The King's Follower [Rebirth]

In the long corridor, the guard paced back and forth a little restlessly. He walked from one end of the corridor to the other. The heels of his boots made a crisp sound as they landed on the marble floor tiles. The sword in the middle made a metal crashing sound as he moved, echoing in the corridor.

"Can you stop for a while?" The young man guarding the door said coldly, "Your Highness will come out in 10 minutes, what's wrong with you, why can't you just stand there and wait, or find a place to sit?" come down?"

The guards stopped immediately, the orcs would always subconsciously accept the requests of the sub-orcs, even if the sub-orcs were not yet of age.He shrugged, walked slowly to the boy's side, bent down and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, does your highness spend so long in prayer every day?"

Without raising his head, the young man said dryly, "Yes, four times a day, morning, noon and night plus once before going to bed, one hour each time, whether you can find the church or not."

The guard was speechless, and sighed: "No wonder His Highness is so slow. When did Your Highness become so pious? Could it be that he wanted to..." He glanced at the Crown Prince's servants who were chatting together in the courtyard, and the Crown Prince's guards farther away, Only then asked in a weaker voice, "Could it be that he wants to increase his support among the people in this way?"

Although Prince Edward is the first heir to the throne, if the support rate among the people is too low, citizens can vote to depose the king and crown prince.Kings and nobles have a superior status and enjoy a richer and more luxurious life and more rights, but this does not mean that they can do whatever they want. The Constitution gives citizens the right to supervise and restrict the royal family and nobles. Before the law, even Kings also get no privileges.

The young man moved his sore shoulders: "How do I know what His Royal Highness means? Besides, His Royal Highness's approval rating is not low, and no one has heard of the voice of the people who want to depose him. However, we are privately I feel," he paused, raised his head slightly, and said into the guard's ear, "Your Highness, he has been too pious this year, if this piousness is true, and he is not the only legal descendant of the two His Majesties , he will most likely give up the position of crown prince, enter the church to become a monk, and dedicate everything to Orgunra."

The guard shrugged and stood against the wall next to the guard.The two waited quietly for a while, and the attendant looked at his pocket watch again, and said, "His Royal Highness is coming out soon, there are still 2 minutes left."

The chapel across the door was empty, only a blond boy in black was kneeling in front of the altar at the east end. He raised his head and looked at the god statue on the altar. His golden eyes were focused and his face was solemn. .His lips moved slightly, as if he was muttering something silently, but he didn't make a sound. He clasped his hands in front of his chest, and hung a gold chain on the tiger's mouth. Below the chain was a gold ring, and in the middle of the gold ring was a simplified dragon.This is a symbolic representation of Orgon-Ra, the god who created the orcs and sub-orcs, the golden ring represents the sub-orcs, and the golden dragon represents the orcs.

It is said that 7 years ago, a catastrophe wiped out almost all life on the mainland, leaving only the ferocious beasts that came to the mainland through the distorted space.It just so happened that Orgunra was walking in the endless universe, passing through the barren Salman Continent, and saved the last intelligent creature.Orgonla gave him a space that could breed life and grow plants so that he could survive, and this was the birth of the first sub-orc.

Later, Orgona was worried that the sub-orc man would not be able to protect himself in the cruel environment, so he taught him the magic of resisting, and put a dragon egg in his space to breed a dragon to protect him .But as the only intelligent creature on the mainland, the suborc man is really lonely. His loneliness and desire for communication and affection penetrated into the dragon egg. The dragon absorbed these emotions and was no longer a complete beast. The ability of his appearance also produced deep pity and deep love for the sub-orcs, so the first orc came out of the shell in the end.He married the sub-orcs and had offspring.

The sub-orcs raised the orcs, and it has never changed since the beginning of all things.The land of the Salman continent is extremely barren and rich in minerals, but it cannot grow any plants. Plants can only grow in the space of the sub-orcs.And because of biological instinct, orcs always tend to protect and cherish sub-orcs.Therefore, even if the attack power is almost equal to zero, the sub-orcs can still sit on an equal footing with the orcs on the mainland, and they have not received any unfair treatment because of their physical weakness.

The altar is surrounded by 999 night pearls, and the soft blue light illuminates the entire altar and the pale but delicate face of the young man.He stared intently at the Golden Ring Dragon above the saint's coffin enshrined on the altar. He didn't lower his eyes until he silently recited the last prayer, and wrapped the necklace hanging on the tiger's mouth around one wrist. In the palm of the hand, the arm stretched forward, the palm facing up, bent down, and kissed the cold ground.

"The glory and authority belong entirely to you, the eternal god Orgunra." He muttered in a low voice, then stood up from the ground, hung the necklace on his chest, and turned to leave the chapel.He didn't wear shoes, and walked barefoot on the black marble tiles, barely making a sound.This is the most pious gesture of prayer, black robes, loose hair, bare feet.

The gatekeeper standing by the chapel door opened the heavy gate as soon as he approached. The gatekeeper was not a real creature, but an enchanted stone monster.Seeing him coming out, the servant guarding the door immediately bowed to him and put the shoes under his feet, "Your Highness," the servant half knelt on the ground to put on the shoes for him, "His Majesty the Queen has sent a message."

The guard knelt on one knee, bowed his head and saluted Edward. Edward raised his hand to signal him to stand up and speak. The guard stood up, still bent deeply, with a humble posture, and said softly: "Yesterday afternoon, His Majesty the King suddenly brought him and William, the son of Miss Margaret of the Letterman family, and Stephen, the son of William's younger brother, Miss Margaret and her guards, were taken into the court, claiming that it was because Miss Margaret died of illness and no one took care of them. Two children. And there was no news about this matter before."

Edward had already put on his shoes, "So?" He said coldly, and walked along the corridor towards the small building where the monks rested on the side of the chapel, where he was going to wash and change clothes, "It's just an orc brother, I'm here There are more than one half-brothers and sisters in the palace."

The guard followed closely behind him and explained: "But His Majesty the King pays too much attention to this illegitimate son, which makes His Majesty the Queen a little worried..."

Edward stopped and turned to look at the guard: "What do you call him?"

The guard was stunned for a few seconds by the handsome and bright face of the prince, and then realized who Prince Edward was referring to.

In last year's selection, Prince Edward, who was only two years old before becoming an adult, ranked No. 5 among the top ten most popular sub-orcs in the country. He is the dream lover of many orcs. He has been living in his fief Somerset since then, and only comes back twice a year. Today is the first time he has seen the prince with his own eyes, so it is not shameful to be amazed by the prince's almost flawless appearance.

The guard opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"It's Master William." Edward said word by word, "Even if he is born out of wedlock, he is still my father, the child of His Majesty the King. When His Majesty the King is still alive, I hope you can give his children what they deserve." Respect, regardless of origin. Also, don't let me hear the word illegitimate child again. No matter who it is applied to, it is not the child's fault to be born out of wedlock."

"I'm sorry, Your Highness." The guard bowed deeply again.Edward nodded, and then walked forward, the guard continued, "His Majesty's attention to Master William made Her Majesty the Queen very worried. Master William's beast shape is a dragon, and its color is silver. He and Stephen, uh, Master Stephen just now When he came to the palace, before he had time to wash and change his clothes, His Majesty the King invited several principals of the Imperial St. Sorssis University to conduct an appraisal for Master William. The final result was that Master William's current level is the fourth-level intermediate, yes A born strong person has a very high chance of succeeding in hitting the eighth level in the future, and even can hit the ninth level and become a golden dragon."

Although it is said that the first orc in the world was a golden dragon, there are now many kinds of orcs in the entire continent, and there will be many new variants every year.Ordinary beasts such as ligers, tigers, bears, and leopards are the most common beasts for commoners, and the beasts for nobles are larger, and the ones with the largest volume and the highest force value are the giant dragons of the royal family.However, the last golden dragon had aged and died 1000 years ago, and the highest level of all the giant dragon families in the mainland was only a silver dragon at the peak of level eight, such as His Majesty the King.

The beast is a giant dragon, which proves that he undoubtedly has royal blood, and the strength of the fourth-level intermediate has already surpassed most of the orcs in the empire.Even His Majesty, the most powerful orc king in the entire Cuthbert Empire, was nothing more than that back then. It is not empty words to please the king to say that he can hit the eighth level.

The guard went on to say: "His Majesty the King was very happy after hearing this, and announced in public that if Master William can reach the seventh level, he will be made an earl, if he can be promoted to the eighth level, he will be made a duke, and he will be in charge of the royal guard." The right of the army. He also said that Master William is his most valued son."

It's no wonder that Her Majesty the Queen is worried about an illegitimate child who just arrived. The kingdom's inheritance law stipulates that illegitimate children have no right to inherit titles, and only one-tenth of the property can be inherited, and all illegitimate children share this tenth equally. But the royal family And nobles always have exceptions.Every few decades in history, a great nobleman with weak heirs would beg the king to designate his illegitimate son as the heir to the title, and 800 years ago in the Cuthbert Empire, a king deposed the crown prince whose strength was only level six , Let the illegitimate son who has entered the eighth level of junior inherit the throne.

Edward still said in a calm tone: "William is powerful. If he can become a seventh-level or eighth-level strong man, it is only natural for his father to award him such a reward. There are no more than [-] seventh-level strong men in the country, and even fewer eighth-level strong men." , No more than a hundred people, which one is not holding an important position in the army? If William really has such strength, is he deprived of the right to serve the country just because he is not a legitimate child? Although an illegitimate child cannot inherit the title, it is still the imperial title. A citizen is protected by the Constitution, if he wants to develop in the army, His Majesty should reward and award him according to his strength and contribution according to the regulations."

The guard was choked by Edward's indifference, and he didn't speak until Edward was almost at the door of the locker room, before he hurriedly said: "Later, His Majesty will ask your subordinates to ask if you can speed up the schedule. She misses you very much."

Edward nodded, but he didn't speak. The guard didn't know whether the nod meant a promise to speed up the journey or simply indicated that he had heard what he said. Before he could ask again, the crown prince had already walked into the room and closed the door.The servant who had just chatted in the garden had entered the house before the prince to prepare for him to wash and change clothes, and the other servants also began to prepare for the prince's lunch.

The guard stood at the door, a little at a loss, until a guard of the crown prince came over and asked him if he wanted to have lunch together, then he shook his head, left the corridor, and transformed into a beast in the empty garden.It was a giant lion nearly three meters high, with a pair of wings on its back. He flapped his wings, rushed into the sky, and returned to the palace to report the news to the queen.

Although the queen sent someone to urge him, Edward still walked towards the capital Lehman at his original pace and speed. He didn't want to see the king and queen in the first place, so it would be a day if he could delay it.However, this place is not far from the capital of Lehman. Two days later, the crown prince's team still entered the gate of the capital slowly.

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