Silver lightning outside the window occasionally flashed across the dark sea, like a dazzling fire, lighting up the sky. Brando sat silently by the bed, and not far away, Princess Magdale lay flat on the bed, as quiet as a
A sleeping beauty from a fairy tale.
After a while, Ortales's voice sounded in his heart: "Brando, you guessed it right, this little girl is not human, even-"
"Not even a living thing." Brando's tone was calm.
"The Book of Creation, the Cruz people's epic poem "Poetry of the Blue," says: 'Mortal life is born from water, multiplies on the earth, is protected by wind, and is endowed with wisdom by fire.' It also says, 'In the creation of the world,
In the beginning, a noble good intention walked on the water and gave spirit to the humble, tiny creatures floating on the water, so life became. However, there is light and darkness, positive and negative, so the gods are above.
The man who decided that 'the end of life is the kingdom of the dead, where the dead gather and are governed by a god(1)', but beyond the boundaries between life and death, there is a third camp, that is, stones,
Metals and other ‘things without souls’.”
(Note: Kos, the God of the Dead, Darkness under the Light, and Lord of the Realm of Eternal Death)
"I don't see that you have done a lot of research on "Cang Zhi Shi". I have roughly understood that in this era, very few people can read the ancient scriptures. And in the era of the Saint's War, these scriptures and prophecies are of great significance to
For us, it is nothing more than a lighthouse in the darkness." Although he couldn't see it, Brando still felt that Ortales turned her head and glanced out the window, and he couldn't help but look over there as well -
A lighthouse stands on the promontory of the stormy sea. In the darkness, a beam of light penetrates straight into the deep sea, like a sharp sword, and also like the only truth in this subversive world.
The magical storms that occur on the edge of the world of order are gathering, affecting the civilized world to a greater or lesser extent. This year's storm off the coast of Ampelsel is more ferocious than in the past, but few people are aware of this anomaly.
, the sailboats all furled their sails and entered the harbor, and the owner waited for his first trip to sea after the storm subsided.
"I have a very close relationship with the mages in the tower. As you know, Ms. Ortales, in a sense, I am half a mage. I am very interested in history, not just the Cang Zhi Poem of the Cruz people.
, I even read some fragments of the Black Prophecy.”
"Although what you said makes sense, I always feel that you are hiding something from me," Otales said with a slight smile. Brando could even feel the narrow gaze of the Wind Elf Queen from this tone, "
Also, I really wish you could call me sister instead of 'Lord Ortales'."
"Then I can't scream." Brando replied sheepishly.
Ortales laughed.
"Then you are my student, so there is no problem in calling me teacher."
"Teacher." Brando called respectfully. Otales was not related to him, but she had given him a lot of significant help and even saved him more than once; this kind of care was like
Brando did not say anything about an elder's love and care for his younger generation, but he was always very grateful in his heart.
Otales laughed: "Okay, then what are you going to do next?"
She was not the only one to ask this, there were many people gathered in the room. Freya, who was standing side by side with Roman, didn't know that Brando was talking to a heroic spirit, but she saw the look on Brando's face and hurriedly asked.
Said: "How is it, Brando?"
Only then did Brando come back to his senses.
He glanced at the other people in the room. Su, Antitina, Ciel, Huque, Fuluo and Tina, as well as the rest of the Lubis mercenary group, Morpheus and Medisa were standing by the door.
In the distance, there is a red-haired girl who has been beside him without saying a word. She is basically the core of his small group.
"Princess Magdal's injury went through her heart. I said that if it were a normal person, this would be an irreversible fatal injury."
"Ah..." Freya, a silly girl, was stunned for a moment. She couldn't help but trembled and pointed at Brando: "But... Coco... Brando, you clearly said..."
Brando couldn't help but smile, "I told you, if you were a normal person, this would be an irreversible fatal injury."
"Oh, Brando, are you saying that this little girl is not a normal person?" Among all the people, Roman reacted the fastest and shouted out immediately. Others also reacted immediately and couldn't help but look at it in confusion.
Hold him.
"Don't forget that you are also a little girl!" Brando glared at the business lady, and then nodded, "I hope you will not spread the word about this matter. Princess Magdale was not fatally injured in fact, because she
Not human."
"Not a human? Is she a half-elf like Princess Griffin?" Freya asked puzzledly, and couldn't help but look at the ears of the princess lying on the bed - but she was still the same as an ordinary person.
"No, to be precise, she is not even a living being." Brando replied word for word.
"What!?"
Everyone was shocked.
Brando was silent for a moment. In fact, it was difficult for him to accept this fact at first. But when he checked the other party's injuries, he realized that something was wrong. First, when he opened the other party's 'status' window, the name and
All other statuses are clear at a glance.
Magdale's real name is 'Magdar Armand Lodour de Antobro'. Armand Lodour is the surname of her maternal family, and Antobro is the name of his fiefdom. The naming rules of this name are completely consistent.
Antuobuluo local custom.
At the same time, it is also consistent with Brando's memory.
Information such as this name and gender are all known to Brando, so they are displayed on the status. But one detail caught his attention, that is, Magdar's race is:?
??.
This is very unusual. Theoretically speaking, Magdar is a human being. Not to mention humans, even some common races are very easy to distinguish. This is common sense, so theoretically there is no situation where he cannot distinguish them.
The first time he saw Magdal's body, Brando was in a mess and hadn't noticed this detail yet. But looking back, he immediately felt something was wrong.
After carefully examining the other party's body, he immediately discovered another problem. Field emergency personnel told him that Princess Magdale's death time was at least two hours ago. However, a few minutes after a person's death, the muscles begin to relax, and the skin will change color and become hard.
, this change would have been quite obvious an hour ago, but this sign was not visible on Her Royal Highness the Princess at that time.
The key is that although her skin is cold, it has always maintained moderate elasticity, and it looks like it is in a healthy state. In Warnd, most injuries and diseases are solved through herbalism and magic, so most of them
Some people simply do not possess these modern common sense of biology, but in Brando's view, these details are very unusual.
So he quietly checked the other party's pupils, and his heart was suddenly shocked. In the state of death, Magdal's pupils were dim, as if the originally bright flame had been extinguished. It looked like the eyes of the deceased, but the pupils were not dilated.
, and the most important thing is that deep in the eyes there is a glimmer like an extinguished spark.
In Brando's memory, there is only one existence that will show such a sign after 'death'.
That is the glow of the ember of the core of the soul, and there is only one kind of 'life' that needs to be driven by it - the doll.
He almost screamed out in fright. His first reaction was whether this was the stand-in for the princess, but then he realized that this was impossible, because he immediately found the "Wind Elf Tribe" from the dead princess.
's silver ornament', which I gave to the other party at the auction in the afternoon.
If this doll is a stand-in for Princess Magdalen, then there is absolutely no need for her to keep this thing, lest it lead to the meeting between her and Brando.
Moreover, the princess of Antuobuluo may not be too delicate as a doll. Except for the only evidence of her pupils, there is no characteristic of an inanimate body in her whole body. She has flesh and blood, just like ordinary people. No matter it is
Wisdom, personality and emotions are all the same as those of normal people.
It was hard for Brando to believe that the girl who had discussed with him how to help his best friend and had a firm faith and a pure heart was a doll, but after Otales carefully inspected it with his hands
, finally came to the conclusion that the other party is indeed a special existence that is very different from ordinary life.
To be precise, it is a very special doll. At least in Brando's knowledge, he has never seen such a wonderful life form. This princess is obviously not a soulless, hard constructed creature.
Brando is more willing to agree that she is a very special 'race'. In fact, Otales also agrees with this. In fact, the Wind Elf Sister has seen such existences in her memory. They were once puppets, but
Later, they were endowed with spiritual intelligence and formed a race of their own.
This race is the rune dwarves.
Since they have the same existence, Magdal's existence may not be so strange. But Brando is curious about the identity of the other party. As a princess of a principality, Magdal does not exist out of thin air like him.
People just don't know about her parents - whether the Duke and Duchess of Antoinette know this fact - it would be interesting if they didn't.
At least now it seems that Magdal herself has no idea, and she has always thought that she is a human being. Even in history, Brando has never heard of any rumors in this regard. But he remembered one thing,
It is rumored that the married life of this nun princess was very miserable, and she even disappeared in the end...
It was originally just a piece of gossip like a noble anecdote, but now it seems a bit subtle.
Brando shook his head and threw these messy thoughts out of his mind. After he explained his thoughts to everyone next to him one by one - of course, except for the last paragraph of speculation - everyone couldn't help but stare.
Big eyes.
"Wait, Brando, are you saying that Princess Magdalene is a doll?" Not to mention Freya, even Antitina was a little stunned, "But...but..."
"No, in fact, Her Royal Highness the Princess is not a doll, this is just a metaphor." Brando shook his head and explained: "Simply put, Princess Magdalen's vital signs are different from what we know.
She has no blood circulation and is not a carbon-based creature, but a constructed life, but like us, she also has her own soul."
"What is blood circulation and carbon-based organisms? Is that a mage's vocabulary?" Antitina asked in confusion.
"Ahem," Brando immediately realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, but due to the difference in knowledge between him and these people, this question was really difficult to explain, so he could only cover it up: "That's a professional term, just listen to it.
Well, in short, it’s like..."
"It's like a rune dwarf, right? Brando said it, but was Uncle Odum really a puppet before?" Roman couldn't help but asked curiously. The young lady's thoughts are always different from ordinary people's.
.
"No," Brando replied angrily: "That happened tens of thousands of years ago. If it is a puppet, then it must be that Odum's ancestor is a puppet, and it has nothing to do with him!"
"oh!"
"But... Your Highness the Princess has no knowledge of this matter. Could it be that Princess Magdale has been lying to Princess Griffin?" Although she only spent a short time with the future Princess Regent, Freya has already
Start thinking about the other person.
Brando's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately winked at the other party and shook his head: "No, I suspect Princess Magdale didn't know it herself."
"Don't you know?" Freya was slightly startled and wanted to ask again, but when she saw Brando's eyes, she immediately shut her mouth obediently. She immediately realized that if Princess Magdale herself also
If you don't know, there will be big problems here.
She thought for a moment and changed her words: "Then how can we save her?"
"To be exact, Princess Magdal is not dead at all. As for how to wake her up, I need to check some information - but right now, we have more important things to do."
Brando glanced out the window.
There is almost no ray of light before dawn between the dark sea and sky, but the hourglass has completed its final journey, and the most important day in the history of Ampelsel is still coming.
But when things came to a close, he hesitated.
What made Marquis Youxi and others murder a princess and a high-ranking priest of the temple next time? The relationship here is too great. What did Princess Magdale see in the end?
The originally clear history seemed to be becoming darker, like a huge whirlpool forming in front of him.
