"Look!" Xiaoyao leaned against the window and turned around to shout to the others.
On the way back to Apenande, Her Royal Highness Princess Brianne rented a caravel. It originally belonged to an imperial noble, and the Elven Princess paid for it privately. This feat made everyone in the Corin-Ithurian delegation stunned by the wealth of this princess.
Fang Yu was not surprised by this.
Although it is said to be a three-masted schooner with wing sails used for exploration, it is actually a yacht. Therefore, the furnishings on the ship are very luxurious, and each team has its own private room.
Fang Plover and his party stayed in the reception room in the upper area, where MTT and Wu Shen were playing Magical Beast Chess, a popular game among craftsmen. Weiyu sat on the sofa and kept asking Fang Pliong about his participation in the battle between the Northern Army of the Empire and the withered tree people. Shui Wuming and Mu Lan were also curious about this and listened on the sidelines.
"There will always be a period of time in a hundred years when the withered tree people will be very active." Weiyu is a typical excellent player. He knows a lot about many things and the questions he asks are often meaningful. "But I heard I said they invaded Alpenand more than ten years ago, why are they active again now?"
"I don't know either. The Imperial people think that the unusually severe cold last winter stimulated them, causing them to behave in such an abnormal manner." Fang Plover shook his head dully and quoted the rhetoric of the Silver Helmet Knights.
"Last winter seemed to be really cold. The Battle of the North attracted everyone's attention, but in fact many people froze to death in places like the Baozhang Coast. Even many original ice-free ports were affected by the Silent Wind. Ancient This is also the reason for the frequent rebellions in Ta this year, and the mountain people in the mountains can't stand it any longer," Shui Wuming said.
Everyone sitting here was born in Kaolin, so the topic naturally turned to the kingdom. Ragnarok, who was born in Mulan, mainly had influence in the southern territory, so he knew the southern territory better.
"It's not much better in the south," she put down the crystal cup in her hand and said with steam from the tea leaves: "Reshuffling the alliance did not really solve the problem of the southern alliance. On the contrary, the loosening of control made the conflicts more acute. Many people They all feel that the south is a powder keg now, and last winter was extremely cold, so many refugees joined them, so the king and the prime minister are even more anxious."
"I heard that the Prime Minister chose a new queen from the southern territory. Is this true?" Shui Wuming remembered the news Xiaoyao had provided before and couldn't help but ask.
"There is such news. It has been spreading like crazy recently. I heard that the other party is a selector and has some relationship with the aboriginal nobles." Mulan said, "I heard that the other party is a witch with a very special background and magical power. He is powerful and has a noble bloodline. It’s just that before this, this person has not been well-known, which makes people suspicious.”
"Can the chosen ones also have noble blood?"
"Some of the Chosen Ones were born from marriages with aborigines. The Star Gate has been open for almost a century, and it has been almost two hundred years since the Star Gate was first built. There were Forerunners and the military before us. Many such things happened during this period, but the official publicity was rarely publicized, and the reputation has not been obvious. "
Mu Lan couldn't help but look at Fang Plover.
"Why are you all looking at me?" Fang Yu asked a little annoyed.
Everyone couldn't help but be amused.
"So that person is half Aboriginal and comes from a noble family? Can a witch be the same?"
"Witches are also a type of magicians. The Kingdom of Kaolin has no discrimination against people with witch blood. Moreover, the other party also holds a magic book in his hand. I heard that the royal family values this marriage very much." Mu Lan obviously understood. With a lot of first-hand information, her words also confirmed the rumors Xiaoyao told them before.
"Even Ragnarok doesn't know the origin of the other party, or which family he comes from?" The southern border is Ragnarok's traditional sphere of influence. Fang Plover knew that Ragnarok was definitely anxious about this situation that was beyond his control, but he didn't know who the warrior was. Is Wang also paying attention to this matter?
It would be okay if the future queen was just an aborigine, but she had half the blood of the chosen one. She would appear like a comet, and she might lead a new force to rise.
But Mu Lan shook her head. Obviously she didn't know, or Ragnarok knew, but she was just the next generation of craftsmen trained in the guild.
The severe cold, severe winter, turmoil and the inexplicable queen have all made everyone feel a little depressed. Although the crisis also reveals opportunities, the current situation is not very good.
Various signs indicate that the kingdom will experience another turmoil, which is closely related to the third division. However, the major guilds have just suffered a huge defeat in the Turbid Realm, and they actually need to recuperate.
Continuous failures and scandals in the league have cast a shadow over Super Sports in China. This is closely related to everyone present. The audience's enthusiasm has declined, which also affects their future.
Fang Yu was thinking about other issues.
Roland listened in confusion.
Luo Wei never spoke, sitting on a chair holding a silver-white cup and quietly drinking tea. Miss Tata sat opposite the senior sister invisibly, holding a smaller teacup in her hand.
After the Seven Seas Traveler docked in Apenand, the fairy lady returned to Fang Plover.
There was a quiet moment until Xiaoyao's voice came from the porthole, causing everyone to look in that direction.
Arpenand is the capital of the province of Carnand. Nand means Grand Canyon in Imperial language. The entire province is located in the Grand Canyon, on the edge of the border sea of trees.
Apenand is located at the end of the Grand Canyon, at the northern entrance of the Grand Canyon, adjacent to the sea of trees. Here you can see not only the endless sea of trees, but also a corner of the central plateau of the empire that towers into the clouds.
The auburn cliff is like a high wall, located on the left and right sides of the city. The grand canyon formed by its split is an important corridor in the middle of the empire - the corridor from Apenand to the Ainbrok Plain.
Everyone first saw the emerald sea of trees, connected with the red cliff coastline. The silver city was located at the junction of these two completely different scenery, climbing upwards along with the mountain ridge.
At the top of the sea of trees, a silver spire towered into the sky.
That is the Eye of Orgiffin, one of the tallest spiers in Etalia. It was once used to monitor the movements of the giants in the north of the great wasteland, but now the giant family has long been scattered and no longer poses a threat.
And the empire has firmly established itself on the Clover Plain.
Today this spire belongs to the Silver Tower Society.
The Great Library was first built by the Lightbringer and the Keeper of Secrets. Fang Plover has long been famous for it. He is also familiar with the names of the Scroll Knight and the Erudite of Angina.
Compared with Elpaxin's sub-tower, Algifen is the origin of the Silver Tower Society. Elfendor also imitated the spire in the southern border of Corin-Ithurion. And built.
Everyone walked to the window and stared at the slender and graceful tower from a distance. It was almost as high as the red cliff in the background, like a silver thread hanging from the sky.
The spire shines in the sea of trees, reflecting the sun.
That was their next stop, the venue for the Spire Trial.
The group of people looked at the spire in a daze, each with their own thoughts. Almost everyone among them had heard more or less the legend about this spire and the trials behind it.
The oral accounts from the previous generation of players, the rumors within the guild, and the repeated instructions given to them by the old people in the delegation made their ears tingle with stories about the past there.
But for the younger generation of alchemists, many legends in the past ten years have come from here. How far they go in this spire determines whether they can enter the sacred hall.
Participate in the competition for the highest honor in the Hall of the Holy King.
Everyone was somewhat silent.
An hour later the caravel entered Appenander's guidance course.
Princess Brianne gathered everyone on the deck and explained to them the precautions, the opponents who needed to be careful, and what regulations needed to be strictly kept secret before the game.
The Kaolin people performed well in the preliminaries this time. Except for Saint-Hughan from the overseas area, the other three delegations all entered the third round.
This incident has caused quite a heated discussion in the domestic community, and it can be regarded as a shot in the arm for the domestic super competition that has been sluggish since the defeat of the Muddy Realm two years ago.
Because of this, this professional competition, which originally did not receive much attention, has also attracted more attention from the outside world, making the mainland league more and more important in the current atmosphere.
For contestants from big guilds like Luo Wei, this is a good thing as it can attract more exposure. But on the other hand, it is also a heavy burden.
The domestic community does not have much hope for its own contestants yet. In short, the possibility of winning the championship is almost non-existent. However, if the loss is too ugly in the competition, it will inevitably be harshly criticized after returning to the country.
This is even the same for Guta players like Vikki and others, so now regardless of each other, the Guta people are finally on the same boat as the Kaolin people and are angry with each other.
"I heard," Zheng Yong, a young man with squinted eyes beside him, whispered, "the imperial people have made a declaration of war against us. We trained multiple parallel techniques in the sea of trees on the border, and the imperial people directly transferred the technical code to the people outside the sea. Those delegations went public.”
"What do they want to do?"
"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that they are coming for us," the young man said. "Because of Ed, our Ithurian delegation can be said to be one step ahead in terms of multiple parallelism, and there are few who can compete with us. There are only the Imperial people and the two craftsmen’s guilds in the Tree Hill.”
"...Now that they have made their technology public, on the one hand they are trying to win over the small overseas associations, and on the other hand they are causing trouble for us..."
"How can it cause trouble for us if we disclose technology to those small associations?"
"You are stupid. In the Spire Trial, you can join forces vertically and horizontally. The people of the Empire saw that we were coming this time, so they thought of some off-the-beaten-path moves first... The Empire entered three groups like us this time, but Except for the main group, the other two groups are not necessarily much better than us and the Kapka Craftsmen Association, and the Empire is afraid of suffering a loss in the hands of people."
The young man continued: "Besides, even the main group, their twin stars may not necessarily be better than Weiyu and Shui Wuming, not to mention we still have Ed, the people in the empire may be a little guilty."
"Then what do we do?"
"We were a little careless. We just thought that after the Southern League, ancient alchemy spread in the competition area and gained a first-mover advantage. We didn't expect that the people in the empire must also know this," the young man said with a frown, "They disclosed multiple parallel technologies. People in those small associations may not be able to learn much about the details in a month, but they will definitely affect us..."
"...the elimination quota for the Spire Trial is two-thirds. Among the remaining fifteen teams, five will be left in the end. Even if the Imperials account for three teams, they will still have some chance after we are eliminated."
The young man analyzed it lucidly, "Besides, it is unlikely that the Empire can occupy three teams. Even if there is a second division and a fourth division, the several associations outside the sea have more ideas in their minds... The Empire now knows that The hard power on the surface is the first. If they unite with the Imperial people, they will always have a chance..."
Zheng Yong couldn't help but worry when he heard the two people talking lively. He turned back to look at Vikki, "Vikki, did you hear what they said? Did Ms. Ming and the others make a mistake?"
Vikki glared at him, "Don't say anything. The elf princess has finished speaking. Soul Fingerprint and Ming went up. Let's listen to what they said."
Ming stood on the deck and did not speak. Instead, the soul fingerprint on the side told him about the minaret trial.
Originally, after half of the thirty teams were eliminated, there should have been fifteen participating teams left. However, because not every team was full, in fact, only fourteen relatively complete participating teams were left in the end.
Not all of the remaining participating teams are complete, but generally speaking, the main delegation structures belonging to the three main continents have remained relatively intact.
Among them, there are three Kaolin people's teams, the Grande craftsman delegation, the Kapka craftsman delegation, and the Guta delegation; the three empire teams are the Empire Workshop delegation, the Ayinbrok Craftsmen Association delegation, and the Lavendure Delegation of craftsmen.
Two teams from the Hill of Giant Trees, a delegation from the Nomemis Craftsmen Association (White Tree Society) and a Sanshak delegation; two teams from Lotao, a delegation from Mirrodian craftsmen and a delegation from the Pillars of Stars craftsmen.
There are two teams from the outer sea and two teams from the trial team. A total of fourteen delegations have entered the steeple trial.
In total, almost one hundred and twenty top alchemists will be competing in this competition to determine the winner who will go to the Tower of Winter Solstice, and from there, the final list of ten people who will enter the Hall of the Holy King will be selected.
The caravel is docking.
Fang Yu was a little bored. He had already memorized the fourteen participating teams. Knowing about the participating teammates, the tactical analysis team would not wait until now to make them improvise.
The soul fingerprint is just another emphasis.
Fang Yu couldn't help but be distracted and looked around, but coincidentally, he saw a familiar scene in the other direction at a glance.
The Imperial ship on the pier seemed to have just arrived at the port. From a distance, he saw Cuisi walking down the gangway carrying large and small bags and saluting, but the other party obviously did not notice this direction.
Behind her, there were several other young people.
"Juno Pilio, one of the Empire's twin stars, specializes in dragon knight construction."
"Next to him is his old rival, Geogiffin, the other of the Empire's Twins. The two are actually not from the same guild. Juno is from the Sacrament Guild, and Geogiffin's old club is Prometheus."
Fang Yu turned around and realized that Shui Wuming was explaining to him. She pointed at a person behind Cui Xisi and said: "Luo Fen, a student of FOX, the King of Gray has two students, one develops in the field of alchemist, and the other inherits his mantle and develops in the field of combat craftsman. In fact, that person has also met Pass."
Fang Plover looked at the other party in surprise.
"That's the young man named Luther who was with Cuisi before. He is of German origin," Shui Wuming said. "Don't look at his ordinary appearance. Like you, he has the experience of controlling a dragon knight."
"Is that a student of the King of Gray?" Fang Piao never expected that Luther was a student of the King of Gray. No wonder the other party had a sun emblem on his hand. He thought of the legendary name of the King of Craftsmen, and for a moment I couldn't help but envy the other party.
However, when I thought that I was now a student who constructed Queen Ming, my mentality seemed to be much more balanced.
Shui Wuming looked at Cui Xisi, "Cui Xisi, you don't need to introduce me. She is the fairy user in this team. Her level is only higher than Sister Luo Wei, not lower."
"There are three other people, the plug-in craftsman Helium from the gray realm, the magic craftsman Helium, and a free man 'Black'. They don't seem to be here. These people are also the main craftsmen level of several large guilds, and none of them are A fuel-efficient lamp.”
She turned back to look at Fang Plover, "That's the entire lineup of the Imperial Workshop delegation. It's so luxurious. Even the students from FOX can only be ranked third. As far as I know, the main force of every Oshu delegation is The team is all at this level, now do you understand why the other participating teams feel desperate about this?"
Fang Yu silently watched the Imperial Workshop delegation disappear at the other end of the trestle.
But he didn't think so, "But Wuming, I think we also have a chance."
Shui Wuming was somewhat used to Fang Plover's extra confidence, but in the past she would have thought it was childish and cute, but now she would really seriously consider its possibility.
She thought silently for a moment, then raised her head and said, "Sister Ming may think so too. The whole world may think we are impossible, but she also thinks you have that possibility."
"It's not me," Fang Yu said, looking at them: "Teacher, she values each of us equally."
Shui Wuming was slightly surprised.
At this time, the soul fingerprint on the deck finally finished his last words.
She looked at everyone and was somewhat satisfied with the condition of these young people. Ming didn't know what kind of magic he had cast on them, making them look ambitious.
She couldn't help but think of herself and Loofah.
Once upon a time, she happened to be a member of that class. She also faced this Silver Spire with an uneasy mood and stepped into that arena, where she left a lot of pride.
But there are still regrets.
She looked at everyone calmly, thinking that she hoped these young people could go further.
…
Today is the day when the Continental League is officially broadcast to the entire continent. Even in some parts of the second world, there are people paying attention to this game.
Wandering Ma had prepared his live broadcast script early. He looked up at the time. Under the dim light of Area B of the space station, the number on the clock jumped to eight forty.
There are still twenty minutes before the game starts.
He paid attention to organizing every detail before the broadcast and adjusted the location of the set. He has already obtained the visa for the next trip to Stargate, which will still be three months away.
He had to choose to broadcast on the space station. Engaging in super-competition-related live broadcasts was very different from being a scenery blogger in the past, but after more than a year, he gradually got used to it.
He is not the only one behind him, there are some like-minded people working with him to build this team. These people come from all over the world, and many of them have never even met in real life.
But their common hobby was talking about the Dragon Alchemist, and Wandering Ma wondered if he had established a fan community for Ed.
Although they have tried to commentate on several games before, this one is the real first tough battle since the formation of this team.
For many people.
This will be a tough battle.
This league, originally a competition between craftsmen, only accounts for a small part of the ultra-competitive landscape. It is usually a competition ground for major guilds to select their own talented craftsmen.
But now there are some special reasons, whether it is the huge defeat in the third division since the Turbid Realm, or the outstanding performance of this Kaulin-Ithurian delegation.
Or it could be the sudden rise of a certain Dragon Alchemist, and the series of events before that, especially the controversial Ayinbrok Arbitration Tribunal case.
Many reasons have pushed this secondary event to the forefront, attracting attention in the first world, especially in the Cowlin-Ithulian Division, that did not originally belong to it.
At eight forty-five, on the lower deck of the Seven Seas Traveler——
Alyssa opened the live broadcast room early, her eyelashes moved slightly, and her eyes stayed on the fluorescent screen.
She listened quietly to the stray horse talking at a leisurely pace, and smoothly introduced some details about the game. Because it is a professional secondary event, many people did not even understand the nature of this game when the first round of the game was not broadcast to the entire continent.
But there were a lot of people in the live broadcast room. Many people had arrived early, and the atmosphere was rarely good. Everyone was saying hello to each other. Those people are either die-hard fans brought by Wandering Ma themselves, or they are the first batch of old people to join this live broadcast group.
They are already quite familiar with this live broadcast room, the stray horses, and the games and people they are about to see.
Of course, there were one or two IDs that caused controversy, but they were quickly banned by management.
Management is her——
Her ID in this live broadcast room is the charming and beautiful Miss Nightingale. She is one of the earliest viewers and many people know her.
But no one knows her true identity.
But for Alyssa, our Miss Nightingale actually enjoys the feeling of hiding behind the scenes.
Nini cupped her chin cutely and sat on her shoulder, staring attentively at the floating subtitles on the screen. She actually couldn't understand it, but she just found it very novel.
Alyssa tapped the tip of the little guy's nose with her fingertips. Nicole didn't like this, which made her hide and frown.
Alyssa looked at this little guy, but she thought of that guy Parker. He didn't know what he was doing on the boat recently, and he always seemed like he couldn't calm down.
This gave her, the half-housekeeper on the ship, a huge headache.
"Nini," Alyssa suddenly glanced over and said with a mysterious smile, "How are you, Parker, and Xiaojiao's organization doing?"
"Nini doesn't know," the little girl mumbled and replied in a sweet voice, "Nini doesn't understand what Parker said, but sister Alyssa asked Nini to watch Parker, and Nini deserves a lot of credit."
"Nini deserves a lot of credit," Alyssa praised, "but Nini, do you know how to succeed?"
Nini turned her gaze back, blinking and looking at her curiously.
Didn't he tell her to go see Parker so that the bad guy wouldn't delay Papa's affairs?
"Although Parker is bad, he is also our friend after all," Alyssa rolled her eyes and replied amiably, "We can't just watch our friends go astray."
The little girl shook her flaming tail and tilted her head not understanding.
But Miss Nightingale didn't care about this and just continued with a smile: "In short, the first prerequisite for success is money. Nini, sufficient funds are the prerequisite for doing many things - Nini should know that, right? By the way, Nini Ni, do you like glitter?"
Nini's eyes turned bright.
She nodded quickly.
"So," Alyssa pointed out, "Parker can't save money. How can he succeed if he can't save money? The most important thing for an organization is funds. Do you understand, Nini?"
"Nini doesn't understand."
“Have Nini ever heard of a bank?”
Nini shook her head in confusion, obviously this concept was too complicated for her.
"A bank, in essence..." Miss Nightingale thought carefully and found the most understandable explanation, "It is a place where money is deposited. It is a place where small gold coins are put together, shiny little gold coins."
"Parker is a spendthrift and can't save money, but Nini can," Alyssa laughed and continued to point out, "So starting from today, Nini will take a small gold coin from Parker every day to help him save. How long will it take for you to achieve great success?"
Nini's eyes lit up, "Really, as long as Nini keeps Liang Jingjing together?"
"Of course," Alyssa asked, "Will Nini help Parker succeed?"
Nini nodded seriously.
"Nini is so kind."
Miss Nightingale's eyes narrowed with laughter: "Well, from today on, Nini Bank is officially established."
"Nini Bank is officially established!"
Nini repeated it in a sweet voice, looking very energetic.
…
(End of chapter)
