Chapter 479 - Secret (1/2)

Lin Li had previously had a discussion with Sendros about the Retribution Knight. The Retribution Knight was a legendary Death Knight, and the special thing about the Retribution Knight was that there could only be one Retribution Knight at any point in time. Once a Death Knight became a Retribution Knight, all the other Death Knights would stop evolving and voluntarily come forth to pledge their loyalty to this new Retribution Knight no matter how far away they had to travel to find it.

As these Death Knights became the loyal subjects of the Retribution Knight and stopped evolving, all the power they gained from battles would be transferred to this Retribution Knight so as to help it evolve faster. Hence, every Retribution Knight was scarily powerful, and merely the word legendary was not enough to describe them.

Lin Li had recruited a group of Death Knights by chance back in the Scar of Death, and in the eyes of these Death Knights, he was their Retribution Knight. However, Lin Li was not a true Retribution Knight, and thus did not require these Death Knights to stop evolving so as to help him evolve. Thus, there was a very high possibility that he’d be able to groom all these Death Knights into Retribution Knights.

Since the Immortal King’s arm had created a Retribution Knight before, it might be of help to Lin Li’s plan to groom a team of Retribution Knights. The thought of that heightened Lin Li’s interest in that Immortal King’s arm; hence, he asked Hutton, “What happened after that? What about the Retribution Knight and his team of Death Knights? How did the Immortal King’s arm end up in a small church in Black Clouds Town?”

“Breezy Plains became a living h.e.l.l under the tyranny of the Retribution Knight and his team of Death Knights.” Hutton looked into the distance with a sigh as he recounted. “Then, the last Prophet of the Brilliance Shrine, Willen, came to the Breezy Plains and purified the Retribution Knight and his Death Knights using the Holy Light, and sealed the Immortal King’s arm in the only church in the Breezy Plains, hiding it below the church in Black Clouds Town.”

Hutton was a skilled storyteller indeed; his poetic account of this secret was so captivating that Lin Li thought he was listening to somebody review a book.

However, Lin Li found something strange while listening, so he frowned lightly and said, “Mage Hutton, as far as I know, while the Malfa Family is one of the most powerful magical families in the Breezy Plains, it has only been around for about 200 years, and is considered a new family in the Breezy Plains.”

The Breezy Plains had a long history, and many families and forces of varying sizes had been set up over the years. Just 200 years ago, there was no place for the Malfa Family in the Breezy Plains. The founder of the Malfa Family was an adventurer named Leo Malfa, who was already at level-18 in his thirties, a genius of his own. When he first stepped out onto the scene of the Breezy Plains, various forces tried to pull him over, but he was a descendant of Geresco’s disciples, so how could he be a subordinate to others? Out of respect for his ancestors, Leo Malfa chose not to serve any force, and set up the Malfa Family by himself. Then, there was another Legendary-mage in the Malfa Family, Cheyenne, and their standing in the Breezy Plains was firmly locked since then.

Hutton paused before he quickly smiled, and humbly said, “You flatter us, President Felic. In my opinion, the Tower of Dusk will surely do much better than us and become the youngest yet most powerful force in the Breezy Plains even though it has only been around for a short while.” As he said this, Hutton could not help but lament the fact that he was now the one who had to sing another’s praises even though he was used to being on the receiving end of it so far.

No doubt there was ample reason he was chosen as the heir of the Malfa Family as he was able to move on quickly.

Lin Li waved his hand and laughed. “That’s not what I was referring to, I just wanted to confirm that the news is accurate. After all, the Malfa Family has only been around for 200 years, and others who have been around for longer do not even know of this. I wonder where you heard this from, Mage Hutton.”

“Oh… This secret was written down in the diary of the ancestor. President Felic, you might recall that our ancestor was once the disciple of Geresco.” Hutton could not help his look of pride at the mention of his ancestor. Geresco was the most powerful mage to have ever lived, after all, and he was known as the G.o.d of Mages. It was such great honor to Hutton that his ancestor was once the disciple of Geresco.

While the Immortal King and Geresco lived during different times, Geresco was someone who stood at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm and was called the G.o.d of Mages. It was no wonder that he might know of such secrets.

“Oh, I see.” Lin Li nodded before saying, “Since this a secret that has been pa.s.sed on in your family for so long, why hasn’t anyone tried to retrieve the Immortal King’s arm?”

Given Geresco’s achievements, the arm of the Immortal King was not very beneficial to him, and it was understandable that he never bothered to retrieve it, but why did the Malfas wait so long after Geresco left?

“We had no choice,” Hutton said with a face of indignation and sighed. “We know that we should’ve got our hands on it sooner too, but Willen was the last Prophet of the Brilliance Shrine, and we were unable to break his seal. The only thing we could do was to wait for it to weaken with time.”

This made sense, Lin Li mused as he secretly observed the expression on Hutton’s face while looking nonchalant. He suddenly knocked his knuckles on the table before saying, “I get it now, but I have another question…”

“What question?”

Lin Li smiled, and asked, “As far as I know, Master Cheyenne is not well-versed in Necromagic…?”

“Well…” Hutton’s expression stiffened when he heard this.

Lin Li smiled, and said, “I remember you said that the arm of the Immortal King created a Retribution Knight, and from this we can see how powerful the Death Energy in it is. I guess only Necromancers would be interested in this arm, right?”

This was the Breezy Plains, after all. No matter whether it was the magical kingdom of Felan or the holy kingdom of Ledin, both of them were extremely biased against Necromagic. Studying Necromagic was akin to seeking one’s own death, and even given the Malfa Family’s power and influence in the Breezy Plains, they would never dare commit this taboo.

While the Malfa Family had a Legendary-mage holding their ground, Cheyenne was really not as powerful as one might expect him to be if they considered all the powerful people there were in the whole Anril. Only someone like Sendros who had Legendary powers and was also the High Priest of the Darkness Shrine could research Necromagic without any qualms.

If the Immortal King’s arm could create a Retribution Knight, then the Death Energy in it had to be incredibly powerful and pure. Lin Li could not think of any use for it besides Necromagic. For a powerful family like the Malfas, the Immortal King’s arm might be of an impressive origin, yet would not serve any practical purpose. No matter how powerful it was, if it did not have any use, who would dare go against the Tower of Dusk over something worthless?

If there was a Necromancer or Undead creatures amongst the Syer Bandits, then it would all make sense, but there were only Colossuses and 10 orthodox level-18 Archmages in their camp. There was nothing about Necromagic, and thus Lin Li had no reason to suspect them.

Hutton’ gaze was sheepish. After all, there were some temptations that were just too difficult to resist. He was the first heir to the Malfa Family, though, and was above many in terms of his thinking and knowledge. After a moment’s hesitation, he said, “Forgive me, President Felic, but this concerns a family secret, and I did not disclose everything. Alright… the Immortal King’s arm’s existence is absolutely true, but it is actually also holding onto a powerful magical weapon…”

“Oh!” Lin Li smiled and nodded his head. That was it—no matter how much power of death was held in the Immortal King’s arm, it was of no use to most. The magical weapon, on the other hand… Now that would truly be what attracted others the most.