Neferti had experienced more shocks in the past day than in her entire life. Until now, she was on a strange and distant island, protected by her brother, college professors, and many powerful extraordinary beings. She was still extremely frightened and confused.
These kinds of things shouldn't appear in her daily life, but they were placed in front of her bloody, and she was forced to look at them.
Brother Naila's attention was completely on the investigation that was about to begin. For some reason, he seemed not to have said a word to his sister. Professor Lafayette, just like his old-fashioned way in the academy, talked about a lot of occult knowledge that was incomprehensible, making what had happened and what was going to happen next look like horror.
There were other people I didn’t know who were traveling with me. There was an extremely serious and holy expression on his face, or he was pale with excitement, just like a believer of the devil.
After these people took Neferti down from the strange and unexplainable black ship, they set up camp on the hillside by the coast and chanted frantic prayers. According to them, there are gods who travel across the world and travel back and forth across the world, or in other words, some of them have come to this world. If the position of the stars is not correct, He will sleep in the palace under the waves of the Chaos Sea, lying in the darkness with a clear consciousness and thinking, and let the world around him flow through millions of years. Even in his deep sleep, He still knows everything that happens in the world, bestows knowledge, and allows the chosen ones to connect with Him by performing sacrifices through the medium of certain idols.
When the stars return, His glory will return to earth.
Of course, for this glorious moment, devout believers had to use external power to liberate His body.
This is what Professor Lafayette, Professor Julian and other knowledgeable wizards and their investigators said. Neferty had never heard those garbled words in her nightmares.
After the crude camp was set up, the crazy-talking investigators were divided into two teams. One team stayed in place to guard the few supplies and Neferty, while the rest went to the island with Naira and Professor Julian. went to the depths. In their conversation, a few vague words leaked out——
"Tulan Swamp...the ruins of Bellomont..."
"Murals, stone slabs, ancient creatures..."
"fossil……"
"source……"
"dominate."
The cryptic and strange words carry trembling hints, as if this trip is about wandering in the ancient secrets that should not be known. As for what lies ahead and what sad fate awaits, no one seems to care.
"Brother, what exactly are they going to do?"
Neferti was trembling slightly. She glanced at the map placed on the small table in the camp. On it was an unsightly small stone sculpture. Rational and wise scholars usually circulate and observe carefully, put down carefully, and be cautious. However, to the girl, this was just an ugly, twisted monster sitting on a stone seat. The bloated and deformed head sprouts tentacles, the grotesque, scale-covered torso has tentacle-like limbs, and incompletely evolved wings grow on its back.
Such shapes can only be formed by morbid imagination.
Whispers filled with broken fragments, absurdities and falsehoods linger in my ears. If the person present was not her brother, a professor, or another reputable scholar whom she had known for a long time, Neferty would have believed that she had fallen into the hands of a mentally ill cultist. They are usually believers of the seven righteous gods, but now they are talking nonsense. Do they want to summon a fallen evil god? Their intelligence must have degraded to about the same level as a baboon!
"I'm going crazy! Are there any normal people? Gods above, please bring two normal people~"
As soon as Neferti made her wish, two figures appeared outside the messy camp. They immediately alerted the people of Odessa, and several extraordinary people with excited expressions stepped forward to stop them and inspect them before bringing them over.
The strangers who just appeared are a man and a woman. The man is a middle-aged man with a handsome face and a resolute expression. As soon as Neferti saw him, she felt something strangely familiar. She inexplicably felt that she knew this man, and was even familiar with his aura, but she could not remember where or when she had seen him.
When her attention left the strange gentleman and came to the woman beside him, Neferty was completely stunned. She is a beautiful girl who looks forward to her glory, and she is usually quite conceited about her appearance. However, when she saw the strange woman in front of her, she couldn't help but feel some admiration and a little jealousy from the bottom of her heart.
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The scholars and Beyonders in the camp were alarmed. Their eyes were all focused on the dazzling Alandel, and even the wisest and cautious Professor Lafayette just glanced at Griffith casually.
Alandel told the Odessa people about her experiences with some timidity, and the conversation went more smoothly than Griffith's most optimistic. She was extremely beautiful, and her every move and smile carried an irresistible heartbeat. At the same time, she looked frightened and pitiful.
"I am Haidee, eldest daughter of the Baron Palon de Valando of Neopolis. This is my husband, M. Dantès, who runs an estate in the Pasha...
"Our ship crashed on the way back. When we left the lifeboat, my husband tried to contact the nearby Dekwak Fortress. The commander there was a subordinate of Archduke Sebasto, who had worked with my father..."
Among the Odessa nobles and wizards present, there were actually some who were related to Neopolis. After a few words, a knight even regarded Alandel as a distant cousin, and his attitude became even more cordial.
According to Alaindel, they called for rescue after the shipwreck, and hoped to get protection from investigators while they were being rescued.
Professor Lafayette always felt that something was wrong. A newlywed couple actually came to a place like this to spend their honeymoon. This was a corner of the west of chaos, full of dangers, and they were too bold. Moreover, all their servants have been separated, and there is no evidence to support their words...
The professor glanced at his imposing husband and saw that he was dressed in a well-dressed shirt, no coat, and at his waist was a pair of swords of extraordinary quality. There is a ferocity in the sharp eyes that regards human life as nothing, even more terrifying than the cruel Odessa wizards.
The professor couldn't help but stare suspiciously, but he didn't want to meet Miss Haidee's eyes.
The aristocratic lady from the south turned her head with a sweet smile. That sweet smile was like a ray of spring light passing through the treetops and reflecting on the roses. The professor suddenly felt that the whole world became brighter. He opened his mouth, wanting to ask a few questions, but his mind couldn't help but being gently grasped by the beauty's soft and white shoulders.
Professor Lafayette is a rigorous scholar. Since he does not have a wife to take care of him, he looks unkempt every day and is extremely strict with his students. Sometimes, when the pretty girls with good backgrounds in the college came to ask him questions with their faces full of confusion, he would inevitably find their ignorance so pleasant for a moment. Of course, those reckless boys still made him angry.
Miss Haidee is undoubtedly an aristocratic lady of good family background. Her sparkling eyes are as bright as talking. If she were in her own class, she would never ask naive and stupid questions. She would have to be given some more advanced topics...
Professor Lafayette was distracted and completely forgot what he was going to say. He still felt that Mr. Dantès was a dangerous person, but he also vaguely felt that such a person might be able to marry such an unusual wife and come to such a place for excitement.
The investigators in Odessa were still vigilant, but they couldn't find any flaws for a while, so they just stood on the dangerous island slope and rambled on.
Neferti hid in the group. She was also fascinated by the beauty and delicacy of the woman in front of her. If men are attracted by stunning beauty and radiant temperament, then Neferti noticed more details that only girls would care about.
Every combination of makeup, small jewelry and clothes is stunning. This is really the best wife's dressing in the world. Can I do it in the future... Oh my, what am I thinking!
Neferti shook her head hastily and tried her best to look again at the lucky gentleman who had the honor of holding this beauty on his arm. She found that this man didn't talk much, but his temperament and dignity were extraordinary.
After taking a closer look, she felt that there was something strange beneath the seemingly noble and handsome appearance.
This is a very handsome gentleman, but he is a bit older, maybe twenty years older than his wife. I admit that he is very graceful and charming, but I will not find someone so much older than me!
After all, Neferty still felt that men were more interesting than Miss Haidee. She no longer looked at the outfits that might cause her a little disappointment, but looked at her husband. The more I looked at it, the more strange it seemed. At this time, Griffith's eyes turned over and met her.
She was like a dwarf in a cave under the snow-capped mountains, trekking through a long journey and being attracted by the beautiful scenery along the way. When he came alone to the dark cave leading to wealth, lava-like vertical pupils and gleaming fangs suddenly appeared in the depths of the cave. A terrifying giant beast was hidden under the peace and tranquility, opening its big mouth and rushing towards her.
The girl was so frightened that she almost screamed. This glance seemed to awaken some sleeping memory fragments, and they rushed towards her in the most crazy and terrifying way.
who is he--! Neferti almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Griffith had already looked away, so she didn't lose her composure on the spot.
Neferty finally found an opportunity to ask: "What kind of business does M. Dantès do?"
"The jungles of the south are rich in gems and strong trolls," Griffith smiled, took out a kind gemstone from the wallet beside him and handed it over, "My wife and I ask for your protection and help. "
"Are you selling slaves?" Professor Julian asked immediately. There will never be a problem with sufficient manpower in the plantations of the southern continent. The slave-catching teams there often go deep into the primitive world to capture young people and sell them back.
"That would take too much time. Haidee is not willing to let me stay there for many years." Griffith glanced at Alandel and answered the professor with a smile, "I only bring back their extraordinary characteristics."
Someone in the crowd hissed slightly. This is such a good thing. This is a hunter who is more dangerous than a slave trader. He became a rich man by relying on his bloody harvest and married such a beautiful wife. This would also explain the danger looming beneath his gentle demeanor.
