"I know," Siegel smiled slightly, "the enemy is cunning, but I'm not that easy to deal with." They didn't have a good idea of what to do with me, so they would start around me. ”

"You're all done in Heim's territory, aren't you?" said Sir Bill.

"Yes, unless the opponent has no bottom line attack, there is no problem on that side. If it goes that far, I also have the strength to break the net. At present, I can only use this method to strike a balance, and at the same time try to develop myself, strive to close the gap between my advantages as soon as possible, and finally gain the initiative. Siegel poured Sir a cup of tranquil tea mixed with honey, and then asked, "Sir, whose way are you doing this time?"

Sir Bill frowned, "I haven't figured this out. About eight months ago, when Evan was not yet king, I had just given you Aaron's trustee. At this time, a group of bandits consisting of deserters came to the vicinity of the territory and happened to kidnap the son of the passing Earl of Trun. By the time I and the Earl of Tren's butler found the robbers with the money, they had already killed the hostages and tried to ambush us. In that battle, I found the book, Book 7 of the History of the Starry Kingdom. ”

"Is this book an earl's or a bandit's?"

"I asked, and I don't belong to the Tren family. The book, along with some gold and silver, candlesticks, bronze mirrors, and so on, might have been the spoils of some looting by bandits," Bill recalled, "and when I was bored, I would read the book and then it would start to get out of shape." At first, it was a bit of a sleepwalk, then it was aimlessly wandering around, and then it gradually lost control of its body. It's kind of like getting drunk and forgetting something. ”

"It's a hassle to be possessed. Isn't there a priest in your territory?"

"I'm afraid he's also a pastor with no real skills. After noticing that something is abnormal. I went to see him. He just said that I didn't sleep and rest well, so he gave me some medicine to help me sleep, which caused the situation to get worse. Sir Bill shuddered, and seemed to have palpitations. "Later, I found out that I had joined an organization called the Orthodox Society, and they were plotting to kill Evan to ensure the long-term peace and stability of the Starry Kingdom. I'm in this organization......" he said in a low voice, "the position is high, although I don't know how I got there." ”

"That book...... Have you ever shown that book to someone?"

"I don't have an impression, but it's best to treat it as if there are many people looking at it. Sir Bill sighed. Shook his head slightly: "I think things are very wrong, but it was already difficult to ride a tiger at that time." Orthodoxy was normal at first, supporting the then king Aaron, Evan...... After all, Evan did not ascend the throne, and he was seen by the Orthodox as a stabilizer that affected the stability of the kingdom. The assassination plan against Evan was not carried out, and no one could find him at the time. Later, the news came that Aaron had handed over the throne to Evan on the Dwarven Unsinkable Stone. ”

"I have less and less time to be sober, and I know that something is wrong, and I have to arrange the rest of the matter quickly. I tried to find the high priest of the temple, but I wasn't awake long enough to make it to the temple. So in desperation. I had no choice but to divorce and hope to keep the kids. The Orthodox Order has begun plotting to kill Evan, rescue Aaron, and snatch the Prince. Any one of them is enough for the whole family to be hanged!"

"It's all over now. Siegel rested his head on the back of his chair and looked up at the ceiling: "There is no danger, except that you have to propose again." By the way, you're going to propose again, right?"

"Stinky boy!" Sir Bill clutched his stomach and laughed twice, "I definitely want to go back, I finally have such an opportunity to manage the territory, I want to create better conditions for the children and the family." Your Heim Collar is really powerful, and I've heard a lot of rumors here in the kingdom. It is said that you own about the same land area as the duke?"

"Yes, that's true. And there are a lot of ownerless lands around me, so it's no problem to have a few more dukedoms. However, I have long since stopped the occupation, mainly because there are not enough people to manage it. ”

"It takes many generations for a great nobleman to really establish his status, in other words, you have to have more children. How did Janet give birth to one for you now, this is absolutely not good. Sir Bill pouted: "When I first saw her, I knew that she was not the kind of physique suitable for birth and breeding, thin and weak. You are the first person of the squid family, and now you are in charge of such a large territory, and there are not enough descendants to manage it separately, which is likely to cause the power of the loyal knight to be greater than that of the main family, and you know that this is not a good thing. ”

This is an old and serious statement, and Siegel can understand, but not necessarily agree with it. With the advent of new technologies and tactics, castles owned by lieges may not continue to be at the center of power, so the practice of covering a territory with the number of descendants may slowly lose its meaning.

Moreover, if cloning is successful, eternal youth can be expected, and the number of offspring no longer seems to be a big problem. But Sir Bill was like a parent, and he used to say that Janet was not suitable for Siegel, and Siegel himself never listened. For a moment, the archmage seemed to have returned to the past, the old days when there was nagging among the elders.

"Siegel, how did you get involved with the King's spy now? That is a very dangerous man, and I don't know if what he says is true or false, I can't believe it. Sir Bill instructed, "Don't owe him a favor, do you? I don't have anything to do, so you might as well go back to Heim as soon as possible. ”

Siegel shook his head: "I can't go back for the time being." I have been appointed by His Majesty the King as a military adviser and now work under Earl Todd. It's not a lot of work every day, but it's not easy to leave. ”

"Earl Todd?" Sir Bill thought for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Earl Todd is about to retire, so let you try your hand first, and then go up at any time, right? In the past, this position has also been held by the king's trusted lords, which are used to quell conflicts between lords. It's also appropriate to look for you, not counting the Heim Collar, just the title of an archmage can suppress a lot of people. ”

"Actually, I'd rather be more relaxed and more focused. Siegel was a little helpless: "In the end, I went to become a magician, sir, you don't blame me." ”

"There used to be, but not anymore. Sir Bill smiled, a look of relief in his eyes, "I meant to let you go on a knightly path, but I don't really have any good way to make you knighted or lordship." Maybe through a jousting tournament, then serving a great lord, and then marrying a woman in a high position like me. Isn't it good for you to be right now, Lord Marquis, and have a large territory of your own. I was only happy, more than I had gained. When I took you away from the boat, I could see that you must be very promising. ”

"Really?"

"At least not to be killed by kobolds as soon as they come up. Sir Bill said with a smile

The two men talked for a while, and Sir Bill ate some elven biscuits, then drank the drink made by Master Shelley, and fell asleep again. Staying with the Shadow of the Shadow for a long time, his body is affected by negative energy, and many functions are not as good as before, so he needs to recuperate slowly. In this regard, necromancers are even more experienced than the priests of the Temple of Dawn.

"There are many internal organs, especially the heart, lungs and kidneys, which require long-term maintenance. Master Shelley said to Siegel privately, "If the priest of the Temple of Dawn helps, it should take one to two months to recover, and anyone who tells you that it can be faster is a liar." ”

"Thank you so much, what kind of materials do you need, you can find me directly, and I will do my best to find it for you. ”

The Star Rope returned to the Star King's Capital, and His Majesty the King, after listening to Wiki's separate report, called Sir Bill alone that day. Jazz could barely walk on his own, but Shelley insisted that he be confined to a wheelchair. In any case, His Majesty met with the "miserable" Sir Bill, asked him for a great deal of information about the Orthodox Society, and then brought the matter to light.

But Siegel isn't so optimistic. Although this happened eight months ago, Aaron and Evan had not yet met, and he had not yet received the Hundred Dice or stopped Lie's legendary spell at the Dwarven King's meeting. In other words, at that time, he had not yet become the enemy that the Great Prophet Liele was fully targeting. However, the power of time and space on the cover of "History of the Starry Kingdom" always reminds him that he has seen himself who has traveled time, which means that time travel is possible, so the time when the book was discovered does not guarantee that it is not one of Liele's schemes.

If time travel and possession were at the heart of the whole conspiracy, Sir Bill would join the Orthodox Society and become a "traitor" to the kingdom's rule, thus causing trouble for Siegel or blackmailing him when the time came. The conspiracy may not be so simple, and the deeper purpose has not yet been revealed. But judging by the results so far, Siegel feels like he's at least scratching the surface. Then a question arose before him: why use this strange history book as a medium, and how could it be time traveled?

Siegel looked at the book from the point of view of a magical object and finally found the clue. Under the seemingly ordinary cover, there is also a mezzanine, and the material used is actually the skin of a blue dragon, which is very valuable for a history book. The dragon's skin is implicitly engraved with patterns that can carry and protect magical energy, and this is where the Shadow of the Dead hides.

In addition to this mezzanine, there is also a magic circle in the spine, but it is just a very ordinary effect against insects and moisture, and it is used in books that need to be stored for a long time. And then it was found that it stopped there, and there was nothing strange about it.

Anything can be used as a shelter for the Shadow of the Dead, so why this book alone, and if this is a conspiracy, who can be so sure that this book will be in Sir Bill's hands?

Coupled with the factor of time travel, Siegel thought of a direction to investigate. Whoever knows the circumstances of the kidnapping of the Truns, when Sir Bill appeared, and where the robbers' treasure is located, is the most likely person to direct it all.

An independent investigation is the safest, but Siegel doesn't have that much energy, so this matter still has to go to the wiki. (To be continued.) )