"You're not going back?" Dalton asked in surprise.
Uriel almost didn't realize what he was saying. The apprentice's mind was now filled with the shining orange-red beam of light. That is also a kind of magic...or, witchcraft. "I said, not now."
They were standing on the makeshift pier in Tielong Port, and fishermen were passing by dragging their nets. But despite the end of the Gulf War, there are still many more wild cats than fishermen here. Uriel saw a crow peck at a finger at the edge of a puddle. He had thought it was a muddy orange. There are no fruits in the Frost Moon.
It took the "Unicorn" a full six hours to cross the Star Gap, but in Uriel's eyes, he just passed through the door and returned to the port. Sauron told him that the matrix array could greatly reduce the time required to cross long distances, but the weight of the door opened by Joey's key was not too stringent. The messenger could take dozens of people from the tower to the ice in an instant. Territory, ordinary people have hundreds or thousands. According to the ring, magic power actually has weight. It is not weight based on common sense, but is related to the mystery. Uriel didn't quite understand it, but no one in the Star Gap except the Minister of Foreign Affairs could use it so randomly. After choosing the branch of mysticism, his courses were completely focused on practice and training. The composition of the magic ladder belongs to super-class knowledge.
Six hours ago, a small but noticeable earthquake was picked up by a detection station in the town of Beacon. The tide submerged two trestles that had not been repaired in time, but other than that there was no greater damage. Only Uriel knew that this was because of the aftermath of the magic on Gray Winged Bird Island.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, most apprentices would not believe it even if Sauron told him the cause of the earthquake afterwards. Even though the flood from Six Fingers Castle was buffered by the entire Garden of Flowing Waters, it only caused a little splash when it arrived at Knight's Bay. However, the magical aftermath of the Gray Wing Island located in the deep sea area of the Singing Sea can affect Lighthouse Town.
No wonder the White Envoy stepped up his efforts to urge the "Unicorn" to leave, otherwise the magical rituals of the Silent School would sink the entire island, and any mysterious creatures left nearby would also be shattered to pieces. Amid the torrent of magic, the mystery of the Arcanum of Pain could not survive.
"You look like you haven't slept in a week."
"It's not time to rest yet." Uriel sighed, "Roma has completed her mission, I mean, the red prophecy and the child. But for me, everything has just begun."
"Isn't it related to the reconstruction of Beacon Town?" the night elf teased.
"I don't know anything about architecture. It's about the Church of Gaia." Uriel walked down the stone road and stepped on the sticky mud ground.
News of the end of the war had appeared in the newspapers, but there were still few pedestrians coming and going in the town. The attack by the Dark Wizards and the Demon Society severely damaged this town, which was prosperous due to port trade, and Iron Dragon Port was also badly damaged. But it will eventually return to its original appearance, just like Yotsuba Castle after the disaster. The winner of the Gulf War is not yet clear, but the vampires and dark wizards undoubtedly lost miserably. Even the demon lord was driven back. Only order still stands, and the mysterious realm is still the seven fulcrums... and it is one of them that I want to deal with.
The Church of Gaia is a religious organization affiliated with the Silent School, and their relationship with each other is probably no friendlier than that of the Blood Tribe and the Oath Keepers Alliance. Even so, Uriel did not expect the wizards to turn a blind eye to the church's clergy.
"Are you connected with the church?" Dalton thought of his mysterious profession in the next second. "The priest of the church must be very busy recently. You can help."
"No, Dalton, it's not what you think."
"So they're going to give you trouble because you chose Croita?"
"I'm sure your understanding of me only stops at Yotsuba City. There's no previous information, right?" It's impossible. Uriel did not exist in this world before that. "I am not a clergyman who has been transferred to the church, nor do I believe in their Gaia. In fact, I am the one who brings trouble to the church."
"Anyone can see that you can't get along with them." The night elf blinked, "DeWitt is connected to the church."
"He and the church? It seems they are totally unrelated. Count DeWitthorn is a demi-human with the bloodline of the Naga of the Deep Sea. He should believe in the God of the Dawn."
"Before coming to Knight's Bay, he and his mother believed in a god. This was to please Lawrence Norman, the Minister of State and Chief Court Magician." Naturally, it was impossible for Queen Flavia to rely on a god in a remote area. She is the Queen of Eastman and could only be a Gaia cultist. DeWitt is said to be the illegitimate son of Her Majesty the Queen, and it is normal for him to believe in Gaia when he is in the royal capital.
"I was the bodyguard of this Earl before, ever since I was in Iron Claw City." Dalton told Uriel, "I personally saw him communicating with the Archbishop of the Kingdom."
"Then it seems we have the same purpose."
"Uril, don't take it seriously." Dalton frowned, "Mysterious creatures also have to live. Knight's Bay is DeWitt's territory. Although he has no mysterious talent, he is quite qualified as a lord. Now Knight's Bay It is already in his hands, and as long as we show up in Beacon Town, he can know our every move. There is an old saying in my hometown that discovering the enemy is the first step to defeating the enemy."
"Intelligence is an advantage, I know that for sure."
"I didn't see it." He expressed doubt. Uriel did not hide his tracks when he stepped off the "Unicorn", and Dalton was shrouded in the magic of the dark element from beginning to end.
"The details of our goals differ, Dalton. You just want to kill DeWitt Hearn, but I'm not trying to get rid of a Gaian cultist. You must have heard what Roma said about Aiken. Right? If we continue to hide the truth, more people will be harmed."
Dalton suddenly stopped. He looked at the apprentice and said slowly, "Maybe I shouldn't go with you. It could get me into serious trouble."
"I can't believe you actually listened to me," Uriel shot back, "When are you planning to travel to Brumnot?"
"Before dying." On the deck of the "Unicorn", the apprentice once gave the night elves a life plan after revenge. In fact, even Roma was worried about Dalton's state when he was at the core of the secret ritual. Hatred is an extreme emotion that often leads people to self-destruction. "Look, Uriel, you're really good at persuading people, which is usually a good thing, but the Church has been relying on words since before the founding of the Eastman State."
"Everyone has to use their words to eat. I am not relying on the one-sided words of the Tower Messenger or the White Messenger apprentice to deal with the Gaia Church. The truth has its own power."
"You should know that although Gaia believers are not as fanatical as Lucia believers, they will never allow others to smear the church. Tell the truth to irrational people, they can only hear accusations, slander and conspiracy, even if a few people respond Your voice may also have its own thoughts.”
"That's right, that's it." Uriel touched his chest. The holy water eliminated the traces, but he could still feel the scar. It hurts from time to time, which is a wake-up call. "Unless men's souls have gone through the mysteries of pain, none of us can claim to fully understand each other's thoughts. But, Dalton, have you ever thought about it? Most irrational people refuse to accept anything that goes against their beliefs and impressions. Facts, just because they haven’t heard enough of the truth.”
"More truth? You don't know what those Gaians want."
"Wanting does not mean needing." Uriel drew the golden rune sword from the scroll of oath at his waist. "In fact, no one understands their needs better than I do. People generally don't know the difference between their wishes and their needs. The goddess's temple needs cleaning, and even if I am not her knight, I am now duty-bound."
At this moment, a golden halo lit up under the muddy water. The apprentice slashed down with his sword, and the mystery was dissolved. Dalton clenched the broken cursed sword in surprise. He was completely unaware of the existence of the magical trap before.
"As for the information." Uriel swung the long sword behind his back, just in time to hit the flying arrow. The wooden pole broke inch by inch in mid-air, and when it fell to the mud, only the arrowhead and a pile of sawdust were left. "Mr. Oswide, the Silver Cross in the astronomy room, wanted me to become an astrologer. He taught me many useful things."
There are considerable differences between astrology and clairvoyance, but at least it is a reasonable explanation in the eyes of laymen. The night elves had no doubt that he was there, watching as Uriel anticipated their response earlier than the attackers, and then let all the magic go in vain.
"Are they from the church?" Dalton asked in surprise, "Are they ambushing the tower messenger?"
"My mentor has returned to Bloomnot, don't you know this? He may have to wait a long time to leave. He was injured by the collapse of the Six Fingers Castle dike."
"You should go back with him!"
"I guess the church thinks so too," Uriel said. "This is a rather superficial trap. If you fall into it, it won't be a big deal. At most, you'll be a little embarrassed."
The night elf frowned, and he quickly realized that Uriel was not talking to him. This place is only thirty yards away from the Black Whale Apartment. The iron gate in front of the villa is already very clear. Guards guard the road on the left and right. They are fully armed and stand motionless in the sunset.
It wasn't until Uriel stopped that one of them struggled to pull off his helmet, revealing the foreigner's face. Eastman is located in the southern part of Binya Io, and the facial features of the people here are obviously different from those in the north. Uriel had seen outsiders with very distinctive looks in Brumnot, many of them with local characteristics, but he was certain that the strange appearance of the attackers was not due to geographical factors.
"That's the face of personality," Dalton told him, "one of the magic tricks Nightingale is best at."
