An hour later.
Joshua came to the dining hall of the castle and sat beside a long table full of various foods.
It's hard to imagine that there are so many fresh ingredients in this castle, which is mainly populated by undead creatures.
Joshua poked the barbecue in front of him with a fork, and always felt that there were a few maggots crawling inside. After all, a zombie servant standing beside Joshua had rotten meat hanging from his body.
Ciri, who was sitting next to Qiao Xiu, was not so particular about it. She had just lost too many calories and needed a quick replenishment, so she hurriedly ate the food on the table.
"Your Highness, toast to you."
Duke Skeleton raised the goblet in his hand, and the crystal clear liquid swayed like blood. Of course, it was red wine. After Duke Skeleton drank it, Qiao Xiu watched as the red wine in his mouth leaked out of his jawbone. , and then dripped onto the table.
Can a skeleton drink really taste anything
"If the Duke has anything to say, please say it directly."
Qiao Xiu saw the purpose of Duke Bone. He entertained himself with such a big banquet, and it was definitely not because of his identity.
"Then I'm welcome, Your Highness... I hope I can get the sheet music for that piece of music you just played."
The skeleton put down the glass, and the fire of the soul in his pupils moved, his tone was not as calm as before, and his desire was very obvious.
"Yes, but... with conditions."
Qiao Xiu originally came with the bargaining chip of this exchange. From the memory of the third prince, the duke himself has a strange and extreme obsession with music. According to rumors, he fell in order to obtain an ancient sheet music from a human mouth. He even helped that human to destroy a small country.
Not to mention the creature like a lich, is there any evil way to spy on other people's memories through the soul? Just from this rumor, we can know that the skeleton is obsessed with music.
He himself does not have the inspiration cell for creating music, what kind of cell comes from the skeleton.
And this time, Qiao Xiu knew why the skeleton was so obsessed with music, because of that weird piano!
"If I'm not mistaken, the Duke can't taste any wine at all, right?"
Joshua glanced at the red wine dripping on the table. Drinking like this really won't taste any flavor. Skeletons have no taste buds, no touch, and no hearing.
The means by which Duke Bone can perceive the outside world is the fire of the soul that dances in the eye sockets, which are his eyes and his ears.
"Your Highness, have you seen it? That's right, I have indeed gained unparalleled power since I became a lich for hundreds of years, but I have almost forgotten the taste of my most beloved red wine."
The skeleton man poured another glass of wine into his empty wine glass. He looked at the liquid shaking in the wine glass. If he had a face now, he would definitely show a very self-deprecating smile.
"Only that piano... my old friend can remind me of what it feels like to be a human being. Even the icy coldness frozen by frost and snow is far more wonderful than the tactile nothingness of this skeleton body!"
After finishing speaking, Duke Bone put the wine glass back on the table, and Soul Fire looked at Joshua again.
"And that tune you just played! Made me feel the sun again! God... I almost forgot what it's like to sit in the sun, it's so beautiful..."
Speaking of which, the skeleton man leaned back on the chair a little tired.
Power is really intoxicating. He sacrificed his own life to obtain supreme power... At first, he was really addicted to the unparalleled power and the pleasure of manipulating life and death.
But when the freshness brought by power has passed, what can Duke Bone feel
This powerful body will not feel tired, so he cannot enjoy the comfort brought by sleep, and this body will not be hurt by the heat, so he can no longer feel the warm sunshine.
Having lost his tongue, he was about to forget the delicious taste of roasted meat.
If it weren't for that piano, through the soul, he could continue to find some human perception in the performance, he might have gone crazy because of this body!
It can be said that when Duke Bone had everything, he also lost everything.
"His Royal Highness, let's talk... My little trick with the soul is useless to you Chaos Demons, so I accept your deal. What do I need to pay to get the score of that song?"
This time, Duke Bone was eager to play the "Canon" that Joshua had just played.
He was so eager to feel the warmth of the sun again.
"You don't need to pay anything."
Qiao Xiu shook his head, there are many things that the Skeleton Lord can give Qiao Xiu, treasures, money, powerful undead servants, but these are too short! Joshua is much more greedy than imagined...
"I hope you can submit to me!"
Qiao Xiu said this sentence word by word in a very serious and sincere tone.
The skeleton man was silent for a few seconds after listening to Joshua's words, and then he let out a harsh laugh.
"I heard that the third prince gave up the struggle for the right of inheritance. I thought you were not interested in things like rights, but I didn't expect that you were just hiding the truth."
Duke Bone quickly misunderstood Qiao Xiu's thoughts. At this time, he deliberately ran all the way to recruit him. No matter what he thought, he was preparing for the battle for imperial power two years later. With the help of one of the four great dukes, Even if the three princes are useless, they still have the power to compete.
"No, I'm really not interested in the throne, it's too troublesome to run the country, I'm not recruiting you as 'one of the four dukes' or 'Lich Lord', but as a 'player' and 'Musician' status," Joshua said.
"Player?" The skeleton man was really interested in music, because music could make him really feel that he was still alive.
"That's right, Your Excellency, aren't you content to play alone in such a deserted place? Your performance is really good and shouldn't be buried here! You should be heard by more people, thousands Tens of thousands of people in one theater." Qiao Xiu said.
"This is also the way I know sheet music should be treated, believe me, I have in my hands countless works of music masters from all over the world, these works should not rot in this place, they should be heard by more people! And I think they are It is a fitting choice to be on the world stage with your performance, Lord Duke."
There are many classic music on earth. In order to spread it in this world, Qiao Xiu needs an excellent musician who is proficient in various musical instruments. Isn't this skeleton in front of him the best candidate
"You mean... there isn't only one piece of music at that level?" This time, it was Duke Bone's turn to be surprised.
"More than that, this is the work of music masters from a very distant place, another country."
For the description of the earth, Joshua can only use the vague concept of a very distant place.
The fire of the soul in the eye socket of the male skeleton jumped a few times again, and then a pitch-black box and an old contract floated out of the air.
That pitch-black box contained a powerful force of corrosion, and Joshua knew what it was without asking, the lifeblood of the lich.
"Contract, I will give you a quarter of my soul, and you will give me all your musical scores to play. I will not disappoint the masters in your mouth." The skeleton said.
Three souls and seven souls, the soul is inseparable, and a quarter of the soul is equivalent to half the life of the skeleton.
Damn... This lich really is a lunatic, and even gave his life to regain his human perception.
But a person has spent thousands of years living in a small dark house with no light, no food and no water. At this time, life will definitely be worse than death, right
It is estimated that the skeleton is living such a life.
"Of course, I accept."
There is nothing wrong with that contract, after all, it was written in the name of Chaos, and Qiao Xiu's perception of this magic power is much sharper than his!
A drop of blood overflowed from Qiao Xiu's fingertips and floated in front of the contract, and then a large amount of black and transparent mist overflowed from the black box and poured into Qiao Xiu's drop of blood.
The blood condensed into a jet-black jewel-like item, which fell into Joshua's palm and melted. Finally, a strange mark appeared in Joshua's palm.
Relying on this mark, Joshua felt a faint connection between himself and the undead creatures around him.
"For future music master Shuronika... wait!"
Joshua also knew the real name of Lord Skeleton, and was stunned for a moment, Shuronika... Why doesn't this name sound like a man
She gave a harsh laugh again, only to raise the glass full of wine in her hand.
"Cheers," said Miss Lich named Shronika.