Fang Yu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with gray hair, unshaven beard, and a haggard face. His throat was trembling, and he was drinking heavily with a boldness that was extremely inconsistent with his current image. The rose-colored wine flowed down his throat.
The beard rolled down like scattered tiny rubies and dripped onto his tattered clothes.
Delan took a long breath and wiped his beard with his skinny hands. He put down the small wine barrel, his eyes seemed to light up, and he was looking at Fang Plover with an unprecedented playful look. "Yi
The Stanians believed it had magical powers and could bring people back to life because it had the same color as blood, and the witch doctors considered blood a sacred, magical product - can you imagine this? So in the past the locals
Treat it as a holy thing that can cure all diseases until 'you' arrive. I can hardly remember the last time I drank it."
Fang Plover glanced at the wine flowing on the ground and said that it looked like blood. He believed it, and its name might have come from this. But as for the magic power of this wine, he had tried it himself, and it was just an ordinary wine.
It’s not even possible to say how unforgettable it is. Of course, his knowledge of the fine wines of Etalia is limited to the moonshine wine from the Fairy Residence. Compared with the latter, Desert Blood seems to have only some differences in taste.
.
The locals believe that the blood of the desert has the same color as blood, so they regard it as a holy object. Such a simple theory of using form to complement form seems to be found in different worlds, but it is just an ancient and primitive method.
It's just a way of thinking.
Fang Yu looked at the middle-aged man's appearance and finally determined that this man just wanted to taste the wine. However, he still got some details from the other party's words. It seemed that the other party had also tasted the desert wine in the past.
Blood, but I don’t know in what form? The blood of the desert is a specialty of the Bein area. It is the treasure of the nobles. People of ordinary backgrounds have no chance to get their hands on it. And I don’t know who this middle-aged man who looks slovenly and downcast is.
What kind of background?
But as an alchemist, it must not be difficult to become a guest of a noble.
I just don’t know why the other party is trapped in this place, imprisoned by the mystics, and he seems to be willing to do so. When he thought of this, Fang Plover was suddenly startled. He didn’t know much about the situation here before, and instinctively
He thought that this man was the prisoner of the mystic. But now he knew that the mystic was just a passer-by here, so the man in front of him was actually the prisoner of the Earl?
But seeing that the count imprisoned him in this outer prison, it seemed that his identity was not important, so why did he stay here for ten years?
How many more decades can we expect in life?
Fang Yu couldn't help but think of the old scholar who lived in the dungeon of the princess's palace, and wondered if it could be like that. The middle-aged man named Delan staying here was actually a kind of protection, not imprisonment? But?
Judging from the living conditions of the other party, this does not seem to be the case. If he seeks the protection of the Earl, the other party will not only provide him with thoughtful hospitality, but also not even provide him with some paper and pens for research?
He suppressed the doubts in his heart. Time waits for no one. Now the three dungeons in the outer area have been liberated. The people of Rufu's Shield have gathered together and the fortress is under their control. Of course, this is thanks to the sandstorm.
, their operations would not have gone so smoothly in normal times. Firstly, the castle's defenses were lax due to the bad weather, and secondly, the communication problems caused by the sandstorms certainly affected not only the chosen ones, but all local communication systems were also paralyzed.
But a military fortress must have emergency measures, because the locals will only know the sandstorm better than they do. Although it is not clear when the other party will react, Fang Yu knows that every time he wastes, the next step will be left to them.
The less opportunities there are. Thinking of this, he directly asked:
"Let's talk about the secrets about the mystics. Who do they really serve? Now that I have brought you the blood of the desert, it is now your turn to fulfill your promise."
But at the end, Fang Plover added: "Aren't you from Istania?"
He inferred this based on the middle-aged man's own tone. This is just like how most electors would not say "the electors think cross-border communication fees will be expensive" under normal circumstances. They usually only
Will express their indignation with "We think this thing is a money grab".
And often only when you are not in this group, your tone will naturally bring a third-party perspective.
Of course, there are also some unspeakable people who often use "your country", "you will", and "your altar". They belong to a special group and cannot be included in the scope of discussion.
Delan put his hand on the barrel, looked at him and smiled: "It seems that you still can't give up your curiosity about my identity, but unfortunately, I am actually just an ordinary person, and I don't have as bizarre an experience as you imagined.
, and I don’t intend to talk about the past. Let’s get down to business. After drinking your wine, of course I will fulfill my promise.”
Fang Yu didn't take this seriously.
Ever since he listened to the conversation between the two servants, he believed Delan's previous words. As a prisoner, how could he know the secrets of the mystics? He said that he was an ordinary person, and someone would
Do you believe it?
However, after drinking alcohol, others may appear a little confused, but after drinking alcohol, the other person's demeanor has changed from his previous dazed and nagging demeanor, and the light in his eyes has gradually become sober and rational.
"This answer may surprise you a little," Delan said in a normal tone, "I suggest you be mentally prepared."
"I will judge for myself."
"Then if I said it was Babartan, the King of Sand, would you believe it?"
A deep light flashed in Fang Yu's eyes.
Of course he didn't believe it.
Although nominally, the earl is indeed loyal to the King of Sand, who in this desert is not nominally loyal to the Penelope royal family? This is just a joke. Of course, maybe not
To rule out this possibility, after all, the Penelope family also had political allies back then, and after three generations of business, they are no longer the lonely family they once were.
Perhaps this Earl is really loyal to Babartan, the King of Sand, but it is unknown.
But shouldn't Barbartan's ministers be on the opposite side of the slave traders, the supporters of the slave trade, and the blind followers? And the earl formed an alliance with the mystics, and the mystics were involved in this smuggling case.
, and also allowed him to see with his own eyes what they did when they were annihilating the blind followers.
And for those of them who also serve the eldest princess, the attitude shown by the other party is not like the attitude they should have towards their allies. Fang Yu couldn't help but shake his head. It cannot be said that the mystic and the earl are both of the same nature.
King Babartan serves him, and the king of sand, Babartan, is specifically having trouble with his eldest daughter, right?
But he suddenly froze——
Will the King of Sand and his eldest daughter be on opposite sides? This sounds a bit fanciful, not to mention that the latter is the daughter of the former, and the two have the same position, especially the eldest princess who is fighting against those who support the slave trade.
On this point of becoming the princes and nobles, Penelope always firmly stands on the position of the royal family.
Secondly, let’s take the current incident as an example. This incident originated ten years ago and involved an attack by a wandering alchemist and a follower. The victim was also the biological mother of Her Royal Highness. If the mystics intervened in the activities of the followers,
This incident was also caused by the order of the King of Sand. Aren't the starting points of the two the same?
But when he wanted to deny Delan's words, he couldn't help but think of something in his heart.
Not long ago, when he was investigating the Tansnir Artisans Association, he learned that the warrants obtained by the mystics to call the crystal tower came from the Star and Moon Parliament. The Star and Moon Parliament located in the north of Elpaxin is
An organization similar to the Federation of Craftsmen that is aloof from royal power, but this aloofness is not contempt, but cooperation.
In the past, he instinctively thought that there was a relationship between the Star and Moon Council behind this matter, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that the warrant from the Star and Moon Council may not really come from Elpaxin. It could actually have a second origin.
It is entirely possible that the order from the Craftsmen's Guild did not come from Grande, but from Questac, the capital of sand.
Just like there is a Guild of Craftsmen in Questak, the Council of Stars and Moon also has a headquarters here, but just like the Guild of Craftsmen in Grande actually obeys the orders of the Corin-Ithurian royal family, Que
Stark's Star and Moon Council naturally has to accept the arrangements of Penelope's royal family.
It's just that he didn't consider this possibility at all in the past. The reason was as mentioned before. He ruled out the possibility of Babartan, the King of Sand, being involved from the beginning.
But if this is the case, everything makes sense, at least part of it makes sense. Otherwise, if Elpaxin's Star and Moon Council is involved, Fang Plover will not believe in the influence of the blind followers anyway.
It has penetrated so far. If these cultists can really penetrate the headquarters of Elpaxin's Council of Stars and Moon, then this will be a disaster no less than the Dragon Witch's disaster.
Moreover, the plan of the blind followers seems to be much more powerful than that of the Dragon Cultists.
But there are two possibilities. If the latter one is reasonable, the former one will contradict itself. If the former one is reasonable, the latter one will be reversed.
No matter which one, there seems to be some self-contradiction, which is really puzzling. Fang Yu couldn't help but wonder if this was because the mystics didn't actually know that they were serving Her Royal Highness the Princess, thinking that they were serving Her Royal Highness.
They are a group of blind followers, so they attack?
But this does not explain everything he saw before. What is the silver cube and the ability to capture the starlight? Why do the mystics kill all the blind followers? Apart from silencing them, he really can't think of anything else.
Other possibilities.
And to say the least, if the other party really thinks that he is a blind follower, why should they be treated differently from the Shield of Rufus and bring them to this place? Just because they are the Chosen Ones?
However, Fang Yu thought about it carefully, and it seems that this possibility is really possible. Because they are the chosen ones, according to the "Stargate Declaration", the other party should hand over these "people who have contact with cultists" to the Stargate Port for processing. But
Even if you think so, there are still many doubts. Even though the mystic and Her Royal Highness are investigating the blind followers, it seems that the two parties have not exchanged information at all.
On the surface, it seems that this is indeed the case. The eldest princess did not mention the actions of the mystic at all, and she looked completely uninformed. But in this way, even if Istania's system is further backward, it will still be the same.
The distance between the Sand King and his daughter, who belongs to Penelope's royal family, isn't so great, right?
Not to mention that the two of them have a common purpose, wouldn't this be a huge waste of intelligence resources? Because their actions are not communicated, it will inevitably mean a lot of duplication of work. Fang Plover felt that even he wanted to answer the question, the one in the sand.
What would the king and the equally shrewd eldest princess think of?
This obviously doesn't make sense.
However, even though there were still many doubts, Fang Yu still believed Delan's words. At least it didn't seem like nonsense. If he really wanted to make nonsense, the other party could actually find something more reasonable.
The reasons, rather than this absurd-sounding conclusion, arouse suspicion.
Delan saw his eyes flicker for a moment and then calmed down quickly. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes: "You have no suspicion at all?"
Fang Plover looked at the other party: "Why should I doubt it?"
"I think this conclusion goes against your common sense."
"Why do you say that?"
"Are you working for the Grand Duke?"
Fang Yu was startled and looked at the other party.
"Don't be so curious. Although I am locked up in this place, I can occasionally learn some information about the outside world from the chats of the jailers. I may not know other people, but Her Royal Highness the Princess is so famous, of course I don't
Don’t you know? Besides, before she was imprisoned here by me, her father was already the King of Sand..."
Delan smiled again: "And when you were imprisoned by the mystics, I happened to hear them discussing things about you. They probably thought that I was just an insignificant prisoner, plus I was imprisoned here for a long time.
For more than ten years, they may have simply forgotten that there is another person here."
As expected, this man was not the prisoner of the mystic, this thought flashed through Fang Yu's mind.
He looked at the other person and asked, "What did they say?"
"It's nothing, just some insignificant remarks. They seem to plan to keep you imprisoned here until the 'whole incident' is over. At this point, the little girl didn't lie to you. In fact, I said earlier that you didn't do anything at all.
We need to escape in a hurry, right?"
Fang Yu frowned, which meant that the mystics clearly knew his identity, but this could not explain why the other party took action against him and Lu Fu's Shield and his group. Moreover, the other party said that 'the whole incident was over', and the 'whole incident' was over again.
What event is it referring to? Is it this sandstorm?
Speaking of this sandstorm, he also remembered one detail at this moment, that is, the little girl at the front desk of the Istania Craftsmen Association, her name was Emila or something? By the way, it should be Camila.
, in short, when the other party was transmitting his drawings to the Grand Craftsmen Association, he complained to him more than once about the recent communication problems.
At that time, the two of them thought it was due to the aging of the equipment, but after thinking about it carefully, it might also be the reason for the upcoming sandstorm? But would this sudden sandstorm really have an impact from a month ago? Fang Yu always felt that there was something in this.
There may be some problems, but you can't think of the reasons at the moment.
He only asked: "What does the end of the whole incident mean?"
Delan smiled: "You really think of me as a well-informed 'bard', but it's a pity that I'm not. I'm just hearing about it, but I don't know what the mystics are planning."
Fang Yu couldn't help but look at the other party deeply.
Delan said: "You haven't told me yet, don't you doubt my words at all?"
"Of course I doubt it," Fang Yu replied, "but I have my own way of judging, which doesn't mean I will believe it or not."
After he said this, he saw Delan in front of him frowning.
The other party was looking into his eyes. The eyes of this down-and-out middle-aged man were hidden under thick eyebrows and messy and dirty hair. They looked unkempt and looked particularly bright at this moment. The previous bleak feeling was gone.
The light, on the other hand, makes people feel a bit deep and mysterious, and even makes Fang Plover feel like he is being seen through.
"These words sound familiar."
Delan replied: "I seem to have heard it somewhere."
Fang Yu took a step back slightly, and for a moment he almost thought he saw Odin. In fact, so far, Fang Yu had only seen such a look on a few people, including the 'Wanderer'. All of them were
The heroes of the moment—except, of course, the shrewd Miss Scarpet.
But when he saw the other person's nagging look, he couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that the effect of the desert blood had passed, and the guy had returned to his previous appearance. But even if nothing had changed, he had actually expected it.
, I can no longer get any useful information from the other party.
Although the current news alone is enough to overturn many of his previous judgments, sometimes overturning previous judgments may not be a bad thing, because in an event, there are only so many possibilities of elimination.
Fang Plover took one last look at the other party and asked a final question:
"Mr. Derain, are you really not going to leave with us?"
But the other party still shook his head:
"I remember saying, I think it's safer to stay here."
Fang Yu looked at this unkempt middle-aged man carefully, almost as if he could see through him. He always felt that there must be some secret hidden in this man, but sometimes it was just like this. Aitalia was so vast, and the world was so vast.
There may be many secrets hidden in each of them.
However, not every secret has an answer, and he also understands that it is impossible for him to figure out everything. After taking a final look at Delan, Fang Plover decided to turn around and leave. He knew that once he left this place
, most likely I won’t come back here again.
He said: "Thank you for the drawing, it's an excellent design."
Delan smiled lightly and said nonchalantly: "You're welcome."
This is just a conversation between two alchemists.
And Fang Yu understood that this might be the last conversation between the two, although they had only met once. Then all the secrets hidden here - Delan might have kept him alive and died in this unknown place.
No one will ever know until the local prison.
But it is also possible that another selector will come to this place in the future and open this quest line by chance, thereby knowing all the secrets behind this talkative middle-aged man.
However, this is the case with Aitaria, which seems so unpredictable to people in both worlds.
After Fang Yu walked out of the cell door, he saw Little Fatty Wu sneaking up to meet him. Although there were no guards patrolling around, the little fat man still lowered his voice and said to him: "Boss, there seems to be something new in the inner court."
trends."
After they captured the fortress, they naturally left some people behind to monitor the movements of the guards in the inner court. If there were any changes, they would notify them here. Fang Yu heard this and asked, "What's wrong?"
"There seems to be a transfer."
Fang Yu was startled and realized that the other party might have noticed it. Although he still didn't know how the other party knew this. No one had come to this area to check before. But this was still within his expectation.
, it was just revealed now that it was actually a lot longer than the minimum time he estimated, so he didn't seem very surprised.
He only replied: "The mission here is over. Let's take the first step before they take action. The next step is to plan to capture the warehouse."
But when he said this, Fang Plover suddenly stopped, looked at Wu Xiaopang and asked, "By the way, I have something to ask you."
Hearing that the boss wanted to ask him for advice, Wu Xiaopang looked flattered and hurriedly asked: "Boss, just tell me, I will tell you everything I know."
"That's right," Fang Yuan carefully considered his words to avoid scaring this guy: "If you have millions of gold coins in front of you, can you think of a way to take them away?"
When Wu Xiaopang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Fang Plover with a strange expression, which made the latter confused:
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Wu Xiaopang quickly shook his head: "No, boss, didn't you say your time is limited? Why are you always making fun of me?"
"Why am I making fun of you?"
"Boss, are you serious?"
Fang Yu was very confused and said angrily: "Of course, otherwise what do you think?"
So Wu Xiaopang's expression became even weirder: "Well...can't it be digitized directly?"