The picture of Salem City did not last long, and soon, strange scenes from all over Van En appeared one after another.
As an ordinary viewer, Sally saw the aurora that was obviously not quite right in the snowy sky, and saw the plants with significant mutations in the mountains and forests. Leswell even showed a strange night sky captured in an overseas Eastern country. , in that scene, a series of weird and winding lines suddenly appeared in the originally extremely calm night sky. However, those lines were obviously not meteorites, nor were they the traces left by crystallized cannonballs.
Instead, it looked more like some kind of large transparent creature slowly wandering in the sky.
"Our companions are all over Van En, so we have collected a lot of strange sights. I won't show you one by one here, but I can guarantee you that in the past one or two months, Similar and abnormal anomalies have been observed in the Luowei Plateau, the Goddess Plains, the Northern Territory, and the eastern countries on the other side of the ocean. The Legal Committee and the Council have launched investigations into this, but the progress is very slow."
"So far, we can only be sure of one thing, and that is that the source of these strange sights is actually the same."
Leswell paused for a moment, and then he revealed the answer: "We have reason to believe, and we must believe that the magic in the entire Van En is undergoing some changes that are beyond our current knowledge!"
As soon as this sentence came out, many people in the venue immediately exclaimed.
Most of the people who exclaimed were mages, scholars, students and some devout believers of the Goddess Mel. To these participants, Leswell's words were like making a very outrageous joke, especially For spellcasters, his words are simply overturning the basic law of magic itself!
As if he had predicted people's reactions, Leswell raised his hand, and his unique aura spread out again, suppressing people's urge to speak and question, and then he said: "Listen It sounds ridiculous, right? But think about it carefully, was it something strange about the previous major earthquake that caused great damage to the plateau and plain countries? The mages and professors of Merlin Lehe have very different opinions on Salem City and these things. Is your attitude strange? Also, is there any connection between the tragedy that is happening in Salem City and the situation I mentioned?"
After Liswell finished speaking, a tall figure sitting in the front row slowly stood up and took off his cloak.
Everyone sitting next to him immediately became nervous, and some even reached for their weapons.
Because they saw that under the cloak, there was actually a set of standard armor of the Legal Committee. These armors tightly wrapped an unusually strong body, which made him look like a man walking in the venue. A humanoid fortress.
This turned out to be a hermit holding a sword.
However, the next moment, the sword-wielding hermit who gave people a serious sense of oppression said: "I use my identity and my eternal faith in the goddess Mel to guarantee that what Mr. Leswell said is the truth. , this is still something that needs to be kept confidential within Merlinle and internally, and any form of discussion is not allowed in public!”
"Thank you, my friend...if it weren't for your help, we probably wouldn't have noticed this subtle and strange sign."
The hermit nodded silently, then he sat down again and looked at the podium silently.
Leswell gestured to the elf mage on the side, and the latter quickly replaced the magic image that needed to be displayed for Leswell. This time, what appeared in front of everyone was a paragraph that almost everyone had heard, but
But he never really paid attention to the strange prophecy. Next to it, there was a suspended black spherical shadow.
"One day, the gods will fall into madness, the knights will be devoured by evil beasts, and there will be laughter on the broken throne."
"The eternal black sun will become the messenger of war. Believers who have lost their miracles and divine grace will fight each other, and nobles who have lost their heirs and crowns will shed their blood in rivers."
"People no longer look up at the sky, because there is only a black sun left there."
"People often look up at the sky because there is still a black sun there."
Underneath that classic prophecy written in common language, there are also prophecy versions from different countries, different continents, and even from some distant islands.
Then, Leswell turned slightly and nodded towards the audience.
"Here, hold it for me."
Meyer handed his hat, coat and belongings to Sally, and then walked forward amidst the attention of people, and finally came to his friend's side. He cleared his throat, and then
He said in his gentle, firm and powerful voice: "I am Frey Meyer. Everyone should have heard my name, so I won't waste any more time here... Since Daswell invited me to come up
, then let me tell you what’s next.”
Sally sat upright in her seat holding a lot of things. She looked at the podium motionlessly, more seriously than anyone present.
The next moment, her teacher Meyer said something even more shocking and terrifying in front of everyone.
"I am here to tell you clearly, or inform you."
"This ancient prophecy, which we have regarded as a joke for thousands of years, is indeed true, and the picture it depicts will soon be verified... and the wheel is regarded as a god by the Black Sun Society.
The black sun of worship will eventually appear in front of us."
"This will not be a challenge that only we or a few countries need to face."
"This will be a disaster for the whole Vann!"
His words were like huge rocks, smashing into the calm lake water. Then, Meyer went straight to the topic. He went on to say: "I know how some friends here think of Markham and I."
Waiting for others, you may think that what we want to do in the final analysis is to overthrow the regime of St. Steele and expel the royal family that persecutes the people in the north... Well now, I can tell you clearly that that is just
It’s just part of what we want to do.”
His tone softened slightly: "Yes, we originally gathered together just to fight for more rights for those poor workers. Everyone said that Saint Steele was a country built on crystallized mines. However,
Crystal mines do not mine themselves. My cold hometown is basically built on flesh and blood, the flesh and blood of workers, farmers and soldiers... And now, with the frequent activities of the Black Sun Association, our goal
Changes are also taking place.”
"Those followers of the association who believe in the lost gods! Those fearless lunatics who will do whatever they can to move from behind the scenes to the stage! Everyone, they are no longer satisfied with hiding in the shadows and controlling a country's politics.
No longer willing to exert influence on the world situation in secret, with the emergence of the black sun, they will become more unscrupulous and crazier!"
"...The Black Sun Society is so similar to us in some aspects. They also have a large number of members, and they are scattered in various fields, hidden in the governments and private people of various countries. Therefore, this means that once we decide to start working with
If they fight against each other, then this battle will be extremely difficult and long... Attention everyone, the confrontation I am referring to is not only the struggle between those of us and the Black Sun Society, but also the entire Van En, spanning different continents and countries.
A struggle that encompasses all races!”
Someone raised his hand, it was a scholar who looked a little timid, so Meyer raised his hand to him and asked him to ask questions.
The scholar pursed his lips vigorously, stood up, and asked in a trembling voice: "What I want to ask is, even if the prophecy is indeed true, after all, there is nothing we can do to prevent the 'black sun' from coming, right?
?"
"I think so."
Meyer nodded directly: "It will rise normally like the sun we are familiar with today."
"Then does this mean that our confrontation with the Black Sun Society and the power behind them is actually... meaningless?"
"Pointless? Well, good question."
Meyer smiled, then he pressed his palms and motioned the confused scholar to sit down. Then he asked: "Everyone! I would like to ask a question."
He paused, the passion in his voice faded slightly, and then Meyer said: "Everyone should have read the article in Xinhuo News, so they should all have an understanding of the beliefs upheld by the Black Sun Society, right?
"
Many people in the audience answered in the affirmative.
So Meyer said: "Then please tell me, in your eyes, what kind of people are the members of the Black Sun Society?"
"madman!"
"Blasphemer!"
"A swarm of maggots crawling in Vann!"
"They are destroying our order and are dangerous pests!"
Soon, although they were messy, the answers with extremely unified meanings filled the entire venue, so Meyer raised his hand again to signal, and after people calmed down, he continued: "There is really nothing we can do to stop that.
The arrival of the black celestial body may be the fate that Fan En and everyone in Fan En must face. At this point, we have no other choice... But are you willing to sacrifice yourself and your family?
, will the future of my motherland be left in the hands of the Black Sun Society?"
"The answer is of course no. I don't think any normal person would agree to these things."
"After all, in the eyes of the Black Sun Society, we are just defective products left over from a long time ago, cheap sacrifices that should be offered to the evil faith... In this case, we should stand up and fight against them."
"This is a very simple truth that must be known and understood by more people, and if enough people agree with this point of view, then our original goal can be achieved - millions of souls gathered together
, and try hard to push away the boulder that is about to roll down on top of our heads!"
"Today, we need to take that first step here!"
…
Vaelin knew nothing about what was going on in Verdant Harbor.
Similarly, she had no way to get more information about her student and friend. After driving all night and half a day, she finally arrived at her destination, Salem, sleepy and exhausted.
The camp where the city's emergency committee is located.
After getting off the steam chariot, Wei Lin saw a busy scene.
Various vehicles are driving in and out under the dispatch of the soldiers, and countless spare supplies and weapons are being transported in an orderly manner to the warehouses that have been set up. A tall tower temporarily built using magic stands near the station. This is obviously
It was the result of the cooperation between the Legal Committee and the Council, because on top of this high tower, Weilin saw traces of various secret rituals originating from these two major mage organizations.
"Time is tight. In order to better monitor the abnormal situation in the direction of Salem City, we can only do this..."
The middle-aged mage who was responsible for leading Wei Lin sighed: "Madam, you have also seen that the connection and cooperation between different ritual venues are not very good, but in any case, it can be regarded as functioning normally.
, you should also go up there in person next."
Wei Lin nodded, and then two Ymir soldiers came over. They carried Wei Lin's belongings and followed directly behind them.
"Let's go to the temporary laboratory."
Wei Lin raised her eyebrows: "Shouldn't I go and report?"
"No ma'am, the situation is urgent. Butler Finn has been waiting in the laboratory for a long time... Come on, come with me."
Soon, Weilin came to a temporary building. After stepping into the ceremony hall to protect the building, she immediately smelled a very disturbing and uncomfortable smell. It smelled like unstable magic crystals.
The smell after the explosion is very similar, and this smell often appears at the scene of failed magic experiments.
The middle-aged mage took two metal masks from the side and handed one to Wei Lin: "Wearing this, although it is not poisonous, it will still make people uncomfortable after smelling it for a long time."
After the two of them put on the metal masks, he took Wei Lin through a long corridor, and finally stopped in front of a door. He kindly reminded: "Here, ma'am... you need to do something
Be mentally prepared.”
Wei Lin cautiously took a step back: "What?"
"As I mentioned to you before, the wounded who came back from the rift are here now... I'm afraid they don't look very good now. What I mean is... the kind of situation that is enough to make a qualified mage vomit."
"..."
Hearing what he said, Wei Lin couldn't help but frown, and then she quickly cast magic on herself to stabilize her mind and emotions. After everything was ready, she nodded: "Open the door."
The mage nodded and reached out to open the door.
Then, a horrifying picture that caused serious discomfort appeared in front of Weilin.