Greenway is the last large city located in the northern part of the southern border of the empire. Beyond this city and further north is the vast and dangerous black pine forest-the vast forest that is shrouded in shadow all year round occupies almost ten percent of the entire country.
In this land, poisonous swamps, beast caves and the lairs of some ancient creatures can be found everywhere in the dense forest. Although the black pine forest is also rich in some rare alchemical materials and ores, due to the danger and some terrible legends deep in the dense forest, few people
Will be willing to take the initiative to enter the depths of the jungle.
For many years, the people of the Empire have been working hard to develop this vast forest. After all, it is a waste to leave such a fertile land in the hinterland of the Empire and not develop it. However, the black pine forest has extraordinary vitality and the beauty entrenched in the dense forest.
Herds of beasts, large and small, have made development work extremely slow. Now, after so many years, the Imperials have only built a few cities around the pine forest - Greenway is one of them.
This city can be said to be one of the most successful examples of the "Black Pine Forest Development Plan". The land it is located on was part of the dark jungle two hundred years ago, but the efforts of generations of druids and mystics have transformed this land from
The black pine forest was separated from the "life cycle", causing the wildly spreading and reborn trees to stop at the forest barrier in the north of the city. The Imperials thrived in Greenway, built cities, cultivated fertile fields, and turned this place into a solid
The fortress of civilization has finally gained a firm foothold.
But the cost of building such a city is too high.
In order to seize a piece of land from the black pine forest, the manpower, material resources and energy spent are enough to build ten large cities of the same size in any other wilderness on the planet, and there is no need to worry about the forest counterattack, so this ambition
The vigorous development plan did not last. Greenway was the most successful and the last pioneer city. Since Greenway was completely stabilized two hundred years ago, the empire's attitude towards the black pine forest has changed from development and expansion to maintaining the status quo, and
This system has continued to this day. Today, I am afraid that not many people still remember those days of cutting through thorns and thorns in the dense forest and measuring the land inch by inch.
With Leah's assistance, it was not difficult to pass the checkpoints. The caravan successfully obtained all legal procedures and entered this legendary city.
Greenway is obviously more prosperous and larger than any previous town. This bridgehead-like city has been expanded and built for countless generations. Now it stands like a huge ant nest at the edge of the forest. It used to be a pioneering group.
The workshops and camps set up have now been turned into residences and shops. The people living in this city make a living by selling various resources collected from the black pine forest. Caravans traveling from north to south gather here, for
It is also possible to purchase various specialties from the black pine forest at relatively low prices. In the city, there are even three towers that can accommodate medium-sized airships, which are military ports used to transport supplies to the north——
After all, after spending huge manpower and material resources to build a pioneer city here, there must always be some reward.
In the north of the city, a majestic high wall stands between the black pine forest and the city buildings. The light green wall shines with the brilliance of magic all year round. The wall is inlaid with rune stone bricks from elven craftsmen. Its function is to prevent
The black pine forest is encroaching on the city - although this land has been separated from the life cycle of the black pine forest, the small-scale plant spread has never stopped. Without this fence, the bushes and weeds everywhere would probably drive any municipal government crazy.
officials.
The magic van was driving on the avenue, but Hao Ren did not admire the scenery outside for too long. He closed the curtains and gently tapped the data terminal lying on his shoulder pretending to be dead: "Has the data analysis been done?
"
"Damn it, you can think of this machine when something happens," the data terminal snorted, "But considering your keen sense, there is indeed something wrong with those guys called Black Sword Knights."
"Undead creatures?" Vivian raised her eyebrows, "I feel like their breath doesn't look like living people...the heat response and blood distribution on their bodies are also wrong."
"It's alive, but it's strange... not complete," the data terminal said. "The samples encountered are limited, and the results analyzed by this machine may not be accurate. But at present, it seems that the so-called Black Sword Knight is probably...
Soldiers who have been transformed by magic or other means are still physically active, but there are many things that are not biological tissues running in their bodies. The nerve signals throughout their bodies are considered normal, but the activity of their brains is as low as
To an unbelievable degree - this situation is indeed a bit like zombies driven by necromancy, but as I just said, their bodies are alive."
"Synths who rely on commands to act," Hao Ren rubbed his chin and muttered, "Let's classify them this way for now."
"Why are you so interested in those black sword knights?" Leah looked at Hao Ren curiously, "Isn't your job to save the world?"
It's fine if I don't mention this. When I mention this, Hao Ren's face immediately wrinkles up: "Forget it, observing and recording the ecology of civilization is the job of the censor, okay? Saving the world is supposed to be my boss."
It’s my job! If it weren’t for the special circumstances of the Dream Plane, what I should do every day should be recording these things related to civilization observation..."
Leah was immediately shocked: "So this is your job?! I thought your main task was to collect corpses for civilization and calculate my little inheritance..."
Hao Ren: "...Have you finished your homework?"
Leah: "I won't take you like this!"
Hao Ren showed a victorious smile, and then turned to analyze the planet analysis report that had just been sent from Nolan.
His expression changed slightly.
There is a particularly eye-catching note in the analysis report: An abnormal signal reaction was found inside the Lahirian core.
The precision scanning probe has completed scanning most of the structure of the planet. Nolan even went to the core to establish a temporary anchorage, and a steady stream of planet analysis reports were summarized at the Giant Turtle Platform.
The host of the spacecraft was then uploaded to Hao Ren.
Since the planet was divided into two, the core of the earth was exposed for a long time. The once molten and hot core has now cooled into an iron-rich sphere. Although its temperature is still fatal to humans, it is considered dangerous for the core of the planet.
"Cold".
After many days of careful searching, Nolan finally found something interesting in the cooling core of the earth.
"Boss, I scanned a dense special area deep in the earth's core. There is a mass of unknown matter hidden below with a density and energy intensity exceeding the average, and it is constantly releasing strange energy pulses."
Hao Ren suppressed the surprise and excitement in his heart and turned to ask for details: "Only such vague information? Can't you tell what it is?"
Nolan hesitated for a second: "...the scanning system encountered some trouble, there was interference."
A strange energy field is wrapped around Lahirion's core. This energy field even interferes with Nolan's advanced radar system, so that Miss Ship Girl still has not been able to fully understand what is buried in the core.
What is it.
But at least one thing is certain: such a thing would not naturally occur inside a normal planet.
It is man-made, and it definitely could not have been created by the civilization on the planet's surface today.
During the spiritual connection, Nolan's image appeared in Hao Ren's mind. In her background was a dark red mass of earth's core material that was still emitting a faint red light, while various tiny fragments were floating around the earth's core.
In a low-gravity environment, that is the "sand dust" kicked up by the oscillation of the star's core.
The expression on Nolan's face was a bit tangled: "Boss, the things in the earth's core are still releasing energy pulses, but the signals are so messy that no useful information can be deciphered at all. Who do you think left this behind?"
"This planet has been destroyed once, but even before the destruction, what survived on its surface was only an indigenous civilization at the planetary level. According to Leah's observations back then, that civilization could not be in the core of their home planet.
Place something," Hao Ren thought, "so what you found may be a relic left by the civilization of the last century - something that existed before the Dark Realm was formed."
Nolan frowned: "This thing may be related to the 'vaccine' we are looking for, but it is now wrapped in an energy field. This energy field has obvious traces of encryption. It looks like a lockbox.
——Forcibly cracking it will probably cause big problems."
"It cannot be cracked by force," Hao Ren said immediately, "It is buried deep in the core of the earth. If anything goes wrong there, it will cause catastrophe to the entire planet. If it explodes, we will be guilty."
"...Boss, I always feel that given your physique, it's best not to take the initiative to say such things. What if it comes true?"
Hao Ren suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Why are you following this bad example now... Seriously, don't stimulate that thing casually. You have to safely break through that energy barrier. If the spacecraft's computing power is not enough, I authorize you to use it."
The computing support of World Tree has only one requirement: stability, as stable as it can be, do you understand?"
"Nolan understands."
The call was hung up, and Hao Ren breathed a sigh of relief.
Nolan has made pretty good progress there.
The trip to Lahirien was divided into two groups. The first group was Hao Ren and his friends. The main task was to act on the surface of the planet, personally participate in and observe the form of civilization in this world, and record how this civilization survived in a special environment.
Survival and operation, observing the changes taking place in the Dragon Empire is one of the tasks; the other is Nolan and her army of detectors, whose task is to scan the material structure and deep secrets of the entire planet, and find among the dead things
Clues. The two routes are conducted in parallel to simultaneously complete the observation of civilization and the recording of the local environment.
By the way, you can also search for traces related to the Crazy Lord.
Hao Ren was filled with emotion: In fact, this is the normal work process that a normal review officer should carry out under normal circumstances - damn, it's not normal to pull out the main gun and explode it before landing.
Okay!
After sighing with emotion, he felt a slight sense of urgency: Nolan had found a significant anomaly on the planet. Although the anomaly was shrouded by an energy barrier, it was only a matter of time before the barrier was broken, so he would Can actions on planetary surfaces also achieve certain results?
His intuition told him that the Dragon Empire must be hiding some secret. It was this secret that made it completely different from any other country on the planet Lahirion. He believed that as long as this journey reached the end, this secret would be revealed. It will definitely be revealed...