Fang Yu lowered the curtains, turned around and said, "I have some ideas, but I have to confirm something before that. Miss Hongye, can you tell me about the situation inside before we entered?"
Hongye hesitated for a moment: "To talk about what happened in the illusion, we have to talk about our mission. This mission is actually divided into two parts."
"Two parts?"
Hongye nodded: "If we can't stop the Dragon Worship Cult from entering the illusion, we will continue to cause trouble for them in the illusion. This is also the reason why we entered the illusion after being attacked by the Dragon Fire Guild." She clenched her fists. "It's just that I originally
I thought they were coming for Dolifen Sanwu and attacking us was just a coincidence. I didn’t expect these guys to be so crazy.”
"It won't be easy for them." Fang Yu comforted her in a low voice.
These words are really not just words. The Oak Knights of Tapolis are not only superior in strength, but also the best among the free guilds. They are also a member of the Rainbow Alliance. In the Elpaxin area, there is also the Silver Forest Spear, an offensive and defensive alliance.
.
In comparison, it is better to say that the Dragon Fire Guild cannot be compared with these two behemoths. The Spear of the Silver Forest has a basis in reality. If it is confirmed that the former colludes with the Dragon Worship Cult, it will be a breakthrough.
Hongye rolled her eyes at him and said that she did not need such clumsy comfort. She continued: "When we entered the illusion, the situation was a bit unexpected, because we did not expect the unplanned factor of the Dragon Fire Guild, and we hurriedly let Bailong
The believers took away the mark of martyrdom from the faithful.”
Fang Yu and the others listened silently without interrupting. The golden red firelight from the sky passed through the gap in the curtains and fell on his face, like a thin golden thread.
"But when they went to Gray Oak Square, we also used the terrain to ambush them there. In that battle, we both suffered heavy losses. After that, they retreated into the lower city, and we also went dormant near the city hall."
"It turns out that the mark of martyrdom of the faithful is in their hands." Tianlan sighed.
Fang Yu asked carefully: "What was it like when you entered Ms. Fujiye Hotel on the first day?"
Hongye replied without thinking: "It's the same process as normal. After the Dragon Worshipers got the mark, they escorted the mission target out of the hotel."
"Then you ambushed them in Gray Oak Square and the mission was interrupted?"
Hongye nodded.
"What happens after that?"
"After that, they tried to approach Gray Oak Square several times, but we were repelled all the time," Hongye said with some annoyance: "If it weren't for the people from the Dragon Fire Guild causing trouble again today, coupled with your off-site factors,
, we won’t miss it.”
Fang Yu shook his head: "We really didn't enter by chance, Miss Hongye."
Hongye was stunned and looked at him in confusion.
"Sister Hongye, we actually entered with an adventure group. Although there is nothing wrong with the adventure group itself, the people who hired them should be followers of the Dragon Worship Cult. That person planned everything in the square, Hu Di
Sir should be the unexpected factor for everyone." Jita said softly.
"You mean they have already arranged it?" Hongye thought for a moment, then realized that the plan was interlocking. She bit her lip and walked back and forth twice: "Despicable, these bastards from the Dragon Fire Guild
.”
She was not expressing her anger. If the Dragon Fire Guild's motives were not too incredible, they would not have misjudged the Dragon Cult's action plan so much.
After all, if the Dragon Fire Guild's behavior pattern is based on coincidence, it will be difficult to realize the tacit cooperation between them and the Dragon Worship Cult.
Fang Yu was not in a hurry. He waited for Hongye to calm down before asking again: "In other words, two of Dolifen's three tasks have been completed now?"
Hongye calmed down and nodded.
Fang Yu asked again: "So, Miss Hongye, your mission is actually to prevent the Dragon Worship Cult from completing this mission as much as possible?"
"Within the specified time." Hongye added.
"Stipulated time?"
"Prevent anyone from entering Dolifen until December to complete this mission."
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing and asked a little apologetically: "Is it okay to tell me this? But I will keep it a secret."
Hong Ye shook his head: "It's nothing. In fact, after accepting the commission, we also notified other guilds in the alliance and some familiar large adventure groups. After all, it would be almost impossible to complete this task if we don't do this."
Fang Plover understood what she meant. The Oak Knights of Tapolis were not the only one in Elpaxin. They wanted to control an 'output area' (a selector's term, specifically referring to an area with rich adventure resources).
After a long time, it is still difficult to do it without reaching an agreement with the alliance guild.
At this time, his expression became serious and he said: "Then I have two final things to confirm. Will the completed tasks be reset?"
Hongye looked at him in disbelief: "Of course not. Although outsiders can still enter the illusion through Ms. Fujiye's Inn, the mission there is actually gone. Didn't you also get the martyrdom mark of the faithful?"
Sylvide, who had been looking down in thought, raised her head and asked, "Is there no mission, or is there nothing?"
Hongye glanced at her and replied affirmatively: "Yes, it's empty there, there's nothing left."
"That's not right, Sister Hongye," Tianlan said with some surprise: "We clearly triggered the mission there, those ghosts, and the Dawn Knight."
"What Knight of the Dawn?" Hongye looked at them in confusion, obviously unaware.
Fang Yu reached out to temporarily interrupt Tianlan's words. He pondered for a moment, as if he was completing some clues in his mind, and then asked: "This is the last question, Miss Hongye, what are your plans next?"
"I don't know." When this question was raised, Hongye shook his head in confusion: "I recall that the eldest brother is the commander here. We got separated from him. There is no news from the guild community. We don't know yet.
Step-by-step instructions.”
"remember?"
"That's the Nighthawk Chosen One you met."
Fang Yu always felt that he had heard this name before. He thought for a while and asked, "Is he a unicorn?"
The Unicorn is the core brigade of the Knights of Tapolis. There are seventeen formal members and twenty-two reserve members. This is a quite famous brigade in the first world, and its strength is even greater than that of the Silver Forest.
The silver shadow of the spear is much higher.
Hongye nodded.
Fang Yu then asked: "What about your own thoughts?"
Hongye thought for a moment and said: "The third step of the mission is here. I plan to defend this place first. If nothing happens to others, they will come here to join us."
When Fang Yu heard this, he couldn't help but lift the curtains and look outside. The golden-red light reflected half of his solemn face. Then he lowered the curtains and shook his head gently.
"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" Hongye couldn't help but look at him. When she met this young alchemist at Traveler's Rest, she thought he was just very talented, but he was obviously a little confused, but now
, she couldn't help but hesitate.
At least in the previous conversations, the other party's thinking logic was quite strict, and sometimes even things she hadn't thought of could not escape this young man's eyes.
He seems to be maturing rapidly
She couldn't help but take a closer look at Fang Plover, and unknowingly, she began to pay attention to the other person's opinions. Especially after the collusion between the Dragon Fire Guild and the Dragon Worship Cult was revealed, she unconsciously felt a sense of crisis.
Fang Yu nodded. "We already know that the plans of the Dragon Worship Cult and the Dragon Fire Guild are intertwined. It is hard to imagine that they have no clue about the next plan. The step-by-step actions may play into their plans."
Hong Ye pursed her lips tightly, her brows knitted together.
Jita couldn't bear to see her look, so she stretched out her hand and tugged on Fang Plover's sleeve: "Brother Ed, please don't scare Sister Hongye. We all know that the current situation is very serious."
Fang Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this. He really wasn't trying to scare people, he just wanted everyone present not to take any chances.
Now the Dragon Cult has completed the first two steps of the mission and released the Shadow of Nicol Bolas. Although there is no agreement between the two parties, the purpose should not be much different.
In other words, the Oak Knights of Tapolis, including them, are facing an overwhelming advantage at this moment, not to mention the Dragon Fire Guild waiting for an opportunity in the dark.
He does have some ideas, but before that, he must let Hongye and others see this fact clearly before they can give up their illusions. Otherwise, disagreement will only lead to ultimate failure.
We don't need too many lessons like this in the second world.
"Tell me what you think, Ed." Hongye then raised his head and said in a hoarse voice.
Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the other party with some gratitude. In fact, she could have said nothing and waited for him to explain his views. But speaking like this was tantamount to actively handing over the initiative to him.
"This matter won't be clear for a while, but I'll try to keep it short." Fang Yu said: "Hongye, do you still remember what we met at Traveler's Rest?"
Hongye looked at him a little strangely. That only happened a week or two ago. How could she forget. "You mean that dragon of darkness, Nicol Bolas?"
Fang Yu nodded: "Then do you know what will happen after letting the Dragon Worshipers complete the three-step task?"
Hongye shook his head in confusion. Theoretically speaking, completing Dolifen's three-object mission only meant taking away the three pieces of equipment. But this mission required them to try their best to stop the Dragon Cultists, and the Knights could only follow the employer's instructions.
She was required to act, and the situation in the illusion during this period of time was complicated and confusing. No matter how dull she was, she still felt that something was unusual.
Looking at her expression, Fang Yu knew that they didn't know the inside story, so he said: "Let me answer this question. The Dragon Cult is seeking the true recovery of Nicol Bolas's power. They are looking for the past among the ruins.
The eye lost in the battle between the dark dragon and the hero Shujod"
He slowed down his voice and answered word for word: "...If they succeed, the real dark dragon will return to the world again."
"What, the dark dragon!?" This answer surprised everyone, especially those who had experienced the Traveler's Rest incident, including Hongye.
Hongye seemed to want to say something, but Fang Yu stopped her and continued: "Don't rush to ask questions. You should know that when the hero Xjord fought Nicol Bolas, he held the hand as described in the long poem.
The dragon-slaying sword Garapea cuts off one of the dragon's horns and claws, and blinds one of its eyes."
Fang Yu turned around, looked at the little girl beside him and said: "Jita, do you still remember the information you checked in the Silver Tower Library? The evil dragon fell, but its followers took it away.
The dragon's broken claw was taken away, and from then on, its whereabouts were traceless..."
Jita nodded and replied in a low voice: "This record comes from the book "Jalapea, the History of the Dragon-Slaying Sword". The recorder is Salando, a great scholar who lives in seclusion in Yubao. He is a follower of Angina.
He is quite professional and authoritative in historical research and should not write randomly."
At this point, she seemed to remember something, her eyes widened, and she pushed up her glasses: "...the hero's sword, the poetry of history. The sword of the hero, the poetry of history..."
She read it quietly twice in a row.
After listening to Ji Ta's words, Fang Yu turned back to Hongye and said, "But Nicol Bolas is still alive. You and I saw it with our own eyes at Traveler's Rest, Miss Hongye."
Hongye hadn't fully recovered from the sudden huge amount of information, and couldn't help but feel a little confused: "But Ed, what exactly do you want to say..."
Fang Yu's eyes were filled with indifference: "I mean, assuming no one is lying, and if the records are true and credible, what will happen?"
“Don’t forget your fallen enemies, for they will eventually return.”
That somewhat ancient proverb was like a poem, and he read it out gently.
"...More than thirty years ago, the Dragon Cult plotted an ulterior plan to resurrect Nicol Bolas in Dollifon. They chose this place because they discovered that the Dragon's Golden Eyes were hidden in this city.
somewhere."
"Their plan must have been almost successful, so Dolifen turned into a sea of fire, devoured all life, and turned into a resentful soul sleeping underground."
"At the same time, Mazak and his grandfather's line of dragon slayers far away in Istania noticed the resurrection of Nicol Bolas through the changes in the dragon horns. So in
Thirty-three years ago, they left their hometown and came to this swamp thousands of miles away to establish Travelers' Rest..."
Hearing this, Tianlan opened her mouth involuntarily and covered her mouth with her hand.
As if he had seen it with his own eyes, Fang Yu slowly recounted the scene of the past: "But I think Nicol Bolas's resurrection did not go all the way. Something must have happened during the celebration thirty years ago.
An unknown secret, perhaps a group of heroes from that era intervened in the course of history and interfered with the plans of the Dragon Worship Cult."
"That's why Nicol Bolas, who has not fully recovered his strength, has been carefully dormant in the depths of the swamp for the past thirty years, not daring to reveal himself to others."
"Now, Nicol Bolas has regained the Dragon's Broken Claw from her followers, and taken away her lost horn at Travelers' Rest. It has almost returned to its heyday, but only just
There’s still one thing missing.”
Fang Plover looked at his feet.
"That thing is right here. It's called the Dragon's Golden Eyes, the Dark Dragon's Venus Fire, and it's the source of power, and this illusion was born because of it."
He raised his head again and saw that the firelight in the sky seemed to become brighter. The faint light passed through the curtains and fell on his face, making it look a little uncertain.
"But it remains hidden in the mist."
"The Dragon Worshipers are wandering here just to uncover the fog of history and find the thing they must get," Fang Plover replied softly: "Do you still remember the words of the unlucky Jeffrey? What we have to do is
One step ahead of them, clear the fog and reach the other end of the chessboard. The illusion is fair to everyone."
The hero's sword, the poetry of history; tracing the past and uncovering the mystery
Like an invisible voice, echoing in the darkness and emptiness. It made Sylvester lift up and look at the young man with admiration.
"So, what does the fog mean?" Attila frowned and asked in a low voice.
It was at this time that a strange voice came from the other side of the door.
"That is the real reason why Nicol Bolas and the followers of the Dragon Cult lost the Dragon's Golden Eyes in this illusion thirty years ago, and their plan ultimately failed."
"Who?" Hongye looked over there with some vigilance, still a little angry in her heart. She had arranged several people to look out in the corridor outside. Are those people dead, but no one reported the news? But even if they are dead, they
Others in the guild should also be alerted in the team channel.
Others also set their sights in that direction.
Only Fang Yu was slightly stunned, because the first thing he saw was the Nighthawk Selector from Tapolis whom he had met once in Gray Oak Square.
The person who spoke was standing next to the former, a man with a mask and some gray hair.
