When the emperor's voice rang through the palace, Erwin screamed in excitement, "Your Majesty!"
At the same time, the announcer's roar continued, "All troops, return and destroy him!"
The emperor laughed maniacally. "Mammon, you don't have to worry about dying. You tortured me for a thousand years, I don't mind returning the favor for a thousand years!" As soon as he finished, a huge explosion came from the depths of the floor.
Mammon? Where had he heard of this name? But there was no time to think. Seeing the demon soldiers attacking the Martyr's Palace retreat like the tide, Dafei was overjoyed and rubbed his hands excitedly. "This, Granny Thales, we've successfully rescued the emperor. Look, look, we've succeeded!"
Thales exclaimed, "As expected of the emperor, you've grown a lot stronger in the past thousand years! And Warrior, you're really outstanding. I really can't think of where else you could get such help to accomplish this feat. This Mammon is definitely no match for the current emperor, we'll definitely win. I still have time now, so I'll fulfill my promise and pass the Martyr's Palace to you. "
I've been waiting for you to say this! Dafei chuckled. "I still have an ambush. I didn't expect him to succeed!"
Thales nodded and waved his hand. There was a ripple in front of Dafei, and the scene changed. Dafei and Thales appeared in a dazzling hall filled with white fog. A basin of golden flames was burning in the hall. To be more precise, it was burning the white fog that kept surging towards it.
Thales said calmly, "This is the core holy fire that sustains the Martyr's Palace. We have to constantly supply it with resources, magic power, divine power, and all kinds of energy. Light energy is the best, but dark energy is fine too. Light and dark are two sides of the same coin, so we can't let them go out. Then, Warrior, hold this brazier with me and activate the Warriors' Hall of Heroic Souls!"
Dafei nodded excitedly. When Dafei's Hall of Heroic Souls was activated, the entire hall suddenly turned dark. Only the brazier and Thales were left. Then a long progress bar for the Martyr's Palace appeared above Dafei's head.
Dafei asked in surprise, "This is?"
"This is your empty Fighting Soul Space. As you level up, your space will gradually expand and fuse with my Martyr's Palace. This is how you inherit my legacy. In fact, you've already inherited the Martyr's Palace by obtaining this Holy Flame Brazier. Now, do you see the floor?" Thales said.
Dafei lowered his head to take a look. Sure enough, the pitch-black brazier now had a shiny, golden stone floor beneath it.
Dafei was pleasantly surprised. "In other words, if I keep expanding like this, this hall, the palace outside, and the grassland outside will all be mine?"
Thales chuckled. "As expected of my grandson. I admire your domineering way of expanding your territory! In that case, it will depend on whether you have the ability and luck. In short, just inherit as much as you can. Countless facts have proven that giving too much inheritance is not a good thing for future generations. "
Dafei coughed and said, "It's okay. Grandma, please test me with bad things! I'm different from other people's descendants. "
Thales smiled faintly in response. Dafei was almost mesmerized by this smile. When he thought that she might die after inheriting the estate, Dafei felt even more complicated. In the past, when male heroes like fathers, uncles, or big brothers died in front of him, he would feel incomparably distressed. If such a beautiful woman died in front of him — well, she probably wouldn't die. She would at most become a Battle Soul like Erwin and still be able to play with him every day. The problem was, what about her body?! Could he get a piece of ice from the 12th floor to keep it fresh and think of a solution later?
While he was struggling, Erwin suddenly said, "Thales, are you not going to see His Majesty in your last moments?"
Thales sighed. "No. Whether I betrayed him or he betrayed us, it would be awkward to see him. Besides, I'm not sure if the current Emperor is still human, so I'm not interested. "
Dafei was stunned. "Grandma, aren't you going to learn about the high-end bloodlines and the Immortal from the Emperor?"
Thales smiled faintly. "There's no need. I've already seen and activated the highest-end bloodline, which is the Warriors. The Emperor is definitely doing something evil. From the moment I changed my mind, I was no longer interested. "
Erwin sighed. "I didn't expect the stubborn you to change your mind so resolutely."
Thales snorted. "Aren't you just as stubborn? We've never been able to convince each other, right? Actually, I've been thinking for a thousand years. After seeing the Warriors, I feel that humans aren't as bad as the Emperor and I thought. There's no need to pay such a heavy price to develop the Immortal. At the end of the day, I still feel that this is the Emperor's selfishness. I won't change my mind even in death. "
Dafei laughed. "Grandma, you flatter me!"
Thales smiled. "You're so happy to call me grandma. Although I'm a thousand years old, compared to the elves, I'm actually very young! How about this, I'll pass on the name of my Onassis Family to you. Do you want it? My full name is Thales Onassis. It's a prestigious family in the Falcon Dynasty. "
Dafei was stunned. "Family name? This is the same as the name given to me by Duke Lionheart's family, the Forging-Steel Hand Nicholas? "
Erwin snorted. "Of course it's different. The dynasty has changed. An ancient surname that no one recognizes and has no use at all. How can it be a prestigious family?"
Thales laughed. "It's probably still useful. In the future, when you meet that Orrin, you can pretend to be a great-grandfather in front of him and order him around like a grandson."
There's still this benefit. She really hasn't lost all familial ties! Dafei was elated. "No problem. Please rest assured, Grandma. I'll definitely educate this great-grandson well. I'll let him study hard and improve every day!"
Thales sighed. "Then I'll entrust him to you. I only hope that you can pass a message to him. Tell him not to indulge in the glory of his ancestors. It's not glory at all! Indulging in illusions will make it hard for him to improve. It'll be a waste of his bloodline. "
Dafei nodded. "I understand. I'll definitely reprimand him!" So this is the reason why he's a noob? Fortunately, he was the secondary hero of my smurf account. Otherwise, wouldn't he be happy to fire my smurf account and follow me?
Suddenly, Dafei thought of something and asked, "If he has the chance to meet the Emperor, what immortal would he want to learn?"
Thales shook his head. "Let him be. No matter what, it's better to have a career than to be mediocre and inactive now." At this point, Thales suddenly coughed and spat a mouthful of blood onto the brazier!
Dafei was shocked. "Grandma!?"
Thales laughed. "The lifespan borrowed from the demons is coming to an end. I've wasted a thousand years, but on this last day, I'm like a shooting star. I have no more regrets in this life! So, little grandson, old friend, goodbye! "
Erwin sighed. "Goodbye!"
Goodbye? Suddenly, Dafei seemed to sense something amiss in this determination. He could not help but exclaim, "What do you mean by goodbye?"
Thales smiled. "Goodbye, of course. If there's a chance, we'll meet again. I'm here on the Martyr's Palace. I won't run away. What did you think it meant?"
Dafei patted his chest and said, "I thought we would never see each other again! Don't scare me. "
Erwin sighed. "Sir, it's a life and death parting. Be more serious. Can you not spoil the atmosphere?"
Thales smiled. "Little grandson, are you sure you want to inherit all the properties? Let me remind you, inheriting too much property is not good for the future generations! "
Dafei patted his chest and said resolutely, "It's fine. I can't let anything go wrong with Grandma's thousand-year inheritance!"
Thales nodded. "Very well!"
With that, Thales' body shone brightly. The flames from the brazier suddenly burst into the hall and engulfed him in an instant!
Dafei cried out in shock. "What is this?"
Erwin sighed. "This is the last step of transferring the properties. Sir, what do you think this holy fire is?"
Thales' laughter came from the flames. "As expected of an old friend. You can see through it. This is a soul. You'll understand in the future …"
The flames filled the entire hall. Thales' figure and voice became smaller and smaller in the flames. Dafei was shocked and cried in pain. Why did you burn your body?
Finally, the progress bar of the Martyr's Palace soared to the end. A system notification rang.
— System Notification: You have completed the second stage of the Legendary quest "Rescue the Expeditionary Force", "Falcon Emperor". Your extraordinary talent and outstanding achievements have been highly appreciated by the expeditionary force, Thales. You have received the reward "Martyr's Palace". You have received 10,000 Einherjars. You have received the surname "Olysses" from Thales' family. Your reputation in the human world + 1,000, in the Dwarf Kingdom + 10,000, in the Elf World + 50,000.
— Martyr's Palace: The ultimate form of the War Soul Summoning Space. The War Souls that reside in the Martyr's Palace can continuously increase their strength. Maintaining the Martyr's Palace requires a large amount of energy. Once it cannot be maintained, the Martyr's Palace's functions will all stop. After one day, it will shrink until it is completely destroyed. Activating the advanced functions of the Martyr's Palace requires more energy. Learning Requirement: High Demon or Sage rank or above. Special Skills: Summon Souls, Sacrifice
Summon Souls: Dead NPCs can appear in the Martyr's Palace as souls.
Sacrifice: You can maintain and develop the Martyr's Palace by slaughtering enemies and collecting their souls. The stronger the enemy, the better the sacrifice.
— System Notification: Warning! Currently, the lowest daily maintenance cost of the Martyr's Palace is "50,000 Divine Power" (or energy equivalent to 50,000 Divine Power). The current energy reserves of the Martyr's Palace can only maintain its current size for one day. You must provide energy for the Martyr's Palace within one day. Otherwise, the Martyr's Palace will shrink. It is recommended that you use the Martyr's Sacrifice skill to collect the souls of enemy corpses.
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What the heck? The daily maintenance cost is 50,000 Divine Power?
Looking at the raging flames in the Golden Hall, Dafei could not believe his eyes! I'm so awesome right now, but I can barely recover 20,000 Divine Power. Why does this thing need 50,000 Divine Power? The amount of Divine Power I recover in two days isn't even enough for it to maintain for one day? This is driving a Sage, no, a little God to death!
Ervin sighed. "Sir, Thales' Holy Temple is the result of a thousand years of development. It is indeed very strenuous for you to inherit such a large scale in one go."
Dafei finally understood what Thales meant when he said that too much inheritance was not good for future generations. He could not help but want to cry. "Isn't Granny trying to trick me? This way, I won't have enough Divine Power just to maintain the Holy Temple. How will I have the extra Divine Power to upgrade my Domain by Level 1? "
Ervin said seriously, "Under normal circumstances, there should only be one way, and that is to sacrifice and kill a large number of Evil Demon troops. I believe that Thales' Holy Temple was built in the same way. In Hell, there will never be a lack of Evil Demons to kill. There are tens of thousands of Evil Demons here! "
That's true! Dafei heaved a sigh of relief. "Alright, I don't know how many Evil Demons there are in this underground palace. I will cooperate with the Emperor and eliminate them all. That's right, where is Thales? "
Ervin sighed. "The Martyr's Palace doesn't even have the most basic functions now. Of course, there is no way to contact her. God knows where she is sleeping."
Alright! Just as Dafei closed the Information Bar, Dafei thought of something. "That's strange. I inherited her Onassis family name. Why is her reputation among humans so low, but among the elves so high? Does this family have members among the elves? "
Ervin sighed. "Sir, the lifespan of humans is short. A thousand years is equivalent to dozens of generations. Who would remember what happened a thousand years ago? The elves are different. After all, they are allies from a thousand years ago. Perhaps Sir, if you use this so-called noble family name, you might be able to gain a little respect from the elves. "
Dafei was suddenly enlightened. How could this be a thing that was outdated? With the temperament of the elves, this family name might be even more popular among the elves than the royal family name of the Lionheart Empire. This Granny was really interesting! Speaking of Granny, Dafei suddenly thought of Anlícia's Granny Anwen. A long-lost sadness welled up in his heart.
In any case, Dafei immediately activated the Sacrifice skill. A red energy progress bar appeared in front of Dafei.
The next moment, scarlet smoke rose from the Evil Demon corpses all over the palace. They were sucked into the Holy Temple like exhaust fans. This scene immediately reminded Dafei of the Sea Soul Battle in Serbia. This was exactly the same. Dafei did not know whether this was the right path or the evil path. Or was it that the path to godhood was the same, and there was no such thing as good or evil?
Very quickly, the souls of the tens of thousands of Evil Demons were sucked dry. Even with so many souls, the energy progress bar was only pushed forward a little. It was not even enough to maintain the minimum consumption for a day!
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