Scene 244: The Undead Moves North, the Slate War (Part 1)
Madala's Capital of Eternal Death is a city built in the center of the place where Rothacher and the River of Sudden Death meet. Rothacher represents 'eternal' in the ancient language of the mountain people. These two words
After the surface runoff flows southward for more than 700 kilometers, it flows into the Sea of Eternal Death in the Tauchik area.
The area that the two rivers flow through is the most prosperous and prosperous area in Madala. Even on this land, there are many humans living; for example, in the capital of the undead, there were nearly 120,000 people living before this turmoil.
The population of humans, elves or other living races is permanent, and the population of the undead is smaller unless those low-level undead without intelligence are also counted.
As long as there are living beings, there is a need for necessary survival materials. Not to mention that the necromancers also need a variety of materials. The dark nobles also need ores, armor, weapons and various materials. Commercial activities arise from this. Therefore, Madara
The city of eternal death is actually not the dark, dead, cold, or even depressed city that the world imagines.
This city is also full of its unique atmosphere of life. You can see shops, workshops, even mills and bars, as well as public buildings such as libraries and bathhouses, which are full of urban atmosphere like you would in this era.
It's not much different from what you see in big cities.
However, unlike the human cities in the southern border of Eruin and the Cruz Empire, the cities of the undead are often solemn and quiet, and the buildings they build are mostly tall and majestic and generally full of religious overtones. Such buildings are often made of obsidian and
It is built with cold materials such as marble, creating a serious and clear-cut atmosphere.
As we all know, the undead admire order, and they are fanatical believers of Martha. Therefore, in this city, the streets are straight and straight, and you can't see random objects, disorderly alleys, and people running around.
hawkers or illegal buildings built haphazardly. The whole city exudes a faint militarized atmosphere.
Moreover, there are very few pedestrians on the street. If it is not necessary, the residents of this city rarely go out or chat. You rarely see idle people, because those without jobs will be transformed into undead and thrown into the military camp.
中. The work of women here is to give birth, and men must work for the prosperity of the Black Rose of Bromanda. Everyone has something to do. In short, Madara does not raise idlers.
As a time-traveler with a modern soul, Brando is not interested in this atmosphere. The diversified modern society advocates freedom and individuality. Although he is not a radical liberal, he is more or less influenced by it.
I don't like this kind of extremely conservative and militarized closed society.
But the destruction of order is always easier than its construction. Less than a week has passed since the arrival of the goddess of the dead moon, and the society of the undead has collapsed before his eyes.
At this moment, he was walking on a street with others. His eyes swept across the ruins of the buildings on the street. Wherever he looked, the streets in the early morning were covered with a layer of mist, which mixed with the dust on the ruins to form a haze.
The visibility on the street was extremely low. He did not use his special perception ability. He could only vaguely see people walking around in the mist in the distance, rummaging through the ruins for valuable belongings.
This street used to be an orderly craftsman's district a week ago. Bugbear craftsmen allied with the undead were here to build armaments for the undead wizards. But in that disaster, the buildings collapsed one after another, leaving this devastated scene.
The streets are also covered with horrific cracks, and occasionally lava can be seen spewing out of them.
Granite deposits formed after the magma cooled are everywhere. The orderly order of the undead has long since disappeared, and there are not many people left here now. The dark nobles withdrew as early as three days after the disaster.
After leaving the city, the army continued to stay in the city to fight against the sons of the evil god. Then Queen Madara evacuated most of the civilians. After that, the necromancers and the armies they commanded began to gradually withdraw from various urban areas.
Most of the people who are still in this city today have missed the best opportunity to evacuate or are people who have been abandoned. The undead do not have any guarantees for their people, they only make the most efficient choice.
Seeing this group of people marching towards the center of the city from a distance, the refugees in the mist became commotion and began to move closer. Most of these people were humans and elves in the city. They hoped to be taken out of the city, at least
Avoid those terrible spawn of the evil god.
But it was obvious that their hopes were in vain. Before they even got close, the black knights on the periphery of the team rushed over and raised their cold swords to drive these people away. Seeing the black knights, these people had a look of despair in their eyes.
, the black knight is the most cold and ruthless creature among the undead, not to mention that the person who can control them must be a big shot in the dark aristocracy. How can the big shot care about their life and death?
Huang Huo, who was walking beside Brando, frowned when she saw this scene. She seemed to want to say something, but she didn't speak because of some concerns.
Brando noticed the expressions of his students, turned around and said to Queen Madala: "Those people are your people."
"In the kingdom of the undead, there is no concept of subjects," Queen Madara said lightly: "There is only value. They used to be valuable, so they could survive here, but now they have lost the value of existence.
So it can only fend for itself."
It is difficult for Brando to imagine that such a country can be cohesive, but there is no doubt that the people who live here have accepted this logic from birth. And those who come to Madara from the outside world
All people are exiled into the darkness. Since they have chosen this path, they must accept all the rules in the dark world.
"It's just a piece of cake for you to get these people out."
"I never give charity."
"This is not a charity, but I ask you to do this." Brando replied decisively.
Queen Madara frowned: "Reason?"
Brando looked at Huang Huo beside him and replied: "Because this is my student's choice. As a teacher, I don't want her to worry about expressing her thoughts for other reasons."
As he spoke, he said to Huang Huo: "It is not wrong to be compassionate. You are my student, and you don't have to worry about anyone. If you think that is right in your heart, then you should express it to firm up
Your stance and will.”
Huang Huo was a little moved. She bowed deeply and said, "Teacher, Huang Huo has learned a lesson."
"It's a meaningless move," Queen Madala replied: "But I agreed. This is because of your value. I will take these burdens with me when I leave this city."
In addition to the accompanying black knights, there are also Fang Qi, Mr. Liu and others in this team, and Princess Magdale is also among them. Mr. Liu does not have much empathy for these Madara people, and he does not have much expression on his face.
Fang Qi obviously did not agree with Brando's view, and curled his lips. Only the nun princess relaxed her frown when she heard Brando's statement.
Indeed, for Brando, this action itself is indeed meaningless, or it may save a few more people, but for the remaining people, it is just a drop in the bucket. And it has nothing to do with his sympathy, because he also
There is no way to confirm whether these are worth saving, and there is no time to distinguish between good and bad. He just has to tell his students that if he thinks something is right, he must insist on it and shrink back. Is this what a soldier does?
Fortunately, it was obvious that Huanghuo himself seemed to be aware of this.
After this small episode, the group continued to move forward. Their destination was the Meditation Holy Land in the Temple of the Dead Moon, to be precise, the teleportation array that had been built there. Since the incident of the goddess of the Dead Moon's arrival, it had been the most severely damaged.
The Temple of the Dead Moon has long been turned into a restricted area. Now, the Black Knight Guards who belong directly to Her Majesty the Queen are closely guarding it. On the one hand, it is to prevent people with ulterior motives from entering, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent people from escaping from the cracks.
The son of the evil god destroyed the magic circle.
According to the agreement between Brando and Queen Madala, they will be transported to the central area near the inner sea of the Dead Moon to find the legendary realm of stagnation, solve the mystery of the emerald, and retrieve the natural orb. Before sending them away.
After that, the undead will completely abandon the city, and the undead will complete an unprecedented great migration under the will of the mercury staff. They may eventually divide into two groups: one enters Eruin or Cruz, and the other
Head east into St. Osol if the message of peace brought back by Freya can be recognized by the sylphs.
Freya had already left the Land of Eternal Death on a flying dragon earlier that day, and she was accompanied by Blanc, the former Marshal of the Principality of Antobra, and Ms. White Mist. Brando knew that she would bring her back to
Eruin's reform may not be a mild one, but with a master like Blanc accompanying him to protect him, the Valkyrie's personal safety can at least be guaranteed. What's more, for the alliance between Tonigel and Her Royal Highness, this
The White Wolf Sword Master is also the top combat power that the alliance urgently needs.
Because Brando had already learned from Freya before that the Gray Sword Saint Mephistopheles did not return to Eruin. Like Medissa, there might be a problem with long-distance transmission.
And Ms. Baiwu's understanding of some secrets of the era before the battle between the Twilight Dragon and the Saint is enough to help Her Royal Highness and Antitina clarify their thoughts on how to deal with the next war against the Twilight Dragon. What's more,
She is also a powerful magician herself, although she rarely shows it.
