Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 143 Sparks Connect, A Gift of Sunny Days, A Gift of Cloudy Days
Spark Hall.

The ground was paved with green copper and iron, and twelve huge prisms rose into the sky. The towering dome projected epic wars filled with tragic songs.

"What, ten thousand blessings?"

At this moment, gasps of astonishment echoed throughout the magnificent hall.

"Yes, I checked it many times before I dared to confirm that the maximum sum of my newly awakened myriad hearts is ten thousand blessings."

Seeing the incredulous expressions on everyone's faces, Tamerlan smiled wryly and scratched his head.

Even though he was hailed as the "Son of the Sun" and enjoyed the favor of the sun and the god of justice, he was stunned for several seconds when he saw the message from the Myriad Hearts, which can only be described as extremely exaggerated.

Xia Mingyu's mouth twitched as he said "ten thousand paths".

He felt that Tamerlan was more like the heir to the kingdom of 1.4 billion people than he was.

Because in this world, gifts are extremely rare for any living being; they are a special favor from God.

Having one gift is enough to proudly claim that one is the darling of the world.

If he had ten thousand blessings, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was the world's favorite son!

"Your Highness, the Thousand Hearts only has a maximum of ten thousand blessings, and the trigger probability is still unclear. I may only be able to trigger one or two blessings in my entire life."

Seeing his astonished lord, Tamerlan bowed slightly and said humbly.

He did not want to exaggerate his strength, lest his lord misjudge the situation in the future, which would be his fault.

"Very strong." After a long silence, Hagoreks finally spoke up in praise.

He had thought that after receiving the Thirteen Nirvanas bestowed upon him by His Highness, the gap between him and Tamerlan was gradually narrowing.

Unexpectedly, Tamerlan has also awakened a gift that is no less than Nirvana, and even surpasses it in terms of scale. The gap between him and Tamerlan widened again in an instant.

However, in any case, he will definitely be the number one general under His Highness in the future!
After I wake up tomorrow, I'll double the intensity of my training. If I die from exhaustion, it will trigger Nirvana, making me stronger. I'll die again and be reborn again until I have power that surpasses Tamerlan's.

Thinking of this, Hagoromo's bright golden eyes, which seemed to hide a lion, were now burning with fierce fighting spirit.

Seemingly sensing his fighting spirit, Tamerlan also turned his gaze towards him. His face still wore a humble smile, but his azure eyes were also burning with fire.

He would never relinquish the position of the number one general under His Highness, even to his comrades.

For a moment, the two stared intently at each other, their gazes seemingly sparking.

Dorothy, who had witnessed the entire ceremony of bestowing titles upon her comrades, was now experiencing a tremendous surge of emotions.

A myriad of hearts that can bring ten thousand blessings?!

If she could awaken a thousand hearts and accumulate ten thousand blessings, let alone the Lord of the North who plunged the people of the North into purgatory, she would even dare to single-handedly storm into the capital with the Lionheart Sword and launch a grand rebellion and trial against the high and mighty Gluttonous King.

Compared to this extraordinary blessing, her swordsmanship, which she had practiced day and night in the wind and snow for the past twenty years, seemed insignificant.

If she were also appointed as a comrade by His Highness, would she also be able to awaken extraordinary blessings like Tamerlan, such as the power of a thousand hearts?

No, even if it were only half or one-tenth the strength of the Myriad Hearts, it would be enough to increase her strength several times over, allowing her to catch up with the Gluttonous King more quickly and rescue the suffering people of Sosia as soon as possible.

The moment this thought appeared in Dorothy's mind, it quickly took over her heart like a rapidly growing vine.

However, she quickly suppressed those thoughts in her heart again.

After all, how precious is the chance to be the heir to a kingdom of 1.4 billion people?

Even though she was the daughter of a Grand Duke and a Knight of the Crescent Moon, she didn't think she deserved this honor just by talking.

Moreover, she had only known His Highness for a very short time, about half a month.

Ah, if only I could do something for His Highness, but His Highness seems to lack nothing.
Force? Her sword is no match for His Highness's breath.

Financial resources? After she took it upon herself to distribute some of the grain to the village chief of Binglu Village, she was even struggling to afford black bread.

Beauty? Forget it. A man like His Highness is obviously surrounded by beauties. How could he possibly be interested in a female knight with calloused hands like her? Besides, she would never use her beauty to serve anyone, no matter who that person is.

Alas, people are starving to death every moment in this vast North. What can she do to save them as soon as possible?

Dorothy sighed heavily in her heart.

The girl felt a heavy weight pressing down on her shoulders, causing her shoulders, which were strong enough to lift boulders, to tremble slightly.

The name of this thing is responsibility.

"cheers!"

After completing the investiture ceremony and witnessing his partner awaken an extraordinary blessing, Xia Mingyu raised his glass and drank heartily with Tamerlan.

That's wonderful. They are getting closer to their ideal step by step, and today they have undoubtedly taken another big step.

Grandson of the Pope + Son of the Sun + Hearts of a Thousand = Invincible!
Xia Mingyu even suspected that perhaps in the future, he wouldn't need to work hard; just a few decades later, Tamerlan, having grown up, might be able to defeat the Gluttony King single-handedly.

Well, if we can really just win by doing nothing, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

However, it was still too slow, since every additional year, countless people in Sosia would fall into purgatory.

Let's try our best to defeat the Gluttonous King and liberate Sosia within ten years!

Glug glug glug.

Thinking of something happy, Xia Mingyu picked up his glass full of lemonade and drank it all in one go.

"Your Highness, what an appreciative capacity." Tamerlan, to the right, cast an admiring glance his way.

"Cough cough, it's alright." Feeling guilty, Xia Mingyu silently wiped the lemonade from the corner of his mouth.

This was a habit he developed on Earth. Because he disliked drinking, but sometimes he couldn't refuse to drink for social reasons, he developed the habit of secretly asking the bartender to replace his drinks with lemonade before drinking.

Just as Xia Mingyu picked up his knife and fork to eat some food to cover up his embarrassment, he suddenly noticed something was wrong as soon as his fork pierced the glistening roast duck in front of him.

Isn't there a bit too much food left on this long table?
Naturally, Xia Mingyu turned his attention to the main force that devoured the dishes at each banquet.

To Haggex's left, the girl with long, ice-blue hair was staring blankly at the empty plate in front of her, holding a knife and fork, and she didn't touch the knife for a long time.

Strange, normally by this time she should have finished half of the food on the table.

"Dorothy, you don't seem to have much of an appetite. Is something on your mind?"

Xia Mingyu asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Tamerlan and Haggex stopped what they were doing and looked at the girl with concern.

"Your Highness, I apologize for disturbing your enjoyment of the meal."

Dorothy sighed softly and put down the knife and fork she was holding.

“The food and wine you have provided are incredibly precious and delicious, even more so than a feast of the gods. I should repay your generosity with gluttony, but…” A trace of sadness appeared on the girl’s delicate face.

"I feel so sorry that when I think of the children in the northern villages, their bodies swollen from hunger, even the lightest knives and forks feel as heavy as mountains to me."

Dorothy bowed deeply to everyone to express her apology.

“It’s alright, Miss Dorothy. Your empathy only earns my admiration, which is still quite dull. How could it be considered an intrusion?” Tamerlan said respectfully.

“I don’t feel disturbed,” Haggex said calmly.

A person who cares about children will never be disliked.

After pondering for a moment while resting his chin on his hand, Xia Mingyu slowly spoke:

"Dorothy, if I give you the food, could you give it to the famine-stricken children in the North?"

Upon hearing this, the girl was initially delighted and looked at Xia Mingyu with gratitude, but soon, as if she had thought of something, her expression became complicated.

"Your Highness, thank you for your kindness, but the Gluttonous King has decreed that grain from the Southern Territory, which is exempt from grain tax, is not allowed to be transported to the other three territories."

"If you were to transfer food supplies from the South to support the North, it would be too dangerous for you if it aroused the hostility of the Gluttonous King. Please forgive me for declining your offer for now."

After hesitating for a long time, Dorothy declined with an apologetic expression.

Despite her deep desire to accept His Highness's aid to save the children who were starving, swollen, and even going blind, a sliver of reason remained in her heart.

She could storm Lucas's castle, kill him, and then distribute the castle's food to famine-stricken villages. Perhaps this would attract the attention of the Lord of the North, leading to her being besieged and killed by the Frostfang Knights.
Even if Sosia loses Dorothy, she still has hope, and the children who survived after receiving food can hold out until the day they see the light of day.

But if she lost His Highness, she couldn't imagine what a terrible future that would lead to. Perhaps by then, the entire Sosia would be filled with people who were so hungry that they were swollen and blind, searching for food like living corpses.

The girl could tell which was more important.

“You’ve misunderstood Dorothy. While the aid I’m referring to is indeed the transfer of food from the still relatively well-fed South to the famine-stricken North, it’s not the usual method of transporting it by horse-drawn carriage,” Xia Mingyu explained patiently.

"After my 1.4 billion blessing was promoted to the Morning Star rank, I gained an ability called Starfire Link, which allows me to create links that can conceal my identity blessing and have storage space."

“These connectors can share space with the wearer’s permission, so I should be able to put the food from the South into my connector, and then you in the North can take it out from your connector, thus achieving spatial transfer.”

“Even if the King of Gluttony has many eyes and ears, it will be extremely difficult for him to detect it,” Xia Mingyu said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Dorothy's expression, which had been gloomy, brightened up, and her previously lowered eyelashes suddenly lifted.

“Your Highness Mingyu, thank you for your generous assistance. If those children in the North who are starving and bloated are truly saved because of your help, I swear in the name of Mason that I will regard you as my benefactor for life.”

She slowly walked up to Xia Mingyu and knelt on one knee like a loyal knight.

For her, as the daughter of a Grand Duke, this was the greatest way she could express her respect.

"Dolovie, I choose to help you not because I want your gratitude, but because I want to help those children just like you, and because we are partners."

"If you are truly grateful to me, then stop seeing me as your benefactor and instead see me as your companion and friend."

Xia Mingyu gently helped Duo Luowei up and said solemnly.

Looking at the black-haired youth so close to her, the girl's heart suddenly raced a little faster, and her fair, snow-white face flushed slightly.

This feels so strange.

Even when she fought to the death with the named magical beast while wielding her sword to advance to the Crescent Moon realm, her heart never beat this fast.

What's going on?
The girl couldn't help but wonder.

A moment later, Xia Mingyu stood directly beneath the crystal dome of the hall, while Tamerlan, Haggex, and Dorothy stood behind him, full of anticipation.

Upon learning that His Highness intended to give each of them a connecting item, even the usually stern-faced Hagoromo revealed a radiant smile.

"Sparks Connect Us".

Xia Mingyu silently recited the words in his mind, then turned around and looked at the three people in front of him, speaking almost instinctively in a stern tone:

"Either we are burned to ashes together, or we illuminate the night."

"Let us light this torch together."

"A single spark can start a prairie fire." x4
The next moment, the torches on the first right prism and the first and second left prisms standing on the bronze ground suddenly burned even more fiercely.

Then, three orbs of light of different colors emerged from the torch and slowly floated to the three people.

Inside the azure orb in front of Tamerlan was a ring set with a sky-blue gemstone, its band engraved with wave-like patterns.

The paladin was delighted and took out the blue ring, putting it on his index finger.

Inside the shimmering golden sphere that appeared before Hagoromo was a crimson gold armlet inlaid with brilliant golden gems.

This armband seems to adjust automatically to the wearer's body shape, and it automatically became the right size when Haggex put it on his left arm.

As for what came in front of Dorothy, it was a teardrop-shaped ear clip inlaid with emeralds. The girl, who had never worn jewelry before, tried several times before she was able to clip it onto her small earlobe.

"That's enough for tonight. It's time to wake up from this dream."

Seeing the three people overjoyed after receiving the connection item, Xia Mingyu said softly.

He snapped his fingers, and the magnificent palace gradually turned into a blur.

"Your Highness, I will cherish the gift you gave me!"

Just as the figure was about to disappear, the girl suddenly shouted, as if possessed.

The figure then vanished completely, and Dorothy wasn't sure if the prince had heard her.

However, the people of the North seem to have finally seen the light that illuminates their path.
The next morning.

Corona City.

"What gentle sunshine!"

As a paladin, Tamerlan, who had gone out early to patrol and maintain order in the city, looked at the warm sun overhead and couldn't help but sigh.

The next moment, a surge of information flooded into his mind, and at the same time, the power within his body also increased.

The blessing of sunny days: You become a little stronger than usual on sunny days.

Tamerlan: “???”

Just then, a dark cloud drifted by and blocked out the sun.

The blessing of cloudy days: You become a little stronger than usual on cloudy days.

Tamerlan: "."

(End of this chapter)