In the hall of the Valhalla Tree, there was a moment of silence in the hall.

Antitina slowly lowered her hand, the prismatic crystal emitted a faint light in her palm, and the eyes of the staff lady also emitted a ghostly light, without saying a word. Her Royal Highness looked at her from the sidelines and asked softly, "What's the matter, what did Count Toniger say?" Imperial...... What is the situation on the side of Metz, are they okay, Mr. Count, is the situation irreparable? ”

Antitina's eyes cleared up for a moment, and she seemed to come back to her senses, and suddenly realized, "What ......?" No, it's nothing, the situation on their side is fine, there were some minor accidents, but the situation is still under control. She was silent, and Brando rarely spoke to her about her father, but had asked about him solemnly.

'Antitina, there's something I want to talk to you about your father, are you familiar with your father's life? ’

'Familiar? ’

I mean, your father was an explorer, but do you know where he was, I mean, the weird places? ’

'Does this matter, my lord?' ’

'Very important—for now, Antitina, I suspect your father's death is not that simple. ’

Antitina's heart was in turmoil, she silently clenched the crystal, and the sharp tip pierced the skin without realizing that her father's death might not be an accident, but a conspiracy. The word conspiracy jumped through her mind, and her memories of her childhood were very simple, when she lived with her family in the Dendrobium district, not an aristocratic district, but at most a middle-class place in Pragues, and as a child, the family life was relatively good, and it was a carefree time. I have the impression that my father was a respected gentleman, and people called him Sir, and according to my mother's description, they were indeed nobles, and the family had a glorious time, and their ancestors were knights of the kingdom. And has made great achievements.

But that's about it.

His father was indeed a keen explorer, spending most of his time away, he had been to many places, Eruin had almost all his footprints, and even visited foreign countries a few times, such as the Empire, the Principality of Bighorn, but it was not clear to Antitina exactly which places she had visited, she remembered that her father was very fond of telling them stories of his travels when she was a child. But out of a rebellious mentality, she never deliberately wrote it down, only remembered that these travel diaries were not too special, nothing more than where they went, what kind of beautiful scenery they witnessed, and how many times he encountered danger, but they were all very ordinary things.

My father had a few friends, but most of them were not fixed. It's just a general relationship with travelers, and it seems unlikely that you will fall into any traps. I have to say that there is something special about my father. Antitina remembers that he seemed to have a special interest in collecting stones from all over the world, from agate, obsidian, chalcedony, to all kinds of rough stones, and he was not concerned with the value of the stones themselves, but more with the process by which they were buried in the ground and rediscovered:

No one knows what thrilling beauty lies in these ugly stones, Antitina. They may be worthless or worth a thousand dollars, but it doesn't matter. The important thing is that every stone, they are buried deep in the ground and see the light of day. They have witnessed a period of history, and compared to this long time, our lives are only a short time. ’

She remembered that her father was a devout member of the Gaian Friars, who believed in Martha's subordinate god, Gaia, the goddess of the earth, and that her father was keen to discover the gems buried deep in the earth, in order to feel the history and feelings of the earth contained in these stones. At first, but then something changed, and Antitina suddenly remembered that one day, her father came to her with a gem that she had never seen before:

'Antitina, this stone is called Amber, I found it from a strange place, you look at its beauty, but it's not just a gem, Antitina, you know, there are many gems in this world that contain magic that we can't imagine, and Amber is the best of them. ’

'Magic? ’

It is the driving force of our world, with which people can drive magic, soar through the sky, and even change the world. ’

'With it, can I become a wizard, Daddy?' ’

'No, Antitina, for wizards, magic is the prerogative of a few, but this stone is different, the Nazel people invented the magic guide, and this stone will eventually change our world. ’

'Is this - amber? ’

'Oh, this is a rough amber, Antitina, it's not close to being amber, but it doesn't matter, these rough amber stones contain a big secret, it's like a key, one day, we will see the real amber, Antitina. ”

'Yes, Dad. ’

In the darkness, it was as if a door had suddenly opened, and memories trickled out like silent water.

Antitina slowly opened her palms and lowered her head, the diamond-shaped crystal shining in the ghostly light, a long-range projection crystal made of magical moonstone, it was a real magic gem, but it was nowhere near as beautiful as the rough amber that her father had given her that afternoon many years ago. The Magic Gem is the crown of gems, and amber is the brightest star in the crown.

After that, my father became more and more obsessed with adventure, and he spent less and less time at home, each time, he would take a large amount of money from the house, and the neighbors would privately say that his father had a lover outside, and his mother became more and more depressed day by day. It was at that time that she gradually changed her impression of her father, from the original reverence, to resentment, to indifference, and finally as if she had forgotten such a person, until Brando sent her the news of his death.

At that time, Antitina felt as if she should not be surprised at all, for at times, even she could not help but wonder if her father had another woman outside, but Brando at least gave her a negative answer.

At least, he hadn't deceived them.

But that wasn't a reason for her to forgive him.

This stone is called amber. ’

It will provide a constant supply of power to the magician. ’

One day, it will change our world. ’

Antitina stood still. The breeze blew in through the arched windows of the Hall of the Valhalla Trees, clattering the drawings on the desk, and the afternoon sun slanted into the hall, forming columns of light. Princess Griffiin looked at Miss Staff, and suddenly there was something shiny on her face, like a string of beads, shining brightly. A moment later. Antitina took a deep breath, took a step back, wiped her eyes, and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper, Your Highness the Princess." ”

"It's me who should say I'm sorry," Her Royal Highness looked at her with some puzzlement, "Is something wrong?" ”

"Nothing, just remembering my father."

"I'm sorry......"

"Don't be sorry, Your Highness Princess," Antitina smiled. Pear blossom brings rain: "Lord Lord, let us be a little more vigilant during this period, the tide of magic is coming, and many mutations have been born in various places. ”

"That's true," Griffiin sighed, "but what really upsets me is something else, the undead are starting to get ready to move again. ”

Antitina was about to say goodbye and leave, when she heard this, she stopped again: "Your Royal Highness, it seems that something is not quite right on the side of the royal party. ”

"Tony Gelber's reforms hurt the interests of the dukes. But our strength is far superior to theirs, so don't worry-"

It was as if Antitina had reacquainted herself with the princess.

"What's wrong?"

"Your Highness the Princess. The ones I told you last time, I want you to think about them seriously. ”

Princess Griffiin blushed slightly: "I'll think about it seriously." ”

……

Antitina's father was a follower of the Gaian friars? The light of the projection crystal flickered twice, then dimmed, and Brando silently lowered his hand, frowning. Gaian Friars? Is there such a church in Erouin, and it is still active near Pragues. Why has he never heard of it, there are many churches that believe in the goddess Gaia in Eruin, among which the more famous ones are the Silver Lily Church and the Holy Cross Society of Gaiashut, but he has never heard of an organization called the Gaia Monks Society, what kind of cult is it? But it doesn't look like it. Collecting stones is not something unsightly.

Antitina's father found the rough amber in Swallowburg, but what does the rough amber have to do with it? Brando pulled out the gray-brown stone flake from his other pocket, which didn't seem to have anything to do with any rough stone and looked like a fractured fragment of some shale.

There's a big secret in the rough amber?

Brando shook her head, it seemed that Antitina's interest in magic guides came from her father, but whether her father was only interested in the endless power provided by the magic gem, or whether he was chasing some other secret, and the secret of this brown stone tablet, it is estimated that only God knows. If even Antitina didn't know, the only clues left were probably her father's friends and the strange Gaian Friars.

Antitina said that her father didn't have many friends during his lifetime, and most of them were not fixed, which may sound like a fine deal, but when you think about it, it's a little strange. If her father was just an explorer-minded aristocrat, that's fine, but he was also a devout member of the Gaian Friars, then the question was - what about his parishioners? Could it be that this so-called Gaian friars is similar to some strange monastic order in Eruin, most of the congregants in the church do not know each other and never interact?

It sounds like a cult at all times.

It's an anomaly, it's a demon, and it looks like it's about to fall on it.

He stopped suddenly.

"Brando?" Miss Merchant was a little puzzled.

Brando came back to his senses at this time, he raised his head, his brow furrowed deeply, his eyes fell on the front and scanned to the left and right, one hand pressed the hem of the earl's coat, and the other hand reached into it, and silently grasped the sword of the earth with a hint of cold hilt; Beside him, Flo also frowned, holding a large roll of parchment documents in her left hand, and with an extension of her right hand, a silver cane had appeared out of thin air and landed firmly in her hand.

"Manipulate dreams?"

Ahead was an empty walkway that connected to the hall in front of it, which was lit up at the moment, with torches gleaming on the walls, but the corridor was empty and filled with an eerie silence.

"Giggles, Lord Earl is very sharp." A coquettish laugh rang out, and she clapped her hands lightly, and four white-robed witches appeared as if out of thin air, suddenly emerging from the empty corridor and blocking their path. Between the two witches in front of them, the air vibrated slightly, and a peerless witch slowly walked out of it.

It was a glamorous and mysterious woman with impressive lake-blue eyes and a diamond-shaped crystal on her forehead that shimmered with a strange light.

She's also a witch.

"Merrietra, eldest daughter of Isis, the Whisperer of the Faint Kouhua, the Witch of the Moon of Lies in December," the witch smiled slightly, and this smile made everything lose its color, and she lightly opened her lips and said, "The witch of deception, come to borrow the head of the Earl's head." ”

"Your Excellency, my lord!"

Brando stretched out his hand to stop Flo, who was about to make a move, and motioned for her and Roman to back off, he raised his head and faced the five witches: "I heard that among the twelve inheritance witches of this generation, in addition to the king of witches, the strongest is the believer of the golden sea, the witch of despair, followed by the witch of deception at the head of December, Lady Merieltra, presumably this one. ”

"As a human who claims to be the inheritor of the Dark Dragon, he knows us well." Merieltra smiled approvingly.

"Self-proclaimed?" Brando shook his head: "I've never called myself a dark dragon, I've seen Odin, but that doesn't mean I agree with him. ”

"Have you seen my king?" Merieltra's eyebrows raised slightly, and then she reacted: "Yes, after all, you have my king's inheritance in your body, but it doesn't matter if you like it or not, and the supreme doesn't need the approval of mortals." ”

"So, you're behind the scenes?"

"Hehe," Merieltla laughed, "It's Anvi who made the shot, the witch of the cup moon is good at changing people's hearts, and those nobles have ghosts in their hearts, and my strength comes from integrity and wisdom, so I don't bother to do these trivial things, playing with people's hearts is just a small way after all, but the order and fate of this world are unchangeable, do you understand, Lord Earl?" ”

"In that case, it's an accomplice."

Merieltla frowned slightly, and her voice became cold: "Have you figured out the situation, Lord Earl, you are only new to the realm of elements, and there is no one in my realm who can save you." She turned her eyes and her eyes fell on Roman and Flo, and smiled: "Your hope will not be those people outside, heh, you can rest assured, in this dream I have woven for you, I will not alarm anyone, I will let you die quietly." ”

"I see, I kind of understood—"

Brando drew the sword of the earth and handed his left hand to his right hand, the tip of the sword pointing downward, lightly touching the ground. He held his sword in one hand and grinned: "My head is here, you can try it." ”

…… (To be continued......)