that he was killed several times.

However, let go of relief.

He could become a close friend and the closest family member with Heimos without any qualms.

But being a lover with Heimos or something like that... Garlan felt... very awkward no matter how he thought about it.

Moreover, regarding love, the young man who has never been in love once in his life said.

don't know.

Don't understand at all.

Sleepless night.

The next day, when Garlan got up from the bed, he had two big dark circles on his face. Tapti was startled, and she thought he was not feeling well and rushed to call a doctor.

Gallan finally managed to deal with his female officer by using the excuse that he had been too tired recently and had insomnia.

However, as a result, he was ordered by the female official to stay in the palace and rest for a day.

After eating lunch and catching up on his sleep in the morning, Garlan, who had somewhat regained his energy, leaned lazily on the soft cushions.

Tal ran over to him and reported to him the progress of road construction on both sides of the royal city and the situation of the Trade and Commerce Department.

Half a month ago, the two major temples had sent carefully selected priests to officially enter the Trade and Commerce Department and take charge of some power.

Tal didn't care about the sharing of power. Anyway, he was content as long as he took care of those shiny gold coins.

Moreover, he was originally not interested in things like formulating laws and judging disputes between merchants. He felt that these things were really a headache, so it was just right to leave them to the priests now.

Hmm~~ His Majesty must have felt sorry for him. He had lost weight due to fatigue during this period, so he found someone to help him.

Tar, the little fat man who had gained weight again, thought so contentedly.

Of course, it is essential to secretly monitor the activities of the priests of the two major temples in the Trade Department.

Tal rambled on about what the priests had done during this period to Garlan, focusing mainly on the embarrassing things the priests accidentally did when they first came in. It was more like gossip than a report.

But he was talking enthusiastically, but Garlan looked a little absent-minded, lowering his eyes as if he was thinking about something, and suddenly interrupted him mid-sentence.

"Tal, if it were you, what would make you want to kiss someone?"

Tal was stunned for a moment.

He scratched his head and said, "Well...if you want to kiss her, you probably like her."

Garlan felt his heart beating rapidly twice. He pursed his lips and his mind was a little confused.

At this moment, a glass of juice with ice was handed to his hand, interrupting his random thoughts.

"I don't think so."

The female official who brought him the juice spoke up.

"Tal, do you want to kiss His Majesty?"

The little fat man's eyes lit up.

"think!"

He answered loudly and without hesitation.

If his majesty is willing to grant him this honor, he is willing to kiss his toes even if it means lying on the ground.

He looked at Garlan with sparkling eyes.

"So can I kiss you, Your Highness?"

Garlan: "..."

Does not.

Garlan shook his head decisively.

So the little chubby dog ​​with shining eyes looking at his owner and wagging his tail desperately languished instantly.

"Your Majesty, there are many reasons why you want to kiss someone, including not only admiration, but also reverence, pity for the other person, or doting on the other person because you think the other person is cute."

The female official standing aside spoke calmly and smiled slightly.

"For example, Your Majesty, whether I was a child or now, I have always wanted to kiss you, but this is not because I am in love with you - this must not be the reason why Tal wants to kiss you."

"Yes, Your Majesty, what the female officer said is right. It's more than that. Because the goddess Avdormir has given the world the desire for beauty, so when you see beautiful things, you can't help but want to kiss them. Express your admiration for it.”

Following the female official, the maid who was a follower of Avdmir smiled and tucked a strand of her long hair behind her ear.

She said: "For example, when many people see a beautiful flower in bloom, they can't help but want to kiss the beautiful petals, right?"

"Hmm... That seems right."

As Garlan listened, he felt... what they said seemed to make sense.

Even if you want to kiss the other person, it doesn't mean you like the other person.

There are many reasons and emotions that can lead to this thought.

Moreover, he only had a few thoughts at that moment, and he must have been affected by the ambiguous atmosphere at that time.

Or maybe it was because, as the maid said, the beautiful moonlight under the night caused a certain handsome man's beauty and hormones to explode, which made him confused.

Well, so, it’s all the fault of the beautiful moonlight.

caused his misconception.

Thinking of this, Garlan suddenly relaxed.

As soon as he relaxed, he felt a little sleepy.

After all, although I squinted for a while in the morning, I couldn't sleep well no matter what I was worried about.

Now that he felt relaxed, he said something to Tapti and went straight back to the bedroom to catch up on his sleep.

The female official's eyes were slightly curved, she smiled softly, and watched her little Majesty return to the bedroom.

She clasped her hands and hung them in front of her body with a calm posture. A strand of long hair fell down on her cheeks, which further highlighted her beautiful appearance.

After Garlan's figure disappeared, Taputi turned around.

She turned her head to look in a certain direction and smiled. The smile was extremely gentle in another sense.

That smile made Tal's scalp tingle for some reason.

Uh...the direction Lord Tapti is looking at...that direction seems to be...the direction of Lord Heimos' palace?

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Seeing that one month is about to pass, after a long time of busy work, the Legion finally successfully completed the military reform.

Heimos now had a little free time.

He has been quite depressed recently.

After that night, although he was still very busy, he could occasionally find time to go back to the palace.

But for some reason, every time he wanted to see Garlan, he always missed it by mistake. Even if they finally meet, Garlan will have something to deal with before long, and during this period, the female officer and maid will always be by his side.

What made him even more puzzled was that he originally thought that after that incident, Garlan, who should have had some enlightenment, would have an abnormal reaction when he saw him.

However, no.

The young man looked at him with a calm look, the same as before, without any change.

Heimos was extremely unhappy when he thought about the great opportunity that night was ruined.

At that time, he had already raised his hand, and just waiting for Garlan to kiss him, he immediately turned his back and completely threw aside his painful inhibitions.

He wanted to push the young man to the point of no return.

No matter what method he uses, even if he makes him cry, he must force Garlan to admit that he is already attracted to him and force him to accept him.

However……

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Tsk, that damn night bird!

As a result, now, let alone the relationship progressing, it has even regressed a bit.

I don't know if it was his misunderstanding, but I always felt that Tapti was intentionally or unintentionally preventing him from being alone with Garlan.

The almost perfect ceremonial smile she showed to herself had a hidden meaning.

Could it be that she also...

Heimos felt that this could not go on any longer.

In five days, he would leave for Karnal. I'm afraid it will take several months or even half a year to come back.

If during this period, Tapti instilled some bad ideas into Garlan...

Given Garlan's slowness, his hints and temptations may have no effect at all. It seems that a head-on battle is still needed.

"Lord Heymos, another batch of armors arrived today. I have..."

Just when Heimos was thinking about how to fight head-on, someone walked in and reported to Heimos the military supplies delivered today.

With her light black hair tied high on the back of her head, the female knight in leather armor stood upright in front of Heimos. Her whole body was clean and neat, and her brows were heroic.

During the reorganization of the legion, Fataya defeated many male knights with her strength and became a member of Heimos' command.

Although controversial, Heimos has always only cared about whether his subordinates have sufficient abilities, and nothing else matters.

The dissatisfaction of those failed male knights was no different to him than the barking of a prodigal dog.

Fataya, who has been discriminated against by everyone in the city guard, rejected by her colleagues, and suppressed by her superiors because of her gender, finally got the chance to go to the battlefield that she had always dreamed of.

So during this period, she acted harder than anyone else.

And for Lord Heimos who didn't care about her gender, recognized her strength and was willing to give her a chance, she was not only grateful, but also admired her very much.

Heimos looked at Fataya, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Fataya."

"yes?"

Thinking that Heimos was going to issue a mission, the female knight looked serious and listened carefully.

"What did Suojia do when he proposed to you?"

"……ah?"

Fataya, who listened carefully to the order, was stunned on the spot.

"Answer me, that's an order."

"Yes, yes! Uh, this, that..."

Even the female knight, who had always acted neatly and neatly, stuttered a bit when she was forced to discuss with her superiors how she was courted by her lover.

Fataya repeatedly told herself in her heart, calm down, stay calm, and just answer the questions as a subordinate who obeys military orders.

She calmed down, suppressed her embarrassment, quickly adjusted her attitude, and answered.

"The location is in a house, the house he bought in the royal city."

"He laid flowers all over the house in advance, and then asked someone to inform me that he had something important to come to me, and deceived me."

"When I entered, I was shocked when I saw the flowers in the room. At this moment, he suddenly appeared behind me, and then he knelt down to me with flowers in his hands..."

Even if she spoke in a serious tone, Fataya could not continue speaking.

Heimos didn't force it, he just asked her after pondering for a while.

"Will this approach make people excited?"

Fataya thought for a moment and answered seriously.

"To be honest, that kind of situation is really easy to get excited about, otherwise I wouldn't accept him so easily."

"What kind of flower is it?"

"Fiery red rose."

"Why not use other flowers? Because you like this kind?"

"No, I don't really like it."

Fataya shook her head.

"But in the legend, the red rose is a flower that bloomed after being watered by the blood and tears of her beloved boy, Avdomir, the goddess of love and beauty. In the language of flowers, it symbolizes passionate love and undying love until death. The heart of admiration, so this kind of flower is usually used when courting someone."

"...Well, I understand."

said Heimos, standing up.

"I want to go back to the palace. I will stay there for the next two days. I will leave the statistics of the military supplies sent to you."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

In this way, the two of them completed the conversation in a serious tone that looked like they were discussing military affairs. In fact, they were asking about courtship methods.

Heimos immediately got up and secretly returned to the palace without telling anyone or taking any of his trusted guards.

On the way back to the royal city on horseback, he carefully thought about the location of the decisive battle for a long time.

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In the evening, the sun has not yet set, and the heat of noon is still lingering.

However, the night wind has picked up, bringing the moist breath from the distant sea, making the temperature at this time much more comfortable than at noon.

Garlan just ended his meeting with Secretary Zuo in the small chamber not long ago.

Although Zuo Sixiang resolutely opposed the war at first, he chose to remain silent after the great court meeting.

In silence, he assisted Tal in completing the preparations before the army set off.

There is no doubt about the ability of Secretary Zuo, who was valued and promoted by Garlan. With his assistance, preparations for the army's expedition were completed earlier than expected.

Having been busy for this expedition for nearly a month, Garlan also felt tired.

So, his old habit returned.

He sneaked away while Shermer and his bodyguard were not paying attention, once again making his high priest very angry.

After getting rid of everyone, he came to a remote corner courtyard. The young man lay on the grass with his hands behind his head, and the night wind that gradually became stronger blew his long golden hair.

He looked at the clouds in the sky that were gradually igniting, enjoying the rare leisure time.

At this time, an eagle's cry suddenly came from the sky.

A black eagle spread its wings and circled above him, making a short cry.

Garlan looked at the black eagle Anu, and suddenly understood why Heimos could always find him so quickly.

The guy fouled.

He sat up a little unhappily, and Anu folded its wings and gently landed on his arm, with a note tied to its leg.

When I opened it, I saw it was Heymos's handwriting.

Heimos said that he was waiting for him at a certain place and that he had something very important to see him.

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Deep in the Golden Palace, there is an exquisite palace.

Unlike other majestic stone palaces, this palace is entirely carved from precious ebony wood.

The entire palace is not big, small and exquisite, like a work of art.

The cylindrical window sills are all decorated with complex hollow carvings, depicting legends of the gods, a scenic scene in Aaron Landis, or flowers and trees, which look lifelike.

It is embellished with pure gold ornaments.

Rosewood is an extremely rare and rare thing, almost equal to malachite. But furniture carved from this kind of rare rosewood can be found everywhere in the palace. They are placed in it, with a satin-like luster on their surface, and a faint fragrance emanating from them surrounds this small palace.

This precious ebony palace was built by King Aaron Landis several generations ago. In order to make his beloved concubine smile, he arbitrarily plundered countless rare woods from all over the country and spent countless treasures to build it.

During the reign of this extravagant and lascivious king, the people of Aaron Landis lived in extreme hardship, but he completely turned a blind eye and only cared about having fun with his concubines.

In the end, even his son could not bear it any longer, and with the support of many noble ministers, he forced him to abdicate.

The king was imprisoned in a side hall outside the palace and died in depression.

However, this beautiful and exquisite palace like a work of art has been preserved and has become a scene in the palace.

The wooden palace is located in a beautiful courtyard with trees and flowers.

Next to it, a small artificial spring waterfall flows down and splashes into the clear lake water.

Even the pavilions and pavilions by the lake and the pavilions under the springs and waterfalls are all made of precious agarwood.

When Garlan arrived here, the sun was slowly sinking into the horizon.

Magnificent fire clouds rolled across the sky, as if there were blazing flames that burned half of the sky red.

This exquisite wooden palace reflects the fiery red light, as if enveloped by red flames.

In a previous life, this precious palace was destroyed in a fire, causing countless people to sigh with regret.

And the cause of that fire...

Looking at this familiar scene in front of him, the boy's memories of a certain life were awakened from the depths of his mind.

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Well, he seems to know what Huymos's so-called important thing is.

Garlan stood in front of the death scene of a certain life, his face expressionless.

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A godlike opponent

stupid teammate

The above is the current situation of Heimos.