Chapter 120 Crystal Ball
To the north of Black Rock City, in Arnold’s family territory, stands a huge castle called Big Stone Castle. In the center of the castle is a spire that towers into the sky.
This minaret is called the Cloud Tower, so named because its top is above the clouds. The Cloud Tower is the tallest spire in the Volo Valley, and even in the entire North.
In a room in the middle of the Cloud Tower, Nicholas Arnold, the eldest son of Marquis Arnold, and Windsor Arnold, the youngest daughter, were talking in a low voice.
Marquis Nicholas was wearing a black silk gown, with short dark brown hair, bright eyes and starry eyebrows, wide ears and a round face. He looked gentle and elegant.
Windsor Arnold wore a crimson mage hood, and his tall figure was hidden in his robe.
She has a beautiful face. She has a standard oval face and rounded cheeks that make people want to pinch them. The bridge of his nose was high, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and he glanced at his brother with a pair of peach blossom eyes, then quickly looked away with a timid expression.
"Brother, do you want to watch it again today? Can you stop watching it? I'm a little overdrawn." Windsor softly begged her brother.
Faced with her sister's plea, Nicole remained unmoved at all, shook her head slightly and said, "No, I still have to watch today."
Windsor pursed her lips, remained silent for a while, and finally nodded slightly.
Nikhil looked at his sister and said coldly: "The situation in the river valley is changing rapidly now. Providing the family with any information they need to master is the meaning of your existence. For this, you must go all out." "Well
, Got it." Windsor lowered her eyes and said softly.
As she spoke, she came to a stone base made of obsidian in the center of the room.
On the stone base, a crystal ball with a diameter of almost twenty centimeters is embedded in the center. The smooth ball surface reflects Windsor's beautiful face.
Nicole walked behind Windsor and looked at his sister's thin back, with a look of distress in his eyes. But then, his eyes became cold again.
Windsor stretched out his left hand and gently placed it on the crystal ball. A light blue magical aura spread over the crystal ball.
Then, she bent down, pressed her cheek against the crystal ball, opened her thin red lips, and began to recite the incantation silently.
In a short time, her appearance changed dramatically. The area above the eyes has not changed much, but the cheeks close to the crystal ball have aged rapidly and are covered with vertical and horizontal wrinkles like knife carvings.
Her right hand, which was not in contact with the crystal ball, was as white and delicate as a peeled lychee. Her fingers were slender and soft, the fingertips were full and red, and they were painted with bright green nail polish.
But the left hand that was stroking the crystal ball was covered with age-related dark spots. The back of the hand was like old pine bark, the knuckles were withered and wrinkled, and the finger caps were filled with black bruises, looking like devil's claws.
At the same time, the crystal ball began to emit a bright white light, and the light shone on the obsidian-paved ceiling, immediately showing the real-time scene of Soul Split Fortress.
The scene is presented from an overhead perspective. In the center of the picture is a water altar, which is surrounded by a sheet of ice. A man wearing leather armor is holding a magic weapon and is practicing diligently on the ice.
Nicole Arnold stood behind his sister. He stared at the ice in the picture and said softly: "Ice Land, the exclusive skill of the Saldin family. I heard that the ancestors of the Saldin family once used this skill to create He built an ice city that could accommodate ten thousand people. Unexpectedly, hundreds of years later, this skill would reappear in the world." As he
spoke, Nikhil sighed softly and said: "The person who is practicing is Romo Saldin's Captain of the Knights?"
"Exactly." Windsor maintained the picture, she was breathless, her voice murmured, and she replied without any warmth: "His name is Nicholas. The second-in-command of Sardine Manor, the son of Earl Brad. He was the one who cracked the Undead Army."
"It doesn't look like he has much strength. He must be a good commander, so he was favored by Romo Saldin." Nickel made his own judgment.
Seeing that Windsor could no longer hold on any longer, Nikhil waved his hand and said, "Okay, no more prying. We have obtained key information. It seems that Sardin has entered the realm of a second-level magic knight. ."
When Windsor heard this, she immediately removed her left hand and cheek from the crystal ball as if she had been granted amnesty. As soon as he stood up straight, his body swayed and then fell softly.
Nicole immediately supported her, then helped her to a chair in the corner and asked her to sit down.
Windsor almost collapsed in the chair and began to slowly adjust the magic in her body.
After a while, the wrinkles on her cheeks and the age spots on her hands slowly faded away, becoming as white and delicate as the skin on other parts of her body, full of girlish look.
"It's really embarrassing for you to keep observing Saldin Manor these days. In the next few days, don't use the crystal ball for the time being and have a good rest." Nicole Arnold said softly.
"Yes, brother." Windsor whispered.
At this time, the attendant's voice sounded outside the door: "Sir, Mr. Coleman of the Brad family is here, and he wants to see the master again." "I understand, there is no need to alarm the Marquis
, I will go see him." Nick. You spoke, said, and walked out of the room.
Windsor was suddenly the only one left in the room, staring blankly at the crystal ball that had lost its luster.
Over the past few days, she had been ordered by her brother to use the crystal ball to spy on the situation at Saldin Manor many times. This is her unique skill, which consumes a lot of magic power. She can hold on at first, but after many times, she feels like her body is being hollowed out after every peek.
And everything his brother asked him to do was because of the sudden rise of this man named Romo Saldin.
'Lomo Saldin, what kind of man is this? 'Windsor couldn't help but think in her heart.
These days, she has observed almost every corner of the Saltine Manor. Her brother Nicole is watching through the projection of the crystal ball, while Windsor is using her own magic to intuitively feel the perspective shown by the crystal ball.
In her opinion, Saldin Manor is a little simple compared to Arnold's territory and Black Rock City. But the people living there, whether they are knights or bankers, have an atmosphere of prosperity.
There she did not see the oppression and strict class divisions that were ubiquitous in the manor. The children were living happily, and the women dared to go out even at night. They dared to walk by the knights at will, and even dared to stop and watch the knights training. It seemed that they did not have to worry about these knights temporarily. Rise up and invade them.
She always felt that in Saldin Manor, the hierarchy was not very clear. When the bankers saw the knights, they did not need to bow and salute, as if they were all equal.
What surprised her was that when Saldin was training with the knights, he even had casual conversations with the passing dealers. However, those dealers neither knelt down to salute nor were afraid, and seemed like friends. We are communicating normally. Only when leaving, the bankers would bow to Saldin and wave goodbye.
This made Windsor wonder, how could Lord Saldin manage the thousands of people in the manor with such no airs and dignity?
You must know that in the Arnold Territory, all classes are strictly hierarchical. Not only do they have detailed regulations on how people should salute knights and nobles when they meet them, but they also stipulate various cumbersome hierarchical privileges.
For example, when Zhuang slaves marry a wife, the wife's right to first night must be dedicated to a knight or a noble; if a noble accidentally kills a Zhuang slave, he only has to compensate the victim's family with a certain amount of property; even food regulations are regulated. Clear regulations. Some foods can only be enjoyed by knights and lords, and slaves are not eligible.
This is why Windsor has no right to say no to her brother's request.
Windsor didn't know which was better between the two ways of ruling the Sardin Manor and the Arnold Territory. She just instinctively felt that the people in Saldin Manor seemed happier.
And the reason why she became curious about Saldin was not only because of her observations over the past few days. Even more because Saldin killed his fiancé, Earl Brad.
Obviously, Saldin changed his destiny greatly.
However, Windsor did not hate Saldin for this reason. Because she didn't have any feelings for Earl Brad. The two of them had only met two or three times and exchanged less than five sentences.
This engagement was made by her brother Nickel and Earl Brad. Windsor did not dare to resist her brother even on the important matter of marriage and could only accept it silently.
Now that Earl Brad has been killed, Windsor does not feel any resentment in her heart, and is even a little happy.
In some scraps of gossip she had heard, Earl Brad had a very bad image, and she did not think Earl Brad was a good match.
But whether he is a good match or not, Windsor feels that he has no say in it. Fundamentally speaking, only a spouse who is beneficial to the Arnold family can be considered a good match.
Therefore, she has no expectations for her spouse. She does whatever her brother Nikhil says, that's all.
'Everything is just for the family. ' Windsor thought silently in his heart.
Nikhil walked down the Cloud Tower step by step, enjoying the process very much. On the way downstairs, he could think carefully about what he saw in the crystal ball.
As the symbol and sacred place of his family, the Cloud Tower always brings him inspiration and inspiration.
When he returned to the living room from the Cloud Tower, Coleman from the Brad family was already impatient.
Seeing that Nicol finally arrived, Coleman gave a slight salute and immediately said: "Niccol, when will your father receive me? Are we going to conquer this Sardine Manor or not?" Nicol glanced at it
. Coleman glanced at him and said softly: "Colman, this is the Arnold Territory, not your Bride Manor. Please maintain the courtesy and elegance that your nobles should have."
Kalman heard Nickell's unceremonious accusation against him, He wanted to explode in anger, but his reason allowed him to hold back his temper. He took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry, but please understand my feelings. I have been here five times and I want to see you every time." Marquis Arnold, it's a pity that your Excellency doesn't seem to give me a chance at all."
"It's for your own good that I don't let you see my father." Nickel said.
"For my own good?" Coleman said in a deep voice: "What Romo Saldin has done in the river valley now has shown that he doesn't take us old nobles seriously at all. To put it bluntly, He can kill our count today, and he can attack your Arnold territory tomorrow. Don't think I'm alarmist, Saldin is extremely talented in magic. If you don't kill him in time now, you will regret it in the future. One day."
Nickel looked at Coleman coldly and said in a deep voice: "We neither plotted against the Sardin Manor nor did we do private business with the evil orcs. We have never offended Sardin from the beginning to the end. He Why are we being attacked?"
Coleman was stunned when he heard this, and immediately defended: "We have never sold food to the enemy, this is all a frame-up by Sardin against us!" "A frame-up
?" Nick Er sneered and said: "Do you know why I don't let you see my father? In the past two years, his old man has regarded the evil orcs as his biggest enemies. He will never allow the evil orcs to invade the Volo Valley and cause any harm to our Arnold family. Threat. And your behavior just touched his inverse scale. Once he intervenes in this matter, your Brad family will definitely arouse the wrath of his old man. By then, it will not be the Sardine Manor that is destroyed. "
When Coleman heard this, his expression suddenly changed. The original anger was gone, and now he became a little flustered.
"We, we, Blyde Manor, are absolutely not here. You must have misunderstood something." Coleman actually stuttered.
Nikhil sighed and said: "After all, we are allies. I have been thinking about how to protect Bled Manor. But now it seems that this is no longer necessary." "Why... do you have to watch
Saltin? Rise and grow?" Coleman asked a little puzzled.
"The reason is very simple." Coleman said in a deep voice: "The rise of Saldin Manor is an inevitable trend and can no longer be stopped."
As he said, he ordered his master to take out a tray filled with There are several alchemical products.
Nicol signaled the attendant to place the tray in front of Coleman and said: "These alchemical products are all produced by Sardin Manor. They are now popular in various armies in the north. You can try them out." "Also, let me tell you something
. News. Romo Saldin has been promoted to a second-level magic knight of the water element system. Have you ever seen such an all-rounder?"
Nickel looked directly into Coleman's eyes and said in a deep voice: "This You can't suppress a genius who is born once in a century. Don't waste any effort."
After saying this, he waved his hand and said, "I have other things to do, so I won't entertain you. Goodbye."
Then, Nick You stood up and left the living room directly.
Coleman numbly picked up the tray and slowly walked out of Arnold's territory.
Nikhil's last words kept repeating in his mind. Promoted to Level 2 Mage Knight. He broke into a cold sweat as he thought about
the genius he had seen once in a century . The attendant on the side saw Coleman's stiff body and blurred eyes, and asked with some worry: "Sir, what should we do now?" Coleman looked in the direction of the southern royal city, was silent for a while, and then said softly: "Go back. King City, our family’s territory in the Volo Valley may not be able to be saved.” (End of this chapter)