The group arrives at Sailong's mansion, where they meet the murderer, Sailong, and the maid, Saiano.

"Thank you very much, brave men, I apologize for my concealment and actions."

When Sailong saw them, he immediately thanked and apologized to everyone with a solemn face, which made everyone look at each other.

"I've already met the teacher."

Sailong continued, much to everyone's surprise.

"Mr. Pissagulus... Isn't it a long time ago? ”

Kirito asked cautiously.

"Yes, what we saw was the ghost of the teacher."

Sai Long looked ashamed, this man seemed to be a little different from Ling Ze's impression.

"The teacher entrusted Stakion to the two of us, and he forgave Tyron and asked us to thank you."

Beside Sailong, the maid Saiano said, his words made Sailong a little embarrassed, and he only felt very ironic.

"Forgiven?"

Everyone looked at each other, and they really couldn't understand the development of the plot, what was going on with this "Dragon Racing Murder Incident"?

"Here's the thing......"

As if seeing Ling Ze's doubts, the maid Saiano opened her mouth to explain:

"It's complicated, so let's start with Lord Isagulus."

The construction and governance of the city of "Stakion" were all completed by the previous lord who sent Lord Isagulus.

He challenged the guardian beast of the Tower of Pillars alone, took the "Golden Magic Cube" from it, and then used the power of magic to break down all rocks and plants into cubes, and magic that could bind cubes together, to build Stakion.

"So the power of magic? Magic used to build? ”

Asuna was amazed, this magic was very useful.

"No, Master Pai Sagulus said that the Golden Magic Cube was a test piece of war props made by a magician named the Nine Kingdoms in the Lost Land, and this construction method was excavated by him."

Saiano shook his head in denial.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, although they had heard of Aingrant's "creation myth" from Kizmail, that is, those stories related to "the earth was cut off", it was really rare to hear them here in the human race.

"Who the hell is Pai Isagorus?"

Everyone couldn't help but wonder, but it was a bit late to be interested in this issue now, after all, the mission was over, and they were going to move to the seventh layer.

"Ten years after the death of Master Pai Isagorus, the uncanny power of the Golden Magic Cube has gradually affected the town, and the doors of the Staqion families have appeared like the Tower of the Pillars.

We don't know exactly how Mistress Pai Isagorus managed to suppress the power of the blocks, but I've always wanted to help Cytron find a way to get rid of the puzzle games that plague the city's inhabitants, but ......"

At this, a hint of hesitation flashed across Saiano's face.

"I know you can't forgive me for killing Lord Isagulus out of a fit of rage, can you?"

A wry smile appeared on Sailong's face, and he took the initiative to take Saiano's words.

"That's right, you and I originally vowed to grow old together, we used to be so close, so I want you to confess, reflect on your sins, and think about what it means to be a true lord, but for ten years, I have been waiting for you to come to me......"

Saiano said in a deep voice, her expression a little lost.

"That's... Why does Miss Sayano like Mr. Sailon? ”

I don't know why, Klein suddenly asked such a question, and the audience was instantly embarrassed, and then Klein noticed that he had asked a somewhat impolite question.

No way, their impression of this Sailong was too bad before, so Klein would ask this kind of question.

Seron smiled awkwardly, and Saiano also smiled faintly, and then replied without waiting for Klein to apologize:

"Sailong has been weak and suspicious since he was a child, but his self-esteem is very strong, and he always quarrels with other children......"

As soon as Saiano opened his mouth, it made Sailong even more embarrassed, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground and get into it directly.

"Since childhood? So are the two of you childhood friends? ”

Klein continued.

"It's a matter of course, Stakion isn't big, and the two of us live close together, so we've been together since we were kids."

Sailong took a sentence to ease the embarrassment.

"Although I say so, Sailong is actually a very gentle person, and when I was very young, I decided to serve in the mansion of Lord Isagulus, and he told me to cheer me up before he wanted to do a good job in encouraging me who felt uneasy, saying that he would definitely pass the exam of Lord Pissagulus and become his disciple......

Saiano then recalled, which made the crowd feel like they were eating dog food.

"Then I fulfilled this promise and became a disciple of Lord Isagulus, and I have always looked forward to becoming the next lord, and then marrying you and living in the lord's mansion together, which is why the shock and disappointment when I know that I can't become a lord are so great......"

Sailong spoke, his face full of remorse.

"Well, Mr. Isagulus wants to name Miss Saiano to succeed her lordship, right? In that case, Mr. Sailon shouldn't be so depressed, right? Isn't it possible to achieve the same goal of marriage? ”

This time, it was Kirito who decisively raised the question, which was the first-hand news he got from the closed beta period.

As a result, Saiano showed a very surprised expression, and she shook her head.

"No...... Mistress Pai Sagulus did teach me a lot about puzzle games, but it was a pastime at best......"

Saiano's words made Kirito surprised and serious at the same time, because this plot is obviously different from the closed beta period, and things have changed again!

"That Master Isagulus doesn't need an heir... Because Lord Pai Isagorus was an immortal who had lived for hundreds of years before the establishment of Stakion. ”

Saiano then opened his mouth and said a message that shocked everyone, and even Ling Ze couldn't help but look sideways, human beings don't have such a long lifespan in SAO.

"What's going on? Does the undead mean that he will not die? Won't die of old age? Or will it not be killed at the same time? ”

Kirito was shocked because he had actually seen the ghost of "Pai Isagulus" during the closed beta.

"The elder was already an old man with a white beard when I came to serve in the mansion, but according to Mr. Butler, the eldest of the servants, the appearance of the adult has not changed since he was a child."

Seano confirmed that Pai Sagurus would not die of old age, or that he would have lived a very long life.

"That's ......"

The crowd looked at Sailong.

"That's right, Lord Isagulus's life will never come to an end, so the lord will not be replaced, and I was controlled by anger, disappointment, and fear when I knew about it, and then committed that unforgivable crime......"

Sailong didn't hide it, and said what he thought at the time.

"But he forgave you anyway."

Klein scratched his head, the development of this story made him a little confused, how did it suddenly turn into a murder for love?

"Like this city, Lord Pai Isagorus is himself a figure who is not subject to the norms of the world, so I am not surprised that he can forgive us."

Saiano sighed, she had a lot of respect for Pai Isagulus.

"Master Pii Sagurus said that he had already chosen the two of us, and that he had given each of us a key that would open the box with the golden magic cube, but we didn't understand it."

Seron sighed too, and it was only after seeing the ghost of Pai Isagulus that he realized how ridiculous he had always been.

"He must have loved Miss Saiano and Mr. Sailon."

Asuna suddenly spoke, which silenced both Saiano and Sailong, and there were already small particles of light flashing in Saiano's eyes.

"Perhaps......"

Ceron muttered, as if he was also caught up in memories, memories that he had never dared to think about before.

Saying goodbye to the two who fell into memory, everyone left the lord's mansion, and then went to the inn to rest, now it is much more convenient to go to the inn, and there is no need to do "puzzle games".

Although there are some urban features, you can see the happy smiles on the faces of the NPCs to know how much burden it has taken off for them.

They went back to their houses to rest, and the next morning they were reunited in the inn's restaurant.

"Asuna? What's the matter? ”

Ling Ze looked at Asuna strangely while eating, this girl looked very excited, and she looked like she wanted to share something.

"Yes! I think I know something big! ”

Asuna said in a loud voice, her sudden and excited screams startled everyone who had just gotten up and were still a little dazed.

"Know... Know what? ”

Klein asked, looking inexplicable.

"I know who Sent Isagourus is!"

Asuna announced loudly, which made everyone stunned again.

"How do you know? Who is he? ”

Ling Ze was a little surprised, what kind of dream did this girl have at night?

Then the excited Asuna began to explain to everyone, from the mysterious code in the villa of Pai Isagorus to the Pythagorean school, and finally came to the conclusion that Pai Isagorus was Pythagoras.

Ling Ze rubbed his temples, Kirito's eyes widened, Klein was already a little confused, and the others were probably the same, obviously a little confused.

However, even those who are not so enthusiastic about their studies will not be unfamiliar with Pythagoras if they have undergone compulsory education, because the "Quotient High Theorem", that is, the "Pythagorean Theorem", is also named after the ancient Greek mathematician, called "Pythagorean Theorem".

He was in charge of a political and religious group called the "Pythagoreans", and discovered many theorems and concepts, and the phrase "number is everything, and everything is number" is also quite famous.

"I guess it's just one of the prototypes."

Ling Ze sighed and said, this is actually very common in games, in the messy variety of games, it is too normal to borrow from the legends, names, and so on of the ancients.

"The real Pythagoras was killed by his disciples, to be precise, the person who came to apprentice was driven back by Pythagoras, and then that person went crazy and incited the people in the city to attack the Order, but I don't know if that person's name is also called Cylon......"

After all, Asuna was playing this kind of game for the first time, and it would be very novel to encounter this kind of thing, but Ling Ze, Kirito, and Klein had long been surprised.

"Incitement?"

Kirito was touched by the word.

"Yes, demagoguery, although the Pythagoreans allowed women to go to school, which was considered more advanced in its time.

But the Pythagoreans were a group composed entirely of the aristocracy, and the so-called female members were only female aristocrats, and they were still easily targeted at the time when Greek democratic ideas were in vogue.

However, when Pythagoras was assassinated, he was already eighty years old, and the image of the old man who sent Isagorus may have been taken from him! ”

Asuna was very excited, fully showing the difference between her and Kirito, Klein and other civilian scumbags.

But the reason why Kirito was touched was because he thought of those guys who tried to incite civil strife in the "Raider Group".

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about that, let's go learn meditation skills together, and then hurry to the seventh layer."

After Asuna finished speaking, Ling Ze began to arrange the next itinerary.

This "meditation" skill has also changed a lot from the closed beta period, and it was not in this layer before.

"If Argo hadn't discovered this skill, we might have missed it, thanks to Argo."

In the morning, only Kirito, Asuna, and Ling Ze learned this "meditation" skill.

Because the requirement to learn this skill is "three hours without thinking about anything", this requirement is simply unheard of.

You have to stay awake and think about nothing for three hours, which is really difficult for the average person.

The most important thing is that even the slightest distraction can't do it, the NPC responsible for teaching "meditation" skills seems to be able to monitor brain waves, or can read minds, and even the slightest problem can be caught by him.

Among the three people who completed the task, only Ling Ze passed the test once, and Kirito and Asuna also wasted a lot of energy, these two little guys are really talented.

"A ...... that brings out a talent that transcends oneself"

"What kind of introduction is this?"

After persisting for three hours, the original "meditation" was directly upgraded to "awakening", and the introduction of this "awakening" is very metaphysical.