"Just like that, the decisive battle erupted. After that battle, the Kutu Principality was set in stone, and in the next 20 years, it gradually became the Nardo Kingdom," the middle-aged man said as he stroked the boy's head in a spacious palace.
"Grandfather, did you become the new King because of this?"
Hearing the middle-aged man's story, the boy's eyes sparkled and he continuously asked.
"That's right."
The boy had many, many questions, and they were all quite childish. However, the middle-aged man was very patient and gently explained them to him.
After a while, footsteps could be heard from outside; the boy's playmate had come to play with him.
"Go."
Seeing this, the middle-aged man smiled and indicated that it was time for him to leave.
The boy reluctantly left the middle-aged man's side.
Within the spacious palace, only the middle-aged man was left.
The palace was quite spacious and beautiful, but there were not many people here. There was only the middle-aged man standing there, making him seem quite lonely.
However, the middle-aged man did not feel too bad about this; he had long since gotten used to it.
Seeing the little boy leave, he silently walked out of the palace.
Faint sunlight shined down on his body, revealing his appearance.
His looks were quite exquisite and handsome, and even though he was quite old, it was still possible to see his face from back then.
Under the sunlight, he wore a black robe and his long hair casually draped over his shoulders. He did not look dignified at all, only giving off a warm and calm aura.
This was the current ruler of the Nardo Kingdom, the Nardo Kingdom's King, Kaylin Nardo.
Chen Heng stood outside the palace by himself, silently looking into the distance and thinking back to the past 20 years.
Back then, after that decisive battle, Lanlod had been defeated and killed by him. The southern rebel army had been suppressed by him and had submitted to him.
Following this, he had used Olivia's name to take care of the situation in the Kutu Principality, defeating the rebel rulers and taking their territories.
After Olivia died, Chen Heng used Verna's identity as the Prince of the royal family to establish the Nardo Kingdom on the foundations of the Kutu Principality.
Now, it had been 20 years since then.
Over the past twenty years, his surroundings had changed a lot.
Under Chen Heng's efforts, the northern side was no longer a problem.
Most of the northern rulers who had come with Chen Heng to the south had been transferred to other places. As for their original territories, Chen Heng had devoured them all.
Apart from this, the Olis Kingdom next to the Nardo Kingdom had also disappeared. Chen Heng had seized this opportunity to attack while they were in internal strife, defeating them and devouring them.
Now, the Nardo Kingdom was a massive existence. Whether it was territory, army, or the number of Knights it had, they were all far superior to the Kutu Principality.
It could be said that he had already reached the peak.
However, at this level, it could be considered a certain limit.
It was not that he could not continue, but he did not have the time or energy to do so.
"Time …"
Outside the palace, Chen Heng deeply sighed.
Calculating his age, he was now nearly sixty years old. Even though he still looked young and was exceptionally powerful, he had still reached a certain threshold.
In fact, he was now a true Great Knight.
In terms of the Body Forging Technique, he had made great progress, and he was not far away from cultivating the Solid Rock Body Forging Technique to completion.
Right now, even if he was alone, he could rival an army. Even if 1,000 people surrounded him, he would be able to kill them all by himself.
It was because of this bravery and power that he had been able to reach his current level.
It was just that he had reached his limit.
Chen Heng could sense that his body was reaching its limit, and under normal circumstances, he would not be able to go any further.
His body's potential had been completely used up, and he did not even have much lifespan left.
Great Knights' lifespans were usually around 100 years, and Chen Heng was only nearly sixty years old. It seemed that there was still a long time before he reached that number.
However, cultivating the Solid Rock Body Forging Technique and squeezing out his life energy caused his body to quickly decline, and his lifespan was much shorter than other Great Knights.
Chen Heng estimated that if things went on like this, he would not be able to last for another few years.
However, he didn't mind. He just smiled, turned around, and left.
Turning around, he left this place and came to a palace.
Within the palace, there was an elderly woman silently lying on a large bed.
She wore a black dress and looked incredibly old; she looked like an old woman in her seventies or eighties.
"Verna, I've come to see you."
Looking at the woman, Chen Heng smiled and sat down by the side.
The elderly woman seemed to have some reaction to his arrival. She moved her hand but did not open her eyes.
This elderly man was none other than Verna.
A few years ago, Verna had contracted the same illness as her big sister and father, and she would often fall unconscious.
At first, it was not too bad, but as time went on, it became more and more serious. Now, she could not wake up anymore.
In actuality, if it was not for the fact that Chen Heng had continuously given her his life energy to maintain her body's functions, Verna would have died long ago.
However, even so, she had pretty much reached her limit.
Her life energy had become incredibly weak, and it was the same for her other reactions.
Now, apart from some reactions to Chen Heng's arrival, she did not have any reactions to anyone else at all.
In just a while, she would most likely be far away from Chen Heng.
He believed that this period of time would not be very long.
Chen Heng deeply sighed and looked at Verna with a complicated gaze. It was filled with reminiscence and apology.
The scene from when they had first met still played in his mind.
Back then, Verna had been very young and did not know much about the future. Now, she was old and had become like this.
"I'm sorry."
After falling silent for a while, Chen Heng smiled, "Based on how things are going, Verna, you'll probably be ahead of me.
But don't worry, I won't take too long; I'll be there soon.
I don't know if this world has a so-called Death God, but even if there is, I won't be able to see you again. "
He sat there and said many things in a low voice.
On the bed, Verna silently lay with her eyes closed. She would only occasionally move as if she was listening.
Everything was just so beautiful and peaceful.
After a while, footsteps could be heard from outside.
"Father."
A voice sounded out from outside. It was quite low and gave off a sense of majesty.
A tall middle-aged man walked in from the outside world. He wore bright silver armor and looked very heroic and bright.
If one looked closely, they would find that his appearance was quite similar to Chen Heng's.
This was Kdo, Chen Heng and Verna's eldest son, as well as his successor.
"What did you call me here for?"
Kdo asked as he looked at Chen Heng.
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