Chapter Five Hundred and Ninety-Nine [Night into the Planetarium]
Chapter 599 [Enter the Astrology Hall at Night]
The group of people flew out of the city and headed northwest.
In the middle of the night, we arrived at the Tulip Villa in Brokeback Mountain.
Du Wei met Chris in the other courtyard. This guy seemed to be very addicted to being the head of the griffin breeder here recently, but it made Du Wei murmur in his heart.
When Du Wei came to see Chris this time, he didn't waste any words and said straightforwardly: "I'm going to the front line to fight against the guilty people."
"Yeah, I know." Chris held a small griffin in his hand. After all, it is now possessed by the body of a golden dragon. Although it has turned into a human form, it still has a hint of dragon power. Although the griffon is ferocious, it is here.
Under the suppression of the dragon's power, he was hugged by Chris, but he did not dare to struggle at all, looking fearful.
The old guy was holding the griffin, and he looked lazy, but he was similar to those lazy guys in the imperial capital holding cats and dogs to bask in the sun. Du Wei was a little dissatisfied when he saw it, frowned and said: "I want to bring a team of griffin knights up.
front."
"Oh, take it with you." Chris then said a little more seriously: "Now that you have completed the air riding training, I can get you a hundred rides."
But after saying this, the light in the old guy's eyes dimmed, and he continued to "nap" with the pet in his arms.
"Chris." Duwei sighed: "I ran to rescue you from the cage, but I didn't let you stay here to retire! I need your help! I need strength! I'm going to the front line, and I'm not afraid.
The crime... But what should I do if I meet one of their gods? You said at the beginning that what the gods can't give me, the devil can. But you have been staying here since you came out with me..."
At this point, Duwei became a little annoyed when he saw Chris's indifferent look: "Where's the power you promised to give me! And the Demon God's treasure... I need those things!"
"I'll give it to you." Chris raised his eyelids: "Now is not the time."
"It's been a few months." Du Wei was dissatisfied: "How will the time be considered?"
Chris smiled. The old guy's current body belonged to the Third Prince of the Dragon. He turned into a human form and was quite handsome. However, there was always an evil look in Chris's eyes: "You're anxious, Du Wei."
?”
"Nonsense. I'm about to go to the front and fight the guilty people." Du Wei shook his head: "I don't believe in the goddess. Since she doesn't show up, then I have to do something... After all, I am also a human being."
"I'm a fugitive." Chris sighed: "I can't go to the front line with you. I guess the goddess doesn't know that I escaped yet, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sit here so safely.
, she had captured her a long time ago. So, I can’t show up to help you fight openly, this is one of them.”
Chris pondered for a while: "Secondly...the place left by His Majesty the Demon God is not something you can go to just if you want to. Although I know how to get there, what I can tell you is that there are some ways to that place.
Only at special times and under special conditions will the door leading to it be opened! Humph, if it wasn't so complicated, how could it survive the goddess's ten thousand years!"
"Special time, special conditions?"
Chris smiled slightly. He raised his head and pointed to the top of his head, and said in a faint tone, "When the sun is annihilated by darkness."
Du Wei left the courtyard and on the way, he thought about Chris' words to himself.
When the sun is annihilated by darkness?
Is it night?
No, the old guy was talking about special times. Nights happen every day, so they can’t be considered special.
So……
Du Wei's eyes lit up: "Total solar eclipse!"
Then his heart suddenly became cold!
Damn it! Total solar eclipse!!
God knows how long it will take for a total solar eclipse to appear in this world! What if it only happens once every few decades! Then I... don’t have to wait?!!
Thinking of this, Du Wei couldn't help but shiver while riding on his horse. He narrowly escaped death and rescued the old guy Chris. If he had to wait for decades...then the day lily would be cold!
His old Chris is an immortal creature with almost infinite life, and his soul can be transferred repeatedly. It can wait even for hundreds of years, not to mention decades!
But... I can't afford to wait.
Du Wei couldn't help but raise his riding whip and give it a sharp blow, urging the horse under his crotch to speed up and return to the imperial capital.
That night, Du Wei didn't even dare to waste a moment, and immediately took the people with him. He ran to knock on the door of the Empire's "Astrology Museum" in the middle of the night.
The Astrology Hall of the Roland Empire is a similar national astronomical institution. Of course, in the Roland Empire, this kind of astrology hall is not a real astronomical observation institution, let alone like NASA in the United States.
This place is more of a service department for astrologers.
People in this world believe in astrology, and they even believe that astrology can tell the will of heaven or gods from the stars in the sky. Even in the palace, the position of court astrologer is maintained all year round. Whenever there are major national events, such as
On National Days and memorial days, court astrologers will be used to observe the stars and perform divination.
The current director of the Astrology Museum is also the chief astrologer of the palace.
Objectively speaking, although this kind of place has little to do with real "astronomy", it is a real religious institution with a strong color of feudal superstition, even more sacred than the church. But historically
Look, the Imperial Astrology Museum has produced some great people.
Among them, Duvertina was the great-great-grandmother of Semmel, who briefly served as the director of the Imperial Astrology Museum in the past. This position is very honorable.
Being able to serve as the director of this museum almost means that you are recognized as the number one astrologer in mainland China.
The astrology hall also supports many astrologers, and they are also responsible for performing various divination for the imperial nobles and wealthy families. Daily events such as weddings and funerals are indispensable for the presence of these astrologers.
Although the local people here do not have much power, there is no doubt that they have a prominent status. Many nobles also respect the people in the astrology hall.
But in the middle of the night, Du Wei didn't care so much and sent a team of cavalry to knock on the door. In the end, if someone hadn't finally come out and opened the door, Du Wei's cavalrymen who came from the northwest would have smashed them down.
The door is open.
Du Wei himself also holds the title of court astrologer. He has almost forgotten this title. Anyway, there are too many titles on his head: magician, imperial duke, imperial general, and former northwest military and political officer.
Minister. Member of the Imperial Magic Society, President of the Imperial Academy of Magic, President of the Imperial Military Academy, Court Magician, Court Scholar...
There were so many titles that Du Wei himself was too lazy to remember. But today, the title of court astrologer was of great use to him.
Because there is a special rule in the astrology hall. It is also clearly stated in the imperial law: no outsider is allowed to enter the astrology hall to consult information!
Because there are many secrets kept in the astrology hall, which are the results of national events over the years. After astrologers perform divination, there are naturally good and bad results.
Although most of this so-called divination is a deceptive trick in Du Wei's opinion. But after all, people in this world believe in these things, and once national events have unfavorable results in divination, in order to maintain people's support, the empire
Stable, these results will be archived secretly.
Therefore, not just anyone can go in and check out the information in the astrology museum.
Fortunately, Du Wei has the title of court astrologer on his head and is not included in the ban.
I was woken up in the middle of the night. I saw a group of wolf-like cavalry rushing in with murderous intent. Most of the astrologers in the astrology hall were weak people. Where had I seen this? Two of them fainted on the spot. Du
Wei didn't waste any time and directly revealed his identity, saying that he wanted to borrow some information stored in the astrology museum.
The director of the astrology hall hurriedly ran out. Facing this famous man in the empire, he did not dare to put on airs even though he was the chief astrologer of the palace. The Duke was considered his colleague, and he was also an astrologer.
.The curator wanted to get close to him, but Du Wei was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. He dove into the library's archive room and searched for half the night among a pile of ancient materials covered by dust, and finally found what he needed.
thing!
eclipse!
Then Mingren lit the lamp, and Du Wei sat on the dusty warehouse floor, covering his nose, frowning and reading.
Solar eclipse...solar eclipse...
Du Wei searched all night, and when it was almost dawn, he finally found what he was looking for.
Although astrologers in this world engage in purely superstitious divination activities, at least they have recorded some strange celestial phenomena. Solar and lunar eclipses are naturally included among them.
When Du Wei found a line of words on a tattered parchment, his heart immediately went cold.
"In the summer of the 742nd year of the Empire, in the afternoon, the sun in the sky was invaded by darkness... There were five lights in the sky and the earth, and the day was like night..."
Fortunately, Du Wei is very proficient in the ancient grammar of Roland continent's texts, so it is not too difficult to read these ancient records.
But...the most recent total solar eclipse occurred two hundred years ago...when will the next one happen?!
Keep searching... Finally, I found something that made Du Wei relieved.
In the astrology hall, there are several records of strange celestial phenomena like solar eclipses. The earliest record of a total solar eclipse is more than 800 years ago. Du Wei did a simple calculation and found that the time of total solar eclipses in this world is not very accurate.
Come on, it should happen once in more than two hundred years. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some records are lost, damaged, or omitted.
Based on this calculation, the last total solar eclipse was more than two hundred years ago, so the next one should not be too far away.
If you're lucky, it might happen in the near future; if you're not lucky, it might take more than ten years.
This result can be considered a mixed blessing.
After getting the result, Du Wei looked through it carefully again, and after making sure that nothing was missing, he stood up. The air in this warehouse was really bad, and the air was filled with the smell of putrid dust.
While Du Wei was flipping through information in the warehouse, his cavalry guards were guarding the door outside, and no one was allowed to enter and disturb him. The astrologers who were woken up in the middle of the night, including the curator, could only stay outside.
Wait.
Just as Du Wei patted the dust on his body and was about to leave, he turned around and accidentally saw a strange symbol on an iron shelf in the innermost corner of the warehouse...
Du Wei glanced at it purely casually, but when he saw the symbol, his heart moved.
I walked over subconsciously and saw a row of densely packed boxes filled with dust on the iron shelf. Naturally, the boxes were filled with parchment rolls that had been preserved with saltpeter.
But just in the corner of this shelf, there is a black box that looks very strange: the color is dark but not bright, but has a faint luster. At a glance, it is difficult to tell whether the box is wood or iron.
quality.
The mark on it was half covered by dust. Du Wei gently stretched out his hand to wipe it, and then his true appearance was revealed.
Du Wei's expression was shocked, just because he recognized this mark!
When you touch it with your fingers, seven protruding star-like patterns cleverly form an outline like a spoon.
Big Dipper!?
Du Wei carefully took down the box and weighed it twice in his hand. It was a bit heavy. There was a pull ring at the opening of the box, so Du Wei subconsciously reached out and pulled it.
There were two clicks, and there seemed to be the sound of some mechanism rotating inside.
Yi? It’s actually mechanical?
But then, suddenly, two small holes appeared in the opening of the box, and with two hissing sounds, two jet-black rays of light shot out from the inside and shot towards Du Wei's face!
Du Wei's eyes flashed, he stretched out his fingers and pinched them in front of him, and made two plop sounds. He stretched out his hand to look, and what he held between his fingers were two crossbow arrows as long as a cigarette!
The arrow body was black and completely made of iron. I didn't know what kind of paint was applied on it, but there was no trace of rust at all. There was a faint blue light on the arrow. Du Wei felt moved and went over to take a sniff.
, it was immediately recognized that this was a highly poisonous magic potion.