Traveling to another world, inheriting a mess at the beginning

"Excuse me, Princess. My name is Mud, a traveler from the Covenant Alliance, and a member of the Star Seeking Group."

"Covenant Alliance? Star Seeking Group?"

[Your Highness, the Covenant Alliance is a union of countries in the west of the continent, with a total of 27 member countries, which is a very large force. 】

Karin's explanation allowed Keliya to quickly acquire basic knowledge, but it also made her feel confused at the same time-why would a traveler from the distant west of the continent become a distinguished guest of Duke Booker?

And why would he stay here specifically to meet her?

"There is indeed some distance between the Alliance and the Empire, so it is normal that Your Highness is not very clear about what is going on over there."

"Hehe, there is no need for me to understand what is on the other side of the world."

Although this man behaved in a gentle and neither humble nor arrogant manner, Keliya always felt that there was something wrong with him.

"Since Your Highness is not very interested in the alliance, I will briefly introduce the organization I belong to."

In order to control the rhythm of the conversation, she deliberately put on an arrogant attitude-but the other party seemed to have completely ignored her sarcasm and pushed the topic forward without hesitation.

"The Covenant Alliance was established to commemorate the deeds of the hero who saved the continent a thousand years ago, and the Star Seeking Brigade I belong to was established to verify the prophecy left by the hero."

"Prophecy? Do you still remember what people said a thousand years ago?"

Because the person who was closest to the hero was next to her, Claire also asked about this matter in private.

[Apologies. The database access rights have not been fully restored and the relevant records cannot be retrieved. ]

Unfortunately, Zhu Ying is still unable to call up the information she has stored, so she doesn't know whether the hero really left any prophecy.

"Yes, there is a hidden clan in the alliance that recorded and passed down some prophecies left by the brave man."

"Wow, that's amazing... So what is the prophecy?"

Keliya, leaning lazily on the chair with an uninterested expression, was actually observing this man and Duke Booker.

Not only was this man weird, but Duke Booker, who treated him as a VIP, also seemed a little bit wrong.

While this man was talking, the fat old duke was even smiling, as if he was really listening to the speech of a distinguished person.

[Report. No mental interference energy was detected. ]

[No? Then what's the matter with this old thing? ]

Keliya didn't understand what Duke Booker and this strange man wanted to do, so she didn't let down her guard.

"Your Highness, are you interested in prophecies? Then I will explain it to you briefly."

"Actually, I am not interested in that kind of thing, but since you want to explain it, it is best to explain it directly in a popular way."

Although Claire was still speaking with a sarcastic tone, the man always maintained a respectful and humble attitude.

——Maybe he is really just a knowledgeable and cultured person?

"Before the brave man completely destroyed the demons and left this world a thousand years ago, he once made a prophecy about the future of this world——"

And when the man really started to talk about the prophecy, Karin and Zhu Ying's spirits also unconsciously tensed up.

"The brave man said in the prophecy that in about a thousand years, this planet will give birth to a great being who controls the power of life and can help humans evolve to the next stage."

This sounds like a story to deceive children——Claire sneered at it, but she continued to listen.

"That great being is called [Star Child] by the brave. When it is born, the planet will experience a huge earthquake... and later we checked the records and found out that the Alliance did detect a continent-level energy shock twenty years ago."

"Twenty years ago? Your Excellency, do you know about this?"

"Oh, I don't know about any shock, but since Mr. Mudd said there was, it must be true."

At this time, Duke Booker looked like a devout believer... He seemed to believe in the man's words unconditionally, without any doubt at all.

Isn't this really some kind of spiritual magic?

"The amplitude of that shock was very small, and ordinary people could not feel it. But this record also makes us sure that [Star Child] was born at that time."

"So, what's the use of that thing?"

"The prophecy says that as long as [Star Child] completes awakening, then humans will begin to evolve. In order to find [Star Child] as soon as possible, the Star Seeker will...The group will be established."

That is to say, this man came here to find the legendary [Child of the Star].

But what does this have to do with Duke Booker?

"Oh, I almost forgot... May I ask how old your highness is this year?"

"I am 21 years old this year, why are you asking this?"

"Sorry, I am rude. In fact, scholars in the group have proposed such a conjecture - [Child of the Star] is likely to be born in the form of humans, and it is likely to have talents and abilities far beyond ordinary people."

This conjecture is indeed a bit surprising - if it weren't for some deviation in age, Claire even felt that she might be the legendary life form.

After all, there are not many people in this world who practice both magic and martial arts.

"Because I heard from the Duke before that you have the strength of level five at a young age, and your talent for magic is far beyond ordinary people. So I stayed here to wait for you just to verify whether you are the one we are looking for. "

"Hmph, you've said so many things in a roundabout way, but you actually want to do something crooked to me, right? My Lord Duke, the actor you found is not very qualified."

"Your Highness, you can't say that. Although I did have some resentment towards you because of William's accident, when I knew about this, the previous conflicts were no longer important to me."

After listening to Duke Booker's explanation, Claire, who was originally planning to overturn the table, suddenly calmed down.

Duke Booker is a businessman, and he would never do anything without benefits. He would treat this strange man so respectfully, and there must be a generous reward.

So what is the reward for him to do this?

"Your Highness, my test is actually very simple... Please see, this is a kind of companion crystal that the alliance found in the magic source stone vein before. "

After Keliya calmed down, the man took out a strange transparent crystal from his pocket.

Zhu Ying, who was standing next to her, quickly scanned the composition of the crystal and gave a "no problem" answer.

[Report. It is determined to be a carbon-uranium crystal in a highly compressed state. The specific properties are unknown, but no dangerous energy has been detected.]

"Keep talking, I'm listening."

"Please input some magic power into this crystal - if you are really the [Son of the Star] I'm looking for, then the crystal should produce a strong resonance."

"No problem, I'll give you a chance to perform."

Because she really didn't find any risks, Keliya took the initiative to release a trace of magic power to the crystal in the man's hand.

When the dark attribute magic power poured into the crystal, the originally colorless and transparent crystal was immediately dyed ink black.

There was no special reaction.

"How about it, am I the person you are looking for? "

"Well, it's just dyed black... I have wasted your precious time, and I must sincerely apologize to you."

After watching the man bow deeply to her without hesitation to express his apology, she originally planned to take advantage of the situation to make a fuss about Keliya, but now she had no reason to get angry.

"Forget it, I will not care about your rudeness for now."