Qingfeng Port, one of the cities closest to the border of civilization among the city-states, has been the most important stronghold of the Academy of Truth and the Explorers Association since the day it was built.
Thousands of years ago, an expedition fleet led by an elf scholar lost its way near the border due to a storm, and discovered this large island that was not included in any data while searching for a shipping route.
According to records, the fleet was chased by the storm for seven days. On the early morning of the eighth day when everyone was exhausted, land suddenly appeared in the sunshine between the storms. The explorers were ecstatic and tried their best to sail the ship towards
The coast was approaching, and as they approached this strange island, the strength of the storm suddenly weakened. By the time the fleet members could clearly see the lush vegetation on the island, the storm had dissipated completely, leaving only a breeze in the offshore area——
So the explorers named this big island after "Breeze", and later turned it into the name of the new colony.
Many city-states were discovered by explorers while wandering on the sea, and these discovery processes were accompanied by more or less thrilling stories or legends. The legends are true and false, and it is difficult to tell the authenticity, but Qingfeng Port's
The discovery and construction process has always been considered "detailed and reliable" - the reason is simple, because this is a city-state established by elves.
The explorer captain who originally discovered this island is still the governor of this city-state - and also serves as the president of the Explorers Association.
Sarah Mel stood on the terrace of the official residence, looking at the streets in the distance that were bathed in "sunshine". She looked at the city-state that he and his colleagues had built little by little and gradually prospered to this day. The patrols
Steam walkers are lining up through the streets, bicycle bells are ringing, and citizens are preparing to start the day's work. On the "tower" not far away, the elf-style dome is slowly driven by mechanical devices.
Opening, the heavy filter lens group rose from the top of the tower, slowly adjusting its angle to track the sun that was gradually rising into the sky.
The Elf Archon narrowed his eyes slightly, wrinkles piling up at the corners of his eyes.
Even with the elf's longevity, Sarah Meir is no longer young. Wrinkles have been creeping up on his forehead little by little since three hundred years ago. The elf's iconic blond hair is now stained with white frost.
A vigorous expedition captain turned into a calm but frail old man, but one thing remained the same - he was still full of curiosity about the world.
"Your father was a respectable explorer back then. Even by the harsh standards of the elves, he can be described as 'extraordinary'. The warnings such an explorer sent to the civilized world are certainly worthy of attention.
, but I hope you can understand - our concerns are normal."
Sarah Meyer turned around and said to the black-haired lady who was sitting dignifiedly at the terrace tea table.
"Of course I understand, but my task is just to convey the news. How to deal with that is your business," Lucretia said calmly, "Father also thought of your possible reactions, and his attitude was the same-proposed
Warning, nothing else."
"...I will come forward to the Explorers Association. In any case, the news from Captain Duncan is worthy of attention. It should make the captains on the route be more vigilant," Consul Sarah said, and then he
He frowned, "But I'm really curious... Can we really dive into the deep sea with a spherical submersible and see the 'original blueprint' of our world?"
"The risk is high, but the Frostmen did succeed," Lucretia nodded. "Of course, the pioneers half a century ago paid a heavy price for this - the minds of mortals are too fragile after all.
It is impossible to completely avoid the influence of the 'truth' in the deep sea. My father... is somewhat special, and I do not recommend that you imitate him."
"...If I were seven or eight hundred years younger, I might have really started planning my dive plan by now." Sara was silent for a few seconds, shaking her head with regret, "If I could witness those scenes with my own eyes,
, I guess I will be more confident in convincing other people in the association."
A smile appeared on Lucretia's face: "It doesn't matter, more people will receive the warning soon - my father has arranged to send warnings to the Four Gods Church and various city-states, which must be enough to illustrate the seriousness of the matter.
"
Sarah Meyer nodded, then he hesitated, but couldn't help but said: "I'm still curious... Ms. Lucretia, has your father really fully restored his humanity? I'm already alive."
For more than two thousand years, I have never heard of someone who could return from subspace, or even regain his humanity after returning... How did he do it?"
"Who knows?" Lucretia shook her head, "If you are really curious, you can ask him directly in person - he will be here in person soon anyway."
Sarah Meyer's calm and calm face twitched visibly.
"Madam, you don't need to stress this news again..." the Elf Archon said in a weird tone, "This is not good for the heart - please be kind to the elderly."
Lucretia laughed and looked quite happy - she felt that she had experienced Tirian's happiness, so she stood up contentedly and waved to Archon Sarah.
The next second, the figure of the "Sea Witch" suddenly turned into scattered pieces of colorful paper, swirled into the air and disappeared on the terrace.
"This 'witch' really comes and goes freely..." Sarah Mel couldn't help but muttered, turned around and prepared to return to the room - next she should consider contacting the explorer associations of other city-states and how to do so.
That terrible "warning" was delivered.
However, the moment he turned around, the city-state governor's movements suddenly stopped.
It was as if a wind of fear suddenly blew through the boundary of consciousness, and unspeakable terror and despair surged out of her heart. Sarah Mel felt that this "emotion" seemed to be injected directly into her own mind, and she was gripped in an instant.
It froze his mind, made his blood run cold and his muscles tense!
He raised his head with difficulty and looked in a direction that seemed to be deeply engraved in his mind and had a strong pulling feeling. He looked towards the center of the city-state and towards those towering buildings——
However, he did not see the city-state he was familiar with, nor did he see any other familiar scenery.
There was only a dazzling fire, and a giant tree that was so huge that it was indescribable that its boundaries could no longer be seen. The giant tree, like a huge mountain range, was burning at the end of his field of vision!
The giant tree is like the world tree "Silantis" that once existed in the ancient elven legends, but it is far more majestic and amazing than what poets and scholars have imagined. It seems to cover the entire mountains and plains.
, and sheltered a kingdom in the shade of the trees. It was larger than any city-state or island that Sarah Mel had ever seen, and the land under the giant tree was even more vast than he could imagine——
However, all of this is shrouded in apocalyptic flames.
The red flames were devouring everything, burning the giant tree and the forest around the giant tree into ashes, and some huge flashes of light, like the release of energy, kept shooting out from the edge of the flame, igniting the air and tearing apart the sky.
Following those weird and huge flashes of light, Sarah Meyer raised her eyes with difficulty.
He finally found the source of the fire that consumed everything.
It's the sky - the whole sky is glowing with a terrifying blazing light, bulging and glowing like a steam core reactor that is about to melt out of control. And in the midst of the bulging light, you can see some kind of dark red.
The ominous color is gradually seeping in.
Then, those dark reds began to spread rapidly until they swallowed up the blazing light in the sky, causing the whole world to be shrouded in a terrifying, dark red dusk. The blazing heat in the sky receded, but everything on the earth was already there.
Burned out in the fierce flames, the forest turned into scorched earth, and the miraculous giant tree collapsed in the embers, making a roar of earth-shattering.
The dark red sky became darker and darker, and some kind of black stripes spread out bit by bit. Time seemed to have passed for a long time, or maybe only for a moment. Sarah Meyer saw that night was falling, and the darkness was mixed with a strange dark red color.
The night sky covered the world that had turned into scorched earth. In this extremely short period of "quietness", he seemed to hear someone speaking in his ear.
Those were several unfamiliar voices——
"...I still remember them, remember their appearance..."
"Memories can come in handy... We have a plan..."
"A shelter, or a cage of survival - the future is not optimistic."
"But at least there is a future..."
Sarah Mel looked around in horror, trying to find the source of the sound, but she only saw the world burning up and everything annihilated. Then, the dark red and ominous night sky began to split into pieces, and chaotic light and shadow "flooded" in from the cracks in the sky.
The ashes and wreckage on the earth were instantly assimilated and decomposed by the light and shadow, and everything was quickly disappearing. A strong, unknown source of thought roared in his mind, as if millions of thoughts were speaking at the same time.
,resonance:
The tearing doomsday.
Sarah Meier swayed.
Something was receding like a tide, and the remaining intense emotions and terrifying impressions in his mind melted away as quickly as snowflakes in the sun. One second, he felt as if he had seen something, or even remembered something strongly, and the next
For a second, he felt that he was just stunned and in a trance for a moment.
Those things disappeared, like dreams dissipating in the early morning.
Sarah Mel stood there, frowning subconsciously, and looked back in the direction where the "Sea Witch" had disappeared.
"This 'witch' really comes and goes freely..."
Sarah Meyer couldn't help but grumbled, turned around and returned to the room.