Chapter 43: The Connection Between the Past and the Future (5)
In the extraordinary period when all the princes rebelled and the emperor became ill, Dante, who was a dwarf, was naturally not allowed to enter the palace. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info He could only keep pacing in circles outside the palace walls to relieve the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart.
The Emperor summoned Befast not to make a plan against the undead, but to prolong his own life. Ramos V had no children and no direct brothers, and the closest to him was the Grand Duke of Erke, who had been intermarrying with the royal family for many years, and the two were cousins, and he was the legitimate heir regardless of whether the Grand Duke was selfish or not. Unlike the mediocre Ramos V, the Grand Duke of Kolk had a very good reputation, and if he succeeded to the throne, the princes and nobles would have no reason to rebel.
In the midst of the regime change that is surging in the human empire in this dark tide, the most surprising thing for Dent is the intervention of the glow elves!
No matter how urgent the edict is, it should not be brought forward by Iris, who is the prince of the elves, and he personally traveled to the north, which is naturally not as simple as delivering a letter. In today's world, where a single race cannot be relied upon to fight the undead, the deaf Human Emperor has more than once made the commanders of other races on the front line want to assassinate. Maybe...... It was the elves who lobbied the Grand Duke to get rid of the emperor. After all, the ancestors of the Kolk clan also married the glow elves, and the human side can be called old, but for the long-lived elves, a thousand years are fleeting.
Link came out of the palace and saw the dwarf's expression of sudden realization, and the faint smell of blood on his body also indicated that the power of the empire had changed hands.
"Did the handover go well?"
The dwarf's voice surprised Link, but he didn't expect Dante, who had always been straight, to guess the inside story, and then thought of Dante's recent situation in this short period of time, and suddenly realized, but he didn't plan to break it: "The emperor can't survive the death of the Lich Lord and has died, and the Grand Duke of Kolk will temporarily assume the position of regent." ”
Really......
Dante pursed his lips, knowing that Befast didn't want to involve himself in the change of human royalty.
"Let's go, the change of power will take time, and we are still unwelcome visitors here, even if I am now a legitimate nobleman......" Link paused, and the sudden tearing sensation caused him to slide directly to the ground.
Dent hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the strange touch made the dwarf subconsciously tighten his fingers.
What happened just now, I seem to have caught the air, but it's clear that ......
Looking closely, this startled Dante, Befast's body ...... It's actually translucent?
"You ......"
Link, who had only recovered until then, took a deep breath, "I'm fine......"
As if to confirm his words, the originally transparent body gradually returned to its substance.
"Are you okay in this situation?" Dent mistakenly thought it was caused by the loss of his divine powers, and half-supported and half-dragged Link as he moved towards the west gate, "I'll take you to the druids, they always have a way to deal with it, even if it's just delaying time." ”
"Dent!" Link couldn't get fit and only used words to persuade the dwarf, "time is running out, don't waste it on useless treatments, I still have things to do before I disappear." ”
This is a sign, a urging from the future.
Dante stopped, looking at Link with regret in his eyes.
The fluttering wings kicked up choking dust, Link thought that Orlando had returned to normalcy jumped off the griffin, and the even more surprising griffin rider was actually Julian who disappeared halfway, he was really bold, even if the imperial power changed, the leaderless Dawn Sect was now controlled by the knight chief Otto
I didn't have time to think about how these two people who didn't like each other got together, and Link scolded Orlando for why he didn't return to the Eastern Territory?
"I failed to protect my mother, and I went back to face my father and brother without a word. ”
"What bastard ...... you say"
"Listen to me!" Orlando snorted, he had not seen him for a few days, and he was much calmer than before: "This is not a fool's errand, but a decision made after some deliberation. I am the second son, and I have no right to inherit the title under the laws of the Empire. Although I have elven blood, I haven't learned much because of my rejection of spells in the past, and I'm not even half-baked in terms of magical attainments. Instead of staying in the eastern territory and becoming a burden to them, it is better to disappear completely, and it is better to break the thoughts of those princes who want me as a breakthrough. I have asked Prince Iiris to send a message to my father and brother to ensure that they should not be worried. ”
Dante nodded approvingly, hiding himself was also a way to cope.
"It's okay, anyway, there is a shortage of manpower now...... Link didn't expect that the half-elf with a weak mind and sentimentality would grow rapidly in such a short period of time, and he could already see some shadows of the future. But Julian, who couldn't figure out what he was thinking. The shiny golden knight's armor had long since been removed, and he wore only simple leather armor on his wrists and shoulders and abdomen, and if he wasn't familiar with his figure, he would have thought it was the guard of the Grand Duke of Kolk.
"Do you want to come with us, the current Dawn Sect can't tolerate you. Link is a pun on this sentence, which not only highlights Julian's current situation, but also hints at the fact that he has fallen.
"Ottona traitor is still searching for my whereabouts, do you want to be wanted together?"
"In order to boost morale, the Empire will surely cheer me up and promote me as a great hero who will stop the undead from going south. What's more......" Link shook the letter of appointment in his hand, "I'm already a prince of the Southern Territory now, and even the Dawn Sect has to sell some face to the empire." ”
Julian glared at Link with a grim face, then jerked the reins and flew in the direction of the Holy See. Not long after, a series of explosions rang out, and even the ground shook.
Lin Kra raised his hood and covered his face: "The riot has not yet expanded, let's go quickly." Even if I have a letter of appointment in hand, not everyone is willing to sell my face, especially ...... I don't have any power right now. ”
Dante and Orlando glanced at each other, and the joy of knowing each other was diluted by this remark.
That's right, not only the imperial capital, but even the entire empire, there are not a few people who hate Bayfast, and at the moment when they have lost their divine powers, cannot use divine magic, and cannot drive the druids, they are probably the only people who will protect Befast out of sincerity.
Not far from the palace, Grand Duke Kolk had been silently watching the figures of the three disappear around the corner of the street, and the chief of the guard behind him asked if he wanted to send someone to secretly protect the new southern princes.
"If I don't even have the ability to protect myself, why should I cooperate with him. What's more, the mess left by the first emperor is already stretched thin, and there is really no extra manpower to protect a 'former' child of nature. ”
"That'...... Do you need to change your plans? Druid's side ......"
"No, as previously arranged, spread the news that the hero who prevented the undead from going south has accepted the Imperial title. You still have too little understanding of the clergy, and no matter how transcendent you are, once you lose your divine favor, you are nothing. ”
"Grand Duke...... Ah, no, Regent. The chief of the guard, who was already accustomed to being called, hurriedly changed his words, "How to deal with His Majesty's body and the palace people who have taken care of him these days? I heard from the medical officer that His Majesty's corpse poison is so powerful that even the church priests who serve in the palace can't get rid of it." ”
Archduke Kolk, who had been promoted to regent, turned around, and under the gaze of those ice-blue eyes like northern winter, the chief of the guard bowed his head, and after exiting the room, he ordered the other members of the chamberlain, who had been waiting outside for a long time, to burn the body of the emperor infected with corpse poison according to the rules of the church. As for those who had recently served the emperor in the name of martyrdom, the era of Ramos V was over, and now the imperial capital and the entire empire were controlled by Alexandro, the Grand Duke of Cork.
Taking advantage of the turmoil caused by Julian, Link and his party successfully left the imperial capital, where there were not many guards stationed, and headed south, heading straight to the southernmost part of the empire. As he passed through Riverdale, he slipped inside for a walk, and Link was relieved that the new town had the rudiments he had seen in the future, and that history was moving in the direction he knew.
In these days when he lost his divine power, he once again became an ordinary person who could not do anything, no wonder so many people did everything for their strength, even he who had exercised his mind, he was eager to return to the future as soon as possible.
On the way to his post, Link and Dante talk about plans to build a military fortress in the narrow canyon of Southern Yanzhou. The dwarf immediately showed the talent of the master builder, and the sketch he drew casually gave the general layout of Longyan Fort, coupled with the guidance of Link's memory, the strangely conceived military fortress was of course released in time to arrive in the southern territory, which was also the first thing Link did as a prince of Befast - to build a fortress to block the orcs, at this time, the people of the southern empire could not bear the increasingly frequent invasion of the orcs, and many civilians spontaneously responded to the call of the new lord.
To Link's surprise, the Glow Elves, who had never been in contact with people, not only sent skilled craftsmen to participate in the construction of the fortress, but also provided security for civilians with little combat power, and the orcs who had invaded due to the internal strife in the empire also stopped their invasion of the border due to the intervention of the elves. Dante even relied on his status as a patriarch and master craftsman to gather several dwarven clans, and even the high-ranking Hohenheim sent envoys to stay in the unfinished fortress in the name of defending against the orcs.
Everything went very smoothly until Link's body became transparent again, only this time it didn't recover, and without anyone around him noticing, he completely wrapped himself in his cloak and had people call Dent and Orlando.
"The deadline is coming...... Longyan Fort is not yet complete, so I can only entrust it to you. Link tried to keep his tone as calm as possible, he couldn't say that he was the man of the future, that Befast had to die and become a thing of the past.
Orlando's smile froze at the corners of his mouth, he thought that Befast had some new task to arrange, but he didn't think that it was to explain the future.
Dante nodded heavily, this day was already predestined from summoning the flow of life.
"Is there no other way? The druids may be able to ......."
Link shook his head, the rules of the pillar are like this, it is strictly forbidden to interfere in mortal affairs. From the moment he took over the appointment of the princes, 'Befast' could no longer drive the druids as a 'former' child of nature, which is why Horacio has not moved for more than half a year after arriving in the Southern Territory.
Iris opened the tent and entered, followed by the Storm Elemental Lord who wasn't supposed to be here, Hel.
Oops, now the main characters are all gathered......
Nicknamed the Birdman, he walked over briskly and grabbed Link's wrist, his brow furrowed even deeper.
After a long moment, he let go of his hand and shook his head slowly at Iris.
Iris's already fair face suddenly lost its color, "It's only been half a year, how can it be ......?"
"It's already a miracle that the summoning stream of life didn't die on the spot. "Hull has always been mean, but it's true.
Ires didn't understand, he just couldn't bear it, and he didn't want to see another friend fall.
"Life is just reincarnation, you, me, and him will eventually return to the flow of life, and this day is just a little earlier. I don't have much time, I can't waste any more......," Link couldn't move, and he hurried to say his last words.
"Longyan Fort must be completed, otherwise the orcs going north will deal a fatal blow to the empire that is already twilight. ”
Dante vows to fulfill his mandate.
Link's eyes turned to Iris, the glow elf was still the prince at this time, "I know my request may be excessive, but ...... Could you please do the duties of the Children of Nature on my behalf, until the pillar finds his next successor. Don't worry about the column, I've gotten its approval to allow the agent, and you're the most suitable person I can think of. ”
Despite his short tenure, Ireese had great respect for his former boss, whom he had already considered a friend. Even though this request was rude to the glow elves whose throne was vacant, he still promised to live up to his promise.
Hull, who is also a child of nature, did not express any doubts about this, and no one dared to assume the name of the gods.
"As for you......" The words exhausted Link's last strength, he couldn't even roll his eyeballs, and his consciousness blurred: "Complete the rest of the ...... for me"
"No—" Orlando reached out and grabbed the empty clothes in his hand, and the person who had been wearing it had completely disappeared, and could no longer find the slightest breath.
Hearing the shouts in the lord's tent, the guards patrolling outside rushed in.
Fearing that Befast's death would cause a riot, Orlando didn't have time to think about it, put on his coat with residual warmth, and used a spell he had practiced countless times but had never used.
"My lord, what's going on?"
Orlando turned around slowly, and ordered with a transfiguration appearance, "It's nothing, I have important matters to discuss with the guests who came from afar, and you are not allowed to trespass without my orders!"
None of Dante, Ires and Hull, who witnessed the whole process on the sidelines, broke it, and at this moment, Befast really couldn't die. They all have a lot of responsibilities to do, and Orlando is the perfect person to disguise themselves.
The flesh/body dies and consciousness floats up, rising higher and higher as the breeze lifts into the air. The sky turned from white to black, and a figure stood on the road to the future.
Bray, how could he be here?
Link was really taken aback, his identity must be kept secret, otherwise he will be punished by the law by traveling through time and space to expose the sun god Ilias, and he must not be exposed until he returns to the future, before returning to his own timeline! )