The Greece Antagonist-Chapter 1235 - 23: The Birth of the Eternal King_2

The young man shuddered but still said nothing.

"Also, he hopes that if he dies, he can be buried in the flourishing flowerbed. The family title is to be inherited by you, and what you do in the future is up to you to decide."

The knights slowly drifted away in the last afterglow of the sunset.

The night deepened, and a cold wind blew through.

The young man, who had stood like a wooden stake for a long time, finally moved.

He opened the package, glanced at the broken sword inside and the bloodstained armor, found a deformed family emblem within, and placed it in the pocket over his chest.

That old guy, never letting anyone rest easy, even in death still causing trouble for others...

~~

Into the night, in front of the third family’s house of the deceased.

The one who met the bad news was an elderly man, which was just the opposite of the second family.

He was the father of the deceased.

Upon hearing the news of his son’s death, the old man seemed to be drained of strength, his back hunched as he bitterly smiled to everyone:

"I shouldn’t have forced him to participate in the trial of the [Sword of the King Selection]. This brat was mediocre at everything, and timid, barely leaving the house, struggling to even deal with sheep. A while back, I received a letter from him saying he made a fool of himself at the event and wanted to sneak back, but I scolded him harshly. Along the way, he must have given you all a lot of trouble, right?"

"No, Dagonet was very brave."

Kai shook his head, his gaze sincere.

Dagonet?

Altria’s thoughts returned to that morning of the [King Selection Ceremony].

She had a deep impression of this name, but not a good one.

During the tournament appearance, that guy’s wild shouting and yelling made everyone laugh incessantly, earning him the nickname "clown." In conversations, he kept bragging that he was a brave warrior, just lacking the opportunity to show it. However, the fact was that he would run away at the slightest provocation or danger. He often battered his shield, making it seem like he was constantly fighting, indicating he had achieved all victories.

In short, he was a comedian who made people laugh at first sight.

And such a person actually died in the war with the giants to save lives.

"Is that so? It doesn’t sound like him."

The old man took his son’s relics from Kai, muttered, and turned around,

"I wish this time, he hadn’t been so brave..."

~~

After delivering this final piece of news, the atmosphere in the team was a bit heavy.

Everyone declined the bereaved family’s invitation to stay and chose to camp out in the wilderness.

After eating some simple food, Kai, whose mood hadn’t improved, found an excuse to return to the tent to rest.

Bedivere also went over, wanting to comfort his new friend.

Altria and Luo En, as master and apprentice, sat by the fire, responsible for cleaning up the site and taking turns on the first half of the night’s watch.

As Kai and Bedivere slept soundly in the tent, Altria couldn’t help but ask Luo En:

"Teacher, they know they’ll die, they know they’re no match for those monsters, so why rush in? Do they not cherish their own lives?"

As the Earth Mother God of the Danu Divine Race, she valued life immensely and couldn’t understand the near-suicidal behavior of these human knights on the battlefield.

Luo En laid down the twig he was using to poke the fire and explained to his beloved apprentice:

"Because in the human heart, certain things are more important than life."

"What are they?"

"Virtues and spirits such as honor, compassion, bravery, and faith, which they refer to as the [Knight’s Way]."

Altria’s heart was stirred, thoughtful:

"You seemed to have asked me before if I understood what the [Knight’s Way] was?"

"So, have you found the answer?"

"On this journey, I’ve gained some insights. I want to record all of them."

Luo En nodded in approval, took out paper and pen from the Magic Circle Diagram, and handed them over.

Altria began writing quickly, the content filling up three sheets of paper in no time.

Luo En turned his head subtly, glancing at his apprentice’s notes with the corner of his eye.

The three sheets contained different content:

The first page listed eight brief virtues: humility, honesty, compassion, bravery, justice, honor, sacrifice, spirituality;

The second page featured nine vows of behavior aligning with these moral standards:

"I swear to be kind to the weak

I swear to confront all violence

I swear to fight against all wrong

I swear to fight for the unarmed

I swear to help those who seek my aid

I swear not to harm women and children

I swear to stand beside my companions

I swear to treat my friends sincerely

I swear to remain loyal unto death to all I love..."

Following this, the third page contained some scattered behavioral constraints

— Must fight for salvation

— Must fight for survival

— Must not go against humanity

— Must fight in pursuit of truth...

Here, only four or five were summarized, with many blanks left below, evidently unfinished.

Even so, Luo En felt gratified by the travel notes Altria submitted.

[Eight Virtues], [Nine Vows]...

And the yet-to-be-completed [Thirteen Constraints]...

In the future, these elements constructed the classic core of knight spirit and the Knight’s Way in Western culture.

This is also the significant reason King Arthur is crowned with the title of [Knight King] and holds a prominent place in Western cultural heritage!

It seems his student has understood what she truly seeks.

Having realized this, Altria is no longer a puppet passively executing orders, but a noble soul with self-awareness.

— The [King’s Way] and the [Knight’s Way] have already been established.

The next step is to use this journey to swiftly recruit the [Twelve Knights of the Round Table] from the original works, thereby completing the divine mission of the [Eternal King].

Luo En’s eyes flickered, the corners of his mouth curling up in the night.

The legendary Round Table Knights number over 150, but the true pillars and framework are actually twelve.

Coincidentally, the mythological systems of the Nordic, Greek, and Roman Divine Eras all consist of twelve chief gods.

Therefore, these twelve Round Table Knights awaiting recruitment are essentially equivalent to the twelve chief gods of the Celtic God Era, serving as the twelve divine foundation stones for Luo En and the Morgan Sisters to reconstruct Altria’s divine mission.

Once all preparations are complete, Altria will fulfill the prophecy of the Danu Divine Race, becoming the [Eternal King] in the truest sense, stepping into the Origin Realm.

As Luo En was contemplating how to guide Altria along the upcoming path, the distant wilderness echoed with noisy sounds.

He immediately rose, his excellent eyesight peering towards the source of the sound.

A dark mass of figures, like migrating swarms of ants, wriggled under the night.

Undoubtedly, they were humans, each with a haggard appearance, eyes long devoid of light.

From afar, the silhouettes draped barely with skin staggered from the mist, akin to skeletons mechanically marching toward a single destination.

"Bang!"

An exhausted refugee fell to the ground, hitting his head and bleeding profusely.

However, several nearby individuals licked their lips, surrounding him with ill intentions, attempting to snatch what little food and water he had left.

"Stop!"

Accompanied by a hurried shout, Altria turned into a stream of light and rushed into the midst of the refugees, lifting the dying person off the ground and casting healing magic to awaken his consciousness. At the same time, she took out her own food and magic potion, mixing them into water and pouring it into the patient’s body to revive his spirit.

Even with people around eyeing them greedily, the blonde girl, with extraordinary patience, continued to save the life before her.

Meanwhile, she was also practicing the Knight’s Way and King’s Way she was building.

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