All the information is pointing to a dark and unsettling answer. Everyone who hears the information unconsciously falls into silence, and Hao Ren knows better that these information will soon no longer be secrets——Rudolph Since the third king chose to disclose them here, and there was not only a newly emerged "ancient guardian" present, but also a little prince who didn't know much about the world, it means that these news may have begun to spread.
"In one month, the heirs of so many kingdoms encountered accidents, but the news did not come out until recently," Grand Duke Luen broke the silence, "Each kingdom does not want the turmoil that happened in its upper echelon to spread, so until some things cannot It is only known to the outside world when it is concealed, which instead provides an opportunity for the Annihilation Cultists to take advantage of."
Hao Ren thought about it, and felt that there were still many things he didn't understand. He frowned: "Those cultists just want to cause chaos and weaken the power of each order country? Then they should find an easier way." Yes, attacking the heirs of the royal family without anyone noticing it is probably more difficult than burning the king. And more importantly, it seems that few of their actions were successful—most of the heirs who were attacked were actually They didn't die, just like Arnia and the others, who suffered a serious illness and were just a false alarm."
"They don't just want to cause chaos," Alfred said when he was in college, "Their goal is the blood of the 'Keepers' of the royal families of various countries, and their ultimate goal is probably to weaken the suppression of Loch Marton and liberate that evil giant remnants of power."
Hao Ren was taken aback: "The blood of the watchman?"
"The royal family in every country is a family that has acquired the 'Watcher' inheritance." This time it was Veronica who explained. She knew more about Hao Ren's "amnesia" situation, so she simply changed the matter of the Watcher's bloodline from the beginning. Explain at the end, "This is not a real inherited blood, but a foreign inheritance. After each Chaos War, the continents will be reshuffled, some countries will be destroyed, the royal family will become extinct, and some Some kingdoms reorganized and rose from the ruins. The first thing these emerging kingdoms did after they were established was to seek the sanctuary’s approval—after obtaining the approval, the sanctuary would carry out inheritance ceremonies for these new royal families, from the blood of the ancient guards Power is injected into the veins of our founding king, and then passed on from generation to generation, this is the blood of the guardians, and only those who have obtained this kind of inheritance are qualified to become the rulers of the kingdom of order."
Hao Ren was a little dazed when he heard this, it was something he had never thought about before.
The dynasties of the Keluo world change, and the old royal family perishes every hundred years, and the new royal family rises from the grass. Except for the sanctuary, there are almost no long-term noble families in this world, but they have their own ways to maintain a certain The bloodline inheritance on the detached people: determined by the sanctuary, some kind of "surgery" genetic transformation was carried out on the secular royal family, and an ancient bloodline was forcibly implanted into the rulers of these orderly countries.
It seems that this ancient bloodline comes from "Ancient Divine Guard?"
Veronica's explanation continued: "The guardian's blood has the power to suppress chaos, and it is also a necessary condition for igniting the Sunburnt Tower: in the last month of each year, the Sunburnt Tower needs to be re-ignited. The tower of order that guards the entire country is the basis for the kingdom to survive in the chaos. When the tower is lit, the royal family members of each kingdom must inject their blood into the energy core. It is precisely because of the guardians The bloodlines are scattered all over the continent, only the secular kingdom can maintain the minimum order border, so as not to allow chaos to completely swallow the world."
Hao Ren nodded, he understood the meaning of the "Keeper's bloodline".
The light of order is like a lighthouse in the dark. The members of the royal family of each country are actually the firewood for the fire. What flows in their blood vessels is not only the noble blood, but also the fuel to maintain their own kingdom.
He remembered that in the desolate wilderness, it was Veronica who used her own blood to ignite the defunct stove device—it turned out that this was the secret.
Hao Ren blinked and looked at the old scholar: "The purpose of the cultists is to destroy these people with the blood of the watchmen? That's even more unreasonable: the heirs attacked by them are still alive."
Before the old scholar opened his mouth, Ania took the initiative to answer the question: "But the blood power has been lost."
Her Royal Highness stretched out her hand and lightly pricked her fingertip with a silver needle, and then bright red blood oozed out from her fingertip.
Just ordinary blood.
"Ania, you..." Veronica looked at this scene in shock. Obviously, she had just learned the news. The knight princess immediately stabbed her finger with a pocket knife, and her blood flowed out , with a faint shimmer.
Obviously, the two bloods were completely different, and some kind of magical power had been lost in Arnia's blood.
"Diseases can be cured and curses can be removed, but the power in the blood is irreversible," Rudolf III whispered, "It is true that many of the royal heirs who were attacked are still alive, but the Annihilation Cultists have achieved their goal: to eliminate The power of the blood of these heirs."
"The power of the bloodline of the guardians is an important guarantee for maintaining the borders of order, because only they can light up the Sunburnt Tower. Now the day when the Sunburnt Tower burns out is very close, and the operating efficiency of the tower is decreasing every day. And the impact of this on the whole country has now been reflected—” Alfred’s old voice sounded weaker than before, “The output power of all furnaces in the Kingdom is decreasing simultaneously, although this situation has not yet affected the salary. It is only a matter of time before the Tower of Fire is a sacred object. The power of chaos is penetrating from the west and north of the kingdom to the interior, which is also a sign of weakening order. Right now, we must prepare for the Tower of Sunburn as soon as possible. The lighting ceremony."
Hao Ren took a few deep breaths and looked at Rudolf III: "It is true that the heirs of various countries have lost their bloodline power, but the situation shouldn't be so bad. What about you kings and queens who are still in power? Your bloodline power should still be there, okay?" Set the tower on fire."
"We are almost exhausted." Rudolph III smiled, and calmly said this sentence, which was shocking to others.
After a pause, the old king continued: "It is not difficult to maintain the Sunburnt Tower in the year of order, because we only need to ensure that it does not go out, but when the tide of chaos hits, every Sunburnt Tower must Full power operation - Chaos tide lasts ten years at a time, but almost no mortal can keep himself burning for ten years. This year is the seventh year of Chaos tide, I have continuously injected energy into that tower for seven years, and the other The same is true for the rulers of the kingdom, as mortals, our limits will come to an end."
Speaking of this, Rudolf III was still in the mood to make a joke: "Perhaps the ice dragon queen of Eternal Winter is better, she is a powerful dragon family, and is more resistant to fire than us..."
Hao Ren didn't think the joke was funny at all: "That is to say... the kings of all countries in the mainland have exhausted their blood power, so the next ignition ceremony must be performed by the heirs of each country?!"
"But the heirs of all countries have been 'abolished'," Rudolf III said lightly, "perhaps Veronica is the only exception."
When His Majesty the King said this, his expression was very flat. Hao Ren was observing this middle-aged majestic man from the opposite side. The sun shone on him from the side, making him look like he was covered with a halo. In fact, Rudolf III did not look like he was "running out of fuel" as he said. On the contrary, he was a middle-aged man full of energy and good health. Years of martial arts practice also made this king more powerful than many of his young courtiers. To be strong, in terms of life span alone, he is far too early to bid farewell to this world.
But Hao Ren knew that what Rudolf III said "the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry" actually had another meaning, which refers to the power in his blood.
The ancient magical power implanted by the sanctuary people through genetic technology does not belong to ordinary humans. These ancient powers come from a vanished extraordinary race. Even if it is diluted, the body of an extraordinary person can bear it. The power that can be generated and contained is limited. In the years when the tide of chaos hits, a king has to draw all his magic power to maintain the operation of the Sunburnt Tower, but it is not enough to survive ten years.
The last three years must be taken over by the heirs of the royal family.
The Annihilation Cultists uncovered the hole cards and methods they had accumulated over thousands of years, accurately and fatally destroying the biggest weakness in the process of "inheritance of order".
Talos may be the only kingdom where the situation is not so bad: this kingdom still has an heir with ancient blood, because of Hao Ren, a random character, Veronica survived, and she is now the only one who can light up the mortal world. People at the lighthouse.
But other kingdoms are facing a desperate situation - they may be able to ask for help from the Sanctuary, but to be honest, the Sanctuary may not be able to protect itself now.
Rudolf III and most people in the Chamber of Secrets knew this, so they didn't feel complacent at all because their kingdom retained the last bloodline heir: the whole world of order prospers and all loses, if all the continental countries are extinguished in chaos How long can a lighthouse in Talos illuminate the darkness
The atmosphere in the secret room was dull, but at this moment, a gemstone ring in Rudolf III's hand suddenly flashed.
His Majesty the King put the ring by his ear, and after a while, he raised his head and looked at Hao Ren.
"Guardian, there is bad news."
"What?"
"Lavinia Juniper Kant managed to escape with the help of a large group of cultists. Before she escaped, she turned back and attacked Veronica's bannerman, and took away the ancient artifact you brought."
Hao Ren: "..." (To be continued~^~)