Heart of the Castle

Chapter 657 The Dust Settled, The Holy City in the Clouds
Rist Robinson's acquiescence made the atmosphere in the room very stiff, and the silence dominated everything, only the crackling of the pine wood in the fireplace could be heard.Levi Ston slowly sat back on his seat, with his hands propped on the table, his eyes gleamed fiercely, showing the ideological struggle in his heart like a stormy sea, and a few crystal beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead. out.

Beside the Griffin Lord, Sir Rodriguez stroked the hilt of the star iron giant sword with some anxiety, and stared at Seraph's actions without blinking.He did not forget the scene in the afternoon, the seraphim was so crazy that he dared to swing his sword at the Burning Dragon King Dariga. The Scourge Knight was not sure that he would be able to resist the seraphim's attack for Levi Ston when he was caught off guard. attack.Mr. Dish appeared to be more confident than Sir Rodriguez, and even took a glass of ale from the table and drank it leisurely. However, the carved wooden cane in his other hand was always pointing at Rist. The figure may burst out a fatal torrent of magic to Seraph at any time.

Fortunately, Rist seemed to have decided to leave his fate to the judgment of the heavens. A few minutes passed, and his head was still lowered to the ground, as if he was silently praying and begging for forgiveness.Even when Levi stood up and took a few steps forward, Rist Robinson did not respond.

"Michelle Mirefis used her sacrifice to save the entire townspeople of Baklu Town. There were hundreds of lives, each of which cannot be measured in value, so as long as there is still a chance , I’m willing to do my best to help you.” Li Wei’s first words made Seraphim suddenly raise his head, with a look of half disbelief and half surprise on his face.

"Your Excellency Li Wei Ston, did you actually... forgive my concealment and deception?"

"If it's concealment and deceit for profit, I will never forgive it, but if it's for love..." Levi showed a look of emotion on his face, "Mr. Rist, Mr. Dish just said , Borrowing the power of the contract can indeed allow you to break through the limit of yourself, but after a moment, your life will end, and there is not even a chance of surviving, is this true?"

Rist was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true, Mr. Levi, but this is the price I have to pay for exceeding the limit."

"The heart of the castle will also be seriously injured because of this, but in the precarious years of the Arthur Kingdom, the power of the heart of the castle is indispensable." Levi sighed softly, "Lord Rist, please forgive me. I can't agree to your request right away. But I can guarantee that once the demons are all driven back to the abyss hell, the land of the Kingdom of Arthur is restored, and the entire continent is restored to peace, then I will sign a contract with you, and use all of Castle Heart Power to help you revive Miss Michelle."

"Master Levi!" Sir Rodriguez couldn't help blurting out, his tone full of anxiety. "Please think again."

"I will not sacrifice the Heart of the Castle as the price, because the price is too great and too unacceptable." Li Wei replied firmly, "But I have thought about it, the Heart of the Castle should be able to accumulate more There is much more faith power now, if the power is enough, it should not hurt the main body."

Mr. Dish nodded lightly, "That's right, as long as you have enough faith, the heart of the castle can do many things that ordinary people can't imagine, even the resurrection of the dead... Although it is not easy, it is not easy. Impossible, but..."

Hearing that the old magician suddenly closed his mouth, Rist Robinson's blue eyes flashed with anxiety, "But what? Old...Mr. Is there anything you can't say out loud?"

"The heart of the castle is the highest masterpiece of alchemy. Since the design came out, countless powerful alchemy masters and even alchemy masters have taken it as the direction of their life's efforts. However, they all failed, even the craftsman and the god of alchemy. His Majesty Ti failed to manufacture it, but only Old Dish succeeded, do you know why?"

"Because you are the greatest alchemist." Li Wei blurted out without thinking.

"Thank you for the compliment, Master Levi." Mr. Dish showed a happy smile on his face, "But there are not a few alchemy masters who are as great as me, and even more talented, not to mention the craftsman and the god of alchemy, Moti himself. , although I am very confident in my alchemy level, but that is not conceited. I was able to create the heart of the castle that they couldn't, because I unintentionally understood the essence of Alchemy God Realm."

"The... essence of Alchemy God Realm, what is that?" Sir Rodriguez clicked his tongue, "Old Dish, don't go around in circles."

"Alchemy God's Domain cannot be created out of nothing, because it violates one of the core rules of alchemy - the principle of equivalent exchange. The reason for those people's failure is not that the level of alchemy is not enough, but the lack of core rules that support Alchemy God's Domain, that is, Source power."

"I see, this is the reason why you tried to hunt down the four elemental monarchs in the first place!" Rist Robinson exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, the rules supporting the heart of the castle now belong to the core of the four elemental monarchs of earth, water, fire and wind, so if it is the original power of the earth, ice and snow, flames and storms, and various derived elements, as long as the faith energy is sufficient, you can It can be converted easily with very little loss.”

"The four elemental monarchs are all existences second only to the true gods, and now they are all part of the heart of the castle... If the deputy archbishop of Beria knows the truth, he will probably have his faith collapsed because of it." Li Wei Thinking of the religious classics that he once read from the old red-robed scholar Master Sujiad, he couldn't help saying with emotion.

"So we must keep it secret. After all, we are now relying on the name of Behemoth, the Lord of the Earth, to collect the power of faith. In the future, we may also use the names of Pasalis, Lord of Storms, Targaryen, Lord of Flame, and Siyovara, Queen of Ice and Snow." Mr. Dish made a "quieter" gesture, and then continued to explain, "But it is not so simple to produce the two original forces of darkness and light, because he once analyzed the catastrophe in Sir Rodriguez's body. Due to fighting spirit, the conversion rate of the dark source power in the heart of the castle has reached about one-fifth, but due to the light source power that has never been touched before... the conversion rate is only one thousandth at most, and it cannot reach a sufficiently pure point."

"Mr. Dish, I remember that after the first advancement of the Castle Heart, you showed me the transformation between the power of faith and the power of light. It doesn't seem to be difficult." Li Wei scratched his head and lowered his voice to remind Say.

"The ordinary power of light is different from the original power of light that can only be mastered by legendary powerhouses." Mr. Dish looked very serious, "If the former is compared to fog, then the latter is condensed ice. Perhaps you, Master Li Wei, have also noticed that middle and low-level magic arts are fine. Many high-level magic arts rely on ordinary light power to promote it, and it will be very difficult. Resurrection of the dead is a top-level magic spell. If it is, I am afraid that the energy consumption will increase by tens of thousands of times."

"Can the energy consumption of the resurrection of the dead be roughly estimated?" Sir Rodriguez said in disbelief, "If I remember correctly, it seems that no mortal has ever been able to exert such a great power."

"That's true, but back then I witnessed the Pope of Light cast top-level magic spells. If the conversion rate reaches 100%, the consumption of top-level magic spells like the Holy Domain and the Gate of Light is about 10 Faith Gems That’s the power of faith for 100 people to pray devoutly for 10 days.” Mr. Dish twisted his white beard, and his eyes flashed with memories. "The resurrection of the dead is a power that is more difficult to obtain than these two top-level divine arts, but the consumption should not be too far apart. The maximum is about double, that is, 20 faith gems are enough."

"Is it just 20 gems of faith?" Levi was a little surprised at such a negligible consumption, "Mr. Dish, there should be hundreds of gems of faith in the heart of the castle right now?"

"The premise is that the conversion rate is 100%, Master Levi." Mr. Dish spread his hands helplessly and said, "Now the efficiency of the heart of the castle to transform the original power of light is less than [-]%. A gem of faith, there will also be problems in terms of the purity of power, and I have never seen the resurrection of the dead, and I am completely unclear about how the energy in it is constructed and flows, so even if the original power of light is sufficient, I will There is also no way to simulate the resurrection of the dead through the heart of the castle."

"So the only way is to forcefully elevate His Excellency Rist's rank?" Li Wei's heart seemed a little heavy, "If you do this, even if Miss Michelle can be resurrected, I'm afraid she will be devastated by it. "

"If there is a way to ensure that Rist Robinson will not be destroyed because of breaking through the limit after being promoted?" Mr. Dish's expression and voice have a very special emotion, Levi couldn't read the emotion, but at least he understood that Mr. Dish was not joking.

"That's kind, Mr. Rist, then you can reunite with Miss Michelle." The Griffin Lord tried his best to make his tone more relaxed and cheerful.

Rist Robinson's expression also looked a little strange, it seemed to be mixed with emotion, disgust, relief and other various emotions, which made his originally handsome face look a little weird and stiff. "It seems that I still can't escape this fate, Dish Friedrich... No, it's Mr. Levi Ston, I..." He closed his eyes, as if he was suppressing some bitter emotion, "For Miss Michelle Mirefis, my life is yours."

After saying these words, Rist Robinson seemed to feel a lot more relaxed, and the strange emotion between Mr. Dish's brows also disappeared. The old magician smiled sincerely, and turned to Reese. Features nodded, then turned to Levi Stern. "Master Li Wei, Mr. Rist has made a very difficult decision, but it is definitely a correct one. Please accept his request now."

"A request? What request?" Li Wei felt confused, and when he was about to ask, a small silver light curtain suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, "A Seraph admires your reputation and is willing to join your army. Do you agree?" ?”

This is not the first time Levi has seen such a light curtain, but it is definitely not very common.When I was still at the Heihe outpost, it was the first time for the little devil? Spell-absorber Scott to join; when the villagers of Mining Pit Village migrated to the refugee camp, it was the second time for Mengmeng, the big bobcat; After the fall of Meyer, the shadow assassin Alans Kate joined for the third time, and now it is the fourth time.

"I agree." Following Li Wei's reply, a layer of warm white light suddenly appeared on Rist Robinson's body, and the legendary light source power that had been contained in the body suddenly burst out, covering the hall. All items in it are coated with a layer of holy white light.Immediately afterwards, the two pure white wings opened the clothes behind them and stretched out. The white feathers were made of crystal clear milky white crystals. After a few heartbeats, Rist Robinson had changed from an ordinary The ordinary bard became a blazing angel who exercised power on behalf of the gods in the sky, and a sacred and inviolable solemnity was added to the handsome face.

Li Wei was being moved to tears, but he heard Rist Robinson speak slowly in his ears. The voice was more soothing and solemn than any hymn sung by a bishop, with a sacred feeling like an oracle. , but the content made Li Wei feel a burst of panic and fear from the bottom of his heart.

"Praise be to my Lord Levi Stern, who are our Father in heaven, for whom I, Seraphim Rest Robinson, would sacrifice all, that Thy kingdom should come, that Thy will be done in the world, As it is today, it will be the same tomorrow, and forever."

"Mr. Rist, you must not have made a mistake!" The Griffon Lord's face turned pale, "This is a prayer to praise God the Father, why is it used on me?"

Before Rist could answer, Mr. Dish took a step forward, and then explained with a smile, "Master Levi, Lord Rist is an angel, there are always some bad habits that are not so easy to change, such as Praise the gods or something casually while talking."

There was an expression of anger on Rist's face, but Mr. Dish swallowed back the words he was going to refute with a warning look.

"Master Levi, the addition of Lord Rist not only adds a legendary combat power to the North Border County, but also has great significance for the improvement of the heart of the castle, just like Sir Rodriguez's Joining makes it easier for the Heart of the Castle to transform the original power of darkness, and the addition of Rist Robinson will also make it easier for the Heart of the Castle to transform the original power of light." Mr. Dish then turned to Seraphim, " From this point of view, we have already taken the first step to revive Miss Michelle, right?"

The corner of Rist's mouth curled up with a bit of bitterness, and he forced himself to nod.

"Then let's start now. Although this cannot be regarded as an advanced step in the heart of the castle, it is actually more important than an advanced step." Mr. Dish said, and he couldn't wait to open his hands, blue and white. Light burst out in front of him immediately, quickly forming an oval portal.

After several advancements, the core rules of the Castle Heart have been gradually improved, and the connection between Li Wei and the Castle Heart has become closer and closer. Now when entering the Castle Heart through the portal, it will no longer appear That weird weightlessness.After Li Wei stepped into the portal, he felt that the scenery in front of him suddenly changed. He came from the village hall full of firewood smoke to the green grassy plain, and the bright golden sun fell from the sky. The smell is fresh air mixed with dried ferns, honey and gardenia.

A majestic and majestic white city, like a copy of the glorious city of Philmeyer, is located in the middle of the grassland. On the 20-meter-high city wall, steel shines everywhere; the heavily guarded towers are like countless spears piercing the sky. Like many loyal guards protecting the city; behind the battlements of the city wall, a large number of ballistas and catapults made by alchemy are arranged, like the hidden fangs of the city, ready to attack the city at any time. The enemy who dared to offend was torn to pieces.Numerous flags fluttered over the city, and the golden griffin wings on the flags faced the wind, looking extremely mighty.

"If it were this city, even if it was besieged by an army of [-] demons, it would still stand firm." Thinking of the glorious city that has fallen into the hands of demons, Li Wei couldn't help feeling like this emotion.

On the other hand, Seraphim Rist Robinson had a dazed expression on his face, "So majestic...so brilliant...Holy Father...the Garden of Eden you created with your own hands is nothing more than this..." His voice was as low as a raving, almost only he could hear it.

"Rist? Robinson, are you ready?" Mr. Dish came over and asked softly. "It takes a certain amount of time to integrate the original power. During this period of time, you cannot leave the heart of the castle. If there is anything, it is best to explain it first."

Rist didn't answer, just closed his eyes lightly, and then his whole body burst into dazzling white light, rising like a pure white sun.This ball of white light rose higher and higher, and soon surpassed the height of the city wall, surpassed the height of the tallest tower, until it disappeared into the white clouds above the sky.Immediately afterwards, one of the white clouds broke away from the sea of ​​clouds and slowly descended downwards. At the same time, white, blue, golden and silver rays of light bloomed. These rays of light combined and converged in the air, gradually forming the embryonic form of a gate to the kingdom of heaven.

At the same time as the prototype of the gate of the kingdom of heaven appeared, solemn and sacred hymns floated from every corner of the giant white city, and the monastery and the arena, two brand-new military buildings that appeared after the third advancement, were simultaneously illuminated by dazzling white lights. Shrouded by it, the shape is undergoing a huge change.

"The original power of light is indeed very important." Mr. Dish muttered to himself in a joyful voice, "In this way, the balance of power has been formed, and the original power of darkness can finally be liberated."

(End of this chapter)