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A three-meter tall figure, full of oppressive force, clad in dark full-body armor, with a helmet adorned with curved bull horns, like a demon.

Scarlet eyes glowed from within the enclosed helmet.

"Undead?"

Feeling the aura of death and decay emanating from this knight-like being.

Rhode raised an eyebrow.

This guy isn't human; he's an undead creature.

Without a word, the undead knight swung his heavy greatsword forward.

Whoosh!

The power of the undead, radiating a terrifying aura, condensed into a deathly strike several meters long.

Boom!

With just one strike, Rhode was sent flying.

"Cough, cough!"

Inside the treasure vault, Rhode struggled to get up, feeling as if every bone in his body was about to shatter.

Ruptured organs, fractured spine, massive chest hemorrhage…

Such injuries would be a death sentence for an ordinary person.

Fortunately, the werewolf's powerful regenerative abilities allowed Rhode to barely regain his mobility in just a moment.

"Terrifying!"

Rhode looked at the dark cave, his face filled with lingering fear.

The thing inside was ridiculously strong.

With his current strength, going in would be suicide.

Although that armor looked impressive, he had to forget about it for now.

After recovering, Rhode went directly to the third treasure vault.

It was the familiar treasure vault, except the silver coins had turned into gold coins, and similarly, a giant monster guarded the vault.

Looking at the giant hound, tens of meters tall, its eyes alone were over ten meters long, comparable to a three- or five-story building.

Rhode's expression was numb, clearly having adapted.

He directly sacrificed the mountain of gold piled up in the treasure vault and obtained a golden cornucopia.

The effect was the same as the other two cornucopias, capable of continuously producing gold coins and goldware.

Moreover, it could produce a piece of mithril every so often.

A magical treasure, such as a magic wand, could have its quality improved by at least one level if it could incorporate a small piece of mithril.

Moreover, mithril could even be incorporated into magic potions and alchemical golems to enhance the potion's efficacy and the golem's potential.

It could be said that it was a versatile material.

Something all alchemists dreamed of.

Chapter 49: History of the Divine Rome Empire!

At the end of the golden treasure vault.

Unsurprisingly, there was also a passage.

However, Rhode didn't even have a chance to test it.

Because at the end of this passage, a skeletal dragon, nearly a hundred meters long, was sleeping.

It blew him straight out with just a breath.

Rhode wanted to use the tinderbox to control the two giant hounds and have them deal with the undead knight in the second treasure vault.

With the strength of these two alchemical giant hounds, even if they couldn't defeat the undead knight, they could at least hold him off for a while.

That would be enough time for him to get the armor inside.

However, every time these two giant hounds approached the passage, they resisted his commands.

They were unwilling to enter the passage, no matter what.

Clearly, the black magician who created these two alchemical creatures had left a contingency plan on the guardians of these three treasure vaults.

This made him a little unhappy.

Alchemical creatures would be completely loyal to their master, and would not resist even if they were ordered to die.

This was the mark that the creator of the alchemical creature had engraved in the alchemical creature's soul and body the moment they were created.

Since he was now the master of these two alchemical creatures, they were still disobeying his orders.

Regardless of the reason.

That meant he didn't fully control these two alchemical creatures.

What if the person who created these two alchemical creatures wasn't dead yet?

Wouldn't that mean they could betray him at any time?

"Indeed, it's best to sacrifice things that don't obey."

Rhode looked coldly at the alchemical giant hounds sitting obediently in the treasure vault.

Although it was a bit of a waste, since they weren't completely loyal to him.

They had the potential to betray him.

Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, he had to plan for the worst.

Therefore, it was better to make use of them.

Use the soul fragments in their bodies to create alchemical creatures that were completely loyal to him.

That way, he could use them with peace of mind.

However, it was still a bit difficult for him to sacrifice these two alchemical creatures right now.

He could only wait and take his time later.

Rhode looked at the tinderbox in his hand. Besides being a tool to control and summon the three treasure vault guardians.

An alchemical teleportation spell was also inscribed on it.

If he rubbed the tinderbox with magic power, he could teleport directly into the treasure vault.

Quite convenient.

Putting the tinderbox into his personal space, Rhode returned the way he came.

He climbed out of the tree hole.

He blew the silver whistle.

Tap, tap, tap!

Black mist surged, enveloping the surroundings.

A pair of scarlet eyes emerged from the darkness.

The Night Steed, clad in armor like a nightmare, slowly walked out of the darkness with heavy steps.

Its front legs bent, kneeling on the ground.

Rhode flipped onto the horse and chose a direction.

"A dozen kilometers ahead should be the kingdom's border."

Rhode gazed into the distance and murmured softly.

This world has countless countries.

Nobles above the rank of Baron have the right to build castles and become great lords with tens of thousands of subjects.

And Earl nobles have more extensive territories than Barons, possessing at least dozens of kilometers of land and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of subjects.

Therefore, nobles above the rank of Earl are also referred to as kingdoms.

The Earl is the king of this country.

Of course, although they are all kings, their territories, combat power, wealth, and status vary.

The lowest-level kingdom is the kingdom established by an Earl, with tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of subjects.

Above the Earl is the Marquis.

The Marquis's territory is two or three times the size of an ordinary Earl's.

They have at least hundreds of thousands of subjects, and some of the more powerful ones even have two or three hundred thousand subjects.

Further up is the highly regarded Duke.

Which is also the pinnacle that nobles can reach.

As for the Prince above the Duke, this title is usually only granted to direct descendants of the royal family or the husband of a royal princess.

Although their status is higher than that of a Duke, most of them do not have much real power.

Of course, if they are powerful lords themselves and marry a royal princess.

That's another matter.

Such princes with real power are even qualified to compete for the position of Emperor.

Although such cases are extremely rare, they have indeed occurred in the long history of the Divine Rome Empire.

When the reigning Emperor has no children or the virtues of his children cannot be recognized by the Church and the citizens of the Empire.

The Church will, in the name of divine revelation, select a suitable heir from among the princes and dukes to inherit and be crowned as the Emperor of the Divine Rome Empire.

The divine right of kings, from which it can be seen how great the Church's position and power are.

Of course, a few hundred years ago, the Church did not have such a strong influence.

At that time, the entire continent was ruled by the Divine Rome Empire.

The Emperor of the Empire was the sole ruler of this vast empire, and his position was lofty and unshakable.

Until the Divine Rome Empire produced a tyrannical Emperor who harmed civilians with various cruel means for his own selfish purposes.

Even the highly regarded Divine Rome nobles and the Council of Elders could not escape the enslavement of this tyrannical Emperor.

Finally, the resistance of all classes finally aroused public anger.

The Empire was overthrown, and the Emperor's sacred position was trampled upon.

In the end, after countless wars, the entire Divine Rome Empire gradually split into two major empires, North and South.

Although they both claimed to be the orthodox lineage of the Divine Rome Empire, inheriting the name and legacy of the Divine Rome Empire, they were two completely different factions.

And the Church also rose in this special era.

It has acquired its current supreme position.

Chapter 50: The Mature and Voluptuous Big Sister Next Door!

In that era full of war, terror, and disease.

The Church gained the support of a large number of civilians through various means of bewitching people's hearts.

And developed a powerful military force.

In just a few decades, the Church's power had already blossomed all over the Southern Continent.

At the same time, the war situation between the Southern Divine Rome Empire and the Northern Divine Rome Empire changed.

The Southern Divine Rome Empire was defeated and had no choice but to request the Church to intervene.