Chapter 51: The Connection Between Past and Future (13)
Because of the Pillars of Earth's enclosed and guarded land, the druids and the Glowing Elves knew about the outside world only forty years ago. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info selects important introductions to the major events and important events that have happened over the years, and Link will be able to summon himself to Edgar and the information he has just obtained from Malik.
"The only consolation is that Orlando is still alive. Ires, who was shocked by the succession of messages, pressed the corner of his forehead and smiled bitterly.
Even Hull, who has always spoken poisonous snakes, praised the half-elf for the first time: "That's right, you really should thank that kid, if he didn't continue to play Befast for you, Longyan Fort would not have been completed, and the Silver Empire might not have survived now." ā
It was only then that Link remembered what had always felt wrong to him in the past timeline but couldn't remember - the unmisidentified descendants of Befast, the ranger named Melville, and Raven, the goddess of Horacio, who were in the ground, what was the connection between them?
"It's a bit out of place, but I'd like to ask, what's going on with Melville? And that Raven, and what is their relationship with Orlando?"
Hull twisted his head to the side and threw the trouble directly at his friend.
"Uh......" Iris explained, embarrassed, "Raven is an excellent warrior in my clan, and I was unable to leave the Guardian Territory because I took over the role of acting as the Child of Nature, so I entrusted her with the task of assisting in the construction of Dragonrock Castle. Unexpectedly, she and Orlando fell in love for a long time. ā
"Melville is their offspring?" Link saw and perceived that 'Melville' did have a lot of similarities with Orlando, and his question made Iris's expression even more erratic, and finally Heldai, who couldn't stand it, replied.
"No matter how disguised it is, it doesn't look like it's me after all, and in order to avoid the matter being revealed, we let Orlando die after the Longyan Fort was built. And in order to suppress the human nobles who are chaotic without a leader, they have to fictionalize a non-existent descendant, and Orlando will continue to play it. It is precisely because of this relationship that Orlando and Raven cannot make their relationship public, after all, in the eyes of the world, they are mother and son, not lovers. ā
"W-This really let me say something......" Link really wanted to cover his face, no wonder Orlando appeared so in time, just after Melville's death, he arrived at Vaolet, and claimed to be inheriting his friend's legacy, which was all his own. In this way, it can also explain why the marriage request of Winnie in Frost disguise was refused, even if it has been a hundred years apart, they are still directly related.
Link's brain-filled mind suddenly thought of another possibility-could it be that Frost and Cold had already become suspicious?
Although the confrontation in the Northern Fortress was short, it was enough for Frost to cast the law of cause and effect and prophecy, and if the spell failed, his identity as a lifeweaver from the other world would be revealed. With Frost's mind, it is impossible not to consider the possibility of time travel, after all, its master, Hicks, is the best example of this. Perhaps it chose to disguise itself as a descendant of the Kronbergs, in order to extract a secret from the descendants of Befast.
Thinking of this, Link couldn't help but rejoice in his good fortune and Orlando's persistence.
It's dangerous, if Orlando is tricked and exposes his identity to 'blood relatives', there will be no later twins, and even the fate line he has experienced will change. I really should thank him, that's the real hero behind the scenes.
Scratching his scalp irritably, Link was annoyed by the upcoming Hall of Mirrors meeting. He thinks that he is not a strategic type, and he is not good at long-term planning and countermeasures. The High Priest is ready to take all the blame for the sins and to play the role of the wicked without hesitation, and will certainly make things difficult again and again at the meeting.
"The worst stage has passed, even if the orcs of Southern Yanzhou repent, the dwarves, glow elves, and wood elves are all your staunch supporters. In Iris's view, the situation is not good, but it is nowhere near as bad as it was forty years ago.
Hull nodded in recourse: "In terms of numbers alone, humans are not superior. Hohenheim has a new god, and the Four Pillars and the Sons of Nature are all separate seats, and with the God of Shadows who have voluntarily allied themselves with you, we hold nearly half of the votes, which is enough to handle any attempt by the Dawn Sect. ā
The comfort of the two eased Link's worries slightly.
Yes, human voting has always been innumerable, and the Hall of Mirrors has always been dominated by humans in the past, but because other species have not been too lazy to participate. Compared to before, apart from Gonzalez, who has defected, his supporters have not changed much.
Thinking of Gonzalez's refuge in death, Link's calm mind fluctuated again.
He was transformed in the illusion, and he still had the same fate when he came here......
I don't know if it was because the expression was too obvious, or if Irees's ability to figure out his thoughts was too strong, he actually deduced the reason for Link's anxiety.
"Do you feel sorry for your converted compatriot?"
Link was surprised at first, then smiled wryly: "Yes, he is a good man, in our world, and here too. ā
Hull snorted coldly, "There's no need to sympathize with the mentally weak-minded degenerate. ā
"It's not sympathy......" Link didn't want to defend his friend with bitterness, like he wouldn't approve of Julian's actions. Wrong is wrong, no matter what the reason, it is always yourself who makes the choice in the end: "He is not suitable to be a decision-maker, and if he had been reborn in an ordinary family, he might not have the current ending." ā
"What are you going to do with the twins?" Hull didn't give Link much time to be sentimental. Compared to the human nobles who had already transformed into undead, he was more worried about the half-demons with the blood of the demon dragon. Unlike high-level demons who could not enter the material realm, half-demons with mixed bloodlines could enter and exit the two dimensions unimpeded, especially now that Dawn had been expelled, it was difficult to maintain the already loose barrier by relying only on the newly restored Earth Pillar. If you let the high-level demons run to the material realm, before the undead can attack, the human race will be exterminated by the demons first.
"Ah......" Link covered his face helplessly, "I promised to be their protector, but the responsibility of the children of nature cannot be shirked, and the safety of the world is not comparable to personal commitment. Even if it will cause resentment, it will only be a broken promise. ā
"It's best if you think like that. Hull breathed a sigh of relief. But he didn't know that Link had already made other plans in his heart, and that his unfulfilled promise would be made privately with the twins after the dust settled.
Just a simple reminiscence and explanation of the current situation, the time reached the second half of the night. Thinking of the Shadow Thorn Leader who had been taken away by him, Link gently shook the rattle on the long table in the hall, and the crisp sound of the bell summoned Lucas, known as the number one killer of mankind.
After taking out the mesh that was both a companion and a rival, Lucas, as the new oracle, naturally served as the leader of Malik's two subordinate organizations.
Lucas was indescribably nervous about the Child of Nature who had disappeared for months, this was not the first time they had met, and compared to the ethereal aura of the past, there was an involuntary sense of fear in front of him, as if it ...... By the way, just like God's presence, it makes people fear and fear from the heart.
Lucas didn't know that Link could be regarded as a quasi-god after gaining the power of the quadruple incarnation, and his uneasiness and fear were the power of the incarnation, which belonged to the coercion of the pillar.
"Don't be inhibited, Lucas...... Mr. Link weighed over his words, he wasn't used to using honorifics, but just calling them by their first name might make the other person feel disrespected. After all, Lucas is also a god now, and Edgar is a world where gods are respected, so he still respects the habits here a little, and can't offend people as indiscriminately as in the past.
"What else would you like to know?" Lucas tried to make his voice sound the same as usual. While waiting, the god of shadows he served had issued an oracle to do everything he could to assist Link while the alliance existed. Obviously, Malik was very fond of this child of nature, otherwise he would not have given such a high privilege.
It didn't take much time to think about it, and Lucas made the decision to continue using honorific titles. An oracle like him is, at best, a shell that conveys the will of the gods, and is in no way comparable to a child of nature with unparalleled power. Lucas saw this very well, and he did not get carried away like ordinary people when they obtained the status of an angel, which is one of the reasons why Malik would choose him and abandon another believer.
Rubbing his chin, Link first mentioned Hohenheim.
"The City of Mages has been hidden since your soul disappeared from Nanyan Continent, and no one has ever seen it again. ā
This came as a surprise to Link, but he quickly put his concerns behind him. The Hall of Mirrors meeting is about to be held, and it is not too late to worry about Hohenheim if he can't be contacted.
"The big crater and any unusual movements?"
"The orcs have migrated to the vicinity of the Great Pit, the passage to the abyss has been widened, and there are many low-level demons who come and go frequently, I heard that ......" Lucas paused, and the expression of his speechless expression made Link realize that his pause meant something.
"You don't have to have any scruples, just tell the truth. Link didn't reveal that he had learned about the twins from Malik, after all, gods and mortals look at objects differently, so maybe he could get some information from Lucas that would not be taken seriously by Malik.
"The one who has been with you has now switched to the command of the god of war, and has taken on the dual responsibilities of the god son and the divine envoy, according to the news that I arranged for the eyes of the big trap, it seems to be ...... It's completely demonized. Seeing Link's expression as usual, Lucas told the latest information he had gathered.
Completely demonized...... Sure enough, it still hasn't changed their fate......
With a heavy sigh, Link suppressed the name of Lorelei that had come to his lips, and asked Kronberg instead: "How is the situation in the Eastern Territory?"
"Kronberg, who is closest to the Sea of Storms, has been locked in a bitter battle with the undead for the past few months, but nothing has changed much. ā
"That'...... Where's the Befast Collar?"
"According to the spies, there are no living people there, and the plague of death has spread from Grantham Fortress to the entire territory. It was originally the last bulwark against the undead, but now it has become the vanguard camp of the undead, and the Grand Duke, who had high hopes, has also fallen into the fourth lord of the undead empire. Lucas took out a record crystal wrapped in several layers of rune cloth from his bosom, the non-transparent crystal indicating that it had been used.
Link took it, and with a flick of the magic, what the crystal had recorded appeared in the empty hall, the image of the avenging army's massacre of civilians and Gonzalez's transformation.
After reading it, Link fell into a long silence. Hull, Iris, and Lucas didn't speak until the chime clock hanging on the wall clanged.
It's dawn.
Link wiped his face, erasing the bitterness and pain from his expression. shouted 'Hall of Mirrors' three times in a row, and when the circle appeared, he stood up, and the whole person disappeared directly from the hall. Lucas, who needed divine power to enter the Hall of Mirrors, glanced at Bridge, held the emblem pendant hidden under his clothes, and followed Hull and Iris to teleport away, as an envoy of the God of Shadows, he was still qualified to enter, and Bridge, who was only the head of the Adventure Guild, was not qualified to be a member at all, especially that this time the Hall of Mirrors meeting would no longer be dominated by humans as before.
As the white light faded, the closed door was opened from the outside.
"Will, President?!" The employee who got up early in the morning looked at Bridges in the hall for a long time before remembering the scene that still makes him feel palpitations: "What happened last night......?
Bridge, however, only stared at one place with a frown, and did not answer his subordinates' doubts.
In a special space made by Bray dedicated to connection, many of the broken mirrors that have been divided into countless pieces have been occupied. The neighbors were whispering to each other until the largest piece of the mirror lit up, and all talk came to an abrupt end.
"It's been a long time, guys. Link greeted him with his usual paralyzed expression, and this time there were many more faces than the last time, but more than that, representatives of other species he had seen. Most of the attendees expressed surprise at the appearance of the Child of Nature.
It's been almost four months, and even the flesh/body has been taken by Lorelei, and just when everyone thought that this unreasonable Otherworldly Lifeweaver had been stripped of his duties as a Child of Nature by the pillar because of his strange behavior, he appeared.
"King Ingway!"
"Storm Lord!"
Iris and Hull who followed behind once again provoked a new round of exclamations in the Hall of Mirrors, and their appearance safely represented only one thing - the Pillars of the Earth, which had been eroded to fight the undead invasion, had lifted the self-isolation of Mount Horacio. Contacting the child of nature who had disappeared inexplicably for a long time, the voices of discussion gradually subsided.