Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 31 The most useless old thing may also be the most useful
"There are generally two speculations about the continuity of the title of 'Black Emperor' of the Solomon Empire."

"Either the 'Black Emperor' of the Solomon Empire has always been the same person, or the 'Black Emperor' is the name of a high-sequence potion of the sequence pathway mastered by the Solomon Empire's royal family, and it is most likely the Sequence 1 corresponding to that sequence pathway."

After a pause, the Hanged Man added, "But no matter which one it is, I don't think it's possible for the 'Black Emperor' of the Fourth Epoch to live to this era. Otherwise, the Solomon Empire would not have disappeared."

"That is to say."

After a moment's silence, Yu Jin asked, "The current 'Black Emperor' is most likely the high-sequence expert who has been promoted to 'Sequence 1' in this path you mentioned?"

"If it exists."

The Hanged Man nodded slightly. "That should be it."

"Which path specifically?"

"lawyer."

Facing Ember's question, the Hanged Man said without hesitation, "The sequence path controlled by the Solomon Empire is lawyers."

After saying this, the Hanged Man couldn’t help but feel confused.

He seemed to firmly believe that the Black Emperor must exist?
why?
Does he have any special basis for his judgment?
and.

Why does he know about the Black Emperor, yet seems to know nothing about him?
Who told him about the Black Emperor and made him interested in this?
No, it shouldn’t be as simple as interest.

There must be some deeper purpose.

"A lawyer."

Ember was thoughtful.

If the 'Black Emperor' is really Sequence 1, then directly inquiring about the Black Emperor is undoubtedly a very wrong option.

What's worse, rashly saying this name to the outside world may cause unimaginable consequences.

If this is the case, it would also explain why the Church of Night would give hints while also being secretive.

And Yu Jin has never rashly inquired about the information related to the "Black Emperor", which is undoubtedly an extremely correct choice.

From this point of view, perhaps only the Goddess of Night is qualified to know and reveal information related to the 'Black Emperor'.

However, Yu Jin didn't think he was so honored that the goddess would come out in person.

"Feel sorry."

Yu Jin slowly said, "The commission is still valid, but I hope you won't try to obtain information by actively inquiring about the Black Emperor. You can try to get information indirectly through the Lawyer sequence."

"Also, Mr. Hanged Man, what kind of reward do you need?"

Ember turned his gaze to the Hanged Man beside him and asked.

"..."

The Hanged Man was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "This is not a very important piece of information, and it is not worth much if you insist. If you want to talk about compensation, I hope you can answer a few questions for me according to the principle of equal exchange."

"can."

Ember nodded slowly, "I know the premise."

"first question."

The Hanged Man stared at the ring on Ember's hand and asked, "Are these magical items?"

He did not doubt that these rings would also work in the Tarot Club. After all, this was Mr. Fool's kingdom of God.

He just thought that Mr. Fool manifested himself in their image.

Just like the clothes they wear, the same goes for these rings.

But the fact that the other party kept wearing these rings also aroused his curiosity.

In his opinion, Ember should be a powerful Beyonder.

Moreover, he is the serious type and is unlikely to show off his wealth by wearing a lot of rings on his hands like ordinary nouveau riche.

So I instinctively suspected that these might be magical items, which is why I asked this question.

"Yes."

Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds and gave an affirmative reply.

Although it is slightly different from the sealed objects in this world, it is also an item with magical powers, so it is a magical item.

Well, no problem.

“Can it be sold?”

The Hanged Man demanded.

"can."

Ember nodded slightly, "I have a lot of spare rings like this. If you need them, I can sell them. Of course, the same goes for Miss Justice."

“Not for now.” The Hanged Man took a deep breath, his tone extremely complicated.

This confirmed two things for him:

The ten rings on the other party's hands are all magical items.

Even the cheapest magical item would cost at least several hundred pounds.

Ten rings, that would be at least several thousand pounds!
In other words, this Mr. 'lover' has always been carrying magical items worth at least thousands of pounds around with him.

What kind of family can do this?
At this moment, the Hanged Man confirmed his guess.

This person is definitely a descendant of a noble family like Miss Audrey, and he is not short of money.

Unfortunately.

Even if you know that the other party's ring is for sale and he really has a need for it.

Unfortunately, he had no money to buy it.

And you may not be able to afford it.

"Mr. Lover."

Audrey's sweet voice sounded, "If I want to buy it, do you have any recommendations?"

She is not short of money, she is just a little curious.

"That depends on what you want."

Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds and then slowly said, "Do you want a weapon, a ring, or perhaps some protective gear?"

"Do you have a set?"

Audrey's curiosity was aroused and she asked, "If there is any, I want them all!"

Audrey then added, "But for the time being, could you please introduce the ring?"

"That's it."

Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds and said, "If it's a ring, I recommend this one—"

As he spoke, a ring appeared in Ember's hand and he threw it towards Audrey.

"This is……"

Audrey took the ring and took a look at it.

This ring looks ordinary. The ring band seems to be made of ordinary bronze, and there is even some rust-like dirt on the surface.

Inlaid on the ring was an emerald that emitted an irregular, dim glow.

Even though Audrey was not a professional gem appraiser, she could tell at a glance that this gem was cheap and crude.

It feels like the kind you can buy several of for a pound at a roadside stall.

Moreover, there are even scratches and pits on the surface of the gem caused by bumps, which further reduces its value.

If it wasn't given to her by her lover, she would never have thought that this seemingly cheap ring could actually be a magical item.

"Sacrificial Ring."

Yu Jin slowly said, "It was made through a sacrificial ritual. It's the mysterious ring of the goddess of sin, Belgara."

Klein the Fool's expression changed slightly.

In the world of Dark Souls, the role of the Sacrifice Ring is to ensure that the undead do not drop their souls when they die.

But, what effect would it have if the person using it was not an undead?
"Goddess of Sin? What is that?"

At this moment, the Hanged Man's heart was in turmoil.

There is absolutely no so-called Goddess of Sin among the Seven Great Gods, and there is no such thing as a Goddess of Sin among the beings he knows of, such as the 'Hidden Sage'.

Could it be that this is another god with the same status as Mr. Fool?
"What's the effect?"

Audrey asked curiously, just as Klein had expected.

"To put it simply, it means being exempt from death once."

"When the wearer dies, the ring will die on their behalf."

Embers’ introduction is bland and calm.

But these words caused a storm in the hearts of the other three members of the Tarot Club at the same time!

What does 'the ring will die in its place' mean?

There was a king named Ken, who married a singing girl as his concubine. The king's country was rich in mineral resources, and the king loved the singing girl very much. He gave part of the mineral resources to the singing girl's family for development. But the singing girl was very greedy. In order to achieve the monopoly of mineral resources, the singing girl sealed all the mines of other colleagues, including the mines assigned by the king to his personal warriors. So the king arrested the singing girl and tried her. The singing girl asked what crime she was convicted of, and the king said: death penalty. Ken's concubine was sentenced to death for sealing the mines and became my warrior.

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