The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Because the train was already on its way and felt that it was about to leave here, those people in the carriage who were planning to leave their hometowns also relaxed a lot, and began to have some simple conversations with each other, and the atmosphere in the carriage became much more relaxed.

"Can I read your book?" At this moment, a well-dressed old man with a scholarly look came to the seat next to Leo, sat down, and asked.

Leo looked at the old man, didn't speak, and handed the battle wizard's note in his hand to the old man.

"Thank you." The old man took out the notes, took out a magnifying glass from his pocket, and moved the fluorescent stone on the table near the notes. Instead of flipping through the contents of the notes, he held the magnifying glass and carefully pointed at the cover. stand up.

"The outer shell of this book should be made of the skin of some kind of creature. The patterns on the cover have traces of Moria civilization. The patterns on it are the main religious patterns in the late Moria period. The language on the cover should be Morey..." The old man spoke out his findings while studying the cover of the battle wizard's notebook.

At this moment, Leo, who was listening quietly at the side, was a little surprised at the old man's erudition. When he got the notes, he also studied the patterns on the cover in order to find out how to make the magic book. However, he could only tell from the shape of the pattern that it originated from a civilization whose main language was Gamore, and he couldn't be sure of any connection between these patterns and the magic book itself.

Now the old man next to him was able to judge the origin of this pattern so quickly after just a little appraisal. It can be seen that the old man's knowledge is extraordinary, which also aroused his interest.

He didn't think the old man was talking nonsense, because he also had some knowledge of the Moria civilization, which was an ancient tribal civilization on the Velen continent. It appeared before the Faran Empire, but it only appeared for a short time. In a hundred years, it disappeared in the long river of history, and there are very few relics left in the world.

The reason why he has some understanding of the Moria civilization is because when learning the Gamore language, the old man Rembrandt also told the history of the Gamore language, and connected all the ancient civilizations related to the Gamore language , one by one, and the Moria civilization was an ancient tribal civilization that he focused on.

The reason why the Moria civilization has such a name is because the most complete relic of this civilization is located in the town of Moria in the Porto area.

More than 40 years ago, a local winemaker planned to develop a hill next to the town of Moria for the cultivation of new grape seedlings, but when the construction was just started, some workers discovered some ancient building fragments buried Underground, and there are many exquisite gold and silver coins and ornaments.

After the news came out, it was very sensational in the local area, and it also alarmed the Imperial Academy of Sciences at that time. Therefore, the Academy of Sciences immediately sent historians and archaeologists to the town of Moria to excavate historical sites, and finally unearthed a small town of Feixu, a civilized tribe. It was named the Moria civilization.

When Rembrandt first introduced the ancient civilizations related to the Gamore language, he focused on the Moria civilization. The reason why he attaches so much importance to the Moria civilization is because the Moria civilization is different from other Gamore branch civilizations.

Although other civilizations are related to the Gamore language, most of them just use the basic root of the Gamore language as a decoration, or a new language evolved from the Gamore language, not entirely based on the Gamore language. civilized subject. Only the Moria civilization is a tribal civilization developed entirely based on the Gamore language. From the existing remains of the Moria civilization, it can be found that the Moria civilization is completely in accordance with the Gamore language, whether it is daily necessities or language. The Thunder language model was created, so the old man Rembrandt also suspected that the Moria civilization was an ancient wizard civilization.

It is precisely because the Moria civilization may be related to wizards, so the ruins and archaeological materials related to this civilization are protected by the Academy of Sciences of the French Empire. Few people can see the relevant materials, and even more people can study in depth. Little, so the identity of this old man is not simple.

"Excuse me, can you tell me how you got this book?" After roughly studying the contents of the cover, the old man put down the magnifying glass in his hand, and asked Leo with great interest.

"A gift from a friend." Leo responded casually, then inquired: "I don't know if your Excellency is..."

"Wilson Geralt." The old man seemed very cheerful and reported his name.

However, Leo knew very well that the other party's name was definitely a fake name, because if he remembered correctly, this name should belong to the protagonist of a best-selling novel, and this protagonist is a world-renowned historian and adventurer.

However, Leo didn't expose the other party's alias, but began to chat with the old man with a nonchalant face. As for the content of the conversation, the main content of the conversation was naturally the notebook in his hand.

In fact, Leo already knows who the old man is without the old man telling his real name. There is only one image person, and that is ancient civilization expert Dio Browno.

Old man Rembrandt is not a pure historian or linguist. Although he knows the history of the Velen world very well and has a high attainment in various languages, he knows a lot of knowledge, and this knowledge also distracts him. His energy has made his professional knowledge a little bit behind the stage of a master.

The old man Rembrandt also knew his own flaws, so he specially listed a list for Leo that would help him to master the knowledge of Gamore language and wizards. Browno is on the list, and at the top of the list.

Dior Brownlow is a native of France. He graduated from the French National College and has been working in the National College since graduation. He started as an assistant teacher at the most basic level and eventually became a professor at the School of History.

Although Dio Bruno is a master respected by Rembrandt in terms of ancient civilization, his reputation is not very great in the academic circle. This is mainly because he is not good at socializing, rarely publishes academic reports in journals, and has never done anything like helping certain nobles compile family trees.

Because of this, Dior Bruno was not sought after by nobles and made him famous. In this case, no matter how good his knowledge was, it was impossible to obtain the corresponding reputation and honor, so it took him nearly fifty years to climb to the top. To the position of professor is not without reason.

The old man Rembrandt met Dior Browno when he participated in an academic conference on ancient civilizations held by the National Academy, but before that, he had never heard the name Dior Browno.

At this meeting, the two had some academic discussions on the remains of a vanished ancient civilization. The old man Rembrandt found that Dior Browno's understanding of various ancient civilizations in the world of Velen was beyond imagination, and his research on ancient languages ​​was even better. It's amazing. Afterwards, the two became necessary. Old man Rembrandt asked Dio Browno to clear up many questions about ancient civilizations. Dio Browno even helped the old man to complete many basic Gamore language roots. of.

Originally, Leo planned to go to Lyon to take a boat. After the boat sailed to the port of Nice in the south of Porto County, he would try to find Dior Browno to see if he could get some clues about the making of this magic book from him. Unexpectedly It was a coincidence that I met here.

Leo didn't intend to reveal his identity, because judging from the current situation, Dio Browno should be on the way to escape. If the magic book in his hand was not too attractive, he might not be with the people around him. People say a word.

"Can I read what's inside?" Dio Browno asked Leo very politely.

Leo wanted to arouse Dior Browno's curiosity, so naturally he would not refuse, so he nodded in agreement.

Dio Browno picked up the magnifying glass again, flipped through the notes, and saw a large number of torn pages that had been artificially torn out. Those pages that fell off were completely attracted by the content of the book.

Because the text on the page is handwritten, although the writing is not too scribbled, it is not easy to read. Under such a weak light, it has caused some difficulties in reading.

After reading less than a page, Dior Bruno felt that his eyes were a little too tired, so he stopped reading immediately, closed his eyes a little, let his eyes rest, and recalled what he had just read.

"Does your Excellency believe that there are wizards in this world?" Dio Browno suddenly asked Leo.

"Do you believe it?" Leo asked instead without answering.

Dio Bruno shook his head and said, "I wouldn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes."

Leo's answer to Dior Browno was a bit strange, because he thought that the other party had known the old man Rembrandt for many years, so he should have been in touch with the dark world. He never thought that the other party would be like an ordinary person. Know nothing.

At this time, Leo realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding before, because he often came into contact with people and forces in the dark world, and kept seeing mysterious things such as wizards, family members, and monsters, which made him subconsciously think that the dark world Things even ordinary people will know more or less.

But now after seeing Dio Browno, he realized that most ordinary people in the world of Velen, like Dio Browno, knew nothing about those legendary things. They just listened to the things in the dark world as stories , had no idea that these things actually existed.

"Your book is very interesting. It should be written by someone who wanted to become a wizard in ancient times. The content in it involves some ancient mystic rituals, which is very precious." Dio Bruno's tone seemed a little excited, and he tried Sexually asked: "Are you willing to sell this notebook? I can..."

"No, I still have use for this notebook." Leo shook his head, and when Dio Browno showed a disappointed look, he said, "But I can lend you the notebook to study until we part."

Dio Browno was overjoyed at first. For him, there is nothing more gratifying than studying the knowledge of ancient civilizations. But then he immediately noticed that Leo's attitude was abnormal, and he looked at Leo vigilantly. , asked: "Who are you?"

Leo didn't answer, but drew a compound root with no meaning on the table with his fingers. This was taught to him by the old man Rembrandt. It was the old man's exclusive coat of arms. It was on the important documents and letters of the old man. This heraldic imprint. If the old man next to him had really been in correspondence with Rembrandt for many years, he would definitely be able to recognize this mark.

Sure enough, as soon as Leo finished drawing the compound root, Dior Browno recognized it immediately, and asked with surprise: "What is your relationship with him?"

"Student." Leo replied: "He taught me Gamore language, and he also gave me time to visit you in Nice. I didn't expect to meet you here."

When Dio Browno heard Leo's words, his face showed joy, but he was quickly replaced by suspicion. After all, he was preparing to smuggle out of the United Kingdom, but a friend's student suddenly appeared beside him. No matter how you think about it, it makes people feel Something is wrong.

Dio Bruno didn't say much, and similarly drew a new compound root on the table. This compound root was a small game he made when he exchanged knowledge with Rembrandt. The game is very simple. It is to form a combination of radicals with complete meaning by combining any basic radicals of Gamore language, and then the other party composes an antonym in the same way, and creates another combined radical for the other party to answer , again and again.

In Dio Bruno's view, if the strong man beside him is really a student of the old man Rembrandt, he must know about this little game between them.

After writing the combined characters with anxiety, Dio Browno turned his head and looked at Leo, without giving any hints, just waiting for the other party to answer.

After Leo saw this compound root, he quickly thought of the little game Rembrandt mentioned to him, and without thinking too much, he drew the antonym compound root he created on the desktop, At the same time, I also recreated a new combination radical according to the rules of the game.

Seeing that Leo created a combination of radicals naturally according to the game method, Dio Browno smiled on his face, and his vigilance relaxed, and he continued the game with great interest, drawing new characters on the desktop. combined radicals.

The behavior of Leo and Dior Browno naturally attracted the attention of the spies in the front and rear rows of seats. At first, they thought that the old man and the young man were exchanging information through some kind of secret code. This guess made them very excited. At least, being able to catch two imperial spies is enough for them to be promoted and raise their salaries.

But soon they found that their guess was wrong, because the practice of the two of them constantly changing the combination of radicals did not seem to be exchanging information, but more like playing some kind of word game, which made them very disappointed, and they felt very disappointed. It feels like this trip might be in vain again.