Chapter 156: The Story Belonging to the King of the World
Because of the power unleashed by the divine spear of the war god Mars, the situation at that time was witnessed not only by the Roman soldiers present but also by the people of Rome.
Especially the sight of Noah holding the holy spear, clad in Divine Radiance, commanding the soldiers to eliminate those nobles.
The preparations Noah had made to take over the position of Roman emperor from Lucius were completely overshadowed by this scene.
When Noah had the soldiers and the Enforcement Knights led by Kay, along with Merlin, escort those nobles to various locations for public executions, he discovered that the people of Rome would bow upon seeing him—as if praying to a deity!
It was at this moment that Noah realized he had unknowingly become what the people called the Incarnation of the war god Mars.
To this, Noah did not deny it.
Because in a sense, it wasn't wrong.
He was now the Mediterranean Pantheon, so whether you called him the war god Mars, the king of gods Jupiter, the sea god Neptune, or the fire god Vulcan, it was all correct.
After the people of Rome recognized Noah as the Incarnation of the war god Mars, the propaganda from Noah's side finally began to spread effectively.
These people soon learned that Noah had been recognized by the Pantheon at birth, bestowed with the name Romulus, and was an emperor blessed by the gods.
However, the nobles, for their own interests, had exiled Noah and even attempted to assassinate him along the way.
But Noah did not die; he grew up successfully and returned to take revenge on these traitors!
Initially, whether it was the rumor that Noah was the Incarnation of the war god Mars or the emperor chosen by the gods, such talk circulated only within Rome.
But these rumors were quickly spread throughout Rome by the intelligence personnel Noah dispatched.
Later, when the people regarded this matter as idle chatter after meals, feeling it was far removed from their lives, the soldiers arrived—they were escorting the nobles from the stories.
Just as Noah had said, the purpose of this public execution was different from the previous one.
So this time, Noah not only allowed the people of Britain and Rome to witness the entire execution but also specifically escorted these nobles back to their territories to publicly execute them before the very people they had oppressed!
The killings continued for a month and a half!
Until winter arrived, blood staining the snow red, and only then did this public execution come to an end!
If the previous rumors had merely spread Noah's name, then this public execution truly earned Noah the support and recognition of nearly all the people of Rome.
After all, when you listen to someone tell a story, even if the person is real, the distance is too great, and to you, they are merely characters in a tale.
But if you are also part of the story, then the legend becomes a bridge connecting everyone.
And thus, the bridge between Noah and the people of Rome was constructed.
After everything was prepared, Noah specifically sought out Lucius and asked whether she would abdicate or if someone else should do it.
Lucius now essentially maintained the state of a battlefield saint, and she had no desire to involve herself in this matter, so she simply handed everything over to Noah.
In the end, it was Mary who carried out the abdication.
However, to prevent Merlin from discovering it, Mary deliberately took many detours and finally used Illusion Magic to manipulate the alchemical puppet created by Noah for his Incarnation, completing the abdication ceremony.
Regarding this abdication ceremony, although some citizens sighed over the former emperor's departure, it was immediately followed by the enthusiastic cheers of the entire populace!
Afterward, using special Magecraft to transmit the scene to Britain, Hibernia, Pictavia, and Rome, all the people within Noah's territory learned of it on this day.
Their king, their emperor, was the King of Britain, the King of Pictavia, the King of Hibernia, and the Emperor of the Roman Empire!
Yes.
This was Noah's decision.
He did not directly unify all these territories under the name of Britain but instead referred to each place by its own name.
However, Noah's imperial capital was Camelot.
This alone remained unchanged.
Thus, after Noah announced this, Camelot expanded once again, with a large number of people arriving from Rome, Hibernia, and Pictavia, all settling in Camelot.
The influx of these people brought about another massive expansion in Camelot's development.
After all this concluded, when Noah returned to the imperial palace in Rome, everyone else was busy handling various matters, and only he intended to take a brief rest at this moment.
It was at such a time that Mary's voice suddenly rang out.
"Noah, why didn't you unify all the territories under the name of Britain, or directly establish a nation founded by you with such vast territory?"
"This way, whether as a king or a hero, it would leave a more lasting mark in history..."
In Mary's memory, all founding emperors had done so.
Even a unique figure like King Uther had unified the Twelve Kings he governed under the name of Britain.
But Noah did not, which surprised Mary.
Hearing Mary's words, Noah leaned against the window frame without glass, gazing up at the star-filled night sky—a sight rarely seen in modern society.
"I have no intention of letting history remember my name or the traces I leave behind. No matter how great or remarkable those remembered by history may be, they belong to the past—not the present, and certainly not the future."
He answered this way.
"The world already has its own name, which is its true name—the name of a dynasty may fade into history as the dynasty declines, but the names of this land and sky remain almost unchanged."
"This is the true mark that will not become history, an eternal imprint that exists as long as the stars exist."
"Just as within Britain there are the Southern Six Territories, the Northern Six Territories, and Camelot, each with their own names, to me, it seems like Britain, Hibernia, Pictavia, and Rome—these are such names."
"So I only mentioned the royal capital Camelot and these names."
"As for unifying them under a single name... that sort of thing is completely unnecessary. Have you forgotten, Mary? I am forging a Grand Crown for the King of the World—when that time comes, and I am crowned with the Grand Crown, even without me naming it, our king will possess a unified name."
"That is the star, the Earth, the world."
"And by then, I will truly become the King of the World."
"All beneath the sky and upon the earth shall be our land—thus, our land needs no name, for it already possesses one, and moreover, it will be an eternal, unchanging inscription that will never fade into history!"
Hearing Noah say this, even Mary widened her eyes at his words. It was only after a long while that Fou leaped onto Noah, and then Mary's voice sounded again.
"Yeah..."
If it is a story belonging to the King of the World, then even I cannot help but feel somewhat expectant.