Chapter 26 gradually clarifies the context I

For Lajuana, time is still stuck in the moment she was knocked out. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Therefore, when the elven archmage unraveled the spell that made them unconscious, her first reaction was not to look around, nor to thank the owner of the mage tower, but to subconsciously reflexively jump up and stay as far away as possible from possible dangers.

It's just that when she rolled over, stood still, and took a preliminary look around her, she realized her mistake.

-- This is not in the forest.

-- This is ......

She looked around with some vigilance, her gaze swept over the elven-style decorations and the few comrades who had awakened with her, and after a slight pause on Monia and the elven twins, she finally locked onto the familiar and unfamiliar figure in front of her—the owner of the figure, the founder of the Mage Guild and the issuer of a considerable part of the Ranger Mission—the presence standing at the apex of the Elven Forest, Archmage Moya.

It's the real body.

The female knight, accustomed to seeing this projection at the Ranger headquarters, immediately realized the seriousness of the problem as soon as she identified the person in front of her - if she guessed correctly, it had been quite some time since she spotted the intruder's tracks, and the one who had been able to free up her hands to locate and awaken her sladen comrades from all corners of the forest.

It seems, the intruder incident is over?

While it is impossible to determine what the outcome will be, it is ...... Thankfully, little Monia is fine.

Lavana still remembered her judgment before she was struck down - the purpose of the intruder into the Elven Locks was something that existed in the Ancient Tree of Knowledge - and that the little mage happened to be studying in the Ancient Tree, and if she was bumped into by an intruder who could escape from that one, the outcome would be truly unimaginable and unacceptable to her.

The idea of a private nature was just turned around in her mind and she put it aside, and what she should really care about at this time should be the situation of the whole forest more than her personal safety.

So, she looked at the elven mage who looked a little younger than her, and asked in a slightly respectful tone, "Lord Moya, have you repelled the invaders?" ”

"Yes, the invaders have been repulsed." The elven archmage replied coldly, and there was no fluctuation in his expression between his eyebrows, "But the crisis is not over yet, and the intruder still escaped from my hands, and did not leave the range shrouded in the maze, and I don't know when it will come back - now you will tell me what happened, maybe I can deduce some possible clues from the clues of your encounter." ”

"I'm sorry," the rangers said almost at the same time, then looked at each other, and saw the uncertainty on their faces in their eyes, but nevertheless "what we know, and perhaps not to your satisfaction—we found almost nothing—except for a series of footprints, there was only a gray-robed figure, who suddenly appeared as we followed the trails, and then we both lost consciousness. ”

"The figure of the gray robe." The Elven Archmage groaned, but did not show a hint of surprise, and after a moment she raised her head and asked, "Have you found any other clues?" ”

"Maybe I have some clues," Lavana said, stepping forward, "Nine times out of ten, the purpose of the invaders' invasion of the Elven Forest has something to do with the Ancient Tree of Knowledge - although there is no particularly convincing evidence, as far as I can see, all the footprints left behind follow one direction, the direction of the Ancient Tree of Knowledge. ”

"The Ancient Tree of Knowledge ......" the Elven Archmage shook her head, as the leader of the Elven Forest mages, she had more say in the Ancient Tree of Knowledge than anyone else, "There is nothing there that would put the Archmage at risk. ”

After a slight pause, she glanced at Monia standing next to her, and the archmage continued, "However, perhaps we all ignored something, but when I learned about the intruders, they happened to be in the Ancient Tree of Knowledge, which is not a simple coincidence that can be explained, and one cannot help but wonder about the strangeness of this. ”

"Looks like that's all you know, thank you for your help, Silvermoon people." The Elven Archmage looked at the Rangers, and after waiting for a moment without receiving new information, he spoke, "May the light of the silver moon shine on your path, and the light of the sky is your own glory. ”

"The night is long, accompanied by shadows, and I hope that the light of the silver moon will run on the earth." The Rangers bowed and saluted, which was the etiquette of the Silvermoon - not all of them were followers of Silvermoon, but the few Rangers present were all from the ancient Moon Guard, and they were all Silvermoon's earthly patrons.

The elven archmage nodded in acknowledgment and shifted his gaze to the little mage: "Mage, can you tell me what happened to you?" ”

"No problem," Monia replied, she had already prepared a set of words, a suitable one, "I encountered the intruder in the library of the Ancient Tree of Knowledge, and with a few alchemical items that had been out of his sight, and through occasional conversations with him, I learned a rather important piece of information - he had come for the Codex of Yggdrahir, which he called the 'Book of Ten Thousand Laws.'" ”

Yggtrasil, everyone present, breathed a lot, whether they were mages or not, everyone knew the weight of the name.

- One of the Twelve Primordial Elves, the Lord of the World Tree, the creator of the first Elves in the world, and the Father of the Elves. In addition to this well-known identity, he was also the original and strongest mage who pioneered the path of mages, teaching intelligent beings to know and use the ether.

There are countless legends about him, but most of them have been lost to the long course of time, and only a few of the ancient schools passed down from the First Age have records of his legends. As far as Monia knew, the Codex of Yggtrasil was one of the most prestigious of these legends.

According to legend, in order to teach the elves the mysteries of the aether, the father of the elves wrote his knowledge of the aether on a leaf of the World Tree, and any mage who has reached a certain level of strength can touch the world in the eyes of the primordial elves by touching this magical leaf, and get in touch with the true nature of the world, and the road before the legend will never be the slightest obstacle for them.

If this codex really exists, its value is immeasurable, not to mention a few archmages, and even high-ranking legends will be tempted by it.

"Yggtrasil's Codex...... "The elven archmage naturally knows ......this legend, and she mutters the name—judging by the look on her face, her codex must indeed exist, and it is very likely that it is in the hands of the elves, but she just shook her head, and continued, "It seems that this is really a calamity. ”

Whether it was a calamity or not, Monia didn't know, and it didn't matter to her whether or not the Elve's Codex was in the control of the elves for the time being. All she knew was that this time she was in the dark—verbal expression was a very skillful thing, and she didn't lie to anyone from beginning to end, but only omitted some of her own personal processes, and focused on what the other person might be interested in, so that the topic went in the direction she had expected.

However, having said that, in fact, she was still a little curious in her heart - is there really this "Book of Ten Thousand Laws" in the Elven Forest? If not, why would the Elven Archmage have such a strange expression when she heard the name, but if there was, what if it was a calamity—instinctively, she didn't think the Elven Archmage was lying.

Completely confused.

But then, the hidden meaning of the Elven Archmage's words gave her an answer.

"The other party's purpose will not be just a codex." After a moment of thought, the elven archmage spoke, although it seemed to be an uncertain fact, but there was no hesitation, but it was full of undeniable beaks, "There are so many ways to deal with a codex, and after I know that the intruders' target is the 'Book of Ten Thousand Laws', they should know that they have almost no chance of succeeding - but they did not choose to leave, on the contrary, they still lingered in the lock. ”

"Could it be, it's the intention to threaten you with the elven race and give them the Codex of Yggtra Hill." Esveta opened her mouth timidly, and after saying a word, she cautiously raised her head and glanced at the look of the elven archmage in front of her, "After all, the invaders are all mages of the archmage rank, and if they set up a sacrificial circle, the harm caused to the clan will be immeasurable." ”

"But they can't," the elven archmage veiled flatly, the confidence in his words palpable to anyone, "I keep an eye on them all the time, and their every move cannot escape my gaze—they must know it, but they still don't leave the realm of the shrouded in the lock, and still maintain this unpleasant balance with me." ”

After a short pause, she said word by word: "So, they have other plans." ”

ps: It's not in good shape, Carvin, I didn't write what I wanted to write.

PS2: The plot of Neverwinter Night's Betrayer's Mask is fantastic, better than most Western fantasy novels - although it's one of the most famous DND worldview games in its own right.

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