Epilogue King
When the last of Ichot's shadows faded from the earth, the dust settled, the days calmed down again, and time flowed forward like the Konby River in Zivignie.
The scout captain Jebertai, the physician Romney, and the eyeless archer Kanye submitted their resignations, and now that they had completed their mission, they were about to leave, but they did not disband, but continued the adventure of the four of them - The other is Batesmore's sword, who has made plans to roam the world, first accompanying Romney to the 161st Religious Conference, then following Kanye back to the Fallen Silver City in the Southern Continent to find the poisonous blood of the Abyssal Hydra to heal his eyes, then returning to the Isles of Galeri in the Sea of Hopelessness with Batsmore's iron sword, where there is still a divine seal waiting to be solved, and finally to the eastern steppes, where his travels to the West Continent began and should end in his hometown, in Jebertay's wordsγ
As for the adventures of these three men and a sword, that's what happened later.
Chief Engineer Speer drove an airship between the Duchy of Tannis and the White Tower for VIP transportation services in the air, and after reverse engineering, he finally built an entire formation of airships and opened up multiple air routes.
The horseman Charaki also left for the empire to report after completing the task assigned to him by his uncle Sean Bing, but she still kissed Robert as someone else for a long time before leaving.
Albert, the merchant representative, finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish and was awarded the title of Sir Tanis Honor, in recognition of his unsparing assistance to Tanis's army during the Great War.
Charlie, the captain of the Imperial Guard, was unanimously elected by the princes of the South to become the guardian of the South, and of course they did not dare to disagree, because he was supported by Ziviny's army of 20,000 behind him.
The title of Guardian of the Western Frontier was won by the Mitage family, and under the gaze of his old minister Syworth, Enrique, who was still hairy, sat on the throne of the Guardian of the Western Frontier, but adhering to the principle of checks and balances of power, Vane, as an old enemy, was also given the nondescript title of Deputy Guardian of the Western Frontier.
Hillier and Sophia are pregnant with their first child, and of course have already chosen their godfather, while Barrow I has tied the knot with Wolf's eldest sister, Fanny, and Randall is the only one in the Bulldog Deer group.
Romon sent his old friend and classmate Vincent to the Forbidden Prison after the Great War, of course this was what the Mad Hatter himself requested, for an archmage of his level there was no prison in the world that could keep him, but the revenge was complete, and he was willing to live in a place where no one bothered.
Korodov finally agreed to Hypatia's unilateral pursuit, and the two of them completed the engagement ceremony in the Cold Burial Valley in the presence of an unnamed drunkard priest, and the official wedding would not take place until they had sought justice from the 'mistress' who killed Korodov's mother, and as for who Hipatia's mistress was, it was not a matter of concern now.
And Robert's long-standing wish - to be favored by a nobleman and marry his daughter to himself is half fulfilled, and he has been restored to Duke Griffin, of course, he has received countless marriage requests from nobles large and small, but at this time he has made a gesture and said that he will not marry a princess of the Condor Empire.
As for the last one?
That is, the me who narrates the whole thing?
It's an honor that I'm now the true 'King of Tanis' of the East."
A month later, Bai Li City
In the ruins, reconstruction work had begun, and although Anne, the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Flode, had betrayed the duchy, no one had offered to strip him of his title, and with the help of his other two daughters, who had already married far away, and with the generous support of the 'Knight Laureate' Bellandi, the outline of the Palace of Elysium had been largely reconstructed. Among them, Bellandi contributed the most, although Anne did not choose him in the end and became a monster, but the Knight Laureate, who had always been in love with her, casually gave the Flot family 50,000 gold coins for reconstruction, anyway, it was just the lottery for his duel in the Colosseum.
But the Marquis of Froude was not in the palace or the city at this time, and he had recovered his senses, accompanied by his daughters and Lina, and went to Chivignie, where a great coronation was taking place.
"Where's the boss?" said Robert, dressed in a formal suit, looked up into the bedroom, but there was no Stannis on the bed except for a few leftover roast rabbit legs.
Korodov, who was also wearing ceremonial armor, poked his head out of Hypatia's fiery kiss and replied, "Your Excellency said that you are too nervous to go out and take a breath before the coronation." β
Robert thumped the wall a little annoyed, "When is it, he still goes out for a walk, and he still asks me to help him do that kind of thing!"
There was a reason why he was so agitated, because by this time Zivernieri was already crowded with more than 100,000 people from all over the principality, all of whom had come to witness the coronation of the first King of Tanis in a thousand years.
"By the way, did he say where he was going to relax?"
In contrast to the crowded Castle Square, the Konby River was unusually quiet, with Stannis sitting on the beach and letting the water wet his clothes, and beside him was Sasha's grave, stone by stone, a small pile of stones dotted with half-open pale yellow daisies in late autumn.
Stannis looked at the tranquil and distant river in front of him, and couldn't help but fall into the infinite sorrow of the universe, he was about to officially ascend the throne, and after so many experiences, he finally got a good ending, but he only felt an unspeakable pain lingering in his heart.
Because the person he loved the most and the person who loved him the most were gone......
If you can't share all this glory with your loved ones, then what difference does it make between wearing the crown and not wearing it?
A familiar figure appeared behind him, it was Evelyn, and this time she finally shed her cold black shell and replaced it with a brightly colored pale green gauze dress.
That's the gorgeous dress that originally belonged to women.
"Are you still thinking about them?" although they did not say their names, they both knew each other.
Stannis didn't speak, and at last he stood up, both saying goodbye to his past love and opening the next chapter of his life.
"Yo-yo, let's go. β
The girl nodded obediently, and as they left, the daisies bloomed as if they had been caressed.
The presence of Stannis caused chaos in this coronation, and countless people, whether farmers, townspeople or nobles, flocked to him, all believing that this man must be the embodiment of a true god, as long as they can touch him, they will definitely be able to share such a miracle, if it were not for Charlie, the guardian of the South and the former captain of the Emperor, to send a thousand troops to maintain order, Stannis would have been torn apart by the fanatical people and brought home as a holy relic.
Protected by a large group of soldiers, Stannis finally safely stepped onto the makeshift coronation platform, and in the center was the Throne of Eternal Life, which had been moved from the royal city, and now it was up to a true owner.
However, with ten minutes to go before the ceremony, Stannis asked Robert to be brought in, because he had an important task to ask him if he had completed.
While he was anxiously waiting for Robert, several people came out of the nearest nobles, dressed in dresses painted with condors, who looked like people from the Empire.
And the leader is really his uncle Sean Ben Bernard, followed by Charaqi.
Stannis hurriedly greeted him, because this time he was the self-proclaimed king, and he didn't have the consent of the empire at all.
But he didn't expect Sean Bin to be the first to speak, "Congratulations, King Tanis!"
By saying this, he means that the Empire has recognized the status of Stannis, but the Empire would be so kind!
"Charaki has told me everything, and I have reported what happened here to His Majesty the Emperor, who thinks that the Duchy has been spared you this time, so he has made you king and asked me to take the crown and canonize you myself. β
The empire is really cunning, knowing that it can no longer control the unruly lords under it, so it preemptively canonized, so that even if he is called the queen, he is still nominally a vassal of the empire.
However, Stannis said that it didn't matter, since the crown had been returned, then he could be more justified as the king.
"Also," Sean Bin finally showed his true face and leaned forward and said: "The Empire of Elisses has been destroyed by the Kuroshio, and now the situation has reached the most critical point, the end of this world is approaching, His Majesty the Emperor is ready to form the strongest last alliance in history with the Republic of Rhodok and Nord to march to the east to resist the Kuroshio, and at the same time, the emperor of the Eastern Dashun Empire is also preparing to send troops together, so I also hope that you can send troops to help." β
It turned out that he wanted to be cannon fodder!, but Stannis still winked at Sean Bing, "Of course, it is the duty of each of us to save the world, and the little nephew must do his best!"
Sean Bin nodded in satisfaction and stepped aside, and then Stannis was greeted by Rhodok's representatives, Hamilson and his beautiful female companion Natalie.
As soon as he saw them, Stennis's eyes began to glow, and he immediately ignored the outstretched hand of Legion Commander Hamilson and instead gripped the hand of the dark elf, which made the latter blush.
Hamilson coughed a little jealously to interrupt his courtesy, and then continued: "Dear Lord Justin, I didn't expect you to do it, not only to become the King of Tanis, but also to stop a Lord of the Abyss. β
It looks like Elinder and Matthew have told him everything about this place.
"The last time I heard them say that you and Natalie went to Middle-earth to find the secret of the Kuroshio, did you find it?"
The young Rhodok Legion Commander shook his head, "Although it is a hard-hit area, it is not the birthplace, I will next go to the Southern Continent to find the Golden City mentioned in the lost civilization, maybe there is a secret that can stop the Kuroshio." β
"Then I'll wish you the best of luck. β
Hamilson and Natalie turned around with smiles, this time it was the Marquis of Wolff and his eldest son Whitkins, and Evelyn, who was secretly hiding behind to greet him.
This time, the father and son seemed to have softened their attitude towards him, and even old Wolf even began to broker his marriage with his own daughter, and it seemed that having a son-in-law who was the king could indeed make him let go of the so-called feud.
Just as Stannis was laughing and laughing to get the beauty home, Robert finally appeared at a trot, bowed to everyone, and then said excitedly.
"Boss, you've done what you've told me, ten beautiful and skilled ladies are waiting for you backstage, and I promise you that you'll be 100% clean, just wait for the coronation to be over and watch you change from a boy to a man!"
Stannis didn't expect him to say it in front of so many people, and immediately blushed and pretended not to know, "What do you say again, I don't understand it at all!"
Robert was confused, this is indeed the most important thing he explained to himself!
"But, Boss, didn't you say you were going to play something about ten people to kill ......"
"Shut up, or I'll have someone pull you to the river and cut you down!"
At this time, Cortana ran over in a panic, "Your Excellency, the coronation ceremony is about to begin, why are you still chatting here?"
Stannis glared at Robert before leaving, signaling him not to talk nonsense, but as she passed Evelyn, the girl gently approached him and bit her ear.
"Tonight, your room, just you and I ......"
Before Stennis could react, Cortana retreated, and by this time, the loud and celebratory music had already begun to play, and the presence of Stannis pushed the atmosphere of the venue to the highest point, and countless people shouted to him, and Stannis knew that the more this time was, the more important it was to pretend to be unfazed.
Behind him, Robert and Korodov each held a sword in both hands, Starfall and the Black King, one symbolizing God-given divine power and the other symbolizing earthly kingship. On the other side, Aya and little Anne are also holding an object that symbolizes Tanis's supreme power, a scepter and a tiara, they symbolize purity and baptism, and are generally held by boys and girls, for Aya, Stannis is sure that he is a virgin like himself, but as for little Annie......
Before Stannis could retract his thoughts, the loud and majestic voice of Advisor Romon rang out, and he began to chant a large number of eulogies, which were necessary for the coronation, boring but necessary.
The bored Stannis had no choice but to look at the people under the altar who were looking at him with adoring eyes, but perhaps by illusion, he found the face of Luga in the crowd, and found her looking at him happily.
At this moment, beside her, stood an old woman with an ugly face, but her voice was not old at all, but sounded like the voice of Tanis Dahlia Domini.
"Okay, after seeing your sweetheart, we should go, I didn't expect the king of the labyrinth to fail, the master will be very unhappy, I asked you to kill him early, but you won't listen!"
Luga withdrew her reluctant gaze, and soon the two mysterious women disappeared completely.
At this time, Advisor Romon finally finished a long eulogy, and at this time he took the crown from Sean Bean and placed it on Stannis's forehead.
And turned to everyone present and said loudly in a clear voice: "Long live my king!"
"Long live my king!"
100,000 people erupted in cheers at the same time, and even the most cold-blooded people would be overwhelmed by the excitement of the atmosphere.
And in the midst of the tsunami, Stannis also drew his sword, the sword made of ice death and fire kisses, collected and handed to the village to reforge and inlaid with amethyst, and raised it high to everyone! The war is not over, the real black tide in the East is raging, the greatest expedition of the past and the present is about to begin, and what he has done is to save the world once again!
On this day, Tanis has a real king!