Agnes ignored Joey's provocation, but said indifferently: "Continue to get down to business, those two dragons have fallen, and it is impossible for the Sky Canopy Dragon Temple not to care, and they will also know the news that Faust's ruins have been opened sooner or later." ”

"The situation will be very dangerous at that time, do you want to keep this little guy in the Holy Empire? Do you think that you alone will be able to deal with the people from the Dragon Palace?"

Joey raised his eyebrows and said: "That's why it is necessary to let the little guy go to the City of Dawn to be tested as soon as possible after the ruins are opened, not only to make him stronger, but also to put him under the protection of the council, this is the decision of Laplace and Innocent, I have to say that these two old gods are indeed very good at picking the right time." ”

Hearing the names of the old astrologer and the Pope, the Ice Magister fell silent, she knew the abilities and personalities of these two old classmates very well, and the judgments they made were often well thought out and would not make any mistakes.

She couldn't think of too many good reasons to object.

After all, Agnes knew very well that if there was any place in this plane that could make the ancient dragon temple fearful, it was the World Tree Council founded by Faust, the magical holy place that gathered the most powerful people in the past.

As the Grand Magister of the Dragonlance Dynasty, she and Joey and Innocent, the powerhouses of the Holy Empire, are in a completely different position, and have completely different interests, and have been in a state of opposition to each other for decades after the trial and left the City of Dawn, never to communicate again.

But once it came to an out-of-this-world place like the Heavenly Curtain Dragon Palace, the top powerhouses of the continent who were born in the City of Dawn all maintained strong vigilance and hostility without exception.

This vigilance and hostility can even make them temporarily put aside their hostility and stand on the same side.

And another reason for them to hate the same enemy is the beautiful figure in white clothes back then.

"Daybreak isn't necessarily going to be a good place to go, I mean, for this little one. ”

Agnes glanced at Constantine's back, a flash of worry in her eyes, "Think about what his mother went through in that place!"

Joey smiled bitterly, "But it's much better than staying in the Icadia continent and being captured as a sacrifice by the guys in the Sky Curtain Dragon Temple, isn't it?"

"What's more, the enemy that this little guy will face in the future is far more than just the Heavenly Curtain Dragon Palace. ”

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"When I was little, I remember your father taking you and me to this lake. Standing by the lake, Kayan whispered.

On the edge of the Asgard Mountains, there is a vast and beautiful lake in the famous Icewind Forest, which is more famous on the mainland than the Icewind Forest, and its name is Lake Baikal.

Legend has it that the waters of Lake Baikal are crystal clear like a thousand miles in the northern land, and the verdant icy forests dot the lakeside, surrounded by the Asgard Mountains, like a mother's gentle hand.

Ancient philosophers once sat by the lake, leisurely fishing the mountains and rivers and the vast starry sky in the mirror lake, savoring the vast poetry of the world and the vagaries of fate.

In the old days, in the summer, travelers from all over the world came to the north, and after crossing the snowy fields to reach the Asgard Mountains, the first destination they chose was here.

The beauty of Lake Baikal also attracts many adventurous couples, and those who trek here are all amazed by the clarity of Baikal.

However, tonight on the shores of Lake Baikal, there are only two spectators.

And the relationship between them seems to be far more complicated than that of a couple in the ordinary sense.

Constantine stood by the lake and quietly looked at the surface of the lake, which was frozen in the cold winter and covered with hoarfrost.

Under heavy frost, Baikal sleeps quietly in winter.

Constantine's gaze passed through the thick ice and fell into the depths of the lake.

He sensed that a thousand meters below the lake, several powerful beings had awakened, and their eyes were directed towards him and Kayan beside him.

It is a large fish monster that hibernates at the bottom of the lake, and it is definitely not young, maybe even as long as Lake Baikal, and it belongs to the lord level fish monster.

At this moment, they looked at Constantine and Gayan with a faint vigilance and fear in their eyes.

Due to the sparsely populated nature of the cold northern mountains, these high-level aquatic beasts have been living at the bottom of Lake Baikal for hundreds of years, and one of them is as old as a thousand years.

The long years have endowed them with wisdom and intuition far beyond those of ordinary Warcraft.

As a result, they were able to perceive the extraordinaryness of the two humans standing by the lake, and the female human even exuded the blood of an ancient dragon.

But for these powerful high-level demonic beasts, even the legendary dragons can only make them vigilant.

It was Constantine who really upset them.

Although the young man did not exude any powerful magic and bloodline aura, in front of Constantine, as a high-level demonic beast, they still instinctively felt extremely uneasy, which was the fear of being seen through everything from the soul level.

The Demon Beast Lords under the water had a feeling that they had no secrets to speak of in front of this young man.

Nor do they dare to act rashly.

Constantine looked at the pupils at the bottom of the lake, and several fish creatures exuding strong magical power were clearly reflected, and dense data emerged from them.

The powerful natural power belonging to [Odin] transformed the size, age, magic power, level, range of movement and other information of these large fish monsters in Constantine's vision into numbers and ancient symbols that he could understand, and faithfully projected them into his spiritual world.

Countless messages flashed in his eyes, looking at the vast Baikal Lake, Constantine even gave birth to a feeling that everything was under control.

I have to say that the experience of seeming to see everything completely is truly wonderful.

Is this the world through the eyes of "God"?

The soul in Constantine's body now fused with part of the soul of the ancient god [Odin] on the fragment of the World Tree.

Odin's soul gives him the ability to abstract everything he sees into data and symbols, including his mysterious fate.

This is an unprecedented capability.

In other words, from the perspective of the soul, Constantine today is completely beyond the realm of human beings.

Constantine is currently in the adaptation phase, and it will take a long time for him to undergo a transformation of his worldview.

Hearing Gayan's words, Constantine's heart moved, and several other images suddenly appeared in the spiritual world, which were two children standing on the shore of Lake Baikal in spring, looking at the vast mountains in the distance.

Odin's talent for perceiving fate restores the picture to an incomparably realistic level, with every detail detailed, even more vivid than his original memories.

It's just that after hearing Jiayan's slightly nostalgic tone, Constantine unexpectedly found that he no longer had any nostalgia and sentimentality in his heart, and he couldn't make waves, and the picture projected in front of him was extremely real, just like yesterday.

Perhaps, it is precisely because the memories presented are so real that the hazy beauty needed to create a nostalgic atmosphere is completely destroyed, right?

After thinking about it for a while, Constantine smiled bitterly silently, which seemed to be a side effect of his own ability.

Constantine didn't realize at the moment that his psychological changes actually came from the subtle influence of [Odin's] soul fragments on him.

Nostalgia is an emotion that belongs to small human beings, and the immortal gods do not need nostalgia.

"I remember. Constantine withdrew his gaze to the bottom of the lake and said in a tone that sounded as sentimental as possible. "Lake Baikal that year was really beautiful. ”

"Unfortunately, I may never see it again. Constantine shook his head.

Kayan suddenly said, "I want to ask you a question, can you tell me?"

Before she could speak, Constantine guessed what she wanted to ask, "You want to ask what happened in Winterfell that day, right?"

The Dragon-Veiner nodded.

"Winterfell is actually a game prepared by a powerful magician named Faust thousands of years ago. ”

Constantine said, "It was the key that opened his tomb, and my ancestor Virgil played an indispensable role in the creation of this key. ”

"In return, Faust defeated the Elven King who ruled the North, and secretly helped my ancestors establish the Duchy of Azerolia, which is the truth behind the founding of Azero. ”

"That senior named Faust is a mage of the World Tree Council, isn't he?"

She was an extremely intelligent dragon veiner, and after listening to Constantine's words, combined with Agnes's strange performance, she immediately keenly grasped the key information, so she asked.

Constantine nodded, "Yes, so I even doubt now that a thousand years ago, the Duchy of Azeroa was able to maintain its independence surrounded by powerful enemies, and there may be a shadow of the World Tree Council behind it, so everything makes sense." ”

"I see. Kayan's frown furrowed. "You must have gained a lot in Faust's mausoleum. ”

Constantine took the fate watch in his pocket, smiled, and said nothing.

The harvest is naturally not small, but the torture endured during the period cannot be expressed in words, it is the pain that tears the whole soul apart.

"So, I'm going to Daybreak next. Constantine turned his head to look at the side of Gayan's face and said calmly.

"I'll be strong enough to come back and take back from your Dragonlance Dynasty everything that rightfully belongs to the Azerotans. The boy's tone was as firm as a mountain.

Kayan turned his head calmly and looked at him without flinching, "It doesn't matter, in the future, I will lead the knights of the dragon lance across the continent until I plant the banner of the dynasty on the walls of Olympia City, and wait for your return." ”

"Hopefully, by that time, you'll still have the courage to say this in the face of the dynastic armies that have occupied the entire continent. The pride in her tone was the same as before, and at this time, she had once again turned back into His Royal Highness Kayan, the proudest of the Dragon Lance Dynasty, and the great captain of the North Wind Legion.

After some-for-tat words, both of them were silent at the same time, and everything seemed to return to the last scene of the conversation on the snowfield and under the trees that day, so helpless and sad.

In the face of the estrangement between home and country, personal feelings seem to always seem so powerless.

"I think that will be many years from now. After a long silence, Constantine sighed and tried to say a word of comfort.

But these comforting words did not play a role in easing the atmosphere, but added a touch of sadness in addition to the heaviness.

"Will you stay in the City of Dawn for many years?" Kayan looked at the deeper and deeper eyes of the young man in front of him steadily, a little distracted.

"I don't know, until I'm strong enough, I think I'll keep practicing. Constantine said, "At least to the point where you can defeat the dragon knights of your dynasty." ”

Jia Yan said lightly: "I'm sorry to tell you that there are many amazing guys in the new generation of dragon vein families of the dynasty, although their bloodline is not as good as mine, but they also have the potential to grow into dragon knights in the future." ”

"Even if you become an archmage, what are the chances of winning against a dynasty with many dragon knights in the future?"

Constantine said, "That's a good point, but don't forget, I'm not the only opponent of your dynasty, and I don't believe that when that time comes, the Holy Empire will sit idly by." ”

Kayan sneered lightly: "In another twenty years, there will be even more dragon knights in the dynasty than now, at least in terms of the number of strong people, we will have an overwhelming advantage in the face of the Holy Empire." ”

"And there are not many internal problems in the Holy Empire at present, although His Majesty the Emperor is far-sighted, but without half a century of effort, his efforts alone cannot fundamentally change the entire empire, and it is not enough to completely widen the gap in national strength between the two countries. ”

"In the foreseeable period of time, the growth rate of the Holy Empire's national strength will not be able to catch up with the growth rate of the dynasty's military strength, as long as the dynasty seizes this time difference, concentrates all its forces, and launches a large-scale battle, bringing heavy damage to the Holy Empire, the pattern of the future continent will change again. ”

"Do you think that by that time, you will still have a chance to return to the country?"

Constantine retorted: "Naive, this is just a theoretical idea, you haven't considered too many factors, as I said before, there are more contradictions between the dragon vein families within your dynasty, and this battle can't be fought in the first place." ”

"Even if a war does break out, the battle between the Dragon Vein Families will make the course of the war full of uncertainties, indeed, if the Dragon Lance Dynasty is united and uses all its strength, the Holy Empire is not an opponent. ”

"But the problem is, it is impossible for you to do this, because the Dragon Vein family has its own interests, and the will of those families is not parallel to the will of the entire country, and the situation you said is completely impossible. Constantine pointed out sharply.

Kayan said calmly: "Of course it is possible, as long as I become the master of the next dynasty and kill all those who oppose it, the direction of history is determined by those with big fists." ”

Constantine was dumbfounded, "Are you crazy?"

Kayan smiled slightly: "Don't forget, the epic hero who founded the Dragon Lance Dynasty was originally a madman who dared to challenge the ancient dragons, and as their descendant, of course I am also a madman. ”

Constantine narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone, "But if you fail, you should know better than I know what awaits you." ”

Kayan's approach was also to seek dynastic change, but unlike the Holy Emperor, she chose the most radical and violent path.

At the end of this path, there are only two things, one is blood, and the other is the throne.

"Power is a game that costs my life, and since I choose to participate, I don't care about the weight of the chips. Kayan smiled disdainfully, "Don't worry about me, it's my royal brothers who should be worried." ”

Constantine smiled wryly, "That...... I can only wish you good luck. ”

To say that she is not worried in her heart is of course false, but Constantine can only respect her thoughts, which is the choice she made for her life, just as the restoration of the country was Constantine's choice.

Gayan stared at Constantine's pale and delicate face, and suddenly said, "But if I really fail, and those people want to kill me, will you leave the City of Dawn to save me?"

Under the starlight, her eyes are exceptionally bright and moving.

Gaze at such beautiful eyes, Constantine felt that his heart seemed to be a little heavier, and he exhaled heavily, and as soon as he exhaled, his breath condensed into a white mist.

"I don't know. Thinking about it, Constantine could only say this one sentence, which was the most honest answer.

Today, he has shouldered too many burdens: the hatred of his parents, the responsibility of recovering his country, and all kinds of unknown and powerful enemies......

He has no energy left to make any additional commitments.

Constantine replied sincerely, both in tone and in the way he looked.

A flash of disappointment flashed in Kayan's eyes, and she smiled slightly, "You are still as honest as when you were a child." ”

"I've always been honest with my true friends. Constantine said earnestly.

He had said this to Kayan on the snowfield, and Kayan smiled happily at him.

But this time, instead of laughing, Kayan sighed, "In your eyes, I was just a friend?"

Constantine was stunned, what was going on with this slightly resentful tone?

For a moment, he couldn't understand why the same words, to the same person, could produce two diametrically opposed effects, which was completely illogical.

The human woman's mind is too complex to speak, and even with the help of Odin's powerful natural ability to think, he can't figure it out.

In the first eighteen years of his life, he had no experience of thinking about such a problem.

Gayan suddenly leaned closer, rested his head on Constantine's chest, and whispered, "Constantine Elliottard, I am your fiancée. ”

Constantine froze for a moment.

It dawned on him that Kayan didn't really need him to promise her anything, but he wanted to see him.

That's what a woman is.

As Heine's guy used to say in his dorm, "Love, like politics, are the two occasions when lies and deception are most needed." ”

Constantine put his hands around Gayan and said in the most sincere tone of his life: "If there really is such a day, I will definitely rush to your side immediately and advance and retreat with you, even if all the dragon knights of the whole dynasty are blocked in front of me, I will never stop, the stars are a lesson." ”

The woman in her arms sneered, "Has anyone told you that your serious lying appearance is really fake?" ”

Although she knew it was a lie, the smile on her face was as bright and bright as Lake Baikal shining in the spring sun.

Because she knew that he was the only person in the whole world who would tell her this lie.

That's enough, isn't it?

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