"Rex Lapis? That truly was a strange title—both king and emperor. By universal common sense, that naming style carried an indescribably peculiar flavor. Emperor and king ought to be ranks apart."
"Since ancient times, in the term 'emperor-king,' emperor came before king, signifying that an emperor stood above a king. Yet in this name, king came before emperor. Truly a curious matter."
"However, if 'Rock King' and 'Imperial Lord' referred to two distinct identities, then this combined title was clearly meant to emphasize that both identities were indispensable and coexisted, representing this god's status and achievements."
"Moreover, this form of address did have the flavor of our Flame Kingdom. Could this be a god connected to the Flame Kingdom?"
"By universal common sense, that was not impossible. Since there was a Lostbelt like the Ninja World, whose style resembled ancient Yingzhou, it was only reasonable that there might also be a Lostbelt with a culture similar to that of the Flame Kingdom."
In a major coastal city of the Flame Kingdom, a twenty-eight-year-old man named Zhongli offered his assessment.
Compared to most young people in modern society, this man named Zhongli dressed in an old-fashioned, classical style, and every gesture he made carried an unmistakable ancient elegance.
Moreover, he was drinking tea in an old-style wooden teahouse. While doing the sort of tea-tasting normally reserved for elderly gentlemen, he watched the Light Screen footage, and when it ended, he gave this assessment.
The reason for this was not that he was deliberately putting on airs or pretending to be refined, but rather the bearing he had cultivated since childhood.
Zhongli had been born into a scholarly family. From a young age, he had been fascinated by antiques, calligraphy, and paintings, and he had learned a set of skills for appraising