Chapter 144: The Key
"Nalan Xingtian, there may be something that is time for you to know. Timos turned around and suddenly said to Nalan Xingtian.
The teacher said, I listened. Nalan Xingtian said.
"This story begins with the former Demon Hunter Guild. Timos said slowly, "The former Demon Hunter Guild was a powerful organization, every country on the continent has our branch, and I, as the leader of the wolf faction, am the actual decision-maker and leader of the guild, the union is getting stronger and stronger, and the four major factions have differences because of different ideas and the distribution of interests, at first it was just internal discord, but I didn't expect that it would eventually become a break between the four factions." ”
"That rupture was sixteen years ago, and the conflict went from simple verbal conflict at the beginning to individual fights, and even melee between factions in the later stages, in less than a year, and our academy was deserted, because we were mired in internal contradictions and strife. The businesses and business premises of the major factions are slowly being encroached upon by other witcher unions, our apprentices are passing away little by little, the old man is dying in civil strife, and the new ones are not joining. By the time we finally came to our senses, we didn't have much strength left. ”
"We want to recover, but the damage caused this year is irreparable, and it is irreparable that there are also lost hearts and increasingly fierce contradictions, in the civil strife in that station, the leader of the bear faction disappeared, and the leader of the snake faction disappeared after killing the leader of the cat faction at that time. Meloti's father, Lambert Xia, took over as the head of the Cat Sect and left the Seven Nations Alliance with the rest of the Cat Sect, and I entered what you saw, with infinite remorse, and from then on in this forest, with the company of demonic beasts. ”
Nalan Xingtian listened quietly, although Timos said plainly, but how thrilling those scenes were back then can be imagined.
"At this point, the Demon Hunter Guild no longer exists, and Timos was actually dead at that time, and I spent fifteen years reflecting on what I had done wrong. When I was young, powerful, and high-minded, I couldn't listen to any opinions, but when I could listen to others, I found that those people were no longer there, and they were all dead, dead in my conceit and stupidity. ”
"These are the causes and consequences, Nalan Xingtian, what I want to tell you is about the 'key'. Timos smiled faintly, as if mocking his past.
"Keys?" Nalan Xingtian questioned.
"Yes, the 'key', to be precise, is a part of it. Timos continued, "In the texts of the Demon Hunters' Guild, in the distant land of Merhadhan, there are nine treasures left by the heroes, and six of the 'keys' are the key to unlocking the treasure. ”
"What does this Merhadhan mean, is it a place name or something?" asked Meloti.
"In ancient language, Merhadhan means the place where the treasure is buried. Timos replied.
"So vague? How do you know where it is? How can you be sure that it's not an imaginary legend, but a real treasure?" asked Nalan Xingtian.
"Yes, it's a general statement, but there is a basis for saying that he really exists, after the Divine Punishment War, the remaining of the nine heroes is Tiffany, she started a sect to create the Holy Land Mage Tower of the magicians on the continent today, but she finally disappeared, the current leader of the Mage Tower The four sages are all disciples of Tiffany, they have lived for seven hundred years, the strong are in contact with the power beyond the mundane, and their lifespan has increased invariably, according to this reason, Master Tiffany should also be alive and live well. ”
"I also believe that Master Tiffany is still alive, she is somewhere on the continent, quietly watching everything that happens in the locks of this dusty continent, guarding the peace of the continent. Meloti said.
"I believe it too, Meloti. At the beginning, these six keys were left by Master Tiffany, and there are clear records in the history books of various countries, and the founder of our Demon Hunter Guild is also one of her disciples, because these six keys are related to the treasure of the Nine Heroes, and there is no need to say more about the original battle. ”
"The final result is that the Demon Hunter Guild gets four of the keys, and the next four factions, the wolf faction, the bear faction, the cat faction, and the snake faction, each get one, and this key is finally kept by the faction leader, and after years of evolution, the key has become a symbol of power for the faction leader. ”
"After the civil strife among the demon hunters, the keys were taken away by their respective leaders, and the leader of the snake faction never heard from him again, and the leader of the bear faction also disappeared, and I was alone in this uninhabited forest. ”
"That's six keys, and two keys?" asked Nalan Xingtian.
"The other two keys were both in the Mage Tower at the beginning, and some things happened to the original Mage Tower after that, and the civil strife broke up, splitting into the two major factions today, the Mage Tower, a faction dominated by magicians, and the faction of illusionists changed from magic mutations, and the Illusionist Alliance. ”
"The two factions broke up, and the Illusionist Guild also took away a key, but then a major incident happened, the key of the Illusionist Guild was stolen, some people say that the key was taken back by the Mage Tower, and some people say that the key fell into the hands of the Cincinnati royal family, there are thousands of theories, the only thing that can be determined is that the key is really missing. Timos sighed.
"Well, what it means now is that there are only five keys that know the exact whereabouts, two of which are with Mr. Timos and me, two with the two vanished Snake Leaders and Wolf Leaders, one at the Custodian of the Mage Tower, and the last one missing. Meloti said.
"Didn't Lambert tell you this?" asked Timos.
"My father said it, but not in as much detail as Mr. Timos had said. Meloti replied.
Timos took off a necklace from his neck, the pendant of the necklace was hidden in his clothes, and at this moment he took it off and held it in his hand, so that Nalan Xingtian could see this strange pendant clearly.
The pendant presents a complete fan shape, with some quality non-gold and non-silver in the middle, the color is simple and dark, and the shiny surface is printed with many small patterns and some delicate patterns.
"This is the 'key' to the belonging of the wolf faction, see for yourself. Timos said as he handed it to Meloti.
As a result, Meloti handed the key to Timos, and also took off the necklace she was wearing, the pendant on it was the same fan-shaped, the same material, but the patterns and patterns on it were completely different.
She looked at it carefully for a long time, and couldn't see any difference except for the difference in the patterns on it.
"I'm a little curious, Meloti, can I take a look?" said Nalan Xingtian.
"Of course, you and Mr. Timos are trustworthy people, to you. Meloti laughed.
The experience of this night gave Meloti a basic trust in Nalan Xingtian, and when she knew that he was Timos's apprentice, this trust was even more unreserved.
Nalan Xingtian took two strange "keys", and looked at them carefully, the material was simple, the texture was delicate, and there were some delicate patterns on it, like words and patterns, but I couldn't understand what it meant.
Then he secretly ordered Apocalypse: "Apocalypse, turn on the automatic scanning function." ”