Since she was a child, Penny has witnessed various oath-taking occasions and heard many solemn vows. Before ruling the city, she had thought that oaths were sacred, but she had forgotten them because of so many dirty deeds.

However, she was willing to trust De Theo's vow, or she had no choice.

"I sometimes even wonder if it was a mistake to go to war with my brother in the first place?" Penny shook her shoulders and began to cough slightly.

"I think you should follow the advice of the scholars, put down what you are doing for the time being, and take care of your body first. Todd Theo didn't answer the question and couldn't answer it, so he had to change the subject, "The old guys were right, although it's just the most common seasonal wind chill, it can be fatal to drag it on." ”

Penny didn't seem to hear Todd Theo's words, and she continued: "I grew up like a puppet of my father's control, destined from the moment I was born, and my father told me that it was my mission as the eldest daughter of the Reagan family. She closed her eyes and whispered in an inaudible voice, "I didn't refuse my fate, I even told myself not to be jealous of the free life of Brother Pedi and Phyllis, I did..."

"At least, I did it before the family didn't abandon me, but in the end... I sacrificed all my youth for my family, and they abandoned me. Penny clasped her hands together and rubbed them vigorously, "Why is it always me who sacrifices, two years ago the elves talked to me, and they wanted to sacrifice my rights to let me give up the Suke Plains... Why?" she opened her eyes suddenly, "Why!"

"They didn't think about me at all, and my children. Penny stood up, "Why is my resistance wrong, everyone is cursing me, why?"

"Whew" she gasped for air, and the whole person seemed extremely excited.

Todd Theo could only remain silent, he could not comment on the matter.

"I have one thing I need to ask you, and this is my last order. Penny suddenly regained her composure, she looked at Todd Theo with a nonchalant gaze, "Take my son out of the city, remember... Never let him enter the city again. ”

"You..."

"This is my last order. ”

Todd Theo didn't rush to take the order, he looked at Penny seriously and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I have no way back. Penny turned her head to look at the city by the window.

"Pedy Reagan is your older brother, if you could..."

"You want me to admit my mistake?" Penny suddenly became agitated, "Why do you want me to admit my mistake, why?" she screamed, "What's wrong with me, I just failed." ”

"Okay. Todd Theo looked at the excited Penny and smiled casually, "Your order may seem simple, but it will take me the rest of my life. His smile seemed to be joking with an old friend, "You really don't make a loss-making deal." ”

"You just said you would keep your oath. Penny smiled as well, "What I promised you has been done, your people have lived a peaceful life in the Suke Plains, their files and those in the know have vanished, and now even I don't know..."

"I will fulfill my vows. Todd Theo didn't let Penny continue, "But are you sure you want to do it? Don't you want to use me for other missions, like assassinating Pedy Reagan." ”

"Is there any chance of success?"

"Less than a percent chance. ”

...

In the quiet of the lounge, Penny sat alone on the couch at the window, overlooking the hustle and bustle of the city, reminiscing about the days before the Orc War began.

At that time, her favorite thing was the tea party with her brother and sister every night.

But those times are long gone, and they won't come back.

"Goddess, is that how you treat your people?" Penny whispered to herself, as if praying, as if cursing.

The gods don't send miracles to end this, and 'miracles' will always exist in legends and knights.

Although Penny has long understood this truth, she still can't help but hope that the gods can really come down to save her from her confusion when she is most desperate.

In the breeze, Penny coughed violently again. She finally stopped coughing and got up, walked to the break room desk, turned on the soundproofing magic in the break room, and took out a disc wrapped in silk from the drawer.

The silk shattered in Penny's tugging, revealing a delicate iron plate with delicate carvings, but if you look closely, you will see that this is not a pattern, but a circle next to each other.

"Since the gods can't answer me, I can only pray to the demon gods of hell!" Penny's whispers could only be heard by herself.

With that, she used her spiritual power to open the circle on the disc.

After the blue light flashed on the disk, the whole room was filled with a deep blue light, accompanied by a piercing coldness that made Penny shiver, followed by a wave of dizziness, and everything in front of her began to distort and deform.

In an instant, the feeling of dizziness suddenly disappeared, and Penny struggled to vomit and adjust to the new environment...

The place she was in was no longer a luxurious lounge, but an enclosed basement, as evidenced by the gloomy surroundings, the flickering torches, and the air currents that always flowed in one direction.

Penny didn't look around, it was clear that this wasn't her first time in this place.

"Your Excellency," a middle-aged man with pale skin came out of the darkness after Penny's appearance, his gorgeous silk shirt out of place on his ornate face, "Welcome." ”

"Don't call me 'sir,' I have nothing to do with you. Penny frowned.

"You'll make the right choice in no time. The smile on the middle-aged man's pale face was as permeable as the makeup of a dead man.

"Contact your master, I need to talk to him. ”

"Please follow me. The middle-aged man respectfully made an inviting gesture and leaned sideways to lead the way.

After leaving the teleportation hall, Penny was led by a middle-aged man into a long and narrow hallway, and in the open rooms on both sides of the corridor, some middle-aged people looked like ... Magicians are conducting some kind of unknown experiment, and most of their experiments are related to the control of evil powers.

At the end of the corridor is a room full of magic circles, the energy of the magic circle is strange, both magical and evil, the two energies maintain a state of equilibrium and continue to run the circle.

"The Mentor said that you can see him at any time, and as soon as you pass through the teleportation circle in front of you, he will come and meet you as soon as possible. The middle-aged man pointed to the high platform in the middle of the circle.

"Then prepare, I want to end this as soon as possible. Without hesitation, Penny walked to the high platform.

"It's going to be soon. The middle-aged man whispered, activating the teleportation device as soon as Penny stepped up to the platform.

This time, Penny didn't notice any discomfort, as if for a moment, the whispers of a middle-aged man were still in her ears, but the surrounding environment had changed.

The sky was dark and everything around was gray.

It's cold, and it's a strange coldness, as if it can freeze the coldness of the soul.

Just when Penny was about to take no longer bear the cold, a warm and comfortable feeling spread all over her body, and at the same time, there was a whisper in her ears that she couldn't understand, and when she looked in the direction of the whisper, her face suddenly changed and she subconsciously took a step back.

More than a dozen undead in heavy armor appeared in her eyes, but what surprised her even more was that one of them was using holy power!

"You need not be afraid of us, distinguished guest. ”

A whisper from behind her caused Penny to stop backing and turn her head abruptly, she subconsciously reached out to grab the saber at her waist, but she didn't catch anything.

"Distinguished guest, you can sit down and wait, my master will have to wait a little while before he appears. The undead who spoke maintained the face of a human, but his face was horribly white, and his blue eyes revealed a chilling cold light.

"My name is Cole, and I remember being a housekeeper and my father was also a housekeeper. The immortal, dressed in a neat black gown, performed a standard aristocratic etiquette to Penny as he spoke.

Penny looked at the seat her undead named Cole pointed, the chair made of stone beautifully crafted and carved with the rough and bold watervine pattern characteristic of the Cullen collar.

To hide her nervousness and uneasiness, Penny sat down as the immortal had said.

"We're sorry we can't provide you with the drinks you need. The apology on Cole's face was obvious, "So, allow me to leave... Also, you'd better not step out of the barrier, or the evil energy of the outer space will eat away at your body. ”

Penny still didn't speak, she nodded to Cole in the same way she treated ordinary nobles, and after Cole left, she looked around her and realized that the place she was in was protected by an enchantment made of holy power.

Outside the barrier, countless undead were watching her, with the cold wind howling and the clear screams of the dead in their ears. Waiting in such an environment is not a good thing. After nearly an hour of waiting, a tall figure appeared in Penny's eyes amid the excited screams of the surrounding undead.

"Penny, it's a pleasure to see you again. ”

With a familiar feeling in her bold voice, Penny stood up and looked at her slowly clear face in the firelight, "Duke Ella? It's really you!" she looked at the familiar face with a complicated expression, "Seeing you makes me suddenly feel if I am in the middle of a huge conspiracy. ”

"Haha!" Enshi-Ella's smile remained the same as before, "If you want to talk about conspiracy, no one can compare to your father, who has counted all of us in the last twenty years, including the puppet Emperor Barrit, Emperor Laubert, and even you... But he definitely didn't expect that the Ellan Continent would become what it is today. ”

"The war has ruined everything for us... Monsters like you were born. ”

"But who is the mastermind of this war?" Enhi-Ella said, "Orcs? The orcs of five years ago were just refugees from the Western Continent, do you think it is possible that they instigated that war?"

"I know what you're trying to say, but... What does it matter to me who planned the Orc War?" Penny smiled self-deprecatingly, "I'm not a scholar, I don't want to get to the bottom of it, I'm just here to find a way to win." She looked around at the undead who were surrounding her, "I'm not interested in staying in this environment for too long. ”

"IMHO, the chances of victory are very slim in terms of the current situation in Suker City, but... It's not impossible. Enhi-Ella looked at the young woman surrounded by death, looked at the stubborn eyes of the other party, and said with a 'sincere' smile characteristic of a merchant, "There is a part of the people in Suke City who are enthusiastic about your rule, you can..."

"They may be able to fight for me, but they don't even know how to hold a sword. Penny shook her head, suddenly remembering something, and glared at Enshi Ella, "You want me to turn them into monsters like you?"

"No!" Enshi Ella shook her head, "Your understanding of evil energy is wrong, it's just an ordinary energy body, we're just taking advantage of one of its properties...", he looked at Penny, "I'm sure you've seen my experiments in my underground laboratory, magic can actually coexist with evil energy, and users don't have to be like us." ”

"Look," Enshi-Allan pointed to the circle that Penny had teleported to just now, "When the combination of demonic energy and evil energy comes in, there will be unexpected effects...", he pointed to the gray sky, "Do you know what kind of place this is?" he asked himself, "At the top of the Esbo Mountains, it only takes a moment for you to get here from Suker City." ”

"It's amazing power. Penny commented softly, "Do you want to tell me that this power can help me wipe out the army of the Kingdom of Kruria in one fell swoop?"

"Of course... No. Enshi-Iran shrugged, "Although the power to directly destroy an army exists, no one can accept the price paid if you want the city to use it, and if you attack with energy, your brother has the strength to destroy all energy attacks." ”

"You're scared of Brother Pedi too?" Penny felt the fear on her face.

"The most powerful paladin... The old joke is now a reality, and Her Majesty has warned us not to try to destroy Pedy Reagan with any energy attack, even forbidden spells are useless!"

"So... How do you let me win?" Penny would have been very happy to hear the news before, but now it is bad news for her.

"I'll teach your people how to balance magic with evil. Enshi-Ella grinned, "Evil energy can increase power, magic energy can help balance the corrosive power of evil energy, and if a person is loyal enough to you, you can even go and change their memories." ”

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