What a Magnificent "Six Kingdoms Grand Enfeoffment"!

"I was also puzzled at first. How could Pharaoh Nitocris's marriage be announced so suddenly without any warning, and we didn't even see the wedding. I initially thought it was a rumor, but the message came from the Temple of the Sun King, and it was personally authorized by the Sun King. It seems that Pharaoh Nitocris married the Sun King's close friend, so it shouldn't be false. Moreover, the Sun King temporarily entrusted the city to him to govern because of his injury. This entry census was compiled by that queen."

"I see... That is indeed strange. But since she is the queen of Pharaoh Nitocris, let's show her some respect."

Upon hearing this, the caravan captain nodded in deep agreement, not daring to say anything more negative, after all, the other party was a big shot in this city.

"But this is good too. Although the empress has made the entry requirements stricter, the security has improved a lot. Moreover, the previous customs duties have been halved, and everyone's wasted time has been compensated. She is truly virtuous..."

"The tariffs have been halved? That's really great!"

Although the increased time spent entering the city caused widespread complaints, the caravan members all became united in their attitude when it came to halving tariffs.

Bedivere found their description rather strange. Pharaoh Nitocris should be a woman, so how could she have married a man as her queen?

Although it sounds fine, something feels off when you think about it carefully.

But upon closer reflection, since she is a woman, she should naturally marry a man, otherwise, like in Britannia...

Well...

"But..."

Suddenly, someone seemed to notice Bedivere following behind the caravan. They felt he looked familiar, as if they had seen him somewhere before.

"Hey buddy, you look familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"

"Huh, no, right?"

Upon hearing these words, which sounded almost like a flirtation, Bedivere was slightly taken aback.

After all, he had just arrived at this Singularity, so it was impossible for anyone to have seen him before.

"Is that so? But why do I still feel like you look familiar..."

The merchant thought hard, but still couldn't remember.

"Perhaps you've mistaken me for someone else. After all, I'm just an ordinary person."

Bedivere didn't mind, just smiled, and then followed the caravan leader to get checked before entering the city together.

Arriving here meant he was not far from Jerusalem, where the Lion King was, and that he was not far from liberating the Lion King, so his steps were particularly firm.

Once you're in the city, a little preparation is all it takes to officially begin your journey...

My king, wait for me, I will soon come back to make amends for the mistakes of the past.

"Next."

Just as Bedivere was lost in thought, the guard at the door called out loudly.

It's his turn now.

Bedivere politely stepped forward.

"Name."

"Lucius."

"Um?"

Upon hearing the name, the guard paused for a moment, then glanced thoughtfully at Bedivere in front of him.

"What's wrong?"

Bedivere was somewhat puzzled by the change in guards.

"It's nothing. Your name is Lucius, right?"

"Um."

"Please come and get this."

"OK."

Bedivere instinctively reached out to take what the guard offered, but at that moment, Bedivere noticed the guard pull out a pair of iron handcuffs from somewhere and cuffed his hands.

Bedivere: "Huh?"

Seeing the guard handcuffing his arms, Bedivere paused in surprise and asked curiously, "Excuse me... guard, what are you doing?"

"Of course, we're going to catch the guys on the wanted posters, am I right, Bedivere?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bedivere's heart skipped a beat. Had he been exposed?

That's impossible!

He's only just arrived at this Singularity; there's no way anyone could know his identity!

Merlin said that no one would know him, and it would be best if he didn't even use his real name, right?

What exactly is the current situation?

Although utterly astonished, Bedivere didn't hesitate at all and turned to run away.

"Stop him! Take him back to the Sun King!"

The guard behind him immediately rang the bell to notify the other guards that he had been found.

The entire scene immediately descended into chaos.

"Not good!"

Bedivere gritted his teeth. He was incredibly strong and no handcuffs could control him, so he broke free with a simple "snap!"

However--

Just as he was about to escape into the desert, a familiar voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Wait a minute! It really is you, Bedivere!"

"That voice is...?!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Bedivere turned around abruptly and saw Gaheris, the city's security captain, leading his men toward them. He exclaimed with great delight.

Bedivere had just met an old friend in a foreign land, exclaimed with delight upon seeing the familiar figure, "Gaheris! You're here too?"

"I never expected to actually see you. The Saint is truly prescient. No wonder he arranged for me to guard the gate."

Amidst their joyful calls, the two knights reunited in a foreign land after 1,500 years, a scene that inevitably evoked a sense of melancholy.

"I'm not the only one here; there are others too."

"Yes, and me too!"

Seemingly in response to Gaheris's words, after hearing the commotion, Bors, who was in charge of training the Sphinx in place of Nitocris, also hurried over with his animal friends.

"It's been a long time, Bedivere."

"Bors!"

At the excited calls of several knights, the last remaining members of the Knights of the Round Table reunited in a very strange way in a foreign land, and the scene outside the door immediately became lively.

Chapter 189 What a magnificent scene of bestowing titles upon six kingdoms!

The sun was blazing overhead, and the weather was scorching hot.

Soon after entering the desert, a wave of scorching heat swept over us, as if we were stuffed into a giant steamer. As far as the eye could see, the sand dunes stretched endlessly, like a frozen ocean of sand.

The sand beneath my feet was scorching hot; every step felt like walking on burning coals. The soles of my shoes scraped against the gravel, making a faint, dry sound. Occasionally, I could see a few withered camel thorns, stubbornly rooted in this barren land, their twisted branches telling tales of the hardships of survival and the terror of this desert.

"It feels so quiet..."

Nitocris, with her arms wrapped around Rovey's waist, murmured to herself as she stood on the Sphinx's back.

While it's certainly a good thing not to encounter a sandstorm in the desert, walking through the endless desert can still make one feel an overwhelming sense of despair.

"And I don't know when we'll be leaving. Even though I've lived in the desert since I was a child, I still find it hard to like this kind of environment."

Rovey: "After all, humans prefer living in places with life to deserts."

"Turtle—!!"

In response, the enormous Sphinx carrying them below let out a disdainful sound.

I've been the one rushing the whole time, while you two are flirting on my back. Are you tired? Don't you really plan to give this single beast a break?

"And that's just how the desert is... Sometimes it whips up fierce winds that swallow people up, and more often it's calm, but still incredibly deadly."

Rovey answered Nitocris's question from behind him, and also took the opportunity to sort out his current situation.

Firstly, because that fool Ozymandias was injured and needed a few days to recover, he ran off to who-knows-where the night he kissed Nitocris, thus relinquishing the city's governance to Osmandis and having him take over for a few days.

This confused Rovey.

I wanted to drag him out and teach him the obvious lesson that one must be responsible for one's own affairs and that a country cannot have two masters. But Nitocris stopped him and told him that Ozymandias had just had stitches done due to a health problem and would need two more days to fully recover, so we should be accommodating for now.

Afterwards, considering that Ozymandias had suffered so much and that his own blood was not easy to adapt to, Rovey listened to Nitocris and temporarily took over the city.

During those two days, he even sat on the throne in place of Ozymandias, studied the city's reforms, and used that authority to inform the city guards of the wanted notice for a man named Lucius (Bedivere). He also dispatched Bors and Gaheris to intercept Bedivere as soon as possible.

He didn't know if those two guys would actually run into Bedivere.

However, what annoyed him even more than the two days of overtime was Ozymandias's shady tactics.

He said he needed to think it over, but that guy had already made up his mind. During his recovery, he actually had his maid spread the news that Nitocris was going to marry him and even wanted to hold a wedding for him. If I hadn't stopped him in time, he really would have done it.

Moreover, since the news was personally spread by the Sun King, even if he denied it, it would have no effect. Now the whole city knows that Nitocris married a virtuous queen, and whenever he goes out, the entire city's residents call him "Queen, Queen, Egypt."

This left Rovey speechless for a moment, but Nitocris, aside from being shy, didn't resist too much. You could tell from her two pairs of rabbit ears that swayed in the wind the whole way that she was in a good mood.

Rovey was convinced; she seemed to be serious.

On this trip, he wanted to go to the Mountain Village to ask about the progress of Cursed Arm's Holy Selection, and whether Artoria and Bedivere had been found.

This incident made Ozymandias actually play a little trick on him. They agreed to each have a Sphinx, and he even planned to give him a different one, the best Sphinx.

It turned out that the Sphinx he gave me was indeed different, and the best, except...

Looking at the miniature version of the Sand Sphinx, about the size of a cat, poking its head out from his chest, Rovey was speechless.

He hadn't expected Ozymandias to be so generous, giving him a cub of the Sand Sphinx only Pharaoh could control. Rovey remembered this was a Valentine's Day gift from the Rameses II game; this little guy was a split from an adult Sand Sphinx, possessing great potential and truly a top-tier Phantasmal Species.

According to Ozymandias, he originally had two adult individuals, which would have been perfect for him to give one to himself. However, he killed one and King Hassan cut down another, so he could only give himself a cub to raise slowly.

However, this little guy grows up quite fast, and his strength will be top-notch when he grows up.

Looking at the little guy in his arms, reaching out his claws and scratching wildly at the sky, Rovey thought that the little guy was actually quite cute. It wouldn't be bad to raise him. If he could really raise him to adulthood, he should be of great help.

Now...

Feeling Nitocris's softness and warmth behind him, Rovey could only nod helplessly and continue guiding the Sphinx to the Mountain People, where he would tell them about his alliance with the Sun King. He planned to then use the Mountain Village as a base to garrison troops and launch a full-scale attack. But until then, he needed to continue on his journey.

The Sphinx traveled for a long time, and finally, around dusk, as if at the boundary of a barrier, the Sphinx crossed a bottomless cliff, and the scenery on the other side changed instantly.

"... What happened here? Why did it turn out like this?"

This time, what appeared before Rovey was no longer a hill, but a scorched earth. The air was still scorching hot, but compared to the azure sky of the desert, the air here was filled with a gloomy and uncomfortable haze.

This scene terrified Nitocris.

In her eyes, this area was like a land of utter death.

"The Lion King's Holy Punishment, the demons' rampage, resentment, and corrosive blood have polluted the land. It seems their battles have been quite fierce during this time..."

Rovey easily saw the reason, after all, it was proof of the land's death.

"A land that is already dead..."

Hearing this, Nitocris, who was clinging to his back, realized the seriousness of the situation and spoke up.

"Since it's at the edge of the desert, that means the death on this land will continue to spread, even reaching the Sun King's territory, right?"

"That's right. If we let the Lion King and Lionheart King continue to run rampant, it won't just be the land that dies, but the entire Singularity. Things are more serious than I thought."

As Rovey spoke, Lowe urged the Sphinx forward. This time, what appeared before them was no longer a dead person, but a living person, an extremely rare sight.

"Rovey, look! Is that a living person up ahead?"

Nitocris also spotted human tracks and quickly pointed ahead, saying...

Because of the events that had transpired, Nitocris regained her confidence and, with Anubis's guidance, realized that Rovey was not Moses. Moreover, compared to Rameses II's extremely self-centered attitude, she preferred to call Rovey by his name.

Rovey naturally had no objection to this; in fact, this was the first time he had been called by his real name in this Singularity.

If he plays the role of Moses for too long, he might actually become Moses.