Chapter 157: The Faith of the Sorcerer
The two wizards, W.Bard and Bill, seemed to have only made a few turns around the neighborhood before a path leading to the canyon was revealed. Ivan was taken aback.
He hadn't even seen the canyon just now! Sure enough, was there some kind of magic on the Takamo Crater? It was like an illusion, hiding the true appearance of the mountain road. Ivan's heart sank, how could he find a way to enter Taka Mo Town in the future, he didn't understand the magic of wizards.
“...... You should see it, we're wizards. "Latest Novel Baidu Search"
Bill, who was walking in front, turned his face and said sternly.
"Hmm. Ivan nodded, unconsciously avoiding his gaze. I guess it's no wonder you can't see it, right?
"Have you ever heard of the wizards in Takamo?" asked Bill.
Ivan hesitated for a moment, then nodded again.
In fact, he knew in his heart that he didn't look surprised at all when he saw the wizard's magic, which was terrible. But as a businessman, it's not surprising to know that there are wizards in the town of Takamo. After a pause, he cautiously added. Latest Novels Baidu Search ""
"I, I thought wizards were all ...... Well...... Someone like a scholar. ”
"Huh. Bill sneered.
"Outsiders think that's what we're just outdated academics, right?"
Compared to Bill, Bard's smile was less cold, but more deeply helpless, "We study ancient and mysterious magical powers, if nothing else, that's our faith." ”
"Huh?" the word faith made Ivan stunned slightly.
"You don't have to explain it to him. Bill's tone was unkind, "Explanations don't help." ”
Is this why the wizards want to prove themselves? Ancient magic, which is considered useless by the world, is in their eyes the equivalent of "faith". Just like the war-torn history of the Church of Jellin, believers always want to defend the dignity of the goddess with sword and blood.
However, there are too few people who can grasp that kind of mysterious power, no matter how hard they try, they will not be able to defeat this world that has been occupied by new magic, right? Although Ivan was born in the Yellin region under the jurisdiction of the Church, he was neither a clergyman nor a fanatical believer who went to church every day to pray, and he did not yet understand the meaning of "faith".
He couldn't figure out what the wizards wanted.
"There are a lot of ancient ruins in this place. In the past, when our ancestors fought against the church of Yellin, they built a very special castle here. This is still the place where the mage of the Yu clan summoned the elf king during the 'Great Holy War', which is very meaningful. Bard didn't seem to listen to his companion at all, and he said to himself, his slightly comical face full of reverence and yearning, "But no one pays attention to the old 'meanings' anymore." ”
Bill snorted and quickened his pace.
Ivan had heard that wizards and the Church were enemies, that the Church regarded wizards as demons, and that now they were not even demons, as if they had lost value to the ancient magic they loved. As for the "Great Holy War", Ivan did not know much.
"Yes...... You mean, the holy war against the 'Demon Lord of Chaos'?" he only occasionally reads some historical legends.
"It would be more accurate to call it 'Monarch of Chaos'. Bud patiently corrected, "It's true that he's the Demon King, but according to the records left by our ancestors, people at that time usually called him the 'Chaos Monarch', the strongest Demon King of all time. At that time, the Yu people were still friends of humans, they taught our ancestors a lot of powerful magic, and our ancient culture, there are still traces of the Yu people. ”
"And will you use the magic of the Feather Clan?" Ivan suddenly thought of the ruins of Webster Fortress, and of what they called "elemental elves". If the magic handed down by wizards included the magic of how to summon "elemental elves", then it is not surprising that they would lead elemental elves to attack Webster Fortress. ...,
However, in that case, why did they choose to attack at this time? If they could summon the powerful elemental spirits, they would not be reduced to being forgotten and ignored.
Bard turned his head and looked at him with a look of confusion in his eyes.
"The magic of the Feather Clan?"
"Uh, I mean...... It's like the kind of ...... in those legends."
I accidentally said something I shouldn't have said. Ivan stumbled to explain, regretting why he was asking such a question. He's just a kid being used by caravans now, and he shouldn't know anything about magic!
Well, there are a lot of legends that are true, a lot of ...... It has been changed because of the ulterior motives of some people, such as the record of the 'Great Holy War', and there are many deletions and alterations. By the way, don't mind if I ask more, are you? Are you a follower of the Goddess of Light?"
Bard's question startled Ivan and hurriedly shook his head. The heart is about to jump out of the throat, this is the so-called heart deficiency.
"Many people in Fadran worship that goddess of light. Bill's tone was fierce and full of disdain.
"I, I'm really not. Ivan took a deep breath, "Merchant, the people of the caravan say that merchants only believe in money......"
"Haha. Bill burst out laughing, "Well said, businessmen only believe in money, yes, that's right." ”
Ivan felt that his mood seemed to improve, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. With a bitter smile on his face, Bard shook his head and let out a soft sigh of speechlessness.
After about ten minutes of walking, I passed a narrow chain suspension bridge, and the steep canyons on both sides of the mountain road suddenly turned into open gentle slopes. The howling cold wind stopped instantly, and the scenery in front of him made Ivan almost exclaim.
Is this still on the Taka Desert crater?
Gone were the cold cedars, replaced by tall oak and hazel trees, and low houses beneath them. Because of the gentle slope here, some of the houses are built on the hillside, and they are faintly arranged in an arc. The man-made staircase passed in front of each house, and although the carriage could not pass through, three or four people could walk side by side with their luggage. The houses look like they were drawn from history books, and in order to save stone, the roofs are paved with wooden planks, and the sloping roofs are sloping to avoid being crushed by snow. The wooden windows were also not glassed, but were covered with solid parchment paper and topped with window guards. Under the eaves hang rare kerosene lamps, as well as some amulet-like woodcut pendants, such as six-pointed stars and intricate circles.
"It's snowing too much, otherwise you can see Mirror Lake from here. Bud raised his hand and looked into the distance. Following his gaze, Ivan could only see the snow falling in all directions like pure white goose feathers. Bill paused, turned his head, and glared at Bud in annoyance.
"Bard, don't talk so much nonsense to outsiders!" he strode over, his eyes less vigilant than they had just been, but that didn't mean that he had completely relaxed, "Young man, I must understand that this place is different from other places, so I have to trouble you to meet our elders." ”
"Elder?" the horror in Ivan's voice was definitely not faked. He didn't know what kind of character the "Elder" was, it sounded like a very powerful person? Can he hide it from the "Elder"? Ivan subconsciously took a step back, and Bard next to him was still supporting him.
"Don't be afraid, elders...... They will understand you. Although Bud was so comforted, his expression was also a little uncomfortable, "Bill, you see, he is still injured, I want him to come to my house to rest first, and then go to see the elder later, okay?"
"Bud, you're really," Bill glared menacingly, glancing toward a nearby house and snorting heavily.
"Okay, go to your house first, I'll inform them myself later...... Bard, you're so unguarded!"m