Chapter 356
The bright sunshine broke through the thick white clouds, and the warmth fell on the earth along with the radiance.
Outside the mansion, birds sang happily on the treetops, and bees followed the fragrance and landed on the petals to collect nectar.
Victor sat on the stone chair in the garden, breathing the clear air.
Holding a heavy magic book in his hand, he read carefully in the sunlight.
Yesterday, the royal city of the Kingdom of Kant suffered an unprecedented blow.
The subhumans broke into the city walls and destroyed the majestic royal city, leaving only ruins and ashes.
This brought extremely heavy losses to the entire Kingdom of Kant.
Every household in the royal city was plundered, although the losses were mainly imprisoned subhuman slaves.
In addition, most of the houses were demolished.
But the Cassidra Chamber of Commerce was obviously in trouble.
The kingdom's commercial city suffered an extremely heavy impact under the battle between Victor and the subhumans.
The once prosperous commercial city has now been razed to the ground.
Countless buildings and shops have turned to dust, and the economic losses brought about cannot be described in words.
And the huge commercial city in the royal city, nearly half of which are the property of the Cassidra Chamber of Commerce.
Although this chamber of commerce is powerful enough to rival a country, it cannot withstand such losses!
Therefore, the kingdom and the Cassidra Chamber of Commerce will discuss the compensation issue for the destruction of the commercial city today.
As a duke, Grand Duke Barro got on a carriage to the royal city early in the morning.
After all, he is the strongest in the entire kingdom.
Maybe in the past few days, he needs to travel back and forth between the royal city and the territory frequently.
The departure of the Grand Duke gave Aurelian some free time.
Otherwise, as long as the Grand Duke has time, Aurelian will follow the Grand Duke to learn magic.
Coincidentally, at this time, Aurelian slowly walked along the path of the garden.
She still held two items in her hands.
One of the pieces of steel was shining silver-white, and it was an extraordinary item at first glance.
The other item looked like a tail that fell off from a monster, but it had spikes on it, making it look particularly dangerous.
"Teacher, the items you auctioned at the auction yesterday have arrived."
After hearing Aurelian's voice, Victor put down the book and looked at the two items in her hands.
The names of the items rose silently in front of Victor.
[Gaia's Fine Steel]
[Mahazak's Tail Spike]
Then, a white magic flashed in Victor's eyes.
Two winds slowly rolled up from Aurelian's hands, blowing the two items up and floating them into his palms.
Until he put it in his hand, Victor's eyes flashed with the introduction of two materials:
[Gaia's Fine Steel: It comes from the deepest part of the earth. It is said that it is the ore fragments that fell from the mountain range that the ancient giant Gaia carried on his back. Its toughness can even surpass the diamond stone and can withstand extremely powerful magic attacks]
[Mahazak's Tail Spike: It is taken from the evil beast 'Mahazak' active in the world. The deadly spikes on its tail can even pierce the mountain range and penetrate the giant snake]
Obviously, it is genuine.
Victor weighed the flowing and shiny steel in his hand and thought about it.
The portion of Gaia's Fine Steel is not large, and it is definitely not possible to make it into armor that covers the whole body.
Moreover, Gwen already has a powerful armor that has been strengthened several times, and there is no need for another one.
Perhaps, it can be made into a weapon.
Focusing on 'Mahazak's Tail Spike', Victor couldn't help but think of Erica.
Because Aurelion has a perverted buff like [Forge of Eternity].
So when teaching, Viktor did not treat her as a mage.
Cultivating both near and far is just right to maximize her [Forge of Eternity].
But Erica is a pure mage.
She has reached the third level, so she should have a staff of her own.
Considering that she bravely stopped two disasters in the battle in the Padarumbu Sea.
Viktor felt that he should carefully make a staff for her as a thank you.
But Viktor looked at Aurelion again.
The little princess was looking down, looking at the materials in Viktor's hand with some doubts.
So Viktor sighed.
In two days, it will be Aurelion's birthday.
Forget it, let's talk about it later.
The two materials in his hands gradually emitted a faint glow, like stardust in the night sky, gradually dissipating.
Then, he looked up again and looked at Aurelion:
"How is your study going?"
Aurelian was not surprised to hear Viktor's words.
She knew that the teacher was asking her about the undead.The progress of magic.
If it were usual, every time she finished learning a new magic, Victor would patiently ask her what she had learned.
The teacher was very concerned about her learning new magic.
And every time she learned it, the teacher would use the magic she had learned exactly.
It was like correcting her mistakes.
This time was no exception.
In the past, Aurelian would always tell Victor very confidently that she had learned it.
But unlike usual, this time, Aurelian's face was a little gloomy.
It was like a child who had done something wrong, and even lost his previous confidence.
"Sorry, teacher, I'm a little confused."
The magic of the dead is strange and profound, which is very different from ordinary magic.
It does not require too much magic power, but needs to establish a connection with the realm of the dead to truly understand the meaning of "death".
What's more, she is a little afraid of the dead souls living in the realm of the dead.
This makes it impossible for her to understand those dead souls.
Victor remained calm, as if he had expected this situation.
"I know."
He slowly closed his eyes and put the book on the chair.
Aurelian looked at Victor's actions and felt a little curious.
At this time, a cold breath rose from the ground and suddenly rose slowly along her legs.
Feeling this familiar feeling, Aurelian couldn't help but look down.
The bright land that was originally illuminated by the sun was gradually covered by a thick green fog.
She couldn't help but look around, and her heart was slightly startled.
This power, could it be...
She already had the answer in her heart.
Because this is what grandpa has shown her many times.
The sign of entering the realm of the dead.
Gradually, even the light that was originally as bright as a star was swallowed by the thick fog, leaving only a faint fluorescence dotted in it.
The surrounding space gradually distorted, and the ground under her feet began to slowly crack.
A disgusting stench rose from the soft soil and rushed into Aurelian's nostrils.
The sky covered by the green mist gradually became chaotic and dark.
Above her head, the gloomy sky seemed to never be bright, and was always shrouded by a thick cloud of smoke.
But the land in front of her was completely different from what Aurelian had seen before.
Originally, the land of the dead should be dead and silent, and the dark scorched earth was constantly filled with damp and rotten smells.
But the dead land here was actually covered by a golden wheat field.
Although the smell of decay was still in the air, the endless vitality brought her a different kind of comfort.
It was as if the warm spring breeze was blowing over the winter land.
It was obviously the land of the dead, but this vitality made it seem particularly abrupt.
She seemed to realize something and exclaimed.
"This...isn't this the wheat ear of the goddess of abundance?"
"Yes."
Suddenly, Victor's voice sounded in her ears.
"The power of the goddess of abundance can give life to any land."
"Even the land of the dead."
At some point, Victor was standing beside Aurelian:
"Necromancer is the magic that controls death."
"But life and death are always dependent on each other."
As Victor spoke, a breeze swept across the land.
The endless golden wheat field set off a wave.
The shimmering golden light floated slowly, and a breath of life gushed out.
"Just like this land, even this most dead space still has vitality."
Aurelian felt this lush vitality, and her body seemed to be attracted by some kind of power.
A warm feeling flowed through her body, as if she was in her mother's arms.
She just looked at the golden wheat waves, seeming a little dazed.
The body trembled slightly, trying to merge with the land.
But the dark green sky was in conflict with the golden color.
It was as if the bright day and the deep night intersected, which was extremely absurd.
"What's important is what you see."
Victor looked forward, and the golden color of the entire wheat field slowly rose, illuminating the dark green sky.
In the blink of an eye, the entire realm of the dead seemed to be purified.
The originally heavy dark green fog was slowly dispelled by the golden light, revealing a clear and dim sky.
"Is it a ghost, a wronged spirit who can't rest in peace even after death?"
Along with Victor's long words echoing in his ears, the hot orange sky seemed to burn with flames.
That was the most perfect cloud flame before the sky was about to fall into silence.
"Or is it the last swan song before the living die."
The broadThe clouds were completely ignited by the heat, spreading for thousands of miles.
The golden wheat waves and the red sky seemed to merge slowly in the distance, making Aurelion unable to distinguish the earth from the sky.
She opened her eyes wide, and her silver hair swept across her shoulders in the breeze and rose behind her.
Under the golden light, the long silver hair looked so noble and flawless.
At this moment, Aurelion's eyes reflected the red gold scene.
There seemed to be a ray of enlightenment and hope in her heart, which was quietly lit up.
…
In the towering steel castle, the black steel tower rose from the ground, supporting the tall palace.
The beautiful auctioneer sat in the palace, calm and composed.
Behind her, there were four or five burly bodyguards.
With just one glance, one could feel the depressing and terrible oppression coming from these bodyguards, like giant beasts standing on guard.
Around them were a row of noble lords who had attended the auction last night, all wearing various long swords on their waists.
Sitting directly in front of the nobles was King August.
Archduke Barro was sitting on a seat on a step slightly lower than the king.
August nodded to the auctioneer of the Cassidra Chamber of Commerce with a smile:
"The specific compensation still needs to be confirmed by our kingdom."
"Please rest assured, we will definitely give the Cassidra Chamber of Commerce a reasonable compensation price that we can accept."
The female auctioneer also responded with a smile and nodded slightly:
"Our chamber of commerce always believes in the reputation of the kingdom. Since you said so, we are willing to wait for a while."
"After all, no one wants to encounter this "natural disaster", we can understand."
After a few pleasantries, the female auctioneer stood up and bowed slowly to August:
"Then your majesty, we will take our leave first."
"As for the compensation for Mr. Victor Clevenna, we still need to calculate it carefully."
August nodded in agreement.
The auctioneer then took his guards and slowly took his leave.
After she left, the king spoke:
"You lords can go back and wait for the next news."
When the lords heard August say this, they stood up one after another, without saying a word to each other, and some even snorted.
When the nobles stepped out of the gate, several lords looked back at August, with a little dissatisfaction in their eyes.
After all the nobles left, August sighed and relaxed his shoulders.
He rubbed his eyebrows, very distressed.
"Alas."
After what happened yesterday, the nobles and wealthy people suffered heavy losses.
As long as there were subhuman slaves in their homes, they were basically turned upside down.
Even the people in the royal city were frightened.
Not only that, the compensation demanded by the Cassidra Chamber of Commerce also came one after another.
It is impossible for the kingdom to pay all the compensation, and the lords present could not escape the share of the compensation.
The occurrence of this incident has a huge impact on August's ruling power.
If the two tiger men can be left behind and paraded in the street, it can eliminate some negative effects.
But now, the two tiger men belong to Victor's spoils of war, and he dare not go to Victor in person to ask for them.
He urgently needs a way to consolidate his ruling position.
At this time, Grand Duke Barro, who was sitting next to him with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
The turbid eyes looked at August.
A dull voice suddenly sounded in the king's ears:
"Your Majesty, I think I need to give you a piece of advice."
August was suddenly stunned, looked at the Grand Duke, and asked quickly:
"Grand Duke, please speak."
"When trying to find a shortcut, please think twice before you act."
"Whether it is a wild beast or a paradise behind the mountain, no one knows."
After saying that, he closed his eyes again, and then knocked his cane on the floor.
"Princess Aurelian is still waiting for me at home, I'm sorry I won't stay any longer."
A cloud of green smoke overflowed from nowhere and instantly entangled Grand Duke Barro.
The next second, the somewhat hunched lead-colored robe figure left the place with the dissipated green smoke.
And August was still sitting in his original position, listening to Grand Duke Barro's words, confused in the same place.
He was a little confused, thinking about the Grand Duke's words in his mind.
But he still couldn't figure it out, and finally, he could only sigh helplessly:
"In the end, we still have to rely on marriage."
"Sorry, Hilda.""I don't think I can keep my promise to you."