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Bending down and getting into the carriage, she closed her eyes tightly: "Mora, let's go back to the palace."
"As ordered."
"Snapped--"
The whip hit the horse's buttocks neither too hard nor too lightly, and the sound of horse hooves stepping on the stone slabs sounded rhythmically.
Chapter 259 Who destroyed the junior's grave? !
After returning to the hotel, the few of them didn't go anywhere else and went back to their rooms to rest.
Palina changed into pajamas, got into bed, and held the sleeping Leah in her arms.
Zhang Mu was lying on the bed next door, with his eyes closed for a long time, unable to fall asleep. The figure he had caught a glimpse of in the Second Prince's house was still floating in his mind.
At that time, he almost couldn't help but rush into the house and confess his identity.
But in the end, I still suppressed the impulse in my heart.
Just like what he told Soran, compared to standing out in the open to support the senior, wandering in the shadows is the best option.
Zhang Mu is the lord of Gul City and a hero of the kingdom who recently defeated the invasion of a neighboring country. To the outside world, he is also a magician.
All in all, it cannot be said to be insignificant no matter where it is placed.
If he really wants to make his position clear and show everyone that he supports Avril, it would have some effect.
But that's all.
It is true that magicians are rare, but as long as one's talent reaches a certain standard, one can still create one by accumulating resources.
The talent standard is quite strict, but it is not difficult to find it in the entire kingdom.
Therefore, in the eyes of those in high positions, magicians are just "commodities" that can be mass-produced, the only difference is whether they are expensive or cheap.
Saint level.
No matter how much resources are invested, it is impossible to create a Saint-level person who relies entirely on personal talent. Only the Saint-level person who attracts everyone's attention is the foundation of a kingdom.
After being unable to fall asleep for a long time, Zhang Mu opened his eyes.
The darkness in the room did not block the view, and the crystal chandelier on the ceiling appeared clearly in front of the eyes.
"Lord City Lord, are you still awake?"
A sound coming from the bed next to him interrupted his thoughts.
"Is something wrong?"
"No, it's just...will you come back to Gol in the future?"
"meeting."
As the only territory that he actually controls at present, the construction of the mountain gate and Hogwarts must be carried out there.
After the project was completed, of course he had to go back and put it away.
"You won't stay long, or settle down, right?" Palina's soft voice echoed in the darkness.
"Well, it's like a vacation, you go once in a while and just stay for a short while."
"Will the mayor of Gul City be replaced?"
Help senior sister ascend to the throne, there is no need to go there again.
The position of mayor of a city cannot remain vacant forever and must be reappointed.
Zhang Mu nodded unconsciously: "Yes."
"Then...you are not the city lord?"
Her head turned towards her. Palina was lying on her side with her back to this side, and all she could see was her long brown hair spread out on the pillow.
"what happened?"
"I was thinking, since you are no longer the city lord, should I, uh, change my name?"
After saying that, he quickly added: "If you think it's redundant, then I will continue to call you Lord City Lord."
The voice became weak at the end, revealing caution, and seemed to be a little nervous and expectant.
Zhang Mu found it a little funny. It was just a name. Was there any need to beat around the bush?
"Do you care what my name is?"
“Yeah, it’s okay.
That is, the Lord Chief City Lord, the Lord City Lord..."
"Feeling strange?"
"A little."
"Just call him that for now. We'll tell you your full name later."
"Ah."
The two fell silent. Palina's breathing gradually became steady and long, and Zhang Mu also fell into a drowsy sleep.
The next morning.
The sunlight came through the window and fell on Zhang Mu's cheek, which was a little itchy.
Instinctively scratching his face, he slowly opened his eyes.
Leia lay there with her eyes closed. Perhaps she felt hot, so one of her white and tender feet stretched out of the quilt, and her cat ears flicked from time to time.
There was a rustling sound on the right, and I looked over.
Palina was standing next to a table with an open suitcase on it.
She was still wearing pajamas with the hem dragging to her ankles. She was bent over with her back facing Zhang Mu. The silk fabric was clinging to her hips, and the curve of her hips was so round that it was hard to look away.
"Hey - what are you doing?" After trying in vain, Zhang Mu half-sat with his back against the headboard, and became less anxious.
"Are you awake?" Palina turned around, her hands still rummaging in the box. "Mr. Soren said yesterday that you were going out tonight, so I wanted to prepare a set of clothes for you."
"I do not need."
“I know you can just, change?
But you have to change the inner layer, because after a long time, it will become sticky and uncomfortable to wear."
"Use magic to remove the ashes..." Seeing her continue to rummage through the ashes, Zhang Mu waved his hand, "It's up to you."
Ten minutes later, he went into the bathroom and changed into the loose clothes chosen by Palina, then knocked on the door of the next room and discussed the debriefing ceremony the day after tomorrow with Soren.
On that day, all city lords had to go to the palace to listen to the king's speech.
After the meeting, there will be ministers responsible for their performance reports.
The process is long and based on past experience, it will last at least a month.
It doesn't take long to report on the city's situation. The tedious part is that the royal family has to send someone to the local area to verify and then return with the inspection results.
In order to ensure that collusion and bribery do not lead to deception and false reporting, a special person will wear a crystal to record the entire mission.
With such a set of procedures, if the mount was not a griffin, it would probably take more than a month to endure.
Zhang Mu didn't mind that the time was too long. Instead, he was happy that he didn't have to spend time thinking of an excuse to stay.
After learning about the meeting, Soran talked about what he felt was strange.
Firstly, this year's performance report is half a month later than in previous years. If it were last year, the city lords from all over the country would have already embarked on their journey home by now.
then.
According to his estimation, there will not be many city lords coming this year.
The kingdom is about to collapse. The city lords are roughly divided into three categories on what to do in the future.
One group is planning to establish their own territorial sovereignty, and the other group is serving the two powerful grand dukes, hoping to save their lives in the upcoming chaos.
Finally, there are the city lords who are loyal to the royal family, and they are also the group with the lowest number of people.
Theoretically, the first two types cannot come to the royal capital.
If the king disregarded his own health and risked using the magic tower, they would all die outside the royal capital.
What’s strange is that all three types of performance reports came this time.
Otherwise the hotel would not be full.
After hearing this, Zhang Mu happily explained that the half-month delay was pushed for by the three candidates for the throne.
The new king will be announced ten days later.
If we followed last year's process, the city lord would have gone home by then and would not be able to provide assistance in the battle.
In order to get the city lord to stay and help him fight for the throne, the reporting time must be postponed.
Among the city lords, the three candidates each had their own supporters. This matter was in their common interest, so it was naturally easily finalized without any obstacles.
Soran nodded in understanding: "So it was the two princes and the princess who came together to make this happen?"
"Yeah." Zhang Mu sat on the bed and crossed his legs. "As for why the city lord is here... I guess it has something to do with the two grand dukes of the kingdom."
"What's their reason for doing this?"
"I'm not sure yet. I'll try to ask the Second Prince later."
After discussing the important matters, Zhang Mu said, "Mihe, come out with me tonight," and went back to his room. While rubbing Cat Girl's head, he quietly waited for the night to fall.
Time passed quietly, and when it got dark, Zhang Mu and Mi He walked out of the hotel and rushed to the north gate of the royal capital.
……
"Hello, Mr. Hagrid."
In front of the church gate, the lampposts on both sides were lit with warm light, and a church member bowed slightly to Hagrid and greeted him.
"Ah."
Smiling in return, Hagrid, standing in the light, stepped onto the stairs shrouded in darkness.
When the face was covered by darkness, the smile was replaced by gloom.