It's late at night.

However, the woman standing in front of the window had a face even gloomier than the night.

"Really... something like this actually happened..."

"Yes."

Hearing the woman's sigh, a dark figure outside the window replied in a low voice.

"The domestic situation has become very unstable. If something unexpected happens during the third wave, the situation will become even more critical..."

“…”

Hearing this, the woman's expression became more serious.

This woman was none other than the true ruler of Megmalo, Her Majesty Queen Mirelia.

In fact, after the first wave, Queen Mirelia personally went on a diplomatic mission to various countries in order to persuade them to cooperate. However, during this process, something she did not expect happened.

That was her husband, Megmaro XXXII, who actually summoned the Four Holy Warriors!

As mentioned before, according to tradition, each country would summon a warrior to fight. But this time, Megamarro summoned all four warriors at once, which immediately caused an uproar. All countries expressed strong disgust and anger.

In order to appease these countries, Mirelia, as the queen, had to negotiate among them. Otherwise, the countries might directly declare war on Megmalo.

Although Mirelia hoped that the situation in the kingdom could remain stable, what happened next made the situation take a sharp turn for the worse.

First, the Shield Hero, one of the Four Holy Heroes, was accused of attempted rape of a woman by Megamarlo XXXII, and then the Shield Hero and XXXII fell out on the spot, shocking the Queen. Fortunately, she survived the second wave safely, which was a relief for her.

However... unfortunately, the good times did not last long.

On the night when the wave ended, the Bow Hero, one of the Four Sacred Heroes, challenged the Shield Hero and was killed on the spot, shocking the entire continent. However, this was not the end. Before the countries could recover, on the next day, Megamarro XXXII led an army to try to arrest the Shield Hero in the name of killing the Bow Hero. However, the Shield Hero retorted that the other party had summoned a fake Four Sacred Hero, intending to occupy the Four Sacred Weapons!

Not only that, a brand new Bow Hero also appeared next to the Shield Hero!

And after that, the Bow Hero who had just been summoned defeated the Sword Hero with ease...

This series of information has made it difficult for all countries to accept it.

However, for Queen Mirelia, the situation also developed to the worst extent.

According to the report of her "Shadow" troops, the country is now completely divided into two factions. Most people and some soldiers agree with the words of the Shield Hero. After all, the performance of the three heroes in front of everyone was indeed unsatisfactory. As the saying goes, there is no gap without comparison. People may not have thought so before, but after seeing the power displayed by the Shield Hero and the second summoned Bow Hero, they began to doubt whether the three holy heroes were really fakes.

On the other hand, the king, the Three Heroes and some noble ministers insisted that the Shield Hero was a demon, and the summoned Bow Hero was also a demon's follower. The reason why they were so powerful was because they used the evil demon power. The king even said that he would never forgive the Shield Devil for killing the Three Holy Heroes!

The Shield Hero also made a statement in public that if the Sword Hero and the Spear Hero could not prove that they were indeed the real Four Holy Heroes during the third wave, then he would kill them directly and summon four new Holy Heroes to fight.

Megmaro XXXII, who forged the Four Holy Warriors, will also be executed!

Things have come to this point, and there is absolutely no room for maneuver.

Megmarlow is now calm on the surface, but there are undercurrents surging inside.

Everyone is waiting for the arrival of the third wave and its outcome.

But the Queen knew that whatever the outcome, the situation was out of control.

If the Sword Hero and the Spear Hero were unable to show their due strength in the third wave, then the Shield Hero would definitely kill them without hesitation and then summon the new Four Holy Heroes. He would definitely lead his men into the royal city and convict the king. And Megamarlo XXXII would definitely not surrender, and the two sides would definitely start a full-scale war.

But even if the Sword Hero and the Spear Hero showed their strength in the Third Wave, things would not be much better, because Megamaro XXXII would definitely take advantage of the situation, claiming that the Shield Hero was the murderer of the Three Holy Heroes, and send troops to attack him.

Eventually, things will turn out the same way.

If possible, the Queen would like to return to the country immediately and discuss the problem with the Shield Hero in person.

But...she couldn't do it.

Because the external environment is harsher than the internal environment.

If the debate within Megamalo was half and half, then outside, almost all countries stood on the side of the Shield Hero.

Their reasons are also very convincing.

First, the Shield Hero did show strength consistent with the four legendary holy heroes, but the other three did not have such powerful strength before.

The second point is that the Shield Hero summoned a new Bow Hero.

As we all know, the weapons of the four holy warriors are bound, and there is no possibility of killing the warriors and replacing them. However, the Shield Hero killed the Bow Hero and summoned the Bow Hero again.

What does this indicate?

The legend of the Four Sacred Warriors is known to the entire continent, and almost every country knows the story of this legend. However, in the legend, such a thing has never happened. According to the legend, after saving the world, the previous generation of the Four Sacred Warriors returned to their original world, and the Four Sacred Weapons disappeared, waiting for the next wave and the arrival of a new owner.

However, after the Bow Hero was killed, the Holy Bow, one of the Four Sacred Weapons, not only did not disappear, but instead summoned a new Bow Hero. What does this mean?

Doesn't this mean that the previous one was a fake? Otherwise, when the Bow Hero was killed, the Holy Bow should have disappeared instead of being summoned again!

As a result, the hostility of various countries towards Megmalo deepened.

It's already too much for your country to have four heroes, but you actually got three fake ones? !

Come to think of it, when Megamar XXXII fabricated charges against the Shield Hero, he probably knew that only the Shield Hero was the real one, so he deliberately framed him!

It is precisely because of this that the queen is at a loss at the moment and doesn't know what to do.

If she doesn't go back, the outbreak of civil war is certain and certain. Judging from the Shield Hero's previous behavior, he not only has great power, but also has a strong will and will, and will never compromise with Megamarro XXXII. Megamarro XXXII is also stubborn and it is almost impossible for him to reconcile with the Shield Hero.

But if she goes back, then the surrounding countries will definitely form a coalition army to attack Megmarro. Apart from anything else, the fact that they forged the Four Saints is enough to justify their actions.

Although everything is relatively stable now, the queen knows that this is the last calm before the storm. After the third wave is over, no matter what the result is... the current calm will be completely broken.

In other words, I must come up with a way to solve this problem within this period of time.

But... the queen has no idea what to do.

The queen did not sleep all night.

Compared to the queen who was so worried that she almost couldn't sleep, Fang Zheng seemed to be more concerned. Not only did he have a good sleep, he even got a brand new pet...

"What is this fat bird?"

Looking at the chirping bird lying on top of his head, Fang Zheng curiously reached out and poked it. This little fellow looked like a fat little chicken, except that its feathers were all pink... At this moment, it was fluttering around Fang Zheng's head, and it seemed to regard Fang Zheng as its real father again.

Hmm? Why do you say again?

Well... this story starts with a little fire dragon...

"Ah, this is the baby of the Philo bird."

Raphtalia, who was standing next to him, had also finished her meal and was looking at the baby bird on Fang Zheng's head with curiosity.

"Filobird? The Chocobo?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng suddenly realized and nodded. In this world, there is a thing called Filo Bird. From the appearance, it is similar to the mount called Chocobo in a certain game world that Fang Zheng knows. It looks similar to an ostrich, but unlike the ostrich, the Filo Bird is covered with feathers like the Chocobo.

Moreover, the Filo bird was very powerful. Not only could it be used as a mount, but it could also be used to pull carts. In fact, Fang Zheng and others had seen Filo birds pulling carts on the street quite a few times during this period of time.

The baby bird in front of him was hatched from the monster egg that the sunglasses merchant gave to Fang Zheng before.

But wait, remember that guy said that the best you can draw is Earth Dragon, and the worst you can draw is Filo Bird...

Damn, my hands are black again!

Patting the chick on his head, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly.

Never mind, these are all basic operations, nothing surprising.

"Let's go, let's go to the Adventurer's Guild today to see if there are any tasks."

Since the end of the second wave, most places have stabilized, but some places still have problems of varying degrees. Because of the outbreak of the wave, some of the escaped monsters may have gone to other places to do evil, or some monsters that originally existed in some places may have been stimulated and started to act. In short, there are big and small troubles in various regions at the moment, and these troubles will also appear in various adventurer guilds in the form of commissions.

All Fang Zheng has to do is to take on these commissions and then solve the problems.

Of course, he usually only looks at those more difficult commissions. After all, the higher the level, the more experience you get. Naturally, defeating low-level monsters is not attractive to Fang Zheng.

"Ah, my brave hero!"

Seeing Fang Zheng walking into the Adventurer's Guild, the woman at the counter immediately smiled and greeted them. Since the second wave, people's attitude towards the Shield Hero has improved a lot, and now it's almost the same as ordinary people.

"Hey, do you have any commission today?"

"At the moment... well, there is something I hope the brave man can help with."

"Oh? What's that?"

"In another small town on the Shandong side of the mountain, a very deadly plague recently broke out."

"plague?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows, and the woman nodded.

"Although the people in the town also received treatment, the effect was minimal. Everyone knows that the Shield Hero possesses great power, so..."

"Understood. I'll go check out the situation and investigate."

Fang Zheng was not surprised by this. After all, in this world, what he did on a daily basis was the same as in the Fairy Sword world. Besides killing monsters, he also played the role of a miracle doctor. Most diseases could be cured with holy light, and those that were more troublesome could be cured with a shot of medical glue. Because of this, Fang Zheng's reputation spread.

"Then I'll leave it to you, brave hero."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the woman hurriedly lowered her head and saluted. Fang Zheng nodded, and after completing the formalities, he immediately turned around and left.

However, Fang Zheng had just left the Adventurer's Guild when he saw Homura Akemi, Raphtalia, and Lifana gathered around a shop, seemingly discussing something.

"Hmm? What are you doing?"

"Ah, Master."

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the three of them turned around, and then Lifana greeted Fang Zheng respectfully.

"We are looking at the pendants here. These pieces of jewelry look very beautiful."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng walked forward and saw various silver ornaments placed in front of the store. Some of them were inlaid with gems and looked very exquisite and beautiful.

"Do you want it?"

"well?"

"If you want it, just buy it. Which one do you like, Homura?"

"Well, I want this."

In response to Fang Zheng's question, Homura Akemi was silent for a moment, then stretched out her hand and pointed to a pendant.

"Lifana, Raphtalia, what about you?"

"Huh? Do we have it too?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, both of them were shocked, and Fang Zheng nodded.

"Of course, I'm not short of money. It's just a piece of jewelry. It's not that expensive. If you want it, just tell me directly."

"Then...I want this."

In the short month or so they had been with Fang Zheng, they realized that he was different from the people they had met before, so they did not refuse. Soon, Raphtalia took a fancy to a bracelet, while Lifana chose a pair of earrings.

However, just when everyone was about to leave after shopping contentedly, Fang Zheng suddenly stopped and cast his eyes on an emerald green ring.

"My lord, you have a good eye."

Seeing Fang Zheng looking at the ring, the shop owner hurriedly spoke with a smile.

"This is a treasure carved from jadeite gemstones, and it's worth a lot of money..."

"Um……"

As he spoke, Fang Zheng picked up the ring and stared at it carefully for a moment.

Then, a ray of magical light quietly emerged, then condensed in the center of the ring and disappeared.

"Master, are you going to buy this?"

At this moment, Raphtalia also leaned over to watch curiously, while Fang Zheng smiled slightly and put down the ring in his hand.

"No, I'm just looking."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng put the ring back to its original place, then he raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Okay, let's go."