rune hunter

Chapter 85 Prophecy
"In the early days of the First Religious War, in order to protect the historical documents and knowledge books of the old age from the flames of war, the legendary magician Raistlin Colorado co-founded the original Truth Society with twelve other sages at that time. 100 years of history."

"In the millennium-long history, the Truth Society has been hit hard several times, and the goals set at the beginning of its establishment have also been repeatedly changed. Today, the secret association called the Truth Society has actually become a group of high-level elites from various countries. And the interest groups ruled by high-level magicians. And the common goal of this secret association has become to maintain the order and stability of Canillas."

When he said these words, Master Powell looked quite disapproving, as if he didn't have a good impression of the truth.

"You mean to say that Master Stephen is actually from the Truth Society?" El asked inexplicably, he was puzzled by Powell's sudden mention of this topic.Even if there is such an organization, what does it have to do with me?

"The current Truth Council has been infiltrated by secular rights and turned into a puddle of sewage. What is maintaining order and stability is actually nothing more than safeguarding the interests of the ruler." Powell tapped his pipe and said bitterly: "The so-called In the eyes of the big men, the secret association of the secret association has long been no longer a secret, and Stephen’s lineage of alchemy of Aiprus has been serving the Truth Society for hundreds of years, and he is of course no exception.”

"Why do I sound like you are one of them?" Al said, looking at the old man suspiciously.

"Old Caesar once joined the Truth Society, and of course I know what he knows... It is the father of the kid from the White Lion family. We were friends in a pair of pants when we were young."

Powell sighed and shook his head helplessly: "I told him that it's a game only for smart people to play. Why are you a reckless man joining in the fun with others? But that old bastard was dazed by his desire for power. I can't listen to the persuasion. What happened next? Let's play it off, the whole family died and only one seedling was left..."

Er was sweating profusely when he heard it, and he didn't expect that the black history would explode more and more. The old man was about to go to the ground, so he naturally didn't take it into account when he spoke, but if he knew these things, it was hard to guarantee that no one would jump out and silence him.

"So...Master Stephen intends to let Laurana join the Truth Society? Is there anything wrong with that?"

"There is no free lunch in the world!" Although my granddaughter is talented and intelligent, it is only relative to the level of her peers.For the Truth Society, even the qualifications to be pawns are a bit reluctant... What I worry about is that they have other plans. "

"If the Society of Truth doesn't even care about the identity of the great alchemist's direct disciple, then I really don't know what they have to gain. Could it be that they are still greedy for her beauty?"

"Not necessarily impossible."

El turned his head in surprise, seeing that the old man's expression was still serious, he couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth.

"I thought...their pursuit would be a little more high-end."

"Power, wealth, and beauty are the most basic pursuits of human beings. No matter whether they are peasants or emperors, they are the same in this respect, but the specific goals are very different." Powell cleared his throat and said with emotion.

"Aren't you guys in a hurry to find a man for Laurana anyway?" El said sourly, "A dignified imperial envoy is much better than a nobody like me, so why worry?"

"Your brain is full of pig feces!" Powell yelled, blowing his beard and staring, "Do you think that Stephen spent so many years cultivating a disciple just to sell his lust?"

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"Master Stephen, with all due respect, is this the disciple you have carefully cultivated over the years? Just such a ignorant nerd, how can I expect her to betray her appearance?"

Earl Snake put down his teacup, and stared at the old man sitting opposite him with an unkind expression.

"I'm sorry, Lord Snake, but after all, I'm just an alchemist and not a court jester." Stephen spread his hands and said helplessly: "You want knights to teach magic apprentices, which is a bit difficult. Besides, at the beginning There was no such order from Parliament either."

"Can I understand your words... as dissatisfaction with the parliament?" Earl Snake caressed the ring on his hand seemingly inadvertently, and asked coldly with squinted eyes.

"You are overthinking, Master Snake, I don't mean that." Stephen shook his head and said, "There is no problem with our plan. If Her Royal Highness the Holy Nun did not appear suddenly, my disciple could easily obtain the lord." In terms of status, knowledge, appearance and other conditions, she has enough qualifications to be the mistress of the White Lion family."

"A mere local lord, what qualifications do you have to marry a holy nun from the Temple of Life?" Earl Snake sneered disdainfully: "The old ghosts left by the White Lion family really have whimsical ideas."

"It's not necessarily whimsical. For those magic sticks, as long as there are enough benefits, even holy nuns can clearly mark the price." Stephen laughed.

"Enough benefits?" Earl Snake keenly grasped the key point in Stephen's words: "The White Lion family has survived for so many years, what other hole cards can tempt those bastards in the Temple of Life with their eyes above the top?"

"The current head of the family, Antonio Caesar, a young Yingjie, acts low-key and hides his secrets. If he is really the person mentioned in the prophecy, I will not be surprised no matter what happens." Stephen said.

"Prophecy...prophecy! Yes, the prophecy that the astrologer Merlin exchanged his life for." Mentioning this matter, Earl Snake couldn't help but change his eyes.

"The apostle of original sin was born in the north, bringing endless punishment from heaven, and there will never be peace in the world!"

"Antonio has always been regarded as one of the key suspects by the upper echelons of the parliament. Now it seems that he has gradually shown signs of being different." Stephen tapped on the table and whispered: "If he is really The apostle of original sin in the prophecy, that means—fate has begun to revolve around him. These small actions we have made are meaningless in the face of the torrent of fate."

"It's meaningless if we don't do anything!" Earl Snake said with a livid face, "The Truth Society has been working to protect the fire of human civilization for thousands of years. We have experienced countless trials of blood and fire. , all won in the end. Since we have the opportunity to nip the danger in the bud this time, we must seize it. It is better to kill the wrong than let it go, this is the responsibility of the entire human race!"

"You want to kill Antonio? I'm afraid it's not easy." Stephen was not bewitched by Earl Snake's passion, and still kept a calm head.

"Your disciple should have made a good move. As long as she stays with Antonio, we won't be as passive as we are now." Earl Snake said angrily.

"My idea is exactly the opposite of yours. If she is allowed to run to the lord early, it's hard to say whether the little girl will put herself in it because of her feelings." Stephen smiled wryly and shook his head, "Master Snake, you She must have a deeper understanding of women. A girl at this age is unpredictable, and it is not surprising to do anything. According to my original plan, it will take at least another ten years for her to serve the Truth Society."

"Young brat..." Earl Snake tapped his head. He knew that Stephen was right, but the young lord had already shown his talents, and he didn't have time to wait.

"Get your disciples ready, there will definitely be a chance to use her." He pondered for a moment, then said to Stephen: "As for the plan to deal with that little ghost lord, let us observe for a while before drawing conclusions."

"At your command, Master Snake." Stephen stood up and lowered his head to perform an ancient etiquette: "Everything changes, but the truth lasts forever."

"Only the truth lasts forever!" Earl Snake responded seriously.

There was silence in the room.

"The fact that they wanted to murder Antonio was really important... but I don't think that's why you'd be interested."

Tiana took back the wiretapping tool, put the teacup back on the table, and looked at El suspiciously.

"Didn't you hear it?" El looked directly into the girl's eyes meaningfully: "I think that the person they want to kill is you!"

　The author's integrity was eaten by dogs, please cast it aside~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)