Chapter 902 Never said love

(Two chapters in one, today and tomorrow together)

On the 1st day of Dettol in the year 526 of the Huoyao Calendar, the calendar had just turned. Before the palace ministers had time to enjoy their leisure time, the New Year atmosphere was broken by an unexpected incident.

The murder of three governor's sons in the tavern was reported and reached the Queen's ears. Solandel convened an impromptu meeting to make a decision on the crimes of these three people.

Kino drank a lot of wine yesterday and rarely got up late. He was the last one to arrive at the conference hall. When he entered, all the ministers were already seated.

At this moment, Kino noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange. The ministers were all looking at him with strange eyes that they had never seen before.

He didn't understand it at first, but soon understood why.

On the palace stage, the place that originally belonged to him - the curtain and the piano behind it were missing.

They were still there yesterday, but today they were dismantled overnight.

Instead, there was a temporary erected seat next to the throne, without any obstruction, just next to the throne.

Solandel sat on the throne, looked at Kino, and nodded gently to him: "Your Majesty the Regent, you are here, everyone is waiting for you, please sit down quickly."

A cold light flashed in Kino's eyes. He slowly walked up to the stage and came to the throne. He held the handles on both sides of the throne with both hands and leaned down, looking straight at Solandel.

Their faces were so close that they could even feel the warmth of each other's breath.

Chino: "Maybe my piano skills have deteriorated. Do you want me to go back and hone my skills before playing again?"

Solandel gently held Kino's hand and said in a very soft voice: "I hope you can be seen by everyone and be by my side like before."

"Crack, click, click." There was some kind of distorted sound in the air, and where Kino started, he saw that the handle of the throne was under tremendous pressure, and several cracks appeared faintly.

Kino's expression did not change, with the same smile as before, but it looked particularly strange amidst the cracking sound.

Just when the handle of the throne was about to be crushed, he quietly let go of his hand, without saying anything, and slowly sat down on the seat prepared for him by Solandel.

The ministers exchanged glances secretly, their expressions unreadable for a while.

Solandel looked at everyone and went straight to the point: "Today is the first day of the new year. I didn't want to disturb everyone, but just yesterday, a very bad case occurred in the royal city! Bring those three people!"

Soon, the imperial guards pressed the three shackled young men into the palace and pushed them down in front of the stage.

It could be seen that the three teenagers had been frightened for a whole night. They didn't even sleep. Their faces were pale and their eyes were bloodshot. They knelt there and shivered, not daring to express their anger.

Solandel looked at them coldly: "These three teenagers are from famous families and should have received a good education, but they obviously did not learn the most basic rules from school. They brandished knives just because of a dispute of words.

Killed an unarmed civilian."

As the father of three teenagers, Jashan and the other two governors said nothing, neither plead nor excuse, but secretly looked at Kino with eager eyes.

Solandel looked at the three governors: "Although their fathers are all governors, everything they do must be done in accordance with the law. So -"

Before she could finish speaking, a voice suddenly sounded from beside her: "Let it go."

Solandel was stunned. After a moment of silence, she looked at Kino with disbelief.

I saw Chino sitting there with his chin in his hands, his other hand playing on his thigh, as if he was playing a piece of music as always.

Solandel was shocked and quickly explained: "Your Majesty the Regent, I think you may not have heard clearly, these three people"

"I heard you clearly." Kino interrupted Solandel, turned his head and looked directly into her eyes, "I said, let it go."

For the first time in her life, Solandel felt that the gaze of the person in front of her was a bit dazzling. She unconsciously avoided Kino's gaze and said in a low and deep voice: "Why? Give me a reason."

Kino stuck his head out to Solandel's face and looked directly into her eyes again, forcing her to look at him.

The curvature of the smiling lips disappeared at some point. Kino's face had no expression, but it was the most terrifying because of it. His gaze seemed to penetrate her: "Because, I said, let her go."

Solandel pursed her lips tightly, her face turned red and white, and there was a little sweat on her forehead, as if she was in great pain and could not say anything.

Kino then sat back down, casually hooked his fingers, and used telekinesis to tear apart the shackles on the three teenagers, giving them freedom.

Jashan's son, Matthew Hedge, burst into tears of gratitude and moved forward on his knees: "Thank you for taking the photo."

Before he could finish his words, Jashan kicked his son down to shut him up and said coldly: "You worthless thing, why don't you get out of here?!"

Only then did Matthew realize that his life was saved by the Regent who overrided the law. It was already disgraceful, and he would be asking for trouble if he kept saying thank you. He hurriedly got up and helped each other with his two companions, looking embarrassed.

escape.

After the three teenagers left, Solandel sat there feebly with her head hanging down, while Kino also had an expressionless face and said nothing.

Jashan is a smart man. Although he doesn't know why Solandel was so upset today and actually dismantled Kino's piano overnight, he can tell that Kino is in a bad mood now.

It was completely unpleasant to stay here any longer, so Jashan simply didn't even say hello and led everyone away without saying a word, giving Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Regent space to be alone.

After the ministers left, only Solandel and Kino were left in the hall.

Solandel looked lonely and forced a wry smile: "Really? Are we really going to be like those vulgar palace battle stories, standing against each other because of power?"

Kino: "Didn't you start it first?"

Solandel closed her eyes and calmed herself down, then she put her hand on Chino's wrist and said softly: "No, many relationships break down due to lack of communication, which leads to deeper and deeper misunderstandings. I don't want to see this.

This tragedy happened to us."

"So, let's all calm down. Yesterday's conversation ended too hastily. Now let's have a good communication and talk, okay?"

When it came to this matter, Kino was helpless and said calmly: "Okay, let's talk about it. Tell me, what did you mean by what you said yesterday?"

Solandel pursed her lips and said quietly: "Let me tell you a story I heard when I was a child."

"Once upon a time, there was a little wild boar named George. He lived in groups with his kind since he was a child. However, their living environment was not good. Their habitat was relatively barren and hunters were often present."

"One day, George and everyone were foraging in the forest and found many berries piled under a tree. He was so hungry that he couldn't wait to eat them, but his mother stopped him."

"My mother said to it - George, you have to remember that all the food piled under the tree, which allows you to get something for nothing, is a hunter's trap. Don't fall for the hunter's trap."

"George looked at the food in front of him eagerly, and was pushed away by his mother. In the next few days, they could not find enough food, and it rained heavily. George, who was lying in the mud, was cold and hungry.

, despairing of such a life.”

"At this moment, George remembered the pile of berries under the tree. He was hungry and cold and could no longer bear it. He left the group in the middle of the night and went to the tree."

"The berries were still there, and no other small animals had eaten them. George couldn't wait to eat them, and the result was just like what his mother said - the trap hidden under the berries caught him, and it didn't take long before he was caught by the hunters who came.

Captured the human village."

"However, life in the human village is different from George's imagination. Hunters never bully it like jackals, tigers and leopards. They give it clean water, delicious young leaves and berries every day, and build a warm nest for it."

"Slowly, George gradually became accustomed to the life here from the fear he felt when he first arrived. Every day when he woke up from the den, he would see the trough full of berries. After eating, the hunter would lead him to the farm.

I run around, play with it, and give it precious herbs when it’s sick.”

"George lived an extremely happy life day by day, and he began to laugh at the little animals in the forest - you are really stupid, the hunter is so kind, but you still avoid him. Look how smart I am, I no longer have to sleep in the open air, I eat and drink every day

If you have someone to support you, you will be much happier than you."

"In this way, when the little animals were foraging around, George had endless berries to eat. When the little animals huddled under the tree to hide from the rain, George slept lazily in a warm nest."

"George grew up day by day, and his body gained more and more meat, becoming stronger and stronger. Suddenly one day, the hunter tied him with a rope and tied him to the slaughterhouse."

"When he saw the shining butcher knife, George suddenly realized and smiled miserably - it turned out that I was eyeing the hunter's berries, and the hunter was eyeing my meat."

When Solandel said this, she showed an unspeakable bitter smile: "No, where do your endless supplies come from? I have never asked you, and I will never ask, because I know that they belong to you.

The secret of man.”

"But now, the sense of unknown in you has started to scare me. As I said yesterday, you remind me of that existence thousands of years ago - the Sun King."

Kino: "You compare me to those false gods who spread fear? At least I didn't brand anyone as a slave and keep them as pigs or dogs."

Solandel closed her eyes and said quietly: "That's the problem. Do you know why I told the story just now? Because I found that the current situation of the people of the kingdom is exactly the same as George in the story."

"Under the Security Act, everyone no longer works, no longer produces, and can spend all their time enjoying life. Yes, I admit that this is a happy and perfect life, but at what cost?"

"This kind of life is not earned by people's own efforts, but is given by you. You give people food, drink, clothing, and everything they need for life, and you absolutely control their destiny so that they can never leave again.

you."

"What's the difference between this and captivity? It's just a more advanced form of captivity that has shed its barbaric coat."

"Some slave brands are branded on people's bodies. And some are branded on people's hearts."

When Solandel said this, she didn't know whether she felt cold or because of something else. She crossed her arms, her body and voice trembling slightly:

"There's one thing I haven't understood before. What the hunter wants is George's meat. What do you want to get from the people?"

"I always thought that you wanted to work with me to make the kingdom better and make the people happier."

"But I found that it's not the case. Everyone's life is indeed very happy now, but this is just an objective phenomenon and not your goal."

"And when I saw the people kneeling in front of your death bird and shouting fervently, 'Glory to our Lord,' I suddenly realized that what you want is their awe, and you want them to respect you as a god.

"

"But I don't understand. I really don't understand why you have to make them fear you? Is it so important to you to be regarded as a god? Is there any reason why you have to do this?"

Kino was silent. Suddenly, the eternity of time was frozen by endless white frost, and he went back to the mirror world that he had entered countless times over the years.

The mirrors of the six worlds of rejecters stand in the vast void, and the power of the awe system roars together like a torrent.

However, the very end of the awe system is the place that symbolizes the ultimate power of "Pride", the first of the seven sins.

[Unlocked] (The cumulative awe value obtained is insufficient)
To be continued...