"Senior Silvis..."
Looking at the old knight who had just woken up and was still a little unsteady, young Charlie exclaimed in surprise, his face full of disbelief.
Silvis's obituary had been posted for several months, and his estate, title, and lands had already been inherited by his son. Unexpectedly, Silvis has now come back to life.
However, this kind of thing is not without precedent. There seems to have been a similar situation decades ago, so Charlie is not worried that Silvis will have nowhere to go after returning to the Eternal Domain.
Seeing the reunion before him, Ed felt no particular emotion.
With a major battle imminent, it's better to get rid of Silvis first than to find yourself in trouble at home while the front lines are going well.
Now that we have roughly deduced that one of the Twin Kings is a vampire, we must be wary of the vampire's unique practice of praying for their Descent.
Before Silvis could figure out why he had become like this, Ed quickly prepared a "passport" for Charlie that would allow him to travel freely within the Second Holy See, signaling the other party to hurry up and take the old man away.
Unexpectedly, after thinking for a moment, Charlie asked Silvis behind him:
"Senior, are you in a hurry to return to Twilight Capital? My Messenger requires me to travel to the Holy City and the Empire and the Skeleton Alliance in the south. The journey will be arduous, and I fear that some unforeseen events may occur along the way, disappointing the two emperors. If you do not mind, you can accompany me. Once you join, you will be the leader of the delegation."
Silvis nodded in agreement to Charlie's request almost without hesitation; loyalty to the Twin Kings was ingrained in his very being.
Overjoyed, Charlie, along with Silvis and their companions waiting outside the castle, reunited. Then, holding the certificate issued by Ed, they began their journey south.
Having gotten rid of the hot potato, Ed's expression remained unchanged.
After roughly deducing the identities of the Twin Kings, Silvis's importance had already begun to decline.
But Ed was a little confused at this moment.
Having seemingly murdered the Twin Kings of Antos, they could have kept quiet and made a fortune. So why did they choose to send an envoy to spread the news throughout the entire continent?
With their combined strength, wouldn't it be better for them to quietly enjoy a buffet in the Wilderness of Chaos and the Demon Realm?
If this news were spread, the entire continent might become even more restless and uneasy.
According to Gray and others, the Tree Worship Church has had no intention of expanding eastward for many years, one of the reasons being related to the sealed Blood Corpse.
If the Twin Kings could stir up the entire continent with a piece of information that was half true and half false, how would that affect their plans?
Thinking about this, the word "chaos" couldn't help but come to mind.
Just as Ed, shortly after Descent in this world, took advantage of the resurgence of the Blood Corpse and the fact that various towns were tightening their defenses to seize the areas outside Fir City in the Aduolin Province.
He wasn't the only despicable outsider who knew how to exploit chaos; the Twin Kings might also be hoping for something...
Just as Ed was deep in thought, he suddenly heard the voice of the Little Blue dragon Noya:
"Boss, boss, a Soul Returner and wants to see you."
What's your name?
"Called...[ Do Some Farm Work ]? What a strange name..."
"Aren't their names strange? Let him come."
After a series of hurried footsteps, [ Do Some Farm Work ] stood opposite Ed.
"Is there something you need from me?"
"Yes, boss. Just now, Gray led the Soul Returner who wanted to explore that unknown sealed area. Gray was worried you didn't know about this, so he asked me to inform you."
"Okay, I understand."
Ed nodded and pressed on:
Is there anything else?
"Have."
[ On the Do Some Farm Work ] The tone became somewhat serious:
"I started from..."
He wanted to say "internet," but worried the NPC wouldn't understand, so he changed his description:
"I have learned through the communication channels among the Soul Returner that the advance team we sent out earlier found what appears to be the seal of the Grand Duke of Adelaide in Klaf City."
"Um?"
Ed, whose internet connection to Klaf City had been intermittent, suddenly perked up.
The last intelligence he received suggested traces left by Adelaide, but now it's confirmed, and only one day has passed!
The players are incredibly efficient!
Ed looked at [ the Do Some Farm Work ] and asked:
"The seal has not been broken yet?"
[ The Do Some Farm Work ] nodded, and Ed immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"It's good that it hasn't broken. I'll start gathering a new batch of Soul Returner now to prepare for Adelaide's breaking of its seal."
Klaf City, third underground level, " Cold Wave Caverns " (tentative name given by the player).
A knight's squire in leather armor is carving words on the rock in front of him with a short dagger.
As members of the advance team without detailed maps, they had to carefully record whether each cave had been explored.
Amidst the clicking sound of carving, a line of cursive text appeared below an arrow familiar to players:
"The cave has been explored; it's a dead end with no value."
This is a summary of his tasks over the past few hours.
The opening is rather narrow, but the curved internal structure makes one wonder if there might be a larger space inside.
After careful selection, the captain decided to send his rather thin knight squire to do the job. For the past few hours, he had been wriggling in this long cave, but unfortunately, there was nothing inside except for two physically misguided Blood Corpse.
After carving the last letter, the young knight squire shook his aching wrist and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
This is the Cold Wave Caverns, where the temperature is already quite low, but the thick coats and leather armor compensate for this, allowing the knights and their squires to fight with ease without worrying about the effects of the cold.
But just now, he shivered at the thought of being watched from the darkness.
He didn't instinctively shout "Who's there?" or "Come out!" He just silently gripped the hilt of his knife, closed his eyes slightly, and listened carefully to the sound of his footsteps on the stones.
If the other party is truly Blood Corpse, not understanding is one thing, but disturbing other Blood Corpse is another.
After listening for a few seconds, the knight's squire heard no footsteps behind him. He gently drew his blade, then turned around abruptly. Sure enough, he saw a figure spying on him from around the corner of the cave.
With its greyish-white skin and scarlet eyes, it was undoubtedly a Blood Corpse.
What's puzzling is that after making eye contact with the knight's squire, the Blood Corpse didn't react at all. It neither ran away nor attacked, but instead continued to peek its head out from behind the rock wall, looking at him as if it were both learning and provoking him.