Chapter 44: Letters

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Going back to the Walde family’s lineage, its ancestors could be traced back to the ancient King of Blackwater who triggered the Rotten Moon Tide of the Undead 1,000 years ago. Be it the King and Rebel or the Eternal Gift rituals, they were all legacies secretly handed down by the Walde family over the years, so that they could restore the former glory of the Blackwater Kingdom one day.

It relied on the King and Rebel ritual to obtain the authority and strength of the ancient mythical God King, Oka, and then on the Eternal Gift to create an immortal army of the dead that didn’t rest while being absolutely loyal. This was the plan Simon had proposed to Vincent in the Silverstream Mine more than 20 years ago to build the foundation of the new Blackwater Kingdom.

This plan was supposed to be executed back then, but Simon and Vincent found seven seals that sealed the Rotten Moon wraith when they went to the deepest depths of the Holy Sepulchre. From the stone plaque in front of the seal, they learned the history of the two Judges, the Black Swordsman and Jackdaw, who died there a thousand years ago to seal the Walde ancestor’s wraith.

The last sentence of the plaque warned future generations that the seal here couldn’t be released for a thousand years. Otherwise, no one would be able to control that power.

Sensing the powerful power in the seal, the two of them chose to leave and decided to make plans.

Today, the deadline described on the stone plaque was here…

“So, help me like you used to, okay?” Duke Simon requested Vincent.

Vincent reminded, “But can it succeed? The King and Rebel ritual setup under the Silverstream Mine has been discovered. The Presiding Judge will likely come and destroy it halfway through the ritual.”

Regarding this, Duke Simon said confidently, “The ritual arrangements under the Silverstream Mine are only secondhand preparations. Now that I’ve been discovered, it can be used as a smokescreen. I’ve already prepared the location of the ritual.”

“Where?”

Vincent asked in confusion. He had never heard of a second ritual being prepared.

“In the deepest part of the Holy Sepulchre, in the chamber with seven seals,” Duke Simon replied frankly.

That was also the location where the Eternal Gift was planned.

“Could it be that you plan on holding the Eternal Gift and the King and Rebel ritual together?” Vincent asked in disbelief.

Even a mage apprentice knew that because magic of different natures would interfere and convert between each other, powerful spells of a certain scale couldn’t be carried out together.

However, Duke Simon nodded and replied, “Once the Eternal Gift begins, magic power will gather from the millions of corpses in Thorn City’s graveyard and resonate to form a miniature Netherworld. This way, even without the Skull Temple’s energy supply, the magic power fuel needed to complete the King and Rebel ritual will be sufficient. Believe me, I’ve made all the preparations.”

“Then, how are you going to balance the conflict between the two powerful spells? The rituals are held in the same tomb,” Vincent asked.

“There’s a way. With the help of the three goddesses, the magical power of King and Rebel’s ritual magic can be adjusted to a level similar to the Eternal Gift…”

As Simon spoke, he slowly pushed away the magical medium that had been blocking his connection with the Moon Realm spirit.

“Are there any other questions?”

Vincent fell silent for a moment before asking, “Then who’s the sacrifice for the King and Rebel ritual? Is it the cripple you’ve been raising in the dungeon?”

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