Alien Knights

Time flies, and it has been three years since the declaration of the Kingdom of God by the Holy King.

Today's Muxi City, together with the Holy Acropolis, the Lone Rock City, the Silver Ring City and the Froststone City, belong to a new kingdom - the Kingdom of Holy Dragon.

The Kingdom of the Holy Dragon starts from Gumi Harbor in the north, Guyan Peak in the south, Rapid Stream Island in the west, and St. Acropolis in the east. In terms of territory, this kingdom is almost the same size as the Ayub Empire in the south; in terms of population, the entire Dragon Kingdom has a population of close to 2.6 million, of which Muxi City alone has more than 1 million people.

The entire Dragon Kingdom has an army of nearly 70,000 people, including about 6,000 from the Alien Crusaders, 30,000 from the Muxi Knights and the North Island Knights, and about 30,000 standing troops 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 the Heavenly Father and the Orthodox Church have also converted to the Protestantism in the Dragon Kingdom. Interestingly, those members of the royal family who converted were even willing to give up the right to inherit the throne in order to enter heaven after death, and suggested that their country should be merged into the Dragon Kingdom. Moreover, the number of such proposals is accelerating every day with the expansion of missionary activities and the number of visits to heaven.

In Muxi Port, one early autumn afternoon, one after another waves beat against the plank road along the coast.

In the endless bay, there are all kinds of ships parked.

Merchants, sailors, and tourists crowded every corner of the port. The noisy sounds and lively scenes make people really feel the vitality of the city.

Accompanied by the sound of a long horn, a three-masted battleship flying the Black Dragon flag slowly docked at the berth in the harbor.

Seeing the groups of black-armored knights coming down from the battleship, the people in the port consciously lowered their voices, hid on both sides of the road, bowed and took off their hats to salute the knights.

As the leader of the knight guards, Alfonso De Cavo 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, not in the city, you take everyone first, and go to the Muxi Knights to find Campbell Mr. Lan reports on his duties."

Watching his men leave the port, Alfonso walked down the street under the awed gaze of the people.

Alfonso, who has not returned to Muxi City for several years, is full of surprises when he sees everything along the way.

At the entrance of the lively tavern, the chic park scenery, and the wide open-air theater, statues and stone pillars carved with black dragons can be seen everywhere.

The residents of the city, whether they were businessmen rushing to pick up their goods or students going to the university to attend classes, every one of them would consciously stop when they passed the statue and pray quietly with the most pious praise.

Alfonso walked out of the port area and came to the Shangcheng Square in Muxi City. In the center of this place stood a huge totem towering into the sky, depicting a black dragon overlooking the common people.

Below the totem, a line hundreds of meters long stretched towards the end of the square in a zigzag way.

An apprentice shaman with a greasy face and a Protestant deacon in a black robe stood together to maintain order at the scene.

"Visitors who want to experience the kingdom of heaven, please line up and don't squeeze!" The shaman apprentice shouted towards the crowd: "According to differences in piety and belief, everyone who enters the kingdom of heaven will have a different length of stay. If you don’t have any belief in the kingdom of heaven, just to witness the miracle 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 profane words and actions will bring disastrous results. Especially those angels and demons in the kingdom of heaven, causing Wrath them and your soul will be punished forever!"

Looking at the visitors who came to the pilgrimage, holding the black dragon pendant on his chest, and proclaiming the teachings of the kingdom of heaven, Alfonso nodded.

Listening to the constant praises coming from his ears, watching those devout believers, looking forward to the passers-by and tourists over and over again, telling the beauty of the kingdom of heaven and the laws of good and evil, Alfonso couldn't help but marvel at the importance of faith in this place. A huge force in the city.

Going forward for a certain distance, Alfonso came to the hill where the cemetery was built.

It used to be the residence of him and his subordinates, and now many heroes and martyrs of Muxi City are buried.

The original cemetery has been renovated and expanded several times, and now it has been built into 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 full of bouquets appeared in front of the knight.

Walking to the front of the tombstone, Alfonso knelt down on one knee, looked at the epitaph and read softly: "Adelina Sarri Wilmot, an upright, humble and brave lady."

Alfonso lowered his head, gently rubbing the tombstone with his right hand, and slowly closed his eyes.

"If I were you, I would bring a bouquet of flowers instead of empty-handed."

A dull and familiar voice sounded behind Alfonso.

The knight turned his head and saw his former squire, the short and fat alien who was good at crossbows—Walton, slowly walking towards him.

Walton, with gray temples and a solemn expression, was wearing an expensive formal suit, and his appearance seemed to have been carefully taken care of.

He picked up a bouquet of flowers, placed them in front of Adelina's tombstone, closed his eyes and prayed quietly.

After praying, Walton sat cross-legged by the tombstone, stared into Alfonso's eyes, and whispered, "I love this woman."

"It's ridiculous that I only found out about this fact after she died." Walton's knuckles turned pale from exertion, "However, this woman loves you."

Alfonso's fingers trembled slightly, and grief and self-blame flashed in his eyes.

Walton raised his neck and sighed to the sky: "To be honest, for quite a long time, I hated you...I hated you for bringing her to the most tragic end despite being able to give her a home. "

"Until one day, the Holy King allowed believers to freely visit the kingdom of heaven. I was in heaven, and after a lot of hard work, I finally found Adelina. She told me—"I can use my own life to pay for your Waking up from hatred and self-destruction was the best decision of her life."

Walton shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Until that time, I didn't realize how sad my hatred is. From the beginning to the end, Adeline always thought that her sacrifice was the most perfect ending, the happiest ending." .”

Seeing the other party stand up, turn around and prepare to leave, Alfonso suddenly asked, "Walton, are you willing to come back to my side?"

Walton said without turning his head: "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 the name of me and Leslie before I die." , to fight for a place in heaven for me, and to get Leslie out of hell sooner."

Alfonso looked at Walton's back, fell into silence, and said nothing.