Shadow Covenant

Chapter 175 "Above the Bell Tower"

"Woody?"

Seeing the black-haired young man going up the stairs, Cecil couldn't help but leaned out half of the railing and called out.

However, the black-haired young man only gave her an indifferent smile and a slight nod. Anyone could tell that his eyes were on the fair-skinned young woman wearing the gray witch hat.

He knew Miss Carolina?

Cecil's original sense of guilt for causing trouble was instantly overwhelmed by Woody's bold actions, and he was full of curiosity and a little apprehension.

It was as if they were about to meet, and it was not Woody who was talking to her, but her.

Doni, the bronze dragon, couldn't help sticking out her small head, looking at Woody who was slowly climbing up step by step, her brain was also buzzing.

What is he here to join in the fun?
His expression is so serious, but his walking posture is so beautiful, like the writhing seaweed in the sea, so elegant...

The dragon's thinking is difficult to be measured by ordinary people, and its jumping ability is outstanding. It quickly flashes that mussel pearls are delicious, or ten-year-old shark meat is more delicious, and when it is depressed about the choice between the two delicacies, its footsteps The sound stopped abruptly, and a straight figure appeared at the top of the stairs.

Woody raised his head slightly, and besides Cecil and the tabby cat, he could see a tall figure leaning against the edge of the bell tower. The wide gray mage hat covered most of her face, leaving only a delicate figure. White jaw.

"Sure enough, it's an incarnation!"

Woody became more and more sure, because in his memory, the real body of the princess of the stars was a petite girl with a cute appearance. Such a tall figure was just pinched by her. to reveal her majesty as queen of Narvia.

But even so, Woody couldn't help feeling a little nervous when he thought of what he was going to do next.

However, what happened first was not the two who looked at each other, but Cecil, who seemed to be more nervous than Woody.

"Your Majesty Carolina, this is Woody Alester. He helped me a lot tonight. He not only killed the assassins who invaded the town, but also saw through the devil's tricks!"

The court mage seemed to have finally remembered to introduce Woody's identity to his first teacher and immediate superior. Of course, everything was told the truth, and there was no exaggeration or malicious concealment. Woody listened to her introduction, and for a while It’s not easy to intervene, and I can only wait until Cecil confides that his desire has declined, and then he slightly learns the salute he learned from the guards of the merchant group. He clenched his fist with his right hand, placed it horizontally on the heart, and then lightly hammered it down. After making a slightly earthy muffled sound, he interjected.

"Good evening, Your Majesty Carolina, I am from Palermo on the west coast. Nice to meet you."

He clearly knows that the name Lani is not well known to everyone, and she has been using Carolina to the outside world. It was not until the Kingdom of Kalia was impacted by the corrupt mother tree that it turned into a soil that breeds distortions, and everyone understood. , the queen of the North was once the lost princess of the ancient southern country Kalyana, Lani.

When the news was revealed at the time, many players who had a soft spot for Lani, who wanted to hug the legendary mage's thigh, couldn't accept it for a while.

Because according to the change of the last generation of royal blood in the Kingdom of Kalia, it was already 400 years ago.

If the Queen of the Northland is really the lost princess of the Kingdom of Kalia, then her age is not double digits, but a triple digit age.

Even, discussions about "Lani's age" have been discussed in the forum for a while, but many people still think that these are official intentional misleadings.

After all, Lani herself is a genius, and her trajectory from childhood to adulthood is clear at a glance. It is impossible for her to be the princess of the ancient southern country.

It's a pity that this is true. With the update of the follow-up expansion piece CG, although players don't know how she maintains her life and her face has not aged, but through her many times of nostalgia for King Kalia's mausoleum and other memories Judging from the fragments, she is indeed the princess of the ancient country, Lani.

"You know me? A traveler from a foreign country?"

Just when Woody's thoughts diverged to various information materials of Lani in the previous life, the tall and majestic Princess of the Stars finally spoke. The tone of her words was the same as usual, majestic and cold. It was linked to the gentle elder sister who comforted Cecil, Donnie and others just now, but her eyes were intentional or unintentional, looking at Woody's chest-beating right hand.

Woody obviously felt the attention of her eyes, but he didn't say anything, but replied calmly.

"Your name, a few mountains and a kingdom can't stop you."

As for Lani's full majesty, Woody is not surprised, after all, Princess Stars is famous for pretending to be majestic.

If you are lucky enough to see her body, then you will find that she will be more majestic than imagined, and in order to maintain her majesty, she will also do things including but not limited to, sitting on a high place, sitting on a high place, sitting on a high place Several actions such as high places are to impose an irresistible sense of majesty on other people.

"Even the cold wind blowing from the north in winter is softly saying your name, Your Majesty."

Woody made a respectful but fun joke.

"What's the relationship between you and Judit?"

Lani's voice was still cold, and she was not affected by Woody's praise of her wide influence, but when she was speaking, the fingertips of her hands were involuntarily clasped together, which was her preparation for thinking.

Naturally, Woody didn't care about the petty actions of the star princess, but shook his head seriously and replied.

"I don't know either, it seems to be related to my father."

"Your father's name is..."

"Rhein Alester."

"What did he do before?"

"..."

It seems that the memory is too long, or there are a lot of recent bad facts. Lani didn't recall any information about the Aleister family, so that Woody and his son directly entered the stage of no clue, and she had no clue about Yuu. The connection between Dite and Woody has also become more and more confusing.

Seeing that she couldn't ask anything for a while, Lani, who checked her account status, chose another direction to attack.

"Thank you for what happened tonight, by the way, are you here for something?"

Go straight to the point and ask the purpose.

Perhaps it was because of the strong impact brought by the first meeting, or because of the aura on her body, Lani also had a strong desire to find out about the black-haired young man in front of her. After all, she was rarely seen. Under her majesty, the young adventurer can persist for so long.

Hearing Lani's question, Woody couldn't react for a while, after all, he had been thinking about how to speak without looking awkward.

Of course, the main reason was that this opportunity came so suddenly that he didn't have time to prepare.

But he would naturally seize this opportunity, so he told the star princesses in front of him in the way of storytelling about the corrupt mother tree and the sacrilegious cultists.

"Worshiping meteorites? Profanity cultists?"

Hearing these two nouns, Lani immediately understood that this matter was not that simple. After all, if it was true what the black-haired young man in front of her said, such cultists were lurking in the city. In addition to taking pains to find cover, the whole city is still a natural hunting ground, the most suitable buffet table.

Unless there is a direct connection, tracing is extremely difficult.

"Oh, it's true, Woody, you are amazing!"

Doni, the bronze dragon, stepped on short legs, and with a few ups and downs, with the help of the height difference of the railing, he easily jumped onto Cecil's shoulders. At that position, Woody could be seen showing his big body covered by his collar. A brown scar.

Cecil was also surprised. After all, he was only in his early 17s, and he was still young and vigorous. At this time, he was able to dictate a matter in an extremely stable and orderly manner, which seemed to have nothing to do with him. Unrelated events.

Calm and yet brave.

Cecil was secretly impressing Woody's mind again, adding a few slightly insignificant labels.

On the other hand, Lani's fingers are slightly opened at the angle where they fit together. The hollowed out fingertips indicate that her brain is thinking crazily now. Woody's information is not enough for her to quickly guess which god the cultist worships. , but if it is really deformed according to Woody's description, then when it comes to the world, it will definitely bring endless torture and suffering to the world and this plane.

"Where was the address where they lived?"

It didn't take long before Lani wanted to investigate on the spot.

However, Woody immediately concluded that he had already been burned by a fire. Lani nodded slightly after hearing this. She didn't get too suspicious. The best choice for her to be present was to set a fire, which not only destroyed the cult priest The venue can also make the traces of one's existence be swallowed by flames, making it difficult for others to find out.

"Okay, I will investigate, but it's late now, I have to go back!"

Lani was aroused by the obscene pictures that Woody had depicted, or she had already decided to slowly investigate several important ports in the Northland. If it was really an extremely evil god, then she would absolutely not allow any The cultists secretly sneaked into the territory under her rule, but due to time constraints, she only expressed a little regret that she wanted to leave. After all, Lani's incarnation is the real body in various names, because her face is what the people of the Northland call her. Accept the image of the queen, not the petite girl who is 1.6 meters tall and likes to sit on a high stool.

"It seems that the reminder is still not obvious enough, but in my capacity, I can only say so much."

Looking at the look on Lani's exquisite and majestic face, Woody knew that she might be tempted, but he definitely didn't put it on the top priority. At most, he just listened and took the time to investigate. If there is one, they will be eliminated and wanted by the way, and if not, they will not press every step of the way.

This is the reason for his insufficient description. After all, according to his description, it is actually difficult to attract Lani's attention. The early infection of the corrupt mother tree is like a kind of skin moss that is difficult to get rid of. It spreads rapidly in the plane. After reaching a certain level, these skin mosses will quickly mutate under the descending of the rotten mother tree, thus transforming into a more deadly posture.

Of course, Woody knew that if he said this, it might make Lani 1 heartbroken, and he would even start returning to Navia to implement martial law now, but how can he explain the source of his knowledge? He can't say that he came from In the last life, I came here to remind you after seeing the scene of Asenland's destruction.

"It's a bit difficult!"

Woody finds himself in a tangle now. The current situation is that if he doesn't speak more comprehensively about the Riddler, the identity of the corrupted mother tree of the ancient evil seems to be difficult to guess, even if there are sacrilegious cultists, even if it is a legendary mage , and it is difficult to think of the Destroying Mother Tree that only appears once in thousands of years.

And if left alone, even if his words caught the attention of Princess Qunxing, it seems that history cannot be changed.

He originally wanted Lani to be the first to understand the horror of the corrupt mother tree, and then through her relationship with other legends, he made the entire continent pursue the blasphemy cultists.

As long as it cannot spread, the arrival of the corrupt mother tree may be delayed, or even turn around and continue wandering in the astral plane.

Seeing that Lani was explaining some follow-up procedures with Cecil, she looked like she was about to turn around and leave.

It's not like Woody is indecisive in his heart, but he can't seem to find a better way to expose himself and save the world.

If he directly tells his identity now, will she really believe it and work hard to run around?What good excuse does he have to dispel her suspicion... This is Woody's current contradictory and entangled mentality.

However, what Woody didn't expect was that Lani found her before she left, and saw this tall woman who was half a head taller than him walking from the other side of the clock tower at a leisurely pace. A cold yet majestic voice came at the same time, but I don't know if it was a psychological effect, Woody felt a touch of tenderness in this voice.

"Woody, where did you get your gauntlets...?"

Her icy blue eyes stared closely at the iron gauntlet that Woody hadn't had time to remove. Woody was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that it was an accessory for the knights of the Kingdom of Kalia. Princess Kalia, it is only natural to be concerned about this.

"Find it in a tomb of a gray dwarf in the Underdark."

Woody said truthfully that the gray dwarf, like his dwarf compatriots, also likes to collect all kinds of metal armor and utensils. The higher the status, the higher the level of weapons and equipment collected, and this morning star gauntlet is obviously a funerary object. Into the duergar's tomb.

Lani also understood, with an imperceptible sense of loss on her face, she nodded.

"I see, thank you!"

Woody also saw her rare lonely appearance. For some reason, he thought of the monk girl Angelina who fought alongside him. When she heard that her younger brother and sister had disappeared, she was also so lonely and helpless, as if lost. something beloved.

But because of the recollection, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, directly making his originally tangled heart suddenly open up, with a feeling of widening the world in an instant.

He knows how to say it, which can convince Lani without revealing his past life memories!
(End of this chapter)