The Last King of Darkness

"First Elder Armando is a stubborn old-fashioned sect. In his eyes, the Holy Fire is everything, and it doesn't matter how many people die."

"The same is true of the elders. They can maintain stability in times of turmoil, but hinder development when they are aggressive."

Wang's voice was heavy.

"And there is no essential difference between me and them. If the torch plan fails, I can only choose to give up the outer city."

"Trorian will be hit hard by this, and the number of people who will eventually die is far more than 30 million, maybe 50 million, or even 70 million."

"We're going back a hundred years, back to where we were in 1225."

"All the hard work, all the sacrifices in the past 100 years, all in vain."

"In order to avoid such a tragedy, I created the Torch Plan."

"In the ancient human era, there were countless fire king cities. Under the spread of the black mist, they were overturned one by one. The once human kingdom became the lair of monsters, and the powerhouse who once guarded mankind became our nightmare."

"And in the ashes of the extinguished holy fire, there is the seed of the holy fire."

"As long as the seed of the holy fire is thrown into the holy fire, we can obtain its source."

"As long as there is enough source support, the flame will return to normal and even stronger."

"However, these former fire king cities are all in the extremely dangerous dark depths."

"Besides every Seed of Sacred Fire, there is a monster who used to be named King."

"And the Seed of Sacred Fire is a very special source substance. The source it has has a strong attraction to monsters. They will swallow the Seed of Sacred Fire with the source and become more powerful."

"Only by killing the monster that devoured it can you obtain the Seed of Holy Fire."

"It's like killing the abyss serpent to get the blood of Guros, and killing the twilight giant to get the eternal fog."

The king stood up and looked up at the golden holy fire.

That surging flame is the only force that can fight against the terrifying darkness.

"The Holy Fire Project is our expedition to the dark world."

"The City of Stars is just the first step."

"We have to go all the way west, smash all the monsters that block us, occupy the storm pass that the most powerful Trorian once reached six hundred years ago, and use it as a stronghold to launch an expedition to the dead land continent in the north. Take Tasnia's Star City and take its Seed of the Sacred Fire."

The golden flames burned in the king's eyes, and it was clearly visible under the holy fire soaring to the sky.

"Rod, do you understand? This is our torch plan."

"A crazy-sounding plan that none of the elders would agree to."

Horus nodded and said: "Not only conservatives, but also radicals will not have too many people on our side."

"However, we still gathered a lot of fellow travelers, including Lord Theodore."

Rhodes was also very shocked. There was a fear of facing the giant in his heart, but there was also a strong sense of excitement. The blood was running fast in the blood vessels, and the heart was beating fast, as if something was about to break out of the ground.

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"us…"

His voice trembled, and he paused to calm his tone.

"Is it possible to succeed?"

Wang smiled and said: "I don't know how much chance we have, but I want human beings to walk on this land proudly, and there will no longer be forced cowardice, tragedies that cannot end, helplessness forced by the situation, and unavoidable pain. and sacrifice."

"Soldiers can hold their heads high to guard their homes, and civilians can freely choose their lives."

Horus added: "Even if the Torch Project is ultimately unsuccessful for various reasons, we will be able to obtain a larger living space and move people from the outer city there."

"In this way, it is also an option for us to actively reduce the intensity of the flame and reduce the scope of the flame while making various preparations."

For a moment, Rhodes smiled.

"I understand, let it go, don't worry."

The three looked at each other and smiled.

A wonderful sense of tacit understanding rose up, as if they had been comrades-in-arms on the same road for many years, and many words did not need to be said.

—

After that, Horus sent Rhodes to the highest military headquarters.

Wang continued to guard the sacred fire sacrifice ground.

The Holy Fire has changed frequently recently. He must always guard the Holy Fire and consume his own power to keep the fire running.

It was also in order to avoid suspicion of the king's seclusion, he found Lilith.

This is a beautiful woman who is very vain and longing for status, and she is delighted to be the king's woman, and by doing so, she will do her best.

There was some restraint in the early years, but as the structure of the torch became more and more endangered, Wang became more reclusive and did not manage government affairs. In addition, Trorian's expansion slowed down, pressure increased, and internal conflicts began to sharpen.

Lilith became an excellent shield, and her vanity and arrogance also made her never mention the king's neglect of her, and tried her best to disguise the appearance of the king indulging in her beauty, running around everywhere.

Wang's indulgence to her also proved this from the side.

Many people hated her deeply, and many worshippers of the king were reluctant to mention this woman.

But as the king of Trorian, he has only one lover, and it is difficult to accuse him in this regard.

It was not until now that Rhodes understood that Wang Shen was reclusive and changed from being a powerful leader to being incomprehensible because he was addicted to the harem, but only expended a lot of energy in order to maintain the operation of the torch, and devoted himself to advancing the torch plan.

Naturally, it is impossible to hold the authority as firmly as before.

Rhodes made up his mind to complete the development of Fanxing Town with all his strength, so that Wang could successfully implement the Torch Plan.

There is no doubt that this will bring him a huge amount of divinity.

The huge amount of divinity will also bring him more Resurrection Stones, and he will no longer have to worry about survival.

Not only that, but he can make more soul fuel and ignite more stars.

Divinity can even kill invaders directly in times of crisis, which is how Rhodes survived the first two crises.

It can be said that this is the foundation of his standing.

it is good!

Rhode felt his blood burning.

The mayor of Fanxing Town, I am determined!

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Horus told him that due to resistance from various quarters, the resources that could be obtained from this expedition were not many, but there were also benefits.

If Rhodes can eliminate monsters, purify pollution, rekindle the fire of guardianship, successfully occupy Fanxing Town, establish a new order, and turn this land into a territory that humans can live in at a relatively low cost.

The views of many people in the royal city will change, and the implementation of the torch plan will be much smoother.

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At the highest military headquarters, Rhodes met the first defense chief Lin.

He is also a member of the Torch Project.

Rhode asked curiously: "Your Excellency Dalin, you also support the torch plan, isn't the king a majority?"

A smile appeared on Dalin's stern face like a knife, and his gray temples made him look very vicissitudes.

"Little Rhodes, the Military War Department is a very large and complex organization. Besides me, there are the second defense chief, the first commander, the major army commanders, guardians, and elders who also have the right to consult. Although the status is high, it cannot be decided in one word, and we need to discuss many things through the combat meeting."

"Oh." Rhode understood, "Why don't we create a dictatorship mechanism?"

Dalin smiled and said: "Little Rhodes, your thoughts are very dangerous. No one can guarantee that he will always be right. Navigating this dark sea, every choice is faced with infinite unknowns. No one can easily bear such mental pressure."

"Moreover, people who can make everyone obey unconditionally must have two characteristics."

"First, he has the strength to convince everyone."

"Second, he has the ability to convince everyone."

Dalin sighed softly.

"The previous king could do both, but, you know."

"There is no one else. People with such abilities are not strong enough to convince the public. People with strong strengths do not have such details."

"The few people who possess both qualities are reluctant to implement a system where only one person speaks."

"Of course, this refers to the royal city, and there are many such people in many regions, legions, and battle groups."

Dalin's gray eyes looked at him with a strange smile in his eyes.

"Little Rhodes, don't think about being such a person, you are not yet seventeen years old this year, and you are the youngest fighter in history. Like Wang, I don't know why you can take on this role, but we both believe in Xi Jinping. Lord Otto's choice."

"I will appoint Molly to be your adjutant. She has a lot of experience. Although you are the official officer in name, you have to follow her advice on many things."

The high-cold female adjutant stood beside Da Lin, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and nodded solemnly to Rhodes.

Rhodes returned a slightly embarrassed smile.

During the few days in the military department, Molly assisted him in understanding various defense affairs, which made him learn a lot.

This female assistant is tall and beautiful, but she is very serious and cold, just like the former head teacher, making Rhodes very restrained.

Dalin paused and said again.

"But the geniuses in history cannot be measured by common sense. Age is not a hindrance. Alan had already served as a guardian as a student at the age of sixteen. As soon as he graduated from Kingworth College, he became the four knights of the king."

"So, you still have absolute discretion to order Molly to do anything for you, but..."

Dalin looked at him seriously.

"My child, please use this power carefully. The real victory is not to kill many monsters, but to inspire the fighting spirit in our hearts."