[wait me back.]
Garlan sat on the ground in a trance. It had been ten days, and Heimos had been gone for a long time, but the whispers of the man that night seemed to be still echoing in his ears.
If the person said this with a tough attitude and a tough tone, Garland would definitely leave it behind, but the tone of Heimos’s words was really…
It is really…
Garland didn't know how to describe it.
[… I beg you.]
It seemed to be praying for his pity, showing a sense of powerlessness, and even a little trace of pain. The last word couldn't suppress a little trembling oozing out, which made the heart of the listener seem to tremble along with it. a bit.
No matter what, no one can say anything to say no.
And that voice has been reverberating in my head for several days, lingering.
Garlan raised his hand and pressed it on his chest, as if there was still the uncomfortable feeling of being squeezed tightly by something at that time.
…
A huge head full of manes stretched out and arched him. Garlan came back to his senses, looked at the big lion rubbing against him, and couldn't help laughing.
He was sitting on the ground, the big lion Nega was lying on his stomach, his big head was just resting on his knees, squinting and enjoying his stroking.
Just now, as soon as he stopped stroking the hand combing the long mane, Niega arched him in dissatisfaction and motioned him to continue.
Temporarily burying the matter of Heimos in his heart, Gallan smiled, put his arms around Nergan's dangling head, and rubbed it hard twice.
Nega didn't care about being rubbed, and pressed the tip of her wet nose against Gallan's cheek.
Garlan's eyes rolled, and he buried his face in the fluffy mane, rubbed it, and then he looked up at the sky.
The time for the noon break has come, and he has to finish this afternoon's task.
"Okay, Nega, you should go back."
Garlan said and stood up.
The big lion followed and stood up, bit on the corner of his clothes and refused to let go, staring at him, obviously not having enough fun with him.
Garlan smiled and patted its head.
"Negga, I still have work to do. If you are obedient, I will play with you tomorrow, okay?"
As if he understood what Gallan said, Nega hesitated for a moment, then let go, and Gallan gave him a kiss as a reward, and he was brought back to the Lion Park. He went back to his room, changed into simple and comfortable loose clothes, and put on a brand new clothes under the service of the maid.
Although it was also light-colored clothing, the pure gold embroidered patterns on the corners and cuffs shone in the sunlight, and the neckline erected on the neck was embellished with fine gems.
The long golden hair was combed into a few strands, and the golden malachite crown of the laurel branches and leaves was tied on the head.
The snow-white cape was fastened on the shoulders with pure gold chains, and the white-gold tassels hung down from the chest.
The sun fell into the house from the skylight, and fell on the prince who raised his hand to lift the cloak back. , When in action, occasionally the golden rings collided, making a crisp golden sound.
Tapti looked at the prince who had been dressed up by her, nodded with satisfaction, then stood at the door and watched her little prince leave with a smile.
"Lord Kaihos, please protect the prince."
she said to the blond knight passing by.
It was something she would always say to Kaihos every time she sent her prince out, and it had been repeated countless times.
If it were someone else, it would definitely be annoying, but Kaihos was the same for ten years, nodding to Taputi seriously as an answer, and then quickly followed in the footsteps of the prince.
As soon as he walked out the door, someone greeted him.
"Brother!"
As soon as he saw Garlan, his eyes lit up, and Xinyas quickly ran to Garlan with a bright smile on his face.
"Brother, where are you going?"
Xinyas's name for Gallan has long since been changed, the reason is that Xie Muer overheard Xinyas's call of a brother, and his face suddenly turned black, and he grabbed Xinyas mercilessly. After reprimanding for half an hour, the young man was stunned, looking at Gallan pitifully and begging for help.
At that time, Garlan looked away and pretended not to see it. You must know that he himself was trained by Xie Muer from time to time, how could he have the ability to save people.
After that time, Xinyas's name for Garlan changed. In public places where there were many people, he would call him 'His Royal Highness' like everyone else. When there were few people and he got along in private, he would call him 'Mr. '.
"I can't accompany you today, Sinyas, I have to inspect a project outside the city this afternoon."
Like a big black dog with both ears pulled loose, the big man wilted all over, and his face showed a look of loss.
However, in the next second, Xinyas seemed to think of something, and his eyes lit up.
"Brother, I'll go with you, okay?"
He said, looking at Garlan expectantly, and as he spoke, he raised one of his arms as a sign.
"Look, I'm very strong, I'm also very strong, I can be your bodyguard to protect you."
The arms raised by the sturdy boy were as thick as Garlan's two arms, all of which were sturdy muscles, which bulged when he exerted force, and the corners of Garlan's eyes couldn't help but twitch. .
It stands to reason that Heimos is also training almost to the limit every day, and he has also developed tight muscles, but his arms are not so thick... How on earth did his younger brother develop such a bear-like physique
But this boy with a bear-like figure was looking at him pleadingly with a pair of Bambi's brighter eyes.
This sense of disobedience really made the back of Garlan's neck feel a little numb.
"Brother?"
"Understood, you can follow along, but you have to be obedient."
"it is good!"
So, Sinyas, who got Garlan's permission, happily followed.
…
Garlan's itinerary this afternoon was to visit a temple under construction.
The temple of Solga, the god of wisdom.
Located outside the city, it is the intersection of three towns. It can be said that this temple of wisdom was built for these three towns.
Because the temple of Solga, the god of wisdom, in addition to worshipping by believers, another most important function is to teach knowledge. The priests of the God of Wisdom will teach in the temple every week. At that time, all the people of Aaron Landis with the status of commoners or above can go to the school of the temple to study.
This temple of wisdom was built beside a mountain, next to a low mountain, and the stones for building the temple were mined directly from the low mountain.
When Garland and his party came here, the officials in charge of the construction site waited outside early to welcome them. Behind the officials, there are also the captain of the guard who is in charge of the security here, the superintendent who supervises the progress of the entire project, the foreman who supervises the craftsmen, and the officials who supervise the slaves.
When they saw the figures galloping on horseback, the officials in charge of the temple took the lead and led the people behind them to kneel on the ground and saluted the crown prince.
The reins were pulled, and the white horse let out a long neigh, raised its front hooves, and stopped.
The young man neatly turned over and dismounted, and the snow-white cloak flew up behind him, like spreading wings.
He stood, raised his hand, and asked everyone to get up.
After the people who got up were allowed, they got up and looked up at Garlan. Most of the people's eyes lit up.
The young crown prince stood on the ground.
Obviously, like everyone else, they are bathed in the sun, and there is no difference. I don't know why, maybe because of the bright blonde hair, but the young man's figure seems to be surrounded by sunlight, like a luminous body, which makes people feel Can't look away.
It was as if the crown prince was loved by the brilliance of the sun.
People can't help but think of the rumor that the crown prince is favored by the sun god Shamash.
The leading official walked to Garlan, bowed slightly, stretched out a hand, smiled and asked Garlan to enter the construction site.
Garlan nodded slightly and stepped inside.
The crowd naturally swarmed up and followed closely behind him, and Kaihos naturally surrounded Garlan with the guards.
In the crowd, someone's eyes dimmed and followed quietly.
The temple has been under construction for a period of time and has already begun to take shape.
Countless lotus leaf pattern columns rose from the ground and stood on the ground.
On the side of the cliff, smooth stone platforms have been erected against the cliff, one level after another.
At the top of the stone platform, a platform is condescending, overlooking the earth.
That's where the altar is.
When he first entered the construction site, Xinyas had been happily following Garlan's side, following every step of the way, sticking very tightly.
He is so sturdy that he blocked most of Garlan's side by himself, separating everyone else, making some people who wanted to squeeze the prince's side stare blankly, but he didn't realize it. Garland speaks.
Seeing Xinyas's naive appearance, Garland couldn't help laughing, but if things went on like this, the officials at the construction site couldn't come and couldn't speak, so he winked at Kaihos.
Kaihos stepped forward, pulled Sinyas away from Gallan, and whispered to him a few words. Sinyas touched his head and nodded honestly.
He followed behind, staring eagerly at Garlan surrounded by people, and then he got bored, so he turned around and looked around.
Inadvertently, when he turned his head, he happened to see the cliff on the side where the altar was built, and there seemed to be a shadow on it.
It was just a casual sweep, and Xinyas didn't care too much. Seeing that Garlan was surrounded by people and walked away, he quickly chased after him.
Garlan walked slowly forward in the construction site of the temple. The officials in charge of the place followed him and reported to him the progress of the construction of the temple. From time to time, there were people who answered a few words.
Where they passed, the busy people put down their work and knelt on the ground, staring at Garlan who passed in front of them with bright eyes.
It was a great honor for them that the Crown Prince visited the temple under construction.
When Garlan looked around, the construction site was full of people.
On the left side, in the dusty place, are countless craftsmen who are carefully carving stone pillars, masonry, or small statues, and a lifelike stone statue, large or small, is born in their hands.
On the right, the rhythmic shouts of the slaves spread loudly in the sunlight. Dozens of slaves with big shoulders and round waists carried thick ropes. walking.
The rope squeezed tightly into the meat, making heavy marks.
Behind these slaves who were desperately moving forward, a huge stone of dozens of square meters moved forward a little bit on the circular log spread out on the ground, and was dragged into it little by little along the log.
On the other side, another group of people shouted slogans, and together they pulled a huge column up with ropes.
The entire construction site was full of loud noises, and the shouts, shouts, and voices of countless people gathered together, making it very lively.
Garlan turned around, and roughly understood the progress of the temple's construction, which was a little faster than expected.
So he didn't say anything, just smiled and praised it. Seeing that it was getting late, he planned to leave and return to the palace.
Having received the crown prince's affirmation of his achievements, the local officials in charge were naturally in a good mood. He just said a few words of modesty, and when he was about to send the crown prince away, an official behind him suddenly spoke up.
"Your Highness, why don't you go up to the altar to take a look before you leave?"
The official suggested this with a flattering smile.
"If you can go to the altar, everyone can see your honorable figure there."
The altar is built on the mountain, it is the highest point of the whole temple, and it is also the first place to be completed.
Standing there, you can overlook the entire temple grounds.
"No need, I..."
Garlan shook his head and was about to refuse, but several officials who were with him thought it was a good idea and persuaded them.
"His Royal Highness, the altar has been built. It is very strong and is the highest point here."
"Yeah, Your Highness, the time is just right now. It's good to go up and see the afterglow of the sunset."
"If you can let everyone see your appearance, it will definitely bring great encouragement to everyone."
Everyone smiled and persuaded me every word.
After all, going to the altar at the highest point will allow the crown prince to look down on the entire temple construction site and clearly see the results of their hard work.
"Standing on the altar, you can look down on the entire temple. Your Royal Highness, the god of wisdom, Solga, I hope you can be the first person to climb this altar."
"Yeah, everyone here also hopes to let you, Crown Prince, see with your own eyes the temples that we have built little by little."
Everyone was persuading him, and Garlan thought about it, walking inside the temple construction site, he could only see a part of it, and he really wanted to see the whole picture of the temple, so he nodded and agreed.
Surrounded by the crowd, he went to the altar built on the mountain.
The altar is indeed very high, and the steps to the altar are all slanted horizontally, leaning tightly against the mountain wall, showing a zigzag shape, until the last step of the altar is the forward step.
When they reached the last inclined ladder, everyone stopped on the platform of this level.
Even if the temple has not yet been built, but the altar has been built, not everyone is eligible to set foot on the altar.
Everyone stopped, and only Garlan walked up with Kaihos.
Standing on the high altar, Garlan looked down at this huge temple that had begun to take shape. The sun had slowly descended into the horizon, and the fiery red sunset shrouded the earth.
When he stood on the altar and looked down, he could see that countless people on the construction site were still busy in the setting sun. He turned his head and saw clusters of burning clouds in the sky.
Garland was lost for a moment.
The fiery red color dyed with golden light inexplicably reminded him of that night when Heimos looked into his eyes.
It was only for a moment that he was absent, and he quickly woke up, shook his head, and shook off the pair of golden red eyes that appeared in his mind.
He turned around, intending to go down the steps and leave the altar.
It was a little late, it was time for him to return to the palace.
The night wind blew up and lifted the blond hair on Garlan's cheeks. The moment his feet stepped down the first stone steps—
Boom!
A loud bang.
He saw the terrified faces of everyone on the platform below.
boom boom -
The huge roar seemed to be in his ears, deafening, and even the altar under his feet shook in this huge roar.
"His Royal Highness Garland!"
"Prince Prince—"
The screams of the terrified people were all drowned in the huge roar, and they were crushed to pieces.
Garland turned his head.
His pupils suddenly dilated.
A rolling stone as large as a small house rolled down the sloping hillside with a rumbling sound.
It crushed countless protruding rocks along the way, entrained countless gravel, and swooped towards the altar with the majestic momentum of a mountain torrent and tsunami.
Wherever it goes, trees are broken, vines and grass become paste, and everything is crushed into powder by it.
In just another moment, it will forcibly crush Garlan on the altar—
On the altar, there is nowhere to hide.
Both sides are suspended, and the height of dozens of meters is daunting.
"prince!"
A hand reached out and grabbed his hand.
It's Cayhorth.
His guardian knight led him swiftly towards the stone steps ahead.
There is only one ladder in front of them to walk, and only when they reach the next platform can they turn to the ladder in the other direction to avoid the rolling stones.
But Garland knew it was too late.
This section of the stairs leading to the altar was too long, and the huge rolling stone was already behind him, and he could even feel the steps under his feet vibrate wildly.
The roar is like a shadow, like the footsteps of the god of death chasing behind him—
He turned his head, and his golden pupils reflected the huge rolling stone that roared down from the hillside like a monster.
The rolling stone has fallen on the altar.
After a few seconds, it will slam into it fiercely, crushing everything in front of it—
Suddenly, someone rushed past him.
Garland opened his eyes.
He looked at the person who rushed up, raised his hands and pressed it on the rolling stone, but abruptly held the rolling stone that was rushed down.
Even though his figure was not even half the height of the huge rolling stone, he just supported the boulder that fell from the top of the mountain with both hands.
The man's arms supporting the boulder were already muscled up, tensed as hard as steel.
The huge impact of the rolling stone caused the man's feet to drag two deep traces on the bluestone platform.
Even where the man's feet were stepping on, the stones were already cracked, smashed and dented.
The altar was silent for a moment, and only countless gravels were still rolling down.
The crowd opened their mouths for a long time but couldn't come back to their senses.
What kind of divine power it was to withstand the house-sized boulder that rolled down from the top of the mountain abruptly.
Even Kaihos, who saw this scene, was stunned.
Ask yourself, he can't do it.
Not many people in this world can do it.
This is something that can only be done by those who are sheltered by God and endowed with innate divine power.
And this person...
Xinyas breathed a sigh of relief after he used all his strength to support the huge rolling stone and confirmed that it had stopped rolling.
He turned his head and showed a bright smile.
"Brother, I'll help you block the stone~~"
The young man who supported the falling boulder by himself had a bright smile on his face, and there seemed to be a tail behind him, shaking it vigorously at his brother.
If you want to praise, you should praise and ask your elder brother to touch his head~~