"...The sky in the dark land is shrouded in dark clouds all year round. The sun cannot be seen during the day and the moon cannot be seen at night. It is strange that the animals and plants here grow extremely lush, strong, and twisted... We encountered strange woods.
In fact, they are seven or eight-meter-high wormwood bushes. Their rhizomes emerging from the ground have grown into tree trunks, and the wide grass blades are still what wormwood should be... A mouse the size of a jackal is in the wormwood forest.
Running away. The majesty of the dragon makes these humble beasts frightened. In fact, considering the number of rats and their size comparable to jackals, it is enough to tear all of us into pieces. Of course, excluding Philumat, she can
It flew into the sky, but there was nothing I could do to stop it."
"Fortunately, Philumat's intimidation is more practical than her dragon's breath. All spiritual creatures are more or less suppressed by the dragon's power, and the suppression is continuous and there is no time limit. Dark Place
The monsters did not dare to approach the expedition team because of fear, and we had no danger in the ruins of the ancient city. Of course, there are also things that even Philumat is afraid of. For example, a big tree... It is more than 70 meters high.
The trunk of the tree is so thick that it can fit a military camp. Half of the tree is green, lingering in the mist, and half is orange, like a solidified clay sculpture. The crown of the tree casts a huge shadow on the ground, and there are clumps of lush shrubs. I saw with my own eyes that a bush was uprooted.
It rose from the ground, revealing its terrifying true appearance... It was a centaur cavalry holding a spear. Let's put it this way. It was composed of soil, flesh, moss, mushrooms, thorn branches, and fungus slime. The upper body was humanoid and the lower half was
Some of the four-legged mounts are tightly coupled, huge and weird in size, as tall as a two-story wooden house. They hold a long wooden spiked spear, spread out four hooves with roots wrapped around gravel, and chase a black-skinned wild boar. By the way.
, that wild boar was equally weird, with four tusks protruding from its mouth. It was as big as an elephant, but it relied on six thin, beetle-like legs to support the weight of the whole body. It also ran very fast... The black-skinned wild boar overwhelmed the Thorn Lancers with one head.
It fell to the ground and was trampled into shape... The branches of the Thorn Lancer were alive, like poisonous pythons with teeth and claws, tightly wrapped around the body of the four-toothed giant wild boar, breaking its bones and piercing its thick skin.
, absorb its flesh and blood, drag the violent prey into the soil, and become fertilizer for the big trees..."
"My knowledge of monsterology is completely useless in the dark place. I can't even distinguish the boundaries between plants, animals, beast species, and intelligent species. The law of life seems to be twisted by some force, torn and randomly kneaded... These weird things
, the twisted, crazy and evil life reminds me of the legendary abyss of hell..."
"...September 23, Year 6279 of the Glorious Calendar."
Victor pursed his lips tightly, stretched out his long and well-proportioned fingers to pick out the third scroll from the drawer, and deftly opened it. It read:
"The majestic city built by the ancient survivors is definitely a miracle of architecture. It has still stood tall after thousands of years. The wormwood forest and giant exotic trees we passed by only accounted for a small part of the ruins. It can be seen that this ancient city
How amazing the scale of the city is... Through the lush and twisted plants, Rowan and the others saw the majestic white tower and the thick city walls. They all opened their mouths, scared and curious. This cannot be blamed on their lack of knowledge, after all, their parents were just
A group of savages who were kept captive by rock elves. I spent ten years teaching them martial arts and literacy just so that someone could help me explore the lost ancient city. Otherwise, how long would it take to explore a magnificent city with my own strength?
ancient city..."
"With the continuous excavation of clay sculptures and stone slabs, I am sure that the ancient city we are exploring is called 'Flame Light City', 'Falling Dragon City', 'Ganquan City'... Yes, she once had three names, corresponding to three
A different period, from establishment to destruction, reconstruction and destruction again, and so on, going through three periods of history... No wonder ancient wizards like to use clay sculptures and stone tablets to record various documents. I am afraid they often played their city-states until they were destroyed, and they could only rely on
Clay sculptures and stone slabs continue the civilization. However, after the "Ganquan City", the inheritance of ancient wizards was finally completely cut off. Their descendants fled their homes and gradually became illiterate savages. They accepted the protection of the rock elves and lived a simple and primitive life.
life until now..."
"...What did the ancient wizards do to make the dark clouds in the sky linger all year round, and all kinds of dangerous monsters to run rampant in the dark land, causing the civilization of the powerful city-state to be completely cut off?"
"...I am very eager to find the answer...September 32, 6279 in the Glorious Calendar."
"...Exploring the ruins of the ancient city-state in the Dark Land, the supreme Lord of Glory once gave me two important revelations. First, walk with the dragon; second, don't stay in one place for a long time."
"Philumat's dragon power drives away relatively weak alien monsters, and she will also actively avoid those particularly dangerous and powerful alien monsters. We surrounded the dragon and carefully excavated the clay sculptures left by the ancient wizards. I returned it to Rowan
Each of them is blessed with 'Alert Guard'... This is a second-level spell created based on my talent in witchcraft. When a hunter (mainly refers to aberrations in the Dark Land) stares at the holder, 'Alert Guard'...
Guard' will remind them of the direction of the source of danger. To be honest, this may not work, but at least it will give my half-elf assistant a chance to escape back to the dragon... 'Warning Guard' lasts for 40 minutes and can only be triggered once.
It is also in line with the revelation of ‘Don’t stay in one place for a long time’.”
"Although I followed the guidance of the Supreme Lord and made full preparations, half-elves still disappeared inexplicably... Lisa was the first, but she is not the last."
"Since Lisa, a total of 8 young half-elves have disappeared. Some were caught up by aberrations and dragged away because they ran too slowly, while the remaining three unlucky ones disappeared without a trace just like Lisa.
No trace, no trace left. Their missing locations are all concentrated near the high tower of Ganquan City."
"According to my archaeological experience, the ancient wizard's tower contains the largest number of clay sculptures and the most valuable excavated stone slabs. Searching for the remains of the tower is the main goal of our trip. The tower of Ganquan City is preserved in these ruins
It is relatively complete, and there are no alien species around, and Philumat has not sensed the existence of danger. We thought it would be safer to explore the tower, but half-elves disappeared one after another. I translated and organized the records on the clay sculptures.
of ancient writings, and finally found some clues in these ancient documents..."
"The last tower master wizard of Ganquan City High Tower was named Solotolin. He recorded on the clay sculpture tablet that the wizards of the Pantheon caused a terrible catastrophe. Because the ancient wizards tried to steal the power of Mother Earth... very early on
In the past, I firmly believed that all ancient gods were concepts formed from primitive worship and could only be regarded as fictitious false gods. The supreme Lord of Glory is the only true god in the world. Of course, the Mother of the Earth worshiped by the Rock Elves is also
Belongs to false gods. However, several rock elves I know all claim that Mother Earth is the mother of all things, the mother of nature, the mother of life... The ancient wizard Solotolin's description of Mother Earth and the rock elves
The statement is very similar, but he has additional additions...the mother of the earth is also the mother of the abyss demon..."
"The wizard of the Pantheon tried to steal the power of Mother Earth, but it actually attracted the attention of the devil of the abyss?! The ancient wizard is indeed the son of the devil!"
"...Dragon Falling City was destroyed by a demonic disaster. The specific cause, process, and duration of the demonic disaster are all unknown. Forty years after the demonic disaster gradually subsided, the ancient survivors who escaped the disaster returned to their homes. They were there.
Ganquan City was built on the site of Fallen Dragon City. However, the wizards of Ganquan City did not learn their lesson and still engaged in dangerous taboo research, analyzing the mysteries of Mother Earth in an attempt to master an extraordinary power called the 'Forge of Life'.
"
"Although the demonic disaster has subsided, its influence has spread. The wizards in Ganquan City believe that the demon mother's divine power is rampant, just like a mountain torrent hitting the earth. When the flood recedes, leaving rivers, tidal flats and rocks behind, there are still dangers, but they are no longer
It becomes studyable. The most obvious change is that the sky in the Dark Land is shrouded in dark clouds, there are aberrations, earthbound spirits, and large and small time sequence puzzles on the ground."
"... Abnormalities are life forms that have been contaminated by the Mother of Demons and become distorted. They are somewhat similar to alienated creatures in monstrosities, but the distorted life forms include plants, while the alienated creatures are just animals. The Solotolin Wizard brought the Dark Land to
Monsters are called monsters. Monsters are the main research objects of Ganquan City wizards."
"...Abnormal monsters kill lives, devour flesh and blood to increase their strength. When they grow to a certain level, they become earth-bound spirits. The two-color strange tree on the west side of Ganquan City is a typical earth-bound spirit.
It has supernatural powers and an almost unlimited lifespan, and can be regarded as a type of advanced demon that cannot move at will."
"The scope of activities of earth-bound spirits is limited by certain laws. They can be killed, or they can grow by devouring life. If the earth-bound spirits break through the boundaries due to growth, they will disappear in the real world and rely on their own domain construction.
A temporal puzzle.”
"The central area of the Dark Land is dotted with large and small temporal secret realms, and each temporal secret realm has a big demon. They have immortal properties in the secret realm, and will pull passing creatures into the secret realm, and then devour them...
Several of my half-elf assistants have fallen into the secret realm of time?"
"The wizards in Ganquan City try to explain the phenomena of the spirit binding and the secret realm of time from the perspective of elements. The wizards believe that the mother of the earth controls the power of the earth element and the water element, which represent the highest laws of matter and time respectively. The long lifespan of the earth binding spirit is
A manifestation of the law of time, corresponding to the very slow aging rate of life, which is close to eternal life... The secret realm of time is a model of the combination of the realm of the great devil and the power of the earth mother, and has the characteristics of material immortality and time cycle."
"Wizards firmly believe that if they can open all the temporal secret realms and eliminate the demons inside, they can obtain a complete 'life furnace'. They conduct experiments on civilians and deliberately send some people into the temporal secret realms. Most of the experimenters failed
came out, but some lucky people managed to escape. The wizards of Ganquan City gradually mastered some information about the Secret Realm of Time... Unfortunately, I have not yet unearthed the clay sculpture slabs about the Secret Realm of Time, but I can tell from the research content of Solotolin.
, he tried to implant some strange organs into the human body, and killed 633 test subjects in just one year... Solotolin's cruelty was simply outrageous, but I must admit that his research was fruitful.
"
"Solotolin discovered that the flesh and blood of monsters has strong vitality and an indelible will, which will contaminate living creatures, cause terrible distortions, and ultimately distort the soul and will of the host... In fact, the phenomenon of flesh and blood is common in all kinds of creatures.
inside the body. The difference is that the intelligent species is dominated by the soul will, while the demon is dominated by the flesh and blood will, supplemented by the soul will. If we can weaken the demon's flesh and blood will, we can control the distortion, absorb the vitality of life, and transform life.
Form, improve life level?"
"Solotorin's most successful experiment was to implant a monster heart core into a civilian's body to replace his heart. That civilian may be the first artificially created intelligent demon in the world. The wizard was inspired and overjoyed.
Crazy, he spared no effort to support the demon descendant and turned it into the spirit binding of the tower... From then on, the spirit binding began to automatically absorb the power of the Earth Mother scattered around the tower to build its own time sequence secret realm. The wizard observed the time sequence.
The birth process of the secret realm can be summed up in two rules."
"First of all, the Chronological Secret Realm belongs to a time cycle field. Events are repeated repeatedly in the Secret Realm, and the memories of the Time Lords and derivatives are constantly reset."
"Secondly, the overlapping part of the Time Secret Realm and the real world has been emitting the divine power of the Demon Mother, which will pollute the flesh and blood will of nearby creatures, either turning them into deformed monsters, or dragging them into the Time Secret Realm and becoming Time Lords."
Nutrients within the scope of the secret realm.”
"Whether a creature is deformed due to pollution or is dragged into a secret realm depends on the strength of their will! Creatures with higher strength of will will be less affected. This is like a small house cannot fit a giant dragon... The secret realm of time is a house
, Philumat is a giant dragon, if we follow the dragon closely, we will not fall into the secret realm of time sequence."
"Last point, Solotolin speculates that the way to escape from the Secret Realm of Time is to break the fixed cycle of secret realm events. The Secret Realm of Time will be reset and the intruders will be spit out..."
"Solotolin's record ends here. I have no way of knowing his ending. However, I can guess the fate of this ancient wizard... Haha, the crazy ancient wizard has no awe of fate and no mercy for his kind.
, used magic power without restraint, trying to steal the power of the ancient gods, and bring about his final demise. The predecessor of the big tree-bound spirit might also be a arrogant ancient wizard, and those wizards who became Time Lords, they
The pursuit of eternal life should be considered as fulfilling one's wish, but one is trapped in the cycle of time and is more miserable than a prisoner. This is really ironic..."
"The great Lord of Glory has insight into everything. He sent down His divine grace and gave me revelations. He ordered me to accompany the dragon and not stay in one place for a long time. Our Lord's protection keeps us away from the pollution and distortion of the devil... Praise my Lord!"
"...October 1st, Year 6279 of the Glorious Calendar."
"I'm starting to worry that Rowan and the others will be contaminated by the power of the Demon Mother and become deformed... Now it's time to leave this ghost place where there is no sunlight. But I will come back. When I come back, I will lead a group of
The adult dragon and a group of powerful half-elf guards went through Ganquan City and other ancient ruins in the Dark Land one by one... Solotolin's research records have many things that I can learn from, especially his analysis of the will of flesh and blood.
The dragon vein potions developed by the church have certain similarities."
"...The church's pharmacists use the hearts of dragon-blooded creatures such as kobolds and lizardmen to make dragon vein potions. It has the extraordinary effect of reshaping the body, enhancing strength, and slowing down aging. It can greatly improve the physical fitness of paladins or arcane warriors.
.Most of the known dragon-veined creatures are weak, and their flesh-and-blood will cannot cause pollution distortion. Therefore, dragon-vein potions can ensure safety, but those paladins and arcane warriors who have undergone reshaping cannot be called dragon-vein paladins or dragon-vein warriors. And mine
There is a real giant dragon next to me... A broken clay sculpture tablet in Dragonfall City records, 'The dragon family comes from the abyss, and they are the darlings of the Demon Mother.'... Maybe I can refer to Solotolin.
The method used by wizards to cultivate demons is to implant the scales that Philumat sheds periodically into the skin of half-elves to cultivate half-elves with dragon veins."
"...October 6th, Year 6279 of the Glorious Calendar."
There are only five notes in total by the great sage Marv. The remaining scrolls are secret medicine research reports written in the alliance's common script. They mainly discuss several ideas on how to remove the pollution of flesh and blood will and control the direction and degree of distortion. Combined with Midel
After reading Mayor Dayton's experimental notes, Victor was very sure that the mayor's pharmacy results were based on these secret volumes.
However, the research direction of these secret scrolls is demons rather than dragon veins. The signature is Moldona, the second great priest of the Cardinal Academy of the Earth Goddess Church. The time is 1158 in the old calendar of the alliance, ten years after the Dragon King Philumat attacked the Earth Temple.
There are only 14 years left before the first year of the Dragon King Calendar for the Six Pillar Famous Gate.
Obviously, Mayor Middleton got the notes of the Great Sage Malfoy and the research report of Priest Moldona. He may not be able to read the cursive letters, but he succeeded Priest Moldona and continued his research on demons.
, and achieved breakthrough results.
The half-elves' research on demons has a longer history than the Disa Alliance, originating from the ancestors of the Disa half-elves, the lost ancient civilization.
This research will ultimately point to Mother Earth's "crucible of life."