"The Iron Curtain existed a thousand years ago, and along with it appeared the elves who settled in the Black Forest. No one paid much attention to it at that time. After all, the Northland was big enough, and the Black Forest was not suitable for human habitation.
But more than fifty years ago, the Iron Curtain suddenly expanded rapidly, and the Northland fell into eternal darkness. Correspondingly, the dimensional barrier was opened, and endless demons poured in from the abyss, slaughtering creatures wantonly. Half of Faerûn was destroyed.
dragged into this catastrophe."
The old man was leaning on the reclining chair, covering himself with a blanket and telling stories. Zhou Qingfeng sat under him, and Kelly and others also came over to listen. Xili was extremely angry that the story involved elves, and often cursed "ridiculous"
,slander,smear'.
But everyone still wants to hear what Old Longlegs has to say...
"The ever-expanding Iron Curtain plunged the intelligent races of Faerûn into extreme fear. Countless churches and kingdoms began to devote all their efforts to desperately prevent the spread of this disaster. The war lasted for several years and swallowed up countless people.
life.
Since the Iron Curtain and the devil appeared at the same time, everyone initially thought that the devil built the Iron Curtain. When the devil was driven back into the abyss, we naturally had to find a way to tear down the Iron Curtain.
But when we studied the Iron Curtain, we found that our previous understanding was wrong. The Iron Curtain was created by the elves of Silverleaf City, and its creator was the rebel group that was expelled from Evermeet Island a thousand years ago."
nonsense!
Loud and angry words broke out in the greenhouse. Xili clenched her hands in anger, bared her teeth and cracked her eyes, wishing she could fight Old Long Legs. Zhou Qingfeng had never seen her so angry.
"In order to resist the invasion of demons, all the elves in Silverleaf City are almost dying. My father, my mother, my brothers and sisters, and I am the only one in our family who died. How can you be so shameless? You can't bully the dead.
Can you talk?"
If Zhou Qingfeng hadn't held her back, Xili would have definitely pounced on her. Old Changlegs understood the identity of the elf princess and simply said: "Your Highness, we have evidence and it's not just random talk."
"What evidence?"
"The evidence given by an elder named 'Swahili' on your Everju Island. His research shows..."
"Swahili?"
Hilly's scream instantly pierced the ears of everyone present, and the name made her go berserk, "Swahili was afraid of death and fled the battlefield, forcing me to take all the responsibilities. It was he who sent me to the devil's camp to be humiliated.
That bastard was originally my father's subordinate. His cowardice brought shame to all elves. When did he become the elder of Evermeet Island? How could you listen to the lies of such a traitor?"
Xili lost control of her emotions and could no longer control herself. Zhou Qingfeng had to use all his strength to hug her, and the meeting could only be suspended.
Lao Changji expressed his understanding of this and arranged for the visitors from Harmony Village to stay, either in the military camp in the city or in the city lord's mansion.
Zhou Qingfeng was arranged in the independent courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion. He carried Xili back to the bedroom and patiently comforted her for a long time before she calmed down the elf girl - Xili, who never rested, was so angry that she cried and fussed, and then fell asleep for the first time.
, fell on the bed in the bedroom and fell asleep.
Although there were some twists and turns and doubts, Zhou Qingfeng was still thinking about Lao Changji's story. But in the bedroom, the five-pointed star on his chest suddenly lit up and automatically fell to the ground and unfolded into the 'Gateway of True Knowledge'.
The room was dark, and the strange object opened by itself. Behind the door was the large library where Zhou Qingfeng consulted information on a daily basis. A few pieces of paper floated on the square table in the library, and a line of words appeared on it... 'Young man, come in. It's our turn.
Let's chat.'
"Who are you?" Zhou Qingfeng has been wearing this strange thing for a long time, and it was only today that he was sure that it had autonomous consciousness. He stood at the door and stopped walking.
The words on the page changed, and he replied: "It doesn't matter who I am, but if I want to harm you, I have already done it. In view of the benefits and conveniences I have provided you, there is no need for you to be too defensive against me."
"
This moment, that moment, times have changed, how can we be credulous?
Zhou Qingfeng shook his head slightly, unmoved, "Xili said that the person who created the 'Gate of True Knowledge' was an elf prophet. Old Longlegs said that the Iron Curtain was created by a rebellious elf prophet. There should be no difference between the two.
Is that you? Your name is Marco Shi?"
The characters on the page changed and he continued: "Young man, if you are not in my space, I will not reveal too much information to you. Because my enemies are too many and too strong, and they have the ability to steal secrets beyond imagination.
I can also understand your caution. After all, you are involved in a wide-ranging trouble. Lies and fraud will always haunt you. If you are careful, you will live longer. You don't want to come in, so I will just say a few words.
First of all, I will take back the 'Gate of True Knowledge'. This strange object no longer belongs to you. It's not that I'm stingy, but that Swahili guy will arrive at your side in a few days, and you can't deal with him now.
Oh..., you still don’t know who Swahili is? He is the one who installed the ‘Steel Golem’ in the ruins of Silverleaf City, keeps shouting that he wants to kill you, and wants to steal the ‘Gate of True Knowledge’.
He is an idiot, a coward, and a selfish guy. It is rare to see such a character among elves. He left Evermeet Island two months ago. You must abandon the 'Gate of True Knowledge' to avoid him, otherwise you will not even run away.
None can escape.
Secondly, I want to take Xili away. This child's life is so miserable. All her parents and brothers and sisters are dead. Thank you very much for taking care of her during this time, but you are not taking good care of her. After struggling for so long, you still let her stay.
In a demon statue, it's so abominable.
This is the last bloodline of the Osriel family, and you can't let you handle it so casually. She deserves a better life. With your current status, marrying Xili is a complete dream, and you have to keep working hard.
Regarding the Iron Curtain, it was indeed me who caused it, but I did not bring about the devil. Things are more complicated than what you know so far. The cruel war fifty years ago could have been avoided. My original intention was also
It's not about destroying anyone.
By the way, I know that you have accepted several goddess missions. Young man, your ability to cause trouble is even better than mine. I can't even imagine how much trouble this is. You will definitely have a huge headache.
It's not easy to tear down the Iron Curtain I created. I can't give you any tips. Just work hard on your own. But I still want to thank you for hunting down the evil insect descendant 'Meng'. The ancient evil text has always been something I wanted but didn't.
something that can be obtained.
That's all I have to say, it doesn't matter if you believe it or not. As for the rest, I can only wish you good luck. I hope I can talk to you face to face one day, you are a nice young man."
The mysterious existence inside the 'Gate of True Knowledge' was concise and concise. After saying that, Xili's body floated out of the air and slowly flew into it. This strange object was about to retract into the state of a pentagram, but Zhou Qingfeng suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute.
one time."
"Is there anything else?" the mysterious being asked, "Don't ask for trouble by trying to stop me. That would be overestimating your capabilities."
Zhou Qingfeng thought for a moment and reached into the 'Gate of True Knowledge'. A ripple like water separated the inside and outside of the strange object. More than 500 basic rune groups flew out from his palm. "I am not a stingy person. I accept you.
Your kindness will be rewarded."
The water-like ripples blocked the detection of external spiritual thoughts. Cyric, who had been watching the show, couldn't figure out what Zhou Qingfeng was doing. He couldn't help but ask: "Boy, what did you give this guy in return?"
Regarding the basic rune set, the mysterious existence was casual at first, but more than one-fifth of the rune set waiting to be accepted. It directly exclaimed: "What is this? Young man, how did you get these things?"
of?"
The more rune groups it lost, the louder the exclamation coming from the strange object became. It was screaming, ecstatic, and cheering. When it accepted everything, it simply shouted with unspeakable words of praise...
..
"Young man, you are a genius, a genius, a true genius! The value of these things is beyond imagination. This is the truth I have been pursuing. They are so perfect and wonderful. They are simply like the light of the world, illuminating time and space.
"
After the transmission was completed, Zhou Qingfeng slowly retracted his hand and said calmly: "You are wrong. What I gave you is indeed beyond imagination. But in terms of value, I am the most valuable."
These words were full of pride and pride, and the mysterious being did not refute it. It pondered for a few seconds and said: "Yes, you are the most valuable and worthy of attention. I must re-evaluate you.
What you gave me is even more than the value of the 'Gate of True Knowledge'. I haven't been so excited in thousands of years. I must give you something in return. Well..., I remember that you got the 'Steel Golem'