All the information pointed to a dark and disturbing answer, and everyone who heard the information fell into silence unconsciously, and Hao Ren knew better that this information would soon cease to be a secret - since Rudolf III had chosen to make it public here, and there was not only a newly emerging "ancient guardian" present, but also a little prince who did not know anything about the world, it was a sign that the news had probably begun to circulate."
In a month, so many kingdom heirs have met with accidents, but the news has not come out until recently," Archduke Lune broke his silence, "Each kingdom does not want the turmoil that happened in its upper echelons to spread, so it is not known to the outside world until something cannot be hidden, which only provides an opportunity for the Annihilation Cultists to take advantage of." ”Hao Ren thought about it, and always felt that there were still a lot of things he didn't understand, and he frowned: "Those cultists just want to cause chaos and weaken the power of various order countries?
Then they should be able to find an easier way, and it will be more difficult to start among the royal heirs and be unaware of it, which is probably higher than burning the royal capital.And more importantly, few of their actions seem to have been successful - most of the heirs who were attacked were not actually dead, just like Ania and them, who were seriously ill and had a false alarm. ”"They don't just want to cause chaos," Alfred said in college, "and their goal is to be the 'caretaker' bloodline of the royal families, and their ultimate goal is probably to weaken the repression of Lokmaton and free the remnants of that evil giant." ”Hao Ren was stunned: "Caretaker blood?
”"The royal family of every kingdom is a family that has obtained the 'caretaker' inheritance," Veronica explained this time, she knew more about Hao Ren's "memory loss", so she simply explained the matter of the caretaker's bloodline from beginning to end, "This is not a real inherited bloodline, but an alien inheritance."
After each Chaos War, the continents will be reshuffled, some kingdoms will fall, royal families will be extinct, and some kingdoms will be reorganized and raised in ruins, and the first thing these emerging kingdoms will do after they are established is to seek the approval of the Sanctuary - after gaining recognition, the Sanctuary will carry out the inheritance ceremony of these new royal families, and the bloodline power from the ancient gods will be injected into the veins of our founding king, and then continue from generation to generation, this is the bloodline of the caretaker, Only those who have received this inheritance are eligible to become the rulers of the Ordered Realm. ”Hao Ren was a little distracted when he heard this, this was really something he had never thought of.The Kolo world dynasty changes, every hundred years the old royal family falls, new royal families rise out of the grass, except for the Holy Domain, there are almost no long-term noble families in this world, but they have their own way to maintain some kind of transcendent human bloodline: determined by the Holy Domain, the secular royal family is subjected to some kind of "surgical" genetic modification, forcibly implanting an ancient bloodline into the rulers of these ordered countries.It seems that this ancient bloodline comes from the "Ancient Divine Guard?
”Veronica's explanation continues: "The Guardian's bloodline has the power to suppress chaos, and it is also necessary to ignite the Sunburn Tower: in the last month of each year, the Sunburn Tower needs to be rekindled, and this tower of order that guards the entire kingdom is fundamental to the survival of the kingdom in the face of chaos, and when the tower is ignited, the royal family members of each kingdom must inject their own blood into the power core.It is precisely because of the bloodlines of these guardians scattered all over the continent that the secular kingdom can maintain the minimum order and territory, so as not to allow chaos to completely enroach the world. ”Hao Ren nodded, he understood the meaning of this "caretaker bloodline".The light of order is like a beacon in the darkness, and the royal family members of each kingdom are actually firewood for the fire, and their veins are not only the noble blood of the nobles, but also the fuel to maintain their kingdom.He remembered that in the barren wilderness, it was Veronica who had used her own blood to ignite the discarded hearth device—the mystery of which was here.Hao Ren blinked and looked at the old bachelor: "The purpose of the cultists is to eliminate these people with the bloodline of the guards?"
Not to mention: the heirs they attacked are still alive. ”Before the old scholar could speak, Ania took the initiative to answer the question: "But the power of the bloodline has been lost. ”Her Royal Highness reached out and gently pierced her fingertips with a silver needle, so that red blood oozed from her fingertips.It's just ordinary blood."
Aniah, ...... you" Veronica watched this scene in shock, apparently she had just learned the news, and the knight princess immediately stabbed her finger with the knife she carried with her, and her blood flowed out with a faint glimmer.Obviously, these two types of blood are very different, and some kind of magic has been lost in Aniah's blood."
Sickness can be cured, curses can be removed, but the power in the bloodline is irretrievable," Rudolph 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 remove the bloodline power of these heirs. ”"The bloodline power of the Guardians is an important safeguard for maintaining the borders of order, for they are the only ones who can light up the Tower of the Sunburn.Now that the day is close to the burning out of the Sunburn Tower, the efficiency of the tower's operation is decreasing every day, and the impact on the whole country is already being felt-" Alfred's old voice sounded even weaker than before, "The output power of all the fires in the kingdom is decreasing at the same time, although this situation has not yet affected the level of the Flame Tower, but it is only a matter of time, the chaotic forces are infiltrating inland from the west and north of the kingdom, which is also a sign of the weakening of order."
Now, we must prepare for the ignition ceremony of the Sunburn Tower as soon as possible. ”Hao Ren took a few deep breaths and looked at Rudolf III: "The heirs of various countries have indeed lost their bloodline power, but the situation should not be so bad - what about you kings and queens who are still on the throne?"
Your bloodline power should still be there, and you can set the tower on fire. ”"We're almost running out of gas."
Rudolf III smiled and said this sentence very indifferently, which sounded earth-shattering to others.After a pause, the old king continued: "It is not difficult to maintain the Sunburn Tower in the Year of Order, because we just need to make sure that it does not go out, but when the Chaos Tides strike, each Sunburn Tower must be running at full power - the Chaos Tides last for ten years at a time, but there are few mortals who can keep themselves burning for ten years.This year marks the seventh year of the Tide of Chaos, and I've been infusing that tower with energy for seven years, as have the rulers of other kingdoms, and that's where our limits end as mortals. ”Speaking of this, Rudolf III was still in the mood to make a joke: "The Ice Dragon Queen of Eternal Winter may be better, she is a powerful dragon clan, and she is more resistant to burning than us......
Hao Ren felt that this joke was not funny at all: "In other words......
The kings of the countries on the continent have already used up their bloodline power, and the next ignition ceremony must be carried out by the heirs of each country?!
”"But the heirs of all nations have been 'deposed,'" said Rudolf III lightly, "and perhaps Veronica is the only exception." ”His Majesty's expression was very flat when he said this, and Hao Ren observed the majestic man who was only middle-aged from the other side, and the sun shone on the other side of him, making him look like he had been plated with a halo.Rudolf III did not actually look like he had "run out of oil" as he said, on the contrary, he was an energetic, healthy middle-aged man, and his perennial martial arts practice had made his majesty stronger than many of his young courtiers, and in terms of longevity alone, he was still far from saying goodbye to this world.But Hao Ren knew that Rudolf III's "running out of oil and drying up" actually meant something else, that is, the power in his blood.The ancient magic power implanted by the Sanctuary people through genetic technology and does not belong to ordinary humans, these ancient powers come from a transcendent race that has disappeared, even if it is diluted, it is not enough for an ordinary person's body to bear, so the power that an ordinary person can generate and accommodate in his life 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 Sunburn 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 unleashed the cards and methods they had accumulated over the years, accurately and fatally destroying the biggest weakness in the process of "order inheritance".Talos is perhaps the only country where things aren't so bad: the kingdom still has an heir with ancient bloodlines, and Veronica has survived thanks to Haoren's invasive character, and she's now the only person in the mortal world who can light a beacon.The other kingdoms are in a desperate situation—they may be able to turn to the Sanctuary for help, but to be honest, the Sanctuary is now in danger of protecting itself.Rudolph III and most of the people in the Chamber knew this, so they didn't feel complacent about the fact that their kingdom had retained the last heir of the bloodline: the entire world of order was both prosperous and lost, and if all the kingdoms of the continent were extinguished in chaos, how long would a lighthouse alone in Talos illuminate the darkness?
The atmosphere in the chamber was dreary, but at this moment, a jeweled seal ring in Rudolf III's hand suddenly flashed.His Majesty put the ring to his ear, and after a moment, he looked up and looked at Hao Ren."
Bad news, Guardian.""
What?""
Lavinia?
Juniper?
Kant managed to escape with the help of a large number of cultists, and before she could escape, she turned back and attacked Veronica's Banner Bearers, snatching the ancient artifact you had brought. ”Hao Ren: "......"
(To be continued.) )