MTL - For Thousands of Years, My Weakest Brother Has Become a Demon King (1000 Years Later, Even My Weakest Follower Has Become A Demon King)-Chapter 221 underground root system
Chapter 221 Underground Roots
William was a little surprised when he heard his surname.
But then, he immediately shook his head inwardly.
should be just a coincidence…
After all, Kane is not a rare surname, and there is no tradition of changing surnames to avoid suspicion in this world. More importantly, there was no marriage game content in "The Watcher of the End" at the beginning, and he could not have descendants in this world.
Of course, there are guys who claim to be descendants of William and put gold on their faces. But if that is the case, it has nothing to do with him.
Thinking of this, William asked:
"Anything else you know about her adoptive parents?"
Being willing to live and settle in Ravenwood means being willing to accept the unique cultural customs of the forest elves. At least in William's era, only the unfortunate people who were chased by their enemies and forced to be helpless, or a very few crazy people with special hobbies would be willing to do this.
According to the information William has learned, after Ravenwood was annexed by the Riel Empire, it seems to have become a place of exile within the empire to demote the losers of the power struggle. Even the current queen of the empire, Irene Riel, was sent here to recuperate since she was a child on the grounds that she was frail and sickly. The essence of it was that the old emperor hoped that his young daughter would stay away from the center of the empire and would not become a convalescent. Victims of power struggles.
"We have investigated, her adoptive parents are members of the inner ring of the Platinum Circle, and it seems that she was demoted and sent here because she offended a member of the Imperial Senate in Platinum City. Security work."
Ebony's answer was much different from William's guess.
However, the platinum ring?
After hearing the name of this organization with a too high sense of existence, William was still slightly cautious.
After all, the Platinum Circle is a janitorial organization that only obeys the orders of the emperor, is responsible for handling extraordinary events within the empire, and protects the safety of the members of the royal family. It is said that it was founded by the first emperor, Terra Riel, and has the privilege of being free from the supervision of the laws of the stars.
Then, as a member of the inner ring of the Platinum Circle, it is really unlikely that he was assigned to Ravenwood for offending a certain elder.
Combined with their adopted daughter, he finally became the Duke of Sacred Tree who ruled Jade Province, and after he came to power, he continued to implement the policy of turning back to the empire. It was difficult for William not to think in the direction of conspiracy theories.
But in this way, the other party has the surname of "Kane", it is hard to say whether it has any deep meaning.
Thinking of this, William suddenly fell back into thinking.
"So, you think so too, don't you? This matter has been set up by the imperial family to control the entire Jade Province from the very beginning. That woman is just a puppet supported by the empire, we just need to reveal the true face of the other party. …”
Probably seeing William's thoughtful expression, Ebony said excitedly.
For this too naive view, William immediately poured a basin of cold water:
"What if this is the case? According to what you said before, Flallo relies on real power, not a politically right and left-sided one who weaves lies to the people and sits on the throne. In this case, as long as he can't show it, he can win the battle. The strength of the other side, no matter what the truth is, cannot shake the foundation of the other side's governance."
It's all like this, will the other party still care about his reputation?
William's words made Ebony's emotions immediately disappear.
But soon he picked himself up again.
"But as long as you are willing to help us, then we have enough strength to defeat her, right?"
As the "big mother" in the revelation foretells the chosen one who will liberate the forest elves, Ebony once spent a lot of money to buy information on this mysterious man from the Thieves Guild and the Broken Sword Brotherhood.
Although the true identity of the other party is still unclear, according to his trajectory of action and the habits he shows, it is almost certain that the other party has a great relationship with the ancient organization called "Watchers of the End". It may even be the direct descendants, successors and even survivors of the dead "judgment seat".
And this point, Ebony has basically determined through the use of the "Frost Witch" phylactery.
Members of the Tribunal…
Ebony can hardly describe how excited he felt after he made sure of this.
Because of the Great Book Burning Movement that year, most of the historical records about the Tribunal have been lost, and now only some fragments can be found. But even in those fragmented records, Ebony could feel how terrifying the Tribunal was and how much influence they had on the current situation.
"Shadow Queen" Remedios of Avazhou, "Frost Witch" Neh who once froze the entire Fairy Lake in a rage, "Stargazer" Sibilla, founder of "Blind Sisterhood" , and even "William Kane", the incarnation of the Eighth Holy Spirit of the Empire's faith, was once a member of the Tribunal.
It's no wonder that this man has been able to do so many incredible things before—suspected to quell the tide of undead in the Great Cemetery of Thorns, toppling the Serpent Tower in Nakuland, manipulating the Blackwater Province behind the scenes to drive out the imperial forces, Moon Law City helped the Lord of Awa Continent to kill the Demon General Massacre, and it was even rumored that the sea of nothingness that appeared in the Mourning Mountains was his masterpiece.
In addition, in the revelation of the "big mother", he resisted the great cause of the demon army's offensive in the moon realm... I don't know which member of the tribunal is the inheritor of the other party, or he just hides his identity as a longevity species and lives until now. Tribunal members.
I am afraid that only this kind of character who seems to be a mythical hero can help them bring that inexplicably strong woman down from the throne.
"As long as you are willing to help us, I believe all this is not a problem."
Ebony, who felt his emotions surging, repeated again.
William, who was walking behind, heard the words, but he didn't nodded humbly at all.
"I said earlier, as long as you can guarantee that those things are true, I can put you on the throne before next week."
No matter how powerful the forest elf with the same surname as her, named Flaro, since she is a magic caster, there must be no possibility for her to defeat her.
William didn't say that he would be able to sit on the throne tonight, he just didn't want to scare the other party.
Hearing William's overconfident words, Ebony said with a slightly guilty conscience:
"It's not impossible... Even if you can defeat that woman, we have to spend some time getting the support of the major tribes and forest druids first."
After all, defeating Flaro is completely different from overthrowing the current Jade Province government.
There is some truth to this saying...
After hearing Ebony's words, William thought.
After all, there are many forces scattered in Ravenwood. If we really want to suppress them all at once, we have to find a way to get all those in power who support the Duke of Sacred Tree to gather together before we can solve it all at once.
In this case, you can only use one shot, and you can save a lot of effort.
Thinking of this, William nodded and said:
"You can arrange these things when the time comes. By the way, where are we going? Why do I feel like we've been going around in circles underground?"
Ebony immediately replied:
"Please be a little more patient, do you think we will simply keep those precious things in the cabinet of our own house? Now the place we are going is a very hidden place hidden under the huge and complex root system of the World Tree, And a large number of defensive enchantments are arranged, and certain rules must be followed to trigger the opening of the entrance..."
At this moment, the two of them are going deeper along the underground caves extended by the roots of the World Tree. It is rumored that the roots of the World Tree have spread to almost every corner of the entire Ravenwood Forest. Of course, this is just an exaggeration. . In fact, according to the calculations of the forest druids, the underground range of the entire root network, even including those subtrees, should be less than one-fifth of the area of Ravenwood Forest.
Of course, this is amazing enough for mortals. In the underground of Ravenwood Forest, relying on the root network of the World Tree, it is completely possible to build an underground super city. However, because of the covenant between the forest elves and the World Tree, this kind of thing that would destroy the underground roots of the World Tree is naturally not allowed.
"But after all, this is an extraordinary period, and the 'big mother' has allowed us to use the roots here to hide our strongholds against Flaro's tyranny."
said Ebony.
"You always said 'we' before, but now in Jade Province, apart from the Holy Mother's Temple, who else is willing to resist Flaro's tyranny?"
asked William who was following behind him.
After all, according to the other party's previous statement, in addition to the support of the empire, the current Sacred Tree Duke, the forest druids, and the major tribes that worship the beasts and spirits, all surrendered because they succumbed to the force of the other party.
To this, Ebony replied with a little pride:
"Frallo's ruling style is extremely tyrannical. Anyone who dares to oppose her decision will be executed by her. But fortunately, whether it is execution or disposal of corpses, according to tradition, the Holy Mother of the Holy Tree is responsible."
Looking at the smile on the other side's face, William roughly guessed what the other side was doing.
"So you take this opportunity..."
Ebony smiled and said:
"That's right, I replaced the sap of the dead root of the execution with alchemy medicine with a paralyzing effect, and the 'Saint Eater' used to deal with the corpse obeyed my orders. This way, through deception and bag-dropping operations, I saved my life. There are a lot of people who are willing to directly rebel against the Duke. Ah, here we are..."
turned another corner, and the two came to a gate made of knotted roots, on which a defensive barrier was inscribed with a life rune.
Ebony raised his hand, intending to revoke the barrier, but William stopped it.
"right here?"
William asked, his eyes glowing with an emerald green light.
"Yes, it's here. A settlement of rebels."
Ebony, who was stopped by William, asked strangely.
"How many rebels are there?"
William ignored the strange look in the other's eyes and asked directly.
"There are forty-three people in total. Don't look at the number of people, but each of them is brave and good at fighting..."
The color in William's eyes instantly turned to pitch black.
"Knew it…"
Then he murmured.
"Sure enough what?"
Ebony asked a little uneasily.
"I heard the sound of someone walking inside, so I subconsciously used [Life Detection] to look at it, but I didn't see a single figure."
William turned his head to look at Ebony. Then continued:
"Then I just tried [Necro Detection]... Guess how many silhouettes of undead I saw in this settlement of yours?"
Ebony's face changed drastically when he heard this.
He opened his mouth, trying to say a number with difficulty, but couldn't pronounce a syllable for a long time.
William didn't wait for him too long, and said cruelly:
"Forty-three."
(end of this chapter)
