The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

The king's reception hall looks much smaller than the scenes in movies and TV shows.

Li stepped through the gate and saw the king sitting on the throne at a glance. The distance between them was only a few meters.

In other words, the interior space of this ancient castle building is not even as big as an hour room on Earth.

The floor is made of marble, and it's so rough that it can make people trip.

The walls were uncoated brick, with only a little bit of mortar-like stuff filling the gaps between the bricks.

A worn, stained carpet lay between the king and his visitor.

It all looked extremely shabby, as if there was nothing of value in it except the suit of armor worn by the king.

As the host here, the king spoke first when he saw Li.

However, Li could only see the tiny movements of the king's face under the heavy knight's helmet. The process of the king making sounds seemed a little strange to Li.

"Backlit magician, why don't you just die?"

The king's words were directed directly at Lee, and his hostility was not concealed.

"Oh, it seems that the traps set for me were all set by you, Your Majesty."

Li ordered an undead knight to squat on the ground and do horse stance to serve as a seat for him.

This way, Lee could communicate with the king at eye level, just like he did.

Li's behavior was an affront to the royal authority, and any outsiders here would severely denounce Li's crime.

"…Magician, you care about those useless mortals, but why did you kill them? They are also mortals. Isn't this going against your own beliefs?"

The king pointed at the undead knights who were as obedient as dolls, and sarcastically said that Li was also a cold-blooded monster.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with me killing them. They are the royal guards. Their job comes with responsibility. They exist to protect this kingdom. Now that the residential area of ​​the kingdom is on fire, these responsible people turn a blind eye. Then there is no need for them to be royal guards anymore."

There is an old saying on Earth: Do your job well.

Therefore, Li's massacre and his mercy to civilians did not conflict.

The king certainly didn't expect that Li had such an understanding, and he was embarrassed for a moment.

Li curled his lips helplessly. He had already realized how small this world was. This smallness was reflected not only in geographical factors, but also in cultural and spiritual areas.

Compared with the people on Earth who have a long history, people in this world are generally short-sighted.

Ordinary people cannot tell that the world they live in has become so crowded that only a piece of land is left.

Although the king recognized the problem, he obviously did not have a suitable idea to solve it.

"It seems that you don't quite understand the meaning of my words. Let me ask you this: what do you think a good king should put at the top of his priority list?"

Lee changed the subject to the king himself, which immediately aroused interest in the suit of armor on the throne.

"A good king will naturally lead his country to a distant place, just like a ship sailing in the fog. The king's role is to be the navigator!"

As the king spoke of his own value, his entire body was emitting a rich holy light.

The strong holy light forced back the undead knight behind Li, which also forced Li to stand up and deal with it.

Looking at Li standing before him like a servant, the king smiled with relief.

From the time Li entered the castle on the top of the mountain until now, Li has finally fallen into a disadvantage.

An undead wizard who possesses strange powers is not qualified to face the great king.

But the next moment, the king was stunned.

The holy light spread to Li's body, soaking the cracks that had not yet been repaired. Normally, Li should be afraid of the holy light like a tiger.

But Li just shook his head casually, throwing out a ball of flesh and blood, and did not react at all to the burns of the holy light.

"How is it possible that you are not afraid of the Holy Light?"

Dark creatures fear holy light, this is the truth of the world. Why should Li be an exception!

Li did not explain why he was not afraid of the holy light, but continued the previous topic.

"I finally understand why such a great kingdom has become like this."

"…what are you saying?"

"I finally understand that the root cause of the kingdom's current chaos is you, Your Majesty!"

Lee's accusation hit the king hard in the face, and the king was visibly shaken.

"You are a raving necromancer!"

"Your Majesty, you want to be a hero, right? Lead a kingdom to the other side. Such a great hero that will be remembered forever!"

The armorer had already stood up and was about to draw the King's Sword, but upon hearing this, he sat back down.

The king was very happy to hear Li praise him as a great hero.

Hero, savior, this is what the King has always done, this is the label he has given himself.

Hundreds of years ago, in order to gather all the power of the kingdom together, the king killed all the royal bloodlines and concentrated all the power in his own hands. This was a huge sacrifice!

The king also worked with the Holy Temple to analyze the power of Holy Light and create a more stable White Knight armed force.

The kingdom prospered under his leadership, and all this proved that he was a great monarch!

"Your Majesty, I am not praising you."

A basin of cold water was poured hard on the king's face, stifling the laughter that was about to burst out of his mouth.

“…Magician, what do you mean!”

"Your Majesty, you should understand that if you want to be a hero, you have to pay a price."

The holy light released by the king went out, and Li recalled the Undead Knight and made him sit back on the bench.

"Henry IV, you were the second son of the family before you ascended the throne, and you were twelfth in the order of succession. According to the original royal inheritance, you could never be the king, but you were the commander of the border army, and you personally participated in and commanded the human army to fight against the demons of hell. Oh, there were such things as demons in this world in that era."

What Li read out was the life story of the king in front of him, which was information Li summarized from a lot of information he had collected.

"...If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten it. Yes, that's right, I was so weak back then that I had to fight for the throne. But so what? The facts have proved that I am more suitable to be the king than any of them!"

The king who was confronting Lee seemed to be immersed in distant memories. He argued with Lee and tried his best to prove his legitimacy.

"None of that matters, Your Majesty. You are indeed a remarkable man and a hero, until you sit on the throne."

"Magician! What do you mean!"

This was the third time the king repeated this sentence. He could no longer tolerate Li's confusion, just as he could not tolerate his previous regents.

Aren’t they just a bunch of villains who confuse right and wrong and play word games? People like Li are more hateful than robbers and criminals!

"Your Majesty, what I mean is that a hero should be a hero. It's wrong for you to try to be a king."

"What's wrong with a hero ascending the throne after slaying evil?"

"Of course this is not right, because heroes are destined to face various challenges and endure various sacrifices, including family, friends, lovers, and brothers and compatriots who fight alongside them!"

This time Li stood up on his own initiative. He took two steps forward and used his momentum to put pressure on the king.

"When a hero sits on the throne, it means that all the necessary sacrifices of the hero are transferred to the entire kingdom! You sacrificed the entire kingdom for your ideals and goals, Your Majesty!"