On the continent of Loren, the Principality of Cecil is not the only one paying attention to the changes in the Great Wall.
Across the vast wasteland of Gondor, across the dark and twisted jungles and corrupted and mutated lands, in the southern part of the continent, in the warm land covered by high mountains and boundless forests, the magnificent wall changes. The implications are particularly disturbing.
Because there is no natural barrier like the Dark Mountains between the Kingdom of Highmountain and the Wasteland of Gondor.
This kingdom located in the southern part of the continent was established by the southern exiles of the former Gondor Empire. With the help of the elves, the exiles established a new kingdom among the mountains, and in the seven years since then, It has been deeply influenced by elven culture for hundreds of years. After a long period of adjustment, adaptation, trade and marriage, the relationship between this country and the Silver Empire further south has become extremely close, and due to the actual influence of the Great Wall, the northern border area of the Kingdom of Highmountain near the Wasteland of Gondor is essentially It is jointly controlled by elves and humans. The two races worked together to build an endless "forest defense line" here to resist the threats posed by the wasteland.
Here, hundreds of years of mutual dependence and the real threat from the wasteland completely bind the two countries together.
In the No. 1 Forest Guard Tower of the Forest Sea Defense Line, Ranger General Lomar stood in front of the oval window, looking at the northern barrier front line - the vast and endless green forest sea stretched in his field of vision, with The magical towering ancient trees swayed their branches and leaves in the invisible magical wind, making a layer of emerald green waves seem to float on the forest sea, and at the far end of the horizon, the energy barrier of the majestic wall was moving in a strange way. An uneasy brightness flickered, and the low rolling sound of wind and thunder passed through the forest sea and reached the ears of the ranger general.
He turned around and looked at the main console in the hall: "How is the situation ahead?"
The hall is oval, and the main console is located in the center of this oval room. , a row of silver-white lightweight alloy cylinders were neatly arranged on both sides of the main console, projecting various holographic images outwards, and several elf controllers were busy between those alloy cylinders.
Hearing the words of the Ranger General, one of the controllers immediately activated the column in front of him. As the runes lit up, a set of projections in front of the column were enlarged, showing the northernmost part of the Linhai Defense Line. Situation: On the screen, more than a dozen towering ancient trees are rising from the ground, striding forward with "feet" composed of countless roots. Bright runes are floating on the branches of the ancient trees. Layers of energy barriers were formed within the coverage of its canopy, and a group of elves in short robes rode giant moonlight deer, following closely behind the ancient tree, and rushed towards the energy barrier in the distance that was on the verge of overload.
"The second batch of magisters has set off, and sixteen ancient guardian trees are escorting them."
"How is the situation of the first batch of magisters? Are they out of trouble? ?”
The controller quickly reported: “There are three people still trapped in the tunnel area who have been contaminated by the demonic tide and are in urgent need of treatment——GuardianZhe Gushu brought medicine and healing pods, but I'm afraid it's too late. ”
The Ranger General’s brows furrowed tightly as he looked out the window at the forest sea—this forest sea was jointly built by humans and elves to block and purify the evil spirits that continued to spread from the wasteland of Gondor. The magic energy that comes out is corrupted. After seven hundred years of growth, the original magic seeds have now become a barrier that can cover the entire northern border. But can these brave and loyal ancient trees really withstand the direct impact of the magic wave?
No matter what, the offline Sentinel Tower must be restarted.
“Let the ranger troops assemble again and wait at the Sentinel Heights until the second group crosses the Linhai front line. Clear the aberrations around the Sentinel Tower diagonally from the east and west sides to buy at least thirty minutes for the magisters to make repairs." The Ranger General ordered loudly to his deputy, "This tower cannot be lost! ! "
"Yes. "
As soon as the subordinate finished speaking, the voice of the correspondent came from the other direction: "General, the message from the Temple of the Stars is from Her Majesty the Queen. "
Queen? Your Majesty has arrived at the Temple of the Stars? Is the situation so serious?
The Ranger General immediately responded while walking towards the communication platform: "Connected. "
The runes around the communication platform brightened, and a holographic projection from the Temple of the Stars appeared above the elven clan's unique cylindrical communicator - the Elf Queen Belsetia appeared in front of the Ranger General, This ruler who combines majesty and beauty sat solemnly on the pale golden "seat of command". Countless shimmering cables and pipes extended from behind the seat, connecting the Queen's surroundings. A large number of ancient equipment, while the Queen herself looked at Lomar and said seriously: "Our communication with the entire northern region has been interrupted. "
"Yes, Your Majesty," the Ranger General lowered his head, "The Great Wall's communication system was severely damaged during the first overload, and we are trying to find a way to repair it - but the top priority now is to restart it. Sentinel Tower. ”
“How is the progress? "
"The first batch of emergency repair teams were attacked by aberrations and had to hide in the refuge tunnel. They are still trapped. The second batch of teams has just set off, and I have sent out the Ranger troops to buy them time for repairs," the Ranger General said without any secret. "The situation is not optimistic, but I can guarantee that the mission can be completed. "
"Very good," Queen Belsetia nodded slightly, "After the Sentinel Tower is restored, select a group of the most elite rangers and jungle messengers, and I will send them to the north. "
"Yes," the Ranger General said, and asked casually, "Are you going to remind the northern kingdoms? "
"The Great Wall is deteriorating faster than expected. This is a situation that threatens the entire world. Other kingdoms must be warned," the Elf Queen nodded, "We must also appease the northern part of the continent. The clan members are now cut off from communication and they need to get news from their hometown. In addition...it is also necessary to go to Ansu,Go check what's going on there. "
The Ranger General was slightly startled: "The rumor about Gawain Cecil's resurrection? "
"It's not just rumors - a high-level ranger traveling abroad also sent news directly to the Temple of the Stars. That high-level ranger once joined the Northern Pioneer Army and worked with Gawain Sethi. Having worked with him for many years, he said he had confirmed the authenticity of this matter. "
"A high-level ranger who once participated in the Northern Pioneer Army and worked with Gawain for many years? Lomar thought for a moment after hearing this, "Is it Solderin?" "
"It's him. "
"I understand, his words should be credible. "
The Ranger General nodded. He has known Solderin for many years. Although the contact has not been very frequent in the past seven centuries, elves are a race whose personality is difficult to change. Even if they do not contact him for a long time, Believe that Solderin is still an honest and reliable person - except for the hair problem, the worthy old friend never told a lie
The communication was hung up.
" Belsetia on the "Seat of Dominance" took a long breath and tapped the armrest of the golden seat with her fingers. The lights of the cable ducts spreading out from behind her flickered, showing the queen's current status. She was not in a calm mood.
She raised her head and looked around the brightly lit oval hall, looking at the curved metal skeletons connecting the roof and the floor around the hall, and the runes shining brightly and darkly between the skeletons. The lights, as well as the Elf Magisters walking back and forth throughout the hall, asked aloud: "How is the situation of the anti-gravity unit? "
The magister responsible for monitoring the anti-gravity unit responded immediately: "The output is stable, and the unit response rate is 70%, Your Majesty. ”
Seventy percent...
A thousand years ago it was 80%, and five thousand years ago it was 90%.
This Temple of the Stars is a precious heritage passed down from generation to generation by the elves. However, the technology to create it has long been lost. Today’s silver elves are not even sure whether this floating fortress was designed by the elves themselves, or whether they obtained it from a more recent Brought out from the ancient ruins - the long history of the Silver Empire and the chaotic era of the original elves have really destroyed too many inherited memories. Everyone says that the elves are the most advanced civilization on this continent, but Belseti Ya herself knows that the elves are just lying on a piece of advanced ancient relics. These ancient relics are gradually dying, and the elves' silver empire... is also gradually dying.
When will the Temple of the Stars fall? What?
No one in the elves of the past seems to have considered this. In their hearts, this ancient and eternal floating fortress seems to never fall, but it sits on the throne of domination. On the road, listening to the sound of those ancient and broken ancient machines struggling to operate, and listening to the overwhelmed groans of the mechanical spirit in her nervous system, Belsetia felt that... she should probably consider this issue in her lifetime.
Seven hundred years ago, the Silver Empire could still build a magnificent wall., but just because the last vacuum extraction station shut down for unknown reasons two hundred years ago, it has become difficult for the elves today to even repair a sentinel tower.
As the ruler of the Silver Empire, Belsetia does not want other countries to know about the terrible decline of the Silver Empire, but as a member of the intelligent race of the Loren continent, she must warn the human countries that Fact:
I am afraid that the Great Wall will not last for many years, and the Silver Empire that once built it... does not have the ability to repair it anymore.
A personal maid came forward and bent down beside Belsetia's throne: "Your Majesty, you need to take a rest."
"Don't worry, the load is very heavy at the moment. "Low."
Belsetia waved her hand, then lightly tapped the armrest of the seat on the other side, and a slightly trembling and distorted synthesized voice sounded in the control hall: "Command input. ...Switched to automatic homing mode..."
A faint tremor came from the entire Star Temple. This huge floating fortress left the sky of the High Mountain Kingdom and began to fly slowly towards the Silver Empire. In the vast jungle, Belsetia adjusted her posture on the seat, leaned on the backrest and tilted her head slightly to look at her maid: "Do you still have an impression of Uncle Gawain?"
The personal maid who had grown up with her since she was a child nodded: "At that time, you liked to be by his side."
Belsetia laughed: "It was because he caused trouble with him - so In the name of the Queen, she forced him to visit the tavern and so on."
She had not been in contact with Gawain Cecil for a long time - the Northern Pioneer Army established a new kingdom in the north of the continent. The pioneers who were busy dealing with the wasteland could not often travel to the south of the continent. As the ruler of the southern Silver Empire, Belsetia had no chance to leave her country. The only opportunities for the two sides to contact each other were a few times. In the joint actions of humans and elves - including the foundation laying and completion ceremony of the magnificent wall, the signing ceremony of several major agreements, etc., but because at that time Belsetia was just a person who had just sat on the throne and didn't care about anything. Little girl, the power of the empire is temporarily supervised by a few regents and princes, so she has enough time to take advantage of every opportunity for exchange activities to visit the garrison areas of several human countries.
Her two favorite places at that time were the Ansu Kingdom’s hotel and the Typhon Kingdom’s hotel. At that time, Typhon was still one of the many kingdoms in the eastern part of the continent.
"Do you think the resurrection of Duke Gawain is credible?" The maid couldn't help but ask, "Although there seems to be evidence to prove that this is true..."
"I believe it is true," Belsetia said softly, "How could a person who has received the blessing of the four elements die so lightly?"