[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens":3,"chapter-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-147":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 Billion Citizens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2271022,4434,"Chapter 147: Starfire Link, the Blessing of Sunny Days, the Blessing of Cloudy Days","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-147",147,"\u003Cp>Hall of Starfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor was paved with greenish copper and iron; twelve massive prismatic pillars soared skyward, and above the towering dome, projections of epic wars filled with lamentation unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Ten thousand blessings?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, stunned exclamations rose like waves throughout the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I checked it many times before daring to confirm—my Ten Thousand Hearts’ upper limit is ten thousand blessings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the incredulous expressions around him, Tamerlan rubbed his head with a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he, hailed as the “Son of the Sun” and favored by the gods of Sun and Justice, had been stunned for several seconds upon seeing the Ten Thousand Hearts’ information—so much so that it could be called extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten thousand,” Xia Mingyu muttered, his lips twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt Tamerlan was more like the heir to the kingdom of fourteen hundred million than he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, blessings were exceedingly rare for any living being—a special favor from heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To possess even one blessing was enough to proudly claim oneself as a child of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To have ten thousand? It would be no exaggeration to call one the world’s own son!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, Ten Thousand Hearts only sets an upper limit of ten thousand blessings; the trigger probability is still unknown. I may never activate more than one or two in my entire life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bowing slightly with humility before his astonished sovereign, Tamerlan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not wish to exaggerate his strength—if his sovereign misjudged future decisions because of it, that would be his sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very strong,” Hargex said after a long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought that after receiving the Thirteen Rebirths blessing granted by His Highness, his gap with Tamerlan was slowly narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now Tamerlan had awakened a blessing just as extraordinary, even more exceptional than Rebirths—suddenly, the distance between them widened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, no matter what, he would be the foremost general under His Highness in the future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow, when he woke, he would double his training intensity—if he collapsed from exhaustion, so much the better; he’d trigger Rebirths and grow stronger, die again, be reborn again, until he surpassed Tamerlan’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought this, his golden eyes, like those of a caged lion, now blazed with fierce determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing his rising resolve, Tamerlan turned his gaze toward him; his face still wore a humble smile, but his deep blue eyes burned with the same fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position of foremost general under His Highness—he would never yield it, even to a companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the two locked gazes, as if sparks flew between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dolove, who had observed the entire Investiture Ceremony, now felt a storm raging within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand blessings from Ten Thousand Hearts?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could awaken Ten Thousand Hearts and fully stack ten thousand blessings, not only would the Lord of the North, who plunged the northern lands into hell, be nothing—but she would dare take the Lionheart Sword and charge alone into the capital that very day to launch a grand rebellion and judgment against the Gluttonous King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to such an extraordinary blessing, her twenty years of sword training through snow and wind seemed utterly insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If His Highness also invested her as a companion, could she awaken a blessing as extraordinary as Ten Thousand Hearts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—even half, or one-tenth, the strength of Ten Thousand Hearts would multiply her power manyfold, allowing her to catch up to the Gluttonous King faster and rescue the suffering people of Sosia sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this thought appeared in Dolove’s mind, it spread like creeping vines, swiftly taking over her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, she buried it deep again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, one companion slot among the heir to a kingdom of fourteen hundred million was incredibly precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the daughter of a duke and a New Moon Knight, she did not believe mere words could earn her such honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she had only known His Highness for about half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, if only I could do something for His Highness—but he seems to lack nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength? Her blade is no match for a breath from His Highness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wealth? After giving part of the grain to the Ice Deer Village chief, she could barely afford black bread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beauty? Forget it—someone like His Highness clearly had beauties surrounding him; he’d never notice a knight with calloused palms, and she could never serve anyone with her body, no matter who they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, people in the vast northern lands starve to death every moment—how can she save them sooner?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dolove sighed heavily in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl felt a heavy weight pressing on her shoulders, making even her strong arms, capable of lifting boulders, tremble slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name of this weight? Responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To your health!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing the Investiture Ceremony and witnessing his companion awaken an extraordinary blessing, Xia Mingyu raised his cup and drank heartily with Tamerlan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How wonderful—they were inching closer to their ideal, and today had surely taken a great leap forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandson of the Pope + Son of the Sun + Ten Thousand Hearts = Invincible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu even suspected that perhaps, in the future, he wouldn’t need to strive at all—after a few decades, the grown Tamerlan might single-handedly defeat the Gluttonous King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph, if he could win like that, it wouldn’t be so bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s still too slow—every additional year, countless people in Sosia fall into hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must strive to kill the Gluttonous King within ten years and liberate Sosia!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glug, glug, glug, glug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of something joyful, Xia Mingyu drained his cup of lemon water in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, you have a bottomless cup,” Tamerlan said beside him, gazing with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough, not bad,” Xia Mingyu muttered, quietly wiping lemon water from his lips, feeling guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a habit he’d formed on Blue Star—disliking alcohol, yet unable to refuse it in social settings, so he’d learned to ask bartenders to secretly swap it for lemon water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xia Mingyu picked up his knife and fork to eat some food and mask his awkwardness, the moment his fork pierced the glistening roast duck before him, he sensed something odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t there too many dishes left on this table?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Xia Mingyu turned his gaze to the person who always devoured the most food at banquets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the left of Hargex, the girl with ice-blue hair sat motionless, staring blankly at her empty plate, her knife and fork still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange—normally by now, she’d have finished half the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dolove, you seem to have no appetite. Is something troubling you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu asked directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Tamerlan and Hargex paused their eating and turned their concerned gazes toward the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, I apologize for disturbing your meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dolove sighed softly and set down her knife and fork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The food and drink you provided are priceless and exquisite—even a god’s banquet could not surpass them. I should repay your generosity with gluttony, yet—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of sorrow crossed her delicate face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I think of the children in northern villages swollen with hunger, this feather-light fork feels as heavy as a boulder. I am truly sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dolove bowed deeply to all of them in apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No harm done, Miss Dolove. Your empathy only deepens my admiration for you, who are still so naive. How could this be a disturbance?” Tamerlan said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t feel disturbed,” Hargex said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who cares for children can never be disliked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Xia Mingyu slowly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dolove, if I were to give you grain, could you deliver it to the starving children in the north?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the girl’s eyes brightened with gratitude as she looked at Xia Mingyu—but soon, as if remembering something, her expression grew complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, thank you for your kindness, but the Gluttonous King has decreed: grain from the southern lands, where taxes are waived, may not be transported to the other three regions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you move grain from the south to aid the north, it may provoke the Gluttonous King’s hostility—too dangerous for you. Forgive me, but I must decline your generous offer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much hesitation, Dolove declined with regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her heart longed to accept His Highness’s aid to save those swollen, nearly blind children, a sliver of reason remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could storm Lucas’s castle, kill him, and distribute the grain to starving villages—perhaps she’d draw the Lord of the North’s attention, be surrounded by Frostfang Knights, and die—but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing one Dolove, Sosia still has hope; the children who survive with grain can live to see the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if His Highness were lost… she dared not imagine the terrible future that might follow—perhaps then all of Sosia would be filled with swollen, blind, zombie-like people crawling for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dolove still understood what was more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You misunderstand, Dolove,” Xia Mingyu explained patiently. “The aid I speak of does involve moving grain from the south, where food is still plentiful, to the north, where famine rages—but not by ordinary cart transport.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After my Fourteen Hundred Million Blessings ascended to the Morning Star rank, I gained a power called Starfire Link, which allows me to create linked objects that conceal identity and contain storage space.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These linked objects can share space with one another, provided their wearers grant permission. So I could store southern grain in my linked object, and you, in the north, could retrieve it from yours—achieving spatial transfer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even with the Gluttonous King’s countless spies, he’d find it nearly impossible to detect.” Xia Mingyu said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Dolove’s gloomy expression instantly brightened; her lowered lashes lifted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord Mingyu, thank you for your generous aid. If the swollen children of the north are saved because of you, I swear by the name of Mason—I shall forever regard you as my lifelong benefactor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked slowly to Xia Mingyu’s side and knelt on one knee like a loyal knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a duke’s daughter, this was the greatest gesture of respect she could offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dolove, I help you not because I seek your gratitude. First, because I, too, wish to save those children. Second, because we are companions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you truly wish to thank me, don’t see me as your benefactor—see me as your companion, your friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu gently helped her up, speaking with solemnity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the black-haired youth so close before her, seeing the concern and sincerity in his dark eyes, the girl’s heart suddenly quickened; her pale, snow-white cheeks flushed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange… so strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when she fought to the death against demonic beasts to earn her New Moon Sword title, her heart had never pounded like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl silently wondered within herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Xia Mingyu stood directly beneath the crystal dome of the hall, while Tameralan, Hagekex, and Duluowei stood behind him, full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning that the Prince would gift each of them a Linking Object, even the usually stern Hagekex wore a brilliant smile on his rugged face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starfire Link.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu silently murmured the words, then turned to face the three before him and spoke with an instinctive, solemn tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Either burn together to ashes, or light up the night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This flame, we kindle together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A single spark can start a prairie fire.” x4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the torches atop the first right and first two left prisms standing on the bronze earth flared suddenly brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, three glowing orbs of different colors rose from the torches and drifted slowly toward the three before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Tameralan, the azure orb contained a ring set with a sky-blue gem, its band carved with wave-like patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Knight joyfully took the blue ring and slipped it onto his index finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Hagekex, the radiant golden orb held a crimson gold armband embedded with brilliant golden gems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armband seemed to adjust automatically to the wearer’s size; when Hagekex slipped it onto his left arm, it instantly resized to fit perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Duluowei lay a teardrop-shaped ear clip set with emerald green stone; the girl, who had never worn jewelry, tried several times before successfully fastening it to her tiny earlobe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tonight ends here. The dream is over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the three filled with joy after receiving their Linking Objects, Xia Mingyu whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snapped his fingers, and the grand palace slowly dissolved into shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, I will cherish the gift you’ve given me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the figure was about to vanish, the girl suddenly cried out, as if guided by some unseen force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure vanished completely, and Duluowei was unsure whether the Prince had even heard her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the people of the Northern Frontier seemed to have finally received the light that would illuminate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sundial City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a gentle sunlight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Holy Knight who had gone out early to patrol and maintain city order, Tameralan gazed up at the warm sun and sighed in wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a surge of information flooded his mind, and simultaneously, his inner power strengthened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blessing of Clear Sky: You become slightly stronger during clear weather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tameralan: “???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a cloud drifted across, obscuring the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blessing of Overcast Sky: You become slightly stronger during overcast weather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tameralan: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2215,"2026-06-19T22:18:43.340Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9d9453a1f9fe5c29a76c71eba85e5ea51aad3fbacc4af8bc3bdd4fdd16e6fd44","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-148","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-146",186,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-cover.jpg"]