Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 164: The Mystery of the Ancestors
"It's a strange experience to be called 'Grandpa' by a boy who looks not much younger than me."
The young man in the painting blinked his eyes. "What's your name? Are you Gene or Miller's child?"
"My name is Marvin. My father is Gene," Marvin said simply.
"Are they all right?" The man in the painting said distressedly, "After I left, I haven't paid attention to the White River Valley for a long time. I handed the valley over to your father, but his talent is not very outstanding. I have been worried about you."
"After you left?"
Marvin was shocked.
"You're not dead?"
The young man laughed: "Of course, it was just a prank, but now it seems that I can't go back for a while. For ordinary mortals, maybe it would be better to let them think that I am dead."
Ma Wen suddenly felt a little dizzy.
My grandfather is not dead yet!
At first, he thought that this scroll was an alchemical item with the [Record Sound and Video] spell attached. The people and words in it were all recorded in advance.
But unexpectedly, my grandfather is still alive.
So this painting...
"This painting will be destroyed in a few minutes. You probably won't see me for a long time, Marvin."
There was a glimmer of kindness in the young man's eyes as he looked at Marvin - although Marvin felt that this hint of kindness was a bit off-putting, he still accepted it reluctantly.
After all, he is his grandfather.
"Communication across dimensions is a very troublesome thing, unless you can find someone to copy similar alchemical items."
The young man finally said in a serious tone: "We don't have much time. I know you have a lot of questions, but I have to tell you the important ones."
The next two and a half minutes were filled with the young man chattering, and Marvin took every word he said to heart.
These contents are really shocking.
Ma Wen confirmed it again and again in his mind to ensure that there were no mistakes or omissions in what his grandfather had told him.
When the time was up, the lower half of the scroll began to burn automatically.
"It seems that we don't have much time for small talk." The young man smiled softly: "Although I am surprised that you didn't become a wizard, being a ranger and a part-time magic warlock is also a very interesting path. I also see more blessings from powerful people in you. You seem to be carrying the expectations of many people."
“I’m so proud of you.”
"This painting will eventually leave a little residue, which is a plane coordinate. If you can get an item for cross-plane communication, you can try to contact me. I know you still have a lot of questions, but now you can only explore it bit by bit by yourself..."
The word "explore" was never finished, and the painting burned to ashes.
Marvin walked over carefully and collected a small crystal from the ashes.
This is the plane coordinate that my grandfather mentioned.
At this moment, a sound of caracara suddenly came from behind him!
The powerful ice angel was finally released from his petrified state.
She looked at the empty stone platform with great anger, and looked at Marven in a somewhat inappropriate manner: "What have you done?"
Marvin looked at Daniela calmly: “I got what my grandfather gave me.”
"That's all."
Daniela rushed over in disbelief and grabbed Marvin's wrist.
A cold breath came from her.
"Did you really wear it?" Daniela's tone was extremely frustrated.
She gritted her teeth and looked at Marven: “Why you!”
"My father clearly told me that it belongs to me."
"It should be mine."
She seemed a little absent-minded when she said the last sentence.
Marvin patted her shoulder gently: "Don't mind, your father may have guessed wrong."
"After all, we are a family, aren't we?"
…
The bracelets themselves were not treasures, but only those with sufficient qualifications in the Crilland family could wear them.
Its effect is to control the real treasure.
Once he puts it on, no one in the Cleland family can hurt him. This is the restriction of bloodline.
Marvin's grandfather also took advantage of this and stole the treasure and escaped from the Principality of Lavis unhindered.
There is a rumor within the Crilland family that whoever wears these bracelets will become the King of the North.
Marvin's grandfather wore it, but he had no interest in the King of the North. He lived in the South for decades and then passed away.
Yes, he did leave this world and left Fenan.
But this does not mean that he is dead.
Marvin remembered that when he was a child, his father and Uncle Miller did not seem very sad when they were holding his grandfather's funeral.
They probably knew that their father disappeared, not died.
He left this world, and he didn't have time to say where he was now. But according to Marvin's guess, he is probably in hell now!
The secret of the Numans, the treasure that the Cleland family has cherished for a long time, today, Marvin finally knows what the hell it is!
That's the head of a devil lord!
Even though it was sealed with countless ancient seals, Marvin was still frightened when his grandfather told him the news.
The devil lord’s head—or his real body—is now lying quietly deep in the secret passage.
Thinking of this, Marvin didn't even dare to sleep in the castle.
My grandfather was really careless. He actually buried such a time bomb in the White River Valley. Wasn't he afraid that if there was no powerful spellcaster to keep the bomb sealed, it would leak out and cause a lot of trouble?
In fact, all the disasters that the White River Valley had encountered in the past six months were entirely caused by this sealed head.
The old man in black was a phantom forcibly condensed in the head of the Devil Lord. He had the knowledge accumulated by the Devil Lord over thousands of years, but he had no strength.
In fact, this guy was a poor fellow. His head was chopped off by the original Numans. They drew knowledge and blood power from the head of the devil lord, and they successfully created the first batch of artificial blood sorcerers. These people were the original Numans.
They are extremely powerful and are rampant in the multiverse. They are a group of crazy experimenters and scientists who are keen on mixing artificial blood and like to imprison various powerful creatures to absorb their power.
This devil lord is one of the unlucky ones.
He had been exploited by the Crilland family for generations, and he was able to survive only by relying on his unparalleled vitality and the power he drew from the void.
Too many ancient seals were placed on that head. He had great power but was unable to use it.
In desperation, he could only start trying to deceive people - this was also what he was best at.
He tried countless times, and finally succeeded the last time.
He bewitched Marvin's grandfather and took him away from the secret place of the Cleland family.
However, he also failed. Marvin's grandfather was the most outstanding genius in the Cleland family (said by the young man). Although to outsiders, he was only a third-level wizard; but in fact, his warlock level was higher than that of a wizard. Although he did not say it explicitly, Marvin estimated that his grandfather was at least a legendary level.
He saw through the devil's tricks and imprisoned him in a small place like the White River Valley, and then once again used his powerful strength to put the latest seal on that head.
The devil lord has completely calmed down.
But he didn't give up.
The two sides made a bet, and this time, the always arrogant Grandfather Marvin lost. He had to fulfill the treaty, so he was forced to leave Fenan.
He thought he could return quickly, but he was trapped.
So many years passed by in a hurry.
It was not until today, with the help of Daniela, that Marvin learned the truth of the matter.
Because of the departure of Marvin's grandfather, the seal on the Devil Lord's head began to loosen.
Gradually, he was able to begin to condense phantoms again. Although only a little, it provided him with the conditions to save himself.
In the guise of an old man in black, he bewitched Dosiloa, King Cobra, Miller, and the ogre - he did not dare to meet anyone stronger because he would be discovered.
He hoped these people could rescue him - with lies, of course.
However, Marvin's sudden appearance made all this impossible.
Marvin put on the pair of bracelets called [Mystery of the Ancestors]. The power of the bracelets was reactivated, and many long-dormant seals on the Devil Lord's head were reactivated.
According to my grandfather, he would not be able to condense any phantom for at least half a year.
Of course, he also warned Marvin not to touch that head in the short term.
Unless he can use his own strength to pass the illusion of will in the secret room.
That big devil's head is the alchemical item made by Marvin's grandfather imitating the tricks of the Devil Lord. Only by relying on one's own strength to resist such mental charm can one resist the temptation of the Devil Lord.
Therefore, Marvin will not plan to attack the Devil Lord in the short term.
However, as the level of the Warlock increased, it seemed that he had found a completely new direction.
Anyway, Marvin finally figured out the origin of the strange old man in black, and temporarily resolved the crisis in the territory.
Daniela was extremely depressed. She had vowed not to return to the North until she got the head of the Devil Lord.
She asked Oren to return to the Principality of Lavis and tell her father about this.
There was nothing Marvin could do about it.
With Daniela in the territory, she was not afraid of her causing any trouble she would not be stupid enough to touch the head of the devil lord herself, as that would only allow her to be controlled by the cunning devil.
However, what Marvin didn't expect was that just one day later, he felt the surprise that Daniela's stay in the White River Valley brought him!
…
One day later, in the meeting room.
Marvin gathered everyone together to discuss how to build the White River Valley after the war.
He talked a little about his ideas, but unexpectedly, Daniela suddenly stood up at this time.
"There's nothing much I can do here anyway."
"Building a country is something I have learned since I was a child. As your fiancée, if you trust me, leave this matter to me."
Everyone present looked at each other, and all showed suspicion towards Daniela.
Ma Wen hesitated for a moment:
"Tell me what you think first."
