Chapter 198 Consensus
The door opened as Thor approached, and the rusted metal rotated open, revealing a small vestibule, not far from the entrance to the archives.
Then the door closed quietly behind him, and he stepped across the threshold and waved, while the brands in the sconces on the surrounding walls burned.
The plaster is cracked in many places, leaving only faded memories of what once were murals above.
The tiles inlaid on the floor are also difficult to identify, almost smoothed and colorless by generations of walking.
This was once the meditation chamber of the ancient monastery, available only to the high priests, but now it is used for another purpose by the Astral Knights Chapter.
There are no extra furnishings here, only a round table and two high-backed chairs facing each other. On the table is a thick, dusty book.
Thor leaned his sword against the back of his chair, sat down and stared at the album, thoughtfully.
It looks plain and simple, with only one number [Ⅺ] on it.
This is an extremely ancient book, which was brought out by the original body of the Eleventh Legion from an extremely mysterious place. It is named "The Book of the Dead" and is also the only legion relic preserved in Said. .
But currently only members of the association are eligible to read this book.
Just when Thor raised his eyes, a being appeared on the opposite side like a ghost.
It is very tall, with a sharp-edged metal shell. In the flicker of firelight, it looks like suede leather, covered with traces of long and ruthless years.
Before Sol spoke, the other party spoke first.
“You’re here again.”
"No, I just came."
Saul said with a smile, stretched out a rough hand and began to flip through the ancient book that was almost as thick as the length of his palm.
"Why do you do that? They are of no use to you."
"Habit."
Thor continued, his skilled fingers sliding across the pages, and then Exaggeratedly flip them together.
"Those contents, they are all the same."
The ancient said calmly.
“It doesn’t matter which way you look.”
“It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter how you feel. Every decision has consequences.”
“That’s right, but you’ve already A choice has been made - you just have to admit it to yourself ”
Thor picked up the book with his hand and turned it over. Suddenly, the originally descriptive text changed into a picture of a crow sitting on a broken skull, its claws digging into the bone.
"Shadow."
Then, he turned another page, and it turned into a hooded Death, wearing rags and holding a scythe.
This is the true ability of the Book of the Dead - prophecy.
The obscure text above is just some kind of messy arrangement. Only by finding the rules can you get a glimpse of its true appearance.
But just seeing the images is not enough. How to interpret them and know how they are interconnected is something that only Brother Seid currently understands - at least on the surface.
Brother Said was not surprised that Thor was able to analyze the pictures in the book.
“What happened in the past cannot be changed.”
He said solemnly.
“We have discussed this many times.”
"Please indulge me."
Saul leaned back, folding his hands on his legs. Brother Seid looked at him and asked in a low voice:
"Then why did you Come? Who disturbed your sorrow?"
"I want to find the answer, as always."
Saul straightened his back.
“I seek your wisdom, your insight.”
“Why?”
“I am afraid.”
“What is the cause of your fear?”
"Failed."
Thor responded simply.
"Instead of death?"
"If I die, there will be no regrets. Living in failure is torture."
"If you know you can't Defeat that person, but your regret will be short-lived. Does this make you feel at ease? It may even be a fleeting opportunity." Thor cleared his throat.
"We don't have much time left. If you have a plan, you must reveal it now."
"What if I tell you, I'm just resigned to my fate?"
"If you don't win, everything will be cursed."
"Then what will you pay for it?"
Brother Said asked, his attention focused on Thor.
“My everything.”
“You have given it.”
“My death.”
“Where is your soul?”
"Such a thing no longer exists."
"Allow me to express it a little metaphysically, what is the value of your soul to you?"
"I don't understand the question."
For the first time, Thor felt uneasy under the invisible scrutiny of Brother Seid, and he began to think about something again.
“I——”
Suddenly, the bell on the table rang, which meant that a third person entered the secret space. Thor quickly closed the "Book of the Dead" on the table.
Then Soshiyang, who was wearing a long robe, walked in furiously, carrying a wooden box in his arms.
"It seems that our chapter leader seems to have discovered something."
Thor on the chair turned around with a smile, watched Soshiyang quickly walked to the table, and then Place the wooden box on the table.
“What are you going to tell us.”
"A discovery, a major discovery."
After a sleepless night, Soshyan opened the wooden box, then took out the notebook inside and spread it out on the table.
"These are my father's research notes. What do you think I found?"
"When did you start to like to tell the truth."
Side The monk's voice was teasing.
"Okay, let me tell you the truth. I accidentally looked through these notes. The result is that I found that our family is probably related to the planet Ullanor. An ancestor once went to Ulanor as a member of the expeditionary force. Fight Lanno! "
Soshyan said, opening the notebook and handing it to Thor.
After looking at it for a while, the other party also let out a low cry.
"Indeed."
"Then I read the following notes again, and the general idea I came up with is that before the thirty generations of ancestors, all generations of the family have been trying to return to the Ullanor, what are they looking for? Until the end of the Second Beast War, Ullanor still existed, but by the time of the 30th ancestor, Ullanor had disappeared from its original location."
"Disappeared?"
Thor raised his head and looked at Brother Seid.
“What do you think?”
“How can a planet disappear unless it is completely destroyed, but if it is completely destroyed, then there should be debris.”
Said turned to Soshyan.
"Did your ancestors mention this?"
"Yes, our ancestors in the 30th generation went to the original galaxy where Ullanor was to investigate. There were no traces, not even planetary debris, completely. It just disappeared."
"That means."
"It was hidden."
Saul took over what Brother Said said.
"Hiding an entire planet, such a method..."
He thought for a moment, raised the palm of his right hand, and raised three fingers.
"In the empire, there are no more than three forces that can do this kind of thing. Either it is the Terra Palace, or it is the Tribunal, or..."
So You and Soshyan looked at each other, and Brother Said lowered his body slightly.
"Mechanicus!"
The next second, the three people said the name in unison.
(End of this chapter)