This is a world frozen forever, with criss-crossing glaciers, like stacked glass, forming a crystal clear world. The biting cold wind carries the ice and snow all year round, like a sharp and piercing blade, on the smooth ice surface
Deep scars have been carved on it, day after day, forming the rugged and strange landscape of this place. However, in such a harsh and dangerous environment, there are still traces of outsiders.
A figure, an old wizard in silver robes, is sneaking through the snow with difficulty. He holds an ivory staff in one hand, and presses the other hand on the pointed wizard hat that seems to be blown away at any time. His snow-white beard is soaked in the cold weather.
His bones were flying wildly in the ice wind, one foot deep and the other shallow stepping into the knee-high snow. The staff in his hand was named 'Tir', which means knowledge, and the Buga people owned it.
There are three keys to the truth - knowledge, wisdom and reason. However, this artifact is now being used like a cane.
The old wizard advanced slowly along the valley, as small as an ant. He crossed the blue ice and came to an open space and stopped.
Here is a huge valley, with black rocks protruding from under the snow, forming steep peaks around it. Between the peaks, the wind and snow have become much lighter. The old wizard looked around and saw an artificial building in the valley.
It was originally supposed to be a tall tower suspended in mid-air. It was a bit like a beautiful obelisk. It was all white and hundreds of feet high. But now it has already
It was broken into pieces and crashed in the valley. Part of its wreckage has been buried under the snow, and the surface originally covered with mysterious patterns has also been frozen. It is obvious that the damage was not recent.
"The third one." The old wizard shook his head and said to himself.
As if in response to his words, a contemptuous snort came from the cold wind. It was a female voice, low and hoarse, but full of majesty and power: "William, I told you before that you would still...
Back here, you should have noticed that the boundaries of order are fading away at a faster pace, and the fragile laws are gradually collapsing and disintegrating. Everything is as described in the prophecy.
, and your ridiculous efforts are completely in vain. This time, there will be no more fool to save you——"
The old wizard—or one of the supreme beings standing at the pinnacle of this world, one of the Twelve Silver Rings, the master of Carnage, the king of time and space—his expression remained unchanged, and even smiled slightly: "Dear
Lord Phocia Kes, or should I call you the Dragon King of the Seven Pole, or the evil dragon Phocia, or Darastel, the daughter of the dragon who dominates storms and time.
Son?"
"snort!"
This cold snort seemed to turn into a storm, causing an icy wind to rise in the valley. The woman's voice replied coldly: "If you really respect me so much, why would you imprison me in this place? My eyes
I have seen through it for three thousand years. Ever since you chose to betray me, I have been waiting here, waiting for you to taste the bitter consequences. Now, you have come back here and told me
,What are you thinking about now?"
"Lord Fothia Keys, no one has ever regretted it." William replied loudly, facing the biting snow and wind.
"Have you seen the waves on the sea of magic? William, you might as well guess what is gestating under the surface calm?" the voice said sarcastically.
William raised his eyebrows slightly: "I understand, you know, Lady Phoscia Keys, I came here today just to ask you, do you see, what is happening in the east? We are feeling the law of Tiamat.
Changes are taking place at a speed unseen in thousands of years. We don’t understand what is happening. The tide of magic is getting higher day by day. The magic moon is falling.
The sea surface, reflecting another world, began to become turbulent, but we couldn't find the reason behind it."
"What did you see?" Foscia Keys asked.
"In just one month, we have lost thirty observation points. As you said, the borders of order are receding at a faster pace. We have lost three holy towers in the large glacier alone."
The woman's voice smiled contemptuously: "I saw the fire extinguished with my own eyes, and I knew you would definitely come here."
"Then tell me, what else did you see?"
"During the Harvest Moon, our wizards observed the Black Moon—"
"Black Moon," Foscia Keys chuckled: "The thirteenth moon, she finally appeared. How about it? It's beautiful, isn't it?"
"She destroyed Caleta, and the people who were there that day observed strange things."
"What kind of strange sight is it?"
"The tower seems to be immersed in the black night." William replied.
"Babel's reflection." Foscia Keys replied: "But this is still not the fundamental reason and purpose of your coming here."
William looked up and stared at the mountains surrounding the valley, and then replied: "I feel that all the observation points in the entire Eastern Territory have shifted at the same moment -"
"Do you suspect that I was the one who did it?"
William didn't answer.
"It's ridiculous," Foscia Keys sneered, "Let me give you a piece of advice, William."
"The moon is lost——"
…
Even in winter, the temperature on this day was abnormally high. The sun was far in the sky, but after it crossed the center line, it shone brightly on the ground, making everyone a little anxious while waiting.
It has been a while since Earl Jean and his army surrendered. At first Brando thought it was a trap, but after testing
But he found that the other party seemed to be sincere. Although he didn't know what these Cruz nobles were up to, he still successfully disarmed their weapons and temporarily detained the noble army over the red pine forest. He just wanted to know what was going on.
One thing - the Earl opposite took the wrong medicine.
However, Count Jean was unwilling to see him in person, so he had to let Princess Magdalen and Charles do it for him. He waited for a long time before Charles finally came back from the red pine forest, and the young wizard attendant brought him
His first words were: "Lord, we have found out what is going on."
Brando looked at him with a calm expression and did not speak in a hurry, although this was the answer he had wanted for a long time.
Charles then replied: "None of the Moores, the Coopers, the Walkers, and Earl Alcorns are ambushing around here. In fact, since this morning, no, since last night, Earl Jean has been
I can’t contact them.”
"What do you mean?" Brando didn't understand this answer for a while. He frowned slightly and asked.
"I don't know. Count Jean couldn't tell clearly. According to his description, those people seemed to have disappeared. He thought it was us who did it, so he was forced to surrender to us." Charles replied with some humor, that person
It seemed to him that the Earl was already frightened out of his wits.
"disappeared?"
Brando was almost stunned for a moment before asking: "What does this mean?"
"Literally, Moore and Cooper's troops were stationed in Hemlock Town three days ago and were still stationed in Hemlock Town until yesterday, Walker's army stayed in Vargas Town, and Earl Alcorns was stationed near Leaf Avenue.
, but now these armies are missing, at least Count Jean can no longer contact them." Charles replied.
"Is this possible?" Brando thought this was simply unbelievable: "Make sure this is not a trap. Have our gargoyles carefully searched the nearby area?"
What he asked was actually nonsense. They had searched the nearby area several times before and were sure that no trace of the enemy was found before they dared to come out to accept Count Jean's surrender. What's more, even if it was a trap, the opposite side
The earl will definitely find a way to tell a lie that is at least consistent with common sense, instead of making up such a tall tale.
The more outrageous the other party describes the matter, the more it actually proves the reliability of what he said.
Sure enough, Charles shook his head slightly: "It seems that I am not lying. You didn't see the look of the earl. He seems to be really frightened. He doesn't want to see you. He is probably afraid that you will be harmful to him."
Brando shook his head in disbelief: "Have you sent gargoyles and scouts to Hemlock Town, Vargas Town and the vicinity of Linye Avenue?"
"You have to ask Ms. Medissa and Ms. Nymesis about this. Lord, I am not responsible for this." Charles replied.
Only then did Brando remember that he couldn't help but slap his forehead, thinking that he was completely dizzy from the strange situation. So he hurriedly found Medisa, who was arranging the placement of the Cruz prisoners.
, the current group of prisoners is almost the largest group of prisoners they have taken in along the way, a thousand people, and many of them are not
The nobles have mercenaries, farmers, craftsmen and soldiers. These people are much more troublesome to deal with than the nobles because they have to provide them with food. According to Charles, these people simply let it go. Regarding this proposal, Brando
He was moved, but he knew that he must not be so hasty, because then his intention would be too obvious.
When Brando found Medisa, he asked about the situation of the scouts and gargoyles. The little silver elf princess seemed to have expected that he would come to her, so she immediately replied: "Lord, the distance between Vargas Town and Linye Avenue is
Our place is relatively far away, but the gargoyle sent to Hemlock Town has come back once. Indeed, as the Earl said, there is not a soul there, and there is no one there.
There are no signs of fighting."
"No signs of battle?"
Metissa nodded.
Brando felt more and more strange. Or did Count Alkans get some information in advance and left Count Jean behind and ran away alone? But this reason sounds a bit ridiculous. If he ran away alone, then
There is no need to bring along Moore, Cooper and the knights and lords of the Walker family, big and small, but if he has the ability to inform others to run together, then he may not
To keep Count Jean, even if he wants to sell his teammates, his first choice should be those powerless little nobles. Brando really doesn't see any need for him to fall out with the Jean family.
But if it is other possibilities, it would be even more strange, because there is no reasonable reason at all.
He asked Charles to ask the earl several times, but they all got similar conclusions, which made him confused for a while. Although it was a rare good thing to win without bloodshed, there was a problem.
What's wrong is that the current situation is really terrifying. An army of thousands of people, within a radius of dozens of miles, unexpectedly disappeared overnight.
Time disappeared out of thin air, what kind of situation is this?
In desperation, Brando could only ask the envoy to stop first and wait for the gargoyles and scouts to return news from Vargas Town and Linye Avenue. From Count Jean's description, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, it was like
It is an instinctive premonition of danger. He has experienced various abnormal situations in the game. These experiences have provided him with rich experience to deal with various situations.
An emergency situation.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the gargoyles still failed to return from Vargas Town and Linye Avenue. However, at this time, Nymesis finally returned from the envoy to the White Lion Guard. Her main task was to bring the little prince and the envoy together.
Others inside - including the noble prisoners of the Cruz people were sent here to join the large army. Brando had earlier felt that there was something wrong with this battle.
Therefore, this more reliable female knight was sent to handle this matter.
Under normal circumstances, business ladies Roman and Delphire are in charge of this matter.
After Nymesis returned to the White Lion Guard, she heard other people's descriptions and immediately frowned: "How far is this place from Rokochi - Broken Sword Mountain Fortress Group?"
Brando understood what she was thinking as soon as he heard it. Including the previous life, the two of them had cooperated for a long time. Sometimes, it only took one look or one word to understand what the other party meant. He immediately shook his head: "Here
It is not far from Rokoqi, the nearest fortress in the Broken Sword Mountains fortress group, but it is far away from Tuoquining. This is the Floating Cloud Hills. According to recent news, it is
News, Toquinin's lion men are still south of the Anzeruta Mountains. Even if they break the fortress at the same time we get the news, and travel day and night, they still can't get here."
"Besides, they are still standing still." Charles added at the side.
Brando nodded, but then said: "But it cannot be ruled out that the news provided to us by those nobles is false."
"What good will this do to them, Lord?" Ciel asked.
"It's no good," Brando replied: "Noble Cruz can't stand with the Lion Man. It doesn't make any sense for them to lie to us on this matter, but the problem is that the information they get is itself inaccurate.
Woolen cloth?"
But this time Medisa shook her head: "Lord, according to Nymesis's instructions, we have been collecting similar information from the prisoners these days, but the rumors we got are similar, unless the lion man intends to deceive the empire.
Otherwise, what those nobles said should be true."
"Unless the Lion Man intends to deceive the Empire?"
Brando suddenly caught this sentence keenly. He glanced at Nymesis. According to their earlier analysis, the Lion Man was stationary in the south of Rokoqi-Broken Sword Mountain Fortress Group, unless there was some internal disagreement.
, or they deliberately deceive and paralyze the empire’s border legions. The former is very unlikely. The Lion People are a clan kingdom. Under the control of the chief and the high priest,
Under the leadership, if there is no conflict between these two people, then it is almost impossible for there to be disagreements within this army. There may be some minor conflicts between the tribes, but they are not harmful. As for the relationship between the chief and the chief priest,
time, the possibility of problems is smaller.
The leader of Toquinin in this era was the Lion King Orr, a famous monarch. He was a student of the high priest of this generation, and there had never been any unpleasant rumors between the two.
But if it's not the former, then it can only be the latter.
But before that, Brando didn't have enough information, so he could only put the Lion Man's movements on hold for the time being. However, as soon as Medisa reminded him, he immediately thought about it and subconsciously said: "Senior Sister.
,Are there any tunnels left by ancient dwarves under Anzerru Tower?"
In a moment of desperation, he accidentally called out the name he used to call Senior Bai Jia in another world. Fortunately, no one else around him seemed to notice this detail. Only Nimesis looked at him lightly and shook her head.
road:
"There are indeed attacks by dwarves underground in Anzeruta, but it is unlikely that the Toquinin lions will take advantage of them."
"Why?" Brando was slightly startled and asked.
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