All the information pointed to a dark and disturbing answer. Everyone who heard the information fell into silence. Hao Ren knew that the information would soon be no longer a secret. Since Rudolph III chose to make it public here, and there was not only an ancient guardian who had just emerged, but also an ignorant little prince, it meant that the news had probably begun to spread.
"Within a month, so many heirs of the kingdom have met with accidents, but the news has not come out until recently," Grand Duke Loen broke the silence. "Every kingdom does not want the upheaval in their own kingdom to spread, so it is not until some things cannot be hidden that the outside world knows about it, which instead provides an opportunity for the believers of the Cult of Armageddon."
Hao Ren thought about it, feeling that there were still many things he did not understand. He frowned. "Those cultists simply want to cause chaos and weaken the power of the kingdoms of Order? Then they should be able to find an easier way to do it. Attacking the heirs of the royal family without anyone knowing is probably more difficult than setting fire to the capital. And more importantly, most of their actions seem to be unsuccessful. Most of the heirs who were attacked are actually not dead. Like Ania and the others, they are just seriously ill. "
"They don't just want to cause chaos," Alfred said in college. "Their goal is the blood of the guardians of the royal families of each kingdom. Their ultimate goal is probably to weaken the suppression of Lockmarton and release the remaining power of the evil giant."
"The blood of the guardians?" Hao Ren was stunned.
"The royal family of each kingdom is the family that has obtained the inheritance of the guardians," Veronica explained this time. She knew better about Hao Ren's memory loss, so she simply explained the blood of the guardians from beginning to end. "This is not a real inherited blood, but a kind of external inheritance. After the end of each War of Chaos, the continents will be reshuffled. Some kingdoms will be destroyed, and the royal family will be extinct, while some kingdoms will rise from the ruins. The first thing these new kingdoms do after their establishment is to seek the approval of the Sanctum. After that, the Sanctum will carry out an inheritance ceremony for these new royal families. The power of the blood of the ancient divine guards will be injected into the blood vessels of our founding monarchs, and then passed on from generation to generation. This is the blood of the guardians. Only those who obtain this inheritance are qualified to become the rulers of the kingdoms of Order. "
Hao Ren was a little lost in thought. This was something he had never thought of.
The dynasties of Collow were changing. Every 100 years, an old royal family would be destroyed, and a new royal family would rise from the wilderness. Apart from the Sanctum, there were almost no long-lasting noble families in this world, but they had their own way to maintain a certain transcendental bloodline: by the recognition of the Sanctum, the secular royal family would undergo some kind of genetic modification similar to surgery, and forcibly implant an ancient bloodline into the rulers of these kingdoms of Order.
It seemed that this ancient bloodline came from the ancient divine guards?
Veronica continued, "The blood of the watchers has the power to suppress the Chaos, and it is also a necessary condition to ignite the Sunscorch Tower. In the last month of every year, the Sunscorch Tower needs to be reignited. This tower of Order that guards the entire kingdom is the foundation of the kingdom's survival in the midst of the Chaos. When igniting the tower, the royal members of each kingdom must inject their blood into the energy core. It is because the blood of the guardians is scattered all over the continent that the secular kingdoms can maintain the least order and prevent the Chaos from completely devouring the world. "
Hao Ren nodded. He understood the meaning of the blood of the guardians.
The Light of Order was like a lighthouse in the dark, and the royal members of each kingdom were actually the firewood for the ignition. Not only the noble blood flowed in their veins, but also the fuel to maintain their kingdom.
He remembered that in the wilderness, it was Veronica who used her blood to ignite the broken furnace. So this was the secret.
Hao Ren blinked and looked at the old scholar. "The purpose of the cultists is to destroy these people with the blood of the guardians? That's even more unreasonable: the heirs they attacked are still alive. "
Before the old scholar could speak, Ania took the initiative to answer the question. "But the power of the blood has been lost."
The princess stretched out her hand and gently pricked her fingertip with a silver needle. Red beads of blood oozed from her fingertip.
It was just ordinary blood.
"Ania, you …" Veronica looked at the scene in shock. Apparently, she had just received the news as well. The knight princess immediately pricked her finger with a knife, and her blood flowed out with a faint shimmer.
Obviously, the two kinds of blood were very different. Ania's blood had lost some magic.
"The disease can be cured, the curse can be removed, but the power in the blood is irreversible," Rudolph III whispered. "Many of the royal heirs who were attacked are still alive, but the cultists have achieved their goal: to remove the power of the blood of these heirs."
"The power of the blood of the guardians is an important guarantee to maintain the boundary of Order, because only they can light up the Sunscorch Tower. Now the day when the Sunscorch Tower will burn out is very close. The efficiency of the tower is declining every day, and the impact on the whole country is now reflected. "Alfred's old voice sounded weaker than before." The output of all the furnaces in the kingdom is declining synchronously. Although this situation has not affected the sacred objects like the Spire of Flames, it is only a matter of time. The power of Chaos is penetrating inland from the west and north of the kingdom, which is also a sign of the weakening of Order. Now, we must prepare for the ignition ceremony of the Sunscorch Tower as soon as possible. "
Hao Ren took a few deep breaths and looked at Rudolph III. "The heirs of the kingdoms have indeed lost the power of the blood, but the situation should not be so bad. What about the kings and queens who are still in power? Your power of the blood should still be there. You can ignite the tower. "
"We are almost at the end of our rope," Rudolph III said calmly with a smile, which was shocking to others.
After a pause, the old king continued, "It is not difficult to maintain the Sunscorch Tower in the Year of Order because we only need to ensure that it does not go out. But when the Tide of Chaos hits, every Sunscorch Tower must operate at full power. The Tide of Chaos lasts for ten years each time, but few mortals can keep burning for ten years. This year is the seventh year of the Tide of Chaos. I have been injecting energy into the tower for seven years, and so have the rulers of other kingdoms. As mortals, this is our limit. "
Rudolph III was still in the mood to make a joke. "The Ice Dragon Queen of the Kingdom of Everwinter may be better. She is a powerful dragon and more resistant to fire than us."
Hao Ren did not find the joke funny at all. "That is to say, the kings of the kingdoms on the continent have used up their power of the blood, and the next ignition ceremony must be carried out by the heirs of the kingdoms?"
"But the heirs of the kingdoms have been 'deposed,'" Rudolph III said faintly. "Maybe Veronica is the only exception."
The king's expression was calm when he said this. Hao Ren observed the majestic middle-aged man. The sun shone on the man from the side, making him look like he was plated with a halo. Rudolph III did not look like a lamp that had run out of oil. On the contrary, he was an energetic and healthy middle-aged man. Years of martial arts practice had made the king stronger than many of his young courtiers. In terms of lifespan, he had a long way to go.
But Hao Ren knew that when Rudolph III said that he was a lamp that had run out of oil, it was actually referring to the power in his blood.
The ancient magic that was implanted by the people of Sanctum through genetic technology did not belong to ordinary human beings. This ancient power came from a supernatural race that had disappeared. Even diluted, it was not something that a mortal body could bear. So the power that an ordinary person could produce and hold in his life was limited. In the years when the tide of Chaos struck, a king had to draw out all his magic to maintain the operation of the Sunscorch Tower, but it was not enough to last for ten years.
In the last three years, the heirs of the royal family had to take over the responsibility.
The Cult of Armageddon had used their trump cards and means that they had accumulated for thousands of years, accurately and fatally destroying the biggest weakness in the process of the Inheritance of Order.
Taros was perhaps the only kingdom that was not in such a bad situation. The kingdom still had an heir with the ancient blood. Because of Hao Ren, Veronica had survived. She was now the only person in the mortal world who could light the lighthouse.
The other kingdoms, on the other hand, were facing a desperate situation. They might be able to ask for help from Sanctum, but to be honest, Sanctum was probably unable to protect itself now.
Rudolph III and most of the people in the secret chamber knew this, so they did not feel complacent because their kingdom had preserved the last heir. The whole world of Order was bound together. If all the kingdoms on the continent were extinguished in the Chaos, how long could the lighthouse of Taros illuminate the darkness?
The atmosphere in the secret chamber was dull. But at this moment, a gemstone ring on Rudolph III's hand suddenly flashed.
The king put the ring to his ear. After a moment, he looked up and looked at Hao Ren.
"Guardian, I have bad news."
"What?"
"Lavinia? Juniper? Kant managed to escape 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 that you brought. "
Hao Ren was speechless.
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