Heart of the Castle

Chapter 777 Memories of the past, information from the Dragon King
Even in the official revised chronicles of the Kingdom of Arthur, King Arthur VIII of the Conqueror is a controversial figure with mixed reputations.On the one hand, he turned the tide when the kingdom was in danger, repelled the invading army of demons, and then conquered the northern border with an iron fist, in one fell swoop, he permanently solved the problem of rebels and bandits that had plagued the Kingdom of Arthur for a century and a half. He made great military exploits; but on the other hand, his military aggression also brought a heavy burden to the subjects of the Kingdom of Arthur. If it is said that the fight against the demon invasion is still united, then it took three years and hundreds of thousands of dead The Great Northern Crusade brought opposition to the King of Conquerors.

Arthur VIII did only one thing, and that was merciless suppression. The Knights of Ashes, known as the King's Shield, became an organization that was even more vicious at that time. Raging fire and bloody corpses.

The iron fist suppression lasted for about two years. According to some unofficial history books of the Erudite Guild, in the summer of the 500th year of the Dawn Calendar, that is, the period of the King of Conquerors' last reign, a bloody massacre occurred that shocked everyone in the know.After the deposed King Arthur VII was poisoned, but his son and daughter mysteriously disappeared, the swarming waves of opposition finally broke the last thread of reason that maintained the King of Conquerors, and the murderous secret order was delivered from his personal secretary Before the head of the Knights of Ashes at that time, known as the disaster star Duke Osiris of Chrysler by later generations, the tragedy of "Day of Glory and Shame" happened.

Whether it was a famous scholar, a wealthy family with noble blood, or a ragged, hungry poor, all opponents of the King of Conquerors—or suspected opponents were arrested and driven to the banks of the Oath River to be massacred in batches.The water of the Oath River was red for several days, and the number of corpses flowing down the river was so large that it almost completely blocked the entrance to the sea in the port capital of Westwind County.

Whether it is the official chronicle or the unofficial history books, the relevant records are blank for about half a year after the day of glory and shame until the death of the King of Conquerors. Until the spring of 501 in the Dawn Calendar, the heir elected from the blood of Arthur's royal family—— —That is to say, he spent his whole life in supervising the construction of the glorious city of Fermeyer, so Arthur IX, who was later called the king of fortification, ascended the throne, and the historical records gradually returned to the original details.

"It wasn't until the Day of Glory and Shame that I really understood what a chilling combination of unbridled desire and castle heart can take place in one person," Mr. Disch recounted. During the period of unknown history, his tone seemed extremely bleak and lonely, and his straight waist was bent, and he looked decades old all of a sudden, "Gonitz Adams was also a good man at the beginning. My child, although he was not as upright and kind as Master Li Wei because he lived in the palace since he was a child and was exposed to many intrigues, but at least he would not intentionally stain his hands with blood, let alone publish such insane things. Command. It was the strong and unrestricted castle heart that made his path so smooth that his mind was a little bit blinded by illusory correctness, and he finally claimed to be the favorite of God the Father, the king who never made mistakes on the golden throne."

"No one is infallible, even the gods in the sky are the same. Otherwise, why would there be the Abyss Demon Realm, and why would there be a thousand-year battle between the endless dark sun and the golden sun?" Li Wei was half comforted. , said with a half-sigh. "Mr. Dish, since the Heart of the Castle was revived by King Arthur VIII more than 100 years ago, how did it fall asleep again and come into my body?"

This question kept Mr. Dish silent for several minutes. There had been no sparks and blue smoke in the meerschaum pipe, but he seemed not aware of it and was still smoking loudly.

"Alchemy God's Realm...or I am the creator of the Castle Heart, but after the Castle Heart was destroyed and turned into fragments, my life also disappeared, and I became a remnant soul attached to it." Mr. Dish finally spoke. At that time, the voice was abnormally low, "In any sense, I should not be considered a good person, but I cannot allow my supreme masterpiece - the heart of the castle to become a sharp weapon in the hands of a madman to slaughter opponents , so I relied on the special power of the creator to manipulate the Castle Heart to self-destruct again, tearing the body and soul of Gonny Adams apart in the energy frenzy, shattering, and disappearing without a trace."

"That is to say, the two self-destructions of the Castle Heart resulted in the sudden death of two kings of the Kingdom of Arthur." Sir Rodriguez couldn't help adding his hand, "Old Dish, it seems that you are more than just a dragon. lament, or the lament of the king."

"Yes, this is the truth of history. Two King Arthurs died at my hands. You can add the title of 'professional kingslayer' to my head." Mr. Dish smiled self-deprecatingly. , he lowered his head, and his tone sounded quite free and easy, but from Li Wei's perspective, one could see that the eyes of the old man were filled with crystal clear tears.

Destroying his own alchemy masterpiece and teaching, training, and finally assisting the king with all his strength, and twice in a row, Mr. Dish must have left indelible scars in his heart.

Burning Dragon King Darija frowned. What he cared about was not the truth about the death of King Conqueror, or Mr. Dish's mental health. "I just want to know one question." The stagnant atmosphere, "Who is that person who took the body of Thomas Jansen, Disch Friedrich, you have never answered this question directly."

Mr. Dish subconsciously stroked the carved wooden cane on the side of the table, "I didn't know the existence of this person at first, the heart of the castle is not complete, although I once described it to Master Levi, it is the heart of the highest level of the castle. Heart, but as Alchemy God's Domain, it still lacks a lot of things. It was not until after obtaining the original power of darkness and light from Sir Rodriguez and Rist Robinson respectively that Alchemy God's Domain barely recovered its original appearance .I originally thought that the other parts of Alchemy God's Domain had been completely destroyed in the energy frenzy, but now it seems... There is still a larger fragment that has a consciousness that has part of my memory...or that is mine The other part of the soul, the more evil part... Ah, no wonder I became so kind after waking up from a deep sleep..."

"I'm afraid the Earl of Ansair won't admit this." Sir Rodriguez pouted and said, "Old Dish, if you haven't forgotten, you promised to create for him half a year ago a 'capable of regaining his glory. ' body, but it has not yet been completed."

Mr. Disch was at a loss for words for a moment, so he had to hide his embarrassment with a dry cough.

The fire mage, Master Juno Ameriste, remained silent from the beginning to the end.Many of the classics inherited by the Merister family vaguely talked about the mystery of the bizarre deaths of King Jian and King Conqueror. Mr. Dish's identity certainly surprised him, but it was nothing compared to the magic of Alchemy God Realm. up.There is only one reason why Master Merister is silent, that is, although he is arrogant and conceited, he is not a stupid person who cannot see the facts clearly. Master Merister can serve as the vice president of the Wizards Guild, of course There is a reason for being the owner of a wealthy family in the Kingdom of Arthur, and more because his own strength has reached the level it should be.

So he is no stranger to the original power and the legendary powerhouse, and he knows more clearly the difficulty of becoming a legendary powerhouse.And among the many difficulties, there is one that cannot be overcome - a person with an incomplete soul cannot become a legendary powerhouse!
Whether it is a knight or a magician, the soul is very important to them.Pious believers are often unable to cross the threshold of legends, not simply because of doctrinal restrictions that make it difficult for them to grasp the original power, but also because belief is originally generated in the power of the soul, and pious belief is equivalent to handing over a part of one's soul to Gods.

Even His Majesty the glorious Pope Nicholas St. Kaiyuan, who is famous and glorious, was still just a quasi-legendary strongman with powerful light source power before he performed the divine presence technique, although his strength was already comparable to some weaker legendary strongmen Contend, even win the battle, but still can't have the domain power that belongs only to him.

Because his soul is not complete, or his belief is too pious.

Ingram Siegfried, the head of the Knights of the Sword of Condemnation, can be said to be an outlier among the many apologist knights in the Temple of Radiance. His belief in the Lord of Radiance cannot be said to be impious, but in comparison, He trusted the long sword in his hand even more crazily, which kept his soul intact. However, at the same time, he was not recognized by the Lord of Radiance, and he was unable to release even the lowest level of magic.

"Ahem, Master Merister, your view of the soul is too narrow." Mr. Dish coughed dryly twice before explaining.It was only then that the fire magician realized that he had unconsciously expressed the doubts in his heart. An embarrassing expression flashed across his face, but he quickly suppressed it, and then asked with a hint of imperceptible respect. "Frederick... No, Master Dish, could you please explain in more detail? As far as I know, no soul-impaired person can own his own domain, even if they have more original power than many The real legendary powerhouse is even stronger."

There was a proud and reserved smile on the corner of Mr. Dish's mouth, which is the expression that an authority in a certain field usually shows after hearing a question that allows him to demonstrate his ability. "It's true that not many people can answer this question. Unless it crosses the boundary between life and death, who can know how powerful the soul is?"

He knocked the embers from the meerschaum pipe into the small mithril box in front of him, and then said slowly while filling the pipe with new tobacco leaves. "The domain is of course mysterious to ordinary people, and it is also mysterious to some people who rely on blood power or take shortcuts to cross the threshold of legend, but to a strong person who has really reached the peak of legend..." Mr. Dish said Dariga nodded, and the Fen Mie Dragon King also showed a reserved smile, "...the domain is not inconceivable, and it cannot even be said to be the strongest trump card. If you can fully discover the power of the soul, what you can achieve The height is so high that even legendary powerhouses can't look up to it."

After Mr. Dish uttered these words, apart from the still somewhat ignorant Levi Ston, even the face of the Burning Dragon King Darika changed color slightly, and Juno Ann Merister couldn't hide her shock. Allow. "A height that even legendary powerhouses can't reach, Master Dish, do you mean..." His right hand pointed to the sky, his voice lowered involuntarily, like a whisper, "...the gods in the sky? ?”

Mr. Disch was silent for a while, "Fengshen, that was indeed the purpose of my creation of the Alchemy God Realm in the first place, and it is also the common dream of every strong person who has reached the end of the legendary realm. The realm is the kingdom of God. The original form, and the original power is the foundation of the structure field, not every field formed by the original power is qualified to go to the end. Except for the four elements, the source of light and the source of darkness, there are only a few sources of power that can be barely touched The limit of the legendary realm, but the method of breaking through... no one has left a single word."

"...so we can only rely on our own strength to explore." Burning Dragon King Dariga continued with emotion, "Golden Dragon King Lagrange wants to make all intelligent creatures in the whole world surrender under his feet, and You hunt down the four elemental demigod kings, and use their cores to create the Alchemy God Realm. As for me..." Darija smiled self-deprecatingly, and his long fiery red hair flew in the air as he shook his head. rise. "At the beginning, I hadn't touched the limit of the legendary realm, so I was not qualified to compete with you."

"It's a good thing, Your Majesty Darija." Mr. Dish's eyes flashed a gleam of memory, "If you had the qualifications at that time, you would either be eliminated by the Golden Dragon King, or... you would suffer from me. Poison Hand..."

"This looks like something you can do, Dish Friedrich, Lament of the Dragon." Darija paused, and the fire magician who was closer to him could even hear the sound of two rows of teeth filing .

"But my soul is kind." Mr. Dish twirled his white beard, smiled and raised his right hand, stroking where his heart was, "Master Levi and others can testify for me...Of course , Earl Ansair may have a little prejudice against me."

"There is no distinction between good and evil in the soul, old Dish." Sir Rodriguez shook his head, his tone and expression were equally serious, and there was no hint of joking, "Although I am different from you, I have also crossed the line between life and death." The limit of death, the current me is the same except for the memory, and I am basically two people with the Ston Knight back then... If it hadn’t been for Master Li Wei who awakened the ray of light that remained in my heart and let me get rid of the control of that lich, maybe now Standing in front of you is a walking corpse that takes pleasure in killing life."

Mr. Dish looked helpless, he sighed, and put the pipe into his mouth, "Perhaps you are right, but I always think that I am a kind-hearted person."

"That's because the kind-hearted Master Levi awakened you." Sir Rodriguez snorted, "The other you...I mean the part of the soul that occupies Tomad Jansen's body should be from the Lord of the Eyes I absorbed the evil side from my body, that's why I became what the Burning Dragon King Dariga encountered."

"Or is that the true attitude of Dish Friedrich, the lament of the dragon?" Darija, the king of Burning Dragon, smiled maliciously, "Old friend, speaking of you back then, you were ruthless and daring." To the limit, even the blazing angels under the command of the Lord of Radiance dare to capture them for research."

"That guy is not the subordinate of the Golden Sun Flandala, he is just a lamb who has lost his way in the path of life." Mr. Dish replied with a compassionate tone, quite like the preaching of the archbishops of the Shining Temple style.

"The two legendary dragon kings who died under the sword of 'that lamb' would probably not be willing to admit this." Darija shrugged his shoulders, and then made a gesture to indicate that this matter is over, "It seems that this Once, I did the right thing by taking the risk to look for you, otherwise, under the spying of that guy, maybe I would reveal some flaws, and then become the driving energy of the Alchemy God Realm. In exchange, I also gave all my Let me tell you what I know."

Hearing the solemn tone of the Burning Dragon King Darija, Li Wei shook his head, putting aside all the emotions of being confused by hearing so many historical truths, compared to those who have passed hundreds of years What is more important is the past, the present or the future.

"Your Majesty Darika, on behalf of the subjects of the Kingdom of Arthur, I would like to express my gratitude for your generosity."

A trace of astonishment appeared on Fen Mie Long Wang's face, then he shook his head slowly with a smile, "Li Weiston, this is just a fair deal, and it's not that I don't have other demands. We made a verbal agreement when we were in the northern border. Now I hope to finalize this agreement in the form of an alchemy contract."

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, while Mr. Dish showed a clear smile, "Your Majesty Darija," he leaned forward, deliberately lowered his voice, and his tone seemed a bit secretive, "You have completely disliked the Great Sovereign of the Abyss." Is there a plan?"

"Yeah, no matter how strong Amur Hydras is, he can..." Burning Dragon King Darija suddenly paused, and then rolled his lips in annoyance, "What a cunning old guy, old Dish, almost I let you cheat... But it is one of the pieces of information that I plan to tell anyway. That's right, because four of the seven lords of the abyss were expelled back to the bottomless abyss, and the lord of terror was also injured in the battle of the dark fortress. He was seriously injured, so Amur Hydras had given up the huge plan to destroy the seven wedges and then let his body descend. The main force of the magic army was gradually withdrawing to the bottomless abyss, and only a part of the cannon fodder team was thrown away as the broken troops. "

"In other words," Li Wei's eyes sparkled, and his breathing became short of breath, "is the disaster really over?"

(End of this chapter)