Hail the King

For three consecutive days after the demigod battle, the Barcelona people did not launch an effective attack on St. Petersburg

In order to prevent the Zenit masters from attacking, demigod-level masters also arranged around the Barcelona camp to set up a fist spirit branding void formation. The guard magic circles were arranged in each camp, and the magical flames of various colors flickered, releasing a powerful breath of power.

As time went by, the number of Barcelona troops outside the city also increased

[Red Beard] Granero, as one of the main tasks of the Second Prince, was entrusted with an important task. He is one of the main persons in charge of the city defense. He watches and counts under the four gates of the imperial capital every day. By the evening of the third day, the initial estimate of the number of enemies had reached about 300,000.

"The good news is that in the Western Regions, the Barcelona people have suffered a counterattack from the old enemy Real Madrid Empire, and the situation is not dominant, and the elves that appeared in the Western Regions have been restless recently, and there has been a change, so the Barcelona people can't separate them. With more power to invade Zenit, Leo Messi, who is known as the first young man on the mainland, has no time to come to the North Territory, otherwise, St. Petersburg will be really dangerous.”

Thinking back on the information he has received from the military and various sources in the past few days, Granero relaxed a little.

Seeing the bloody sunset slowly disappearing into the mountains in the distance, the soldiers defending the city were depressed by the coming of night. Although the people of Barcelona had died down for three consecutive days, everyone knew that this was just the last time before the storm came. Just be quiet, once the next wave of war starts, it will be endless

Granero was about to leave the city wall, when suddenly there was a commotion from the far west gate, and the lights were brightly lit.

"What's going on?" Granero was startled.

Immediately, the elite soldiers from the Imperial Security Office went to investigate. After a while, the soldiers returned and reported on one knee: "My lord, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince Christo has been ordered to replace the former commander of the west gate, General Di Santo. The transfer of defense is in progress, according to the rules of etiquette, the commanders of the other two major city gates in the east and north have all gone to meet His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, do you want to go to see His Royal Highness Christo as well?"

"The Fourth Prince took over the defense of the West Gate? How is this possible?"

Granero was very surprised

In today's imperial capital, even beggars on the side of the road know that the fourth prince is an embroidered pillow full of hay, keen to fight for power and profit, with high self-esteem and arrogance, but he has no knowledge of people. When he invaded Zenit, he had the opportunity to lead an army alone, but unfortunately he was defeated in the southern border battlefield. Since then, he has lost the favor of Emperor Yassin, and was basically thrown into the cold palace, becoming a useless idler prince

Such a mediocre person actually got the right to supervise the defense of the city wall at this time?

Are the military department and His Majesty Yassin confused?

This time, we are facing the Barcelona Empire, which is known as the number one military power on the mainland. The defense of the city wall is so important. Even the elite generals of the empire who have been battle-tested have to stand on the city wall with trepidation. If you make a mistake and be caught by the Barcelona people, the entire imperial capital will be turned into hell, and tens of millions of people will become ghosts

"Go, go and see this Highness"

Granero is a popular person in front of the second prince Domingos, even if he doesn't buy the account of the fourth prince, it is understandable, but after thinking about it for a while, he decided to go and have a look

This thing is really weird

...

Imperial Palace

Emperor's Palace

"His Majesty,

Are you really assured that the Fourth Highness will go to guard the west gate? "

Akinfeev, the Grand Knight Commander of the Knights' Palace, is burly in black armor, with eyes like knives, standing in place like a javelin, with a perplexed look in his wandering eyes.

Head of the hall

Emperor Yassin, who was dressed in a white imperial robe, looked at the map of the empire's territory hanging on the wall with his back. On it, a half of about a quarter of the entire empire's territory had been marked in bright red. The southern border occupied by the Barcelona people

After staring at the map for three or four minutes, he sighed quietly, turned around slowly, looked at Akinfeev, and answered the question: "Igor, how long have you been with me?"

Akinfeev didn't have to think about it at all: "It's been fifty-six years, seven months and twenty-nine days since His Majesty was the prince of a first-class dependent country, and I have been your Majesty's sidekick."

"Yeah, fifty-six years, seven months and twenty-nine days, I want to look back and look at it again. Such a long time, like a blink of an eye, has passed quickly..." Emperor Yaxin rarely There was a little bit of vicissitudes on the face: "I still remember that I, and you, and brothers Dunbia, Brother Zagoyev, Brother Sidi, and Brother Zagormo, there are nine people in total. They are like brothers and have been together since childhood Practicing martial arts, studying together, growing up to fight and kill enemies together, the world knows that I, Emperor Yassin, conquered Zenit's territory with one hand, but they don't know that without the support of you eight brothers with different surnames, what would happen? How could there be the Zenit Empire today?"

"Your Majesty is invincible in the North, and Dunbia and I are proud to follow and fight side by side with His Majesty." Recalling the golden years of the past, Akinfeev couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. Unfortunately, Those brothers who are like brothers are now buried under the cold tombstones

"Fifty-six years have passed, Dunbia and the others have shed the last drop of blood for the empire and returned to the embrace of the stars." Emperor Yassin sighed, "Only you are still by my side. You are very similar to me, and you are also the most outstanding of my eight companions. Over the years, I have trusted you more than my son. You are in charge of the Knights’ Palace and responsible for monitoring the nobles of the empire. Your contribution is indispensable.”

"Willing to serve His Majesty" Akinfeev didn't seem to take any credit

"Just talk about the past today, don't be so restrained." Emperor Yassin pointed to the chair, and said: "Igor, sit down and talk to me. Twenty years ago, Julie passed away, and my third son disappeared. I... ...I also almost fell because of that incident. In order to restore my strength, I basically practiced and cultivated all the time. I haven’t had the opportunity to sit down with you and talk about the past for a long time.”

Akinfeev didn't know what to say. Queen Julie was the only woman Emperor Yassin loved deeply in his life. She grew up with Emperor Yassin and his eight companion schoolchildren. She is definitely a woman of extraordinary elegance and intelligence. Although everyone secretly likes this strange woman, only a once-in-a-century genius like Emperor Yaxin can be worthy of her

It was originally a beautiful story about a hero and a beautiful woman. For a long time after their marriage, Emperor Yaxin and Queen Julie have always been close and harmonious. Queen Julie is kind and gentle, and treats her ministers kindly, winning the support of all upper-class nobles and lower-class commoners. , known as the "Queen of Light"

She only gave birth to a son for Emperor Yaxin in her life, for the third prince

It is a pity that not long after giving birth, a great change took place in the empire. Emperor Yaxin fell from the peak of his prosperity and almost fell, and Queen Julie also passed away. The only prince was also involved in this terrible change. disappeared without a trace

This matter has always been the scar and heart disease in Emperor Yaxin's heart

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