The Emperor had been right. The Soul Summoning Art could not be used casually on deceased loved ones.
There had been such a tragedy in Heroes of Might and Magic. Queen Isabel's husband, Neherle, had originally been a brave and upright Knight Hero. After being resurrected as a Vampire Queen, he became a sinister and cunning boss, only to be slain by the Queen herself.
He could only look for other means.
Still, he quickly pulled himself together and told everyone, "Don't worry. I'll revive Es!"
Everyone was immediately stunned.
The Emperor actually had a resurrection skill? No wonder he had never been discouraged. With such power at his command, what was there to fear from Big Rat's rat army?
He only needed to keep reviving warriors.
"Your Majesty, could you show us?" a professional asked eagerly.
"Mana is precious right now, so I can't demonstrate it for you. Once Grand Duke Langske breaks the siege, I'll show you," the Emperor said without changing expression, bluffing them smoothly.
His Reincarnation magic had never been used on anyone else. He had not even tested it.
Everyone was somewhat disappointed, but they said nothing more.
That night, the Emperor had his most trusted guards retrieve a Knight's corpse from a sealed coffin in the palace.
He used the "Reincarnation" skill on the body.
Unlike the skill's effect in Heroes of Might and Magic, the corpse quickly vanished, followed by a beam of white light flying into the distance.
In Heroes of Might and Magic, it directly revived living warriors on one's own side.
The prerequisite was that no enemy could occupy the corpse, and the body could not be damaged. Certain units that devoured corpses could counter this spell.
Then an inexplicable image appeared in the Emperor's mind.
In a port city,