Chapter 788: The Witch Who Destroyed the Country
Dim!
quiet!
mystery!
When we walked through the mercury stairs to the second floor, the people of the Kingdom Envoy discovered that this place was completely shrouded in an unknown magical power, completely isolated from the lively and noisy environment on the first floor.
Although they are still in the same building, they belong to two completely different worlds.
"This is?!!!"
The vampire who always wears a mask, Evil'er suddenly stopped and looked up at the huge metal statue standing on both sides.
There is no doubt that, after living for more than 250 years and being proficient in magic, she realized that these giants inlaid with gems and strange patterns were definitely not arts and crafts decorations, but some powerful magical creation.
As long as the master gives his order, he will immediately come back to life and crush the enemy and invaders into meat pies.
"What's wrong? Have you found something wrong?" La Hashisi, the captain of Cang Qiangwei's team, hurriedly asked.
Evil'er hurriedly shook his head: "No! It's nothing! I'm just a little amazed at the strength and wealth of the owner here."
"I don't know whether it is strong or not, but it's certain that wealth is rich. Looking at these metal statues inlaid with gems, I guess any one of them can be worth the taxes of a big city throughout the year." Gegelan raised his hand and slapped the giant statue beside him and sighed.
Since she is just a muscular warrior, she doesn't understand that these statues are actually a new generation of war machines created using engineering and magic technology.
Unlike the kind of war consumables that pursue a large number of solid and durable wars in the world of One Piece, the new generation now has a considerable degree of magic protection and attack power.
Some puppets can even release a variety of different spells by consuming highly concentrated magic crystals placed in the core position.
As for the source of magic, it is naturally the energy released by the murdered and captured monsters, aliens, and wild beast souls in the process of materialization.
"Don't waste time on these irrelevant things. Let's go, don't let Your Excellency Ellen wait for a long time." Princess Lana interrupted everyone's discussion.
As a noble prince, she has never been worried about money since she was a child, and she doesn't know what it feels like to be hungry, so she does not have the strong desire and desire for material things as others.
On the contrary, she pays more attention to pursuing spiritual satisfaction and pleasure.
This can be seen from the disguised and deceptive personality, as well as the distorted and pathological possessiveness and control of one's own young follower.
When the Kingdom Envoys and his group came along the corridor to the door of the designated room, Lana took the initiative to raise her hand and knocked on the door.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
About two or three seconds later, Alan's slightly lazy voice came from inside the door: "Please come in, the door is not locked."
"Thanks!"
Princess Lana gently turned the wrench and instantly revealed the strange scene inside that made everyone present speechless.
Because they saw that the other side of the door was not a room at all, but a tropical island standing above the sea.
Alan was sitting under the beach parasol drinking iced drinks, next to him was the waves that kept rushing to the shore and the endless tropical rainforest behind him.
Even through the sea breeze blowing over, you can smell a faint salty smell and hear the sound of waves slapping on the shore.
In addition, you can see a large number of goblins, orcs, ogres and other monsters with a certain degree of wisdom in the depths of the rainforest. They are like tireless ants, constantly cutting down trees and digging the foundation, and it seems that something is being built.
Needless to ask, you will know that this is not a different world, but an uninhabited island south of Azeroth.
Allen is preparing to transform it into a permanent base.
The goblins, orcs, ogres and other monsters responsible for work are actually coolies created by using the soul fruits first to transform them, and then materialize their souls.
Although they also have certain intelligence and understanding abilities, they do not have independent consciousness and thoughts, and will only mechanically obey the orders given by their masters.
"This is really an incredible sight! Lord Allen, can you tell me where you got so many monsters, and how to tame and make them obedient?" Princess Lana couldn't help but ask.
"Do you remember the bracelets issued by the Hunter Association to internal members? These coolies were created using the souls captured by that thing. It is precisely because they are made of magic that they have perfect obedience." Alan explained, raising his hand and snapping his fingers.
moment!
A large number of vines and trees emerged from under the beach, forming a huge round table at an extremely fast speed, and several rattan chairs emitting the fragrance of grass and trees.
Before the others could react, more than a dozen goblins brought the tea and pastries to put them on, and then quickly retreated.
"Please sit down, there is no need to be so reserved. I don't really care about rituals and rituals." Allen said, pointing to the tables and chairs that appeared out of thin air.
"Hahahaha! This is really impressive." Gegelan let out an awkward laugh, trying to relieve the tension in his heart.
As we all know, fear comes from the unknown.
And now, the people of the Kingdom Envoy are facing a completely unknown environment and a completely unknown person.
To be precise, they don't even know whether everything they see is real or some kind of illusion.
In order to understand the situation, everyone subconsciously picked up the cup and drank a sip of fragrant tea, and tasted the exquisite pastries on the table.
As a result, I found that the feeling of confusion not only did not disappear, but became stronger.
Because whether it is tea or pastry, the taste is far from what they remember, and it is so delicious that it makes people feel unreal.
Looking at the surprised reaction on these people's faces, Alan smiled faintly and asked directly: "Then, Your Highness, Princess. Are you coming from afar on behalf of the royal family? Do you have anything to say to me?"
"First of all, please allow me to express my most sincere greetings and gratitude to you on behalf of the Kingdom and the Father. Secondly, this is a gift for you, and I hope you don't feel too shabby. Finally, and most importantly, if any kingdom nobles make rude actions in the future, it is definitely not the original intention of our royal family."
Lana clearly expressed all the three purposes of her mission in the concise language.
Simply put, it is to show kindness, win over, and draw a clear line with the selfish aristocratic faction.
"Oh? In other words, as a princess, you are hinting to me that the king is no longer able to control his noble group, right?" Allen asked with a smile.
"No! That's not the case! Your Highness the Princess means..."
Marquis Leiwen quickly stood up and tried to save the royal family's face.
But before he could finish his words, Lana raised her hand and interrupted, "Enough! Levinson! Now is not the time to whitewash the peace. I believe you and I know the best. Not only the aristocratic greed and selfishness, but also organizations like Bazhi are secretly planning to engage in criminal activities on a large scale. Please tell me, once they make some stupid actions that anger the Hunter Association and His Excellency Alan, will the royal family also take responsibility?"
"But if this is the case, it will cause a split between the entire national ruling group, and a civil war may break out." Marquis Leiwen advised with a wry smile.
"It's better to break out of a civil war than to destroy the country! If I'm right, Your Excellency Ellen should be ready to clean up the borers among humans, right?" Princess Lana raised her head and stared at Alan's eyes.
As a genius who plays politics and conspiracy, she could feel that the man in front of her would never tolerate the corrupt and depraved idiots of the aristocratic faction and continue to brutally exploit civilians.
As long as someone makes any provocative moves, cruel revenge will follow.
With the number of members currently owned by the Hunter Association and the unfathomable strength of its masters, even if the nobles of the entire kingdom are tied together, there is no chance of winning.
The end result will only be a complete massacre!
In fact, this Golden Princess is one of the few people who have a clear understanding of the strength of the kingdom.
She knew very well that the reason why the kingdom and empire still existed was not because of how powerful these two countries were, but because of the silent support of the Sirenjiao Kingdom behind it.
Otherwise, they would have been destroyed by those powerful alien races and monsters long ago.
It's ridiculous that the aristocratic classes of the two countries could not see this at all. They looked arrogant all day long and didn't know that the army in their hands could crush a large number of ants in the eyes of the strong.
So Lana has no resistance to the fact that she defects to the strong.
Although she is just a weak person who is powerless in terms of personal strength, she is very smart, can recognize her position and knows when to make a choice is the most beneficial.
"Haha, no, you were wrong. It was not me who wanted to do this, but someone else." Allen shook his head carelessly.
"Not you?"
Princess Lana was stunned for a moment, and immediately followed the others who rushed to the envoys and ordered: "Please go out first, I need to talk to Your Excellency Ellen alone."
"No problem! Everyone, let's go out first."
Marquis Leiwen took the initiative to stand up and called on others to walk out of the door that had come in before, and did not forget to close the door tightly.
He understood that what he was talking about next was likely to involve some very sensitive politics, even dealings between the royal family and the Hunter Association.
But this loyal minister, who was probably never dreamt of the dream, Lana, a member of the royal family, planned to place the entire country and his closest relatives on the negotiating table as bargaining chips.
Watching the last person leave, Alan tapped the table gently and broke the silence in a slightly playful tone: "Your Highness, there are no outsiders here now, you can say anything you have. Don't worry, I have the power to see through a person's soul, so any disguise is meaningless in me."
"I want to know how you are going to deal with the kingdom." Lana also tore off her usual disguise and asked directly.
"It's very simple! To completely destroy the aristocratic class, whether it is decadent and conservative, enlightened and progressive, and then use another system to reshape the entire country and even society." Allen expressed his plans meaningfully.
"What about the royal family?" Princess Lana tentatively.
"As a symbol of the country, I think the royal family can be retained, but only one person. In other words, there is only one person in the royal family who can stay. I believe that with your intelligence, you should be able to understand the meaning of this sentence."
Although Allen kept smiling while saying this, the words revealed a strong smell of dead blood.
If it were someone else, I would have been frightened long ago, and even cried for the inevitable fate of death of the family.
But Princess Lana is obviously not an ordinary person. She didn't even frown her eyebrows. She immediately raised her head and said firmly: "I want to be the surviving person! As a price! I can help you seize the kingdom! And do my best to reduce the people's resistance."
"Hahahaha! You are really worthy of being you, and you made a decision so decisively. Since that's the case, let's talk about the conditions. Tell me what you want to get." Allen was obviously not surprised by this result.
"I only have two wishes. First, I hope you can ensure the personal safety of Clem and me, and promise not to be silenced after the matter is completed. Second, I hope to get two magic potions or items that extend life and keep youthful." Princess Lana calmly offered the conditions.
She was not greedy, knew that she was just a puppet, and she didn't have the will to think that she could sit on the throne all the time.
"No problem! I agree! And now satisfy your desire for eternal life."
As the last word blurted out, Allen immediately released the third magical soul materialization.
In just a few seconds, Lana found that her soul had left her body and floated into the air at some point, and released amazing magic power around her.
Not long after, the empty soul gradually felt a real feeling, and even the heartbeat and breathing could be clearly felt.
"This...is this?!"
Lana stared at her completely naked new body, and the same old body on the ground, which was exactly the same but dead, and she didn't understand what was going on.
"Do you know? The soul is a wonderful substance that exists forever and will not decay. The reason why people live, grow, grow old, sick and die is entirely because of the aging and decay of the flesh, which drives the aging and decay of the soul. Therefore, after abandoning the flesh and materializing the soul, a person can obtain eternal life."
"You mean! I have now become an immortal state?" Lana slowly landed on the beach with the help of the magical airflow.
Alan shook his head gently: "No! Just immortality, if you are killed, you will still die. In addition, I suggest you should take off the clothes on the original corpse and put them on as soon as possible, otherwise it would be bad if others see the flaws. You should know how attractive immortality has to a relatively short-lived race like humans, right?"
Chapter completed!