“……”

“……”

Jacob only smiled bitterly, and did not open his mouth to deny it, he sighed and asked rhetorically, "You...... How did you find out? ”

However, this rhetorical question is equivalent to Jacob having acquiesced to Laura's question and exposed his most important secret.

"Father?!"

Sophia's voice was slightly nervous, and her arm around him also subconsciously tightened.

Ross and the others looked suspicious, they looked at each other, trying to confirm from their companions whether they had really heard something shocking and not having auditory hallucinations.

However, they each saw the same emotions as themselves from the changes in the micro-expressions and micro-eyes on each other's faces.

That is, I was shocked and suspicious, and at the same time, I was completely incredulous, wondering if I and the others had just heard the wrong idea.

After all, this kind of thing is a little too bizarre...... Because if Laura is not wrong, it is the legendary immortal prophet!

If this immortal legend is true, then Jacob in front of himself and others is the body of the legend?

Then the question arises -

Jacob...... How long has it been to live?

After all, you must know that the legend of the "immortal prophet" can even go back a long, long time, and the Holy Trinity did not only recently begin to pay attention to the existence of the divine source, and became interested in the legend of the immortal prophet.

In short, although they had attacked the valley last night, it was not strictly the first time they had done so.

Behind it should be the Holy Trinity supported by the Vatican, the persecution and massacre of the prophet and his followers began a long time ago-

According to the intelligence clues that Laura found in the lost tomb in Syria, at least before the 10th century AD, the Prophet's feud with the Holy Trinity had been going on and had reached an end-of-life level.

Specifically, in 970 AD, the Prophet went to Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and preached in Constantine Square.

And in 972 C.E., the aristocracy and the "Western Church" began to attack the Prophet.

In 977 AD, the Byzantine regime changed, because "the first king is eternal, the new king is long-lived", the prophet lost his political backer, and the Holy Trinity finally sent a knight to kill the prophet......

The Prophet's followers then fled to the desert on the border of the empire at the time to build a tomb for the Prophet in an oasis, but the Prophet miraculously rose from the dead.

Most of the legends of the immortal prophets began to spread at that time.

Later, when the Trinity learned that the Prophet was still alive, he continued to send knights in pursuit, and they pursued them all the way to the oasis outside Beloi, where they finally fought a decisive battle with the Prophet's followers at the Prophet's Tomb.

That's all—

At this point in time, more than a thousand years have passed.

Ross and the others had only thought that the remnants of the geothermal valley were descendants of the followers of the Prophet.

Because they were given clues that the Prophet and his followers had embarked on a long journey into exile, fleeing south from Istanbul to Syria.

Although they don't know exactly what happened after that, they traveled from Syria to the Siberian wilderness, because that was at least a few centuries ago.

If Laura hadn't found a clue to link the Prophet's Tomb to the legend of Kit City in Russia, they would not have known that the Lost City in Siberia could be linked to the legend of the Prophet in Western Europe.

But now, they are discovering that perhaps it is not just the descendants of the followers of the original Prophet?

And the Prophet and his followers at all? The only difference is that the prophet is still that prophet, and the follower is just the follower now?

Coupled with the fact that the Holy Trinity was originally chased from Western Europe to Byzantium and all the way to Syria, and now it is still chasing into the Siberian wilderness, the two sides seem to have entered a state of confrontation with each other again......

How can I say that? It's too persevering, isn't it?

……

……

Miss Crawford shook her head vigorously at the face of Jacob's question, her jet-black ponytail swaying at the back of her head.

"It's just that in the past few days, when I helped you prepare for the battle, I traveled all over the valley, and I also looked at all the ruins, and found a lot of clues from them......

Then she explained with a very serious expression.

"I wasn't too sure because it was unbelievable, and I just wanted to...... Want...... Anyway, I didn't expect you to admit it. ”

"Is that so? But you're really smart and intuitive......"

Jacob didn't expect such an answer, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

"There is nothing unbelievable, as you know about the effects of the Divine Source, which is true...... I found that thing a long time ago. ”

Speaking of this, he didn't continue, but he didn't know what he remembered, shook his head and sighed, looking like he was reminiscing about the past eventful years.

So Jacob...... Are you really that prophet? The news is really ......"

After Rose reacted, he also exclaimed one after another, and subconsciously touched the beard on his chin.

"I thought I'd seen everything in my life......"

He had felt that this man had a strange charm and wisdom in him, although his combat power might not be enough, but he really didn't look like a person who could be conditionally cultivated in this kind of poor mountain and bad water place.

It's just that Ross is just a little skeptical, and his brain is not wide enough to associate Jacob with the legendary characters, at most he guesses whether he is a direct descendant of the prophet or something.

But this bend is really too fast...... It is estimated that only Laura can keenly guess the truth through the various clues she has discovered, right?

"Actually, even if I don't admit it, I can't hide it for too long, you will find out sooner or later."

Nodding slightly at Sophia, Jacob said as he gently broke free from his daughter's support.

"Although I hope to disguise myself as a local leader who knows the secrets that have been passed down from the past, it's just ...... You're starting to suspect by now, aren't you? ”

Rose obviously accepted the truth more quickly than the other companions who were still shocked and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time, so he just smiled very heartily at this:

"As long as you say something, it will definitely arouse suspicion, and you must know this truth better than me after living for so long."

"Yes, since you're all starting to be suspicious, there's no point in continuing to hide it...... And Laura is right, the Holy Source is what was agreed to be taken away from you. ”

Jacob turned to look into the distance, looked at the lush mountain forest in the distance, and said in a tone of emotion.

"It's not that I want to hide it, or I want to break the contract, but because it's not in my hands, it's stored in the deepest part of the ancient city......"

"That's why we hope to get our hands on it before the Holy Trinity opens the ancient city and obtains the Divine Source!"

Miss Crawford said calmly.

"I don't understand, Jacob, why you've been looking for reasons to push back these days......"

In the past few days, she has naturally learned some of the information that Jacob has revealed, including aspects of that ancient agreement.

Although she also had great doubts about this, because Miss Crawford did not believe too much that someone was actually a youkai who had lived for at least five hundred years...... It's not that it's unacceptable, it's that it's unwillingness to believe.

After all, if this incident is true, then what happened in Yamatai before will be covered with a veil of fog that cannot be seen again-

For example, what exactly is that person trying to do, and why is he lying to her?

It's just that now is obviously not the time to dwell on this issue, so Miss Crawford can only choose to suppress her doubts first, and only by solving the immediate urgency first can she take care of other things.

"Because the problem is here, it is absolutely impossible for the Holy Trinity to get it, and they can't attack that ancient city......"

Jacob shook his head anyway, and after a moment of hesitation, he added.

"Taking a step back, even if that ancient city is captured, they won't be able to get it."

"But why are you so sure?"

Miss Crawford's question was exactly what Rose, Jonah and the others wanted to know.

"The so-called deepest part of the ancient city, not as you think, is really some hidden architectural space such as the inner city inner hall!"

Jacob explained with some sighs.

"The deepest part of that is actually a gate, and the divine source is hidden in the special space behind the door."

"The special space behind the door...... How special is it? Miss Crawford raised an eyebrow.

As she asked again, the others also subconsciously pricked up their ears, even Sophia, who was a little annoyed, although she knew some of her father's secrets, but only some.

Jacob didn't tell her all those particularly secret things, she had been like this since she was a child, and she was angry about it, although she slowly understood her father's approach.

But it's one thing to understand, and now it seems that there is a chance to hear Jacob explain it himself, and of course she will still be curious.

Fortunately, Jacob only glanced at his daughter, and although he hesitated slightly, he finally didn't let her leave here first:

"The space behind the door is another world, the underworld or hell......"

Then he glanced helplessly at the strange-looking crowd, revealing an expression of "I knew you wouldn't believe it."

"Don't look at you like that, I'm not talking about symbolism or metaphor, it's the concept you understand."

“……”

“……”

Without paying attention to what these people were thinking, but just giving them a few seconds to digest, Jacob began to speak again in earnest and solemn -

"Therefore, even if the ancient city is breached, it is absolutely impossible for the people of the Holy Trinity to obtain the divine source from it, absolutely impossible."

“……”

“……”

"But, but...... Since it's something that has been agreed upon a long time ago, can't even we get it? ”

Miss Crawford shook her head vigorously a few times, her ponytail fluttering, and she thought hard, trying to keep her mind as calm as possible, pretending not to hear the absurd words that Jacob had just said, and continuing to think as before.

"Because I miscalculated at the beginning and thought he was ready...... But then I found out that it wasn't, and you obviously didn't bring it...... Well, bring the pass ......"

Jacob didn't show any emotion, just shook his head at her gently.

"So it's probably impossible for you to pass through the defenses of the undead legion and get allowed to enter the ancient city...... The safest thing to do is to let him come and take the Divine Source in person. ”

Jonah patted his cheek vigorously and interjected, "Anyway, I don't understand too much, what is the essence of the Divine Source?" What is this agreement for? ”

"The Divine Source hides a part of the soul of the gods, and if you touch it, you can live forever and ...... And a terrible secret can be glimpsed. ”

Jacob didn't know what he had thought about, his face turned pale, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

“…… I didn't really think I was a prophet, I was more like crazy because I saw that secret......"

Laura frowned tightly and asked hesitantly, "Yes...... What the? ”

Jacob looked at her deeply:

"There's a reason I don't want you to get it...... You must trust him and don't want to doubt him, right? It's better not to look at it......"

"That person is not trying to deceive you, but even he himself has not remembered it, has not yet found out...... His own essence ......"

"His own essence is simply indescribable relative to this world!"