In the north, in the Supreme Palace of Silvermoon City.
As the leader of the Alliance, Alustriel Silverhand is meeting with a special ally, a friend who personally lends legitimacy to his rule and is also a powerful ancient golden dragon queen.
Her name is Valamaradace, the true legal owner and heir of this land.
To be precise, it was a gift given to her by another, more ancient red dragon queen, Merogallan, before her death.
Valamaradace happened to meet the Red Dragon Queen who was mortally wounded and dying, and out of kindness she released the only known spell that could help her - [Pain Suppression], allowing Milogallan to spend the last few hours of her dragon life safely instead of enduring great pain and torture.
In return, the red dragon not only gave away the title of queen, but also allowed the other party to inherit the towns and villages under his rule.
After hundreds of years of development, these towns and villages eventually evolved into the current Silver Moon Alliance.
Therefore, Valamaradace has undisputed ownership and ruling rights over all the lands of the entire Silver Moon Alliance, and even Alustriel, the chosen one of the Goddess of Magic, cannot deny this.
In other words, the latter was able to become the leader of this alliance thanks to the support of the former.
Because the two had similar ambitions and ideas, they did not fight over power issues, but instead supported and helped each other.
It can even be said that if Alustriel is the promoter and founder of the Silver Moon Alliance, then Valamaradace is the secret guardian of the Silver Moon Alliance.
It is thanks to her and her husband, another ancient silver dragon, who constantly patrol the borders of the alliance, fight those monsters that can never be completely eliminated, destroy the evil organizations' conspiracies time and time again, and ensure that all evil dragons dare not build nests within this range, that the Silver Moon Alliance has today's good security environment and very prosperous trade.
In addition, if some lords or representatives elected by towns want to undermine the current unity of the Silver Moon Alliance, then Valamaradace will also change into human form to investigate secretly.
Ultimately, the crisis can be nipped in the bud, either through persuasion or some other coercive measures.
But today, the Golden Dragon Queen was obviously not concerned about those trivial matters.
She simply used magic to create an image of a giant red dragon with red flames all over its body in front of Elastro.
Moreover, the dragon was still swooping down to attack the monster armies led by the ogre mage in the valley and on the cliffs.
With just one breath, hundreds of goblins and orcs turned into ashes amid their wailing.
The terrifying high temperature flames burned the bodies to the point that not even bones were left! Not to mention the bodies, even the affected ground melted into a river of magma, looking like purgatory at a glance.
Although several ogre mages wanted to reverse the situation with spells, unfortunately, before they could get together to cast a joint spell, the flaming dragon in the sky suddenly spread its wings and flapped vigorously.
The next second...
The overwhelming rain of fire instantly swept over the location of the ogre mages, even penetrating the energy protection spells cast on their bodies. They were burned to death one after another. Even the experienced master of the harp nearby could not help but frown at the tragic scene.
In just a few minutes or so, this army of more than four thousand monsters was completely wiped out, not even a single one escaped alive, leaving behind only a large pool of magma emitting astonishingly high temperatures on the ground.
After doing all this, the flaming dragon quickly took off into the sky and disappeared into the clouds.
Without a doubt!
Although killing monsters such as goblins, orcs, gnolls, trolls, and ogres is not difficult for many adult dragons.
But the problem is that being able to kill so quickly and efficiently without letting any fish escape is difficult even for the ancient dragons.
In addition, the behavior of the Flame Dragon is also very puzzling.
After all, even a chaotic evil red dragon would not indiscriminately massacre an entire army of monsters led by an ogre mage for no reason.
Normally, they would kill a few leaders first to establish their authority, and then force all the remaining monsters to submit to themselves and take them in as servants and minions.
After a long silence, Alustriel was the first to ask, "Are you sure he is the one we are looking for?"
Valamaradace nodded without hesitation. "Yes! I have talked to several other silver, gold, and brass dragons who witnessed similar massacres.
They were all very sure that what they saw at that time was this giant red dragon covered in incredibly high-temperature flames.
It was obvious that this guy had traveled across most of Faerun in just two days.
More than thirty dragons died at his hands, and the number of monsters exceeded one hundred thousand.
I followed him from a distance for a while, trying to figure out what his purpose was, but I found out that he was just killing without any emotion.
Moreover, he would consciously and actively avoid cities and villages. If he happened to encounter a metal dragon from the good camp or a gem dragon from the neutral camp, he would not choose to fight, but would directly cast teleportation magic to leave.
In addition, according to my observation, the temperature of the breath used by this unknown flame dragon is far higher than that of any known ancient red dragon, and it can even evaporate steel and rock in an instant.
If he attacked a city, it would be a sea of fire in a few minutes at most, and even stone buildings and cellars would be in danger of being destroyed."
"Your Majesty, I have a question. What's with the unusual crimson flames on this red dragon? Is he a red dragon of purgatory, or a creation of the Dragon God Tiamat like the Prince of Colors?" An elf wearing the badge of the Harp Master couldn't help but ask.
The Prince of Colors, also known as the Heir of Tiamat.
It is a new kind of dragon with infernal blood created by the dragon god Tiamat using the genes of five-colored evil dragons and her own blood.
It is said to have two heads, and physical features that are a combination of the five colored dragons, with the head and upper body being grey-black with blue-green and purple highlights, and the lower body being bluish-white, gradually darkening to the grey of the upper body.
Two of the heads can spit out the breath of any color dragon, and the other one is a jet-black hellfire, causing the purest magical energy damage.
Any color prince is an absolute legendary creature from the moment he reaches adulthood. Even on the battlefield of bloody battles, he is the most terrifying killer that demons tremble in fear. Every time he attacks, he will hunt down at least one six-armed snake demon or balor fire demon.
If it appears in the material world, it will inevitably cause a horrific catastrophe.
Fortunately, the Prince of Colors lives with Tiamat in Baator most of the time.
It was precisely because of their previous experience that this senior member of the Harper Alliance thought that it might be a conspiracy of Tiamat.
"No, neither. I secretly tested his alignment and found that he is lawful neutral, not evil."
Valamaradace gave a straightforward answer that stunned everyone present.
"Lawful Neutral? A red dragon!" Alustriel widened his eyes in disbelief.
You must know that the red dragon is a typical representative of irritability, bloodthirstiness, cruelty, and greed. It is a born tyrant with an unimaginable desire for power and wealth.
But what about lawful neutral?
The most typical representatives of this camp are soldiers who absolutely obey orders and judges who only follow procedural fairness.
Their characteristic is that they do not care about good or evil, and only recognize and obey a powerful and well-ordered ruling class.
To be honest, Alustriel couldn't connect the two together.
At least as far as she knew, there had not been a powerful red dragon that would willingly serve someone and obey every order given by the other party.
"I know this is outrageous, but it is a fact before us now. As the most important city in the Silver Moon Alliance, Silver Moon City must be prepared accordingly, otherwise thousands of people will die when the crisis comes."
As she said this, Valamaradace's tone became extremely serious and earnest, completely lacking her previous confidence and arrogance.
Although she is also an ancient golden dragon and has the title of queen, she is actually far from being a truly recognized dragon king.
What's more, gold dragons are the most social and organized group of all dragons.
Not only do they hold regular meetings, they also elect a Golden Dragon King to manage the entire tribe.
With Valamaradace's strength and prestige, she is not even qualified to be a candidate, let alone a Dragon King. At best, she can only stay in a circle around the Silver Moon Alliance.
也许面对普通的太古红龙，她还可以凭借跟丈夫和艾拉斯卓联手击退对方，可现在收集完烈焰红龙的情报后，剩下的只有深深的担忧跟畏惧。
因为薇拉玛兰黛丝非常清楚，如果是一对一的单挑，以对方的体型和展现出来的恐怖力量，最多十几分钟就能在近战肉搏中把自己活生生撕碎。
如果身为银龙的丈夫——迪斯泽德罗顿加入战斗，充其量也就多造成一点伤害、拖延一下时间，结果恐怕也很难有什么太大的改变。
毕竟银龙的寒冷吐息虽然可以对火元素和红龙造成双倍伤害，可自身在承受火焰伤害的时候同样也是双倍，说不定被喷上几口烈焰吐息立刻就会当场暴毙。
艾拉斯卓注意到了这位盟友眼睛里透露出来的焦虑，立刻出言安慰道：“没必要那么紧张。
根据目前掌握的情报，这条不知道来自什么地方的烈焰红龙，并没有攻击村庄、城镇、乃至善良阵营金属龙的意图。
反倒是帮我们清理了周围不少的怪物群落。
而且你不是侦测过他的阵营吗？ 我认为守序中立应该不至于做出什么丧心病狂的事情。
也许……
我们可以尝试着派个人跟他接触一下。”
“唉——希望如此吧。”
薇拉玛兰黛丝微微叹了口气，神情明显有些沮丧。
不过很快，这条金龙就似乎想起了什么，马上强打精神问道：“对了，上次关于在至高森林里爆发的剧烈地震，查清楚原因了吗？”
“嗯，调查清楚了。虽然我们派出去的探子和冒险小队遭到了散塔林会的阻击、干扰，但路斯坎那边传来确切消息，崔斯特·杜垩登刚刚从幽暗地域回来了。根据他的说法，出现在至高森林中那个巨大天坑，应该就是索斯的杰作。”
艾拉斯卓迅速分享了自己刚刚得到的情报。
这还是多亏了她跟崔斯特良好的私人友谊，以及竖琴手同盟发达的情报网络。
“索斯？那个同时被剧毒与疾病女神和魔法女神看中的选民？”薇拉玛兰黛丝眼睛里闪过一丝惊讶。
艾拉斯卓微笑着点了点头：“对，就是他。当时他正在与一位刚刚从凡人跃升为神明的强大敌人交战，并且使用了一件威力恐怖的神器。”
“什么？以凡人之躯与神明交战？你该不会是在说什么笑话吧？”薇拉玛兰黛丝下意识张大了嘴巴。
与很多人误以为杀死一个神很容易不同，其实哪怕是连神职都没有的最弱准神，也拥有凡人无法企及的强大力量。
他们可以轻而易举给自己创造高达LV40乃至LV50以上的任意职业等级，并且还有一大堆神力带来的抗性跟免疫。
所以在没有其他神明帮助的前提下，一个凡人想要弑神纯粹是想多了。
或许几名传奇施法者联手还有点希望，但也仅仅只是“一点”希望而已，搞不好直接被对方反杀也完全在情理之中。
要知道就连耐瑟瑞尔时代那些对神没有任何敬意，整天想着“彼可取而代之”的大奥术师们，从始至终也没能成功杀死哪怕一个最低级的准神。
因此薇拉玛兰黛丝觉得，即便左思是两位女神的选民，也没可能赢过一名新神。
但还没等她来得及下断言，艾拉斯卓就用一种略带玩味的语气回应道：“我并不是在开玩笑。而且……那位新神在万神殿的椅子已经消失了，相信伱应该明白这意味着什么，不是吗？”
薇拉玛兰黛丝顿时变得激动起来：“他真的弑杀了一个神？没有其他神出手帮忙？仅凭自己的力量？这……这怎么可能！”
“没什么是不可能的。相信我，这个年轻人比你想象中要危险可怕一万倍。按照魔法女神的描述，他所拥有和掌握的力量，丝毫不比诸神的神性火花差多少，而且还会随着时间的推移而变得愈发强大。最重要的是，他手里有一根神力冲击权杖，其威力足以重创乃至杀死一个强大神力的化身。”
在说这番话的时候，艾拉斯卓下意识伸出舌头舔了舔嘴唇，内心之中对于左思的“性趣”瞬间攀升到了极点。
以非神明的身份击杀一个新神，刨除动荡之年那种特殊情况之外，这在整个费伦历史上都是独一无二的。
更何况左思兑现了自己当初的承诺，不仅彻底改造了路斯坎，还在短时间内让其发展成为了一个繁荣热闹的港口，整个北地都在因此而受益。
“原来如此！现在我知道你为什么一点都不慌了。有这样一位盟友，自然无需担心那条烈焰红龙的威胁。”薇拉玛兰黛丝若有所思的说道。
“过些日子，我打算去一趟无冬城和路斯坎进行外交活动，你有没有兴趣一起来？”艾拉斯卓笑着提议道。
“当然！请务必带上我。我正想要看看，这个被你称之为天生统治者的人类，究竟是如何把一座海盗和犯罪之城，改造成一个充满活力且贸易繁荣兴盛的城邦。”
薇拉玛兰黛丝连想都没想便答应下来。
其实早在去年的时候，路斯坎开始大规模废除奴隶制，她就想要去瞅一眼这个新邻居。
但可惜的是，当时刚好银月联盟内部出现了一些问题，所以就只能暂时搁置。
“既然如此，那我们就说定了。正好我也有一些关于最近银月城出现的问题向他请教。”
说罢，艾拉斯卓拉着薇拉玛兰黛丝走向了自己的专属浴室，打算一起泡个澡，帮对方舒缓一下绷紧的神经。
不过这位二位根本不清楚，自己观察到的烈焰红龙不是别人，正是四处狩猎提升自身等级的戴维安。
此时此刻，他在极北之地的至高冰川，刚杀光了一个数量大概在五十人左右的邪恶霜巨人，以及差不多同样数量的冬狼盟友，站在冰天雪地中一动不动，似乎在经历某种蜕变。
很显然，经过两天多不眠不休的疯狂杀戮，焰龙骑士的等级已经从最初的LV22变成了现在的LV25，并且获得了【进阶之龙】这个太古巨龙专属的职业。
只见短短几秒钟的功夫，一股无法用语言形容的庞大能量便从他的体内喷涌而出。
瞬间！
轰！！！！！！！！！！
一声巨响过后，炙热的烈焰硬生生将巨龙形态的戴维安身体硬生生撕裂，整个骨架以肉眼可见的速度膨胀，从原本的三十七米硬生生暴涨到接近五十米。
那种剧烈的痛苦让他忍不住发出了宛如野兽般的低吼。
与此同时，超高温的烈焰不仅烧光了周围的尸体，而且还把那万年不化的积雪与坚冰统统变成白色的水蒸气。
方圆超过五百米之内的温度从零下五十多摄氏度，直接提升到三百摄氏度以上，远远看起来就如同蒸笼一样。
而且越靠近焰龙骑士，环境温度就越高。
他脚下趴着的地方甚至变成了一个巨大无比的熔岩池。
力量！
强大的力量！ 戴维安清洗感受到了那股爆发的能量充盈着身体，以极快的速度修补身体暴涨后撕裂的肌肉、内脏和鳞片。
大概十分钟左右整个蜕变才算终于结束。
身上原本呈现出暗红色的鳞片，现在完全变成了跟【焰晶长剑】一模一样的亮色，并且呈现出一种炫目的半透明，在火焰包裹下晶莹剔透美的令人窒息。
两只眼睛也从普通红龙的熔岩球变成红宝石一样的晶状体，在晶状体内部还有一个宛如小太阳的明亮光点。
除了眼睛和鳞片之外，爪子、牙齿和头上的犄角也都同样如此。
这也就意味着以后即便是最普通的物理攻击，也会附着非常恐怖的火元素能量伤害。
尤其是对于那些坚固的防具，除非附有火焰抗性魔法，否则一爪子下去就会像小刀划过奶油蛋糕一样轻松惬意，基本跟【焰晶长剑】的原理一样。
这把武器就是由于水晶会产生数万摄氏度的高温，所以才会产生削铁如泥的效果。
实际上，水晶剑刃本身的硬度、韧性并不高，充其量也就是附魔等级+3的程度，无法与经过特殊处理和强化的精金相提并论。
但架不住表面释放的高温在靠近阻挡物的刹那，就会先使其外部融化、蒸发。
如果形容普通的剑砍在金属盔甲上是在削铁，那么水晶剑就是在切融化的铁水，亦或是气化的铁蒸汽。
它的主要杀伤力从来都不是切割、穿刺，而是攻击动作给敌人带去的恐怖高温。
不用问也知道，这一切的变化都源自于火元素亲王的力量。
相比起红龙血脉，元素血脉现在明显占据了上风。
After adapting to the changes in his body, he immediately confirmed the improvements in his basic attributes and spellcasting abilities.
【Name: David Ann】
[Race: Human/Red Dragon/Fire Element]
[Strength: 55]
[Agility: 30]
【Constitution: 43】
[Perception: 29]
[Intelligence: 28]
【Charm: 31】
[Flame Dragon Knight: LV25]
[Advanced Dragon: LV1]
[Natural spellcasting level: LV29 (Warlock)]
…
Next comes a list of known magics and corresponding spell slots, as well as a large number of spell-like abilities.
Although Davian himself is not an excellent spellcaster, he is more like a brave warrior.
But after these days of fighting and killing, I have found some tricks to use magic.
Just as he changed back into human form and was about to return to the Mage Tower to report his achievements to his master, he suddenly noticed a little white bear stumbling towards him in the distance.
This little guy seems to have been abandoned by the mother bear, or the mother bear became the meal of a more powerful predator and was forced to become an orphan. He is not only skinny but also very weak.
The reason why it runs here is because there is a huge magma pool here with a relatively high temperature, which can help it maintain its constantly losing body temperature and barely struggle for a few more days in this cruel natural environment.
But in the end, the white bear cubs will starve to death because they can't find food.
Of course, it is not ruled out that it will be eaten as a snack by other passing carnivores.
After all, places like volcanoes and lava pools that can provide warmth and heat will almost invariably lead to a series of bloody conflicts or even wars in places like the High Glacier where the temperature is dozens of degrees below zero all year round.
Whether it is the intelligent frost giants, frost-blood orcs, ice trolls, or the unintelligent beasts, they all want to seize it as the foundation for the development and growth of their own tribe.
Because the boiling magma can not only increase the temperature of the surrounding environment, providing a good growth environment for relatively fragile infants and making them less likely to die, but it can also be used to smelt ore and forge sharp metal weapons and armor.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with Davian.
He didn't care who would occupy the magma pool he had accidentally created. He walked straight to the white bear cub, grabbed it from the snow, stared into its brown-black eyes that revealed fear and begging, and couldn't help but smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, the master seems to have always liked furry things. It seems that today is your lucky day, little guy."
“Wuwuwuwu——”
The little bear was obviously frightened and immediately let out a cry of fear.
But unfortunately, Davian obviously didn't ask for its opinion. He put it on his shoulder and immediately activated [Advanced Teleportation] and disappeared on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, a man and a bear appeared in the dragon's nest, the only designated teleportation point under the Mage Tower.
Wilmes, who was recuperating, felt the energy fluctuations and subconsciously opened his eyes. He happened to see Davian carrying a white bear that was so hungry that it didn't even have the strength to resist. He immediately asked curiously, "Are you hunting in the Far North? And what's the matter with this bear? You don't want to keep a pet, do you?"
Davian smiled and replied, "I did go out hunting. But not in the Far North, but in the entire continent of Faerun. As for this little thing, I picked it up by chance, and I plan to give it to the owner as a gift."
"oh?!"
Wilmes seemed to have sensed something and suddenly moved his huge head closer and sniffed gently.
Her action frightened the white bear cub so much that he fainted on the spot.
After about a second or two, the red dragon took a deep breath, widened his eyes and asked, "Did that Soth guy secretly give you extra power again?"
"Yes, that's right."
Davidian answered in the affirmative without hesitation.
"Damn it! Why you again? Soth is too biased!"
Wilmes began to complain indignantly.
In her eyes, she was the "veteran" who had followed Zuo Si the longest, and she should get the lion's share of any benefits.
But what about this guy in front of me?
Although he was one step behind himself, he had already transformed from an ordinary human warrior into a dragon knight more powerful than himself!
"When you learn loyalty and obedience, the master will naturally allocate more resources to you." Davidian said calmly.
Wilmes rolled his eyes in annoyance, raised his chin proudly, and put on a disdainful expression: "Loyalty and obedience? Sorry! The great red dragon will never learn these."
"Really? Then let's wait and see." David smiled meaningfully.
He had long been accustomed to this situation, so he ignored the other party, turned around, walked through the passage and went up the stairs. After a while, he arrived at the exclusive area for the tower owner on the top floor.
At this time, Zuo Si, who had been working non-stop in the workshop for more than two days, had just finished the work at hand. He made all forty leaves into cards in one breath, and finally used the power of sparks to instantly fuse the forty cards into one.
Before he had the time to examine this sub-artifact that had cost at least 500,000 gold coins to make, he saw the Flame Dragon Knight walking in from the door.
"Master, I have completed your request and upgraded my level to LV25." David placed his hand on his chest, bowed deeply, and reported proactively.
"Well done!" Zuo Si nodded in satisfaction. "Now go have a good meal and recharge your batteries. We will be leaving for Kalin Port in about thirteen hours. You'd better be prepared. This battle will probably be a war of attrition and a protracted war. Also, what's with that white bear cub on your shoulder?"
"Ah! I happened to find this when I was hunting in the High Glacier. It wouldn't survive long in a place like that without its mother to take care of it, so I just brought it back and gave it to you as a pet."
As he spoke, Davian took the unconscious white bear off his shoulder and gently placed it on the chair.
Zuo Si took two steps forward and roughly checked the little bear, which was probably only a month old. After confirming that it had no disabilities or fatal diseases, he immediately said with a smile, "I like this gift very much. It just so happens that I recently acquired the professional ability of a druid, so I will train it as an animal companion."
"Animal companion? Shouldn't you choose a more powerful one, such as a Tyrannosaurus Rex or a Dire Tiger?" Davidian blinked in confusion.
"If it were in the past, I would definitely choose as you said. But now, I no longer need the little fighting power provided by an animal companion, so I might as well just keep a pet. In addition, before this little bear can establish a connection, I will first perform a series of biological and magical transformations on it."
As Zuo Si explained, he cast a first-level druid spell [Calm Animal] on the bear cub.
moment!
The little bear, who was trembling slightly as if he was having a nightmare in the last second, became calm in the next second.
Then he created a few more God-charming berries and fed them to it.
Soon, the natural and life energy contained in the berries began to take effect, and the bear cub, who had not eaten for who knows how long, no longer felt hungry.
Seeing that the gift he brought back had been gladly accepted by the host, David quickly got up and said goodbye, planning to have a sumptuous meal first and then have a good sleep in bed.
After he walked away, Zuo Si turned the synthesized treasure card into a physical entity.
There was a flash of silver light, and then an inconspicuous-looking laurel wreath appeared in his hand.
Although a large number of top-quality gemstones were used to make those metal blades, they now look very ordinary, without any jewels or gems at all.
Just the opposite!
If the leaves did not reflect silver light under the sunlight, others would even mistakenly think it was made of iron sheets.
However, when Zuo Si slowly injected magical energy, the veins of all the leaves began to flash with colorful light.
When he put it on his head, his entire brain suddenly became extremely clear, and the glowing veins on the leaves quickly disappeared.
【Crown of the Storage Law】
Secondary Artifact
Increases the wearer's intelligence attribute by six points.
Increases spellcasting speed by 25% (Arcane magic only).
Immune to Weakened, Confused, Deafened, Silenced, and Immobilized effects.
There are a total of forty leaves, each of which can store spells of no more than seven levels, just like a magic storage ring, and release them when needed.
If you want to store more than seven rings, such as eight-ring and nine-ring magic, you need to use two leaves at the same time. Ten rings require three leaves, and so on.
This spell storage supports multiple metamagic techniques.
Including [Spell Power] plus [Spell Maximization], [Spell Power] plus [Spell Twin] and so on.
The prerequisite is that the caster himself must master the metamagic technique and have a high enough level spell slot to release it.
In addition, the wearer can also set the trigger conditions in advance like [Accidental Spell], and then release the corresponding spells all at once according to the set order.
This ability does not require the caster to maintain concentration, as it is operated entirely by the crown itself.
You can set up to four trigger conditions, but there is no limit to the number of trigger spells.
The wearer can transform his unused spells and divine arts into pure energy, and shape it into any form such as shield, weapon, energy fireball, arrow, etc. according to his needs.
The higher the level of the converted spell, the more powerful it is.
"Great! This is exactly the magic head equipment I need. The materials and energy consumed are not wasted. Now, I have to think about what spells to store and how to match them so that I can give Sharp Tooth a big surprise."
Zuo Si raised his hand and gently brushed the metal leaves on his crown, a sinister smile appearing on his face.
Needless to say, the reason why he abandoned the technology used in the [Mask of Erinikas] and instead made a super magic storage device was entirely for the purpose of harming people.
This is just like relying on the spell cards' non-stop instantaneous ability to kill people in the past, which is all based on information asymmetry.
After all, no one in Faerun has ever created magic items and artifacts of this magnitude with automatic triggering functions.
To be precise, the people who need it cannot create it, and the gods who can create it don't need it.
At least Oghma, the god of knowledge, and Midnight, the goddess of magic, definitely have this ability.
In contrast, Zuo Si fully borrowed and utilized the magical knowledge and technology of other worlds, as well as the power of the planeswalker spark.
Just as he was actively preparing for war, King Shane VII had already appeared in the vast royal palace in Calin Port with his men.
Although the palaces from the Shane Dynasty had long been reduced to ruins by the ravages of Iryklathasagran's "Sharp Teeth", and the palaces seen today were all built by ambitious people who succeeded in ascending to power, the half-lich still found a sense of familiarity.
After all, the new palace was rebuilt on the site of the old palace, and both its architectural and decoration styles have been perfectly preserved.
In particular, the bronze statue standing at the entrance of the main hall was ordered to be built by his ancestor, the founder of the Shane Dynasty - old Akaba Shane. It is a powerful magic barrier that can cover the entire palace. Later, Shane II, III, and IV spared no expense to strengthen it.
However, the current ruler of Calishite obviously does not know the true purpose of this statue and simply places it here as a decoration.
"I never thought that I would be able to come back to this place one day." Xia En VII said with emotion.
"Master, you'd better hurry up, the patrol will pass by this place soon." An officer in the uniform and armor of the Guards warned cautiously.
But Shane VII responded nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I've already cast a spell, no one can notice us. For the upcoming war, I must repair the barrier in advance to ensure that no matter what happens inside, it will not cause damage to the outside world. Otherwise, the entire Kalin Port may be completely reduced to ruins in the battle."
"I see! Then you should fix it right away, and I'll be on guard."
After saying that, the officer climbed up the wall and stood at a relatively high place to look around.
It is not difficult to see from the faint light flashing in his eyes that he is not actually a pure human, and he also has a strong night vision ability.
King Shane VII closed his eyes and put his consciousness into the bronze statue, feeling the magic network buried under the entire palace.
Since it was an extra-large barrier and had not been activated for nearly a thousand years, he inspected it very carefully and repaired, reinforced and strengthened the damaged parts in a timely manner.
The whole process took eight hours.
It was not until the sky began to lighten that he said to the nervous officer beside him, "The barrier has been repaired. Now take me to the treasury. I want to see how much tribute the guy living in the palace has prepared for Sharp Tooth."
"From what I know, the tributes in the treasury are so numerous that they are terrifying. In fact, there has always been a rumor in Calimport that the person living in the palace is not actually the emperor, but the warehouse keeper of Iryklathasagran "Sharp Teeth". His only task is to donate all the treasures in the warehouse when Sharp Teeth needs it."
While saying this, the officer did not conceal his contempt and sarcasm.
It was precisely because of this that he chose to betray his original master and follow the last emperor of the former Shane Dynasty.
At least the latter fought a real battle with Sharp Chi, and although he was defeated in the end, he was still a hundred times better than the current loser who didn't even dare to resist.
Upon hearing this, King Shane VII smiled contemptuously: "Haha, that's a very apt description. Ever since the collapse of the Shane Dynasty, Calimshan, Tethyr, and Amn have been paying tribute to Sharpfang. The rulers of these three countries simply don't have the courage to fight against them. No matter how bad their own financial situation is, they must first ensure that the money they pay is not a problem."
Even as they were talking, the two of them had unknowingly arrived at the entrance to the palace treasury.
Since the officers had already bribed the guards, they passed the first checkpoint without any effort.
When they walked down the long stairs and entered the underground, the officer suddenly stopped and pointed to the narrow tunnel in front and said, "Master, the door in front is where the treasure is stored. However, without permission, a large number of ghosts will emerge from the walls on both sides, and the mummies in the coffins will rush out to kill the intruders."
"What a boring little trick!" Sean VII commented disapprovingly.
Then he walked in without hesitation.
When they were almost halfway there, a piercing scream instantly filled the entire passage.
Before the officers could react to what was happening, a large number of green translucent ghosts emitting strong malice rushed in over the wall, trying to tear apart Shane VII's soul.
But before they could touch the powerful demilich, a deep, hoarse and irresistible voice was heard.
“Kneel down!”
In an instant, whether it was the ghosts floating in the air or the mummies that had just emerged from their coffins, they all prostrated themselves on the ground with an extremely respectful attitude, as if they were controlled by some powerful force.
An ancient mummy who looked like a noble raised his head slightly and asked in a trembling voice: "Are you...are you the great King Sean VII?"
"Yes, it's me. Your emperor is back."
The crown on Shane VII's head flickered with a dark purple light, and like the emperor of the undead, he slowly walked into the treasury under the worship of countless ghosts and mummies.
(End of this chapter)