Throne Steps

The Raetia Federation, somewhere inland, the study room of the mansion.

The thick classics were piled up on the desk, and the number on the book cover indicated that they came from a certain library. An old man was sitting in front of the desk.He was wearing a complicated and gorgeous blue robe, and his age was a little hard to judge.Although the temples are white and the beard is silver-gray, he looks like he is in his seventies, but his mental and physical condition looks good, and he looks a bit like a person who has just passed middle age.

"Although I'm not absolutely sure..." he pointed to one of the pages of the book, "but it's probably this one."

Standing across the desk was a young man in a white robe. It was the one who appeared in Lawrence's private residence on the east coast territory.He frowned and looked at the page. He seemed to have expected what the old man said, but he asked as if unwilling to believe: "Is there no other possibility, teacher? You know..."

"This is an inference based on your description." The old man stood up, walked slowly to the young man's side, and patted him on the shoulder. "I believe you have come to this conclusion yourself, child."

"That's why I came here to ask you for clarification." The young man's eyes drifted to nowhere, and he closed them after a while, "That's, 'Time Wanders'..."

"Time Wandering", a magic that slows down the flow of time in the appearance of creatures.For example, if a person looks five years older in "Wandering in Time", ten years may actually have passed.

As long as this person tears up the calendar every day in "time wandering", he will understand that ten years have really passed.

This ancient magic of "delaying aging" has long since disappeared with the changes of history, and now there are only descriptions of effects and guesses about the principle, and there are no magic circles and spells that are actually used.Even the heavy books that the old man pointed to the young man can only speculate on the possible content of the magic circle, and further give a theoretical magic principle.

"It cannot be removed from the inside. Once it is destroyed from the outside, it will collapse immediately, and everything inside the barrier will be shattered." The old man in blue said, "So when outsiders break into the door, not only will everything inside be wiped out, but it will even be destroyed as a barrier." The houses on the edge will collapse together."

"It's not only 'time wandering' that has such an enchantment..." The young man was halfway through speaking, but he didn't know what he thought of, and he stopped defending.

The old man ignored his objection and asked, "Why are you suddenly interested in this? Did the situation you describe happen?"

The youth are silent.

The old man didn't ask any further questions, but just said: "If we can get more information, I'm afraid we can come to a more accurate conclusion."

"Teacher." The young man glanced at the book and asked, "How can you tell how many times the speed of flow is delayed by this enchantment?"

"'Time Wandering' is just a legend to us now, child, it is an enchantment that will destroy all evidence." The old man did not directly answer the youth's question, "For me who cannot see the real situation, even if it It is true that 'time wandering' can't guarantee you."

The young man looked at the old man, as if he was judging whether the other party really didn't know, or was deliberately changing the subject.After a moment, he nodded.

"I see, thank you."

As "Grace of the Sun" approached, people from nearby towns flocked to Kensail from all directions like a flood.Coupled with the tourist teams, touring troupes and even thieves attracted by it, Kensell was almost overcrowded.Fortunately, Kensell was able to deal with this situation very well, and activated the "emergency plan" three days before the start of Fu Zhao's Grace to limit the number of people entering the city every day.

Wiggins and his party did not reach this limit until the fourth day of Grace.

Anda had originally planned that.After all, there are a total of 6 days in Fuzhao'en, and the "opening and closing ceremonies" on the first and last day must be crowded with people.The fourth day is in the middle, just right.

Wiggins complained about this, because he always thought he could catch up with the grand occasion of the first day, but unexpectedly it was delayed until this time.

"It's a shame I've been waiting for so long!" Wiggins didn't dare to complain directly to Anda, so he could only lean closer to Li Chen and whisper in his ear, "There will be a magic circle activation ceremony on the first day, how beautiful it is! I want to see it again The demeanor of the lord from the temple!"

Li Chen was looking out of the carriage without turning his head back: "Then you want to go back?"

Wiggins immediately sat still.

Even on the fourth day, Kensell was extremely lively.Almost all the buildings on the main street are open for business, not to mention these hawkers, even the pedestrians walking on the road are full of smiles, and the children are running around.This bustling scene is a bit like the New Year in Li Chen's memory.

It's just that during the Chinese New Year, everything is red and purple everywhere, but here in Kensell, white can be seen everywhere.

I don't know if it's because of being a "believer" or because of the fashion trend, Sarnlich's representative color is fully displayed here.Many people wore white clothes, not simply pale—Li Chen maliciously imagined the funeral-like scene—but often robes with a white base, embellished with patterns of various colors, the style was simple and not too serious.

However, Li Chen still prefers to look at those colorful dancers and traveling merchants showing strange gadgets.They're the ones who really get the holiday spirit going.

The dancer steps on the big drum with bare feet, holds the rattle in both hands, and steps lightly and sometimes heavily to the beat, dancing gracefully with the gauze flying.The musicians stood next to the drums and played the well-known joyful music to the beat of the drums.The people passing by couldn't help singing along, accompanied by the rattling bells of the dancing girl and the yelling of the nearby merchants—as if everyone had encountered a great blessing.

There is no need to clean up, the scene itself has the magic of making people smile.People on the side of the road were still singing, Li Chen retreated into the carriage, he had already learned that melody.

Mainly in this white dotted with some colorful environment, Estor's red—whether it is the carriage or the clothes of the people—is a little eye-catching.There were five of them in total, besides Li Chen, Wiggins, Winnie, Anda, there was also a servant who was arranged to do odd jobs and drive the car.In fact, only Wiggins and Anda were wearing red, and the other three were servants in normal attire, but Anda ran outside the car and sat with the driver.When Li Chen found that people would look more or less, he simply gave up on continuing to observe the "foreign land".

Wiggins saw that Li Chen had shrunk back, and hurriedly asked if he had arrived.

Dare this young master think that he is just watching the road?Li Chen casually denied it.

The carriage continued to shuttle through the crowd, and the noise gradually faded away, replaced by people's rustling and low-pitched conversations.Li Chen changed his mind and realized that the church should not be far away.Sure enough, not long after, the carriage stopped. Winnie lifted the curtains and said with a smile, "Here we are."

Wiggins' excitement was immediately apparent.

Saying "arrived", actually entered the area where vehicles are prohibited, and if you want to move forward, you must walk, which is an "emergency plan" like limiting the number of people entering the city.As soon as we got off the bus, Kenssel Cathedral was already in sight.The expected gray and white main color, plus the bell tower at the top is about seven or eight stories high.The symmetrical structure of the twin towers, the column walls are decorated with cloud patterns and flower carvings, and the double gates in the middle are opened.

Except for the servants watching the carriage, Anda and his party followed the flow of the crowd to the cathedral.The clergymen standing on the left, middle and right in front of the door steps divided the flow of people into two halves. On one side, there was a line of four rows wide, and on the other side, some people came out one after another. It should be to limit the number of people in the church.Seeing this scene, Wiggins' enthusiasm was half extinguished immediately, and when he was put into the queue by Andara, he still muttered to Li Chen.

"I grew up so big, I have never seen such a spectacular team!" Wiggins said with emotion, "There are so many people..."

Li Chen glanced ahead, and there were only about 20 to 30 people in each row.After estimating at this current speed, he somehow remembered the broadcast he heard somewhere in his previous life.

("Dear tourists, there are Saudi pavilions, Russian pavilions, German pavilions, British pavilions that have queued for more than three hours now... Saudi pavilions, Russian pavilions that have been in line for more than four hours... those who have queued for more than six hours... those who have queued for more than eight hours, Saudi Pavilion.")

Wiggins, you have never seen what is called "queuing"!

The church line really didn't last long.Li Chen imitated the other people's bowed head and respectful appearance, and entered the door together with about twenty people.

There seems to be a boundary at the door of the church, invisible and intangible, but Li Chen noticed something strange when he stepped into the hall for the first time.It felt like a bell, knocking suddenly on the heart; it was also like a gust of wind blowing towards the face, blowing through the internal organs of the person in an instant, and the body was suddenly lightened.This kind of lightness is not the same as when the magic power is running. The specific description is as if the burden and dirt on the body are suddenly ripped off, and no matter how great the discomfort and hardship are, it is relieved, and then a voice echoes in the mind.

- "All suffering will pass away."

You can make a big mistake!

Li Chen lowered his head and glanced left and right, and sure enough, he found some decorative crystals on the side of the aisle.Although it looked ugly, Li Chen quietly circulated the magic power in his body, thinking that it was probably some magic crystals supporting the magic circle.

As for the effect of the magic circle...it is naturally the healing system that Saenlich is best at.

According to the "conspiracy theory", this is just a trick by Sarnlich, some tricks to "strengthen believers".It is impossible to eradicate stubborn diseases, and it is impossible to really eliminate the hardships in life, but it can eliminate negative feelings in a short period of time and cover the shadows in people's hearts.Li Chen secretly raised his eyes to observe Wiggins, and the admiration really became more obvious.

Li Chen doesn't like or dislike this forced positive healing, but it is undeniable that it is indeed a wonderful feeling that is easy to intoxicate.People walked all the way through the vestibule of the church, then the aisle, and then reached the main hall.The cleansing effect of the magic circle in the main hall became more and more obvious, and it even drew tears from several people. It was hard to tell whether it was repentance or gratitude.

Except for the low sobs, the main hall was very quiet—this was an atmosphere that made people extremely respectful and dare not make loud noises.There should be a huge magic circle in front of it, and its light is emitting from the ground.Before people raised their heads, Li Chen knelt down on the futon to worship along with others.People's foreheads were stuck to the ground for a long time, which was probably the process of making a wish.

Wish... Li Chen glanced sideways at Wiggins, looking like he was muttering something, maybe he was praying for magic talent, maybe he wanted to go to the city of an isolated island, maybe he just wanted Estord to take a look at him more.

But how can a wish come true?No one took the lead, so Li Chen also kept kneeling.

Wanting to win over the Su family, wanting to take revenge on Xinrik, wanting to scorn Su Lingran and Su Can—all these "wanting" things I want to do by myself.Use your hands, feet, eyes, mouth, and the strength of your whole body to give them a fatal blow, as a reward for dragging yourself into the water, and as the end of everything.

If there is anything that can only be achieved by making a wish... Li Chen sticks to the ground respectfully - I want to go back.

Want to go back, please point a way, I will fight for it.Even if it is as difficult as heaven, please give me this thought.

Li Chen didn't know if this was really useful, maybe it was another trick by Saenlich.People finished their worship and raised their heads one after another. Seeing that Wiggins raised his head too, Li Chen stood up and raised his head.

This is... a treasure!

Three thin golden pillars are pierced on the same straight line in front of the church, and six discernible magic crystals are inlaid in the pillars in the shape of vertical hexagrams.With these magic crystals as the circumference, a huge image teleportation array hangs in mid-air, and crystal ball-like treasures appear in the image, and the light is gentle but can spread all over the hall.

Its image is so clear that its texture can be seen clearly; its light is so soft that people can't look away directly; its energy is so huge that it can cleanse the soul and soothe the trauma even if it is separated by thousands of rivers and mountains.

Li Chen understood almost instantly that the healing power that suddenly became stronger when entering the main hall was due to the effect of the treasure.

People worship it, just like a nation worships the sun and the moon, believing that it has the power to drive away all the haze and filth.Even Li Chen couldn't guarantee whether he would become like these "believers" next to him if he came here a few more times.

The meager magical power in the body was driven by the power of the treasure, and slowly circulated around the body, as if he had become stronger.Li Chen experienced this feeling carefully, and continued to stare at Zhenbao.Fog gradually appeared in the image, and Zhenbao's image became blurred, and after a while, it was blocked until only the outline of a light source remained.

This scene didn't seem normal, but no one around seemed surprised, so Li Chen could only frown and remain silent, continuing to pay attention to the change.

Other shadows began to appear on the image.At first, those shadows were very difficult to distinguish because of the light of the treasure in the background; but after a while, those shadows gradually became clear, and Li Chen was so surprised that he almost cried out.

...Su Can!