The great emperor Grantodi was very happy throughout his life, leaving countless descendants. Among these princes and princesses, only the sons and daughters of Queen Ophelia are the queen’s. The third woman, loved by His Majesty and Queen. There are countless princesses in dozens of large and small countries in the south of Warnd under the rule of the Temple of Flame. If these princesses are compared to the stars in the night sky, then among the hundreds of millions of stars, There are always one or two brightest stars, just like the jewels of the nuns Magdal and Eruin that Brando is familiar with. But sixty years ago, the night sky of that era was only Belong to one person.
That is Princess Silver, Constance—
Constance can be said to be the kind of person who was born with a golden spoon. As the daughter of Emperor Grantodi and Queen Ophelia, she has an incomparably noble origin. As she grew up day by day, her beauty gradually spread outside the empire, even as far away as St. Osor, where the wind elves lived, in Farnzan in the north, and in the tenth place ruled by free mercenaries and merchants. In the city area, people are discussing the Princess of the Cruz people. And Constance is still the Apocalypse. When she was born, she had a part of the bloodline of silver—this is also the origin of the princess title. In her girlhood, the chief court wizard of the Cruz Empire, Master Jerut, asserted that she would become the future The most outstanding wizard in the empire, just like the scholar girl Shido, Constance’s outstanding talent quickly attracted the attention of the Buga. Ajani, the wizard leader of the Silver Society, once taught the girl’s generation. Her Majesty the Queen for a long time.
But these alone are not enough to make her the successor of the empire. Don't forget that she has two elder brothers. Although the eldest son of Grand Todi was wounded in the Northern War and has been injured and sick since, and died young at the age of 27, his second son is gifted and intelligent, and is not inferior to his elder brother, and he is also the prime minister. Regardless of which aspect of the support, they are the best candidates for successors. For Emperor Grantodi, the best choice is to let his second son inherit the throne, and let his youngest daughter Constance become the court master or enter the temple of flames. For the royal family, this is undoubtedly the best choice of both worlds.
Brando knew that there had been such a big deviation in the development of the last thing—the Queen of Silver finally took over the throne from the emperor. Some earth-shattering accidents must have occurred—these accidents were obviously above the war in Alkhash. occurring.
He asked: "What did they encounter there? What does it have to do with my grandfather? Was the trial of my grandfather meant to cover up the truth?"
"Don't worry, take your time, little guy. They walked through the fog, guess what they saw there." Turlaman looked at Brando with interest: "They found the inheritance of the Dark Dragon."
"Inheritance of the Dark Dragon?" Brando was startled, and shook the palm of his hand with a guilty conscience. In today’s Warnd, the relationship with the Dragon of Darkness is basically the same as that of the Crossing Mouse. It can be understood by looking at the situation of the witches. They are only suspected of having an affair with the Dragon of Darkness by the world. The Miner, the servant of the Dragon, was expelled from the civilized world and disappeared in the glacier for thousands of years; the last person in the human world to have Miner blood was the Knight of Grace 600 years ago. Dubd, the great knight of the regiment, was burned to death on the stake because he was found to have a quarter of Miner descent. That dark age is really chilling to mention.
Although it is not as harsh as it was hundreds of years ago, the Silver Queen is definitely unlikely to inherit the crown because of the inheritance of the dark dragon. Not to mention the throne, the greater possibility is that the royal family will be regarded as an ulterior scandal. Be imprisoned forever. But the development of history is bizarrely contrary to common sense, at least the world knows who the supreme emperor of Cruz is now.
"It is the inheritance of that man. When Constance discovered them, they were sealed in two broken crystals."
"Two broken crystals?" Brando's heart beat faster, isn't this a soul gem.
Turlaman nodded: "There has always been such a legend among the mountain people living in Wallachian: According to legend, before the decisive battle, the dark dragon sealed part of its soul mark in a gray gem. The Grey Gem was discovered by a team of explorers in the Daxi Valley of the Baishan Mountains. It was named the Crown of Ashenvale. After the final battle, the Crown of Ashenvale was artificially divided into several parts. The person who divided the gem was Conrad. The legendary craftsman with a quarter of the mountain people’s ancestry. He completed this work in a certain valley in Varach. Many mountain people were arrested and used as coolies. Most of them were killed afterwards, but There are still a small number of people alive, so this legend has been passed on from the surviving population to the present day."
"And what Constance she found were two of the crowns of Ashenvale that were divided into six. The Miner called these broken crystals soul gems."
Brando stood there, silent, before continuing to ask for a long time: "What then?"
Turlaman smiled slightly, and then turned his words: "Everyone knows that Odin, the dragon of darkness, is the source of all evil and a tyrant. However, the envy of mortals towards the Miner and the coveting of the power of this tyrant has not stopped for a moment. Over. Why people are so keen to find the battlefield of the last battle, because the legendary dark dragon will be the inheritance of the Miner-the only inheritance of the golden blood since the mortal era after the dragon clan-left on the battlefield Above."
"The Dark Dragon left the Miner heritage on the battlefield of the final battle?" Brando frowned: "How can anyone believe such ridiculous rumors, if Odin left that heritage on the battlefield, four How can a sage be indifferent, besides, aren’t there still people of silver participating in the war?"
"You think this reason sounds ridiculous," Tulaman asked Brando with a smile, "Actually, it's not without a reason why this kind of rumor has spread. People have tried everything for thousands of years. The way to find the glorious inheritance of the Miner people, but nothing was gained, and the only place left was the battlefield of the final battle. However, the four sages were the only ones who remained tight-lipped about the outcome of the final battle after the battle of the saints. Even the people of silver swear by the sacred covenant to stick to a certain secret. In fact, everyone knows what that secret is about."
"The inheritance of the Dark Dragon is too sensitive. If you want to get it, it will be difficult for the world to circumvent the justice of the battle of the saints, but the knowledge and civilization of the Miner people are not. Constance is an imperial princess, of course. Knowing this well, in fact, her goal was the latter from the beginning. If the empire can inherit the golden civilization, it will surely surpass Saint Osor and Faenzan, and also enable the emperor to surpass the temple of flames. Constance knows very well in his heart that now that the inheritance of the Dark Dragon is here, then the rumor is likely to be true, and the inheritance of the Miner is also here."
"But she also knew that it was unrealistic for her and Gwendolyn to search the entire battlefield thoroughly—" Tulaman paused: "Of course, she didn't know what Gwendolyn and Gwendolyn really were. Identity, all she can think of is to ask me and Darus, that is, your grandfather. At that time, your grandfather was the marshal of the Allied Forces of the Temple of Flame, and Constance was your grandfather’s deputy, but in fact it was just one of them. One, after all, if you want to command such a huge coalition army, your grandfather cannot have only one capable officer. At that time, he had several more important deputies. One of them was Marshal Darren Hill of the Duchy of Antobro, and the other was me. "
Darren Hill, Brando has heard of this name for the first time, but most of the top ranks of the coalition forces are appointed by the temple of flames from the best and outstanding soldiers from various countries. This marshal is probably also the Principality of Antobro. An incredible figure. As for this small country located in the southeast of the Cruz Empire, all he could think of for the first time was the nun princess.
Thinking of Magdal's pure appearance like a goddess, and that firm and kind heart, Brando couldn't help but feel in a daze. Such an excellent princess is naturally worthy of the world's pursuit, even the Temple of Flame is no exception, but How many people know that there may be an inhuman soul hidden in the body of this princess.
He shook his head and threw this idea out of his mind. He listened to Tulaman continuing to say: "After she returned to the coalition, she immediately ordered your grandfather to send an army into the final battlefield as an imperial princess, looking for information about the Miner people. Inheritance. But Constance is a very shrewd woman, even when she was the princess of the empire, this kind of extraordinary wisdom has already emerged. She knows the relationship between me and the Buga, so she privately begs me not to disclose this secret to The Silver Society, she also knows how Darus and I feel towards Eruin, so she made an oath that if one day the empire gets the inheritance of the golden civilization and stands on the top of the world, it will surely make Eruin permanent and true. Independence, the oath she made in the name of Gilt, Lord of Flames, the ancestor of the Cruz people, is naturally true and credible, so your grandfather and I were moved from the beginning."
Speaking of this, Tulaman sighed: "This is because I know very well that this little princess of the empire is outstanding, sensible and sober, and will never covet the inheritance of the dark dragon. And the inheritance of the golden civilization is for cloth It’s not a taboo for someone to join. Civilization is handed down, which is actually what we like to see, so I agreed to your grandfather."
"Where is my grandfather?" Brando couldn't help asking.
This question caused the elder of the Silver Alliance standing in front of him to pull his snow-white eyebrows and look at him a little weirdly. Gradually, the Great Emperor Grantodi even deliberately let him join the empire, and also treated him as a marshal, but was rejected by the old guy with the unique stubbornness and pride of the Eruin." That said, but the old man’s wrinkled face couldn’t help but flashes of admiration and appreciation. This is his old friend and the backbone of the Eruin, but the color of pride quickly replaced loneliness, and he shook it. Shaking his head: "Girls have admired heroes and knights since ancient times, and a woman as outstanding as Princess Constance has naturally even higher eyes. Under the rule of the Temple of Flame, she can take a high look, probably There is only your grandfather."
Brando almost squirted out with a mouthful of water, and was so overwhelmed by the thunder that he couldn't help but blurt out: "You mean my grandfather and Her Majesty the Queen..." The words got stuck behind the words, let him have more imagination. , Can't believe that his grandfather almost became the man of the Silver Queen. And that woman is now the master of such a vast area as the Hazel Plateau in the west, the four-leaf clover field in the east, the mountains of Amman in the south, and the Ellanta Sea in the north, the supreme one of the empire, Cruz. His Majesty the Emperor of Man.
Sometimes the reality is even more absurd than the most bizarre knight novel, but it is also too outrageous, making him a little unacceptable for a while.
Tulaman nodded solemnly: "Although this love affair never surfaced, at that time the relationship between your grandfather and His Royal Highness the princess was actually an open secret within the coalition forces. Therefore, both public and private, your grandfather must Promise to your Royal Highness."
"Unexpectedly, two days after the incident, an unexpected turn occurred for all of us. Unexpectedly, the news spread quietly that night and reached the wind of St. Osor. In the ears of the elves and the Faenza people, when we reacted, the whole thing was completely messed up. In order to get ahead of us, the Faenza people and the wind elves took the lead in sending troops to the end despite the opposition of the Bugans. The battlefield. Because of this incident, Her Royal Highness was extremely disappointed with your grandfather. That night, I knew the secret. Only me. Your grandfather and Gwendolyn and three others. Gwendolyn and the three of them are the servants of the Princess. , There is neither opportunity nor time to pass the message, and I have half the blood of the people of silver, nor do I have this motivation, and if you exclude it, only your grandfather is the most suspicious."
Brando didn't interrupt, but he knew in his heart that if he was the first to suspect in that environment, he would definitely be his grandfather. If he changes his position and he is in his grandfather's position, he might also consider spreading the news. If personal feelings are excluded, for Eruin, the best situation on the mainland should be that the Saint Osor, Faenza and Cruz empires contain each other and maintain a balance of power, so that a small country like Eruin can survive. Although the oath made by the Silver Queen is true and credible, it is only her oath after all. Let’s not say that she was not the emperor of the empire at that time. Even if she was, what about her hundred years later
Therefore, the best way is to spread the news, muddy the water, let the Buga intervene in, and let everyone lose the opportunity.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help asking: "Is it really my grandfather..."
"Of course not." Turaman shook his head flatly: "Who is your grandfather, how can he be a hero in front of his woman? He is a hero who stands up to the ground, even if there is a valid reason, he does not bother to use these conspiracies. But that At that time, the princess couldn't listen to his explanation. She directly exercised the imperial princess's power to supervise the coalition forces, deprived your grandfather of command, put him under house arrest, and then led the army into the final battlefield."
The old man sighed: "Actually, with your grandfather's prestige at the time, it is very easy to oppose Constance. Although she has a hidden identity as a supervising army, after all, there are not only Cruzes in the coalition army, let alone relying on it. Depriving the Marshal of the Allied Forces of military power in doubt, this is not justified. It is a pity that your grandfather is unwilling to turn his face with the princess, and this has also led to a later tragedy."
"Later tragedy?" Brando couldn't help frowning and asked cautiously. He only knew that his grandfather was judged by the Temple of Flames, and the princess inherited the throne shortly after that. Gwendolyn and other three-headed dragons now seem to have been expelled from the territory by the dragon family and exiled into Qiao Genji. Gang's underground, ordered not to step into Warend. But what happened in this, despite the different opinions, there is still no conclusion. It is said that his grandfather was attacked from behind when he went deep into the Alkhash Mountains. Is this because of the persecution and conspiracy of the temple, or something else? The reason is unknown.
"You should have guessed it. It seems that it was Gwendolyn and the other three who passed the news. As the princess's servant, they naturally have no chance, no motive or reason. However, if they are a dragon, their The behavior is understandable. They bewitched Constance to look for the inheritance of the Miner people, but their true purpose is actually the soul gem left by the dark dragon. Now that they have found the fragments of the Ashenvale crown, how can they? Will you give up easily?"
"Earlier, they were on the same front with Her Royal Highness, but now, Constance wants to control the situation and keep everything within the range that the empire can withstand. From this moment on, their goals have run counter to. Therefore, Grid Wendolin and the others immediately spread the news, muddy the water first, and then wait for the opportunity to seize the soul gem-their purpose is naturally for the legend about the return of the dark dragon in the dark prophecy."
Having said this, Tulaman took a deep look at Brando, and after seeing the latter sweating on his forehead, he continued to tell:
"Originally, their conspiracy almost succeeded, but who didn't expect that the secrets on the final battlefield were far from as simple as they thought." His voice became a bit distant, as if he was reminiscing about what happened at that time. Everything: "When the Cruz people, the Faenza people, and the wind elves all entered the fog-shrouded battlefield, terrible things happened. One by one, the soldiers lost their minds, as if they were controlled by invisible power. Fight against each other until there are fewer and fewer people who can maintain their sanity... What’s more frightening is that this situation spreads like a plague, and is no longer limited to the mist, even the coalition troops stationed outside the battlefield. , Also began to be affected."
"Things turned out of control. The Bugga wanted to intervene a step too late, and as the liaison of the Bugga in the Cruze coalition forces, I naturally knew the news for the first time, and I knew it at that moment. The trouble is coming-at the moment there is only one possibility in this situation, that is, there must be a huge seal on the final battlefield, and there must be a certain kind of evil that we did not know under it-and now, someone has touched this seal. We immediately know After meeting the headquarters of the Silver Alliance, after searching in ancient books and dictating some sages who survived the war of the saints, we confirmed this news. The secret of the four sages in the last battle was indeed related to this seal. What exactly is this seal, even the People of Silver has not recorded at all, only a text describing the situation at that time from the side..."
"That paragraph was actually written on the appendix of the Sacred Covenant, and it described it like this:'I, Elroy Mithril, swear on the Sacred Covenant in the name of the Silver People, in the Four Sages’ Witnessing, the people of silver will take on the responsibility of monitoring the entire world from now on and keep this secret until that prophecy is fulfilled.'"
"That prophecy?"
"The prophecy is also written at the end of the appendix, which is described above:"
'XVI: THE TOWER—
The lost moon took away the light
XX: JUDGEMENT—
The light is lost.
XVII: THE STAR—
The silver generation was lost on the earth, walking forward in darkness and ignorance.
VIII: STRENGTH—
The coincidence of the emperor and the fool.
IX: THE HERMIT—
The rusty clockwork is being restored.
XXI: THE WORLD—
The sword that changes fate.
With half-silver blood flowing in his body, Tulaman's memory was so good that he described the entire prophecy verbatim. Brando heard the whole prophecy and couldn't help feeling terrified, because he suddenly realized that he had seen this prophecy. When he had just crossed into this world, in those consecutive dreams, he had witnessed the preceding paragraph of this prophecy more than once.
"What exactly does this language describe?" He couldn't help but blurt out.
But Tulaman shook his head: "We don't know that Elroy was the leader of the previous generation of wizards in the Silver Society. He never even mentioned what would add such a paragraph to the top of the appendix, not to mention that he himself was also there. Lv Zhinian passed away in an accident, and it is impossible for us to ask him for confirmation."
"Then what is sealed under the final battlefield?"
"Yes... Crystal," Turlaman hesitated: "Behind the mist there is a majestic temple. According to the description, the temple is sixty-six feet high. The two sides are hidden in the mist. I don't know how wide it is. , There seemed to be a place where the last battle took place. The temple was seriously damaged. In the center of the temple, a huge purple crystal was inserted diagonally in the ruins. The crystal seemed to have fallen from the sky. Directly inserted into the solid marble floor of the temple, causing the slabs and mud to arch, and half the volume of the crystal is buried underground. Anyone who comes close to the crystal will be assimilated by the crystal and become a monster..."
"Become a monster," Brando frowned, feeling something in his heart, and asked, "Become such a monster?"
Tulaman patted the back of the neck lightly: "From here, flakes of crystalline keratin will grow, and then the whole person will gradually be assimilated by the crystal, turning into a monster similar to half human and half crystal. At this time He has completely lost his reason and has become like a beast, ferocious and murderous, and extremely hate the original human being of the same kind—or the wind spirit."
Crystallization disease—
Brando already understood what it was, and he couldn't help but immediately remembered the crystallized monster he encountered in Ampersel. There is only one thing that can cause crystallized disease, and that is the Somir crystal.