Chapter 462 If a King is the Enemy

Rand felt as if something was connecting.

The last time the Azure King appeared, he went to the City of the Dead to seek something.

Acting together with the army of the Kingdom of Lensa was probably just for convenience.

That kind of thing can only be obtained in the City of the Dead.

Now vampires have appeared again, secretly hunting down the Scourge Cultists, also in search of something.

Since this vampire couldn't say keywords, Rand didn't know what this thing was, and this vampire obviously didn't fully know the Blue King's plan.

Rand decided to ask the higher-ups in the den for their opinions.

Rand built a strong enough prison and invited Karin to weaken the vampire until he was weak enough before leaving the prison.

After arriving at the Lord's Hall, Rand took a few steps, walked up to the platform, and sat on the huge Lord's chair.

Except for Elsa, all the top leaders of the hideout were present.

"This is an important time node. In a sense, we and the Blue King are already on opposite sides of the enemy. What should we do?" Rand asked.

"An ancient king, the Azure King, has lived in this world for nearly a thousand years. Although he has not walked on this world for a long time, he also has a huge force." Rand knocked on the armrest with his knuckles. "Should we surrender to him?"

At this time, Rand was not wearing the lord's crown, but was just thinking.

In fact, he didn't mind giving in, but the prerequisite was that the Blue King was really not planning any shocking conspiracy.

If the Blue King wanted some worldly treasure, Rand didn't mind giving it up. His power was far from being able to compete with that of a king.

Maybe Karin can resist the Blue King, but Karin can't fight for long. What about other times?

Ordinary people in the Dukedom of the Moon Phase cannot withstand the ravages of a king who controls thunder.

But what the Azure King needs is the treasure of the dead.

Rand absolutely did not believe that it was for the purpose of collecting and then destroying or preserving.

There must be some plan.

So what does the Blue King want to do? In the Lord's Hall, Olenna stood beside Rand as usual, while Ellie, Lysa, Karin and Bishop Kahn all sat in their seats.

Rand arranged seats for these senior executives.

No one responded to Rand's question.

They won't give advice on this kind of thing.

Whether Rand wants to fight against the Blue King secretly or even openly, or whether Rand chooses to take a step back and ignore what the Blue King does, they will support him.

Rand didn't mind the silence of the people present.

"I don't actually have any inclinations. What I'm wondering is what the Blue King wants to do?" Rand continued to tap the armrest with his knuckles. "So do you have any guesses?"

What Rand has to consider now is the development of the entire territory. If the Blue King just wants to obtain some elixir to enhance his own strength, or obtain priceless treasures from the Scourge believers, such as relics from ancient ruins.

Rand will choose to give in.

Rand's current strategic goal is to allow the goddess of harvest and health to officially appear in public and ensure that she is not labeled as an evil god. Everything else is trivial.

What he wants to change is the fate of everyone in the Dukedom of the Moon, so a little concession is nothing.

But this is shameful behavior.

Moreover, the black-robed men of the Azure King were only invited by him to determine the scope of work, but they attacked his own army. In addition, there were actually vampires in this black-robed army of the Azure King.

It was hard for Rand not to suspect that there was some secret but direct connection between the Blue King and Grand Duke Vladimir.

"It's a treasure that the king covets, and it's not something that can be seen by others. There are also vampires involved." Lisa spoke up. This elegant and arrogant elf sat cross-legged on the chair, with golden eyes shining. "I suspect it's related to Grand Duke Vladimir. There may be some conspiracy."

Rand was a little stunned. He didn't talk about the Grand Duke Vladimir's sacrifice to the higher-ups in the hideout. He didn't expect that Lisa could actually associate it with Grand Duke Vladimir.

Things like offering sacrifices to gods were really hard to explain, so even though he had been making preparations, he had not informed the higher-ups in the hideout.

But now it does need to be explained.

"Ahem." Rand whispered, "There is some secret information that you need to know. Please keep it confidential. As for the source of the information, you can understand it as the revelation of the great god."

Everyone in the hall had long been accustomed to Rand's tricks.

"A long, long time ago... a vampire was thrown into purgatory... and Grand Duke Vladimir was planning to return to this world." Rand explained.

"At present, it seems that the Blue King may be connected to Grand Duke Vladimir? But this does not prove that what the Blue King is looking for has any direct connection with the event planned by Grand Duke Vladimir." This matter will have a great impact, and Rand's guess is very cautious.

"The fact that the Azure King has a connection with vampires is something that should be a warning to everyone. If the Azure King really finds a way to make that ancient vampire appear in the world, the damage that would be caused is simply unimaginable."

Disgraceful means not tolerated by the secular world, vampires mean anti-humanity, the king's desire means priceless or extremely rare, and if found by the Blue King, the impact on the world will be immeasurable.

Such reasoning is not accurate. For example, the reason why it is shameful may be because it is some kind of sex toy, and vampires are not necessarily related to Grand Duke Vladimir.

What if the Azure King just wanted to make an invincible sex toy? But the probability of this happening is really very, very low.

According to normal logic, it is most likely a major event.

And the probability of it being an evil event is not low.

"However, how much impact will this have on us, the Dukedom of the Moon Phase..." Rand continued to ask.

Rand is a good man, a kind of justice messenger? Maybe?

But he would definitely not sacrifice himself, his subjects and believers to save outsiders.

"When the nest is overturned, all the eggs will be broken." Ellie said after thinking, "The Azure King and Grand Duke Vladimir both need to plan and act in secret. I think if they succeed, the impact will be no less than another wave of the undead. No, it will definitely be more serious."

"Then we have decided to go against this Azure King." Rand glanced at everyone and chuckled. "Even if the opponent is a king, we will not be slaughtered. It will just be a bit harder for you. However, we still have to take it step by step. There is no need to go straight to the level of mortal enemies."

This is not a game. A little hostility will not immediately turn into a mortal enemy.

What Rand hopes to do most is to secretly stop the actions of the Blue King so that he cannot find who his enemy is.

It's just that the probability of this happening is very low.

In fact, Rand has the leverage over the Blue King. He can be considered as a witness of the cooperation between the Blue King and the vampire.

There are only a few kings still alive in this world, but we cannot rule out some possibilities... For example, some old immortals are just hiding, not really dead.

If Rand made public the connection between the Blue King and vampires, even without evidence, it would arouse everyone's vigilance against the Blue King, and then the Blue King would be in a lot of trouble.

A king always attracts attention.

The king is indeed nearly invincible, but he is still far from being able to defeat the entire world by himself.

"One last thing." Rand stood up from the lord's chair and whispered, "Do you have any guesses about what the Azure King wants?"

The Lord's Hall fell into silence.

Then.

Ellie guessed, "Obsidian Tower?"

Everyone nodded.

Rand also guessed so.

The Obsidian Tower, as the foundation of the City of the Dead, must have some secrets.

There is a high probability that the Azure King needs some parts of the Obsidian Tower.

"The meeting is adjourned." Rand said no more nonsense.

After the meeting, Rand led his men to the hidden location of the hideout, the ruins of the Obsidian Tower, the ancient dragon's lair.

This obsidian tower is only a semi-finished product, but it can already replenish the ancient dragon's death power and prevent it from turning into dry bones again.

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Rand has not conducted any research on the Obsidian Tower.

Now it seems that we need to take a closer look.

Rand enters the ruins of the Obsidian Tower.

Many structures are in disrepair.

But you can still get in.

After searching for a while in the ruins of the Obsidian Tower, Rand came to a room with a complete structure.

Among them, Rand found a palm.

It was a skeleton hand, left by some unknown creature, lying quietly on the stone ground, like a sleeping jade sculpture. However, it was not pure white, but had a strange, milky green color, as if it had been soaked in moonlight for a thousand years and absorbed countless cold air in the darkness. The metacarpal bones were slender, and each finger bone was too slender to be human-like. The joints were bulging, forming a strange arc, like some kind of twisted musical instrument.

Upon closer inspection, the jade-white surface of the bone was not smooth and flawless, but was covered with fine, spider-web-like cracks, as if it had been slowly eroded by some force. Deep within the cracks, a faint green light shone through, like a will-o'-the-wisp wandering in the bone marrow, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

Although the hand was motionless, it gave people a strong sense of uneasiness. It seemed as if it would come alive at any time and attack the unsuspecting intruder. It was also like some kind of evil sacrifice, silently waiting in the endless darkness for the ritual to be restarted and release the sealed terrifying power.

Rand could not recognize what it was.

But you can feel the vast power from it.

Facing this palm, the feeling was not much different from what he felt when he stood on the altar of the Scourge Apostle, sacrificed himself, and then went to the Scourge Apostle's kingdom of God.

There is no doubt that this palm contains the divine power of the Apostle of Scourge.

Rand could almost be sure now that this was what the Blue King was looking for.

Rand left the Obsidian Tower and told the higher-ups of the hideout what he had seen.

"I'm almost certain that the Azure King wants this thing." Rand said, "This thing should be in every Obsidian Tower. The function of the Obsidian Tower should be to radiate the death power of this thing to other undead."

“So what does the Blue King want with it?” Olenna asked.

"I don't know, but it may be related to the sacrifice of Grand Duke Vladimir." Rand thought.

"It's possible." The top leaders of the hideout agreed with Rand's guess.

"I just don't know if this thing can be sacrificed to the Mother Goddess." Rand touched his chin, "If it can, then the conspiracy will be stopped directly."

If it is really possible to offer a sacrifice to the Mother Goddess, then the Blue King can only go to the Mother Goddess's kingdom to ask for this palm.

"According to the church's records, the Dark Fertility Goddess should only accept sacrifices from living creatures," Karin reminded.

"It seems to be true." Rand said, "But if it really comes to the point where I have to try it, I can try to smuggle it in."

The top brass at the den didn't understand what Rand meant by smuggling.

But I didn't ask any more questions.

"Then everyone, get ready." Rand stretched his muscles. "The remaining Scourge Cult may have other similar items. Emm, let's call them relics. I don't know how many similar relics the Azure King needs, but now that the decision has been made, let's try to let him get as few as possible."

After basically determining that this holy relic was what the Azure King needed, Rand's hostility towards the Azure King was basically doomed.

Grand Duke Vladimir's sacrifice will make it easier for the gods of this world to influence the world.

Rand was certain that sentient beings would suffer as a result.

The power that Rand has worked hard to develop to its current state will also be affected.

And Rand, who was already hated by the Vampire Grand Duke, would obviously encounter a lot of trouble from Grand Duke Vladimir after his successful sacrifice to the gods and being able to come to this main world.

But it’s still a bit far-fetched to think about these things. Let’s just work hard on farming and develop myself first.

Now the missionary work of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health has made some progress.

…

The Azure King did not look very happy at this moment.

A team that was on a mission disappeared within the territory of the Kingdom of Lensa.

The Azure King could not be sure whether it was the Kingdom of Rensa, the Novice Torch Church, the Scourge Cult, or the Grand Duke of the Moon who did it.

But losing a top-level vampire subordinate still made him extremely sad.

For the top professionals, an existence like the Azure King is considered a priceless follower.

And if his vampire identity is exposed, it will cause a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, thanks to the power of Grand Duke Vladimir, this vampire should not be able to reveal any information.

Don't worry about your plan being exposed.

Yes, it's a great plan.

Grand Prince Vladimir the Apostle has come into this world.

This plan has been stalled for a long time.

After hundreds of years of stagnation, the opportunity finally came.

The key to communicating with the Kingdom of God - filled with the power of the Scourge Apostles, and able to communicate with the skeletons of the Kingdom of God to a certain extent.

(End of this chapter)