The dust settles in a small space.

The armor fell heavily to the ground, motionless. The black mist inside the armor finally vanished, and it burned into a cloud of purple flames, and finally turned into nothingness, and nothing happened again.

Fang Yu only then had time to look around - the space behind the heavy stone gate was not large, even narrower than the space in front of the stone gate, and it was the limit that could accommodate this armor inside.

There was also a stone throne behind it, on which the armor should have been located, and on one side of it there was a stone shelf where the greatsword was placed.

Other than that, there was nothing behind the stone gate, and Fang Yu looked at it carefully, but he didn't find any valuable clues. But is such a heavy stone gate just to lock up this armor?

With that in mind, he turned back and looked back at the armor.

The sight of the armor falling to the ground undoubtedly reminded him of the things that Miss Attila, Sky Blue, and Sophie had described to him.

It's the same empty armor, but it seems to have a soul and can move freely. He had seen it with his own eyes before, and the inside of this armor was empty at the moment, and he could not feel any power of the revenant soul on it, let alone any trace of alchemy.

This is unbelievable in any way.

The armor was down from the front, and the tattered cloak covered its surface like a shroud, Fang Yu lifted the rag and first saw the rusted magic furnace - he had a hard time believing that this kind of magic furnace could still work, but at this moment, when he looked closely, he found that the core crystal of the magic furnace was still well preserved.

Although the magic furnace is in tatters, it is not very old, it was made about half a century ago.

He crouched down and flipped the armor over as Luo Yu and Maye watched.

And then in the eyes of the three.

A gray raven caught their eye.

"Ravental Temple?" Luo Yu spoke with some surprise.

But Fang Yu shook his head.

This raven is obviously still a little different from the emblem of the Crow's Claw Temple.

This thing is not so much a holy emblem as a family crest of a nobleman, with the characteristics of the shield emblem and the ribbon on it very obvious, and there is even a vague precept, but the original content can no longer be seen.

But how could such an armor appear in a monastery, and who was its original owner?

……

The box didn't know why he had come back to the square again.

Maybe it was unintentional, or maybe it was intentional, but when he stopped, he still saw the little girl holding the dirty basket last time, looking at him timidly. The owner of the bakery, who wore a long girdle and was as tall as an iron tower, stood beside him, looking up at him in the same way—even though it was a bitter winter, the other party was bare-chested, and the muscles of his bare shoulders bulged one by one.

"It's you again."

The other party frowned and spoke.

The box remembered that he didn't seem to ask the other party's name last time, and he didn't know what to call it at this time, which made him feel a little at a loss. You know, the other party asked his name, and it was supposed to be polite - although he didn't answer truthfully at the time.

"Istria," the man took the initiative to introduce, "though the owner of a bakery should not be worth mentioning to you. ”

The box was a little dazed, Lonely White Ye had never told him which people were worthy of 'befriending' and which ones were not, and Fang Yu certainly wouldn't tell him this. Why is the owner of a bread mill not worth mentioning? He didn't quite understand the difference between the Chosen One and the Aborigines, and to be honest, he didn't quite understand that.

He pointed to the little girl, "Is she safe here?" ”

"You know her?"

Then the little girl pulled Raistra by the waist and made the tall man lean down, and she stood on her tiptoes and whispered something to the latter. Istria raised her eyebrows, looked at the box with a surprised gaze, straightened up again, and spoke:

"Want to hear a story?"

……

Severe cold guards the northern coast.

The inhabitants of the Scepter Coast still believe that they are the lovers of winter, and the north wind awaits the land, where the ancestors have overcome the daunting winter to gain a foothold.

And the history of this land begins with a young man named Edwin Klever, during the Silver Tower era, Eisen I named the 'Iron Knight' Marlin as the Marquis of Talen, responsible for guarding the borders of the kingdom and monitoring the Guta people who crossed the sea.

During that era, three wars broke out in succession, and many mercenaries and adventurers who were active on the battlefield were made nobles by merit, and Edwin Cleve was one of them. Edwin was a very intelligent young man and a fierce fighter, and was greatly admired by Marlin during the war, and on the latter's advice, the then King of Cowling, Geralt Lovend, made him an earl.

After Marlin was killed, Edwin took command and led the knights to continue the battle against the Gutas, who landed on today's Longsail Beach, established Coldwater Harbor, and routed several large armies of the Guta along the winding coastline to the east.

Since then, the Scepter Coast has been under the rule of the Kingdom of Kaorin. After the war, Geralt Lowende gave the land to Edwin to guard the bitter cold for the kingdom.

After Edwin's death, his two sons, one older and one younger, inherited his two fiefdoms, the eldest son Evans Klevaux inherited the fiefdom of the rich and prosperous northern part of Taren, and the younger son continued to lead the knights in battle against the Guta in the bitter cold.

There are not many records about this youngest son in history, not even his name is in history, and he left several heirs, one of whom scholars believe is the prototype of the legend of the ancient monarch hunter. It was around the same time, and the ancient Undead Monarch still invades the frozen land due to the betrayal of his loved ones.

The descendants of the eldest son, Evans, multiplied and developed in Talen and became the backbone of the Cleve family. Legend has it that the brave young man liked to draw a white raven on his shield, so the sigil became the emblem of the Cleve family. ”

Sylvede's bright eyes looked at the emblem on the metal fragment, telling the story of this history.

This period lasted for three hundred years, and then ended with the War of the Giants. Until Eisen IV took back the power of the nobles and established the consulship system. From then on, there was no more prince guarding the borders of the kingdom, only the consuls of His Majesty. ”

"What about the Clavor family?" Fang Yu looked at the fragment of the armor on the table in the inn room and asked a little stupidly.

Sylvid couldn't help but laugh and replied, "In any era, it is impossible for people to give up the power in their hands so easily. Thus, as in the South, the nobles of the time raised the banner of rebellion, but they failed, and Eisen IV spared only some of them, and the Clevoux family was not among them. ”

Listening to this description, Fang Yu looked at the emblem and was stunned for a while. This may only be a very brief record in the history books, but in that era, it was a time when people were rolling and blood was flowing, and a prominent family in history has since disappeared.

The gray raven, who had received favor from a king, had since become prominent, from an unknown person to a very popular minister, and from the same royal power, he fell apart and disappeared from people's memory.

"The fiefdom of the Clavor family is in the area of today's Gura Harbor," Silvid continued, "or not necessarily in Grey Owl, which has changed a lot since the change of power, and Gura Harbor and Charter City were founded after that—"

"So this armor may have been left behind by the last member of the Cleve family?"

Fang Yu asked, his heart couldn't help but recall the battle under the secret passage, it was not an easy challenge, if it wasn't for the armor that misestimated the ability of the Dark Ritual Sacrifice, it might not be known who killed the deer.

The aura of that armor is impressive, and just one armor is enough, what should its original owner be?

Is that the last member of the Cleve family, what kind of person was he during his lifetime, and the person who can leave such an armor should be extraordinary in itself, even legendary. It's a pity that history buried everything and disappeared without a trace along with this family.

Sylvid shook her head, "Then I don't know, there aren't many rumors about this family, but there are some rumors that some members escaped from the catastrophe, some fled to the ancient tower, and some fled to the south. But those are not significant, and these people eventually disappear incognito and disappear into history. ”

Fang Yu looked at the raven on the emblem, and thought of the Crow's Claw Sanctuary in his heart, could there be any connection between the two?

But after more than a day of investigation, he had actually figured out that the followers of the Ravental Sanctuary were not actually from the locals, but from the ancient towers, where there were many rumors about the Storm Lord Adanrian.

From any point of view, it is difficult for these outsiders to relate to the history of more than 300 years ago, and the rise of the other party is more or less accidental.

What's more, if these people really had anything to do with the Cleve family, then they would definitely keep a close eye on the monastery, and they would not let this armor fall into their hands so easily.

Fang Yu rubbed his somewhat tense head, just to investigate the shadow man, he didn't expect to encounter such a bizarre thing. What happened under the secret passage reminded him of the two armors that Miss Attila and Sophie had encountered in Dorifin and Dulun, respectively.

The former is Evan Green, the best friend of the hero Thuyord, who has corrupted the mind of the wanderer, and his soul has disappeared, leaving behind only an empty armor.

As for whether the latter is the eldest son of the Duke of Phoenix, it is still unknown, because its original owner still exists in a decent manner, and there is no abnormal performance, not only that, but now it has also defeated the rebel party in the south, and is deeply appreciated by the Prime Minister.

As for the third piece of armor, the emblem on it is, according to Sylvid, from the long-lost Cleve family. The identity difference between the owners of these three armors was too far, and as for the connection between them, he really couldn't think of a reason for a while.

Unable to figure it out, Fang Owl got up from his position and looked out through the frost-covered glass window, where martial law was under way in the streets—a little stricter than when they left Grey Owl Town.

He had discovered this when he had just entered the city, and it was clear that the screening was very lenient when he left the town, but when he returned, a group of Crowtalon knights checked them back and forth several times.

Only then did he turn around and ask, "What's going on outside?" ”

"That's what happened while you're away," Sylvid replied, "and that's what Luo Hao and Kita are going to deal with." ”

"What's wrong again?"

"Someone has attacked a noblemanor outside Greyowl Town, it seems like the last time. Soon after that, the people of the Crowtalon Temple cordoned off the town and sent people to investigate, and Luo Hao and Kita went to negotiate with each other. He was worried that you wouldn't find anyone when you came back, so he asked me to rush back first. ”

Fang Yu was a little surprised.

Those people had only rescued people from the judgment ground a day earlier, and they thought they would be dormant these days, but they didn't expect that a day later, something like this would happen again. I don't know whether to say that these people are too bold, or to seize this opportunity to do the opposite.

However, there were clearly Chosen Ones among them, and he didn't quite understand why the other party was always at odds with the Ravental Temple.

However, he was in doubt, when May, who was sitting on the side, looked at the armor, and suddenly remembered something in his heart, and said: "'Like intertwined light and shadow, changing flames', Mr. Eddard, when the black mist burned from it just now, did it fit this description?" ”

Fang Yu couldn't help but be stunned.

This description describes the filmmaker.

He looked back, "You think that's the Shadow Man?" ”

"I don't know," Mei said, shaking her head, "but the situation reminded me of something my teacher told me about how she had fought a similar monster. They also have purple flames burning all over their bodies, she said, but they have human-like forms......"

She paused, frowning, "This description is very different from the black mist, but when it finally burned, it reminded me of this. I'm wondering, are those monsters that the teacher told me about being movie people? ”

The more Fang Yu listened, the more familiar it became, and finally couldn't help but interrupt the other party: "Wait, Miss May, where did your teacher meet those monsters?" ”

Maye glanced at him in surprise, "Come to think of it, Mr. Eddard, the teacher didn't tell me in detail, but she was supposed to be in Nevad during that time, I heard-"

"Nevad, goblin dwelling?" Fang Yu couldn't help but interrupt the other party, "Wait, Miss May, when did your teacher go to that place?" ”

"I'm sorry I forgot to tell you about this, Mr. Ed," replied May, very politely, "my teacher's name is Léa Sennar, and you call her ......"

"Sacred September?" Fang Yu finally reacted, "You are a student of Sister Xiaojiu, Mei Yi?" ”

May's eyes widened a little cutely, and she looked at Fang Plover in surprise, "How do you know, Mr. Ed?" ”

"I was in that place at the time," Fang Yu suddenly realized that there was something wrong with this, and changed his words, "It's not ......"

"You're the genius alchemist?" Mei Yi was just a little confused, but she was not stupid, and immediately reacted: "Ed-I should have thought of it a long time ago, you are Mr. Eddard, and she has told me about you more than once!" ”

But the lovely knight lady suddenly frowned, as if she thought of something: "By the way......"

Fang Yu looked at the other party a little weakly, he knew that this would be the case, but he still stubbornly asked, "What's the matter, Miss May?" ”

Maye looked left and right, "What about Mr. Parker?" ”

He ...... He's not here for a while. ”

Maye glanced at him, only lowered her head, put her hands on her knees, and said nothing.

The room was a little quiet for a while, and Fang Yu couldn't help but turn around and ask Sylvid for help, but the ship's master lady was smiling, what could she do?

However, if the shadow man was really one of those flame-like monsters that Miss Leia encountered, Fang Yu also retreated a little in his heart for a while, how powerful those things were, he had seen them with his own eyes, even Miss Leia was almost not the opponent of those things, and they didn't go up to deliver food?

Thinking that he had rashly investigated such a ghostly thing, Fang Yu couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat, thinking that he must think twice before encountering such a thing in the future.

But seriously, the armor they encountered, though powerful, seemed to be a little far from those flaming monsters. He had seen with his own eyes the power of those flaming monsters at war with Leia's dragon knights.

With such strength, isn't it easy to use it against them? How could they fight back and forth with them, and finally turn defeat into victory for them? So the armor itself wasn't a shadow man, but what about the purple flames that burned in the black mist?

At this time, Sylvid seemed to have thought of a way to help him resolve the current situation, and she thought for a moment and said, "Speaking of which, there is another rumor about the Cleve family. ”

Both of them looked up at Miss Shipmaster.

"It is rumored that their family has inherited a magic sword since their ancestor Edwin."

"Magic Sword?"

……

The box listened in silence to the story told by Istria.

He didn't actually have the heart to listen to this story, he just stood here motionless, and those bizarre legends didn't touch him at all. After listening to this, he looked at the other party and asked, "Why are you talking to me about this?" ”

Istria looked at him with some surprise: "Aren't you curious? ”

"Why be curious?"

Only then did Istria realize that the boy was obviously a little different from the Chosen One in his impression, and smiled, "What a weird guy, but I'll tell it, do you need any reason to tell a story?" ”

The box thought for a moment, but agreed with this: "No. ”

Istria couldn't help but laugh, "But you just remember the story, maybe it will come in handy sometime." He lowered his head and patted the little girl beside him on the head, motioning for her to come forward.

The little girl timidly came to the box, looked at him a little frightened, and bowed to him. After bowing, she ran away as fast as she had done last time, holding her basket and disappearing into the alley.

The box looked in that direction.

And then Istria said to him: "I left you a thing, you didn't take it with you last time, it's good if you came, this time you take it away." ”

The boxes turned around and looked at each other in surprise.

"What's that?"

"It's useless to keep the Cleve family's stuff with me, but maybe it can help you."

If Fang Yu was in this place, maybe he would have asked the other party how he knew who they were, but the box seemed to take this for granted, and he only looked at the thing.

Istria didn't talk to him, but pointed to the box that was half-buried in the snow, and then stopped talking, turned away, and went back to his shop. He didn't seem to care whether the other party took this thing or not, and he didn't care if the box was taken away by someone else.

But the box only thought for a moment, and then reached out and let the box fly directly into his hand.

He wanted Fang Yu to tell him not to get into trouble, but he didn't tell him not to take other people's things.

……