Leipzig, the city of knowledge, Blacksburg district.
A long time ago, when Leipzig was not called the "City of Knowledge", it was the military port and fortress of the Herasl Empire.
For the Herasl Empire, there is no enemy to speak of in the south. On the contrary, it is the north - whether they are elves, giants or dwarves, they are all enemies worthy of vigilance.
Therefore, the port style here is completely different from that of the Glass Island.
You can't see the workers and cranes coming and going to unload goods, as well as the various low warehouses that are full of fish smell, with peeling walls and rusted locks.
In its place, there are dark and cold iron and stone fortresses, as well as watch towers and sentinel guns scattered everywhere - hideous and terrifying machine guns standing densely on the walls. You can also see a special anchor shooting machine...
"What is that?"
Aleister asked casually while standing on the deck.
Captain Erwan, who was guarding her side, immediately replied: "That was a device that was once used to capture and control dragons."
"...The Star Antimony Man is still Have you ever fought a dragon?"
"Maybe, but that's not important."
The ferocious-looking half-lizard captain replied with a smile: "The key is. Let people believe that they are protected - look, our mighty port is even ready to fight the dragon! How mighty, hahaha!"
Hearing the captain's words, the other sailors They all laughed.
According to the rules of the Theocracy, it is impossible for a passenger ship that travels between Theocracy and Star Antimony to have any locals from Star Antimony on board.
This is to prevent active or passive smuggling... After all, as long as they take the Theocracy's things home and put them down, and take a breather, it can be considered a kind of smuggling.
Because of this confusion, locals who want to track down smuggling will encounter a lot of confusion and resistance. The Theocracy is also prone to being blamed for all sorts of problems, so we simply cut them off.
When hearing this star antimony joke, the sailors naturally had no resistance at all.
"The first time I walked this line was eighty or ninety years ago," the second officer here is an elf, he joked, "At that time, it was These grappling hooks. In all these years, I have never heard of a dragon attacking Leipzig... These grappling hooks must have never been fired, and the machines inside must have been rusted."
" Yes, it’s at the beach after all!”
Someone laughed. A burst of laughter followed.
Their dilapidated boat just stopped at the gate. After waiting for a long time, the gate finally opened slowly.
"...Huh?"
Selene was a little curious: "Aren't they going to question us? Then what are we waiting here for?"
"The review has been completed, Miss."
Captain Erwan obviously responded to this question not just for the first time: "When foreign ships are about to enter the port, they will be observed by the beholder inside the port with their clairvoyant eyes.
"There are two beholders in total. When both beholders confirmed that there were no ambushes lurking in the ship, no bombs or dangerous ritual items were planted, neither the captain nor the sailors were threatened by control, and they were If there is no special supernatural power left - such as the ability to deceive the mind of the Path of Love, they will notify their master to open the gate.
"And only when the two gates are confirmed to be opened at the same time, the gate will open. It will be lowered only when both gates are confirmed to be lowered..."
As Captain Erwan said, the heavy and huge black stone gate began to creak. It slowly rises, and the accumulated ocean current washes out from the inside. A new and magnificent world gradually unfolds in front of you like a scroll.
"It sounds... quite troublesome. "
She narrowed her eyes slightly and raised her head to look at the heavy black stone gate: "Isn't the passenger flow here high? ”
This thick obsidian gate is more than ten meters thick. Compared with a thin gate, it is more like an ink stone standing on the water. If it opens the door once , I’m afraid it will consume a lot of energy and cause wear and tear on the life of the device itself.
“Only large ships are used here, Miss Crowley. ”
The ugly and fierce Captain Erwan was guarding Aleister like a lapdog at the moment.
Aleister just threw it out casually. When a topic came up, he immediately picked it up eagerly: "Those boats all go through another small door - but in fact they are all essentially the same, they are all such solid black pillars. "
"A show of force, right? "
Aleister squinted his eyes and said.
"Yes, I praise your wisdom. "
Captain Erwan flattered: "As long as it comes out like this, people will feel scared... and it can be regarded as a kind of 'pressure does not suppress people'. You can't give them any trouble.
“Because it’s not about looking for trouble against a specific person, nor is it necessary to follow the rules and go through those annoying procedures - it’s just about entering the door. This door is here, and everyone starts from it. There is no problem if you pass here.
“But in fact, as long as the sentry at the port thinks that something is wrong, he can lower the gate at any time... In a sense, it is equivalent to risking his own life. handed over to others. Once you pass such a threshold, you will be somewhat in awe of Leipzig. ”
As Captain Erwan said, the shabby ship staggered past the fully raised lock gate.
This thing just hung high in the sky. , brings a strong sense of fear to people - especially when foreign ships sail inward, due to the improvement of sound insulation performance, they suddenly sail from the bright sea into the dark and quiet realm. < /p>
Such a heavy chunk of solid obsidian, ifIf it falls suddenly, it will crush the ships below into scrap metal like a pestle and mortar.
The passengers inside must be in a healthier situation than the patties in the hamburger.
This sense of quiet oppression caused the passengers in the cabin to fall silent.
Aleister clearly felt Selene suddenly grab his arm, and his breathing became heavy. She glanced back and saw that Selene's pupils had turned into horizontal pupils.
When he was completely engulfed in darkness, Captain Erwan's curved and grinning mouth looked a little more terrifying.
“——This door was called the ‘weight of knowledge’ by the Count of Leipzig.”
“It does sound quite heavy, so heavy that a person cannot bear it in his lifetime.”
Aleister’s voice sounded faintly.
"Hahaha, you are right!"
The captain's cheerful voice sounded, his pupils reflected dark golden light in the dark environment, and Aleister His eyes also lit up with a faint red light.
"So it actually has another name...
" - We generally call it the guillotine of the arrogant. ”
When the ship sailed into the darkness for a long time, the heavy stone door suddenly roared and fell, hitting the river bed heavily, causing a wave of waves.
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