Chapter 492 Reality and Illusion

Following Roland back to the office, Nightingale whispered, "I failed to protect you..."

"No, you did a good job," Roland shook his head. "Think about it, why did this assassin named Theo take action in the conference hall? Because he knew that I was protected by a witch, and this witch was extremely powerful. She was transferred away, and there was no chance at all. The more arrangements he made, the more flaws he had, so in the end he could only attack with a small dagger."

"But he almost succeeded."

"It can't be considered a success without killing me on the spot, and your presence limits this possibility." He smiled, "What would he do without you? Patiently wait for an opportunity that is enough to launch a fatal attack - as long as he lurks In the castle, such opportunities will always exist. So, you have protected me very well. In fact, the safer the territory, the safer I am."

This is not comfort... Nightingale thought, His Highness did think so, which made her feel a warm current welling up in her heart, and most of her original uneasy self-blame dissipated, "I understand... But you We can’t let Lightning and Maisie go again!”

"Uh, what happened to them?"

"While I'm away, the two of you should be on guard against potential enemies around you!" Nightingale said bluntly, "For example, in today's situation, as long as the lightning takes you flying, the assassin will have no chance of hurting you."

"She's just more lively-"

"No! If Wendy and Shujuan are here, they will definitely agree with my idea. If they don't really feel that they are wrong, what will happen next time if something happens?"

"Hmm..." The prince touched his chin and thought for a while, "I understand. How about we punish them to stay in the house and not go out until they finish three sets of comprehensive mathematics, physics and chemistry exercises?"

Nightingale couldn't help but take a breath, comprehensive exercises... The math part is okay, elementary physics and chemistry are simply scarier than the basic principles of nature, just reading the previous page can make people drowsy, especially those weird ones Formulas and diagrams are no different from the spells in legends. If it were him, I'm afraid he would never be able to get out. However, thinking that it was his own opinion that could not be taken back at this moment, he nodded with determination, "In this way, they should realize their mistake."

…

The meeting continued in the afternoon, and Nightingale stayed behind Roland until dusk. The general framework of the secondary city hall and the first generation of candidates were finally determined.

Perro Hermon was appointed as the CEO of Changge District. In addition to being in charge of the city hall, he also served as the Minister of Finance. His father, Count Hermon, served as the Minister of Construction and was considered the biggest winner among the fortress nobles. Even Nightingale secretly lamented that His Highness really did not blame the Honeysuckle family for the assassination - this was considered an extremely fair and kind performance among the lords.

The heads of other departments are held by some outstanding persons from the minor nobles. They were originally barons or knights and were not qualified to participate in high-level government affairs. They were very excited about His Highness's appointment and removal, and they all expressed their willingness to serve His Highness for life.

Although it sounded true at this time, Nightingale knew that once the situation changed and Tifeko and the church overwhelmed the West, they would probably throw their oaths behind them.

Before the meeting ended, His Highness repeatedly emphasized two employment principles - family members can be used within the department, but the proportion must not exceed 30%, and files must be sent to the superior city hall for filing. Another point is that regardless of whether family personnel are used, the salary will be paid by the city hall, and violators will be punished as crimes.

Nightingale was not interested in these contents and yawned repeatedly. It was not until she saw Maisie flying into Longsong Castle with Count Speer that she cheered up.

After the dinner, the group of people followed Earl Elk to Theo's residence - it was an ordinary bungalow in the castle area. The room was cleaned cleanly, not even a piece of paper was left. Obviously the other party was well prepared and had destroyed all evidence before taking action.

"Theo needs to stay in the castle area during the day, so just replay what happened at night," the prince told Asha. "I need to check everything he did from contacting the former patrolman Mance to today. In this house, every piece is required.”

Earl Speer summoned a magical channel to connect Maisie and Asya.

Asia, who had temporarily gained sufficient magic power, began to recall the detailed process of each night. Theo seemed to be alive again. Sometimes he sat by the fireplace and meditated, and sometimes he wrote something on paper, and all of this was recorded by Soraya. in the eyes.

On the fourth day, he was sitting cross-legged by the fireplace as usual, only this time there was an extra emblem in his hand.

"Wait... I seem to have seen this thing before," Roland's voice sounded a little surprised, "Draw it down and let me see it."

The emblem was quickly drawn on the paper with a magic pen. It was about the size of a thumb. The body was a round gemstone polished into the shape of a button, with the standard tower spear logo engraved on both sides - this was a typical royal emblem.

"Could he be from Tifeike?" Nightingale couldn't help but ask.

Roland frowned and said nothing, as if he was thinking about something. After a long time, he shook his head slightly and said, "No, this is a token of Wimbledon III."

"You mean...your father?" Renn asked in surprise.

"Isn't the king already captured by the great prince Goron?" Pero was also greatly surprised.

"When I was a child, I once saw this kind of emblem on Wimbledon III's desk, and asked him what it was. He said that each gem represents a warrior loyal to the royal family. The more gems there are, the better Wimbledon is. The throne of Yiline is also more stable." His Highness sighed, "It seems that Xio should be the secret chessman placed by the king next to Duke Lane, monitoring the movements of the entire Western Territory for him."

"Then why would he attack you?" Ren asked puzzled.

"Probably Tifeko found the "Gem List" and conveyed the assassination order... For them, the emblem means everything, and no matter what the order is, they will be implemented. "

"That's it..." Nightingale looked at the assassin who was made up of magical illusions - he stared at the emblem for a long time, and finally threw the gem into the fireplace. His expression was a little lost, but at the same time he showed a trace of relief. Probably in Theo's eyes, this Tao command also means liberation.

However, Roland, who figured out the reason, did not look relaxed. Instead, he looked solemnly at the fireplace bursting with sparks, and did not look away for a long time.

…

Late at night, after A-Xia fell asleep, Nightingale quietly sneaked into Roland's room.

After being scolded by Wendy, she never did this again. However, today's assassination made her feel ups and downs, and the castle without Wendy and Anna also made her feel less restrained.

Looking at the sleeping Roland Wimbledon, she escaped from the fog, quietly walked to the bed, leaned over and kissed his forehead.

I'm sorry, Your Highness, I couldn't help myself. (To be continued.)