Successors of all mankind

She just kept circling around Yu Le with increasing astonishment.

Watching the princess circling around him endlessly, Yu Le felt quite puzzled:

What is this? Have we finally seen a living, breathing golden retriever?

Although not entirely accurate, this is the most fitting description I can think of for Yule.

"Your Highness? Is there a problem?"

Yu Le tried to find out something.

Pandora has fallen silent.

"That's strange, Sir, you're really strange to me!"

Compared to the strange entertainment, the Golden Princess's astonishment far surpassed his.

Similarly, along with this boundless astonishment came immense joy!

Because the person in front of her had not caused her any unhappiness.

No indescribable stench.

The blinding glare was incomprehensible; there was none.

Even that once pervasive, subtle sense of fear is completely gone.

How to put it? It's like someone who has grown up in an environment full of deformed monsters and stinking, rotting corpses, actually finding a pure white flower in this filthy place.

Once you see it, you will be deeply attracted.

Because it is a light that shines no less than into the abyss.

"How strange, how unexpected!"

Then, the princess turned around and addressed everyone:

"I've decided who my knight will be!"

These words, completely unexpected, were casually tossed aside by the princess.

At the same time, all the ministers looked at Yule behind the princess in disbelief.

"Your Highness, shouldn't you have chosen one of the nobles from the training grounds?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Maltese tried to deny his own conjecture.

"Ha! Those guys? No way! I choose him! He will be my knight!"

The ministers were increasingly in uproar, as this completely disrupted their plans.

It doesn't matter which knight a person belongs to, but it does matter who the Golden Princess's knight is!

The Guardian Knights and their lord are closely intertwined.

They could almost be regarded as the lord's full agents.

In other countries, there have even been instances where the king's guardian knights served as regents.

Therefore, all the knight candidates present today are of high-ranking noble birth, and their actual knightly abilities are secondary.

Family lineage, identity, and purity are what truly determine everything!

After all, the protection of the golden bloodline is more symbolic than practical.

Each of them represents a huge chain of interests.

The extent of what the major aristocratic groups did, both openly and secretly, in preparation for this day is beyond what people can comprehend.

But now, because of the princess's willfulness, all their efforts, preparations, and expectations have come to naught!

How can this be allowed?

"Your Highness, please reconsider! This is absolutely unacceptable. You should choose one from among the true knights!"

The first to speak was Maltai, whose younger brother was even at the training ground. His family had been preparing for this day for a long time.

Losing to someone else is fine; it's just another exchange of benefits.

But now, someone who just popped up out of nowhere is going to take everything away!

Especially since this guy's name is Constantine!

“How can he not be a real knight? He is a court knight, which means his identity is recognized by the church, the royal family, and the divine authority.”

The princess, unusually enthusiastic, was willing to explain things to them earnestly.

"By denying that he is a true knight, are you questioning the Church, the divine planner, or the royal family?"

Maltai quickly explained:

"Of course not, Your Highness. I only meant that you gentlemen are more suitable than him!"

The other ministers echoed this sentiment, jokingly saying, "How can we let an unknown nobody snatch it away for nothing!"

The princess, who was in high spirits, finally looked away from Yu Le and then turned to look at Maltai, saying:

"Delis Marty, are you choosing the riders today, or am I?"

Marty lowered his head and said:

"Of course it is you, Your Highness. But I am merely offering my humble opinion as your vassal! I believe Your Majesty would prefer you to choose from among the nobles present at the training grounds!"

"Are you bringing up my father again? Delis Marty, you used my father's name to demand that I choose a husband as soon as possible, and now you want me to not even be able to have my own knight?"

The princess's face turned cold, and the temperature around her began to drop rapidly in a physical sense.

In the short time it took to say just one sentence, Yu Le could already see the frost covering the surroundings at a visible speed.

This was Yu Le's first direct experience of spiritual energy.

The ministers who expressed their opposition were the first to be affected, and they were already covered in frost.

Some people even started shaking uncontrollably.

Marty tried to fight back with his psionic powers, but the frost that rose from his feet kept shattering, and he was completely overwhelmed, only for a moment.

He was completely covered, and the princess had already walked up to him.

He looked at him with a gaze that made his hair stand on end.

He knew very well that although he was currently only covered by frost, his opponent could probably crush him at any moment.

Marty couldn't quite understand why things had turned out this way.

Although the princess was willful, arrogant, and had a bad temper, she had never been so opposed to them before.

As long as His Majesty can be invoked, as long as it is procedurally reasonable.

Princesses always give in when they lose interest due to boredom.

Why is it like this now?

In his astonishment, Marty looked at the nameless soldier behind the princess.

The area where the other party is located is currently the only place that is not covered by frost.

It remains warm and spring-like.

At the same time, he noticed that the other person was also looking at him.

'What kind of magic does this thing possess? Or is it related to Byzantium? What did Justinian leave behind?'

Marty remembered his father's warning: Never have any thoughts of underestimation!

But instead of regretting not heeding his father's advice, he was starting to worry about his own life.

Because the princess still showed no sign of stopping, he could clearly feel himself losing body temperature, and the rate of loss was increasing.

So he could only say urgently:

“Your Highness! I don’t mean to question your choice, I just implore you... to at least let this process go through.”

“Your Majesty is watching. The ministers are watching. If you were to publicly announce the nameless knight, it would not be good for your reputation or for the dignity of the royal family.”

This used to be very useful. But now, it seems to be useless!

A person who has found light in the abyss cannot let go, especially when the darkness that once swallowed her is now asking her to let go.

“Delis Marty, it seems that your father’s rule has always made you forget who you are.”

For the first time, Maltay felt that he might really be going to die.

It was at this moment that a voice interrupted everything.

"Um, it seems you haven't asked for my opinion yet!"

The frost suddenly dissipated, the princess turned around in astonishment, and the ministers escaped in a panic.

Why Chapter 10?

All eyes were on Yu Le.

This put Yule under a lot of pressure.

He was undoubtedly their adversary, and his very existence shook their very foundations.

Moreover, Yule knew that directly obeying the princess's arrangements was the best course of action.

This would allow them to avoid confronting them and smoothly approach the princess, and get closer to the energy core.

But Yu Le still spoke up.

It's not because of any vague or ethereal thing; he's here to steal the energy core. Talking about these things is too abstract.

The only reason Yu Le spoke up was that something was just too wrong.

He's just a court knight now, with no fame or background. How could he be chosen by the princess at first glance and then rise to become her guardian knight?

Although Yule didn't quite understand what a guardian knight really meant, it was clear that a princess's knight was far more noble than a court knight.

Moreover, she didn't even know what she looked like.

The entertainment venue has been displaying a mask ever since!

Yet she has confronted her vassals to this point because of this guy who could be said to have suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

This is very strange.

Of course, there is one very likely reason for this—because I am a human being!

So he attracted the princess in some strange way, making her desperately want to possess him.

But then, wouldn't it be even more impossible to agree?

The mere fact that their existence was exposed could shake their rule. What would happen if their existence were directly exposed to their rulers?!

I should try to refuse and then obediently follow Pandora's plan to contact the Third Divine Strategist.

"You won't agree? You actually won't agree!"

The ministers wanted to say this even more than the princess, but they didn't, because they were so cold that they didn't feel better even after stopping.

Several elderly ministers were still lying on the ground, their lips turning purple, and the ladies-in-waiting hurriedly wrapped them in blankets.

Marty managed to stand up straight, but his knees were still trembling, not from the cold, but from lingering fear.

Having grown accustomed to the rule of the Glory King, this was the first time he had directly experienced what the Golden Bloodline truly meant.

It wasn't a grand spectacle, but it left him utterly powerless to resist, and he couldn't even imagine that the other party would face any real punishment afterward.

This was also the first time he truly realized that the law really seemed to be there to protect them...

Furthermore, while they were still gripped by fear and dread, they couldn't stop thinking about one thing:

He actually refused!

He actually turned down Albion's gold?!

The ministers were speechless; it was the princess who spoke first, walking quickly and bewilderedly to Yu Le.

How could you refuse?!

“Your Highness, I think this matter should be decided by the wishes of both individuals.”

Do you know what you rejected?