The illusion on the table attracted everyone's attention.
The first thing they noticed was the book in the center of the table. However, the "runes" there did not attract their attention. They knew they were runes. Since there was an enchantment master here, they only needed to wait for Angor's explanation.
Aside from the runes, the most important thing was the runes.
Angor looked at Count Black and Dorcas. They were probably the most knowledgeable people in the area, so they might be able to recognize the runes.
To his surprise, it was not Count Black or Dorcas who spoke first. Instead, it was Wai, who had been used as a tool for the tablet.
"I think I've seen these runes before … Was it in the family library? Let me think … "
Wai fell into deep thought after announcing that he had seen the runes. However, before he could even think about it for two seconds, a stone slab fell from the sky and slammed into Wa Yi's head.
Wai felt a sharp pain. He wanted to curse, but he did not dare to. The tablet that hit him was the one with Count Black's nose.
"Library?" Count Black's cold voice came through the Spirit Bond. "I'll give you one more chance. Say the wrong thing and I'll chop off your head."
"Chop … chop off my head? How am I supposed to live if that happens? "Wai was still confused.
"What do you think?" Count Black humphed.
"I'll … die, right?" Wai trembled. He did not dare to say anything else. He began to think hard. He knew that his master would never go back on his words. If he said he would chop off his head, he would do it.
Wai tried very hard. Sweat began to form on his forehead, especially when Count Black was staring at him.
Judging from his panicked expression, Wai still could not find the gap in his memory.
And that was true. The more nervous Wai was, the more confused his memory became. He regretted asking Count Black for help, but he also felt hopeless about what would happen next.
Suddenly, Wai heard someone whispering through the Spirit Bond. "Is it really that serious? I just forgot where I saw it. You don't have to go so far as to chop off my head, do you?"
Wai heard it. It was his friend Dorcas.
For Dorcas to speak at this time, was he planning to plead for leniency from his master?
Although Wai was touched, he knew it was useless. His Lord would not change his decision because of any external forces. Whether it was arbitrary or autocratic, this was the style of the Noah Clan's patriarch.
Just as Wa Yi was silently mourning the loss of his head, Dorcas's voice rang out again, "The consequences have reached the point of beheading, unless it's a situation that Wa Yi must know, but has forgotten. Don't tell me that this kind of writing is something that has been passed down for generations in your Noah Clan? "
Dorcas seemed to be talking to himself, but the moment he finished speaking, the Black Count suddenly "looked" over. Even though there were no eyes and only a pair of dark nostrils, Dorcas still felt as if his entire body was being sized up.
At the same time, Wade subconsciously repeated Dorcas's words, "The Noah family … has been passed down for generations …"
Suddenly, Wa Yi's eyes lit up. "I, I remember now! It was a clan-clan-genealogy! I've seen these words in the genealogy! "
Wade excitedly said the answer, but the Dark Earl completely ignored him and continued to size up Dorcas.
This kind of deep observation made Dorcas feel uncomfortable all over.
After a long time, the Black Count spoke in a soft voice, "It's almost done."
Dorcas did not understand this, but Angor did. The Black Count was saying that Dorcas's Spirit Perception was about to reach the final stage. Once it was revealed, it would become an extremely powerful talent.
It made sense. As a member of the Noah Clan, Wa Yi could not think of an answer at all. On the other hand, Dorcas's random words hit the nail on the head.
Angor had to admit that Dorcas's intuition was terrifying.
Angor suddenly remembered the Watcher's speculation about Reynolds' luck talent. Would the same thing apply to Dorcas?
If Dorcas died right now, would one of his organs, bones, or even something close to him become a Mystery item?
While Angor was thinking, Dorcas shivered as he felt a murderous intent sweeping across his body.
Both Angor and the Black Count were looking at Dorcas. Meanwhile, Wade, who was at the center of the incident, seemed to have been forgotten.
A moment later, the Black Count turned around and spoke to Wade in a plain tone, "Someone else warned you this time, so I'll let you off. But if you make the same mistake again, I won't give you any chances. "
Wade quickly nodded. Luckily, Dorcas reminded him this time. Otherwise, he would really be dead. After learning his lesson, he would never speak out of turn again. He even began to miss the time when the Black Count silenced him.
Angor looked at Dorcas again. "Don't tell me you guessed it."
Dorcas gave him an innocent look. "I really guessed it. No, it wasn't a complete guess. I had my own reasoning process. Didn't you hear it?"
Of course, Angor heard Dorcas's "reasoning process". But how did Dorcas suddenly jump to "something passed down through generations of the Noah Clan"?
There might be some connection, but there could also be other reasons. For example, this was a language taught by the Black Count and Wa Yi forgot it, so the Black Count became angry … and so on.
Angor did not believe that Dorcas's reasoning was complete. It had to be the guidance of his spirit perception.
"Don't look at me like that. I don't know the secret of the Noah Clan. I just guessed — ahem, I mean, deduced it. " Dorcas quickly changed the topic. "It doesn't matter whether you guessed it or deduced it. The important thing is, what do these characters mean? "
Everyone knew that Dorcas was trying to change the topic, but this was indeed the most important thing at the moment. They all looked at the Black Count.
Wade had seen it before, but he probably did not recognize it.
But the Black Count was different. If it was written on the family tree, he would definitely recognize it.
Under everyone's gazes, the Black Count slowly spoke, "I do recognize this language. It's called Uisu.
"It's very special. According to the records, Uisu is completely different from all other languages discovered at that time. It's a completely foreign language system that no one can think of.
"We don't know where it came from, but it seems to have something to do with the Noah Clan."
"Something to do with the Noah Clan?" Angor wondered.
The Black Count nodded. "It's not a guess. There are some scattered records about the Noah Clan. Back then, the Noah Clan was the one who used Uisu the most in the southern wizarding region."
"Then why not now?" Dorcas was puzzled.
"You're putting the cart before the horse. You should first ask, why did the Noah Tribe choose to use a special system of the Uisu language? "
The Black Count glanced at Angor. "Because back then, Uisu was considered a supernatural language."
The so-called Extraordinary language was actually similar to mageweaths or inscriptions. Its expression could trigger Extraordinary power.
There were many supernatural languages left in the world, but almost none of them could be used directly by humans. Most of them were used indirectly. Therefore, when everyone heard that Uisu was a transcendent language that humans could use, they were all shocked.
"Don't look so surprised. I'm just saying that it was a supernatural language back then, and it didn't trigger much supernatural power. Later on, for some reason, Uisu could no longer trigger supernatural powers and was reduced to an ordinary language … but it was wrong to call it ordinary. The threshold to learn Uisu was extremely high, and it was also very difficult. It required one to overturn all the language systems one already knew. Because of this, even if someone who isn't a member of the Noah Clan knows how to use the language, it can't be passed down.
Now, apart from the Noah Clan, everyone else who knows Uisu has disappeared in the river of time. "
The Black Count's emotions affected most of the people. Dorcas was an exception.
After hearing the Black Earl's words, Dorcas only had one question. "In other words, the runes on the table only belong to your Noah Clan. No, only Lord Black Earl can solve this riddle?"
"You can say that."
Dorcas shook his head. "Something's not right. Why is there a mystery that can only be solved by the Noah Clan in this ruin exploration? And there really is a Noah Clan member in our group. "
"This can't be a coincidence."
Dorcas looked at Angor, then at the Black Count. He felt something was going on around him, as if he had fallen into a trap. It was either Angor or Dark Count who was in control of the situation.
Angor had a hunch that this was Augustine's arrangement. However, he couldn't tell Dorcas about this since it was related to the Nightmare Realm. So, when Dorcas became suspicious, Angor put on a serious look. "You're right. This can't be a coincidence at all."
Angor didn't try to explain himself. The more he did, the more suspicious he would become. He might as well let Dorcas fill in the blanks.
And Angor was right. Dorcas was already imagining things.
They were together since the day Angor came to the sandworm market. Dorcas knew why Angor came here, as well as his route.
It was also Angor's first time looking at an alchemy blueprint. Even Sir Aesop never saw it before.
Because Angor recognized the corresponding location on the blueprint, he decided to explore the ruin.
However, Dorcas was sure that Angor's exploration of the ruin was done on a whim.
Now, Angor's plan was completely self-consistent.
So this was a trap set up by the Black Count?
Dorcas looked at the Black Count. "Sir, you said you wanted Wai to come out for some training. That's not the real reason, is it? Sir, you should know about this ruin already, right? "
However, the Black Earl shook his head. "This time, your spiritual perception was wrong. I don't know about this ruin. "
"So you're saying it's all a coincidence, sir?"
The Black Count didn't respond.
"I don't believe it's a coincidence. I hope you can tell me the truth, sir. Otherwise, I can't face the fear of an unknown future. Instead of following a man with secrets, I'd rather say goodbye here. "
Angor also added, "There's more than one entrance."
It was only a short sentence, but it made it clear that Angor was on Dorcas' side.
There might be a lot of information on the table, or there might be information about the entrance. However, if Angor didn't explain it clearly, he and Dorcas could find other entrances on their own.
If it was only Dorcas' suspicion, the Black Count wouldn't answer. But since Angor was the leader of the team, the Black Count considered and decided to explain.
The Black Count took a deep breath, and they all entered a light barrier.
All kinds of runes were floating around the barrier.
They were all familiar with the runes. They were the words of the contract. Even the power inside the barrier was the power of the contract.
"Using the contract as a barrier. Lying here will cause you to suffer the backlash of the contract."
Count Black first gave a promise that he was telling the truth, then slowly said,
"As I said, I'll do everything in my power to protect you. That's my promise. Don't worry about me harboring evil intentions."
The Black Count continued, "As for why there are runes that only I can recognize, I don't know either. Think about it. If I knew about this underground building and this desk, why didn't I come here earlier to take it away? "
"It was a coincidence that we met the runes on the table."
At this point, the Black Earl intentionally paused for a moment, indicating for everyone to look at the surrounding contracts.
The power of the contract didn't show up, which meant the Black Count was telling the truth. It was a coincidence that they met the runes this time.
Count Dark understood that a mere coincidence under the contract wouldn't be able to clear up all his doubts. Thus, he continued, "You're right.
"However, it wasn't a coincidence that I asked Wai to go with you.
"You asked Wai to use Smell of Death on you, but Wai didn't answer you. Instead, he asked me to do it. Do you remember?"
Dorcas nodded. He was wondering why Wai didn't say anything when he already smelled it. Instead, he asked the Black Count to do it.
"Because when Wai smelled it, my soul was moved.
"I had a strong feeling that I should go and take a look at your exploration.
As for why, what to see, and what to see … I have no idea. "
The Black Count didn't say anything. The contract didn't backfire, which meant he wasn't lying. However, Dorcas was still puzzled. "Just a premonition of wanting to take a look? You didn't know we would meet the runes related to the Noah Clan? "
The Black Earl: "Yes. If you did, Wai wouldn't be the only one who came, and my nose wouldn't be the only one who came. "
Dorcas had to believe it with the contract as a witness.
However, he still had a lot of doubts in his mind. Also, Angor should know something about this ruin.
Angor noticed Dorcas' gaze and quickly said, "Don't try to pry into my secrets while I'm still under the protection of the contract. I won't tell you my secret. Stop your evil thoughts right now. "
Since Angor gave Dorcas a heads-up, Dorcas didn't dare to ask.
Besides, Angor was on Dorcas' side earlier, which was why he asked the Black Count to tell him the truth. It would be rude of him to accuse Dorcas now.
Besides, Dorcas was planning to rely on Angor's help.
With that in mind, Dorcas said, "Don't slander me. I'm not as evil as you think. I didn't do anything wrong. We're friends. Friends don't lie to each other. "
As soon as Dorcas finished speaking, the contract barrier that had been quiet all this time suddenly shone brightly.
Seeing this, Dorcas seemed to have realized something and immediately covered his mouth.
But it was useless now. He had spoken, and the contract would keep him from telling the truth.
What Dorcas told Angor just now was definitely a lie.
And it wasn't a lie at all. Everyone could guess that Dorcas had done it on his own.
Backfire from the contract wasn't something easy to bear.
With the addition of the countless rays of light, Dorcas seemed to have turned into a walking lamp. Immediately after, the light started to flow out of Dorcas's body.
Only heart-wrenching screams could be heard in the air.
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