At the end of the second year of the 19th century, the Battle of Isseren ended. This war was later called the Battle of Dawn in the New World and was also the ending battle of the four ancient kings.

In the record, the Queen held up the sword of glory and illuminated every soul on the battlefield.

After this battle, Ferster and Mantern completely lost their ability to resist, and in less than a year later, they swore allegiance to Reinhart.

So, on the last day of the previous year, Queen Hillman held a tour of the new kings in the royal city.

The countless poets later could not describe the scene of that day.

The sun shines brightly in the sky, with petals of flowers scattering the city streets, a long golden carpet spread on the ground, and cheering crowds stand on both sides, and the heroic soldiers hold spears in their hands.

Walking on the long blanket, the queen walked over with a crown on her head, and her long golden hair was like the brilliance of the sun.

Behind her were two kingdom knights, wearing painted black and bright silver armor.

The two knights guarded the queen and slowly walked through the streets of the royal city among the petals scattered by the people, and finally walked to the circular platform in the central square.

The ancient King Reinhardt announced the founding of the kingdom here, and now Hillman will also establish an empire here.

Hillman walked up to the steps of the platform with a smile, and under the gaze of everyone, he walked slowly to the center of the platform.

The sounds around calmed down, and it was so quiet that everyone was waiting for the Queen's speech.

On the platform, the queen slowly raised her hands, as if hugging everyone, and then she said softly.

"I hereby announce that from now on, there will be only one empire on the continent, its name is Reinhardt. It will bathe in the most dazzling dawn and become the most powerful country!"

“Reinhart!”

I don't know who set out and shouted the first time.

Immediately afterwards, a shocking cheer erupted in the royal city, and people shouted Reinhardt and the name of the empire.

Under the platform, Chu and Roland stood together, watching Hillman, cheering and flowers on the platform.

Roland had a faint smile on his face, and he rarely saw her laugh, but today she kept laughing.

Amid the cheers of people, she suddenly raised a fist and said to Chu solemnly with a smile.

"Thank you for your heroic battle for this country. You are a very reliable comrade. Please give me some advice in the future."

Chu turned his head, looked at Roland for a while, then raised his hand, and gently touched her fist.

"Um."

"Next time I have time, I'll invite you to have a drink." The two stood side by side, and Roland patted Chu's shoulder.

When he first let go of his hand, his voice was still hoarse: "Let's talk about it."

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After the New King's tour, Hillman and Chu returned to the top of the castle together.

Unlike the noise outside, it is still quiet.

Hillman walked to the window and reached out to pull open the curtains.

Today is a special day, not just because of the founding of the empire.

She looked at the city outside the window, which has always been her favorite scenery. Chu stood quietly behind her, took off her helmet, and watched with her.

After a long time, Hillman said.

"At first, the war is over, you are leaving, right?"

She knew this very well. She summoned Chu with a contract, but because it was a contract, there would inevitably be a day of ending.

"Yes." Chu bowed slightly and replied.

Hillman was ecstatic outside the window, and her shadow reflected on the window, allowing her to see her eyes and the expression in her eyes clearly.

In front of the window, she lowered her eyes and smiled at the corner of her mouth.

"Do you remember what I told you, the two gifts my father gave me, the Throne and you."

Her father has been very strict with her throughout his life, and in my impression, she has never seen him laugh.

Even before her death, my father looked at her kneeling in front of the bed and crying, and left a reproach: Why are you crying? How can I feel at ease with such weakness?

But Hillman understood that her father was gentle because she felt the temperature of the rough big hand placed on top of her head.

I also clearly saw the firm and straight back of my father standing in front of her.

So for her, perhaps the first one is all the tenderness and protection left by her father.

Although Chu can't laugh and his hands are cold, when Chu is by her side, she can always make her heart safe.

"I want to say, you are a great gift."

Hillman said, turned around and looked at Chu deeply with a smile.

"Take my sins away, this is what I promised you."

She was ready, paying the price, and fulfilling her promise.

Chu nodded, without saying anything, and raised his hand to Hillman.

The next moment, countless black mists visible to the naked eye surged out of Hillman's body.

The black fog occupied the room and twisted in the air, as if he wanted to break free, but in the end he did not break free and was pulled in the direction of Chu.

Chu's hand held the black fog, and the fog gradually dissolved and disappeared in her hand, and finally penetrated into her palm.

Hillman could feel that a heavy burden in his body disappeared and his body and mind became lighter. But in front of him, the first breath became even more gloomy.

The process of collecting this huge sin was much easier than she thought, but is it really just that?

She looked at Chu again, and through the contract that had not completely disappeared, Hillman vaguely felt Chu's feelings at this moment.

It was a huge pain, which rose from the palm of your hand and then spread throughout your body, just as every flesh and blood was torn apart and every bone was broken inch by inch.

Hillman just felt a little and took a step back weakly.

At first, he just stood there silently, without saying a word, silently enduring this huge pain, with a calm expression on his face as usual. The only thing that can be seen is her paler face.

At this time, Hillman finally understood.

Chu is not a tool at all, but it is really an existence that takes on people's sins.

That contract was not a deal at all. Chu just took on the pain of this sin on her behalf at no cost.

Just like the messenger of God in the covenant, he took away his sins for others.

The pain passed, and the first closed his eyes weakly.

In Hillman's eyes, Chu's body began to slowly dissipate, turning into pieces of fragments and spreading.

Is this the meaning of the apostle? There is no emotion, so he treats the world with selfless gentleness, Hillman thought.

Gentleness, this is her last comment on the apostle.

Among the slowly dissipated fragments, Chu's face was covered.

Suddenly, she looked at Hillman, lowered her head gently, put her hand on her chest, and said.

"May my king have eternal glory."

Today is Hillman's New King ceremony, and this is her final blessing to Hillman.

The first words made Hillman come to her senses. Her eyes lowered, but a smile appeared on her face, which was a very moving smile.

She walked slowly to Chu's body, reached out to caress her face blocking the fragments, gently pressed her forehead against Chu's forehead, and closed her eyes.

"May glory also guide your way, my knight."

After saying that, she raised her lips and kissed Chu's cheeks in Chu's stunned gaze, with that moving smile.

"This is a gift I give you, keep it well. Remember to return it to me next time I meet you."

After the words came to an end, Chu's body completely dissipated into mist and scattered in Hillman's arms.

In the empty room, Hillman opened his eyes and lowered his hands.

The castle is at its highest point and has returned to silence.

She stood alone in the room, slowly raised her head, allowing the light outside the window to illuminate her back.

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After the founding of the Empire, people never saw the Black Knight again, just as people didn't know where she came from, and people didn't know where she was going.

All the stories about the Black Knight are just left in the documents and legends after books.

What people know is that she is the sword of the Reinhardt Empire, the unyielding warrior who will continue to fight even if his head is cut off, and the hero standing in the war.

People will not forget heroes, and the stories of heroes will inevitably be passed down.

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Later, it was rumored that Queen Hillman had been ordering people to find a special stone, and it was said that it was a black square stone.

There are special carvings on it.
Chapter completed!