Bai Xiaowen nodded in acknowledgment.
Helbart handed the gold pocket watch to Bai Xiaowen and turned to leave the gate.
Bai Xiaowen stared at the old man's back, deep in thought. If it was just a notification, it would have been enough to send one of the guards over. However, since Helbart had personally gone over, it meant that Witch Kelowan held a very high position in Wutu Town. She was like a spiritual leader.
"Why are you so wary of outsiders?" Bai Xiaowen said, "I feel that through this pocket watch, you can already rule out my suspicions. I'm not a demon."
The two guards seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with Bai Xiaowen. However, due to Bai Xiaowen's high charm, they did not refuse to interact with him.
"A few years ago, on the opposite side of the Black Swamp, there was a city called Kezko," one of the guards said slowly. "Kezko City was the last human paradise in the Black Swamp. However, in one night, it sank into the ground. Almost no one could escape … There were warriors who tried to go to Kezko but found that it was like a maze. There was no way to go deeper. "
The other guard said, "From then on, Kezko became the 'Forgotten City'."
Bai Xiaowen said, "None of the residents of the Forgotten City escaped?"
"It is said that there were a few survivors who escaped. As for the reason why Kezko sank, there were all kinds of rumors. Currently, the most accepted theory is that a very, very powerful demon king had sneaked into the city. It was this demon king who cast a terrifying spell and turned Kezko into the Forgotten City. "
Bai Xiaowen finally understood why the guards were so wary of travelers.
"What's the background of this demon king?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
The guard glanced at Bai Xiaowen. "You know the Seven Demon Kings of Hell, right?"
Bai Xiaowen replied, "I've heard of them." He knew about the Seven Demon Kings in the game Diablo, but they were probably different from the Seven Demon Kings in the Dark Age dimension.
The guard said, "The demon king who destroyed Kezko was called Rosher. This was a very special devil king. He liked to transform into a human and roam the Darkness Continent, observing humans. He was temperamental, but regardless of whether he was happy or angry, the human gathering points that he observed would inevitably be destroyed by him. Kutsko City is just one of them. "
Another guard added, "Demon King Roscher is still too terrifying. People like to call 'Him' by his nickname, 'The Thinker.'"
"Thinker …"
Bai Xiaowen noticed that the guards used the pronoun "he". This meant that the guards had already regarded Demon King Roscher as a god-like existence.
And the nickname "Thinker" was proof of Demon King Roscher's high intelligence.
However …
Bai Xiaowen asked, "Why are you so familiar with the Demon King? Where did His name, His information, and His nickname come from? "
Bai Xiaowen did not believe that these people had seen the Thinker.
The guard said, "You don't know? Some humans believe in the Demon King and worship them as gods. That's why the Ancient God Cult was created. All the rumors about the Demon King came from the Ancient God Cult. Don't the Kata people have the Ancient God Cult or a similar cult branch? "
Bai Xiaowen shook his head.
He felt that the humans who believed in the Demon King in the Dark Age were probably patients with Stockholm Syndrome. Actually, this was quite normal.
After chatting with the two guards for a while, Bai Xiaowen also obtained some information about the other Demon Kings.
For example, Demon King Ismen, who was known as the Silver King, was the Demon King who liked to organize armies, start wars, and enjoy the fun of war the most. The territory under his control was a paradise for a few demons who yearned for order. Of course, it was also the most miserable hell for humans.
It was worth mentioning that the Black Swamp and Wutu Town were all under the influence of the Silver King.
In addition, there was also Demon King Nibroz, who was known as the Tyrant. Legend said that he ate 200 cows a day, and his appetite for food could never be satisfied.
In the teachings of the Ancient God Cult, the Silver King Ismen, the Thinker Roscher, and the Tyrant Nibroz were known as the three supreme Ancient Gods.
Humans who did not believe in the teachings of the Ancient God Cult naturally treated these three as the strongest Demon Kings.
Other than the three supreme Demon Kings, there were four other Demon Kings. Their strength might not be as strong as the supreme Demon King, but the suffering they caused to humans was no less, or even more.
Bai Xiaowen chatted with the guard for a while. Then, he saw Helbart walking over slowly with a woman covered in a black robe.
"I'm talking about this traveler," Helbart said. "He brought your father's relic and insisted on handing it to you personally."
The black-robed woman came in front of Bai Xiaowen and lifted her hood.
"You are Daphne Freval?" Bai Xiaowen took out a broken gold pocket watch and handed it over.
The black-robed woman's voice was slightly hoarse. "Please call me Kelowan."
Witch Kelowan's hands were clearly trembling as she took the gold pocket watch. This made Bai Xiaowen slightly surprised. The witch's reaction when she saw the gold pocket watch seemed a little exaggerated.
Could it be that there was a secret in this watch? Or was it purely because she missed her father?
While Kelowan was confirming the portrait and last words in the gold pocket watch, Bai Xiaowen was also observing this "last prophet of the Darkness Continent."
Witch Kelowan had a head of flaxen hair and a sickly pale skin, probably because she had not seen sunlight for a long time.
Her appearance was still very beautiful, like porcelain, with a delicate and fragile feeling.
Judging from her age, Witch Kelowan should be above 25 years old.
This meant that the portrait of the little girl in her father's pocket watch should have been left behind more than 10 or 20 years ago. Bai Xiaowen looked carefully and couldn't see any similarities between the witch Kelowan in front of him and the little girl in the portrait. He could only say that a girl changed eighteen times between childhood and womanhood.
Soon, witch Kelowan finished her confirmation.
She took a deep breath. Her pale fingertips and trembling fingers could still be seen.
"May I ask … did you personally discover this pocket watch?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded.
"Wasn't it passed to you by someone else?"
Bai Xiaowen felt that it was strange. Witch Kelowan was taking this matter too seriously.
However, he still nodded and said, "I found this from a group of demon hunters' corpses. Unfortunately, I think one of the Demonized Hunters should be your father. "
Witch Kelowan suddenly took a step back, lifted her skirt, and knelt down in front of Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen was momentarily stunned. Was there a need for such a grand gesture?
However, Kelowan's next words made Bai Xiaowen even more stunned.
"This land of suffering welcomes your arrival, great savior!"
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