The sun is high

In this underground room full of weird scenes, the shadow of the past named Alexandra seems to be trapped in a long memory.

Her voice was sometimes vague, sometimes clear, sometimes as graceful and gentle as a lady, sometimes as harsh and harsh as the screams of rats.

Finally, after announcing an unknown number of names, the ever-changing voice finally returned to silence, and the magical shadow composed of rats finally returned to the control of the original Count Alexandra. .

This countess, who is known as a legend in the entire Luowei Plateau and even in the entire Van En, gradually gained a clear figure and facial contours. Under the control of her will, the constantly flowing black magic shadows even helped her The result is a gorgeous, smooth black dress.

With the high-speed operation of magic, the dark color gradually faded from her face and arms. Under the mottled light, a beautiful lady with a well-proportioned figure and a classic Walter dress appeared. In front of Xiuge and the others.

Just like all the descriptions and portraits of the legendary countess circulated in Vann, the lady in front of her has the typical long black hair and pale skin of the Ernst family. Her facial features appear slightly sharp and her nose is high. Quite... just like the folk legend, she reminds people of the elves coming out of the deepest part of the Black Nest Mountains.

Unfortunately, when she opened her eyes, what was revealed was not a wise and rational gaze, but a chaotic shadow composed of dark, amorphous magic power.

Countess Alexandra was already ninety years old when she actually passed away. Even with the help of potions and magic rituals, she was destined to be unable to maintain such an appearance at that time. What is displayed in front of her now This image was obviously forcibly constructed by the other party using magic power.

"Well, two very nice young men."

This time, Alexandra's voice became extremely clear, and her tone and tone returned to normal. Shuge could even hear the confidence and pride belonging to the legendary figure.

She nodded very kindly to Xiuge and the two, and then showed an elegant smile: "It seems that you all know me. Does this mean that my name has not been forgotten by the world?"

"of course not……"

Shuge responded, but when choosing to call Alexandra, Shuge was a little hesitant. The countess seemed to see what Shuge was thinking, so she said directly: "Just use 'Ms.' I hate 'Earl' and I hate 'Madame' even more."

Wei Lin blinked. As someone who had read Alexandra's biography, she certainly knew the reason why the other party said that.

Although this legendary figure is a powerful figure in the political arena, her emotional experience has been very bumpy.

According to popular belief, Countess Alexandra's love affair ended when her husband died in a mistaken assassination. Although she had several lovers and countless suitors after that, she But he did not remarry, nor did he leave any children.

The Countess always believed that it was her status and identity that led to her husband's death. Therefore, after the tragedy, she was very resistant to others calling her "Madame" or "Count" until her death.

"Okay, Ms. Alexandra."

Shuge nodded: "To this day, people still remember your experience. Your story is even spread among most of Van En, and it is very popular among young girls."

"Oh, that's not a good thing."

The elegant lady shook her head and said: "I don't have any glorious deeds worth learning from. According to you, I'm afraid I have brought a lot of bad influence to those girls. Those playwrights and novelists are still He always likes to exaggerate trivial things."

Shuge raised his eyebrows but did not make any comment.

He knew that the original owner of his body had carefully studied and studied several versions of "The Legend of Alexandra" for the purpose of literary creation, which brought great influence to Sugar Ernst. One version of the directing role is called "The Countess Loves."

It is a typical example of knowing its content attributes just by looking at its name.

Alexandra probably didn't know what the outstanding descendant in front of her who looked calm and calm was thinking just now.

She looked at Xiuge's face carefully, and then softly read his name again.

"Suge Ernst..."

As if she wanted to confirm something, she suddenly raised her hand and stretched her palm towards Shuge's face.

Xiuge did not receive any form of warning from the spiritual world, so he did not choose to dodge, but stood quietly and let the opponent's palm reach out.

However, such a simple action brought about an extremely violent reaction.

The moment she was about to touch the side of Shuge's face, Alexandra's black velvet-gloved palm made a "sizzling" sound as if it had come into contact with a hot iron, and a large amount of magic mist flowed from her palm. It drifted out.

But even so, the countess seemed not to feel the injury and pain. She still kept smiling and insisted on touching Xiuge gently with her palm.

At that moment, Shuge felt as if his face had touched a piece of soft ice.

He neither noticed the intrusion of abnormal magic nor felt any impact at any level. Neither his spiritual world nor the metal disc had any changes as a result.

It was just a very, very ordinary touch.

That's all.

Alexandra slowly retracted her hand, and Xiuge saw that her palm wearing a "black velvet glove" seemed to have returned to that chaotic state. He could even see the beating shadow in this palm.

It seemed that just that simple touch had already damaged the group of magic rats that made up the body in front of him.

"The previous speculation has been further verified... At present, it seems that there is an obvious mutual exclusivity between the power that the other party can use and the magic power in my body and the dream shelter. This is incompatible with what Snitch and the others have shown before. consistent with his bad attitude.”

Xiuge was thinking silently in his heart, but his face showed a look of surprise and panic.

Alexandra shook her palm gently, and the magic power surged up again, completely repairing the defect on her palm. The countess raised her head, looked at Shuge's expression, and then smiled. : "Sure enough, it's exactly what Jacob and the others said... you are the most special child that has ever appeared in the entire family."

"Ms. Alexandra, what Jacob do you mean?"

"Jacob Ernst."

She replied: "According to time calculation, he should be regarded as your grandfather's grandfather?"

"When Jacob told me that there was a member who mastered evil magic among the new heir candidates, I thought he was wrong. After all, they were no longer sober. Not only did things always happen No, there are some memory problems."

After saying that, Alexandra showed a smile, and her eyes moved to Wei Lin who was standing behind Shuge: "What about you? Cute girl... you shouldn't have appeared here, you and Enns The Te family is not related by blood, which puts you in a very dangerous situation."

"Hello, ma'am."

Weilin nodded to Alexandra cautiously and politely: "You can call me Weilin, Weilin Ernst."

She moistened her dry lips and replied: "As you can see, I am indeed not a member of the Ernst family. My grandfather is the special magic advisor of the Ernst family... so my surname actually comes from The arrangements of the elders.”

"I see."

Alexandra was very satisfied with Wei Lin's attitude and performance. She gently placed her palms in front of her body, and her eyes flickered between Wei Lin and Shuge.

Xiuge clearly caught that strange look, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Miss Weilin is my friend and my magic teacher. At the same time, she is also a lake that has passed the legal committee's rating. Level scholar."

He raised his head and looked directly at the lady in front of him: "Ms. Alexandra, since you have known my existence and whereabouts before, I think there is no need for us to conduct more useless tests... …I came here not just to be the heir to the Ernst family, but also to eradicate the hidden dangers hidden here. And I believe this should also be your goal, otherwise there is no need for you to invite us here. .”

After listening to Shuge's words, Alexandra fell into silence. After a few seconds, she chuckled: "I have heard some prophets say in the past that whenever the world is about to undergo drastic changes, something will definitely happen. Some extraordinary and outstanding talents, unexpectedly they got it right once..."

"Tell us, what exactly do you want to know?"

When the countess said this sentence, her voice also changed back to its original appearance - multiple different voices formed this sentence at the same time. Xiuge knew that the person communicating with him at this moment was no longer Just the will of Alexandra, but the souls of all the powerful people in the Ernst family in the past.

"Everything! Everything about this place!"

Shuge said bluntly: "I want to know what the Black Sun Society is doing here, what happened to the family...and these rats, where did they come from?"

Seeing that the conversation was on track, Wei Lin silently stepped aside.

As a qualified magic scholar, she was always full of interest and curiosity about things related to sorcery and magic. Seeing that the conversation would not end for a while, she carefully sat on an old chair at the edge. He sat down and began to listen quietly to this secret past story belonging to the Ernst family.

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Just as Shuge guessed, the so-called will of the Ernst family is actually a magical product formed by the souls and wills of successive leaders and important members.

Countess Alexandra obviously enjoys a very high status among the powerful people who have become "the will of the family", so she once again assumes the role of explainer.

She said softly: "The association tells us that this huge eternal ceremony comes from an era that has been forgotten by people. It will allow the deceased to live in the underground mansion and connect the souls of the participants to the earth. , then the deceased will become the embodiment of the family’s will, and the family itself will be protected and nourished by the family’s will.”

"In the first one hundred and fifty years, this ceremony did play a correct role. Under the guidance of the association, the family developed a special set of heir selection methods-gathering the most outstanding young people in the family together, The decision is made jointly by the ancestors who have become the will of the family, and the blessings from the earth are offered to it.”

Alexandra narrated slowly: "The power from the ritual can always allow the family to find the most suitable successor. It can also bring abundant vitality to these young people, making them healthy and mentally flexible. Even become long-lived... and for the deceased who has become the will of the family, this also symbolizes another form of eternal life."

"eternal life?"

"Yes, although all the deceased are restricted to the confines of this underground mansion, they still...exist. We can use the power of rituals to spy on everything happening outside, to talk, to laugh, Although we have lost the fun of being a living person, we can still support our growing family to a certain extent."

Having said this, Alexandra sighed sadly: "However, two hundred years after the ceremony, terrible things began to happen."

"The first is the magic rituals set up here. They have changed unknowingly. We can no longer bless the young people through the rituals. Instead, we can only bring them terrible nightmares. Then, the first batch of The souls of the deceased fell into a deep sleep, bound to their own rooms, never to be seen again.”

"Is it the work of the Black Sun Society?"

"Heh, I'm afraid this was their original idea and plan, right?"

The countess said in a mocking tone: "The association mobilized batches of servants, and they became the guardians of this underground mansion. Then, these terrible servants opened the previously locked rooms... "

Shuge recalled what he had seen in General Ludwig's room before, so he asked: "The soul 'living' inside turned into a mouse?"

The countess nodded slowly: "Yes, under the influence of this vicious ritual, the souls of the deceased who first moved into this underground mansion were completely transformed into that dirty appearance. That ritual transformed us His soul and will were completely torn apart, and they were scattered into... countless rats."

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There may be a one-day flight + car trip next Tuesday (I will be dragged to Changbai Mountain by the target)

So code words and updates may be affected~ But try to find a way to overcome it~