Chapter 140 The Immortal King is Not Crazy, This Is Difficult
Duke Frederick has a secret treasure, a treasure from the collection of Frederick's family.

It was a forbidden wonder, but it was 'unopened'.

No one knows where the forbidden object came from, and there are many different rumors.

Some say it is a creation of God, some say it is a magical item that has existed since the birth of the world, and some say it may be a legacy of an ancient civilization.

There are many explanations.

'Forbidden items' are not necessarily powerful. Some forbidden items possess great power, while others have average abilities.

Among the bards there is a forbidden wonder: a harp. Anyone who plays it can produce beautiful music.

With that forbidden artifact in your possession, you could become the greatest musician in the world.

Apart from this, there are no other abilities.

It was not a big secret that the Frederick family had an 'unopened' forbidden item, and the Duke did not find it strange that the court's first wizard knew of its existence.

He was just thinking, this wizard mentioned that forbidden item, maybe he was coveting it.

Seeing the Duke in deep thought, Elvis knew what he was thinking.

He sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat sarcastic.

These guys involved in politics are really troublesome. They think so much about everything they do.

If he had not really reached a point where he had no further advancement and no hope of advancement, he would not have been interested in being the king's court wizard.

Ives thought for a moment, trying to dispel the Duke's doubts. He bowed slightly and said, "My Lord Duke, although some forbidden objects have powerful powers.

But the forbidden item itself has the name of 'taboo', it is more like a curse."

"What do you want to say, Elvis?"

Duke Frederick clenched the scepter in his hand, still wary of the wizard's words.

Deya had indeed put too much pressure on him, and the huge undead army also made his scalp tingle.

Especially when the captain of the Royal Guard said that there might be an eight-ring person around Deya, he felt very uneasy.

Although the Duke also knew that something must have happened to the Eight-Ring, otherwise she would not have appeared on this cursed continental island.

Even if there was nothing wrong with the Eighth Ring, as time went on, it wouldn't be long before she couldn't use the power of the Eighth Ring on this continent, and could only use the strength of the Seventh Ring at most.

But when that time comes, what will his territory become?
A paradise for the undead, a dead silent realm without living beings?
Even if the Son of Dark Moon did not carry out the massacre, it would be difficult to regain the lost territory.

Deya’s guess was actually correct. The reason why Duke Frederick did not provide support was because he knew that insufficient support would only increase the opponent’s combat power when facing the undead army.

He was accumulating troops, trying to solve the problem in one battle and completely wipe out the Undead Legion.

When the undead army appears, naturally there will be countless people studying the weaknesses and methods of fighting against such a terrifying undead army. People are not fools.

With the help of the theories of necromancy expounded by the wizard and the research of the generals of the kingdom, they came to the conclusion that the Undead Legion was best at protracted combat and that if they wanted to defeat the enemy in one go, they had to do it in one go.

The Duke's mind was in a mess at this time.

His sister is now the King's Queen, and as the mother's family of the Second Prince and Princess Theresa, the Duke knows very well that he and the Cavendish family have no other choice and that they are bound to be hostile.

Seeing the Duke's seemingly calm but actually irritated and flustered eyes, Elvis smiled slightly: "The curse of the forbidden object means that the person who holds the forbidden object will easily be attracted by other forbidden objects.

Even when you want to own a forbidden item, you may encounter a forbidden item, but that is not a good thing.

Most of the forbidden items in this world are in their original state. If you want to use them, you must go through the world recollection of the forbidden item level.

But that is a world recollection that even people with the eighth or ninth rings may not be able to pass."

Frederick listened to what Ives said.

Yes, that forbidden artifact of their family is in this state.

If you want to use it, you must go through the world recollection. Only by successfully passing the level can the forbidden item be activated and become usable.

But who in the family is willing to experience this level of world recollection? If you make a slight mistake you will die. Isn't it good to be alive?
Therefore, that forbidden object can only become a collection.

Duke Frederick understood what Ives meant, and he asked tentatively, "Do you want to use that forbidden item to direct the target of 'World Remembrance' to Deya Cavendish?"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke."

"Can it be done?"

"I happened to find a similar spell in an ancient document. By using that spell, the opening of the forbidden artifact can be directed to certain specific people who are related to the forbidden artifact."

"What's the price?"

His Excellency the Duke does not believe that such a thing would come without a price.

"The price is that once the spell is used successfully, the forbidden item will disappear and randomly appear anywhere in this world. At the same time, using this spell requires huge resources to support it."

"Then how do you know for sure that Deya Cavendish has the forbidden item?"

The curse of forbidden objects is mutual. First, you have to make sure that Deya has a forbidden object before you can curse him.

Elvis shook his head in his heart. He knew that he had to explain it clearly in order to make the Duke trust him.

"About six hundred years ago, there was an eighth-ring wizard of the School of Spellcraft named Abel Duval.

He is also a puppeteer who loves puppets very much. He found a forbidden strange object related to puppets on this continental island and thus came to this continental island.

With his unremitting efforts, he finally found the carrier of the forbidden object.

But he didn't know how to unlock the carrier and get the forbidden item, so the Eighth Ring Mage conducted a century of research for this purpose."

After a pause, Elvis continued, "...But Abel Duval failed. He did not obtain the forbidden artifact, but his research results were left behind and hidden in a secret laboratory somewhere in his life."

The Duke was a smart man. He seemed to have realized something and said, "You found the laboratory."

Ives smiled and said, "Yes, Your Excellency the Duke, I was just an ordinary person at that time, and an earthquake exposed the laboratory to the surface.

It was in that laboratory that I found many spell books and became a wizard. The spell about forbidden objects, the doll, and the curse were all obtained by me in that laboratory.

Although I have never met Master Abel Duval, in my heart, he is my teacher. "

His words made everyone present look sideways.

This Elvis is a genius!

Even if he found an Eighth Ring Mage's laboratory, he could teach himself through the books in the laboratory without any guidance from anyone.
Not only did he become a true wizard, he even reached the seventh ring. If this isn't genius, what is?
A mage is the most difficult profession to become and advance in.

But because he had no teacher to guide him, he must have taken many detours in the lower rings and did not gain better expertise, so he could no longer make any progress after reaching the seventh ring.

Everyone also understood Elvis's thoughts to some extent.

Such a genius, because of the lack of a teacher and his young age, has no chance to advance. He will never be willing to accept this. "About two years ago, the item carrying the forbidden item was stolen by one of my disciples. More than a year ago, I found the body of that disciple, but I didn't find the forbidden item.

When I found out that Deya Cavendish had a magical puppet by his side, I realized that it was the Dark Moon Son who killed my disciple and stole my treasure!"

There was a flash of cruelty and greed in Elvis' eyes.

That forbidden object was the only chance for Elvis to make further progress, so how could he not want to take it back.

To destroy someone's path is more hateful than killing their parents.

Elvis himself has gathered all the members of the 'Cressian Curse Secret Society' organization he created to surround and kill Deya.

But the commander of the Royal Guards said that there was an Eighth Ring Master beside him, so Elvis immediately gave up his plan to surround and kill him.

And now, he has another way to kill Deya!

What Elvis said made sense, and he even spoke of his own mage heritage in front of so many people, which was honest enough.

Even Duke Alfred still had doubts, but he believed Elvis.

Because Elvis has a good reason to want to kill Deya, he wants the forbidden treasure of the doll!
The Duke pondered silently.

It’s not that he was reluctant to part with such a treasure.

In his eyes, forbidden items that cannot be used are just like waste.

He was only ambiguous before because he didn't trust Elvis.

"So what materials are needed to cast that spell?"

Alfred made up his mind and asked.

Elvis reported a statistic on the spot.

This data is fictitious; he reported it a little higher and planned to keep the remaining materials for himself to experiment with spells.

Duke Alfred certainly knew what Ivis was thinking, and he didn't care about it, but the price seemed a little high.

Just as the Duke hesitated, Ives continued, "Your Excellency the Duke, if you want to defeat Deya Cavendish's undead army, you will need at least 100,000 troops.

If you want to win for sure, you will need at least 150,000 troops.

Compared to the various preparations required to form an army of 150,000 people, the material cost of this spell is almost minimal.

Besides, Dea Cavendish is also a thorn in the side of His Majesty the King and Archduke Ferdinand, you can let the King and the Archduke share the expenses."

The Duke thought this proposal was the most reliable.

Deya Cavendish is now his biggest worry. In order to get rid of this immortal king, he is willing to pay a certain price.

But it would be better if the cost could be shared by everyone.

He immediately signaled to the butler beside him with his eyes.

The butler left, and not long after, he came back carrying a delicate and small wooden box.

The gazes of several Seven-Ring Warriors present unconsciously fell on the wooden box.

Even they had never seen such a forbidden and strange object.

Due to the rarity of forbidden items, and the fact that their abilities may not necessarily be useful, even people with the eighth or ninth rings may not necessarily possess such treasures.

The Duke unleashed the spell on the box and slowly opened it. As everyone waited eagerly, a ring that looked like it was made of gold appeared before their eyes.

"This is the forbidden item that Alfred's family has been collecting. Its specific name and function are unknown, but we only know that it is related to the 'dragon'."

The Duke took the ring in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "...Sir Elvis, since Deya Cavendish has completed a forbidden wonder-level world recollection.

Will we use the same method against him again and allow him to complete his recollection again?"

The Duke's subtext is that if the other party really completes the recollection of this world, then they will be aiding the enemy.

Elvis said decisively: "Although I don't know why Deya Cavendish can control such a large army of undead, I think it should be related to the Dark Moon Goddess.

However, his own strength has not reached the sixth ring. In the world recollection of forbidden wonders, even the power of the Dark Moon Goddess cannot play a role.

He was able to complete a world recollection like this once, most likely just by luck, I don’t believe he can complete a world recollection of this level twice!"

When the Duke heard this, he felt that Elvis was right.

For a world recollection of that level, even if one enters with an eighth or ninth ring, there is no guarantee that one will be able to pass it. The only guarantee is that one will not die.

If Deya, who is not even in the sixth ring, goes in, he will definitely die.

The Duke stroked the ring in his hand and decided, "I will contact the King and the Grand Duke right away. We can't wait any longer.

If Deya Cavendish continues to develop like this, the entire Susaitani will be plunged into the disaster of the undead!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone came in hurriedly to report: "Your Excellency the Duke, the city of Berwick has fallen!"

The Duke's expression froze.

He was prepared for the possibility that Beric would not be able to stop the undead.

The reason why he did not provide support was because his military strength was stretched to the limit, and he was also squeezing the potential of the entire territory and frantically expanding his army.

The undead are not good at defending cities because they cannot use those city defense weapons accurately. What he is more afraid of is that his army will surrender and help those undead.

But judging from Deya Cavendish's behavior, he didn't want prisoners, but rather corpses.

The Duke had mixed feelings and asked with inexplicable expectation: "Dear Cavendish...did he massacre the city?"

The entire city of Berwick has a population of hundreds of thousands. If the undead king massacred the entire city, it might make the opponent stronger, but at the same time it would also make him completely stand on the opposite side of the living.

At that time, not to mention the royalists and parliamentarians in Susaitany, even England and even the Narbonne Empire across the sea would never let him go.

No one wants such a disaster of undead to actually happen!

The death of everyone in the previous city made Deya the enemy of the world. In the Duke's opinion, this was worth it, even if the city belonged to him.

Unfortunately, the person who reported the incident told him that Deya Cavendish did not commit a massacre.

The Duke let the visitor go away in disappointment.

It seems that the Son of Dark Moon is not stupid at all, nor is he crazy.

This is difficult to handle.

(End of this chapter)