Chapter1178:TheKnight’sFantasy
Returninghereagain,everythinghaschanged.
Thelasttimeshecametothistower,shestillheldontoheridealsofworldpeaceandvowedtoprotecthercountryasaknight.
Backthen,shewasconfidentanddefeatedmanyopponentsinthepublicmartialartscompetition,becomingthenumberoneknightinthecontinent.Shefirmlybelievedthatshecouldprotecthercountry,theking,andtheprincess.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袨)
Justlikethiseternaltalltower,herloyaltywillneverchange.
"CanItakeawalkhereforawhile?"AskingtheRiftSpaceDragontostayoutsidethetower,theKingdom’sShieldappearedinfrontofYunXiintheformofasoulcore,indicatingthattheyhadnoulteriormotives.
"Sure,I’llaccompanyyou."
"Ain,Adley,thisisoneofyourancestors."YunXirememberedthatthisformernumberoneknightofthecontinentalsohadsomeroyalbloodline.
Accordingtothefamilytree,sheseemstobeoneoftheancestorsofthecurrentfoundingEmperoroftheLeviathanEmpire.
Inotherwords,thebloodlineofthefirstknightofhercontinenthadbeenpasseddownandeventuallyledtothecreationofanotherfirstknightofthecontinent.
TheKingdom’sShield,whowasnotinafightingstate,liftedherhelmet,revealingherlonggoldenhairandgentleface.
ThebloodlineoftheVirgointhedivineerawasalwaysfullofcharm,whetheritwasthePassedPrincess,WarDancer,Kingdom’sShieldofthedivineera,orthecurrentAinandAdley.
JustbyseeingthefaceoftheKingdom’sShield,AinandAdleyfeltaninvoluntarysenseoffamiliarity,justlikewhentheymetthePassedPrincessandWarDancer.
However,comparedtotheinnocentPassedPrincessandtheart-lovingWarDancer,theKingdom’sShieldhadatouchofvalorandastrongsenseofcommandpeculiartobattlefieldcommanders.
Ifweweretodescribeit,itwouldfeellikeabeautifullion.
Strollingthroughtheancienttower,lookingatthefamiliarplantsandsceneryaroundher,theKingdom’sShieldshowedagentleexpression.
Everythingremainedthesame.
Onlyhere,whetheritwasinthedivineeraorthepresent,therehadbeennochangeswhatsoever.
Therarefairybutterfliesarestillflyingintheancienttowertoday,andsomeofthemevenseemfamiliartoher,astheyhavelefttracesinhermemoryaschildren.
Theyarethetrulyunchanged,almostimmortalbeings,likemysticalspirits.
Asforher,shehaslongbeensomeonedifferent,andevennow,shecannotproveifsheisstill"her"herself.
TheconceptofasoulcorecomesfromadvancedtechnologybeyondSia’sworld,anditisamysteriouspoweruniquetoTheKingofUndeadintheUndergroundCemetery.
TheentireUndergroundCemeteryonlyhassixsoulcores,andtwoofthemareinadormantstateduetothelackofmatchinghalves.
Walkingonthesefamiliarstairsbringsbackmorememoriesinhermind.
TheVirgobloodlineofthedivineeraisthenaturalbloodlineofdivineerawarlocks,whohaveextraordinarycharmandspellcastingabilities,anditisthefoundationonwhichthenationisbuilt.
Noonedoubtsthatthisiswrong.Thedescendantsofthegoldenancientpeoplearenaturallytheleadersofthehumans,andthebloodlineofthevirginpalaceisthemostsuitableforleadership.
Theextraordinarycharmitselfisaweapon,anditisrecognizedasthebloodlineclosesttotheCreatorGodSiaamongthetwelvezodiacbloodlines.
However,sometimesthereareexceptionsbornintothisbloodlinethatdon’tbelongtothewarlocklegacy.Theyhaveverylittlemagicalability,butpossessunparalleledtalentontheknight’spath.
Sheisoneofthoseexceptions.Shecan’tevenperformthemostbasiclightdancetechnique,butattheageofthree,shecouldliftaheavyswordtallerthanherself.Ateight,shecouldgooutandhuntlions.Bytheageoften,shehadalreadydefeatedcountlessolderhero-rankedknightsinthepalace.
Whenshewascrowned"Kingdom’sShield"attheyoungageofsixteen,shewasalreadyoneofthemosttalentedknightsintheland.Shehaddefeatedmanyknightswhoweremucholderandrankedhigherthanher.
Withextraordinarystrength,speed,andahighresistancetomostmagic,shenotonlystoodoutamongtheknights,buteventheesteemedmagesacknowledgedherpower.
Thismadeherbelieve,forawhile,thatshecouldachieveanythingandprotecteverythingshedesired.
Becauseofthis,sheneverstoppedworkinghardandtrainingharderthananyoneelse.
Itwasthroughherinhumanleveloftrainingandtherareknighttalentofthevirginpalacethatasixteen-year-oldbecamethenumberoneknightonthecontinent.
Whenevershepushedherselftothelimitintraining,shewouldalwayscometorestinthisdivineeratower.
Onlyherecouldsheslightlyexpresshergirlishemotions.
Althoughshebecamethefirstknightonthecontinent,shewasalsoasixteen-year-oldgirlintheprimeofheryouthandcouldn’tresistthecharmofthisuniqueandmysteriousgarden.
Becauseoftheuniqueenvironmentofthistalltower,manypreciousplantsandflowersthatcanonlybeseeninthemostdangerousareasoutsidebloomunderthecareoffairybutterflies.
Theentiretowerwaslikeatinyworld,makingherfeelthattheworldsuddenlybecamequiet.
OnlypeopleofroyalbloodlinewereallowedtoentertheentireDivineEraTower,andshewasoneofthefewwithoutaWarlockbloodlinebutstillallowedtoenterasabranchoftheroyalfamily.
"Doyouknow,everythinghereispreparedforyou."WalkingaheadofYunXi,theKingdom’sShieldexclaimed.
"Foralong,longtime,Ihaveimaginedwhatitwouldbelikeifthereweredragoneggshatchinghere."
Thatwasthefantasyofaslightlynaiveandromanticgirlwhohadalreadybecomethefirstknightonthecontinent.
ItissaidthatthistowerwasbuiltbytheGoldenAncientPeopleandtheDragonClantogethertohatchdragoneggsthathadlosttheirmothers.
Inherera,thewarbetweenhumansanddragonshadnotyetfullyerupted,andthisancienttoweroccasionallywelcomedthepresenceofdragons.
Atthattime,shesawahugedragon,andshewasattractedtoitstallandpowerfulfigure.Shecouldn’thelpbutimaginewhatthedragon’sbabieswouldlooklike.
Peoplehavealwaysbeencuriousaboutthisquestionbecausethedragonclanprotectstheirbabiestoomuch,soitisimpossibletoseedragonbabiesonthecontinent.
Thedragonsthatappearedbeforehumanswerealladults,capableofdestroyingacitywithasinglebreathofdragonfire.
If,justif,shehadalsoimaginedthattherewasarealbabydragoninsidethistalltower,andshecouldbeitsclosefriend,sharingeverythingwithit.
Intheend,itwasjustayounggirl’sfantasy.Iftherereallywasababydragon,didshehavealittlehopeofbecomingalegendarydragonknight?
Ifshewasthefirstknightofthekingdom,sheshouldhavethequalifications.Allshelackedwasafriendlydragonthatshecouldrideon.