Arcane Journey

Chapter 237 The Secret History of the Kingdom
Winter's chill is in the air, and the last bright days of autumn are over, and the trees that once shone in the sun with their gold, red and orange leaves are now nothing but skeleton-like branches, shrouded in a gray sky .

On the commercial road leading to Tiffantun City, two riders galloped on horseback, with dust billowing up behind them.

Just when the two riders were about to reach the front of the trade road, a village built near the oak forest, one of the riders suddenly tightened the reins and stopped his mount.

"What's the village ahead, Brian." The rider turned his head to look at Brian who was following him, and then asked the distant villages and towns.

This is a middle-aged man with a serious expression. His long black hair flutters in the wind, and a few strands of white hair emerge from his neatly trimmed beard, making him look older than his 45-year-old actual age.

"Traveling Village, Your Majesty." Brian said calmly.

There is no doubt that the rider who asked his words was none other than Azen V of the Kingdom of Cormyr, the King of Cormyr.

Recalling the reason why the two of them appeared here, Brian also felt a little depressed.

Nearly 4 months have passed since he successfully forged the legendary golem.

During this period, apart from spending a small amount of time going to the demiplane to clear up the wandering spirit creatures and gain experience, he has been staying in his wizard tower, studying the mysteries in the scrolls of Nether, and strengthening his own strength to deal with it. impending disaster.

Who would have thought that on a cold morning, he would finish his breakfast as usual and optimize the successfully produced magic pulse cannon.

The lord of Araby suddenly sent him a magical message, claiming that the king of Cormyr had appeared in her domain.

In fact, he was actually mentally prepared for the king's sudden visit.

Because Myrcella had mentioned it to him.

But what he didn't expect was that the king chose to visit privately in a micro-service, and he didn't say anything.

After the two formally met in a box in a tavern, he offered to let him ride a horse with him and tour around the territory of Mokou Town.

So, they set off from Mokou Town and visited various villages and towns outside Mokou Town, as well as the fortress he built at the junction of the Horn of the Storm Mountain Range and the Far Sea Swamp.

During this nearly five-day journey, the only thing that made Brian feel lucky was that the orcs from the Horn of the Storm Mountains had become much more peaceful in the harassment that had been a small disturbance for three days and a large disturbance for five days.

However, wasting his three days with the king still made him a little depressed.

Fortunately, this king is not a high-ranking person who likes to put on airs, otherwise, this would definitely not be an easy trip for him.

"It's been such a long journey." The king looked thoughtfully at the village in front of him, "Let's go, accompany me on the last journey to Lvxi Village, and I should leave too."

Hearing that the king finally expressed his intention to leave, Brian was also secretly relieved.

After all, the recent situation has become more and more unstable. Although he has been letting the detection system of the Wizard Tower monitor the Ennook Desert, the Far Sea Swamp, and the Horn of the Storm Mountains around the clock, he is still very worried that the enemy will suddenly attack. swarming out from some corner.

Therefore, at this moment, he naturally didn't want to waste his time on this boring journey.

It is definitely the best choice to end early.

"Thank you, Brian, for allowing you to stay with me for such a long time." The king said in slightly apologetic words:

"It can be seen that you, like Myrcella, have a deep concept of time. This is understandable. After all, people who study magic need to restrain themselves with strict discipline and calm logic. Everyone has their own responsibilities. Only by going all out can we fulfill these responsibilities.”

"You are welcome, Your Majesty." Brian said politely, "These are what I should do."

During the three days of getting along, he had already gotten to know the king's temperament pretty well, knowing that he was a person who didn't like compliments.

This is exactly what he wants, after all, he is not a person who likes to say such things.

And during the chat, he also accidentally learned something from the king that even he himself did not know.

Until now, he didn't know that Arabe's Raul family had such a relationship with the royal family, and at the same time, he finally understood why Duchess Myrcella had such deep affection for the Kingdom of Cormyr.

In Arabe's Raul family, Myrcella's father, the former Duke of the Raul family, and a younger brother and younger sister.

The old duke's younger brother is not only a pastor of the Church of the God of Knowledge, but also a pioneer. Mokou Town was established by him who gathered a group of adventurers and led the purple dragon knights and battle mages.

The old duke's sister, also Myrcella's aunt, is Cormyr's queen.

The Red Dragon Rebellion ten years ago caused the queen and the two little princesses she led to encounter accidents.

As for why the queen didn't stay in Suzal City and appeared in the border town of Mokou Town, although the king in front of him didn't say it clearly, Brian guessed the reason based on the other party's vague words.

It is said that ten years ago, Arabe City was occupied by the allied forces of orcs, and the history of the loss of Mokou Town shamed the Raul family. Reinforcements from the imperial capital and other territories came late, and finally succeeded in advancing in the Mage Tower The female lord of the legendary realm reorganized the legion and regained the family territory.

There are many intriguing things in this history, and the conspirators have even unearthed a lot of wild Smithings.

Because of this, the attitude of the female lord of Araby City towards the king was one of obedience and disobedience.

"Brian, do you know why the kingdom of Cormyr is also called the kingdom of the purple dragon?" the king deliberately slowed down his horse and asked.

"As a citizen of the Kingdom of Cormyr, if you don't even know about this matter, isn't it a bit outrageous." Brian nodded slightly, indicating that he certainly knew.

The reason why he knew this was from a forest resident of the Kingdom of Cormyr in the game world.

It is said that somewhere in the kingdom of Cormyr, maybe in the wasteland or the Stormhorn Mountains, or maybe deep in the dense forest, there is a purple dragon hiding.

A giant dragon with purple scales hides in the crowd in human form, although his eyes are like two burning purple flames.

No one knows the limit of this purple dragon's power, but he hates excessive deforestation and too much law and greed. He likes natural things and the beauty of the kingdom.

He wants his relatives to be free to realize their dreams and actions.

This purple dragon is alone and independent, no one knows what he is thinking.

He can be kind and compassionate, or fierce and deadly, rescuing a missing child one moment and tearing apart an arrogant and brutal knight bloody the next.

A long time ago, Zilong was born in some kind of elven magic that added dragon blood. No one knew what was going on, and no one dared to ask.

This magic gave the creature a human form, and did other, even more horrific things.

It is said that when the last Purple Dragon dies, Cormyr will cease to exist.

Some say that day is not far away.Others—enemies of the royal family—are hunting for Zilong, intending to kill him and thus bring about the end of the forest kingdom.

"The truth is not what you imagined." The king sighed, his expression full of thoughts. "After all, history is usually written by the victors."

When Brian heard the words, his expression changed, and he immediately listened.

He knew that since the king had said so, he must want to tell him the truth of the matter.

"The birth of the Kingdom of Cormyr was a complete accident." The king said in a deep voice, "1600 years ago, the territory of the Kingdom of Cormyr was called Wolf Forest, which was ruled by the Kingdom of Elves."

"There was an elf maiden named Laurale Aravala, said to be very beautiful, who lived in the Wolfwood when the first men settled the land. Her fiancé was Thatcher, a handsome young The Ranger, who was foolish enough to argue with a group of human poachers whose arrow killed a bear, didn't end until he became the first wolfwood elf to be killed by humans.

Overwhelmed with grief over the death of her fiancé, Laurale Aravara persuaded Elifar Neelneuf, Lord of Wands in the Elf Kingdom, to help her avenge the human settlers by driving them out of the land. piece of land.

Before Cormyr established her kingdom, it was she who organized the massacre of Mundar Blaise, the largest human settlement in Wolfwood, and killed all She killed more than 3000 people, and finally her tribe exiled her to Dragonstone Island in the Sea of ​​Fallen Stars. "

Brian recollected the meaning of the king's story, and he faintly felt that things might not be as simple as he imagined.

"Most of this story was told to the royals when they came of age," the king went on, "but there was more, which was only passed on from the chief mage of the royal family to the chief mage, and eventually told to every reigning monarch."

"Because the murderer of Thatcher was Andar Obescil, the younger brother of the founder of Cormyr. When the elves took their revenge, Andar obeyed the call of nature deep in the woods and narrowly escaped punishment The massacre made Andal dare not step into the elves' territory again. Who would have thought that the peace in the wolf forest would only last for three years. Lauralei, who was exiled to Dragonstone Island, used the blood of the black dragon to cast the ancient elves' secrets, Transformed myself into a purple dragon, came to the wolf forest again, and took the lead in venting my anger on the clansmen who exiled me."

"Although five high-level elf mages used secret methods to imprison the purple dragon in an unknown demiplane, but the vitality of the elf kingdom after being ravaged by the purple dragon was severely damaged, and the whole family had to migrate to the northern valley to seek freedom. Paul. With the departure of the elves, Andal's elder brother established the first city on the border of the wolf forest, which is now the city of Suzar, and finally established the Kingdom of Cormyr under the banner of the purple dragon."

"The fact that Cormyr was founded as a result of such a miscalculation has been the kingdom's best-kept secret for over 1600 years."

Brian fell silent after hearing this. He didn't ask the other party why he still told himself since it was a secret, but instead asked: "I'm afraid things are not as simple as imagined, for example, the elf girl Laura who transformed into a purple dragon... ..."

"That's right." The king nodded slightly, and stretched out his hand to push aside the dead branches blocking the way. "When Zilong was imprisoned in an unknown demiplane, she cast the curse of 'disaster origin' on this land."

Disaster evil spirit?

Brian frowned, and finally understood the fundamental reason why the Kingdom of Cormyr suffered so many disasters.

The evil spirits of the source of disaster are unpredictable alien creatures. Dead or alive is not important to them. If they are killed, they will automatically transform into undead creatures.

They are magically powered, absorbing energy from spells or magic items and using that energy to survive or perform their abilities.

Even without these supply sources, it can directly enter the dormant state and obtain energy from the magic net, which is an existence that is more dreaded than Felin's magic sunflower.

"According to the prophecy of the prophet Alando, there are seven evil spirits in the kingdom of Cormyr, which will bring seven calamities until they are destroyed. Five of the evil spirits have appeared in the past. , one present in the present, and the last at some future moment."

seven times?

Brian recalled the major disasters that had occurred in the history of the Kingdom of Cormyr, and suddenly discovered that the numbers were quite consistent.

Before they knew it, they had driven their horses to a clearing in the forest of Traveling Rest Village, which is a resting place for travelers, adventurers and merchants.

Except for the fading music and the sound of the tall oak trees swaying in the wind, there is silence around here.

There was a carriage parked around the oak tree, and when the two of them got off their horses, a goat tied to the carriage suddenly barked.

As if hearing a signal, the audience in a semicircle began to applaud, or raised their hands to salute the poet in the center.

Among the noisy crowd, an old man who looked like a wizard first appeared in Brian's sight.

In his plain robes, breeches, and soft old boots, he was as weathered as a tramp, and he dressed like a traveler on a budget, but Brian was keenly aware of the invisible aura of being a spellcaster.

Cormyr's Royal Chief Mage Sandra Cotter.

After thinking for a while, he guessed the other party's identity.

Apparently the old wizard was here waiting for their king.

"That's it, Brian." The king turned to look at him, and said in a sincere tone, "Thank you again for taking time out of your busy schedule."

"In fact, I know your true identity and your true intentions."

He considered for a moment and said with satisfaction, "The most important thing is that in the territory you govern, I have seen an extraordinary system and a highly enlightened mind."

The king exchanged glances with the old wizard who came over, pulled the reins, and made a final addition, "If there is a chance, I will definitely support you with all my strength and spread your system to the Kingdom of Cormyr. Farewell, young mage Lord, descendant of the Netheril Empire, I hope we will have the chance to meet again."

After King Yazen V of Cormyr dropped these words, accompanied by the buzzing sound of the magic circle, he disappeared together with the old wizard beside him.

"Maybe there will be a chance to see you again."

Bryan stared at the light of the collapsed magic circle, recalling the history of the Kingdom of Cormyr that the king told him, and whispered.

He glanced at the glade filled with laughter and laughter, and knew in his heart that this was just the last calm before the storm.

Then, without wasting any more time, he stepped on the hexagram and disappeared in place.

(End of this chapter)