"Why didn't you go with them?"
The originally noisy and bustling central square of Tania quickly became deserted as the purple light shone covering half of the city. Along with it, the noble viewing area also became deserted. Pamir, who stood up to salute, also made arrangements.
He left the place and took the lead in leading the other noble councilors towards the direction of the church district. Watching the other dignitaries and envoys of the empire pass in front of him one by one, an old man named Fordson was walking on crutches.
However, his body remained motionless for a long time. It was not until the players escorting the last imperial guard also left, and the stands near the high platform gradually became deserted, that his eyes that drooped like old bells gradually lifted.
Get up: "That 'playground' that you adventurers have been dreaming about for a long time?"
"Perhaps in the eyes of that group of people, the arena at this time is more attractive than anywhere else in the free world." appeared behind the old man, and a smile appeared under the brim of Duan Qing's lowered hat:
"But for me, this meeting that I have already agreed with you has a higher priority."
"One is the senseless and stupid fight, and the other is the endless reckless exploration - you are used to calling it 'curiosity'." Staring straight at the blue sky in front of him, old Fordson's expression was like an old man's.
As stiff as carved rotten wood: "As a dying man, I can only sigh at what you have done, but apart from that, I must say one more word to you."
"Not any pursuit and exploration of the unknown is safe - OK, OK, I have heard similar warnings many times." Before the empty-eyed old man could say that, Duan Qing showed no concern.
He waved his hands with satisfaction: "Now that we've reached this point, you should at least have a little confidence in me, right? Whether it's in terms of sincerity and trust, or in terms of so-called strength."
"……All right."
The hollow and numb expression finally loosened a little, and Fordson gradually lowered his head: "As a representative and leader of the House of Lords, this level of commitment must still be kept - let's start here?"
"Time is limited." Pointing to the city in the sky that cast a huge shadow above his head, Duan Qing's smile gradually faded: "If I disappear for too long, I'm afraid even my teammates will be killed.
Beat me to death."
"Concerning the origin of this city, that is, the origin of the Tadaya people - these issues you mentioned in your letter are also the root cause of my people's struggle to survive here." Fordson once again returned to the old age of closing his eyes and meditating.
Appearance: "As you can see, there are many secrets in this city, as well as many magical technologies that look different. They were all brought by our ancestors, the Gutadayan people.
The precious wealth passed down to the people by the hero of Tadaya."
"Due to the passing of heroes and the passage of time, most of this 'knowledge' has been lost, such as the method of completely activating the underground central furnace, the means of using the city's defense system, the energy control techniques, and the outstanding skills of the Tadaya family.
Individual combat skills." The old man who said this pointed to his feet: "But there is one thing that has not been lost, and that is -"
"Record."
The gradually cooling breeze blew from the sky above the high platform, bringing a little desolation to the area where only two people were left. The gray-robed magician who had been listening seemed to easily understand this in the cold breeze.
The meaning brought by these two words, I just thought for a moment and raised my head and asked: "Is it that prophecy?"
"That's right, and the 'reason' that was passed down together with that prophecy is known only to the patriarch of our clan."
"But you also know the actual situation. After our long-term argumentation and actual discovery, the order of the prediction is likely to be reversed." Duan Qing made an upside-down gesture: "There are indeed many books.
What was supposed to be said in the prophecy happened, but the order in which it happened——"
"About this, we have had internal debates within the family." Fordson turned around quietly with his hands behind his back: "We came to the conclusion that this is a prophecy that should have happened, but should not have been fulfilled.
."
"……how do I say this?"
"It should have happened, which means that the fate mentioned in the prophecy cannot be changed. This is the belief that our survivors of Tania have never wavered, and it is also the end point that dozens of generations of us want to reach."
"If it is the 'forward prophecy' that you have always believed in, it is indeed very likely to come true, but if it is a 'reverse prophecy', the situation may become very bad."
"The irreversible thread of fate has been reversed. This was originally impossible, but in the hands of you adventurers, the impossible has become possible."
The old man and the young man just looked at each other quietly, talking to each other in words that ordinary others could not understand at all: "The prophecy of hope turned into a prophecy of destruction - so it should not be realized.
"
"Perhaps the elements mentioned have other meanings - you know, this situation often happens in so-called prophecies." Duan Qing took the lead in breaking the heavy atmosphere with his meaningless words: "Or maybe this
Then the prophecy itself is not one prophecy, but several separate prophecies piled on top of each other, with no connection between them and no sequence."
"This explanation is unreasonable. Tadaya's ancestors did not have such a writing habit." Shaking his head, Foxon turned his gaze to one side: "In addition to this prophecy, the ancestors naturally also left behind
There are other shorter prophecies, although they are not left on the stone carvings, they are enough to prove the difference between them."
"Okay, let's review the content of the prophecy a little bit." So Duan Qing scratched his head and showed a distressed look: "'The roar of the common people' can be understood as the Pamir assassination that happened in Tania.
Until more explanations emerge... the 'Blue Glory' can be identified as the Castle in the Sky incident, and there should be no more powerful explanation than this... Well, the incident on the Holy Mountain may be more likely?"
"You should not treat the Holy Mountain as an ordinary mountain. It is actually one of the springs of elements." Fordson's decayed eyes shone with the light of wisdom: "Including the efforts of the Master Council, you are now
Two have already been lit up, so I think these should be more in line with the second sentence.”
"Wouldn't this order be out of order?" Then Duan Qing's gesticulating hands kept swinging back and forth: "There is no event that can match the pendulum of the East and the black city wall. If it refers to the fall of the Lord of the City of Freedom,
That chronological order appears in front of the Sky City, which refers to the garrison fortress incident that happened decades ago——"
"No, in my opinion, it should be neither of these two." Fordson interrupted Duan Qing and shook his head with a strange smile on his lips: "'Eastern' does not only refer to the City of Freedom.
, after all, further east of the City of Freedom, there is an entire continent that you just broke out of - have you ever seen any 'black city walls' there?"
"..."
"In this way, the order of this sentence is correct, and then if we match the matter of 'fall' with the matter of the Lord of the City of Freedom..."
"So in order to verify the correctness of the predictions, the act of forcibly 'installing' so-called historical events on these predictions is really stupid in my opinion."
Angrily and completely disrupting his thoughts, Duan Qing finally rejected the possibility he originally proposed: "And this question is not important. It has no connection with the answer I am looking for."
"No, it exists." Fordson did not let Duan Qing go: "If you believe in the irreversibility of the prophecy, then you should be vigilant, because according to the penultimate of the 'Reversal Prophecy'
In short, you and your companions are on the road to resurrecting the Elemental Fountain."
"...This is indeed what we are doing." Looking up at the old wrinkled face, Duan Qing calmed down his mind again: "But the resurrected elemental spring should not destroy the world. On the contrary, it will
This should be the goal you Tadayans pursue."
"That's right, because according to Chapter 1 of the heroic history of Tadaya, our ancestors were survivors who escaped from the 'End of the World' and returned to the present." Fordson replied in a low tone: "Set the time back to before 796.
, Emperor Frey at that time overthrew the rule of the Magic Empire for more than two thousand years. In order to consolidate its dominance across the entire continent, the newly born Frey Empire used all the power of the Magic Empire and their devices that remained in the world.
Destroyed."
"The three major families are still guarding various parts of the empire to this day, in order to monitor the stability of the earth line and prevent anyone from using those magic relics again." Speaking of this, a bit of hatred flashed in the eyes of the old man: "But they don't have it at all.
I don’t know that the Free Continent without the support of magic elements will only go towards exhaustion and decline, and finally, together with the disappearance of the earth’s veins, it will turn into the dust of the collapse of the world.”
"This world cannot lack elements, nor can it lack the technology to use elements." Duan Qing nodded: "The Wizards Council has indeed been committed to reviving these magic skills to prevent the world from going to the other extreme, but -
—”
"So you think that with the Mages' Council here, none of this would have happened? How do you think the Mages' Council appeared?" Fordson waved his hand and sneered: "When the Fleur Empire was first established 796 years ago, why would there be anyone?
Stand up to oppose and resist the rising Emperor Frey?"
"The heroes of Tadaya have foreseen all this a long time ago." Turning around again with his hands behind his back, Fordson ended the series of doubts with a heavy sigh of his own: "The Frey Empire cannot survive forever, at least it should
We have equivalent confrontational power to prevent history from repeating itself. This is why the Principality of Elnifia appears here. We support all allies and neutral forces in the long-term confrontation and create all possible living spaces.
, allowing neutral organizations such as the Mage Council, the Adventurers Association, and even the Shadow Society to survive and develop."
"...So that underground furnace is indeed a technology from the future." Duan Qing breathed a sigh of relief and showed a relaxed expression after listening to these words: "It does not belong to the Spring of Elements, but it is also from the future.
, inserting a 'wedge' into this world, right?"
"If you want to use it, you'd better be careful." Fordson turned his back to Duan Qing and nodded: "At this point, we survivors can't provide any more help. There is only one piece of information I can provide.
:If the entire city of Tania is regarded as a 'device' for the Tadayans to return here, then the furnace should be the so-called power core."
"But it now has the same technology and use as other leyline furnaces around the world. This is still unexplainable." Duan Qing pinched his chin and fell into thinking again: "But if it is explained according to the 'time travel theory', it can be explained.
It makes sense, the furnace underground in this city is most likely the 'final product' of the remaining technology of the Magic Empire. It should be the latest to appear, but it also has the highest technological content... Hmm."
"Okay, I understand." As if he was listening to the sudden voice in his ears, the gray-robed magician nodded after a period of delay: "It seems that the time has come - thank you for sparing no effort to treat these problems."
Questions and answers.”
"I gained a lot from this meeting with you."
Stretching out his hand towards the old man, Duan Qing smiled and nodded his head. The expressionless Fordson ignored the other person's kind gesture, just glanced at it and ignored it: "Let me state in advance that we have no
Plan to give up the furnace."
"It doesn't matter, we agreed to just borrow it." Duan Qing responded matter-of-factly: "Besides, Mr. Pamir and I are friends. For his sake, I won't do anything excessive.
."
"Then go quickly, the stage that belongs to you adventurers is waiting for you." The old man began to chase people away with disdain: "Maybe you will die on the battlefield before you complete your goal."
"That's not the case." Duan Qing's figure, still holding out his hand, began to blur in the purple light: "I will be back soon."
"..."
The fluctuations of the teleportation magic became silent at this moment. The corner of the high platform under which the purple light disappeared with Duan Qing also returned to calm. The old man who was still standing motionless fell into a long silence. After a while, he rushed out.
Looking at a fat man who appeared next to him at some point, he said, "Have you given me enough face?"
"After all, the situation is no longer equal. The adventurer boy who once seemed extremely weak has now become stronger than anyone else." The heavily armed fat man wiped the tip of his nose disdainfully: "He can even influence a few of us.
relations between countries."
"He is the son of destiny, and he is destined to have his current destiny." Sighing, he took out his crutches, and the old man staggered towards the high platform under the gaze of the fat man: "I only hope that these efforts of you and me -"
"When the twisted thread appears, it can have such an impact on him."
This chapter has been completed!