The city is called Pearl, and it is a military stronghold in the south of the trading country. Therefore, whether it is the building materials or the layout of the interior and outside, the castle is very simple and practical, without any fancy things. With no extra decorations, the castle looks perfectly normal, except for the sword marks on the walls.

According to observations from outside the castle, the castle has four floors, and the core main hall should be on the second or third floor. But Kanna and the gang are all deeply sure that the main hall is on the second floor! Because an unusually strong ominous aura filled the entire castle like a sea of corpses and bones. The closer you get to the source, the stronger the breath. It seems to guide them to the end of life.

"The current owner of the castle. What a hospitality. Kanna quipped.

"yes. I guess I'm sitting in a precarious position, waiting for us VIPs. Edward was joking, but his expression was serious and his tone was cold. It seems that Skeletron's ominous aura has caused a great deal of stress on everyone.

The group reached the second floor, where a large double-opening wooden door with iron trim was closed. It is as if the world of life and death is divided. It's all here, and at this point, everyone is a little hesitant.

Kanna stepped forward, her hands slammed into it, and the wooden door made a sharp noise, and it was blasted open like a fly, striking two arcs and crashing into the walls on either side.

Touch!

The impact of the wooden door kicked up a cloud of dust. On this side of the dust is the endless battle intent emanating from Kanna's bright eyes. On the other side of the dust is the unfazed posture of a huge skeleton sitting on a throne.

The palpitations of the people did not disappear, and they stood still. Kanna stepped into the room alone, standing in the middle of the hall, in front of Skeletron.

The first to come to his senses was Garcia, who, in a cold sweat, bumped his arm against Edward next to him and whispered, "Hey." Edward. If the situation is not right, leave no one alone. You are alone to protect Kanna, and you escape. ”

Edward, who was woken up, heard this, and wanted to say something, such as: What are you going to do, stay and be a hero? But in the end, he couldn't help but say nothing, because he had never seen Garcia show such a resolute look in his eyes that looked at death as if he were at home. In the realization shown by the other party, Edward also immediately recalled the meaning of his family's historical existence. replied lightly: "Hmm." ”

"Four Founding Warriors" of the Kingdom of Meredes. Only Melodious Jeka has no offspring. The families of the other three continue to this day. They are the Vallient family, the Richard family, and the Bonaparte family. The patriarch of the Richard family has always held the position of Marshal of the Homeland Defense Force, the "Guardian of the Kingdom". The patriarch of the Bonaparte family held the military post of "Commander of the Expedition" as the marshal of the expeditionary force. The patriarch of Edward's Valient family has been in charge of the king's personal bodyguards, and also leads the Praetorian Guard of the royal city of the Meredera Kingdom and its most prestigious unit, the "Royal Elite Praetorian Guard", serving as the "Immortal Shield".

"When Kanna is crowned as an adult, she will be personally guarded by her father, who is as powerful as the god of war. But until then, I'm the last shield in front of Kanna. I swear by my grandmother's grave that whoever wants to kill Kanna will step over my corpse." Edward meditated in his mind as he walked with Garcia towards Canna.

The other teammates also came to their senses and followed closely behind and walked to the center of the hall.

"Welcome." Skeletron's solemn voice echoed through the halls.

The massive Skeletron sat there calmly, calm. His height is estimated to be over 2.40 meters, which is not the height that a normal human skeleton can grow. I don't know if it's because of the special evil being, the bones have changed. Unmoved, he was dressed in black full-body plate armor and a dark red cloak on his back, which made him even more majestic. What made Kanna particularly concerned was the crown on the man's head. Although it is exquisitely carved and covered with precious stones, it is very luxurious. But it lacks a sense of history, as if it was just made by craftsmen not long ago.

On either side of the king stood a skeleton defender, who was about to draw his weapon to meet him, when he saw the king raise his hand, he withdrew his hand and stood back in his place. Motionless like bones in an ancient tomb.

"Who's coming?" Skeletron's face naturally lacks a trace of muscle, but for some reason, it makes people think that he is smiling politely.

Kanna took a step and replied, "Captain of the Flower Expedition, Nana Martin." I have come to take your head. ”

"Why?"

Skeletron's rhetorical question stopped Canna. So much so that the left hand that was gripping the scabbard loosened. I didn't know how to respond for a while.

"I am King Loren. The rightful ruler of the Affluent Plain. Listen to your accent is not from Bondenland. What is your enmity with this king? ”

"King Lauren...... Loren Taylor? ”

"Do you know this king?"

As the heir to the throne, familiarity with the history of mankind starting with the empire of St. Paulus is mandatory. However, Kanna is more fond of reading than the average royal family, and has the ability to memorize the contents of books. Therefore, I know most of the historical events and well-known figures recorded in the history books. In the words of Anthony, the director of the Meredes Kingdom Library, Her Royal Highness is one of the highest in the kingdom in many academic fields, including an almost unprecedented level of historical research.

Kanna recalls the history of the Confederation of Bondenland, Russia. Bondenland was formerly a city in the Empire of St. Pauldereux, located in the plain of Afronte. Due to the convenient transportation of the plain landform and the location in the middle of the continent, it has naturally formed a prosperous urban agglomeration dominated by trade. The wealthiest merchants in these agglomerations founded the Orbundon Merchant Association. Over the course of a long time, these giants slowly gained de facto control of their respective cities. As a result, the de facto management system of these cities became the city federalism under the Chamber of Commerce. It is precisely because of this special system that after the founding of the Russian Bonddenland, except for the president of the Chamber of Commerce, who was the richest man, became the king, all the actual rulers in each city were named earls, and there was no title higher than the earl in the kingdom.

Pampered aristocrats are rarely willing to engage in business, after all, they can be full of tariffs, land taxes and trade taxes for merchants, so why live a life of running merchants in the wind and rain. At the height of the empire, merchants could easily amass wealth, and they did not care about all kinds of taxes and bribes. But during the stormy years of the empire, the economic situation was much worse than before. The wealthy merchant class and the aristocratic class here began to slowly accumulate irreconcilable class contradictions, and the relationship was extremely delicate.

The highest rank in this land was the Taylor family, the Grand Duke of the Empire, which occupied most of the Afrent Plain. In 1615, George Augustus, the last emperor of St. Paulus's empire, waged a large-scale war against the forces of the Immortal City founded by his brother William Augustus. Lords throughout the empire set themselves up as kings, and in the following few years, dozens of kingdoms and kingdoms sprung up like mushrooms.

In 1617, Winston Issa, president of the Bonden Traders Chamber and president of the city's federal council, invited Archduke Lauren and his family to a meeting at the federal headquarters to discuss the establishment of a federal state in the plains of Alfrent. Lauren was reluctant to go, because of the arrogance of the top nobles, he looked down on these speculative merchants from the bottom of his heart. However, at this time, the Federation of Trading Cities had already controlled the economic lifeblood of the region, and without their support, it would be difficult for their territory to survive the world war. After all, the territory is located in a plain landscape, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend. And in the central part of the continent, it is easy to be besieged from all sides. Moreover, the other side promised that the main topic of the meeting was to make Lauren king. So Archduke Lauren led more than 30 members of his family to go, leaving only his eldest son, Webb, to stay in the territory.

This meeting was later called the "Scarlet Council". The Lauren family and the more than 100 guards who accompanied them were slaughtered at the meeting. His eldest son, Webb, also retreated to Pearl City under the fierce attack of the Federation of Trade Cities. After two years of desperate struggle, he ran out of food and died in despair. Later, Winston Issa founded the Confederacy of Bondenland, Russia, and the bloodline has been passed down to this day.

This kind of tragic incident can be seen everywhere in that period of war that pervades the entire human world. Soon drowned in the long river of history.

"King Lauren." Kanna said politely. "So, you're here for revenge?"

"Not bad."

"You are the true king of this place. So why do you have to do what others do? Kanna asked.

"Who told you that I obey others?"

"Your Majesty is not the only undead army attacking the Confederation of Bondenland. And the pace is so uniform that it's hard to believe that no one behind you is unifying the layout. Kanna continued to probe.

"Oh. You're talking about her. ”

"She?" Kanna's voice was slightly muffled, "Who is it?" ”

"A young human necromancer who woke me up. My soul has been wandering this plain, refusing to go anywhere. After a long time, I slowly lost all my memories. Suddenly one day, she found my soul and told me all the stories that had happened to me and my family. As I remembered everything and swore a bloody bloodbath in Bondenland, I suddenly came back to life in this form. She did it, and I don't know what method she used, but I know she did it. The evil little girl who covered her face and never showed her true face. She resurrected me, but that doesn't mean I'm at her disposal, I'm not a low-class soulless undead! And I'm strong enough that no necromancer can restrain or control my will. Unlike the Lich, Immortal Zombie, and Ghoul King commanders of the other armies, most of them are her minions. And I'm just working with her, no, I'm just using her to help me get revenge and take back my kingdom. ”

"So to speak. Your Majesty doesn't know her true identity either? Kanna continued.

Feeling insulted, Skeletron said angrily, "This king doesn't bother to know who she is. There are so many questions that I am not obligated to answer them all. It's almost time for you to leave my castle. ”

"After that kind of tragedy. Do you even believe that outsiders will genuinely help you take the throne? Kanna sighed with emotion.

This sentence stung Skeletron, and he exclaimed, "It's so rude, how dare you ......"

During the time that Canna and Skeletron were talking. Henry's brain raced through and summarized the information. Came to the conclusion that Skeletron doesn't know who is behind it, and only needs to stop Skeletron here, which is the only thing he can do.

So Henry stepped forward, walked to the front of the line, and interjected, "King Lauren, I am Henry Anderson, a member of the Glorious Knights of the Bloom Ransland. I don't know what happened during His Majesty's lifetime, but it's gone. His Majesty's current act of revenge has resulted in the death of countless innocent people and their transformation into undead creatures. This should not be the work of the king. ”

Skeletron turned his head slightly, looked at Henry, and said in a questioning tone, "Oh? Herald of Justice, Knights. Very good. The king asks you, where were your knights when the king's family and innocent people were slaughtered by the federal army of the city under the banner of the Obondon Trade Chamber? ”

Henry didn't know much about that complicated history, and he didn't know how to answer.

Skeletron continued, "I'll tell you! Your Knights were attacking the kingdom of Meredes! The meaning of the establishment of your Order is to be the instrument of King George's coup d'état, the executioner who did the dirty work for him. Later, he became a practitioner of his ambition and a pioneer in igniting the flames of war all over the world. With such a filthy member of the Knights, where did you get the face to stand in front of this king and speak out loud? ”

Henry frowned and said very seriously: "I was not born in that era, and I can't change the history that has already happened in that era. All I know is that your current actions are evil, and I want to stop you. ”

With that, Henry pulled out the two-handed greatsword on his back.

"How dare you draw your sword against me in this city and in this room? It's full of my son's blood! ”

With that, Skeletron abruptly left his throne and stood up.

Although there is no expression in the muscular face. But everyone present deeply felt that Wang was angry.