Chapter 35: The Curse
"Satan, Earl of New North Shire, King of the World, one of his close friends, master of forbidden knowledge, burned at the stake. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
Magellan slashed the dagger through the air, feeling the weapon's remarkable balance and bloodthirsty urge.
"I'm actually surprised that you can be so close to me. β
"What do you mean by forbidden knowledge?"
"The gods of Emenchet who have died, Seth, Isis, Nephtis, are they gods?"
"Yes. β
Magellan was convinced of this.
Scientology, on the other hand, believes that only science is the only true god. β
"They didn't send assassins to assassinate the bishop of the Royal Cathedral of the Brittanian Empire, but for this reason let the so-called Grey Knight come to you for trouble?"
"Because my research means real trouble. The Holy See is still strong, and a large part of its strength comes from the pragmatism of the current pope. β
"Pragmatism?"
Magellan lifted the rod, looked at the small shrimp on the hook, and lowered the rod again.
"Yes, as you think, when my plan is completed, the Holy See will have to face real trouble, which means that perhaps the Pope will no longer have to worry about the question of his successor. β
The countess faced Magellan with a truly dangerous smile and picked up the glass from the table.
"If you want to find a way to end the Holy See, you have found it now. β
Magellan lifted the rod and scrambled to remove a small fish and put it in the bucket.
"What the hell are we doing?"
"There was an event that changed the world forever and decided the fate of humanity, and I just wanted to know what really happened then. β
"Do you think the ancient gods still hold that memory?"
"Actually...... At that time, most of the gods had not yet been born, and there were probably even many gods who did not know that such a thing had ever happened. β
"Will Thoth know?"
"He was the only one of the gods of Emenchet who could have known, this baboon was the god of scribes, and it was his instinct to keep track of all knowledge. β
The countess smiled and put the goblet to her lips: "Of course, it is possible that even he does not know the answer I am looking for......"
"Will Athena know?"
"Maybe. β
The countess walked up to Magellan and picked up Miss Betty, who was crouching on Magellan's shoulders and quietly watching the big fish swim in the bucket.
"I know Athena has taken your talent, but the goddess can't be alive, maybe it's just a ghost who has given up memories that will drive her crazy in order to survive. β
"Maybe that's true. β
Magellan scooped up a small fish from the bucket and put it back away.
"Big fish that is too big doesn't necessarily taste good...... I went to prepare lunch. β
"Meow. β
The Countess picked up Miss Betty and watched Magellan disappear below deck with the bucket.
"Professor Magellan has always believed in himself, he's almost recovered, right?"
"Meow. β
Miss Betty didn't know what the countess was talking about, she let out a dazed cry, and then jumped on the countess's shoulder, waiting for Magellan to bring her favorite lunch, as usual.
......
"Don't you wonder why that position keeps changing?"
"Magic can't go wrong, maybe you know why. β
The explorer sat on a camel with his magical advisor, looking at the endless yellow sand and the dark sandstorm in the mirage on the horizon, waiting for the sand pirates to bring them the news they hoped for.
"Hope I'm wrong. β
Then a man in a turban rode a camel to the two of them.
"Quicksand. β
The man who was as uninteresting as the desert threw down a word that was as dry as the desert and left.
"In the desert, things always go for the unpleasant, and the Emenhet think it's the bad temper of the tyrant Seth. β
The camels began to move, and the two tall camel beasts walked towards the depths of the desert, and then stopped at the outermost part of the circle where the sand thieves gathered.
Right in front of the men's eyes, a dark cloth ribbon was thrown on the sand, slowly and quietly sinking deep into the sand.
"Half of Thoth's torso is right in front of you, and unfortunately, it's probably under the quicksand. β
"Is it still moving?"
"Yes. β
The camel swept the group of sandstone statues of men with a falcon-like gaze, then jumped off his mount and walked to the edge of the quicksand.
He was like a man walking towards a cliff and then stopped at the moment when one foot was about to step into the air, which made the explorer feel like a bird, or some other creature that couldn't understand how terrifying the abyss was.
The camel's left foot is sinking into the sand, which may seem slow, but it's frighteningly fast.
The man slowly pulled his left foot out, then squatted down and took out a small lizard from his arms and placed it on the sand.
The little earthy yellow creature scurried to the edge of the quicksand with a dull movement, and then stopped.
The camel whistled and waved slowly.
As if convinced, the sand lizard stepped on the quicksand and burrowed down.
The desert heat was unbearable, but the men were as motionless as sculptures, sweat like earthworms, leaving their foreheads and burrowing into their collars.
It wasn't until the earthy lizard reappeared in the sand that the camel finally stood up.
The explorer placed his hand on his brow bone to block out the dazzling sunlight, then nodded.
"I need a little magic. β
"I don't have enough strength to fix a quicksand strip of this size. β
"Rope. β
A sand thief jumped off the camel, then took a coil of rope from the camel's back and handed it to the waiting man.
"If you can get that piece of corpse to show the quicksand, I'll be able to pull it out," said the camel, knotting it at one end of the rope and preparing the noose, "and the thing is there now, underneath that little thing." β
"It shouldn't be that hard. β
The man under the black robe raised a hand, and the quicksand began to surge in the distance.
The sand lizard walked restlessly back and forth on the sand, but still did not leave its place, unable to comprehend what was happening.
On the camels around them, the sand thieves watched quietly as it all happened, they were still motionless, but the excitement in their eyes could not be concealed, they were witnessing miracles, magic, a power that ordinary people would never be able to reach.
Suddenly, the quicksand stopped.
"Huh?"
The camel turned around and saw an unnatural hint of black on the black robe.
"Worthy of the countess......"
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, no surprise. β
The man under the black robe took two steps forward and stretched out two withered hands from under his clothes.
"Seth, help me. β