Light Spirit Epic Chapter 2269: The King of Puppets (20)
Chapter 2269 The King of Puppets (Twenty)
The next morning.
"Is that okay? Then I'll take the big dog out for a walk first." Verne laughed.
"Oh, let's go." Arthur stuffed the five silver coins that counted as pocket money into the kid's palm, looked at Bedivere by the way, and said, "Beddie, keep an eye on this kid, don't let him in the city I'm lost."
"Wow." The big white wolf was obviously very dissatisfied with the fact that he became Verne's nanny, but if he didn't, he wouldn't be able to take Verne away from Arthur, so that Arthur would Can't get in touch with Merlin. For the sake of the bigger picture, Bedivere doesn't even want to be a nanny.
"By the way, go to the Mercenary Union and hand over the documents." Arthur added: "Let me explain what happened yesterday."
"Okay," Verne was very happy to get the pocket money, and he agreed to run errands naturally: "But why don't you go there yourself?"
"No, it's too much trouble." Arthur snorted. He was actually very dissatisfied with hiring mercenaries. In fact, most of the battles yesterday were done by him, and the mercenaries didn't help much. Although yesterday's situation was indeed quite special, and it was no fault of the mercenaries of the New Moon Mercenary Group, but after spending so much money without seeing the actual utility of the mercenaries in the battle, Arthur felt aggrieved.
Anyway. Anyway, he didn't plan to rely on that group of mercenaries from the very beginning, and the hiring of mercenaries was only done at the request of Duke Sirnante, and Arthur was only half-hearted. The mercenaries only need to submit enough "good-looking" reports to the duke and the trade union, as long as the duke is satisfied with everything.
Then, as expected, I'd better talk to Merlin about the "Abyss Tome" first, and then go to Chateau Hillnant to meet the Duke and discuss the cut-off policy.
"Merlin?" Arthur asked after Bedivere took Verne out.
"I'm here." A black crow shadow replied on the beam of the hotel. Of course, it answered without sound, using telepathy.
"What do you think about the Book of the Abyss: The Dimension of the Ten Thousand Realms that I got yesterday?" asked the King of Knights.
"It is indeed a very dangerous book." Merlin replied: "It can be seen as an influence of the abyss forces on the world. And this influence is still negative."
"Is this [abyss] you're talking about... the same abyss we've encountered before?"
"The abyss is the abyss, and it exists in all timelines, past present or future. So yes, Your Majesty. That book takes you to a part of that abyss, or one of them Branches. [Abyss] As a hyperspace, it can have countless areas or domains. Similarly, those creatures in the abyss may even rule their own domains. Your Majesty, you should just be in the abyss The realm to which a powerful creature belongs."
"I see." Arthur hummed. He still remembered the owner of the voice that spoke slowly and anxiously, the owner of the "Abyss Library", Mobius Maiyu, the waiter of the abyss. That guy never showed up, and Arthur only heard its voice in the Abyss Library. However, judging from the distortion of that space and that library, Mobius is definitely not a good thing at the time of the abyss...
"Merlin, what should I do if I want to destroy this tome?"
"Probably, it can't be destroyed at all." Merlin replied: "The tome itself is similar to a portal, and it is also a part of the abyss, the product of that hyperspace extending outward. It is not The matter of this world, the space it belongs to is even higher in dimension than our world. This higher-dimensional existence cannot be destroyed by the methods of our world, even if the sum of the energy of the entire universe is used, it cannot destroy one Hyperspace."
"Tsk." Arthur frowned: "If it can't be destroyed... it can be sealed, right? For example, sealed in the deepest part of the warrior's tomb, in a hidden place that no one can reach."
"That sounds like a good idea, Your Majesty."
"Then decided to do this." Arthur took a deep breath: "It seems that I have to go to the warrior's grave in the near future."
"With that kid named Verne?"
"Of course not, how can I bring it." Arthur smiled indifferently: "The less people know about this, the better. This magical tome is not something that people in this world should touch. That kid just find it. One reason is enough, and even Bedivere doesn't need to follow. Anyway, I still remember the way to and from the warrior's grave."
"If Your Majesty deems it appropriate..." Merlin had no objection. Of course he didn't explicitly agree. It is still dangerous for King Arthur to go deep into the tomb of the warriors alone.
Arthur ignored Merlin's suggestion and put away the cloth bag with the Tome of the Abyss. Every time he touched the cloth bag, he was very careful, for fear that any part of the cloth bag would leak out, causing his hands to come into direct contact with the evil book inadvertently. God knows if he encounters that book again, will he be sucked into that other world again? Despite his disgust, Arthur couldn't take the book away from him. He even had to hide the cloth bag under his pillow when he slept last night, in case Verne would come over to get a book out of curiosity. Overall, the book was not safe at all with him, and he had to get rid of it as soon as possible.
Two hours later, the reception room of Fort Hernant.
"Ah, I heard about last night. You did a good job." Duke Sirnante said slowly while looking out the window while smoking a pipe. He seemed to care about something, and didn't look at Arthur at all when he spoke.
"So, have you decided to support my future actions?" Arthur asked straight to the point: "Including being my guarantor and recommending me to meet the lords of various places?"
"Considering your talent, yes, I think it's worth investing my credit in you." The Duke said, turning to look at Arthur at this time: "That kid Verne will also go with you for the time being, Right? Then please take more care of you.------Speaking of which, did you find any unusual treasures in the cottage of the [Bone Collector] thieves last night?"
"Oh?" Arthur frowned suddenly, feeling that something was wrong: "For example?"
"For example, a book or something." The Duke replied, looking at Arthur dispassionately.
This reception room is on the top of a tower of the fortress. It is almost impossible for anyone to overhear the outside. The guard outside the door is still a close friend of the Duke. He said that he can speak freely here without worrying about being overheard. The problem. Even so, what he said was rather cryptic, and he didn't explicitly ask Arthur about the Tome of the Abyss.
"I've seen one, but it's a rather wicked book. It's wicked to the extent that... hiding that book will cause the church to come and ask for trouble. Arthur also replied vaguely: "How did you know about that book, Your Excellency? Could it be that——"
"I don't think the church will come to make trouble." Speaking of the church, Duke Sirnant's face remained calm, and he still responded calmly: "That book was originally a collection of my family's books, according to legend It is a cursed book. Anyone who reads that book will immediately go insane, and eventually die tragically in the madness. The cursed magic book was originally sealed in my family's underground library, under heavy protection It was banned, and no one was allowed to read it. However, half a year ago, the thieves of the [Bone Collector] thieves dug an underground tunnel to rob the treasury in my castle, but accidentally dug in the wrong direction, and the tunnel exit was underground The library. As a result, they stole all the precious books in my library, including the cursed magic book."
"So you want me to exterminate the thieves group this time, the real purpose is that book." Arthur hummed: "But why? Wouldn't it be good? Why did you bother to ask me, an outsider, to hire a mercenary to fetch the book?"
" There are several reasons. The main reason is that I can't send my troops in a high-profile way to retrieve the book of damnation, and I don't want more people to know that the book fell into my hands The Duke hummed: "You also said that the book is quite evil, and the owner may be troubled by the church people. I don't want to touch this evil thing at all, so let the next owner do it. Worry about it."
So it is. From the very beginning, Duke Sirnante wanted to stuff Arthur with the hot potato of "The Book of the Abyss".
"There is another reason." The duke added: "There was a man in our family who touched this magic book before, and before he went mad, he prophesied like this: [Going in and out of the abyss while remaining sane The person who will have the power to become a king]. So I'm actually looking forward to seeing the result after you touch the abyss."
Damn old fox~IndoMTL.com~ Arthur couldn't help scolding. In other words, this matter was arranged by Duke Sirnante from the very beginning. He had long expected that Arthur would come into contact with the book "The Book of the Abyss: The Dimension of the World" in the process of suppressing the bandits, and was dragged into the Abyss Library.
If Arthur becomes mad after touching the abyss, he naturally does not have the ability to become a king, and the duke will save a lot of trouble, and there is no need to support a fool who has gone mad; on the contrary, if Arthur touches the abyss. After leaving the abyss but still keeping his senses, he fulfilled the prophecy. He is a person with the power of a king. Then, the Duke can also support Arthur's future actions with more confidence. This guy's wishful thinking is quite loud.
"Then, the book will be given to you." The Duke said: "Take it, hide it, don't let it appear in front of my eyes again. Then next, take this one------"
He handed Arthur a document, which Arthur didn't take a closer look at when he got it, only to see that it was a letter of introduction signed by the duke.
And the recipient of the document is the person who currently controls the whole of England behind the puppet king Henry VI, the shadow king---Earl of Warwick, Richard Beauchamp.
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