It was late at night.
However, the expression of the woman standing in front of the window was even gloomier than the night sky.
"Is that so … I can't believe something like this actually happened …"
"Yes."
Upon hearing the woman's lament, a dark figure outside the window replied in a low voice, "The situation in the country has become very unstable.
"The situation in the country has become very unstable. If there are any changes during the third wave, I'm afraid the situation will become even more critical...."
"…"
The woman's expression became even more serious.
The woman was none other than the real ruler of Megmalor, Her Majesty Queen Mirelia.
In fact, after the first wave, Queen Mirelia had personally gone to the various countries to persuade them to cooperate. However, during the process, something unexpected happened.
Her husband, Megmalor the 32nd, had actually summoned the Four Holy Heroes!
As mentioned before, according to tradition, each country would summon a hero to fight for them. But this time, Megmalor had actually summoned all four of the Four Holy Heroes at once. This instantly caused an uproar. The various countries expressed strong disgust and anger towards this.
In order to appease these countries, Queen Mirelia had to deal with them. Otherwise, the various countries might even start a war against Megmalor.
Although Mirelia hoped that the internal situation of the kingdom could remain stable, what happened next caused the situation to take a turn for the worse.
First, the Shield Hero, one of the Four Holy Heroes, was accused of attempted rape by Megmalor the 32nd to the entire country. Then, the Shield Hero fell out with the 32nd on the spot. The news shocked the queen greatly. Fortunately, they passed through the second wave safely, which made her heave a sigh of relief.
But … unfortunately, the good times did not last long.
On the night that the wave ended, the Bow Hero, one of the Four Holy Heroes, challenged the Shield Hero and was killed on the spot. This shocked the whole continent. However, this was not the end. Before the various countries could recover from their shock, on the second day, Megmalor the 32nd led an army and attempted to arrest the Hero of the Shield in the name of killing the Hero of the Bow. However, the Hero of the Shield rebuked the enemy for summoning a fake Hero of the Four Saints in an attempt to seize the weapons of the Four Saints!
Not only that, but beside the Hero of the Shield, there was a brand new Hero of the Bow!
After that, the newly summoned Braveheart of the Bow easily defeated Braveheart of the Sword ….
This series of information was too much for the various countries to accept.
However, for Queen Mirelia, the situation had developed to the worst extent.
According to the report from her "Shadow" unit, the people in the country were divided into two factions. Most of the people and some of the soldiers agreed with the Shield Hero's words. After all, the three Heroes had performed poorly in front of the public. As the saying went, if there was no comparison, there would be no difference. In the past, people might not have realized it, but after witnessing the power displayed by the Shield Hero and the second Bow Hero, they began to suspect if the Triple Holiness Hero was a fake.
On the other hand, the king, the Three Bravehearts Sect, and some of the nobles and ministers insisted that the Bravehearts of the Shield were demons, and the summoned Bravehearts of the Bow were the followers of the demons. The reason why they were so powerful was because they used the evil power of the demons. The king even said bluntly that he would never forgive the Shield Devil for killing the Triple Holiness Hero!
The Hero of the Shield also declared that if the Hero of the Sword and the Hero of the Spear failed to prove that they were the real Hero of the Four Saints during the Third Tide, he would kill them and summon brand-new Hero of the Four Saints to fight.
Megmalor the 32nd, who had faked the Four Holiness Heroes, would also be executed!
There was no turning back now that things had come to this.
Megmalor appeared calm on the surface, but there were undercurrents surging in the dark.
Everyone was waiting for the arrival of the third Tide and the result.
But the queen knew that no matter what the result was, the situation had gone out of control.
If the Sword Hero and the Spear Hero could not show the power they should have in the third Tide, the Shield Hero would definitely kill them without hesitation and summon new Four Holiness Heroes. He would also definitely lead his men into King's city and convict the king. Megmalor the 32nd would never give up without a fight. A full-scale war would definitely break out between the two sides.
But even if the Sword Hero and the Spear Hero showed their strength in the third Tide, the situation would not be any better. Megmalor the 32nd would definitely use this as a pretext to declare that the Shield Hero was the murderer of the Triple Holiness Heroes and send troops to suppress him.
In the end, the situation would develop into the same result.
If she could, the queen would like to return to her country immediately and negotiate with the Shield Hero to solve the problem.
But … she could not do it.
Because the external environment was harsher than the internal environment.
If the debate on this within Megmalor was fifty-fifty, then on the outside, almost all the countries were on the side of the Shield Hero.
Their reasons were very convincing.
Firstly, the Shield Hero had indeed shown the strength of the legendary Four Holiness Heroes, but the other three did not seem to be so powerful.
Secondly, the Hero of the Shield had summoned a new Hero of the Bow.
It was common knowledge that the weapons of the Four Holiness Heroes were bound to each other, so there was no possibility of killing the Hero and swapping them out. But the Shield Hero had killed the Bow Hero and summoned a new Bow Hero.
What did this mean?
The legend of the Four Holiness Heroes belonged to the whole continent. Almost all the countries knew about this legend, but such a thing had never happened before. According to the legend, after the previous Four Holiness Heroes saved the world, they returned to their original world, while the Four Holiness Weapons would disappear to wait for the next Tide and the arrival of a new master.
However, after the Bow Hero was killed, the Holy Bow, one of the Four Holiness Weapons, did not disappear. Instead, it summoned a new Bow Hero. What did this mean?
Didn't this mean that the previous one was fake? Otherwise, the Holy Bow should have disappeared when the Hero of the Archer was killed instead of being summoned again!
Because of this, the countries became even more hostile towards Megmalor.
It was already outrageous enough for a country to have four Holiness Heroes, but now there were three fake ones?!
Thinking about it this way, Meg Marlowe the 32nd probably knew that the Shield Hero was the only one who was telling the truth, so he purposely framed him!
Because of this, the Queen was in a terrible situation and did not know what to do.
If she did not go back, a civil war would definitely break out. Judging from the Shield Hero's previous actions, he not only had great power, but he was also very determined. He would never compromise with Megmalor the 32nd. Megmalor the 32nd was also stubborn, so it was almost impossible for him to reconcile with the Shield Hero.
But if she went back, the surrounding countries would definitely form a coalition army and launch a crusade against Megmalor. Just the fact that he had forged the Four Holiness Heroes was enough to give them a good reason to attack.
Although everything was still stable now, the Queen knew that this was the last calm before the storm. When the Third Tide ended, no matter what the result was … the current peace would be completely broken.
In other words, she had to come up with a way to solve this problem within this period of time.
But ….. the Queen had no clue what to do.
The Queen did not sleep at all that night.
Compared to the Queen, who was so worried that she almost lost sleep, Fangzheng seemed to have a higher priority. Not only did he get a good night's sleep, he even obtained a new pet ….
"What's this fat bird?"
Looking at the little bird squeaking on top of his head, Fangzheng reached out his hand and poked it curiously. The little guy looked like a fat chick, but its feathers were pink …. It was currently flapping around on Fangzheng's head, as if it was treating Fangzheng as its father again.
Hmm? Why 'again'?
Hmm … .it all started with a certain little fire dragon ….
"Ah, this is a young Phyllo."
Laftalia had just finished her meal and was looking curiously at the young bird on Fangzheng's head.
"Phyllo? That Chocobo? "
Hearing this, Fangzheng nodded in realization. There was something called a Phyllo in this world. From its appearance, it looked similar to the Chocobo mount in a game world that Fangzheng knew of. It looked similar to an ostrich, but unlike an ostrich, a Phyllo was covered in feathers like a Chocobo.
Moreover, Phyllos were very strong. Not only could they be used as mounts, but they could also be used to pull carts. In fact, during this period of time, Fangzheng and the others had seen a lot of Phyllos pulling carts on the street.
The young bird in front of them was hatched from the monster egg that the sunglasses merchant gave to Fangzheng previously.
But wait, that guy said that the highest you can get is an Earth Dragon, and the lowest is a Phyllo ….
Damn it, I'm unlucky again!
Patting the little chick on his head, Fangzheng sighed helplessly.
Forget it, this is just a basic operation. It's not rare.
"Let's go. Let's go to the Adventurer's Guild today and see if there are any quests."
Since the end of the Second Tide, most places had calmed down, but there were still some places with varying degrees of problems. Because of the outbreak of the Second Tide, some of the monsters that escaped the net might have gone to other places to commit evil, or the monsters that were already in some places might have been stimulated and started to take action. In short, there were troubles big and small in every area, and these troubles would appear in the form of commissions to the Adventurer's Guild.
What Fangzheng had to do was to accept these commissions and solve the problems.
Of course, he usually only looked at the more difficult commissions. After all, the higher the level, the more EXP. Low-level monsters were naturally not attractive to Fangzheng.
"Ah, Sir Hero!"
Seeing Fangzheng walk into the Adventurer's Guild, the woman in front of the counter immediately greeted them with a smile. Since the Second Tide, people's attitude towards the Shield Hero had improved a lot. They were now almost the same as ordinary people.
"Oh, do you have any commissions today?"
"For now … Well, there's indeed something I hope Sir Hero can help me with."
"Oh? What is it? "
"A deadly plague has recently broken out in another small town in the east."
"Plague?"
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng raised his eyebrows, while the woman nodded.
"Although the people in the town have received treatment, it's not very effective. Everyone knows that Sir Hero of the Shield Hero is very powerful, so … "
"Got it. I'll go check out the situation and investigate."
Fangzheng was not surprised. After all, what he usually did in this world was the same as what he did in the Legend of the Sword and Fairy world. Apart from fighting monsters, he would also act as a miracle doctor. Anyway, most diseases could be cured with holy light. If it was more troublesome, he could just use a shot of medical glue. Because of this, Fangzheng's reputation had spread far and wide.
"In that case, I'll leave it to you, Sir Hero."
Upon hearing Fangzheng's answer, the woman hurriedly lowered her head and bowed. Fangzheng nodded, completed the procedures, and left immediately.
However, as soon as Fangzheng left the Adventurer's Guild, he saw Xiao Meiyan, Lavtalia, and Lifana surrounding a shop and seemingly discussing something.
"Hmm? What are you doing? "
"Ah, Master."
Upon hearing Fangzheng's question, the three of them turned around. Then, Lifana greeted Fangzheng respectfully.
"We're looking at the pendants here. They look really beautiful."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng walked forward and saw all kinds of silver ornaments in front of the shop. Some of them were even inlaid with gems. They looked very beautiful.
"Do you want them?"
"Eh?"
"If you want them, then buy them. Lil 'Flame, which one do you like?"
"Alright then, I want this one."
Facing Fangzheng's question, Xiao Meiyan pondered in silence and pointed to a pendant.
"Lifana, Lavtalia, what about you two?"
"Eh? Do we have one too? "
Upon hearing Fangzheng's question, the two of them were taken aback. On the other hand, Fangzheng nodded.
"Of course, it's not like I don't have money. It's just an accessory and it isn't that expensive. Just tell me if you want it."
"Then … I want this one."
After spending a short month with Fangzheng, the two of them understood that Fangzheng was different from the others, so they didn't decline further. Shortly after, Lavtalia took a fancy to a bracelet, while Lifana chose a pair of earrings.
However, just as everyone was about to leave after shopping in satisfaction, Fangzheng suddenly stopped in his tracks and cast his gaze on an emerald-green ring.
"Sir Hero, you have a good eye."
Seeing that Fangzheng was looking at the ring, the shop owner hurriedly said with a smile.
"This is a precious item carved from emerald. It's very valuable …."
"Hmm …."
While saying that, Fangzheng picked up the ring and stared at it carefully for a moment.
Then, a magical radiance quietly appeared, condensed in the center of the ring, and disappeared.
"Master, are you going to buy this?"
Out of curiosity, Laftalia leaned over to take a look. Fangzheng smiled and put down the ring in his hand.
"No, I'm just taking a look."
While saying that, Fangzheng put the ring back in its original place. Then, the corners of his mouth curled up into a meaningful smile.
"Alright, let's go."
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