Chapter 189 Magic Mirror
The more Annan went deeper into the dungeon, the more he felt a biting chill.
Especially since he just broke out in a fine sweat and hasn't completely wiped it off. Now I can feel the chill in the air.
"...Senior's basement, the environment is quite difficult."
Annan smacked his mouth.
The temperature at the door near the Sage's Stone has exceeded 50 degrees; and the temperature in the dungeon is at least below zero, just like a cold storage... Annan can even clearly see the spouting out when he breathes. White fog.
He searched around this side of the dungeon.
Annan was the first to discover the black fires that were stored by Salvatore.
They are all stored here, next to the wall. The white freezing air fell like a veil, completely covering these black fires.
"……Well."
Looking at these black fires, Annan suddenly remembered something.
Not long after he arrived at the frozen water port, the ship that Don Juan was on was burned with black fire.
Annan was still having fun.
Because the Viscount sent someone to burn the ship, which was equivalent to destroying all the previous evidence. How many things were left on the whole ship, how many people had come, and the traces of battle on it... all disappeared.
They also couldn't find any evidence that Annan was not Don Juan Geraint.
At first, both Annan and Salvatore thought it was the black hand of Viscount Barr. In their analysis, this is for Salvatore to go to the basement to analyze and study the black fire, and take the opportunity to block Salvatore in the basement.
It is precisely because of these black fires that Annan paid attention to Viscount Ba. And it was precisely because he planned to be his enemy—that he discovered the conspiracy of the Church of Roof.
But looking back now...
The old viscount seemed to have absolutely no need for this.
Because he didn't need to burn Annan and Salvatore to death.
All he had to do was let those black fires explode in the Frozen Water Harbor.
A large number of civilians killed and wounded will immediately attract attention within the church and the kingdom - these black fires have Salvatore's personal label, and Salvatore will inevitably be imprisoned if no other suspicious elements are detected. Awaiting investigation. At the same time, as the lord of the North Sea Territory and the actual controller of the Frozen Water Port, Annan was transferred for questioning as a matter of course.
The North Sea Territory garrison has been in Roseburg.
That is to say, the only control area qualified to temporarily detain the two extraordinary beings is in Roseburg.
At that time, Viscount Barbour will definitely ask "Don Juan Geraint" and Salvatore to go to Roseburg and wait for the investigation team from the capital and the people from the Black Tower to arrive.
And the two were locked up in the control area of Rosburg... The life and death of Annan and Salvatore were completely in the hands of Viscount Ba.
Even if Viscount Ba had no chance to attack, this incident could somehow become a stain on Don Juan Geraint. Then it became an excuse for the Geraint family-because his fundamental purpose was not to kill Don Juan, but to continue to rule the North Sea Territory until the ceremony was completed.
Drive Don Juan back to the capital, and the result is the same.
But if it wasn't for Viscount Barbour... who burned the ship?
"...It's Benjamin."
Annan muttered.
yes.
This batch of inert black fire, Salvatore only made one batch in total. Or made it when neither he nor Benjamin left the Black Tower.
Although these black fires were sold to Viscount Barr through Gerald's channels; but Gerald, he could only buy them from Benjamin.
This batch of "inert" black fires can be perceived by Gerald of the Soul Reaper School. Could it be that Benjamin, as a master of the transformation school, would completely ignore its value?
This is unlikely.
Benjamin should have kept at least one batch of samples.
In other words, this kind of inert black fire is in the hands of Gerald and Viscount Babel...
Benjamin also has a group hidden in his hands!
He burned the ship, on the one hand, to destroy the evidence that "Don Juan Geraint was dead"; on the other hand, to remind Annan and Salvatore of this incident.
Tell them that Viscount Babo will use the black fire as an excuse to attack them!
"At least at the time, Benjamin hadn't left."
Annan frowned slightly: "Strange..."
Benjamin what does this mean?
Why should he dispose of this handwriting?
Did he recognize himself as Don Juan's stand-in?
"...He has seen Maria, and he should know that I am Annan Lindong."
Doesn't he wonder why I'm here?
Annan's actions stopped.
He thought about it.
There is only one possibility that can perfectly explain these things.
——Benjamin knew why he was here from the beginning!
Maybe even the reason why he appeared in the frozen water port...
Directly related to Benjamin!
"……yes."
Annan's thoughts suddenly became clear.
The Church of Roof fears the Bone Lord. So the captain of the guard and the others did not arrive at the frozen water port at all, and left by boat halfway.
And if it was Benjamin who burned the boat, then he at least reached the frozen water port. Because Annan did not see Benjamin's bearer and wizard's robe at that time, it means that he had left at that time.
Judging from the hunger level of Annan Rindong after waking up... he had just arrived on the beach not long ago.
In other words, Benjamin has seen Annan 100%!
And he knew that Annan's status was noble and could not have an accident, but he did not take Annan away.
this means……
The fact that Annan pretended to be Don Juan was in his calculations!
That's why he left Don Juan's keepsake.
Those letters, rings, pocket watches, Don Juan's dagger, and...
...The Fragment of Truth: The Book of the Sky Train?
Although I still feel that this guess is a little omission, Annan feels that he is very close to the truth.
"What are you trying to do..."
Annan muttered, frowning.
He suddenly lost interest in carefully scouring the dungeon.
Of course, part of the reason is that he found that many things here cannot be preserved at room temperature...
never mind.
Anyway, if you want anything, just ask the senior directly. There's no need to take it away...it's the same wherever you put it.
Don't waste is the real thing.
And as Annan walked around, he quickly found the location of the so-called "magic mirror".
It was a huge floor-to-ceiling mirror, about three meters high, covered with a heavy red cloth.
Annan tore off some of the red cloth from behind the mirror - it doesn't need to be pulled too much, the height is about 1.6 meters.
So that Annan would not be inconvenient to cover the red cloth back again.
When you're done using someone else's stuff, put it back in place. Annan still understands this kind of politeness.
It was also Annan who went back to the front of the mirror in high spirits.
Let me be healthy, what is the essence of my soul—
I saw black, ice crack-like lines all over the mirror. In addition to these lines, Annan can only see another himself in the mirror.
Shoulder-length black hair, light-colored lips pursed tightly, icy-blue pupils that seemed to shone with light, and pale skin that was almost translucent.
... it seems, no different?
Before Annan could think about it, the black lines on the mirror gradually faded away.
"……what?"
An Nan's pupils shrank slightly.
Under Annan's gaze, the pattern on the mirror suddenly changed!
He saw two other heads slowly appearing on both sides of his head - a black bull's head on the left, a black stone horn with a marble-like color on its forehead; a majestic male lion on the right Glowing mane.
In the mirror, Annan's heavy winter clothes gradually faded away.
Two wings of light wrapped in soft white light opened from his waist, then closed, blocking the half of his body below his chest, covering his knees like a long skirt. And behind Annan's shoulders, two golden wings of light slowly opened.
And at the moment of looking at the face of the person in the middle.
With a buzzing sound in Annan's head, he suddenly lost consciousness.