Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 32 Echoes of the Past
After the not-so-pleasant conversation ended, William suddenly asked as he watched the imperial ambassador named Yin Laier leave:
"There is information about the Blind Sisterhood. Are you hiding something else?"
"Hmm? Why do you feel that way?"
Without denying it, Floro asked from the throne.
"That detection spell you used earlier that imitated the Eye of God. If we hadn't had relevant research data from the beginning, we wouldn't have been able to develop even a prototype."
William replied, recalling the special technique he had seen before.
After all, the Eye of God is a special entry that even players cannot obtain. It is something like a developer's Easter egg or a semi-official cheat. If there is no corresponding research data, even a "simulated" low-profile version cannot be produced.
"Although you have always said that the organization called the Blind Sisters is just a bunch of rats in the gutter, you must have obtained information from them through some channels. Do you have a cooperative relationship with them? Or is it the spoils of war when you wiped out their forces?"
Seeing that the other party did not reply, William continued to ask.
After a moment of silence, Flora stood up with the help of her magic medium and said:
"I understand that you are very interested in the so-called treasure of the Eighth Holy Spirit, right?"
"No."
William answered subconsciously - it was originally his thing, and it seemed a little strange to say "interested".
"That's good. For hundreds of years, most people who were interested in the treasure have wasted a lot of energy and resources, but gained nothing but frustration . But they are still lucky, because as far as I know, none of those who have really touched a corner of the truth have had a good ending."
As she spoke, she walked down the steps and came to William's side.
"Does the so-called person who has come into contact with a corner of the truth include you?"
William asked.
"Of course not. I don't cause trouble that I can't solve. This is the principle I always believe in."
She replied, shaking her head.
Really? Then I really can’t see it…
Her answer reminded William of the scene when the other party had launched various spells at him without any explanation.
She didn’t know what kind of misunderstanding the other party had caused by the subtle change in William’s expression. After being silent for a while, she kindly reminded:
"You know, the only person who has evidence of going to the end of the world to find the treasure of the Eighth Holy Spirit and coming back alive is the founding emperor of the empire, Terra Riel. He brought back the bronze crown that had disappeared for two hundred years as evidence, thereby demonstrating his identity as the incarnation of the Eighth Holy Spirit."
In response to this, William asked doubtfully:
"But what I heard was that Terra was born with his mother wearing a bronze crown."
Upon hearing this, Flora stared at William in silence, her eyes filled with ice-blue light like two searchlights.
Being stared at like this, William smiled awkwardly and said:
"Of course, I admit that this statement is indeed stupid."
"This is entirely out of the necessity of propaganda. That's how the Blind Sisterhood spread the news back then, to add a touch of mystery to the legend of the founding emperor. After all, a god-given hero is more convincing than a down-and-out noble who fought his way up from the bottom. If not for this, Terra might not have been able to even get out of the Stormlands during that chaotic era, let alone conquer the entire continent."
Flora did not make any sarcastic remarks, but walked past William towards the main door of the hall while speaking.
"Wait, you said the Blind Sisters were promoting Terra's deeds?"
William, who was following behind her, asked.
"The first organization to propose the concept of the Eighth Holy Spirit and openly worship William Kane was the Blind Sisters founded by Sibyl. They helped Terra Riel conquer the empire in faith. However, after the establishment of the empire, due to the emperor's compromise with the Holy Spirit Church, they were slandered and exiled, and then the Eighth Church founded by them was also taken over by the Holy Spirit Church."
"How do you know this?"
In response to William's question, Flora gently answered by slowly pushing open the heavy iron door with her slender wrist:
"As you guessed, I do have a close connection with the Blind Sisterhood. To put it simply, I and they have the same partner hiding behind the scenes."
"Irene Riel, the current emperor of the empire. Thanks to that smart guy just now, I finally understand what that little girl wants. She hopes to open the road to the end of the world and obtain the treasure of the eighth holy spirit after the pilgrimage like her ancestors."
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After hearing the noise, the guards rushed into the room immediately. They looked nervous, as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
However, after seeing the teleportation light in the room that had not completely dissipated, they put down their weapons with peace of mind, and then politely asked Nezemar in the room whether the Duke had teleported away by herself.
After coming to his senses, Nazemar simply evaded the question with a few words, and those people left the room peacefully, looking as if they were used to it.
This made Nezemar, who had originally planned to knock down these people and then run away with the child beside him, a little confused.
Is there no reaction at all?
What Nezemar didn't know was that these guards were very clear about their role - they were just decorations to make the temple look more like a palace.
The entire Bone White House is a temple built by the Duke of the Holy Tree. It can appear or disappear in any corner of the palace at any time. To the Duke, it is just the most insignificant of all her powers.
Although they are nominally the guards protecting the Duke of Holy Tree, in reality the role they can play is not much more than the decorative vases placed beside the corridor.
Therefore, after seeing the Duke disappear in the reception room, they did not feel the slightest bit strange. At least they did not think - could it be that the Duke had just been dragged away?
"Did time just stop?"
Just as Nezemar was marveling at the security situation in the Holy Tree City, Yin Lis beside him suddenly asked.
"What?"
Nezemar asked curiously.
“I see the threads of time woven around me, with traces of being broken and reconnected.”
"What kind of situation is that?"
From Nezemar's perspective, what happened before was very simple—the woman crushed the demon-sealing rune in her hand, and after struggling for a while, she was teleported to the side of the Judge.
It unfolded without any surprises.
Nezemal thought as he lay back on the sofa.
"It's like cutting the rope and then reconnecting it. There will always be some knots at the connection point."
Yin Lisi, who was hiding in the corner, replied.
"Of course I know what it means to cut and reconnect a rope, but what do you mean by the thread of time?"
Nezemar asked absentmindedly.
She was thinking about other things at the moment.
I never thought that the Duke of Holy Tree himself was actually a master of the divine realm...
Because exploring the path of magic often requires a person's entire time and energy, today's secular rulers are basically not willing to go too far in the path of magic. In the past, the empire had several magic emperors, and as for the results - the reigns of those emperors are now called the "Kingless Era".
Therefore, most noble families, including the royal family, would choose to let the eldest son inherit the position, and then let other children study magic as the ballast stone for the continuation of the family. If they do not have relevant talents, they will even choose to let outsiders marry into the family, or adopt orphans with magical talents as adopted sons, to pass on the family's magical secrets and inherit the connections with the Star Council.
And to Nezemar, it was somewhat unbelievable that a duke could reach the divine realm.
Especially considering that the other party is still very young - where does she get the time, resources, and connections?
Forget about the first two, at least they can be explained by the word "genius". But without connections with the Star Council, it is almost impossible to achieve anything in magic.
"Hey, it seems so troublesome to explain... Maybe, it's like this?"
Yin Lis, who was standing aside, scratched his head for a long time.
She wanted very much to express what she saw in words, but after racking her brains for a long time, she found helplessly that there were no more appropriate words in the language logic she had learned to describe what she saw.
So, she decided to demonstrate it directly.
So, under Nezemar's strange gaze, Yinlis picked up the cup on the coffee table. The fruit tea in the cup had completely cooled down due to the influence of Fularo's spell, and there were still a lot of ice chips floating in it.
She tipped the cup over and at the same time put her fingers on the "thread of time" in the cup and pulled it apart with force.
The tea with ice residue stagnated the moment it left the cup.
“Ah, that hurts!”
After doing all this, Yin Lis retracted his fingers in pain, put them to his mouth and blew air.
Then, in front of Nezemar's horrified gaze, she pointed at the cup suspended in mid-air and said excitedly:
"That's it, see?"
Almost at the same time, the cup broke into pieces on the ground, and the tea splashed everywhere.
“…How did you do that?”
After a long while, Nazemare calmed down and asked.
She knew that there was magic in this world that could stop time, but it was definitely a forbidden technique that could only be used by those who had reached the divine realm. However, the magical fluctuations produced by the girl in front of her were only at the level of an apprentice.
But the other party did not answer his question. Instead, he stared at the place where the teacup floated before and muttered to himself:
"As expected... the thread of time will naturally repair itself. But is it because of the deviation from normal time that the thread becomes bloated? Then what is stored in these tumors of the thread of time?"
"Wait a minute, your finger..."
Although he didn't quite understand what the other party was saying, Nazemal saw that the finger that had been moving in the air before was swollen purple-red as if it had been frozen by something.
She quickly stood up, stepped over the messy puddle of tea on the ground, walked in front of the other person, bent down, took the girl's hand, and planned to use healing magic.
But the flowing magic disappeared in the next moment.
It was not dissipated, nor was it absorbed, but it disappeared without any warning, as if it had never appeared.
At the same time, the frostbite on the other party's fingers healed instantly.
Nezemal carefully raised his head and looked at the girl.
At this moment, the other person was staring at her with eyes that seemed to be covered with a layer of white film.
Although it sounded ridiculous, she felt that she could see that the other person's eyes were a little different from before.
"you……"
"I saw the remnants of the Judge's magic. Are you one of his men?"
The other party spoke first.
The word "judge" startled Nezemar. Only then did she notice that the other party was staring at the silver icon on her chest.
At this moment, the person in front of her was not the girl named Yin Lis , but something else.
But before Nezemar could think about how he should deal with the current situation, the other party spoke first:
"This is the information about Ravenwood Forest that I saved for the future. For the rest of the information, remember to remind that slow-witted fellow to go to other places to get it. I don't have much time, haha, or you could say I have unlimited time... In short, remember everything I say next and tell William later. Don't miss a single word, because this involves the safety of the entire world!"
"Neh, may he rest in peace. His plan to save Ravenwood in the past has completely failed. This is a hopeless country, not only because it was once the birthplace of the hungry lady Camilla. It is also because the ancestors of the forest elves committed unforgivable sins in the past for their own selfish desires..."
