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    Yulia fell into deep regret when she discovered that Du Ze was threatened by an assassin again and was injured multiple times during the assassination.  When she saw the bloody scene in the room, her annoyance turned into worry.  As a guardian knight, she arrived at the scene twice in a row after an assassination occurred. She didn't even have a chance to prevent the lord she was loyal to from being injured by the assassin, which made her feel very guilty.  She felt that she was worthy of the title of Guardian Knight.

    "I will never leave you again!" She suppressed the moisture in her eyes and declared: "Wherever you go, I will go!"

    That was originally the duty of the bodyguard.  The duty of the guardian knight is usually to lead the army to protect the lord on the battlefield, rather than to personally protect the lord at close range alone.  Not wanting her to continue to be troubled by this annoying emotion, Du Ze agreed to her request and once again reminded her to protect herself - he could send his undead servants to perform dangerous tasks without hesitation, fearlessly  The undead would not have any complaints, but he could not command his friends like the servants of the undead, especially Yulia - without the powerful individual power of a vampire, Yulia's loyalty and enthusiasm would probably  causing her to die earlier.

    Of course, even if Yulia dies, as long as her body and soul are still there, Du Ze can make her 'reborn' in the form of an undead.  If she was lucky, she would still be able to retain some memories of her life, although they might only be messy and fragmented fragments.  This will have no negative impact on her combat effectiveness, but may actually make her even more powerful than before.

    But whenever he thought of Yulia dying to protect him, and then resurrecting her as a numb undead, so that she could continue to stay with him in this form, Du Ze could feel a strong sense of resistance.  He couldn't explain why he had this mentality, but he could clearly feel that he never wanted such a thing to happen.

    "Don't clean this room yet." The servant who was attracted by the explosion received such an order.  "Tell the butler that everything is business as usual. I'll be there later."

    It took almost an hour to clean up the debris embedded in the wound and let the vampire stop the bleeding.  Then, Du Ze did not go to greet the guests immediately, but came to the area where he stored the undead servants, and gave different orders to Dark Warrior No. 2 and No. 3, asking them to lead half of the skeleton warriors respectively - he let the damaged  Serious Dark Warrior One remained in a separate room and released some of the souls stored within the Gem Skull.

    With the exception of special cases such as vampires, most undead do not need to eat and rest like ordinary creatures.  They cannot repair themselves by doing this, nor can they gain anything from it.  Undead can only slowly heal themselves from injuries by absorbing death energy, which is the energy generated when the soul is broken.  Just like the effect of air on living beings, death energy is very beneficial to the undead, but even if there is no death energy in the environment, the undead will not die of suffocation like the living beings who have lost air.

    In order to create those sixty skeleton warriors, most of the souls stored in the gemstone skulls have been used up, leaving only some defective products with low soul strength.  They are perfect for generating dead energy.

    "I feelas if someone is talking in my ear"

    Standing next to Du Ze, Yulia held an oil lamp for lighting in her hand and spoke as softly as possible, as if she was afraid of disturbing something she couldn't see.  She knew that 'those things' were Du Ze's servants, but the gloomy environment here still made her feel very uncomfortable - the influence of death energy on living beings was completely opposite to its influence on the undead.  Living in an area with strong death energy, living beings will instinctively feel discomfort. In severe cases, they will fall into an abnormal mental state and may have hallucinations or auditory hallucinations.  Animals are more sensitive to death than humans.

    "That's because there are hundreds of people attending the banquet a few corridors away from us, and nearly a hundred people are serving the banquet. What you hear is just the voice coming from the distance, Yulia, it's yours  There is an illusion in the ears, there is nothing to worry about." Du Ze knew that the female knight did not like the atmosphere here at all.  It was only to protect herself that she entered this dark area with herself that made her feel very uncomfortable.  "We can go."

    That is indeed not due to death energy.

    The soul in the gem skull has just been released, and the generation of death energy is a relatively slow process.

    As a necromancer who has been dealing with corpses, souls and cemeteries for a long time, Du Ze can be keenly aware of the existence of death energy and is basically immune to their negative effects.

    Without paying attention to where the sound she heard came from, Yulia breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of the room, and returned to the dimly lit corridor - herself?After Du Ze declared this to be a restricted area, the servants no longer entered this area, and naturally there was no chance to replenish the candlesticks or oil lamps on the wall - she blocked the door, resting one hand on the hilt of her sword, looking left and right.  After confirming that there were no assassins hiding in the shadows, he stepped aside and allowed Du Ze to walk out of the room.

    "Don't be too nervous, Yulia." Du Ze felt a little funny at the female knight's overly vigilant attitude, although he knew that the other party just wanted to ensure his own safety as much as possible.  "No matter what it looks like, this is actually the safest area in the castle. Darkness cannot obscure the sight of the undead." He snapped his fingers.  "I have posted guards here."

    Several bags piled in the corridor moved, and a short skeletal warrior emerged from underneath.  It was missing an arm and several ribs, was not wearing armor, and was only holding a rusty sword.  The mutilated body will make it less effective in frontal combat, but if the task is to suddenly attack a stranger who sneaks in and passes by in the dark, it can still do the job.

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    The skeleton warrior tapped his teeth and waved his sword with his only remaining arm.  Yulia felt hostility from the Skeleton Warrior's movements, and she drew out her sword a little, keeping it in a position where she could draw it out completely at any time.

    "It won't attack you. That's its normal reaction."

    Du Ze took Yulia¡¯s hand and pushed her sword back.  She resisted instinctively at first, then stopped using any force and allowed Du Ze to complete the action.  "I need your help, Yulia," he said.  "No matter what happens at the banquet later, until I tell you that the time has come, try not to have any overreaction, even if it is an insult to the honor of the knight or lord. Also, be prepared for a fight."

    Yulia didn¡¯t ask why.  She knocked directly on her chest.  "No problem. Is there anything else?"

    "No more. Stay restrained, I believe you can do it." Du Ze gave her an encouraging look. Yulia's decisive attitude made him feel very confident.  "Let's get out of here now."

    Whether it was to increase the chance of a successful assassination or to prevent Du Ze from investigating the assassin's true identity, the second assassin blew himself up into a bloody mess - because of this, Du Ze had no way of knowing who the assassin was.  How she entered the castle was unknown, and there was no way of knowing whether or who her accomplices were.  He didn't even know where the assassin got that maid costume.  The only thing he could be sure of was that the assassin this time was also sent by the Faceless Ones, because the remains of the second assassin also had the aura of demons.

    He suspected that the guests who came to the banquet were agents of the Faceless Men, and he suspected that he was assassinated to turn Edward into a puppet lord. However, these were all his unilateral guesses, and there was no evidence to directly prove his guess.

    ¡°If he chooses to arbitrarily detain all the guests who come to the banquet and examine them one by one to see if they are agents of the Faceless Men, it will not only be inefficient, but also make his already bad reputation even worse.  By that time, even if the Faceless Man does not interfere, his rule will naturally not be stable.  And if there are indeed internal agents of the Faceless Men among the important figures in the viscounty, even if they have no chance to threaten Du Ze's position this time, they will definitely hinder Du Ze secretly in the future.

    In order to lure the Faceless Men¡¯s spies to expose themselves, Du Ze decided to pretend to be weak and let those people think that the opportunity had arrived.  Even if the instigator is not an internal agent of the Faceless Men, someone who adds insult to injury when the situation is critical is still enough to arouse Du Ze's vigilance.

    Half an hour later.

    Sitting in front of a long table filled with snacks and drinks, Mayor Barnett took another sip of wine and chatted with the guests around him, already feeling a little impatient.  He is the mayor of the only town in the Viscounty of Rosen - the town of Varsha. He is undoubtedly one of the few people with the most prominent status below the lord in the Viscounty.  Although he does not have the status of a hereditary noble, running and controlling the working environment of Vasa Town in the past ten years has still brought him considerable benefits, and his life is far better than that of many down-and-out nobles.  Even when Jiao En became the lord four years ago, he allowed him to continue to serve as the mayor of Washa Town because of his support for him.

    Is the new lord too arrogant?

    From morning to now, the butler has been greeting the guests, but he himself has not shown up at all.

    Mayor Barnett did not attend Jiao En's funeral, but he learned a lot from his own channels, including the identity of the new lord and what had happened in the past half month - he was just a company  He is just a young man who has not been cleared of the suspicion of murdering his father. He gained his status by killing his brother. He is not even older than his own son!  If he hadn't hadWho would agree to let such a lunatic who studies witchcraft become the lord?

    ¡°Could it be said thatthey havesucceeded?

    Shaking the wine glass in his hand, Mayor Barnett couldn't help but smile as he thought about the reward after the job was completed.  When he was smiling proudly, he suddenly heard someone talking at the door of the banquet hall. It seemed that the new lord had arrived.

    It really didn¡¯t go that smoothly.

    Mayor Barnett stood up, preparing to welcome the arrival of the new lord with others.  When he finally saw the new lord in person, the smile on his face grew wider, not at all out of politeness or pretense, but completely genuine.

    The new lord¡¯s current appearance really surprised him.

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