Chapter 748 This is the decision of the parliament
St. George obviously thought of something and his face turned very ugly.
When Yu Cang and the others just came in, there were no chairs in the conference hall.
The corresponding chairs will only appear when La and Yu Cang want to sit down.
As for the ancient dragon Ornn, who was in dragon form, he didn't need a chair, so none was provided in the Great Council Hall. At this moment, he was squatting in front of the table like a puppy.
Although it is a giant dragon, its temperament looks more like an old scholar. The scales on its face look like wrinkles, and its beard is very long, spreading from its back and hanging down to the ground.
His dragon scales are a dark blue color, and seem to carry a kind of magic that makes people feel calm when they look at them.
Seeing that St. George looked unhappy and lost in thought, and didn't say anything, he wasn't in a hurry to speak.
Instead, he first cast his gaze around the conference hall.
The ceiling, the ring table, the Demonic Abyss... and even every pattern on the wall.
Looking at all this familiar yet unfamiliar stuff, a hint of nostalgia flashed in Ornn's eyes.
He was the original creator, and he contributed to the creation of the Council of Arcane Law.
However, as the first creator, he was destined to be unable to use his own creations and could only hand them over to future generations.
Having said that, he also knew the layout of the Great Council Chamber... It was a pity that he couldn't witness the mages completing the votes on major issues here.
A complex feeling flashed across Ornn's eyes. He was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly to La on the chair.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"...Hello, His Majesty Ornn."
La was also a little confused at this time.
He could immediately guess the reason why St. George was still alive, but looking at Orne, he couldn't figure it out.
More than a hundred thousand years ago, the highly acclaimed Saint George was investigated again and again by later wizards to ensure that he could not be resurrected, let alone Ornn?
This guy was once dubbed the Demon Dragon, and was regarded as the designated villain in countless comic books in later generations.
There is no doubt that the investigation on this guy must be more thorough than that of St. George... If Ornn was still alive, he would not have been able to hide for so long!
Those great fortune tellers who are well versed in prophecy have verified countless times that Ornn's fate is that he has already died completely.
How could he possibly survive?
Could it be... the Dragon Cup?
He thought about what Yu Cang had just told him about what happened during the mage test.
But that's not right either.
The Dragon's Cup is a holy object, but it is not extremely powerful. At best, it is just a mythical item and has no possibility of helping Ornn to hide the truth.
What's more, the Dragon Cup that the wizard tested was a replica.
While he was thinking, Ornn had already finished this simple greeting and turned his gaze to Yu Cang.
Looking at Yu Cang, a smile appeared on Aoun's face.
"You're quite good, young man—I thought I'd have to wait a little longer before it was my turn."
Yu Cang's expression also turned slightly serious. He stood up from his chair and clasped his fists, "Senior, you are too kind. I am able to escape from this predicament, and I would like to thank you for your help."
After entering the Council of Arcane Law, Yu Cang finally had time to figure out what had happened.
He also figured out why he had been lucid for a brief moment after St. George pointed out his seat.
Of course it was because of Ornn’s secret help!
There is no doubt that the voice in the Dragon Cup in the third level of the Mage Test is Ornn's.
He said, "Knowledge cannot be fully trusted." On the surface, he was talking about the history in the book, but in fact he was reminding himself that there were problems with the knowledge in Starry Sky Vision.
Therefore, Yu Cang noticed that when the book was read from the present world, one could see an extra line of records about the wilderness wreaking havoc in Roland's Sky Realm.
Now that I think about it... this line of words in the book might also have been left by Ornn.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to see this line of words when he looked at it from the Starry Sky Vision for the first time.
Orn used some means to avoid St. George's perception and left himself with this hint, which made him notice the contradiction between the present world and the starry sky vision, thus planting a seed.
Later, before the Council of Offa, after he became a seat, Ornn secretly helped to make this seed take root and sprout.
It was precisely because of this that he had a split second of opportunity to break free from the influence of the distorted sanctuary and perform an accelerated synchronization!
This was his only chance, and fortunately, Cang seized it, summoning the Cang Shuang Emperor Dragon and completely breaking free from the influence of the Twisted Sanctuary.
At the time, Yu Cang's attention was focused on Saint George, and he hadn't noticed the influence of Orne's power. But now, while walking in the dark corridor, Yu Cang finally had the energy to understand the key and discovered Orne's existence.
In response to Cang's thanks, Ornn nodded.
Then he smiled and said, "I just did some insignificant little things. The one who really helped you out of this predicament was you yourself."
He meant this sincerely.
Back then, Ornn was known for his harsh treatment of the younger dragons.
Even if viewed with the harshest eyes, Yu Cang is impeccable.
In the Twisted Sanctuary, there wasn't much he could do. After the mage test and the one before the Arcane Council, all he did was just a reminder.
In fact, he himself didn't have much hope...
After all... expecting a non-magician, completely unaware of the Twisted Sanctuary and already caught in it, to escape with just a single reminder? That was simply wishful thinking.
If it were really that easy to break the impasse, the Twisted Sanctuary wouldn't be a forbidden spell.
But Yu Cangzhen did it.
Yu Cang firmly grasped the opportunity to wake up at that moment.
"No matter what, I owe you a favor," Yu Cang said seriously, "If you ever need me, please tell me and I will do my best to help."
“…Alright.”
Seeing that Ornn agreed, Yu Cang's expression eased a little and he relaxed a lot.
He sat back in his chair and suddenly said, "By the way, Senior... since you're here, there must be a way to stop the survival code, right?"
Ornn's expression remained unchanged. "Oh? How do you know?"
Yu Cang smiled and said, "I believe that over a hundred thousand years ago, a wise man like you definitely didn't refuse to commit suicide because he wanted to control the Arcane Council. He must have had deeper considerations."
"Humph." Hearing this, Orne snorted coldly. He glanced at St. George who was facing him intentionally or unintentionally, "Of course."
St. George: "...What are you looking at me for? You want to ruin the future of Roland Sky Realm, do you still expect me to say anything nice to you?"
"Ignorance." Ornn shook his head. "The fool mentioned in the prophecy is you!"
"Otherwise, wait and see Roland Sky Realm crash like your Dragon Island?"
"you!"
"Silence!" La rubbed his brows, "No noise in the Great Hall."
Looking at the two first-time creators who were about to transform into Roland Sword Saint and start a fight after a disagreement, La couldn't help but have a sense of déjà vu.
It was as if he saw the mages arguing loudly in the previous councils.
The Great Hall is not only used for mage referendums, but also for many meetings. Many decisive events in the history of Roland Sky Realm were decided here.
When it comes to interests, quarrels are inevitable... Don't be fooled by the extraordinary demeanor of those mages on the outside, but when they quarrel, they still can't help but glare at each other.
The Arcane Council cannot release their own spells, and races like dragons will be compressed to a medium size similar to humans, so everyone can roll up their sleeves and fight without worrying about some guy using spells to do bad things.
Generally, in such cases, there must be a councillor present to preside over the meeting.
And as the first seat in the Council of Offa... handling this situation is quite handy.
However, even for him, it was the first time to deal with a dispute between two beginners.
After hearing La speak, St. George and Owen didn't say anything else. They just snorted coldly and looked away.
Yu Cang kept smiling, and after watching them stop, he continued:
"I think what you two just said is enough to explain the problem."
"Bullshit!" St. George immediately protested. "How can a stupid blue lizard like him be qualified to modify my survival code? I'm afraid he can't even understand the third magic array of Pythius?"
Ornn narrowed his eyes slightly. "Even Pythius himself wouldn't dare speak like that in front of me."
"Hmph, a cowardly act of bravery." Saint George leaned forward. "Tell me the truth. What evil forbidden spell have you used to survive for so long? Have you defected to the Undead Kingdom and are secretly destroying Roland's life?"
"I think you're really getting old and confused. Do I need to remind you that the Undead Principality was destroyed when the famine first arrived?"
"Silence!" La knocked on the table.
These two old guys are really angry.
St. George folded his arms and said nothing more, just staring at Orne, wanting to see what he could say.
Aoun didn't seem to be in a hurry to speak, but looked at Yu Cang first: "Young man, how do you think I have survived until now?"
"Me?" Yu Cang pointed at himself, "Since Senior asked me, I'll just make a guess."
As soon as these words came out, the three people on the field looked at him.
Yu Cang said calmly, "I don't really understand the abilities of mages. If you look at it from the perspective of an outsider like me, the answer is obvious and not difficult to guess."
Hearing this, he raised his brows slightly, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.
Yu Cang continued, "It's very simple—since Saint George relied on the Council of Arcane Magic to evade detection by other mages, then... Senior Orn also relied on the Council of Arcane Magic."
St. George's face turned grim: "Why does he do that?"
He had written the code for the survival of the Council of Arcane. What did Ornn have? Nothing! His contribution to the Council of Arcane was minimal among all the original creators!
Yu Cang smiled: "As long as... the parliament is willing."
George: “……?”
"Your Majesty Saint George, I have heard the prophecy that desire will grow until the stars are destroyed. Since you created the Council of Arcane Law because you feared that the world would be destroyed by desire, then you should also know this—"
Yu Cang leaned forward slightly, his eyes fixed on St. George, with a hint of inexplicable meaning flashing in them.
Under Yu Cang's gaze, St. George didn't know what he was thinking. His brows frowned unconsciously, and his expression looked a little guilty.
Seeing this, Yu Cang smiled slightly.
"Then you should know one thing—this so-called survival code actually represents your desire, Your Majesty Saint George!"
“…”
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the three people present changed.
St. George was silent, Owen nodded with satisfaction, and La seemed to understand something.
Yes.
He kept wondering what kind of magic Ornn had used, but in fact, simple magic could not have allowed him to hide his secrets until now.
It's the Offa Council!
This great creature was created to deal with the prophesied destruction. It has no desires and possesses absolute rationality, so it naturally knows one thing—
The so-called desire to survive is precisely among the desires!
The code of survival is the desire for survival of St. George and even the entire Roland Sky Realm Mage Civilization!
It is one of the roots that must be strangled and may lead to "destruction"!
But the code of existence was planted before the Parliament was created, and the Parliament of Ottomans itself has no right to rewrite it.
The only one who has this power is the First Creator.
Ornn!
“Hahahaha, wonderful!”
Orne laughed heartily.
"Yes, that's right!" he said. "When the Council of Arcane Law was first established, it had already begun planning to eliminate the survival code. So, after you and I perished together, it was the Council of Arcane Law that saved me.
"The Council has merged me with the concept of the 'Dragon' in Roland's Sky Realm. As long as it wishes, it can revive me in the 'Dragon' at any time... just like the Dragon Cup.
"If the Continuation Code had never taken effect, I would have remained a usurper attempting to seize control of the Council of Arcane Law, forever slumbering in history. What a pity... Saint George, the Dragon Slayer, it was you who ultimately gave me the opportunity to return to the world. Speaking of which, I have to thank you."
St. George's face was very interesting for a moment.
The Council of Offa, you...how could it be you!
Listening to Ornn's narration, Yu Cang also showed an expression of expectation.
From the very beginning, he felt that the "survival code" was a bit abrupt.
How could the Offa Parliament, known for its absolute rationality, leave a backdoor in its "body" that was unique to St. George?
Sure enough, as soon as the Council of Arcane was born, it had already hidden a "scalpel", waiting for the moment when the disease broke out so that it could perform surgery on itself!
All of this is decided by the parliament!
"You... then there's no way you can handle my survival code! I wrote it!"
Ornn's expression remained unchanged. "Did you think the Council of Arcanes would make no preparations for over a hundred thousand years? Now that I've awakened, everything is set in stone. You know better than I do that the Council's calculations are always correct."
Bang!
“You! You…”
St. George slammed his fists on the table, but he could do nothing but feel helpless and furious.
He knew that Orne was right.
Orne shook his head. "Saint George, you've clearly anticipated this outcome. Why are you so reluctant to admit it?"
brush!
St. George stood up suddenly, his eyes full of bloodshot.
"I just want our civilization to continue. What's wrong with me?"
(End of this chapter)
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