Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 290: Did Alice see through everything?

At night, the small town of Avion is shrouded in a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere. When the night wind in late winter passes over the houses and church spires, the windmill blades make a rustling sound, which is quite similar to the chirping of crickets dormant in the primrose fields in summer, which is quite interesting.

In the hotel, in Lingge's room, all the companions gathered there, everyone had a serious expression on their face, even Alice, who was always unreliable, was no exception, her back was straight, her hands on her knees, sitting upright, her expression was so solemn that it could be smeared with lime on the spot and placed in Ivan Reddor's cathedral for people to admire.

Metien also took out her beloved notebook from her backpack, spread it out in front of her, held a pen in her hand, and nodded seriously to Olvera who was sitting opposite her: "I'm ready, Sister Olvera, let's start!"

Princess Beman was holding a thick book, feeling very stressed: "..."

Linger also frowned: "What are you doing?"

"Ah?" Alice blinked. "Didn't you say you found a clue and wanted us all to come over and discuss it? Look, everyone is ready, so don't keep us in suspense. Hurry up and get to work!"

I asked you to come here to discuss, not to pretend... Never mind, Lingge was too lazy to say anything, and looked away expressionlessly, his eyes falling on Avra. Without the young man speaking, the princess understood what she should do, and hurriedly opened the heavy book and nodded to him, indicating that she was ready and could start at any time.

Then.

"The first keyword is the Kreisov royal family."

Amidst everyone's confusion, curiosity and concern, the young man slowly spoke, whispering a few words: "The third keyword is... David."

Even if we don't use "Church of the Blue Sky" or "Angels Given by the Lord" as the final keywords, there are at least words like "Great Wind" as alternatives, right?

Huh?
Why David?

When searching for the former, I was worried that there would be too many results. After all, there must be a lot of information involving these three keywords at the same time, and it is almost impossible to filter them manually. For the latter, I was worried that there would be too few results, and there might even be only one answer, the Kresov brass scroll. After all, in the existing historical materials and legends of Leisenburg, apart from the undeciphered brass scroll, there seems to be no written record about the "angel given by the Lord". If there was, let alone historians or religious scholars, the people of Avion should be the first to know.

As the calm voice fell, Ovella quickly recorded the keywords in the [Library of Truth], and then looked at the densely flashing contents inside, filtering out relevant information that met the conditions. However, there were too many, and the scope had to be further narrowed down.

“The second keyword is Avignon.”

Ovella's idea was the same as everyone else's, so she hesitated for a rare moment and did not record the keyword immediately. Instead, she looked at Lingge first. Her starry, hazy eyes seemed to silently ask the young man in front of her: Do you really want to use this keyword?
Linger nodded without hesitation and said, "It doesn't matter, just search like this."

Which word will Lingge use as the final keyword?

Olivia recorded the key words as she was told, and the scope of the information was reduced, but not significantly.

The first two keywords were expected, after all, this matter was closely related to the ancient Kreisov royal family and the village of Avignon. But what would the third keyword, the most important one, be? Was it the Heavenly Order that also participated in the signing of the covenant? Or was it the legendary "Angel of the Lord"? It seemed that none of them were good enough, which made people worried.

Besides, the name David is so common that there are tens of millions of people with this name in the world, so at least add the prefix "sinner"? Using "sinner David" to limit the scope should make the result more accurate.

"Ok."

Olvera muttered something, then entered "David" as the third keyword into the library. She watched the words flashing on it, and useless information was quickly filtered out, disappearing before it even appeared. In the end, only a few results were left.

"Huh?" Ovella was a little surprised, because the number was not as large as expected, and it was already within the range that could be manually screened. "How is it?" Alice urged impatiently: "Are there any results?"

"I'm looking."

Olvera replied sullenly, and then she immersed herself in the library and began to filter the search results. First, she excluded those literary works, which were mostly written by bards and novelists based on the legend of the wind in Avion. Secondly, she excluded the textual research of historians. She looked at it more carefully, but found no clues. It was obvious that historians did not focus on "David the Sinner" as the focus of their research and textual research, but only mentioned it briefly. Finally, there were miscellaneous books that were neither literary works nor textual research materials. Among them, there was a book...

"what?"

Princess Beman suddenly exclaimed, attracting everyone's attention. She ignored the curious looks, turned the heavy book over with both hands, pushed it in front of the young man, and pointed at the words on it and said, "Look at this, Lingge."

Ling'er's eyes were fixed on the text displayed by "Library of Truth". The first thing he noticed was not the content, but the title of the book and the author's name.

"Ancient History of Avignon, by... David."

"Yes, there is also this part!"

The princess's slender white fingers pressed on the soft paper, and Linger's eyes followed it. Then, under the urging of her companions (mainly Alice), she slowly and softly read out the ancient secrets recorded in the book one by one: "... This is a written record that I will leave only for future generations. It should be a secret treasure, treasured forever, and must not be known to outsiders."

"My descendants with my blood flowing in their veins, if you read this book, you must remember that the day of the fall of the Kreisov royal family is not far away, and the Heavenly Cult is not trustworthy. I cooperated with them only to get what I needed. The era of chaos is coming. No matter who you ally with, there will be the crisis of overthrow and betrayal. You must master powerful power to ensure your own survival and the prosperity of your family."

"I left a secret passage in the windmill tower where three summer cherry trees grew at the ruins of Avignon Village. From there, you can go deep into the source of the wind and obtain the power of the angels. But remember, only those who hold the brass scroll and rely on the protection of the covenant can survive under the wings of the angels and then seek their power to control the storm. There are three copies of the brass scroll, which are kept in the hands of the Kreisov royal family, the Heavenly Order, and the angels. The royal family is about to fall, and the angels are sinking underground. Therefore, I chose to join the Heavenly Order and seek the brass scroll kept by the high priest. But in the end, due to my limited ability and bad luck, I failed, so I engraved it into a document and entrusted it to the hands of future generations."

"This is a long-cherished wish of a thousand years. My descendants with my blood flowing in their bodies, I have left you with guidance, and the accumulation of my life is the foundation. No matter what means you use, betrayal, conspiracy, killing, lies, fraud... you must obtain the brass book and then obtain the authority of the angels. Only in this way can we master the strongest power and make our dignity far superior to that of the royal family and the church."

He paused and did not continue reading. A thoughtful expression appeared on his face: "The source of wind, Ronin Rift?"

This completely corresponds to the history the old man told him.

"I understand!"

Alice suddenly screamed, scaring a certain goblin so much that he almost fell off Metien's shoulder.

The perpetrator didn't care at all and analyzed on his own: "The angel given by the Lord does exist. It was she who called the storm to blow away the mountains that were originally located here. Such a terrifying power made the Kreisov royal family and the Heavenly Cult at that time feel terrified, so they signed a covenant with her and swore an oath not to harm each other."

"However, they were unwilling to accept this situation and wanted to use the angel's power for their own benefit, or even seize her authority. The Kreisov royal family and the Heavenly Order, who were unable to take action due to the constraints of the covenant, chose to cooperate with David, a shepherd in the village of Avignon, and secretly planned a conspiracy to murder the angel. However, the conspiracy was exposed before it was implemented. The angel was angry about being betrayed, so she summoned a storm to destroy the village of Avignon, and then tore open a crack to sink herself into the ground. From then on, she no longer communicated with the mortals on the ground. As a result, the village of Avignon lost the favor of the wind, and David was expelled by the villagers and became David the Sinner."

"Later, the sinner David joined the Heavenly Cult, but he still had ambitions and coveted the power held by the angels. To do this, he needed the protection of the Brass Book. The sinner David knew that he couldn't do it on his own, so he recorded these things and left them to future generations. As long as one of them obtained the Brass Book, they could find the secret passage mentioned in the book, go deep into the bottom of the Ronin Rift, and seek the power of the angels!"

"This is the oath and covenant recorded in the brass book, the legend of the wind in Avignon Village, and the truth about the sinner David angering the great wind!"

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)