The knighthood ceremony of the Heim Collar was held the next day, and the time seemed to be relatively hasty, and the preparations were not sufficient. It was held in front of the castle, and it was not solemn enough because only the inhabitants of the Heim Lord, and no representatives of other nobles attended. After the war, there are still many traces of the war that are still vivid, some of the wreckage has not been cleaned up, and life is far from getting back on track. But the canonization ceremony was a good new beginning, and the new knight represented new hope and gave confidence to all.

Isaac was held in his mother's arms and was also present at the ceremony. Heim had an heir, which made it even more reassuring for the knights to serve. Besides, Siegel is younger than most of them, and now that he has become a famous lord of the New World, I believe that Heim will have a greater development in the future.

Manna becomes the acting lord and is in charge of handling the affairs of the territory while Siegel is away. Hum took over the management of the army in Myr, and was responsible for everything from the recruitment and training of recruits to the defense of the castle. Many human knights are not optimistic about the orc Hum, but when they think of the Rock Village and the Spotted Mountain Gold Mine, and think that most of the people living there are half-orcs, there is really no more suitable person than Humke.

Siegel understands what his men are thinking, and he will never support any interracial bias, but will make amends in other ways. It was proper to promote a few knights, but rewarding the castle was a surprise to everyone.

His voice was sonorous and uplifting: "The noble bandit coalition in the south has provoked a war, and this matter cannot be ended as soon as they want. Starting today, Ser Manna will lead you on an offensive southward, taking down all the castles and estates that will not surrender. lest they continue to facilitate the enemy next time. ”

Fighting wars is a good thing for people who have knighthood as a profession. In particular, there are three plots of land that will be given to the knights who have achieved the highest in battle after they have been occupied. This made everyone's fighting spirit even more excited. Everyone looked at Manna with eager eyes, knowing that the woman as commander and acting lord was the key to everything.

"I'm a baron now, a double baron in the Starry Kingdom and Waterdeep. I can only promote the Jazz and Knights for now, but not necessarily in the future, so you have to work harder and move forward with me. At the end of the ceremony, Siegel said, "It is said that the New World is a land of hope and opportunity. I think so, I don't know what you think?"

"For Heim Collar!" the knights fell to one knee. He drew his sword and placed it in front of him, renewing his oath to Siegel.

Afterwards, Siegel met with three butlers selected by Fezak and arranged for them to be in charge of the day-to-day affairs of a castle after the war, to be assessed by Fezzac a year later. One of them will become the head of the Heim Realm and gain the status of a knight. Both in terms of status and taxation, it will be a big improvement compared to before.

Siegel had already had a draft of these things, so they were dealt with quickly, and it was Janet's situation that really gave him a headache. He tried his best to find help from the people around him. But there was no good way to do it for a few days.

"Siegel, someone can only suppress the transformation and calm the emotions. There is no ability to get rid of it. Red sat directly on the ground, but still a little taller than the others. He tilted his head and said angrily: "What causes this situation is her own vitality, someone's healing ability can only strengthen the vitality, not stifle, so she is powerless in the face of this situation." ”

Siegel sat across from him, nodding haggardly. In the past few days, he has been trying common magic methods such as disarming magic and eliminating curses, plus using magic arrays to increase the strength of his spells, or performing spell operations more accurately and meticulously, but no matter how hard he tries, there is no effect. The power of the spell penetrated directly through Janet's body and dissipated without any stopping, indicating that the magic had not found a target that could work, and the spell had been chosen completely wrong.

"Someone used to treat it with toxins and blight, but found that it wasn't like that. ”

"Thank you Rhett," Siegel said, "and I found out about this too. Janet is not weakened, but strengthened. The purgatory bloodline, which was originally very thin in her bloodline, was now able to manifest. If this happens to the Warlocks, I'm afraid they will rejoice because of the increase in their abilities. ”

The golem nodded, "But the warlock is to activate the bloodline to strengthen himself, not to be affected by external forces. Janet's natural transformation ability caused the bloodline to evolve out of control, and she lost her mind as a result. Someone discovers that the source of the inducing power has been combined with her transformation, and this root cannot be eliminated, and the alienation has always existed. Janet can only slow down the process of demonization by controlling her emotions more and better, and using this to control her transformation. ”

"I'm never going to make Janet a devil. Siegel clenched his fists.

"Someone will pray and offer all the help they can. "But if Janet completely transforms into the devil and loses control, no one will let her hurt anyone else." ”

Siegel stared into Red's eyes, pointed to his chest and said, "If that happens, I'll take care of it." ”

"Someone understands, someone will come to you first, but someone can't sit back and watch the danger escalate. The golem had his own insistence, but he promised to keep it a secret, just like before.

Siegel remembers seeing the blood of several people mixed together and used as a tool for the blood magician to manipulate during the battle with blood magic, and he clearly remembers the fishy smell and suffocating pain poured into his mouth. What secrets are hidden in blood and blood, and why can blood mages be so fascinated?

Later, Janet had a fever and was so weak that she was almost taken away by death, but Dr. Reese's prescription cured her. Now that I think about it, I am also full of doubts. It was a potion for Evan, who had just one extra because he had forgotten to take it. The blood mage's influence has not been found until now, so why was Dr. Reese able to find a healing potion so quickly?

After learning a lot about alchemy and medicine, Siegel knew how difficult it was to prepare potions. Differences in race, physique, age, and various circumstances make it difficult to find all the herbs, let alone the medicine?

A few people in the cave at the time. Evan, Janet, Aaron, a paladin whose name has long been forgotten. And Count Todd—Siegel shook his head. Count Todd didn't have his blood drawn, and he couldn't be counted - and himself, of course. In all of them, he has no symptoms at all, which may also be related to his different role in the Blood Mage Ritual.

Both Evan and Janet took Dr. Reese's potions, and both recovered well, but I don't know how Evan is doing now, but I think he has no demon blood, and he won't transform out of control, so he should be fine.

Siegel was taken aback. Prince Aaron comes to mind. What caused his weakened constitution and alcoholism?Blood Mage or Dr. Reese?Why did the heir to the royal family get worse and worse, and when he finally returned to Waterdeep, he could barely control himself, unable to hold on to even a simple ritual?

There is a clear conspiracy flavor in this, and it can no longer be regarded as an accident in the adventure. The Knox Commons covered up Master Liel's prophecy, causing the prince to take reckless risks, leading to the blood mage, leading step by step to the current situation. What is all this for?

There seem to be layers of fog hidden over past events, and terrible conspiracies are hiding behind the fog. Siegel knew that the conspiracy could not be directed against himself or Janet. At that time, they were just nobody, fledgling adventurers. Only Prince Aaron deserves such a stir. The starry royal family is the target of the conspiracy.

Only by knowing their motives can we deduce their methods, and know what kind of tricks and tricks the blood mage has done to everyone, so that it is possible to prescribe the right medicine and find a way to stop Janet from further deterioration, so the root of everything is still in the blood mage. Thinking of this, Siegel walked out of the study and went straight to the library.

There are thousands of books of all kinds, as well as countless scrolls of manuscripts and research materials. Fortunately, this place has just been built, and it has been accurately classified, so it is still relatively convenient to find information about blood mages.

Several thick books were placed in front of Siegel, and Edith's disciples were looking at Siegel with strange eyes. They had doubts in their hearts but didn't dare to ask, after all, not all mages like blood magic. In some fields, blood magic is seen as an outlier and has gone astray in research. As in many folklore, blood is used to summon demons to gain power, but few people know that it is also possible to summon angels with blood. Blood sacrifices are often associated with the existence of foreign lands, and mages have better means, so the methods of blood mages are basically abandoned. He secretly hoped that Lord Siegel would not take this path.

Some of the library's books contain discussions between the Mage Guild and the Mage Guild on some magical spells. There's a lot of crazy whimsy, but there's also a lot of unrealistic whimsy. Dragons that don't eat meat have greater magical powers, as Siegel had read about in it.

In a long record, he found a passage:

"After the study of the astrological signs, it can be determined that the power of fate is hidden in the bloodline. While this force is not enough to determine where the future will go, it can do affect a lot of things. Can we tap into the potential of this energy to increase the accuracy of the prophecy spell?"

This is spoken by a human mage named Congreve Gary, a name that Siegel found in another biography. In his early years, he was a mage who specialized in prophecy, and if he continued to develop, he could become a figure like Master Riel. However, he later turned to blood magic, and eventually died from his own magic experiments.

Many of his disciples later became more interested in blood magic, and gradually formed a new faction. As the power of magic grew, they experimented.

This account is more secretive, and Siegel found clues in the trial of the evil spellcaster by the Mage Guild according to the chronology. There was a time when the Star Kingdom had three consecutive generations of thin bloodlines and difficult heirs, and it was later discovered that it was the mage advisor at that time who secretly did it. They used the blood of the royal family to create blood golems and secretly conduct some kind of experiment. The book does not record the true purpose of the experiment, except that it is "believed to be a curse of some kind." It was the Mage Guild that discovered this situation first, and punished it earlier than the Star Royal Family.

According to Siegel's analysis of later historical records, this incident ultimately seriously affected the relationship between the Mage Guild and the Star Royal Family, causing the latter to fully cooperate with the Temple of Dawn. In order to mend the rift in the relationship, the Mage Association had no choice but to form the Academy, and let the Star Royal Family participate in the management of the Academy and the selection of advisory mages.

But hundreds of years have passed, and it is difficult for the Mage Guild to regain its former intimacy with the Kingdom of Stars.

Blood mage, blood, and the Star Royal Family, these key points coincide with what happened in the city wall mountain range, and the biggest possibility is the reappearance of the conspiracy of the year. The previous time it was a blood demon puppet, but this time it was to stimulate the power in the bloodline. But what is the use of the royal family's blood being stimulated, the prince will still become a king.

Siegel was horrified as he remembered Evan giving Aaron a blood transfusion, and that blood magic was the original purpose: to absorb the power of the bloodline, extend his lifespan, and change his body and fate. He gradually connects a series of clues and deduces their goals.

The Blood Mage was originally going to add the power of the Bloodline of the Star Royalty to himself, but was stopped by Siegel. Doctor Reese may take over from here, Aaron's weakening and Evan's enhancement are related to the stimulation and transfer of blood, he wants Evan to become the king of the starry kingdom?

If an illegitimate child can become a king in the face of impossible adversity under the premise of stimulating the bloodline, is that not the strongest evidence of the correctness of the research of Master Congreve Gary back then? Moreover, the benefit to be obtained from this is so great, a whole country!

Siegel took a deep breath and fell into thought. (To be continued......)

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