To the southwest of the kingdom of Dalmante, mountains spliced together the plains, which were cut by rivers. Countless lakes dot this vast land, each as delicate as a picture.

This is the Kingdom of Bled, a country that was almost forgotten during the Fourth Age.

In the Second Age, humanity set off a wave of exploration to the eastern part of the continent, which, like the Kingdom of Koster, was the first area to be explored.

From the Second Age to the Third Age, the land flourished, and at its peak it was the birth of several exceptionally short-lived empires that ruled most of the northern part of East Fein.

Today's kingdom of Bled is extremely closed and backward, and the rule of the royal family is quite weak. The lords didn't hear anything outside the window, and they didn't know much.

Without the Divine Crystal, Magic Crystal, Magic Metal, and other minerals, it is difficult for the gold bushel to circulate, and few transcendents are willing to come here. Even the Loyal Divine Court has not developed much, although it has set up a branch, it can only huddle with the royal family to keep warm.

This has to do with the beliefs of the Bled people, who value blood more. From the ancient gods to the gods of slaughter, and even the dragons, as long as the bloodline can bring great power, they are all objects they worship and cling to.

In the past, countless strong people have emerged here, and it has even been crowned with the title of "the country of witches (teachers) and magicians". It is also because of the prosperity of sorcerers and warlocks that this land is filled with all kinds of evil, and it has become a stage for fierce battles between the good and evil camps.

In the late Third Age, when the Dark Elves invaded, the wizards and warlocks here had a bold idea. They are trying to join forces with the Dark Elves to create a new race of humans and the Dark Elves to merge and build a new world.

Feeling humiliated, the Dark Elves sold them to humans, and the camp of good gods and evil gods united to eliminate these "idealists". Legend has it that the gods also imposed a curse so that those who lived on the land could no longer gain supernatural powers.

The land where the kingdom of Bled is located is also nicknamed "The Cursed Land", which is how it came about.

The curse was just a claim made by the nobles, who in fact relied on various bloodlines to rule firmly over the common people. The oppression of civilians by the transcendent is presented here in another way, from generation to generation.

The Savage King sat on the throne of the Grim Reaper, and was then lit with fireworks, which shook the realm of the dead and spread throughout the world of Finn.

Rumros, a descendant of Tudor the Great, ignited his ambition to rebuild the Tudor Empire, with Prince Belino killing his father and putting on the Kist Crown, and Sylvie unleashing the final blow on the remaining orcs in the north.

Following this series of changes, there are also new fluctuations here in the Bled Kingdom.

To the south of the kingdom, in the foothills near the Weeping Sand Sea, several corpses hung high above the castle and fluttered in the wind. Countless ragged men and women opened their mouths wide, raised their hands in the air, and cheered in circles.

This is the "Fish Receiving Ceremony", a newly created prayer for the followers of Ismat to commemorate the salvation of Ismat in the weeping sand sea. They finally made their way out of the sea of sand and gained a foothold in the kingdom of Bled.

In the midst of a warm and celebratory atmosphere, the two young men quarreled angrily in the castle hall.

"What's going on again?"

The red-haired girl came down from the stairs, the blood-colored blade in her hand still emitting a faint scarlet halo. Her tone was quite impatient, and even if she converted to Ismat, the two subordinates still couldn't get along, which gave her a headache.

Gaston said: "We should learn the lesson of the kingdom of Koster, we can't be so extreme! The nobles who have committed the most heinous crimes can be killed, and the other nobles should fight for it, otherwise we will be surrounded and suppressed here!"

Esther pointed at Gaston and said to Gronia, "Your Highness, you should have heard, he is against you!"

In an impassioned tone, he said: "We have converted to Ismat, and our justice is now granted by Ismat. As long as they are not commoners and poor people, they are all guilty! How can Ismat be pleased if such justice is not practiced?"

Gaston was not convinced: "Since it is justice, it must be judged! Let sinners repent before justice, instead of killing people when they see them! Ismat is not the god of killing!"

"That's it!"

Gronia stopped the two of them and sighed, "I received the oracle just now......"

The two of them were suddenly awe-struck, and the red-haired girl continued: "My lord said that the realm of the dead has shaken, and the era change has officially begun. We must be more strategic in our righteousness and ready to give more strength to our Lord in this great change. ”

Gaston beamed: "That means ......"

"It means that we can no longer only know how to kill people as we used to," said Gronia, "and we have to develop more believers and offer more faith to our Lord." ”

Esther said eagerly: "Can't you kill the nobles in the same way? We gathered a few thousand people in Kerster, and if we killed a viscount here, we won the support of thousands of commoners!"

"You also said it, it's all civilian......"

Gronya shook her head and said, "We are still very weak, we can't even stop a legend, and if we continue to kill the nobles when we see them, it will be difficult to stay in Bled, which is contrary to the oracle of my lord." ”

She pulled a crystal ball out of her coat pocket and placed it on the table, and the crystal ball projected Finn's map of the world. Looking up at the map, two faces crossed her mind.

Ignoring the face in front of her, her mind rested on the face in the back, a young man with black hair and gray eyes.

Gronia muttered, "How did he do it......"

Gaston and Esther glanced at each other, and they all sighed and were unwilling.

Gronia was thinking about that guy again, the guy who had brought them to where they are today. Although in terms of results, I am actually quite grateful to him, but thinking of their status in Gronia's heart, which is far from comparable to that guy, I can't say how depressed and unhappy I am.

Only they knew that whenever Gronia hesitated, it would be like this. Putting aside the feud between the two, she completely regarded that guy as a wise mentor.

Gronia groaned for a long time, when a surprising report came from one of her subordinates that a princess of the Bled Kingdom had been found among the captives.

"Great!"

Esther said excitedly: "Throw her to the commoners, let her taste all the sins that the nobles inflict on the commoners! Tear the dignity of the nobles to shreds! Hang herself on the castle again, and everyone will see the fate of the nobles! This will surely be the justice that pleases my lord!"

"That's a princess after all!"

Gaston said hurriedly, "And he's only ten years old!Morality aside, what are the consequences of doing this!?"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Gronia suddenly snorted.

"Don't rush into a duel, you have to be strategic, you have to gather strength", a smile of meaning flashed on her thin cheeks, "He said the same thing before my lord gave the oracle. ”

Her gaze became clear, and her words suddenly became powerful: "Go and protect that princess, treat her well, and never hurt her!"

"Your Highness, why!?"

"She's a nobleman after all!"

Not to mention Esther, even Gaston had difficulty adapting to this change for a while.

"When I decided to bring everyone to the Bled Kingdom, I knew more about this place," said Gronia, "The nobles here are barbaric and rude, and there are not many churches of good gods, and the oppression of the common people is very heavy, which is very suitable for our development." ”

"But we have to talk about strategy, and score clearly about the enemy's priorities. Bled's royal family is weak and would happily see someone strike at a noble lord. If we fight even the royal family, they will come together against us. ”

"Since it's a strategy, you don't have to care about reputation, this is an oracle of our lord, and my lord will not blame us. We can pretend to take refuge in the king, act as his thugs, and develop faster. ”

Hearing Gronya say that she didn't have to care about reputation, both of them twitched their cheeks, and when they heard that it was an oracle, they both nodded helplessly at the same time.

Gaston quickly changed his mind: "Even if we don't do anything to the princess, the king won't trust us, right?"

"That Viscount just now......"

Gronya's eyes flashed with wisdom: "What did he say when he defended himself that he didn't do anything bad and that there was nothing in the treasury?"

Esther frowned: "Say that the Loyal Divine Court is implementing the divine property system and wants to confiscate everyone's property?"

Gaston suddenly said: "It is said that the defeated orcs are pouring into the north of the kingdom, and the king is gathering nobles to resist the orc invasion!"

"Yes! orcs!"

Gronia said, "In the name of resisting the orcs, we will gain the support of the king. ”

She said coldly but firmly: "Let's go to the north, kill the orcs, rescue the commoners! Kill the nobles, and develop believers!"

Gaston and Esther looked at each other, and a fire burned in their hearts, this road was indeed good.

..................

In the makeshift royal hall of the west castle of Valentine, Theresia flashed out of thin air, stumbling under her feet and almost falling.

The subordinates shouted in surprise, and she waved her hand to stop: "Don't scream, you should have been used to it." ”

She was covered in blood, her silver armor was torn everywhere, and she had a superb crossbow bolt nailed to her chest.

"Still didn't break through, only killed them a legend, and our losses were great," Theresia said, gritting her teeth and pulling out her crossbow arrows, covering her wounds and casting a healing spell, the holy light in her hand much dimmer than before.

"Brynto, you'll have to figure it out again," she said, looking at her advisor, "they've adjusted their defenses and haven't missed a single secret passage, and it's going to be hard for us to find a way to get into the control center." ”

Brinto said in a panic: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will find a way as soon as possible." ”

Theresia had done some more arrangement, and without bothering to do any further treatment, hurried to a secret room in the castle.

The legendary magician Medi was waiting for him in the secret room, and when he saw her, he didn't care about saluting, and said hurriedly: "The realm of the dead has shaken, who has shaken the throne of the god of death, but has not succeeded in sealing the gods." ”

Seeing Theresia's face change, Medi hurriedly added, "It's not Duke Prell. ”

Theresia breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "It's really unthinkable that the undead monarchs have reached an agreement." ”

Then her expression turned confused: "I thought it was ......"

"Your Majesty, I understand that you are still holding on to a fluke, thinking that the era change will officially start after obtaining the approval of the Guardian Shield, and then it will be completed soon. ”

Medi said seriously: "Now it seems that this era change is a greater test for mortals. It's not enough to get the approval of the Shield of Guardians and make Kem's will whole. ”

Theresia's body shook, and she scanned the room blankly, as if looking for a chair, but immediately stood still.

There was a misty glow in her gray eyes, and she just stood still, lost in thought.

Medi didn't bother her, just stood silently.

After a long time, Theresia let out a deep sigh: "Yes, I have long understood, but I have always been unwilling to face it, and I have always been lucky. ”

She was a little unwilling: "If we could have captured Valentine Cathedral earlier, maybe it would have been different." ”

He shook his head again and smiled: "There is no point in regretting it at this time......"

She said decisively: "I have to go down!"

Medi advised: "Your Majesty, you have to think carefully, at this time, it is more important and urgent to obtain the approval of the Guardian Shield. ”

"No, it's more important to solve the crisis in the realm of the dead!"

Theresia said, "Since the epoch change will be more violent and dangerous, the changes in the realm of the dead cannot be taken lightly. As Kem's spokesperson, if I don't stand up, I will be seen by the evil gods and demon kings as Kem retreating. They will regard the belonging of the Grim Reaper as a breakthrough and set off a great change that will shake the whole of Finn!"

"Your Majesty......"

Medi made a final effort: "It would be safer to get the approval of the Guardian Shield first, and then deal with the affairs of the Realm of the Dead." His Majesty is in a hurry to go down now, which may not be what Kem wants, after all...... At first, you just think it's a private matter. ”

Theresia looked at her mentor with an offended look, and the other party's expression did not change in the slightest.

Thinking of the turmoil in her heart just now, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll make a confirmation." ”

Medi left the chamber, and Theresia knelt on the ground, put her hand on her chest, and whispered, "Kem, please see my true ......"

The light spilled out of her, pierced through the rooftops, and soared into the sky, where a cloud of light dust descended and enveloped her.

She closed her eyes, intently sensitized, worried, expectant, stunned, stunned, and so on, and so on, and swept across her face in turn.

When Medi returned to the secret room, she saw that Theresia's body was filled with a faint light and dust, and her breath was refreshed, like an angel, so she quickly bowed her head and saluted.

"Mentor, it's me," Theresia said with a faint smile.

Medi was surprised, "I thought it was...... The will of Kem came. ”

Theresia shook her head: "As I said, Kem is with me, and my heart is what Kem wants. Although I misjudged the situation, my heart did not change in the slightest. ”

She repeated her decision: "I'm going down." ”

"I see, Your Majesty", Medi sighed, an extra mask in her hand, "The passage is ready, this is the vision of the Underworld, Your Majesty should be able to use it." ”

"Sight of the Underworld, an artifact of death?"

Theresia took it: "It took a lot of effort for the mentor to get it, right?"

Medi's face was full of worry: "Compared to the risk that His Majesty is going to take, it is not worth mentioning. ”

"It's a risk, and some things have to trouble the Mentor," said Theresia, "and now that the Epoch Cycle has officially begun, I may not be able to come back." ”

Medi sighed deeply, and it was because of this that he didn't want Theresia to go down.

At this time, there will be no more temptation, suspicion and scheming among the gods, but whatever cards will be played. Even if it was a spokesperson like Theresia, the gods would not hesitate to give it up if they needed it.

But Theresia was still with Kem, and he couldn't persuade him anymore.

"If I don't come back, I'm afraid the light of order will dim for a while", Theresia's tone was as relaxed as leaving the housekeeper with the affairs of the house before leaving the house affairs before going on a trip, "If Litchie returns, hand over the mess I left behind to him and Catherine." ”

The atmosphere was too heavy, and Medi forced herself to joke: "Your Majesty still can't trust us magicians, why don't you give it to Hathaway?"

"It has nothing to do with magicians," said Theresia with a laugh, "In exchange for Hathaway, she would have taken advantage of her power to snatch Litchie from my sister, and I bet she would have done that." ”

Then her voice became low: "If Richie doesn't come back, please protect Catherine." Other than that, this era has nothing to do with you. ”