There are two places in the world where you can see the sea of trees, but the scenery in both places is different.
The Hill of Giant Trees is a magnificent natural wonder, with towering giant trees crisscrossing the landscape. But in Apenande, the trees extend for thousands of miles, and from a distance they look like moss covering a chalky rock.
That's what Fang Plover saw from the spire of the airship, but it was a different scene when it was close to the forest. The town below was embedded in the edge of the sea of trees. The town was not big, with only two or three streets, and the residents' houses had red-tiled roofs. The streets are paved with gray and white stone slabs, and even the air is filled with the brisk tones of a nearby sawmill.
The hotel in the town is the only three-story building. It was built half a century ago. The gray brick walls are covered with grape plants. Fang Lu stopped in front of the hotel door. He was alone, put his suitcase on the ground, and took a short rest.
Since it was a secret training, the Seven Seas Traveler went to the Silver Tower Orgiffin first, and there were only a few Miss Tata left on the ship.
Fang Plover looked up at the hotel. The border sea of trees was a sacred place for adventurers. The guild manual recommended levels 15-30. During the peak travel season, many adventurers would be received here.
As for now, Princess Brianne has booked the entire hotel on behalf of the Corin-Ithurian team.
The training session will be completed here.
His eyes wandered between the windows of the hotel until a familiar voice came, "Ed, are you here?" He turned around and realized it was Senior Luo Wei and Mu Lan - his friends from the Southern Competition. Teammate, the main craftsman of Ragnarok.
Probably because of the founding of Lilac Alliance, he now sees Luo Wei a lot more friendly.
"Senior Luo Wei," Fang Yu nodded and said, "Have you finished your work?"
"I just went to the imperial capital to register, but I only arrived here yesterday, and Wuming and Xiaoyao haven't arrived yet," Luo Wei replied, "There is Ms. Ming's class today, do you want to go and see it?"
"Today?" Fang Yu was startled. Didn't he agree that it would be a week? He counted on his fingers and there was still one day left. "Then Wuming and Xiaoyao can't catch up?"
"It's just an elective course, it's for other groups, we don't need it," Luo Wei shook her head, "You can also move around freely. But the teacher told us not to leave the town, so as not to find anyone when the time comes."
"Forget it then, there's nothing I want to see." Fang Pliance replied. The town is not big, and he saw everything along the way. He also didn't want to go deep into the border sea of trees, where the withered tree people lived. Earlier, he was curious about these strange creatures, but now that time has passed, and after experiencing the adventure, he has become calmer, "Let's go to Ms. Ming's place and have a look. How about you, Senior Sister Luo Wei?"
"Of course I'll go too," Luo Wei nodded slightly, "There's also Mu Lan, she's quite curious about the teacher. By the way," she suddenly thought of something and took out a letter from her coat pocket, "That one from the Silver Forest The spear man gave it to you."
"Liu Liyue?" Fang Yu took the letter and opened it. The bottom of the envelope was hard and seemed to contain something. After opening it, a strange metal plate naturally slipped out from the inside.
Fang Yu caught the metal plate with his hand, which was the only thing inside the envelope. He opened the envelope and found a small line of text written on the back. Fang Plover held up the metal plate, with some mysterious symbols etched on the thin side.
But he couldn't tell what it was, and it didn't seem to have anything to do with alchemy.
He raised his head and said, "Senior Luo Wei met Liu Liyue in the imperial capital. Is this it?"
"He asked me to give it to you," Luo Wei replied. "He asked me to tell you about the imperial capital he went to with me. He got it from the elven ruins. I do know that place, in the Dragon Wing Mountains. nearby."
Fang Plover naturally remembered that it was famous at the end of the July War.
Luo Wei continued: "I can see that this person is not good at expressing himself, but without saying anything, Nozpiz and his colleagues have taken a lot of benefits from you for no reason. He should always keep it in mind."
Fang Yu nodded. Of course he knew that although the other party had a bad mouth, he was not bad at heart. In the Southern League, the other party did him a favor. The reason why he brought Liu Liyue in at Nozpitz Underground was to repay the favor at that time.
But now it seems that the other party thinks that his little favor is not enough for those benefits.
Although Liu Liyue is a bit awkward, she is more reliable than most people in the group. He wrote on the back of the envelope that he and Wu Di found this metal plate among the elf ruins.
Wu Di gave it to him as a gift when he went to the second world. Both of them had studied this metal plate, but neither gained anything.
Fang Yu could probably guess why he had to leave it to him. In the July War, the Dawnstar, the Redcoats of Jefrit and the Spear of the Silver Forest were among the participants.
He also met the Silver Forest Crown brigade there. Maybe Liu Liyue and Wu Di were also there at that time, just like Kaka, the young craftsman from Jeffrite's red team.
The other party probably knows his origin and the matter of Dawn Star, but this is not a secret. Many witnesses of that battle knew that he was still a newbie in Dawn Star.
Later, after appearing again in Traveler's Rest, his strength improved by leaps and bounds.
The former is public information, and it is no longer a secret when there are many people studying it. As for Traveler's Rest, Liu Liyue and Wu Di had met him there, so it wouldn't be surprising to guess that he had an adventure in the elven ruins.
Fang Yu looked at the metal plate in his hand and thought, it seemed that the other party thought that this metal plate might have something to do with him.
This metal plate was discovered by Wu Di. There might actually be something on it. And since it was found from the elven ruins, it is hard to say that it has no connection with the temple below.
Liu Liyue carried it with her so solemnly. Considering the other party's temperament, this metal plate must have a certain value.
He felt something in his heart, and was a little unimpressed by the guy's way of returning the favor without saying anything. After putting away the metal plate, they exchanged a few words with Luo Wei and Mu Lan before the three of them entered the hotel together.
Just like they went to Nozpits, Mu Lan was also traveling these days. She told about her trip to Ashland, which was also in the province of Carnand and very close to the capital of Apenand.
She talked with great interest about her experiences, the local customs and customs she had seen on the journey, and some rumors she had heard, but the biggest thing was undoubtedly the crash of Duke Hawke's airship.
"The gray ground is on the ferry route from Ayinbrok to Apenand. The place where the old guy's airship crashed was not far from me, only a few dozen kilometers apart."
Mu Lan was still a little frightened when she mentioned that incident, "The imperial people blocked that place and almost took me away. But fortunately the incident had passed by the time I arrived, but it was still chaotic there... There were attacks in some places, including Once in the town where I stayed, I almost ran into those people..."
She complained a few words: "Before I go on a trip next time, I must inquire about the recent conditions there."
Luo Wei also knew about this major event that happened recently, but she seemed a little worried. "Teacher is worried that the empire will be turbulent recently. I just hope that after we finish the game, we can leave this place of right and wrong smoothly."
Fang Plover felt the same way.
He had heard about this incident before he went to Nozpize, and later learned about the incident in Gears and Magic Books.
This was undoubtedly a premeditated assassination. Whether it was the timing of the interception of the airship or the subsequent attack on the Resurrection Temple, there was a strong flavor of conspiracy.
Duke Hawke is the leader of a political force within the empire. The Seven Sorcerers family behind him is currently the second largest political faction in the empire, second only to His Majesty the Emperor.
There are only a few people in the empire who can take action against him, so people can almost guess the identity of the person behind him, but not many dare to say it outright.
In the empire, it is only natural for the emperor to take action against his ministers, but he chose such a method, which makes people feel a little uneasy.
What does the magic emperor want to do? Will the next target be myself? Everyone is in danger, which means that suspicion within the empire is increasing.
Accidental or not, this black swan will profoundly change the political landscape of the empire.
The assassination was efficient, but it could not solve the problem. At least the people behind Duke Hawke must be suffering very much at the moment. Perhaps they would do something unpredictable out of self-protection.
However, this was the internal affairs of the empire. Fang Yu didn't want to figure out what the magic emperor wanted to do. It was just that they were in the empire at the moment, so they had to worry about it.
Fang Yu and the senior looked at each other. Not long ago, they were discussing the situation between Kaolin and Ithulian. At this moment, they couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu - why is there no quiet place in this world?
Fang Yu sent a private message, "This matter may be related to the plan the empire is preparing. If the empire is preparing a large and sophisticated plan, the magic emperor will definitely not allow dissidents to exist. That Duke Hawke may hinder It’s his turn.”
"I feel the same way," Luo Wei replied, "Do you want to investigate?"
"Let's talk about it later." Fang Yu shook his head. He was not interested in getting involved in the political struggles within the empire. At least, this matter did not seem to have anything to do with the things he cared about.
"But there is one thing, Ed," Luo Wei mentioned again, "the emperor is aloof in the empire, but the Seven Mage family has a rival in the political territory of the empire, and that is the empire workshop. On the surface, the empire The workshop is the biggest profiteer from this incident, what role do you think the Imperial Workshop plays in this plan?"
Fang Yu immediately thought of President Friston, whom he had met several times in Ayinbrock. He was gentle and knowledgeable, and he benefited a lot from many views on alchemy, which made people couldn't help but feel sad. Have a good impression.
But the Imperial Workshop The Imperial Workshop must have played an important role in that plan. Not to mention the master craftsmen who appeared underground, the tower magic furnace alone can explain a lot.
Is it just that that name really happens to have the same name as the genius from seven hundred years ago? Fang Plover definitely doesn't believe it when he says it's a person. No one can live for seven hundred years. Is he a successor? Or does it come from his family?
Although Friston was from Eisengreen, considering his experiences in the rest of his life, it was possible to go out and establish a new family independently.
He shook his head slightly.
But this is the advantage of joining this circle. Although Luo Wei, Shui Wuming, and Xiaoyao have no talent in fighting, they are all sharp-thinking people. In Kaolin-Ithulian, they have Sylvide as their Explain the situation in the kingdom, but in the empire, he really has limited knowledge in this regard.
Since Mu Lan was still there, the two of them did not communicate much, put away the topic, and went to the second floor of the hotel - Ms. Ming was giving lessons to the contestants from other groups in a room here.
They knocked on the door and pushed in after receiving a response. The room was arranged like a living room, surrounded by several sofas in a circle and covered with thick hand-woven carpets. Players from several groups stood or Sit down and look in this direction.
In previous competitions, Fang Plover had already met most of the players from other groups, the younger generation of alchemists from the Kapka and Yis areas, including aborigines like Guland.
There were also Vikki and the others who were members of the Guta delegation. Fang Plover also saw a few new faces, probably reserve players of the Guta people.
Most of those who looked at them were curious. Now the title of Dragon Alchemist is no longer what it was before. If people were still unconvinced, it would have disappeared long ago after the incident at the Ayinbrok Arbitration Tribunal.
Most people look at him with the kind of look that looks at a strong man, or a rising star in the future. The strange thing is that because he shows outstanding talent in combat craftsmanship, the young alchemist here is Not many of them were hostile to him.
Of course, there were also some from the Guta people, and two or three from the Kapka Craftsmen Association, which surprised Fang Plover. He had never offended anyone in the Craftsmen Association.
He looked in that direction, but those glances disappeared immediately.
Luo Wei patted him gently on the back, indicating that he didn't have to worry about it. Being in this position naturally meant he had to bear a lot of strange looks, whether he wanted to or not.
Ming Zheng was standing near the door and turned around at this time.
She saw Mu Lan and Luo Wei first, and couldn't help but said, "Mu Lan, Luo Wei, you are back," but suddenly she saw Fang Plover beside them, and her eyes lit up, "Little guy, are you back?" I’m back, earlier than I thought.”
Fang Yu's face was somewhat confused. Except for Gu Lande, he was younger than most people here, but he was only one year old at most. Why did Ms. Ming call him "little" in front of so many people? guy'.
He, the dragon alchemist, still wants to lose face?
He suddenly deeply understood Loofah's distress.
But Mingcai didn't care about this and waved to the three of them carelessly, "You three are here just in time. I'm planning to talk about the next Twin Towers trial. You go over and find a seat to sit down, especially Ed." , you are a free elect, and this may be your first time hearing these things.”
She pointed out the location to the three of them, and Fang Plover walked over and found that Gu Lande was also among the crowd - this young man from Yasha was the youngest among them all.
Although the opponent is talented, he lacks basic knowledge. Therefore, although he is also a member of the main team, Ms. Ming did not give him a week's holiday.
Fortunately, the young man was an introverted and well-behaved person, so he had no complaints about this. When he saw Fang Plover coming over from where he was sitting, he even took the initiative to move out of the way. Fang Yu sat down next to him, curious about the other person's hard work and hard work:
"Guland, you arrived here with Ms. Ming and the others. Have you been here these days?"
The young man nodded, a little curious and a little reserved about this legendary figure in the group, "Senior Weiyu is also here. He has taught me a lot these days, but he is not here today."
"You call Weiyu senior," Fang Pliance was greatly surprised, "Then you should also call me senior."
"Yes, Senior Ed." The young man obeyed.
Fang Yu's vanity was greatly satisfied. But while the two were whispering, Ming picked up half a piece of chalk and threw it over, hitting someone on the forehead, who made an ouch.
"Don't whisper to each other." Ming said with a straight face.
The surroundings were quiet. It seemed that everyone was deeply affected by this female devil. Fang Plover was also as silent as a cicada and did not dare to speak again.
Ming then put away the remaining half of the chalk and said: "There is nothing to say about the Tower of Winter Solstice. It is an individual competition. Everyone will have their own experience when entering. You will understand when the time comes. But we have to go to Apenand. The premise is to pass the test of the Silver Tower Orgiffin. At present, the Continental League is currently in progress, and there are still almost half of the teams left. However, in the Spire Trial, the remaining two-thirds will be eliminated. The next step is The beginning of a truly brutal knockout tournament.”
"The Trial of the Silver Tower Orgiffin, also known as the Trial of the Spire, has a history of more than fifteen years in the Twin Tower Trials. It is different from the previous competition format. This game is A true team game—"
She looked around at everyone.
"After the competition begins, the scholars of the Silver Tower will open a maze in the spire, and the entire competition will be held in this maze space for half a month."
"Half a month?" Guland couldn't help but ask, "Then do we need to prepare food?"
"No, the people from the Silver Tower will prepare it for you," Ming replied, "The nature of that labyrinth space is very special. It is a bit like a planetary device. You should all have used that large magic furnace. In the planetary device , alchemists use formulas and calculations to directly project into the ether, thereby changing the shape and even properties of matter. This is also the basis of contemporary alchemy——"
"...But within that space, the space itself has its own properties, so alchemists can quickly form substances through their own calculations, without having to resort to those bulky and bulky tools like we do in reality."
She looked at everyone: "So you understand, this is the meaning of this training camp. Because those who have mastered multiple parallelism have an absolute advantage in such a competition."
Ming's eyes finally fell on Fang Plover.
Fang Plover was slightly startled.
Ms. Ming's words were easy to understand, and he understood them clearly, but why was the other person looking at him? Was there something wrong with his face?
Ming waved to him: "To facilitate your understanding, Ed, please come up and demonstrate for everyone."
"ah?"
Fang Yu was greatly surprised. He was very good at multiple parallelisms. This was something everyone in the group knew. But he didn't feel that his level was higher than the Construct Queen in front of him.
If she wants to demonstrate, she can do it herself, so why should she do it herself?
Moreover, he looked at Ming Ming with his crooked eyebrows, a teasing look in his eyes, and his smile like an old fox, always feeling that the other party had some bad intentions.
Fang Yu's scalp felt a little numb, and he suddenly felt that he had come to the wrong place.
…
(End of chapter)
