Imperial Crown

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Keynes XVI, who was far away in the royal capital, had just learned that the Wall of Sigh had fallen.

But the news of Du Duo's defeat and death has spread across the land of Eivor.

The captives returned home fearful of Raven.

Fear amplifies a person's emotions, and losers tend to exaggerate the strength of winners.

As a result, the Raven that spread among people gradually took on a completely different image.

He is 3 meters tall, has 3 heads, and 8 arms. Each head has sharp teeth like monsters and sharp horns like demons.

His skin is as black as coal, with lava flowing in his veins. He rides a terrifying horse from hell. Every step he takes will leave burning footprints on the earth, accompanied by the lingering smell of sulfur.

The most frightening thing is that Raven loves to eat raw human flesh and drink raw human blood.

He is also very picky about food.

My favorite is the little boy who hasn’t grown up yet. He sighs that all the tens of thousands of boys within the high wall were eaten up by him!

As for an adult, he eats only the softest offal.

The leftover heads will be piled together to become an evil magic circle that pollutes the earth. This is a blessing to his demonic army, so they will be invincible on the battlefield!

"Oh my God, won't the Lord of Light punish these demons?"

Someone asked.

Someone immediately replied with a serious tone: "The eighth Grand Duke Eivor is addicted to pleasure, the nobles have long abandoned their glory, and the people have forgotten what faith is."

"The appearance of Raven is a kind of punishment from our Lord!"

"Let this man-eating demon king punish the fallen principality! Only when blood flows all over the earth and faith returns to this land, will our Lord restrain His wrath!"

These words are simply nonsense, and the "my lord" in everyone's mouth does not point to the same goal.

But Raven defeated Eivor's army twice in succession, which is unimaginable to many people.

Therefore, compared to rational analysis, this kind of mythical speculation is more marketable.

As a result, the reputation of the "Man-Eating Demon King" quickly spread to the entire Principality of Eivor, centered on the Boland Region, especially the Eivor Region, the capital of the principality that is closely connected to it.

So much so that if the child cannot be coaxed well, the adults at home will threaten him with "Here comes Raven!" and it is said that the effect is very significant.

Sometimes the effect is too good to be coaxed back, and that's another story.

These rumors were sent to Eivor VIII's desk along with the news of Tudor's defeat, allowing him to convene a royal council again.

Compared to lamenting the fall of the high wall, the Archduke acted much calmer, at least this time he did not roar.

She even has time to outline her nails with a thin eyebrow pencil.

"One day, another day."

"30,000 vs. 10,000, it was declared destroyed in one day, and a third-level magician died along with it, and even Du Duo himself died!"

"I heard that the enchanted bed crossbow that should have been on the high wall of Sighs also appeared on the battlefield."

"I don't know what good things Du Duo sent to Raven after his failure this time."

"Are we, the nobles of the Principality of Eivor, all Raven's logistics troops!?"

"I said, Your Excellency Prime Minister, didn't you say that Tu Duo is very capable? Do you want to explain this ending?"

Faced with Eivor VIII’s strange aura, Gatugen remained calm and leaned forward:

"Your Highness, Count Tudor did fail, but that cannot be used to disparage him."

"On the one hand, this is because we pushed too hard, forcing him to choose a decisive battle with Raven."

"On the other hand, it's also because of Raven's own strength."

A disdainful sneer came from Grand Marshal Quentin.

Gatugen glanced at him lightly, and the generalissimo immediately sat upright and turned his head angrily.

Gatugen knew that Quentin's performance was also an extension of His Highness the Grand Duke's will, so he emphasized:

"I have to remind everyone here that Raven has defeated and killed the two counts of the empire!"

"If the reason for sighing at the high wall is Raven's sudden attack, then Count Tudor, who has figured out Raven's details, still failed, which is enough to explain the problem!"

Seeing Gatugen being so serious, Eivor VIII had to look serious and put away his eyebrow pencil: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, it's not that I don't value Raven..."

"You not only don't value Raven." Gatugen interrupted Eivor VIII: "You also lack enough respect for Count Tudor."

"According to reports from the front, Count Tudor chose to commit suicide when he could survive. He fulfilled all the obligations of a nobleman."

"He is loyal to the Principality of Eivor, and he is also loyal to your Eivor family!"

The corner of Eivor VIII's mouth suddenly twitched, and he gripped the armrest of the throne, anger gradually rising in his heart.

If the strange anger at the beginning was just because of his inadvertent resistance to Gatugen's discipline over the years, then now, he was really angry.

I'm the Grand Duke. I haven't settled your previous plan to lie about military intelligence. Now you're educating me like this again?

But he couldn't refute.

Over the years, Gatugen has accumulated enough power in his heart, and this time Gatugen's words are very reasonable.

So Eivor VIII turned his attention to Quentin.

The marshal felt a tightness in his heart and his scalp was numb, but he had to stand up:

"Prime Minister, you are really too much!"

"His Majesty the King has no intention of disrespecting Earl Duduo, he is just too angry."

"Why is His Highness the Grand Duke so angry? Because now there are unscrupulous people spreading rumors, calling Raven the Demon King and calling him a disaster sent by the gods, in an attempt to shake the ruling foundation of the Eivor family!"

"At this time, as the Prime Minister, you don't think about stabilizing the court and solving problems for the Grand Duke, but you blame him. Is this what a minister should do?!"

The words were so powerful that Quentin's heart was pounding after he finished speaking.

Not only is His Highness the Grand Duke afraid of Gatugen, but Quentin himself is also afraid!

If Gatugen's firepower is transferred to himself, it will be terrible.

But to his surprise, Gatugen was not angry, but bowed his head and admitted his mistake:

"The Grand Marshal is right, I was too excited."

Eivor VIII was surprised, he didn't expect that the Prime Minister who had always been tough would admit his mistake.

But Gatugen's next words were not so happy.

"Your Highness, Grand Marshal." Gatugen said seriously: "It's not that I don't value the reputation of the Grand Duke, but the reason why there are these rumors is because of our successive defeats on the battlefield."

"The only way to eradicate the rumors is to defeat Raven."

"I said so much before, just to tell you that Raven should not be underestimated, and the decisions we made before must be adjusted accordingly."

"First of all, I hope that Your Highness can posthumously confer the title of Earl of Duduo, upgrade his title to Marquis, and provide an additional position of Court Earl, which is both a reward and a spur for other nobles."

"Secondly, the surrounding troops should be dispatched, with the Grand Marshal as the unified command, to enter Bolan City, just in case."

These two proposals surprised Eivor VIII and Quentin.

Eivor VIII, in particular, had a very complicated heart.

He knew that Gatugen made sense, especially the posthumous title of Duduo.

But the problem is that he has already thought about transferring the fief to the Chemanli family and wants to give this fief to Quentin to manage - after all, there is the Bolan gold mine there.

The fact that the duchy is rich does not mean that the grand duke is rich. Eivor VIII wants to make some private money from it.

If Duduo is conferred a title at this time, it will be difficult to transfer the fief.

Clearing his throat, Eivor VIII said, "The posthumous title of Earl of Duduo involves many aspects. We'll discuss this later."

"As for mobilizing troops to Bolan County...is it really necessary?"

Quentin also said, "Yes, Prime Minister, the plan is proceeding step by step. Why should we do this? Even if the army does not fight, it will cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins at a time!"

"Or do you have no confidence in your own arrangements?"

Gatugan said seriously, "There is no perfect plan in the world, and Raven's performance deserves more serious response."

Seeing that Gatugan was so persistent and was not in a hurry to investigate Duduo's affairs after his death, Eivor VIII and Quentin looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

Eivor VIII said: "In that case, I will issue an order now to let Quentin lead the guards to enter Bolan City."

"Your guards don't need to move." Gatugen said: "Just dispatch the nobles from the surrounding regions."

Eivor VIII's previous sentence was originally a test. Now that he saw that Gatugen had no intention of transferring the guards, he naturally felt more relaxed:

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"Okay, let's do it according to what the Prime Minister said."

Since the core members of the principality reached a consensus, the order was quickly implemented.

After Gatugen left, Eivor VIII and Quentin gathered together.

Eivor VIII whispered:

"What happened to Gatugen today? I thought he had some conspiracy to deliberately transfer you out, but since he left the guards behind, doesn't he really have other ideas?"

Compared to Eivor VIII, Quentin himself did not have such a deep prejudice against Gatugen:

"It shouldn't be."

Eivor VIII was still worried: "He has a history of asking Wanda to lie about military intelligence."

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Quentin whispered: "This time, the plan is not only presided over by Gatugen, I also participated in every detail throughout the process, and there is absolutely no omission."

"Within half a month, Raven will definitely die!"

...

South of Bolan County, Raven's central army camp.

At this moment, in a secret room, Raven was staring at the broken silent sarcophagus, as if thinking about something.

Quilli's relics have now fallen into Raven's hands.

Not only this silent sarcophagus, but also his space ring.

Although not as good as the one from the necromancer, the capacity of this ring is also not small.

Unfortunately, there are not many gold coins in it, only more than 3,000.

What is really valuable is the magic upgrade potion materials he left behind, with a total value of nearly 40,000 gold coins, and 9 of them overlap with the materials Raven needs.

Unfortunately, the most scarce rock heart flower is still missing.

In addition to the above, the most helpful thing for Raven is the notes left by Quarry, which are as many as 16 volumes and one million words.

As expected of a professional student from the Mage Academy, many of the theories were Raven's first contact, and he gained a lot.

At the same time, he also understood why Quilly was wanted by the Mage Guild.

Because he was studying a branch of necromancy - flesh magic.

Using living creatures as materials, he achieved functions that ordinary enchanted props could not achieve.

And just like enchantment, only high-level materials can withstand high-level magic.

Only flesh and blood creations made of high-level life forms can play a more powerful function - and they are very cost-effective.

And the effect of the human race is more outstanding than that of Warcraft.

According to Quilly's notes, the body of a first-level magician can amplify ordinary first-level magic to the scale of ritual magic, and play the role of a temporary magic circle.

The Silent Stone Sarcophagus is such a creation.

The core is simulated with the life essence of a third-level Warcraft, two second-level knights, and 30 ordinary soldiers, supplemented by various magic materials, so that it can expand the range of the third-level magic "Silent Barrier" to a radius of 2 kilometers!

Now, the lid of the silent sarcophagus has been broken, revealing a pool of thick scarlet liquid like glue, which is blood mixed with various magical materials.

Under the surface, there is a huge heart-shaped piece of flesh, from which dense blood vessels like roots spread out, connecting to various parts of the sarcophagus, and the pumping blood in it is full of magic.

"What do you think?" Raven asked.

William appeared from the shadow of the tent.

Although there is no sunlight here, it is still daytime after all, and the vampire seems a little tired: "Master... The way this thing works does have a little shadow of our blood family magic."

"But the principle and method are completely different, and the idea is extremely... annoying."

Raven nodded slowly: "In other words, if I change this creation, you can 'heal' it?"

William's eyelids shrank slightly, and he said reluctantly: "Yes, master..."

The reason for such resistance is to talk about the root of flesh and blood magic.

Flesh and blood magic itself is the magician's imitation and change of the blood family, the purpose is to pursue eternal life while not turning into a blood family.

It can be said that this branch of flesh magic is built on the bones of countless vampires.

In William's eyes, this sarcophagus is not only a magical creation, but more like a freak created by nature, with a kind of disgust from the heart.

What's more, now Raven wants him to "feed" this freak.

Raven will not change his plan because of William's attitude.

Raven has personally experienced the effect of the silent sarcophagus and knows how powerful it is.

He himself will not continue to cultivate this path, or inherit Quilly's legacy and do this kind of thing that is intolerable by heaven, but since there is already something ready, there is no reason not to use it.

Taking out a talisman from the storage ring, Raven handed it to William.

"Is this what you studied in the carriage before?" William took the talisman with both hands, a trace of blood energy penetrated into it, and then a trace of astonishment appeared on his face.

"It's this kind of magic."

"This is much more complicated than the Silent Boundary, and how did you get it?"

Raven smiled slightly: "Speaking of which, this thing is related to you."

"But this is not the point. I want to ask, if I want to replicate this magic on this sarcophagus, how much blood energy do you need to maintain it?"

"Without dying, at least 30, no, 25 people are needed." William said.

"I'll give you 50 people." Raven said decisively: "Choose from the captives who are used as labor."

William was overjoyed: "Yes, Master!"

Just then, the felt curtain at the door was suddenly lifted, and a ray of sunlight penetrated, burning William, causing him to shrink back immediately.

Eric strode in, his eyes twisted together:

"My lord, urgent military information!"

"The 70,000 troops of the Principality of Eivor are approaching the Sighing Wall!"

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