Chapter 11: A Brief History of Magic

In the white tower, everything is white, with white steps and white brick walls, which makes the white tower unrecognizable on Pulsatilla Mountain. The pure white of the Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info symbolizes purity, and when it came to choosing the location of the Magic Council, Holland chose this place without hesitation.

There are all kinds of books stacked here, from the official history of the empire, the history of the wild, to the history of magic, the theory of magic, and even treatises on herbology and alchemy. Schultz is a bookworm, everyone knows it, but everyone is still stunned when they see so many collections.

"No, these are just appetizers. Check out these. Schultz pushed open a large wooden archway, and inside was a long hallway. The white corridor stretches endlessly, and the oil paintings on it are particularly eye-catching.

"You also have a study of art?" Sean touched his head, amazed and even envious of the interest and financial resources of the council member in front of him.

Schultz walked slowly with his staff. He stopped in front of an oil painting and lifted his chin: "What do you think of this oil painting?"

The oil painting is covered with snow, the protagonist is wearing chain mail, draped in a golden robe, riding a black war horse under his crotch, the war horse is standing, the protagonist holds the reins in one hand, and holds the war hammer in the other. Behind him were imaginary cavalry, infantry.

"Who is this man?" Sean thought he had seen before, and he looked closely at the coat of arms on his shield, "I remember, Grand Knight Buck Browning." One of the three major statues of Thundercastle. ”

Schultz nodded and said, "One of the left and right arms of the first emperor, a lifelong friend." Rhodes at that time occupied the capital of Gusselves and proclaimed himself king. Lübeck Lorenz accused him of stealing the throne of Gusselwis. Rhodes accused Prince Lübeck of going north to the Taks region and establishing himself as king. The two did not give in to each other, and Rhodes was young and vigorous, and went north to crusade against Lübeck. As a result, he was trapped in the hot spring castle by Lübeck Lorenz, eating all the plants and rats in the castle, and almost eating people. ”

"I know that as a result, it snowed for a few days, and Lorenz was unable to cope outside the castle, and many people fell asleep in the cold, negligently, and did not expect Rhodes to raid in turn. Sean picked up.

This painting depicts Buck Browning leading his team to the first to break out of the hot spring castle. Schultz leaned on his staff and continued forward.

The second oil painting uses a large area of red as the main color, and the building in the lower left corner is different from the architectural style of the Rhodes Empire, and there is a patch of gray and white not far away, which looks like a cavalry. The color of the whole painting is uncomfortable.

"The Four Holy Cities are fortified. Originally, Buck Browning was ordered to wait for Emperor Rhodes to conquer in person, but he successfully attacked Yingtian City in the middle of the way, and the victory overwhelmed him. Emperor Rhodes happened to negotiate with the Kingdom of Meno again, and the Grand Knight couldn't wait. Schultz knew everything about the history of the Empire, and he pointed to the red color above the building, "A huge magic circle has appeared in the Four Holy Cities, and the entire city has been wiped out along with Buck Browning's main army. ”

Sean smacked his lips and sighed deeply, "The Empire of the Rising Sun learned to use magic so many years ago. ”

Schultz narrowed his eyes and shook his head: "The first emperor was grief-stricken. The Grand Knight is his best friend, and you know why the Inner City Guard wears golden robes? The war changed history. Hearing that Buck Browning had been killed in battle, the first emperor was angry with the Kingdom of Meno, so negotiations broke down and the two countries went to war. ”

Sean sighed, if the first emperor and the great knight together conquered the Four Holy Cities, then the Meno Kingdom could drive straight into the Rhodes Empire without an emperor. If Buck Browning hadn't died in battle, perhaps the first emperor would not have gone to war with King Euron Madison of the Kingdom of Menor, and the current Rhodes Empire would not have had the province of Menor.

"When the first emperor went south, he was met with fierce resistance, and he had to choose to go west, through the Misty Forest, and as everyone knows, the god of thunder guided him out of the misty forest and obtained the new province of Gasgarnik. Schultz shrugged, "History was changed by Buck Browning alone. ”

The two of them continued on their way to the third oil picture. The painting is in cool tones, with a man wearing a crown on his head and sitting on a chair with yellow lion heads on the armrests on either side of the chair, and the back of the chair is a cold white with three yellow diagonal lines faintly on it.

"This is the Thunder Throne!" exclaimed Sean, "what a detailed drawing. ”

Standing below is the Prophet Michel von Clayderman. Schultz pointed to another person in the painting, "This painting records the first meeting between the first emperor and the prophet Michel, when the first emperor was 47 years old and the prophet was only 17 years old. Seeing the emperor, the prophet refused to kneel. ”

Sean interjected, "This is the first prophet in the history of the Empire. In order to solve the mystery of the magic circle of the Four Holy Cities, the first emperor asked the prophet to study magic. 3 years later, Michelle discovered the Arcane Crystal. ”

Schultz smiled contemptuously and did not reply. He continued to walk forward, and the content of the fourth oil painting was instantly recognizable to Sean, the man in the oil painting squatting by the river, and the river was flowing in the opposite direction. He preemptively said, "The young prophet Arnold found a fragment of an arcane crystal during his travels, and while washing the fragment, he inadvertently changed the direction of the water for a short time. ”

But Arnold only did that. Later, he turned to literary creation and wrote the Divine Comedy. Schultz sighed, "It's a pity that I only have a fragment of the Divine Comedy here." ”

As a result, he wrote a religious work that spread the light of the seven gods. Sean memorized the contents of the Divine Comedy, "The content of the Divine Comedy can be summarized as follows: The world is supported by the World Tree, and the human prophet Muhammad climbed up the heavens along the branches of the tree and met the seven gods. Thor-God ordered him to spread oracles, and the faith of the Seven Gods spread throughout the empire. ”

"No, not literature that spreads religion. Schultz shook his head resolutely, "I heard that the two brothers, Holland and Hausen, found an ancient book, and they did a lot of research to confirm that it was the authentic work of the prophet Odyssey, and the title of the book is "Humans and Magic." ”

"What a magic fan, brothers? Sean had heard about the deeds of Holland and Hausen, who had mastered magic and formed the Magic Council. Schultz, the old bookworm, is one of the members of the Magical Council appointed by Horan to keep all kinds of rare books.

"They gave you Humans and Magic?" Sean rubbed his hands excitedly, "Can I take a look?"

"No, Hausen burned the book. Schultz shook his head, "Holland and Hausen had an argument. ”

Sean couldn't believe his ears, "Why did Hausen burn the book?"

Schultz pointed to the third painting: "You just said that Michel von Kleidermann was the first prophet of mankind? ”

"No way, there is no record of him in the history books of magic or the history of empires. "Sean is also a bookworm, so he can be in the same mood as Schultz," said Muhammad, a fictional character from the Divine Comedy. ”

"No," Schultz pulled out several pieces of parchment from his cuff, one of which was charred and the other still visible.

When Sean took it and saw it, it recorded something that shocked him: Emperor Rhodes asked the Prophet Muhammad to take out the elixir of immortality, but before he died, he did not get it. The first emperor ordered Muhammad to be killed. Before he died, the prophet wrote a prophecy:

When the sun rises in the west, the sea in the south moves northward, and when the moon sets in the east, the wind blows down the snow. The empire is a hundred years old and will never be returned.

"It can't be. The scholars of the school city will laugh off their big teeth when they see it, and those natural phenomena will not change for eternity. Sean shook his head.

But Holland believed it was true. He believed that the polar people came from the north, so it was called 'the wind from the north blows down the snow', and he was worried that three years later, on the occasion of the centenary of the empire, the polar people would break through the Thunder Castle and 'the empire will never return'. The first batch of students graduated, and he was in a hurry to get them to the battlefield. Schultz said, "Holland has changed, and he has authorized Viren to become one of the Ten Saints. Sean, Holland said to me, I want me to go to war as a herbalist. ”

Edward interrupted Sean's memories and asked impatiently, "Dean, I'm here to find out the truth about Hausen, my father, who killed Uncle Holland. I'm not here to hear you talk about the history of magic, please tell me the truth. ”

Dean Sean looked at Edward and shook his head, "Who is your temper like? Like Hausen? You still don't understand? Hausen and Holland were originally good brothers, and they had a dispute over the book "Humans and Magic". Hausen burned the book, and Holland grew crazy when he saw it. ”

Edward sat down, and he asked, "Go on, Dean." ”

Holland's madness worries Hausen. So three years ago, they had a heated argument. "When I arrived with the guards, I saw Hausen cut Holland's throat with a knife. ”

"I don't believe it. Edward stood up and screamed, he suddenly remembered something, and asked rhetorically, "Then why do you say that you are an ally of me and Astrand, and you give us cover?"

"Howson was arrested, and before leaving, he stopped me and said: Destiny cannot be violated. The death of Buck Browning changed the fate of several countries. He told me to find the Child of Destiny. Sean stood up and took out a roll of parchment from the bookshelf that read "The Divine Comedy," said Sean, "If what 'Humans and Magic' says is true, and 'Divine Comedy' is not fiction, then there is also another record in 'Divine Comedy': Ragnarok, darkness falls, and all things are annihilated." The child of fate, the spear of dawn, when he awakens, he is in ruins. ”

Sean stared into Edward's eyes, "You know why I would suggest that the minimum age for a magical student is 15? I'm looking for a child of destiny. And you and Edward are both children of the Ten Saints, and you are worth looking forward to. ”