Who are you?

This is an ordinary and unusual question, which can be found in the classic debates of ancient and modern philosophers, and in the daily inquiries of ordinary people.

And on this occasion, the meaning of this sentence is obvious.

"Once upon a time, there was a young man who dreamed of becoming a powerful mage or knight, forever guarding his own kingdom and people. Constantine stared at the stars and said to himself, "He has a wonderful father, and a beautiful and mysterious, even more amazing mother. ”

"Later, when the boy grew up, he failed to fulfill the vows he made when he was young, failed to protect those who should be protected, and even failed to protect those around him. ”

Later, he met a very strong teacher who taught him many things, the most important of which was that no matter how strong he became, he should always remind himself that he was just an ordinary person. ”

"So, as you can see, in my own eyes, I was always just an ordinary person. Constantine said to Diana, "I hope you will also think of me as an ordinary person, and not as a hero or conspirator in knightly novels who pretends to be pigs and eats tigers at every turn." ”

His words didn't seem to answer the question directly, but Diana frowned and pondered, because Constantine's tone was really sincere, and she was not a person who liked to probe into other people's secrets, no matter how shocking Constantine's identity was, could it be more shocking than her, the combination of the two identities of the future saint of the Holy See and the imperial empress?

Chewing on Constantine's words just now, she suddenly understood what the young man meant: as long as she treats him as an ordinary person, then he is nothing more than an ordinary person to her.

"Thank you for your answer. Diana had a sincere smile on her face, and for her, who had already experienced too many lies, a sincere answer was as refreshing as a spring of fresh water in the desert.

"But I want to know, what is your relationship with the Hunters' Guild?" Diana asked, casually.

Constantine frowned, "Did your knight tell you?"

"No, I guess. Diana said with a relaxed expression, "Mordred is a person who doesn't get along with others, but you and he hardly communicate with him along the way, but they seem to cooperate with each other very well, I think it's because you are both members of that hunter's guild." ”

Being able to deduce his origin from a few words, Constantine found that he still underestimated the ability of His Royal Highness to read words and feelings, and it seems that during the journey, the princess who has always kept a low profile paid much attention to herself.

Perhaps, the moment she stepped into that carriage for the first time, she was already suspicious.

Sure enough, a person of Diana's status is unusually sensitive to any lies and disguises! Thinking of this, Constantine couldn't help but begin to admire the mayor of "Clough" who died at his hands---- Elvis, who could disguise so brilliantly in front of a smart woman like Diana, this old man's acting skills during his lifetime may be more amazing than his magical strength, and he deserves to be the Grand Inquisitor of the Church who has terrified countless heretics.

"Don't worry, I won't say it, whatever your purpose for approaching me, it's a secret between the two of us. The girl winked playfully, "I thought you would be startled by me, but I didn't expect you to react, are the guys in the Hunter Guild so psychologically good?"

"Not necessarily, as far as I know, the guy who is ranked eighth in our guild is said to be scared by the sudden thunder when he is on a mission. Constantine said solemnly.

Both laughed at the same time.

......

Dawn arrived as scheduled, and before the townspeople of Quanshui Town could reminisce about the happy time of the party, the convoy set off again and embarked on the journey in the faint morning light.

Before leaving Springs, Diana and Constantine stood on a hill on the outskirts of Springwater, staring at the peaceful Springwater Town in the morning mist for the last time. The girl's short maroon hair flutters gently in the breeze, beautiful and picturesque.

"Let's go. The girl whispered, turned around resolutely, stepped into the carriage, and drove into the unknown.

Mordred rode a war horse and accompanied him outside the carriage, a fiery red spear hanging by his side.

Constantine was very at ease, reading magic books and learning various spells in the carriage when he had nothing to do, and from time to time he would discuss the topic of magic and magic with the arcanists and light priests in the carriage, and the opinions of several priests benefited Constantine a lot.

Needless to say, the three light sacrifices, for him, a descendant of Bishop Cicero from the northern diocese, of course, he had no reservations and gave him all his might. The two arcanists from the Magic Association were also satisfied with the humble and polite attitude of this young talent from the church, which greatly reversed many of the mages' prejudices against the priesthood.

As always, the guards in the convoy did not care much about Constantine, they preferred to communicate with Mordred, who had amazing martial skills and a legendary spear, and after learning that Mordred was the servant knight of His Royal Highness to whom they were allegiated, their eyes looked at Mordred with reverence and yearning.

According to the ancient tradition of the nobility of the Holy Empire, the heirs of each great noble family are qualified to choose a subordinate knight for themselves at a young age, and the more noble the noble, the more outstanding his ability to subordinate the knight.

For example, the knight of Byron, the great prince of the current empire, and the Count Fastia, known as the "Sword of Chasing Light", assisted His Majesty the current emperor in the conquest of the continent when he was young, holding the legendary sword [Disillusionment] created by the alchemy altar, and he has rarely lost in the battlefield, and is recognized by the world as a peerless powerhouse comparable to the nine dragon knights of the Dragon Lance Dynasty.

How honorable it would be to be His Highness's servant?

However, Constantine was not left out in the cold, and he seized every opportunity to learn about magic.

"Your Highness, do you know about the World Tree Council?" Constantine abruptly threw the question to the four princesses after a pleasant doctrinal discussion.

The words that the old astrologer had said to him in the library had taken root in his mind, but Constantine had not studied it deeply at the time, and now that he remembered it, he naturally had to understand it well. And Diana in front of her lived in the Temple of Radiance when she was a child, and she has a lot to do with the current Pope, so it shouldn't be difficult to know many secrets.

"Didn't Bishop Cicero tell you?" said Diana, surprised.

Constantine shook his head honestly.

"The first time I saw this term was in the history of magic books when I was a child, and its origins date back to the Middle Ages, when humans were not yet rulers of the continent of Icadia, and the World Tree Council was an organization founded by the best human mages of that era. Diana said slowly.

"In the days before the rise of mankind, the sky belonged to the dragons, the caves belonged to the dwarves, the wilderness was a paradise for the orcs, and the elves established their kingdoms among the swamps and mountains and forests, and developed the magical civilization to unprecedented heights. ”

"It was called the Middle Ages, and in the Middle Ages, the power of mankind was very weak, and the lords of the human kingdom were divided and divided with each other, like a plate of scattered sand, in the terminology of historians, that is, a unified centralized empire had not yet been established, and there was no race that took humanity into account. ”

"What's more, the achievements of human beings in magic are far behind other races, and at that time, a magician who can make fireballs is already quite a powerful mage in any human country. ”

"Until the advent of the great St. Faust changed all that. ”

"Faust was a genius of human magic at the end of the Middle Ages, he was said to be able to perform magic at birth, and as he grew older, his talent for magic became more apparent, and by the time he was twenty years old, he was already the most powerful magician in his kingdom. ”

"By the time he was thirty years old, he had traveled to all the nations of mankind, and in the course of ten years, he challenged the greatest mages in those kingdoms, and won all the victories, and no mage could match him, so he was recognized as the first mage of the human race. ”

"What's even more terrifying is that St. Faustus is almost an all-rounder, whether in the elements, arcane, alchemy, or nature, he possesses advanced attainments, and has become a pioneer and founder in these fields. ”

At the age of thirty, Faust was no longer satisfied with his achievements, so he began to travel the continent to challenge the best mages of the major races, but whether it was the golden sacrifice of the elves, the great wizard of the beasts, the vampire prince who lived for nearly a thousand years, and even the ancient dragon that inhabited the depths of the Asgardian Mountains, all of them were defeated. ”

"One of his most well-known battles took place between him and the Great Elven King Flender, the most powerful of the six ancient elven kings of the Elven Empire, and the only mage in the entire continent of Icadia who could cast forbidden spells alone.

"The natural forbidden spell [Senluo Vixen] created by Flender can make tens of thousands of fierce orc armies collapse in an instant, even by today's standards, his strength is not inferior to any of the top ten mages in the continent today, and even surpasses it. ”

Faust challenged this powerful magician, and at that time no mage in the whole continent was optimistic about him, although it was recognized by all major races that Faust and Flender should be almost the same in terms of spell knowledge and spell-casting skills, but the huge gap caused by a forbidden spell could not be bridged. ”

"On the day of the duel, the two top spellcasters of the continent engaged in a spectacular magic battle on the snowy peaks of the Asgard Mountains, and the brilliant and furious magic attacks even lowered several peaks by tens of meters. ”

The two were evenly matched, and until all his skills had been exhausted, Flender found that he could not defeat the human opponent in front of him, so he chanted the spell of the famous forbidden spell [Senluo Wanxiang]. ”

However, what he didn't expect was that Faust didn't panic at all, and stood in place, waiting until the elf king was about to finish reciting the spell before he began to cast the magic, and to the shock of all the magicians watching the battle, this magic was actually at the forbidden spell level, and the casting time was nearly half shorter than that of Senluo. ”

The rest of the mages realized at this time that Faust had not used all his strength to fight the Great Elf King before, and that he had done so to force the other party to use a forbidden spell to test the power of his own forbidden spell. ”

In the end, Faust won the unprecedented forbidden duel and was given a holy name, becoming recognized as the strongest mage in the world. ”

"The World Tree Council is a magical organization founded by St. Faust and other powerful magicians in his later years, who built the City of Daybreak somewhere in the world, and every once in a while selects the most qualified young magicians from all over the continent to enter the City of Daybreak to practice. ”

"Later, those magicians who came out of the City of Dawn have become famous figures in the future, occupying a prominent position in the history books, and it can be said that it is their appearance that rewrites the history of mankind. ”

"Because of their existence, humanity has finally emerged from the Middle Ages and won the Battle of the Dawn against the great races against the ancient aliens. ”

"This is the beginning of the golden age of mankind. ”