"Aren't you the magicians of the Carlley family? If I remember correctly, the Carlley family is also one of the seven magician families. Although the seven magician families may not be unified, in comparison, I am more like An outsider."
"That's not necessarily the case. Since Miss Kita knows that there is not only one voice in the Seven Mage Family, she has naturally heard that the Seven Mage Family, headed by the Spell and Protection Faction, is actually divided into two. As for us, we have always been Not too close to either side.”
Lelayet replied while leading the two of them through the long secret passage.
He had previously said that he had no ill intentions, but it was impossible for Jita to believe it, so she quietly took back the magic book, held the cold book cover with one hand, and was ready to cast a spell and leave at any time.
Although the magician from the Karleye family saw through this, he did not tell the truth. He only said: "Miss Kita is here to find evidence about the attack. In fact, you can just ask me directly. As the Seventh Magician, As one of the Shi family, although we may not be of the same mind as others, we do know a lot of internal information that the outside world does not know."
"You guessed it right, the attack on the Astrology Academy was led by the Seven Wizards family, but it was not the Hawke family who did it. It was the Eisengreen family who initiated the prophecy, and the Griffin family who really did it. , they were close to the fraternity guys.”
It was these words that made Kitta stay.
She raised her head and looked into each other's eyes, and asked in a soft voice: "Isn't it said that the Griffin family and the Hawke family are incompatible? Originally, the Golden Goat and the Griffin Feathers formed an alliance to fight together. The wisdom of a cunning owl, but recently the Eisengreen family has been getting closer and closer to the Hawke family. At first, people thought it was due to Duke Hawke's monstrous flames, but now that the Hawke family has suffered a huge change, the Eisengreen family has not been hurt. .”
"Miss Kita, why do you need to ask questions knowingly?" Lelayet shook her head. "Factions are internal affairs of the Seven Mage families, and twenty years ago we could unite to deal with the Horfen School."
"Since you left the Hart Principality, the astrologers of the Golden Goat have been working behind you. The Hawk family has already used them to locate the whereabouts of Ash-Lynn's legacy. Although the prophecy is sometimes just a mystery, the Seven Wizards family From that moment on I know you have arrived in the Empire.”
"So they didn't cause trouble for you from the beginning, but allowed you to enter the empire, and then they used the help of the Chosen Guild and tried to get the Patrol Cavalry General Administration to intervene."
"——As for the little girl, it was just a coincidence. In fact, their real purpose was to get you involved because they believed that the thing was on you. But they didn't expect that the success fell short. The Hawke family had made a mistake. Get an informant in."
Lelayet chuckled softly when he said this, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Jita asked seriously: "Have you not seen the notes left by Ash-Lynn? But I see that you were not interested in the Horfen School at that time."
"You're right, it was like this before. They were really confused for a while after that," Lelayette nodded, "... plus the incident with Appenand, I heard that you and that president It’s close, but that’s not necessarily a good thing.”
"Friston is a very ambitious man, and only he can do that kind of thing, regardless of the consequences, and use thunderous means to eliminate all political opponents that stand in his way."
He paused and said, "Of course, this has the approval of His Majesty the Emperor."
Jita looked at the other party, with a trace of curiosity in her eyes. This actually coincided with what she was thinking, so how could the Seven Magician Family dare to make small moves at this moment?
"Because this time is different," Lelayet shook his head. "This time they found something more interesting. This time their target was the little girl, and it was you who got involved. Of course, they also understand You stand behind that little girl from the Lynn family and are prepared for a conflict with you."
Cui Xisi listened for a long time and finally understood the conversation between the two, and interrupted: "Were they not prepared last time? Or is it that the people of the Seven Mage Family are always so arrogant and so... funny? ?”
Lelayette looked back at her: "Miss Cuisi, this is not what a guest should say."
"So you recognize me," Cuisi said angrily, "I thought I had become transparent. I was caught here for no reason, signed a contract for no reason, and met someone from the Karleye family for no reason. .”
The young magician smiled and said, "You were chosen by the holder of Guril's magic book. This is your luck. You will understand later. You are a guest of the Seven Magicians family. How could I not I recognize you. If things hadn’t happened underground in Nozpiz, you and the Gray King’s students would be the first candidates for crown blessing, and His Majesty is very optimistic about you.”
Trixis fell silent, turned her eyes on Jita, and said, "So you still recognize me, can you tell me what happened? I don't want this 'benefits' of unknown origin."
She said a little angrily: "You Seven Mage Family people are really inexplicable. If you had known I should not have come here. Of course, you may think that the preparations were not sufficient last time, but don't forget that Jita and the others were unprepared. You It’s different that I lost completely in that big arbitration and lost a great man.”
"...So this time, this time the Hawke family, the Eisengreen family and the Griffin family have made a comeback and regained their confidence," Trish said sarcastically, "But don't forget that His Majesty is still watching you this time."
Lelayet was not angry, but just shook his head, "Miss Trixis, you are not from the Empire, so naturally you don't understand that person's true position. His Majesty never stands behind anyone, and his last choice will not affect the present."
He looked at the scholar lady beside him and realized that she was also looking at him.
What Trixis wanted to ask was actually what Jita wanted to ask, but Miss Scholar was always reserved and could not boast so carelessly.
Jita only asked softly: "Have you investigated me?"
"About Guriel's magic book?" Lelayet shook his head again, "There is no need to investigate. The moment you resonated with the Book of Life, we determined its identity, Miss Jita. In fact, there will be more Earlier, in fact, when you fought against the Wind Knight, the Eye of Kalleye sensed it."
He continued: "...Later, under the guidance of the Eye of Carl Layer, I applied to my family to go to the underground of Nozpiz to lead the ceremony of granting elemental blessings. I was sensing underground at that time. If there is another grimoire holder, it must be you, right?"
"But something happened later. I didn't expect that the ceremony would lead to the elemental tyrant Alphonsus, so I postponed the meeting with you until today. But in fact, when you followed the Griffin family into the big We had actually noticed it when we entered the tomb. It’s ridiculous that those fools came back with a bag of air, but they lacked an understanding of the power of real naturalists.”
Jita noticed the key point in the other person's words, "You mean - a real naturalist?"
"There are three stages of naturalists, narrator, reader and recorder. Mr. Karatu should have told you," Lelayet said. "There are many magicians who know these three stages, but many people end up Life can only stay in the first stage, including some great magicians. And only those who have truly embarked on this path can be called naturalists, not to mention that there are still many magic books among them. There are counterfeit books, and at least three of the Empire’s seven magic books are not authentic.”
Seeing Jita's eyes becoming confused, he replied: "Don't be curious about why we know the existence of Mr. Karatu. You are the holder of the Book of Guriel. It is impossible for Mr. Karatu not to come to you. After all, there is only one Only the holders of the Book of Guriel and those recognized by the Grimoire can know the secret."
Jita opened her mouth, but after listening to Lelayet's words, she took back the words that came to her lips.
She ended up asking just one more question: "Fake book?"
"It's not that the magic book itself is a forgery," Lelayet said, "but it means that the magic book is not always shown to people by its real name. A magic book can have multiple names. When it is shown to people under different names, , the power displayed is also different. But every magic book has one and only one true name."
The young magician waved his hand, and the magic book held in Trixis's arms automatically flew to his hand - yes, Trixis was holding the Book of Life all the way - this was not the case. As for the solution, Jita naturally couldn't carry two heavy and heavy magic books by herself, and since her life was at stake with Miss Scholar, it was naturally impossible for her to leave the other person there alone.
So I had to temporarily act as a laborer.
Seeing Lailaite calling the book over without saying hello to her, Cuisi couldn't help but glare at him. But Lelayet didn't care. He just gently put his hand on the book and said, "Just like this book."
He said softly: "When it was in Lelayet's house, it was called the Book of Serpents and the Book of Snake Kisses. It did show corresponding power, which is where it got its name. This Since this book was found by us, it has had three owners. Except for the first owner, who was a mage from the Carllye family, the other two owners were your chosen ones."
"...But what I want to talk about is actually its previous owner - that is the protagonist of this story, Guril."
Jita raised her head with an incredulous look. She thought about it again and again before asking: "You mean Guril?"
She placed her hand gently on her grimoire.
"The Book of Time, this is the real name of this magic book, it is true," Lelayet looked at the magic book in Kita's hand and nodded, "But that is the magic book that Guril used for the rest of his life. , he spent his youth in the empire, holding the Book of Serpents until he embarked on the path of the Great Mage."
Jita subconsciously wanted to say that this was impossible, how could anyone experience two magic books in one life. But she suddenly thought that she seemed to have gone too far now, contracting two magic books at the same time, and that the two magic books were harmonious and coexisting peacefully.
Miss Scholar opened her mouth, but could not speak for a moment.
Lelayet continued: "Most people think this is impossible. After all, how can one person contract two magic books successively, but such a thing has indeed happened in history. The great magician He read a revelation and a dream in the Book of Serpents, from which he completed his own transcendence, and was promoted to a reader after that, and then left the proverbs and left the Carleye family."
"Mr. Karatu was a witness to the entire incident. The great magician came to the empire as a guest at that time and had a close relationship with his ancestors. The two of them jointly discovered the secrets from the books and came up with the narrator and the reader. The author and recorder have reliable evidence. However, the ancestor has never returned since then, and it was only a long time before we learned that he had become the owner of the Book of Time."
Jita fell silent.
Karatu was a character who lived more than a hundred years ago and was one of the legendary heroes in the Dragon Witch Disaster. He was active in an era when even the Lynn family had not yet been born, but it was indeed possible for the legendary great wizard to experience experienced such an incident.
The Carleille family lost their magic book more than a century ago, and it was not found again until more than thirty years ago. It is just right in terms of time, and it has never been recorded in the scroll. Karatu remained in Kaulin-Ithurion throughout his life.
In fact, since the Dragon Witch disaster ended, this great wizard has been traveling around the continents.
However, Miss Scholar still questioned: "But according to the information, wasn't the magic book of the Carlley family recovered from under the abyss?"
"Those are just rumors from outside," Lalayet smiled softly. "People want to believe that there are many ancient relics under the Abyss. In fact, including several magic books from other families, only one is truly from the Abyss. Most of the others were found in the hands of the Holy Chosen. The Holy Chosen are well-informed, and it was through the information obtained by you Holy Chosen that the Carlley family found the location of the Book of Serpents. And rediscover it.”
He looked at the book in Jita's hand, "Isn't it true that the Oak Knights of Tapolis used their own channels to locate the book in Miss Jita's hand, and then tried every possible means to find it? After all, in When it comes to inquiring about information and finding treasures, no one on this continent can compare with you, the Chosen Ones."
"But Mr. Lelayet still didn't say what all this has to do with me." Jita said lightly.
She didn't really believe that there were such coincidences in the world.
Gurriel is a mage from the Karlye family and the ancestor of the young man in front of him. He was once the owner of the Book of Serpents, and he also once controlled the Book of Time in his hand.
The only thing she knew clearly was the last point. Karatu had indeed told her so, and the Oak Knights of Tapolis did know its origin when they found the magic book - the Book of Time, Guriel's Magic Book. Guide book.
It was based on this series of information that the guild recovered this precious magic book. As for how she stood out from the youth training camp and became one of the candidates for this magic book, then Yet another story.
But even if all this is true, it still cannot explain why he is connected with the Book of Serpents, and how did the Book of Serpents become the Book of Life?
She secretly felt that the answer to all this lay in the young mage of the Carlley family in front of her.
Jita looked at the other party, and Lelayet seemed to have expected that she would guess the connection, and did not want to hide it. He just nodded and said: "This is related to that motto."
"motto?"
"The motto left by my ancestor Guril," Lelayet said, "He found the advancement of readers from that dream. He left the family soon after, but before that he left behind A proverb.”
"Does that proverb refer to what is happening now?" Kitta asked.
"No," Lalayet shook his head slightly, "That proverb is actually related to Xinta'an's great prophecy that lasted for nearly seven hundred years. Ancestor Guriel wrote down everything he saw in his dream. A black-haired goddess whom he had never seen before gave him a revelation in that dream. In that revelation, he saw what our world would look like at the end of time - everything turned into ashes, even the starlight disappeared. It has become dim, the sea of light has been completely extinguished, and the whole world is shrouded in eternal darkness."
"That proverb was too similar to the great prophecy seven hundred years ago, so it didn't attract much attention in the family at first. Besides, it's very common for a great wizard to travel and seek knowledge. At first, people didn't expect that he would never return. But it wasn't until the Book of Serpents disappeared together with the ancestor Guriel, and returned to our hands more than thirty years ago, that everything foreseen in the Proverbs was realized one by one. Gradually come to believe everything that Ancestor Guriel saw in that dream.”
Jita couldn't help but think of the stone statue of the girl, and the black-haired girl hugging herself that she saw in the snake's dream, "Is that the goddess Mr. Gurriel saw in his dream?"
Lelayet still shook his head, "Except for the ancestor Guriel, no one has seen what the black-haired goddess looks like. There are several goddesses in the Orin pantheon, but Ms. Amaya, Mirela None of the ladies have black hair. Although Ms. Roman has black hair, it is not consistent with what our ancestors described."
"I heard that Ms. Amaya has a twin sister who is a twin goddess." Jita said.
"We have also investigated this," Lalayet said. "Since the return of the Book of Serpents, the Kallaye family has gradually begun to face this prophecy, but Ms. Amaya's sister, the shadow in the jungle, It is also very different from the goddess described in Proverbs.”
"Where is the blind girl Elaine?" Trish asked.
"The Carlyle family worships the snake. In fact, its symbol is transformed from the fatal kiss of the blind goddess of fate, Lady Elaine. Although the goddess in the Proverbs is also blind, in the legend Lady Elaine has She has snake hair, like the mythical Medusa.”
Jita asked: "What about the icon in that room?"
"That icon is something that Pandoras protects." Lelayet thought for a moment before remembering that Jita didn't know the name of the big snake. "Pandoras is the guardian of the Book of Serpents. When It already existed when the Carllye family first obtained the Book of Serpents. But in fact, it did not always guard the Book of Serpents, but always guarded the icon."
He paused, "The icon is indeed exactly the same as the ancestor's description, but there has never been a similar god among the gods of Orin, and we don't know the origin of the icon. She is even related to the Dark Saints. It doesn’t matter.”
Jita did not ask questions related to the Dark Saints. It would be too easy for a family like the Karleye family to investigate the Dark Saints. Although knowledge in the darkness is taboo, it is only for For ordinary people.
She was silent for a while and then asked: "So what exactly is that motto?"
"The two books will return one by one," Lelayet replied. "The former book precedes the latter book ten thousand days and nights, and the latter book will be the master of the former book."
"The holder of the book will be the one I choose. She will lead you to that bright future. She is the teller, reader and recorder of the story. She is the only hope in the endless night."
"Death gives birth to the opportunity for new life, and dead trees will also grow new branches——"
"I didn't understand it at all," Trish shook her head, "So Jita is the chosen one?"
She asked jokingly, but Lelayet nodded seriously, "The return of the Book of Serpents was indeed ten thousand days and nights before the second book, when Miss Kita used the power of the Book of Time for the first time. At that time, the Eye of Karlaye did sense something, and all the signs were fulfilled one by one."
He solemnly said one word at a time: "What's more, the empire is heading towards war. Everything the Seven Mage families have done is consistent with the prophecies. The Carlley family is not too close to other families. But I also know that there is another hand behind them that is driving everything.”
He looked at Kita, "Miss Britta is just a victim. I know that the Eisengreen family has connections with some other people in the astrology academy, but the Karleille family can't grasp the true whereabouts of those people. They have been there since A tight network was laid out in the Empire many years ago. Many events in the Empire over the years, including the Ash-Lynn case twenty years ago, are closely related to it. However, the Eye of Carl Lye will more or less expose it. Some secrets."
"Is it a cultist?" That was the real purpose of Miss Scholar's coming here. She had never forgotten why the Seven Seas Brigade came.
"Cultist."
Lelayet shook his head, "It would be that simple if it were true, but in fact it's not. I know you are looking for the movements of the Green Calamity's minions, but the Eisengreen family and the Griffin family have never revealed their intentions. On the surface, he has any connection with the believers of the Dark Saints. The person you caught at the Grand Arbitration not long ago caused a big setback for the Hawke family, but in fact, the other party did not bite him to death. Why? Where can I help?"
"He just proved to himself in that big arbitration that his identity was suspicious. In Aitalia, in fact, the identity is suspicious. There are only a few people who dare not reveal their identity in broad daylight. Most of them are related to the darkness. There are connections with those entities involved in the operation. But unfortunately, this is not enough. The investigation can no longer proceed at this point. As for the president's counterattack, it was actually a method outside the rules. After that, it did cause Huo Huo There is some chaos in the Gram family.”
"Does His Majesty the Emperor not care?" Trixis's eyes widened. She knew some inside information about the empire, but her knowledge of the high-level officials was still limited. Moreover, even in the Super Competitive Alliance, having an affair with dark forces was an absolute taboo.
The incident that occurred in Covenant Mountain in the second world many years ago, although the main body was in the third division, it still caused an abyss of influence in other divisions.
"Even the Magic Emperor cannot point out who is involved with the darkness and uproot that family," Lelayet replied, "What's more, His Majesty has his own ideas. As the Supreme One, how can he easily let others do it?" Guess what’s going on.”
"I still don't understand," Trixis said, "So what does this have to do with us? Even if the Carlley family really sees that future and wants to save themselves, what can Jita and I do? You can do it. Can we solve problems that cannot be solved with just a few of us Holy Chosen Ones?"
"It's Miss Kitta, not you." Lelayet looked at her deeply and stopped her from trying to flatter herself. "Of course, if you are the knight she chooses, this status is not acceptable. Not respectful.”
"You-" Cui Xisi was a little confused.
The last secret door opened in front of the three people.
Lelayet stopped and took a look behind the secret door, which seemed to be a solemn hall. "The magicians of the Karl Laye family never believe in outsiders, but in the eyes of poisonous snakes. If we say that we have confidence in prophecies, There is still the slightest doubt, but the moment the Eye of Kalley sensed you, we were convinced."
He turned back and looked at Jita: "If you still have doubts about the whole incident and want to know what the real purpose of the other magician families is, you will naturally not get the answer if you ask me. Although Carleye is one of the seven magicians, One of the scholar families, but Miss Kita should also know that we are not too close to other families. But you might as well ask the Viper's Eye - it will give different answers to everyone's questions, you say Maybe you’ll find the real answer from it.”
"Why?"
Jita stopped and asked. She was not asking for the answer to this question, but she wanted to ask why the other party trusted her so much. Although the other party had already given the answer before, she still felt that it was too hasty.
"I have already said the reason. You are the only heir to the Book of Guriel, his student, and the only person he appointed." Lelayet replied: "Of course, even we don't dare to believe it. It’s just a motto, but it doesn’t matter, the Eyes of Kalleye will give the answer.”
"What if we are not?" Cuisi seemed to have assumed the identity, "Then you want to keep us here?"
It wasn't that she was not free, but that contract still left a faint burning pain in her soul on the mark of Xinghui.
She didn't want to lose Xinghui for no reason.
Lelayet did not answer her, but looked at Jita: "Nothing comes without a price. Since Miss Jita was discovered by the Eye of the Serpent, she should not have thought that she could escape unscathed. Since you have stepped into this You should have thought about all the consequences, right?"
Jita nodded slightly and simply asked: "Is the real Eye of Kalleye here? But I just saw another Viper Eye in that hall."
Lelayet smiled slightly, "The Eye of the Serpent has never been a specific existence. It is just an inherent perception of it by outsiders. This sacred object actually has the same origin as the Book of Serpents. As for what it is, Miss Kita will understand once you see her."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation.
Jita looked at the darkness in front of her and took a deep breath, but Lalayet was right. Since she came here to seek the truth, and now that the Kalleye family is willing to defect, she has no reason to do it for a little bit. The risk is here to stay.
When she came here, she was naturally prepared for everything.
...(End of chapter)
