It has been some time since Professor Bard arrived in the Narcissus Principality.
Wangli Law University has been on vacation since mid-April, and after the semester starts on May 1st, it will be the third semester dedicated to internships, experiments, research, and examinations.
It is now the exam season of the second semester, and the formal teaching time has ended.
——As for trivial matters like taking exams and reading papers, just find a teaching assistant among the students. The school can't control him at all.
Although it was impossible for Aiwass to come back to him as a teaching assistant... Aiwass inspired Professor Bard's ideas. When Aiwass went abroad to study in the teaching country and became the archbishop on the first day, Bard
Professor De found his second teaching assistant in advance quite predictably.
At that time, Professor Bard had already had a hunch: Aiwass would most likely not come back to class.
Originally, he planned to go to Star Antimony at the end of the second semester, that is, in mid-April.
Xing Antimony's archaeological model is quite beneficial to foreign archaeologists like him.
It doesn't matter whether it's hiring archaeologists or sponsoring archaeologists - anyway, he's not going to resell antiquities, he just wants to come back and write a thesis. With the official signature of Xing Antimony, no one can worry about his academic fraud.
He himself is not a Star Antimony person, so there is no point in helping him lie. This is called each getting what he needs.
And the order Queen Isabel gave him was exactly what he wanted.
Originally, he just wanted to conduct an excavation of the ruins of the Eternal Era - in fact, the most he could do was excavate the elven ruins, and he might encounter some guardians such as monsters and undead.
But when he heard that someone had found a relic that might be from the Amber Age, Professor Bader suddenly became energetic.
Those are ancient ruins before the birth of humans...or even before the birth of elves!
——This is exactly what Professor Bard regrets!
He knew that the era that the elves went back to was called the Amber Age... It was an era when the winged and the scaly were kings. The "Hundred Sons of the Giant Tree" who were the "breasts" had just been born and were still in the primitive stage of civilization.
Era. It was not until the death of the second sun that that era gradually came to an end, and the era of elves and warcraft gradually came.
It is different from island nations like Avalon and The Theocracy.
As a continental country by the sea, the Herasl Empire should have traces of ancient civilization here. But until now, human history has not confirmed the existence of traces before the Eternal Era. The oldest that humans can get
The historical fragments are the "civilization of sacrifice and language" left after the fall of the second sun.
Although the elves and dragons knew that there must have been civilization in that era, they knew nothing about it. And the elves were unwilling to share the secret.
As an archaeologist, there is nothing more exciting than discovering this prehistoric civilization!
Professor Bard is already very old. Although he looks only in his fifties or sixties, his hair is not completely white, just bald. But in fact, Bard is of the same age as Meg.
Man...he is ninety years old this year.
Minister Droste, who is the same age as him, already needs to rely on magic potions to survive. Under such circumstances, Minister Droste still has the adaptability of the twilight path - that is, he begins to be afraid of death.
Professor Bard is able to travel abroad at this age only because he relied on his academic research results to receive the gift of a sand-passing timepiece. Coupled with the official attention of Avalon to him, this person can
The old man has no illness or disaster, and walks around in high spirits every day.
But even so, the old man's energy and condition were obviously declining.
He knew that this might be the last time he visited the archaeological site in person. So after getting the healer Aiwass, he boldly wanted to open a ruins from the Eternal Era - just the Eternal Era.
Because the elves have strict regulations on archaeology, the "Historic Monuments Restoration Association" in principle does not allow non-professionals to conduct archaeology. They believe that any form of archeology may cause damage to the ancient monuments. It is for this reason that the old man always looks for
No priests other than priest teammates dare to come. After all, it may offend the Monuments Restoration Association.
That was the core force composed of three cardinals.
Professor Bard originally asked Aiwass to follow him because Aiwass was still a student and not a regular clergyman with holy orders - the core rule of "children are ignorant" applies in all kinds of places. This way.
It won't have any bad influence on Aiwass.
The more ancient the ruins are, the more dangerous they are.
But Professor Bard not only wants to become "the most powerful historian since the founding of Avalon", but also wants to... go one step further.
Historical knowledge does not belong to the nine paths, but the act of digging and restoring history is in line with the concepts of the path of balance, the path of dusk and the path of wisdom. If he can get the favor of Tiansi or even Zhu Shen, maybe he has the opportunity to become
apostle!
——That’s Bud’s ambition!
This is not a whim, after all, he has already received a blessing.
If you take it one step further, you might be able to become an apostle!
As long as you can become an apostle, you will no longer die of old age. You can also keep your consciousness awake and explore the dream world, which is wider, more mysterious and ancient than the material world. You can communicate with the great figures who died in ancient times in person and directly.
There is nothing more attractive than getting first-hand information from the person involved.
And whether he can become an apostle... depends on this last archeology!
Turn into ashes, or step into eternity——
It is for this reason that Professor Bader attaches great importance to this archaeological event.
Because the employer "Master Dürer" planned to hire a top team with a high salary, Professor Bard didn't even bring his own team with him. He just traveled overseas alone... Although he was escorted by the Griffin Legion when he came, his life
You have to take care of your daily life by yourself.
He was quite satisfied with the quality of the archaeological team this time.
The six fourth-level protectors are a temple guardian monk, a dream-walking monk, a great mage, a trap master, a survival expert, and a great wizard. One is devoted to the path, and two
One is on the Wisdom Path, two are on the Adaptive Path and one is on the Transcendent Path - plus the employer's own preservationist profession on the Twilight Path, the career distribution can be said to be extremely reasonable.
In this way, their team can develop complete solutions to hallucinations, mechanisms, poisons, rituals, runes, and monsters at the same time.
——It's just a pity that we still can't catch high-level priests.
Professor Bard touched his chin with regret.
If a priest can help them supplement their countermeasures against undead and curses, and further gain instant healing capabilities... their team can be said to have no flaws.
"Mr. Dürer."
Professor Bard asked: "Are you waiting for someone?"
Since this morning, their employer Albrecht Dürer has been sitting at the door of their temporarily rented villa, motionless.
This manor is their place to stay. After all, it will take some time to gradually gather people. In order to prevent these talents from being lost, it is necessary to provide them with a good enough living environment.
Their people were clearly ready, but Mr. Dürer still hadn't left. Even if he asked, he just said "it's not time yet."
Seeing that they would receive a large amount of salary every day they stayed, the other people in the team were very patient in visiting the Narcissus Principality. They treated it as a holiday for themselves...Probably only Professor Bard knew how to do it a little bit.
It's a little rushed, but actually it's okay.
The third semester has not yet begun, and he has at least several months to spend here. And for this archeology... He can even stop attending classes, and give up everything for this supreme cause.
Nowadays, the heavy snow in the sky evoked by the superiors in winter has just dissipated. In some places, falling snow can still be seen on the roofs. The slightly warmer April sun shines on the snow, giving people a feeling of warm sunshine, but the cool breeze is also
Quite a comfortable feeling.
So pretty much everyone else on the team went out to play.
Apart from Albrecht Dürer and Professor Bader, only the monk who protects the temple meditates here.
The taciturn Mr. Dürer did not respond.
Professor Bard felt a little bored. He just shook his head and asked habitually: "Speaking of which, do you know how the name Protagoras came from?"
This is not to show off your knowledge, but just to have some fun when you are bored.
He always likes to tell stories to people, which is probably why he likes to be a teacher. But the stories he tells are always boring, and even his students can't stop yawning after hearing them.
"——This name comes from Protagoras, the apostle of Weizhe, who was a mage lord during the Herasl Empire."
The person who answered Professor Bader was not Mr. Dürer, but a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice from outside the door: "There is a wizard's tower in the Narcissus Principality called 'Protagoras'. Its name comes from Protagoras."
Ra's magic inheritance... According to the "Land Management Act Affiliated to the Mage Tower", the mage lords were given powers similar to those of the nobility of other countries' territories, including the right to name.
"Generally speaking, the names of the counties in the Narcissus Principality come from the surname of the local mage lord. Unless the mage lord specially named this land..."
The sound came closer and closer. Dürer suddenly raised his head and looked out the door.
After saying that, Aiwass pushed open the door and entered.
He looked at Professor Bard with a smile on his face: "Tell me, am I right?
"--teacher?"
"Aiwass!...Aiwass?!"
Professor Bard was suddenly stunned: "You are not——"
Didn’t you go to the Theocracy to be the contemporary pope? Why do you still have time to come here?!
Just as he was about to say this, he saw the decorations and runes on Aiwass's robe.
He recognized the authenticity at just one glance: "Hollow ancient scripture gold ornaments, gold buttons with Nine Saints pattern, nine-inch deer antlers and thorn pattern... It is really the standard of the eternal pope's uniform."
incredible.
Although he had heard before that his student was now the acting pope... He had already been shocked once at that time. But because it was so outrageous, he had no real feeling at all.
But things are different now.
He saw it with his own eyes——
At that moment, the sense of absurdity that had accumulated over the past few months suddenly emerged.
——My student really became a cardinal? My student became the eternal pope? Why did the Pope come here in person? You also want to come to the archaeological site? Is it really okay for the Theocracy to leave the Pope?
Countless questions crowded into Professor Bard's mind, making him couldn't help but widen his eyes, but he couldn't say a word.
At this time, Dürer stood up directly and saluted Aiwas deeply: "His Majesty the Pope."
When he looked at Dürer, the exaggerated smile on Aiwass's face that said, "Ah ha, you didn't expect that." The exaggerated smile on his face softened slightly. He nodded gently: "May the Pillar God protect you, Master Dürer..."
In other words, Master Chongpa."
"...You really know my identity."
"I have met Mr. Grunewald. Did you know that I was coming after reading the letter over there?"
Aiwass smiled and put his finger in front of his lips: "But remember... don't tell those people about my identity. But you don't have to hide it deliberately, just call me Aiwass. Or Moria.
Dips are fine too.”
In the past, Aiwass would have used the pseudonym "Aleister".
But now he felt inexplicably awkward and didn't want to use it.
At this moment, Professor Bard's somewhat hesitant voice came again: "Are you...?"
It was a girl who came with Aiwass, with long pure white hair, and a temperament like snow.
She looked cold and silent, as quiet as a lifeless sculpture. Her long hair, as if cut off with a knife, gave people a silent and cold sharpness.
Master Chongbo nodded and agreed to Aiwass's words. Then he raised his head and looked at the girl.
He glanced at it and was stunned for a moment. Then he opened his eyes wide and tried to see.
"...Is it a machine?"
Chongbo was a little confused: "Is there still a soul?"
"This is Cardinal Galatea."
Aiwass introduced: "A... star crystal man born in the Amber Age, the helper I found.
"——She may know more about this ruins."
At this moment, Master Chongbo suddenly felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart.
Three fifth-level people, six fourth-level people... the number of extraordinary beings had reached nine before they knew it.
Nine people——
...That is the "ultimate" number, and it is also the number required for the great ceremony.
