Chapter 361

Actually, there never was any!!!

The first-generation Norland King was a Summoner blessed by the gods—after entering the Blazing Valley, he passed the Five Elements Trials consecutively using an extremely unique summoning skill.

He gained the approval of the monsters in the Five Elements Trials!

And I'm afraid only an existence like Lance would know the truth about Norland.

The truth about Norland is that it does not forbid kings of different surnames; in other words, the first-generation Norland King once declared that whoever passed the trial of the Blazing Valley would become the next Norland King.

When the old Norland King was in Norland, for ten thousand years, even though he issued the decree, no one passed the trial.

Even Lance tried back then, believing it was utterly impossible to complete.

Even the thousands of royal descendants of the first-generation Norland King failed the trial, and more than half perished inside the Blazing Valley.

Some Norland imperial family members even descended to become ordinary commoners, spreading their lineage among the people.

This is the true reason why Lance did not place much importance on what Long Lisha and others called "hope."

When the current Crown Prince passed the trial of the Blazing Valley, he had already abandoned that so-called hope.

Of course—he also knew that the current fake Crown Prince passed the trial of the Blazing Valley through special means.

To say Lance had no expectation at all for Jiang Li would be incorrect.

If he had no expectation at all, Lance would not have let Jiang Li try it out.

However, the shock Jiang Li gave him was truly too great; although he did not possess the Eye of Investigation of a Class-Transmigrator,

he still knew what one would obtain after finally passing the trial in the Trial Valley.

That obtained enhancement is closely tied to one of the invincible skills of the Norland King cultivated afterward.

This is a secret.

Lance's memory returned to more than ten years ago.

The second-generation Norland King held his hand and said: "Lance, I have entrusted hope to you, but whether he is qualified depends on his own fate. I committed a great error, an unforgivable great error—I wish to pursue the True Meaning and see if I can break through myself—if that child truly passes, then teach him everything!"

"Your Majesty—I finally understand why you said those words."

"Back then, you must have possessed some prophetic ability, which is why you spoke those words."

"He—"

Seeing Jiang Li approaching from not far away, Lance's mood gradually grew excited.

"He—is indeed the hope, the Norland King of the new era!!!"