Chapter 636: Cursed Army And Crown (1/2)
“Before we answer your questions, can you tell us your identities first?”
The bearded giant arcane master looked at Belo with a serious gaze, “Honestly speaking, your artifact clearly contains a powerful Evil Dragon aura. If not for you fighting against those Cursed Ghosts, we would even suspect if you were the arcane masters sent by the Evil Dragon to look for this.”
“I am Belo, Holy Dawn Academy student. She is Meraly, Golden Academy student.”
Belo’s answer was short and direct, “My Ice Lich Bone Box is the Evil Dragon artifact my clan took from the Evil Dragon during the War with Dragons.”
The bearded arcane master clearly looked a little relieved. Hearing the latter half of Belo’s introduction, he and the surrounding giant arcane masters instantly showed a respectful expression.
“Looks like you should be from the bloodline of the ancient Arlen Beastman Empire. The Evil Dragon paid a heavy price on your kind.”
The bearded arcane master stretched out his hand to Belo, “Welcome, friends. We are the warriors from the Winter Kingdom. I’m Sunderland Reap, just call me Reap.”
“Then back to the topic. Where are you bringing us to?” Belo shook the rough hand and spoke cooly, “The Cursed Ghost you mentioned, what does that mean?”
Reap hesitated for a moment. There were many things to explain and he was thinking of where to begin.
“We are going to the Snow City Beacon Tower.” He spoke while looking at Belo and Meraly, “Although I don’t know what mission you were given by the Kingdoms, since you’re here to look for this object, you must have sensed the resurrection of the Evil Dragon.”
“Snow City Beacon Tower?” Meraly repeated with a low volume.
Belo waved to her, signalling not to interrupt. He could tell that it would become more troublesome to explain the things Reap was about to say if she interrupted him.
“We must inform the news of the Evil Dragon’s resurrection to our allies.” Reap talked slowly. Because, to him, it was difficult to clearly explain the war from over a thousand years ago.
“The object inside that box is called the Cursed Crown. It is also an Evil Dragon’s artifact. In the legends, he needed several centuries to craft this artifact.” Reap’s gaze landed on the box in Belo’s hand, then continued, “As for why it’s here and the origin of those Cursed Ghosts, it traces back to the Era of the War with Dragons. Actually, the Cursed Crown is the reason why the Evil Dragon wanted to conquer the Snowfall Forest back then.”
“What do you mean?” Meraly was startled.
There were countless questions in her mind, and the explanation only made her more confused. In ancient records, the Evil Dragon wanted to conquer the Snowfall Forest beyond the Frost Tusk Peak and Hearth Valley in order to assemble a larger army and obtain more resources. However, Reap said it was for this creepy crown instead. Also, because the Evil Dragon failed to conquer the Snowfall Forest, ever since the Magus Era, people thought there were terrifying existences hidden in the Snowfall Forest and stationed large Corps to protect the two Kingdoms at Hearth Valley.
“Many events were not recorded in history documents and poems. That doesn’t mean they don’t exist.” Reap seemed to see through her questions. He took a deep breath and continued slowly, “The Evil Dragon once had a wife. She’s called Fenny, a Crystal Dragon.”
“The Evil Dragon made this crown as a gift to his wife. During the crafting process, the Evil Dragon obtained the assistance of Fenny’s race. This crown used some of the inheritance dragon crystals and holy artifacts of the Crystal Dragons. However, soon after the crown was crafted, Fenny realized the growing ambition of the Evil Dragon. Eventually, she discovered the Evil Dragon’s scheme to initiate the War with Dragons. His plan of enslaving all other races, while naming the Dragon race supreme. Her crown was the most important piece in his scheme. After discovering all that, Fenny did only one thing. She escaped with the crown.”
“She chose to escape and not destroy the crown because she couldn’t bear to destroy it? Or is the crown so powerful it cannot be destroyed?” Meraly was greatly shaken by the story. It was a great secret, and a tragic love story. She sympathized with Fenny and respected her, but Belo seemed unmoved by the story. He cooly asked, “So, she eventually escaped to this place?”