"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 fallen soldiers naturally need a 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?"
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.
但本质上跟费伦大陆某些生物的伤害减免和法术免疫类似，根本抵挡不了【阳炎爆】的攻击。
比如说野蛮人这个职业，在LV7的时候就可以获得伤害减免一点的特性，到LV19更是会增加到五点。
某些恶魔、魔鬼、天界生物的减免更是能达到十五、二十乃至更高。
这也就意味着，即便是没有任何物理乃至魔法防御手段，普通人和低级职业者攻击时造成的伤害数值没有超过减免数值，本次攻击就是完全无效的。
换个容易听懂点的词就是“没破防”，被坚韧的皮肤、肌肉或者无形的防护力场挡了下来。
而魔法无效化更是简单，直接从零环开始到二环或三环完全免疫，法术打上去一点效果都不会有。
这在许多恶魔领主、魔鬼公爵身上都有非常明显的体现。
作为地狱储君、第九层面的领主、独一形态的大魔鬼，外加各种神力的额外加持，左思本人就拥有高达四十点的物理减伤，以及零到五环法术的完全免疫。
只有附带炼银和善良特性的武器，才能抵消部分物理减伤造成更高的伤害，进而达到“破防”的效果。
所以老骨头的物理防御跟免疫并不像很多人想象中的那么夸张，只是单纯没有被足够强大的敌人直接命中过而已。
虽然他根本不知道【阳炎爆】究竟是什么法术，但却初步判断起码也应该是第九乃至第十阶位，立刻用十分凝重的语气说道：“看来这个世界有很多专门针对不死生物的强大魔法呢。从现在开始，我们的行动要格外小心，绝对不能让对方发现纳萨里克大坟墓的存在。”
“明白！我会立刻联络其他守护者，提醒她们打探消息的时候保持警惕。”
塞巴斯·蒂安单手抚胸深深地鞠了一躬。
毕竟整个公会内部防御系统的炮灰，基本不是这些可以无限制造的亡灵就是一些虫子和异形生物。
“记住那些冒险者的样子。
等明天的时候我们就拿出一两件魔法物品作为诱饵，争取雇佣到他们来为我们服务。
如此一来就能打听到很多的信息。
至于现在，还是让我们先回去吧。
毕竟大半夜出现在墓地，可不是我们此刻所扮演角色该做的事情。”
说罢，老骨头立刻施展传送魔法与自己的手下消失在原地。
他根本没有察觉到，自己前脚刚走，就有名潜伏在附近的盗贼缓缓从阴影中走了出来，眼睛里闪烁着戏谑与玩味。
由于玩家之间有信息共享的优势，因此从老骨头乔装改扮离开纳萨力克大坟墓那一刻起，他的行踪就暴露在了所有玩家的视线范围之内。
不光是他和塞巴斯·蒂安这对组合，另外几组像索留香、夏提雅、娜贝拉尔、由莉等，也全部都有人负责盯着。
只要时机已到，玩家们立刻就会发起突袭，杀死这些能够提供海量经验值和价值不菲战利品的高级敌人。
为了让老骨头不至于继续跟空气斗智斗勇，左思可是煞费苦心为期安排好了一个紧张刺激、高潮迭起的剧本。
这一次，他将要面对的可不仅仅是只拥有少量高端战力的本地土著，而是一群如狼似虎的玩家群体。
经过大半夜的追逐，卡吉特最终还是凭借对地形的熟悉和提前设置好的传送法阵成功逃了出去，没有死在玩家们的手上。
不过此时此刻，他身上已经多处受伤，甚至有大片被烧焦或是强酸腐蚀的痕迹。
不用问也知道，这些都是被瞬发法术或者附魔箭矢击中的结果。
要不是身体早就已经在负能量的侵蚀下变成半亡灵，以正常人的情况恐怕早就已经在剧痛和失血过多的情况下休克，亦或是当场死亡。
“该死的混蛋！这些家伙究竟是从什么地方冒出来的？”
卡吉特扶着墙大口大口穿着粗气，眼神中透露出无法掩饰的惊骇之色。
尤其是【阳炎爆】，在心灵上留下了深深地恐惧跟绝望。
因为他知道，以这个法术的强大与恐怖，不管召唤出多少亡灵生物都是白给。
哪怕整个耶·兰提尔所有墓穴中的尸体都被唤醒，只需要几个【阳炎爆】就能将其全部杀死一个不留。
“哎呀呀，你可真是有够狼狈呢，亲爱的卡吉酱。”
伴随着抑扬顿挫的调侃声，一名身披黑色斗篷的女人从黑暗中缓缓走了出来。
她有着一头金色的披肩头发、血红色的瞳孔，斗篷下面穿着一件略显暴露、用无数冒险者金属铭牌打造的护甲，其中一只手始终按在刺剑的剑柄之上，仿佛随时都会化作一道闪电冲上去发起突袭。
“克莱门汀！”
卡吉特一口叫出了这个与自己加入同一组织搭档的名字，脸上浮现出警惕之色。
或许别人会将其视作一个性感可爱的女人，但他却非常清楚这家伙是个变态，最喜欢拷问、虐杀和折磨俘虏，是个不折不扣的恶魔。
原本是教国“漆黑圣典”的第九席，可后来因为某些不知名的原因选择了背叛。
尽管两人在同一组织，甚至还是搭档，可卡吉特却非常清楚，只要自己有哪怕一丁点的疏忽，这个疯娘们都会毫不犹豫挖出自己的心脏与大脑。
“啧啧啧！告诉我，你究竟遭遇了什么？居然会像条丧家之犬一样逃出来？”
克莱门汀迈着轻盈的步伐缓缓向前接近。
卡吉特听到这句话，立刻不由自主的打了个哆嗦，用充满恐惧的声音回答道：“是……是一群疯子！ 一群强大到令人难以想象的疯子！ 他们简直比我那位老师还要可怕！ 当看到我召唤的骨龙和亡灵生物时，他们的第一反应不是害怕，而是兴奋的冲了上来。
我在耶·兰提尔墓园苦心准备的一切都被毁了。”
“什么？一群实力强大的疯子？你确定不是被打傻了脑子出现幻觉？”
克莱门汀眯起眼睛浮现出疑惑的表情。
她有点不敢相信，那个野心勃勃向来什么都不害怕的卡吉特，居然会露出这样一幅见了鬼的表情。
“幻觉？看看我身上这些伤！还有这颗死之宝珠中被消耗光的负能量！难道这也是幻觉能做到的事情吗？”
卡吉特像疯了一样的厉声质问。
这个死里逃生的男人明显被吓坏了，整个人都在不受控制的轻微颤抖。
“那些疯子的实力如何？”
意识到对方不是在开玩笑，克莱门汀终于变得稍微正经了一点。
卡吉特不加思索的回答道：“非常强大！ 他们甚至能够施展出足以媲美第九阶位的魔法！
除此之外，那些战士虽然没有展现出任何武技，可却能够轻而易举正面跟骨龙对抗不落下风。
如果换成是你，或许可以凭借速度优势在刚开始的时候占点便宜。
但等武技效果消失你很快就会被对方碾压，根本没有半点还手之力。
我觉得耶·兰提尔的死亡螺旋计划必须暂时停止，立刻把那些疯子的情况报告给上边。
这已经不是我们能够参与的事情了。”
“你的意思是连侦查和情报搜集都不做就直接撤退？
这让我很难办呢。
毕竟组织向来都很讨厌失败者。
我可不想因为你的牵连，最终被加进那份需要处理的名单上。”
在说这番话的时候，克莱门汀语气中明显带着警告和威胁的意味。
卡吉特听到后脸色勃然大变。
正当他想要替自己辩解的时候，一个低沉嘶哑声音突然冲黑暗中响起。
“如果你们感到为难的话，那为什么不尝试着改变一下立场和阵营呢？ 碰巧，我现在刚好需要一些熟悉这个世界的手下帮忙。
要是你们愿意主动投靠的话，我可以考虑满足你们的一些渴求跟愿望。
至于知拉农组织可能采取的报复与追杀完全不必担心。
因为……
如果他们敢来的话，我保证来多少就会死多少。”
伴随着最后一个字脱口而出，一股无法用语言形容的阴冷瞬间笼罩了周围的空气。
不管是卡吉特也好，还是克莱门汀也罢，都感觉自己的身体不能动了。
不！ 不对！
不是身体！
而是灵魂！
他们的灵魂仿佛在一瞬间被某种强大的力量捕捉，然后缓慢的拖拽出来，正在一点一点离开原本的身体。
那种根本无法进行任何反抗跟逃脱，只能眼睁睁看着死亡降临的感觉，让两人都像疯了一样拼命地挣扎。
可无论怎样挣扎都无济于事。
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 incredulous 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 obviously 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 chess 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)