Struggling to survive in the hands of the male protagonist who also wears books

Fili looked at the deep smile on Crete's face, his brows slightly frowned, his eyes narrowed, and a guess flashed in his mind: "Is it... the Phoenix family?"

Crete raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't expect Fili to be right, he nodded and said, "That's right, although there is no evidence, but think about it, who is the biggest beneficiary of the Red Rose Rebellion?"

During the Red Rose Rebellion, the rights of the royal family of the Phoenix Empire were divided, and the Phoenix family was no longer under the control of the emperor, and could even affect the choices of the royal family in turn; The Ta family was even killed by the whole family...

"So, at that time, the forces in the Phoenix family colluded with the Murta family, used the red rose as an excuse to set off a rebellion, and then repented halfway, abandoned the Murta family, directly cleared the Murta family, and then controlled the entire situation?" Philip took a breath, "You guys are too dirty playing politics, aren't you?"

Critter corrected him dumbfounded: "What do you call you, why do you include me?"

"Aren't you? Someone who can guess such a dirty trick must be dirty too!" Feili curled his lips in disdain, and pointed to himself, "A stupid person like me can only be played with in the palm of his hand .”

Crete smiled and pinched Fili's hand, which was held in the palm of his right hand, with a low and ambiguous voice: "Then have you been played by me in the palm of your hand?"

Unexpectedly, Critter was about to flirt after saying a few words, so he turned his head awkwardly, trying to free his left hand: "No! I'm a holy rank! Do you understand if you drop ten with one force?"

Critter held Philip's hand tightly to prevent him from running away, and then said with a smile: "Well, it can only be that I, a little rookie with a dirty heart, was played in the palm of my holy little magician. .”

Only then did Fei Li stop his movements. Just as he was about to be arrogant again, he heard 0607 complain in his heart: "The host should stop pretending, okay, my brother is going to vomit! You are a saint and want to get rid of Kerry!" Isn't it easy for Te's hands?"

Fili: "..."

He coughed, ignored the system's complaints in his heart, and forcibly changed the topic back to business: "By the way, why do you think Lacey came here? And you left this statue behind?"

Seeing that Fili was serious again, Critter smiled, and said something serious: "It should be Vera who found out that you are a descendant of Husk, and asked Lacey to investigate your life experience."

"If Vera is Krisianna's other wife, it's very possible... But why did Lacey stay here instead of taking this statue after she found it?"

Crete is also very strange about this, and his sword eyebrows frowned slightly: "Indeed, if it was the order of Kristina, Lacey should kill all the descendants of Husk, and then take this statue back to return to life." ? Do you have any relatives alive?"

"I don't have the memory of the original owner either." Fili spread his hands helplessly, and changed his mind, "Could it be Lacey's own wish? You can see that Queen Teresa's double control against the Lich and Saint After persisting for so long, maybe Lacey can also persist in herself to a certain extent?"

"It's quite possible. If so, after we return to Elo, we'll inquire first to see if we can find Lacey. Then we can learn a lot of secrets around Vera."

Fili nodded.

"But there is one more thing you have to pay attention to, Philip." Kriter's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked into Philip's eyes seriously, "We may have to face more than just one thing when we return to Elo this time. A holy rank, you must protect yourself well, don't be unscrupulous just because you break through the holy rank."

"More than one saint rank?" Fili chewed on this sentence, startled, "You mean... the president of the Magicians Association?"

Critter nodded: "Yes, if Vera is really Krisina's wife, it's fine if other people can't see it. The president has been a holy rank for many years. Could it be that he really didn't notice it?"

"You mean that the president of the Association of Magicians has cooperated with Krisina? No way, isn't undead magic the bottom line for the Association of Magicians to kill?"

"Who knows? After all, doesn't Krisianna's holy maiden also control Thunder Lion, who is also a saint-level power? We still have to explore the situation and position of the president of the Association of Magicians. "

After listening to Crete's words, Fili's sense of complacency from breaking through the holy rank finally dissipated, and he looked at Crete worriedly: "Then can we win?"

Crete touched his head, there was no flinching or fear on his face, only a confident and confident smile: "Of course."

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After finishing his day's work, the diplomat of the Empire, Earl Heyman, did not return to his luxurious courtyard to spend a good night. Instead, he made a detour into a remote tavern after walking around the city a few times.

This tavern is full of ordinary civilians laughing and cursing with various accents. The smell of low-quality alcohol in the tavern is mixed with the smell of sweat from the men who have worked hard all day. It almost made Earl Hayman, who has always been pampered, spit it out. .

Under the guidance of his attendants, Earl Hayman, who was holding his nose, walked into a private room and met his old friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Banner Kane, who invited him. Vicissitudes of expression.

Earl Heyman sat on the seat of this narrow and dirty tavern with a stinky face, looking at his old friend opposite with a disgusted expression: "Look at what the hell you chose?"

Banner Kane put down the wine glass in his hand, and smiled wryly: "The days are getting harder and harder, do you still care about this?"

Earl Heyman looked at his old friend's clothes and sleeves, which were obviously a little loose, and nodded: "Indeed, I think you have lost at least half of your weight."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer used to be a fat man with a round body. He has been jokingly asked how much money he made by sitting in the position of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Now it seems that he has lost more than a circle of fat. It was also exposed, and it looked a lot younger.

It's just that Banner Kane has no joy of losing weight, and he just sighed heavily after hearing the words: "Don't mention it, in the past few months, His Majesty has been messing around, the imperial capital is in chaos, my head is about to explode, I can't eat , if this continues, I guess I will have to continue to lose weight."

When mentioning the current emperor, His Majesty Danyate I, Earl Heyman's face became even more ugly, and he sighed softly: "Your Majesty looked quite normal before he took the throne, why has he become so fatuous and tyrannical now?"

After a pause, his face became more serious, and he lowered his voice: "Have you not found His Highness Crete?"

Banner Kane shook his head with a gloomy expression: "The last time there was news about His Highness Crete, it was a few months ago that His Highness was hunted down in Cornell Town by Gavin Roald of the Western Cathedral of the Thor Cult, but Gavin Roald was seriously injured and returned to the Western Cathedral, but His Highness disappeared."

Earl Hayman's expression turned ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Could it be that His Highness Crete has been captured by the Thunder Empire? It seems that we need to negotiate with the Thunder Empire again."

"That's up to you, old friend." Finance Minister Banner Kane touched his bald hair, took another sip of cheap beer, and laughed, "Why are you so anxious to find Your Highness Crete? Wasn’t it you who supported His Majesty Danyate’s arrest for His Highness Crete before?”

Mentioning this, Earl Heyman's face became a little ashamed, with a trace of panic mixed in.

When His Majesty Danyat identified the cause of the death of Leif II as His Royal Highness Crete's usurping the throne and assassinating him, he felt very strong indignation and hatred towards Crete from the bottom of his heart; only half a month ago, he For some reason, he suddenly woke up and figured out that something was wrong with the changes in the imperial capital a few months ago.

His Royal Highness Crete is the crown prince, and he is deeply loved by Leif II. He has broken through to the sub-sage level at a young age, and his several handling of government affairs also reflects his excellent kingly qualities. It can be said that he is a very perfect empire. heir.

His Majesty Leif II is a very enlightened and unambitious emperor. He has said on many occasions that as long as Crete nodded and agreed, he can unload the burden of the emperor and hand it over to Crete, so that he can enjoy the relaxation with peace of mind. Happy retirement.

Under such circumstances, what is the need for His Royal Highness Crete to risk the displeasure of the world and assassinate Leif II in order to usurp the throne?

——More importantly, why did almost no one raise any objections from the important ministers and nobles including myself?

This made Earl Heyman, who had woken up, feel drenched in cold sweat when he woke up in his sleep.

Earl Heyman was born in the Phoenix family. Even though his strength is not very strong, he can tell that he may have been subjected to some kind of mind control method before.

This is the scariest part. Who can control almost half of the important figures in the upper echelons of the Phoenix Empire in one go?

And how did you get rid of the control on yourself?Who lifted it?

How many people are controlled besides yourself?How many were lifted?

These problems make Earl Hayman sleepless and sleepless, and he can hardly trust anyone.So after half a month, on the one hand, he calmly cleaned up the mess caused by the various incredible decisions he made during the period of being under control, and on the other hand, he quietly tested whether he was like himself. The nobles who encountered the same.

His old friend, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Banner Kane, is his catch.

Two old friends who sensed something was wrong at the same time teamed up secretly, while secretly investigating the clues of the changes in the imperial capital, and on the other hand, they stepped up to find the former crown prince who fled the imperial capital and was wanted for the crime of "treason and killing his father" Crete.

During the change of the imperial capital back then, no one knew what happened in the palace. The guards and maids on duty all seemed to have lost their memory. I am afraid that only His Majesty Danyate, His Highness Freya and the fleeing Highness Crete knew the truth of the matter.

Judging from His Majesty Danyate's increasingly tyrannical and fatuous state these past few months, His Majesty the Emperor is probably under complete control; His Highness Freya is under house arrest in the palace, and no one can see her. Her Royal Highness, who is sick and weak, may know very little; and Her Royal Highness Crete, who fled the imperial capital that day, is the best hope for solving the current predicament.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who drank a gulp of beer, seemed to be more energetic. He lowered his voice slightly, and looked hopefully at Earl Hayman who didn't even touch the dirty wine glass with a finger:

"The Phoenix family, didn't you say anything?"