The Death List Novel - Chapter 644
Chapter 644 The First Appearance of an Epic Poem
“Is there really a member of the Santalin Society who has entered the Land of Death?” Qin Lun was a little surprised, then he thought of a possibility and looked at Masta Xia.
Seeing Qin Lun looking over, Highland Elves helplessly spread out his hand. “I told you everything I know, but if the clues Elistine got weren’t wrong, then the news must have leaked.”
“What riddles are you guys playing? What news?” Elistine asked blankly.
“After you disappeared last time, Mastasia came to the Land of Death with the West Forest expedition. She found the remains of the legendary pirate Bodhisattva.” Qin Lun frowned and said, “Bodean crossed the Land of Death before his last voyage. Now I think it might be to leave behind important inheritances or pirates’ treasures.”
“Ah?” Elistine was shocked. She had also stayed at Bird’s Gate for quite some time, so she naturally knew who Bodean was.
Santalin was a dark organization that could not stand up early. Although the Land of Death produced gemstones and magic crystals, there were too many dangers here. Apart from some low-level adventurers who wanted to try their luck, it was hard to imagine that Santalin would be interested in this place.
Since they had organized their men to enter the Land of Death, the things that attracted them were far more valuable than a small amount of gems and magic crystals, and only the inheritances or treasures left behind by Bodean.
Qin Lun frowned and pondered. Santalin would have received the news earlier than Mastasia. If the Highland Elves hadn’t lied at this point in time, it meant that Santalin would have another source of information.
But in this way, the problem also arose. Bodean’s era was hundreds of years ago. Although the Land of Death was unfrequented, it was not without adventurers. After hundreds of years, could it be that no one had discovered the traces left behind by Bodean?
It would be fine if no one noticed, but in a short period of time, there were actually two organizations, the Harpist and the Santalin Society, who had obtained clues at about the same time. This was very unusual.
“Could it be that someone deliberately took some of Bodean’s relics and attracted others to the Land of Death?” Most harpists had the qualities of spies and spies, and Mastasia soon thought of what Qin Lun could think of.
“It’s also possible that someone discovered traces of Bodean before, but their own strength is insufficient. Do you want to use other large organizations to explore the path?” Rand asked on the guild channel.
“This possibility is relatively small. Santalin will not be easy to provoke. Using them is akin to seeking the skin of a tiger.” Hill smiled faintly and said, “Regardless of whether there is a conspiracy or not, our strength is not enough to participate in this storyline mission. Unfortunately, this mission.”
“Elistine, have you seen the people from the Santalin Society since you entered the Land of Death?” Qin Lun threw away the remaining fish bones in his hand and turned around to ask.
“We didn’t meet at first, but after the trolls came, we met during the retreat.” Elistine smiled bitterly and said, “There are three of them. They are stronger than us. One of them may be a Legendary expert, but at that time, they were seriously injured.”
“Hmph, if those unlucky Santalin Guild members hadn’t attracted a large number of trolls, Elistine and I would have escaped.” Idrea snorted coldly and interrupted.
After careful questioning, Qin Lun and the others finally understood why Elven druid, who had the form of a giant eagle, had fallen here.
Originally, West Forest’s expedition team only circled around the periphery of the Land of Death, and the mercenaries they hired would not accompany them into the depths of the swamp. Elistine couldn’t do anything about it, he couldn’t force her to die.
Afterwards, they encountered a few scattered trolls, and the battle finally became intense.
However, because there weren’t many trolls, Elistine and Idrea still had the ability to repel them. Unexpectedly, the Santalin Guild members who had entered the depths of the Land of Death earlier had brought out a large number of trolls at the same time as they retreated. As a result, the entire adventure team was dispersed.
Because there were a large number of low-ranking mercenaries in the team, as well as Seaver and Mason, the two employers, the kind-hearted Elistine had no choice but to stay behind and end up being captured.
As for the three Santalin Guild members who had left, they weren’t much better. Even with Elistine’s group of mercenaries as a shield, they were still two dead and one injured. Even the legendary expert had died. Only the most nimble thief survived and was taken away by the trolls.
“But when we were saving people, we only found Elistine and the others. The rest of the wooden cages were heavily injured and dying swamp magical beasts, huh?” Mastasia asked doubtfully.
“Those trolls are not from the same village. Perhaps this is their common sacrificial festival. All the villages have sent out more or less hunters.” Qin Lun muttered.
“Unfortunately, if we can find the remaining Santalin Guild members, we will know what they are plotting!” Rand sighed and said regretfully.
Elistine and Idrea suddenly looked at each other. Elven druid smiled and said, “There’s no need to look for that Santalin member. We already have a clue in this regard. However, you may be disappointed because this clue is a bit difficult to understand!”
It turned out that in the battle against the trolls, those who had the fighting strength had no time to watch, while those who did not had the fighting strength had scattered to flee for their lives. However, there was one person who had neither the strength to fight nor the strength to flee, so he could only look after the dead and wounded everywhere, hoping to help.
This person was Old butler Mason of the Hulan Family. Mason was too old and knew that he could not escape, so he stayed by Elistine’s side. When everyone else was fighting, he originally wanted to see if the two members of the Santalin Society were still alive, but he found a secret letter in their possession.
At that time, Old butler did not read the letter. He only treated it as a relic of the two of them and planned to return it to them in the future. After being captured by the trolls, this secret letter was not seized. In the eyes of the trolls, it was just a small piece of paper.
Mason opened the secret letter in boredom before he fainted. Of course, he didn’t understand the secret language that Santalin would use in the letter. However, Mason was a butler of a noble family, and he soon realized that it was a secret letter.
The old man knew that his chances of survival were almost zero, so he secretly tossed the letter to Elistine for safekeeping. Last night, she ran for her life in such a hurry that Elistine didn’t remember. Now that Qin Lun mentioned it, she finally remembered.
Qin Lun took a piece of crumpled beast hide paper from Elistine. The smell on it was somewhat unpleasant, but he could still read the handwriting clearly. However, it was clear that Apostle did not understand the secret letter either.
Apostle’s translation into world languages is limited. For example, Shattered Star Sky throws Apostle into a mission world. Most common languages can be translated through the Apostle Soul Seal, but local dialects are difficult to speak. As for the riddle-like password letter, of course, it was even more helpless.
“Show me!” Masta Xia took the secret letter from Qin Lun and frowned slightly as she looked at the rune on it.
“Can you translate it?” Qin Lun asked with a hint of anticipation. The harpist and the Santalin Society were mortal enemies, and each harpist was an expert in espionage. Perhaps there was a chance of translating this secret letter.
“Without knowing the key, it is impossible to understand the contents of the secret letter.” ‘”However, our harpists have fought against the Santalin Society for hundreds of years and have mastered a few of their keys. Give me some time to think about it. If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to translate it.”
The Highland Fairy did not guarantee it. The keys she spoke of were in various forms. For example: a book, a specific rune table, and so on. As long as you follow specific rules and compare these specific keys, you will be able to unlock the contents of the secret letter. If he didn’t know what the key was, then he couldn’t think of anything else.
Mastasia gently scratched the hide paper with the bones of the silver fish, translating some of the recognized symbols into common language. The animal hide paper was very thick, and there was no need to worry about being cut by fish bones.
“Alright, only half of it has been translated. The general content is still not clear. I only know that it has something to do with the Silvermoon Alliance. It seems that it has nothing to do with Bo De’an’s treasure!” A moment later, Mustacha said with a tired expression.
“Half?” Qin Lun was a little confused. Since he knew the secret key, how could there be only half of it?
“The key used in this secret letter is the Solo Continent Chronology, but I forgot the contents.” Mastasia’s face turned a little red. Seeing Qin Lun and the others’ expressions, she was instantly enraged. “I’m not an espionage bard. I can’t remember what’s so strange about this.”
“Haha, let me see!” Qin Lun’s eyes lit up as he took the beast hide paper. He looked at the small amount of common continental language on it that had been cut by the fish bones and slowly smiled.
At the same time, a trace of surprise flashed through Rand’s eyes and Hill’s eyes on the other raft. At this most unexpected moment, they finally triggered the long-awaited epic plot.
Because of her memory, Mustacha had only translated half of the secret letter. Furthermore, she was unable to put it together. There were only a few words related to the Silvermoon Alliance.
Although Qin Lun was as quick-witted as a fox, he couldn’t do anything without knowing the contents of the key. However, it is clear that the so-called key must be a commonly used book or rune, otherwise it will be difficult to use to convey information.
Imagine an organization using a single book as a key. No one would be able to decipher it. However, when they passed it to their subordinates, how would they translate it?
Therefore, keys are only suitable for famous books that are commonly used or available on the market. Although these books were from the mainland, there were as many as stars in the world. If one did not know the exact title of the book, it would be similar to a single book.
However, just because Masta Xia, Qin Lun, and the others were unable to decipher it did not mean that the shattered starry sky could not be deciphered. As long as Qin Lun’s eyes could see it, the Broken Star Sky would naturally be able to find the only secret key from Faylor’s many books and obtain the entire sealed contents by following the laws of the words that Mastasia had broken.
Although it was impossible for the Broken Universe to feed back the decoded content to Qin Lun, it was enough to trigger the storyline quest!