Chapter 24: The Riot in the City (2)
The Fog Capital, outside the city, Sir Perkins Manor.
Inside the knight's machine, in front of the huge round table, everyone sat around, they were all in charge of the knight machine in various places—at this time, in front of them, there was an identical box.
It was heavily guarded—because, just outside the door of the round table room, all the current twelve round tables were guarded here, except for Lancelot, who had been kidnapped, and there were nearly thirty grand knights, and hundreds of elite knights.
"Let's get started. ”
Sir Perkins spoke softly, and first opened the box in front of him—and he took out a pebble-sized green gem from it.
At the same time, the heads of the knightly organs in various places also took out the same thing from the box in front of them almost at the same time.
Then Sir Pkins unscrewed the engraving from his cane, and inserted it into a small indentation in the open table in front of him...... Turn.
The sound of gears turning, and the floor in the center of the round table also opened at this time, and I saw a statue of a king with a sword, slowly falling from under the floor.
On the blade of the stone sword held on the statue, there are round grooves one after another, which correspond to the gems held by each person in charge.
When the gems seemed to be pulled by something, flew out of their hands automatically, and then embedded in the grooves of the stone swords, everyone held their breath and watched the scene carefully.
"Although I always knew it existed, I have never really seen it since I took over...... I didn't expect to be able to see it come out in my lifetime. ”
It was an old man much older than Sir Perkins who spoke. His gaze was misty, his eyes unblinking, staring closely at each moment of change above the statue.
Click——!
Suddenly, the soft sound alarmed everyone, and they saw the statue of the king, starting from the head, directly cracking and opening in all directions...... Like the blooming of flower petals, what is finally revealed is a small stone.
And among the stones, there was a simple stone cup.
"It's... This is the legendary Holy Grail?"
People who had never thought that the Holy Grail would be like this suddenly felt an indescribable sense of disappointment - perhaps in their imagination, the Holy Grail should be more precious, maybe it didn't need to be too ornate, at least it should make people feel that it is extraordinary at a glance.
But the silence lasted only a few seconds—and after a few seconds, the Holy Grail on the stone platform suddenly trembled, and a large number of cracks even appeared on its body.
Sneer, sneer——!
After a violent tremor, it shattered entirely, and a dazzling golden light filled every part of the room in an instant, preventing them from opening their eyes.
When the real gaze had adjusted, they looked at it again in disbelief, and then they could no longer hide the excitement in their hearts—what was in front of them was the real Holy Grail.
It was like infinite magic, even if they looked at it, their souls seemed to be pulled, and in front of their eyes, they couldn't help but see the scene of heaven.
Peaceful, happy, content...... The feeling of coming from human beings fills their hearts in an instant...... A strange but obsessively satisfied smile appeared on their faces.
Boom – Boom——!
The sound of percussion suddenly sounded at this moment, and everyone suddenly shook their spirits this time, and they all came to their senses, only to see that it was the sound of Sir Perkins striking the table with his cane.
"Everyone, please be quiet. Sir Popkins said slowly, as if he had not seen the crowd's gaffe.
The crowd sighed.
"The grape cup at the Last Supper was even said to have been filled with the blood of the Son...... A cup of magic that can grant any wish. The old man muttered to himself.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is not the Holy Grail of the Bible, but something that was made in that sinful place a hundred years ago, and it bears the name of the Holy Grail, but it is not sacred. An old woman frowned at this point, "It is very clear in the literature that a sacrifice is required to activate it!"
Speaking of sacrifice, the willpower was a little weaker, and at this time, the other person in charge of the knight agency, who was still obsessed with the cup on the stone platform, woke up like a dream and broke out in a cold sweat.
"So. Pugins, the Holy Grail has been taken out, the most critical part of what are you going to do...... Sacrifices?"
Sir Perkins took a deep breath and said slowly, "It needs to devour souls to activate. Of course, it is impossible for a living soul, so I plan to use something else this time. ”
"Hmm...... In fact, it is better to use the kind of death row prisoners as sacrifices, but unfortunately the death penalty has now been abolished. Someone suggested, "Maybe we can try to use those supercriminals." Anyway, our relationship with the Magicians Guild is a bit stiff now, and the wanted criminals who were going to be handed over to them are not necessary. ”
Sir Perkins shook his head, "After those criminals were caught, they have already notified the Magicians Guild at the same time, and if they can't get it out at this time, it will inevitably arouse their suspicions...... Even if it's because of national problems, we were allies a hundred years ago, and there is no need to really bring the relationship to the freezing point. ”
"Then what are you going to do?What other good sacrifices do you have?Are you going to use the Heroic Soul of the Heroic Soul Palace?!"
Sir Pkins waved his hand, "Maybe it's providence, just before the crisis of the 'Doomsday Myth' was launched, the knights of the Fog City happened to dismantle a criminal syndicate that smuggled orcs...... At the moment, this group of orcs is here. ”
"Orc...... Orcs?" someone muttered.
"Since it is an orc slave who has been captured and sold, those slave traders don't dare to catch a few ruthless people in the orcs...... Yes, too. "Someone is excited.
"So be it, I didn't see it. "This one is even more direct.
"Well, Pugins, even if you choose a sacrifice, you can't ......do it openly," the old man muttered, "especially not in front of the Twelve Knights, which would shake their knightly faith." ”
"Don't worry, I've taken care of it. Sir Pkins was expressionless, but he tapped the table with his cane again.
I saw the wall on one side of the round table conference room, and slowly moved away at this time, only to see a knight with a cold face, blood stained on his body, and a blood-dripping sword in his hand, slowly walking in.
The rich smell of blood made everyone frown for a moment, and the moment they met the cold-eyed knight's gaze, they couldn't help but feel a chill.
"This is the Simpton Knight. Sir Popkins said indifferently: "I have already let him deal with it early...... What he holds in his hand is the magic sword [Hegni], and the souls of those orcs have been stored in this magic sword. ”
"Simpton? is that him, that kid ......"
The people in charge began to look at the gloomy man in front of them again, and some information about Simpton began to come to mind.
Years ago, there was an orc who rioted...... The ferocity of this orc was a headache for the knights, and even the entire magician association.
Eventually, the orc was rounded up and killed. However, when the troops at that time found the base camp of this riotous orc, they also rescued many innocent humans...... The vast majority of them are women.
What shocked the troops even more was that these women gave birth to children because they were raped by this riotous orc...... And these kids are being used for all kinds of experiments.
Later, even if they were rescued, most of the children were broken...... Among them, it seems that there is only one conscious child left.
The child was later raised by the Knights and eventually became a Grand Knight......
......
As if he didn't see the gaze of these responsible persons, the Simpton Knight lowered his head slightly.
Pggins also looked at everyone's surprised gaze, and said slowly: "Okay, Simpton Grand Knight, I will hand over to you the glory of activating the [Holy Grail], are you ready?"
“Yes,my-lord.”
The Grand Knight of Simpton raised his sword in salute, and then walked step by step to the table where the [Holy Grail] was placed, and placed the tip of the magic sword in his hand on the mouth of the [Holy Grail]...... I saw blood begin to pour out from the blade of the sword, and then drip into the [Holy Grail].
"The power of the [Holy Grail] activation will increase depending on the number of sacrifices. Sir Pkins said, "There are forty-three orc souls here, and I think it is impossible for the Holy Grail to solve this crisis directly." ”
"What are you going to do, Pugins?"
"At the root of this upheaval is the organization 'Doomsday Myth'. Puggins said directly: "We need all the information of this organization, including the list of personnel, the location...... Only by fundamentally eradicating it can we avoid this kind of thing in the future. ”
Drops of blood dripped from the magic sword, and when the cup was almost half full...... the Holy Grail once again burst into dazzling brilliance.
At the same time, an ancient parchment scroll slowly appeared in front of Sir Perkins......
......
-- Pay/pay bustards to the account, 5 million yuan.
Of course, such a tone is not possible, and it is just some kind of prompt in this format.
The general content is:
You have a normal soul credit, +: 43.
In Boss Luo's mind, he once again heard the loli voice of the altar he had made up in his mind.
"Why do you suddenly feel like you're cleaning up your room and finding a hundred dollars in the pocket of a piece of clothing that you haven't worn for a long time......
"Master?" the maid lady, who didn't understand her master's sudden words, tilted her head slightly, and her hair fell down.
"Ah...... Don't move, it's a good position. ”
Boss Luo, who had written an aphorism for himself, decided to do a lot of things and avoid that he would eventually be stuck in endless transactions and unable to extricate himself, so he restrained himself from doing [observation] all the time to kill time.
In the room, the maid lady is working with her master to start an activity called photography.
After all, it's a long night.
......
......
Without mobile phones or even clocks, in the dim stone room, all that can be judged is the perception of the human body...... The queen felt some tiredness.
It should have exceeded the time she usually fell asleep.
Lancelot was no longer lying down, and when the Queen's palm was released from her eyes, she had regained a trace of her spirit, and in the fastest time, she had eaten the food that Caesar had sent her—to replenish her strength.
It seemed to be a different person, but it seemed to be the same again, and Her Majesty smiled at Lancelot's actions at this time.
"Does this work?" asked Her Majesty curiously.
Lancelot, now holding the shackled chains in his hand, began to grind on the floor of the stone chamber, and had already ground out a lot of stone dust.
Lancelot said at this time: "This kind of shackles was developed by the Magicians Guild and is specially used to imprison extraordinary powers. It is made of a special alchemical mineral called Hammite...... But now it's largely obsolete. In fact, there are quite a few of these items left in the Knight's Machine...... While it is convenient in imprisoning supernatural powers, it is not actually strong. There have been prisoners who have broken their chains in this way. ”
"...... so," said Her Majesty, nodding with satisfaction, "how long does it take to break it, in your opinion?"
Lancelot shook his head, "It's hard to say. At that time, it seemed that it took more than half a month for the prisoner to break off. However, a way is better than nothing, and we cannot wait for rescue forever. Your Majesty, could you please keep an eye on the outside, and if anyone wants to come in, I want to stop doing so. ”
"Good boy, I'll watch it for you, trust me to do it. The queen was still smiling with satisfaction.
Merely.
Half a month...... Her Majesty couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, she didn't tell Lancelot Caesar that she would have plans to execute her before sunrise.
Her Majesty did not intend to negate Lancelot's efforts at this time, but walked slowly to the door, pretending to listen carefully to the voices outside.
"Oh...... It seems that someone is really coming. Her Majesty hurriedly turned around at this time.
Lancelot lay down on the ground quickly, covering the ground powder, and at the same time gathered the chains and turned to his side.
When the door opened, Her Majesty took a few steps back and stood in front of Lancelot.
"What are you doing?"
The men who came in were Judas and Catherine...... Catherine looked at Her Majesty suspiciously.
Her Majesty was not salty or light, with the anger and cynicism of the imprisoned, "Gentlemen, ladies. Don't you know that this kind of cold place can easily make me sick, and if I don't get up and move, I'm probably going to get cold...... I ask you to give me a boost. ”
Judas frowned, obviously he hated this so-called aristocratic style, "Then I hope you have enough activity, otherwise it will be colder in the middle of the night." ”
"You impudent people!" Her Majesty snapped into rage.
Catherine just sneered, but ignored it, and instead glanced at Lancelot on the ground, "This guy, hasn't you woken up yet?"
"What the hell have you done to her!" Her Majesty continued to lash out.
"Let me see if I'm dead. Catherine sneered, and was about to walk past the queen.
Unexpectedly, Her Majesty frowned at this time, and continued to reprimand angrily: "You have made her like this, and do you plan to continue to hurt her?
"Bad old woman. Catherine snorted.
"Forget it. Judas said indifferently: "Caesar just let us take a look, there is no need to argue with her...... Well, Your Majesty, if you feel cold, I'll bring you a blanket back. ”
"I also asked for a pot of hot tea and preferably extra milk. I need fresh milk to sleep peacefully!"
"Do you think this is a hotel? Dead old woman!! You may not know your situation?"
Jodas shook his head, reached out and pulled Catherine with his hand, and pulled it outside, "Okay, there's no fresh milk, I can bring you a little hot water...... It's nothing, just stay there. ”
When the door was closed, Her Majesty let out a slow sigh.
She listened to the door for a few moments before saying, "Okay, they should have gone far...... Kid, I'm right, I can do it. ”
Lancelot then sat up and glanced gratefully at Her Majesty...... in front of himself.
"Can you hear anything?" Her Majesty frowned.
Lancelot was stunned and listened intently, only to hear what seemed to be a sound outside...... The air seemed to tremble slightly.
......
A huge warplane was slowly descending from the night sky at this time.