The next day, the news of King Uther's death spread throughout Camelot. Since King Uther had not decided on a successor for Camelot, although he had ordered Nongyue to temporarily take charge of the kingdom, the various lords found all sorts of excuses to avoid it. Then, the lords of the various regions proclaimed themselves kings. At the same time, the invasion of the Saxons intensified the process of decline, and Camelot was on the verge of destruction.
However, just as Camelot was in turmoil, Nongyue appeared in front of the people with the fake name Nero. She quelled the rebellion with lightning speed and unified Camelot once again. Then, she sent troops to eliminate the invading Saxons.
The entire process seemed extremely simple, but anyone with a little insight knew how terrifying the person who could accomplish these things so easily was.
However, Nero, who appeared in front of everyone, used such a simple method to bring the Kingdom of Camelot back from the brink of death. Just when everyone was guessing whether Nero would become king, an announcement shocked the entire Kingdom of Camelot.
The content of the notice was very simple, with only a few words. It only said that Nero was only accepting King Yuse's dying wish to temporarily rule the Kingdom of Camelot. When the son of King Yuse, whom she had yet to meet, came of age, she would hand over the kingdom to him.
This announcement caused a huge commotion. Countless people pretended to be King Yosef's son in an attempt to pass themselves off as King Yosef's son and inherit the Kingdom of Camelot. Nongyue only smiled at these people and ordered her men to kill the imposter. After Nongyue killed hundreds of people who wanted to impersonate her, the craze finally calmed down.
Sixteen years passed peacefully.
"Grandpa Merlin, what kind of person do you think Nero is?”A golden-haired, green-eyed young man dressed like a knight was pulling an old man with white hair and a long robe. These two people were Arthur Pendragon, the future King Arthur and Merlin.
"Nero, I couldn't see through him even after spending dozens of years. That person's whole body was like being wrapped in mist.”Merlin looked in the direction of the capital of the Kingdom of Camelot and answered Arthur.
"Ah, is he also a grandpa like you, Grandpa Merlin?”Arthur asked in surprise.
In Arthur's imagination, Nero should be a middle-aged man. However, when Merlin said that he could not see what kind of person Nero was even after decades, the first thing that came to his mind was whether Nero was also an old grandpa.
"Maybe. No one has seen him before, so I can't say for sure.”Merlin said kindly as he stroked Arthur's hair.
"Oh, don't always touch my head, Grandpa Merlin. It's because your teacher touched my head that I couldn't open my head high.”Arthur looked at Merlin angrily.
"Oh, Arthur, who told you that?”Merlin chuckled as he looked at Arthur, who was throwing a tantrum.
"Kel, it's that big idiot Kel. He said I couldn't grow tall because Grandpa Merlin touched my head.”Arthur was furious when he mentioned Kel.
King Arthur's adopted brother, son of Arthur's adoptive father, Sir Eckart, and Arthur's brother. Sixteen years ago, Merlin had been ordered by King Yuse to bring Arthur out of the palace to Sir Eckart. Sir Eckart was a good friend of King Yuse. King Yuse had entrusted his kingdom and future to Sir Eckart, and Sir Eckart had not let King Yuse down. He had nurtured Arthur into an excellent knight, but of course, he was only an excellent knight, not a king.
"Oh, it's that little guy, Kel. Then Arthur, don't you want Grandpa Merlin to touch your head?”Merlin looked kindly at this girl who was like his granddaughter, and could not help but feel a little childish.
Arthur frowned and pouted, not knowing what to do.
"Hehe, alright, Arthur. Kel was lying to you.”Merlin looked at Arthur's struggling face and could not help but stroke Arthur's little head tenderly.
"Ah, that idiot Kel actually lied to me. Damn it, I'm going to teach Kel a lesson.”Hearing that he had been deceived by Kel, Arthur was furious and wanted to settle the score with Kel.
"Wait a minute, Arthur. Grandpa Merlin is going out for a while, and it might take a long time before he comes back.”Merlin saw that Arthur was about to leave to settle the score with Kel, so he stopped Arthur who was about to leave.
"Ah, Grandpa Merlin, are you leaving?”Arthur looked at the old man who had accompanied him for 16 years.
"Yes, Grandpa Merlin is going to see Nero. He has something important to discuss with you, so Arthur has to wait here for Grandpa Merlin to come back.”Merlin looked at Arthur kindly.
"Yes, I will obediently wait here for Grandpa Merlin to return.”Arthur nodded obediently.
"In that case, when Grandpa Merlin comes back, I'll give you a Knight's Longsword. At that time, Arthur will also become a true Knight.”Merlin said as he looked at Arthur's obedient appearance.
"Yes, I definitely will. Grandpa Merlin, can you give me the Knight's Longsword first?”Arthur looked at Merlin expectantly, hoping that Merlin would take out a knight's longsword and hand it to him.
"This time, Grandpa Merlin is going to look for someone, so he doesn't have it now. Arthur will wait for Grandpa Merlin to come back and give it to you.”Merlin patted Arthur's head.
"Oh, alright then. Grandpa Merlin, you have to come back soon.”Arthur looked at Merlin expectantly, and Merlin felt a great pressure.
"Alright, alright, Grandpa Merlin will be back soon. Arthur, go find Kel.”Merlin smiled and shifted the topic to Kel.
"Ah, right, I still have to deal with that idiot Kel. Grandpa Merlin, you have to come back quickly. I'll go find that idiot Kel first.”Arthur ran away after saying that.
"Hehe, it's good to be young." Merlin looked at Arthur's cheerful face and smiled.
Merlin's figure gradually faded. Finally, a gust of wind swept up a few fallen leaves, and Merlin's figure completely disappeared from this place.
Meanwhile, Arthur was on his way to settle scores with Kel. She did not understand what kind of changes would happen to her future after Merlin's departure. She only had one thing on her mind now, and that was to give Kel, who had dared to deceive her, a good beating and let him know how miserable the consequences would be if he dared to deceive her.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]