I will be crowned king

"...This is roughly what happened."

In the Luen Mansion in Beluga Port, Thalia, who had been missing for a full week, held a hot coffee cup and told Anson the process in detail: "Although the restriction was not released in the end, in a sense it may be A good thing - there are other existences in the tomb of the true god, which is really beyond Thalia's expectation."

"That eye...and the smoke surrounding it, what could it be?"

The girl murmured in a low voice, as if she was asking, but also as if she was talking to herself; perhaps because the impression was too deep, she was so distracted for a moment that she didn't even notice that there was a twinkle in her emerald eyes. too much fear.

Ansen, who had never seen such a scene before, used silence to hide the strangeness in his heart.

No matter whether she is facing the Thirteen Council of Iser, the local Old God Sect, the Gravekeepers, the Church of Order or even the apostles, when talking about each other, Thalia's expression is always so calm and elegant. A bit of contemptuous arrogance, but at most it is respect that expresses recognition.

It was the first time that my inner fear was completely exposed like this.

"We might as well sort out the information we have obtained first and see if we can find any useful clues." Anson glanced at the girl cautiously and said softly, pretending to be calm:

"You have cracked, or temporarily broken the peripheral restrictions of Boridim, and discovered that the city and the original tower have disappeared, leaving only the ancient well as the entrance to the Land of Rest."

"Before that, according to what the indigenous believers mentioned, there were at least three tombkeepers and many strong alternatives like 'Nolula'; and so far, we have been defeated or encountered by us. There are only the Shadow Demon, the Lord of the Abyss, and Nolula."

"In the process of contacting the Land of Rest, you only encountered peripheral restrictions and obstacles caused by the tomb itself. There were no enemies or tomb guards to stop you - including the indigenous believers. Of course, they may have been killed in previous riots. ”

"Although the outer seal of the mausoleum is intact, the main palace door below has been opened, and the mark of the original ring on the door has been damaged by external forces and broken. It is also suspected that there is some kind of powerful being guarding or invading the door."

Anson took a sip of coffee and looked at the girl curled up on the sofa: "Is there anything else you need to add?"

Thalia thought carefully for a moment, then silently shook her head towards the other end of the sofa.

Perhaps it was the time they spent together, or perhaps the change in strength, that she no longer cared about her appearance in front of Anson as she did in the past, and began to treat the relationship between the two in a more "equal" manner.

"In this case, we can draw several basic conclusions and infer two possibilities." Putting down the coffee cup gently, Anson said seriously:

"First of all, even if they do not fully understand the current situation of the Land of Rest and the existence in the tomb, the tombkeepers are definitely aware of it. Because of this, they will not stop the intruders approaching the Land of Rest, or even do not Restrict the emergence of human strongholds so close to the mausoleum in Winter Torch City."

"Because ordinary people can't find or get close at all. Even if they can get close, they will probably lose their minds due to greed and madness and commit suicide. And even if they can overcome the madness, once they get close to the timeline attached to it, it is still like asking for death. road."

"Even if there are outsiders who can enter the tomb, they still have to face the powerful existence behind the door... If there is a spellcaster who can pass through such boundaries and continue to stand there with the strength of a tombkeeper, it would make sense. Not big."

"Their mission should be to maintain the true God's influence on this land and reduce the number of outsiders setting foot here, but not to interfere too much to avoid attracting attention."

This may be the reason why they are unwilling to intervene in the battle between the Old Gods and the Ring of Order, but still try to continue the big plan to resurrect the three old gods... Ansen thought in his heart.

Because in essence, the (real) interests of the tombkeepers and the Old Gods are not exactly the same; the latter’s goal is to regain their former status, at least not to be interfered with anymore; the former is to protect the heritage, at least not to be lost, Trying to restore faith if given the chance - it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a complete antagonism.

As for the Yser elves, they are very powerful. They want to establish a pure-blood royal family with the descendants of the true god as the core and rule the world - they have never been able to do this in the past. They have just suffered heavy losses and there is no hope for the future.

But although the number of pure-blood elves is rare, once they awaken their power, their lifespan will be very long. In addition, the number is always greater than that of the declining old god sect families, and there are also mixed-blood descendants to support the scene, so that they will not lose the entity to maintain their rule.

It is estimated that in the future, they will probably appear like they are now, as a fringe force that can be won over, occasionally jumping around, reviving "past glory" and the like.

"From this, we came to two possibilities." Anson continued to speculate:

"The first one is that the monster was an intruder from the True God's Mausoleum, or that other forces had invaded the mausoleum and destroyed the restrictions on the mausoleum door. In the end, for some reason, that existence was forced to stay in the mausoleum and could not easily Get away.”

"But one thing is certain, that is, the time of its invasion was at least a thousand years ago."

Thalia nodded thoughtfully, and then asked her question:

"Why a thousand years ago?"

"Well, this is because..."

Anson originally wanted to say that because I had been to Boridium, at least the tomb of the true god was still intact at that time. It was impossible for an intruder to enter without leaving a trace in front of several apostles. It must be a little later than that time; then he thought He shouldn't reveal information about another timeline, so he could only change his words:

"Because if it happens during these thousand years, it happens to be the time period when the Church of the Ring of Order rose. If such a major event really happened, it would be impossible not to leave the slightest trace in the history recorded by the church - so it must be at this time Before, perhaps... it was related to the disappearance of Boridim."

"Indeed... it's very possible." The pensive girl seemed to think of something and said softly:

"Perhaps it is precisely because of the disappearance of Boridim and the departure of the apostles that foreign invaders have an opportunity to take advantage of it; or the invaders themselves are part of the entire incident of Boridim's disappearance."

"If this is the case, Thalia probably understands why her father refuses to tell the truth; this must be related to the only remaining Old God Sect family in the Old Continent, and even related to the decline of the Old God Sect and the rise of the Ring of Order. reason!"

No, He just doesn’t want you to get entangled with other timelines, because the apostles have reached the point where they are directly hostile to the world, and every move must be made with caution... Anson listened intently, and then continued to put forward his conjecture:

"As for the second type, that powerful existence is not an intruder, but an existing existence in the mausoleum; it was only due to other reasons that the mark of the Original Ring on the door was damaged, which gave it a slight possibility of escaping. "

"I am actually more inclined to this possibility, because according to the information we just summarized, if the people in the mausoleum are enemies, even if the tomb guardian does not eliminate them, it is impossible for other outsiders to continue to invade the mausoleum. This It is highly inconsistent with their interests.”

"And they have repeatedly stated that they want to resurrect the dead true gods... The premise of this is at least based on the fact that the remains of the gods are still intact; if that powerful existence is the enemy, how can they ensure that there are still gods who can be resurrected? Where’s the stuff?”

"So... that powerful existence is really related to the true gods?" Thalia's eyes were slightly absent-minded:

"Then what exactly destroyed the original ring mark on the gate, and why was it sealed in the mausoleum?"

This question was completely beyond the information the two of them had so far. After a long silence, they could only sum it up hastily and put it behind them.

Fortunately, Anson had some other "good news" to share, so this long-lost heart-to-heart conversation was not plunged into awkward silence.

Take, for example, the translation of St. Isaac's handwriting.

Anson also asked Talia about the translation, because ancient runes are not an explicit knowledge, but they are certainly not a secret to the Old God Sect family, especially the Rune family, but Talia did not master it.

Thalia's answer to this was yes, but not necessary.

Putting aside the feature of being able to "communicate with all things", ancient runes are no different from ordinary writing, and are even much "simpler". Their purpose is only to communicate and transmit information; these two attributes may be very important to someone like the Black Mage. A snooping spellcaster is useful, but does nothing to help a blood mage.

As for communication, the Luen family is a wealthy family of the old god sect that has existed for thousands of years, with extremely strong strength and foundation. If you want to communicate, you should communicate in a way that the Luen family feels comfortable and decent, not the other way around.

"I see... As expected of Isaac Rand, who was once praised by his father, I didn't expect that he could find the fourth possibility from the three major evolutionary pathways!"

After reading the compiled translation, the girl's surprise and admiration were beyond words: "Talia originally thought that his purpose was to master the three major paths at the same time. It seems that he realized the fatal flaw of this path earlier than imagined. , it’s really amazing.”

"Of course, although the talent is extraordinary, it takes more than ten years to reach the fifth stage, and it is only at the level of an ordinary mortal." The girl suddenly changed the topic and looked at the figure opposite the sofa with her flowing eyes:

"Compared to Anson, who turned from an ordinary spell caster to a blasphemous mage in just two years, there is still a huge difference!"

Facing the girl's unabashed praise that contained deep "love", Anson could only smile and at the same time lead the topic in another direction: "Then the fourth way, is there any possibility of success?"

This time Thalia did not answer immediately and was silent for a long time:

"It's difficult, it's difficult."

"Integrating with the world... is indeed a very creative idea, but he should not be the first person to propose this method; the Lord of the Abyss, the Shadow Demon and other spellcasters who may have mastered the two evolutionary paths , their choice is, in a sense, the continuation of this path."

"Even if you put aside the proud 'origin' of the Yser elves, the way of integrating power into the blood and continuing it can be regarded as one of the ways to integrate with the world; but judging from the results, Still not much of a path to success.”

"But there is one thing, maybe he is right." Thalia considered carefully: "Compared with the first three paths, if you want to find the fourth evolutionary path, I am afraid it will require a huge scale of deduction to get the result."

"Whether it was the Boridim a thousand years ago or us a thousand years later, an important reason why they have never succeeded is that there are still not enough samples in the experiment, and there are also a large number of evolvers who have chosen targets that are already mature. Roads further reduce the possibility of innovation and breakthroughs.”

"If the...machine named 'Babbage' he mentioned can really replace the caster and perform thousands of deductions, maybe it is possible for him to discover it." Thalia turned her attention to Anson :

"So, we only have one problem left."

That's right... Anson nodded imperceptibly.

The biggest problem is that all the manufacturing technology of the Difference Engine is in the hands of the Church of the Ring of Order; and no matter what, it is impossible for the Church to open up this technology.

Anson, who was a little regretful, sighed softly and prepared to ask a technical consultant who was proficient in ancient runes to confirm whether he knew nothing about the technology of the difference engine.

If you really don't know...then you can only find a solution from the Truth Society.

As a result, early the next morning, Anson, who had not finished breakfast, learned from the little clerk that Karin Jacques had returned to Beluga Port and was eager to see him - and with Roman!

"Did he really say that?"

"It's absolutely true!" The little secretary nodded very hard, and the frightened expression on his face was even more exaggerated than when he saw a monster:

"They said they have a very important piece of information that they must tell you in person!"

……………………

Kingdom of Clovis, Northport.

"The order to set off has been given. We will lift anchor early tomorrow morning."

Colonel William Cecil, who pushed in the door, was not polite at all and said directly to Ludwig who was about to fall asleep: "The order is the same as before, as the vanguard of the Holy War Legion, capture the bridgehead in the New World and wait for the arrival of the follow-up troops. ."

"very good."

Ludwig took a deep breath and turned to look at the night sky outside the window: "Arrived at Beluga Port in one trip, without any stops in between; I hope you still remember the landforms and port conditions of Ice Dragon Fjord, right, William?"

"No."

"……Um?"

Ludwig was stunned for a long time before he realized something was wrong, and turned around in surprise: "What did you just say?"

"The order has changed." William Cecil's expression was also a little strange:

"The target we want to attack is not Beluga Port."