The light penetrated the wall between the chapel and the library, slanting out of the ceiling of the library. The fierce wind took away the flames. In an instant, only burning items remained in the two rooms, glowing red and hot like charcoal, about
Based on his memory, Na passed through the hole in the wall and found a book. He picked it up, turned around and ran outside, stumbling toward the door. Gradually, his consciousness recovered, and he heard the sharp whistling of the wind filling the library again.
, and pounced forward with all his strength.
The Royal and Anglican Library, which has a history of 150 years like the Red Stone Castle and houses 35,000 books and 12,000 scrolls, shook slightly, and then flames sprayed out from the gaps in the doors, windows and roofs.
When he came out, Jonah was blown fifteen feet and hit the ground hard. When he reluctantly opened his eyes and the outline of the world gradually appeared in his blinding vision, the library was like a stack of oiled straw.
It burned fiercely, and then quietly collapsed completely.
With a bang, the black crystal on his belt shattered, symbolizing that the star array carved on it had collapsed. The heat wave hit his face, and Jonah seemed to hear his own temples being scorched, curling and creaking. He moved with difficulty.
When I arrived at the building on the opposite side of the street that was not on fire, I saw that more than half of the black-covered book in my hand had been burned. It was blown by the hot wind and the ashes flew away with the wind. Only two and a half pages remained, protected by the back cover.
Jonah shook off the ashes heartbrokenly, carefully rolled the fragments into a roll of paper and stuffed it into the scroll case he carried with him and stuffed it into a deerskin bag. Then, he coughed violently due to his weak body, violent movement and the impact of landing.
This book has no name.
About five or six years ago, shortly after the invaders of the Zawi Empire knocked on the door of St. Bollen's country, Jonah found it on a dusty small bookshelf in the church library of the library.
The library has about thirty rooms, of which the vast majority are works after the Renaissance, divided into categories such as religion, magic, astrology, mathematics, society, literature, art, etc.; the church library is specially used to collect the Renaissance movement
Most of the ancient books in the past were religious documents, but in recent years few people are interested in them.
One evening, when the silver candlestick in the library was lit with candlelight, Jonah strolled into the library. As if guided by some force, he walked to the corner, pulled out this big book, and gently brushed off the dust on it.
Because the war had begun, most of the Anglican staff stationed in the library had been recruited, and no one disturbed the purity of the night; Jonah held a candlestick in his hand, sat on the cherry wood armchair, and opened the first page of the heavy book. There was no book.
Name, a line of smooth round characters written on the slightly yellowed papyrus: The beginning is the end. - The Betrayer Segres.
A drop of candle tears fell next to the signature, making the word "betrayer" stand out. Jonah placed the candlestick on the bookshelf and wiped away the stain.
This book is about history, ancient history, even before the era. In Segres' book, there is no creator in the world, there is no main god Sheela, there is only the natural reproduction of the fire of human civilization, which makes
Jonah was very surprised to find such anti-religious books in the church library.
Later, when he came to the library to study astrology, he would always take time to stay in the church library for a while, flipping through this unnamed book signed by "The Betrayer". Such deviant thoughts must be considered by the Anglican Church.
Heresy, this book is more than thirty years old. I wonder if the author was persecuted by the church or is he still alive? It is really a small irony that this kind of book has been forgotten in the church.
A few months before the fall of Red Stone Castle, Jonah read all the history up to the year 2270, which was 5 years before the Renaissance. Turning over a piece of papyrus, the smooth round characters on the paper stopped abruptly.
There is an unfinished rest and a bright red seal of the Anglican Church: it was approved by the Inquisition and sealed. Below is the autograph of the then priest of the diocese.
Jonah sighed. The author must have been deprived of his freedom by the Anglican Church when he wrote this. He turned back a few pages out of boredom. Unexpectedly, after five or six blank pages, the round characters appeared again, and the writing was a bit sloppy.
, but there is no doubt that it is the author’s handwriting:
"On July 15th, Ayala came to the place of exile and planted seven wild strawberry seeds before sunset."
The rest of the content was written in a style that had no beginning or end, like a diary or a stage script. Jonah flipped through several pages, from the church's seal to the back cover, and wrote dozens of pages of this kind of thing.
, he flipped through some of them casually, but he didn’t understand much, so he threw the book away. When he had time, he would read the previous historical parts to corroborate the world he knew and the unknown.
Until today, when the Red Stone Castle was destroyed.
"On October 5th, the sun was pierced by a sharp sword. They gathered together and couldn't see each other. They could only see the sky and their heels." This sentence was accidentally seen at that time and remained deep in my memory. If
Without the moment when the Guards prisoners in the square were beheaded, Jonah might not have been able to discover the secret of this book in his lifetime. - The second half of the book, which seems to be nonsense, turns out to be a prophecy of the future!
Jonah coughed for a long time, touching the deerskin bag containing the fragments of the prophecy, and fell into confusion.
When will the remaining two and a half pages of prophecy occur? Is it a future that he cannot see in this lifetime, or is it the near future?
Who is the "betrayer" and why can he predict the future?
Now the five major guild systems, regardless of religion, mathematics or magic, regard prophecy as impossible. The Anglican guild believes that everything is decided by the Holy Lord. The Holy Lord has already decided, and the world cannot know the Holy Lord's decision.
The Mathematical Society hopes to interpret the rules of the world with formulas, and they claim that they have not found a formula to predict the future. Astrology is said to have prophetic capabilities in ancient times, but modern astrology focuses on studying the expression of star power through magic circles, that is, the storage of star power.
And application, this is the research direction of Jonah himself and Duranka's mentor.
The profession of "prophet" has never appeared before or now, but now Jonah knows that his deerskin bag contains two and a half pages of real prophecies - which can not only affect his future, but may even affect the world.
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With a mixed mood, Jonah left the burning red stone castle. When he walked out of the collapsed city gate, the smell of blood, the smell of burning, the roar of the invaders and the howls of the survivors gradually faded away. In front of him, the broad red clay plain in the sunset,
Silent and silent.
He decided to look back and take one last look at this miraculous building that was about to disappear from the world. It was built in the center of the plain and built with the strongest red stone from the western mountains. It was a three-hundred-foot-tall building of the St. Bollen Dynasty.
Symbol, although since becoming the Star Warlock's apprentice, this country has no real connection with him.
He turned around and saw an underground dragon lance made of fine steel nailed into the top of the city gate. There was a yellow ribbon tied to the lance, and a head tied below the ribbon. Queen Wenger III, the beloved Queen of the St. Bollen Dynasty.
Your Majesty's noble head, in order to give this benevolent ruler who loves literature and art the final dignity, the invaders did not tear off her snow-white veil. The veil was slightly stained red with blood, fluttering in the wind, like a flag, Her Majesty the Queen closed her head
Eyes, expression peaceful.
The invaders of the Zawi Empire began to completely loot and burn the Red Stone Castle. The residents escaped from the burning city and fought tenaciously in the war. After the city was destroyed, the citizens of St. Bollen looked calm when they looked up and saw their beloved queen.
,collapsed.
The woman and the old man knelt on the ground, clasped their hands on their shoulders, and began to cry. The Anglican requiem prayer gradually sounded from the crowd, and the name of the Holy Lord and the God of Painting, Sheila, was recited for the last time.
Jonah bit his lip tightly, not daring to look anymore, and left quickly.
Three hours later, he returned to the astrology tower.
The astrology tower in the night sky is like an eternal giant pillar reaching the sky, simple and majestic. "Always be in awe. - Gilberto Gilberto" This motto is shining in the darkness.
Jonah relaxed completely, and suddenly felt a huge sadness completely enveloped him. The destruction of St. Bolun destroyed everything he was familiar with in the world. From then on, all he had was astrology, the distant night sky, and two
Page and a half of prophecies about the distant future.
So, he sat down on the cold red stone floor with a groan, hugged his dirty deerskin bag, and cried loudly.