"So, this armor is the reward that only the victors of the Hell Trials receive?"
Lia's soft voice, tinged with obvious doubt, rang out from the side.
She carefully examined the intricate patterns on the armor and the red helmet riddled with holes, her brow furrowed.
Although she has never been particularly interested in history, Leah's curiosity was gradually aroused as Levi's explanations became more and more detailed.
What intrigued her even more was why her father's tomb contained this suit of armor and that crimson treasure chest.
These clues all seem to point directly to hell.
Lia fell into deep thought.
Could it be that... her father was one of the legendary heroes who passed the trials of hell?
"No, no, no...that's not right..."
Because Lia realized that the timelines didn't match at all.
According to Duke Reeves, the Hell Trials should have begun during the era of the struggle between the Underworld and the Celestial Realm.
In order to fight against the gods and the rule of the Star Empire.
Hades led 100,000 rebellious humans to Hell.
In the end, only one thousand humans successfully fought their way out of the underworld, becoming the thousand heroes from hell.
They engaged in a life-or-death duel with the blessed heroes of the Star Empire.
After the war ended, in order to avoid further conflict with the heavens, the underworld closed the Hell Trials.
If you really want to count it, this history spans several hundred or even thousands of years.
It's impossible that her father was a hero from hundreds of years ago who lived until the establishment of the empire and until Aubrey ascended to the throne.
Levi, who was standing to the side, was still carefully examining the crimson armor. Hearing Doria's words, he seemed to understand the doubts in Doria's mind:
"Whether your father was a hero who passed the trials of hell, we have no way of knowing."
"I only saw your father a few times on the battlefield; he fought as fiercely as a demon crawling out of hell."
Therefore, when he asked Aubrey for a fiefdom, the emperor granted his request almost without hesitation.
After all, Lia's father had made outstanding contributions in countless wars and made great contributions to the empire.
He can be considered one of Aubrey's best brothers.
It is important to know that in the Empire, the existence of lords is not permitted.
Every inch of land in the empire was not to be privately owned, yet the Clevina family managed to secure a fiefdom of their own.
This was a decision that went against the wishes of their ancestors, yet Aubrey agreed to it anyway.
Of course, nominally, Braxton was under the joint control of the Empire and the Clevner family.
But what Leah needs to think about now is not whether her father is the one who survived from hundreds of years ago.
After all, he's dead now.
At that moment, Duke Reeves' voice came again:
"What a pity, this armor is already broken."
Levi looked at the crimson armor, focusing on the helmet, and a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.
How could such fine armor get chewed up by a dog?
And it was so badly damaged.
Leah was unaware of Levi's thoughts; she simply watched him meticulously examine the armor and listened as he continued:
"If this armor were still intact, perhaps we could use the power it contains to travel freely through Hell."
"But now, it must be tempered in hellfire once again."
Hearing this, Liya frowned slightly.
In that case, this matter has become a dead end.
The armor is damaged, preventing it from using its power to travel to Hell.
But to repair it, it must be forged again in the scorching fires of hell.
Isn't this a contradiction?
"But we still need to find the location of the gates to hell first."
Levi suddenly said something that left Leah completely confused:
"Since the armor is unusable, how can we walk through hell?"
Reeves shook his head, then said:
"Because we won't go to hell, but we'll send this armor to hell."
"If Victor can reforge this armor, he can walk freely in Hell, or even leave Hell."
At this point, a glimmer of hope appeared in Lia's eyes.
That's definitely a good idea.
There's even a chance to rescue Victor!
Once the key to solving the problem is found, the rest seems to fall into place naturally.
Without even realizing that the corners of her mouth had unconsciously turned up, Leah smiled and nodded her thanks to Duke Reeves:
"Thank you so much, Duke Reeves."
If Duke Reeves hadn't visited today, Lia probably would have been anxiously waiting, unable to do anything about it.
Now, Duke Reeves' words undoubtedly gave her a glimmer of hope.
Similarly, Levi smiled and gently shook his head, saying in a gentle tone:
"No, I did it for my daughter."
"After all, I also hope that she can come back safely."
Well……
Lia, whose face was initially beaming with joy at the sight of hope, froze instantly.
She always felt that Duke Reeves was hinting at something, whether openly or subtly.
At first, Lia hadn't thought about it in this way, but now she suddenly realized a problem.
She could understand if Victor went to hell, but what was the point of the Duke of Reeves' daughter going down with him?
Should they commit suicide together?
Recalling that Victor had previously confessed his feelings to the duke's daughter, Leah felt somewhat conflicted.
So, Lia could only manage a few forced "hmm"s.
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