The story of Neopolis doesn't end there, Griffith will return here when he becomes stronger, looking for clues about the cult, the Old Gods, and uncovering the secrets of the Arandelle family and the island.

If we want to talk about borrowing and referencing, this book is "Red and Black" in the mysterious world, and it is mixed with a large number of Cthulhu works (the truth of Neopolis is based on one of them). The other work memes that appear in the book are only to keep everyone reading the dignified Cthulhu worldview and complex plot line as they unfold, and to prevent me from writing myself crazy because my SAN value is too low when I unfold the story (I almost wrote myself crazy in the fifth volume).

After reading the second volume, the reader of this book should be very clear that Harry Potter, the Lord of the Rings, and Brother Killing have nothing to do with this work. I borrowed a glaring dark line from Red and Black as a sublimation of the main plot and was ready to pay homage to the great hero, but I didn't expect that some Harry Potter readers who thought they were fans of Harry Potter would think this was a fanfic (I really have nothing to say, I almost took out the foreshadowing and said it explicitly).

Before moving on to the important next volume, especially the most important opening chapters and events, I think it's important to give you the following information that doesn't involve spoilers.

1. Blood tax

In this book, Shitolar refers to the specially selected Young Guards with extraordinary characteristics, who served as a partner cavalry and reserve officer during the enrollment of candidates for succession to a prestigious family, and after graduation they could become adjutants, heraldic officers, and commanders, as well as staff officers or territorial administrators. This special treatment is distinguished by a proper name from ordinary guards, squires, and elite cavalry. The prototype is derived from the Byzantine Norse Guards (Roman Orthodoxy), the Turkish Guards (New Dynasty Masei), and the Macedonian Companion Cavalry.

In the origin of the book and its setting, Huttolar is called "Blood Tax". In addition to the fact that it will kill you, this is actually a very good job, and if you are lucky, you can even win the eldest lady of the feudal family (yes, I mean the current Count of Lamour).

However, the book's blood tax is not limited to the protagonist and the other knight trainees. In a world ruled by such a mystical power, those who possess the gift of fate, higher status and talent also have to pay taxes in blood for their belonging and beliefs. If you have difficulty understanding some of the choices and actions of the elders, schools, and politicians in this book, you can note that this world is not the world we live in, and there are some things that cannot be escaped.

No matter who you are, whether you have a time-traveling setting or not, it is difficult for the characters in the book to transcend their social identities and circumstances when making choices, and when Griffith makes some choices for the next volume, please do not forget his identity and position.

I think that even in the era of online literature, there should be serious works, and the reflection, growth and contradictions of the characters themselves are the necessary elements of a work. I try to make my writing as interesting and vivid as possible, but the fun without content is the paper that wipes my buttocks.

It is precisely because of this identity and the various choices now, as well as the contradictory conflict, that when I uncover the mystery about Griffith to you, this book can be called a complete and different plot from the usual, not just a handpiece of paper that everyone relieves when they squat on the tuba.

2. The Old Gods

Griffith's battle in the second volume has shown his full strength, and with the support of the local forces in Tsuruura, he has achieved super-standard results, but he is still weak as a doll when it comes to resisting the mysterious conspiracies behind the scenes. In a world of Cthulhu, his rescue is doomed.

So, what to do next, when the ineffable being begins to devour the people around him, and the layout that began with the first volume really unfolds?

Normally, you can look for treasures (such as a physical holy sword crowbar) like other fantasy works, ask for help from others (sacrifice a good friend or grandfather), and then type dozens of scrolls in a specific environment (there is an old seal nearby), or first accumulate experience and then dozens of scrolls, and fight away the ancient gods to save the girl.

I did prepare this hand, the bone ring Minos is a very powerful plug-in, and I also prepared a good friend for him, the legendary ranger who came out of the book to invent shabu mutton hot pot and then overthrew the legendary ranger based on Tidlet, Roland will appear in the fifth volume, he is no longer a brave man, he is doing something very interesting.

After the tragic loss of Neopelis Shadow Scroll, Griffith will not hesitate to make the necessary choices when he needs strength in the future. But that's not enough. Will the protagonist and his friends sacrifice a few good friends together to defeat the Demon King, return to the joyful story and wait for the new Demon King to come, and let the story repeat itself with 8 million words?

No, no, I'll prepare a better story for you. Or rather, I didn't write this book to sell money, I just wanted to tell the story to everyone.

Then, well, there is no then, and this is the curtain to open the main plot.

Without further ado, I'll put the next roll in everyone's faces tomorrow morning!