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The identity of this water ghost is quite unique; she was actually the personal maid of the Last Monarch of Atlantis, serving him for over twenty years.
Initially, she was not a member of the palace. She was born on an island south of Atlantis, and one year, a plague struck that island.
According to her description, the plague spread rapidly, almost in the blink of an eye, engulfing the entire island. Within a week, it was more lethal than the Black Death. Anyone infected developed transparent blisters all over their body and suffered from high fevers, leading to death in no time. She used countless words to describe the horror of that plague before I finally understood what kind of deadly disease had claimed so many lives.
Throughout human history, it became infamous as a virulent infectious disease.
Anyone familiar with such diseases would know that before the advent of the Cowpox vaccine, humanity had no means to combat them. Once a disease appeared, entire villages could be infected. Not even emperors could receive effective treatment if they were infected; it was a terminal illness. The only hope was to endure it; if one survived long enough to develop antibodies, they would be safe for life. If not, death was inevitable within three days.
Unfortunately, on the island where she lived, she was the only survivor; everyone else perished in that disaster, including her family. However, fate spared her life when she discovered that the only sick cow in her household had escaped. That cow was her only companion on an island where everyone else had died. Reluctant to let it go, she chased after it into the mountains and found it eating a plant called Thorny Grass.
At that moment, she recalled a saying among villagers: Thorny Grass was a lifesaver for livestock. Whenever animals fell ill in the village, they would instinctively seek out this grass in the mountains and often survive after eating it.
She thought to herself, if Thorny Grass could save a cow, could it save her too?
Being gravely ill herself, she made up her mind and ate some Thorny Grass.
Surprisingly, after swallowing it, she fell asleep on the mountain. When she woke up again, her fever had subsided and she had recovered. Whether it was due to the miraculous effects of Thorny Grass or her own body developing antibodies remains uncertain. I have never heard of any herb that could cure such a disease; perhaps it was a unique plant born from Atlantis's special geographical environment. Since Atlantis has already been sunk by that old rascal Intercepting Daoist, there is no way to verify this now, so I did not delve deeper.
Her story eventually spread and even reached the ears of the then Crown Prince of Atlantis. To show his concern for his people, he went to see her. Upon hearing her tale, he was astonished! He believed it to be a miracle from Orion God and recognized her as a favored daughter of Orion the Great—a symbol of good fortune. Thus, he took her into his palace.
That is how she entered the palace. In the years that followed, she remained by the side of the Last Monarch, witnessing his discussions with Intercepting Daoist late into the night and bearing witness to the struggles between divine authority and royal power during Atlantis's final days.
Until one day when the Last Monarch himself became the bearer of the Heart of Atlantis and built his tomb at the end of Sacred River. Ultimately, he was brutally killed and became a fallen warrior.
That night, as he lay in his chamber being murdered, his entrails were carried out by palace maids in buckets. The smell of blood reached her even from outside his room; cries of mourning echoed throughout the palace until dawn broke. After his belly was filled with the Heart of Atlantis and sewn up, that process finally came to an end. The man she had witnessed ruling for seventeen years had concluded his glorious yet absurd life.
It was then that she decided to accompany him in death as an act of gratitude for his nurturing grace—she would enter his tomb with him and become a ghost guarding his resting place until he returned as a super warrior to reclaim Atlantis's eternal glory!
Not just her; at that time, all members of the palace guard also chose to accompany their Last Monarch in death!
The royal guards were the first batch of new-style troops trained after Atlantis abandoned peace and took the military expressway. Their combat strength was formidable, and they achieved remarkable feats in quelling the rebellion of the Sima Saintess. There were over a thousand of them, all of whom committed suicide at dawn, sacrificing themselves for the Last Monarch, who had been brutally murdered.
They, along with her, were sent to the tombs of the Corpse Raising Ground, becoming Night Watchmen for the Last Monarch.
Because of the Intercepting Daoist's prophecy, before the Last Monarch returned to life, Atlantis would be shrouded in eternal night. A kingdom without a war god to protect it was destined for darkness, as war would always threaten Atlantis. It was due to this charlatan's words that those who sacrificed themselves for the Last Monarch were referred to as Night Watchmen.
"We are the steadfast shield of the kingdom; we are servants of the war god.
We will watch over the long night, standing in darkness awaiting dawn.
With our lives offered, death is not the end.
Tonight is like this; every night will be like this."
As she spoke these words, two lines of blood tears fell from her eyes. She continuously recited the vows made during their burial. Unfortunately, the loyalty that once burned bright had now become a joke under the lies of the Intercepting Daoist.
At the end of the Sacred River, what was called the Corpse Raising Ground was actually a tomb!
The Night Watchmen were not just her; there were many others. They were not water ghosts but Yin Soldiers!
These Yin Soldiers did not wield rusty spears or knives like those we had seen before; instead, they carried super-soldier weapons created by Atlantis' prehistoric super civilization! Misfortune struck as all our fears regarding Atlantis' ancient civilization became reality before we even reached the seabed.
According to her, those Yin Soldiers indeed wielded laser weapons!
For Atlantis in the Fourth Civilization Era was a Light Civilization; their expertise lay in harnessing the power of light!
One could only imagine how many thousands of wild horses were galloping through my mind at that moment.
Over a thousand Yin Soldiers armed with laser weapons, and according to her, those individual weapons still functioned because they were connected to the Heart of Atlantis. As long as this energy source remained intact, those laser weapons could fire endlessly at us!
So, could we still approach this Corpse Raising Ground?
"Going there is practically asking for death!"
After hearing my translation, Bald Qiang and the others were left dumbfounded. Finally, Bald Qiang reluctantly asked her, "So, since those Yin Soldiers were so loyal in life, if they knew that the country they loved had been destroyed by the Intercepting Daoist, and that everything they sacrificed was actually a deception by the Intercepting Daoist, is it possible for them to stand with us like you do?"
I translated Bald Qiang's words for her.
"How could that be possible? You should know, they are Yin Soldiers; they only have the belief in battle left, existing solely to guard the night. They are different from me; I jumped into the river to die for my country, while they took their own lives!"
Her expression turned somewhat grim as she continued, "Right now, they only recognize the General's Order! Because in life, they fought under the General's command. The General is the Prophet. During the suppression of Sima Saintess's rebellion, the Prophet was honored as the General. This General's Order can only be held by the Prophet! Currently, the two messengers sent by the Prophet carry this General's Order, which means all other Night Watchmen obey these two messengers' commands!"
The fat man's face turned pale!
"Is there really no other way?"
Ghost Granny's expression darkened as she said in a low voice, "I hope you can think of a way to help us avoid those Night Watchmen and go directly to find those two messengers of the Prophet. Is that alright?"
I translated her words again. Upon hearing this, she fell into deep thought. After a moment, her eyes lit up as she said, "I just remembered; there is indeed a path. When the mausoleum was being built, I saw the blueprints and there is a secret passage that leads directly to the King's resting place!"
With that, she pointed towards the Yin River and said solemnly, "That secret passage is underwater!"
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