Chapter 213: The City of Mourning
After talking in a low voice for a while, An Fei and the others slowly walked out of the private room, and came to the flower garden, the owner of the hotel and several waitresses were waiting below, the boss was around fifty years old, he should be short-sighted, because his eyes were originally very wide, and after seeing An Fei and his party go downstairs, he narrowed his eyes into a slit to see people. γγ
Erter's injured hand had been hastily bandaged, and when he saw that the sheriff of the city was also injured, the hotel owner and the hostess looked at each other even more, and then immediately turned their gaze to other places. They also knew that there was a dead person upstairs, but the sheriff was in the hotel, and they didn't need to worry about these things, and it was wisest to pretend to be deaf and dumb if they didn't look, listen, or ask.
"Where are you going, sir, to sit at my sheriff's office?" asked Ott softly as he walked outside the store.
"No, I'll walk around and look for you in the evening, you get what I need ready as soon as possible. Anfei looked at Erte's hand: "Your injury...... Does it matter?"
"It's okay, my lord, I won't delay it. Erte laughed.
At this moment, a middle-aged woman suddenly pounced on the Flower Garden Hotel, her eyes fixed on Susanna, and she screamed frantically: "Child!
Suzanne was taken aback, and subconsciously held the hilt of the sword, and the middle-aged woman caught up with an old man from behind, and rushed forward to hug the woman's thighs with a degree inconsistent with her age, but the difference in strength between the two was not small, and the woman was still struggling to move forward. He dragged the old man to the ground.
"Child......" The woman was already less than five meters away from Susanna.
"There's no kid here!" said Erter, "Vicky, why did you release your daughter again?!"
Rushing out of the grocery store opposite the hotel, several heavily armed soldiers pressed the woman to the ground without saying anything, and the old man rolled over and got up, bothering to answer Erte's question, or observing his bloodstained arms, hiding his face and crying bitterly, and from An Fei's angle, he could even clearly see teardrops the size of beans.
"Take them all away!" said Aether, waving his arms.
Several soldiers tugged at each other. The lifting of the leg forcibly dragged the woman away, while the old man was still sitting on the ground and crying, and Edt sighed lightly, walked over to the old man, squatted down, and whispered a few words of comfort. He also handed the old man something, which was a few silver coins. Finally the old man choked up and staggered down the street.
"What's going on?" Anfei asked softly. Every time there is a sudden incident, An Fei will be vigilant, but after careful observation for a long time just now, there is nothing abnormal.
"Old Vicky is a very poor man. Erte smiled bitterly: "He only has one daughter, and he finally recruited a son-in-law with hard work, and he has a granddaughter and a grandson, and finally lives a good life." His daughter and son-in-law are very capable, and the family business is getting bigger and bigger. Who knew that disaster fell from the sky, and the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire occupied Violet City. He snatched his granddaughter and his son-in-law clashed with the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire. Killed, the soldiers of the Shining Sand Empire also lit a fire in his house, and the remaining grandson was burned to death, a good home was burned, and in the blink of an eye, there were only two people left, and finally his daughter went crazy again, alas......"
"It's pathetic. Suzanne said quietly.
"Hehe......" Erte's face showed bitter hatred in his smiling eyes: "There are many people in Violet City who are more pitiful than Old Vicky!"
"I heard it before I came. Violet City is a very beautiful city, and now ......," An Fei couldn't help but sigh.
"Lord Aroben, the original lord of Violet City, is still in the city. My lord, if you see him, you will know what kind of miscellaneous people are in the Shining Sand Empire!" "Erte said viciously: "The people of the Shining Sand Empire wanted Lord Aroben to go to Blacknia City to persuade him to surrender, but they were scolded by Lord Aroben, and they finally cut off Lord Aroben's tendons and hamstrings, and killed all the people in the City Lord's Mansion......, even the children! β
An Fei was very surprised when he heard these words, in this world with the monarchy as the only political system, the army will not talk about humanitarianism, but it is rare to abuse the aristocracy, because whether in the political arena or in the army, the aristocratic class has always occupied a dominant position, even in order to ensure their own safety, they will not use extreme methods to deal with the nobles of the enemy country, who dares to say that they will never stumble? The nobles were still treated well even when they were taken prisoner, and it was already a rule that they could regain their freedom when the ransom was paid.
It can only be said that the mentality of the upper and lower layers of the Shining Sand Empire has been almost hysterical after Blacknia City has been unable to attack the Shining Sand Empire for a long time!
There was a lot of commotion just now, and some of the people came out one after another, standing on the side of the street, and if they were in other normal cities, the people would definitely have to talk about the farce, but here, not only was there no sound, but everyone's expressions were almost silent and numb.
"Where is Lord Aroben now?" An Fei asked slowly, "I think we should go and see him." β
"In my home. β
"Your family?" An Fei was stunned.
"The City Lord's Mansion has been destroyed, and Lord Aroben can't act, where can he go?" Utt let out a long sigh, "And Lord Aroben once saved me, I will serve him like a father!"
"You're doing a great job!" Anfei nodded, "How's his body?"
There is an indescribable feeling about that Aroben Anfei, in fact, such a character is difficult to evaluate. Ruthless to see one's own family being killed, to abandon one's small family for the sake of one's country, to be commendable from the point of view of monarchs and historians, but if they were to become relatives of Aroben, those psalms of praise may no longer be able to be spoken.
"The health is very poor, but Lord Aroben said that he will try his best to live, and he will wait until the day of revenge!" Ute said slowly: "My lord, I am not flattering you, I admire you from the bottom of my heart, respect you, really!
The Griffin Flying Squadron has breathed a sigh of relief for all of us!"
An Fei smiled, didn't speak again, and after a moment of silence, Edter continued, "My lord, have you figured out where to go?"
"I just want to just walk around. β
"Then let my men follow you, and if anything, I can contact you right away. β
"It's fine. β
Erte beckoned, and a young man in his early twenties came running: "His name is Ilioni, and he is very clever. After Erte finished speaking, he leaned into Ilioni's ear and whispered something, and Ilioni's eyes suddenly widened. Erte said a few more words before Ilioni controlled his expression and stood aside respectfully.
"Alright, Erth, you can get busy with your business first, and take care of the things upstairs. An Fei said slowly: "Susanna, you get in the car." β
"Aren't you going to get in the car?" Suzanne was stunned.
"I'm not on. An Fei shook his head and said, "Pay attention to that little guy." "He wanted to take a closer look at Violet City, and if he was always hiding in the carriage, he would definitely miss a lot of places.
Over there, Ute took his leave, and here Suzanne got into the carriage with a bamboo basket, and An Fei walked along the long street, while the coachman drove the carriage and followed An Fei in stops and stops.
It stands to reason that the combination of Anfei and his group is a little weird, with a carriage drawn by eight horses, tall and spacious, and the carriage decorated in a more luxurious style. Everyone can see which people are the owners of the carriage, and if there is a carriage, they have to walk if they don't sit in the carriage, and they really have nothing to do. But what's even more bizarre is that no one pays attention to Anfei, even if he walks with his head down so that he almost bumps into Anfei, he just hurriedly avoids it, and doesn't even bother to raise his eyelids.
The more I walked, the clearer my feeling became: this is a silent city, a dead city. But in a deeper sense, it is also a city of mourning, and everyone is holding something in their hearts.
And this kind of mood is more terrifying, or it will make the people's hearts hold back through the passage of time, and things will slowly disappear, or because of the appearance of a certain fuse. The whole city exploded like a bomb!
I don't know how long I walked, An Fei was standing in front of the flower garden hotel again, it seemed that he had gone around in a big circle, this time the female greetings didn't dare to snub the guests, and hurriedly rushed out, standing on both sides of the store door, but they didn't dare to speak, so they looked at An Fei so timidly, they didn't know what An Fei was going to do.
Looking up at the sky, An Fei turned around and walked to the front of the carriage. Knocked lightly twice: "Is Suzanne hungry?"
"It's ok. β
"What does it mean to be okay?" Although An Enclave has a strong ability to understand. But this sentence stumped An Fei.
"Anfei, we're hungry. Black Eleven hurriedly continued: "From the morning to the present." We didn't eat anything!"
"yes, it's already afternoon. Appa answered.
In fact, they have been hungry for a long time, and An Fei always has a thoughtful look on the way, Black Eleven and Apa don't dare to disturb An Fei's thinking, and now that the opportunity has finally come, of course, it is time to hurry up and speak.
"Then deal with it here. β
Ilioni hurriedly rushed to the hotel, not to grab something to eat, but to make arrangements. Unexpectedly, the front legs had just rushed into the flower garden hotel, and a sharp whistle suddenly sounded on the street. Ilioni was stunned for a moment, then turned and rushed outside, blowing a whistle vigorously.
"What's wrong?" Anfei turned as well.
"I don't know, sir. Ilioni hurriedly replied, whistling as he ran to the other place.
An Fei and Black Eleven and the others glanced at each other, and no one entered the hotel and looked at the street.
After a while, there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and two horses galloped into everyone's sight, one horse sat on Erte, and the knight on the other horse, Anfei had not seen it, and Ilioni and a group of people also ran over, but they were far away from Etra.
In the blink of an eye, Ett rushed to the front, and without waiting for the horse to stand firmly, he jumped off the horse's back and almost rolled to the ground, but fortunately, An Fei grabbed Otter with a quick hand.
"My lord, I need to talk to you about something, can we find a place on our own?" said Ett, gasping for breath, with a very complicated look in his eyes: one point shock, three parts joy, and six parts excitement.
"Let's get in the carriage and talk. An Fei looked at Erte and smiled: "Black Eleven, you guys also come up." β
"My lord!" Erte had already followed An Fei, and immediately stopped when he heard An Fei's words: "I insist on my opinion!"
"What do you mean, Erth?" Appa was a little upset, the first time he met Anfei, he had tried to get Anfei to drive Suzanne away, and now he also tasted the taste of not being trusted, which was really uncomfortable, and Erte was his friend again, and he was still trying to speak for Erte when he was unhappy in the morning.
"I'm sorry Appa, it's not that I don't trust you, this matter is too important!" Ett smiled bitterly: "My lord?!"
An Fei pondered for a moment, turned around and walked towards the hotel, although the contact time was very short, but there were a lot of things, he already trusted Erte more, and it should be a very important thing to make Erte so unreasonable and unkind.
Erte followed Anfei into the hotel and looked around: "You all go out!"
The waitress in the hotel didn't dare to say a word, and obediently walked outside the hotel, including the boss, and the same way, Appa and Black Eleven outside, glanced at each other, and barely suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, he could only do this, and he couldn't turn his face, right?
"What the hell happened?"
"My lord, if you didn't happen to be in Violet City, I don't even know what to do. Captain Utte breathed a sigh of relief: "We are building an earl's palace for your lordship, right?"
"Yes. β
"Just now, when a few slaves were digging the base, they suddenly dug up a stone tablet, it is Brancico's stone tablet!!" Ert's eyes became shining, and the muscles on his face were twitching, obviously excited.
"The ......name Bransico? I seem to have heard of it somewhere. "An Fei Yi
While reminiscing.
"No, sir, you really don't know?"
"I'm sure I've heard of it. β
"Where is the royal palace of the Holy City built?" said Ete with a wry smile.
"Built on Mont San Brancico...... Is that San Blancico?"
"How many more Bransicos can there be, adults?" Ett touched his nose, he thought that An Fei would lose his voice and exclaim, but who knew that he had gained a regret, and An Fei didn't know the name Bransico at all.
"What does his stele represent?" Anfei didn't think the news was so important.
"I really doubt that you are from this world!" Ert smiled bitterly again, "After Blansico's death, Queen Marisa was grief-stricken, but she still resolutely took up the responsibility left by Blancico, commanding her army to continue the war against the demons. When the demon defeat and the war came to an end, Marisa suddenly disappeared. Legend has it that Marisa had built an underground labyrinth and that she had secretly transported her husband's remains to the labyrinth after the war, and the last thing Marisa did was to confine herself in the labyrinth. β
"Go on. β
This legend is well-founded, and after Blancico's death, Marisa always said that she had become a person who had nothing to love, and the only thing that sustained her life was responsibility. Erte said slowly, "Later, countless tomb robbers went around looking for clues to the labyrinth. And in hundreds of years, three underground labyrinths have been found, but unfortunately they are all fake labyrinths left by Marisa. β
"How do you know it's fake?"
"Because there's something missing. Ert pondered: "There is another reason: "After those tomb robbers appeared in an underground labyrinth, many people thought that they had really found it, and there was nothing in the labyrinth except for some gold and silver treasures, and not many people were interested in the legend of Marisa anymore." More than 100 years later, several tomb robbers reappeared in an underground labyrinth, and the furnishings and items in the labyrinth were almost identical to the previous one. My lord, please think about why Marisa deliberately built the fake labyrinth, what exactly does she want to protect, and does she just want to live after death without being disturbed?"
An Fei didn't rush to speak, but pondered the possibilities and credibility seriously.
"My lord, and there is one thing that has lost all traces of it with the disappearance of Marisa. No one ever saw it again. β
"What is it?"
"Forbidden... Fear... Right... Staffβ" said Erte, word for word.
"What is the Forbidden Scepter?"
Ert almost fainted, despite the severe pain of the wound on his hand, his hands were already clenched into fists, revealing a gritted tooth and said: "My lord, Blancico died in the battle of the current Mont San Brancico!
"So amazing?" An Fei frowned, magic and vindictiveness were things he was used to, but an item had its own spirituality. It's so shocking that I can't explain it.
"Your Excellency. The Forbidden Scepter is an artifact! It is a complete, true artifact! In the records, the Forbidden Scepter hides the secret of God. It is said that an ordinary person holding the Forbidden Scepter can also cast forbidden spells. Ert took a deep breath before he finished speaking: "Do you understand?"
"Got it...... What does the stele represent?"
"There's a maze down there!"
"Maybe it's still a fake maze. It's not that Anfei likes to spoil fun, it's that he's used to looking at things from the worst perspective.
"......" Erte was speechless, hearing the news of the Forbidden Scepter, he could still be silent, could he still be considered a normal person?
In fact, I can only blame Erte for being too shallow, and it is very easy to make An Fei frightened, for example, if you say, 'Have you seen Muto Lan's films?' It is estimated that An Fei will definitely jump wildly. Then he grabbed Ert and asked him where he was from.
"Whether it's a real maze or a fake maze, you have to figure it out. An Fei said slowly: "Let them come in, let's discuss it." β
"I can't. Your Excellency!" Erte hurriedly stopped An Fei.
"You know, Erth, they are my earthly partners, partners who can trust my life. An Feidi's face was a little heavy.
"It's not that simple. Erte smiled bitterly: "I have to write a report every month and send it to the Holy City, but I will not divulge anything until we find out the secret, even if I go to the Holy City to meet His Majesty, I will never say it! β
"There's no need to do this, right?" An Fei's expression was a little indifferent.
"My lord, if the secret really spreads, Violet City may completely disappear from the world!" Erte said hurriedly: "Your Excellency, do you know, those construction slaves have all been executed by me, they are all prisoners of the Shining Sand Empire, and I didn't want to let them go, and now I can't take risks." β
"Oh?"
"My lord, if the peak powerhouses in this world are concentrated in Violet City, who will have the means to restrain them, even if Your Majesty transfers all the troops of the empire, there is nothing they can do!"
An Fei chuckled in his heart, he knew too well the destructive power of the peak powerhouse, and Teacher Thor once said that there were many peak powerhouses who chose to escape from the world, single-mindedly breaking through the bottleneck and independently challenging the peak of the gods, so many countries on the Big 6, almost every country has a peak powerhouse, if these guys really all came out and gathered in Violet City, Violet City would be on the verge of destruction.
"It's not a question of trusting or distrusting, sir. After arguing for a long time, Erte's voice was already a little hoarse.
(That day, I accompanied my girlfriend to see a doctor, and I missed a chapter, and I didn't dare to delay yesterday's two chapters today, and I made up for yesterday's previous chapter together, and I must make it up as soon as possible.) And today's day is a little special, I hope you are vigilant, don't be deceived, I have been fooled yesterday, that fool actually remembered the wrong day, and took yesterday as a holiday, I am really helpless to eat this loss...... οΌ