On the first day, Sean picked up the 'White Fang' for the first time in a long time, trying to make sure that his sword skills were not unfamiliar. He and Alaya were tied, and then defeated Cathy with a secret skill. The members of the Black Crow gathered one after another.
Come and conduct the drill from the past. Sean told them that this was to clear the suspicion of the Knights and at the same time restore the reputation of the "Black Crow" in the Melon Kingdom.
He didn't name the specific mission, but what else could it be? As knights, fighting is their duty.
The next day, Sean counted the equipment and supplies they had saved, and ran throughout the castle with the documents granted by the royal family, trying to fill in the missing parts. Not every shop was willing to listen to his explanation, and even after reading it
Paperwork, many stores still turn them away.
In the eyes of those Belon people, it was the "Black Crow" that brought about the current disaster. And providing help to them will also lead to bad luck.
Fortunately, Cathy relied on her affinity and tenacity - or rather persistence, to finally convince a few younger shopkeepers. Alaya stayed at the hotel and read the documents, looking for clues related to this incident -
—After all, after the war a thousand years ago, to this day, the Beron people still don’t like the Erna people.
Witnesses from the royal family came at noon on the third day to inform them that the evacuation of the personnel was about to be completed. Followed by Lily Nono, the female mercenary chatted with him for a while, and then conveyed the blessings of the rest of the mercenary group.
.
"No matter what those Beron people think. All in all, we are all on your side -" Lily shook her head and concluded, "If you feel tired, come and stay with us for a while? Compared to
It must be much easier to be your unfortunate leader."
This was probably Lily Nono's way of caring. Sean grinned bitterly, "Thank you."
"I'll excuse you if you thank me." The female mercenary turned her back and waved her hand towards him, "You are the protagonist in tomorrow's affairs. Just try your best to cheer us up?"
There would be no protagonist like him in the stories of poets and knight novels, Sean thought to himself. His first few years as leader were unremarkable, and then there was failure, confusion and confusion. The knights are now dependent on others.
,Although the loss of personnel is not much? Wanting to restore its former glory...it can only be said that it is still very difficult.
Even just the tomorrow in front of them is full of worrying endings. The mother's condition is not clear, and the "murderer" who hurt her is probably still watching them. Sean can't guarantee it at all? When they need it
A moment of power, the scene in Holly Castle will never happen again.
Even if they solve the problem? What awaits the Knights?
Sean believed that King Karim could abide by the agreement. But the seeds of distrust had been sown, and it would take a long time to erase its influence. Did the Theocracy give the knights a place to live? However, Oswald - that person soon
The pope who had launched a holy war before would not be happy to see them promote the faith of the "Mother". As for the Oron Empire... the current situation is a mess. If you get involved, you will be shattered into pieces if you are not careful.
No matter how mellow the ale of Volcano Castle is, he still prefers the pale honey ale of Holly Castle? And the Kamal language with the flavor of his hometown. Will he go back one day? Sean told himself, together with the entire knights
.
Even if it takes a lifetime.
The whole day's work came to an end with the setting sun. Sean dragged his tired body into the hotel, had a few bites of food, and then went upstairs to his room. Alea hadn't come back yet - which made him feel a little relieved.
Take a breath.
At this moment, he didn't want to face anyone's expectant eyes. Because the more he looked forward to, the easier it would be to be disappointed.
Footsteps came from outside the door from far to near. Leather boots collided with the ground one after another? The sound was heavy and fast.
This is not Alea's style, nor does it look like the nearby Belon people. Sean raised his head with a hint of vigilance? Seeing the door being slammed open. Pierce Carroll - the third character of "The Black Crow"
The commander of the second army strode into the room and put the wine bottle in his hand on the table.
"Long time no see? Commander." The red-haired legion commander raised one corner of his mouth, pulled up a chair and sat down on his own. "Come and have a drink with me?"
"Why are you here?" His subordinate's tone made him a little uneasy? "You've had nothing to do lately... right?"
"Cathy sent me a message? She told me everything." Pierce pulled out the cork, poured the golden wine into two glasses, and then pushed one in front of Sean.
"So I came to talk to you."
"What about "Mother"...?"
"It's your business." Pierce took a sip of wine and exhaled slightly through his nose. "It sounds like you plan to save her?"
That's...natural. This is his mission as a believer in his mother and the leader of "Black Crow". Sean nodded and convinced himself in his heart.
"I have this responsibility. Mother has always-"
"Fut's responsibility." Pierce narrowed his eyes and stared at him with a half-smile, "What if you can't save her? What if she needs your life, or even all of our lives, to survive? What if even if you can't save her?
Even if we do this, she won’t be able to change back to our previous ‘mother’?”
"Pierce, what nonsense are you talking about-"
"Am I talking nonsense, or are you trying to be an ostrich?" The red-haired legion commander sneered, "Have you forgotten that it was you who told me personally that mother was already dead?"
He was right. Lily had told him about the death of "mother", and Sean, who had experienced the destruction of Holly Castle, reluctantly accepted that fact. "But now there is a new discovery, isn't it? No matter what I say,
, mother, after all—"
"She is a god after all, right?" Pierce took another sip of wine and exhaled heavily, "At that time a year ago, how many people were praying to her? What happened? We lost our magic, everyone.
One after another died, and until the very end, we didn’t see her come to help us. What do you think, Sean, why is this?”
Sean frowned, "You..."
"Is it because she wants to see us suffer misfortune? Does she think we have done something wrong? Or does she think she cannot be the only one to suffer and wants to drag us down to accompany her? Or, she simply can't see anything and can't do anything.
No more?"
This was not his only thought, Sean understood. He admitted that he had vaguely thought of these, but never dared to think about it seriously. "Calm down, Pierce. Mother may have her -"
"It's you who should calm down!"
The red-haired legion commander opened Sean's hand, raised his head, looked past him, and looked directly at the empty stone wall behind him.
"Listen carefully to me, 'Mother,' if you can still hear me." Pierce took two breaths, his voice a little sharp, "You are a moody idiot. You are an idiot who is seeking death. You are ungrateful.
White-eyed wolf. You are a trash who only talks big words!"
Sean felt the blood rushing to the top of his head, and the cold hair on his back seemed to stand on end. As a member of the Knights, these words were enough to be called treason, but what made him even more uneasy was that he knew Pierce's intention——
"You are very powerful, mother. You must be very angry when I scold you like this, right?" The red-haired legion commander picked up the wine glass and drank the liquid in it. "Then punish me! Come and kill me."
Me!? This is very simple, isn’t it! Tiana Weiss——"
"Enough!!"
Sean interrupted the other person abruptly. Pierce glanced at him, closed his mouth and breathed heavily.
The sound slowly dispersed, as if it were melting into the water of the ocean. Only the breathing of the two people remained in the room, and was covered by silence little by little, until it was as silent as a cemetery.
Nothing happens.
"In the face of death, everything is equal. Give up any illusions you shouldn't have, Captain." Pierce spoke in a low voice, "No matter what is in that mine, I will only treat her as dead. You can't save her."
The things that fall away are not worth paying any price for."
Sean lowered his head. He knew more than Pierce. During the chat half a day ago, Lily told him as if inadvertently that unlike humans like them, the soul and body of the 'Angel' were originally one. In other words, if
There is no way to recapture Mal's divine power, and it would be difficult to 'resurrect' her mother in the sky; and if they truly perish, nothing will be left behind.
However he shook his head.
"You can think like this. Everyone can think like this. But I won't." Sean replied softly, "Even if there is only a little hope, it is worth my efforts. I will not accept failure until I see the end.
"
"But trust me, Pierce. Give us some time." He looked at the dark brown table in front of him and the pool of stagnant water in the wine glass. "When this matter is over, no matter what the result is, I will tell the whole story and the truth...
Everyone.”
"Okay. It seems that you have made up your mind, so this time it's up to you." Pierce's tone softened a little, "Speaking of which, Sean, do you still remember why we elected you to be the leader?"
Of course he remembered. In terms of qualifications and strength, he was not the best among the knights. At that time, except for Cathy, who had just joined the regiment, the other four regiment commanders and another deputy regiment leader had left the front line.
Both the commander and the chief priest Moore were nominated for the regimental commander. But in the subsequent meeting, starting with Isaac, the commander of the first regiment, everyone unanimously voted for him.
Sean chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Because you said that I am the most balanced one." Now that I think about it, I don't know if this is a pure compliment. "I am neither weak nor impatient. I can listen to everyone's opinions."
opinions, and then find the most appropriate treatment.”
"That's right. The premise is that you are willing to tell us the matter instead of taking all the responsibility on yourself." Pierce shook his head and reached out to pat his shoulder, "Don't worry, we are not that fragile.
Everyone is. No matter what happens - even without 'her', the Black Crow will never perish."
"...Thank you." This time he was sincere. Looking back, it was probably the words of Alaya and Priest Moore during the Battle of Holly Castle that made him regard everything as his own burden, "I shouldn't forget
...You are still here."
"That's right, Sean - the leader."
The red-haired legion commander stood up, just like he had done in the past at Holly Castle, holding his sword with his left hand, stroking his chest with his right hand, and saluted him half seriously.
"Penn still has a message for you. He found out that many Templars returned to Everday City a while ago, and some of them never left again." Pierce rolled his eyes slightly, "That's the Holy Spirit.
Knight. I bet that Pope is trying to cause trouble."
This is indeed not a good thing. The Templars have a status equivalent to that of a white-robed bishop, and it is difficult for even the Pope to dispatch them at will. But he must pay more attention to the current affairs than to the distant theocracy, "...Then I will bet
, Oswald will not launch a second holy war."
"Oh, in this case, the loser can give me a bottle of Sherry wine. Although I hope you are right." The red-haired legion commander shrugged and picked up the bottle on the table, "I'll go find Ah
Leia, have a drink and you should go to bed early."
The wooden door closed. Sean leaned back on the chair, his eyes slid across the empty room, and his fingers touched the switch next to the table. The magic lamp lit up in response, casting soft light from the dome, letting the cup
The golden liquid surface reflects the luster.
He raised his wine glass in silence, slowly raised it to the void, and then took a sip.
…
Compared with the ones he had seen before, the Belon mines were many times wider, and could almost be called a small underground town.
The rough and flat main tunnel is about two meters high and more than five meters wide. On both sides are granite layers with white background and black veins, with a few quartz occasionally mixed in. On the rock wall are carved long-lasting secret magic spells.
The formation allows the slightly cool wind to always blow in the cave.
Rows of small caves were dug out on both sides of the road, and various signboards were hung. Due to the hasty evacuation, there were still ores or debris piled at the door of many caves that were too late to be removed. Sean saw a blacksmith shop along the way.
, a hotel, a barber shop, a grocery store and a few restaurants, but there are no bars that can be found everywhere in the fortress.
Probably for the Belon people, time in the mines is work, Sean thought to himself.
Palm-sized magical lamps are inlaid on the top of the mine, one on the left and one on the right. There is a pair about every ten meters, like a white light strip, extending straight to the end of the line of sight. Slightly narrower, but still flat
Branch roads occasionally branched out from both sides and soon merged into darkness.
Lily walked at the front of the team, holding Alphonse's hand with one hand. Sean still couldn't believe that it was the silver humanoid that he had met once - and almost fought against. He slowly followed
Behind the two of them, a blue-haired traveling nun walked side by side with him, her braids swaying gently as she walked.
"I heard Lily say that you helped us a lot when we were in the empire." Sean turned to look at her, lowered his head slightly, "I can't thank you enough."
The girl was stunned for a moment, and then she showed a gentle smile, as if facing the prayers of the believers.
"It's nothing, I just happened to meet you. Helping people in need is also the teaching of the "Lord of Light"."
The nun's smile was pure and transparent, as dazzling as crystal. How long ago had he believed in "mother" like this? Pierce's advice rang in his ears again, and Sean clenched his fist to drive those words out of his mind.
He is just himself. No matter how badly he is mentally prepared, everything still needs to be witnessed with his own eyes.
Sean had invited Pierce to go with him, but he refused without thinking. At this time, Pierce should stay at the entrance of the mine and command the Black Crow Knights participating in this operation. Alea, who was free, would go with her men
Together with the priests, they prepared an ancient ritual originating from the "Lord of the Earth". Sean had asked about the function of that ritual, so he only hoped that it would not really come in handy.
"As expected of the kingdom's famous 'underground city'." An's voice came from behind. She held Elio's hand and walked slowly in the middle of the team, "I heard that the space of all mines will be added to the
Together, it is several times larger than the entire volcano castle."
"The little girl knows a lot." The old wizard Kalman chuckled and seemed very satisfied with An's words. "Some people always think that the Volcano Castle is just a fortress. But in fact, this big mountain and these countless
Mineral veins are the volcano castle—and the root of our Mellon Kingdom."
The silver-white eyeballs, about half the size of a palm, floated past Sean and landed in the old wizard's palm. Kalman stopped, closed his eyes and stood for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
"There is nothing wrong with the front." He said, "At least in my opinion...everything is the same as before."
"Are you sure you didn't go the wrong way, Lily?" Bell scratched his chin and muttered from the end of the line, "This hole is so big. If we try to find it one by one, we might have to walk for several days?"
This was also Sean's concern. But the next moment, he saw the female mercenary raise her right hand and wave her fist forcefully behind her back.
"How far have we come now? Why are you so anxious?" Lily responded loudly, but it seemed as if she was telling him, "You can rest assured, as long as she is not completely dead, we will
There is a way to smell her out!"
It is difficult to accurately grasp the time underground. Sean estimated that they walked for two or three hours. They sat down to rest once on the way and ate some bread, preserved fruits and spicy and salty dried meat, and then headed deeper again.
Kalman withdrew the path-finding magic eye and let the young wizard do it instead. An stopped from time to time and asked Lily to knock some rocks off the rock wall, put them in small cloth bags, and put them in her shoulder bag.
among.
Cathy followed the team quietly, occasionally coming closer to take a look at him, always holding the sword tightly in her right hand. Bell kept mumbling, but no one except Elio paid attention to what he said.
Sean tried to pray to his mother a few more times, but as always, he felt no response.
The passage under her feet gradually narrowed. The two sides turned into dark brown basalt, and occasionally gray-green crystals could be seen mixed in. The magical lamps gradually became sparse, and Elena took out a torch that was also attached with magical magic as a supplement.
The illumination and side roads lacking road signs are becoming more and more common. Sometimes they only realize that it is a dead end after walking very far.
In his opinion, such a trek was nothing, but for others it was a bit strenuous. Sean chanted a mantra in a low voice, applying the secret of wind to An behind him, and received a soft thank you from the girl.
The slightly low slope reached the end again, but Lily did not turn around this time. She looked around, then suddenly raised her hand and knocked on a spot on the rock wall in front of her.
"Look here?"
Sean followed with some confusion and looked at the location pointed out by Lily. Smooth and crystal-like, glass-like jet-black gems showed through a layer of the rock wall. In the meeting a few days ago, the female mercenary showed
The two stones passed by are exactly the same.
Sean swallowed, cast a protective spell for himself, and then tried to touch the dark and lustrous rock wall. A gentle tingling sensation came into his palm, which was so weak that it was a little too weak, but it made him familiar.
strength.
——Giving death the power of the gods.
"Obsidian is formed by the rapid cooling of magma. They usually do not appear deep in rock formations unless there is the influence of some external force." An's whisper came from behind, "Do you think this is here, Captain Tanbur?
"
Sean retracted his hand, clenched his fists, and nodded seriously.
"I think so. But obsidian... I remember that fossils are mud and stone shaping skills, which have no effect on obsidian. If you can find some pickaxes——"
A chuckle came from beside him.
"No need to bother. It's up to us, Sean?"
The female mercenary took off a silver short blade from her waist, moved her lips, and made it the same size as the original stone sword. Then she held the sword in one hand, flattened the spine of the sword, and moved forward without any fancy.
One stab——
The huge sword penetrated more than four feet deep, almost reaching the hilt, as if what was in front of him was not a rock, but just a piece of soft butter.
Sean couldn't help but widen his eyes, watching Lily easily withdraw the silver giant blade, slightly raise the tip of the sword, and then stab the sword into the adjacent position.
After dozens of blows in succession, the female mercenary put down her giant sword, shook her wrist, took a step forward, and punched the center of the rock wall with a bang.
Spider-web-like cracks quickly covered the entire rock wall, dividing it into countless large and small stones, which were scattered all over the ground. Lily swept away the gravel at will, waved the sword in her hand again, and opened a path at an alarming speed.
The passage in front.
If he had a 'duell' with the opponent now, he might not be able to take the opponent's sword, Sean thought to himself. He couldn't help but wonder what kind of experiences this 'mercenary captain' had to gain in just one year.
This kind of growth?
He raised this question to the nun beside him, and Elena, uncharacteristically, shook her head slightly.
"Let those things go. It was not a good experience, Mr. Sean. There must be a price for gain, and I believe that if it happened again, she would not choose that way."
The female mercenary must have heard the whispers of the two people, but she made no sign. As the passage opened deeper, the proportion of obsidian occupied rapidly increased until it filled the entire rock formation in front of her.
"Are they worth a lot of money? These gems." Lily smacked her lips, withdrew the giant sword again, and mercilessly struck the barrier in front of her, "It's a pity that they are all poisonous apples!"
There was a crisp crackle like glass breaking, and the dark rock wall suddenly collapsed forward. Sean walked to the front in three or two steps, squinted his eyes, and tried his best to look at the dim cave.
Its inner wall is entirely made of obsidian, as if the rock here had been completely melted, and then cooled and condensed in an instant. A faint smell of sulfur came to your face, mixed with an indescribable smell of corruption. A dim red light penetrated the rock, along the
It spread across the ground, outlining a giant, narrow, half-open eye.
Sean had never seen the scene before him. But for some reason, the patterns on the ground reminded him of... a story told to him by a girl named Yuffie long ago when he was still in the empire.
——In that story, there is the wizard of the White Tower, the Balrog, a mysterious mirror, the demon lord, and the death of "mother".
"It's the smell of the abyss again." The female mercenary sniffed and frowned in disgust, "Didn't that guy Tiana really go to a place like that?"
"It's also possible that she escaped here from the abyss through the Mirror Realm." An's words confirmed Sean's guess, "Captain Tambor, do you feel anything?"
He suddenly didn't want to know. But that wouldn't work. Sean raised his gently trembling right arm and recited a short mantra silently. Three white balls of light floated from his palm, and then slowly floated forward——
The soft light seemed to be sucked into the surrounding rock walls and could only illuminate a small space. Sean stepped forward and heard the footsteps of others following behind him. He walked to the cave along the right wall
At the end, turn half a circle and return all the way to the starting point.
There is nothing in the cave except rocks.
This is impossible, he thought. He could feel his mother's power, which meant that she must have been here. And the events in recent days also meant that she was not completely dead. Sean didn't want to believe Lily's speculation, but
The more critical question is, how on earth is he going to find his "mother"?
"——The natural entrance to the "Mirror Realm" waxes and wanes with the phases of the moon, so it may not be that convenient to use. However, Mantur Stark successfully created it by observing the entrance and then collecting data from it.
That mirror is out."
"——It can lead to where everyone wants to go, whether it's anywhere on this continent, the outer world, or the inner world. It's a pity that Hart's explosion completely destroyed it. If you can carefully
If you do some research, you might be able to discover more."
"——But it's not a bad thing, right? It saves the possibility of another demon lord coming in. Hey, speaking of it this way, with a power of Fregus's level, if he just sticks out his head, the mirror will
The whole thing was broken?"
The conversation between Yuffie and Lin emerged in his mind, gradually sketching out the complete appearance of the "Realm of Mirrors". It is a palace that connects countless places, listens to the wishes of every visitor, and then sends them to the destination.
...the door of miracles.
The lords of the abyss once tried to descend through it, and Sean heard that the powerful ones among them had power close to that of gods. In this way, if it is a weak enough person, the wish of a god...?
Everything seemed to make sense. "Mother" came here from nowhere, and the murderer who took away her power tried to chase her from the abyss. Facing the invincible enemy, she had no choice but to escape into the "Mirror" again.
"Boundary", go to a place where the 'other party' can't find——
"She went inside. She hid." His heart was beating hard, and a voice was urging in his ears. Sean had never been so sure. He was only one step away from his "mother."
Wait for me, Cathy, Lily. I’m going to bring her back now!”
He rushed towards the center of the giant eye, ignoring any sounds behind him. His eyes suddenly turned dark, and then he was surrounded by countless stars. Almost instinctively, Sean understood what he should do. He took a deep breath, and
Shout out the only wish in your heart at this moment.
"Take me to her. Take me to Mother! No matter how far it is, no matter where she is!!"
The stars gathered under his feet, like dark stone slabs dotted with light spots, forming a long road with no end in sight. Sean quickly walked forward, then started to trot, running faster and faster, until he finally ran all the way——
The starlight finally turned into nothingness, and the road suddenly disappeared. Sean staggered to a stop, breathing heavily, and with joy and expectation, he raised his head and looked at the surrounding scene.
He saw the obsidian rock wall close at hand, the dark red on the ground not far away, the slowly swaying magical torch, and the crowds of people looking at him in surprise.
Those were Cathy, Lily, Elena, Ann, and all... the companions who entered the mine with him.
"I...here..." Sean was completely unsure of what was happening for a moment, and couldn't even figure out his current situation. "Do you...know me...?"
"Nonsense." Lily yelled at him angrily while holding her giant sword, "What on earth do you want to do, have your brain eaten by zombies? If you never come back, who will clean up this mess for you?!"
The roar brought him back to his senses. Sean took a few more big breaths to calm down the rapid breathing caused by running.
"Sorry." He knew that what he did was quite impulsive, but he did not regret it. "Issac, Pierce or Alea can be a competent leader. But finding the whereabouts of "Mother" is up to me.
The current leader... no, it’s what I want to do.”
"So you try to go through the "Realm of Mirrors" and go to where she is." An nodded gently, with approval in his voice, "This is a brave enough and correct attempt. And as a result,"
"The Realm of Mirrors" sent you back here, is that right?"
This is what Sean can't understand. "So, mother..."
"She's right here." An looked away from him and looked around softly and sadly, "She's right next to us."
As if a bolt of lightning struck him, Sean understood the girl's words in an instant. He stood there blankly, trying hard to deny An's inference or find another possibility.
"What if...what if, my wish cannot come true? It's like..."Mother" doesn't want anyone to find her, what will happen?"
"The 'Mirror Realm' once sent us away from a closed demiplane, and then brought us back to the Aiur continent a hundred years ago." An's voice was very soft, but it was unusually clear at this time, "In that period of time and space
, Tiana is still alive - I just want to see her, and there are countless ways to achieve it in the "Realm of Mirrors". However, Sean, it should think that this is the place that best meets your wishes."
Sean closed his eyes and let out a long breath. Yes, the truth was right in front of him, and he could not continue to deceive himself.
"She is... this cave." So the Beron man who dug the gems died of divine magic, so he could feel the breath of his mother, so... the Mirror Realm responded to his request and brought him back here, "
These obsidian...are..."
Putting a hand gently on his shoulder, Cathy leaned behind Sean and said the remaining words for him, "...'her' body, and her tombstone."
Sean suddenly turned around and faced the dark rock wall. He raised his hand, straight down from his chest, up to the right, then to the left, and finally back to the starting point. He knew that no matter how much he prayed, "Mother"
They can no longer see or hear.
But at least, he can do it himself.
Cathy stood next to him for the second time and made the same move as him. Then Ann and Lily, Elena and Elio, Bell and Alphonse, and the three envoys from the Melon Kingdom also made the same move.
This was not beyond Sean's expectation. After all, he thought, the Belon people were also believers of "Mother".
After all, this should be the first time they witnessed a dead "god" with their own eyes.
"I will report this information to King Karim and propose to temporarily close this mine tunnel." On the way back to the volcano castle, Gremlin and the wizard beside him ended their discussion and turned to look at him.
, "The royal family will formulate an explanation acceptable to the people and then publish it to the entire kingdom to prove your innocence."
Those were of course very important things, but Sean didn't want to care about it at the moment - right now, he had more important things to do. He simply thanked the other party and followed Lily to the end of the queue.
Everyone seemed to be thinking about their own things, making the entire team much quieter than when they arrived.
When they walked out of the mine, it was probably already afternoon. The knights were sitting or standing guarding the exit, with expressions of expectation or uneasiness on their faces. Only Pierce glanced at him and shrugged, showing that he had expected it.
'like expression.
The Beron messengers left directly from one side. Lily patted his shoulder and dragged Bell to the other side. The rest of the people, including Cathy, stood aside quietly, leaving no chance to speak.
Gave it to him.
Sean clenched his fists and once again sorted out his mood and the words he had prepared along the way.
"I met "Mother"."
The leader of the Black Crow took a slow breath and looked around at the looks cast by his subordinates.
"She became a cave. In other words, that was the last thing she left behind. The mother who has protected us and been trusted by us for hundreds of years, Tiana Weiss Marr, is no longer here."
Many people opened their mouths, but no one made a sound, including Pierce.
"You don't need to be responsible for this, no one does. Every life will eventually leave this world, and "she" will be the same."
"You can pay homage to her, but do not touch her, and do not follow her. The power of death remains in those bodies, but she must hope that you will live well and continue to protect the world for her until nature returns to the cycle."
He heard muffled sobs and saw many confused faces. Sean pursed his lips, closed his eyes, and then opened them again. This time, the sadness in his expression disappeared, and a little fire seemed to ignite in his pupils.
Light.
"But on the other hand, I must also tell you-"
"The "god" who now inherits the name of "Lord of the Earth", responds to our prayers, and is in charge of the magic we use, is also the "murderer" who took away my mother's power and caused her to sleep here."
At this moment, he no longer had any worries. What Lily and Yuffie had told him, the Knights' experiences so far, and what they had seen in the cave seemed to form a straight line——
"Decades ago, he seriously injured my mother, causing us to lose direct contact with her. I don't know if he did anything again this time. Judging from the traces left in the hole, the person who hurt my mother was very
Possibly from the endless abyss."
"I won't ask you to give up your magic completely, nor am I going to ask you to avenge your mother. But you must know that what happened to Chief Priest Moore in Holly Castle is by no means the last time. And when we meet
When faced with difficulties, if you choose to pray to the gods, you will not get any useful results."
"Even saying that the "murderer" - whether his name is Huluman Stark or anyone else - you all know that he killed "mother" and gained power not to be a god.
.Although the empire's invasion was led by the "Lord of Heaven", I have reason to believe that the new "Lord of Earth" also played a certain role in it - such as the destruction of Holly Castle, and as a
"Mother" believers are us."
"In this case, even if that invasion ended in failure, he would never give up. Now that the empire is in civil strife, he might wait for an opportunity to do something else. When a god has malicious intentions, it can endanger the entire continent, and even cause harm to the entire continent.
All living creatures."
Sean looked around again, met Lily's eyes, and saw her raising her thumb towards him. He slowly exhaled.
"I implore you not to get lost in false promises or power from unknown sources. If you find any clues, please immediately tell your comrades around you, tell me, other legion commanders, or anyone in the "Lilinono Regiment"
Human beings. As humans on this continent, only by uniting can we face powerful enemies."
"And if you don't want to be a knight anymore, you can always go to the quartermaster to apply for a pension. You can go to the manor of "Black Crow", or you can do whatever you want. Don't forget, you all
As I said, there is nothing to be tired of in life and nothing to be afraid of in death.”
Some people's faces have regained a little bit of vitality, but more people are still confused and uneasy. Sean understands that this kind of thing will happen many times until the news spreads throughout "The Black Crow".
"That's it." He finally said, "After leaving her arms, it is our turn to walk the road ahead."
…
That evening, Sean sat in a corner of "The White Ape's Rest", sharing the same table with Alea, Lily and Alphonse. The female mercenary grabbed the wooden cup filled with ale and took the initiative to touch the cup in front of him.
Open your mouth and smile happily.
"I didn't expect you to dare to say that." She patted his shoulder hard and asked Sean to swallow up all the thanks he had prepared. "What are you and your knights going to do next?"
"Let's take it one step at a time." Sean replied thoughtfully. He was not prepared to abandon his mother's teachings, nor did he intend to change the Knights' long-standing creed. As for the prayers and various rituals to the "Lord of the Earth", they need to
After the truth gradually spreads and is accepted by most of the group members, it will then be gradually weakened - or abandoned.
"Seriously, do you want to join our mercenary group?" Lily finished chewing a sheep's hoof in two or two mouths and continued to try to persuade him, "With well-trained knights like you, maybe we can too
Compete with big guys like the Lions or the Gods of War!"
In a sense, this is a pretty good idea, Sean thought to himself. Although the "Lilinono Regiment" is small in scale, it has a very high reputation in the eyes of the Elna and Beron people, let alone claiming to be '
An explorer but a member of the royal family. For the "Black Crow" who has lost the support of the empire, it must be a good deal to recruit some combatants to join the mercenary group in exchange for the favor of the two kingdoms - and even the Violet Empire.
Buy and sell.
Sean nodded thoughtfully, then turned to look at his wife beside him, "Alea, what do you think?"
The silver-haired Erna raised his eyebrows, "They are not bad people. And I trust your judgment."
Sean looked at Lily seriously again.
"Thank you very much." He lowered his head slightly, "I will convey your words to the knights, everything depends on their wishes." He hesitated for a moment, "Besides, I have another request - I have been with you
The witch I’m with, Ms. Yuffie Steinmetz, can I have a chance to meet her?”
This is certainly not for any strange purpose. In Sean's view, it was the pink girl who guided him all the way to find out the truth until he rescued his former companions. He believed for no reason that the current fog was
Among them, the other party can once again guide them - even if she is much younger than themselves.
Lily's eyes widened, and then she laughed.
"Of course." She said happily, "We are going to find her next, so why don't you come with us? Speaking of which, An just told me - I'm afraid you don't know that she has become Oren.