Two days ago, a warship with huge white sails cut through the white waves like a sword, sailing from east to west. After leaving the Beyeland blockade fleet offshore, she quickly advanced westward along the coastline. This is a brand new and beautiful three-masted warship. Among the splashing white foam, the words "Burren Hill" on the stern are clearly visible.
In the early morning, the Birren Hill arrived in the sea 4 nautical miles northeast of the town of Metini. Instead of continuing, she dropped several carriages, knights, and cavalry in a secluded bay on the shore.
The captain is a very beautiful young woman. She has long, glossy black hair, a straight uniform, and a belt that tightly ties her slender waist. Her slim lines are as charming as the arc of a battleship. She watched the knights and the convoy leave, and then ordered the entire ship to put away the excess sails, timbers and rigging, tie the masts with iron nets, and put sandbags on the outside of the bridge and gun emplacements.
After completing this series of tasks, the captain ordered the correspondent to use the echo node to contact the knights who landed ashore.
Soon, she got a reply: "It's calm in Medini today."
Odessa's best academy of higher magic is just a few nautical miles away. It is the largest and most advanced magic research institution in the North. It is said that the recent cult sacrifice in Odessa summoned a terrifying existence, a god that existed in ancient times. His terrifying and inescapable aura entered this world in a short time. Although the memorial ceremony was quickly destroyed after that, the ancient god still left his mark on the world.
Since that day, liars have been running rampant, performing magic that they couldn't do before; lunatics have naked carnivals, going crazy in weird and hysterical ways; sensitive artists have been awakened by nightmares for several days in a row, creating indescribable things. Twisted works.
Some spellcasters and many Beyonders find themselves becoming more powerful. Although they don't know why, the use of abilities has become easier and more successful than before, and the effects are more significant.
Mystery, has been enhanced.
Many subtle clues point to one place. The big guys avoided talking, but the exchange of glances and the hints of words showed that they all knew it was there.
In the town of Metini, two days away from Odessa, there may be something ominous and impossible to ignore. Perhaps one day, the sprouts growing there will grow into a dense forest and envelop the entire world.
A certain knight happened to take a squadron of cavalry and many cannons aboard Bijerland's state-of-the-art Birrenhild for military duties. He suggested that the test ship had some minor problems that could be corrected, and suggested finding an appropriate time and place to stop for maintenance on the way back, and purchase some food on the way to improve the crew's diet. The town of Medini seemed very suitable.
For such a reasonable request, the considerate captain lady immediately agreed.
She didn't even report it to the fleet, but just recorded this seemingly trivial incident in her voyage log. After all, it was not war time, and his passengers wanted to disembark and relax, and the trip was not delayed. Why should they refuse the request of a prestigious knight?
The cliffs of the town of Metini are invisible and lit up at night. Psychic signals in the Echo Node come and go frequently. Tonight will be a cloudy night with the moon hidden in the clouds. If something happens later and we need to leave in a hurry, it will probably be an uneventful voyage.
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While the Birren Hill was moored, the trip of Metini teachers and students was also proceeding in an orderly manner.
For the sake of peace and justice, to protect the fire of human civilization from the elusive ancient gods, and to defend the light of hope for advanced spell research, the top academic and academic disciplines of the Medini School of Magic, including Professor Lafayette, The research groups are all being relocated to the territory of Bijalan, as one of the many resources taken over by the Bijalan Senate and the Arcane Council.
For the same reason, according to the series of agreements just reached between Odessa and Beyelan, before the conspiracy of the ancient gods is discovered and appropriate countermeasures are found, the heirs of the most famous nobles and wizard families in Odessa must After completing your studies in Beyeland and receiving protection, you can't leave your homework behind.
In order to demonstrate the rationality of the above request, Beyeland officials kindly drew the attention of Odessa to the fact that a powerful Beyeland fleet was anchored outside the port of Odessa, and the legion commanded by Count Larmore was also stationed in the city. ; In addition, Odessa is very close to Beyeland. It takes five days to sail by sea and can be reached in seven days at most.
Throughout the day on December 16, hundreds of young nobles and young wizards boarded several beautifully decorated sailboats in the port. The sailboat raised its sails and headed south under the escort of Bayeran warships.
Those who had not set out yet looked at the port from the tower of the Medini High School of Magic and sighed sadly. An older professor looked at them with reluctance and helplessness. His assistant looked through the schedule and reported:
"Students heading to Byeland University and the School of Engineering have already departed, and transfers to Homemon Watts students and facilities are due to depart soon."
Although Medini is one of the best higher magic schools in the world that is not inferior to Homemon Watts, it is too close to Odessa and no one knows what will happen next. The considerate Senate of Beyeland insists that some young people go to Beyeland's direct jurisdiction for protection. If Odessa disagrees, it will be irresponsible to the young people, and it will be at odds with Beyeland and humanity. Their future and hope cannot be solved, so they can only let the Beyelan soldiers come and reason with them.
Among the young people sent to Homemonworth were Neferty and her brother, and many famous professors were also on the transfer list. They took their families and servants, looked at the other side of the sea beyond their sight, and complained softly together while waiting. The worries and sorrow of parting seemed to be shrouded in thin clouds, and even the newly born child cried loudly.
The bursts of crying were disturbing, and the professor told his wife to comfort the child. But no matter how hard the young mother and the maid tried, the child just couldn't stop crying.
"Stop crying," the young mother was also upset by the crying and shouted to her child, "Griffith is here, Griffith is coming to arrest you!"
"hiss--!"
The professors and nobles who were whispering on the side suddenly took a breath of cold air, raised their heads and looked around in surprise. The crying toddler stopped crying, and the surroundings became extremely quiet.
Neferty trembled slightly. Everyone has heard of this name. A very real scene, as if she had seen it with her own eyes, occupied her brain - a blood-soaked knight riding a terrifying skeletal horse, stepping out of the screaming living people into a ground of broken flesh and blood. He was here The flesh and blood with no end in sight was rushing like lightning, and everyone, including Neferti, was running away in panic. Many people withered like withered flowers and dispersed in the wind. Brutal knights and terrifying horse hooves even stepped towards the girl who had nowhere to escape.
"Ugh——!" Neferti hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands, and pearly tears couldn't help but fly out of her eyes. This scene was engraved in her mind. It was so real and terrifying that it scared her to tears.
I heard that every time this terrifying knight appears, he is accompanied by howls and dead bones. He is the embodiment of desolation and chaos, and there is an unspeakable existence hidden behind it. During the days when he was conceiving plots and preparing for killings, he hid in ferocious towers and deep caves, grinning cruelly and wantonly, and ran ulterior evil deeds.
What's even more frightening is that he also has some legends that make girls blush and their hearts beat. Any girl who is targeted by him will be caught in the devil's cave and hidden in the closet.
The white sails on the sea are like messengers from hell announcing tragedy. They float there coldly, waiting for frightened travelers to enter their dark and filthy lair.
"I don't want to go," the girl lowered her eyes, with a hint of resistance in her meek voice, "Naila, I don't want to go."
She closed the book and looked at the figure waiting at the pier down the hillside: "Everyone in the college who was selected to be an exchange student came from a prestigious family. Once we landed on the land of Beyeland, we became Their pen lambs.
"If our family and motherland do anything that dissatisfies them, their lives will be taken away by them at any time, and even, even..."
Neferti blushed as she spoke, her small complaints turning into low murmurs. She didn't want to go, but she had no choice. The chaotic and evil terrorist killer lives in Homonworth, using mysterious and terrifying abilities to serve his cruel, tyrannical, mean, greedy and ugly lord.
As dusk approached, most of the long-distance travelers had already left by boat, and the Beyelan warship responsible for the escort mission was also missing. The last clipper ship heading to Beyeland will not be able to load all personnel and supplies until after dinner, and the Beyeland warship serving as a guard has not yet arrived.
The elder brother urged the servants to deliver their luggage to the check-in area, and led the restless younger sister along the newly familiar deep corridor to the lobby, preparing to board the ship after some time. They met many strange faces along the way. As the day of farewell approaches, there are scenes of farewell everywhere in the college. The exchange students' families came here to say goodbye to them, and brought painters to leave portraits. The servants were busy packing their luggage, and even many nobles and commoners from the town took advantage of the chaos to sneak in and look around.
At this time, school rules are almost useless.
They walked through the high corridor and saw that the "Tira Door", the secret vault of the academy deep in the garden, was also opened. The professor was leading the school workers to carry some supplies out and put them on a carriage to be transported away. It is said that the most dangerous things are managed and sealed there. On weekdays, professional wizards and extraordinary people are on duty, and students are absolutely not allowed to get close.
This hurried scene once again aroused the girl's worries about parting.
At this time, Naila seemed to be attracted by something, so she turned around and walked over. Neferti followed him without knowing why, and saw a young man and woman not far ahead, looking in the direction of the vault. The girl's eyes are violet, her temperament is elegant and refined, as pure as a nun, and as noble and firm as a flower on the high mountain. Such a temperament is rare in Medini. The man next to him was only sixteen or seventeen years old. He had a good appearance, was tall and powerful, but he was tough and had a bit of a ferocious and decisive aura.
Neferty felt that she understood something, and couldn't help but scold her brother softly: "How long has it been, and you still have the heart to care about this? If you leave Odessa, you will never meet her again. Moreover, the person next to her Bit, is he your boyfriend?"
Without waiting for her sister to stop her, Naila straightened her robe and walked towards the girl with violet eyes.
"Hey, hello, I'm Naila, Naila von Kuimantha, your eyes are so beautiful, are you from Byerland?"
ah--! Naira, are you crazy? How can you talk to a girl you just met like this? It's so rude! Neferty almost jumped up in shock.
The girl who was looking around obviously hesitated. She blinked her big eyes and hesitated, but she quickly picked up her smile and said, "Hello, I'm Lanzada, and this is Desai."
"Oh - what a nice name!" Naila lowered her eyes and bowed gracefully, "Are you here to visit?"
"Thank you, we want to visit Medini's library." The girl with violet eyes replied. The boy beside her stood up straight with his hands behind his back, and smiled stiffly at the twin brother and sister in front of him.
Naila immediately became energetic: "The library... is in that direction. There are the best occult documents in the North. I will take you there!"
"Thank you for your kindness," Lanzada replied with a smile, "We wanted to take a walk around first."
"Naira~" Neferti felt ashamed of her brother's careless conversation and rudeness, and hurriedly interrupted him, and then said to the two guests, "We have to leave beforehand, I hope Medini will not let you down. On campus There are many restricted areas and mazes, so please pay attention to the tips along the way.”
The elder brother obviously hesitated. He looked around and seemed to see something, then said goodbye and left with his sister.
It’s true, Naira always likes to talk about ideals, changes and other things that people don’t understand. In fact, what she likes most is her appearance~ I can’t walk when I see a good-looking girl... Neferti goes through the spin He walked up the hanging ladder and walked down the high steps. At the same time, he cursed a few words in his heart, thinking about how to criticize his brother later.
At this time, she saw another stranger.
This was a young man who came from the cloister not far away to the garden under the steps. He was wearing a neat and clean long black coat with red stripes and two beautiful long swords slung around his waist. He stood there, his slender and straight figure looking heroic, his hands pressed on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and the spurs on his boots jingled softly, just like the sculptures of heroes and swordsmen from ancient times in the garden, standing in the air. There is a cruel and cold beauty in elegance.
Neferti used her brother's shoulder as cover to carefully look at the stranger's back. If you are with your best friend, you must comment quietly at this time.
Turn around, turn around, don't look ugly, okay! What a fresh and elegant face~ After seeing the stranger's appearance clearly, Neferty thought that this gentleman should be about twenty years old, with a clean and strong chin, and short black hair that was neatly combed. It doesn’t have the greasy feeling of young aristocrats with oily heads and powdered faces.
The ribbon on the collar looks very comfortable. Hey, it seems to be a high-ranking medal. Is he already a knight at such a young age? The tailoring of the clothes is also very good, he does not carry a magic wand, and he has a rare pair of swords. The lines of his cheeks are not soft, but they are clear and strong, and his eyes are very firm, which matches his temperament very well! Is he a knight from a certain family? That's great, I really want to have a knight like this by my side!
She took her brother around without showing any trace, pretended not to care and sat on the handrail of the steps, pretending to be looking at the scenery in the garden. As a young lady from a good background, Neferty knows how to satisfy her eyes and curiosity without being rude.
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Seeing the brother and sister walking away, Lanzada, who was wearing casual clothes, breathed a sigh of relief: "We should have done more preparations. Why didn't we prepare two pseudonyms~ How silly..."
"It's my first time, I have no experience~ It's better to let Gil do this kind of thing, but who made him mentally unstable?" Desai waved his hand, "But it's actually nothing. Medini's review by outsiders It's too lenient and gives people with evil intentions a good opportunity to pry into the secrets. How could things not happen? The captain is right. If I were a cultist, I wouldn't let this opportunity go."
"There are many people and luggage going in and out today, so it is indeed quite busy. But as a high school of magic, their management is really not serious." Lansada criticized lightly.
"It's all like this. This is the style of wizards," Desai said. "The captain and the countess were attacked by sea monsters and goblins when they entered school in the first year~ Wizard school and military school cannot be compared. The words of Jack, the chief clerk. The same air leaks everywhere. Just one battlecruiser and one squadron, huh huh..."
Lanzada quickly pressed his arm: "Stop talking. We have to abide by the armistice agreement and stay calm until we get sufficient evidence. Let's go, let's go look elsewhere."
Desai was about to say something more when there was a strange shaking under his feet, which made people mistakenly think that he was dizzy. Immediately afterwards, the shaking became more violent, and even the roof and pillars began to shake.
"Get down!" Desai moved quickly and pushed Lansada into a corner.
There was a frightening sound like rolling thunder in the air, and the roar resounded across the sky, more terrifying than a thunderstorm, so close that it seemed to be right next to your ears. A ball of fire shot into the sky and quickly dimmed, followed by a column of smoke dozens of meters high. Immediately afterwards, two similar loud noises appeared, and the tiles and gravel on the covered bridge in the distance flew into the sky and fell like raindrops.
