When the dinner was over, Magellan went back to his room and fell asleep, and the next morning he and the countess received an invitation from the caliph. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the room where incense was lit, Magellan drank a cup of black tea and was taken to the garden by Shamir. He knew that it was to give the caliph a chance to meet the countess alone.

"Is the king of the world really the enemy of the world?"

"After all, Emangelke is the direct domain of the Emperor, and the Byron grave keeper of Theros also has the shadow of a royal purchaser......" Shamil only said this, and Magellan wisely did not pursue it.

"Do you have any research on the Maelstrom?"

"Very little," Shamir didn't care because it was small talk, and said whatever came to mind, "Basically, no one can really get close to that place, but it's really a barbarian machine, and you know, whether it's the earliest barbarians, the later orcs and demons, they all came from there, and we mages were also slaves of the orcs at that time...... It's not that no one has ever thought of crossing the maelstrom to reach another world, but no one has seen even a glimmer of hope. ”

"What the hell is that, or is it something else?"

"It's more like a machine, or a factory. Those strange races appeared out of thin air, as if they were made of mud. ”

"Do you think that a level of magic of Transcendent Power can observe a part of the Maelstrom?"

"Impossible," Shamir shook his head, "Simply put, unless you are a god, you can't even feel the maelstrom, you can only feel the effects of the lowest level of its existence. ”

"It's like knowing that the Matrom can create barbarians?"

"Yes, and then you have no idea what the maelstrom looks like or how big it is, you don't know anything. ”

Magellan shrugged, speechless.

"Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

"Nothing. By the way, how old is the owner of the White Tower?"

Shamir smiled: "My sister is beautiful, isn't she?"

Magellan shook his head and said nothing.

"You've seen the Grail, haven't you?" Shamir's face was full of curiosity, and he seemed to think of the Grail as some kind of funny toy, "What does it look like? Is there a heart-shaped ruby on it? How big?"

"Uh......" Magellan had mixed feelings, the Holy Grail may be lost forever, but no one knows what the aftermath will be and how long it will last, "There is indeed a ruby, quite large, but it is not a heart-shaped ......"

"It must be made of silver, right? It's not made of gold, it's not silver or wood, right?"

For the first time, Magellan noticed that the usually unsmiling mage leader was so talkative: "It's made of wood......"

......

That evening, the caliph departed with the morning star.

Magellan and the Countess stayed, and with them were the White Tower Mages of Shamir.

Magellan finally had the opportunity to reminisce with the countess about what had happened in the Eternal Fortress, but he was preoccupied.

"You don't look very happy. ”

"Should I be happy?"

"Indeed, the Holy Grail will never be recovered, and the cathedral is in ruins. But isn't that the best we could have imagined before we set out?" said the countess's smile, leaving Magellan speechless.

"Where did the saying that the Holy Grail be destroyed by the unbelievers?"

"The first pope's journal clearly states that the divine powers will leave the Holy Grail and that the unbelievers will become the most powerful warriors of science. ”

Magellan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "But I'm still an unbeliever." ”

"Can't you forget the Holy Grail and the Eternal Citadel, which will never return?" the countess took out a crystal cup and filled it with water.

She waved her hand, and a transparent church appeared in the water.

Magellan lowered his head and brought his eyes to the glass, looking at the transparent building that was clearly visible inside, and let out a sigh of admiration.

"Even with the support of the Oasis of the Moon, such a large-scale structure can still be called a miracle...... The behemoth ......" Magellan looked at the lifelike behemoth and was overjoyed.

"You've forgotten your original goal, have you?" the countess shook her head and put away her glass, "Once you've set out, you've made both the Holy Grail and the Eternal Citadel your possession, and you're bound to get it. That's not a good habit. ”

Magellan shook his head and decided to change the subject: "There is a message recorded in the Holy Grail. ”

"A piece of information that can turn the untrustworthy into the most powerful warriors of science?"

"I don't know...... It mentions that science is a mortal, and that the first pope conspired with the then Emperor Loren, with the support of the gods of the Iseliyas, to establish the Church of Scientology. ”

Like the theories of some of the schismatics of the Great Schism years ago, they rebuked the Holy See for deviating from the original doctrine and demanding pure, scientific worship, arguing that the upper part of the text should be omitted altogether...... So, is that what science's most powerful warrior means?"

"Forget it," Magellan suddenly relaxed, "since I'm not the last, it doesn't matter. ”

"That piece of information really seems to have an impact on you......"

"It doesn't matter, it's something that everyone has known for a long time. ”

The countess lifted the hem of her skirt lightly with one hand and walked to the window: "Do you want any gifts, Professor Magellan?"

"Me?"

The countess nodded: "Without you, we would have returned in vain this time." ”

"Spare me, I owe you my life. ”

"You are not good at lying, Professor Magellan," laughed the countess, "and the expression on your face now, and the expression on your face then, says one thing, that you were absolutely certain that you would be able to escape. ”

"Forget it...... By the way, how are we going back?" Magellan forcibly changed the subject, "Among Byron's grave keepers is the king of the world. ”

"Don't worry about that majesty when we go back, but we really won't be passing through Theros again, the caliph has arranged for us to go overland, and we can stop by to meet the king of the world. ”

Magellan shook his head, feeling that he had misheard: "Why?"

"I had to explain to her that our purpose was the Holy Grail, not her. ”

"Can I not go?"

"Yes," said the smile on the countess's countess, which was cowardly, and the latter was not at all ashamed, "you can go to Sir Cook's expedition and return to Brittania together when they have finished digging." ”

"That's great, I tremble all over my body now just thinking of the Morning Star, it's horrible. ”

"She's actually a very attractive woman, but it's a pity that the first thing you happen to see is her military side. ”