"In three days, there will be a team transporting temple supplies to Questac. I will arrange for you to leave in that motorcade."
Mai Yixier said calmly, as if he had already considered this matter in his tone.
Fang Yu was a little surprised. "Going to the Sand Capital..." But his first priority was to return to Tansnir and find out whether the people on the Daoud were safe. By the way, I also need to report to Her Royal Highness the princess what I discovered here, which can be regarded as fulfilling my duties and giving an explanation to my employer. "Can I leave halfway?"
The old knight looked at him. "The team will not change the route for you alone. But if you are confident that you can cross the desert, I will tell them not to stop you."
Fang Yu was stunned for a moment. He and the rest of the Seven Seas Brigade walked back and forth in the Silver Sand Desert, but that was behind Mr. Gray Rock, which was different from walking through the sand sea on his own. The journey from Bein to the Sand Capital is not along the same route as Tansnir. There are hundreds of miles in between. Even locals need to have detailed geographical knowledge before embarking on the road, let alone him who knows nothing about the desert. ?
"So I suggest that after you arrive at Questak, you can take a shuttle boat from there to Tansnir." Maiyihir said calmly.
"The ticket is not cheap..." Fang Yu swallowed these subconscious words back into his stomach. He looked at the calm counterpart, but he was still filled with doubts. "But I still want to ask a question, Knight Maisil. Aren't you curious at all why Governor Nurman is pursuing me? Or is it just Ms. Marland's oracle that is enough for you to ignore This fact?"
"I roughly know some of the reasons. So many people witnessed what happened in Bein Fortress a few days ago, and they couldn't hide it even if they wanted to. Although I didn't deliberately inquire about it, I still heard some rumors." Mai Yixier thought. After a moment, he replied. "As for why we do it, it's probably a combination of both."
"Both?"
"The goddess's oracle is only one aspect. She will only appear for those who pursue justice. However, this is only one of them." Maisil replied lightly: "In addition, I also know more or less some governors. And what the Sand King is doing.”
Fang Yu looked at him with slightly wide eyes, and his tone was a bit incredulous: "You know?" A trace of surprise flashed in his heart, and he felt that Mai Yixier still had some respect for Numan, but he seemed to have no respect for Babartan, the King of Sand. Not so cold. He didn't know if this was his imagination, but he still paid attention to this detail.
"Know something." Mai Xier looked at him with silver-grey eyes. "The goddess's manifestation here must be related to this matter."
Fang Plover wanted to speak but stopped. Of course he wanted to ask, but he was worried that the other party would not easily tell him such a confidential matter.
Mai Yixier saw his hesitation, but took the initiative to speak: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Judging from your appearance, you should already know some inside information. To be precise, it has something to do with the blind followers, although I know the details Not much, but the King of Sand probably wants to take advantage of those people. The Bishop is quite dissatisfied with this. If you are interested, he will tell you more after you get to Questak."
Fang Yu nodded silently.
Are you really a blind follower?
And Babartan is taking advantage of blind followers?
But what does the Sand King use blind followers to do? Why would he take advantage of blind followers?
Fang Yu had a vague outline in his mind, but there were still a lot of details that needed to be added - about the attack ten years ago, about the relationship between Her Royal Highness the Princess and the King of Sand, about the purpose of Babartan and the blind followers, Even - about Afifah. However, he knew that the old knight in front of him only knew about this. He might also know these things from the archbishop, but the attitude of the Marland Temple towards Barbartan seemed a little unclear.
Logically speaking, the blind followers of the dark faith and their master, the blind god Deska, should be the enemies of the Orin gods. The secular king who colludes with the cultists should be the target of the temple's conquest. However, judging from the attitude of Mai Yisier and the bishop he mentioned, it seems that this is not the case.
Could it be that I thought wrong? The mystics did not intervene in this matter to kill people and silence them. The little silver Rubik's Cube was not an evil thing, either?
Thinking of this, he became more and more curious about Babartan's motives.
But curiosity comes second. The reason why he is so deeply involved in this matter is that Her Highness the Princess's commission is now ranked second. More importantly, the blind followers and the blind god Descartes behind them have been linked to the things Tang De and Karatu said, whether it was out of vigilance against the dark believers or the incident of 'The Star of Disaster'. The uneasiness he felt gave him reason to continue investigating this clue.
Fang Yu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head again. "Mr. Maihier." The flickering light of the oil lamp in the darkness reflected a dark light in his eyes.
The old knight just looked at him quietly.
"Do you know the Mystics? Can you tell me about them?"
"Are you talking about the Eye of Revealing?" Mai Yishil replied: "They were originally believers of Andromeda, but after they ran away because of disagreement with the Main Faith Sect, they became the mystics of today. The so-called Main Faith Sect, that is, It is the mainstream belief of the Androma sect today and pursues the Lord of Death’s teachings on death, return and rest. This is also one of the most common beliefs in Istania.”
"The mystics are obsessed with Andromeda's ability to predict death, and pursue the field of foreknowledge and revelation. The former believe that the latter has gone astray, while the latter believe that the former is rigid and unruly and cannot expand the territory for the gods they worship. Earth. More than three hundred years ago, the two factions parted ways due to the 'Dispute of Diasima'. The main believer faction forbade the latter from using magical arts, so the mystics turned to the path of specializing in secret arts."
"However, over the past three centuries, they have gradually made achievements in their own fields, and may have long forgotten the past. But so far, most mystics still believe in Andromeda. To be precise, they still believe in Android Ma has the ability to predict and reveal related areas.”
While listening, Fang Yu privately asked Miss Tata about the 'Diaisuma Controversy', only to learn that it was a dispute over the right to select the Holy Son. And the so-called authority of the gods will inevitably evolve into a dispute over mortal power on the earth. There is nothing new in this world.
It seems that the mystics were not just losers in the political struggle. The so-called struggle for divine power is essentially a political struggle in the mortal world.
But he was very curious about the battle itself - to be precise, he was very curious about the relationship between the gods of Orin and their believers. Could it be that the believers were causing divisions down there, and the gods were not paying attention? Isn't this something closely related to them?
Or is it that the power of the mystics is too small, and Androma doesn't even care?
And the power and domain, responsibilities and teachings of the gods of Aitaria do not seem to be as clear and clear as people imagine? If different people can have different interpretations of the doctrine, then what kind of existence are the gods of Orin? How would they react to the possibility that mortals on earth might misinterpret their teachings?
He couldn't help but ask this question.
Istania is the main area of worship of Roman and Andromeda, and the dispute between the gods has nothing to do with Ms. Marland, so Maisiel has no intention of shying away from talking about other families' affairs. "There is only one great faith, and the goddess will only select those she favors, the so-called people with firm beliefs."
"But what kind of faith is the truth? What exactly does the lady understand justice and courage? The gods will not tell the world personally. Because justice and courage will inevitably change with people's hearts, in different eras, we have given them different meanings. Meaning, the same goes for the goddess."
"That's why the teachings of the gods also change."
"Those who stick to the old ways and fail to keep up with the times will be eliminated. Those who go astray will fall because of being too extreme-"
"But the true teachings of justice and courage will be passed down from generation to generation, so the goddess has always been there, looking at the changes in the mortal world."
Fang Yu was stunned when he heard this. But he understood a truth. Religions on earth always strictly guard their doctrines. This is because once there are differences in the right to interpret, religions will immediately split. But in Aitaria, a world where true gods exist, doctrine itself does not appear to be that important.
Because the god is there, waiting for you to discover his faith, giving you strength and direction to pursue.
"Let's talk about it..." After understanding this, Fang Yu asked softly: "In the past three hundred years, the mystics may not have easily given up. They are still thinking of ways to prove that their understanding of Androma's belief is Right...until one day, they get the real promise?"
"perhaps."
Mai Yishil's answer was not affirmative, and it was obvious that he did not care about the affairs of other temples.
"But..." Monk Fang Yu was still a little confused. How could Andromeda have the priesthood and domain of foreknowledge and revelation? Isn't that the priesthood of Elaine, the goddess of fate? Or are these mystics so clever that they want to take away the priesthood of Goddess Elaine because of their own wishful thinking?
He felt that if Andromeda had not lost his mind, he would not have allowed his followers to do this. From this point of view, it is not unreasonable for these mystics to fail in the political struggle, because they are simply a group of lunatics with brain problems.
At this moment, the image of Afifa appeared in his mind involuntarily, making Fang Pliong shake his head involuntarily, thinking that this reasonably reasonable little girl hoped that she would not be infected by these people.
However, it is understandable for such a group of arrogant and bold people to follow Babartan and use blind followers. They were deviant enough to want worldly authority to carry out their unimaginably audacious plans.
Fang Yu shook his head again.
In fact, the religious dispute has nothing to do with him. He just wants to know who the mystic is. And from Mai Yixier's words, he obviously got the answer he wanted.
After making arrangements to leave Bein, the conversation between the two ended as usual.
…
Three days later, the team that Maiyishier had arranged for him was ready to set off.
To be precise, this is not a team specially arranged for him, because Bein's temple originally had the need to transport daily life and sacrificial supplies. Now that the half-month-long storm has passed, daily contact must be done as soon as possible. recover.
The dust storm finally subsided after three days, but the tense atmosphere in the city did not relax for a day. The guards were still searching for his whereabouts day after day - it seemed that the mystics still believed that he had not left the city. As the days passed, Fang Yu was a little surprised at first, but then he realized that the other party was a master of prophecy spells.
It seemed that it was Ms. Marland who still protected him and intervened with divine power, which naturally made it impossible for the other party to determine his location.
But the mystics still have two brushes, and it seems that they can still judge his appearance in the city. However, this discovery made Fang Yu completely relieved. Since Ms. Malan was still protecting him, he should not encounter any trouble when leaving Bein City.
However, even though the dust storm subsided, Fang Yu was a little surprised that the communication had not been restored.
This made him a little confused about what was going on. Could it be that this sandstorm was too violent and completely disrupted the calm sea of ether behind Istania? Isn't it something that can be calmed down in a short while?
There are a total of seven pack beasts in the convoy heading to Questac, three of which are small sand lizards, used to carry personal supplies, food, water, etc., and the main cargo is concentrated in the three Berggo beasts. The pterosaur was the same kind of giant beast they had ridden in Tansnir before.
Of course, the Temple's Bergo Wingless Dragon is not as luxurious as Her Royal Highness's, but it is larger and can carry more things.
The geological environment of Bein has obvious marine sedimentary factors. Scholars also believe that this place may have been a huge ancient lake area in history, but it disappeared due to an ancient schism. Among the rock pillars here are water element crystals and limestone that are very rare in Istania, so most of the pterosaurs have these things on their backs.
Since it was a convoy transporting supplies, there was naturally no room for people to sit on it, and even if there were, Fang Plover would not dare to sit on it. The old knight arranged for him to hide among a pile of boxes filled with crystals. There was a gap specially left for him in that place with food and water inside.
Because to be on the safe side, he would not come out of this place until he left a certain range of Bein.
Fang Plover looked at the heavy boxes around him and knew that when they came back, they would probably be filled with daily necessities and sacrificial supplies that Bein did not produce. As a military fortress, Bein relies almost entirely on daily supplies being transported from outside, so such convoys are very common in this city.
The half-month-long dust storm actually had a great impact on Bein because it interrupted this transportation. Therefore, their convoy was obviously not the only one leaving the city that day. These convoys were crowded and blocked at the city gate, forming a long queue.
Since there were too many convoys, the guards would inevitably miss some things during inspection. Moreover, their convoy still wore the emblem of the temple, so the guards mostly let them pass easily.
In this way, it was not until the last gate that they were actually stopped for the first time.
Fang Plover, who was hiding under a pile of boxes, was suddenly startled when he heard the sound coming in from outside. Because he recognized the owner of that voice, the middle-aged mystic he had met in the castle.
The mystics were actually guarding the city gate at this time to check every team leaving the city. Fang Plover couldn't help but be shocked. Even the Bein knights wouldn't bother to guard the gate, right? Is the other party already so idle? Only then did he realize that it seemed that Afifah's disappearance had completely made these people anxious. Otherwise, as mystics, they would never have done such a thing.
For a moment, he became more and more curious about the girl with the same name as Princess Rupert's sister.
He had also asked these days, Afifah was not a common name in Istania.
Is there such a coincidence?
However, as soon as this idea came to mind, Fang Plover suddenly felt a little uneasy - the mystics are famous for detecting spells. Could they really find themselves hiding in this convoy, right? Although he had Ms. Malan as a guarantee, he always felt that the mighty Orin Lord was taking care of everything. What if the other party forgot his small role for a while?
Just when he was thinking wildly and worrying about whether or not these things were available, another voice suddenly sounded from outside.
"Mr. Ramonley, this is the Temple's motorcade."
Hearing this voice, Fang Yu was even more shocked than before. If he was just a little surprised when he heard the mystic's voice before, now he was almost in shock. Because he also recognized this voice and was very familiar with it - it was the voice of Ye Hua, the King of Rangers and one of the only ten kings in the domestic competition.
Speaking of which, during the Vanrich incident, the letter of recommendation given to Count Silin Spica almost killed him in that place. Although he figured it out afterward, the other party may not have known that he would appear in Vanrich at that time, so the letter might not be aimed at him, but just a simple letter of recommendation.
But when he thought about the trouble he almost got into, Fang Yu felt more or less resentful. Because at that time he actually did a favor for the other party in Du Lun. Although he didn't ask for anything in return for his help, who wouldn't be a little dissatisfied when being treated like this?
What's more, Odin, who was actually on his opposite side at the time, taught him so many things afterwards and even led him into the Hall of Thousand Doors. In comparison, he can't help but think more.
However, these thoughts quickly disappeared, and only one doubt remained:
But why is Ye Hua here?
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Miaoshuwu
