Alien Knights

There is a rumor circulating in Muxi City recently - Todd, the king from the world of the Holy Spirit, possesses the "key" to the kingdom of heaven.

It is difficult to verify where such rumors come from. Some say it came from a group of art-obsessed scholars, while others say it came from the guards around His Majesty.

No matter what version or rhetoric, one thing is beyond doubt - someone has visited another world and returned to this world safely.

On the other side, Todd had no time to pay attention to the raging rumors from the outside world. Among the kings, Todd was busy interviewing Emerson and Terrence, hoping to promote the method of "examination and selection of officials".

"I still have some doubts. Can the way of passing the exam really judge the level of a person's ability?" Terrence was quiet at home for a week. When he appeared in front of Todd again, his body was a little thinner, but his spirit was much healthier than before: "Also, for this selection of the "Kingdom's Chief Legal Counsel", Your Majesty, you voluntarily gave up the right to produce papers, and hope that scholars form a team and work together to complete the exam papers. This matter..."

Terrence's expression was a little embarrassed: "I really doubt whether those scholars can match your knowledge and ability..."

Todd glanced at the books on the table.

"Sacred Statutes", "Saxon Law Code", "Beauvais Customary Law Collection", "Taylor Law Review"...

There are all kinds of legal books, no less than twenty books, each of which looks thick can be used as a shield.

With a tremor in his heart, Todd turned his face to Terrence, and said righteously: "In my eyes, the law should belong to the people, not a plaything of a privileged class. Only by gathering the wisdom and consciousness of the most extensive scholars can the true meaning of the law be reflected!"

Terrence's eyes lit up, and he looked at the king with respect. He kept nodding and said, "Your Majesty, your wisdom is unmatched! Throughout history, there has never been a monarch who is willing or even has the courage to say what you just said!"

Emerson stroked his beard, gave Terrence a sideways look, and said slowly, "Then, Your Majesty, how should the kingdom select candidates? How can we ensure that these scholars will not mix their own interests and opinions into the exam?"

Todd analyzed the exams in his previous life, "First of all, in the selection of examiners, we should pay attention to ability, qualification and character at the same time to ensure the academic purity of the exam; secondly, once the examiners are selected, let them all move into the headquarters of the Knights Order, and they are not allowed to contact with the outside world until the end of the exam; finally, in the process of preparing the exam papers, I hope that you two will play the role of supervisors and adjust and revise the exam papers in due course."

"There are many variable factors regarding the method and form of the test paper. For example, each scholar can be asked to write a question separately, and then compile all the questions together, and just randomly select from it during the exam; another example, you can prepare two sets of test papers, divided into two types, A and B, to reduce human error."

Terrence nodded while listening: "Indeed, there are many ways to maximize the fairness and effectiveness of the exam."

"The rest of the matter, you can think for yourself. I promise not to interfere with the written test, but I will still participate in the interview." Todd still decided to proceed with caution when it comes to the kingdom officials.

Watching Emerson and Terrence walk out of the room, Todd rang the bell on the table, and said to the attendant who came in: "Take all these law books on the table, hurry up!"

Seeing the books being emptied, Todd, who was out of sight and out of mind, let out a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, Lord Cumberland is here."

Todd asked strangely: "Didn't he take the cavalry regiment to field training?"

After getting the king's permission, the old knight walked into the room, and the strange expression on his face made Todd a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty, are you not busy now? Hehehe."

Todd shook his head and said, "What? Is there another war in the east?"

Cumberland hurriedly replied: "The barbarian army that plundered the Silver Ring Kingdom has already returned to the north. Just last week, the church coalition forces who heard the news, jealous of the wealth they carried with them, took the lead in tearing up the peace agreement and started the war again."

"The barbarians and the church are fighting again? That's good, that's good." Todd felt relieved, and said to Cumberland: "Then you left training and came back because...?"

The loud voice in the past has turned into a whisper today. Cumberland looked at the ceiling and said, "I heard people say that your majesty can..."

Todd grew impatient.

"Speak directly if you have something to say, no need to hesitate!"

Cumberland straightened his face and made a sign of the cross on his chest: "I heard people say, Your Majesty, you have a way to guide our souls to visit the kingdom of heaven and then return safely. I just want to ask, can you take me for a ride?"

Todd covered his face with his hands and said with a headache, "Where did you hear about this?"

"Old Emerson the Turtle! He wrote and told me! And he said he wanted to go too!"

Cumberland sold his old friend without hesitation.

"I must tell you in advance that going there is risky..." Looking at the resolute old knight, Todd completely gave up the idea of ​​persuasion: "But I guess you don't care at all. Forget it, find a chair and sit here..."

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The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the carpet between the kings.

Todd leaned against the window sill, looked at the crowd outside the window, listened to the bell beside his ear, and sighed deeply.

After Cumberland entered the soul space, his behavior in the first half was the same as others, surprised, excited, crazy, pious...

But afterwards, the old knight made a sad request to Todd - he hoped to meet his dead son in the "Kingdom of Heaven".

When he first heard this request, Todd was stunned.

This is just a virtual world visualized by supernatural powers, how can it be possible to summon human souls? !

Todd wanted to explain everything to Cumberland, but at that moment, he saw a side of the old knight he had never seen before.

Unlike the strong, brave, and optimistic past, Cumberland in the soul space is no longer the commander of the Muxi Knights, nor is it the invincible model knight that people say. At that time, he was just a father, an old, humble and sad father. Bending down like a man who fell into the water, he asked for a little bit of comfort and pity in an almost pleading tone.

Todd hesitated.

Next, he did something that he might regret for the rest of his life.

Relying on the memory of going to Silver Ring City to sell the "Gospel Flower", Todd tried his best to recall the commander of the Royal Guards——Herman.

When Cumberland saw the young man in the hologram, he walked slowly towards him. The old knight fell to his knees, holding the non-existent son in his arms, crying like a child.

The sun dipped below the sea level, and the scenery outside the window gradually dimmed.

The king stood by the window, motionless.

Todd closed his eyes, and with the thumb of his right hand, he strangled the tiger's mouth of his left hand, his face was ashamed: "I'm a bastard! A real bastard!"

"If you're a bastard, I'm afraid there will be no souls in heaven."

Todd followed the sound.

Rachel stood at the door between the kings, surrounded by terrified guards.

Todd waved his hand: "It's okay, let her in."

No matter where she goes, Rachel remains as beautiful as ever.

She walked up to Todd, watched the guards close the door of the room calmly, and then said to the king, "How big is the wound?"

"What?"

Todd had absolutely no idea what the other person was talking about.

Rachel strode forward and pulled off Todd's sleeve.

The scales caused by the mutation of the successor have spread to the size of an apple.

Todd looked at each other in surprise: "How do you know?"

"Maybe others don't know how many kinds of abilities you have in your body, but I always remember." Rachel slowly put down Todd's sleeve.

Thinking of the past words and deeds of the woman in front of him, Todd suddenly laughed: "I almost forgot how good you are."

"Are you still in the mood to laugh?!"

Rachel took out a map from her bosom and unfolded it on the desktop. On it, a red cross was drawn at the northern position close to the ice field of the tundra.

"In the territory of the barbarians, in the north of the Ulster Kingdom, there is a country covered with snow all the year round, known as the 'Land of Shadows'. Theodore once brought back a black liquid from there, and used it to cure Jerome's mutation." Having said that, Rachel paused for a while, and turned his gaze from the map to Todd: "The locals call that liquid the 'Tyrant'."