"... Then I saw wildfire running and burning on the ground like a crazy horse, and it stopped after seven days."
An old man was sitting alone in his study. An ancient book made of hard paper was spread out in front of him. It was more than halfway through at the moment. Even at noon, the sunlight was not very bright.
Glass is sprinkled on the scroll.
The old man stared at the book with all his concentration, and at the same time carefully and slowly touched the paper with trembling fingers, he read out word by word something completely different from what was on the page.
Because this book is not meant for "looking", but for "touching".
The black text written on it with magic ink seems to be just some ancient legends and folk tales, but in fact it contains translation rules that reveal the true content.
If your perception is high enough, you can feel a slight unevenness when touching the paper surface of the scroll. In fact, this is the ancient Elkart rune favored by the druids.
If translated according to the translation rules on the scroll, these Elkart runes, which seem to merely constitute antiseptic, solidifying, dust-removing and other magical effects, will form the content truly hidden in the secret scroll.
This secret scroll is called "The Book of the Day After", and there are forty-two volumes in total. It is a prophecy left by a truly great Druid. It is similar to "The Crow of Iramat" and "The Book of the Later Knower".
The "Ten Principles" are collectively called the Three Major Prophecies.
This little-known Druid even predicted the War of the Gods and the fall of Higgs a thousand years later. However, when modern druids realized the value of the "Book of the Day After", these forty-two volumes of prophetic books
Only seventeen volumes remain in the Druid's great library. The remaining twenty-five volumes have been completely lost.
Obviously, what is being interpreted by the old man is one of the later books.
"Are you talking about... what happened before and after the collapse of the White Tower?"
The old man thought for a moment and kept writing something on a blank piece of paper.
But just when he had just written two lines of words, there was suddenly the sound of tapping footsteps outside the door.
The old man curled his lips and sighed deeply.
Then he carefully closed the ancient scroll, folded the paper and put it in his arms.
"Grandpa Edward!"
The old man had just finished his work when a clear voice came from the door.
They said in unison: "We are here to play with you again!"
They are the twin sons of the lord of Richero. Count Orwell, the lord of Richero and the lord of the Richero district, does not have many children. Except for an eldest son who is nearly twenty years old, there is only this one.
To the younger twins.
Edward naturally knew that these two children could not move. Edward could feel it, in the shadow of this room. A pair of cold eyes were staring at him from nowhere.
That was a gold-level Shadow Fist.
That's right, gold level. Edward didn't know why a strong man of this level would appear in such a small place.
Although this body is also of the Gold level, Edward is not that stupid to use Gold level witchcraft with greatly reduced effects against a Gold level assassin.
He could feel it - with the strength of the guard walking in the shadows, if he showed hostility to these two naughty children, he would tear himself apart in an instant. In addition, the two naughty children's bears
If Edward hadn't had strong enough self-control, he would have been torn to pieces by the unknown stalker.
According to the content of the deal, Edward needs to translate the "Book of Tomorrow" for this ambitious earl. As a deal, he will provide Edward with one hundred high-quality souls.
It was already the eighth day that Edward had reached a deal with Earl Orwell and moved in. It was also the eighth day that he had been under constant surveillance. No matter how suspicious he was, this level was already too much.
At this time, if Edward no longer knows how to love himself, he may be plotted by Earl Orwell, and he will really regret his name as the enemy of Kabbalah.
But what made Edward curious was that he didn't know exactly where he was being plotted. With a relaxed and playful attitude, Edward deliberately slowed down his translation progress. At the same time, he also used his abilities to secretly
Investigate Earl Orwell.
As a result, Edward's fraudulent investigation really revealed something——
That was Earl Orwell's crime. A crime worthy of being executed three times.
The lord of Richero was not as benevolent as his subjects thought. Under the cover of passing passenger ships, he exported large quantities of rare wood to Elcat, or purchased large quantities of wood at low prices in the Broken Islands.
of gems.
At the same time, he would capture some druids from time to time and trade with certain churches in Bantha or Titan. Both sides would hand over the heads of the other's mortal enemies to gain merit.
You know, the clergy are quite wealthy. Those priests and Templars who have tasted the sweetness will fund Orwell a large amount of "channel fees" every year. I hope Count Orwell will not cut off this line.
It was these secret transactions that allowed the city of Richero to develop. It was also these secret transactions that made this city prosperous.
To be precise, Richero did not become dilapidated because the City of Fortune was bombed and no one would come to the city. The real reason for Richero's decline was simply because those "covering" ships could no longer
Won't come.
After Edward got to know Earl Orwell, he immediately became interested in him. At the same time, he also planned to avenge his shame of being plotted by a mortal.
If such a genius is discovered by a real devil, with a little guidance, he may easily become a new devil after his death.
Contrary to what most people understand, devils also belong to the mentor's side of force. However, compared with the death crow, the treatment of devils is much worse. As a Dusk Familiar, Edward is naturally happy to weaken the devil's strength.
...Of course, before that, Edward must first translate this volume of "The Book of Tomorrow".
This prophecy book is what attracted Edward to come. The increasingly intense shock of destiny caused by the interpretation of "The Book of Tomorrow" can easily be predicted by astrological wizards, and it will attract the attention of gods. The safest
The choice is to decipher the book inside Kalal's great barrier and then throw this hot potato back to Count Orwell.
Thinking of this, Edward sighed secretly.
If these two children hadn't been making trouble every day, he would have finished translating the book today.
He had some doubts about whether these two naughty boys were sent by Count Orwell to cause trouble for him. But he looked back and thought about it, if he stayed alone, Orwell would also bear the risk. He didn't have to
Make yourself uncomfortable.
You must know that under the rule of the gods, making a deal with the devil is also a capital punishment.
"Here you come? Sit down first. Grandpa will find some candy for you."
Edward turned around with a smile, took out the two small stools from his desk and put them next to him.
But before Edward pulled out the box of candy from under the table, the two children had already taken out the candy themselves and poured mouthfuls of candy for themselves.
"Grandpa Edward... let's continue telling the story of the little crow."
The little boy's mouth was stuffed with candy and he said inarticulately: "What happened after eating the deer?"
Crow...
Edward tapped his fingertips on the table, thought for a moment and then said: "After that..." (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piotian.net