"Epoch 44: The Eastern world was formed by fire, and at the beginning of the Creator's creation, the Eastern world had only two forms: lava and fire. It wasn't until the world's snowstorms hit the south that it gradually became a blazing plain, and finally waited for the hardworking people to make it the most ideal home for mankind. - "Dragonborn"

"The world and human beings are already in an endless cycle of reincarnation, and when human desires reach the limit, the ultimate child of desire will descend on the heavenly punishment of the gods, annihilate everything in the world, return to silence in the flames, and experience a new round of reincarnation. - "Dark Book"

The Flame Empire, Imperial Capital Province, near the Imperial Capital Tianmen.

During this fiery month of cicadas and lotuses, the Empire experienced the end of its hottest hour, after which the direct point of the sun's rays would gradually return to the southern part of the continent. The Flame Empire, located in the northern part of the continent, will gradually become cool, and then transition to an extremely cold state.

Although the southern capital and half of the empire will not experience such winters, the people in the northern imperial capital will still experience a cold that seems difficult to survive.

Fortunately, the sky is still dominated by the sun and the blazing heat, and the people of the entire imperial capital do not believe that the severe cold will come, they only pray and believe in their hearts that the flames of the Flame Empire will spread all over the world, endlessly, like the fire on the throne of the gods, and will not be extinguished forever.

Today, on August 1, 514 of the imperial calendar, the National Day of the Empire is held at the same time as the Longqing.

The 514-year-old Eastern Empire, since the beginning of the founding of the Yanjun, has held its National Day in the hottest month of the empire every year, from the very beginning to occupy a province, until now it has become the only huge empire among the five empires, the Yanhuo Empire has gone through a long period of five hundred years after the Dragon War, survived the other four empires, and has become the only one under the current unity and stability.

In order to commemorate the war with the dragon clan, and also to commemorate the imperial royal family flowing with the blood of the dragon clan for 10,000 years, since the founding of the Flame Empire 14 years ago, every fifty years and a fixed time, the empire will unite the National Day and the dragon celebration to build the empire's greatest celebration of prosperity.

After three years of preparation, and after two days and two nights of silence for all the forces involved, the great pendulum of the highest attic of the empire finally struck six times in the early morning to show the people of the empire that the great date had arrived.

Near the Heavenly Gate, one of the nine ancient city gates of the imperial capital, the army needed for the first wave of imperial military parades had already been assembled. According to the "Longqing Review Report Form" submitted by Luo Heng, the Prime Minister of the Empire yesterday, the two gates of Heaven and Earth Gate of the Empire will become the departure locations of the Imperial Army and the New Guard.

The morning sun and the smell of dew had not completely dissipated, and the citizens who had gathered in the imperial capital from four o'clock to participate in Longqing had already stood on the cement avenue leading from Tianmen to the central square of the imperial capital according to the arrangement of the empire.

After 80 years of industrial construction in the empire, the ancient buildings of the empire left in the imperial capital can still be called the only one in the empire.

The residents of the empire near the avenue are leaning in front of the pawnshops, teahouses, taverns and two-story residential buildings in the ancient style of the empire, and they can only faintly see the tall imperial clock tower, the imperial bank building, and the tall and mighty red fire dragon that symbolizes the empire in the distance.

Since the beginning of the first seven days of the Dragon Festival, the empire has replaced all the commonly used imperial insignia and imperial flags with the appearance of a winged red dragon, in order to replace the red Elvis Presley that has been used for a long time, and the empire's worship of the dragon clan has finally been able to tear through all camouflage and show naked in front of all those who have admiration.

"I couldn't have loved the banner of the Empire, especially the majestic dragon on it. But on this day, it brings me nothing but ambition and madness, and if the dragons return, won't such a grand ceremony become a joke, don't you say?"

In the midst of the noisy crowd, a bright young male voice quickly reached the ears of the man beside him.

Fortunately, the attention of the surrounding people was focused on the Imperial army that was preparing to march not far away, and did not pay too much attention to the discordant sound nearby.

Today's ceremony was special, the young man did not wear the usual red uniform of the Flame Empire, but instead wore the ancient men's flame uniform of the Empire, with wide sleeves and a long robe that dragged to the ground like a skirt, very much like the style of the empire a hundred years ago.

However, most of the imperial nobles who participated in Longqing today were indeed dressed like this. Except for some merchants who wore black upper and lower Western dresses, most of the commoners wore them on a daily basis.

However, the people around this young man were dressed in pure black Western-style dresses, and they were no different from imperial merchants.

"If it weren't for the fact that those people's attention is on the army now, and your words are heard by those people under Lao Tzu, you wouldn't even be killed. The man said in a deep voice, and the exterior of the dress could not hide the feeling of coming out of the army.

"Lin Feng, don't you and I all want to avenge Ye Gu? Now it is rumored that Ye Gu failed to assassinate the little emperor and has been punished the most severely, whether he is dead or alive, we must not give up what we promised. And now that the emperor is afraid of your Lin family, it has reached such a point, and Long Qing doesn't want you to participate, is it appropriate for your worries to be transformed into a motivation for revenge?" The young man said, but his eyes were the same as those of the surrounding citizens, and he did not dare to look at the imperial army that was preparing to review.

The sturdy red armor, the official military cap embroidered with the red dragon, the fire gun at his waist and the imperial sword in his hand all showed the appearance of the most powerful army of this great empire.

Coupled with the uniform deployment of their actions in preparation, they would be the Empire's greatest machines, if not in this age of steam.

"Of course, revenge is going to happen, but not now. Before, that kid from the Luo family asked me to help contact Brother Lingu, and we just need to follow him at the critical moment. If it is exposed now, Lao Tzu will be sorry for Ye Gu's friendship in saving us in the north two years ago. But then again, Sray, how can you, a foreigner-born person, like Yanfu today? It's different from your previous preference for blue and purple, haha. Lin Feng smiled and looked at Sray from the side, but he never dared to put down the small imperial flag in his hand, otherwise this discordant note would soon be seen.

"In two hours, this army will go to the Imperial Plaza to advance, and when they pass near the Imperial Bell Tower halfway through the new entrance, the little emperor will come over, Lin Xiaozhan and I have already discussed, and today I will give him a surprise of flames. You must know that we are not the only ones in the imperial army who oppose Long Qing. Si Lei laughed in a low voice, and after glancing at Lin Feng, he returned to the fanatical expression he had with the surrounding citizens.

"Coexist with fire? Lin Feng snickered inwardly, and after slightly tidied up his somewhat crooked top hat, he put on his gloves slightly and threw himself into the carnival with Sray.

Fortunately, his tall body was located at the back of the crowd, and as the number of citizens of the empire gradually increased, it was not so conspicuous.

The Flame Empire, in the Upper Church of the Imperial Capital Empire.

With the strong sound of the bell, which had just dissipated, the believers of the Lord and the little emperor sat together in the large chapel, listening to the last words of the priest on the middle platform.

"The Great Lord, the Great Creator, the Great God, has brought great power to our great kingdom. The Lord and the gods will forever bless humanity that belongs to the gods of industriousness and bravery, and will eternally redeem the souls of those who fall into the abyss. Choose the right path and face the future of the Lord's creation, where the Lord and all the Creator will forever bless their believers. My sincerity!"

"My sincerity!" all the believers present, including the little emperor, folded their hands together on their chests, and followed the priest to say the last prayer of the morning.

Before closing his eyes, the little emperor in the front seat from time to time looked at the black-robed priest in front of him, with the cross on his chest, symbolizing the Lord.

Believing in the Lord, he did not ignore the splendor of the cross that symbolized the gods, even with a kind of Longqing participants.

As his eyes closed as he muttered the words of the prayer, the remnants of the cross in front of his vision did not disappear completely, but gradually emitted a fierce flame in his seemingly eternal darkness.

Fortunately, the people around him, including the priest, were all in sincere prayer with their eyes closed, and no one noticed the flame magic power emanating from the little emperor's side.

At the moment when the Dragon Clan Ruins and Long Qingye had been fully prepared, the two demonic source powers of the flame light in his body were like restless boiling water, wanting to break through the shackles of the pot lid and release it completely.

Even the cross under the little emperor's closed eyes seemed to be like a gentle tentacle of a god, bringing him a complete vision of light, and an extremely intense brightness opposite to darkness, which would lead him and the empire to a realm like heaven.

There were no dancing ghost-eyed dark illusions, no boiling bubbling pans of oil, and no strange creatures gushing saliva like zombies.

There are only white angels with tough wings, only gentle fountains with warm breath, and lovely and gentle dragons covered with cyan scales and gentle wings that stir the breeze.

"Lord bless you!"

With the priest's final shout, the people led by the little emperor present returned to reality from a temporary dream that was not long or short.

Looking at the frescoes depicting the creator god at the top of the Cathedral, the little emperor bowed deeply to the portraits of the priest and the lord in front of him, and then walked straight back, walking towards the reserved place of the special carriage.

The imperial officials and consuls behind him, such as Luo Heng, Yang Zhuo, Yan Ling, and Lin Gu, also bowed and saluted, and then marched towards the positions that belonged to them two hours later.

The empire's Long Qing will go crazy under the strange undercurrent and blazing extreme flames.

"Coexist with the flames!"

Seeing the little emperor come out, the soldiers outside the church raised their right hands, exercising the highest etiquette belonging to the imperial army.