The light pierced the wall between the chapel and the library, and shot diagonally from the ceiling of the library. The fierce wind took away the flames. In an instant, only the burning objects in the two rooms were red and hot like charcoal. Liang, Jonah touched a book through a hole in the wall from memory, picked it up, turned and ran out, staggering towards the door. Gradually, his consciousness recovered, and he heard the sharp whistling of the wind re-entering the library in his ears, and rushed forward with all his strength.
The Royal and Anglican Library, which has a 150-year history, a collection of 35,000 books, and 12,000 scrolls like Redstone Fort, shook slightly, and then flames broke from the doors, windows and roof Gushing out from the gap, Jonah was blown fifteen feet away and hit the ground fiercely. When he barely opened his eyes, the outline of the world was gradually reflected in a dizzying white field of vision, the library was as if oiled The straw haystack burned like a rag, and then quietly collapsed completely.
With a bang, the black crystal on his belt shattered, symbolizing that the star array carved on it had collapsed, and the heat wave rushed to his face. Jonah could hear his temples being scorched and curled. He Moving hard to the unburnt building on the opposite side of the street, more than half of the book with the black cover in his hand had been burned. When the hot wind blew, the ashes drifted away with the wind, and only two and a half pages were spared under the protection of the back cover.
Jona shakes away the ashes with a heartache, carefully rolls the broken chapter into a paper roll and stuffs it into the reel sleeve and stuffed it into a deerskin bag. Then, he coughed violently due to his weak body, vigorous exercise, and the impact of landing.
This book has no name.
About five or six years ago, shortly after the invaders of the Zavi Empire knocked on the gate of St. Boren, Jonah found it on a small dusty bookshelf in the library and church library.
There are about 30 rooms in the library, of which post-Renaissance works account for the vast majority. They are divided into categories such as religion, magic, astrology, mathematics, society, and art; the church library is dedicated to collecting literature and art Most of the ancient books before the revival movement are religious documents, and few people have been interested in them in recent years.
In a certain evening, when the silver candlestick in the library lit up, he walked into the library, as if under the guidance of some kind of force, walked to the corner, pulled out the big book, and gently brushed it. The dust.
Because of the beginning of the war, most of the Anglican staff in the library have been recruited, and no one disturbs the cleanliness of the night; Jonah holds a candlestick, sits on a cherry wood armchair, and turns over the first page of a heavy book. , Without a title, a line of smooth round characters written on the slightly yellowed papyrus: Start is the end. ——Segles the Betrayer.
A drop of candle tears fell on the side of the signature, making the words “Betrayer” particularly eye-catching. Jonah placed the candlestick on the shelf and wiped away the stain.
This book talks about history, ancient history, and even came into being before the epoch. In Segles’s book, there is no creator of the world, no master **** Sheila, only the natural reproduction of the fire of human civilization. , Which makes Jonah feel very novel. Books on this anti-religious principle were found in the church’s library.
When he came to the library to study astrology later, he always took time to spend a while in the church library, flipping through this untitled book written by the signature “Betrayer”. The guild regards it as a heresy. This book has more than 30 years of history. I wonder if the author has been persecuted by the church or is he still alive? This kind of book is forgotten in the church, it is really not a big irony.
A few months before the fall of Redstone Fort, Jonah read all the history, ending in 2270 era, which is 5 years before the Renaissance. Turning over a piece of papyrus, the smooth round characters came to an abrupt end. On the paper was drawn an unending rest and a bright red stamp of the Anglican Church: it was approved by the court and sealed. Below is the autograph of the priest of the diocese at that time.
Jona sighed, presumably the author has written here, deprived of his freedom by the Anglican Church. He turned back a few pages boringly. Unexpectedly, after five or six pages were blank, the round font appeared again. The writing was a bit scribble, but it was undoubtedly the author’s handwriting:
“On July 15, Ayala came to the exile and planted seven wild strawberry seeds before sunset.”
The rest of the content is this kind of head and tail, like a diary, but also like a stage play corner book. Jonah turned a few pages back and forth, from the church seal to the back cover, this kind of stuff was written well. He flipped through dozens of pages, and when he didn’t understand it, he threw the book down, taking the time to look at the previous part of history, and mutually corroborating the world he knew and unknown.
Until today, the moment when the city of Redstone Fort was broken.
“On October 5th, the sun was pierced by a sharp sword. They gathered together and couldn’t see each other, only the sky and the heel.” This sentence was seen by chance at that time, but left deep in memory Yes, if there hadn’t been the moment when the captives of the former Plaza Guard were beheaded, Jonah would have been unable to discover the secrets of this book in his life. ——The second half of the book, which seems to be nonsense, turned out to be a prediction of the future!
Jonah coughed for a while, stroking the deerskin bag with the broken pages of prophecy, lost in confusion.
When will the remaining two and a half pages of prophecy happen? Is it the future he can’t see in this life, or the near future?
Who is the “Betrayer” and why can he predict the future?
Now the five major guild systems, regardless of religion, mathematics, or magic, regard prediction as impossible. The Anglicans believe that everything is determined by the Holy Lord, who has already decided, and the world does not know the Lord’s decision.
The Society of Mathematical Sciences hopes to interpret the rules of the world with formulas. They claim that they have not yet discovered a formula for predicting the future. Astrology is said to have the ability to predict in ancient times, but modern astrology focuses on the study of the expression of star power through the magic circle, that is, the storage and application of star power. This is the research direction of Jonah himself and Duranka’s tutor.
The profession of “Prophet” has never appeared before and now, but now Jonah knows that his buckskin bag contains two and a half pages of real prophecies—this can not only affect his future, but even May affect the world.
With a messy mood, Jonah left the burning redstone fort. Walking out of the collapsed city gate, the smell of blood, burnt smell, the roar of the invaders and the wailing of the survivors gradually disappeared, and the broad red soil plain in front of the setting sun was quiet and silent.
He decided to look back for the last time, to see this miraculous building that is about to disappear from the world, the Sanbo, built from the strongest redstone in the western mountains and built in the center of the plain, is as high as three hundred feet. A symbol of the Lun dynasty, although since becoming an apprentice to the astrologer, this country has no physical connection with him anymore.
He turned his head, but saw that above the city gate, an earth-travel dragoon lance made of stainless steel was nailed in. The lance was tied with a yellow ribbon, and a head was tied below the ribbon. The beloved Wen of St. Boren The noble head of Her Majesty Queen Ge III, in order to give this benevolent and art-loving ruler the final dignity, the invaders did not tear off her white veil. The veil was slightly dyed red with blood and fluttered with the wind, like a banner. Her Majesty the Queen closed her eyes and looked peaceful.
The invaders of the Zawi Empire began to wash out and burn the Redstone Fort. Residents escaped from the burning city. The citizens of St. Boren, who fought stubbornly in the war and looked calm after the city broke, collapsed when they looked up and saw the beloved queen.
The woman and the old man fell on their knees, folded their hands on their shoulders, and began to cry. The Anglican Requiem Prayer gradually sounded in the crowd. The name of the Holy Lord and the God of Painting, Sila, was recited for the last time.
Jonah bit his lip, not daring to look any more, and walked away quickly.
Three hours later, he returned to the front of the astrology tower.
The astrological tower in the night sky is like an everlasting giant pillar to the sky, simple and majestic. “Always be in awe.-Gilberto Gilbernaion” This motto shines brightly in the dark.
Jonah relaxed completely, and suddenly felt that a great sadness completely enveloped him. The destruction of St. Boren destroyed all his familiar things in this world. From then on, all he has is astrology and the distant night sky. , And two and a half pages of predictions about the distant future.
So he sat down on the cold redstone floor with a grunt, holding his dirty deer leather bag, and crying loudly.
After all, he is only a sixteen-year-old kid.