Chapter 223: The Face Hidden Under the Hood

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After a few minutes.

Lucia and Gray have already left the domain of the ice and snow forest, and appeared on a plain several kilometers away.

The surrounding area of ​​the plain is very empty, even with Liuxia's eyesight, there is no human habitation. There are only a few artificially planned nurseries lying on the ground, but there is no crop in this season.

The two were walking side by side on the plain.

"The train has already left, how do we catch up?"

Gray looked at the desolate scene around him, with a little confusion on his face under the hood.

"The land around here has traces of artificial planning, indicating that people may live here."

Liu Xia looked around, "Besides, if you live in a place where there are no people around here, there must be a car at home, we can ask them to borrow it."

"I see."

Gray was stunned, and then he also used his enhanced vision to look around, trying to find traces of the house.

However, I don't know if it's because the surrounding area is too empty, no matter how hard the two search, they can't find any signs of someone's survival.

"Speaking of which, Gray, I've always wanted to ask you a question."

When she couldn't find the house at all, Lucia turned her head and asked Gray, "Do you know what happened to Mr. II in the Fourth Holy Grail War in the past?"

"Is Master in the Holy Grail War?"

Gray was stunned when she heard the words, not knowing whether she should answer Liu Xia's question, but after thinking of Liu Xia's behavior before being sealed and designated as the Second King, she decided to speak out.

"That is also a secret to Master. Although there are many people in the clock tower who know about the incident, not many people know the details of what happened. Master has always avoided talking about it... I also learned from Miss Lainis , know some of Master’s past.”

According to Gray, El-Melloi II's real name was Weber Velvet.

Born in a family of magicians with only three generations of blood, he was born with inferior qualifications, but he had a natural longing for magic, so after the death of his mistress' mother, he dispersed all his wealth and entered the clock tower to learn magic.

While studying magic at the Clock Tower, the then Second King had a conflict with the former monarch El-Melloi, who was also Lynis' brother, Kenneth El-Mello Archizolti.

He was too reckless and self-willed at that time, stole the holy relic prepared by Kenneth - the fragment of the red cloak, went to the Far East, and participated in the Holy Grail War.

The servant he summoned through the cloak fragment is the greatest conqueror in history, Iskandar, known as Alexander the Great in history.

Then, the result was the same as Lucia knew, the former monarch El-Mero, who was an elite in the magic world, died in the Holy Grail War, but the second-rate magician, the second, survived.

"Since then, Master has become very self-blaming for killing the previous monarch, thinking that if he hadn't stolen the cloak fragments, the previous monarch would not have died, so when Miss Lainis threatened him to become a It was only when he was Elmero II that he agreed."

It is not a good thing to become a monarch with a mere third-rate level of magic in the Clock Tower where power struggles are very serious. If it is not for the guilt of the El-Mello faction, he must not have agreed at that time.

"According to Ms. Lainis, Master's personality has undergone tremendous changes before and after the Holy Grail War. Before participating in the Holy Grail War, he was so stunned that he couldn't listen to anyone's words. After the end, when he returned to the clock tower, he seemed to have changed. as a person."

Gray relayed the narration from Reinis to Lucia, "The reason why his personality has undergone such a transformation seems to be because of the servants he summoned, and he got a lesson from that Alexander the Great to change his mind. "

Only then did Lucia understand.

No wonder the Second King was easily defeated by the words of that female servant. If the subject of the King of Conquerors who could change his personality denied him, then it would make sense that he would suffer such a blow.

"how about you?"

Lucia asked Gray again: "You and Mr. II have been masters and apprentices for about four months, right? But I see that you seem to be very trusting and loyal to him, and you are even willing to lend me Yade. There is also a deep reason for it, right?"

After finishing speaking, Liu Xia added another sentence, "It's okay if it's inconvenient to say, I'm just curious."

"Next..."

The sudden change of topic made Gray stagnate, and stopped immediately, holding the collar of the black cloak tightly with both hands.

"Before, I also told Mr. Liangyi that I came from a cemetery in a certain country."

Gray paused, and lowered his head, "The countryside where Zaixia is actually related to the magic world, but it is different from the pursuit of the clock tower magicians who want to reach 【】, the pursuit of Zaxia's village is' Resurrection of a hero from the past'."

Lucia thought of Yade's formal attire, which was essentially the holy spear that appeared in the legend of King Arthur, and she understood it slightly.

I'm afraid the 'past hero' she mentioned should be King Arthur, right?

"If you want to revive the past hero, you must unite her body, spirit and soul, so everyone in the village created offspring based on that hero, and wanted to bring the closest The hero's body becomes the bridge for that hero's resurrection."

Gray said in a low voice, as if the whole person was trapped in the memories of the past, "I only had slightly better qualifications at first, and although my family was very ordinary at that time, it is quite warm when I think about it now. Ten years ago—"

"Ten years ago, although I don't know the reason, my body, including bones and face, has undergone tremendous changes. According to what everyone in the village said, I should have gradually changed into the appearance of that hero."

"Afterwards, everyone in the village suddenly regarded me as the key to revive that hero, called me the Son of God, the Holy Son, and respected me as the hero...even my father and mother No exception."

This seemed to touch on a topic Gray was rather reluctant to bring up.

But Gray didn't mean to stop talking, perhaps because the character played by Lucia has gained trust beyond imagination from her, and the relationship with her has reached the point where they can talk to each other without knowing it, so, she Continue to tell Lucia about the past.

"Everyone in the village has great expectations for me. They all hope that I can inherit the soul of that hero and become that hero... I don't hate everyone, nor do I hate this face."

While saying this, Gray slowly took off her hood, revealing her cheeks that she had been hiding all along.

That face can undoubtedly be said to be very beautiful, the facial features are so delicate that they seem to be porcelain kneaded carefully by God, even in Liu Xia's eyes, it is enough to be ranked among the top three beauties he has ever seen in his life.