When Hao Ren arrived at the gate on the west side of the Golden Rose Palace, the carriage of the Kant family had been waiting here for a long time.An unknown coachman and two unknown squires appeared before him, ready to lead him to an even more unknown place—but fortunately, there was one more person he knew, and that was Earl Willie, who was standing in front of the carriage.This well-known young Zhuang nobleman rarely has no shelf, and he is quite self-contained.He had probably been waiting for half an hour, but when Hao Ren appeared, he still didn't seem to mind at all, and he was still smiling and talking to a nearby palace guard, a kind of approachable attitude that was rare among nobles."
Sorry to keep you waiting," Hao Ren explained why he was late as soon as he appeared, "I met Grand Duke Lune, and the big man who didn't smile seemed to be curious about me and answered a lot of his questions. ”"It's okay, it's worth waiting for a great warrior from ancient times, it's worth waiting for a long time, this kind of opportunity doesn't come often," Willy smiled gently, turned slightly sideways and motioned for Hao Ren to board the carriage, "Please get in the car, the Kant family's manor is not far from the city, we can arrive at noon." ”The ornate noble carriage slowly drove out of the spire gate of the Golden Rose Palace, and as the carriage gradually accelerated, it soon disappeared at the end of the "King's Road", and when the shadow of the carriage was completely visible, the two guards standing at the gate of the palace glanced at each other.The squire who had spoken to Willy earlier nodded to his companion, "Go and inform the Grand Duke that the 'Guardian' has left with Count Willy, and that they are going to join the rest of the Kant family manor outside the city." ”There was not much to be said about the journey through the White City, the carriage drove smoothly and quickly along the central avenue of the White City, and the scenery on both sides of the road flashed by, and Hao Ren saw only one white house after another moving in his vision, whether ornate or shabby, new or dilapidated, all of them were almost exactly the same color: this clean color brought splendor and magnificence to the whole city, but when it came closer, it was inevitably tiresome.Willie sat across the carriage, the thirty-year-old Earl of Power who seemed to be proud of his native capital, and he was showing Hao Ren the sights along the way with a cheerful look on his face—they left King's Road, crossed the Tulip District, whizzed between Knight Street and Blacksmith Street, and finally passed through the triple gate of the White City, and the view was suddenly widened.Before Hao Ren felt that his lumbar spine was about to be turned out of the carriage, they finally arrived at the Kant family's manor in the suburbs.Although the Kant family's territory was located in the Chongshan Domain, they had sent family members to work directly for the king in the royal capital for generations, so their estates here were also well run.Surrounded by trees, the estate is located on the edge of a vibrant wooded field, with a small river running through the middle of the estate, a water-powered mill on the north side of the estate, and a horse farm directly connected to the south side.Due to the ingenious layout, Hao Ren could only see some ornate buildings disappearing in the shade of the trees outside the manor, but it was impossible to judge the scale and degree of construction of the property from the outside.The carriage drove straight through the gate, winding through the forest path, until it came to a stop in front of a splendid mansion.An old servant hunched over with thinning hair stepped forward to greet his master and distinguished guests, and Willy personally reached out to support Hao Ren after getting out of the car—this kind of support was of course unnecessary, but it could be regarded as the most respectful courtesy of the master to his guests: "Lord Guardian, welcome to Kant Manor, my advisor and some scholars who have just arrived from the family domain have been waiting for you for a long time. ”The Chongshan Territory is far away from Baicheng, and it takes two days to travel even by airship, and Hao Ren only arrived in this city yesterday, so those scholars who came from the so-called "family territory" may have come directly with the teleportation array: in the interior of the kingdom of order and stability, the teleportation array is still the fastest mode of transportation, but it is also so expensive that only the upper nobles can use it, and several scholars used the teleportation array of the sect master's family in order to meet with the ancient guardians, and the importance they attach to this meeting can be seen.Hao Ren got out of the car with an indifferent expression that was in line with the identity of the "Ancient Guardian", and walked into the mansion under the leadership of Willy.In the main hall of the manor, he met the "experts and scholars" in the other party's mouth.There was a long table in the luxurious hall, and there were already a dozen people sitting at the long table, led by a black-robed old man with all white hair and beard almost hanging down to his chest, the old man looked to be at least seventy or eighty years old, but he was in good spirits, looking at the ruby ring on his hand and the golden runes on the black robe, this should be a senior spellcaster; Sitting next to the old man were two middle-aged men in scholar's robes, who looked gentle and elegant, and indeed had a full scholarly temperament; Sitting farther away were clearly lower-ranking people, who were also wearing robes, but probably only as recorders or assistants.I am afraid that the only people who are really qualified to participate in this meeting are the old man in black robe and the two middle-aged men.Hao Ren raised his eyebrows when he entered the room, he looked at the walls around the room, and saw that every wall was painted with exquisite murals, most of which depicted the scenes of knights fighting bravely, as well as the scenes of glory falling from the sky and warriors being blessed by the gods and resurrecting from the dead.Willy noticed Hao Ren's gaze, and a proud smile appeared on his face: "The Kant family has been in the army for generations, and our bloodline has given birth to the best soldiers in the kingdom, and these murals depict the stories of my ancestors, of course, half of them are true, and half of them are legends.We believe that the warriors of the Sacred Mountain Territory are protected by the goddess of creation, and whenever we die heroically in battle, we are immediately inspired by the gods to rise from the dead in another world. ”Hao Ren nodded: "A family full of glory." ”"I'm afraid it's nothing compared to you," Willy said half-seriously and half-jokingly, and after Hao Ren sat down, he ordered the servant to serve refreshments, and at the same time began to make an introduction, "This is my advisor in front of you, and he is also a respected wizard and scholar of the Kant family, Master Lamore, and next to him is Mr.
Handel, who specializes in ancient history, this ......"
Willy introduced these respected experts and scholars, and Hao Ren kept the expression he had memorized throughout the whole process, and nodded while listening, It wasn't until the end that Willy introduced him to the crowd as a distinguished guest, even though everyone present already knew his identity: "This is the 'Ancient Guardian' I mentioned to you, Hao Ren, who came from a thousand years ago, during the Thousand Years War, he guarded the Temple of Cassuan until the last moment, and was awakened from the Temple by Her Highness Veronica after a thousand years of slumber. ”Hao Ren took a sip of the black tea in front of him, and his eyes swept over everyone in front of him: "Meaningless greetings are unnecessary, I am not from the same era as you, so it is probably impossible to talk about family life, so it is better to get straight to the point."
It is said that you know of a wolfwalker who haunts the mountains and forests of the north?
And this wolfwalker is still very similar to the person I described?
”The black-robed old man, Master Lamore, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, the top one was the revelation that Hao Ren gave to Willy, Lily's sunny smile was particularly eye-catching on it, he let go of his hand, and a few pieces of paper floated smoothly in front of Hao Ren under the support of magic power: "The legend of the wolfwalker is very ancient, only the people of the mountain collar know these stories, and only those of us who are obsessed with ancient knowledge can tell it in its entirety, and you probably can't inquire about it from others."
We have found some ancient records from the family domain, and we have carved out something from the shadow for you to see. ”Hao Ren spread out a few pieces of paper and found the most blurry image.It was a portrait of a wolf-eared girl standing on the top of a hill looking down, and although it was not clear, Lily's silhouette was faintly recognizable."
This is the only portrait we've found, the last time Wolfwalker appeared to the world two hundred years ago, a wizard apprentice who had lost his way in the mountains and forests had the chance to record the hermit's appearance with a recording crystal.But that's 800 years from your time, so you don't necessarily recognize it. ”Hao Ren smiled and put the information aside: "Quite valuable things.So do you have a way to find this wolfwalker now?
”"It depends on how much more information you can give us," one scholar said, spreading his hands, "Wolfwalker doesn't communicate with outsiders, this 'outsider' even includes the Kant family, we can only be sure that she is still living in seclusion in the area of the Lofty Mountain Territory and the White Sand Valley, but it is still difficult to find her whereabouts."
Maybe you can answer a few of our questions to make it easier for us to find. ”Hao Ren continued to smile: "Just ask." ”"First of all, then," Ramor sat up straight, "is this 'Wolfwalker' also one of the guards of the Cassuan Temple?"
She's a Religious Nation soldier like you?
”Hao Ren raised his eyebrows: "This question is related to the whereabouts of the 'Wolfwalker'?"
”"Relevant," Lamore said, "we can narrow down our search based on the answer to that question." ”"She's not," Hao Ren shook his head, "she's not a guard at the Kasuan Temple. ”Across the table, several scholars exchanged glances when they heard the answer, and eventually everyone nodded.Hao Ren noticed a gleam in Lamore's eyes, as if he was a little pleased with the answer.
(To be continued.) )