Chapter 1352 New Possibilities
Looking at Drogo kneeling on the ground to apologize, Zhou Xu sighed heavily.
"Get up! Are you held responsible? In the end, won't it become my responsibility?!"
According to Drogo's logic, in their Great Zhou, no matter what happens, in the end, it can be traced back to him.
At the same time, he also understood what Drogo meant, which was that he hoped he could be lenient with Joseph.
Even if we ignore Joseph's top-notch combat qualifications, let's just talk about the death of Diak and many Centaurs.
If he executes Joseph now because of this incident, wouldn't it be the same as if Diak and the others died in vain?
Drogo had obviously figured this out long ago, so he opened his mouth...
"I hope Your Majesty can give him a chance to make up for his mistakes. I will discipline him strictly in the future!"
Judging from his military exploits alone, Joseph had indeed killed many enemy generals. At the same time, whenever there was a major battle, he would definitely take the lead in charging the Centaur cavalry. Since he joined the army, his military exploits cannot be ignored.
Under this premise, Drogo, as the leader of the Centaur tribe, has to consider the attitude of the Centaur tribe since this has been said.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu nodded.
"Okay, then I'll strip Major Joseph of his rank, remove him from his post, and fine him three years..."
Zhou Xu originally wanted to add some more corporal punishment, but when he thought about how Joseph was seriously injured, he was afraid that his life would be in danger if he was punished any further.
"As for the other punishments, they will all be postponed because he is injured. They will be imposed upon him once he recovers. You will be in charge of supervising this personally!"
"yes!"
With a response, Drogo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
And Zhou Xu obviously didn't want to mention this matter again.
"Where is Diack's body now?"
"Your Majesty, please follow me."
Drogo said as he made a 'please' gesture.
Because there are many skeleton mages within their Great Zhou, every soldier and even general will choose whether to sign an agreement before joining the army.
The content of the agreement is roughly about whether or not to contribute one's body to be used as a skeleton soldier if one dies on the battlefield. The agreement itself is completely voluntary.
Due to the long-term war with the greenskin camp, a large number of greenskin skeletons have been stockpiled within their Great Zhou, and their strength is generally stronger than human skeletons.
In other words, even if it is needed, it will not be the human skeletons' turn.
Most of the time, this agreement will not be used even if it is signed.
But for special forces like the Centaurs, which are composed of special ethnic groups, the situation is undoubtedly different.
While their physical fitness is equally strong, they are cavalry units that are completely different from ordinary skeleton soldiers, which makes them special in value.
However, the Centaurs have their own way of dealing with the corpses of their members, and they basically do not sign this agreement.
Zhou Xu didn't care about this.
The skeleton soldiers mainly play a supporting role for their Great Zhou. If the Centaurs are unwilling, then so be it. There is no need to create a rift with the Centaurs because of such a small matter.
Therefore, when Drogo received Zhou Xu's order to preserve Diak's body, he was stunned for a moment.
He didn't think that their Majesty would suddenly change his mind and transform the corpses of their people into skeleton soldiers.
To put it bluntly, when Diak was alive, his strength was only around Bronze 2-star. After being transformed into a skeleton soldier, his strength dropped again. With just a skeleton, it is basically impossible for him to maintain his previous strength.
Just like their Great Zhou's earliest warrior skeleton soldier 'Bai Lian', rounded off, its combat power is equivalent to that of a super soldier.
In the early years, when their Great Zhou lacked such combat power, the value of this super soldier might be greater, but how could their Great Zhou lack this now? Therefore, Drogo was convinced that their Majesty had asked him to preserve the bodies of Diak and the others, and there must be other deep meanings.
This is indeed the case. After seeing the bodies of Diak and the others, Zhou Xu, who had figured things out along the way, had nothing to hesitate about now.
"I got some new mantras some time ago, which may allow the skeleton soldiers to regain their consciousness before they died."
Zhou Xu’s words shocked Zhuo Ge.
"Let the skeleton soldier have consciousness? In other words, apart from becoming a skeleton soldier, he is no different from when he was alive?! Is this how I understand it?!"
Seeing Drogo who was obviously frightened, Zhou Xu quickly stopped talking.
"Stop, calm down Drogo. I mean maybe, I mean there is a possibility, but I can't guarantee it 100%. I don't have time to test it yet."
Having said that, Zhou Xu quickly added another sentence.
"Of course, if you want Diack to try, it's best to do it as soon as possible. Because according to my initial understanding and speculation, after a life dies, his consciousness, or soul, will not stay in the body for too long. Once the soul completely dissipates, there will be no way to save it."
Obviously, this is also the main reason why Zhou Xu rushed here in such a hurry.
"Of course, if you choose to let Diack rest in peace, I respect your decision."
As a Centaur, Drogo is one of the very few Centaurs whose intelligence has reached three stars, which makes his mind much smarter than that of ordinary Centaurs.
Now after hearing what Zhou Xu said, he immediately said...
"Your Majesty, please give me some time, I will make a decision as soon as possible!"
After saying that, Drogo left the tent without looking back.
He has a good relationship with Diack and can be considered familiar with him, but not to the point where he can help him make such a decision.
At this time, there are no more than five centaurs in the tribe who can help him make such a decision, and there are only two on the front line, namely Jack and Joseph.
The former is a good brother who grew up with Diac, and the latter is like a son to Diac. I think Diac will accept any decision made by the two of them.
After hearing what Drogo said, Joseph's pupils, which had been as dead as ashes, unconsciously lit up.
"Is it true? Is this true, Patriarch?!"
He was so excited that he grabbed Drogo's clothes unconsciously, completely ignoring the wound that was torn open again on his body. He just wanted a positive answer.
"Listen! It's just a possibility! But if we want to take a gamble, we have to make a decision quickly!"
During this period, Jack was undoubtedly as excited as Joseph, but as he was older, he was undoubtedly more mature mentally, which made him quickly realize another problem.
"Wait a minute, Joseph, I want to ask, if we really make Diak 'alive' by turning him into a 'skeleton soldier', is this really a good thing for him? Or is this really what he wants?"
These questions left Joseph stunned.
To be honest, he hadn't thought about these questions at all. He just wanted Diak to survive!
(End of this chapter)
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