I know you can do it, you are the most powerful among us. And I still have consciousness, which means this seal is not complete...
"Why."
Because you have to help me. I have to return to my physical form immediately, back to the stars.
"I'm sorry to have to obey my orders."
Toros, you are not the will of the world, nor are you those stupid gods, why are you as stubborn as them?
"ignorance."
Please, Toros! I met a child who may be the only new born magician in a thousand years.
"What does it have to do with me?"
Why can't you understand? He, me, you, the fourteen of us - including him, the fifteen - magicians, we are all one and the same!
"Completely integrated?"
Toros, believe me, we coexist and maintain each other, even if the paths are different...
"Bloodthorn Black Orchid, do you remember?"
That's different, those two - they betrayed us!
"Everyone has a choice, that's all."
We are not human!
"Choose an irrelevant race."
Then I have made my choice a long time ago! I choose the magician! Don’t you hope that we can stand freely in the world?
"I also have a choice, that's all."
Toros! That kid needs guidance! Otherwise sooner or later he will...
"This is fate."
Third-class apprentice of the Soul Tower, Toros Myr! Don’t forget! It was you who killed Qun Shan and Mu Hai first! You were the initiator of the war! You are our first role model! If it hadn’t been for you,
Nothing will happen next!
"..."
Toros, help me.
"..."
help me.
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"Wait!" Thales raised his hand, interrupting Gilbert's slightly sad statement.
"The bloodline of the Bright Star family was almost wiped out?"
"Who did it?"
Gilbert just looked at him with sad eyes.
Thales narrowed his eyes.
There is a problem in the first two sentences alone.
"You said Eddie II - my grandfather, his rule is long and stable, and he is known as the 'King of Eternal Rule'?"
"So what happened to the rebellion in the 'Year of Blood'?"
"Great rule has brought rebellion? This is totally illogical."
Thales looked at Gilbert, but the other man just patted the book in his hand and frowned slightly.
The gray-haired middle-aged nobleman said calmly:
"The reasons for the Year of Blood are many and complex, and some are even top secrets that can only be seen by high-level officials. You will learn these in subsequent courses, and even after you become the official heir, you will have the power to access these secrets.
It’s not too late to study it again.”
"Now, I can only tell you that His Majesty has avenged all the vengeance he can. The hidden dangers have been basically resolved. The remaining vengeance either cannot be avenged or cannot be done."
Thales's eyes narrowed.
Basic solution?
He had a hunch that the incident twelve years ago was extremely important to him.
Gilbert continued his narrative with a touch of compassion and pain:
"In that year, the five central territories suffered natural disasters and lost their harvests, six cities in the southwest rebelled, the counter-rebel forces failed and mutinied, the Barren Bone Tribe rebelled, Exeter invaded, the northern front was in emergency, the sea blockade was blocked, and the supply line from the royal capital to the south was cut off.
, the rebels even besieged Yongxing City for a time, and the nobles in the city once united to force the palace, and everything happened so suddenly."
"Every day there is bad news in the palace. The territory has fallen, the enemy has invaded, the army has been defeated, allies have broken contracts, nobles have been killed, and massacres have occurred. Everyone is in panic and praying for tomorrow, but they receive even worse news the next day.
.”
"The people in the city are in rags and are struggling to survive under the pressure of the army. It is difficult for those who are not soldiers to get food. The nobles below the earl are as low as beggars. The authority they once had is like dung. No matter how much gold coins they have, they can't get enough food."
Not even a piece of bread can be exchanged."
"Thieves, robberies, and mobs are emerging in endlessly, and even the army cannot suppress them. In the army, more and more people are dying of illness, starvation, and fighting. The number of people in the army is even so high that the moat is blocked and smelly. The citizens outside the royal capital are
To make matters worse, many people have become refugees or mobs, drifting in the wind, with no one to rely on, and robbers are infested in the wild, and criminals are rampant."
"Many lords were hanged in their own territories, and some officials were even skinned in the government office. People can't live without taking up arms. I heard a knight who went out of the city to report a message said that there are piles of people every few steps in the wild.
The corpses and horses couldn't even run freely for half a quarter of an hour, and if there were less than five knights traveling, refugees and mobs would dare to swarm them."
"It was a hell of a year."
Gilbert looked out the window and spoke calmly, but Thales could hear the desolation and resentment in his words.
"The misfortune of the Bright Star royal family is the biggest footnote."
The time traveler did not speak.
Gilbert sighed and continued:
"The king was stroking his white hair day after day, sitting in the city of sleepiness. The lamp oil of the imperial meeting was almost never stopped. Every king's brother and prince of the Canxing family was given a task, either to supervise the war and logistics, or to win over
Nobles were even sent to the front line to lead the battle."
"Until they were mercilessly slaughtered."
"The late King was beheaded on the throne, the princesses were strangled in their sleep, the princes and concubines were burned to death in the castle, the princes and grandchildren even died in their infancy, and the Late Queen - Alas."
"The brave eldest son of the king held the sword alone and did not take a step back. Finally, he and his guards died in front of the palace gate. The younger brother of the king, Duke John, was the most unfortunate. On the southwest battlefield, just before victory, he encountered an attack from behind.
Shameful sneak attack.”
"Princes on the front line, one was pushed from the highest room in the castle, one was poisoned during a nobleman's treaty banquet, one led troops into the siege of Exeter, and there were no soldiers for three whole hours.
With no help, the entire army was wiped out and died in a fierce battle. His Majesty Kessel even happened to encounter a professional army of 500 people when he was traveling in the wild, and only Yoder was by his side at that time."
"The death and bloodshed in that year spread all over the country, from the princes and nobles, to the rich and powerful, to the knights and merchants, and to the common people. All suffered heavy casualties. It was a page of history that Xingchen least wanted to reveal."
Thales took a deep breath.
Before I traveled through, had this country experienced such terrible turmoil?
Gilbert calmed his breathing and said seriously:
"So, please find the answer to the Year of Blood by yourself in the future."
"At the same time, please be prepared. The Year of Blood is just the tip of the iceberg - the history of the stars has never lacked blood."
Thales nodded, suppressed his curiosity and excitement, numbered the questions about the Year of Blood, and stuffed them into his heart.
Gilbert looked at Thales' cautious expression, nodded slightly, turned around and continued:
"Tiles, the search for your bloodline begins from now on."
"Although your father, His Majesty Kessel, survived, he also lost all his relatives in that year, including a pair of children, your brother and sister."
"Among them, 1-year-old Luther Brightstar met with misfortune when he was in his infancy. The assassin was discovered on the spot. In the chaos, 4-year-old Lydia Brightstar was taken hostage."
Having said this, Gilbert gave Thales a complicated look with deep meaning.
"Tiles, child," the middle-aged nobleman said slowly, "that lamp was not used to find you at first."
Thales lowered his head and looked at the wound on his hand.
I see.
"After His Majesty's coronation, Chief Priest Li Xiya of the Sunset Temple personally used magic to find any living creature with His Majesty's bloodline in the world."
"It's just that when we find Princess Lydia-"
"In short, Your Majesty and the Bright Star Family have lost all their legitimate heirs, and this has lasted for twelve years. During these twelve years, Your Majesty has not given birth to any new bloodline."
"For twelve years, Stars has only had the Supreme King, no princes or princesses. Even external political marriages have only chosen children from six wealthy families."
"Until one day, the bloodline lamp lights up again."
There was silence in the study for a long time.
The scene from last night came to Thales' mind.
He had to confirm one thing.
"Probably in the fifth or sixth year of His Majesty's reign——"
So, when Gilbert continued, he interrupted the middle-aged nobleman without hesitation.
"——The royal family was massacred in such a well-planned manner," Thales said softly: "Who is the most direct murderer?"
Gilbert closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, but he still spoke:
"It's the Sarriton family, and the 'Shadow Shield'."
Thales sighed silently in his heart.
"One is an assassin family that has been in the dark for thousands of years, and the other is an assassin organization that has been running rampant in the dark for hundreds of years."
"They and the black hands behind the scenes jointly planned a conspiracy called 'Starfall' - this is the subsequent investigation of the Kingdom's secret department."
"The two secret guards of the late King Eddy II were diverted by someone who was interested. Due to the kindness of the late king, the elite royal guards were sent out along with the king's eldest son to suppress the mob that suddenly gathered in front of the palace. Although the four men guarding the late king were
The ten soldiers of the city defense team were all experts from ordinary to super levels. They could line up from the palace gate to the back hall, but the legendary assassin came all the way to kill them, but they couldn't resist him for even half a quarter of an hour. This was how the late king was killed by Luo Luo.
Erdan Sarriton was beheaded."
Yes, Thales thought silently: I have seen with my own eyes that kind of indomitable and unstoppable sword technique.
"Several of His Majesty's brothers, including His Royal Highness the King's eldest son, were assassinated by Shadow Shield assassins using different methods and schemes. However, His Majesty's two children remained in the palace with several princes, concubines and eldest princesses.
Together, they died at the hands of Baannet Sariton."
Bananet, it sounds so familiar.
Thales exhaled from his nose, it was the "stranger" that Yara mentioned.
He resisted the urge to touch the jc dagger, and also resisted the urge to go back to the room immediately to ask Yoder.
"Please continue." Thales immediately changed his mood and nodded: "Please tell me about my part."
Gilbert adjusted his bow tie, which was slightly out of position due to emotion, and continued:
"I know a little bit about your biological mother. According to your father, His Majesty Kessel, her name should be Therrengirana. As for the surname - His Majesty did not mention her origin.
, probably not a noble. Judging from the name, I even suspect that she is a foreigner."
"But that's all. I don't even know how old she is, when she met His Majesty, and whether she is alive now."
Thales frowned.
"I was sent to the hands of the Black Street Brotherhood at least seven years ago," Thales lowered his head and muttered, "That is to say, in 665, my biological mother met the king. Can you -
—”
But Gilbert shook his head at this time.
"His Majesty has always had many overt or covert lovers, some as short as a month or two, and some as long as ten years. I am afraid that only Yodel, who follows His Majesty closely, knows their specific circumstances."
"But they all came out with nothing?" Thales asked suspiciously: "Only my mother, whom I have never met, happened to give birth to me? And then when my blood dripped to the ground, I was discovered by the bloodline lamp? This
Isn’t it a bit suspicious?”
"My father, His Majesty the King, is also lukewarm towards his illegitimate child, and he doesn't seem to want to discuss my mother's appearance with me. Are you sure I am really their child?"
Gilbert frowned.
"I am neither comfortable nor able to comment on His Majesty's behavior."
"As for your mother, I can only say that this is the arrangement of fate," the middle-aged nobleman said slightly uncomfortably: "Also, I have to remind you that the idea just now is very detrimental to your future status, please also
Don’t mention it again.”
Gilbert's eyes were so stern that Thales, who was sitting on the leather chair, couldn't help but shrink back.
"After all, the bloodline lamp under the power of the Sunset Goddess is unmistakable, and His Majesty also insists that Ms. Serantelana is your biological mother."
"So please keep this in mind and bury it in your heart. Maybe one day, His Majesty will answer this question for you."
The cold expression and unquestionable majesty of King Kessel V flashed through his mind. Thales turned in one direction and rolled his eyes.
"The above is the answer to the question of where are you from and who are you."
Gilbert said with a serious face.
"So, as to where you're going -"
At this moment, a person suddenly appeared in the study!
It fell silently in front of them!
Gilbert's expression changed, he stood up quickly in an instant, and kicked up a cane from his feet!
When he caught the cane in his hand, the middle-aged nobleman was already blocking Thales's path.
Only then did Thales realize that this seemingly gentle and elegant middle-aged nobleman was actually quite good at his skills!
But the middle-aged noble immediately exhaled and relaxed with Thales.
Because this person who suddenly appeared was covered in a black hood and tights, and his face was a dark purple mask.
"hidden."
The secret guard of His Majesty the High King, Yordel Cato, spoke in a short, hoarse voice.
"There are people approaching here at high speed, twenty of them!"
At that moment, Gilbert's words flashed through Thales' mind: