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GOR Chapter 599 Entering The Astral Hall At Night
Their group rode their horses out of the city and headed northwest.
It was in the middle of the night when they arrived at Brokeback Mountain's Tulip Family Courtyard.
Du Wei met up with Chris in the courtyard. Recently, this fellow had become addicted to his role as the head of the Griffins. This caused Du Wei to feel apprehensive.
This time, Du Wei did not beat around the bush. He simply said, "I am going to the front lines to fight the Sinners."
"Mm, I know." Chris was holding onto a small Griffin. At present, it was possessing the body of the Golden Dragon. Although it had assumed human form, it still exuded a faint dragon's might. Despite its ferocious nature, it dared not struggle in the face of the suppression of the dragon's might. Instead, it revealed a look of fear.
The old man held onto the Griffin with a lazy expression. He looked no different from those lazy fellows in the imperial capital who would hold onto their cats and dogs to bask in the sun. Seeing that, Du Wei felt dissatisfied. He frowned and said, "I want to lead a team of Griffins to the front lines."
"Oh, go ahead." Hearing that, Chris turned serious. "As of now, I have completed the aerial ride training. I can give you 100 mounts."
After saying that, the light in the old man's eyes dimmed and he continued to hold onto the pet in his arms to 'sleep'.
"Chris." Duwei sighed, "I ran to save you from the cage, but I didn't want you to stay here for your old age! I need your help! I need to borrow your power! I am going to the front lines, I am not afraid of being charged … … however, if I end up encountering their God, what should I do? Back then, you said that what God cannot give me, demons can. However, ever since you came out with me, you have been staying here … … "
After saying that, seeing the indifferent look on Chris' face, Du Wei grew frustrated. "What about the power you promised me? And the Demon God's treasure … … I need those things! "
"I will give them to you." Chris raised his eyelids. "Now is not the time."
"It's already been a few months." Du Wei was dissatisfied. "When is the right time?"
Chris smiled. The old man's body now belonged to the Third Prince of the Dragon Clan. In human form, he could be considered handsome. However, Chris's eyes always revealed an evil aura. "Are you anxious, Du Wei?"
"Nonsense, I'm about to go to the frontlines and fight the sinners." Du Wei shook his head. "I don't believe in the goddess. Since she won't show up, I have to do something … After all, I'm still a human."
"I am a fugitive." Chris sighed. "I cannot go to the front with you. I'm guessing that the Goddess still doesn't know that I escaped. Otherwise, I wouldn't be sitting here so peacefully. She would have captured me a long time ago. That's one of the reasons why I can't show up and help you fight in public. "
Chris pondered for a moment and said, "Secondly … … the place left behind by His Majesty the Demon God … … is not a place that can be entered just because one wants to. Although I know how to get there, I can tell you that there are some doorways to that place. Only under special circumstances and special conditions will the door leading to that place open! Humph, if it is not so complicated, how could it have fooled the goddess for 10,000 years? "
"Special circumstances and special conditions?"
Chris gave a faint smile and raised his head to point at the sky. He said in a faint voice, "When the sun is engulfed by darkness."
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Du Wei left the courtyard. On the way back, he recalled Chris's words.
When the sun is engulfed by darkness?
Could it be at night?
No, the old man was talking about a special occasion. Night happens every day. It cannot be considered a special occasion.
Then …
Du Wei's eyes lit up. "A total solar eclipse!"
Next, his heart turned cold.
Damn it! A total solar eclipse!
Only Heaven knows how long it will take for a total solar eclipse to appear in this world! What if it only appears once every few decades? Then … … won't I have to wait?
Thinking of this, Du Wei couldn't help but shiver. He had narrowly escaped death and rescued Chris. If he had to wait for another few decades … … then it would be too late!
Old Chris was an immortal creature. He had an almost unlimited lifespan. His soul could be transferred repeatedly. Not to mention a few decades, he could even wait for a few hundred years!
But … … he couldn't afford to wait.
Du Wei couldn't help but raise his whip and fiercely whip the horse. He urged the horse to speed up and return to the Imperial Capital.
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That night, Du Wei didn't dare to delay. He immediately brought some people to knock on the door of the Imperial Astrology Gallery in the middle of the night.
The Roland Empire's Astrology Gallery was similar to a national astronomical institution. Of course, in the Roland Empire, the Astrology Gallery wasn't a real astronomical observatory. It was even more impossible for it to be like NASA in the United States.
This place was more like a department for astrologers.
The people of this world believed in astrology. They believed that astrology could tell the will of God or the will of God from the stars in the sky. Even in the Imperial Palace, the position of court astrologer was maintained all year round. Every time there was a national event, such as the National Day or memorial day, the court astrologer would be used to observe the stars and conduct a divination.
The current head of the Astrology Gallery was also the chief astrologer of the Imperial Palace.
Objectively speaking, this place didn't have much to do with real 'astronomy'. It was a real charlatan organization with strong feudal superstitions. It was even more of a charlatan than the church. However, historically speaking, the Empire's Astrology Gallery had produced a few amazing people.
Among them was Du Wei's great great great grandmother, Saimel. In the past, she had also served as the head of the Imperial Astrology Gallery for a short period of time. This position was very honorable.
To be able to serve as the head of the Imperial Astrology Gallery was tantamount to being recognized as the number one astrologer in the continent.
There were many astrologers in the Astrology Gallery. They were also responsible for all kinds of divination for the nobles of the Empire. Daily affairs such as weddings and funerals were indispensable for these astrologers.
Although the people here didn't have much power, there was no doubt that they had prominent positions. Many nobles also respected the people in the Astrology Gallery.
But in the middle of the night, Du Wei didn't care so much. He directly sent a group of cavalry to knock on the door. In the end, if it wasn't for someone running out to open the door, Du Wei's cavalry from the Northwest would have smashed the door.
Du Wei himself also had the title of court astrologer. He had almost forgotten about this title. Anyway, there were too many titles on his head: Mage, Duke of the Empire, General of the Empire, former Military Minister of the Northwest, member of the Empire's Magic Society, president of the Empire's Magic Academy, president of the Empire's Military Academy, court mage, court scholar …
There were too many titles that Du Wei couldn't be bothered to remember. But today, the title of court astrologer was of great use to him.
This was because there was a special rule in the Astrology Gallery, and it was clearly stated by the Empire's national law: No outsiders were allowed to enter the Astrology Gallery to look up information!
This was because there were many secrets in the Astrology Gallery. They were the results of the astrologers' divination over the years for every major event of the country. Among them, there were naturally good and bad.
Although this so-called divination was mostly a trick to deceive people in Du Wei's opinion, the people in this world believed in such things. Once there were unfavorable results in the divination of major events of the country, the Empire would secretly archive these results in order to maintain the stability of the people.
Therefore, the Astrology Gallery wasn't a place where anyone could enter to look up information.
Fortunately, Du Wei had the title of court astrologer, so he wasn't under the ban.
After being woken up in the middle of the night and seeing a group of ferocious cavalry charging in with murderous intent, most of the astrologers in the Astrology Gallery were weak people. How would they have seen such a scene before? Two of them fainted on the spot. Du Wei didn't waste any time and directly revealed his identity, indicating that he wanted to borrow some of the information stored in the Astrology Gallery.
The Astrology Gallery's curator hurriedly ran out. Although he was the chief court astrologer, he didn't dare to put on airs in front of this popular man of the Empire. This Duke was considered his peer and was also an astrologer. The curator still wanted to worm his way into being friends with him, but Du Wei couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him. He went straight into the gallery's archive room and searched through a pile of old information covered in dust. After half a night, he finally found what he needed!
Solar eclipse!
Then, someone lit the lamp. Du Wei sat on the dusty floor of the storeroom, covered his nose, and frowned as he flipped through the documents.
Solar eclipse … Solar eclipse …
Du Wei flipped through the entire night and finally found what he was looking for when the sky was about to brighten.
Although the astrologers of this world were purely superstitious in their divination activities, at least there were some records of strange astronomical phenomena. Solar and lunar eclipses were naturally included in the records.
When Du Wei found a line of words on a tattered parchment, his heart immediately turned cold.
"Empire Year 742, summer afternoon, the sun in the sky was invaded by darkness … The five lights of heaven and earth, day was like night …"
Fortunately, Du Wei was very familiar with the ancient grammar of the Roland Continent, so it wasn't too difficult for him to read these ancient records.
But … the most recent total solar eclipse happened two hundred years ago … When would the next one be?!
He continued to search … Finally, he found the content that made Du Wei sigh in relief.
In the Astrology Gallery, there were several records of this strange astronomical phenomenon called solar eclipses. The earliest record of a total solar eclipse was more than eight hundred years ago. Du Wei did a simple calculation and found that the timing of a total solar eclipse in this world wasn't very accurate. Roughly speaking, it should occur once every two hundred years — of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that some records were lost or damaged, or that they were missed.
So, the last total solar eclipse was more than two hundred years ago. Then, the next one shouldn't be too far away.
If he was lucky, it might happen in the near future — if he was unlucky, he might have to wait for more than ten years.
This result could be considered as both good and bad.
After getting the results, Du Wei carefully flipped through the documents again. After making sure that he didn't miss anything, he stood up. The air in this storeroom was really bad. The air was filled with the smell of rotten dust.
Just as Du Wei was flipping through the documents in the storeroom, his cavalry guards were standing guard outside, not allowing anyone to enter and disturb him. The astrologers who were woken up in the middle of the night, including the curator, could only wait outside.
Just as Du Wei patted the dust off his body and was about to leave, he turned around and accidentally saw a strange symbol on an iron shelf in the innermost corner of the storeroom …
Du Wei casually glanced over. However, when he saw the symbol, his heart skipped a beat.
He subconsciously walked over. On the iron shelf, there was a row of boxes covered in dust. Naturally, the boxes were filled with parchment scrolls that had been corroded with nitre.
However, in the corner of the shelf, there was a black box. It looked very strange: Its colour was black and not bright. Instead, it had a faint lustre. At a glance, it was difficult to tell whether the box was made of wood or iron.
Half of the symbol on the box was covered by dust. Du Wei gently reached out with his hand to wipe it away, revealing its original appearance.
Du Wei's expression was one of shock. That was because he recognized this symbol!
He touched it with his finger and saw seven protruding stars. They cleverly formed the outline of a spoon.
Big Dipper?!
Du Wei carefully picked up the box and weighed it in his hand. It was somewhat heavy. There was a ring at the opening of the box. Du Wei subconsciously reached out with his hand to pull on it.
Ka ka! There seemed to be the sound of some kind of mechanism turning inside.
Eh? It's actually mechanical?
Suddenly, two small holes appeared at the opening of the box. Xiu! Xiu! Xiu! Two black rays of light shot out from inside the box, heading straight for Du Wei's face!
Du Wei's eyes flashed. He reached out with his fingers and pinched them in front of him. There were two short crossbow bolts that were the length of a cigarette!
The bodies of the arrows were black and made of iron. However, it was unknown what kind of paint was applied on them. There were no traces of rust on them. There was a faint blue glow on the arrowheads. Du Wei's heart skipped a beat. He leaned over and sniffed it. He immediately recognized that it was a type of highly toxic magic medicine.
His curiosity was piqued!
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