"This is a question that the masters have asked before......"

"If there is anything in common, the masters say that the 'patients' are all descendants of the Marat founders......"

"But I wonder why it's not me but Hana who gets sick, if it's true that we're all descendants of the Mara founders......"

On the way to the castle of the Lord of Marat, these words of Penu kept echoing in Grush's mind.

It wasn't just him who thought of these things, but the monks who had more experience than him realized it.

Those monks are strong-willed and strong-willed, but this does not mean that they are stubborn-minded, and there is no reason why they do not think of them if Grush can think of it.

However, when Penu introduced his sister, he had already said, 'Hana hadn't been able to get up from bed for three months', which meant that the monks had not been able to solve the problem of Hana and their 'patients'.

"The first 'patient' became ill four months ago, when he was about to take some of his nephews out to graze when he suddenly felt weakness in his limbs and fainted to the ground, but fortunately they had not been away from Mara for long, otherwise it was not known if Uncle Ancaro would have been able to make it back. ”

"After Uncle Ankaro became ill, before he came back, people in Mara were going down, so we knew from the beginning that it wasn't a contagion brought by Uncle Ancarro. ”

"Other than that, I don't know much about the more specific things, but Your Excellency the Holy Warrior, you can go to the lord's house and ask, I heard the maid who works in the lord's house say that the lord's house has a library, and the masters have also visited the lord, I think you can go and have a look. ”

For the information he had received from Penu that on the second day, the third day of Grush's arrival in Marat, he intended to 'take the liberty of visiting' the lord here.

However, despite the 'presumptuous visit', Grush now has some other thoughts - could it be that this matter has something to do with the arcanists of the Arcane Empire?

Although more than eight hundred years have passed, some of the ruins are still functioning, and the Arcane Empire ruins on the Mendes continent have also fed a large number of adventurers.

The Eagle Plateau has always been the traditional territory of the Arcane Empire before the Arcane Empire was expelled from the world of Assatom, and there are many cities belonging to the Arcane Empire on the ground, and in the sky, there are also many floating cities that occupy the sky.

In the later stages of the Arcane Empire, it was a dark age, and the arcanists at this time had completely fallen into madness, arrogant and arrogant, they tried to control the entire continent of Slo Mendes, and tried to get their hands on the dragons' 'Southern Continent', but it was undeniably a glorious era!

Huge floating cities can be anchored in every corner of the Mendez continent, and floating boats create a convenient transportation environment, where elves, dwarves, and humans live together, but behind the scenes, such prosperity is piled up by the blood and corpses of countless people.

After the fall of the Arcane Empire, the Grand Arcanist left the world of Assatom in the last of the 'Arks', destroying all magical materials before leaving, but the remains of their floating and terrestrial cities remained.

The ruins are like inexhaustible treasures, many of which have not been fully excavated more than 800 years later, and some have not even been discovered.

So Grush had some speculation, he thought that the 'illness' of the people here in Mara might be related to the Arcane Empire, but he couldn't be sure, so he wanted to learn something from the lord before making a judgment.

The guards guarding the castle gates glanced at Grush a few times suspiciously, but the holy light in his hand was unquestionable.

Dressed in a coarse linen garment, and carrying only a worn-out sword in addition to the books he held in his arms, Grush looked even more downtrodden than the most down-and-out adventurers, at least who had access to a piece of leather armor in addition to a weapon.

Grush stood under the awning in front of the castle along with a few other guards, and unlike the plains, the Eagle Plateau had no moat.

The castle of the Lord of Marat is located in a corner of the city, and it looks similar to the layout of Wende City, but the aristocratic quarter here is built around the castle.

The 'Holy Light' was Grush's pass, because he was a paladin and his reason for entering the noble district was to visit the local lord, so the guards guarding the gate of the noble district let him in.

However, the guards of the castle could not, one of the guards entered the castle to make an announcement, and the rest of the guards looked at the paladin who was standing under the awning with them.

From the outline, it can be seen that this paladin has a handsome face, but his tanned red skin and untreated appearance deduct him a lot of points.

The paladin's poverty was evident at a glance - yet the people of the Eagle Plateau were familiar with this kind of priesthood who exuded poverty, because here only the 'monks' who were determined to abandon all their wealth were the priests they recognized.

Standing in the shade, Grush felt a vicious pain on his skin all over his body, and these subtle pains made him feel unbearable itching, but he wouldn't reach out to scratch them.

Not only because reaching out and tickling can lead to other problems, but also because it is the sharpening of his mind and will, he stands quietly under the awning with his eyes closed, feeling this mental and physical 'torture'.

The paladin didn't say a word, and the guards chatted on their own, neither of them bothering the other.

"Your Excellency the Paladin......"

Grush heard a panting voice, slowly opened his eyes, and saw a man in a white robe with a mustache standing in front of him, his eyes swept to the side, and he saw the surprised expressions on the faces of the guards.

Grush clenched his right fist and struck himself in the chest: "Hello, I'm Grush, a holy warrior under Karl's crown!"

The bearded man was obviously stunned, hurriedly put down the hand that had just been raised, pursed his mouth, and struck his chest with his right fist in a rustic manner: "Hello Your Excellency, I am Asher, the deacon of the master! After hearing of your arrival, the master asked me to come out to receive you, please forgive the guards for their rudeness, they also do this for duty." ”

"I don't blame them. Grush shook his head, "As guards, that's their duty, they're doing a great job, there's nothing that annoys me." ”

Asher breathed a sigh of relief, then the corners of his mouth curled, and he turned sideways to guide and invited the paladin: "Lord Grush, my lord has been waiting in the castle since hearing about your visit, and now, let me lead the way for you." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Asher. ”

On the way into the castle, Grush heard the fence gate behind him shut, and felt that the time was almost right, and asked the deacon: "Mr. Asher, today is the third day of my arrival in Mara, and I have heard that there is a 'strange disease' prevalent in Manali, and I have heard that the young son of Sir Raven's family is also suffering from this strange disease, I wonder if it is true?"

The bearded deacon paused and turned to look at Grush.

In the gloomy corridor, Grush saw the complicated expression on the face of the 'Mr. Asher', and then he heard the deacon ask rhetorically: "Your Excellency Grush, have you come to Marat, or rather, have you come to visit my lord to settle this matter?"

“...... Gotta try!"

Although Asher's expression was a little strange, Grush nodded resolutely in acknowledgment.

He didn't feel anything unpleasant about it!

"Yes......" Asher sighed, lowered her head, and continued to lead the way for Grush.

"Then, please come with me, my lord wants to see you. ”

Hearing this, Grush frowned.

The person in front of me is acting too strangely......