Pillars of Ita

Tenarik stepped forward and gave Fang Plover a big hug.

Then it backed away, and then nodded to Sylvaide.

In the past, this heroic warrior would not play tricks on others, and in doing so, it recognized Sylvaide as a friend.And more, it was because of Fang Plover's face.

Sylvie only smiled slightly, and returned the salute with a smile.

"Tenaric, who is this?" Fang Plover looked the lizard prince up and down. If he didn't remember his appearance, he would hardly recognize him.With the entourage behind him and the gorgeous robe alone, he is almost completely different from the brave warrior underground in Fenris.

But Tenarik shook his head, as if he didn't want to talk about it.It replied: "After I left Fenris, I completed my trials and brought back news of Torragothos' betrayal. After returning to Gudathok, I took over the position from my father and became the Whitehead Clan. The patriarch of the patriarch, I was able to lead everyone to continue to pursue the path of the saints... But in comparison, I still miss the days of adventures with you more, and those memories of being underground in Fenris linger in my mind all the time."

Fang Plover came to his senses, "Have you been recognized by the stars and priests and become the king of the clan?"

Tenarik nodded.

"Then congratulations," Fang Yan said sincerely, "you got your wish. When you went to Fenris, you participated in the Dragon Blood Clan, the priests of Ka-Cuilan, and the trial of Torragottos. In order to justifiably inherit the position of the All Saints' Chosen?"

The lizardmen worship the stars, the saints of the sun and the sea of ​​light, and are descendants of dragons.They once had the experience of being servants of the snake people, but after the era of the black throne, the snake people experienced the Seven Emperors Rebellion and declined, and the lizard people established their empire in the jungle.

with their times.

That was the Year of the All Saints, about the same time as the Numelin Empire was born.Since that era, the lizard people have called the supreme among them the Chosen One, the one who came to this world following the most holy Itha and led the lizard people empire forward.

But the lizardman empire has long been annihilated in history, and now the lizardmen of ancient Dassok have split into hundreds of clans, large and small.It's just that they still inherited this title and called the clan leader the choice of the saints.

It's just that he is also the chosen one of the saints.

The saints of the lizardmen refer to the sun gods of the Sinthas era, the child gods born from Itar.Now the belief spread in Etalia was founded by the sun god Oli who was resurrected from the black throne, and is called the Orin God Clan by the world.

There was a time when the lizardmen hated humans for this reason, but those times are long gone now.

The lizard people said that the saints had left and then returned, referring to the birth of Ori from the black throne.It's just strange that most Saurus people today don't recognize the Orin as the successors of the Sun Gods of Sinthas.

And the history in between has been too long to be tested.

Tenarik said: "After returning to Gudassock, I have been asking for news about you all the time. But the sea of ​​clouds is too vast. My respected human brothers, it always takes too long for news to be transmitted from one continent to the other end of the sea of ​​clouds. .I didn't get follow-up on the Fenris incident until much later, confirming your safe return from the underground."

"You can still call me Ed."

Fang Yan looked at the lizard prince. The other party had not changed much in the past two years, but he was no longer as sharp-edged as he was in Fenris, and seemed much calmer, probably because of the changes brought about by his status and power.It is no longer just the heroic warrior, but also the head of a clan.

"Actually, I heard earlier that there was a lizard envoy arriving in Bavarian, but I didn't expect it to be you," Fang Yan asked curiously, "Is the dragon blood clan of Gudasok behind you? So You are not here on behalf of the troglodytes of the Whitehead Clan, but on behalf of the Great Council of Gudathok?"

Although the lizardmen of Gudasok have long since split, there is still a supreme institution in the jungle that can represent all the lizardmen, that is, the Great Council controlled by the upper-level lizardman priests.

Tenarik's ability to represent the Great Council as an envoy to the empire shows that its identity in the Whitehead clan may be far more than a simple lizard prince.It seems that the original pilgrimage to Fenris meant a lot to Tenaric.

Those who can be recognized by the Great Council are also qualified to be the elector of Gudasoke.Of course, the supreme emperor of the ancient jungle country has long since become a myth, a nominal title, but the seven electors of Gudasoke are still the most powerful after the Great Council.

Usually for the seven most powerful clan chiefs.In Fang Plover's memory, the Whitehead clan is not well-known in Gudasok, nor are they the most powerful ones. Tenarik's ability to reach this position now seems to be closely related to the trial of Torragottos. Inseparable.

No wonder the dragon blood priests of Asuka and the priests of Ka-Cuilan gathered in that place.

It's just that this is an internal matter of the lizard people. Although he was selected by Guanghai, he still couldn't know the inside story at that time.

Tenarik clicked the picture, "You are right, I am here on behalf of the Great Council. Guanghai has changed, I must retrieve the sacred objects belonging to my family from the Silver Pagoda, and bring them back to Gudasso in the jungles of the gram."

Gwanghae changed?
Fang Yan was slightly taken aback. He still remembered that when he was in Fenris, the priest Tada of Ka-Cuilan told him that the blessing on him would last until the moment when the sea of ​​light was extinguished.

The shining sea mentioned by the lizardmen does not entirely refer to the sea of ​​ether, but the place where the stars exist.Fang Plover suddenly remembered that he seemed to have heard a similar saying from that tall shadow man, that the sea of ​​light was turbulent, and they returned as a result.

What's wrong with Gwanghae?It actually attracted the Great Council to send a mission to the empire, which is a rare thing in that jungle.

He suddenly reacted.Only then did I understand why the imperial soldiers blocked this place.The Great Council represents the nominal ruler of Gudasock, so the standard of the envoy of Tenaric is obviously much higher than he imagined.

Noticing the eyes of his human friend, Tenarik also looked towards the direction of the square, and said, "This is the mayor's own opinion. I am Ta-Hess, not the weak Toggin, and I don't need it at all. Such precautions."

Fang Yan shook his head, his old friend of the lizardman obviously didn't understand human society.The mayor of Bavarian can't afford to let an elector from Gudathok get into trouble.

He was still a little curious about why the sacred objects of the lizard people were in the silver tower of the empire.But Fang Plover looked at the Asuka lizards behind Tenarak, and realized that now might not be the best time to ask this question.

Tenarik continued: "But this time I am not only here for the relic, but also for you, my brother."

"I?"

"You are also the Dragon's Chosen," Tenarik replied, "don't forget that you have the blessing of the dark saints. But I will tell you about this later. I came from the human world I came to this place on purpose when I found out that you would participate in this competition in the empire."

Fang Plover came to his senses, "Then before...?"

Tenarik nodded again, "Of course I watched every game of yours. I originally planned to come to you after the game."

Fang Plover was embarrassed, and hurriedly asked: "Then you haven't read the nonsense in the imperial tabloids, have you? Tenarik, what is said above is probably not true..."

Tenarik gave him a strange look. "I don't watch imperial stuff, and I'm not interested in mortal games. The lizardmen don't need alchemy. I watch the games just because you're in the game, my human brother."

……

The tabloid of the Imperials that Fang Plover mentioned was actually being pinched in a big hand at the moment, and the tall man in the windbreaker was looking down at the photo taken by the photo crystal on the front page of the newspaper.

That happened almost a month ago.The date of the newspaper was clearly written as March [-]th. On the leaden gray page, the square plovers in alchemy coats were lowering their heads, frowning, with a surprised look on their faces.

The accompanying title reads 'Extraordinary performance, so that Ed's player himself was very surprised--'.

"Got you."

The tall man in the windbreaker murmured, folded up the newspaper, and threw it into the trash can beside him.He looked up. The train was rumbling across the truss bridge above, the glow of the glowing lights weaving between the steel girders piercing the night.

Casting an interlaced flashing light and shadow in the alley.

The man in the windbreaker stood at the entrance of the alley, looking at the 'Gear and Magic Book' not far away, the towering building was emitting warm orange lights from the windows everywhere.He took out a communication crystal from his pocket.

"It's him."

"Where are they?" A voice came from the crystal.

"I found their foothold, but the other party is not currently in Aiyinbulok."

"That's not important, they can't take things away," said the voice through gritted teeth, "go search and see if you can find some clues."

"Aren't you afraid to startle the snake?"

"Don't worry about this, finding Ash Lynn's manuscript is the key!"

"Then you send someone over, preferably an official one, I'm useful."

"Humph."

The man in the windbreaker put away the crystal.

In the lobby of the hotel.

The owner of 'Gears and Sorcerers', Pushe is putting on his reading glasses and is busy sorting out the accounts for the day.

The old man is holding a pen to draw on the account book. The accounts for this day are recorded by Laila. The little girl who lives in the attic will often help out as much as she can, which is better than the few apprentices he originally hired. It is much more reliable, which makes the old businessman feel very relieved.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard a burst of chaotic footsteps coming from outside.The old man couldn't help raising his glasses with his hands, and looked in that direction with some surprise, just in time to see the door of the hotel being pushed open with a bang.

Outside the door, a group of patrolling guards wearing silver helmets swarmed in, following behind a man in a windbreaker.

Seeing these people, Pushe's heart skipped a beat.How did these patrol guards come to the old city?Obviously, the last inspection was less than three months ago, so there is still a long time before the next routine inspection, isn't it?

problem occurs?Or was there something illegal in my store that was reported?He thought about it carefully, "Gears and Magic Books" has been operating well in the past six months, and has neither owed taxes nor accepted any suspicious guests.

The hotel was calm and calm, and nothing major happened.

While he was thinking, the man in the windbreaker had already brought several guards to him. "Mr. Pushe, right?" the man looked at him and said in a cold tone, "We have received reliable information that a suspect may be staying in your hotel. I hope you will cooperate with the investigation."

"Who are you?"

The old businessman is fairly well-informed.He could recognize the identities of those guards, and he knew they were members of the inspection team just by the dark gray woolen overcoats on their bodies.But he couldn't see the origin of the man in front of him, he looked more like the chosen one.

He looked at the man's neckline, but there was nothing on the man's coat to identify him.Neither an alchemist, nor the guild emblem common to the Chosen.If Pushe hadn't been to many places and met many people when he was young, he might not be able to identify the identity of his chosen one.

How could a Chosen one mix with the guards of the Patrol, and still seem to be the leader of the other party?
He was puzzled, but he still didn't answer the other party's question right away, but asked it back.

But the man didn't answer his question, but just took out a brooch, put it on the counter, pushed it in front of him with his hand, and looked down at him.

Pushing his presbyopic glasses, Pushe saw the emblem on the brooch clearly, and couldn't help but gasped—it was from the Sly Xiao family.

Of course he had heard of that famous mage family, and even had a dispute with it when he was young.But how could the gear and the magic book provoke such a group of people?On one side is a well-known aristocratic family of the empire, and on the other side is just a little-known small hotel located in the old town of Einbroek.

When he was young, he had some contacts with the Lynn family, but after the death of Ash Lynn, the Lynn family ended, and he had no contact with the Stag Principality.Even if the people from the Cunning Xiao family have any entanglements with that side, they shouldn't be able to find the gears and the magic book, right?

Is it for Laila?
When Pushe thought of the little girl from Lynn's family who lived in the attic, her heart tightened subconsciously.While he was obediently dealing with the guards in front of him, he quietly gestured to Matri not far behind him.

Matri didn't happen to be looking after the boiler today, so he naturally noticed the movement in the hall. He had been with Pushe's master and servant for many years, and when he saw the old businessman's gesture, he naturally understood it. When everyone was not paying attention, he turned around and walked into the hotel .

The man in the windbreaker glanced in this direction, as if he had seen Matri's actions, but he didn't care.

He stood by the front desk, listening patiently to Pushe explaining to himself: "My lord, gears and magic guide books have always been law-abiding, and never accept suspicious guests from outside. We also have empires here. The most wanted list, and compared them one by one to the top to ensure that the identity of every guest is clear."

As Pusher spoke, he went to get a thick booklet on the front desk.But the man in the windbreaker stopped him, "No need, Mr. Pushe, we believe you. But this suspect is not on the most wanted list of the Empire, he just offended some people."

Offended the cunning owl of the empire.

These people would not spare even a little girl like Laila.

Pushe was secretly disgusted in his heart. He didn't expect that those people would still not give up the persecution of Lin En's family after so many years. No wonder the people of Lin En's family would hide their identities.

However, the old man did not show the emotion in his heart at all. Instead, he asked submissively: "Then, sir, can you describe to me what this suspect looks like? Maybe I can help to recall whether the other party is in or not." In the hotel."

"No need," the man in the windbreaker replied, "We are going to search this place, but the prophet will tell you."

"But," Pushhe hesitated, "other guests..."

"The other guests probably won't have any objections," the man in the windbreaker interrupted him, and finally got a little impatient, "Mr. Pusher, you should be clear that we don't actually need your consent."

"I see."

The old merchant knew he was powerless against these people.Behind the opponent is not only the patrol team, but also the cunning owl of the empire.He could only watch helplessly as the man waved his hand, and the guards behind him rushed in and rushed into the hotel.

But the other party didn't seem to be in a hurry, and stood in the hall with his hands behind his back, looking around at the surrounding environment.He took out his pocket watch again, flipped off the cover, checked the time, and put it away again.

Pushe didn't say a word, and silently listened to the sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the hotel behind him, the crying of children, and the scolding of guards.But what this man said is not wrong. How could the people living in this place have a background that the Cunning Xiao family could not offend?
Most of the guests dare not even show their heads in front of the patrolling guards.How could someone with real money and status settle down in the old city?

While the two were silent, suddenly there was the sound of something collapsing from upstairs, mixed with the screams of a girl.

Pusher was startled when he heard the voice.He clearly recognized that it was Laila's voice, but didn't he ask Matri to inform the girl to avoid it? How did that guy Matri do things?
Worried in his heart, he couldn't help but look at the man in the windbreaker in front of him.But the other party didn't seem to want to stop him, so Pushe hurriedly pleaded guilty, and then hurriedly left the front desk and went upstairs.

Seeing him leave, the man looked around again, and then followed him upstairs.

The two came to the corridor on the third floor one after the other.From a long distance, Pushe saw Laila kneeling on the ground, her face was dark and purple, she was holding her face in her hands, trembling.

The girl looked at the crowd with a pale face, and she was weeping unceasingly, while Matri, who was furious, was standing between her and a group of guards.

However, the guards did not make it difficult for the two of them anymore, but guarded the entrance from the third floor to the attic above.

"What's going on?" Before Pushe could speak, the man in the windbreaker behind him spoke first.

The guard looked at the two of them and replied, "There is something in the attic above."

The man in the windbreaker looked at Laila who was lying on the ground. "This is?" he asked Pusher.

The old merchant gave Lyra a concerned look.

Seeing that although the other party was greatly frightened, he was fine, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly explained: "She's just a poor student who came to Ai Yin Brock to study. I let her live in the attic because she didn't have much money. She is now a student of the School of Magic and Daoism, and she has lived here for a long time Now, it should not be the person you are looking for."

The man in the windbreaker was noncommittal, but only sneered, "You know how to do business."

He looked at the guards under him and asked, "What did you find in the attic?"

"This is it, sir." The guards offered a box.

The man in the windbreaker took it and opened it, and took out a compass-like thing from inside. It was a rather delicate thing, and there were all kinds of gears and clockwork mechanisms under the glass cover.

He held it up, squinted at it, and asked Lyra, "Is this yours?"

Laila's face was pale, and she looked at them in a daze, "It belongs to my father, please... please give it back to me..."

The man in the windbreaker turned the compass, saw the emblem on it, and asked Pushe beside him, "Do you know this emblem?"

Pushe's heart trembled.

He recognized it naturally, it was the family crest of Lynn's family.

But the man in the windbreaker sneered disdainfully, and threw the thing back like a bag.

The compass fell to the ground, made a full circle, and rolled back to Lyra.

"A trick to fool people." The man in the windbreaker looked at Laila, "I heard that you are now a student of the Magic Academy, I advise you to abandon these impractical things as soon as possible, the magic of the Lynn family... just Relying on this thing? Hehe, ridiculous..."

Laila didn't dare to look at him, but silently picked up the compass and hugged it tightly in her arms.

The man in the windbreaker saw her like this, so he didn't say anything else.

He whispered a few words with the guard, who shook his head again and again.The man in the windbreaker also frowned, and then said in a low voice, "Take people away, and close the team."

He turned around, looked at Pushe, and warned:

"What happened today, don't tell the outside world."

Pushe was taken aback: "Sir, Laila..."

"Her name is Laila?" The man in the windbreaker asked back, "Very well, she is the person we are looking for."

At this time, Pushe had already seen that the other party was not here for any suspect, but he wanted to refute it, but he was powerless to stop it.

The old man could only watch helplessly as the guards dragged away Matri, who was resisting endlessly.Then they roughly lifted Laila up from left to right. During the struggle, the little girl's glasses rolled to the ground.

She panicked, and quickly reached out to grab it.

But the guard accidentally stepped on it and smashed it to pieces.

"No, my glasses—!"

Laila exclaimed, her voice full of panic.

Pushe couldn't bear to look at it, so he could only turn his head away.

The man in the windbreaker looked at him, then waved in satisfaction, and led a group of guards to carry the shivering girl downstairs.

……