In the darkness, he felt two hands grabbing him at the same time, and at the same time Nightingale's vigilant voice rang out, "What's going on?"
"The illusion generated by this talisman directly affects the eyes," said Agatha. "On the surface, everyone seems to have disappeared, but in fact, it does not affect reality. We are still standing in the original position. ."
"If you don't want to watch it, you can just exit the sigil's scope backwards." Isabella added.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the darkness to gradually fade away, revealing a transparent glass dome, marble floors, and a spacious conference table. Then came the witches in the robes of the federation, and the fiery red-haired Queen of Starfall was among them. It was more than 400 years apart, but everyone's image was lifelike. Even the teacups on the table were steaming hot, as if history The moment that has long been fixed in the middle is now staged again in general.
If such a thing existed in previous lives, historians who stared at the soil and tossed and turned just to find a piece or two of textual fragments would be moved to tears.
Seeing that there was no danger, one hand let go of him, while the other not only did not let go, but instead slid downward, interlocking with his five fingers.
Roland immediately understood who the other party was.
He raised the corner of his mouth, squeezed the catkin in his hand, and moved his gaze to the center of the illusion.
Isabella's activation sequence is obviously from near to far, and the location shown in the illusion also changed from the escape route to Taquila, and then changed from Taquila to Starfall City. Apart from the fact that Akalis is getting younger and younger, the witches who have appeared have changed one after another, and it is difficult to see even a few familiar faces. No doubt, in this protracted and brutal war, the Federation has suffered a great deal. There are very few high-level executives who can survive until the eve of their escape.
This is also the flaw of the witch empire's own system. The higher the status of the powerful, it sounds like there is no problem, but when the war breaks out, these high-level leaders have to go to the battlefield to meet the enemy in person, rather than sit in the rear and command the overall situation. Roland had heard Agatha say that Akalis had advanced to the transcendent level in an extremely dangerous battle, and she had experienced such battles many times in her ruling life. In other words, if you are not careful, the history of the Federation... and even the entire human race will have to be rewritten.
This is the case in the capital of three consecutive seats, not to mention other high-level executives
But in fact, this is very bad for developing leaders. A recruit only needs to survive one or two battles and lick a few bloods to become a veteran, but a general needs several battles and thousands of deaths. really mature. Leading the charge is certainly the best way to boost morale, but it's also an option that should only be considered when you have to. If all goes well, even if there is no need to boost morale, the warriors will still fight with high fighting spirit.
Generals and soldiers are not equivalent when facing a full-scale war that requires treating people as expendables, which is not desirable.
Roland didn't expect to find any world-shattering secrets from the talisman. Popes of all dynasties should have repeatedly read the contents of these illusions. If there were really records of the origin of divine will or the nature of divine relics, the church would not have fallen to the current level. In addition to satisfying his curiosity, the purpose of his trip was to take history as a mirror and see if he could give himself a little more experience.
The actual situation is similar to what he thought. Most of the scenes recorded on the screen are the scenes of major meetings, festivals, and war mobilizations. Only at such times is it worth using the magic stone sigil.
According to Agatha, a sigil that can maintain its effect for a long time is of great value.
The illusion quickly played to the last one, whether it was Akalis or the other two seats, all disappeared from the image, replaced by a group of elderly witches dressed in various costumes, and the picture was not as clear as before.
Agatha let out a small murmur, "These people are..."
"The early founder of the Federation?" Phyllis answered.
"Who is that?" Roland raised his eyebrows.
"The transcendent witches who survived the first battle of divine will were the predecessors who established the federation. Look at the documents on the table, is this scene..." Phyllis was surprised.
"It should be right," Agatha's voice was also full of joy, "I didn't expect to see the famous Three Kings Oath with my own eyes!"
Roland suddenly felt confused. He also tried to look closely, but found that the writing on the document was all magic words, and only witches could understand its meaning.
"Who can explain what this oath is for?"
"Come on," Agatha's voice came from the front, "it can be regarded as a symbolic event of the Federation's transition from looseness to unity, and it is something that almost every awakened witch has to learn. After the war, the Confederation of witches in charge of everything was proclaimed, but there were still many voices inside at that time, whether it was the way of ruling the common people, or the strategy against the devil. This kind of debate continued for many years, until the three factions It stood out, became stronger and stronger, and finally overwhelmed other lords and city-states, and built an organizational structure proposed by many people and judged by three seats."
"They are Starfall City, Taquila and Anrietta?" Nightingale asked.
"That's right, because of the particularity of these three holy cities, their lords are often called queens." Agatha replied, "For example, Queen of the Meteor Star Akalis, Queen of the Sun, Natalya, Queen of the Moonlight Eleanor was the last three seats in the federation."
It turned out to be so, Roland thought, to the witches of that era, the Three Kings Oath was probably as important as the great cause of founding a country, which meant that the Federation had transformed from a pan-alliance organization into a political entity, no wonder Agatha and Fei Liz and others would be so excited. In terms of history, it is also of great significance. Although the Federation still ended in failure, there is no three-seat system. I am afraid that the second battle of divine will will only be defeated faster, and will not leave so many generals. "Fight the devil, restore Taquila" as a witch with a lifelong belief.
It's just that these are not so attractive to him. While distracted, Roland turned his attention to the details in the projection, such as the witches' costumes, the cups, paper and pens used, and the furnishings in the hall. . Due to the separation of hundreds of years from the Akalis era, its furnishings are obviously much more shabby. Obviously, after the defeat of the first battle of divine will, the territory of these witches is still in a state of waste.
On the wall of the conference hall, he also saw more than ten portraits, among which there were two men, probably outstanding heroes of the war era.
It can be seen that at that time, the Federation did not completely regard ordinary people as inferior people, and even in such a major meeting, male compatriots could still be seen.
Just when Roland was about to ask Agatha if she knew the names of these people, he suddenly felt the blood all over his body congeal.
An indescribable chill rose from the soles of his feet and instantly ran through his spine. Because the fear was so strong, a series of goose bumps appeared on his arms, and his fingertips trembled slightly.
"What's wrong?" Anna immediately found out what was wrong with him.
"That... that painting..." Roland swallowed and said with difficulty.
"painting?"
"The people in the painting... I've seen them."
It took him a long time to complete this sentence. Although the clarity of the illusion was not as good as before, he could still distinguish the outline of the person in the penultimate painting. It was a middle-aged woman with an unremarkable appearance, with long black hair coiled on top of her head, a blindfold over one eye, and sitting on a high-back chair with her hands crossed.
She looks exactly like Garcia's master Lan in the dream world!