Blood Dragon

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Leo replied: "The prophetess is a priest who serves the god of nature. Of course, she is not chosen randomly. Sometimes, there will be some children with strange and mysterious abilities in Stygia. For example, some Children can change the color of their eyes; some children can sense events before they happen; others will claim to see ghostly figures walking around, or to be heard talking to creatures that others cannot see. When these children When they grow up a little, a prophetess will visit their families and tell their parents that the child is blessed by the god of nature. She will take the children away from the kingdom of mortals and send them to the place where the great altar of the god of nature is. The holy mountain—of course some say it was sent to the holy kingdom of the god of nature. In short, boys will never appear again, and girls will be trained to be prophetesses."

"Can a prophetess use magic?"

"Of course, there used to be some magicians from the seven kingdoms of China and Yang who came to the holy mountain to visit or even challenge the prophetesses, but they failed without exception. According to them, the magic of the prophetess is very powerful. However, many knights think that the prophetess The power used by prophets is different from that of ordinary magic. Because in addition to fighting, they can also divination the unpredictable future and explore the truth hidden in people's hearts. The most important thing is that they can bring the healing wind of the god of nature To spread somewhere, to cure a spreading plague, or to drive away locusts, drought, and heavy rain. The most powerful of the prophetesses were called saintesses or fairies, and they were the leading class of prophetesses."

"Master, these can all be done with magic." Carrie explained softly in Ashuruffat's mind. "If you practice more, you can do it."

"So, who is the Holy Grail Knight? I remember you said just now that the boys who were taken away will never appear again." Ashuruffat continued to ask regardless of Carrie's intervention.

"The Knight of the Holy Grail is just like me." Leo grinned, which stunned Ashrufat for a moment.

"I lied to you. Holy Grail knights are those knights who give up their power and wealth in the world and dedicate themselves to the god of nature wholeheartedly. For example, me. If one day, I come to a calm lake, kneel down by the lake and swear that I will Will walk on the Holy Grail Road, I will return to the fief, leave the family, wander around looking for opportunities to challenge, in order to prove my faith and strength to the god of nature. Year after year, I hunt monsters everywhere and fight against evil , until one day the God of Nature recognizes my strength and devotion. He will appear before me in the form of a maiden by the lake. I will kneel at her feet, and she will let me drink from the Holy Grail. Once I drink I will never refuse the holy water, and I will never regret it. I will remain young forever, have an ageless face, and always maintain the peak strength of my youth, and the blessing of the God of Nature will always protect me from now on. However, I Also break away from the secular world, and only follow the call of God from now on, and only fight when attacking those fallen creatures or protecting the prophetess. That's it." Leo's tone of voice seemed to be singing a poem.

"You seem to... look down on the Holy Grail Knight?" Ashuruffat felt that there was more irony than respect in Leo's tone.

"No, I'm just bemoaning that I'll never be a Grail Knight." Leo suddenly seemed downcast. "If I become a Holy Grail Knight, I will be surrounded by beautiful girls wherever I go. But at that time, even if the girls are screaming around me, begging me to hug or kiss them, I will still feel calm .”

He made a resigned gesture. "Ashrufat, when you arrive at the holy mountain where the great altar is located, you must be polite and don't arouse the anger of the Holy Grail Knights. Those guys are so strong that they don't seem like human beings."

While speaking, they had already left the big tent a long way away, and had already arrived at the location of the logistics barracks.As Thomas said, various preparations have been made here for their mission.

Leo walked towards the quartermaster and began to ask about the preparation of various details.But Ashurfat stood aside and began to think about another question. <, live forever? "He murmured to himself in a low voice.

"Impossible, master. Unless relevant modifications are made...it is absolutely impossible." Carrie replied. "There is no such power, nor such technology and equipment in this world."

"But what Leo said shouldn't be a lie...it doesn't matter, just go and see."

"According to my calculations, this operation may be very dangerous. I suggest that you decline this mission to Lord Thomas." Carrie suddenly appeared in the field of vision and said with a pitiful look.

"Don't do that, Carrie. I'd really like to see those immortal Grail knights."

……

When Ashurfat and Leo were preparing to travel, somewhere in the barracks, two other people were discussing.But even if a third party passed by, they wouldn't have too much doubt about it.Because of the two people discussing the issue, one is a deputy general in the army, and the other is a clerk who has just arrived.

"Oh, Ryan, my dear nephew, it seems that you have encountered a troublesome opponent. I saw Ashuruffat in person today, and he is really not an ordinary person." Although that is what he said, But Luke's smiling expression didn't seem to be in any difficulty at all. "Those eyes are as sharp as the eyes of a pair of eagles."

"He's just a wandering mercenary!" Ryan replied. "A vicious bandit."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. Didn't you notice the way Thomas talked to him today? What kind of amulet did he give? It's really inexplicable." Luke shook his head.

"Ah, Uncle, did you peek at the meeting Thomas had with us?"

"Peeping? Oh, dear nephew, don't say it so harshly. It's not a secret meeting, no one is allowed to watch it. And our Earl Ashuruffat has discovered me a long time ago, and he didn't say anything at all. "

"Since he didn't say anything, how do you know he found you?"

"Well, it can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Anyway, he must have found that I was listening. I am absolutely sure of this. But this is not the point, dear nephew, have you noticed that our General Thomas seems to be very Love and favor Ashurfat."

"What did you say? But I'm..."

"You are his publicly announced disciple. But from my point of view, that Ashurfat looks more like his disciple. Do you know why he sent Ashurfat instead of you?"

"Because I'm just a knight after all. It's really inappropriate to go on an envoy in my capacity."

"This is just a superficial phenomenon. Dear nephew, although he has the title of earl, there are quite a few people in the army who have the title of earl. Besides, Aishuruffat is a new earl from a foreign land. This kind of diplomatic mission is not suitable after all." Luke shook his head. "You don't seem to understand the meaning behind this mission."

"What's the meaning behind this?"

"Let me explain in detail. If the role of the envoy fails this time, and the female prophets are not interested in helping at all, will the envoy be punished? Even if it is not a severe punishment?"

"Of course not! It's a tradition for the female prophets not to intervene in the five civil wars. If they had made a decision long ago, it would be useless even if they were full of tongues. No one can use this to accuse the messenger. Lord Thomas should also be prepared to fail. right."

"Then, if the envoy is successful, the prophetesses join our army with the Holy Grail Knights. Does the envoy have no credit at all? Or is there only a little hard work of running errands?"

"This one……"

"Yes, no matter how you look at it, the emissary must be a part of the reward for meritorious deeds. If there is a mistake, he is not responsible. This kind of mission is what everyone wants. And our General Thomas did not ask for anyone else's opinion. , and directly sent Ashurfat over there, isn't the meaning self-evident?"

"Uncle, what do you mean..."

"Isn't it clear? This is the most obvious partiality! Not to mention the inexplicable amulet. I can tell from his demeanor that Thomas admires Ashurfate very much."

Ryan's expression dimmed, but he didn't speak.

"But it's okay, my dear nephew. Now our target is Princess Irina, so it's a good thing that Thomas sent Aishuruffat away." Luke smiled and comforted his nephew. "Give us a great opportunity for free action."

"what can we do?"

"Prepare some gifts, some gifts that girls will like, and give them to Princess Irina. When you have time, spend time with her, talk, chat, and play small games. Let her have a little more time to leave Blue Your Majesty Jill." For some reason, when he said the last sentence, Luke had a frightening smile on his face.

"Does this work?"

"Of course it's useful. Feelings are cultivated bit by bit. Although this can't make her marry you, at least, when our conditions are right, Princess Irina won't be disgusted with marrying you. This is also very important. important."

"Uncle, you have been playing charades with me. Can you tell me straightforwardly, how far I have to go to marry Irina?"

"Haha, dear nephew, you are really too young to hold your breath." Luke looked around to make sure that there was no third party eavesdropping nearby. "Tell me, why Ashurfate can get the title of earl? Although his fief is only symbolic, an earl is an earl."

"Because he saved Princess Irina, it was tantamount to rejecting the title of Duke. Thomas said that if this kind of behavior cannot be rewarded, it will appear mean and unkind." Ryan said impatiently.

"That's right, that's the reason. The Paro people used the title of a duke to arrest Princess Irina...Of course, this is just a claim by the Paro people. In fact, it is impossible to confirm whether the Paro people will go back on their word afterwards, that is, this The title of Duke is still risky. So it is fair to give the title of Earl Ashurfate... According to my point of view, when you can become a king, or when you have the possibility of becoming a king, in order to reward you, Yi Lina can only marry you."

"Become a king? Uncle, you..."

"Hush... Keep your voice down. This is impossible under normal circumstances, but now it's special." Luke stopped Ryan's voice in time. "I already have a preliminary idea. But this idea is still very imperfect and needs careful research and improvement. But if my plan is successful, you will have a chance to become a king. At that time, do you choose to become a king? It's up to you to decide whether to choose Irina!"