Chapter 519 The Secret of the Stars

Seeing Yorko salute happily and leave, Roland smiled and shook his head.

If those who had helped the fourth prince did not have malicious intentions, he would not mind helping them.

"Where is Wendy now?" After dealing with this matter, he turned to ask Nightingale.

"She's probably practicing her abilities at the top of the tower. Do you need me to call her?"

"Well, Sylvie, Lightning, and Maisie are also called... Let's go meet those astrologers," Roland nodded, "Fly through the air."

"I understand," Nightingale's eyes lit up.

Even if someone wanted to ambush him, he would not be able to pose any threat to the hydrogen balloon in the sky. This trip was absolutely safe.

The flying messenger had informed him of Kaimo's departure, so the Alchemy Association could be put aside for the time being. As another major sage organization, he was full of curiosity about the Astrology Society.

Moreover... Roland still has a huge doubt in his heart, waiting to be verified.

…

The Astrology Society is located on a high ground in the northern area of ​​the outer city. It is the second highest point in the capital after the palace twin towers. The shape of the astrology hall built on it is also very unique. When viewed from the air, it looks like a hexagonal stone tower with a flat top. It is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, and the outline is quite symmetrical.

Roland naturally knows what symmetry means in this era.

Without superb measuring skills and positioning tools, it would be difficult to stack a large stone building in such a regular manner. It can be said that its construction is much more difficult than the magnificent bluestone city wall.

The Guards who set out first had already surrounded the stone tower. The hydrogen balloon discharged its gas and slowly landed on the top of the tower. Brian, Sean and Alva Taber immediately came forward to greet them.

"Your Majesty, the site has been sealed off. I guarantee that not a single mouse can sneak in!"

"All the God's Stones of Retribution from the astrologers have been confiscated. They will not hinder Miss Sylvie's surveillance. You can rest assured to contact them."

"Yes, stay alert." Roland nodded approvingly, and then turned his attention to the row of gray-robed men standing behind the two of them - most of them were over thirty years old, with slightly panicked expressions. From time to time, they raised their heads to secretly look at the hydrogen balloons. With two eyes, it was obvious that he had not yet recovered from his sudden arrival.

He looked at Alva, "Who is in charge here? Ask him to come see me."

"Yes." The latter went over to say a few words to the two gray-robed old men leading the way, and one of them walked over to him cautiously, "Your Majesty, this is the chief astrologer of the royal capital, Bachelor of Dispersed Stars.

"Dear Your Majesty Roland Wimbledon, your arrival makes the stars shine."

"Not your real name?" Roland raised his eyebrows.

"What you don't know is that this is the tradition of the astrological association," Alva quickly explained. "Having a star as a name is something that every astrologer desires...and only those who discover new stars are eligible to receive this honor."

"So what did you find... a diffuse star?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," the old man said, stroking his chest, "It and the other three dark stars form a diffuse star circle, which means disappearance and reincarnation in divination."

"What about them?" Roland pointed to the other gray-robed men.

"These eight are all astrology masters at the astrology station, and naturally they have their own discoveries," Mist Xing respectfully introduced one by one, "Whether it is the changes in the stars or the alternation of the sun and the moon, they can interpret their meanings for you. …Of course, I can too.”

"I didn't come here to ask you for divination."

The other party was startled, "Then... Your Majesty, why are you here?"

"Explore the starry sky," Roland shrugged, "Don't stand here blowing the wind, go to the room and talk. By the way, bring over all the star maps you have discovered. You will always record these things, right? Mark the brightest stars and connect them with thin threads—yes, that’s it.”

…

Stacks of drawings were quickly piled on the long table in the hall, and some of the parchment was yellow, obviously a few years ago.

Roland took a deep breath, picked up the pen and drew a spoon and an hourglass on the white paper, and connected the bright stars with lines according to the star chart.

"Your Majesty, this is..." the bachelor said in surprise.

"Two stars," he lifted up the white paper and showed it to everyone, "have you ever seen such a pattern?"

Astrologers shook their heads.

"Search among these drawings and take out all the ones that are similar," Roland ordered. "Everyone makes a pile, and don't miss any drawings."

The huge doubt in his mind was: Is this the earth in another dimension?

There is a sun and a moon, it’s not surprising. The sun is just an ordinary star. There are hundreds of billions of stars like this in the Milky Way, and there are hundreds of billions of galaxies like the Milky Way in the universe, so it is not surprising to encounter a stable star satellite system. The universe is so big , anything can happen.

But he was not sure if the species were similar. The evolution of organisms itself is full of coincidences. Even in the same environment, different life forms may grow. Moreover, no matter whether it is an evil beast or a devil, it does not look like a life form born in nature.

To solve this problem, all he could think of was the stars.

The lifespan of a star is often measured in billions, and its position is almost fixed. It has always been a symbol used by stargazers to confirm their position or place a symbolic meaning on it. The only two stars that Roland remembered were the well-known Big Dipper and Orion. If he could find them in the star map, he could determine his location.

Half an hour later, Roland still got no answer.

During this period, he also asked the Bachelor of Dispersed Stars about some of the most famous star charts, but the names he heard were completely unimpressive. Moreover, Graycastle astrologers did not have the concept of dividing the celestial phenomena by the ecliptic, so naturally there were no famous ones. Zodiac signs.

Generally speaking, the density of bright stars on these star maps is much greater than that of the constellations I have seen. In a sense, it only appears when the observation point is closer to the center of the galaxy - because the farther inward the galaxy, The stars are denser.

Then the possibility that this is the earth is very slim.

This answer made Roland a little disappointed. He exhaled and glanced at the hall, "How many people are there in the Astrology Association?"

"Your Majesty, there are nine astrologers in total, one hundred and fifty-six apprentices, and sixty-seven handymen and craftsmen," the Dispersed Star Bachelor replied.

"I plan to close the astrological station. You all pack your bags and come back to Neverwinter with me."

This sentence made everyone's expressions suddenly change. Alva panicked, "Your Majesty, how could you..."

"I don't believe in divination, I only believe in my own choices," Roland said casually, "And I am the king of Graycastle, so I can naturally close this place. In the Western Territory, you will learn the true knowledge of astrology, instead of treating it as a The ethereal trajectory of fate.”

"No, Your Majesty Wimbledon, you can't do this," the chief astrologer stood up and said slowly, "At any time, we must gaze at the stars without being disturbed by other things - this order comes from you Ancestors." (To be continued.)