Chapter 287: Abyssal Sea Slate
"So, what the hell is going on, Sylvid?"
Fang Yu looked at Alyssa, and then at Sylvide, who was used to the subtle metaphors and little gossip of Miss Nightingale.
After settling down for a moment, he decided that it would be better to take over the conversation himself. This is the lesson he has learned from many bloody lessons - it is better not to follow the other person's train of thought - otherwise he may fall into some kind of language trap.
So he turned around and asked straight to the point.
As for his wisdom, Silvid only smiled slightly, and replied, "The old gentleman wants to see us, to be exact, the other party wants to see you again, Captain." β
"What do you mean?"
"It's Mr. Arvan, the captain, the old scholar who escaped from the slave traders."
Fang Yu was stunned for a moment before he remembered the other party.
Sylvid added, "It's Mr. Achilles who came the news on his behalf. β
Fang Yu knew in his heart that Princess Rupert was still in Balgo and should not have left from Lady Farid.
"Is it in the old place?" He asked.
"It's in the old place." Sylvide nodded.
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When the group walked out of Princess Celestia's manor, the direct sunlight of the desert almost made everyone a little dizzy.
However, Fang Yu was still thinking about the things he had heard before, and he didn't pay much attention to this, he only raised his head and looked at the towering hills in the distance, the hot wind swept the gray and yellow sand from the top of the hill and floated into the distance, disappearing.
The old Mr. Arfan seemed to have a whim, and suddenly told them something about the Abyssal Sea Scroll, originally he thought that the other party still had clues about those slave traders, but he didn't expect that this was not the case.
He still remembered the old man's gaze in the dim light not long agoβthe other party stared at them with a meaningful look and asked, "Do you want to know why the Dragon Worshippers are interested in the Abyssal Sea Scroll?" β
Fang Yuan pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, he hadn't thought about it, but there was an all-encompassing knowledge in the Abyssal Sea Scroll - and only some of it was related to ancient alchemy, and more of it was an unknown and unsettling part hidden behind the fog.
Therefore, because he has too little information, it is really difficult for him to judge.
He only corrected in a low voice:
"Those are blind followers, Mr. Arfan."
"Almost," Arfan didn't care about this, "Actually, whether it is Levgard or the blind god Deska, their followers are not much different, and they are looking for the whereabouts of the Abyssal Scroll just to find the Elven Grail." β
"Elven Holy Grail!?"
"You don't ask the Elven Grail, it seems that you know something," Arfan looked at him, his eyes blazing: "A part of the Abyssal Sea Scroll is a clue from the Numerin Elves about the Holy Grail left to mortals." β
"Part of it?"
"Only a small part," replied Arfan, "we find that the Abyssal scrolls are mainly from two ages, the more recent Noumerin era and the more ancient Sinsas era, and the earliest and oldest Abyssal scripts are said to have come from the knowledge of the snake people from the black comet......"
"Yes, it comes from the Black Comet, the stone of creation worshipped by the Serpents, and these ancient myths still influence the lizardmen of Gudasok. The Serpents imitated the mysterious text obtained from the black falling star, and from this they established a prosperous dynasty. β
"This is the long scroll of the abyssal sea of the Sinsas era, the source of forbidden knowledge."
"Later, the elves copied it again, and used it to record the knowledge of ancient alchemyβ"
He paused, looked at Fang Yu and asked, "Do you know ancient alchemy?" β
Fang Yu nodded.
"I really know a lot," the old man glanced at him meaningfully, "In fact, the alchemy of the elves is also obtained from the long scroll of the abyssal sea, and the ancient alchemy and today's alchemy are actually very different......
Fang Yu was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but remember the ancient alchemy he had learned from An Luoser, thinking that maybe this part of his knowledge came from it.
The cloud dragon also told him the same thing, a lot of knowledge in ancient alchemy is taboo today, but the latter told him that there is no good or evil in knowledge, and he also thought so, and told Eve the same thing.
Therefore, he did not express his position, but listened quietly.
The old man continued, "But in addition to the ancient techniques, the elves also recorded the whereabouts of the elven chalices. β
"And this is also the part we are talking about, which happened at the end of the dynasty, and the number of stone slabs left behind is relatively small."
Fang Yu couldn't help but ask, "In other words, the Noumerin Elf left a treasure map for future generations in the Abyssal Sea Long Scroll?" β
"It's not accurate to use a treasure map," Arvan's snow-white eyebrows raised slightly, and he shook his head, "The real treasure map is on the seven obelisks, since you know the Elven Holy Grail, you should have heard that ballad, right?" β
'Under the seven obelisks, buried are the secrets of the Elven Holy Grail Noumerin, the land where the twelve stars shine, eternal life, and endless wisdom. β
Fang Yu nodded, he was already very familiar with this ballad.
He had even seen one of the obelisks, though only for a cursory glance.
Arfan continued: "And those stone slabs actually record the location of the obelisk. β
After hearing these words, Fang Yu's mind was like a bright lightning, and he vaguely felt that he had captured a crucial clue:
Karatu had already told him that the Elven Grail contained the power of the Aether of Light, the Radiance of the Firmament. And because of this, the 'wanderer' has been searching for the whereabouts of the elven relics.
According to the Lich Donde, the knowledge of his great-grandfather, Maryland the Wanderer, is believed to have come from Andro and Levgard. In other words, these two dark gods should also be very aware of this.
And the blind god Deska is also a dark deity.
Therefore, if the Abyssal Sea Long Scroll is really related to the Elven Holy Grail and the Seven Obelisks, the motives of the blind followers and the sand thief Mahazar seem to make sense.
The thought swirled through his mind and he asked, "The sand thief Mahazar attacked the Garden of Illusions, and these abyssal scrolls looted from there are the property of the Penelope royal family?" Is it about the whereabouts of the seven obelisks? β
Arfan shook his head: "You have to ask Her Highness the princess, young man. I heard that you don't have some paperwork in your hand, if you don't mind, maybe you can bring it to me and read it for you. β
Fang Yu was happy in his heart, he actually had this plan for a long time, but he didn't know how to speak.
But after thinking about it, he asked with some surprise: "By the way, didn't the old gentleman take out those documents?" β
The old man couldn't help but smile bitterly, sighed and said, "I was in a hurry to flee at that time, and I didn't look closely. Later, when I handed over the documents to Her Royal Highness the Princess, I only thought that those documents themselves were clues, but today I accidentally remembered that the contents of them may also be of some help to you. β
Fang Yu thought about it, but it was indeed the case.
In fact, he didn't think about it at all.
"Speaking of which, there is another anecdote about this," Arfan said suddenly, "remember the last time I told you the story about the 'Slate'?" β
"You mean the Dawn Star, Mr. ArvΓ‘n?" Fang Yu not only remembered, but remembered it very clearly.
"That's the name," replied Arfan, "but it doesn't matter, but the part of the stone slab they excavated is related to the obelisk." β
Fang Yu couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this: "Really? β
The old man nodded: "Otherwise, how could there be so many rumors about the obelisk today, all of this should be related to the excavation ten years ago." β
"You mean?" Fang Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Those stone slabs excavated by the Dawn Star, and the information about the obelisk on them, were finally scattered outside...... And not in the hands of its original owner? β
The old man bowed his head again: "That's pretty much what it means, and I haven't heard much of that name since then, but judging from the final result, it should be so." β
Fang Yuan's heart was shocked, if Miss Scapet and Captain Quelod had really experienced all this, it was really hard to imagine what had happened in between.
In his mind, the other party had nothing to do with the rumors of the obelisk, and even the legend about the Elven Holy Grail was something he had heard from Sky Blue after leaving the Dawn Star. Is it true that the two Dawn Stars before and after have nothing to do with each other, just a coincidence, or is there some joint in them that makes Miss Scapet and they simply don't want to revisit everything that happened in the past?
He was extremely suspicious in his heart, but unfortunately he couldn't contact that side for a while, otherwise he really wanted to ask the other party for clarification.
However, this small episode is actually not very helpful for the task entrusted to them by Princess Celestia. Because it is still impossible to reveal how all this is related to the attack ten years ago.
Even if it were confirmed that the contents of the scrolls were clues about the obelisk left behind by the spirit of Noumerim, it would only further establish the motives of the slave trader and sand thief Mahazar.
But the motive didn't matter, their primary goal was to find the whereabouts of the slave traders and wandering alchemists.
It's just that this clue is very helpful to themselves.
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Fang Yu was facing the scorching sun at the moment, and it was such a question that was thinking in his heart.
He thought for a while before he looked back at Sylvid beside himβthe nobleman's daughter was also looking at him, as if she had seen through his thoughts, and asked with a smile, "What does the captain want to ask?" β
"Sylvid, about the obelisk?"
The nobleman's daughter bowed her head slightly: "I know, I guess what Mr. Alvan said is right, my father should have seen those stone slabs too." β
"What?"
Although he more or less expected this answer in his heart, Fang Yu couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this: "Sir Ma Wei has also seen those stone slabs?" β
"My father left Kaurin-Ishurian seven years ago, but does the captain remember that I said that my father left me a notebook before leaving?" Sylvid replied, "It was from that notebook that I learned about the vague relationship between the obelisk, the elven relic, and the entrance to the Third World. β
"My father has a very clear account of the location of the obelisk, and I know the whereabouts of at least three of them," Silvid looked up at him, her eyes as clear as if they contained a bay of blue water, "beyond the port of Gulla, including the one below the abyssal sea, and the one under Fenris." β
"There's also one in the Giant Tree Hill, which has been delayed in Kaurin-Ishurian because I'm busy investigating the disappearance of my party's members, so I haven't been there yet."
She paused for a moment before continuing: "As for the remaining four, I don't know the exact location, and my father only speculated about their approximate location. However, he mentioned in his notes that he had found clues about the obelisk and the Elven Holy Grail in some ancient texts. β
"And the so-called ancient classics, the oldest of them are none other than the long scroll of the deep sea......
Fang Yu nodded silently, and then realized in his heart that the information about the obelisk that was now circulating in Aitaria still had such a origin.
He didn't know if it was a coincidence, but the murderer of Miss Attila's brother must also have something to do with the information about these tablets, so it seemed that a clear clue was already in front of them.
Originally, they could only deduce from the trivial information that there might be behind the scenesβfor example, the relationship between the Dragon Worship Cult and the Dragon Witch incident behind the whole thing, and the relationship with the 'wanderer'.
But once they discovered that the Wanderer wasn't the only one motivated to do so, the whole thing seemed to turn out again.
But now, it seems, another way is in front of them.
Judging from Sir Marwey's experience, it seems that the stone tablets scattered ten years ago have gone through the hands of many people, but those people in the middle are just the ones who handle them, and those people really understand the value of these stone tablets, and which people really have the ability to act like Sylvide's father?
The last group is obviously not many, but it is the most suspicious.
And judging from Sylvid's description, her father should have only obtained some of the slates, so who is in the hands of the rest of the slabs now, this is an important clue. Fang Yu seems to have found himself in a new way, that is, to delineate the target through the whereabouts of those scattered stone slabs ten years ago.
Of course, this is also not easy.
But according to him, it would be very interesting if it really had something to do with the Dawn Star.
It's a pity that he can't get in touch with Miss Scapet for the time being, which is too coincidental.
Sylvid looked at him from the side, and suddenly asked, "So what is the captain going to do?" β
Fang Yu shook his head, since he couldn't contact Miss Scapet, of course, for the time being, it was still the task of Her Royal Highness the Princess. He thought for a moment and replied, "Although the clue provided by Mr. Arfan is not very helpful in this mission, it is still possible to find out the true purpose of those sand thieves and slave traders. All that's left is to figure out what role those wandering alchemists played in this, and the whole thing has to do with the princess. β
"Actually, the easiest way is to find out the whereabouts of the slave traders," said Alyssa, who had come with her, "and it would be great if one or two slave traders could be captured alive." β
"That's true, I actually happen to have some clues."
Fang Yu looked at this Miss Nightingale, and suddenly remembered about the other party's career plan, and he didn't seem to have answered it before.
But he was about to speak, when the communication crystals of the three of them lit up at the same time.
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