The silver-haired girl was sitting on a big rock by the stream, unfolding a newly bought map.
There was a rustling sound from behind, and she turned her head. The elf mage Heisong was struggling to climb a tall and wide stone.
Odile stretched out her hand to him: "Why don't you use the bone chair to float?"
Heisong is holding a jug of water and a small bag of cookies. Originally, he wanted to sneak up behind the girl and deliver the snacks directly to her mouth... Unfortunately, after trying several times, he couldn't climb up the big rock smoothly, and in the end he had to ask Odile to pull him up.
"The bone chair is broken, so I haven't had time to make a new one," Heisong said, "and I don't want to keep using it, I want to walk with you more. We hold hands, shoulder to shoulder, and explore around in the dark and mysterious forest …”
Odile nodded casually and continued to study the map. While she wasn't paying attention, Heisong took something out of his pocket, leaned back, raised his hands and lowered slowly, so that the gift quietly appeared in front of Odileia's eyes.
It was a dark but luxurious necklace. The chain was made of fine gray moonstones, and the pendant was gray-purple irregular pearls embedded in fine black crystals.
"What is this?" The girl looked at the elf in surprise.
"I bought it in Feixisite city yesterday." Heisong happily helped her put on the necklace. For the City of Bihui, green gemstones are the most abundant, but I chose left and right, but I still didn’t choose green jewelry. I think this style is more suitable for you. You see, it is dark and pure, soft and mysterious, and you The atmosphere is very consistent…”
Odile hadn't said anything yet, but a strange voice came in: "How much does it cost? Where did you get so much money?"
Heisong turned his head dissatisfied, and looked at the red-haired boy in the shade by the stream—the one who spoke was the chair killer who smashed his beloved bone chair, Rose Green, also known as Red Vulture.
"Well, the necklace is quite expensive," Heisong said, "but for an experienced adventurer like me, it doesn't cost much."
Rose sneered: "Your mother and your mentor are really rich."
Heisong did not show any weakness: "Prince Lanto is also very rich, he is much richer than my mother. If you are jealous of me, you can also ask him for money. You used to be bald for him, maybe he I am willing to give you some nutrition money."
"No, I have a better sense of shame than you."
"You've already kissed your nephew, yet you still dare to claim to be ashamed?"
"I'm just using Norad!"
"Oh, I see. You look at me and Odile in love, don't you feel uncomfortable? Do you miss Norad? He must still be looking for you. He let you go, and then Bringing a group of people to look for you all over the mountains and plains, what do you think he is for? He is really fascinated by you. When this trip is over, you must go back and have a good time with him. "
Rousey held back for a long time without speaking, and finally muttered in a low voice: "Mages should be smothered."
Heisong heard this, and replied to him: "All warlocks should be bald."
Rosey clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. Just as he was about to stand up, a hand was placed on his shoulder, and he was gently held down on the spot. A strong young man with dark red hair came to him and shook his head expressionlessly.
Heisong was still complacent at first, but when he turned his head and saw the eyes of Ogilia, he immediately obediently stopped talking.
Along the way, Heisong and Rossi always sarcasm each other, each time relying on Odile and Siegfried to stop them.
For the convenience of traveling, Siegfried did not use the appearance of a griffin. He temporarily turned into a human appearance, looking like a tall wilderness ranger. Due to poor transformation skills, he can't become a natural human being. Not only does he have facial paralysis, but he also has the breath of purgatory and the coercion of a griffin, so he is daunting wherever he goes.
Rosey was always a little afraid of him. On the one hand, it’s because warlocks are in awe of the breath of purgatory, and on the other hand, it’s because the Skeleton Monarch... Back then, the Maharaja borrowed Siegfel’s body to communicate with Rosey, and he acted very dignified. The side that is prone to crying bitterly.
While looking at the map, Odile spoke in Siegfried's consciousness: "We are very close to him."
Siegfried also answered consciously: "I can feel her too. Why hasn't she woke up yet? Master has been back for so long."
"I don't know. Maybe something happened to him? Maybe he fell asleep too? Just like you."
Hearing what Odileya said, Siegfried looked aggrieved: "I know I am stupid, but Odette will not be like me. She is smart and stronger than me..."
"In a sense, he is stronger than us." Odileia slowly rolled up the map, "The master gave him the power of the gods, and he himself is a powerful divine art vein. As long as he is there, we will It’s easier to find ones with thinner planes.”
Speaking of this, Siegfried asked: "Does your boyfriend know about this? About our search for Odette, and the search for thinner planes..."
"He's not my boyfriend."
"Uh... sorry. Does mage Heisong know this? Rose Green only knows a small part, and the master personally instructed him to help, and he is quite happy about it. However, he doesn't know the true identities of us. I told him not to disclose the purpose of this trip to anyone, so he probably didn't tell Heisong?"
Their conversation took place directly in the consciousness of both sides, and the humans and elves couldn't hear it at all, so Odile's language was more straightforward than usual: "The black pine doesn't know anything. The red vulture will not say anything to him except sarcasm." and I will never let him know about those things. Although he is a fool in the world, he is a mage after all... He should understand what 'creation of God' means. If he knows the master plans, knowing who we are...he'll be scared to death."
After thinking about it, she added, "Even if you don't scare to death, you will scare away."
Sigfried stared at her. Odile looked away on purpose. After a while, Siegfried said: "Probably the master thinks so too..."
"What?"
"The master has already told Master Burris about finding a thinner plane, and Lord Burris has no objection. However, the master will not let him know our identities. I have wondered why this is before... Now that I think about it, Maybe the master is also worried about scaring the mage."
"It's not just a matter of 'scaring,'" Odileia said. "He may even stop the master and make him an enemy."
"Probably not, he is very good to the master."
Odile lowered her head slightly, her eyes darkened a lot: "Human beings are afraid of things that are too powerful. And this fear will soon turn into hatred. Thousands of years have passed, and I still remember the scene when the master was betrayed and expelled. reason… "
Siegfried said, "Hearing you bring this up, it occurred to me... there's one thing I've never understood..."
"What's up?"
"The gods imprisoned the master, why didn't they imprison the three of us together? Even...they can destroy us directly. To the true gods, we are nothing."
Odile thought for a moment: "This... I don't understand either. Siegfried, we have passed such a long time, and I have actually forgotten a lot of things... I can remember the general ins and outs, but I can't remember all the things that happened back then. detail."
"Yeah, it's been too long," Siegfried said, "By the way, the master was imprisoned, did it happen before the separation of the planes? Or after?"
Ogilia said: "Of course it is later! All planes must be completely separated from each other first, so as to cut off the expansion of purgatory creatures. Later, the master spent a period of time cleaning up the remaining devils in the world. We were created at this stage from."
Siegfried said: "Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem right... At that stage, purgatory has gone, and the gods have gone... Then how did they find us and imprison the master?"
"Wait... Did I remember wrong?"
"My memory is a bit hazy too... Maybe Odette will remember. She will definitely remember..."
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Boris and the elf Haiwu were talking in the yard, and Lott hid in the house with an excuse.
A few hours ago, Lott received a magical message. The message was attached to a griffin feather and sent to his hand in the form of elemental transfer. This is not the teleportation commonly used by mages, it is the method of warlocks.
The senders were obviously Sigfried and the Red Vulture. If the distance is not far, the Maharaja can directly communicate with the creation, but not now, Siegfel is too far away from him, and he can't even perceive the child.
He stroked the feather gently, allowing the message in it to slowly enter his mind.
Not long ago, the red vulture traveled all the way according to the clues, and brought Siegfried to the free city-state of Fesisit. Originally, he was just tracking otherworldly elements, but after arriving here, Siegfried actually felt the breath of Odette. Odette is the third creation of the Lord of Bones, the most powerful child who has gained the power of the gods.
As long as the distance is close enough, the Maharaja's creations can perceive each other. Siegfried tried to contact Ojta, but Ojta did not respond, so Sigfried and the red vulture planned to continue northward, continue to explore in the direction pointed by the warlock, and find where Ojta was by the way.
Warlocks are very sensitive to the elements, almost like a beagle who specializes in looking for otherworldly fluctuations. This advantage cannot be replaced by a mage or a priest. Maharaja thought with relief, I really know people and make good use of them.
Outside the city of Fesisit, Siegfried met Ogilia in surprise. He had been thinking about Odette before, but he hadn't noticed that Odile was nearby.
The Lord of Skeletons asked Ogilia to go to the Jewel Forest, and now she is here, and she also brought black pine with her. When the black pine and the red vulture met, they had constant disputes, which made Siegfried and Odilea very headache.
As the saying goes, more mages are more convenient, so they accepted the black pine to go with them. In the message, Siegfried specifically emphasized that they did not tell Heisong the purpose of the trip. The elf was only pursuing Ogilia, and he didn't care about the purpose of the trip anyway.
After reading the message, Lott let out a long sigh. There are some things that Ogilia can only keep from Black Pine, and he can only keep from Burris.
A lie is like a guardrail on the edge of a cliff.
With guardrails, you may not be 100% safe; without guardrails, you may not necessarily stumble and fall... But everyone is unwilling to take risks, and they dare not bet on whether they stand firmly enough.
Lott could hear a little conversation in the yard.
Sea Fog is in a low mood. He decided to cooperate with the investigation, provide evidence to the Elf Council and the Arcane Federation, and accept interrogation as a witness when necessary. Movia angrily accused him of treachery and acting according to the wind, and said that apprentices who betrayed their mentors would not be accepted by any mage... Haiwu was full of guilt and conflicted. He thought he did the right thing, but he did betray himself tutor.
Burris did the same thing, and he did it more decisively than the sea fog. He whispered to the sea fog his thoughts back then, from the Frost Plains to the Five Towers Peninsula and Hilda Academy.
Haiwu listened very carefully. After this matter is completely over, maybe he and two classmates will temporarily leave Suxi Island to continue exploring the world of spells and knowledge.
Listening to Boris' voice, Lott couldn't help but imagine: If Boris knew that I have creations in the world, how would he react
He might be a little shaken and a little scared, but he's definitely going to get on with me.
Will he prevent me from obtaining the power of God's Domain from the Black Lake
Maybe he will. He won't stop it directly, but he will definitely try to make me try not to do it.
So, if I have inherited the power of the Black Lake and become a complete true god... After everything is settled, he knows that I have created in the world
Will he leave me? Maybe not.
But then I wouldn't be able to tell if he didn't want to leave, or was afraid to leave.
Because... There is a basic knowledge about God's Domain that ordinary people may not know, but researchers like Burris must know:
"Creation" is the glue between the gods and the planes. Here is the god of creation, the true god of the plane.
Now Lott is just a demigod, it doesn't matter whether he has creations or not; once he obtains the power of the Black Lake, then he will be the only true god existing in this plane.
He just wants power, not power. But others will not believe it. Otherwise, he wouldn't be imprisoned by the gods in the Swamp of the Dead.
A demigod who fights against demons is praiseworthy, but a demigod who has created life is a sinister danger.
Even if the three good gods act like this, how can human beings not be afraid? Even if Burris is not hostile to him, he will certainly fear him and alienate him.
Therefore, he did not intend to let Burris know the three children. As long as he doesn't know it, his mage will always be healthy and happy.
Lotterbald had learned the price of candor. He didn't want to take the risk of trying it a second time.