“Hehe.” Leggett smiled slightly and explained, “The Undead Legion is a spontaneous army composed of powerful individuals who do not obey anyone’s orders. Their sole mission is to wipe out the Abyss! To destroy the Abyss’s power, they would not hesitate to annihilate an entire nation.”
"A country? A small country as big as Erebus?"
"No, no, no, it's a country even bigger than Mirakessa!"
"How is this possible?!" The Third Prince was shocked upon hearing this. "According to you, the number of Undead Legion members should be very small. How could they possibly slaughter an entire nation?"
"Besides themselves, the Immortals also have helpers, such as a strange creature called Gollum."
"That's fine too..."
"Most importantly, they are Lords of Cinder."
"The King of Cinder?"
"The Lord of Cinder is the name given to Londor and the other people summoned from another world and the other side of the sea. It means a powerful being who burns himself to fuel the furnace."
"Does 'King of Firewood' mean firewood?"
"Yes. Just don't confuse the two concepts. The Lord of Cinder is a great man who burned himself to keep the furnace burning, and this furnace, in the view of most scholars and mages in Miracath, should be referred to as the sun."
"sun!?"
"Because there is a saying: 'May the King of Cinder be with the Sun.'"
"What does that have to do with Baron Lu Ming?"
"Because he's a member of the Immortals!"
"Varied......"
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The next morning, Lu Ming, Saldallo, and Artus arrived at Nero's manor.
“What kind of damn plan is this? It’s put us in a very bad situation. After what happened yesterday, I believe everyone understands how evil this plan is! Otherwise, the Third Prince wouldn’t have warned us not to tell the church what we saw when we left!” Sitting in the empty conference room, Saldallo said to the others.
"The most important thing now is not to get involved in this plan, otherwise we may be doomed."
"But it's too late now. We've already been dragged into this damned plan because of the fake Leggett's banquet!"
"No!" Lu Ming suddenly spoke up after listening to the others' comments. "It's not too late yet. We've only seen a small part of this plan; none of us know what's behind it. So we can't go any deeper. Otherwise, we'll only have the choice of joining or dying!"
"So, can we just pretend nothing happened?"
"I think so. Let's focus on the competition and managing our territories for now. Let's not worry about plans!"
"But after what happened yesterday, are we really able to continue our original lives?"
Lu Ming frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before saying, "You guys are already doing well. I'm the one who doesn't know how I'll get through the days to come!"
"Is it because of Amelia in Londor?" Saldallo looked at Lu Ming, who had a melancholy expression.
“Yes! Amelia’s coldness towards our Third Prince caused him to glare at me as I left. It’s obvious he holds a grudge. Although he’s just a prince and doesn’t have much influence over noble lords like us, he’ll definitely try to trip me up!” Lu Ming sighed.
"Looking at it this way, you really are in a sorry state! But what kind of place is Rondor? Why did Leggett invite her to yesterday's banquet? And why did the Third Prince treat her with such courtesy?"
"I've never been to Londor either. All I know is that it's a dark kingdom that worships the World Serpent Cass, and everyone there is a being of darkness. Moreover, apart from wandering spirits, no one there is truly human!"
"Wandering spirits? Are those the things in Tutankhamun's prison?" Nero asked with some surprise upon hearing the word "wandering spirits."
"Yes." Lu Ming nodded slightly. But he quickly asked again, "Have you been to Tutankhamun's prison?"
"Yes. I was forced to go." Nero sighed deeply, his expression turning somewhat grim.
"That's not a good place at all!"
At that moment, one of Nero's servants suddenly entered, whispered a few words in Nero's ear, and then quickly left.
But judging from Nero's increasingly grim expression, the servant's arrival was certainly not good news.
"His Highness the Third Prince has asked us to go outside the city." Before Lu Ming and the others could ask what news the servant had brought, they heard Nero say this.
"What does he want us to do outside the city?" Artus Lecode asked Lu Ming and Saldallo, who were preparing to set off, with some confusion.
“Perhaps, like the fake Leggett, he’s preparing a surprise for us,” Lu Mingcai said, glancing briefly at the expression on Artus Lecoed’s face.
“We can already handle tomorrow’s surprise, why do we have to do it again?” Artus Lecoq exclaimed upon hearing Lu Ming’s answer.
"God knows."
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About forty minutes later, Lu Ming and his companions rode their horses to the place where the Third Prince was located, a secret clearing near the Helen Forest outside Paris City.
As soon as they arrived, Lu Ming and the others saw two large iron cages covered with black cloth in the distance.
"It seems they really are planning to give me a surprise."
With a helpless sigh, Lu Ming and the other three dismounted and walked to where the Third Prince was.
Just like yesterday, the Third Prince ignored Lu Ming and the others' greetings, displaying extreme arrogance.
This time, however, since they already knew of the Third Prince's arrogant nature, Lu Ming and the other three ignored him, gave him a slight bow, and then left him alone.
After a while, when two more people arrived on horseback, the Third Prince had stools brought for Lu Ming and the others so they could sit down.
As for the two newcomers, Lu Ming knew them both. One was Asos Sauron, who was also among the top four in the Warcraft Assistance Battle Tournament, and the other was Count Rasfar.
Because of the old Rasfar's formidable reputation, the Third Prince dared not be negligent. After Rasfar took his seat, he said to him and the others, "The reason I invited you all here is to show you the abilities of my guards in capturing two kinds of monsters, and which one is stronger and which one is weaker."
As he spoke, the Third Prince suddenly waved his hand, and several armored soldiers tore off the black cloth covering the large iron cage, revealing what was inside.
Looking at the monsters inside the two large iron cages, Lu Ming narrowed his eyes, pondering the Third Prince's intentions.
Because the monsters inside those two large iron cages were a wandering spirit and a villager dressed in strange clothes!
"Your Highness! Is this the monster you spoke of? Why do I see an ordinary person?!" Before the Third Prince could speak, Old Rasfar roared in fury.
Overwhelmed by the imposing aura emanating from old Rasfar, the Third Prince couldn't help but swallow unconsciously.
But no matter what, the Third Prince is still a member of the royal family, and he will not forget the necessary composure because of fear.
He calmed his fear slightly, and then said to old Rasfar, "General Rasfar, please read it all before you give your evaluation."
After saying that, he ordered his men to release the people from the two large iron cages.
When the people in the two cages escaped, their bodies underwent tremendous changes!
Suddenly, a large amount of dark matter emerged from one body, transforming into the head and claw of a monster. Meanwhile, the other's head and neck suddenly exploded, unleashing a multitude of snake heads!
"This...this...this..." Old Rasfar was speechless as he stared at the two monsters. The sudden turn of events had utterly shocked him.
'The black thing must be human pus. And the other thing must be a monster from Bloodborne. But why is it here?' Looking at the two monsters, Lu Ming was extremely surprised. He never thought he would see a monster from Bloodborne again.
"Roar~!!" "Hiss~~"
Even from a great distance, Lu Ming and the others could still hear the cries of the two monsters, which made everyone except Lu Ming, who was already used to all kinds of monsters, feel a little scared.
"Lu Ming, you should recognize those two kinds of monsters, right? After all, you're a member of the Undead Squad!" The Third Prince suddenly asked Lu Ming out of the blue.
"Your Highness, what do you mean? I don't understand."
"Heh heh heh, the Farron Undead Legion, the Abyss Watchers, wouldn't they recognize these things from the Dark Abyss?"
Lu Ming paused for a moment, then said, "Since you already know what this plague is, why did you still ask me?"
"Plague?" Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, the Third Prince and the others were taken aback and asked in confusion.
But no sooner had the Third Prince finished speaking than human pus began to ooze from the body of the soldier who had previously torn off the black cloth, startling everyone else.
However, Lu Ming wasn't frightened at all; on the contrary, it seemed as if he had known all along. (To be continued.)
Chapter 41 - The Immortals and Londor
Late at night, the real Count Leggett stood in a secret room and said to Miracaissa's third prince, "Your Highness, your rudeness to Baron Lu Ming today was utterly wrong!"
"He's just a baron, what's right or wrong about that? It's just that that woman from Rondor dared to disrespect me, it really infuriates me!"
Leggett glanced at the furious Third Prince and sighed inwardly. This Third Prince was sent by the Miracaisa royal family to assist in the plan, but unfortunately, compared to Amani, this bastard son, he was far inferior. He was utterly useless.
Although the Third Prince was practically useless, Leggett still devised a way to use him. So, he pretended to be a patient mentor and asked the Third Prince, "Do you know anything about the Undead Legion?"
"Never heard of it. Is it some kind of undead force?" The Third Prince shook his head blankly.
"The Undead Legion has a famous Abyss Watcher, a small but exceptionally terrifying army in Farron Keep!"
"Why? If there aren't many of them, then they should be very weak!"
“Hehe.” Leggett smiled slightly and explained, “The Undead Legion is a spontaneous army composed of powerful individuals who do not obey anyone’s orders. Their sole mission is to wipe out the Abyss! To destroy the Abyss’s power, they would not hesitate to annihilate an entire nation.”
"A country? A small country as big as Erebus?"
"No, no, no, it's a country even bigger than Mirakessa!"
"How is this possible?!" The Third Prince was shocked upon hearing this. "According to you, the number of Undead Legion members should be very small. How could they possibly slaughter an entire nation?"
"Besides themselves, the Immortals also have helpers, such as a strange creature called Gollum."
"That's fine too..."
"Most importantly, they are Lords of Cinder."
"The King of Cinder?"
"The Lord of Cinder is the name given to Londor and the other people summoned from another world and the other side of the sea. It means a powerful being who burns himself to fuel the furnace."
"Does 'King of Firewood' mean firewood?"
"Yes. Just don't confuse the two concepts. The Lord of Cinder is a great man who burned himself to keep the furnace burning, and this furnace, in the view of most scholars and mages in Miracath, should be referred to as the sun."
"sun!?"
"Because there is a saying: 'May the King of Cinder be with the Sun.'"
"What does that have to do with Baron Lu Ming?"
"Because he's a member of the Immortals!"
"Varied......"
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The next morning, Lu Ming, Saldallo, and Artus arrived at Nero's manor.
“What kind of damn plan is this? It’s put us in a very bad situation. After what happened yesterday, I believe everyone understands how evil this plan is! Otherwise, the Third Prince wouldn’t have warned us not to tell the church what we saw when we left!” Sitting in the empty conference room, Saldallo said to the others.
"The most important thing now is not to get involved in this plan, otherwise we may be doomed."
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