Grave keepers?

The black-haired wizard raised an eyebrow, he could understand the meaning of the other party - if the lost Nidhogg was compared to the tomb of the dragon kingdom, the other party's self-proclaimed "grave keeper" was indeed an appropriate name.

But......

"Are you still alive?" Loren blurted out almost subconsciously.

"It depends on how you understand 'death'. Although there was only a skeleton left, the ethereal voice of the other party could hardly make Loren feel fear, more like he was talking to a gentle elder:

"On the physical level, my body has completely decayed, and I can't even maintain the most basic appearance, but my consciousness is connected to the void, and there is no concept of 'time' in the void, so my consciousness has never completely dissipated. ”

"According to your calendar, I've been around for almost a thousand years - as the grave keeper of the ruined walls of the Dragon Kingdom, protect the 'last knowledge' from being completely lost. ”

More than 1,000 years...... The black-haired wizard raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly, and asked very humbly, "Are you... The remnants of the Dragon Kingdom?"

"Hmm... It's a little different, but you can understand it that way. The skeleton pondered for a moment, then replied softly, "In a sense, I am indeed the 'last' remnant of the Dragon Kingdom. ”

"At the time of the complete fall of the Dragon Kingdom, for some reason we decided to hide Nidhogg completely, and seal the 'last knowledge' until the moment when it should reappear in the world. ”

The other party paused, and the pair of ethereal eyes burning with gray-blue flames "looked" at Loren: "I've finished introducing myself, it's your turn, Your Excellency Loren Turin." ”

"Why did you go to such great lengths to come to this ruined place?"

"Is it out of some kind of faith, in order to redeem one's 'soul'?

Is it to follow in the footsteps of those who came before us and find the truth hidden in the past?

For the sake of some invaluable knowledge, to increase one's wisdom and broaden one's horizons?

Or is it looking for some kind of great power to make yourself invincible?"

The skeleton spoke softly, and the "grinning" osprey seemed to show a very expectant expression.

"Listening to your tone, it doesn't seem like you're the first outsider you've ever seen. The black-haired wizard frowned slightly, and asked cautiously with his hands behind his back.

"Of course, there have been countless outsiders in Nidhogg for thousands of years, but only a few have actually walked into the Dragon King's Tower like you, and the vast majority of visitors ......" The grave keeper paused suddenly, and slowly looked up:

"You should have 'seen' them with your own eyes when you entered the royal city. ”

Loren's eyes narrowed slightly, and a chill welled up from behind him.

Wait, something isn't quite right.

"If you are the gravekeeper of Nidhogg, protect this place and the 'last knowledge' from outsiders. The black-haired wizard deliberately asked, "Then what is the point of your purpose in seeing me?"

"Protect? no...... Your Excellency Loren Turin, you misunderstood, this is not the case. The grave keeper shook his head, his exposed neck bone creaking, "The order I have been given is only to protect the 'last knowledge' from being lost, and it doesn't matter at all whether you or any other outsiders are watching or not, and it's not my duty. ”

"As for the outsiders who have fallen... Most of them weren't killed by me, they were just not strong enough to reach the Dragonlord's Tower, and I just used their corpses as Nidhogg's 'guards'. ”

"And His Excellency Loren Turin... You are here because you are qualified enough. ”

"Eligibility?"

"Yes, you're the third visitor here, after the first gentleman to arrive at the Dragonlord's Tower—the fourth, if you count your friends. The grave keeper calmly continued:

"But to be precise, you should be the first person 'qualified' to be exposed to all of this. ”

The black-haired wizard raised an eyebrow, he always felt that there was something in the other party's words: "Would you like to explain in detail, Your Excellency the Grave Keeper?"

The confusion in my heart increased, but at least I confirmed that the other party did not have a bad feeling or hostility towards me...... Of course, the premise is that this guy who has become a skeleton can really have negative emotions such as "hostility".

"Absolutely. The skeleton nodded slowly, then suddenly asked:

"Your Excellency Loren Turin, do you believe in the existence of God?"

Alas... Loren was stunned for a moment.

What does he—what does he mean by that?

"It's not those beings in the void called 'evil gods', but do you believe that there is a force that can determine your life and death, your soul, and even your fate, and that it is omniscient and omniscient?"

The ethereal voice spoke calmly, and the gray-blue flames burning in the eye sockets "stared" at the black-haired wizard's surprised expression:

"You don't need an answer, because I already knew the answer when you entered here—and this answer is the premise of my decision to meet you. ”

"It's ridiculous for something that doesn't exist to determine one's own destiny in your mindset, which is considered a relatively high level of cognition in the Dragonlord's Tower, but in this world, the vast majority of people in this era have not yet reached this level, and even the most ungodly people think that their fate is predestined. ”

"Yes, it's not that you're gifted or 'chosen by a certain force,' it's that your level of thinking is much higher than theirs, and it's congenitally determined by your surroundings and education, and it's hard to change. ”

"Once a person who does not have such conditions comes into contact with the knowledge inside the Dragon King's Tower, it will cause irreversible damage to their cognition, causing immeasurable consequences. ”

"That's why I'm saying you're the only outsider who is 'qualified' to have access to these. ”

The black-haired wizard had a complicated look in his eyes.

"You know... Where am I from?"

Loren, who was forced to calm down, suppressed his emotions and asked in the calmest tone.

"No, I don't have that power. The grave keeper shook his head calmly, and the right hand of the skeleton pointed to the center of the black-haired wizard's eyebrows, and the words changed:

"But the Dragonlord Tower can. ”

"This is the highest research institute in the Dragon Kingdom, and the moment you enter its door, it will detect your level of knowledge and assign you to the right place - your level of knowledge is by far the highest yet, far ahead of the entire era, so ...... The answer naturally emerges. ”

Loren didn't even know what to say.

He couldn't be sure how much the other party knew, but the final answer was definitely beyond imagination - and according to the tomb keeper, the Dragon Kingdom had once vigorously developed "magic", and an institution specializing in the study of the power of the void was actually at the top of the entire royal city, so it was self-evident what the status of the wizards who controlled it was.

And Loren has a hunch that although it is not in line with the "truth" he learned from Brandon's mouth, maybe the research of the "wizards" of the Dragon Kingdom may have far surpassed the current nine-pointed star wizard tower.

Maybe this thing is history... It's always very different from what it seems.

"According to the last order I received, everything in the Dragon King's Tower can only be handed over to the descendants of the dragon royal family or those who own its bloodline, after all, all this is the highest secret of the kingdom, and it is also the highest achievement - although to a certain extent, it is because of these 'achievements' that the kingdom has come to an end. ”

The grave keeper paused, and the ethereal voice gradually became less calm:

"But the dragon kingdom has been destroyed, and there will never be a chance of reappearing in the world, at least the four evil gods who destroyed her will do everything in their power to prevent this from happening, and you're the only one who has the potential to get it so far, so... Maybe not. ”

The black-haired wizard bowed slightly.

Although reason told him that he was in contact with a very troublesome thing, there was no doubt that it was also the only time he had the chance to come into contact with the lost truth of the Dragon Kingdom, and the "second" valve and the secret of the valve!

For all of this, he is willing to gamble once!

"It seems that you have made up your mind, so how much do you know about the demise of the Dragon Kingdom?"

"It's very small. ”

"Very good......" the grave keeper nodded:

"Then we'll start here. ”