The royal family has a tradition that whenever a heir to the throne is born, in order to ensure the safety of the heir to the throne, the royal family will train a loyal guardian for him, who will become the shadow of the heir to the throne.
In order to ensure that the guardian will not betray, this shadow must have the same bloodline as the successor to the throne and sign a bloodline covenant.
A blood contract is a contract that can only be signed between people of the same bloodline.
Different from the five major contracts given by God, the blood contract is signed for life.
After signing the contract, the two parties will never meet each other, because the shadow will live on.
Another space.
"Is it him?"
A cold, emotionless voice came from the mouth of the man sitting high on the throne.
An old man and a boy were kneeling in the hall under the throne.
The boy looked slightly confused, as if he didn't know where he was.
"Yes, Your Majesty, previous investigations have confirmed that he does have royal ancestry.
Although it has not been found out, he should be of the same generation as Your Majesty.
The most likely descendant is King Kang."
The old man looked haggard and seemed to have worked hard.
It took a long time, but he was still full of energy when he replied, "And his physical fitness is very good, so he is very suitable as the guardian of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Well, Prince Kang, I'll leave it to you."
The man on the throne nodded and said.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The old man saluted respectfully, stood up, and pulled the boy out of the palace.
"From today on, your name will be Zhong.
I will give you three days to rest well.
After three days, you will accept various tasks to hone yourself.
In order to become the strongest and most loyal guardian around His Highness, you must have The ability to overcome all dangers to protect the safety of His Royal Highness, you know?"
The old man looked at the boy who was eating a big meal and said with a smile.
"Uh-huh, yes."
The boy who almost choked after swallowing his food in a hurry whimpered twice, then recovered and hurriedly replied.
"Then have a good rest.
You are the only one in this room now.
Food will be delivered on time.
Specialists will be here to help you recuperate within the next three days."
The old man opened the door and walked out, leaving only the so-called The loyal boy continued to eat.
When he walked outside the door, the smile on the old man's face disappeared and he looked up at the stars in the sky.
He remained silent for a long time, lost in thought.
One month later.
Forget about the desert, this is a place where birds don't poop in the true sense.
No living thing will live here.
There is no water, no food, only the blazing sun and endless sand.
In the Forgotten Desert, where locals rarely come, today we welcomed a little guest.
Zhong was carrying a large luggage, and no one knew what was inside it, but seeing a little boy who was probably only seven or eight years old who seemed to want to enter the Desert of Oblivion, a kind-hearted passerby stepped forward to stop him.
"Kid, do you know what kind of place is ahead?"
a passerby asked after looking at the bag that was taller than him and the sweat on the boy's forehead.
Zhong shook his head.
"That's a dead place.
There's no way out, so don't go in."
A passerby said.
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Unexpectedly, the boy shook his head even more.
It seemed that he didn't know where this place was, but why did he have to go in?
The passerby wanted to know the reason, but Zhong did not tell him.
Looking at the boy who refused to listen, the passerby sighed, then thought for a while, handed over a small green thing only the size of a palm, and said to the boy's puzzled eyes. : "This is called the Water Talisman.
It is something that magicians can only make.
As long as you press it hard, it can provide the water a person needs for a day.
In this desert, this thing is indispensable."
The boy nodded, took the water talisman and carefully placed it in his coat pocket.
Zhong was wearing a suit of clothes specially designed for adventure.
"My name is Zark, and I am a mercenary.
Although my level is not high, I am only E-level, but if you want to enter the desert, you can hire me to protect you."
Seeing the boy putting away the water charm and still wanting to enter the Desert of Oblivion, The passerby hesitated and said suddenly.
The boy looked at Zark, his eyes sparkling, and he seemed to be very curious about the identity of Zark's mercenary.
Zark originally thought that the boy would hire him, but the boy still shook his head and rejected him.
Zark glanced at the huge luggage and asked, "Are you going to bring all of this in?
It's not good to be too cumbersome when traveling in the desert."
For some reason, Zark always felt that the boy's expression was slightly painful, as if he was suffering something, so he reminded him again, "Actually, you can rent a sightseeing desert horse, it can help you Lifting heavy objects.”
The Desert Horse is one of the specialties of the Forgotten Desert.
Although it is only a first-level monster, it has amazing durability and excellent negative gravity in the desert.
For those who go to the Forgotten Desert, the Desert Horse is simply a must.
Less presence.
Although Zark didn't know why the boy wanted to enter the Desert of Oblivion, it was unwise to carry such a thing on his back.
"Wait a minute, I'll find one for you."
Seeing that the boy was still hesitant to speak, Zark understood that maybe the boy didn't have money, so he could neither hire himself nor rent a desert horse. .
Zark is actually a very kind person.
He has a reputation in this generation, saying that although he is not strong, he is always willing to help others.
He often goes on adventures in various places.
He can see that the boy must go into the desert, so he warned The boy didn't want to leave.
He went to rent a desert horse.
In fact, he had already planned to go to the Desert of Oblivion with the boy.
But when Zark came back with a huge-looking horse-shaped monster, what surprised him was that the boy was no longer here.
And in the desert of oblivion.
The Forgotten Desert is not big.
Adventurers who have visited every corner of the Forgotten Desert have drawn the terrain of the Forgotten Desert.
It is just a circular desert with a radius of about 10,000 meters.
In other words, you only need to walk 20,000 meters across the Forgotten Desert.
However, this journey is only a few hours on ordinary days, but in the Forgotten Desert, it may be the difference between life and death.
Because the scorching temperature and the indistinguishable direction will give everyone walking in the desert of oblivion a headache.
Sweat flowed like a waterfall, dripping on the ground and immediately evaporated by the high temperature of the desert, turning into a wisp of smoke but fleeting.
Zhong's face was pale and he wanted to grit his teeth but he didn't even have the strength to control his teeth.
He turned his head slightly and looked at his luggage.
The bulging luggage was actually filled with rocks.
Yes, this is the mission Carrying 100 kilograms of weight and surviving for a day in the desert of oblivion is the most difficult task Zhong has received in the past month.
Although he is young, he is talented and intelligent.
Before this, he understood that these tasks were beyond his physical limits, and every time he could be said to have a narrow escape.
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But in order to become the strongest and most loyal guardian and not to let the old man down, he had no choice but to do it.
He told himself time and time again in his heart, he can't fall, he can't fall, he can't fall, he can't Suddenly his mind went blank and he collapsed, unable to hold on for an hour.
Yellow sand filled the sky, and Zhong Xiao's body was buried within a short time, but his bulging luggage was still exposed.
It's too difficult, even if it's a professional, it's impossible to complete such a task.
In the environment of the Forgotten Desert with a high temperature of more than 50 degrees, ordinary people will feel miserable even if they walk for an hour, let alone carrying heavy weights.
And for a little boy who is only seven or eight years old, even if his body has been conditioned, it is already remarkable that he can persist for an hour while carrying a weight of 100 kilograms.
It was already midnight when Zhong regained consciousness.
He reluctantly opened his eyes, and what he caught was a glimmer of fire and a cloaked figure, murmuring: "Water" "Hey, you're awake."
Zark threw a firewood into the fire, turned to look at the boy who had just woken up, walked over and took out a green thing, squeezed it hard, and the sweet water flowed down his cheek.
The palm of his hand flowed into the boy's mouth, "You are really lucky.
It is difficult for an ordinary person to recover after fainting for a long time in the desert."
Looking at the boy who had recovered slightly, Zark thought for a moment and asked, "Why did you carry those stones into the desert without any preparation?
Aren't you looking for death?"
Zhong didn't reply.
He lifted the blanket covering himself and knew it was Zark's thing.
He raised his head and looked around, as if looking for something, and then his eyes stopped on the stones scattered on the ground not far away and the empty luggage.
He seemed to want to stand up, but was unable to do so.
"Just lie down, you're such a weird kid."
Zark scolded with a smile.
He felt a little headache for this silent little boy.
"I don't know how you got here.
How can you still carry something like that?"
Move forward, but luckily I found this package.
Do you know if I had been later, you might have been buried in the sand until you died without anyone noticing?"
Zhong stopped trying to stand up, and after a long time, he suddenly said: "Thank you."
"Haha, you can talk.
I thought you were mute.
Well, spend the night here today, and I will take you out tomorrow morning."
Zark was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "The night in the desert is extremely cold. , and it’s too dark to see the direction, so it’s not suitable for traveling.”
Zhong nodded.
Indeed, he could feel the coldness after lifting the blanket.
Taking the food handed over by Zark, Zhong suddenly asked: "Do mercenaries always help people?"
Zark glanced at Zhong, then smiled and said: "Not all mercenaries help others, but everyone helps others."
Zhong looked at Zark in confusion.
Zark continued: "In this world, people help each other.
Your difficulties are different from his.
Maybe your difficulties are not worth mentioning in his eyes, and helping you is just a simple matter.
And in the same way, you can also help him in some aspects that he cannot do.
As long as people help each other, there will be no barriers or wars. " Speaking of the war, Zark's expression dimmed, as if he remembered something.
He looked up at the starry sky that could only be seen in places like the desert where there are absolutely no clouds, and stopped talking.
Zhong also stopped asking and finished the food quietly, lying on the sand and watching the starry sky with Zark.
I've been really tired lately.
Yesterday I was squinting while typing, and then I just fell asleep on the chair.
The plot will begin to unfold from this chapter, but Zhao Zhong still needs to be explained.
Well, I will try to update as many as possible today, after all, I owe a lot.
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