Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 57 Paladin and Slave
Spark Hall.

Pursuing Justice Xia Mingyu was stunned for a moment, and there was a bit more kindness in his eyes when he looked at the blond young man.

Wow, it turns out we are all partners in justice!

The giant who was listening quietly at the side seemed to have a slight fluctuation in his eyes, which had always been calm.

"You misunderstood. I am not a god, just an ordinary person."

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Mingyu decided to reveal his true identity. After all, he was looking for a companion.

Moreover, to be honest, the protection of his identity on his head may not be worse than that of a god in the eyes of people from another world.
In an instant, the torches that made up his body gradually turned into flesh and blood, and a long string of emerald green words above his head also appeared.

"My name is Xia Mingyu, a person who wants people to live like human beings."

He looked at the two people in front of him who looked shocked and said calmly.

"1409670292 citizens! This is more than all the human races on the entire continent combined!"

The blond young man muttered to himself, his face filled with disbelief, and his whole body stiffened instantly.

The giant man who was as strong as an iron tower knelt on one knee on the ground.

The moment his knees touched the ground, even the bronze floor beneath his feet shook slightly.

"Greetings, Your Highness. I am Tamerlan Rhine, a devout Paladin of the Church of the Sun. I beg your forgiveness for my earlier disrespect."

The blond young man, awakened from his daze by the slight vibration, quickly bent down and said apologetically.

"Rhine. Are you a member of the royal family of the Rhine Kingdom?" Xia Mingyu couldn't help but ask when he heard that.

Is he trying to bring in a real prince to join his gang?
"No, Your Highness, although I share the same blood with the royal family, my branch separated from the royal family long ago and returned to the glory of the sun god." Tamerlan immediately clarified.

Then, the two turned their eyes to the giant man, because according to etiquette, he should also state his name and identity at this moment.

"I don't have a name." After a long silence, the giant man slowly spoke.

His voice was hoarse and vicissitudes, as if a knife was cutting his throat, as if he had not spoken to anyone for a long time.

"What do other people call you?" Xia Mingyu's eyes flashed with curiosity.

He was very interested in this giant. After all, with his body size and oversized armor, he was simply the reincarnation of Lu Fengxian!
".Butcher, murderer, beast in human form, thirteen."

This time the giant was silent for a longer time before he slowly spoke.

The next moment, almost in an instant, Tamerlan's figure stood between Xia Mingyu and the giant man.

"Your Highness, please stand behind me. He is very dangerous."

"I possess the gift of discerning lies from truth. Although I am almost unable to use it due to your authority, I can still confirm that what he said is indeed the truth."

"And my intuition tells me that he has killed many, many people."

Tamerlan said with a serious expression, his hand subconsciously resting on the hilt of the long sword at his waist.

As if sensing his hostility, the giant quickly stood up, clenched his fists, which were as big as an adult's head, and assumed a fighting stance, roaring like a wild beast.

In an instant, under the roar of artillery fire from the dome above, the atmosphere in the hall became tense.

"That's enough, stop now!"

Xia Mingyu snapped his fingers lightly, and the bronze ground under their feet moved backwards like plasticine, increasing the distance between them.

He didn't want his future companions to fight each other.

Although these two people could kill him instantly with one blow in the outside world, he was almost omnipotent in this palace.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Upon hearing this, Tamerlan quickly removed his hand from the hilt of the sword, and the giant also loosened his fist.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyu raised his hand slightly, and a huge long table slowly rose from the bronze ground.

Twelve bronze chairs, each connected to the ground, were neatly arranged on either side of the long table, with a main seat in the middle. "Standing all the time isn't good. Sit down."

Xia Mingyu walked straight over and sat on the main seat, while Tamerlan and the giant sat on the first bronze chair on his right and left respectively.

"Your Highness, could you please tell me why you invited us to your magnificent palace?"

As soon as he sat down, Tamerlan couldn't wait to ask.

His handsome face seemed to be expecting something.

"It's not my decision to choose the right person. I simply used my power to summon companions who share my will, and then you came."

Xia Mingyu smiled slightly, his face full of kindness.

"Sure enough, my intuition was right. Your Highness, you are also pursuing justice."

Tamerlan's face lit up with joy, and when he was about to continue speaking, he caught a glimpse of the silent giant opposite him.

"Your Highness, are you sure he shares the same will as us?"

Tamerlan recalled the other party's previous description of himself as a butcher and a murderer, and couldn't help but doubt it.

Not only him, even the giant man looked at Xia Mingyu in surprise.

It was obvious that even he didn't believe it.

"Tamerlan, your family background should be quite good, right?" Xia Mingyu said after a moment of silence.

"We are just an ordinary family, but my grandfather is the current Pope of the Church of the Sun."

Tamerlan was puzzled but still answered honestly.

Xia Mingyu: “???”

You call this ordinary!
"Mr. Thirteen, if I'm not mistaken, you should be a slave, right?"

Xia Mingyu suppressed his surprise and continued to ask the giant man on his left.

The giant nodded without hesitation.

"I have been a slave since I was born." His eyes were dead and lifeless as he said this.

Sure enough, a look of understanding appeared on Xia Mingyu's face.

Whether it was the giant's body covered with scars from battles or beatings, or his tattered linen shorts, it was enough to reveal his identity.

He's a slave?!
There was a hint of sympathy in Tamerlan's eyes as he looked at the giant. Although he came from an extraordinary family, he also knew that the slaves on the entire continent lived a life that was a hellish one.

"People cannot resist the environment they are born into. Just like if a family has an alcoholic and violent father, the children will also become violent and cowardly." Xia Mingyu said slowly.

"Mr. Paladin, if you want to criticize someone, you'd better think about it first. Not everyone has the same conditions as you."

"I believe Thirteen. Maybe he killed many people as you said. But as a slave born into a kingdom, he had no choice but to live."

"Knights can pursue justice, princes can pursue justice, so why can't slaves?"

Xia Mingyu said calmly.

After he finished speaking, the hall fell into silence for a long time.

A glimmer of light inexplicably flashed in the giant's eyes, which had always been dead.

Click.

At this time, Tamerlan stood up slowly with an expressionless face. Under Xia Mingyu's shocked gaze, he walked to the giant man and slowly knelt on one knee.

"I'm sorry, I questioned your will. I offer you my most sincere apologies and ask you to forgive my arrogance." The Paladin bowed his head deeply.

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