Lanna's expression changed slightly, and she blurted out a voice like a dream of temptation, "Do you know my mother?"

The three girls who heard this voice for the first time looked at Lan Na in surprise, the three of them had heard various folk legends since they were children, and of course they knew the charm of the mermaid's voice. But without actually hearing it, three people can't imagine that her voice would have such an attraction anyway.

"It's beautiful. Catherine's eyes were a little hazy, and she exclaimed softly, "Miss Lanna, your voice is like a dream that you can't bear to wake up from. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, but on land, this sound bothers our people. Lan Na smiled shyly, her face flushed, and she lowered her head and whispered, "But is what this gentleman said true?

"Ahaha, I guess so. Pannis's eyes fluttered and he smiled dryly and said, "Maybe he heard it from his friend, and he just bragged about it in front of me." ”

"Really? That's a shame. Lanna heard the untruth in Pannis's words, but she did not continue to pursue it very gently: "I think your friend must be a great person, after all, Mother has not left the deep sea for more than a hundred years, and after becoming a priest of the ocean, she only uses the title of priest, and it is difficult to know the original name of Mother." ”

"Eun, yes, yes, it's hard, it's hard. Pannis nodded vigorously: "So he must be bragging, haha." ”

"Alright, don't giggle. Catherine glanced at Pannis, sat up straight and said to the two sea tribes: "Let's get down to business, the strength of the sea tribes is much higher than that of humans, but the two of you still came to us from the deep sea, I'm afraid that there is something inconvenient for the sea tribes to come forward, or the place where the incident happened is inland, so they will ask us for help." ”

"It's true that something went wrong in the sea. Lan Na nodded and said, "The matter has already alarmed the Storm Temple, so it is up to us to land and ask for help." In the past, this matter was actually not difficult to solve, but the problem is that there are some other problems in the northern sea that need to be dealt with recently, and the Storm Temple is unable to draw the main combat power for a while, so I hope to ask friends on land to help. ”

"Is it okay for you to tell us this?" Catherine asked suspiciously, "This is a private matter within the Sea Clan, and it won't affect you if you tell us outsiders directly?"

"You don't have to worry about that. Lamia took over the topic and said in place of Lanna, "Your Highness is not very accustomed to communicating with language on land, so let me talk about it." We've done our research before we came, and it seems that your terrestrial races are also bothered by this. So this is not only to solve the problem for our sea clan, but also to solve your own troubles for the land people. If this matter is not resolved in time, it is likely to trigger a deterioration of relations between land and sea. ”

"Is the Lu people's own trouble?" The three girls were all sitting politely, only Pannis was lying on the table softly, with his chin resting on his arm, and raised his eyelids and said: "Let me guess, the problem you encountered, I think it is the same as what the elves encountered some time ago, there are members who have gone ashore for some reason, and the body cannot be found, right." ”

"You guessed it right. Lamia was silent for a while, then nodded in confirmation: "Nine Sea Clans have disappeared because of this, but it is not impossible to find the bodies, three bodies have been found on the shore." So we can be sure that they suffered the same attack as the Lu people, because their corpses were also stolen from time like the Lu people's corpses. ”

"Wait. Pannis, who abruptly interrupted Lamia, sat up straight and stared at her and asked, "What did you say they stole from you?"

"Time." Lamia's tone did not change in the slightest, and she said rigidly: "All the time left in the second half of life. ”

"How do you know for sure that they're stealing time?" Several people from the group looked at each other, each with a thoughtful look on their faces, and there was silence for a while, before Cather asked, "Isn't there any other possibility?"

"We also don't confirm it, it's just speculation. Lamia said: "After the three bodies were brought back to the deep sea, the various tribes discussed this matter, and this is the preliminary conclusion. To put it simply, someone intercepts the entire time between their occurrence and death, and makes them directly become a state of aging and death. ”

"Wait a minute, we don't quite understand. Catherine felt a little confused, shook her hand and said, "You make me think about it, this is not easy to understand. Not...... Can time be stolen? How can such a conceptual thing be taken away from a person? No one but the gods can do such a thing. ”

"It's a pity. Speaking of regret, Lamia did not have a regretful expression at all: "We think this is the closest inference to the truth." ”

"Catherine, it's not unreasonable. Pannis slammed Catherine on the arm and explained, "I had never thought of it before, but now that I listen to them, I see that it is really the most reasonable conclusion." A mage friend of mine once told me that there is a kind of time magic in the world, and no one knows what the effect of this magic will be, but as the name suggests, it must have something to do with time manipulation. ”

"So, does anyone still do this magic?" asked Catherine eagerly.

"That mage friend of mine has been studying time magic for a long, long time, and I heard that he should be the person who knows the most about time magic in the world, but even he is unlikely to want to do such a thing, and he is barely able to advance his time to achieve the fivefold spell now. "But just because he can't do it doesn't mean no one can." ”

"Is that friend you are talking about Master Fira, one of the thirteen lords of the Mage Nation?" Vivien was stunned for a moment and asked, "He is one of the heroes more than a hundred years ago, the pride of the mage, relying on time magic to solidify himself into the cracks of time, slowing down his time several times, so he has lived until now." ”

"Well, it's him, I met him by chance. Pannis nodded, "He is said to be a very powerful mage." ”

"Of course, that's a demigod mage, a companion who fights alongside Lord Nelly. Catherine's eyes lit up at the mention of Nelly, but she barely managed to control her emotions and asked, "You say he's the one who knows the magic of time best, and he can't do it, but it's a contradiction to say that someone can do it." ”

"Vivien, the source of the magic of time, should know. Pannis asked.

"Well, you know, it's said to be the ...... of the First Age" Vivien suddenly stood up and said loudly, "I see, so that's the case." ”

"You understand what? Catherine tapped Vivien's head and pressed her back to sit down, "Tell me what comes to mind." ”

"Just because people can't do it doesn't mean that the magic array can't do it. Vivien banged on the table and said, "Remember that circle? the one found in the city of Dilsalen that caused a large number of people to die." Didn't you ever say that the circle and the sacrificial circle of the divine servant are of the same origin, and for the sacrificial circle of the divine servant, you said that it came from the First Age, and the words on it are all divine scripts, so can it be considered that this magic circle that steals other people's time is also from the First Age? It just so happens that time magic is the strongest magic of the gods of the First Age, and the inferences on both sides are completely compatible. ”

"That's why I think the Sea Clan's inference is the most reasonable. Pannis nodded, "No wonder that organization is called the Sands of Time, it turns out that their purpose is to steal other people's time." ”

"Is it possible to see these two groups as one?" asked Catherine, "after all, their means are of the same origin." ”

"I'm afraid not. Lina said, "I remember very well that when I was in the City of Innocence, the ghoul of the Divine Servant said before he died that they were only allies, not one. ”

"Then, maybe what attracted them to the alliance was the circle that stole time. Catherine also felt that the more she thought about it, the more she figured it out: "It seems that this clue needs to be communicated to all parties, maybe...... Hmm, sorry, I forgot about the two of you because I was a little involved in the discussion for a while. Highness Lanna, this is the news provided by the Sea Clan, I wonder if we can inform the various guilds and countries about it?"

"Yes, we don't mind. Although she was snubbed for a long time, the mermaid Lanna seemed to be very happy: "It's great that you people on land can accept this kind of speculation." ”

"Your Highness Lanna, call it that you can. Pannis suddenly became serious, sat up straight, clasped his chin with his hands, and said seriously: "Let's be straightforward, if you have done a very detailed investigation, you will know that we can't solve this problem now, not because of strength, but because no one can trace the key clues of the two organizations, Divine Servant and the Sands of Time." I'm not afraid to be ashamed to say that all forces are being played by the Sands of Time now, so it is impossible for anyone to complete your commission, at least at this stage. I think the two of you should be very clear about this. ”

"That's right. Princess Lanna shyly lowered her head and did not look into Pennis's eyes, and said softly, "Please continue." ”

"But even so, the two of you still came here to find us, which means that the task you really want to entrust is not this at all, otherwise it will be a waste of time. Pannis continued: "And to start with what seems to be a commission question, there are actually three meanings. ”

"Which three?" asked Lanna, who was hanging her head, with the corners of her mouth upturned and smiling.

"First, test whether your reasoning can be accepted by the people on the road, and second, test whether our strength is not the strength of the battle, as rumored, but whether we can quickly sort out the correct ideas for dealing with difficult problems. Peniston paused and raised a third finger: "Third, if this clue is communicated to all parties by us, it will have a significant increase in the prestige of our party, which is one of the rewards paid in advance." (To be continued.) )