Upon hearing Victor's words, Earl Laureen's face darkened.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Victor already knew about this so soon after arriving in the kingdom."
Earl Laureen's words were filled with bitterness. He sighed softly, his expression slightly helpless.
Within the Kingdom of Canter, the ruthless fate of Earl Laureen was hardly a secret.
Whether they were noblemen of high status or simple commoners, everyone knew his painful story.
His wife went insane, and his daughter died.
Even more tragically, his daughter was murdered by his insane wife.
Priscilla's mother killed her with her own hands.
Because his wife had gone mad, Earl Laureen was trying to prevent her from escaping the castle and entering his territory to harm the people.
Lord Laureen endured endless grief alone, imprisoning her in a secluded room in the castle and hanging a "No Entry" sign.
Furthermore, an extremely powerful magical barrier was erected around the room to prevent his wife, who had fallen into madness, from escaping her restraints.
He erected powerful magical barriers around him to prevent his mad wife from breaking free of the restraints.
After doing all this, the count was almost driven to utter despair.
Binding his wife with his own hands was like tearing open his own deep wounds, causing him immense pain.
However, despite making such a painful decision, the Earl of Laureen did not abandon his wife.
He was responsible for all aspects of the daily food supply, including the seasonal clothing changes.
Only this powerful count could avoid being killed by his insane wife.
His heartfelt dedication has resonated widely among the public.
This made many people realize that Earl Laureen was an extremely affectionate husband.
Despite his wife's mental breakdown, he still personally cared for her.
This unwavering attitude is deeply moving.
Therefore, Count Laureen is also known as the "Affectionate Count Surrounded by Roses".
He also has a daughter in his family.
His daughter is very beautiful, sensible and well-behaved.
Those who met her were full of praise for her, sincerely commending Priscilla's perfection.
Earl Laureen was also pleased to have such a daughter.
He regarded his daughter as his greatest pride, even more so than his precious title.
Earl Laureen cared for his madwoman day after day with utmost devotion.
But even the most meticulous plans can have flaws.
One day, while handling official business, he traveled to banquets that lords in various places needed to attend.
He hadn't returned home all day and was unaware of the terrible price he was paying for this departure.
When he returned home that night, he searched the entire house but could not find Priscilla.
Finally, he pushed open the sealed door.
And there's my own shattered dream.
What came into view was the scene of her daughter being disemboweled.
The corpse's eyes were wide open, and its limbs hung limply on the floor as if they had been twisted off, placed in an extremely bizarre, broken shape on the blood-stained carpet.
The food that the daughter had brought for her mother was scattered all over the floor, just as her last kindness and care were cruelly torn apart by her loved ones.
Priscilla, at the age of seventeen, her life was forever frozen at that age.
A daughter, a wife.
Good fortune never comes in pairs, but bad news never comes alone.
These tragic misfortunes befell Earl Laureen.
Both of them were his beloved.
Earl Laureen cannot abandon anyone.
In his extreme distress, he sought help from the most respected Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Kant.
At this moment, Earl Laureen asked Victor:
"Mr. Victor, as a mage, are you familiar with the profession of necromancer?"
Victor sat up slightly, looked up at Earl Laureen, and spoke in a calm voice.
"Go on."
Seemingly taking Victor's reaction for granted, Earl Laureen showed no further expression and continued.
"Grand Duke Balor is the last necromancer in the kingdom."
The mages of the Kingdom of Kant generally have a problem.
They don't like to follow the rules or do elemental magic; they prefer to specialize in one area and find alternative paths.
This resulted in very few powerful elemental mages ever appearing within the kingdom.
In the backstory, the kingdom warrior Chul, whom Victor once encountered, wanted to master his powerful dark magic by sacrificing players.
The 'Evil Knight' shield that could be used to deflect attacks, which was obtained from him, was equipment that Chur had mastered through black magic.
Furthermore, the kingdom's warriors were far more numerous, which resulted in the mages of the Kingdom of Kant having an extremely low status.
In this country where the number of mages is extremely small.
In the history of the Kingdom of Kant, there was a group of mages who mastered black magic.
A necromancer led by Grand Duke Balo of the Kingdom of Kant has appeared.
They can manipulate corpses and the souls of the dead, or directly summon the souls buried in the soil from the earth to fight for them.
Even more powerful necromancers can possess human souls, annihilating enemies directly at the soul level.
Ultimately, however, all of these things belong to a branch of dark magic.
The evil nature of black magic is rarely acknowledged by orthodox mages, and naturally it is not recognized by the world's largest alliance of mages—the Mage Council.
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