The Black Swan Lake Manor began to prosper, and the Zodiac Magic Array gradually improved, becoming more precise and grandiose, and everyone could feel the ambition of the young giant, especially the members of the Greenspan family who were looking out from the White Elephant Castle, all of them were shocked by the scale of this large obscure magic array. The new arena will soon be completed, and there will be countless dark species on the stage, destined to be bloodier than the Mississination Arena that someone demolished, and of course, most importantly, safer, watching the unfair competitive fight in the circle of the only leader of Marceau County, like the high lord whipping the serfs in the territory, who will point the fingers? The astrological tower named Dracula's Tooth also began to climb into the sky.

The underground kingdom, below the poem, is getting closer and closer to the sacramental ministry, just the group of undead knights who have only one skeleton left makes people shudder, order begins to rule Marceau, under the temptation of a heavy bounty, the informant smells delicious, and a steady stream of heretics are dragged into the torture hall of the poem, and if you are lucky, go to the confessional, but don't expect to go out of the castle of poetry, work and contribute according to your personal expertise, and pursue those few thought points to atone for your sins, bad luck, sorry, the sheep's horn laboratory is waiting for you.

Lady Quentin, who lacked the help of the Grand Knight Hera, could not satisfy Augustine at all, both in bed and under bed, so Augustine chose a quiet valley not far from Black Swan Lake, and usually went to the morning prayer and returned two hours, leaving the castle of Sarnes again at dusk, where Augustine with immeasurable nuclear weight could be built and destroyed with impunity. This evening, His Excellency the Archon walked out of his subterranean realm alone, along a half-circle of lake stone paths, and then through a reed wetland, the setting sun fell on the young man, as if the weight of the light was a little heavy, and he walked more slowly than ever.

Holding an aria staff, Augustine came to the huge valley full of desolation, before the nuclear weight was liberated, Augustine could only rely on some tricky ancient magic to win, so there are very few descriptions of this "red glove" playing with brilliant magic in the secret archives of the night watchman, has always been known for its simplicity and efficiency, and now rich, Augustine was finally able to put into practice the rich theoretical knowledge that he had held for twenty years, standing at the bottom of the valley, holding the high-quality magic wand sold in the papal antique store, Augustine easily set off a " Mother Earth's sigh", the valley trembled on both sides, the rocks rolled down, and then were targeted, cut into small gravel by countless corridors of flames, and fixed around Augustine as the center of the circle by the arcane "stasis", which became the basis of the "tombstone" of the Irish Book of the Dead.

Magic, arcane, book of the dead, all in one go.

At the top of the valley appeared a mysterious figure, tall and burly, with the physique of a bull close to two hundred centimeters, but with a single braid on the back of his head that even the last clowns disliked, blind in one eye, but not blindfolded like a Viking, unabashedly allowing onlookers to see the hollowness of his right eye, the ten fingers of his hands withered and emaciated, like a necromancer who had been exposed to too much black magic and alchemy, with a yellowed sheepskin book under his arm, and the stranger stared at Augustine at the bottom of the valley with only one left eye, and pulled his dry lips, and his usual gloomy tone: "The nuclear weight is as deep as the sea, and you have deceived everyone in the Night's Watch, no wonder the old man does not like you. ”

Augustine raised his head, looked surprised, walked up slowly, and greeted with a smile: "Ulise, are you here to tell me that you have become the new gatekeeper of the Empire? This is good news, after all, the grumpy Wilde has been thinking about dismembering me all day long, but you are willing to discuss the Dead Sea Scrolls with me, we may not be friends, but at least we are not enemies, are we?"

The sturdy one-eyed man was expressionless, and said in a hoarse voice: "Sword Saint Wilde has become the new leader of the Night's Watch, you have a headache at most, I want to sit in that position, aren't you looking for an opportunity to assassinate me?

Augustine said, "That is, you were expelled by Wilde, who was on the throne? ”

The strange man named Ulise laughed and said, "Can you stop your magic array from chanting silently, this is not the etiquette for receiving guests." ”

Augustine smiled, still without any honesty, for this one-eyed dragon that was notorious in the entire Vatlantican, he had always hoped to be able to strangle it with his own hands, I believe that Ulise did not forget how to use his body as a collection, Wilde's rudeness was not pleasant, but Ulise's belly was black, but even the golden spear Liesi shield frowned, Ulise was originally a priest of the Holy Spirit Court, talented, and later because he touched the taboo of the Holy See, cast a great sin that can be counted as blasphemy in the judgment, it is said that the right eye was blinded by the golden spear of the Liesi shield, and finally was accepted by the Teutonic priest, so as to escape the fate of mortalityIn fact, many specific details are in charge of this strange man who likes to sleep in the bell tower of the dead all year round, and a few years ago he made up the ambitious and terrifying "Dead Sea Papers" out of thin air, trying to justify the traitor Judas, which caused the panic of the Vat Lantican and the wrath of the two major Byzantian Churches, especially the latter, the Pope did not hesitate to ask for Ulise's head privately at the cost of up to 12 million indulgence coupons, this sky-high price, second only to the "Black Emperor" who fled Kamiao Razor Doctor Saxon, then, such a collection of geniuses and freaks, venture to visit poetry, is not to admire the black swan in the lake?

Ulise turned his head to look in the direction of the imperial capital and said, "The old man is really dead this time. ”

Although Augustine knew that this was a fact that would happen sooner or later, he still felt irrepressible shock when he came out of the mouth of Ulise, the third man of the Night's Watch. The old man, the Teutonic priest, the patriarch of the House of Windsor, is the only leader of the three giants of the Sacrimental Congregation who does not resist aging and death, this old man, together with the sacred spear and a ewe, has created a dark cage comparable to the Byzantian Holy See's Inquisition, on the battlefield under the table, won a precious dark voice for the Holy Empire, Augustine saw the old man twice when the Night Watch organized the experience of climbing, unlike the height of the Holy Spear or the danger of Lord Haihime, the old man who retains the status of the Holy See priest is a very cheerful and warm elder, approachable, the Night Watch has been circulating such a very sunny and warm rumorA new red glove came to the headquarters with his luggage to report and asked an old man where he lived, but the old man helped lead the way with good talk, and took the initiative to help the young man lift the suitcase, and the young man later learned that the old man was a great being standing side by side with the holy spear at the apex of the sacramental ministry.

For the first time, Ulise showed sentimentality and said softly: "Maybe the old man has forgotten that the arrogant and ignorant young man back then was me. ”

Augustine finally turned the corner, kept up with Ulise's jumping thoughts, and asked, "You were the one who asked the old man to carry the suitcase?"

Ulise nodded.

Augustine tentatively asked, "Now Wilde is our common enemy?"

Ulise said with a gloomy expression: "You guessed wrong, it was not Wilde who became the new night watchman of the Empire, but a child, the most secret hole card from the 'hotbed of conspiracy' of the Windsor family, the old man never mentioned it to me from beginning to end, this is what makes me the most angry." In addition to my expulsion, the unwilling Wilde was also imprisoned at the bottom of the Confessional Church, all of which were plotted by the 'nanny' behind the child, my half daughter, who, together with the rest of the children in Lucifer's laboratory, betrayed me, for this, I am not angry, but very relieved, but I am relieved to see my children grow up, as a father, I still hope to live a little longer. Little Augustine, believe you, and the two giants, very much want to see this scene, the night watchman without the old man is very immature. ”

Augustine shook his head and said: "When it comes to politics, the Teutonic magnate who served as the teacher of His Majesty the Emperor is more proficient than everyone else, that child, and that she, the future will be a nightmare for the Sacramental Ministry, believe my speculation, Ulise, I should have more say in this than you." ”

Ulise laughed: "I have reservations. ”

Augustine asked, "Why did you choose Order as your refuge? As soon as you hand over the manuscript of the Dead Sea Papers, the Byzantian Holy See will open the door for you, treat you as a guest of honor, and even give you a place in the Papal Chamber that is no less than a night watchman." ”

Ulise gave a lame explanation: "I hate the cross. ”

Augustine asked, "What reward will I get for angering the new Night's Watch of the Empire?"

Ulise replied, "You need a shadow prime minister who is smarter than you to help you manage a truly solid and independent dark realm, and you can't find such talent, and now, here I am." ”

Augustine sneered, "Does a kingdom need two administrators?"

Ulise said confidently, "The proud Spirit Court, the cold ewe, and the brand new Night's Watch can't accommodate it, but you can, so I chose the order with unlimited potential." ”

Augustine crouched down, pinched off a piece of licorice, put it in his mouth and chewed, "Ulise, I don't like to take risks now, so you're going to be disappointed." ”

Known as the "dragon in the Night's Watch's Bell Tower Dragon's Lair", Ulise sighed and squatted down with Augustine, "Then I have to be a ghost wandering the continent, it's a pity, order may never be above the three parts of the Sacramental Ministry." ”

Augustine was indifferent.

Ulise stretched out a finger and flicked a licorice plant, the plant withered instantly, and said softly: "Before I leave the Holy Empire, I will send a letter to the Holy Spirit Court and the ewe, detailing the origin of the surname of the woman behind the new night watchman of the Empire, Bourbon, tsk, what a vulgar surname." ”

Augustine stops chewing.

Ulise closed his left eye, "I smell the breath of the Irish Mother Queen of the Undead's lair, little Augustine, I didn't expect your attainment of the Book of the Dead to improve so much in the past two years, but I would like to remind you, even if you can successfully activate the Mother Hive Secret Instrument, with the current strength of the poem, you will not be able to keep me until you awaken the servant of Prince Setus." Since I was able to escape from the round-up of thirty high-ranking inquisitors to this small manor, of course, I could easily escape outside the manor. ”

Augustine sighed helplessly, and had to stop what he thought was a rather secretive "small" action. Unlike the Teutonic giants, who are extremely profound in magic, and unlike Wilde, who is a sword master, he has always been a scholar among the Night Watch, and can only be known from some half-destroyed documents that he is a stubborn person who is deeply trapped in the forbidden area of the fundamental principles of religion The one-eyed strange man with a rose garden at the top of the bell tower was shrouded in a thick shadow, and no one seemed to be able to probe his heart, not even the Divine Spear Column Shield who had driven him out of the Holy Spirit Court had openly lamented that it was not a wise move.

Augustine had to compromise and tentatively offer a deal: "Ulise, I will not prevent you from leaving the poetry, and may even grant you a certain degree of protection until the Night's Watch stops pursuing you, but you will keep the Bourbon secret for me." ”

Ulise sighed, "You still don't want to accept a wise man, the old man has the bearing of a great archon than you do. ”

Augustine shook his head and said, "It's not that I won't accept you, it's that order doesn't accept conspiracy and politics, that's not what I'm good at." ”

Ulise smiled: "Understood, this is the fine tradition of the Rothonchilde family, the best gamblers, never come to the table. ”

Augustine laughed, "Thank you for your understanding. ”

Ulise stood up, hesitated, and asked, "Augustine, do you really not think about it anymore? I alone am worth the whole sheep's horn, and I believe you know very well that this is not boasting." ”

Augustine looked resolute and remained silent.

Ulise smiled, crouched down on the ground again, picked up some stones of different sizes, and said to himself: "I have simplified the Paja war chess with many complicated rules of the troops, but I have not been able to find a suitable opponent, little one, do you have time to listen to it? The Paya is so big that it includes twenty-one professions, in addition to the single king, queen and prime minister, there are three generals and archbishops, not to mention the procurators, ordinary priests, magicians, knights, and commoners, a total of 214, an interesting number, right, Augustine, who is not stupid at all?"

The Night's Watch first encounters with the one-eyed dragon that dwells deep in the Bell Tower of the Dead is when Augustine, who is severely xenophobic, is asked by his superiors to go to the "Dragon's Lair" Ask for an approval, the Red Gloves all know that few lucky people can return from the bell tower intact, and the unruly and gloomy Ulise will evaluate the unlucky subordinates who disturb their thinking according to their bad tastes, just like the sphinx, the sphinx monster who learned many riddles from the goddess of wisdom in the mythological story, once he can't answer, he will suffer, and Augustine is no exception, he is asked to answer a difficult question, involving the organism of the ancient school of Stoics, Augustine goes around in circles with the more ancient principles of the Raouloc school, which eventually leads to a dilemma for both of them, and Ulise does not pursue it, and continues to come up with an insoluble paradox of Ocon, Augustine said very unceremoniously that this is just a meaningless linguistic replacement, the extremely difficult night watch giant laughed rarely, and reluctantly recognized the little guy's quick wit, and then met several times, Ulise was willing to take some mathematical fun to test Augustine, the latter did not disappoint him, and it can even be said that he gave an amazing answer beyond imagination, but these episodes do not mean that the relationship between the two is harmonious, Augustine does not expect to find a backer in the night watch, because Ulise is a jealous and possessive freak who can be called terrible, in the night watch, the owner of the dragon's lair, there is an arrogant word that is widely circulated: I am the king, and I have the sole possession of the truth.

So Ulise whispered to Augustine in private: "Hang up, little one, and I'll collect your body for you, so that I can store your clever head."

How could Augustine have the heart to live in harmony with this pervert? This seems too difficult for the young archon.

Ulise, on the other hand, is a guy who never considers the feelings of others, but is immersed in his own world, and as he says, I am the king, and I have the truth. He drew sixty squares on the ground and said to himself, "I have only six classes of war, king, queen, city, bishop, mage, and soldier. Originally, it was supposed to be divided into black and white grids, but the space was limited, so I didn't care, the character rules were roughly similar to Paya, but Empress Ka Miao gave me inspiration, and I decided to give the queen more space for a chess, she was no longer limited to 1 square diagonally, as long as she didn't cross the line, everything was okay, and there was no limit to the number of horizontal and diagonal and steps. Another change is that the most inconspicuous soldier can change into all characters except the queen after reaching the eighth square, how about it, isn't that a very interesting rule?"

Augustine looked down at the rudimentary chessboard and the thirty-two chess pieces, his face calm, and he only stopped chewing on the licorice.

"Most of the inspiration of the soldiers came from the fallen Reinhatai, and they are very particular about the chain of soldiers, and the formation is very important, because the Paya is simplified and more focused on small and medium-sized tactics. Paya is more of a politician's game, my work, but it can appeal to all military personnel. ”

Augustine picked up a stone chess piece symbolizing the queen and was stunned.

A man in that world, who spends less than pitifully time with the woman he loves, is playing chess.

After coming to this world, he left the monastery of Maidaiola and took the initiative to enter the night watch, which has the highest casualty rate, and took on the next dangerous mission after task, and began to travel far away, hoping to find a little familiarity in this world. I have traveled through empires, mountains, churches, scriptures, ancient books, and secret books. Looked all over the portraits, nobles, knights.

However, he was still alone.

Ulise finally noticed the strangeness of the young man in front of him, a little strange, and in his impression, this little guy who had to say a little respectable was timid, cautious, and hardworking, but there was no trance.

Augustine looked up and smiled, and said sincerely: "Ulise, please stay and play chess with me." ”