After chatting with Little Patton for a few words, Matthew asked him to wait in the cemetery while he quickly changed his clothes and rode a Pegasus to Rolling Stone Town.
Tonight is the day Rhaegar leaves for Purgatory.
Matthew planned to see him off.
Ollie is very fast. The journey that originally took half an hour now only takes less than five minutes.
This provides Matthew with great convenience.
After entering the town, he found a secluded place to land, and Ollie automatically disguised himself as an ordinary horse in a very humane way.
Matthew came to the camp next to the Lord's Mansion, told Ollie to wait here, and walked in without a rope.
Rhaegar's actions tonight are a secret.
Not many people in the Lord's Guard knew about it.
Matthew walked all the way over, greeted the knights standing guard, and made his way to the basement unimpeded.
He waited for a while before Zeller arrived, covered in dust.
Rhaegar and the two knights who went with him, Asma and Dulin, came later.
To this day.
With the revelations from Rhaegar and Zeller, Matthew had a clearer understanding of the portal and the situation in the Blood Flag Kingdom.
The current portal is semi-active.
This means that the town of Rolling Stone can freely control the opening or closing of the teleportation gate, while the teleportation array located on the other side of the Blood Flag Kingdom can only passively accept the arrangements here.
The two knights, Asma and Du Lin, originally came back to rescue the town because of the news that the three evil organizations were besieging Rolling Stone Town.
When they returned, they found that the evil organization had disbanded, so they asked Rhaegar to open the door to purgatory.
They knew that Rhaegar would regularly go to the edge of Purgatory to hunt, so they applied to do it for him.
These two knights probably came back from Purgatory the day before yesterday.
Matthew was unable to meet them face to face, and the information he knew was provided by Rhaegar during casual chats.
It is said that these two knights took advantage of the confrontation between the Blood Flag Kingdom and the Bru tribe and took the time to hunt down many demons and demons. This expedition harvested many high-level trophies that could only be obtained from the lower planes.
This wave of loot could provide a shot in the arm for Rolling Stone's finances.
Only then did Matthew gain an in-depth understanding of Rolling Stone Town’s financial model——
No wonder Rhaegar was able to maintain such a generous internal policy while also accumulating considerable wealth of his own.
to be honest.
It means being gentle at home and predatory externally.
The peace and tranquility of Rolling Stone is actually a realistic fairy tale woven by Rhaegar himself.
Many industries are supported by the city hall at a loss.
Behind the happy smile of every resident of Rolling Stone Town who lives and works in peace and contentment, there may be a devil's corpse lying in a pool of blood.
It sounds funny but it's true.
In this regard, Matthew has only two comments -
First, it’s pretty good;
Second, fortunately I am not a lord, otherwise I would have too many things to worry about.
Even though he controls the portal to purgatory, hunting devils is no joke.
The risks involved are much greater than raiding surrounding villages.
Matthew thought about how Rhaegar seemed to be doing nothing, but in fact he probably focused most of his energy on this.
When Rhaegar and two other knights arrived.
They are still talking.
"The changes in Escana (between purgatory) are more exaggerated than you think. We haven't been there for only a few years, but we found that the place has changed a lot."
"Whether it's within the territory of the Blood Flag or the Bru tribe, there are huge rune stones standing on their roadsides, as well as rune antennas and pillars of light that transmit energy."
"The speed at which their technology is updated is astounding. I suspect that there are shadows of outer planes or even gods behind both sides."
Asuma walked, adjusting the shoulder armor on his body.
Matthew noticed that it seemed to be a type of implantable device.
Suriel had mentioned before when talking about the construction technique that devils are good at implanted constructs, and Asma and Dulin have strong shadows of implanted constructs.
However, their structure is indeed relatively obvious. Even if they are implanted inside the body, they are easily distinguishable by the naked eye.
Matthew couldn't quite understand what they were talking about.
He only knows that the plane between the Blood Flag Kingdom is called Escana, and Escana is actually an area bordering Purgatory and the Abyss in disguise.
There, there live a large number of humans, tieflings (half-demon) and demons (half-demon).
The humans live in the Holy Glory Castle far away from the battlefield, the tieflings are centered in the Blood Banner Kingdom, and the demons form the Bru tribe.
The latter two have been in constant friction recently, and the war situation is erratic.
"It's not that exaggerated. I also went to the "Deer Hunting Plains" last year. Although the devils have new weapons, their combat effectiveness has not been significantly enhanced."
Rhaegar seemed disapproving of Asma's reminder.
Du Lin interjected:
"Rega, you better believe what we have seen and heard. I have asked your knights. In order to reduce the damage ratio as much as possible, you have led them to plunder small marginal forces in the past few years and have never been close to Egypt.
The heart of Skana.”
"But we are different. This time we went near the "Old Royal Capital". The tribes there not only updated new equipment, but also mastered a very strange resurrection technology!"
"How else could Asuma and I get hurt?"
Rega frowned when he heard this, then nodded:
"I understand, I will be careful, and when it comes to "Red and Black", I will find someone to ask for clarification."
"Damn, there are changes again. There are so many changes these days. Even purgatory is changing with each passing day. What do the prisoners in Tianlun Palace want to do?"
No one could answer his question.
Asuma adjusted the shoulder armor for a long time but still failed, and finally had to force the protruding metal block back:
"This is probably a work-related injury. When we get to the Red and Black Castle, you should be able to find a suitable constructor to handle it for me, right?"
Rega made a positive gesture:
"Only if they still recognize me as an unworthy descendant."
Du Lin snickered and said:
"They must recognize you. I heard that the people in power in the Blood Flag Kingdom are all women now, and they want you very much."
Rhaegar trembled.
The originally determined pace of moving forward has also slowed down a lot.
Go into the basement.
Several people greeted each other.
Rega took out a palm-sized purple crystal ball and placed it in the pool next to the portal.
Immediately afterwards.
The entire door lit up with a dark red light.
This is a sign that the interdimensional portal is being activated.
It will take about 5 to 10 minutes before the portal can be officially used.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Matthew handed a distress scroll to Rega:
"Don't expect it to be of any use. Even if you successfully tear it up, I can only receive your coordinates and messages after 1 to 2 days."
Rhaegar complained as he put away the scroll for help:
"Aren't mages able to come and go freely in all major planes?"
Matthew nodded:
"Of course, wait for me to become a legend."
Rhaegar asked:
"How many years will it take you to become legendary?"
Matthew thought for a while:
"In about fifty years?"
Du Lin laughed again, and it was obvious that the female knight's laughter was low.
She obviously thought Matthew was joking.
Rhaegar calculated:
"According to the average life expectancy of the Blood Flag family, I have about 150 years to live, so I should be able to live until the day you become a legend."
"Remember to take me to experience the legendary plane travel."
Matthew smiled:
"As long as you can survive until that day, that's for sure."
"Take care of yourself."
Rhaegar nodded solemnly.
He and Zeller chatted about things in the west, and soon the portal became available for use.
Asma walked through the door first, followed closely by Du Lin.
Rhaegar waved to the two of them and walked toward the portal fully armed.
When we were almost to the door.
He suddenly stopped and turned around and said:
"If anything happens to me, do you remember how to arrange the successor of Rolling Stone Town?"
Zeller said calmly:
"The first pick is Sif, the second pick is Little Patton, and the third pick is Brad."
"If Sif is unwilling to become the lord of Rolling Stone Town, then Little Patton will directly assume this position."
Rhaegar nodded:
"The enemy."
"Don't worry, I'm just going home. I won't die that easily. I just don't worry before leaving. I want to make sure."
"I'm gone and I won't see you for at least three months. Don't miss me too much."
Said.
He strode into the portal.
Until the light from the door began to go out.
Zeller suddenly breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"What's wrong?"
Matthew asked.
"Every time Lei Jia uses the teleportation array, there will be some small problems. Today's luck is good. Even the time and space rift that is never absent does not appear."
Zeller said happily.
Matthew asked perceptively:
"Have space-time cracks been formed in previous years?"
Zeller nodded:
"Yes, it happens every time, and it lasts for at least a week, pointing to the unknown land of purgatory. Sometimes as soon as Rhaegar leaves, we have to deal with the little devils he provoked. Although they are also good materials, there are
It’s also very nerve-wracking when there are too many.”
Matthew's heart moved.
Is it possible that the space-time rift just changed location, rather than not appearing?
Just think of this.
Before he could say hello to Zeller, he immediately rushed out of the military camp, mounted Ollie, and hurried towards the oak forest!
After a while.
Underground city.
Matthew changed to the Red Flame Nightmare in the cemetery and rushed to the sulfur mine first.
Fortunately, nothing unusual happened when he arrived.
After a while.
Little Paton also rushed over panting.
Seeing that the workers had all been arranged by Matthew to go outside to rest.
He asked breathlessly:
"Did something happen?"
Matthew walked slowly and slowly in the sulfur mine, carefully sensing everything around him.
He has actually been here three times, but even if he turned on balanced perception, he could not find the expected space-time gap.
So he thought it was his own misjudgment before.
But now it seems that the sulfur in the mine is most likely related to the space-time rift caused by Rhaegar's use of the purgatory portal.
Not long ago, Asuma and the others used the portal once.
It is possible that from that time on, the space-time rift was transferred to the underground city by chance.
This place is only a dozen kilometers away from the Lord's Mansion. From the perspective of plane science, the transfer of time and space rifts is theoretically possible.
"I just have some guesses about the abnormal situation here."
"I will stay here tonight until the cause is found out."
Matthew responded to Little Patton while checking the situation in the mine. He also summoned A Bing and Renesmee.
Little Patton was very courageous. Hearing this, he immediately rolled up his sleeves:
"Then I'll go with you."
He saw Matthew checking around, and he also followed to check for strange things in his mine.
Unfortunately, the two of them worked for more than an hour and still couldn't find anything unusual.
Matthew brought a chair from the workers' area and sat down.
Little Patton follows suit.
Under the illumination of the mage's hand and the lighting stone, Matthew suddenly discovered that little Paton and Rhaegar were quite similar.
The last time the two met was at the ball to welcome Lorraine. The lights were dim and Matthew couldn't see clearly.
This time I took a closer look at this kid, and he looked like a little Lei Jia!
In comparison, Brad, who is also Rhaegar's nephew, is completely unlike him.
When I thought of Rhaegar, when arranging his posthumous affairs, he put Little Patton's inheritance rights ahead of Brad.
Matthew suddenly became interested in this young man who lost his position as a tax collector due to the disease:
"What do you think of your uncle?"
Little Patton looked a little surprised:
"Uncle? You mean in Rhaegar?"
Matthew nodded.
"He... is just a bad guy."
This guy surprisingly dared to speak.
"Then how much do you know about his relationship with the Blood Flag Kingdom?"
Matthew asked again.
Little Paton waved his hand and started talking:
"Theoretically, I also have the bloodline of the Blood Flag family, but in real life, it's rare.
When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a mage, but they told me I had no talent;
So later I wanted to become a knight, but they told me I was weak;
Later, I lost my ability and wanted to be a dandy who just eats, drinks and has fun, but my mother told me that there was no way.
Our family's fortune is entirely dependent on my mother's unrepentant efforts to get married to Rhaegar, and now we are here in Rolling Stone Town.
Let me tell you a secret, in fact, I suspect that my mother is not Rhaegar’s cousin at all!
Maybe they just look a bit alike, and my mother happens to have a bit of purgatory blood.
Fortunately, she gave birth to me. Many people said that I looked like Rhaegar, which made my mother very happy.
For a while, she mentioned this matter to everyone she met.
But gradually, such an outrageous rumor spread in Rolling Stone Town——
They said I was actually Rhaegar's illegitimate son.
Oh shit.
Can those idiots take a look at my mother's appearance and figure before spreading rumors?
Well, it's not nice to say this, but I love Liz very much, she's my mother.
But I also know very clearly that it is impossible to like Rhaega with her aesthetics.
Anyway, after that rumor passed, my mother never mentioned it again.
She seems to have subconsciously distanced herself from me since this incident.
I guess she was worried that this would make Rhaegar unhappy.
After all, our whole family is pointing to this uncle."
Matthew looked at each other with interest:
"You are quite transparent."
Little Patton said nonchalantly:
"When you are like me and have no achievements in anything, it becomes natural to give up on yourself. As time goes by, many truths become self-evident."
"Sometimes, I really feel that many people in this world are not as smart as me, but I don't know why, they always succeed easily, but I have accomplished nothing so far."
Matthew thought for a while and took the initiative to ask another question:
"What would you do if you had an army of devils from purgatory in your hands, and war was about to break out?"
Little Patton smiled easily:
"Rega asked me this question not long ago. Is he still worried about the portal?"
Matthew was secretly shocked.
He didn't expect Rhaegar to trust little Patton so much and even discuss such a core secret with him. No wonder Sif was behind him.
So Matthew continued to ask:
"That's it, but Rhaegar has finally made a decision. I just want to know your opinion."
Little Paton stretched:
"There is no trace of the devil in Rolling Stone Town so far, which shows that my bad uncle made a stupid decision.
Does he naively think that he can live in peace with other forces?"
Matthew took out two cups from his bag, filled them with milk, and handed one cup to the other party:
"So, you don't agree with Rhaegar's decision to refuse to introduce the demon army?"
Little Paton held the milk in his hand, held the cup between his hands and rubbed it:
"If you carry a sharp weapon but don't use it, you will be injured by the sharp weapon - this is a proverb I saw in an ancient book."
"It's not that I don't like Rega's decision, it's that I don't like every decision he makes."
"Although I say this a little heartlessly, the fact is that our family is not the only one in Rolling Stone who lives by sucking Rhaegar's blood.
I clearly realize that my current standard of living is entirely due to Rhaegar's kindness and fantasy.
But some people don't realize this.
Of course, as long as Rhaegar is willing, it doesn't matter whether people appreciate it or not.
But the key is, how long can Rhaegar last?
The development of Rolling Stone Town has been a fairy tale miracle.
If everything goes well in the next four realms, maybe this miracle can continue for many more years.
But you also said that war is coming.
If Rhaegar is unable or even unwilling to become king.
How long can the current situation last?"
Having said this.
He drank the milk gurglingly and then burped:
“Great milk!”
"Well, what I just said is just a family opinion and has no reference value. I hope Rolling Stone Town can prosper forever. Only in this way, useless rice bugs like me can continue to lie on Rhaegar's body and suck blood happily."
Little Parton laughed at himself and stood up, indicating that he would go to the toilet nearby.
Matthew sat there with so many thoughts in his mind.
But at this moment.
There was a whining sound above his head.
Immediately afterwards.
It's just a clanging sound.
A huge sulfur stone fell from above. If Matthew hadn't reacted quickly, he would have almost been knocked aside by him!
"what!"
Little Paton, who had just walked to the side and unbuttoned his pants for convenience, screamed.
But in the darkness, a monster that looked like a blowfly but hundreds of times larger swooped towards him.
"Fuck your mother, I'll be shocked even if I pee!"
This guy was so courageous that he put down his pants, pulled out a one-handed sword with his backhand, and started fighting the giant green-headed fly naked.
A similar monster also appeared next to Matthew.
The other party came quickly, and Matthew reacted even faster. He took out the mace from the shortcut bar of the Miaofa bag and hammered it down.
Needless to say, the hammer is still useful in close combat.
The blowfly obviously wanted to avoid it, but before it could avoid its vital point, it was directly hammered to the ground by Matthew.
Ma repaired it and killed it with a hammer.
at the same time.
Little Paton also used a one-handed sword to fly off the monster's wings, and then killed it with one sword.
"It's the fly demon!"
Matthew reminded:
"This is a type of demon, but the level is relatively low, so don't be afraid."
"You come over to me first, there may be other demons showing up!"
It's too late, it's too late.
In the darkness where the fly demon first appeared, two more muscular bull-headed men emerged.
They were covered in heavy armor.
Walking like a tiger is like a breeze.
Seeing this, little Paton quickly pulled up his pants and stepped back.
Matthew immediately asked A Bing to come over and help him.
…
"Warning: You encountered a Minotaur (LV12/Elite/Large Demon)"
…
The Minotaur is not a Minotaur.
The difference is that the former are a type of demon. They have extremely sharp teeth, which are in sharp contrast to the flat molars of the tauren who have vegetarian habits.
The two minotaurs started chirping and roaring as soon as they appeared.
Matthew lost his language proficiency, but who knew that the bird language spoken by the Minotaur was so unfamiliar that even this spell could not determine it.
Seeing this, Matthew planned to finish the fight before talking.
But at this moment, I heard Little Patton retreating and translating:
"They asked us who stole their sulfur?"
"If you don't tell me, they will take me back as their wife!"
"Damn it, can't these demons distinguish between men and women?"
"I didn't even put on my pants! Are they blind?"
Matthew silently paid attention to the Minotaur's green eyes and said casually:
"Maybe they like you too much."
"Can you translate it for me?"
While he was talking, the two minotaurs were already charging forward with huge axes!
Little Paton rolled his head and asked loudly:
"Do you still need a translation?"
Matthew said calmly and authentically:
"No need now."
"Just be prepared to translate their last words."
The voice fell.
He raised his hand, and a gray magical light was thrown towards the Minotaur.
Dissociation!
…
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