Chapter 22: A Long History

Diarrando pondered for a moment, estimating that this strange phenomenon must be related to the magical star anchor under the palace, he knew that all this could only be concluded by asking Queen Allen, so he had to say that he was tired and let Fair go back to rest first.

Fayer looked at Deirlando's strange face, obviously aware of this strange phenomenon, but he didn't intend to tell himself. That's fine, if you don't trust me completely, I won't trust you completely, the mage thought and quietly withdrew.

Dillando listened to the mage's footsteps and walked away, before he looked up into the air and said, "Auntie, what will you give me the explanation you just said?"

The tiny kingfisher appeared almost immediately, and it was clear that Queen Alan had been keeping her eyes on it. It landed on Dino's sleeping pillow, jumped around his head, and flew back in front of Deirlando.

"You should have Dr. House check out Dino's, he's the most haode surgeon we have here. Although you don't know about our medical skills, it is through the increasingly developed medical skills that our people have been able to overcome diseases and pains and thrive healthily over the centuries. ”

Deirlandor was noncommittal, he couldn't trust someone to open his head anyway. Instead of answering the Queen's words, he asked how unpopular magic seemed to be in Hovland.

"Hey......" The little kingfisher sighed, and the two slender paws walked back and forth on the coffee table twice, Zuihou stopped and stared at Dierlando, and said, "This thing still starts more than a thousand years ago." ”

Dearlando simply propped his hand on the coffee table and held his chin. I made a look like I was listening.

"You should know that this is where our family began. Queen Allen drew a circle with her wings, indicating that the continent beneath her feet was the home of the Birmington family.

"Hmm. ”

"Do you remember the story I told me earlier? about Star Anchor. ”

"Remember, you said that someone from our family has been the anchor for 5,000 years. ”

"No, no, not that long, in fact, for the last three or four thousand years, this position was chosen by people of different races and different families. But at that time they were not queens, but pure sacrifices. Every sixty years, a young girl is chosen and thrown into this lake at our feet. Underneath the royal city of Yanas. Originally an island. There is a deep pool in the center of the island, which is the final destination of the anchor man. ”

"Ah...... That weishenme we later ......" Diarlandor was shocked by this long and submerged history, and couldn't help but ask Weishenme about the identity of this sacrifice, which later turned into the queen throne of mankind.

"Patience, child, be patient and listen to me slowly. The little kingfisher flapped its wings and jumped. He pecked his head a few times with his mouth. And then it fell back again. Keep telling.

"At that time, it was a glorious and great thing to be a sacrifice, and everyone knew that the maiden who was thrown into the deep pool made a sacrifice for all. To praise and sing the praises of their virtues. Shrines and temples were built on the island. Call those maiden offerings the incarnation of Lilith, the daughter of the goddess Mona. ”

"No wonder it's called Lily Palace. Diarlando nodded, knowing a little about the name and shape of the palace, Lilith means lily.

"Over time, more and more buildings have been built here, and more and more pilgrims have been made. Slowly, those devout believers took root here and made it their home, which is the origin of the city of Yanas in the first place. ”

Later, the nature of the sacrifice and the situation of the sacrifice also changed. The families that once had sacrifices gradually had more and more say because they were respected by their own people. And families that have had sacrifices are prone to new offerings. As their power was consolidated, these people became royalty among all races. Since then, their newborn offspring have been revered as possible candidates for sacrifice. ”

"Then how do they know who is the next sacrifice, aren't they all thrown into the pool?...... Ahh

"Okay, okay, I'll not say anything later!Auntie, I was wrong!" Dearlando hurriedly begged for mercy, and then reached out and grabbed the little bird that was pulling his hair, and placed it respectfully on the coffee table.

"Hmph!" the queen snorted coldly before continuing.

"How do you think the Great Council came about? The sacrificial candidates of the various tribes gathered together and waited for the oracle to come. It was also from that time that they found that they didn't need to throw people into the deep pool early, as long as Zuihou's ten years went on. Therefore, those who are destined to become victims can enjoy their lives to the fullest in the years before them. ”

"About 3,000 years ago, the continent of Turanda gradually came to the surface, and the people of Hovland were very frightened about this phenomenon, because they feared that there would be another terrible sight of the continent cracking and rocks flying into the sky. So all the people prayed here that Heaven would have mercy and not let the disaster happen again. ”

"People prayed day and night for three days and three nights, and when everyone was in a state of exhaustion and drowsiness, everyone heard a voice. The voice asks us to go to the new continent where we will multiply and scatter. It is said that if there are enough people over there, there will be no disaster of the year. ”

As soon as Deirlandor was about to open his mouth to ask if so many of Turanda's people were from Hovland, he immediately remembered the Queen's warning, and quickly swallowed the words back into his stomach.

The little kingfisher glanced at him, as if knowing what he was thinking, and explained: "It's not just us, in fact, there are people from other continents who have migrated to it. Like swarms of bees, all the tribes sent some of their own people to the new continent. At that time, the jishu of shipbuilding and navigation was very simple, but the goddess Mona blessed all of us. Not a single ship capsized on the sea. Those who migrated to the past found the new continent rich in products and fertile land, and soon settled and worked there. ”

"Of course, there are not so many pies falling from the sky in this world, and as people develop and push their feet into the depths of the continent, they encounter all kinds of strange creatures. There are giant beasts that spit venom from their mouths, strange birds that love to eat fresh meat, and monsters that are extremely powerful and invincible. The pioneers avoided them at the beginning and thrived in other places. But with the gradual increase in population. Gradually. There aren't enough monster-free areas for people to live in. ”

So the people elected brave warriors and organized themselves to fight the monsters. At first, the armies of the united races were defeated in a confrontation with the monsters. But everyone's wisdom is extremely impressive, and they study and summarize the characteristics of each monster and find ways to target it. Gradually, these immigrants won a landslide victory in the battle. Kill or drive away the original creatures on the continent. More living space has been obtained. ”

"For the next thousand years. The battle between other races and native monsters never stopped. The most powerful, mighty monsters were eventually brought together by the new united race, and they began to interbreed with each other. Spawn more and more powerful new monsters. The newly-born monster inherits all the strengths of its parents without their weaknesses. Once again, the scales of war are tipping. ”

"It was a very dark 500 years, and that period of history is also known as the Age of Demons. Humans, Dwarves, Feathered People, Centaurs, Elves...... Although all the races united to fight against the monsters that had strengthened dozens of times after the hybrid, this time they felt that their opponents were so strong that they could not defeat them. The new monsters scattered and returned to their ancestors' realms to take revenge on other races that had already thrived on their lands. ”

"Originally prosperous countries and cities are on the verge of extinction as they wail and tremble under the attack of monsters. At that time, a man stumbled upon the family's ancestral book about dragon sacrifices. He was a descendant of a sacrificial tribe that had migrated from Hovland - his name was Zoe Gadar. ”

"What! is the Demon Dragon King?" said Dearlandor. He had heard it when he was studying history during the demon era. But because of the interference of the Starlight Dragon, in the version he studied, the terminator of the Demon Age was Landis, the King of Light. The hero, who was from Hovland, worried about being harassed by the monsters and unable to survive in fear, prayed to the goddess Mona, and was eventually answered by the goddess. The goddess sent the Starlight Dragon to sweep away all the monsters in Turanda, so that the people here could live a prosperous and stable life from now on.

Of course, now Deirlandor already knows that the first to summon the dragon was Zoe, the black dragon that symbolizes chaos and chaos while sweeping away monsters, but also causing great damage to human Shijie. That's why Lantis re-summoned the Starlight Dragon to fight against NamantΓ³'s follow-up.

Queen Allen glared at Deirlandor, but she knew that this history was indeed too amazing, so it was common sense for Dierlando to be so out of shape, so she was generous and unpunished. Instead, he continued on with his question.

"Yes, he is the one you later called the Dragon King. At that time, the Hovlands had gradually forgotten about the selection of sacrifices, because it had become an internal matter for a few specific families. ”

"At that time, the human nation was basically unified and ruled by our ancestors, the Burmington family. Unfortunately, a bloody coup d'Γ©tat between brothers broke out within the family, and the king and queen were killed. Only one pair of twins were rescued and raised by the elves who were originally related to the royal family, and that was the later King Lantis and Queen Agati. ”

"It was the king's elder brother who took the throne at that time, and he did not understand that Weishenme himself was so good at everything, but he wanted to pass the throne to his younger brother. In fact, since that time, the task of being a sacrifice has been passed down in our family for more than 300 years. ”

"So the queen was the anchor filler?" asked Deirlando, curious. But Queen Allen shook her head and replied, "No, the king was then." In fact, sacrifices have never been carried out only by women, but the mental tenacity and strength of women make us more competent for this job. It turns out that male sacrifices often choose to end their lives early because the throne is too cold and lonely. ”

The little kingfisher made a gesture of a human wrapping his hands around him, and then sighed, "Although my eyes can see all the scenery of this continent, and although my ears can hear the voices of all living things, I can only be confined in that small white cage." Imagine that the days like imprisonment will last for ten years, watching yourself slowly be devoured little by little, can you bear it?"

Deirrando shook his head solemnly, he had always felt that his fate was unlucky enough, but he didn't expect that there was someone worse than himself. Great mental freedom and great physical freedom will surely drive you crazy early. How strong is Queen Allen's heart to be able to disguise herself as a normal person every day and talk and laugh with herself?

"Don't look like you want to cry, I'm not saying this to gain your sympathy. Everyone has everyone's responsibilities and I just did what I had to do. Besides, this is not without benefit, and if I had not inherited this burden, I would not have learned such a long history. In fact, every generation of anchor patchers will have their thoughts and memories remaining, and I often have the illusion of becoming a creature similar to an eternal dragon. The little kingfisher tilted her head and made a daxiao motion.

Dearlando had no choice but to pull a not-so-successful smile in agreement, and then asked on a whim: "Then do you also have memories of Queen Agati?"

Queen Allen nodded: "Yes, there are some, they are all trivial things in life, and there is nothing you want about the Starlight Dragon." But what you're looking for, I can give you a clue, but only if you agree to my terms. And do you want to be ostracized from listening to the witchcraft of the Weishenme Hovland?"

"Yes! Listening to Queen Allen's unbelievable history, Diarrando forgot the initial question, and immediately nodded busily at the mention of it, indicating that he wanted to listen.

"The Demon Dragon Namanto was in rebellion in Turanda, and the Great Council at the time deliberated on the matter for a long time, and finally decided that the Elven Clan, who had the most comprehensive knowledge of ancient rituals at the time, would re-summon the Starlight Dragon. Actually, it was also a prayer ceremony, remember the ceremony 5,000 years ago? It was not performed by one or two people, but by all the descendants of the sacrificial family. However, the person who won the lottery was Lantis Birmington. (To be continued......)