"Keep your voice down, you idiot... Why do you care about the affairs of these big shots? Who knows whether they are really dead or faking their death..."
"Besides, even if he is really dead, since His Majesty has cast a statue of him, it means that his sins have been wiped out - at least he can still enjoy this status, which is incomparable to us bastards."
"Yeah...yeah...you're right."
After a busy period of work, the servants finally placed each statue in its corresponding position, and they could finally lean on the base of the statue to rest and catch their breath.
In between, they continued to discuss the statue.
"I've been wanting to ask this since a while ago. Are these statues ranked in order of importance? Why are they placed in a specific order?"
"Another question that's asking for death... Why, do you want to discuss the status of the seventeen dukes?"
"No, who would think so! What I mean is that it is precisely because this topic is very sensitive that I don't understand why the statues should be arranged..."
"How else can I say you are stupid? Do you think this order of arrangement corresponds to status and strength?"
“Isn’t it…?”
"Of course not. This is determined according to the order of enthronement. The reason why Duke Bloodshadow is ranked first is not because of what he did... Humph! Otherwise, his statue should not be here at all."
"Captain, the taboo you violated may be a little more serious than ours..."
"Well, aren't we the only ones here now? You see, we have violated each other's taboos. As long as we don't tell anyone, everything will be fine."
"team leader."
"What's wrong? Let me make it clear that I don't want to talk about taboos anymore!"
“It’s not about taboo content, it’s about the work itself.”
"Then say it."
"Why do we place them at such a distance?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean - this stretch of lawn, this stretch of road, after the seventeenth seat is put down, there is obviously still a long stretch left. Should we move the space a little further apart? After all, it will look more beautiful this way..."
"Oh! That's not our concern."
"why?"
"Because there is still the eighteenth seat. The empty space you mentioned is reserved for it. After all, they are arranged in a staggered manner. Do you think the eighteenth seat is placed in that position just right?"
"Really! But...are we not responsible for this?"
"No, because the statue hasn't been built yet... After it's built, it won't be our turn to take care of it. Let Nick's team worry about it."
"team leader."
"Keep your voice down... Do you want to ask about the newly crowned Duke?"
"Yeah... After all, this is - everyone is very curious!"
"I don't know much. Her title is a bit special. I'll only tell you once. Don't spread it around."
"We definitely don't talk nonsense!"
"..."
"team leader?"
"The title this time is 'Lord of the Divine Shadow'."
There were gasps and exclamations from beneath the pedestal.
"'God of Shadow'? 'Duke of Shadow'?"
"Yes."
"Duke of the Divine Shadow...Aimen Harwin."
……
Coming back to her senses from her memories, Alwin suddenly realized that she had changed her clothes and came to the Avenue of Light and Shadow accompanied by her servants. She was now standing silently in front of the base of the statue at the very end.
The Duke of Shadow.
Amen Harwin.
She silently chewed on the two words she heard in her dream, and thought of "Sun King Aimen-Hawin". When she looked at the empty lawn, she couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.
So the eighteenth Guardian Duke walked to the throne.
Because of this, the Avenue of Light and Shadow did not have this last statue, leaving this puzzling short distance empty.
However, there is a doubt here.
Even though she was very humble when facing the Blood Crystal Crow and said, "You know more than me," there are actually quite a lot of ancient documents excavated from the ruins.
It may not be enough to piece together the historical facts, but at the very least, we will know which celebrities existed in which dynasty. No matter who the author is or what events are being narrated, some mention will be made.
However, there is no record of protecting the Duke in these materials.
The so-called "existence" and "legend" are nothing more than the inherited documents stored in the White Shadow Palace - they all come from the handwritten records of kings of successive generations and have nothing to do with the ruins.
This seems very divisive.
If there were only one or two guardian dukes, the omission of records about them in the relics documents could be attributed to Sarah's bad luck.
But there were seventeen... or even eighteen. The eighteenth duke even ascended the throne and was crowned king. How come their names were not even mentioned in the relic documents for such an important matter?
It also depends on her dreams.
It is lifted by the rising tide of the sea of time.
It can be said that if it were not for the fact that the name of the eighteenth Duke, the Shadow God, was "Aimen-Hawin", the God-King of Guserland known to Elwin, she would have doubted that the era in which these guardian dukes existed was separated from Guserland.
That is, these dukes do not belong to the Kingdom of Seran.
It really doesn't seem like it. None of them was ever mentioned in the unearthed materials from the Kingdom of Seran.
If they belonged to Seran, this could not happen.
However, Elwin could not make such a judgment because the name of the Divine Shadow Duke was "Elmen Harwin".
This name is like a wedge, a nail, a heavy anchor, or even a sharp sword. It forcibly binds together two separate eras, just like nailing together two pieces of parchment with different contents.
From then on they had something in common.
That is "Aimen-Hawin".
She became their king...
Why do I think so?
Alvin woke up and gasped, holding his chest.
How could I have such a weird idea...
This is obviously a wrong idea.
How is it possible... How is it possible that there are two different historical backgrounds?
How could it be possible for someone to be the co-ruler of two dynasties at the same time?
Isn't this a complete mess of time and space?
I really want to help, and I even dream about trying to find out these secrets...but this speculation is too much, and there is no theoretical basis at all.
Then why is this palace called White Shadow Palace...
This thought suddenly popped into my mind.
White Shadow Palace.
The Blood Shadow Duke.
The Duke of Shadow.
These names are obviously consistent and have their own rules. At the very least, it can be confirmed that the legend of guarding the Duke is likely to be true for the White Shadow Palace.
But why these legends do not exist in the "Official History of Serlan" Elwyn cannot answer for the time being.
"His Majesty……"
The female official next to her looked at him with concern.
His Majesty had just taken a bath, but he was out of character and wanted to come out again. Moreover, he came to this light and shadow avenue specifically to stare at these broken stones in a daze.
They couldn't understand what Alvin was trying to do, but they were also concerned about her condition.
He has been holding his chest and breathing more heavily since a while ago. If Alvin doesn't go back to rest, they might have to use force on him.
"I am fine."
The young queen tightened her cloak and took one last look at the Avenue of Light and Shadow.
Light and shadow.
Light and shadow.
Why does the kingdom of God, which believes in the sun and fire, emphasize the word "shadow" in every aspect...
"That's it for today."
Exhaling, Alvin turned around and walked back the way he came.
After all, she was not very familiar with the Blood Crystal Crow, so she did not tell him about these things.
It would be better to wait until Aisuen or Imaar comes before telling them.
Well……
If that doesn't work, you can tell little Emily first.
"Ah!"
In Alwyn's study room, Emily is receiving private tutoring from Blood Crystal Raven.
"A-choo what? Say the word again!"
"Amen—"
"Read it again."
"Amen—"
"It's 'Aimen'! You idiot! The most basic pronunciation. I think you did it on purpose?"
"I did mean it."
Emily simply stopped pretending, threw away her pen, propped up her cheek and looked at the teacher.
"I don't want to learn ancient Sarai! Teacher, can you teach me something else~"
"If you want to learn all the key points from me, ancient Sara language is an indispensable learning tool." The crow raised his head and looked down at the girl. "It's as important as farm tools to spring plowing. You want to turn the soil without even a shovel? How do you turn it? With your hands?"
"But," Emily argued, "What the teacher said is different from the reality!"
"Oh? How is it different?"
"There are other tools in reality. Can we use Sara language as a shovel~"
In Emily's opinion, the Blood Crystal Crow's emphasis was really unnecessary.
You don’t even understand the test questions because you don’t understand Seran. Then can’t you change the questions into Sarai?
Although Sara is more complicated and has more extended pronunciations, it is at least concise and clear at first glance. It is much more convenient than Seran, which requires thinking to comprehend and associate.
"This is to prepare you for your future transcendence! You idiot!"
The Blood Crystal Crow became furious upon hearing this.
How could this be possible... How could such a well-behaved little Annie give birth to a rebellious girl like you!
She had inherited the ability to understand and empathize with others, but she didn't use it in the right place! She just used it to gain favor from others!
This must have been inherited from the damned Imaar, the damned Imaar's ancestor -
His chest was puffing up with anger, but halfway through, the Blood Crystal Crow's anger suddenly deflated.
Who are Imaar's ancestors?
it's me?
Oh, that's okay.
