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Chapter 210 The Prophetic Son of Cargauth
The questioning voice fell, and the wooden staff that was about to smash the blind priest stopped in mid-air.

The hermit looked away and turned away.

And the High Priest Aura and the blind priest stood there blankly, not daring to breathe.

I saw a young three-eyed ape-man in his 30s and [-]s coming out of the dense forest. He was dressed in simple and clean clothes, with a calm and peaceful face. At first glance, he looked like a lonely scholar who escaped from the world.

"Grandpa Naya, what happened?"

The young man stepped out of the shadows and looked at the group of uninvited three-eyed ape-man priests.

Ola slowly raised his eyes, and he looked at the young man.

Those eyes are extremely black, with wonderful magic power, like a swamp, seemingly ordinary, but once you look directly at it for too long, you will inevitably fall into it, until you sink into the bottomless abyss.

"You... who are you?"

Aura asked tremblingly.

The hermit Naya immediately glanced at the high priest, and Ola's skin suddenly had goosebumps.

"My name is Antinon."

"Antinon?"

Ora had never heard of anyone with that name, it was so rare.

Generally speaking, the names taken by the three-eyed ape-man are either related to the desert, or the river, or the Kagaus, or are names in history.

For example, Ram, because the first king of the Aga Kingdom was named Ram, in the land of Aga, nearly one-twentieth of the nobles are called Ram, or the variants of the name Laman, Ramon, and Raum. .

Seeing that Aura was puzzled, Antinon said:

"It is a name of elves,

It was Cargauth who revealed it to my parents through prophecy.

This name, it is said, comes from a mortal who even the mysterious Kargaus can't forget. "

Ola was astonished, and the sweat from drying up covered her neck.

In other words, the name was taken by Cargaus himself.

The young man in front of him actually has a name bestowed by the gods...

What is his identity?
The hermit struck the wooden stick in his hand, and the dull impact interrupted Aura's thoughts of asking further.

The high priest Ola closed her mouth, looking at the hermit in surprise.

That is a legend, a hermit who knows the secrets of the gods...

Under the guidance of Kagaus, he came to this isolated island and spent countless days and nights.

The hermit looked indifferent, and he stared straight at the group of uninvited guests.

Instead, his disciple, Antinon asked first:

"Why did you come here?"

Aura hesitated for a moment, just about to tell her original plan.

I saw the blind priest kneeling on the ground rushing to say:

"Hermits and disciples of hermits, we come because of the prophecy, because of the revelation of Cargauth!"

Aura was stunned for a moment, and soon realized the plan of the blind priest.

If you blurt out your original plan directly, you are very likely to be rejected, and your life may even be in danger.

But...if in the name of Cargauth's revelation...

"We are indeed here because of the revelation of Kargaus!"

After Ola finished speaking, he humbly added:
"I am Aura, the head priest of the Temple of Aga."

Antinon looked curious, and after looking at the hermit, he continued to ask:
"Prophecy? What enlightenment did Cargauth give you?"

Seeing this, Ola was a little excited and said:

"Cagaus reveals to us, 'The hermit shall go to the land of Aga in the ship in which we ride.'"

After speaking, the hermit looked over.

A chill ran down Ola's back.

What did he realize...

The prophecy said that the hermits would take their boat, but it didn't say that the group of them could go back alive...

Olla shuddered as the dreadful thought came to her mind.

"Since it is a prophecy, it must be the revelation of Kagaus."

Antinon's gentle voice fell.

Aura looked at Antinon as if seeing a life-saving straw.

Compared with the lonely and frightening hermit, his disciple, the gentle-tempered Antinon, gave Ola even more hope of life.

Antinon waved his hand and said:

"Get up, don't be afraid, Grandpa Naya and I will not harm you."

As the gentle voice fell, the boulders in the hearts of this group of priests fell to the ground one after another, and they stood up from the ground with trembling legs.

The blind priest put one hand on his forehead and the other on his chest, praying to Cargauth with lingering fear.

Then, the hermit turned around coldly, and uttered:
"Come with me, we will leave tomorrow morning."

Naya's reaction stunned Aura, he didn't expect that this high-spirited person who was isolated from the world would not doubt their words.

Aura looked at the hermit, and he suddenly felt that the hermit seemed to have been prepared and waiting for a long time.

Is that legend true too?
Aura murmured in her heart.

The hermit has been waiting for the confirmation of a certain prophecy.

Antinon and the hermit led the group to the depths of the dense forest. After passing through layers of shadows, the space in front of them suddenly opened up.

A stream of clear spring water came from nowhere, and a gentle river flowed out. There were wild flowers along the bank, and there were no branches and leaves covering the head. Looking up, the sky was clear and clear.

On a soil slope in the distance, there is a two-story wooden house, which is simple and simple. There are pickled sea fish hanging outside the house. There are a few scattered farmlands below, and there are stone platforms for drying sea salt, which are covered with rough gray. particles.

The priests, who were immersed in spices and wine all day long, accompanied by the gold, silver and jewelry in front of the statue, couldn't help but marvel at how the old and the young, in such a vulgar environment, could still live in peace and contentment, and serve Kaka piously. Gauss.

What a shock this is to the priests enjoying the splendor.

Hermit Naya is obviously not used to being disturbed, and there is no place for guests to live on this isolated island.

He casually pointed to a flat ground and said:
"You can rest here tonight."

The priests looked at each other in dismay. They had no bed boards, bedding, or even straw to cover the floor. They endured the torture of mosquitoes. This was really unacceptable for priests who liked cleanliness and dreamed of incense.

Just as they were about to say something, the high priest Ola and the blind priest glanced at them together.

That look made the priests tremble, and each of them remained silent.

The hermit sneered, it seems that the high priest is a sober mind.

Before going to the lonely island, the hermit had seen too many people who were in high positions but were stupid.

So, at dusk, a group of priests stayed here overnight.

The high priest Aura ordered the priests to go to the boat to take out the straw in the ballast and spread it on the ground. The priests lay in disorder on the rough straw.

After experiencing this twists and turns of the day, they were restless, but also exhausted, and soon after night fell, they fell asleep one after another.

In the wooden house in the distance, firewood was burning.

The smoke from the burning of dry wood, even though most of it poured out from the open window, still had a choking smell that lingered.

In the land of Aga, in some wealthy families and palaces, there may be a deep and wide fire pit for cooking and heating. This kind of fire pit is called "courtyard stove".

In addition, nobles used small stone and mud stoves that could be placed next to beds or chairs to keep warm.

But in this wooden house, there is only a rough brazier made of stone.

Antinon sat on the ground, warming himself by the brazier.

And the hermit, who made everyone fearful, lowered his head slightly at this moment, as if he was thinking about something.

"Grandpa Naya, what are you thinking?"

Antinon asked flatly.

The hermit Naya spoke slowly:
"Antinon... the great Cargaus led me to isolate myself from the world, came to this isolated island, and now let me turn back, what is he for?"

At this moment, Hermit Naya's questioning tone was sincere, and he didn't behave like Antinon's teacher at all.

Antinon raised his head slowly, and said softly:
"Cagaus spoke in my ear,
He prophesied again for the golden age to come. "

"Grandpa Naya, everything we do will confirm Kagaus' prophecy."

Smoky, the hermit sighed,

"We are all prophets,
Knowing that he is in the prophecy, but can't see the end of fate. "

Antinon asked gently:

"Are you hesitating? Grandpa Naya?"

The hermit smiled, shook his head and said:
"No, the gods will remember my name. And Cargaus, who I believe in, also favors me and brought you to this isolated island."

Antinon also smiled and nodded.

After pondering for a moment, the hermit asked:
"Antinon, do you know what I will meet?"

Antinon said slowly:

"Cagaus told me, I can't tell you."

The hermit nodded in disappointment, and then he lowered his head, put one hand on the prophetic eye, and the other hand on his chest to pray.

Antinon leaned over and put his hand on the hermit's.

It looked like he was listening to a hermit praying!
After a long time, Naya raised her head and looked at Antinon with old eyes.

If there are bystanders, they will be shocked to find that the eyes of the hermit reveal admiration and respect.

In the conversation just now, Antinon occupied a dominant position from beginning to end, and Naya's tone showed absolute respect.

Hermit Naya looked at the young man in front of him.

He knows the secrets of the gods.

And a small part of that secret was my guess. After gaining the favor of Kagaus, the mysterious god of prophecy led him to the lonely island and showed him the revelation of the gods.

According to legend, the hermit Naya was withdrawn and unpredictable, and the high priest Ola even thought he was the prophet of Cargaus.

As everyone knows, the person chosen by Cargaus is not the hermit Naya.

It was Antinon in front of him.

This young man was chosen by Cargauth, and even bestowed with the name "Antinon".

The hermit Naya knew that thousands of years ago, an elf named Antinon rejected Cargauth's choice.

And this name carries the regrets that Kagaus once had.

Antinon said that he was his disciple, but he didn't want to expose Antinon's true identity.

In fact, the hermit Naia never taught Antinon, and the one who really taught Antinon was Kagaus, the god of prophecy.

"Son of prophecy."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Hermit Naya murmured in his heart

Thick smoke lingered in the wooden house, and the choking smell filled the surroundings, but Antinon just stared at the flames in front of him. Perhaps, this son of prophecy was thinking about the direction of fate.

And Naya, who guards the Son of Prophecy, will leave this lonely island where she has lived for decades, and return to the land of Aga to fight against the Church for the Great Temple.

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Early the next morning, when High Priest Ola opened his eyes, he was shocked to find that Hermit Naya was already standing not far from the sleeping priests with his wooden staff.

Aura was amazed at the ghostly appearance of the hermit Naya. He looked up at the sky, and his belly was just now showing, and the hermit Naya seemed to have been waiting for a while.

"Let's go."

Looking at Aura who woke up, the hermit Naya said.

Naturally, the high priest didn't dare to be negligent. He hurriedly woke up the sleeping priests and told them to pack up their things quickly and set off to sea immediately.

Not long after, as the sailors and the captain of the ship drew up the anchor, Naya stood on the deck, staring at the isolated and isolated island, seeing it getting smaller and smaller in sight until it disappeared into the sea When it was above, he still didn't look back.

Not far from the hermit, the high priest Ola and the blind priest stood respectfully, more like servants on standby than the revered priests.

But the hermit Naya ignored them, sat directly under the mast, and then meditated silently on the rickety ship.

When dusk fell, facing Aura and the blind priest who were waiting all the time, the hermit asked slowly:
"Why do you want me to go to the land of Aga?"

Naya's pupils were closed, maintaining a meditative posture.

He obviously didn't care much about the purpose of the priests.

Aura and the blind priest looked at each other, and then the high priest Aura said slowly:

"Hermit, because... a place called New Law Garden, many people also call that place the church."

"Oh?"

"That's not a place to serve Cargauth."

"Which god is served in that place?"

asked the hermit Naya.

After a moment of hesitation, the high priest whispered:

"They believe that the god they serve is the Creator, the Supreme God."

The hermit, who didn't care at first, slowly opened his eyes at this moment,
"This is...strange, isn't it only elves who believe in that god?"

Aura moved forward a little and said softly:
"Because...a man named Norn was regarded as a prophet by the stone slaves, so..."

"prophet?"

The hermit bowed his head in thought,

"I've only heard of the Prophet Yar, a legendary figure from ancient times."

Immediately afterwards, Naya asked again:

"Are you sure that's a true prophet? Or a false prophet?"

Aura and the blind priest looked at each other, then said slowly:
"Should... be a true prophet. And now he has left, but his new law garden is growing, and even... many temples of Cargaus have been abandoned."

After hearing this, the hermit stood up slowly at this time, facing the direction of Aga's land, looking at the sea from afar.

"Let the temple of Cargauth be abandoned?"

The hermit's gaze speaks volumes,
"In that case, let the church wait."

(End of this chapter)