Superpowers of Sky City

Chapter 342 Royal Scandal (5)

Gongsun Ce was deeply baffled by this question: "I have seen it. I am amazed at the rich imagination of the people of your country."

King Morton's love affair has many types and wonderful plots, which amazed Gongsun Ce, an open-minded young man.In these stories, the king showed extraordinary energy and a strong desire that had nothing to do with age. He could fight female thieves in his youth and play with fairies in the forest in his old age, which made Gongsun Ce unable to stop his doubts. It reminds me of how many simple fantasies of the working people are entrusted in it.

Luo Ninglusi sneered and said, "How do you know it was made up?"

"……what?"

Luo Ninglusi waved his hand, and pages of parchment flew up from the pile of documents. Gongsun Ce vaguely caught a glimpse of the contents of some of them: King Morton was in love with a woman with long hair, and he was running with a girl in the forest. ...

Loninglus pinched one of them and tapped the exposed portrait with his fingertips: "Some of these vulgar stories can even be verified to 800 years ago, when King Morton was still alive. A considerable part of the erotic stories that the poor in the East End talk about have real-life prototypes, and King Morton is a hungry ghost!"

"Then his waist should be pretty good..." Gongsun Ce looked strange.

The old mage glared at him: "Only this kind of feeling?"

"What's the matter, you show me such a vulgar one and expect me to give you an elegant reply?" Gongsun Ce shook out a card of the king of hearts, put it on the table, pointed to the king's head on the card and said, "Then he is He is a very typical feudal monarch. He has a brave side as a founding hero and a side of licentiousness as a mortal. The most I can say is that people with strong desires are old and their hearts are not old. What else can I say?"

"That's the point." The old mage said in a low voice, "King Morton is a man with strong desires...Naturally, as the founding monarch and the most talented blacksmith ever, he must have extremely strong desires." But it is not like the holy king in our impression, Morton in the myth is not this image at all."

In Morton's founding myth, King Morton is a king who is so wise that he is not human.Not only did he defeat the giant dragon, but he also voluntarily gave up his power afterwards.He established a check-and-balance situation among the royal family, mages, and knights, and gave the holy sword that defeated the dragon to the purest knight—that is the magic weapon he forged with great painstaking efforts.

This is really hard to explain, Gongsun Ce thought.After all, in an era when statute laws do not exist, which ruler would be willing to give up his power?
This is not his hometown, the Yongguang Empire, where all the rulers are farsighted.The emperor issued an imperial decree every few decades saying that I intend to reform the system, decentralize power, decentralize governance, make it transparent and open, and enhance the efficiency of the court office. It is best to quickly change the feudal monarchy and let us replace it with a democratic republic. Dear friends, please discuss what is a good strategy.A group of ministers and ministers with eyebrows and beards were crying bitterly in the court hall, saying, Your Majesty, how can the country be without a master for a day? This is a loss of authority. I fear that the country will be unstable and the country will be precarious, and the old ministers will also be invited if they bump their heads to death on the pillars Your Majesty withdrew his orders. In the end, the emperor had no choice but to compromise and say that it is okay to come up with a small reform plan first and then discuss it after a major reform.

Emperor Yongguang's lack of love for power is well-known worldwide, and Minister Yongguang's patriotism and loyalty to the emperor are also well-known, but other countries have not behaved so...inhumane.It is indeed a bit unrealistic to say that King Morton is also thinking about things in 1000 years.

"The dragon-slaying holy sword is powerful enough to repel the evil dragon of the monarch. If King Morton personally forged this magic weapon, why did he entrust it to the knights for management? It should have been a treasure inherited by the royal family. It has been used by kings for generations."

Luo Ninglusi said darkly: "I ask you, Hellesen. Will a man who is so greedy and unrestrained in his private life, a man whose desire is so strong, willingly give up the power in his hand? That book The supreme authority that should be controlled by his heirs from generation to generation, so that his family can enjoy eternal glory?"

"If it were me, I would." Gongsun Ce deliberately raised the bar.

"If you interrupt again, get out!" Roninglus slapped the parchment on the table and roared.He sat down angrily on his seat and said nothing until Elandia spoke.

"You suspect that King Morton was forced to abdicate."

"I'm sure." Luo Ninglusi said blankly, "Look at the conditions for holding the Sword of the End... You must meet the following oath before you can be qualified to hold the Sword of the End. .”

Luo Ninglusi waved again, a brick on the studio floor was automatically moved away, and an ancient stone platform slowly rose from the ground.The stone platform is about 4 meters long and 3 meters wide, with a sharp groove in the middle, which seems to be able to stab Orianna's giant sword into it.

Lines of ancient characters are engraved in front of the stone platform.Elandia looked carefully, seeing the well-known oath of every star knight:

[The person of high moral character holds this sword]

[The pure and kind person holds this sword]

【Those who have no authority hold this sword】

【The one who has no crown and vain name holds this sword】

[The person who fulfills the above four oaths will be the seventh knight of this generation, the master of the sword of the end.When the country is in crisis and the seventh knight is unable to fight anymore, the sword of the end will be passed on urgently to the rest of the star knights.All knights will fight for the country until the last drop of blood falls on the battlefield]

He has no power in his hands, that is, he does not hold any secular rights.Bannerless, meaning he cannot have any title other than his name.He cannot be a king, duke, or prince, not even a knight with a title.Therefore, the star knights of all ages have their own titles, and only the sword bearer will always be the seventh knight.

"If you don't meet the above vows, you will be rejected by the sword of the end itself. But if you only want personal quality, why do you restrict your birth and power? Couldn't a prince or duke be pure and kind? Couldn't the king be noble? Just imagine how much sacrifice Orianna Carvin has made, not only can she not have any subordinates or even entourages, she even gave up her title and inherited title!"

Luo Ninglusi knocked on the table: "This is a deliberate restriction, Hellesen! You know the rules of the royal family. They are born with power and status. Even members who do not inherit the territory must add the sign of "no" to their names. Inherited honorable title. I can help you translate this oath into more understandable words..."

Luo Ninglusi pointed to the stone platform and said word by word: "Greedy royal family members, don't hold a sword!"

Gongsun Ce said in shock, "What shit are you talking about..."

"Eat shit if you don't understand human language!" Luo Ninglusi scolded.Unconvinced, Gongsun Ce immediately started to fight back with swear words, the old and the young scolded in full swing, and the dawn knight had to strictly stop talking about business.

"This is all speculation, Your Excellency. The facts may not be what you think, let alone what Situ Yi said."

"I also don't want to believe his opinion, but..." Luo Ninglusi sighed, "I have a feeling that that man knows more than us. I am paying close attention to the research of the troupe, I am afraid he will not be involved in this matter. The Lord is playing tricks on you."

Gongsun Ce said in his heart that if I were you, I would never associate with that person at all.How can Situ Yi's words be trusted?That is a man who can say shocking remarks without changing his face, and communication is just a drama to him.

"So what does this have to do with me?" Gongsun Ce said impatiently, "You told me these Laoshizi secrets are you sincerely trying to use an excuse to kill me?"

"I'm afraid we really want to ask your opinion this time..." The old mage narrowed his eyes, "Tell me, Gongsun Ce. When you saw the power of the holy sword, how did you feel in your heart?"

It was rare for the old idiot to be so serious, so Gongsun Ce stopped talking emotionally.He calmed down, carefully recalling the moment when Orianna swung the sword, and said, "It's pretty awesome."

A look of astonishment flashed in Luo Ninglusi's eyes, and Elandia immediately confirmed, "That's all?"

"That's right." Gongsun Shizuo was puzzled, "It's just... just a pretty awesome sword, what else do you think?"

Luo Ninglusi stood up anxiously, walking around in the office.He turned around and stared at Gongsun Ce: "This is impossible! If that guess is true, you will definitely feel it!!"

Gongsun Ce almost laughed angrily: "Isn't it because you guessed wrong? The holy sword was made by Morton himself and kept by the Seventh Knight. He can't be far-sighted? In the end, your guess is forced to death. How can you deduce from that little text that this sword bans members of the royal family? I think you are biased against the royal family, okay?"

The old mage ignored him, and just kept muttering "it doesn't make sense." "How could it be?" and other words.Dawn Knight stood up when he saw this, and said, "Your Excellency, let's stop here for today. We all need more confirmation..."

"I'm confirming it!" Luo Ninglusi said angrily, and he waved his hand to signal the two to leave, leaving himself alone in the office.He thought hard for a long time, but still couldn't think of a reasonable answer.

"Am I really wrong?" The old mage said to himself, "But King Mu... oh..."

As if to comfort himself, Luo Ninglusi said: "That's good...at least we don't have to face a royal scandal that is infinitely more serious than Charlie."

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At the same moment, Shadow and Mist are all.

A pair of leather boots stepped through a muddy puddle, splashing a dirty stain on the wall.Mo Yuankai carefully raised his boots and used his power to cover the road on the ground, saving the female knight behind him from stepping on the sewage.

"You're such a gentleman." Krikey, who was leading the way, clicked his tongue, "Why doesn't that kid look like you at all?"

"Ah Ce is also a gentleman, he's just talking nonsense."

The sky in Shadow Mist City is still gloomy, and the abnormal moonlight shines on the gray fog in the air.A group of three people walked in the narrow alleyway, and the spire of the bell tower loomed not far away.A ghost with a vague face quietly followed behind them, stretching its vague claws towards Orianna at the end.

Orianna turned before she was attacked, ready to draw her sword, but the hero's position was faster than her.The golden polygonal power surrounded the ghost figure layer by layer, and the strong light made it scream in extreme panic.

Orianna let go of the hilt of her sword: "Mr. Mo, please leave this trivial matter to me..."

"It's not good to let girls fight first."

Mo Yuankai caught the ghost in the prison with superpowers, and asked doubtfully, "What is this?"

"Phantoms, a special product of the kingdom alongside the Beast of Desire." Keliji said, "Some of the strong negative emotions will be fixed under the influence of the spirit prison world, and merged with the distorted memories to become this small thing. They have no entity , like dark places, and are afraid of light and fire. They are especially good at teasing people's fear in various ways, so we usually don't bring mobile phones when we come to Shadow Mist-we will receive ghost calls and ghost text messages, newcomers see Easy to cry."

Orianna added: "So in the kingdom, it's very impolite to invite guests to dark places...Because before the shadow and mist are established, there are often phantoms lurking in the darkness, and everyone has to hold a lamp to feel at ease."

Mo Yuankai thought of the people of the Kingdom holding lanterns on the night road, and suddenly realized.It seems that this custom has been passed down to this day, and people in most kingdoms still maintain their aversion to darkness.

"When do you experience strong negative emotions?"

"When you're betrayed, when you're frustrated...and when you're dead." Krikey said with a smile, "You can see most of them as ghosts. In the words of your empire, there are many phantoms. All spirits are caused by resentment."

There was the howling of wild animals in the distance, and Mo Yuankai walked quietly, the more he thought about it, the colder he felt.

This is simply a cursed country.Human beings have to worry about animalization when they are alive, and the fragments after death may turn into ghosts.How difficult would it be for the people on the island to live before the king's capital barrier was established?When he checked the information before, he saw that there was a profession called hunter in the kingdom, and he was curious about what they were hunting.Now it seems that the targets of the hunters should be all kinds of sneaks in the Shadow Mist City.Because there are too many monsters, knights alone may not be able to do anything.

There are too many hidden dangers in the kingdom, no wonder Luo Nilusi is worried about the coming dragon disaster.

"It's almost here, Mr. Mo." Orianna reminded in a low voice.Mo Yuankai raised his head and saw the huge dial on the side of the clock tower.

The seven bell towers in Superbia are unevenly distributed, three in the inner city, one in the royal palace, and one each in the east, blue church and white stone districts.This is St. George's Bell Tower in the Blue Church District. You must enter the Shadow and Mist City from the Museum District to walk in here along the trail.

Today's patrolling squad of knights cleared the way for them in advance, and the three of them were not disturbed by wild animals.They entered the bell tower through the small door on the ground floor, and went up the circle of spiral stairs until they reached the bell chamber above the clock dial.The room is clean, without any filth or mist. The big silver clock sits quietly in the room, guarding the peace like a patron saint.Mo Yuankai inadvertently saw a line of small silver characters on the wall.

[Holy King, please protect your kingdom for peace and prosperity. 】

If the Holy King is really spiritual, he might want to help you guard this place himself.

Keriki glanced at his watch: "Please, Mr. Mo. There are 30 seconds left, do you know the steps?"

"I did it myself, of course I know~"

Mo Yuankai took out the enchantment center module from the box, which was a black breastplate that looked like it was scorched.He raised the breastplate high and placed it in front of the bell just as the bell was about to strike.

"Boom~~!"

At twelve o'clock at noon, the bell rang to tell the time.A silver brilliance was faintly released from the big clock, and the brilliance caused the breastplate to fly up, vibrating together with the big clock.

"Boom~~~!"

On the breastplate, a glow like a burning flame flashed past.That power seemed to be integrated into the sound of the bell, turning into a golden halo that spread from the bell tower to all directions.Mo Yuankai suddenly felt lighter. He looked outside the building and found that the fog outside had also become thinner. Countless phantoms flew up screaming, like a group of invisible moths burned by the fire.

"Is this a success?"

"Oh my god, that's great!" Orianna jumped excitedly.She hurriedly calmed down and said, "We have to go back soon, Mr. Mo, the power of the sacred fire armor may disturb those ancient phantoms, and we may be hindered if we delay for a long time..."

"...You are right."

There was a rare trace of panic in Keliji's voice, and she raised her finger stiffly: "...we have to hurry up."

Mo Yuankai turned around suspiciously, and looked in the direction of the master's apprentice's finger.

He saw a gray mountain.

The mountain rose from the far north of the city, and rose from the center to the pinnacle.The texture of the mountain is strange, like cloth, but the roots below it are as white as a woman's skin.When Mo Yuankai went upstairs, he remembered very clearly that the piece of land in the distance should have been a distorted forest, but now the strange mountain range suddenly replaced the original terrain.At first, he thought it was a special phenomenon in the Shadow and Mist City, but subsequent developments subverted his guess.

Yamane moved.Like a crumbling tower in an earthquake, the white mountain roots swayed up, exposing patches of bright red stained with soil, and an indescribably distorted sound came from the other side, like laughter and moaning.The root of the mountain range showed its true form during this process. It was neither a rock nor a dead thing. It was a "seat" as white as skin, a seat built by a human body!
Countless huge female bodies are stacked on top of each other to form this strange throne.The gray mountains they lifted moved accordingly, and the mountains stretched upwards, taking on a human-like shape.The cloth-like mountain body slid down and scattered behind it like a cloak. The highest point of the once mountain range became its head, and clusters of crystals grew on it, eye-catching like a crown.

The huge terrifying existence slowly turned its head and turned its face towards the clock tower.Mo Yuankai was able to get a glimpse of the true face of the king. There was not a single piece of flesh and blood on its face or body. It was just a skeleton wearing a gray battle robe. There was no light shining in its empty eye sockets, but it seemed to be as solemn as a soul.

It is watching.Mo Yuankai understood in an instant.The king with only bones left is staring at him!The aura of that terrifying existence made him instantly vigilant, but he remembered that this was the Shadow Mist Capital rather than the superficial King Capital, and his Mechanism was not here!

"Don't attack, retreat quickly." Mo Yuankai whispered.

"I'm working hard to be fine soon...!"

Orianna nervously tossed a seal in her hand.Mo Yuankai stood in front of the big clock, looking at the King of Bones quietly, watching it getting closer and closer to the bell tower.Its actions set off earthquake-like vibrations, and countless beasts howled in terror on the ground.

Creeky's voice was as soft as a feather: "If we don't run, we're dead."

"3 seconds... soon... it's ready!" Orianna grabbed the arms of the two, "go to the ground!"

Mo Yuankai immediately jumped down from the bell tower, and he saw the stone bricks on the underground square flying up one by one, and the underground was dark like a dark night.The King of Skeletons also moved accordingly. It stretched out its hand bones like a building, as if it wanted to grab everyone in its palm.

Mo Yuankai accelerated urgently, dragging the two of them into the ground before being caught.Before the Shadow Mist left, he heard a faint cry, his voice was hoarse and old, and he couldn't tell whether it was kind or malicious.

"Heir of Konghua... Son of Desire, stay here..."

He failed to hear the follow-up, and after a while, the three of them were already standing in the real capital, and the bell tower not far away was ringing at noon.The three people who were still in shock stood among a group of tourists, as weird as ghosts returning from another world.

(End of this chapter)