"Is this the legendary Valley of Eternal Blossoms?"
Dornan and his party, who were wandering around the continent of Pandaria, were riding on the back of a docile goat. Under the leadership of the Lorewalker Zhou Zhuo, they were entering the Vale of Eternal Blossoms that had been opened a few days ago from the Gate of the Gods in Kun-Lai Mountain, and they
Accompanying us were some wanderers from the Emerald Forest. These pandas, full of exploratory spirit, came here specifically to study this legendary valley in the history of the pandas.
The goats the children were riding were bought from the Pandaren Farm in the Valley of the Four Winds, which is also the most dynamic mid-mountain market. These pandaren-specific mounts are very docile, shorter than war horses, and have particularly strong load-bearing capacity.
Very suitable for girls and children to ride.
Little Anduin and Salandia rode a black goat together. The little prince looked around at the stone carvings around the Gate of the Gods. He curiously asked the traveler Zhou Zhuo:
"Zhou Zhuo, this is the legendary valley of the Pandaren, but why are the stone carvings here all Mogu?"
Facing Anduin's question, Zhou Zhuo chuckled and touched his beard. This knowledgeable traveler explained to the children:
"Because the civilization of the Pandaren Empire was built in the ruins after the collapse of the Mogu Empire, we inherited the civilization and culture of the Mogu people, and the Valley of Eternal Blossoms, which was once the capital of several Mogu emperors, will soon be visited by Golden Lotus.
When you visit the pavilion, you can also see two huge sculptures left by the mogu people in the mountains of the Eternal Blossom Valley, which are the pinnacle of the skills of the mogu stonemasonry."
"And there are two palaces in the easternmost part of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. According to the records of scholars, they are called the Palace of Seven Stars and the Palace of Two Moons. They were also the former palace of the Mogu Emperor, and the last remaining branches of Pandaria still retain
The Mogu clan of their own civilization is said to have always lived in the Valley of Eternal Blossoms, isolated from the world... They still retain some customs of the Mogu Empire. It is said that they occupy the palace of the last Mogu emperor, oh, it is in the Seven Stars Palace.
beside."
The traveler looked at the unique scenery of the Jinxiu Valley around him with great interest, and he said to the children:
"It is said that the river water in the Valley of Eternal Blossoms has magical effects. It is water blessed by the gods. As long as it touches the earth, it will become very fertile. You have seen the Pandaren farm in the Valley of the Four Winds before.
When necessary, those farms that are irrigated by water from the Eternal Blossom Valley can even achieve one crop a day."
"Yes, we have met..."
Vanessa, who was wearing a sunhat, had just finished the treatment and purification of her by the Supreme God. The body of the assassin eldest lady was still a little weak, so she held her in her arms, and the two of them rode a strong Mushan beast.
behind.
This lizard-like beast is also one of the camel beasts domesticated by the panda people. This Mushan beast has a particularly strong ability to walk with heavy loads.
"The farm in the Valley of the Four Winds is simply a treasure land that all kings dream of. According to your planting method, it only takes a few months of cultivation to produce enough food to feed a country's people."
Vanessa sighed:
"You are so lucky. The Dark Blade protected you in a critical moment. Otherwise, just the farm in the Valley of the Four Winds would be enough to attract the covetous attention of the empire and other forces."
"Golden leaves! Golden fruits! And golden... Uh, what is this?"
Little Yuna, who stayed with the children, did not have such complicated thoughts. She rode on the back of Arceus and ran back and forth around the huge team, picking up some weird things on the ground from time to time, probably because it was the harvest season.
The reason is that now the ground in the Valley of Eternal Blossoms is golden, covered with leaves and fruits, the color is golden and really beautiful.
And Yuna also found a strange thing in the shroud of leaves. It looked like a golden carrot. Yuna was immediately interested. She jumped down from behind the soul deer, grabbed the carrot, and tried to
Pulling it out from the ground, as soon as she grabbed the carrot, Yuna saw several rabbits running out of the hole under the ground.
"Yeah! It's a rabbit! A cute little rabbit!"
The little ghost screamed, threw the carrot in his hand aside, and stretched out his hand to catch the screaming and jumping little rabbit monsters. These cute white rabbit monsters are also a specialty of Pandaria. Their appearance is
Like an ordinary rabbit, it walks upright, and like the sneaky hozen, the rabbit demon has its own intelligence, but cannot control its wildness.
What's worse is that these little guys, like real rabbits, have extremely terrifying reproductive capabilities. On the farm in the Valley of the Four Winds, what the Pandaren farmers hate most are these rabbit demons that make trouble everywhere. Every year, Pandaria is destroyed by the Pandaren.
There were almost hundreds or even thousands of rabbit monsters killed.
A few minutes later, Yuna, who was covered in mud, triumphantly returned to the children carrying a fat rabbit demon. She lifted the rabbit demon that was still struggling in her hand and shouted to the other children:
"Eat rabbit tonight! Rabbit is cute and delicious!"
"Idiot Yuna, that's a rabbit demon. Rabbit demons can't eat it! Don't let it go!"
"Ah! Can't the rabbit monster be eaten? But it looks like a rabbit... It can be eaten. Just pluck out the hair and roast it..."
"Yeah! Idiot, throw it away! It stained my skirt, throw it away!"
The chirping screams and slapstick of the children added a touch of joy to the team, and on the mountains near the team, some pandas who had to hide in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms because of the Mantid invasion war were already nearby.
Farming began, and the soil in this legendary valley was so fertile that the pandas living here did not need to worry about freezing or starving.
In the eastern part of the Valley of Eternal Blossoms, among the three huge palaces built against the mountains, the Pandaren rulers who arrived first, namely the Pandaren priests of the Golden Lotus Sect, have begun to use the Valley of Eternal Blossoms as their new office location.
, began to plan a war to deal with the Mantid invasion. The undead soldiers of the Dark Blade Legion now guard the Dragon's Spine instead of the Pandaren monks. The invading Mantid was blocked from the Dragon's Spine, and it was rare for reinforcements to arrive.
Therefore, the monks of the Golden Lotus and the Shado-Pan began to plan to take back the occupied land of the Mantis Plateau from the hands of the Mantid.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner, as if the opening of the fog has no impact on the lives of the Pandaren... But in fact this is not the case. Pandaria, which has been isolated from the world for ten thousand years, will inevitably integrate into the current world.
In the world of Azeroth, once this Mantid War ends, what awaits the Pandaren civilization will be a major change that has never been seen in ten thousand years.
Only then will the future fate of this continent be truly determined.
However, the panda people working here did not realize that they were now sitting on a "crater" that was about to be ignited and could be completely burned to death by the magma erupting from the ground at any time.
In the Mogu Mountain Palace between the Two Moon Palace and the Seven Star Palace, at the bottom of the palace, which is occupied by the last three mogu clans, the local lizard bandits excavated the treasure house for the mogu people.
Further down the passage through which the treasures were stolen, in a secret chamber on the earth hundreds of meters deep, something extremely dangerous to the entire Pandaria was happening quietly.
Benedictus, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked calm, without any excitement about getting the final result he desired. His wheelchair seemed to be pushed by a pair of invisible hands in this ancient and damp cave.
Move forward slowly.
On the ground behind him, the twisted corpses of the lizardmen who were frightened to death by the fear in their hearts were scattered all over the dark cave. These savage and ancient creatures had no idea what they were digging all the way down.
Such a precious and terrible thing.
That is Benedictus' ultimate desire...
Once upon a time, he was also a young man full of desire for life and destiny. He had sincerity for the Holy Light and persistence in faith. He had the best mentor and was immersed in the great teachings of the Holy Light every day. However, a
A truly smart person will not be blinded by faith. The more he studies, the more he discovers the shadows behind the holy light, the chaos of light and darkness, which is like a singular point of chaos, swallowing up everything in him.
into it.
Benedictus is a cultist. He is the second leader in Twilight's Hammer besides the ogre Cho'gall. Countless people have speculated about his beliefs. Many people think that he worships the Thousand Beards.
Zos...
However, it's not...
Deep in Benedictus's heart, rather than worshiping an ancient god himself, it is better to say that he worships the essence of the void. After decades of research, Benedictus has understood a
Truth, the ancient gods are nothing more than minions of the void, and their powerful power is essentially just an external manifestation of the endless void.
The true nature of void is deeper than those shown by the ancient gods.
Like Cho'gall, he claims to be the most sincere believer of the Ancient Gods, but he does not believe in the Ancient Gods. He is an unbeliever...or, in other words, a pure follower of the power of the void.
"Many ancient inheritances from our ancestors have not sunk to the bottom. They are just lurking in the dark and cold water. They will eventually return to the surface..."
Benedictus, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was talking to himself in the dark, as if he was talking to an invisible person:
"The world needs to move forward, but some wise people will not move forward. They will not blindly walk into unfamiliar areas that no one has ever been to. Haha, we have to go back... to explore those ancient darkness
wisdom."
"Only things that have been tempered by time are the most reliable. That is the best blessing given by ancestors to future generations..."
"Whoever comes, stop!"
Just when Benedictus entered the deepest part of the damp cave, and entered the hall that was as wide and grand as the divine space, filled with the blue power of the Titans, the moment his wheelchair entered the hall.
, a deep voice sounded from the front of the hall.
It was a strange existence similar to a mogu. It looked like a body made of rock, carved to look like a mogu. As one of the people who studied the power of the void the most, Benedictus could easily
I can feel the weak but real power of order in the body of the rock giant in front of me.
This is a titan guardian...of course not a god from myths and legends spread throughout the world, it should be a secondary guardian.
There is no doubt that it guards the greatest secret and most dangerous treasure in all of Pandaria.
"A believer in the void is really strange."
The guardian who became extremely weak due to being infected by some kind of power after staying here for a long time stared at Benedictus, and it made a contemptuous sound:
"After tens of millions of years, the will of mortals is still so fragile... What are you looking for here? Is it destiny?"
The guardian shook his head and said to Benedictus:
"Mortal, can't you see? While you are madly pursuing your destiny, on the other side of the chasm, destiny itself is also retreating. The harder you chase it, the faster it retreats..."
"Go back, this is not the place you should come to. What you covet is not a power you can control. You will be swallowed up by it, completely chewed by the darkness, and the swallowed bones will no longer exist...Go back, while
When you can still look back."
"Trust me, great guardian."
Benedictus's wheelchair continued to move forward under the influence of invisible forces, and he whispered:
"I also want to look back, but I have already stepped into the abyss. At first, I was afraid of it, then I adapted to it, and finally, I pursued it. The abyss told me that all the truths I pursue are behind you... You let me
How do I let go?”
"Get out of the way! You can't stop me. Instead of falling here, why not stand aside and watch me touch the secret of the void... That must be a very beautiful scene."
Benedictus thought that the guardian in front of him would fight to the end, but he did not expect that under his persuasion, the weak guardian actually gave way to the road behind it. The huge stone man said with a sarcastic expression
Its eyes looked at Benedictus, and when the cultist touched the closed door, it whispered:
"You can't touch the secret of your desire, you can't break the shackles of flesh and blood. I feel the incomparable pride from your will. That is your original sin, and this will kill you..."
Facing the guardian's final persuasion, Benedictus's face, which had lost his left eye and was covered with scars, showed an indifferent smile, just like a martyr who didn't care about anything:
"The risk of death is my problem, not yours."
"In the past, I have told myself more than once that for those wonderful things that I cannot catch up with, those opportunities that I have missed, I will prepare for them to come again and wait for them in the future of my life... until we meet again
, I will have a good chat with them..."
"Look, now, my time has come... Do I have to give it up just because of death?"
"Death, what is it?"
"Faith is everything, it burns our lives..."
Benedictus looked at the stone guardian next to him with the same sarcastic gaze, and he asked softly:
"Can you understand this sentiment?"
"No! You can't. All your self-perceptions are just given to you by your master. You have never had a life and soul of your own. You are just a puppet of order. You don't understand anything... you, and your
