The wind in the desert is tangible. The shape of the gravel carried by the wind as it rolls over the dunes is its shape.
With his deep-set eagle eyes, Mahazar-Ishv looked at the wisps of wind swirling on the sand dunes, taking away layers of sand and dust. The scorching sun is scorching the desert, and the white walls of Questac in the distance are glowing under the sun. This ancient capital is like a withered skeleton in the middle of the desert.
After being visited by vultures, only jagged bones are left - at least in the eyes of these habitual bandits, that is how it is. But under the withered bones, there are still countless wealth and legends buried, beautiful women, and magnificent palaces, where there is everything they desire and are crazy about.
But unfortunately, they can only dream of such crazy scenes in their sweet dreams - just like the ancient legend, the green dark star swallowed up everything, and the earth fell into doom.
But before the end comes, the indulgent people will go crazy first.
Several sand thieves are riding on sand lizards. This kind of creature unique to desert areas is tall and strong. Like all theropod sauriformes, they walk upright on two legs, with sharp claws on their toes, and there are thorns on their backs. There are rows of bright feathers used for courtship, and rows of dagger-like teeth are exposed in the gaping mouth.
These are the horses of the desert people. Unlike the gentle beasts of burden like Balgo, they are born for fighting. They come and go like the wind, as if they were born to match the life of the sand pirates. In contrast, Bein's Sand Knights prefer to use earth dragons, which are larger in size and bear the heavy armor of the knights.
Several riders came to the sand dunes and stood side by side with the king of sand thieves. These were the latter's old friends for many years, so Mahazar-Ishv did not care about such an 'offense'. In other words, as a legend in the desert, a ruthless character who can stop children crying at night, no one who truly dares to challenge his authority has yet been born.
He was wearing a gray-brown patterned robe and a turban on his head. He had a dark complexion and several deep, staggered scars on his face - adding a bit of ruthlessness to him. The king of sand thieves is holding his scimitar with one hand, standing upright on the back of the sand lizard like a javelin, pressing his lips tightly into a line, and standing on his shoulder is a kestrel, a kind of desert. Common raptor.
His dark brown eyes looked quietly into the distance.
time is limited.
He only pursues money and wealth, power and status, wine and women, but if there is a chance to set a fire here——
A cruel and bloodthirsty light flashed in the eyes of this king of sand thieves, and the depths of his deep eyes seemed to have reflected the light of the sky--the flames were burning, the palaces collapsed, women screamed and cried, and the golden The silver jewelry reflects the firelight, which is heart-warming.
Mahazar-Ishv stuck out his tongue and licked his dry and cracked lips.
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Although Fang Yu was a little disappointed that Ye Hua was not found, he could only accept the result.
He first thanked the selector of the Southern Alliance, and then prepared to leave with Luo Yu and the box. But before they took a few steps, a middle-aged man with frost-stained temples suddenly appeared in front of them and said to them: "You really want to know what happened ten years ago?"
When Fang Yu heard this voice, he immediately looked at the other person in shock: "It's you!" He almost shouted out loud - the middle-aged man in front of him was wearing a gray alchemist coat, and the woolen cloth looked gray. , one hand is wearing a metal glove, and there is a strange tattoo on the right side of his neck above the collar - he has a serious face and deep eyes, which gives the impression of two sharp swords.
He had seen this person in Tansnir before. He was the 'Wandering Alchemist' who took away Inhanz Type 4 at the Sand Lodge. How dare he appear in this place? Questac, Is The royal capital of Tania, right under the nose of the King of Sand.
Fang Yu pressed a hand on the crystal on his chest and almost subconsciously summoned the flexible structure. But he looked at the middle-aged man standing motionless in front of him, only looking at him calmly. Suddenly, the movement of his hand slowed down, hovering an inch above the crystal, and finally slowly lowered his hand, and Gave up this idea.
He looked at the selector who was a little surprised on the side, then looked at the latter, and understood something.
"you?"
"It's a partnership."
Fang Plover frowned. Are the 'Wandering Alchemist' and Ye Hua in front of him also allies of the Southern Alliance? So he should also be considered a person on the side of Babartan, the King of Sand? The logic he had established before couldn't help but become a little confused at this moment. The eldest princess claimed that the wandering alchemist was closely related to the murder of her mother, and even participated in the attack that day——
And now that this person appears in the camp of Babartan, the King of Sand, does it mean that the attack ten years ago was not as simple as imagined? The King of Sand may have some deeper reason for keeping the eldest princess under house arrest. The answer that was gradually becoming clear now once again sank into darkness in Fang Yu's heart.
But the other party seemed to know what he was thinking, and said, "I guess you must think that a group of wandering alchemists attacked the princess ten years ago, and I was one of them."
Fang Plover looked at the other party in a daze.
The middle-aged man looked at the movements of his hands and couldn't help but shook his head slightly: "Actually, it's not surprising to have this idea, because someone is deliberately guiding such a result. This trick has never changed in these years. I even You don’t need to look for clues, you can guess it——”
Fang Yu was in a daze for a while.
Who is leading this outcome?
Whose trick is this?
But he at least understood one thing. After thinking for a moment, Fang Yu raised his head and asked: "You want to tell me that you are not the wandering alchemist ten years ago, but how do you know how Her Royal Highness the Princess views all this? Tell me this What do you want to prove?"
He asked several questions in succession.
But the middle-aged man didn't answer any of them, and only asked: "Do you really want to know all this?"
This was almost the second time he asked this question. Fang Yu was startled for a moment after hearing this, and then he remembered that he was here to find Afifah's whereabouts. But somehow, as if by some strange coincidence, a strange thought came to his mind at this moment - from arriving in Tansnier Since then, various incidents have occurred one after another, but behind them, they are all related to the attack ten years ago.
Afifah will not disappear for no reason. Someone must be planning something behind this. The attack ten years ago seems completely unrelated to what is happening now, but perhaps they are connected through a potential connection. Underneath the seemingly complex clues, there must be an invisible thread hidden.
That missing piece of clue might be hidden in the missing part of the past story——
There was a strong desire in his heart that he might be able to find some unknown clues from that story. And those clues may be the last incomplete part that he can't see, but the premise is that he must figure out what the motivation of the person in front of him is.
He had not forgotten the battle at Tansnil Sand Lodge - the other party seemed to be a person on the Stargate Port military's wanted list. Naturally, he cannot trust such people easily.
But he finally nodded slightly.
The other party stepped aside slightly to make way for a passage, gesturing for him to enter. Fang Yu looked at the dark entrance of the wine house, and for a moment he had the illusion that there was some kind of devil's cave behind it, like a mountain of swords and a sea of fire. But this illusion quickly faded away like a tide. He took a breath and walked forward.
Behind him, Xiang Xiang and Luo Yu looked at each other. The latter was a little worried, but the former followed him indifferently.
The middle-aged man did not let Fang Plover go ahead, but led the way.
After entering, it was just an ordinary hall. There were no hundreds of swordsmen ambushing left and right as Fang Piao imagined. The light in the hall was bright, no different from what he had seen a few days ago, and there were many guests. The departure of the Sand King and the plain disappearance of a girl did not seem to have any direct impact on this ancient royal city.
People are still living their lives as before, and the dust that fluctuates through the sunlight seems to cover every day in this ancient city - day after day, there are not many changes. It's just an undercurrent that people can't detect, but it still surges forward, shaping and promoting the future of this kingdom of sand bit by bit.
After walking for a while, the middle-aged man's voice came from the front:
"Babartan was investigating the death of the princess ten years ago. At that time, the eldest princess was still underage and the little princess was still in her infancy. The things Her Royal Highness was investigating were nothing to that man. , of course she is also very good, and she may be able to take a step closer in the future, but His Majesty the King of Sand may not be able to wait any longer..."
He turned around and looked at Fang Plover with dark brown eyes: "You work for the eldest princess and have been known to the Supreme in the palace from the beginning. It may take more time just to find out your origins. It took some time. You should know the positions of Ye Hua and Governor Bein, and it is not surprising that they learned this news."
"Ye Hua and I have a pretty good personal relationship, and it's not surprising that he told me this -"
"Then do they know that you robbed Inhanzi Type 4 from the Sand Lodge?"
The middle-aged man turned around again and asked at the same time: "Then does Su Changfeng know what you are doing in Bein?"
"That was the first move you made. We had no choice but to do it."
"Who isn't?"
The two walked out of the hall and entered the courtyard at the back. The middle-aged man looked at the aisle in front and said, "I have a handy tool. In order to achieve some goals, I have to do it. If you think I violated the " "Stargate Declaration", that doesn't matter - the people in Stargate Port want me anyway, right?"
Fang Yu suddenly reacted: "Do you know Su Changfeng?"
The middle-aged man didn't answer.
There was a slight movement in his heart, he looked at the other person's back, and asked again: "You are the chosen one."
The other party remained silent.
But not answering also means acquiescing to this possibility.
In fact, Fang Yu had already seen this. He suddenly realized, how could Stargate Port want some aborigines for no reason? Then there was only one possibility, these wandering alchemists were originally the Chosen Ones - but this idea shocked him even more than it originally did.
The middle-aged man in front of him is at least forty or fifty years old. Generally speaking, after the age of thirty-five, the chosen person's strength will be greatly degraded due to synchronization with the glow material, but he has personally experienced the battle with the opponent. In this battle, the strength shown by the opponent was at least the top level in the first world.
If this is the strength after degradation, how strong was it before degradation?
The Ten Kings, I’m afraid they can’t reach this level, right?
At this time, the middle-aged man walked and said: "As a wanted criminal, you can choose not to believe what I say - in fact, you can choose to listen or not. But the story itself actually has little to do with me. , if you think I am explaining something to you, but you just need to listen and you will understand.”
"About the attack ten years ago?" Fang Plover asked.
The middle-aged man nodded.
He paused for a moment, as if he was recalling something. After a while, he said again: "When you came to see Ye Hua that day, I was actually listening. At that time, you talked about the notebook, but Ye Hua didn't Tell you the origin of that notebook - actually he knows it, but as for not telling you, do you know why?"
Before Fang Yu could speak, the middle-aged man continued: "Probably because he didn't want you to be involved in such an incident. Ten years ago, regarding the No. 7 ban, what happened to the Kaulin royal family and the Istanian royal family at that time. Everything, as well as your intervention in the dispute between the Sand King Babartan and the eldest princess, seems to him to be a bit too deep."
"As a selector - no, it should be a qualified selector. Of course he doesn't want you to violate the "Stargate Declaration". This is probably the biggest difference between him and me." The middle-aged man turned around again Shen Lai: "Your name is Ed, right? You have the same name as the great alchemist in history. Let me ask you a question, do you think rules or justice are more important?"
Fang Plover was immediately stunned.
Rules and justice, but isn't the "Stargate Declaration" about justice among the chosen ones?
Seeing his thoughts, the middle-aged man smiled: "The Star Gate Declaration is a kind of progress, but the integration and mutual influence between the two worlds have been decided from the moment the Star Gate opened. And This relationship is destined to become closer and closer, and the method of artificially drawing boundaries will one day usher in new troubles. The "Stargate Declaration" only restricted the past, but how can it determine everything now? Thirteen years Everything that happened before the Battle of Bain has already explained many problems.”
"At the time when the Stargate Declaration was signed, only people from Earth could travel to Aitaria, but Eitaria people could travel to Earth. Could the Stargate Declaration foresee a situation like this?"
"The mutual influence between the two worlds has become an irreversible process, unless the Star Gate is closed again. Under such circumstances, the chosen ones want to take care of themselves within the framework of the past "Star Gate Declaration" It is no longer appropriate to show off one's body - or to pretend to be noble."
Fang Yu listened to these words silently.
Such remarks are actually not new. There are frequent such unconventional voices in the community. To be honest, he didn't quite agree with these words, or in other words, he didn't quite agree with the other party's behavior. The "Stargate Declaration" signed half a century ago may be somewhat outdated, but it does not mean that etiquette has collapsed now, and people can act freely according to their own standards.
Just like the 'Wandering Alchemist' in front of him, no matter what the other party said, he could not make Fang Plover feel that what the other party did in the desert was correct.
The middle-aged man carefully observed the changes in his expression and understood that the answer in this young man's heart was not the same as his own. However, he didn't care and just said: "It seems that you don't agree with what I said, but you don't seem to agree with Ye Hua's ideas. This is good. Young people should have their own ideas."
He looked ahead and replied calmly: "The future will be a new era, and everyone needs to find their own path, whether it is you, me, Ye Hua, or the little girl named Loofah. No one is absolutely right, but maybe that's what I have in mind because that era is over."
Fang Yu was slightly surprised when he heard the other party mentioned Loofah, and didn't quite understand what this had to do with the latter.
But in fact, he had been listening in a fog, but he inexplicably remembered the conversation Bishop Farris had with him not long ago. He may not have an accurate idea of justice, but at least he has settled down a little bit. In your heart, tell yourself that at least there is a clear path.
Just like the big cat man, he will follow his own path.
The middle-aged man then put aside these irrelevant topics and returned to the topic: "Actually, I can tell you the origin of that notebook."
Hearing these words, Fang Yu felt a chill in his heart and suddenly raised his concentration. He had long been interested in that notebook, but not just because of the attack ten years ago, or even because of the story of Sylvide's father, or - when he was a child, when his uncle The moment I saw the notebook in my study room.
That question had already been planted in his mind.
Where did the notes come from?
The middle-aged man said in a reminiscence tone: "But the story about that note may have to start from an earlier timeline, ten years before the attack on the princess, even during the Battle of Bain. Before. The cause of that war was probably about the ownership of the 'God's Body', but the real reason was actually deeper, but in the final analysis, it was because of the discovery of an adventure group."
"That adventure group is called Dawn Star——"
"Few people remember the name now."
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