Chapter 22: Countdown
The smaller 'eggs' are far away, but the slightest traces of time can still be observed, and they are moving, little by little, towards the larger 'eggs'.
A few people looked at each other blankly, and no one understood what it was, the two 'eggs' had a smooth surface and emitted blue light, and there was nothing else.
"Look around and see if there's anything special that you don't touch lightly. ”
Sost was the first to speak, this hall was not very large, only about the size of an ordinary classroom, the blue light at the mouth of the well could not clear every corner, everyone scattered around, carefully searching.
Only Cassia remained motionless, staring at the two 'eggs', and gradually stunned.
He stepped forward and stared at the blue projection for a long time, then reached out and scooped out a handful of water from the well, and slowly sprinkled it down.
There seemed to be a chord plucked in his heart, and at that moment, he didn't know what it meant, but he decided that it had something to do with him.
Magic...... Thinking back to the words in the old man's notes, and recalling the adventures he had along the way after waking up, Cassia had a plan in his heart.
The empty hall was quickly searched by several people, but nothing useful was found except for the well in the middle.
At this moment, Cassia suddenly raised his hand and put the monocle into the well, the blue shimmer fluctuated, and as the ripples on the water surface calmed, the glasses slowly sank into the bottomless well.
"Cassia! don't move!" called Sost.
Evernie looked curious and didn't make a sound, but Ferrante on the side shrugged her shoulders indifferently: "Without glasses, I'm more curious about how we can get out." ”
Cassia didn't move, didn't listen to everyone's words in his heart, his eyes were fixed on the well, and his hands clenched unconsciously.
Sure enough, the well water began to boil inexplicably, and the clear water that had spread to the mouth of the well kept overflowing, and darkness, a dark like ink gushed out from the bottom of the well, and it didn't take long for the well water to become pitch black.
The blue projection lost its color and turned gray, representing the dead gray, while the two 'eggs' turned a blinding red.
Bubbles bubbled up on the surface of the water, and after exploding, bursts of black mist floated out, gradually condensing into a figure in front of everyone.
It was an old man, dressed in a well-dressed gown, as polite as the old butler of Ferrante's house.
"Welcome to Scarborough, distinguished guests. ”
The old man straightened up with a smile, looked at Cassia with deep meaning, and his look of awe flashed, obviously he knew how to be sophisticated, but there was a tiredness between his eyebrows.
The appearance of the old man made several people take two steps back and scrutinize it cautiously, and the old man's performance also gave Cassia the opportunity to speak first.
"Who are you?"
"I'm just a pair of glasses. The old man nodded, very clever just to answer the question, without directly calling Cassia his identity.
"Is this really Scarborough?Continent's No. 1 Magic Academy?" Sost took a step, holding back his excitement.
"Of course, a long time ago...... The first magic academy in the mainland. ”
"What's going on here, I see ...... outside," Evernie asked, hesitantly carrying the hammer.
"Destruction, the betrayal of magic by the whole world. ”
"Including the gods?" Ferrante, who was contemplative, suddenly spoke, vaguely mixed with the question of whether the gods were or not.
The old man was silent for a long time before he continued, "The gods have never been on the side of anyone, including their followers. ”
The old man's vague answer made everyone think about it, and Cassia pointed to the projection above the wellhead, wanting to know what it meant.
"The Scourge, another world, is flying towards here, and the Ministry of Magic doesn't know what the consequences will be, but whether it's joint annihilation or mutual conquest, only death is certain. ”
"Another world?"
"What?"
The old man's words made everyone break out in a cold sweat, and they couldn't believe it was true for a while.
"What about the gods?" Ferrante asked again.
“...... I don't know, I'm just a pair of glasses, Scarborough has been baptized by countless years, generation after generation of deans have become stronger, they don't need a pair of glasses to achieve their purpose anymore, the less they use it, the less I know. ”
The old man's words revealed exhaustion and self-deprecation, as if he had been forgotten, and then continued:
"Distinguished guests, if you can, please take this message out and the world needs to know what they will face. ”
The old man's earnest words and the sight of seeing being believing made everyone fall into deep thought, and several people gathered together and began to discuss what to do, while the old man stood aside and did not understand, smiling at Cassia's back, his eyes full of awe.
"If it's true, we're like babies now, and there's a knock on the door outside. Evernie was still carrying the hammer.
"It's a little hard to understand, but I'm willing to believe it's true. Sost felt in his pocket to seal the ancient book of Yafanka to make sure it wasn't lost.
"The church, now only the church has this kind of power to respond. ”
"But do they want to believe it's true? Don't forget the countless corpses outside, and the translation on the magic scroll, the one who destroyed the magic academy back then, and the church would be hell without the involvement of the church. ”
"But maybe you can also try Ferrante, your father is a duke, and you can tell him the news that the Duchy of Solan is not a weak force. ”
Everyone discussed for a long time, and Cassia rarely spoke, recalling every word of the old man.
After a while, several people walked back, and Sost looked directly into the old man's gaze and said, "How do we get out?"
"Your choice is fortunate for the world, think about where you are going, and I will show you the way. ”
Then the old man waved his hand and sent out a white light to envelop everyone, according to the agreed plan, Ferrante will return to Sears to meet Duke Roy, Evernie does not have to think about returning to the Dwarven Kingdom, but Soster chose to go to the Kaeya Empire, the most powerful empire of mankind.
According to his words, such a big thing, eggs can't be put in one basket, in case it happens, they may be written into the book, of course, you have to choose a place with a lot of people, so as to make a name for yourself in advance.
But Ferrante knows that the Kaeya Empire is a large country, and there is no brotherhood like dwarves and orcs, which is actually the most difficult, and eschatology has not never appeared, but those who preach it are all burned at the stake without exception.
In the blink of an eye, the white light disappeared, and the figures of everyone disappeared, except for ...... Cassia .
The tiredness in the old man's eyes became more and more obvious, and his voice began to weaken, but he still bowed to Cassia rigidly.
"Dear master, I have been waiting for your return. ”
"Who am I?" Cassia frowned, his heart pounding.
"Source of Magic, creator of Scarborough, the first Dean, the light of magic that disappeared into the flames, you have finally escaped the clutches of death and returned to the world. ”
It was as if something exploded in his heart, and his restless heart calmed down instantly, and at this time, Cassia Ming's heart was relaxed, surprised, and expected, but more than that, there were countless questions.
"What you just said is true, there is really ......"
"Yes, master, danger is coming. ”
"What about the gods?
The old man was suddenly silent, but Cassia stepped forward instead: "You know, right?"
“...... Yes, I know, but not much, the world's rebellion against magic is the work of the gods, they are crazy, they start killing each other, they start to see childlike believers as pigs and sheep. ”
"After the death of magic, the battle between the gods began to spread throughout the world, which is why the last epoch died out, after which the remnants of the race began to rebuild, but time was enough for them to forget many things. ”
Calming the shock in his heart, Cassia slowly came back to his senses: "So what should I do, I can also do something, right?"
"Yes, master, magic will eventually wake up and resist destruction for the whole world, after which the old gods are gone, you are the new gods, and Scarborough will regain his former glory. ”
Hearing this, Cassia frowned: "You didn't have this attitude just now. ”
The old man smiled: "There are outsiders present, the ears will hear lies, even if you have your own ideas, but now time is running out, I can take you to learn from the simplest, start from rebuilding here, I believe you must learn quickly, because my time is ...... Not much. ”
As he spoke, a clear cracking sound came from the mouth of the well, and the old man walked out of the hall with Cassia as if he hadn't heard it, and he was stubbornly completing his last mission like the skeleton of the griffin.
"How the hell was this place destroyed?"
"That's a long way off, although I remember it vividly, it was a beautiful mushroom......"