Glancing at the "Judgment" card in his hand, Hugh was stunned and said:

"It's in line with my expectations. ”

The "fool" shrouded in gray mist bowed his head lightly and explained calmly:

"Beckland time, every Monday, at 3 p.m., meet here and get ready in advance.

"At the party, it is possible to exchange information, materials, recipes, and knowledge, and it is also possible to delegate tasks to other members at a certain cost. ”

Hugh thought about it for a moment, and said suddenly:

"Yes, Mr. Fool. ”

She thought that this was the end of the day, but again she heard a voice from the top of the bronze table:

"What did you do before you were eroded by that power?"

Sure enough, it was eroded...... After settling down, he gave a full account of his and Firth's exploration of the castle, focusing on the bronze gate known as the "Gate of Darkness" and the castle guards that had been eroded and turned into wraiths.

Then, she noticed that Mr. "Fool" nodded slightly, and said in a gentle voice:

"Don't enter that castle again until Sequence 4.

"Let's go back. ”

Hugh immediately arose, followed the descriptions in the various religious ceremonies, and bowed respectfully:

"Your will is my will. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a crimson rose in front of her eyes, and by the time everything had dissipated, she had returned to the real world, holding on to a thick tree.

Subconsciously looked at the back of his hand, and after finding that the dark spots on it had faded rapidly, Hugh raised his head and looked at Furth, who was staring at him worriedly.

When their eyes met, Forth was first delighted, then smiled wryly, and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Hugh exhaled slowly, pointed ahead, and said:

"Return to the town first. ”

"Good!" replied Furth without hesitation.

At this time, above the gray mist, "Fool" Klein was tapping on the edge of the mottled long table, thinking about what happened to the two young ladies "The Magician" and "Judgment" today.

The things or powers sealed by the "Dark Gate", even if they don't escape, can erode the guards and explorers outside, and the level of horror is terrifying just to think about!

And this kind of pollution is rooted in the spirit, to solve it, Klein has only two ways, one is to let the eroded person hold a complete secret ceremony, mobilize the power of the mysterious space above the gray mist, with the help of the "sun brooch", to complete the purification, and the other is to directly pull the spirit here and use the gray mist to "kill the virus", given that the situation at that time was no longer time, he chose the latter.

"What could it be?

"The most erosive forces belong to the 'demonic' pathway...... According to the description of the little 'sun', in the middle and early stages of the Second Age, demons often left the abyss and were active on the earth, until the ancient sun god was born and let the ancient gods fall continuously, they retreated into the abyss and closed the place, according to this, there is an underground ancient road entrance to the abyss in the northern continent, which is quite normal...... You need to build a castle and send someone to guard it, and you can imagine it......

"But the question is, after thousands of years, how can there still be a clapping sound there, and the demons want to return to the earth?" Crane made a preliminary guess.

He didn't explore the abandoned castle for the time being to verify his intentions, because it didn't seem like there would be any major changes in the near future—in his mind, since the information about the castle came from within the Bloodline, it would be entirely possible for Emlyn the Moon to do further research and figure out the history of the castle.

Reining his thoughts, Crane untied the citrine pendant and told if the abandonment of the castle was urgent, and received a negative answer.

He immediately returned to the real world and waited for the local ruler, General Mesanyes, to arrive with a deposit.

............

At two o'clock in the afternoon of Fenerport time, Haggis, dressed as a gentleman of the Northern Continent with a big back and a guard and a black suitcase, knocked on the door of Dwayne Dantès's room.

"Please come in, please come in. A gentle and elegant voice came out, first in the Beckland dialect of Rune, then in the local Dutan dialect.

Haggis twisted the handle and pushed the door open, only to see Dawn Dantès, with gray sideburns and blue eyes, standing up from his easy chair with the lower end of his black waistcoat.

"Good afternoon, my friend. The gentleman of Rune, who was very good in appearance and temperament, took two steps forward and stretched out his right palm.

This time, he changed back to Rune.

Haggis replied in the aristocratic Rune dialect:

"It's an honor to be your friend. ”

He shook hands with Dawn Dantès, looked around, and said with a smile:

"Is this your servant?"

He was referring to the young man of mixed race standing behind the arms dealer opposite, and the implication was "Is it trustworthy?", after all, Dawn Dantès did not bring any servants with him when he visited the General's Mansion yesterday.

"Yes, his greatest strength is his ability to keep secrets. Daun Dantès smiled in response, gesturing to the leather sofa opposite the easy chair.

Surrounded by two guards, Haggis closed the door casually, sat down, and said with a smile:

"I have heard an Indisian proverb that is rumored to have been spoken by the same Russell the Great.

He said that only the dead could keep secrets. ”

Daun Dantès laughed dumbly:

Russell the Great also said:

"Corpses can speak. ”

"Yes? I've heard of it for the first time. Haggis enjoyed the conversation with the gentlemen of the Northern Continent, and after a long chat, he picked up the suitcase that he had placed next to him and opened it.

At this moment, there seemed to be a golden streamer overflowing from the suitcase, which made the whole room seem to be a little brighter under the sunlight outside the window.

Haggis then looked at Daun Dantès and said:

"5,000 rune gold pounds, and gold coins and bars worth 5,000 pounds.

"It's a deposit.

"I will carry the remaining 30,000 pounds of money and gold with me until the delivery of the arms is completed. ”

Dawn Dantès glanced at the stacks of bills, gold coins, and bars in the case, withdrew his gaze, and said with a smile:

"When are you leaving?"

Haggis closed the suitcase, handed it to the servant of Dawn Dantès, and said simply:

"Tomorrow morning. ”

He paused for two seconds, then spoke:

"Mr. Dantès, the General has a distinguished guest who wants to visit you. ”

Daun Dantès's expression remained unchanged, and he was silent for a few seconds and said:

"When?"

"Now. Haggis said in a gesture that did not dare to perfunctory, "He's downstairs." ”

Dawn Dantès nodded slightly:

"Ask him to come up. ”

Hageston breathed a sigh of relief, and left the room with the guards, staggering down the stairs.

It wasn't long before Luca, dressed in a plain white robe with brass threads, walked up, his silver hair neatly combed.

When he came to the door of Daun Dantès, he was about to raise his hand when he heard a voice from inside:

"Please come in. ”

This time, it was in the Gufsak language.

Luca didn't change his expression, and naturally pushed the door open.

He then saw that the middle-aged and elderly gentleman who had a good appearance and temperament yesterday was standing beside the easy chair, facing him sideways.

And on the easy chair, sat a young man, with black hair and brown eyes, a thin face, sharp edges, and a cold temperament.

Lukka froze, then stepped forward, entered the room, and closed the wooden door.

After he calmly found a sofa and sat down, his gray-green eyes clearly reflected the figure of the young man opposite.

"Gelman Sparrow?" said Luca, as if asking.

Gelman Sparrow curled the corners of his mouth and said:

"It's not polite to call someone by their full name directly. ”

Lukka nodded and said:

"I'm sorry, I was rude, I remember that you didn't promote Sequence 5 for more than half a year, or even only 3 months, well, it should have been done in the Divine War Ruins, I didn't expect it...... You're now a demigod, and that makes me a bit out of shape. ”

Gelman Sparrow smiled and didn't explain.

After a brief silence, he asked, unhurriedly:

"Why are you visiting me?"

Luca replied calmly:

"I don't know. ”

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little strange, and German Sparrow seemed to have forgotten that there was an old gentleman sitting across from him, and that he needed to speak again.

Lukka moved his chin invisibly and said to himself:

"Well, I made a prophecy by accident that I was going to be in quite troubled situations in the future, and someone I met here these days could help me cope.

"I'm not sure if it's you, but with the idea that I'd rather admit my mistake than leave it out, I finally decided to come and meet you and get to know each other.

"My name is Luca Brewster, and I am a clergyman who serves the 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom' and am currently in charge of the affairs of the Church in West Bairan. ”

Gelman Sparrow nodded and said:

"Yes, I already know you, I don't think I need to introduce myself anymore, do I?"

"Of course. Lukka thought for a moment and said, "You should be a 'sophist', I recently received information that there will be an anomaly in the Esoteric Retreat of Intis. ”

He didn't see Gelman Sparrow look stunned, and the powerful adventurer who was famous all over the world was silent for a moment:

"Zarathu is back. ”

Luka's pupils suddenly changed, and they quickly returned to normal.

Then, he stood up, nodded and said:

"Now that we've met, it's time for me to take my leave. ”

With that, he walked to the door, twisted the handle, and left the room.

Gelman Sparrow, who was sitting in an easy chair, watched his back be hidden inch by inch by the wooden door until it disappeared completely, and suddenly chuckled:

"What a god. ”

"Yes. Dwayne Dantès, who was standing next to the easy chair, took a seat, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip.

With his sideburns and white and blue eyes, he and the thin, angular Gelman Sparrow immediately looked at each other and smiled.

............

On Monday afternoon, Dawn Dantès took out his gold-shelled pocket watch, looked at it, and said to Haggis, who was sitting opposite:

"We're almost there, and I think you need to take a break in advance. ”

"Excellent recommendations. Haggis agrees.

Dawn Dantès pointed to the street ahead:

"There is a hotel there, we will rest for half a day and leave tomorrow morning. ”

Haggis did not object, turned forward, and gave the coachman a few words.

After checking in, Dawn Dantès declined Haggis' invitation for afternoon tea on the grounds of taking a nap.

After more than half an hour, above the boundless gray mist, Crane sat down in the place that belonged to the "Fool".

PS1: Actually, in the first chapter, I wrote it very satisfactorily, basically eliminating the psychological description, relying on the foreshadowing in the early stage, the behavior of the characters, The choices made to give personality and style, avoid routine situations, leave an aftertaste, and be able to ponder carefully, so as to understand what kind of person Hugh is, but it seems that many friends don't like it very much, and think it's too sudden, too fast, uh, I'll explain more in the future, and I won't analyze Hugh's mental activities at that time, anyway, every action, every choice, every sentence, there is a performance.

Why is there a sense of suddenness, I think the problem is not the plot, but the structure, as a large length, a lot of foreshadowing and description, are too far apart, and when it finally comes together, it may be more suitable to have a mental description than a white description, it will not be heavy before and light after, so that the fall can be spread thicker.

Also, in the fifth volume, I am going to use a new narrative technique, using some POV things, starting from the first chapter, the camera is fixed on a character, described from his point of view, and then when there is an intersection and connection, the transition is made, so many of Xiao Ke's psychology and behaviors are diluted, and after that, this kind of writing and normal writing will alternate.

PS2: Monday for a recommended ticket monthly pass~