The attitude of the tomb guards was more polite than last time - almost respectful even.
Fanna could clearly feel the change in the surrounding atmosphere and the doubtful glances cast by her colleagues. However, she herself did not know how to explain this strange change - even if there were some vague speculations in her heart, she could not help it. speak out.
She could only lower her head and look at the parchment handed over by the guarding giant. After hesitating for two seconds, she reached out and took it, and took a gentle breath.
"I'll come back as soon as I go." She turned around and said quickly to Bishop Valentine, then followed the giant guarding the tomb and walked toward the pale building not far away.
The heavy stone door slowly closed behind him, and the ancient and mysterious tomb was sealed again. The giant guarding the tomb did not disappear, but followed Fanna like a qualified guide, leading the latter towards the deep tomb chamber. , in the deep and long corridor, the monotonous footsteps made the surroundings become even more silent.
Fanna silently recited all the taboos she needed to pay attention to after entering Vision 004, and at the same time carefully paid attention to the actions of the tomb guard. She recalled the guard's behavior before she entered the tomb last time, and the thoughts in her mind couldn't stop surging. .
Due to the restrictions of Vision 004, she could no longer remember what happened after she last entered the tomb, but she still remembered that the guard's attitude had changed subtly before she last entered the tomb - at that time She hadn't thought too much about it, but this time, various associations spread uncontrollably in her mind.
And just as Fanna's thoughts were rising and falling, a low and hoarse voice suddenly reached her ears - the giant guard actually broke the silence.
"What do you want to ask?"
Vanna was shocked - this silent and terrifying guard was actually actively talking to the "listener" who entered the tomb? !
She quickly filtered the information about Vision 004 in her mind, and confirmed how to deal with the current situation among various taboos. Then she tried to calm down, and then said while considering the words: "You are very friendly to me. ,Why?"
"Because you are a messenger," the tomb guard actually replied immediately. "A messenger is a person who transcends transformation and should be treated with courtesy."
"Messenger?" Fanna was stunned, as if she didn't understand. "What does this sentence mean? Does it mean that I am a saint of the storm goddess Gemona? But the people in the square outside are..."
"Queen Leviathan has no messengers. Her messengers all died before the first long night," the tomb guard interrupted Vanna. There was almost no emotion in his voice, even when he talked about gods. Jing Wuwei said, "You are the messenger of the Fire Usurper."
Her heart suddenly tightened, her head roared, and her breathing paused subconsciously. Fanna stopped in shock. The answer she got after asking a casual question was far beyond her imagination. She felt as if a storm had swept across her body. In the mind, where the storm passes, what emerges in the consciousness is the surging waves of conjecture, understanding, and cognition!
Queen Leviathan, she remembered this title - not long ago, Captain Duncan mentioned this name in front of her and Maurice!
The long night - she also remembered this term. After reading the "Book of Blasphemy", Mr. Morris mentioned that the "long night" was used several times to describe the attempts of the "kings" in ancient times to create the world. She still remembered that there were three times of the Long Night in those heretical descriptions, and three times in Genesis!
As for the fire usurper...
"The Fire Usurper...are you referring to Captain Duncan?" Vanna's heart moved and she spoke subconsciously.
Inside Vision 004, the owner of the mausoleum and the secrets inside the mausoleum cannot be discussed casually, but the taboo does not mention whether it is possible to talk about the outside world - Fanna mustered up the courage at this moment and asked the mausoleum guard in front of her, and somehow Another intuition reminded her that there would be no danger even if she asked the guard in front of her more questions.
However, the guard did not answer immediately this time. After being silent for several seconds, he slowly turned his head and looked into Vanna's eyes.
"After you leave, you will still forget the secrets you know here. There is no point in asking too much."
Fanna was startled, and the burning curiosity in her heart seemed to have been poured cold water on her.
Yes, most of the information in Vision 004 cannot be taken outside. No matter how much you know here, you will still forget it after you get out.
Even if it is written on parchment, things that should not be revealed will still be torn off when the time comes.
She did not dare to ask the guard what the "forgetting mechanism" of Vision 004 was, because it was already a question directed at the tomb itself, and something would happen if she asked.
She could only sigh, take steps forward with regret, and continue walking towards the deepest tomb.
But at this moment, she heard the guard's voice reaching her ears again——
"The fire usurper's name is not Duncan."
Fanna's eyes widened slightly. She ignored her curiosity as to why the tomb guard was suddenly willing to answer her question. Instead, she subconsciously said, "What about Queen Leviathan? I heard what you mean, that's a storm..."
The tomb guard suddenly stopped and interrupted Fanna's question with a deep voice: "We are here."
Fanna raised her head and found that the deep and long corridor had reached its end at some point. The door leading to the central tomb stood abruptly in front of her eyes, and the pale fire light swayed in the tomb, as if urging her to hurry in.
The next second, she realized: she could no longer ask questions.
Even with the blessing of the strange and inexplicable identity of "messenger", the "courtesy" the tomb guards can give themselves is limited - or in other words, the questions the guards themselves can answer are also limited.
I just don't know if this "restriction" is the limited number of questions or the limited scope of answering questions - unfortunately, after I leave Vision 004, all my memories will be cleared, and I probably won't have the chance to verify it through repeated tests in the future. This is the problem.
A few messy thoughts flashed through Fanna's mind, and finally she breathed out softly and thanked the guard in a low voice: "Thank you for your patience."
"Please come in, and I will see you out later - although you won't remember."
Fanna nodded and stepped into the tomb. As she stepped through the door of the tomb, the guard, who was wrapped in bandages and who was between life and death, disappeared silently into the corridor.
On the simple and solemn throne, the headless and nameless king sat silently as he had been since eternity. The pale brazier burned peacefully in the corner of the tomb chamber, and the air was filled with an aura of silence and solemnity.
Vanna came to the throne and saw a comfortable-looking armchair placed in the position reserved for the "listener", and there was a table in front of the chair.
There was a fruit plate and snacks on the table, and even a cup of steaming black tea.
Fanna: "..."
She controlled the changes in her expression and tried to sit calmly on the chair.
Although the listener cannot bring the memories inside the tomb outside, she is sure that people who enter this tomb under normal circumstances will never receive this treatment!
Because in the messages that occasionally came out with the parchment, there was no mention of fruit plates and snacks!
However, after a brief period of daze and desire to complain, Fanna quickly calmed down and her eyes became serious.
She looked around.
There are only pale and cold stones inside Vision 004. Theoretically, there is no place to store food, and there is no possibility of facilities such as kitchens. The tomb guard may know how to make tea, but she really can't imagine the giant's emotions when baking pastries. Scenes.
She observed what was on the table.
The fruits are fresh, the tea is steaming, and the plate on which the snacks are placed is an exquisite silver-inlaid wooden plate. The pattern... vaguely bears the style of a southern city-state, much like the specialties of elven city-states like Qingfeng Port or Nangang.
Vanna picked up a cookie and felt the remaining heat.
Perhaps an hour ago, this thing was sitting in the oven of a snack shop in a certain city-state.
So...the tomb guards "brought" these things directly from a certain southern city-state? Can he directly enter the real world as a physical entity? Or...there are secret worshipers in the real world, who accept the orders of the tomb guards and perform "sacrifice" to Vision 004?
The fruits and the plates with snacks look like specialties from the south. That is the territory of the elves. The elves... This mysterious and long-lived race does retain many unique beliefs and habits, some of which are completely different from today's Four Gods Church. , even its own system...
Are there any explanations for Vision 004 in the ancient books of the elves?
Fanna's mind was filled with thoughts, and her professional habits made her start to inquire more about the "unusual" thing she saw in front of her.
But her thinking didn't last long.
A slight friction sound suddenly sounded in the tomb, interrupting Vanna's thoughts.
She followed the sound and saw the headless king slowly raising his arms, as if he was about to stand up from the throne——
Vanna opened her eyes.
The simple and solemn pillars of the assembly hall came into view, and the chaotic and dark light passed over the square. The soul projections of the saints were gathering from a distance, and in the corner of the eye, the pale mysterious building was accompanied by bursts of light. The roar slowly sank into the ground.
Have you completed the task?
Fanna was a little confused. She shook her head and felt that her memory was still stuck at the moment when she followed the polite tomb guard into the gate. This feeling of memory interruption was not unfamiliar. After all, this was not the first time that she had " She entered Vision 004 as "Listener", but for some reason... this time she always felt that her memory was a little weird, as if...
Certain inconsistent impressions still left shallow traces in her emptied memory.
But soon, she no longer bothered to study the dissonance in her mind.
The compatriots have gathered, Bishop Valentine's projection is among them, and not far away, you can also see the belated arrival of His Majesty Pope Helena standing on the edge of the square, seeming to be watching this quietly. side.
"Fanna," Valentin spoke first, "how do you feel? This is the third time you have entered the mausoleum. Are you affected?"
"I..." Fanna frowned, as if she wanted to confirm her mental state, but before she could feel anything in detail, she couldn't help but hiccup, "Hiccup——"
In the assembly hall, the saints who were gathering with concern suddenly fell into silence.
Even Bishop Valentine was stunned for a moment. The old priest who watched Vanna grow up was stunned for a long time, and finally said: "Are you chewing rocks in there?"
(End of chapter)
