Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

Now, the last place Kant wants to go is Danfeng Lucerne.

The old man is angry.

Thunder was furious.

"What have you done!"

Archduke Reknos looked like a furious lion, looking at Kant viciously, with incomparable anger, disappointment and even disgust in his eyes.

The so-called etiquette has been thrown out of the sky, and he even wanted to rush up to grab Kant's collar, but was stopped by Hillmeria - Sword Saint Waterfall knew Kant's temperament.

Even if he was stopped by his sister, the Grand Duke was still roaring at Kant: "You said you were going to rescue the refugees in the Broken Isles. I helped you with supplies, and I sent you the Engineering Corps. How did you repay me? You provoked Goethe again. A terrifying enemy! Putting even the entire West Coast at risk!"

Kant said calmly: "I can understand your mood, but it's not my fault."

The Grand Duke's eyes were split: "It's not your fault? You are aggressive, occupying the far port, killing the nobles, and looking for trouble in the Broken Isles - if you hadn't provoke the Broken Isles, what would happen today? Broken? How many people are there in the archipelago? How many have you rescued? How many people have died because of it!?"

Kant was still repeating the same words, but his tone became cold.

"It's not my fault, you shouldn't blame me."

"I'm not accusing you! It doesn't matter how many people die in the Broken Isles! But—"

The room echoed the roar of the Grand Duke. He struggled hard, trying to break free from the hold of the Juggernaut. At the same time, he roared and roared: "But the people of Far Harbor are my subjects! All the cities and towns on the west coast are my country! They managed to survive the forces of Dusk Moon, but they are in danger because of you! You have led an enemy more dangerous than the elves to Goethe!"

"…"

Kant frowned.

Judging from the results, this is indeed the case. In the final analysis, the God of the Star Palace came into the world and the peerless beasts recovered ahead of time, all because of the return of the fire thieves, but what is the reason for the return of the fire thieves?

The reason for this is too complicated, so complicated that he doesn't want to explain it at all.

What's more, the current Grand Duke may not be able to listen to the explanation.

"I'm sorry for that," Kant said. "I'll try to resolve it."

"Yeah, yeah, you can solve it, you can always win, defeat the elves, fight against the dragons, and even the three kingdoms tacitly join forces, you can also make them collapse, you said that you can still win this time, I can believe it, but …”

The Grand Duke calmed down and looked at Kant, his eyes were already cold.

"But is this the end?"

He asked, "Will you not provoke new enemies in the future?"

"How many more times will Goethe take risks with you?"

"Can you protect these innocent people from danger and death every time? If this time you do your best to deal with it, there is still a lot of sacrifice on the West Coast, and then what? Next time you meet another enemy, will Goethe be killed? Forced to stand with you and suffer sacrifice for your choices?"

Reknos looked at Kant gloomily: "You answer me, how long will this sacrifice and the same advance and retreat last? Will you be satisfied until the last Goethe bleeds?"

Having said that, the faces of the three in the room changed at the same time as they tried to persuade them to fight.

"Father!"

"Father!"

"Hey!"

Tina, Stella, and Hillmeria looked at the Archduke at the same time.

They smelled an air of unease from the question that was almost broken.

Kant exhaled slowly.

He looked at the unqualified monarch in front of him: "I thought that my relationship with Goethe was a comrade-in-arms who advanced and retreated together, a companion who understood each other, and a fellow traveler with common interests and ideals."

"That's what I thought at first."

The Archduke also straightened his back, speaking to Kant as Archduke Goethe.

"I am very grateful to you, and I am still so. Your fearless act of righteousness saved Goethe from the elf's front. I once thought that you were a messenger sent by the gods, someone Tina could entrust her whole life to. I even considered Make Tina the new Grand Duke in exchange for your eternal protection of Goethe..."

Reknos said softly: "But what have you done? You are constantly provoking new enemies for Goethe, and you have changed our traditions and challenged the ancient hierarchy of nobility. You pity the commoners and despise the nobility. , you have seized Goethe's lands, and you have corrupted Teldaril's reputation."

"Don't you know how bad your reputation in Goethe has become? More than a month ago, Danfeng Lucerne, from nobles to beggars, was full of gratitude to you, and now, criticized and slandered against you , resentment and curses are countless, you have been taking risks, you have been doing dangerous things, you are constantly provoking enemies for yourself, as if you believe that you will win every time, but have you ever thought about it..."

The Grand Duke sighed and said, "If you lose, even once—with the power of the Forbidden Magician and the accomplishments of the Great Alchemist, there will always be a way out, but what about Goethe? How many people will we die? How many losses will we suffer? Enough is enough. , I really have had enough, and this country has had enough..."

His tone was full of depression and exhaustion.

After inheriting the Grand Duke, Reknos has not been slack in the past few decades.

He believes that he is responsible for the country and the people, and is conscientious and diligent in managing government. He wants to restore Goethe's former glory and pull the country out of the quagmire of continuous decline. But the sadness of the world is just like this, and personal diligence is not enough to change In the general trend, he tried his best to rule, trying to break through the elf blockade and restart the great route, which eventually led to the invasion of the dusk moon, and the country almost died.

Decades of hard pursuit actually led to such a result. The country suffered a catastrophe, and countless warriors died in battle. Reknos did not say anything, but this huge blow silently wiped out all his spirit. And will, now he only seeks national stability.

I just hope that the people can live in peace in the next time and no longer suffer from setbacks and hardships.

This is his irreconcilable contradiction with Kant.

Kant looked at the sullen male lion with an indifferent expression: "So, what do you want?"

Hearing the words, the Grand Duke did not answer. He turned to look at the two daughters with different expressions.

Tina, Stella, are his treasures, his beloved children.

"You know why I'm so angry? It's not just you who brought danger to Goethe again."

He closed his eyes.

"It's because your actions led to a result - you made me realize that not only is I not a qualified monarch, but I must also become a failed father."

He gently pushed Hillmeria away and sat back in the chair slumped.

"You ask the Empire for help, your forbidden spell can't safely deal with that monster."

"The emperor's proposal has been sent. At the same time, rumors have spread in Danfeng Lucerne. I am afraid that the empire, the council and even the elves have participated. The rumors spread quickly, and no one will stop it. It won't take long, Even the commoners will know what you have brought to Goethe."

The grand duke said tiredly: "The emperor has two proposals. First, Goethe is officially incorporated into the empire, and all military and diplomatic powers belong to the emperor. The next grand duke will be nominated by the emperor and pay financial taxes. And, Stella will marry a Imperial prince, as an in-law."

Stella's face instantly paled.

"But it should only be the emperor's tactic and negotiation method. Two conditions are given, one is an extremely harsh asking price, and the other is a real appeal."

Kant raised his eyebrows and said, "What is that?"

The Grand Duke glanced at Tina: "You joined the empire, the emperor broke the earth for you to build a country, you provided the empire with forbidden spells and alchemy, and the empire provided you with endless honor, a huge country, loyal subjects and anything you needed. Support, whether it's army, wealth, supplies or whatever, as a form of alliance or contract, the emperor needs you to marry an imperial princess, whichever one will do."

Tina looked calm and even shook her head slightly.

Reknos withdrew his gaze and showed a mocking smile.

"Understood? Kant, you made me a failed father, and also a failed monarch - choosing the former, I failed Goethe, failed my ancestors, failed my second daughter."

"Choose the latter, I will sacrifice the love and dignity of my little daughter."

He talked and even laughed: "Look what you have done to me? You saved my country, then stole my daughter, and then you made me the laughing stock of the nobles, you challenged me You have taken the Far Harbor from me and made me a duke who can't even manage my son-in-law, or even hold the land - I don't care about these things, but you have brought war to my people ."

The Grand Duke covered his face, faint tears running down his cheeks.

"And you still can't figure it out..."

He whimpered: "If you want to protect the citizens of the west coast, you must agree to the conditions of the empire. If you choose the former, I am a failed monarch and a failed father. If you choose the latter, I am also a failed father - Kant, I have already failed. But I still consider myself a competent father, I used to be proud of it, but now, my last dignity has been taken away by you..."

Reknos covered his face like a child and cried, sobbing.

"I'm nothing anymore..."

Tina and Stella were also in tears. They wanted to go up to comfort their father, but the Grand Duke waved his hand vigorously: "Don't come! Don't come!"

He covered his cheeks and wiped his eyes hard.

Kant stood silently.

"Don't worry—" he said, "you'll always be a good father."

The Archduke looked at Kant slowly.

Kant shook his head and said: "The conditions of the empire do not need to be considered, there is no need for any promise."

Reknos whispered: "You know? If it weren't for Tina, I would even ask you to agree to the conditions of the empire without hesitation - Goethe is too young to bear you."

"...Tsk, it's really weird. Others ridicule the son-in-law and drive him out of the house, and then the son-in-law says that Goethe's son-in-law is inappropriate - you're the other way around."

Kant shrugged: "I won't agree to the Empire's request."

"why?"

"Because I want to kill the eldest prince Alex, Huisha's revenge is not over yet."

The knight's friend said in a flat tone: "This is also the reason why I don't recommend Goethe to join the empire and marry Stella to that prince - if I want to kill Alex, the empire will inevitably block it, and if the empire blocks it, I have no choice but to put the empire on the ground. They will be destroyed together, and it will be a bit embarrassing to meet you on the battlefield."

Except for Tina, the other three simultaneously showed expressions of shock and horror.

They even had a sense of trance, wondering if they had heard it wrong.

Because although Kande's tone was bland, they clearly sensed the decisiveness and murderous intent in it - this person really planned this, and there was no half-truth.

He wants to kill the eldest son of the largest and most powerful empire in the history of the human world.

If the country wants to stop it, he will even destroy it.

After a long sluggishness, the Grand Duke suddenly stood up.

After the astonishment, he became even more annoyed. The weakness he showed was replaced by anger. He roared, "You still want to fight the empire? Are you still going to take Goethe with you?"

Kant raised his eyebrows and said: "During the Songyue War, the Empire, as Goethe's nominal suzerain, did not mention it on the sidelines, and also privately made a plan with Muyue to carve up Goethe. Didn't you think of revenge?"

The Grand Duke closed his eyes and said in pain, "Vengeance is too extravagant for the current Goethe."

Kant looked at him for a long time, then shook his head and said, "You really..."

"Weak? Stupid? Naive? They want to murder my daughters, I wish I could eat them raw, but I'm not just a father, I'm also a Gothic master, I can't let my people set foot on the road because of my personal hatred Battlefield, sacrifice their lives, because they also have daughters, they are children too..."

The Grand Duke looked at Kant and said categorically: "Goethe will never dance with your will - Kant, I don't want to be your enemy, don't make it difficult for our loved ones."

Saying more is useless.

Kant shook his head and said, "Let's wait and see. I don't want to be your enemy either. Don't get in my way."

He turned to leave, and the Grand Duke called out from behind, "What about you, Kant!"

The fire thief stopped: "What?"

"I know that in your eyes, I am weak, stupid and obsolete. I don't want to be the lord of a strong country. I just want my people to live in peace - what about you? Save the life of the Broken Isles, but do you think they will thank you for that?"

He shouted: "Rumours have spread in Danfeng Lucerne, and I'm afraid the same is true in Far Harbor! They will know that you have attracted the monster, and even if not, the people who spread the rumors will lead such lies! If Far Harbor The port has suffered damage and casualties, and all who admire you will immediately hate you! Even you can't expect the refugees of the Broken Isles to appreciate you! They will think that you caused it all!"

"So, what's the point of your persistence, kindness, and patience? You should know the result!"

Reknos asked, "I want to know why."

Kant's back froze for a moment...maybe for a long time.

He didn't look back, and said lightly: "I do this, and I don't expect them to understand and appreciate it."

After speaking, push the door and leave.

Tina glanced at her father worriedly, and immediately chased out.

Kant looked at the air corridor of Maple Leaf Fort: "I'm sorry."

Tina walked over and took his hand naturally: "It's okay, I know."

Kant shook his hand gently: "I will settle this matter."

"Um."

Having said this, Kant turned his head and said, "The empire's proposal..."

Her Royal Highness also turned her head and smiled softly, like a hundred flowers in full bloom: "Why do you explain this to me? When my father said it, I didn't take it to heart. I'm not stupid."

Her eyes were crescent moons.

"Even if you want to sell yourself, there will be a more suitable family." She smiled and said, "It must be much better than the empire..."

Kant showed a look of astonishment: "Ah this..."

"Okay, I'm fine, the situation is urgent, things are very busy, you hurry up and do things." Tina hugged Kant gently to stop his next words.

She put her cheeks against the broad back of the fire thief, was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Kant, you can do whatever is necessary, but it's the only thing, don't leave me, otherwise I won't be able to live..."

Kant was silent, and then slowly pressed the hand that Tina was holding.

far port.

The Phase Gate opens and the Fire Thief returns because he has received a message from Horus.

"Father, I found something."

After walking out of the camp, Kant was about to listen to Iron Son's report when he suddenly saw Hong San approaching: "His Royal Highness, rumors have begun to spread in Far Harbor and the temporary camp..."

Kant's eyes narrowed, he closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and then opened his eyes.

He said coldly: "As expected, use the radio to appease the citizens, saying that everything is under control, the relevant departments pay attention to appease, deploy combat troops, prevent unrest, Horus, find out the source of the rumors, and then..."

Having said that, he stopped talking because Hong San was laughing.

"What's wrong?"

"His Royal Highness, I just thought of happy things." The Aurora person smiled, "I am a little surprised, a little excited, and a little incredible."

"what?"

An alchemy puppet dog jumped, and the military notebook fixed on its back was unfolded.

There was a scene playing inside.

One is beating the other, and the one being beaten is struggling and howling.

"What are you beating me for! Let me go!"

"Because you are uneasy!"

"I'm not lying! All of this is caused by Kant! A terrifying monster is attacking the Far Harbor. Your home and your relatives will all be destroyed and killed!"

"You fart!"

"—It's true! Kant is lying to you!"

"Fuck you!" The beating man slammed his fist down, "I'm not stupid! Everything that His Highness Kant said counts, eats and drinks, has work points and food, who the **** are you, and why should I? I believe you?"

Screen switching.

Another fierce-looking strong man held down the person who wanted to escape like a chicken.

"Where is the idiot, I don't know if I can get a few work points for catching a spy..."

The screen keeps flashing.

Some are audio.

Either angrily, or ridiculed, or reasoned earnestly.

"I don't think I have anything worth deceiving."

"You mean that His Royal Highness Kant spent so much money just to deceive us? Why?"

"I, son of a bitch, believed in your **** before, said bad things about His Royal Highness Kant, got 20 sticks on the butt, and almost didn't get my ID card! How dare you use this trick to deceive your grandfather!"

"Someone! Someone! Someone here speaks ill of His Highness Kant!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

"Don't kill him! Send it to the patrol team for a trial! Find out his accomplices!"

"There are spies!"

Kant stared silently, listening.

Hong San said: "Almost all the rumor-mongers were reported and discovered by the Far-Hong Kong people at the beginning of their dissemination, some were directly captured and beaten, some were temporarily stabilized, and then a citizen informed us... Your Highness, I've never seen a situation like this where civilians spontaneously resist all rumours on a massive scale..."

When he said this, he said: "I am a little ashamed. At first, I even thought that they would be easily instigated by rumors, and they were prepared for large-scale suppression and punishment."

Hong San bowed his hands to Kant: "In this short period of time, such prestige and trust have been established, the lord is truly an outstanding person..."

Kant shook his head silently: "I didn't think so either."

He looked at the picture on the screen, listened to the voices without hesitation, and suddenly laughed.

"It's like."

"what?"

"People from my grandparents' generation... I dare not say that they are ignorant, but at least they are simple. They don't know how big the world is, how the world works, why the great powers prospered, and why the motherland Weak, they know too little, too little, compared to us."

Kant murmured: "They don't understand anything, and they even spend their whole lives spinning around in a land of more than ten miles, but they instinctively trust and believe in one thing..."

"I probably understand why now, and why they must not be let down."

"so…"

"I made a decision."

Kant whispered: "I want to keep the danger out of their sight."

Hong San had no idea what the lord was talking about.

But that didn't stop him from remembering that very important thing.

"Speaking of this, my lord, I have a countermeasure." He said in a subtle tone, "It's just a little troublesome, I need you to work hard, go..."

Kant waved his hand and said, "No need, I already have a way."

He patted Hong San on the shoulder: "I leave it to you at Yuangang. I'll borrow something."

"Ah? My lord! Your Highness!"

Hong San stretched out Erkang's hand, but Kant had already opened the door of phase.

At sea, the azure fleet.

The deep-sea beast recovered, and with an order, hundreds of millions of sea monsters went to visit, and the siege of the fleet was resolved. They received the order and retreated to wait and see, and through the space beacon left earlier, Kant jumped.

"You said you owed me a favor, and now I want you to pay it back."

Facing the fleet commander, Kant raised his hand, and the illusory fog crystal floated in his palm.

"All the magic of an entire azure fleet."

"Fill it up," he said.

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PS1: 6,000 words... Alas, this chapter is a bit rushed, it can be expanded to at least 8,000 words. (far vision)