Pillars of Ita

But if you want to know what happened on the Seven Seas Traveler, you need to turn back the time to two hours ago.

Inside the woods, Luo Yu was raising his head at this moment, his eyes silently watching the gloomy sky. Although the torrential rain that washed away the city has stopped, the rainy season on the plain has not yet passed, and the second rain will fall at any time.

There were bursts of cheers not far away, and the crowd seemed hustle and bustle. The final round of the academy competition was going on, and the venue for that competition was finally set to be held at the Robesarte Academy of Arcane Arts, which is also the place where Ai Yinbu One of Locke's only two high-ring magic schools.

The outside world thinks that the astrological academy should have won this honor, but it is a blessing that the competition itself was not affected by such a vicious case. Face.

But that has little to do with Luo Yu, and he doesn't care about the honor of the Oshu people.

Located in the suburbs, the Roberchardi Academy of Arcane Arts occupies a much larger area than the Academy of Astrology, and the campus is also brand new. The boulevard is built on the side of the square, crowded with people, and the flag emblems of various academies hang above their heads. , to the badger of change, the feather of the griffin to the golden goat of prophecy, the banner of the Academy of Astrology is blue and white, and the stars guard an omniscient pupil, and the young nobles who come to participate in the competition gather under that banner.

This game is said to be the final, but in fact it will last a whole day, and it will be broken down into many small games. There are as many as twenty games on the last day alone—there are too many magic academies in the empire, There are as many as 34 schools in the central province alone, and with different departments, the participating teams can reach thousands.

Even after the first three rounds of selection, there were still dozens of teams that finally arrived at Ainbrock. After some competition, sixteen teams were left. These sixteen teams will have multiple double-elimination matches on this last day, and In the end, the sole winner will be determined.

The competition started early in the morning and continued until late at night, but in fact it was not the final competition of the academy competition. The final championship would be held in the imperial capital—it would be a grand competition similar to the selection of the holy kings of the alchemists.

Of course, that has nothing to do with Luo Yu.

The team formed by Britta is not top-notch even in the Academy of Astrology. Although the Academy of Astrology and the Robéchard School of Arcane Arts rank among the best in the central province, there are different branches in the academy, not to mention There are rivals such as the spell department and element department of the rival academy——

According to the prediction of the girl who dared to resist everything, it is not a big problem for them to enter the top eight, and the top three can also be won, but it is almost impossible to go further, but as long as the Holfen School enters the top three, it is enough to attract attention .

Then they have achieved their goal.

But all of this is expected to be based on previous plans.

Because Britta herself is the soul of this team, and also the number one main attacker in the team. Now that this sharp and sharp main attacker is lost, will this team still go as planned? It can be said that it is an unknown.

At least none of the rest of the team dared to say they had this confidence.

Luo Yu looked away from the gloomy sky, and looked at the girl sitting in the corner not far away, leaning on her magic wand, lowering her head and thinking about something—Laila told him a lot that day , about herself, about Ash Lynn.

She talked about that past history.

She also talked about many things she saw in her childhood - in the dark, yellowing last years of the Lynn family, although the girl didn't remember much about her own childhood memories, she remembered more about After that, the ups and downs of life...

But what she described can be confirmed one by one with everything they knew about Ash Lynn's last days in the second half of his life. Although the girl also mentioned some past events about herself and Lynn's family before that, she still had no idea. There is an evening scene of Ash Lynn.

But in those descriptions, there are quite a few details that are contrary to their knowledge.

And the most important point is that, according to the old servant of the Lynn family, Ash Lynn died of depression not long after the Lynn family fell. After that, the Lynn family moved with the whole family, and no one knew where he was.

And according to Laila's description, after the family moved, Ash Lynn also taught her for a period of time and gave her that letter of recommendation, which in any case didn't match the time in history.

Two different descriptions, in the view of the Seven Seas Brigade, the old servant is undoubtedly more credible.

Because the history of Lynn’s family is not really a secret, especially about the period 20 years ago, they did disappear after that, but the experience of the Holfen School 20 years ago is actually known to many people in the empire of.

Such a lie does not even need to be verified, it can be exposed as soon as it is exposed.The reason why they didn't ask before was just because they respected the girl's own wishes. That was her secret, and no one else had the right to know it.

After all, everything was so complicated 20 years ago. As a descendant of the Lynn family, it is understandable to be cautious.

What's more, what Fang Yan cares about is actually not Ash Lynn's magic, but the star device left behind by him. What he really wonders is whether the alchemist who cooperated with this great magician in history Who is it and where has it gone?
Is the legacy left by the two 20 years ago related to the sunken pirate ship that appeared in the Misty Sea at the same time?
He had actually asked Friston, and at least he had nothing to do with the Pirate King, not to mention that he couldn't match it in terms of time.

Unless it's another Friston—the chairman, Fang Ploy also thought so at first, maybe Ash Lynn's old acquaintance 20 years ago was the chairman, after all, the other party did treat Lila So blunt.

But ever since Fang Yan got the orbiter from Yayue, his original suspicion had actually been shaken.But if not another Friston, then who is the alchemist in history who once studied the star device?
In his opinion, the constructs left by the other party on the pirate ship are very mature, but they took a different route from the shadow man, especially after he understood everything behind it, he was curious about it. especially deepened.

He still hasn't fully figured out the details of the star device, and the only clue in it is from the history of Ash Lynn's family.

In the message left by the pirate king, he claimed that he had left more legacy in the empire. The legacy in the mouth of the other party undoubtedly refers to those strange structures, and they also checked those structures one by one. dress up.

According to the information on the nameplate, those dragon hunters were undoubtedly cast in a certain batch in a workshop called Flaming Blade.

But the Flaming Blade Workshop disappeared in the history of the Osyrians as early as 300 years ago. The only valuable clue he got from the trip to the empire was that the founder of this workshop was Gerd, one of the three geniuses. m.

But the clues stopped abruptly here, and the inheritance of the flame blade was completely different from Friston's unimaginable experience. It was an ordinary inheritance, and Jedham was the only one among the three geniuses who later married and had children.

And it is his descendants who inherit his workshop.

It's just that the inheritance was cut off three centuries ago. Fang Plover has searched the history of the empire these days, and he has never heard of this workshop that was famous in Xinta'an 300 years ago and still has branches.

The clues seem to have been cut off since then.

And the treasures described by the Pirate King should be located in the northern part of the empire, in those wild lands near the sea off Hanruina. Only with the key left by him can the door of the treasure house be opened.

And before that, he had another condition, which was to promise to avenge him with everything he got from the treasure. Although this condition sounds a bit childish, it is not a joke to swear an oath to the gods in Etalia.

It's just that they still don't know who the other party claims to be their numerous enemies.

Regarding this, the Seven Seas Brigade can only take one step at a time. After all, there is not only one thing they need to pay attention to in the empire. From the Continental League to the unexpected encounter in Noz Pitz underground, too many things involve everyone. human energy.

However, Luo Yu, who stayed in Aiyinbulock, has actually been paying attention to clues in this regard.

This is also the purpose of his presence here at this moment.

"...my childhood memories are only a few vague fragments."

"But Sir Ash Lynn, my father... I still remember some fragments of him..."

"I often still dream of myself as a child, with my father and mother, those carefree days..."

"...However, the memory after that has become chaotic, about the upheaval of the family, and myself...I really can't remember what happened during that time..."

"...It's as if... It seems that when I wake up, I have grown up, and everything about yesterday is like a dream to me..."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Luo Yu, I didn't intend to deceive you..."

The light in the attic was very dim, and the candle flame flickered on the lamp holder. Naturally, the girl could not afford to use magic lamps. Although she was no longer as poor as before, saving had already formed a habit.

There were only two people listening to this story in the small room, him, and Brita, who was lying unconscious on the bed.Lyra lowered her head and told him the story in a staccato voice that didn't seem drawn.

It's more like remembering.

"...I really can't remember those, but I still remember the last time my father entrusted me before the bed. In my impression, my father has never become so old, his face is covered with wrinkles, and he gently put his hands on On my head... and only the temperature in the palm of my hand is familiar to me..."

"Then the temperature gradually disappeared. I watched him close his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep as if he was too tired. He stopped breathing, and he stopped calling my name in his dreams. From then on, only me was left. Alone..."

"The memory after that is specious, but the Lynn family has long been disintegrated. I spent a period of time alone in other places, and then I came to Ainbrok with that letter..."

"Actually, my father... Sir, he didn't ask me to inherit his mantle, but every time I think about everything that happened at that time, I always feel paradoxical. I don't know which of my memories are true and which are false. ..."

"20 years ago..." Luo Yu remained silent and asked in a deep voice, "How old were you then, Miss Laila?"

"I don't know," Laila shook her head. "Many memories of that time are out of context for me. I... don't even know...if they count as my own."

"That's why you sometimes call him Sir," Luo Yu asked, "But in fact, you know that's your father?"

The girl fell silent and nodded.

"But as far as I know, Sir Ash Lynn's last consort died 30 years ago."

After hearing this question, Lila's pale face was bloodless, and she looked up at him with some horror, "I, I don't know."

"Don't worry, Miss Laila," Luo Yu shook his head, "I'm not doubting anything, in fact, I've already discussed it with the leader and Miss Sylvie just now." He pinned the communication crystal in his hand again On the collar, "Everything you said is actually one-to-one, but as you said, there are some timelines that are upside down."

"So what's going on?" he asked.

Laila's face also became a little dazed, and she shook her head slightly.

Luo Yu frowned. There were actually only two points of useful information obtained during this conversation. One of them was that that period of history should be related to the manuscript left to her by Ash Lynn—it was related to the legacy of the Holfen School .

The second point is more troublesome, that is, the Lynn family has already fallen apart and does not exist in the world.Lila's previous description of Lynn's family was actually based on an old house where she stayed for a while, but the situation there was actually similar to that of the old Lynn's servant.

The real descendants of the Lynn family, apart from Laila, probably don't exist anymore, or even if they exist, it is difficult to find them in the vast crowd.

And the reason why she brought the manuscript all the way to Ayin Brock and studied in the Astrology Academy here may be somewhat related to this.In order to fill up the gaps in her memory and solve the mystery in her heart, she never forgets everything left by her 'father', but she is so far away——

Most of it is also from this.

It's just that Luo Yu has already reviewed the manuscript, and the most mentioned thing in it is about the orbiter—the magic tool.

What secrets are hidden in the magic tool?
A trace of raindrops fell on his cheeks, which was so cold that he woke up suddenly.From the questioning, it can be seen that Laila's memory should have been artificially manipulated, but the specific reason is not known, and what is the purpose of covering up that specious memory?

Did Ash Lynn make the move, or did someone else step in after that?

But when it comes to short-term memory modification methods, there are still many in this world. The spells of the spiritual faction and some partial divine spells can all be done.

But if you want to correct a person's memory for a long time, it involves the level of the soul, yes, it also involves the level of the soul. This unexpected discovery made both him and Fang Plover have a hint of conspiracy.

Naturally, Fang Plover would not hide anything from the members of the Seven Seas Brigade, since he returned, he told him everything he had experienced in the tower.

Luo Yu remained silent, and couldn't help turning his gaze to the direction of the field——

Will this game and the people behind it really give them the answer?
Under his gaze, the young people over there were cheering each other on. Although the loss of Brita, the soul, made them somewhat hesitant, they couldn't say for a moment if they wanted to give up on this.

What's more, most people hold their breath in their hearts.

Someone said: "Anyway, when Britta wakes up and hears that we have given up, she will definitely be angry. With her personality, it is possible to break up with us."

"Those bastards would admit it if they beat us uprightly, but it's really embarrassing to make these conspiracy methods."

"Although the academy denies it in every possible way, everyone can see clearly that it is impossible for Brita to be attacked by someone from the Seventh Family for no reason, especially the second attack is already obvious."

"If you are worried about this, you can quit."

But that being said, those who wanted to leave had already left. In fact, it was not that no one left. On the day of the attack, two people withdrew, and several others quit after that.

Fortunately, with the competition system of the academy competition, there was still time to select someone from the bench to fill the vacancy of the main force. Even Leila was selected as the main support to make up the number, and finally had time to re-apply on the list before the start of the game.

Everyone on the list is a college student, so there is no trouble in terms of qualifications.

After everyone said this to each other, they looked at each other, but they were actually not reconciled in their hearts - if they gave up at this point, wouldn't others think that they had all bowed their heads and surrendered.And those young people who are all young, how could they bear this breath.

Only Laila behind the crowd held her magic wand tightly, without saying a word, only her white knuckles showed the tension in her heart at the moment.

Their first opponent was not a strong opponent, it was from a certain magic school in the north of the province. Most of their opponents were trainee magicians from the Department of Psychics. They were more than enough to confuse and not enough to attack, but they replaced Brita as the main attacker. Sullivan still made a big mistake and seized the opportunity for the opponent.

As an assistant, Laila didn't catch up to make up for the mistakes at the first time. Although the others tried their best to recover, they still lost the first game very quickly.

This defeat was like a basin of cold water pouring on everyone's heads. After losing the first game, every subsequent game was a cruel single-elimination elimination. To achieve their original goal, they had to win at least six games in a row. As long as there is a slight mistake, all previous efforts will be wasted immediately.

It was only then that everyone realized that their team would be so different after losing Brita, the girl with a flamboyant personality. The boy with freckles on his face—the main attacker Sullivan was flushed, although no one blamed him. he.

Everyone understood that it was not his fault.

Originally, he was not responsible for the main attack, no one can play for the first time without making mistakes.

"It's normal to miss the first game. We still have a chance." Hein whispered.

But this self-comfort didn't have any effect, even he couldn't convince himself.Among all the people, he was actually the least interested in this game. After all, he was not that enthusiastic about the Holfen School itself.

But since Brita fell into a coma, this young man seemed to have changed his appearance. In fact, besides Leila and Luo Yu, he was also an important factor for everyone to reunite here.

Otherwise, Luo Yu would not be able to inform these people one by one, and he might not know most of them.

But in fact, everyone understands what this young man is thinking.

And Laila behind the crowd didn't say a word. She was silent before, but now she was alone like a shadow. No one knew what she was thinking about——

Luo Yu looked at these young people who were about his own age in another world, some of them were even younger than him, and he didn't talk much, and only waited for them to rest before starting to arrange the tactics for the next game.

However, everyone at the scene seemed a little lifeless, and even Hai En, who gathered them together, couldn't help but ask:
"Mr. Luo Yu, do you think we really still have hope?"

Luo Yu shook his head, he was not the kind of character who was good at comforting others, but whether there is hope or not depends only on the individual.In his opinion, objective and rational analysis is far more credible than emotional relief, but he is really not optimistic that these young people can go further.

After all, morale is also an objective factor.

Hein clenched his fists tightly, but released them weakly.

But no matter how slim the chances were, Luo Yu still arranged his tactics in a rigid manner. His purpose of coming here was not to win any victory, but to protect these young people.

and seeking that answer—

In the second round, Laila and his team just met their opponents from the same hospital. As expected, they were suppressed by the opponent at the beginning, and they were at a disadvantage. state.

As a result, at the critical moment, the main attacker, Sullivan, seemed to be blessed to his soul, and suddenly used a malicious transfiguration to transform Hein into a cat in front of him, thus defeating a crucial human control of the opponent's player.

And this time, Laila also received the key spell, using a curse to restore Hein, and the restored Hein immediately knocked the opponent down with a frost arrow.

After the opponent's downsizing, the next step is a devastating counterattack. The opponent fights more and more panicked, and finally ruins the advantage, which makes Leila and his team achieve a major comeback.

Even until the last player left the field, the opponent still had an image of disbelief and remorse.

And this crucial victory has undoubtedly greatly boosted the confidence of Leila and his team. When the main attacker came off the court, his face was flushed and he looked excited. He couldn't believe what he thought at the time. Such a spell was used to save the situation.

Others also praised Laila's timely response. If it wasn't for the critical solution, Hein would not have had time to make up a Frostbolt while the other party was in a daze. It can be said that the two spells reversed The battle ended.

Laila herself couldn't believe it either. Her mind was blank at that time, but she just thought that she should transform her teammates back, and cast the spell naturally as soon as she blurted out.

She looked at Luo Yu, but Luo Yu looked over very seriously, and asked:
"Laila, when did you learn to break the spell?"

"I...I..." Laila's mind went blank, she just shook her head and said, "I don't know either."

"Then how did you pull it off?"

The girl still shook her head. She had indeed been exposed to the spell-breaking spell, but it was impossible to learn it. That spell was already very close to a second-level spell.

"Perhaps Laila has seen it before," a young man explained to her: "Casting spells is a process that makes perfect, and sometimes you don't know it yourself, but at the critical moment, your body responds before you, and you cast the spell perfectly. .”

Luo Yu looked at Laila, and there was indeed such a possibility, but he didn't believe that there would be such a coincidence in this world, so he whispered: "Show me your magic wand."

This is already the second time he checked the magic wand. In fact, he had doubts since Lyra said that learning spells became smoother after getting the magic wand, but the second check was still nothing. That wand was pretty well made.

But nothing more.

However, just to be on the safe side, he still handed the magic wand back and asked at the same time: "I think there may be some problems here. I don't really recommend you to continue. Do you really want to continue competing?"

"Why not?" The others were obviously puzzled, "Didn't we win? Even if Lyra casts an unexpected spell, it's not a big deal, right?"

But Luo Yu turned a deaf ear to this, he was the only one who understood what this girl was carrying, he just looked at her, and Laila hugged her magic wand tightly, and nodded to him after a moment of pondering .

Luo Yu sighed softly, of course he understood the purpose of the other party's choice, on the one hand it was for his friend Brita, but more for his own background, to give him that answer.

It's just that the answer is really that important?

"I respect your choice, but your own safety is the most important thing," Luo Yu said, "There are no unsolvable mysteries in this world, and we don't have to learn the truth from here, let alone we There's no shortage of time, Laila."

Others were confused by what he said, but only the girl understood the true meaning of this sentence, she bit her lip and nodded to Luo Yu.

But in the third round, a group of young people won more easily.

Because at the last moment, Laila actually used a second-level spell in her hand, and even the dullest people could sense something was wrong. After all, they are aborigines, not the chosen ones, and there is no need for second-level spells. Such a thing can be learned as soon as it is learned.

Advanced spells are nothing but years of accumulation for wizards, not to mention that Laila had never been exposed to second-level spells before, and the students of the Astrology Academy could only learn third-level spells in the end, and most of them In fact, people have already graduated after learning the second ring.

That is simply not something that freshmen like them can grasp.

In fact, this sudden second-ring spell not only made the young people aware that something was wrong, but even alarmed the two academies.And since their opponent in this match was Rorschach Bedi College, the other party immediately proposed to check whether Leila was cheating.

Although the Academy of Astrology raised objections, after learning about the origin of Brita's team, the intensity of the protest was significantly smaller, and soon the Star and Moon Council came up with a solution-suspend the game.

Do a round of inspection first.

Although nominally this is also to be responsible for the game and the players.

However, Luo Yu still felt a strong taste of conspiracy from it, he was vigilant from the beginning, and everything that happened now just verified his thoughts.

Therefore, before the mysterious guards from the Star and Moon Tower came to take Leila away, Luo Yu stopped him first.

"Who is your Excellency?" The visitors couldn't help being taken aback when they saw Luo Yu standing in front of them, but the high-ranking mage's robes on the other party made them dare not make mistakes easily, so they stopped and asked: "Aren't you The Oshu people are not from the academy, so they have nothing to do with this match, right?"

Lila was holding the magic wand, looking back at Luo Yu with a pale face. Like everyone else, she naturally didn't know what happened.

She cast that spell just like her previous experience, that spell seemed to appear in her mind naturally, before she even had time to react, she subconsciously released that spell.

When everything happened, she realized that she was the only one left on the field. As for the players from the opponent academy, they had already been blown off the field by her spells.

Luo Yu only gave everyone a reassuring look, indicating that there is no need to worry if he is here, then he looked at the arcane guards and replied: "I am their coach, according to the rules of the academy competition, I should be able to participate in this inspection .”

He looked at Hai En again, and those young people nodded after hearing the words.

Knowing Luo Yu's identity, the guards naturally couldn't find any reason to object, and they didn't need to check, because this matter had nothing to do with them, so they just nodded and said: "Then please come with us, but your Excellency, please don't Do superfluous things."

Luo Yu just nodded.

But he nodded and only agreed to the first half of the sentence. When passing through the crowd, he raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky. Let it fly out.

The young wizard gently pulled down the goggles, and the land in his eyes was becoming infinite and broad, while the campus of Rorschach Bedi College in the background was getting smaller and smaller, and finally there was only a corner left.

He fixed his vision, then raised his head.

The clouds in the sky formed a gloomy line, and among the flickering lights, it seemed to indicate the coming of another heavy rain.

……

"Excuse me, has anyone seen Mr. Luo Yu?" Yayo separated the crowd and kept asking the people around him, "That is a high-ranking mage, he is not from the empire, he is very conspicuous in the crowd, you should have seen him of?"

Most of them just shook their heads, though, until he finally found where the rest of Britta's team were.

"Are you looking for Mr. Luo Yu?" Hai En looked at him suspiciously, convinced that he didn't know this young trainee alchemist, "Why are you looking for him, who are you?"

"My name is Yayo, a member of the Artisan Association," Hein gestured, and took out a repaired orbiter from his arms, "I am the head of the Seven Seas Brigade, and Mr. Ed asked me to take this thing Give it to Mr. Luo Yu, he said he might recognize what it is—”

Hai En shook his head: "Mr. Luo Yu left, but he may come back soon. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for him here."

"Oh, then I'm not in a hurry," Yayo said, "I'll wait here for Mr. Luo Yu to come back."

Hai En nodded, he was worried about Luo Yu and Leila now, so naturally he was not interested in talking to this person.

But he didn't answer, but a cold voice came from behind the two of them, "Are you looking for Luo Yu?" The voice was soft and very pleasant, but it made both of them feel a little familiar at the same time.

Yayo turned around, only to see a tall woman appearing behind him, wearing a pointed wizard hat, the brim of the hat was so low that it was almost impossible to see her face clearly, but it could be seen from the proportion of her face Is a great beauty.

The other party's lips were a rare purple, which seemed to be covered with a layer of honey, and there seemed to be a pair of small glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was holding a magic wand in one hand, and a thick magic book was floating on the other side.

When Hai En saw the magic guide book, his heart skipped a beat—a naturalist, how could a naturalist come here.He stared sharply at the magic book, which was a very strange book, with a white tree painted on the platinum cover.

"Excuse me, ma'am?"

He couldn't help asking cautiously, the reason why he was so bold was because he always felt a trace of familiarity from the lady in front of him.

The witch lowered her head slightly, and replied to Yayo:

"I recognize what you have in your hand, why don't you take it with you, and I'll go find that person with you."

Yayo was startled. Theoretically, of course he shouldn't believe this mysterious strange woman, but for some reason, when he heard the voice of the other party, he felt confused for a while, and nodded in a mysterious way.

The woman smiled slightly and said to him, "Alright then, you will lead the way."

Hai En watched Yayue turn around and walk forward, he was still wondering where this guy was leading, didn't the other party know where Mr. Luo Yu was at all?

But he opened his mouth wide in the next moment, and stared at the crowd in front of him as if they had invisibly and naturally separated a path for the woman and Yayo, and those who gave way automatically seemed to be unaware of this——

What kind of spell is this?
Hai En looked back subconsciously, but found that the woman was still there?

Hell?
He was startled.

... (end of this chapter)