When Lancelot woke up again, he found that he had not been on the emerald meadows of his dreams.

"It's ...... What's going on? ”

When he opened his eyes, he found himself still lying on the dry and desolate gray grasslands of the Shadow Country.

The sky was still his familiar, colorless gray-black.

It stands to reason that when Lancelot actually died, the knight of the silver-crowned dragon ...... That is, those former colleagues and comrades-in-arms will descend from the dream realm on the rainbow bridge and channel his soul to the realm of the silver-crowned dragon.

The towering mountains covered with snow are the crystal mountains where the silver-crowned dragon lived, and from time to time distinguished guests come to visit, and there is a large library given by Wei Zhe, where knights can read and study; Usually the knights ride their horses in the emerald meadows at the foot of the mountain.

It's a lakeside that's always sunny, a far cry from the Shadow Country, where Lancelot has lived for more than 400 years.

It is close to the land of goblins, and occasionally lost elves stumble into it, and some goblins will fall in love with the beauty of this place and stay to become musicians and poets in the authoritarian realm. There are also fairies from the Shadow Country, who occasionally come to bathe in the lake and meet the heroic knights they admire.

If it weren't for the promise he made to Merlin, Lancelot would never have been waiting to hone his martial arts in the dim Shadow Country.

Only in the Land of Shadows, where there is no sun, no moon, no life or death, can Lancelot be resurrected by the great ritual of "Shadow of Avalon". After all, the ritual itself uses the power of the Queen of the Shadowlands to resurrect and reshape her body.

…… Looking back now, I feel like I'm dead.

But if he dies now, then the previous 400 years of penance will seem to have been in vain. When he arrived at the Emerald Meadow, the group of old brothers who had not seen him for four hundred years would probably laugh at him again.

Thinking of this, Lancelot couldn't help but reach out and press his forehead. I felt a headache.

"Huh?"

Just then, a gentle and mature voice came: "Lancelot? Didn't I hear you're gone? ”

When Lancelot heard this, his heart was not good, and he opened his eyes a little reluctantly: "Morgan......?" ”

Her long silver-blue hair and sapphire-clear pupils were none other than the elven witch who had now become a fairy. She is none other than Gawain's biological mother and Mordred's adoptive mother.

She smiled and reached out to shake Lancelot. It seemed to pull him up.

She was friends with Vivien, and had studied magic under Merlin for a while through her connections.

And Lancelot knows a secret, that is, Morgan had a relationship with Arthur, who was born into a mortal. After all, Arthur's war with the Most High was not fought once. He was wounded and dying, and it was Morgan who healed Arthur.

As a witch in the realm of love, her treatment of Arthur is naturally quite witch-like.

And what made Lancelot's scalp tingle even more was that Morgan seemed to have a crush on him again.

Although she was originally ascensed to the Emerald Meadows as an apostle of the Silver Crowned Dragon...... But when she learns that Lancelot plans to go to the Shadow Nation to learn art, she runs after her.

Now Morgan has become the apostle of Shadow Celestial, and often appears with Vivien.

Even though Morgan and Arthur only had a one-night relationship, the silver-crowned dragon never cared about her...... But Lancelot still didn't dare to bet on what the boss thought of her. Even though Morgan made many overtures to Lancelot, Lancelot never dared to touch Morgan. After all, he was still counting on returning to the Emerald Meadow after his death.

“…… It seems that something is wrong, and the situation is a bit troublesome. ”

Lancelot coughed dryly, and instead of holding Morgan's hand, he sat up from the prairie by himself: "It seems that I have indeed been summoned to the material realm by the 'Shadow of Avalon' ritual...... But then I was sacrificed as a sacrifice, and my resurrected body was snatched away by the Breakers. Then I met some people...... Then he came back suddenly. ”

"City breakers? Erneo? ”

Morgan was taken aback by hearing the name: "Are you sure?" ”

“…… What's wrong? Lancelot realized something was wrong.

"She just died, and Xiong Tianji went crazy again."

"Dead?"

Lancelot was stunned for a moment: "Who killed it?" ”

"I don't know."

“…… Didn't she come back to life? ”

Lancelot was also surprised: "Wouldn't it be good to ask after the resurrection?" ”

Armagories are logically indestructible – in this sense, the material world is like an incubator. After the soul is sublimated into an illusion, it can survive in the dream world forever. And those souls that fail to sublimate will be shattered and randomly reshaped.

After repeating the cycle, the number of illusions will increase.

Unless they are devoured by a fellow phantom, they will reshape their bodies from the dream world after they die; Even if the form and spirit are destroyed, at most, they will become phantom eggs and be reborn from the material world again.

"Here's the problem," Morgan said solemnly, "she didn't come back from the dream world—she was supposed to be an illusion egg." ”

Becoming an Illusory Egg means being robbed of all your power and falling into complete and complete death.

According to Lancelot, even if he is resurrected from the Phantom Egg form, he will not be able to be regarded as the same existence as before...... The old memories are vague and incomplete, and the only thing that is clear is the memory of the host in this life.

“…… Strange. ”

Lancelot muttered.

He subconsciously remembered the ritual that briefly summoned him to the past.

If anything...... Then it can only be this.

Shadow of Avalon Ritual ...... Is something wrong, or has someone done something to you?

"Since you've seen the City Breaker, why don't you come with me to Her Majesty."

Morgan warmly invited, "Her Majesty is calling us to discuss this matter." ”

"Her Majesty the Queen" is their honorific title for the Shadow Division, after all, the Shadow Celestial Division calls herself the Queen of the Shadow Country.

“…… It's a gotta go. ”

Lancelot nodded slowly.

He suddenly thought of something: "By the way, I remember that it was Merlin who maintained this ritual, right?" ”

"No, Merlin is only responsible for building the ritual. The one in charge of maintenance is Vivien. Morgan shook his head.

Hearing his adoptive mother's name, Lancelot paused.

He had already completely fallen out with Vivien, and now he was almost half an enemy. Basically, they never see each other.

But thinking of the question of the Shadow of Avalon ritual, Lancelot endured the strange feeling in his heart and insisted on asking, "What about Vivien?" I have something to ask her......"

"She's gone."

Morgan was also a little surprised that Lancelot was actually looking for Vivien......

But she explained: "It's been a long time since I disappeared. ”

“…… What does it mean to disappear? ”

Lancelot was taken aback - Vivien was also killed?

Guessing what Lancelot was thinking, Morgan shook his head and explained, "It wasn't someone who killed her, she ran away on her own." Since Her Majesty can't find her, it means that she is not in the dream realm now, nor is she present through the temple of the Shadow Division...... So I think she was probably reincarnated. ”

…… How did you suddenly reincarnate at this time?

For some reason, Lancelot suddenly thought of the ritual that went wrong.

Lancelot's expression suddenly became subtle: "...... Confirmed that you can't get in touch? ”

Vivien couldn't just run away because of a big problem that couldn't be solved by the ritual, right?

In the past few decades, Lancelot has met a good brother in the Land of Shadows. He died from the ancient kingdom of Sabbath.

According to that buddy, the spell mages over there in the Ancient Land of Rest like to make a big deal out of nothing, as if they can't prove their level without writing a big ceremony. As a result, they need to get a lot of money from the good master, and it is very likely that the ceremony will not meet the needs promised in the first place.

- So there is a saying over there that one of the rituals and the master of ceremonies can run.

“…… I'm afraid Vivien is running away, and I have a bad premonition. ”

Lancelot thought of that strange experience and warned, "I may have been summoned to the simulated world line by some pillar god just now. Went through the Shadow of Avalon ritual that existed in reality. There's definitely something wrong with that ritual...... I doubt it can pull the apostles directly into the physical realm and kill them.

"—I'm suggesting you go to the wolf cub that Vivien raised, and he should know where his master is."

Lancelot didn't have a good attitude towards that guy.

Whether Vivien is his adoptive mother or lover, the young wolf cubs she raises are unpleasant to Lancelot.

"Found it."

Without hesitation, Morgan replied, "I've been looking for it a long time ago—even twice." I went to look for her seven years ago when she first disappeared, and last year I was worried about it, so I looked for it again. But he really didn't know where Vivien was. ”

“…… Ask Merlin, then. ”

Merlin's might know—sometimes Lancelot thinks he knows everything.

"Merlin can't find it either."

Morgan smiled bitterly: "He basically doesn't go back to the dream world, he has been playing in the material world." I can't lock him up with rituals, who knows where he is now. Let me tell you, I am very familiar with the person of the teacher...... As long as he doesn't want to see you, you won't find him. ”

"I'm familiar with that dog, too—but no matter how he runs, Willis must know."

Lancelot was a little anxious: "It's better to ask Gordon, right?" If you go and talk to Gawain, he will definitely go. ”

"It's not good to bother the pillar god for this, right? Your Majesty may also be upset......"

Morgan was hesitant.

But Lancelot could see clearly that she simply didn't want to go back to the Emerald Meadows. There are several of her children over there, as well as a lover who has now become a pillar god......

Those who love the path are troubled by this. Once you live for a long time, all kinds of complicated feelings will become a mess.

However, Morgan finally sighed, unable to refuse Lancelot's request: "Forget it, I'll go and ask—but don't get your hopes up, even if he can contact Merlin, he may not know where Vivien is." ”

"It's always good to try."

Lancelot warned, "Better be careful...... I think the Shadow of Avalon ritual is becoming dangerous now, completely different from Merlin's original design. I suspect that Vivien might be preparing some kind of conspiracy. ”

"She won't prepare any conspiracy, don't worry."

Morgan just smiled and comforted, "I know her best." ”

- Can you have me to know her?

Lancelot thought to himself.

But he was polite and didn't say it directly.

"Oh yes," Lancelot thought of another name, "do you know the man Ivas Moriarty?" ”

“…… Mordred's descendants? ”

Morgan's expression was a little strange: "What's wrong?" ”

Mordred is her adopted son, although not related by blood...... But none of Mordred's descendants are related by blood. From this point of view, since Mordred can be regarded as the ancestor of the Moriarty family, she can also be regarded in a sense.

"I'm a little curious about him, can you help me investigate him...... He should not be very old, he is a priest, and he is very handsome. ”

Lancelot said, "I can't leave the Shadow Country, can you help me find him?" ”

"Okay, that's fast. It's much easier than going to Gawain. ”

Morgan smiled: "I'll go down and have a look after meeting the queen later...... Since his surname is Moriarty, he should live on Glass Island, right? Then I'll go straight to Glass Island, there should be people there who know him. ”

As a fairy, she can appear briefly from any lake in the physical realm. And the glass island happens to have a large lake, and it is quite convenient for her to use it.

Those who littered the lake with axes were the fairies they saw.

"Remember to bring my kindness for him."

Lancelot asked, "Just say that everything is fine on my side - I've returned to the Shadow Country, and it's a pleasure to fight alongside him." Hope to see each other again in the future. When the time comes, I'll invite him to drink. ”

His implication was that he hoped that Ivas would be able to sublimate into the dream realm in the future. At that point, Ivus will be able to come to the Shadow Nation to find him.

Say it's fighting side by side...... But they were actually two souls crammed into one body, beaten together by the city breakers.

But thanks to mutual support, their souls were not directly crushed by the city breakers. If there is only one person, I am afraid that it will not last long and will be crushed...... Although Lancelot lived for a long time, he was not an apostle after all, and his soul was not sublimated.

Morgan's expression was a little subtle, though.

The dead told the living that they hoped to meet in the future...... This sentence does not seem to be very auspicious.

So she turned around and asked, "Then should I help you bring him some tokens?" ”

“…… Yes, yes, but I don't really have any possessions. ”

Lancelot thought for a moment, "You can give Ivus a gift for me, Morgan." Thank you. I'll make it up to you later. ”

The fairies in the lake are rich.

After all, they were once witches, and even if they were transformed into fairies or witches, they still possessed the ability to craft strange objects and potions. Just a few hundred years of exchanging with each other can accumulate a large amount of wealth.

"No problem, then I'll look at it."

Morgan was very satisfied with Lancelot's words, and said with a smile: "I am also looking forward to your gift." ”

(End of chapter)