Lily felt that she really couldn't continue to communicate with the other person. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

If the previous battle can barely be attributed to the fact that the other party is under the control of the "Earl Stark"; Now the attitude shown by this celestial clan has completely subverted her cognition. What's more troublesome is that her instinct as a "god of the world" makes her come to the following judgment - the other party is not lying, and still has a good character.

This made her lose the strength to even scold the other party.

The mercenary simply shut her mouth, swallowed all the questions and reproaches back into her stomach, and landed beside Ann and Grum, who were waiting for their return. She briefly relayed the cause and effect of this time to Ann, and then stood aside with her arms crossed, leaving all the tasks of questioning and communication to Ann, and she was only responsible for confirming whether the answer was true.

Ann nodded and bowed politely to the Celestial, "Sorry to bother you." She said, "I have some questions about this forest, I wonder if I can ask you for advice?" ”

"Feel free." The female Celestial replied gently, "I will not refuse a reasonable request from a good person. ”

Ann first asked some general questions, such as the other party's name, origin, and past experience, and the female celestials all gave detailed answers. Lily listened from the sidelines, and also had a general understanding of the experience of this female celestial.

She was originally born in the heavenly realm. As for the biological parents, it seems that there is not much impression from the beginning - the Aratian people are too active by nature and are often not competent parents. Fortunately, the environment in the Celestial Realm is very friendly, and she was raised by a Blazing Divine Attendant, and it is only natural that she has known this "Lord of Light" and become his attendant, living in His palace for a hundred years.

About two hundred years ago, she decided to travel to the El Continent to "witness the land where Lord Leonos lived" because she found life in the Celestial Realm a bit boring. Unfortunately, she was unable to witness the prosperity of the continent, nor did she see the happy people who were sheltered by the Lord of Light.

At that time, the entire continent was in the whirlpool of "gray war". Death, sorrow, blood and war became the most common things in her eyes for a while.

Saddened by this, she decides to find out the cause of the war and try to restore peace to the mainland. Lucky or unlucky, she managed to get acquainted with the 'mastermind' of the war, the man named Huruman Stark.

"So, in terms of results, you were so impressed by him that you decided to help him achieve his ideals, right?" Unlike Elio and Bell, who looked incredulous, and Grum and Lily, who frowned, Ann's expression remained calm, but she was more cautious when she wrote, "Miss Ariel, can you tell us more about your experience?" I'm very interested in what you've seen with your own eyes."

"Mistress Femir Stark...... Or maybe you would call him Huluman, a pretty special person. ”

Perhaps sensing Ann's sincerity, the expression of the Celestial Clan, who claimed to be Ariel, softened a little. She gently brushed the hair from the corners of her forehead, remembered for a moment, and began to narrate with this sentence as an introduction.

"It's hard to define him as a mere "good guy" or a "bad guy." In fact, people who can become "heroes" often have more complex traits and purer goals than ordinary people. And he is exactly such a person. ”

"His past has long been recorded in your history books." Ariel nodded her forehead, "As Fermir, he is a rare genius in a hundred years. However, his father suffered misfortune due to his lack of talent for arcane arts. When he disappeared shortly after his father's death and reappeared, he began to refer to himself as Huruman and his personality became very different from before. ”

"We know that—" Lily remembered what she had heard inside the Lock, and understood that there was nothing wrong with the other party's narrative. But she still pouted unconvinced, "Was that just an accident?" Countless people die every day due to accidents, and it is too much to cause wars for this, right? ”

"If that's an accident." Ariel shook her head, her expression a little sad, "Actually, with the power of the Wizarding Federation, would you really not know that Fermir Stark's father was in trouble, or that he couldn't do anything about his situation?" ”

Lily suddenly understood what the other party was trying to say. She opened her mouth slightly, staring hard into Ariel's eyes, carefully catching every word the other person said—

"The Wizards' Federation was worried that Fermir would miss his family and delay the entry of the occult arts, so they refused to save his father." Ariel sighed softly, "Even his father is in this predicament, and there is a lure from the Wizarding Federation behind it. It sounds like an exaggeration, but I've heard it firsthand from high-ranking members of the Wizarding Federation. ”

Lily was suddenly a little overwhelmed. Ariel's account still has some points to refute, but if the other party's words are true, there may be more details in that "history" that she did not understand. She remembered what 'Mother' Hisa had said – that history is always written by the victors, and that all future generations can see is those one-sided perspectives and all kinds of unrealistic rumors.

"That's it!" Elio slapped his palm hard and asked out loud what she wanted to say, "Just take revenge on the Wizarding Federation, don't you think it's too much to drag the entire continent into war!" ”

However, the female celestial clan still shook her head, not at all shaken by the young knight's words.

"Lord Stark is indeed the "leader" of the war, but not the "cause" of the war." She stared earnestly at Elio's face, "No one can cause unrest on their own. The reason why the war happened was because the continent at that time had already bred its own seeds. Even if Master Stark doesn't do anything, the "Grey War" will still exist, perhaps...... It will be more tragic and long-lasting. ”

Lily looked at the female celestial clan steadily, speechless for a moment.

"Lord Stark started the war and turned himself into a recognized "enemy" of the continent. It was because of this that the nations were able to quickly unite and renew their covenants of peace. Ariel sighed lightly again, with a hint of admiration in her expression, "Moreover, for Lord Stark, allowing himself to be defeated as a 'public enemy of the mainland' was not his real goal from the beginning. ”

"And he...... What do you want to do? Lily was a little frightened to find that she had begun to agree with the female celestial race, but she couldn't stop her curiosity, "There was such a big mess, and in the end, that guy was not satisfied?" ”

Ariel shook her head slightly, her gaze still determined.

"What Master Stark wants to do is to build a new world free of war, discrimination, misunderstanding, and hierarchical differences." "I don't know how he will do all this," she said gently, "but there is nothing flawed in his ideals and determination to do anything to do so. That's why I'm willing to dedicate my time and strength to help him realize that distant idea. ”

Lily swallowed hard. The female celestial didn't lie, her words sounded a bit subversive to common sense, but she couldn't find obvious loopholes. As a member of the "Gray War", the history mentioned by Ariel does have excellent credibility -

That's not right. She originally intended to persuade the other party, but she was almost persuaded by the other party. The mercenary cast a plea glance at Ann, and the girl responded with a soft bow, continuing to write her questions in the notebook.

"In that case, what is the matter with the evil aura you just mentioned?" Ann pointed to the withered and decaying trees around her, "Also, maybe you don't know, all the inhabitants of the village south of the forest are being treated as experiments, and this is not something I can agree with."

"Master Stark hasn't done anything like that." The female celestial replied with certainty, "If my guess is correct—the Earl Stark you see is no longer the Lord I know. At least, I've never heard him call himself a "count." ”

Lily snorted, agreeing with the other party's judgment. Leonos, the "Lord of Light", also said that what she devoured decades ago was only a "clone" of Huruman Stark. But she was obviously not satisfied with this level of explanation, "If you say that, he won't have to be responsible for it?" Also, if the current lich is just a "clone", where is he himself? ”

"I don't know where Lord Stark has gone." Ariel replied, "On this point, when I return to the Celestial Realm, I may be able to get an answer from Master Protodis." She bowed to Lily, "As for what Earl Stark did, I'm sure it's not what adults want to see. Please let me join you in "purifying" this forest as a way to make up for the mistakes that the adults have inadvertently made. ”

“…… Let's leave it at that. Lily exhaled wearily and gave up on the issue. The concept of the female celestial race obviously cannot be easily changed, and she also needs enough time to digest the large amount of information in the other party's words.

Compared with those past events, the secrets of this forest, her bet with Jill, and the life and death of that "clone" are more urgent matters. Whether Huruman Stark was good or bad two hundred years ago is left to people like Yuffie or Ann to think slowly.

Lily stretched hard, cheering herself up once more.

"In short, there's only one thing to do at the moment." She muttered to herself, "Find that damn lich and get rid of it once and for all." ”