"Mage! Quickly release the magic to locate!"
"No, it's too late. This guy ran too fast and has already left our sight."
"Right! He went to the tomb on the right!"
"Hahahaha! I just fucking know there must be something hidden in this place!"
…
As he approached, Old Bones heard shouting and laughter.
When you get closer, you can see clearly that a group of guys dressed as adventurers are easily tearing a hole in the blockade of a large group of undead creatures, and it seems that they are chasing someone.
Although the undead creatures have an overwhelming advantage in numbers, the adventurers are clearly more powerful.
Especially the heavy-armored warriors responsible for the assault, all of them were holding weapons with a high level of enchantment, and they were also suspected to be smeared with holy water, holy oil or something like that, which could cause additional damage to undead creatures.
Among them, the cleave and powerful cleave under level suppression can often clear out several or even dozens of low-level undead around with one strike in the blink of an eye.
Priests, mages, and warlocks made full use of their expertise in large-scale attacks, ruthlessly harvesting the corpses that had been awakened and controlled.
There is no doubt that this is not a plot in which adventurers are besieged by monsters, but a crushing situation in which adventurers are unscrupulously harvesting undead creatures.
These adventurers were none other than one of the groups of players that entered E-Rantel.
As the monsters and beasts in the surrounding forests were killed to near extinction, some of them returned to the city base to see if they could find something else to do.
During this process, the cemetery that occupied almost a quarter of the area of the city of Ye-Rantel was inevitably targeted.
Since the fortress city is located on the border of the Kingdom, the Empire, and the Theocracy, large-scale wars often break out with it as the center, and the bodies of the soldiers naturally need a fallen place to be buried.
Of course, this is not because the kingdom's nobles are so kind that they don't want to see their own or enemy soldiers die in the wilderness.
But in a world filled with magical energy, abandoned corpses can easily be transformed into undead under the influence of negative energy, or be awakened and used by necromancers.
Therefore, it became a task that had to be completed to bury and guard the bodies together and arrange personnel to dispel negative energy on a regular basis.
Otherwise, it would be very easy for low-level undead creatures to run rampant near the battlefield, and they might even be organized by interested parties to launch sieges on villages and towns.
In this respect, it's the same whether it's Innistrad, Faerun, or some other worlds with abundant magical power.
If you dare not bury the bodies properly today, these corpses will crawl up and bury your entire family.
Faced with this very real threat, any normal person would know how to deal with it.
However, for curious players, such an area filled with complex maze-like underground tombs will inevitably become a paradise for adventure.
First, a large number of burial objects can be stolen and sold to black market merchants, and converted into precious metal currency in this world;
Secondly, if you encounter any monsters during the exploration process, you can naturally kill them and turn them into experience points that can be used to increase your level; the last and most important point is that several of these players have chosen mages specializing in necromancy, and some have even chosen advanced professions such as the Pale Lord that greatly enhance necromancy magic during the upgrade process.
So they wanted to occupy this cemetery and turn the massive amount of corpses and skeletons into undead under their control, and then build a secret base.
As luck would have it, a native of this world also had a similar plan.
His name is Khajiit del Badantiel, and he is one of the twelve disciples of the famous evil magic organization "Chiranon".
For many years, this guy has been secretly collecting negative energy, intending to set off an undead disaster to destroy the entire E-Rantel.
As expected, the "Mars hits the Earth" incident occurred.
At the beginning, this Khajiit wanted to go on a killing spree and kill all the players who discovered this secret.
But when the fight started, he discovered that his opponent's combat power and spellcasting level were many times greater than his own, and he often started with spells that were comparable to the fourth, fifth, and sixth tiers.
The undead creatures that were finally awakened and resurrected were killed without a trace in less than a minute.
Even though he summoned a bone dragon as a trump card, it couldn't hold out for long before being chopped into pieces.
Terrified, he quickly used his familiarity with the catacombs to escape.
After all, the enemy is so powerful, why not stay and wait for death? Especially the ferocious, bloodthirsty, and excited looks on the players' faces, as if they were looking at a piece of delicious fat meat, without any fear that normal people would have when encountering undead creatures.
What's even more terrifying is that in an instant, a lot of Khajiit's control over the undead creatures was snatched away by the other party.
This was a situation he had never encountered in his life.
The negative energy explosion that was just sensed by the outside world was the effect caused by Khajiit using the high-level item [Orb of Death].
Obviously, with the participation and interference of players, everything in this world began to gradually deviate from its original track.
What's even more terrifying is that this butterfly effect is still spreading in an extremely violent way, forming a storm that destroys everything.
"Supreme One! Those adventurers seem very similar to the guys we observed before."
Sebastian quickly gave his judgment.
After all, players are bold and fearless, and do not take death seriously at all. They often do things that seem almost crazy to normal people, so they are often very easy to identify.
If it were a local high-level adventurer, when encountering undead creatures of this size, his first reaction would definitely not be to rush forward and fight head-on, but to choose to collect intelligence to understand the enemy's situation before deciding what action to take.
Otherwise, if they encounter some high-level undead that they cannot deal with, they might be completely wiped out.
This is the biggest difference between having only one life and having countless lives when facing potential danger.
Old Bone's heart twitched violently, and he couldn't help but complain while holding his forehead: "Ah! I can see this without you saying it. But are all the adventurers in this world so brave and not afraid of death? Their mental state is simply that of a group of lunatics."
"Um... maybe this country's culture is more martial arts?"
Sebastian's tone was filled with strong uncertainty.
As one of the few NPCs in the Great Tomb of Nazarick with normal outlooks, he simply could not understand where the players' obviously overly excited spirits came from.
"This is not something Shangwu can explain. Besides...the behavior and style of these adventurers seem familiar to me."
Old Bones stroked his chin in deep thought.
Just when he was puzzled, a dazzling light suddenly fell from the sky, turning the sky above the entire cemetery into daylight.
The next second...
Boom!!!! An indescribable explosion, accompanied by a positive energy shock that made all the undead creatures despair, swept across everything around.
All the awakened undead nearby exploded from the inside one after another, turning into balls of golden flames and bone powder.
Sebastian immediately stood in front of Old Bones and successfully blocked the slight damage that might be caused by the spreading positive energy.
After everything was over, Old Bones took a deep breath and felt cold all over, with his hands and feet cold.
Because if he had leaned over to take a look just now, he would probably have been reduced to ashes like those low-level undead.
Without a doubt, this is the most effective [Sunburst] among the eight-ring arcane magics against undead creatures.
A high-level mage player felt that there were too many undead pouring out from the darkness and they were as annoying as flies, so he decisively released this magic to clear the field.
The result was that most of the undead army that Khajiit had finally awakened was destroyed by this attack.
The other bone dragon in particular was blasted into pieces by the dazzling positive energy, without even having time to make a single attack.
Obviously, a targeted spell like this that can instantly kill a large number of undead creatures, and even high-level undead such as vampires and liches are not immune, will naturally not appear in online games.
Otherwise, players who choose the undead race will be pinned to the ground and rubbed repeatedly without even the slightest chance of turning over.
Although the maximum-level players in the Tree World game that Lao Gutuo plays usually have some abilities such as immunity to low-level physical or magical damage.
But in essence, it is similar to the damage reduction and spell immunity of some creatures in the continent of Faerun, and cannot withstand the attack of [Sunfire Explosion] at all.
For example, the Barbarian class can gain a damage reduction feature at LV7, which will increase to five points at LV19.
The reduction for some demons, devils, and celestial beings can reach fifteen, twenty, or even higher.
This means that even if there are no physical or even magical defenses, if the damage caused by ordinary people and low-level professionals does not exceed the reduction value, the attack will be completely ineffective.
To put it in a more understandable way, it "did not break the defense", being blocked by tough skin, muscles or invisible protective force field.
Magic nullification is even simpler, starting from the zero ring to the second or third ring, you will be completely immune, and any spells cast will have no effect at all.
This is very obvious in many demon lords and devil dukes.
As the crown prince of hell, the lord of the ninth level, the only form of the great devil, with the additional blessing of various divine powers, Zuo Si himself has up to forty points of physical damage reduction and complete immunity to zero to fifth ring spells.
Only weapons with silver refining and kindness attributes can offset part of the physical damage reduction and cause higher damage, thereby achieving the effect of "breaking defense".
Therefore, Lao Gutuo's physical defense and immunity are not as exaggerated as many people imagine. It's just that he has not been directly hit by a strong enough enemy.
Although he had no idea what the [Sunburst] spell was, he preliminarily judged that it should be at least the ninth or tenth level. He immediately said in a very solemn tone: "It seems that this world has a lot of powerful magic that specifically targets undead creatures. From now on, we must be extra careful in our actions and must not let the other side discover the existence of the Great Tomb of Nazarick."
"Understood! I will contact the other guardians immediately and remind them to stay vigilant when trying to gather information."
Sebastian placed one hand on his chest and bowed deeply.
After all, the cannon fodder of the entire guild’s internal defense system is basically either these undead that can be created infinitely or some insects and alien creatures.
“Remember what those adventurers looked like.
Tomorrow we will take out one or two magic items as bait and try to hire them to serve us.
In this way, you can find out a lot of information.
As for now, let's go back.
After all, appearing in a cemetery in the middle of the night is not what our characters should do at this moment."
After saying that, Old Bones immediately cast a teleportation magic and disappeared from the spot with his men.
He didn't even notice that as soon as he left, a thief who had been lurking nearby slowly walked out from the shadows, with a hint of teasing and amusement in his eyes.
Since players have the advantage of information sharing, from the moment Old Bones disguised himself and left the Great Tomb of Nazarick, his whereabouts were exposed to the sight of all players.
Not only him and Sebastian, but also other groups like Soluluka, Shalltear, Narberal, Yuri, etc., all had people responsible for keeping an eye on them.
As long as the time is right, players will immediately launch a raid to kill these high-level enemies that can provide massive experience points and valuable loot.
In order to prevent Lao Gutou from having to continue fighting wits and courage with the air, Zuo Si took great pains to arrange a thrilling and climax-filled script for the period.
This time, what he will face is not just the local natives who only have a small amount of high-end combat power, but a group of players who are as fierce as wolves and tigers.
After a chase that lasted most of the night, Khajiit finally managed to escape thanks to his familiarity with the terrain and the teleportation array he had set up in advance, and did not die at the hands of the players.
However, at this moment, he had suffered multiple injuries, and even had large areas of burns or acid corrosion.
You don't need to ask to know that these are the results of being hit by instant spells or enchanted arrows.
If his body had not already been eroded by negative energy and turned into a half-undead, a normal person would have probably gone into shock from the severe pain and excessive blood loss, or died on the spot.
"Damn bastards! Where on earth did these guys come from?"
Khajiit leaned against the wall, breathing heavily, his eyes revealing an unconcealable look of horror.
Especially [Sunburst], which left deep fear and despair in the heart.
Because he knew that with the power and terror of this spell, no matter how many undead creatures he summoned, it would be in vain.
Even if all the corpses in the tombs of E-Rantel were awakened, it would only take a few [Sunbursts] to kill them all without leaving a single one alive.
"Oh my, you are really in such a mess, my dear Kaji-chan."
With the rhythmic mocking voice, a woman in a black cloak slowly walked out from the darkness.
She has golden shoulder-length hair, blood-red pupils, and wears a slightly revealing armor made of countless adventurers' metal nameplates under her cloak. One of her hands is always on the hilt of her rapier, as if she will turn into a flash of lightning and rush forward to launch an attack at any time.
"Clementine!"
Khajiit called out the name of his partner who had joined the same organization as him, with a look of vigilance on his face.
Perhaps others would see her as a sexy and lovely woman, but he knew very well that this guy was a pervert who loved to torture, kill and torment prisoners. He was an absolute devil.
He was originally the ninth seat of the Theocracy's "Dark Scripture", but later chose to betray for some unknown reasons.
Even though the two were in the same organization and were even partners, Khajiit knew very well that if he was even the slightest bit careless, this crazy woman would dig out his heart and brain without hesitation.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Tell me, what happened to you? How could you escape like a lost dog?"
Clementine approached slowly with light steps.
When Khajiit heard this, he shuddered uncontrollably and replied in a voice full of fear: "Yes... they are a group of lunatics! A group of lunatics who are so powerful that it is unimaginable! They are even more terrifying than my teacher! When they saw the bone dragons and undead creatures I summoned, their first reaction was not fear, but rushing up excitedly.
Everything I worked so hard to prepare at the E-Rantel Cemetery has been destroyed."
"What? A bunch of powerful lunatics? Are you sure you're not hallucinating because you were beaten stupid?"
Clementine narrowed her eyes and showed a puzzled expression.
She couldn't believe that the ambitious and fearless Khajiit would have such a look of astonishment.
"Hallucination? Look at the wounds on my body! And the negative energy consumed by this Orb of Death! Is this also something that an illusion can do?"
Khajiit asked in a mad voice.
The man who had escaped death was obviously terrified, and his whole body was shaking slightly uncontrollably.
"How strong are those lunatics?"
Realizing that the other party was not joking, Clementine finally became a little more serious.
Khajiit answered without hesitation: "Very powerful! They can even cast magic comparable to the ninth level!
In addition, although those warriors did not display any martial arts skills, they were able to easily confront the bone dragon head-on without being at a disadvantage.
If it were you, you might be able to take advantage of your speed at the beginning.
But once the effect of the martial arts disappears, you will soon be crushed by your opponent and will not have any ability to fight back.
I think E-Rantel's death spiral plan must be temporarily suspended, and the situation of those lunatics must be reported to the higher-ups immediately.
This is no longer something we can be a part of.”
“You mean to retreat without even conducting reconnaissance or intelligence gathering?
This makes it very difficult for me.
After all, organizations always hate losers.
I don't want to be added to the list of people who need to be dealt with because of your involvement."
When saying this, Clementine's tone clearly contained a warning and threat.
Khajiit's face changed drastically when he heard this.
Just as he was about to defend himself, a low and hoarse voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.
"If you feel embarrassed, why don't you try to change your position and camp? As it happens, I just need some help from my men who are familiar with this world.
If you are willing to come to me on your own initiative, I can consider satisfying some of your desires and wishes.
As for the possible retaliation and hunting by the Zhilanon organization, there is no need to worry at all.
because……
If they dare to come, I guarantee that as many of them as come will die.”
As the last word came out of his mouth, an indescribable chill instantly enveloped the air around him.
Both Khajiit and Clementine felt that their bodies could not move.
No! That's not right!
Not the body!
But the soul!
Their souls seemed to be captured by some powerful force in an instant, then slowly dragged out, leaving their original bodies bit by bit.
The feeling of being unable to resist or escape and being able to only watch death approaching made both of them struggle desperately like crazy.
But no matter how hard I struggled, it was of no avail.
Finally, when the soul completely left the body, they finally saw a middle-aged man in gorgeous magic robes walking out of the darkness.
Although he looked no different from a living person, Khajiit, who had been dealing with the undead and negative energy for a long time, was still keenly aware that the other party's body contained shocking negative energy, which was many times more powerful than the Orb of Death he was using.
Undead? He carefully guessed in his heart.
When the mysterious man took off his hood, the majestic and iconic face of Shane VII was finally revealed.
Ever since he learned that a large number of undead and people using necromancy magic were discovered in the E-Rantel cemetery, the demi-lich immediately became interested and rushed over to see what was so good about this world's necromancy magic.
As a result, I happened to discover the conversation between the two masterminds behind the scenes.
"You...what kind of monster are you? What did you do to us?"
Clementine questioned in a trembling voice.
As a warrior, she experienced for the first time the helplessness of her soul being separated from her body, and now she was completely at a loss.
Because she had no body, she could do almost nothing, let alone resist.
Shane VII looked at the prisoner with obvious signs of mental distortion with interest, and replied with a smile: "I didn't do anything, I just used my innate magical ability to capture your souls.
In the past, I would have simply eaten your souls as snacks.
But now that I need people, I urgently need to recruit some men who are familiar enough with this world in order to launch the second phase of the operation.
So you are lucky to have the opportunity to choose.”
"You...you can capture and devour souls?!"
Khajiit's mouth opened in shock.
Unlike Clementine who is a warrior, he knows very well what it means to capture and devour souls.
Any spell involving the soul must start from at least the sixth level, while capturing and devouring souls can usually only be done by spells of the eighth or even tenth level.
This means that the mysterious man in front of him has a higher spellcasting level and more powerful magical power than his teacher, the leader of the Zhilanon organization.
"Is this difficult? For me, using this ability is as easy as eating and drinking."
As he spoke, a strange light began to flash in Shane VII's eyes, and he raised his hand and made a gentle grasping gesture.
moment!
Clementine, who was affected, let out a heart-wrenching wail.
The pain that directly affects the soul cannot be compared to any physical punishment.
fortunately!
Shane VII was only there to show his strength, so it didn't last long.
When it was over, this woman who enjoyed torture and killing curled up into a ball and shivered, like a helpless girl who had just been raped by a dozen big men, with deep fear and terror in her eyes.
But Sean VII didn't care.
After all, Clementine is just a low-level fighter and doesn't have much value.
His real target is Khajiit and the leader of the Chiranon organization behind him.
"I...I am willing to submit to you!"
Khajiit was undoubtedly a smart man who knew the times and made his choice without much hesitation.
The reason is very simple.
His original purpose of joining the Zhilanon organization and madly studying necromancy was to be able to resurrect his mother who died of illness.
So in this man's mind, as long as he can achieve this goal, it doesn't matter who he relies on or who he serves.
Shane VII nodded with satisfaction: "Very good! I like smart people!"
After saying that, he took back the other person's soul and stuffed it back into his body.
Just a second later, Khajiit struggled to stand up from the ground, knelt on the ground and swore allegiance to his new master.
When kissing the ring on the other person's hand, he found incredible that the level of enchantment of these magic rings was so high that it far exceeded the limit of his own cognition.
Especially one of the magic storage rings that stored the nine-ring magic. The aura it emitted unintentionally was enough to make this spellcaster, who was equivalent to "Sinnoh dual cultivation" and whose total level was equivalent to LV11 in Faerun, feel infinite admiration and worship.
At this moment, Khajiit firmly believed that as long as he worked well for the powerful new master in front of him, resurrecting his mother would be a piece of cake.
In contrast, Clementine seemed to have been stimulated by something that caused her psychological and mental problems.
After her soul returned to her body, she hugged her knees and seemed to be sobbing quietly. She was completely unlike the morbid and crazy appearance she usually displayed, and she refused to speak.
Upon seeing this, Khajiit immediately raised his head and explained in a low voice: "When Clementine was on a mission in the Black Scripture before, she was captured and subjected to long-term repeated violations and cruel torture. Since then, her mind has been severely traumatized, and she has become twisted, sick, cruel, and bloodthirsty."
"Having personality defects? How troublesome! Never mind, it's easier to control them if they transform into undead creatures."
As he spoke, Shane VII raised his hand and cast a transformation necromancy magic.
He just raised his hand and pointed lightly, and Clementine's body was instantly wrapped in a large ball of black negative energy, and she let out a miserable scream.
After witnessing all this, Kajit felt his scalp tingling and he didn't dare to look at the miserable condition of his partner.
About a few minutes later, Clementine, who looked normal except for her pale skin and attractive red lips, walked out of the negative energy group and bowed gracefully to Sean VII.
"Great Master, thank you for giving me a new life."
As the last word came out of her mouth, she grinned and revealed her signature "funny" smile.
Two of the protruding sharp teeth indirectly prove his current identity as a vampire.
Not only that!
The powerful physical improvement of undeadization has given Clementine far greater combat power than before.
"From now on, you will follow Khajiit and assist him with some tasks."
King Sean VII gave the order without hesitation.
Although Clementine was obviously somewhat resistant to this, she was unable to resist the former's domination, and could only nod unwillingly: "Understood, I will follow your orders in everything."
In this way, under the leadership of Sean VII, the duo quickly returned to the cemetery in the city.
After communicating with the players who occupied this area, Clementine and Khajiit finally gained a foothold again.
Especially when the two saw those powerful and fearless players being respectful to Shane VII, they immediately realized that the new master they had surrendered to was probably implementing some unknown and shocking plans.
Players of unknown origin are crucial pieces under his command.
After figuring this out, Khajiit immediately started to act like a bootlicker, doing his best to please Shane VII. He told him everything he knew and sold out the Chiranon organization completely.
But the good thing was that he got a magic storage ring that could store seven levels of magic, as well as a large amount of magical knowledge from Faerun as a reward. He was instantly immersed in endless ecstasy.
You have to know that when you work for the Zhilanon organization, such top-notch magical knowledge and power are not easily passed on to others.
But now it is easy to get.
Comparing the two, even a fool would know who to choose to be loyal to.
On the other hand, Clementine, who became a vampire, began to capture bandits, robbers and eight-fingered people, and either sucked their blood dry or transformed them into derivatives and descendants.
In short, a small vampire community was established unknowingly.
…
At the same time, the Golden Princess who was far away in the royal capital was also busy.
She used her wisdom, beauty, and newly acquired abilities as a sorcerer to sow discord within the families of the great nobles, creating tension and hostility between them.
Due to the old king's mediocrity and his wish to smooth things over, no one realized that a huge hidden danger was forming within the country.
The fight between two of the princes for the right of succession almost reached a fever pitch.
They are no longer satisfied with political attacks on each other, but have started private plots and armed conflicts.
Admiring her own masterpiece, Lana couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a chilling smile, and whispered in a voice that only she could hear: "Look at these stupid humans!
They have no idea that they are in big trouble and are still fighting for a little bit of immediate benefit.
Little do people know that when a boat is about to capsize, no one on it can escape.
The master is right.
Only when power is concentrated in the hands of a capable, talented, knowledgeable and visionary dictator can a country maintain stability and development and get rid of these boring and ridiculous struggles and internal frictions.
Just watch, I will kill all these nobles as a sacrifice for the kingdom's rebirth.
The storm is coming, my dear father, brothers and sisters.
Unfortunately, there is no room for you on the ship leading to the new era."
As these words came out of her mouth, black magic flames suddenly burst out from the princess's hands.
Different from the most basic magic flames, with the powerful strength provided by the sect leader Zuo Si, she can already control the properties of these magic flames, giving them some additional abilities.
For example, the power of hell contained in the magic flame can cause additional fire damage; for example, the magic flame can be transformed into an energy arc, which can be repeatedly bounced between different targets, just like chain lightning.
In addition, Lana also masters many evil magics.
However, her favorite technique is [Seduction].
With her already outstanding appearance, the bonus of being the Golden Princess, the sexiness and charm created by the infusion of her Purgatory bloodline, and finally the spell effects brought about by her charm, she can basically kill any man with normal sexual orientation instantly.
Not to mention men, even women can't bear it.
To complete the task assigned by Zuo Si and become a devil, this is the only thought in Lana's mind at the moment.
Especially after learning that there were countless devils like herself in hell, she even stopped caring about her once beloved "loyal dog" Clem as much as before.
However, the boy named Clem did not realize this and still loyally guarded his princess.
A few minutes later, he escorted Lana into a room.
The aged King Rambusa III had already sat down in his seat. After his little daughter sat down, he directly instructed the dusty warrior leader standing not far away: "There are no outsiders here. Tell me exactly what happened to you."
"As you command, Your Majesty."
Gazef placed one hand on his chest and saluted, then told him everything about how the Theocracy disguised itself as the Empire and attacked Carne Village, how he met the players, and how he witnessed with his own eyes how the players wiped out the Sunlight Scripture troops and summoned the projection of the Phoenix God.
After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Lana not far away.
Like many reformist and civilian forces in the kingdom, this warrior chief also placed the country's hopes on the "Golden Princess".
At least in the eyes of outsiders, this princess who can propose countless reform plans and good policies is almost the only hope that can bring change to the corrupt country.
"Lana, what do you think?"
Busha III took a deep breath and asked softly.
There is no doubt that whether it is the conspiracy of the domestic noble traditional church to kill the warrior leader, or the group of powerful adventurers with unknown origins who annihilated the Holy Book of Sunshine, or the sudden appearance of the Phoenix God, they are far beyond the scope of what he can understand and deal with.
At this time, his character flaws of indecision and lack of strong political skills were fully displayed.
Although he showed no signs of nervousness or panic, this was merely the calmness that came from being a king for forty years.
The princess glanced at her father calmly, then quickly put on an embarrassed look and analyzed, "It is obvious that the Theocracy has become extremely disappointed with the corrupt aristocratic system in the kingdom and has begun to support the Empire's invasion and even annexation of the kingdom.
Trying to kill the warrior leader is the most direct manifestation of this intention.
Because he is the only powerful warrior in the kingdom who will obey the royal orders.
Therefore, as soon as he died, there would be no one else who could wear and use the royal treasures.
This will allow the Empire to launch invasions with confidence and continue to encroach on our lands, villages and towns on the border.
Based on my understanding of the Blood Emperor, he will definitely not let go of such an opportunity.
As for this group of adventurers with mysterious origins, my suggestion is to see if we can first invite them to meet in the capital, and then decide whether to recruit them.
After all, if the Warrior Captain's description is not exaggerated, then even if we don't recruit him, the Empire and the Theocracy will definitely do so.
For truly strong people, countries will not hesitate to offer generous conditions.
In this regard, our enemy, the Blood Emperor, is the most typical example.
In contrast, we don't need to worry about the appearance of the Phoenix God. We just need to let it spread freely without stopping or encouraging it.
Anyway, the one who should be most worried about this should be the Theocracy."
After hearing this, Busa III couldn't help but sighed, holding his forehead. "Alas - it's all my incompetence. If I could manage those nobles well, they wouldn't be like this now. I'm sorry, Gazef, I've ruined you."
The warrior leader quickly knelt down and responded: "No, Your Majesty, it is my honor to be able to serve a benevolent monarch like you."
I have to say that although the old king was a mess in governing the country, he still had some personal charm.
But Lana warned, "Given the Theocracy's style of doing things, once it starts, it will never end easily. Sir Warrior Captain, please be careful, similar plots may happen again in the future."
Gazef forced a smile and said, "Please don't worry, Princess. I'm not that easy to kill."
"Is that so? I hope so..."
There was a barely perceptible glimmer of contempt in Lana's eyes.
Because with her current level as a sorcerer and the damage that the magic flame can cause, she can kill her father's most trusted warrior captain in an instant.
After a brief discussion and identifying the nobles who might be involved in the conspiracy, the exhausted Busa III quickly left, and Gazef also stood up and left. The Golden Princess was the only one left in the huge room.
Just a second later, Zuo Si appeared out of nowhere and asked with a half-smile, "How is it? Do you now understand the foundation on which order, law, governance and other things necessary for the operation of a society are built?"
“It’s violence.
I have deeply realized this point.
Just look at how helpless my father was towards the nobles.
The reason why he governed the country into such a mess was because he did not have a strong enough army and military force.
So if I want to rebuild the kingdom, the first thing I need is an army that is completely loyal to me."
Nora expressed her feelings without any hesitation.
“That’s right.
You need an army that obeys you completely.
But this is obviously not easy.
Because in a feudal country, most of the land has been distributed to nobles at all levels.
The royal territories must be handed over to the king himself and his successors.
So without land you won't be able to obtain a stable income and human resources, let alone win a civil war to seize inheritance rights.
But it doesn't matter, because I can provide some start-up funds and help."
As he spoke, Zuo Si directly transformed a card into a box, and then opened it in front of him.
The next second...
Lana saw countless kingdom gold coins neatly stacked on the other side of the box.
No! It should be said that the craftsmanship is more exquisite and beautiful than the gold coins minted by the kingdom.
“This…what is this?!”
The girl suddenly stood up from her chair and opened her mouth in surprise.
"Here are five million kingdom gold coins. I believe that should be enough for you to recruit a mercenary army to fight for money. Take it. It's all yours now."
Zuo Si put on a very generous and magnanimous look.
After all, compared with what he wants to get in this world, this investment is insignificant.
Even if he failed to force the Dragon Emperor to show up and failed to obtain the secret of the original magic, just finding a place that could provide a steady supply of souls would be a sure win.
At least in the eyes of Asmodeus, the lord of hell, the soul is much more valuable than gold.
In fact, this money was a sponsorship fee that he took the initiative to give after he discovered that a material plane was beginning to connect with hell.
The total value is about 10 billion gold coins, basically all of which are precious metals that are of little use in hell.
He also repeatedly reminded me not to be afraid of spending money, and that any problem that could be solved with gold and silver was not a problem.
We in Baator are not short of money at all. What we lack is a world that can provide a stable supply of mortal souls.
A space and time like this where there are no gods or other forces interfering, allowing the devil to monopolize and conduct business, must be taken down at all costs.
Zuo Si made full use of the devils' idea of taking advantage of the situation and embezzled 9.995 billion of the 10 billion operating funds, and packed up the rest and threw it to Lana.
Anyway, if it's not enough, you can always make up for it...
(End of this chapter)
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