Sitting on the carriage heading to the Elena family, Eli looked at Count Gremory with a look of resentment.
Count Gremory was also a little embarrassed. After all, he had made a promise with Eli, so he could only apologize:
"This matter is indeed my fault, but don't worry. I only told the Marquis, and the Marquis asked me so, so there is nothing I can do about it."
Count Gremory spread his hands: "Don't worry, you are safe."
"Thanks to you saving the Marquis and capturing the earl. After reporting to the king, the earl family was directly eliminated. And I heard that it was related to something bigger. I don't know how many people were arrested.
All joking aside, this time period should be the safest time in the Empire's King's Landing. "
A small bottle of potion caused the death of countless people and ruined their plans.
"Don't worry, in order to protect you, this meeting with the Marquis is also secret. The benefits will definitely be indispensable, so don't worry."
Eli nodded and said nothing more. After all, everything had happened, and the advantages obviously outweighed the disadvantages. The only bad thing was that he was exposed.
But this also gives Eli a reminder that he must learn some curse-based witchcraft or spiritual witchcraft when he reaches a high level in the future to ensure that his identity is not leaked.
Gremory was very chatty along the way, and it was obvious that he was very happy.
After asking, I learned that it was because of the potion that Earl Gremory became the most respected Earl under the Marquis. With the Marquis' strong support, the family's power expanded again.
As for Count Monchi, he was temporarily refrigerated.
I'm afraid Count Monchi would never have thought that after he made so many preparations, he was unexpectedly defeated by Count Gremory. What's even more sad is that Count Gremory claimed that the Marquis was cured by two pharmacists, which made Luo Mr. Bo suddenly became depressed and announced that he would never take action again.
As for the monastery, I heard that many poison-related courses have been added, and the students burst into tears.
Poor medical student.
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The carriage was very fast, but it did not go on the same road as before, but entered through the back door.
Eli and the others were guided all the way, and finally Eli met Marquis Elena in a room.
At this time, Marquis Elena's condition was much better, but there was a lot more white hair on her head, but fortunately she looked energetic and her eyes were bright.
It is unimaginable that a month ago, the Marquis almost died of poisoning.
"Your Majesty the Marquis, I have brought you here, so I will leave first."
After delivering Eli, Gremory turned and left the room, leaving the two of them a private space.
Eli wasn't worried. After all, he was only a few meters away from the Marquis. If something happened, this distance would be enough for him to kill the Marquis or kidnap the Marquis.
But that possibility is less than one in a thousand. After all, no one will lose a marquis for him. He is just an ordinary librarian.
The Marquis looked at Eli with a smile. Maybe he never imagined that in just a few seconds, Eli had even thought of how to kidnap him and escape.
"Ahem, this time I specially ranked Count Gremory for two things. One is about the bottle of potion I drank, and the other is the reward given to you." Marquis Elena said.
Sure enough, it's a potion? Eli was a little helpless, it seemed that the Marquis was very interested in potions.
"I would like to ask, do you remember the person you bought the potion from? Can you describe it to me?" Count Elena looked at Eli warmly.
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Don't ask about the medicine, but ask about the person. What's the point? But I made that person up casually!
"Um, that person is wearing a black robe, has bright eyes, looks very old, and has many wrinkles on his face..." Eli started to make it up seriously.
"Yeah." The Marquis listened very seriously and kept nodding.
Eli didn't understand why the Marquis was so interested in a person.
"Earl, may I ask why you are so interested in that person." After describing a popular face, Eli asked with a puzzled look.
Marquis Elena shook her head, hesitated and said: "I suspect that the bottle of potion you bought is not simple. It is a real secret, but you saved me, I can tell you about it."
"Do you know when the Empire was founded?"
"Of course, the empire was established three hundred years ago." Eli nodded. Naturally, he knew these things very well.
"Then do you know the name of the first king of the empire?" Marquis Elena asked again.
"The name of the first king, Merlin I, is..." Suddenly, Eli realized that he didn't know the name of this king at all, and he didn't even know the name of this king in his memory. There was no name in the book. Not recorded.
"Huh, I don't know." Marquis Alina smiled, as if she was happy that she had stumped Eli, a scholar.
Eli nodded. Judging from the Marquis' words, he felt that what he was going to hear next might be a big secret.
"Then do you know?" Eli asked.
"Uh." The Marquis hesitated, touched his beard, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I don't know either."
Okay, then you spend half a day here playing riddles!
The Marquis may also feel embarrassed, and continued: "But I am certain that this king came from somewhere else, and it is not simple. He established such a large country in just ten years, and From what I've heard, every single one of his men is incredibly loyal, which is ridiculous."
Maybe he said too much. The Earl picked up a glass of water from the side and took a few sips. Eli sat quietly across from him. He wanted to know what the Marquis wanted to say.
And he vaguely felt that it might have something to do with him.
"Well, also, after establishing the country, the king did not expand further. Instead, it stopped and did not develop. He just kept sending people to various places, as if he was searching for something?"
Searching for what?
Eli's eyes moved and he remembered the last sentence on the title page of Salin Metatlin's notebook.
I wonder if I found it?
Moreover, if two characters were removed from the surname of Salin Metatrin, it happened to be Merlin. Combined with the story of this king, it was difficult not to make him think of it.
"Of course this is not the subject. The reason why I am so interested in that person is because I have seen your bottle of potion before. It was given to me by the king when I was a child. At that time, the king was Merlin I. That’s why I was curious about that person.”
Alina spoke calmly, seeming to be nostalgic for the past.
But what he didn't know was that a turmoil had already arisen in Eli's heart. The basic antidote potion was a truly extraordinary potion that could not be prepared without magic power. Doesn't this mean that Merlin I was a wizard?
Or is Salin Metatrin actually Merlin I?
Founding a country just to find one thing?
Eli felt as if he had discovered something big.
But Eli still had a question in his mind. If Salin Metatrin was really Merlin I, then where did he come from? In other words, there should be a way to reach the wizard's territory.
These are all questions for Eli.
"But don't worry, you can collect these things slowly." Eli shook his head, even if he knew what he could do, he still took his time.
These are just his guesses.
"It's really amazing. I always feel that besides knights, there should be other powers in the world. Maybe they are outside this area, outside the Endless Sea, and outside the surrounding countries." Marquis Elena shook his head. Shaking his head, he sighed.
"I have seen some magical beasts. Their power cannot even be compared to that of the great knights. I was thinking that maybe there is a stronger power. Maybe the man in black robe is that kind of person."
"It's a pity that I will never see them in this life!"
Marquis Alina let out a long sigh and fell into melancholy. Eli was sure that the Marquis did not know the existence of wizards. It seemed that there should be no wizards in the kingdom at present.
"Forget it, let's talk about the reward for saving my life."
After a few minutes of melancholy, Marquis Elena looked at Eli seriously.
Eli sat up straighter too.
Instead of worrying about information that is not available or even uncertain, it is better to be concerned about the reward given to him by the Marquis.
