Laing brought Suria to a small workshop. It was decorated like a bar and had an antique feel to it. However, there was a sweet smell in the air.
Suria's smile was a little weak. She leaned on Laing and sniffed the air. "Is this … chocolate?"
"Yes, it's chocolate." Laing nodded with a smile. "This is a chocolate workshop."
"Chocolate workshop?! Why … "
"Chocolate workshop. This time, we'll be making chocolate ourselves." Laing held his wife's hand with a smile. Knight King's leather shoes clacked against the wooden floor. "You can make anything you want!"
"Then, can we make teddy bears?" Suria's eyes sparkled. She loved teddy bears the most. There were teddy bears everywhere in their house, especially the golden ones. Laing was always worried that the legal department would come knocking on their door.
"Of course." Laing nodded with a smile.
Chocolate was a very, very, very, very expensive luxury. It was divided into Arabi chocolate and high elven chocolate. Arabi chocolate cost around 60 crowns per 500 grams, while high elven chocolate cost as much as 330 crowns per 500 grams. It was probably the most expensive luxury in the world, but it was also the reason why it was sought after all over the world. It was worth mentioning that the chocolate made by the high elves could restore one's stamina and energy at an extremely fast rate, eliminating hunger and allowing one to be oneself again.
Making chocolate was actually very simple. After a little guidance from the shop owner, Ryan and Sulia quickly understood the trick and began to make it. After all, the pulp and chocolate were ready-made. All they had to do was to melt the ready-made chocolate, add cream, and so on, and pour it into the mold to cool it down.
Suria immediately started making her favorite teddy bear mold. Laing, on the other hand, was very patient. If anyone were to see him, they would see that he was making models of skulls, double-headed eagles, swords and iron fists.
Laing stopped after a few simple carvings. Knight King watched as Suria clumsily made the mold. He suddenly remembered that Suria didn't have any experience in this area, so he put down the mold in his hand and walked behind Suria. He gently hugged her from behind and held Suria's small hands. "Let me help you."
"Okay." Sulia could feel that her husband's hands were holding her small hands, and there was a reassuring strength coming from them. His warm breath rang in her ears, and his chin gently pressed against her dazzling blonde hair. "Yes, that's right. Just like that, little by little."
The workshop was very quiet. Other than the couple, there was no one else. Ryan hugged Sulia from behind. For a moment, other than the noise in the distance, there was only the faint bubbling sound in the room. That was the sound of chocolate being boiled.
The sweet fragrance in the air seemed to be getting stronger. Suria gently outlined the teddy bear mold and said softly, "Like this? Laing. "
"Be a little gentler. Don't use too much force." Laing guided her step by step. He took a deep breath of Suria's rich body fragrance. "Suria, you really like teddy bears."
"Teddy bears are very cute, don't you think?" Suria tilted her head and said softly to Laing, "Teddy bears are the cutest."
"Why do you think teddy bears are cute?" Laing realized that he really didn't understand his wife at all. He knew that Suria liked everything related to teddy bears, but he didn't know why.
"When my father was coaxing me to sleep when I was a child, he told me a story. That year, the second Knight King of Brittany, Louis the Reckless, led the knights into the forest to hunt. After a whole day, they didn't find anything. The knights and squires who followed him, even those apprentice knights who were only 14 years old, hunted a few pheasants. Only Louis had nothing." Suria leaned on her husband's back and said softly, "In order not to embarrass the king, the knights discussed and got an injured bear and put it on the king's path so that the king would be able to find something."
"But King Louis easily saw through the knights' plan. He reprimanded the knights and set the injured bear free. King Louis said that hunting such injured prey was unfair, and using cheating and trickery would only make the knights unable to get close to the Holy Grail for the rest of their lives. This is not the spirit of chivalry." Suria continued, "Since then, I have liked this soft, round, and cute doll. To me, it is a symbol of the spirit of chivalry."
"You have the right to be a glorious knight, my wife." Laing was a little emotional. His voice couldn't help but tremble. "I'm sorry, my wife. It's my fault."
The two of them had been married for many years. As the husband, he didn't even know this!
"What's wrong? Laing, what did you do wrong? "Suria was a little confused.
"It's my fault." Knight King's voice was distant. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have done this. I'm always … I, I'm really a bastard!"
"Laing?"
"I've always said that we are husband and wife. There is no distinction between each other." Laing hugged his wife tightly from behind. Knight King hugged his queen as if he was afraid that she would suddenly leave. "But I've always been on guard against you. I always feel that you have too much power … I, you treat me as your husband, but I treat you as an opponent."
"…" Suria didn't say anything.
"I've always been on guard against everyone. I have countless secrets hidden in me. I'm always worried that my secrets will be exposed. I've always labeled everyone who gets close to me." The king's voice trembled even more. "I'm scared. I'm scared of the terrible future. I'm scared. I'm scared that my decades of planning will go down the drain. I always feel that I can't fail. I can't allow myself to fail. I've always wrapped myself up like a hedgehog. I've always felt that I have a noble bloodline, that I'm different from all of you. I've always been on guard against everything, including you."
"I know that it wasn't easy for you to get the throne." Suria sighed softly. She put down the bear mold in her hand. The queen held Laing's big hand. "You don't want anyone to share your core power. Compared to me, who's more like a prime minister or a regent, you prefer a jester like Olica because she won't make you feel constrained. Am I right?"
"Yes." Laing was deeply regretful. "I've made a mistake."
"It's not your fault …" "Let me finish, my dear." The two people's voices sounded almost at the same time.
"Okay, go ahead." Suria compromised.
"My birth was a transaction of benefits." Laing said in a low voice. "Father told me everything. I thought I was smart, but I always felt that everything was about benefits. Everything was a transaction. I was rich, but I was also poor. I was conceited, but I also had low self-esteem. I always thought that I didn't need those worthless things. I only needed benefits to move people."
"That's why whenever I face Teresa and Veronica, I'm always filled with confidence. That's because I know what they want, and I can give it to them. No matter if it's resources, a wizard tower, or even the entire Garland Council. I know what Olica wants, and I've protected her soul from perverts. I know what Amelia wants, and all she wants is a safe and warm family and a child. I even know what the Mistress wants, but only you …" Laing's voice trembled. He even choked up. "I didn't know what you wanted. I didn't understand. So I always felt that you were plotting something big."
Laing raised his head. He didn't want to let his tears fall on Suria's shoulder.
Tears slid down the Queen's delicate face. Suria said in a trembling voice, "Why didn't you think that I really loved you? Why didn't you think that I wanted something from you? Why were you always on guard against me? Laing, am I so unbearable in your eyes? "
"I never dared to hope for love. It was too heavy for me." Laing couldn't help but wipe his eyes. The King hugged his wife. "Only love is priceless. It is the foundation for humans to survive in this dark universe. Look at the High Elves. They used to be such a glorious civilization, but now they need half a day to assemble an army. I wonder if one day we will be the same."
How glorious was the Human Empire during the Golden Age? But now? They were just struggling at death's door with the sacrifice of the Emperor and countless people.
One day, darkness would engulf everything. Mortals could defeat Chaos hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times. But as long as they failed once, the world would be destroyed. All mortals would be destroyed. After a long time, the world would be rebuilt and reborn. Then, it would be discovered and destroyed by the Four Gods of Chaos. This process would be repeated.
There was still a sweet smell in the air. Chocolate was boiling on the stove in the distance, bubbling.
"You always mention Foster Father, Laing." Suria held Laing's big hand tightly. She forced herself to calm down so that she wouldn't cry out loud. "Does Foster Father love you?"
"Father loves all of us." Laing sighed. He couldn't answer this question truthfully. He could only change the concept. Just like his brother, the truth was too cruel.
"What about you? Do you love your father? " Suria asked. The female knight turned her head and looked at her husband with tear-stained eyes.
"I …" Laing couldn't say it out loud.
Did Laing love the Emperor?
No. In fact, he had hated the Emperor for a long time. Perhaps the Emperor gave him power, but this was not the life he wanted.
The first change happened when Laing became an apprentice knight. When he fought against the invasion of the Northern Barbarians in Nord, he tasted the sweetness of power for the first time. While his peers were still receiving military training at home, Laing could already kill the Barbarians like slaughtering chickens.
The second change happened in Marlin Castle. There, the Emperor told Laing everything. Laing realized how much the Lord of Mankind had sacrificed for the survival of the human race.
But even so, it was far from love. It was just respect, worship, and some kind of deal. The Emperor gave Laing status and great power, and Laing returned the favor by reviving and reversing his fallen or dead brothers.
Of course, Laing felt that it was a deal. Of course, Laing saw everything in terms of a deal.
"Tactics can't change everything. There will always be a time when a person's strength is limited. Look at the palace intrigues of the High Elves. The human kingdoms may never be able to catch up, but they will still decline. Isn't Finnuba becoming the Phoenix King the best proof?" Suria said softly, "You always think that you can solve the problem alone. You only need your subordinates to be your wrench, your spear, and your shield. But it's very tiring for you. And even so, you can't go against the whole world. Everyone has something that they can't do, and so do you."
When Clayon heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. That's right. Governing a country can't only rely on trickery, benevolence, and morality. Isn't it said that the Phoenix King should find an opportunity to show off his so-called kingly demeanor, kill someone to establish his might, and build a grand blueprint so that the elite palace would instantly be filled with people and resurgence? Isn't that taking politics too lightly?
"Yes, yes." The King said in a low voice, "But I'm the King. I have to be responsible for the whole kingdom and all my people. Darkness is approaching, my dear. The great protection left by the Ancient Sage is weakening with every passing second."
"You're a person, Laing. You're a living person." Sobbing, Sulia said, "You can't do it by yourself. Let me help you. Let everyone help you, okay?"
"Okay!" Laing said firmly. He seemed to have used up all his strength. The King leaned on his wife's body. It was as if something was missing from his body. It was a kind of relief. "Let me tell you everything, my wife. Are you ready to listen to a great story?"
"This story starts with my father's plan to create twenty primordial babies and train them to be his assistants …"
For the next thirty minutes, Ryan told Su Lia everything while he was making the handmade chocolate. He didn't hold anything back.
Surprisingly, Suria wasn't surprised at all. She listened to everything very calmly. When Laing finished, she said softly, "Laing, your background is really not simple."
"You don't seem to be particularly surprised." Laing put his chin next to Suria's ear. The Knight King confirmed his wife's feelings. He had never been so lucky to have such a wife.
"I've been mentally prepared for it." Suria sighed again. "I just wanted to wait for the day when you tell me everything in person."
"Now you know." Laing let out a long breath to calm himself down. "Suria, I …"
"Take your time." Suria had a premonition in her heart. She gently encouraged her husband. "I'm listening."
"I love you, Suria." Laing finally mustered up all his courage and made his confession, even though it was very embarrassing. "It's my honor to meet you."
"I love you too." Suria turned her head and closed her eyes.
Lips closed.
In that second, everything in the world seemed to disappear. Only the breath from each other, the heartbeat, and the sweet smell of chocolate in the air were left.
After three minutes, they finally separated. Suria was a bit embarrassed. She teased, "Why do I feel like this was like my first kiss?"
"…" Laing's old face was red. He lowered his head and could not speak. The king looked very embarrassed under his wife's gaze.
Who was the one who conquered who?
"Okay, it's done." Suria smiled even more happily. It turned out that she was the winner in the end. "Come and try it. Ah!"
The handmade chocolate in the shape of a bear was done.
It was sweet. It was really sweet. Laing swore it was the sweetest chocolate he had ever eaten in his life.
It was really sweet.
The husband and wife fed each other a few pieces. They put the chocolate in a box. When they were ready to pack it up and take it away, the chocolate workshop suddenly exploded with a warm gold light.
In the blood-red color, the holy angel's wings were fully extended, and a golden voice appeared in the void.
The holy blood angel gene prototype, the shadow of St. Giles, appeared in front of Laing and Suria.
"Passion cannot be extinguished. Empathize with the weak. Help each other. No matter where you are, you can become friends. Do not lose this feeling, even if it has betrayed you hundreds of times." St. Giles' voice was full of emotion. He smiled and looked at Laing and Suria. "To achieve great things, you need to put people first. Scheming is only an auxiliary to achieving great things. It is indispensable, but you cannot be obsessed. Only love, justice, and courage are the foundation and cornerstone of human survival in this cold universe. Only if you love others, people will love you."
"Brother?!"
"Your love has awakened me." Saint Giles nodded at Sulia, "Time and environment will corrode a person. Growth will make people become more restrained, but no matter what, we must never forget our original intentions. Remember why we were born. That is the foundation of who we are as humans."
"Suria, I acknowledge you as my sister-in-law!"
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