dusk. Refreshing winds blew in through the window, and Duke Locke was the only guest in the room.

He didn't let people light candles, but sat quietly and admired the scenery outside the window. Since returning to Essende, he always likes to relieve the pressure in his heart in this quiet way, leaving his charming wife to the strange hometown thousands of miles away,

Looking at the environment where I have always been unable to integrate into it, I naturally have an indescribable mood in my heart, and the melancholy mood is full of chests. Although there is already a prince, but only I know it, and I experience the taste of being alone. ,

The contrast between the prosperous empire Kyoto and the remote northwestern country, Sonder, is huge, but one thing is the same, that is, the sunset is so beautiful, like the burning sky is released before the darkness comes All glory

"Duke of Sunder!"

Thinking of this title that made him completely without glory, Locke felt a bitter smile. Everyone thought he was sad and mad, the prisoner killed his brother, so fierce that he could not believe it, believe that in his eyes, he was so The Duke of Sund came so easily, it must be the kind of vigorousness now, but only I know how much I have paid for this journey, how much effort I have spent, like a puppet, do Everything that comes out is the thing I hate the most,

He wasn’t hesitating, but he couldn’t stop. He was already a frontline puppet in someone else’s hand. Except for a face and an identity that was aerial, what was left of him?

every time. When he was hesitant and difficult to decide, he would think of the dusk in Kyoto.

In the luxurious and glorious Imperial Palace, the 150-step white marble, the golden sunlight, the glazed glass across the side turned into a dreamy seven photos on the ground, dozens of bright candles The room is illuminated brightly, the room is pure like a piece of existence that does not belong to time and space

Locke will always remember that at the end of the palace corridor, a young man was sitting in front of the case reading a book. The sun shone on him. He was tall and slender, with a delicate and melancholic look, his eyes were as bright as sapphire but so clear, his eyes revealed a profound wit.

He holds the scroll in his hand, the devoted god, more like a philosopher who has insight into the world's sentiments or a poet who has never encountered talent. Not the ruler of this empire. The wind blew through and lifted his long hair. In a short time, he gently shook his head and fingered the edge of his jaw to cover his eyes. His movements were clever and pleasing. Locke looked dumbfounded.

"You are Locke, the 160th graduate of the Imperial School, who just applied to join the Imperial Guard..."

After a few minutes, the young emperor raised his head and looked at the college student who was kneeling ten meters in front of him. Eyes are blue, like the sky. Like the sea, like the purest sapphire crystal, it is far from being intangible, as if there is an infinite and broad future in it

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Locke half-kneeled on the ground, his voice trembling, and he didn't even know what he was talking about. In the winter, there was sweat on his back. The empty temple was full of endless pressure, and these Stress comes from one person

"I have seen your results and they are very good!"

"However, the requirements for admission to the Imperial Guard are very strict. You also know that the ratio of the number of people who can enter the Imperial Guard from the college students is fifty to one every year, and those who can directly enter the ranks of officers, in addition to their achievements, You still need a family of sufficient reputation to guarantee it"

"And you are applying for an officer!"

The words of the young emperor came out of his mouth and became very pleasant, as if flowing like flowing water. "Northwesters like you, even fewer are admitted to the Guards officers, so I am curious if you enter the guards. Army, what are your plans?"

"No, I'm not a Northwesterner. I grew up in Dìdū! I chose to be an officer of the Imperial Guard in order to be able to show my ambitions!" Locke's body trembled a little, his face turned red, and the education he had received since childhood They are all dìdū education. At the age of six, they were praised by others for their flexible thinking. At the age of twelve, they were admitted to Dji University with the best grades. At the college, his grades are very outstanding, ranking in the top ten in theoretical results. Personal skills Can also enter the first fifty,

The general guard officer is not necessarily his opponent,

As an excellent student of DJI University, Locke not only needs to learn various military theories and training fighting skills, but also needs to participate. DJI University recommends some excellent students to the main battlefield of the Empire for training exercises every year.

The students of the Imperial College are not flowers in the greenhouse. Most of them come from families with military backgrounds in Kyoto. They have excellent bloodlines and profound family studies. They have been trained talents since childhood. These military students who were selected to the front line of the battlefield are not Need to directly participate in the battle, most of them are for the generals as adjutants, but Locke has rarely requested to be sent to the front line. He has seen the corpses on the battlefield, and he has seen the army of the banner.

After three years of study at the Imperial College, Locke has the ability to be an excellent soldier. He has just completed his graduation training and received a recommendation and recognition from a very famous general in the Eastern Legion, so he has a direct The decision to register as an officer of the Imperial Guard,

If all goes well, the letter of recommendation from the general who was once the head of the Imperial Guard should be enough to open a door to glory for himself,

The only thing that worries Locke is his lineage. He comes from a remote northwest, an area that is not cultured in the eyes of the Kyoto people. Although he has always been a dìdū person, there is an unavoidable fact that the half of his body flows northwest. The blood of the barbarian is a stain that will never subside

"Uh, aren't you the eldest son of the Duke of Sunder in the Northwest?" The young emperor put down the scroll in his hand, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he returned to calm.

"I've never regarded the uncivilized barbarian as a father," Locke said with his head down, his face stern and reckless. "In my eyes, there are only His Majesty, only Empire, and only Kyoto!"

"But if the empire needs you to return to the northwest," the young emperor looked at the young college student, saying one by one, "you should have heard about the northwest, where it is becoming the root cause of the empire's crisis, many The evidence shows that the Slavs who occupied the north came from the northwest. The empire can no longer let this situation go. The empire needs a person who can trust to go to the northwest to cut off the roots of the turmoil. Are you willing to take this role? ?"

"This..." Locke bowed his head, dared not lift it, and returned to the northwest is the least reluctant to face the nightmare in his heart.

"If you do this, you will become the first Northwest Commander of the Empire, which is more capable of showing your ambitions than being an Imperial Guard officer!" The young emperor looked at the hesitant young college students and threw a The bait that he can’t refuse "This time, there are five thousand imperial guards who go with you. There will be someone to preside over this matter, you only need to cooperate!"

Footsteps sounded at the door, Locke looked back from the window, the memories were interrupted, a guard officer came in from the outside, slender, girl-like, graceful and graceful, with extraordinary temperament. "Master Duke, Duke Dunker has arrived in Kromdor"

"What about the northwest coast? Is there still no movement?"

Duke Locke turned his head, frowning slightly, and said, "The calm response of the northwest coast, like a high-hanging hammer, always makes people uneasy, but 200,000 northwest jīng sharp, two times decided northwest The war of destiny is the protagonist of the northwest coast. All our previous arrangements are to arouse the victory of the northwest coast, but who knows that the other party does not know that it is an old giant cunning, or we have not looked at us at all. Here, I came directly to ignore"

"Oh, I came because of this incident, and you look too high at the Vickia Falcon." The guard officer sneered. "I just received a secret report from the Minister of the Interior. In the queue of Duke of Seoul, there is a person whose shape is very similar to that of Vickia Falcon, and this person is also very arrogant to ride a carriage with Duke Dunker

It's really interesting to say that this Vickia Falcon seems to be planning to come in and hide in the caravan of the Duke of Dunkirk. Isn't he so naive~lightnovelpub.net~I really think our eyes are blind ? There is nothing to guard against people on the northwest coast? If it were me, I would never use such a self-righteous way! "

"What you said is true? Have you been sure? If so, what are we waiting for here? Send an army and immediately arrest this scourge!"

Hearing the words of the Imperial Guard officer, Locke stood up excitedly, his eyes flashing, and finally came. Isn't every effort to catch the biggest fish in the northwest? Grabbing the Vickia Falcon is equivalent to grabbing the lifeline of the Northwest

"What anxious, this big fat fish has not fully entered the net! And there is news of the existence of our guards in the capital of Sende, and it is not yet possible to expose "The young guards officer obviously has a higher status than Locke, so the tone There is a sense of command in his eyes, and a chill flashes in his eyes."

"Then we are now..." Locke was at a loss for a while. At the same age, the identity of this officer of the Imperial Guard was not comparable to him. He stepped the northwest coast into the Jedi step by step. Locke, a self-recognized genius, was terrified.

"There is a kind of born yīn strategist." Looking at each other's beautiful and elegant men's profile, Locke felt a heartbeat (an.) an. reading for no reason. )