Chapter 300 Mr. Doom
The Tiefling Kingdom of Unholy Carols may be the only kingdom that has been questioned since its founding.
The Tiefling's hellish bloodline has always been the reason for discrimination by other races. Even though they have contributed in the war against the dragon, the real Tiefling heroes have all died on the battlefield.
At that time, other races believed that Ryan should not help the Tieflings to establish a nation, and that they were cowards who hid behind and reaped the benefits.
But Arthur Ryan said at the time: "Heroes sacrificed their lives so that ordinary people without courage could live happily. Should the elderly and children who did not go to the battlefield be treated differently?"
That's how Arthur Lane went against all odds and helped the tieflings establish their own kingdom.
In order to thank Arthur Ryan for his support, the tieflings still have a statue of this holy king in the capital of the Kingdom of Unholy Song.
But even if they succeeded in establishing a nation, Tieflings still had many problems.
According to the traditions of other kingdoms, the most prestigious hero, or the hero's descendant, will be elected king.
The heroes who stepped forward and followed Arthur Lane into battle are now dead, and their descendants are too young, with the oldest being only five years old.
Therefore, the Tieflings set up an "Unjust Council" to manage the entire kingdom. The members of the council called themselves the Unclean because they stole the authority that should have belonged to the heroes. They always reminded themselves that they were responsible for the entire Tiefling Kingdom and could not live up to the sacrifices of the heroes.
It can be said that every kingdom was prosperous when it was first established.
But less than three hundred years later, the descendants of the first Tiefling King died in an "accident" and had no children, resulting in the extinction of the royal bloodline.
It's a coincidence, isn't it? For so many years, the royal family has been like a single-line inheritance. No matter how difficult it is for tieflings to give birth, it is not to the point where the royal family cannot find even a side branch.
Thus, everyone understood the truth. Those who called themselves unclean really became unclean and seized the authority of the heroes.
But after all, it was an internal issue of the Tieflings. At that time, Ryan was not arrogant enough to care about other people's domestic problems, and they had no evidence.
Anyway, from that time on, the Unclean Ones became the real controllers of the Tiefling Kingdom, and this Unjust Council became inbred and was gradually controlled by the thirteen families.
And then it has continued to this day.
For ordinary tieflings, life would not be much different whether the descendant of a hero was king or one of the thirteen families that stole the glory of heroes.
Therefore, the Kingdom of Unholy Hymns was passed down like this, and no major problems ever occurred.
Until the last few hundred years, the Ryan Empire has become increasingly terrifying, completely ignoring the boundaries between countries and expanding outward madly.
The Tiefling Kingdom had to activate the power of Hell again and create a large number of sealed Hell Gates on the border. Once Ryan invaded, they would open the Hell Gates to resist Ryan's offensive.
Anyway, all the responsibility lies with Ryan.
Such an extreme approach allowed the Tieflings to remain safe for a long time, but as Ryan won battle after battle, the pressure on the Tieflings increased, and the Injustice Council decided to build more Hell Gates again.
However, a court wizard who had served the Tiefling Kingdom for many years objected.
If it was an ordinary court mage, he would have opposed it, and at most he would have kicked the person out. But this mage was different. He was not only a legendary mage, but also the one who suggested building the Hell Gate to resist Ryan.
It was because of his plan that the Tiefling Kingdom did not lose most of its territory like the dwarves.
It was also because of the wizard's precise calculations that Tieflings were able to walk on the edge of their limits and not incur punishment from the gods.
This time, the wizard sternly warned everyone - if they added more gates to Hell, they would have crossed the line and would most likely incur punishment from the gods.
Because of his words, all the unclean people in the Unjust Council gave up the idea.
Ryan's invasion would not destroy the country all at once, but if he crossed the rules and brought punishment from the gods, the kingdom would be destroyed instantly.
Everyone can still tell what is more important than what is less important, except for one unclean person.
This unclean one was once a Hell Knight, and as a tiefling who had been to Hell, he believed that there was something wrong with the master's calculations.
It would not be a problem to build at least ten more Hell Gates in the kingdom.
Now the question is, who should we trust? This question has been debated for a long time, but in the end, no conclusion was reached.
The Unjust Council finally chose a compromise plan, which was to prepare all the materials for building the Gate of Hell in advance, complete 99% of the project, and make all preparations.
Once Ryan attacks and their Hell's Gate is broken, they can just build a new one on the spot.
This seemingly reasonable plan was once again opposed by the master.
But this time, the Unjust Parliament believed that they were the right party and ignored his opinion.
The court mage who had served the kingdom for many years eventually resigned from his post and disappeared. The Kingdom of Unholy Hymns began to prepare materials and build more gates to hell.
The Tiefling Kingdom is now almost in full war mode, with troops on the move and quartermasters collecting materials everywhere.
It was during this unfortunate period that Harvey entered the Kingdom of Unholy Hymns, and was interrogated for a long time because of his human identity. Fortunately, Harvey produced the certification documents from the dwarves, otherwise he would have been imprisoned for a few days.
Although he successfully entered the border city of Blackgate in the Tiefling Kingdom, Harvey encountered another problem.
Amber asked him to deliver the letter, but did not tell him where the recipient was.
According to Amberxiu, hundreds of years have passed and he can only confirm that the other party is still alive. As for the address, he will let Harvey find it himself.
Why bother the teacher with everything? Why ask the students to do it? Harvey once again experienced Amber Xiu's stinginess. Wasn't it just that he was reluctant to sacrifice gold coins to divine the other party's address? It was as if he was testing the students.
But there was no use knowing it, as Harvey had to come and deliver the letter as Ambershu requested.
Now, it depends on your own abilities.
"According to the teacher, his senior brother is a tiefling and a legendary prophecy mage. He should be quite famous. Let's start with the court mage of the Tiefling Kingdom."
Harvey walked towards the tavern in the city, talking to himself. If he wanted to get some information, the tavern was undoubtedly the most suitable place.
The tavern in Blackgate City was much quieter than Harvey had imagined. In such a large tavern, there were only three or five customers, and the bartender was almost making sparks fly from rubbing the glasses.
Harvey walked up to the bartender, put down a gold coin, and ordered a special cocktail.
Unlike Amber, who used copper coins to clear the way, Harvey was usually very generous. When the bartender saw the shining gold coin, he immediately became attentive and threw the bottle of wine everywhere.
Harvey drank his spicy cocktail slowly and asked the bartender, "Why is the business so quiet? Are there few adventurers here?"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"The situation has been tense recently, and there are not many commissions here, so naturally there are fewer adventurers."
Harvey could sense that the bartender was lying. Isn't it true that the more tense the situation, the more dangerous commissions there are? There is no shortage of risk-takers in this world, and this is not a racist country. There must be other reasons for the disappearance of so many adventurers.
But Harvey didn't care about this, he wasn't here for a mission.
Harvey said to the bartender, "I am a wizard apprentice who travels around the world. Wherever I go, I visit famous wizards. I wonder if there is anyone in this kingdom who is worthy of my advice?"
"You mentioned famous wizards. There are quite a few. Master Brendan Gratton is best at Transfiguration Magic. And Master Domino Lawley, who once received the Outstanding Scholar Badge issued by the Alchemy City, is best at refining magic potions..."
The bartender listed more than a dozen famous wizards, but only four of them had reached the legendary level, and none of them were prophecy wizards.
This is not right. Could it be that the teacher guessed wrong, and his senior brother does not have a prominent reputation?
In this case, it will be very troublesome to find it.
Harvey estimated that he would have to use the dice of fate to at least divine a direction to search.
But at this moment, a drunken tiefling appeared beside him and said to Harvey: "Buy me a drink, I can help you find the person you want to find."
Harvey looked at the tiefling strangely. He was very old, but his skin was not as fiery red as most tieflings. Instead, it was a bit like the gray-black color of the drow elves. Harvey remembered that he had read in a book that this was a tiefling of another bloodline, but he could not remember which one it was.
His hair had turned completely snow-white, as had his beard, and his face had many wrinkles. Although he was tall, he looked like an old man in his twilight years.
In a tavern, if someone suddenly comes up to you and asks you to buy them a drink, 99% of them are scammers, and the rest are often very capable adventurers. The latter are usually very interested in the topic you are talking about and are ready to participate.
Harvey's premonition, which had been very effective in the past, suddenly disappeared, and he could not sense anything from this tiefling.
But sometimes, the answer is revealed without a hunch.
Harvey asked, "Old man, could it be that you are the person I'm looking for?"
The old tiefling did not answer, but just laughed and said, "Now, can you buy me a drink?"
Harvey simply emptied all the money in his pocket onto the bar and said to the bartender, "No matter how much this old man drinks, it's my treat."
The old tiefling sighed and said, "Yes, that bastard has an enviable student. But you are nothing like your teacher. He used to be very stingy. Oh, give me the most expensive drink!"
Harvey was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say. Even though what he said was true, he couldn't join him in scolding his teacher.
The old tiefling grabbed the golden bottle handed to him by the bartender and took a sip. Then he said, "It's completely different in other aspects. That bastard's mouth is blessed by the gods. He will never be speechless."
Harvey didn't dare let him mock his teacher again, and quickly took out Amber's letter.
The old tiefling took it and put it in his pocket without even looking at it. Then he said to Harvey, "You can call me Mr. Doom. You should know that I have lost my name to that bastard."
Harvey quickly said, "I heard from the teacher about this old incident. He said that you two were sparring..."
The old tiefling waved his hand and said, "Don't be so tactful. This was a dispute between your teacher and I. In the end, I lost, including my name. But it was me who lost, not the ideals I stood for. If I'm not mistaken, your teacher didn't do very well either."
He has become a lich, which is not good. But Harvey thought of his teacher who could make things happen in various kingdoms, so he couldn't be described as "not good".
Mr. Bad Luck didn't make things difficult for Harvey. He changed the subject and said, "We can talk about your teacher and me later. Come with me now. It will be too late if you don't leave now."
Before Harvey could understand what Mr. Fortune meant, a group of armored tieflings rushed into the tavern.
The leader raised his sword, pointed at Mr. Fortune and said, "There's the fugitive! Catch him!"
(End of this chapter)