Chapter 72 Wishes
Little did Richard know that the volcano in the middle of the floating island was Akmund's family burial ground.
Following Gordon out the back door of the castle and stepping onto the volcano, Richard immediately noticed a slight fluctuation in the space around him. Without warning, the lush, turquoise woods in front of you transform into a world of red and black.
The fresh, warm air is gone, replaced by a rich Liuhuang scent. The sky was no longer blue, but thick clouds of lead with fiery red. The surroundings were extremely hot, and the pleasant constant temperature on the floating island seemed to be heated instantly, and the high temperature seemed to condense into flames in the next moment, igniting his hair and skin, making Li feel a little unbearable. [Search for the latest update.]
The entire volcanic body of the volcano is made of dark volcanic rock, and there is an irregular path that winds its way to the crater. At this time, the volcano is no longer just a gentle appearance of spewing smoke, but from time to time the entire mountain is shaking, and from a distance, you can see the crater spewing out large clouds of fire and smoke, tumbling into the sky, and merging with the dense clouds.
The main body of the volcano is no longer 50 meters high, but suddenly rises to a height of nearly 1,000 meters, and lava gushes out of the crater from time to time. The lava spilled over the rim of the crater like a flowing river of fire, winding down and gradually solidifying as it went, becoming part of the entire volcanic mass.
The strange thing is that the volcano is constantly trembling, and the lava is gushing out from time to time, but except for the fire, smoke, and lava rivers are dynamic, the rest of the mountain has never changed, not even a single stone is loose, and there is no burst rock to be seen.
Richard quickly searched for his memory, could this be the equipment with spatial attributes that the teacher in the magic equipment class said! Thinking of this, Richard couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, according to the relevant books he had read, the largest was only "Paradise Lost", and the space after unfolding was equivalent to a large real room in the dark blue. And the volcano in front of him that is nearly a thousand meters high, I can't imagine how it was built, looking at the scale and duration of this eruption, it must be connected to the fire element plane, maybe it directly accommodates one and a half planes, maybe this is another miracle of the gods.
On both sides of the path, there are undulating volcanic mountains, and on the deep black rocks, there are tombstones of various sizes. However, these tombs have a very strange shape, with only standing tombstones and no tombs with the usual semicircular protrusions underneath. And the number of tombstones is not very large, as far as the eye can see, there are hundreds of tombstones at most on the entire volcano. In addition, Richard also noticed that the closer you got to the crater, the fewer the number of tombstones. Akmund's history is not long, but it has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there should be at least tens of thousands of tombstones on the family cemetery. And with the scale of this volcano, even hundreds of thousands of tombstones can be squeezed in.
Gordon went up, while Richard followed in silence. He found that the volcano was actually divided into five levels, and with each level, the number of tombstones was smaller, but the material was better, and the inscription gradually expanded from a simple name to a brief introduction to a life story. Soon, Richard and Gordon were standing on the edge of the crater, the lava solidifying ten meters away, and the scorching air currents were rushing in front of him, almost making it difficult for Richard to open his eyes.
However, Richard knew that the place where he was standing now was the highest level of the Akmund family cemetery, and it was also the place mentioned in his mother's last wish.
This is the highest level of the entire family cemetery, but there are only six tombstones inside. The stele is cut from dark black solidified lava, without any decoration or superfluous carving, just like a piece of original square rock. On this level, there is no large description of life and deeds on the tombstones, and each tombstone has only a name, a name of unusual appearance, and written in a language that Richard has never seen before.
But as soon as he saw the names, Richard pronounced them softly, as if he had been born with the ability to know the words from his blood. And as he read them, Richard only felt that every drop of blood in his body was vibrating with syllables. Each name seemed to contain incredible power, and made Richard feel as if something from deep within his body was about to awaken!
Richard read the names on all six tombstones as if he were fascinated, and then woke up as if from a dream. Seeing this, Gordon nodded, and said, "Yes, your blood is very pure, and it is very likely that you will rest here in peace and return to the land of your ancestors in the future." ”
Richard still hadn't recovered from the shock, and his ears still reverberated with a desolate and distant roar, as if some ancient being was constantly screaming, piercing through time and space, as if within reach. He glanced at the six tombstones with palpitations, but he no longer dared to read the names on the tombstones.
"Here are the six most powerful Akmunds, all of whom have insight into some of the secrets of the bloodline, awakened to the true lineage, and thus have their own true names. Among them are extremely gifted, geniuses who have had their real names since they were young. But half of them are strong people who don't have talent, but they got their real names in the battle of blood and fire!"
Gordon paused before continuing, "True name is the greatest secret of every Akmund and the source of our strength. You should have just realized that each real name has great powers, and they are different. With our real name, we have actually touched the most basic rules of the plane. It may be subtle and imperceptible, but it is the power of rules and the only way we can ultimately understand them. While our real name gives us strength, it is also our greatest secret. Once someone has our real name, it means that she has our life and death in her hands. As long as she pronounces our real names, we will know the message she has to pass on to us. And if that person reads our real name and curses it with the most vicious of all, even a powerless ordinary person will be completely annihilated from the plane in an instant!"
Richard's heart trembled slightly, and he asked, "If that's the case, then why should you let others know your real name?"
Gordon stroked his short beard, smiled lowly, and said, "Stinky boy, maybe one day you will meet such a person, and you will willingly tell her her real name, in fact, just so that you can know when she thinks of you." ”
Richard was silent again, as if he remembered that when he was very young, his mother had mentioned that his father had a long, long name.
Richard looked around at the highest floor of the cemetery. Although there were only six lonely tombstones, he felt some invisible and tremendous pressure coming from each of them.
Richard asked with some difficulty, "Is only Akmund, who has his real name, buried here?"
Gordon looked at Richard calmly, and his gaze once again made Richard feel a pang of panic, as if all the secrets had been revealed. Just as Richard began to sweat incessantly, Gordon finally said, "Only Akmund can be buried here." When I'm dead, there's a seventh tombstone. ”
"What about people other than Akmund?"
Gordon said meaningfully, "Then you need to get the consent of all Akmund, including me." Richard, you also have Akmund's blood in your body, and after you die, this will be your home. So you should know how to get the consent of the Akmunds. ”
Of course Richard knew. The easiest and most straightforward way to get an Akmund's consent is to take him down. And in this matter, there is simply no second path,. Fulfilling his mother's last wish meant that Richard had to bring down all of Akmund, including his father.
Gordon Isaiah Setanistolia Akmund.