No matter what, you have to go to Kant Ling, and Gawain has to go in person.
The system of the Ansu Kingdom is loose, and the royal family’s protection of remote areas is as low as its governance. Moreover, the southern region has been at peace for a long time. No matter how powerful the military family is in this environment, they will slowly Decline, so it is almost impossible for Gawain, who is in the extreme south, to count on any support from a third party (this environment is probably one of the reasons why the cultists are able to carry out massive erosion in this area), and not waiting for support is just Gao Wen One of the reasons why Wen decided to leave in person, and another reason was that he saw something in that "dream".
He mentioned to Hetty and Pitman that the Eternal Sleeper had left an evil object in Kant's Castle, but he did not explain what the "evil object" was. However, in fact, he had already seen it. That thing and recognize it.
That thing is located in front of the gorgeous stone pavilion in the center of the underground hall. It is placed on a small altar like a "holy object" for worship. It is an exquisite magic lantern, and in More than seven hundred years ago, Gawain Cecil gave it as a gift to Selina Gerfen, who was serving as a chaplain in the pioneer team.
She was once a gentle and quiet lady, a goddess of dreams who was deeply trusted by the pioneers and used dreams to heal the spiritual wounds of countless warriors in the dark and panic era. , her devout beliefs and outstanding contributions allowed her to become the Bishop of Dreamland in the Northern Pioneer Army at the age of less than thirty. If fate had not made a bad joke, then she might even have become one of the candidates for the Pope of the Church of Dreamland. One, become a famous pioneering hero like Gawain Cecil.
But during that mysterious ceremony in which she attempted to communicate with the gods, she followed the then Pope of the Dream Church to the Peak of the Ancestors. No one knows what exactly happened in that ceremony and the subsequent meetings. , Gawain only knew that after that fateful day, several sects, including the Druid Sect, the Church of Dreamland, and the Church of the Storm God, became enemies of human society.
There was no publicly announced break, no debate in the religious court. Several sects rushed out of the meeting place at the Peak of the Ancestors as if they went crazy at the same time, and then their followers were distributed throughout the continent. They also left their respective churches and assembly halls at the same time as if they had received some kind of instructions. A huge invisible spiritual network seemed to have enveloped every member of the dark sect from that day on. In just a few days, several members The great churches fell one after another and completely disappeared from the eyes of the world.
Since the entire Peak of the Ancestors was blocked by the armed priests of the Holy Light Church and the God of War Church at that time, no one knew what the actual situation was that day. The spokespersons of several major righteous gods later explained to the outside world that "A small number of extreme churches could not accept the conditions of peaceful coexistence with other faiths, so they chose to defect." However, in the hearts of Gawain Cecil, and later Gawain, he always had doubts about this explanation.
As for Selena Gerfen, she also started from thereThe Queen of Heaven never appeared again. The gentle Priestess who used dreams to soothe the pain of the warriors and was trusted by the pioneers disappeared. She may have rushed into the Gondor Wasteland like some fallen druids, or she may have Gawain has become something more twisted and darker. Gawain doesn't know what the final outcome of his old friend will be. He only knows that seven hundred years later, a relic shared by Selina Gale Appeared here and was placed in the castle of the Kant family as the core of some evil sacrificial ritual.
He believed that he needed to recover that thing, which might help him figure out what happened on the Peak of the Ancestors seven hundred years ago, or at least figure out what happened to the original batch of priests. What changes happened when you became a cultist.
The evil force that is growing and transforming in Kande Castle has not yet entered its peak state. According to the progress sensed in the dream, Gawain can slowly prepare to arrange for himself a place that can both enter Kande Castle. , and there would be no chance of arousing Viscount Victor Conde's vigilance and suspicion - he did not intend to attack with full force, but wanted to find an opportunity to stop the incident before it broke out.
It is very troublesome and attention-grabbing for a Duke to visit a Viscount, but it is not so troublesome for a Duke who currently only has a title and is essentially just a pioneer lord to visit a "neighbor". It was complicated. Gawain knew that a large part of the grain and herbs produced by Kandeling would be sent to Tanzanian Town and then purchased back by Cecilling. Moreover, Cecilling also purchased a batch from Tanzanian Town not long ago. Slaves (formal slaves sold by slave traders), this means that there is actually a lot of trade between the two territories, which is a reason to visit.
He prepared a set of words and asked Hetty to do it: "Send a messenger and say that I will visit to discuss the purchase of food and medicinal materials in the coming year - Cecil understands the purchase of large quantities of materials , and if these things are sold out of the market in Tanzanian Town, not only will the price increase, but it will also waste time. We can establish a new trade route between Cecil and Kangde. Anyway, we are also preparing to develop the north bank of Baishui River. , this matter is worth talking to him."
Hetty nodded: "I understand."
After arranging this matter, Gawain rubbed it. He rubbed his eyebrows and turned his attention to another thing.
"Have you two heard of the 'Eternal Dark Sea'?"
Hetty and Pittman were stunned and looked at each other.
When Gawain saw the expressions of these two people, his heart suddenly sank: it seems that there is not much hope.
Hetty is a mage who has received an orthodox aristocratic education and has acquired a lot of occult knowledge. He should be considered an expert in orthodox history and natural history knowledge. Pittman has received a social education and has acquired a lot of occult knowledge. He has made a lot of jokes about cheating and learning knowledge, and he is also considered an expert in anecdotes and bluffing stories. The knowledge of these two people complements each other, and together they are almost like an alien version of Zhihu - if both of them have no knowledge at all. If he has never heard the words "Eternal Dark Sea", then he is in the knowledge field of normal people.There is probably no news about this in the domain.
"This sounds like a term made up by superstitious sailors," Hetty frowned and guessed, "The ocean is shrouded in magic whirlpools and storms all year round, and almost no ships dare to challenge it. In the deep sea, occasionally bold adventurers go out to sea to try to find a channel, but few come back alive. Over time, sailors have made up all kinds of superstitious stories related to the ocean, and have also told all kinds of crazy adventurers who came back. The strange sea has various names... Ancestor, where did you hear this name? "
"It is also from the memory of the Eternal Sleeper cultists," Gawain said in this regard? He didn't hide anything, and then looked at Pittman, "You seem to have something to say?"
Although the old Druid was confused when he first heard the words "Eternal Dark Sea", When Hetty told the superstitious stories of those sailors, she gradually showed a thoughtful look, so Gawain asked him curiously.
"Yes, sir, if you are interested in some unofficial stories, I can tell you those stories that are popular among the people and cannot be made public." Pittman nodded, "I I have indeed heard of 'Eternal Dark Sea', but it is not a word created by humans. In fact, it originated from the Silver Elves and is a story circulated among the elves - so I didn't think of it just now."
"The wild stories of the Silver Elves?" Gawain was immediately surprised. He did not expect that the "Eternal Dark Sea" mentioned by an Eternal Sleeper cultist turned out to be a term derived from the Silver Elves. "Those super-living people People with long ears can still spread this kind of thing?"
"The silver elves living in the southern part of the continent established the oldest civilized society on the earth, tens of thousands of years before the rise of humans in the central part of the continent. Now, although the original Elf Empire has been lost in history, the newly born Silver Empire has inherited many historical documents of the ancient Elf Empire. However, due to its age, and the various elemental creatures and strange beasts active in ancient times, it is easy to Mixed with myths and legends, those historical documents also have a lot of errors and omissions. It is normal for them to evolve into strange stories. After all, elves are just mortal species," Pitman laughed, "And about The Sea of Eternal Darkness is the most bizarre of all the elven legends."
Then he cleared his throat and continued: "Ahem, in the legend of the Sea of Eternal Darkness, the elves talked about it. It is said that there were no silver elves, gray elves, dark elves and other sub-species of elves in the world. There was only one kind of 'original elves' who were born with powerful power and were immortal and lived in another distant place. On the continent.
“One day in ancient times, a disaster occurred on that continent, so a group of primitive elves fled their ancestral continent on an ‘ark’ that could hover and speed over the sea. These elves encountered a journey on the endless sea covered by mist and whirlpools of magic, and after being lost for half a month, they suddenly broke into a world that was always in darkness.Night is a sea area that is always shrouded in starlight, and in the center of that sea area stands an extremely majestic and extremely tall giant tower. The giant tower has a mountain-like appearance, and its top reaches straight into the starry sky.
“The lost original elves were touched by the giant tower and the starry sky, so they prayed devoutly under the stars, hoping to find a new place to live, and their prayers were actually conveyed to the stars among the stars through the giant tower. In the ears of the gods, the stars descended and blessed, and the great tower opened its doors, allowing the primitive elves to step into it.
"All the primitive elves entered the tower; they were in the tower. Seeing endless wonderful things, including the projection of the universe and stars, as well as the evolution of various animals, minerals, and plants in the world, they realized that this tower contained incredible knowledge, so they became greedy. ——They are no longer content to shelter from the wind and waves on the outer layer of the tower, but try to enter the inner and upper floors of the tower to touch the knowledge.
"So the giant tower came down with punishment, and a kind of light filled the entire tower. Those primitive elves who tried to steal knowledge were shrouded in light. Depending on the degree of their invasion, they were transformed into life forms in the light. , turned into dark elves who are afraid of the sun, short gray elves, sea elves who cannot leave the water for a long time, and silver elves with the least flaws - because the silver elves' tribe is afraid of the power of the tower and does not step too much Entering the forbidden area, they received the least punishment.
In this way, the immortal and powerful original elves turned into sub-species elves with various flaws, and these sub-species escaped from the giant tower in fear. , returned to their ark, and left the mysterious land they called the "Eternal Dark Sea", which was always shrouded in night and starry sky, with a giant tower standing there, and they drifted to the present-day Loren continent. , it’s what happened after that.”
Pittman took a breath and touched his beard: “Sir, this is the legend about the Sea of Eternal Darkness.”