Although Alice looked confident when facing Xino, she knew in her heart that she was not a qualified lobbyist, so she quickly backed down after making bold words and gave the right to speak back to Ringer. However,
The secretly proud look she cast was undoubtedly expressing one meaning: I have already helped you assist, and if you can't convince her next, then it will be your problem, Ringer.
This guy clearly seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages.
In other words, does she really have the awareness to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages? Maybe it's just the instinct of the beast at work?
Lin Ge rubbed his eyebrows, exhaled softly and relaxed, trying to make his expression less serious, because he already knew that this conversation alone would not be able to convince Xino. In this case, he would try his best to make his expression less serious.
It looks like an ordinary conversation rather than a serious meeting. This can also lay the foundation for subsequent contacts and avoid it being completely ruined once it breaks down.
His mental activity did not last long. In the eyes of outsiders, the young man just stretched out his hand to rub his eyebrows, then quickly put down his hand and said to Xino who was listening attentively: "There are some specific details about this matter."
It's complicated, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain it clearly in a short time, so I will first pick some parts that you can understand, okay, Miss Hino?"
"Of course." Xino smiled: "Actually, I think my understanding and acceptance abilities are pretty good."
Ringer was noncommittal and continued: "The first is the part related to Joan of Arc."
"Huh?" Xino said one second that she had good receptivity, but the next second she showed a surprised look: "Does this matter have anything to do with the Holy Lady?"
"A deep relationship."
Joan of Arc is the philosopher of the witch association, second only to the leader and the core member of the witches, and she also has a close relationship with the Gustave family. When Alice communicated with Xino just now, Ringer thought about it for a long time, and finally decided
I decided to start from here. After all, I can’t directly tell Xino that there is a mysterious organization that is planning to eliminate all aliens. Maybe it will be regarded as a lunatic?
And if you told her that Joan of Arc was probably a member of a mysterious organization...it would be quite crazy, but at least it wouldn't be that shocking.
The only question is, Xino is an admirer of Joan of Arc, will she easily believe this statement?
"Then I have to listen carefully." The girl's originally straight back seemed to straighten even more, and her body leaned forward slightly. She looked at Ringer with piercing eyes, looking like I was looking forward to it: "
Are there any secret stories about the Holy Lady that I don’t know about?”
Ringer felt that his expectations had dropped by several percentage points, because her appearance was exactly the same as when Alice boasted that she was a genius player, and the latter could not listen to anyone's evaluation in this state, even if you were in person.
If you tell her "your gaming career is a failure", she will just think it's your jealousy and just go your own way.
The heir to the Goldstaff family shouldn't be so unreliable, right?
Ringer said: "Did you know that Joan of Arc was once a member of a secret society?"
Wow, is it a revelation right from the start?
The friends all looked sideways, sighing in their hearts that Ringer was still the same as before, he didn't know what euphemism was at all.
At the same time, I am also looking forward to Xino's reaction.
So I peeked over.
"I know." The girl nodded her head without hesitation, her snow-white ponytail bouncing in the sunlight that filled the hall, her expression looking very calm.
Now not only the friends, but also Ringer were a little surprised: "You know?"
"Well." Xino took a sip of water and said: "This matter was mentioned in the diary of the ancestor of Shibotan. He said that on the eve of the end of the Republic War, the Holy Lady once invited twelve people including him.
The knights joined a secret association aimed at protecting and supporting human civilization. However, the purpose of the ancestor's participation in this war was just to quell the civil strife more quickly and restore peace to the land of Baicheng. So as soon as the war ended, he rejected the Holy Spirit.
The lady also rejected the invitation from the newly born republic government to serve and chose to return to Grindelwald. In his later years, he recalled the past and recorded many unknown secrets in his diary, including this incident."
"The handwritten information of the ancestors of Shibotan has always been kept secretly by our Goldstaff family, and no outsider has ever seen it." Xino glanced at Ringer curiously: "So I am a little curious, how do you know about this?
?”
It turns out she knew all along.
This made Linger feel that all the steps he had taken to carefully consider his tone and repeatedly weigh the pros and cons were meaningless.
"A bit like Gloria." Alice whispered quietly.
Everyone knows what she is referring to: Miss Gloria, the great detective, once vowed to exchange information about the witch association with Ringer and others, but the information revealed was all information that Ringer and others already knew.
The embarrassing scene then seems to be exactly the same as it is now.
Although her identity has been changed, Her Highness the Third Princess still retains this memory, her smile froze slightly. She really wants to deny that she did this, but is the passionate detective Gloria not Gloria?
Is that so? There is simply no position or confidence to refute.
Fortunately, the young man reacted quickly and spoke to divert everyone's attention, so that Gloria did not continue to be embarrassed: "We have our own channels."
He answered Xino's question in a simple sentence, and then asked her: "You said that Joan of Arc invited twelve Lord-given knights, including the White Knight, to join the secret society. Did any of them agree?"
"Some people refuse, and naturally others agree." Xino's tone was very natural: "I don't know the situation of other people, but Rose Knight Rostia must have agreed, because she is the staunchest follower of the Saint.
Ancestor Hibberdon once said that if the loyalty of other knights to the Holy Lady is based on ideals, then her loyalty to the Holy Lady is somewhat similar to a believer's piety to God."
The twelve Lord-given knights had different endings in the war. Some died on the battlefield like the Star Knight Karistan, others returned home after disarming themselves like the White Knight Hiberton, and of course Rostia the Rose Knight.
, who still follow the Saint and hold high positions in the government of the Republic. Obviously, the last group of people should have accepted the invitation of Joan of Arc and became members of the Witches' Association.
Ringer thought of something at this time and asked Xino: "If it was you who was invited by Joan of Arc at that time, would you accept it?"
"I?"
Xino pointed at herself and blinked, as if she didn't expect Lin Ge to ask such a question. But looking at Lin Ge's serious expression, she still thought about it for a moment and suddenly smiled: "This may depend on the Saint.
What kind of organization is the secret society that your Excellency belongs to?"
Ringer was slightly surprised: "I thought you would accept it directly."
"You say that because you think I am an admirer of the Holy Lady, right?" Xino said: "But my father once said to me that there is a huge gap between vision and understanding. Sometimes worship
A person is just based on a sense of distance. It is precisely because you always follow her that you can understand the feeling of looking up at her back and feeling at ease. And when you make up your mind and want to walk side by side with her,
It requires a lot of awareness. What does she want? Why does she fight? Where will her ideals and beliefs go? These are things that cannot be seen clearly when following a person's back. If you cannot understand these things,
If you make a decision, even if you can keep up with her at the beginning, you will definitely get lost because of your disorientation in the end, right?"
Ringer's eyes flickered slightly. He never thought that Xino's thoughts would be so mature. At this moment, what came to the young man's mind was his adoptive father, Mr. Yang Ke. How far is the distance from admiration to understanding?
He once seemed to understand, but now he can only recall it with emotion.
The young man moved his eyes and cast a vague glance at Metien, who was sitting next to him with a confused look on his face, hoping that one day she would understand this truth.
But the world that a child sees may be different from that of others? So, are the principles that she needs to understand the same as those that ordinary people understand? Childishness and maturity, ideals and reality, always run through life.
There is no choice.
He withdrew his gaze, fell on Xino again, and said: "So, you don't know the information about the secret society that Joan of Arc joined?"
Xino shook his head: "There is no mention of this matter in the handwritten information left by our ancestors."
"Do you believe what Joan of Arc said about a secret society that exists to protect and support mankind?"
"If it is what the Holy Lady said, I will naturally believe it." Xino said softly.
Ringer was not surprised by this answer. Just as he was about to continue, Xino's voice came again, as if his voice was lowered by the wind blowing under the window sill, making it seem a little low: "But I have thought about it.
A question - what would I have done if the person invited by the Holy Lady was not Ancestor Hibberdon but me?"
This hypothesis aroused everyone's interest, so everyone looked at her, and even Linger forgot what he was about to say for a moment.
The girl seemed unaware of everyone's gaze, her expression remained so calm, but unknowingly, the snow-white ponytail on the back of her head had stopped swinging, and fell quietly along the back of the chair, with the end gently touching the floor.
: "Then I thought about it for a long time and thought I might ask her a question - what position do aliens occupy in the human civilization you want to protect and support? Although this statement may be naive, Song
The Citafu family has concluded a thousand-year-old oath with the aliens on the land of Glengenia, which has already had a profound impact on my ideals and beliefs. Therefore, I suddenly understood the choice of the ancestors of Hibberton, because I knew very well that,
Some paths are non-negotiable."
She raised her head, pursed her lips, and showed a light smile to everyone.
It seems that the heir to the Goldstaff family has vaguely guessed something. Perhaps she found some traces in the manuscript left by the white knight Hibberton, or perhaps it is just a simple guess... In any case, her attitude has been made clear.
It was conveyed.
"Then I can tell you," this made Linge feel more confident in convincing her, so he changed his idea of taking it step by step at the beginning and went straight to the point: "That is an organization called the Witch Association."
"Witches... association?"
This is the first name that Xino has heard of. A thoughtful look appeared on the girl's face. The first reaction in her mind was that this name did not match the saint at all. How could the saint mix with the witch?
How about going together?
It always gives people an evil feeling.
"Joan of Arc did not lie. The Witches' Society is indeed an organization designed to protect and support human civilization. It has existed since a long time ago, probably not long after the birth of human civilization. It has always been hidden behind the scenes of history. Through various
This way guides the innovation of human civilization in politics, economy, thought, culture, system and technology. Such as the Renaissance, religious reform, pioneering decrees, geographical discoveries that you know... including the promotion of Joan of Arc in Baicheng.
The Republican War has their active shadow behind it. The people who promote these changes are the core members of the Witches' Society, collectively called philosophers, and the people who lead these philosophers are called witches."
Ringer paused for a moment, giving enough time for Hino to digest this part of the information, and then continued: "As you know, since the witch association is closely related to the course of human civilization, it is impossible to completely hide yourself, but they
There are many disguised identities on the surface. Classical Literature Seminar, Celestial Movement Association, Modern Magic Seminar, Practical Science Seminar, Prehistoric Heritage Research Institute, Steam Order... and the Union of Orders."
The appearance of the last name caused the air to fall into a brief stasis, as if everyone was subconsciously avoiding its existence. However, Xino quickly reacted and chuckled: "So, the people of the United Order are like this
It turns out that you are taking care of our Gustave family for the sake of the saint?"
This was also Ringer's guess, but he did not admit it. He just pursed his lips and said nothing.
"From what you said, this witch association is quite a good organization." Xino seemed to really believe in these shocking settings. He blinked his burgundy eyes, and the gleam in them was as clear as wine that had accumulated for many years.
Transparent: "Perhaps it was a bit too regretful for Ancestor Shiboton to reject her invitation?"
"No, I think this is a very correct decision."
However, Ringer said in a calm tone, word by word: "Because protecting and supporting human civilization has never been the purpose of the Witch Association, it is just a means, in order to achieve their real purpose-to eliminate all aliens and eliminate all aliens."
All magic, and thus eliminate all mystery, create their ideal real world, or the Garden of Eden."