The Foresta Empire, dark blue collar, gray hills.
Supervisor Fioren stood on the barren hillside, his metal mask glowing with a cold luster, his red hair swaying slightly in the wind blowing through the wilderness.
In front of her, under the slope, in a desolate ruin, dozens of uniformed figures were exploring back and forth.
Compared to ordinary imperial soldiers, they have black eagle patterns painted on their left shoulders with silver lines, and their entire bodies are filled with a solemn and capable aura.
Black Eagle Guards——
One of the most elite secret forces in the entire Fresta Empire, the entry threshold to join the Royal Guard alone is three rings.
As for the captains of the Black Eagle Guard who are qualified to command an entire squadron of Black Eagle Guards, they are all fourth-ringed beastmasters.
The Black Eagle Guards in the Gray Hills are now fully equipped to launch a siege against an ordinary small city.
But at this moment, they were just quietly searching this seemingly inconspicuous relic.
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"The age of the soil layer has been roughly determined. It is indeed a remnant from about 500 years ago."
"Then we can infer the details based on the architectural style of the ruins, the remaining text information, and other details..."
"This relic should be the remains of the ancient capital of Cang Ting."
The person who spoke was an old man with white hair and beard, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and had an elegant temperament.
There were several small silver-white pets circling around him. Unlike other ordinary animal pets, their bodies had obvious joints and textures of miniature magic arrays.
This is an artificial pet created by a mechanic. Although its combat power is minimal, it is of great help in the fields of exploration and assistance.
"Thank you for your hard work, Professor Adams."
Facing the old man, Fioren's tone softened a bit.
She was very clear about the importance of this elegant old man in front of her——
The Dean of the History Department of Floren College, a great scholar who was awarded the title of "Sage" by the City of Knowledge, and also the absolute authority in the field of lost history in the Western Continent.
If Her Royal Highness the Princess had not done him a favor in the past, it would have been difficult for him to invite her even as the Imperial Inspector.
"It's not hard. After all, it was the girl's request."
The old man named Adams smiled casually. Although he looked over 70 years old, he was still well-mannered.
"Besides, even if we put aside that favor."
"For me personally, being able to personally participate in the investigation of the remains of the ancient Cang Ting Kingdom has been worth the trip."
"About four to six hundred years ago, the continent experienced a period of great chaos and turmoil. We in the academic community also call that period the 'Land of Disaster'."
"During the time of the 'Land of Disaster', countless wars of varying sizes broke out between humans, humans and beasts, beasts and gods... Saints fell, and gods shed blood..."
"The inheritance of most civilizations was cut off in that catastrophe, and the few that survived are also vague."
"The excavation of the remains of the ancient Cang Ting Kingdom will be of great help in filling in the blank history of the period of the Land of Disaster."
"in addition……"
The old man paused for a moment and said, "The ancient country of Cang Ting is rarely taken seriously even in our academic field. There are only a few scattered records."
“Who was the person who determined the location of this relic and excavated it?”
"To be able to find this place with just a few insignificant clues in ancient books, the other party must have extremely high attainments in the fields of history and archaeology, perhaps even not inferior to me."
"Furen? Taklin? Or Vladimir?"
Adams named several authority figures in the history academic community, but Fioren shook his head and denied them all: "His name is Xia Egut."
"Char? I don't think I've heard of this name."
Adams frowned slightly and began to rack his brains to recall, but soon he heard Fioren's addition: "He is a student at Saint Laurent College, seventeen years old."
"Seventeen?"
Adams was stunned at first, but then his eyes lit up: "Then I wonder if you can introduce me to him?"
Fioren saw what Adams was thinking: "Xia Egut's talent in beast control should be even better than his archaeology."
"Also, if my research is correct, he should already have his own teacher... maybe an 'Eight Pages' from the Dark Tower."
"The Eight Pages of the Dark Tower..."
Adams' expression stiffened for a moment, and he gave up the idea of finding a successor.
The supernatural forces in the Western Continent can be roughly divided into three categories.
The Empire, the Alliance, the Theocracy... these are huge forces that occupy vast territories, have tens of thousands of people, and are based on countries.
Like the Order of Ashes, it is entrenched in the Lost Kingdom, allied with the Lost Beast King, and is recognized as a forbidden cult by all countries in the Western Continent.
As well as other supernatural organizations that exist independently, generally maintain order and neutrality, and therefore will not be hostile to the forces of order.
The Shadow Council and the three towers including the Chalk Tower belong to the latter.
Moreover, compared to the White Tower and the Red Tower, whose history is only a few hundred years old... the Black Tower is a truly huge behemoth that has lasted for thousands of years from ancient times to the present, and its heritage has never been interrupted for thousands of years.
It is said that during the heyday of the Black Tower, all seats on the "Eight Pages" were filled, and each member was above legendary, able to compete with the entire theocracy on their own.
Even though the "Eight Pages" of the Black Tower suffered heavy damage during the Disaster, the Black Tower still stood at the top of the entire Western Continent.
"Forget it then... I don't dare snatch the students from Page 8."
Adams smiled bitterly. Although he held a high position in the academic world, he was ultimately only a fourth-ring scholar and was well aware of his own worth.
"But it shouldn't matter if we just get to know each other." He took out a business card with several golden roses cut out on it. "Please give it to Char Egut and tell him that if he has the chance to come to the Knowledge City, I would be happy to invite him to visit the Florent History Institute."
"I do want to meet a young man who can obtain the eight pages of the Black Tower and is valued by Her Royal Highness the Princess."
This time, Fioren did not refuse, but put away the business card: "I will pass it to him."
She glanced at the ruins below and spoke again: "Two weeks ago, this area experienced an eruption of the 'Remnants of History'."
"But within a few hours, the fluctuations of the historical echoes completely disappeared. By the time our people arrived at the scene, there was no trace of it left, and it was impossible to enter again."
“There are remnants of history here?”
Adams was a little surprised, but then he understood. Otherwise, the excavation of that ancient relic would never have alarmed an inspector of Fioren's status.
He thought for a moment and said, "Based on my experience, most historical residual images are actually simple relic spaces. There will be some precious extraordinary materials preserved in them, and there may also be some trials set up, but generally speaking, there are no major anomalies."
"However, the situation you described is extremely special even among the reverberations of history. Or rather... the person who first triggered the reverberations of history is special."
Adams pondered for a moment: "To be precise, this historical remnant was opened specifically for him... If it weren't for his arrival, then perhaps this historical remnant would not have been opened for hundreds or thousands of years, but would have remained silent like this."
"Is he the descendant of the powerful man who created the remnants of history? The successor?"
"Or maybe it's just an ancient person whose soul has been resurrected."
Adams made several guesses, but did not dare to jump to conclusion. After all, based on his experience, this was an extremely rare situation.
Fioren nodded, and just as she was about to say something else, she heard a faint vibration in her pocket.
Her expression became more serious, and she waved her hand slightly. A huge black dragon roared down and carried her to the sky far away from the crowd.
After doing all this, Fioren reached into his pocket, took out a light blue crystal, and then touched it gently.
The next moment, the crystal emitted a deep blue magical light, which then converged into two blurry human-shaped shadows.
This is a communication network that the Foresta Empire built directly in the astral realm using astral creatures such as "Astral Spirits" as a medium.
By utilizing the special features of the astral world, real-time communication with zero delay can be achieved. In human terms, it is the astral version of the World Wide Web, or penguin group chat. Of course, due to the scarcity of "astral spirits" and the huge expenditure of extraordinary materials required to cultivate them, there are very few people who have the right to use astral communication, and even Fioren himself rarely uses it.
Fioren put his mental energy into it, only to find that the interstellar communication should have been opened long ago and he only joined in halfway.
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"Shaya Egut, his resume is very mysterious and extremely difficult to track down."
"When he was twelve years old, he briefly appeared in the Arcane City of Lugia and was accepted as a disciple by Hathaway Altiano, one of the Eight Pages of the Black Tower, the "Eternal Page."
"At the same time, this is also the only time that the Golden Elf Legend accepted a disciple according to the records of the Imperial Intelligence Database."
"When he was fourteen, he came to the imperial capital with Ailora. They used the two hundred Rhine gold coins they seized from a certain illegal gang in the lower city as their starting capital, and completed the primitive accumulation of capital in a very short period of time."
"Popular books, luxury goods, ornamental pets... He has set foot in many of the current popular commercial markets in the imperial capital. He even promoted some of the emerging categories himself."
"Later, for some reason, he shifted his focus to the field of archaeology. Not only did he invest a lot of money in it, he also frequently traveled between major cities in the empire, and in the process, he completed a large number of bounty missions from branches of the various local administrative bureaus."
"Moreover, the distraction in the field of archaeology did not affect his growth in strength at all."
"Based on the latest intelligence, his pets should include a snow marten that is good at mental illusions, and a golden monkey that is good at space and has the ability to teleport..."
"He and Airola should be on the verge of or have already broken through the second ring. Once they have officially completed the breakthrough...then the combat power assessment of both of them in the intelligence database will be raised to the level of quasi-fourth ring."
"From my personal experience, the chances of an ordinary master who has just entered the fourth ring winning against any one of them should not exceed 50%."
"Rather than saying that they are seeds of legends, it is better to say that as long as they don't die young, becoming legends is a foregone conclusion for them."
An elegant female voice sounded in the interstellar communication.
As if she had noticed Fioren's joining, she paused, then lifted her skirt slightly and gave her an impeccable noble salute.
"Your Majesty Fioren."
"You are the one from the Abyss Plane..." Fioren realized the other party's identity and was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that even you would be involved this time."
"After all, it happened right next to me." The other party's words were still elegant: "And in front of Her Highness Isadella, there is no need to mention my past identity."
The two exchanged a few brief words, and soon Fioren also began his report.
She succinctly stated the information she had collected from the Cang Ting ruins, as well as Adams's speculations.
Finally, Fioren hesitated for a moment before speaking again.
"Your Highness, I would like to temporarily resign from my duties as the Inspector General and return to the White Tower."
"Before the tower master fell into a self-sealed slumber, he left behind a few words. The emergence of this historical echo may have a profound impact on the entire chalk tower."
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"Can."
"After all, this was my promise to you when you swore to follow me."
This was the first time that the third party in the Star Communication spoke.
With the help of the blurred light and shadow of the communication, it can be distinguished that this is a girl with long silver-white hair, wearing a black and red military uniform.
What is even more eye-catching is her noble and majestic aura, which makes people who see her unconsciously ignore her age and appearance.
The second princess of the Foresta Empire - Isadella von Forestberg.
The current emperor of the Foresta Empire has been seriously ill for many years. In addition, many historical problems have become difficult to solve. Whether it is the great nobles or many secret forces inside and outside the country, they have already been ready to make a move. There are countless incidents of infiltration, internal sabotage, civilian riots, etc.
And this huge country is still able to maintain its balance amidst such internal and external troubles, and does not show signs of decline despite the covetousness of many forces.
It can be said that most of this was due to the efforts of the second princess.
The second princess shifted her gaze from Fioren to the former: "What about his experience before he was eleven years old?"
"The specific details are no longer available. Both Char and Airola entered the official organization's sight only after entering the imperial capital."
"However, there is reliable evidence that he and that Airola were both from Ceylon."
"Ceylon?"
The silver-haired princess' voice was filled with interest: "You mean, the northern city of Ceylon that was destroyed eight years ago?"
"That's right. Everyone thinks that it was done by a title-level lost beastmaster who was wanted by the Theocracy and was wandering around."
"But if someone hadn't leaked the news, how could the enemy have launched an attack at the time when Ceylon had just resisted a wave of northern beast riots and all the strong men in the city were seriously injured, causing such a tragic massacre in the city."
Princess Isadella paused for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, the Winter Flower, one of the eight sworn families in the empire, was exterminated in Ceylon."
"Yes."
"Therefore, combined with the talent of a beastmaster that Char Eggut has shown at a young age, as well as his outstanding business acumen and smooth way of doing things..."
"Many informed forces are speculating that he might be the only son of the Count of Winter who died in the beast tide, and the only survivor of the Winter Flower family in that disaster."
"The survivor of Ceylon, the only heir of the "Winter Flower" family... Very interesting."
There was a hint of interest in the Second Princess's cold eyes.
She paced a few steps, her high-heeled boots clacking on the hard ground. The distant roar of magic cannons was heard over the interstellar communication. It turned out that Her Royal Highness was conducting interstellar communication on the battlefield.
After a long time, Isadella spoke again.
"From your personal perspective, what is your impression of Char Eggut?"
"How should I put it..."
"I know that His Majesty Fioren and His Highness have speculated whether he is the resurrected soul of an ancient powerful man or a replacement."
"But from my perspective, Char doesn't seem like the old man who is cunning and full of schemes."
The elegant voice at the beginning paused slightly, as if lost in memories.
"He is greedy, cunning, smooth-talking, a dramatic actor, and likes to play dumb... and he is definitely a person who will not do anything without profit."
"He has his own subjective judgment on everything, and he is often very firm in his own opinions, and is not swayed by any outsider's opinions or public opinion... From this point of view, it means that he is extremely difficult to be checked and restrained by ordinary means."
There was an indescribable emotion in the soft voice.
"but--"
"If he decided to do something, he never failed, and his resume showed it clearly."
"If what Your Highness wants is a subordinate who is conscientious, loyal, and follows your wishes to carry out tasks, then Char Eggot is obviously not a good choice."
"But - considering the current situation of the empire's internal and external troubles, I think he may be able to accomplish something that such loyal mediocre people cannot accomplish."
"All in all, I think he has the qualifications to become an ally of the Empire and a Sword Bearer."
"very good."
In the image from the interstellar communication, the silver-haired princess slightly turned sideways.
An astonishing aura emanated from her body, causing many nearby soldiers to stare at her.
"Then, when the war on the border is over—"
"I will personally conduct the Swordsmanship test for Char Eggut."
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