Successors of all mankind

"But Justinian's legacy was never beneath the ruins."

"It's always been with me!"

"It's just that Marty forgot, or rather, he selectively forgot, whose vassal he was."

“Everything he owns is mine, but now he feels he can have his own things.”

"My rule has made them arrogant!"

This was the first time Yu Le had felt the coldness that a king should have in this weary king.

King Glory leaned forward slightly, a movement that caused the pipes to creak softly, and the lights in the entire palace dimmed for a moment.

“I need you to go to Numenor for me.” His gaze fell on the princess. “I need you to remind Marty in person! Whatever he’s looking for, whatever he finds, it’s all the property of the Albion royal family.”

"The treasures of Justinian, or anything in the Great Ruins, belong to the throne, not to any vassal."

"Even if it's him, Marty!"

He paused again.

Then, receive everything.

This was addressed to the princess; he was asking his heir to leave the palace and do something that was rightfully hers to do.

Of course, this is impossible under normal circumstances.

Because the princess would not leave the capital to go to places that she found even more disgusting and abhorrent.

In fact, even the King of Glory dared not let her out of his sight.

He chose the wrong path in raising her when she was young, which turned her into a spark that he himself has suppressed until now.

Once he lost his restraint, even the King of Glory couldn't imagine how terrible the scene would be.

A flame can become a dragon!

But now...

King Rongguang's gaze passed over the princess and landed on Yule.

"Sir, what do you think of this approach? You are welcome to share any thoughts you may have; this is something you will learn to handle in the future."

“My reign could end at any time, but you will stay by my daughter’s side until you pass it all on to the next generation!”

"So, this is something she needs to learn, and it's something you should learn too. Feel free to express your opinions!"

As the princess's guardian knight, he must be one of the country's top decision-makers.

These words are indeed without any problem.

However, Princess heard another meaning, or rather, an implication, in King Rongguang's words.

These words would be far too 'unworthy' to be spoken to a Guardian Knight.

A knight is just a knight, even if he is the princess's knight.

And to stay by your side until the end of your reign, and hand it over to the next generation... This is what I said to the King's consort!

In other words, this is the offer from the Albion royal family for the Byzantine heritage?

You are the successor of Byzantium, so I have come to ask for your opinion.

Albion desired the legendary Justinian treasure; the successor to Byzantium needed the protection of a golden dynasty to safeguard what he deserved.

This is a deal!

A deal that started a long time ago!

If you want to avoid having your background investigated by anyone, I won't even ask that question.

You want security, and I can give it to you.

You want status? I can give it to you.

All you need to do is one thing—take good care of her for me after I die!

In this way, Albion will receive the Byzantine legacy, and you will receive a golden dynasty!

Chapter 34 I will leave eventually

This is almost obvious!

Therefore, the princess saw through everything at a glance.

At the same time, it made her lower her head like a little girl for the first time.

She had indeed thought about similar things, otherwise she wouldn't have expected Yule to be more special.

She thought her marriage would be a new nightmare, that she would have to endure an incomprehensible, filthy creature following her around.

But then she saw a real light that illuminated her entire dark world!

So she began to hope that the light would stay with her forever, and she also began to crave more!

However, she did not expect it to happen so quickly, nor did she expect her father to put everything in such a public place.

Although this was in the interests of the royal family and she hoped for it.

Couldn't it be a little more romantic? A little more poetic?

As a world-renowned playwright, she still hoped things could be even better.

Instead of this kind of exchange of benefits.

However, she wouldn't refuse; the light was too beautiful!

It not only illuminated her pitiful life that had been bleak until now, but also made her feel inferior, to the point that she was not sure what she had that would make the other person choose her, apart from her own identity and interests.

She wasn't ready to face all of this yet, but that's all; she was actually looking forward to it all!

So the princess fell silent, then stepped aside to let the two men finally meet each other's eyes.

"My lord, what do you think?"

Yu Le did not answer for a long time, so King Rongguang asked again.

The princess also turned to look at him.

There was something in that gaze that was difficult to describe in words.

She didn't want to rush him, but she wanted to know the answer.

It wasn't asking on behalf of Albion, it was asking on behalf of herself.

Yu Le understood that the King of Glory was asking him, the heir to Byzantium, whether he was willing to hand over the Byzantine legacy to Albion.

At the same time, if he agrees to the exchange, he will gain true security.

If I were truly the successor to Byzantium, I would have no choice but to agree, even if I was unwilling.

After all, I had no choice; others were just being polite to avoid any illegitimate or improper conduct.

But I have absolutely no connection with Justinian!

And I do indeed need the princess and her eternal heart to leave the palace.

That way, once I've stolen something, it'll be easy for me to run away!

So I'm not only not unwilling, I'm also very happy to agree!

Yu Le bowed and said:

“Your idea is perfectly fine, Your Majesty, I completely agree!”

King Rongguang gave Yu Le a deep look, and then looked at his daughter.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a dazzling light in his daughter's eyes.

After a brief silence, the Glory King continued:

"Then the royal fleet is ready. Go forth, my lord. And my daughter as well!"

With Yu Le and the princess gone, only the purple-robed man and the Glory King remained before the throne.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?"

The purple-robed man who had served King Rongguang for many years suddenly looked at King Rongguang and asked him this question.

Others might not be able to discern anything from this charred skeleton, but he could.

"I just hope she can forgive me..."

The man in purple robes stopped talking, sighed, bowed, and left.

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On her way out of the throne room, the princess walked much faster than she had on her way there.

Yu Le followed behind her, needing to quicken his pace slightly to keep up with her by half a step.

Her loose blonde hair swayed back and forth in the light and shadow between the pillars as she walked.

Sometimes, Yu Le really can't tell whether it's sunlight falling on it or it actually glows.

She never looked back.

But Yu Le noticed that her walking posture had changed.

Inside the palace, her steps always carried a lazy, reluctant sluggishness, as if each step was an act of enduring the pavement.

Now, her every step is light and quick, like a child who has finally been allowed to go out.

The princess finally stopped at the end of the colonnade, just before the bend.

She turned to look at him.

The trepidation and anticipation that had been there in those golden eyes when they were on the throne were gone.

Or rather, the emotion was still there, but she had suppressed it, hiding it under a facade of feigned composure that she had just learned to use.

“Sir, I know you come from a faraway place, but I have never left the capital.”

"Because the further out you go, the more unbearable it becomes for me!"

"That was like hell to me, even in the capital, in the palace!"

Yeah, I know, because you triggered the uncanny valley effect.

Yule is well aware of this; both Pandora and the Great Library have mentioned it.

But why say all this?

"But now it's different. With you by my side, everything has changed!"

"So, Sir, you'll always stay by my side!"

"You've made me start to look forward to everything I had once despaired of!"

Yu Le stopped playing and stood still in front of the princess.

For the first time, he seriously examined the princess before him. At this moment, she did not seem like a princess of a dynasty, whose every move could determine the life and death of countless people.

she...

I don't know how to describe the joy of it.

Finally, Yu Le's gaze fell on the Eternal Heart on her chest.

The flowing Milky Way remains as brilliant as ever.

"I will, Your Highness!"

I'm sorry, Your Highness, I cannot stay; I must leave eventually...

The princess received the most satisfactory answer, which made her feel that today was better than any other day before.

Then the princess turned around and said to the royal knights on either side:

"Bring out the royal carriage. It's not the one I usually use; it's the one my father has never used!"

Their destination was the shipyard, from where they would board the royal airship and travel to Sulmenor.

The journey wasn't long, but the princess still took a detour and specifically brought out the royal carriage that King Rongguang had been keeping idle.

It was a white carriage, simple and unadorned, with no insignia or markings on its body, as if it were deliberately made to look unlike a royal vehicle.