Alvin followed Meng Tian's chariot as it charged into a passage on the side of the Underground Palace.
To Alvin's surprise, the extravagance he'd imagined in the Underground Palace simply didn't exist.
There was no "treasure trove filled to the brim with rare and wondrous artifacts"...
The passage sloped downward and led into a great hall in the Underground Palace. It had become a gathering place for the Einherjar.
Meng Tian's charioteer slowed down. The Einherjar on both sides stopped what they were doing and saluted the chariot...
Seeing what the Einherjar on either side called their "work," Alvin felt as if he'd stepped into a horror movie.
The flesh remaining on these Einherjar was all but gone. Every so often, a few bones were carried in through a passage.
Then these Einherjar, who should have been the very picture of martial valor, would rush over like scavengers, searching for parts that might fit them. With atrocious craftsmanship, they would piece the dried bones onto their own bodies.
Alvin stared at Meng Tian in disbelief. "What's going on here?
It can't be difficult for you to find some corpses, can it?
Why make these soldiers suffer this humiliation?
Even if they can't fight in the Underworld without their bodies, they can return to the underground city. There, they can still be those valiant sons of Qin!
I've seen many beings who were just spirits but could still wander around in the outside world. I've also seen spirits inhabiting Skeleton Warriors...
They didn't seem uncomfortable at all..."
Meng Tian shook his head. He looked at Alvin, hesitated for a long moment, then said, "Our situation is very special!
The Emperor's Treasure Sword drew our souls from our bodies, but the connection between our bodies and souls still remains.
As long as