What Dict saw was naturally Tang Xin and Ai Xiaoxiao who had just set foot on the land of Vanlike.
The two have been traveling in Aitaria for a long time, and the vacation is about to end, but Ai Xiaoxiao has not forgotten his main purpose - the main game of the Continental League is about to start - so he hurriedly pulled
Tang Xin came to the southern border first.
After all, it is naturally impossible for them to go to the Oshu Empire. Not to mention the visa problem, there is no time. But even if they cannot go to the main game, they still have to take a look at the last exhibition game held in Kaolin-Ithulian.
.
Although the trip to Aitalia was bizarre enough to make every tourist feel that the trip was worthwhile, in fact, Ai Xiaoxiao still had one final regret - of course, Tang Xin naturally understood the little thoughts in her friend's heart.
But she didn't object, so the two of them said goodbye to Ai Xiaoxiao's parents and took the shuttle and airship all the way south.
In fact, they were in Grande a week ago, and although the ice and snow in the north had melted, the temperature had not yet completely warmed up. However, as soon as they arrived in the south, they immediately felt the warm climate here.
At the same time, after Ai Xiaoxiao got off the boat, she was severely shaken by Van Rijk's Eldoven Spire.
Tang Xin was fine on the side, but looked at the spire that reached the clouds with a little surprise.
The former was completely stunned. She raised her head, opened her mouth wide, and even widened her eyes, exclaiming: "Oh my god, Tangtang, have you seen it? This is so beautiful!"
"I'm not blind, how could I not see it?" Tang Xin turned around and replied angrily.
"Of course I know," Ai Xiaoxiao retorted matter-of-factly: "This is just a way of sighing."
"Your way of sighing is really unique," Tang Xin thought to herself, but she only sighed: "It's just average, only slightly similar to El Paxin. Didn't we just go there?"
"Everyone has their own beauty, Tangtang, you are so unkind." The girl complained.
Tang Xin only rolled her eyes.
Everything has its own beauty, but it's actually just a surprise. Fortunately, she has long been used to it - her best friend is actually just a little girl who thinks about it.
Speaking of which, she couldn't help but think of the 'traditional clothes' of Aitaria that she had been picking out for a long time at the Stargate Port. Ai Xiaoxiao was more excited than anyone else, but it turned out that it was convenient to wear them in Aitaria within two days.
Feeling very troubled, he yelled and changed back to the clothes on earth.
I can only be glad that they are not the real chosen ones, and they were not chosen a few years ago——
After all, the exchanges between the on-demand earth and the indigenous people are getting deeper and deeper, and the clothing culture from other worlds will not attract local attention. Of course, one reason is also because the number of tourists is increasing, and they choose to travel some classic routes.
People have long been used to it.
Although their clothes have been changed, the tourists are still half-chosen ones, and they still have the professions they should have.
Tang Xin held an opal cane in her hand and carried an exquisite platinum magic furnace on her back. What she originally chose in Stargate Port was actually a white holy robe - her profession was naturally a healer.
She knew that her friend would definitely encounter bumps and bruises along the way and would inevitably cause a lot of trouble. Choosing the identity of a healer could protect her friend. Of course, the more important thing is that healers do not have to participate in any dangerous battles.
, and it is not easy to arouse the hostility of other electors and indigenous people.
But Ai Xiaoxiao is different. He is carrying a pair of smart magic furnaces, a pair of swords, and a short bow on his back. He is a ranger at first glance. However, the equipment is as new as ever.
Used it several times.
Although brand new, these equipment are not vague at all.
The pair of swords are the best of the fifth level, and are the "Comet Double Blades" that are very famous among the selectors and trainees. As for the short bow, it is naturally also valuable, coming from the hands of the Elven Quinn.
However, Tang Xin couldn't understand the significance of Ai Xiaoxiao's body at all, because not only was the opponent bleeding, but he had never participated in any battle since coming to Aitaria.
The level three of the two of them depends entirely on their knowledge and exploration experience gained from opening the map.
But the other party obviously didn't realize this at all, and even planned to help her buy a set of top-quality therapist equipment, but Tang Xin sternly refused.
"If you buy these things now, how are you going to get rid of them when you leave?" Tang Xin couldn't help but ask this question to the other party. But Ai Xiaoxiao thought about it carefully and answered naturally: "Find a handsome little brother to give it to him.
chant."
"You don't have a fever, right?" Tang Xin touched her friend's forehead.
Ai Xiaoxiao quickly let go of her cold hand and changed her words: "It's really too much trouble." She thought again: "Just throw it away if you can't. It's not worth much money anyway."
"So this is what rich people hate."
Tang Xin felt so slanderous in her heart.
It was just that in front of the other person's parents, she didn't say it directly. She just firmly rejected the other person's proposal to get one for herself.
But even Tang Xin herself couldn't believe that she actually followed such a crazy girl all the way to the South.
The two of them had been tossing around in Aitaria for two months, and although the other seemed to still have endless energy, she herself felt so tired that she was about to fall apart—it was because of her heart.
Not to mention that the vacation homework has not been completed yet, and she will have to return to Stargate Port in less than a week. She could have used this little time. She didn't know that she had taken the wrong medicine to end up with this guy.
Let’s come to the Far South to watch an inexplicable alchemy competition together?
Then again, does this guy really know anything about alchemy?
Thinking of this, Tang Xin couldn't help but look at the past suspiciously.
Ai Xiaoxiao is admiring the towering Eldophon Tower, so Tang Xin can only see the side face of her friend - unlike the other party, she knows how boring the professional competition of craftsmen is, and she really doubts this guy
Are you really interested in such a professional competition?
Thinking of this, Tang Xin suddenly said: "Little princess."
"Huh?" Ai Xiaoxiao turned around and looked at her curiously.
Tang Xin asked: "Let me ask you, have you really seen an alchemy competition before?"
"I've seen it," Ai Xiaoxiao replied matter-of-factly: "Have you forgotten?"
Tang Xin was surprised: "Have you seen the game? Why would I know?"
"We watched it together."
What the hell?
Tang Xin suddenly had some bad premonitions in her heart: "I mean little princess."
"here I am."
"Let me ask you, how many times have you seen such a game?"
"How many times?" Ai Xiaoxiao thought seriously for a moment: "Just once," she said with a somewhat disappointed tone: "'He' didn't participate in the subsequent games. Those games were not interesting at all. What's there to watch?"
Yes."
Tang Xin looked at this guy coldly: "..."
"What are you doing, Tangtang?" Ai Xiaoxiao was a little creeped out by her look.
"I also want to ask this question, what on earth are we doing here."
"Watch the game."
"But those games are no different than what you've seen before."
"Ah?" Ai Xiaoxiao was shocked: "But, but..." She thought several times before saying, "What if 'he' comes?"
Will he come?
Of course Tang Xin knew who the 'him' she was talking about was.
She was a little angry: "You didn't come to the south expecting this, right?"
"if not?"
Ai Xiaoxiao suddenly saw Tang Xin's expression change and was startled: "Tangtang, what are you going to do?"
"Goodbye," Tang Xin said angrily: "You can go watch your game by yourself, you crazy lady, I won't accompany you anymore!"
Not only did she feel that this dead girl was hopeless, she even felt that she herself was hopeless too.
Because although she was so angry in her mouth, she knew in her heart that the reason why she agreed to come to the south was actually not the case. Although her hope was slim, she still wanted to see if that damn big pigeon would really come to participate in this game.
Contest.
After two months, she seemed to have no better choice.
Is not it?
Dickert was watching Tang Xin leave angrily from a distance, while the little girl behind him also hurriedly chased the former down, and the two left the lobby of the airport area one after the other.
He couldn't help but smile, then raised his head and subconsciously looked to the other side of the hall, and happened to meet his eyes in that direction.
Dicker was slightly startled.
There was a Starport soldier wearing a black trench coat. He had obviously just walked out of the airport passage and had a face-to-face meeting with him. Ditke looked at this man, suddenly remembered his identity, and tapped him gently.
nod.
But it was at this moment that two old-fashioned robots finally sent his wooden box to the lifting platform aside.
"Sir, which floor do you want to go to?" A dull voice came from the construct.
"Put it here, I'll do it myself," Dickert then turned around and replied, "You can go somewhere else."
The construct, or rather the alchemist behind the construct, bowed slightly to him. Then the two robots creaked and stepped forward, swaying in the other direction.
The ground left.
Ditk only glanced in that direction once more, and then walked onto the platform.
not far away.
The soldier wearing a black windbreaker looked in this direction and was still stunned for a moment - obviously the previous gaze made him a little concerned - but Su Changfeng stopped, thought for a moment, and then remembered something. "
It's him?"
Su Changfeng remembered many things at once.
That was more than thirty years ago, right?
He still remembered meeting the other party at the signing ceremony of the joint declaration with the indigenous people in Stargate Port. However, at that time, the other party was already one of the main representatives of Kaolin-Ithurion, and he was just a
Just a newbie in the military.
In his memory, the other party's appearance had not changed much from today, except that his temples were dyed white, making him look a little more weathered.
In fact, Su Changfeng still remembered the situation at that time.
He had just been selected at that time, as a successor to take over the class of the first generation of Stargate Pioneers. The Stargate Pioneers of that era were naturally very different from the Selected Ones that people know today.
There were actually no chosen ones at that time.
The original Stargate Port was far from the scale it is today, and the pioneers who followed were not called Chosen Ones - they were only called 'Holy Chosen' by the locals, and among those who went behind the Stargate
, there are only soldiers like him, government elites, and scientific workers from all walks of life.
At that time, the commercial era of Stargate had not yet arrived, but there was already a prototype in the planning.
After that, there were the first and second generations of Free Chosen people that people recognize, but the origin of everything can be traced back to the earliest pioneers at that time - after all, without them, there would be no later generations.
Everything after the Stargate.
These past memories only stayed in Su Changfeng's heart for a moment. But when he looked in that direction again, Dict had already disappeared without a trace. He was slightly startled before he realized that the other person had already passed through the lifting platform.
the following layers.
But after all, Su Changfeng is no longer the young boy he was thirty years ago.
Years of experience working in Stargate Port have long shaped his calm temperament today. This startling glance did not leave a deep impression on him. He only thought silently: "He is still Roban's father. The other party is actually..."
Still alive."
Of course, it was certainly concerning that an important character reappeared after being missing for many years, but Su Changfeng didn't think much about it and just silently recorded the matter in his mind.
Then he turned back.
After all, this is not his main job at the moment. Su Changfeng is looking back at the team members coming out of the passage - they are a few young people wearing black windbreakers, and behind them are some young boys and girls.
He was also wearing training uniforms and a variety of equipment.
The one walking at the front was a little fat man.
While the staff of the Southern Alchemy Alliance were still asking for the other party's name, the latter put the heavy shield in his hand on the ground, and cursed secretly that this damn equipment was really heavy, and he didn't know who suggested him to choose it.
Of the Iron Guard.
Then he replied angrily to the staff member: "Luo Hao."
The people behind also reported their names and IDs one by one.
"Yu Wenyu."
"Ant culvert."
"Don't stop."
As for the last person walking at the end, there was a short, shy little girl. She blushed and whispered, "Ten, ten nights."
…
April 7th, three days before the mainland league starts.
Earlier that day, a somewhat unique elven sailing ship arrived at Vanric's lakeside port.
Not long after, Fang Plover dragged a suitcase and appeared on the long trestle of Vanrick Waterfront Port. In fact, he stopped and was looking up at Eldoven's tower from a distance——
And a few unnamed white waterbirds passed overhead and flew into the forest on the other side of the lake shore.
Although water shipping is not as convenient as air routes, it is still an important part of cargo turnover in the Changhu area. After all, compared with airships in the air, the cost of water transportation in Changhu is almost negligible to nothing - so from the waterfront terminal
Looking at it, all you can see is a forest of masts.
In fact, the water transportation on Changhu Lake has strongly supported the commercial prosperity of the south.
And this is the far south.
Although the history is not as rich as that of the northern heartland of the kingdom, and the legends of gods and monsters are far less than those of the distant Treasure Stick Coast and St. John's Cape, its warm and pleasant climate, rich products, and related rumors have long been spread far and wide.
However, when Fang Plover actually set foot on this land and stood on the trestle beside the long lake, it seemed that he experienced the atmosphere and customs of the south for the first time.
The sailors and workers with different accents and local adventurers coming and going on the pier in the distance are a completely different experience from the north. Even compared to Nevad, which is also on the shore of the Long Lake.
It also needs to better explain everything that belongs to the South.
This is still Corin-Ithurion.
But it has the style of a foreign country - it is incompatible with the severe cold and magnificence of the north, but it has its own style.
Fang Plover stared at the spot for a long time before he moved forward. After he said goodbye to the elf Ariel, the latter was going to return by the same route by boat. As for himself, he had actually informed Sophie.
Tianlan, Odin and others——
So there should be three groups of people who knew he would arrive at this place today.
One is Sophie and Qian, and then his own adventure group - Sylveide, Miss Attila and Tianlan. However, the latter should arrive in Vanrik one day later than him, so today is also
Can't count on it.
Fang Yu didn't know if the Princess of Silver Vislan would come to pick him up, but the people from Ragnarok should come.
Because of the competition, he notified Odin in advance. The other party had received his message before, but he seemed a little inseparable. He didn't ask him much about how he was in the Hall of Thousand Doors, and simply gave him
A reply.
Odin told him that he had notified Ragnarok's people, who should bring someone to pick him up today.
And this is exactly why Fang Plover is standing in this place and looking around.
But what he didn't know was that while he was standing in this place dragging the box, another group of people was also on the trestle adjacent to him, also looking for traces of this legendary 'new teammate'.
On the No. 3 pier, Soul Fingerprint was frowning at the note in his hand.
She read it several times to make sure she had read the number correctly - the note clearly stated that it was Pier No. 3. It also said that the other party was a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, and his appearance should be that of an alchemist wearing
He wears a coat, carries a suitcase, has short hair, and has an ordinary appearance.
Moreover, the other party will hold a clockwork fairy in his hand to identify himself.
But she looked around and saw no such person on this trestle, let alone the alchemist. There were not many people on this trestle. There was only one ship in the distance that arrived at the port earlier today.
There were fishing boats, but I didn’t see any of the rumored elven sloops.
Some people in the team looked in the direction of the No. 2 pier, but the schooner raised by a tall Cage sailboat just blocked that direction.
It was after twelve o'clock at noon when someone finally started to complain: "Didn't I say I would arrive in the morning? Why haven't I arrived yet?"
Then someone turned back and asked, "Mu Lan, have you found out what ships have arrived at the port before?"
It was one of the two girls who was asked. She raised her eyebrows and replied: "Do you think this is an airport? Most of the piers on the water here are fishing boats. They come in and out every day. The local nobles have not set up a special lakeshore."
The port authority can at most ask the dock workers to see if any ships have arrived."
She said angrily: "You still want to know which ship has arrived at the port, are you overthinking it?"
The man couldn't help but lost his voice when he heard the words.
Only the soul fingerprint said: "Don't make any noise, it may not be stable on the Long Lake. It is normal for the boat to be delayed."
But before she finished speaking, a person next to her suddenly said: "Wait a minute, look over there."
"Which way?"
"Over there at Pier No. 2," the man said hurriedly, "there's someone over there who looks very much like the person we're looking for!"
Soul Fingerprint was slightly startled, and then looked in that direction.
