Chapter 35: The Past
"What's Aven's plan?"
"I don't know. ”
"What are you doing here?"
"On the orders of His Majesty Edwin to protect and assist Aven. ”
"Where's Edwin?"
"I don't know. ”
Charlotte exhaled, and while Chris wasn't too ignorant, it wasn't much better. No wonder he was willing to answer Charlotte's question by oath to his roots, it turned out that he didn't know anything at all!
"And last question, what was the last order that Evan gave you?"
"Protect Vivien Leigh!" Chris replied, which made Charlotte's eyes light up, but the next second, Chris's answer made Charlotte unbelievable.
"That was an order given more than two years ago. ”
"Barbarian invasion?!"
"Barbarian invasion. ”
Charlotte realized the group's situation, and he pouted sarcastically, "So, your situation seems very awkward. ”
"You're right. Chris nodded calmly and smiled bitterly, "We have lost contact with His Majesty Edwin, and we are not trusted by Aven. He only treats us as tools, using them when they are useful and throwing them aside when they are useless. Tools don't need to think, and of course, you don't tell a tool what you're thinking. ”
Charlotte understood why he would surrender without hesitation, as Chris was the master of the eight rings, he was a figure above the level even in the entire multiverse. But such a character is like a simple tool, like a grandmother who doesn't hurt, an uncle who doesn't love, and who has complaints.
"I don't even suspect that His Majesty Edwin remembers that there was such a person as me. He finally complained.
"Did Edwin tell you anything when he sent you?"
"Nope. His Majesty only said to protect Ai Wen, and to act according to Ai Wen's orders. Chris shook his head, and just as Charlotte was disappointed, he inadvertently complained and revealed another piece of information, "At that time, he was just a four-ring mage! ”
"Wait! You mean you were ordered to protect Aven many years ago when he was on the fourth ring?"
"Yes, 10 years ago, to be exact. ”
This information is sufficient.
Even if Evan was the Grand Duke of Erosa, there was no reason for the dignified Root King to be so concerned. The only reason is that Edwin has since decided that Evan is the reincarnation of Rusen.
Sylvia's inference is correct, Edwin's move to conceal the world line is related to Lu Sien, no wonder the sister will go to great lengths to find Edwin.
Charlotte thought for a moment, and probably couldn't ask anything from Chris, so she asked dispensably, "Last question, do you know that Evan still controls other forces? ”
"......," Chris said hesitantly, hesitatingly, "he may have a connection to the Eye of Time, but I'm not sure." He never consults with us. ”
Charlotte's heart sank, and he realized that Chris's inference was most likely correct. Since Ramsey in the Eye of Time chooses to support himself, there must be someone who supports Aven.
But that meant he was probably going in the wrong direction, and Evan didn't trust Edwin. Perhaps because of their different experiences, Evan is more inclined to join forces with more controllable forces than Charlotte's personality of being more willing to cooperate with friends through communication.
In other words, this raid may be pointless, not only did it not uproot Evan's peripheral forces, but it also could expose his intentions to his eyes.
So what's next?, Charlotte mused.
At about the same time, in the alley not far from Charlotte, Vivien Leigh, seeing that no one answered, asked again, "Are you still going to keep it a secret from me?" about Alini, about why the teacher took such good care of me...... Are you going to tell me nothing?"
A smile tugged at the corner of Abraham's mouth, "I think Your Majesty has the right to know." ”
"Shut up!" Nancy scolded.
"I think at least on this matter, he has a point. Vivien Leigh looked at Nancy, "Teacher, no matter what, I feel that as a client, I have the least right to know. All of you kept me in the dark, and maybe you had some necessary reason, but have you ever thought about my feelings?"
Nancy pursed her lips with a distressed expression.
"Abraham!" said Vivien Leigh, looking at Abraham, "You just called me Your Majesty, didn't you?"
Abraham shrugged his shoulders and made a gesture of helplessness, "I'm sorry, at least my allegiance is not you. But as a friendly reminder, perhaps your order to that person in His Majesty's tone will have a special effect. ”
Vivien Leigh glared at Abraham and looked at Nancy, "Teacher......"
Nancy is still undecided.
"Tell her, teacher!" Catherine saw Nancy's hesitation, she thought for a moment, and persuaded her, "I think Princess Vivien Leigh should know all this, and we can't hide it from her forever." ”
Vivien Leigh gave Kathleen a grateful look, and Kathleen gritted her teeth when she saw that Nancy was still hesitating.
"Vivien Leigh, do you know who founded the Phantom Forest?"
Vivien Leigh didn't know much about the past, and she shook her head.
"It's Her Majesty Elini, the ancestor of the Clayderman family. Catherine finished speaking, glancing at Nancy's face.
The latter did not stop, and not only that, but she sighed as if relieved. Perhaps for Nancy, cheating on Vivien Leigh was also a heavy burden.
Vivien Leigh held her breath, she knew what was coming next. Sure enough, when Catherine said the next word, she realized what the name Aleni meant to her.
"In fact, Vivien Leigh you are the reincarnation of Eleni. One of the Three Emperors of the First Empire of Magic, the Lord of Illusions, Eleni!"
Next, Kathleen entangled the grievances between the three emperors of the empire, how Elini fell, how Eagle and Lu Sien worked to save Eleni, and how they fell one by one.
When her story was finished, Vivien Lily felt that the world was spinning.
She struggled to breathe like a drowning person, and the four alleys in front of her swirled like a kaleidoscope, and Vivien Leigh had to hold her sword to the ground to keep herself from being overwhelmed by the sudden feeling of vertigo.
"Vivien Leigh!"
Nancy and Kathleen held her to the left and right, and it was a long time before Vivien Leigh felt the uncomfortable dizziness subside. She looked at Nancy and Kathryn with concerned expressions, but suddenly felt that they were so strange.
No, it's not just them. Rather, it includes Abraham, the mud walls of the alleys, and the high blue sky where the snow stops...... Everything is so unfamiliar.
She smiled like she was crying and stroked the Holy Sword, "So, that's why I was recognized by the Holy Sword, I'm just an undead who came back from the dead?"
"You're not an undead!" Nancy argued anxiously, "You ......" she gritted her teeth, and finally said the words that she had been faintly feeling, but did not dare to admit it, "You are you, you are Vivien Leigh!
"......," Vivien Leigh asked, pulling back her sleeves, "and can you see this?"
There, there is a strange pattern that looks like a tattoo, starting from the wrist and spreading upwards.
"What?!" Nancy and Kathleen looked confused.
- They really couldn't see anything......
The snow had stopped, but Vivien Leigh felt that the world was extra cold.