Section 24 Summer Solstice
In this thick notebook, there are very few records of the land of eternal life.
After reading the whole story, the only thing Reims was certain of was that this Monsieur Adolphus had probably actually arrived at Civaret Castle and returned to the Black Lands alive. From this travelogue-like narrative, it is not difficult to speculate that the scene at that time was mostly like this:
Adolf, a sorcerer who loves adventure and travel, meets a man on the Cold Mountain Range, who asks him for help, and the warm-hearted Adolf lends a helping hand. At that time, there seemed to be many mountain spirits and ghosts in the Cold Mountain Range, even as that male second-level wizard, he could not come and go freely in some parts of the Cold Mountain, and the two sides could work together to barely drive away those powerful monsters.
In the adventures of each other, the two formed a good friendship. The man then invited Adolf to a mysterious place left behind by his family, which he called the Land of Eternal Life.
"That man, could it be my grandfather?" Dora was stunned when she heard this, Lawrence said that Dora's grandfather entered Sivaret alone with a golden sword, but he didn't expect that before he entered the castle, he actually met the wizard of the Black Lands.
"That's how it should be. β
Lance nodded, he hesitated for a moment, and suddenly said with a little amusement: "This Adolf is not good at linguistics, because he is from the Black Zedi, he doesn't know much about the Gulen language. And your grandfather used to use the Gulen language when referring to the Land of Eternal Life, so there may be some deviations in his understanding......"
"Besides, he's the term for the [Land of Eternal Life]. It's a bit of a misspelling. β
He pointed to the phrase and said, "If it's really the Land of Eternal Life, the symbols in both places are drawn backwards, and two characters are missing...... Wait!"
At this time, Lance suddenly reacted-
He copied the wrong phrase on a blank piece of paper, then turned the quill pen in his hand a few times and wrote down the phrase again. The composition of this phrase is very similar to the misspelled "Land of Eternal Life", except that three letters are replaced.
"I know what to do......" Lance suddenly smiled with a realized smile: "The people of the Flower Scorpion Society, I'm afraid that this time I came to disappoint my dream." β
Dora looked at the Gulen word written by Lance in confusion, a word she knew and could pronounce.
"TSaware......" she whispered.
The word means: "the place where faith endures." But it was in Adolf's ears. But it became this word - [Immortal Country]. β
Lance pointed to the phrase in the notebook with a little amusement and said, "Not only did he hear it wrong, but he probably also felt that the translation of [Immortal Country] was not very good, so he directly wrote it as [Land of Eternal Life] on the back of the annotation......"
"We all know that the Gulen language is a magical script built on a lingua franca. So in a lot of the time. Pronunciation and word form. Both have something in common. Adolf would obviously be wrong about what your grandfather meant. Lance explained, "He thought your grandfather was going to take him to a place of eternal life, but your grandfather meant that CivarΓ© Castle was a symbol of the Quinn family's eternal allegiance to the wizarding king Rodriguez." β
"I have to say, it's a hilarious misunderstanding. Lance didn't know what to say: "After Adolf left here. Record these things as a travel experience. What bothers me the most is that in his old age, this old man published his notebook...... Yes, you heard it right, it's fucking published! A considerable number of the wizards in Kurosawa bought a transcript of this notebook, and this copy ended up in the hands of the people of the Flower Scorpion Society, and for some reason, they believed in the contents of the notebook and felt that it was a path to immortality. β
The other three listened to Lance's reasoning, their eyes glazed over.
However, combined with the contents of the notebook, they also have to admit that Lance's reasoning is very likely to be reality.
The only thing that puzzled them was, how did Lance know that Adolf had published this notebook?
Facing everyone's puzzled eyes, Lance scratched his head helplessly:
"Because when I was in the dark lands, I once saw this book in a magical bookstore! Damn, I said how it became more familiar the more I read it...... I didn't care about it at the time because I wasn't very interested in travelogues or anything. β
The crowd was speechless for a while.
By this time, they had finally understood what Lance meant by "others".
This notebook is not only in the hands of the people of the Flower Scorpion Society, but the rest of the wizards may also have it on hand. Most people may not believe it, but some people believe that they will have many more competitive opponents. SivarΓ© itself is a place full of mysteries, and the visions around it may have convinced them even more.
"So, I'm afraid our enemies are not just a group of people like the Scorpion Society. But not necessarily, no one else has been found so far, which is a good sign. After all, the road to Sivaret is not so simple, and the idle wizard can't even get past the trick of deathhuasca, so we don't need to be too scared. Maybe except for the scorpion club, the rest of the people don't believe the contents of the notebook at all!"
"As for the idea of the Land of Eternal Life, we can completely forget about it. If we tell the people of the Flower Scorpion Society directly, they may be annoyed and angry, and there is a high probability that they will not believe it at all. In short, the conflict between us and them will definitely continue, and the day after tomorrow, when the summer solstice and the lake recedes, there will definitely be a fierce battle between the two of us. β
"In the past two days, I have been well prepared and recharged. β
"Give me a little time, I'm ready to do it. Dora said coldly: "If it weren't for the lack of magic power, that Kewen, I would have a way to keep him here forever." β
Lance nodded slightly. He knew that Dora had a lot of hole cards in her hand, and the inheritance of the Quinn family was not false, and if she was given plenty of room to play, she would definitely give herself a surprise.
The group solved a doubt, calmed down at the moment, and began to rest.
......
Time flew by, and two days later, at dawn, Lance and Dora stood side by side on the branches of a large tree, looking out at the black lake in the distance.
Since the day before yesterday, half of the lake receded, revealing the half of the coffin, the lake has not moved.
"Where's the people from the Flower Scorpion Society?"
Dora asked softly.
Lance nodded, "Every day." Two miles away, there are their fixed posts, and there are people stationed and rotated at all times. Adolf's notebook mentions the change of the summer solstice, and the people of the Flower Scorpion Society must also know that today is the summer solstice. β
"Then again, I've always wanted to figure out what happened a hundred years ago. Dora bit her lip and her eyes were confused:
"Why did my grandfather willingly use it as the nourishment of that heroic spirit? What does he want to do now that he is integrated into my body? What does that golden sword mean, and this ancient castle, now that I am the only one left in the Quinn family, does it really make sense for me to do this?"
"I was speechless when you asked. Lance shrugged: "I can make some guesses based on the information at hand, but I can't guarantee that all of them are right." β
"At least it makes me feel better. Dora looked at Lance expectantly.
The latter groaned, "Your grandfather mentioned on that note that the time is not right. I think this time is the most critical part of the problem. Your ancestors told the last member of the Quinn family in the Book of Revelation to look for the Golden Sword, apparently foreseeing that your grandfather would carry the Golden Sword to Civaret Castle. But why did he do that?"
"We got the information that your grandfather left to prevent the family from weakening in Ferendor, but now it seems that this reason can be dispelled. He entered Sivaret with the golden sword, apparently for another purpose. It may have been something that prompted him that something was about to happen, and that happened to be something that he had to accomplish. β
"So he did it?" Dora wondered, "but what does this have to do with the Golden Sword?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the Golden Sword is one of the six magic swords refined by the Wizard King Rodriguez. Lance said calmly: "It is not the mere commemorative ornament you call it." If that Heroic Spirit is indeed one-sixth of Rodriguez's, then all this will fall on the Wizard King. β
"Maybe we'll be able to witness a miracle. He looked at the pattern on his left arm, and said with some playfulness:
"The fall of Gu Wanlun, the heroic spirit of the wizard king, and the perseverance of the six great families...... I don't think these things are meaningless. β
"I wouldn't be surprised ifβI mean ifβWizard King Rodriguez is actually resurrected. β
Dora was already shocked by Lance's remarks. For her, the search for Sivaret is nothing more than following the legacy of her ancestors while following the path of her only possible living relative. She didn't expect that there were so many things involved.
She's not stupid, she just doesn't think about it. After Lance made a brief suggestion, she quickly figured out many of the joints, and her face became heavier and heavier.
"Take it easy, it's all my nonsense. Maybe the Heroic Spirit was just a passerby, and maybe Sivarery didn't have the door to the mysteries of Gu Wanlun's wisdom, only a mountain of magic stones. β
Lance patted her on the shoulder and smiled.
At this moment, the lake, which had been silent, suddenly began to bubble one by one!
Under the surprised gaze of the two, the lake began to boil!
"The summer solstice has arrived. β
"The time has finally come. β
Before she knew it, the Heroic Spirit had appeared behind Dora.
His expression was lonely. (To be continued......)