"How's it going?" A hand put on his shoulder.
The apprentice suddenly felt exhausted. Along with the drowsiness and numbness, he noticed that his wounds were scabbing. Not frosting, but healing. Sauron told him that order was restored a lot after Nicholls's fire was extinguished.
At this point, I won't be happy even if you explain. "Joy." Uriel fell down under the altar and lowered his voice. "If you have plans next time, please be sure to discuss it with us." I would rather test my acting skills than my heart.
"The incident happened suddenly and there was no time." The messenger's face was expressionless. "And goblins can understand the past. I can't tell you directly." The ivory pendant still hung on his chest, but the Broken Moon Totem had long been dimmed.
The string had been broken long ago, and the fracture was connected by hoarfrost. Meimi's claws looked sharp enough, but the messenger's reaction was faster, so the goblin lady didn't notice the problem.
Uriel had seen this pendant in a dream. It was York's trophy, with the mystery of the moon attached to it. The effects of mystical items are much more powerful than the mystic's magic. He could sense the magic power fluctuations above, which was especially obvious on the sterling silver altar. If I had known it had this ability, I would have paid attention to where that extraordinary armor went.
"What is this?" I asked when I didn't know. If you have an inexperienced mentor, you will understand that this is a good practice.
"A ritual instrument blessed by Broken Moon. Like the golden cup, it is not a mysterious item in itself, but it can add magic." The messenger paused for a moment, "Using Broken Moon as the caster's magic, the effect is basically the same as Kamari Ya projection." He didn't explain any more.
The Holy White City has existed for far more than a thousand years, which shows that His status far exceeds that of mere mortals in the mysterious realm. Every stone brick in this city is immortal. Although Joey is in the Sky Realm - the highest level of mystery known to Uriel, even York is the same - but he is also not a god.
"Where's Meimei?" he asked.
"Broken Moon will not kill its own believers."
"It's 'won't kill', not 'won't punish'?"
"It's not over yet, Uriel." Joey obviously knew what he was referring to. For the messenger, the apprentice was far from skilled enough in using this kind of euphemistic questioning. "I'm not just here for the gold cup. York told you about the personnel structure of the tower. Patrolling envoys is not only a privilege, but also a responsibility."
Uriel was unclear about the extent of the messenger's responsibilities in the Eastman Kingdom. But what does this have to do with Memie? He didn't know how Joey knew that York would tell him about the distribution of Croita's members... Magic allowed him to see through many things at a glance, but he couldn't see the messenger clearly. After all, the werewolf Meme was far less valuable than Kamaria in Joey's eyes.
However, he had no reason to blame Joey.
It was he who dragged Meimi into the secret realm. Uriel never forgot the terrified look of the little gray wolf in the tunnel. He may have been vaguely aware of the malice of the fairies in Kamaria towards him, which is why he did not set foot in Kamaria for a year. In terms of vigilance, this guy is even more slippery than the Nightingale, the spy from Winnie Watts.
I didn't have the ability to protect him, but I put him in danger. Uriel couldn't help but ask himself, is it magic that gives me confidence? Before reaching the rooftop of the palace, he used up all the magic. "I'm sorry, Bai, I'm sorry." He said shamefully.
There are some things he should have said out loud at the Black Moon Lake. "I shouldn't have been so reckless. I almost killed York and Meimei. I -" he looked downcast, "I was such a complete idiot. I chased Quillen into the tunnel, and met the goblin in Kamaria... …I actually thought I could solve the problem.”
"In the end, I was almost solved by someone else." Sauron gloated.
"I also have a role in this." York added. He turned his head and met Uriel's grateful gaze. He spread his hands. "I'm just telling the truth. You were the one who stopped me in Winniewats, but unfortunately, you weren't so firm. I guess you lost a little confidence after the messenger left."
"I'm going to find Lemmons." Joey said, "Eds needs an explanation." He seemed to have forgotten that he had told his apprentice that his goal was Iron Claw City. "The tower has an agreement with the Ice Land Territory, and the new lord is the daughter of Duke Yotsuba. Looking for trouble in Yotsuye City is equivalent to asking for trouble. What's more, I don't like the Glorious Parliament."
Me too. Uriel almost blurted out. But now he was very glad that the gold cup was in Joey's hands, otherwise the rumored upright and selfless knight captain might have been deceived by the goblin's rhetoric.
He has long realized that Joey is not a reckless man who is alienated from wisdom. To be honest, he has not yet figured out what is going on between the undead in Four Leaf City and the prophecy of the Astrology Tower. As a messenger, Joey can fool the nobles of the kingdom, and as a guardian, he will not be at a disadvantage in front of Aurora and Niklos.
We are also in the dark, the apprentice thought. Although he discovered Joey's abnormality in advance, he did not know the messenger's plan. But if you use the reason of waiting for a flaw to explain it, it would be to treat apprentices and mercenaries as fools.
"Did Croita predict Kamaria's appearance?"
"The goblin will never forget the astrologer. She and Nickles hid the secret realm under the Morris Mountains. If it hadn't been for the construction of the Angmar Tunnel, I'm afraid no one would have discovered the problem even after Aurora succeeded and the werewolves disappeared."
"What is the purpose of her ritual?" Uriel asked curiously after helping Memie up. "You look familiar." He said in a strange tone.
The werewolf was still in the posture of a wild beast. He turned his head and glanced at his fur.
"I've turned white!" he exclaimed in a fuss. Meimi's hair was originally gray-black, but now after being washed away by the magic power of the moon, it has become much cleaner, and it appears to be shining silver-gray under the black moon. The color reminded Uriel of a phantom train passing through snow and lights.
"After igniting the fire, the werewolf's original ability to transform into a wolf will also be enhanced." In the center of the unusual and mysterious place, the ring was obviously much less talkative.
"He is also a mysterious creature now"
Meimi was very surprised. "Am I the Mystic?"
"Just a newcomer." The apprentice couldn't help but say.
"Then what magic can I use?" The little gray wolf suddenly forgot the painful experience of lighting the fire and jumped up and down with joy. "Can I fly? Or breathe fire?"
"Don't compare magic and mystery with street tricks." The orange-faced man tried to scratch the hair on his head, but Meimi quickly dodged it. "Werewolf magic leans toward the warrior. It gives you strength and agility, and maybe a little shadow and moonlight abilities. Like this."
Meimi was immediately disappointed, wagging her tail and looking at Croita's messenger. Uriel guessed that he wanted to get a more precise evaluation from the messenger. But Joey didn't give the werewolf any mercy at all.
He answered the apprentice's question: "Most of the fairies' rituals are related to their own attributes. The water fairies born in the Black Moon River exchange the phantoms of the brand. The Kamaria fairy family is not a creation of the city of projection. They could have left freely. The capital of the moon.”
Of course I know that. "It's a werewolf, Shiro, I mean what did she do to Meimi?"
"Tonight is the Black Moon Tide. Werewolves will sacrifice fresh flesh and blood to the moon. Especially those of their own kind. The goblin sacrificed him to Broken Moon, but by borrowing the nameless one's fire, she was like sacrificing herself. Gave the moon, thus making the Kamaria fairy clan disappear from the sight of Broken Moon."
The apprentice was thoughtful. "So, she did a trick in front of the moon?"
Joey nodded. "Although He is acting based on instinct now, he is not easily deceived by believers. Berti is in charge of part of the power of good luck, and any conspiracy related to Him will go in an unknown direction due to various accidents."
"It is true that the gods have passed away, but the mysterious laws remain." He added, "The same is true for Otto. Astrologers always observe the future and the past, and their belief in the god of fate is also the most devout."
Not only the apprentices, but also the mercenaries and werewolves were listening quietly. Meimi completely forgot about the treasure, and he asked cautiously: "So now I am a blessing in disguise?"
"The Black Moon Tide is not over yet."
The little gray wolf didn't quite understand.
But Joey no longer answered questions selflessly. He stood on the altar alone, avoiding the ice sculpture of the fairy Aurora. When the young man passed by her, the ice sculpture suddenly shattered, scattering frosty silver shavings all over the ground.
"Don't you understand yet? The biggest winner tonight is not Niklos or Aurora, let alone the wolf. It seems that you are not participating as any party, but in fact you have already joined the team."
Uriel was startled. "Of course I'm willing to help Meimi, I think we can be considered friends." York and the werewolf remained silent, which was a tactful acquiescence.
The messenger hesitated for a moment and felt that there was something wrong with his expression. "Maybe he's not taking sides." When the apprentice saw his appearance, he knew that the other party was a little unsure. If you want Joey to explain things clearly in a few words, it is no less difficult than asking a beggar with a broken leg to perform tightrope walking for the audience. "It's like four people gambling. You and York have already placed bets on Meimi's choice."
So this is my first time gambling in my life, but I believe it won't be the last. Uriel sighed. "It's not support. We just want to save his life."
"Mimi represents the werewolf clan." Joey said.
Werewolf clan? The apprentice suddenly realized something, and his expression suddenly changed. "Fairy——?"
"It's exactly what you think. The goblin wants to replace her own race with werewolves, and then get rid of the control of the moon. Her behavior violated the bottom line of the mysterious place... There are four participants in this gamble: Niklos , Aurora, Meme, and Berti the Broken Moon.”
As soon as Joey finished speaking, Uriel looked at the moon almost subconsciously. He heard the werewolf's increasingly heavy breathing, and the sound of the mercenary swallowing saliva.
"Before dawn."
The messenger's expression was as hard as ice, and a slender, slender crystal stabbing sword appeared in his hand. “He is the ultimate winner.”
"Broken Moon..." Uriel felt his breathing become softer. In this new and silent city of projection, he felt like he was trapped in a net.
"I think you must be wondering why I changed my itinerary temporarily." The young man was bathed in the black mist, and his breath was like smoke. "The golden cup thing is just the beginning, and the treasure is not rare. But Berti interfered with the laws of the Ice Territory and was caught by the observers of Croita... I had to solve the problem."
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