333 Elders
The moment the wizard saw the elder's residence, there was also a very sudden surprise in his heart, he had not thought that someone could live in such a small space, and then he wondered if this elder could be a creature like a goblin—but even a goblin, an individual who can inhabit such a room is a gnome in the goblin.
For a moment, he remembered Master Yoda from Star Wars, and when the Elder's voice sounded, his thoughts were a little shaken, this subtle and gentle middle surname voice was not as sharp as that of a goblin, and the light and shadow that appeared in the darkness inside the door also made Penny know that his idea was a little fallacious.
A glittering humanoid illusion with a vague face but a slender figure.
"There is only one person who knows about this rune but me, and you can find this place, so Hyraser asked you to come?"
"Yes. The wizard replied consciously in the Loshoun language.
However, this answer surprised the elder's face, who could not see clearly—although he could not see the details of his facial features, Penny could read the emotion of his face through a sensation that reached his heart.
"Loshoun?" the elder replied in the same language in a surprised tone, "Hyraser actually taught you this? ”
"The person who taught me this language is not Haylather, but someone else, and I take the liberty of asking, ...... you" The wizard carefully observed the shrine-like hut, and made sure that there was indeed no [***] life in it, before deciding to ask: "It seems to be a ...... Spirits?"
He felt a little strange that this group of grave guards actually took such an illusion as the leader, and the identity of this person also made him extremely curious, and when he used the Loshoun language, he noticed the abnormal expressions on the faces of the two guardians next to him, and he knew that this 'elder' in front of him had a great background.
"Yes, the undead. She answered Penny's question cleanly, raising her hand to lift her bun for the wizard to confirm her last name more deeply: "As you can see, my body has long been ruined. ”
Penny suddenly realized that in his eyes, the illusion of this arcane manifestation in front of him was also illusory and unreal, and it seemed that the soul of this elder was also imprisoned somewhere.
The two guardians next to him, the elder Sodoc and the Druid Morin, were also very surprised to see that the elder of the tribe actually appeared in front of this visitor in the form of a spirit in person, you know, even if they are the locals who live with the elder, it is difficult to see the true face of this elder except for a fixed few days a year.
And listening to the language used in the conversation between the two sides made them feel a little confused.
You know, the Loshoon language has been lost for too long, and this elder doesn't seem to have any intention of spreading the language.
Most of these living grave keepers are not of the original Imasca blood, many of them are native natives who have been organized by the grave keepers, and it is normal for them not to understand the Loshoun language.
So when they looked at Penny, they looked at it a little differently.
This is a man who speaks a common language with the elders.
"You just said that your Rosaune language was taught to you by someone else?" the elder confirmed the question in the wizard's mind, and turned to her own question, "Mind telling me more about it." ”
"To be exact, among the grave keepers, besides you, I have seen another grave keeper in the Yamates. Penny replied, "Actually, I didn't see Haylather until I met the adult." ”
With some speculation about the Elder's identity, Penny began to test it with some information.
"You mean Dilpur, that's how it is...... Elder's face showed a complicated expression, "Is he okay?"
"In order to seal off the ruin once and for all, he sealed himself in the cracks of the plane. The wizard replied with a serious expression.
In an instant, the elder showed a sad expression, and the image disappeared in an instant, and it was only after a while that it reappeared: "Alas, Dilpur ......"
She let out a sigh.
"You know Dilpur, so you're also the grave keeper of the Ancient Empire?" Penny frowned, being able to call out the name 'Dilpur' was enough for him to be sure, "But Haylasher told me ......"
According to Helast, these ancient grave keepers have been almost killed by him in his vengeful rage.
However, the existence of the spirit in front of him seemed to deny the above statement, but Penny thought of another possibility, and the words before he spoke became unspeakable.
"Alright, outsiders, let's not talk about this yet, I listened to Morin's report, and it seems that quite a few people have broken into this mountain range. The elder didn't explain Penny's question, but instead turned around, but the mage could sense that the elder seemed to be deliberately digressing: "The situation has become dangerous. ”
"Yes, the elect of Shar, and the Lord of the Dragonwitch Cult, you may not have heard of this organization......" Considering the closure of the grave keepers, Penny decided to explain things a little more clearly to highlight the seriousness of the situation.
When he arrived, Penny had a brief conversation with the druid Morin who led the way, and although the druid did not reveal much information, it was enough to let the mage know that although the grave keeper here could not be said to have no contact with the outside world, the information was still quite closed - reflected in the fact that this druid did not know the existence of such a thing as a dragon lich.
Before the establishment of the Dragon Witch Cult, Torrell really didn't have such a thing.
“...... This sect master's power is very strong, strong enough to injure a saint who is the embodiment of powerful divine power, this happened before, and now, his power is stronger than then. ”
Although the current wizards are limited by the magic net, they no longer have the same powerful power as in ancient times, but the legendary mage is still able to defy the sky, can injure the incarnation of a powerful divine power, and has the ability to kill it, the battle in which Ransender was injured by Samast shocked almost all the heroes of the entire Feron, you know, since the end of the era of the Resistant Color, few wizards have been able to injure an incarnation of powerful divine power in the main material realm.
Although Samast was beaten to pieces by Lansendel in that battle, it gave him a special place in the history of Ferron, and his deeds inspired generations of evil wizards to forge ahead against the gods.
Penny's description made the grave keeper frown, although in ancient times, some top spellcasters really didn't care much about the existence of gods, but being able to injure the incarnation form of a powerful divine power was something that few people could do in that era, and Penny's description was enough to show the strength of the dragon witch master who had never met before, and it also made the tomb keeper raise his spirit.
What made her even more attentive was the next sentence: "And according to some of the information I have received, it seems that there are apostles from the deep Imasca who are guiding them." ”
"Deep Imaska, do you mean those who have recovered the country......" The elder let out a deep breath as if he was muttering the name before falling silent, "...... In this way, they went so far as to leak the legacy of the ancient empire to outsiders...... It's crazy. ”
"Yes, things are very tricky, so Haylasher asked me to come over and help. ”
"You're going to come over and help?" Hearing Penny's words, the elder changed back to the strange tone he had just now, and seemed to feel a little incredulous: "So, he really ...... Sober?"
"Really sober?" Penny was a little puzzled by the Elder's words, weren't these guys the ones who drove Hylaster crazy, so why did the elder have some joy in his tone when he mentioned Helast's soberness?
However, before he could ask questions, the elder changed his attention again.
"Let's start with the current crisis. ”
Twice when it came to Hylast, the elder diverted the subject twice, and Penny was intrigued by the fact that he could hear the complicated relationship between the two.
Perhaps more complicated than he thought.
However, the elder seemed to be completely unprepared to give Penny a chance to ask, and she turned to Soddock, the leader of the grave guards, and said in a stiff lingua franca: "Sodok, from now on, this man is your new leader, and you will listen to him in everything." ”
The order "this ......" caused the three people in front of the stone to fall into a stunned state at the same time, Penny didn't expect that this elder would be so straightforward and decisive, and without even investigating his identity too much, he gave him the warrior monk druid and the ranger guard of this village.
The only explanation could only be that the 'token' given to him by Hylast was indeed quite effective, and Penny thought that he was a little ashamed of this, that this little monster who was still mentally abnormal after he had recovered from his madness was rarely reliable and that he was so suspicious.
"Elder, this foreign gentleman. Soddock and Merlin looked at each other, and the druid Merlin spoke up first to object, and he gave Penny a deep look: "We don't seem to know anything. ”
The implication is to euphemistically advise the elders to think long-term.
"It's enough for me to know him. The elder said with a little displeasure in his tone, and did not give any further explanation: "There are so many invaders out there now, with our destined enemies, and there are also beings who are as powerful as gods, and I alone cannot lead you to defeat them at all. So you want to die here for nothing?"
"But......" Soddock furrowed his brow deeply as he looked at Penny's youthful face.
The hermits of the mountains were unaware of the young man's reputation in the Dragon's Coast, and they were full of distrust of the hairless half-grown child.
"He's been sent by my most reliable ally, Soddock, and you're sure that few outsiders can figure out those secret passages. ”
These grave keepers can barely support themselves in the mountains, but they still can't completely cut off all contact with the outside world, at least some external forces need to provide them with supplies, as Hylast reveals, the grave keepers are a large and secretive organization, not just a small village in front of them.
This is also one of the reasons why Penny still thinks that Helast is perfunctory to him: this mad mage, who has finally come to his senses, does not seem to know how many forces he has and what the organizational structure is now, and what the organizational structure is—you know, when the once crazy ** master rarely uses these powers, performing the duties of a grave keeper is only an insignificant episode in his long life. So much so that when Penny hoped to find these people, Helast only gave him a 'rune' as a token, as well as a map of the ruins of the Giant's Run Mountains from an unknown period of time - it took Hylast a long time to dig through the pile of old papers.
So Penny found this place in a state of confusion, not even knowing what he was going to face.
The elder was reluctant to explain more, and the growing displeasure in his words made the two adults decide to retract their objections, but they still looked at Penny with a vague distrust.
"Now, you can't stay here any longer, this place is neither safe nor can we build an effective defense. The Elder gave an order to make Penny the new leader of the grave keepers, and then quickly issued a new order: "Organize all the clansmen immediately and move them to the ruins." ”
"Enter the Holy Land?" Sodok and Morin were shocked at the same time, and when they heard the elder's instructions, they knew how serious the situation really was, although this place was hidden, there were still many people who had found it here according to various legends for thousands of years, but they had never let them leave their homes once.
"I know you're skeptical. The elder turned to Penny, and once again changed back to the old Loshoun language: "I will answer your questions slowly on the way." ”
(To be continued)