Uncle, I am not an ordinary office worker.

The Sarkaz workers in the factory are reasonable. The one who enters the room through the door is the boss, and the one who breaks down the wall is a bandit.

Even if you want to change this rule in the future, saying that the factory director is the one with the strongest soldiers and horses, and whether he has a key or a crown is not important at all, you have to come in openly as the factory director and announce it. If you speak nonsense in broad daylight without any status, the Sarkaz people will not only not recognize you, but may even punch you and call you a psycho.

This is why, until now, Tracy has nominally unified the various Sarkaz tribes in his own way and established the armed forces of the Kazdel Military Committee, but is still unwilling to go a step further and sit on the throne to legitimately rule the Sarkaz as the [Demon King] rather than the [Regent].

It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he can't.

Ruling the Sarkaz as a demon king can save a lot of trouble. Who wouldn't want to do that? Even if it's just from the perspective of interests, a proper ruler sounds better than a regent. But the demon king is not just a title, it is also a kind of power.

Tresis was ready. This battle against Amiya was the final step in his plan to unify the entire Sarkaz. As long as he won, he could take over the crown of the Demon King. After that, it would be up to him to decide whether to abolish the shackles of the black crown on the Sarkaz or to wear the crown to enjoy the prestige and power passed down from generation to generation.

Having your own ideas is the most luxurious thing on this earth.

"Boom-"

A dull knock sounded throughout the hall. Tracys' right hand, which was holding the throne, suddenly exerted a little more force. His scarlet eyes, which had been in deep thought, also regained their cold look as he looked at the uninvited guest outside the door.

"Kelsey."

He whispered to himself,

"If I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time."

.........

Iron Palace, Victoria.

Walking in the familiar yet unfamiliar palace, Vina's expression changed several times. Finally, she quickened her pace, caught up with Amiya, and told her her plan.

"Split up?"

Amiya looked at the Aslan girl in front of her in disbelief.

"But, Miss Vina, the Iron Palace is not safe right now. Although the kind-hearted Miss Filin has helped us find out the distribution of the Sarkaz patrols in the palace, no one can guarantee whether they have other arrangements."

"I know." Vina nodded, but did not accept Amiya's reasonable advice. Instead, she gave a reason that left Amiya speechless, "But this is my home."

"Every brick here, every inch of the wall, every secret passage, and even the densely packed maze of webs and paths underground, have left my footprints."

Vina still remembers her father’s instructions to her when he held her in his arms as she walked into those dark and narrow passages when she was little:

Vina, remember, these crisscrossing tubes are the blood vessels buried beneath the huge body of Londinium. They maintain the life of Londinium. From these blood vessels, Aslan's daughter can go wherever she wants.

The Iron Palace is the heart of Londinium, the factory area is the hematopoietic tissue of Londinium, and the pipelines are the blood vessels of Londinium.

Roy said that the resting place of the kings is hidden deep underground in Londinium, and the national sword, the Breath of the Kings, also rests there. If this dispute really needs a king to arbitrate and settle it, then Vina must get the sword.

"This is a decision I made after careful consideration."

She said with a double meaning.

"Then, Roy, you go with them."

Kelsey suddenly spoke, which surprised Roy and Vina.

"But, over there..."

Vina subconsciously wanted to refuse. After watching the battle with the Blood Demon Lord on the city wall, she also realized what a powerful enemy Amiya was facing.

The leader of the Sarkaz who now occupies Londinium, Regent Tracys, is only stronger than the Blood Demon Lord, not less powerful.

Mr. Roy is an important force in the attack and defense of Londinium. If he is missing, Vina will be worried about Amiya.

But Kal'tsit shook her head firmly and repeated what Vina had said:

“This is a choice I made after careful consideration.”

Just as Vina is going to the resting place of the kings alone, Amiya and Rhodes Island going to face Theresis is also something that will happen eventually.

Roy's existence is a guarantee, but Amiya needs to grow up after all.

Because Kal'tsit knew very well that if Amiya's small black crown shackled, it was not just the fate of the Sarkaz people.

She had to grow up and step out of her wings, not just Roy, but even her.

Volume 1: Chapter 319: The Power of Technology

Londinium, underground.

Aleda Cumberland did not expect that Rhodes Island would choose to act separately in the Iron Palace. And the plan given by the King of Shapeshifters obviously did not include this event.

Does this mean that she seems to have a certain right to choose?

Compared to Rhodes Island and the Sarkaz leader they were about to face, Aleda Cumberland undoubtedly cared more about Vina. Although the return of Crown Prince Aslan, who had grown up after several years and returned to Londinium, was too late, it might not be impossible to make up for the loss.

If, she could really get the Breath of Kings.

According to legend, the Breath of Kings was forged by the first King Aslan. When Aslan conquered Victoria and fought against the Drake royal family, the Breath of Kings once showed the power to split the natural disaster. Although the sword was later engulfed by the crazy flames of King Drake of Londinium and melted in half, the mysterious color shrouded it after it was recast did not diminish, but became even stronger.

Allardy Cumberland considered herself a realistic person, but her desperate situation at this moment forced her to believe in so-called miracles.

If Vina, who is of Aslan's blood, obtains the Breath of Kings, can she really unleash the true power of the national sword, repel the Sarkaz in the city, intimidate the Grand Duke outside the city, and restore the unity of Victoria?

She couldn't say for sure, but even if there was just a glimmer of hope, she was willing to give it a try.

After all, the situation was not what the King of Shapeshifters had expected, and it could not be considered that she had violated the agreement. Rather, it was precisely because of her experience of being arrested by the Sarkaz and then "rescued" by Rhodes Island that she was able to escape another heavy burden on her - the surveillance and manipulation of Duke Caister.

She couldn't wait to ask, "Vina, how far is the resting place of the kings?"

But unexpectedly, Vina just looked at her silently, then shook her head guiltily: "I don't know. I haven't been anywhere."

This instantly dashed Aledea's newly-risen hopes:

"You have not been there? But isn't that the burial place and memorial place of the previous kings of Aslan?"

Vina opened her mouth hesitantly, as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't speak directly. Roy answered her directly:

"How old was Vina when she escaped from Londinium? Did your father take you to visit the cemetery when you were a child?"

Victoria is not the Great Yan, and there is a tradition of worshipping ancestors. During festivals, they have to pay respect to the ancestral temple. In addition, when Vina was a child, the situation in Victoria was already on the verge of breaking out. The king and the nobles had even begun to openly discuss plans for rebellion and judgment among their respective confidants. Vina spent most of her childhood in the company of Beast Master Gawain, so it was normal that she had never been to the resting place of the kings.

When she grew up a little, she was taken out of the Iron Palace and wandered the streets of Londinium, living in hiding, not to mention sneaking into a tomb where she didn't even know where it was.

Aleda was speechless by Roy's question. After being speechless for a moment, she could only ask in a rather collapsed state:

"So, we still have to look for it?"

Finding the hidden passage leading to the resting place of the kings in the hundreds of years old pipeline network under the city of Londinium is so difficult that it would be better for them to follow Rhodes Island from the beginning, defeat the Sarkaz named Tresis, and then enter the resting place of the kings from the regular road in the palace!

Vina could also understand Aledea's anxiety.

She walked all the way from the city to the Iron Palace. The scene of Londinium that came into her eyes was so different from what she remembered. The depression of the city, the chaos under the rule of the Sarkaz, and the tense atmosphere of impending war had changed many people beyond recognition.

Vina hardly saw many passers-by walking on the street. Everyone tacitly closed their doors and locked themselves in dark rooms, seeking a weak sense of security. Even the nobles were no exception.

As for Aledae, when Vina saw her, she was even imprisoned in a prisoner car by the Sarkaz.

It was not difficult to understand why she would be nervous, afraid, and extremely sensitive to the hope of changing everything.

All Vina could do was comfort and apologize:

"I'm sorry, but I have some idea of ​​that direction. Besides, with Mr. Roy here, it won't take long."

Roy shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

He would definitely help in finding the way, but there was a limit to what he could do. Although he had a Chinese heart, he did not inherit the skills of his ancestors in dividing gold and determining the location of the tomb. Besides, it would be difficult to determine the location of an underground tomb in an industrialized town by looking at Feng Shui, even if a tomb-raider was asked to do it.

What he really needs to do is to monitor every move of Miss Aleda in front of him.

Although Vina was not clear about Aledae's true identity, Roy knew that this lady was the Duke of Caister's undercover agent in the city. Although it can be seen from her final confession and sacrifice in the original plot that this was not her own wish, Roy did not dare to take it lightly.

Who knows when and where a gray top hat will appear?

He was not afraid of sneak attacks, but it was different for Vina. He was not sure what the difference was between the Aslan race and the Filin, or whether it was simply an honorary title upgraded from the Filin to show nobility.

Roy had just captured a spy in a gray hat when he met Aledae. He couldn't help but feel that she was appointed by someone else, so he couldn't help but take it seriously.

"Oh, come to think of it, you did remind me."

As if he suddenly remembered something, Roy suddenly spoke, fumbled in his arms for a while, and took out a fist-sized steel ball.

"This was given to me by a friend of mine. It's a miniature drone. It was originally used for reconnaissance in open areas. Judging from its size, it can also be used to explore underground pipes."

The friend Roy was referring to was naturally Trevor Friston.

When the preserver introduced the Angel drone to Roy during the Lateran renovation, he gave him a simplified version. Although the weapon system was removed, the size was also reduced, and the detection and concealment capabilities were enhanced. It could also fly in narrow underground pipes, which could reduce a lot of trial and error costs.

And, most importantly, this thing is connected to Trevor Friston's main brain.

As long as he lets this little gadget fly around underground, and with the help of the computing power of Trevor Friston's main brain, the entire complex underground pipeline of Londinium will soon be visible. At that time, Roy can just drive the navigation system. Isn't it much simpler than clearing the land underground one by one?

This is the power of technology!

Volume 1: Chapter 320: Traitor!

The resting place of the kings is a huge underground space. Its area is almost the same as a modern football field, and even slightly larger than the largest Thunder Knight Arena in Casimir.

In fact, Victoria did not have so many former kings who needed to be buried. Most of this underground space was idle, with only the pedestals of statues that had not yet been cast standing between the classical marble columns. This scene of vacant seats waiting to be buryed had a kind of black humor of "for the second, third, and even ten thousand generations".

If this is taken in conjunction with Victoria's current depression, it would be a complete joke from hell.

With the help of technology, it didn't take Roy too long to find the underground passage leading to the resting place of the kings. After all, this mausoleum was not a place that needed to be kept secret. It was just because the underground lines of Londinium were too complicated that they got lost.

When Vina, the last Crown Princess of Aslan, solemnly stepped into the palace with great anticipation, her heart was broken.

Because the current appearance of this palace was somewhat different from what she had imagined in her mind: solemn and dignified, with a sense of historical weight and sadness.

To be precise, there is only sadness here.

"What's going on here? These are..."

Dagda's voice was trembling. She was not afraid because she was frightened, but she was terrified from the bottom of her heart.

These are two similar, yet completely different emotions. Fear is just a sensory stimulation, while terror comes from the heart, making it difficult for her to even accept it.

This place is full of dead bodies.

The corpses of soldiers, the corpses of knights, the corpses of armor, the Victorian kings who originally slept in the mausoleum were now like cold executioners. They stood on both sides of the palace holding the national sword "Breath of Kings", and under the gaze of their pupilless statues, there were countless broken limbs.

Some of them were piled together and were already highly decomposed, some were simply broken, and most of them had turned into bones. The dark environment without sunlight for many years made it difficult for the smell here to dissipate, and it accumulated into a stench that was almost suffocating. And this was not the most depressing thing.

The most devastating thing was the Steam Knight mecha that had lost its power and was lying on both sides of the stairs, covered with cracks and scars.

"Why is Steam Knight here?"

The sound of Aledae swallowing her saliva was amplified in the silence, and her trembling tone made people feel empathy.

"Since that incident, the Steam Knights disappeared from Victoria. I thought they died on the battlefield or were disbanded. But why are they here?"

As Victoria's special troop, the existence of Steam Knights is like the Heavenly Master to Dayan, the Inner Guard to Ursus, and the Gunnery to Lateran. It is not only a special and powerful combat force, but also a symbol of a country and a nation.

A unit of steam knights was once Victoria's greatest reliance against foreign enemies. Just like the tower knights represented by Dagda, the steam knights were once Victoria's most prestigious position and a treasure coveted by countless soldiers.

But now they appeared here in this posture - lying in all directions, covered with wounds, with broken limbs and lack of maintenance for many years. And lying beside them, accompanying them in eternal sleep, was not Victoria's heroic spirit, the mourning of family and friends, but a group of Sarkaz.

Sarkaz, their bodies are not difficult to recognize. The deformed horns on their heads and the tails behind them are the characteristics that distinguish them from other races.

"They were killed by the Sarkaz. They were chased all the way from the ground to here, and finally died here?"

Vina pursed her lips and expressed a guess that even she didn't believe.

Because this doesn't make sense!

The Steam Knights are Victoria's most powerful troop, and they also have a certain degree of floating ability. Even if they are really surrounded and hunted by the Sarkaz, they will never escape all the way down to this mausoleum with no way of retreat!

They could have simply withdrawn from Londinium. There were countless people across the land who were eyeing this technology, and many were willing to take them in. Not to mention, they themselves were a powerful fighting force.

No matter what, there is absolutely no reason for the Steam Knights to retreat into the resting place of the kings.

Roy knew what happened here, but he did not intend to tell Vina the truth directly. Instead, he chose to hint Vina step by step and let her find the answer herself.

"Vina, think about it, why is there a Sarkaz corpse here?"

Vina answered almost without thinking:

"Because the Sarkaz are fighting the Steam Knights here!"

This is a self-evident fact. Anyone with sufficient hearing ability can see the obvious traces of fighting left here.

But Roy just nodded and said:

"Yes, but what does it mean that the Sarkaz can appear here?"

Vina frowned slightly. The location of the resting place of the kings was complicated. Even Vina, a native of Londinium, would have almost lost her way in the pipes if it weren't for Roy's technology, let alone an ordinary Sarkaz.

The fact that they were able to appear here was definitely not something that the Sarkaz mercenaries who had just entered the city could do. This was what happened after the Sarkaz completely occupied the city!

"The Sarkaz have occupied Londinium, and they know how to get in here?"