Sword of Dawn

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"I..." The Holy Maiden of Abundance finally woke up, she slowly raised her head, her expression did not seem to be in an abnormal mental state, but her tone was full of anxiety and confusion, "I don't know, I just feel... emptiness and silence ..."

"Emptiness and silence?" The trial nun immediately frowned, she judged that the saint in front of her was not spiritually polluted by the gods, but her finger did not move away from the trigger, "Please describe in detail what you felt If there are any abnormal memory fragments or sudden auditory and visual hallucinations in the recall process, please try to send me the signal as much as possible.”

"Please don't worry, I'm sober, I'm not polluted, I'm just a little confused, something... incomprehensible happened," the Holy Maiden of Abundance noticed the unusually serious expression on the face of the silver-haired nun in front of her, and she shook her head quickly. Shaking his head, he replied seriously, "I prayed to the goddess, but I didn't feel the gentle and loving response in the past, and I didn't have any feeling of being watched by God in my heart. This kind of thing has never happened.

"Sister, although it is a bit boastful to say this, I am a natural chosen one. Although I have never reached the height of 'God's Chosen' and have no ability to directly listen to the oracle, I can at least feel the goddess' gaze, especially It's time to pray for high-level magic."

"But your divine spell is working normally," the silver-haired nun said seriously, "The god answered your prayer accurately, as always."

"Yes, the divine spell took effect, and the gods gave the power immediately, but I didn't feel their... temperature during this process. I know it's hard to understand, because the normal process of performing divine spells itself I won't have this special feeling, but..."

The saint seemed a little flustered, she shouldn't have lost her position so easily, but the abnormal reaction from the root of her belief and the tension of the entire church area being blocked made her stressed, but at least she was still sane— She chose to tell the "professionals" in front of her all the clues she had noticed, instead of hiding them because of the estrangement and conservativeness in her heart.

At the same time, in other churches, shrines, and temples in the entire church area, the same test is being carried out everywhere, and high-ranking priests and chosen people who have strong spiritual talents and can communicate with the gods to a certain extent have begun Pray, under the supervision of the Theocratic Council, use this indirect method to try to spy on the changes in the kingdom of God.

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The invisible wind swept across the endless gray-white desert, and the unchanging pale sky covered the majestic throne like a mountain. Suddenly, some powerful force shook this eternal space, the wind was strong, the dust was flying, and the gray-white The fine sand flew up, forming a large-scale vortex in the air, and then, a gigantic figure stepped out of the vortex, floating across the sand sea like a dark cloud, and walked towards the throne.

Behind this figure, the astonishingly large dust vortex did not dissipate immediately, the power of the anchor point generator kept it going for several seconds before gradually disintegrating, and between the gradually disintegrating gray-white sandstorm, there was still The strange and exotic scenery can be vaguely seen, it seems to be a palace shrouded in a magnificent light curtain, but the top of the palace shows a collapsed and damaged scene, and this scene only lasted for a moment, and then gradually dissipated due to the complete disintegration of the sand and dust vortex .

At the same time, at the last moment before the vortex completely dissipated, another vague voice came from the wind, as if an extremely weak person was trying to speak: "...Thank you."

The huge figure who had already arrived in front of the throne didn't look back, but only waved his hands in response. He didn't turn around until he confirmed that the anchor point generator had completely closed the passage, glanced at the direction where the dust vortex disappeared, and then dragged on. Sitting back on the throne with his tired body, he took a deep breath.

After taking a short breath, he casually picked up the black and white scepter in his hand and shook it, before looking at the small stone pillar in front of the throne: "Did anything happen while I was away?"

"Nothing has changed," Wilde's voice came from the top of the stone pillar, "By the way, were those two blows just now the blood on the stick?"

Ms. Ye waved her hand: "I cleaned it up before I came back—and I'm not a stick, I'm a scepter."

Wilder: "..."

"Your silence is very problematic, Mr. Great Adventurer," Ms. Ye looked at the big black book on the stone pillar with a half-smile, "I remember that you would ask this question very curiously when I came back a few times ago. So, why didn't you ask anything this time?"

"I've asked all the questions I should ask, and you've answered all the questions I can answer. I didn't ask any questions and you didn't answer them. It's almost a guess. What else can I ask?" Wilder muttered casually, "You I opened the passage more than a dozen times in a row, and every time I went out and came back, I was full of killing spirit. Sometimes there would be a little 'scene' leaked from the other side of the passage. Although I didn't dare to look at it, I accidentally spotted it After a few glances, it’s scary—for the sake of my mental health, I’d better not ask more questions.”

Ms. Ye looked down at Wilder on the stone pillar from the sky. There seemed to be a smile in her amber eyes, but she didn't say anything, and he seemed to be in a good mood. After resting for a few minutes, it was he who took the initiative to break. Silence: "Right now, I have basically done everything I can do."

"May I ask, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Look, you still can't help asking," Ms. Ye laughed happily, seeming to enjoy this moment very much, "Mr. Adventurer, let me tell you a secret, this secret may surprise you. "

"A secret that can scare me? Ma'am, with all due respect—is there a secret that scares people more than 'Lady Night Sweeps the Gods'?"

"It sounds like your mentality has been tempered very well recently, and you are not too fussy about ordinary things," Ms. Ye lowered her eyes and said with a smile, "but if I tell you...under a certain stricter standard, Am I actually a mortal?"

Chapter 1529 One Story, Two Tellers

In front of the Shadow Throne as tall as a mountain, Wilder at the top of the stone pillar suddenly fell silent, and it was not until nearly a minute later that he said: "Your joke is not funny at all—ma'am, if even someone like you If the ancient gods can call themselves 'mortals', then are there any gods in this world?"

"The key to a god is not its strength, nor its age. Dragons have a history of more than two million years. The oldest surviving dragons are even of the same age as me, but they are still mortals. , just because they have the minds of mortals and live according to the 'trajectories' of mortals," Ms. Ye said leisurely, as if she was just chatting with an old friend about the passage of time, "Everything in the world has its own trajectory, God Walking on the path of God, man walking on the path of man, but these tracks are not insurmountable.

"Mr. Great Adventurer, I have crossed the line many, many years ago—although I received a little help from the sailors at that time, but judging from the results, I have long been out of line with the world's positioning of 'gods' .”

"Crossing the border...you will mention this word occasionally," Wilder said with a half-comprehension, and then seemed to think of something, "Wait, then according to this, you can actually help mortals in this era... "

"No," Ms. Ye interrupted the great adventurer, "As for the reason, you said it yourself just now—'this era'. I don't belong to this era, Mr. Great Adventurer, I am a person who has lived from ancient times until now. Even if this ghost is no longer a god, I can't replace the mortals of this era to complete what they should do. Now I can take action to this extent is actually taking advantage of loopholes, just because in the world of this era Only by finding a little bit of 'connection' can I intervene in the current situation."

"I found a 'connection' in the mundane world of this era..." Wilder pondered, "I don't quite understand, is the connection you mentioned..."

"If you don't understand, then don't understand. It's not a big deal," Ms. Ye shook her head lightly. He seemed to have lost interest in this topic, or it might be hinting to the great adventurer not to continue asking. The scepter placed next to the throne, summoned a shadow rift and gently wiped the top of the scepter, with a low voice, "Now I have done my best to help them pave the way, but the biggest challenge... still depends on They walk over by themselves, and that's about all a ghost can do."

Wilder quietly watched the ancient god who was burdened with years and fulfilled an ancient oath in almost eternity. After a long time, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you wiping blood off a stick?"

"As I said, this is first and foremost a scepter." Ms. Ye immediately corrected her seriously.

Wilder thought for a while, thinking that the other party didn't seem to deny the fact that there was blood on the stick, and emphasized that "this is a scepter first and foremost", which probably means that the scepter can also be a sap second, right? ...

But he is not interested in bickering with an ancient god repeatedly. Seeing the lady in front of him wiping her weapon while humming some ancient song softly, as if she was in a good mood, of course he chose to take this opportunity to ask more questions Things I'm interested in: "That exploration team... can they successfully find the City of Thousand Towers?"

"Since the invitation has been sent out, of course I will let them find that city," Ms. Ye responded casually, "Why, are you looking forward to it?"

"The last time I looked forward to something so much seems to have been hundreds of years ago," Wilde said in a low voice, "Sometimes I think it's incredible when I think about it-I call myself a great adventurer, and I think my own I have been adventuring around all my life, but the reality is that I have been lying quietly in front of your throne for hundreds of years. During these hundreds of years, I have never left this desert for half a step, and I have never visited any unknown place. Environment, the only thing I do is to tell you stories, stories that have already faded and blurred.

"Ma'am, you actually knew from the very beginning that this is not the state that 'Great Adventurer Wilder' should be at all. I have been stagnant here for too long. From my own perspective, I have spent more than half of my life in this state." It's this stagnation."

"This is because you can't move or leave by yourself," Ms. Ye stopped wiping the scepter and lowered her eyes slightly, "Even not long ago, until my cage in the gap was slightly closer to the border of reality, you just A chance to leave the throne for a while and go to the edge of the dream, isn't it?"

"It's one thing for the body to be unable to leave, but it's another thing for the mind to accept the status quo," Wilder did not give up because of Ms. Ye's change of subject, "I lay here quietly until the pages of the book turned yellow, saying yes Trapped here, but actually I've been accepting the status quo because the part of me that craves adventure isn't here... the urge is on the 'other side', his name is 'Modill', and he's traveled the world for countless For a hundred years, he has witnessed countless wonders that have not been recorded in my book pages, and until now, he is still on the journey and never stops.

"But at the same time, he couldn't fully remember any of his adventures. His hundreds of years of adventures were not so much adventures, but actually more like wanderings. He has seen many things, but often After a certain dream, it will dissipate in the sun. He said that he still keeps the habit of keeping a log, but those precious notes are always lost and damaged due to various reasons.

"Ma'am, ever since my memory began to recover and my thinking became clear during this period, I have been thinking about how the person 'Modir Wilder' was divided into two halves. Now I seem to vaguely understand it, and I guess...that's what you did on purpose."

Ms. Ye has put the scepter back next to the throne again. He quietly overlooks the tiny book in front of the throne behind the dark clouds, like watching a fleeting and inconspicuous splash at the end of the long river of time. If it is a god who operates strictly according to the rules , He presumably would not pay any extra attention to such a small existence, but humanity finally softened His eyes, and broke the silence: "A human being is made up of two parts, Mr. Great Adventurer.

"One part of it is called 'curiosity', curiosity points to the unknown future, it is always eager to embark on a journey, and will never stop pursuing; the other part is called 'memory', memory guards the past, it records people's life Every scene witnessed in one's life is the proof that people have existed in the world, and it is precisely because of these two parts that ordinary people can have the motivation to move forward, and also have the ability to record and summarize history."

"So, you separated my 'curiosity' and 'memory', so that I would neither go to the future nor be trapped in the past, but stay in the 'now' forever," Wilder vaguely understood, " Because only in the 'now' do I exist?"

Ms. Ye rarely opened her mouth to respond. This silence seemed to be a disguised acknowledgment. Wilder's voice continued to come from the top of the stone pillar: "The curious Mordir is on a never-ending adventure, However, he was unable to record any adventures. Wilder, who is full of memories, remembers every adventure in the past, but has never embarked on a new journey. It is no wonder that he is a traveler walking in the world, and I am a book. The ancient book lying in front of the ruins of the throne, now it seems reasonable."

Quietly listening to Wilde's words, Ms. Ye did not speak for a long time, until the throne returned to calm, and after several minutes, she suddenly spoke to break the silence: "You sent a message back then, and that' The news is far beyond what an ordinary person's mind and body can bear. Dividing you up and saving you was the only thing I could do at that time—if it were me now, there might be a better way to clear the tide you suffered Contaminate and repair your soul, but I couldn't do that then."

"I know that at that time you were fighting against the force of the invading tide, and it was not easy to spare some energy to help me, a small mortal. I am not an ungrateful person, so how could I suffer After such a great favor, I turned around and blamed my benefactor for not doing well enough," Wilder seemed to have a little smile in his voice, "I just suddenly felt a little emotional, and I have been stagnant for so long before I figured this out. It seems that the lack of 'curiosity' really has a great impact, if it were another me, I am afraid that it would only take a few years in the same situation to realize my true situation and seek change from you?"

"...Death is also a 'stagnation' in another sense," Ms. Ye said suddenly, "When this journey is over, there will be no new journey."

"No, death is not stagnation, death is a witness to life," Wilder responded calmly, "The end is also a part of the journey, just as death is also a part of life, permanent stagnation in the 'now' and a safe end after completing an adventure Big difference."

The gaze that looked down from a high altitude stayed on the stone pillar for a long time, and finally Ms. Ye's sigh came from the sky: "Mr. Adventurer, you are a very good friend. If possible, I am indeed Looking forward to having an adventure, just like you tell in the story, pack your bags, leave this old burden behind, and go to the end of the world with your head held high."

"That's not okay, ma'am, at least not now, if you leave suddenly, this world will be very bad," Wilder laughed, "But I can extend my best wishes to you, and hope you can realize this wish as soon as possible ——Maybe this is really about to come true, didn't you say? They are already very close to the 'perfect model' that the sailor described to you..."

"Then thank you for your blessing, Mr. Great Adventurer," Ms. Ye smiled, and she leaned back slightly, leaning against the cold back of the throne, her amber eyes seemed to be looking at the silhouette at the end of the horizon Zhicheng, "I'm a little tired, tell me another story, while there is still some time, I want to hear a brand new adventure journey."

"A brand new adventure journey? It's a bit difficult...but as you wish." The big black book on the stone pillar was silent for a moment, and then he spoke in a low voice, and he began to tell a story, which he had counted in the past A story that has never been told in a hundred years——

"The great adventurer Mordir has led his exploration team to trek for a long time in this endless jungle and wilderness. They circled around the Violet Island and unknowingly reached the deepest part of the kingdom of wizards. Theoretically, the city of a thousand towers is here, but there is only a desert in front of them..."

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The great adventurer Mordir has led his exploration team to trek for a long time in this endless jungle and wilderness. They circled around the Violet Island and unknowingly reached the deepest part of the kingdom of mages.

Along the way, they discovered more "stone pile monuments" and learned more about the historical records of the Violet Kingdom from the monuments. The vanished country left a lot of traces to the world, including messages from the Violet people, images of history and cities, and many cultural and artistic materials.

These materials have fascinated and amazed everyone in the exploration team. This "hidden country" that has always been closed for a long history obviously has rich connotations far beyond the imagination of outsiders. There are many stories about folk culture. This is the first time that things are presented to outsiders, and even Maggie, who is not a professional scholar, can imagine how amazing the world will be if this part of the information is released.

The Violet Kingdom may have really "non-existed" from the very beginning, but the information left on this island is real. Even if they were born in a dream, they still fully describe the splendid and splendid civilization of an ancient kingdom , For real scholars, these materials are by no means false. Even for leaders, these "evidences of the whole country" are sociological materials that are enough for them to take seriously, and they are references and witnesses to the history of a country.

In order to maintain the communication between the front exploration team and the rear headquarters, the Hanxing, which is still anchored in the bay, has dispatched a special communication relay aircraft. Three aircraft that cruise over Violet Island in turn can ensure the communication between the exploration team and the mothership. Uninterrupted communication, and with the help of this convenient communication condition, Wilder and Maggie have been packing up and sending all the materials they found to the country. It is hard to say how much impact these materials will cause in the future, but at least for a while. The Duchess Victoria, who was in command at the rear, was frequently shocked.

The hidden kingdom of Violet, this ancient kingdom has now unveiled its mystery to the world in a way that no one expected.

But apart from these stone piles, Modil and the exploration team led by him never found what they were really looking for—they did not find the city of a thousand towers.

There are only dense forests like barriers on this huge island, as well as wilderness or river valleys and mountain streams distributed irregularly in the gaps between the forests. Although the stone piles found along the way prove that the direction the team is looking for is correct, but in Violet Island. In the deepest part, they went around for several days but did not find the legendary "Mage Capital".

On the fourth day after entering the central area of ​​Violet Island, Maggie turned into a dragon again and scouted the entire area from the air, but like the previous few times, she still found nothing.

Mordir stood on the edge of an open field, looking at the distant horizon that had gradually been dyed red by the setting sun. Maggie, who had just returned to the ground, was standing next to him. The mechanism is releasing residual heat, and not far behind the two is a dense forest, in which there are shadows, as if there are shapeless things crawling out of the shade of the trees at any time - but for the people already in this For the rangers who have been active on the island for nearly a month, these scenes are already common to them.

As long as you pay attention to the correct exploration method and avoid those obviously abnormal shadow areas, the island is actually not as dangerous as you think.

"Theoretically, the city of a thousand towers is here, but there is only a barrenness in front of us..." Maggie broke the silence. As I said, the city of a thousand towers is where it was originally located, whether it is the real world or the dream world. Did we find the wrong place?"

"No matter how wrong it is, it is impossible to deviate to such an extent that it is completely invisible from the air. After all, our general direction is definitely no problem. The several stone pile monuments we found before also pointed out the direction of the city of a thousand towers," Modil said. Shaking his head, "I'm more inclined to another guess, a... more 'magical' guess."

Maggie tilted her head slightly, and a curious tone emerged between her sharp teeth: "Oh?"

"Perhaps, we have already reached the city of a thousand towers," Mordir exhaled softly, "it is here, beyond our limited perception."

Chapter 1530 An Unexpected Meeting

Mordir has lost track of most of his adventures, and those journeys, brilliant or dangerous or interesting, now remain in his mind only in fragments, occasionally disintegrating into the messy fragments of a midnight dream , but most of the time, all that was left of them was a sense of familiarity, a sense of familiarity that made him feel from time to time that he had been somewhere, had been through something.

This kind of familiarity cannot be regarded as a mature experience, but sometimes it can also assist him to make judgments on some extraordinary things, such as the city of a thousand towers that should be in front of him, but no matter how hard he looks, there is no trace .

Hearing the old mage's judgment, Maggie couldn't help shaking her head, and immediately there was a sound of friction from the mechanical structure transmission on both sides of the slightly ferocious black dragon's head: "You mean, the City of Thousand Towers is currently in the A state where we can't see, can't touch, and even if we walk through it, we'll just 'pass through the wall'?"

"It's just a guess, I... don't know why I think so, but I always feel that I may have experienced similar things," Modil's tone was a little uncertain, "Some things exist in parallel with our real world , they may be located between the real world and a certain realm, so they will disappear from all dimensions, and they will only appear if they are observed with a specific method or wait for a specific time."

"Then what should we do now?" Maggie glanced back at the temporary camp that the previous exploration team had built when they arrived in this wilderness. Several Iron Ranger fighters were moving around in the camp, checking equipment and reinforcing the camp. The soldiers are patrolling the edge of the forest, alert to all the dangerous factors floating in the light and shadow, "We have been stranded here for four days, and we have searched around but found nothing. Mistress Victoria even sent an inquiry this afternoon."

"... Camp for one more day," Modil thought carefully, and finally nodded, "I'll test several different perception and phase switching spells, and I'll sort out my memory and thoughts by the way. If there is no progress after tonight, let's Let’s go around the dense forest to the north first, so that even if you can’t find the city of a thousand towers, you can record all the ‘monuments’ around the city of a thousand towers.”

"Okay, I'll make arrangements in a moment," Maggie nodded, and then she seemed to think of something again, "But... since we left the first cairn monument, we have been around the next few cairns. I haven't seen the magical intelligence who called herself 'Berna Dido' again, so it always seems that her original invitation was a bit suspicious. And she was the one who invited us to the City of Thousand Towers. Now we may already be at the entrance, but she Still doesn't show up..."

"If the City of Thousand Towers is really in a 'crack' state as I speculated, then it must be difficult for Bernadette, who lives in the city, to communicate with the outside world." Modir is quite open-minded." Maybe she also needs to contact us at a specific time or at a specific 'node'... Well, this is an idea, and I can look for clues from this when I do the magic test tonight."

Maggie glanced at the great adventurer quietly, and didn't make any additional comments—Although Mordir has a problem with forgetfulness, as a legendary mage, this old man's insights and abilities in the extraordinary field are beyond doubt Yes, and he still has some experience in dealing with strange things (although most of these experiences are messy), in this case, she'd better trust the old man's judgment.

"Then I'll arrange today's night guard." Miss Heilong slightly bent her neck, turned and walked towards the camp.

But as soon as she took two steps, a strange breath coming from the direction of the forest made her stop suddenly, and then she heard a faint commotion in that direction, and Maggie immediately turned her neck to look at the movement In the direction of the transmission, Mordir next to them naturally patted ten layers of mage armor on each of them, and at the same time picked up the battle staff with the other hand: "There seems to be a situation over there."

"There is our secret whistle there, but it seems that we have discovered the enemy." Maggie replied in a low voice. At this time, the soldiers in the camp also noticed the abnormal noise in the direction of the forest. Several soldiers formed a small team and quickly moved towards Maggie. Ji and Modil moved closer, but not long after everyone entered the combat readiness state, a group of figures walked out from the edge of the forest, including two ranger soldiers who were serving as secret sentries in the forest.

After seeing the costumes of those figures, Maggie breathed a sigh of relief. She did not cancel her black dragon form, but she still signaled the soldiers beside her to put down their weapons temporarily: "Don't be nervous, it's the Typhonian expedition team."

While speaking, the group of figures had already left the edge of the forest. After walking out of the shade area where the light and shadow floated, their faces became clearer instantly. They were a group of elite soldiers wearing black light armor or short mage robes. Clothes and weapons all indicate their identities. This is a Typhon expedition team that landed on Violet Island from the east coast, and Mordir and the ranger soldiers he led are no strangers to the existence of this expedition team.

At present, all countries in the alliance have known about the disappearance of the Violet Kingdom overnight. Several countries located in the north of the mainland and having direct communication with the Violet Kingdom have sent their own explorers. Among all these countries, only Cecil and The exploration teams of the two empires of Typhon have reached such a deep position. They landed from the south coast and east coast of Violet Island respectively, and marched towards the City of Thousand Towers along two different routes. The rear headquarters of both sides are in action. The communication between them is maintained, and Typhon and Cecil also use this as a channel to occasionally share and exchange some information-but this is the first time that the two groups of people have met directly.

And it seems that those Typhon people were discovered by secret whistle in the forest. It was a sudden encounter in the shadow forest where light and shadow floated, treacherous and inexplicable, and there was no oolong caused by accidental casualties.

"It seems that we finally have neighbors here." Maggie took half a step forward, lowering her head slightly to look at the group of Typhons with somewhat embarrassed expressions on their faces. "I received a message last time that You have been around here, but you didn't expect us to be in this situation...Huh? Ms. Diana? You actually led the team yourself?"

Standing among this group of Typhonians was none other than one of the most trusted lieutenants of Emperor Augustus, the "Main Maid" with a detached position in the Obsidian Palace, Ms. Diana.

Maggie was greatly surprised by the appearance of the upper-level commander of the Typhon Empire. She did not expect such a person to lead the team in such a place, but the expression of the latter was quite indifferent. Diana looked up at the The ferocious black dragon, with a calm tone like a three-hundred-pound machine maid: "I'm sorry, our sudden appearance caused a misunderstanding by your sentinel. We originally planned to contact you through the agreed method after we left the forest area. , but I didn’t expect to meet your sentry point in the forest.”

Diana said this plainly, but the Typhon warriors beside her were a little more embarrassed than before. It’s no wonder—after all, all of them can follow the “Maid Maid” all the way to the deepest part of Violet Island The elite of the rogue army, as a team that is best at special operations and covert operations in the Typhon military system, they have always had their own pride. It is inevitable that there will be a mentality of competing for skills, and the result of this contest is that they were discovered by the two secret sentries before they even knew where the Cecil camp was... This time, they must not be regarded as the opposite of the wanderers. Textbook mocked to go to the next session?

However, these unlucky rogue soldiers also felt a little comfort in their hearts. After all, they were not the only ones who were discovered. Even Ms. Diana, who led the team, did not understand when the warning spell set by the Cecilians in the forest was triggered. The sky fell. Come down, the organic mother chief will bear...

"The rangers have always acted cautiously, and we have a more cautious and experienced adventurer as an advisor," Maggie stepped back slightly at this time, and in a burst of light, she reverted to a black-haired maid in human form Of course, she also noticed the embarrassment on the faces of these Typhons, "We arrived here four days ago, and now the surrounding forest is full of detection runes and vigilant eyes set up in the past four days , in this case, even the legendary powerhouse will be accidentally discovered."

As soon as these words came out, the rogue soldiers who were discovered by the secret sentry were relieved, but Diana, who was in charge of leading the team, immediately noticed the key words in Maggie's words: "You arrived four days ago? Then The city of a thousand towers..."

"As you can see, we are still wandering in this wilderness," Maggie said with a wry smile and spread her hands, "I am ashamed to say that we have turned over and looked at almost every stone in this wilderness in the past four days." , and did not find any traces related to the city of a thousand towers. Now we suspect that the city is hidden in the cracks parallel to the real world, hidden from our perception, but apart from this guess, we still have no progress."

Diana frowned. Although there was a certain degree of information sharing between Cecil and Typhon, this kind of sharing was subject to various restrictions and there was a certain lag, so she didn't know about the past four years. The Cecils who arrived in the target area ahead of schedule encountered trouble here, and now it seems... what they encountered was the most troublesome situation when they were exploring in the "vision area".

The monsters in the wilderness can be eliminated by force, and the traps in the ruins can rely on caution and dexterity. Even the rampant ancient magic, there are many corresponding knowledge and skills that can be deciphered, but a city that cannot be observed is close at hand. ...how to deal with this thing?

At this time, Diana couldn't help but think of some of the Cecil troops outside. It is said that some Cecils trained by Princess Rebecca are very good at solving problems with explosions. Once the troubles in front of them reach a certain level To a certain extent, they will choose to ignite a large amount of explosives immediately... It seems that fortunately, it is not Her Royal Highness who leads the team to carry out this kind of exploration mission, otherwise she may have to lead the soldiers today in the Pit of Thousand Towers Spend the night next to the ruins...

"We are going to camp here for another night. Master Mordir will try some detection spells that he has not tried before to find the 'opening' of the City of Thousand Towers in the real world," Maggie continued. We set up camp nearby, so that both sides can take care of it. If you have any ideas for finding the city of a thousand towers, you can also test it yourself."

Diana glanced back at the soldiers she had brought, and then at the direction of the Cecil camp, but did not refuse Maggie's proposal: "Okay, then we won't bother you much."

Modil on the other side watched Maggie finish negotiating with Diana, and felt that he had nothing to do here, so he waved his hand: "Then if there's nothing else, I'll go to the woods south of the camp and set up warning runes. The secret whistle was triggered just now, and the warning runes should have consumed a lot..."

As he spoke, the great adventurer had already walked towards the forest not far away. Behind him was a group of Typhon rogue soldiers paying attention, and Diana, who led the team, followed him for a long time. With a calm expression, but after the old mage walked away, he still couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Although it's a bit embarrassing to ask...but how many warning runes have you set up near the camp? I have always kept my secret I am quite confident in my ability to act, but..."

Maggie glanced at Ms. Diana, and couldn't help but feel a little bit amused. She thought that this lady was really as precise and ruthless as a machine. Now it seems that she is still the same about the fact that she led the team and was caught by two secret sentries. I can't get over it - the indifferent expression on her face is probably just because the iron man's head is too hard...

The muttering in her heart flashed away, and Maggie still maintained a gentle and friendly smile on her face. She raised her finger and pointed to the woods where the Typhon people came out just now: "Have you seen those trees? What you walked through Every tree..."

"You set up warning runes on every tree around the camp?!" Before Maggie could finish speaking, a rogue soldier behind Diana widened his eyes in astonishment, "It's no wonder..."

"No, I mean every leaf on every tree," Maggie corrected with a serious face, "every leaf has been marked by Master Mordir's magic, and this is only the first three days, until now On the fourth day, he even marked the grass around the tree—that's why I said you don't have to be embarrassed, this is that if another legendary strongman comes over, he will still be found, and it won't work for anyone.

"In fact, let alone the forest, there are even more than 600 magic traps piled up around the camp in the Shadow Realm, because the old man always feels that someone in the Shadow Realm is going to kill him..."

Diana listened dumbfounded. After Maggie finished speaking, she thought about it seriously, and she simply crashed...

Diana's sudden crash really shocked the Typhon soldiers around, but fortunately, the maintenance and overhaul she had done on the Ophelia Matrix was in place before, and the crash was fast and the restart was fast. After a few seconds, this The iron lady woke up slowly, and after a series of beeps and creaks came from all over her body, she said: "Why..."

Maggie opened her mouth, and she knew why, but she really didn't know how to speak—that old ancestor, who was a good Jiyou after all, had to worry about his image in front of outsiders, after all...

Legendary strongmen usually don't have much experience of being chased and beaten, but if a legendary strongman is violently beaten by all kinds of monsters every once in a while, then he will become like this.

Chapter 1531 Facing the Test Bravely

In the depths of Violet Island, theoretically, it should be the edge of the barren wilderness where the City of Thousand Towers is located. The two expedition teams of the Cecils and the Typhons completed their confluence, and after negotiation, each camped at a distance of only [-] meters. In two clearings, well-trained Iron Ranger fighters and rogue guards began to patrol around the camp, and check the traps and warning runes set nearby—they had to complete this before the last ray of light from the sky completely set down the mountain. item of work.

At this moment, it is already dusk when the night is approaching. Whether it is Cecil or Typhon's exploration team members, their nerves will be extremely tense at this time-even though the power of the gods has left this real space, it lasts for hundreds of thousands of years. The erosion of dreams over the years has still permanently changed the environment and even the natural rules of Violet Island. The shadow power here is strong and highly active, and weird and difficult dangers often lurk in the places where shadows intersect.

Maybe it's a crack leading to the shadow world, maybe it's a weird light and shadow that can erode people's hearts and cause short-term madness, or even a passage for the shadow dwellers to invade the real world... Between the interlaced light and shadow, there are strange things that you don't encounter in ordinary life. Elephants are commonplace here, and as the sun fades and night falls, the probability of these weird things happening will reach its peak. The goddess who holds the power of shadow has the name "Lady of the Night".