Chapter 307 Prophecy
The pink torches transformed by magic are thrown among the dancers with the beat of drums and trembling flutes. Whenever two torches fly across the sky, one person will The succubus spread its bat wings and spun gracefully across it.
The dim firelight illuminated the girl's oiled limbs, tail and wings.
Against the backdrop of the pink glow, the succubi twisted their waists, and their wings and tails were also constantly swinging, throwing out tempting trajectories.
On the delicate and beautiful face, there is a warm and lovely smile. Any man who sees such a smile will probably be heartbroken.
But Yada, the second prince of Yinhun City, remained expressionless. He sat upright on the silk cushion, motionless.
His seventh brother, the Shadow Sword Master Oripa, is holding his own ancient sword in his arms, his whole body hidden in a black robe, standing behind a pillar like a statue. , the face in the hood is covered by a veil of shadow, and no expression can be seen.
In Oripa's life, he has two goddesses, one is the Lost Lady, and the other is the Netherworld Ancient Sword in his arms. Everything else is not in his eyes.
Not to mention the performance of the succubus.
But not everyone can do this.
Lamorak, the sixth child, opened his mouth in an exaggerated manner, watching the performance with all his attention and drooling. He had a vulgar look on his face, which was obviously faked on purpose.
This made him realize that this guy must have some hidden agenda in his mind.
On the other side, the oldest Ekasia, the only ghost ranger among the Yada brothers, is wearing a maroon silk and gold robe. He is talking to the people around him, but his eyes never leave the succubi. Sexy scene.
If we say who is the calmest among Yada's brothers, it is naturally his tenth brother Agrila.
He is tall and thin, with extremely thick brown eyebrows and eyes. He wears a black floor-length robe with exaggeratedly wide sleeves. He often holds a long staff with a magic crystal on the top.
Facing the performance of the succubi on the stage, Agrela never raised her head from beginning to end, focusing on the contents of an ancient magic book placed on her knees.
Before Netheril was destroyed and little Breenas was not born, his father once proudly claimed that Agrila's arcane talent was the highest among her brothers.
In the dozens of centuries since the floating city of Sultansa entered the shadow plane, he accidentally learned from Brenas that his father once lamented with great regret that if Agrila did not spend a lot of money, Time, to practice the lost lady's magic, his arcane attainments can even surpass his own.
Moreover, among the many brothers in Yada, even he himself had to admit that the tenth Aigrela was the same as their father, Supreme King Tai, in terms of words and deeds, style of conduct, and even appearance. Lamante is similar.
Of course, the premise is that he can completely get rid of his poisonous tongue... He couldn't help but feel a slight headache.
At this time, Agrela was elegantly biting a piece of thinly sliced sweet orange, and her deep eyes seemed to be shining against the backdrop of the torch.
Egrila frowned slightly every time the conversation between the eighth Ecacia and the female leader of Sambia became louder.
What is he resenting? This should be a no-brainer.
The drum beats on the stage gradually became more intense, and pink smoke rose on the stage.
Three girl-like succubi flapped their bat wings and danced gracefully somersaulting over the shining pink flames. Whenever the flute trembled, the succubi would arch their graceful backs, accompanying the sound The beat of the music kept cracking the whip.
During the Netheril era, Yada often saw such performances in the floating city opera house of a great arcanist who specialized in the field of transformation, even some with heavy tastes.
It is said that the floating city of this great arcanist once had an unexpected experimental accident, which resulted in all the people in the floating city being forcibly transformed into mother goblins...
Although Yada was in debauchery Wudu's floating city has seen many interesting performances, but this is indeed the first time he has seen a scene where succubus and music mix.
Even though he has lived for thousands of years, his face feels a little hot. This must be because of the wine, he told himself in his heart.
At this point, he couldn't help but turn his attention to the 'Brilliant Sister' Telina and the female leader of Sambia, Mirabetta.
Although there was an accident in the floating city, Revalan set up an ambush, and his plan to kill the mad witch Xinbu failed. However, in this battle, they accidentally learned the true identity of Telina.
This matter must be entirely attributed to the young mage lord in Mokou Town.
If he hadn’t chased and beat Telina fiercely, forcing her to reveal her true form and run for her life in embarrassment, I’m afraid even ‘Black Veil’ Illyriel would have been kept in the dark.
The daughter of the Succubus Queen of the Abyss, Mecantheut, Yada does not think that they just come to the material plane to seek excitement.
Fortunately, the High Priest of the Lost Lady, 'Black Veil', assured them that at least until the goddess's plan was completed, the radiant nun would never make any mistakes.
Sister Glorious Sister Jelina is wearing a dark, tight-fitting black dress, with a black velvet lining with pleats and piping, and a close-fitting, straight long-sleeved jacket, which perfectly sets off the bumpy figure of this innocent girl. The figure, the hollow pattern on the cuffs and the snow-white sunken bottom have a gorgeous charm.
The knee-length skirt and black stockings are the perfect foil for the girl's slender legs.
On the other side, Mirabetta, the female commander-in-chief of Sambia, is wearing a white dress of the opposite color. Different from Telina’s slightly luxurious clothes, Mirabetta’s dress style is different. Similar to Telina, but more conservative in subtle ways.
Her skirt is longer than Sister Huiyao's, and the sleeves are not open hollow patterns, but tightened, simple cuffs.
The pink smoke is misty, and the dancers from the bottomless abyss kneel on their knees, spread their bat wings, raise their slender tails, and touch their heads to the ground.
"You danced very well, little cuties." Ghost Ranger Ekasia said with a smile, "It's rare to see such an elegant and moving dance, taking the guests of the Abyss to the bathroom, washing them away from the dust, and then giving them food and Drink, and then wait like a frightened deer."
Sooner or later, a woman will die, Yada commented on her eighth-eldest brother.
His brother, who is both philandering and infatuated, is currently pursuing a female barbarian from the Bedai tribe and kidnapped her to Sacross, trying to impress her with his true love.
Yada couldn't stand it any longer, so she let her go secretly, guiding her to cross Guangze and seek refuge in the Kingdom of Cormyr if she wanted to survive.
Ekasia stretched out the wine glass and asked the servant to fill it up. The wine was sweet and strong, exuding the spicy aroma of the spices from the Karatu continent. It was much better than the light Valley Elf Aryan wine that I often drank recently.
The most enjoyable brother finished his wine and spent a long time carefully selecting from the plate. Finally, he took a slice of sweet orange, took a small bite, and pursed his lips again, "It's so sour."
" Do you want something sweet?" The female commander asked softly with her eyes flowing.
"No, I have long been tired of sweets. Sour fruits and wanton succubi are the spices of life." Ecacia took another bite, chewed it carefully, and then swallowed it, " Mirabetta, the sweetest queen, I can't describe how joyful it is to bathe in your glory again. I still remember deeply that you were still a child when you left the capital of Odulin, cute and confused. I have always been there. I was worried that you would go all the way to the grave, only to find that you ascended the throne and became the mistress of Sambia."
"It's great that you can come to visit me," the female commander said with a smile. It gives me great pleasure to see you again, my friend. ”
You will not trust us, but you need us now. Without us, you would not have been elected to the Supreme Council of Sambia. Commander-in-Chief, Yada saw through her lies.
"I have to come." Lao Ba's voice was lazy and tired. "As far away as Sultanza, terrible rumors have reached my ears. Those rumors make me shed tears all day long. I heard that you were almost killed. Kill the Lord Protector of Cormyr. You must know that if you are plagued by misfortune, the whole world will be eclipsed."
Yada frowned deeper when she saw Agrila focusing on the book.
"Your Excellency is really caring about me." The female commander said in a sweet voice, "Unfortunately, I am not a queen, I am just a young woman and do not know how to govern the country, but the elders and wise men of the Supreme Council warned me , If you want to keep Sambia, you must control the interior, Serbo, Darren, and Malhuisen."
"Your interior is not important to me, I only care about your own. Safety." Ecacia leaned over the table, "Let's talk about love, dreams, desires and Mirabetta. You are the most beautiful woman in the world. I am fascinated by your beauty as I drink it. . "
The female commander seemed accustomed to the exaggerated compliments of the Ghost Ranger, "If you are fascinated, I am afraid it is the result of the wine."
From the corner of his eye, Yada noticed that Agrila's hand had already grasped his staff, and he subconsciously moved his body in the opposite direction of Ecacia.
“No fine wine is as intoxicating as half as beautiful as you. If you really leave, my room will become as empty as a tomb, and the floating city of Sultansa, the greatest city, will The joy you give me will dissipate like dust in your mouth. Do you have the heart to abandon me? I believe you are by no means a cruel queen. After all, I, a humble ranger, are like a piece of gravel that you wear with jeweled high heels. The slender feet were underfoot. "
"Oh, okay." The female commander was unmoved. She picked a cherry from the bowl on the table and threw it on his nose." I may be just a young woman, but I’m not stupid enough to like a man who is more interested in a fruit plate than my body. But I see what kind of dancer you must be eyeing!”
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, a huge fireball exploded between Ekasia and the female commander, and the hot air waves overturned everything around them.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused here.
"Egrila, are you sick?" In the dissipating smoke, Ecacia, whose whole body was covered with traces of heat, hurriedly extinguished the flames ignited on her clothes and rushed towards Eger, who was holding the staff. Ruila angrily yelled: "Why do you ruin my good deeds every time? Do I have a grudge against you?"
"You have affected me." Agrila did not raise her head and spoke lightly. He said, "This is a public place. If you want to fall in love, get out. I can see that your cerebellum is very developed, but don't take up all the space in your brain."
"You use fireballs. You hit me and you cursed me?" Ecacia kept a distance from Agrela, pointed at his nose angrily and said:
"This is not your ghost tower. Everyone knows that the dance is for leisure. A place to relax, and you are hiding here to read. You are simply unreasonable. I suggest you, if you want to study, find a place where no one can see you, and get out!”
"You haven't changed after all these years." Agrela stood up from the chair, put away the books, held the staff, tapped the ground, and said lightly in a voice as thin as a mosquito, "A person like you who talks sweet words, It's really pitiful for a person who speaks like a licking dog without thinking at all."
"You don't understand anything." He raised his eyelids and glanced at the Ghost Ranger, "It seems that you said it. A lot of sweet words to please people, but in fact, what is the difference between them and a vegetative person who can only move his mouth? "
"You..." Ecacia had not finished speaking, and emerged from the fire unharmed. The female commander who came out said to Agrela with an unkind expression:
"In that case, I will trouble you, a magical creature that lives with the shadow, a half-undead with rotten vitality, to leave us. Stay away, I think you don’t understand anything.”
“Oh, I am a half-undead with rotten vitality, so what are you two?”
Agrela snorted, not even bothering to look at the Grand Commander and Sister Huiyao, "Can I think that you are like whitewashed tombs? You may seem beautiful on the outside, but in fact there are only carrion and bones inside. To put it harshly, it is A bunch of rotten KDs who are pretending to be noble! "
"You...what did you say?" The female leader looked annoyed, a faint electric light flashed in her cold eyes, and her whole person's aura also changed. A sudden change.
"Forget it, don't be acquainted with this kind of person. Do you want to be scolded by him again?" Sister Jelena next to her held her shoulders and said:
< br>"You have to know that this kind of person looks like an old scholar pretending to be noble and full of wisdom, but in fact he is the most perverted in his heart, because he must have missed fighting and chasing girls when he was learning magic as a child. It’s the best time to drink and have fun, so I pretend to be sick all day long.”
After that, Sister Huiyao disappeared into the teleportation circle with the female leader. In the light.
"What a damn bad luck!"
The Ghost Ranger Ekasia on the side also shook his sleeves angrily and turned to leave. Shadow Sword Saint Oripa also left quietly without knowing when.
In the blink of an eye, only Yada, Agrila and Lamorak were left in the empty hall.
“Dear brother, you are really amazing.” Lamorak floated in front of Agrila like a dark smoke, “To tell you the truth, I have long been unhappy with these two women. Well done!”
"Who is your brother?"
Egrila looked directly at Lamorak's body surrounded by smoke with cold eyes, "Sixth, who are you insulting? Don't you know? You are not only like a long tongue It’s already very uncomfortable for me to talk like a woman, and you have to writhe like a skeleton in front of me every day. Why do you want me to hear your cries like a female goblin?”
"Agrila, don't be ignorant of good and evil." Lamorak said angrily, "You are a dog, you will bite whoever you catch. You didn't see that I wanted to stand in the same camp as you."
"Same camp? Haha, your undecided position, did the two sons you killed agree?" Agrela chuckled in a mocking tone, and turned her back to him. , the staff knocked on the ground, and said lightly:
"If you have time, just look in the mirror more often. If it weren't for you, who else would be able to bring out the beauty of the world? You haven't always been able to figure it out. Why is your luck so bad? I suggest you take a good look in the mirror to find out. After all, gold will always shine, and glass scum like you will only reflect light.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he and Yada left through the teleportation spell, leaving only Lamorak standing there in a mess.
Back at Agrila's Ghost Tower, Yada finally couldn't help but persuade and said:
"I still think that your temper should be changed. The Lost Lady's plan is now in progress. At the most critical moment, if you offend Sister Huiyao and the female chief of Sambia with your words, it will end badly. Moreover, you and Lao Liu are also responsible for the maintenance of the floating city..."
"You don't understand anything, Yada." Agrila, who was sitting on the chair, raised her quill, interrupted Yada's words, and said softly:
"You know Of all our brothers, you and Desude should be considered the most honest ones, but you only lack Desude’s keen observation. Some things are not what they seem on the surface. Simple.”
"For example, the Lost Lady's plan." He continued, "I don't think my words and deeds will affect the success of the plan. Your eldest brother Revalan took a magic ship to the 'pirate paradise' Bra Star, and the goddess The high priest 'Black Veil' Illyriel is personally responsible for the task of destroying the Tifantun Magic Network node. As for us, we only need to repair the floating city."
"Can the floating city be repaired? It will affect whether we can win the Kingdom of Cormyr," Yada said solemnly, "Without the help and support of the Sambian army, we cannot reduce the losses in our attack on Cormyr. Moreover, Mokou Town... "
"You want to say that the mage lord of Mokou Town got help from the Haru'a mage group, right?" Agrela said frivolously:
"Although Haru. The A people also claimed to be descendants of Nese, but on the eve of the empire's demise, they were just a group of civilians on land. The people who led them to avoid disaster were Lokmah, who had never even seen a Nese scroll, and a wizard who could only sigh all day long. Demon, I have been to Halua, and their awe and humility towards magic makes me not have to worry at all. Besides, we have plans to tear apart the floating city and the magic network. To say the least, even if the sky falls, It's none of my business if there's someone taller."
"What about Lamorak?" Yada asked, "He has begun to waver in his position, why do you refuse?"< br>
"Because I instinctively hate him, it's that simple." Agrella said in a disdainful tone, "You don't understand anything, you don't even know what happened."
" I don’t understand anything, but I can listen.” Yada said.
“You want to listen attentively, why should I tell you.” Agrela replied.
"Actually, even if you don't say it, I probably understand it." Yada thought for a moment and said, "The conflict between the two of you just started with a banquet on Midsummer Festival."
"That's right." Agrela nodded slightly and said gloomily, "At that time, we were still living in the Karsus Territory. I had just mastered the first level of spells, and was pulled by Lamorak to go to the villages on the ground. , attending a gathering hosted by the priests of Amaunata, the sun god.”
"During the banquet, Lamorak used a ballad full of insults, which sharply worsened the conflict between the arcanist and the priest. The ending line, 'You cast magic like a dancing master, so you must be a priest.' There was a scuffle. The tavern shack was burned to the ground, and the law enforcement team finally came to intervene and announced that the priest, myself and Lamorak were jointly responsible for the destruction, including those who were behind the field after the chaos. An underage girl who was found in the bush and was knocked unconscious by a spell."
Yada did not continue to ask, because he had already guessed the final result.
"Yada, do you know what human nature is?" Agrila held the quill and was silent for a long time in front of the parchment scroll. Then she suddenly raised her head and asked inexplicably.
"Just tell me directly." Yada didn't bother to guess. He knew that with Agrila's character, even if he said it himself, the other party would come to his own conclusion, so he simply didn't say it.
"While the empire was not yet destroyed." Agrela sighed, put down her quill, and pushed the parchment scroll aside. There was a daze in her expression, as if she had recalled some long-standing memories. Slowly said:
"Someone predicted the impending disaster and famine, so she told her friends to seize the time to store food for emergencies. Those people thought she was crazy and crazy, and must be engaging in conspiracy theories. Later, Disaster and famine really came, and they soon ran out of food, but they knew that this person's family must have food, so they went to her to grab food and killed the family."
"You are doing this. Alluding to Lady Brysis of Polaris?" Yada nodded thoughtfully and expressed her guess.
As far as he knew, Agrela had been madly infatuated with this woman who was nearly a thousand years older than herself for a period of time. She was a great arcanist who specialized in the spiritual field. Even though he was in a daze, he still didn't give up.
“That’s right.” Agrela said: “During the period when she fell into madness and insanity, I had the honor to accompany my mentor Karsus to her floating city. After learning this information.”
“Ms. Polaris said this to my mentor during the brief period of sanity: Don’t predict disaster to stupid people, because he himself is a disaster. When you are a stupid person, it is difficult to extricate yourself no matter how sober you are.
No one is willing to admit their mistakes or stupidity willingly. Arcanists all regard their own face as more important than the truth of magic. Their pitiful self-esteem and emotions are the biggest obstacles that hinder them from obtaining the truth. When disaster does come, stupid people will not thank and admire the whistleblower who warned him, but will hate him even more. "
"At this time...you suddenly mentioned this matter. Yada looked at Agrella with strange eyes, with a hint of disbelief in his tone, "You must have predicted what will happen in the future." ”
Egrila is a Shadow Demon Web instructor who specializes in prophecy and illusion schools, and is also the legendary priest of Shar. In the entire City of Shadows, his divination skills are second only to the High King. .
“I don’t know. "Agrila shook her head in distress, as if she was a madman, "I don't want to know anything, just think it's what I feel. "
"Then what's the point of saying this to me. "Yada said curiously.
"It doesn't make any sense." Agrela said, "This is like the meaning of living when mortals are mortal. The answer is: it doesn't make any sense, just to live."
"Okay, let's not We will continue to discuss this issue."
He regained his original calmness, interrupted Yada's words imperiously, and said seriously, "As far as I know, Guangze is the key point of the entire ceremony. I think it is necessary for us to send people to defend."
"If we send people to defend, wouldn't we be empty here?" Yada expressed his worries.
He still vividly remembers the terrible lesson of the floating city's sudden fall, and he doesn't want to experience it a second time.
"You don't have to worry about this at all." Agrela continued, "The leader of the Harpers, Storm, and the wizard queen of Aglaron, Xinbu, are preparing to attack the Valley of Shadows, trying to drive Larok out of the realm of the Demon Web. They are completely Without the help of these two voters, the little lord of Mokou Town would definitely not dare to come here."
"That's why I'm worried about something going wrong in Guangze." He thought for a while. Speaking of his arrangement, "I decided to ask Ekasia, the eighth brother, to go to Guangze and bring the teleportation device. Once we encounter a strong enemy, we can pass the Yinhun Tower at any time and rush over to support."
"Of course there is no problem." Yada nodded slightly and said doubtfully, "But you have to know that Guangze is connected to the node of the shadow plane. Even we don't know the specific location. Why are you sure that the enemy will attack? Where?”
“Intuition.” Agrela said calmly:
“My intuition will not lie to me. The little lord of Mokou Town gave me a very strange feeling. I still can't figure out how he knew that Tifantun was the node of the magic network, and how he knew the location of the hidden temple. Until now, the entire Tifantun city is under his high alert, so much so that even ' Black Veil' Illyriel can't find an opportunity to take advantage of it yet."
"For such a person, I really can't guarantee that he will never know anything about Guangze." His expression looked calm and terrifying, "So, I decided to prepare defenses in advance and be prepared."
"I can understand your caution." Yada nodded slightly, agreed with his view, and then said:
"But according to the information from Mokou Town, I learned that this morning, we Dear little brother, Brenas appeared in Mokou Town after disappearing for more than half a year, and disappeared into the Dark Area with this lord. "
"What are these two doing in the Dark Area?" Agrela frowned in confusion, with a hint of brilliance in her eyes, and murmured to herself: "Could it be that..."
The wind started.
The clouds passed over the moon's pale face like battleships racing to reach ram speed.
The stars are few and dim.
Sergant Bay, countless long boats parked along the beach, with towering masts, like a forest on the shore.
Mirabetta, the female chief of the Kingdom of Sambia, heard the creaking sound of the boat hull resting on the beach, the ropes on the boat whining in the wind, and the flags fluttering.
In the deep bay in the distance, the moored ship was swaying up and down, and in the mist, only gloomy shadows could be seen.
In the Kingdom of Sambia, the city of Sergante and her sister city of Serron have been the center of the slave trade for centuries.
Pirates from the Weihong Sea and the Dragon Coast will come here to sell their captives, and merchants from other parts of the world will come here to buy slaves.
But now, the war and the docking of the floating city have made the bustling port city become deathly silent.
She and Telina walked along the coast, walking on the tide line, away from the camp and the bonfire.
“Tell me the truth, Telina.” The female commander said, “What agreement did you reach with Illyriel? I don’t want my kingdom to become cannon fodder for the City of Shadows.”
"This is related to a change in the Dark Territory. We can't say anything yet." Sister Jelina of Brilliance replied softly, "I can assure you that the Kingdom of Sambia will never become a tool for the City of Shadows to conquer Cormyr."
"Your guarantee is worthless to me." The female commander stood in the wind, with a hint of displeasure in her words, "I just want an accurate answer."
"This answer...I can't give it to you yet." Telina shook her head slightly, her eyes falling in the direction of Guangze in the west, "Because I'm still waiting and watching."
"Waiting and watching, you are waiting and watching. What?"
"Watch and see whether Miss Lost's plan will succeed."
Sister Huiyao's eyes flickered slightly, and she whispered: "If we fail, we must think of an escape route in advance, and we must not be buried with these lunatics."
"Damn it, my plan is about to succeed, unexpectedly It was forcibly stopped by Egrila," she said through gritted teeth, "Once we take control of Ekasia, we can find a way to take some initiative."
"I heard that their second prince Yada will take over. A female barbarian kidnapped by Cassia from the Bedai tribe was secretly released." The female commander seemed to have thought of something and said thoughtfully, "We...maybe we can do something about it, what do you think? How about next?”
“Where is she?” Telina’s eyes lit up and she asked.
“We are fleeing in the direction of Guangze.” the female commander replied.
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(End of this chapter)