After the mask was taken off, the image of "Mr. Kai" began to gradually disintegrate from his face.
Just like pieces of fish scales being scraped off, the whole person was shattered from top to bottom and turned into nothingness. Even the hair and clothes completely disappeared without leaving any trace.
"——In terms of composition, he and I are indeed similar. We are both the [dolls] of another person."
Another unfamiliar voice sounded from the other side of the room: "And I do have a little relationship with Professor Gray. So from this point of view, you did not find the wrong person."
Although the voice is completely different, its tone is exactly the same as Mr. Kai's - both are gentle, low, slow and comfortable voices.
Salvatore followed the sound and looked over.
That was a strong male centaur.
Or...half a head.
Unlike the female Centaur, the male Centaur looks more like a horse from the waist down than a human. He has the four legs of a horse rather than a human, and the muscles on his body are like those of the most elite warriors - among the bronze skin Underneath, there are streamlined muscles that even give people a sense of beauty. They are not protruding to the point of deformity, and there is not a trace of fat.
But there's a problem.
That's this centaur, it's like it's stuck in the wall... or it's like it's been knocked out of the wall.
His "horse limbs" are only the front pair.
About half of the horse's body was cut off by something unknown.
But if it is said to be "stuck on the wall", there is no trace at all on the other side of the wall.
And the cross-section of the limbs was connected to a huge oil painting... He seemed to have jumped out of the painting.
"First meeting, Mr. Salvatore."
The centaur said slowly: "Introduce yourself.
"My real name is Chiron, and 'Kai' is the first syllable of my name. I'm not lying to you, I am indeed a shaper... That's why I can use the magic of the Prophet School.
"That's because... this is not a spell at all. It is my racial talent as a centaur. Rather, the prophetic spell was originally modeled on the talent of the centaur - and the profession of Master Shaper was originally named He is the 'taboo' among us horse people. This is a clan name and a kind of inheritance, rather than an extraordinary profession in the strict sense."
"...But I remember that centaurs who are born with the ability to use prophetic spells are already rare."
Salvatore withdrew his shocked rather than polite gaze and looked at the surrounding decorations instead of Chiron's severed body: "Excuse me... what era are you from?"
"Did you find out so soon?"
Chiron said gently: "I am indeed not one of those 'hermits' born in this era - this refers to those centaurs born in this era who have never seen anyone other than their own people. They can all be called 'hermits' ', or 'hermit'.
"Just like the elves possess the 'Silver Soul', they are born with condensed souls; and you Yasselan high race people also possess the talent of 'high-speed learning' and can quickly comprehend complex rituals and spells.
"We centaurs naturally have racial abilities. We call them 'adaptability'.
"In the Second Age, the bodies of male centaurs were much thinner than mine, while the bodies of female centaurs were full of fat and extremely tall. This was for keeping warm, fighting and better nurturing offspring, while males You can eat less food and speak more quickly.
"But after entering the living desert, the skin of the horse people turned bronze, and a layer of oily dura mater appeared on the epidermis. It can lower the body temperature, prevent water loss to the greatest extent, and the body size becomes significantly smaller, while the fat increases...
…This is also to save food.
"After the centaurs entered the continent of Yasselan, where water and food were abundant, the centaurs' skin became white and soft, closer to the appearance of elves. The male centaurs quickly became masculine, while the female centaurs became
Yingwu, at that time every horseman was a warrior like a god.
"According to their respective 'tribe names', some centaurs are good at fighting, and some are good at leading others. Some centaurs are good at using spells, and some are proficient in rituals - when they are born, they
Will adjust his talents according to his name and 'needs'.
"But in today's era, centaurs have become 'hermits' and need to avoid the eyes of people around them. Their size has further shrunk, and their appearance has become friendlier, cuter, and more similar to humans."
Chiron said warmly: "This is the core talent of the centaurs, [Adaptability] - our mastery of the prophet's magic is also born based on this talent.
"The ancient horsemen were good at fighting, and were skilled in bows and spears. The 'precognition ability' at that time was obviously not the same type as the 'precognition ability' in our time when rituals and spells were popular. But modern centaurs have new differences.
Already...
"Ah... I'm sorry, I'm guilty of teaching again. You don't want to know this, right?"
Chiron interrupted apologetically mid-sentence.
"Ah, it's okay."
Salvatore tilted his head and said hesitantly: "It's quite new. The knowledge of centaurs can hardly be found in books. Hearing this here can be regarded as an expansion of knowledge.
."
"That's because of the [Destroy Records] spell. Before the 'hermit' decided to live in seclusion, he used this spell to delete all the books recording the centaurs' race information.
"Well...if I continue to tell you, I might not be able to finish it today. Let me tell you what you are curious about first."
Chiron said warmly: "If I'm not mistaken... you want to know about my relationship with Professor Wolf, right?"
"Yes."
Salvatore said honestly: "From my nightmare, I saw how Professor Wolf affected other countries' internal affairs. So I immediately thought of 'Mr. Kai'. He seemed to have some similarities to Professor Wolf, and he was also very suspicious.
.
"I'm wondering if 'Mr. Kai' is also a doppelganger of Professor Gray, and the fact that he knew Henry VIII is false - or full of conspiracy.
"If this is really the case, then the biggest obstacle to Her Majesty Kaifuni's succession is not the eldest princess or the third prince. It is the 'other carrier' of this 'Grey Professor', the tragedy writer stretching out from the shadows.
hand."
"Your guess is partly correct. I do have some connections with 'Professor Gray' and 'Professor Wolf'. But you also guessed wrong - my connection with them is weaker than you think..."
…”
"...Are you his teacher?"
Salvatore thought of the word "teaching disease" and asked curiously.
The centaur hanging outside the painting nodded gently: "It's a bit of a stretch. But I'm not Professor Gray's teacher.
"I am the god he believes in - Sophocles, who was Dionysus' mentor back then."