Chapter 49: A Conversation Between the Starry Sky and the Night
No matter how the outside world changes, the floating islands on the second orbit of the City of Dawn will always seem so peaceful.
More than half a year has passed, and the appearance of the Hoshimi Tower has not changed much, standing on the peak of the floating island, towering into the clouds, and the arcane clouds surrounding the magic tower emit a blue glow, which looks very mysterious.
Compared to the other sacred places in the City of Dawn, the Tower of the Stars is deserted, empty, quiet, and isolated.
Staying in this place for a long time can even make people forget the existence of time.
The only thing that has changed is that since half a year ago, there has been one more member of the Hoshimi Tower, and it is the youngest ever.
The morning light shines through the dome of the Tower of Stars, softly pours into the circular central chamber, and shines above Constantine's head.
Constantine sat on the floor of the central hall, staring carefully at the light curtain.
I don't know when the number of stars around him has been increasing, from dozens at the beginning to hundreds now.
The pale blue starlight floated in front of the light curtain, emitting an incomparably brilliant and mysterious light.
After what seemed to be a long time, Constantine, who was sitting in front of the curtain of light, instinctively raised his head.
His eyes had somehow turned blue, and his gaze to the sky showed a distance and depth far beyond his years.
Just now, his soul faintly sensed that somewhere far away, several ancient wills had awakened and exuded hostility towards him.
This hostility was so strong that it impacted his spiritual world, and it violently shook his mind out of the sea of knowledge of the crystal light curtain.
Rumble!
Hundreds of stars exploded, setting off a small storm of energy in the central chamber.
Constantine rubbed his swollen brain, wondering how long he had been in this place.
As soon as this thought came to mind, a long list of numbers automatically appeared in his mind: two hundred and fourteen days, two hours, nine minutes, and six seconds.
Constantine was stunned for a moment.
The answer came so easily, but Constantine was now fully adapted, and that was part of the observation.
He closed his eyes at random and began to ponder where the feeling just now came from, as his mental power quickly swept through his body, feeling his current state.
To Constantine's surprise, his mental power was incomparably more abundant now, far more powerful than when he broke through the crown rank on the snowy field.
Unconsciously, Constantine's spiritual power had reached the limit of the crown mage, and he was about to move towards the realm of the Grand Magus.
Perhaps this is one of the benefits of studying astrology.
The bigger change, though, lies in the world through Constantine's eyes.
Under the eyes of the stars bestowed by Odin's soul, the world was stripped of its colorful veil and completely transformed into a collection of rules made up of countless numbers, lines, and symbols.
His gaze fell into the distance, and everything became a traceable observation, mountains and rivers, grass and trees, sun, moon and stars... are all turned into objects that can be parsed by numbers and symbols.
This is exactly what is recorded in the light curtain, the realm that countless astrologers dream of.
It wasn't until the moment he saw these number symbols that Constantine finally understood the point of studying astrology.
The eyes given by Odin's soul are the keys that open the door to truth and help him access information from the outside world, and astrology is a tool used to understand this information.
"It turns out that this is the face of the world. Constantine thought thoughtfully.
The ancient philosophers said: Look at the mountain is not the mountain, and see the water is not the water, which is probably what he meant.
Constantine thought for a moment, and a vivid picture appeared in his mind.
It was a world without light, some fractured continent, with huge palaces floating above the continent, four altars arching the black hall, shrouded in unknown energy.
In the Heavenly Dragon Palace, this word instantly surfaced in Constantine's heart.
He then knew where the hostility was coming from.
The soul power belonging to [Odin] warned him that it would not be long before the Dragon Temple would take action.
Constantine's face became a little solemn, and he knew that he had to quicken his pace.
"It's time to go. Constantine stood up and walked towards the door.
As soon as he walked out of the door, he met Hawking.
Seeing him, Hawking also looked surprised.
"You... Are you out?" Hawking looked at Constantine in front of him.
In the past six months, Hawking and Constantine have met very few times, but the impression is unusually deep
The astrologers at the Astral Tower all have their own lounges, where they can read, meditate, and live.
The exception was Constantine, whose lounge was the central room of the Tower of Stars.
In Hawking's eyes, Constantine was a complete monster.
For more than 200 days, Constantine spent more than ninety percent of his time in front of the crystal light curtain observing and sucking, collecting the knowledge left by the astrologers of the previous generation, during which he did not eat or drink, and sat for more than ten hours in a row.
Only for a few moments will I go outside, meditate briefly for dozens of minutes, and then return to the central chamber to continue absorbing knowledge.
There have been geniuses and madmen in the history of the Star Tower, but in Hawking's eyes, there is only one Constantine who deserves the title of monster.
Hawking looked at Constantine carefully.
"Hello, Your Excellency Hawking Vino from the Continent of Faroe. ”
Ignoring the surprise in the other's eyes, Constantine politely performed the standard mage-to-mage courtesy to the other. "I should congratulate you on your breakthrough to the realm of a magus a year ago, my name is Constantine Digus, and I am from the continent of Icadia. ”
In fact, even if he didn't ask, Constantine knew this now, and he asked the other party only as a polite gesture.
Hawking also understood this, and he smiled faintly and bitterly, "You are right, Constantine, is the fate of the Traceless Ones mentioned by Teacher Laplace so terrifying?"
He had never spoken a word to Constantine before, and it was impossible for him to reveal his name, surname, origin, and spell level.
But the other party can see through it at a glance, which can only prove that once: Constantine's astrological level is now far superior to his own.
This caused Hawking, who had been in the Star Tower for five years, to feel endless frustration in his heart.
However, the blow that Constantine gave him was not over
"You've been to the Void Realm. Constantine stared at Hawking, and a trajectory of fate clearly appeared in his eyes, moving around Hawking's main star of fate.
"Yes. Hawking nodded stiffly, and in front of Constantine, he had a feeling that he had seen through everything.
"I am currently working at the Great Wall of Desperation, and I am the lieutenant of one of the big names, and my main mission is to use astrology to provide information to the trialists guarding the Wall. ”
"Being able to become the deputy of the third-ranked trialist of the Dawnbreak Monument is good news for you who are not good at fighting. Constantine said, looking at the message from the Lord of Destiny.
Hawking didn't know what else he could say.
Constantine's ability to obtain information about Luna from his destiny master indicates that his astrology has entered a regressive advanced stage.
"Definitely. Hawking said calmly, not angry, seeking truth from facts in the face of observations is the basic quality of every astrologer, "Her name is Luna, and she is currently one of the main members of the Desperate Guard, and our enemy is the Chaos race of the Alternate Plane. ”
Constantine nodded, he had already learned enough information from Hawking's main planet of fate, including the rankings of many powerhouses in the Dawn Monument.
This information is extremely important for his future actions.
Before leaving, Constantine suddenly turned his head and said to Hawking: "There is a fragment in your dimensional ring, the fate of that fragment has been manipulated, it should be a guy from the Tianmu Dragon Palace, maybe it won't be long before you will face a battle, even... War. ”
Hawking's expression was momentarily stunned.
......
On the terrace of the Tower of Astrology, Constantine met a second astrologer, and a legendary astrologer.
Constantine saluted calmly.
The white-haired Kepler looked at the junior in front of him, his expression was a little complicated, "Laplace has gone to attend the World Tree's Holy Land Conference, if you have anything you want to ask, just tell me." ”
"Senior, please tell Your Excellency Laplace, I'm going to leave the floating island for a while. Constantine said.
Kepler was not surprised, "Where are you going?"
"Void Desperate. Constantine said.
"Young people always like to go to these places to fight and kill. Kepler shook his head, "But the Void Realm is not such an easy place to enter, even if you go in, you may not be able to come out, if you go to a place like the Great Wall, without the strength of a magister, you will almost definitely die." ”
The old man sighed for a while, and then asked, "I can't see through your destiny star, so I'm curious, where have you come in astrology now?"
Constantine said, "Except for the part of the Great Prophecy, I have probably finished reading the rest. ”
Kepler nodded, closed his eyes, and said lightly: "In this case, even if you are not the Great Magus now, you have already defeated the Great Magus, go ahead." ”
Constantine bowed slightly, then calmly turned away.
Looking at Constantine's back, a bored Kepler said to himself: "In the city of dawn in the future, will there be another St. Faust?
......
The light of teleportation faded away, and Constantine came to a pristine mountain forest.
Constantine looked at the floating island, his blue eyes flashing with countless messages.
This is the fourth floating island of the City of Dawn, where the headquarters of the Crown of Mysteries, an organization of scholars and mages, is located.
Constantine had learned a lot about the Crown of Mysteries in the crystals of the Tower of Astrology, but seeing it in person was a completely different experience than reading it.
To the naked eye, this floating island is quite ordinary.
But with the help of the observation of the star's eyes, he could read that there were many extraordinary things under this seemingly ordinary floating island.
The large magic array around him alone was as many as seven.
Those flowers and trees, mountains and rivers, and even buildings are all part of the magic array system, with their own attributes and functions, defense, attack, surveillance, concealment... And so on.
Although the "Crown of Mysteries" is an academic organization, judging from the design level of the magic array, there are definitely a lot of powerhouses on the Fourth Floating Island in the past.
In the event of a war, the floating island itself would be the equivalent of a giant fortress.
He couldn't help but marvel at the power of the former sages of the City of Dawn once again.
Outside the mountain forest, by the lake, under a tree, Euler was holding a book thicker than a brick and reading quietly, and around him, countless books and ancient scrolls were piled up into a mountain of books.
It is estimated that it will take ordinary people a lifetime to read one of these small hills, and it is impossible to read this mountain of books to the end.
But Constantine had no doubt that Euler could do this.
Hearing footsteps in her ears, Euler looked away from her books.
The black pupils stared silently into Constantine's blue eyes, as distinct as the starry sky and the night.
Ola pushed away the mountain of books next to it, revealing the corner of the outline of the circle carved into the grass, "The Fourth Floating Island is full of [Arcane Eyes], which is part of the surveillance system, and every move of any outsider will be perceived by the scholars and mages. ”
"This is the anti-detection circle that I spent two days designing to block the Eye of Arcane, so you don't have to worry about me talking to you being eavesdropped on by the people on the floating island. ”
Constantine frowned slightly.
For a long time since their first meeting at the Academy, he had simply seen Euler as an ordinary young mage.
But now, with the soul of [Odin] and absorbing a lot of astrological knowledge, in his eyes, the image of Euler has changed a lot, and many mysteries that could not be seen before have surfaced one by one.
The stars twinkled in Constantine's eyes.
To his shock, above Ora's head, there was no trace of fate.
This shows that Euler, like himself, is the legendary one with no trace.
"It seems that you have gained a lot in that tower in the past six months. After looking at each other for a moment, Euler glanced at Constantine, as if sensing the changes in Constantine.
"Each other, each other. Constantine said. "I'm going to Doomsday Arena next. ”
"Siegfried and Roland are also on the Sixth Floating Island, you can go there to find them. Ora said, turning her head and pulling out an extraordinarily tattered book from the scrolls around her, seemingly very old.
"I found this book from the bottom floor of the Crown of Mysteries library, and its contents may be helpful for your future actions. ”
Euler said succinctly, and with a wave of his hand, the scroll naturally floated and slowly flew towards Constantine.
Constantine took the book and quickly glanced at the cover, the text on the cover was written in an ancient script that Constantine did not know, but this did not pose an obstacle to Constantine, who now has the soul of Odin.
Using the digital vision given by Odin's soul and combining it with astrology, the text on the cover of the fragment was soon translated into characters that he could recognize, appearing in Constantine's eyes.
The Dead Sea Papers, is the name of the book.
"You called me here just to show me this?" said Constantine.
"It records the speculation of a sage in the early Middle Ages, the era of the ancient gods, the author was hunted down by the first pope of the Church of Light, and the book fell into the hands of a legendary magician, and was collected by the Crown of Mysteries. ”
"I think you're interested in what happened in the Age of Ancient Mythology by now. Euler said.
"Who the hell are you?"
After placing the book in the dimensional ring, Constantine raised his head and re-examined this once familiar and strange "classmate", his eyes were sharper than ever, "Do you know the secret of my body?"
"What do you mean?" asked Euler calmly, "Winterfell's origins, Faust's lineage, or the true name of the ancient gods you inherited?"
Constantine stared at Euler carefully, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and countless aqua blue stars slowly appeared around him.
The blue stars were as light as fireflies, swirling around his body and flying, forming a magnificent starry sky that seemed to contain endless mysteries.
Compared with half a year ago, the scale and brightness of the star field have increased several times, and the power is even more extraordinary.
A powerful magical force enveloped the meadow.
Constantine was not an unsentimental man, but both Laplace and Joy repeatedly warned him that except for the closest people who could be absolutely trusted, no one else in this world would be allowed to know his Faust-related secrets, even Euler.
Even for Roland, who was bound by a soul contract, Constantine never told him.
Facing the beautiful but murderous starry sky in the sky, Euler was still very calm, "The Azure Star Field may not be effective for me, and if you go all out and alarm the Great Sage of the Crown of Mysteries, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to get out yourself." ”
Ora's magic was not strong, at least in Constantine's eyes, and after half a year of retreat, Constantine's mastery of the star field was no longer what it used to be.
The Azure Star Domain is the most incredible magical miracle in this dimensional universe, and its power can even break the barriers between realms.
After awakening his true name, Constantine's star field was even more powerful.
Even in the face of the gray dragon that once appeared in Winterfell, and even the Grand Inquisitor Drakes, Constantine is now confident that he has the power to fight.
It stands to reason that Euler has no chance of fighting the power of the stars, unless he is a hidden legendary magician, and this is extremely unlikely.
However, [Odin]'s natural instinct faintly reminded him that what Euler stated was completely a fact, and even with the artifact-level fate pocket watch in his pocket, it could not pose much of a threat to Ora.
As puzzling as this may seem, Constantine knew that Odin's feelings could not be wrong.
A chill swept over his heart.
Euler knew all the secrets of his body.
Could it be that since a long time ago, he has been caught in the whirlpool of fate?
Constantine unleashed his psychic power and tried to use astrology once again to lock on to Euler's fateful star, but failed again.
Moreover, the picture presented in his eyes is extraordinarily bizarre.
Above Ora's head was a deep night, with no tracks, not even a fog of fate, everything shrouded in endless darkness.
It was a bottomless darkness.
"I just want to know who you really are?" said Constantine.
A flash of lightning flashed through his mind, "Or rather, what is your real name?"
Hearing this, Euler glanced at the sky, "I'm sorry, it's not time to tell you. ”
"Why?"
"Unlike you, my real name, even just saying it, can have unimaginable consequences. ”
"All you need to know now is that I am not your enemy, and even me and you, specifically, Odin within you, we have a common enemy. ”
Constantine narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "How can I trust you?"
Euler said calmly: "For us who have real names, trust only needs to rely on each other's instincts, you can ask the other part of your soul in yourself, is it hostile to me?"
Constantine was silent.
Euler turned his gaze back to the book, "If you don't have anything to ask, just leave, I'm going to keep reading." ”
Constantine stood by the lake, lost in thought.
When Euler raised his head a second time, Constantine's figure was gone.