The Throne Under the Starry Sky Chapter 127: Dawn without light (Part 1)

"According to the Continental Code, we, Elliott Castlefield, in the name of the god-given rose knight and eternal emperor of the Red Plateau, witnessed the four-level astrologer apprentice d Jonah canonize Bazelal Toba, a resident of East County, is his servant knight. It is now April 26, 2282. Lord Jonah, you are willing to grant the title of Toba knight in the holy morning light, and engrave your family crest on the knight’s armor. Accept all the loyalty and humility of your followers?" The Rose Knight said, holding a thick code in his hand,

"Yes." Jonah replied,

The astrologer apprentice stands next to the deep tomb, holding a sword in his right hand, and in his left hand holding up the illuminated staff he brought out from the astrology tower. The crystal at the top of the staff shines brightly, renewing the miraculous grassland where the night falls. A dawn sun rises,

"Toba, do you swear to abide by the knight’s creed, obey the virtues of humility, honor, sacrifice, heroism, compassion, spirituality, honesty, and justice, and devote loyalty to humility to the masters of the family crest until each other’s lives are over? ." Elliott's fingertips skimmed over the sentences representing chivalry in the code,

The person lying under everyone’s gaze did not answer. A drop of crystal clear tears fell from the corner of Long Ji’s eyes and fell on Sibi’s face, who was sleeping like a child in her arms. The little grasshopper smiled in her sleep, like Still snuggling in the arms of Mrs. Room Manager,

"This is an affirmative answer." The Rose Knight closed the code, "Now, Lord Jonah, please complete the canonization ceremony."

Jona knelt down, dipped his fingers in blood, and drew a simple pattern on Toba’s scarred chest: the broken eyes hidden in the center of the spiral, the spiral represents all the mysteries of the starry sky, and the eyes represent endless quest for knowledge , And the broken pupil represents the hard collision between truth and reality. This is the family crest just decided by the astrologer apprentice. No matter whether it will be prominent or humble in the future, only at this moment, the glory of the two lives of Jonah and Toba are combined. Is one,

"I have never seen a noble astrologer in my life. Being able to fight with you last night is the greatest glory of my life. When I have children and grandchildren, I hope I can use your name as their surname. Since then, for generations to come to commemorate this precious memory between me and adults..."

Toba's words echoed so clearly in his ears, and three times with a long sword lightly patted the shoulder of Mr. Murakami, Jonah stood up and looked at the pale face of the knight that he loyally retreated." Toba, from now on, my name is your surname. You, your descendants, will inherit this surname forever, Toba Jonah, my glorious retinue knight,...please take a good rest Well, in the future, we still have a longer way to go."

Speaking of this, the astrologer apprentice could no longer control his emotions. As soon as he loosened his fingers, his staff and sword fell to the ground, the light went out, and the grassland baptized by blood and fire became dark again.

"Li Cheng." Elliott said softly, "Mr. Mr., then, let's say goodbye for the time being. After we have completed our mission, we will definitely come back, chat with you, drink wine, and see the wildflowers. At that time, this grassland must be in full bloom with brilliant flowers, as beautiful as the mushroom farm in your dreams..."

Jonah walked into the darkness, every step away from Toba, his footsteps became heavier as if he was carrying the faith of his partner. He did not make a sound, letting tears flow down his face, and the soil fell behind him. To the rustle of the tomb, he knew that he would no longer have the opportunity to see the face of the peasants of Bazelal in this life, but Kjona stepped firmly, with a brave determination,

My eyes gradually adjusted to the night, only to discover the brilliant starry sky above my head. The astrologer apprentice raised his head, found the position of the North Star in the way taught by Teacher Koshava, and started walking westward,

The sound of footsteps sounded behind, "Your staff, I think it is very important."

Long Ji appeared next to the grasshopper with the small grasshopper in her arms, holding the staff embedded with the illuminated star array in her hand, Jona nodded, and took the parting souvenir given to him by Teacher Koshava,

After a few minutes in silence, Jonah asked, "Where do you think Yekong will be."

"I feel that he is still alive, but very far away." The Eastern woman replied,

The hooves sounded, and the rose knight appeared beside him. He carefully took the little grasshopper from Long Ji and placed her on the unicorn's broad back.

"Elie, Toba...no, my rebel knight, how is he." The astrologer apprentice did not look back,

"He is fine, he can finally have a good rest." Elliott said calmly,

"In my hometown." Long Ji said leisurely, "People believe that the whole process of life is contained in two words:'elimination' and'breath'. The growth process of the human body is also the consumption of'innate qi' The process, so called elimination, exhaustion, is death, so death is a process of continuous accumulation. The survival process of the true spirit of the soul is called breath, which means that after death, a person just enters a state of rest, and he may enter the underworld. It is also possible to enter the kingdom of heaven, life and death separated, not as far away as you think."

Jona nodded thoughtfully,

A few minutes later, the pitchfork partners came to the entrance of the canyon where the fierce battle took place. Corpses, gravel, and broken swords shining under the stars constitute the remains of the cruel battle. Jonah once again lit the illuminated star array to resist the nausea. Look down in the corpse for clues,

"Here." Long Ji waved a hand, and dozens of broken corpses were spread out into a red carpet of flesh and blood. It can be roughly seen that the fatal injuries of these Lan Xun soldiers were the x-shaped knife marks that cut off the body. Thirty yards ahead of the corpse, I came to a rock wall. A pattern was painted on the rock with blood. In just a few hours, the blood had turned dark brown and looked strange and inexplicable.

Jonah raised his staff. It was a bird-shaped pattern that was fluttering. The tattoo that Yekong found on a low-ranking officer had a line of words engraved with a knife under the scribbled picture, and each word went deep into the rock: There is a reason, another is born, there is no reason for this, no reason is there for no reason, and there is no reason for this, so another is gone,

The astrologer apprentice looked up at Elliott in a puzzled manner, and the rose knight shook his head: "This should be the Buddhist scriptures of the ancient southern country. It is about the "causality" of the Buddhist kingdom. The specific meaning, we also I can’t read it. Your Excellency Yekong seems to want to tell us that he goes to find the karma for this tattoo and don’t have to wait; if our karma is still entangled, at some time and somewhere, we will meet again."

"Is that so..." Jonah murmured, "Where did he go by himself... Do you want to look for him, Ellie."

"No, we will return to Cherry Crossing now." The Rose Knight looked to the west, "Now it has been a few hours since the battle. They will appear in Miracle Grassland after the burial and surpassing. Now we have basically lost our combat effectiveness. Faced with a large number of gravediggers and chaplains, we have no chance of winning."

Long Ji patted Jona’s arm: "Don’t worry, for Yekong, he will look stronger when he is alone than when we are by his side."

"Well, then, let's go home." Jonah hesitated for a while, then sighed deeply,

The return journey was a quiet journey. The tired astrologer apprentice could no longer drive the illuminated star array. The staff became the crutch on which he relied to support his weight. No one spoke, the sound of footsteps rustled, and the front was endless. There is a ray of starlight above the rock wall. I don’t know if Zawi’s army has reached the cherry crossing. From Shiva’s tears to the cherry crossing, it’s a fast march for five hours. If the spiritualist Hasalchin delays the first With the pace of the Central Army, the enemy may not be able to reach the ferry before midnight. In other words, the mission of the a51 pitchfork is very likely to succeed.

But at what price they paid, Mr. Shi always sleeps in a place where wildflowers are blooming, mercenary soldier Gwadar is not far away; Sigma? Tree snake and Omi Keron? Cave horses fall like meteors. , Plus the unknown life and death of the fallen dark fire mage Jeff Tower, and Jona’s long-lost deceased,

Is it really worth it?

"I'm sorry." Long Ji turned her head and looked at him with soft eyes, "It all happened because of me. If I don't have to get the ferry ticket..."

"Do you think Mr. Shi had thought of such an ending early in the morning." Jonah suddenly asked, "I always feel that when we set off, he gives people a weird feeling."

"Perhaps." The eastern woman lowered her head, the silver bell in her hair was rang by the night wind,

A group of people walked slowly in the deep canyon, and suddenly a few corpses appeared by the side of the road, silver armor and blue robe, it was the infantry of the 1st Central Army Blue Order Corps, the pitchfork partners looked at each other, "Yes Hasalchin."

There are more corpses ahead. Most of them died of their heads smashed by the falling rocks above their heads. At the bottom of the narrow valley, the control of the rocks by the psychic has become a terrible sniper weapon, and there is no trace of too fierce battle. , No officer’s body appeared, and likewise, there was no remains of Hasalqin,

"After causing chaos to the enemy, he should retreat all over. His Excellency Hasalchin is a real strong man." Elliott couldn't help saying,

On the way, I simply ate some dry food, and the pitchfork partners continued to head towards Cherry Du. Due to the injuries of the Unicorn and Jonah, their speed was almost half slower than when they were before. When they finally saw the exit in front of the canyon , It’s already three hours after midnight, and the ferry will set sail on the early morning of April 27th,

The surging sound of the sacred river rushes into the ear drums. At the same time, there is a bright light from the sky, a flame. A fire is burning in the cherry crossing, whether it is the shack of the powerless or in the town. The stone buildings all present a charred outline in the flames, and billowing smoke obscures the starry sky.

The flames illuminate the shocked faces of the pitchfork partners,

"On October 29th, the flames landed and the river was defiled..."

Jonah pressed his trembling hands on his chest, and in his pocket, a few pages of remnants were making a cold mockery,

The prophecy has been fulfilled,