The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 1045: The Distance to Reach Central Region of Heaven
The capital city of the Gardum Kingdom, Hervian City, is located on the eastern side of the kingdom. Its position lies on flat grassland that spans until the horizon. The land is also fertile, which is why the land surrounding the city is utilized for farms, rice fields, and various plantations.
The distance between the capital city and the nearest war frontline, which is the northeast frontline, is still quite far. However, as the devils slowly advance their troops, the frontline is also gradually pushed in the direction of the city.
Many know that if this continues, it will only be a matter of time before the capital city is engulfed in the war as well.
This is something that greatly worries many nobles who live in the capital, as well as the king himself, because once the capital falls, the morale of all troops and citizens will drop. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Now that news has arrived that the devils’ troops positioned at their nearest frontline have been completely wiped out, how could the king not be happy about it?
With the biggest concern for the capital now gone, the people in the capital specifically, and the citizens on the eastern side of the kingdom in general, can finally breathe in relief.
At this moment, only a few people know what truly happened in the northeast of the kingdom.
However, it is only a matter of time before what happened in the northeast becomes known to the rest of the kingdom, as many eyewitnesses saw a giant meteorite fall beyond the horizon.
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Aldrian appeared in front of the warp gate inside the capital city of Hervian with Prince Martis. A carriage under the protection of the line knights was already waiting not far from the warp gate, and they entered it.
The people who saw Prince Martis were truly astonished, for the prince who was known to be at the frontline had suddenly returned, and he was accompanied by an unknown person. It became the talk of many people, and they gave way to the royal carriage when the convoy started moving.
It did not take long to reach the royal palace located at the center of the city, a conspicuous grand castle with some of its buildings reaching the clouds. Aldrian got out of the carriage in front of the main gate of the castle.
"Let’s go, Your Excellency. His Majesty the King is already waiting for our arrival," Prince Martis said to Aldrian.
Under the escort of Prince Martis, they reached the throne hall, where Aldrian finally saw the king himself. King Darius and his advisor were inside the throne hall, and the moment they saw an unknown man beside the first prince, they instinctively tried to observe him.
The handsome young man was at middle pseudo immortal establishment stage, and there was some strange feeling as if they were standing before someone of higher status. It was as if their souls prompted them to revere this man, as though that was how it was supposed to be naturally.
"Your Majesty," Prince Martis greeted with a slight bow.
King Darius nodded with a smile. "Son, I already heard your report. And he is...?"
"He is the one I want you to meet, Father. Let me introduce him. He is His Excellency, Sir Aldrian, from the Ancient Blue Gate World of the Central Star Cluster, the one known as Aldrian the Great."
Hearing his identity, the king and the advisor widened their eyes in shock. King Darius instantly stood up.
"What?" he could not help but blurt out.
"Yes, Father. He is the real Aldrian the Great, and because of certain circumstances, he arrived in our world. You might have already guessed this, but he is the one who helped us wipe out the devils on the northeastern side of the kingdom," Prince Martis confirmed once again, which made the king quickly walk toward Aldrian, who was still silent.
"To think that we have received such a great figure here. Welcome, Your Excellency. It is truly nice that I could finally meet you. It seems fate has truly arranged for us to meet in this time full of uncertainty," King Darius said as he offered a handshake, which Aldrian accepted with a smile.
"What great figure? I am just a normal cultivator here," Aldrian answered.
"Your Excellency is truly jesting. How could we act as if you were just a normal cultivator when your great name has reached here from such a faraway place because of your achievements? No matter where Your Excellency goes, you are supposed to receive the best respect and treatment," the king replied. He then gave a signal to follow him and walked outside the hall.
"Let us talk in a more comfortable place, Your Excellency," he added before escorting Aldrian outside the hall toward the deeper part of the palace. They then walked past a garden before entering a dome-shaped glass house filled with various flowers growing inside.
Inside the glass house, the atmosphere was truly refreshing, and the illuminating sunlight did not feel hot. It was warm, giving a sense of peacefulness.
In the middle of the glass house, a pavilion with a table and a few chairs could be seen, and King Darius brought Aldrian there.
King Darius, Aldrian, and Prince Martis sat down while Advisor Ceraz stood behind the king. The maids quickly served tea for them before excusing themselves.
"Your Excellency, please enjoy it," King Darius said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Aldrian replied before he picked up the cup and sipped the tea. The king and Prince Martis did the same.
After they sipped their tea, the king looked at Aldrian with a smile.
"Your Excellency, I heard about someone who helped General Zordan achieve a great victory and capture those devil spies. I also heard about the meteorite that fell, which must have been caused by someone. Were those all Your Excellency’s doing?"
Aldrian nodded. "Yes. I just wanted to give some help to the people of this world who are fighting against the devils."
Hearing that, the king sighed.
"Your Excellency, to tell you the truth, when we first heard about you and your achievements, I was actually quite skeptical. However, there was still a part of me that believed it might be true," King Darius said.
"There is no way that news spreading this far, to a place one year away by warp from the Central Star Cluster, could be entirely nonsense. There must be something that made it worthy of being spread so widely." He then smiled.
"Now, after hearing Your Excellency’s capabilities, I am truly ashamed that I ever doubted you. Now everything makes sense."
Aldrian raised his eyebrows when he heard something from the king.
"One year away from the Central Star Cluster?" Aldrian asked, which caused the king and the advisor to look confused. They saw that Aldrian seemed unaware of the distance between their world and the Central Star Cluster, even though he came from there.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, but how far is this place from the Central Region of Heaven?" Aldrian asked, which made King Darius and Ceraz raise their eyebrows.
"The distance to the Central Region of Heaven from here is more or less eleven months to a year."
Aldrian inwardly sighed upon hearing the distance. To think that he was still a year away from the Central Region of Heaven.
He knew that because of this, he had already lost the best timing to launch a surprise attack against those devils. Even if he somehow received help and departed now, those devils might have already prepared something.
He doubted that those gods would simply remain still after he killed the Vampire King and his large army.
He guessed that those gods were trying to send more cultivators from the higher heavens to take care of the problem in the First Heaven, because that was the only thing they could do for now. That was also the fastest way.
The longer it took him to reach the Central Region of Heaven, the more cultivators from the higher heavens would gather there.
Still, he felt glad that at least he now knew where he was, so he could plan what he needed to do next.
"Your Excellency, if I may ask, why are you inquiring about the distance to the Central Region of Heaven? That place is a dangerous region filled with strong devils, with the Vampire King as their leader. That vampire king is said to be so powerful that he could conquer an entire world by himself," King Darius said.
"Actually, I was in the middle of my journey to the Central Region of Heaven before a misfortune befell me, which caused me to be thrown into this world. I planned to attack the Central Region of Heaven and end the devils’ occupation there once and for all," Aldrian replied without hesitation.
King Darius and his advisor were truly shocked.
To end the devils’ occupation there?
What a bold statement!
Aldrian then told them why he needed to go there, which eventually touched on the topic of the Vampire King. After he finished narrating his story, disbelief appeared on the faces of the king and his advisor.
Aldrian did not find it surprising, as Prince Martis himself had also not believed it at first. There was no other way but to let the king and his advisor experience the same thing as the prince.
Aldrian made the king and his advisor fall into an illusion that showed how he faced the Vampire King and his large army.
King Darius and Ceraz were truly blown away by what they saw, and it caused their souls to tremble.
The moment the illusion ended, their faces froze with tense expressions. Sweat rolled down their faces as they had just witnessed something incomprehensible to them.
After a few moments of silence, King Darius released a heavy breath.
"Goddess... to think that something like that happened without anyone knowing," he said.
"I see, so that is the case. No wonder those devils changed their strategy in the war. Now everything makes sense," the advisor commented.
Aldrian picked up the cup and looked at them. "Do you still have any doubt?"
