Chapter 176: Magical Revival
"The Titans actually use necromancy?" Before Anne could speak, Gunther asked with a big grin. Looking at his shocked face, it was as if he had seen his lord save the dead and help the wounded.
No wonder he asked.
It may be that the glory that once ruled over all beings has never passed away, and even if the last member disappeared tens of thousands of years ago, the Titan still has a very high status in the eyes of ordinary people today. Most people want to believe that, as guardians and controllers of the whole world, they are strong, kind, and free, maintaining order and balance.
Necromancy, something that only exists in the gutter, is hard to associate with Titans.
"Of course, the Titans have a veryβ'rustic' attitude towards magic. Richard pondered for a moment before deciding what words to use, "In their eyes, there is no good or bad magic in itself, and all evil comes from the user's own desires." So in the eyes of the Titans, necromancy is just an ordinary magic, nothing special. β
"It seems to make sense. Anne nodded subconsciously.
"Actually, I don't agree with that. "This theory sounds plausible at first glance, but the lord thinks it's nonsense.
Perhaps, as a skill, even necromancy cannot make a person of the highest kind sprout evil thoughts. But unfortunately, there can be no pure and perfect people in this world. As long as it is a human being, there must be both good and evil sides in the heart, and the question is only how much.
Necromancy plays with the soul and desecrates the dead, which makes it easy to inspire the hidden evil thoughts in the hearts of ordinary people, making them immersed and difficult to contain, and eventually turning into a monster completely. From this point of view, it is definitely a very wise choice for humans to choose to completely ban necromancy.
"The Book of the Dead itself is the best proof of this, it is bound in the skin of a Titan baby, and it is skinned alive. Because when the Titan baby died tragically, the powerful and pure resentment will bring great power to this book. If that's not evil enough, there's nothing more than that. β
Buckland looked at the way the lord of Alpine Fort talked eloquently, and couldn't help but sigh again and again that the son could be taught. It turns out that as long as you are diligent and studious, even if the mud is muddy, there will always be a day when it will stick to the wall.
Richard waved his hand in a gesture - since he was about to work on the Sky and Thunder Rings, he had been particularly interested in the history related to Titans, and this kind of common sense was easy to come by. This old white tiger usually slanders him for not learning and not knowing, and blindly engaging in crooked ways, which is pure blood.
"The Book of the Dead is not just a magic book. "But what Thutmose said next was unheard of even by the lord.
As a top-notch magical creature, dragons have a racial benefit that humans can't envy. They can pass on knowledge through bloodline, and pass on the knowledge of the first dragon to the next generation from generation to generation. Therefore, many of the so-called "secrets lost in the long river of history" of human beings are not unusual to dragons at all.
Generally speaking, even dragon knights have a hard time getting a secret from the dragon's mouth that only circulates among their own kind, because these lizards also value the ancestral lineage.
However, Thutmose didn't have the conditions to pay so much attention at the moment, so he opened the conversation box and began to pour beans in a bamboo tube.
"It's also an extremely powerful piece of magical equipment, made by the Titan Lord Anu. Thutmose shook his long neck, "but the other Titans couldn't tolerate his murder of young children and banded together to attack him." Anu could not resist the power of the Titans, but he left behind a curse before he diedβ'Whoever wields this book will be devoured by it'. β
Richard cupped his cheeks and nodded, noncommittal.
The Titans had a tradition of domesticating dragons as chariot-pulling beasts, and seeing how Thutmose described it as if he were there, the identity of his ancestors was self-explanatory.
Since then, all of the successive holders of the Dead have all died as a result of the Book of the Dead. And the Book of the Dead itself has become more and more powerful with the blessing of countless resentful spirits. Thutmose continued to shake his head and speak, unwittingly leaking out the family's history of humiliation.
"Go on, how the hell do you know it's the Book of the Dead?" the lord tapped his fingers on the table, motioning for him not to go off-topic.
"Be lenient in confession, and strict in resisting. Gunther slapped the table.
He didn't understand what these people were talking about, but it didn't prevent him from taking advantage of the opportunity.
Thutmose blinked twice, "The conditions for turning dragon remains into undead are very harsh, and generally a hundred years of natural evolution are necessary, but I only used one night at the time. I can't think of anyone else who has this ability other than the Book of the Dead. β
The magic resistance of different creatures is also very different, even after death.
The same summoning skeleton can summon a mediocre bone frame when smashed on a human corpse, and a fart will not collapse when smashed on a dragon skeleton. With the dragon's innate magic resistance, it can be difficult to turn a dragon's skeleton into an undead.
"No, how do I remember that there have been many bone dragons in history?" Richard looked suspicious.
It's okay to listen to the words of a two-and-five-boy like Thutmose, but you can't easily believe them all. Because when you are two or five boys, this kind of thing will be addictive, and nine and a half out of ten will not do it only once.
"The bone dragon is nothing more than a large skeleton with nothing to show for itself. Thutmose snorted disdainfully, "Only zombie dragons, ghost dragons, and dragon lich are truly dragon-transformed undead." β
The little ghost puffed up his chest in the dragon crystal, trying to show his extraordinary identity, and the lord took out a small bottle of holy water, and spun it around his fingertips, his eyes full of malice.
"And turning the city's inhabitants into walking corpses is not something that a human necromancer can do at all, only with the help of the power of the Book of the Dead. Thutmose hurriedly continued, "There are a hundred and ninety Titanic hieroglyphic spells recorded on it!"
"What's the use of just documenting?" asked Anne, puzzled.
Magic spells are valuable, but they are only meaningful to casters of high enough rank. It's like even if Nehru is lucky enough to get a high-level spell, he can only stare dryly and can't shake the rule of the lord of Alpine Castle, because his own rank is not enough, and if he insists on casting it, he will only eat himself.
If it was only a record of spells, the Book of the Dead would not seem to be worthy of Thutmose's previous description.
"Ahem. Richard cleared his throat at the right time and said nonchalantly: "The Titan's writing itself has power, especially the hieroglyphs, which are said to be very powerful. The magic spells used by humans today include dragon language and ancient elven language, which are essentially simplifications of the original hieroglyphs. β
"But how do I remember, a long time ago the Church of the Light claimed that they had collected and destroyed the Book of the Dead. Old Buckland's face was full of doubt.
"Stick gold on your face, they don't do much of this kind of thing?" The lord didn't care, thinking that the old white tiger was really making a fuss.
"That's it. Thutmose in the dragon crystal quickly followed and nodded vigorously.
"But it's actually a relic of the Titan......"
First the Sky and the Ring of Thunder, and then the Book of the Dead, but they are all related to the Titans that disappeared tens of thousands of years ago.
Richard rubbed his forehead, and a thought could not help but come to his mind - could it be that this year's fashion is a magical revival?