It was a little quiet in the hall, and you could hear a needle drop.
The bloody pattern on Fang Plover's arm - the scar was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye - then the lizard man elder let go of his hand and gave him a cold look. The indifferent look and the long and narrow eyes like agate stones made Fang Yu feel terrified.
"This is dark forbidden knowledge, the holder of the Glory of Cang," it opened its mouth and replied in a low voice: "Be careful, in the ancient empire era, knowledge often meant corruption, and the power of darkness lurked between the lines, and they would tempt. You lose yourself."
Fang Yu touched his arm as if he didn't understand - it was as good as before. He raised his head and looked at the other party, and also at Toragotos on the golden mountain, and asked in confusion: "Dark and taboo knowledge? But what is going on, and what is Cang Zhihui?"
"I understand why you have such doubts, child," a loud voice rang in his mind, and Toragotos replied: "Because few people today know these secrets of the past. In the last day, Era, before the elves of Numelin left this world, they left behind five treasures."
"Among them, the Hailin Crown and the Hand of Philosophy were given to humans to witness the supreme power of mortals in the next era. But then humanity was divided into two, and the Hailin Crown remained in Aquin, serving as the first ancestor of Kaolin. You got it, and his brother, with his philosophical hands, crossed the sea of mist with the wizards and came to Hannarui today, where he defeated the giants and Nagas, and established a new empire on the ruins of the giant kingdom. The embryonic form of today’s Osur.”
Fang Plover has also heard this legend about the Battle of the Broken Sword. It is a history that the Oshu people are proud of.
Toragotos continued:
"The Holy Sword of Dawn, forged by Lotas, was left to the dwarves by the elves and became the treasure of Ithurion. Later Lotas was also called the protector of the dwarves. This sword is in its Before it was lost, it was finally acquired by the dwarf hero Varit.”
"There is also a emblem, the eternal gem, which was once the heart of the king on the throne of the elves. It has boundless magic power and is the supreme thing of the elves. It was given to the people of the wilderness in Lotao, but the forest elves When they fled from Lotao with the Papalars, a Papalar named Rabi took it with them. They used it to plant the White Sacred Tree, and the gem still sleeps in the giant tree. in my heart."
Fang Yu was a little surprised: "I heard that Lotao's eternal gem had disappeared long ago. It turned out that it was only taken away by the elves and Papalars. No wonder Lotao still does not welcome any Papalars into their country. , and they are also people of nature, and their relationship with the forest elves in the Giant Tree Hill is also very cold. I didn’t expect to have such a relationship.”
The old dragon nodded slowly.
Fang Plover naturally knew that the White Sacred Tree was Telaka, which grew to form the Hill of Giant Trees, which is today the home of the forest elves and Papalar people. The Heart of the Giant Tree is the core of the Holy Tree Temple. He looked back at Etila. If the lion-man Rhett did not lie, Miss Elf was once one of the priestesses of this temple.
The ancient guardian of the temple, the unicorn girl.
He couldn't help but ask: "Then the last treasure is the Elf Holy Grail?"
Toragothos replied: "It is the most beloved thing of the elves. It is naturally different from other treasures. The world firmly believes that it contains the mystery of the immortality of the Numelin elves, so the elves did not give it to anyone." , but uses seven spiers to guard this ancient secret."
Fang Plover couldn't help but lost his voice: "Wait, seven obelisks? I heard an ancient song about them, and it turns out that what was sung in the song was actually true?"
The situation at that time flashed through his mind:
'Under the seven obelisks lies the secret of Numerin, the Holy Grail of the Elf, the place where the twelve stars shine, eternal life, and endless wisdom. '
But what is the place where the twelve stars shine?
The dragon opened his eyes and stared at him with golden eyes: "People believe that the Holy Grail of the Elf contains the last secret left by the Numerin elves. Perhaps it is eternal life, or it may be the answer in the ancient prophecy - it will Tell us, what is the star of disaster?"
"Is this the purpose of your being here?" Fang Yu finally realized. He looked at everyone in the hall - the lizard people, the old dwarves and the giant dragon: "Is the third evil star really coming?"
"The Shining Sea is bleak, but we can only see some answers from the signs of the Serpent's Tail," the fat toad replied with a thick belly tone, "Only the elves of Numelin have experienced the Second Woe. The Star Catastrophe, but after the battle of Aesorin, they sealed all related memories and knowledge. Both Aesorin and Isorin sank under the abyss. The Elven Holy Grail may be the only one that recorded that battle at that time. clue."
"But what does this have to do with me?"
"Because only those recognized by the elves of Numerin can approach the seven obelisks and learn from them the true burial place of the Holy Grail of the elves."
Fang Plover immediately remembered the black obelisk he had seen in the other person's memory before, and couldn't help but think to himself, maybe there is an obelisk underground on Fenris Island?
So the lizard people gathered here just to find the obelisk?
So thinking about it this way, the purpose of the legendary dragon in front of him choosing to conduct a trial in this place is very questionable. The so-called going to the twelfth floor of the ruins may be because the obelisk is just below the twelfth floor.
But the question is, why should we limit the access level of trialists for this reason? Or is it that the ruins themselves have limitations on the power of those who enter, or is it for some other reason?
He frowned, listening to Toragotos's words, he couldn't help but think of a possibility, and subconsciously touched the back of his right hand with his left hand.
Sure enough, the next moment Tolagothos' old voice replied: "You are a surprise brought to us by Terraric. You, it, and Prince Sorkin are all chosen by the stars. But you are more special than them because you are the Holy One.”
"The Holy Choice?"
"Chosen Ones, is that what you call yourselves?"
Fang Yu nodded, wondering if there was anything special about the chosen ones. They were just guests from another world.
But Toragotos did not answer the question directly, but skipped it and replied: "You have the power of the Blue Glory, which is the symbol of the holder of the Sea Forest Crown. Its power is very special. Because Milei The Crown of Ra-Heilin is forged from the fire of the world's fragments, and has the pure power to restrain all dark forces."
Fang Yu was horrified. The Hailin Crown was his biggest secret. He had not even told Sylvide, but he did not expect that she would see through it at a glance. And he also understood why Nicol Bolas would say that to him with disgust, because the dark dragon could indeed be regarded as the ultimate form of dark power.
But the other party's obsession with the power of Cang Zhihui seems to be unjustifiable just because of this. He vaguely felt that Toragotos was hiding something from him, and what the flames of the world fragments were, he seemed to have never heard of them before.
But he finally figured out one thing and couldn't help but ask: "In other words, the four treasures left by the elves of Numerin for humans, dwarves and people of the wilderness are actually looking for the seven obelisks. qualifications?"
"That's right, mortal." The fat toad replied angrily.
"But why don't they just leave the Holy Grail to the mortals without going to such trouble?" Fang Pliance couldn't help but ask.
"Xinsas and Numelin are both ancient sages. Their purpose cannot be seen through by mortal eyes. They naturally have their purpose behind leaving such an arrangement." The former gave him a very contemptuous look. replied.
Fang Yu rolled his eyes in his heart and thought, if you don't know, just tell me.
He looked at Tolagothos, but the old dragon also shook his head: "The Numerin elves took everything with them when they left. No one knows why they arranged it this way, and all we can do is Just accept it.”
This is quite true.
Fang Plover frowned and asked, "So the purpose of this trial is to find the obelisk?"
"It would be great to find the obelisk, but I have only seen it once when I was young. Over the years, I have arranged for people to explore it, just to confirm its location." Toragotos replied: "But This time, what worries me the most is the corrosion below. I suspect that they have begun to affect the surface world. I felt the aura on the Night Lizard before, which confirmed this idea for me."
"Corrosion?" Fang Yu was slightly surprised.
"There are rumors that there is a dark god sleeping underground on Fenris Island. Although no one has ever seen it, the ruins are indeed full of dark power," Tolagothos replied: "Because of the crimes I committed when I was young. A mistake, that force has become extremely active in the past hundred years, and I worry that they will one day come to the surface, and it will be a terrible disaster for the entire Fenris Island."
Fang Yu remembered the scene he saw in his memories and asked: "You mean to let us solve this problem, but Lord Magery, you are the most powerful being in Kaolin-Ishulian, why?" Why don’t you make up for this mistake yourself?”
"Watch your tone, boy," the old dwarf finally spoke for the first time. He said dissatisfiedly: "Why do you think Old Toragotos is like this? The lifespan of dragons is more than a thousand years. That’s because it used the power of Mirela’s artifact to suppress the dark power underground, and it connected itself to this place, which is why it became what it is now.”
Fang Yu reacted: "Lord Magery is so weak, does that mean the situation underground has deteriorated to an unimaginable level?"
Toragotos nodded laboriously and sighed heavily: "This matter cannot be revealed. Young man, even if you are unwilling to complete this trial, please keep it a secret. Although I have entrusted the kingdom and dwarf friends to We are helping to relocate the residents on the island, but no one expected that the situation would deteriorate so quickly. The night lizards on the island have always been aloof from me and unwilling to stand with humans, and now this storm It will even delay the entire plan, and I’m worried that it will cause panic on the island and get out of control.”
Fang Yu couldn't help but be silent for a moment. He would definitely participate in the trial. Although it might be dangerous down there, with the wings of Mirela's secondary artifact, the safety of their lives was not a concern.
But he was concerned about another question: "Since the dwarves of the Kaolin Kingdom and Ithulian know about this matter, why don't you entrust them to it? After all, it is more reliable than trainees and newcomers like us, right?"
"The reason is very simple, boy," the fat toad said: "Because there are not only dark forces down there, but also the great ancient black holy city of Sinsas, which was a pilgrimage road before the last era, allowing those who The newly hatched Sinsas and Gudasok passed through this road and were connected to each other with the great will."
"Xinsas and Gudasok, who have just hatched, are almost at the level of your trainees." The old dragon's voice echoed again: "Due to the erosion of dark power in recent years, part of the barrier was destroyed. Allowing people of your level of strength to enter.”
Only then did Fang Plover understand.
He couldn't help but look at his arm and asked, "Then what are we going to do?"
"You don't need to do anything," the old dwarf replied: "Everyone who joins the trial will gain strength from Lord Mirela's divine power. You will bring the power of purification into the depths of the ruins. The deeper you go, the deeper you go." , the more beneficial it will be to make up for the seal that was destroyed that year."
It turns out that this is how the trial works. Only then did Fang Plover understand the reason for the arrangement of this legendary dragon. It seems that the other party was able to make Mirela's semi-artifact because he had achieved this with the goddess of life. for the sake of the agreement.
It seems that the semi-artifact is not only protecting the Cloud Harbor, but more importantly, it is to suppress the dark power under the island.
But then he became even more curious, what was sleeping deep in the island? Is it really an ancient dark god?
"But that's just the purpose of ordinary people," the fat toad said again: "You, Terraric, and Prince Sorkin, your purpose is more important, which is to find the ancient obelisk and recreate the ancient prophecies Plan with Numerin.”
"I never promised such a thing."
Fang Plover thought to himself, but he couldn't help but look at Tenerik on the side.
The lizardman prince felt something and turned back to look at him, then nodded slightly to him.
The fat toad continued: "Asuka's sacrifice is the knowledge from the darkness. Let the old red-skin bless you. Little fellow Andasok, you are destined to accept this kind of sacrifice from the moment you were born. fate."
Tenarek nodded slightly before reaching out to the blood lizard elder.
The old blood lizard man gave the lizard man prince a gentle look, nodded, and his gorgeous feathers swayed slightly. It stretched out its claws and pressed them on Tenerik's arm.
Fang Yu looked at this scene with some curiosity. The blessing given to him was the ability to use life to convert magic power. Although he had not tried it yet, he could understand the function of this ability literally.
But Teneric is a warrior. Does such an ability mean anything to the other party? Or is it that the effects of rituals are actually different for different people?
While he was curious, the fat toad seemed to see through his mind, squinting his eyes and replied: "There are thousands of dark knowledge, and different people will naturally gain different insights. But be careful, Lao Hong Pi Ke is right, dark knowledge is dangerous and powerful, if you can't stick to yourself, you will become a real monster if you take one cautious step."
Fang Yu immediately thought of Nicol Bolas and the Dragon Slayer clan, and couldn't help but shudder.
But he thought that since he was the chosen one, would the chosen one also turn into a dragon? Of course, dark creatures are not just dark dragons, it would be funny if they turned into those twisted monsters.
At this time, the fat toad spoke again: "As for you, mortal, come here and stretch out your hand. Let's see what the stars will tell you. They guard the ancient secrets. The power in the stars is no better than that of darkness." Knowledge is inferior by half——"
Fang Yu was stunned and turned back to look at the other party.
Only then did he remember that they were the descendants of the Tada lizard tribe, Ka-Cuilan. They were the successors of the sacrificial bloodline of the Gudasok lizard people. Andasok gained power from the sun, and Asuka worshiped the moon. the dark secrets within.
Ka-Cuilan is the guardian of the stars and the night sky.
The school of prophets and astrologers.
At this time, the fat toad had reached out and gently touched his arm.
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