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Chapter 661 The Age of Heroes
Two months later, at the border.

The main gate of the royal city of Rodel was opened today, a rare event - to welcome the king of this land.

The new King of Elden, who has been "fighting" outside since the day he became king, has finally returned with his troops.

There was no elaborate ceremony, but the lords of each region, or their agents, still gathered here. After all, strictly speaking, this was the first time for most of them to come into contact with the new king.

When the lords lined up behind An Pah saw the large cloud of dust rising from the direction of the Yatan Plateau, they knew that the king's army had returned.

The huge team gradually approached, and the people at the city gate could see their appearance clearly. The soldiers in the army did not look as high-spirited as if they had won a victory. Instead, almost all of them looked embarrassed, and even their robes and armor were barely intact.

But if you look closely, you will find that almost every one of them has a unique aura, which is a state that only people who have accomplished something that can truly be called an "achievement" have.

In the past two months, this mixed force has devoted all its efforts to fighting against the scarlet corruption of Gaileed. Soldiers from the Holy Tree Army, the Royal City Army, and the Red Lion Army worked together on this land, marching to the front line day and night, and today, they are no longer distinguishable from each other.

Their results were astonishing. The huge scarlet corruption swamp had now been completely eliminated. Without the support of the power of law, the scarlet corruption was still terrifying, but it was just a natural phenomenon. In this case, it could be defeated.

The scarlet corrupt swamp left over from the battle of Gaileed was the source of the pollution here. After the swamp was completely burned, the cancer of Gaileed lost its foundation. At the same time, the coalition forces also completely expelled the mutant beasts of Gaileed. Those terrifyingly large beasts and crows are no longer seen.

After that, the coalition used the fertilizer made from the ashes of the golden tree that the new king brought out, and spread it on the soil that was deeply eroded by the scarlet corruption. Then the land actually recovered its vitality visibly.

The fertilizer was then widely used, and by the time the coalition forces returned, the once corrupt swamp had turned into a thriving land with golden flowers and plants.

In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, this was undoubtedly a miracle. In addition, this king had been fighting on the front line against the scarlet corruption, and even the old members of the Red Lion Army who vaguely guessed her origins were convinced by her.

Soldiers' loyalty increased!
On the other hand, because the real border area is many times larger than that in the game, they have not yet completely eradicated the affected plants and soil other than the Crimson Corruption Swamp, but it is only a matter of time.

Some soldiers voluntarily stayed in Gaileed and did not follow the main force back to the royal city. They will be stationed here, taking every step carefully to purify the remaining land that has been corrupted, and the former Red Lion Army will still be the main force.

But this time, they are no longer fighting alone. Rodel and Nimgefu will continue to deliver supplies to support them.

As for the witch hunter Jerryen, who was once a guest general of Ratan and is also the lord of Red Lion City, she followed the main force of the coalition forces to Rodel this time.

During his wanderings, he learned about the birth of new gods and laws in the border area, and then he contacted Iji and learned about the latest situation from him.

Although Jerlian had been hunting down Serlian in the past, he was a ronin, not a knight of Kalia. Now that the royal family of Kalia had reconciled with Serlian, Jerlian still couldn't let go of what Serlian had done in the past, but he would not interfere and conflict with her at this time.

The ronin then gave up his plan to hunt down Selian and instead joined the coalition forces, leading the Red Lions to fight against the Scarlet Corruption with them.

Today he followed the main force to the royal city, not for honor or reward, but to ensure that the remnants of the Red Lion Army would receive the proper treatment and support.

During this period of time, he also came into contact with Millicent and agreed with her vision and ideas. However, since it concerns the survival of the Red Lion Army, Jerry will not let down his guard because of his personal inclinations.

Millicent didn't care about his thoughts. If she couldn't even tolerate such a thing, she wouldn't be worthy of being king.

At this moment, she was in the center of the coalition army, being guarded by the knight commanders. After such a long period of almost sleepless fighting, even her demigod body could not stand it anymore. She was deeply exhausted and her movements were a little slow, which made the guarding knights feel nervous.

However, seeing that the royal city of Rodel was in sight, Millicent still pulled herself together and said, "No need to protect me. You can lead your own teams and settle the soldiers. I still have to go see Mr. Ampah and the lords of various places... Just leave two people with me."

The knights exchanged some words with each other, and then quickly dispersed. In the end, only one Zunfu Knight and one Red Lion Knight stayed beside her as guards.

Not to mention the Knight Zunfu, this Red Lion was one of the generals who was completely convinced by Millicent in these two months, and now he would hardly question her words.

Millicent was extremely tired, but she still held on, determined to at least return to the royal city first.

The army then arrived at the city gate and split into two. The main force was stationed outside, while the core team escorted Millicent into the royal city.

The next task was tedious and tiring. Millicent first met with the lords briefly, then returned to the palace to rest for a while before the formal meeting.

Communicating with the lords and listening to their reports is the king's responsibility, and it is also a very laborious task. Although Millicent is not completely ignorant of governance, she is already exhausted and it is a headache to deal with it.

Fortunately, in this situation, Ampah perfectly assumed the responsibility of the prime minister. He had communicated with the lords of various places beforehand and had some understanding of their demands. When Millicent met with them, he was always there to support and assist them. In the end, the meeting with the lords was finally successfully concluded.

After the lords left, Millicent let out a long sigh and leaned back in the high-backed chair: "...It's really hard to be a qualified King of Elden."

An Pah stood by the table and put away the key points he had written down. "You have done an excellent job as a king. You have cared about all your subjects, listened to their opinions, and done what was necessary. You have fully fulfilled your duties as a king. As for the rest, it is up to us, your subjects, to share your worries."

Millicent looked at him and said, "You have been managing the royal city all this time. You have worked hard."

An Pah lowered his head slightly: "This is what I should do."

Millicent shook her head. "Don't be so reserved when it's just the two of us. You were recommended by Li You, and he trusts you, so I won't doubt you. Besides, you've already proven your ability. I'll need your help in many things in the future, and we need a little more trust and understanding between us."

An Pah thought about it and agreed: "You are right... If that's the case, then my thoughts are similar to yours."

Millicent was stunned for a moment, and then she heard Ampah say with a faint smile: "It is precisely because you are the king chosen by Mr. Li You that I believe you have this ability and agree to assist you."

"After all, although I haven't had much contact with him, I know his style very well. Since he chose you after careful selection and spent resources to pave the way for you without hesitation, it means that you are a king worthy of him doing so."

After hearing this, Millicent also laughed: "Then we really have the same idea!"

The two of them suddenly found a common language and felt that they were much closer. And Anpahe immediately asked, "Mr. Li You...has left?"

Millicent nodded. "Just before we returned, he and his companions said goodbye to me. He said that he had done everything he could, and the next thing would eventually be left to us to complete."

An Pah also agreed: "He has indeed done so much for us... It has come to this point, and he can just walk away like this. He is really an amazing person."

Millicent said, "That's true. Thanks to him, we have already passed the most difficult stage of the new era. What we need to do next is to ensure that his preparations are not wasted and to truly manage the border area well."

An Pah agreed deeply, and at the same time he remembered another thing: "So, I once discussed with Mr. Li You what a real king should look like."

Millicent showed some interest. "What did he say?"

"At that time, I proposed that a true king should not be one who serves the gods, but one who serves the people. Mr. Li You told me that he agreed with my point of view and... would choose a king who meets my expectations." An Pah replied.

Millicent understood: "...I won't let you down."

An Pah nodded: "I believe you can do it."

……

Everything in the new dynasty has taken shape. The border area that was separated from the power of the gods did not decline. Instead, it gradually became prosperous under the new rules.

Nimgefu, Lake Lienia, Gelid, Mount Gmir, Yatan Plateau, Giant Snow Mountain, Holy Snowfield and Holy Tree, these six areas became the main territories of the new dynasty. As for other areas, such as the sky city of Fam Yazra and the ruins of the three eternal cities in the underground world, they were not under its rule.

Fam Azra is still the territory of the dragons. Ordinary people cannot reach it at all, and there is no point in incorporating it into the territory. As for the underground world, the environment there is not suitable for ordinary people to survive after all.

As a result, the underworld became a hiding place for some rebels who were secretly plotting something against the new dynasty. Those people hid in the ruins of the Eternal City and plotted dark schemes.

But those are just some shameful tricks after all. Now that the power of gods and laws has been stripped away from the border area, even the body of the dead prince Godwin, who was identified by the "Dead Sleeping Girl" Fia, has lost its most original power. It is just a large lump of meat that will continue to proliferate and poses no threat at all.

But Ampah did not slack off. After communicating with the evil omen lord Mungert in the snowy mountains, he transferred all of his former subordinates, the Night Riders, and sent them to the underground world. Needless to say, their mission was to search for and eliminate those conspirators.

When necessary, drastic measures should be taken, and Ampah is very clear about this. The new dynasty is actually very tolerant, and can accept even completely different ideas. However, the new king will never show mercy to those rebels who refuse to accept the new era.

In addition to the above areas, there is another surprising point, that is, the isolated Shadow Land seems to have hope of returning.

After completing the task of supporting the new dynasty, the magic academy led by Selian immediately sent a large number of people to the Shadow Land for investigation, and has now achieved some results.

According to the research of magicians, the Shadow Land should actually be the center of the former border area, which is now a vast ocean. If the Shadow Land is pulled back, it can perfectly fit together with the border area.

Then Se Lian started to think about researching this method.

After all, the Shadow Land was separated by Queen Marica. If she could crack its operation mode, or even merge the Shadow Land back, it would mean that she had mastered the means of the gods. As a magician and researcher, Teacher Se Lian obviously could not resist such temptation.

There was no objection from the royal city. Although there was still an oldest demigod, Messermo, in Shadow Land, he posed no threat to the new dynasty.

On the contrary, the essence of the Gate of God is that it connects to the infinite outside world, and even the laws of Lani cannot strip it of its mystery. Therefore, this gate is now the only possible way for the border area to connect with external gods. In this case, it is better to keep it under your eyes than to seal it with loopholes.

So, with permission, Se Lian began to study it.

As for how she completed her exploration of the gods' methods and how the border area was made complete again, that would happen much later.

……

After who knows how many times the sun and the moon have changed.

The Great Blessing in the Round Table Hall flickered, and a warrior wearing simple armor, with a long sword hanging on his waist and an iron shield on his back, appeared in front of the round table.

He calmed himself down, looked around, and was a little dazed: "This is... the place where heroes gather, the Round Table Hall?"

"Yes, you are welcome."

A voice came from the side, startling him. He turned his head and looked over there, only to see a blonde woman smiling gently and greeting him.

"I haven't seen you before. Is this your first time in the Round Table Hall?" The woman said in a gentle voice, "Nice to meet you. My name is Roderica. Don't worry, the Round Table Hall is safe. It is a resting place for heroes. Fighting is prohibited. You can relax a little."

"If you don't mind, let me introduce this place to you?"

The soldier was also stunned for a moment before he said, "Okay, thank you for your help."

"Please follow me." Rodlika made an inviting gesture and led the warriors to a side corridor.

On the left corridor of Da Ci Fu, the soldier saw a closed study door. Going forward along the corridor, there was another side hall, where a man dressed in bright red was sitting by the door, wiping the huqin in his hand.

"This is Mr. Kale, the merchant of the Round Table Hall," Rodlika introduced. "He is the representative of the wandering merchants. He runs a huge trade network and is always ready to help you. If you are short of any supplies, you can buy them from Mr. Kale. They even accept orders, and there is almost no product that they cannot find."

Kale laughed when he heard this: "I'm not that powerful yet."

He looked at the soldier again: "New here, right? Not bad, there are more and more new generations emerging recently, which is a good thing. Our business is getting better and better."

"Although I'm not as powerful as the girl said, but as long as it's not contraband, there's really nothing I can't get, as long as you can afford Rune. If you need anything, just come to me."

The soldiers nodded repeatedly.

Rodlika nodded to Kale and led the warriors to the other corridor.

"This is the right hall. Mr. Xiu Gu, the blacksmith of the Round Table Hall, works in the room at the end of the corridor. But he has a bad temper, so it's hard for ordinary people to ask him for help with forging. If you need help, you can find his two disciples, the two who are forging iron in the corridor over here."

The warrior nodded again.

"Then there's this room. It's a place for the soldiers to rest, and it's also where I usually work. But unlike Mr. Shugu, not many people come to see me, so I'll also be responsible for guiding new soldiers like you."

The soldier was a little curious: "What do you do for a living?"

Roderica smiled and said, "I am a spiritualist. Let's go downstairs."

She led the soldiers downstairs and came to the hall on the first floor. There were not many people here at the moment, except for a middle-aged man with stubble who was instructing two soldiers who looked like novice soldiers.

"The posture is wrong! Try again! You want to learn combat skills when you are so weak!"

The middle-aged man's voice was loud and clear, and the two apprentices trembled in fear, but they dared not complain. After all, the man was a famous strict teacher, and anyone who really learned something from him would never regret it.

"This is Mr. Bernard. He is responsible for teaching combat skills in the Round Table Hall." Roderica continued to introduce, "But he doesn't seem to be free today. He can only teach two people at a time."

The soldier seemed to understand, but nodded anyway.

"If you have a chance in the future, you can also ask him for advice. It will definitely be helpful. Come on, let's go up again."

The two were about to return from the stairs, but a girl with a slightly hunched back came out from the corridor behind the stairs and greeted them: "Lady Roderica! What should we order for today?"

The girl immediately saw the soldier and responded: "Is this a newcomer? Hello, my name is Laya, I am the maid and cook here. Do you want anything to eat?"

The warrior wanted to speak, but he noticed that Roderica beside him quietly pulled his sleeve and kept signaling with her eyes.

Looking at Laya's innocent eyes, the soldier suddenly understood something: "No, no need, I will leave soon, no need to bother!"

"Is that so? What a pity. I was researching a new recipe." Laya was obviously disappointed and turned her head. "Lady Roderica, where are you... Hey, why are you gone again?"

——At this time, Roderica had already pulled the warrior and quickly returned to the Great Blessing, with a lingering fear on her face: "It's too dangerous... Fortunately, you reacted quickly!"

The soldier had already guessed the general idea: "...Anyway, it's good as long as we get through it safely."

Roderica also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, there is only one room left, follow me."

This time, Roderica took the newlyweds to the deepest part of the Round Table Hall, the room that originally belonged to the Two Fingers. But now, there was no longer the Two Fingers standing tall, but a row of sculptures in different postures.

There are several statues, including a praying man holding a lightning spear, a warrior with strange clothes and weapons, a magician in light armor, and three ancient dragons as the background, which surround the statue in the center.

The statue was of a tall man in a battle robe, with one hand leaning on a flaming sword, and the other hand raised, with a small black dragon flying back and forth in his hand. He was looking forward, with a calm expression, but a hint of a wanton smile was faintly raised at the corner of his mouth.

Compared to the blurred faces and details of the statues next to it, the one in the middle is completely lifelike. Even the flames on the sword and the little dragon in the hand are truly maintained by magic. It looks as if a living person is standing there.

The new warrior looked up at the statue, also a little dazed.

"This is... the 'King Chooser' who helped lay the foundation for the current King of Elden?"

"Yes, it's him."

A voice answered his question, but it did not come from Roderica. In front of the statue, several blue lights lit up and a figure emerged from them.

She had brown curly hair and a beautiful face, but her left eye was closed and there were strange lines at the corner of her eye - it was Melina.

"This is the 'King Chooser', the role model that all heroes in the Junction aspire to be."

Melina looked at the statue of Li You, then turned to the warrior. Seeing that he seemed to want to pray to the statue, she interrupted him and said, "All warriors who come to the Round Table Hall will come to look at his statue, but not for prayer or worship. He is not a god. This is just a way for heroes to show respect for his great deeds, and it gradually became a custom."

“Even he himself did not want anyone to regard him as a god. The significance of this statue is only to pass on his will.”

The soldier understood. He looked at the statue, and the blind faith and obedience in his heart gradually faded, and was replaced by a surge of pride: "I will also take him as my goal, travel around the world, and become a true hero!"

Hearing him say this, Melina and Roderica both smiled and said, "That's exactly what should be done."

……

On the border, the towering golden tree stood forever, emitting light. Its leaves would occasionally fall and fly away in the wind.

In those fallen leaves, there is a message:

"Beyond the fog, in our homeland of 'The Junction', a new King of Elden was born."

"Under the king's rule, people would probably describe it as an age of heroes."

(End of this chapter)