The Far East in October 1624 was like a sea of joy. In this cold and windy season, four happy events that happened almost at the same time ignited a passionate fire in people's hearts, which was enough to dispel the chill of winter.

The "National Day" and the "Sanctification Day" on October 1 are long-awaited festive festivals, and there are two other happy events that come a little suddenly. First of all, His Majesty the King, who was deeply loved by the people of the Far East, ushered in the wedding, and the queen was none other than Lord Evgenia, the Minister of Commerce, who had accompanied Rudolf I for many years. Thanks to the highly developed media industry in the Far East and the relatively relaxed censorship of publications, people can easily learn about the anecdotes of the government and the opposition through various popular newspapers and even radio programs, among which the most popular among the people are the "jokes" of the royal family members and cabinet courtiers. Most of these gossips are extremely exaggerated, but there is also a real side to them. For example, no less than 40 biographies of His Majesty Rudolph have been published since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and both official and scholarly histories have devoted a lot of attention to His Majesty's experiences before his career, with particular attention paid to two important women in the life of Rudolph I, one is his late wife Franceska, and the other is his lover and comrade and comrade-in-arms Evgenia.

These biographies describe in detail Evgenia's life story: born into a noble family of martial arts in Kitland, her husband was murdered by a cult warlord shortly after her marriage, and she was forced to flee the Lucian Plateau with her infant daughter, and lived as a ranger in Krasburg, which was then known as the "Fort of Atonement", and became famous in the local adventurer circle with her precise archery skills, and made great contributions to the battle against the siege of the Orcs, becoming the "eldest sister" admired by the Far Eastern rangers. It was in this battle that Rudolf Kolas, who was still the captain of the militia under Gregory at the time, met Evgenia and formed a deep friendship in the battle side by side, and as they got to know each other better, Evgenia was gradually impressed by the courage and dreams of this man, and was influenced by Rudolph to believe in the goddess of fate, and since then he has wholeheartedly followed Rudolph to help him realize the great ideal of independent state in the Far East. For the next 20 years, Evgenia helped Rudolph recruit and train Far Eastern rangers to strengthen the militia, and founded the "Friendly House", the largest hotel in the Far East at the time, to raise funds and gather intelligence for Rudolph's militia. Today, the royal palace in Krasbourg was built on the basis of the "House of Friendliness".

By 1620, when the time was ripe for revolution in the Far East, Evgenia had become an important business leader in the provincial capital, and at Rudolph's behest, she formed the "Club of the Awakened" to propagate revolutionary ideas and recruit fellow revolutionary travelers, which played a huge role in the ensuing War of Independence, and is now a founding member of the Far Eastern cabinet, most of which are now important ministers.

After the founding of the Far East, Evgenia became Minister of Commerce, and made a great contribution to the economic development and trade prosperity of the new country, both in the court and among the people, and people always referred to this beautiful and strong lady with honorific titles such as "Sir Knight" or "Your Excellency", which are usually reserved for great men. In fact, these titles do not add to Evgenia's glory, on the contrary, it is she herself who adds gold to the title of nobility.

From the first acquaintance to the tie the knot, from the common hardship to the common wealth, Rudolph and Evgenia have gone through more than 20 years of ups and downs together, and now their long relationship has finally reached a turning point: Rudolph has become a widely loved king of the Far Easterners, and Evgenia will also wear her own crown, put on a snow-white wedding dress, enter the Krasbourg Cathedral, accept the blessings of the goddess of fate and millions of people, and become the beloved Queen of the Far Easterners.

In addition to this grand wedding, there was another good news from Krasbourg: Queen Evgenia was pregnant with His Majesty's own flesh and blood. This lucky little one, who has received the grace and blessings of God, will be named "Vasilisa". At the moment when the "Voice of the Far East" announced the good news, there were many listeners at home and abroad who were guarding the radio, and they couldn't help but fold their fingers to count the birthday of Her Royal Highness Vasilisa, the princess of the Far East.

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Also in October of that year, the atmosphere in the holy city of Assans was very different from that of Krasbourg. The wounds of the financial crisis have yet to heal, casting a shadow of decay over the world's oldest city in Vares, with street shops mostly still closed, and a depressed atmosphere that fills the city and everyone looks listless.

It had been raining for several days, and the holy city of Asshan was like a damp and moldy loaf of bread, soaked in rainwater, and swelled up, as if it could be dissolved into a disgusting paste at any moment. In such a harsh season, except for those who are forced to make a living, the aristocrats and magnanimates in the city have long been like a flock of migrating geese to the sunny coastal towns in the south for vacation, and the social center of the upper class has also shifted to the south.

During this bleak rainy season, when night falls, the capital of the Assanian Empire looks like a ruin. Looking down from above the city, the empty and wealthy areas are almost a sea of darkness, and the occasional flickering light is nothing more than the servants who watch over the family house keeping vigil. As for the surrounding civilian areas and even the chaotic slums, most of the residents have not yet shaken off the ravages of the economic crisis, and their lives have become unprecedentedly poor, and they have to cut back on food and clothing.

A horse-drawn carriage drove through the streets on a rainy night, hurried across the Avenue des Saints, out of the city and all the way north, not stopping until it came to a stop at the foot of the hill on the outskirts of the city.

As soon as the carriage was steady, a figure in a gray cloak jumped down, holding a black iron rod that exuded an evil spirit, slightly hunched over, standing in the rain and looking around, his face covered by a thick black veil, revealing only a pair of flickering eyes, as if looking for something.

The door opened again, and a figure also wrapped in a cloak jumped out of the carriage, and there was a muffled "thump" sound when it landed, and mud splashed under his feet. The man was commensurate with his weight, twelve feet tall, and almost twice as tall as his traveling companions.