Schutz III

Early the next morning, Clyde and Sonia stood outside Shutz's door and waited.Byrne opened the door and said to the two of them, "The young master will be ready soon, please wait a moment."

Clyde said with a hearty smile that it was okay, and Sonia also explained softly that it didn't matter.Byrne smiled, looked at Sonia, and praised: "You are really a beautiful moonlight elf!"

Sonia blushed slightly, and replied softly, "Thank you for your compliment."

The smile on Byrne's face was even bigger, "Oh, you are so humble!" He paused, "I just don't know how it compares to Vivienne, the lady on the lake?"

Sonia lowered her head and said nothing.Clyde looked at the two, and seemed to have no idea what the two were talking about, so he looked around.

Byrne said: "Then I will go in and serve the young master first."

After Byrne entered, Schultz had basically packed up and was eating breakfast.

"How do you say such a long time?" Schulz raised his eyebrows, what does this guy know?

Byrne smiled, "Master thinks so." The corners of his eyes were fixed on the milk stains around Shutz's mouth.

Schultz wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, "I don't think why." He stood up and combed his hair, "Come on, don't keep those two waiting!"

"Yes, sir."

The trees on both sides of the path are green and tall, and although there is forest fog, the air is fresh.Clyde led the way, talking about the flowers and plants along the road with great interest.Sonia didn't say a word, just followed with a smile.

"Bypassing Mount Asolo in front, you will arrive at the holy lake." Clyde pointed to the front. "Since Madam disappeared, the holy lake is usually not allowed to enter."

Shutz nodded, he also wanted to see where his nominal mother lived.

As soon as we passed Mount Asolo, there was suddenly a thick fog, and we couldn't even see the figures of the people around us. "Everyone, don't move, wait a moment." Clyde's voice was as ethereal as if it came from afar.

"What is this? An enchantment?" Schulz looked at the position where Byrne was before the fog.

"Yes." Byrne suddenly grabbed Shutz's hand, "It is said that after Vivienne disappeared, the holy lake was automatically sealed, and ordinary people could not enter." As soon as Byrne finished speaking, the fog dissipated Come on, several people looked okay.Walking in, the most conspicuous thing is the crystal-like lake.The water of the holy lake is colorless and looks pure and transparent.The surface of the lake is very calm, with slight ripples.

The surrounding area of ​​the lake is quiet, with the sound of birds singing occasionally, and the lakeside is full of lush herbs, and the mountain flowers are also in full bloom.In the middle of the lake stands a small but beautiful white castle.Exquisite "Elgar" bay windows hang outside the wall, surrounded by green leaves in various poses; brocade-like flowers bloom on the window sills, reflecting the pure white walls.The whole castle is beautiful and unobtrusive, more restrained in elegance.

"The middle of the lake is Madam's residence. But now we can't get in, so we can only look along the lake." Clyde explained.

Just looking at this building, Vivienne's taste is also extremely elegant.Schulz thought to himself.Byrne looked at the environment around the lake, seemingly casually observing Sonia's expression.

Clyde greeted several people to board the boat and began to circle the castle.From a distance, the impression is superficial; only when you get closer can you see the beauty of the details of the castle.There are complicated patterns on the window sills, and there are various gorgeous murals on the walls from time to time, all of which are related to religion and life, or scenes of elves offering sacrifices, or elves serving gods, or scenes of elves’ life.Schulze even saw a group of elves tidying up the elf king's clothes.

"Since when did this castle exist?" Schulz asked.

"Is this?" Clyde was stunned. He hadn't considered this question yet, because the three holy places of Avalon had existed since his birth. "It existed a long, long time ago. Perhaps this castle has existed since the time Madam existed." Speaking of this, Clyde smiled embarrassedly, and he patted his head, "I I'm not very old, so I don't know a lot of things." He looked at Sonia and asked, "Sonia, do you know?"

Several people looked at the female elf together.Sonia was a little unaccustomed to being stared at by others, her face flushed slightly, "I don't know very well either."

Clyde sighed, "Hey, among the three holy places, only Glaston Castle is still alive. I really want to know what Avalon looked like before."

The two elves seemed to remember that Avalon was no longer prosperous, and they looked a little more sad at the same time.

When she was done watching, Sonia suddenly said, "Let's go to the temple to have a look."

Clyde also cheered up, "Yes, the surroundings of the temple are also beautiful." The temple is located on the west side of Avalon, with the sea at the back and Mount Asolo in front.

The closer you get to the temple, the more you can see the beauty of Mount Asolo.The continuous ridges extend on the green and flat field, and the dense and green forests rise and fall with the mountains. Clyde smiled and said that the elves say that there are a hundred horizons here.

When you come to the temple, the first thing you see is a tall and pure white statue. The material looks like marble, but it is a little different.

"What material is this statue made of?" Schulz asked.

"This is a statue of a mussel," Clyde replied. "This is the god we elves worship. It is tall and majestic, but it is too high to be seen."

Only then did Shutz see that the face of the statue was blank, without any facial features.

Walking to the front of the temple steps, Schulz looked up.The temple is a tall rectangular building with its back facing west and facing east. It stands on three floors of steps. The giant pillars of jade steps are decorated with reliefs and green vines climb on it, which adds a touch of elegance to the magnificent temple.The entire temple is surrounded by 3 Pantelico marble columns with grooves; the sculptures are made of smoother Paros marble, with a soft texture and white color; It is carved with lifelike statues of gods and rare birds and animals.

Clyde stroked the marble pillar with both hands, looking at the relief on it, "This temple has two main halls: the sacrificial hall and the shrine of the gods. The shrine of the gods has been sealed for many years, and we can only enter the shrine from the front."

Shutz nodded happily, and Byrne also followed Shutz's pace. No one noticed the unobvious fear on Sonia's face.

The herringbone wall on the left side of the sacrificial hall depicts the grand occasion of the ceremony: beautiful and cheerful elf girls with hairpins on their heads, handsome and joyful elf teenagers drinking and singing, luthiers playing lyres, and priests presiding over the ceremony; On the right are statues made of mussels and marble in various shapes.Directly in front of it is a marble pool with blue water; behind the pool, among the densely entangled and emerald green vines, is a round altar about two meters high, on which there is still a very small light blue fire.

"Every morning of the ceremony, the priest will light a blue flame and offer sacrifices. When the sunlight penetrates in and is reflected by the water in the pool, it will illuminate the entire temple. And...you see" Clyde pointed to the Above, "There are many exquisite murals on it, depicting the scenes of elves serving the gods a long time ago. It's a pity..." Clyde sighed.

Schulz turned his gaze to the altar again, he was a little puzzled, why is this altar different from the one he saw in his dream?Shouldn't there be a book with black background and gold on it?

Sonia looked at the altar with fear and a trace of resentment in her eyes.She turned her head and looked at the relief on the wall.For a moment these scenes in the relief were far away from her, Sonia thought.Oh, but now that she's back, Sonia looked at Shutz, who was looking at the altar, and smiled faintly. The prophecy of the instigator was about to be broken.

Byrne walked casually behind Sonia, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Beautiful Sonia, what... are you thinking?"

Sonia was startled, she came back to her senses, and said softly, "I'm not thinking about anything." She pointed to the relief on the wall, "Don't you think the pictures on the relief are beautiful?"

"It's beautiful." Byrne nodded in agreement, "However," he approached Sonia, "I'm more interested in you as a person!" He said, bending his eyes meaningfully.

Sonia lowered her head, ignoring Byrne's meaning, "You're joking."

Byrne snorted and walked away.

Seeing Byrne walking towards him, Shutz glanced at him, "Why, didn't you hook up?"

Standing behind Shutz, Byrne untied the loose headband, combing Shutz's hair deftly with his fingers, "Your words are not in line with the aesthetics of aristocrats!"

Schultz snorted coldly, "Is it necessary to ask for those things? If you want to comply, it will meet the requirements!"

Byrne was about to say something, but he stopped talking when he saw Clyde walking towards them, and stood behind Schulz in a very obedient posture.

"What do you think of this place? Master Leviathan." Clyde asked.

"It's beautiful," Schultz admired. "It's worthy of being one of the holy places in Avalon. The scenery is breathtaking."

Clyde was very happy after hearing Schultz's flattering compliment.Obviously, he has a proud sense of responsibility for the temple.

"But, why is there only kindling on the altar?" Shutz asked suspiciously, "Can't we put some other gods' books and the like?"

When Sonia heard Shutz's culture, her pupils shrank slightly, and her eyebrows frowned in a slight arc. Did he know something or...?

Clyde replied with a smile, "The altar in the sacrificial hall has always been like this. As for why the others are not placed, I am not very clear."

Yeah.What happened to the book in the dream?Schulz frowned and thought, from this point of view, Vivienne is really a troublesome woman.

At this time, it was almost noon.Clyde led a few people to take a shortcut back to Glastonbury.While walking, Clyde said, "This road is winding and winding, and there is a lush black forest in the middle, so it is easy to get lost." As he said, Clyde smiled heartily: "But follow me You won't get lost, I know the road well."