Old days in the box

Chapter 153
Four hours later, Zhou Xiao woke up as scheduled.

Just like before, he seems to be able to control his mind accurately now, falling asleep at the designated time and waking up at the designated time, without the need for an alarm clock.

He got up from the bed, took a deep breath, and felt that the fatigue in his body was no longer serious.

In the window, five days should have passed by now.

Zhou Xiao did not take over the window immediately. Instead, he checked his phone and went directly to find Brother Cuntou.

There was nothing in the window that needed his special attention at the moment, but the idea about Tai Yin was something he wanted to settle with Cun Po as soon as possible so that he could use it whenever he needed it.

And at the same time Zhou Xiao went out.

In the atrium world in the window, five days have passed.

In the Frankish Kingdom, a secret and urgent call for extraordinary beings is underway, inviting all extraordinary beings, wizards, and bishops of all major faiths that can be found in the country to the city of Versailles.

His Majesty Tayin, who had just returned in triumph, rushed from Marseilles to the Palace of Versailles without stopping, summoned these extraordinary talents in the most luxurious Hall of Mirrors, and provided them with a chance to reach the sky in one step.

Versailles, Hall of Mirrors.

In the splendid palace, countless huge floor-to-ceiling mirrors are inlaid on the walls on both sides, forming two crystal clear refraction walls. The crystal chandeliers and candlesticks hanging in the middle of the hall are all refracted in these mirrors. After multiple reflections, they turn into numbers. Thousands of candlelight illuminated the entire hall in a dazzling golden light.

This is the symbol of power of the Frankish royal family in the past, and it is extremely luxurious and magnificent.

Once upon a time, it was a supreme honor to be summoned here by the king. It was not until the current king, Tain Odinson, came to the throne that this place was hidden away and no longer used.

But at this moment, His Majesty Taiyin returned to the Hall of Mirrors, sitting high on the throne of the palace, looking at the people summoned here in the middle of the hall.

Behind his throne, an extraordinary golden spear was protected by a glass cover and placed high above the throne.

One of the most famous extraordinary artifacts in the western half of Europe, the World's Sorrow.

It is rumored that this artifact is imitated from the Eternal Spear of Odin, the father of the gods. It possesses supreme divine power that is unmatched by mortals and can even tear apart space and temporarily pierce other realms.

Because its divinity is too strong, no one has controlled it since its emergence. Even when Frank faced a crisis, no one had the ability to control it.

His Majesty Taiyin obviously had deep expectations in choosing such a place to summon them.

"Everyone, you are all well-known people in the country. Some of you are bishops who communicate with the gods, some are passers-by with extraordinary power, and some are witches of noble blood. I have called you here today because I have something to ask of you."

"If any one of you can help me, I guarantee that this person will have a place in my royal family, giving you everything you need."

On the throne, Taiyin, who had a gloomy face, slowly spoke, and his voice echoed in the magnificent corridor of the Hall of Mirrors.

The more than 50 extraordinary beings below who were summoned by him all looked eager to try, and they were all secretly excited.

What His Majesty the King showed them was obviously a passage leading directly to the side of the throne.

Whoever has the ability to solve the king's problems will get the opportunity to rise to the top in one step.

"My respected Majesty, I wonder what you are talking about?" An old hermit immediately stepped forward and asked.

"One of my... old friends unfortunately died in a foreign land. I want to know if there is a way to come back to life in this world."

Tayin's voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone in the Hall of Mirrors to hear what he said clearly.

Hearing the words of this great king, the extraordinary people in the hall looked embarrassed, as if they had encountered some huge problem.

"My king, did your old friend fight bravely and die on the battlefield?" The old hermit asked immediately at the beginning.

"No." Taiyin shook his head.

"Maybe this old friend is a member of the royal family? Or maybe he is a mage from the Arcane Academy. Is there some way to preserve his deceased soul?" Another bishop of an unknown faith asked.

"She was no different from ordinary people during her lifetime, nothing special."

"Your Majesty, you should at least have the body of this old friend, right?" The third hooded man with a sinister look raised his hand.

Taiyin shook his head again, his eyes dull.The expressions of this group of extraordinary beings became even more troubled, and they all started talking, as if they were arguing fiercely about something.

"Can I get an answer from you?" Taiyin spoke again, making the hall quiet again.

"Your Majesty, if a mortal dies heroically on the battlefield, he has the opportunity to be selected by the Valkyrie to enter the Hall of Valor and become a heroic warrior of the Lord Odin, but if it is an ordinary death..."

The old hermit obviously felt very embarrassed and spoke intermittently.

"Actually, as long as the soul is still alive, resurrection is theoretically possible. I heard that the academics of the Holy Roman Empire have developed methods of attaching souls to objects, creating conscious objects such as magic mirrors."

Another extraordinary person answered the conversation in a serious manner, but he rambled here and there, never getting to the point.

"Your Majesty, I know that there is a magical Thousand Flowers Tree in the Byzantine Empire in the Far East, which has the ability to regenerate a human body. If you can find a way to recover the body, you might still have a chance!"

The whole hall was noisy one after another. Everyone said it in different ways, but without exception they were all avoiding the point. No one dared to speak the truth directly.

Taiyin's face became even more gloomy, and he looked at the noisy hall without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, for mortals, there is no possibility of resurrection without a soul. Except for the souls brought to the Hall of Valor by the Valkyrie, all the souls of the dead in this world are under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Death. You should find a way to communicate with the goddess of death, Hai Negotiate."

At this time, a witch wearing black gauze seemed to be unable to stand it any longer and stood in front of the hall and spoke loudly.

The noise in the hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked at her helplessly, but they couldn't think of anything to refute her.

Everyone knows that the souls of the deceased belong to the goddess of death, and mortals have no right to interfere with life and death.

But if they answered like this, it would be equivalent to admitting that they actually have no role here.

"Keep talking." Taiyin said slowly.

"The Goddess of Death has few religious sects in the mortal world, but maybe we can attract her attention by holding a grand sacrifice." The old hermit rushed to say at the beginning.

"Yes, as long as you are a god, you should have desires in the mortal world. Our Frankish Kingdom is so powerful, it is not difficult to attract the attention of gods..." Other extraordinary people also said one after another.

"The goddess of death originally possesses the souls of everyone in the world. Everyone will die eventually. Sooner or later, their souls will return to the kingdom of death. What can mortals do that deserves the goddess of death's attention?"

The witch wearing a black tulle loudly questioned the others present, obviously not intending to let them continue talking nonsense.

"Witch, what suggestions do you have?" Taiyin asked the honest witch.

"I have no suggestion, my king." The witch shook her head, "The souls of all the dead are under the control of the goddess of death, even the dead gods. If even the gods have no right to order him to let go, then mortals have no right to do so. Hope."

Everyone was silenced by what this witch said, because what she said was indeed an indisputable fact.

Tayin's face gradually dimmed, and his eyes wandered, not knowing what he was thinking.

"But my King, have you ever thought of one thing."

At this moment, the witch reached out and took off her black gauze, revealing a beautiful face.

Taiyin raised his head again and looked at the witch who suddenly spoke.

"If you had tried harder, maybe she wouldn't have died."

Such inexplicable words suddenly came out of the witch's mouth.

All the extraordinary beings summoned in the Hall of Mirrors were stunned, wondering why she suddenly wanted to provoke the king.

"She died because you were too weak. A little boy who grew up wandering on the streets sat on a throne that did not belong to him. But your background has not changed. You are still just a little boy after all. If you hadn't She sacrificed her life for you, and you are the one who dies.”

There was a trace of ridicule in the witch's eyes, and golden light suddenly flashed in the hall of mirrors. The spear surged from Tain's hand, and instantly passed through the hall and pierced the witch's body!
All the extraordinary beings were stunned. The sudden change happened so fast that no one among them could even see clearly what had just happened.

However, the witch who was pierced by the golden spear just raised her head and showed a weird smile. She took off her robe, and the half of her body pierced by the spear gradually began to decay until it completely covered half of her body.

The half-lived and half-mortal woman, symbolizing death, suddenly appeared in the hall of mirrors.

(End of this chapter)