Chapter Seventy-Three: The Descendants of the Sirens
A barren wasteland battered by wind stands a towering boulder.
Rove stood on the top of the rock, looking out into the distance with a wide field of vision, occasionally retracting his gaze and looking down at the map in his hand to determine his location.
The map in his hand was drawn by Ravenclaw after his trip to Avalon.
Last year, when Rove entered Ravenclaw's chamber, he saw a letter that Ravenclaw had left for him, along with the map.
Rove wondered why Ravenclaw had left the map of Avalon, but a year later, it really came in handy.
Let's just say that Ravenclaw is terrifying!
Shirley sat beside him, her keel sword placed across the stone face, her wand in her right hand, waving it gently.
The bloodstains on the sword body, under the pull of magic, turned into drops of blood, suspended in midair.
All of this blood comes from the dragon's scourge, Aerys.
During her time at the Tower of Babel, Shirley consulted many books on the Dragon's Calamity, documenting the many uses of its blood.
Therefore, even a small amount of blood stained with the sword body is a precious magic material that cannot be wasted!
Shirley quickly took out a small potion bottle, and beads of blood of different sizes suddenly fell into the bottle, making a crisp sound like falling rain.
Both Rove and Shirley have their own things to do, but Nellie has nothing to do, so she has to hold a telescope and stare at Iris who is fleeing.
Watching the dragon scourge fly away and finally disappear in the shadow of the sun tree named Helios, she retracted her gaze and said a little puzzled:
"Just let Aerys go? It already knows the existence of the dragon bone sword, and the next time it attacks again, it will definitely take precautions, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to kill. ”
"There's no way around it." Shirley methodically sealed the vial with magic and explained softly:
"If we are trapped by Queen Glos again, we will have to rely on Aerys to 'rescue'."
Rove, who was holding the map, did not speak, but he also nodded lightly in agreement.
Without Aerys breaking through the magical shield over the city, it would have been difficult for him to escape with Shirley and Nellis.
Such a good "key" really can't be killed for the time being.
Even if he really wanted to slay the dragon!
Hearing Shirley's explanation, Nelishi was silent at first, then turned to look in the direction of the royal city, and said worriedly:
"Will Queen Glos come after us?"
To be honest, the life in the Tower of Babel for more than half a month has been very comfortable.
Every day, I eat delicacies such as phoenix and dragon meat, drink wine made from fruits with miraculous potencies, and have a bunch of thousands of years old books to read......
Nellis even discovers several ancient potions books that have long been lost in the wizarding world.
But even though it's a good place, she still wants to go home even more!
"Queen Glos needs Rove to help her lift the curse, and she won't give up." Shirley first gave an affirmative answer, and then quickly added:
"But it's hard to say whether she will chase after her."
Seeing that Nellis was a little puzzled, Shirley explained:
"When we fled today, Queen Glos was chasing us, but she was suddenly tied back with several chains."
When Nellie heard this, she suddenly remembered the unexpected scene, and she guessed:
"Did a wizard stop her?"
"It's possible." Rove, who had been silent, finally raised his head and said, "But I think there is another possibility that is more likely. ”
Nellis's face was confused, and Shirley glanced at the young man with a sharp heart, and said softly:
"You mean to ...... Curse? ”
"That's right." Rove nodded, his expression serious: "I once asked Gloss, why don't you go to the Fountain of Good Luck and wash away the curse on your body."
She told me...... She couldn't get close to the Fountain of Good Luck. ”
"I wondered what kind of curse could keep her from looking for the fountain of good luck." Rove narrowed his eyes and said:
"Now think about it...... If she was imprisoned in that city, everything would make sense. ”
Listening to Rove's analysis, Nelishi's eyes widened and she said excitedly:
"Wouldn't we be safer, then?"
"Not necessarily." Shirley shook her head and said, "Even if Glos can't chase after her, she can send other wizards, just like that Prime Minister - Livias." ”
"That's right." Rov continued with the ponytailed girl's words:
"Don't look at Livias's age, but he was a dark wizard back then, and if he really chased him, we may not be opponents."
"So......" Rove said, waving the map in his hand, "the immediate priority now is to find the fountain of good luck as soon as possible, and then leave Avalon quickly." ”
Shirley reached out and pressed her sideburns fluttering in the breeze, and asked softly:
"Have you decided where we are?"
Rove snorted, flattened the old map on the stone, and pointed to one place:
"According to my observations, we are probably here now, about four hundred miles to the west, and there is the Fountain of Good Luck."
Both Shirley and Nellisy looked at the map, but Nellisy was quick to question:
"No, it's clearly marked on the map, it's called the Fast Forest, but it's ......"
As far as she could see, what she saw was not a forest, but a barren red wasteland.
"This is a map from a thousand years ago." Rove smiled: "It's normal that the geographical environment has changed, as long as the general direction is correct." ”
Igo, the skull head who had not spoken, suddenly stared at Rove with two blood-red eyes.
"Do you really want to find the fountain of good luck?"
Rove folded the map, put it in his pocket, and asked, "Is there any problem?" ”
"The Enchanted Garden, where the Fountain of Good Fortune is located, was once the Siren's summer residence." Igo warned:
"After that protracted battle, the magic hub of the entire garden was destroyed, and the magical creatures raised by the sirens were freed from their shackles and inhabited the garden...... In short, it is particularly dangerous. ”
Rove didn't pay attention to Igo's warning, but asked with interest:
"You say 'big war'...... Is it referring to the battle between your mother, Skola and the Sirens? ”
Igo stared at Rove, "You know a lot. ”
"I listened to Queen Glos." Rove smiled:
She said that a thousand years ago, there was a battle between the Sirens and Skulla that nearly sank Avalon.
"That's right." "After that battle, Avalon, which had been floating around on the sea, was forced to run aground in this part of the North Sea. ”
"Why did they have a conflict?" Rove asked curiously:
"Queen Glos says she doesn't know, but you're Scourla's son, so you must know why, right?"
"Well...... Igo said after a moment, "I heard from my mother that it seems that the Sirens helped a wizard and stole one of her important items." ”
"Wizard?" Rove raised his eyebrows and said, "It can't be Ravenclaw, right?" ”
Ravenclaw stole Gloss's olive tree, took the crown of Babel, and stole Skulla's golden apple tree......
Rove naturally thought of her for the first time!
However, Iago was quick to deny: "It's not Ravenclaw, it's a man." ”
"The siren and the man also conceived a child back then."
When Rove and Shirley heard this, they looked at each other for a while.
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