[Count of Monte Cristo] Archon

There is a proverb popular in the abyss: the ideal is a fresh life, but the reality is a will-o'-the-wisp dancing in the eye sockets.

There was nothing wrong with Patrick's plan—the body of Edmund II was a ferocious bone dragon that could scare the inhabitants of the abyss into tears, and Ulysses was a delicate human being who had never seen anything in the world... He pushed the man himself. After entering, the door was locked by the special method of the abyss. Ulysses, who had seen an unheard of monster but had nowhere to escape, should have been so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and cried bitterly, never wanting to see it again. Edmund is right...

However, he never expected that Ulysses was not only a delicate human, he was also a delicate human with night blindness.

Ulysses only thought of Patrick as an ordinary butler, completely unaware that he would suddenly push himself through the door.Caught off guard, he almost fell to the ground, his toes seemed to kick something, and there was a crisp sound.He grabbed something casually to stabilize himself, turned around and touched the doorknob, but the door made a rattling sound—Patrick locked the door.

...Damn it!

Ulysses kicked the door angrily, and subconsciously clenched the thing he just grabbed with his right hand.He is genetically night-blind, and has had some symptoms since he was enslaved a few years ago. For him, the night is pitch black, and he cannot see anything without light.It was fine at Abdullah's house before, he could cover up his weakness by relying on his familiarity with the environment during the day, but in this strange ghost place...

He and Patrick were strangers, let alone had any enmity. Why did the other party want to lock him in this place?It seems that they did this on a whim... Could it be because of Edmond?

Ulysses thought of the jealous wives and concubines in Abdullah's family, and imagined the vicissitudes of the housekeeper's old face in a strange black robe. He shuddered and drove the thought out of his mind.He simply grabbed the railing he just touched, and sat down slowly, thinking about his current situation.

Escaping from Abdullah's house was something he had planned for a long time. If it wasn't for this damn night blindness, he would have implemented his escape plan long ago.Through a servant who was sympathetic to his situation, he contacted his father's old ministry and prepared to respond.Originally, as long as he could run out of these two streets, he could escape successfully.But he didn't expect that after these years of wasting, his physical strength was far worse than he imagined, and he was forced to climb the wall of someone else's house before he saw the person who answered him.

As Ali Pasha's eldest son and only son, Ulysses received extremely difficult education since he was a child.But after being captured, because of this damn pretty face, he was deliberately raised as a child prostitute. The calluses that were worn out when he swung the sword have now become smooth and smooth, and his skin has been raised to be crystal clear. Even a pore Can't see either...

When Abdullah's daughter came to make trouble, she saw him like this and exclaimed that it was a gift from Allah, but he hated himself to the extreme...because he was no longer the famous governor of Greece like this His son, but a cat that has been carefully raised with its claws removed.

And I don't know whether it is right or wrong to borrow the hand of the owner of this mansion to avoid the trouble of escaping.At first glance, Edmund seemed to be just an ordinary nobleman, with pale skin and a haughty look, but he crushed the carved marble fence... The layout of the mansion itself is another kind that is incompatible with the Ottoman Empire luxury, and what he saw at dinner was an unprecedented meal... Ulysses didn't think that Edmond's words were all jokes, so what were the words he said that were true? Woolen cloth?

...No matter what, at least he wouldn't believe the mushrooms growing on people...

Ulysses thought of Edmond's serious expression at that time, and couldn't help snorting softly through his nose.

He probably won't be able to get out tonight... just don't know where this place is.The housekeeper specially led him here to lock him up, so it must not be aimless.

With the strength of the rail, Ulysses stood up and walked along the rail.There were more crisp sounds under his feet, as if many small things were colliding with each other...

The cold horizontal bars also seemed to become thicker and thicker, and more and more obvious tenon joints could be touched.Finally, his toes seemed to have reached the obvious edge, and Ulysses leaned slightly, and reached out to touch the obstacle in front of him—a series of crisp sounds suddenly sounded, something rolled down, and it took a long time to stop down.

Ulysses' expression changed.Something rolled into his palm, with a round appearance, and when he stroked｜mo, he could feel the obvious carving...

This is obviously a gold coin... In other words, there is a mountain of gold piled up in front of him! ?

Ulysses frowned and backed away, and began to seriously consider whether he should find some way to attract others, but he stepped on something, and his foot suddenly slipped.He subconsciously reached out and grabbed the rail, trying to use the momentum to stabilize his body, but at that moment, the rail twisted like a living thing, and then a gust of wind blew in the room, and the gold coins It rolled down with a tinkling sound... In an instant, it seemed that some strange sound wave hit the soul through both ears. Ulysses froze all over, his gray eyes gradually lost their brilliance, and stood still on the spot like a puppet.

Edmond II yawned, and black smoke spewed out from between his ferocious sharp teeth, covering his whole body in an instant, and transformed back into a human form.He jumped down from the mountain of gold coins, and stretched out his hand to point between Ulysses' eyebrows. An imperceptible black lightning shot into Ulysses' body. The boy trembled and fell limply in Edmund's arms. inside.

"Patrick." Edmund said softly, "I thought you knew what you should do and what you shouldn't do."

A puff of smoke rose from the floor, and the Lich Steward appeared in front of Edmund respectfully: "Your Majesty... I thought you would like it..."

Edmund stared at him, his pupils glowing red.The human body is no better than a bone dragon, with almost unlimited energy. Before raising this body to a certain strength, Edmond needs the necessary sleep every day to ensure that this body can continue to move smoothly.

Abyssal dragons that have fallen asleep, unless they are willing to wake up, the chances of waking them up are very small.But after Ulysses came in, he grabbed his tail desperately, and gradually went up along the joints... This is not his real body, but the form he transformed with human bones, especially It is conceivable what fatal part Risis touched in the end.

The body between the arms is flexible and lively, exuding the breath of youth and life.Edmund subconsciously squeezed the boy's waist, and his voice became cold: "I heard that you learned how to be a competent housekeeper in Ryan Continent. So, is this what you have learned?"

The Lich Steward trembled uncontrollably.His body was locked by an extremely dangerous energy, and the suppression from the soul level made him bend down involuntarily, showing a look of fear: "Your Majesty... forgive me..."

"What method did you use to bribe my head of the territory to recommend you to me?" Edmond looked at him condescendingly, and suddenly a thin black lightning flashed between his fingers, and it struck Patrick like a long whip. body.The lich let out a mournful wail, and the invisible ring shattered, returning to its original skeleton form.

"Lilith said that you are useful. Indeed, you have been doing a good job in serving me."

Edmund kicked Patrick's skull, and countless gaps were split in the white bones instantly, turning into debris and falling to the ground.He smiled contemptuously, pulled out the door leading to the demiplane from the air with his backhand, and summoned Lilith: "You have learned how to deal with stupid masters correctly among humans, but you have not learned how to deal with powerful ones." Master... Lilith, tell him, as a qualified butler, what is his first task?"

As soon as Lilith stepped out of the passage, she saw Patrick with a dim soul fire and a broken skull.Hearing Edmund's question, she trembled, and quickly replied: "Of course, your will is your own will. Your Majesty, we are the best executors of your will."

"If you don't do this, what should you do?"

Patrick's teeth chattered under the tremendous pressure.Lilith glanced at him, lifted up her tattered robe, and knelt down slowly on the ground: "...Your Majesty, I implore you to forgive Patrick and allow me to bring him back to the abyss to practice again. Before that, I will Stay by your side despite all the duties of home."

Edmund stared at her, and said slowly: "It's really interesting... Lilith, what advantage did he give you to make you plan for him so willingly?"

Lilith said quietly: "I don't want to do this either, my dear lord... But who made this damn thing whose head was stepped on by a half-orc be a bastard born by me?"

Edmund: "...Aren't you single!"

Lilith said as a matter of course: "A love that crosses races will not end well, so after the spring breeze, I cut Patrick's father and forged his bones into my staff... If it wasn't for his bloodline After the severance, a country will benefit others for nothing, so I will not give birth to Patrick. As a result, this damn bastard transformed himself into a lich before he reached adulthood, leading to the destruction of the country, so I had to send him to the Land of the Sages again. The tower has learned 200 years of statecraft..."

The elf lich sighed melancholy, and tapped his slender finger bones on his temples: "So, it's not that he is unqualified as a housekeeper...but Patrick, who originally learned how to manage a country well and overthrow the king."

Edmund: "..."

The promised butler school has graduated! !