Unlike Dio Bronno, a person who has been doing research in the academy all the year round and knows nothing about things outside, Diego, who was born in the low-level commoner, has been wandering among people from all walks of life all year round, and his vision of people is far from being comparable to that of a pure scholar like Dior.

It didn't take much time for Diego to see that Leo was definitely not a simple scholar, his sturdy body exuded a fierce aura, and the unique temperament of the other party had only been seen in adventurers and slave hunters who had been deep into the wasteland all year round on the Moisan continent, and those people were all stained with blood on their hands without exception.

"Tell me honestly, are the ruins you found the ruins of the Wakanha civilization?" While Diego was observing Leo, Dio Bronno ignored his own assassination, but was very concerned about another matter, and asked urgently.

"It's not clear yet. Diego said truthfully: "An adventure team funded by the Goode family brought back some stone slabs of ancient ruins from the wasteland forest, and those rubbing patterns I gave you are from those stone slabs, if you want to confirm whether it is the remains of the Wakanha civilization, you can only go deep into the wasteland." ”

"I really want to get to the Moissanite continent as soon as possible. Hearing what Diego said, Dio Bronno, who was completely immersed in ancient civilization, couldn't hold back the yearning in his heart and muttered.

"Rest assured, you will be able to set foot on the land of Moissanite in a month at most. Diego comforted his old friend, then took out a bottle of wine and three glasses from the wine cabinet, poured them separately, and then pretended to be indifferent, and asked tentatively, "When did you take in a student?" ”

"Haha! You'd not think that Leo was the student I took on my way here. Dio made no secret of his admiration for Leo, pulled Leo to Diego, and said: "Thank you for arranging for me to do that smuggling train, otherwise, I wouldn't have met him." As he spoke, he introduced: "Leo Dodd, he is my new student, and he has a deep knowledge of Gamore. ”

"Gamoré language?" Diego was stunned when he heard this, he knew very well that his old friend, although his personality seemed to be a good old man without character, but in fact he was very arrogant and very strict with students, so that there were only a handful of people who had really become Dior's students over the years, and there had never been a student who could be so admired by Dior.

Dior's attitude also aroused Diego's curiosity, and he couldn't help but ask, "How does it compare to you?"

Dio Bronno thought for a moment and said, "I am not as familiar with the basic root as him, and I am slightly stronger in the Turing root." ”

"Teacher, you're exaggerating!" Leo shook his head and said, "I still have a lot of basic roots that I haven't mastered, and I'm just getting started with Turing roots." ”

"You don't have to be so modest, all you lack is the accumulation of some knowledge. Dio Bronno patted Leo's arm, then turned to his friend Diego and said, "You don't think that my student is also another person's student." ”

Diego could see that his friend seemed to have a great respect for Leo's other teacher, and couldn't help asking, "Who is that person?"

"Old Rembrandt. Dio Bronno didn't sell it, and said it by name.

Diego was taken aback and confirmed: "That Rembrandt?"

Dio Bronno laughed: "There is no Rembrandt in this world except that Rembrandt Mister." ”

After receiving the response after confirmation, Diego's eyes on Leo also became a little different.

It's no wonder that Diego's mentality has changed so much, after all, the identity of the old man Rembrandt is there, he is not only a master of academia, but also has incomparably deep connections in various countries, and anyone who is close to him is definitely a big man who should not be underestimated.

It's just that what makes Diego strange is that he has never heard of Old Man Rembrandt taking in a student named Leo Dodd, but he knows his friend very well, and if he is not sure that Leo Dodd is a student of Old Man Rembrandt, the other party will not tell him about it.

While Diego was puzzled by Leo's identity, Leo's attention was focused on an oil painting on the wall.

I saw that this oil painting is a painting of the ruins of an ancient civilization buried in the dust, the whole picture is very realistic, and the painter's painting skills are also very good, even Leo who does not know how to appreciate art, see this painting will involuntarily immerse himself in the artistic conception contained in this painting, feel the painter's remembrance, sorrow and despair of this civilization ruins.

Dior Bronno noticed Leo's gaze, so he took the initiative to introduce: "This is Francisco's painting "The End of Civilization", it is a painting that has not been made public, although his paintings are too realistic, people will feel very uncomfortable to look at, and they are not liked by the public, but I have to admit that his paintings are absolutely masterful." As he spoke, he added, "What Francesco is best known for is not his words, but his unfinished absurd "The End". ”

"What's that book about?" asked Leo with interest.

"He created a magical place in the book, which he called the end of civilization, and after all civilizations disappear, the buildings that represent the characteristics of civilization will be piled up to form the tomb of civilization. Dior Bronno seems to have a great admiration for this master painter named Francisco, saying: "Although some of the ideas in the book are ridiculous, but the ruins of civilization piled up at the end of Francesco's description in the book are very good, and it can be seen from his description that he has a very deep knowledge of ancient civilizations, and he can casually make up a new civilization that has never existed according to his knowledge of ancient civilizations, and even I read many times and thought that those civilizations in the book really existed." ”

"It's a pity that he died too early, at the age of twenty-seven. The topic of Francisco also aroused Diego's interest, and he also had great respect for him, saying: "Most of his paintings are about the civilizations he painted, and the civilization and architecture in his paintings have provided me with a lot of inspiration, but unfortunately in recent decades, the price of Francisco's paintings has been rising, and it has become a popular collection for wealthy merchants and aristocrats, and money may not be able to buy them." As he spoke, he said proudly: "I found this painting in the black market, because the boss didn't know the goods, and thought it was an imitator's painting, so he bought it for less than fifty gold flanges." ”

In the middle of the heated discussion of Francisco's paintings, Leo calmly listened to the introduction of the painting master by the two, but his heart was already in an uproar, because judging from the painting in front of him and the so-called absurdity that he did not see, it was obvious that this Francisco had been to the place where the world ended, and the place he arrived at was likely to be the land of ashes, the grave of countless civilizations.

Leo looked interested and asked, "Can you tell me about this Francisco's life?"

Diego had collected Francisco in detail and was naturally the best introducer.

"Francisco is a native of America, his mother is indigenous to Mozambian, and his father is an adventurer in the kingdom of Mares, who was born a slave. Francisco's owner was a good man, not only allowed Francisco to study with his children, but also hired a professional painter to teach Francisco to paint after discovering that Francisco had extraordinary painting talents, and later gave Francisco the status of a freeman, and even married his daughter to him. ”

As he spoke, Diego pointed to a sketch of the countryside under the oil painting and said: "Although Francisco was born in a humble background, he was very lucky, he did not suffer anything, and even lived better than other ordinary people, and his life was worry-free and his family was happy, so most of his early paintings were based on light-hearted themes and joyful pictures, and mainly used brightly colored rural idylls or family portraits." However, a slave rebellion suddenly swept his state, and his wife and children all died in the riot, and he could not bear the blow, and the whole person went crazy. ”

Dio Bronno also took Diego's words and said: "After that, he spent three years in the local psychiatric hospital, and during these three years, he became an expert in ancient civilizations, and his painting style became realistic, decadent and even weird. With this unique style of painting, he became one of the few recognized painting masters in the world at that time in just two years. However, at the peak of his career, he suddenly committed suicide by the grave of his wife and children. ”

Diego seemed to think of something, and said: "In fact, there is no public opinion on whether he is really dead, because according to the medical records at the time, when he was found, there were still signs of life, but it was very faint and there was no possibility of treatment, and after the death identification was made that night, his body disappeared mysteriously, and the legend was that it was stolen by his believers." ”

"Believer, is there still a believer in a painter?" Leo wondered.

Diego explains: "When he was in the asylum, he created a secret church called the end of eternity, and not only the patients of the asylum became his followers, but also the doctors and nurses joined his church. However, after his death, the church disappeared very quickly, and it is not known if it still exists. ”

"If you're interested in Francisco, you should visit his home in Galica, which has a lot of objects related to him, as well as his diary," advises Dio Bronno. ”

"I'll check it out if I have the chance. Leo was sure that this Francisco had been to the ashes of the ruined capital, seen the end of all civilizations, and perhaps could discover some secrets about the ruined capital in his diary.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, and then a waiter from the clubhouse opened the door, his eyes fell on Diego, and said, "Mr. Diego, the guests of room 707 want to see you." ”

After hearing this, Diego said calmly: "I'll go over immediately, and you go to the wine cellar to get a bottle of Golden Mountain Lion and send it to room 707." ”

"Yes. The waiter stepped back.

"I still have something to do, so I won't greet you. Diego turned to Dio Bronno and said, "You will stay here for the rest of your time, and we will be able to leave when the ocean freighter from the Goode Chamber of Commerce arrives in five days." In addition, there are some academic salons held here in the evening, so you can go if you are bored. ”

"Okay, you go get busy!" Dior Bronno replied casually, and suddenly he thought of something and asked, "By the way, I want your Goode Chamber of Commerce to help me with something." ”

"What's the matter?" asked Diego.

Dio Bronno asked for Leo, "Have you had any ships to the Kingdom of England lately?"

"To the Kingdom of Inge?" Diego was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that Dio was asking for Leo, so he thought for a while and said, "There is no ship that sails directly to the Kingdom of Inge." Tomorrow, however, there will be a cargo ship bound for the port of Venaya, which is now under the control of the Kingdom of England, the French Empire and the United Kingdom, where there are ocean-going liners to various continents and countries. ”

"What do you think?" said Dio Bronno, turning his head to look at Leo.

Without thinking about it, Leo made a decision: "Then please trouble Mr. Diego, help me arrange it, and I will take that ship to the port of Venaya tomorrow." ”

"It's easy. Although Diego was surprised that Leo was not traveling with Dio Bronno, he didn't ask much, after all, this matter was also a good thing for him, if there was really an extra Leo Dodd of unknown origin, it might cause some unnecessary trouble on the way to the Mozambit continent.

After Diego left, Dio Bronno immediately walked to the bookcase in the room, quickly took out a dozen books related to ancient civilizations on the bookcase, and then put them on the table, and said to Leo: "You are leaving tomorrow, I can take advantage of the time to teach you more knowledge and language of ancient civilizations." ”

"I don't think it's a good time to study, haven't you forgotten that Wakanha killer?" Leo said with a serious expression, "Their assassination failed this time, so what about next time?" I think it's better to go to Port Lyon to investigate this matter......"

"No, you can find out what you can do alone. Dio Bronno said indifferently: "This matter should be left to the Goode Chamber of Commerce, they have a lot of influence in Port Lyon, and it should be more appropriate to investigate the killer than you, an outsider." ”

Leo thought about it, didn't insist any longer, walked to the table, took the book handed to him by Dio, and listened to the other party's explanation while flipping through it.

At the same time, Dibia came to the outside of room 707, knocked on the door, and after hearing the response from inside, opened the door and walked in, and when he saw Spike Goode sitting on the sofa, he immediately walked up.

"Boss, you're here!"

"Hmm. Spike nodded and said, "Is Professor Bronno already settled?"

"Yes, it's already settled. ”

Spike asks again, "What's the killer?"

Dibia immediately recounted what he knew.

"Wakanha's killer?" Spike was stunned, quickly thinking of what the family was doing right now, and said with a gloomy face, "Damn, I knew this order was going to cause me big trouble!"