Chapter 14: Merlin and His Beard
Xing Tianyu looked at the time, but it was already more than three o'clock in the morning at this time, and he said in his heart that it was time to go home, but the doubts in his heart made him a little unwilling, and when he was entangled, a person who flew from outside the sky caught his attention. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
That person is a fairy wind bone, stepping on a flying sword, is passing through the atmosphere of the nightmare country, and slowly flies into the hall of heroes, in this nightmare country where science fiction and fantasy are both important, there is obviously some inconsistency in the style of painting, who else can it be if it is not Taiyi real person.
Xing Tianyu's eyes lit up when he saw Taiyi Zhenren, this old man looks not young, he thinks he should be an old-timer, he should always know something, right?
Thinking of this, he flew straight towards Taiyi Zhenren, and stopped Taiyi Zhenren in mid-air.
"Hey, isn't this a Viking friend, how can you find something wrong with the poor road?" That Taiyi Zhenren is very into the play, he is a little friend and a poor man, but he really thinks of himself as a cultivator of the sword and the wind.
Xing Tianyu was very helpful, but he was also very cooperative, "Eh, that Taiyi senior, it's like this, I want to ask you a question, I don't know if I can give you a solution or two?" ā
That Taiyi Zhenren stroked his beard, "It's not difficult, you have no questions but ask." ā
"What I want to ask is, do you know why there are so few high- and mid-tier Nightmare Lords? Haven't many people advanced in the past few decades? ā
That Taiyi Zhenren seemed a little surprised when he heard this question, "I smiled embarrassedly, hehe, I can't answer this question to you, in fact, I only became a nightmare lord five years ago, and I don't know much about the previous things, I remember that when I came, the number of people was even smaller than this, and the high-level lords and middle-level lords were even less pitiful, there were more than a dozen middle-level lords, and there was only one high-level lord." ā
Xing Tianyu was taken aback when he heard this, he didn't expect that this old man only joined five years ago, wait a minute, if what Taiyi Zhenren said is true, shouldn't all the Nightmare Lords join in the past few years?
He still had some reluctance in his heart, "Then I wonder if you can tell me who that high-ranking lord is?" ā
"This is naturally no problem, that high-ranking lord is called Merlin."
"That Merlin from Arthurian legend?"
Taiyi Zhenren nodded, "That's right, it's him, you can recognize him when you see him, wearing a pointed hat, a white beard, and a staff in his hand." ā
This description was very specific, Xing Tianyu thanked him, and said goodbye to Taiyi Zhenren.
Bidding farewell to Taiyi Zhenren, Xing Tianyu happened to see that the Wind Knights had finished their mission and were about to set off again, when Tao Lesi's Phoenix fighter was mixed in the large group of planes, Xing Tianyu's heart moved, and he hurriedly caught up with Peaches, "Wait a minute, I have something I need you to help me do." ā
The Phoenix fighter spun around and stopped beside Xing Tianyu. "What's the matter, senior?" Taulos asked, opening the hatch.
"If it's convenient for you, help me find out when those people in the Wind Knights became Nightmare Lords, you don't need to ask all of them, just ask three or five people."
Tao Lesi nodded, "Understood," and then flew away in the Phoenix fighter.
Xing Tianyu watched Peach's fighter disappear into the distance, he didn't wait for an answer, and returned to the Hall of Heroes again, wanting to find someone to ask about Merlin.
As one of the four high-ranking lords, Merlin was almost unknown to everyone, and it was not a secret, so Xing Tianyu quickly learned the information he wanted.
Merlin is the eldest of the four high-level lords, and he is also generally considered to be the weakest one, which makes Xing Tianyu a little surprised, his transfiguration ability is mainly all kinds of magic, but he rarely makes a move, neither does tasks nor acts with people, but most of those senior nightmare lords know him, it is said that many people have been helped by Merlin when they first became nightmare lords, and it seems that in everyone's mind, Merlin is the image of a kind old man.
However, Merlin has rarely been seen lately, and no one knows what nationality he is, and no one knows where he lives, so it is really a matter of luck to get in touch with him.
Xing Tianyu said in his heart that it seemed that it was really difficult to know the past of the Nightmare Realm, and he had a feeling that even if he found Merlin, he might not be able to figure out the truth.
Suddenly, his heart moved, but he thought of another person, Ah Song, the administrator of the treasure house of knowledge.
Since that Ah Song has lived in the Nightmare Realm for hundreds of years, he must have seen many Nightmare Lords, and he must know what happened in the Nightmare Realm in the past.
Just do it if you want to, Xing Tianyu came to the treasure house of knowledge non-stop.
"Hey, Nightmare Lord, why are you here again? Looking for a knowledge book? Ah Song saw Xing Tianyu and immediately greeted him.
Xing Tianyu shook his head, looked at the surroundings and saw that there was no one, and then asked in a deep voice, "No, I'm here to ask you about something, do you know where those nightmare lords have gone in the past?" ā
Na Song's face suddenly changed when he heard this, "What past Nightmare Lord?" I'm just a lowly servant, I don't know those things, my lord I think you should leave. ā
Xing Tianyu said in his heart that there are indeed ghosts! "I really don't know?"
Na Song shook his head violently, and simply didn't even say anything.
It's really hard to get this if you change someone else, but it's okay, I'm not an ordinary person, Xing Tianyu thought, grabbed Ah Song's shoulder, and at the moment Ah Song raised his head in surprise.
Dementor Eye - Activate!
Xing Tianyu stared at Ah Song's eyes, and his spiritual power was fully activated.
"Of course you know what I'm talking about, and you're going to tell me everything you know, right?"
Na Song's face was dazed for a while, "I know some truths, and I plan to tell you too." ā
His face struggled for a while, it was the controlled consciousness and the consciousness of his own heart struggling, it seemed that he was very resistant to say what he knew, but under Xing Tianyu's control, he finally gave in.
"So let's talk about it." Xing Tianyu lured softly, and Ah Song hesitated to tell.
"It's true that there have been many Nightmare Lords in the Nightmare Realm in the past, and it's hard to count them, but every once in a while - maybe ten years or so, they will disappear en masse, and after a while, some new Nightmare Lords will appear, at first there will be only a few few, but soon there will be more and more of them, hundreds or thousands, but once it reaches the tenth year, they will suddenly disappear again, except for that person."
Xing Tianyu's heart was cold, "That person? Who is that person. ā
Ah Song shook his head blankly, "I don't know his name, the master doesn't allow me to ask his name, and it never talks to me." ā
"What does he look like?"
"Whitebeard, wearing a strange hat and holding a cane."
Xing Tianyu said in his heart, isn't that Merlin? Could this old man be a ghost? Hurriedly asked, "When was the last time the Nightmare Lords disappeared en masse?" How many people have disappeared? ā
"Seven years ago, there were probably a few hundred people, I remember the day before they disappeared, they ran to the treasure trove of knowledge together to redeem the book of knowledge, they said they were going to destroy the lair of the Dream Eater Crab, and then the next day they were never seen again - except for that person."
Looking at Ah Song Xing Tianyu with a blank face, his heart turned over for a while, and sure enough, as he was afraid of, this Nightmare King really had a problem, although he couldn't be sure where those people had gone, but there was no doubt that it would definitely not be a good place, Dream Devouring Cancer? Isn't that another version of the Dream Eater?
Xing Tianyu's heart was in a mess at this time, but fortunately, the tenacious nerves he had experienced between life and death made him surprisingly calm, knowing that this was not the time to panic, the key now was to clear the traces, and the people in the know were always the first to be killed, and he definitely couldn't let people know that he had discovered the truth.
Xing Tianyu stared at Ah Song's eyes, "You've never seen me, and I've never asked you any questions." ā
Ah Song nodded, "I've never met you, and you've never asked me any questions. ā
Xing Tianyu said again, "You will wake up with a snap, and then be surprised to find a nightmare lord standing in front of you that you have never seen before. ā
Ah Song repeated his words again: "I would wake up with a snap, and then be surprised to find a Nightmare Lord standing in front of me that I had never seen before. ā
"Very good, then-" Xing Tianyu snapped his fingers, and Ah Song suddenly felt a thrill, as if he had woken up from his sleep, and looked at Xing Tianyu with a confused expression, "Ah, what a faux pas, this lord, is there anything I need to serve you?" ā
"It's nothing, I'm just looking at it." Xing Tianyu said, turned around and hurriedly walked out of the treasure house of knowledge.
Must leave the Nightmare Realm immediately, Xing Tianyu thought to himself, he walked through the empty corridor, stepped out of the door of the treasure house of knowledge, returned to the Hall of Heroes, and was about to fly away immediately, suddenly, the air in front of him distorted, white light flashed, and a white-bearded old man appeared in front of him, the old man was wearing a gorgeous robe, a snow-white beard, an old pointed hat, and an oak staff in his hand, looking at him with a kind face.
"Hello kid, I heard that you are asking about me, what, do you want me to help with anything?"