Time flies, and three years have passed since the Holy King's declaration of the Kingdom of God.
Today's Muxi City, together with Holy Guard City, Lone Rock City, Silver Ring City and Froststone City, belongs to a new kingdom - the kingdom of holy dragon.
The Kingdom of the Holy Dragon starts from Gugang in the north, to Lonely Peak in the south, from Waiheke Island in the west, to Holy Acropolis in the east. In terms of territory, this kingdom is almost the same size as the Ayyubid Empire in the south; in terms of population, the entire kingdom
The population of Dragon Kingdom is close to 2.6 million people, of which Mu Xicheng alone has more than 1 million people.
The entire Dragon Kingdom has an army of nearly 70,000 people, including about 6,000 members of the Alien Crusaders, a total of 30,000 people from the Muxi Knights and the North Island Knights, and about 30,000 standing armies in major cities.
Under the influence of the laws of the Kingdom of Heaven and the missionaries, many kingdoms that originally belonged to the Church of Heavenly Father and the Orthodox Church have also converted to the Protestantism in the Kingdom of Dragon. What is interesting is that those members of the royal family who have converted, in order to be able to enter after death
Heaven is even willing to give up the right to inherit the throne and proposes to annex its country to the Dragon Kingdom. Moreover, similar proposals are accelerating every day with the expansion of missionary operations and the increase in the number of people visiting Heaven.
In Muxi Port, on an early autumn afternoon, waves hit the plank road along the coast.
The endless bay is filled with all kinds of boats.
Businessmen, sailors, and tourists crowded every corner of the port. The noisy sounds and lively scenes made people truly feel the vitality of the city.
Accompanied by a long horn sound, a three-masted warship flying the black dragon flag slowly docked at the berth towards the harbor.
Seeing the groups of black-armored knights coming off the battleships, the people in the port consciously lowered their voices, hid on both sides of the road, bent down and took off their hats to salute the knights.
As the leader of the Guards Knights, Alfonso Decapo was the last to step off the deck.
While taking off his helmet, he combed back the dangling parasite limbs, and then ordered to his deputy: "The Holy King is out and not in the city. You first take everyone with you and go to the Muxi Knights to find Campbell."
Mr. Lan reports on his work."
Watching his men leave the port, Alfonso walked forward along the street under the awed gaze of the people.
Alfonso, who had not returned to Muxi City for several years, looked at everything along the way and was filled with wonder.
You can see statues and stone pillars engraved with black dragons everywhere at the lively entrance of the pub, the unique park scenery, and the spacious open-air theater.
The residents in the city, whether they are businessmen rushing to pick up goods or students heading to university, when passing by the statue, everyone will consciously stop and pray quietly with the most pious praise.
Alfonso walked out of the port area and came to the upper town square of Muxi City. In the center of the place stood a huge totem towering into the sky, depicting a black dragon overlooking the people.
Below the totem, a queue of several hundred meters long stretched toward the end of the square.
A shaman apprentice with a painted face and a Protestant deacon in black robes stood together to maintain order at the scene.
"Visitors who want to experience the Kingdom of Heaven, please line up and don't crowd!" The shaman apprentice shouted to the crowd: "Based on differences in piety and belief, everyone who enters the Kingdom of Heaven will stay longer or longer.
If you don’t have any faith in the Kingdom of Heaven and just want to witness the miracles with your own eyes, then the time you can stay will be very short.”
The Protestant deacon then warned: "Every plant and tree in the Kingdom of Heaven is sacred and has power. Any blasphemous words and actions will bring disastrous results. Especially those angels and demons in the Kingdom of Heaven, who provoke
Angry at them will cause your soul to suffer eternal punishment!"
Alfonso nodded as he looked at the pilgrims who were holding the black dragon pendant on their chests and loudly praising the teachings of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Listening to the constant praises in his ears, watching the devout believers, and the passers-by and tourists talking about the beauty of heaven and the laws of good and evil over and over again, Alfonso couldn't help but marvel at the importance of faith in this place.
A huge force in a city.
After walking some distance further, Alfonso came to the hill where the cemetery was built.
It was once the residence of him and his followers, and now many heroes and martyrs of Muxi City are buried there.
The original cemetery has been renovated and expanded several times and is now a beautiful cemetery.
Alfonso climbed up the steps and walked towards the tombstone in his memory.
When he came to the highest point of the cemetery, a tombstone filled with bouquets of flowers appeared in front of the knight.
Walking to the front of the tombstone, Alfonso knelt down on one knee, looked at the epitaph and said softly: "Adelina Sally Wilmot, an upright, humble, and brave lady."
Alfonso lowered his head, gently rubbed the tombstone with his right hand, and slowly closed his eyes.
"If I were you, I would bring a bouquet of flowers instead of coming empty-handed."
A dull and familiar voice sounded behind Alfonso.
The knight turned around and saw his former guard, the short and fat alien who was good at crossbows - Walton, slowly walking towards him.
Walton, who has gray hair on his temples and a solemn expression, is wearing an expensive formal suit, and his appearance seems to have been carefully taken care of.
I saw him picking up a bouquet of flowers, placing them in front of Adelina's tombstone, closing his eyes and praying quietly.
After the prayer, Walton sat cross-legged next to the tombstone, stared into Alfonso's eyes, and whispered: "I love this woman."
"The funny thing is, I only discovered this fact after she died." Walton's knuckles turned pale from the exertion: "But this woman loves you."
Alfonso's fingers trembled slightly, and grief and self-blame flashed in his eyes.
Walton raised his neck and sighed at the sky: "To be honest, for a long time, I hated you... I hated that you could obviously give her a home, but you brought her to the most tragic ending.
"
"Until one day, the Holy King allowed believers to visit the Kingdom of Heaven freely. I went through all kinds of hardships in Heaven and finally found Adelina. She told me - "I can sacrifice you at the cost of my own life.
Awakening from hatred and self-destruction was the best decision of her life."
Walton smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "It wasn't until that moment that I realized how pathetic my hatred was. From the beginning to the end, Adelina always thought that her sacrifice was the most perfect ending and the happiest ending.
.”
Watching the other party stand up and turn around to leave, Alfonso suddenly asked: "Walton, are you willing to come back to me?"
Walton said without looking back: "I have no wife and no children. The only thing I want to do now is to donate as much property as possible to the Kingdom of Heaven in my name and Leslie's name before I die.
, to fight for a place in heaven for me, and to get Leslie out of hell as soon as possible."
Alfonso looked at Walton's back, fell into silence, and said no more.