Chapter 39.1

Oswald and the two priests turned to look at Kevin, who had been staring at the Black Stone Water Terrace for a long time.

"What are you looking at me for?" Kevin asked, momentarily taken aback.

"Your reaction is quite strong," Oswald said, somewhat perplexed. "You seem to be very surprised."

Kevin looked at him even more strangely. "It's been many years since the age of the old gods, and Phae has been buried underground for many years. Now his totem has suddenly appeared. Isn't it worth being surprised?"

"I am surprised," Oswald said. "But you're usually so reserved, and I've never seen your expression so obvious before."

Kevin snorted. "Are we now studying whether I have too many expressions?"

Oswald's gaze lingered on Kevin for a moment, but he let it go. He turned to the two priests and asked, "So, what is your explanation for this Phae totem?"

The square black water platform has been in existence in the Golden Lion Country Observatory for many years, dating back to the very founding of the country. The changes in the water have always been shrouded in mystery. The ancient priests were known as "messengers who can capture miracles," and they were likely the only people in the Ona tribe who possessed the "relics of the gods."

Excellent priests could detect and even predict many things simply by observing the changes in the water tables. They held a critical position in Anbang Liguo, and as such, they were extremely important and high-ranking officials.

However, as time has passed and the era of the gods has receded, the abilities of the priests have declined. Each generation is less skilled than the last. It is rare for any priest to be able to fully explore the mysteries and information contained in the water tables, and even rarer to be able to interpret their general meaning.

Even though the priests of today are not as skilled as their predecessors, they are still indispensable. Without them, no one else would be able to understand the general meaning of the water tables, and they would remain a mystery.

"Our interpretation is that there are traces of the God of Light, Phae, in the western desert," one of the priests replied. "The specific location is likely to be in the area of Old Rose Castle. This is the same interpretation that Priest Mowgli gave before he lost consciousness."

Oswald raised his hand and said, "Wait. The word 'traces' can mean many things. What kind of traces are you talking about? Be more specific. Are they signals or something else?"

The priest spoke in a tone that was difficult to describe. "Although it is unbelievable, we believe that this trace refers to the trace of the God of Light Fae himself. This means that he should have appeared near Old Rose Castle."

Kevin and Oswald were silent. Kevin was no longer surprised, but Oswald could not keep his expression neutral.

For a moment, he almost blurted out, "Have you two not woken up yet? If you haven't woken up, go back to sleep! What kind of nonsense are you standing here talking about?!"

But after thinking about it, he forcibly swallowed his words back.

The entire observatory was silent for a long time. Even the old priest Mowgli, who had been behaving madly beside them, suddenly fell silent.

He shrank into the corner of the wall, staring at a stain on the stone pillar until his eyes were crossed. Then, he suddenly murmured in a low voice, "I'm back... I'm back..."

After calling out a few words of "I'm back" like a ghost, the old priest Mowgli's body shook. His expression changed from dazed to terrified, and he squeezed himself into the corner desperately, shouting, "I want to live! I want to live! Don't let the sun set!"

The crowd could no longer remain silent in the face of the old priest Mowgli's erratic behavior. Oswald's expression slowly changed from disbelief to suspicion as he narrowed his eyes and looked at the two priests.

The crazy old priest Mowgli was still trying to make his presence known. After he had been muttering to himself in the corner for a while, he suddenly stood up and grabbed the stone railing, pointing arrogantly and indifferently at the people in the room. He finally stopped his eyes in front of Oswald and Kevin, and said sharply, "Kneel!"

Everyone was silent.

The two young priests shrank their necks and finally dragged and coaxed the old priest away. One of them bowed his head to Oswald and said, "Your Majesty, I will take Priest Mowgli to the hospital first. He will be able to answer all of your questions now."

Oswald frowned and nodded. He picked up the old priest and hurried out of the observatory.

The Dorne priest who stayed behind explained to Oswald, "We were also very shocked when we read this. It does seem like nonsense, but it is true. Priest Mowgli even saw a scene."

"What scene?" Oswald asked with a frown.

Dawn replied, "He said that he saw Old Rose Castle under heavy rain. There was a black-haired man in a white robe standing by the broken wall, holding a golden longbow in his hand, looking back at the half-collapsed tower of the old castle. Priest Mowgli said that he could not see the man's face clearly, but only saw a golden pattern of flying bird wings and feathers on the side of his neck, which was very dazzling."

Everyone's breathing stopped.