The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

When Saran and Brain Sarah were having a headache because of Leo's unexpected trouble, several other people in the castle who also followed Saran were puzzled by Saran's actions, and guessed what Saran wanted. do what.

Saran didn't hide that he was looking for Leo with the document. Several people saw it, and they also saw Saran walking out of Leo's room with a gloomy face, knowing that Saran had hit a wall with Leo. .

As the oldest and most famous witch in the witch troupe, Saran's every move has always been the subject of speculation by other members of the witch troupe, not to mention that this witch gathering is also an invitation from Saran, so Saran's actions have attracted even more attention.

Some witches who have a good relationship with Saran know that Saran has always been obsessed with the words and languages ​​of ancient civilizations. Almost every time a famous linguistic scholar appears in the country of Velen, she will visit with her manuscripts in person and ask for advice on the languages ​​of ancient civilizations. matter.

It's just that Saran's own language level in ancient civilizations is already very high, so asking for advice will often turn into an exam in the end. Most of the so-called linguistics scholars will be speechless by Saran's manuscripts, so in the end Saran Will leave disappointed.

However, the situation was obviously different this time. When Saran left, he did not show disappointment, but annoyed expression. It was obvious that Saran didn't get any benefits from the occupant of that room, but was suffocated instead.

This made the witches in the castle more curious about the occupants of that room, so the witch Sylvia who lived in the same area became the object of their inquiry.

Sylvia is also paying close attention to Saran's movements, because Saran actually did such abnormal things as welcoming Leo at the entrance of the castle and personally arranging a living area for Leo, which is obviously beyond her cognition, so She guessed that Saran must have something important to ask Leo for help, otherwise he would not have such an attitude.

However, the follow-up development was beyond her expectation, and she was also at a loss. In her opinion, even if Leo failed to answer her problem, she would not be angry because of it.

This also made her worry about whether Leo had offended Saran. If he really offended Saran, she felt that Leo should not be allowed to accompany her to this witch gathering, and Leo should be allowed to leave immediately to avoid anything happening. Accident.

So when other witches came to Sylvia to ask for details because they were curious about Leo's identity, Sylvia left these people and went back to the area where she lived, and came to the door of Leo's room. outside.

Hearing the familiar doorbell ringing in the room, Leo put down the book in his hand, walked over, opened the door, saw Sylvia standing outside the door with a nervous expression, and asked, "What happened? "

"Let's go inside and talk." Sylvia was about to ask, but when she saw a butterfly that shouldn't have appeared not far away, her face changed, and she said to Leo, without waiting for Leo. Ou replied, and walked into Leo's room.

Leo didn't refuse either. After Sylvia entered the room, he closed the door and returned to his seat.

Sylvia sat across from Leo, and asked Leo very seriously, "Did you offend Saran just now?"

"No." Leo shook his head.

Sylvia hesitated for a moment, and said in confusion, "But when she left your room just now, she seemed very angry."

Leo said very casually: "It's just an academic conflict, mainly because she doesn't agree with what I translated."

"Really?" Sylvia raised her eyebrows, she didn't believe Leo's words at all, so she stared at Leo's face, as if trying to get some clues from the other's expression, but in the end she didn't Being able to see anything, he could only say with a little worry: "If you really offend that old woman Saran, then I will send you away immediately, otherwise it will only harm you if you continue to stay."

Leo frowned and said, "If someone offends her, will she hurt the people who participated in the Witch's Gathering?"

"Of course not." Sylvia shook her head and said, "According to the rules of the witch troupe, no matter what kind of grievances the members of the witch troupe have, they are not allowed to hurt each other in the party. As for the witch's invitation to the party People who are still alive will also be protected by this rule, and no witch will attack them, even if the two have a deep hatred."

"In this case, why are you still so worried?" Leo asked puzzled.

Sylvia explained: "Although she can't shoot directly, she can send you to those dangerous places in the Aishali Forest when she opens the door to return home. If you can't survive in those places, She's not breaking the rules, either."

"Instead of asking me if I offended Ms. Saran, why not tell me about your witch party!" Leo said in a deep voice, "The more I know about your party, the more danger I encounter. Not much. As for sending me away, you don’t have to. Think about it, if I leave, Ms. Saran will not be restricted by the rules of the Witch’s Gathering. Wouldn’t she be able to let go of me? On the contrary, I will be even more insecure .”

Sylvia nodded when she heard the words, and said, "Yes, you are right. It is indeed more dangerous to send you away now. It is safer for you to continue attending the party." She said, thinking for a while, Chao Leo said: "The matter of the Witch's Gathering is very complicated. If you want to talk about it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain clearly. It's better if you ask some questions and I will answer them directly."

"Alright." Leo nodded in agreement with Sylvia's proposal, and then asked directly: "What exactly is a witch's party? Some kind of ceremony? Or some kind of underground organization meeting?"

"They are all." Sylvia quickly replied: "Our gatherings are divided into three types. One is a temporary small gathering. Usually, the witches in the area gather companions temporarily to deal with some things together. One is what you said The conference meeting, the time is usually chosen in the annual Harvest Festival, the location is determined by the big witch of the witch troupe, and then the other witches are notified two months in advance. The last one is the homecoming gathering, which is what you call a ritual gathering, and it is also what we are now this gathering."

Leo interjected: "You don't seem to attach much importance to the ceremony party. As far as I know, neither the Lady of the Night nor the chanter intends to participate in this party."

"This is mainly because it doesn't make much sense for them to continue to attend the homecoming gathering. They have already obtained what they want most from the Aishali Forest in the previous gathering," Sylvia said with a slightly envious tone: "Although they continue to attend the party, they can still get some good things from the Aishali Forest, but compared to the dangers they will encounter, it is obviously not worth the loss, so if it is not necessary, they generally will not participate in the homecoming party. "

Leo said: "If I'm not mistaken, the things you get from Aishali Forest in the Homecoming Party will directly affect the power of each of you witches, right?"

"Yes." Sylvia nodded and said, "Perhaps you don't know that the root blood of us witches comes from the Aishali Forest. If we want to fully stimulate the blood in our bodies, we can obtain unlimited development potential, then we must find the source blood related to our blood in the Aishali Forest."

Leo questioned: "Where is Saran? Saran's bloodline should have been fully developed, why does she still go to Love Sheli Forest?"

"I don't know." Sylvia shook her head and said, "However, she is the guide of the Aishali Forest. She should lead other witches into the Aishali Forest before..."

Sylvia guessed for a while, but soon felt that something was wrong, shook her head, and didn't say any more.

Leo asked again puzzled: "Since the Homecoming Ceremony of Aishali Forest is so important to you, why do you want an outsider like me to participate in this event?"

"Because of the degree of danger." Sylvia explained: "Although the source of the witch comes from the Aishali Forest, the Aishali Forest is equivalent to the witch's mother and will not harm the witch, but the witch's blood After all, there are already other bloodlines, which are no longer pure, and these impure parts will cause the rejection of Aishali Forest, which will have a bad influence."

Leo quickly guessed some answers from the other party's words, and said, "The main purpose of an assistant like me is to share those bad influences?"

The expression on Sylvia's face was slightly awkward, she nodded, then took a deep breath of embarrassment in her heart, and continued: "We witches can use a special method to put our own The blood is shared with the assistant I found, and then the two enter the Aishali Forest together to share the repulsive influence of the Aishali Forest, so that everyone will only suffer half of the impact and only half of the danger they encountered before. .”

"Is there any danger in it?" Leo asked.

"Yes, but the danger is not on you assistants, but on us witches." Sylvia paused for a while and continued: "When you inherit our blood, you will have a chance to discover our blood These secrets may be fatal to us. There used to be a witch who was betrayed by an assistant who knew the secret of the witch and died in the hands of the adjudicator of the Orthodox Church. Therefore, unless someone who can be absolutely trusted is found, the witch will participate Homecoming parties don’t even ask for helpers.”

"Absolute trust?" Leo frowned when he heard the words, and questioned slightly: "Is it just absolute trust?"

Hearing Leo's question, Sylvia hesitated, and said, "Of course there is another way, that is to find a temporary assistant." Then, she was worried that Leo might misunderstand, and added: "I used to attend In the two homecoming gatherings, I did not find an assistant."

Although Sylvia's words were not complete, Leo already understood what Sylvia meant, that is, to find an assistant who would solve the problem directly after the party.

Valeo doesn't have any particular opinion about how witches behave, and he doesn't ask stupid questions about which category he belongs to.

Leo continued to ask, "What do I need to pay attention to?"

Sylvia shook her head and said: "There is nothing to pay attention to. Even if I say it now, it may not be useful. Every time I enter the Aishali Forest, it is different."

After Leo finished asking these questions, he didn't continue to ask. He thought for a while and said, "It's not pure that I was invited by you to attend the Witch's Gathering this time. I have other things to do as well."

Sylvia keenly guessed the meaning of Leo's words, and confirmed, "Are you also in the Aishali Forest?"

Leo nodded, and then told about the encounter with the white deer.

"White deer in the Black Forest?" Sylvia stared at Leo with disbelief written all over her face.

Leo didn't make any response, but sat there quietly, waiting for Sylvia to recover from the shock.

For the people on Velen Continent, they have been listening to all kinds of legends about the Black Forest and falling asleep since they were young. All kinds of Black Forest gods have long been familiar. Legendary regulars.

Ranger of the Black Forest, Protector of Knights, Guardian of Women and Children, Eternal Purity, etc. Various titles derived from legends have been put on White Deer. For people on the continent of Velen It is said that being able to see the white deer in the Black Forest represents good luck for the whole day.

Because of this, the White Deer in the Black Forest can be said to be the favorite God of the Black Forest in all countries of the Velen continent. Almost all traditional celebrations will have a theatrical performance about the White Deer, and no matter how bad the performance is every time , can attract many viewers.

However, although there are so many legends about the white deer, very few people have actually seen the white deer in the Black Forest.

Sylvia, like most of the children in Velen Continent, had imagined that she could have a black forest white deer when she was a child, but in the end she could only get an ordinary white deer, which was better than nothing.

But now Leo actually told her that he had very close contact with Bailu and had some deals with Bailu, which made her subconsciously think that Leo was joking.

But this skeptical attitude didn't last for too long. Based on her understanding of Leo, the other party should not be the kind of person who likes to joke, so that is to say, Leo did have contact with Bailu and had some transactions. .

"You really have a deal with White Hart?" Sylvia confirmed.

"Yes." Leo nodded.

"What deal?" Sylvia couldn't help asking, and then felt that she shouldn't ask, and said, "If you can't say it, then don't say it."

"For the head of eternal wisdom." Leo said indifferently.

"Eternal wisdom?" Sylvia was stunned.

If other people heard the name of this god, they might ask if there is such a god, but Sylvia herself is also the adjudicator of the Orthodox Church, and she knows more about the church and gods than Leo , naturally know what eternal wisdom is.

However, what surprised her was that from Leo's words, the eternal wisdom seemed to have fallen in the Aishali Forest, which was a big event that the Orthodox Church didn't even know about.