"Okay." Richard glanced at Barry and said, "Forget the unnecessary gossip, let's talk about the most critical issue.
Why do you want to control the magic puppet to sneak attack? Why do you want to get the bloody seal in the tomb of the legendary wizard Thoros? Who is behind you? What organization is there? What is the purpose? "
After listening to Richard's many questions and looking at Richard's serious expression, Barry became serious and did not dare to speak nonsense. I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I won't celebrate birthdays but only anniversaries.
After thinking for a while and organizing a prophecy, Barry then spoke and kept talking.
"Actually, I am a member of the Ancestral Spirit Society. You may have never heard of the Ancestral Spirit Society. This is a small wizard organization located in Xiaya, the southern capital of the Soma Alliance, more than a hundred miles northwest of the forest.
The ancestral spirits worship their ancestors, yearn for the ancient wizard civilization that was once destroyed, and pay special attention to the inheritance of blood. They believe that the current world is not as good as the legendary ancient wizard civilization because the blood of wizards is no longer pure.
In order to restore the pure bloodline, the Ancestral Spirit Society has conducted extensive research on blood magic, hoping that one day the glory of the ancient wizard civilization can be restored.
On this basis, the Ancestral Spirit Society has always followed the tenets of abstinence, seeking knowledge, being pragmatic, and not harming others, and has extremely strict requirements for members. Therefore, it has not grown in size for hundreds of years, but has maintained a scale similar to the original, living a A life without any worries. "
"Sounds good." Richard said with a suspicious look, "But really according to what you said, why did a wizard I knew named Reis lose his life? He was the last person to possess the bloody seal. I have evidence to confirm that it was you who did it."
"Is this..." Barry breathed out and spread his hands, "I'm not done yet. What I just said are all what the Ancestral Spirits Association was like in the past. However, since fifty years ago, the Ancestral Spirits Association has begun to decline. . The investment in the research on blood magic became less and less. Gradually, not only were there no new breakthroughs, but the previous research results could not even be mastered.
Especially some time ago, the previous leader of the Ancestral Spirit Society passed away. This leader came to power through despicable means. In order to stabilize his position, he absorbed a large number of low-quality wizards in a short period of time.
In addition, due to the lack of a large amount of data, current members can only understand a small part of the "Blood Book" that once recorded all research results of the Ancestral Spirit Society. For the sake of his own prestige, this leader tried to obtain things related to blood magic, restart research, and then understand the entire "Blood Code".
Coincidentally, after the seal in the tomb of the legendary Thoros was unearthed, this leader regarded it as a target to seize and took action. "
"So, it was the leader of the Ancestral Spirit Society who sent you to take action, and then you killed Wizard Reis, and then attacked me?" Richard asked.
"No, no." Barry shook his head vigorously, "That guy named Reis was not killed by me, but by the leader's absolute confidant. After the confidant killed someone, he didn't get the seal, so the leader brutally killed him. He taught me a lesson, and then he sent me out again."
"That makes sense." Richard nodded and analyzed slowly, "Mr. Reis is stronger than you. If you were to take action, it would be quite difficult to kill him. Let's replace him with the rest. Strong people are pretty much the same.”
"But..." As he spoke, Richard frowned again, "However, something is still not right. If the operation failed by the confidants of the leader of your Ancestral Spirit Association, it stands to reason that you should continue to send more powerful or similar ones. It’s better for those who want to continue to act. As for you... you are a bit weak."
Faced with Richard's open contempt, Barry did not get angry, but nodded with deep understanding and said, "You think it's abnormal, too? Humph, I knew it was aimed at me."
"What's the meaning?"
"It's very simple. I have a big conflict with the current leader of the Ancestral Spirit Society. He deliberately used the failure of the operation as the reason to punish his confidants in order to appear to be treated equally. Then he sent me and waited for me to fail. I really If he fails, he can persecute me as he should." As Barry spoke, he clenched his fists angrily, "If I had known earlier that he was like this, I should have blown his head off when I was a child. !”
"Huh?" Richard raised his eyebrows, "What's going on?"
"Huh." Barry took a deep breath and explained, "It's very simple. The previous leader of the Ancestral Spirit Association was my father. And the current leader of the Ancestral Spirit Association, Nuo An, was a wild child picked up by my father. He was about the same age as me, and because he was later discovered to have wizard talent and good potential, he was adopted as an adopted son by my father and trained vigorously.
My father's initial idea was to train him to be my right-hand man, so that when I became the new leader of the Ancestral Spirit Society, my position would be very stable.
But damn Noan, as soon as my father died, he broke the pretense, used many tricks, took away the seat that belonged to me, and became the new leader. "
"Actually, it's because you're not up to par, right?" Richard suddenly interjected, glanced at Barry and said, "The Nuo An you're talking about is just an adopted son. As a biological son, you should get many more resources than him.
But at your age, you are only the first level of a second-level wizard, and you are no better than that Nuoan confidant. Losing the position of leader is actually not a surprise. "
Barry was choked by Richard's words, but he didn't dare to turn his back and retorted weakly: "Maybe it's true, but that's not the point."
"The point is, Noah is a shameless guy!" Barry shouted, "Not only did he take away the seat that should belong to me, but he also targeted me everywhere. If it weren't for some old people in the Ancestral Spirit Association who were more protective of me, I was killed long ago by his insidious means.
However, now, his power has become stronger, he has gathered more confidants, and he has begun to persecute me unabashedly. This time, it was a trap he set specifically for me—no matter whether I failed or succeeded, there would be no good results. "
"Okay, okay, I basically understand what you said now." Richard said, "To sum up, you are just a poor guy who was thrown out. There is no difference between success and failure, right?"
"Actually, I'm not entirely right, but I still have some thoughts." Barry whispered, "I've thought about it. If I succeed in getting the blood seal, I will never give it to Noah. I won't give it to him. , I have the capital to negotiate with him, which may make him fear me. If the opportunity is right, it may be possible to regain my position as leader."
"Then you became like this." Richard took a deep look at Barry and said, "It seems that you think a little too much."
Barry: "..."
After a period of silence, Barry suddenly shouted "Ah" and punched the air in front of him with his fist.
Then he looked at Richard breathlessly and glared: "At least... Huhu... At least, I have thought about it! Isn't it okay if I think about it! I just have poor talent, and my brain is not as good as that bastard Nuo An, but I try my best Already! I tried my best!"