The Glyph Fortress, a giant fortress built at the beginning of the Second Age, controls the main route from the northern region to the elven kingdoms. The terrain is difficult to defend and difficult to attack.
It is said that during the construction, the Mercury Dynasty awakened the corpses of powerful Titans, mined the Abyss Rock deep underground, polished it and transported it here, and inserted it vertically into the earth to form a giant fortress.
Although this place was captured twice by the elves during the great wars of the Second Era, the Mercury Dynasty later recaptured it and rebuilt it several times. In order to commemorate this arduous battle, the victims were successively engraved on this stone tablet.
His name, the year of the war, words he hopes to inform future generations, etc.
The giant tombstone rock is as black as a magnet, with unmelted snow falling on the top. A few crows landed on the top of the bell tower, turning their heads and looking at the pedestrians walking below.
Here, on the main road from the north to the Emerald Forest and the east, caravans often stop again. Some adventurers and hunters will also sell some materials after killing monsters in exchange for gold coins to make a living.
Due to the lack of arable land in the surrounding area, the population here is not large. Most of them are soldiers stationed here and some members of the chamber of commerce.
Compared with other areas, the markets here are not lively, and people rarely bargain when doing business. If they feel it is not suitable, they will leave directly.
The atmosphere in the north is like this. They are generally upright. If you talk for a long time and want to negotiate a cheap price, you will only be kicked out by the boss. They don't like to waste so much words. If you buy, you will buy, and if you don't buy, you will leave (gun
), I am not in the mood to make all these twists and turns.
Today is a rare sunny day, and some convoys from chambers of commerce will take advantage of this opportunity to rush on their way. The sound of carriages passing by can often be heard on the streets.
But during this otherwise noisy time, the streets suddenly became quiet.
Some tourists passing by looked at the street curiously, and then they noticed the black knights riding by.
They stopped next to an ordinary oak carriage and seemed to question the driver for a few words before letting him go.
Looking at this scene, some residents who have lived here all year round were a little surprised...
Generally speaking, these Death Scythe knights will not pay attention to passing merchants, but once they stop them, it is often because they have violated the local iron laws, which are fewer than the imperial laws, but are strictly enforced here.
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For example, major crimes such as human smuggling and trafficking, murder, and massacre of villages are prohibited.
When facing such criminals, those Death Scythe knights would usually execute them directly on the street to deter potential criminals. There were very few cases of stopping people and then letting them go.
These Death Scythe Knights are all extraordinary beings in the Necromantic Sequence. They can directly see through the soul, and ordinary disguises are difficult to take effect in front of them.
Why did he let the other party go this time? This thought flashed away, but the carriage and the team left. Such a small accident soon became a small fragment in life and was forgotten.
Sitting in the carriage, Lily held Hells in her arms and looked at the slightly heavy bell-shaped bell in her hand, a little surprised.
This was given to her by the Death Scythe knight when she was about to leave the city, and the other party only left one sentence.
'Please ring this bell when you are in danger.'
Then, the three knights walked away silently, as if they had just passed by accidentally.
Lily put the bell back in her arms and wrapped it in a small package. Only then did Lily look at the scenery outside the window.
After leaving the towering carved fortress, there is a long winding road down the mountain. There is a thick coniferous forest here, with a little white snow remaining on the top, and some melted snow water dripping from the trees, making a slight sound.
In the next two days, the team trudged through the Spiral Leaf Mountains. The ground here was like countless raised spirals, full of circular stairs of varying heights, with tall trees and shrubs growing throughout.
There are thorns and thorns, making it very difficult to walk.
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Even though the team had familiar guides, it took them a while to gradually move through the area.
As they continued to move toward the southeast, the temperature became slightly warmer. One day later, Lily gradually saw the vast green and bright forest in the distance.
The sky showed a light blue, with a few white clouds floating in it. Tall and dense trees stood on the ground, many of them more than a hundred meters high. The countless green leaves swayed in the sun and wind, and the bright reflections and
The green leaves turned together and made a rushing sound, as soothing as the waves.
"That's the Emerald Forest." In the carriage, the witch in gray introduced Lily.
"Most of the forest elves live there. They are small in number and isolated from the world. They rarely come out to move around."
"Was it like this before? I remember that in the early days of the empire, forest elves participated in many constructions and wars. Even Titania was built by forest elves and humans." Lily asked.
"In the past, well, if we say more than 300 years ago, forest elves were still relatively active at that time, and they could be seen in many parts of the empire." The witch recalled the records in past history.
"Not only are there some elf chambers of commerce, elf musicians, elf bartenders, but also forest elves who serve as generals. They often live for a long time, so they are highly skilled."
"But as some of the atmosphere within the empire deteriorated, such as the epidemic of famine, the increase in bandits, and some behaviors of the nobles, they gradually became tired of it, so they slowly moved back to the forest."
"In the past hundred years, there have been fewer and fewer forest elves walking outside, so the emperor's deprivation of the privileges of the elves in the past seems to be insignificant to them, and there is no special defense or response."
"However, this does not mean that the elves have completely lost power in the empire. Many of the great nobles in the East have elven blood, and they still maintain contacts with the Emerald Forest."
In the early years of the empire, forest elves and humans united, and there were many examples of mutual integration. After opening up territories, these achievements were later sealed in the territories near the Emerald Forest. Slowly, these nobles continued to develop and expand, and gradually formed what they are today.
The eastern border of the empire.
It can be said that the Eastern Territory is a region deeply influenced by forest elves. People here do not like fighting and prefer a simple and peaceful pastoral life.
The stable order, warm climate, and the route from the coast to the Eastern Continent have created the prosperity of the Eastern Territory. It is also the most fertile region except the central part under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor.
After leaving the cold and howling north, Lily and her group began to head east along the periphery of the Emerald Forest.
The journey went smoothly, and everything seemed to become peaceful around the peaceful green forest.
On the way, they also passed several elven towns, where they took supplies and rested.
"Is it delicious, Hers?"
Lily held the opened small wooden box, which contained about 16 small pastries in two layers. From time to time, she took out a piece and fed it to Hers who was sitting beside him.
These pastries were purchased in a certain elf town. It is said that they are made with honey and rice flour produced by the elves, and are also mixed with flower petal powder. They have a faint fragrance. Each cake is divided into three layers of green, white and red.
Very delicious.
"Wow... delicious." Hells chewed the delicious pastries, nodded from time to time, and then looked hopefully at the box in Lily's hand.
"Don't eat too much, otherwise you won't be able to eat at night." Lily closed the box and touched Hells' head before he reluctantly stopped.
Seeing this scene, the witch lady on the side couldn't help but cover her mouth and let out a slight laugh.
In this way, the group of people walked under the canopy of extremely tall trees, the carriage and the knights were covered with the tiny sunlight in the tree shades, bathed in the warm breeze, and continued to move towards the distant place where the sky and the earth meet.