Chapter 531: The Life Disintegrating Poison
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“That poison is very interesting, indeed. It is made from thousands of toxins, so its toxicity is complicated. I think it is also mixed with water from the Spring of Life! No wonder the poison appears to be very strong and can’t be removed. The virus made from the water from the Spring of Life can constantly renew itself. Even if it is removed, it will regenerate.”
Watson ignored Fawkes’ words and stroked his chin.
His words stunned Fawkes. Thousands of toxins and the water of the Spring of Life? It sounded plausible. Did Watson really understand the healing arts? He seemed to have heard King Landhar III introduce Watson. In addition to calling Watson the future heir, he also said he was the kingdom’s number one genius.
“I did not ask you about the characteristics of the poison but whether you could cure it.”
“It’s not difficult for me to cure that poison.”
Watson nodded. He only needed the fusion system if he wanted to cure that poison. Even without that, he could extract the poison from his blood after obtaining the God of Poison’s remains.
“Since you can get rid of it, I’ll leave the residents to you! Before leaving, the Elven King had threatened the lives of the city’s residents. It seemed like he really hated me. However, he definitely did not expect Watson to be here.” He waved his hand at Fawkes, indicating that he should be treated first.
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“Your Majesty, can the boy named Watson really do it? My condition is not particularly serious. Two of my subordinates have already become puppets. Should I let them receive treatment first?”
After hesitating for a moment, Fawkes gritted his teeth and asked that. He still did not believe in Watson’s ability.
“Okay, then let your two subordinates try it first.” King Landhar III saw through Fawkes’s thoughts and agreed to it.
“Men, bring my two guards whose brains have been corroded by the poison.”
Two guards in wheelchairs were quickly brought forward with the help of their companions. The guards’ bodies had turned into puppets, with wooden veins appearing on their bodies; even half of their heads were covered in pale green grass. The poison caused their eyes to look in different directions. Their mouths were wide open, and saliva continued to drop from their mouths. They made a humming sound, looking very dull.
“What kind of poison is that? It’s also contagious. The Elven Kingdom actually released such poison into the city? Are they trying to use the water to spread the poison and pollute the entire kingdom?”
Some of the noblemen standing behind King Landhar III could not help but complain when they saw the miserable state of the two guards.
Their bodies had turned into wood, and plants grew on them. They had turned into dumb, motionless plants. When they thought of that scene, many people felt their bodies turn cold, and goosebumps appeared on their bodies.
“It’s a good thing that we came here and chased away the elves. Otherwise, when the Elven Kingdom takes over more cities and sprinkles that poison into the lakes, we’ll be finished.”
Some noblemen complained while the rest patted their chests, showing a relieved expression.
While they were talking, Watson saw the two guards in front of him, and a look of pity appeared in his eyes. He subconsciously reached out with his right hand and activated the fusion system.
“Fusion system, activate.”
[Congratulations, Master, for fusing two sets of platinum-tier Marionette poison. You have obtained a diamond-tier poison, Life Disintegrating Poison.]
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Following the sound of the fusion system, the grass that grew on the two guards naturally fell off and turned into light in mid-air. The pale green light under the guards’ skin also dissipated, and the pale green blood returned to red.
The guards’ eyes, originally in a daze, instantly widened. At that moment, they were at a loss as they touched their cheeks, their faces filled with surprise and confusion.
“The vegetative skin on my face is gone, and the dullness in my brain has also disappeared. How did this happen? Has the poison in my body been cured?”
“It really cured the poison.”
Fawkes, who was watching that scene from the side, was also stunned. He gasped. Over the past two days, he had endured a lot of torture because of the poison. Someone else had tried to treat the poison, but they had died instead. So, he was fearful of the poison. He did not expect Watson to cure it so easily.
King Landhar III and the other ministers appeared much calmer. They had already seen Watson’s many outstanding skills.
Watson had created underwater passageways that led to all regions of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, and he could also turn people into gold-tier elites with just a sip of that water. Would a mere platinum-tier poison be so hard to cure for him?
Under everyone’s astonished gazes, Watson raised his hand and placed the diamond-tier Life Disintegration Poison in his hand.
It was a ball of green foam-like poison. The foam constantly evaporated and expanded, disappearing into the air and continuously forming. It seemed like it would never disappear completely. Just looking at the appearance of the foam gave people an exquisite sense of beauty. No one would have thought that that foam was poison.
[Diamond-tier poison: Life Disintegrating Poison.]
[Effect: once it comes into contact with a living being, it will cause an irreversible collapse and disintegrate into an energy factor that can be absorbed. Its effect on diamond-tier and above elites will be weakened.]
“The effect of this poison is not bad. Even if it is a poison contained in the God of Poison’s blood, few can surpass it,” Watson said with satisfaction, putting the Life Disintegrating Poison into his mouth and swallowing it.
“Your Majesty, I did not expect that Watson would be able to cure the Marionette Poison. No wonder you chose him to become the future king. To have such a deep understanding of the healing arts at such a young age is truly amazing! Since His Highness Watson has cured two of my subordinates, it’s time for him to treat me.”
Fawkes extended his arm to Watson in a fawning manner.
The fortress city was quite far from the royal city. It was located at the Holy Dragon Kingdom’s border, so information was kept secret there. Unless magical devices were used, most news from the royal city would take ten days to half a month to reach there. Magical devices were usually used to convey important news, such as the enemy’s invasion. There was also the news about the Royal Academy’s tournament and Watson becoming the strongest genius in the kingdom. The fortress city heard some of the news, but no one took it too seriously.
Their definition of the kingdom’s genius was quite outdated. As long as one advanced to gold-tier in their teens, they would be considered a genius. They had never seen it with their own eyes, so it was hard to imagine how powerful the kingdom’s genius was. It was understandable that they had been worried about whether Watson could remove the poison.
Watson thought it was funny to see Fawkes’ change of heart. So, he said, “Well, you said to treat those severely poisoned first. Even His Majesty had agreed.. So, I’ll treat someone else first since your symptoms are not severe.”
Chapter 532: Saving The Entire City
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“His Highness Watson is right.”
The corner of Fawkes’ mouth twitched. He really wanted to start treatment because he was partially poisoned, and it would be very inconvenient for him to be unable to move one hand. Unfortunately, he had no way to refute Watson’s words because he was the one who said that he should treat the seriously ill first.
He really regretted his decision. Watson had wanted to treat him then; why did he find an excuse to avoid it? In the end, he wasted a great opportunity.
At Watson’s request, the residents lined up in front of Watson so that he could cure them. That process lasted for about a day. By the time the last person was cured, it was already evening.
“Even though the toxins in your body have been removed, you will still be weak for some time. The best way is to go to the golden river that has just appeared in the city and drink a teaspoon of water from the river. I guarantee that you will recover quickly, and you will also gain unimaginable power!” Watson addressed an elderly man with a hunched figure and a cane.
Then, he pointed at a sea folk behind him and said, “That sea folk soldier will take you there later.”
“Your Highness Watson, thank you so much. Not only did you treat us, but you also did not ask for anything in return. I don’t even know how to thank you! Here are ten copper coins. They are my savings. Now, I want to give them to you.”
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The old man lifted his tattered clothes and looked at the wooden skin that had been corroded by the poison and turned back into human flesh. Trembling with excitement, he took out ten dirty coins from his clothes. He wanted to pass them to Watson.
Before that, Watson reached out and pressed down on the money. He shook his head and said, “I’m sorry, sir. I’m treating you because I want to, not because I want your money! As the guardian of the Holy See and the future king of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, this is my duty. May the will of the Holy Dragon Kingdom make you brave, and may the glory of God bless you.”
“Praise the Holy Dragon Kingdom. Praise the gods.”
The old man excitedly took back the coins, drew a cross on his chest with his finger, bowed respectfully to Watson, and left with the sea folks.
The sea folks led the old man to the golden river that had appeared in the city. At the same time, they told the old man about the changes that had occurred in the kingdom, including the shift in the kingdom’s faith from the seven gods to Watson and Watson’s various feats.
The old man nodded from time to time. Soon, they arrived at the golden river. After taking a spoonful of the golden river water, the old man, who had been trembling and looking very weak, immediately threw away his walking stick. The wrinkles on his face had smoothened, and he looked more than ten years younger.
“This is also one of the miracles that Young Master Watson performed. This can slow down the aging process, and the water is the best proof that Young Master Watson is a god.”
The much younger man immediately ran on the bank of the river, and his eyes filled with tears as he praised Watson’s greatness. “So all of that was done by His Highness Watson. He is too great. He will lead the kingdom in the future; it is our honor to live in such a kingdom.”
Similar scenes could be seen everywhere on the riverbank. Many residents were there to drink the water from the golden river. Their bodies were no longer weak, and they had successfully advanced to gold-tier. Some residents knelt on the riverbank to pray, while others simply took off their clothes and jumped into the river with pious expressions.
Watson watched all of that and felt a large amount of power surge from his body. That power came from the beliefs of the people in the city.
The fortress city was too far away from the royal city, so it was difficult for them to get the latest news, let alone news of a significant event like the replacement of the seven gods.
Watson had to cure their poison and also promote the new faith to get more believers. He also wanted the residents in the fortress city to get closer to the sea folks. It would make things easier for them in the future.
“This can kill many birds with one stone. I’m really a smart kid.”
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Watson could not help but puff out his chest and praise himself in his heart. He could think of a method that did not depend entirely on himself. It was also related to Avril. After Avril was resurrected, she became the new Saintess of the Holy See. She had taught him a lot of knowledge in that area.
He turned around and looked into the distance with that thought in mind. On the bank of the river, a beautiful woman in a gorgeous robe and a crown was patting the heads of a few children. She smiled at them lovingly.
“Your Majesty, will I be handsome if I believe in Watson?”
“Yes, believing in Watson will make you handsome and give you the strength to protect yourself in battles so that the elves can’t capture you again.”
The woman’s movements were gentle, and her eyes dimmed when she mentioned the elves.
It was Queen Avril. When Watson opened the river passageways and brought the ministers to the fortress city, Avril did not come because the Holy Dragon Kingdom fought against the Elven Kingdom. She did not want to see either side get injured. After the Elven Kingdom’s army temporarily withdrew from the fortress city, she went there through the Dragon Palace Network.
As soon as she arrived, she began her duties as a saintess and helped Watson preach his faith.
“Then I must believe in Watson. If I could protect my parents, they would not have died in that war,” a young man said, his expression a little gloomy.
“What a good child. Your mother will definitely be proud of you.” Avril picked up the boy and kissed him on his cheeks and said, “Even though you lost your parents, you still have friends. If you don’t mind, you can treat me as your mother.”
“Seriously? That’s great.”
A group of children cheered excitedly. A few adult males went to Avril’s side shyly. “Your Majesty, we’ve also lost our parents in that war. If it’s possible, can we treat you as our family too?”
Avril was stunned for a moment before nodding her head. She displayed a smile that looked like a blossoming flower. “Of course.”
The adults looked at each other and clapped and cheered.
Watson was a little envious. Avril had the appearance of an elf. However, the residents in the fortress city did not hate Avril. They were kind toward her too. It was a natural affinity; not everyone could do that.
“With Queen Avril’s help, it’s not a problem to gain the faith of the fortress city in a short time. What we need to do next is to reduce their suffering.”
Having made up his mind, Watson stretched his back and walked toward the directions outside the city.
Chapter 533: The Heroes Who Died Here
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Outside the fortress city was an endless primeval forest. At that moment, an ample empty space had opened up in the primeval forest, and in the empty space were some tombstones.
King Landhar III led a group of generals from the fortress city to pay their respects at the tombstones.
Fawkes wiped the tears from his face and kowtowed twice in front of a tombstone. “This tombstone is for the strongest person in the city, Sinbad. He could have left before the city was breached, but in order to save the children, he had chosen to stay! The boy he saved is my son. It’s a pity that my wife was brutally killed in that war. D*mn the elves, I must make them pay!”
“The person buried in the tomb is a generous and wealthy businessman. Typically, he donates his family’s extra assets to persons in need in the city. He has assisted a large number of individuals in the fortress city.”
“The person sleeping here is my wife. She has always been a wonderful wife. I was too busy with work to see her, yet she never complained! Not only that, but she would cook dinner for me every night when I got home. Just yesterday, she said that she would take the children and me to hunt in the forest to relax when I was not busy. Who would have thought that the disaster would come so quickly?”
Watson could still see the anguish on Fawkes’ and several of the generals’ faces from a distance. Some of the tombstones were inscribed with phrases to indicate their identity. Some did not have a name and had a message that wished for the heroes that died there to rest in peace.
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Those folks had all played a role in the previous elven invasion. They were well aware that the elven army was unbeatable and that the elves were immortals, but not a single one of them escaped. At the end of the war, there were thousands of tombstones of various sizes.
Watson hurried to the tombstones and stood behind King Landhar III, bowing to the tombstones in front of him.
“Are you here to pay your respects, Watson?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Examine the tombstones carefully. They are all admirable beings, even if they are not as powerful as you.” King Landhar III sighed and motioned with his hand. “The Holy Dragon Kingdom’s strength stems from the selfless dedication of its people. Our people are courageous and selfless! I will compensate the relatives of those people with 10,000 gold coins. In addition, I will send someone to write those people’s stories into history books. I will go ahead and set it up. Check to see if anyone remembers what those folks did when they were alive. I would like to hear as many specifics as possible.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. I am really grateful. ”
Fawkes bowed his head quickly and thanked him. Aside from the monetary incentive of 10,000 gold pieces, it was truly an honor to be immortalized in the annals of history. Many generals were sacrificed in battle in ancient times, but only a few were recorded in history. King Landhar III’s acts at the time showed profound regard for those who had died.
Watson examined the side profile of King Landhar III. King Landhar III’s demeanor was a little uncomfortable when he said it. He could not tell if King Landhar III was truly weeping for the dead or if he was using that way to get the gratitude of family members and secure his position.
Watson did not care what King Landhar III thought because he had something he needed to do here as well.
“Lord Fawkes, wait a moment. If you want to obtain information, instead of traveling to the city and asking about the dead’s acquaintances, why not ask the dead themselves?”
“What do you mean, Your Highness Watson?”
Fawkes came to a halt, frowning. He was about to depart and inform everyone about King Landhar III’s resolve to make the city’s inhabitants happy when he was stopped by Watson, which irritated him.
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If Watson had contacted him for something essential, he would not have ignored him. However, Watson had stated that he should question the dead, which was extremely insulting. In order to save the residents of the city, Watson had dealt with all of the Marionette poison on his own, and he was a little relieved that he had feigned not to see Watson’s preaching in the city.
However, not long after that, Watson’s expression changed. Did he think that he could take credit for curing the people in the city? Was that what Watson was really like?
Watson could guess Fawkes’ thoughts based on his looks. He spoke quietly, “It is insignificant. I only think those folks were killed for no reason. It is just heartbreaking. Rather than burying them as cold corpses, I can resurrect them and reunite them with their family! But Lord?Fawkes appears to be quite upset with my conduct. Why don’t we let it go?”
“What did you say, Your Highness Watson? Do you have the ability to bring the dead back to life?”
“That’s right.”
Watson nodded as he faced Fawkes, who was in shock and had his eyes wide open.
Fawkes would not believe it if he had just met Watson. He had already seen Watson’s cure for the Marionette poison. Even after learning that he was the kingdom’s strongest genius, he still refused to believe it.
“How is it possible to resurrect the dead? It is something I had never heard of.”
“Only necromancers have had some comprehension of the resurrection of the dead since ancient times. However, the resurrection spell they cast can only allow the corpse to move. It is a cloaked evil spell used to manipulate the corpse. Are you referring to the same type of demonic spell?”
It was not just Fawkes. Even the noblemen and ministers in the fortress cities were discussing it animatedly. Their words were filled with distrust.
“I am merely doing it out of goodwill. If you do not believe me, forget about it.” Watson turned to go, waving his hand. Fawkes abruptly stopped him.
“Please wait a moment, Your Highness Watson. You claimed to be able to resurrect the dead. It is the first time we have seen anything like it. Please try to understand. I am wondering if you could do a test. The strongest person in the city is buried here. He had paid the price for the conflict. We should revive him first. If you can do it, then let him be the first.”
“Sure, I’ll give it a try.”
Watson reached out and pressed on his chest. The race chess piece immediately emitted light, and the outline of a chess piece that emitted starlight appeared outside his chest.
“Human Creation.”
Chapter 534: The Hero Awakens
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Watson triggered the ability produced by the human chess piece with a simple shout. When he opened his right hand, the magical power of life elements manifested in it. The green magic power outlined the human body’s bones in the air, followed by flesh and blood. Soon after, a living being materialized in the open space.
That person was naked, had dark green hair, and had a gorgeous face. His bare muscles were brimming with tremendous force.
The attractive man raised his hand and caressed his chest once he appeared. “I recall being killed by an elven elite. How did I end up here? Am I not dead?”
“It’s Sinbad. He really came back to life!”
When the ministers of the fortress city saw the figure in front of them, they could not help but exclaim. Even Fawkes was taken aback. He would not have accepted Watson’s comments about reviving people if he had not witnessed it with his own eyes.
Sinbad’s physical characteristics, look, and body were all the same save for his hair color.
“Is that actually a resurrected person?”
Fawkes paused for a second before reaching out his right hand to the man in front of him, muttering to himself. “Sinbad, do you still remember me?” he said.
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“Aren’t you Lord Fawkes? Did you send someone to cure me?”
“No, it wasn’t me. It was His Highness Watson—” Fawkes replied awkwardly. Just like when he was poisoned, he still did not choose Watson, and Watson used the truth to slap him in the face.
Behind Fawkes, the other people also peered at Watson. Their eyes were wide with wonder. Sinbad, who had been resurrected, noticed Watson when they felt the gazes from all directions.
“Watson? I think I have heard that name before. I remember now! He’s a genius in the kingdom!” he exclaimed after a lengthy period of thought. “I recall a messenger from the royal city coming to the fortress city a few days ago and saying that the royal city was looking for geniuses. Any genius could go to the royal city and join a competition, earning the criteria to enter the Royal Academy! It is a surprise that I could heal myself in that situation. It would be simple to explain if I were a genius from the royal city.”
“Lord Sinbad, the matter you heard about happened a long time ago.” Watson smiled awkwardly but politely as he rested his left hand on his right shoulder. “Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Watson, and the King has bestowed upon me the title of strongest genius in the kingdom.”
“I apologize. The fortress city is too far away. Many in the kingdom can’t be delivered in time.”
“It makes no difference. I want to tell you something. I did not cure you. Instead, after your death, I resurrected you.”
“Resurrected? So I was dead before?” Sinbad paused to reflect.
Seeing that he was not too surprised, Watson asked tentatively, “Don’t you feel surprised? Resurrection is not a common thing.”
“If you are wondering whether I am surprised or not, the answer is yes. However, rather than being astonished, I am filled with excitement. My heart was pierced while fighting the elves, and I died. And now, I have no injuries, not even from years ago. I am also a force to be reckoned with! I have a feeling that I will be able to make my body stronger than it was when I was at my best. Whether I have been healed or resurrected, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to stand here.”
Sinbad shifted his weight. A dense emerald-green light layer formed on the surface of his body, creating an emerald-green leaf robe. There existed a power known as the life element. It did not exist in his body at first, but it was completely under his control then.
“As one would expect from a powerful guy. His ability to embrace new experiences is really quick.”
Watson could not help but nod in agreement. If Sinbad were like Fawkes and the others, he would still need to make some effort to demonstrate that he was perplexed by the circumstances after being resurrected.
Looking around, most of the others acknowledged that Sinbad was the person they recognized. However, there were still a few people whose eyes glowed with trepidation. Watson thought for a bit, then raised his right leg toward Sinbad’s tombstone.
Bang!
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His leg kicked the tombstone hard and smashed it with a muffled sound. Under the damaged tombstone, a massive casket was uncovered. The coffin plate was destroyed as well. A corpse had yet to decompose beneath it. A headless body in armor had a severed head on top of the corpse. There was a wound on the corpse’s chest that had already scabbed.
It was Sinbad’s body. The head was exactly the same as Sinbad’s. The body abruptly weathered, as if it did not exist, since it was exposed to the air. It disintegrated into dust and vanished into thin air.
“Sinbad’s body disappeared?” someone cried out in surprise.
“According to the resurrection rules, after a person is revived, their old body vanishes. Do any of you still disagree with what I said?” Watson inquired, gripping his shoulders.
The distinction between humans was not in their bodies but their souls. The body was merely a vessel. After a person died, the soul returned to the human chess piece while the body continued to deteriorate. Watson reshaped the soul with the human chess piece and gave it a new body with the life force.
When confronted with Watson’s query, everyone glanced at each other in disbelief. A booming voice emerged after a brief quiet.
“Your Highness Watson, I believe that you have mastered the art of resurrection. Please resurrect my son.”
“It’s better to resurrect my father first. Your Highness Watson, if you can do it, I’m willing to give you money. I’m willing to pay 100 gold coins.”
“You want to go first with 100 gold coins? Move to the back of the queue. I’ll pay 1000 gold coins. Please resurrect a few of my family members first, Your Highness Watson.”
The crowd began to argue with one another. Each of them appeared eager as they pushed and shoved in front of Watson.
If they did not believe Watson then, they did after witnessing the corpse in the casket vanish in front of their eyes. Furthermore, they had hoped that Watson would resurrect their family members.
Fawkes was in the front row. He grimaced and spread his arms to signal for silence. “Do not be so agitated, everyone. Form a line and proceed one at a time.”
After everyone had calmed down, he turned around and gave Watson an adoring glance. He rubbed his hands together and said, “My wife, Your Highness Watson, had died in the conflict too. If you can resurrect Sinbad, you can also resurrect my wife.”
“Lord Fawkes, you were the one who asked me to resurrect the soldiers who contributed to the war. I wonder what your wife has sacrificed in that war.”
“My wife, she has not made many sacrifices.”
His wife was just an ordinary person and did not have great strength. What could she have sacrificed? Furthermore, his wife had already been captured and killed when the elven army broke through the city.
“Then let’s move to the back row, Fawkes. I want to resurrect the soldiers who died heroically in the battle first”.
Watson ignored Fawkes, who was crying, and said, “How could that be?” He walked toward the crowd in front of him, trying hard to hold back the smile on his face.
Chapter 535: Trust In The Authority Of The Gods, Not Mercy
“That’s great, Father. You’re awake.”
“My wife is fine. That’s great! Praise the gods, no, praise Young Master Watson.”
Watson had been at the graveyard for half an hour. The cemetery had grown rather bustling at that point. Many people in aristocratic or poor attire grieved hard as they hugged and wept for their relatives who had been resurrected by Watson. They were incredibly ecstatic.
Those who had been resurrected did not comprehend the circumstances at first. Their faces were expressionless. They grew enthusiastic and could not help but praise Watson when the others around them explained the issue plainly.
“Thank you so much, Your Highness Watson, for resurrecting my wife! For the last two days, I had been consumed by the agony of losing my beloved. I had been thinking about what my son would do if he lost his mother at his age. In a nutshell, this is fantastic.”
Fawkes stood in the crowd, clutching a beautiful woman with brown hair. He could not help but lower his head in front of Watson. The woman beside him took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears and bent her head in gratitude to Watson.
That brown-haired woman was Fawkes’ wife, who had been murdered by an elven elite during the elves’ invasion. Fawkes asked her a few more private questions after she was resurrected. He stated unequivocally that she was his wife. Despite the fact that his wife was the last to be resurrected because he suspected Watson, the joy in his heart convinced him not to pursue the subject.
At the same time, he resolved that he would never question Watson again for fear of Watson’s retaliation.
“Young Master Watson, I had a few casualties at home. Can you help me resurrect them? In fact, our family is short of funds and doesn’t have the money to buy a cemetery plot. Therefore, only our father, who has a noble title, is buried here.”
“The same goes for our family.”
Someone from the revived people’s families suppressed his joy and asked Watson.
“Of course.” Watson nodded.
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“That’s great!”
Many folks who were not dressed well all excitedly waved their fists.
Those noblemen who did not lack money were swayed by their talk.
“My father has been dead for over ten years, Your Highness Watson. His graveyard has always been a part of our family. I have been missing him a lot lately and longing to meet him. I am curious if you can bring back those who died more than ten years ago.” A large-bellied nobleman tidied his tie, his gaze flickering.
Just as he finished speaking, another nobleman rolled his eyes and said, “You’re resurrecting your father just to seize the property from his hands, right? I heard that your father transferred a portion of the family’s property before he died. Right? You want him to ask about the whereabouts of that property, right?”
“No, don’t talk nonsense.”
The nobleman who was questioned tried their hardest to contradict it, but their feeble demeanor did not convince the crowd.
“Ignore that person, Your Highness Watson. I lost Petals three years ago, and I’ve been crying and hoping to see her again. Now is the time to seize the chance. I am willing to pay 1000 gold pieces to restore the fortress city if you can assist me in resurrecting my darling Petals.” A voluptuous lady buried her face with her hands as she spoke.
The male companion beside her had a puzzled expression. “Petals? Who is that? I’ve never heard of such a person in your family.”
“That was before I married you. By the way, Petals is my dog. ”
Many noblemen begged Watson to help them resurrect their families. Some were willing to pay a premium price, and the price swiftly climbed from 1,000 gold coins to 10,000 gold coins. Those people’s voices drowned out the commoners who had before implored Watson for assistance. They waved their arms uncomfortably, not daring to speak.
Watson, meanwhile, scratched his ears at the rowdy noblemen, his head riddled with black lines.
“Resurrecting a father who has been deceased for almost ten years in order to grab the family estate? There are even others who wish to resurrect their pet dogs. What exactly is this? The demands of those noblemen are far too absurd.”
He could understand if it was to resurrect a dead relative to meet them. However, he could not agree to resurrect something that was not even human for the sake of benefits; the resurrection spell was not something that could be used casually. After all, human’s resources were fixed. The more people resurrected, the greater the consumption.
After a brief moment of thought, Watson stated solemnly, “I am sorry, I can’t consent to your request unless you increase the fee.”
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“Increase the price? Your Highness Watson, just tell us how much you want us to increase the price. ”
“Ten million gold coins. No matter who you want to resurrect, animals or anything else, it’s the same price.”
“That… that price is too high.”
Some people looked troubled after hearing Watson’s words. Ten million gold coins was an amount that many families could not offer even if they sold all their assets. It even required several families to work together to afford it.
Watson had resurrected many people for free, so they thought he would not request a higher price. They did not expect Watson to be so generous.
“The process is also a challenge for me. I assisted everyone in resurrecting their loved ones for free because they died in the fight with the elves. I admire them! You must provide me with a sufficient payment if you wish to resurrect people for your own selfish objectives. Is that not quite reasonable?
Watson took a look around and spoke each phrase firmly, “I truly like the saying—always believe in a god’s authority, not his pity. If you believe I will assist you for free, you are mistaken.”
“His Highness Watson meant that we are lacking in consideration.”
After a little while, the several noblemen gazed at one another and bowed their heads in shame. They did intend to use Watson as a scapegoat. They had developed a kind of reverence for Watson when they were exposed. He was definitely an adolescent, but he seemed to have the ability to look through people’s hearts, instilling fear in them from the bottom of their souls.
“Oh, Your Highness Watson, I think the proverb you just spoke is weird. I am curious as to which individual in the kingdom stated that.” After a little pause, someone raised their hand and inquired.
Watson pointed at himself. “I said it.”
“So you made it up?”
The noblemen rolled their eyes but remained silent. Although Watson’s adage did not come from the lips of a wise man, it was intriguing and might make them ponder carefully.
“Always believe in the gods’ authority, not their pity. Watson has the ability to speak words that even I can’t.”
King Landhar III rubbed his chin and chewed on what Watson had just said as he stood near the audience. His expression was solemn.
He did not see the ministers, except for a few generals patrolling around him. Those ministers had already been dispatched back through the Dragon Palace Network when the Elven Kingdom’s army retreated to keep the royal city running normally. King Landhar III intended to accompany them, but he insisted on staying, and the ministers had no choice but to agree.
“I hoped to wait here to watch what kind of attack the Elven Kingdom would unleash, but I was surprised to hear something unexpected! If Watson becomes King of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, he will undoubtedly be a good ruler.”
King Landhar III regarded Watson with satisfaction, but his expression was soon obscured by profound darkness that grew hollow and scary.
“It is a shame that such a setup is doomed to fail.”