Knight's Declaration
It still took several days to purify the entire eastern mainland.
In order to prevent any demons from being missed, the Knight Wizard conducted a thorough search around the entire Eastern Continent, exterminated the polluted marine life near the coast, and set up signs prohibiting entry and exit in the near future.
The eastern mainland has returned to a state of having nothing.
But everyone believes that the sea breeze will bring new life to this continent.
Inger, who was leaving on the warship, looked back and saw a seabird landed on the coast of the East Continent and looked at them with its eyes rolling.
The news of the victory had reached the Western Continent before they returned.
To say that the whole country was celebrating was not enough; all the countries in the entire Western Continent were in a frenzy.
They successfully defeated the source of the demon disaster and wiped out all the pure-blooded demons and monsters. Most of the high-ranking knights returned almost unscathed. If this is not a miracle, what is a miracle?
All major stores announced free activities, and people took to the streets to parade and celebrate the victory of mankind.
The parliament hastily designated this week as a holiday to celebrate humanity's victory in the war between humans and demons.
The heroes were surrounded by the crowd from the moment they landed until the king returned to the capital.
Alex perfectly played the two glorious roles of hero and king, and waved to the crowd with a friendly and gentle smile along the way.
Wherever he went, the screams almost pierced the eardrums.
In sharp contrast is Inger.
He looked listless the whole time. In the parade, he sat next to Alex without even glancing at him.
"Ying, you should smile too. It's a simple matter to wave at them."
"I don't want to." Ingel nestled in the car seat, folded his hands and muttered, "Why can't I teleport back?"
He always hated such occasions and felt more exhausted than fighting.
They returned to the capital on a special north-south train, where the scale of the welcome was even more terrifying.
After finally ending the parade, the two of them had no time to spare, so they left Ola to deal with some urgent matters and quickly ran to the Goodness Mansion.
According to the Viscount and his wife, the two girls have been able to get up and sit by the window to chat and enjoy the view these days.
They also regard this as a blessing from the goddess and are grateful.
Little do they know that they are goddesses.
When Inger saw Lu and Ling, they looked very healthy, their skin like the pink roses on the fence outside the window, but to him, it was just a last gasp of life.
"Are you here to ask about the crack?"
Alex and Inger sat down on the sofa.
"Before we left, there was no movement in those things. Can we just leave them there?"
Lu twirled the ends of her hair: "That thing has a special ability to cause cracks in the space itself. What you see is its manifestation. It also used this ability when it came from other time and space."
Ling said: "To be honest, this rift is very serious. If left unchecked, this world will be linked to other time and space at best, or even torn apart by the distortion of time and space at worst."
Alex frowned and asked, "What's the solution?"
Lu bowed his head and smiled: "This has nothing to do with you. The laws of the world stipulate that we cannot interfere with the laws of cause and effect in the human world, but when it comes to the essence of the world, it is our domain. We will be responsible for repairing these cracks."
Ling nodded: "And you have already destroyed the alien that caused this thing. We can't detect the existence of aliens at all. Once we repair the cracks, such cracks will no longer occur. The root of the world will be completely stable."
Lu thought for a moment and said, "Now that I think about it, the reason why the Sea God Morrene chose to assimilate himself with the ocean was probably because the cracks first appeared in the ocean."
Inger was stunned. He opened his mouth and said, "This means..."
Lu smiled and said, "Yes, we will fill these cracks with ourselves."
Zero: "We will return to the origin of the world and become part of it."
Alex and Inger didn't know what to say, a complex emotion filled their chests.
Alex had always had some slights against the goddess because of Inger and the human affairs. But after the last battle and now, the knot in his heart has been untied silently.
God is not omnipotent. Faced with the emergence of alien creatures, they have tried their best to stop them and protect humanity as much as possible.
They just want to give humanity a natural ending.
Lu smiled and said, "Don't look so sad. We just exist in a different way. We will always be with you."
Inger looked into their eyes, and only then did he truly realize that the being before him was God.
They have no concept of life and death. They are born from the world, maintain this world, breed various lives, harmonize the balance, and then return to the world to continue their mission. Their existence is higher-level and more grand than that of humans.
Ling looked at him and suddenly said, "Although Ritsu told me not to ask you, I must tell you this. If you really die unnatural deaths nine times, you will become an existence equal to us."
In other words, it is God.
Inger and Alex were both stunned.
Although Alex has broken through to level ten, he is still a human being. His life span will be extended, but he will not become a true god.
However, with the curse of the phoenix, Inger's magic level, and his otherworldly soul, he might actually become a god.
Alex couldn't help but hold his hand.
Inger patted the back of his hand gently, and he smiled and said, "No. I don't want to be a god. I just want to live an ordinary life as a human being."
He still doesn't understand why those villains want infinite life.
Really give him a chance to become God.
No matter how many times, his choice is no.
Moreover, he now knew that God was not immortal.
Ritsu poked Ling: "I've already said that human emotions are different from ours. The answer must be this."
Zero: "Then I have to ask this too? This is a necessary procedure."
Inger asked: "Then the magic of this world......"
Lu stretched out his hand and pointed at his chest. "We originally expected that after we returned to the origin of the world, the magic of this world would gradually disappear, but you, a variable, appeared. Your language connects to the remaining power of another world."
"so........"
"As long as you exist, the magic of this world will not disappear. As for what happens after that, we don't know."
“…” Inger lowered his head.
Alex squeezed his hand tightly. "Even without magic, humans can still survive."
Inger smiled slightly.
Now, he and Alex were of the same mind.
Humans are already able to use electricity. Even if magic disappears one day and magic stones run out, humans can still find other ways to survive.
After God merges into this world, he will no longer be able to interfere in the human world as before, and people will create everything with their own power.
"Of course, it is also possible that we will continue to maintain the magic of the world. I hope you can feel more at ease with this."
The goddess smiled comfortingly.
Inger then asked them, "Did the God of Time and Space show up?"
They shook their heads: “Not at the moment.”
Ling said: "If he wants to come, he will probably go directly to you."
Lu said: "By the way, after we leave, these two bodies will fall into eternal sleep."
Eternal sleep means death to living things.
Zero: "Remember your little cat?"
"Coco?!" they both said in unison.
Lu laughed again: "Although we cannot revive her body, which would upset the balance, you can take one of our bodies and let her possess it."
This is also to give the poor couple some hope.
"After we leave, this body will become healthy and grow slowly. Don't worry."
Both of them had bright expressions on their faces.
They talked some more, and finally Inger and Alex stood up.
They couldn't help but look back at the door. Two girls were sitting by the window, holding hands, and they smiled and waved at them.
This is goodbye.
The snow is still falling outside.
quietly.
Silently.
gently.
It symbolizes the end of the mythical era.
Next comes the human century.
In short, there was a mountain of things to be sorted out after the war.
The heroes returning from the war fell into endless overtime.
They only had a little time on the eve of the celebration.
At night, Alex and Inger sneak out of the palace.
They came to a remote and deserted hillside, from the top of which they could see the lights of the bustling night market streets.
"Look! I didn't know which bottles to choose, so I brought all the varieties I could get." Alex took out the bottles of wine from the foam box filled with ice with great interest.
Inger looked at the labels one by one, and when he saw the brand of his own winery, he smiled slightly, opened a bottle, and swirled it in the glass.
Bubbles rise and burst in the transparent golden wine.
Alex opened the barbecue and other snacks he bought at the night market, and the fat was still dancing on them.
Inger also took a bunch. "I haven't eaten it for a long time. I thought you wouldn't let me eat anything too greasy."
Alex smiled and said, "The doctor said your stomach has been getting better recently, so you can eat less. Besides, don't you like light meals?"
Inger folded his legs, half leaning and half sitting on the grass slope: "One day I'll let you try eating vegetables and fruits for half a month to see if you will get depressed."
Alex: "It's not me who is sick, and you should get well soon so that you can enjoy delicious food in the future."
Alex said as he took a swig from a glass of ale.
英格爾懶洋洋地瞥了他一眼，“你這樣喝，先不說你能解酒精，喝得滿身都是酒味，明天怎麽登場？”
“你幫我一下嘛。”艾利克斯毫不在意。
英格爾：“沒這樣的魔法，你讓人幫你準備一個牛奶玫瑰浴更實際一點。”
他抿了一口金黃色的起泡酒，“嗯，這個味道不錯。”
艾利克斯邊吃邊喝邊與他說着他變裝在街上碰到的亂七八糟的事情，笑得跟傻子似的，讓英格爾懷疑他恨不得長出三張嘴。
他靜靜地聽着，偶爾調侃幾句。
說着說着，他意識到了一個時間點。
他一直想要找機會和艾利克斯好好聊聊，在這一切都結束的時候。
現在，就是那個時刻了。
艾利克斯脫掉了他華美的皇家長袍，穿了一身寬松的衣褲，戴了個不像樣的小胡子做僞裝，吃的時候也早就扔掉了，早上噴了發膠的頭發現在亂得像雞窩，二十幾歲已經當爹的國王，現在還是像十幾歲的毛頭小子，會興奮地跑遍街道的每個角落，找到最好吃的攤位買一大堆垃圾食品帶回來和他一起分享。
英格爾的話止住了。
艾利克斯清爽的笑容不知從何時消失了，露出一個稍微有些落寞的表情，他看着他，臉上沒了醉意。
英格爾知道自己不得不說了。
就是現在。
他必須告訴他了，至今為止的一切，還有他的過去。
“艾利克斯，我說我等一切塵埃落定，我會告訴你一切。”
艾利克斯目不轉睛地盯着英格爾。
在擦黑的夜色中，街道的流光也很難完全照亮的昏暗的草坪上，艾利克斯眼中的金色也是清澈明亮的，是黑暗中永遠不會消失的一點光亮。
他比這個世界上任何人都有資格知道這一切。
“我不是英格爾·涅卡。”
艾利克斯傾聽着，沒有因此而變化。
“嗯，我現在是英格爾，但我還有另一個名字，叫*顧疏，我的靈魂來自另一個世界。”
英格爾笑了。
他以為自己會更緊張一點。
但是說出這些話的那一刻，他什麽感覺都沒有。他只是在和自己的朋友講述自己的秘密而已。
艾利克斯還在認真地看着他，等他完全解釋這一切。
眼中從沒有不相信。
那種沉靜忍耐的美德。
他将許多疑惑都藏在懷裏，如同孕育一顆珍珠。
然而對于珍珠蚌來說，珍珠是令它生疼的異物。
各種複雜的感情交織在一起，酒熏得他的腦袋有些漲熱，但他知道自己的思路還是清晰的，他還沒有醉。
他和艾利克斯多年共同戰鬥。
他們彼此交托了背後。
又因為關切的憂慮而屢次站在對立面。
他對他藏了許多秘密。
說出這些并不容易。
在顧疏的一生中，他從未有過這樣的朋友。
在他所處的那個時代，很難以這樣的激烈的方式擁有生死與共的夥伴。
他唯一的朋友死了。
他沒有親人，沒有朋友，沒有夢想，沒有激情，只能在虛構的作品中尋求一些虛無的愛來填滿胸口。
那個時候，他從沒有膽子去奢望，他也能切實擁有這一切。
神将他帶到了這個世界。
起初來到這個世界的時候，他是惶惶不安的，他珍惜着突然擁有的一切，又對這些輕而易舉得到的東西架起隔絕的牆。
然而有一群人用熱烈地愛意敲開了他的心房，不管不顧地闖了進來。
他的家人在他身上傾注了過分的愛意。
他的朋友們擅自在他的身邊揚起喧鬧。
他第一次有了活着的感覺。
他很感謝神，将他帶到這裏。
“艾利克斯，這相當于是你的第二次人生，你在同一個世界，過去的時間，在你自己的身體裏重生了。而我是在不同的時間，在另一個世界，不同的人的身體裏，重生了。”
艾利克斯沉默了一會兒：“是從......那一次被皇後下毒開始的，對嗎？”
英格爾輕輕笑起來：“你果然猜到了。”
艾利克斯舔了舔幹澀的嘴唇，用酒潤了潤口：“......那原來的英格爾是死了嗎？”
英格爾笑道：“你應該很奇怪為什麽我和女神提起了時空之神。其實是他把我帶到了這個世界，和原本的這英格爾進行了交換，所以我猜他很可能還活着，或許是活在我的原來的身體裏，但我還沒有見到時空之神......”
艾利克斯沒有多問關于原來的英格爾的事情，他生澀地重複了一遍他原來名字的發音：“*顧疏”他道：“你要和我說說你原來的世界嗎？”
英格爾想了想，喝了點酒道：“挺無趣的，說實在的，但如果你想聽的話。”
“那個世界和這邊還挺像的，我是指除了魔法以外的歷史。”
“你的世界沒有魔法？”
“準确來說，沒有魔力，嗯，這樣也不對，現在看來，應該是有的，只是人們不能夠去運用它，每個人都是普通人。沒有使用魔力的騎士和巫師。騎士倒是曾經有過，更像是一種守護貴族的衛兵？”
“歷史也很像嗎？”
“像。但是也有很多不同。我們的大陸板塊和這裏是不一樣的，我所處的時代是2060年。我們的十九世紀和二十世紀與這個時代很相近，只不過沒有魔石作為能源，熱蒸汽和電力是主要動力，後來出現了更多的新型能源。嗯這個時候，飛機和廣播應該也有了。”
“所以你的那些奇思妙想的發明設計......”
“嗯，都是我自己那個世界的知識，還有語言。我會的語言就三種，在我那個世界語言只是交流的工具，和這個世界本土的語言并沒有不同，但是，當我來到這個世界，那些語言就成了魔法的媒介，我所溝通的魔力其實是我自己那個世界的魔力。”英格爾自嘲般一笑，“所以啊，我根本就不是天才，只是一個拾人牙慧的後來者。”
真正的創造時代的天才在這個世界比比皆是。
“天才也是普通人，為什麽要有分別呢？天才難道不需要吃東西排洩和睡覺了嗎？”艾利克斯一本正經說出的話讓英格爾忍不住笑出了聲。
“那你原本是做什麽的？”艾利克斯看他笑完，又問。
“以前是老師。後來去當作家。”
“啊，很适合你。”
“我都做得不太好。我适合不工作，适合躺着活。”
“這也沒什麽不好。”
“哈哈這算什麽，是不是我說什麽你都要說好啊～”
“是啊，人怎樣活本來就是自己說了算。”
艾利克斯和英格爾不約而同的拿起酒瓶碰了一下，灌了一大口。
街上的流光也黯淡了，深夜的商鋪也到了關門的時候。
為了看清東西，英格爾打了個響指，魔法的光芒幻化出一只閃光兔子在他們身邊轉悠。
艾利克斯道：“啊這個簡單，我也學會了！”
說着他張開五指，一只光芒更加純粹的金獅子從他手裏撲出來，按住了兔子。
然而兔子從他爪子底下溜走了，因為獅子的爪子很溫柔。
他們你追我趕，在兩人身邊亮起了一方小小的圈環。
宛如柔和的燭光，照得他們臉上生溫。
夜風寒涼适當地卷來了沉默，他們都需要短暫的片刻來消化這些事實。
英格爾等了一會兒，繼續道：“在那個世界，我是個孤兒，我沒有親人，孤兒院後來被拆了，養育我的人都四散了，我曾經有一個朋友，他被人撞死了，在我們那個時代被車撞死是個很不可思議的事情，因為大部分車都自動化了.....但是他遇到了這種事情.....也沒什麽辦法，他和我一樣，舉目無親，我幫他舉辦了葬禮，我就辭職了，在準備寫作的過程中，我看到了一本漫畫，後來女神告訴我，這是她們做的這個世界的史書，送到了我的那個世界。我的預言也來自于此。那個漫畫是從你和艾列娜的視角出發的，我只是看到了你們的一生，看到了人類的悲劇。”
這就是一切的開始。
如今他回想起來，已經是很久遠的過去。
那一幕幕仍然清晰，但好像沒有以前那樣難以承受了。
艾利克斯靜靜地看了他一會兒，沒有評價他的過去，只是舉起酒瓶和他的杯子碰了一下，他又灌了一口酒。
他道：“在另一個世界，你的記憶還是那麽好嗎？”
英格爾頓了一下點了頭：“嗯。”
艾利克斯只是再次握住了他的手，重重地握在手心。
雖然他對此不置一言，但英格爾能感受到他對他的擔憂。
英格爾笑了笑：“我沒事。”
他現在有很多朋友。
他也不必抱着對他們的回憶活下去，接下去的日子，他能如願以償與他們創造新的回憶，他從未有一刻像現在這樣對生活充滿期待。
他閉上眼，仔細聽心跳鼓噪的聲響。
他還有很多時間去和他講述關于他原來那個世界的細節。
之後，包括翡冷的事情，他也一并跟他講了。
艾利克斯看着他，松了一口氣。
英格爾其實對他說了很多謊言，隐瞞了很多的事情。
他不算是個很好的騙子。
一切喜怒哀樂在他的臉上有跡可循。
只是事實的真相并非在他所能猜測的範圍內，他甚至沒有另一個世界的概念。所以陷入了懊惱和糾結。
他只能等待英格爾将一切告知。
所幸，他等到了。
英格爾問：“你笑什麽，你不生氣？”
艾利克斯不知道自己臉上又揚起了笑意，摸了摸嘴角，“這件事我大致有猜到，我并不在意，你做出了正确的選擇，翡冷幫了人類很多，換成我，我也會這麽做，只是我更希望你早點将這件事告訴我，你是怕我殺了他嗎？”
英格爾抿了抿嘴。
然而艾利克斯并無意責怪他，他把話題岔開了：“對了，我死的時候是35歲，你來這裏之前，是多大？”
英格爾：“怎麽突然問這個？”
艾利克斯笑道：“有點好奇啊，現在想想，你小時候就和謝麗、烏瑞他們說話的語氣有很大差別，你真正的年齡應該很大吧？”
英格爾不以為意地一笑：“和你一樣的歲數。”
艾利克斯捂住嘴，“啊.......”
英格爾看過去：“你臉怎麽紅了？現在開始反而不好意思了？”
“有點.....不過你那時候也挺幼稚的.....”
“身體發育程度是會影響精神年齡的。”
“那這麽說，無論在這邊還是那邊，我們都是同齡人。”
英格爾遞出酒杯：“敬倆老頭。”
艾利克斯笑呵呵地與他碰了：“還沒得很呢？”
兩人喝到燈火熹微。
艾利克斯問道：“那我以後要叫你原來的名字嗎？”
英格爾道：“我也是英格爾啊，我既然下決心在這個世界活下去，那我就是這個人，*顧疏現在算是我另一個世界的身份。”
“那你要告訴你爸媽他們嗎？”
“應該不會，有時候我願意相信，善意的謊言比殘酷的真相更能帶來希望，而且我也不認為我說出真相，他們對我的感情會有所改變，無論事實如何，他們已經是我的家人。”
兩者沒有什麽區別，那麽保留一點殘酷的真相，是他唯一能做的。
艾利克斯打算尊重他的選擇：“那我也不會和別人說的，這是我們之間的秘密。”
“嗯。”
英格爾頓了一下道：“拿走你記憶的事情我現在還是很抱歉，不過現在，我對你沒有任何秘密了，我所有事情都講給你聽了。”
艾利克斯笑道：“嗯，我接受。我對你也沒有秘密。”他略一思考，“啊，但是有一個，明天我要給你一個驚喜，我今天不能提前說。”
英格爾：“你這也算提前預告了啊。”
艾利克斯：“總之，你明天要穿得正式一些，你要受封了，而且是公開的，面向全國甚至全世界的，要拍照的，可不能我一個人受苦。”
最後一句才是真心話。
英格爾抱頭：“別封了可不可以，我一點都不想要，只要有一筆養老金什麽位置都可以，我都已經受勳受封了多少次了。”
“你說了不算，我說了也不算，你得拿到你應得的。”艾利克斯的語氣裏總感覺充滿了幸災樂禍。
他站起來，伸出手一并将英格爾拽起。
慶祝大獲全勝的慶典在三大國同時舉行。
丘涅專門為此修建了一座勝利碑廣場，以此紀念人魔戰争的勝利，在廣場上豎立兩個大理石石碑，刻上功勳者的名字，不論犧牲與否。
而慶典首日就在這座廣場舉行公開的授勳儀式。
一是補辦曾經簡陋的國王加冕繼位儀式。
二是為存活下來的戰争功臣授勳封爵。
三是為犧牲的戰士舉辦葬禮送行。
辦得盛大，但盡量不奢華浪費。
讓群衆都能充分享受節日慶典和戰争的勝利，讓他們感受和平的真實，這是艾利克斯舉辦這場盛典的目的。
加冕繼位儀式沒有區別，還刻意簡化了一部分程序。
而授勳過程就非常漫長了。
因為艾利克斯執意為每一位獲得榮譽的人頒發勳章，這個流程就拉長了。
謝麗爾和烏瑞得到了米爾麗雙劍十字勳章，這以丘涅歷史上第一位女性巫師皇帝命名的勳章，是授予國王身邊最忠誠的騎士的，他們同時獲得了侯爵的爵位，在家族附近得到了屬于自己的封地，他們的哥哥則繼承了他們家族的爵位。
比比代獲得了戰争先鋒榮譽勳章，作為先鋒他活躍在戰場上，不懼危險，他繼承了自家的爵位，并且就此将自家爵位提升為侯爵位。
昆佩烏因為人魔戰役中的多次指揮戰績，獲得了一等的指揮榮譽勳章，是第一位獲得這個榮譽的平民出身的軍官。
以蒙德公爵為首的幾位封疆公爵在戰争中做出了巨大貢獻，艾利克斯和議會争取到了一系列權利，将領地的行政以及軍事管理權限進一步放寬，并承諾進一步幫助援建。
藍鱗被特封為靖海伯爵，負責海域以及海洋種族的管理。
奧拉則又被艾利克斯封為行政親王，與他擁有同級別的行政權力，實際上她對政務的參與程度也已經達到了這個地步。他們倆可以說創造了史無前例的雙王同權的奇觀。有一部分人勸過艾利克斯不要給奧拉這麽大的實際權利，但他就是不聽。
一些在戰争中做出傑出貢獻的議員，以及實業家，也被授予了勳章。
諾梨華在戰争中将她名下的衆多店鋪酒店改造成了戰士收容醫院，在大陸戰争、人魔戰争中都竭盡全力為士兵提供生存生活的物資，她的總捐款額度也是所有人中最高的，但她本人并沒有因此而破産，與之相反，她在戰後經濟複蘇上貢獻了巨大力量。她成為了衆議員中支持率最高的人選之一，而至今還沒有人知道她與艾利克斯和英格爾之間的朋友關系。她曾經收到封爵的提請，被她拒絕了。她說不需要爵位，轉而積極投入了連任的選舉活動。
在給朋友們授勳封爵的時候，艾利克斯只能勉強維持禮儀性的笑容。
但他們互相交換的眼神，挑動的眉頭都出賣了他們的心情。
英格爾在下面看着，鼓掌的時候忍不住暗笑，這也算是給枯燥繁長的儀式增添了一絲樂趣。
然而不知道為何，他的授勳和封爵放到了最後。
他想了想，應該也沒到自己生日，不知道會是什麽驚喜。
他就這樣等着。
等到大部分人都開始打哈欠的時候，禮儀官終于叫到了他的名字。
“有請英格爾·涅卡公爵，上将，上前受勳。”
聽着這些牙酸的稱呼，英格爾擠出一個笑容。
他身上挂的那些勳章真的已經夠多了。
身上馱着沉重禮裝的艾利克斯露出了燦爛的笑容，把丘涅建國金獅勳章和任蘇約日月勳章給他戴在了胸口。
英格爾勉強忍住翻白眼的沖動，他覺得他身上這些勳章可以集齊一本帝國勳章收藏冊了。
然而這些東西除了能提供一點點對他來說勝似于無的養老金和各種福利之外就根本沒屁用，而且還不能損壞，要像祖宗一樣供着。
因為他本身就是公爵，只不過是單承的，他也沒要封地，這一次，艾利克斯給了他各種豁免權，以及一個特設的終身參議員位置，諸如此類還有各種權利，他沒怎麽認真聽。
但每一條他都記在了腦子裏，都很實用。
為了多給他一點東西，艾利克斯是真的用心了。
這就是驚喜嗎？
長長的清單報完，艾利克斯牽起了他的手。
英格爾本來以為這就完了，正要轉身離場。
然而，艾利克斯卻沒有放開他的手的意思。
艾利克斯轉頭用眼神示意教皇。
教皇起身朗聲道：“下面開始騎士的宣誓。”
那一瞬間，那些昏昏欲睡的人都震驚地起立了。
因為，他們的國王朝着一個人下跪。
不向神下跪的王，向着一個人下跪。
英格爾呼吸凍住了。
他的四肢動彈不得。
艾利克斯穿着皇帝的奢華禮服朝他單膝下跪，一瞬間，廣場上只剩下珠寶輕輕碰撞在毯子上的聲音。
艾利克斯擡起了頭，他專注地看着英格爾。
他眼中看不到這片廣場上數以萬計的人群。
他眼前仿佛閃過第一次在床上看到英格爾睜開眼的景象。
現在他知道了。
他在為他而哭泣。
為他的悲劇，為他的死，為他而不甘。
這或許就是一切的開端。
而他是他第一個救下的人，也不是最後一個。
他們一起，做到了，幾乎不可能完成的事情。
應身邊有很多騎士。
應是他唯一的巫師。
艾利克斯想。
【我要成為他唯一的騎士。】
艾利克斯想到做什麽事情，就一定會去做到。
于是就有了這一幕。
Once upon a time, in the ancient feudal era, knights needed to swear an oath to the king because of their powerful strength. The oath of the goddess was a binding force. It was a manifestation of loyalty and a guarantee of safety.
But later, many knights chose not to take the oath for the sake of freedom.
Few people would choose to become a knight exclusive to one person. After all, they have their own lovers, relatives and friends, and different changes may happen in the future. Such a single oath is a shackle for them.
Now that the goddess' oath has become invalid, the shackles are gone.
This tradition has disappeared.
But even the goddess' oath is still effective.
Alex would still choose to swear to be that person's knight.
Just because he is Inger Nieka.
The soul is not native, but exists in this person who is here.
He's been through extraordinary hardship and he deserves a happy ending.
The curse has not yet been lifted.
And he is always so worrying.
Many facts prove that he can't take care of himself at all.
Like a child, Alex thought stubbornly.
【I want to be his only knight. 】
Looking at Inger's body that had become as stiff as a sculpture, his eyes were as gentle and clear as the dawn, as always.
Alex spoke up:
"I, Alex Chune, swear in the presence of the goddess and all the tribes in the world to become the knight of Inger Neka. I will be your sword and your shield. I will offer you my flesh and blood, my heart and soul. My remaining life will be divided into two halves, one for you and the other for my citizens. I will fulfill my duties as both an emperor and a knight. I will escort you until the death you deserve arrives as expected. Before that, I will never let you suffer any more pain. Unless you break it on your own initiative, your sword will always be sharp and your shield will never be broken. I swear by my life and death that I will never regret my oath. If I violate it, the goddess will deprive me of the joy of life and the peace of death, and I will be tortured forever."
Inger looked at Alex and thought.
After coming to this world, he has experienced a lot, at least half of which are related to Alex.
Most of his most intense emotions, even his most painful memories, came from him.
However, the only thing he did not regret was meeting Alex and becoming his friend.
No one knew the weight of this oath better than him.
The knight who vowed to save humanity saved humanity.
This knight's love is broad and is given to everyone in the world.
But now he had to give him this one and only oath.
The king of this country, a knight who once fought for the salvation of mankind, swore to be his only knight.
For Inger, this was a wonderful feeling.
Being used to carefully considering the consequences, he never rejected this option.
Alex's sincerity allowed him to accept it unconditionally.
There is no purer, more loyal man in the world.
He will definitely do what he says and what he wants to do.
He would always believe Alex.
He watched Alex hold out the sword.
He shed no tears.
It has been a difficult journey, and I cannot end this journey in tears.
Inger just smiled.
He took the sword.
The blade rested on Alex's shoulder.
"You are my knight, I am your wizard, we are equal in spirit. I am willing to stand by your side and witness your great deeds. May our deaths come as expected."
He put down his sword and reached out his hand to Alex.
Alex took his hand and stood up.
Deafening cheers, screams and applause broke out in my ears.
They just stared at each other.
They all knew that this moment would go down in history.
The main text ends.
【Pre-collection】【Extra】【Postscript】
I put the unfilled holes in the extra chapters, which involve some main plot lines.
[Pre-order] The next book I'm going to write is "The Return of the Top Powerless Person". It's somewhat related to the main plot, but not much? It used to be "Rewriting the Doomsday", but I couldn't put the title and copywriting in the Doomsday, so I had to change it. It's a sister book to this one. The inspiration came from the same time as this one. I wanted to combine them at that time, but fortunately I didn't, haha. Because the outline is not finished, it's hard to say when to start. I want to try a new writing style and interesting character settings.
There are also other pre-collected articles of mine. If you are interested, please add them to your collection!
【Extra】
I need to write some follow-up content to improve everyone's ending. And fill in some main plot content that has not been filled in the main text, which should be in the first few chapters. I like to write some warm daily life. I am not sure how much to write, so I will write as I go. Haha, I will not spoil the plot as usual. Currently, it is tentatively planned to be 12 chapters and six extra chapters (already written).
【Postscript】
It has been nine months since I started writing this article, not counting the time I spent on the outline and the initial 240,000-word draft. It has been a long journey.
I will just write down my various thoughts. If you don’t want to read it, you can skip it.
First, the title of the book.
Rewriting Dawn
This was the title I had decided on at the beginning.
The word "Ming" on the cover background is missing.
It won’t turn from a memorial service into a funeral (laughs.
I originally wanted to give a high-energy warning in Chapter 131, saying that the next ten chapters are very scary and that people should be prepared, but I thought it would spoil the fun of following the series, hahaha. Then I didn't put in the short drama or something, because I felt it would ruin the emotional rhythm. I had a great time writing those paragraphs, and the climax I wanted to write the most was the inspiration at the beginning. When I wrote to this point in a logical way, I was still a little bit unbelievable.
The comments are really interesting (laughs. Sometimes I really want to reply, but there are many places where I will spoil the plot as soon as I open my mouth, but I can't spoil the plot. It really makes me feel suffocated. There are many interesting comments, and I don't know what to reply to. I just like them one by one, except for those that involve spoilers. One of the fun things every day is reading your comments. I read every comment. This also gives me a lot of motivation. You all are so good at exaggerating! I will read it every few steps and laugh all the way home. Thank you for your company all the way.
I wanted to say this when I posted the first volume, the reason why I wrote so many heartwarming and daily stories in the first volume is because volumes 2, 3, and 4 are all full of knives hahahahahahahaha!!! (Run.
The first volume was actually the most painful for me to write. Because there were so many foreshadowings that I couldn't talk about yet. And the pace was very slow. Plus, I didn't have a contract. Thanks to the readers who were following me at that time, I was able to write until now. I have never written such a long article before. This is the longest one.
Looking back, the whole process can be said to be getting better and better. From the painful single-player operation at the beginning, to letting it flow naturally later, it became a habit of mine. When writing the climax: the plot, inspiration bursts. Some of the later passages made me feel distressed, but it was really fun to write. The articles I wrote can really be accurately poked on each of my XPs, perfectly self-produced and self-sold hahaha, but I didn't expect so many people to like it, and I'm very happy.
Although it was painful to write the outline, I never thought of cutting it. I should say that my outline was already concise and complete enough at that time. Anything missing would be a lack of story. Every point in my timeline was set to a certain day. The outline was constantly supplemented in the later stages because it was too simple, only 3,000 words. So many details were considered when it was time to write that chapter. I also felt that I didn’t know how the next story would unfold in detail. Sometimes I would get stuck, but at this time, I just had to think about what this person would do in this situation and how the other party would answer, and the plot went on smoothly.
For me, the timeline is the most important part of the outline. When I was arranging the timeline, I pulled out a handful of hair, and then it became convenient when I was writing. I often forget the ages of the characters and the years, and have to go back and check them hundreds of times, hahaha.
I was relieved when I finished the third volume. I expected the fourth volume to be shorter, so I was ready to post some drafts and wait for the end. But something was wrong while I was writing. Why haven’t I finished writing it yet? ? ? But I didn’t want to speed up casually. I wanted to follow the outline and complete the whole process, control the rhythm, and finish it well. Finally, it has come to an end now. In the end, I still feel that the ending is a bit too hasty, but I have written everything I should write, so even if there are regrets, I will ignore them. They have worked hard all the way.
I saw many people were doubting whether it would end in a happy ending. Haha, I want to say that there is no need to worry. From the beginning, I was determined that everyone must have a happy ending. I was very happy to write this, and I hope everyone will be happy to read it.
A person comes to this world, is saved by love, falls in love with this world and the people here, and then finds his or her final destination in this world. It is such a simple story.
Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey. This article still has many, many immature parts, but I have decided to be more tolerant of myself.
I'm done, yay!!!