Parliament Peak, where the parliaments of the four countries are held, is also the highest mountain on the mainland.

The summit of the mountain is covered with snow and ice that never melts, and once upon a time it was a forbidden place for humans to tread.

Later, after the establishment of the Four Kings to unify the divided human race, people began to set foot in one inaccessible place after another on the continent.

Eventually, people began to challenge the mountain that led to the sky.

They built stone steps on the mountain peaks, and carved magical runes into the cold, solid rock along the path of each stone step. Stone steps lead to the top of the mountain, where magical runes clear the wind and snow.

So the road to the sky was opened, and tens of thousands of stone steps stretched upwards along the mountain peaks, submerging into the clouds, and the forbidden land of the gods was finally conquered by humans.

Of the four roads that people have built, one has been built in each country.

These four roads are known as the Path of Dawn because legend has it that at the end of the road, at the top of the mountain, you can see the most beautiful dawn.

But few people actually see the dawn at the top of the mountain.

Because these four roads are also called the King's Road, at the end of the road, the top of the mountain is the parliamentary ring of the parliaments of the four kingdoms, where only the king and the king's retinue can step in.

About a month later, the parliaments of the four countries were officially convened.

Unlike other state events, the ceremony at the beginning of the Parliament of the Four Nations is unusually simple.

Each king, with their retinue and knights, set out on the path that symbolized each nation, towards the top of the mountain.

The four roads are located in the four directions of the mountain, and on the way, none of the four kings will meet, they will only meet each other at the top of the mountain, next to the circle of parliament.

Therefore, the ritual before the opening of the Council of the Four Kingdoms is the process of each king stepping on tens of thousands of stone steps.

Under the Parliament Peak.

In the distance of one road, a group of a dozen people walked towards the road, and in the procession, Hillman sat on the king's chariot, looking up at the towering peaks.

On the side of the procession, a black knight walked slowly on the back of a horse.

Hillman didn't bring the soldiers, as she herself said, she just brought a team of attendants, and Chu.

On both sides of the road, the mountain keepers standing at the foot of the mountain saw Hillman, lowered their heads and moved out of the way.

The mountain keepers are the people who guard the mountain path, they have guarded it for generations, and they will not let anyone except the king and the king's entourage enter the mountain.

Before the party reached the path to the peak, Hillman stopped the group and stepped down from the king's car.

She walked slowly to the front of the group, stepped on the stone steps of the mountain, and walked silently towards the mountain.

This is the way she chose to go up the mountain, stepping on each stone staircase at her own pace.

There are very few kings of Shikoku who choose such a way to go up the mountain.

But in the earliest days, these tens of thousands of stone steps were actually more like a test, and only those who truly possessed the will of the king could walk the road and set foot on the top of the mountain.

Hillman remembers that when she was twelve years old, her father brought her to Parliament Hill for the first time.

It was also on that occasion that her father, who left her some water and food, threw her on the mountain road, leaving her to go up the mountain alone.

It was the first time she had stepped on the path of kings, and when she had reached the top of the mountain exhausted, she assured her that she had seen the most beautiful dawn.

It was then that she was able to understand why the so-called Road of Kings was also called the Road of Dawn.

The so-called king is the one who leads the people through the long night to the dawn.

Hatsu followed Hillman, and all the entourage followed Hillman, heading towards the sky.

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On the other side of the mountain, on the road that symbolizes Manten.

The troops of the kingdom of Mantern are coming.

But at the foot of the mountain, the keeper of the peak did not get out of the way, but took a step forward and stopped in front of the group.

For in Manten's ranks, in addition to the king and his entourage, there were thousands of soldiers.

Soldiers were not allowed to enter the mountain.

"Why did you stop me?"

In the middle of Mantern's king, Mantern's king opened his closed eyes slightly, and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty King Mantern. One of the mountain watchmen stepped out and bowed down.

"I believe that His Majesty also understands that soldiers cannot enter the mountain, so please leave your soldiers here. ”

"What if I say I need to take the soldiers with me?"

The old King Mantenn began to exude a silent majesty.

Even so, the mountain keepers didn't get out of the way, their hands resting on the hilt of their swords at their waists.

"Then I can't give way. ”

The atmosphere was deadlocked, and a fallen leaf fell from the trees on the side of the road.

"In that case. The king of Mantenn closed his eyes again and said indifferently to a person beside him.

"Let them return to the embrace of the sky. ”

"Yes, my majesty. A heavy answer rang out, and the ground trembled slightly.

Under the resolute gaze of the mountain peak keeper, a tall figure slowly walked out from Wang Jia's side.

This figure is more than two meters tall, and just standing there, everyone needs to look up. The muscles on his body were piled up like rocks, and he carried two giant axes behind his back, and he pulled one of them out of his back, and the blade of the axe shimmered with cold light, illuminating his face.

This person is the sage of the country of mountains, the strongest warrior of the mountains, Loephman.

As the mountain keepers who had guarded this mountain for many years, they naturally understood the power of this sage, but they did not retreat, but pulled out the swords from their waists together and aimed them at Loafman.

They are the caretakers of the Parliament Peak, and no one will be allowed to encroach on the sanctity of the mountain.

"Huh. Looking at the mountain keeper pointing his sword at him, Loveman grinned and raised his great axe.

"Come on. ”

He loves fighting, so he's going to face any opponent with all his might.

"Whoosh!"

Several mountain guardians sprang out in an instant, their bodies almost dragged into a black line, and stabbed at Lefman's body with the swords in their hands.

Loughman stood still, smiling at the people rushing towards him.

"Dangdang, dang!"

There was a clash of gold and iron, and several mountain keepers appeared at Loveman's side, stabbing their swords in the throat, lower abdomen, heart, and kidneys.

However, their movements stopped, because no matter how hard they tried, the sword in their hands could not penetrate a single point.

A mountain warrior, Loveman has the most powerful body on the continent. It is said that his body is like a mountain, fearless of the blade of a sword, of ice and fire.

"Zz. The blade of the sword made a screeching sound against Loufman's skin.

Loveman smiled and lowered his head, looking at the few mountain rangers beside him and asked.

"Can't you push harder?"

A drop of cold sweat fell from the forehead of a mountain watchman.

Leafman raised his hand and put it on his shoulder: "Then, it's my turn, right?"

The next moment, there was a loud and dull crash on the road below the summit of the Parliament Mountain, one after another.

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"Bang!"

The last of the mountain keepers was flung to the ground, his body twisting limply like a rag, blood leaving from the corners of his mouth, and empty eyes looking at the sky.

On the ground on the side, the corpses of the guardians of the mountain peaks were no longer breathless.

Loufman moved his neck, put away his great axe, turned to King Manten, who was on the king's seat.

"Your Majesty, there is no obstacle to the road ahead. ”

"Hmm. King Mantenn waved his hand.

"Let's go, then, the council is about to begin. ”

Manten's team walked into the mountain, and by the side of the road, the body of the mountain's keeper fell silently to the ground.