Ever since the disappearance of the Temple Orb a year ago, the Beinz Diocese seemed to have fallen into a state of trouble. In just one year, a series of incidents occurred in this land distorted by supernatural forces.
Major events include the collapse of the Dragon's Back Mountains, the siege of the stone giants, the awakening of the eldest son, the destruction of the parish, the death of a rector, and finally even the entire holy lake turned into a huge crystal mine due to orbital bombardment.
It would be recorded in history anywhere else, but it happened intensively in such a small piece of land. Today, this parish that was once classified as a holy land has changed beyond recognition, and almost all civilian settlements have been evacuated.
Replaced by various knightly orders and temporarily established monasteries, the population here is still about the same as a year ago, but the population composition has almost 100% transformed into soldiers and monks. Even the bold mercenaries in the past are now
Give this place a wide berth.
However, the troubled times of Beinz Parish have not yet passed. Not long after the mining and utilization of the crystal mines just started, it has become the front line of the "holy war" between the Glory Sect and the Return Sect.
Nowadays, Beinz Parish and the "Holy Mountain" on the west side of the parish that are not within the scope of Horleta's influence have become the front line of the battle between the Glory Sect and the cultists. This area is centered on the Crystal Mine, and the east side of the mine is the remains of the collapse.
The remnants of the Dragon's Back Mountains, where most of the main forces of the Church Knights and Kingdom Knights are stationed, and the towering peaks to the west of the mine are the territory of the Werewolf Tribe State. Under those peaks are hidden the Returned Sect's many years of operation.
The Secret Fortress. The Werewolf Tribe Nation is extremely angry with these heretics under their noses and regards this oversight as a shame. Therefore, their raging war against the returning sect is no more intense than the fanatical Shining believers on the east side of the mine.
weak.
In terms of strength, the cultists hiding in the holy mountain are at an overwhelming disadvantage. They have been surrounded. And there is no external aid. The fierce Snow Mountain Wolf Cavalry and the two knights have cut off all roads around the western mountains. However, those cultists
There is no sign of weakness so far. They are like numb guards, resolutely killing any outsider who enters the mountains. This self-confidence may be the result of being controlled by the mind, or it may be that they truly believe that as long as they fight in the "Religious War"
"It is basically unreasonable for crazy believers to die and their blood and flesh can return to the goddess gloriously.
The group set out from the royal capital and passed directly through the teleportation array to the Knights' camp in Beinz Parish. After the teleportation light dimmed, Hao Ren found himself in a wide hexagonal hall with walls around it like
It is crystal clear, flowing with the radiance of magic. On the ground in the center of the hall is a huge and complex teleportation circle. Three groups of guards can be seen in every corner around the hall: one wearing a mage robe.
A high-level mage, and two elite knights with distinctive armors with magic patterns floating on them.
A sense of oppression in a military location came over me.
As soon as Lily showed her head, she saw a knight with a pair of wolf ears on his head in the corner of the hall. She was immediately very happy and waved her hand to say hello: "Ah ho! Fellow fellow! I am also a werewolf, I am from the Ha family...
…”
"Stop howling, they are standing guard," Hao Ren quickly pulled Lily back, and then looked around the place. "It looks so gorgeous... I thought the front lines of the parish were all messy places like temporary positions. As soon as I showed up, I saw
There are big cowhide tents all over the ground..."
Ofra laughed: "Of course there are such places, but they are all stationed on the ground. Come on, let me show you something. Although it may not be very clever to a foreigner like you who has great supernatural powers, but in the
It looks like a miracle to me, let me show it off to you."
"Garrison point on the ground?" Hao Ren muttered subconsciously, and then was dragged out of the teleportation hall by Ofra.
As soon as he went out, he was startled by the sight in front of him.
He saw a magnificent, gleaming fortress.
A huge half-moon-shaped square stretches out in front of you. On the square, you can see elite knights and magic soldiers marching in queues. Around the square are various tall and neat buildings, with thick walls surrounding the buildings.
They are all gathered together. Elegant magic spiers can be seen scattered among the buildings. The bright light at the top of the spiers is constantly jumping and transmitting to each other, showing that all the buildings here may be under an overall energy system:
Such a large overall energy supply system is rare in this world.
Hao Ren looked at the square and the things around it in surprise. He found that the construction materials of these facilities were different from ordinary Holleta buildings. The materials were obviously man-made building materials, and they were very high-end. They were smoother than rocks.
, more delicate than bricks and tiles, and a slightly shiny crystal shell can be seen on its smooth surface, giving people the feeling of being covered with a layer of glaze. Hao Ren has never been on this planet before.
I've seen something similar online.
The shape and distribution of various buildings reminded people of military facilities, so everyone thought it might be a fortress at first glance. But in this completely deserted Beinz Parish, there are only cliffs and deep pits.
, where is the place to build such a fortress?
Lily stretched her neck and looked around, and she suddenly found something inconsistent with the landscape outside: no mountains could be seen from here, but in the mountainous Beinz area, no matter where you are, you just need to look up.
You should be able to see a certain mountain peak. She was surprised: "Where is the mountain?"
"Below us," Ofra smiled and led everyone to a round platform next to Half Moon Square. This round platform was surrounded by railings and had a big hole in the middle. Hao Ren glanced down and suddenly found that he was right below.
The crystal mine was blasted out with one shot, and the place where I was standing was obviously flying in the sky!
"Welcome to 'Hodisius', our aerial fortress. The Pope and twelve royal magisters personally participated in the design and manufacture. It only took less than a month for it to rise from the ground," Ophra's voice was filled with excitement.
Praise, "This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen... Of course, it is limited to the category of man-made objects."
"Wow..." Lily stared blankly for a long time, then suddenly exclaimed, "That's great!"
"Compared with your stuff, does it still look 'awesome'?" Ofra smiled and joked, "This is the only thing I have seen in my life, but I heard from Betsy that there are things in other worlds that are far beyond human imagination.
There are even more magnificent miracles, and there are even cities that can fly among the stars... Although I have never seen them, I can imagine that compared to those things, Hodecius is too primitive."
"It's still great!" Lily jumped hard, "Magic Floating City! The name sounds great!"
"This husky has a habit of being startled." Vivian pressed Lily's head to calm her down, but she was also very surprised. "How did you do it? I have learned about your magic technology...it looks like yours."
The air force is still stuck in the stage of fighting on griffins and flying magicians. In terms of aircraft, the only aircraft are the dwarf steam airships that are refueled every 100 kilometers. How come a floating city was suddenly built?"
"Thanks to the mine below," Ofra pointed to everyone's feet, "Those crystals have magical properties: they can maintain a certain magical effect for a long time with proper treatment, so we created a long-lasting suspension
Stone, that is, those shiny stone bricks you see. The 'glaze' on the surface of those stone bricks is processed with crystal dust. The entire floating fortress is made of suspended stone, and then engraved on the outer wall
Hundreds of magic circles are used to maintain posture and generate power. It requires a hundred high-level mages and thousands of mage apprentices to control it. Moreover, we still don’t know much about the usage and supporting tactics of this suspended fortress, but in any case,
It has become one of the most powerful symbols of force in Horleta, at least I think so."
"Just those crystals?" Hao Ren never expected that the crystal mine he blasted out with one shot would be of such great use. "I'll go... I knew there would be a lot of follow-up troubles if we shot the cannon at the surface."
Ofra looked at Hao Ren: "Is it against your organization's rules to leave these crystal mines for us?"
Hao Ren thought for a while and poked the data terminal on his shoulder: "I remember not to violate the rules, right? Under the circumstances at that time."
The data terminal banged on Hao Ren's head: "Are you asking me about this kind of thing? Your employee handbook has been read like a dog?"
Lily's ears pricked up: "Nonsense, the landlord never lets me see his manual!"
Everyone: "..."
Hao Ren blinked: "...Okay, I think it shouldn't be against the rules. Although it seems to affect your development a little, it was to prevent the extinction of your civilization. I remember that this is included in the exception."
Hao Ren didn't say anything else: A planet-level civilization created a magical floating city. This may be a big deal in their own eyes, but no one here at the Space and Time Administration will pay attention to it. If it violates the rules again
How far can the violation go...
The magical floating city Hodecius dominates the sky in the Beinz area, looking down like a giant beast on the holy mountain where the cultists are hiding. At this time, the brain monster that seems to be in dire straits... is there?