messenger from the wasteland

Chapter 27

At the end of the second year of the previous era, the Battle of Issain ended. This war will be called the Battle of Dawn of the New World in the future, and it is also the battle of the end of the four ancient kings.

According to the records, the queen held up the sword of radiance, illuminating every soul in the battlefield.

After this battle, Forster and Mantern completely lost their ability to resist, and in less than a year after that, they swore their allegiance to Reinhardt.

So, on the last day of the first year, Queen Hillman held a new king's tour in the royal city.

Countless poets who followed were unable to describe the scene of that day.

The sun in the sky was dazzling, the petals of flowers were scattered all over the streets of the city, the long golden carpet was spread on the ground, the cheering crowd stood on both sides, and the heroic soldiers held long guns.

Stepping on the long carpet, the queen walked with a crown on her head, and her long golden hair seemed to be shining with the sun.

Behind her, followed by two kingdom knights, wearing jet black and bright silver armor respectively.

The two knights guarded the queen, walked slowly through the streets of the royal city amidst the flower petals scattered by people, and finally came to the circular platform in the central square.

The ancient King Reinhardt announced the establishment of the kingdom here, and now, Hillman will also build an empire here.

With a smile on his face, Hillman stepped onto the steps of the platform, and walked slowly to the center of the platform under the gaze of everyone.

The surrounding voices subsided, and it was so quiet at that moment, everyone was waiting for the queen to speak.

On the platform, the queen slowly raised her hands, as if embracing everyone, and then she said softly.

"I hereby declare that from now on, there will be only one empire on the continent, and its name is Reinhardt. It will bathe in the most dazzling dawn and become the most powerful country!"

"Reinhardt!"

It is not known who made the first cry.

Immediately afterwards, cheers broke out in the royal city, and people shouted Reinhardt and the name of the empire.

Under the platform, Chu and Roland stood together, looking at Hillman who was surrounded by cheers and flowers on the platform.

There was a faint smile on Roland's face, and she was rarely seen smiling, but today she kept smiling.

Amidst the cheers of the people, she suddenly raised a fist and said solemnly to Chu with a smile.

"Thank you for your heroic battle for this country. You are a very reliable comrade in arms. In the future, please give me your advice."

Chu turned his head and looked at Roland for a while, then raised his hand and touched her fist lightly.

"Ah."

"Next time I'm free, I'll treat you to a drink." The two stood side by side, and Roland patted Chu on the shoulder.

Putting down his hands at the beginning, his voice was still hoarse: "Let's talk."

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After the new king's tour was over, Hillman and Chu returned to the top floor of the castle.

Unlike the noise outside, it is still quiet here.

Hillman walked to the window, stretched out his hand and opened the curtain.

Today is a special day, and not just because of the founding of the Empire.

She looked at the city outside the window, which had always been her favorite view, Chu stood quietly behind her, took off her helmet, and watched with her.

For a long time, Hillman said.

"At the beginning, the war is over, you have to leave, right?"

She is very aware of this, she summoned Chu with a contract, but because it is a contract, it will inevitably end one day.

"Yes." Chu slightly bowed and replied.

Hillman looked out of the window in a daze, and her shadow was reflected on the window, allowing her to see her eyes and the expression in them clearly.

In front of the window, she lowered her eyes and smiled slightly.

"Remember what I told you, the two gifts my father gave me, the throne and you."

Her father had been strict with her all her life, and in her memory, she had never seen him smile.

Even before he died, his father looked at her kneeling and crying by the bed, and he only left a sentence of reproach: Why are you crying, how can I feel at ease when you are so weak?
But Hillman understood that her father was gentle, because she had felt the warmth of that big rough hand on the top of her head.

She also clearly saw the firm and straight back of her father standing in front of her.

So for her, perhaps at the beginning, it was all the tenderness and protection left by her father.

Although Chu couldn't laugh and his hands were cold, when Chu was by her side, her heart could always feel at ease.

"I want to say, you are a wonderful gift."

As Hillman said, he turned around and looked deeply at Chu with a smile.

"Take away my sins, this is what I promise you."

She was ready, paid the price, and kept her promise.

Chu nodded and raised his hand towards Hillman without saying anything.

The next moment, numerous black mist visible to the naked eye gushed out from Hillman's body.

The black mist occupied the room, writhing in the air, as if trying to break free, but in the end it couldn't break free, and was pulled in the direction of the beginning.

Chu held the black mist in her hand, and the mist gradually dissolved and disappeared in her hand, and finally penetrated into her palm.

Hillman felt that a heavy burden in his body disappeared, and his body and mind became lighter.But in front of him, Chu's aura became even more gloomy.

The process of collecting this gigantic crime was much easier than she thought, but was it really just that.

She looked at Chu again, and through the contract that hadn't completely disappeared, Hillman vaguely felt Chu's feelings at this time.

It was a huge pain, starting from the palm, and then spreading to the whole body, as if every flesh and blood was torn apart, every bone was broken inch by inch.

Hillman just felt a little bit, and took a step back feebly.

At the beginning, she just stood there silently, without saying a word, silently enduring the huge pain, with a calm expression on her face, just like her usual time.The only thing that could be seen was her paler face.

At this moment, Hillman finally understood.

In the beginning, it was not a tool at all, but an existence that took the place of people's sins.

That contract was not a deal at all, it was just taking the pain of this crime on her behalf at no cost.

Just like the messenger of God in the covenant, taking away people's sins for people.

After the pain passed, Chu weakly closed his eyes lightly.

In Hillman's eyes, Chu's body began to slowly dissipate, turning into fragments and scattering.

Is this the meaning of an apostle? He has no emotion, so he treats the world with selfless tenderness, Hillman thought.

Tenderness, this is her last comment on the apostle.

Among the slowly dissipating debris, Chu's face was covered.

Suddenly, she looked at Hillman, lowered her head slightly, put her hands on her chest, and said.

"May my king, glory be eternal."

Today is Hillman's new king ceremony, and this is her last blessing for Hillman.

The first words brought Hillman back to his senses. Her eyes were lowered, but a smile appeared on her face. It was a very touching smile.

She walked slowly to Chu's body, stretched out her hand to caress Xiang Chu's face covered by the debris, pressed her forehead lightly against Chu's forehead, and closed her eyes.

"And may glory guide your path, my knight."

After finishing speaking, she raised her lips and kissed Chu's cheek under Chu's stupefied eyes, with that touching smile.

"This is a gift from me, please keep it safe. Remember to return it to me next time we meet."

After the words fell, Chu's body completely dissipated into mist and scattered in Hillman's arms.

In the empty room, Hillman opened his eyes and lowered his hands.

At the highest point of the castle, silence was restored.

Standing alone in the room, she slowly raised her head, letting the light from the window illuminate her back.

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After the establishment of the empire, people have never seen the black knight again, just as people don't know where she came from, and people don't know where she went.

All the stories about the Black Knight are just left in the literature and legends one after another.

What people know is that she is the sharp sword of the Reinhardt Empire, the unyielding warrior who will continue to fight even if her head is beheaded, and the hero who stands in the war.

People will never forget heroes, and the stories of heroes will inevitably continue to be told.

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Later, it was rumored that Queen Hillman had been ordering people to find a special stone, and it was said that it was a black ashlar.

There are special carvings on it.

　Some readers mentioned the issue of signing a contract and putting it on the shelves. Well, it takes [-] words to sign a contract.Then there is the issue of the cover. I tried it, but it didn’t look pleasing to the eye.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)