the last king of darkness

Chapter 208 The Holy Fire Project
Even if it has been expected, the harshness of the real world is still beyond imagination.

Human beings are like a small boat sailing on the boundless dark ocean, facing disaster at any time.

Rhodes, who has just seen the horror and weirdness of the spirit world, has a deeper understanding of this.

According to his current understanding, the spirit world seems to be some kind of deeper world, and disturbances from the spirit world will eventually be reflected in the material world.

And this kind of feedback is usually negative, which will cause changes in monsters and lead to disasters.

According to Molly, the dark world is like the sea, there is a strange connection between monsters, and disturbances will be transmitted like waves.

Calm is the best situation.

But under the calm, even more terrifying unknowns lurk in the bottomless deep sea, and the changes in the deep sea cannot be known from the surface of the sea.

The White Tower is an institution that attempts to detect and predict those terrifying undercurrents.

From Molly's description, Rhodes guessed that the anomalous interruption of the doomsday that the stars do not move may be related to the quantification of [Darkness Devourer].

The relationship between the spirit world and the dream world may be much closer than imagined.

"I have time to visit the White Tower."

Rhodes thought.

"Maybe we can thoroughly figure out what quantification is, where in the spirit world the dream bubbles float, what is the distribution of the spirit world areas, which areas are dangerous, and which areas are relatively safe."

If these problems can be clarified, at least the threat from dream invasion will be much less.

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Two more days passed.

With Molly's help, Rhodes basically figured out Trorian's current situation.

Not counting the frontier positions, Trorian controlled an area of ​​about 30 square thousand yards, and the total length of the defense circle was more than one thousand thousand yards. It was divided into six theaters, and there were thousands of fortifications of various types.

There are estimated to be close to [-] million humans living in this area, half of which are in the royal city.

Due to the sense of security brought by the huge Los Angeles wall and the ever-burning torch, there are more than 1000 million black households in the royal city, and the lower city, especially the tenth to thirteenth districts of the outer city, is almost overwhelmed by civilians up.

And the settlements of the major human beings are also very crowded.

A new living space is indeed what they urgently need.

But Trorian's combat power is not enough. There are currently about 40 registered fire bearers, and the number of newly added people is between [-] and [-] every year.

There are fewer than 30 combatants on the front line.

Production personnel, logistical personnel, old retired persons, and those unable to fight due to various fatal injuries accounted for one-third of the total.

Resources are the biggest factor restricting the number and strength of fire bearers, and what Wangcheng lacks most at present is the sun crystal.

This is just the general situation, and more detailed and in-depth information cannot be finished within two days.

However, Dalin has appointed Molly as Rhodes' personal assistant and adjutant, responsible for handling all his daily and non-routine affairs, and there will be more time in the future.

Two days later, Rhodes attended a memorial service for Theodore held by the Supreme Council.

In view of Theodore's huge influence in the royal city, the news of his death was not made public, and the memorial service was limited to those who knew the matter.

The memorial service was presided over by the first elder of the Supreme Council, Armando, and the participants included the king, archbishop Horus, the first defense chief Dalin and other important figures in the royal city.

Theodore was unmarried all his life, and his parents and relatives had passed away long ago. The only person who reluctantly attended as a family member was Rhodes, the soul sustenance at the last moment.

Although he did not have a blood relative, the venue was still filled with mourning and crying.

Due to the need for secrecy, the memorial service was held at the Holy Fire Shrine.

Under the burning golden holy fire, the king said: "Your life has illuminated countless people, and your brilliance has guided countless people. May you rest in peace in the heaven of fire and see the eternal prosperity of Trorian. powerful."

Everyone said in unison: "May the fire last forever, may the heroes be immortal, may the torch be passed on from generation to generation, the spirit will continue, and human beings will never die."

Everyone took their hats off and bowed.

The king sent the urn containing Theodore's relics into the holy fire, and the urn disappeared without a trace as soon as the flame rolled.

The crying sound in the sacrificial place became louder, and some people even fainted to the ground.

Rhodes suddenly remembered something, entered the dreamland calmly, took out a ring, and handed it to the king.

"This is the relic of the chief dean, and he wants to give it to Kashan."

Wang took the ring, inspected it for a moment, and said gently: "This is a strange soul item, little Rhodes, why did His Excellency Theodore give it to little Kashan?"

"The chief dean said that it is Kashan's soul trait, and it is a relic belonging to little Kashan."

Archbishop Horus suddenly said: "I understand, this is a relic inherited from Kashan's blood lineage, Grandma Kashan once lent it to Lord Theodore, this is returning to the original owner, let me handle it. "

This little episode passed quickly, and when the memorial service was drawing to a close, First Elder Amando spoke on stage.

He asked everyone not to leak the secrets. Wangcheng will announce that Theodore is recuperating and recovering from his injuries. Jinworth College will elect a new acting headmaster. An exception will occur.

Don't worry everyone, anyone who leaks the secret will be severely punished by Wangcheng.

After the wrinkled old man finished speaking, he gave Rhodes a warning look, as if he would leak the secret.

After the memorial service, Wang deliberately kept him.

"Little Rhodes."

he said with a smile.

"Congratulations, you have accomplished Trorian's biggest feat in recent years at the youngest age."

Rhodes thought of Tommen and Dmitry who were with him again, feeling gloomy, and said softly, "Success is achieved only through the sacrifice of our companions."

Wang's expression also became serious.

"They are not sacrificing for you, but for everything they love. If you can protect all of these, it will be the best reward."

Rhodes suddenly became more cheerful, and said with a smile, "Thank you."

Wang returned the same smile.

"Little Rhodes, you have a special temperament, communicating with you makes me feel very relaxed."

Rhodes said with a smile: "As expected, you can see that the potential of a king hidden in my body is worthy of being the current king of Trorian."

Wang laughed and said: "You don't have the soul characteristics of eternal burning fire, at most you can only become the king's man."

"Forget it, Miss Qingyu has too many men..."

"So you have to work hard. The Internal Affairs Office of Wangcheng has submitted the list of her 130 three potential partners. I will approve one of you now."

"Currently? You are the last to approve, maybe I can still consider it."

Wang forgot the business for a while, and asked curiously, "Why?"

"The last approval, that is someone else's wife, I can accept being Lao Luo next door. The first approval, that is the green prairie, and the green 130 two, forget it, I have a bad heart."

Wang was stunned for a long time before clarifying Rhode's logic, and said with a smile: "Boy, you are not small. Who is Qingyu? It is almost impossible for her to marry you alone."

Rhodes shrugged: "Forget it then."

After chatting a few words, Wang turned the topic to the right track.

"In view of the success of this mission and your record in the third war zone, you have been absolved of all culpability for publicly killing Gregor in the trial court. This is your new resonance crystal."

Wang took out a crystal from his bosom and injected it with psionic energy.

The numbers on the top flashed quickly, and the final number at the bottom was: honor 20151, guilt: 0
"I directly deleted your guilt. According to your honor, Wangcheng will award you 201 iron medals. You can go to the Wangcheng logistics office to exchange these iron medals for the supplies you need."

"I suggest that you better exchange some weapon materials to make a soul weapon that belongs to you."

Rhodes nodded and took the crystal.

Wang continued: "Based on your achievements, I will recommend you to become the Hand of the King and serve as a third-level commander in the Supreme Military Department. Then, I will use this to send you to Fanxing Town to carry out pioneering tasks."

"In this way, you can have the command of a battle group."

Rhodes said happily: "Is this your plan? You planned it long ago?"

Wang shook his head slightly.

"No, this is Your Excellency Theodore's plan. My intention is to keep you in the secret branch to continue to grow. You are too young and inexperienced to lead so many people. There is no precedent for this in Wangcheng."

"But I trust Theodore like they trust me."

Wang paused and continued.

"So, as soon as you came back, I ordered you to be placed in Dmitry's team. Only in this way can you have enough merits to become the Hand of the King and become the defender, and also serve as the mayor and defense of Fanxing Town. long."

"Also, Your Excellency Theodore also told me in the soul communication that you have the greatest chance of success in the team."

"The fact is the same. We had already prepared for the worst. The expected success rate of the mission was less than [-]%, but you successfully completed it and became the hero of all of us."

Rhodes was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He suddenly remembered what Theodore had said to him in a dream.

"I'm doing something bigger than my entire life put together."

Did he mean this?

Did Your Excellency Theodore expect that my best choice would be to become the guardian of an area?
It's impossible for the entire royal city to revolve around me.

The existence of the dream cannot be exposed, otherwise it will lead to greater disasters.

And once I become a guardian, I have legitimate reasons to ask Wangcheng for high-end combat power, and I can order them to serve me.

Of course, my current qualifications are far from enough to become a guardian, and my strength is not enough to protect the lives of countless people in the entire defense zone.

But I can settle for the next best thing and become a defender, defending the safety of a town.

In this way, I am qualified to form a team and ask Wangcheng for money and things.

At that time, when I give an order, everyone will naturally leave the final blow of the monster to me.

Hahaha.

The most important thing is to defend a town, open up territory for Trorian, and increase the living space for human beings, there must be divinity!
it is good!
As expected of Your Excellency Theodore.

Your wisdom is equal to mine!

Rhode's mouth was crooked, and he almost missed Wang's next words.

"Fanxing Town is near Star City, an area still sunk in darkness. Once Star City is completely occupied by us, we will expand in all directions."

"You have experienced the battles in the third theater, and you should understand that isolated strongholds are useless, and there must be subsidiary strongholds near a core stronghold."

Rhodes nodded slightly. He knew this very well. Whether it was the old city of Baira, the city of Lyso, or the armored fortress, they were all laid out according to this defense system.

"Fanxing Town is such a stronghold, but it is not only a military stronghold, but also a production stronghold. You need to thoroughly clean up all the monsters nearby, ignite the fire of protection, and completely transform it into an environment suitable for human living and living."

Rhodes couldn't help showing a smile.

Yes, this is exactly what I want.

Wang smiled and said: "Don't be too happy, the expansion plan has always been unpopular in the Supreme Council, you'd better find some like-minded partners, especially powerful fighters."

Rhodes patted his chest loudly: "Don't worry, I just need to climb up and shout, and my followers will be like clouds."

Wang Shi smiled and said: "I hope so, little Rhodes, Your Excellency Theodore's high hopes for you are far more than that. If you can establish a foothold in Fanxing Town and successfully create a prosperous human territory, then, The Holy Fire Project will also allow you to participate, and at that time, it may not be a dream for you to marry your Miss Qingyu alone."

Rhode's heart trembled, and he suddenly remembered what the king had told him that the holy fire was about to go out, and asked softly:
"Is it related to the continuation of the holy flame...?"

The king's expression became solemn, and the golden crown burned on his head, making him look like some kind of god descended from the world.

"Yes, everything I've done so far is for this plan."

"Otherwise, I would not choose to expand in the apocalypse and the black tide, and I would not choose to hold on to the Star City. Many people have died for it in the Royal City, and many people will die."

Rhodes thought of all the unreasonable phenomena before, and couldn't help asking softly: "My lord, we will succeed, won't we?"

Wang didn't answer right away.

He stood up and looked up at the flames reaching the sky.

The majestic holy fire covered everything in front of the eyes, and the burning golden light refracted in the space, making the sacrificial place look like a golden paradise.

After a moment of silence, Wang said softly.

"If the holy flame goes out, Trorian will usher in the third mass extinction in its history."

"Of the [-] million humans who survived the Dark Era, perhaps less than one in ten thousand will survive in the end."

"Human civilization will be interrupted again. I don't know if it can be revived again, and I don't know if there are other human civilizations besides ours. However, I must go on this road, no matter how many people die, no matter what I pay. The price, whether it is me or you, must move forward."

The king turned his head, and the majestic holy fire burned behind him.

This incomparably magnificent golden flame could not cover up his smile.

"As long as the will of fire is not extinguished, I believe that one day, human beings will illuminate this world again and burn all the dark ghosts and insects to ashes."

(End of this chapter)