Chapter 343

Stux took it, took a bite, and said lightly, "It's not bad." The driver smiled and said, "As long as you like it. This was specially made for me by the cook in the earl's mansion." Stux said, "Do you have a good relationship?" The driver smiled and said, "I'm getting married soon." Stux said, "Congratulations." The driver smiled and said, "Thank you very much." The carriage drove by for a while, and suddenly there was the sound of horses' hoofs in front of it. The sound was messy, not one, but a group. The driver's face was puzzled and he frowned and said, "How can it be a band of thieves? It's really strange." Stux said, "There are a lot of thieves in the human world. What's so strange?" The driver said, "That's in other countries. We Hedix are different." After a while, in the place where the sun shone in front of him, a group of tattered knights galloped this way. When they got close, they divided into two teams, surrounded the carriage from the two wings and surrounded the center. The carriage suddenly stopped. The driver glanced at the crowd and saw that these people did not even have a decent clothes. They couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay. A group of rabbles."

The first few knights patted the horse forward, looked at the carriage, noticed the badge and decoration in front of the carriage, and said one after another, "Sure enough, it is the carriage of the Valens family. Our people are not wrong." The driver laughed and said, "Where are you thieves? You know it's General Varense's carriage, and you dare to rob. Don't you want to die?" The knights scolded angrily: "If a little driver dares to talk to us like this, you are impatient." Sure enough, he is the slave of the Valens family. I don't know the depth of heaven and earth." I won't call you to have a good death later..."......

The driver smiled and was not angry at all. When they finished scolding, he said, "What are you doing with my carriage?" A thief shouted, "Why else? Revenge is coming." The thieves behind them responded one after another and shouted, "Revenge! Revenge! Revenge! --" The thief said proudly, "We are not interested in you as a driver. Who is in the carriage? Let him out." The driver laughed and said, "The name in the car is too big. It scares you to death. For your good, it's better to retreat and wash your hands from now on." The thieves laughed and said just now, "You think we are easy to cheat. We have found out the identity of the man in the carriage. Isn't it the only seed of the Count Valence family?" The driver shook his head and sighed, "Poor guy, your intelligence must have sold you." He paused and said with a smile, "Listen, you ignorant thieves, the gentleman in it is the commander of the demon army, Duke Stux, the demon world. Isn't it a big joke that you want to see him?"

The group of thieves were silent, and then suddenly burst into laughter and shouted, "Did you hear that? He said it was Stux, where is the Grand Duke of the Demons? Hahahaha... This driver is crazy..." Someone laughed and said, "You said he is the Duke of the demon world. Why don't you just say it's a god king or a demon king, hahahaha..." There is also a man: "No wonder this guy is not afraid at all. It turns out to be a madman." Another person shouted, "Ask Stux to come out and let's beat him into Skatus." The driver couldn't help laughing, turned around and said to the Stux in the car, "Duke, they are so rude. Just teach them a lesson." Stux said, "They are looking for your house and solve it by themselves." The driver said, "No, Duke, how can I deal with these thugs?" He turned around and said, "Guys, he won't come out. You can figure it out by yourself."

Thieves, look at me, I look at you, and shouted with one voice: "Sctus, Skatus..." The driver turned around and looked inside through the gap. Stux did not respond at all. He sighed and turned back to the crowd: "Okay, okay, it seems that you are. It's too low. He doesn't want to talk to you at all. Let me, the driver, compare with you." As he spoke, he jumped out of the carriage, pulled out a crutch from under the seat, and raised it to the crowd. The thieves suddenly became furious and rushed forward one after another to smash the so-called driver. The driver looked at the rushing thief and just shook his head: "Oh, no martial arts, no martial arts, no martial arts..." The thieves were even more angry, raised their messy weapons in their hands, and called the driver one after another. The driver carried a crutch, laughed loudly, turned around, and beat the thieves off the horse one by one. They fell black and blue. The horses were beaten by the driver with a stick, and they didn't know where to go.

The rest of the thieves' souls were scattered, and they raised whips to urge the horses one after another. They wanted to escape far away. Before they could run a few steps, the driver swept forward with his crutches, shot out a flying rainbow, and knocked those people down. They lay on the ground and moaned one by one, looking at the evil star in front of him with frightened eyes. The driver still giggled, no different from just now, but in the eyes of the thieves, he had become the devil's smile. The driver was about to speak when the thieves rolled and crawled to the ground to run. The driver caught up with him, one by one, and immediately took all the fierce thieves. He touched the crutch, shook his head and sighed, "It's boring, boring." As he spoke, he got into the car, put the crutch aside, pulled the reins, shouted "drive", and the carriage went away.

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The carriage galloped for a while and came to a small town. The coachman went down to buy food and handed it to Stux, who had never come out. He ate a few bites randomly and continued to drive on his way. Out of town, Stux took the initiative for the first time and said, "Who the hell are you?" The driver smiled and said, "I'm the driver of the Count of Valens. Didn't you know it for a long time?" Stux smiled and said, "Isn't this prevaricate?" The driver smiled and said, "Of course not. I'm really the driver of the count's family." Stux said, "Your count really doesn't know how to use people. He doesn't know that he has such a master. And you are even more surprised that you still succumb to the position of driver with this kind of skills. I don't know who Varens is, but I know that as long as you are willing to serve Emperor Hedix, your status is definitely higher than Varens. The driver laughed and said, "You flatter me too much." Stux said, "You know I don't." The driver sighed and said, "Actually, it's nothing. If it hadn't been for the Count of Valence, I would have turned into loess by now. Although our Hedix is good, many people starve to death every year. I am one of those who almost starved to death. Because I'm an orphan." Stux said, "If you really want to repay him, wouldn't it be better not to hide your strength?" The driver said, "Count Valence doesn't need my strength at all. He has done a good job. What's more, once I show my strength, my fiancee can't love me anymore. The identity gap is a natural gap, and manpower is difficult to overcome. Stux sighed, "I really hope you are a demon." The driver smiled and said, "If I were a demon, I would definitely join you." Stux was silent for a long time and said, "What's your name?" The driver said, "Conrad, my name is Conrad." Stux said, "Conrad? I think it won't be long before you will become a legend of the human race."

Conrad did not answer. The carriage continued to move forward and came to a fork in the afternoon. The carriage was about to turn left and go to the faintly identifiable destination town in the distance, but Stux said, "Stop, turn right." Conrad stopped, but did not turn right. He said, "The road on the right leads to Sipulos, the kingdom of the dead. I dare not go there. Duke of Stux, get out the car." Stux said without a doubt: "Turn right." Conrad smiled bitterly and said, "Why do you need it? These steps are not far away. Aren't you allies with the undead? Isn't it better to let them see you off when you get there? Stux still said, "Turn right." Conrad was helpless. He drove the carriage to the right, reached the next intersection, stopped again and said, "I really can't move forward." Stux said, "What are you afraid of? The undead never takes the initiative to hurt people." Conrad said, "But the people who come in can't go back. Isn't that hurting?" Stux said, "I heard from Boglas that mortals who come here never do anything." Conrad said, "That's strange. Why don't they go back?" Stux said, "Because they don't want to." Conrad laughed and said, "Duke, are all fools going in?" Stux said, "You'll know when you go and have a look." Conrad saw that he said solemnly. Although he was curious, he was still unwilling to go. He said, "Anyway, this carriage is used by me to pick up people, and I don't have time to send you in." Stux said, "If you don't have time, you have to be free."

Conrad said angrily, "Are you trying to force it?" Stux said, "You can say whatever you want." Conrad grabbed the crutch, but stopped and asked, "I heard that the demon clan is very strong?" Stux said, "Yes, it's much stronger than the human race, so put down your crutch." Conrad smiled awkwardly and said, "Then what can you rank in the demon clan?" Stux said, "Second, it's me except for the God King." Conrad was stunned and said, "God King?" Stux said, "The demon clan is the name of your human clan." Conrad suddenly said, "The second demon clan, it seems that I'm not your opponent." Stux said, "My generals are all above you." Conrad said, "I'm kind enough to pick you up. Did you do this to me?" Stux said, "It's just that you don't stop. I can also teach you how to drive me." Conrad was helpless and said, "Well, I'm unlucky. I'll just take you there, but you have to ensure my safety. I don't want to be chased everywhere by those skeleton racks." Stux said, "Don't worry."

The carriage drove into the border of Siplos. Everything was no different from before. Flowers and green grass, green forest and blue lake, but there were more monsters. From time to time, you can see a team of undead knights passing through the field, and there is no reaction when you see the carriage. Further inside, except for the undead, there is still no difference. The sky is still so blue, the air is still fresh, there is no gloomy as expected, and there is rotten gas. Conrad gradually got used to it and was much relieved. While chatting with Stux, he moved north and gradually went deep into the hinterland of Sipoulos. Then, Conrad saw the village. It was not a skeleton shelf, nor a undead mage, but some ordinary people. There happened to be a senior undead knight passing by. Several children in the village did not avoid it, but ran up to play. The last undead knight had several children and no longer moved. Well, as long as he put them down one by one, put them down and climbed up one by one, he couldn't move. When he had enough fun and the children dispersed, the knight who couldn't figure out the situation chased his companions. Conrad stayed outside the village for a long time. When he saw this scene, he was stunned and speechless for a long time.

Then after passing through several small towns and a city, everything has not changed with the outside world. Except for some more undead, they are all ordinary people. On the other hand, Conrad came all the way and couldn't see an arrogant nobleman. There are not many people who are particularly rich, but very few people are particularly poor. Most people are living a good life. There are no city managers, but the cleanliness of the streets is much more than the outside world. In the mall, there are many kinds of goods, and they are different. Conrad finally can't stand it at all. He doesn't see a tax supervisor at all. He can't help asking, "Don't people here have to pay taxes?" Stux said lightly, "Pay, their bodies are taxes." Conrad was stunned and said confusedly, "What do you mean?" Stux said, "They don't have to hand in anything when they are alive, but the bodies after death belong to the state and become the source of the undead. This is the management of Sipulos, the kingdom of the undead. Conrad was stunned again, and his mind was a little confused. He said for a long time, "What if they leave Sipulos before they die?" Stux said, "Of course you don't have to hand it in." Conrad was stunned again and said, "Is there no punishment?" Stux said, "No, but morality will condemn them. Don't evade taxes, this is the special morality of the kingdom of the dead.

Conrad was silent and continued to drive a carriage. Two days later, he went out of a big city. The salutes rang at the gate of the city, and two groups of senior undead knights came out of the gate. Then a team of undead mages in white robes with gold edges came from the center. The leader had a white beard, and his gentle face was full of wrinkles and looked very old. This man, Konrad, is very familiar with, but he is the biggest traitor in the history of the human race, and the former bright mentor Berglam. He got into the carriage, entered the carriage, and smiled, "Your Highness, you are so fast." Stux smiled and said, "Thanks to my driver Conrad." The old man looked forward from the cracks and said in surprise, "Is he a human?" Stux said, "Exactly, he is close to the holy master at a young age, and his future is unlimited." The old man praised, "It's really rare. He is the first master of the human race in the future." Conrad said impatiently, "I said, two bigwigs, you are so busy. Why are you talking about my business? I'm still waiting to go back to get married. Bergram laughed and said, "It's quite personal. Your Highness, when you get to the ground, let him go. Stux nodded.

The two came out of the carriage and walked into the city with the undead mages. Conrad looked at it for a while and saw them enter the city. The guard of honor quickly retreated, and then the gate was deserted. So he drove the car and turned around quickly and quickly went away.

Bergram led Stux all the way in, got on the skeleton horses brought by several mages, and walked to the center of the city while chatting. After a short walk, a towering castle appeared in front of the city. The main body was black and white, which looked spectacular. This is the sacred place that the undead mage of the whole continent yearns for - the psychic college. The war horse slowly walked up the suspension bridge and entered the castle. What came into the eyes of Stux was a large garden with green grass, flowers, shade of trees, and a blue lake. The students in a black mage robe sat between the shade of flowers and trees, on the grass by the lake. From time to time, someone looked at Stux and saw Bergram greet him in person. More than a dozen tutors were present. They didn't know who he was. He looked surprised and talked about it one after another. Stux looked around and sighed, "It's been ten years, and those students in the past have left, right?" Bergram said, "It's all gone in the past two years. There are only a few people who have left to teach. They should still know you. Do you want me to call them out?" Stux waved his hand and smiled, "No need. Come on, I'm not here to visit. Bergram nodded and made a gesture of invitation, so the horse team continued to move forward and quickly came to the tower in the distance ahead.

This high tower is located near the center of the castle, with a diameter of dozens of meters. The whole tower is built of a kind of white and bright stone, which shines in the sun. Inside is the place where the undead mages experiment with magic. Everyone got off the horse, and the black door of the mage's tower rattled and opened on both sides. Everyone slowly walked in, circled the swirling stairs, and came to a room on the top of the tower. Bergram opened the door and led the crowd inside. There is no light in the room, but it looks a little gloomy, and the furnishings are also a little scary. There is a blood pool on the left, in which there are bubbles. With the blood tossed, a rotten corpse with exposed bones sags and floats in it. Not far away, there was a round table with more than a dozen chairs next to the round table. Bergram took the crowd to the table and sat in their respective positions. Before Berglam could speak, Stux asked in a hurry, "How's it going?" Bergram said, "After ten years of research, the theory is almost the same, but there is still a key problem that has not been solved. We have transformed the whole summoning process, and we can forcibly draw out his power by binding the soul of the summoned..." Stux interrupted, "In this case, won't the problem be solved?" Bergram shook his head and said, "The following is the key. According to historical records, the summoned person is too strong. If his power is injected directly into your body, even you will die. So we need something to act as a relay container for power and serve as a buffer. Stux motioned him to go on, and Bergram said, "So, the key to this ceremony is to find the container, and I will name it the Holy Grail."