Ulrich was buried early in the morning.
The day was sunny and windy. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the grass with fresh dewdrops was waiting for the eternal rest of a king.
The funeral was short but grand. Thousands of people attended the ceremony. In addition to the vast majority of people with some status in Lion City, there were also many nobles who came from all over the place.
It is the duty of a vassal to say a final farewell to the king who has served him allegiance.
Of course, what's more important is that they have to come and swear allegiance to the new king in order to continue their legal noble status.
Fortunately, the lakeside cemetery to the west of Queen's Town is large enough - this is the cemetery of the Alfred family, where all generations of Lion King are buried.
"Here is buried King Ulrich, a promising king who inherited the wisdom of both Great Ancestor Wu Lie and late king."
This is the front of the tombstone. The epitaph written by Amy to Ulrich is all true.
Ulrich indeed has the bravery of his ancestor Alfred, and at the same time, he also inherited the 'wisdom' of his father Mad King.
Behind the tombstone is an inscription describing the cause of his death. "He faced a powerful enemy alone on the most dangerous battlefield and fought unyieldingly until he died heroically. May the soul of the brave never be lonely again."
The inscription is Li Ang Griffin.
Again, everything is true.
The Silver Throne and Noble Council towers are indeed the most dangerous battlefields.
Perhaps, Li Ang is the person who knows King Ulrich best.
Although Li Ang has never sat on Silver Throne, at least he can understand all the behaviors of Ulrich and understand the loneliness of Ulrich.
The gorgeous coffin was placed in the pit, and Amy personally sprinkled the first shovel of soil on the tomb.
The last king with Alfred as his surname came to an end.
But maybe, Li Ang is not the only one who understands Ulrich.
"Althea, I'm sure you are really mistaken..."
In another unknown place, on a small island thousands of miles away, a pure white dragon was staring at a huge crystal ball in the lake.
This beautiful little dragon shook its head from side to side, lowered its long neck, and moved closer to the crystal ball.
The big sapphire blue eyes reflected the scene in the crystal ball.
A middle-aged man with brown hair is 'floating' on the lake. However, this 'man' is constantly twisting and swaying with the fluctuations of the lake. It is obvious that this is a phantom projected from the lake.
"This guy seems to be a king... but he definitely can't be your clansman... sne...Althea, why do you always attract humans?"
Xiaolong turned his head and spoke, snorted and sprayed out a stream of water arrows.
"Kualis, you know, I can't cast spells like gods... I can only use your tears to summon those souls who are as lonely as me."
Althea's voice was as gentle as water, but this time, there was obviously a little surprise. "I don't know why it's always human beings... those Dragon Tear were obviously taken away by Avadain."
"I don't want to speculate like this... but, just like Sindar Elves caused Magic Storm, anything can happen in this world, Althea..."
Kualis's voice became a little lower, probably because he wanted to comfort Althea, but his words obviously had the opposite effect.
"No, it won't...Kualis, don't say such things, Avadain's tribe must still exist..."
Althea walked over from the lakeside, put his arm around Kualis's neck and stood next to the crystal ball, poured lake water and sprinkled it on the crystal ball.
The picture in the crystal ball is even more obvious.
And the phantom on the lake seemed to be wide-eyed, looking at everything in the crystal ball in horror.
Perhaps, like what Li Ang had experienced before, he couldn't move or speak.
Scenes flashed like a revolving lantern in the crystal ball.
A young child, held by his father, sat on the armrest of Silver Throne; at that time, his smile was innocent and innocent.
A young man holding a spear won his first battle with the help of his sister; at that time, his smile was full of pride in victory.
A handsome young man faced criticism from many people at the funeral of another middle-aged man, but he always held his head high. At that time, he faced everything with a sneer, but there was still light in his eyes.
A young man wearing a bright red dress with gold trim around his neck walked hand in hand to Silver Throne with a woman whose face could not be seen clearly, and put on a crown engraved with a golden lion; he no longer smiled, and remained expressionless. Only when he looked at his sister who looked similar to him at the foot of the steps did his eyes show a little warmth.
Later, the young man gradually reached middle age. He was riding a tall horse, wearing golden armor, and holding a bloody sword in his hand. Behind him were a group of knights with lances raised, and the knights had the golden coat of arms of the Three Lions. At this time, his eyes were cold, and his ambition was reflected in them.
After that, the middle-aged man gradually became older and his expression became more and more indifferent. It seemed that he had never smiled since the moment he ascended the throne.
Until finally, a king in his fifties walked towards a beautiful woman wearing a white wedding dress in a simple wedding. At that time, he was smiling, and there was a little light in his eyes, like some kind of hope.
But that hopeful look only flashed by, and what appeared next was the body of a woman, the body of her sister, in the garden; at that moment, his face was ashen.
Finally, what appeared in the crystal ball was the woman in the wedding dress stabbing a table knife into his abdomen.
But even so, his mouth was still saying something, it seemed like he was just repeating one word.
"What a sad life... He doesn't even have a single friend in his memory?"
Kualis shook his long neck, probably shaking his head. "Althea, at least you still have me as a friend... but why does he appear here? He can't see anything related to my tears or Noldo Elves in his memory!"
"Perhaps, he also has the blood of Avadain, and I can feel his loneliness and sadness... It's not surprising that he can get your tears, he is a king after all."
Althea sighed, "Maybe he knows how Avadain's tribe is doing now. A king must know a lot of things, right?"
"Try it, but it will cost me a lot of magic power - I am not good at making human souls speak. I can only maintain it for a short time."
The little white dragon Kualis seems to be a very good friend. It stared at the shadow on the lake, with a magnificent light in its blue eyes. "Althea, hurry up..."
"Where did the Noldor bloodline in your body come from?"
Althea asked towards the shadow on the lake.
"Dragon?! This is... a dragon?!"
The shadow could finally speak now.
"Stop talking nonsense! Answer the question... or you'll be out of your mind soon!"
Kualis warned.
"I don't have Noldor blood. I am the king of Ulrich, Pande Continent Lion Territory! But I... I should be dead... I remember, I am dead."
Ulrich's soul did not panic for too long. Perhaps people can become free and easy after death. The king spoke without any burden at this time, "Oh... I remembered that I took a medicine. It was a magic potion given to me by three female prophets... That medicine is said to be made from the blood of Noldor nobles."
Althea frowned.
The originally gentle big eyes of Xiaolong Kualis have become terrifying.
"What happened to those three prophets? How is Noldo Elves's tribe doing now?"
Althea's voice became cold.
"Those are the messengers of darkness Goddess Eredar, three witches. As for Noldo Elves, they are in the forest east of Pendor, and they should be living well now - at least better than me."
Ulrich looked at Althea's long pointed ears. "Are you the god who protects Noldo Elves? But shouldn't gods be omniscient and omnipotent?"
"... I can't hold on anymore, Althea..."
The little dragon's wings hit the water, lowered its head, causing waves in the lake, and the shadow of Ulrich began to sway continuously.
"Anyway, he brought me good news... Let his soul go to the other King of Pendor, maybe they will no longer be alone."
Hearing that Noldo Elvess were doing well, Althea showed a gentle smile, "Kualis, anger will disrupt your magic, you have to be calm."
She picked up a handful of water from the lake and brought it to Kualis's mouth. When the water reached her hand, it began to glow purple.
Kualis's big head came over, carefully sucked the handful of purple liquid from her hand, and then breathed a long sigh of relief, "Ha... maybe all Noldo Elves originally had the ability to smooth out the disturbed magic... It's a pity that you learned it too late, otherwise Gwendarian Continent would not have perished."
The little dragon waved its wings, and the shadow of Ulrich gradually disappeared from the lake.
In the temple behind the lake, a flickering candle appeared out of thin air - but there was only a candle, not a candle stick.
A flame appeared right below a torch. The torch was probably of the same type - a pure stone torch without any combustibles, but the torch was still burning brightly.
"Boy, before you died, you actually let that witch escape? Do you love her so much?"
An old and hoarse male voice came faintly from the torch.
There was no response. Ulrich's soul had just turned into a small flame and was not yet capable of making sounds.
However, this small flame began to shake violently.
If Li Ang were here, he would definitely be able to tell that he had heard the voice calling Ulrich 'boy' in the throne room.
At that time, he had just become a baron.
And this old voice said to him with a wild smile, "Very good!"
At noon, Amy·Sonade sat on Silver Throne under the witness of all the nobles and Goddess of Order priests, put on the king's crown, and became the first Queen of the Lionheart Kingdom.
Sonade is the family name of Amy, but this family name does not come from the mother Madam Philina, but from Godric.
She did not change her surname - this is actually against the rules. Her inheritance comes from her mother, and it stands to reason that she should use her mother's surname to ascend the throne, which is Alfred.
But Amy didn't do that.
At the same time, the person who crowned her was not the priest of Temple of Order, but Li Ang himself.
This is of course even more unruly...
But now, no one has jumped out to say anything against it.
In fact, this was the advice given to Amy by Alina, Li Ang's new apprentice.
As Amy's 'junior sister', Alina provided a lot of valuable suggestions for the ceremonies in the past few days, including these two things that troubled Amy the most.
"Since they can accept Queen, they can also accept Queen using her own surname. Anyway, no one dares to jump out to seek death now. When all this is settled, no one will jump out to seek death."
On the issue of surnames, Alina said this.
As for who should be crowned, Alina's suggestion is. "It's not in line with tradition anyway, so why not do it more thoroughly. For people in the eastern region, teachers represent Goddess of Order better than those priests, and now the eastern region is a reliable base. Again In addition, Meitengheim and Noldo Elves are also supporters of the teacher - they do not believe in Goddess of Order. Moreover, this can be a test to see if any nobles are dissatisfied with this. Let them come out as soon as possible, so as to take precautions."
So, Amy happily accepted Alina's suggestion.
Thanks to Ulrich, Lionheart Kingdom currently has no imperial council, and Amy has no plans to reorganize the imperial council. Naturally, no one will stand in the way of these matters.
Li Ang himself thinks that Alina's opinion is fine. In fact, the logic in his eyes is simpler - whoever controls the order is the spokesperson of Goddess of Order.
And no one will be dissatisfied - those who are dissatisfied will not come to Lion City.
Therefore, Amy will be called Queen Sonade by outsiders from now on; and Li Ang will become the chief minister of the kingdom - Grand Duke of Long River Town.
"I, Amy·Sonade, under the witness of the gods and late king, grant the title of duke to the knight Li Ang who has sworn allegiance. On behalf of the kingdom, I will recognize your legally owned land, wealth and supreme honor! May you use the sword in your hand to safeguard the glory of late king and our dignity!"
Amy is holding a sword in his hand, with the blade resting on Li Ang's shoulder.
At this time, Li Ang was kneeling on one knee, looking up at the relief of Pande late king Kavala on the dome of the throne room.
He heard an old voice again. "I saw it... Haha, I saw you, kid."
This time, the voice was still full of madness, but it was also full of joy.
Li Ang can feel some kindness from this voice - the owner of this voice seems to be expecting something.
He continued to look up at the reliefs on the dome.
Goddess Eunomia is on the left, late king Kavala is on the right.
But the pendant on Eunomia's chest is now a lion's head; and on the relief depicting late king Kavala's heroic battle, there is no sword.
"Your Majesty, we should find Goddess Eunomia her sun and moon pendant; we should also help late king Kavala find his sword."
Li Ang said to Amy, "Let everything have real order, and Goddess of Order and late king will protect us and be invincible!"
This was in the throne room, and many people were watching. He could only call Amy your majesty, although Amy was not used to it.
"Of course, I will let history and faith return to Lion City. And Fieltzwe will be left to you, Li Ang... My marshal, I hope you will return in triumph as soon as possible."
Amy pursed his lips and also addressed Li Ang as marshal.
But what she originally wanted to say was, "Li Ang, you have to be careful."