Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 5 The Troubles of Old Laurie

To Xia Houyan's surprise, Alice Comstock quickly accepted the fact that she was resurrected.

Even, the female swordsman also said that it is her lifelong honor to be able to return from the dead and continue to serve the Igor family.

But these did not reduce Xia Houyan's inner uneasiness - forcibly bringing a dead person back to the world, whether according to the values ​​of the earth or this world, is a dishonorable and unethical behavior.

Because of this, necromancy is considered taboo by the magic associations of this world-according to the laws of the empire, magicians who are found to use necromancy will be tied to a pillar and burned alive!

Of course, Xia Houyan didn't have the time to deal with these legal issues—you know, if you can't get out of this zombie-infested infected area, there is no difference between being burned to death by being tied to a pillar and being bitten to death by a zombie.

What he cares more about is Alice's current physical condition.

"Alice, how are you feeling now?" Xia Houyan looked at the captain of the female bodyguard who had returned from the dead.

"Lord Elliot, I feel... weird right now." Alice pursed her lips and tried to turn her wrist, "I can't feel my heartbeat and body temperature, but... my body moves freely, even better than death. It was easier before… I actually feel pretty good.”

She looked around, picked up a wooden stick from the corner of the tent, swung a sword and waved, and then with a clear "ha", stabbed the wooden stick as a long sword.

In Xia Houyan's eyes, the smooth movements and sassy heroic appearance had nothing to do with the word "zombie".

"Strange..." Alice retracted the stick and inserted it into her belt like a dagger, thoughtfully, "Lord Elliot, I feel that my movements are even stronger than before."

Xia Houyan frowned.

According to the records of "The Essentials of Necromancy", the strength of the resurrected zombies has indeed increased compared to before their death.

So... what kind of existence is Alice Comstock now?
living person?dead?Zombies?The living dead?

But the result was good... Xia Houyan could only comfort himself: For the migration team that was trapped in the infected area, it was a good thing that the peak of the force in the team could come back to life.

Seeing Xia Houyan pinching his chin in deep thought, Alice hesitated for a moment and walked towards him:

"Lord Elliot."

"Captain Alice." Xia Houyan looked up at the female swordsman who was resurrected by him, feeling a little guilty and a little guilty.

"You don't have to worry about me." Alice smiled, "I have told you, for me, as long as I can continue to protect you with my blade! As for whether I am dead or alive, or not? Heartbeat and body temperature, it doesn't matter."

The female swordsman was tall and tall, about the same height as Elliot Eagle.Xiahou Yan looked into Alice's eyes flatly and gritted his teeth.

"Alice, trust me." He said solemnly, "I swear by the honor of my noble, if we can escape the infection zone, then I will do everything possible to return your heartbeat and body temperature to you, let You are truly resurrected!"

Alice shook her head and looked at Xia Houyan tenderly.

That look is clearly saying: You don't need to do so much for me.

It seems that even if she continues to serve the Lord forever in her half-dead state, the female swordsman has no complaints.

But Xia Houyan still shook his head:

"Miss Alice, I said something to your corpse just now - 'As a lord, I am responsible for my territorial people'!"

He bent down and picked up the lion lantern from the ground, then looked straight into Alice's eyes and said solemnly:
"And you, Alice Comstock, are also my subjects!"

Alice burst out laughing.She tilted her head, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said curiously:
"Lord Elliot, regarding the effect of your resurrection technique and my current state...why don't you ask Master Laurie? After all, he is the only genuine magician in our team!"

Xia Houyan felt that the word "authentic" in Alice's words was a bit harsh.

——As we all know, Elliot Igor failed to graduate from the Mage Academy because he was rushing back to inherit the family business. I am afraid that he will not be able to obtain an official magician license in this life...

"Master Laurie?" Xia Houyan chased away these distracting thoughts and hesitated, "Is this appropriate? Don't their magicians all dislike these forbidden magic, necromancy or something?"

Alice blinked slyly: "Do you know why Master Laurie came to Eagle's Rest Castle to be the chief mage?"

"Why?" Xia Houyan felt that he had guessed the answer.

"I heard from your mother that Master Laurie was expelled from the Academy by the Magic Association because of his practice of forbidden magic!" Alice replied, "At that time, he was desperate and unaccompanied, and this was why he was well-meaning. Lord Cente, that is, your father, has been hired for life with a salary of one gold coin a month, and has since become the chief mage of the Igor family!"

Xia Houyan was speechless: a chief mage who practices forbidden magic, a young son who loves necromancy...

Does the Igor family have a bloodline that attracts forbidden magic?
"Then let's go to Master Laurie and ask." Xia Houyan thought for a while and agreed with Alice's suggestion, "Let's see what the professionals say!"

……

The chief mage of the Igor family, Victor Laurie, an old mage in his [-]s, has been in a bad mood recently.

——This is actually quite normal. Trapped in the center of the infection zone with five hundred people, surrounded by countless zombies, it is impossible for anyone to rejoice.

But the reason why Master Laurie is troubled is destined to be different from others.

Near the center of the camp, a few tenant farmers were sitting around the bonfire, roasting apples and discussing the thrilling deeds of encountering the corpse tide today, when they suddenly heard a ping-ping sound behind them.

When the tenant farmers looked back, they saw that Master Lowry was pouting and sticking his head in the middle of a pile of cargo boxes, like a malnourished, emaciated old ostrich.

"Master Laurie!" cried one of the tenant farmers, "what are you doing?"

"I'm looking for something!" Master Laurie pulled his head out of the pile of goods, his long sparse white beard quivered with anxiety, "I lost my stuff! It was hidden in a box!"

"The only remaining cargo boxes are here." The tenant shrugged, "The corpse tide was in a hurry at that time, and we lost a lot of cargo. If there is no place here, it will be thrown in the corpse tide and can't be found."

Master Laurie's old face instantly turned pale.

"That's not right, Master Laurie!" Another tenant suddenly found something suspicious, "Why are your own personal belongings hidden in the cargo box in our territory?"

"Uh... I still have something to do, I'll talk about it later!" Master Laurie said to him, picking up his dirty old robe and about to run away, but when he turned around, he unfortunately bumped into an unexpected person.

"Master Laurie, I've been looking for you for a long time!" Xia Houyan clasped his arms and stared at his chief mage, "—you're not staying in your tent, what are you doing over the campfire?"

"Uh..." Master Laurie rolled his eyes, but before he could come up with a suitable answer, the tenant farmer behind him whined loudly:
"Lord Lord, Master Laurie is looking for something!"

Xia Houyan looked at Master Laurie suspiciously:

"Master, here are the materials we use to build our new territory. What are you looking for here?"

Master Laurie squeezed his wrinkled old face, and the whole person was about to cry:

"Find...find a book I lost..."

"What book?" Xia Houyan asked.

"novel……"

"Fiction?" Xia Houyan confirmed, "Are you looking for novels in the goods in the territory?"

"I hid it in the box before..." Master Laurie twisted for a long time before he lowered his head deeply, "...that... erotic novel..."

The four words "erotic novel" are like a dull thunder, completely bombarding Xia Houyan to the ground.

After a long time, he felt as if something was broken in his heart.

Ask this old nerd for advice on necromancy...

- Is this really a good idea?

(End of this chapter)