The moonlight was cold and fell on Xia's face.
Xia sat up from the head of the bed and gently tucked the messy bedding beside him.
The girl's soft murmurs came from the pillow, and the white arm gently pulled the corner of Char's clothes, making Char feel the urge to get back into the bed for more intimacy.
Perhaps it was because Sylvia's arrival made the girl feel alert, so Xia has been well-fed these past few days.
However, Xia still controlled this impulse.
He has more important things to do.
"It's okay. I'll go to the balcony to get some fresh air and be back soon."
Xia touched the side of Airola's face beside him, kissed the girl's fair face, then got up and went out to the balcony.
His mental power moved slightly and probed slightly into the closed cage of the Sixth Soul Covenant Space.
...
...
"Master, you finally came to see me in the small dark room."
"Do you know how pitiful I am being locked up here? I'm like a stray dog abandoned on the roadside. No, I'm a pile of sticky dog shit..."
As soon as Char's mental power penetrated, he saw the Sage's Cup shaking continuously and words appeared on it.
"Don't be so rude."
"As you command, my Lord."
Baibei moved the handle on the right, as if he wanted to salute.
However, the cup body, which had no flexibility or ductility, could not support it in completing this action, so it fell to the ground with a bang.
"First question."
Char ignored the cup.
He has figured out the cup's behavior pattern. It must have been lonely for too long in the lost history, so it has to talk a lot to anyone it meets, and it seems it has a talent for being funny and cute.
So before he probed into his spiritual power, he used "Tsukuyomi" to give himself a mental hint.
Xia thought about it and asked.
"Describe to me in detail the current situation of Isadella von Fresberg."
"Are you talking about the Knight King who went against history?"
The words appeared on the body of the Holy Grail of Knowledge: "She is protected by the Holy Sword. For a mystery that is older than me, my authority in the spirit world may be blocked, and I can only observe certain aspects."
"But her current condition is not very good. The historical correction power has dispelled most of the mystery of the holy sword, allowing me to observe the whole picture."
The body of the Holy Grail of Knowledge paused for a moment, and then words continued to appear: "Isadela von, Fresbelg, traveled through history with the help of the mystery of the holy sword and achieved the throne as a knight king a thousand years ago."
"However, because of the man who brought disaster to the country, "Cain", she was unwilling to return to the correct history. Instead, she used the mystery of the holy sword to distort the long river of history and opened up a new tributary. ”
"Of course, although the Holy Sword is powerful, it is not omnipotent. Being able to fight against human nature and the power of history is already its limit."
“But humans are not immortal. Their lifespan is limited. The reason she has been able to survive until now seems to be that she has borrowed the power of the True God of the Abyss, the Vermillion Moon. ”
Xia's eyes moved slightly: "You mean, Isadella was possessed by Zhu Zhiyue, or was corrupted?"
"Not at all."
The Holy Grail of Knowledge shook its head.
"The throne's spiritual power is so strong that even the True God of the Abyss cannot cross the protection of the Holy Sword and erode its original heart."
"She took the initiative to choose to cooperate with Vermillion Moon for some reason."
"In order to wait for Cain to return from Valhalla, I am willing to pursue immortality at all costs..."
The font on the cup changed from white to black: "You have already achieved the throne and have the qualifications to touch the divine realm... but because of some mundane emotions such as love when you were young, you took the initiative to embark on such a road of no return. How stupid, how ridiculous."
"And that Cain."
"He's already dead, but he's still dragging me down with him. He's not a good person either."
The cup then jumped up again: "In fact, my lord, you don't have to pay attention to the other party at all."
"From the First Epoch to the Fourth Epoch, there have always been demigods or even true gods who have relied on holy relics or their own special powers to attempt to tamper with the historical trends of the past."
"And the history they opened up, which went astray, is also called the "Fantasy Belt". ”
"But without exception, every fantasy belt king and the fantasy belt they opened up were eventually crushed into dust by the correction force. All traces of their existence were wiped out and forgotten by the world."
"The reason why those thrones and mythical creatures didn't take action is because they knew that they only needed to wait. Sooner or later, this wrong history would return to the right track, and nothing would change."
Char glanced at the bouncing White Cup.
"I'll tell you a secret."
“Actually, I am Cain.”
…
"It is my great honor to share the Lord's secrets..."
The words appearing on the Holy Grail of Knowledge suddenly stopped.
It was not until now that it realized that the person it had been slandering was actually Char himself.
Even think about it again according to this logic...
The Red Queen Isadella who defied history and created the fantasy zone.
It is very likely that she will become her own mistress in the future.
"Actually, my Lord, I think Her Majesty the Queen also needs to be saved."
"A thousand years of watchfulness, what a noble and great love..."
"Next question."
Xia glanced at Bai Bei, whose expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book, and interrupted him.
If he hadn't used Tsukuyomi to hypnotize himself beforehand to forbid him from complaining, he would have had to complain a few words about this dog-licking holy grail.
Xia narrowed his eyes slightly.
His mind moved slightly, and the red power was transmitted through the third soul contract, gathering into a tiny sharp blade at his fingertips.
Xia's fingers moved slightly, and a tiny bloody cut appeared on his palm.
But then, the bloody wound healed quickly.
"Where does my self-healing ability come from?"
"My Lord, the mystery of your spiritual origin is too strong for me to see through."
The words on the cup paused, hesitated for a moment, and then appeared again.
"But...if I'm not mistaken, this self-healing power seems to carry a hint of the abyss."
"It is somewhat similar to the scarlet moon, but also different."
The moment these words were engraved, the Holy Grail of Knowledge could not help but tremble.
Could it be that his master is actually an ancient god from the abyss?
Xia thought for a moment and spoke again: "Next question."
"My Lord, that..."
For some reason, the Holy Grail of Knowledge suddenly showed a hint of shyness and embarrassment.
"Just say what you want to say."
"According to the law set in the Sage Core when I was born, I must follow the principle of equal exchange."
"My Lord, the forbidden knowledge you gave me earlier can be regarded as a bargaining chip for the first question, but now it is the third question..."
"As humble as I am, can you please answer a question for me?"
Xia nodded: "Ask."
"Excuse me, what was the last dish of your last meal?"
Xia Ya recalled: "Wolfberry soup with roasted lamb kidneys."
He recalled the prophecy he had made to a fortune teller in the imperial capital a long time ago.
The prediction the other party gave to me at the time was "drink more wolfberries and eat more kidneys."
Now it seems that the fortune teller is worthy of his reputation.
"Perfect answer!"
A bright white light burst out around the Holy Grail of Knowledge.
"My Lord, you may continue to ask questions."
"Well, one last question then."
Char's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Tell me all the information you know about the Golden Dawn, and the purpose of sending me that letter."
…
About ten minutes later, Xia Ya's mental power moved slightly and he withdrew from his sixth soul space.
The cold wind whistled from the balcony, caressing Xia's cheeks and making him feel much clearer.
I have to admit that this Holy Grail of Knowledge is a bit talkative and likes to add a bit of drama to himself.
However, its power to spy on secrets is indeed very powerful and cannot be doubted.
I chose to spend 170 points to exchange it, and it was a good decision.
In this world of the supernatural and the mysterious, whoever has the intelligence has the upper hand.
Char stretched out his hand and spread it slightly.
The next moment, the letter carrying starlight and the mark of the Half-Decayed World Tree was silently materialized by Char from his space pocket.
His index finger moved slightly, and the seals placed on it by Sylvia were released one by one.
Then, Char opened the envelope and the words inside it appeared.
[Your Majesty, the Star Chaser, Char Eggut. "
[Your struggle in the ancient country of Cang Ting in the 346th year of the Holy Calendar became one of the turning points in human history]
[Star Chaser, this is the honor bestowed upon those who become the turning point of human history, establish the foundation of human principles, and complete the "development of the stars". 】
[So, this is also an invitation from the Golden Dawn. 】
[Maybe you have heard of us before, maybe not, but it doesn’t matter...]
[We are witnesses of human history and guardians of human principles, maintaining the correct historical process. 】
[We have witnessed the beginning of an era and have also heard its end. 】
[Perhaps you have never heard of our name, but I am sure you must have heard of the name of Golden King Rhine, who was once our leader. 】
[If you are willing to join the Golden Dawn, please follow the spiritual guidance in the invitation letter and attend our gathering at the early morning of the first day of next month. 】
The moment Char finished reading the letter, it flew away with a little starlight, and no trace of it could be found anymore.
"It's quite high-end."
Char looked at the letter that turned into starlight and drifted away in front of him, and said to himself.
See what others say.
"A witness to history", "a guardian of human justice"...this bragging is simply too high.
The most important thing is that they really seem to have the capital to brag.
Golden King Rhine was a great man who created the sacred calendar and had his portrait engraved on every gold coin in the continent.
Before Char embraced the two long white legs of Silvia and Isadella, he stared at the head of the King of the Rhine on the gold coin every day, eagerly hoping that he could break a piece into two and spend it.
And such a powerful figure is just a leader of the Golden Dawn.
According to the information provided by the Holy Grail of Knowledge, the entry threshold to the ancient organization, the Golden Dawn, is at least Legendary. The only exception is the so-called "Star Chaser".
Only those who have completed the "exploration of the stars" can be called star chasers...
What is "Star Development"?
For example, the ancients studied scholarship, opened up routes to new worlds, and were the pioneers of magical technology and arcane knowledge.
Each of them has made great contributions to history and has become a hero at a turning point in civilization.
"According to what the other party said, I am still benefiting from Sylvia?"
Char's thoughts raced.
It was just a minor dispute within the ancient country of Cang Ting, and it could not be considered a turning point in history.
The main reason why he was recognized as having completed the "Pioneering of the Stars" was because he changed Sylvia's fate, or in other words, he also directly contributed to the birth of the "White Tower".
As an academic organization dedicated to teaching and educating people, the White Pagoda became a beacon of civilizational inheritance during the period of disaster.
It can be said that the butterfly effect caused by his rescue of Sylvia directly changed the course of future human history.
"With the status of the Golden Dawn, it is not surprising that you can discover my identity in the remnants of the history of the ancient country of Cang Ting."
"After all, when I entered the First Echo of History, I had no idea of hiding my identity. I just played myself as I was."
"Plus, during the dinner party afterwards, Sylvia and I were exposed to the spotlight of the entire continent, so there were clues that we might be discovered."
"But if that's the case, the other party should be completely unaware of my Cain vest."
Xia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Come to think of it, his alias of Cain is actually fully worthy of the name of "Star Chaser".
Moreover, he accomplished the "Pioneering the Stars" by his own efforts, without relying on Sylvia's help at all.
Although the reputation it left behind is a negative one.
"It seems that the Golden Dawn is not as powerful as I thought. It can't even see through my Cain vest."
"The meeting on the first day of every month..."
Char recalled the contents of the letter.
Also, after the letter collapsed, the strands of starlight gathered together to form an inexplicable guidance.
He could feel that as long as he followed this guidance, his spiritual origin would be able to cross the barriers of the main material plane and reach somewhere high and far away.
"Is this the address of the monthly Golden Dawn meetings?"
"Yes, Master."
The Holy Grail of Knowledge respectfully revealed words in the Soul Covenant Space.
"The Golden Dawn must have mastered some ancient mystery, perhaps involving the power of the World Tree... The location of its monthly gatherings is independent of the Prime Material Plane."
"It does not exist anywhere in the known secondary planes, the astral plane, or the spiritual plane."
"The only way to participate in the gathering is to follow the spiritual guidance in the early morning hours on the first day of every month."
"If the time is not right, then let alone a demigod, even a true god will not be able to spy on that area..."
The Holy Grail of Knowledge continues to engrave words.
But the next moment, its movements froze slightly.
Because it saw that around Char, there was suddenly a flash of bright starlight.
The dark mist dissipated, and Char's spiritual origin followed the guidance of the spirituality and disappeared into the main material plane.
Only the Holy Grail of Knowledge in the Soul Covenant Space was left, looking at the small black room that was generated again, with a confused look on his face.
Who is this master of ours?
…
Char felt himself being enveloped by a pitch-black mist.
It made him feel like he was in the clouds.
This world with only black fog does not belong to the main material plane, nor does it belong to the spiritual world or the astral world.
However, it has a lofty status, far from being like those subsidiary planes and secondary dimensions which are generally inherently downgraded.
"It's clearly not time yet, why are you here?"
At this time, Xia Ya was also a little confused.
He originally just wanted to give it a try and note down the direction of the spiritual guidance.
Unexpectedly, I actually got in.
And he didn't even need to expend any mental energy, as if the black fog was actively welcoming his arrival.
"I am now more and more curious about what secrets I am hiding."
Char was silent for a moment as he looked at the black fog that was surging up and down as if welcoming his arrival.
He is not a fool.
As for the unreliable system at home, it can be forcibly explained by saying it is a benefit for time travelers who have experienced the deus ex machina.
But even apart from this, there are too many abnormalities in myself.
It is obvious that even a throne like Isadela, which can reach the past with the help of the power of the holy sword, will be constrained by the power of history and can only act in accordance with the trend of history. If it forcibly violates it, it will face destruction due to force majeure.
However, he had traveled through the echoes of history twice, but no matter what he did there, even if it caused a huge impact, he had never encountered any major obstacles.
There is also his strange fourth soul covenant and immortal body.
All this clearly suggests that the secret hidden in him is very unusual.
But if you really say so, his background is still a little unclear.
As far as he could remember, he was adopted by an old ice hunter in Ceylon in the north, but according to the old man, he actually found himself in an abandoned ruin in the ice field.
"If I have the chance, I really have to go back to Ceylon to take a look."
A trace of nostalgia flashed across Xia Ya's eyes.
He is not the kind of person who likes to be kept in the dark. With Xia's personality, he prefers to plan before taking action and control the overall situation, only then can he feel at ease.
Xia's thoughts moved slightly.
The next moment, black mist surged behind him.
Several light golden branches weaved out behind him, transforming into a throne woven from golden branches.
Char sat down on the throne made of woven branches and fell into deep thought.
"In other words, I am the master of this world?"
"According to the Holy Grail of Knowledge, this black fog should be the gathering place of the ancient organization, the Golden Dawn."
"And now, I am the Minotaur?"
Char experimented with it for a moment.
This is not the physical world, but merely the place of spiritual origin.
However, he did possess a lot of authority in it.
After a long time, Char finished his attempt and stretched out his hand to gently tap the handle of the golden throne beneath him.
"In this case."
"My plan in Esgania will be much more convenient."
From the beginning to the end, Char had never forgotten that he was still in the midst of a distorted history.
And his first goal now is to correct the wrong history.
"The one who brought disaster to the country... Cain."
Xia's eyes narrowed slightly, and he recalled the evaluation of Cain in the current history books.
"Then let Cain and Xiao go."
"Really, become a troublemaker for once."
…
The Forrestal Empire, the imperial capital.
Between the thrones.
The silver-haired woman was standing alone in the deserted palace.
In front of her was a huge canvas.
At this moment, this volume of work is almost completed, with only the final finishing touches remaining.
The silver-haired woman did not have a paintbrush in her hand. She simply stretched out her white fingers and tapped lightly in the air. Then, brilliant brushstrokes were outlined on the scroll one by one, vividly coming to life.
This is a magnificent picture.
On the screen, there is a thin figure wearing a black robe with red clouds and a vortex mask on his head.
The background is a huge valley in the night.
On the other side of the valley were countless ferocious monsters as black as ink.
And that thin figure just faced the thousands of troops in front of him with his back to all living beings.
Above the night sky, there was a holy spear that pierced through the night sky, emitting endless brilliant starlight and falling from the sky to the earth.
…
The cold moonlight fell through the window between the thrones.
It sprinkled on Isadella's pretty face, illuminating her beautiful eyes that were as quiet as a dry well.
"Your appearance now really makes me feel a little strange."
The dark shadows weaved into an illusory and hazy figure in a black skirt, quietly appearing beside the throne.
"Heiji, do you and I know each other well?"
Isadella's eyes did not move away from the painting, only the cold voice echoed between the thrones.
The figure in the black dress chuckled: "In the correct history, I have some intersections with you."
"I have already forgotten it."
The silver-haired queen's expression remained unchanged, and even her lonely eyes did not reveal the slightest emotion.
She didn't even turn her head.
"Although I can't remember what our relationship was in another period of history... but here, you and I are pure enemies."
"Do you want this shadow body to be left here forever?"
The golden light appeared, and the pressure of the holy sword suddenly surged. It was a pressure unique to the throne, enough to severely damage an ordinary legend.
However, just before the holy sword appeared, the graceful figure in the black dress had already turned into a flowing shadow and disappeared into the night.
"The price of cooperating with Zhu Yue in exchange for immortality... is to forget humanity, forget past memories, and forget worldly emotions."
"I have become so hideous that even my original self can hardly recognize me."
"If I tell you... everything you are doing now is actually a misunderstanding, and your persistence is meaningless and futile..."
"And your current appearance is so distorted and hideous that even if Cain were to be resurrected, he would only find you disgusting."
"Will you regret it?"
The shadow dissipated, leaving only the silver bell-like sound echoing between the thrones.
Isadella's eyes still stayed on the painting.
Or to be more precise -
It is on the back of the thin young boy in the painting.
“No regrets.”
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