Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 36

"The King" is a very old-fashioned title.

In the current administrative structure of the empire, the most advanced administrative divisions are the four governor regions in the south, south and northwest. Each governor region has several dukedoms under its jurisdiction. The highest leader of the governor region, the governor of the empire, is directly under the command of the emperor of the empire and under one person. A territorial official with more than ten thousand people.

However, as far back as 800 years ago, the empire was still in an entrepreneurial period when it expanded its territory and its territory was unstable.

In that era, the superior administrative divisions of the major duchies were not "governor districts", but "provinces", an ancient concept that had long since disappeared in the clouds of history.

There were thirteen provinces in the empire at that time, and the supreme ruler of each province was called the "king".

For example, Duke Hadrian, a legendary figure who led an army to cross the Lionheart River and made great contributions to the opening of the empire, was named the "King" of a province by the emperor, so it was called "King Hadrian" in history.

However, just like on the modern earth, everyone can be called "Boss", according to the customs of the empire 800 years ago, the title "King" can not only refer to the thirteen highest officials of the provinces, but also can be used as an address. General noble title.

In the empire at that time, when two nobles met, it was very possible that such a dialogue would occur:
"Your Majesty, good afternoon!"

"Good afternoon, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, what do you have for lunch?"

"The fried noodles... Bao!"...

Therefore, when he suddenly heard the somewhat unfamiliar and obscure ancient title of "Great King", but with obvious respect, Xia Houyan subconsciously stopped the crowbar.

The black steel canned man who came quickly did not live up to the trust of the lord. He ran three steps away from the lord and stopped, and then knelt down on one knee with a "plop", paying his head to the lord. bye!

Master Laurie and the others behind Xia Houyan stared blankly at this scene without turning their heads.

"You are..." Xia Houyan asked cautiously, also in surprise.

"The Knight of Thorns of the Empire, Juan Clemente, see the King!" A muffled voice came from the tin can, with a tone of excitement and...sadness?
Master Laurie smacked his lips behind the Lord.

Although the empire has always had the tradition of canonizing knights, in recent years, most of them have been canonized according to the three-level canonization of "Lily Knight", "Rose Knight" and "Bauhinia Knight". still...

... 800 years ago?
Thinking of the outdated title of "King" in the mouth of the tin can, Master Laurie couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Xia Houyan stared at the black iron canned knight kneeling in front of him, and was about to ask a question, but heard an uncontrollable howl coming from the can:

"Eight hundred and two years, five months and four days... 800 years... I spent 800 years in this black hole, counting the hourglass, and finally someone came..."

Xia Houyan was speechless.

After several minutes, the emotional tin can stopped crying, sobbing and telling his tragic story to the lord:
Juan Clemente, born two years ago in 840, was not only a Knight of Thorns awarded by His Majesty the Emperor himself, but also the Guardian Knight Captain of Raven Castle, Lord of Blackwater Town, and Count Henry Igor!

Eight hundred and two years ago, Archmage Adrian's necromantic experiment failed, turning the entire Blackwater Town into a zombie-infested raccoon city overnight; so Henry Egg, who was hiding in Raven Castle, failed. Earl of Earl, sent Knight Commander Clement to venture into the town to find out.

I don't know if it was lucky or unfortunate, but Juan Clemente, wearing a low-quality magic-resistance crystal, actually withstood the strong Nether magic, crossed the town, and entered the magic laboratory that Adrian's door opened. !

Since the bronze statue of Adrian was in a displaced state at the time, even this secret passageway was exposed to Clement!
However, before he could find any clues in the underground corridor, the security circuit of the magic laboratory returned to normal, and the wellhead of the secret passage was blocked again by the turning bronze statue!

So, poor Clement was imprisoned in the dark corridor for more than 800 years, until Jahouyan and his party destroyed the bronze statue, which allowed Clement and Adrian's secret corridor to be seen again !
After living alone in the underground corridor for 800 years, he suddenly met several living people, but Xia Houyan was still wearing the unique gold silk goshawk pattern clothing of the Igor family, which was obviously similar to that of Clement's previous owner, Henry Yi. Earl Gore is of the same origin!

In all of this, this tin can can't help but cry and feel unbearable!
As for why Clement was able to violate the laws of nature and survive for 800 years without eating or drinking, Lord Lord and Master Laurie have already figured out why:
Through the gap in Clement's helmet, the rich gray magic energy in this armor can be clearly seen.

Obviously, Clement has been transformed into a zombie by the magic power of the ghost like those townspeople 800 years ago—no, judging from the strong magic power of the ghost in his body, he should have reached the level of the "death knight" "Level!

Necromancy is not just about playing with ordinary zombie skills. Through the mentor-level necromantic spell "Resurrection Death Knight", corpses can also be briefly transformed into "Death Knights" with extremely powerful combat capabilities!
Different from the ordinary zombies created by the apprentice-level necromantic magic "Resurrection", the "Death Knight" is not only much stronger in strength and agility, but can even use some of the martial arts learned during his lifetime!

Of course, only a grandmaster-level spell and "resurrection", which is the same word as "resurrection", can transform a corpse into a real immortal zombie!
As for other necromantic spells, the undead creatures created are time-limited and will die out on their own after a period of time.

As for why Clement not only lived for 800 years without disintegration after becoming a death knight, but even retained his own memory and thoughts...

For this mysterious phenomenon, Master Laurie does not understand and does not want to delve into it.

——It’s just that he has been marinated in the ghost magic for too long!
After witnessing a series of "miracles" by the lord, the master has developed a free and easy character that can get along.

On the other side, Xia Houyan waited patiently for Clement to calm down, and then explained to the death knight the identities and intentions of his party, and at the same time mentioned a few words about the historical changes in the past 800 years, and Igor The ups and downs of the family.

This kind of feeling like lovers reuniting after a long absence, reminiscing about the beautiful past and telling each other, made the Lord very irritable.

After listening to Xia Houyan's narration, Clement stood up with the sound of the metal armor rubbing, and said in a trembling voice:
"Big, big king, come with me, Master Adrian's body is over there..."

The death knight canned man turned around and was about to lead the way, but tilted his head and thought, then turned back:

"...But, can you promise me a condition first?"

Xia Houyan was suddenly a little nervous: "You say it."

"Can you take me out after you find what you want?" Death Knight Clement begged with tears, "I don't want to play chess with myself in the dark anymore... as long as you can Bring me back to the surface so I can continue to fulfill my oath and continue to serve your family!"

"That's right!" Xia Houyan didn't hesitate at all.

(End of this chapter)