This Lich Needs More Money

The solemn hymn sounded, and the once deserted Ryan Palace became crowded again today, but although there were many people, the atmosphere was not so warm.

The faces of the nuns singing the hymns were all sad. What they were going to sing today was not the great Lord of the Dawn, but the dynasty that was about to pass away.

The Withered Rose walked out in the solemn hymn, wearing a gorgeous robe like starlight, and walked step by step towards the high throne.

The seemingly simple ceremony was rehearsed dozens of times. It took seven or eight hours to put on the dress on the Withered Rose alone.

Each accessory above represents a period of Ryan's history, and each pattern on the clothes has a unique meaning. Just like Heki Stone said before, this dress, from the lining to the long skirt, from the belt to the headdress, every part needs to be worn by the corresponding noble lady.

Then there is the makeup, the decoration on the scene, the position of the participants, etc.

Every link needs to be solemn and every step needs to be carefully recorded in the history books.

This solemn and complicated ritual is so detailed that the music should be matched at every second. If it is off by one second, the dwarf vampire will curse them for hours.

But no matter how dissatisfied they are, the people of Ryan can only do it.

And in the rehearsals, the people of Ryan also feel the weight of history.

Every seemingly harsh requirement of Heki Stone is designed strictly in accordance with the tradition of Ryan. Every movement and expression can be found in the history books, and it is very reasonable.

Even the respected elders of Ryan have to admit that Heki Stone is the real orthodox of Ryan and knows Ryan's history better than them.

Later, these Ryan people also began to recognize this ceremony.

Ryan, which has been passed down for more than 1,700 years, is worth this tediousness.

Because this is the last queen of the Ryan Empire, today is her coronation ceremony, and it is also the day when she completely abandons her royal identity.

Ryan finally decided to abandon the Ryan royal family that has been passed down for more than 1,700 years. From today on, Ryan is no longer an imperial country.

The Withered Rose returned to Ryan for the first time as a dead soul.

She walked calmly to the throne and sat in this position that many people dreamed of with great grace.

As she looked down at the kneeling subjects, the eyes of the Withered Rose began to blur, and those dusty memories came to her mind.

When she was still a little girl, she saw her father sitting on this throne and discussing state affairs with Ryan's ministers. At that time, the Withered Rose stood aside obediently, looking at her father with eyes full of admiration.

Everyone said that this princess would become a very competent queen, would lead Ryan to a more glorious future, and would make the holy light more brilliant.

At that time, the Withered Rose also recognized this point, and the requirements she set for herself were the same, to do better than the kings of all generations, so that Ryan would truly become the earthly kingdom of the Lord of the Dawn.

"When did I become completely disappointed with my parents and this country?"

The Withered Rose murmured to herself in a voice that only she could hear.

Probably it started with the blood test after she was twelve years old. After each test, her parents' expressions became uglier. She was originally the princess who was held in the palm of their hands, but later, they even looked at her with disgust and disgust.

No matter how outstanding the talent of divine arts and the ability to govern the country were, they were not as useful as that little bit of blood.

She could have become the youngest legendary queen in the empire, but she did not get the guidance of a famous teacher, but was arranged to go on endless blind dates before she reached adulthood.

From teenagers from the side branches of the royal family, to middle-aged uncles, to disgusting deformities from inbreeding... As long as the blood test results of these people were okay, they had to be "accepted" by the Withering Rose.

What the Withering Rose heard was no longer praise and encouragement, but stern reminders again and again that the day she became the Queen of Ryan was the day she got married, and the ones she married were these disgusting freaks.

It turned out that the so-called descendants of the Holy King were so ugly, and this empire was so shameful.

Today was the day she became the Queen of Ryan.

The eyes of the Withered Rose were red, as if tears were about to overflow from her eyes, but in the end, it was only blood red. As a lich, she had no tears, only dirty blood mixed with mercury.

She suddenly wanted to kill.

With her ability, she only needed a glance to turn most of the Ryan people in front of her into zombies. As long as she was given a little time, no one could escape her death gaze, and she could not even realize that they were dead.

Just when she wanted to transform all the Ryan people emitting holy light in front of her into undead, a hand wearing heavy armor reached out and held her clenched fist.

The Withered Rose turned her head and saw a silver-white helmet.

But she knew who was in the armor, the knight of her dreams that she had finally met.

Amber Xiu embedded the magic mirror in this set of armor, and appeared in human form like a puppet, standing with the Withered Rose.

Today is the big day of the Withered Rose. He can't be absent, and he can't just appear in the mirror.

So he specially built this armor. Although it is a bit troublesome to drive it with magic, he can finally stand with her.

Amber said softly to the withered rose: "Everything is over. Don't worry, I am here."

The frown on the withered rose relaxed, and she held Amber's hand with her backhand, smiling and saying, "Yes, all the damned people are dead."

The hymn continued, and the withered rose sat quietly on the throne, overlooking everyone.

This time, there was no emotion in her eyes, and she just looked at everything indifferently.

The complicated and lengthy ceremony continued. A ceremonial officer began to read the declaration of the succession of the Ryan royal family. The withered rose was officially crowned in front of everyone, and then a few minutes later, the withered rose announced it herself.

"The Ryan royal family will give up all power in the empire from now on and transfer power to the Ryan Parliament. From today on, Ryan abolishes the imperial system."

The calm announcement spread throughout the hall, and the statue of the Lord of the Dawn behind the withered rose began to shine brightly. The gods recognized Ryan's power transfer in this way.

From today, the empire that has been passed down for more than 1,700 years has completely disappeared, leaving only the Ryan Federation, which is composed of 43 autonomous states.

Just when everyone thought that this heavy ceremony was finally coming to an end, the majestic voice of the Lord of Dawn came from the statue.

"Now, it is time to declare your sins."

This time, not only the Ryan people were stunned, but even Amber Xiu looked at the statue of the Lord of Dawn in shock.

No way, Luo Ge, you are playing this trick today?

This is not right, and it is not appropriate!

Is the Lord of Dawn going to settle accounts later? Among the Ryan people in front of us, not counting the nuns and waiters in charge of the ceremony, aren’t the 43 autonomous state councilors who are really related to sin?

How many of these people have relied on "special means" to get to the top, in fact, everyone knows it in their hearts.

It is too inappropriate for the Lord of Dawn to settle accounts now, because they took the initiative to come to the Ryan Imperial Capital to participate in this ceremony in the name of the Lord of Dawn.

If he takes action now, wouldn’t it be that the Lord of Dawn doesn’t even care about his own face and digs a pit for them to step on?

As a great and glorious god, this is too much to undermine his dignity, right?

Amber Xiu was so shocked, not to mention the Ryan people. They never thought that the Lord of Dawn would do this at this time. They believed in the Lord of Dawn, but they were used by this god in the end?

Just when Amber Xiu thought that these councilors were going to turn against each other on the spot, an unexpected scene appeared. These councilors all knelt on the ground, crying and begging for forgiveness from the Lord of Dawn.

No one chose to resist.

Amber Xiu unexpectedly glanced at the withered rose, not hiding his shock at all.

Withered rose smiled and said, "What are you thinking? They are believers of the Lord of Dawn. Gods punish their believers, which is not restricted by Io."

Amber Xiu only reacted then, it seems to be the case.

The most basic condition for Amber Xiu to talk business with so many gods is that he does not believe in any gods.

Both Lovita and Shar tempted Amber to become their believer more than once. If Amber agreed, the two could bypass Io's rules by punishing Amber.

There are no restrictions on the punishment of believers by the gods, and it is no problem to kill them directly.

This is why many non-believers exist.

Faith not only brings you benefits, but also constraints.

Once you violate the doctrine and offend the gods, you will also be punished.

The Lord of the Dawn has high requirements for his believers, but he has been restricted by the bet for more than a thousand years and cannot directly intervene in Ryan.

Now that the bet is over, these Ryan people have made countless mistakes under the influence of the distorted doctrine, and the Lord of the Dawn should punish them.

Although everyone is surprised, no one is stupid enough to resist the gods they believe in. What is the difference between that and suicide?

All sinners recall everything related to the doctrine at the first time, how to make up for the mistakes they made, how to repent, and hope to have a glimmer of hope.

As for deception... This is actually just a self-deception.

The Lord of Dawn wanted to punish them, so why did he need them to rush to the imperial capital? Any place in Ryan was covered by the holy light, and it would be easy for the Lord of Dawn to come. Even if they hid in their own territory, would they not believe in the Lord of Dawn there? Wouldn't there be a church for the Lord of Dawn?

The reason why they were gathered together for punishment was that many of them were not guilty of death.

Punishing sinners requires a canonical punishment, and all relevant parties must be allowed to watch the execution, otherwise there would be no meaning of deterrence.

Repent before the holy light that burns the sins falls.

Their choice is undoubtedly correct. The Lord of Dawn represents hope, not revenge.

After several villains who committed heinous crimes were purified by the holy light, 34 of the 43 councilors survived, but they were all punished to varying degrees.

Some were deprived of the power of the holy light, some were pierced by sharp blades, and some had their lifespans shortened... The gods asked for whatever they wanted from the believers and punished them however they wanted, which made Amber Xiu very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, I am a non-believer. Even if I will be stuck on the wall of the heartless in the future, it is better than being manipulated by the gods now.

A grand ceremony ended with the thunderous wrath of the Lord of Dawn, which made the records in the history books more epic.

Especially when a group of paladins and priests of light were being punished by the Lord of the Dawn, while the undead Apoptotic Rose stood aside and watched the show unharmed. This scene would have been regarded as a fantasy if one had not seen it with one's own eyes.

But the fact is so interesting. During the trial of the Lord of the Morning, the Apoptotic Rose, a lich, was not punished in any way. On the contrary, the great and upright god personally expressed his apology to the Apoptotic Rose.

Everything comes from the greed for power, the extreme worship of the glory of the ancestors, and the human supremacy that appears at an unknown time.

As for the matter of Apoptotic Rose leading the undead army to siege the Imperial Capital of Lion, in the eyes of the Lord of the Morning, it was just revenge, and all the responsibility lies with Ryan.

After hearing this, Amberxiu decided to update his understanding of the Lord of the Dawn.

With the power of the Lord of Dawn, it is not a problem to kill the Apoptotic Rose with one finger. Even if he cannot do it himself, he can make the Apoptotic Rose die here with just a command. The blood of Lathander just restrains the Lich's ability to regenerate, and the Apoptotic Rose will definitely not be able to escape.

But the god did not do this. Instead, he sincerely admitted his mistake.

This really means that practicing the doctrine starts from the gods. Amber Xiu's perception of the lawful and good gods has once again reached a new level.

No wonder there are so many evil gods, each one more powerful than the gods of the lawful camp. As a result, law still has the upper hand in many planes.

The reason is simple. When the lawful gods unite, they are truly united. They can leave each other's backs and cooperate without any scruples. But the same cannot be said for those evil gods and demons. The so-called cooperation can only mean discussing who to kill together, but when they really take action, the first thing they have to guard against is "their own people."

This is the so-called evil does not suppress the good.

When the Holy Light of the Lord of the Dawn dissipated, the ceremony finally came to an end.

Amberxiu looked at the chaotic Lane people and couldn't help but laugh: "I was worried about how Allen would deal with these dozens of congressmen who have their own agendas, but in the end I forgot about the existence of gods. Now it seems , Ryan will recover soon and should be stronger than before."

Apoptotic Rose didn't take a second look at those "enemies". She held Amber Xiu's hand and said, "Let's go back. This place makes me sick."

Amberxiu looked at Apoptotic Rose expectantly, hoping to see some emotional changes on her face.

He put so much thought into this scene just to stimulate the emotions of Apoptotic Rose, hoping that her soul could be transformed from numbness. The appearance of the Lord of the Morning disrupted his plan, and he didn't know if it had any effect.

However, to Amberxiu's disappointment, Apoptotic Rose shook her head at him.

"Everything in the past is like ripples in the soul. It may have rippled violently just now, but it has calmed down now. I'm sorry to have wasted your efforts."

After hearing Apoptotic Rose's words, Amber Xiu was not disappointed and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, I have other ways, I just don't want to use them until the end. Don't worry, no one can save the people I want to save." It can’t be stopped, not even by fate.”

Apoptotic Rose smiled and hugged Amber Xiu's arm, urging: "Let's go, my knight. I have already contacted the president for you, but this time, the president seems to have guessed that you want to Find him."

Amber Xiu said doubtfully: "Oh, the president can also predict, right? The longer you live, the more powerful you are, and you know everything."

"The president is not just about living a long life. Promise me, no matter what you want to talk to the president, you will never break up with the Mourning Poets Society. The president is not only kind to me, but all the people in the Mourning Poets Society have accepted His favor.”

Amber Xiu comforted and said: "Don't worry, you have forgotten that I have also been favored by the president. I have done a lot of bad things in my life, but I have never tried to repay kindness with hatred. As for doing business, I have always adhered to the purpose Win-win cooperation.”