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Chapter 244 Shorten it to less than twenty characters!
[26 years ago, the Ice Cream Kingdom——]

[Through the beautifully decorated windows of the royal palace, Bartholomi Xiong, who is wearing luxurious clothes, quietly looks at the scenery outside the window, while the guards and maids are standing nearby. 】

【His Royal Highness, who was looking at the town from the window, suddenly said to himself: "It's too far away..."】

【"What did you say?" The guard thought the prince was talking to him. 】

【The little prince said in a naive voice: "This place is too far away from the people, I can't see them clearly."】

[The guard was surprised, looking at the five-year-old prince in front of him, he was speechless for a while. 】

【"I'm going to find my father." The precocious Prince Xiong didn't say much to the guards, raised his short legs and ran towards where the king was. 】

[Ignoring the reminder from the maid outside the hall, Prince Xiong broke in and saw that his father seemed to be discussing something with someone at the conference table. 】

[The gentle man, who looks more like a researcher than a government official, got up and smiled: "Then, Your Majesty, since this is the case, I will take my leave first. I hope that with your support, the factory can be completed as soon as possible..."]

【"The same goes for the charities you promised." The king of the ice cream kingdom nodded. 】

【"As you wish." The researcher saluted and retreated, and when he passed Bartholomi Xiong, he bowed again, "Your Highness."]

【Prince Xiong maintained his demeanor, waited for the man to leave, then quickly ran to the king, raised his head and said in hope: "Father, I want to..."】

[The king put his arms around Prince Xiong, "What's the matter, future Mr. King?"]

[After listening to Prince Xiong’s request, the king showed an unexpected expression, looked at the only son in his arms very seriously for the first time, and said with a big smile: “My prince, at the age of five, you can already think like a king ! I'm proud of you."]

【Prince Xiong smiled shyly.When leaving, he met a middle-aged woman at the door, and he bowed obediently: "Grandma, Queen Mother..." and soon left happily. 】

[The queen mother shook her head helplessly, and went in to find the king.The maids closed the door, and the conversation between the king and the queen mother could be heard slowly through the closed door, vaguely talking about the name that often appeared on the headlines of newspapers in recent years, the famous Roger Hai Thieves...]

[Take off the luxurious princely attire, the five-year-old Bartholomew Xiong put on a coarse cloth blouse and trousers, under the eyes of the maids who almost fainted, shaved off his hair, leaving only the hard Hard stubble, showing blue scalp... Prince Xiong nodded in satisfaction, strictly ordered the guards not to approach, left the palace by himself, and entered the palace. 】

【Standing on the familiar but unfamiliar streets of Wangcheng, with the bustling atmosphere in front of my eyes, Prince Xiong was excited and curious. 】

[A few dozen meters behind him, several guards followed furtively...]

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"It started 26 years ago. On that day, His Royal Highness, who was only five years old, appeared on the streets of Wangcheng wearing civilian clothes..."

The old man, who is taller than Lynch, is telling stories on his own, "Experience the life of a commoner and it's unbelievably smooth. His Royal Highness only found out after a while of complacency. His identity has long been discovered by the people, and he comes from the palace The guards have always followed behind him to protect him... He has never experienced the life of a real commoner in the ice cream kingdom. His Royal Highness was deeply ashamed of this, and returned to the palace sullenly. Not going out. Until a month later, when he reappeared in the royal city, he no longer concealed his identity as a prince, and he did not refuse the guards to follow him...At that time, ordinary civilians asked him, so it is difficult for you to experience to the real life of ordinary civilians. His Royal Highness replied with a smile, then he should try to experience the life of the most difficult poor people, maybe a compromise is just right? Since then, His Royal Highness has come and gone to Between the royal palace and the various towns on the island, I have never been in a royal carriage, and I have always walked by myself. Every day, I go into the mountains with the woodcutters to collect firewood, and watch the fishermen fishing on the coast..."

The old man followed the two, recalling the past stories of this land with vicissitudes of life.

Robin listened seriously, and Lynch basically went into his left ear and out of his right ear. He was so hurt by the old man's endless chatter, he interrupted directly: "Too many! You don't plan to start from Prince Five 26 years ago. Sui has been talking about it until 14 years ago when he became a tyrant at the age of 17 and fell into the sea as a thief, right? Shorten the memory to less than [-] words for me!"

tyrant……

Hearing this title, the old man suddenly became excited and shouted: "You are not allowed to call him by this name! He is not a tyrant!"

"It is recorded in the book that 14 years ago, the king of the Ice Cream Kingdom, Bartholomew Xiong—that is, the prince you recalled just now—suddenly went berserk, and in the midst of tyranny, he sent the naval forces and the invading pirates together. Destroyed, even destroyed his own country, hurt his own people..." Robin said calmly, "Or, in the eyes of those who have experienced it, is this record untrue?"

The old man opened his mouth, but made no sound.

Lynch said in surprise, "So he really did such a thing..."

Robin said: "In other words, Bartholomi Bear did kill the navy, pirates, and citizens of the Ice Cream Kingdom. Since this piece of history is true, the credibility of the other record has also increased..." Robin I clearly remember the content of the book introducing the ice cream kingdom that I read on the boat when I came here, "18 years ago, after the king died unexpectedly, the 13-year-old prince succeeded to the throne. On the day of the enthronement ceremony, the young new Wang went mad and lost control in public, causing immeasurable casualties and destruction..."

The 28-year-old grandpa looked frustrated, and every time he heard a sentence, he became more depressed. He murmured: "That...there is a reason! The king...the prince...he is actually such a gentle person Ah...it's all because of ice cream, because of Ice Cream Paradise!"

The old man became excited, his eyes turned red all of a sudden, he coughed and wheezed violently.

Robin was a little puzzled.

Lynch suddenly frowned, looked at "BIB" at the side, and thought of a possibility with a tacit understanding.

The old man glanced at the handsome man and beautiful woman in front of him, scratched his withered hair, and sighed wryly: "Do you know? I am really 28 years old! 15 years ago, I also... went crazy! I was a prince... ...It was the king who suppressed the riot on his own initiative and took the blame on himself..."

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Marigrud and a group of Nine Snake warriors walked in another desolate town.

Suddenly, the snakes wrapped around everyone's arms raised their heads and hissed.

The Nine Snake fighters quickly entered a state of alert.Marigruder and a few experienced female warriors calmly used knowledge and domineering, and suddenly looked up at the direction of the roof.

boom! boom! boom!
A row of flames lit up on the roof, and several bullets tore through the air and shot towards the Nine Snake female warriors on the road.

　The second is later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)