Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

"Don't worry? How can I not worry?"

Inside the mausoleum, Roselle sat high on the throne, his eyes full of worry, and complained:

"The person I hate most in my life is the Riddler."

Just now, he had communicated with Bernadette and confirmed that the 'Dark Moon' beside Bernadette was the old man he brought back from the moon more than a hundred years ago.

Russell was concerned about this, but Ember just told him not to worry and that it might not be a bad thing.

But Yu Jin refused to reveal more specific details.

Russell hated the Riddler's behavior, even though he liked to do it himself. But when he really put himself in his shoes, his hatred for the Riddler reached its peak.

However, riddles aside, at least the Embers are reliable.

Since Yu Jin said so, it proves that the old man probably still has some relationship with him, so he doesn't have to worry.

And from what we can see so far, there is no sign of contamination on Bernadette's body.

At least in this respect, Bernadette is much better than his unfortunate old father. He has been tortured for hundreds of years under the pollution of the Fallen Mother Goddess. If it weren't for Yu Jin and the others finding this place in advance, when the doomsday comes in a dozen years, his sanity would probably be completely worn out.

Besides, now is not the time to worry about these things.

He had just been resurrected and still had a lot to do.

Roselle raised his head and looked at the empty mausoleum, feeling inexplicably lonely.

After arriving in this era, he initially treated it all as a game, having a lot of fun, but occasionally he would think back to his hometown, the past that had shaped most of his personality and hobbies.

The longer he lives, the more often this feeling occurs, just like fallen leaves always return to the roots of the tree. However, at least he has established a family, with a well-behaved daughter, a gentle wife, and two sons who make him worry a lot. He still has many concerns in this world and a certain degree of sense of belonging.

But more than a hundred years have passed, and everyone he once knew has long since passed away.

None of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse survived, his wife had passed away long ago, and those mistresses he once had probably wouldn't be alive today... Well, except for the witch, who was probably a demigod now, so it wouldn't be so easy for her to fall.

Among his children, the eldest son, Charles, was the most unfortunate. He inherited only a few extraordinary characteristics, but had to repeat his path. Many years later, Charles had already passed away.

The second son, Bonova, was born a Sequence 5 Beyonder, and is now an angel of the Church of Steam.

Bernadette was undoubtedly the one who satisfied him the most. Not only had she grown into an angel, she also saved his old father. Not only did she bring embers to help him solve the pollution problem, but even in the painting world he gave her, half of the people living in it still believed in the "Black Emperor".

It is the existence of these believers that allows him to maintain his status as a 'Sequence 1'.

But Bernadette was not the Lord of Steam after all, and the Dawn of Elements was not the Church of Steam, so they could not cram millions of people into the painting world. So far, the total population of the painting world was only 0, of which only half was , which was not enough to support him to return to Sequence .

It can be said that Bernadette is almost his only concern in this world.

But even so, Roselle still felt lonely in his heart, just like Klein who had left before Bernadette arrived.

Russell could feel his loneliness, the loneliness that came from deep in his bones.

At this point, perhaps only they can understand each other.

Not even the embers except each other.

Because compared to them, the Embers who have experienced the Dark Souls trilogy obviously have more concerns. Compared with the thousands of years of living in the Dark Souls, the experience on Earth can only be regarded as a childhood - there are memories, but not many.

That's why Russell feels lonely, a loneliness that no one can understand.

And with the successive departures of Klein, Ember, and even Bernadette, the sudden solitude made his heart even emptier.

"I'm really going crazy."

Roselle laughed at himself. From the time he "crossed over" to his "death", it was only more than thirty years in total, but he had been tortured by the Fallen Mother Goddess in this mausoleum for more than one hundred and fifty years!

Although the pollution of the fallen mother goddess has been removed, the tortured experience is not so easy to forget, and his spirit is still inevitably affected - such as being more "sentimental", more likely to feel lonely, and more afraid of loneliness.

Russell sighed softly and said to himself:
"But, we have to get out of this eventually."

He couldn't keep sinking like this.

Roselle stood up from the throne and walked down the platform.

But as soon as he left the throne, the environment around him changed immediately.

The surroundings were no longer the mausoleum shrouded in darkness. He appeared in a palace, a magnificent palace that sparkled brightly under the sun!
It does not have a magnificent appearance, but the slightly yellowed walls and blue roof give it a strong sense of history.

It has a main tower, six royal palaces, five unequal-shaped courtyards, and four gardens. At this moment, Roselle was standing in the fountain courtyard in front of the palace, looking at everything around him with complicated eyes.

This is the White Maple Palace, where he served as the consul and ruled the Republic of Intis for twenty years. It is also where he called himself "Caesar", changed the Republic into an empire, and implemented a dictatorship. At the same time, this is also the place where he fell.

Russell sighed softly:

"I really miss it."

"But after more than a hundred years, there has been no change here at all. This shows that Intis is really 8!"

"Guard! Where is the guard! Capture him!"

A sharp roar came from Roselle's ear, and he turned his head to find a fat, big-eared, and luxuriously dressed "noble" pointing at him angrily. In the distance, the guards of the White Maple Palace were rushing towards this side.

As for the reason, Roselle had already guessed it - because he was now wearing a black crown inlaid with various gems on his head, wearing black armor, a cloak of the same color, and holding a scepter in his hand, and this was exactly the image of "Caesar the Great" more than a hundred years ago!

In Intis, which has practiced the republic for more than a hundred years, his attire is no less than wearing a yellow robe, which is a naked provocation to the republic.

"Kneel down."

Roselle glanced at the crowd indifferently and gave a cold order.

The deep and majestic voice instantly spread throughout the White Maple Palace, and then throughout Trier. Roselle's voice echoed in everyone's mind.

Pfft!
The moment they heard the sound, everyone felt a strong pressure and fell to the ground involuntarily. No matter if they were ordinary people or nobles, no one was exempt!
Even the demigod hunter guarding the White Maple Palace could only kneel before Roselle, his head trembling, not daring to raise it. Roselle withdrew his gaze indifferently, but suddenly looked up at the sky with a sense of something. In the distance, from the direction of Saint Roselle Church, a figure flew towards the White Maple Palace.

Russell's excellent eyesight allowed him to see the man's appearance clearly, and he was 70% similar to himself.

"Bonova."

Roselle whispered His name, feeling both heartbroken and disappointed.

Bonois is his most gifted child, bar none.

Even Bernadette was not born with the privilege of possessing Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristics.

But the fate of this most gifted child was determined at birth. The Lord of Steam chose Bonova to be His Holy Spirit and His Angel. For others, this was undoubtedly a gift, but Roselle knew that this was just the Lord of Steam's defense against him, trying to control him by controlling Bonova.

The Lord of Steam obviously knew how to "give a sweet date after giving a slap in the face", so even the name of the Steam Church headquarters was changed to "Saint Roselle Church". However, in Roselle's eyes, the more the Lord of Steam acted like this, the more contrived he felt!

They are in a relationship where they benefit from each other, so why do you have to pretend that their relationship is so good?

What's more, if the Lord of Steam really cared about the old friendship, he would not have joined forces with the Eternal Sun Sect to destroy his eight tombs.

What's more, Bonova has now completely turned into the shape of the Lord of Steam. Roselle is a parent after all. How could he not feel heartbroken when he sees his child become a plaything in the hands of others?

Bonova was hovering above the White Maple Palace, looking down at the angel below. After a long silence, he lowered his altitude and landed on the ground, on the same plane as the angel.

Because he recognized the other person, it was his father, at least he used to be.

Roselle stared at Bonova with an indifferent expression, looking far away in the direction of the Saint Roselle Church. His deep and majestic voice announced the return of the Black Emperor to the people of Intis:

"Intis, your emperor is back!"

What about the Church of Steam?
Even though he is only Sequence 1 now, he is still the undisputed king of Intis!
The angels of the Steam Church were at most Sequence 2, and the Lord of Steam himself could not easily leave the Kingdom of God. Even if he left, Roselle was not without support, so who was afraid of who?
Today, Intis will return to the imperial system, and even the Lord of Steam cannot stop it, he said!
late at night.

There is still one hour left until January 1351, 1.

Backlund welcomed the New Year amidst the falling snow.

Although the kingdom and its people have suffered greatly from war over the past six months.

But fortunately, the war ended with the victory of the Kingdom of Loen.

Therefore, despite the devastation of war, the people of the Kingdom of Loen still took the initiative to take to the streets on this day. With joyful smiles on their faces, they celebrated the hard-earned New Year in the bustle of the night.

In the Sodrak Palace, the nobles and the survivors of the war were invited to attend the New Year's Eve party held by the royal family.

Audrey stayed away from the crowd, holding a glass of champagne and quietly observing people's emotional changes.

"You don't seem to like attending dinner parties?"

A slightly strange female voice came to her ear.

Audrey turned around and saw a lady who was only 1.5 meters tall and another beautiful lady with long brown hair walking towards her.

Audrey smiled and said softly:

"That's not the case. I actually like the atmosphere here, but I just can't fit in."

Hugh Dill looked at Audrey in surprise and muttered:

"I thought I was the only one."

Her ancestor was once a court earl, and her father was once the chief of the palace guards, so he was considered an old noble. However, her father was killed for "rebellion" a long time ago, and she and her mother could only hide with her brother, and had never attended such a formal dinner.

Although she had vindicated her father with the help of the Hall family, this alone was not enough to qualify her to attend the dinner.

The reason why she appeared here was because of her current identity - the Admiral Director of MI9.

The reason why she can stand in her current position is, on the one hand, because she has indeed made sufficient contributions in the wars with Intis and other countries.

Not only did he obtain key intelligence from Feysac many times, allowing Loen to respond in time and thwart several attacks by the Feysac people, he even ambushed and killed the Feysac demigod in the Backlund Defense War.

On the other hand, she was able to take the position thanks to the death of the previous director of Military Intelligence Department 9.

Although there are other demigod-level deputy directors in MI9, and these deputy directors are far superior to Hugh in terms of qualifications and connections with higher-ups, their competitiveness for the position of director far exceeds that of Hugh, a newcomer who has joined MI9 for less than a year.

However, with the help of the Hall family and his outstanding record of killing a demigod head-on, Hugh still managed to defeat other competitors and took up the position of Director of MI9. In addition, Hugh was also included in the royal family's honors list, and he will be awarded the honors after the New Year.

Although the specific list has not been announced, Hugh, the director of MI4, has received inside information that she has been designated as an earl. There is no doubt that the Dill family will fully restore the glory of their ancestors in the future, and even become stronger, because Hugh is destined not to stay at Sequence for too long.

Of course, Hugh himself actually hated dealing with these nobles.

On the one hand, she had no relevant experience and found it difficult to cope with the complicated etiquette and temptations among these nobles.

On the other hand, she was used to solving problems through more direct means, and the euphemistic probing among the nobles only annoyed her.

But she still had to attend the banquet, not for herself, but for her family.

Hugh Dill glanced at the big golden retriever lying docilely at Audrey's feet and suddenly said:

"Have you heard about what happened in Intis?"

Audrey's ears pricked up immediately. They were all members of the Tarot Club and knew each other's identities.

And in the intervals before the Tarot Club was convened, they would often exchange information and share what they had like they do now.

The reason why Intis was mentioned this time is because something unexpected happened there?

Hugh Dill saw Audrey's expression and guessed that she probably didn't know, so he whispered:
"Roselle has resurrected and is now confronting the Steam Church in Trier."