Some time later, in the Beicheng District of the Free City, at the end of a certain alley, Duan Qing, who came according to the map recorded in the adventurer's manual, finally took the first step in what he called atonement: "I hope this can be a little...
Function...uh, anyone?"
"……come in."
An unexpected response sounded from the other side of the space a few seconds later. Duan Qing, who was quite surprised, retracted his hand to knock on the door, and then pushed the door open: "Hello, Mr. Shadow Mage, I didn't expect that."
You actually have time..."
"I happened to be taking a rest." In the room that was still full of warmth, the woman covered in black gauze sat in her own rocking chair: "Please don't be so surprised, adventurer."
"...I'm rude."
Quietly closing the door, Duan Qing walked into the mysterious cabin, but his eyes involuntarily fell on a wooden table in front of Gardevoir with two sets of teacups: "
Do you... have any guests?"
"It is true that a guest came just now, but this 'Arshan' is specially prepared for you." There was a slight smile in the eyes of the woman's black veil: "This is a very good treat.
Please feel free to enjoy the drinks, you’re welcome.”
"……That's very kind of you."
Duan Qing sat awkwardly on the wooden chair that had been prepared a long time ago. Feeling the lingering warmth on it, his eyes finally moved away from the heat of the tea and fell on the shadow mage: "
That... I'm here this time..."
"Is everything ready?"
"...No, I'm sorry." The embarrassment on Duan Qing's face became more obvious: "We have collected the items on the list as quickly as possible, but so far we have only collected a small part..."
"...Hehehehe."
The woman covered in black gauze stared at Duan Qing's face, and after a while she let out a creepy laugh: "Let me guess... is there Starry Sky Grass in this?"
"..."
"What? No? I thought the series of accidents that happened on the Starwind Plain yesterday were caused by you."
"...This is indeed caused by us." Duan Qing cleared his throat: "This is also the reason why I came to see you this time..."
"I would like to know... Mr. Oxon's identity."
The warm atmosphere in the cabin disappeared for a moment with a moment of silence, and then reappeared in the living room with Duan Qing's voice again: "I discovered an ancient ruins behind the Marom Stone Forest in Xingfeng Plain.
, we encountered some changes there, and also... met Mr. Oxon."
"He called me the Son of Destiny." Duan Qing stared into Gardevoir's eyes: "I wonder if you have heard of this name."
"It seems...this is also fate's arrangement."
The woman covered in black gauze looked at Duan Qing steadily for a while, and finally picked up her own tea cup: "I guess the accidents near Tallond... are not as understated as you said, right?"
"...A lot of things did happen there, but we don't know the specific details of many of them." Duan Qing replied softly: "For example...is Mr. Oxon fighting for the restorers or for fate?
Where’s the weaver job?”
"The Destiny Weavers were originally a general term for an extremely scattered group of people. There is no such thing as a group."
Shadow Mage was silent for a short period of time, and then shook his head indifferently: "The earliest group of guys on the Free Continent who are familiar with the thread of fate gradually formed the collective name of 'Destiny Weavers', but that's all. They are not
They have not been truly organized like the Council of Mages. For thousands of years, they who have insight into and control of the power of destiny have been walking around the world, observing the world in their own way, and using their own will... to decide themselves
Things that should be done.”
"What can truly be called an organization has appeared in the past few decades." She shook her head gently: "Due to some... differences, the Destiny Weavers were divided into two factions.
There were some differences in opinions, so in order to persuade each other, they used some means, hoping to make the other party listen to their opinions."
"Such a thing... seems to be very normal." Duan Qing raised his hand slightly: "Any organization or ethnic group should eventually embark on such a path..."
"You're right, we should have expected this a long time ago." Gardevoir replied with a smile: "Maybe it's because we have been in peace for a long time that we have relaxed our vigilance, or maybe the problem this time is really...
It was too sharp... In short, one side won and a common voice was formed."
"Is that the current Destiny Weaver?"
"To be precise, it's the Diskaya Alliance."
The woman named a name that Duan Qing had never heard of before: "They are now the organization that controls the largest number of destiny weavers on the Free Continent."
"Then Oxon..."
"He is also one of them, at least this is what he said..."
Once again he let out a burst of magnetic low laughter, and Gardevoir put down the tea cup in his hand: "Since coming to the Free City, I have learned not to trust anyone. Although it is really difficult to grasp this kind of propriety, but
I have to say... even now, I am still very glad that I can stay here."
"Living... is better than anything else." The woman who said this sighed, as if she had told thousands of stories full of twists and turns: "I enjoy my time now very much."
"So...Mr. Oxen discovered your identity?" Duan Qing heard the most important key content: "What kind of opposition outside the alliance are you?"
"I'm just a neutral person. I don't like to listen to the instructions of some people." Seemingly satisfied with the other party's understanding, Gardevoir nodded and replied: "Later, in order to avoid pursuit, I fled to this place, because
Due to a series of changes, I accidentally became one of the members of the Twelve Thrones... Heh, maybe this is the fate I can't escape. Even in a place like this, there will still be people like Oxon.
The guy found me, but the guy who seemed very kind seemed to have something else going on. He didn't choose to expose my existence immediately, but took advantage of this... to imprison me here."
"Imprisoned?" Duan Qing's eyes showed surprise: "With all due respect, madam... your current life does not look like you are imprisoned at all, and as the president of his auction house, it seems that
There is no need to control you..."
"The word "imprisonment"... is not only used for physical freedom." The woman covered in black veil shook her head: "Just like I can explain this to you without any taboo, but I still have to listen to him secretly.
The order is general... As for the necessity, there is one thing I forgot to explain."
"I still have a small connection with the Council of Mages." She said lightly: "Now... I am also a member of the Council of Seven."
"What?"
Duan Qing was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his seat: "You are one of the members of the seven-member parliament? How is that possible?"
"There are seven people in the Council of Seven... This is common knowledge throughout the continent."
Gardevoir smiled and replied: "In addition to the spokespersons of the four elements, there are also three permanent places. They are either artists who are well versed in magic techniques, or scholars who have in-depth research on magic-related matters. Wiggins belongs to
I am one of the representatives of the former, and I... am a representative of the latter."
She stretched out her hand and grabbed the potion bottle on a shelf behind her: "I am an alchemist, a senior alchemist of magic potions."
"No wonder you recognized the Ring of the Council of Mages the first time we met." Duan Qing replied with a smile: "You are so powerful... you would actually obey Oxon's command. It's really a bit..."
"The name Destiny Weaver sounds very great, but they are actually slaves of fate." At this point, Gardevoir sighed again: "Following the arrangements of fate is our belief, even if it is full of unreasonableness.
... We also firmly believe that they have their own reasons. I can choose not to obey his orders, and then make a big fuss and leave here, but besides continuing to run around on the mainland to avoid Diskaya's pursuit... I can also
What can be accomplished?”
"The destiny on the other side may not be better than the life we have now." She let out a sweet laugh: "And the destiny now... may not be a better path."
"As an adventurer, it's hard for me to understand your thoughts." Duan Qing scratched the back of his head: "But... I do know why Oxen knows so much information."
"Oh, our sister Freya just made a big noise at the border of the empire. You may not have heard of it yet." Shadow Mage winked playfully: "I can guarantee... you know the news.
The speed is much faster than Oxen."
It's a pity that I already knew it...
Silently swallowing this sentence back to the bottom of his heart, Duan Qing hurriedly waved his hand, then looked at the other person's smiling eyes and continued to ask the next question: "So... about the restorationist, that guy
What kind of identity is it?"
"You have to know that the relationship between us is not equal." Gardevoir stroked his veil: "He may know everything I should know, but I may not know everything about him..."
"Uh...sorry."
"It's okay little guy, after all, I still know some other aspects."
Looking at Duan Qing's embarrassed look, Gardevoir smiled and nodded: "As far as I know, the Restorers are a very large organization, because in the past few hundred years, they have fought against the world and revived the Magic Age.
The glory accommodates quite a lot of people. Among them are many magicians who can compete with the Mages Council, and there are also many civilians who are not worth mentioning. There are spies who are responsible for collecting intelligence from various countries, and there are also many who are responsible for the logistics work of feeding the population.
Personnel... So when I heard that the Restoration Alliance had risen and announced the establishment of a country, I was not surprised at all, because this behemoth that had been secretly saving for hundreds of years had already had such capital. The failure of the principality
Maybe it was a small trigger, or maybe it was an excuse for them to follow the trend, but no matter what... they are indeed a great force with a well-organized lineup and support from all walks of life."
"If you want to contend with such a force, you need to be fully prepared." Gardevoir looked at Duan Qing's frown: "Especially the mental preparations... Some people in the Mage Council still want to take this matter seriously.
It’s too easy to imagine.”
"So...that Oxon?"
"I don't know the origin of Oxen, I only know that he is one of the partners of the Restorationists." Shadow Mage shook his head and explained: "Specifically which class he belongs to, and what is his status and role in the giant of the Restorationists?
What... you need to find out for yourself."
"He sent me to you... he must have made sure of this." Duan Qing replied thoughtfully: "Even if you tell me this information because of your relationship with the Mages Council, he will not be affected in any way.
…”
"No."
Shadow Mage suddenly interrupted Duan Qing: "Because he knows my character, he knows that I will not resist my fate. Even if I explain all this to you, my future will not change in any way."
"..."
"I have been immersed in the long river of destiny for too long. Even if Oxen dies...the next Liu Kesen, Li Kesen and the like will continue to come to take his place and continue to maintain my unchanging destiny."
In the atmosphere that became solemn again, Duan Qing's ears once again heard Gardevoir's magnetic voice: "But I will not impose my own way of survival on you. You should also have your own destiny."
, if you can’t accept the existing world... you’d better start resisting now, Child of Destiny.”
"So what exactly is the Child of Destiny?" Duan Qing asked in a low voice: "Can it be eaten? Can it be done?"
"The child of destiny... is a person who can resist destiny."
Throwing the potion bottle that he had been playing with for a long time into Duan Qing's arms, Gardevoir replied in a low voice: "Break the thread, break the trajectory, change the established destiny... What you can often do, we will never be able to do.
What happened?"
"This is……"
Without answering the other party's words, Duan Qing's eyes fell on the potion bottle in his hand: "Invisibility potion?"
"Yes, I've done it."
The woman covered in black veil waved her robe sleeves and stood up slowly: "You can go and hand over the mission now. It is your own choice whether to hand it over to the other party. In short, I have completed my mission and this matter is over.
It has nothing to do with me anymore.”
"But... we haven't found everything on that list yet."
"Well..." The woman who turned around and walked towards the spiral staircase said without looking back: "It's up to you. Whether you do it or not... is your freedom."
So why have we spent so much effort these days...
After swallowing this complaint with tenacity, Duan Qing hurriedly stood up and stopped Gardevoir with a question before he disappeared on the second floor: "The secret of the Bridge of Miracles, the pirate's treasure."
, the identity of the city lord...what are the answers to these things?"
"...Why are you interested in these things?"
"This is what Oxon said to me face to face. He said that he was also very interested in this, especially the last one..."
"..."
The woman standing on the spiral staircase looked down at Duan Qing's face, but the focus of her eyes seemed to wander to an unknown distance. Finally, she lowered her head in depression and waved to the other party: "You... come up.
"
"For your future...some explanations are still very necessary."
This chapter has been completed!