At the beginning of the mortal era, the divided world was in chaos. There were not many guardian beasts left after experiencing the ancient twilight, so they retreated behind the scenes to cultivate and recuperate. The Suzaku Continent was also occupied by hundreds of races, and the long race
In the era of hegemony - the giants are the victors.
The giants, who were strong and invulnerable, spent hundreds of years building their strongest empire. However, before they had time to rejoice, the elves came from another continent. The elves, who had been extremely tyrannical since ancient times, held in the hands of
Magical magic. Although the giants fought hard, they were still beaten by the elf mages and fled.
The northern part of the Suzaku Continent became the territory of the elves, but the giants at that time still held other lands. They vowed to drive away the elves and regain the entire continent. However, it was a pity that a group of creatures called "human beings" appeared again.
Humans quickly encroached on the giants' territory, and the giants finally forced them together. As a result, humans suddenly called in the aid of the elves. The elves originally did not want to participate in other disputes, but the giants' long-term harassment made them annoyed. Humans promised
Being the elf's forever 'good neighbor' made the elf warmly extend a helping hand.
So in the end, the giants suffered heavy casualties, and only a few old, weak, sick and disabled people were left hiding in the deep mountains and forests, until today.
【This is a sad story.】
After knowing the history of the giant, Xia Han lamented: This giant is just a stupid big guy who worked hard to obtain a valuable treasure, but was crushed by a rich and handsome man. After trying to make a comeback, he was counterattacked and robbed by the silk...
Eventually he became destitute.
But having said that, there is no right or wrong in history, only victory or defeat.
After discovering the giant's fingerprints, Qiu Ye suggested that Xia Han should be prepared before conducting an in-depth investigation. In fact, it is not uncommon for giants to kidnap humans in the outside world, but they have never taken action against the residents of the Sky Temple.
The status of the poor in other countries is low, and the occasional giants are turned a blind eye by those in power. The army only appears when there are large casualties. But the Sky Temple is different. Every time there is something abnormal in the Cangji Mountains,
The most indispensable thing in the temple is mages who have nothing to do when they are full.
Relying on the teleportation array, it only takes a matter of minutes for these violent mages to go out and fight.
Xia Han showed the excellent impatient style of the temple mage. He refused Qiu Ye's suggestion and led the others to continue exploring. Perhaps they were very lucky. In the evening, three giants met them on a narrow road in the jungle.
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These giants are nearly three meters tall, and their appearance is not much different from humans, except for a sharp horn on their head.
"It's just an ordinary giant. I think it won't be difficult for you." Qiuye looked at it for a moment and put down his worries.
Bai Xue also nodded naturally: "They are very weak."
Xia Han was a little suspicious. He saw the giants whispering to each other across the street and didn't know what to say. He always felt that they were too relaxed - Qiu Ye was holding a staff, and it was impossible for these giants not to discover the identity of their mage.
At this time, the giants took the lead and took out the earthen jars from behind.
[What are you doing with the jars?] Xia Han was confused, but the three earthen jars had already been dropped. After the jars were broken, three green lights flashed in the air.
"Bo" "Bo" "Bo"
There were three soft sounds. When Xia Han was waiting for his reaction, he found that Bai Xue, Qiu Ye, and the guard suddenly disappeared. Only three toads, one white, one yellow, and one black, appeared where they originally stood.
"Holy shit..."
Xia Han was stunned.
"My poor master, is it time to be shocked?" The little squirrel warned: "There is a very dangerous curse in that earthen jar. It will turn people within the giant's sight into toads... I suggest you hurry up
Escape?"
Xia Han looked up and saw that several giants took out earthen pots from behind. Without saying a word, he pulled Chunqing, who was in a daze, to the side and jumped into the dense bushes.
With a "pop" sound, the villagers leading the way turned into green toads and croaked around in place, but Xia Han and Chun Qing, who were hiding, were safe and sound.
"Tsk..." Xia Han didn't expect that the giant would have such a terrifying weapon. He bent down and rustled into the distance with love, then lowered his body and said to her: "Don't make a sound, don't be beaten by them."
If you see it, I will go and save people."
"No." Chunqing trembled and shook her head - she was frightened: "It's too dangerous."
But Xia Han turned around and ran away. He couldn't stop for long. If he kept running, the giants would follow him. These giants were not strong, so Xia Han still had a chance to win as long as he was not seen.
No matter what he said, he couldn't leave Bai Xue behind.
Relying on the cover of trees and grass, Xia Han circled around the giant, maybe it was the body of an elf. This kind of running did not consume too much physical energy. Frostbites hit the giant from all sides, and Xia Han quickly
Casting a spell, but it doesn't seem to have much effect - the giant's skin is very strong.
He could only change his method and attack alternately with fire and ice. The hot and cold attacks quickly took effect. The giants became angry and chased Xia Han with huge axes.
"Frost Freeze!" Xia Han cast Freeze, and fourth-level humans would stop in front of his frost, but he cast three spells in a row, and finally managed to make the giant stop.
Taking advantage of this moment, Xia Han stood up, raised his hands, and threw a huge ice spear, directly piercing the neck of a giant.
"Oh wow~" After the giant fell, the other two giants became furious.
Two axes flew towards Xia Han. The flying axes carried the sound of wind. No matter which part of Xia Han's body they hit, they would make him crippled.
Rolled the body out of the bushes for cover.
He saw the giant cheering and lifting the earthen jar and smashing it to the ground, and his face turned pale.
"Illusion!" The air twisted, and the green light hit the illusion left by Xia Han, and he escaped by running back into the bushes.
Xia Han bent down and ran again, jumped up quickly, and gathered magical energy in his hands. His concentration speed was faster than any mage of the same level. Another ice gun appeared in his hand almost in the blink of an eye, and then was
He threw it hard...and the second giant fell.
There was only one giant left, but he couldn't last more than two minutes in Xia Han's hands.
After the brief fight, Xia Han realized that his body was a little sore. Although he had entered the fourth level, making several ice spears so quickly still put a load on his body - the sequelae of unlimited mana.
He walked to the field and sat down. Soon the human princess Chunqing ran out, her eyes shining. "You are so awesome." She was full of admiration.
"Go to the giants and look for anything that can unlock their spells." Xia Han looked at a few toads dancing in circles in the distance, and suddenly felt that people like this were funny.
Chunqing immediately rolled over several giants, but she searched for a long time without any results. Just when Xia Han was about to help, there was a sudden 'pop' sound, and Chunqing turned into a pink toad.
She accidentally broke an earthen pot.
Xia Han had no choice but to make a simple basket with leaves and vines, and then carried the toad back to Shanqiao Town.
In Shanbia Town, a human mage and the mayor welcomed his return.
"Lord Jasmine will come to unlock the spell tomorrow morning, but you have to protect them tonight." The human mage explained to Xia Han, and indeed several lords were secretly observing his trial.
Xia Han returned to the tavern in relief. He took two boxes, one with a male toad and the other with two female toads.
Looking at the various toads, Xia Han didn't know why he didn't have any sense of security. Transformation is a spell that only a very powerful mage can cast. Why can a few earthen jars do this?
This incident made Xia Han decide to act cautiously. There must be something fishy about this trial.
On the same night, the Guanghui City, the main city of the Guangming Church, was as bright as daytime. The colorful crystals depicting the stories of the saints emitted halo on the top of the building, the street lights swayed on the neat streets, and quiet hymns were heard.
Bai Yue knelt under the statue of a sword and prayed. She didn't open her eyes until there were slight footsteps behind her.
"Xia Han, where is he?" a woman asked her in a low voice, full of anger.
Bai Yue stood up, patted the dust on her long skirt, and then turned around. "I don't know." She looked at the woman opposite - 'Princess of the Jade Empire Xia Yun' and said, "He was not abandoned by you, he was imprisoned.
Are you in the palace of Chunhui Empire?"
Unlike Xia Yun, Bai Yue's voice was calm and strange: "Why do you still come to ask me now?"
"This..." Xia Yun's words stopped abruptly, and she was blocked by a man.
When Ji Bai stopped Xia Yun, he walked forward and bent down: "Guardian, we want to welcome His Majesty back without any malice... I think this is also your duty."
The guardian's duty is to protect the king and the royal power. Since it is the royal power, Bai Yue cannot refuse Ji Bai's right to welcome Xia Han's return... However, this was before...
"It's a pity that the Jade Empire has perished, and I am not its guardian." Bai Yue shook her head, her eyes still unfamiliar: "I protect Xia Han's royal power, not the Jade Empire's royal power..."
She said: "Since he has no intention of rebuilding the Jade Empire, then I naturally don't need to care about you... Which country he is the king of, I will protect his country and his royal power... However, if he gives up, then I will only protect him
That’s it.”
The current situation is very simple. Both Bai Yue and Xia Han have broken away from the Jade Empire.
"But... that means he's fine now, right?" Ji Bai grasped this key point.
Bai Yue did not refute.
"We understand, let's go...Princess, it's not advisable to stay here for a long time." Ji Bai found the answer. He turned to Xia Yun and said, "Let's go find your Majesty ourselves."
