Chapter 3: The Continental Parliament
When Eddie helped Uganka to the door of the Arcane Academy, they were shocked by what they saw. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 I saw countless black-helmeted and black-armored Starry Night Knights standing outside the Arcane Academy, their serious and cold expressions made every student in the academy feel extra nervous.
"Master ......"
Although Eddie knew that the Black Prince had returned, he didn't know what the relationship between the Mystic Academy and him was. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a shudder, and it spontaneously arose in my heart. Uganka looked at the scene in front of him in silence, and on his old face, a pair of kind eyes flashed a little fire.
He walked briskly forward, and used the wooden staff in his hand to flick the students in front of him from side to side. Accompanied by Aidi, he came to the gate, and he rested his wrinkled hands on the iron gate, his eyes wide open, glaring at the starry knights in front of him.
"The Academy of Secret Law is inviolable, what are you going to do!"
Eddie standing next to Uganka shouted, and an officer approached from the crowd of Starry Night Knights, but he ignored Eddie and looked at Uganka with respect, and bowed deeply.
"I'm sorry Master, Your Highness has an order, during the Third Continental Council, in order to prevent other lords from encroaching on the sacred Secret Law Academy, we were ordered to take strict precautions here......"
Without waiting for the officer to finish speaking, Uganka turned away in silence, and Aidi hurriedly turned around and followed.
"Master, what the hell is going on?" Uganka gently closed her eyes as she looked at Edi's jade-white and puzzled face.
"The showers have come ......".
The day of the Third Continental Council is coming as scheduled, this is the most important day on the continent of Sapro, and many changes will take place on this day. The other lords got the news, they knew that the mysterious disappearance of King White-haired Sitis would definitely have a wide impact, and they also knew that the black prince was quite young at this time, so the main purpose of these lords to participate in this council was for their own interests, even if they didn't get any advantage in each council.
On such a special day, the Moonlight City is full of lights, and the merchants are selling their specialties on the side of the street, so as to attract these outsiders, and the women of those romantic places are also standing on the street, from time to time to those who are prominent outsiders are flattering. At this time, even in the cloudy weather, Moonlight City was full of excitement.
According to the previous agreement, each lord led only a small team to protect him, and they were usually composed of a dozen or so elite soldiers who had been selected from all walks of life. In this way, dozens of lords large and small came to Moonlight City, and they also formed a huge crowd, and when they officially entered the council, most of them dismissed their subordinates, so that this group of people would become a line that stimulated the economy and trade of Moonlight City.
The council was soon officially opened by the Starry Night Knight. The lords greeted each other, some frowned, some had joy, and some only showed a false smile, and in this way, under the guidance of several Starry Night Knight officers, everyone stepped on the magnificent staircase in front of the Sky Hall and walked straight inside.
The two Starry Night Knights solemnly pushed open the door of the Cloud Palace, only to see that the first thing that greeted everyone was a huge and magnificent rectangular table, which was filled with dozens of delicate and comfortable seats, and the Black Prince, who was dressed in black and gorgeous armor, sat motionless on the throne on the steps of the hall.
Under the sign of the square table, everyone quickly found their seats, and they sat on their seats without saying a word, quietly waiting for the instructions of the black prince, but all they got was the appearance of the black prince, sitting leisurely on the throne with his eyes closed. The sound of fingers tapping lightly on the armrest of the throne echoed through the silent hall.
In this atmosphere, the two Starry Night Knights came to the door, slowly closing the heavy door, and a thud came from the doorway. Some people were intently observing the black prince on the throne at the moment, and they couldn't help but be startled when they suddenly heard this voice.
The Black Prince slowly walked down the steps, while the bewitching beside him pressed the hilt of the Rose Sword with one hand and followed closely.
"Hello everyone, I am very grateful to all of you for responding to my call and coming to the royal city from thousands of miles away. Today will certainly be the most commemorative day for the convening of the Third Continental Congress, and while we cherish the memory of the past, we must also resolve some unexpected matters in front of us. ”
Although the Black Prince's words were very polite, his tone was serious and cold.
Enchanting quickly pulled the chair at the end of the long table out from under the table, and the black prince sat directly on it. After handing a look to the bewitching one, the enchanting one walked straight to the door, and gradually disappeared in the surprised eyes of everyone.
The black prince clapped his hands in the middle seat, and only then did the lords come back to their senses and look at him.
"The question of the king's disappearance, I have already been answered, and we will talk about this question one last time"
As soon as the Black Prince's voice came out, the lords were in an uproar, and they looked at each other, guessing the truth.
"First of all, Lord Agni in the Tower of the Thousand Armies, please withdraw from the Tower of the Thousand Armies with your army for the time being......"
Before the black prince finished speaking, the fire suddenly broke out, and his bold personality suddenly appeared on his aged face.
"Consey, why are you doing this, the Thousand Army Tower is the territory that the king has given me, and it is very close to here, once I withdraw my army, who will protect the safety of Moonlight City......"
Agni said indignantly, looking more like a rough and old fellow, standing there and yelling unscrupulously.
"I agree with His Highness's approach, Lord Agni has always been self-respecting in the Thousand Army Tower, and now that the king is missing, people are unpredictable, if you station an army so close to Moonlight City, who knows if you will protect the royal city or wait for a surprise attack..."
The man in the seat across from the fire spoke slowly, his leisurely expression full of indifference.
"What are you talking about? You Prado scoundrel......"
Agni roared angrily, and raised his hand to toss the wine glass on the table at Kurad. Unexpectedly, Kurad caught the incoming wine glass, stood up and glared at the flames.
As the two of them moved, the lords also stood up one after another, and scolded the people they didn't like, and the whole scene suddenly seemed very lively, like a group of merchants bargaining in the bazaar, or a group of countrymen fighting for fame and fortune. The room was filled with all sorts of voices, and even some of the rather agitated lords cursed in a dialect that no one else understood......
The Black Prince looked at the noisy lords in front of him with an expressionless face, and after a moment, he clapped his hands again, and the lords stopped arguing, and the hall became silent again. Kurad snorted heavily, shook the corner of his coat and sat down, leaving only the angry fire standing opposite him.
"Lord Agni, I'm talking about temporary, please withdraw your troops to the Star Strait in the eastern region, and if you have any objections, we'll talk about them later. ”
Agni Huo weighed left and right, and then sat down slowly, he knew in his heart that if an accident happened to the old king, then on the Sapuro continent, the black prince would cover the sky with one hand, and if he was an enemy, it would be equivalent to an enemy of the whole world......
Eddy helped Uganka to his lodgings, and Uganka tossed the wooden staff aside and sat quietly in his chair, while Eddie stood in front of him with a somewhat uneasy expression.
The door to the room suddenly opened, and two men of some age entered, and they took off their cloaks from their heads. I saw that these two people were Olga and Andrew.
"Master, things have gotten serious, the Starry Night Knights have surrounded this place, I think the Black Prince has already started his actions, and we need to start countermeasures. ”
Andrew stood in front of Uganka and said anxiously, while Olga nodded in agreement.
"Master, General Andrew is right, we should strike first and take advantage of the current opportunity to break out, so that we have a chance to win......."
Olga and Andrew kept persuading, but Uganka was silent, his eyes staring at the smooth ground with a somewhat hollow eye, and his slightly trembling hands resting on his knees. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at the Aidi beside him.
"Master ......"
"Edi, you go find Moretta, and you two go to Misty Isle and Rose Swamp to send a message and alert the people there. ”
"Yes, Master. ”
Aidi agreed and walked out silently.
At this time, there were only three people left in the bedroom, Uganka, Olga, and Andrew, and Andrew slowly stretched out his hand, half-squatted down, and tightly held Uganka's old and trembling hands......
Just a few days earlier, Andrew had left the church where he had met Olga and returned home alone, where he saw the officers of the Starry Night Knight threatening his wife to surrender, and he slowly held the two frightened children in his hands.
"General Andrew, I swear by the name of the Starry Night Knight, as long as you come with us, I guarantee that your family will not be harmed in any way. ”
The Starry Night Knight Officer's voice was unusually serious, and the cold long sword in his hand was placed on Andrew's wife's neck, as if his wife's throat would be cut open at the slightest movement.
Andrew looked at his wife's eyes full of horror and tears, and he slowly took his hand away from the heads of the two children, and at this moment, the sound of weapons clashing came from outside the door, and the officer's mood was also extremely nervous.
Suddenly, the wooden door behind Andrew was knocked open, and a starry night knight broke in with a long sword.
"My lord, Olga of the Order's mercenaries has led people to kill......"
With the voice of the Starry Night Knight, the shouts of killing outside the house got closer and closer, and the officer's eyes were red at this time.
"None of them will be left!"
"No! No......"
The officer shouted and pushed Andrew's wife away with his hand. Andrew roared loudly, only to see his wife in front of him, whose neck had been deeply slashed by the long sword, and blood was splashed on the ground like a bottle of old wine. Andrew immediately angrily grabbed the sword next to him and slashed at him, and punched the Starry Night Knight in the face, and the Starry Night Knight screamed and released the sword.
Andrew took the sword and slashed it at the Starry Night Knight's shoulder. At this time, the officer had already swung his sword and rushed closer, and Andrew immediately drew his long sword from the corpse, and a trace of hot blood sprayed the officer's face, and even splashed into his eyes. Andrew took advantage of the situation to swing his sword, parrying his attack, and then kicked him hard in the knee.
The officer lost his balance and fell to his knees, and Andrew roared and slashed his sword at his head, and the blood that burst out of it spilled all around, infecting the clothes of the children around him.
He dropped his blood-stained sword, knelt down in front of his wife, and gently picked up her head, the blood still flowing from her white neck.
"My dear... Wake up......"
Andrew called anxiously, tears streaming from the corners of his wrinkled eyes, but his wife, whose hands were full of blood, just looked at him motionlessly, and her frightened eyes had already lost their luster of life......
At this time, Olga, covered in blood, pushed open the door and walked in, seeing this scene, he looked at the children around him who were already overly frightened, hurried behind Andrew, and patted him on the shoulder with his hand.
"General Andrew, we don't have time, the Black Prince has sealed off Moonlight City, and we can only flee to the Mystic Academy. ”
Hearing Olga's voice, Andrew slowly stood up from the ground, looking at his dead wife, his face still unconcealable anger and sadness.
He nodded silently, pulled off the twelve-pointed star badge on his chest and threw it on the officer's body, Olga took the hands of the two children and walked out of the door, Andrew looked sadly at his wife who was lying in a pool of blood, and slowly picked up the candle on the table that was still not extinguished......
Eddie walked out of Uganka's room, unable to calm down for a long time, according to Uganka's meaning, she first went to find Morita, she walked in the corridor in the tower of the Mystic Academy, ready to go to Moraita's bedroom.
In the middle of the corridor, Aidi, who was in a nervous mood, accidentally knocked down a woman with a hurried expression. When Eddie looked closely, he saw that it was Caroline, a member of the Ring Council in the Mystic Academy.
"I'm sorry, Lady Caroline, I'm sorry......"
Eddie hurriedly picked up Caroline and fell to the ground, but Caroline only smiled and signaled that she was fine.
"Aidi, why are you in such a hurry?".
"Lady Caroline, now that the Starry Night Knight has sealed off the Academy ......of Arcane Magic," Eddie said anxiously, but Caroline only smiled after a moment's thought.
"It's okay, I have a countermeasure, come with me".
Eddie followed Caroline all the way to the clearing behind the Mystic Academy, where there was silence all around, and no one usually came here to do anything, because this was actually the cemetery of the mages, and some of the better mages would be buried here forever after they died. Tombstones stand side by side, surrounded on all sides by relatively tall walls, and there is a small iron gate for a single person to pass through, and this back door is usually sealed, so no one passes through here.
"Lady Caroline, why are you here?"
Aidi looked around suspiciously, because even if he lived in the Secret Law Academy, students like Aidi would not dare to reach here easily.
"Here's the way I'm talking. ”
Caroline said lightly, as she walked past the tombstones full of words.
Aidi quietly observed everything around her, her slender hand lightly rested on a tombstone, and when she was about to take a closer look at these tombstones, suddenly the corner of her eye inadvertently saw the sealed back door, and to her surprise, from the gap in the iron door, some soldiers could be faintly seen.
"Aidi, come here, here!"
Caroline called out to Aidi, who didn't have time to think about it and hurried to her side. At Caroline's signal, the two took shovels and dug deep into the ground in front of the tombstone. Soon a pitch-black coffin appeared in front of him as the sand slid down.
"Lady Caroline, what is this?"
Looking at Aidi's puzzled look, Caroline smiled slightly, "This is the solution to the crisis." ”
After speaking, her hand shook slightly, and a cyan light came out of thin air from her hand. Suddenly, she stretched out her glowing hand to the dark coffin.
The pitch-black coffin seemed to be absorbed by a huge force, and all of a sudden, as Caroline's glowing arms were lifted to the ground, Edi had never seen this kind of magic, so there was an expression of amazement on his face
“...... It's so powerful. ”
Some of the elderly Carolines smiled at Aidi, and a loving expression appeared on her face, "It's all thanks to the power of magic......"
Caroline dragged the huge coffin with one hand and magically all the way, and Aidi followed all the way, in order to ensure Caroline's unimpeded passage, she walked in front of Caroline, and did not open the door in front of her from time to time.
The two of them carried the coffin to the top of the tower, the last door to be locked, which was only opened when the Ring Council was convened. Two delicate and ornate half-moon-shaped wooden doors, with a faint glow on them. It's a magically locked door to prevent anyone else from entering.
Caroline let go of the coffin and blew lightly on her arm, the faint glow on her hand fading away.
"Aidi, it seems that you are the only one who can open this door. Caroline said with a slight ease. Aidi, however, felt a faint sense of unease.
This door was set up by Uganka, who was the head of the Esoteric Academy, and usually only his student Aidi could open it, as anyone in the Esoteric Academy knew.
"It's... I'm sorry, Lady Caroline, but I need to ask Master Uganka. Aidi said with a slightly hesitant face.
At this time, Caroline waved her hand and said, "No need to ask, it's too late, once the Starry Night Knights attack, only this can change our fate." ”
Hearing Caroline's words, Aidi's expression became panicked again, "Lady Caroline, are the Starry Night Knights really going to attack here?"
Caroline gently stroked Edi's shoulder, and nodded solemnly, "Definitely, you open the door now." Her tone was more like she was commanding the Loving Flute.
Hearing this, Aidi no longer hesitated, and as soon as he closed his hands, a three-page translucent key emitted a faint light and appeared in his hand. Aidi gently poked the key into the lock of the wooden door.
With a soft sound, the faintly glowing magic pattern on the wooden door suddenly lost its luster. Seeing this, Caroline stepped forward and pushed open the wooden door, and with a slight flick of her arm, she shone again, and she grabbed the huge black coffin and swung it into the room with all her might, only to see that the coffin was instantly thrown into the middle of the huge round table by a force.
Afterwards, Caroline smiled at the unknown Aidi, reaching out and gently touching her smooth jade cheek.
"Child, you were in a hurry just now, tell me now, I may have some way to ......"