Chapter 440: The Power of Single-Digit Forbidden Items

Marshal Horatio's study is the largest place in the manor. Various books are piled up here. Although they are not arranged neatly, they are covered with various labels.

"Would you like coffee or tea?"

Darren thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Well, I choose black tea."

Marshal Horatio nodded slightly, then waved his hand. After a while, an alchemy fairy appeared with black tea and coffee, and handed them to Darren and him respectively.

"Let's get on with it."

In the study, Marshal Horatio discussed with Darren many details about the Loen Empire's assistance to Syat.

First of all, one thing is completely certain.

The Loen Empire will not directly send any soldiers or extraordinary people to fight in the war, because the result of doing so will most likely cause the Seven Stars people to die directly, which will eventually lead to a larger-scale war conflict.

"The Empire has just ended a war and is not yet ready for a new one. Moreover, if we go to war with the Qiyao people in the East where the gods have restrictions, even Tianqi will not be able to be there. The final direction of the war will be very complicated. Loen does not want to take such a huge risk at all."

"But in addition to not directly sending troops, the vast majority of support, whether it is food, medicine, money, or various extraordinary materials and alchemical tools, the Loen Empire will provide a considerable amount of it to Siat."

Marshal Horatio paused, then continued expressionlessly:

"To put it more directly, it will be given to your Fisher family... But the Fisher family must also give corresponding guarantees. I need you to establish an 'oath' to the empire."

"If you can defeat the enemy in the war, you must return more to Lorne in the next ten years."

Darren listened silently without objection, and Marshal Horatio emphasized one thing in particular.

"Especially some of the specialty resources that only exist in the four eastern countries. They were originally controlled by the Qiyao people and became very expensive. But if you gain enough say in the four eastern countries, Loen will hope to get them at a low price."

"I totally understand."

Darren nodded slightly. He knew that the people of Loen were definitely not philanthropists. In essence, they were a group of evil devils. In fact, the Fisher family was making a deal with the devil.

But these deals are all profitable...and if the Syats lose the war now, everything will be back to zero and there will be nothing more to say.

He absolutely could not accept that kind of outcome!

After all the details were discussed, both parties established the 'vow', and then Darren left the manor leisurely.

Marshal Horatio thought deeply.

"He was very confident, as if Siat really had the potential to defeat two countries and most of Valere combined."

"How is that possible?"

He shook his head slightly, knowing deep down that it was simply impossible!

The number of powerful monarchs in the entire Siat is much smaller than the total of the three countries. Even if some extraordinary people in Valer are still puppets of the Loen people, they are ultimately a minority faction.

Even though the power of ordinary people's armies has become increasingly stronger over the years, it is still the extremely powerful extraordinary people who can decide the outcome of the battlefield. This is the consensus in everyone's hearts.

"One against three... Siat's chance of winning only exists in theory."

Based on intelligence gathered from various sources, Marshal Horatio had reason to believe that both the Canians and the Rheans were planning to use all their national strength to completely wipe Syat off the map!

The demise of the Syat people is almost inevitable!

"But I don't care at all."

Marshal Horatio's eyes were very cold. He didn't care at all about the life and death of the Syat people. It didn't matter even if tens of millions of people turned into corpses.

"You just need to drag those countries into the hellish quagmire before they are completely destroyed, and make the Qiyao people who support them bleed heavily without getting too much benefit. That will be considered as completing the mission."

"Fulfill the Empire's mission for a long time, and then die heroically, Fishers."

——

Darren soon returned to Syat from Lorne.

In order to save time, he chose to use his flying ability to return to Syat directly instead of taking the train, and then he quickly got the information about the members of the Black Tide... The other three countries among the four eastern countries, Rhea, Valer, and Kania were all moving.

"Sure enough, as expected."

Various resources and troops were constantly being mobilized. A large number of Canian troops and Valerian mortal troops, as well as a large number of powerful supernatural beings, had all arrived at the border of Rhea and began to merge with the large number of Rhean people.

Fortunately, during the time when Darren was away, Christine and others also arranged the mobilization of Syat in all aspects. Syat was fully mobilized both on land and at sea.

Darren quickly sacrificed the "Box of Disillusionment" to the great Lord of the Lost!

He was really excited.

Although the Fisher family obtained a large number of forbidden artifacts, the power of those forbidden artifacts was basically no match for the "Box of Illusion".

Two-digit forbidden items are extremely precious!

"I have finally got the 'lamp cover' that Marquis Rad took away, but I am still missing one last part. If I can get all of them, I can combine them into a forbidden item worth a single digit..."

Darren thought of this, clenched his hands, and an unusually happy expression appeared on his face.

“It’s simply unimaginable.”

Decades ago, the Fischer family obtained parts of a "bronze oil lamp", and over the following decades, they collected intelligence about its various components.

The Fisher family had already determined long ago that this "oil lamp" was a forbidden object from another continent, and its specific number and abilities were recorded in a certain book.

Number five...

It has the power to make wishes come true!

The cost of using it is also huge... the user will be completely forgotten by everyone, and his soul will be enslaved by it, forever becoming part of the lamp oil.

Darren muttered to himself, pinching his chin.

"Well, now only the lamp holder is left, and that part is undoubtedly in the hands of the Rhea people, the family that has a huge hatred for us...Meyer."

There was a gleam of hatred in his eyes.

"As long as we get the 'lamp holder' from them, we can restore a powerful single-digit forbidden item."

According to the records in many occult books, forbidden objects in the single digits are enough to change the world. Their power can even drive the Apocalypses crazy. Since ancient times, countless people have gone crazy and fought for them.

Their real names will only be known to the users at the moment they are used, so people often use very simple nicknames when referring to them.

Once in the history of the world of Krad, some people had used five single-digit forbidden objects, and their code names were No. 2 "Mirror", No. 3 "Empty Cup", No. 7 "Black Shirt", No. 8 "Cross Brooch", and No. 9 "Monocle".

The impacts caused by single-digit forbidden items are also enormous. For example, a once rich and glorious area can be completely turned into an eternal forbidden area, or a destroyed city can be recreated in the world.

However, the price of a single-digit forbidden item is too high for mortals to bear.

Almost no one who uses those forbidden items can survive, and it is even possible that the people around them will be affected. For example, the price of the third forbidden item "Mirror" is the entire soul of the user and the people close to him...

However, there is some great existence that can erase the "price".

The "Box of Disillusionment" was sacrificed to the great Lord of the Lost.

Carl felt a sense of satisfaction he hadn't felt in a long time.

It was like eating a meal of wild game and experiencing an indescribable joy and satisfaction.

A fresh yet mellow scent instantly spreads, as if it is the unique scent of the mountains and forests, mixed with the nourishment of the sun and rain and the fragrance of the earth, making people involuntarily intoxicated by it.

It is delicate yet rugged, fresh and refreshing, with the sweetness of dew, making people feel as if they are in the mountains in the early morning, breathing the purest air.

In addition, there is the game part, which seems to be extremely firm and elastic meat, and every fiber contains the essence of nature and vitality.

"very good."

Carl was really satisfied, and even felt that if he really had a human body, he would probably never have the chance to taste such pure deliciousness.

“Perhaps real wild game wouldn’t give people such a great experience.”

After he was satisfied, he began to tinker with the new rune power.

The new rune is a red glowing curved mark, somewhat similar to a swimming fish and a bit like red satin, and looks very eye-catching.

Finally, Carl obtained the new rune power "Disillusionment"!

"good!"

Those who possess the power of the "Disillusionment" rune can emit a strong and strange light through their gaze, and that power can destroy almost everything.

Among all the forbidden items that Carl has obtained so far, the theoretical killing power of "Disillusionment" is undoubtedly the most powerful.

There is a problem, however. The spiritual power required to use Disillusionment is enormous.

Simply put, except for Chris and Darren who have reached the sixth level, and Kano who is at the fifth level and mainly increases his spiritual power, all other members of the Dawn Order have been unable to bear the huge amount of spiritual power required to use it.

“…”

Carl muttered.

“Although there is no need to pay a huge price, the demand for their use is still great...but it is already very acceptable.”

So, to whom should we give “disillusionment”?

Carl fell into deep thought.

"Is it Darren, Kano, or Chris?"

First of all, one thing can be confirmed, the two forbidden items on Chris have extremely strong control effects, but his killing ability has currently become a shortcoming.

Although "lethal" is indeed a deadly and powerful ability for weaker monarchs and those at the same level as him, when Chris faces someone who is obviously more powerful than himself, his output ability will appear to be very weak.

"Especially when facing a superhuman with a large body and the ability to transform, Chris's lethality will seem insufficient."

Although the Angel Cage is indeed very powerful, having two powerful control abilities in one person at the same time does seem a bit redundant.

And then there's Darren.

"The effect of the Soul Command is very powerful. It can even give you a good chance of defeating the strong with the weak. Well, the Emerald Ring is not weak either, but it is still far inferior to the powerful 'Disillusionment'."

Therefore, Darren also needs the killing power of "Disillusionment"...

The last one is Kano. The "Iron Attraction" he possesses can absorb and control matter within several kilometers around it. It is a rune power with both offensive and defensive capabilities, but it is still inferior to those other forbidden items that are more powerful than each other.

The rune power of "Death Rewind" directly gave Kano an extra life, which was very important and could not be traded.

"I've thought about it."

After careful consideration, Carl finally decided to give the rune power of "Disillusionment" to...

Chris.

Because the control effects of "Moment of Rift" and "Angel Cage" are somewhat conflicting, and although the effect of "Angel Cage" looks very powerful, it will instantly lose all spiritual power after using it, and the disadvantages are also great.

The effects of "Moment of Rift" and "Disillusionment" can be coordinated.

To put it simply, it is to freeze the opponent's actions first, and then start the "illusionment" irradiation... With this set of combos, Chris is able to kill most of the enemies, but the spiritual power consumed will also be extremely huge.

And if the enemy cannot be killed by this combo, there is probably no need to think about a head-on confrontation.

"Well, let's dismantle the runes of the Angel Cage, spend some time reassembling it, and then return the Angel Cage to Darren and replace the Emerald Ring."

"Because in Darren's case, he doesn't need to rely too much on spiritual power. He has excellent physical strength."

"And the most important point is that the effect of 'Angel Cage' can also be coordinated with 'Soul Command'."

Carl could already imagine the scene. When Darren was fighting against the enemy, he could directly use "soul commands" to decide to play games such as hiding or racing, and then he could easily win the game.

"Just thinking about it makes me feel that it's really a bit shameless. Very good, very good."

So in the magnificent hall underground, many members of the Fisher family were looking forward to it, and suddenly, Chris raised his head.

He felt it.

Something changes deep in the soul.

The rune power that has existed in the body for a long time has undergone different changes. The once very powerful "Angel Cage" has been replaced by a new rune power.

Chris slowly closed his eyes.

I see.

That is... "disillusionment".

Theoretically, this is a powerful force that can kill even Apocalypse!

Because it would take some time to reassemble the broken runes, Carl had not replaced Darren's "Emerald Ring" for the time being. I'm afraid this process would take several years.

After the sacrifice, Darren waited for his son Achir to finish his final words of thanks, then he once again expressed his gratitude to the great Lord of the Lost, and then turned to look at the people in the glorious hall.

Today, he is full of leadership qualities.

"The great Lord of the Lost will protect us."

"In the coming war, our Fisher family, the Dawn Cult, and the Syat people will surely achieve complete victory under the gaze of the Lost Lord!"

(End of this chapter)