Chapter 8: Michael's Travels
For the people of St. Ainos who have never been exposed to magic and have only heard of the existence of magic in the epic, it is difficult to imagine the situation in Aluca's mouth. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info like you can't let a medieval European aristocrat understand how an iron box with two wings flies into the sky. In some cases, they may believe your word, but they will never know how to do it. How can there be no end to a road, and what does it mean that there is no turning back? But for Aluca, who has read many magical novels, this situation is conceivable.
As long as there really is a mysterious force that distorts the space of this path. Whether they go forward or backward, they can only go on forever, neither encountering a dead end, nor finding the way they came in, they embark on an infinite loop of paths. But at this moment, they no longer have the physical strength and time to verify the way back.
For ten years, Aluka had believed that there were no magic or gods in this world, but in the face of the current situation, he had to change his mind. Nothing is unacceptable to a neutral evildoer, a staunch agnostic. Even if he found out that he had returned to Earth after going out of here, he would not feel the collapse of his three views. People who read too much have this problem, they don't believe anything, and they can believe everything. To be precise, believe for the time being.
However, Aruka does not have faith because he believes in the existence of gods, and in his opinion, even if there are gods, they are just powerful creatures with mysterious powers. In the eyes of ants, the power of human beings is tantamount to gods, so should ants believe in human beings? It's just that most people are full of fear of unknown forces, and since they can't resist it, they can only choose to worship.
Overwhelmingly, Arouca is not a man who likes to be in the limelight. He will only silently follow the actions of others, and he will do whatever others say, because it is easier to do it. But when he had no choice but to figure out some way out by himself.
So Aluca said, "Master Kuni, I think this path is the sun god...... Or one of his powerful believers left an insurance for the relics. In other words, this road has no end and no exit, and it is necessary to ensure that others are lost in it, and to ensure that the bloodline of the sun god can find the ruins smoothly......"
Henry's national teacher deserved to be an old minister who could stand for three dynasties, and although he was physically and mentally exhausted, he quickly understood what Aluka meant, and continued: "You mean that this ancient book of the Rhine royal inheritance records how to find a way out. Only with this method can you find your way to the ruins. ”
"So, is it written in the book?" asked Aluca.
Henry's expression was a little embarrassed, like a believer who has been exposed as an atheist, or an elementary school student who has no homework to hand in on the first day of school, and he said: "The book is written in an ancient language, and the royal family has hired many scholars to study it, but they still know nothing...... There are still some undeciphered parts of the account of this ruin. Some things you may not know are that three thousand years ago and more than seven hundred years ago, two undocumented wars broke out on the continent of St. Ainos, destroying almost all traces of civilization, and only a few survivors survived, including the Red Sect and the Rhine royal family. For some reason that we do not know, they simplified the ancient script to varying degrees, which is also the reason why there are different scripts in various countries on the continent today, so the study of ancient scripts is difficult. ”
"Show me. With that, Aluca walked over directly and snatched the book from Henry's hand. Including Henry himself, everyone was stunned. No matter what the situation is at this time, the identity of the national teacher is there after all, he can take wealth, women and even lives from others, but no one can take anything from him. In this world where it is common sense to be inferior and inferior to the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, even a middle-aged rebellious uncle like Cui Hak has never thought of going toe-to-toe with the aristocracy.
From a psychological point of view, Henry's face is not very good-looking. But from another point of view, his appearance when he was gloomy was much better than the previous decadent look. At this time, he no longer resembles an old and rotten wood carving, but a pig whose feed has been robbed. The reason for this is that he can't do anything to Aluca now, so he can only snort twice in vain.
In fact, Aluka himself did not mean to humiliate Henry's national teacher, he just ...... From time to time, you forget that you are not alone in the world. It was not accurate to describe his state of affairs with no one in his eyes, for he had no idea of being arrogant or disdainful of others, he just felt that he needed to read the book, so he went over and took it. In retrospect, he may have to be scared for a while, after all, as a human being, moving his mouth is enough for him to die 10,000 times.
As for his purpose in doing this, he just wanted to see if he could read the words in the book. Aluka is a person with a strong ability to make associations, from the toilet bowl can be associated with toilet plugs, and then with rubber, and then find someone to bring him a bunch of bananas back to eat. Judging from the fact that he could hear and write St. Ainos when he crossed over, he felt that it was not impossible that he might be able to read other languages that existed on this continent as well.
Then, Aluka found that he could really understand that every symbol that seemed distorted and strange had a meaning in his eyes, and he could even pronounce it silently in his mind with a pronunciation that he thought was strange. Now he had to admit that there really were gods in this world. Perhaps it was some bored god who pulled him out of another world and gave him this wonderful ability to read all kinds of languages.
The book has no name, and the author is not credited on the cover. Aluka flipped through the pages and was almost certain that it was a collection of unexplained mysteries and strange areas, such as the Bermuda Triangle and Easter Island stone statues in the previous life. These mystical phenomena took place all over the continent of St. Ainos, and a large group of clergy, explorers, mercenaries, wandering knights, and so on from different countries made outstanding contributions to the record, and promoted the development of the theological study of the Red Religion. However, Aluka reckoned that the men were forced to hand over the fruits of their efforts and then turned into nameless corpses in some river.
Judging from the fact that the book ended up in the hands of the Rhine royal family, it is possible that the early Red Sect was only a vassal of the Rhine royal family. One side is the pride of the sky with the blood of the gods in his body, and the other side is just a microphone between the gods and mortals, and the judgment is made. It can be seen that the Rhine royal family has produced many stupid and stupid kings in the past few hundred years, and with such a unique advantage, they can be seized by the Red Pope.
This ruin, hidden near the village of Baicao, occupies only a few pages in this collection, which is much less than the other records, and the early Red Sect may not have taken it seriously at all. But later researchers added many notes between the lines, as if they had discovered an important topic that could change the fate of all mankind. Strangely, it can be seen that part of the ruins has been torn out, and Aluka reckons that part is about the magic scroll.
Except for a few geniuses who are so brilliant that people can't even be jealous of them, the vast majority of human beings have the natural tendency to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. When your teacher gives you 10 math problems, stating that you can complete the task by doing just one of them, and you can't read 9 of them...... It's obvious which question to choose.
Therefore, the historians hired by the Rhine royal family also chose to translate some of the content that seemed short and concise—in other words, not very large in translation, and easy to produce results. If the scholars of the Rhine royal family, who were keen on prostitution and fine wine, worked hard to translate more valuable things, the royal branch of the Rhine family would not have settled in Baicao Village, Sinong and Jofa would not have become mercenaries, and Aluka would have failed to meet Treehak after crossing over, and would have starved to death and died of thirst and was bitten to death by wolves in the hermit forest. At the same time, the Rhine kingdom may have a safer way to survive the crisis of the Hill Empire's southward movement.
But there are no ifs, and perhaps everything is predestined in the dark, and Aluka has the book that saved his life, and for some reason can read the words on it. But the first thing he noticed was what the Rhine royal family had done for the site, which was recorded in the appendix of the translation. First of all, a hundred years ago, the illegitimate son of a king, the grandfather of the rebellious uncle Trehak, swore to live in Baicao Village for generations in order to survive, protecting the secrets of the ruins in case of emergency. Then, the Rhine royal family used a lot of power to establish a cemetery without the Red Sect, and covered the entrance to the ruins with tombs. Then, the royal family, accustomed to disregard for human life and self-righteousness, came up with a stupid solution: to send a prince to explore the ruins when they were only halfway through the translation work and had no idea if there was any danger in the ruins. Perhaps the prince thought it was an outing, or an opportunity to compare himself with his other brothers in front of his father, and went happily and never returned.
The enraged king had no choice but to send several more search parties, most of which were hired mercenaries. And in order to ensure that the secrets of the ruins are not revealed, they are accompanied by several barons, who try to kill people after the incident. The results speak for themselves, and even they themselves were wiped out. If Aluka were king, he might have an idea, pretending that the ruins were a secret that only his henchmen could know, and secretly telling the ministers he didn't deal with, ordering them to go down and contribute to the future of the kingdom......
The real king didn't do such a frivolous thing, but just recognized the reality and kept silent about the ruin. It wasn't until many, many years later, that another genius king thought of this good place to go and never return, and sent his most loyal and trusted Henry national teacher...... Presumably, His Majesty was triumphant at the moment, proud of his resourcefulness, without considering the possibility that Henry's national teacher would not return as well.
Therefore, everything in the dark has long been predestined, and Henry's fate should not be extinguished, and Aluka can not only understand the strange words on this book, but also find a way to open the door to the ruins. But Aluka was not stupid enough to laugh excitedly, and told his teacher and brother that he could understand the ancient characters that countless scholars could not understand, and then led them into the ruins like a hero to complete the task, and after they came out, they were first arrested and tortured by the Rhine royal family, and then sent to the heresy of the Red Sect.
He pretended to evaluate it for a long time, and then said confidently: "En...... So that's ......"
Uncle Trehack looked at him in surprise and said, "You little wolf cub understand?"
Aluca nodded and said, "Just like I thought...... Sure enough, I didn't understand it at all. ”
"Then what are you doing with this omniscient appearance?" Cui Hack jumped up without saying a word and slapped Aluka on the back of the head, slapping Aluka with a slap, "If you don't understand, return the book to Old Man Henry, don't you see his expression of being about to explode? Do you know that the nobles have to collect their fingernails by themselves after cutting their fingernails, and never let others touch them?"
This sentence obviously made Henry's face even more ugly, and he slandered in his heart that his national teacher only collects his own hair and teeth, when did he collect his fingernails.
Aluca, on the other hand, suddenly changed her tone and said, "I didn't understand it, but I noticed something. As he spoke, he beckoned everyone to gather and pointed out a few passages from the book. These passages were written by an explorer and read as follows:
It's hard for me to describe how I felt at this moment, but you may not believe me, latecomers, but I'm walking on the road to the shrine! According to the worshippers of the sun god in the nearby area, this underground palace in the southern part of the continent was the residence where the sun god stayed for his last apparition. Don't suspect me of bragging, I'm a skeptical adventurer, and I don't take the word of a few quirky cultists lightly.
What really convinced me that this was the abode of the gods was the path itself. Shortly after we went underground, the way back was gone, and I can be sure that we had been going straight without encountering a fork in the road. And the road ahead seemed endless, and from the map, I almost crossed half of the hermit country without reaching the end. Judging from the manpower and material resources required to dig this path, it is not possible for any known country, let alone the unsuccessful Helios cultists who follow me.
In fact, long before me, these cultists had tried to reach the Sun God's residence by this path more than once, but they had never returned, losing a large number of men to nothing. This time, the Helios Cult still sent a few followers to follow me, but they were all peripheral members, and it was clear that the leader of the sect did not expect the outcome. I have to say, they made a big mistake. In the realm of exploration, no one can look down on the famous Michael Kinson, the descendant of the great god of wisdom, the prince of the only free realm, the bard who is the best at sword, and the knight who knows how to sing best...... Well, that's me.
Judging from the contents, the confident Michael Kinson wrote a diary entry while exploring the tunnel. The rest of the content is separated by a distance:
No mystery can stump Mistress Michael!
After I had used a few small tricks to get rid of all the burdens that followed, I found a way to keep going—by the way, with a look of horror on my face when they found their companions disappearing one by one in the darkness. On both sides of the road leading to the shrine, some cracks appear from time to time. At first glance, these cracks were just traces of cracked soil and crumbling rock, but upon closer inspection, I could tell that they were actually Enothy. It is an ancient language that was popular on the continent thousands of years ago, and was the exclusive language of worshippers of nature gods, and is now occasionally found in some ancient ruins, and no more than five people on the continent know these strange characters. Yes, you are very smart, and one of them is the great Lord Michael Kinson, a genius adventurer who has never been seen before, an avant-garde painter who can impress the gods of wisdom, a sculptor who can fascinate every beautiful aristocratic lady......
All in all, I've pieced together these Enoches, and if I spell them well...... Hehe, of course you can't be wrong. It's almost like this: "My words are like a rock, and the days change and the stars never fade." Remembering that the heart can become benevolent, and engrave the world to open the way". At first I thought it was the frontispiece of a quotation, but then it occurred to me that it might be a way to open the passage. After trying it for a while, I carved the tip of my sword into the ground, and then ...... As the saying goes, the road opens.
Soon after, when I came out alive, the sneaky group of Helios were horrified and tried to take me away and torture me. So I and single-handedly killed dozens of unruly enemies, wiped my hands with a travelogue I had written on a whim, and mercifully left them to them.