The Last King of Darkness

Even if it was expected, the real world is still harsher than imagined.

Human beings are like a small boat sailing on the boundless dark ocean, and I do not know when they will face extinction.

Rhodes, who had just seen the horror and weirdness of the spiritual world, understood this more deeply.

According to his current understanding, the spiritual world is like some kind of deeper world, and disturbances from the spiritual world will eventually be reflected in the material world.

And this kind of feedback is usually negative, it will cause the monster to change, and lead to disaster.

According to Molly, the dark world is like the sea, and there is a strange connection between monsters, and disturbances pass like waves.

Calm is the best situation.

But under the calm, in the deeper and bottomless deep sea, there are still more terrifying unknowns, and the changes in the deep sea cannot be known on the sea surface.

The White Tower is an institution that tries to detect and predict those undercurrents of terror.

From Molly's description, Rhodes guessed that the abnormal interruption of the doomsday where the stars do not move may be related to the quantification of [Dark Devourer].

The relationship between the spiritual world and the dream world may be much closer than imagined.

"I have time to visit the White Tower."

Rhodes thought.

"Maybe we can completely figure out what quantification is, where the vacuoles in the dream world are floating in the spiritual world, what is the distribution of the spiritual world areas, which areas are dangerous, and which areas are relatively safe."

If these problems can be clarified, at least the threat from the dream invasion will be much less.

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Two more days passed.

With Molly's help, Rhodes basically figured out Trorian's current situation.

Including the most advanced sentry towers, Trorian controlled a total area of ​​about 200,000 square kilometers. The total length of the defense circle was more than a thousand miles. It was divided into six theaters, and there were thousands of fortifications of various types.

The estimated number of human beings living in this area is close to 100 million, of which the Royal City alone accounts for half.

Due to the sense of security brought by the huge Loss high wall and the eternally burning holy fire, there are more than 10 million black households in the king city. exploded.

And the settlements of major human beings are also very crowded, and new living space is indeed what they urgently need.

Thinker

But Trorian's combat power is not enough. There are currently about 300,000 registered firemen, and the number of new people is between 6,000 and 20,000 every year.

There are fewer than 200,000 combatants on the front line.

Production personnel, logistics personnel, retired, and those who are unable to fight due to various fatal injuries account for one-third.

Resource is the biggest factor that restricts the number and strength of those who hold fire, and what Wang Cheng lacks most at present is the sun crystal.

This is only a general situation, and more detailed and in-depth information cannot be finished in two days.

However, Dalin has appointed Molly as Rhodes' personal assistant and adjutant, responsible for all his daily and non-daily affairs, and there will be more time in the future.

Two days later, Rhodes attended a memorial service for Theodore held by the Supreme Council.

In view of Theodore's great influence in the royal city, the news of his death has not been made public, and the memorial service is only limited to those who know the inside.

The memorial service was presided over by the first elder of the Supreme Council, Armando, and the participants included the king, the archbishop Horus, the first defense chief Lin and other important figures in the royal city.

Theodore was unmarried all his life, and his parents and relatives had long since passed away. The only one who barely attended as a family was Rhodes, the soul sustenance at the last moment.

Although he did not have a blood relative, mourning and crying still pervaded the venue.

Due to the need for secrecy, the memorial service was held in the sacred fire shrine.

Under the golden holy fire burning through the sky, the king said: "Your life has illuminated countless people, and your brilliance has guided countless people. May you rest in peace in the heaven of fire and see eternal Trorian more prosperous. powerful."

Everyone said in unison: "May the fire last forever, may the hero be immortal, may the fire be passed on from generation to generation, the spirit will continue, and mankind will not die."

Everyone took off their hats and bowed.

The king sent the urn containing Theodore's relics into the holy fire, and the urn disappeared without a trace when the flames rolled.

The cries in the shrine became louder, and some people even fainted on the ground.

Rhodes suddenly remembered something, quietly entered the dream, took out a ring, and handed it to the king.

"This is the relic of the chief dean, and he wants to give it to Kashan."

Wang took the ring, examined it for a moment, and said gently: "There is a strange soul trait in it, little Rhodes, why did Lord Theodore give it to little Kashan?"

"The chief dean said that it is Kashan's soul trait, and it belongs to little Kashan's relic."

Archbishop Horus suddenly said: "I understand, this is a relic inherited from the Kassan blood line. Grandma Kassan once lent it to Lord Theodore. This is a return to the original owner, let me handle it. "

The episode passed quickly, and as the memorial service drew to a close, the first elder, Armando, took the stage to speak.

He asked everyone not to leak secrets, Wangcheng would announce that Theodore was in recuperation, Jinworth College would elect a new acting chief, and the Conjurers Society would also be managed by a new conjuration master. An exception will occur.

Don't worry, anyone who leaks the secret will be severely punished by Wang Cheng.

After the wrinkled old man finished speaking, he gave Rhodes a warning look, as if he would leak the secret.

After the memorial service, Wang deliberately left him behind.

"Little Rhodes."

he said with a smile.

"Congratulations, you have completed Trorian's biggest feat in recent years at the youngest age."

Rhodes thought of Tomman and Dmitri who were with him again, and his mood was a little gloomy, and he said softly, "It is the sacrifice of my companions that only brings success."

Wang's expression also became serious.

"They don't sacrifice for you, they sacrifice for everything they love, and it's your best reward if you can protect them."

Rhode's mood suddenly became much brighter, and he smiled and said, "Thank you."

Wang returned the same smile.

"Little Rhodes, you have a special temperament in you, and communicating with you makes me very relaxed."

Rhode said with a smile: "You really can see that the potential of the king hidden in me is worthy of being the current king of Trorian."

Wang Shi smiled and said, "You don't have the soul characteristics of eternal fire, and you can only be the king's man at most."

"Forget it, Miss Qingyu has too many men..."

"So you have to work hard. The Wangcheng Internal Affairs Office has reported her list of 133 potential partners, and I have approved one of you."

"Currently? Your final approval, maybe I can think about it."

Wang forgot his business for a while, and asked curiously, "Why?"

"The last approval, that is someone else's wife. I can accept it as Lao Luo next door. The first approval is the green prairie, and I will give back one hundred and thirty-two greens. Forget it, I have a bad heart."

Wang was stunned for a while before figuring out Rhode's logic, and laughed: "Boy, you're not too small, who is Qingyu? It's almost impossible for her to marry you alone."

Rhodes shrugged: "That's fine."

After a few chats, Wang turned the topic back on track.

"In view of the success of this mission and your record in the Third War Zone, you have been cleared of all guilt for publicly killing Gregor in the Inquisition. This is your new resonance crystal."

Wang took out a crystal from his arms and injected it with spiritual energy.

The numbers above flashed quickly, and the numbers finally summed up at the bottom are: Honor 20151, Guilty: 0

"I directly delete your guilt. According to your honor, Wangcheng will award you 201 iron medals. You can go to the logistics office of Wangcheng to exchange for the materials you need."

"I suggest that you better exchange some weapon materials and make a soul weapon that belongs to you."

Rhode nodded and took the crystal.

Wang continued: "According to your merits, I will recommend you to become the hand of the king and serve as a third-level commander in the highest military headquarters, and then I will use this to send you to Fanxing Town to perform pioneering tasks."

"In this way, you can have the command of a chapter."

The surprise came in an instant, and Rhode said happily: "Is this your plan? You have already planned it?"

Wang shook his head slightly.

"No, this is Lord Theodore's plan. My original intention is to keep you in the secret branch and continue to grow. You are too young and inexperienced to lead so many people. There is no precedent for this in Wangcheng."

"But I believe in Theodore as much as they believe in me."

Wang paused and continued.

"So, as soon as you came back, I ordered you to be placed in Dmitri's team. Only in this way can you have enough merit to become the hand of the king, to become the defender, and to serve as the mayor and defense officer of Fanxing Town. long."

"Also, Lord Theodore also told me in the soul communication that you have the highest chance of success in the team."

"The truth is also true, we were prepared for the worst, the mission was expected to succeed less than 30%, but you successfully completed it and became a hero to all of us."

Rhodes was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He suddenly remembered what Theodore had said to him in a dream.

"I'm doing something bigger than my whole life combined."

Did he mean this?

Had Lord Theodore already anticipated that my best option would be to become the guardian of a region?

It is impossible to have the entire royal city revolve around me.

The existence of dreams cannot be exposed, otherwise it will lead to even greater disasters.

And once you become a guardian, you have a legitimate reason to ask the royal city for high-end combat power, and you can order them to serve me.

Of course, my current qualifications are far from enough to be a guardian, and my strength is not enough to protect the lives of countless people in the entire defense zone.

But I can settle for the next best thing and be a defender, keep a town safe.

In this way, I am qualified to form a team and ask Wangcheng for money and things.

At that time, when I give an order, everyone will naturally leave the last blow of the monster to me.

Hahaha.

The most important thing is to defend a town, open up territory for Trorian, and increase the living space for human beings, there must be divinity!

it is good!

As expected of His Excellency Theodore.

Your wisdom is on par with mine!

Rhode's mouth was crooked, and he almost missed what Wang said next.

"Fanxing Town is near the City of Stars. It is an area that is still sinking in darkness. Once the City of Stars is completely occupied by us, we will expand around."

"You have experienced the battle in the third theater, and you should understand that isolated strongholds are useless. A core stronghold must have subsidiary strongholds."

Rhode nodded slightly. He knew this very well. Whether it was the Old City of Baila, the City of Lesotho, or the Iron Fortress, they were all laid out according to this defensive system.

"Fanxing Town is such a stronghold, but it is not only a military stronghold, but also a production stronghold. You need to thoroughly clean up all the monsters in the vicinity, ignite the fire of guardianship, and completely transform it into an environment suitable for human living and living."

Rhodes couldn't help but smile.

Yes, this is exactly what I want.

Wang smiled and said, "Don't be too happy. Expansion plans have always been unpopular in the Supreme Council. You'd better find some like-minded partners, especially high-level combatants."

Rhode patted his chest loudly: "Don't worry, as long as I climb up and shout, the followers will be like clouds."

Wang Shi smiled and said: "I hope so, little Rhodes, the high hopes that Your Excellency Theodore has placed on you is far more than that. If you can establish a foothold in Fanxing Town and successfully create a prosperous human territory, then, The Torch Plan will also allow you to participate, and at that time, it may not be a dream for you to marry your young lady Qingyu alone~www.wuxiahere.com~."

Rhode's heart froze, and he suddenly remembered that the king had told him that the holy flame was about to go out, and asked softly:

"Is it related to the continuation of the Holy Fire...?"

The king's expression became solemn, and the golden crown burned on his head, making him look like some kind of **** descended on the world.

"Yes, everything I am doing now is for this plan."

"Otherwise, I will not choose to expand in the doomsday and the Kuroshio, and I will not choose to hold on to the city of stars. Wangcheng has already killed many people for it, and many people will die."

Rhodes remembered all the unreasonable phenomena in the past, and couldn't help asking softly, "King, we will succeed, won't we?"

Wang did not answer immediately.

He stood up and looked up at the sky-high flame.

The majestic holy fire covered everything in front of him, and the burning golden light was refracted in the space, making the sacrificial field look like a golden paradise.

After a moment of silence, Wang said softly.

"If the flame goes out, Trorian will usher in the third mass extinction in its history."

"Of the 100 million human beings who survived in the dark era, I am afraid that less than 1 in 10,000 will survive in the end."

"Human civilization will be interrupted again. I don't know if it can be revived again, and I don't know if there are other human civilizations outside of us. However, I must go on this road, no matter how many people die, no matter what the cost. At such a price, whether it is me or you, we must move forward."

The king turned his head, the majestic holy flame was burning behind him, and this incomparably magnificent golden flame could not hide his smile.

"As long as the will of fire is not extinguished, I believe that one day, human beings will light up the world again and burn all the dark ghosts and insects to ashes."