The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

After Sylvia gave the answer, the black room immediately became silent, and everyone froze in place, with different expressions on their faces, some were dazed, some were puzzled, and some were with There was an inexplicable smile, obviously they all felt that the answer was a little ridiculous.

Indeed, in the eyes of normal people, this answer is really absurd. Although everyone present couldn't see the appearance of the holographic projection clearly, they could also judge from the other party's figure and movements that the other party's age should not have entered old age. The first dean of the academic city has been dead for hundreds of years, and it is impossible for these two people to be connected no matter how they look at it.

However, slightly different from the expressions of the surrounding scholars, Queen Teresa, the Duke of Belmont, and Dean Thomas all had thoughtful expressions on their faces. Obviously, they seemed to be interested in what Sylvia said. Some agree with the answer, or it inspired a certain part of their memory.

Although the expressions of the three are very subtle and cannot be seen by ordinary people, in the eyes of Leo and Silvia, their expressions have fully expressed their inner thoughts. The two couldn't help but looked at each other and exchanged a look.

At this time, the Duke of Belmont suddenly asked Leo and Sylvia, "Why do you think he is the first Dean of the Academy City? Have you met the Dean of the Academy City before?"

After hearing the questioning, Leo couldn't help but smiled, and said, "My lord, your questioning is really interesting, and it revealed a lot of information, which made us more sure of our previous guess."

"Did I reveal any information?" Duke Belmont was taken aback, not understanding what Leo was talking about.

Leo then explained: "Are you asking if we have met the first dean of the academy before? Don't you think it's weird to ask? According to normal circumstances, how can one person ask another person if they have met?" A person who has been dead for hundreds of years, unless that person knows that the person who has been dead for hundreds of years is actually still alive."

As Leo's words fell, the scholars who were still carrying a hint of sarcasm also restrained the complicated expressions on their faces, and looked at the Duke of Belmont in unison.

These scholars are the most intelligent people in the world. They only need a little reminder. These scholars are also aware of the information revealed in the questioning of the Duke of Belmont, so they are all extremely shocked in their hearts, and some even have some doubts about the first academic. The eyes of those who knew Dean Zhicheng a little bit in his life revealed a look of anticipation.

There is very little information about the first Dean of Academic City disclosed in the Academy City, less than the resume introduction of a new student, but two extremely important things are mentioned in this information. The first point is the first The dean of Academic City was one of the earliest people who engaged in the research of prehistoric civilization relics, and all research projects related to prehistoric civilization relics in Academic City can be more or less related to it.

The second point is that the first dean of Academic City has been studying how to prolong the life span of ordinary people, and it seems that there have been results, but the results have not survived. I don’t know when and all other relevant materials of this dean lost together.

From the perspective of the scholars in the black house, since the research on the remains of prehistoric civilization has been confirmed, it should be true that the first dean of the City of Academics developed a method to prolong human life, and now the Duke of Belmont His questioning seems to have revealed this matter. It seems that people who should have been dead for hundreds of years are still alive. If this is not counting life extension, what is it?

No matter how wise a person is, when they encounter death, they will still feel fear and cowardice, and instinctively want to avoid death, but now most of the scholars in the black room are very old, even if the academic city uses various There are many ways to take care of them, but it still can't stop them from going to the final death step by step, and now that there is an opportunity to extend their lifespan, which is about to end, so that they can continue to study what they want to study, they will naturally not Willing to let it go, this also made them look eagerly at Duke Belmont.

However, at this moment, the Duke of Belmont also realized that he had disclosed information that should not be disclosed, his face became extremely gloomy, and he looked at Leo full of anger. At the same time, he also glanced sternly and indifferently at the surrounding scholars , and then turned to Leo, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Leo, what you did made me very passive?"

"Very passive?" Leo smiled, pointed to many scholars around, and said, "They just want to know the truth."

"But there are some truths that should not be told publicly." The Duke of Belmont responded coldly, and then directed to Dean Thomas, "Prepare us a quiet place."

"Okay." Dean Thomas did not express any objection, and then he walked to the cabinet on the side wall of the black house, took out a few triangular items from it, and stacked them in the corner one by one, and then I saw that several triangles shot out a light curtain, connected with each other, and traveled a light curtain room.

The function of this kind of light curtain is not only to isolate the internal and external sight, but also to isolate the sound. Scholars in the black house sometimes need to study alone and need a quiet place. In the past, they would leave the black house and find a quiet place in the city. After discovering the role of this civilization relic, scholars don’t need to leave the dark room when they need to be alone, so since they don’t need to waste time looking for a suitable research room, they don’t need to risk being spied by other forces risk of attack.

After seeing the light curtain room formed, Duke Belmont walked in first, and Queen Teresa followed. Leo and Sylvia looked at each other and entered it.

"Thomas, do you know something?" After Leo and the others entered the light curtain room, the scholars in the black room all gathered around Dean Thomas by coincidence, and an old scholar with a lot of qualifications couldn't wait to ask.

"I don't know anything, and neither should you." Dean Thomas warned everyone very seriously: "Remember the thirteenth rule of the code? I don't want you to be punished for breaking these rules."

Hearing Dean Thomas' warning, although everyone felt extremely dissatisfied in their hearts, they did not ask again. They knew very well what the consequences would be if they violated the black house rules. If it was just to satisfy their own curiosity, or to Some illusory things, and breaking the rules of the black house, especially the most stringent rule of No. 13, the gains outweigh the losses.

However, there were still a few very old scholars who were still a little unwilling. They did not turn around and leave, nor did they continue to ask, but stared at Dean Thomas.

These old scholars in front of me are all scholars who have made great contributions to the Academy City. Each of them was once qualified to be the Dean of the Academy City, but they all gave up becoming the Dean of the Academy City in order to be able to study the relics of prehistoric civilization in the black house. , so even if these people didn't speak, they could still put great pressure on Dean Thomas.

Dean Thomas had to explain to several old scholars: "If there is really a way to prolong life in the Academy City, it will definitely be used for everyone. Your wisdom is the most precious wealth of the Academy City. Anyone who dies It is a huge loss that cannot be recovered."

"What happened to the first dean?" An old scholar couldn't help asking.

Dean Thomas lowered his voice and said: "I don't know about this, but I know that all the materials related to the first dean have been sealed up with the highest standard, even I can't read it, and this kind of storage standard I think you guys should know what it is for, right?"

After listening to Dean Thomas' explanation, several old scholars seemed to have thought of something, and their faces became very ugly. One of them couldn't help confirming: "You mean that he has already..."

"I don't know, I don't know anything, and I didn't say anything." Dean Thomas immediately interrupted the man's inquiry, and then persuaded him a few more words. Isolate the outside of the light curtain room and wait for the people inside to come out.

In the isolation room, the Duke of Belmont glared at Leo and Sylvia angrily, and said in a deep voice, "What exactly do you want to do? Is this the purpose of your coming here?"

"Master Duke, please pay attention to your tone, I don't like it." Facing Duke Belmont's questioning, Sylvia couldn't help frowning, not suppressing her own blood power, and said dissatisfied.

Facing the suppression of the blood of the superior, the Duke of Belmont was unable to make any resistance at all, and his aggressive attitude suddenly changed, becoming more cautious, and his head that was originally high was lowered. Even if he didn't want to be like this in his heart, his blood was Uncontrollably made the most correct choice for him.

Leo patted Sylvia on the back, motioning her to restrain the power of her blood, and then said very formally to Queen Teresa, who was serious, and Duke Belmont, who was still aggrieved: "Please don't hurt me. We remain hostile, we are not your enemy, and if we are really your enemy, then we want to deal with you, and you have no chance to resist." At this time, his tone softened a little, and continued Said: "The reason why we came here is very simple. One is to learn the knowledge of this world and explore the secrets of this world. The Academic City is the best choice we can think of, so we came here without any other purpose. .Secondly, we chose to come to Teresa Kingdom because of the Belmont family in this world," he paused for a moment, then turned to look at Sylvia, and said, "It's up to you to say it yourself."

Sylvia nodded, looked at Queen Teresa and the Duke of Belmont with mixed emotions, and said, "Actually, I learned that there are other Belmonts in this world, and they have developed into a big family. My heart is very complicated, because there are only a few people left in the known Belmont in the world of Velen, and the so-called family no longer exists."

"How is this possible?" Hearing this, the Duke of Belmont let go of his dissatisfaction, and said in disbelief, "Aren't you already a demigod? Why did the Belmont family in that world die?"

Sylvia smiled wryly, and said: "It's hard to say why, I can only say that the ancestors of the Belmont family made the worst choice every time they made a key choice. There is a deserted manor left, and as for the demigods, this is something that happened after I came to this world, and it has no effect on the Belmont family in the world of Velen."

Although the Duke of Belmont fell silent, he didn't know what to say. In the ancestral notes he had seen, the Belmont family recorded was so powerful, and seeing Sylvia, whose bloodline had evolved to a demigod After the members of the Belmont family in the Velen world, they would take it for granted that the Belmont family in that world should be better than the situation recorded in the notes. After all, they have tried various methods for so many years and there is no He was able to reach the stage of demigod, but what he never expected was that the source family that he thought was extremely powerful was on the verge of extinction. This caused him to have extremely complicated emotions in his heart, which he could not express at all.

Sylvia said seriously: "The main purpose of my coming to the Kingdom of Teresa is to take a look at the Belmont family in this world, and to see that another family member can thrive in other worlds, which makes me feel Very happy." As she spoke, she took off the ring of the patriarch of the Belmont family that she always wore from her hand, handed it to the Duke of Belmont, and said: "This is the ring of the patriarch of the Belmont family. , forged with the ore unique to the abyss, I think it would be appropriate to hand this ring over to you now so that your family can continue to pass it on."

Seeing the ring in Sylvia's hand, Duke Belmont's heart was instantly filled with ecstasy. Everything in front of him made him feel unreal. He never imagined that he was just accompanying Queen Teresa to the academic city. He was able to fulfill the long-cherished wish of his ancestors for many years.

Returning to the world of Velen and getting the patriarch ring that represents the orthodoxy of the family is a family goal that every Duke of Belmont must keep in mind, but even the current Duke of Belmont claims that the power of his blood has far surpassed that of previous ancestors, After he entered old age, he still didn't see any sign of being able to fulfill this ancestor's wish, but everything came so suddenly, and the patriarch's ring was in front of him, and he only needed to reach out to get it, but that's it, he still had the feeling As in a dream illusion.

"I can really..." Duke Belmont looked at the ring for a long time, then looked at Sylvia cautiously, and confirmed.

"Yes, you are very suitable." Sylvia smiled and nodded, then looked at the ring in her hand with nostalgia and reluctance, and before Duke Belmont reached out, she stuffed the ring into the other's hand, followed As if a heavy burden had been lifted, he breathed a sigh of relief.