Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 98 Tamerlan: He is a unique knight genius!

Red Fox Castle.

living room.

After a long time, Rosa finally calmed down and sat on the sofa, sipping tea from the cup, and regained her previous elegant demeanor.

Roy and Roland stood behind the sofa, covering their faces, looking at their mother worriedly.

"Your Highness, I'm truly sorry. I didn't expect a woman of my age to burst into tears. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Looking at the black-haired young man sitting opposite, a trace of apology appeared on Rosa's face with silver hair.

"Your Excellency, tears are never a sin at any time. Instead, they show that your heart is still warm." Xia Mingyu said softly.

"Your words are as beautiful as a bard's verses. If my husband had been even half as talkative as you, I'm afraid he would have completely won my heart within the first year of knowing him!"

Count Martha sighed, then refocused her attention on the letter in her hand.

"Your Highness, would you allow me to read the letter my husband left for you? This is the greatest curiosity of an old man like me who is about to die."

After hearing this, Xia Mingyu hesitated for a long time, but finally chose to agree.

Because this might indeed lead to the secret of the spark in him being known to others, but the most important thing at the moment is to gain the trust and help of Rosa, the Lord of the Southern Territory.

After all, he didn't think that this seemingly kind old woman, who was actually known as the "Weird Fox of the South", would disregard her interests, family, friends, and position and risk everything to help him just because of a word left by her husband.

Trust is mutual. If he wants to gain a true comrade, he must also reveal the truth to him.

He wants to be a "king" who brings light, not a secretive and mysterious person.

"Yes, you and your two sons may read this letter, but I expect you to swear on your honor not to reveal its contents to anyone."

Xia Mingyu made a request.

Since we have decided to reveal the truth, let's also include the two brothers Roy and Roland who happen to be present. After all, the combat power of the two Crescent Knights is also very worth fighting for.

Rosa exchanged a glance with her sons behind her and immediately spoke:

"I, Rosa Martha, swear on my honor that I will never betray anyone."

"I, Roy Martha, on my own honor."

"I, Roland."

After the three of them swore an oath of honor not to reveal the contents of the letter, Roy Roland could not wait to squeeze behind his mother and read the letter left by his father together.

As they watched, their expressions became more and more terrified, especially when they saw the sentence "I revered him like a father", the muscles on the two brothers' faces twitched wildly and uncontrollably as if they were hit by an invisible force.

His eyes were wide open and his mouth was so wide that his tongue was exposed.

"Your Highness, how old are you this year?" Roland looked at the young man in front of him with a hint of fear in his eyes.

He suspected that this extremely noble prince only looked young, but was actually an antique who had lived for decades or even hundreds of years, and was even a generation older than his mother who was already in her twilight years.

Roy next to him was completely surprised.

Your Highness = my father's father = my grandfather = the great-grandfather of the child in my wife's belly = Kabuki is safe!
"Grandpa!" Roy shouted affectionately.

Xia Mingyu was about to open his mouth to explain when he was silenced by the word "Grandpa". The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Even Rosa, the lord of the southern territory, covered her face in shame for a moment.

You call His Highness Grandpa, then what should I call him, Dad? My dad is still in the grave!

Only Roland, who was already familiar with his brother's unruly nature, showed an expression of expectedness.

"Roland, wake him up."

"Yes, mother."

Snapped!
"My Divine Protection has an ability that allows me to communicate across space and even time with those who share my will. And Leo was summoned by me when he was still a beggar."

After everyone calmed down, Xia Mingyu briefly described his abilities to them, of course omitting the specific details.

"I see, it can actually transcend time, worthy of the 1.4 billion protection!"

Rosa exclaimed, and the two brothers did the same, they didn't even have a trace of doubt.

This was somewhat beyond Xia Mingyu's expectations. He thought it would take a lot of effort. After all, traveling through time was too incredible for ordinary people.

But for the people of this world, with the blessing of the faith of 1.4 billion people, it seems natural that they can even transcend the long river of time.

After understanding the whole story of what happened in the distant past, Rosa and her two sons knelt on one knee in front of Xia Mingyu.

If any noble in the southern region saw this scene, they would be stunned and wonder if they were hallucinating.

Because although her military strength is not good, Rosa is still the recognized ruler of a territory in the Kingdom of Sosia. Even if the supreme king comes in person, she does not need to kneel.

Now he has to condescend to kneel down before a young man. This is simply absurd!

"Your Highness, just as my husband thanks you for giving him a wonderful life, I also thank you for giving me such a perfect husband. I have been able to enjoy decades of happiness. I will not lament my gray hair, but will only feel content."

"Thank you. You are the great benefactor of the entire Martha family. As the head of the Martha family, I will do my best to provide you with assistance. I hope you will not hesitate to ask."

After saying this, Rosa bowed deeply, and Roy Roland behind her did the same.

After all, if it weren't for His Highness, they probably wouldn't have come into this world!

From this perspective, Xia Mingyu can really be considered their grandfather in a sense.

After Xia Mingyu helped Rosa up and they both sat back on the sofa, he tried to make his request.

"Madam Rosa, can I ask you for some high-quality magic crystals? I need them to quickly increase my magic power so that I can be promoted to the Morning Star rank sooner."

Xia Mingyu said cautiously.

He is not the kind of person who keeps silent when he clearly needs help. In order to achieve his ideal as soon as possible, he must seize every opportunity to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

After all, the chess player sitting opposite him was the King of Gluttony who ruled one of the three great kingdoms of the human race.

High-quality magic crystals are undoubtedly the items he needs most at the moment, because the speed of increasing magic power by meditation is too slow, and it is not as fast as directly eating magic crystals!
Hearing this, Rosa called Roland over and whispered a few words to him before he hurriedly left the hall.

Not long after, he returned to the reception room with a maid.

The maid held a tray covered with crimson velvet in her hands, with a fist-sized red crystal placed on a stand in the middle of the tray.

The crystal is a deep crimson color all over, and it seems as if there is a flame flowing inside, sometimes showing crimson ripples, and sometimes flashing an orange-yellow halo.

Excellent!
The moment he saw the Fire Demon Crystal, Xia Mingyu's instinct as a magician had already made a judgment.

Judging from its appearance alone, the purity and magnitude of the magic power contained in this magic crystal is probably much higher than the ice magic crystal that Martha gave him last time.

It's worth at least five. No, six gold sols!
"Your Highness, high-quality magic crystals are extremely important strategic materials. Once obtained, they are quickly made into magic weapons, magic tools, and magic books."

"Therefore, even in Red Fox Castle, this is the only high-quality Fire Magic Crystal that has not been used. I can give it to you to increase your magic power. I hope you will forgive me."

Rosa said with a hint of apology.

"Mrs. Rosa, I am already grateful enough for giving me such a precious treasure. How can I ask for forgiveness?"

Xia Mingyu smiled slightly.

"Your Highness, although the castle currently only has this one high-quality magic crystal, this is the core of the southern border and is located on the kingdom's main transportation route. Countless merchants bring all kinds of goods here to trade at all times, and magic crystals are bound to appear among them."

"Your Highness, you may wish to stay in Red Fox Castle temporarily. During this time, I will offer a large reward for high-quality magic crystals as the Lord of Twilight City. Once I find them, I will immediately deliver them to you."

Rosa thought for a moment and said seriously.

The moment Roy Roland heard these words, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at the black-haired young man on the sofa with anticipation.

As the saying goes, those who are close to the water get the moon first. Isn't it because His Highness lives in his Black Wolf Castle that Karen can make Haydn his Highness's godson?

If His Highness could stay in Red Fox Castle permanently, then with their flattery skills, the protection their children would receive might not be worse than Haydn's!

Temporarily living in Red Fox Castle. Xia Mingyu just thought about it briefly and felt that this choice was quite tempting.

Firstly, being located in Twilight City, a prosperous city-state that ranks among the top in the entire Kingdom of Sosia, he can be exposed to more customs and information of this world, as well as meet all kinds of people to broaden his horizons.

Secondly, if he really has high-quality magic crystals to absorb and practice, then the speed at which his magic power increases will definitely increase to an extremely terrifying level.

Thirdly, the security level of Red Fox Fort is undoubtedly several levels higher than that of Black Wolf Fort, so he would feel more at ease living there.

"Mrs. Rosa, thank you for your invitation. I'm sorry to bother you for a while."

"Haha, you are too polite. It is our honor!" Seeing that His Highness finally agreed, even Rosa couldn't help but smile brightly like spring breeze.

"Roy, Roland, what are you standing there for? Hurry, send someone to prepare the best room for His Highness!"

"Also, call Seris over to be His Highness's personal butler."

"Okay, Mother!"

Roy Roland was overjoyed, and disappeared from the spot in an instant, as if he was afraid that Xia Mingyu would go back on his word.

Castle Rooms

Led by the maid, Xia Mingyu pushed open the oak door and stepped in.

The first thing that catches your eye is the walls covered in dark velvet embroidered with intricate gold patterns.

Not far away there is a stone fireplace with several silver candlesticks on the mantelpiece and a gilded mirror hanging above the fireplace.

The ceiling above is supported by wooden beams carved with exquisite and intricate patterns, which makes people marvel at the high skills of the craftsmen.

"Cool!"

Xia Mingyu did not pay much attention to the luxury of the room. Instead, he walked straight over and lay down on the extremely soft silk bed, stretching his waist comfortably.

He had been traveling all the time for the past month, either sleeping in a carriage or on a hard bed in the village, and his waist was almost broken!
However, since Berg and Anlia acted as if they were used to it, he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

After all, he was at least staying in the carriage or on Anlia's lap, while Berg sat in the front room of the carriage all day driving for him, and Anlia was a weak girl.

If they can get used to it, Xia Mingyu will naturally have to stick to it.

"It's time to get down to business."

After lying paralyzed in bed for half an hour, Xia Mingyu reluctantly got up while looking at the pitch-black sky outside the window.

He looked at the red crystal on the stand that the maid had brought to him on the wooden table, which was shining with a faint red light, and a hint of heat flashed in his eyes.

After absorbing this magic crystal, the magic power in his body might be doubled!
Without thinking too much, he stretched out his hand towards the magic crystal.

"hiss!"

The moment his fingers touched the surface of the magic crystal, he was burned and immediately moved his fingers away.

"The surface temperature of this thing is probably over 50 degrees. No wonder it has to be placed on a stand."

Xia Mingyu looked at his red fingertips and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Because this kind of scene that affects the outside world shows the high quality of this Fire Demon Crystal.

After all, the ice magic crystal at that time was not strong enough to frostbite his fingers.

"It seems that it's best to cool it down before absorbing it."

"Freeze, wind, shock."

Xia Mingyu gathered magic power at his fingertips, and in an instant he drew three magic patterns in the air, then superimposed them and released them.

rustling.

A chill suddenly rushed towards the crimson crystal on the bracket, and even a faint frost appeared on the surface of the wooden table.

"The temperature can be touched for a long time."

Xia Mingyu touched the surface of the magic crystal. Although it was still a little hot, it was not hot enough to burn his skin.

Considering the last time he absorbed the ice magic crystal and caused the entire top of the clock tower to be frozen, he decided to absorb it from a different location.

After all, it would be too rude to let this carefully prepared room be reduced to a sea of ​​fire as soon as you move in.

In a closed room in the castle.

The whole place is made of gray-black stone and is extremely quiet.

Xia Mingyu sat cross-legged on the cold ground, holding the crimson magic crystal in his hands.

As he did in his previous meditations, he began to imagine that his soul had left his body and that he was standing alone on the full moon, gazing at the dark continent and his body in the distance.

At the same time, he also had to imagine absorbing the warm and pure magic power in his hand into his body.

As the meditation progressed, it didn't take long before balls of red light began to emerge from the crimson magic crystal, continuously transmitting to Xia Mingyu's body, and finally completely enveloping him.

At the same time, the surrounding temperature soared sharply, and waves of heat were released from Xia Mingyu's body.

The gray-black stones that constructed this secret room were now scorching hot from the heat wave. If it weren't for their extremely high ignition point, they would have turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Crackling.

Balls of blazing flames engulfed Xia Mingyu, but for some reason only his clothes were burned to ashes, without hurting his skin or hair at all.

At this moment, he had no time to care about the outside world. In his senses, waves of heat surged into his body and flowed everywhere, as if countless ants were crawling in his blood vessels, making him feel hot and itchy.

"It feels so uncomfortable, I need to absorb it quickly." This was his last thought before he lost consciousness.

Spark Hall.

Amidst the dimness of the eleven pitch-black prisms, the only crimson prism engraved with lifelike murals of figures, as smooth as jade, appears particularly unique.

Therefore, Tamerlan and Hercules were standing around this prism, looking at the murals on it, with dazed expressions.

When Xia Mingyu came to his senses, he had already arrived here.

"I didn't expect that after the Meditation Magic Crystal fell into a trance, it could actually come to the temple. This way, I have suffered less."

Xia Mingyu couldn't help but sigh as he recalled the strange feeling he had before.

"Your Highness, do you know why this prism in the hall has changed so strangely? Could the mural carved on it be Leo's life story? He hasn't been here for a month. Where has he been?"

Seeing him appear, Tamerlan crossed a distance of dozens of meters and came to him in an instant, looking anxious and asking several questions in a row.

Alas, it's time to tell them the truth.

Looking at the panic on the blond young man's face, Xia Mingyu sighed inwardly.

Now that things have come to this, and the timeline has been closed, there is no need to hide it from the two of them anymore.

"Calm down, Tamerlan, Hercules, please stay in your seats. I will tell you everything about Leo."

Xia Mingyu said calmly.

In front of the long bronze table, Xia Mingyu sat on the main seat, with Tamerlan on his right and Hercules on his left. The bronze seat where Leo used to sit was now empty.

"Before answering your questions, I would like to tell you a story about the greatest knight in the history of the Southern Territory—the story of Red Flame."

Xia Mingyu silently took out the book "Biography of Crimson Fire" and then read it softly.

A beggar from the slums was knocked down by a lady's carriage. Like in all fairy tales, he was taken back to the castle by the lady. Then he trained hard and became a brave knight.
The knight, like in all fairy tales, married a young lady, had children, and finally went to the battlefield, participated in an unjust war, met an upright enemy, and used his life in exchange for a wish to save countless people from hell.
As Xia Mingyu recited, Tamerlan's expression kept changing, from shock to relief to sadness.
After finishing the story, a smile uglier than crying appeared on Tamerlan's handsome face.

"Your Highness, this is Leo's story, right? He existed in the past, and a year is only one day for us, right?"

Although he had already confirmed the answer in his mind through various clues on Leo's body and the story of the red fire, Tamerlan still asked with a glimmer of hope.

How he wished that His Highness would reprimand him harshly and say that this was just his fantasy.

However, under his nervous gaze, Xia Mingyu just nodded quietly.

The next moment, a surge of deep blue magic power like a river burst out from Tamerlan, causing Hercules, who felt threatened on the opposite side, to subconsciously take a fighting stance according to his instinct.

However, this magic power came and went quickly and soon dissipated.

Tamerlan just lowered his head silently with a gloomy expression.

"Are you okay, Tamerlan?"

"I'm fine, Your Highness."

Tamerlan raised his head, his blue eyes flickering with mist, like the mist on the sea, but his face was filled with a brilliant smile.

"Red Fire. No, Leo, he is the best disciple I have ever taught. I am honored to be his master."

"He is a unique knight genius!"

(End of this chapter)