"Hey, long time no see."
Completely ignoring the harm caused by radiation, Vivian raised his right hand and waved to Zero in front of him.
Are you kidding? He can even withstand the radiation from genuine products, so why would he care about pirated ones
As for the group of civilians he had just successfully brought out, they had already been evacuated from the base through the back door on the eve of the nuclear explosion.
Looking at Shukman lying on the ground, who had completely turned back into the old man he was before, and then looking at his abdomen flashing with electricity and fire, Vivian couldn't help but grin, and then he praised: "Not bad, Shukman, after killing more than 100,000 United Army soldiers, you can still hurt Zero like this. It seems that I underestimated you before."
"Well... In my opinion, if you were a pirate, in this day and age, your bounty should be at least 1.5 billion."
He was not trying to comfort the other person, nor did he have any intention of deceiving a dying person. He really thought so.
And judging by today's performance, even Taotu, the admiral candidate in their navy, might not be a match for Shukman.
Similarly, after hearing Vivian's words, Shukman, covered in blood, also lay on the ground and laughed out loud.
"Vivian, boy, the future of the Lemon Kingdom is entirely in your hands."
"Don't worry, I will keep my promise to you."
Vivian blew out a puff of smoke and added, "Every year at this time, I will visit you at the grave of the Lemon Kingdom. Besides... you didn't lose to this guy. I saw it all."
He had actually already arrived at the scene.
The reason why I didn't take action at the first moment was simply because I wanted to prevent Shukman from having any regrets.
"Thank...thank you."
Shukman thanked him again, then closed his eyes with a smile still on his lips, and completely lost his voice.
Wow!
The scene suddenly became quiet, with only gusts of wind whistling past, dispersing the yellow sand and smoke in the venue, and blowing towards Vivian's face with a strong smell of blood.
Vivian just looked at Zero expressionlessly. After more than ten seconds, he finally put out the cigar in his mouth, pulled out the Blood Demon from his waist, pointed at Zero and said, "So, do you understand? In order to keep my promise to him, I must kill you here today."
"Oh.."
Zero also chuckled when he heard this.
"Vivian, stop talking nonsense. If you want to do something, just come at me."
"Sure." Vivian nodded. "But before we do anything, I have a question that I can't figure out. That is...why did you still choose to come here when you knew I might be in the Lemon Kingdom?"
"Because I want to kill you." Zero answered him without hesitation.
"Want to kill me?"
Vivian seemed a little surprised to hear this answer.
He had no idea what was going on in the other person's mind, but he felt that something might have gone wrong with this guy's brain during the time he was on the run.
“So, let’s decide the winner, Vivian. There can only be one king in this world!
”
With his arms open, bits of light began to gather on various parts of his body, and Zero shouted loudly, almost crazily.
However, when Vivian saw this, she couldn't help but reveal a sarcastic expression.
"How dare a guy who can't even trigger the system option to clamor to become the king of the world?"
After saying that, he rushed forward, withstood the power of the nuclear explosion released by Zero, and slashed at the opponent's head with a sudden blow.
When the smoke produced by the explosion enveloped the entire base again, Vivian's figure had already crossed behind Zero, and then she put the blade back into the scabbard at her waist.
...
A few days later.
"The 58th King of the Lemon Kingdom, Orlando Bazel, has officially ascended the throne. Let us applaud and welcome the King to give a speech."
Lemon Kingdom Square, on the high platform.
"cough!"
A young man who looked to be around 27 or 28 years old appeared in a formal attire, holding a stack of prepared lines in his hand. He coughed lightly and then began to read nervously: "Everyone...everyone from the Kingdom of Lemon, good afternoon. My name is Orlando Bazel, I am...28 years old this year, the son of the manager of the West Town Bookstore in the Kingdom of Lemon. I have read books from all over the world since I was a child..."
“Get to the point!”
A young man in the audience suddenly interrupted him.
The people gathered in the square immediately turned their eyes over when they saw this. No one dared to question it. Instead, they all became quiet, for fear of disturbing the other party's lecture to their new king. This was because this young man was the leader of the new government and the hero who saved their entire kingdom a few days ago, Alfred Vivian.
"Didn't I tell you? Just read the last few sentences and skip all the nonsense before that!" Vivian said again.
On the stage, the young king immediately threw the first few pieces of paper to the ground after hearing this, and then began to read the last few sentences: "I will set an example in the future and strive to become... oh no, I will definitely become a role model for all citizens. I will lead everyone to build the most beautiful, harmonious, and equal kingdom... Oh, and the most crucial last sentence. From today on, there will no longer be the identity of "slaves" in our country. Anyone found trafficking in human beings or hiding slaves will be sentenced to a felony."
The words fell.
"roar!"
"Long live King Basil!
!”
Deafening cheers instantly resounded in every corner of the kingdom.
...
"You are so willful that you actually let the son of an old lady who runs a bookstore be the king of the Xiangning Kingdom. I don't know how the nobles of this country will make things difficult for him in the future."
Behind the cheering crowd, Cotto, who had arrived at the island at some point, couldn't help but tease them with a smile.
"What does that matter? My primary goal in taking over the new government is to abolish the idea of royal power. From now on, anyone with the ability can be the king of each country. Why do we have to restrict it by blood inheritance? As for the nobles in the kingdom, let alone being embarrassed, I think they will rush to curry favor with Bazel."
"But this is not something that can be accomplished overnight, is it?" Cotto asked, putting his hands behind his head.
"nonsense."
Vivian responded by making the same gesture.
"The national coups around the world are indeed a long and arduous task."
...