"According to the results of the experienced scouts' on-site reconnaissance, there are indeed footprints of two people in the clearing, an adult and a child, but apart from this area, there are no footprints left on the lava under the heavy rain, so we are not able to grasp any traces of these two men at this time. "Expand your search, make sure to find them, for now they seem to be the only clue to solving the puzzle, and the Guards can draw in to assist if needed." ”

Marquis Williams added.

"Yes, Your Excellency, we have arranged for people to conduct a wide net search, and any suspicious person with similar footprints will not let go of scrutiny. ”

"Have the dormant firebird eggs been missing?"

Dean Leader suddenly spoke, diverting the subject and asking.

"No, it's still searching, but it's very unlikely. We speculate that the flamingo eggs most likely landed in two places, one in the crater and the other by the two people who disappeared. ”

"Your Majesty, I think finding the whereabouts of the Firebird Egg is the top priority, this ancient beast is too destructive. If this incident was a conspiracy of the Holy See, who had planned to release the Firebird in Boulder City, but for some reason mistakenly ignited it in advance at the foot of the South Mountain, then the possible consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Although this may sound a bit untrue, Dean Leader still voiced his concerns. Emperor Yuss did not take the assumptions of his old subordinate to heart in the slightest, he only coughed softly, and then asked:

"Old friend, in your understanding, how often does it take for the immortal firebird to wake up?"

Everyone knows that the old friend in the mouth of Yus the Great refers to the old magician Fama Ax, because the other people have a relationship with the Emperor Yus, so they are not worthy of this title, so several people focus on the old magician.

"According to historical records, each dormancy cycle of the undead firebird will change according to the different environments, but the shortest record will take decades, otherwise the creatures in this world would have been almost wiped out by it. And according to the information I have, the last time the undead firebird appeared on the continent was a thousand years ago, which means that it has been thousands of years since this fierce beast last slumbered. ”

"Last time, what did you say about the legend of Nanshan?"

"Yes!"

"How many of these beasts are there?"

Julius the Great asked one last question.

"There is only one. ”

"Haha!" the Emperor suddenly laughed and stood up patting the armrest of his seat:

"Decades later, what do we have to worry about, what should we do, don't panic too much, but this time the matter must be kept strictly secret, in case someone with a heart takes advantage of this to make a fuss and claims that it is a Nanshan volcanic eruption.

"Your Majesty..."

The Marquis Williams seemed to want to persuade Jus the Great, but the Emperor stopped him with a wave of his hand.

"Although the threat of the firebird is great, I have never heard of which country the firebird has destroyed! So what really deserves our attention is the forces in the south of the continent, as for the firebird, Alander, you arrange someone to investigate secretly, don't alarm too much. It's a pity that Kanazawaen is a good place to take a lover on vacation. Today is Valentine's Day, so let's step back early and go back to spend time with our lovers. ”

The emperor couldn't help but show an ambiguous smile when he talked about Valentine's Day, and several people hurriedly greeted the emperor and prepared to retreat.

A discussion about the Ancient Beasts came to an end because of the decision of Julius the Great, and Wittels-Yous, with his own grandiose style and senseless spirit, exalted and recklessly suppressed what could lead to extremely bad effects and serious consequences.

It's just that a few people who are close to part of the truth at the scene don't know that in this disaster, although the people around the Yusi Imperial Capital are panicked, and even lost a luxurious palace, but their loss is not the greatest, the biggest loss is actually the Holy See, they lost three cardinals and two great swordsmen, such a one-time heavy loss, in the hundreds of years of history of the Holy See's establishment, has never been there.

The losses were so great that the Holy See would not be able to accumulate the strength to use troops against Jus for years to come, and even lacked the ability to quell the civil strife in Higg.

However, even if Dis Hepburn knows this result, I believe he will not regret it, the previous Pope Gabriel Hepburn will never be in trouble once he dies, and the Great Swordsman and Cardinal can be cultivated slowly, the Holy See does not lack reserve talents, let alone the conditions and ability to cultivate them, and Dis Hepburn has patience and time.

However, if Emperor Yuss knew that he had only traded a royal palace and dozens of square kilometers of animal vegetation for the lives of the three cardinals and the two Templars of the Holy See, he might have been able to wake up laughing from his sleep.

"Old friend, you and Led stay for a while, I suddenly remembered something. ”

The two deans had already walked to the door of the council hall, and the emperor suddenly spoke in the back.

"Today, a historian in the palace came to me with an ancient book, saying that in the ancient book, there is an ancient relic in the remaining veins of Capra Mountain, six hundred miles west of the imperial capital, which is very valuable for research, so I am going to arrange a team to investigate and explore. But as you know, the country has not been peaceful lately. Higg has just been subdued by the Holy See, and now that someone is running under my nose to do something wrong, the military really can't spare more people to participate in this matter, and I want you to send some students to help. I'll send some men from the guard camp to protect them. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Yuss picked up an ancient book with yellowed pages from the desk beside him, and gestured that it was the ancient book that provided information about the monuments.

If little Rick had been here, he would have recognized it as an ancient book that his grandfather had always brought with him, and that the old man had not taken with him when he left the Duke of Phelps' palace, and now that he did not know why it had appeared in the hands of Julius the Great.

Of course, the old magician knew that his friend the emperor liked adventure the most, and if it had been changed to twenty years ago, it was estimated that he might not be able to bear it and go out on an expedition himself. Even though he was now in a different position and could no longer go on adventures himself, this did not affect his interest in the monuments and his desire to benefit by sending people to investigate.

"If that's also working for the Empire, then I don't think there's a problem. ”

The old magician thought about it for a while, and felt that it would be much safer to search for ancient sites than on the battlefield, so he agreed without hesitation. But what he didn't know was that his decision would completely change the life of his student named Alan Kantor, and indirectly change the fate of the entire human race, bringing an era of magic to this world in splendor. If the old magician could really predict the future, how would he choose? Perhaps this is the answer that all future historians who are interested in and study the legend of the old magician want to know. It is a pity that history has no ifs, and it is still rolling forward in the established direction, unstoppable.