Chapter Twenty-Four: A Otherworldly Roman Holiday
From the crypt where the magical equipment is hidden, to the legacy of the legendary mage, Enid easily guessed the whole story of the rumor.
As we all know, in the Islay Basin, a land of several hundred miles, there is only one lilac family that has stood here for thousands of years. And the Lilac family has a powerful golem army that has been passed down to this day.
Once the history is long, many details are blurred, so there are various speculations about the origin of the Golem Legion.
To create a golem, to create a whole legion of golems, of course, you need a powerful spellcaster, and the Golem Legion is for the Noble family, so that spellcaster is naturally a member of the Noble family.
This reasonable speculation, combined with the funerary customs that were popular at the time, and the tombs full of magical equipment found by adventurers, all of this is connected...... Then, with the help of well-intentioned people, it spread more and more widely.
But Enid knows that it's not what people think.
The mage who made the golem wasn't a legendary mage eitherβhe ended up on his way to becoming a legend. His magic tower, on the other hand, was left alone in the valley of the Endless Mountains, and it was not until hundreds of years later that a new owner was ushered in.
When Enid took Elle to the magic tower, he was already a good mage.
She had also been thrilled to receive the legacy of a powerful mage, but it wasn't until she saw the mage's notes in the bedroom in the tower that she realized what the most precious thing the mage had left behind was.
In order to explore the secrets of the world, find the ...... who is also haunting the little girl now Truth be told, the mage forcibly used Astral-Projection at the end, a nine-ring spell that projected the caster's astral self onto the astral plane, while his physical body remained on the main material plane, in a state of suspended animation.
Then, he really died.
The magic device that recorded the image transmitted back the last scene of the mage: his astral body disintegrated and split like sand in a short moment, and the various defensive spells cast on his body in advance had no effect, and in a matter of milliseconds, his whole person disappeared into the endless and deep dark void.
In the little girl's knowledge of the plane, the astral plane is located between the main material plane and the outer plane, and from the main material plane to the outer plane, you need to pass through the astral plane.
This world has long lost contact with the outer plane, so what about the astral plane? In the records of ancient books, the astral plane is not only a passage between the planes, but also a place where the dead gods sleep forever.
The mage did so, and the bones he left in the mage's tower speak for themselves.
Enid thought that the mage must have had such a premonition, so he left a note and created a magic device that could transmit messages and images.
This world is like a cage, and only the strong who stand on the edge of the legend can feel the invisible shackles. That senior, regardless of the shackles, proved to the next one with his life that this way is not the way.
Today, the names of those who came before them have been lost in dusty history, but the path of the arcane will never be cut off.
So, the legacy of the legendary mage, even if there really is such a thing, it will not be something that falls from the sky and can be harvested for nothing. Enid still remembers the disappointment of Mage Cody when he announced that he had no "magical talent", and he will not forget the excitement of successfully casting a frozen ray for the first time.
In his not too long life, he devoted everything to the endless research of magic, but these adventurers in front of him, who were blinded by wealth and power, would never see this.
Enid was angry, and sad.
Thinking about this, she couldn't help but be a little stunned.
William Bailly, on the other hand, was a little surprised by the reaction of the little girl in front of him. Why did he first sneer, seem to be very disdainful of rumors, and then start to be stunned?
William coughed lightly twice, pulling Enid's thoughts back to his eyes.
Enid shook her head and didn't speak.
"It seems that you are not interested in this news. William looked a little staggered, and he took something out of his bosom.
That necklace...... That artifact-level necklace.
The silver-haired young girl looked at him with some annoyance, what does this uncle want to do, and what is the secret of this necklace?
"There's a story about this necklace, miss, would you like to hear it?" said William, his gaze glazed and a little drunk.
It's still early, and Enid thinks it's okay to listen, isn't the most lacking thing now just information?
William picked up the huge glass and took another big gulp: "Yes, story, a romantic love story, little girls love romantic love stories, don't they?"
Enid frowned, she didn't want to talk to the drunkard.
"Little girls shouldn't frown, a smile is just for you. Sure enough, because of alcohol, this guy's rhetoric seems to be getting more and more presumptuous.
But William didn't care, he seemed to have forgotten the identity of the young girl in front of him, just like facing a little girl next door listening to a story, he said to himself.
"Once upon a time, in the high castle, there lived a princess, whose skin was as white as snow, and whose countenance was as beautiful as that of a fairy, and whose song was as crisp as that of a lark, and whose beauty was praised throughout the kingdom. β
So, at her 15th birthday party, foreign princes, foreign nobles, genius mages, and many young talents came to her, hoping to pick the most beautiful pearl of the kingdom. β
At the beginning of a vulgar story, Enid commented in her heart.
"But the princess was not happy, 'Why should I marry someone I have never met?' she thought, and, with the help of her brother, she escaped from the castle......"
This brother is really irresponsible...... Is this helping her sister, or is she harming her sister?, Enid complained inwardly.
The people of the castle soon found out that the princess was missing, and everyone was alarmed, and the king even gave an order that whoever could bring the princess back, he would marry the princess. β
"Oh, it's finally getting a little interesting? Then then it must be some commoner, or knight, anyway, someone who is not worthy of the princess, who found the princess and sent her back, right?" said Enid with interest, "Of course, the most important thing is that the person must be very handsome, isn't it all like that in the story......"
William touched his chin: "Well, I don't have any objection to handsomeness, but when it comes to the king's orders...... Do you really think he's going to marry the princess to a commoner casually?"
"Have you noticed? The king's order is that whoever can 'bring' the princess back, he will marry the princess to whomever he wants. In other words, no matter who finds the princess, the three types of people mentioned above must have the ability to bring the princess to the king in the end. β
Well, what a cunning king. Because it is impossible to choose in the face of various interests, why not just use a special test to pick out the most suitable candidate? Thinking about it this way, the brother released the princess before, maybe it was also the king's intention.
Looking at the little girl's expression, William sighed: "Yes, only that princess, that poor princess, has no idea that in the eyes of everyone, she has actually become the deer specially released on the spring hunt, the most delicious and attractive prey, and the most rewarding prey after hunting." β
"But since it's a story, the one who finally finds the princess is of course a commoner, and a young and handsome bard......"
"You don't want to tell me that the 'handsome' bard is you, do you?" Enid couldn't help but look sideways, uncle, I really didn't see it, "And then, uncle, you avoided the search of those people, and cleverly appeared before the king with the princess?"
"No, of course not. At that time, the people in the castle had not yet discovered the disappearance of the princess, or the king did not want to release the news so quickly, in short, the princess left the castle, at first, she was like a bird out of the cage, very happy to wander around the streets of the royal capital, but soon, night fell, the cold and hungry princess found that leaving the castle, alone, even survival was so difficult. β
Is this really a real story...... That king is too powerful, and this method can dispel his daughter's unrealistic illusions at once. The royal family of another world is also quite proficient in frustration education......
Then, as she walked, the princess came to a square with a beautiful fountain. The young bard was performing in the square, and as night fell and the crowd dispersed, and the poet was ready to close his stall, but he soon noticed the beautiful princess who had been sitting by the fountain and listening to him play. β
"I think it's strange that no one else has noticed the princess!" the little girl couldn't help but complain.
"Well, yes, why did only the bard notice?" said William, with a wistful smile, "perhaps, that's fate." β
...... Don't just blame fate for the problem, Enid doesn't like that, as a mage, she immediately thought of a series of spells that could cause this phenomenon.
As if immersed in the memory, it took a while for William to come back to his senses and continue: "The princess made the bravest decision of her life, and as a result, she was found and sent back as usual, and that would not be a story. β
"So at last the bard took the princess in and took her back to his inn......
"And a beautiful night together?" said Enid maliciously.
"Ahem!" William was choked, he coughed violently for a while before calming down, and said helplessly, "You kid, who taught you these ......"
William's tone made Silverfur raise an eyebrow, but in the end she didn't say anything.
"Of course that didn't happen, old William, I've always been an upright man, and I put the princess to bed while I went out into the garden outside the inn and played the piano all night......"
Has he used me as a substitute for the bard of the story?Is it really his experience in his youth?So, which country is the princess? There are so many countries in the Northlands that there are years of chaos and war, so that Enid can't find a clue for a while.
"Then, the next day, we spent the whole day in the royal capital......"
William's speech slowed down, and Enid knew that this sentence was actually the most memorable part of the whole story, but he didn't elaborate on it.
That memory is a treasure that belongs to him and the princess.
It's the end of the story, and judging by William's expression, this story probably doesn't have a happy ending.
β...... In the evening, the king's men finally found the princess, and they took her back, and this necklace was the last souvenir that the princess left me. β
William let out a long sigh of relief after saying the final ending, and then drank the remnants of wine from his cup.
Enid doesn't think that the final development will be as simple as William said, but it doesn't matter, it is indeed a story full of "human reality".
"But if that's the case, why do you want to give me this necklace?" the little girl asked.
William smiled: "Because I am old, this necklace is by my side, and it has no other purpose than to stir up more memories, but it is indeed a very precious and beautiful necklace, just right for a cute little girl like you...... It would be nice to show more cute expressions on weekdays. β
Although there was a little bit of a feeling of being ridiculed, Enid still felt the kindness of her uncle from the heart.
In the face of this sheer kindness, regardless of the position, Enid felt compelled to say thank you.
So she stood up and said to the young bard, whose wrinkles had already crept up the corners of her eyes, "Thank you for your kindness, but I still can't accept that this necklace is so important to you." β