Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 156 The Road to Riches Is Blocked

"Black Armor Army!!!"

Li Yu stood up suddenly and accidentally knocked over the teacup on the table. The tea spilled everywhere, directly wetting the documents and manuscript paper on the table.

But Li Yu was completely unaware of this. At this moment, he confirmed the answer with a trembling voice.

"Which era was the Black Armor Army from? Emperor Taizong? Or Emperor Gaozong?"

The reason for determining the period is mainly because the combat effectiveness of the Xuanjia Army in different periods is completely different. The Xuanjia Army under Taizong is synonymous with "victory in battle and capture by attack", and its strength is extremely powerful. But after Taizong, especially in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the Xuanjia Army, as an ace legion, gradually became a decorative force for various reasons and lost its former glory.

"I don't know."

Ding Yumian said that he didn't know either.
"The time is too close. Before I get the other half of the fish symbol, I have no idea which period of the Black Armor Army this fish symbol represents."

"However, I am very curious about where this half of the Black Armor Military Fish Talisman came from."

Li Yu said with regret:

"Yeah, it would be nice if I could find the other half of the fish talisman through that person."

Li Yu wondered in his heart what the complete fish symbol represented. Since it was a special magic prop with space, could it be that he really carried an entire Black Armor Army with him?

If this is true, even if it is just a mid-to-late stage product, it is enough to make him laugh in his dreams.

“Not necessarily.”

Just when Li Yu was immersed in his fantasy, Ding Yumian's objection interrupted his thoughts, and he only heard the former say:
"If this fish symbol really has the function of mobilizing troops, I think the two parts of the symbol should be in two different places, and it is impossible for them to be controlled by the same person. Don't forget that the left and right fish symbols must be combined into one, and only when they fit together perfectly can they be called a 'contract'."

"I see." Li Yu understood.

"Except for the need of war, it is absolutely impossible for ancient dynasties to place the complete fish symbol for mobilizing troops in one place."

"But if that's the case..." Li Yu's face suddenly darkened.
"If we really follow the dynasty's troop deployment rules, then the other half of the fish symbol is..."

"Royal Palace!"

Li Yu blurted out.

"Rather than saying it was in the palace..." Ding Yumian corrected Li Yu's statement.
"It's better to say that it's in the emperor's mausoleum. His Majesty the emperor is very ambitious. Even if it means his own death, he will spend a huge price to bring an ace troop down with him to fight in the world of the dead."

"Fuck this!"

Li Yu cursed out loud. Where could the tomb of the Tang Dynasty emperor be? It was basically near the Undead Empire in the ancient capital. Going there was simply a dead end. Even if one found the place, a large number of undead guards in the tomb could bury a super-class wizard alive. Not to mention that many emperors might turn into undead monarchs, and a super-class wizard would have no chance of survival if they encountered them.

I thought I had discovered a great opportunity to get treasure, but I never expected that the entrance to the treasure was a welded wall.

When Li Yu was feeling depressed, Ding Yumian smiled and added:
"Don't be sad, I have something worse to say."

"What else can happen?"

Is there anything worse than having your hopes of getting rich overnight dashed?
Ding Yumian told him that there was. "Do you remember the deceased emperor in the ancient capital?"

"Dead Emperor?"

Li Yu thought about it. Although the Undead Empire of the ancient capital originated to a large extent from Qin Shihuang, in fact, the figure of that heroic leader did not appear for a long time after the Undead Empire was formed. This also led to the undead near the ancient capital being in a rampant state for nearly a thousand years. It was not until thousands of years ago that a dead emperor appeared and the undead in the ancient capital became much more obedient.

Moreover, although he is called the deceased emperor, no one has actually seen him in person, or those who have seen him did not come back alive.

Humans only vaguely realized that the undisciplined undead creatures had certain rules of action and a basic order had emerged. Only then did they guess through various means that a ruler of some kind had been born on this land, and they called this ruler the Dead Emperor.

As for becoming the so-called ruler of the Undead Empire in the ancient capital, an ordinary monarch-level undead is not worthy at all. That ruler may be a stronger existence.

Wait! Thousands of years ago?
Isn’t this the approximate time of the Tang Dynasty?

Especially among the powerful dynasties whose capitals were in ancient capitals, apart from the Qin and Han dynasties which happened too long ago, the only one left is the Tang Dynasty, right?
"Could it be that the deceased emperor of the ancient capital is the owner of this fish symbol?"

Li Yu's mouth twitched suddenly and he said reluctantly.

If this is true, the slim hope at the beginning can probably be declared zero. Even if I am promoted to forbidden spells in the future, I definitely don't want to have anything to do with such an existence.

It turns out that there are really worse things in the world than having your hopes of getting rich quickly dashed, when the probability of your hopes being dashed goes from 90 percent to 100 percent.

"That's not quite accurate. The deceased emperor should be the issuer of this fish token, and he gave the other half to his subordinates in the secular world. When they need it, he will send out this invincible trump card through this fish token."

Li Yu really couldn't understand the brain circuits of these monarchs. When they were alive, they were already in power and could call the shots. Now that they were dead, why did they still stir up trouble? Aren't they uncomfortable in the world of the dead? Why did they have to torment the living people who were their descendants?

Li Yu felt it was unfair. As a human being, he worked hard all his life, spent all his money and resources, and couldn't defeat a demon of the same level even after working himself to death. How come after he died and turned into an undead, he could directly transform into a demon, greatly improve his strength and fulfill his dream in life?

In this case, Li Yu gave up on this idea.

"Fortunately, at least we still have the box made of Taiyin soil. Feeding the box directly to the undead can also cultivate a good fighting force."

"Senior, have you contracted a spirit? If not, why don't you go to the ancient capital to find one that looks good? The spirits of the dead nowadays are too ugly, and they really don't match your status as the most beautiful school girl."

The reason why the Undead system is not as likable as the Summoning system is largely because the Undead's arbitrary appearance is really ugly and looks ferocious.

"How about we go kill one now, pick one that we like, and transform it into an undead directly? With our two swords combined, we can definitely kill those monsters as long as we don't encounter monarch-level creatures."

"..."

Seeing Li Yu quickly get rid of his disappointment, adjust his mentality and prepare to maximize his benefits and start making suggestions, Ding Yumian also put aside his disappointment of having a mountain of treasure in front of him but not being able to get it. After sorting out his mood, he smiled and said:
"The little bone bird will do. It still looks pretty cool. Just treat it as a contracted undead. There's no need to bother catching it."

"The skull bird?"

Ding Yumian also summoned one for him to see. It was a warrior-level bone bird. Compared with other undead creatures that were either rotten flesh or deformed, it was indeed majestic. Although it still looked scary, it was quite useful as a tall one among the short ones.

As for this half fish talisman?
Just treat it as a galaxy magic weapon specially used by the undead, and neither of them took it seriously.

(End of this chapter)