ragginovel Chapter 549: Letter on Sheepskin
Chapter 549: Letter on Sheepskin
Chapter 549: Letter on Sheepskin
In fact, if we look at the actions rather than the heart, most of Dan's plans or ideas are quite reasonable.
His problem was not that he lacked wisdom, but that he happened to meet two unreasonable people, Sun and Huang, who repeatedly used means beyond common logic to mess up his good plans.
For example, the time when Huang Donglai pooped his pants in the toilet... Well, that was an isolated incident and it’s not easy to replicate so we won’t mention it.
For example, Sun Yixie used only a few words to cause Dan's failure to "divide the luggage", and now he is forcing Dan to become a member of the "reconnaissance team" with just a few words.
Can you say that Sun Yixie defeated Dan in terms of logic or IQ? That's obviously not the case...
Sun Yixie simply didn't trust Dan, so he judged him by his own standards and was on guard against and targeted him everywhere.
To use an analogy, even if you get full marks on the last question of the math test today, it will be useless because Brother Sun will grade this question according to the political question, and then point out that you have made a serious mistake and need to review it.
In short, Dan was dragged along by Sun Yixie without any explanation, and they were ready to "explore the way forward" together.
Fortunately... Lao Feng is not Brother Sun. He still stands on the position of a normal leader and regards Dan's idea as a normal plan. So after thinking about it, he said, "It is too dangerous to send only two people to investigate. It would be better to send a few more."
Therefore, in the end, it was decided that there would be five people who would go to explore the way, namely: Sun Yixie, Dan, Tyrell, Ugly Bob, and Coman.
Needless to say, the first four, except for Dan who was forcibly brought along by Brother Sun, the other three are all masters with excellent individual combat capabilities. But many people probably don’t understand... Why did Coman join the ranks of the reconnaissance vanguard?
Two reasons.
First, the ultimate purpose of Coman’s trip is a little different from that of the Rangers.
He came here only to rescue his wife. As for the life and death of others, and whether Philibert could be killed in the end, it actually had little to do with him. After all, he was not a witcher, and those things were not his responsibility.
Let me put it bluntly... From Coman's perspective, isn't it because the demon hunters didn't do their job well that his wife was kidnapped by the "vampire"? He, the "victim", is now following you to kill them, which is already an extra job, and he is more or less worried that you won't be able to complete the task in the end, so he followed you.
Now that he has the opportunity to join the reconnaissance team that may determine the direction of future operations, he must seize it.
Secondly, Lord Coman is not stupid. He has been observing all the way. Can't he see that it is safest to follow Sun Yixie now?
So, these five people... no matter whether they were assigned or volunteered, made a little preparation and set off together.
The corridor where the rangers were at the moment was very wide, with many candlesticks on both sides and normal lighting, so the five people passed through this section quickly.
Soon, they arrived in front of a red door.
It was an oak double door with an iron frame. The inner edge of the iron frame was cast in the shape of a wild grape vine, which made the whole door look like a circle of shallow curtain. The thick oak door panel in the middle was full of traces of time. In addition to many broken spots and scratches that seemed to be caused by human fingernails, most of the door panels were covered with a layer of red mold that grew from the cracks in the wood. It was these molds that "colored" the door.
"Let me do it." After observing in front of the door for a few seconds, Ugly Bob, the strongest of the five, volunteered to push the door.
woo-
As he moved, the heavy door hinge groaned, and the scene behind the door slowly came into view.
The vast space looked like a huge duplex banquet hall. Under the six-meter-high dome hung a gorgeous chandelier as big as a flying saucer. Below the chandelier was a dance floor with a round inside and a square outside. Dozens of exquisite tables and chairs were lined up around the dance floor, and each corner was filled with sofas and large ornaments.
Across the dance floor, facing the main door, is a rather grand forked staircase. Above the staircase, on the second floor, there is a classic crescent-shaped terrace. Just by looking at the terrace, you can almost imagine the superior look of the host standing there overlooking all the guests downstairs.
Although the chandeliers were on at this time, illuminating the banquet hall as bright as day, the five people still looked at each other at the door before stepping in cautiously.
They made no noise as they entered, for, except for the dance floor, which had smooth marble, most of the rest of the ballroom was covered with carpet.
But after walking a few steps, Dan spoke up: "Everyone, search separately. If anything happens, shout for help so that others can come to support you based on the sound."
Ladies and gentlemen, the same thing applies. No matter what his mentality is, the ideas he puts forward are quite reasonable.
His personality was like this, he just couldn't help but make suggestions; even if Sun Yixie led him into a ditch step by step, he would repeatedly propose how to climb out of the ditch he was in, and then he would be led into a deeper ditch...
"Hey, hey! How come you are now the one giving orders?" As expected, when Sun Yixie heard Dan giving orders, his voice immediately became higher.
Dan was actually a little embarrassed facing Sun Ge at this moment. He didn't show any good face to the latter, but just responded: "Then you come?"
"I'll do it if I want." Sun Yixie then shamelessly added, "Brothers, just do as he says."
"I'm not your brother..." That's where Ugly Bob starts.
"Alright, alright, just go wherever you want." Coleman didn't know when he learned this common saying, and while complaining, he covered Ugly Bob's mouth, preventing him from finishing a complete sentence.
"Well, Bob goes this way and I'll go that way." As Coleman spoke, he gently pushed Ugly Bob to a corner of the banquet hall, and then he chose a direction and went there himself.
Seeing this, Sun Yixie exchanged glances with Tyrael, and then the two of them went their separate ways.
Tyrael stayed on this floor to search the opposite side from the other two, while Sun Yixie took Dan to the second floor.
Dan was naturally well aware that Sun Yixie didn't let him act alone because he didn't trust him, but he didn't mind because he was indeed not trustworthy.
The two walked towards the forked staircase. When they reached the middle of the dance floor and passed right under the chandelier, they both discovered that the giant chandelier above their heads was a perfect circle with a pentagram inside it when viewed from the bottom - this design was obviously not a coincidence, but neither of them knew the meaning of it, so they didn't say anything.
Then, the two of them climbed up the stairs and quickly reached the top of the stairs. Not far behind the small terrace, they found a door that was just invisible from downstairs.
It was a normal-sized carved wooden door, not locked, that opened easily with a push, revealing a small room behind it.
This room has a very large sofa chair, a dressing table, a wardrobe, and some simple toiletries. It is obviously a special lounge for the host to touch up his makeup and rest during the banquet. Of course, those who have seen "The Black Tulip" (a French film from 1964) know that sometimes... "the host is resting in it", and other times, it may be "the beautiful Marquise has just invited a guy who looks like Alain Delon to go in and rest together."
Anyway, this kind of thing was not new among European nobles in those days, and it might have helped dilute their already close blood relationship to some extent. Of course, I won’t go into details here…
Back to the present, in this not-so-big "master's lounge", there are some important clues about the secrets behind this castle.
And you don't have to look for it carefully, the things are right on the dressing table.
It was a roll of parchment tied with a ribbon, and when unfolded it was about the size of an A4 paper.
The paper reads:
The determined ranger is not afraid of the difficult and dangerous road ahead
Thorny
Crush the fangs of evil
The Knight of Love lowers his proud head
Looking back suddenly
Only then did I know that what I was protecting was my home.
The repentant soul is lost again
Seeking but not getting
Obtain but not give up
The cunning evil bird discovered this passage
Keep it in mind
Silence is gold
The original hero returns from the sea of blood
Is a blessing or a curse?
Finally...
The content on the paper ended here, and the last half sentence was erased by a burn mark. Considering the texture of the paper, there is no possibility of restoring it.
But just looking at these few sentences, the amount of information is not small.
The key lies in the penultimate paragraph. Even Sun Yixie can see (the translation spell enables him to read the text) that the "cunning evil bird" in this paragraph corresponds to Dan, nicknamed "Vulture", and it was Dan who first discovered the parchment at this moment.
Regardless of how the words on this paper fulfill the "prophecy", let's first assume that the content is correct. If we expand on this idea, the next step will naturally be to think of... "The Determined Ranger", "The Knight of Love", "The Repentant Soul" and "The Original Hero" also refer to four people.
And these people, like Dan, may encounter things corresponding to the content of this poem.
"Do you have anything to say?" Sun Yixie didn't keep him in suspense. He knew from Dan's expression that he had read as much information from the paper as he did. "Or do you want to try to keep silent as it says?"
"Humph..." Dan laughed bitterly, "You are 'not on this', so it's easy for you to talk, but I have a lot to consider..." He paused, "What if the words 'remember it in your heart, silence is golden' are not some kind of prophecy, but let me do it, otherwise I will be in danger, what should I do?"
"Huh?" Sun Yixie raised his eyebrows and twisted his mouth after hearing that. "What do you mean? How do you know I'm definitely not on this?"
"Do you really need me to say this?" Dan asked back.
What he said was justified. After all, Sun Yixie had nothing to do with words like determination, repentance, and heroism.
"No..." But Sun Ge himself didn't think so. "Why can't I be a 'steadfast ranger'? Why can't I be a 'knight of love'? Then... why, what!"
"Heh..." Dan was amused, but a little annoyed, so his next sentence was also half angry and half laughing, "Hey... there's a mirror on the dressing table, why don't you take a look first and then we can talk?"
“Hey!” Sun Yixie got excited after being mocked by the other party. “You are trying to argue with me, right? I…”
Originally he had more to say, but he suddenly stopped here.
Because at this moment, Sun Yixie was so frightened by something he saw out of the corner of his eye that he trembled on the spot, and even after trembling, he was still frozen there.
Dan realized something was wrong, so he immediately followed Sun Yixie's gaze and turned to look at the small round mirror on the dressing table next to him.
It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he did, he discovered that at this moment in the mirror, there was a full face of Huang Donglai.