Chapter 1266 Gradually Extinguished

All the intelligence pointed to a dark and disturbing answer. Everyone who heard the intelligence unconsciously fell into silence, and Hao Ren knew more clearly that this information would soon no longer be a secret - Lu Since Dafu III chose to make them public here, and there was not only a newly emerged "ancient guardian" present, but also a little prince who was inexperienced in the world, it means that these news may have begun to spread.

"Within one month, so many kingdoms' heirs encountered accidents, but the news didn't come out until recently," Grand Duke Lu En broke the silence. "Every kingdom doesn't want the turmoil that happened to its upper class to spread, so until something cannot be done, It was only known to the outside world when it was concealed, which actually provided an opportunity for the Annihilation cultists to take advantage of."

Hao Ren thought about it and felt that there were still many things he didn't understand. He frowned: "Those cultists simply want to cause chaos and weaken the power of various countries of order? Then they should be able to find easier ways. Yes, it is probably more difficult to attack the royal heirs without being noticed than to burn the royal capital. And more importantly, few of their actions seem to be successful - most of the heirs who were attacked In fact, they are not dead, just like Aniya and others, a serious illness is just a false alarm."

"They don't just want to cause chaos," Alfred said in college, "Their target is the 'Watcher' bloodline of the royal families of various countries. Their ultimate goal is probably to weaken the suppression of Rock Marton and liberate the evil giant. the remaining power."

Hao Ren was stunned: "Watcher bloodline?"

"The royal family of every country is a family that has inherited the 'Watcher'." The person explaining this time was Veronica. She knew better about Hao Ren's "memory loss", so she simply started the matter of the Watcher bloodline from the beginning. Let me explain at the end, "This is not a truly inherited bloodline, but an external inheritance. After each Chaos War, the continents will be reshuffled. Some countries have been destroyed, the royal family has lost its heirs, and some Some kingdoms reorganized and emerged from the ruins. The first thing these emerging kingdoms did after they were established was to seek recognition from the Sanctuary. After gaining recognition, the Sanctuary would conduct inheritance rituals for these new royal families. The inheritance rituals from the ancient divine guards The power of blood is injected into the blood vessels of our founding king and then continues from generation to generation. This is the bloodline of the guardians. Only those who obtain this inheritance are qualified to become the rulers of the Kingdom of Order."

Hao Ren was a little dazed when he heard this. This was something he had never thought of.

Dynasties change in the world of Koro. Every hundred years, the old royal family is destroyed, and a new royal family rises out of the wilderness. Except for the holy realm, there are almost no long-term noble families in this world, but they have their own ways to maintain a certain kind of Bloodline inheritance on transcendent people: Recognized by the Holy Realm, some kind of genetic transformation similar to "surgery" is performed on the secular royal family, and an ancient bloodline is forcibly implanted into the rulers of these kingdoms of order.

It seems that this ancient bloodline comes from "ancient divine guards?"

Veronica's explanation continued: "The bloodline of the Watcher has the power to suppress Chaos, and it is also a necessary condition for igniting the Sunburn Tower: in the last month of every year, the Sunburn Tower needs to be relit. The tower of order that guards the entire country is the foundation for the kingdom's survival in the midst of chaos. When lighting the tower, the royal members of each kingdom must inject their blood into the energy core. It is precisely because of these guardians With bloodlines scattered throughout the continent, the secular kingdom can maintain the minimum order of the world and prevent chaos from completely engulfing the world."

Hao Ren nodded, he understood the meaning of this "guardian bloodline".

The light of order is like a beacon in the darkness. The royal members of each country are actually the fuel for igniting the fire. What flows in their veins is not only the noble bloodline, but also the fuel to maintain their own kingdom.

He remembered that in the desolate wilderness, it was Veronica who used her own blood to ignite the scrapped furnace device-it turns out that this is the secret.

Hao Ren blinked and looked at the old bachelor: "The purpose of the cultists is to eliminate these people with the blood of the Watchers? That is even more unreasonable: the heirs attacked by them are still alive."

Before the old bachelor could speak, Aniya took the initiative to answer the question: "But the blood power has been lost."

Her Royal Highness the Princess stretched out her hand and gently pricked her fingertips with a silver needle, and bright red blood seeped out from her fingertips.

It's just ordinary blood.

"Ania, you..." Veronica looked at this scene in shock. Apparently she had just learned the news. The knight princess immediately pricked her finger with the knife she carried, and her blood flowed. Comes out with a light shimmer.

Obviously, the two bloods were completely different, and Aniyah's blood had lost some of its magic.

"Diseases can be cured and curses can be removed, but the power in the bloodline can no longer be restored," Rudolf III whispered. "Many of the royal heirs who were attacked are indeed still alive, but the Annihilation Cult has achieved their goal: to eliminate The blood power of these heirs."

"The blood power of the Guardians is an important guarantee for maintaining the boundaries of order, because only they can light up the Sunburn Tower. Now the day is very close to the day when the Sunburn Tower will burn out, and the operating efficiency of the tower is decreasing every day. And the impact of this on the whole country has now been reflected -" Alfred's old voice sounded even weaker than before, "The output power of all furnaces in the kingdom is decreasing simultaneously, although this situation has not yet spread to On a sacred object of the same level as the Tower of Fire, but that is only a matter of time. The power of chaos is penetrating inland from the western and northern borders of the kingdom. This is also a sign of the weakening of order. At the moment, we must prepare the Tower of Sunburn as soon as possible. The lighting ceremony.”

Hao Ren took a few deep breaths and looked at Rudolph III: "The heirs of each country have indeed lost the power of their blood, but the situation should not be so bad - where are you kings and queens who are still in power? Your blood power should still be there, You can light the tower on fire."

"We are almost out of gas." Rudolf III smiled and said these words very calmly, which were shocking to others.

After a pause, the old king continued: "It is not difficult to maintain the Sunburn Tower in the Year of Order, because we only need to ensure that it does not burn out, but when the tide of chaos strikes, every Sunburn Tower must Operating at full power - Chaos Tides last for ten years each time, but few mortals can keep themselves burning for ten years. This is the seventh year of the Chaos Tide, and I have been pouring energy into that tower for seven years. Others The same goes for the rulers of various kingdoms. As mortals, our limits only reach this point."

At this point, Rudolf III was still in the mood to make a joke: "The Ice Dragon Queen of Eternal Winter might be better. She is a powerful dragon and is more resistant to burning than us..."

Hao Ren, however, felt that this joke was not funny at all: "In other words... the kings of all the countries in the mainland have used up their bloodline power, and the next lighting ceremony must be performed by the heirs of each country?!"

"But the heirs in each country have been 'deposed'," Rudolf III said lightly, "Perhaps Veronica is the only exception."

His Majesty the King's expression was very calm when he said this. Hao Ren was observing this majestic man who was no more than middle-aged from the opposite side. The sun shone on him from the side, making him look like he was coated with a halo. In fact, Rudolf III did not look like he was as "burnt out" as he said. On the contrary, he was an energetic and healthy middle-aged man. His years of martial arts practice also made his Majesty the King more powerful than many of his younger ministers. To be strong, in terms of life span alone, he is still far away from leaving this world.

But Hao Ren knew that what Rudolf III said about "the oil running out and the lamp drying up" actually meant something else, which was referring to the power in his blood.

The ancient magic power implanted by the people of the Sanctuary through genetic technology and does not belong to ordinary humans. These ancient powers come from a vanished extraordinary race. Even if they are diluted, they cannot be endured by a human body. Therefore, an ordinary person cannot bear the power in his lifetime. The power that can be generated and contained is limited. During the years when the tide of chaos hits, a king has to use all his magic power to maintain the operation of the Sunburn Tower, but it is not enough to survive ten years.

In the last three years, the heirs of the royal family must take over this responsibility.

The Annihilation cultists revealed the trump cards and methods they had accumulated over thousands of years, and accurately and fatally destroyed the biggest weak link in the "inheritance of order" process.

Talos may be the only country where the situation is not so bad: this kingdom still has an heir with ancient blood. Because of Hao Ren's intrusive character, Veronica survived, and she is now the only one who can light up the mortal world. Lighthouse people.

But other kingdoms are facing a desperate situation - they may be able to ask for help from the Sanctuary, but to be honest, the Sanctuary may not be able to protect itself now.

Rudolf III and most of the people in the secret room knew this, so they did not feel complacent at all because their kingdom retained the last blood heir: the entire world of order would suffer both prosperity and loss, if all the countries on the continent were extinguished in chaos How long can a lighthouse in Talos illuminate the darkness?

The atmosphere in the secret room was dull, but at this moment, a gemstone ring on Rudolf III's hand suddenly flashed.

His Majesty the King put the ring to his ear. After a moment, he raised his head and looked at Hao Ren.

"Guardian, we have bad news."

"What?"

"Lavinia Juniper Conde successfully escaped with the help of a large number of cultists. Before escaping, she turned back and attacked Veronica's flag-bearer and stole the ancient artifact you brought."

Hao Ren: "..."