Recently, there is a rumor circulating in Twilight City that King Todd from the Holy Spirit World has the "key" to heaven.

It is difficult to verify where such rumors come from. Some say it came from a group of scholars who were obsessed with art, while others said it came from the guards around His Majesty.

Whatever the version or rhetoric, one thing is certain: someone has visited another world and returned to the present world safely.

On the other hand, there is no time to pay attention to the rumors that are being hyped up by the outside world, and Todd is busy meeting with Emerson and Terrence among the kings, hoping to promote the method of "selecting officials by examination".

"I still have some doubts, can you really judge a person's ability through the way of the exam?" After a week of silence at home, when Terrence appeared in front of Todd again, his body was a little thin, but his spirit was much stronger than before: "Moreover, this time to select the 'Chief Legal Counsel of the Kingdom', Your Majesty, you took the initiative to give up the right to publish the papers, and hoped that the scholars would form a team and work together to complete the examination papers, this matter ......"

Terrence's expression was a little embarrassed: "I really doubt that those scholars can compare to your knowledge and ability......"

Todd glanced at the book on the table.

'Sacred Law', 'Saxon Code', 'Beauvais Customary Law', 'Taylor's Compendium of Jurisprudence'......

There are no less than 20 law books, each of which looks thick and can be used as a shield.

With a trembling heart, Todd turned his face to Terrence and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring voice: "In my eyes, the law should belong to the people, not to a privileged class. Only by gathering the wisdom and consciousness of the widest range of scholars can the true meaning of the law be embodied!"

Terrence's eyes lit up, and then he looked at the king with respect, and he nodded incessantly: "Your Majesty, your wisdom is unparalleled! Throughout history, there has never been a monarch who has the will or even the courage to say what you just said!"

Emerson touched his beard, glanced at Terrence, and said slowly, "Then, Your Majesty, how should the kingdom select the Papers? and how can you ensure that these scholars will not mix their interests and opinions into the examination?"

While thinking back to the exams in his previous life, Todd analyzed: "First of all, in the selection of the examiners, we should pay attention to ability, qualification and character at the same time to ensure the academic purity of the exam; secondly, once the candidates are selected, let them all move into the headquarters of the Knights, and they are not allowed to contact the outside world until the end of the exam; finally, in the process of producing the papers, I hope that the two of you will take on the role of overseers and adjust and revise the exams in a timely manner." ”

"There are many variables about the means and forms of the volume. For example, each scholar can be asked to write their own questions, and then compile all the questions together, and only need to randomly select them during the exam; for example, you can prepare two sets of exam papers, divided into A and B, to reduce the deviation of human factors. ”

Terrence nodded as he listened: "Indeed, there are many ways to maximize the fairness and validity of the test. ”

"Think for yourself about the rest. I promised not to interfere with the written test, but I will still participate in the interview. When it came to the kingdom's officials, Todd decided to err on the side of caution.

Watching Emerson and Terrence walk out of the room, Todd rang the bell on the table and said to the attendants who came in, "Take all these law books on the table for me, hurry!"

Seeing that the books were emptied, Todd, who was out of sight and out of mind, breathed a sigh of relief with a relaxed face.

"Your Majesty, Lord Cumberland is here. ”

Todd asked strangely, "Didn't he take the cavalry regiment and go to the field for training?"

After receiving the king's permission, the old knight walked into the room, and the strange expression on his face made Todd a little confused.

"Your Majesty, aren't you busy right now? ”

Todd shook his head and said, "What? Is there another war in the east?"

Cumberland hurriedly replied, "The barbarian army that plundered the Silver Ring Kingdom has already returned to the north. Just last week, the Church coalition that heard the news, blushing at the wealth they carried, took the lead in tearing up the peace agreement and going to war again. ”

"The barbarians and the church are fighting again? That's good, that's good. Todd felt a little relieved, and said to Cumberland: "Then you left training and ran back for ......?"

The loud voice in the past has turned into a low voice today, Cumberland looked at the ceiling and said, "I heard that your majesty can ...... here"

Todd was getting impatient.

"If you have something, just say it directly, you don't need to swallow and spit out!"

Cumberland straightened his face and drew a cross on his chest: "I have heard that Your Majesty has a way to guide our souls to visit the Kingdom of Heaven and return safely. I just wanted to ask, can you give me a ride?"

Todd covered his face with his hands and said with a headache, "Where did you hear about this?"

"Old tortoise Emerson! He wrote to me! And he said he wanted to go!"

Cumberland didn't hesitate to sell his old friend.

"I have to tell you beforehand that it's risky to go there......" Looking at the resolute old knight, Todd completely dismissed the idea of persuasion: "But I guess you don't care at all." Forget it, find a chair and sit here......"

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The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the carpet between the kings.

Todd leaned against the windowsill, looked out the window at the crowd, listened to the bell in his ear, and sighed deeply.

After Cumberland entered the soul space, the first half of the behaving was the same as that of others, surprised, excited, crazy, and reverent......

But then, the old knight makes a sad request to Todd that he wants to meet his dead son in Heaven.

When he first heard this request, Todd looked confused.

This is just a virtual world that relies on the concretization of supernatural abilities to summon human souls, how can it be possible?!

Todd had the heart to explain everything to Cumberland, but it was then that he saw a different side that the old knight had never seen before.

Unlike the strong, heroic, and optimistic in the past, Cumberland in the soul space is no longer the warlord of the Dusk West Knights, nor is he the invincible knight model in people's mouths. At that time, he was just a father, an old, lowly, sad father. Bent over like a man in the water, in an almost pleading tone, asking for a hint of comfort and pity.

Todd hesitated.

Next, he did something that he might regret for the rest of his life.

With memories of his trip to Silver Ring to sell Gospel Flowers, Todd remembers Herman, the commander of the Royal Guard.

When Cumberland saw the young man in the hologram, he slowly walked towards him. The old knight fell to his knees, holding the non-existent son in his arms, and cried like a child.

The sun recedes below the horizon, and the scenery outside the window gradually dims.

The king stood by the window, motionless.

Todd closed his eyes, used the thumb of his right hand, and pinched the tiger's mouth in his left hand, his face was ashen: "I'm a bastard!

"If you're a bastard, there's no soul in heaven. ”

Todd followed the sound.

Rachel stood in the doorway between the kings, flanked by a terrified-looking squire.

Todd waved his hand: "It's okay, let her in." ”

Wherever she goes, Rachel still looks as good as ever.

She walked up to Todd and watched quietly as the guards closed the door to the room before she said to the king, "How big is the wound?"

"What?"

Todd didn't understand what the other party was talking about.

Rachel stepped forward and lifted Todd's sleeve.

The scales created by the Inheritor's mutation have spread to the size of apples.

Todd looked at the other party in surprise: "How do you know?"

"I may not know how many abilities you have in your body, but I always remember them. Rachel slowly lowered Todd's sleeve.

Thinking of the past words and deeds of the woman in front of him, Todd suddenly laughed: "I almost forgot how good you are." ”

"Do you still have the heart to laugh?!"

Rachel took a map from his bosom and unfolded it on the table, drawing a red cross on it in the north near the tundra ice.

"In the territory of the barbarians, in the north of the Ulster Kingdom, there is a country covered with snow all year round, called the 'Shadow Country'. Theodore once brought back a black liquid from there and used it to cure Jerome's mutation. At this point, Richer paused, turning his gaze from the map to Todd: "The locals call that liquid 'tyrant'. ”