Shameless Warlock

Watcher's Fortress, Magic Garden, Underground Prison.

Elliott's answer made Xu Nan a little confused, but then he couldn't help becoming serious.

Because Elliott began talking to himself to explain more things about that so-called "green light".

Xu Nan observed that his state seemed not to be talking nonsense, more, but fear of Xu Nan. In this state of fear, Elliott, who could barely maintain his rationality, almost knew everything without saying anything.

Although Xu Nan still remained skeptical about these remarks, the news from Elliott's mouth was enough to surprise him.

It turns out that the so-called green light is actually the top expert in the shadow world!

One of the Nine Colors in the Shadow Realm, one of the founders of the Ninth Manor, famous for assassinating a god with weak divine power!

Even in the ranks of legendary rogues, Green Light is enough to rank high.

At first, Xu Nan thought that he had done something to make the big guys in the shadow world stare at him.

But later, with Elliot's stuttering description, he found that things seemed to be developing in a direction he hadn't expected at all.

Eliot's visit to Watcher's Fortress wasn't just to investigate "Little Town Song".

In fact, he concealed part of the truth from Qin Lele. There is another task on him for Evelyn, and that task was arranged by Green Light himself

Elliot has a Heart Eater spell on him. As long as this spell is locked on Evelyn, the owner of the spell can easily control Evelyn. And the so-called task of investigating the small town of Song is more of a cover for this task.

In other words, Green Light also knows that there are many people in the Ninth Manor, and the main material world is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. If you want to get Evelyn's idea, you must do a good job of hiding it.

After Elliot himself took over the task, he didn't mention it to the third person.

Because of the existence of prophecy and divination, many things must be done quietly, which is the duty of conspirators.

It's no wonder that Green Light trusts Elliott so much. If Xu Nan hadn't forcibly harvested Elliott's soul in order to be promoted to Apostle of Desire, I'm afraid these news would never have had a chance to leak out!

"Someone in the Ninth Manor wants to manipulate Evelyn? What does he want to do?"

Xu Nan looked at the Heart Eater spell in his hand and frowned.

Thinking of Evelyn's abnormal state and the bloody dream, he always felt that something was happening right under his nose.

Based on his understanding of Elliott, where this person appears, there must be some bloody storms, which is the characteristic of a conspirator. Could it be that Bingfengling, who seems to be calm now, is brewing a huge conspiracy?

Xu Nan's worries are not unreasonable. Elliott's calculation last time directly triggered the rebirth of Ferrando's clone and the stubborn stone devil; even if the action this time is a little smaller, it may be a terrible conspiracy.

What made Xu Nan a little annoyed was that he could only learn some fragments of information about Green Light, the Shadow Realm, and the mission itself from Elliott.

Elliot himself seems to know nothing about these things, he is just faithfully carrying out Green Light's commission.

Xu Nan can basically determine that he is not lying. With superspiritual vision, he can judge whether a person's language is true through emotional fluctuations; but if a person speaks the truth, it does not necessarily mean that he is not hiding anything.

Sometimes, some truths full of confusion and limitations are more likely to mislead people than lies.

"Look at him!"

After ordering the Celestial Goose to serve as a good jailer, he hurried out of the dungeon.

He wanted to talk to Evelyn.

...

afternoon. Xu Nan finally met Evelyn, who was said to be busy.

Her spiritual state still looks broken, but with the help of some magic items, she looks radiant on the outside.

"Is there something urgent?"

In the library on the side of the lord's hall, she quickly flipped through a few thick books, occasionally glanced at Xu Nan with a little apology: "I didn't expect there would be so much preparation..."

Xu Nan nodded.

As a lord of a territory, it is understandable how busy he is with his daily work. After all, there is only one hands-off shopkeeper like himself.

After moving several large books from the library to her office for Evelyn, Xu Nan glanced at them and found that these books were actually related to the Atsam family, and some were related to the customs of the Kutlin people. related content.

"What is this doing?" He didn't ask directly, but was thinking about the wording.

Evelyn took a sip of water and blinked:

"Do you still remember the Accumulated Cold Day celebration I told you yesterday?"

"This morning, I chatted with a highly respected old man and found that there may be some deviations in the matter. I have to seriously verify the authenticity of the matter."

"I'm sorry, I may not have time to accompany you before the celebration."

Xu Nan glanced at the glass of water and said helplessly:

"I think what you need is a perfect sleep, not this refreshing water that has been purified repeatedly."

Evelyn stuck out her tongue, her cheeks flushed slightly, but she was still quickly flipping through a thick book.

"Can you talk to me?" Xu Nan sighed.

"Huh?" Evelyn was obviously absent-minded, which was very rare in her conversation with Xu Nan.

"Accumulated Cold Day Celebration? What happened?" Xu Nan rolled his eyes.

Evelyn hesitated: "This involves some secrets..."

"Pretend I didn't ask." Xu Nan rubbed his temples, and was about to tell the whole truth about the results of his interrogation.

Who knew that Evelyn seemed to be in a panic, and immediately responded:

"But it shouldn't be a big problem."

"The premise is, if you are really interested."

She closed the thick book with some grievances, closed her eyes, and quickly threw a sound-proof barrier.

Then she shook the buttons on her sleeves again, and very carefully added a powerful silencing force field.

so careful? Xu Nan suddenly became a little interested in the so-called celebration.

"Tomorrow is the Day of Accumulated Cold Day celebration. The day of Accumulated Cold is of great significance to the people of Ice Wind Territory..."

With the help of refreshing water, Evelyn narrates

For most of the residents in the Northland, the Muchong Festival is the most important celebration day of the year. The Muchong Festival means that the hard work all year round has come to an end, and everyone can finally have a good winter rest. After the Mudong Festival, it also means that most of the northern regions have entered the severe winter season when the mountains are covered by heavy snow.

But for Kutlin people, the day of accumulated cold is the most meaningful festival.

Cold accumulation day, as the name suggests, refers to the coldest day of the year, and the annual accumulation of cold day is calculated by the traditional elders of the Kutlin people through the orbit of the moon. Accumulated cold days are usually the days when Ice Wind Territory is the most peaceful and the coldest.

For others, it is difficult to understand that the Kutlin people define such a cold day as a major national festival; but Evelyn understands their intention

The accumulated cold day means that the coldest time has passed, and every day since that day will be better than before.

This relatively optimistic meaning endows the Accumulating Cold Day with more beautiful meanings, and also makes the annual Accumulating Cold Day celebration the most lively festival in Bingfengling.

Young lovers will take to the streets to bravely declare their love to the world; elders will use the wormwood of the previous autumn to make spring talismans and present them to their younger generations, which means peace; children will spread out on the streets. Role-playing games, the strongest children often get the right to play the hero Atsam; and families with newborns often drop their babies in the thick snow on the day of accumulation of cold Loud crying.

It is said that the louder the cry, the better.

According to the customs of the Kutlin people, babies who have not experienced the baptism of the accumulated cold day cannot grow up healthily.

From the above, we can see the significance of this festival to Bingfengling.

But in addition, the day of accumulated cold actually has another meaning: it is the anniversary of the hero Atsam.

It is said that Atsam died on the day of accumulated cold, so they would make a dessert called [Little Mold Tart] on this day of accumulated cold to commemorate their great hero.

...

"It's related to Atsam?" Hearing this, Xu Nan couldn't help interjecting.

He had a faint feeling that the troublesome incident that Evelyn had encountered might be related to the clues he had obtained from the Shadow Realm.

Evelyn nodded: "It is their custom to commemorate Atsam on the day of accumulated cold."

"In previous years, the descendants of Atsam's family would participate in the celebration; they would take out the treasures handed down from the family and participate in the ceremony."

Atsam has descendants? Xu Nan was a little surprised, why hadn't he heard of a similar family in Ice Wind Territory?

"This year's celebration was supposed to be like this, but there was a sudden news that the only heir of the Atsam family chose to refuse to attend the celebration of the Accumulated Cold Day because of his frailty and sickness. They only sent a servant to attend... "

Evelyn's expression looked a little helpless.

"The Atsam family... Actually, there is not much to say. Since Atsam, this family seems to have exhausted the blood of heroes, and there have been no more characters. Most of their heirs are mediocre. , Occasionally talented people, most of them can't last too long."

"They live in isolation and live in a small valley not far from the Ten Commandments Monastery. Because of the blessings of their ancestors, everyone respects them, but they don't like to communicate with the residents of the territory."

"I went to that valley once, and they built a very gorgeous castle inside. They used to have good financial resources, but they couldn't withstand the consumption of generations. Now they have become a lot more embarrassed, but they can't bow their heads to make a living. The heirs of this generation are even more diseased but still alcoholic waste."

"To be honest, I was really shocked at that time. He actually wanted me to stay as his wife and give birth to the so-called great blood of Atsam for him... Maybe some girls will because of the legend of the predecessors. Get coaxed by him, but I was absolutely disgusted."

"After I came back, I didn't believe that a descendant of a hero could be reduced to this point. I consulted a lot of information, but I couldn't get a real answer. Then I gave up. Maybe this is a mortal, and the blood of a mortal can give birth to a real hero. Heroes, but also give birth to many mediocre beings, I shouldn't ask them to take the blood of heroes."

Having said that, Evelyn's eyes became a little erratic.

"The matter should have ended here. Although no one from the Atsam family was present, the celebration still had to go on, so after some thought, I chose to invite a respectable old man to preside over the celebration of the Cold Day."

"That's Mr. Quellas of Tassar Temple."

Evelyn yawned sleepily, Xu Nan handed her a cup of tea, she took a big sip gratefully, and then continued her statement.

...

Quellas is the elder of the Ice Goddess Church, and usually lives in seclusion in Tasar Temple. Evelyn visited him when she first came to Bingfengling, and she had a very good impression of him.

Facts have proved that Quellas also has a very good reputation among the residents of Icewind Territory. He himself was helpful and did not force the Kutlin people to convert to the goddess; the disciples he taught usually upheld his principles and demeanor, and they were all very kind people.

Quellas is powerful, highly respected, and a well-known moderate faction in the Ice and Snow Goddess Church.

So there was nothing wrong with Evelyn inviting him to celebrate Cold Day.

But just now, after Evelyn had an interview with Quellas who arrived at the Watcher Fortress, the latter posed a huge problem to Evelyn.

Quelrath brought a little girl.

The little girl had wolf-like eyes, fierce and tough. She looked fierce, but gave people a feeling of pity.

Her name is Jasmine.

Jasmine Atsum.

Quelrath claimed that little Jasmine was the true heir of the Atsam family. He picked her up when she was very young and raised her for nearly eighty years, and she has not yet entered puberty, which fits the legend of Atsam's giant blood.

He believes that the current Atsam family is just a bunch of shameful bastards who have stolen the glory of heroes and have been ruining them.

According to Quellas, the Atsam family experienced a great change hundreds of years ago.

Although the Atsam family at that time did not have the glory of their ancestors, they still produced a large number of talents. It's a pity that they are too careless and trust others.

At that time, there were mainly two types of people that constituted the Atsam family, one was the blood descendants, who were the true blood descendants of Atsam; the other was the slaves, who swore to follow Atsam for life. Descendants of slaves.

The blood descendants regard the slave descendants as their own, but the slave descendants look at the wealth in the castle and have a different heart.

A disaster happened silently.

During that disaster, the slaves subverted the power of the bloods and exterminated most of the bloods, controlled the power and wealth by themselves, and lived a luxurious life in a small country in the mountains.

As time went by, the blood descendants were ashamed to tell the world that the glory of heroes had cast the shadow of wild beasts, so they could only endure the humiliation and steal their lives, wanting revenge; but they all failed in the end, leaving only Jasmine who knew her own life experience.

The thieves occupy the valley of the blood of heroes, and because they dare not face the world, they hide in the castle and enjoy themselves.

At that time, poor little Jasmine was still living among the wolves, until Quellas accidentally picked her up.

Now, Quelrath thought the time had come.

He was willing to host the celebration of the Cold Day, but he hoped that, as the lord, Evelyn could bring justice to Little Jasmine.

The time and place are at tomorrow's Accumulated Cold Day celebration.

...

"Is there such a nonsense thing?" After listening to Evelyn's bitterness, Xu Nan couldn't help complaining.

This time it was Evelyn's turn to roll her eyes:

"Mr. Quelrath is a well-known old man. I believe in his character."

"Then what are you still working on here?" Xu Nan shrugged.

"Nevertheless, I still have to confirm the facts. I want to know whether there have been disputes between slaves and bloods in the history of the Atsam family." Evelyn sighed and said:

"The influence of this matter is much greater than you can imagine. The name Atsam is a god to the residents of Icewind Territory. If the matter is proved to be true, then the people in Coldridge Valley Those people, I’m afraid they will be smashed to death with stones and ice bricks.”

She looked worried.

Xu Nan sneered.

The old man named Quelrath was obviously full of loopholes in his rhetoric: He said that bloodborns regard slaves as their own, so why is there such a stark difference between bloodborn and slaves? Well, the slaves are a bunch of mediocre people, so why did they capsize in the hands of a bunch of trash after so many days? Even if he did the calculation mentally and unintentionally, among so many descendants, none of them can succeed in revenge?

What's even more outrageous is that it's too nonsense to use a person's growth time to prove that it is almost a heroic story in ancient times.

It's better to engage in some kind of blood recognition to be reliable.

But from Evelynn's perspective, Quelrath seems like a pretty reputable guy.

"Isn't there a conflict between the Ice Goddess Church and the Kutlin people?"

"Moderate? Moderates can preside over the celebration of the Kutlin people?"

Xu Nan was a little puzzled.

If it is said that Quelrath's personal charm overwhelmed these contradictions, then this old gentleman, he is very interested to see it.

"Okay, that's all my headaches now."

Evelyn closed another big book that had been in ashes for an unknown number of years, coughed a few times, and then looked at Xu Nan:

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Xu Nan thought about it, and still told the truth.

"Someone in the Shadow Realm is following me?"

Evelyn frowned slightly.

Obviously, she also knows what the Shadow Realm and the Ninth Manor mean.

Any ordinary person would be too scared to sleep.

But Evelyn seemed much calmer.

"I see."

"I hope that Mr. Green Light will have the courage to set foot on this land and come to trouble me."

She looked reckless.

Xu Nan couldn't understand it. It stands to reason that Evelyn is also a third-level mage, and it is said that she has been stuck at the fourteenth level for a long time.

Can a spellcaster of this level actually look down on even a legendary rogue?

He himself has the protection of Lost Paradise, and he feels shivering!

Seemingly understanding Xu Nan's eyes, Evelyn smiled slightly:

"This is the Ice Wind Collar."

"here it is……"

"Legendary restricted area!"

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