Chapter 62: The Imperial Artifact

The dark clouds in the sky slowly drifted down and soon landed on the other side of the mountain.

Located in the wilderness not far from the Alchemy City, a large area of ​​fog shrouds the area, making it impossible to see anything inside.

The dark clouds descended and transformed into a giant bone dragon, which dived into the fog.

The seemingly thick fog is actually only a thin layer. Once you pass through the outer layer of fog, you will find that it is a withered land.

The once lush forest had completely withered, and a large number of skeletons and ghouls were trapped in place. Occasionally, a few death knights appeared from the shadows and quickly disappeared, constantly patrolling the surroundings.

The bone dragon landed and crawled on the ground, and a translucent ghost emerged from its skull.

The Bone Dragon Miss, who had transformed into a dragon soul, walked to the small silver palace in the center of the territory and came to the side of a noble woman as beautiful as white jade.

Withered Rose, the Queen of the Undead in the Underdark, is a super-rich woman who can cause the price of ore in the nine kingdoms to plummet with just one sentence.

She stayed here for several days with her undead army, and asked Miss Bone Dragon to monitor the movements of the group of holy warriors.

This Bone Dragon lady named Canggu is particularly good at concealment and monitoring spells. She disguises herself as a dark cloud and can still see every move of people on the ground from thousands of meters away.

Cang Gu sat next to Withered Rose and reported: "Sister Rose, those holy warriors bought hundreds of slaves. I don't know what they want to do."

After hearing this, Withered Rose put down the information about the Mercury Spirit Figurine in her hand and showed a slightly surprised expression.

"They bought a lot of slaves?" Fu Yu pondered for a moment, then smiled: "I didn't expect that they would bring that artifact with them. It seems that they will be in trouble this time."

"Divine weapon? You mean the Dragon Weapon?!"

Canggu's translucent face also showed a shocked expression. The Demon Dragon Armor is the national treasure of the Ryan Empire. Each component is a divine weapon, and when combined together, it possesses power close to that of a god.

In order to deal with Amber, the people of the Ryan Empire dared to take out such a thing? Without the protection of the army, aren't they afraid of losing it?

Cang Gu suddenly said excitedly: "No, that heartless man can't stop the power of the dragon armed forces. I will take him home now."

Withered Rose shook her head and said, "Don't worry, the artifact I'm talking about is not the Dragon Armor. This thing can only be used by the royal bloodline. The current Ryan Empire... Anyway, they can't take out the Dragon Armor. The artifact I'm talking about is another one, and it should be just a weakened fake. It won't have any effect on your husband. But it's hard to say about the other one. As a legend, he is too weak."

Cang Gu immediately complained, "Oh, sister, don't just say half of what you want to say. You're almost scaring me to death."

Withered Rose looked at the dragon soul with a lively expression and said with emotion: "It's really interesting. Why would you, as an undead, be so anxious because of a headless knight? Sister, is your heart still beating?"

Withered Rose could never understand the love between Cang Gu and Gareth.

The dead don't even have a heartbeat, so naturally they don't have the desires of the living.

Is it true that there are emotions engraved on the soul that can transcend the shackles of the flesh?

Oh, there is such a thing, such as hatred.

But that is a deep impression left before death, a spiritual imprint left when the heart is still beating. The soul deeply remembers this emotion when it was alive, so it will never forget it after becoming a dead soul.

The love between these two not only transcends species, but was born after they became undead.

Withered Rose shook her head. This was simply an unsolved mystery. She wanted to imitate it only because Amberxiu's price was too high and she couldn't completely use him for her own benefit. That was why she thought rationally and wanted to replicate the encounter between Cang Gu and Gareth.

When Cang Gu heard the question from Withered Rose, he also shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either, but that heartless guy and I did fall in love at first sight. Although my heart is no longer beating, I'm sure it's not an illusion. As for why, perhaps we can only say it's the will of the gods."

Withered Rose did not continue to discuss this fruitless issue, but continued to talk about the artifact.

"Okay, let's get down to business. If I'm not mistaken, the group of paladins will launch their first attack in three days at most. They have never seen the power of this kind of artifact, and I'm afraid they will be caught off guard."

Cang Gu asked curiously, "Is it really that powerful? What does this artifact have to do with those slaves?"

Withered Rose explained: "The Ryan Empire has made great use of faith. The entire imperial capital is a huge altar. Every mortal who believes in the Lord of Dawn will continuously provide power to this altar, so the city can be said to be indestructible.

“And to do this, we cannot do without the artifact, the Lathander Crown, which is truly forged by the gods and bestowed upon the Lion Empire a powerful magical crown that enables the Lion Empire to transform weak mortals into an unrivaled force.

"These holy warriors should have a way to imitate the power of this artifact and turn these mortals into the power of their faith."

Cang Gu said doubtfully: "But they are not believers of the Lord of Dawn."

The Alchemy City is a place where many races coexist. It is a place where the light of the Lord of Dawn cannot easily reach, and there are very few people who believe in this God of Light.

"Don't underestimate the brainwashing ability of these holy warriors. If they are given three days, they will be able to turn hundreds of people into devout believers. However, there are only three hundred people. Is faith enough?" Withered Rose sneered, and then said: "I'm afraid that they will not only have to provide faith, but also sacrifice their lives."

Cang Gu said strangely: "Use human sacrifice? That's the Ryan Empire, they won't do such a thing, right?"

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Although its stance is hostile, the Lion Empire is perfect in all aspects except for its discrimination against non-human races. Human sacrifice is also strictly prohibited by the Doctrine of Light.

The most vicious rumor circulating on the continent was that Emperor Ryan was cheated on by the goblins, but no one had ever heard of anyone accusing the Ryan Empire of human sacrifice.

Withered Rose said: "Sacrifice is not necessarily forced, it can also be voluntary. In order to defeat evil, the hero chooses to sacrifice himself. Is this also considered a sacrifice? If during the sacrifice, even oneself is sacrificed, then it becomes a selfless dedication.

"However, if this kind of self-destructive devotion is not recognized in the Ryan Empire, you will become an alien and will not be able to survive at all. Sooner or later, the Ryan Empire will be destroyed because of this fanaticism."

Withered Rose said the last sentence with gritted teeth, showing a rare angry expression.

Cang Gu held his chin with both hands and said irritably: "I am beginning to not understand, but sister, why do you know so much about the Ryan Empire?"

Withered Rose put away her angry expression, shook her head and said, "It's just some past reasons, it's not important. Let's think about how to help those two men solve the problem. If Gareth is not careful, he will get hurt."

Cang Gu said excitedly: "Then I will go and devour those holy warriors now!"

Withered Rose said: "When your husband sees you, he will probably run away immediately. Even the Ryan Empire can't catch the Headless Knight, so I don't have the confidence to help you stop him.

"If I'm not mistaken, this group of holy warriors must have reached an agreement with the Alchemy City. Besides, the Alchemy City will not stand idly by. They have already discovered us this morning and even sent us an invitation. We will enter the Alchemy City as a joint delegation of the Underdark and Dragon Tomb, otherwise we will have to go to war."

"So what do you say, sister?"

Cang Gu felt helpless. If a real fight broke out, she would definitely be no match for the Alchemy City. She would definitely be blown into pieces by the magic cannons on the city walls and could only spend hundreds of years in the Dragon Tomb to be reborn.

"Don't worry, I believe he will find a way. All he lacks is information."

Withered Rose took out the Codex of the Undead, and with a trembling fingertips, she wrote down a long message and sent it to Amber.

Without waiting for Amber's reply, Withered Rose closed the Codex of the Dead and murmured to herself, "Don't let me down, the man I chose."

(End of this chapter)