"Trish."
The brown-haired girl took off the clockwork device from her long hair, turned her head and looked at the black-haired boy who was looking at her with a gentle smile.
She stood at the crossroads, wearing an alchemist's coat, but a pair of strong and slender thighs were exposed underneath. She only wore hot pants and boots, and her exposed skin showed a healthy wheat tone. One hand was inserted into the deep pocket of the coat, and the other hand gently fiddled with the long hair, making the brown hair hang down like a waterfall, showing a somewhat cynical tone.
She snorted softly and said, "Who did I think was you? Luther, why is FOX willing to let you out?"
The young man smiled: "I am a student of FOX boss, but I still have the ability to be independent."
"Really?" Trixis said not too concerned, "But you are a combat craftsman, and I am just a fairy user. Why do you always come to me when you have nothing to do?"
"I'm pursuing you, can't you see?" the young man said with a smile.
"I can tell," Trish looked elsewhere, "but I'm not interested in you, Luther."
"It's okay, I won't bother you," the young man replied gently: "But we know our mentors, so it shouldn't be too abrupt for us to chat, right?"
"You are such a weird person," Trish replied, but did not refute. She searched for something in the crowd and asked, "Have you seen Irs?"
The boy, Luther, also put his hands in his pockets and looked forward, following Trixis' gaze.
But he was looking further away. His gentle eyes passed through the imperial troops coming and going, and looked at the light of the searchlights on the fortress that penetrated directly into the top of the cave. One by one, the underground world was reflected clearly. If it's daytime.
He took a moment to answer: "I don't know. I heard that the people from Prometheus are also looking for him. That man has been looking weird since he returned from Istania. But he is Prometheus." Dragon Knight, why are you looking for him?"
"He is a dragon knight. How can I not care?" Trixis took out her hand from her pocket, wearing a huge magic glove that was very disproportionate to her slender wrist. She clenched her fist hard and said, "Elemental trial is the key to promotion." It’s the most important part of the road, and I’m determined to win it.”
The young man smiled gently, as if he was an outsider, and talked eloquently: "But this year is not so easy for us. The Empire's black army has fully fledged, and the plan is about to be implemented. Have you heard about everything that happened in the Northern Territory? ? The monarch of the Oshu people has chosen the most ambitious path, everything is on the road, and the future of the Star Gate has been decided. No one who can devote himself to it is simple."
He added: "The people of Prometheus sent Irs to lead their newcomers. It is exactly like this. Without the determination to win, how can they waste a dragon knight's time for no reason. You know, for the chosen one, Generally speaking, his career is very short, and his peak period only lasts for a moment——"
"That's a lot of nonsense," Trixis said indifferently, "Luther, are you telling me this to surrender to the people of Prometheus and surrender to those guys?"
"of course not."
"That's alright," the girl put down her hand and looked forward firmly, "I don't care who he is, whether it's the Dragon Knight of Prometheus or anything else, but he doesn't want to block my way. . Even the Dragon Alchemist..."
The somewhat rustic guy from the second division appeared in front of her eyes, and she couldn't help but frowned irritably.
Because of the training, she did not personally experience the great arbitration in Ayin Block, but what happened there was so widely spread within the empire, how could she not know what good deeds Fang Plover and his team had done in Ayin Block? .
Fighting against the empire, fighting against the Mage family, and finally winning in one fell swoop, she asked herself that she couldn't do this.
But those are just some off-the-shelf moves. If we just talk about the strength of alchemy, whether it is a combat craftsman or a fairy user, she has never bowed her head to anyone, not even the boss, not even the gray one in front of her. King of FOX students.
The Gray King is retiring.
After that, Ming should take over the position of the Ten Kings of Craftsmen. She had been fighting with FOX for many years, but she was only slightly inferior. She was recognized as the number one among the Ten Kings. There are many choices further down, but none of them are convincing, and among the rising stars, there is only one Loofah.
These two people may monopolize the position of the Ten Kings of Craftsmen for a period of time. The outside world predicts that it will take about three to five years, but after that, they will be the world of their generation. And whether it is the students of FOX, the twin stars of the Empire, or the genius from Sanshak——
Trish has never been afraid of any challenge.
Except for that rustic guy.
Irs went to Istania and met the man. After returning, he became eccentric. Even within Prometheus, there were rumors about this. If she hadn't paid attention to this matter before and investigated Prometheus, she would still be in the dark.
But the more she investigated related matters, the more she became shrouded in mist, as if she was trapped in a fog. In Kaolin-Ithurian, there are not too few rumors about Fang Plover, but too many. From Fenris all the way to Istania, legends about him are left everywhere.
But the more she learned about it, the more bizarre she felt. How could such a thing happen? Her first reaction was disbelief, and her second reaction was subconscious denial. The Kaolin people had been waiting for their genius for too long, and they actually spread these things so bizarrely.
It's not that she's jealous.
But whether it's slaying a dragon, mobilizing dragon knights, defeating an island, or even defeating an evil god, anyone who listens to these stories will regard them as fairy tales. One or two is okay, but all concentrated on one person.
Trixis can only suspect that the second division is creating gods.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in the league. The halo around the top players is more or less artificial, but not as outrageous as the Kaolin people.
"But is he really that kind of person?"
The girl was a little unsure.
There was an intuitive thought in her heart that told her that it was not the case. She was also a very good player and one of the top talents of this generation in the Solid League. If she did not have the ability to objectively analyze a thing, she would not be able to reach this point. step.
The two thoughts were at war in her heart, and her intuition and reason were entangled with each other, which was why she was so worried.
Fortunately, she is no longer in the league at the moment.
This is the underground mining area of Nozpitz, and only a few people are qualified to participate in this trial. Within the empire, its importance is even higher than that of the Tower of the Four Realms. In the past ten years, very few candidates have participated in this trial.
Even the manager repeatedly emphasized to them that this was related to the agreement between the Alliance and the Magic Monarch, and they must not make any mistakes here. Even the freest of selectors had to restrain their tempers and obey the empire's arrangements.
Cui Xisi let out a sigh of relief.
But she was also a little bit unwilling, as if she was avoiding those people. Even if she participated in this trial and finally won the competition with that person, wouldn't this be unfair? It's like she couldn't do it all on her own.
She never agreed with this.
The young man noticed Cui Xisi's subtle emotional changes, looked at her and asked, "What's wrong? What are you doing?"
Cui Si snorted unconsciously and smoothed her brown hair with her hand, "I just thought of those country bumpkins."
Luther laughed dumbly, roughly guessing what she was talking about, and suggested: "You can't call the contestants from other regions that way, it's too rude. Although they are not from the empire, their essence is no different from us, Trixis. "
"Hypocrisy," Trixis said in a somewhat disdainful tone, "When everything starts to be implemented, they will be strangers to us. I am just saying it verbally, but all you have done is give up on those people who you say are no different from us. .”
"I don't agree with it either," Luther replied, "but you and I are powerless to change it, so we have to accept it, not to mention that even we can only choose to protect ourselves."
"Then don't educate me in a condescending manner."
The girl glanced at him and walked forward.
The interlacing lights and shadows behind her flashed, as if something was crossing space to follow her.
The young man looked at this scene with some surprise, and raised his head slightly before he recognized the thing. "AX-7, Light Guide," he said the name softly, with a strange look in his eyes, "You actually got this thing from the Tower of Winter. No wonder the Sacrament Guild trusts you so much... The goblin made it The shortest link with the battle craftsmen has been made up for by this..."
Cui Xisi was slightly startled, then turned back to look at him again, "You have good taste."
The young man smiled bitterly, "In terms of popularity of alien bodies, the structure used by this 'Silver Light' George is ranked among the top three in the empire, and it is still active now, second only to the one in the Ancient Gold Museum. It’s an antique, right?”
"The old antique you mentioned has not been scrapped yet," Cui Xisi thought of that person again, "Not long ago, someone asked the Gujin family for it."
"Oh?" Luther was slightly surprised, "Isn't that thing famous for being looked down upon by those who can use it, and not used by those who value it? Although it is as exquisite as the Dragon Knight, it is not as sophisticated as the dragon knight. Yu Dragon Knight's strength... Indeed, it was once so prestigious, but that was when he met the right person at the right time."
"Maybe he will meet the right person at another right time." Cui Xisi paused for a moment. In fact, she didn't really believe her own words. She sighed softly, but made a joke about it.
But Luther shook his head seriously, "I heard that the Seraph is still on display in the Gujin family museum."
Cui Xisi was startled, then smiled.
"That's normal," she finally felt relieved, "Who does he think he is?"
"he?"
"It has nothing to do with you." The girl interrupted, her eyes glanced in one direction. Something seemed to have happened in the fortress, and the crowd was gathering.
Luther was also looking in that direction. Imperial soldiers wearing gray and black military uniforms on the street were separating the electors staying on the street and leaving a path in the middle. A tall carriage was coming from that direction. Trixis and Luther both stood on the street and watched the carriage powered by the magic engine slowly passing by.
Cui Xisi's sharp eyes were the first to see the snakeberries surrounded by vines and sharp leaves on the wall of the carriage, like an open dark eye, watching everyone.
She took a gentle breath and whispered: "Kalleye Draka, the death-robed wizard from the Snake Eye Tower has arrived, the empire and the people over there..."
Luther also nodded slightly.
"Other teams from the alliance have also arrived," he added in a low voice, "The earth elemental power is beginning to gather. There have been several small earthquakes in the past. I am afraid that the elemental creatures below are ready to move and the trial is about to begin."
The two of them watched the carriage drive away in silence.
…
Jita grabbed the edge of the rock gap with all her strength and held her huge magic book in one hand. Her face turned red, but she gritted her teeth and said nothing. A hand reached down from above, grabbed her arm, and pulled her up.
Ms. Scholar stumbled before she stood still on the top of the rock. She wiped her round-rimmed glasses that were fogged with dust and looked at the maid who was retracting her hand. "Thank you, thank you." She hurriedly thanked the other party, "Xie Si Miss Ta."
The maid didn't say a word. She usually seemed a bit silent, but she seemed to be particularly silent here. She even spoke less to defend her eldest lady than usual. But when Fang Plover comes up with bad ideas, the maid will still be the first to stand up.
"Miss Siesta, what's on your mind?" Kitta noticed the other person's abnormality and asked softly, holding a big book in her hand.
"nothing."
Siesta shook her head slightly.
She put her hands on her gauntlets and opened the heat sink, allowing the cooled air to turn into white smoke and escape from under the grille.
Jita did not dare to say anything, so she had no choice but to hold her own magic book and keep her mouth shut. Others also came up from below one after another. This place was already quite close to the crack, so Alyssa and the Papalar people asked everyone to come up. Take a break here.
This is mainly for the consideration of Luo Wei and his party. These elite craftsmen from major guilds rarely venture outside, and their physical fitness is naturally not as good as those of them who have been in the wild all year round, let alone in such rugged terrain. They have to evade the Imperial Army's search, and they have to cross the dangerous zone as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, Sylvide had considered this in advance and left more or less redundancy on each route to cope with such a situation. This place can't be said to be safe, but in the blind spot of the fortress' sight, a huge protruding rock stood in front of them, blocking most of the directions.
The Imperial Army had just passed by here, and there was at least a quarter of an hour before the next return. They expected to rest here for about five minutes.
Everyone seemed a little quiet, waiting for the few people who came out to bring back the information about the inspection.
Jita sat on her knees, silently listening to the subtle sounds coming from the dark bottom.
But she looked in the direction of the fortress - from here she could only see a corner of the city wall, but she could see most of the gray underground lake. It should have been pitch black, but the light from the spotlights illuminated the bottom of the lake. The plain was illuminated gray and white.
From a distance, it looks like it is on the moon.
What she saw was not a natural wonder, but the Imperial Army marching at the bottom of the lake. Whether it was an illusion or not, she always felt that fewer and fewer Imperial Troops were leaving the fortress, while Imperial Troops were patrolling the island in the lake from all directions. Teams are becoming more and more numerous.
At this time, Fang Plover, Alyssa, and Papalar were also coming back from the front to investigate. He didn't have to work as hard as the others. He used the flying claws of one hand with great proficiency, holding a thin bright silver silk thread. Like Spider-Man, he leaped back from the distant rock in three clicks.
He landed on the top of the rock. Alyssa and Papalar were only one step slower - or Parker was only two steps slower. He looked chubby and short, but he was very flexible in grabbing the rock, like a round jumping ball. It bounced up from below like a spider and landed next to Miss Nightingale.
Fang Yu put away the 'Silver Bee' in his hand and looked at everyone, "We are lucky. The Imperial Army's defense is looser than expected. Many of the original plans were not used. Alyssa and I went there. We've seen the back of the rock cape. As long as we pass through it, we can enter under the crack——"
Sylvide was discussing something with Luo Wei, and turned around after hearing this. The senior sister from the Godslayer on the side had already spoken before her: "The imperial army's defense has become loose. Why?"
"Who knows," Luo Hao spread his hands, and he just returned from exploring from another direction, "but this is finally a good thing for us."
Several people were talking, but Jita looked away from a distance and pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but did not dare to speak easily.
However, Fang Yu noticed the movement of his senior sister, turned his eyes and asked: "Are you okay, Jita?"
Jita shook her head quickly, holding her huge magic book.
"What about you, Miss Siesta," Fang Pliover asked again stupidly, "Didn't you spend some time in the empire? What do you think?"
Before he could finish his words, he saw his ship officer lady blinking at him crazily.
"If you miss, just ask more questions."
Siesta looked at him and replied coldly.
"Well……"
Fang Yu scratched his head, looked at the others and changed the subject: "Since it's nothing, let's get ready to set off. The plan went more smoothly than expected. It's serious that we go through the gap in one go and complete the planned goal as soon as possible. "
"Wait a minute, I...I'm going to die too..."
Xiaoyao was spread out like a dead dog, with only his chest heaving and breathing heavily. At this moment, he finally didn't have too many expectations for adventure, and only thought about when this torture would end.
"Huh," the master craftsman from Silver Veslan felt as if his lungs were about to burst. Every word he spoke felt like someone had stabbed it with a knife, but he could still chatter endlessly, "... Take a rest again, if this continues, I will die suddenly here."
"If you had said less, you might have died a little later." Shui Wuming said to him mercilessly.
"How come you...have nothing to do with anything?" Xiaoyao looked at the other person in surprise.
"Idiot," Shui Wuming sneered, "I am a non-staff member of Elite's main adventure group. You think I stay at home all day like you."
Xiaoyao opened his mouth to say something else.
But the ground suddenly shook slightly, almost lifting him off the edge of the rock. He was so frightened that he turned over as quickly as possible and grabbed the protruding rock wall, firmly fixing himself on it.
"What's going on? What's going on!?" Xiaoyao was lying on the rock surface, so frightened that he didn't dare to raise his head, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Fortunately, Shui Wuming on the side covered his mouth with quick hands and eyes.
"Woo-"
Xiaoyao stared at this woman.
"What happened just now?" Fang Yu also noticed something unusual. He looked back first. Fortunately, there were no imperial troops around - this is what is called an accident. It is difficult not to have an accident with a group of novices, but still Good results are good.
"I don't know." The Papalar man was the fastest. As soon as the rock shook, he jumped to the rock next to him. Now he lay there and looked up and down at the area where everyone was sitting. There are protruding sharp rocks, but nothing unusual is found.
He raised his head and looked at everyone with his dark eyes, "Is there an earthquake?"
"wrong."
Fang Yu shook his head. He always felt that this scene was familiar, but he couldn't remember the source of the connection for a while.
He paused for a moment, and suddenly a flash of lightning flashed in the darkness. The violent shaking of the rock just now was connected with the scenes that happened in the upper mining area not long ago. An uncontrollable thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
At the same moment, Jita also remembered the source of her worries.
They both looked up at the same time.
"Elemental Resonance."
"The earth element is stirring!"
A bold idea appeared in their minds at the same time.
"There's a big guy below us," Fang Yu subconsciously took out a construct and threw it into the deep valley below, causing the spider-like construct to stretch its limbs on the rock. He looked back at the same time. To others, "Maybe it's those elemental creatures from before."
What were those elements before?
A big question mark popped up in Xiaoyao's mind. "How is it possible?" he asked, "They were still above us just now, how could they cross the interlayer and go below us? Besides, there are so many Imperial people operating below, how could they just chase us?"
Fang Yu couldn't come up with an answer for a while.
But he snapped his fingers towards the construct, and the construct stood up. A crystal rose from its back that was open like a triangle. The gravity field was immediately deployed, and the crystal reflected bright earth-yellow light.
"Earth element reaction!" The Papalar people also screamed when they saw this scene. Luo Yu, Xiang Xiang and Liu Liyue stood up almost at the same time and raised their weapons. If it was still a guess just now, then this moment it is almost solid.
"Wait a minute," Parker was still yelling, and the crystal below was becoming extremely bright. "Why is it so bright? How many things are there below!?"
"Brother Ed."
At this time Jita turned around and said to everyone.
"Look over there-"
The ground was shaking slightly, but others subconsciously looked in the direction pointed by Miss Scholar.
And where she was pointing.
This is where the Imperial stronghold is located.
…
I went out for the first time after recovery and went to watch Little Broken Ball. The update was a bit late.
But as long as I didn’t say I’d take a day off today, it would definitely be updated, and it will be the same in the future. If something happens, I will tell you in advance.
(End of chapter)
