Skeleton King

Finger Palace.

After the Golden Lion Juggernaut followed Ace and Princess Muse to Grimace Mountain, there was no one in the Finger Palace who could hold Arter hostage.Coupled with the departure of the Golden Lion Knights, the new knights have not yet fully familiarized themselves with the Palace of Finger. Alter and Bill, despite their efforts, still got rid of the eyeliner sent by Princess Muse to monitor them.

Bill wanted to leave the palace through the side door, but was stopped by Art, "What are you doing?"

They had discussed it before. This morning, a new knight group entered the palace. They pretended to be guards and left through the main entrance. Even if it was dangerous, the success rate was high.Furthermore, the range of the Forbidden Magic Circle only reaches the main entrance of the Finger Palace. As long as they step out of the palace, Bill can summon the skeleton army. Art can't imagine what else can stop them.

Bill looked towards the tower of Finger Palace, which was the tallest building in the palace, "I must go to the Skeleton King's magic tower."

Alter frowned, lowered his voice and said sharply: "Are you crazy?!"

Bill waved away Art and grabbed his hand, "I'm not crazy, I'm a lich. The things in the Skeleton King's magic tower can't hurt me. The Skeleton King's library was inherited by His Highness, and there is a record in the Magic Handbook that Skeleton King The things in the magic tower are what the Skeleton King expressly left to His Royal Highness. It is impossible for His Highness to come to Finger Palace again, do you want me to leave the things in the Skeleton King’s magic tower to Muse Finger?!"

Thinking of the work of serving tea and water that Princess Muse asked him to do these days, Bill was very angry.

In the magic island, he was a magic apprentice. He took care of the magician all day long. He finally escaped from the magic island. Before he was free for a few years, he was captured by Ace again and continued to be the housekeeper for the lord of Eternal Night City.

But no matter the magician of Magic Island or Ace, Bill is crushed by his own strength, but Princess Muse?

Why is she? !Just because she was born in the royal family of Finger, she was lucky enough to get the magic fruit from the magic island? !

What Bill dislikes the most is these nobles who are naturally superior, "I'm crazy if I leave her the things in the Skeleton King's magic tower! There is also an altar in the magic tower that is enough to imprison the lich. I have to destroy it. All creatures in the dead world will support His Highness as king in the future, they are all His Highness's subjects, we cannot leave such a weapon to the enemy."

I don't know whether Arte lost his temper by Bill's face of vengeance, or what Bill said, "The things in the Skeleton King's Magic Tower should belong to Ace" poked Arte's heart. Stopped Bill, "I'll show you, but don't stay in the magic tower for too long, I'm not sure to take you away then."

There is no Juggernaut in the Finger Palace at present, and the mages are also affected by the forbidden magic circle. Their existence has transcended the royal power. At this time, they have moved away from the Finger Palace and went to the magic tower on the outskirts of the imperial capital.It's not difficult for Alter to leave, but if they delay too long and attract a large number of knights, he is not sure of keeping Bill.

Bill hadn't been polite to Art at all, knowing that as long as he was Ace's "servant," Art would do everything in his power to protect him.

Oh, stupid chivalry.

……

Alter and Bill found Ace at the bottom of Grimace Mountain. Grimace flowers of various colors were floating in the air. Ace sat cross-legged in the middle of the valley and meditated. The dark magical elements were so strong that Arter didn't even dare If you get too close, except for necromancers, it is not suitable for the living to be contaminated with the breath of the dead.

Bill saw Ace and bowed to him, "Congratulations, Your Highness, for becoming an eighth-level Necromancer."

Ace's eyes slowly opened, his eyes were not as sharp as usual, but extremely round and introverted.Bill knew that this was because Ace could perfectly restrain his aura. Ace had already begun to study the essence of light and dark magic elements.

This is the difference between ordinary magicians and wizards.

In the dead world, this is the difference between ordinary skeletons and liches.

Ace nodded slightly at him and stood up. Alter and Bill discovered that there was a big hole in Ace's back clothes.Tight, porcelain-like skin emerged from the large hole, which fortunately was not scarred at all.

Art was concerned: "Master, what happened?"

Bill said coolly, "Why is Your Highness in such a mess?" He looked around again, "Muse Finger is still around, right?"

"Princess Muse was injured, and Princess Eugenia took her away." Ace said lightly, "I'm fine, lest Princess Muse yell about me to the world. I suspect that she secretly There is a connection with Prince Nishimoto."

Ace frowned, thinking about it bothered him.

Every year, the Pansy Empire and the Finger Empire will send envoys to the Magic Island. The Pansy Empire is the oldest prince of Xiben, and he was born after the queen. Ludwig IV has always sent him, and the Finger Empire is naturally Muse Princess.

These two scheming people have known each other for a long time, and what they are discussing is definitely not the peace of the mainland. Besides the magic fruit that Jacob talked about, Ace has to suspect that the two of them have joined forces in private.

There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies in politics.

As a last resort, Ace doesn't want to confront Prince Xiben head-on, except that the Pansy Empire's internal affairs are already chaotic enough that he doesn't want to participate in the battle for the reserve.Also, Mrs. Caroline would rather go to the village of Bad Soden than marry Her Majesty Ludwig IV back then.

Ace thought that Lady Caroline would not expect him to be the king of the pansy empire.

The most important thing is that Nuoou has long been loyal to Prince Xiben.

Ace didn't want Nuo'ou to be in trouble, so he didn't even tell Nuo'ou that he was of the blood of the Keoser family, and he didn't want Nuo'ou to make a choice between loyalty and friendship.They are no longer the teenagers when they first met. Ace stands behind the entire dead world, and Nou is also the lord of the Green family, shouldering the fate of the Louisiana province.

However, the pushing hands of history don't care about human's small wishes. Fame, wealth, desire and power will eventually push human beings to a place that runs counter to their ideals, and there is no turning back.

Bill asked with interest: "Will Muse Finger tell Prince Xiben about His Highness?"

Ace said: "She thought that I would not die. This is not a glorious thing for her, nor for the Finger Empire. We have too little information, and we have to confirm the current situation of the Pansy Empire to judge. "

Bill looked around and asked, "How come there is Karl Caesar's breath?"

As Ace's most important partner, Carl Caesar is naturally protected by the skeleton soldiers sent by Ace.When necessary, usually when Karl Caesar was too ill, the skeleton soldiers would close the gates of the dead world, allowing Karl Caesar's soul to remain in his broken body.

Bill is a lich, so he easily found traces of skeleton soldiers from Eternal Night City.

Ace thought of how he saw Carl Caesar before, and said angrily, "Don't worry about him. He knows what he's doing."

Carl Caesar is not the boy when they first met, let alone Ace's subordinate. Ace has no responsibility for him. "It's his own choice, whether it's good or bad, let him go."

Bill looked at the torn clothes on the back of Ace, "So, this is left by Muse Finger for His Highness? His Highness just let her go and let the tiger go back to the mountain?"

Ace said: "When she contracted with the astrolabe, she was injured, and in order to kill me, she overdrawn her body. I can feel the damage to her soul fire at the bottom of the mountain, just like Carl Caesar in the skeleton. Suffered in the king's tomb. This kind of injury is irreversible, and to her, living is the real pain."

"Besides, how can she be called a tiger." Ace's voice was ridiculed, and spread far in the valley.

"Let's go, let's leave the Finger Empire."

……

Dragon Island, Cave of Edward the Silver Dragon.

The silver dragon in front of Sykes was lying in a cave, and under it were countless gold coins, some were minted by the Pansy Empire, some were minted by the Finger Empire, and there were more ancient ones that Sykes could not see. The gold coins from the past, these gold coins are piled as high as a person, covering the entire cave.

If these gold coins are not surprising enough, then the rubies, sapphires, and emeralds all over the floor are far inferior to the combined treasuries of the two empires.There are also those weapons inlaid with gorgeous gems, and the magic robes engraved with dense magic circles with mithril. Sykes bet that even the sword masters and mages on the magic island can kill them.

The wealth of the Dragon Clan is beyond Sykes' imagination, but what is even more unimaginable to Sykes is that the Dragon Clan is such an elegant creature.

All the bards never forget to exaggerate the brutality of the evil dragons to highlight the heroism of the knights who slay the evil dragons; they will also praise the power of the righteous dragons to show the invincibility of the knights who conquered them.

But no one ever told Sikes that the dragon was so noble and graceful.The silver dragon has a slender neck, and the five claws buried deep in the gold coins and gemstones are strong and powerful. Its wings can imagine the smoothness of its curves without opening its wings. After a long time, it looks like the brightest gem in the world.

"You are the son of Silver Sword Master Heinrich Richter." Edward's voice was low and echoed in the cave.

"Yes, Elder Edward, the wisdom of the Dragon Clan." Sykes originally wanted to address Patriarch Edward, but thought of what the silver-haired girl said before entering the cave, he temporarily changed his words.

Edward, the silver dragon, had no objection to this, and his emotions did not fluctuate at all when he called Sykes, "I originally promised Silver Sword Master Heinrich Richter that when he holds my token When I come to Magic Island, I will let him make a contract with my people. Of course, the premise of the contract is that he can defeat my people."

"Ah?" Sykes was so surprised that he couldn't even hold back his expression.

The silver dragon Edward's slender neck came closer, it was very close to Sykes, its whiskers even touched Sykes' face, "You don't know?"

Sykes looked a little complicated, "Father didn't tell me."

It has been nearly a thousand years, and no human can make a contract with the Dragon Clan.

Sykes grew up on the magic island, of course he understands what this means.

The dragon race is born with both magic and martial arts. They are both mages and sword masters when they are adults. In addition to their indestructible scales, their magic value is dozens of times higher than that of humans. Usually, several mages and sword masters will not be able to join forces. Is the opponent of adult dragons.It is conceivable how much the contracted giant dragon has improved its own combat power.

The silver dragon Edward didn't care about these, "Since you came to Dragon Island with my scroll, then Silver Sword Master Heinrich Richter gave up the opportunity to make a contract with my people. I will naturally keep my promise , you can break through the holy steps here with peace of mind."

Although Sykes' heart was complicated and unspeakable, he still respectfully saluted one of the most powerful men on this plane, "Yes, Elder Edward, the wisdom of the Dragon Clan."

Sikes turned and wanted to leave the cave.

When Sykes turned around, the pendant on his chest drew a slight arc in midair, which caught the attention of the silver dragon Edward, "Wait a minute."

Sykes turned his head and looked at the silver dragon Edward in astonishment.

Sykes noticed that the pendant on his chest was slowly floating up, with a beautiful light golden light on it, Sykes was a little surprised, he noticed that the expression of the silver dragon was also a little strange, although he was confident that Ace would not Harm him, but he still wondered, "This is?"

"The reverse scale of the dragon clan." The voice of the silver giant Edward was faint, "The scales of the dragon clan will be replaced every hundred years, but only this reverse scale will be replaced once when the dragon clan is just born. After that, the new reverse scale The scales will accompany the dragons for life."

Suddenly Sikes felt that the scale was heavy enough to break his neck.

However, Sykes felt that the silver dragon Edward had no intention of killing him, and Ace was confident that he would bring this reverse scale to Dragon Island. The way he obtained this reverse scale was in line with the rules of the dragon clan.

Sikes asked tentatively: "Do I need to put this away on Dragon Island?"

The silver dragon Edward didn't ask Sykes how he got it, "No need. It has the blessing I bestowed on it when I was the patriarch. With it, you can travel to all places on Dragon Island."

Sykes was thinking about going back and asking Ace why there was such an awesome thing, and he didn't make it clear when it was given to him, when he heard the silver dragon Edward say again, "But you can't let it see it."

Sikes asked suspiciously, "Who?"

The silver dragon Edward thinks of the golden figure, the eyes that are usually piercing, but will become bloodthirsty and scarlet during the battle. As long as he thinks of that hellish scene, he feels the cave where he has lived for thousands of years has become chilly. .

The silver dragon Edward couldn't help doubting himself. Obviously when that person sent it to Dragon Island, it was still a cute dumpling. Why did he raise it for a few years and became a bloodthirsty killer.

Is there a problem with Long Island's feng shui?

"The real owner of this reverse scale of yours. It's been in a small plane recently, so it probably won't come back. In case, you bump into it, hide as far as you can, if it sees you wearing this..." Silver The dragon thought for a while, if such a thing really happened, how would it explain to Silver Sword Master Heinrich Richter the puddle of meat on the ground trampled by the angry dragon, and told Sykes, "You can ask for blessings, there is no dragon on Long Island that can stop it."