The library was empty, but she could feel the piercing gaze. The books on the shelf stared at her maliciously, as if waiting for her to reach out. Roma was a kitten when she first came here, and so she foolishly fell for the trick. Now she knew that without mystical protection, you had to stay away from these damn books.
Things are different now. Roma waved her hand, "Find the book quickly." The ring was shining.
Eberlebaum never lies, and many times her game doesn't require it. But this was Uriel's request, passed to Eberle through Solengerson, and it had no choice but to obey. If it were Sauron, it might not be so easy to talk. The Commander's Night Whispering Ring was acrimonious. Wearing it was more like torture than confinement. Even its owner couldn't bear it and threw it to his apprentice. Poor Uriel, I really don’t know how he endured it.
But to be honest, Uriel and Sauron get along pretty well. It is said that the differences between the Night Whispering Rings depend on the flaws of the user. Roma doesn't know if this is true, but it seems so. Eberly stores a large amount of knowledge that Larsen cannot keep in his mind, and Sauron... its database is richer and is directly connected to the library. Why didn't Uriel ask Sauron to find information?
Someone passed by in the corridor, and Roma moved her ears. She had thought the library was absolutely silent until she acquired a mysterious profession. Magic gives her a wider world of perception, not to mention magic. Night's Embrace has her running down dark corridors, deftly avoiding every obstacle. Sooner or later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be proud of me, she thought proudly. She had been tortured by the astrologer's course, and the ridicule of her classmates was more irritating than the difficult knowledge of astrology, although they did not dare to ridicule her face to face.
If that's an astrologer coming in, she thought, I'll scare him half to death behind the bookshelf. The little lion hid in the shadows, holding a slingshot and quill in her hands. Her bow and arrow had long been confiscated, ready to be fired at any time. At such a close distance, there is no need to worry about accuracy...
"Roma!" Sabina pushed open the door, her eyebrows raised in anger. "You ran out without permission again!"
...The quill hit the doorknob and bounced to the ground. Roma closed her eyes and wished she could turn back time. She never expected that she would miss. Skills are not mystical and require constant practice. This is what Anchuan warned her. I haven't held a bow in a long time, but what can I do? Damn confinement preventing her from entering the training grounds. She was filled with depression for a moment.
"I do want to come without permission," said the little lion, "but it's a pity that you won't agree."
"If you are discovered, I will be unlucky too. Let's see who will give you snacks then."
"Then I'll have to eat brownies like Larson."
Miss Astrologer glared at her and closed the door quietly. "Okay, stop talking, or you'll wake up Mr. Oswald."
"I can hear your footsteps in the bookcase. If he hadn't been asleep, he would have woken up long ago."
"I'll take off my shoes next time. What are you doing here?"
"The secret mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Roma said casually, "We need to find the weakness of the Holy Knights, and then attack Zangwill."
"Eberly, what are you looking for?" Sabina immediately changed the subject of the inquiry.
Related records of the Silversong Holy Knights, including searches for the Aurenia Empire period and Mortus keywords. Eberle replied that this was the request of the Lord Messenger.
"What messenger?" Sabina asked.
"Don't you know?" Roma was rarely better than Sabina in anything other than fighting. She swung her tail proudly: "It's Uriel. The prophet made him a messenger of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for sending messages to the mysterious realm. Delivering the prophecy. He is currently in Peniaio."
"Sir Prophet," Miss Astrologer corrected, "Is there still a messenger from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"
"There is."
"I know about this position, but it was abolished a long, long time ago. That's what Ms. Meier said. She always talks from a textbook." Ms. Meier is the historian of the tower, and Roma laughs at her. His face looks like a book. "Since Croita became independent from the Grand Alliance of St. Mirend, we no longer need to inform the world about prophecies. The predecessor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actually the messenger. You see what their job is now."
"Maintaining the security of the subject country." Of course she knew.
"To be precise, it is to maintain the safety of Croita in the mysterious realm."
"What are you doing? It's like you know the Ministry of Foreign Affairs better than I do."
"Although I'm not an apprentice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that's the fact. Let's look for the records. If you find them as soon as possible, go back as soon as possible." Sabina snorted, "When will your friend want the results?"
"Uh, next time he comes to see me?"
One week later. Eberly answered.
Sabina sighed: "Let me do it."
"This is the mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!" Roma jumped up, "It is my mission! Go on duty quickly, Sabina, we need you at the observation deck."
"The teacher is at the observation deck, as well as Lord Prophet and Lord Terrence. They are busy calculating the probability of conflict between the magic flow over the sky island Huoklin... Do you know the news that Brumnot is going to move? We also They have to avoid the elemental jets. In short, they have a lot of things to deal with and need a quiet environment." Miss Astrologer knocked on the bookcase and pulled out a hidden thread-bound book from the deepest shelf. "Besides, without me, you won't be able to find the information within a week."
"Oh? You think you're better at finding things than Eberly and I combined?"
"I mean, you don't organize what you find into a compendium. The records of the Silversong Paladins and the First Men are more than one or two pages, and Eberly is too stupid to even write his homework. Asking how it might as well be Ask for the catalog.”
The little lion opened his mouth in confusion: "I always thought it was Larsen's order. After all, Sauron...it really can't do homework?"
In fact, the function of the Night Whispering Ring is completely complementary to the user... Eberly's tone seemed a little hurt.
Sabina coughed. "We'd better act quickly and start from this coastal chronicle. Most of the stories recorded in it are about the Mercury Temple, and the origin of the Silver Song Paladin is related to it."
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"The establishment of the Cross Knights pioneered the religious armed forces and was the church's boldest attempt. The clergy no longer lingered on altars and temples, they truly integrated into the nobility, bringing unprecedented changes to the church. . Mysterious creatures are not connected by blood, so the hereditary system bears the brunt, becoming the reason why the aristocracy feels a crisis of status. At the same time, the gathering of mysterious forces seriously tilted the balance between the church and the royal family, causing the emperor and prime minister to make a decision to establish a An imperial legion formed by the most powerful mysterious creature, named Silver Song."
The Pope dropped the spoon.
"The Great Silver Song Holy Knights." He said to the empty seats, "It was originally established to check and balance Gaia's armed legions. Doesn't it sound ridiculous?"
Linde stood behind him, his eyes also falling on the back of the chair. Those carefully carved patterns were split in half by the sunlight, and the lines were tangled and entangled, submerged in the thick velvet cushions. "It's not surprising, Your Majesty. The mysterious realm in the ancestors' time was different from now."
"Yes, there is no second Aurenia Empire in Binya Io." Jizuk agreed, "But that's not the point. Back then, the Silver Song Knights were established because of the Cross Knights. Why could the former be so successful in the Dawn of the Dawn? Fight to save the entire Knox order, while the latter can only catch mice like a wild cat every day? Yes, hunting is their duty, but you have been chasing them for a thousand years, a thousand years! A thousand years of mice can evolve into humans It's gone! But the cat is still a cat, and it has even become old, blind, riddled with all kinds of diseases, and can't even walk." His words turned into a roar.
"The Church faction resists wizards, Your Excellency. They believe that truth is not equal to Gaia, and exploration and development will only bring destruction."
"Who cares what wildcats think? They think they are the masters of the world, and can enjoy caresses, kisses, and warm fireplaces while lying still. Oh, how I hate these animals! They bully the weak and shy, the little ones are spoiled, the big ones are rude Discourteous." The pope shook his head and the crown fell into the pot. So he picked up the porcelain spoon and fiddled with it with interest. The gems were submerged in broth and clinging to onions and beef. "What's even more frightening is that cats are never loyal to their owners. They hunt to keep themselves hungry, rather than to fulfill orders. They act coquettishly to pray for shelter, not to surrender to you. They have no honor at all, but they hunt for themselves. I’m so proud of my fur!”
Linde said nothing. He trembled, feeling the anger of the Law Wizard. The leader of the Dervish sect, "Tattoo" Jizuk, for whom the lofty status of the Pope of Gaia is nothing more than a piece of clothing, or a tattoo. The Church's petty actions against wizards had been happening in an endless stream since he joined the Silent School, but he didn't take it to heart at all. However, even though they have been indulged so far, the bishops have not been able to create any relatively difficult trouble for the wizards.
Until they fail at what they do best.
The demon hunter failed to bring any prey, and Lord Quicksilver completely disappeared. She seemed to have slipped into a crack in the ground and disappeared without a trace. No one knew if she was alive or dead, and if the latter, they couldn't even find the body. This fact is anxiety-provoking. Now that wizards and priests are failing one after another, Linde simply cannot imagine the anger of His Excellency Jizuk. Why me again? He thought full of resentment that Shania had wasted her efforts in Knight's Bay and did not see Master "Second Truth" punish her. We should switch jobs. How would Shania Ravenas look when she learned that the criminal was her mentor? He wanted to see it.
"Lind, my friend, do you like cats? Those little furry ones that meow?" The pope suddenly spoke, his tone as gloomy as the sky during a thunderstorm.
"No, Your Excellency." Some witches will raise small animals, especially White Moon Witches. They often regard cats and birds as mediums of witchcraft, but they will also pamper them. "Dogs can catch mice, too. I dare say, sir, that they do so out of sheer loyalty."
"loyalty?"
"Loyalty to the truth." His teeth chattered. "Loyalty to the school. Your Excellency. Gaia is the embodiment of truth."
"Dear friend, I'm not looking down on you, but failure is failure, right?" Jizuk said kindly, "You let the mercury lord Rametta slip away from our hands. She should have been disheveled in the dungeon. She's waiting for me. And you gave her time to change her dress, Linde." The porcelain spoon fell into the soup again. Linde knelt down in fear.
"I will catch her, your lord, I swear I will. Your dungeons will never be empty."
"Yes, yes, man." Jizuk put his hand on Lind's shoulder kindly, and the soup seeped into the fabric. "The evaluation slot will not be vacant. It has always been. You know, Linde, I am very optimistic about you. It has always been."
The wizard swallowed. There is no doubt that if he still cannot make up for his mistakes this time, then a bleak future will be waiting for him. It was not a good opportunity to continue the mission, but he had no choice but to try his luck. "Your Excellency, I request support."
"I'm listening, friend. Speak."
"Lord Mercury is hiding in the secret society's rat hole, and we, we can't get any clues."
"It's so hard at the beginning! It sucks. But I guess you can get over it, right?"
To be honest, I would rather go to the tower to borrow the Confessions from the White Envoy. "Yes, Your Excellency. But I need a little, little assistance. Like the location. The location of the secret society, its internal structure and the number of members... So I wish, I mean, I'm asking for a more direct channel... "
"You want to meet our nightingale." Jizuk summarized the entire paragraph.
"I will keep it secret, Your Majesty, I swear on fire."
"Of course you will." "Tattoo" examined him, "There is no benefit in revealing his identity. Lind, I don't need to be wary of you in this regard... In fact, I also hope that you can meet him. But the problem is , the success or failure of this thing does not depend on me.”
"I don't understand, sir." Linde asked suspiciously. Since Nightingale can bring news about Lord Mercury, she must be able to find her whereabouts, and even the location of the secret society... "Will this have a negative impact on Nightingale's hiding?"
"That's not the case. Well, I can provide you with a chance. You can only give it a try, Linde, but you'd better not have too much hope." The meaning of the words is thought-provoking. Jizuk pushed the soup bowl aside and motioned for the wizard to stand up. Linde immediately took the initiative to put the tableware into the cart without any instructions. "The Cross Knights will also cooperate with your actions. They can at least gather the number of people. We don't have decent demon hunters, but we can't invite the Paladins to the Council of Radiance, right?" He snorted, stood up and stretched. The pope's ornate robe nearly brought down the chair.
"School wizards and ascetics will replace the transferred Knights of the Cross. The Gaia Church outside Moniantoros has been frequently attacked recently and needs to be dealt with. There are also dark wizards... It seems that our His Majesty the Pope is going to be busy. My head is gone." He took off his clothes, washed off his tattoos, and suddenly became a law wizard of the Silent School again. Well, that's not his job now.
