Chapter 221: Another Kind of Ring
Sylvade was silently watching the light of Idus' skyrocketing fire. The stars sparkled like a reflection in the depths of her eyes. In the deep pupils, the eyes show a strange light purple, because the sky reflects the night sky, and the starry sky inside.
The big cat man handed the communication crystal to Baggins, who in turn handed it to her. Miss Ship Officer turned her head, bowed her head slightly, and then took the crystal from Baggins' hand, and gently held it in her palm, a playful smile on the corner of her mouth.
A light screen was projected in front of her, reflecting the girl's snow-like skin, and Fang Yu's frowning expression appeared on it. Because Sylvid didn't have a system, she had to use an outward-projected light screen, and she took two steps back so that no outsiders could see the light on this side of the valley.
"Sylvide."
"I'm relieved that the captain is fine."
On the side, Alyssa looked at this pair with great interest—the aristocratic daughter had a kind of down-and-out generosity that was very rare among women on earth in this era, which made her feel very interesting about the situation of 'Captain Ed'.
Fang Yu coughed lightly and pretended to be serious: "...... Sylvide, I've got some problems here. ”
"Oh?"
Only then did Fang Yu describe what had happened before.
After hearing this, Sylvid didn't care about anything else, but only smiled and asked, "So is Miss Eve pretty, how does it compare to that sea witch?" ”
"Huh?" Fang Yu immediately froze: "Sylvide, this, this has nothing to do with that incident......
"You've met Miss Mia, haven't you?"
"This ......"
"She's contacted me."
"The ......"
Miss Ship Officer smiled like a little fox and covered her mouth gently. "Don't worry too much, Captain - it was actually relayed by Sky Blue, and she only cared about the Seven Seas Brigade - and if it was Miss Mia, I probably wouldn't mind."
In this case, of course, Fang Yu will not believe a word, this nobleman's daughter's ability to deceive people is first-class, so he will not be fooled again and again. And now that he and Mia are innocent, he doesn't think that the sea witch will be entangled in these side matters.
Fang Yu wittily changed the subject and said, "Alright, Sylvid, let's get down to business." ”
Sylvide laughed for a moment, then replied, "Captain, Mister Bunigu is with Luo Yu and Parker—but can you take a look at Miss Eve's ring before calling someone over?" ”
Of course. Fang Yu nodded, put the ring in the palm of his hand, and presented it to everyone.
Sylvide glanced at it, and then replied, "This ring doesn't quite look like Monsieur Bunnigou's." ”
"That's true."
Fang Yu nodded, but looked at his own ship officer with some surprise - he had the impression that his own ship officer would not say such 'seemingly correct nonsense'. The two rings are of course different, and there is no similarity.
Because he didn't think about it in this direction, and if there was any problem, he would have found it early.
But Sylvid changed his mind and added, "But it's not entirely different, in fact, we just habitually use the latter as an analogy with the former, but on the other hand, Monsieur Bunigou's ring seems to have some similarities with this ring." Don't be in a hurry, Captain, let me explain it to you one by one—"
Seeing that Fang Yu was about to speak, she interrupted him and said, "...... I asked myself since I was a child that I had a certain understanding of Aitalia's ornaments, heraldic science and aristocratic aesthetics, and that the patterns and images on Mr. Bunigou's ring were actually born from this ring. The reason why it doesn't look like it is simply because the former is just a clumsy fake of the latter. ”
"The captain has seen the Hailin Crown, so I'll use the Hailin Crown as an example."
“…… As one of the three solsa treasures left by the Numerin elves (in fact, it is the four solstice treasures, but ordinary people are accustomed to using the three solsa treasures), just like Ishurian's Morning Light Sword, there are many statues of the Helin Crown among the people. This elven laurel crown often appears in various guises in carvings, paintings, and even painted scriptures, but the Helin crown in these works has different images, some of which are very different from the original version. ”
Fang Yu opened his mouth, but Sylvid said first:
“…… The captain might say that there is no shortage of similarities in these works. That's normal, because after all, the Celestial Crown has appeared in the human world, and there are always some witnesses, and there are also records of its appearance in some ancient documents, otherwise how would the captain himself recognize the Celestial Crown? ”
"It's just that the more time goes by, the more distorted the image of the Hailin crown becomes, because the crown has been lost for a long time, and people don't know which of the many images of the Hailin crown in history is real. But despite the distortion, they retain some basic features that remain unchanged due to the characteristics of the written record itself, some of which are easy to express in words, such as dimensions and numbers. ”
"And this distortion is actually similar to this ring."
Fang Yu was stunned when he heard this, and at this time, Miss Tata also lost no time in telling him that there was such a situation about the Hailin Crown. It's just that Fang Yu looked at the ring in his hand, and he couldn't see any similarities with the one in Bunigu.
But he was not stubborn either, and only asked, "What does this prove?" ”
It proves that in the Worship of the Dragons, there are people who have seen the written representation of this ring, but they have not seen the actual ring. That's why they reproduced the ring based on the textual description for identification and research, which caused such absurd distortion—"
"Wait, what does this have to do with the Worship of the Dragons, isn't this something from Bunigu's grandfather's generation?"
Sylvide smiled: "What the captain is worried about, it just so happens that there is actually some progress on Baggins's side. ”
She then relayed the Q&A between Baggins and Bunigu.
Fang Yu listened silently, and he was actually not too surprised in his heart.
He knew that Bunigu didn't tell them the truth—
But he was a little surprised that Baggins was able to handle this matter alone. It seems that the Seven Seas Brigade has a lot of talent, and in addition to Miss Attila and Mr. Red, Sylvade and her men are also very versatile.
At this time, he, a half-'regiment commander and captain', gave birth to some sense of urgency.
However, Fang Yu agrees with Baggins's statement.
Bunnigu was really redundant, in fact, even if he told them about it directly, they might not be able to help. But when you think about it carefully, as a stranger meeting for the first time, it is normal for the other party to not be able to believe them completely, and I am relieved.
He looked at the ring in his hand and asked Sylvede, "Are you sure?" ”
"Eighty or nine," replied Sylvide, "I have studied the noble heraldry and the Kaurin-Ihurian schools of art since I was a child, and I have some knowledge of the aesthetic preferences of the different parts of the kingdom. The pattern on this ring is supposed to have come from the hand of a craftsman in the area of the Coast of the Treasure Staff. ”
"I can try to deduce the original textual expression based on the style of painting on top of the fake, and then further deduce the original appearance of the forgery. Of course, I can't imagine it out of thin air, but when I see the actual ring, I can conclude that there must be such a relationship between the two. ”
Fang Yu tried to straighten out the relationship in this passage. He said, "In other words, the ring given to him by Bunigu's brother-in-law is actually a Blood Shark Air Pirate—or a forgery from the Worship of the Dragons based on a description that was used to identify a physical replacement. ”
"The Worship of the Dragons somehow got a description of the appearance of this ring, but they hadn't actually seen it, so it was so distorted. They themselves should have been aware of this distortion, which is why they sought out Bunigou's brother-in-law, a genuine archaeologist, to come to the field to verify the authenticity of the ring, so as to prevent 'eyes without knowing Tarzan'. ”
Fang Yu frowned slightly.
This statement is almost consistent with his inference.
There seems to be an awkward situation among the 'resurrections' of the Dragon-worshipping cult, who know what happened to Doriphin thirty years ago, but have some specious information - such as the true location of the dragon's heart and what the ring looks like.
But there are people in history who have really experienced all this-
Eve says that someone stole half of the Dragonheart's power thirty years ago, and that person would never be fictional, after all, the disaster of Dorimin had actually happened thirty years ago.
And the textual description of this ring also shows from the side that at least someone has seen this ring before writing such a description. It's just that I don't know the relevant written records, and it will fall into the hands of the later dragon worshippers, and forge the ring in the hands of Bunnigu, and at the same time come here to discover the legendary 'dragon heart'.
However, Fang Yu looked at the ring in his hand, and was a little suspicious in his heart. If anyone had ever seen this ring, had Eve dealt with that person thirty years ago? But in this way, since the other party knows that the ring is worn on Eve's hand, how can he specifically describe the ring?
Isn't it more intuitive to describe Eve's image?
Or is there another mystery on the ring.
Fang Yu put away the ring, and vaguely felt that he was very close to the truth - Luo Lin, Depra, and the 'resurrection faction' in the Dragon Worship Sect, plus the mysterious 'Fourth Party' that appeared right now, what happened before and after the Dragon Witch Disaster could make these people split into so many factions?
This answer is obviously buried under the yellow sand of this ruin.
Thinking of this, he had already made a calculation in his heart, and looked up to Sylvid and said, "Bunnigu's brother-in-law, he will definitely not hand over this ring to Bunnigu for no reason, why should he take this risk?" It must have been to send some kind of message to Bunigu—"
In other words, if the other party just wants Bunigu to go to him, all they need is a letter. But he used this ring as evidence, it must be because there are some more critical clues on it, but fortunately, we don't need to guess what it is, as long as we find the other party, everything will fall into place. ”
"And Miss Eve has told me about a place, the underground of the town hall of Idus, and now that she has been taken captive, I intend to go after the people of the Fleur to see it. If we can't catch anyone, Miss Attila and I will go to the underground of the Idus Town Hall first. After all, Miss Eve had repeatedly mentioned that place, and there must have been something crucial there. ”
Fang Yu paused for a moment, and then said, "Don't go back to the platform first." Bunnigou's ring is now in Parker's hand, Sylvid, do me a favor, and I'll leave it to you and Mr. Big Cat Man, and trouble finding this man, Mr. Bunnigu's brother-in-law. ”
"I think the truth of the Dragon Witch incident a hundred years ago is in the hands of these two things."
Sylvia listened, not at all surprised. She looked at the others before she turned back and asked, "Isn't the captain going to join us first, and then think about it in the long run?" Wouldn't it be too hasty to act in a hurry now? ”
Fang Yu shook his head: "There are also dragon knight-level characters among the Blood Shark Sky Pirates, and the Dragon Fire Guild and the Rainlistener are also not easy to mess with in the eyes of the Seven Seas Brigade. But the appearance of the descendants of Flor at the moment, taking advantage of the battlefield to drag the highest combat effectiveness of both sides, is the best time for us to act. ”
Sylvest wasn't really against it.
It's just a good ship officer to remind his captain not to act blindly. Seeing that Fang Yu was still thinking clearly, she nodded: "Okay, leave it to us here." Although some of the pirates have entered the tunnels, their home stadium is still on the ground after all, and it shouldn't be a problem for us to sneak in again. ”
"Then be careful."
The aristocratic daughter's eyes flashed slightly, revealing a trace of tenderness, and she was silent for a moment before she whispered: "Naturally, the captain should be careful." ”
Fang Yu nodded.
He didn't say much about it, but only called Bunigu and asked him about the approximate location of the other party's Idus City Hall. In fact, both Sylved and Kitta have read relevant literature and can tell the location of their town halls, but compared to their understanding of the underworld, they are naturally not as good as the descendants of smugglers with 'family roots'.
However, Bunigu only had a rough idea of the place, and stammered to tell him that it was not far from the place where the Dragon's First Scale was located. It's just that the underground passage of the town hall is not quite similar to the underground passages in other places, which were originally the underground black dungeons of the fortress where the kingdom's consuls were stationed, so they are not connected to the outside world.
Bunigu mentioned that there was a huge cave and underground fortress there, but the entrances were sealed on all sides, and it was not easy to enter. The only possibility is that the tunnel collapsed in the catastrophe a hundred years ago, and another entrance appeared.
This is very likely, and Fang Yu has also encountered many such passages along the way, but in the disaster, due to the collapse of gaps in other parts of the tunnel, new passages were formed. Of course, there is no shortage of pathways that originally existed, but now they have become dead ends.
Therefore, he could not fully hope for this, and if there was really no way, it would be better to go back to the surface and enter the ruins of the town hall, and from there find an entrance to the underground. But the latter is naturally much more dangerous, after all, the people of the Fleur Descendants are fighting the Blood Shark Air Pirates on the surface.
It was the middle of the night, and dawn was only a few hours away.
Therefore, after the division of labor between the two sides was completed, they did not waste any more time and immediately went their separate ways.
Fang Ou walked out of the natural grotto where the Dragon's First Scale was with him, and before leaving, he took one last look at the dark underground river behind him, and he remembered the experience of fighting the Descendants of Flor here with the Dragon Witch not long ago.
But in the blink of an eye, things are no longer human.
He silently remembered Miss Scarpet, who had also left the tunnel under the elven ruins by himself with Miss Scarpe on his back. But who would have thought that it would be the last memory he left in Dawn Star, and it was like going back in time at this moment-
However, the enemy is still of Flor's descendants.
It's just that there's one more dragon worship.
Fang Yu was silent and didn't say a word.
It's just that I silently made up my mind in my heart that no matter what, I must at least give Eve an explanation. Find out what happened a hundred years ago, and what kept her here - why Karatu and Joschud left the Dragon's Heart here.
That dragon slaying hero, is it really just because she misses the girl in her heart that she keeps wandering in this dark underground? But in that case, why did he keep Eve alone here for a hundred years, didn't he promise his beloved girl that he would definitely return?
The two of them walked out of the underground river and came to the hall outside, Fang Yu actually had a trace of luck in his heart—but the square hall was silent and dark at the moment, and on the tall rock, there was no kind-hearted girl singing softly at this moment.
Even the cold light above the vault disappeared at this moment.
Fang Plover lit the Illumination Crystal, only to find his broken Screaming Banshee in the messy hall, he silently picked up the flexible structure, patted the dust on it, and put it back on top of his backpack.
The two of them walked out of the hall and found the secret door they had entered, and the scene outside the secret door was exactly what Attila had described. The ground was littered with dark, stacked crystal shards, and Phalanx bent down to pick up one, exactly the same as the crystal shards Attila had seen before.
He looked around again, and the hole where the flames were still gushing out, but the rock that had melted was now completely condensed. The purple flame monster seemed to have not appeared since he had seen it once in the seal.
Fang Yu faintly felt that that thing might have something to do with the dragon's heart.
And he was about to continue his walk, when the ground suddenly shook violently. Fang Yu raised his head suddenly, and felt a sharp tremor, which seemed to come from the ground above his head.
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