Chapter 218 Ancient Civilization

"I heard from the bachelor in the hall that you have all the books and notes of Bachelor Gubet. I wonder if you can let me take a look?" In Bachelor Xiufu's study, Linde said very directly without beating around the bush.

"Are you interested in Bachelor Gubet's books and notes?" Bachelor Xiufu was stunned, then he seemed to have thought of something, nodded, and said: "Yes, you should indeed be interested in Bachelor Gubet's research. , after all, blood magic has been used on your armor."

Although what Bachelor Xiufu said was a bit confusing, Linde still understood what he meant. Obviously, many of the books and notes left by Gubet should involve mysterious knowledge such as magic.

"Wait a minute." Xiu Fu did not refuse Linde's request. He stood up and went outside. After a while, he saw him returning to the study holding a very thick book.

Xiu Fu gasped and placed the book in front of Linde. He picked up a rag from the table and dusted off the dust on the cover. He tilted his head to avoid the rising dust and moved to avoid it. Dusty Lind said: "Fifteen God's Chosen Golden Dragons are sold to you."

"Ah?" Linde couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Xiu Fu's words. He just wanted to see the books and notes of Bachelor Gubet, but now it turned into a business.

However, Linde did not refuse. He pointed at the book and asked, "Can I take a look?"

"Okay." Xiu Fu pushed the book on the table next to Lind and let him read it by himself.

Linde looked at the dusty and cracked cover, opened it and looked at the contents.

"Isn't it the original copy from Bachelor Gubet? Did you copy it again?" Linde frowned and asked Xiu Fu.

Xiu Fu smiled and said: "Of course it's not the original. Fifteen God's Chosen Golden Dragons can't buy the original, they can only buy my handwritten copy. I can guarantee that the content inside is exactly the same as the original, without any errors. It also comes with my research notes, so it’s definitely worth the money.”

Seeing the gray-haired Xiu Fu acting like a philistine businessman, Linde wanted to laugh a little. He didn't say anything else and looked through it carefully.

Xiu Fu did not interrupt. He took out a bottle of wine from the bookcase next to him, and took out two glasses, pouring them for himself and Linde respectively.

"I don't drink." Linde looked at the wine glass in front of him and said to Xiu Fu. Then he pointed out something and said: "You just said that the content you copied is exactly the same as the original, without any errors, right? ?"

Xiufu hesitated for a moment after hearing the words, and heard the hidden meaning behind Linde's words, and asked: "Are there any mistakes in what I copied?"

Linde opened the page to the page that recorded the runes of the Towering Tower, pointed at the several rune styles copied on it, and said, "Are you sure you copied these runes correctly?"

Xiufu was stunned for a moment. He looked at the runes on it and didn't see any problems. He couldn't help but ask: "These runes are originally like this. I don't seem to have copied them wrong?"

"Are you sure that's how it is?" Linde asked again and again with an emphasis. As he spoke, he dipped a little wine into his fingers and quickly drew a few runes similar to those in the book on the table.

Although at first glance the runes drawn by Linde are the same as the runes on the book, if you look closely, you will see that there are many differences between the two runes. For example, the runes on the book have fewer strokes. Moreover, there are a lot of breaks at the junctions of the runes, which are not as round and unified as the runes drawn by Linde.

"Have you ever seen this kind of rune? Do you know what it means?" Xiufu could tell the pros and cons at a glance, and realized that Linde must have seen this rune before and often drew and written it. Otherwise, he would not Will write so smoothly.

Linde said truthfully: "Unfortunately, I don't know what this means. I also really want to know what the meaning and function of these runes are."

Xiu Fu didn't believe what Linde said at all and said, "Impossible. If you don't know what this is, why can you draw it so easily?"

Linde hesitated after hearing this, as if he heard some clues, and then asked: "Are those fractures left on purpose because you couldn't draw this rune?"

Xiu Fu did not answer, but like Linde, he reached out and dipped a little wine into the wine glass, and began to draw the runes of the towering tower on the table.

Linde on the side could see that Xiu Fu was struggling to draw. The muscles on his exposed arms were tight and veins popped out. It could be seen that he had worked very hard, but even so, it was still very difficult for his fingers to move. , as if there was an invisible force suppressing his hand, preventing him from drawing the correct runes. Only when he deliberately created breaks and deliberately drew arcs into sharp angles when turning, could he relieve the pressure on his hands. After the last stroke is drawn, the runes that appear will look like the runes in the book.

Seeing this scene, Lind was also a little surprised, because he and Moroya had been studying these runes in the past, and did not find that these runes were so difficult to draw.

Although Qyburn also participated in it, he was only interested in the final effect and did not draw any runes himself, so Lind took it for granted that these runes were the same as the dragon runes of the Lost Knight. Anyone can figure it out, but now it seems he was mistaken.

"Do you know the origin of these runes?" Xiu Fu asked with curiosity in his eyes.

"These runes come from the Towering Tower, and these runes come from the Great Wall of Despair." Linde pointed at a few runes he recognized.

"Towering Tower and the Great Wall of Despair?" Xiu Fu showed an excited look on his face. He was so excited that he walked back and forth in the room, murmuring to himself, "It's true, it's true! Bachelor Gubet Everything said is true, these ancient buildings were built by the same ancient civilization, a civilization of gods."

"God's civilization?" Linde frowned and asked, "Master Xiufu, can you tell me about this so-called god's civilization?"

Xiu Fu was very excited at the moment and could not describe it calmly, so he walked to the table, turned the book to the later chapters, pointed at one of the notes, and said, "It's very complicated, you can read it yourself."

The content of this notebook is not very long. It is a summary article written by the Gubeite bachelor after returning to Pentos from the Great Wall. In the article, he analyzed in detail the experiences he had experienced before. What do the ancient ruins have in common, and what are the characteristics of civilizations in them?

In the end, he came to the conclusion that in the distant past, the entire world was ruled by a civilization. Nowadays, all the legends about gods are actually things that happened in this civilization. They were just passed down by word of mouth and turned into myths. .

The Lord of Light R'hllor, the Lightbringer Azor Ahai, the Night Lion, the Three Gods, the Horse God, Yondora and other gods are the leaders of that civilization. They have been promoted from humans to adults in various legends. God, there is no doubt that this Bachelor Gubet, like most of the bachelors in the city, is a very staunch atheist.

At the end of the article, Bachelor Gubet raised a question, one question is why that civilization suddenly disappeared.

The reason why it is said to be sudden is that Bachelor Gubet discovered the ruins of an ancient civilization on the continent of Sothoros. Due to its geographical location, the ruins were very well preserved and had not changed in any way for tens of thousands of years. And he was there. A large number of traces of daily life were found in the ruins. From these traces, it can be seen that the people who lived in the entire ruins left suddenly, and even the things in the house did not have time to clean up.

In addition, he also discovered a completely sealed crystal coffin in the ruins. Inside the crystal coffin lay the body of an ancient civilized person, and he transported the crystal coffin and the body back to Pantos.

Seeing this, Lind suddenly became very curious. Pointing to the content about the crystal coffin in the article, he asked Xiufu: "What's going on with the crystal coffin mentioned above? The crystal coffin is still here. "Finks Academy?"

"Crystal coffin?" Xiufu looked at the content on it, thought for a moment, and said, "I remember decades ago, during the last war between Pentos and Braavos, Prince Nevo Neratis asked Bu Ravos sued for peace, and the crystal coffin was given as a gift to the Neptune of Braavos. I think it should be in the treasure house of Neptune's palace now. "

"In the Sphinx Courtyard, are there any records of the corpses of ancient civilizations in the crystal coffins?" Linde asked again.

"No." Xiu Fu shook his head with certainty and said, "Legend has it that the corpse is very strange and contains a curse. If you stay near the crystal coffin for a long time, you will be cursed and die of ulcers all over your body."

Linde asked again: "Did Bachelor Gubet also be cursed and died of ulcers all over his body?"

"No." Xiu Fu shook his head and said, "He boarded Alyssa Farman's Sun Chaser and disappeared into the depths of the Sunset Sea."

"Alliser Farman?" This somewhat familiar name appeared in Lind's mind. He remembered that Tywin sent people to occupy the magpie's nest to control Fairy Island for Alliser Farman's navigation chart, and the sea serpent Corliss Velaryon also claimed to have seen Alliser Farman's Sunstrider in Asshai.

Lind didn't want to think too much about Allisa. He turned to Xiu Fu, who had regained his composure, and asked, "Bachelor Xiu Fu, are you interested in engaging in research on ancient civilizations?"

"Of course I'm interested." Xiu Fu seemed to realize something and asked, "Sir Wengstein, do you want to sponsor me?"

"No, it's not sponsorship, I'm hiring you." Linde said solemnly: "In fact, it's not just you, I want the entire Sphinx Academy."

Xiu Fu was stunned, subconsciously thinking that Lind was joking, but he soon saw from Lind's expression that he was not joking, but really wanted the entire Sphinx Courtyard.

"Your Excellency Wenstein, what do you mean by this?" Xiufu asked.

Linde said bluntly: "Your Sphinx Courtyard seems to be not having a good time in Pantos. Are you interested in changing to another place?"

Although Xiu Fu has stayed in the academy all year round, it does not mean that he knows nothing about worldly things. In fact, he wants to live safely in a place like Pentos, where the power struggle is very fierce, and get the benefits from various powerful and wealthy businessmen. With enough funds, it won't work without a little bit of Machiavellian politics.

So when Linde said that he wanted the Sphinx Courtyard to move to another place, he was aware of it, looked at Linde again, and asked: "I think the name Wenstein is not your real name, right? Your Excellency Who is it? And who does it represent?”

Linde did not conceal his true identity and said: "My name is Linde Terra, Lord of Summer Hall, but others are accustomed to calling me the Chosen One."

When Xiu Fu heard this, his face was full of surprise. Undoubtedly, the answer was completely beyond his expectation. It took him a while to come back to his senses and confirmed again: "You are the one on the continent of Westeros." The Chosen One, the new king of the Narrow Sea and the Stepstone Islands."

"The new king of the Narrow Sea and the Stepped Stone Islands? What kind of title is this? I seem to have never had such a title." Linde frowned and said.

"This is the name given to you by the Free Trade City. This title comes from Daemon Targaryen. According to convention, anyone who unifies the Stepped Islands will automatically be given this title." Xiu Fu explained: "However, Mr. Linde, you are well-deserved, because in the near future, the Free Trade City-states near the sea should invite your miraculous fleet to settle in and be responsible for patrolling the security of the Narrow Sea and hunting down pirates. The entire Narrow Sea will be yours. There is nothing wrong with calling you the King of the Narrow Sea and the Stone Step Islands."

Although this title sounds very majestic, Linde doesn't like it very much. He can even feel that the Free Trade City may not have any good intentions in inviting the Miracle Fleet to settle in.

But it doesn't matter, no matter what the Free Trade City plans to do, he is sure to handle it.

Linde did not dwell on the name anymore, but told Xiu Fu his plan to move the entire Sphinx Courtyard to Summer Hall.

Although Illyrio has promised to help him suppress the Sphinx Academy and prevent the Sphinx Academy from gaining a foothold in Pantos, if there is still an internal agent with sufficient status in the Sphinx Academy, then the entire relocation plan will also It has become much smoother, and Bachelor Xiufu is obviously such a suitable internal agent.

After listening to Lind's account, Bachelor Xiufu did not refuse immediately. Instead, after a moment of silence, he asked: "If the Sphinx Academy is moved to Summer Hall, what support can we get?"

"The specific treatment has not been determined yet," Linde said: "However, of course, financial support is not needed. The Sphinx Courtyard will also become an important place for training officials in my territory, just like the Army Camp and the Navy Camp. It’s like training an officer.”

If Linde casually offered a series of tempting conditions at this time, Xiufu would have doubts about it. But now Linde told him that the treatment had not been determined yet, and then simply mentioned two basic benefits without specific content. , he actually felt more reliable.

"If you want to move the Sphinx Academy, the dean is the key. He is a native of Pentos and will definitely not be willing to move the academy to such a far place. We need..." Although he didn't say it. Xiu Fu promised to assist Linde, but in fact Xiufu had begun to side with Linde in his heart and began to make plans for Linde.

Seeing such a proactive Xiufu Bachelor, Linde also had a smile on his face.