The abyss gap is located in the northeast direction of Stroop Forest, far away from the "natural habitat," and the gap is unstable. Therefore, Lucien and others did not take the risk of teleporting there, but flew in mid-air.
Looking at the dark green forest below and listening to the endless sound of birdsong, Natasha suddenly had a musician's soul and asked: "What is nature?"
It was one thing to know from various historical documents, classics and letters that an elf would turn into a big tree after death, but it was another thing to see it with her own eyes, so she sighed a little.
"Yes, what is nature?" Lucien repeated, his eyes already looking at Malfurion and Rahil.
What is nature?
When Malfurion and others heard this question, they suddenly didn't know how to answer it. Every elf and every druid had their own definition of nature, and whether it was hatred or balance, they all regarded themselves as natural.
Guardian, and precisely because the definitions and views of nature are different, the "hearts of nature" formed by the druids are not exactly the same, and the magical arts they know are different to a certain extent.
"Nature is the world, including plants, animals, humans, elves, etc. that represent vitality, as well as volcanoes, swamps, and poisonous fog. These series of things form an interlocking balance system that is interdependent and restrictive. Once lost,
Without balance, nature will go to ruin, to destruction, and become a barren land without life." Malfurion thought about it for a while, but still expressed his understanding of nature. Balance and life are the core of his understanding.
Rahil possesses some of the arrogance unique to elves. Although he is not a nature hater, he does not like to discuss this issue with humans. He only emphasized one point: "Nature must include life, otherwise the desert of life cannot be called nature.
"
Atlante closed his eyes and smiled: "The gap in the abyss is coming soon."
The four of them are all legends. Even if they deliberately slowed down their flying speed to avoid sudden danger, it didn't take long to reach the gap in the abyss.
In the center of the forest below, blood-stained dust enveloped a large area. A ferocious, centipede-like gap could be seen in the center. Through this gap, the pitted bloody plain on the opposite side was faintly exposed, with a strong smell of blood and killing.
The smell permeates the surroundings.
And among the dust, a relatively prosperous town stood on the edge of the gap.
"The Town of the Unknown"!
In the long history of the stability of the abyss gap, demons with a nature of killing and chaos have constantly attacked the gap, attacked the seals and defenses of the elves, and tried to truly descend into the main material world and turn it into a place of destruction and disorder similar to the abyss.
land.
For human adventurers, although demons are terrifying, all parts of their bodies are valuable materials. Being able to capture demons without entering the abyss is a very good choice, so adventurers gathered here one after another. With the initial
The prototype of a small town.
Later, the high knights and sky knights found that this was an excellent battlefield to train themselves, so they often traveled thousands of miles to practice. For high-level knights, unless their bloodline is really top-notch and their talents are outstanding, they can only rely on fighting.
Look for opportunities for breakthrough.
When the situation on the mainland is relatively stable, it is too dangerous to venture to places such as the Dark Mountains and Dragon Swamp. If you are not careful, you may encounter level nine magical creatures. The gaps in the Stroop Forest limit the invading demons.
With such strength, high-level knights do not have to worry about encountering demon kings, dukes, etc. and can fight at the same level with peace of mind. Therefore, the town becomes more and more prosperous and has become one of the places with a very high density of high-level strong men. It is only inferior to Lance.
, Allinge, Rentat and other places.
However, battles at the same level are certainly not without danger. A heavenly knight and a high-level magician lost their lives here. Adventures below high-level often resulted in casualties. Therefore, the town was named "
The nameless one”:
"Either leave with a glorious name, or die here without a name!"
"Blue Dragon" Mason looked at the wooden sign that had stood on the "Town of the Unknown" for hundreds of years, sighed heavily again, paced back and forth, and looked at the sky where the blood-colored dust covered the sun: "When can I leave?
?”
The elves guarding the gap have always had an indifferent attitude towards the adventurers. However, their actions have indeed alleviated their own busyness. They no longer have to worry about the demons sneaking across the gap. Therefore, they turn a blind eye to the existence of the Nameless Town.
Close one eye.
The young brown-haired man next to Mason took out a cigar, a specialty of the Brianna Kingdom. After lighting it, he squinted his eyes and took a deep breath, then spit out white circles under his eyes: "Brother, don't worry, I'm solving the inexplicable gap."
The elves will not let us leave before the problem becomes larger."
"I feel like my lungs are full of sand and blood." Mason took the cigar from his friend Fred and used tobacco to relieve his mood. "You know, before I came out, I made an agreement with my family to return in six months, and now it's exceeded.
Two weeks, if they come looking for it, they will be hurt by this crazy place."
Fred blew out a smoke ring and said with a wry smile: "If I had known to leave earlier... The elves were afraid that the news of the drastic changes in the abyss gap would be leaked to the sea people, so they restricted our entry and exit unless they could
Find a way to solve it, or the Sea Clan has heard about it from other channels, otherwise we can only continue to stay."
"If the gap in the abyss gets out of control again..." As a sixth-level heavenly knight, Mason couldn't help but be afraid when he thought about the situation at that time. The densely packed demon army like the tide, the terrifying and oppressive demon king and duke, it was he
It’s a nightmare that I will never forget. I don’t know how many adventurers died under the attack of demons without causing any ripples. If it weren’t for Malfurion, the “Mentor of the Dark Night” who was guarding this place during that time, I would probably have waited for the Sky Knight.
Will fall several times
Hearing Mason's words, Fred couldn't help but shudder, thinking of the "Bloody King" with two heads and red scales, and its golden and cold pupils: "I hope the elves will ask for reinforcements as soon as possible.
…”
"Elves are a proud race. It's not that they can't handle it on their own, and they will never ask for help." Mason usually admired the elves' arrogance, but at this time, he hated it all the more.
Having said this, he looked away and looked at the half-burnt cigar in his hand: "There seems to be something wrong in this town..."
Fred narrowed his eyes slightly: "Well, it's a little weird..."
Lucien, Natasha, and Malfurion lowered their height and moved closer to the gap in the abyss. At this time, two figures, one dark green and one brown, flew over from below and stopped in front of the four of them.
"Three distinguished guests, thank you for coming to help." The brown figure is a tall, middle-aged human man, holding a wooden stick engraved with a balance symbol in his hand, which is "Hand of Balance" Loder.
At this height, the scene of the abyss behind the gap is very clear. It is a plain stained red with blood, but there are strange white stones standing everywhere.
On the plain, except for a few scaly plants, there is only blood-colored soil and gravel. When the wind blows, dust rises all over the sky.
And in a place obscured by dust in the sky, Lucien saw a pale sun, dyed with a strange red blush against the blood.
Everything is so bleak and bloody, full of depressing tones, and seems to promote killing and destruction anytime and anywhere.
"Great Elder." The dark green figure is a miniature lady the size of a head. She has dark green hair, enchanting and beautiful facial features, a slender figure, a faint green color at the end of her fingers, and a pair of transparent cicada wings on her back.
, surrounded by the rich scent of forest trees.
She is the tree elf "Green Guardian", Selende.
After greeting Malfurion, Selende said no more. To the tree elves, humans who destroy the forest are unforgivable villains.
"Celinda, what is nature?" Lancier suddenly asked.
Selende watched with dissatisfaction as Lancier seemed to have bad feelings for this elf: "Nature is the green color that symbolizes life, allowing all living things to flourish. It is very fragile and needs to be maintained by us together. Anything that destroys nature will cause harm."
They are our enemies."
Landseer smiled and said: "Evans, what is nature? Do you have an answer to the question you asked us?"
Lucien glanced at him and although he didn't know exactly what he wanted to do, he was certain that he definitely had his own agenda. Perhaps he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve a certain goal by provoking conflicts?
Malfurion seemed a little absent-minded, but he didn't stop Lantheer from asking. Maybe he also wanted to know the answers to Lucien and Atlante.
Rodel opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but finally fell silent.
Lucien smiled and pointed to the bloody plain: "Is this nature? There are creatures like demons, soil, wind, and sun."
"This is nature that has been polluted and destroyed, and is heading towards complete destruction." Selende replied seriously.
Lucien shook his head: "What I have in mind is naturally cycle."
"As long as the things involved can form a cycle of their own, from life to death, and from death to life, then it is natural, so the swamp is natural, the volcanic biosphere is natural, the abyss is natural, and hell is also natural..."
Before Selende and others could refute, Lucien continued: "Nature is full of strange things and contains countless things. The nature we each see and come into contact with is different, so the nature in our minds is a combination of ourselves.
The unique nature formed by experience and knowledge is the nature we see from our own perspective, just like microscopic particles. If we choose different observation methods, we will see different results. As for what it is like, it is meaningless."
“So, my nature is nature from the perspective of us humans. What is suitable for our development and promotes our development is good nature. Our purpose of protecting the environment and forests is also very clear, which is to create a better environment for ourselves.
A good living environment, not the other way around. In this regard, we use ourselves as the main body to understand nature. We are, and so are you elves!"
Malfurion and Selende were about to speak when a roar full of killing and destruction suddenly sounded from below, and the tide-like army of demons emerged again, rushing towards the gap.
These demons have black scales and bat-like wings. They come in various shapes, but the one thing they have in common is that they are extremely ferocious.
"The Bloody King has sent its demon army to attack again..." Rodel breathed a sigh of relief and quickly changed the subject.
Lucien looked at the scene in the gap, calculated the distance, and suddenly stretched out his right hand with a long and strange voice:
"Eternal Blazing Sun!"
boom!
A scorching sun suddenly rose in the center of the bloody plain, and the terrifying high temperature could be felt even through the gaps in space!
An unimaginable energy storm swept around, and white light flooded everything.
Seeing the strange rolling mushroom cloud and the ever-changing abyss gaps, and feeling the power that could destroy the world, Lancier and Selende were speechless.
No matter what ideas you have or what you want to do with us, you'd better weigh your own strength first!
Lucien withdrew his right hand and inserted it into his black double-breasted gown.