The Siro Empire is composed of three parts: the Siro Swamp, the Katia Desert, and the Baikal Plateau. The terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack... In fact, to be more accurate and straightforward, it is just that the living people cannot survive.
The ghost place.
The death swamp, the uninhabited desert, the polar low temperature plateau, three life-threatening restricted areas, constitute these four hells for the living and paradise for the dead.
But not many people know that in this magical world, the harsh natural environment is not invincible. Deep in the great swamp, there is an area that is like spring all year round, with lush vegetation and picturesque scenery, and that is the Siro Empire.
The capital - Ciro, and its surrounding administrative region of Guerra.
Even though this miraculous territory requires a lot of cost and time, the ziggurats in the edge areas are always shining with the light of souls and arcana. The flood of bones that represented death in the past is now represented by countless undead laborers working on the land.
.
As long as they are intelligent creatures, even high-level undead that hate the living, they still retain the aesthetics of living truth. No one likes their home to be a ruins and a dirty quagmire.
The immortal undead are never short of time and labor. When the world thought this place was a hell, in fact, it had been gradually changed quietly.
In Siro, the capital of the Siro Empire, there are nearly one million intelligent undead above the silver level, and 20 million living people who are slaves. The low-level and low-intelligent undead cannot be counted at all. The city has beautiful scenery, complete infrastructure, underground pipe networks and floating
The transportation network composed of boats is extremely developed. If you only look at the size and design of the city, the Oran Empire, which is famous for its luxury, is not even half as good as Ciro.
One of the artworks and sculptures on the road might be an heirloom from a certain kingdom that has been passed down for thousands of years. This is the foundation of the undead empire that destroyed countless kingdoms.
In a mansion in Siro City, the seventh consul of the empire, Spider Marquis Reinhardt, was handling government affairs. As one of the strongest death knights in the empire, he was the nominal president and instructor of the death knights.
, however, in the eyes of the imperial people, he always wore the loose clothes of a scholar and appeared as a gentle and elegant Confucian general.
But those who really know him will know that this guy is an uncontrollable beast as long as he goes to the battlefield. He once disobeyed the orders of his superiors and fought 2,000 miles day and night for 17 consecutive days. He has an inhuman record of annihilating a kingdom in one fell swoop.
The "recorders of history" and "gentle scholars and generals" can only be said to be hobbies and disguises after leaving the battlefield.
But now, this "Eternal Guard Chief of the Eternal Night Emperor", "a chariot of death who goes crazy as soon as he gets on the chariot, an irrational chariot of death", is in his own mansion, deep in thought over two pieces of information.
His handsome face was livid, as if he had encountered some huge problem.
"Reinhardt, why are you looking so bitter? Those long ears in the west are making trouble again? Or are the barbarians in the north coming down the mountain? If these are interesting things, let me share your worries with you."
A cold and lazy female voice sounded outside the door. It was obviously a question, but there was a strange sense of teasing and joy in the language, as if she was excited about the start of the war.
"Lord Grace, there is no war, and don't try to provoke a war. I have said many times that the living people's vigilance towards us has reached a critical point. For the current empire, meaningless wars are not a good thing."
"Tch, what are you calling me for today? You know I'm only interested in war. Could it be that those lichs in the Parliament are just looking for something to do? It's still the same diplomatic issue as last time. Let's go find other consuls. I
The fourth consul, the Duke of the Empire and Queen Grace of the Bone Dragon, have no interest in those things."
Just looking at the appearance, she is a tall and stern female elf, with long silver hair reaching her waist, pale skin with a strange beauty, and a long red, black and gray skirt that has been dragged to the ground. She has the most beautiful appearance.
What impressed people deeply was her eyes. The black and white twisted pupils were like black holes attracting light. It seemed that there was something, but it seemed that nothing was found.
The system of the Ciro Empire is probably the weirdest in the world. It is an empire, but it does not have an emperor. All real power lies in the twelve consuls. It has a Dark Night Council composed of lichs to take charge of all matters in the empire, but for
The twelve consuls only have the right to make suggestions...
To put it simply, they are a group of undead kings (archons) who hold military power, making it impossible for the Dark Night Council to control them. However, the administrators cannot cope with the united power of the lich, and they have not yet completed their role as the highest authority.
The Undead Emperor had no choice but to go his own way, and he forced himself to suppress this strange system.
Of course, there are also pro-parliamentary administrators, and even the Speaker of Parliament, Fetlan, is the second consul. There are even several consuls who are very close to the parliament. The resolution to abolish the executive is proposed in the parliament every year.
But unfortunately, as long as they don't want to fight a civil war, this proposal is destined to fail.
But Grace and Reinhard are both consuls who are not very close to the parliament. Moreover, among the consuls, there is a very small minority. Most of the consuls are focused on the supreme royal power, and they believe in the eternal night.
The royalist faction believes that the Emperor will one day return... This obviously idealistic proposition is deeply supported by the veterans of the Emperor's era, but it is too unrealistic and difficult to adapt to the increasingly realistic undead race.
As time goes by, more and more companions switch to other camps.
Not long ago, the royal faction, which once had four consuls, split again. The ghoul king Decas, one of the four kings under the emperor, switched to the parliamentary faction, which dealt a heavy blow to this minority faction.
The self-becoming boss faction (most of the consuls), the parliament-leading faction (headed by the second consul), the ideal royalist faction, and the casual and muddle-headed lifestyle faction are probably the largest factions in the Ciro Empire.
It sounds very complicated, but compared to the hundreds of factions in the human empire, in this country with tens of millions of intelligent people, the undead are simple enough, not to mention that most of the undead speak out their goals directly.
"We have to wait for the return of the emperor", "The parliament is in power, I will be the boss", "It doesn't matter who is the boss, Adam just eats", "When I am the boss, I will launch a new round of natural disasters of the undead", this is
It is simply unbelievable that among human nobles, it is a habit to talk in roundabout ways.
Right now, the two bigwigs of the royal power faction are meeting directly in broad daylight. I am afraid that all kinds of rumors and information will be flying all over the sky later.
But at this moment, facing Grace's question, Reinhard didn't even raise his head, he just said one sentence.
"There is news about the Scepter of Eternal Night."
Grace was stunned at first, and then her face was full of shock.
"Didn't you say that there is no Scepter of Eternal Night at all? Aren't those works of yours specifically designed to scare people?"
"Yes, according to my past judgment, His Majesty probably just regarded it as a joke, and it was a joke full of malice. I wrote those things just to let those careerists who are fighting for the king's power devote their energy to finding the most likely person.
The wooden scepter that will never be found.”
Reinhard raised his head, his sword-shaped eyebrows twisted together, and his expression was full of emotions, including joy, anger, memories, and uneasiness...
"The day before yesterday, I received two pieces of information about the underground world. One of them is about the Scepter of Eternal Night... However, I suggest that it is best to read the other piece first."
Grace grabbed it, but...
"I thought it was some important information. Isn't this a travel brochure? Reinhardt, are you planning to go on vacation? Are you planning to invite me to go with you? I'm sorry, you are a good person, but apart from the Emperor, I have no interest in other dead people.
"
Having become accustomed to the unreliability of his colleagues, compared to the other two kings, he always thought that the Bone Dragon Queen was easier to deal with. He silently accepted the good guy card, and Reinhard just said in a deep voice.
"Please look carefully."
"Death Crown Undead Theme Park and Ghost Festival Tourism Week, enjoy a surprising journey full of darkness and death, with free tickets for the first thirty days of opening? What is this! Is it another boring plan proposed by some idiot? Boring
, I’m a little interested in the war theme park, and the Land of the Dead and Ghost Festival, don’t we do it every day?”
"Please look carefully."
"Sulfur Mountain City? Oh, is Adam Han finally crazy? Congratulations!!"
"Please look carefully..." Even Reinhard, who was very patient, couldn't stand the bone dragon queen's weird divergent thinking, and his tone often contained helplessness and begging for mercy.
Seeing her little brother's livid face, Grace finally became serious. When she just turned the second page, she was stunned.
It was a vivid propaganda poster. On it, many undead people were parading in strange clothes. Some of them were beating gongs and drums, and some were singing and dancing. But if it was just that, how could Grace be frightened?
At this time, she could only open her mouth and point to a corner of the screen, and all the images of the Undead Lord were in vain.
The colorfully dressed skeleton dog with peacock feathers all over it is trying to stand on its head with its lower limbs, and underneath it is a green colored ball. This is a cute pet push ball game.
However, it seems that its balance skills are not very good, and it will slip down accidentally, but the artist just caught the cute moment of his fall.
"Ahhhhh...it's the boss!! Best, the most ferocious and powerful leader of the Four Heavenly Kings, the Void Demon Dog Best!!"
Reinhard had already covered his ears in advance, but he was still shaken by the bone dragon queen's banshee-like scream. The song of this ancient bone dragon queen had long been known as the throat of death.
..... "It's so damn unpleasant. I authorize you to beat her to death as long as she dares to open her throat and sing - by a certain emperor."
At this moment, even Reinhard could understand the other party's death scream. When he saw this painting, he may not have been much better than him.
Void Demon Dog Best, the leader of the Red Hound Legion of the Eternal Night Lord's Guards, the deputy commander-in-chief of the entire Eternal Night Legion, and the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings. There is a long list of titles like this, but it is obvious that he is the most
The powerful and fierce undead king, he once destroyed countless legions and kingdoms on his own, leaving only ruins wherever he passed, and he was the most trusted and relied upon general of Emperor Yongye.
He and the other legions under him should have been destroyed in that battle, and now they suddenly appeared, and still appeared in such a cute appearance, which naturally frightened Grace.
"It's unmistakable. The strange twist of the tail, the scratches on the head, and most importantly, the weird shape of the two left legs on the upper limbs and the two right legs on the lower limbs. There can be no other skeleton dog like this.
"
"Yes, except Mr. Best, I can't think of anyone else who would take off all his limbs before going to bed, and then reconnect them randomly when he wakes up, front legs, hind legs, left legs, right legs, and then
When walking, the limbs can move freely and spin directly..."
The sudden appearance of the supposed dead leader of the Four Kings shocked Grace. What did it mean? Happiness came so easily, but she felt a little guilty.
"Could it be that the artist painted it casually..."
"No, look behind you."
After opening the backstory, it was a skeleton general with eighteen arms. At this moment, what he had in his hand was not a bloody sword, but wooden poles with rotating plates hung on them.
There is also an acceptance note at the end, "The miscellaneous master Diffie will perform extreme tricks for you and spin eighteen plates at the same time!"
Squinting her eyes, Grace looked for a long time, but didn't see anything.
"It doesn't seem like much. He's just a guy who can spin plates."
"Skeleton General can indeed choose an extra pair of arms to hold weapons when purchasing the price, but the soul also has its own limits. Too many weapons will only hurt yourself when distracted. An ordinary Skeleton General can operate four weapons.
The top weapon master can operate eight weapons, twelve Undead King-level weapons, and one of the sixteen weapons is Lord Best's subordinate, the chief instructor of the Crimson Hound, the great swordsman Feddy. It seems that he has made progress again.
."
"Feddy? Diffie? This pseudonym is so insincere!"
"And this one."
This is a headless horseman playing polo with his own head.....Narration: "The most exciting game you've ever seen."
"That idiot Camisias! Damn you bald guy! I know you cross-eyed even if you turn to ashes."
"Yes, the Titan Wrestler, the most terrifying fearless charger, the deputy commander of the Crimson Hound, Lord Kamesias. And this..."
It was a lich rubbing his hands. At this moment, his face was full of smiles, and he was holding a bag of pale green potion...Narration: "A delicious drink you have never tasted before, the master alchemist Feifei will measure it for you."
Tailor-made, your favorite for fitness and body building.”
"That alchemy symbol, and that weird hat... The plague tyrant Kaka, the undead dare not drink the medicine she prepared, and the living..., poof, drinking it will definitely be strengthened, but I hope he himself
You still remember what you look like, and you can try to put yourself back together in the future."
"And this, this, this."
"The legendary bone dragon who serves as mount and commentator, the Viper Banshee King who belly dances, the great witch who sets up a divination stall...I almost understand."
"Yes, my intelligence officer has already disguised himself as a tourist and went there once, and got a commemorative medal for the ninth visitor to the park. It seems that business is bad. Well, he has also confirmed that the characters in the album are real.
Yes, that is to say..."
Grace stood up suddenly, her strange eyes full of surprise.
"That means the emperor is still here! Yes, only the emperor can make these ace warriors dress up like this, and only the emperor can let the boss play bowls!"
"Well, this is just a preliminary guess. There are too many doubts about what happened back then. Why did the Red Hound of the Imperial Guard suddenly leave His Majesty and go thousands of miles away? Why did the other three kings' legions suddenly be transferred to the edge of the core war zone?
zone, and therefore escaped the catastrophe of the civil war... Perhaps the underground world will give us the answer."
Next, the news about the Scepter of Eternal Night, which was supposed to be shocking information, became less important in the eyes of these two people because of the small travel brochure.
"I'm going to the underground world, right away. Damn it, Dikas, the emperor promoted him from a weak ghoul step by step. Back then, you screamed for revenge and jade was so loud, I thought you were the most loyal
, in the end, after persisting for a hundred years, you still showed your flaws and betrayed you. Wait for the emperor and the boss to come back and see how they deal with you."
After hesitating for a moment, Reinhard whispered.
"Actually, there are some doubts about Lord Dickas's betrayal. Ten years ago, when the news of Adam Han came, when the revenge proposal was blocked in the parliament, and we did not support his mischief, he didn't go to Sulfur Mountain City alone to find Adam.
Revenge? We thought he would never come back..."
"Yes, no one expected that not only did he come back, but he also held several gladiatorial tournaments happily after he came back. We were all happy that he figured it out, and then..."
"He defected to the parliamentary faction in an instant...Perhaps, this is the biggest doubt. His Majesty has repeatedly praised Dicas as his most loyal dog. This sounds insulting, but you also know that the emperor has great respect for
Dogs have a special love, and Dicas has always regarded this title as the highest honor and His Majesty’s exclusive nickname.”
"Yes, when he planned to use the weird name of 'Night Dogs' to replace the legion number 'Winter Wolves of Night', you stopped him. Unfortunately, the Imperial Guard ended up using the Crimson Hound.
Obviously Pink Queen also sounds good."
"Ahem." A slight cough turned into slander in his heart. "Your taste in naming is as weird as His Majesty's. Coupled with that fatal throat of death, His Majesty finally chose Lord Best instead of you as the Guards Corps.
The reason why it is long and always by your side.”
Of course, he would not say these words.
"I believe in His Majesty's vision. Since he trusts Dicas so much, then Dicas should be trustworthy... Perhaps Lord Dicas encountered something in the underground world, or who gave him the
Following his instructions..."
As they said this, the two of them turned their eyes to the travel brochure on the table.
"I'll leave now."
"I can't leave Siro. I can only rely on you. The underground world will definitely not be peaceful now. We 'ignorant warlord leaders (the contemptuous name of the parliament)' can all receive the news of the Scepter of Eternal Night. Those who have been looking for it for a century
Those guys will definitely come out in force. Lady Grace, please find that person. If my estimate is correct, this scepter is most likely a trap set by that person!"
Grace is not someone who doesn't listen to advice. This little brother is obviously not the Four Heavenly Kings, but with his loyalty and wisdom to the emperor, he has reached the core of the Royal Faction step by step. His advice is not suitable for an old guy like him.
If you say it is useful, you will naturally want to respect it.
"By the way, please take Lord Adam with you. If my guess is correct, since that person plans to start making trouble, he should be looking forward to meeting Lord Adam again now."
"Are you sure? Okay, I understand, I will bring it."
Adam the Flesh-Eater, the last big boss of the Royal Faction and the Twelfth Consul, is actually a hateful giant with a low IQ, but in terms of personal combat power, no undead in the entire Ciro dares to challenge this "unworthy"
A feeble-minded imbecile who became an undead king and an archon.”
It is true that Adam's intelligence is not very high, but after the Emperor left, he always listened to his brothers and sisters. As long as Grace spoke out, he even directly tore apart the parliament building and beat up the Lich members who slandered the Emperor.
Looking at Grace leaving, Reinhard stood up, looked at the prosperous scenery outside the window, and fell into memories and contemplation.
That is the teaching of the Great Emperor...
"Little Reinhardt, it's not cute if he can only fight and kill. Young and Dangerous will not be a thug for a long time. If he can only run rampant, he will be regarded as a fool. He still needs to read more books to become a legitimate professional.
Right. By the way, do you like history? I always believe that reading history will make people smarter, so you should read more history books when you have time."
Thinking of those warm hands (the memory is being beautified), the gentle, intellectual and caring voice (also being beautified), the emperor's past attendant Reinhardt, and today's historical observer Reinhardt, also
I am trying to understand the present by reading history, and use my eyes to transcend the shackles of time.
"You always look at history books and worry all night long. It seems that the catastrophes and disasters of the past era of destruction may come again at any time. I can't understand those weird deduction notes now? Goddess of Order? God of Death Ayer? Chain Reaction
?Butterfly Effect? Your Majesty, what exactly did you see? What kind of despair would make you choose to leave everything behind and start over...Who!! Come out!"
After a roar, a familiar smiling face suddenly appeared outside the door. It was Grace.
"Brother Reinhardt, you'd better keep your voice down when you talk to yourself, otherwise if word gets out, outsiders will think you're crazy."
"You heard..."
"No, no, I will only come back to inform you of one thing. I haven't heard anything."
Looking at the Bone Dragon Queen who was trying her best to act stupid, Reinhard smiled angrily. She and Adang were both the people he trusted most in this dangerous country.
"Notification of what?"
"From now on, my name will not be Grace, but Gloria. Don't call me wrong."
Hearing this, Reinhard was surprised.
"Why, after being called Grace for thousands of years, why did she suddenly change her name? You won't listen to those fortune tellers in the alley, will you? They are all unlearned and unskilled liars."
"No, no, it's just a little trouble and the name needs to be changed?"
"Incredible! Who can make you, the first-class duke and consul of the empire, change your name?"
"Didn't the Senate sort out the aristocratic system and inheritance across the country before? They suddenly discovered that my name could not be displayed on the magic network or printed out, so they suggested that I change my name."
"Unable to display? Why?"
"It's not that there is something wrong with the "Leisi" in "Grace." It is said that in a remote mountainous area, "Leisi" is another name for some women with special sexual orientation. Didn't the system upgrade before, the agency responsible for the magic network
In order to score points for the creation of civilization, banned words have been blocked, and now, the magic network automatically marks all banned words with XX."
"So, if I insist on being called Grace, the name list in the future will show the first-class Duke of the Empire, the fourth consul with the rank of XX... That would be even more embarrassing. I have no choice but to change my name.
It’s Gloria, don’t remember it wrong in the future.”
"Can you be more outrageous? You, a governor of the empire, changed your name for such a strange reason? Your dignity and pride are crying?"
"Well, it is said that the root cause is that some cosmic will was too lazy to put a dot in my name, so my name was changed..."
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