"I wanted to ask ......," Alan asked tentatively, "what do you seem to know about the strange sounds last night?"

"Could you please explain this, what is the sound?"

"Well, it's like a drumbeat...... It sounds like it's coming from underground. ”

"When?"

"It was around midnight. ”

"I don't know very well, I was sleeping soundly. Old Siphus was silent for a while, then turned his head back, and reverted to the appearance of a statue: "Maybe it's the snoring of the little Siphus." ”

"What are you talking nonsense!" Riel didn't like it at first, thinking that he was a treacherous neurotic, and when he heard his words, he instantly wanted to get angry: "You let them come out and snore for me now, can you get it from the first floor to the fourth floor!"

Old Sieverus did not speak.

Riel was a little unforgiving, and then added, "Even me, I don't snore so loudly!"

"I'm sorry if you think what I just said was just to be perfunctory, then I apologize. Seeing that Riel was angry, old Seaphus still looked immobile and said lightly, "Actually, I just want to tell you...... This matter has nothing to do with you, so please stay as far away as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble. ”

"What's the trouble?" asked Allen, curious.

Old Seaphus glanced back at Allen again, and then said faintly, "Big trouble, trouble that will cost you your life." ”

It may be that his tone is too weird, which makes Alan a little creepy, and he can't help but shiver.

Riel couldn't stand old Sieverus's style of speaking, so he picked up Alan and walked down the hallway: "Let's go!

However, Eren pushed Riel's hand away, "Wait! ”

Seeing Allen's resolute attitude, Riel had no choice but to pout helplessly and stand aside.

"So, what about the devil's heartbeat you said last night?" asked Alan in a whisper.

"The devil exists. Old Siphus looked up, as if reminiscing about the past, "They are irritable, irritable, crazy and arrogant, irrational, and will not reason with you, nor will they leave any way for the other creatures to dangle in front of their eyes." ”

"Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Old Seaphus said slowly, "But I have only seen them sleeping, and when they were crazy, I only peeked a little in the memory of the ancestors...... But that alone is enough that I don't want to see it in person. ”

"Ancestor?memory?"

"Doesn't you seem to know our secrets very well?" asked Old Seaphus, "haven't any of you humans studied us specifically and written them into books?"

"Uh...... You know, most people only care about the surface. Alan shrugged his shoulders and said a little embarrassed, "They're probably just interested in your appearance or your habits." ”

When Old Seapheus heard this, he thought for a moment, then stared at Alan for a long time, and said, "Since you seem to be very interested, then I might as well tell you about it, I wonder if you have time to listen to me 'nonsense' again?" After speaking, he glanced at Riel who was standing next to him.

It turned out that old Sieverus still cared a lot about Riel's words, especially his prejudices, but they were just hidden in his heart and not shown.

"Yes, yes!" Alan replied in a loud voice, and then said to Riel, "You go upstairs first, Seapheth and I still have a lot to talk about." ”

"Tsk. Riel pursed his lips in disunderstanding, whispered "What is there to talk about with an old neurotic!", and then went into the hallway alone.

"It's too conspicuous here, please come with me. Seeing that Riel had disappeared around the corner of the stairs, old Syphus also entered the hallway and spoke to Alan.

"Hmm. Alan answered and hurried to follow.

Old Seaphus still led Alan to the room where they had last talked, but instead of rushing to talk to Alan after entering this time, he invited Alan to a seat near the fireplace and brought him a glass of hot milk.

"Better than coffee and helps with sleep. Old Seapheus said lightly.

"Thank you. Alan hurriedly took it.

The magic lamp in the room was not lit, only a small flame dancing in the fireplace, which made the whole room seem very quiet.

Alan touched his pocket, pulled out a gold coin, and handed it to Seapheth as a token of gratitude.

But old Seapheus just took it, carefully squeezed it in his hand, looked at the firelight carefully, and then gave it back to Allen.

Alan was a little surprised.

"It's free. "We do love these glittering things, because they teach us about our past, and we see in them the memories of our ancestors." Old Sieverus didn't sit down, but bent over in front of Allen, keeping his stance standing.

"That's exactly what I wanted to ask. Alan took a sip of milk, then put it aside and asked, "What's going on, these are obviously ordinary gold coins, right?"

"Yes, it's ordinary, and even grabs a handful in some places. Old Seaphus said this with a rare look of excitement on his face.

However, he himself quickly realized that after taking a few deep breaths, his mood quickly returned to normal: "But what fascinates us is not its value, or how much wealth it can bring us...... It's its light. ”

"Radiance?" Alan looked at Old Seapheus with a puzzled expression.

"Yes. Old Seaphus also stared at Allen, hesitated for a moment, and said, "But before I tell you what is next, I want to know, how much do you really know about us?"

"Uh...... It's a little bit, because there's not much about you in the book......" Alan said as he recalled the contents of the book, "just that you are the product of some magical failure, an experiment in the failure of the Age of the Big Bang." ”

"Hah! failed experiment!" Old Siphus grinned, looking like he was laughing, but his tone sounded angry: "What a succinct description!"

"Uh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you......" Alan also realized that what he had just said was rude, and quickly explained, "I'm just repeating the original words in the book......"

"It's okay, you don't have to apologize...... Because the description is accurate to some extent. Old Sieverus's expression returned to normal.

Alan was stunned.

"We are truly the product of a failed spell. By this time, old Siphus, who had put his hands behind his back again, resumed his usual standing position, and said slowly: "When I was born, I saw a dim magic lamp in front of my eyes, and beside it a small bottle soaked in slugs, snakes and scorpions, and all sorts of unknown poisonous insects and plants, and then I saw myself thrown into the pot in which something was boiling, along with those ugly and filthy things...... The water was hot and burned my skin, but it also made my nerves extremely excited, and I stayed awake and watched myself slowly merge with them...... My bones seemed to be slowly detaching from me, tearing at me, and there was unbearable pain in every part of my body...... Finally my eyes went dark and I passed out, and when I opened my eyes again, they were already the same as they are now. ”

When Alan heard his description, he only felt a chill down his spine and a cold sweat. He could vaguely imagine and feel how uncomfortable it was.

This is what every Seaphus sees when he is born, and it is the last scene that our ancestors saw in this world as human beings. Old Seapheus remained expressionless.

"Human!?" Alan almost jumped out of his chair when he heard the word, "You mean, you're from humans!?"

"Or else?" asked old Seaphus, "you look carefully with the same eyes as us, and see our same facial features and the same limbs, and have no answer in your heart?"

It was only when Alan heard him say this that he understood, no wonder there was a huge difference between gnomes and humans only in height, but other places were so close.

"But why are you seeing this?" said this, Alan suddenly remembered this question, which he had wanted to ask from the beginning.

"I don't know...... Anyway, you can see it. Old Seaphus shook his head and said unhurriedly.

Alan bit his lip and didn't speak.

But old Sieverus then spoke again: "Maybe it has something to do with the way we reproduce." ”

"How to reproduce?"

"Yes. Every adult Siphus can spit out a little Siphus every once in a while until the end of his life. Old Seapheus said as he took two steps back, "Just like this. ”

"Spit it out like this?" Alan was stunned, not knowing what he was going to do, but when he saw what happened to old Seapheus next, he was stunned and instantly petrified in place.

Old Seaphus closed his eyes and stopped talking, and at the same time his breathing began to become more and more rapid, his face turned blue, and his chest began to swell more and more.

Old Seapheus's expression looked a little painful, and Alan was a little scared and wanted to ask him what was wrong and if he wanted to help, but he raised his hand to stop him and shook his head to signal not to move.

Just as Old Seaphus's withered body looked like it was about to burst, he slowly opened his mouth, and at the same time his hands were tearing hard to the sides, and even the blood-red gums could be seen clearly. Then, with a retching sound, Alan saw a scene that he would never forget: a small head slowly burrowed out of old Seapheus's mouth, then the neck, body, and limbs. A few minutes later, a little dwarf covered in old Seapheus's saliva and some slimy unknown liquid crawled out of his mouth!

"It's been so long since I last spit out little Seaphus, let me think he must be the first ......" Old Seapheus ignored Allen's shock, gasping for breath as he pulled out his handkerchief and wiped his mouth.

Suddenly, seeing this, Alan was stunned and stayed in place.

After a long time, old Seaphus regained his usual demeanor, and said slowly, "Just call him...... Forty-two of the Seapheus. ”