"'Karloff's Gate'?" Laite looked at the uniquely shaped giant door with a folding fan standing like a giant in the underground space in confusion.
"Brother, I don't mind wasting some time here to tell you the origin of this door. Although our time is generally very tight, we are not in a hurry for this time. After all, among humans and us, I have been from time to time recently. You can smell the dragon's scent. If you encounter a dragon in the future, maybe this knowledge can help you." Feng said, looking up at the giant door.
"Oh? Feng, you have aroused my curiosity. I have also heard a lot of rumors during this time, talking about the 'Blood Night Ritual' in the city of Sugra, the 'Lalaya's Dream', and the so-called' Paradise' will all use the power of dragons. Regarding dragons... I have only seen an imprisoned orc with dragon blood under the water in Donusk." Laite paused, first with a solemn expression, and then revealed With a gentle smile, he turned to look at Feng with pure black eyes and continued:
"The power of dragons is indeed great. He, the orc Saukod, spent his last strength in the fight to help me obtain the 'Inspiration' sequence core. This little power is just that he was imprisoned by the 'Plane Water' , and the remnant after being contaminated with evil things was enough for me to be promoted. Just for a moment, I was thinking about what kind of terrifying existence it would be if I met a truly complete and mature dragon."
"It is indeed terrifying, but that was all in the First Era. In the Second Era, humans still relied on gods and the five sacred objects to eliminate most of the dragon clan. After that, the remaining dragon clan were either forced to be trapped in the 'Dragon Realm', or Suppressing the bloodline and turning into a human being can at best be regarded as a magician or an extraordinary person." Feng patted Laite on the shoulder, signaling him not to worry too much.
"But I'm still curious, can the power of dragons be comparable to the gods?" Laite asked.
"Maybe, maybe not." Feng closed his eyes tightly and replied thoughtfully:
"The war between dragons and humans is a very distant thing. There is a saying: In ancient times, humans did not demand as much from nature as they do now. Even if they cut down a few trees to build bridges and houses, humans would kneel down and pray devoutly. , praying for God’s understanding. Therefore, during that period, the magic power in the air was abundant, and even humans who had not undergone any deliberate practice were natural magicians as long as they lived in the mountains and forests.”
"Later, because humans destroyed nature, did the magic power dry up?" Laite guessed following the wind's short story. After all, most of these environmental-themed stories will focus on human sins and warn us to protect ourselves. above the environment.
"Not exactly." Feng's answer was beyond Laite's expectation.
"Why?"
"The power of the dragons will always inadvertently destroy a mountain, boil a lake dry, and even cause a fire that cannot be extinguished for several years, but the Creator does not punish them. There is a saying that human beings wither in the shape of the Creator. The creator of the carved stone statue doesn’t like him, and naturally he doesn’t like humans either.”
"So, he poured 'reason' into the new rules after the dragon clan's destruction to restrict humans. He knew that humans have extremely powerful abilities to use 'inspiration' and 'wisdom', so he set up restrictions, one of which is, 'As long as the steam boils, the magic will dissipate.' If the 'mysterious extraordinary power' did not spread and turn us and our parents into lost people, we may not be able to control the magic power created by the Creator so easily." Feng said , opened his eyes, revealing pale green eyes that exuded a faint light.
"So, in fact, the 'Unintentional Man' virus' is a by-product of restarting magic? As long as the 'virus' is removed, can we continue to obtain magic power?" A suicidal thought came to Laite's mind. .
"I don't know about this. I'm only at level 5, and I'm still far away from breaking through to level 4. If I want to think about such a profound question, I'm afraid we have to wait until we touch demigods. Okay, brother, I want to talk. Let’s talk about the ‘Karloff Gate’.” Feng did not observe Laite’s expression and reaction, but turned around, held the giant door with his left hand, and said to himself:
"This door was originally a specific jump channel used by characters such as the leader of the dragon clan. As long as it is infused with the blood of the dragon clan and the fire-type magic source power, it can achieve the jump effect, allowing the user to travel to any place in the world. A corner, even if it is the underwater palace of the old gods.”
"Later, during the 'Karlov's End War', humans relied on the 'Karlov's Gate' and found the 'Karlov Black Stone Realm' where the last two leaders of the dragon clan were, and sealed it with five sacred objects. They have just begun the real human era." After Feng finished speaking, he coughed twice and paused.
"My intuition tells me, Feng, the story you are telling is not over yet." Laite urged, looking at Feng's relatively thin back.
"In the middle of the third era, a dragon boy awakened in the great Yanhuo Empire in the East. Existing historical data records that he once served in the Yandu Military Hall of the empire, but later fled to Anke Mountain, a traitor to the empire at that time, due to an accident. He controlled the western territory. Later, he moved to Gubin and Nandu of the empire, and later returned to the capital because of the 'Long Qing'."
"According to some unreliable interviews, especially the memoir "I am in the Fire" written by Timod, who betrayed the empire and fled to Avent, the dragon boy named 'Klet' from the Western Continent entered The Fire Empire saw the 'Karloff's Gate' in his first dream, and he clearly recorded what the voice in the dream said to Crete at that time: "
"That door is the product of the connection between the mainland and the underworld. It is also the pinnacle of mechanical craftsmanship left behind by the dragon civilization. Under the blessing of the 'dark scarlet' spell, anyone who opens the door will be cursed and unable to obtain happiness. You will be in eternal pain and cannot be relieved. Brother, take a closer look at the door and the structure we imitated. You will definitely get some enlightenment." Feng said, turned around, stretched out his index finger, and pointed at the giant door. .
"I'd like to see."
Laite said, looking up carefully.
In the center of the huge door is a huge black dragon, which is very characteristic of the Western Continent. It has a pair of huge bat-like wings with a lizard-like body. Sharp fangs are exposed under a high-raised head, but it seems to be Make a fire-breathing motion.
Surrounding the dragon was not a totem, but a map, but based on Laite's knowledge and memory, he could not correlate this spot with any known location.
The first circle surrounding the dragon's body is a red forest, roughly a maple leaf forest, but in the northeast is an endless mountain range that leads directly to the outside of the giant gate, and the rivers that run through the forest are scattered across the empire. The Ruin River and the Mamous River flowing through Chekavsk have completely different structures.
Looking down, there is a lake at the edge of the forest. Judging from the picture, there are many birds hovering above it. It is quite vibrant, and it is a realm where everything is competing.
But there is a totem on the left and right sides of the giant door. On the left is the double-headed eagle in the culture of the Zine Empire and the Crusted Empire, and on the right is a sunflower blooming uniformly towards the east.
Laite could not speculate on the meaning, and could not connect these images with known things for the time being. Fortunately, he used the enhanced memory brought by his promotion to silently memorize the structure of "Karloff's Gate" and turned around. He turned his head to the wind and said:
"I've finished reading it, Feng, but I didn't get any enlightenment. Maybe... I'm not smart enough. Forget it... take me to see your Pope."
"Okay." Feng shrugged helplessly.
Immediately afterwards, he took a few steps back, crossed his hands, and murmured the incantation used to create spirits.
Not long after, a group of irregular ice crystals appeared in front of him.
His hands kept interlacing and changing positions, and the ice crystals were rubbed by the wind like plasticine, and finally turned into a key made of ice.
Then, he poured a blue magic power into the imitation "Karlof's Gate". With a series of mechanical collisions, the giant dragon in the center of the door split open as if it was being cut. The keyhole was exposed.
The wind inserted the ice key, and with a moderate vibration, the door slowly retreated to both sides. After more than ten seconds, the door "disappeared", revealing the fairly bright hall space inside.
"Is it so direct? Is your palace hall behind the door?" Laite complained as he looked at the layout in the hall.
"Of course, after all, we have been short of supplies. But brother, I don't suggest you go in now. Our Pope has prepared a welcome ceremony for you, right here." The wind pointed forward.
"Here?" Laite looked at the currently empty hall with confusion.
The layout is huge, this is the first impression of Laite. The space here is almost equal to the "residential area" just now, estimated to be the size of a football field.
Surrounding the surrounding walls are gas lamps that look like bats. The winding metal pipes are continuously pouring dye into them to ensure that the hall maintains the daytime style.
But in the center of the hall is a square pool. It is heated by the lava that surged up not far from the ground. It is emitting steam. As the door is opened violently, the cold air from outside mixes with the heating in the hall, briefly glowing with a dense atmosphere. The mist has a hazy beauty.
Moreover, four stone pillars carved with exquisite and strange patterns support the entire hall. Surrounding the pool are rows of expensive round tables and seats with the style of the Krusted palace.
However, facing Laite, on the high platform in the farthest hall was a throne made of black iron. From Laite's perspective, it was probably where the Pope of Darkness sat.
After Laite Hefeng stopped at the door of the hall for a few minutes, a sound that sounded like a sad cry of birds came out. From the small door around the hall, nuns in pure white clothes walked briskly towards the pool.
They circled the pool, clasping their hands and closing their eyes in a prayer gesture. Laite counted, no more, no less, there were thirteen people.
But immediately, they knelt down on their knees in front of Laite and started singing.
