Chapter 109: Echoes of the Past
In this underground room filled with strange scenes, the shadow of the past called Alexandra seems to be stuck in a long memory.
Her voice was sometimes indistinct, sometimes clear, sometimes graceful and gentle like a noblewoman, sometimes as piercing as the screams of rats.
Finally, after an unknown number of names were announced, the ever-changing voice finally returned to silence, and the magical shadow of the rat swarm was finally returned to the control of the original Count Alexandra.
The countess, who was legendary in the entire Lowe Plateau and even in all of Vann, gradually developed a clear figure and facial contours, and under the manipulation of her will, the constantly flowing shadows of black magic even built a gorgeous and supple black dress for her.
As the magic worked at high speed, the pitch-black color gradually faded from her face and arms, and in the dappled light, a beautiful lady with a well-proportioned and slender figure and a long classical Waterl dress appeared in front of the two of them.
As with all the descriptions and portraits of the legendary countess in Van En circulating, the lady in front of her had the long black hair and pale skin typical of the Ernst family, her features were slightly sharp, and her nose was high...... Like folklore, she is reminiscent of an elf coming out of the deepest part of the Black Nest Mountains.
Unfortunately, when she opened her eyes, what was revealed was not a look of wisdom and reason, but a chaotic shadow composed of dark amorphous magic.
Countess Alexandra was ninety years old when she actually died, and even with the help of potions and magic rituals, she was destined to have no way to maintain such a look at that time, and the image she displayed in front of her now was obviously forcibly constructed by the other party using magic power.
"Well, two very nice young men."
This time, Alexandra's voice became clearer, her tone and tone returned to normal, and Shuge could even hear the confidence and pride that belonged to the legend.
"The association tells us that this great eternal ritual originates from a forgotten era, that it will bring the deceased to an underground mansion and that the souls of the participants of the ritual will be connected to the earth, and that the deceased will become the embodiment of the will of the family, and the family itself will be sheltered and nourished by the will of the family," she whispered.
"Of course not......
When the countess said this, her voice changed to its original form—a number of different voices made up the sentence at the same time, and Hug knew that it was no longer just Alexandra's will that was communicating with him at this moment, but the souls of all the people who had been in power in the Ernst family in the past.
Alexandra was very pleased with Viline's attitude and performance, and she gently placed her palm in front of her, her gaze darting twice between Verin and Shog.
Alexandra recounts slowly, "The power of ritual always allows the family to find the most suitable successor, and at the same time it brings abundant vitality to these young people, so that they can be healthy, mentally agile and even live longer...... For the deceased, who have become the will of the family, it also symbolizes another form of eternal life."
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At the moment when she was about to touch the side of Xiuge's face, Alexandra's black velvet gloved palm made a "sizzle" sound as if it had touched a hot soldering iron, and a large amount of magical mist wafted out of her palm.
Xiuge thought silently in his heart, but there was a look of surprise and panic on his face.
She replied, "He must be your grandfather's grandfather in terms of time?"
Verin blinked, as someone who had read Alexandra's biography, of course she knew why she said that.
Speaking of this, Alexandra sighed sadly, "However, two hundred years after the ritual was carried out, terrible things began to happen."
"When Jacob told me that there was a member of the new heir candidates who had mastered the magic of the witchcraft, I thought he was mistaken, after all, they were not very conscious, not only did things always not work well, but there were also some problems with their memory."
With that, Alexandra smiled, and her gaze shifted to Verin, who was standing behind Shug, "What about you? Cute Girl ...... You shouldn't be here, you're not related to the Ernst family, and that puts you in a very dangerous situation."
"Oh, I'm afraid that's what they thought and planned in the first place, right?"
Although the legend has dominated the political arena, her emotional experience has been very bumpy.
Countess Alexandra clearly holds a high position among those who have become the "will of the family", so she once again assumes the role of narrator.
Alexandra shook her palm slightly, and the magic came back to her power, repairing the defect in her palm, and the countess looked up, and she looked at Shogue's expression, and then smiled, "Sure enough, it's the same as Jacob's words...... You are the most special child that the whole family has ever had."
"Eternal life?"
"Yes, even though all the deceased are confined to the confines of this underground mansion, they are still ...... There is, we can spy on what is happening outside through the power of rituals, we can talk, we can laugh, and although we lose the joy of being alive, we can still support our growing family to a certain extent."
"First of all, the magical rituals set up here, they have changed imperceptibly, and we can no longer bless young people through rituals, but can only bring them terrible nightmares. Immediately afterward, the souls of the first deceased fell into a deep sleep, and they were confined to their own rooms, never to be seen again."
"Hello, ma'am."
Shuge raised his eyebrows and didn't make any comment.
It seems that just a simple touch just now has damaged the group of magic rats that make up the body in front of him.
"The previous speculation has been further confirmed...... At the moment, it seems that there is a clear reciprocity between the power that the other party can wield and the magic in my body and the dream shelter, which is in line with the bad attitude that the Sniqi and their previous display showed."
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At that moment, Shuge felt as if his face had touched a soft piece of ice.
Alexandra slowly withdrew her hand, and Hug saw that her "black velvet glove" palm seemed to return to its chaotic state, and he could even see the dancing shadows in the palm.
Hearing Shug's words, Alexandra fell silent, and after a few seconds she let out a chuckle: "I have heard some prophets say in the past that whenever the world is about to usher in a drastic change, there will always be some extraordinary and brilliant people, but I didn't expect them to be right once......
"For the first 150 years, the ritual did work correctly, and under the guidance of the association, the family devised a special method for selecting the heirs—bringing together the best young people of the family, and the ancestors who had become the will of the family to make a joint decision and offer them the blessings of the earth."
He was not aware of the invasion of the anomalous magic, nor did he feel any level of impact, and neither his spiritual world nor the metal disc had any changes as a result.
He raised his head and looked directly at the lady in front of him, "Lady Alexandra, since you already knew about my existence and whereabouts, I don't think there is any need for more useless temptations between us...... I'm not here just to be the heir to the Ernst family, but also to eradicate the hidden dangers that lie deep here, and I believe that this should be your goal, otherwise you would not have had to invite us here."
"Tell us, what do you want to know?"
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"Jacob Ernst."
Alexandra probably didn't know what the calm, calm and calm offspring in front of her had just thought.
"Everything! There's everything about here!"
Hug responded, however, when it came to choosing a name for Alexandra, Hug did
After some hesitation, the countess seemed to see what Xiuge was thinking, so she said directly, "It's okay to use 'ma'am, I hate 'the count, and hate 'Madame even more.'"
As a qualified magician, she was always interested and curious about such things related to sorcery, and seeing that the conversation would not end for a while, she carefully sat down in an old chair on the edge and began to listen quietly to the secret past that belonged to the Ernst family.
Xiuge said bluntly, "I want to know what the Black Sun Society is doing here, and what happened to the family...... And these rats, how did they get here?"
"Lady Alexandra, what do you mean by Jacob?"
"Oh, that's not a good thing."
Belonging is a typical type of content attribute that can be known by looking at the name.
"Is it the hands and feet of the Black Sun Society?"
She nodded very kindly to the two of them, and then smiled gracefully, "It seems that you all know me, does that mean that my name has not been forgotten by the world?"
"Shog Ernst ......"
It was just a very, very ordinary touch.
….
However, such a simple action brought about an unusually violent reaction.
The countess said in a mocking tone, "The Society brought in a group of servants who became the caretakers of this underground mansion, and then these terrible servants opened the previously locked rooms......
Shug nodded, "To this day, people still remember your experience, and your story is even circulated among most of the Van, and it is very popular with young girls."
She moistened her somewhat parched lips and replied, "As you can see, I am indeed not a member of the Ernst family, my grandfather was the special magical advisor of the Ernst family...... So my surname actually comes from the arrangement of my elders."
The elegant lady shook her head and said, "I have nothing to learn from me, and according to you, I am afraid that I have already had a lot of bad influence on the girls, who are still like this, and who like to exaggerate the trivialities."
As Shug guessed, the so-called will of the Ernst family is actually a magical product formed by the souls and wills of successive rulers and important members.
Cautiously and politely, Verin nodded to Alexandra, "You can call me Verin, Verin Ernst."
Shuge didn't receive any kind of warning from the spirit world, so he didn't choose to dodge, but stood quietly in place, letting the other man's palm reach out.
Shuge clearly caught the strange gaze, so he breathed a sigh of relief and spoke, "Miss Vilyn is my friend and my magic teacher, and she is also a Lake-level scholar who has passed the Law Committee's classification."
He knew that the original owner of his body had carefully studied and studied several versions of "The Legend of Alexandra" for the sake of literary creation, and one of the versions that gave great guidance to Shog Ernst was called "The Love of the Countess".
That's all.
According to popular belief, Countess Alexandra's love affair ended when her husband died in a wrongful assassination, and although she had several lovers and countless suitors since then, she did not remarry and left no heirs.
She scrutinized Xiuge's face for a moment, then softly pronounced his name again.
As if to confirm something, she suddenly raised her hand and extended her palm towards Shug's face.
But even so, the countess remained smiling as if she could not feel the damage or pain, and insisted on touching Xiuge lightly with her palm.
The countess always believed that it was her position and identity that led to her husband's death, so after that tragedy, she resisted being called "Madame" or "Count" until her death.
"I see."
Seeing that the conversation was on track, Wei Lin silently stepped aside.
"Yes, Lady Alexandra."
Remembering what he had seen earlier in General Ludwig's room, he asked, "'Live, the soul inside has become a mouse?'
The Countess nodded slowly, "Yes, the souls of those who first moved into this underground mansion were completely transformed into the filthy appearance of this vicious ritual, which completely tore our souls and wills apart and scattered them into ...... Countless rats."
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It is possible to do a day's plane + car next Tuesday (to be towed to Changbai Mountain by the subject)
So codewords and updates may be affected~But find a way to overcome it~
(End of chapter)
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