9 Three memories

On April 16, the midday sun scorched everything in the desert, and the black building was particularly hot, and the soldiers of the Guards hid inside the building and looked out through the window lazily, in addition to the unchanged yellow sand, there was also sand and dust floating in the distance. Although there was no appearance of the sand spirits that had terrified them at the beginning, but there was no long-awaited treasure to be found, and the impact of the latter was obviously more significant, and the soldiers of the Guards did not have the slightest energy to consume time and resources - after all, there was nowhere else to explore, and the sand and dust floating around them were like a wall blocking all the way out, and once you stepped into it, you would be lost. In its current condition, this black structure is the deepest part of the desert that can be reached.

There were no new discoveries for three days, there were no other chambers in the building, there was no water, no wind, no animals in the desert except sand and sand.

"If there is no new discovery by the day after tomorrow, let's go back to the ship and get out of this barren land as soon as possible." Nightfinch and Milo discussed.

Melo was looking at the mural called "Harvest", he had a lot of thoughts, but he also considered the feelings of the people, nodded and said, "Then leave early the day after tomorrow." He also seems to be unlucky about the possibility of discovering new clues here.

Erin wasn't really interested in everything in the building, she assisted the guards in maintaining their muskets, especially in this hostile environment.

Kelan continued to look through all kinds of documents, and directly "turned" a house into a library, and everyone was already surprised. After the investigation of the four murals hit a bottleneck, Kolan began to study the building instead, but the style and age of the building could not be verified, and the investigation could not be carried out. "But optimistically, this building just confirms the legend of the 'desert hermit', and you can follow this clue." Despite this comfort, she also knew that this clue could be a dead end.

The only thing in Kelan's hands right now that can break through all clues is the hair of the wind chime. Three nights ago, when Koran found the hair on the stone mound, she found a treasure, and combined with the "Memory Probing Spell Stone" she borrowed, she could easily find clues about the "dragon...... But she held back, knowing full well that it would be disrespectful to the wind chimes to do so, especially in front of Milo, Nightfinch, and Irene. Instead of being carried away by the excitement, Kelan maintained his usual calm and calm attitude, and did not use the memory probing spell stone. After that, three days have passed......

"Kolan, we want to ...... No, it's asking you to probe the memories of the wind chimes. Melo said firmly to Kran, and behind him were Erin and Nightsparrow, both of whom also looked at Kran with unshakable eyes.

Koran looked up from the pile of books and took off his wide-rimmed glasses that reflected the firelight, showing no excitement, and even his face did not fluctuate. "What do you want?" Kelan asked lightly, and the three people she was referring to all understood.

Night Sparrow spoke: "I'm sure the wind chimes will understand, not to mention that what we have to do may be related to the fate of the whole world." ”

"I don't particularly understand the mystery, but I don't want our star to be 'harvested,' so ......," Erin added, and Kran gestured to her in time to say no more.

"Heh-" Koran sighed softly, "for this matter, even with your support, it is difficult for me to have a clear conscience, and it is very likely that it will be in vain......" She paused, "Thank you, if you think you can, then please join me in exploring the memories of your benefactors and friends, of course, I am not reluctant." ”

"Together?" "Together?" "......" The three of them were puzzled, not knowing what Kelan was talking about.

Koran explained, "This 'Memory Probing Spell Stone' was promised only once by me and the Green Dragon Mercenary, but there was no explanation that it could be used by several people together. Actually, I know a way to allow multiple people to enter the memories of others, to explore a variety of memories in different times and spaces, so that more information can be obtained. I can't trust anyone else, including Captain Allen...... And three friends, I believe that you will not use these memories to do anything harmful, so please think about it. After Kelan finished speaking, the three of them looked at each other.

"Are you going to take us into the memories of the wind chimes?" Milo asked rhetorically, but Kelan didn't speak, just nodded. The three of them immediately understood how determined Kelan was in this matter, and now it was their turn to make their own decisions. After a brief exchange, they stood in front of Koran again, and there was a more determined gaze in their eyes.

Kelan closed the book and said slowly: "Since you are willing to explore the memories with me, please listen to every word I say: in the memories of others, we are only bystanders, and we cannot and do not need to interfere with the people or things in the memory; In memory, no matter what you see, please focus on remembering what we need to remember, and what is insignificant, please consciously forget afterwards, because this is someone else's privacy; Finally, don't get too caught up in the world of your memory, or you'll get caught up in it and lose sight of the memory from reality. After speaking, she raised her hand and motioned to the three of them, "Can you start?" After a brief pause, the three nodded their heads together.

"Wait!" Erin suddenly spoke, "Koran, how do we know if the memories of the probe are useful?" What if the memories we see aren't related to the clues we want to know? ”

Kelan replied with a slightly appreciative expression, "When I use the Spell Stone, I will limit the memories I probe to the scope related to the 'dragon', so that the memories we see will be related to the clue of the 'dragon'. So don't worry. After explaining, and making sure that there were no other problems, Koran stood up, waved his hand, and used magic to move the stacks of books neatly to the door of the room, blocking them so that the guards outside could not come in and disturb them. Then she pulled out the "Memory Probing Spell Stone" and told again, "Remember, don't indulge in the world of memory. The three nodded again.

Koran recited the incantation, and the incantation stone began to glow, emitting a white light. Gradually, the light began to spread, engulfing everything around them—including Koran, Milo, Nightfinch, and Erin couldn't help but hold their breath, but they didn't take a step back. Eventually, the whole room was white, and they heard Kelan whisper, "I hope the four of us see different memories......" I don't know.

White light covered everything in the room, including the sight of the four......

Night Sparrow closed her eyes, not knowing when the white light would dissipate, and she waited patiently. After a while, she heard the sound of the waves.

The sound of the waves? The night sparrow opened its eyes, and it was greeted by a hideous island.

"This is ......" Nightfinch understood that he had entered the world of memory, but he didn't know what place it was, and he could only see stalagmites on the island, and there was no life. The sea around the island was grayish-black, with dark clouds gathered by storms, and there was a semicircular shoal on one side of the island, barely enough for a landing.

"That's?"

A huge figure skimmed over the surface of the island, and with the sound of whirring wind and gliding, she landed on the sand to the west, followed by a loud, long call that resounded through the storm and into the depths...... This call that resounded through the sky felt very familiar to the night sparrow, and the last time it heard it, it seemed to be at the foot of a snowy mountain. And at this time, the night sparrow finally saw the true face of the huge figure-

"Dragon!" She thought it was the dragon of the Sea of Dragons, but immediately denied the idea, as the shadow slowly shrank, and the traces on the beach were quickly swept away by the waves, leaving only a small human figure on the semi-circular beach, the wind chimes.

"So you really can...... Become a dragon. Night Sparrow thought again.

Soon, another huge black shadow stepped onto the beach, dragging its huge body, to the side of the wind chime, also a giant dragon, but in an instant it shrunk into an old man with a kind face.

"You are the dragon of the sea, and you are also a magician." Night Sparrow suddenly realized.

Wind Chime knelt down on one knee and leaned over to salute: "Father." ”

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The rest of the conversation, which we have heard before (Part 2, Chapter 1) - Wind Chime mentions the search for the princess and the "curse of the stars", and the old man gives her a map to let her go from the sea to the desperate desert......

The moment the wind chimes took the map, a white light appeared in front of the night sparrow's eyes again, and the memory ended.

Erin's vision was still obscured by the white light, but the crackling and shouting from beside her told her that the memory was in the middle of the battlefield. When the white light finally dissipated, Erin really saw countless warriors fighting each other, judging from the fluttering banner of the Kingdom of Eustid and the banner of the Sbright Sun, this battlefield was undoubtedly the "Battle of the Black Gate" in 1244 in the imperial calendar. Erin's perspective shifted to a massive siege engine, and a fierce battle was taking place.

"Quick! Destroy the trebuchet! A burly middle-aged swordsman shouted at his comrades as he dealt with several enemies in front of him. Erin saw the swordsman's family crest - a white shield on a red background. She couldn't help but be surprised that this swordsman was none other than the ancestor of her own family, Alista Akayi.

As the sound of wood shattering sounded, the siege engine collapsed with a bang, and the warriors did not have time to celebrate, because they were surrounded by soldiers of the Kingdom of Just, "Quick! On the Giant Eagle! With a shout, several giant eagles flew down from the sky, picking up Alista and several valiant warriors, and then flew to the location of the next siege engine...... And Erin also reacted: those giant eagles were transformed into magicians, and her ancestor Alista rode with wind chimes!

We have said that the giant eagle turned into the apprentice of the Demon Court, carrying Alista and the daredevils, flew directly over the battlefield to destroy the trebuchets in the enemy's rear, which was the strategy of the army of the Kingdom of Splait on the day of the decisive battle. But this final showdown, which gambled on the fortunes of the two sides, ended in an incredible and unimaginable way...... (Continued from Part 3, Chapter 20)

The last siege machine finally fell, and Alista and the warriors did not let up, riding the giant eagle through the rain of arrows, miraculously returning to the "Black Gate", except for a few minor injuries, several people were unharmed. But Alysta had no intention of resting, and ran to the city gates with his warriors and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. The wind chime also instructed the magician to go to various parts of the battlefield to provide support, and he once again turned into a giant eagle and flew into the sky.

Erin's perspective turned to the top of the city wall, she nervously scanned the battlefield, below the city wall, the black pressure was all the people of the Kingdom of Just, they kept storming the city gate, shooting the defenders on the wall with bows and crossbows, although there was no siege engine to help, but their attack was crazy, the defenders were at an extreme disadvantage in numbers, gradually showing fatigue, even though Alista was hoarse at the city gate to command the battle, the momentum was still not as fierce as the attacker. Both sides knew that this would be the final battle, and the consciousness of defeat and death beat at the hearts of the warriors, as well as Erin's heart.

"That's what it is...... It's a life-and-death decisive battle......" Erin sighed.

A bang! The gates were shattered, the army of the Kingdom of Justid broke through the Black Gate, and the army swarmed in, and Alista led only a few men to launch the final charge, seeing that the defenders were already in danger-

Another bang! It was still at the city gate, but it was dreary than before, like a huge object hitting the ground, and the impact of sound and air splashed dust in front of the city gate, obscuring people's vision. At the same time, countless soldiers were shocked into the air, and then fell down quickly, falling into pulp! Wails and exclamations came and went, and almost everyone looked at the city gate with frightened eyes, and Erin also looked at the city gate—

The dust finally fell, and a huge figure revealed its true face—a dragon.

Fear was written on everyone's faces, including Arista and Irene, and few people could keep their composure in front of the giant dragon. At this time, the dragon blocked in front of the Black Gate, blocking the path of the attackers, and the soldiers of the Kingdom of Yusid began to slowly retreat, and they could tell from the direction of the dragon and its eyes that it was not on their side.

Sure enough, the dragon began to attack, and with a flick of its tail, countless soldiers from the attacking side flew into the air, followed by flames gushing from its mouth, burning the soldiers in all directions......

Awakened, the soldiers of Alista and Spreet began to drive away the enemies who had stormed the city gates, and they stayed away from the dragon that came to their aid, because no one knew where the dragon came from and whether it was a magician's transformation...... But one thing is certain, the Yused Kingdom army is on the verge of complete rout, and they can turn the tide with just a hard push......

Erin looked at the Eustid army as they fled into the distance, and then at the dragon lying on the gate—and the latter seemed to be staring at her! She couldn't help but freeze in place, followed by a faint white light...... The memory is over.

When the white light dissipated, Melo found herself in a tent, the faint candlelight only illuminating the fair face of the wind chimes, who was sleeping on the floor wrapped in a sleeping bag. When Milo looked closely, he saw that there were scars on the wind chime's face and the back of his hand, which were obvious signs of battle. Outside the tent, the voice of conversation was heard:

"That's a dragon! It's horrible! ”

"The enemy is vulnerable in front of it, but fortunately it is helping us."

"Could this dragon have been transformed by a magician from our side?"

"Don't think about it, hurry up and patrol, don't let your guard down......"

The sound of the conversation was far away, and I don't know if it was noisy, she tucked the sleeping bag with her hands, her eyeballs rolled under her eyelids, her lips trembled slightly, and she gasped frequently...... Milo's reaction to the wind chimes reminds her that she and her comrades have been in a similar situation during the war—feeling fear and confusion while relaxing due to the cruelty of war.

A gust of wind blew outside the tent, and the bright moonlight leaked into the tent, and at the same time there was a ghostly figure entering the tent. As if sensing something, the wind chimes opened their eyes—and in the candlelight, a kind-faced old man crouched down beside her.

"Are you ......" asked Wind Chime tremblingly, not surprised by the stranger's appearance, just nervous.

The old man's response surprised Milo:

"Don't be afraid, son, I am your father."

"You, you are my father, father?" Wind Chime was also taken aback, and asked suspiciously, barely supporting his body, "What's the ...... Proof of it? ”

"Yes, daughter." The old man said in a flat tone, "You can become a dragon, which is the best evidence." When you were just born, we were forced to separate, and I didn't even have time to give you a name, and I could even say: This is the second time our father and daughter have met......"

Wind Chimes looked at the old man with confused and confused eyes, indicating that it was unbelievable.

"You need not doubt that only me, Para Dax, and my daughter can transform into dragons, I'm sure of that."

"I don't understand......" Wind Chime said, shaking her head.

Outside the tent came the shouts of the patrolmen: "Did you just see a stranger enter the tent?" "Yes, it should be one of these tents." "Search for me!"

The old man also heard the voices outside, and he quickened his speech and said to the wind chime, "I must go, if you want to find me, transform into a dragon and call me to the halfway island." I'll tell you everything: about your background, about the curse of the stars, about the future fate of the planet......" The old man glanced out, then looked back at the wind chimes affectionately for a moment, and finally got out.

The white light diffused, and the memory ended.

Three memories, all three of them saw what confused and surprised them, and Kelan was about to witness another important piece of history.