Chapter 43 The connection between the past and the future (5)
During the extraordinary period when the princes were rebelling and the emperor was sick, Dante, as a dwarf, was naturally not allowed to enter the palace. He could only keep pace outside the palace walls to relieve his anxiety and anxiety.
The emperor summoned Befest not to make a plan to fight the dead, but to continue his life. Ramos V had no children and had no direct brothers. The closest one to him was Grand Duke Erke, who had been intermarried with the royal family for many years. The two were cousins. Regardless of whether the grand Duke had selfish intentions or not, he was a legal heir. Unlike the stupid Ramos V, Grand Duke Erke had a very good reputation. If he succeeded to the throne, the nobles of the princes would have no reason to cause trouble.
In the midst of the undercurrent of the regime change of human empires, Dante's most surprised was the intervening of the glowing elves!
No matter how urgent the edict is, it should not be that Eris, who is the elf prince. He personally went to the north, so it was naturally not just a letter. Now that a single race cannot fight against the undead, the foolish human emperor has made the commanders of other races on the front line think of assassination more than once. Maybe... it is the elves who lobby the great duke to get rid of the emperor. After all, the ancestors of the Kolk clan also married the glow elves. Human beings can be called old, but for the long-lived elves, a thousand years are fleeting.
When Link came out of the palace, he saw the dwarf's expression of sudden enlightenment, and the faint smell of blood on his body also showed the empire's power to change ownership.
“Is the handover smooth?”
The dwarf's implicit sound surprised Link. Unexpectedly, Dante, who was always straight, guessed the inside story. After thinking about Dante's recent situation in the short period of time, he immediately realized it, but he did not intend to point it out: "The emperor has passed away from the death energy of the Lich Lord, and Grand Duke Kolk will be temporarily appointed as the Regent."
really……
Dante pursed his lips, knowing that Befast didn't want to involve himself in the change of the human royal family.
"Let's go, it takes time for the change of royal power. We are still unpopular visitors here, even if I am a legal noble now..." Link paused, and the sudden sense of tearing made him slide directly on the ground.
Dante hurried forward to support him, and the strange touch made the dwarf subconsciously tighten his fingers.
What happened just now? I seemed to have caught the empty space, but clearly...
After looking closely, Dante was shocked. Befast's body... was actually translucent?
"you……"
Only then did Link take a deep breath, "I'm fine..."
As if confirming his words, the originally transparent body gradually returned to its essence.
"Can you say that this situation is okay?" Dante mistakenly thought it was caused by the loss of divine power, and half-supported and dragged Link to the west city gate. "I'll take you to find the druids. They always have a way to deal with it, even if it's just delaying time."
"Dant!" Link couldn't use his strength and only used words to persuade the dwarf. "There is no time, don't waste it on unnecessary treatment. I still have to do something before I disappear."
This is a sign, from the urging of the future.
Dante stopped, looking at Link with regret.
The flapping wings roared with choking dust. Link thought that Orlando, who had returned to the regularity, jumped down from the griffin. The even more surprising griffin rider was Yulian who disappeared halfway. He was so brave. Even if the imperial power changed, the leaderless Morning Light Sect was now controlled by the Knight Chief Otto.
I didn't have time to think about how these two people who didn't like each other got together. Link scolded Orlando for not returning to East Corps?
"I failed to protect my mother and went back speechlessly to face my father and brother."
"What a bastard..."
"Please listen to me!" Orlando whispered. He had not seen him for a few days. He was much calmer than before: "This is not a nonsense, but a decision made after careful consideration. I am the second son, and according to the law of the empire, I have no right to inherit the title. Although I have elves, I have not learned anything because I have rejected magic in the past. I can't even be a half-baked man in terms of magic attainments. I can't help my father, and I will drag down my brothers. Instead of staying in the East Leadership and becoming a burden to them, it is better to disappear completely and cut off the thoughts of the princes who want to use me as a breakthrough. I have asked Prince Iris to bring a message to my father and brother to give peace, so that they will not worry about it."
Dante nodded in praise, hiding himself was also a way to deal with it.
"Okay, there is no manpower anyway..." Link didn't expect that the half-elves, who were not strong and sentimental, would have grown rapidly in such a short time, and could see some shadows of the future. However, Yurien couldn't figure out what he was thinking. The shiny golden knight armor had already been removed, and only simple leather protective gear was worn on his wrists and shoulders. If he weren't familiar with his figure, he would have thought it was Grand Duke Kolk's guard.
"Do you want to go with us? The current Morning Sect cannot tolerate you." Link's words were just a pun, which not only revealed Julian's current situation, but also suggested the fact that he had fallen into depravity.
"Otto's traitor is still searching for my whereabouts. Do you want to be wanted together?" Yurien has always been used to doing things himself and does not want to walk with anyone.
"In order to boost morale, the Empire will definitely cheer up and promote me to be a great hero who will stop the undead from moving south. What's more,..." Link shook the appointment letter in his hand, "I am now a prince of the Southern Territory, and even the Chenxi Sect has to sell the empire for some face."
Yurien glared at Link with a blue face and pulled the reins violently, flying towards the direction where the Holy See was. Not long after, bursts of explosions came one after another, and even the ground swayed.
Link pulled up his hood and covered his face: "As the riot has not expanded yet, let's go quickly. Even if the appointment letter is in hand, not everyone is willing to sell my face, especially... I have no divine power now."
Dante and Orlando looked at each other, and the joy of meeting was diluted by these words.
That's right, not only the imperial capital, but also the entire empire, there are many people who hate Befast. When they lose their divine power, cannot use divine magic, and cannot drive the druids, they are probably the only two who can protect Befast out of their sincerity.
In the palace not far away, Grand Duke Kolk kept silently watching the three people disappearing at the corner of the street. The chief guard behind him asked whether he would send someone to secretly protect the newly promoted princes of the Southern Leadership.
"If I don't even have the ability to protect myself, why should I cooperate with him? What's more, it's too difficult to rectify the mess left by the late emperor. I really can't draw extra staff to protect a "former" son of nature."
"Then... does the plan need to be changed? Druids..."
"No! According to the previous arrangement, the news that the heroes who prevented the undead from moving south had accepted the title of the empire. You still have too little understanding of the clergy. No matter how transcendent the divine favor is, once you lose the divine favor, you will be nothing."
"Duke...ah, no, Regent." The chief guard, who was used to calling him, quickly changed his words, "How to deal with His Majesty's body and the palace servants who took care of him all the time? I heard from the medical officer that His Majesty's corpse poison was very powerful, and even the church priests who served in the palace could not be removed."
Grand Duke Kolk, who had been promoted to regent, turned around and looked at those pairs of ice-blue eyes that looked like the north winter. The chief guard lowered his head and exited the room. He ordered to other members of the attendant who had been waiting outside for a long time to burn the body of the emperor, in accordance with the church's regulations. As for those who have served the emperor recently, they dealt with it in the name of burial with burial. The era of Ramos V has ended. Now, the master of the imperial capital and the entire empire is Grand Duke Kolk Alessandro.
Taking advantage of the riots caused by Julian, Link and his party successfully left the imperial capital, which had no more guards stationed, heading south and heading straight to the southernmost part of the empire. When he passed through the River Valley Town, he also sneaked in and took a walk. The newly built town had the prototype he had seen in the future, and history was moving little by little in the direction he knew, which made Link feel very pleased.
During these days when he lost his divine power, he once again became an ordinary person who could do nothing. No wonder so many people would do anything for their strength. Even he, who had trained his mind, urgently hoped to return to the future as soon as possible.
On the way to his post, Link and Dante talked about the plan to build a military fortress in the narrow canyon of Nanyanzhou. The dwarf immediately showed the talent of a construction master, and the sketches casually drawn set the general layout of Longyan Fort. In addition, Link, with the guidance of his memory, the strange military fortress was founded when he arrived in the Southern Territory. This was also the first thing Link did as a prince Befast - to build a fortress to block orcs. At this time, the people of the Southern Territory's empire could no longer bear the frequent invasion of orcs, and many civilians spontaneously responded to the recruitment of the new lord.
To Link's expectations, the glow elves who had always been uninvolved with people not only sent craftsmen to participate in the construction of the fortress, but also provided security for civilians who had little combat effectiveness. The orcs who invaded due to the chaos in the empire also stopped their attacks on the border with the intervention of the elves. Dante also summoned several dwarf clans with his own patriarch and master of craftsmanship. Even the lofty Hornheim sent envoys to stay in the unfinished fortress in the name of resisting orcs.
Everything went very smoothly until Link's body became transparent again, but this time it was not restored. When the people around him were not paying attention, he completely wrapped himself in his cloak and called Dante and Orlando.
"The deadline is coming... Longyan Fort has not been completed yet, so I can only entrust it to you." Link tried to calm his tone. He could not say that he was the future person. Berfast must die and become the past in history.
Orlando's smile froze at the corner of his mouth. He thought Befest had some new tasks to arrange, but he never thought it was to explain his funeral.
Dante nodded heavily. This day was destined from summoning the stream of life.
"Is there no other way? The druids might be able to..."
Link shook his head. This is the rule of the pillar, and it is strictly forbidden to interfere in mortal affairs. From the moment he took over the appointment of the princes, "Befast" could no longer drive the druids as the son of nature. This is also the reason why Olasio has not been in action for more than half a year after he arrived in the southern territory.
Iris stepped in and followed behind him with the Storm Elemental Lord, Hull, who shouldn't have appeared here.
Oh, now the main characters are gathered...
He, dubbed Birdman, walked over quickly, holding Link's wrist, his frowning frown even deeper.
After a long time, he let go of his hand and shook his head slowly at Eris.
Eris's already fair face suddenly lost his blood, "It's only half a year, how could it be..."
"It is a miracle that the summoning of the life stream did not die on the spot." Hull always speaks meanly, but it is also a fact.
Iris also understood that he just couldn't bear it and didn't want to see another friend fall.
"Life is just a cycle of reincarnation. You, me, and he will eventually return to the flow of life. This day was just a little earlier. I don't have much time, so I can't continue to waste..." Link, who could no longer move, seized the time to say the "last words".
"Longyan Fortress must be built, otherwise the orcs heading north will also give a fatal blow to the empire that is already dusk."
Dante vowed to fulfill his instructions.
Link turned his eyes to Eris, and the glow elf was still the prince at this time. "I know my request may be too much, but... can you please complete the duties of the Son of Nature on my behalf before the Son of Nature finds the next successor. Don't worry about Son of Pill, I have already won its approval and allow the agent, you are the most suitable candidate I can think of."
Although he didn't take office for a long time, Eris respected this former boss who had been regarded as a friend. Even though this request was very rude to the glow elf who was vacant, he still promised to live up to his request.
Hull, who is also the son of nature, did not express any doubts, and no one dared to pretend to be a god.
"As for you..." Speech exhausted Link's last strength. He couldn't even turn his eyes, and his consciousness blurred: "To complete the rest for me..."
"No--" Orlando reached out and grabbed only empty clothes in his hand. The person who was originally wearing it disappeared completely, and there was no trace of breath again.
Hearing the shouts in the lord's tent, the guards patrolling outside rushed in one after another.
Worried that Befast's death caused riots, Orlando, who had no time to think about it, put a coat with residual temperature on his body and used a spell that he had practiced countless times but had never used.
"Lord, what happened?"
Orlando turned around slowly and ordered with his transformed look, "It's nothing. I have important matters to discuss with the guests who have come from afar. Without my orders, I must not enter without my own!"
Dante, Eris and Hull, who witnessed the whole process, pointed out none of them. At this moment, Befast was indeed unable to die. They all bear heavy responsibilities, and Orlando is the most suitable candidate for disguise.
The flesh/body dies, consciousness floats up, and as the breeze rises, it gets higher and higher. The sky turns from white to black, and a figure stands on the road to the future.
Bray! How could he be here?
Chapter completed!