Paul stretched out his hand and pressed down falsely, motioning for everyone to be quiet. After the voices of the citizens in the square stopped, he said: "In the process of overthrowing Sauron, there is one person who has made great contributions. Without him, we will never see the hope of victory; without him, I would have died in the In the pursuit of Sauron; without him, everyone and I would not be able to stand here today. This person is the leader of the Sea God Group...Mr. Zero!"
The new Prime Minister pointed to Zero, and immediately, all the people in the square turned their attention to him. Ling Dun felt uncomfortable all over his body. He could face such powerful enemies as Gaia or Zoro without changing his face, but when he was promoted by Paul like this, he felt very uncomfortable. Paul smiled and said, "Dear Mr. Zero, can you please come to my side?"
Su Chaofeng winked, and the two pushed Ling out together. Zero turned his head, glared at them, then shook his head and walked towards the high platform. When he got on the high platform, stood with Paul, and looked at the dense crowd in the square, he felt emotional. If he had lost the battle in the deserted city, the picture would be very different today.
Paul said at this time: "Mr. Zero contributed all his strength to the liberation of our city of Rome. He and his partners shed blood and sacrificed for us. Their deeds will always be engraved in our hearts. In fact, everyone may not know that Zero Mr. is not from our continent, he is from another continent. Yes, this is something that never happened, and his coming is a miracle. I believe, it is the guidance of our heavenly Father, Mr. Zero for Our mainland has brought the gospel of change! Due to his contribution, all the ministers and I have unanimously agreed to confer on Mr. Zero as Grand Duke of Peace!"
"He is also the first Grand Duke in the history of our new Rome. To express our respect, there will never be a second person in the position of Grand Duke. There will always be only one Grand Duke in Rome, and that is our zero!"
Paul said passionately.
Zero smiled helplessly, and whispered, "You don't want to drag me into Rome, do you?"
"I'm all for it, if you want it," Paul shot back.
There was another wave of applause in the square, and Paul said again: "Now, please say something to our new Grand Duke, what do you think?"
Naturally, no one objected.
So Paul stuffed the microphone into Ling's hand, and Ling had to take it. Looking at the faces on the square, Ling said lightly: "I don't have much to say, but please don't forget. You can stand today. Here, I am not alone. If we want to talk about merit, then it should belong to every heroic spirit who died in battle, and every soldier who bleeds and fought hard on the battlefield. Without them, I alone would not be able to successful."
"It's a great honor to be conferred the title of Grand Duke by the Prime Minister. But as the Prime Minister said, I am not from this continent. I am from the Central Continent. I have been away from home for too long, and now I want to go home. I believe that the Western Continent is in Under the leadership of the Prime Minister and members of the new cabinet, we will surely be able to embark on a new path. Here, I would like to encourage you all."
After finishing speaking, Zero nodded and handed over the microphone to Paul.
Paul said loudly: "The Grand Duke of Peace will be my permanent ally in Rome. No matter where he goes, he will be our Grand Duke. If he wants anything in the future, I will fully support him!"
When he got here, Paul finally let go of the last bit of grievance in his heart. After all, in this transformation, Zero's position is much more critical than him, and he also has a force that he cannot resist. If Lingruo repents and wants to be the king of this continent, then Paul can only consider running for his life. But Zero said that he would leave in the near future in front of so many people, naturally it was to reassure him. Paul is a smart man, so how could he not hear it, so he might have made a promise right away.
Next, Mendriza, who acted as the master of ceremonies, continued to host, while Paul winked at Zero, and the two left quietly.
After leaving the square, Paul got into a car with Zero. The car left the venue and drove along the highway towards the west of the city. In the car, Paul said, "There's something I have to show you, and I honestly don't know what to do with it."
"what?"
"A man, a giant..."
Driving to the end of the street, Zero could see a high wall with barbed wire on it. The gate is made of iron, with two shooting holes on it, and machine guns can be set up to shoot when needed. There were two soldiers on duty outside, and a sentry was set up in front. Paul explained: "This is the headquarters of the Knights in Rome. There is no suitable place in the city right now. I can only place that thing here."
The car stopped in front of the sentry post, the driver showed his passport, the soldier saluted Paul in the car, and then let him go by gesturing. Entering through the gate is a square where soldiers are training. On the edge of the square is the officer's office building, five side-by-side barracks, and a row of factory sheds for tanks and mechs. The car drove into one of the sheds, where there were many soldiers on duty, and researchers in long white clothes came in and out. From the outside, you could see that the ground was covered with many cables, which looked like a small research base.
Paul and Zero got out of the car and went straight into the shed. The rear of the factory shed has been broken off, and a tall cultivation tank has been erected there. The nutrient base solution in the cultivation tank was bubbling from time to time, and a giant seven or eight meters tall could be seen embracing his knees, floating in the cultivation tank with his eyes closed. His eyebrows are actually 70% similar to Gaia, he is simply a giant version of Gaia.
"The Prison of God..." Zero suddenly came out of such a word.
Paul asked, "What prison?"
The giant in the training tank is naturally a biochemical man prepared by Gaia to capture the will of the planet that day. According to Gaia, this biochemical man only possesses some of his superficial genes. It not only has a similar breath, but also gives Agladis infinite possibilities of evolution. The purpose is to trap him, and after the will of the planet descends, the prison will soon necrosis, thus killing the will of the planet.
It's just that Gaia died, and the Knights notified Paul of the incident after discovering the training tank that day. Paul knew it was made by Gaia, so he transferred it to the military headquarters of the Knights. Originally, I wanted to wait for Ling to come back and see how to deal with it, but after Ling came back, he locked himself up, so Paul didn't find him until today.
Judging from the current situation, God's Prison has met Gaia's requirements, and it no longer grows, but enters a state similar to hibernation. While he was asleep, his aura and all relevant information had not been revealed. Judging from this, it should not have attracted the attention of Agladis.
Normally, the Prison of God should be destroyed. After all, Zero didn't want this planet to lose its will and fall into greater chaos. But when he looked at the giant in the cultivation tank, Zero dismissed the idea.
"My lord Prime Minister..."
"If it's not in public, call me Paul, unless you don't want to be my friend." Paul interrupted Zero.
"Okay, Paul." Ling said in a deep voice: "This thing is very important, and it may be related to the outcome of a war in the future. If I take it away, it will be inconvenient on the one hand, and easy on the other. It was discovered by my enemies. So I want you to take care of it, the creatures in this cultivation tank will not pose any threat to you, you just need to keep it alive. As for the cost of maintenance, I will figure out a way."
"It's too much to say." Paul shook his head and said, "Since it is still useful to you, then I will keep it for you. You don't have to worry about the cost of maintenance. It has stopped growing now, and it doesn't cost much to keep it alive. You have done so much for us, even risked your life, if I can't even do this little request for you, then what kind of friend are you?"
"Then please." Zero said simply.
Paul put his shoulders on his shoulders with a smile and said: "After talking about business, let's talk about the evening reception."
"Drinking party?"
"That's right, I waited for you to leave that damn room before holding the inauguration ceremony and the celebration reception at night. How about it, is it interesting?"
"..."
In the evening, a convoy drove into the city of Rome. It was a convoy from Rock City. Paul specially asked someone to pick up Leah and others who were staying in Rock City, so that they could attend the evening reception together. Paul and Zero greeted him in front of the city gate early on. Leah got out of the car and threw herself into his arms when she saw Zero. After Ling patted her pink back, Liya calmed down.
After Zero left, she was always worried. It wasn't until seeing Zero at this moment that the hanging heart was relieved. Other people who got out of the car one after another, like Haiwei and Berrien, came naturally, and finally Ling saw Yula, which showed that Paul was careful in handling things.
The reception was held as scheduled at 9:00 p.m. in Paul's own Pope's residence. The people who attended the reception were all important figures. Although it was called a celebration, Paul did not make a fuss, and started from frugality. At the reception, Paul, the new prime minister, also readjusted the Knights and appointed a new leader.
The Holy Seal Knights still retain the original organization, and the head of the legion will naturally fall to Black Wing, and he will also serve as the head of the First Legion. In the previous battle, all the thirteen captains of the Knights, except Yafidi, were killed. This was a very headache for Paul.
In addition to Black Wing serving as the chief, Yafidi also returned to the establishment, but his position changed slightly, becoming the commander of the second army. Next came Hook and Man Shan. These two pirate captains had transformed themselves into the captains of the Knights, as if they were in a dream. Originally, Paul wanted to ask Cinderella to be one of the team leaders, but considering her relationship with Zero, he finally pulled out this page of appointment letter.
It's a pity that Mr. X and Mamelo died in battle, otherwise they would naturally be the leader of the group. And now, Paul had no choice but to appoint a lower-level figure in other legions to serve as the head* until a suitable candidate appeared.
Zero implied that Paul absorbed the few remaining pirate captains in the Trident into the knight order. These people followed him all the way from Canon Fortress, and they have washed away their previous pirate style. They are completely qualified. soldier. And after this period of experience, those who survived have reached the seventh level. As long as it is cultivated again, it will be reused by Paul one day.
As for how Paul will balance the relationship between the old and new systems, that is a headache for his new prime minister. Zero is only responsible for coming up with ideas, and at the same time it is easy to arrange for those pirate captains. Naturally, Paul wouldn't let the seventh-level combat power go outside, and it was in harmony with Zero One. The remaining few captains will be absorbed into the various legions, and they will serve as school officers first, and then they will be entrusted with important tasks after some experience in the army, and they will not be criticized by the old army.
So far, the pirates in Roaring Bay have either become officers or regular soldiers of the Knights. As for Zero's Sea God Group, they quietly disbanded, and finally fulfilled his promise to the pirates that day, allowing these people to return to their homeland.
Two days later in the morning, Zero and Cinderella came to the poor areas of Rome. The original slums had been cleared out, and the residents asked Paul to relocate to another place where they would also be out of the ranks of the poor. Now the city of Rome has a lot of waste to do, and there are plenty of jobs for them to do. And as long as you work hard, you can get the reward you deserve. In this regard, Paul is much more generous than Sauron.
As for the cleared slums, a cemetery was built. Now the cemetery has only a prototype, and many facilities have yet to be perfected. However, in the center of the cemetery, a stone monument was erected, which was erected by the victims of the war whose bones could not be found. On the Heroic Monument, the names of Mr. X and Mamiro were engraved in prominent positions to highlight their contributions.
The two came to the monument of heroes, Cinderella put a bouquet of yellow-green wild flowers in front of the monument. As soon as he put it down, footsteps sounded from behind. Looking back, it was Hu Ke, Man Shan and some other pirates who came. They nodded their respects to Zero, and then put bunches of wild flowers in front of the stele, and then looked at the stele of heroes in silence.
Zero knew that they, like Cinderella, came to mourn Mr. X. Mr. X can be said to be the first generation of pirates, and he is also the guide of young captains like Cinderella and the others. He is a godfather figure in the Sea House. For the pirates, Mr. X is like a strict teacher, but also their father. When they heard that Mr. X was killed in battle, many of these men who did not shed tears easily cried, and even Man Shan got himself drunk for three days and three nights, thinking how much Mr. X occupied in their hearts. important position.
This morning, the cemetery was silent. No one spoke, everyone stared at the stele silently, and then left quietly, for fear of disturbing the sleep of the dead.
After another half a month, Zero returned to Canon Fortress. The Destiny has been moored quietly at the port of the fortress, and it will set sail again tomorrow, returning to the Central Continent with Zero and others.
This was the last night in the Western Continent, and it was another sleepless night for Zero. Cinderella monopolized him, and the two fought fiercely for a whole night before giving up. **, Cinderella hugged Zero tightly like an octopus, and Zero gently stroked her long hair with his hand, and said, "Are you really not going with me?"
"Um."
"Why?" Zero frowned.
Cinderella tapped his chest and said, "Are you men like this, do you have to tie every woman around?"
Zero is speechless.
"Okay." Cinderella flicked her long hair, sat on Zero's waist, pressed his shoulders and said, "Zero, I love you. For you, I can do anything. But I am still from this continent , I have been at sea since I was sensible. I cannot leave this sea, even though it is full of dangers, but I still love it. Because I am Cinderella, do you understand?"
She nodded, and smiled helplessly: "I told you to leave with me, not to tie you down, but to protect you... and the little thing in your belly."
"I know." Cinderella's face was filled with happiness, and she gently touched her belly and said, "This is the best gift you gave me. I will raise him and tell your story Him. I'll let him know what a great man his father was, who brought peace to this continent. I've also got a name in mind, if it's a boy it's Haven, if it's a girl it's Ellie Si, they all mean children of the sea, what do you think?"
"I like it very much." Zero nodded.
Cinderella pressed her face to his chest lightly and said, "Would you blame me for being so willful."
Zero shook his head and said with a smile: "I remember when I saw you for the first time, I knew that you are not the kind of woman who stays at home and waits for a man to come back. As you said, you are Cinderella, the unique Cinderella pull."
Cinderella said happily: "You sound so nice, don't worry, you are the only man in my life. Even if I'm not by your side, I won't let any man touch a hair of mine, unless I die!"
She said again: "Zero, don't wake me up tomorrow morning, okay?"
"… good."
The morning arrived as promised, Zero quietly got out of bed, took a deep look at the woman in bed, and then resolutely left the room. Cinderella turned over and seemed to fall into a deep sleep again, but in the position just now, on the white sheet, she didn't know when she got wet.
On the pier, everyone is here. This time Zero went back, besides Su and others, there were also Ferroman and other Zogners. Originally, Ling wanted them to stay, after all, this was their home. But Froman and others insisted on leaving with Zero, in order to repay Zero's kindness for leading them out of that living hell. That being the case, Zero will not delay, he is naturally willing to have an extra team of ability users whose strength is around the seventh level.
While Froman and his men were moving the necessary supplies, Zero had a final conversation with Paul and the others on the pier at the dock. After parting here, we don't know when we will see each other again, so everyone will cherish each other and send each other off.