Part 1 Volume 10 Chapter 4 Celestial Forms
The news of Queen Leah's death also has an impact on another strongman.
Because of the sluggishness of administrative work, when the clerical officer took great pains to prepare the proclamation, it was already noon on the fourth day, in order to worry about the words in it, Cao Shou also specially invited Zhou Gongjin, the initiator of the proposal, to enter the palace for joint reference.
The important thing about this proclamation is that it should be completed quickly and issued immediately in order to get the timeliness of a preemptive strike, but for the court of Altino, which lacks sufficient knowledge, these plans are undoubtedly against the bull.
It would be nice if Shi Chong was here at this time......
Just from the fact that this kind of thought appeared, it was enough to represent Gong Jin's chagrin at the moment. Although Shi Chong has always regarded himself as a thorn in his side, he is not a stupid person, he should know the truth of the cold lips and teeth, and in this kind of important matter related to the safety of Altino, he may be able to help himself, and with his ability to make Cao Shouyan obey the plan, the proclamation may not be published in a quarter of an hour.
Helplessly, for two consecutive days, Shi Chong, who has always been in and out of the palace frequently, did not even show up abnormally, and refused all visitors, and took sick leave to the emperor to recuperate in the palace......
However, Gong Jin was still ordered to enter the palace, hoping to make the proclamation published as soon as possible, but when he took the proclamation, before he could read it carefully, the palace officials who hurried in reported the news of this great change to His Majesty and the important ministers of the empire. Without saying anything, Gong Jin clearly knew that the proclamation in his hand had become a piece of waste paper.
Is Queen Leah really dead? No, I don't think so. It is true that Amakusa Shiro is extremely powerful, but the little woman who has already been identified as an old enemy by herself should not die so easily, not to mention, before confirming it with his own eyes, Gongjin will not believe these "official news" written by others.
But the real trouble is her death itself. Now that the queen is dead and has no blood descendants, Lancelot, who has had a legal wedding to the queen, can sit on the throne of Reins as the legal heir. Of course, there are still many difficulties in between, but with the help of those who are well-intentioned, the day when Lancelot will be crowned king is not too far away.
Although he had imagined the means that Leah might take, he still did not expect that she would do it so thoroughly and completely abandon her current identity. It was a risky move, but it succeeded in forcing the Reins ministers into a dilemma where they had no choice.
Statement now...... No, even if the proclamation had been published two days earlier, it would not have helped, because the proclamation would have lost half its meaning because of the loss of its main object of protest, and while it could still cause a sense of oppression, it could not have a decisive impact.
Because of this incident, Lancelot will be widely known to the people of Reins as a hero who rescued the queen, establish a good image, and greatly contribute to the road to kingship.
Things are really getting tricky......
"Zhou Qing's family, that ...... Do you want to publish this proclamation?"
Since listening to the briefing just now, Gong Jin has fallen silent, and Cao Shou in front of him has shown an uneasy look, waiting for his answer.
Gong Jin was also very dissatisfied with the Lord's mentality. On the one hand, Cao Shou was resentful of the robber who had beaten him, and often shouted that he would break his body into pieces, but on the other hand, he was mediocre and had a appeasement mentality of "calming things down", and did not want to publish this proclamation that might cause Reines to react violently.
Such a mentality is really contradictory, but as a courtier, Gong Jin can only sigh in his heart and do his best to assist.
"Let's publish it as it is, but change the opening part, soften the tone a little more, and publish it with the condolence to Reyns. β
Maybe it was because he could delay it for a while longer, Cao Shou seemed relieved, and this reaction was in Gong Jin's eyes, so he naturally wanted to shake his head.
"Your Majesty, although the ministers may be unfounded, from now on, please begin to make a certain degree of military preparations. β
Of course, this is by no means unfounded, just looking at Cao Shou's inexplicable expression, Gong Jin knew that he had said meaningless nonsense.
So, in the end, he could only bow silently, ask Cao Shou to make a statement as soon as possible, and then withdraw from the palace. This must have made Cao Shou breathe a sigh of relief, because in front of the rigid soldier who wore a half-iron mask and did not understand the amorous style, just sitting opposite him was enough to make Emperor Ertano uneasy.
Not long after Gong Jin left, the sound of silk and bamboo wind music immediately sounded behind him, as if he wanted to expel the breath of the annoying guy in this way. This is a very ridiculous approach, but if it weren't for the emperor's body, Cao Shou might have directly put it into action by sprinkling salt.
Cao Shou didn't like him, and Gong Jin knew this, so he listened to Shi Chong's advice and dismissed himself from office, but Cao Shou seemed to be a little cautious, and soon he also found that if he wanted to sit firmly on the throne of Altino, he was an indispensable existence, so he re-appointed himself as the commander of the second legion......
The situation will become so troublesome, Gong Jin really feels very sad. Lancelot still had many external difficulties to ascend the throne, but he should be able to overcome them in the end, and when he sat on the throne, it was very reasonable for him to take revenge on Altino for what he had suffered before, so he had to start thinking about this preparation.
It is actually meaningless to mention these things to Cao Shou, because the Altino royal family can no longer effectively control the army, and the one who is really responsible for national defense is actually the commander of the five major armies.
Alas, it was a pity at this time, why was Reins not on the west side of Altinor? If so, even if Lancelot poured all of Reins' strength into attacking, he would have blocked it by himself, and it would be difficult to become a big problem. However, the Fourth Army Army, which was in charge of the eastern part of Eltino, was in the hands of Hua Tianxie......
A force that neither the generals nor the soldiers can trust......
Reyns's strength is not to be feared, it is at most similar to an army group, but the quality is far inferior, although the legendary five-color flag stationed on Alcatraz Island is brave, but it is impossible to leave the garrison without permission, and the number is very small, it is difficult to affect the overall situation.
Even if Lancelot immediately builds an army and starts to expand his military strength, it will take a year or two before it can be used in actual combat, and with Hua Tianxi's personality, he may have taken the initiative to attack Reyns before then.
What's more, after the Alembat earthquake, instead of caring about the army that has not yet become a climate, it is better to pay attention to the heavenly masters on Lancelot's side. With the efforts of Leah, many heavenly masters have gathered in Lancelot's camp, and I heard that Dongfang Xuanlong, the head of the Oriental family, also has a great friendship with Lancelot, if these forces are all combined, it will be a great threat!
Slowly walking out of the palace gate, Gong Jin was still pondering the layout for the future. His confidant Jiang Zhong led his horse to greet him and said, "Lord Gongjin, has the matter been done?"
"Hmm. β
"So...... I'll start preparing for the return trip. β
"No...... I guess not so fast. β
Gong Jin's answer surprised Jiang Zhong, he remembered that the boss didn't like the atmosphere of Zhongdu very much, since the matter had been dealt with, there should be no reason to want to stay here! But this is not something he can interfere with, since the boss said so, then he has to continue to deal with the accommodation here.
"Summons an order to the mutilated and Ke Lian to gather at the North Gate Tianguan and wait for my arrival. β
"Huh?"
Jiang Zhong was taken aback, and what Gong Jin said was beyond his expectations. gathered two strongmen among the four iron guards at the North Gate Tianguan, and said that he himself would rush there in person, could it be ...... Lord Gongjin is going to leave the customs and go to him, and the destination will only be ......
"I'm so sorry for you, Jiang Zhong. We came out this time, and I am afraid that the return date will be much later than expected. Looking at the east from afar, Gong Jin said slowly: "Let's get ready to go! β
Gong Jin is admittedly wise and calm, but perhaps because he is too focused on the threat that Lancelot will bring, he ignores a major obstacle to Lancelot's becoming king, and it is an internal obstacle...... Lancelot's personal wishes!
β...... Anyway, you two, explain to me what the hell is going on like this? Fuck, why do I have to say the same thing again in the same tone in a short period of time!
For Lancelot, the most turbulent time in his life was probably these three days. The betrothed lifelong fiancΓ©e suddenly became the noble Majesty of the Queen, on the wedding night, the wife suddenly died, and on the second night of the vigil, the wife suddenly returned to her soul and became a ghost...... Now it's even more exciting, several people pointed to their noses together, and said in unison: "Don't doubt it, you are the next King Reins!"
It's really wonderful, what's wrong with the world I know well?
"Also, let's be clear, why as a younger sister, I don't know anything about such an important matter?" Nell was also impatient, and if it weren't for the exhaustion of running around Kigru, her attitude would have been even more fiery.
"It's normal for a husband to inherit his deceased wife's things!" Gengoro said with a smile: "Now that Her Majesty has passed away, there is nothing unreasonable for the eldest to inherit the throne!"
"It's not a matter of not being reasonable, my wife is obviously still there, why should I inherit it......"
"Ah...... I can't seem to be 'here' in my current condition!" Leah retorted, and in order to let people understand the fact that she was already a ghost, she also performed mischievous stunts when she spoke...... The lower body is completely transparent......
"Enough, I want discussion, not magic. Lancelot really felt very powerless, especially after Leah saw his heart disease, and performed a second stunt: the upper body was completely invisible, and the voice of speech still came......
The Lancelot siblings are very unresistant to ghosts. At this moment, Lancelot sighed at his wife's prank, and Nill had an expression that was about to burst out of the door......
This situation is really funny in the eyes of Gengoro, but if it weren't for this atmosphere, Lancelot's anger would be uncontrollable, and it would be difficult to communicate with him calmly.
"I think this kind of future is the best for the boss and for us. Gengoro said: "Because of the crimes of the forty thieves, we have been wanted by Altino, although we don't have to fear any pursuit when we recover the power of the heavenly position, but if we don't want to spend the rest of our lives entangled with them, we must consider becoming a murderous madman, or establish our own power, in this regard, Miss Niel should already have a good understanding." β
Reflecting on the harassment she had been subjected to along the way, Niel nodded sympathetically, for if she had to deal with bounty mongers for the rest of her life, it would be a boring day.
"It is not difficult to build up power with the present strength, but it will also take considerable time and energy, and it will inevitably clash with the old forces. β
Gengoro said: "Boss, you also want to take revenge on Eltino, right? But when the opponent becomes a country, it is not enough to rely on one's own strength, you will need something else." β
Lancelot was bothered by his brother's words, he hadn't thought of so much before, although he wanted to take revenge on Eltano, but he should also focus on the person who was the leader, so he only needed to be successful in his martial arts, and kill people!" "Don't tell me, you just want to kill the first evil!" Gengoro shook his head and said, "Think about who your opponents are!" The enemy of the forty thieves is the entire Shi family and the Hua family, their leader is the most prominent army commander of Eltinor, and the one who dominates them is the Emperor of Eltinor, if you use the rank of the triangular pyramid as a metaphor, they are all the top part of the people, if you want to move these people, do you think the White Deer Cave will be silent?"
Lancelot and Niel couldn't answer, they didn't think about it, what happened to this White Deer Cave?
"The White Deer Cave that is responsible for guarding Eltinor, it is impossible to let you hurt the important ministers of Eltinor, Boss...... Not only that, but the murderer of our brothers is the big man in the White Deer Cave, and according to this calculation, the White Deer Cave is also the boss of your enemy. Second Brother Li has such a strong martial arts, and it still ends like this against the White Deer Cave, boss, do you think we will have a chance of winning?"
Revenge is the original intention that will never change, but the White Deer Cave is really an existence that cannot be ignored, especially the "Moon Sage" Lu You, who is known as the first person in the world, when he thinks of him, even if he is a bold and fearless personality like Nier, he can't help but look at his brother worriedly.
"Putting that aside, what are your plans for your life, boss, do you just want to be a robber for the rest of your life?"
I chose to be a robber because it was a shortcut to build my own power, fame, money, and talent...... can be accumulated quickly, and when the accumulation reaches a certain level, you can officially establish power. But then I seemed to have a little fun and forgot the original purpose......
However, after accumulating enough strength, what do you want to do?
I used to think about the idea of building a country, but now it's too hasty...... Life isn't something that can be decided casually......
"If you're really dissatisfied, boss, then listen to me again!" Gengoro saw the situation and launched the final blow.
"Queen Leah is dead, and why she died, I believe you and I know very well...... For the sake of her death, don't you feel obliged to take on your wife's unfinished work?"
This sentence shocked Lancelot, and he turned his head sideways, but what he saw was his wife's expectant gaze......
"Is the boss asleep?"
"No, thanks to you, I want to be quiet. β
"That's why you're coming to see me, yes, it's time for us to talk. β
Gengoro looked at the flickering shadow in front of him, and said slowly: "You and I should have the same purpose, but you don't seem to appreciate my approach?"
"I don't have any reason to appreciate it!" said Leah, "It's not my intention to use my feelings to force him to do things he doesn't like. β
"It's better than choosing a means and tying your hands and feet and ending up doing nothing. Gengoro shook his head and said, "Your heart is too soft, and you think too much." It's hard to say whether he likes it or not, maybe he can't adapt to it now, but as long as he actually does it for a while, he will definitely like the feeling of being in control, and then we will be doing the right thing now. β
Ria knew that Gengoro was right, that is, because he grasped the correctness of everything, so his words made Lancelot and himself unable to refute. However, humans are not such simple creatures, and even if any reason is correct, there will still be many confusions and inability to make easy choices.
"You see, we don't have a lot of time. The results of the contest are already known, and our enemies are beginning to assemble, and if we do not prepare them before they act, we will suffer greatly. Gengoro said: "This is the end of the discussion of this matter! Tomorrow morning, the coffin will be transported back to Reins, and on the way, the boss will have enough time to make a decision." And now, I want to look into another question......"
At this point, Yuan Wu suddenly disappeared, and with Jiuyao's extremely fast body, he came to Liya in the blink of an eye, and a sword finger shot straight out.
The power of the move is undoubtedly powerful, and the arm easily pierces Leah's "body", but it can't get any effect. This is very normal, against a ghost with only an imaginary body, a physical martial arts attack, it is impossible to have any effect.
So Gengoro's second attack broke out at this time. With a tense expression, a soul erosion spell that specialized in attacking souls had been carried on his right arm, but before it could be activated, a strange wave cancelled out all his unformed spells.
"Did you find the answer you wanted?
"Heh, I've found it. β
After Gengoro retreated, he said, "The spell is even more successful than expected, you can still use the unique ability that invalidates the world's spells as you did in your lifetime, so what about Queen Reins's innate holy power?"
"It still seems to be there. Lia said, "But unlike before, without the support of life force, now I can use it up to three times a day." β
"What a blessing!"
Gengoro really wanted to sigh. Just like Nier's talent for martial arts, Lia's current condition is good, which can only be described as a miracle.
The Great Soul Rejuvenation Spell, which now exists in the spirit state of Lyria, is a spell that has been passed down by Reyns for thousands of years, and everyone knows that such a spell exists, and they also know a little about how to perform it, but for a long time, no one has ever been able to test it successfully.
Rather than dismiss this as a legendary mythical curse, in Reyns, more Magus believe that this is nothing more than a joke. Because when the concept of "life, old age, sickness and death cannot be broken through" took root in the hearts of the people, the magisters gave up believing in the possibility of this magic, believing that it was just the best subject for third-rate illusionists to cheat, in fact, after the end of the Kyushu War, even the existence of the "Heavenly Position" became a big question, and the resurrection of the dead was just an absurd joke.
Some spells of the dark arts can use skeletons, zombies, and other spells to temporarily recall souls, but they are not truly reborn. Basically, after death, the soul leaves the body and goes to Hades, which is an unchangeable procedure, and no matter how clever the Magister is, it cannot be resisted.
Until nearly 600 years ago, the Yue clan among the 36 barbarian tribes of Wulian had a strange person who was rumored to have the blood of the Western Queen Mother clan, integrated the long-term research of the soul in the clan, participated in other black magic and became successful, and after creating many kills that gave full play to the characteristics of the soul, he also put forward the so-called "Heavenly Spirit" theory.
When the vitality is exhausted and the soul returns to the underworld, people can continue to exist in the form of heavenly spirits, not bound by the laws of nature, and obtain a new form of life.
In order to protect his beloved homeland, this strange man led the army to resist the enemy before the magic was completed, and the disparity between strength and weakness was huge, and finally he and his generals all died on the battlefield, and all the spells created were lost, until the last few years, it was not until the last few years that it reappeared in the unidentified black-robed man.
Gengoro didn't know the techniques used by the black-robed man, but by chance, he accidentally obtained the manuscript of the handscroll of the strange man, from which he got a glimpse of the information about the heavenly spirit, and after sorting and researching, he almost became the world's number one soul scholar, and it came in handy this time.
In the past two days, he and Merlin have only done one thing: use Merlin's powerful magic and his own knowledge to turn Leah's soul that should have dissipated into a heavenly spirit. The process was extremely difficult, but in the end, the two of them overcame all the problems and were done.
As a result, Leah's condition is far more ideal than expected, not only can she use Queen Reins's talent: healing powers, but also her unique ability that can neutralize all magic, so that while she is not invincible, she has become a near-invincible being: physical attacks cannot hurt ghosts, spell attacks are negated by her abilities, and the Celestial Spirit itself has some resistance to magic, in this case, who can hurt her in the slightest?
"Queen Reins's Holy Power is the only healing technique that can work against the Heavenly Master, it is very valuable, and it is ...... As the first staff, there must be many people who want to take your life in the future, and it is better to do this than to spend time practicing martial arts. β
Gengoro said: "Moreover, in this way, some of the old meat tΗ restrictions will be gone, which will be more convenient for you, right?"
She still retains her powerful magical powers, but is no longer bound by the flesh, in other words, Ria can directly practice the powerful and destructive black arts.
Several considerations are extremely beneficial to Lancelot's camp, and based on these interests, in the earlier battle, Gengoro chose to sit on the sidelines and let Leah die of exhaustion.
"That's right, everything is as you said, I can change my career to become a Dark Magus. Leah smiled and said, "So, Mr. Beautiful Shemale, be careful, because next time, the scythe of the moon may be cut at you!"
Purely for the sake of interests, what Yuan Wu is doing is absolutely correct. But there are many things in the world that are not correct and will not be blamed, and sometimes, it is because of the correctness of things that they are extremely cruel.
However, Ria also understands that as a decision-maker, she lacks decisiveness in her actions, and she knows that she should do it, but she can't make up her mind, and at this time, for the maintenance of the whole group and the overall situation, a character like Gengoro is needed.
Gengoro also knows this! I believe that he was not such a personality in the first place, but for the needs of the situation, he must let himself be cold-blooded and play his role thoroughly, a nasty character who calmly judges how to sacrifice and who to sacrifice to get through the difficulties.
I shouldn't blame him, because if he can't even solve himself, then he is really alone. However, knowing that this is the case, the emotions of anger and sadness still can't help but beat the heart in waves......
"I'm sorry to sacrifice so much of your happiness as a woman. After a long silence, Gengoro suddenly bent down and bowed deeply to Riya, which was the main purpose of his private meeting.
"For you...... I am unable to make any compensation, please understand...... No, it doesn't matter if you can't forgive, it's better for someone who has killed your happiness in the future, and you hate him all the time......"
"In the future, my approach will not change, and it may or may not be worse, in short...... Anyway......" was repeated several times, Gengoro didn't continue, and he never raised his head, this was his apology to Leah, and only at such a time and such an object did he allow his emotions to be revealed.
"I don't want to forgive you, because you also know those so-called meaningless little things, for me as a woman, for me who loves him...... What an important dream. β
Leah spoke quietly, her voice suppressed, but it was also a rare expression of emotion. Since each other has a certain level of wisdom, masked polite words are no longer necessary.
"But it's also because I love him, so in the big picture, I don't have a choice, and I will continue to work with you in the future, so, from now on, please give me a lot of advice, Mr. Shemale. β