Volume 3: The Vortex of Strife Chapter 145: Prophecy and Faith (I)
Escorri's words reminded Fed of the purpose of the Rebels, who wanted to swing the crown of the ruler with a hammer representing the common people, but the new kingdom they brought with them would not necessarily make the people happy and satisfied. Under the leadership of the ruler led by the Duke of Aldington, the Duchy of Noò is indeed getting richer and more prosperous, which is something that Fidel, who has witnessed the city of Even, cannot deny, and the people here also live a peaceful and comfortable life, which is what ordinary people want, not a world full of trouble, nor a new country in the mouth of the military.
"I can't say the same, I have a very happy time when I don't have money," Miranda recalled that she and her father had failed in business and returned to Golden Hoof City penniless, but the family members who supported each other were still there, and Avi greeted her with a silly smile, "Money is important, but the happiness of these civilians may not only come from money." ”
Escorri shrugged his shoulders, the well-traveled bard had been to more places than Miranda, he had seen the poorest areas, and he had seen places richer than Ibon City, but the only place that could make so many people prosperous was the Duchy of Noo.
Lukka sighed, "If we had chosen to come to the Duchy of Noo, maybe our mercenary group would have been even stronger. ”
Both Winoki and Feder said it was possible, but Feder didn't regret putting down roots in Dutim City, because the Duchy of Mageni, which was not as powerful as the Duchy of Noo, obviously had more opportunities, and those opportunities were enough to make the Potato Mercenary Group stronger.
The Prophecy Stone is located in a protected area in the city, where there are various shops selling souvenirs related to the Prophecy Stone, as well as a number of restaurants, as well as a religious belief group centered on the Prophecy Stone, which has become a well-known tourist attraction.
"I've seen the stone, but I'm interested in that religious community, and I've heard that it was founded in the last few years, calling itself the 'Prophetic Cult,' and their church is there. Escor pointed to the building, which was similar to a regular church, and the symbol of the Prophetic Religion was a stone with words inscribed, but no one could read what was written on it.
Winotki is interested in the most crowded Prophecy Stone in the area, with Feyde and Miranda accompanying Winotki to visit it, while Luca and Escorli enter the Prophetic church.
Feder still hadn't fully dressed "Black Flash" today, and with his broad shoulders and thick clothes, he managed to squeeze a path out of the crowd, bringing Miranda and Winotki, who were closely behind him, to the Prophecy Stone. This large stone excavated from the ground is guarded by many guards and some stone railings, so all visitors can only stand behind the railing to observe this stone.
The Prophecy Stone is like a huge goose egg, it is more than two meters high when it is tilted up, and there is nothing special about the color and pattern of the whole stone, except for the words engraved on the stone that are the most special - Evin.
The side they saw was engraved with the word "Ewen", and it looked like it had been carved into stone with the most ordinary knife, and if anything, it was that the script was really crooked, like a child's prank.
Three steles are erected around the Prophecy Stone, each with the exact same description of the Prophecy Stone. As mentioned above, the site where the stone was unearthed is the city of Ibon, and the city was digging deep into the earth to build a drainage canal for the city, and the stone was discovered by the workers who excavated the land. Later, the wise scholars of the Old Kingdom began to study it repeatedly, and the words engraved on the Prophecy Stone were confirmed to be inhuman.
The description on the stele does not say how these scholars determined that the kings of the Old Kingdom had killed the workers who found the stones, believing that they were cheating them out of money. It was only then that the unanimous judgment of scholars made the king pay attention to this stone, moved it here, and publicized it to the world, claiming that this stone was the sacred stone of the prophecy continent, and that the god entrusted this stone to tell everyone that Evon was the central capital of the continent. Such an explanation is unconvincing, and many people have begun to have other explanations.
At that time, the old kingdom was very powerful, and other countries had no way to confront the old kingdom head-on, so they had to start plotting to dismantle the old kingdom from within.
"There are other prophecies behind it, but they are all inexplicable words, and I heard that even the prophecy here's religion can't decipher them. Miranda said, pointing to the introduction stele.
Fei De also saw the words on the stone tablet, "forgetting", "mutilated", and "white", but Fei De thought differently from the others, and he immediately thought of the life weapon moon shield, the mutilated shield and the white and flawless brilliance when it exerted the power of the life weapon, could it be that the prophecy stone refers to the moon shield?
Just as Fidel was deep in thought, the crowd behind them began to stir, "Get out of the way!" the Marquis of Ampvo and his lady are coming here to visit, and the idlers will leave immediately!"
Ampwer Feder immediately recalled the bloody battle in Dry Sand City, and later he heard that in addition to Green Ghost Jack, King Adam's uncle, Marquis Ampwol, also commanded the troops, but Ampwer was much more rational than Jack, and immediately took most of the soldiers away as soon as he saw that there was a change in Dry Sand City, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to the Principality of Noo in person to attend the wedding, he should be the highest-ranking official sent by the Kingdom of Kosai, right?
Feder and the two maidens squeezed to the side, the soldiers driving away two-thirds of the visitors around the Prophecy Stone, and Fed's group stood a little farther away, everyone waiting for the Marquis to appear.
"Hey, that guy named Ampwo is the most powerful person in the Winter Kingdom now, I heard that he is two meters tall! Three hundred catties! He is really the barbarian king of the northern barbarians!"
"I've heard that the Marquis of Ampvo has an invincible greatsword in his hand, capable of splitting through walls and sweeping away thousands of armies, but I don't know if it's true. ”
Originally, weapons were not allowed at this wedding banquet, but the Marquis of Ampvo, as the highest-ranking nobleman sent by the Kingdom of Cose, never left his sword, so that the Duke changed his mind, and the organizer of the wedding banquet had to arrange heavy troops in the palace!"
"Don't say it!
The whispering behind Feder immediately stopped, and Feder saw that the man who came out of the two columns of guards was nearly two meters tall, with dark yellow skin and a little dark, and the two long, curly beards above his lips looked like fakes. The Marquis of Ampvo held a giant sword in one hand, the scabbard alone was the size of a child, and the tip of the scabbard was faintly white light, as if there was a miniature sun in the tip of the sword.
"Oh, do you know the name of that sword?"
"I don't know. ”
"That's one of the most powerful enchanted weapons on the continent, it seems to be called..."'King of Males'!"
What an interesting name. Fei De couldn't help but glance at the giant sword a few more times, if the enchanted giant sword was really called the "King of Males", it was indeed a good match for this fierce looking marquis. However, no matter what powerful enchantment magic the greatsword has, it is impossible to defeat its own "silence", "silence" is the nemesis of all enchanted weapons, and nothing can defeat it except its own magic lifespan.
"Is this the Prophecy Stone?!" the Marquis of Ampvo stopped everyone present as soon as he spoke, and the sound of the voice frightened all the onlookers into silence.
Feder noticed that even the Marquise standing beside Ampwer did not dare to raise her head to look at Ampwer, but instead one of Ampwer's subordinates stepped forward to explain to the Marquis the origin of the stone. Feder almost thought it was Ludwig, but when he looked closely, he realized that he was just an officer who looked like Ludwig.
Some officials of the Duchy of Nuo also walked up quickly and began to introduce the Marquis of Ampvo to the Prophecy Stone, and the visitors even relaxed their breath, as if this nearly two-meter-tall Marquis was the strictest teacher.
"Let's go, there's nothing to see here. Miranda took Winotki's hand and began to walk out of the crowd, and Fylde heard Ampvo speak loudly as she left the Prophecy Stone.
"Hmph, what is a big rock?!Is it a prophecy of tomorrow's wedding or a hundred years from now?A boundless thing, only those of you who think you are noble in blood will believe it..."
When Fide and the two returned to the church of the Prophetic Cult, they saw Lukka and Escollia waiting in the church. They were standing in a long line, waiting in line for something. Winotki and Miranda plan to go to the restaurant to have a look at the food, but Fed is not very interested in food, so he goes to the church.
"Captain!" Lukka walked up quickly as he saw Fidel and brought Fidra into the group. Although the other tourists were dissatisfied with this kind of queue cutting, Escorli, Fidel, and Lukka were all quite tall, and Lukka was dressed as a mercenary, so those tourists only dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.
"There's something interesting here, Captain," Luca whispered into Fidel's ear, "there's a mysterious man in this church who can predict the future! The people in line here want to pay to predict their future, and I'm as curious as the great poet of Escor!"
Escoli nodded to Fed: "When I came here before, there was no so-called prophet, this prophetic religion revolves around that prophetic stone, and it only develops in the principality of Nuo, its preaching speed is very slow, but I heard that since this prophet is sitting here, the number of believers in this religion has increased significantly, because that prophet can really predict the future of the visitor." ”
Lukka continued: "It seems that the prophet can't predict the fate of the country, or anything else, and it doesn't cost much anyway, so I'm going to take the initiative to bring you over!"
Fidel didn't blame Luca, curiosity is something that everyone has, and although he is not as curious as the average person, since so many people claim that the prophet's predictions are accurate, it doesn't hurt to give it a try.
"But there's a problem," Escorri said to Fiddle, "not everyone has access to the Prophet's predictions, the Prophet only makes predictions about the future he is interested in, but the visitor has to pay to meet the Prophet first." ”