The light of the silver magic circle disappeared little by little, and the circular square was filled with patterns of silver glow, returning to silence and darkness again.
The hall became dark.
The tower guard stood in the center of the square, gently lowering his hand. Odin and the others stood not far away, watching Anrothe looking up at the wall in front of him with countless wooden doors of various colors. The guard
The people in the tower were dressed in white robes in the darkness, emitting glowing reflections.
He did not look back, but suddenly walked forward in the sight of everyone, and walked straight towards the tall circular wall, and then disappeared into the wall between the two doors as if he had passed through.
Everyone looked at this scene and couldn't help but look at each other in confusion. "Where did he go?" Someone turned around and asked.
"I don't know." Odin also shook his head.
Although he had the most interactions with the tower keepers here, he couldn't say he understood this 'elf'.
The tower guardian has always been mysterious. Just like the Hall of Thousand Doors, he has become the guardian of this place a century ago. The reason why it is said to be a century ago is because the person with earlier memories has passed away long ago.
It's not certain that it will take longer.
Everyone could never understand what the aborigines were thinking, so they stopped asking.
After all, Earth and Aitaria have different standards, cultures, and traditions. What’s more, this is a world with a true god. Strong faith can also change the behavior of local people, and the guardians of the ancient saints, such as the Lizardmen.
, still living in the present.
Perhaps this 'elf' is also the spokesperson of a certain god in the mortal world, which is unknown.
The man looked at it for a while, then turned back and asked, "So we just wait like this?"
"Wait and see," another person replied: "I heard that time passes much slower inside the door than outside, but it can be as fast as seven or eight days, and as slow as one or two weeks. Most people should be able to come out by this time.
.”
"So how long did the loofah take?" the man asked.
"A week," Odin replied.
One week, no more, no less, just right.
The man waved his hand, and a chair floating in the void above his head flew over and fell into his hands. He pulled out the chair, sat on it, stretched out and said, "That's fine, just think of it.
On vacation."
The person who answered before couldn't help but joke after hearing this: "It sounds like the Wind Descendants don't have a holiday."
"Haha," the man said with a smile: "This is not comparable to your top ten guilds."
He asked again: "How long do you think this kid will last?"
Others shook their heads.
Who can say this well? Even if it is fast, it is not necessarily good. Of course, if it is too slow, it is definitely not good. Those who stay in the world behind the door for more than two weeks are probably stuck at a certain level for too long.
, and finally had to give up.
Even if he manages to pass it, the next level with higher difficulty will be daunting.
Among all the people, only Liya remained silent.
The man turned around, looked at Ms. Douding who was holding the big shield with both hands, and asked: "Sister Xiaojiu, what do you think?"
Leya shook her head solemnly: "I won't jump to conclusions," she replied in a serious tone: "But I believe in Ed. He is not only talented, but also very serious. People who are serious will always be rewarded."
This is indeed a standard Xiaojiu-style answer. Fans like to see her serious look that does not match her cute appearance. In fact, everyone who knows her is keen on this, and the club behind her is also happy to use this as a selling point.
But in fact, for 'September', this is her temperament. The reason why she chose Papalar is because Papalar is cute.
Is it strange that a girl likes cute things? Although she is always very serious, she also has a girlish heart.
"By the way, where is Odin?"
"He was still here before."
People suddenly noticed that one person was missing, and when they turned back to look for him, someone said: "I seemed to have seen his communication crystal light up before, and then he went to the side."
Before he finished speaking, people saw the warrior king walking back in a hurry, with a somewhat solemn expression. Everyone saw that something seemed to have happened, and they couldn't help asking: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Odin shook his head slightly.
He replied: "Something happened at the Star Gate, and the guild urgently called us back. Take a look, there should be news."
Everyone was startled, and then they each checked their communication crystals. Some people had originally turned off their communication crystals, but when they opened it now, all kinds of news came in like a flood. People's expressions changed drastically, and they raised their heads:
"It's true, I have one here too."
"I have it too."
"My guild sent me an email."
"Check out the community."
"No need to read it, there is no news from the community." Odin replied, obviously he had already read it.
"What should we do now?" people couldn't help but ask.
"Of course the guild's affairs must be taken care of first," Odin thought for a moment and replied, "But someone has to stay here." He turned back and looked at Leya: "Xiaojiu, you stay, your guild's office
Bian, let me explain it for you."
Leia nodded slightly.
"Sorry to trouble you, Xiaojiu."
Leya blinked her long eyelashes lightly and replied: "It's not troublesome. The seniors had a mutual agreement at the beginning, and discovering new people is also for the future of the chosen ones like us."
"As long as you understand," Odin nodded, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, come back to Duron with me first. Ragnarok has an airship there, and I will arrange for someone to take you away." He arranged everything thoroughly.
The first generation said that he has the qualities of a leader, and after becoming the Ten Kings, he has indeed become a flag in the domestic competition, on par with Chen Xi, the president of Silver Vislan.
But at this moment, it was just a natural revelation, so everyone responded and started to pack up and prepare to leave.
Odin took one last look at the wall inlaid with countless wooden doors of all kinds, and after exchanging a look with Leia, he led everyone away.
Ms. Douding quietly watched them disappear into the darkness, and the square became silent again, leaving her alone. But she was not afraid, she was only vaguely worried about the Star Gate.
Standing motionless in place.
…
The world behind the door
Fang Yu watched with some wonder as the paper-thin red gold plates flew out of his hands one by one, twisted and folded, and overlapped each other, forming a winding spiral staircase that led all the way to the ceiling above his head.
Until the last red gold plate was closed at the end of the spiral staircase, then it was like a gust of wind blowing from the window at the end of the corridor, causing papers to fly all over the floor and raising his hair.
The pages of the open huge book were also turned, and finally the heavy title page was gently closed together, quietly and silently, with only dust rising.
It was at this moment that the door overhead made a soft sound, like a key being inserted into the keyhole and the mechanism popping open, but it was very clear in this quiet room. The door opened and Fang Plover opened it.
At the same time, he took out the pocket watch from his pocket, popped open the watch case, and counted a quarter of an hour (it was a pocket watch used by Earthlings, and it naturally used the Earth's timing unit).
He couldn't help but be stunned. This was a simple calculation. Even if the difficulty of the room was not to be increased later, using this time to calculate, wouldn't it mean that it would take him as long as half a year to walk out of the Thousand Doors Hall?
Fang Yu scratched his head in embarrassment.
He found that he had forgotten to ask a key question. Odin said that he would stay in the world behind this door for a long time, but he forgot to ask, how long? If it takes more than half a year, wouldn't the day lilies be cold?
Can I exit early?
However, Odin said that he should participate in the Continental League. The Continental League will be held in four months. It must not be later than that, or did it take him much longer than ordinary people to make the other party's speculation wrong?
However, Fang Yu looked around and felt that no one could answer his question. After thinking for a while, he still walked up the spiral staircase step by step.
The second door.
Behind the door is also a huge room, but the space of this room is very different from the first room. The first room is long and narrow, and the space of this room extends vertically upward, even larger than the first room.
A room with a deeper ceiling.
It's almost impossible to see the head at a glance.
The room is filled with all kinds of crystals, but mainly purple crystals.
When Fang Yu saw these crystals, he understood that the test of this level was to extract the ether.
This is also one of the required courses for alchemist apprentices. The theory of ether is the basic theory of all alchemy and even magic. Whether they are alchemists, magicians, elementalists, or even naturalists, the first lesson they have to learn is,
It is etheric knowledge.
But what spellcasters learn is what ether is, while alchemists learn how to obtain and manipulate ether, so that the magic power of ether obeys the commands of runes.
Extraction is the first lesson to get started.
He picked up the crystal...
And just as he guessed, this level is not easy. When he was an apprentice in Kapka, he was not good at extraction work. He can only be said to be passable, but it is passable, so let him take this level.
Big trouble.
The ether extracted from the crystal formed a magic bridge, but the length of the bridge depended on the amount of magic power he extracted from the crystal. But he tried every means, but he could only extend the magic bridge.
There is still quite a long way to go until the end.
Fang Yu couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded by this scene.
He thought to himself that he would not die in the second level, which would be too embarrassing, so he picked up the crystals one after another, extracted them again, and extended the bridge to a distance of about two or three meters.
But there is still a gap of two meters.
Fang Yu gestured. It was impossible to jump up to two meters high anyway, then grabbed the door and opened it, not to mention that the door hadn't been opened yet.
So he started to extract for the third time, and this time, he finally got results, not because he had an epiphany on extraction and suddenly ascended, but because he discovered that he had taken one less box of crystals.
Fang Yu almost blacked out and hit his head against the wall. As a result, the box of crystals was not used up at all. He only used less than a third of it and walked out of the room.
half an hour
The third door is material refining.
This time Fang Plover learned his lesson and did not repeat the same mistakes. He had a smooth journey and reached the next level.
Besides, purifying materials is different from extraction work. As the saying goes, there is specialization in the art, and he is quite confident in this aspect. After all, he was actually responsible for this work at Dawn Star, and the repair of the magic device is indispensable.
Acquisition of materials.
This time it only took him seven and a half minutes and he was done.
The fourth door is another carved formation.
Even the furnishings in the room here are similar to the first room, except this time it is no longer a single array. The densely packed circle array drawn in the big book is another name for the double-layer compound array.
The emergence of the compound array symbolizes a leap in the history of alchemists. The more complex and large-scale alchemy arrays that appeared later are nothing more than variations of the compound array, whether it is a three-layer, four-layer or even ten-layer structure.
.
But in the final analysis, its essence is not much different from the ring array.
However, the difficulty of the composite array is obviously a level higher than that of the single array. Especially when more than 95% accuracy is required, the difficulty increases exponentially.
Even Fang Plover made several mistakes this time. It took him a full hour and a half to finish the last red gold plate. When the red gold plates closed together to become the last step of the spiral staircase, he couldn't help but wipe it.
sweat.
This is only the fourth level.
Fang Plover raised his head, feeling a little in awe of this place.
Character, single array.
Extraction, purification.
These are all tests for the foundation of craftsmen.
But the foundation of craftsmanship is the cornerstone of all higher-level alchemy. When he was studying in Kapka, he received such warning more than once.
And in the test here, the almost harsh requirements for the foundation made him realize this. Alchemy is actually composed of many different links, and each link is these so-called foundations, and each link
A little bit of improvement
When they finally form a system, the improvements they bring are often huge.
After just four tests, Fang Yu felt that he had gained some insights.
However, he vaguely grasped something, but this feeling was not obvious yet.
He looked up at the spiral staircase leading to the next level, and had a strange thought in his mind. This might not only be a test, but also a way to temper himself. But he didn't know that every craftsman who had experienced this post-world in the past, including that
What was the experience and experience of the genius loofah at that time?
As for Fang Plover, he only felt a little happy.
Most of the selectors don't pay much attention to the basics because they have a selector system. But his experience in Kapka laid a solid foundation for this moment. He settled down and moved forward.
The communication crystal on his chest flickered slightly, but quickly dimmed.
…
In the sea of trees in the far south, on the airship 'Sturgeon'.
The airship was swaying through the clouds, and the air flow swept towards it, rolling up the long hair of the 'girl' on the deck.
In the hearts of fans, this queen can still be regarded as a young girl, but she thinks that she may be old.
This pretty lady was tapping the dark red communication crystal with her green-white fingers all the time. She held her chin in one hand and had a look of boredom in her eyes. She was leaning on the side of the ship.
, looking at the gauzy clouds below and the endless sea of trees under the clouds.
That's Nognes, a straight-line distance of 1,700 kilometers from Cape San Juan to King's Harbor.
Looking down from above, you can occasionally see the cliffs, waterfalls and white sea of clouds on the mainland, looming among the clouds.
But she has long been accustomed to these winding and beautiful scenery. She is no longer the little girl who is surprised by everything, and the predecessors who once took her through these areas have also left this world one by one.
Now it's her turn.
She sighed softly, attracting the attention of others.
On the communication crystal, all the messages sent came to nothing. She was not surprised at all. She thought that the funny little guy must have entered the Hall of Thousand Doors. Odin was so vigorous and resolute, how could he be allowed to have some leisure time?
time?
Poor little guy, her mood suddenly brightened.
So he sent a message to another ID:
"exist?"
"Here you are, Sister Ming."
The community profile picture that made people feel a little depressed suddenly lit up. The painting style of that profile picture was probably that of the so-called mourning culture. Looking at this profile picture, Ming couldn't help but shook his head and couldn't figure out what these young people were doing.
thing.
She is probably really old.
The ID of the avatar is lofaah, but Ming knows that this girl is a vest master.
She has many fans, but not many people really know her or have even met her.
But Ming Yue can be regarded as one. Although the other party didn't seem to have much respect for her as a 'teacher', he did make some jokes. She thought about it and then asked:
"Do you still remember what happened in the Hall of Thousand Doors?"
"Sister Ming, please give me a hug and a kiss!"
A young girl rolling around on the ground suddenly appeared in Ming's mind, and her brows suddenly stood up: "Go away, you damn girl."
"Oh my god, why did you mention that again?"
"I'm asking you something serious. Be serious," Ming said angrily, "Tell me about the original situation."
"There's nothing much to say. The front is quite simple, basically the basics," loofah then replied: "But it's a little troublesome for the selectors, and it takes a little more time. Fortunately, the time flow rate inside is different from that outside, with an average of two
It takes three hours to open a door, and most people should be able to pass by."
"I'm not asking ordinary people, I'm asking you."
"Me," Loofah said with a grinning expression: "Business secret, Sister Ming."
"soy Mujer."
On the circular square of the Hall of Thousand Doors.
Leya suddenly raised her head, and a drop of water rolled down from the void above and landed on her smooth forehead. There was a splash and water splashed everywhere. She rubbed her forehead cutely, spread her palms, and looked at
Wet little hands.
I thought it was starting to rain outside.
And not far away.
The hourglass placed on the ground turned over and started counting again.
The time outside the door has reached the first half-hour mark.