Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 176 It’s time to go
Klein was serious during the interview and asked, "What kind of commission?"

Yu Jin tapped the table with his hand and spoke slowly:

"If you depart from Pritz Harbor, you will pass Damir Island on the way. On Damir Island there is a man named Daniz, he is the boatswain of Vice Admiral Iceberg, one of the pirate generals. I need you to help me pass a message to him, telling him to go back to Vice Admiral Iceberg and not to wait for me on Damir Island. And if you meet Vice Admiral Iceberg, please help me convey a message to tell her not to wait for me anymore."

"it is good."

Klein kept Yu Jin's request in mind and nodded solemnly.

But at the same time, Klein felt a little strange. What did he mean by 'tell her not to wait for me'? What was going on between you two?

Yu Jin placed his palm on the table and gently pushed Klein:
"This is the reward."

Klein looked carefully and saw a white branch placed on the table.

Klein asked hesitantly:

"what is this?"

He looked toward the tender white branches, but he couldn't be sure.

Yu Jin glanced at him and said:

"Sacrificing twigs has a similar effect to sacrificing a ring."

Klein's expression slightly changed, and he asked:
"What do you mean, similar effect?"

Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds and explained concisely:

"The Sacrifice Ring is made through a sacrificial ritual, and can replace the wearer's death. The Sacrifice Twig is the branch left after the Golden Tree is pruned. It contains a huge amount of vitality and can revive you after your death."

Klein's eyes twitched. Sacrificial twigs and golden trees were terms he had never heard of.

These things obviously do not come from the world of Dark Souls. Like the Embers' ability to summon ashes, they should come from other power systems.

but……

As long as it can be resurrected, it is a good thing, no matter what means are used.

Klein silently collected the sacrificial twig. He wanted to use this item that could bring about resurrection in vain!
Klein thought for a moment and asked again:

"Is there anything else you want me to do?"

Just asking him to say a few words is not worthy of such a reward.

Klein saw this matter very clearly.

"Have."

Yu Jin nodded slightly and swept his palm across the table again.

This time, what appeared before Klein's eyes was no longer a sacrificial twig, but a ball of ash.

A ball of ash that was squeezed into a long strip with obvious traces of melting, and its surface was still covered with a layer of sparks. It was like a piece of burnt charcoal taken out of a fire that had just gone out. Although the fire was extinguished, the remaining flames and ash were still there.

Yu Jin did not explain this time, but just spoke calmly:

"Ember, give it to Mr. Fool. He knows what to do."

"No, I do not know……"

Klein's eyes twitched, and he suddenly felt the pressure.

His intuition told him that this was definitely a very important prop——

And in fact, it is true. In the world of Dark Souls, this is the remaining fire in the bodies of the heroes who passed on the fire. It is an item that the ashes without fire cannot obtain, so they are attracted to it.

Using it can gain the power of fire, restore health and increase the health limit until death.

In other words, its effect is no less than that of the Sacrifice Ring, and it is even stronger in some aspects!
For example, if he was fighting with someone and was killed, even if he had a sacrifice ring that could revive him, the other party would definitely collect his body even if they didn't know he could be resurrected, after all, he still had extraordinary characteristics in his body. And if the other party found out that he was resurrected, even if they didn't know what was going on, they would definitely not mind beating him to death again. On the contrary, it would be difficult for him to react immediately after he was resurrected. In this case, as the saying goes, he was suppressed by others.

The ember is different. Although it cannot bring back the dead, if you fight with someone in a duel, you can pinch the ember when the opponent is at low health and revive with full health directly, or even become stronger than before. Then you can completely catch the opponent off guard, or even kill him!

But now that Yu Jin handed this thing to him, it definitely wasn't for him to just crush the embers. There must be a deeper meaning behind it.

But the problem is, the Fool really doesn't know what to do!

Yu Jin suddenly said:
"By the way, there is one more thing. Dunn is looking for you. To be more precise, he is looking for Sherlock Moriarty. In addition, he also told me that Benson and Melissa will arrive in Backlund tomorrow afternoon."

Klein's expression suddenly became complicated.

The captain and Yu Jin had only met once, and even though they worked together in Backlund, they were not familiar with each other before.

Why did you specifically tell Yu Jin about this?

Isn’t the answer obvious?
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In a luxurious villa in the suburbs of Backlund.

The assassin in black armor and sword came quietly and sneaked into the bedroom through the open window on the second floor of the villa.

There was a tall lady in the bedroom, with chestnut hair that fell naturally to her waist, and a very good figure, neither fat nor thin. Her straight eyebrows extended just right, and her eyes were blue and deep, as if they condensed an ocean.

She wore a blouse with a lace flower bow tie, a gray skirt above the knees, a pair of long leather boots, and a soft hat with fine plaid black gauze hanging down from the top.

The black knife assassin half-knelt on one knee in front of her, with his head bowed deeply, as if he was meeting her king.

The lady turned slightly to make room, revealing the tall bookshelf behind her.

And a petite doll with four arms, wearing an ice-colored witch robe, a pointed hat, and sitting on top of the bookshelf.

Lani whispered softly:
"That's right. Dixi is still here, and so is Ashmi. Even if they die, their ashes will still accompany the king forever. The erosion of the fire thief on the king has weakened, but it will take time..."

She suddenly stopped mumbling, looked down at the tall lady standing beside her, and ordered:

"Bernadette, get ready, it's time for us to leave."

George III is dead, the conspiracy that has been plaguing the king has disappeared, and there is no need for them to stay here any longer.

Bernadette remained silent, lowered her eyes, and asked softly:

"where are we going?"

The petite doll looked out the window and said calmly:

"Go out to sea and find the abyss."
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Backlund, North District, Saint Samuel Church.

In the large prayer hall, a lady in a simple linen robe sat quietly on the first row of benches on the right side of the aisle, looking devoutly at the altar in front of her. There was no statue there, only a huge dark holy emblem. It was a deep black background with bright embellishments, surrounding the crimson moon that symbolized the goddess. On the wall behind the holy emblem, there were holes one after another. The moonlight from the outside world shone in, condensing into pure, miniature bright spots. They were connected to the surrounding nearly dark environment, and transformed into a lofty starry sky.

In the darkness, the lady lowered her head slightly, her lips moving as if she was whispering:

"George III is dead, and his murderer is shrouded in a fog that even the power of night cannot see clearly..."

"The timing of the appearance of the dark stars is just right, but it seems to be just a coincidence, perhaps the influence of the 'audience'..."

"Only one of the royal angels showed up, and the other one did not show up. It seems there is some other conspiracy."

"The only thing that is certain is that Your Excellency was not involved in this, and the death of George III had nothing to do with him..."

Arianna reported every detail of what had happened recently, and then sat quietly on the bench.

But for some reason, there seemed to be a hint of deep worry in her eyes.

Because the goddess had not responded to her prayers for a long time.

Archbishop Saint Anthony quickly entered the prayer hall, came to Arianna, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness Arianna, Drink Augustus has already left Backlund. Georgina Augustus and Grove Augustus are also missing. All matters of the kingdom are left to the new king to decide. This is not in line with common sense!"

Archbishop St. Anthony's expression was quite serious.

Although the royal family sometimes compromised with the nobles, the ascension of the new king was a critical moment for the royal family to firmly grasp the power in their hands. In this case, even the angels would not be too much. But the royal family not only did not do so, but also transferred all of its demigods away, and they disappeared.

This means that the royal family has completely handed over the task of 'guiding' George IV to the nobility!
It should be noted that the interests of the nobility and the royal family are often inconsistent, and once George IV transferred too much power to the nobility under the guidance of the nobility, it was not easy to take back these rights.

This abnormal phenomenon made it difficult for St. Anthony not to suspect whether the royal family had some conspiracy!
Arianna's eyes regained their calmness and she said softly:

"They are busy destroying the evidence. Don't worry about it for now."

"Destroy evidence?"

Archbishop St. Anthony was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that there must be some secret that he didn't know about.

He didn't know, and neither did the archbishops of the other two Orthodox churches.

But the royal family knew, the royal angels and demigods knew, Her Highness Arianna knew, which meant the goddess probably knew, too.

The royal family was eager to destroy the evidence, which meant that the evidence was extremely unfavorable to the royal family. Once the three major churches caught them, the royal family would only pay a greater price. So they would rather give power to the nobles and cover up what they had done at the first time at all costs.

And this matter must involve the game between angels and even gods.

As for why there is no need to check, the reason is very simple -

Finding out the evidence they wanted to cover up would certainly cost the royal family a huge price, but it would not directly lead to a change of dynasty in the Kingdom of Loen.

The existence of the royal family is beneficial to the stability of the Kingdom of Loen and is also beneficial to the spread of the church's faith.

If the church really wanted to overthrow the royal family, it would not need this evidence.

As long as the three major churches reach a consensus, it doesn't matter whether there is evidence or not.

The current royal family may have a conspiracy, but it is not yet to the point where the three major churches have to join forces to eliminate it.

Therefore, there was no need to tear their faces openly. Finding evidence would be a bad ending. Because by then the royal family might really cease to exist, and the three major churches would not be able to find other better candidates to replace the Augustus family for a while, which would cause greater chaos.
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The suburbs of Backlund.

In the hall with broken stone pillars, a figure quietly appeared accompanied by a faint blue light.

He has a rectangular face, a white wig on his head, two slightly upturned beards on his mouth, thick eyebrows, and large eyes, which are quite similar to the characters on playing cards. He wears a formal suit, a cloak, and very long toe shoes. His dress is out of touch with the current era, as if he lived in the last century.

And he is none other than Prince Sonia of the Kingdom of Loen, one of the few remaining demigods in the royal family, Grove Augustus!

Not long after, another figure appeared silently in front of him. It was a lady in a black evening dress.

She is the only female Grand Duchess in the Kingdom of Loen, Georgina Augustus.

Grove was not surprised by Georgina's appearance, and asked in a deep voice:
"Is everything resolved?"

Georgina nodded slightly and said softly:
"All traces have been completely eliminated. Even if an angel were to investigate, they would not be able to trace us."

Grove was immediately relieved, but afterwards he felt deeply unwilling.

The royal family had been planning for thousands of years, and had spent countless generations of efforts, all in order to produce a true god. Only in this way could the Loen royal family be guaranteed to last for thousands of years.

After thousands of years, they finally saw hope in their generation.

But this hope came and went quickly. George III was assassinated quietly in his own palace and on his own throne right under their noses. And until now, they don't even know who did it!
For this plan, they even spent a lot of resources to dig out the nine secret mausoleums left by the Bleeding Emperor. After that, they also invested a huge amount of manpower and material resources in repairing them.

It seemed like success, but it failed at the last moment.

They had to destroy the nine mausoleums that they had restored with their own hands and kill the slaves and people who had been sent to the mausoleums by various means, because only in this way could they completely submerge what the royal family had done in the long river of history!
Georgina saw Grove's complicated emotions and warned:
"Let's go first, it's not safe here."

The location here has long been exposed, and that person will no longer provide them with cover.

It won’t be long before the three major churches come to track us down.

Grove Augustus nodded silently, took one last look at the ruins in front of him, and then disappeared quietly.
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Eastchester County.

Inside a secret mausoleum.

Two figures stood facing each other.

One of them was a slightly arrogant old man with many silver threads in his black hair and no beard on his face. He was the former Duke of Southwell, Drink Augustus!

The other one had a square face, black hair, blue eyes, a high nose bridge, a thick beard, and a solemn look. From their facial features, it was not difficult to see that he also had the blood of the Augustus family flowing in his veins. In other words, he was the ancestor of the Augustus family!
His appearance and image are not unfamiliar to many people in Loen, because it is printed on the front of the 10-pound note. Of course, people who have never received a 10-pound note in their lives can also see his statue or portrait in places such as Memorial Day Square.

He is the founder and protector of Rune, the first king, William Augustus I!
Including Drink Augustus in front of him, he is also his descendant.

As for his ancestor, even though Drinker Augustus was an angel, he was also filled with awe and respect. But at this moment, the anger and repression in the old man's heart temporarily overwhelmed the respect in his heart, and he asked in a deep voice:
"Our plan has completely failed. Why didn't you take action until the very end?!"

William Augustus I remained silent for a long time before he slowly said:

“I’m being watched.”

Drinker Augustus said nothing, and William Augustus I continued slowly, "My spirit and divinity are both warning me frantically. They tell me that if I leave this mausoleum, I will die."

Drinker Augustus's face changed drastically.

Not only George III and him, but even Augustus I was being targeted?

But Augustus I is a Sequence 1 angel. Who else could make him feel threatened by his own death? !
Drinker Augustus felt cold all over and uttered a word with difficulty:
"god."

(End of this chapter)