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"It's already lurking in the woods outside the city."
"Then go ahead, Ice and Snow Empire, it's time to come back."
"Your will is the direction in which we move forward." The two men knelt on one knee and saluted, then stood up and walked quickly towards the palace gate.
The king looked away as they disappeared into the distance. He called over a guard and asked, "Did you see Fleming?"
"Your Majesty, we didn't see Lord Fleming passing through the inner palace gate."
The king's fist slowly clenched.
Having lived in the palace for thousands of years, Fleming has never been seen leaving the palace.
It is inevitable that people feel uneasy that this special day has suddenly disappeared.
Fortunately, things did not develop as he worried.
Fleming's voice came from the bedroom behind him: "Your Majesty is looking for me?"
Looking back, the gloom in the king's eyes had been replaced by joy: "I thought you had abandoned me."
"No, I promised her."
The king had heard Fleming mention "she" many times, but he had no idea who it was. He thought it was unimportant and didn't bother to think about it.
He walked into the bedroom and closed the door behind him: "My father told me that if the country is restored, you must preside over the ceremony in person."
Over on the bed, Fleming, looking old and frail, put his hands in his pockets and said, "I'll raise the money right away..."
"Mr. Fleming," the king interrupted him, unable to hold back the excitement that had been suppressed in his heart for many years, "There is no need for grand occasions and cumbersome etiquette.
As long as I have that crown!"
The king did not respect his deceased father's teachings so much that he had to be crowned by this ordinary-looking old man, but the crown was already in his hand.
Fleming raised his eyelids, and there was a desolate silence in his dark eyes, without any sign of life.
"Yes, as long as you have that crown, you are the king of ice and snow."
He whispered something in a voice that only he could hear, then spread out the five fingers of his right hand and raised it in front of his chest.
The next second, an icy light appeared in the palm of his hand, and a crown emerged in the light.
It is not gorgeous, if you must describe it, it is just an ordinary iron ring. There is no dazzling gemstone to decorate it, only a snowflake to indicate the front and back.
The king walked closer and slowly lowered his head, welcoming the moment when his thousand-year-old wish was finally fulfilled.
Fleming stared at it, running his wrinkled fingertips over the surface of the snowflake.
You are not a qualified king, I am not a qualified pope, we are both... sinners.
Inadvertently, Fleming recalled the day she ascended the throne.
The girl became the Lord of Ice and Snow as she wished, sat on the throne, and vowed to lead the empire to prosperity.
"Huh..." He woke up from his recollection and looked at the king who was frozen with his head down. "Are you ready?"
"I have..."
Before he could finish his words, the king suddenly felt his head getting heavier. He looked up blankly and found that Fleming had disappeared.
He subconsciously touched the top of his head, and the cold touch reminded him that you are already the king of ice and snow.
"Hahaha……"
Hearty laughter echoed in the bedroom, and the king's gray, slightly curly short hair instantly turned black as if it had been splashed with ink.
After a long while, he stopped laughing, walked out of the bedroom and headed outside the palace: "God bless, this will not be my end."
The guards on both sides of the main road looked at the black-haired middle-aged man striding past them in confusion, and it took them a while to recognize that it was the king.
Where is the king going? Don't you want us to follow him?
They looked at each other and wanted to ask, but the king had already walked out of the palace.
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Zhang Mu couldn't care what Jarvis was doing now.
Although no one told him what happened, the movement of the light column and the Griffin Legion's withdrawal from the royal capital revealed a lot of information.
I rushed back to the hotel and found that the guards on duty had indeed withdrawn.
Quickly walking into the hall, all the city lords gathered there with solemn expressions.
Seeing Zhang Mu coming in, everyone's face relaxed: "City Lord Aiji, you are back."
Guessing what they were worried about, Zhang Mu smiled and said, "Are you scared?"
The city lords were all stunned, and then burst into laughter.
What are you afraid of? Death?
We are afraid of everything except this.
If you are really afraid, why do you still become a professional? Isn't it better to stay in the city and live a safe and peaceful life?
Again.
They are despicable bad guys, but who says bad guys have to be cowardly?
Want to be a bad guy without courage?
Zhang Mu clapped his hands to interrupt everyone: "You have also seen that thing. I guess the ban will be lifted soon. Let's act according to the plan."
“Lord Edge.” Danielson walked out of the crowd. “Do we need to evacuate the capital? After all, this is their home ground, and we don’t know yet whether the blood sacrifice array will affect our strength.”
"Don't worry about the blood sacrifice array. Leave the destruction to me."
Hearing his firm tone, everyone nodded and said no more. They all took out their staffs and swords, waiting for the battle to begin.
After Zhang Mu made all the arrangements for them, he immediately led Mi He to a remote place, opened the light gate, and released the soldiers of the First Army.
More than a thousand soldiers quickly formed a battle line, with Domit and seven soldiers holding sniper rifles at the front.
"Here." Zhang Mu took out seven crystals from the storage bag on his waist and gave one to each of the seven soldiers. "Hold the crystals well. As long as they glow, you will be invisible."
Domit watched the soldier solemnly put the crystal into his pocket and asked, "Marshal, where is mine?"
"What do you want to do?"
"I am their captain."
"You are still the commander of the First Army." Zhang Mu took out the Potter head badge and pinned it on his right chest. "Commanding the soldiers is your mission."
He looked down at his chest and stood up straight: "Yes, sir!"
Then he turned to face the soldiers: "First Company, set up the command room! Second Company, guard the surroundings, the rest of you stay where you are, and go!"
Upon receiving the order, the Second Company immediately dispersed and occupied the main intersections nearby. Soldiers carrying heavy firepower climbed onto the roofs of taller stone houses to set up a firepower network.
Because the citizens were led to the church by the pillar of light, the soldiers completed their orders smoothly.
Zhang Mu saw that they had started to move, so he walked towards the church and called on seven special operations team soldiers to follow him.
"Marshal." Just after taking two steps, Mi He called him from behind.
"What's wrong?" He turned around instinctively and saw an open palm stretched out in front of him, with a clear crystal lying in the palm.
"this is not……"
"Well, when we sent them out of the city and prepared to return, Leah asked me to give it to you."
Zhang Mu picked up the crystal with two fingers and examined it carefully but found nothing unusual.
"Nothing else?"
"No more." Mih shook his head.
Zhang Mu led the seven soldiers away and put the crystal into the inventory. He thought that he would ask Leah why she gave him the thing after this was over.
At this time, if he calls out the panel to check the skill bar, he will find that the "0%" behind the Word of Truth quietly jumps to "1%".
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Rose Hotel.
The young Pope, who used to chat with the soldiers of the First Army every day to pass the time, had to stay in his room all day bored since Zhang Mu took everyone away a few days ago.
Today he was still lying in bed, sleeping for a while and waking up for a while.
When I woke up, I couldn't help but feel bitter in my mouth and complained about when this unfortunate job could be solved.
Not only did they have to wander around, but they were also threatened and had to stay in the house. They were not even allowed to go out for a walk.
Suddenly, there were chaotic footsteps outside the room, accompanied by excited shouts of "A miracle is coming."
I got up from the bed in confusion, opened the window, and the moment I saw the beam of light, an ethereal voice that seemed to come from heaven sounded in my mind.
The young Pope felt that he could not hear clearly the owner of the voice saying kill, but his mind knew what he was going to do.
“It turned out to be her, I thought it was the city lord.
Why would I be afraid of him? I should have gone out to play earlier!"
After cursing in annoyance, he immediately went to the bar on the first floor to find the landlady to check out, but she was not there. She must have gone to the church.
"The capital will soon become a ruin. The hotel proprietress probably won't survive. My deposit..."
The young Pope felt extremely distressed, and was struggling over whether he should go to the church to ask her for the money before leaving the city.
But the voice in his head was getting louder and louder. If he hesitated any longer, he might be one step ahead of Wang Du.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, turned around and ran straight to the city gate.
"If I had known that the Pope was so exhausted, I would never have done it!"
When he arrived outside the city, he did not walk around blindly, but followed "His guidance" and raised his hand to create a vertical space crack in the void in front of him and went straight in.
The landing point was a galloping horse-drawn carriage.
There were three people sitting in the carriage, a man, a woman and a little cat girl.
Strangely enough, the man and woman seemed not to notice the Pope who suddenly appeared beside them and were busy with their own things - the man was reading documents and the woman was looking down at her head in deep thought.
Only the little cat girl seemed to be aware of something. She slowly turned her head and looked at the Pope sitting on the bench: "Who are you?"
"Your servant."