"One thousand and forty-six years ago, the pioneer knight Caseros, a pioneer from a declining aristocratic family in the south, led an expedition of outcasts, criminals, and mercenaries to discover valuable veins in this barren land, and became rich overnight. Instead of monopolizing all of the benefits, Caseros gave them all his men, promising them that he would establish a free and equal city-state on the land. ”

"It took twenty years for everyone to work together, and finally the city was established called Dimient, a name derived from the dwarven language, which means white rock. Having been proclaimed lord of the city, Caseros lived up to his promise to establish a council of the city-state that symbolized fairness and democracy, modeled on the system of the southern silver city-states. ”

However, the coldness of reality poured cold water on his ideals, and soon after Casserus's death, the city-state councils, which lacked a well-established system of oversight, inevitably degenerated. Bureaucracy and corruption** soon spread, leaving the parliament, which was supposed to represent the rights of the people, mired in endless prevarication. The inhabitants of Dimiente were deeply disappointed by the depravity of the council and placed their hopes in Lucius, the grandson of Caseros. ”

From an early age, Lucius showed unusual intelligence and a talent for martial arts, and was evaluated as a young hero who was in no way inferior to Casserus. As an adult, he also lived up to his grandfather's legacy and became the future master of the people of Dimient. ”

"At this time, the members who preside over the parliament have tasted the sweetness of power, and they are unwilling to admit their own defeat, let alone hand it back to a milky young man. So they began to use various means to hinder the growth of the young man, but Lucius never let them succeed as if he were favored by the gods. ”

The battle between the two sides continued until the summer of the Year of the Red Maple Leaves, and the council, in the name of protecting the safety of the city-state, asked Lucius to conquer the dragon lurking in the mountains. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is an almost impossible task. However, Lucius resolutely set out with his knights, and after a desperate struggle, he successfully slain the demon dragon, and then raised his prestige to the level of his maternal grandfather. ”

"When Lucius returned to Dimient with the dragon's head, the contradictions between him and the council had reached irreconcilable proportions. The desperate Council ostensibly yielded, but secretly turned to the power of the Demon Order, which, with the Council's unconditional support, frantically opened the portal to hell. That night, an army of demons swept out of the portal and destroyed the entire city-state......"

"The above is the last history of the ancient city-state, the city where we are now hiding, Dimiente. Lolana took a sip of water, cleared her throat and whispered.

"It's a bit too detailed, where did you get so much news?" El's stunned expression hadn't changed since the girl spoke, and now he felt the soreness of his facial muscles when he came to his senses. No wonder he was so surprised, knowing that the inhabitants of this world, although they look like normal people, are actually puppets with no self-awareness. It's easy to get information out of their mouths.

"This is the information I got from the Night's Watch...... Lolana grinned as she covered her mouth, "As a force that has been stationed here for thousands of years since the end of the war, it's not surprising that we can grasp some of the city's historical heritage." I was just collecting information about this history out of curiosity, but I didn't expect it to come in handy. ”

"The Night's Watch has a thousand-year-old history book, what's the use of them keeping this thing, and they can't eat it. El shook his head in disbelief, unable to comprehend the mindset of the martyrs. A soldier's vocation is to fight, and it would be too difficult for them to do such a delicate job.

In other words, if it is the veteran ruffians of Istalen, not to mention a thousand years ago, even the glorious history of their own family three hundred years ago may not be able to remember clearly, even if the military literacy of the Isttalon army far exceeds that of the private soldiers of the local lords, but there is no guarantee of a 100% literacy rate, illiteracy is a normal phenomenon, reading and writing to study history?

"Speaking of which...... Don't you think the pioneer knight in this story is a little too fraternal?It's simply a perfect representation of ancient chivalry, how could such a great man waste his youth in a place like the brown hills?"

"It's strange to hear you say that...... This person's lofty ideas and good qualities are almost like a saint, and this kind of self-sacrificing spirit is really rare to see. El crossed the image of a magician girl in his mind, and subconsciously shook his head, he noticed the meaningful gaze in Lorana's eyes, and suddenly blurted out in a flash of inspiration: "It can't be someone from the Truth Society, right?"

"It's hard to say. Lolana raised the corners of her mouth, revealing her cute little tiger teeth and smiling, "After the demon army was defeated, the thief king Adrian sneaked into hell to completely seal the passage, and since then this land has been completely abandoned, it stands to reason that there is no danger here, why should the Night's Watch troops of the Truth Society be stationed here for a thousand years?"

"Do you think that General Hank has other plans?" El asked, frowning.

"This army has spent thousands of years unable to solve the problem, and we should not and do not need to mix it up. I've just introduced the background of this world, and the top priority is to solve the problems we are facing now. ”

Lorana shook her head and didn't continue the conversation. She walked to the door, peeked out through the crack, turned to El and whispered, "According to my observations, the point in time of the space we are currently in should be the day when the city-state of Dimient was destroyed by demons. ”

"If you look at the history you talked about earlier, it's true. El, putting his hands behind his head, said with great certainty, "I just saw Lucius enter the city, and I heard from someone next to me that he had returned from slaying a dragon, and then I accidentally killed him." ”

"Uh...... Huh?" Rolana turned her head sharply, her eyes widened, and her face was full of incredulity. can have the opportunity to see the eldest lady's gaffe, El feels in his heart that this trip can be regarded as earning some interest.

"Why did you kill Lucius...... No, no, no, it's okay if the person is dead, so what happened after that?" Rolana subconsciously asked, and her mind immediately reacted. Regardless of whether the Lucius in history was strong or not, in this place, it basically didn't take much effort to kill him. Because in the "rules" of this world, these outsiders are not recognized existence.

El briefly recounted what had happened, and in particular mentioned the strange things about the phantom, although he could judge the phantom's ability, but he only knew what it was, but he didn't know why, and in order to truly analyze it thoroughly, it would take a wise man like Lolana to study it further.

"Based on my previous observations, the phantom doesn't seem to be a true phasing creature, and seems to be closer to some kind of soul projection, and while it has basic mental judgment, it is very stiff in terms of improvisation. What is really noteworthy is the weapon in his hand, a weapon that can directly cut through space in the mortal world, even if it is not an exaggeration to call it an artifact. ”

"If it was a genuine artifact, those robbers would have robbed it a long time ago, and it would be impossible to keep it until now. El voiced his concerns.

Then he immediately felt Lolana's disdainful gaze.

"Actually, you don't know what the word artifact means, do you?" said Lolana, pouting.

"Why do you have the illusion that I can know what it means?" El also rolled his eyes helplessly: "Although I don't understand, it sounds like it's powerful, so it's okay." ”

"It's my fault...... Rolana sighed weakly, but still opened her mouth to explain: "The so-called artifacts can be divided into three categories in the usual sense, but I don't think it makes sense to explain too much to you. In short, what artifacts have in common is the ability to change the rules of reality, and that's where gods can master. For example, the blood-red weapon we saw, it can cut through space, essentially changing the rules of space. ”

"So...... Ordinary people can't use it?" El vaguely understood the meaning of Lorana's words.

"It's not that you can't use it, but you need to use it correctly, and one of the most basic points is the understanding of the rules. Lolana gestured with her hands to her chest and said to El, "Can you understand the concept of space? If you can't, you can't use that artifact." Even if you snatch it, you will be attacked by the artifact itself. For example, spiders are edible, and they are still rare and delicious in the eyes of connoisseurs, but if you don't know the real way to eat them and put them in your mouth, you are killing yourself. ”

"I think I know where those skeletons in the Chamber of Secrets came from. El wiped the cold sweat from his head and said with a dry smile, Lolana could always find the most vivid examples to impress him, and this was the most appropriate way to educate a semi-literate person.

"If nothing else, the world should repeat the tragedy of the devil destroying the city-state...... Or rather, this is a stage play, repeating the script repeatedly, and what Roger has to do is to find the clues left by Adrian, the king of thieves, in this script. Lolana held her cheeks in her hand, frowned slightly and began to think in her heart.

"Actually, the clue is already there, isn't it?" El grinned: "Do you remember the question of the phantom? What is the real eternity?" (go read om) (jiangsu.com)