"News from Tarlonde? And it has something to do with the Wilds? " Hearing Betty's words, Gwen's first reaction was to be a little confused. He could not think of anything that happened in the Tarlonde Continent, far across the northern seas, that could have anything to do with the Wilds of the Empire. But in the next second, a piece of information that he had almost forgotten suddenly surfaced from the depths of his mind, and his face suddenly changed a little. "Tell her to come directly to the study!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Betty immediately bowed deeply to show her respect, then quickly got up and left the study room. The corridor was followed by the crisp sound of her trotting.
After Betty went out, Gwen looked up and met Amber's gaze at the same time.
Their eyes met and they nodded slightly. Before they spoke, they had already reached a tacit understanding and thought in the same direction. Gwen's voice was low. "Do you still remember the book 'Modir's Travels'?"
Amber also spoke almost at the same time. "Betty didn't forget the guest's name when she came in to pass on the message this time!"
Gwen, "…"
Amber, "…"
"So you nodded to me with a serious face just to say this?!" After being stunned for half a second, Gwen finally said with a twitch of the corner of his mouth. "I thought you were thinking of the same thing as me!"
"I also thought you were thinking of the same thing as me!" Amber did not look embarrassed at all. Instead, she maintained her usual self-righteous look and put her hands on her waist. "Who knew that you were so serious and were actually thinking of something serious …"
As she spoke, the half-elf waved her hand vigorously, and before Gwen could speak, she forced the topic back to the direction it should have been from the beginning. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Now that you mention it, I also remember 'Modir's Travels'. If you have to say that there is any connection between the Wilds and Tarlonde … I'm afraid the only thing that can make people think of is that book."
Gwen blinked and slowly frowned. "Could it be that Tarlonde had found some new clues about Modir's travels when he was rummaging through the piles of data in the wasteland? Did they discover the aftermath of the great adventurer causing trouble in the Giant Dragon Kingdom six hundred years ago? Or did you discover something about the Tide-Defying Tower that wasn't recorded in the travel notes … "
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a series of rhythmic footsteps coming from the corridor. Then, Melita Pânia's voice came from the door, "You can guess even more boldly."
Gwen raised his head and looked at the ambassador who was walking into the study. He subconsciously asked, "Guess boldly again? How should I be bolder? "
Melita, wearing a lavender gauze dress, walked into the room and found a chair to sit down. She smiled at Gwen. "For example, we found the author of Modir's Travels."
Gwen and Amber were speechless.
The study instantly fell into silence. It was not until nearly half a minute later that the silence was broken by Amber's exclamation. "Huh?! What did you say?! You also went to dig up ancestral graves … "
"Shut up." Gwen thought the goose would say something shocking, but he did not expect the goose to mention this. He immediately frowned and shut Amber's mouth. Then, his eyes fell on Melita again, and his expression became particularly serious. "Melita, I have to remind you that races like humans, who have short lifespans, attach great importance to the relics of their ancestors' graves. Even if you need to reconstruct the Mithril Vault, you still have to get the consent of the descendants of the parties involved …"
Melita, who had maintained a serious expression all the way, finally could not hold it in anymore. She never thought that such a serious matter would deviate to this extent because of a sentence from a half-elf. She also did not expect that Gwen Cecil, who was always very serious, would have such a jumpy mind on this topic. How should she put it? The two in front of her were indeed the "Caught red-handed" team in the grave-digging world. When it came to certain topics, it was inevitable that their thinking would be different from ordinary people …
"You think too much." Ms. Blue Dragon quickly waved her hand. "We did not offend any graves of the resting ones this time. We were outside —"
"Not even a lone grave in the wilderness!" Before she finished, Amber jumped in again. "No matter what, it's still their ancestors' graves. Even I don't do this in recent years …"
"Shut up!" By this time, Gwen had recovered from the initial confusion. He realized something and immediately reached out to pull Amber back. At the same time, he looked at Melita. "Wait a minute. Did you find … Modiel Werde who is still alive? He's still alive?! And he's in Tarlonde?! "
As soon as his voice trailed off, Amber, who was next to him, widened her eyes. And what made the shadow assault goose's eyes widen even more was that she saw the ambassador of the Dragons in front of her nodding gently.
"That's the case." Melita was silent for two seconds before nodding. "It sounds shocking, I know, but we did find an 'adventurer' who is highly likely to be 'Modiel Werde' himself. He's now in Tarlonde, and our higher-ups have been in contact with him."
At this point, Ms. Blue Dragon stopped talking for a moment and turned to look at Gwen with a hint of curiosity. "But I'm a little curious. How did you suddenly connect the dots? In theory, an ancient who had died five or six hundred years ago suddenly reappeared in the world and ran to the Giant Dragon Kingdom. Most people would not think of this kind of thing."
"Because sitting in front of you is an 'ancient' who was buried seven hundred years ago, but is alive and kicking today." Gwen smiled, but then his expression became serious again. "Well, it's just a joke. The real reason is … other than 'Modiel's Travels', I really can't think of anything else that can make you Dragons nervous all of a sudden, and it's related to the Werde family. And you just said that you've found its author — finding the tomb of the ancient doesn't require that kind of attitude. Plus, I still have a vague feeling that there are too many strange things about the great adventurer six hundred years ago. According to my experience, in this world where supernatural powers exist, people with such heavy secrets usually don't just lie in the history books. "
"People with such heavy secrets usually don't just lie in the history books …" Listening to Gwen's comments, Melita had a thoughtful look on her face. She seemed to look at Gwen meaningfully and nodded gently. "You have a point."
"Your eyes were a little strange just now, but as an 'ancient' who is really not honest, I can only admit it." Gwen waved his hand and looked at Melita with a solemn expression. "Let's talk about Modiel Werde … To be honest, no matter what I said just now, I still can't believe it's true. How did you find him? What is he doing in the Tarlonde continent now? Did he reveal his purpose to you? "
"You probably won't believe it … The way the great adventurer, who is suspected to be Modiel Werde, arrived in Tarlonde was surprisingly ordinary. He followed a whole ship of adventurers to Tarlonde, and before he left, he registered his information according to the rules. He arrived in New Agundor right under the nose of your naval commander and the entire fleet you sent to the north.
"As for what he was doing there? It's very simple. He lived in the camp like an ordinary adventurer, helped build the barracks, took on missions, and cleared the monsters outside the camp … That's basically it.
"At first, we didn't notice such a person among the adventurers at all. You should be able to imagine that there were many adventurers in the camp, and there were only a few Giant Dragons who knew the name 'Modiel'. It wasn't until one time when the great adventurer killed a Fire Elemental Lord that came out of nowhere and caused too much of a commotion that he entered the sights of Speaker Andal and Leader Helagol …
"Not long after that, Leader Helagol contacted the adventurer, but from the news from the higher-ups … there was a little problem with the contact. The situation of the great adventurer seems to be not normal."
"Not normal?" Gwen noticed the word and frowned slightly. "How is it not normal?"
"He seems to have lost his memory. He doesn't even remember his surname. The name 'Modiel' is the only thing he remembers about himself," Melita leaned forward slightly and said slowly. "And in further contact, we found that not only could he not remember his surname, if he received a strong stimulus from the side related to himself, his consciousness would even have a short period of 'interruption' and 'reset' …"
"Interruption and reset of consciousness?" Hearing Melita's words, even Amber could not help but look serious. "Then this situation is not normal … I remember that only the undead would do this …"
"Yes, only the undead would do this, but we can confirm that the great adventurer is a living person of flesh and blood who can breathe. He has a very strong breath of life." Melita nodded to Amber. "In any case, now even the Giant Dragon can't explain what happened to Modiel Werde … We can't even be completely sure that he is the great adventurer Modiel himself. Until now, we can only describe it as' highly probable '."
Gawain listened attentively to every word that Melita said. After she was done, he nodded slightly in thought. "An adventurer who might have lived for six hundred years … It's understandable that he would have some abnormalities. So, you don't dare to confirm the adventurer's identity, so you decided to come to me? "
"That's one of the reasons." Melita nodded gently. "We do want to confirm the adventurer's identity. We should at least inform the Werde family about this, but there's another more important reason … We are worried that the appearance of Modiel Werde may have something to do with the situation in the Tide-Defying Tower."
"The Tide-Defying Tower?" Gwen's eyes widened slightly, and he subconsciously adjusted his sitting posture. "Is there something wrong with the tower?"
"No, at least the external observation shows that everything is normal." Melita shook her head and said, "But you know, Modiel had entered the tower 600 years ago, and it was our … god who personally intervened and let him return to the human world safely. Now our god is no longer around, so …"
Gwen did not wait for her to finish. "You suspect that the Dragon God did not completely purify Modiel's corruption, but only set up some kind of buffer 'prohibition'. Now that the power of the god has faded, you are worried that Modiel's return to Tarlonde was subtly influenced by the corruption consciousness of the Tide-Defying Tower?"
Melita nodded.
"… Then we can only ask Enya about this directly." Gwen slowly exhaled, and after a little thought, he came up with a plan. "Amber, you go inform Victoria and confirm the last record of Modiel Werde in the family. Melita, you come with me to the incubation room. We will ask Enya about what happened back then."
As he spoke, he had already stood up. Amber, who was beside him, looked a little helpless. "Hey, wait a minute — how do you want me to bring this up to Victoria? Just ask her to go back and check if there is anyone in the ancestral tomb? "
Gawain stopped what he was doing and glanced at Hu Po silently. He nodded solemnly. "In terms of results … yes."
"Then won't she just fly over from Winter Fort Academy to kill me?!" Amber suddenly jumped up, and her face was full of 'don't you dare, old dumpling'. "Especially when you want me to say this …"
Obviously, this half-elf who had changed the trajectory of the entire world's history by stealing tombs and digging tombs was quite self-aware in her field of expertise and personal reputation.
"Who asked you to be so blunt?" Gwen knew that Amber was unable to come around. His face showed a helpless expression. "Think about your words and think about how to make the situation clear quickly. Don't just ask her to go back and knock on the coffins of her ancestors."
As he said this, he waved his hand and let Hu Po think about this matter on his own. He then quickly left the study with Melita and walked towards the direction of the incubation room.
Behind him, in the study, Hu Po watched Gawain's back as he left. He stood there in a daze for a long time before muttering softly, "Would it be more tactful if I added the word 'please' in front of him …"
…
In the corridor leading to the incubation room, Gwen and Melita walked quickly. When they were near the incubation room, Melita could not help but ask, "Recently … has Lady Enya been helping me to take care of the dragon eggs?"
"Of course." Gwen nodded. "She is quite concerned about this matter."
Although he said so, he was embarrassed to say the second half of the sentence in his heart. It was just that the way she took care of the eggs was a little confusing … Was polishing the eggs every day and reading the news really a necessary procedure for incubation?
Melita nodded gently. Her expression was a little complicated. "I really didn't expect that a former god … even if it's just a collection of humanity left behind by the gods, would actually help me take care of my dragon eggs. To be honest, every time I go to the incubation room, I'm so nervous."
Gwen glanced at the blue dragon lady and shook his head gently. "… You should relax. Enya's character is actually very approachable. She used to be unapproachable because of the constraints of her priesthood."
Melita nodded. Just as she was about to say something, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the front, interrupting her conversation with Gwen.
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Betty in a maid's uniform trotting all the way from the incubation room. Betty's face was full of nervousness and excitement.
"Betty!" Gwen also saw Betty and immediately raised his hand to greet her. "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Betty quickened her pace and ran all the way to Gwen and Melita before she stopped abruptly. The sudden braking almost threw her out. After she stood firm, she took a few deep breaths and said excitedly, "It's about to hatch! The egg that Lady Enya is putting on is about to hatch! "
(End of chapter)
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