Law of the Devil

The sixth chapter [moonlight treasure box? 】

To remove the dust, the color of the box faintly flashes the faint light, non-wood and non-ferrous, even the learned Du Wei, can not recognize the texture of the box.

Under the pull ring, two killing organs such as the smashing arrows were shot. Obviously, they did not know what hidden secrets were inside. Du Wei gently put the two arrows in his hand, and he still had some doubts in his heart: this thing is obviously very old, and there is no rust on it, and the poison applied on the arrow of the arrow still sticks to it. The above does not volatilize over time. This is definitely not an ordinary process. It can only be done with magic.

But... there is magic in the astrology hall, which is a paradox in itself. Because on the mainland, it is such a strange situation: the magician looks down on the church, and the church does not like the magician. At the same time, the church and the magician are not looking down on the astrologer. Because the astrologer is the **** of the gods. The so-called prophecy is seen by the magician as something that deceives people.

Pulled it, the box was closed, and there seemed to be a hidden lock inside. Du Wei indulged for a while, he simply took the force of the fingertips, gently pinched, slammed, and the dark lock broke. After opening the box, I found out inside...

empty?

Du Wei lived.

The box is empty, and the interior of the box is covered with a layer of brocade. As the age goes by, the brocade has already rotted, and the wind is blown, turning it into fly ash. However, it is indeed empty.

"Is it... the things inside have been taken away?" Du Wei muttered to himself.

He couldn't help but be disappointed. He was about to throw the box away, but when he remembered the texture of the box, he couldn't recognize it for a while. Then he put the box into his arms again. Because of the magic, Du Wei's spirit. The force has been almost the same as that of the average person, so he did not dare to use it even with the magic storage ring that he used to use.

In theory. Du Wei can still use magic now. He can cast spells, mental and sensory powers, but his mental power is too low, and he can't meditate to cultivate growth. Now Du Wei can't say that magic can't be used. At least one or two of the simplest fireballs can barely be done. However, his mental strength is low, almost after two fireballs. It will dry up.

Therefore, in order to save his own little mental strength, he has tried to change the original living habits, and the storage ring that used to be without the hand is no longer willing to use it, because the storage ring is used once. It takes a lot of magic, although for the former Du Wei, the magical power of using the storage ring is almost negligible, but he can't.

Du Wei's gray face came out of the storeroom. Outside the guardian knight and the people in the astrology hall waited for one night, seeing Du Wei came out, and hurriedly greeted him. The owner of the astrology hall had changed the formal astrologer’s black sorcerer’s robes. The robe is black and has a pattern embellished with countless stars. Seeing that Du Wei came out, the owner of the museum wanted to come up close, but was blocked by Du Wei’s loyal guardian knight.

"Don't be rude." Du Wei had a smile on his face. Waving the guard to let go, went to the front of the pavilion, smiled slightly: "Hello, please forgive me for taking the liberty, I am just a moment of urgency, come over and check some astrological information... I must know that I will soon be going out, before the expedition According to the tradition of our astrologers, I always have to divinate."

The owner immediately became happy. The Duke of Tulips said, "Our astrologists," since the other party recognized himself as an astrologer. Then it is equal to oneself.

"Oh, the Duke is not polite." The owner’s face was full of smiles: "The Duke is about to go out, I know this news. How? If you need divination, I will bring you personally tonight. On the ground floor, you can observe the astrology and divination.

He is the chief astrologer of the court. On weekdays, unless he is a royal family, he can be dispatched. Other royal aristocrats are just to let other senior astrologers in the astrology hall go. This time he volunteered to be Du. Divination, it is already naked and pleased.

But Du Wei had a haha: "Thank you for your kindness, but don't need it... well, please don't mind, I am also an astrologer, so I dare not labor your car."

The owner immediately returned to taste, knowing that he was reckless, he was excited, just wanted to please Du Wei, but forgot that Du Wei himself is also an astrologer. Usually, an astrologer will never ask for another The astrologer is divining himself, and that is almost equal to acknowledging that the other's astrology level is far better than himself. Since it is a surgeon, there is always dignity.

"Oh, I am reckless." The owner hurriedly laughed: "I have forgotten that you are also the title of the court astrologer. Well, but the tools needed for the divination star, you may not be ready to come to your house. I am preparing a set today. Send someone to send you."

Du Wei did not decline the beauty of the owner. Before he left, he also sighed deliberately: "I am an astrologer, but I have never come here to meet with the owner. Today, I came to see our astrology hall... Oh, it seems that many places have been in disrepair for a long time. It seems that there are still some repairs in the warehouse. The funds in the ibis must be tense. Although I am the Duke of the Empire, I am also an astrologer. It is also here. The last night of the disturbance was my abrupt, but I will look for the opportunity to report to the Royal Regent, and ask him to pay more attention to the museum, it is best to allocate a sum of money."

Everyone in the astrological hall said that they were happy. They suddenly felt that the young Duke was a big good man. Even he was called out from the bed in the middle of the night last night and waited for a night’s hard work outside. I have forgotten it instantly.

Du Wei just opened a few empty checks and went out. People only thought that he was a big aristocratic identity. He would never say such a lie. Under the help of a group of astrologists, Du Wei left the Astrology Hall. Before leaving, he said that he would probably come back to the information, but he was busy with the state affairs, I am afraid he could not come in person.

"It doesn't matter." The curator immediately patted his chest: "Although outsiders are not allowed to enter the museum, there are some rules, but you are not an outsider. I know that you are busy with the state. It is impossible to come in person at all times. When you need it, you can Send someone to bring your hand to come, and the storehouse of the Astrology Hall will be available for you to read. Or, you need to check something, send someone to pass a message, I will let people find it. I will send it to you after you have found it. All right."

This pavilion is so on the road, and it really is the old river and lake that can be eaten in the court. Du Wei opened his eyes and smiled. Before saying goodbye to everyone, he also told the neighbors in person: "You don't have to go back with me. Go to Xiaozhak immediately. Where the gentleman passed me, I will pay 50 million gold coins, and I will donate it to the Star Museum to repair the warehouse.

Five thousand gold coins. Not to mention the cover of the warehouse, it is enough to build a new building. The owner of the museum was delighted by everyone, and sent a thousand dollars to send the Du Wei to the horse.

Speaking of it, the astrologers in the astrology hall, although not inferior, are not as broad as the gods, and there are naturally many believers in the temple. However, these astrologers can only rely on the empire to allocate a little financial funds each year. Occasionally, those nobles may come to ask astrologers to divination, but often they also reward up to one hundred gold coins.

Moreover, when divination is needed every year, it is nothing more than those festivals or family weddings and funerals. There are not many such things in a year. There are hundreds of astrologers in the library. There are dozens of servants who eat and drink Lazar. It’s just that it’s barely maintaining a decent face. In addition, after the imperial son came to power, the regent king was practicing magic from an early age. According to the magician's tradition, he could not afford astrology, and he would not take much care of the academy. Although the funds have not been cut, the rewards on weekdays are far less than during the reign of the old emperor Augustin VI.

Gradually, even the chief astrologer of the court seems to be rarely summoned to divination.

How much of the five thousand gold coins donated by Du Wei is a windfall, how can everyone be upset?

Du Wei has rewarded thousands of gold coins. It is nothing but a small matter for him, but he does not know. Let the astrology hall go up and down, inherit a big favor, and then derive from it. Some of the consequences that made Du Wei happy, this is naturally a follow-up.

Back in the Duke's House, Du Wei didn't sleep for a night, and he was a little sleepy. He doesn't have to sleep now. It doesn't matter if he doesn't sleep for a few days. After his mental strength shrinks, his need to sleep every day is even more than that of ordinary people.

But after returning to the study, people made some hot soup tea, but they took the spirit and studied the box that came back.

He took out the box, looked at it with a magnifying glass, and tapped it, making sure there was no mezzanine in the box, and there was nothing else hidden.

I took a sharp broken sword, gently cut the corner of the box, and checked the information, which made the material of the box clear.

"Well, 'U-wood', a rare tree, hard as iron, but the weight is more than ordinary wood, no wonder I have not seen it, it was extinct hundreds of years ago. So it seems The year of the thing is at least a few hundred years old."

Du Wei remembers that he once studied the military history of the Roland empire. He knew that when the empire expanded the navy hundreds of years ago, there was a proposal that was used to build a warship with this kind of wood: this wood Hard and clear, and extremely resistant to corrosion, if used for shipbuilding, it is really the best material.

It was only that idea that was not realized, because at that time, Wulimu was very rare, and the number was very small, and it was impossible to cut down a lot. This plant was once extinct and could not be found on the mainland.

Du Wei has read the various ancient books of the Roland Empire. He has never forgotten his own arrogance, learned a lot, and remembered such a thing. Now that he has figured it out, holding this box and playing it for a while, the interest gradually fades away. Then I dropped it on the table and stretched out, and I was going to sleep.

Oh, it’s not always a thing like a moonlight box. After opening it, you can go back five hundred years ago by shouting a few words in the hand, "prajna prajna"?

Hahahaha...

Du Wei smiled and was ready to give up, but suddenly he saw the cotton cloth on the desk that he had just used to wipe the dust on the box. His eyes suddenly stopped! The cotton cloth is full of black, but it is a smudge that is wiped from inside and outside the box.

His eyes flashed and he suddenly grabbed the piece of cotton. I smelled it before my nose...

"Ok!?"

Du Wei’s mouth showed a smile.

Although it has deteriorated, it has a hint of ink! This is definitely not wrong! ! In addition to the natural corrosion resistance of the black wood, the production of the box is extremely delicate. After closing, the inside is not airtight, and it has been preserved for so many years. The ink smell inside still exists!

Du Wei grabbed the box again and reached out and touched it on the inner wall of the box. Sure enough, I felt a bumpy feeling. And the ink stain on the cotton cloth is what I left behind in the inside of the box!

After taking the light, Du Wei watched it carefully under the fire. I saw the inside of the box, but it was a raised sculpture. The lines are exquisite, one by one, all so clear...

Just watched for a while, but my heart was amazed. I can't understand what these lines mean, and there are some places above. It seems that some of the words are faint, but those words seem to be familiar to the strokes, and they are fully recognized.

Du Wei closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and the brows gradually loosened!

I came up with it!

He smiled and laughed at himself: "No wonder I can't understand. Because the patterns on the top are all reverse. The ink is painted on the inner wall just to print the pattern inside!"

Haha smiled, Du Wei immediately took out a bottle of ink, brushed it on the inner wall of the box, and took out a piece of white paper, printed it finely.

Then unfold the white paper and look at it! The above patterns and texts are clear! !

This... this is actually a map!

The hook is drawn and curved. It seems to be a one-way road. Occasionally, there are places where text is marked. The words of the Roland empire are used, but from the grammatical point of view, they are all ancient words.

However, although the identification was clear, when Du Wei understood the contents of the map, his face became more and more surprised!

because……

This map is awesome...

Royal Palace!

Moreover, this is not an ordinary palace map, but revealed, but it seems to be an underground secret road map built in the underground of the palace!

The curvy secret road shows that there are more than a dozen, and all the secrets are finally concentrated in the center!

The location that is concentrated is to make Du Wei move!

White Tower! !

The tallest building in the Imperial City, the magical tower built by the founding emperor Aragon, built by the founding emperor Aragon, has been relentlessly repaired and preserved, using countless magic materials!

It is also the core of the largest magical defense array of the entire Emperor!

This magical array is extremely powerful. At that time, Aragorn even boasted that even if the legendary dragons came to the nest, it would be difficult to break this huge magical array! The core area of ​​this magical position is the interior of the palace, the tall white tower that exists for a thousand years.

This white tower, on weekdays, is absolutely forbidden in the palace. Historically, only the court magician can be close to the white tower, but only two talents in the entire empire have the power to enter the white tower.

One is the chief magician in the court.

The other one is the emperor himself.

In addition, anyone, for any reason, in any situation, dare to approach the White Tower and kill innocent!

It can be said that in the palace, if it is the emperor himself, dare to approach the white tower... even if you are a royal palace aristocrat, the imperial city general manager, the royal army commander, even the emperor princess... the court magician has the power without the approval of the emperor , kill you on the spot!

This is the iron law. Since the founding of the empire for nearly a thousand years, most of the iron laws laid down by Aragon in the past have been ruined, but this iron law is the emperor of all ages, and they have always been worshipped!

However, this map is clearly a secret map of the palace, which leads directly to the White Tower...

Du Wei’s eye muscles jumped a few times, and my heart was a little dazed.

Subconsciously knocked on the table.

Such a secret picture, the content on the map, is definitely a big rebellion! So who is the person who drew the map?

What is the purpose?

Also, why is such a secret map stored in the Star Museum?

Du Wei held the chair, sat down, then picked up the box and ruined it, but when he moved, he carefully took it.

Touching his brow, Du Wei smiled and meditated: This thing, the origin can be unclear.

Let me first say that the underground secret road in the palace can build a secret road in the underground of the palace. Such a big project, others certainly can't do it. Only the emperor's talent can be Aragon.

Legend has it that in order to build that huge magical array, Aragon was almost extravagantly paving the ton of magic crystals in the underground of the White Tower in the center of the palace as the base! Not to mention anything else, but there are a lot of magic crystals buried in the ground, as well as the White Tower. It is said that there are countless gems that maintain the magic array, as well as the top of the White Tower, so a huge piece of Mithril and the largest in the continent. A magical gem!

Inside is said to be left behind the array of magical arrays, but as the first strongest under the stars, the most powerful military and magician on the mainland, the choice of Aragon, left behind!

Even if there are so many treasures to say, but the map of the magical array left by Aragon is a supreme treasure for the magician!

For thousands of years, I don’t know how many evil wizards have been tempted to try to steal!

Fortunately, the court has kept a team of court magicians who only loyal to the royal family. For thousands of years, the guardian of the white tower, not at least killed too many people trying to break into.

It is said that when Aragorn built this magical array, it cost almost two years of empire's fiscal revenue. For a newly created empire, this is absolutely a ridiculous move!

What's more, at the beginning, the Roland continent was unified. On the mainland, there is only one country like the Roland Empire. How much is it so expensive to deal with such a huge magical array? Dealing with the air?

It is only because of the high and ridiculous prestige of Aragon in the past that it can forcibly suppress the voices of countless oppositions.

Perhaps only Du Wei can understand: Aragorn does this, presumably to use this magical array, to deal with the return of sinners in the years to come.

The power of the whole country, plus a near-the god-level powerhouse, and the twelve Saint-Roland Knights of the Holy Order, all the top magicians on the mainland work together to create such a huge magical array!

Secret way?

It is absolutely impossible to do such a big project in the palace, except for the emperor himself.

Ok, then solve the first problem first: For the time being, suppose that this underground project was made by Aragorn himself.

But... what did he do with such a thing?

Is this picture, is it painted by Aragon? If not, who is it? Who is this thing in the astrology hall?

Du Wei frowned, this time, suddenly there was a familiar voice that had not appeared for a long time.

"It's me, this picture is what I painted."