Ciel looked at Kitahara Castle at his feet.

Night fell on the nascent city, but it didn't bring darkness and cold to the land as it had done in previous years.

The road, which was originally based on rammed earth, has been continuously repaired in the past six months, and now it has been laid with smooth and smooth stone slabs.

On both sides of the road, as the lantern bearers passed, one after another resin-fueled street lamps lit up one after another, sprinkling warm light on the whole city, accompanied by a faint fragrance.

The late autumn wind was already a little cold, but the pedestrians on the street had already prepared warm clothes, and their faces were full of joy and prosperity without the slightest sorrow for the coming winter.

A little farther away, under the Origin Tree, a group of citizens are gathering around the spring and quietly praying for the evening.

In other parts of the square, you can always see children playing in pairs or couples walking hand in hand.

The occasional group of heroic patrol soldiers, dressed in new and bright armor, as they walked through the square, often attracted the surrounding citizens to stop and watch, and their words were full of undisguised praise and pride.

Such a city, although it is still far from those metropolises that have stood for a hundred years, but it also has a lot of prosperity and vitality.

"I really didn't expect you guys to be so miserable in the first place."

Retracting his gaze from afar, Hill sighed with vicissitudes.

"Yes", Liu Ergou also nodded, "In a blink of an eye, it has become what it is now, and even I, the city lord, sometimes feel like I am living in a dream." ”

Dream.

Hill turned around, this fierce man with hard lines and vicissitudes of appearance, looked straight into Liu Ergou's eyes at this moment, and asked with seriousness and depth that was seriously inconsistent with his usual image:

"The owner of this dream, is that you?"

"How is that possible?" Liu Ergou suddenly smiled dumbly, pointed at himself and said, "Do you think a person like me can have such a big dream?" ”

After a moment of silence, Liu Ergou said slowly:

"If it is a dream, then this dream must take shape because it is the result of the superposition of the dreams of all of us."

"Take everyone through this half a year together", Liu Ergou raised his hand and drew a big circle, drawing most of the Beiyuan City in front of him.

"In the past six months, some people have treated me as a close friend, and some people have respected me as an elder. Some see me as our Savior, and many more are almost going to make me king. ”

"In their eyes, it was I who 'saved' them, and I 'giving' them the life they have now."

"To tell you the truth, I also want to be a king!"

"But", Liu Ergou put away the smile on his face, stared at Hill's eyes with a solemn face, and asked rhetorically: "Do you think a king who can only 'save' is really qualified to be a king?" ”

Hill pondered for a moment and gave his answer.

"That kind of existence is naturally not a qualified king, at best it is just a 'hero' living in the story."

"That's right", Liu Ergou nodded, turned around again, and stared at the bustling city under his feet.

At the end of his line of sight, a group of goblins had just finished their day's work and returned to the settlement in a neat procession.

"The so-called king", Liu Ergou's voice broke Hill's contemplation, "It is an example for all subjects, and it is an existence that can make all subjects not only fascinated by it, but also willing to sacrifice everything for it." ”

"Give it all?" Hill couldn't help but be a little puzzled, "Isn't that a tyrant who is tyrannical?" ”

"Yes", to Hill's surprise, Liu Ergou actually nodded.

"Tyrants indeed. However, by 'tyrant' I mean the will and dreams of his subjects, not the greedy people who expropriate their possessions and freedoms. ”

"Just imagine", Liu Ergou pointed to himself again, and asked Hill: "If I, as a king, only save my subjects and fire and water in times of danger, but I am as pure and flawless as a holy icon on weekdays, and as far away as a reflection in a pool......

“...... How can such a king make his subjects yearn for it, and then be willing to contribute to his yearning? ”

"What if I am such a 'king' and still ask my subjects to appear for me? It's like forcing a man to die with a sword, and it's no different from the devil. ”

"Therefore, I must not only save them, but also guide them, and even command them!"

"Only by integrating everyone's aspirations into my body and letting myself live as the most magnificent, colorful, and irreplaceable king in everyone's heart, can we truly lead everyone to the other side of that dream."

"It's not like the tragic hero in the story, who takes all the responsibilities by himself, and finally sees everything he has built fall apart in his own hands, and he can only live as a legend."

"So", Liu Ergou's eyes seemed to see through Hill's heart, leaving a shining mark like a morning star in the latter's consciousness.

"If this is a dream, it must be a dream that all of us have together."

Leaving Hill alone and thinking about it, Liu Ergou left the terrace alone.

In fact, Liu Ergou has always been suspicious of Hill's origin.

"Devenston's friend when he was alive" seems to be impeccable, but when you think about it, it is full of doubts.

Since he was a friend of the ancestors, why didn't he come to protect Drissy, the orphan, in the first place after the incident, but took great pains to save a group of slaves after so long?

Moreover, even if you really want to recover some losses for Driss, it should be "brought to Drissy".

Liu Ergou and his Beiyuan City, how did Hill know?

However, although he is suspicious of Ciel's intentions, whether it is his previous efforts to defend the goblins or his subsequent activities in Kitarahara Castle, it is difficult to think that he has bad intentions.

And from the perspective of personal relations, Liu Ergou is also willing to believe that he is a good person.

All this was said in order to show him his will in exchange for Hill's understanding and trust.

Second, it was Liu Ergou who thought about it for a long time during this time, and now he was able to spit out this friend.

Walking on the street, Liu Ergou waved to pedestrians while sniffing the faint fragrance that swept the tip of his nose.

Mixed in the tranquility of resin burning, Liu Ergou also discerned a little fragrance of irises.

Iris......

Liu Ergou's ears seemed to remember Celia's original words again.

"When you are sheltering us, don't forget that we are also supporting you with all our might."

It is this sentence that has made Liu Ergou's long-standing thoughts fundamentally and far-reaching.