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In order to reduce the difficulty of excavation, the River of Miracles made use of the original natural river channel in this section of the imperial capital, resulting in the location of the wharf being far away from the city, and it was necessary to walk a long way to reach the city gate. Therefore, many passengers on the ship would not bother to wander around the city if they did not get off the ship here, but leaned on the railing of the ship and looked at the towering walls of the imperial capital in the distance.

Sean and Helen also came to the deck, and after watching Kevin and Anna disembark from the boat and walk straight through the pier to the gravel road leading to the main gate of the imperial capital, they set their eyes on the majestic imperial city rendered golden by the setting sun.

This great city was built more than 400 years ago on the basis of the original royal capital after the griffon Duke Ivan Griffin was crowned Emperor of the Holy Griffin Empire, and he personally renamed it Griffinhardt, that is, the city of Griffin's Heart.

"Look, the highest point of the city is the Royal Palace on Griffon Mountain, the golden dome bathed in holy light is the golden hall used by the royal family to commemorate His Majesty Ivan Griffin, the Founding Emperor. ”

Sean and Helen had been to the Imperial City many times, and were already familiar with the city's scenery, so they volunteered to act as docents as they watched the more and more people on the deck who were looking at the imperial city from the railing.

"Since the palace was built on Griffon's Mountain, this peak became the most important area of the city, and thus became synonymous with the entire city of Griffon's Heart. Every new member of the Royal Order is required to take a solemn oath and recite the oath under the banner of the Holy Griffin Empire. ”

"What is the oath?" something that even Helen didn't know about was a rare thing, and the girl was very curious.

This was inadvertently mentioned by a knight who had come to repair his armor when Sean was communicating with the city's master blacksmith in the imperial capital a few years ago, so he firmly said to Helen and the attentive travelers around him: "The oath is only a short sentence, 'Griffon Mountain will never fall'. ”

"Will Griffon Mountain never fall?" murmured Helen as she gazed at the golden dome of the distant mountain peaks in the setting sun.

Sean thought for a moment and nodded: "As far as I know, the Holy Griffin Empire has been established for more than four hundred years, and although it has experienced many wars, Griffon's Heart City has not been breached once, let alone Griffin Mountain, where the palace is located. ”

After Shaun finished speaking, he found that Helen was still looking at the palace in the distance, and couldn't help but ask very strangely, "What are you thinking?"

Helen raised her hand to tuck her long hair, which was blown by the river breeze, and said with a sigh, "I was thinking about what you mentioned to me last time, what Master Karazan said before he died. ”

"You're saying the demons are coming back?" Sean asked.

"Well, have you ever heard of the Brotherhood of the Blind?"

Sean nodded: "Of course, I've often heard some veteran bounty hunters mention them, but they seem to be ......"

Helen couldn't help but laugh: "It doesn't seem like a good thing, right, like those people are a bunch of crazy people, neurotics and whatever." ”

"Yes, many people say that the rumors spread by the Blind Brotherhood are stupid and ridiculous. I've also heard some of their so-called 'prophecies', such as the Elven World Tree will be burned by humans, the Church of the Father of All Gods may split internally, and whoever gets the Demon God Sword can dominate the 100,000 Abyss Demon Army, etc., either stirring up trouble or demagoguery, I don't think any of them are reliable, most of these people are sick in the brain, and they are idle and talking nonsense. ”

Helen turned her head and stared at Sean's face motionlessly, with a strange smile on her face.

Sean was furious by her, subconsciously picked up the water bladder and poured it twice, and asked a little weakly, "What's the matter, what do you think I'm doing?"

Helen snorted lightly from her delicate and cute nose, glanced at Sean again, and then said slowly: "My teacher, Archmage Soresa, is one of those people who have a sick brain and are idle and talk nonsense. ”

"Poof!!"

Sean squirted a mouthful of water far away: "What are you talking about?"

"My teacher is also a member of the Brotherhood of the Blind. ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier. Sean spread his hands with a bitter face and said helplessly.

"I wouldn't have heard your heartfelt comment earlier. ”

“......”

Sean knew that he had jumped into the pit by mistake, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Then what kind of organization is this blind brotherhood, and the people in it seem to have a lot of backgrounds." ”

"Founded after the end of the War of the Ashes, the Blind Brotherhood is a mysterious organization with a history of nearly 1,000 years, and the original intention of the establishment was to use spiritual magic to sense whether there are gaps in the soul barrier that sealed the devil that could be exploited, and once discovered, to make up for it with the holy blood left to them by the father of all gods. ”

Helen put both arms on the railing of the ship, supported her face with both hands, and looked at the setting sun in the distance and continued: "Later, in order to improve the accuracy of the perception of the gap in the enchantment, those great mage predecessors blinded their eyes in order to concentrate more effectively, and this method has been passed down from generation to generation, giving rise to the name of the Blind Brotherhood. ”

"The members of the Brotherhood of the Blind are all blind, and so is your teacher, Archmage Soresa?"

Helen shook her head, "My teacher didn't do that, because before he joined the Brotherhood of the Blind, the operation of perceiving and mending the gaps in the Demon Sealing Enchantment had already stopped. ”

"Why is that?"

"Because the Holy Blood has run out. ”

"That's right. Sean suddenly felt nervous, "Doesn't that mean that the devil who was sealed in the abyss by the Father of All Gods may pass through the gap and return to the continent at any time?"

"At least not yet, I heard my teacher say that the gap in the barrier is not only very narrow, but if you enter and exit frequently, it will also cause a vortex of magic power to cause the gap to disappear, so the devil can't return to the continent on a large scale, at most, just like the hell tyrant that Master Karazan encountered, occasionally squeezing out of the gap one and a half. ”

"In this way, it seems that the devil is not a great threat to the mainland. ”

"That's not necessarily, since the Holy Blood was exhausted, the members of the Blind Brotherhood generally believed that as time went by, the gaps in the Demon Sealing Barrier might become more and more numerous and larger, and it would be a matter of time before the devil broke through. Therefore, these genius magicians turned to the Great Prophecy of Spiritual Magic, hoping to predict when the devil would return. Other prophecies, like the ones you've heard, are just by-products of this research process. ”

"Then these prophecies won't all be true, right, the World Tree will eventually be burned by humans?

"Then who knows. Helen shrugged, "These are just prophecies, not facts that have already happened, who can say for sure." ”

"Then did your teacher predict when the devil would break through the barrier?"

"Do you really want to know?"

"Of course. Belch...... Is the time near, don't scare me. Sean's eyes widened, and he deliberately made an exaggerated expression of extreme horror.

Helen was amused by his stunned appearance: "It's true that it's not a few years, but after all, this is just a prophecy, and it's not certain whether it can come true, besides, it's been a thousand years, and the current continent creatures are far stronger than when they were in the ashes war." ”

With a confident look on her face, the girl pursed her lips and paused, continuing:

"Especially us humans. ”