Hey, King!

2021-09-28

Chapter 280 Chapter 281 Unsolved Mysteries
There are statues on both sides of the library entrance to commemorate and record Jiangu The merits of the ancestors, how they led, helped and protected Jiangu clansman, how to make Jiangu city prosperous and strong. Every Jiangu clansman who comes to the library can feel their majestic and gentle gaze, and they should be respected and cherished.

"This statue is Auli." The Cardo master's hand trembled, but pointed firmly to an unmarked statue. "Oli once lived in this city, and this is the only statue of him that was recorded as a god. A long time ago, a priest from the Temple of Ori came here to erase the name on the pedestal, and no one found it. He recorded the incident in a diary, and expressed his remorse after many years. But the name was not added, and the diary was basically unknown."

Dagon said: "Master Cardo, you still remember. I This will add Ori's name."

"Okay, okay, you will do what you promised, I believe in you." Master Cardo smiled and patted Dagon's hand and said : "It's not that simple to write on Ollie's feet, you have to pray well and recite the Twenty Hymns to him first."

"That will take about three hours." Dagon frowned, Said: "Master Cardo, I sneaked back. I have been here for too long, and I may be found."

"No one is here, and who will disturb a Xiang Xiang What about the person who recites "Twenty Psalms" by Oli?" Cardo master said: "Good child, just take this as my last obsession. Since I want to do it, I have to have a sense of ceremony, right? Help me Go up..."

Master Cardo climbed between the statues with the help of Dagon, with a half-space at the end of the row on the left. "Dagon, you move the statues in front of you a little bit. The number of the two sides is different, this row once damaged one, so move the position, as if there are as many sides. You move them back, and I have a place. Well, Let me think about what posture is better."

Dagon nods, this little thing that takes a lot of effort is not difficult. He adjusted the statue, and when he turned around, the Cardo master had turned himself into a stone statue.

He is on crutches, hunched over but struggling to stand up straight, with a kind smile on his face. Dagon wiped his eyes and cautiously adjusted the position of the statue so that the Cardo master could forever stand side by side with the Jiangu seniors, watching everyone who came to the library to study.

Dagon wanted to go straight away, but his heart softened when he saw the frozen final expression of the Cardo master. "Since it's a last wish, let's do it, anyway, there's no one right now." He scratched his head and walked to the place where Master Cardo worked daily, where there was a catalog of the entire library.

"Twenty Hymns" is a book that is too thick for a table. It weighs more than 20 pounds, and is almost more than the tower shield. There are basically poems written by the Jiangu people of various generations to express their respect to the great god Ao Li. The artistic level of the poems is very good. After all, they have been polished. The only problem is that the length is too long. This collection of poems is rarely read, and there is only one in the entire library.

Dagon carried the tower shield, no, he came to the statue of Auli with the "Twenty Hymns", lifts the head and looked at it quietly. "Oh, it turns out that Ollie looks like this. He is quite temperamental and his eyes are very firm. But he looks like his muscles..."

A cool breeze blew from the back of his neck, scaring him for a while. Jump. It seems that Oli can't be evaluated casually. Under the influence of the spiritual domain channel, he can really hear it. Dagon sat cross-legged, put the Twenty Hymns on his lap, and began to recite.

He reads very quickly. If you really read it in cadence, it really takes more than three hours.

Turning back page by page, reading backwards paragraph by paragraph, Dagon can only guarantee that he will not pronounce the wrong word, but he cannot guarantee that he will have abundant emotions. His voice is not too loud, but even if he just meditates, he can still hear what God Oli wants to hear. This thick book is full of words, but it has an end in the end. It took over an hour for Dagon to finally read it.

"Master Cardo, I'm done. You didn't ask me to read slowly." Dagon slammed the page shut, but didn't expect a clatter, the back cover shattered and fell off Take a piece down.

The back cover of this book is two fingers thick, and there is an interlayer inside. A small cloth bag is stuck in the interlayer, exposing a corner. Dagon pulled it out, and inside the cloth bag was half an Ion stone—one side of it had a very clear and neat cut, which was vandalized.

"Half an Ain stone is useless, who cut it off?" Dagon saw that there was a line on the wrapping cloth, which read: Who should the hymn be dedicated to?
That must be dedicated to Oli! Dagon scratched his head, didn't he just finish it? This may be an old puzzle, the writing on the strip was sealed with the engraved talisman, so it is impossible to tell whose handwriting it was. There is only half an Ain stone and these words, how can you guess the second half!

Dagon wrapped the Ain Stone in a cloth and stuffed it back, then took out his knife and began to complete the last request of the Cardo master: to engrave under the portrait of Ori. In fact, this can't be regarded as Cardo's entrustment. After he mentioned the statue, Dagon took the initiative to request the restoration of the lettering. Dagon had just finished writing the "force" swipe, smack, and the base on which the statue was engraved was broken.

"It's too old to be in disrepair! It's broken!" Dagon's head was big. He couldn't stay in the city of Jiangu, so it seemed that he could only ask the father to find someone to repair the statue. Alas, I don't know if the Auli God will blame himself for this. But even if there is blame, there is still Rhett carrying it, and even scolding, it's actually fine.

Dagon picked up the shard he had poked and tried to press it back, at least to cover it up, when he noticed that the base of the statue was also empty, with a cloth bag inside. Eh? Immediately sensitive, he hooked out the cloth bag with a dagger. Inside was the other half of the Ion stone and a line of words: What kind of hymn is worth dedicating to Ori?

I didn't try to decrypt it at all, it seems that the key has been unlocked? Dagon pried open the back cover of "Twenty Psalms" again, took out the cloth bag, and the two Ain stones were tightly stitched together, they were originally one piece. It's just that after the Ain stone is cut, it can't be used again after being put together, and it must be repaired. The rune mage in Jiangu city can do it, so can the incantation mage in Myris. Maybe Professor Dongdong and Shiroai will too, Dagon hasn't learned that lesson yet.

"Then I'll take it first, and I'll see what it is when it's repaired, and I'll find a chance to send it back." Dagon came to the stone statue of the Cardo master and shook Ain at it. stones, and put them away with the cloth bag. "Oh, the base of the Aoli statue is broken, I don't have time, I can only let my father repair it. It may not work today, don't blame me."

The stone statue said nothing, just smiled kindly .

Dagon put the Twenty Hymns back in place and hurried home to enjoy some last moments with his family. He and his parents talked about topics that seemed to never end, only to feel that there was simply not enough time to spend - it wasn't worth the night's sleep.

In the second half of the night, when Dagon was talking about his anecdote about learning spell, a slight vibration came from the ground under his feet, which startled him. "Dad, Mom, there was an earthquake just now, did you feel it?"

"It's not the earthquake, but the monster begins to stir underground." Tormund smiled slightly, looking towards his bewildered wife, Said: "This kind of vibration requires the warrior's extremely keen battlefield sense to discover. It is a warning signal from the endless labyrinth: the next monster's attack is accumulating."

"No wonder you always have nights Wake up once." Corona said, "I asked you, and you always said you went to the bathroom on time."

"After spending some time in the Infinite Labyrinth, you'll be sensitive to the vibrations. But I didn't. 't expect Dagon You can also feel that you can almost become a weapon master, right?"

Dagon shook his head and said: "I am a dragon... I am just sensitive to energy fluctuations, but It's not a battlefield feeling. As for the weapon master, I think I still have a gap in actual combat and command, so let's forget it for now. Father, how long will the monster attack?"

"Currently this warning is only Once a day, it's too early to explain. According to past experience, there are still about ten years." Tormund relieved: "Don't worry, several major cities can receive this signal, and start preparing now. On the one hand, strategy The reserve of supplies, on the other hand, is to start patrols on our side of the Infinite Labyrinth and increase the troops stationed there. You should also prepare more weapons and armor in the past ten years, maybe you will also go to the Infinite Labyrinth."

"He's so young, what's he doing in that dangerous place!" Corona was extremely reluctant, waving his hands vigorously, and said, "No, no, wait until next time, when you get married, have children, and some monsters and achievements! "

Tormund stroked his beard and said, "That's right. Get married first, and have children. You're ready to..."

"Myniris can pick up on this vibration." ?" Dagon said quickly.

Tormund tugged at his beard and said with a smile: "You've learned a lot about the ability to divert topics, and you have a bit of my style. But you forgot one thing: I'm the most familiar. This technique. Dagon, from your performance, you already have someone you like. Corona, look, he's blushing. hahaha, don't worry?"

"Yeah, probably. Don't worry."

Dagon patted forehead, sighed. He was not very good at hiding his expression, and he was even more invisible in front of his parents. He didn't want to expose Shi Luoai now, even if he promised her to say something nice in front of his parents, but he said sorry when the words came to his lips. No way, he tried his best to ask about the infinite labyrinth and the subterranean monsters, and excused that the elite Academy might send an internship opportunity and earn credits, which led the topic away.

In order to prevent being pressed for marriage - how it feels no different from before - Dagon sneaks away in the early morning. When he left the house, he happened to meet a messenger sent by the lord. The messenger had no other intention, just to remind him to leave early. Alas, I originally wanted to drop by to see Doma, but it didn't work. Dagon left all the money he had with his father, told him to fix the feet of Divine Idol, and then he could only leave.

(end of this chapter)