Filin was no stranger to the basement of the Schilt mansion.
When he was a child, he regarded this place as his own amusement park. It was very fun to rummage through all kinds of dusty boxes to find strange objects. Of course, because of this, he was often beaten by his father, and was even forbidden to enter the basement alone. However, Filin always found a way to sneak in.
Sir took him into the innermost stone room, and saw that the walls were inlaid with fist-sized light blue crystals. Filin could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. Each stone was actually a superior God's Stone of Retaliation. When he was a child, he didn't know this, but now he naturally understood what it meant. High-quality God's Stone was very valuable, and a large one like this was worth at least five or six hundred Golden Dragon Stones.
Was the Schilt family so rich?
He suddenly remembered that the treasure map was also found in this room.
The stone room was surrounded by a circle of boxes, and the layout was not much different from the scene in his memory. Sir Schilt took out a bunch of keys and opened the largest wooden box. With a squeaking sound, the house suddenly raised a cloud of dust.
Filin held his breath and looked into the box. It was divided into several layers, similar to the dressing boxes used by noble ladies, and each layer was filled with gems of different colors.
Is this the ancestor's legacy?
"I haven't visited this place for a long time," Sir sighed. "Every time I see these Magic Stones, I think of the heavy past of the ancestors."
"Magic Stones?" Filin was surprised.
"Yes, they are precious objects that only witches can use." He nodded. "It's a very long story. Our family was founded under the blessing of a witch. "
His father began to tell the history of the family, which was different from what he had heard in his childhood. The first ancestor Schilt did not come from the Western Region, but from the Impassable Mountain Range, where no one had set foot in the wilderness.
Filin gradually widened his eyes, he didn't expect that there was such an amazing secret hidden behind the portrait.
The founder of the family, Ancestor Agatha, had actually established a huge kingdom with many other witches. In the kingdom, they were in a ruling position, similar to the current nobles. The reason why the kingdom was destroyed was due to the attacks of the devils from hell. In the last battle, the survivors scattered in all directions. Agatha brought a group of people to the Concealing Forest's Stone Tower to retrieve the experimental materials, while the other group followed the main army to Graycastle. At that time, the Kingdom's mainland was just a barren and desolate land.
"The ancestor is among the other group?" Filin's throat was dry as he asked.
"Yes, he's the witch's butler. He should have gone to the forest with her, but he flinched and offered to stay behind to take care of the supplies, and the witch agreed to his request." Sir said in a low voice, "You should know what this means."
Filin nodded. The housekeeper could be considered as the person the master trusted the most in the family apart from the family members. Most of the time, the housekeeper should live and die with the master, unless the master ordered otherwise. In a sense, offering to leave was no different from betrayal, even if the other party didn't refuse.
"After the ancestor arrived in the Western Region, he fell into deep regret and self-blame, and recorded all his feelings." Sir Schilt took out a black book from another box. "The witch didn't come back in the end. After that, he cut off contact with the Union, left the refugee camp, and settled alone in this uncultivated area with a few servants."
Filin took the black book, but he didn't immediately open it. Instead, he thought of a terrible thing. "So, you knew from the beginning that everything the church did was wrong?"
If the witches were dedicated to fighting against the devil, why were they now advertised as the devil's minions? Obviously, there was a great secret behind this.
"I knew, but I couldn't do anything," Sir said calmly. "If witches appeared in the territory, I would definitely hide them, but I couldn't save the witches in Stronghold. After all, the Duke Of Ryan didn't think so, and he hated witches even more than the church. In addition, from the records of the later ancestors, we know that they had done the same thing … but they didn't tell the lucky ones who were rescued about the Witch Kingdom. "
"What about them, are they still in the family?"
"How could it be possible, of course they've all entered the grave." He spread out his hands. "It's already very rare for them to live to sixty or seventy years old, but they're still human, and they'll also grow old."
"But you think that the ancestors are still alive."
"It's only a possibility. Witches have a variety of abilities, and they can't give birth, so I made this speculation."
Filin thought for a moment, then changed the topic. "Didn't the ancestor think of going to the Concealing Forest to look for ancestor Agatha?"
"It's easier said than done." His father shook his head. "Even the witches can't safely return, and ordinary mortals going there is no difference from courting death. In addition, four hundred years ago, the Western Region was still a wasteland, with wild beasts and jungles everywhere. Just taking root was extremely difficult, and there was no time to take care of other things. But the ancestor did write this in his will, hoping that in the future, there will be descendants who can go to the Concealing Forest Stone Tower, even just to take a look. "
The Light Of Dawn took a deep breath and opened the dusty record book. From the first page, he could feel the remorse between the lines. Many of the handwriting had become blurred over the years, but because of this, the heavy feeling was even more obvious. He didn't know how long it took, but he turned to the last page, where the content of the will was written. Perhaps it couldn't be called a will, but rather an unfulfilled wish.
This was probably the reason why his father showed a regretful expression after drinking.
As a former Knight, he empathized with him.
"Do you need me to find her?" Filin was silent for a moment, then asked, "If she is Agatha herself, then she must live in the Prince's castle. As far as I know, there are many witches gathered there."
"The witches are gathered in the castle?" Sir said thoughtfully, "No wonder Longsong Stronghold issued a recruitment notice for witches a few days ago. It seems that His Highness is determined to become the enemy of the Church." Then he shook his head. "No, you don't have to find her."
Filin was slightly startled. "Don't you want to see her?"
"How can we let the ancestor come to see the younger generation?" Sir Schilt smiled. "Of course, we have to take the initiative to see her."
"Me …?"
"Yes, I will also go with you to Border Town." His father touched his chin and smiled. "Take these things with you. If it is really Agatha herself, then the ancestor's last wish can be realized."
(To be continued.)
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