Ark Undead

"Simply put, this idol, like Casimir, uses the racing knight himself as a symbol, and then uses that as a channel to amass wealth, but the method is different."

"The core of Minoan heroic culture is resistance. This is actually time-limited because of Sargon's incursions. So we need this spirit to keep the Minoan people forever full of an indomitable spirit of resistance."

"Indeed, this propaganda effect gave Minos' warriors extremely strong individual combat capabilities. And in the border regions, a considerable number of heroes were actually born because of this spiritual influence."

"However, this leads to another problem, which is what you mentioned: it is not organized or systematic."

Pallas seemed to have her own unique insights into these matters, and she didn't seem like someone who was just a priestess in a border village.

Facing the gaze of the Undead, Pallas showed no fear and continued speaking.

"First of all, the prerequisite for an individual hero is strong personal combat power. But when faced with Sargon's invasion, the power of an individual is ultimately insignificant."

"Moreover, the heroes fought independently and did not follow orders, which meant that the battles on the battlefield relied entirely on their individual strength."

"There is no power that can disregard everything... I mean, in a war, it is impossible for individual power to determine everything."

"This can easily lead to targeted operations due to overly prominent individual traits."

Although the Undead do not agree with Pallas's statement that individual strength cannot determine the outcome of a battle.

But what Pallas saw was probably not as vast as the Undead, and considering Minos's situation, that is indeed one of the problems.

Pallas continued.

"So I think we need a truly overwhelming hero. Someone who can free people's minds from the contest of strength and focus on the power of the group, without paying too much attention to individual heroism."

Pallas looked at the Undead and said earnestly.

"I hope that you can become the overwhelming hero, so that everyone can recognize the limitations of individual power and try to participate in the cooperative struggle."

The immortal finally understood.

Pallas needs an undead to play a role similar to a "villain" and shatter Minos's personal hero complex.

Although this sounds strange.

Why does breaking the individual hero complex require a person who can truly demonstrate individual strength to defeat everyone?

However, Pallas still gave her answer.

"First of all, Minos does not reject the existence of heroes. The concept of a hero is, in itself, an individual that allows people to look forward to the future."

"Minos needs more heroes, but the heroes' goals cannot be too narrow."

Pallas didn't even have time to eat; he gestured with his hands in the air as he excitedly spoke.

"It is not easy to make everyone in Minos understand that war is not something that can be reversed by individual force."

“We could have spent a lot of time changing this mindset. But the current situation in Terra doesn’t give us that opportunity.”

"What we need to make the people of Minos understand is not that individual power cannot change everything. Rather, we need to tell them that the heroes of Minos cannot do everything."

Pallas looked at the undead.

"If you win, then the hero of Minos has truly lost."

What she needs is an attack on the Minos power cult, not the concept of defeating heroes.

The Undead listened to Pallas's words and nodded slightly.

He thought of Los Rick.

That country that lives alongside dragons.

This country has formalized and standardized the ritual of passing on the fire, and has witnessed the emergence of truly military fire-passing activities.

If the chosen Lord of Cinder refuses to link the First Flame, then the Knights of Lothric will escort him to the First Flame in droves.

In reality, the Lord of Cinder is very powerful. But the army of Lothric Knights, whose soul strength is exceptional, is not to be underestimated either.

Perhaps Pallas's ideas can truly reverse Minos's long-standing worship of power.

"So, I want to be the winner?"

Upon hearing the Undead say this, Pallas understood that the Undead already knew what she was trying to say.

"Yes, and it's not just about a simple victory; I also hope to make you someone that everyone wants to defeat."

Pallas, beaming with delight, was completely unaware that her remarks were tantamount to portraying the Undead as a great villain.

"Make you a goal for everyone, a benchmark for individual strength. Make the warriors realize that Minos cannot win by relying on individual strength alone; they must unite."

"I will contact the Temple of the Twelve Heroes of Yasenus and ask them to promote you as much as possible, so that you can become the target of all the heroes of Minos as soon as possible."

At this moment, Pallas finally restrained himself slightly.

"So, this is what I mean by the 'idol' project."

Having finished explaining his plan, and seeing that the Undead remained silent, Pallas stared directly at the Undead.

Until Pallas guiltily looked away.

"Uh... I know this request might be a bit high-profile and not your usual style."

Once the Undead had amassed enough fame in Kazimierz, they left immediately.

Most people believe that the Undead is a knight who doesn't care about fame or honor, and only follows his own will.

Therefore, Pallas naturally began to worry that the Undead might not accept the proposal.

"I don't have any ideas targeting you, but so far, this is the only method I can think of that has some practicality."

Pallas leaned back in his chair, his tone gradually cooling.

"The conflict between Minos and Sargon has lasted for many years, but Minos has not made much progress."

“If this continues, Minos will soon face another crushing defeat. If he wants to change people’s minds by defeat, I’m afraid there will be no chance of resistance after the defeat.”

"I cannot consider changing Minos based on the premise of defeat; I can only rely on this Undead Arena to find a solution."

As he spoke, Pallas sat up straight respectfully, put his hands together in a prayerful gesture toward the undead.

"Please, I urge you to think this over carefully. Only the heroes spoken of by the gods can truly possess overwhelming power."

Pallas's attitude was very proper.

In fact, Pallas's proposal was not a problem for the Undead.

Because all she needs to do is keep winning.

Other matters, whether it's publicity or promoting the undead, are things that these priests have to keep busy with.

And the goal of winning continuously is to avoid death.

"can."

The Undead nodded slightly, accepting Pallas's proposal.

"Thank you so much!"

Pallas smiled gratefully, chuckled, and then relaxed, picking up the fruit from his plate to enjoy it.

Having received the Undead's approval, Pallas visibly relaxed, even his movements while eating became much more languid.

"However, I have conditions."

People who don't die never do things without expecting anything in return.

Even Melantha paid five gold coins for the opportunity to be taught martial arts by the Undead.

"I want to know all the records of your temple."

In fact, ever since they met Pallas, the Undead have been very interested in one thing.

This refers to the interpretation of the treasures enshrined in their temple, which Pallas mentioned earlier.

The treasure seemed to send out calls from the mouths of these priests, and the priests recorded and interpreted these calls.

The decipherable and understandable text was called an oracle by them.

This was also the reason why Minos decided to hold the Undead Games.

But the Undead were very curious: could those words, those records themselves, convey other information?

Since the oracle told Pallas that the Undead would meet her, is this so-called record just a record, or is it a prophecy of something?

And how much information does the record of the priests of the Temple of Heroes contain over the past thousands of years?

Of course, if we could find traces of that person from this information...

Pallas was not surprised at all by the request that no one should die.

"Yes, I can agree to that."

Pallas seems to have considerable power at the Temple of Heroes in Yasenus.

But she was clearly just the high priestess of Akroti, a border village.

"To be honest, I do have my own thoughts, but..."

Pallas roused himself and smiled at the destined hero before him.

"I'm so glad you agreed, thank you so much!"

The Undead shook his head. In fact, the Undead had gotten the better deal, but he didn't intend to settle the score with Pallas.

After all, Pallas was considering the whole of Minos. The Undead, on the other hand, only wanted to find something related to themselves.

But the experiences of the Great Yan made the Undead understand one thing deeply.

You cannot judge everything that happens based on your own experience.

Those Great Yan soldiers who sacrificed their lives were all respectable warriors. Even though their power was as insignificant as insects in the eyes of the undead.

Regardless of what the Undead think of the people of Terra today, they will not deprive them of their right to try to change themselves.

After finishing his meal, Pallas picked up his favorite fruit that was placed next to him and slowly chewed it, bite by bite.

Eating is a very pleasant thing in itself.

Unfortunately, the Undead and Pallas are not the same kind of people, so the Undead are thinking about other things.

The problem of Pallas has been solved, but the problem of people not dying has not been solved.

In particular, there was something between the two that puzzled the immortals greatly.

How did Pallas recognize himself?