Chapter 637
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A trace of divine energy that he exported into James's body wrapped around the core of the curse, but it was devoured like a mud cow into the sea!
In fact, there are very few so-called annihilation wars in this world, defeat is not the same as encirclement, in a battle of equal numbers, it is already an unprecedented victory if the opponent can lose more than two percent in battle, and because the so-called ransom system will also play a certain role, once there are too many setbacks, most of the knights will choose to lead the crowd to surrender,
The previous victory may have come too quickly, so that most of the peasants and soldiers of the empire surrendered as prisoners before they even had time to escape, but to get the prisoners back into the battlefield, this great feat can only be done by a great power with a one-party dictatorship in the army on the eve of the founding of the state.
The average knights were generally only able to eat and drink well, and the peasant soldiers ...... The guy who was originally a peasant soldier, how to use it as a forward death squad?,
Peasant soldiers or something, even if they are not real combat power at all, they can still be used as an auxiliary when the battle situation is obvious, and if they enter the defeat, they must be the leader of the retreat. Therefore, after the battle, these peasants are usually chosen to be released back into the territory.
So these reasons are very far-fetched to support the attack, and they are obviously just an excuse for Thomas to cover up his purpose. These poor peasant soldiers, naturally, are the objects used to collect souls.
The so-called 30,000 is not necessarily a reliable number. But the greater the magnificence, the more it proves that his purpose is extraordinary...... So, how many souls does he really need to support his plans?
"Have you seen that Thomas again lately?" he asked softly, "Or, get his orders or something?"
"No, but I was about to tell you. Strand's voice was similarly lowered: "I heard a little bit or two when Rudolph reported to that guy earlier. What they meant was to serve a 'supreme' or something like that, in short, there could be no truce. ”
"Supreme?" Edward froze.
"I don't know, that's what Rudolph said, but he said the name vaguely. He said, "I will certainly fulfill your command, and for the sake of the will of the Most High Master, I wish him the ...... as soon as possible."
"Sooner or what?"
"No, he was sneakily assimilated at the time, and then it seemed like now that I was approaching. So just shut up. ”
Edward nodded.
This thing is indeed a bit weird.
It may sound like it's just ordinary conversation...... However, in terms of word order, if Rudolph is addressing Thomas, the phrase "for the glory of the master" is somewhat strange. He can be called you, or your Excellency, or something like that. And there is no need to emphasize the "master" again. Other words. Most likely, this is used to address someone else.
But who is it called?
The strength of that Thomas's deputy mentor, Edward had seen a little bit with the help of the magic item he had in hand that could isolate the space, and he had killed a real ** master.
Although in Edward's current view, this is not a battle between mages that reflects the strength, and the victory or defeat does not depend on the comparison of absolute strength. Sentiment, the battlefield, the grasp of the battle situation, the distribution of magic. will greatly affect a mage's ability, but this judgment does not mean that Edward decided that Thomas's strength is not good, but that the battle at that time could not completely reflect the strength that the other party should have.
In any case, the other party's ability can definitely compete head-on with a ** master, at least he has already controlled the magic power of the Eight Rings, but he is such a person, and there is a more advanced storage zài above him?
If it is true, then this existence zài will certainly not be of mortal rank.
The so-called title of master, it seems that it is not what the gods like to use, the gods are high and out of the ordinary, and they are usually called majesty, even if it is a contemptuous title, it is also a special third person, the so-called 'he', as for the master, the suzerain, etc., it will make them feel that their status is lowered, so is it something like an evil demon?
"Didn't he notice you eavesdropping?" After a quick thought, he raised his gaze and swept around slightly, the subtle light outlining his surroundings under his eyes.
"Absolutely not, hehe...... He didn't know I had this thing on hand. ”
Prince Strand reached into his arms, took out something and shook it. Edward narrowed his eyes and noticed that it was a somewhat uniquely shaped wine glass, half the size of a fist, with a slender silver exterior with ornate patterns, glittering in the sunlight of the tent.
It's not a magical sheen, though.
"The silver thing is very good at vibrating, and it's attached to the stand of the tent, and even though the tent has a silencing spell, I can still hear what they're saying inside, though I don't know exactly. His Royal Highness the Prince said proudly, "When you first taught me this, you didn't expect it to be so useful, did you?"
"I didn't expect you to remember this...... But also, you have always liked this mouthful, I remember that you climbed in the back corner of my hotel, Julie and a few of them took over the work, you almost heard enough, right? Who did you fall in love with this time? Oh, by the way, I remember that Rudolph lived next door to you, why, did you fall in love with his little white face?"
Edward nodded, asked solemnly, and then reached out to catch the bottle that the other party had thrown over. With a flick of his finger, the power of his mind drew a fountain of wine from the bottle and submerged it into his mouth.
"Die, you, if your butt is itchy, this prince can send you thousands of soldiers to help you dredge up and extinguish the fire!"
The young prince stared at the magical scene, then shook his head and scolded with a smile: "If this prince is willing, what else do you need to listen to? Just find a few bed companions in the city, a large number of ladies and noblewomen are willing to give their future king Xià bloodline, and be proud of it." To be honest, if it weren't for the eyes and ears left by that damn guy by my side, I would have summoned a few of them a long time ago, although there are not many nobles in these cities in the empire. But there are at least a hundred people who are willing to sacrifice their daughters, and Prince Ben just doesn't like those half-toned little girls. ”
"Oh, you know, your preferences have always been more mature, ah, by the way, speaking of maturity, that Imperial Lady has a lot of affection for you, and when you last came to visit, she threw flattering eyes at you from time to time. Why don't you take her in, and by the way, you can also make her duke's father's territory a direct one?"
"Bastard! It's not me who ran to surrender, she can't contain me even if she is affectionate! I think she's really sincere to you, right? When I first met, she vigorously trumpeted your power. 'Ah, he defeated one of the Empire's ** divisions', 'Ah. He also destroyed thousands of undead', 'his strength is unquestionable'. Anyone knows what she's thinking. I say that Tuminis is the youngest ** teacher. Can you also consider this beautiful woman who is deeply in love with you?"
"There are too many people on my side to handle it. You don't have any of them, I can't let people say that I'm cheap, so I'll give you this unopened one, just because I've made sacrifices for the country, and I don't have any requirements, you just need to give me some compensation later. Little things like the keys to the treasure trove, I don't mind. ”
"Ah, wouldn't it seem like I'd be too stingy to give that little thing? Please check it out?"
After a few words, the two men reached out and punched each other on the shoulder, looking at each other and laughing.
Such unscrupulous jokes and dialogues have been a long time since the two of them...... Therefore, it was particularly gratifying, and the psychic man laughed, feeling that the unpleasant feelings in his heart seemed to have been swept away, as if he had returned to the small hotel in Poplar Town, drinking the new wine made in the country, and the air around him became relaxed, simple and happy.
In the space of a few months, his life had completely detached itself from that peaceful routine, and it was like a turbulent current, and the spiral of fate gathered around him all kinds of people, subordinates, allies, friends and foes, and even gods on high...... But there is still no one who can joke with each other like this, and talk without scruples, even a few intimate lovers and girls will not be as familiar as they are now, or in other words, there is no one who can compare with James in terms of shared time and memory.
Of course, this comparison is not appropriate, after all, friendship and love are always two different levels in nature.
"Seriously, you really don't want a territory? Kill an imperial ** division, this kind of achievement is impossible for even that guy to suppress, and I don't think he has any interest in things like domestic territory rewards, now, all he wants is war. Lying on the table with his stomach covered and gasping for a few breaths, James put away his smile and straightened his expression: "Even if I give you all the newly acquired land, he won't care, and your merits are definitely enough to make those soldiers and ruffians shut up." ”
"There's no interest, it's too cumbersome to manage, and you know, for me, the little income from the territory is of no use at all, not even a big magic experiment. Edward shook his head: "These people alone are enough for me to have a headache, don't blame me for speaking of which, I am going to take more than 1,500 people back to the territory this time, I am not interested in continuing this war." ”
"Take them all?...... Well, it doesn't have anything to do with me anyway, so let's give Rudolph a headache. He raised an eyebrow and spoke easily.
However, the telemagician's gaze wandered, and in his eyes, he caught the fleeting loss.
"How does it feel to be an emperor?" he asked, after a pause.
"No kidding, you don't know about my situation, puppet. ”
was stunned for a moment for this question, but James then smiled bitterly: "Even if you have any ideas, you can't say anything, except to maintain an idiot-like smile is to mediate the opinions of those nobles, sometimes I really want to shout to shut up these greedy bastards, and then cut off their heads one by one, so as to save them from chattering nonsense one by one for their own interests, and ...... Treat this prince and me like a monkey!"
"If you were given a piece of land in exchange for your position, would you change it?" asked Edward again. And this question made James stunned, staring at the pair of silver eyes in front of him, he thought for a moment: "How big is it?" Of course, there are also attached courtiers and troops, otherwise, I don't want a country that will be immediately conquered by the Empire. ”
"It's big, it can have more than half of Tumenis. Plus, I can guarantee that no one will come and attack you casually. ”
"It's not a bad deal......" James looked up in surprise and stared at his face, as if to find some sign of a lie in it. "Probably, well, I'll think about it again. He hesitated for a moment. He raised an eyebrow
"Okay. ”
Edward sighed, and didn't ask.
But should you report the matter to the old man to settle the matter?
As he got to know better, he noticed that the scale of what Thomas had planned was quite large, at least several times larger than he had originally thought. There are also some intricate secrets, compared to James's plot to usurp the throne. It's become a less serious question.
If this matter is resolved as soon as possible. You should be able to avoid some trouble, right?
Of course, when it comes to a throne and a ** division, the end of this matter will never be very simple, but now Edward is not what it used to be, and he thinks that he is fully capable of solving this matter.
In fact, James is nothing more than a puppet manipulated. He couldn't help himself, and the king was not dead anyway, and with Edward's current strength, he said a word to save James' life. Could it be that the king's majesty could not give him a face? No, what kind of magic can be used to make a puppet stand-in and replace James.
The most important problem is that Edward is now confident that he can break the curse that Thomas left on James.
That Thomas's deputy mentor has good ability, since he has planned such a huge thing, of course, he will never put some curses or enchantment spells on James as insurance, if Edward reveals this secret, the other party will curse, and James will die.
But now, a small curse should be nothing to Edward.
Breaking the curse is really difficult, just like those vulgar bard stories, there is often a similar episode, that is, the brave man defeats the demon king, but the demon king uses a certain curse before he dies, and the result is often very terrifying, such as turning everyone in a certain place into a frog, or letting the brave himself be corrupted by evil and gradually deteriorate, etc. Brave men often have to trek through mountains and rivers to find some special characters, such as powerful old mages or the largest temple in a country to gather strength to break the curse.
While most of these stories are nothing more than fabrication, they also reveal a little truth that there are only two ways to lift the curse.
Of course, the powerful old mage is not quite right, and it is correct that the ability of a mage who has studied curses a lot is not the key.
Cursed magic is a decisive difference from ordinary spells in that the energy that drives it is contained in the body or soul of the cursed, or in other words, it is only an effect of magic, not magic itself. As long as a certain condition is met, it can burst out, destroy the soul of the cursed person and make it die instantly, and the more advanced curses can also set various effects, and even counterattack family members along the bloodline, the effect is extremely terrifying.
Therefore, it was decided that methods such as anti-magic force fields or spell invalidation enchantments could only be used to prevent others from casting spells, and could not be used to break a completed curse, and only mages who really had a deep understanding of enchantment could deduce the combination of curses through guò analysis, and reverse the power of the curse.
There are many kinds of curses in the world, and the styles are ever-changing, although most of them are based on the same foundation, but because of the differences in the habits and thinking styles of each spellcaster, there will be many subtle gaps, so if you want to crack it, you must have a high-level programming talent.
However, there is another ability that can also dispel the threat of the curse, and that is the priest's divine magic.
Priests don't need to understand the structure of the curse, because they use brute force to send the divine energy into the body of the cursed person, and directly dissolve the negative energy that supports the curse, so that the curse is completely lifted. Therefore, it often takes a while for mages to break down the curse, while the priests are very simply grouped together, and they can form as many people as they can, and the curse is poured into the body of the cursed person with a huge amount of energy.
For example, it is like a knot, which the mages use observation and knowledge to untie, while the priests go straight to the knot and then repair it.
divine power, which can be used both for attack and defense, and even for healing,