The Holy Land, also called the Holy Land by the Nosers, is a legend passed down by the Nosers from ancient times. According to legend, the ancestors of the Nosers were once given a sacred task, which was to protect a certain place.
The safety of the sacred place, and drawing strength from the holy place, praying for its protection. But after so many years, that holy place has disappeared, or no Nosir people can find that place anymore, and they have severed ties with
Because of the connection with that place, he could only rely on his own strength to survive in the harsh snowy mountains.
However, they did not give up their pursuit of this holy land. Later, the Nosir people continued to search in the high mountains of the Andachel Mountains, looking for the origin of the holy land, looking for the place where the holy land existed, and hoping that
I can find the holy land again and regain the protection of the holy land. No matter how much suffering the Nosier people have experienced for thousands of years, they have never given up on this goal. Regardless of men, women, old and young, they have worked hard to find any information about that holy land.
There are clues, and even over a long period of time, this persistence in searching for holy places has become a habit of their tribe.
Their efforts finally bore fruit - according to the elders of the tribe, they initially discovered some stone pillars. Those stone pillars made of unknown methods still maintained their connection with the Holy Land. Every North who came into contact with the stone pillars
The Nuosier people can sense the existence of the Holy Land through them, and can use these stone pillars to resonate with the Holy Land and listen to the voice of the Holy Land. The overjoyed Nuosier people began to search for more stone pillars in the mountains, and
They hope to record these stone pillars and preserve and protect them as the last hope of their clan. However, the sparse number of people in the clan and the vastness of the mountains have become the biggest enemies of this task. Even after such a long time, they have not found much.
Similar man-made structures, even those they found before, were gradually damaged over time. Some lost their previous functions, and some were gradually buried in the snowy mountains and could never be found again.
.So after a long time passed, the clan's original great pursuit of the Holy Land gradually turned into a search for the "Shadow of the Holy Land" - their name for those stone pillar-like devices - and then slowly in this form
It has been passed down from generation to generation, from habit to custom, then to rule, and finally to a trial for young people. The gradual decline of the Nosier clan has made the elders in the clan no longer able to support this task.
So whenever they need to pass on this task, they often rely on the current young warriors, trying to use this method to let these young people train themselves and become members of the clan in the process of constantly searching for new "Shadows of the Holy Land"
new Hope.
Many young warriors fell in this task called a trial, but they still worked tirelessly as new pioneers in the mountains, confirming the news that a certain stone pillar was still alive, or discovering a new "holy place"
The existence of "Shadow". The coordinates handed down by the Nosir people to record the positions of stone pillars in the Andachel Mountains have been circulated for a long time, but due to various reasons, the number of these coordinates has not increased with the passage of time.
However, despite the increase, the recent bad weather has delayed the start of a new round of trials.
However, the existence of the sacred land is still the greatest dream in the hearts of all Nosir people, especially the young people of the Nosir tribe, and Yat is no exception. But according to his own words, now he wants to use
His own power has appeared in that place that the tribesmen have not seen for a long time, and not as a young man from the Nosir tribe who has completed the trial mission, but as an adventurer, making the land that only exists in legends truly come true.
displayed in front of the world.
"Do you believe what that young man says?"
It was already late at night that day, and Duan Qing and others still did not have time to get back to the excellent haven when they set foot on the snowfield before dark. However, if they settled on the next best thing, they could still find a place where they could spend the night -
- With the young man from the Nosir tribe's only understanding of this place, they found an ice bear cave in a remote place, and then... had sex with the ice bear hiding inside.
After a battle, it took a lot of effort to drive them out and seize the nest.
After that, it was time to take a brief rest and recharge. However, the necessary vigil is still necessary. God knows whether other beasts and monsters will find this place with the same idea as them. In that case, not only will they not be able to have a good rest, but they will also
There are problems in surviving.
The work of keeping watch at night is boring. Qing had already concluded this when he was in the Emerald Forest. So in order to eliminate this problem, he proposed that two people should guard the entrance of the cave while the others rest.
Rotation. It has entered the middle of the night, so others have little energy to raise objections, but this does not rule out their agreement out of safety considerations - if a monster really comes to this ghost place, a
People can't cope with it.
At this time, Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing were guarding the entrance of the cave. Duan Qing, who was leaning on the edge of the rock wall, suddenly raised the previous question.
"It is impossible for an ordinary person to make up such a perfect lie in a short period of time." The woman in the black cloak bent her knees and leaned on the other side of the cave entrance, and replied in a calm voice: "Not to mention what that person has just experienced.
A huge mental shock.”
"Hmm...Is it just because of this?"
"...Okay." Xueling Huanbing sighed: "According to my impression... people from the Nosier tribe don't lie."
"An honest race, huh?" Duan Qing expressed his doubts with his nose, then touched his chin and thought: "That means, the existence of that holy land... is it true?"
"Although it may be just a rumor,... the credibility is indeed very high." Xue Ling Huan Bing nodded slightly: "Especially for us."
"You mean...the cave?"
"There are artificial creations here, which we have seen a long time ago, and... based on the situation in the previous cave, the possibility that they exist in Falling Star Mountain is... very high.
"
"You mean...that sacred place is inside that cave?"
"I'm not like that." The woman raised her head and glanced at the man standing on the other side: "It's just a guess. The cave is very big. Last time and this time, I didn't fully explore the cave. Especially.
.....”
"The upper and lower parts." She stretched out a finger and pointed at her upper and lower parts.
"That young man gave us very limited clues." Duan Qing looked deep into the cave where they were, where someone was snoring while sleeping: "The history he told us can only prove at best.
The existence of a certain ancient ruin is real, and there are almost no other clues..."
"No, if you think about it carefully, there is still some."
"Oh?" Duan Qing crossed his arms curiously: "Look."
"For example..." The woman glanced at Duan Qing again, then silently lowered her head and analyzed: "That sacred land is the place of faith of the Nosier people. According to the previous description, it is called
It’s not an exaggeration to say it’s the place of birth.”
"In other words, this race...may be a race left over from an ancient era?"
"Yes, and judging from the existing history of the free world, the possibility that they belong to the Magic Empire era is quite high. Because the existing excavated ruins are almost all products of the Magic Empire era."
Free World is a game that has been developed so far. The biggest gains that players as adventurers can get are often from exploring ruins from all over the world. They can discover many powerful artifacts and equipment from the ancient magic empire, and can
During the exploration, many secrets belonging to the era of the Magic Empire were found. As for fighting against the institutions and monsters in the ruins, as well as many entanglements with existing NPC forces, these are also important channels for players to gain - no matter how bad it is, it is okay.
Complete tasks to gain a lot of experience, and then use this experience as bragging rights. Not only can you show off your power in front of other players, but you can also bluff more NPCs, thereby obtaining more clues and commissions from ruins.
Mission. As for why these ruins are almost all the ruins of the ancient magic empire, many players have not thought much about it, but those hardcore players who enjoy studying history have given answers, and the conclusions they came to are quite reasonable.
It makes sense: Judging from the current history, the Ancient Magic Empire once ruled the Free Continent for a long time, and it was a repressive rule, so most of the history and civilization before that have been covered.
.
"Ha, a race that advocates magic?" So Duan Qing clapped his hands and shouted: "Why do I not believe it so much? Are those stupid big black guys who only rely on muscles and can't distinguish between good and evil?"
"Perhaps they were originally warriors guarding some place, or perhaps they have lost their magic ability. After all, so much time has passed..." The woman frowned and said, "Also, their skin color is plateau red, not
black."
Pfft, please don't be so serious, okay...
Forcibly suppressing the urge to laugh, Duan Qing put his hands on his back again: "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want, but..."
"What does it matter?"
"If they are the ancient relics they are guarding, then..." the woman re-entered into thinking: "It is worth considering what the place they guarded before and the place they yearned for later."
"Item? Artifact? Somewhere? Even someone? There are so many possibilities..."
"Well...it should be impossible for humans..."
"Hey, don't look at the imagination of those designers, young man." Duan Qing shook his finger: "I remember there was a game called "No Man's Land", which also had a task of 'finding ruins', then
The penultimate step inside, the person you are looking for in such and such a place, isn’t it actually a person in the end..."
"Okay, okay." The woman stretched out her hand to interrupt the other party: "I know you are very knowledgeable, so don't show off. In short, this place... shouldn't be possible."
"How can I see it?"
"Don't they have stone pillars as induction terminals?" The woman said: "Based on my guess, that holy land must have a huge stone pillar, or similar artifacts, as a computer switchboard or something like that..."
"Hehehe..." Duan Qing laughed disdainfully: "I believe Christo wouldn't come up with such a stupid design."
"Then you are." The woman finally became angry: "What will that holy land be like?"
"Well......"
Duan Qing touched his chin again: "If you want me, it should be... just one place."
"a place?"
"Yes, it is a place in the ordinary sense." Duan Qing spread his hands and explained: "Maybe it is a mountain, a plain, a grassland, nothing... In short, it is a place in the literal sense.
place."
"It's just a monumental place... maybe there's nothing there."
"No enterprising spirit." The woman commented: "I really doubt how you found the Emerald Tower before."
"You'll find it if you keep going forward." Duan Qing smiled: "I have a normal mind, and you have to know..."
"How many adventurers - or players - explore unknown places with full hopes, but in the end their joy is in vain."
"You still don't believe the holy land that Art described?" the woman asked in a low voice: "Those so-called shadows of the holy land can't be fake, right? They even responded..."
"I won't believe it easily until I see the appearance of those so-called Holy Land Shadows with my own eyes." Duan Qing had a serious face, but the next moment he laughed again: "And you know, you can't
Just believe what those idiots say."
"Why are you so dark..."
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was... those clans with little knowledge may have misunderstood something. For example, that stone pillar is some kind of leftover magic circuit that can also produce reactions.
, and then it lit up for some reason, and the warriors in the trial happened to see it, and they thought it was reacting to them..."
"Huh?" The woman looked at the other party amusedly: "Can you explain this?"
"I have always had a big brain." Duan Qing gestured to his head, and then changed his face again: "But if it has been like this for thousands of years, then this possibility of accident is very high...
....Since it may be true, then the location of that sacred place is highly debatable."
"Don't you know where Art is?"
"He? It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on him." Duan Qing looked into the cave again: "Even if what he said is true, his cowardly character will definitely not be reliable when it comes to danger, so from now on, we have to
This cumbersome factor has been taken into account.”
"and......"
He turned to look at the dark night sky, where the wind and snow were still howling.
"Wherever that place is, it's never a good place to go."
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Early the next morning, they continued to go out.
The wind and snow are still very heavy, but it seems to have changed a bit compared to yesterday. According to Art, this is God finally showing mercy and reducing his anger. But in Duan Qing's words, at this time
The change in weather is more like a sign of a change in their luck.
Because judging from yesterday's experience, their luck was really bad.
"Are you sure you want to climb this snow hill?"
Looking at the large steep snow slope in front of him, Nan Tieshan couldn't help but ask the Nosier tribe next to him who suddenly stopped them not long after. The latter shrank his neck, and then blushed a little.
He shouted: "My memory is not wrong, I remember...I remember..."
His voice trailed off again: "I remember there is a place where my clansmen were found before..."
Those are the stone pillars called the sacred shadows... Duan Qing raised his head and looked at the crumbling snow slopes under the wind and snow, slapping the snow on his body and moving at the same time.
My own body: "What the hell, I'm not going anywhere anyway..."
Thinking of his previous promise, Nan Tieshan also started to move: "Brother, if that's the case, let's climb up, hum! How can a mere snow hill stop me..."
The woman next to me didn't say anything, and just walked forward on her own - it seemed that she also agreed.
"Hey, hey, I'm not really going to climb yet." As the original proposer, Duan Qing, who was about to leave, became embarrassed instead. He scratched his frozen head and looked around.
Looking at the terrain of snowy hills, he listened to the movement up and down again, and then muttered loudly: "This, this, this... Is there any problem with this?"
There was a slight vibration ahead.
Several players who had not officially emerged yet stopped in shock - at the end of the snow slope, a large snowball rolled down the slope in the direction where they were.
"Could this be what was said..." Duan Qing murmured as he looked at the big snowball and the entire slope that was about to collapse with the snowball.
"A crow's mouth..."
This chapter has been completed!