Alice walked from the narrow passage to the exit. The strong sunlight outside made her squint her eyes. She stretched out her hand to cover her forehead. The sunlight passed through her white arms. The skin was almost transparent, and the reddish color of blood reflected on the edges.
Two military men in black trench coats walked up to each other. They gently swept away the fallen leaves on their shoulders and asked, "Miss Alice?"
Alice watched the golden leaves fall, and then she was slightly startled. She suddenly realized that autumn was coming quietly - it was this time. A kind of emotion arose in her heart, and everything seemed like a world away.
She raised her head and stared at the sky. It was the first sunny day after the storm. The blue sky of Fenris curved into an arc at the end of her field of vision. It was clean and bright, with only light clouds floating in it.
She looked away, her eyes spotless, and she nodded very calmly.
The military personnel replied politely: "Then please cooperate with us and hand over your magic furnace, weapons, star material and communication equipment to us."
Alice didn't resist or explain, she just followed her words and watched as her belongings were taken away one by one. She silently thought that maybe she was really a sinner, because if it weren't for herself, so many people wouldn't have died. As for Mr. Ed, he wouldn't have died because of this...
The military man raised his head and suddenly saw tears falling from the girl's face as pale as paper.
They were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and then said comforting words: "Miss Alice, please don't worry, this is just to assist in the investigation. If you are really coerced by Toragotos, we will prove your innocence."
The girl was in tears and only smiled slightly - so what if it could prove her innocence, could the wrong things she had done be redeemed?
Under the shadow of the privet tree, Alyssa clasped her hands and watched her sister get on the carriage. The military knights escorted the carriage slowly away. She couldn't help but subconsciously take a step forward. But Sophie grabbed her from behind and said softly: "Don't worry, the military will ensure her safety."
The princess of Silver Vislan looked at her: "On the contrary, it's you. Toragotos might take revenge. During this period of time, we will protect your safety."
"Why you, I have nothing to do with Silver Vislan."
"It's a commission from the military," Sophie sighed and replied, "But that's not all. It can also be regarded as my promise to Ed."
Alyssa turned around suddenly and asked: "Sophie, Mr. Ed, he...?"
Sophie just shook her head and looked towards the horizon silently. "Wait for the news from the Star Gate -" After a while, she said softly.
Alyssa bit her lips and fell silent.
In the woods not far away, a red-haired girl walked out of there holding a halberd. She looked at Sophie, and the two looked at each other as if they had been separated for a long time. Akane didn't speak, but Sophie had already understood what she meant from the girl's apologetic eyes.
They suffered heavy losses.
Seven people remained under the darkness forever, including her deputy. Dianmo Ranqingzhu was also seriously injured. Two of the three priests were unable to participate in subsequent activities within a month. After this battle, the team was afraid that It's time to split up and reorganize.
But no matter what, one person fulfilled his promise and brought them out and saved everyone here.
Except for himself——
She already knew everything from the videos taken by those people at that time. The flash of light on the altar and the obelisk slowly sinking into the ground took away the calm and fearless young face. However, this scene may always become a monument, recorded in everyone who has experienced this incident. people's hearts.
After that incident, the people of Cloud Port knocked down the spire of Toragotos - although it was broken once during the earthquake, people bulldozed the remaining parts. The newly appointed governor of the kingdom has decided to A statue was erected on the site there.
That statue must have a beautiful silver mask, a long windbreaker, a childish half face, and his - the clockwork goblins, those fire djinn, have now become Korin - A symbol of Ithurian courage.
As for the demise of the Blood Oath, it was naturally expected.
With the intervention of relevant military and government departments, the club managers were immediately controlled, but three principal criminals still absconded in fear of crime.
What makes the higher-ups even more outraged is that in Aitaria, one-third of Blood Oath's top executives mysteriously disappeared after the incident. Although the remaining people were under control, most of them were unaware of the incident. That’s why.
The search and investigation are still in full swing and have been officially merged with the mysterious disappearance case of the Rain Listeners Club.
Although after review, it has been shown that the Blood Oath has little to do with Toragotos' plan, but the truth of the Night Lizard people's plan is revealed. It is also enough for them to drink a pot, and resurrecting an evil god is a serious violation anyway. "Stargate Declaration".
This is probably the most dramatic scene in Fenris in the past half month. The dark clouds that originally covered the sky quietly dissipated from the heads of the large and small guilds on the island. The sudden disappearance of Toragotos also left too much power vacuum in this area.
These large and small guilds and adventure groups that were praised for their heroic performance during this disaster actively launched expansion activities after that.
The Rain Listener is one of them.
The Rain Listeners led by Grant were ultimately proven to have nothing to do with this conspiracy and did not participate in Toragotos' plan. And these people who were abandoned by the original guild actually ended up in the Blood Oath. Amidst the disintegration, there was a glimmer of hope.
Although they were no longer the original Rain Listeners, Grant officially announced that the new Rain Listeners would be a free guild at the guild's re-establishment ceremony half a month later.
The Storm Brigade was naturally preserved as a result.
It's just that they lost too much in this disaster. After leaving a resignation letter, Gubai Zhino also officially left Listening to the Rain. He seemed to have found something lost in the young man, prompting him to officially leave. Embark on a journey to find everything you have lost.
He is nearing retirement age and may not have much time left for him.
And the twin sisters naturally left the guild, not just of their own volition, but because of what Alice did, the Rain Listeners could hardly tolerate their existence. For the sake of her sister, Alyssa could only make this choice.
In the darkness, there was a rustling sound.
This underground world was once so noisy that it almost changed the fate of Fenris.
But at this moment, it has returned to peace again. In the imaginable future, because the Dragon Trial has become a thing of the past, this place will be buried again by dust and cobwebs year after year, and no one will set foot there again.
There may be some ancient visitors, but their footprints will not leave too many marks on this civilization's ruins. Then time will pass by, and one day, this place will completely turn into gravel and dust.
People can no longer see what they once were.
The box was sitting on top of the ruins. The beautiful hat had been lost in the chaos of the time. The messy hair looked like withered grass. It had not been tidied up for an unknown number of days. Although he still wore a mask, there were black and white stripes on his chin, as if A big painted face.
He held his communication crystal and listened to the rustling sound coming from inside: "You really don't plan to return to the Tempest Brigade. I asked Grant and he is still willing to accept you."
What came from the channel was Gu Bai Zhi Ye's voice. He seemed very calm, just like before.
"I plan to wait a little longer," Xiang Xiang smiled, with white teeth that stood out in the dark: "This place is much more exciting than yours. Besides, whether the captain lives or dies, there must be a result." He scratched his head: "Parker and I are looking for him down here. There is no news from the Star Gate. I have a hunch, you know-"
"This is in line with your temperament," Gu Baizhino smiled, listening to the newcomer he brought out with his own hands, calling someone else's captain, but when he thought of the big boy, he had no dissatisfaction in his heart. This was originally his Choice is just——
He sighed: "I will not interfere with your choice, Box. You can take the path you want to take, but everyone must be responsible for their own choices."
Gu Bai Zhi Ye's words were very serious.
The box also became silent for a rare moment and nodded.
He silently turned off the communicator and looked forward. In the darkness there, he didn't know whether it was the way forward or the future. It was just everything that happened that day, the torn apart island, the dark dragon spreading its wings, the battle with the night lizards, and everything else. The flash of light on the altar and the obelisk slowly sinking into the ground were all deeply engraved in his heart.
This is exactly the life he wants.
In the distance, Parker suddenly lifted up a pile of rocks and climbed up from below. In the past half month, this Paparal figure had successfully changed his career from a crossbow shooter and a kitchen wanderer to a coal worker.
Or a chubby coal worker.
He got up, eyes wide with anger, jumped up and down to the box and shouted: "Damn it, poor Papalar, you cunning guy, you are lazy again!"
"I didn't." Xiang shook the communication crystal in his hand: "Someone sent me a communication."
"who?"
"you do not know."
"Then you're just lazy-!"
The suitcase pulled up his stand-up collar, ignored what the guy said next, and asked, "Did you find anything down there?"
Parker gave a rare sigh and shook his head: "There is nothing down there, it's bottomless, there's no way to go down, not even a monster. I hate this place, and I'm going to go crazy if I stay here any longer. "
"It doesn't matter, you don't have to stay here anymore." The box replied.
"What?"
"There is news from Miss Attila. She asked us to return to Cloud Port first."
"Have you found that guy?" the Papalar man immediately asked in surprise.
Xiangxiang shook his head: "Tian Lan didn't say it, and I don't know for sure - maybe it's something else. Besides, it's not an option for us to stay in this place all the time."
"It's not just a way," Parker said loudly: "It's not a way at all. Thank God, I can finally leave this hellish place."
Box stood up. Between the stand-up collar and the mask, a pair of eyes of different colors were looking at the little man: "Parker, don't you want to find him?"
Parker was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously shook his head: "That's not the case, that guy is pretty good, but you know... some things are like this, have I told you about my adventure in the Hill of Giant Trees? , that is the same long story, swords and fires, ferocious dragons - I have seen many such things."
Box looked at him and really didn't know who was more stupid, he or the other person. He shook his head, turned around and walked back.
The Papalar people were shouting and yelling from behind, and the two of them walked through the darkness underground and walked in the direction of departure. Perhaps behind them, no one will set foot in this place many years later.
But people will never forget what happened here that day that year.
And under the deeper darkness there——
A pair of eyes were opening, revealing a pair of narrow pupils in the darkness. They were set between gray scales. As soon as they came back to their senses, they already looked unusually calm.
Teneric felt something licking its face. It stretched out its hand to block the opponent and recognized its close partner - its mount, Bloodfang, although it didn't know how the other person sneaked into the ground and found itself again.
However, in the jungles of the far south, there is always a mysterious connection between this lizard and its owner. The war lizard family has long taken this as a matter of course.
"You saved me again, Bloodfang," Tenaric hissed.
It climbed up from the ground and listened to the noisy sounds of Parker and the box coming from above. It had already distinguished the two people, but had no intention of going up to recognize them. It only half squatted on the ground and gently patted its partner's head.
Teneric silently stared at the dark and gloomy depths of the mist. Under the abyss there, it seemed that the altar and obelisk below could still be seen. It said to itself: "Maybe I already understand. Says the prophet E-Ata, let’s go, Bloodfang, let us go home.”
"Everything here is over. I think I am ready to participate in the trial of the Dragon Blood Clan."
Xueya made a low sound, as if in response to its words.
Tenerik nodded: "Yes, we will come back, to the human world - but then, everything will no longer be the same."
"Brothers of mankind, may the moon and stars be with you. On the shining sea, we will fight side by side again."
It straightened up.
One last look under the abyss.
…
Stargate Port, inside the emergency command center.
Ambassador Liao rubbed his forehead. He raised his head and stared at the halo left by the sun's rays on the edge of the blue planet outside the window - the ancient mother planet of mankind. It has been reappearing like this day after day for billions of years. scene.
It was a new day in the Eastern Hemisphere.
From morning to dusk, he drew a blue ocean, dotted with islands, and an ancient and new yellow-green continent. His eyes stared there for a long time. Everyone will have a special feeling for their hometown. emotion.
That is where people come from, and perhaps where their souls will return in the future.
The soul of the chosen one returns to the hall outside the glass window on the other side - it is adjacent to the circular star gate. Westerners like to call it the Hall of Valor, Valhalla, or the Palace of Gold.
But these people don't believe in ghosts and gods, they only care about their true feelings.
Ambassador Liao looked at it for a while, then turned around again. After taking a short break, he looked at the information in his hand again, and then asked: "Is it true?"
The men nodded.
"Yes, Mr. Ambassador, we are temporarily unable to contact each other - and apart from the loss of communication ID, among all the Xinghui equipment number IDs underground at that time, we actually did not find Mr. Xia Ya."
"Then why didn't you tell me then?"
Several people looked at each other.
"We reported it at the time, Mr. Ambassador, but because it was not the highest priority and because of the emergency situation at the time, it was suppressed by the Intelligence Analysis Division for delayed processing."
Ambassador Liao took the information in his hand and took two steps back and forth.
Then he turned back and asked: "Silver Vislan, Blood Oath, Rain Listener, is there any news from the Jeffrit Red Team?"
"Silver Vislan also met the other party during the trial, and the relationship with the other party was limited to a transaction. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Silver Vislan also claimed that she didn't know much about the other party."
"The Rain Listeners don't know much more information than we do. They have a cooperative relationship. They only know that the other party is a powerful alchemist and a combat craftsman. The Blood Oath knows even less. In fact, they have almost no contact with us. When dealing with Mr. Xia, judging from the results of the interrogation, it seems that the other party did not lie.”
"As for the Jeffree Reds..."
Several people seemed a little embarrassed.
Ambassador Liao sighed, and naturally knew what was going on. The Jefflite Red Team was different from the Blood Oath. They were not the direct handlers of the Night Lizard plan, but only borrowed the relationship from the Blood Oath. .
Although everyone knows what is going on, from the perspective of the rules of the Super Competitive League, such an excuse is justified. Of course, punishment is indispensable. It is banned from participating in various competitions and competitions for at least one year. For rising stars, It was a big blow to the Jefflett Redcoats.
There are also resignations and punishments of some officials, but they have nothing to do with the military. The Super Sports League has always used commercial behavior as an excuse to strictly prevent the military from intervening in more fields. In some cases, they can only choose a more curved approach. Negotiate.
This is the punishment of the Jefflite Red Team, not to mention the BBK behind them. In the final analysis, the Red Team is just a branch of BBK in the first world. It may affect their progress into the top ten guilds, but Generally speaking, its status will not be shaken too much.
Guilds with interests related to Silver Vislan, Elite, and Crown of the Silver Forest may take some countermeasures, but on the other hand, the forces behind the Descendants of Flor are also not easy to mess with. Ambassador Liao understands that now the domestic super competition The divisions within the alliance are like this. Stargate Port can provide some guidance, but the specifics will also depend on the game between the parties behind it.
Before the results come out, the Jefflett Red Team is naturally unlikely to cooperate with their investigation, not to mention that the interests of the guild must be involved behind this.
He could only settle for the next best thing: "What about the twin sisters?"
"Miss Alisa said more. She only said that Mr. Xia did not seem to be a native of Fenris, but she did not know his specific origin. However, we suspect that she was not completely telling the truth."
"As for Miss Alice, she doesn't know much more than the other Rain Listeners."
Ambassador Liao was silent for a moment and then asked: "Are all his team members from Silver Wisland?"
"Not at all."
"The Andasok lizard man seems to be an aborigine. The other Papalar man is not a player in our Chinese division. We can't get the other party's ID for the time being, and we are applying for coordination with the European Union."
"There is also a young man who seems to be a reserve member of the Rain Listener Brigade, but he does not have an ID number. We have investigated and found that he entered the Stargate Port through private means and through the guild. He has not yet had time to register with us."
"Mr. Ambassador, you know that there are many such things, and we have repeatedly banned them. The senior executive of Listening to the Rain who was originally responsible for this matter has disappeared, and now the Super Competitive Alliance cannot come up with a way to punish them."
Ambassador Liao could only put the information in his hand on the table.
"Where's the news from the Stargate?"
"There is no news yet, Mr. Ambassador," the other party replied: "During the busy period of the Star Gate, it usually takes half a month to a month to sort out the identity. Although we have sent additional manpower, we still haven't found anyone who came out of the Star Gate at that time. people."
They added: "But as long as those people remain in the psychological counseling area, I believe we will have a result soon."
"Then let's first investigate the ships that have recently left the Rainbow Bay area," Ambassador Liao replied: "Since Mr. Xia is not a native of Fenris, he must have left the Rainbow Bay area on the eve of the storm to meet Kaolin— The Ithurian craftsmen will coordinate and investigate the identity of every ship leaving the port at that time.”
Everyone nodded, then turned and left.
Ambassador Liao only watched the backs of them leaving, but he was thinking about more things in his heart. The military had issued a death order to find the young man named Xia Ya, but in the half month between the two worlds, since the other side After sinking into the ground together with the altar, no more news came.
He neither appeared in Etalia nor in the Stargate Port. The military even organized manpower to search underground, but all returned without success.
At this moment, Charter City has tied up a large number of manpower, and the reconstruction work of Cloud Port also requires manpower - the Kaolin-Ithurian Kingdom has cooperated more closely with the country after this incident.
For this reason, the Foreign Affairs Department also issued instructions to participate in the reconstruction of Fenris.
Coupled with the trouble a month ago, Stargate Port's manpower seemed to be stretched thin for a while.
It’s such an eventful time, Ambassador Liao couldn’t help but sigh.
…
As if waking up from a long dream, Fang Yu remembered that he saw many things in that long dream, from the battle in the elven ruins, to Dolifen's life and death fight, to Fenris. Underground, that ancient obelisk and the conspiracy behind everything.
The memory became clear at this moment, first the ferocious face of Toragotos and the cold smile of Salutaka, the two seemed to merge into one in the mist, rushing towards him.
Fang Yu felt that he could not move, and it seemed that he could only watch all this happen.
Then, in shock, he saw a golden light rising from the darkness.
And in the center of that golden light was a sparkling, burning pupil.
It seemed to scream sharply at him:
"Wait, human, one day, you will fall into my hands!"
That was Nicol Bolas's voice.
And the golden light seemed to turn into the flames of a bonfire in an instant. Among the rising sparks, Fang Plover seemed to have returned to the night when the traveler rested, and saw Mazak's resolute face behind it.
He stretched out his hand and handed him the ring that flowed like lava.
"Take it and find someone."
That is the ring of golden flames.
Fang Yu was suddenly startled, and then fell down from his dream, as if he opened his eyes from a cloud - and then he saw the Hexi sunshine flowing in, and the beautiful, green window lattice, which seemed to It's a quiet afternoon.
The first thing he saw was the system interface that he had lit up.
There is still a line of prompts above:
'The task of seeing and hearing is completed, and 78320 points of cognitive experience are obtained. '
However, there was no upper-level menu or name of the mission displayed. It only reminded him that he had participated in the experience. Fang Yu was almost in a trance before he realized why - he was not the main participant in the mission.
He recalled everything that had happened before, and in the vagueness, he vaguely felt that the main participants in the mission might be two people.
One is Alice.
One is Tenerik.
Then he gradually came back to his senses and saw a breathtakingly beautiful face behind the system menu.
It was silver hair, shining against the afternoon sun; a pair of erect pointed ears, with silver fur, trembled slightly, and the girl was looking at him, with silver eyes that were as meaningful as a long poem. between--
Fang Yu once again saw the elegance and tranquility that he was so familiar with, but the latter only smiled slightly and asked in his familiar tone:
"woke up?"
Fang Plover opened his mouth wide.
At that moment, he thought he was still dreaming.
"It was Xiaobai who saved you." Miya fiddled with her pointed ears and replied softly: "Of course, there is also your beautiful ship officer lady——"
"But...why are you here?"
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