Soon after, Jiang Tian entered the royal palace and castle that had been occupied by the kingdom's soldiers and knights. However, except for a small group of people who came out to negotiate before and a few people who ran to the tower to shout, there was no normal person who could stand in the huge palace of the duke.
Whether it is the royal guards, armed attendants or knights of the principality standing in front of the doors and windows at the outermost periphery, or gathering in the corridors and edges of the hall, the nobility of the principality, large and small, and their families, maids, attendants, and servants; or some of the palace Poets, clowns, musicians and the like...
At this moment, they were foaming at the mouth, rolling their eyes, and falling to the ground in convulsions. Therefore, the soldiers of the kingdom who searched and occupied the palace encountered almost no obstacles in any sense. But as the rose door inside the audience hall was pushed open, another scene appeared.
It was a scene of corpses lying on pillows. Most of the men, women, and children dressed in exquisite costumes and accessories appeared to have died violently with bleeding from their orifices and distorted expressions. Although there were still people at the scene who were not completely dead, and their bodies were still twitching and heaving slightly, but It was obvious from the look on his face that he was hopeless.
But Jiang Tian soon realized that this was not a mass suicide scene. Because these dead people even maintained the movements and postures of the last moment of their lives, as if something took away everyone's life in an instant; subsequent discoveries proved this.
Hidden behind the torn and torn silk curtains of the throne room were more than a dozen mummies that had shrunk to varying degrees; although these corpses were wearing clothes that were typical of teenagers and young adults. But his head and face were covered with wrinkles like old age, and his beard and hair had become pale and dry.
This result also made Jiang Tian uncontrollably vigilant. At this time, the armed monks accompanying the pious guards also took out a magic weapon/rare object like a three-pronged candlestick and lit the special incense candle inserted on it. As the fire light came on, an invisible influence suddenly spread.
And on those shriveled and old corpses, a faint layer of black mist appeared like flying ash, which disintegrated and dissipated in the air in the blink of an eye. This is some kind of residual resentment after death. If left alone, there is a certain probability of transforming into an unconscious ghost body.
It is also one of the indirect products of the emergence of sediment after the mysterious element revives. Although most of the newly born ghost bodies are basically not aggressive or threatening; at most they will only make those who are close to feel cold; even some strong men or devout priests can dispel them.
However, in a place where too many people have died, the ghost body that continuously merges and gathers many resentments may still transform into other things; such as a ghost land that breeds moving skeletons, or it can make seductive sounds to deceive pedestrians into getting lost on business trips. , absorb the magical mist of vitality and health.
Therefore, in response to this strange existence of resentment, many ancient churches, through believers and clergy, have prayed and worshiped for many years, and have been infiltrated with many relatively positive magical artifacts of human thoughts; they have natural Repelling and dispelling effects.
Finally, behind the throne room, the carved back wall without any gaps or traces was revealed; after it was cracked and a gap was dug out with a sledgehammer and a military hoe. Immediately, an indescribable stench spewed out from it; it also made the knights who were among the first to suddenly fall on their backs.
The next moment, another armed monk holding an octagonal container poured the liquid into the air without hesitation; the alcohol-like extract instantly evaporated in the air and ignited into a floating cloud. The fishy air in the room will also be poured back into the room, wrapped and mixed.
In the blink of an eye, these harmful ingredients were turned into dirty water scattered on the ground. The knights who were knocked down by the smoke were also dragged down to a ventilated place outside to undergo purification rituals and detoxification treatments. With the entire back wall removed, a spacious interior room was revealed.
However, above this inner room, there is a tall and deep courtyard, and you can even hear the whistling wind between the many towers and the faint shouts from outside. There is nothing else in the entire inner room except a cross-shaped stone altar, but there is a white pillar inserted on the altar.
When Jiang Tian and his troops entered, they discovered that the material of this pillar was unusual. It was actually made of countless finely twisted bones. Together with the cross altar, which was embossed with many saints' deeds, it looked simple and solemn. A huge contrast between something sacred and profane.
However, the moment they saw the skeletal pillar, the people who followed seemed to hear something, and a wave of invisible whines, lamentations, roars and screams rushed out; they involuntarily backed away or stopped in place. ; Only Jiang Tian stepped forward without being affected.
At the top of the skeletal column, there was still a vaguely exposed edge of an incomplete and severely rusted bronze object. The next moment, he flicked his fingers, and the white skeletal column suddenly cracked and turned into countless debris and debris. The noise echoing in the ears was also annihilated.
Amidst the flying debris, Jiang Tian took advantage of the situation and took a piece of bronze fragment into his hand. But it was a damaged eagle in the ancient Roman style; the rods, lightning bolts and golden spikes that made up the eagle were all damaged beyond recognition; only a copper-green eagle with missing wings and head remained.
In an instant, Jiang Tian suddenly understood that this might be the carrier of "Gaius's Lament" as Melisto said? The moment his fingers touched it, a series of illusions flashed past like lightning: there were legionnaires trudging through the sandstorm but constantly falling.
There were also men, women and old men who were dragged to the heavily guarded shield wall in the city with rivers of blood and corpses lying on their faces, and their heads were cut off one after another, or chopped into meat paste with sticks, knives and axes, or they were ravaged to death on the spot. Young; and in the blood-spattered palace, the purple-robed royal family members were dismembered.
Or even being thrown into an underground abyss somewhere, waking up from countless piles of mummies and skeletons. After losing normal vision, they can only rely on hearing and smell, constantly devouring carrion, insects, and rats to survive; and finally survive under the moonlight at night. The bloody memory of waking up and killing people.
Even under the desire for delicious and tender flesh and blood, he was lured into a room closed with iron plates. Together with the charming bait, he was burned into scorched fragments by the boiling oil and falling charcoal poured in from above. Pour on the hot liquid and sink into the cold deep sea...
Later, Jiang Tian came back from these fantasies and roughly understood the origin of this thing. It is better to call it "Gaius's Lament" than "Gaius's Lament"; because it is a cursed object that is accompanied by death and killing, betrayal and betrayal, and condensed resentment.
Therefore, it is impossible to use and activate the potency/curse accumulated and hidden in it through the ages under normal means; but the Latin Principality used the forbidden method recorded in ancient times to secretly trap a group of descendants of the Gaius family in various ways. , as a sacrifice to activate the curse.
Then, during an operation to rob an ancient tomb, they discovered a sleeping ancient species buried underground; they forcibly controlled and restrained it, and served as the core of some kind of long-term maintenance. Finally, they gradually figured out such a form. A large barrier effect that is as useless as a chicken rib.
The reason why it is useless is because the range of this barrier is limited, and it lacks counterattack and other deterrence capabilities. It can only be passively beaten and consumed; and it cannot be moved easily. The arranged sacrifice site will be ineffective once it is destroyed. , or even severe backlash.
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers found rusty iron bolts, giant nails and other restraints in the large ashes behind the altar. There are also severely decayed gemstone ribbons, necklaces, fabric fragments that turn to gray when touched, as well as Roman-style laurel crowns, seals and other items that have become dull.
Perhaps, this is the last trace that the Latin Grand Duke and his relatives can leave in this world. And as the main members of the Latin royal family and the middle- and upper-class nobles all died in the palace, the long-lasting ruling class of the Latin Principality was wiped out.
Even if the kingdom withdraws its troops from Latin Island in the future, the resulting absence and collapse of the ruling order cannot be easily restored in ten or eight years. The two-day fall of Carilia, the capital of the principality, also means that the prosperous and prosperous Latin Island has been slaughtered at will by the royal army's saber.
In the capital city of Cagliari alone, the wealth accumulated and stored over the years on behalf of the duke, royal family and nobles of all sizes filled dozens of large ships in the port of Cagliari. Searching many manors and villas around the city has become a way to encourage meritorious soldiers and open blind box-style rewards.
On the other hand, with the important vassals and branches of the Western Empire, the Latin Principality and its royal family were destroyed; the Latin Island fell. The long-term confrontation between the two empires will also usher in a new pattern and variables. It depends on whether the Eastern Empire can seize this key opportunity.
"What? Your Majesty! Are you saying that if there is a suitable price, Latin Island can be handed over to the empire?" Then, as the ambassador of the Eastern Empire, Melisto repeatedly confirmed with a rare fright: "This is indeed the state of the matter. It’s important, please give me some time to contact the country.”
"My King, the provincial legions stationed in the two (upper and lower) Sicilies have been dispatched." At this time, a messenger came to report again: "They include the 23rd Capua Legion, the 25th A The Legion of Priya, the Knights of Pamolle in the Principality of Lower Sicily..."
"It seems that there is not much time left for you." Jiang Tian then said meaningfully to Melisto who was standing next to him: "The kingdom has achieved its maximum fulfillment. The original promises and goals will be seen next. The Eternal Empire can meet the expectations of a long-term military alliance."
