"Have you read the latest post?" Luo Hao put a coil of cable on the side of the ship and turned around to ask. Snowflakes accumulated a thin layer on the side of the ship, and in the distance were foggy villages and forests, with white smoke.
Only a few, the sound of church bells at noon could be heard in the distance.
"Which one?" Fang Yu stopped what he was doing and asked.
"As mentioned in the Gula area forum, someone is missing again. In addition, a dragon beast attacked the village, right in this area."
"Didn't Nicol Bolas take the drake away?"
Luo Hao shook his head: "Who knows, few people can clearly explain the situation north of Talun."
Fang Plover asked again: "But I heard that among the missing people this time, there are Chosen Ones?"
"There are three, and all three of them still have remaining starlight. It is still being verified at Stargate Port, but it has already spread among the selectors and has caused varying degrees of panic... Even the community ban can't stop it.
, I don’t know when the restrictions will be lifted.”
Fang Piao widened his eyes slightly. All three of them had remaining starlight but were not resurrected. This could be said to have encountered the Dead Zone, but if no one could be found at the Stargate Port, wouldn't it mean that they were the Chosen Ones?
Is it really possible to die in Etalia?
This news was absolutely subversive. Let alone ordinary people, it was difficult for him to accept it for a while.
"...You are saying that it is possible for the Chosen One to...stay in Etalia?"
"What's wrong with staying in Aitalia is to die here," Luo Hao said calmly: "Have I not said this before? Such things abound. The Stargate Port has been keeping the lid on. Seven years ago
That time..."
"Alright, alright." Fang Yu quickly interrupted him. He had already heard the bizarre story about the Chosen dead covering the Stargate Port no less than ten times, and he also read it on the community
There have been such rumors, but they are obviously full of loopholes.
However, he looked at the fat man with curiosity, "Aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of?" Luo Hao looked indifferent. "Why do you think I didn't want to come here at first, but now that I'm here, I still go through the military route. What else should I do, become a deserter? It's not necessarily possible to stay.
The chance of death is one in tens of millions, but if you go back, it will really be a social death."
"...You are really open-minded."
Fang Plover looked into the distance. The forests and villages were covered with snow, and there were some traces of people around, probably the team of selectors. He didn't quite believe that something like that would happen. The disappearance was probably due to other factors, because he himself was not
Also 'missing'?
Let the news fly for a while.
He heard footsteps coming from behind him, turned around and saw Luo Yu walking over.
"Uncle and aunt, have they finished reading?"
Luo Yu nodded.
Although his mother promised to give them a year, it did not mean that the other party was completely relieved and let it go. Luo Yu's parents would stay here for about a week, during which they were expected to inspect the Seven Seas Brigade.
things in.
The adventure group's biggest capital is the Seven Seas Traveler, so the two of them naturally want to visit this ship. Fang Pulmon actually also intends to do this. If this can give Luo Yu's parents some confidence, although there are many secrets on the Seven Seas Traveler,
None of those things are visible on the surface.
"You designed the magic pipe network on the ship yourself?"
Luo Yu's father walked silently around the deck, returned to them, and asked.
"Not entirely, uncle," Fang Plover replied: "Three master craftsmen also helped us a lot. We just provided design ideas."
"At least the design idea is yours?"
"Yes."
"Not a bad boat." Luo Yu's father nodded.
At this time, the lady also came over and said calmly: "It's quite satisfactory, but this ship can't go to the second world."
She paused and then said: "I appreciate people who keep their word, and I hope you will keep your word."
Fang Yu nodded quickly: "Let's see you off, Auntie."
"No need, do more useful things."
With these words, the lady walked over the gangway and walked off the ship.
After his wife got off the boat, Luo Yu's father patted his son on the shoulder, gave them a silent look, nodded lightly, and then also got off the boat.
"Auntie is really resolute."
Fang Plover watched the two of them walking farther and farther in the snow.
Luo Yu turned around and looked at everyone apologetically, "Sorry, I..."
"There's nothing to apologize for," Fang Yu said with a carefree smile, "They are the elders, so they should be stricter. But uncle seems to appreciate our boat, which is good news."
"Actually, my dad is also an alchemist," Luo Yu suddenly replied, "Once."
Fang Yu looked in that direction in confusion, and suddenly understood where Luo Yu's interest in alchemy came from.
…
There were only eleven or two people in the small room.
Dim light penetrates through the gaps in the unnailed windows, forming beams and narrow light paths. Dust rises and falls in the light paths, like countless tiny creatures migrating. Occasionally, one or two hexagonal ice crystals float in from the window,
But it melted at the window and shone brightly at the edge of the gap.
"At this point, we can't turn back." The person who spoke in the darkness was a woman's voice, "So I won't talk nonsense. Each of us comes here for a purpose. I am here to save people."
, I think everyone is the same."
"I am also trying to save people, my daughter, Sharna."
"Me too."
"Me too……"
But among the more than ten people, several people still didn't speak. In the end, they replied: "We are just here to help."
The woman looked at those people and nodded: "Thank you. Whether it's for yourself, for the people around you, or for the sense of justice in your heart, thank you all."
She looked out the window, "The ceremony will start in the afternoon, around three o'clock, in the square outside. They will definitely check the area first, but I made an agreement with the hotel owner that there is a way to avoid them.
examine."
The woman pulled out her sword and said, "When the ceremony begins, those who are capable of fighting will go up to kill people, and the rest will be responsible for rescuing people. The guards are not of a high level, and most of us can deal with them, but we must be careful about our surroundings."
Summoner, it will take time for them to arrive, we have about five minutes, try to finish the operation before then."
Although some people were too scared to make a sound, everyone still nodded silently.
The woman stretched out her hand to everyone and replied: "We didn't know each other before. We came together because of the common purpose, so there is no need to know each other's true identity. We can just use code names. I
Called Saya."
"My name is Mabel."
"My name is Bo, Bo Li is ready."
"My name is……"
Everyone stretched out their hands and touched each other.
In the dark room, there was a silent understanding at this moment.
…
The snowstorm has stopped.
Fang Plover and Luo Hao walked out of the woodland, raised their heads and looked ahead. The Egunn Forest spreading from the north was here. In the snow-white world, a low stone wall in the distance stretched across the end of the field of vision in the forest ahead.
On the open space outside.
Behind the two of them, there were Tianlan, Luo Yu, Jita, Xiangxiang, and Parker, followed by Sylvide and her maid. The maid was carrying a huge luggage, but under the knee-deep snow,
Walking on the ground is also extremely smooth.
At the end of the crane at the end was Ai Xiaoxiao, who was fluttering in three steps at a time. His little face was covered with snow foam, just like Santa Claus's beard. Jita looked back, and Tianlan wanted to go back and help her little friend.
But he was caught by the box and brought back.
Of course, this was not his intention, but an order given to him by Fang Yu.
"Stooge," Tian Lan reached back to grab her collar, but there was no way the box would allow her to get what she wanted. Their combat capabilities were not at the same level, so she had to use her verbal advantage: "Brother Ed's lackey, a robot!"
But Xiangqi ignored her, and even felt a little proud, thinking that the name robot was quite cool.
The storm only briefly stopped twice in three days, but the cold current was still lingering in the Gula area. Under this weather, the Seven Seas Traveler could not take off at all, and Galeit could not buy some of the things they needed.
thing.
Fortunately, there is a town called 'Gray Owl Town' nearby, which is not too far from 'Galeit'. In order to save time, Fang Plover split the Seven Seas Brigade into two, and some people continued to stay in 'Galeit'.
It's guarding the Seven Seas Traveler, while other people form an expedition team and go to Gray Owl Town to purchase supplies.
They walked on the road for two days, during which they encountered about three or four attacks, including dragon beasts, dragon minions, and some undead creatures wandering in the wild.
In fact, there were originally no undead creatures living near Gula Port, but the war clearly brought the shadow of death.
Also on the road with them were Luo Yu's parents, because this was probably considered a type of inspection method.
It's just that Fang Yu's original worry about having to devote his time to taking care of the two of them didn't happen at all. Although Luo Yu's parents are just tourists now, they are no strangers to adventure. Not only did the two of them not cause any trouble, they also helped
It kept them a lot busy.
Along the way, the two of them just watched and did not interfere in any of their team's affairs. Fang Yu originally wanted to perform well, but it seemed that their performance was not as good as the two senior people along the way, which made him feel a little guilty.
I don’t know whether the other party is satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the Seven Seas Troupe.
But fortunately, even Luo Yu's mother, who was the most strict, at least didn't say much.
Ai Xiaoxiao didn't know how many times he fell into the snow.
She got up from the ground dizzily, only to see a hand reaching out from the front. She didn't even bother to take a breath first, and quickly grabbed the hand as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and was pushed out of the snow pit by the other party.
Pulled out.
The little girl took a few deep breaths and looked up, only to realize that the person pulling her was actually the lady. Ai Xiaoxiao was startled. In her mind, this lady had always been very serious and serious.
She was unsmiling, and she also understood the significance of their trip.
However, the other party didn't say anything. He just pulled her up and continued to walk forward.
The low stone wall outside Gray Owl Town actually has quite an origin. It was built seven centuries ago during the era of the Dwarf King. At that time, the locals were still enemies of the Gray Owl people in the forest, and this is where the name of this place comes from.
Come.
However, time flies, and now the Gray Owls in the forest outside the town are no longer there. The fortress system established by the knights of Elpaxin in the past has been preserved. They have been weathered by wind and rain, and have not been properly preserved. Only what remains today
This incomplete part serves as the outer wall of the town.
When entering the town, everyone saw the huge rock arch on the stone wall.
Luo Hao raised his head and looked at the stone wall connected to it. They were all made of huge pebbles collected from forest mountains and streams. It is said that more than 100,000 pebbles were used to build this fortress, but
Now it would be nice to have one third left.
But Luo Hao was not concerned about this. His eyes only fell on the collapsed low walls. They were called low walls, but compared to the strict cities of Gula Port, El Paxin and Charter City, they were actually low walls.
It is also five or six meters high, and you need to look up to see the whole thing.
However, on those low walls, huge pebbles were scattered all over the ground. They rolled down from the broken wall, forming a gap. It seemed that some giant beast had hit there, knocking down a section of the entire wall, and the pebbles rolled loosely.
It fell down to form a rocky slope.
And such situations can be seen everywhere on this wall from a distance.
"Ed, look over there." Sylvide obviously noticed this, pointed in that direction, and said softly to the others.
Fang Plover looked in that direction and was a little surprised. Almost all the gaps in the stone wall were brand new. Could it be that Gray Owl Town had been attacked before they arrived?
Judging from the size of those gaps, even if the attacking party is not a dragon beast, it is not far away. However, they have been trekking all the way. It is not fun to rush in the snowstorm, and there is no time to see the community.
Therefore, it is not clear what happened in the past few days.
He turned around and gave his ship officer and Luo Hao a look, indicating that they should go into town first. Find a hotel, take a rest, fill your stomach, and see what happened during this period.
However, upon entering the town, the atmosphere became obviously more serious and stern. In this season, which was not suitable for hiking, there were not many people on the streets of the town. There were only a few knights, wearing black robes on the left and white on the right.
They pointed.
Fang Yu didn't recognize the identities of those knights for a moment. In his impression, the common knights of Olin Lord God were not like this. He asked Jita and Miss Goblin, and they both said they didn't know.
Sylvester was equally confused and shook her head at him.
"Go further away," Luo Hao looked in that direction and said, "It seems like they don't welcome us very much."
If Gray Owl Town had just been attacked by a dragon beast, it would be understandable for the locals to be on guard, but they didn't look like Nicol Bolas's minions anyway, right? These people were going too far.
Suspicious.
However, Fang Plover did not intend to cause trouble, so he took everyone to another route. In the meantime, he found a passerby to ask for directions, and found a hotel called 'Pipe and Tea'. Before entering the hotel, Fang Plover also looked around.
That sign made me think that if the big cat people were in this place, they would definitely like this hotel.
Entering the hotel, the group found that it was also deserted. There were no lights in the lobby. The sky was gloomy outside and the hotel was even darker. Fortunately, there was at least one man behind the counter, packing things.
Fang Yu was full of doubts and was about to go forward to ask, but at this moment, there was a sudden noise on the street outside.
Everyone stopped and looked back, only to find that many people appeared from nowhere on the previously empty interface. The crowd should have appeared from one end of the street. They gathered into a stream and headed towards
Walked in the other direction.
The crowd was not moving very fast. They walked slowly outside the hotel door. Most people looked up and looked ahead, as if there was something in that direction. There were more than ten people on each side of the crowd who they had seen before.
A group of black and white knights maintained order. The knights wore silver armor and carried sharp swords at their waists. They walked past the hotel gate without looking away.
The crowd didn't seem to be whispering to each other or making any noise. Apart from the sound of footsteps, there weren't many other sounds on the street. Fang Yu was also surprised when he saw this scene, wondering if there was anything else in the Gula area that he didn't know.
I don’t know the customs, what kind of parade or celebration is this?
But looking at the crowd, everyone looked solemn, and it didn't look like the atmosphere of a celebration, but more like some kind of religious ceremony.
Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, watching the last few people walking past on the street, and then the final group of knights walked up with clattering steps. He watched those knights walk away, and then turned around.
, I planned to ask the owners of the hotel here what happened outside that they didn’t know about.
But when I turned around, I found that the man behind the counter had also walked out, seemingly ready to go out.
Fang Yu was stunned, and quickly stopped the other party and said, "Wait a minute, we need to book a room."
"We'll talk about it later, everyone." The man was not impatient, he just looked outside and replied to them at the same time.
"What's going on outside?"
"We have captured the spies of the Dragon Worship Cult and want to put them on trial," the man replied: "Everyone must be present. Crow Knights will come to check later. Although you are foreigners, you are still the same.
Why don't you come with me?"
Fang Yu was startled:
"Raven Knight?"
He couldn't help but look outside the street. The crowd had already disappeared at the other end of the street, as did the black and white knights. After the crowd passed by, the street seemed to be quiet again for a while.
He pointed outside and asked the shop owner: "Are you talking about those knights just now?"
"That's not the case, everyone," the man said patiently, "Those are the Crow Claw Guards. The Crow Knights are the guardians of the temple, and their status is much higher than them."
"Crowpaw Guards, guardians of the temple?"
Fang Yu was confused. Is there such a temple in Aitaria, or did they travel to some other world during the snowstorm?
