"The Empire sank, the heavens fell, and the earth cracked.
"The Capital of Triumph, the capital of the Empire with more than two thousand and five hundred years of history since the Age of Kings, witnessed the rise and fall of two generations of Empires. As the Final Empire sank, it was completely buried at the bottom of the Sea of Eradication."
Gilbert's compassionate words even affected the guards on both sides. Thales could clearly feel that their hands, which were pressed against the hilts of their swords, were trembling slightly.
Gilbert pressed down on Thales' shoulder and looked at the young knight on the wall, who was forever roaring and charging forward, but looked as if he would never reach the end.
Thales could feel the weight on Gilbert's hand. He heard the former Foreign Affairs Minister quietly recite a poem from Cahill's Yellowhammer's Collection of Poems.
"The hero raises his flag, the king raises his spear, the Empire has fallen, and the world has lost its light.
"Ten years of blood and fire, we returned victorious, but we can never return to the homeland we fought endlessly for. The Emperor no longer exists, and the nobles are all black." When he said this, Gilbert said absentmindedly,
"Thales, my young Sir, can you imagine that feeling?"
Thales stared at Tormond, who was charging forward with an indomitable will.
The young knight looked so brave and fearless. Even on the horrifying battlefield, he still shone brilliantly.
'At that time, will he know that he can never return to his hometown?'
Gilbert did not wait for Thales to reply before he sighed, "No, at least I can't."
Thales did not say anything, but there was a strange feeling in his heart.
"Living beings in fear, desolate and desolate, with nowhere to go."
Thales calmly recited the last two lines of the poem.
'Living beings in fear.'
In his imagination, a majestic and magnificent city appeared, but it was slowly sinking. Everyone was running for their lives, shouting in panic, and panicking, but they could only watch helplessly as the seawater drowned everything.
At this moment, Thales suddenly raised his head and asked with a solemn and slightly resentful tone, "Who are you?
With a heavy and slightly resentful tone, he asked, "Where are those people?
Hmm? " While immersed in the memory of the King of Renaissance, Gilbert turned his head and looked at Thales in puzzlement.
Thales also looked at Gilbert. He calmed himself down, and his gaze was calm.
"Not only the royal family and nobles, but also the knights and soldiers. They were participants in the war."
"But there are also countless people who live in that land, farmers, merchants, the elderly, and children," the boy said calmly. "Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, whether they are high or low, whether they are high or low, and whether they are of different races, they are involuntarily involved in this war. Everyone."
"During the war, when the continent sank, they were more innocent than the calamities, the emperors, the nobles, and everyone else."
"But they are the reason for the Empire's existence. Did none of them manage to escape?"
Gilbert stared at Thales and narrowed his eyes slightly, as though he was seeing Thales for the first time and was reevaluating him.
"Just like your grandfather, young Sir Thales, who sympathized with the people, you have a compassionate and benevolent heart." Gilbert sighed.
Sympathize with the people?
Those who could use the word "sympathize" probably never put themselves in the same dimension as "commoners".
As for compassion and benevolence?
The prince shook his head silently in his heart.
But Gilbert immediately lowered his head dejectedly. His eyes were filled with disappointment. "No. The entire world, the Final Empire, from the nobles to the commoners, all sank into the sea.
Only Tormond and his army were left. This proves that the Final Empire and even the Ancient Empire are not legends. They truly existed before. "
Thales lowered his head, closed his eyes, and exhaled softly.
At this moment, Gilbert's hand, which was on Thales' shoulder, suddenly exerted more force. He spat out the following words, one word at a time.
He enunciated each word clearly, "And at that time, Prince Tormond was just the most unfavored illegitimate child in the Final Empire's royal family."
Thales shuddered!
Thales turned his head abruptly and looked at Gilbert in disbelief.
He knew why Gilbert said all this.
"Forget about titles, territories, and assets, he did not even have the right to inherit his family name. Even the title of 'prince' was just a form of courtesy."
Gilbert looked at Thales with a firm gaze.
"Compared to you right now, he had nothing. The situation he faced was a hundred times more dangerous than yours."
Thales looked at Gilbert in a daze, then looked at the illegitimate king on the wall.
Gilbert shook his head and put down the hand on Thales' shoulder.
He continued to speak, "The Battle of Eradication was won. Humans and the entire civilized world celebrated the great victory. The world's politics also changed.
"In the east, the King of Peaks brought the hopes of the Far Easterners and overthrew the old dynasty to establish the Mane Nox Dynasty.
"Amar Mimo Hanbol raised his banner and began to spread the great name of the Hanbol Dynasty among his countless believers.
"In the west, the hero Raikaru Eckstedt was crowned king amidst the cheers of the people. The powerful and proud Eckstedt Kingdom was born.
"But compared to this …"
Gilbert looked at Master Colvin's painting with a stern and pitiful gaze.
"The Final Empire, which inherited the glory of the Empire, lost all its land and citizens in one night. Only its last bloodline was left.
"In one night, the originally insignificant illegitimate child became the only remaining supreme leader of the Empire that no longer existed.
"Regardless of whether it was land, people, supplies, or wealth, Tormond had nothing. Other than the six knights by his side, he only had two thousand soldiers left. They moved in fear in an unfamiliar land. Their hopes were cut off, and their future was bleak.
"At the age of twenty-four, he moved between many forces of power and suzerains. For the sake of even a little bit of food, a little bit of supplies, a station, or a batch of weapons, he used everything he had, from groveling to arguing for what was right, from sweet words to seizing by force, to maintaining the independent survival of his subordinates and the last dignity of the Empire.
"The lonely Prince Tormond struggled daily between wars, conspiracies, ambitions, and power. He worked hard to survive amidst mockery, mockery, exploitation, and malice. He was only twenty-six years old, but his hair had already turned white."
Gilbert placed his hands behind his back. His eyes were filled with reverence.
"'The Final Prince of the Final Empire'. This was how the people of the two peninsulas mocked and ridiculed him at that time."
Thales stared fixedly at the valiant prince and did not say a word.
"Ten years passed. Their numbers dwindled, and their hopes dwindled. Finally, after a battle with heavy casualties, the despairing subordinates carried the corpses of their comrades and surrounded the haggard Prince Tormond. They wept and interrogated him.
What was the point of continuing to fight like this? The Empire was destroyed, and not a single inch of its land remained. They were like rootless duckweeds, the ashes of history. They would eventually disappear without leaving a trace.
"Why did they still fight?
Why did they not give up? "
Thales was slightly shaken. He looked at the prince. The ancestor's gaze was no longer the same.
'When you have nothing, when everything no longer exists, what are you fighting for?'
Gilbert looked at Thales' expression and sighed in pity. However, he immediately put on a determined look and expression.
"Thales!" For the first time, he called Thales' name in a serious and unceremonious manner. "You must listen carefully to what I am going to say next.
"That night, in the face of his subordinates' reproach, Tormond shed tears. He removed his battered armor, pointed at the stars in the sky, and recited his oath!"
At that moment, Thales saw the guards on both sides stand up straight with their heads held high. The sound of armor clashing against each other instantly came from the spacious hall.
Gilbert's expression was firm, and his tone was solemn as he spat out a few words.
"As long as the stars exist, so long as the stars exist."
(The empress _ shall _ last, _ so _ long _ as _ the _ stars _ be.)
Thales took a deep breath.
'Stars … As long as the stars exist?
The Empire … 'Thales pondered over the meaning of this sentence.
As soon as the middle-aged noble finished speaking …
All the soldiers and guards in the hall began to move vigorously when they heard this sentence.
* Thud! *
Then, they swung their fists at the same time and punched the gold and silver nine-pointed star shield!
* Boom! *
The spacious hall was instantly filled with a clear echo!
Thales, who was shocked by history and in a daze, took a step back in fear.
"Thales!"
Before he could react, Gilbert suddenly squatted down and held the boy's shoulders with both of his hands. He looked at him at the same level and said sternly,
He looked at Thales at eye level and said sternly, "Please do not underestimate yourself, your bloodline, and the meaning they represent.
The existence of you and Jadestar is the golden age of mankind. It is the strongest proof that the great Ancient Empire and the heroic Final Empire still exist in the world! "
At this point, Gilbert's eyes were filled with excitement. His hands were trembling, causing Thales to feel inexplicably anxious.
He continued to speak loudly.
"That day, Year 10 of the Calendar of Eradication, 27th of September, was the day Constellation was founded.
"Prince Tormond, who swore while pointing at Constellation, took 'Jadestar' as his surname, and became the founding king of Constellation, Tormond the First.
"In the decades that followed, Constellation became the most powerful country in the Western Peninsula! Together with Eckstedt, they were known as the 'Western Peninsula's Shield and Blade'.
"The Empire was reborn from the ashes, and in the name of Constellation, it stood in the world again! The glory continued, and the greatness was reborn!
"When Tormond Jadestar was mentioned, no one remembered the former 'Final Prince'.
He was only known as the 'King of Renaissance'. "
Gilbert's mustache trembled, and there seemed to be flames burning in his eyes. "The Jadestar Family's motto was also born from this!"
Thales felt a little unnatural.
Even though he also sighed endlessly because of Tormond's story.
But when he looked at the zealous Gilbert before him, he still found it difficult to blend in with this emotion.
'Did Constellation only exist for the former Empire?
This spirit of building a country is not right.
There must be something wrong. '
However, when he looked at Gilbert's burning gaze and the breathing of the guards on both sides that had clearly become heavier, he could only clench his teeth and nod heavily.
Thales furrowed his eyebrows tightly and spat out the words through gritted teeth.
"As long as Constellation exists, the Empire will live forever!"
At this moment, a delicate rebuke filled with anger traveled into their ears!
"Enough!"
Thales and Gilbert turned their heads at the same time. They saw Jines Bajkovic, who was standing on the stairs with a cold expression. She looked at the teacher-student pair in displeasure.
"It's dinner time."
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