People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

"Oh, Kenneth, my old friend, I don't quite understand your question. Didn't we agree before we came here? To go to Lienia and find a monarch suitable to rule the city of Stonewell.

Lord Rhinehardt's strength is as great as that of His Majesty Godwin, the [Gold], and he is also a good friend of His Majesty Godwin. He is the most suitable ruler to rule Stonewell City."

Edgar was puzzled by Kenneth's excitement.

But his words made Kenneth even more excited.

"...You are right, Edgar. This Lord Rhine is indeed as you said, but...but..."

Kenneth seemed to be so excited that he could no longer control himself. Even his voice was trembling slightly. "...But this man is a Faded One, and he is also the consort of Kalia. How can he manage Nimgfu and rule the city of Stonewell?!"

"I, Kenneth Hyde, will never allow this to happen!"

To Kenneth, Kalia was merely a subsidiary of the Golden Dynasty. Even Lakad and Latan were only descendants of Queen Lenara of Kalia, and with the mercy of Queen Marika, they became demigods of the dynasty and governed Mount Miguel and Galid in the south respectively.

And Reinhardt is just a faded being of unknown origin. Even though he's the husband of [Moon Princess] Rani and now the consort of Kalia, what qualifications does he have to rule Stonewell City?!

Kenneth is not actually a fader—

"No matter how noble or humble one's status is, everyone can maintain the right order." This is his creed, Kenneth Hyde.

However, in his opinion, it was too unjust, unreasonable, and unworthy of the position to let an unknown Faded One become the monarch who ruled the city of Stonewell.

It's okay to be a knight assisting the monarch, but it's absolutely unacceptable to become the monarch.

However, their argument made Reinhardt, the person involved, feel very upset.

Edgar was saying that as long as one had strength and prestige, one could become the successor of Stonewell City, but Kenneth was saying that one needed a noble status and bloodline.

One is the ability argument, the other is the bloodline argument.

It made him feel like an aristocrat.

But neither of these two people came to ask him, the person involved, what he thought.

It made him feel speechless and helpless.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute before you start arguing." He forcefully intervened in the quarrel between the two. "Listen to me first. Don't argue about whether I am qualified to become the monarch of Stonewell City. I have no intention of doing so."

The Faded Ones all aim to become the King of Elden. Although he has no interest in that, he has even less interest in becoming the King of Stonewell City.

At the moment, he is too lazy to take care of Lienia, and even threw all the affairs of Kalia Castle to Grandpa Iggy. The magic academy and affiliated towns are managed by Teacher Serlian, not to mention Stonewell City and Nimgfu.

He was too lazy to develop this desolate and decaying place, which was extremely troublesome.

"Your Excellency Rhine..." Edgar immediately became nervous when he heard his words.

He had pondered this for a long time before finally coming up with this candidate. In his opinion, only Reinhardt was the most suitable...

"Don't get excited yet. Listen to me. Although I don't want to be the monarch of Stonewell City, I have a candidate that you will definitely be satisfied with."

"You? Do you have any good candidates to recommend?" Kenneth looked at him suspiciously, and added, "Let's make a promise beforehand: don't recommend any random people. I'll get mad if you do."

"Uh..."

Kenneth's words almost made him laugh out loud, but he managed to hold it back and nodded, "Of course, you will definitely be satisfied with that choice."

"However, if you want to see that person, you have to come with me."

As he said this, a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

Since we are talking about the monarch of Stonewell City, she must be mentioned.

I just don't know what the attitude of Sir Gideon O'Fnir will be.

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217. Neferi's Life Story (4.3K)

Round table hall.

"Um....."

In a room somewhere in the Round Table Hall, Sir Baizhi was carefully studying the information he had collected from various sources.

On the desk in front of him and on the surrounding bookshelves, messy books were scattered randomly.

The crackling sound of the bonfire in the fireplace and his occasional panting became the only concerto here.

"The lord of Stonewell City, the golden descendant [Limb Reattachment] Grek; General [Star-Breaking Red Lion] Ratan, who fought Marennia to a draw in Galid; the lord of Miguel's volcanic mansion, [Justice Officer] Lakad; the lord of the royal city of Rodel, the missing [King of Blessing] Mungat; the [Blood King] Monger, who lurks in the ancient underground dynasty; and the [Full Moon Queen] Lenara of the Rhealukalia Magic Academy..."

"Um...."

"[Limb Replantation] Grek is dead, [Full Moon Queen] Lenara and [Star-Breaking Red Lion] General Ratan have been defeated, and [Blood King] Monger has been killed by the Sun Cult and stripped of his rune..."

"So, that leaves [Justice Officer] Larcade and [King of Blessing] Mungot... Oh, and Lenara's daughter, [Moon Princess] Rani, has also appeared..."

"But [Moon Princess] Lani has lost her qualifications, so she can't be counted."

"Besides that, there's the purest gold—the [Sacred Tree] Mikaela; and the twin siblings, the [Invincible Sword] Marennia..."

"Um...."

Sir Baizhi fell into deep thought again.

He wanted to explore the Holy Snowfield and the Holy Tree, but when he thought of Reinhardt's warning and his former best friend Dolores's warning, he fell into deep hesitation and decision.

Both Reinhardt and Dolores warned him not to try to interfere with the Holy Snowfield and the Holy Tree, nor to try to harm what the Son of Platinum had gained from them.

If it were him in the past, he might not care about this warning. After all, Kalia, who was allied with the Holy Tree, has fallen.

But the information that has come in now is that Kalia has risen again and has completely restored peace with the Magic Academy, which makes him no longer have the confidence to take action.

Not to mention how difficult [Moon Princess] Lani is, [Heretic Witch] Seren is second to none in the border area.

If he were to compete, he would definitely become the overlord of the border area, and could even become one of the most powerful candidates for the King of Elden.

And compared to these things, he cared more about Reinhardt and what kind of deal Reinhardt had made with Queen Marika.

The once lost sun and the ominous flames were all things rejected by the golden tree.

But why? And why would such an ominous being be summoned back to the borderland?

What exactly is Queen Malika planning?

Even after he read through the books and stone tablets left by Queen Marika, he still could not understand them and could not get any useful information from them.

"Oh, esteemed Queen Malika... What on earth are you thinking of?"

For the first time, Gideon O'Fnir, known as Sir Hundred Wisdom, felt the feeling of having no idea where to start and no idea how to know.

——Da, da, da

Just then, faint footsteps were heard in the corridor outside the door.

The slightly heavy footsteps stepped on the wooden floor, which was dull and rotten, and made a creaking sound.

"Godfather, Lord Rhine is here to visit."

Hearing the sound coming from outside the door, Sir Baizhi closed the bottom box on the table and let the person outside in.

The person in charge of leading the way is Neferi, the adopted daughter of Lord Baizhi, followed by Reinhardt in military uniform and...

"Edgar, Lord of Morn City, and Kenneth Hyde, Lord of Hyde Fortress."

With just one glance, Sir Baizhi recognized the two men, and a hint of displeasure appeared on his face.

Reinhardt's visit was within his expectations, but he didn't expect that these two people would appear here together.

In addition to his disdain and disgust for these lords, this feeling of being beyond his expectations and control also made Sir Baizhi feel a little irritated.

It's like going through so much trouble to get the script, only to find out after you start that the script has suddenly been changed.

"Long time no see, Mr. Ovniel. I hope my presumptuous display today didn't disturb you."

"...Oh, that's not the case, Mr. Reinhardt. You're very welcome."

Sir Baizhi responded indifferently, "Everyone, come and sit down."

Although he was not interested in Edgar and Kenneth Hyde, Sir Baizhi still invited them to have tea near the stove as a courtesy.

After taking his seat, Kenneth took the lead in introducing himself: "Hello, I have long heard of Sir Baizhi's name. I am Kenneth Hyde, and I am..."

"Needless to say, Kenneth Hyde, the son of Lord Nimgofu, is the man in charge of Hyde Fortress. He is primarily responsible for assisting the Lord of Stonewell City in governing the land of Nimgofu, along with Mr. Edgar, the Lord of Morn City next to him."

Before Kenneth could finish, Sir Baizhi interrupted and revealed their identities one by one. He then turned to Reinhardt and asked, "Sir Reinhardt, what brings you to the Round Table Hall today?"

Even though Sir Baizhi already knew about it, he still inquired according to convention.

He and Sir Baizhi both had a tacit understanding on this point, and everyone was clear about it.

However, just as he was about to speak, Lord Kenneth Hyde couldn't wait to express his doubts.

"Is the person you want to recommend the Lord Gideon O'Fnir, known as the Lord of the Hundred Wisdoms?"

As he said this, Kenneth Hyde's brow was full of dissatisfaction.

Obviously, it would be inappropriate for Gideon Ofnir to become the successor of Stonewell City, because Sir Baizhi is a Faded One and not a member of the Golden Line.

Moreover, at first Kenneth didn't understand why he came to a place like the Round Table Hall.

Although he was not very familiar with the Round Table Hall, he knew that it was the gathering place of the Faded Ones.

If he had known this earlier, Kenneth said he would not have followed.

However, as soon as Kenneth finished speaking, the room fell into an eerie silence.

"This Kenneth Hyde is really too impatient."

Both Edgar and Reinhardt couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.

However, Kenneth cannot be blamed for this, because the monarchy of Nimgfu has been vacant for too long. If he wants to rally the remaining people, the prestige of Kenneth Hyde and Edgar alone is not enough.

Seeing this, Reinhardt finally spoke up to break the awkward silence and explained to Kenneth, "Of course not. I'm not recommending Sir Gideon Ofnir, the Hundred Wise. I'm recommending his adopted daughter, Miss Neferi."

"???"

Now, not only Kenneth was confused, but even Edgar was very puzzled.

They knew about Nefeli, the barbarian girl who had just led the way for them.

But what's so special about that girl?

Edgar was puzzled. Even though Reinhardt was his and his Irena's benefactor, such an action still caused dissatisfaction in his heart.

How can such a major event as selecting the Lord Mayor of Stonewell City be treated as a joke?

However, Edgar still held back and stopped Kenneth who was about to lose his temper, allowing Reinhardt to continue speaking.

Reinhardt was also stunned by their unexpected calmness. He originally thought Kenneth would yell, so he just did it for fun.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Edgar.

He couldn't help but smile and continued, "I understand your confusion. Please listen to me. Miss Nefeli is arguably the most qualified person in the entire border area to inherit the throne of Stonewell City Lord. In fact, her legitimacy is no less than that of my close friend Godwin."

"And I came to this conclusion simply because of her name. Her name is Neferi Lu."

"...Neferi Lu?" Kenneth was a little confused when he first heard the name. After thinking carefully for a moment, he suddenly seemed to have an idea. "You said this girl's name is Neferi Lu?!"

"Yes." Reinhardt nodded with a smile. "If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Ovniel. He knows this best."

"Yes, my adopted daughter Neferi's full name is indeed Neferi Lu, and she is a barbarian warrior."

After receiving Sir Baizhi's approval and confirmation, Kenneth and Edgar's expressions changed from confusion to surprise, and their eyes were filled with a bit of heat and excitement.

The surname Lu is not something that just anyone can use.

That was the last name of the first King of Elden, [War King] Gefulei.

Before Gefulei became the King of Elden and took on the responsibility of the Beast Prime Minister Serloshu, Gefulei was called Hole Lu, the King of the Wilderness.

He later changed his name because he became the husband of Queen Marika and the King of Elden. He also used the name Ge Fulei to fight in various places in the border area.

Because of this, many people on the border have forgotten the name Holly Lou.

However, Kenneth Hyde, whose family has a long history, and Edgar, the lord of Moren City, will never forget this name.

Never forget the profound meaning of this name.

It is a symbol of power and kingship, and just as Reinhardt said, Nefeli Lu is also the most qualified candidate to inherit Stonewell City.

"Godfather... Lord Rhine, what are you talking about? I don't understand at all."

Nefeli, who had not left the room but was listening, was completely confused.