That girl had a relationship with him in a dream.

Although he still knew only one name of her, Misu, he thought that her surname, perhaps old and glorious, had been passed down in that weathered time, by a low, vicissitudes of life—

Cadmus, The Ancient Commandment.

Her skin was bronzed, the color of sand, like the remnant sun—a neat braid, and a golden dragon flame hidden in her light gray eyes.

A horizontal war streak smeared between the bridge of her nose and her cheeks, a mysterious maroon, revealing a hint of confidence and seriousness.

This is the daughter of Istania.

Together with the familiarity left between her eyebrows and eyes, it evoked another shadow in the depths of his memory—a man who stood as tall as a spear and towered as a giant tower—an ancient mark carved in his blood, indelible even for thirty years.

It was Mazak Cadmus, the owner of the Traveler's Rest today.

Two or siblings? Or a brother and sister?

Fang Yu couldn't help but guess boldly in his heart.

The only name left by the other party in that dream, Fang Yu looked at the young man with black curly hair, Rune Lincius.

So all the threads of fracture seem to be connected in series.

The identities of the three people, the two puzzles around thirty years ago, seem to have reached the moment when the answer is revealed. Fang Yu was silent for a moment, and involuntarily looked at the only face he knew among the three:

An old-fashioned, older knight with a straight face, meticulously combed silver hair, a sword in both hands, and an old but new armor on his body.

The present and the past seem to be like a murmuring moonlight, silently intersecting in this dark room.

But the other party had long since stopped knowing him, and the older knight didn't even seem to see him, only following Misu into the office.

Fang Yu stood motionless, the three of them were like a shadow, or the grace of time, the sand of time, staggered past him.

Nothing.

Sylvid stood beside the maid, under the moonlight, silently watching this miraculous scene.

Sesta's expressionless face couldn't help but move slightly.

The three of them never looked at them the whole time, their gaze only passed through the square plover, as if the latter did not exist at all, and landed directly on the desk.

There, only one brooch reflected the moonlight, giving off a gloomy glow.

Misu quietly walked over to the desk and looked at it silently.

Her gaze seemed to have traveled through thirty years of time in the dark, overlapping with this small brooch in the same time and space thirty years later.

Then she reached out and seemed to pick up the brooch.

Seeing this, Fang Yu froze for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to say something to warn, he knew in his heart that this was ridiculous, but when this scene was staged in front of him, it couldn't help it.

There was a soft thud.

It's so subtle that if you don't listen carefully, you won't notice it at all.

But the girl simply picked up the brooch from the desk. She raised her chest to Yuehua, or to everyone in the room.

Fang Yu watched this scene in complete disbelief.

He subconsciously turned his head and found that Sylvid also had an equally shocked and surprised look.

The boundaries of the mirage and the real are blended-

"Nicol Bolas," the girl whispered, holding the brooch, "Father and brother didn't lie to me, it really came back......"

"Miss Misu, what is this?"

"This is definitely the followers of the Dark Dragon, they have been plotting to resurrect it here, and we are too late," Misu frowned and clutched the brooch in the palm of his hand, turning back to the others and saying, "We must hand over this evidence to the rulers of Dorifin, this is the last chance!" ”

"But Count Hostings has warned us, and he told us not to cause trouble at the celebration." Luan scratched his hair, "Miss Misu, a brooch alone doesn't mean anything. We'd better get out of this place as soon as possible, if Manlo's people find out, we'll be all done......"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but shudder.

"Calm down, Rune," Misu glanced at him, "Manlo's people have nothing to fear, even Nicol Bolas, my ancestors have faced and defeated her. ”

"But Lord Yoshude has the Fairy Sacred Sword Galapea, what do we have? We only have the Heavenly Spirit Cover! The young man said a little frantically.

He grumbled in a low voice, "I shouldn't have promised to let you travel with my caravan in the first place, and now it's causing so many troubles!" Miss Misu, I am still in the assessment period of the Kalin Business Alliance, if they find out that I dare to do these things, my life and my family will be all over! ”

Misu sighed, and Wen Yan comforted him, "Run, you listen to me. I know your business is important, and you have a sick sister to take care of, but there are some things we can't compromise on, and I told you about the Dark Dragon, and you know what that means—do you remember what you said when you saw the corpses of those students, your bravery and justice back then was heartbreaking. ”

Lune frowned, as if he was in a fierce battle in his heart. He clenched his fists, released them again, and took two steps back and forth in the office, somewhat agitated.

Misu looked at him, and there was nothing she could do, so she could only whisper, "I will definitely keep you safe, Rune, I swear." ”

"Miss Misu," Luan shook his head, "I'm not afraid of death, I'm just worried that we're doing something meaningless and ending up putting ourselves in vain." ”

Misu was also silent for a moment, she tightened the brooch in her hand, and said, "You have to try, because there is still a glimmer of hope." I assure you, Run, if this is really not possible, I will take everyone away with me. ”

"But is there really any hope, Miss Misu, and I always feel like we've been going in circles all these weeks? Those guys must be eyeing us, and I always think things are going to get worse if they go on like this. ”

"There is hope."

Misu looked at him and nodded firmly.

Lu En was stunned for a long time, let out a long sigh, and nodded helplessly: "Okay, I believe you, Miss Misu." I've given myself to you—"

He shook his head and muttered something.

Fang Yu stood aside and heard clearly.

The young man muttered, "...... Those students died right in front of me, and I couldn't convince myself that it was all right, that it was all right. If I turn a blind eye, Miss Misu, I can't tell my sister what is going on here—my brother is incompetent, but she at least wants me to be a person who knows right from wrong and deserves her pride. ”

"Thank you, Rune."

Misu gave the young man a gentle look.

By this time, the older knight had already walked around the office, his keen gaze lingering here and there for a moment before looking away, as if looking for something.

When he walked to the other side of the desk, he suddenly looked up and said to the two of them, "Come and see this." ”

He picked up the roster.

Misu picked up the roster and flipped through it, then closed it with a solemn expression: "This is undoubtedly the order and date of the sacrifice ceremony, the nearest one is tomorrow, these people are already crazy-"

"Judging from the list, Manlo's people have begun to do whatever it takes, and he will soon be unable to hold the fire if he continues like this," the older knight shook his head, "but this is not a good sign." ”

"They are absolutely sure that it will be like this," Misu looked at the list again, and said with a sad expression, "We are late, I didn't expect the dragon's golden pupil to be destroyed, but my ancestor ......"

She shook her head vigorously, and said with great struggle, "There is no reason for Mr. Hageston to deceive him, he could not have found out, but I don't know why. If Nicol Bolas is resurrected, all efforts will be in vain—"

"For now," said the elder knight in a steady voice, "Lord Joschud may have his own considerations, or perhaps he trusts his companion too much, and who would have thought that Sir Hagerston would be blinded by greed?" ”

He looked at the list.

"But this list at least says something else, and that is that there is one more ceremony that has not yet taken place. I don't know much about the Dark Dragon, so let's see if there's anything else we can take advantage of, Miss Misu? ”

"Thank you, Mr. Dikter, that you are right, that I was too agitated." Misu let out a sigh of relief and nodded, "It's good that you and Rune are here, I really don't know what to do if I'm alone." ”

"You're welcome, all righteous companions are our friends," replied the knight with a straight face, "May the light of Marland, the sword of the valiant always be with you." ”

Misu nodded, then took a closer look at the roster, and then frowned slightly as the two of them watched.

She flipped to a page, her expression changed slightly, and she immediately flipped forward, and every time she turned to what she was looking for, she pulled out the list and placed it on the table.

Fang Yu watched silently.

Before and after, there are exactly twelve servings in total.

And the one at the top, the name that stood out on the list, was none other than the somewhat effeminate girl, who seemed to recall her slightly cramped and nervous appearance, and told him that her name was Heath.

She is the daughter of a pottery workshop owner.

Thirty years ago—

"I see," Misu's frown furrowed, "I see, I think I've figured out what's going on here!" ”

The two looked at her and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's not good news." Misu shook her head with a sinking face.

"First of all, I can be sure that the dragon's golden pupil was indeed severely damaged in the battle between Nicol Bolas and my ancestor, and folklore has it that my ancestor blinded Nicol Bolas with a Venusian pupil."

"For a hundred years it has used Lord Hageston, to hide and slowly regain its power, which stenges evil in the dark, and its followers have naturally come to it, and it has rooted its power in the city, imperceptibly integrated into the bodies of the newborn girls, and then regained its power little by little by means of living sacrifices—"

Misu paused for a moment, revealing a disgusted expression: "Some of these living sacrifices are the most important, their bloodlines are relatively special, they should be selected by the Dragon Worship Sect, and they are integrated with the most original power of the Dragon Golden Pupil. ”

"These are the twelve?"

"Eleven are already victims," replied Misu heavily, "one every five years, and I don't know why Dorifin's rulers are unaware!" ”

"This is because these people are too secretive, and if a city has frequent disappearances, it will definitely attract attention, but if you extend this time to a hundred years, no one will notice the strangeness inside." The older knight shook his head: "What's more, the people of the Horstins family must have played a dishonorable role in it, and with their protection, what can the archon find?" ”

"I am so saddened by the descendants of Lord Hagerston." Misu shook her head sadly, put down the roster in her hand, and sighed.

"He's not very good himself, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many things later," Lu couldn't help but say disdainfully, "And I suspect that the Archon is also on their side, there is no hope for this matter, they are all the same." ”

"If that's the case, then we're in a pretty dangerous situation." The knight was silent for a moment, then replied, "But I don't think it's that bad, Doriffin has changed more than a dozen consuls, and the political territory behind it has encompassed most of the kingdom of Kaulin, unless the followers of the dark dragon have taken control of the kingdom, it will never-"

Lu also felt that his words were a little too extreme, so he could only shake his head and did not speak again.

He sighed and changed the subject: "What do we do now?" ”

The girl looked at the two of them and replied, "Let's go our separate ways, we still have to trust the Archon, without his support, our hope is too slim, you and Mr. Dickett go and hand over the evidence to the Archon." ”

"What about you?" Rune looked at the girl and asked.

The girl put her hand on the roster and said, "Mr. Dickert reminded me that these victims are indeed the most important part of the other party's plan—I will find a way to find out the whereabouts of these missing students, and although the possibility of finding clues is slim, I must try." ”

"You're alone?" The young man looked a little nervous.

Misu smiled rarely: "Don't worry, I won't act recklessly, if there is a clue, I will act with you." ”

Hearing this, Lune and Dickett glanced at each other and nodded.

His gaze followed Misu's hand and landed at the top of the list—"Heath?" The young man sighed, "I wish this young lady had a little better luck and would allow us to find her." ”

The three of them were sighing, when the office door suddenly opened.

A young man in a sailor's shirt ran in from outside in a panic: "Boss, Miss Misu, Mr. Knight, Manlo's people seem to have sensed something, and they are back." ”

Misu glanced at the others and said, "It looks like we should leave too, I can only fool Manlo for a while, I'm afraid it will be dangerous to stay any longer." ”

The three nodded.

Lu said to the young man, "Jeffrey, you go and hold them back, and when we leave, you can find a way to get out of the city first." ”

The young man took off his hat and saluted the three of them: "Leave it to me, you have to be careful, especially you, boss." ”

"Thank you, Jeffrey." Lune gave him a grateful look.

With that, the four of them walked out of the office separately.

Behind them, the illusion crumbled like a castle on the sand, dissipating bits and pieces—under the gaze of Fang Plover and Sylvaid, the office vanished in the moonlight, and the wallpaper on the walls faded, curled, blackened, and then shattered.

All the paper turned browned, and the corners eventually turned to dust.

The desk collapsed with a thud and went up in smoke.

The bookshelves were also bent inward, then broken, collapsing on top of each other, regenerating cobwebs and dust. The curtains became tattered, one by one, full of holes.

And the window outside, hollow, like the eye sockets of a skeleton.

And only the cold moonlight -

Unchanged for thousands of years.

Sprinkled in this ruined office.

With a soft sound, Fang Yu saw that in the direction where the four of them walked out of the office, there was a brooch that flashed with a ghostly light.

Quietly falling among the dust.

At the end of the field of vision, there is a door-

……