Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Ancient Contract
"Oh, look. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info who came over......"
"A poor lost lamb?"
"What's wrong? My kids ......"
A tired look appeared on Isa's face, and after entering the portal, she arrived at this small space after a period of dizziness.
A kind-looking old man greeted her in a kind tone.
"Where is this?" Isha heard warm words for the first time after entering the mausoleum, and involuntarily lowered her guard slightly.
"This is a prison ......" The old man's beard had balled after a long period of unkeeping, and he was very depressed, and a thin black iron chain could be seen through his collarbone, binding him in a fixed position.
He didn't care about his free body, stretched his neck, sniffed Isa's scent, and said, "I smell the smell of the old man in you...... Are you related to Edmund? ”
Isha nodded, her little heart beating violently inexplicably. She had a hunch that her efforts on this trip might be rewarded here.
She bowed and said, "Yes, I am a descendant of the former Emperor Edmund. ”
"Is it true?" The chains straightened, and the old man's reaction was sudden and violent, and he trembled his hands in disbelief: "You are Edmund's descendant?" A descendant of my best buddy? ”
After realizing that he had lost his temper, he quickly adjusted, "Sorry, I'm too excited...... I don't know...... Have you ever heard of the name Konstantin? ”
Isa's eyes widened in shock, "Could it be that you are Lord Constantine, the Prophet of Laurel?" "A dusty memory has been revealed, Edmund was just an ordinary pioneer knight in the early days, and then he gradually gathered excellent talents around him, which was able to establish the Holy Federation under the nose of the Goths. When it comes to auxiliaries, there is always one person who comes to mind, and that is Konstantin. This wise man has been with Edmund since his rise, maintaining a relationship of mentor and friend, serving as a military advisor under Edmund, and all classic battles have traces of his advice. It can be said that the rise of Edmund is the minister of the humerus.
It's just that after Edmund became king, he disappeared abruptly, and Edmund didn't give any explanation for this. His trail was officially classified as a successful retirement.
"Haha...... Does anyone remember me as an old man? Konstantin said with self-deprecation.
"You...... How did you come to be like this? Isha saw him admit that though he was not yet fully convinced, the title had been changed to an honorific.
Konstantin understood Isa's thoughts just by looking at it, and he pulled out a wooden staff from his side and handed it to Isa. He took off a ring from his finger and handed it over.
"The Staff of Laurel and the Ring of Commandments?" The mage's knowledge had taken effect, and the two legendary pieces of equipment were the representative equipment of the Laurel Prophet, and Isha clumsily identified them and confirmed them to be these two pieces of equipment, at which point she had no more doubts.
Konstantin became poised at this point, and he asked Isha all about it, and Isha told her everything she knew in detail. Including the decline of the Federation, the threat of the Gothic Empire, her bitterness...... In the face of this wise elder, she seemed to see a life-saving straw.
"I didn't expect it, ......I didn't expect it," the old man closed his eyes, his body trembled slightly, and he sighed for a long time, "The former vigorous lion is so weak that Edmund will be disappointed when he sees it?" ”
He continued, "I'm like this, even if I have the heart to help, I can't go back to heaven......"
"How can I untie your chains?" Isha pursed her lips, she had already made up her mind to rescue this former meritorious figure, which would be the Federation's last hope.
Frowning at the entire chain, she could tell that this chain seemed to be more than just a bondage, based on her alchemical skills.
"Little girl?" The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I have already untied the ordinary chains. This is the soul chain that sits alongside the Forbidden Ring. It's not my body that's imprisoned, it's my soul! ”
Isha couldn't sit down on the ground, is it really the heavens that are going to destroy my Federation? Her only hope was immediately shattered, and her heart was dead.
Konstantin said: "It is not impossible to untie this chain, but it is ......"
"Just what?" Isha straightened up and looked at the old man expectantly.
Konstantin sat down cross-legged and told the whole story.
"At that time, the federation had just been established, and there were still too many deficiencies in this emerging country. For example, the system, channels, and administration, all of which need to be improved urgently. And of course the most important faith, there is no officially recognized faith in this country! ”
"A place without faith is a new continent for all missionaries, and the merit of opening up a new source of faith is a temptation for the zealot. At that time, bishops of different churches were anxious to see Edmund every day, and at most a dozen times a day......"
The normal competition between the churches turned into slander against each other, and then the conflict intensified. Finally something happened one night...... The priest of the god of war, Karrysus, was murdered......"
"Although this Karigos is only a god with very weak divine power, his temper is notoriously bad, and the Federation is still a new one, so he can't hold back his anger. Since the accident happened here, only this place can be responsible.
"First I volunteered to take this responsibility and was imprisoned in another dimension. Edmund also stated that no official faith would be established from now on, allowing all gods to preach. "This has calmed down the turmoil, and if this matter is allowed to develop, then there is only one result, which is to fall into war again."
Isha shuddered to hear it, she knew history well and knew the brutality of fighting in the name of faith. Hearing Konstantin's self-sacrificing sentiments, she strengthened her belief in rescuing the old man.
Konstantin continued: "The key to this chain is stored in the main burial chamber, Edmund's sarcophagus...... If you're going to free me, you're going to go over there and find the key. ”
Isha nodded, and asked suspiciously, "Why is the key in the coffin of the ancestors?" Then he explained to himself, "Is it because you are close?" ”
"Yes......," replied Konstantin, "there was a pact between us that I would help him to prosper the first, and I wanted only the most insignificant hourglass. ”
"If you save me, I can also sign a contract with you......" The old man's words were sincere and solemn, not perfunctory but promised.
"I will help you build a strong federation! And I want very little, like ......" he smiled and pointed to the dagger on Isa's waist, "Emerald Death".
With a laugh, he opened a door behind him, "This leads to the main burial chamber." Go, kid, help me get the keys back...... My promise has always been valid. ”