Chapter Eighty-Five: Secret Words
"Because of your short life cycle, you humans pay more attention to the preservation of history than other races, but because of this, you humans are also the race that tamperes with history the most strictly. The kingdom of Agulema has only been mentioned in your history in a passing light, and its demise was written as the result of the invasion of the Shumiro Empire. It's ridiculous, if the Shumiro Empire had been able to take this kingdom back then, it would have unified the Brilliant Continent a long time ago. You historians seem intent on erasing the influence of this kingdom in history. But for elves, the events of two thousand years ago are just memories of two or three generations ago, and I have researched this matter, and in the library of the Elven Republic Elders' House, there is indeed a record of the Golden Dragons attacking the Kingdom of Agulema, and it is not the individual behavior of only one or two golden dragons, but the collective action of groups of golden dragons. Since the Golden Dragons are dragons who have made a guard contract with humans, why would they attack a human country in an organized manner for no reason? There must be something strange in this. I think the reason why you humans have tampered with this history is probably because the rulers of the human race have made such a dirty deal out of consideration for diplomatic relations with the Golden Dragons. ”
St. Pape Island, get on the boat and leave the night before.
The old-timers summoned Owen to their room and told him about history he hadn't heard before.
"Mr. Tismu, you tell me this, is this so-called kingdom of Agulaima related to Ray?" Owen immediately understood the key point.
The half-elf nodded and said, "Although the library of the Elven Elders' House does not contain detailed records of other races, there are various indications that the young king named Marn is himself a golden dragon knight. Moreover, he is likely to be what Ray experienced in his last life. ”
"In Ray's previous life, wasn't he the dragon knight Augustine Lato, one of the twelve heroes of the Demon Slayer? Owen frowned, he remembered that when Regunor taught him the art of divination in the Snowy Federation before, although Reguno was under the surveillance of the demon Satan Mephistopheles at that time, he still mentioned the matter of thunder to Owen in code words.
"But have you ever thought that Lei's way of life as a golden dragon knight may be more than once or twice?"
"Huh?!" Owen had a flirtatious feeling.
He recalls the Battle of the Holy City, when Ray did everything he could to protect the Bat Queen, later the Vampire Queen Melissa. After the Battle of the Holy City, Melissa kept her promise and told Ray about her time as the human queen Monica, when her country was destroyed by an enemy country due to the destruction of a rampaging golden dragon, and her various feuds with a dragon knight who was not recognized by the Golden Dragons, Califin. After knowing this, Lei resolutely wanted to go to the Golden Dragon Sanctuary of the Rokar Empire, and it was useless for anyone to persuade him.
At that time, Owen had a feeling that there might be some connection between Galivin and Ray two hundred years ago, and now listening to a few seniors say this, Owen feels that he can finally string together these people and things that span two thousand years.
"Therefore, there is an inextricable connection between Thunder and the Golden Dragon Clan, and it is not yet known whether this connection is a blessing or a curse. Lei wants to go to the Golden Dragon Sacred Domain alone, and it seems that there is more luck than luck. We hope that you will accompany him on his journey and help him through a catastrophe. Regunor talked to me about this many times before his death, and this is probably Reguno's unfulfilled wish. Tismu uttered his request.
"If it is related to the Golden Dragon Clan, even if I am an insignificant person who intervenes, what can I change?" Owen shook his head.
Spirukla, who had not spoken, made a noise: "Don't talk nonsense, you kid! I know what you've done." The stinky bastard can even command the Silver Dragon, and even that dark chick wants you to be her military advisor! Now let you go there and do some trivial things and become like a little girl, I'm sorry!"
The dwarf's noise was so loud that it shook the whole inn. The poor travelers couldn't help but poke their heads out of their rooms to see if something terrible had happened.
Owen hurriedly explained: "However, that's not ......"
But Tismu interrupted him again: "We all know that a person's abilities are indeed limited, but if you don't do anything, nothing will change. ”
"I see. And I'll do my best. As for whether it can succeed or not, but do your best, each has its own destiny. Owen smiled wryly and took the task, "But I don't understand, why do you just sue me? The team can play a much stronger role than one person." ”
"Ray is the person concerned, and he has always acted impulsively, and he told him that he was afraid that he would do something unexpected. Cassius is a nerd who is too weak and does things in a straightforward way, and he is Ray's older brother, so I'm afraid that he will suddenly become indecisive when he has to make a decision. Joyka, I know my students too well, and I'm good at being clever, but I don't think about big things strategically. As for Sophia, there is no need to question her current strength, but her mind is not mature, and she has just experienced the pain of losing her teacher. So after much discussion, we think that you are the only one who can take on this important responsibility. Tishmu explained.
"Ah, I didn't expect my responsibility to be so heavy. Owen laughed to himself.
"Hey, help a friend block a knife, be diligent and be a shield, it's that simple!hahaha......" Spiruk shouted again.
This time the sound was louder and louder, and even Yundi and Tismu couldn't stand it, and they hurriedly covered their ears with their hands, only Owen didn't do it out of courtesy, but he couldn't help frowning.
"Come, I'll show you the nearby blacksmith shop. Tishmul pulled up Spiruk and walked out the door.
"What's so nice about these unruly blacksmiths? Hey, don't pull my beard, hey, hey......"
After the noisy dwarves and half-elves had left, the room fell silent.
"There's another thing we have for you to do. "Close the door again," Yundi said.
"Please. ”
"Perhaps anticipating that they might die in battle, before rushing to the Holy City, St. Angel had already told us about the Truth Society that their saintly family had collected over the years. "St. Angel thinks that the Truth Society may not be confined to the Central Church, but may have penetrated into every secular state. Therefore, we hope that you will accompany Lei on his way to the Golden Dragon Sanctuary, and at the same time secretly inquire about the truth society. ”
"The Truth Will ......" At this time, Owen remembered the disturbing Merit Gar, although the battle of the Holy City destroyed the coffin he relied on to prolong his life, but that guy finally escaped, Owen had a feeling that they would meet again in the end, if it really came to that time, how should he deal with it?
"Listen, Owen. To deal with the Truth Society, one must first understand their form of organization. "The Society of Truth is an organization that adheres to a very strict hierarchy, its members are divided into thirteen ranks, each with a different name, the members of each class can only know the relevant secrets of their own rank, and the members of the higher ranks have absolute authority over any lower members. Because the Society of Truth is a secret society that has been hidden for thousands of years, most of its members do not know each other, so how do they communicate and pass on information to each other? In fact, each level of the Society of Truth has a gesture unique to its own level, and if the members of the Society of Truth need to contact each other, they need to say a code word first, and then make a gesture corresponding to their own level. In this way, even if the two members of the Truth Society are complete strangers, they can confirm each other's identities and establish a superior-subordinate relationship. ”
"Secret words, gestures?"
"That's right. You can hear it clearly, the code word of the Truth Society is......" Although he was in a closed room, Yundi still leaned into Owen's ear very cautiously and said that sentence.
That's why Tismu wants to take Spiruk away. In order to prevent the big dwarves from snarling what they shouldn't say, they will make it public.
"I see. Owen nodded, "As for what the gesture is?"
"All thirteen levels of the Society of Truth, as well as the gestures of the first to fourth levels, are recorded here. Yun Di shoved a folded piece of paper into Owen's hand, and then solemnly instructed, "Burn it after you memorize it, and don't leave any traces." ”
"Why are there only gestures from level 1 to level 4?"
"This is the limit that Saint-Angel and her forefathers can investigate, and there is no more advanced one. If you really meet someone from the Truth Society, you can still get through the test if you are below level 4, and you must be flexible on your own if you are above level 5. ”
"Has the roof of the stonemason's house been repaired?"
Hearing Owen suddenly shout this codeword, Ipeia quickly stopped her magic.
The "Sand Prison" dissipated, leaving only Owen, ragged and shrunken.
Empress Ipeia and Prince Harun watched Owen warily, and their gaze remained on Owen's hands.
Owen stood up unhurriedly, and at the same time, his hands were folded, and his two index fingers and two thumbs were joined to form an inverted triangle, and then, the middle finger of his right hand flicked outward, and then back, back and forth twice.
"Are you the 'Guardian of the Rose Palace'?" asked Harlan incredulously