Chapter 345: The Prophet
Yes, these two women were originally here to rob the tomb......
Tomb robbery is a common activity in any country, after all, this job is quite lucrative, and many funeral goods of dignitaries and nobles are worth a fortune, and they may become rich overnight if they are dug up.
It is difficult to preserve the tombs of most big people, and the higher the quality of the cemetery, the more firmly built, the more difficult it is to preserve......
Because everyone would have thought that a very solid tomb would probably have valuable burial goods in it - otherwise why would it be so hard to repair?
So, most cemeteries will have grave keepers.
But tomb keepers are actually a high-risk job, especially the tomb keepers of kings' tombs......
King Ulrique's grave is of course guarded, and the specifications are quite high, after all, this is the cemetery of two generations of lion kings - Ulrique's father Mad King is also buried here.
There are two squadrons and more than 200 soldiers who guard the cemetery every day - if nothing happens, ordinary tomb robbers will not be here to dig graves, and even getting close to the cemetery is a luxury.
But unfortunately, there was a big accident in the town of Baranley a few days ago......
The previous continuous war had caused the town of Baranli to flood with tens of thousands of refugees, who had rioted a few days ago, smashing and looting everywhere, causing great chaos.
The mob also attacked the idea of the king's mausoleum, and thousands of people flocked to the cemetery and fought a bloody battle on the periphery of the cemetery, as a result of which the troops guarding the cemetery were completely annihilated.
Later, the mob first dug up the Mad King's grave, which was built to be larger and looked more valuable.
Perhaps because the tomb of the Mad King was rich in burial goods, in order to compete for money, the mob dug up the grave and then there was infighting, and thousands of people fought in large groups......
Before the fight was over, several regular armies from different countries arrived.
Although the regular army was only one-tenth the size of the mob, these mobs were unarmoured and unarmed, and they did not dare to confront them head-on, so they scattered and fled in all directions.
Since the cemetery had been destroyed in disarray, several regular armies probably thought that the king's burial ground was completely finished, and they pursued the mob separately and left, leaving the cemetery completely unattended......
In addition, today is the Winter Advent Day, that is, the Goddess's Blessing Day, and all the people in the Lion Realm will pray to the Goddess on this day, and usually do not go out.
So on this night, there was no one in the cemetery at all.
The two women took the opportunity to try and see if they could get anything of value.
While the Mad King's tomb is indeed empty, Ulrik's tomb is still there.
However, these two women are obviously not professionals engaged in this kind of civil engineering, and they didn't dig it for a long time, but they saw Li Ang floating in the lake......
"Your Majesty, this king's tomb seems to be quite simple...... You say that his funeral goods are enough for you to form an army? β
The female warrior asked as she digged.
"Stop talking, dig it up...... Your Majesty Ulrique, I'm sorry, I'm also forced to be helpless, please forgive me......"
The queen was quite polite as she was digging up the soil......
She had probably never used a shovel or anything like that, and it looked like she was wielding a sword.
"Boom!"
After a long time, the sound of a shovel hitting a piece of wood was heard - the coffin had finally been dug up.
"Hurry up, take a look...... Shovel the soil again......"
"Wait! Something is wrong, why is the lid of this coffin not nailed? β
"Alas...... You don't care if you nail it or not, see what's in there......"
"Ahh How could it be! β
"Empty? How can it be empty...... Are we late?! β
"That's not right...... His grave has never been dug up...... Besides, no one will steal the body...... Is it ......?"
The two women were busy talking in a low voice.
Behind them, the unkempt man lying on the ground moved slowly.
"Isn't it clean here? Hiss ......"
The warrior woman straightened up, looked left and right, and then at the bright full moon in the sky.
On a full moon night, the lake reflects the white moonlight, the cemetery is messy, and the coffin is gloomy.
A gust of wind blew, and the branches and leaves of the surrounding trees shook, making a rustling sound.
"Don't ...... Don't talk nonsense......"
The 'queen' shuddered, and her voice began to tremble: "Put ...... Bury that man in it, and I've finally caught a handful of gold coins, and it's not in vain......"
"Alas...... Maybe...... Maybe it's the goddess...... Don't let us get military spending in this dishonorable way......"
The female warrior also began to tremble, and involuntarily rubbed her shoulders, probably goosebumps.
"That...... Your Majesty Ulrique, we really have no ill will...... We're going to find someone to keep you company...... May your soul no longer be alone, well, no longer alone......"
The woman known as the queen whispered in a trembling voice.
Apparently, when she was digging the grave, she saw the inscription on the back of the tombstone.
The two women began to look from side to side as they scrambled to lift the man and place him in the coffin.
They then lifted the lid of the coffin that lay next to it.
But just as he was about to put the lid on the coffin, the man in the coffin suddenly sat up!
"Mom, ......", "Ahhh......h
The two women threw down the lid and ran, running as fast as they could, screaming as they echoed in the night.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
The man in the coffin coughed violently and said as if talking to himself, "Ahem...... Who threw the Abyssal Gate to the bottom of the lake? I'm dead! β
This man, of course, is Leon, who has just returned from the void.
He had always had bad luck since he arrived in the continent of Pande, and this time it was especially bad - when he touched the stereoscopic projection of the planet, he immediately lost consciousness.
But this is not a normal phenomenon, and he will lose consciousness, mainly because he appeared underwater at that moment.
And it's a very deep bottom......
Without any buffer, the water pressure suddenly increased by an unknown number of times, and in an instant, he was unconscious - this is the automatic protection of the human body, and when the mortal danger comes, the body will automatically close its consciousness and be in a state of minimum consumption.
This automatic reaction of the human body is faster than the speed at which nerves transmit information to the brain, and Leon fell into a coma without even seeing anything clearly.
Coma is an automatic protection mechanism that can avoid fatal injuries in many cases.
But the problem is that Leon is unconscious in the water...... Not being drowned on the spot is already fateful, and if no one cares about it all the time, there will definitely be a big problem.
After this, he had a long dream.
He dreamed that he was at the bottom of a deep lake, where fish swam around, and in the deepest part of the lake, there were two dark pagesβthe gate of the abyss, the last of the Codex.
It seems that this is indeed the case, and where the code is, he will return.
Leon had a strong feeling that the dream was his current state.
It's like your own soul watching you.
Then, he dreamed that he was slowly floating on the surface and drifting along the current.
I don't know how long it has been drifting.
Until now.
"Wait...... I think I hear him coughing? β
The 'Queen', who was running wildly, suddenly stopped and turned to look.
"Leave it alone...... Run, it must be a devil or a ghost......"
The female warrior was still in shock, swallowing her saliva and still intending to stay away from this terrible place.
"No...... He seems to be a living man? Ghosts won't cough, will they......"
The 'Queen' reacted and turned and walked towards Leon.
"Your Majesty...... Her Majesty the Queen...... Oops......"
The female warrior looked left and right in a bit of a panic, and stomped her heels, it seemed that her loyalty to the queen had finally overcome the fear of the unknown.
β¦β¦β¦β¦
"Who are you...... What time is it? β
Asking the name and asking the time is a normal reaction for most people after waking up from a coma.
"My name is Grace...... Now it's the night of the Winter Solstice - don't you just look at the moon? It's only a full moon once a month......"
Bao Daisi felt that this scruffy man was probably still a little unconscious.
"No, I mean, what year is it?"
Leon shook his head, stretched out his hand and glanced at it, his fingernails were half a finger long, and they rolled inward into a violent arc.
"Pandeli 357 ......"
Bao Daisi also shook her head and looked at the man in front of her sympathetically: "Alas, it seems that you have been drowning for too long, and you are probably sick...... This is your money, since you are not dead, take the money back for treatment. β
She probably thought that Leon was not very good at his brain.
"It's been so long...... Boudeth, I must thank you for saving me, or I would have been crippled if I hadn't died...... Although you were originally just in it for the money. β
Leon didn't take the gold coins, but washed his face in the lake, and he began to thank the 'queen' sincerely.
"You shouldn't call Her Majesty by her name! You should be called 'Your Majesty'! You're offending a queen! β
The female warrior shouted dissatisfied.
"Oh? Queen? But you don't look like ...... It's kind of like a technician in a different kind of trade - if I'm not mistaken, it's like the coffin I buried for King Ulrique......"
Leon looked at the two women, then at Ulrik's graveyard.
The scene was a little awkward.
"You buried it with your own hands? Who are you? β
The female warrior looked at Li Ang with some vigilance, and her hand held the hilt of the sword at her waist.
"My name is Leon...... Duke of Long River. β
Leon looked at the female warrior: "Are there scissors or knives?" I've got to take care of myself......"
"Duke Leon? I've heard of you! β
Bao Daisi exclaimed in surprise, and then sighed, "Hi...... I can't help it, and if there is any other way, I won't desecrate the king's tomb. β
Boudis is indeed a queen.
She is from Fikavia, where she briefly ruled the kingdom of Ficavia.
Fikavia is an island nation with a total population of only 50,000 or 60,000 people, located southwest of the Pande continent.
It's a feminist country.
Fikavia's class status from low to high was like this - men, eunuch slaves, eunuch warriors, female commoners, female warriors, female nobles......
Yes, uncastrated men have a lower status in Fikavia than slaves, and are nothing more than props for women to have fun with - basically bedding.
The women there are actually married to women - this feminist society has developed to the present, and most women regard their girlfriends as lovers.
As for reproduction, they are basically randomly pregnant while playing with bedding......
And those bedding, after their physical functions have deteriorated, will be 'upgraded' to eunuch slaves, and then engaged in daily chores, such as farming or coolies.
Ten years ago, after traveling around the world, she returned to Ficavia to take over as queen.
She felt that the whole country could no longer maintain this state, since the founding of Fikavia, the goddess of Fikavia had never descended again, and this kind of society without a sense of family has caused all kinds of tyrannical tragedies to continue to occur in the country.
At the same time, once men are about to be castrated, most of them will rebel, and even if they don't, they will be disloyal to the state.
Riots and clashes are frequent, and high-pressure supervision must be maintained at all times.
But the few female warriors who have to resist foreign enemies and supervise the country are really stretched.
Moreover, most of the men are castrated, which makes many civilian women unable to have children, and the population of the entire country has not been able to grow.
In order to maintain the situation in the country, the women of Ficavia had no intention of creating new things, so Ficavia had hardly developed for more than a hundred years.
If it weren't for the fact that the Pande Continent and the Amara Continent were relatively chaotic, the countries didn't have the heart to deal with them, but they were afraid that they would have been wiped out long ago......
Ten years ago, she had seen muskets on the Buckley continent and heard about the war in Metenheim - Metenheim had the same population as Ficavia, but it was a country rich in macho men, and Bodeise knew that the comprehensive combat strength of the people of Metenheim was much stronger than that of Ficavia.
Now that Mettenheim had been beaten like that, Boudeith felt that if it continued like this, Fikavia would most likely be conquered by the Buckley Empire.
It's impossible to rely on the goddess Fikavia to turn over every time, right?
Therefore, Bodais, who felt a deep crisis, planned to reform, and she tried to make Ficavia a little bit more advanced in terms of equality between men and women - she planned to give some excellent men nobility, so that it would be easy to absorb some men from other countries into Ficavia, so that some excellent men would gradually become the pillars of Ficavia.
But such a reform will undoubtedly irritate the nerves of most female aristocrats who are accustomed to the supremacy of women's rights.
So, Bodaisy was seized by her sister.
Her sister Eleanor led most of the noblewomen in an 'uprising' and saw Boudis as a 'sinner who betrayed the faith'.
The unfinished reforms were stillborn, and Bao Daisi herself had no choice but to flee to the Pander continent with her best friend.
She wants to reclaim the throne that rightfully belongs to her, so she comes to the Pander continent to ask for help.
Boudis had come ashore from Fields Wings' Howling Bay, but the status of the women there was not high, and no one wanted to see her.
Moreover, the local Knights of the Dawn also regarded her as a heretic - as long as they were not a believer in the goddess of justice, the Knights of the Dawn would consider her a heretic, not to mention that Fikavia was also a famous castrated kingdom......
So, Boudis headed east, intending to try her luck in the Lion City.
She had heard that Amy Sonad, the current king of the Lion Kingdom, was a queen, and she felt that she might be able to get her help.
But after coming to the Lion Realm, she learned that the Lion Kingdom was facing a predicament at this time, and it was mired in war.
Moreover, Queen Amy had already organized the Lion City to start moving to the city at this time.
The capital was moved, apparently to avoid the war.
In this case, it is certainly unlikely that you can expect the support of the Lion Kingdom. Everyone moved their capitals to avoid the war, so it was naturally impossible to send troops to help others fight, so Bao Daisi had to find a way to make money to recruit troops and buy horses.
So, she came up with the idea of the cemeteries in the town of Barranley.
"Okay...... Sure enough, since ancient times, most of the people who have tried to restore the country will dig graves and rob graves...... Boudis, I can fund you to build a restored army in return for saving me. β
Leon thought for a moment and gave Bao Daisi a promise.
"Really? β¦β¦ But you...... How did you end up in this field? β
Bao Daisi's eyes lit up, but looking at Leon's current appearance, she was a little hesitant.
"The Duke can drown, too......"
Leon sighed, "But you have to send me back to the territory first, I'm injured now, and I'm in a bit of a trance." β
He's really in a trance right now, because it's like he's able to see himself nowβit's like with God's vision, he can 'see' himself talking to Boudis, and he can 'see' his surroundings.
The kind with no dead ends.
"Where are you going?"
Bao Daisi didn't ask anymore, she was more concerned about where she could get the money.
"Changhe Town...... Wait, let's get out of here, there's an army coming! β
Leon frowned, looked behind Bao Dais, and then beckoned the two women to hurry up.
Grace looked back, she didn't see anything, but she didn't object, because she really should leave this place immediately, this is a cemetery after all......
The two women helped Leon out of the cemetery, and as soon as they reached the outside of the town of Baranli, they saw an army of hundreds of men in the distance heading straight for the cemetery.
In terms of time, when Leon reminded at the time, the army was at least a few miles away from the cemetery!
"How do you know there's an army coming? Are you a prophet? β
Bao Daisy looked at Leon with a look that was not quite right, and she was now a little skeptical, whether she was saving a human or a ghost?
"By feeling...... I feel very good...... Why else do you think I became a duke at such a young age? There is another army ahead, two or three miles away from us, so let's avoid them by the side of the road......"
Leon didn't want Boudis to know about her anomaly.
Moreover, he felt that it was a good thing for him to be anomaly, that this kind of divine perspective could avoid many dangers and that he could take advantage of the opportunity in war.
Leon thought that this ability might have something to do with the Creation God or the Void - Althia said that he would lose all memories of the Creation God's temple when he left it, but Leon still remembered it clearly and did not forget anything.
Moreover, in the void he thought it was only a few days, but now it was more than a year later, that is, in that void, he had passed a full year!
Leon did have a strange feeling now, he felt that the so-called Chaos Void was not nothing.
Maybe it's magic, or faith, or soul, whatever it's called.
It was supposed to be a special kind of energy, so he didn't feel hungry at all, and he didn't feel hungry or weak even now.
Although he was struck by lightning and had little strength, his spirit was unusually strong.
This kind of God's visual ability is not really able to see everything, but can perceive the movement around him, just like his own spirit can cover a radius of several miles.
Actually, it's a very uncomfortable feeling - his mind will feel very irritated because he can perceive all the wind and grass, but at the same time he has first-person vision, and his mind is a little confused.
Perhaps this is the power of the prophet.
Leon closed his eyes and felt a little more comfortable.
Then, suddenly, he reacted - Madigan, the original prophet Madigan, who had cut off his ears and blindfolded him after becoming a prophet......
Was this to hide his identity as a Noldor elf, or was it because of ...... Madigan also has the same abilities as himself?
(End of chapter)