The island in the center of the lake is not small in size, and can even be compared with some islands in the sea.
Although the largest lake in Suomir is undisputedly the Heinzwom Meteor Lake, the second and third names have always been debated.
In the absence of accurate and reliable measurement methods to obtain convincing data, basically people from all over Suomir have a set of beliefs that the locals believe in.
According to the nearby villagers, this lake, which is not worth mentioning except for the death of the country-protecting divine dragon, is ranked as the third largest lake in the country in their minds.
There is no way to verify whether the news is reliable or not, but the fact that Suomir, which is known as the land of a thousand lakes and a thousand islands, can be considered qualified to compete for the top three also proves its hugeness to some extent.
The island where Rumi Qi rests is so big that you can only understand it clearly if you walk inside.
As a genuine giant dragon, a species of protosaurus from the order Lepidoptera, which is regarded as extremely rare by academic circles, she was named Snow White and had a wingspan of 98 meters when she was still alive. Although it is common sense that the wingspan of flying creatures is much larger than the body length, and such a wingspan is not the largest among the dragons recorded by humans, when Lumiqi is at an extreme distance in front of you .
You still hold your breath involuntarily.
I was so excited by the majesty of that figure.
And such a huge white dragon, looking down at the entrance where the three people were standing, shrank to the size of a medium-sized dog due to the distance.
Although it was still huge compared to the birds flying nearby and the deer running past, it also seemed small in front of the vast wilderness. And this is just the southern corner of the island.
"Let's go." Henry put Kramer back into the saddle and then climbed onto the horse. The Luoan girl followed in a hurry, but Galeva froze on the spot and rummaged through the notebook to find out what he wanted to write. In the end, he hesitated for a long time and couldn't write anything. At this moment, he was still in a daze and was caught by the little unicorn. He pushed forward and urged him forward.
"Wow, don't, it's a bit steep here and you might fall." The panicked young man grabbed the little unicorn's arm, and the latter snorted in dissatisfaction and knocked him to the ground.
"Grumpy little thing." Galeva picked up the notebook gloomily and climbed up.
It seemed that there was some magical influence and the warmer weather made him roll up the sleeves of his robe and take off his woolen hat. The grass about knee deep was swaying like waves in the breeze.
The grass tips caressed the three and three horses as they walked by, without the usual stinging pain, but like the rhythm of a mother coaxing a sleeping child, gentle and pleasant.
The faint fragrance of flowers filled the air, and the sea of colorful flowers swayed in the wind.
They moved forward slowly, and the two people except Henry and the little unicorn couldn't stop looking back and forth at the entire land.
"It's like being in someone's dream." As soon as the Luoan girl murmured these words, Galeva behind her picked up a pen and wanted to write it down. It was at this time that because of their The butterflies, startled by the movement, flew from the flowers nearby.
The butterfly wings, which are as big as the palm of an adult man's hand, are blue and translucent, and the edges are black. The way they danced and flew past the group of people was extremely beautiful, complementing the field full of flowers and the bright sunshine.
Mira stared at them blankly, not only because of their beauty, but also because she recognized this kind of butterfly.
"Paradise Papilio." She read their name in Luoan language.
This was not knowledge from the day after she met the sage, but a description from the stories her mother had told her about the hometown of the Roan people when she was still young.
Even though it was her first time meeting.
But in the dream, the vague image that had been described countless times by imagination in the longing of the year suddenly became clear and overlapped when I saw this group of butterflies at close range.
If there really is such a butterfly, it should look like this, Mira thought.
"Huh? You know him." Henry in front turned around and said, "Oh, speaking of which, this is related to the legend of the Luoan people."
"Before you went to the Otolo Empire, your former hometown, if you think about it this way -" the sage touched his chin and said, but he did not tell everything he was thinking. The white-haired girl stared at the butterfly going away and frowned.
"But shouldn't this be someone who lives in a hot area?" she said. Although it was much warmer here than the outside world, it still couldn't change the fact that it was located in Suomir.
"It's a subspecies, it's a gift from Rumiqi, so it can survive here."
"Look carefully at the creatures around you." Henry reminded without looking back, while the two people behind him looked around. This time it was Galeva who asked: "Are some animals glowing?"
"Is it a World of Warcraft?" Mira's knowledge level was higher than his, and she told the truth directly.
"Yes." The sage nodded, and the group continued to move forward, and he continued: "Whale Luo, have you heard of it?"
He asked, but the two people behind him shook their heads in silence. Henry did not look back but knew that their answer was no: "This kind of knowledge is still unpopular in human society because it is related to the ecology of the deep sea."
"The part I read comes from a book called "The Silence of the Deep Sea", written by Theodora Lementiraso, a scholar of the Padrosi Empire." The sage shrugged when mentioning this name. She shrugged, and both the Roan girl and Galeva keenly noticed the reason.
"Liar?" Mira said the meaning of the last part of the scholar's name. Mentilasuo means liar in the Laman language, and "Le" is an article like "that, this" , used to express a definite meaning.
To this day, many of the Lamanites actually have no such thing as a surname except for the nobility. Some people's surnames and first names are similar to each other, and they all evolved from the names of others. This is very similar to the West Coast. The most common surname among the common people among the Avenera people is "Smith", and this word is used in Asia. It means "craftsman" in Vennera language.
In the same way, if a Lamanite blacksmith's name is Mario, then his full name is likely to be Mario Lemariscaleco - which means blacksmith Mario, which is a name given to him by others for his livelihood. . As time goes by, this title may become the surname of Mario's descendants, even if they no longer engage in this profession.
It is obvious that such an insulting word as "Lemenratiso" cannot be a surname, so it can only mean "Theodora the Liar" - this is what the Roan girl and the young porter thought. The sage also nodded and confirmed this speculation: "Well, almost all imperial scholars regard him as a joke. His works are also unpopular in the world - because he claims."
He paused, then looked back at the two people and said word by word: "All the knowledge recorded in the book comes from the mermaid princess he met and fell in love with when he was sailing when he was young."
"...."
"..."
Mira and Galeva were both stunned, and it took them a while to come back to their senses and stop laughing and trembling all over.
"Well, you can imagine for yourselves the expressions of most of the imperial scholars when they heard about this matter." Henry looked forward again, and the group of people moved forward, and when the two of them heard his words, they suddenly Stunned for a moment, Mira blinked her shining eyes and then said: "...Wait a minute, you mean this is all true?"
"It's almost the same, because the phenomenon of whale falling can only be observed in the deep sea. Human beings have no way to reach that depth yet, so he said that he heard about it from the mouth of a mermaid. There should be no such thing in this regard. Wrong. As for whether the princess is in love or not, I don’t know, because those guys are actually surprisingly talkative - it’s too far off topic.”
"Anyway." Henry began to get to the point, and the two of them listened attentively.
"When a large whale dies, it sinks back to the bottom of the ocean."
"Sharks and other aquatic predators will eat a considerable portion of the meat and other soft parts in the shallow water, and as they continue to fall, smaller creatures will also take a share of the pie."
"This process can last up to two years."
"When it finally returns to the ocean floor, there will be smaller organisms that break down what's left."
"The passing of a huge life supports the prosperity of countless small lives. And this process can last up to a whole century. This kind of thing is called a whale fall by the mermaids."
"The natural cycle of the sea." The Luoan girl looked thoughtful, while Galeva next to her kept writing.
"That's it, then the white dragon is..." She nodded, and as usual, Galeva was as slow as ever. Galeva understood the reason why Henry mentioned this matter because of Mira's words, and he revealed With a look of sudden realization, he continued writing.
"Well, the abnormal ecology of this land and the basically magical creatures around it are the gifts after the death of the dragon." He spoke, and although his tone was still normal, it made Mira feel a little strange. A feeling of nostalgia.
"Magic power returns to the earth in the form of pure vitality, nourishing all things. Because it has taken root and formed a natural ecosystem, even if two hundred years have passed, it has actually just changed its form and continues to exist."
"After the death of a giant dragon, everything from flowers and plants to birds and animals flourished in the entire area, forming a paradise-like paradise on earth." The horses stopped, and they had already arrived in front of Rumi Qi's remains. The nearby birds and The sika deer and rabbits were looking at them curiously. The sage had the mark of the Druid on his body, so they were not afraid - and he continued:
“This sea of flowers, all this beauty we see.”
"Everything is."
"The legacy of Rumi Qi."
"..." Mira raised her head, and Galeva also stopped writing in his hand. They looked up and saw that the dragon skeleton lying on the ground was wrapped with countless vines. After two hundred years of exposure to wind and sun, any other creature would have dried up and become brittle, but Lumiqi's corpse still shone in the sunlight, as if it had a metallic texture.
"Hu--" "Swiss--" sounded, and the sage dismounted and stepped on the weeds, looking up.
Mira followed suit and walked forward with Galeva - they still inevitably held their breath subconsciously.
She lay there quietly, motionless.
Even though there is only a skeleton left, and even though two centuries have passed, there is still a feeling that it will come back to life at any time, spread its wings and fly into the sky.
The white feathers still covering it were huge and extremely beautiful. Only when she got so close did the Luoan girl notice that the feathers used by the Dragon Wing Knights, which seemed very good at first glance, were actually just some old feathers that had fallen off naturally.
Because these beautiful feathers that are still attached to the skeleton, especially those on the edges, are 20 times as large as them and have a bright luster, they obviously contain far higher magical power than those used by the dragon-winged knights.
Looking at it this way, it can be regarded as supporting the fact that Henry said that "no one has successfully entered."
"I came in a hurry and didn't bring you a gift."
"But then again, there probably aren't many gifts in this world that you value." Henry said in ancient language, while the two people behind him who didn't understand what he was talking about just stood there quietly.
"I came to borrow something from you."
He said this, and then walked into the area surrounded by dragon wings.
Mira and Galeva did not move. After a while, Henry came out with a beautifully crafted and stuffed package.
The two of them didn't ask him what he had taken, because judging from what he had experienced so far, it would be as if they had never heard of him even if he answered.
"How to go back?" Mira was concerned about another aspect. Although the bridge outside would collapse as he said, those dragon-winged knights would definitely come after hearing the news and would not leave easily. If we go back the way we came, even if we can build the bridge again, I'm afraid there will be a lot of things to explain.
Besides, whether they listen or not is another matter.
The fact that the Dragon Wing Knights and the Great Swordsmen don't see eye to eye is an overall matter. Even if Her Majesty the Queen takes that step with Henry's help, it will still take a long time for the Dragon Wing Knights to change as a whole.
And it certainly won't be peaceful.
"If there is another way, come with me." The sage did not explain what he had taken, but he put it in the saddle bag and turned around and walked towards the other side. The surrounding creatures looked at them curiously until the group of people disappeared into the forest to the east.
"Huh..." The road in the forest kept going forward, which surprised the Luoan girl and Galeva at the hugeness of the island. They continued walking for nearly an hour, when the young porter's calves were sore. When he couldn't help but ask: "How much longer -", "We are here -" Henry immediately gave the answer.
"——Huh? But? Huh?" The dull young man turned back and looked at the direct road behind him with confusion on his face. According to what he had seen outside before, this island should have no connections at all.
"It's a one-way passage. After all, if you use temporary magic to make a lot of noise back and forth, someone will find out the rules and try to sneak in."
"But this -" Galeva pointed to the seemingly clear forest road behind him.
"You can't go back, just throw a stone and try -" Henry said, and the young man followed suit subconsciously.
"Boom--" The thrown stone did not fall on the ground visible to the naked eye, but went straight through the soil, and then a few seconds later there was a "Boom--!" sound of falling into the water.
"Wow - magic -" Galeva's stupid look of wonder made Mira sigh. After all, she had gained a lot of experience in following the sage, and now she was no longer surprised.
"It's time to go, maybe they will patrol nearby." The sage said, and both of them nodded and followed his footsteps.
After walking a certain distance and the influence of the magic disappeared, the Luoan girl looked back and saw that the island had returned to its appearance several hundred meters away from the shore. Recalling the way she had just walked over, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat out of fear.
Shaking their heads to shake off the trembling feeling, the three of them continued walking forward, and soon returned to the ordinary country road.
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The sound of metal friction sounded quietly nearby.
The pen surrounded by magic was parked beside her. Looking at the sparkling light on the crystal stone, a smile appeared on her lips.
"What are you giggling about? Oh - that's it." An old voice sounded from the side, and an elf with a tattoo on his face, white hair and a long beard walked over with a cane.
"When the alarm went off, I was worried that the human magician had finally cracked it, but I didn't expect it." She shook her head with a smile.
"Did you meet him about that thing before? What do you think?" the old elf said.
"What do you think..." She touched her chin.
"Aurora's nightmare, after meeting her." The blurry image on the crystal stone showed a white-haired girl looking at the island and then shuddering and shaking her head - and she looked at all this and then said .
"It won't turn into a sweet dream though."
"But in the end."
"It's a lot softer, right?" Erica turned her head, tilted her head, and her silver hair swayed slightly.
