Oracle of Terra

W responded to Telles' questions casually, and she also knew that this nagging guy wanted to preach to herself, but he laughed when he heard W's answer.

"So let's talk about the Sarkaz in my eyes. In my eyes...they are vague, helpless, and very weak."

"what?"

W, who never expected to answer like this, looked at Telles who said this in surprise, with an expression of 'you are joking'.

Sarkaz is the most taboo and loathsome race on the continent of Terra. Why does this guy have a superior tone, saying that Sarkaz is ignorant, weak and helpless?

"Well, it may be difficult for a child like you who is not very good at history to understand, but Sarkaz was actually no different from any race on the land in the long past."

"I'm not interested in history. After the fall of Sochi, you avoided me everywhere. Why are you free to look for me today?"

Although W has never heard of the name Raven, the speaker of the Sarkaz Kings Court, she seems to remember that His Highness said that one of her things was given to her by the old man of the Kings Court, so W also remembers the Kings Court In fact, there were people who took care of His Highness, even if they hated it, they didn't generalize.

And this man is actually related to the royal courts of Sarkaz, but at this time, Telles asked a strange question.

"So W, are you interested in the origin of the country Kazdel?"

"origin?"

As Telles said, the mercenary girl named W has been accompanied by death since she was a child, and she is not uninterested in the history of Sarkaz. After all, His Highness often said that although Sarkaz had a glorious history, they also Instead of reveling in the glory of the past, explore the present and the future.

"Is this topic very long?"

"Forget it. Anyway, you have nothing to do. Why don't you just listen to my nagging here. In return, I can answer some of your questions. As for whether the answer is what you want to hear, it depends on your own judgment."

"Okay, then you talk, I will listen to your nonsense."

W knew that he couldn't escape from this guy, so he resigned himself to his fate and sat on the steps, listening to the young white-haired youth tell about the history of Sarkaz.

"The name Kazdel originated from a king from the long past. The Sarkaz people in the past called the god Kazdel, the founder of the Sarkaz. His origin came from a long and deep ruin, that It was an era when the earth was full of miracles. People suffered from the power of the gods and chose to live in hiding. Sarkaz was just one of the people. They may be stronger than other races, but they have the talent for magic. It's an excellent bait."

"Kazdel sheltered them? What a corny story."

W looked disgusted, it didn't sound much different from those myths about the founding of the country coaxing children.

"No, Kazdel didn't protect them. Rather, in the long past, very few people knew that Kazdel was a god. He and some Sarkaz lived in the borderlands, opened up the wilderness, planted fields, and day by day He went out to work and rested at sunset, he was not Kazdel at the beginning, but the village head of a small village."

"So you want to tell me the history of his rise?"

"Almost, but generally speaking, it is not a history of rise. After all, the current Sarkaz people have no records about the past, and some are only records after Kazdel's founding. What I will tell you is Sarkaz The Kaz people were not feared by the demons in the ignorant period. They roamed the land and were hired as guards and mercenaries because of their excellent spell talent. , also after a massacre, it was known to most Sarkaz people, because at that time, that small village was too rich."

"Then the blind guys attacked the village and were killed one by one by Kazdel? Or surrendered to that powerful?"

"No, most of the people in the village at that time were refugees who fled here, and there were many even famous fighters. Although the attack happened, all the attackers died and were killed by the villagers."

Telles was killed by the villagers, which made W feel a little creepy. After all, units like villages are almost equal to the position of "oppressed" now, and being slaughtered by villagers sounds very scary. There's a chill down the spine.

"After that, Kazdel, who originally wanted to develop properly, became famous. Too many people visited the village, some wanted to join, some wanted them to submit, but without exception, as the founder of Sarkaz Sovereign, he has won consecutive victories, from the village chief to the mayor, from the mayor to the city lord, until the chalk city stands behind the earth, no one dares to ignore this little boy who everyone thought would fall on the starting line place."

"But I can't tell what is wrong with the founding king."

"Well, it does sound very general, but the routine is the same every time. Kazdel, who wants to develop honestly, is targeted because of his wealth and technology, and then uses that technology and enough tough villagers and The soldiers repelled the enemy until it grew into a kingdom, regardless of the wild gods and the gods who own the country, they all faced up to this country that gathered mortals and used mortals to form a country-Kazdel."

"That is to say, the gods in the legends of the Sarkaz wanted to farm with peace of mind from the very beginning, but people kept coming to harass him, he was repelled, and after he developed, people still harassed him, which became a cycle?"

"It's almost like this, a standard farming history, but everything changed after a god fell because of the chalk city."

There was a look of nostalgia on Telles' face.

"That is the giant god named 'Behemoth'. Walking with a huge body like a mountain is like a natural disaster, and it will bring catastrophe. On its route, the city of chalk stands here. No matter who it is I thought that in the face of such a disaster, the capital of chalk would be torn apart and completely destroyed, but as I said, the gods fell, and it was not by the hands of other beings who were also gods, but by the capital of chalk. Soldiers from all over the world used a large number of weapons they built to bury the god who was as towering as a mountain. If you want to talk about the location specifically, it is probably the mountain range between Kazdel and Rem Billiton now, that is Bay The dead body of Shemos."

"......................"

On weekdays, if W felt that whoever said this to her, she would treat that person as a magician, but for some reason, the man in front of her seemed to have an inexplicable authenticity in his attitude.

"Well, because of this, the mobile natural disaster that devoured the mountains and trampled all things was buried with props. This incident shocked other countries, and because of this, Kazdel became the target of public criticism. The endless wars began. This is also Sarkaz They are called the beginning of the Demon Race."

Having said this, Telles's face also changed from a smile to a quiet one.

"It was a history full of blood and killing. The monarch of Sarkaz was not a benevolent monarch. He was a demon king who was merciless to resistance and aggression. All the enemies who came were trampled under his feet. Victoria's Flying Dragon Knights, Sargon's sacrificial battle group, as well as Leitania's winter spirit war witches, built corpses and flowing blood that stained the earth red, and the tyranny and terror of the Sarkaz began to spread as a result, but even so, Kazdel didn't start to expand either, he still maintained a solid development strategy until Shenwei came down."

When he said this, Telles had a look of emotion.

"Originally in that era, the struggle between gods and gods was by default not to be carried out. Even the gods under the protection of gods competed with each other. As long as they did not violate the realm of gods and touch their bottom line, they were stuck. The war between Zdel and the kingdoms was just a bloody fight between mortals, but the gods of the winter spirits made a move, and the villages on the border were made into flesh and blood puppets, swallowing them, growing them, and pressing them into them with the power of domination. out of Kazdel's territory."

"Sorcerer?"

Hearing Telles' words, W remembered the battle in Sochi not long ago, those flesh and blood creations, the purple light on the tower, and the word winter spirit.

"Yes, once the ancestor of the Winterlings, the god of witchcraft, the god of wizards who ruled the entire land of Laitania, the flesh and blood creations he made can devour and evolve, far stronger than those flesh and blood creations you have seen before A hundred times more. Even if a warrior like Bozhuo Kasti approaches, he will be swallowed and absorbed, turning into an even more terrifying beast."

"But that Kazdel won."

"Yes, the blood of the tyrant's wrath splattered the whole country, and the Sarkaz crushed those flesh and blood creations with rolling momentum, slaughtered all the territories from Letania to the Witch King's God's Domain, and engraved blood and hatred on the earth , and the Witch King was also defeated in the final battle, and his bones were nailed to his domain of the gods, his tower, until it was weathered, and because of this, the surrounding countries felt the threat of the Sarkaz, and sent troops to conquer , but Kazdel's trend is already unstoppable. When the solid strategy turns into radical, the enemies of the Sarkaz know that they have done one thing wrong, that is, they are enemies like these demons, like the devil king. The tyrant is the enemy."

Telles's tone became more and more passionate.

"It was a more bloody and violent expansion than the previous Ursus emperor. The Sarkazs marched forward, razing one country after another like a storm, leaving behind the reputation of the demons. In the end, they were afraid of The power of the tyrant, fearing the impending momentum, the remaining gods chose to join forces to encircle and suppress Kazdel."

Having said that, Telles seemed a little hesitant.

"It was a humiliating battle. Although the alliance of the gods paid a heavy price, they suffered a lot from Kazdel's offensive and technology, but the gods of the Sarkaz were defeated."

"It's really sudden. Didn't you win all the time before?"

"Well, I was plotted against by something in the sea, so I was very aggrieved to lose."

Speaking of this, Telles rolled his eyes, but W didn't care about this guy's little expression.

"and then?"

"Cazdale has also declined for hundreds of years because of this. Although the weapons and technology for slaughtering gods still exist, the country with gods is completely different from the country without gods. The country fell apart and remained. Kazdel's original When the ministers chose to disperse their people across the land and set up the royal courts of Kazdel in the dark in an attempt to revive, the last era when the ancestors of Kazdel were short-lived was the end of the rule of the gods. , the origin stone revolution rises, and it seems to echo each other, after ending the threat of Kazdel, under the oppressive rule of the gods and people, the rebellion is set off, as you know history, the age of man has begun."

"That is to say, the impression of Sarkaz's cruelty and innocence is all brought out by that big devil?"

"you can say it this way."

Someone answered W without feeling ashamed.

"Ah yes."

"What do you think, after hearing this story?"

Telles wanted to hear the thoughts of the rebellious young women in Kazdel nowadays.

"It feels like the epitome of Kazdel now, nothing special."

"I'm a little surprised to hear such words from your mouth. I didn't expect you to understand W so well."

"Will you die if you stop mocking me?"

Hearing Telles' contempt for his IQ, W wished to stuff the explosives into his mouth, but unfortunately, her hand was caught again.

"You let go."

"I'll let you go when you're done asking."

"cut...."

W, who gave up struggling, let Telles hold his hand, and problems began to brew.

What's the point of asking this guy?

98. Mr. Tao Li Tianxia Te (two chapters in one)

W hesitates, then she asks, "How many questions can I ask?"

"What's wrong? I'm not used to my sudden attitude of being so humble."

After Telles teased her a few words, the Sarkaz girl's expression dropped again.

"Tsk..."

W originally wanted to ask a few things about His Highness in a nice voice, but in the end, this man made her do it twice.

So she said angrily, "Then let me ask, and you answer, okay?"

"Of course, I will choose the answer according to my mood, and I won't lie to you."

That easy-going attitude made W roll his eyes.

"Do you think telling the incomplete truth is not a lie?"

"Is not it?"

Telles, who never expected W to directly dismantle the stage, raised his eyebrows and asked back, but the mercenary lady was not surprised, on the contrary, she would not think that Telles would seriously answer his exact question.

"How many questions can I ask?"

W doesn't want to ask a question or two and then hear 'stop here' and get stuck.

"Ask until you don't want to ask. Anyway, I don't think you have much to ask. After all, you don't have much interest in me, right? The only thing you are interested in is Teresia."

"................."

She fell silent, did not deny it, and acquiesced to Telles' statement.

To W, Teresia is like a light shining in the endless darkness. Compared with the hero who once led Sarkaz, she only remembers being a little natural, always smiling, in Babel Your Majesty with ideals in her heart, she is different from most Sarkaz people's expectations of Theresia. She is just like a moth to a flame, flapping her wings non-stop, chasing that beam of light.

So she asked herself something that had always seemed strange to her.

"What's the relationship between you and Your Highness?"

This man's white hair, the mottled horns, and the strange atmosphere, she has felt a similar feeling from Her Highness Theresia, although this man is nothing like Her Highness Theresia, and even Some people feel the same precipitation and nagging feeling as the old lynx Kelsey.

"For this question, there is no need to play with words. You know that Sarkaz has a long life, right?"

"Naturally, the Sarkaz are a relatively long-lived race on Terra."

However, different Sarkaz's upper limit of age is also different. W remembers that the longest-lived one seems to be Gorefiend, and there are some older bloodline branches.

"The relationship between me and Theresia, in terms of objective kinship, I'm a direct ancestor of Theresia, I can't say how far, I don't know, but she must be If you know me, you don’t have to think too much about it.”

"Are you also a royal family?"

"No, I'm not the royal family of Kazdel now, I'm just a Sarkaz who hangs out and waits to die. The only one who knows me among the royal courts is the Black Crow King. I'm afraid I haven't heard of the others. I've never been an idler like Telles, but if you want to talk about my status, it's actually surprisingly high, why don't you guess?"

"Not interested in."

As Telles just said, W will not have much interest in his affairs.

"Speaking of the Black Crow King... Who is the Black Crow King you're talking about? Those inner guards mentioned it before. Who is he?"

"Raven, the King of the Black Crow, was once the apostle of the god-lord Kazdel, the familiar created by Kazdel himself, and the shadow crow that devours demons. Now he is a witness to a long history. Let me explain it in a relatively easy-to-understand way. In other words, he is the watchman of the civilization of the son of man today, and he also contributed a little to the overthrow of the gods and the people. Of course, his reason is extremely personal, just to avenge his master, although he uses some righteous name .”

Telles commented casually, but W frowned, as if thinking of something.

"I remember you seem to say that you are his apprentice, but your tone doesn't sound like an apprentice."

"Have I said that?"

"Talk to those emperor's inner guards."

"Oh, that's a lie to them. In fact, I am a magician who survived Kazdel's time, and I am old friends with Raven."

Telles played with the trap of words. Anyway, as long as W didn't ask him about his relationship with Kazdel very bluntly, he didn't intend to reveal his identity completely. After all, the fewer people who knew his identity, the better, because The impact is pretty bad.

"Are you the Kazdel man in the story you tell?"

"If this is a question, then my answer is that you guessed right."

Telles smiled very naturally, while W looked at Telles in a strange way.

"You don't look like a bad old man, I heard Tallulah said that she seemed to be parasitized by some black snake?"

"I'm not a parasite. I'm a magician. It's not difficult to live for thousands of years without looking old. There are many aspects of ancient skills involved in these, but I am very strong compared to my original strength." If there is no one left, there is probably only less than [-]% of the strength left, so many spells and abilities cannot be easily cast."

Telles had a heartbroken expression, although the loss of his abilities did not have much impact on his usual happiness.

"Just now you said that you are the direct ancestor of His Highness, which means... you are also the Sarkaz royal family? That Kazdel's."

The identity of the ancients was exposed, and W would naturally think of the history of the rise of Kazdel told to him by Telles just now.

"Naturally, although Tallulah and I have also talked about this matter, the gods in ancient times were very casual about leaving offspring. It is better to say that it was a blessing to be favored by the gods in that era. The most amazing thing is that God does not need a secular system like hereditary system, they will always watch their people from their seats until they are destroyed or bored."

"In other words, Her Highness Teresia is just a descendant of someone among the many descendants?"

"Naturally, but Theresia has a reason to be able to inherit the throne. The stronger the blood, the more it can reflect the power once possessed by the gods. And you know her strength, right?"

"........"

Yes, W is very clear that the pure white that appeared on that battlefield was as vivid as a nightmare. His Highness's strength is unquestionable, and it was precisely because of that despicable assassination that made her suspicious, but she still couldn't figure it out. Originally, she wanted to find some clues in Telles and the like, but now it seems that it is impossible to dig up anything of value. This kind of antique has little to do with the civil war.