The king actually performed such a seemingly evil magic in his own capital? But this would explain a lot of things. No wonder he was able to mobilize the city guards' most elite White Eagle Squad, and no wonder he could hide it in the center of the city without anyone knowing. If the king secretly instructed this, then it would be easy to explain.
What Xiao Chen didn't understand was the king's integrity. He could actually use his own people as materials for casting spells, extracting their life energy at will, without caring about their life or death.
"Demian," the king said with full energy, "Let me confirm one last time. This magic will not harm so many lives, right? After all, these people are my people."
"It's rare that the king still has a little conscience left." Xiao Chen said to Luo Ling.
"You actually call this conscience? No normal person would do such a shameless thing." Luo Ling's voice sounded very angry. "No matter what they plan to do later, I won't let them succeed."
"Let's listen to what they say first." Xiao Chen himself also had the urge to take out a handful of scrolls and throw them over, but given the roles they were playing now, their responsibility to fight for the best interests for the school had outweighed their personal likes and dislikes, so he could only suppress the anger in his heart.
Demian said, "Your Majesty, you are a truly benevolent monarch. After all, I was born and raised in the capital, and I certainly don't want to cause great damage to my hometown. You see, the energy wasted by these people singing and dancing is enough to complete this spell. Even if we don't use it to cast the spell, it won't remain. So, any worries are unnecessary."
"Yeah. That's good. Anyway, these mediocre guys usually keep the capital running. Just like a person needs to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, I don't want no one to clean up the city tomorrow morning. Haha." The king laughed, "Don't use soft words like mercy on me. I'm just worried that there won't be any parts falling off my chariot that will affect my charge."
"After this magic circle is activated, the release of energy will intensify. There will always be some weak and sick guys who can't bear the loss of their lives, but I don't think this is a bad thing. Just like only the strongest wolf cubs can survive in the wilderness, humans should only retain the strongest and healthiest individuals. Those weak ones not only waste energy, but also affect the quality of the next generation. I can guarantee that if such eliminations occur frequently, your people will always be the strongest of all countries." Demian said.
"I once heard your mentor, Master Almeida, talk about strengthening everyone, but her views are quite different from yours." The king's tone was full of sarcasm.
"My inspiration comes from my teacher. However, her method of strengthening people's talents through rich nutrition and magical treatment is just empty talk that is difficult to achieve. No matter how high her realm is, she is just a woman with too much compassion and cannot see the picture of governing a country. No country can afford such a cost. Instead of using resources to change the qualities of the weak, it is better to eliminate them and make the strong stronger. This is more in line with the way of nature."
"Hmph, don't talk to me about the way of nature. I only like to talk about the way of the king. It is the most normal thing for a subject to serve his master, and life is just one of them. You know, as a king, you have to sacrifice much more than your life." At this point, the king's voice was rarely low. "All I did was not for myself, but to truly protect this country. Our northern neighbors just stopped fighting with us, but they have never stopped sharpening their knives in private. The nobles in the country, Arias, Nolasco and Siqueiros are all ambitious. Do they think I don't know their little tricks? And the elves and southerners are all greedy jackals... If I fall, this country will surely fall into war again. And it will be a war of annihilation that is more terrifying than the previous years of war! How many of these people can survive?"
"Your Majesty, there will always be someone who understands your painstaking efforts."
"Understanding? That's something only the weak need. What's the situation now?" the king sneered.
Demian said, "Your Majesty, today's energy collection was very successful, exceeding my original expectations. As long as this magic is successful, your illness will be cured, and the remaining life energy is enough to increase your life span by about ten years."
"Ten years? That's already much better than I expected."
"There are no big limitations to using this method, and we can continue to do this for several years."
At this moment, a guard ran in from outside and whispered in the king's ear.
"We have to speed up. Venegas can't stop everyone, and some restless guys have already sneaked over. Socas, I only need to leave two guards here, and everyone else should go upstairs and block those annoying guys for me. If those guys find out the secret here, they will definitely cause trouble for us. There are many people in the kingdom who want me to die sooner."
A soldier standing behind him accepted the order solemnly and left the hall with the surrounding soldiers.
There were only four people left in the room besides Xiao Chen and Luo Ling.
"It is exactly what I guessed, a life-extending magic." Xiao Chen said.
"Have you figured out how to mess things up?" Luo Ling asked coldly.
"Well... I'm thinking about a question. If the king dies, what consequences will occur? Will it really push the kingdom into greater chaos as he said?" Xiao Chen hesitated.
"Don't think about such meaningless things." Luo Ling said disdainfully.
"How can it be meaningless?" Xiao Chen asked back.
"Are you smart enough?"
"Eh? You start to slander others just because you disagree with them."
“Can you tell what the world will be like in ten years?”
"cannot."
"Five years? Three years? Half a year?"
Xiao Chen gave a negative answer, "I'm not Master Ikasa of the Spirit Eye Tower. If you ask me what will happen in half a month, I don't know."
"So it's not reliable for you, me, or the king to make judgments based on the so-called long-term vision. Too many accidents can happen. What if he dies directly on the experimental table? What if the magic gets out of control and this place becomes a zombie city? Besides, if the king doesn't die, will Arias not rebel? Will the empire not invade
In most cases, we can only look at slightly more distant goals and take one step at a time. If we don’t have the courage to deal with things that are right in front of us according to our own values, what qualifications do we have to expect more distant goals? This is not a five-year plan. Do you still need to do research? "