Imperial Capital, Montenegro.
In this legendary city whose status is directly proportional to the altitude of its residence, those who are qualified to live in the supreme "mountaintop castle" are naturally only the supreme royal members of the empire.
The "Fort on the Peak" is definitely the highest miracle in the history of human architecture. It is like an inverted pyramid. A huge castle with a narrow bottom and a wide top is erected upside down on the top of a mountain with an area of less than a few square meters. This naturally completely violates physics. According to the law, the whole building has no solid foundation. It is like a breeze can overturn this "castle swinging on the tip of a knife". However, the fact is that this "castle on the top of the mountain" has already stood tall. For thousands of years, not to mention the roaring wind on the top of the mountain, even earthquakes, wars, and dragon attacks failed to destroy it. It seems that as long as the empire still exists, the mountaintop fortress will always stand like this.
This castle is still being expanded and renovated to this day, but the underlying foundation has never been changed at all, because it is not only the result of the painstaking efforts of ancient architectural masters, but also the founding king and magic of the Montenegrin Dynasty in the early days of its founding. The highest masterpiece created by the Master Guild and the Church of Holy Light during their honeymoon. Not only did they lay countless super magic circles, they were even blessed by the Lord of Holy Light with miracles. It is said that only a demi-human died during the construction period. There were tens of thousands of slaves.
Space expansion magic is widely used in the castle to ensure that each of the large number of royal family members can have a spacious and luxurious living space. Due to the existence of soundproofing magic and space partitioning magic, and of course, more importantly, due to the indifferent and unfamiliar interpersonal relationships among the royal family members, the residents in this mountaintop castle rarely communicate with each other. Every member is like It is living in an independent castle.
A series of coughing sounds suddenly came from a room in the mountaintop castle. According to the sound, this person should be a young man, but he coughed very hard, as if he wanted to cough out his entire lungs from his mouth. After a while, It took a while to gradually calm down.
Turning his eyes into this room, he saw a young man wrapped in a blanket resting on the table. He was wearing a loose and comfortable nightgown. His face was as handsome as the angels depicted in religious murals, but his body was so thin that anyone could tell that he was seriously ill.
A delicate white plain hand stretched out from the side and carefully wiped away a few drops of blood from the corner of the young man's mouth with a handkerchief. Just a simple movement, but like the dance of forest elves, it gives people a spiritual enjoyment that trembles the soul.
The owner of this hand is naturally very human. Her curvaceous body is dressed in something that should be described as luxurious or exaggerated, or simple and simple. It is not even possible to tell whether the style is a male or female palace costume. If such clothing is worn on the ladies of the palace who can be seen everywhere in the palace, it will look vulgar and decadent, and has no taste at all. If worn on any man, it will be as ridiculous as a circus clown suit, but when worn This eccentric style of clothing appears on its current owner, but it seems to dominate all the adjectives for beauty, luxury, solemnity and simplicity in the world. If I have to use one word to summarize and describe it, there is only one word... . ...
That's "perfect"... just like this person's appearance.
A face that can only be described as "perfect".
This is exactly the style that belongs to the most beautiful woman in the empire, the style that belongs to Count Amanda Amelia Christia Tablis von Heuven.
"Your Majesty. Your condition has become serious again..."
Earl Amanda's voice is just like his person, which cannot be described with known words at all. This magnetic voice is full of weird and mysterious sexiness. A simple statement is enough to make people fascinated, but the content of his words is even more fascinating. People are shocked... There is only one person in the entire empire who can be called "Your Majesty" by Earl Amanda... The handsome young man in front of him who is seriously ill is actually... He was the supreme emperor of the empire, the Emperor Durotar who made the entire continent fear and tremble with his debauchery and tyranny.
In countless legends, Emperor Durotar seems to be a tyrant with a majestic figure, an erect beard, and a majestic and calm face. To put it bluntly, he is a foolish king... In the early days of the Great Emperor's rule, the empire launched a war against the wasteland orcs and the underground dark elves. And the super empires Desert Sun Dynasty and Emilo Millennium Empire, which are also ruled by humans, launched a war. There are even legends that Emperor Durotar sent an advance expedition to the abyss of hell. It can be said that the Montenegrin Dynasty simultaneously provoked all enemies who could provoke it. .
This war lasted for several years and consumed indescribable manpower and national strength. The empire's major legions were reduced by more than half on average, and all the strategic materials stored in the national treasury for hundreds of years were depleted.
The scale of this event was comparable to the early days of the empire. The chaotic war that was destined to be impossible to achieve final victory was finally forced to end when the empire's national power was unsustainable. Not surprisingly, the empire had no goods, no territory, no resources, and it didn't even capture many slaves. Just because of the existence of the legendary hero Retusus, no one dared to look down upon the declining empire and launch retaliatory aggression easily. This war, which lasted for several years, naturally became meaningless in the eyes of historians, just a huge crime committed on the whim of a certain tyrant.
As if he suddenly discovered that the war was actually meaningless, Emperor Durotar did not easily start a war again, and all the countries involved in this chaotic war were forced to fall into a period of chaos because of this crazy war without warning. After the post-war cultivation, the entire continent was unexpectedly peaceful for more than ten years. During this period, the emperor's unscrupulousness and bloodthirsty madness manifested themselves in another form. Countless wealthy nobles were exterminated for some inexplicable reasons. Several executioner families were extremely busy, and every noble was panicked. I wonder if I will be the next unlucky guy who accidentally offends a tyrant and dies in front of the guillotine.
It's just that Emperor Durotar has a weird temperament and rarely appears in front of everyone. Even many important officials of the empire don't know what this legendary crazy and unscrupulous tyrant really looks like. And the emperor's number one favorite, Count Amanda of Montenegro, who is famous for his beauty, has naturally become the only way for everyone to figure out the emperor's heart, but this jester who rose to power because of his "beauty" is just as weird and unpredictable. , and greedy and untrustworthy, often accepting heavy bribes with a smile one moment, and then killing the other's family with some trivial and absurd reasons the next moment, making the entire imperial capital panic. Even several members of the "Skull and Bones", an underground power organization established with the oldest and most ancient wealthy aristocrats at its core, fell into the hands of this poisonous and thorny rose beauty.
Emperor Durotar's debauchery is as famous as his tyranny, although due to the existence of Count Amanda, the Emperor except for some ridiculous deeds he did when he first came to the throne. For example, in addition to his incestuous behavior after marrying his own mother, Count Amanda later locked the emperor's eyes firmly on her. After that, Emperor Durotar locked himself in the deep palace, immersed himself in the gentle countryside of the earl, and did not even care about managing the government, becoming the most typical "faint king" who met the standards.
However, countless histories have proved it. The thing that is least able to achieve "eternity" is the "beauty" of a life...
In the imperial capital, countless people are looking forward to the day when Earl Amanda loses the favor of the emperor. They frantically collect all kinds of beautiful women and charming men to present to the emperor, hoping to take the position of earl instead. Although the emperor welcomes all comers, all the beauties are lost as soon as they enter the "Mountaintop Castle". Legend has it that they were tortured to death by the emperor and his "lover" through cruel and perverted "games". Just when everyone thought that no one could defeat the terrifying charm of the most beautiful woman in Montenegro, news of the legendary "Goddess of Beauty"...the emergence of a giant demon spread to the imperial capital.
Sure enough, the lewd emperor did what everyone expected, and he did so with absolute authority. Forcibly ordering the Imperial Marshal, the legendary hero Retusus personally brought the giant monster back to Montenegro. Then what countless people had dreamed of finally happened. Count Amanda was alienated and neglected by the emperor day by day. There were even legends that the emperor had not summoned him for a long time. The most beloved "beauty", so if these people can see this scene, I am afraid they will immediately realize that they may have made a completely wrong judgment from the beginning...
The legendary tyrant Durotar actually showed a gentle and weak smile to Count Amanda at this time, and said softly: "Amanda, you have been really hard on me these days... My situation has become worse and worse recently. The worse it is, the worse your life will be."
Although the emperor's voice was very weak due to physical reasons, his gentleness and elegance were unmistakable, and even contained a bit of humility and apology. It is completely different from the brutal and brutal violence in the legend. But the weirdest thing was the emperor's tone of voice. It didn't sound like he was talking to his "lover" or "lover" at all, but more like he was talking to his best friend.
"It's not hard, but everyone thinks you no longer 'love' me, and now you are completely obsessed with my giant demon brother and sister. Those dead old ghosts are looking for opportunities to train me into their little one." Where are the cats and puppies?”
Durotar didn't answer. A biting and cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but a sudden violent cough completely dispelled the murderous intent he had just gathered. Durotar coughed heartbreakingly, and Amanda on the side just stared at him quietly, her eyes full of pity and heartache, and there seemed to be something else hidden in the deepest part of her eyes... .
"There is nothing to be angry about this kind of thing. Didn't we already know the outcome from the very beginning? Either we will kill all these cancerous worms in the empire, or we will die at their hands. Now we are just at a disadvantage. When you get better, we can continue to dig out these cancers bit by bit, just like you planned many years ago. Besides, I don't feel any humiliation, after all, I am also performing in my true colors. , I am very perverted to begin with, of course it is true that I like you."
Durotar showed a wry smile, and a trace of despair flashed deep in his eyes. Then he shook his head painfully and said: "There is no need to comfort me anymore. Don't you still know the poison in my body? I no longer have it." It's time... I only hate my ambition, hoping to rejuvenate this decadent and fallen empire. I would not hesitate to kill my father and brother, and take over this dirty crown from the blood and curse... . .. In order to shock other countries, forcefully create more than ten years of peace, and buy some time for our plan, I did not hesitate to waste people and money, launching a war that devastated countless lives... In order to pry up the war bit by bit. The rotten tree that is deeply rooted in the soil of the empire, I will not hesitate to let you, my best brother, play a role that is despised, despised and ridiculed by countless people... But the most hateful thing is myself, my Why does the body have to become like this at the most critical moment of the plan... Then what is the meaning of all the efforts we have made before... What kind of face can I show? Faced with you who have made so many sacrifices..."
The Great Emperor Durotar, who shocked the continent with his cruelty and debauchery, was actually choked with sobs. Every tear shed in his eyes seemed to be condensed from endless unwillingness and anger. (~^~)