It has been some time since Professor Bard arrived in the Narcissus Principality.
Wangli Law University has been on vacation since mid-April. After the semester starts on May 1st, it will be the third semester dedicated to internships, experiments, certifications, and examinations.
It is now the exam season of the second semester, and the formal teaching time has ended.
——As for small things like taking exams and reading papers, just find a teaching assistant among the students. The school can't control him at all.
Although it is impossible for Aiwass to come back to him as a teaching assistant... Aiwass inspired Professor Bard's thinking. When Aiwass went abroad to study in the teaching country and became an archbishop on the first day, Professor Bard found his second teaching assistant in advance with great predictability.
At that time, Professor Bard had already had a hunch: Aiwass would most likely not come back to class.
Originally, he planned to go to Star Antimony at the end of the second semester, that is, in mid-April.
Xing Antimony’s archaeological model is quite beneficial to foreign archaeologists like him.
Whether it is hiring archaeologists or sponsoring archaeologists, he is not going to resell antiquities anyway, he just wants to come back and write a thesis. With the official signature of Xing Antimony, no one can worry about his academic fraud. He himself is not a Star Antimony person, so there is no point in helping him lie. This is called each getting what he needs.
And the order Queen Isabel gave him was exactly what he wanted.
Originally, he just wanted to excavate the ruins of the Eternal Era - in fact, the most he could do was excavate the elven ruins, and he might encounter some guardians such as Warcraft and the Undead.
But when he heard that someone had found a relic that might be from the Amber Age, Professor Bard suddenly became energetic.
Those are ancient ruins from before the birth of humans...even before the birth of elves!
——This is exactly what Professor Bard regrets!
He knew that the era of the elves further forward was called the Amber Age... It was an era when the winged ones and the scaly ones were kings, and the "Hundred Sons of the Giant Tree" who were the "breasted ones" had just was born and was still in an era of civilized ignorance. It wasn't until the death of the second sun that that era gradually came to an end, and the era of elves and warcraft gradually arrived.
It is different from island nations like Avalon and The Theocracy.
As a continental country near the sea, the Herasl Empire should have traces of ancient civilization here. But until now, human history has not confirmed the existence of the Eternal Era before. The oldest historical fragments that humans can obtain are the "civilization of sacrifices and languages" left after the fall of the second sun.
Although they knew from the elves and dragons that there must have been civilization in that era, they knew nothing about it. And the elf is unwilling to share the secret.
As an archaeologist, there is nothing more exciting than discovering this prehistoric civilization!
Professor Bud is very old. althoughRan looked to be in his fifties or sixties, and even his hair was not completely white, just a completely bald spot. But in fact, Bud is from the same generation as Meg... He is ninety years old this year.
Minister Drost, who is the same age as him, already needs to rely on potions to survive. Under such circumstances, Minister Drost still contracted the adaptability of the twilight path - that is, he began to be afraid of death.
Professor Bard is able to travel abroad at this age entirely because he relied on his academic research results and received the blessing of a sand-passing timepiece. Coupled with the attention that Avalon officials pay to him, this old man can walk around in high spirits every day without any illness or disaster.
But even so, the old man's energy and condition were obviously declining.
He knew this might be his last in-person archaeological visit. So after getting the healer Aiwass, he boldly wanted to open a relic of the Eternal Era - just the Eternal Era.
Because the elves have strict regulations on archaeology, the "Historic Monuments Restoration Association" in principle does not allow non-professionals to conduct archaeology. They believe that any form of archeology may cause damage to ancient monuments. It is precisely because of this that the old man has never been able to find his priest teammates. No priest above the bishop dared to come, after all, it might offend the Monuments Restoration Association.
That is the core force composed of three cardinals.
Professor Bard originally asked Aiwass to follow him because Aiwass was still a student and not a regular clergyman with holy orders - the core rule of "children are not sensible", in various situations. Every place works. This will not have any bad impact on Aiwass.
The more ancient the ruins, the more dangerous they are.
But Professor Bader not only wants to become "the most powerful historian since the founding of Avalon", but also wants to... go one step further.
Historical knowledge does not belong to the nine paths, but the act of digging and restoring history is consistent with the concepts of the path of balance, the path of twilight, and the path of wisdom. If he can get the favor of Tiansi or even Zhushen, maybe he has a chance to become an apostle!
——That is Bud’s ambition!
This is not a whim, after all, he has already received a blessing.
If you go one step further, you might be able to become an apostle!
As long as you can become an apostle, you will never die of old age. And he can still stay awake to explore the dream world, which is wider, more mysterious and ancient than the material world. He can communicate with the great figures who died in ancient times in person, and get first-hand information directly from the people involved... There is nothing like it. This is even more attractive.
Whether he can become an apostle... depends on this last archaeological exploration!
Turn into ashes, or step into eternity——
For this reason, Professor Bard attaches great importance to this archeology.
Because the employer "Master Dürer" plans to hire a top team with high salary, Professor Bader didn’t even bring his own team. Just traveling overseas alone... Although he was escorted by the Griffin Legion when he came, he had to take care of his daily life by himself.
He was quite satisfied with the quality of the archaeological team this time.
The six fourth-level protectors are a temple guardian monk, a dream-walking monk, an archmage, a trap master, a survival expert, and a grand wizard. One is on the path of devotion, two are on the path of wisdom, two are on the path of adaptability, and one is on the path of transcendence - plus the employer's own twilight path as a preservationist, the career distribution can be said to be extremely reasonable.
In this way, their team can develop complete solutions to hallucinations, mechanisms, poisons, rituals, runes, and monsters at the same time.
——It’s a pity that we still can’t catch high-level priests.
Professor Bard touched his chin with regret.
If a priest can help them supplement their countermeasures against undead and curses, and further obtain instant healing capabilities... their team can be said to have no flaws.
"Mr. Dürer."
Professor Budd asked: "Are you waiting for someone?"
Starting from this morning, they Their employer, Albrecht Dürer, was sitting motionless at the door of the villa they temporarily rented.
This manor is their final destination. After all, it will take some time to wait for people to gradually gather together. In order to prevent these talents from being lost, it is necessary to provide them with a good enough living environment.
Their people are obviously ready, but Mr. Dürer still has not left. Even if I ask, I just say "it's not time yet".
Seeing that they would receive a large amount of salary every day they stayed, the other people in the team were patient enough to play around in the Narcissus Principality. Just think of it as a holiday for yourself...Probably only Professor Bard will be a little anxious, but actually it's not bad.
The third semester hasn't started yet, so he has at least several months to spend here. And for this archeology... He could stop even in class and give up everything for this supreme cause.
Now, the heavy snow in the sky evoked by the Winter Secretary has just dissipated. Falling snow can also be seen on roofs in some places. The slightly warmer April sun shines on these snows, giving people a feeling of warm sunshine but a cool breeze that is quite comfortable.
So pretty much everyone else on the team was hanging out.
Except for Albrecht Dürer and Professor Bader, only the monk who protects the temple meditates here.
The taciturn Mr. Dürer did not respond.
Professor Bard felt a little bored. He just shook his head and asked habitually: "Speaking of which, do you know where the name Protagoras came from?"
This is not to show off knowledge, but just to have some fun when I am bored.
He alwaysHe likes to tell stories to others, which is probably why he likes to be a teacher. It's just that the stories he tells are always boring, and even his students yawn when they hear them.
"——This name comes from Protagoras, the apostle of great wisdom, who was a mage lord during the Herasl Empire."
Answer to Professor Bard's question It was not Mr. Dürer, but a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice from outside the door: "There is a mage tower in the Narcissus Kingdom called 'Protagoras'. Its name comes from the magic inheritance of Protagoras... ...According to the "Land Management Act Affiliated to the Mage Tower", the mage lords are given the same powers as the nobility of the territories of other countries, including the right to name.
"Generally speaking, the counties of Narcissus Principality. The names come from the surnames of local mage lords. Unless the mage lord specially named this land..."
The voice came from far away. Dürer suddenly raised his head and looked out the door.
After that, Ai Wentz pushed open the door and entered.
He looked at Professor Bard with a smile on his face: "Tell me, am I right?
"——Teacher?"
"Aiwass!...Aiwass?!"
Professor Bard was suddenly stunned: "You are not—— —”
Didn’t you go to the Theocracy to be the contemporary pope? Why do you still have time to come here? !
Just as he was about to say this, he saw the decorations and runes on Aiwass's robe.
He recognized the authenticity at just one glance: "Hollow ancient scripture gold ornaments, nine-sage gold buttons, nine-inch antlers and thorns pattern... These are really the specifications of the eternal pope's regular uniform."
Unbelievable.
Although he had heard before that his student was now the acting pope... He had already been shocked once at that time. But because it was so outrageous, it had no real sense at all.
But things are different now.
He saw it with his own eyes——
At that moment, the sense of absurdity that had accumulated over the past few months emerged spontaneously.
——My student really became a cardinal? My student became the eternal pope? Why did the Pope come here in person? Do you want to come to archaeology too? Is it really okay for the Theocracy to leave the Pope?
Countless questions crowded into Professor Bard’s mind, making him unable to help but widen his eyes but unable to say a word.
At this time, Dürer stood up directly and bowed deeply to Aiwass: "His Majesty the Pope."
When he looked at Dürer, Aiwass's face was full of joy. The exaggerated smile that said "Ah ha, you didn't expect that" subsided slightly. He nodded gently: "May the Pillar God protect you, Master Dürer...or in other words, Master Chongbo."
"...You really know my identity."
< p>"I have met Mr. Grunewald. You also knew that I was coming after reading the letter over there, right?"Aiwass smiled and stretched out his finger. In front of the lips: "But remember... don't tell those peoplereveal my identity. But there is no need to hide it deliberately, just call me Aiwass. Or maybe Moriarty. "
In the past, Aiwass would have been accustomed to using the pseudonym "Aleister".
But now he feels inexplicably awkward and doesn't want to use it.< /p>
At this moment, Professor Bard’s hesitant voice came again: “Are you...? ”
That was the girl who came with Aiwass, with long pure white hair and a temperament like snow.
She looked cold and silent, as quiet as A lifeless sculpture. The long hair looked like it had been cut off by a knife, giving it a silent and cold edge.
Master Chongbo nodded and agreed to Aiwass's words. Then he looked up at the girl.
He glanced at it, then opened his eyes and looked hard.
"...Is it a machine?" "
Chongbo was a little confused: "There is still a soul? "
"This is Cardinal Galatea. "
Aiwass introduced: "A... star crystal man born in the Amber Age, the helper I found.
"——She may have a better understanding of this ruins."
At this moment, Master Chongbo suddenly felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart.
Three fifth-level people, six fourth-level people... The number of extraordinary people has reached nine without even realizing it.
Nine people——
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