Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83 - Cry-Baby And Ugly-Faced Woman
Chapter 84 - The Situation Took A Turn For The Worst
Chapter 85 - The Blood Clan’S True Form (One)
Chapter 86 - Blood Clan'S True Form (Two)
Chapter 87 - Your Blood Is Quite Nutritious
Chapter 88 - Awakening (One)
Chapter 89 - Awakening (Two)
Chapter 90 - Awakening (Three)
Chapter 91 - Return
Chapter 92 - Sin Of Hell’S River
Chapter 93 - Don’T Do It, It’Ll Hurt
Chapter 94 - All The Blood In This World Belongs To Me
Chapter 95 - The Charm Of That Shield
Chapter 96 - I Definitely Will Not Let You Suffer
Chapter 97 - Our Inland Sea
Chapter 98 - Arracca Murkh
Chapter 99 - Uncertain Fate
Chapter 100 - Ramon (One)
Chapter 101 - Ramon (Two)
Chapter 102 - Eckstedt’S Welcoming Ceremony
Chapter 103 - Gamble (One)
Chapter 104 - Gamble (Two)
Chapter 105 - The Kingdom’S Wrath
Chapter 106 - The Failed Bet
Chapter 107 - Mystic Gun
Chapter 108 - Chapman Lampard
Chapter 109 - Remnants Of Magic
Chapter 110 - Paid Homage
Chapter 111 - Kaslan’S Tavern
Chapter 112
Chapter 113 - The Intersection Of Fate
Chapter 114 - The People In Hell (One)
Chapter 115 - The People In Hell (Two)
Chapter 116
Chapter 117 - Star Killer
Chapter 118 - The Unexpected Guests
Chapter 119 - A Marquis From Camus
Chapter 120 - Bait
Chapter 121 - Clue
Chapter 122 - Until Dawn Came (One)
Chapter 123 - Until Dawn Came (Two)
Chapter 124 - Queen Of The Sky
Chapter 125 - The Female Warrior
Chapter 126 - Heroic Spirit Palace
Chapter 127 - The Born King (One)
Chapter 128 - The Born King (Two)
Chapter 129 - A Duel
Chapter 130 - The King And His Archdukes
Chapter 131 - The Strange Swordsman
Chapter 132 - Who Are You?
Chapter 133 - Hunt And Chase
Chapter 134 - Little Rascal And Alex (One)
Chapter 135 - Little Rascal And Alex (Two)
Chapter 136 - Stabs
Chapter 137 - Kidnapping The Archduke?
Chapter 138 - Numb Hands
Chapter 139 - A Unique Welcome Banquet
Chapter 140 - The Red Witch
Chapter 141 - Reunion
Chapter 142 - Who’S There (One)
Chapter 143 - Who’S There (Two)
Chapter 144 - The Sword Of Baptism’S Death
Chapter 145 - The Wait
Chapter 146 - The Culprit
Chapter 147 - The Northland Road
Chapter 148
Chapter 149 - Not Even Worth Half A Penny!
Chapter 150 - The Beloved Former King, Nuven
Chapter 151 - Veteran
Chapter 152 - Shadow
Chapter 153 - Have A Drink
Chapter 154 - The Secret Of ‘Triumph’
Chapter 155 - A Bargaining Chip You Cannot Refuse
Chapter 156 - Horrifying
Chapter 157 - The Death Of Soria
Chapter 158 - Betrayal
Chapter 159 - The Fateful Night
Chapter 160 - The Invitation
Chapter 161 - The First Mystic Declaration
Chapter 162 - Letting Go Of A Suspicion
Chapter 163 - Monster And Monster
Chapter 164 - Chaos Begins
Chapter 165 - Just Speak
Chapter 166 - Surprise
Chapter 167 - Flee
Chapter 168 - The Tragic End Of Weaklings
Chapter 169 - Air And Blood
Chapter 170 - The Desperate Dash
Chapter 171 - The Outcome Of The Civil War
Chapter 172 - Elimination
Chapter 173 - The Blade Of Purification
Chapter 174 - The Truth About Elimination
Chapter 175 - Same Kind (One)
Chapter 176 - Same Kind (Two)
Chapter 177 - Sudden Entrance Into The Battlefield!
Chapter 178 - True Form
Chapter 179 - Silence And Darkness
Chapter 180 - Knocking On The Door
Chapter 181 - Phantom
Chapter 182 - A Gentle Kiss
Chapter 183 - The Cost Of Victory
Chapter 184 - The Paradoxical Assassin
Chapter 185 - Thunder Rumbles In Winter
Chapter 186 - End Of Arc: A Good Name
Chapter 187 - The Night Ends, The Day Breaks
Chapter 188 - It Is You
Chapter 189 - Symphony Of Blood (One)
Chapter 190 - Symphony Of Blood (Part Two)
Chapter 191 - Stop Meddling Into The Matters Of Elders
Chapter 192 - Six-Fifty
Chapter 193 - Choose Who You Want To Become
Chapter 194 - Ice-Cold
Chapter 195 - Spirit Of The Contract
Chapter 196 - The Manipulator (One)
Chapter 197 - The Manipulator (Two)
Chapter 198 - Price
Chapter 199
Chapter 200 - Encounter
Chapter 201 - The Prince’S End
Chapter 202 - Really Bad Luck (One)
Chapter 203 - Really Bad Luck (Two)
Chapter 204 - Understanding
Chapter 205 - Execute On The Spot
Chapter 206 - Guest From Barren Bone
Chapter 207 - The Prince’S Doubts
Chapter 208 - The Black Prophet From The Other Side
Chapter 209 - Code Name: Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 210 - The Importance Of Dragon’S Blood
Chapter 211 - A Gamble In The Dark (One)
Chapter 212 - A Gamble In The Dark (Two)
Chapter 213 - The Curse Of The Witch
Chapter 214 - The Scorching Blade
Chapter 215 - Stall
Chapter 216 - The Latecomer
Chapter 217 - A Very Big Problem
Chapter 218 - The Blade And The Wing
Chapter 219 - Trust And Loyalty
Chapter 220 - Nicholas’ Bargaining Chip
Chapter 221 - Shelter
Chapter 222 - A Critical Decision
Chapter 223 - Failure
Chapter 224 - Little Rascal’S ‘Consolation’
Chapter 225 - Save This Country
Chapter 226 - King Slayer
Chapter 227 - Creating Trouble For Ourselves
Chapter 228 - The Strongest Chess Piece (One)
Chapter 229 - The Strongest Chess Piece (Two)
Chapter 230 - The Strongest Chess Piece. (Three)
Chapter 231 - Lampard’S Plan
Chapter 232 - The Archduke’S Fight
Chapter 233 - It Has Been A Long Time
Chapter 234 - A Great Threat
Chapter 235 - Contention
Chapter 236 - The Inextinguishable Starlight
Chapter 237 - The Virtuous King
Chapter 238 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (One)
Chapter 239 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Two)
Chapter 240 - Centuries Of Strategic Planning (Three)
Chapter 241 - Genuine Patrols
Chapter 242
Chapter 243 - Seize Control
Chapter 244 - Chad Vlad
Chapter 245 - Severing Souls With A Slash!
Chapter 246 - A Game Of Chess
Chapter 247 - A Chance Encounter
Chapter 248 - I Am Very Honored
Chapter 249 - When Swords Cross (One)
Chapter 250 - When Swords Cross (Two)
Chapter 251 - Arduous
Chapter 252 - I Am So Relieved
Chapter 253 - I Can Help You
Chapter 254 - The Black Knight’S Death
Chapter 255 - Changing Hands
Chapter 256 - Counter-Attack
Chapter 257 - Check
Chapter 258 - Checkmate
Chapter 259 - A Speculation
Chapter 260 - The Reason For Battle (One)
Chapter 261 - The Reason For Battle (Two)
Chapter 262 - Twist Of Fate
Chapter 263 - A Child Who’S Not Able To Drink Alcohol
Chapter 264 - You Northland Barbarians!
Chapter 265 - Two Minutes
Chapter 266 - What A Shame (One)
Chapter 267 - What A Shame (Two)
Chapter 268 - We Won
Chapter 269 - The Archduchess
Chapter 270 - The Blood-Stained Crown
Chapter 271 - The Day Before The Bitter Cold Winter
Chapter 272 - Yc
Chapter 273 - End Of Arc: The Destiny They Missed
Chapter 274 - The Quiet Prince
Chapter 275 - A Game Of Chess (One)
Chapter 276 - A Game Of Chess (Two)
Chapter 277 - First Lesson
Chapter 278 - The Truth Brothers
Chapter 279 - Traitors
Chapter 280 - Target
Chapter 281 - An Awkward Dinner
Chapter 282 - Upset
Chapter 283 - Riot
Chapter 284 - The Familiar Guest
Chapter 285 - The Honor And Humiliation Of The Great Dragon (One)
Chapter 286
Chapter 287 - The Mystery About Putray
Chapter 288 - The Dragon’S Blood Has Yet To Dry
Chapter 289 - Dragon Breaker (One)
Chapter 290 - Dragon Breaker (Two)
Chapter 291 - Meryl Hicks
Chapter 292 - The Boundaries Of Governance (One)
Chapter 293 - The Boundaries Of Governance (Two)
Chapter 294 - What Is Magic?
Chapter 295 - An Unforeseen Invitation
Chapter 296 - The Game In The Carriage
Chapter 297 - The Former King’S “Present”
Chapter 298 - The Prince’S Shackles
Chapter 299 - Friend And Foe
Chapter 300 - Victory And Defeat
Chapter 301 - A Duel
Chapter 302 - Not Too Bad?
Chapter 303 - Leave
Chapter 304 - A Storm Is Coming
Chapter 305 - The Creation Of The Two Empresses
Chapter 306 - Raven Of Death
Chapter 307 - Ian The Nuisance
Chapter 308 - Collusion
Chapter 309 - The Writers Of Legend (One)
Chapter 310 - The Writers Of Legend (Two)
Chapter 311 - The Day Of The State Affairs Hearing
Chapter 312 - The Hatred For Stealing His Sister
Chapter 313 - The Beginning
Chapter 314 - For Dragon Clouds City
Chapter 315 - The Archduchess And Her Vassals
Chapter 316 - Plan
Chapter 317 - A Romantic Story
Chapter 318 - Are All Of You Coming?
Chapter 319 - Not According To Plan
Chapter 320 - Releasing In “Installments”
Chapter 321 - The Price Of Saying “No”
Chapter 322 - The Moral Of The Story
Chapter 323 - Good Morning
Chapter 324 - Returning The Favor
Chapter 325 - Send Reinforcements
Chapter 326 - Five Archdukes
Chapter 327 - The Prince’S Whereabouts
Chapter 328 - Just Like Chapman Lampard
Chapter 329 - The Final Journey
Chapter 330 - Assassinating Lampard?
Chapter 331 - Bumping Into A Ghost
Chapter 332 - Headquarters
Chapter 333 - Smooth-Sailing
Chapter 334
Chapter 335 - The Confusion While Going Back Home
Chapter 336 - The Veteran On The Wheelchair
Chapter 337 - Double The Amount?
Chapter 338 - The Point Of Contact
Chapter 339 - His/Her Eyes
Chapter 340 - The Magical Therren
Chapter 341 - You Son Of A *Censored*
Chapter 342 - Which Will You Choose?
Chapter 343 - Exterminate Them All
Chapter 344 - Black Track
Chapter 345 - Join Us
Chapter 346 - Silver Shadow
Chapter 347 - You Will Fail In The End
Chapter 348 - You Fell Into The Trap, Eh?
Chapter 349 - The War Of The Deceased Souls
Chapter 350 - Never Lost
Chapter 351 - The Pulse Of The Ground
Chapter 352 - God Knows
Chapter 353 - The First Rule
Chapter 354 - Pursuers
Chapter 355 - The Hardest Fight
Chapter 356 - Unique Only To One
Chapter 357 - Just Die Here
Chapter 358 - The Three-Second Fight
Chapter 359 - Surpassed Kaslan
Chapter 360 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (One)
Chapter 361 - The Raven And The Snow Blade (Two)
Chapter 362 - The Black Raven’S Eyes
Chapter 363 - Who Does Your Loyalty Belong To?
Chapter 364 - Turning Against One Another
Chapter 365 - Saber Or Crossbow?
Chapter 366 - Prince In The Desert
Chapter 367 - Sellsword
Chapter 368 - Dante’S Greatsword
Chapter 369 - Desert Threat
Chapter 370 - There’S Someone
Chapter 371 - Barren Bone People
Chapter 372 - Bloody Thorn Lizard
Chapter 373 - Young Cub
Chapter 374 - Foreign Blood
Chapter 375 - Coming-Of-Age Ceremony
Chapter 376 - Flag
Chapter 377 - The Destructive Army
Chapter 378 - Freaks
Chapter 379 - Welcome To Constellation (One)
Chapter 380 - Welcome To Constellation (Two)
Chapter 381 - Ghost Prince
Chapter 382 - My Home (One)
Chapter 383 - My Home (Two)
Chapter 384 - Age Of Mercenaries
Chapter 385 - Confrontation And Stalemate
Chapter 386 - Prince Versus Prince
Chapter 387 - So Many Tricks
Chapter 388 - You Have To Laugh
Chapter 389 - Shackles Of Power
Chapter 390 - Perhaps I Have
Chapter 391 - Happily Ever After
Chapter 392 - Technical Skill
Chapter 393 - Intention
Chapter 394 - New Guest
Chapter 395 - Shadows And Swords
Chapter 396 - The Dark Side
Chapter 397 - Emergency Mission
Chapter 398 - Alliance Of Traitors
Chapter 399 - The Mole
Chapter 400 - As Bad As Can Be
Chapter 401 - Affectionate And United
Chapter 402 - F*Ck You
Chapter 403 - H.N. Jadestar
Chapter 404 - Stupid Idea
Chapter 405 - Sinner
Chapter 406 - The Intruders
Chapter 407 - Head Towards Omniscience
Chapter 408 - Black Prison
Chapter 409 - Behind The Iron Curtain
Chapter 410 - Hallucination
Chapter 411 - Seven
Chapter 412 - People Whom History Has Forgotten
Chapter 413 - The Mourning Of The Guards
Chapter 414 - Where Is He?
Chapter 415 - Fall Out
Chapter 416 - Disaster Sword’S Battle
Chapter 417 - The Knight Of Judgment
Chapter 418 - A Different World
Chapter 419 - The Queen’S Dowry
Chapter 420 - The Greatest King
Chapter 421 - Knew Clearly
Chapter 422 - Nameless
Chapter 423 - Awaken
Chapter 424 - Loyalty
Chapter 425 - Peer
Chapter 426 - He Was Probably Old
Chapter 427 - A Stalemate
Chapter 428 - Dusk
Chapter 429 - The Man At The Proximal World
Chapter 430 - The Second Declaration Among Mystics
Chapter 431 - The Anchor Point
Chapter 432 - Taurus Mill
Chapter 433 - Decision
Chapter 434 - Correcting The Mistake
Chapter 435 - Malicious Flower, Malicious Fruit
Chapter 436 - Moriah Returns
Chapter 437 - Old Self
Chapter 438 - The Prince Is Not Here
Chapter 439 - Scheme Between The Thief And Bandit
Chapter 440 - Seven To Three
Chapter 441 - Missing One
Chapter 442 - Quick Wit
Chapter 443 - Not Just You
Chapter 444 - Someone Needs An Answer
Chapter 445 - A Forbidden Name
Chapter 446 - Three Calamity Allies
Chapter 447 - Enemy Of The World
Chapter 448 - 1 Vs 8
Chapter 449 - Chaos Of Armies
Chapter 450 - Two Hands
Chapter 451 - Xx Films
Chapter 452 - Fratricide
Chapter 453 - It Was Not A Coincidence
Chapter 454 - More Than Half
Chapter 455 - I Hated Him
Chapter 456 - Nothing At All
Chapter 457 - The Person Who Supported Him
Chapter 458 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (One)
Chapter 459 - Where The Sun Does Not Shine (Two)
Chapter 460 - Rebirth (One)
Chapter 461 - Rebirth (Two)
Chapter 462 - Rebirth (Three)
Chapter 463 - Rebirth (Four)
Chapter 464 - Rebirth (Five)
Chapter 465 - Truth Swords
Chapter 466 - Beheaded
Chapter 467 - Revealed In Flames
Chapter 468 - The Silent Demon
Chapter 469 - So Naïve That You Are Adorable
Chapter 470 - The Fate Twins
Chapter 471 - The True Essence Of The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 472 - Leaving The Prison
Chapter 473 - I Am Not A Devil, After All
Chapter 474 - Much… Higher
Chapter 475 - The Warden
Chapter 476 - Life, Safety And Freedom
Chapter 477 - Something Lighter
Chapter 478 - Get Me Something To Eat And Drink
Chapter 479 - Exclusive Possession
Chapter 480 - Kill Them
Chapter 481 - A Different Way Of Living
Chapter 482 - Get Yourself A Girlfriend
Chapter 483 - Make Me Even More… Excited
Chapter 484 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 485 - Too High
Chapter 486 - You Are Good-Looking
Chapter 487 - Too High
Chapter 488 - That Night
Chapter 489 - Usurp Power
Chapter 490 - Do Something
Chapter 491 - Power Comes From Violence (One)
Chapter 492 - Power Comes From Violence (Two)
Chapter 493 - The Third Party
Chapter 494 - Destiny Is Like A Poem
Chapter 495 - Raven Leader
Chapter 496 - Never
Chapter 497 - His Majesty’S Blessing
Chapter 498 - Black Lion
Chapter 499 - I Have Come In Peace
Chapter 500 - End Of Arc: Duke
Chapter 501 - Everything Will Be Better
Chapter 502 - Six Divisions And Seven Attendants
Chapter 503 - Divided Western Desert
Chapter 504 - Only One Day Left
Chapter 505 - Protection
Chapter 506 - This Is Just The Beginning
Chapter 507 - Hometown
Chapter 508 - A Small Spark
Chapter 509 - Anxious
Chapter 510 - Fifteen Minutes
Chapter 511 - King In The Mist
Chapter 512 - Crazy
Chapter 513 - A Small Favor
Chapter 514 - Like A Fleeting Cloud
Chapter 515 - Timetable
Chapter 516 - Coincidence?
Chapter 517 - Went To High School
Chapter 518 - Discovered?
Chapter 519 - Let’S Fight
Chapter 520 - Not Just The Power Of Eradication
Chapter 521 - World Class Battle Worthy Of Being Written In Historical Poems
Chapter 522 - Continuous Fights
Chapter 523 - Mutant
Chapter 524 - Self-Reliant
Chapter 525 - Lustful Woman
Chapter 526 - Knowledge Of People
Chapter 527 - Holiness Exorcism
Chapter 528 - Fight Between The Eldest And Youngest
Chapter 529 - Privacy
Chapter 530 - Alien Star
Chapter 531 - Guest
Chapter 532 - The Young Kingdom
Chapter 533 - Calm On Iron Spikes
Chapter 534 - Sorry To Keep You Waiting
Chapter 535 - Polaris
Chapter 536 - Times Have Changed
Chapter 537 - Pretty Boy
Chapter 538 - Magnificent Scene Of Hell
Chapter 539 - Side Story 7: Joint Council
Chapter 540 - Never Kneel
Chapter 541 - A Piece Of Cake
Chapter 542 - Merciless
Chapter 543 - That Gaze
Chapter 544 - Watchmen’S Code
Chapter 545 - The End Of It
Chapter 546 - To Not Perish As Foes (One)
Chapter 547 - To Not Perish As Foes (Two)
Chapter 548 - To Not Perish As Foes (Three)
Chapter 549 - To Duke Thales
Chapter 550 - What Rationality
Chapter 551 - Better
Chapter 552 - Sacrificing A Pawn (One)
Chapter 553 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Two)
Chapter 554 - Sacrificing A Pawn (Three)
Chapter 555 - Unfulfilled
Chapter 556 - Chess Player
Chapter 557 - Relieved
Chapter 558 - Punishment
Chapter 559 - Eight Arteries
Chapter 560 - Imperial Style
Chapter 561 - Cannot Escape The Sheath
Chapter 562 - Want Everything
Chapter 563 - Cause And Effect
Chapter 564 - Blazing Blood
Chapter 565 - Of Course—Not
Chapter 566 - Crown Jewel Of The Kingdom
Chapter 567 - Head Over Heels
Chapter 568 - As Truthful As Possible
Chapter 569 - Hand In Marriage
Chapter 570 - What Do I Need You For
Chapter 571 - Defects
Chapter 572 - Heart Of The Guards
Chapter 573 - You’Re A Real Dog
Chapter 574 - Antecessors
Chapter 575 - The Years Have Caught On To Me
Chapter 576 - Shooting Yourself In The Foot
Chapter 577 - Lie
Chapter 578 - The Wine Merchant
Chapter 579 - Damn The Prince
Chapter 580 - The Prince Likes Them
Categories Genre: Action, All, Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Ongoing, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Wang Guo Xue Mai, 王国血脉, ______
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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Chapter 403: H.N. Jadestar
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No one knew how much time had passed. However, when one of the oil lamps on the wall started to flicker, the suffocating silence in the tavern finally began to disappear.
“Damn it… Prince?” Tampa sighed and said in agony. “This… How can I be this unlucky today…”
“Sh*t… Urgh, this is not a good sign…” Quick Rope lowered his head and muttered something.
“You…” said Marina, who glared at Thales while she had her hands pressed firmly against the hilt of her sword.
The mercenaries started to whisper to each other as well.
“Silence.”
Klein calmly ordered. His gaze did not leave Thales, and his longsword was still pointed at Dean’s chest.
Thales no longer had any worries. He leaned against his chair as if he had been released from a heavy burden, and looked at the people’s gazes with an indifferent expression.
‘Things have already progressed to this stage, what else can I do?
‘It’d be better for me to think about what I should do next…’
“Did you really think that you could secretly ship off our spoils right under our noses, Dean?”
The former envoy of Eckstedt and former baron, Lasalle Weider snorted through his nose. He glanced at Thales and coldly said to Dean, “Especially with such a huge spoil of war?”
Dean pursed his lips disdainfully. “You’re just lucky, dog of the king.”
Lasalle replied him with a scornful smile.
Ricky slowly walked forward until he stood right in front of Thales. He looked straight into his eyes.
“Thales Jadestar?”
Ricky lifted the corner of his lips. As he examined Thales, his gaze became slightly unfocused. “You’ve really exceeded my expectations…”
At that moment, his facade turned piercingly cold.
“Just like the other Jadestars.”
Thales was a little taken aback.
During the time that Nicholas, Monty, Dean, Stake, and Lasalle examined Thales, they looked at him like he was prey, or a valuable treasure most of the time.
Yet strangely, when Ricky stared at him, none of those expressions could be detected in his gaze. Instead, there was a slight hint of confusion in his eyes.
It was as if he saw another person through Thales.
However, Thales could not be bothered since he was in danger. He was carefully looking for an opportunity to escape.
Thales first coughed before he took a deep breath. “I could say the same for you, Disaster Sword.
“You really exceeded my expectations by choosing the most difficult path.”
Ricky moved his gaze away, pursed his lips, and smiled. He then turned and cast his gaze on the swaying flames along the wall.
“It seems that you’ve accomplished your mission earlier than we planned, Stake.” Ricky cast a sideways glance at Stake, who stood far away. “It was easier than we thought, perhaps too easy.”
Stake bowed in the distance. His face was full of smiles.
“All thanks to the lot of you.”
“Stop wasting time,” Lassale interrupted them decisively. “This is enemy territory; we still need to arrange our retreat.”
“You’re interfering in the Secret Room’s…” Dean wanted to say something, but Klein gently turned his wrist. The threatening blade in his hand forced the spy from the Secret Room to swallow his words.
Ricky walked back and waved his hand. Klein and Masked Man nodded in response.
Thales was observing their interaction. When he saw Ricky’s hand gesture, he knew that he could no longer be silent.
Thales cleared his throat. Behind Ricky, he shouted, “I don’t understand, Ricky. I heard from an attendant that you’re a group of swordsmen who are determined to overthrow the Tower of Eradication, correct?”
Ricky’s stopped moving.
“Of course you’ve heard about it.”‘Crassus’ of the Disaster Sword laughed coldly.
“But you don’t know anything.”
Thales hummed softly.
“Is it worth it?”
The prince stood up from his seat. The mercenaries beside him instinctively switched to their battle stances. Shortly after, Ricky waved them off.
“Is the Prison of Bones… really worth you casting aside everything and standing against Constellation? To the extent that you would sink so low to work with these people to kidnap me, and turn yourselves into the enemies of Constellation?” Thales asked in a soft voice.
Lasalle frowned nearby.
“Stop talking to him. This prince is good at stirring up—”
However, Ricky raised one of his hands and stopped the Eckstedtian from speaking.
The leader of the Disaster Swords turned around again, and he approached Thales.
Compared to the murderous or aggressive, unapproachable aura from the others, the leader of the Disaster Swords’ gaze was calm. He was composed and not imposing. Yet, for some reason, it was as if there was a vortex around him, one that had formed slowly over time. It grew with each step he took, and made Thales subconsciously stop breathing.
“As I said, you don’t know anything.”
He bent down and looked straight into Thales’ eyes. “You don’t know what we really want.”
Thales gritted his teeth tightly, then lifted his fingers.
“Listen, no matter what you want or who you want to save from the Prison of Bones, I can fulfill it with just a single order…”
The prince took a step forward and resolutely said, “Don’t forget that I am the Prince of Constellation; I am the heir to the kingdom. This is your safest and best chance, just—”
Despite that, Ricky just laughed mysteriously and shook his head.
On the contrary, it was Masked Man who opened his mouth behind Ricky and spoke in a soft voice, “You can’t”
His tone was cold.
“Unless you’re the king.”
There was a negative emotion, which refused to disappear, in his voice. He spoke as though Thales was his enemy, and it stunned the prince.
“But eventually, I will be king.” Thales came back to his senses, and tried his best to fight for a chance to get out of the situation.
“However, you’re destroying this chance—”
Ricky suddenly opened his mouth and interrupted him.
“‘I will be the king.’ I once heard the same thing from another Jadestar,” Ricky said calmly. “Guess what happened to him?”
Thales was stunned for a second by what Ricky said.
“Even if you do become king, Thales Jadestar, by then, things would have changed, be it for us…” Ricky straightened his back and looked down at Thales. His gaze was slightly dark. “Or for you.
“Compared to that, I’d rather choose to act in the present.”
The melancholy in his voice made Thales sink into pensive silence.
Ricky shook his head.
“Tie him up and take him away.” The leader of the Disaster Swords returned to his previously calm and merciless self.
That made Thales nervous!
‘Sh*t.
‘What should I do now?’
Ricky swept his gaze over Quick Rope, who was next to Thales, and he frowned. “As for this one…”
Quick Rope immediately straightened his body, and he pointed at Thales with a panicked and innocent expression. “No, no, no…
“I swear, I did this because he bribed me. I have nothing to do with this person…”
‘What?’ Thales raised his eyebrows.
Ricky hummed softly. “Very well then, kill him.”
‘What?’ At that moment, Quick Rope felt like someone had squeezed down on his throat. He was frozen on the ground, and there was look of disbelief on his face.
Behind Quick Rope were two mercenaries pulling out their weapons. They were ready to move forward.
Dean could not help but frown.
“Really, I really don’t…” Quick Rope moved his gaze around the tavern. The words ‘any connection with him’ refused to come out of his mouth, and he could no repeat what he said mechanically. “Really… Really…”
In the next second, the dumbfounded Quick Rope seemed to have made his decision. He gritted his teeth and raised his voice. He then instantly finished his sentence, which he could not do because he was stuttering just now. “…We really can’t be separated!”
Under the strange gazes from the crowd, Quick Rope flung his arms, the very image of righteousness.
“I, Wya Caso, must be with Prince Thales!” He stood in front of Thales and roared resolutely as Thales stared at him with a flabbergasted expression.
Quick Rope lifted his arms bravely and pointed at the people around him. His tone was courageous, and he looked as if he did not fear death.
“By my father, Gilbert Caso’s name, you shall not separate me from the prince!”
Dean looked at him incredulously, as if this was the first time he met this novice in his small group of mercenaries.
Thales’ face twitched.
“Caso?”
Lasalle’s expression changed, and he said doubtfully, “You are the son of Constellation’s Cunning Fox?”
Quick Rope was initially afraid, but when he heard those words, his heart was filled with joy.
But he still schooled his expression and completely ignored the strange gazes directed at him from Thales and Dean. Under all the people’s puzzled looks, he finished by saying,
“I am!”
Quick Rope said energetically and sternly, “Do you remember him and the Fortress Treaty, you forgetful Northlanders?”
By the side, Thales could only place his palm on his forehead, then sighed deeply.
Lasalle stared at Quick Rope for a very long time, and then smiled.
“Very good.
“Well then, just tie young master Caso as well,” said the former envoy of Eckstedt with a cold smile.
“He will be useful.”
Thales noticed that Quick Rope sighed secretly in relief by his side.
“Well done, my dear Wya Caso, I was about to clap for you.” Thales mocked him while barely moving his lips. “What’s our next step?”
Marina and Shawn signalled to the men briefly, and a few mercenaries around them moved up. Klein withdrew his sword and stepped back to let these people go near Thales, Quick Rope, and Dean.
“Next step?”
Quick Rope raised his eyebrows, “we… Dean, do you still have any secret weapons?”
Dean forced down his anger. As he watched his enemies approach him, he said in a soft and sarcastic voice, “No matter what kind of weapons I have, after you are strangled and put into a sack once, all of them are useless.”
Quick Rope twitched his lips with a serious expression to express his understanding.
Thales listened to their conversation and sighed.
‘Then, what’s left is…’
“Wait.”
Thales raised his palm and stood in front of the mercenaries.
The Prince of Constellation lifted his head and took a step forward before he said loudly, “If I am really that important, Ricky, then are you going to turn me in to Shadow Shield or to King Chapman?”
Thales cast a glance at Stake, and then at Lasalle,
“For the sake of a smooth operation later, perhaps you should curry favor with Shadow Shield right now to prevent them from becoming your stumbling blocks?”
Ricky looked at him with a frown.
Lasalle snorted angrily, but next to him, Stake shook his head with a smile and denied what the prince said.
“Your Highness, there is no need for you to worry, we have an agreement before this.” Stake spread his arms from the distance, as if he had seen through Thales’ diabolical scheme. “You will be under our careful care, and you will be our guest in one of our branches for a while. Once we solve some misunderstandings, we will escort you safely back to Eckstedt…”
Thales’ nerves began to tense.
But at this moment.
“No.” Ricky lifted his gaze and interrupted Stake with a cold voice. “We will watch the prince.”
This sentence seemed to have frozen the air in the tavern.
Thales exhaled.
He achieved his goal.
Stake narrowed his eyes.
“What?”
Ricky’s expression remained the same in the face of Stake’s question, as if the man did not speak.
Stake revealed a perplexed smile. “I don’t-I don’t understand.”
Lasalle also revealed his shock.
“He made it clear.” Masked Man’s voice appeared behind Ricky without any shred of tact. “Before the we fulfill our goal, the prince must stay with us.”
Stake raised his eyebrows. He seemed surprised.
“But, this prince is our goal.” He pointed at Thales while there was still a smile on his face.
Ricky shook his head. “But he is not ours.”
Stake and Lasalle cast each other one glance, and their expressions changed at the same time.
“That prince is the condition we agreed upon, mercenary.” Lasalle still managed to control himself, but even Quick Rope could tell that he was trying his best to suppress his emotion. “If we get him, we will help you get into the Prison of Bones.”
Ricky exchanged glances with Klein and Masked Man, and they all laughed.
“But he is already here.
“Your goal is at hand, but our mission is yet to be accomplished,” said Ricky steadily. A grim look flashed in his eyes. “How would I know that you and the people you set outside would honor your word and fulfill your promise?”
He swept his gaze over Stake and Lasalle.
“And how would I know that you will not break your promise and turn against us? How would I know that you won’t treat us as bait to lure away the enemies so that you can flee once we are outside? How would I know whether you will betray us to an entire camp of Constellatiates?”
Lasalle no longer cared about his image. He took a huge step forward and glowered at Ricky.
“You should not doubt the promise of an Eckstedtian,” the Eckstedtian said coldly.
But Masked Man took a step forward right on timing and blocked Lasalle, as if he was prepared for him.
The mercenaries became tense again, they secretly moved to block the path of these two guests.
“Based on the virtues of the Kinslayer King?” Masked Man replied with his words in animosity. “Don’t overestimate yourself, Eckstedtian.”
Lasalle looked around him, and his gaze turned cold, “Ah ha, I smell the stench of Constellatiates.”
Ricky gently clapped his hands to stop this minor conflict.
“I don’t doubt your promise, Baron Weider,” Ricky said calmly, but he stared at Stake, whose expression was complicated. “But I don’t trust him.
“I don’t trust Teng’s assistant and pupil, much less a person who betrayed Teng.”
Stake’s expression froze for a moment.
“So, this prince will be with us. We will guard him until you accomplish the part in our agreement and until we get what we want.”
Lasalle turned his head and cast the silent Stake a glance with a frown.
Stake sucked in a breath, and grinned.
“You know…
“Tonight, I gathered many fighters at short notice, took the risk to come to the camp, and spared no pains in arranging a meeting with you to suggest working together. It’s not for the sake of causing trouble or making it so that both of us suffer drastic losses.”
Stake spread his arms and spoke with a smile. The meaning behind his words was profound. “I came here to prevent your plan and our goal from clashing against one another, resulting in loss to both sides.”
Ricky sneered softly.
“So?”
“So, honorable Crassus.” Stake lowered his head, the emotions in his voice slowly faded away, and his eyes started to turn cold. “When you hold on to our goal and refuse to hand him over, you are wasting my efforts today and destroying the bridge of cooperation between us.
“You are causing a conflict of interest between us.
“You must know that we still have a lot of resources which could help you deal with things like the defense of the Prison of Bones?”
Ricky’s smile slowly faded away.
“You’re threatening us?” Next to him, Klein laughed coldly. He flashed his sword handle. “Very good, this is how you should be acting, Shadow Shield.”
The atmosphere in the tavern became tense again.
“Really? you?” Lasalle gritted his teeth when he saw that the situation was not right. He struck his thigh indignantly, “Oh, come on!”
Thales gritted his teeth while he observed the situation. He thought about how to fan the flames even more.
The alliance between Shadow Shield and Disaster Sword was not stable. As Stake said, they all had their own desires, and they were wary of each other, which was why they formed a temporary truce.
In fact, the former was plotting on how to use the latter’s forces, while the latter was constantly wary of the former betraying them.
‘If I just break the foundation of their alliance…’
Ricky shook his head.
“Bridge of cooperation?
“On the contrary, Stake, I am solidifying it.” Ricky stared at him fixedly, “I’m just waiting for you to give me the next brick to ensure that this bridge of ours will not collapse because one side is too heavy.”
He hit the table.
In the next second, the mercenaries in the tavern, including the ones by the railing at the first floor all stood up. They stared at Stake coldly.
Stake knitted his brow tightly.
He put his hand into his robe and wrapped around a signalling whistle tightly.
He knew that if he blew it, the assassins of Shadow Shield who were lying in wait would infiltrate the tavern from all the poorly defended corners in this place.
‘But…’
Stake looked at the many mercenaries standing around him, and his expression became paler.
‘Damn it.’
The air was getting more oppressive. The two leaders of Shadow Shield and Disaster Sword had exchanged countless glances.
Finally, under the inexpressible tension, Stake exhaled.
“You always like to have control in your hands, right?” He put on an amicable smile again to face Ricky.
Ricky snorted softly. He did not reply.
Stake blinked. He spread his arms, seemingly in resignation.
“I understand now, honorable Crassus, if this is the case…”
He lowered his head, looking as if he was hesitating for one second.
In the next second, under everyone’s worried, wary, puzzled, and fearful gazes, Stake raised his head. His smile was as bright as the sun.
“I can give you a guarantee.”
Ricky narrowed his eyes. “Guarantee?”
Stake nodded his head with a smile. He moved his hand to his chest. “The person acting as my guarantee swears that he will not sabotage your plans once we have Prince Thales in our hands.”
He took out a knife!
When they saw Stake’s action, the mercenaries pressed down on their weapons, tensed. They were ready to prevent a sudden attack.
At that moment, Thales felt his heart sink, because a bad feeling rose in his heart, right after he thought that there was a chance for events to turn.
A bad feeling came to him.
But Ricky raised his hand gently to calm his tense subordinates.
“What did I say?” Twilight was in Klein’s hands. He said coldly, “They can still conceal weapons in their *sses.”
Stake laughed. He flipped the knife and held it in reverse. The blade of the knife was directed at his own person, and it caused a tear on his robe.
Thales frowned slightly. ‘There’s another layer?’
Perhaps to prevent misunderstandings, Stake used two fingers to slowly take out a piece of neatly folded, yellowing paper from the other layer of his robe.
Under the crowd’s gazes, he moved forward slowly with a smile, and with one hand, he put the knife back into his robe. With his other hand, he presented the piece of paper to Ricky.
Ricky stared at Stake’s actions with a grave expression, then used the same slow speed to take the paper from Stake.
“What is this?” he asked with a frown.
Stake laughed.
“An old letter.
“A letter written to loved ones, to express the writer’s feelings. It’s very touching and sincere.” A rare spark shone in Stake’s eyes. “But sadly, it will never reach its intended recipient’s hands.”
Nearly everyone was stunned.
‘What?’
Ricky pursed his lips, and he placed his attention on the letter.
“Be careful.” Masked Man warned his coldly. “They are good at using poison as well.”
Ricky nodded, then carefully he grabbed a corner of the paper before he shook open the letter.
From Thales’ angle, he saw that it was just a rather old piece of hide. It was obviously not some cheap material.
Thales could only tell from the side that there were lines of neat and ornate, black, cursive writing after he used hell’s senses to see the contents of the letter. He could not see clearly, since his distance from Ricky was too far. But from how the letter was constructed, he could somewhat tell just how serious the writer had been when he wrote the letter.
‘Letter?’
Thales started to become puzzled.
Ricky scanned through the letter roughly, then immediately raised his head and frowned. “Why?”
Stake looked as if he had predicted his reaction. His smile remained on his face, and he bowed, as patient as ever.
“Look at the name.”
Ricky cast Stake a profound glance, clearly not too pleased with the other party’s blatant attempts to feign mysteriousness.
But he still looked at the letter,
“H. N…”
Ricky’s expression changed.
He lifted his head and waited for Stake’s reply.
In the face of Ricky’s question, Stake presented a pleased but enigmatic smile.
“That’s right.”
“H. N. Jadestar.” he repeated word by word. His voice was airy, as if he was summoning a distant memory.
Stake sucked in a deep breath and said gently,
“That is the writer of this letter.
“Herman Nate E. Jadestar.
“The former Fourth Prince of Constellation.”
At that moment, only two people reacted to this: Thales sucked in a sharp breath; Masked Man opened his eyes wide.
But after a few seconds, many people’s expressions changed.
Stake said in a dark tone, “Eighteen years ago, at that night, I received his will, which he did not manage to send.”
The assassin from Shadow Shield narrowed his eyes, as if he was enjoying a delectable dish which he had not tasted for a long time.
“I was with Prince Herman, at the top of the tallest tower in Blade Fangs Camp… before I personally pushed him down.”
Total Chapters in book: 580
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 2362673 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 11813(@200wpm)___ 9451(@250wpm)___ 7876(@300wpm)
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