Chapter 468 – Secrets Revealed by the Guards

Chapter 468 – The Secret Revealed by the Guard

The attitude of the mausoleum guards was more polite than the last time – even bordering on respectful.

Vanna could clearly feel the change in the atmosphere around her, as well as the puzzled looks cast by her fellow officers, yet she herself was at a loss as to how to explain the bizarre change – even if some vague speculations could bubble up in her mind, she had no way of saying them.

All she could do was lower her head and look at the parchment the guard giant had handed her, hesitating for a couple seconds before reaching out to take it and inhaling softly.

“I’ll be right back.” She turned her head and spoke quickly to Bishop Valentine before following the giant guarding the tomb and striding towards the pale building not far away.

The heavy stone gate slowly closed behind them, and the ancient and mysterious mausoleum was once again closed, the giant guarding the mausoleum didn’t disappear, but followed Vanna like a qualified guide, leading the latter towards the deep chambers, and the monotonous sound of the footsteps in the deep and long tunnel instead set off the surrounding area to become more and more silent.

Vanna’s mind silently recited the various taboos that she needed to pay attention to after entering Vision 004, and at the same time, she also carefully paid attention to the movements of the mausoleum’s guards, she recalled the guard’s behavior before she entered the chamber the last time, and she couldn’t help but have the thoughts in her mind flip over.

Due to the limitations of Vision 004, she could no longer remember what happened after she entered the tomb the last time, but she still remembered that before she entered the tomb the last time, the guard’s attitude had changed subtly – at that time, she hadn’t thought too much about it, however, this time, all sorts of associations spread uncontrollably in her mind! .

And just as Vanna’s thoughts rose and fell in her mind, a low, hoarse voice suddenly entered her ears – the giant guard actually broke the silence.

“What is it you wish to ask?”

Vanna’s heart was startled – this silent and terrifying guard was actually taking the initiative to talk to the “listener” who had entered the tomb?

Her mind quickly filtered through the information about Vision 004 again, confirming how to respond to the current situation amidst all the taboos, and then tried to calm down before speaking while choosing her words, “You’re being very friendly to me, why?”

“Because you are a messenger,” the tomb guard actually answered immediately, “A messenger is a person who has transcended the ascension and transformation, and should be treated with courtesy.”

“Messenger?” Vanna froze, not seeming to understand, “What does that mean? Does it mean that I’m an acolyte of the storm goddess Gemona? But the ones in the square outside are ……”

“Queen Leviathan has no emissaries, all her emissaries have died before the First Long Night,” the tomb guard interrupted Vanna, barely audible emotional fluctuations in his voice, no respect or fear even when he spoke of the gods, “You are an emissary of the Usurper of Fire.”

Her heart tightened violently, her mind rumbled, and her breathing paused subconsciously – Vanna stopped in her tracks in shock, the answer to her casual question was far more than she could have imagined, and she felt as if a storm had swept through her mind, and where it had passed over her, her consciousness was flooded with conjecture, realization, and perception in an overlapping wave of The waves of shock and horror!

Queen Leviathan, she remembered the title – it had been not so long ago that Captain Duncan had mentioned the name before her and Maurice!
The Long Night – she also remembered that Mr. Morris, after reading the Book of Blasphemy, had mentioned that it used the term “Long Night” several times to describe the attempts of the “Kings” of ancient times to create the world, and she also remembered that it had been used by the “Kings” to describe their attempts to create the world. She also remembered that there were three long nights in the heretical descriptions, and three in Genesis!

As for the fire usurper ……

“Is the usurper …… referring to Captain Duncan?” Vanna’s mind stirred and she subconsciously spoke.

Inside Vision 004, one could not casually talk about the owner of the mausoleum and the secrets inside the mausoleum, but there was no mention in the taboos about whether or not one could talk about the outside world – Vanna had summoned up the courage at the moment to ask the mausoleum guards in front of her, and there was a kind of intuition reminding her that even if she asked the guard in front of her for some more information there would be no What danger.

However, the guard did not answer immediately this time, and after several seconds of silence, he slowly turned his head and looked into Vanna’s eyes.

“After you leave, you will still forget the secrets you know here, and there is no point in asking too much.”

Vanna was stunned, and the curiosity burning in her heart seemed to be doused with cold water.

Yes, the vast majority of the information within Vision 004 could not be brought outside, even if one knew more here, one would still forget it after going out.

Even if it was written on parchment, what shouldn’t be revealed would still be torn away by then.

She didn’t dare to ask the guards what the “forgetting mechanism” of Vision 004 was, because it was already a question that pointed to the tomb itself, and asking would lead to trouble.

She could only sigh, take a step forward in regret, and continue to walk towards the deepest chamber.

But just then, she heard the guard’s voice come into her ears once more-

“The name of the fire usurper is not Duncan.”

Vanna’s eyes widened slightly, and she couldn’t be bothered to wonder why the mausoleum guard was suddenly willing to answer her earlier question again, but instead subconsciously spoke up, “What about Queen Leviathan? From what you’re saying, that’s Storm ……”

The mausoleum guard, however, suddenly stopped and interrupted Vanna’s question with a low voice, “We’re here.”

Vanna looked up and realized that the deep, long tunnel had somehow come to an end, and the door leading to the central chamber had stood out in front of her, the pale firelight wavering in the chamber as if urging her to hurry up and get inside.

In the next second, she realized: it was no longer possible to continue asking questions.

Even with the strange and inexplicable status of “messenger”, the “courtesy” that the tomb guards could give themselves was limited – or rather, the questions that the guards themselves could answer were also limited. Or rather, the questions that the guards themselves could answer were also limited.

I just don’t know whether this “limitation” is the limited number of questions or the limited scope of answering questions – unfortunately, after he left Vision 004, all of his memories will be cleared, so he probably won’t have the chance to verify this question by repeating the test in the future. It’s a pity that after he left Vision 004, all his memories will be cleared, and he probably won’t have the chance to verify this question through repeated tests in the future. Several jumbled thoughts flashed through Vanna’s mind before she finally exhaled softly and whispered her thanks to the guard, “Thank you for your patience.”

“Please come in, I’ll see you out afterward – though you won’t remember.”

Vanna nodded and stepped into the chamber, and as she stepped through the door of the chamber, the guard, covered in bandages and somewhere between life and death, disappeared into the tunnel without a sound.

On the ancient and solemn throne, the headless and nameless king sat in silence as if he was still in the ancient times, the pale fire pot burned calmly in the corner of the chamber wall, and the air was filled with the atmosphere of silence and solemnity.

Vanna came to the throne, and saw that the place reserved for the “listener” was occupied by a comfortable-looking reclining chair, with a table in front of it.

There was a table in front of it with a fruit plate and snacks, and even a cup of black tea – steaming hot.

Vanna: “……”

She controls the change in her expression and tries to sit calmly in that chair.

Although the Listeners couldn’t bring memories from inside the mausoleum to the outside, she was sure that people who entered this chamber under normal circumstances definitely didn’t have that!

Because none of the occasional messages that came out with the parchment describing the process of “listening” mentioned a fruit plate or snacks!
However, after a brief moment of confusion and gagging, Vanna quickly calmed down, and her eyes became serious.

She looked around.

The interior of Vision 004 was nothing but pale, cold stone, so theoretically there was no place to store food, nor could there be a kitchen or any other facilities. The tomb guard might know how to make tea, but she couldn’t imagine the scene of the giant baking pastries.

She observed the things on the table.

The fruit was fresh, the tea was bubbling hot, and the plate for the pastries was a fine silver inlaid wooden plate, patterned …… vaguely in the style of the southern city states, much like the specialties of an elven city state like Lightwind Harbor or Southport.

Vanna picked up a cookie and felt its lingering heat.

Perhaps an hour ago, it had been staying in the oven of some confectionery in one of the city-states.

So …… these things were “brought” by the Tomb Guard directly from a southern city-state? Can he physically enter the real world? Or …… are there hidden worshippers in the real world who accept the orders of the Tomb Guard to make “sacrifices” to Vision 004?
The fruits and the plates holding the snacks look like southern specialties, and that is the territory of the elves. The elves …… as a mysterious and long-lived race have indeed retained many unique beliefs and customs, and some of them are very different from today’s Church of the Four Gods, and even have formed a system of their own… …

Is there an explanation for Vision 004 in the ancient Elven texts?
Vanna’s mind was reeling with thoughts, and her professional habits made her start to dig into the roots of the “unusual” things she saw.

But her thoughts didn’t last long.

Vanna’s thoughts were interrupted by a slight scuffling noise that sounded suddenly in the chamber.

She looked at the sound and saw that the headless king was slowly raising his arms, as if to rise from his throne –

Vanna opened her eyes.

The ancient and solemn pillars of the assembly ground were reflected in the field of vision, chaotic and obscure streams of light swept over the square, and projections of the souls of the saints were gathering from afar, while out of the corner of her eye, the pale and mysterious building was slowly sinking into the ground with a roaring sound.

One had already completed the mission?
Vanna was a bit confused, she shook her head, and felt that her memory was still stuck in the moment when she followed the polite tomb guard to enter the gate – this kind of memory interruption is not unfamiliar, after all, this is not the first time she entered the vision as a “listener”! 004, but for some reason …… this time she always felt that her own memory with a hint of strange, as if …… some incongruous impressions still in her.

Certain impressions that are not in harmony still leave shallow traces in her emptied memory.

Soon, however, she could not care about studying that bit of defiance in her mind.

The compatriots had already gathered over, Bishop Valentine’s projection was in the midst of them, and not far away, the belatedly arrived Pope Coronet Helene could be seen standing at the edge of the square, seemingly looking silently this way.

“Vanna,” Valentine was the first to speak, “How does it feel? This is the third time you’ve entered the mausoleum, have you been affected?”

“I …… “Vanna frowned as if to confirm her mental state, but before she could feel anything in detail, she couldn’t help but hiccup, “Hiccup – -“

The assembly grounds, where the Saints were gathering with concern, suddenly fell silent.

Even Bishop Valentine froze there for a moment, and this old cleric who had watched Vanna grow up was baffled for half a day before he finally ventured out, “You’ve been chewing on rocks in there?”

(End of chapter)