Keeper Program

The pale light threatened everything, like a burning silver moon floating on the sea.

Incomparable majesty, such as the coming of the Holy Spirit, there is nothing under the gray robe, which exudes paleness and nothingness.Rationality and madness flicker alternately, but the contradictions are just right.

This……

How can it be?

Katarina forgot her words, fear pierced her skin, but there was a trace of expectation that she didn't even realize...

"Are you Catalina of the Oakland family?" The voice that came out was low and hoarse, like metal blades rustling in the icy wind:

"The keeper of the secret came to fulfill the agreement."

She knew that the silver knight's collection was extraordinary, but she never expected to be able to contact such a transcendent existence.

At this moment, an invisible sense of oppression poured down on Katarina like a mountain.

Facing the unknown transcendent existence, even a glimpse is enough to make people mad——

Knowing this well, Katarina couldn't help but lower her head, kneeling on one knee respectfully, not daring to meet her gaze.

She could feel the scrutiny of the eyes, but she didn't dare to look up.Even in a dream, I can feel the sweat dripping from my forehead.

"Yes, my lord. Below is Catalina of the Oakland family, a descendant of Duke Brandon of 'Aokishield', and a kinsman of Sir Gelt of the 'Silver Knight'."

I saw him slowly approaching, and the air passed through the gap in the robe, causing the soot-gray cloth to dance.She didn't even dare to guess what was covered under the robe.

"Before the treatment, I must warn you, Catalina, that everything is not without risk. If it fails, your birthstone will be shattered. Are you willing to take such a risk?"

Gray's voice whispered.

Fragmented...

The invisible cold wind made Katarina shiver.In the realm of the occult, the shattering of a birthstone is almost indistinguishable from death.

It represents the fragmentation of the soul: Extraordinary people will lose their self-awareness, only instinctive eating and metabolic behaviors remain, and they are ignorant and ignorant, no different from plants.

Katarina suddenly felt a strange fear:

She never thought about this, or in other words, never really prepared to face fate.

Death is like something that happens tomorrow, but it should never happen today.

She may forget the colors of dusk and dawn; forget the fragrance of iris; forget the taste of lemon cake and clear sky soda; forget loving her and the people she loves; forget the past, present and future.

Day and night would no longer come and go, the church bells would no longer ring, the lonely seagulls circling the shoreline would stay forever, and she could no longer leave things for tomorrow...

It sounded scary, scarier than all the ghost stories Catalina had heard as a child put together.

Just thinking about the possibility makes the soul shudder.

But after a brief silence, she still raised her face:

"I am ready, my lord."

"Well, offer your birthstone."

Katarina stretched out her hands and offered her Phosphophyllite.I saw the burning black iron claw passing through her palm like a phantom, and the turquoise distorted crystal was instantly swallowed by the moon-white flame.

She felt a burning pain, empty but cold, as if a skinning knife cut her soul inch by inch.Then came a horrible, death-like suffocation...

Consciousness suddenly fell into the deep sea, and her vision was broken into some colorful dots. Katarina felt that her vision became dim, and she gradually fainted...

When the last trace of consciousness disappeared, an emerald green phantom flashed in his mind——

Full, pure, like a teardrop flowing to the sky.

……

It should be considered a success... right?

Under the gray burqa, Ed hesitated.

【》》》Downloading character data...》》》】

The moment he came into contact with Katarina's birthstone, the Keeper program downloaded Katarina's character data for him again.A new character card appeared in his palm along with the flame——

"Catalina Oakland"

The girl in the card has bright chestnut waist-length wavy long hair that is soft and rich, braided into a bunch of flower buds wrapped around the back of her head.She has emerald-like clear green eyes, and there are some light freckles dotted on the cheeks and the bridge of the nose.

A finely crafted jacket in peacock green, hung with thin gold chains, wraps around a cream long-sleeved shirt with lace and accordion ruffles on the inside.There is a carved girdle made of fine red leather around the waist, and the carved boots are carved with curly grass and arabesques, which looks heroic and elegant.

Another character card...?

At this moment, I no longer urgently need a character card to maintain my life like when I was just resurrected.What's more, the people in the Shenzhou Bureau already knew that his personality crystallization was tourmaline, if there were any changes, it would probably arouse even more serious suspicions.

From this point of view, this card does not seem to mean much to him.

Ed was about to leave when he suddenly felt his breathing stagnate...

In the distance, a silver figure stared at him like a ghost. His armor was as bright as the first snow, and his figure was as magnificent as a silver ice peak. He stared at him but did not speak.

Subconscious incarnation?Ed could only pretend to be calm at this moment, not daring to act rashly.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

A gust of unknown wind blows, and the maple leaves are weeping like complaints...

The two looked at each other for a moment, and the silver-helmed knight finally put the sword back into its sheath, turned around and left slowly.

Its back is like a drop of mercury, disappearing in the blink of an eye among the red leaves falling like tears...

……

When Katarina woke up from her dream, the lazy sunlight in the early spring morning had penetrated the morning mist, outlining a blurred halo in the house.

Am I having another nightmare?

The light fell on her chestnut hair, which curled around her cheeks, and it shone with a faint golden rhythm.She wiped off the remaining sweat stains on her neck with the back of her hand, maybe that was the only proof that the nightmare happened...

Knock, knock, three soft knocks at the door.The maid pushed the dining car and parked it at the door, ready to serve her and eat after washing.

Katarina sat up in response, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

Suddenly, the gorgeous tin dining lid fell to the ground, making a loud ping-pong noise, completely driving away her tiredness.

She froze for a moment, then raised her head, only to see the maid staring at her with an incredulous expression, as if she had witnessed some kind of miracle.

Wait, miracle...?

What happened in the dream quickly played back in his mind... the white flame, and the "Keeper of Secrets" in gray robe.

She lowered her head and looked at her palm——

Calm, gentle, flexible, no more uncontrollable trembling.

Tick ​​tock, a hot tear fell on the palm of the palm, and was quickly dissolved by the morning light of dawn.

Hurried footsteps came from outside the corridor, and the old butler, Lawn, heard the noise and came over upon hearing the news.He saw Katarina's teary eyes, and looked at the maid seriously...

"No, Grandpa Lawn, listen to my explanation..."

Katarina stepped on the carpet and stood up. Lawn was also stunned and at a loss:

"Miss Katarina, you... this..."

He looked at the maid, who had almost the same expression, obviously ignorant of the situation.

"Yes, my crystalline malignant transformation has disappeared." She smiled and said flatly.

The nightmare that had plagued her for nine years had finally dissipated now.She could feel the crystal structure in her brain—stable, orderly, exuding vitality.

"The Holy Spirit is above, thanks to the grace of the Lord. This matter is of great importance. Please allow me to retire first and report to the master."

Lawn quickly recovered his proper demeanor, but the smile on his face could no longer be hidden.He closed the door and walked away quickly.

"Let's go and deal with other affairs first, Lisa, and I'll take care of it myself after I wash up." Katarina ordered the maid with a normal expression.

It wasn't until the other party closed the door and walked away in the corridor that she ran over on tiptoe, leaned her back behind the door, and took a deep breath in disbelief.

Who is the secret keeper in the dream?

She closed her eyes, her mind full of fantasies:

Could that pale white magical flame be Mentilosa, the "Eternal Flame"?No, he is an extremely arrogant elf magician, and he will never help humans easily.

Sardion of the Red Isles?That one was not so much a mage as a voodoo practitioner.Better not be him.

Florin the "Flower Maker"?No, that is a fictional character in knightly novels, and he will not wear the terrifying black iron crown on his head.

Wait a minute, gray shabby robes—"Founding Scholar" Johannitz van der Wijk? !

The all-rounder 400 years ago? !

Sword fighting, esoteric texts, alchemy, philosophy, art, everything, each field has his strong strokes——

Using the concept of geometry to divide the body structure of the swordsman into four quadrants of high, low, left, and right, the four basic swordsmanship postures of "rhinoceros", "plow", "top" and "fool" have been formally established;

Disassemble the general "alchemy" into three major schools: gem facets, mechanics, and potions, and leave countless design concepts that transcend the times;

Research confirmed the cause of werewolves, leaving behind the immortal academic work "Full Moon and New Moon".Blatantly opposing the church's witch hunt movement, it planted the seeds for the enlightenment thought of later generations.

Only a genius like Master Van der Wyck can solve the ultimate problem in the mystical world of "Crystal Malignancy".

Yes, this ancient wise man must have glimpsed the door of eternal life and hid himself from the world.Or crack the ultimate secret, overcome the barriers of the body, and ascend to an invisible existence...

Is that why He calls himself the "Keeper of Secrets"?That black iron crown must be some sort of coronation proof.

The solver of the riddle, the king of tatters...

She has already thought of two titles for this learned venerable who she has sworn to serve for life.

When you think about it, it seems that every legendary knight has something to do with a great magician:

"Yang Yan" Hal and "Eternal Flame" Mentilosa;

"Mad Knight" Diev and "Liar" Kilian;

The "Silver Knight" Gelt and the Queen of Blood, uh, well... the latter seems to be an original character in the novel.

And... Katarina and the "Keeper"?

The thought of being able to follow this great all-round magician in the future made her blood boil and she was extremely excited.

Without a doubt, it was the best adventure of her life...

Katarina finally couldn't hold back her smile, and danced lightly and twirling regardless of her appearance.

The touch between the toes and the floor is gentle and light, the air is slightly sweet like roses...

She couldn't help turning around again——

The sunshine is soft and bright, like the silent cry of a newborn.

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