Outside the window, silver lightning occasionally flashed across the dark sea, like a dazzling flame that lit up the sky. Brando sat silently by the bed. Not far away, Princess Magadal was lying on the bed. She was so quiet that she looked like a sleeping beauty in a fairy tale.
After a while, Orthlyss's voice sounded in his mind, "Brando, you guessed right. This little girl is not human. She even —"
"She's not even a living being." Brando's tone was calm.
"So you've already guessed it." Her hoarse voice was slightly surprised.
"In the scripture of creation, the epic of the Cruz people, 'The Pale Poem', it says: 'Mortal life was born from the water and multiplied on the earth. They were blessed by the wind and given wisdom by the fire.' It also says that 'At the beginning of creation, a noble kindness walked on the surface of the water and gave spirits to the small creatures that floated on the surface of the water. Thus, life was formed. However, with light and darkness complementing each other, there was both positive and negative. Thus, the one above the gods decided that the end of life was the kingdom of the dead, where the dead would gather and be governed by a god (1). But beyond the boundary of life and death, there was a third camp, which was stone, metal, and other things without souls."
(Note: The God of the Dead, Darkness under the Light, the Monarch of the Realm of Eternal Death, Kou Si)
"I didn't know you were so knowledgeable about the Pale Poem. I roughly understand that in this era, there are very few people who can read the ancient scriptures. And in the era of the War of the Holy Saints, these scriptures and prophecies are tantamount to lighthouses in the darkness. " Although he could not see, Brando could still feel Orthlyss turning her head to look out the window. He could not help but look in the same direction —
Above the stormy sea, a lighthouse stood tall. In the darkness, a beam of light pierced into the deep sea. It was like a sharp sword, and also seemed to be the only truth in this world that was subverted.
The magic storm at the edge of the World of Order was gathering, more or less affecting the civilized world. This year's storm in the outer seas of Ampere Seale was more ferocious than usual, but there were very few people who noticed this abnormality. The sailboats kept their sails and entered the harbor, waiting for the storm to subside before going out to sea for the first time.
"I have a close relationship with the mages in the tower. Lady Orthlyss, in a sense, I'm half a mage. I'm interested in history. Not only the Pale Poem of the Cruz people, but I've even read some fragments of the Black Prophecy. "
"Even though what you said makes sense, I still feel like you're hiding something from me," Orthlyss said with a faint smile. Brendel could feel the mischievous look in her eyes, "Also, I really hope you can call me sister instead of 'Lady Orthlyss'."
"I can't say that out loud." Brendel replied embarrassedly.
Orthlyss chuckled.
"Since you are my student, it shouldn't be a problem for you to call me teacher, right?"
.. " Brando called out respectfully. Orthlyss was not related to him, but she had given him a lot of help. She had even saved him more than once. This kind of care was like the care of a senior to a junior. Although Brando did not say it out loud, he was very grateful in his heart.
Orthlyss laughed: "Good, good. So, what do you plan to do next?"
Orthlyss was not the only one who asked this question. There were many people gathered in the room. Freya, who was standing beside the Roman, did not know that Brando was talking to a Heroic Spirit. But when she saw Brando's expression change, she quickly asked: "How is it, Brando?"
It was only then that Brendel regained his senses.
He looked at the others in the room. Sue, Amandina, The Shire, the Nightsong Tiger, Felaern, Tina, and the rest of the Mercenaries of Lopes. Mephistopheles and Metisha were standing not far from the door. There was also the red-haired girl beside him who had not said a word. They were basically the core of his little group.
"Princess Magadal's wound went through her heart. I said that if it was a normal person, it would be a fatal blow."
"Ah …" Freya was stunned. She could not help but tremble as she pointed at Brando: "Ke … Ke … Brando, you said …"
Brando could not help but laugh: "I said that if it was a normal person, it would be a fatal blow."
"Oh, Brando, are you saying that this little girl is not a normal person?" Out of everyone, the Roman reacted the fastest and immediately shouted. The others also reacted immediately and could not help but look at him suspiciously.
"Don't forget that you are also a little girl!" Brando glared at Romaine, then nodded: "I hope that you will not spread this news. Princess Magadal did not suffer a fatal blow because she is not a human."
"Not a human? Could it be that she is a half-elf like Princess Gryphine? " Freya asked in confusion. She could not help but look at the princess lying on the bed. Her ears were still the same as a normal person's.
"No, to be exact, she is not even considered a living being." Brando replied word by word.
"What!?"
Everyone was startled.
Brando was silent for a moment. In fact, it was hard for him to accept this fact at first. But when he checked the princess's injuries, he realized that something was wrong. First of all, when he opened the princess's' status' window, her name and other statuses were clear at a glance.
Magadal's original name was' Magadal Armand Lodur de Antoburo '. Armand Lodur was her maternal family's surname, and Antoburo was her fief's name. The naming rules were completely in line with the local customs of Antoburo.
At the same time, it was also in line with Brando's memory.
For example, this name, as well as information like gender, were all known to Brando, which was why it was displayed in the status window. But there was one detail that caught his attention. Magadal's race was:???.
This was very unusual. Logically speaking, Magadal was a human. Not to mention humans, it was very easy to tell the difference between common races. This was common knowledge, so in theory, it was impossible for him to not be able to tell.
When he first saw Magadal's corpse, Brando's mind was in a mess, and he did not notice this detail. But when he looked back, he immediately felt that something was wrong.
After carefully inspecting the princess's corpse, he immediately found another problem. The battlefield emergency told him that Princess Magadal had died at least two hours ago. However, after a few minutes of death, a person's muscles would begin to loosen, and their skin would change color and harden. This change would be quite obvious for the first hour, but there were no signs of it on the princess at that time.
More importantly, although her skin was cold, it maintained a moderate amount of elasticity, as if she was in a healthy state. In Wohnde, most of the injuries and illnesses were cured by herbology and magic, so most people did not have the common knowledge of biology. But in Brando's eyes, these details were very unusual.
So he quietly checked the princess's pupils, and was shocked. In the state of death, Magadal's pupils were dim, as if the originally bright flame had been extinguished. It looked like the eyes of a dead person, but the pupils were not dilated, and most importantly, there was a trace of light in the depths of the eyes that seemed to have been extinguished.
In Brando's memory, there was only one kind of existence that would show such signs after 'death'.
That was the radiance of the Soul Core, and there was only one type of 'life' that needed to be driven by it – a puppet.
At that time, he almost screamed in fright. His first reaction was to wonder if this was a substitute of the princess, but then he realized that it was impossible, because he immediately found the silver ornament of the Wind Elves on the dead princess' body. This ornament was the one he had given to her at the auction in the afternoon.
If this puppet was Princess Magadal's substitute, then there was no need for her to keep it, lest the matter of her meeting with Brando be exposed.
Moreover, this Princess Antuburo might not be too exquisite as a puppet. Other than her pupils, there were no signs of life on her body. She was made of flesh and blood, just like a normal person. Whether it was her intelligence, personality, or emotions, she was completely the same as a normal person.
Brando found it hard to believe that the girl who had discussed with him how to help his best friend, who had a firm belief and a pure heart, was a puppet. But after Orthlyss examined her carefully, she finally concluded that the princess was indeed a very special existence that was very different from normal life.
To be more precise, it was a very special puppet. At least in Brando's experience, he had never seen such a strange life form. This princess was obviously not a soulless, rigid construct.
Brando was more willing to admit that she was a very special 'race', and in fact, Orthlyss agreed with this point. In the memories of the Wind Elf, she had seen such an existence before. They were once puppets, but were later given intelligence and formed their own race.
This race was the Rune Dwarves.
Since there were similar existences, then perhaps Magadal's existence was not that strange. But what Brando was curious about was her identity. Magadal was a princess of a duchy, and was not like him who existed out of thin air. He just did not know if her parents, the Duke and his wife, knew about this fact. If not, then it would be interesting.
At least for now, it seemed that Magadal did not know about it, and she had always thought of herself as a human. Even in history, Brando had not heard of this at all. But he remembered something. It was rumored that the Nun Princess's life after marriage was very miserable, and she even disappeared in the end …
Originally, it was just a rumor in the history of the nobles, but now it seemed to be a little strange.
Brando shook his head, and threw these messy thoughts out of his mind. He carefully explained his thoughts to the people around him. Of course, except for the last part, everyone could not help but widen their eyes.
"Wait, Brando, are you saying that Princess Magadal is a puppet?" Not only Freya, but even Amandina was a little stunned. "But … But …"
"No, in fact, Her Highness is not a puppet, it's just a metaphor." Brando shook his head and explained, "Simply put, Princess Magadal's vital signs are different from what we know. She does not have blood circulation, and is not a carbon-based lifeform, but a construct lifeform. But like us, she has her own soul."
"What is blood circulation, and carbon-based lifeform? Is that a mage's vocabulary? "Amandina asked, puzzled.
"Ahem," Brando immediately realized that he had misspoken, but with the difference in knowledge between him and these people, it was really difficult to explain. He could only cover it up and said, "That's a professional term, just listen to it. In short, it's like …"
"Like the Rune Dwarves, right? Brando said it before, but was Uncle Odum really a puppet in the past? "Roman could not help but ask curiously. This young lady's train of thought was always different from others.
"No," Brando replied unhappily, "That was tens of thousands of years ago. If he was a puppet, it would be Odum's ancestor who was a puppet, it has nothing to do with him!"
"Oh!"
"But … Her Highness does not know anything about this. Could it be that Princess Magadal has been lying to Princess Gryphine?" Although she had only interacted with the future Princess Regent for a short period of time, Freya was already thinking about her.
Brando's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately gave her a look and shook his head, "No, I suspect that Princess Magadal herself does not know anything."
"She does not know anything?" Freya was slightly stunned, and wanted to ask more, but seeing Brando's look, she immediately shut her mouth. She immediately reacted. If Princess Magadal herself did not know anything, then there was a big problem.
She thought for a moment and changed her words, "Then how can we save her?"
"To be exact, Princess Magadal is not dead at all. As for how to wake her up, I need to look up some information. But right now, we have more important things to do. "
Brando looked out of the window.
There was almost no light between the sea and the sky, but the hourglass had reached the end of its journey, and the most important day in the history of Ampere Seale was about to arrive.
But when it came to it, he was a little hesitant.
What made Marquis Yoakam and the others kill a princess and a high-ranking priest of the Holy Cathedral? This was too important. What did Princess Magadal see in the end?
The originally clear history seemed to be darkening, as if a huge vortex was forming in front of him.
… … (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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