Greycastle... the king!
Lorenzo froze in shock.
The man who rose from a little-known frontier lord to the ruler of Greycastle in just a few short years has a reputation that everyone in the church knows and knows about. No information can explain why he was able to rise so quickly, and even the holy city of Hermes, which set out to unify the continent, was defeated by him.
Lorenzo was able to make such a swift decision to make a firm break with the Church, largely because of Roland Wimbledon. In his eyes, the Church and Graycastle had already forged an eternal feud, and they still used the The bishop's self-proclaimed words may be destroyed at any time. When will he wait until he does not take off his robe now
It's just that the other party has just ascended the throne, and his attention should be in his own territory. Now that he suddenly intervenes in the border between Chenxi and Langxin, and he has made it known to everyone with great fanfare, his purpose is very interesting.
"Are you sure?" The Earl looked at Hagrid. "Tell me in detail!"
"There is absolutely no problem with the credibility of this news, it has been confirmed by many parties," the latter vowed, "First of all, the men and horses stationed at the foot of Cage Mountain are from Graycastle, and their attire and dress are exactly the same. This is undoubtedly the It's a strange army. Secondly, Dawning has received orders to summon death row prisoners, not only in the Cage Mountain area, but some people say that the object of their service is the King of Greycastle!"
"Cage Mountain... Death row..." Lorenzo took two steps back and forth, and suddenly a light flashed in his eyes, "Could he be here for that thing?"
"It's quite possible, my lord," Hagrid nodded back. "No... I should say, it must be."
"But how did he know about it?"
"It's not surprising that he knew that the person who discovered the ruins was just a bit of luck. I always thought that those ruins did not exist in isolation. There may have been some kind of connection between them and Roland happened to be ahead of everyone. ."
Although the Church was unable to determine the exact reason for the rise of the Fourth Prince of Graycastle until its demise, there were several theories circulating within. Aside from the nonsense such as the incarnation of gods and the devil's spokesperson, there is an explanation that has a lot of believers: that is, he has obtained the inheritance in a certain ruin, and has since mastered incredible power.
Even if the three bishops dismissed this statement, many believers believed that this was the truth of the matter, and Lorenzo was one of them.
Otherwise, why is the other party above the holy city
When it comes to Cage Mountain, the most incredible relic is the Temple of the Curse.
Back then, the army of God's Punishment swept the entire Wolfheart Kingdom with a mighty thunderous force. The Wolfheart nobles either died in battle or surrendered. Even the Queen of Clear Water and the Wolf King couldn't stop the church's attack. As a former bishop of Grand Duke Island, he participated in most of the logistics and sweeping work, sending looted materials to the front line or for centralized storage. And in an operation to search the cliff ridge, he happened to learn about this legend a hundred years ago.
According to legend, a group of villagers smuggled out a batch of treasures from the Temple of the Curse in Cage Mountain, and then died one after another, and the treasures also fell into the hands of local nobles. The ancestors of the Earl of Precipice Ridge were very interested in this, thinking that what caused all this was not the curse, but related to the things brought out, so after spending some means and energy, they bought back some treasures from Chenxi.
After some research, plus the cost of more than ten lives, the old earl did find a different object. It looks ordinary, but it can produce deadly light. The effect is very similar to the curse. An invisible weapon!
It's just that after using it a few times, it no longer responds, as if it has used up its power, and it has turned into a dead object. Although the old earl sent people to explore the border many times, and even ventured into the temple himself, he never found a way to restore it. So he wrote this past event into his family history, hoping that future generations can find the answer, and that strange object was also preserved as a family heirloom.
Although this thing aroused Lorenzo's interest at the time, the "no more movement" mentioned in the family history is also a fact. After fiddling for a while and still nothing, he packed the treasures and threw them into the warehouse, intending to wait. Centralized disposal of the Holy City
After all, not everything recorded in the family letters is the truth. There are aristocratic families boasting long bloodlines and amazing wealth everywhere. If all of them are believed to be true, how could the church be able to pacify Langxin and Yongdong so easily, and be swept away by others.
However, following the fiasco of the First Battle of Cold Wind Ridge, the good situation of the church took a turn for the worse, and the seized materials became unconcerned, and he also forgot about it. Now that the butler mentioned it, Lorenzo suddenly remembered this.
If the King of Greycastle also came to curse the treasures in the temple, then its credibility would be greatly improved.
The count couldn't help but get a little excited, "Go ahead!"
"Yes, my lord." Hagrid nodded, "Assuming that Roland Wimbledon got the information about the treasure from other ruins, then he is likely to know how the treasure works, and even how to restore it. If we can If you find out this information, it means you have a guarantee that can replace the God's Punishment Samurai."
That's right, a weapon that can unleash a curse! Its deterrent power will definitely keep the wolf-hearted nobles away, and the Grand Duke Island will also gain more time to find the whereabouts of the scriptures.
Lorenzo stomped, "Follow me to the material warehouse, now!"
"grown ups?"
"I have to confirm that the thing is still on the Grand Duke Island. Since it is so important, it can't be kept under the watch of ordinary guards."
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In order to keep the news from leaking, Lorenzo and his butler personally rummaged through the material warehouse for most of the day. After eating a stomach of dust, he finally found the packaged "treasure" in an inconspicuous corner.
And the Earl is also glad that he did not call on a third person to help.
Opening the mouth of the burlap bag, he noticed the strangeness of the "treasure" at a glance.
Compared with the luminous beads, exquisite statues, etc., which were also found from the ruins, it is as simple as a stone with a square outline, only a palm in length and width, and its surface is extremely rough, even if it is a granite that has been polished twice. Stone is smoother and more beautiful than it is. If it weren't for some sapphire stripes inlaid on it, I'm afraid no one would want to bring it back.
It was also mentioned in the letter of the Earl of Precipice Ridge that the cost of acquiring it was the least of all "treasures".
But now, a square stripe on the stone was slowly flickering, a soft blue light rushing from one end to the other, as if indicating the direction.
The two looked at each other and invariably showed ecstasy!
The stone that had not responded for nearly a hundred years actually changed, and it coincided with Roland's manpower appearing in the Temple of the Damned again. It would be too bizarre to say that the two are not related.
If those words just now were just guesses, then after seeing this scene, the possibility has become nine times out of ten!
Roland has indeed mastered the method to restore it!
"You have to go to Cage Mountain," Lorenzo carefully took the stone into his arms, "I don't worry about anyone but you. You need as much money as you want, as long as you can find treasures. use intelligence.”
"I understand, please don't worry, my lord." Hagrid replied, rubbing his chest.
"There is one more thing you need to keep in mind," the earl said word by word, "you must not attract the attention of the King of Greycastle. Since he can destroy the church, crushing us is no different from crushing an ant. Unless there is a treasure You can show the strength to fight against it, otherwise you must act in secret... The safety of the Grand Duke Island is entrusted to you."