Chapter 162: Lily's Love
"When I was very young, I had a ceremony that no one knew about."
Lily recalled, and whispered, "My sister Anya is a very powerful person. She also studied hard and was very fair. At a very young age, she said she wanted to save the country. I can't say that...... At most, I just hope to see spring once in my life.
"I want to know what is called 'birds and flowers' and what is 'harvest'. I don't know what these words I read in books.
"But then...... Sister, she has a very powerful goal. She wanted to marry Grand Duke Ivan. At the time, she was only fourteen years old - that's amazing, right?
"Because I don't know when Grand Duke Ivan will find his wife, my sister is a little anxious. It is very difficult for her to impress the Grand Duke and use her own strength to change the situation of Winter. It's not that my sister doesn't have that kind of talent...... But she was too young and too small.
"My sister wants to perform a forbidden ceremony. Summon Silver Sir and sell his 'life after the age of thirty' to trade it for fifteen years of triple wisdom. But this ritual can't be known to her parents, so she has to collect the ritual materials herself. I'm also helping her collect.
"But because I was clumsy, I took the cedar branches, which had been dry for three years, into fir branches that had been dry for three years; He carefully cut his thumb, causing the ceremonial knife to get blood...... led to the complete failure of the sister's ceremony.
"My sister is not an extraordinary person, and the price of failure is death. My sister was dampened by the curse of disorder...... I was a little flustered, so I used my sister to perform the ritual again with the remaining materials, and successfully called out to Sir Silver. ”
Speaking of this, Lily showed a smile that didn't know whether it was a bitter smile or a nostalgic smile: "My sister just died not long ago...... Silver Sir is indeed a very fair deity. I used one-third of my life to revive my sister; used one-third of his life to exchange five years of double wisdom for his sister.
"Fortunately, the two of us secretly held the ceremony, and our parents didn't find out. But...... My life is short, and if I stay at home, I might ...... No, it will definitely die sooner than my parents.
"I don't want to see them grieve for me. Also, I want to go to the place where the spring flowers bloom in the book. I want to take a look at the legendary sea of flowers before I die......
"Coincidentally...... Four years later, my friend Yuffie, who was not happy with the marriage that the Melvin family had arranged for her, Nolan 'Old Crow' Geraine, was an uncle who was almost fifty years old, and Yuffie was only sixteen.
"Other than this, Yuffie is not happy with the entire Melvin family. She thinks that the family only uses them as a tool to pass on the bloodline, and their every move, even food, clothing, housing and transportation must be arranged, as if they were in prison. She was the only protester against these traditions, and perhaps it was for this reason that the family decided to marry her to Noah...... Throw it away where you can't see it.
"And Count Nolan just hopes to get a child with Melvin's blood. Melvin's god-man bloodline can give birth to a wizard's heir...... He just wanted to have a child with the gift of a transcendent person.
"—and Rasputin's bloodline can do the same."
So I made an agreement with Yufe...... When Yuffie got married, I left letters and pretended to run away from home. But in reality, I'm going to marry Noah instead of Yufie, and Yuffie is going to use my name and go to the underworld...... Go on an adventure in the underworld instead of me. ”
Speaking of this, Lily showed a gentle smile: "I was also nervous at first. In the beginning, I just wanted to fulfill my little wish...... By the way, don't let my parents feel sad for me.
"But then I found out...... Nolan: He's really nice to me.
"Although he is an earl, he is also Noah's intelligence chief, and the father of two children. Yet he was a very gentle man.
"He would remember my birthday, and he would take me for a walk in the sea of flowers...... When I accidentally cried, he would stay quietly by my side, patting me on the back and hugging me.
"I like Noah's sea of flowers, silver-purple ...... It's beautiful. That's the flower he took me to see. More beautiful than what I saw in the book, more beautiful than I dreamed of.
"I like Noah very much, too. It was a city with spring, summer, and autumn...... It is a place where a girl can wear a short skirt that is not up to her knees. I also hope that one day the winter will bloom in spring...... I want my sister to see that beautiful, silver-purple sea of flowers.
"Of course, it's just a matter of thinking. You can't do it. Sister she will become the wife of Grand Duke Ivan...... And a war was waged between Rindon and Noah.
"If one day, the war can be quelled. Maybe my sister will send Noah as the Grand Duchess. When the time comes, I may be able to meet her...... Give her this ring. If not......"
Speaking of this, Lily smiled faintly, as if she was glowing with happiness: "If I am lucky enough to die when my sister, my father and mother are not dead...... Please tell them that I am happy.
"And ...... I'm sorry. ”
She sat down in her chair with her hands on her lap. He bowed slightly.
…… I see.
Annan couldn't help but take a deep breath.
He didn't say anything, just his gaze softened silently.
For some reason, his first reaction was...... I want to say thank you to the old crow.
"The rest of the story is the secret stored in this ring. Please follow the directory and store the parts you need. ”
Lily's voice becomes formulaic:
"One: the three-eyed crow and the one-eyed crow, and Noah's intelligence-gathering mode;
"Second: the information of the noble families of the Count and above of the Noah's Kingdom;
"Third: the secrets of the ministers of Noah's kingdom;
"Fourth: information about the pseudo-god 'Faceless Poet';
"Part 5: About the process of 'Ritual: Forbidden Trade' and the mystical knowledge it requires......"
Further down is the knowledge of the various rituals...... and the information she's gathered about the spells.
Annan did not sift through it, but chose to absorb all the knowledge.
Although there was a considerable amount of this information that overlapped with what he already knew—for example, about the composition of the Three-Eyed Raven, and about the relationship between the Faceless Poet and the Geraint family, there was also a lot that Annan lacked and urgently needed.
Those materials are just enough to give Annan the ability to help Kaphne.
The rest of the ceremonies aren't very much. At least it won't make Annan feel so heavy that it can't be afforded...... After all, he was already a silver-level soul now.
Annan stood still, quickly absorbing all the knowledge, but Lily suddenly spoke again: "If you can, I want you to go and see my son, whose name is Don Juan Gerante, after absorbing this knowledge."
"This is a ring that Yuffie and I made together. If you have this ring...... He will be able to become the Hand of Winter. I've always felt that His Excellency Benjamin is not that simple...... He may not be able to take care of Don Juan until adulthood. If he had a bad time at Noah, give him the ring...... He has half my blood, and after becoming the Hand of Winter, he will be accepted by Grand Duke Ivan.
"This is a derelict mother, the last guardian of him.
"If something happens to him...... Then this is the gift for you. Thank you for being willing to listen to me so much.
"I hope you can forget about me."
And after Lily's last words fell, her virtual image completely disappeared in front of Annan.
The introduction of this ring changed again:
【Lily's Love】
[Type: Ring/Amulet (Gold)]
[Description: It was Lily Rasputin's Secret Ring, the knowledge of which has been fully extracted.] 】
[Effect: When equipped, the consumption of spells of the Incapacitated School below the Silver Level is halved; When encountering a fatal attack, "Ritual: Precision Teleportation" is automatically released.
[Cost: The wielder will be cursed by the "Winter Hand"]
[Precision Teleportation: You will be immediately teleported to a predetermined safe location]
[Winter Hand: You must obey the orders of the holder of the "Heart of Winter"]