Chapter 492 Return to the Palace of Silver and Tin
The protection of the Lord of Scales and Feathers is particularly effective at night.
Even though Avalon and Star Antimony were at war, Aiwass, the advisor, Grape and Olive and a group of four still avoided both sides and safely arrived at the Palace of Silver and Tin under the cover of night.
However, at this time, the Palace of Silver and Tin had completely lost its original shape.
The palace occupied by the Balrog has now been completely transformed into a stronghold belonging to the Balrog - the walls and floors have become scalding hot, and you will feel the unbreathable heat just by entering. The soles of your boots have melted slightly due to the high temperature, and you can feel the heat when you walk.
There will be a sticky feeling and a tearing sound. If you touch the wall directly with your hands, you will get blisters directly.
From here you can still see patrolling knights and servants wandering around the palace.
What they have in common is that they have now been assimilated by flames. The knight's armor is burning with blazing fire, but the flames have not crisped and melted the armor; even the wandering servants in tattered clothes are as if they are alive.
He was wandering aimlessly like a corpse, with flames constantly leaking out of the cracks in his skin and facial features, but it did not ignite the few remaining clothes on his body.
The only good thing is probably that the palace has become quiet now. There are no sudden bursts of flames, and no areas are suddenly burned and collapsed.
It was as if the palace and the Balrog had merged into one and had fallen into a deep sleep.
"...It would be great if Master Nobel was here."
The consultant couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "He should act with us..."
Although Putao on the side didn't know what the consultant was talking about, he nodded obediently to express his agreement.
If that boy Lorre was here, he could distribute the alchemical mixture to everyone to resist the high temperature.
The mage's body was too fragile, and he was the only one among the four present who could not withstand the high temperature in this environment.
The scorching hot air flow has reached the level that can kill ordinary people - the walls of the Silver and Tin Palace are made of a lot of metal, and now they are like a simmering boiler. If you add some water, they will probably be steamed.
The hot air traveled from the mouth and nose to the trachea and then to the lungs, causing the consultant to immediately feel an extremely clear burning sensation.
According to the consultant's understanding of the human body, if you continue to be in this environment, it will cause inhalation damage to the respiratory system. The mucous membranes of the trachea and bronchi will be congested and blistered, which may cause pulmonary edema and insufficient oxygen intake, leading to
Blood pressure drops and thinking ability decreases, which will also reduce your ability to cast spells.
And there is a distinct smell of sulfur in the air - if there is sulfur in the hot air, it will cause greater damage to the mucous membranes and lungs.
Therefore, even if there is a bishop around who can provide treatment to him at any time, the consultant does not dare to put himself in this dangerous state for a long time.
Once a battle suddenly breaks out, he will not be able to resonate with the path of wisdom and cast spells without a clear mind, and will directly lose his combat effectiveness.
Because he was worried that he would attract the patrolling Balrog Knights, the consultant did not dare to cast spells on a large scale. He could only put his hands in front of his mouth and nose, and used water-attribute magic to condense a purifying circle in his palms. In this way, he could
Air is filtered and cooled.
The disadvantage of this is that it will continue to lose mana. Although the magnitude is not large, it cannot last for long.
"Look for it quickly," the consultant's low voice could hear some anxiety, "If you can't find it, let's go out first."
"Mr. Hermes, if you can't stay here, you can hide outside."
Aiwass reminded him kindly.
The consultant immediately shut up.
Outside?
——There's a fight going on outside!
The colossus and the griffon fought, the knight fought against the demonologist, and the dead bodies turned into undead and got up again. He was lucky to be able to get close to them without being noticed by them. He didn't want to get close to them and look for trouble. See what they can do
You cannot see through the invisibility in yourself.
Even if he wasn't discovered, he couldn't stand being suddenly scanned by the Colossus!
Thinking is fire and it needs intelligence as fuel.
Even the smartest people can't forcefully analyze anything out of nothingness. In more cases, the reason why smart people are smart is because they are sharp enough and can get more information - and
"Sensitivity" is not a characteristic of the path of wisdom, it is a talent that adapts to the path.
Now that the information at hand of the consultant is blank, he can only raise his own perspective and analyze it from a higher level - that is, from a perspective other than the promotion ceremony.
According to the consultant's experience, these promotion rituals designed by Pillar God are not as random and traceless as reality. The essence of promotion rituals is simulation, and regarding future promotion rituals, it means that He must particularly want to see it.
Something, or conveying a secret, otherwise there is no need to work so hard... You can also use a random paragraph from history to get promoted.
If you analyze it from this perspective, you can at least make some speculations. That is to say, assuming that "the design and arrangements of the Lord of Scales and Feathers must be meaningful", and then infer what kind of plot he will set up.
Although the time was skipped by two days, the promotion ceremony must have an internal logic that could push them forward even if they had no clue.
Moreover, the promotion ceremony must have a main shot, which is the plot that the pillar god who designed this dream wants to see. Just like when a reporter is interviewing, he will always focus on a certain person.
There are now six people left, half of them alone. This means that escorting the princess to the Theocracy can only be regarded as one-half of the mission, and the "Aiwass" the princess is looking for is another mission line.
As long as Aiwass is indeed an aborigine in the promotion ceremony, then everything will be clear: since Aiwass is the only aboriginal among their group, it means that the current "plot aura" must be on him
of.
If you just follow Aiwass, you will only encounter expected tests and dangers. They may be difficult and may even be life-threatening, but you will definitely have a chance to solve them, and you will not die from inexplicable accidents.
But if you stay away from him, you may die in an unknown corner.
——Therefore, even if it is a forced confrontation, the consultant does not want to leave. Even if he is shameless, at least he will not be exposed, he must follow Aiwass.
This way he can at least survive until the final battle... and then he can all rely on his own abilities.
The premise is that Aiwass is an aborigine and not a promoted person. Otherwise, all his inferences would be wrong. Because of this, after being reminded by Putao, "Aiwass and Isabel may have seen through that he was pretending to sleep."
After the possibility of "acting", he had a slight doubt.
But now he thought about it carefully. Whether Aiwass and Isabel were acting had nothing to do with whether they were promoted. Even if they were promoted, where did they get the information about "Shadow of Avalon"?
Woolen cloth?
The last part of Putao's personal mission is to "assist in completing a ritual to end Star Antimony's invasion", and this information is consistent with the "Shadow of Avalon".
So he remained silent and followed Aiwass into the queen's bedroom where they left before.
Now it has been almost completely destroyed - it was the room where the Balrog was hatched, and it was also the place where General Karl fought his last battle when he died.
Fortunately, the body of the Balrog was not here...but Aiwass's careless behavior also scared the consultant's heart.
This time Aiwass searched carefully and found that the short knife was indeed not here.
"Could it have been destroyed during the battle?"
Olive raises a possibility.
Aiwass shook his head: "It's impossible. The Balrog doesn't have the power to destroy the sacred weapon... If it was so easy to destroy, the red-handled sword wouldn't have to be sealed."
"I'm going to use prayer to find out. It might disturb the Balrog, but it's hard to tell..."
