The fluorescent road felt very long. Although Lu Ning would memorize the time and distance he walked, no one knew whether such an environment included distance control.
She walked for about half an hour before she finally saw the end of the fluorescent road. However, there is still darkness at the end of the road, as deep as the darkness on both sides of the road, and nothing exists.
Lu Ning walked the last step and stepped off the road.
There was a sound like paper being torn in his ears, and Lu Ning instantly felt that the invisibility on his body was broken. At the same time, there was the sound of a weapon piercing the air around him. She quickly swung the long knife, and the intertwined blade fragments delayed her for a moment. The recoil array was shot out with her hand, knocking both sides backwards.
The surrounding environment gradually began to brighten. Lu Ning knew that she had reached the end point, and the attacker slowly became clear from the darkness. His left hand was wrapped in a piece of cloth stained with blood, and his right hand held a long black knife. His eyes were covered by black cloth strips. But other than that, there was no difference between this man's clothes and Lu Ning's last memory. Bingham, the missing boy from the campfire.
"Bingham!" She called out the other person's name directly.
However, the other party did not respond. He just slowly wiped the cloth in his left hand across the spine of the knife, adding a layer of colorful thunder and lightning to the knife.
As the surroundings slowly changed, Lu Ning discovered that there were more people who were also blindfolded with black cloth standing a little further away. None of these people were participating in the battle, but everyone was facing this way. It feels like as long as Bingham loses, they will make up for it.
Lu Ning quickly scanned around and didn't see Dorian.
"Dark Sage! Isn't this your place?" Lu Ning shouted, and the sound caused the surrounding darkness to disperse faster. Bingham had already jumped up and slashed over with his thunder sword. Lu Ning I didn't want to fight with this person at all, so I immediately activated the photo that suddenly sneaked into the past yesterday.
Everything was becoming clear. Lu Ning passed through the blindfolded people and saw an exquisite three-story pavilion in a place where the darkness had just faded. She turned over and jumped into the yard before returning to reality. There was a moment of darkness. At the end, in a slightly dim environment, you can see that various vegetables and fruits are grown in this yard. At first glance, it looks like a small rural farming residence.
Lu Ning rushed to the door and knocked, then drew out her dagger. If there was no answer within three seconds, she would immediately break in.
Unexpectedly, before she could lower her fingers, the door was suddenly opened.
If this is the Dark Sage, he is an old man with a height of more than two meters and a very strong physique. He is dressed in black robes, with white beard and hair. There are not many wrinkles on his face, but it adds an aura of calmness and self-power to him. , the old man did not have too many decorations on his body, and only wore a pendant on his waist that was exactly the same as the black stone he had seen before.
The old man looked down and stared at Lu Ning for a few seconds, then took a step back and crossed his arms: "You are not a lost person who came in from the right way."
"Excuse me, I am indeed not. Are you the Dark Sage?"
"You clearly called me by my name just now, so what's your attitude now? In any case, you can enter when you come to the door, come in."
After speaking, the Dark Sage turned around and strode into the house. Lu Ning had no chance to say anything else and could only follow in.
It is completely different from the expected place that is full of mystery or even black magic. This place seems to be a country villa. Except for the lack of some sense of technology, there is nothing weird about it. The Dark Sage led Lu Ning into the reception room on the first floor. This place was also not small. The floor was covered with very soft carpets and there was a square table in the middle. The old man sat directly on the floor and stretched out his hand to the opposite side.
"Thank you." Lu Ning sat down. She could even feel that the treasures on her body felt a little sluggish after entering the room. It seemed that this dark sage had a lot of background. Before the other party spoke, she quickly took a look at the furnishings in the room. Although they looked ordinary, some small furnishings showed something.
"You are thinking about my identity." The Dark Sage did not give her a chance to think more. "The place where a person often lives can indeed show a lot of his past experiences, and I did not hide it."
"Yes." Now that he was seen out, Lu Ning admitted generously, "I think you must have been one of the king's most trusted people before."
"If you have seen the royal emblem, you can naturally recognize it from the emblem I put on the bookcase." The Dark Sage was not surprised, "But since you have seen the royal emblem, it means that you have at least met some of my old friends. .”
"Yes, we happened to find Vera's research institute."
"But the things on your body belong to Leslie." The Dark Sage looked at Lu Ning sharply, "Because these memories are eager to leave, they will not give the people they encounter too difficult a test, but after that, they want to To master them, you have to pay a price. Young man, I can feel your stagnant emotions, and that must be the price you have to pay."
"The appropriate price is acceptable." Lu Ning said.
"Okay, if you have this awareness. Now, let's talk about the rules here. Maybe you have heard of it, an answer, a blessing and a mission."
"If you don't fulfill your mission, will the blessing turn into a curse? That's why I'm here, Mr. Dark Sage. You already know that I don't mind paying the right price to get something, but by chance A curse that turns oneself into a monster does not fall into this category.”
"The Dark Secret Order comes from my own treasure." The Dark Sage sneered, "Of course, the safest means must be used to restrain ordinary people, but for people like you, I will use more suitable constraints, wasting a high-end combat power can be It’s not my habit.”
"It still doesn't sound like a good thing."
"To put it simply, it is a waste of your fighting wisdom to turn you into that kind of intelligenceless monster. The blessing itself is an insurance. It will indeed provide you with many benefits when you complete the mission seriously. Only when you disobey the mission itself , or when your situation is almost certain to make it impossible to complete the mission, the terminal means will be triggered. This is the original intention of the Dark Order."
Lu Ning looked at the dark sage with a calm face, a little unsure whether he was telling the truth.
"Then can I know first what kind of mission I will be assigned? And blessings?"
"I can't know the mission until I get the answer to your question. It's a pity." The Dark Sage shook his head, "But if you wish, you can choose. Choose one of the four, depending on the mission you get."
"You can't even know it yourself?" Lu Ning felt a little unreliable.
"Young man, you can't expect the two questions of where my cat has gone and which day the world will end to get the same mission, right? That's too unfair. Treasure is such a thing."
This old man's mouth is really unforgiving.
"Okay, if I can indeed get the answer to the question." Lu Ning nodded, "Then the question I want to ask is...please tell me about the king, you and the old friend you mentioned before, and the person who governs the outer city now. A story between seven nobles.”
The Dark Sage was silent for a moment after hearing this question.
"This story can be told very long or very short. And it involves the king, which is beyond the scope of the treasure, because the king made the treasure."
"It doesn't matter, you can say as much as you want. I just want to know what happened in the past. After all, this country was once prosperous."
"That's the king's credit." The Dark Sage straightened his posture and began to talk about the past.
This country was once a country plagued by disasters. These disasters were not only the natural disasters that ordinary people think of, but also many man-made disasters and bizarre phenomena with unknown causes. Except for a few large cities that can maintain a somewhat normal life with their large numbers of troops and special handling troops, other places are in a completely precarious state.
It was then that the king assumed the throne.
No one thought that the king planned to cure all the disasters in the territory and revive the entire kingdom. After all, his previous terms had all allowed the situation to develop as long as the problem did not spread to the big city, which was a rather negative response plan. At that time, every incident in the territory was very difficult, and it seemed difficult for the king to handle it even if he was in office for a hundred years.
However, the king took action like this. He disbanded the original special handling force in the city and formed a more extreme response team through targeted screening. All armies have also begun reorganization, eliminating redundant positions and mediocre people who have no place to eat, and begin to solve some problems that conventional forces can target. He followed him to recruit talents, and even personally visited some people with unique talents. These people later became the true confidants of the king and the members who made the most contributions to various disasters.
Dark Seer is just one of them.
"That was the best time in my memory." The old man took out a book from the bookcase, took out a photo inside, and showed it to Lu Ning, "I think this is what you want to know."
There were fourteen people in the photo, and Lu Ning could recognize that the king was sitting in the middle seat. A blond woman in a white princess dress was holding a plate of pastries and looking at him with a narrow face. Vera was holding a coffee cup and chatting with a red-haired young man. The expression on his face was relaxed and happy that Lu Ning had never seen before in the institute's memories. The Dark Sage was standing behind the king's seat, listening to the words of a man wearing a monocle. Next to the two of them was a girl in a costume who ran quickly past with a naughty look. The reason why she was running It is also easy to see that a man with disheveled hair on one seat has a creamy face and is trying to wipe the pastry off his face with his hands. Leslie is closer to the camera, leaning against a pillar. Opposite him is a female soldier wearing a black military uniform. There are three other people in military uniforms similar to women, standing in front of the pastry table and choosing their own. Wanted food. Finally, there was an old man wearing luxurious clerical clothing. He was sitting alone in the corner, closing his eyes and concentrating.
"The king, the greatest bishop and I were just us at first, but then the king found these reliable companions, and today's four legions and seven nobles are closely related to them." The Dark Sage sighed, "You want to know them The connection between them? The seven nobles are artifacts that the king retrieved and reawakened after their deaths. And the four legion commanders are probably still guarding the place where they were stationed according to the last order."
"Can you please introduce these people in detail?" Lu Ning carefully memorized every face in the photo.
"At the king's side was Isabel, an eccentric girl who had the most outstanding medical and biological achievements I have ever seen, and it was she who discovered the way to hell and heaven. She died of a murder, Some fanatical believers believe that her presence has tainted the natural cycle of life and death. If there is no illness and death in this time, then the last reverence of the people will also disappear... This is what the people said when the king executed them."
"Absurd." Lu Ning shook her head.
"The person I am talking to is Manden, a descendant of a nobleman. He presided over the design of most of the outer city and outer towns, and provided stable and reliable logistical support for the post-disaster reconstruction work. Since the king gave him all logistical tasks After that, all of our plans no longer need to consider whether resources are sufficient, and can be implemented as long as it is feasible. Running by was Feixiu, an expert in dealing with various difficulties and disasters. Although he is young, he has the ability to do everything. Everyone agrees. As for Tatyev, who was teased by her, he has a bit of a nerdy vibe and a very good temper. He is almost an all-rounder in scientific research and has played an important role in improving the combat effectiveness of ordinary troops."
Lu Ning's eyes swept over everyone's face following the Dark Sage's narration. These people... all lived so vividly and brilliantly.
"Vera and Wu Nuo are very good friends. I even thought that the two of them would form a family, but in fact they did not. Wu Nuo specializes in serving the armaments of the Fourth Army, while Vera is responsible for all time issues in disasters. To carry out research, in fact, the opportunity for such a conversation is in the party. Of course... you have met Leslie. He is a quiet boy. His attainments in theology, spirituality and magic are not trivial. Even the greatest bishop must Recognize his ability. It's a pity that for some reason, Leslie is getting more and more depressed, and the expression in the photo is rarely seen anymore. As for his opposite, he is the commander of the Army Lock, one of the four major legions. The remaining three The sword, shield and gun should be eating." The Dark Sage said this and closed his hands slightly.
"The Seven Nobles were born out of these old friends of mine... I think you should have understood who corresponds to whom."
