Chapter 2886 The Second Disciple
Duran was targeted, which is the norm in the workplace. After all, if Duran doesn't step down, how can others take over? The situation has been formed, and whoever does it next will not be too bad, so there is no need to keep Duran.
Three people make a tiger, and the princess herself is afraid of Duran's existence, so a plan to eliminate Duran is being carried out secretly.
"Obviously I have become an obstacle to others." Duran said to the scientists in the virtual conference room, his tone was very excited, and he was obviously looking forward to this conspiracy against him.
The scientists were amazed at Duran's execution ability, and he always considered the interests of the other party and never considered his own interests. They didn't know that Duran only needed pleasure, and his goal had actually been achieved, so he didn't lose.
However, even if Duran only considered others and only wanted pleasure, he was still an eyesore in the eyes of some people. There are too many monks and too little porridge. The Fire Nation has always been involuted. Now the princess's line is getting stronger and stronger, with more and more talents, and more and more people are unhappy with Duran.
In fact, Duran's position as a military advisor has no benefits, that is, it has a role in guiding the princess's decision-making. As long as Duran is eliminated, the person in power can use the princess to make profits for himself and his family. The princess felt that she could not control Duran, who was so smart that he was almost a demon, so she had always wanted to kill Duran in her heart. Now she also acquiesced to the removal of the protection.
So on this day, Duran was invited by the princess to go to a small courtyard under the palace wall, saying that there was something important to discuss. In fact, there were swordsmen and archers ambushed inside. As long as Duran entered, they would close the door and beat the dog, shoot arrows first, and then rush up to chop Duran into meat paste to eliminate future troubles.
When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked, and when the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden. Duran also felt the treatment of a loyal minister. Therefore, if the ministers have too much merit, they will be very annoying, and everyone will kill them.
Duran followed the princess's inner guards to the outside of the yard, and only felt the murderous aura steaming over the yard, and the killing was lonely. Standing outside, I felt a terrible breath overflowing.
"Please go, Mr. Du. The princess is waiting for you inside." The inner guard's expression was very unnatural, his eyes flickered, and there were tiny beads of sweat on his forehead. Obviously, he was also very nervous. He knew what would happen after Duran entered the door. The inner guard was worried that Duran, who was almost a demon, would discover their plan.
Duran looked at the small courtyard, looked at the inner guard, walked straight forward, and pushed open the courtyard door.
The inner guard stayed outside the door, quickly closed the courtyard door, and at the same time took out a thumb-thick iron chain from somewhere to lock the door. This time it was really a closed door to beat the dog.
A large number of archers appeared on the roof, shooting arrows at Duran. The swordsmen in the house were also ready to go.
Arrows rained down, ensuring that nothing could go wrong.
The Fire King knew that the princess had attacked her swordsmanship teacher. He also knew that the princess's series of plans were all formulated by Duran. It was no wonder that her fire control was so powerful that she killed her own counselor. There is a saying in the Fire Kingdom that the more extreme and negative the personality, the more powerful the fire control. The princess's performance perfectly reflects this point. The Fire King's firebending is not as strong as his daughter's.
Although Duran is indeed a talent, he is no longer useful. The Fire King does not feel sorry for it. Instead, he thinks that his daughter may really inherit his throne. He wants to build a kingdom for his daughter on the next Comet Day.
Comet Day means that once a hundred years, a comet will pass by. On this day, the power of the Fire Nation's firebending will be greatly enhanced. The Fire King will launch an attack to unify the world on this day and complete the unification with the lowest cost.
As for why the comet will enhance the power of firebending, no one knows. It can only be said that it is the magical nature. However, the comet occurs once a hundred years. The Fire Nation has detailed astronomical records. On the Comet Day, the Fire King will personally lead the expedition and will definitely take over the whole world. After that, it will be his daughter's time.
The Fire King is more and more optimistic about the princess, but he doesn't know that the princess is more and more dissatisfied with her father. When the time is right, she will definitely kill her old father. "Anyone who stands in my way of ascending the throne must die." The princess said word by word. She was serious. Her goal remained unchanged, and she still wanted to become the Fire King. As for the means, she would kill all obstacles.
The sound of killing in the courtyard gradually subsided. The archers had emptied their quivers, and the swordsmen had chopped their arms numb. There was only a pool of blood and flesh and broken bones that were no longer human on the ground.
"Don't blame me." The princess came to the battlefield to check the situation. The guards were all the personal guards of the "Supreme Master of the Imperial Art". In order to win the favor of the princess, they did not show any mercy when they attacked.
In fact, the princess should have killed all the people present at this time, and then killed the people who killed them, and then killed the people who killed the people who killed them... and so on, so that no one would know what the princess did.
The princess was relieved. Duran, who was so smart that he was almost a demon, died. She no longer had to worry about Duran being used by others.
Without Duran, the plan was still going on, and it did not end because of Duran's death, just like Shang Yang's reform did not end because of Shang Yang's death. The plan to develop volcanic ash, convert military to civilian use, and then do logistics is still in progress. The economy of the Fire Nation has indeed shifted, and money has slowly shifted from the asset pool to the military and civilian sectors. It is a good sign that assets are beginning to cool down.
The Fire Nation's economy has miraculously recovered after the defeat in the Arctic, which makes the Fire King very happy, because the next two attacks on Yonggu City just need money.
At this time, Duran, who had faked his death and escaped, had appeared in front of the new girl and became her new teacher. "I am the earthbending teacher invited by your father." Duran said to the blind girl in front of him.
The blind girl was very petite, with delicate features, and wore an elegant white palace dress. The only pity was that her big eyes were invisible. Her name was Beifang Tofu, the only daughter of the Beifang family, and the daughter of a wealthy family in the Earth Power Country. Their courtyard was as big as the emperor's palace.
The girl was twelve years old this year. Her father wanted to hire a tutor to teach his daughter some earthbending skills, so he invited Duran.
Tofu looked like a virtuous and kind lady, but in fact she was a wild boy in her heart, and her talent was very strong. She was already a master of earthbending at a young age. But now she was very strange, because she clearly heard Duran's voice, but did not hear Duran's footsteps.
Could the other party be a ghost? Otherwise, how could there be no footsteps? Tofu could judge the other party's movements by the vibration of the earth. Even if she couldn't see, the earth was her eyes. When she was a child, she got lost and entered a cave. She met a marmot in the cave and learned the powerful earth control technique by imitating their movements. From then on, she used the earth instead of her eyes to observe the world. Although there is no color, it can build a world of vibration frequency.
Duran deliberately used the light skill of stepping on snow without leaving any traces to make the other party unable to detect her. For such a talented girl, if she does not show her skills, she will not be convinced to recognize her as a teacher. It is the same whether she is a princess or a daughter of a wealthy family.
"Miss Beifang, do you want to learn light skills? Do you want to fly?"
No, because if you fly, you can't keep your feet on the ground, you can't feel the vibration of the earth, and you will become blind again, so Toph doesn't want to fly.