Chapter 289 The Flag of the Future
The pure white holy light gathered on Allen's wrist, and the comminuted fracture began to heal rapidly under the effect of the holy light. A few minutes later, Allen rubbed his wrist and felt that he had almost fully recovered.
"Holy Light works really well. It's much better than healing potions."
Amber was very envious. If a lich's bone was broken, it would have to be replaced with a new one, but there was no way to grow it back.
Apart from the fact that he cannot live forever, Ryan's paladin is really quite powerful.
Although any god can have his own paladin, Ryan is different. Their paladins master more divine arts and are more powerful than other paladins in various ways.
Allen sat on the ground without caring about his image, looked at Amber and said, "What lies have you made up this time? Why don't you just kill me directly?"
Amber Xiu was no longer anxious at this moment, and said strangely: "You look like you want to die. Giving up your life is against your doctrine."
Allen smiled bitterly and explained, "I fought with all my strength to dispel the evil, but lost. Isn't dying at the hands of the undead the fate of a paladin?"
Amber touched his chin, pondered for a moment and then asked: "Boy, have you committed treason? Dirty, decadent, and alone, you look like a holy warrior who has broken his oath."
"I did not break my vow."
Allen's answer was very brief, but Amber knew that he guessed correctly. He just didn't break the oath, not that he didn't commit treason.
No way, Ryan's Supreme Judgment took action right away? Amber thought he would take a year or two to come up with something, but he let his son commit treason so soon? "Okay, for your father's sake, I will explain it to you reluctantly. First of all, I did kill the five villagers you mentioned, but it was because they wanted to kill me."
Generally speaking, it is difficult for the undead to communicate with the paladins, after all, they are absolute opposites.
To the paladin, anything the undead say is a lie and a curse, and it is absolutely “I won’t listen, I won’t listen”.
Allen used to think so, but the undead who said this was Ultraman Tiga. Allen didn't know why, but he felt that the lich in front of him was different from other undead, perhaps because he conquered the entire city last time, but didn't kill anyone in the end.
Perhaps it was because his father personally issued an amnesty order, removing this undead from the wanted list.
Such treatment is truly unheard of.
In fact, Alan was not unwilling to listen to Amber's explanation. After knowing that it was this lich, Alan was willing to give him a chance to explain.
The reason why I took action was actually because I had the same idea as Amber Xiu.
Beat him up first until he is completely convinced, then talk slowly. This way the communication will be much smoother.
Who would have thought that I was the one who was beaten into submission. It seemed no different from the beginning, except that I just struggled a little longer.
"You said they were robbers. Do you have any evidence?" Alan asked.
Amber Xiu spread his hands and said, "No, believe it or not. It is normal to kill a robber when encountering him. I have never heard of anyone having to prove his innocence. If you want to uphold the so-called justice, then you should investigate it. Don't you think this is the truth?"
Alan was silent because he knew what Amber said made sense.
There are so many adventurers in this world, and bandits are more numerous than the scales on a dragon. It doesn't make sense for every adventurer to use a memory crystal to record every encounter with a bandit to prove their innocence.
Moreover, Alan began to feel that what Amber said was true.
The five old farmers have a high reputation in the village because they have been generous recently and often help the orphans and widows in the village.
Then the question is, in this era, the old farmers who farmed the land were lucky not to die of starvation. How could they help the poor? Were they nobles or landlords in the countryside? Allen recalled many details that he had not noticed before, such as the fact that the village was obviously poor, but there were many valuable old machines. Most of the people in the village had dark skin and wrinkles on their faces, which was the result of long hours of labor, but Allen found that every household had one or two nice new clothes, which were hidden at home when not worn. There was also a cemetery outside the village, with several new graves, all without tombstones.
Every detail can have other reasonable explanations, but all of them added together confirm Amber's statement.
The destruction of the Alchemy City caused turmoil in the entire kingdom. I think there must have been many alchemists who wanted to escape from the kingdom at that time. Not every alchemist could buy a flying ship, and not everyone could teleport directly to other kingdoms.
Those embarrassed alchemists might have passed by this border village and were killed by the villagers.
Everything fits together, except there's no smoking gun.
Amber Xiu saw Allen's expression change, knowing that the boy had believed his words, so he smiled and asked: "If you go back to investigate and find that those villagers really became bandits, what are you going to do?"
A holy knight can only gain power by fulfilling his oath. Amberxiu is not very clear about the content of Allen's oath, but he thinks he is not the type with flexible moral standards like the Black Knight, otherwise he would not track the deaths of five villagers for hundreds of kilometers.
If he were to discover that the villagers were all bandits and pretend not to know, he would most likely break his oath and become a corrupted oath breaker.
The holy warrior favored by the Lord of Dawn wouldn't end up like this, right?
Alan smiled bitterly and said, "What else can we do? We should make the truth public and let the kingdom's laws handle it. The village is now ruled by the dwarves, so naturally we should follow the dwarven laws. I am only responsible for making the truth public, and the punishment should be decided by the locals themselves."
Amber nodded and said sincerely: "You have indeed grown a lot compared to before. Well, goodbye. I hope that next time we meet, we don't have to draw our swords against each other."
Melina whispered through her soul: "Father, why don't you kill this paladin?"
"Lion is about to split, but it needs a leader to lead the rebels. James Watson, the Supreme Judge, is old, and he is not qualified to be the leader of the new Lion. But this kid is different. I have a feeling that the Lord of Dawn has already appointed him to be the new king of Lion."
Amber Xiu's words came from the heart.
James Watson, like him, was an old man from the last era. This old man grew up under Ryan's extreme education, and he has done his best to maintain the current fairness. He probably can't understand or imagine what it would be like without the extreme Ryan.
Even if Ryan is divided, James Watson cannot become a banner.
Without new ideas and doctrines, how can the anti-Ryan rebels be distinguished from the orthodox? Without such a clear banner, how can they gather enough strength to overthrow Ryan?
But Allen can.
Amber Xiu finally understood why the Lord of Dawn favored him, not just because of his fighting talent. A twenty-year-old legend was indeed very powerful, but no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't beat a hundred people alone.
And ideas can infect countless people.
Alan was born into a noble family, but before he could reach the heights of his father, he was nailed to the pillar of shame, and then continued to fall to the bottom. As a result, he became the youngest legendary paladin and became a rising star in the empire again.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
But at this moment of success, Allen chose to commit treason.
This choice must be made out of extreme disappointment in Ryan, and the fact that he could make such a choice shows that Alan sees things more clearly and feels more deeply than his father.
As long as Allen can maintain his original intention, he will soon sum up new ideas from these painful experiences.
This is the life trajectory of most great people.
When Allen completes this transformation, he will become Ryan's new banner. He can answer all the questions for those confused people, and then he can get countless people's responses with just a wave of his hand, and then overthrow the Ryan royal family and become the new king.
The only problem we need to worry about now is that Alan is too weak.
The youngest legendary paladin spoke nicely, but he could die in an accident.
Amber opened the private space, and at a command, two little balls made of broken glass came out carrying a long sword.
Amber handed the sword to Allen: "This is for you. A paladin cannot be without a good sword."
Alan took the sword curiously, pulled it out and took a look, then immediately showed a surprised expression.
Alan knew a lot about swords, so when he pulled out the sword, he could feel that this was not an ordinary enchanted sword. He had never seen the patterns on it before, and the material was also very special. He only recognized expensive special metals such as refined gold and secret silver, and could not recognize other materials.
Amber explained: "This is a magic-breaking weapon unique to the elves. It can destroy almost any defensive magic. It also has an extra sharp enchantment. It may be a bit exaggerated to say that it can cut iron like mud, but ordinary armor cannot stop the sword's edge."
Alan was shocked. Such a long sword must be very precious. How could the lich give him such a precious thing?
As expected, Amber Xiu immediately continued: "This sword costs 200,000 gold coins. If you say a word of praise to the God of Alchemy, I will give you a 20% discount."
Allen directly put the sword into Amber's hand. He didn't even have two gold coins, let alone two hundred thousand gold coins. Not to mention praising the God of Alchemy, the Lord of Dawn would slap him to death if he said that.
Mortals with faith cannot praise other gods casually. This is a very serious act of betrayal.
Amber Xiu chuckled and took out a promissory note.
"It's okay, just make a handprint and I can pay you back slowly."
Allen felt that Amber had bad intentions. When had this lich ever done such a loss-making business?
But Amberxiu didn't give him any chance. He grabbed Alan's hand and pressed it. Alan's fingerprints immediately appeared on the magic contract.
"You!" Allen was stunned. How could this lich be so fast? A wizard could grab the hand of a paladin and force a hand seal. Even if Allen was not prepared, the speed was ridiculous.
Could it be that the lich had used the speed-up spell just to trick him? Amber put away the IOU, threw down his sword and left.
Although it is said to be 200,000 gold coins, the actual cost is only 2,000 to 3,000 gold coins. This is the legendary grace ability shared with him by Catherine, so it is not a conventional magic weapon refining method, and the cost can be reduced to an incredible level.
But a magic sword with super powerful magic-breaking effect costs more than 200,000 gold coins.
It was clearly written in black and white. It was time for the old man James Watson to explode his gold coins! Amber Xiu still remembered the last time he failed to get the ransom and was chased by this old man. But now the offensive and defensive situation has changed. This old man has become a traitor to Ryan. He must take the 200,000.
(End of this chapter)