But if you want to know what happened on the Seven Seas Traveler, you need to turn back the time to two hours ago.
In the woods, Luo Yu was raising his head at this moment, staring silently at the gloomy sky. Although the heavy rain that washed away the city had stopped, the rainy season on the plains had not yet passed, and the second rain would fall at any time.
Waves of cheers were heard not far away, and the crowd seemed noisy and noisy. The final round of the academy competition was going on. The location of the competition was finally decided to be held at the Robeschiardi Arcane Academy, where Aiyinbu was also located. One of only two high-level magic academies in Locke.
The outside world believed that the Academy of Astrology should have received this honor, but it was lucky that the competition itself was not affected by such a vicious case. The instructors of the Academy of Astrology who came to bring students from different departments to compete were all secretly worried. Face.
But that has little to do with Luo Yu, and he doesn't care about the Oshu people's own honor.
Located in the suburbs, the Robeschiardi Arcane Academy occupies a much larger area than the Academy of Astrology, and the campus is also newer. The tree-lined avenue is built on one side of the square, and it is crowded with people. The flags of each academy are hung above their heads. From the Wisdom of the Cunning Owl, , to the Badger of Change, to the Gryphon's Feather to the Golden Goat of Prophecy, the flag of the Astrology Academy is blue and white, with stars guarding an all-knowing pupil, and the young nobles who came to compete all gathered under that flag.
This game is said to be the final, but in fact it will last a whole day, and will be broken down into many small games. There are as many as twenty games on this last day alone - there are too many magic schools in the empire, There are as many as thirty-four in the central province alone, and with the addition of different departments, the number of participating teams can reach thousands.
Even after the first three rounds of screening, there were dozens of teams that finally arrived in Ayinbrock. After some competition, sixteen teams were left. These sixteen teams will compete in multiple double-elimination matches on the last day, and In the end, the only winner is decided.
The competition starts from early in the morning and lasts until late at night, but in fact it is not the final competition of the academy competition. The final championship will be held in the Imperial Capital - it will be a grand competition similar to the selection of the Holy King by the alchemists.
Of course, that has nothing to do with Luo Yu.
The team that Britta has formed is not even top-notch among the astrological academies. Although the astrological academy and the Robeschiardi Arcane Academy are among the best in the central province, there are still different branches in the academy, not to mention the There are strong rivals such as the spell department and the element department of the rival academy——
According to the prediction of the girl who dares to resist everything, it is not a big problem for them to enter the top eight. They can also strive for the top three, but it is almost impossible to go further. But as long as the Horfen School enters the top three, it will be enough to attract attention. .
That way they would have achieved their goal.
But all this is expected to be based on previous plans.
Because Britta herself is the soul of this team, and she is also the number one attacker in the team. Now after losing this sharp attacker, can this team still go as planned? It can be said to be an unknown number.
At least no one left in the team dares to say that they have this confidence.
Luo Yu withdrew his gaze from the gloomy sky and looked at the girl sitting in the corner not far away, leaning on her magic wand, lowering her head and thinking about something - Laila had said a lot to him that day. , everything about herself and Ash Lynn.
She talked about that past history.
She also talked about many things she saw in her childhood - in those dim and yellowing last years of the Lynn family, although the girl did not recall much about her childhood memories, she remembered more about The wandering life after that...
But what she described could be corroborated with everything they knew about the last days of Ash Lynn's life. Before that, although the girl had mentioned some past events between herself and the Lynn family, she had also There are late scenes of Ash Lynne.
But in those descriptions, there were actually quite a few details that were contrary to what they knew.
The most important point is that, according to an old servant of the Lynn family, Ash Lynn died in depression shortly after the decline of the Lynn family. After that, the entire Lynn family moved away, and no one knew where he was.
According to Laila's description, after the family moved, Ash Lynn taught her for a period of time and gave her the letter of recommendation. This was in no way consistent with the historical time point.
There are two different descriptions, but in the eyes of the Seven Seas Brigade, the old servant is undoubtedly the more credible.
Because the history of the Linn family is actually not a secret, especially about the period twenty years ago. They did disappear after that, but the experience of the Horfen School twenty years ago is actually still unknown to many people in the empire. Commonly known.
Such lies don't even need to be verified, they are exposed as soon as they are exposed. The reason why they didn't ask before was just because they respected the girl's own wishes. It was originally her secret and no one else had the right to know it.
After all, everything was so complicated twenty years ago. As a descendant of the Lynn family, there is nothing wrong with being cautious.
What's more, what Fang Yun cares about is not actually Ash Lynn's magic, but the star device left behind. What he really wonders about is the identity of the alchemist who collaborated with this great magician in history. Who is he and where has he gone?
Is the legacy they left behind twenty years ago related to the pirate shipwreck that appeared in the Sea of Mist at the same time?
He actually asked Friston, and at least he had nothing to do with the pirate king, not to mention that it didn't correspond to him in terms of time.
Unless it was another Friston - the president, Fang Pultru also thought so at first. Ash Lynn's old acquaintance twenty years ago might be the president. After all, the other party did treat Lai La is so outspoken.
But ever since Fang Pliant got the star tracker from Yayo, the original suspicion in his heart had actually been shaken. But if not another Friston, then who was the historical alchemist who studied the starry device?
In his opinion, the constructs left by the other party on the pirate ship were very mature, but they took a different route from the shadow man. Especially after he understood everything behind it, he became curious about it. Especially deepened.
He still hasn't fully figured out the details of the star device, and the only clue is from the history of Ash Lynn's family.
In the message left by the pirate king, he claimed that he had left more legacy in the empire. The legacy mentioned by the other party undoubtedly referred to those strange structures, and they had also inspected those structures one by one. Dress up.
According to the information on the nameplate, there is no doubt that those dragon hunters were all cast in a certain batch in a workshop called the Flame Blade.
But the Flame Blade Workshop had disappeared from the history of the Oshu people three hundred years ago. The only valuable clue he got from his trip to the empire was that the founder of this workshop was one of the three geniuses, Jer. Dem.
But the clues ended abruptly, and the inheritance of the Flame Blade was completely different from Friston's incredible experience. It was an ordinary inheritance. Jeldham was the only one among the three geniuses who later got married and had children.
And it is his descendants who inherit his workshop.
It's just that the inheritance was cut off three centuries ago. Fang Plover has searched through the history of the empire these days, and has never heard that this workshop that was famous in Xinta'an three hundred years ago still has branches.
The clues seem to have been cut off since then.
The treasure described by the pirate king should be located in the wild lands in the north of the empire, near the sea outside Hanrui. Only the key left by him can open the door to the treasure house.
Before that, he had another condition, which was to promise to use everything he gained from the treasure to avenge him. Although this condition sounded a bit childish, swearing an oath to the gods in Etalia was no joke.
It's just that they still don't know who the enemies they claim to have are numerous.
For this, the Seven Seas Brigade can only take one step at a time. After all, they don’t only have one thing to pay attention to in the empire. From the Continental League to the unexpected encounter in the Nozpiz underground, there are too many things that involve everyone. human experience.
However, Luo Yu, who stayed in Aiyin Block, had actually been paying attention to clues in this regard.
This is also the purpose of his presence here at this moment.
"...There are only some vague fragments of my childhood memories."
"But Ser Ash Lynn, my father...I still remember bits and pieces of him..."
"I often still dream about myself as a child, with my father and mother, those carefree days..."
"...However, the memory after that became chaotic. Regarding the drastic changes in the family, and myself...I really can't remember what happened during that period..."
"...It's like...as soon as I wake up, I have grown up, and everything about yesterday is like a dream to me..."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Luo Yu, I didn't mean to deceive you..."
The light in the attic was very dim, and the candle flame flickered on the lamp holder. Naturally, the girl could not afford magic lamps. Although she was no longer as poor as before, saving had become a habit.
There were only two people in the small room listening to this story, him, and Britta, who was lying unconscious on the bed. Laila lowered her head and told him the story in a staccato voice that did not sound depressed.
It's better to say that it's reminiscing.
"...I really can't remember those things. I only remember the last time my father asked me in front of the bed. In my impression, my father has never become so old, and his face is covered with wrinkles. He gently placed his hand on On my head...and only the temperature in the palm of my hand is familiar to me..."
"Then the warmth gradually disappeared, and I watched him close his eyes, as if he was too tired and fell into a deep sleep. He no longer breathed, and he no longer called my name in his sleep. From then on, I was the only one left. Alone..."
"The memories after that are specious, but the Lynn family has actually fallen apart long ago. I spent some time alone somewhere else, and then came to Ayinbrok with the letter..."
"Actually, my father... Sir, he did not ask me to inherit his mantle, but whenever I think about everything that happened at that time, I always feel that it is paradoxical. I don't know which of my memories are true and which are false. …”
"Twenty years ago..." Luo Yu was silent and asked thoughtfully, "How old were you then, Miss Laila?"
"I don't know," Laila shook her head. "Many memories about that time are upside down for me. I... don't even know... whether those are my own memories."
"So you sometimes call him Sir," Luo Yu asked, "but actually you know that he is your father?"
The girl fell silent and nodded.
"But as far as I know, Sir Ash Lynn's last spouse died thirty years ago."
After hearing this question, Laila's pale face was bloodless, and she raised her head and looked at him with some horror, "I, I don't know."
"Don't worry, Miss Laila," Luo Yu shook his head: "I'm not doubting anything. In fact, I have just discussed it with the group leader and Miss Sylvide," he pinned the communication crystal in his hand again. On the collar, "Everything you said actually matches up, but as you said, there are some inconsistencies in the timeline."
He asked, "So what's going on?"
Laila's face also became a little confused, and she shook her head slightly.
Luo Yu frowned. There were actually only two points of useful information obtained from this conversation. One of them was that that period of history should be related to the manuscript left to her by Ash Lynn - related to the legacy of the Horfen School. .
The second point is more troublesome, that is, the Lynn family has actually fallen apart and no longer exists in the world. Laila's previous description of the Lynn family was actually based on an old house where she had stayed for a while, but the situation there was actually similar to that of the old servant of the Lynn family.
Apart from Laila, the real descendants of the Lynn family may no longer exist in the world, or even if they exist, it would be difficult to find them in the vast sea of people.
And the reason why she brought the manuscript all the way to Ayinbrok and studied at the Astrology Academy here may have something to do with this. In order to repair the gaps in her memory and solve the mystery in her heart, she never forgets everything her 'father' left behind, but she feels distant from it——
Most of it comes from this.
But Luo Yu had actually reviewed that manuscript, and what was mentioned the most in it was everything about the star tracker - the magic device.
What secret is hidden in the magic weapon?
A drop of rain fell on his cheek, and it was so cold and refreshing that he woke up. It can be seen from that question that Laila's memory must have been artificially tampered with, but the specific reason is unknown, and what is the purpose of covering up that specious memory?
Was it Ash Lynn who took action, or was someone else involved after that?
But when it comes to ways to modify memory in a short period of time, there are still many methods in this world, including spiritual faction spells and some side magic.
But if you want to correct a person's memory for a long time, it involves the soul level, yes, it also involves the soul level. This unexpected discovery gave both him and Fang Pliance a hint of conspiracy.
Fang Plover naturally would not hide anything from the members of the Seven Seas Brigade. From the moment he returned, he told them everything he had experienced in the tower.
Luo Yu remained silent and couldn't help but cast his gaze in the direction of the arena——
Will this game and the people behind it really give them the answer?
Under his gaze, the young people over there were cheering each other on. Although losing Britta, a soul figure, made them somewhat hesitant, they couldn't say anything about giving up just looking at Laila like this.
Besides, most people are holding their breath in their hearts.
Someone said: "Anyway, if Britta wakes up and hears that we have given up, she will definitely be angry. With her personality, she may break up with us."
"If those bastards defeated us in an upright manner, we would admit it, but using these conspiracy methods is really despicable."
"Although the academy has denied it in every possible way, everyone can see clearly that it is impossible not to be someone from the Seventh Family behind Britta's unprovoked attack, especially since the second attack was already obvious."
"If you are worried about this, you can withdraw."
But having said that, those who wanted to leave had already left. In fact, it was not that no one left. Two people quit on the day of the attack, and several more people quit after that.
Fortunately, due to the format of the academy competition, it was still too late to select someone from the substitutes to fill the vacancy of the main team. Even Laila was selected to be the main support team to make up the number. Finally, there was time to re-register for the roster before the start of the game.
Everyone on the list is an academy student, so there is no trouble with their qualifications.
After everyone said this to each other, they looked at each other. In fact, they were unwilling to give up in their hearts. If they gave up, wouldn't others think that they had bowed their heads and admitted defeat? And how could those young people, who were full of blood, endure such a tone.
Only Laila behind everyone was holding her magic wand tightly without saying a word. Only her white knuckles showed the tension in her heart at this moment.
Their first opponent was not a strong opponent. He came from a certain magic school in the north of the province. Most of the opponents were trainee magicians from the Psychic Academy. They were more than enough to confuse but not enough to attack. However, Britta became the main attacker instead of Britta. Sullivan still made a big mistake and seized the opportunity for the other party.
As an assistant, Laila did not catch up immediately to make up for her mistakes. Although the others tried their best to make up for it, they were still quickly defeated in the first game.
This defeat was like a bucket of cold water poured on everyone's head. After losing the first game, every subsequent game was a brutal single-elimination elimination. To achieve their original goal, they had to win at least six games in a row, among which As long as there is a slight mistake, all previous efforts will be immediately wasted.
Only then did everyone realize that their team would be so different after losing Britta, a girl with a flamboyant personality. The boy with freckles on his face, the main attacker Sullivan, blushed, although no one blamed him. he.
Everyone understood that this was not his fault.
Originally, he was not responsible for the main attack. No one can play without making mistakes for the first time.
"It's normal to miss in the first game. We still have a chance." Hain whispered.
But this self-comfort had no effect, and even he couldn't convince himself. Among all the people, he was actually the least interested in this game. After all, he was not that enthusiastic about the Horfen School itself.
But since Britta was in coma, this young man seemed to have changed his appearance. In fact, in addition to Laila and Luo Yu, he was also an important factor in everyone being able to reunite here.
Otherwise, Luo Yu would not be able to notify these people one by one, and he might not know most of them.
But in fact, everyone understood what this young man was thinking.
And Laila behind the crowd was even more silent. She was originally silent, but now she was as lonely as a shadow. No one knew what she was thinking about——
Luo Yu looked at these young people who were about the same age as him in another world. Some of them were even younger than him. He didn't say much. He only waited for them to rest before he started to lay out the tactics for the next game.
However, everyone at the scene seemed a little lifeless, and even Hain, who had gathered them together, couldn't help but ask:
"Mr. Luo Yu, do you think we really have hope?"
Luo Yu shook his head. He was not the kind of person who was good at comforting people, but whether there was hope or not only depended on the individual. In his opinion, objective and rational analysis is far more credible than emotional relief, but he is really not optimistic that these young people can go further.
After all, morale is also an objective factor.
Hain clenched his fists, but then loosened them weakly.
But no matter how slim the chance was, Luo Yu still arranged his tactics meticulously. His purpose of coming here was not to win any victory, but just to protect these young people.
And looking for that answer——
In the second round, Laila and her team happened to meet opponents from the same hospital. As expected, they were suppressed by the opponent at the beginning and were at a disadvantage. The young people seemed a little distracted and made mistakes again and again. Fortunately, their opponents had just suffered a big defeat and were not very concerned about it. state.
As a result, at the critical moment, the main attacker Sullivan, as if blessed to the core, suddenly used a malicious transformation technique to transform Haine in front of him into a cat, thereby defeating a vital human control of the opponent's player.
This time, Laila also connected with the key spell and used a curse to restore Hain. The restored Hain immediately knocked the opponent off the stage with an ice arrow.
After the opponent's numbers were reduced, what followed was a devastating counterattack. The opponent became more and more panicked, and finally lost their advantage, allowing Laila and her team to achieve a huge comeback.
Even until the last player left the field, the opponent still looked in disbelief and regretful.
And this crucial victory undoubtedly greatly boosted the confidence of Laila and her team. When the big boy who was the main attacker came off the field, his face was red and he looked excited. He couldn't believe what he thought at that time. Use that spell to save the situation.
Others were also praising Laila's timely response. If it hadn't been for the key to break the curse, Hain wouldn't have had time to take advantage of the opponent's daze to add an ice arrow. It can be said that the two of them reversed the spells one after the other. ended the battle.
Laila herself was also in disbelief. In fact, her mind was blank at that time. She just thought that she should transform her teammates back, and she naturally cast the spell as soon as she blurted it out.
She looked at Luo Yu, but Luo Yu looked over seriously and asked:
"Laila, when did you learn how to break spells?"
"I...I..." Laila's mind went blank and she just shook her head and said, "I don't know either."
"Then how did you use it?"
The girl still shook her head. She had indeed been exposed to the spell-breaking spell, but it was impossible to learn it. That spell was already very close to a second-level spell.
"Perhaps Laila has seen it before," a young man explained to her: "Spell casting itself is a process where practice makes perfect. Sometimes you don't know it, but at the critical moment, your body reacts before you do, and instead you cast the spell perfectly. .”
Luo Yu looked at Laila. There was indeed such a possibility, but he did not believe that there would be such a coincidence in this world. He only whispered: "Show me your magic wand."
This is already the second time he has checked this magic wand. In fact, he had doubts since Laila said before that learning spells became smoother after getting this magic wand, but he still found nothing after checking again. That magic wand is quite well made.
But that's it.
However, to be on the safe side, he still handed the magic wand back and asked at the same time: "I think there may be some problems here. I don't recommend that you continue. Do you really want to continue competing?"
"Why not," the others were obviously puzzled, "didn't we win? Even if Laila casts an unexpected spell, it's not a big deal, right?"
But Luo Yu turned a deaf ear to this. Only he understood what this girl was carrying. He only looked at her, while Laila hugged her magic wand tightly and nodded to him after pondering for a moment. .
Luo Yu sighed lightly. Of course he understood the purpose of the other party's choice. On the one hand, it was for his good friend Britta, but more importantly, it was also for his own life experience and to give him the answer.
But is that answer really that important?
"I respect your choice, but your own safety comes first," Luo Yu said, "There are no unsolvable mysteries in this world, and we don't necessarily need to know the truth from here, not to mention we don't There’s no shortage of time, Laila.”
Others were confused by his words, but only the girl understood the true meaning of these words. She bit her lip and nodded to Luo Yu.
But in the third round, a group of young people won more easily.
Because at the last moment, Laila actually used a second-level spell in her hand. Now even the dullest people could notice that something was wrong. After all, they were aborigines, not the chosen ones, and they had no objection to second-level spells. This is something you learn once you learn it.
For magicians, advanced spells are accumulated over many years, not to mention that Laila had never been exposed to second-level spells before. The students at the Astrology Academy could only learn third-level spells in the end, and most of them In fact, people have graduated after learning the second ring.
That is simply not something that freshmen like them can master.
This sudden second-level spell actually not only made the young people realize that something was wrong, it even alarmed the two colleges. And since their opponent this time was Rocha Bedi Academy, the other party immediately proposed to check whether Laila was cheating.
Although the Astrology Academy raised objections, after learning about the origins of Britta's team, the intensity of the protest was significantly reduced, and soon the Star and Moon Council came up with a solution - suspending the competition.
Do a round of inspection first.
Although nominally this is also to be responsible for the game and the players.
However, Luo Yu still felt a strong sense of conspiracy. He had been alert from the beginning, and everything that happened now just confirmed his thoughts.
Therefore, before the arcane guards from the Tower of Stars and Moon came to take away Laila, Luo Yu stopped them first.
"Who is your Excellency?" The visitors couldn't help but were startled when they saw Luo Yu standing in front of them. However, the high-level magician's robes on him made them afraid to make mistakes easily, so they had to stop and ask: "You shouldn't be The Oshu people are not from the academy and have nothing to do with this game, right?"
Laila was holding the magic wand, looking back at Luo Yu with a pale face. Like everyone else, she naturally didn't know what happened.
The spell she cast was just like her previous experience. The spell seemed to appear naturally in her mind. Before she even had time to react, she had subconsciously cast the spell.
When everything happened, she realized that she was the only one left on the field. As for the players from the rival academy, they had already been knocked off the field by her spells.
Luo Yu only gave everyone a reassuring look, indicating that there was no need to worry about him. Then he looked at the secret guards and replied: "I am their coach. According to the rules of the academy competition, I should be able to participate in this verification." .”
He looked at Hai En again, and the young people nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
After learning Luo Yu's identity, the guards naturally could not find any reason to object. They did not need to check, because this matter had nothing to do with them in the first place. They just nodded and said: "Then please come with us, but please don't Do the extra stuff.”
Luo Yu only nodded.
But he nodded and only agreed to the first half of the sentence. As he passed through the crowd, he raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky. At some point, a clockwork fairy appeared on his hand and put it without leaving a trace. Let it fly out.
The young wizard gently pulled down his goggles. The land in his eyes was becoming infinite and vast, while the campus of Rocha Bedi College in the background was getting smaller and smaller, until only a corner remained.
He fixed his vision and looked up.
The clouds on the horizon formed a gloomy line, and the flashing lightning seemed to hint at the coming of another heavy rain.
…
"Has anyone seen Mr. Luo Yu?" Yayo separated from the crowd and kept asking people around him, "That is a high-level magician. He is not from the Empire. He is very conspicuous in the crowd. You should have seen him. of?"
But most people just shook their heads until he finally found where the rest of Britta's team was.
"Are you looking for Mr. Luo Yu?" Hai En looked at him with some doubts, convinced that he did not know this young trainee alchemist. "Why are you looking for him? Who are you?"
"My name is Yayo, from the Craftsmen's Association." Hain gestured and took out a repaired star tracker from his arms. "I am the leader of the Seven Seas Brigade. Mr. Ed asked me to bring this thing Give it to Mr. Luo Yu, he said he might recognize what it is—"
Hain shook his head: "Mr. Luo Yu has left, but he may come back soon. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for him here."
"Oh, I'm not in a hurry," Yayo said, "I'll just wait here for Mr. Luo Yu to come back."
Hain nodded. He was currently worried about Luo Yu and Laila, so naturally he couldn't muster any interest in talking to this person.
However, he didn't answer, but a cold voice came from behind the two of them, "Are you looking for Luo Yu?" The voice was soft and very pleasant, but it also made both of them feel a hint of familiarity at the same time.
Yayo turned around and saw a tall woman appearing behind him. She was wearing a pointed wizard hat. The brim of the hat was so low that her face could not be seen clearly, but it could be seen from the proportions of her face. She is a great beauty.
The other party's lips were a rare purple color, seemingly coated with a layer of honey. There seemed to be a pair of small glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was holding a magic wand in one hand, and a thick magic book was floating on the other side.
Hain's heart skipped a beat when he saw the magic book - a naturalist, why would a naturalist come here? He stared sharply at the magic book. It was a very strange magic book. There was actually a white tree drawn on the platinum cover.
"May I ask who you are, ma'am?"
He couldn't help asking cautiously. The reason why he was so bold was because he always felt that he felt a familiar breath from the lady in front of him.
The witch lowered her head slightly and replied to Yayo:
"I recognize what you're holding. Why don't you take it with you and I'll go find that person with you."
Yayo was stunned. In theory, of course he shouldn't believe this mysterious strange woman, but for some reason, he felt confused when he heard the other person's voice, and he nodded mysteriously.
The woman smiled slightly and said to him: "Okay, you will lead the way."
Hain watched helplessly as Yayo turned around and walked forward. He was still thinking about the path this guy was taking. Didn't the other party have no idea where Mr. Luo Yu was?
But the next moment he opened his mouth wide and stared as he saw that the crowd in front of him seemed to have invisibly and naturally separated a path for the woman and Yayo, while those who gave way voluntarily seemed to be unaware of it——
What kind of spell is this?
Hain subconsciously looked back, only to find that there was still the shadow of that woman somewhere?
What the hell?
He was startled.
...(End of chapter)
