In the end, this monster composed of a bloody tree and a giant skeleton still failed to escape the siege of the Free Army; instead, with blazing fire and devastated branches, it suddenly fell from the stone wall above the cliff where it was trying to escape, and crashed into it. It was smashed to pieces and completely lost its activity.
However, the fierce movement during its desperate struggle and attempt to escape also caused many landslides and collapses on the mountain walls and ceiling. Therefore, a lot of effort was wasted to clean up and reinforce, so as not to cause the scene to become deformed. leading to larger-scale collapses and environmental disasters caused by rolling rocks.
Later, after the blood tree was uprooted and left, a massive pile of bones was discovered at the blood pool on the stone platform that had completely dried up. Different from the severely decayed and brittle skeletons found in the man-made bone walls and bone piles previously, these bones are quite fresh.
The robes and robes decorated with corpses are so fresh that they are all well-worn, and you can clearly see the bright contemporary patterns and colors on the robes; even the family crest on the fine steel armor, and the Cross of Lorraine, which represents the identity of the church. , powdered wigs and beautiful tassels and ribbons.
Even, on some corpses, tobacco bottles, crystal pince-nez glasses, rings and necklaces inlaid with gems can be found as small objects for playing; just like this, they are similar to others wearing middle-class/rich citizens’ lace coats, military-breasted The corpses of coats were piled on top of each other haphazardly.
Judging from the freshness of these corpses, they range from a few years ago to not long ago, and include men, women, children, and people from all social classes; they even include some suspected church members, inherited knights, and the like. In addition, there are all kinds of aliens mixed in.
Therefore, as a monk of the Great Library who was born in Reims, the Holy Land, and one of the few members of the Free Army Advisory Group who enjoys exclusive allowances, Giovano led several apprentices and was summoned to the underground space where the cliff was located to deal with the mess. On-site exploration and inspection.
The soldiers who finally searched the scene found the core of the blood tree again and discovered a tumor as big as a carriage in the chest cavity of the broken to pieces. After it was broken open, with a large splash of turbid juice flowing, a wrapped mummy fell out.
The apertures all over the body of this mummy were also penetrated by dense roots/granulations; almost all the bones in the body were crushed under the entanglement; therefore, it looked particularly twisted and hideous. However, the remains of the mummy's clothing and the helmet crown that fell aside showed that it had a special status.
"Judging from the relics on the corpse, there is a high probability that it is not the contemporary King John." Later, after checking many relics, Giovano took a deep breath and reported: "The helmet crown and clothing style on the corpse, at least several It is more than a century old and closer to the style of the Second Dynasty.”
"It is closer to a figure in historical legends. He was the guardian of the dynasty who shined brilliantly in the vassal wars in the late Second Dynasty and in the Holy Shield War to resist the invasion of the Eastern nomadic tribes into the Western Continent, but suddenly disappeared. At that time, The Grand Leader of the Wings, Griffith..."
"There are also legends that after he made a marriage contract with the princess, he became unreasonably coveted for the throne, and was secretly arrested and executed by the then Stoneheart King Milodi VI. But I don't know why he appeared here. Inside the giant monster, and continued to survive for a long time."
"According to my impression of ancient heretical ritual records, this is more like a cruel sacrificial ritual originating from Druid paganism; it is claimed that by planting the sacred fruit in the body of a powerful extraordinary creature, it can continuously absorb its Life and strength condense into miraculous fruits.”
"Not only can it strengthen the physique, but it can also give some dying people who are almost impossible to recover a chance to recover. However, I don't know when it was continuously contaminated, and it transformed into the current existence full of aggression and animalistic instincts. …”
"And the corpses in the blood pit seem to have been sacrificed to this monster in recent years, and all the flesh, flesh and essence have been drained from their bodies... Even members of the pseudo-royal family of Burgundy and the knights of the church have all been sacrificed to this monster. Being caught off guard and killed and thrown into it.”
"So according to my speculation, after the Burgundy family entered the royal capital, they have been using blood sacrifices to support this monster left over from ancient times, and used it to gain some kind of power or exchange for something; maybe those alien and deformed monsters before This is how soldiers are created.”
"After the defeat of the pseudo-dynasty, the remaining remnants fled underground and wanted to awaken this monster again to continue fighting against your army, but for some reason it lost control and backfired on all living creatures. Therefore, there is no one at the scene. Being able to escape..."
Afterwards, Jiang Tian walked into the ancient cave temple that had been cleaned in the gap in the stone wall. Although, due to the long-term growth and clinging of the blood tree, most of the traces of man-made creations have been corroded and broken; however, Jiang Tian's sense of familiarity has become even stronger.
"Serve me..." A voice that sounded like an auditory hallucination suddenly sounded in his ears. However, the guard knights, armed monks, and hunter teams all around were busy without realizing it. Jiang Tian couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth, someone actually dared to provoke him.
However, in his field of vision, a prompt suddenly popped up again: "Abnormal cavitation/space debris (serious pollution) was found. Is it exciting?" Then, he walked to a thick stone wall, and the auditory hallucination was The voice became more and more obvious: "Serve me" "Help me"
As Jiang Tian reached out and touched it lightly, the entire stone wall seemed to disappear out of thin air in an instant. And his consciousness also came to a space full of blood. And this space fragment is much smaller than the two he encountered before, and it can almost be seen to the end at a glance.
There are no other unnecessary things in it, only a small piece of suspended ground covered with blood-red sand and dust; a mostly mutilated statue of a bird's head and a human body. The originally vague auditory hallucinations turned into a strong and close call: "Serve me and I will give you strength and power!"
"I don't want power or power. I already have these." Jiang Tian looked at the bird-headed statue that constantly exuded strong thoughts, and suddenly said meaningfully: "I actually care about your existence itself. I’m more interested!”
"Who are you! Why... can you enter?" In an instant, all the thoughts projected by the bird-headed statue suddenly disappeared; only a voice of vigilant questioning remained, and then it turned into a panic: "You... You...don't come here...ah...ah..."
In just a few breaths, Jiang Tian's consciousness returned to reality, and no one present noticed anything. Just based on the prompts in his field of vision, he also got good news and bad news. The good news is that he successfully absorbed the third spatial element.
Therefore, as a "dimension bubble module" it can finally be upgraded/transformed. But the bad news is that during the period of self-upgrade/transformation, the "Dimensional Bubble Module" has temporarily stopped all storage and retraction functions. This means that Jiang Tian's ability to play tricks and adapt to changes is missing.
Despite this, the giant skeletons and bloody trees that were finally excavated from the ground, as well as the huge number of alien corpses displayed as the results of the battle, still greatly shocked most people in Seine City. The Free Army/Salvation Government also used this to release the first edition of the "Abnormal/Alien Illustrated Book".
The first batch of printed "Illustrated Books" were mainly distributed to the garrison/guard regiments of various cities, as well as mercenary guilds in the towns. It lists the characteristics, weaknesses and methods of dealing with the vast majority of aliens that the Free Army has exterminated and captured during their battles.
But at the same time, in the appendix called "Special Exemption Categories", a few non-threatening aliens are listed that can coexist with humans and can even provide varying degrees of benefits and benefits. It also enumerated disguised protective clauses and punitive measures for indiscriminate harm.
Just the main part of it was fine, but when the subsequent appendix clauses came out, it inevitably caused an uproar for a while. Many people cannot accept the fact that a very small number of outliers can still be protected under the laws promulgated by the government.
Therefore, not only petitions and petitions from local areas came in like snow; even at the joint meeting of the bishops' conference reorganized by the Free Army in Reims, many people raised objections. Regarding this result, Jiang Tian held an interim meeting without much surprise.
Then a supplementary clause was thrown out again; these "special exemption categories" were included in the special resources/properties controlled and exclusive by the royal family; and protected areas and activity areas were delineated. As a result, the various public opinions gradually subsided;
Because this is not without precedent. In fact, according to the tradition followed by the kingdom since ancient times, many large game animals in the mountains and forests, and even specific objects such as bears and deer, are resources owned by the designated royal family, and can only be hunted and obtained by those with hunting permission.
And in the midst of this ongoing controversy. Jiang Tian also held the first court meeting ceremony in the Pablo Palace/Wangyou Palace, one of the four major palace areas in the capital that was completed and the one that was best preserved during the war, and began to receive guests from the Netherlands. Envoys from vassal states.
Compared with the Ganquan Palace, which is where the royal family lives and handles government affairs, the Amadou Palace, which serves as a religious place and sacramental activities, and the Wangyou Palace, which serves as a garden palace in the city. Among the four major palace areas in the royal capital, Pablo Palace ranks last in terms of building size and land area.
Its predecessor was just one of the royal family's special properties. It was given to the residence of King Lieji when he was still the crown prince. Therefore, in order to celebrate his fiftieth birthday after he ascended the throne, several nearby blocks were demolished and expanded. But because of the Royal Hounds and Birds who guarded it, they were quite familiar with Rafaro.
Therefore, he was successfully persuaded in a short period of time, and in turn opened the door to welcome the Free Army; and assisted in expelling and killing the aliens hiding among them; and also preserved the basic functions of such a royal palace. Let the new government led by Jiang Tian not have to work in ruins.
(End of chapter)
