The Shire walked up the stairs of the lighthouse. When he looked up, he saw Brando and the three ladies chatting by the railing on the side of the lighthouse. The Roman lady was giggling, and Vahina had a gloomy expression on her face. She seemed to have something on her mind. Maynild was dressed in military attire. She was leaning against the railing with her back facing the sea. Her long black hair fluttered in the sea breeze. In the distance, the sea and the sky merged into one. The floating clouds were like white mountains rising and falling in the sky.
The others were already used to the female Knight's silent and meticulous personality. However, they did not see the little princess Seifer who liked to join in the fun. It seemed that she had dragged the little elf to the port to go shopping. The two ladies had now become best friends with each other. Of course, they did have a common topic and hobby, which was the ability to cause trouble.
"My Lord."
Brando was wearing a black Knight's trench coat. The Halran Gaia was hanging at his waist. The black rhinoceros leather scabbard was almost pointing to the ground. When he turned around, he noticed that his wizard servant had arrived. He smiled and waved his hand. "You came at the right time. What do you think of the scenery here?"
The Shire was slightly startled. "It seems that my Lord likes the scenery here?"
Brando smiled and shook his head. He reached out his glove and patted the old and mottled outer wall of the lighthouse. "Do you know the origin of this lighthouse?"
The Shire subconsciously looked up at the lighthouse. The old lighthouse looked old, but it was just an old lighthouse that could be seen everywhere in the Sublime Inland Sea. He really did not know what this lighthouse meant.
"Fathom Harbor has a long history. However, my Lord, I have never been here before. I don't know if there are any historical sites here," he replied.
"Haha," Brando laughed and proudly reached out his hand to the merchant lady beside him. The latter stuck out her tongue and reluctantly put a gold coin in his hand. She sighed and complained, "The Shire, you are so useless."
"This lighthouse is the famous Tumen Lighthouse," Brando pointed in the direction of the harbor. "Fathom Harbor was built in the year of the return of the light. The founder of the harbor was the famous scholar of the Cruz, Fathom Freeman. The latter was a descendant of Tumen. He was also one of the few respected Miirnas in the mortal world. Unfortunately, this family could not escape the trial of time and eventually disappeared in the long river of history. This lighthouse was built to commemorate them. After all, Tumen was the bearer of the fire of civilization. He was the wise man who gave the light of enlightenment to the people of Black Iron in the darkness. Unfortunately, not many people can remember this history now. "
His gaze softened as he looked in the direction of the harbor. In his previous life, he had passed by this place when he left Aouine for Farnezain. He remembered that there was an emblem of Farnezain on the door of this lighthouse. Even though it was a few decades earlier than that time, the emblem on the door was still the same. It was just that it was a lot newer. It was a very strange feeling. In both his previous and current lives, this harbor did not change much. He could even find bits and pieces of details from a few decades later. The memories of the past blended into these details, giving him a strange feeling in his heart.
The Shire did not know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at his lord betting on him. However, Brando's words had also piqued his curiosity. He looked up at the lighthouse. This ordinary lighthouse was no different from the other lighthouses in the sublime inland sea. It stood between two headlands, overlooking the blue sky outside Fathom Harbor. It was like a lonely old man who had been through the wind and rain, silently and wisely watching the passage of time, leaving only the mottled green and white paint on its body.
History formed a huge coincidence and completed a cycle. It had witnessed the decline of the last Miirnas, and now it was about to see them return to the world.
"So this is the origin of this lighthouse."
"It's actually not the original one," Vahina suddenly looked up and replied with a hint of pride, "The original Tumen Lighthouse was destroyed in a fire in 1914. It was rebuilt again, but the rebuilt lighthouse was damaged in the War of the Seven Moons. The one you see now is the second time it has been renovated."
Brando turned to look at her, worry flashing in his dark brown eyes. After a night of rest, Vahina's complexion looked much better today. She seemed to have regained her pride as the eldest daughter of the Duke of Flowers. However, he knew that perhaps only by experiencing it himself could he understand what the past month meant to her. It was obvious that the shadow in her heart would not be so easily erased.
The princess of the Duke of the Loop of Trade Winds who did not know the sorrow of the world was no longer around.
"Miss Vahina —"
"You're trying to comfort me again," Vahina suddenly turned back and glared at him, her beautiful brows furrowed deeply, "I don't want to quarrel with you, country bumpkin. I'm not as weak as you think."
"Also," she corrected him with a serious tone, "Call me Vahina."
Brando stared at her with a frown, thinking that her tough act was no different from when she was in the Loop of Trade Winds. It was just that she looked silly and cute.
The Shire laughed inwardly, but he did not forget that he still had business to attend to. He quickly reported, "My Lord, the interrogation is almost done."
"Oh?"
Brendel's brows furrowed slightly as he realized what news the wizard brought. In truth, it was not difficult to pry open Rodney's mouth, but the problem was how many secrets he knew about the Queen's secrets. "What did he say?" Brendel asked.
The Shire hurriedly replied, "As you expected, Rodney's main purpose is Miss Vahina. The Silver Queen hopes to use Miss Vahina and Duke Helix as hostages to force Miss Vahina's sister to submit to her. That way, she can gain control of the Duke of Flowers' territory."
"My sister is smart. She will never be controlled by that vicious woman!" Vahina coldly interrupted, her fists trembling in anger. Brando gently patted her thin shoulder and asked, "Other than that, where did the Silver Queen's Miirna come from? What does she plan to do? What other secret forces does she have?"
"Well," The Shire shrugged, "Rodney doesn't know much about that, but Her Majesty seems to be very interested in the Alkash Mountain. Her purpose of going east is not only to subdue the nobles in the northern part of the empire, but also to open up a passage to the Alkash Mountain."
She still can't forget about the final battle? Brando was stunned for a moment, but he immediately saw the Duke's daughter trembling slightly. Only then did he remember that there were two main paths to the Alkash Mountain from the East Metz. One was in Ludwig, and the other was in the Duke of Flowers' territory.
"Hmm, that … … Why is the Queen so interested in that place?" Romaine blinked her dark brown eyes and asked curiously.
The Shire did not dare to neglect the question of his fiancée. He quickly replied, "There are many reasons. Perhaps it's related to the secret of the final battle, or perhaps it's just because Her Majesty likes that place. Besides, the Alkash Mountain itself is strategically located in the middle of Fanzin, Saint-ausol, and Cruz. It's a place where one can attack or retreat."
"What about the Miirna people? I don't believe that they came back from the Great Glacier like the rumors say."
"My Lord, I've asked around. The Silver Queen's Miirna people are mainly the descendants of the witches. She mobilized the mountain people."
"Mountain people?"
"To be exact, it's a branch of the mountain people, the Senia branch … …"
"Werewolves." Brando sucked in a breath of cold air. The mountain people lived in the Lache Mountains to the south of the Flowerleaf Territory. But in fact, that was before the last era. Due to various reasons, the mountain people left their homeland and spread their branches and leaves. Scarlet, for example, was a mountain person born in Erouine. The mountain people had an unclear relationship with the Miirna people, which was why they were generally discriminated against in this world. Among the mountain people, there were a few bloodlines left behind by the Miirna people, and the Senia people were one of them. Now, the Senia people had long left their homeland like the other mountain people and settled in the south of Cloak Bay, in an unknown branch of the Broken Sword Mountain. That was the Silver Queen's sphere of influence, and it was possible that she could find these people from the last era.
"My Lord, there's also this. We found it from the Knight's body, if I remember correctly … …"
The Shire stretched out his hand and opened his palm, revealing a piece of rock lying flat in his palm. He then raised his head and looked at Brando with a strange gaze.
Brando had already narrowed his eyes.
This thing — —
Lying flat in the young wizard's palm was a gray piece of rock that was as flat as a chisel. There were no traces of artificial carvings on its surface, as if it was naturally peeled off from a huge rock. It was not the first time he saw this piece of rock. This was the grey shard. The first time he found something similar to it was in Amandina's father's belongings. The second time was in Kelsie's grave. The third time was in the remains of the Crystal Elk.
"Eh, this is … …" The Roman opened her small mouth and let out a soft gasp.
"This is the fourth one, right?"
"This is the fourth one."
"What exactly is this thing, my Lord?"
"I'm not too sure, but … …" Brando frowned slightly. Previously, when there were more than three of these gray pieces, he would put them together, and there would be an obvious resonance, forming something like a map. This time, there should be a similar reaction. He signaled to The Shire, and the latter understood and gently pushed forward. The stone fragment seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, and stood upright in his palm. It emitted a faint blue light and slowly floated towards Brando.
Brando immediately felt the other three pieces of rock on his body become restless, even though they were still in the Dimension Hole.
Then the space also resonated.
Maynild, who was leaning on the railing, seemed to have felt something. She turned her head and saw that the space between Brando and The Shire was slightly darkening, as if it was collapsing under a huge force. She could not help but be startled: "This is … …?"
"My Lord!" The Shire's expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly shouted.
"This is … …"
Like a drop of water falling on a calm surface of water, at that moment, Brando felt the existence of the Sea of Magic.
The sky suddenly darkened. Above the entire sublime inland sea, from the west to the east, the entire sky was rapidly darkening. The clouds seemed to be driven by an invisible force and gathered from all directions. Lightning flashed across the clouds, and the rumbling of thunder rolled from the sky. For a moment, a new storm seemed to have formed above Xin Hai. The resonance of the space became more and more obvious. Even the ground was shaking, and small stones and gravel were dancing wildly. The snow-white walls of the lighthouse creaked and cracked, and a shocking crack appeared. Vahina screamed and held the railing for support.
"It's dark, Brando!" Roman looked at the sky in fear. A huge whirlpool was forming in the sky above Fathom. It was as if a terrifying eye had opened up in the thick clouds.
Cold sweat slid down Brando's forehead. He could feel that his forehead was covered with sweat. "Take it back!" He roared.
The Shire did not even think about it. He grabbed the gray stone that was floating in the air. Strangely enough, the moment he grabbed the gray stone, everything suddenly calmed down. The clouds no longer gathered, the lightning disappeared, and the sound of thunder gradually faded away. The trembling of the space stopped in an instant. The sun once again shone in the sky, and the sea was no longer howling. Everything that happened before was like a terrifying illusion.
But the huge crack on the lighthouse proved that everything that happened a moment ago was real.
It just came and left.
There was a lot of noise in the direction of the dock, and from time to time, loud shouts came from there. "Is it an earthquake? Is it an earthquake? " But these voices were quickly drowned out by the cries and shouts.
Brando, The Shire, Vahina, Maynild, and the Roman, the five of them stood by the lighthouse, frozen in their previous positions, like puppets. Everyone was stunned. After a while, Brando was the first to recover from the shock. He asked a little dryly, "What was that before?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"My Lord."
"You don't have to say it," Brando interrupted his wizard servant, his mouth a little dry. "I felt it."
"That is …" The Shire still had some lingering fear.
"It's the Tide of the Sea of Magic … …" Brendel recalled the terrifying feeling from before and answered word by word: "No … …"
"It's the Dusk." The female Knight's cold voice sounded at the right time. Brando was slightly startled and turned to look at her. The latter's face was also a little pale, but at least she could maintain her composure. She hesitated for a moment before answering with certainty, "It's the Dusk Dragon. At least for a moment just now, I felt a peeping from outside this world. But it's definitely not a demon. I have a hunch in my heart that it's there — "
Brando was silent. In fact, he also felt that terrible pressure, even in the game, he had never felt it before.
"Did this thing summon it?" The Shire carefully looked at the gray stone in his hand, sweating profusely, as if he was holding something terrible. "What the hell is this?"
"I think … it shouldn't be." Brando frowned. He faintly recalled the feeling of being peeped at. That huge power seemed to have broken through the barrier between the Sea of Magic and the Wohnde in an instant and descended on the sky above Fathom Harbor. However, this passage was not opened by the resonance of the gray stone in their hands. Rather than calling it a summoning, it was better to say that —
It was a forced descent.
…
On the outskirts of Nazaire.
A pair of golden eyes that looked like burning flames slowly opened in the darkness. The owner of this pair of eyes that was hidden under the branches and leaves suddenly sat up from the bushes, making a rustling sound. It was the third day after leaving the Imperial City. Sydney subconsciously touched her chest. This action affected her wound, and she could not help but frown. The statue of the Saintess of the Lion Palace was no longer as elegant and calm as she usually was. Her face was covered with dust mixed with blood. But fortunately, at least that thing was still there, hidden under her thick clothes. This made her feel a little more at ease.
She subconsciously raised her head and looked in the direction of the coastal area to the east of Metz in confusion.
Why did the Sea of Magic suddenly become turbulent?
What was resonating with this thing?
A trace of doubt surfaced in her mind.
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