Section C Chapter 30: Aged (Seresya)
"That's pretty much what I thought!" Lucina stood up excitedly, "That's not bad, mad dog!
"You really have to be commended for being able to keep up with my thinking. Mad Dog leaned proudly on the sofa, relaxed his waist and pressed back with all his might: "You don't seem to be that stupid." ”
"What do you mean it doesn't seem that stupid?" Lucina became dissatisfied: "Forget it, I won't quarrel with you...... What evidence did you find in your notes?"
"Don't you think you have enough intelligence?" Celeya snorted and tapped on the spread out notes, "Come on? ”
The knight and Lucina quickly approached her, and Lusa hesitated for a moment, then hugged the ball and came over.
"Huh? These pages seem to be active. Lucina grabbed a few yellowed pages of notes, "What is written on this? I don't recognize a word." ”
"You don't know each other?" Seresa felt a little regretful, "It's a pity, I thought you could know a little bit as a mage." ”
"For. Lucina held the note close to her eyes and looked at it carefully: "Uh...... But I really don't know such symbols. ”
"You didn't understand a word, and you said that you found evidence?" Looking at the notes in Lucina's hand, Anusen asked puzzledly: "Also, what can you see when you turn the book so fast?"
"The point is not the content of the text at all. Mad Dog snatched the page back from Lucina's hand, flipped it to the penultimate chapter, and showed it to the crowd: "Look at what is drawn at the bottom right of this page. ”
"Isn't this the mana altar that killed so many people?" Lucina immediately reacted and exclaimed in surprise, "No, mad dog, how do you know what that altar looks like...... Have you gone down and seen it?"
"I'm too lazy to do that kind of thing. Seresya smirked at Aiya: "It's just a guess." Because the whole notebook of the bachelor is full of research related to the altar. ”
"But how can I not see anything strange about it?" Lucina stared at the yellowed, old pages.
"Looks like your IQ is still not enough. The mad dog smacked in his mouth and looked at Lucina triumphantly: "It's simple, these pages of notes are old-fashioned. ”
"Old?" Lucina looked at the page carefully again, and asked in confusion, "This thing is more than ten years old, and it is already a little old!
"Maybe it's based on the color ......of the paper," Anusen thoughtfully said, "Artificially old always leaves some inconspicuous traces." ”
"I replied a little bit. Mad Dog looked approvingly at the knight, "That's it, there are some spots and folds that are not naturally produced in the aging process. No matter how long the paper is put on again, it will not erase the traces of the original. ”
"Alas...... The Assassins had a lot to learn. Lucina looked at him with a little sympathy: "How is this thing old? ”
"It's normal for him to not see it. After all, he's just a bachelor, not a good at it. Mad Dog stretched his waist and replied lazily: "As for how old it is, I can't see this." ”
Perhaps it is mashed with straw, dead leaves and crushed sawdust, and then steamed with salted water and a small amount of fine sand. Finally, spread the liquid evenly over the paper...... Mad Dog pondered the many methods he had tried, adding, "I can only be sure of one thing: the counterfeiters deliberately disguised it as handwriting thousands of years ago. In order to enhance its authenticity, a certain ancient script was deliberately chosen, at least as I think. ”
"That man must be trying to attract the Bachelor to study this thing, so that he can be used in a dozen years. The knight's tone was extremely heavy: "I can't believe that the research of Master Nadia for more than ten years is actually meaningless. ”
"But in any case, it won't take more than ten years to set up this kind of game, right?" Lucina had an expression of disbelief: "What's the point of doing this? According to the strength of his mana, he can completely cast spells by himself." ”
"You're still a mage, and you don't even understand this?" Seresa snorted disdainfully: "It's much easier to set a trap in advance and wait for someone to jump." It doesn't take much effort to sit back and enjoy it. As for why he chose to reveal the location of the altar during the attack on Snowcastle a few days ago, it may be because Winter's Breath has spread, and there is no need to worry about being alerted if you take action. ”
"You mean, the Corruptor planned all of this more than a decade ago. Looking at the pages of notes, Lucina's expression was very uneasy: "This is also outrageous!"
"It's not outrageous at all. Coincidentally or not, you've seen it - they used the game they set up more than a decade ago to kill more than a thousand children of ice with magical potential, preventing the resurrection of the dragon god and posing a possible magical threat. Mad Dog paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, the poison thing is even more exciting...... Killed almost all the veterans in the city. ”
"These guys really have a very high IQ. Anusen pondered for a moment: "Tomorrow to investigate the outpost, you must be careful......"
"Be careful, really, but I don't think they have a high IQ. Mad Dog vetoed the knight's idea: "There are far more idiots than smart people, and the same applies to them." Don't forget, who started Winter's Breath?"
"The Grim Reaper of the Dark Glacier. Lucina replied without hesitation, "I have heard many terrible legends about it in the Seventeenth World...... But none of them are very detailed. ”
"It's not a legend if it's too detailed. Mad Dog replied casually: "Legend, it's the same as the literal meaning." It has been passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation. ”
"You're right...... Similar to Manus. Lucina was stunned inexplicably.
"Who's that?" Seresa raised an eyebrow, "Haven't heard of it." ”
"I'll have a chance to tell you about it later. Aiya sighed and put down the pages of notes: "The more I think about it, the more uneasy I become. If the Ice Death Grim Reaper is resurrected as legendary, how can the Permafrost stop it?"
"The Corruptor alone is enough for us to drink a pot. Mad Dog retrieved a few pieces of paper from the knight's side: "Besides, there are still clones available, which are enough to spread suspicion and fear. ”
"And those two hunters haven't caught them yet. Lucina grabbed a biscuit and munched on it, muttering indistinctly, "Mad Dog, will you let me leave the note here first?" ”
"Whatever you want. Mad Dog closed the note and threw it to Aya. Hurriedly putting down the biscuit, the girl hurriedly reached out and caught it. However, Aya's fivefold pain sensation took effect immediately, and Lucina let out a cry of pain in pain.
Just as he was about to laugh to mock Aya, the mad dog, hearing the strange noise, stood up alertly and faced the door, drawing his sword.
The door to the hallway collapsed instantly, and the two guards standing guard at the door were frozen in the black ice that was constantly emitting black smoke.