At the same time as the old man came out of the ranks, Babaltan turned his head and introduced to Fang Yu in an indifferent tone: "This is the current patriarch of the Oath Keeper clan, Count Vaisu. Young man, I guess you should have something to do with them—"

Oath Keepers?

Fang Yu was immediately stunned.

The old man looked at this side and smiled slightly, "Just call me Seychelle, Mr. Ed, you may not know me, but I have known you for a long time." It's just that before that, I haven't had the opportunity to meet each other. ”

"We're passers-by in the Land of Dragons, and Ed must have heard of us from Mazak."

"Wait, you guys are ......"

Fang Yu was taken aback when he heard this, didn't he say that the bloodline of the dragon slayer had almost been cut off?

But the old man seemed to see the doubts in Fang Yu's heart, so he smiled and explained, "Don't be surprised, we are not descendants of dragon slayers. ”

"What?"

"Mr. Ed, I'm guessing you've heard our story from Mazak. Then you must know that the origin of the dragon slayers, the five oath-keeper clans, is composed of the descendants of the people who swore to drink the dragon's blood. ”

"But the heroes who drank the dragon's blood in the past were only the ones at that time - in the war, in order to keep our clan alive, many mortal women chose to marry these heroes and give birth to offspring for them."

"The descendants of these people are the origin of our people. However, not every descendant of the Oath Slayer is a person with the 'blood' of the Dragon Slayer, and the result of the hybrid is that only about one-third of the people can inherit the blood of the Demon Dragon. ”

"In fact, they are the true descendants of the dragon slayers, and more of the oath keepers are actually just mortals who protect the original agreement. Of course, even we are haunted by that curse, and some of us have lost our lives to it—"

"Especially a hundred years ago, the birth of the Dragon Witch."

"That catastrophe led to the fall of three of our last remaining descendants of dragon slayers, and only the one of their ancestors Mazak and Misu survived, the dragon slayer hero you are familiar with, Josud—"

After that, Joshud planned to eradicate the dragon scourge once and for all, and put an eternal end to the millennial entanglement between the dark dragon and the dragon slayer. For this reason, Mazak and Misu carried on the legacy of their ancestors and relocated our family to Istania. ”

"Nearly thirty years have passed since then, and you should already know what happened after that."

The old man looked at the King of Sand on the side, and said, "Now that we have almost integrated into the society here, except for a name, we are actually not very oath-keepers, but we still remember some things in the past. ”

"But great men shine everywhere," replied Barbartan, "and the Oath Keepers have been of great help to me and the kings in every way since they were integrated into Istania. Many heroes have sprung up in your ranks, and the Oath Keepers have flourished under the leadership of Patriarch Seychelle. ”

Count Vaisu touched his chest with his hand and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty has also bestowed a great favor on the Oath Keeper, and we have nothing more than to want to blend in here and become a people on this sea of sand."

The Sand King was visibly pleased with the latter's answer: "You already are. ”

And Fang Yu was stunned After listening to this story, he realized the identity of the other party.

Of course, he had known that Misu and Mazak had moved the Oath Keeper to Istania, but he didn't look into it at the time.

Mazak had also said that they were the last descendants of the dragon slayers, and he had not yet understood why—but now he understood.

Although he and the owner of the Traveler's Rest are only one-sided, from the series of experiences after the Traveler's Rest, including the later encounters with Misu and Eve, he has actually established a deep connection with the Oath Keeper.

Therefore, although he had never met before, after listening to the other party's description at this moment, Fang Yu looked at this old man, and for a while he also saw a little intimacy of familiar people and things. And he only realized at this moment - what the other party meant by looking at them before.

The old earl continued to look at them with a smile on his face, and continued: "Actually, when you were in Van Rick, we already knew about your existence from Mazak and Wabot's letters, and Sir He admired you very much, and Mazak also specifically mentioned in his letters, I hope we can give you the best care we can——"

Fang Yu was stunned.

Wundert is Sir Duke's name, and that sir's full name is actually Worbert-Jean-Duke—Fang Yu naturally remembers the earliest mission to deliver the letter, which was the beginning of it all. Mazak had given them the Ring of Golden Flame to deliver it to the old knight in Goland, but he didn't expect that the mission itself was just the beginning.

Later, from Sir Duke's account, they also understood this.

However, Fang Yu didn't expect that Sir Duke, in addition to having a good relationship with the Traveler's Rest Master, also had a direct connection with the Oath Keeper. The connection between the two is obviously much closer than one thinks, otherwise there would never be a specific mention of him in the correspondence, and it must at least be an alliance.

He couldn't help but look at the old man.

And the other continued: "Soon after that, the incident of Idus happened, and when Her Royal Highness returned, she inadvertently mentioned to Her Majesty what had happened at that time, and because of our relationship, Your Majesty relayed it to us. And when it came to the letter from Mazak and Sir Mazak, I realized then that the relationship between this matter and you ......"

Her Royal Highness the Princess?

He paused for a moment before realizing that it was Afifa.

After Fang Yu realized this, he couldn't help but be a little speechless for a while.

He looked at the patriarch of the Oath Keeper clan, and then at the King of Sand on the side, and then understood what was wrong. I thought it was seamless, but I didn't expect that it was not the message from Van Rik's side that was transmitted so quickly, but because of the Oath Keeper clan, the Sand King knew about their existence early on.

Since the other party was paying attention to what happened to Van Rik and guessed that they had gone to Idus, it was naturally impossible not to pay attention to the information over there, and so much time had passed since the Van Rik incident, it was not easy to find a portrait record of him?

Not to mention, Afifa also spent some time with the Seven Seas Brigade-

But Fang Yu also understood that this matter was actually not an oversight - because he was not an all-knowing and all-powerful god, it was naturally impossible for him to expect such a thing.

After figuring this out, he was a lot more relaxed.

He couldn't help but look in the direction of the Governor of Bein, and saw that Count Nurman was still the same as before, and he didn't pay attention to this direction.

He was stunned and quickly reacted - although the Sand King and the patriarch of the Oath Keeper clan knew about his existence, they did not reveal it, presumably after the Governor returned to Questak with the video he left behind, the Sand King and the patriarch of the Oath Keeper Clan recognized themselves from the video.

He glanced at the old man, and suddenly had some guesses about the attitude of the Sand King.

Maybe that's why the other party is showing such an attitude?

But do the Oath Keepers have such influence in Istania?

He had seen the interaction between the Sand King and the former before, and it seemed that the master-slave status was still very obvious.

Barbartan sat down on his throne and spoke again: "Young man, since the Oath Keepers have an old relationship with you, then this ritual will be left to Count Vaisu to perform. The tone of the Sand King was as much a request as it was a command, and he looked at the old earl beside him.

Seychelle looked at Fang Yu and Alepf and nodded, "Although the Oath Keeper clan is now divided into two, and we who are the rest of us have no connection with the bloodline of the Dragon Slayer, the memories of the centuries are unforgettable, and it is difficult for us to forget the experience of advancing and retreating with the descendants of the Dragon Slayer in the past time. ”

He paused: "So at least we still call ourselves by this title, which means that the Oath Keeper clan in Istania has not completely let go of the past, so Mr. Ed's help to the Oath Keeper clan is naturally heartfelt." ”

The old man faced the King of Sand, bowed and said, "So naturally I am happy to do it, Your Majesty." ”

The King of Sand nodded, then turned back to ask Fang Yuan's opinion and said, "Young man, what do you think?" ”

What else could Fang Yu do, he just couldn't guess the meaning of the Sand King's move in his heart, but after looking at the patriarch of the Oath Keeper clan in front of him, he could only nod.

Babartan looked at his eldest son again: "Alepf." ”

And His Royal Highness the Prince was looking at Fang Yu with a surprised gaze at the moment - he was not ignorant of the information from the outside world, and in connection with what Lavalli had said before, he naturally finally understood who the person he was talking about in this conversation between Count Vaisu and his father.

Van Rik though is far from Istania.

However, the catastrophe that happened in Idus a hundred years ago was very close, and the reappearance of Nicol Bolas in Van Rik naturally caused a lot of shock in this desert country. This is especially true among the nobles who know the inside story of the catastrophe a hundred years ago. Although this matter has little to do with the Istanians themselves, as the prince of a country, Alev has more or less learned about some related rumors.

Naturally, he had learned about what had happened to Van Rik not long ago, as well as rumors about the dragon alchemist.

It's just that until now, Alepf hasn't connected the legendary character with the square plover in front of him for a while.

"My friend, Eddard ......"

Fang Yu was a little helpless, what 'Dragon Alchemist' was just a joke in the community, not comparable to the title of the Craftsman Guild. But he couldn't say it wasn't him, so he nodded.

There was a look of surprise in Alepf's eyes, but the King of Sand had already spoken, and he did not dare to waste any more time, so he only glanced at Fang Yuan, which meant - we will talk about it later, and then hurriedly replied respectfully, "Father, I am ready. ”

The King of Sand nodded with satisfaction: "Then Alepf, take your friend forward." ”

Seychelle walked forward, the deacons had been waiting there for a long time, and he naturally understood what Babaltan meant, and handed over the staff in his hand.

The old man took the cane and turned around before motioning for Fang Yu and Alepf to step forward.

At that moment, the rising light of the stars happened to come to the high platform, and the bright silver brilliance poured into the field of vision of the two of them—Fang Yu couldn't help but raise his head and look at this scene. The King of Sand sat quietly on his throne, and every courtier, prince, and concubine behind him was watching this scene quietly.

No one spoke, but their hearts were reverberating at the moment, and of course they understood what this scene meant to Istania and to the land. Nineteen years ago, and even more years ago, this scene was repeated over and over again, and each time it meant the alternation of the old and the new.

But what they can't understand is what is the identity of the young man next to Aleph?

The strangeness on the high platform soon spread to the bottom of the square.

Although the tourists below the square can't understand this scene, there is no shortage of aborigines who know the goods.

"The order of blessings has changed!"

"How is Prince Alepf?"

Such whispers were passed through the crowd, and soon caused an even greater commotion, and in the midst of the commotion, the rumors of the imminent accession of the Sand King spread like a silent ripple. From the aborigines to the electors, the sightseers gradually watched this scene with wide eyes.

This is a rare scene in ten years, and a state of remorse immediately spreads among the crowd, but unfortunately the communication system cannot be used, otherwise it is not a precious historical material to record this current video?

However, there was also a smaller voice, which gradually spread among the crowd:

Who is the other young man?

Two kings of sand?

Seychelle looked at Fang Yu and His Royal Highness the Prince who came forward, nodded with a smile, stretched out his cane, and gently tapped the shoulders of the two in turn.

Then he closed his eyelids slightly, and began to recite an obscure message—just like the prayer recited by the previous deacon, an ancient language of Istania. While the old man was reading, Miss Tata was now whispering to Fang Yu in the spiritual world, to the effect that she was asking Andrama to bless the world, and to ask for good weather in the coming year, etc.

Finally the old man opened his eyes and stretched out his hand to Alepf, motioning for His Royal Highness the prince to take his hand.

Clearly prepared, Alepf stepped forward and stretched out his right hand to shake it.

A pale golden light flashed on the back of the Count of Vaisu's hand, and the old man's wise gaze was fixed on Alepf before he smiled slightly: "I see the future king above the sea of sand—"

Alepf was slightly stunned.

Hearing this greeting, Babaltan, who was not far away, looked relieved and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

But he lowered his head slightly, and suddenly remembered the congratulatory message he received nineteen years ago—

'The star sets on the sea of sand—'

Because his father deliberately suppressed the outcome of that star ceremony, no one knew the secret of this congratulation except for him and the previous generation of celebrants who had passed away for a long time.

Alepf let go of his hand, and for a moment he didn't seem to react, and Seychelle had already signaled him with his gaze to let the Fang Plover behind him come forward. Only then did His Royal Highness come back to his senses, turned his head, and motioned to Fang Yu with his eyes, he was a native of Istania and naturally knew the details of the Star Ritual.

And Fang Yu looked at the previous actions of the two, and probably understood the meaning, and after hesitating for a moment, he also stepped forward.

The old patriarch also smiled slightly and stretched out his hand to him.

And at the moment when Fang Yu held the other party's hand, an accident happened-

There seemed to be a long scream in his head.

The scream was so familiar, and the rolling darkness came rushing in, blocking out all the starlight in front of him in an instant, as if the whole world fell into the abyss of darkness in an instant.

At that moment, he seemed to be back in the Traveler's Rest, the moment he looked up at Nicol Bolas's horn above the dome of Dragonhorn Hall—the whole world of his mind was seized by the forces of darkness, and the billowing black smoke engulfed everything around him, from sound to sight, from touch to smell.

He saw the black wings covering the sky, and the dragon roar seemed to be surging from the deepest part of his heart.

But this time, no pair of golden pupils lit up from the depths of the darkness.

In a deep fear, he saw only a ray of light born in the darkness—

A ray of blue light.

It's like verdant –

The light slowly descended from the sky.

It was as if the emerald green meteorite passed through the layers of black clouds, and the brilliant light pierced through the clouds and mist, and fell into the distant horizon little by little.

It was an endless black field, and at the end of the horizon, there was only a long green light.

But at that moment's pause, he suddenly felt a slight heat in his chest, and a warm current seemed to gush out from the pin on his chest—it was the amulet that Ansel had given him, and there seemed to be a silver wing of light in the world of his mind that parted the heavens, cutting a long hole in the dark world.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to collapse along the long opening, and the perception of the outside world returned to his body like a tide.

He heard a scream of terror, and everything around him seemed to be in a state of panic.

He subconsciously raised his head to take a look.

I saw that I was still on the terrace outside the Kashan Palace, and the light of the twinkling stars above the high platform was falling apart, and then it crashed downward, like a burning meteor, into the dark lake in front of the Kashan Palace. After a bright flame of light, it burned completely.

The bonfire in the square was also completely extinguished at that moment.

There was darkness all around.

It's not just him.

Alepf, as well as the old patriarch in front of him, all watched this scene in amazement.

In the nearly 700-year history of Istania, there has never been a Star Ritual that has happened like this. Except for the screams of the woman and the child, most of them seemed to be stunned, and for a moment they did not react to what was happening. Until a terrified scream came from the square:

"The star has fallen ——!"

On this day, the stars set over the sea of sand.

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