Due to the special elemental environment of the Wind Continent, there are almost no biological threats in the high altitudes of this continent. Even the clouds that pointed to heavy rain a while ago quickly disappeared as the floating towers drifted away. Disappeared. The strong winds that swept across the sky later became the only threat around this floating area. The wind pressure that was constantly entangled in it also covered everyone who lived here with icy temperatures, already in the grasslands of the north. Members of the Nasu tribe who had lived for a long time also showed their adaptability to low-temperature environments early on, taking quick action and taking out various ways to keep warm: "Use what I found before. Weeds have blocked the gaps in these walls, and since there are no tents, we can only survive on these stone houses."
"Make a fire. Let's all gather together to preserve the temperature. Libar will take the soldiers to the front and find some bigger rocks to bring back!"
"Those adventurers brought back some food before, it should belong to those wild beasts, hurry up and deal with it, we will have food tonight."
"Dig a hole here. I asked Lord God Envoy before. It shouldn't matter if we dig a little deeper...Sutar, how many weapons and tools do we have left?"
"There is almost nothing left, Chief."
The low and pale reply sounded in Surtu's ears. As the night approached, the remaining people of the grassland tribes who gathered together and were busy and busy seemed to pause for a moment because of this answer: " Because we left in such a hurry before, we brought nothing with us except people, and there are almost no supplies in this ruins, so..."
"Really?" Taking a deep breath, Surtu's expression also showed a trace of determination from the previous paleness and fatigue: "Then we have to find a way to survive. Gather the members and get ready. It's too tiring. People can go to rest first and then get up in the middle of the night to keep vigil."
"The Wabu tribe also brought some news. Their supplies are worse than ours." Sutar's middle-aged face still showed uneasiness: "Fortunately, they have fewer people alive, so they may be under more pressure than us." Be smaller.”
"...Let them come together, we can help each other." After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Surtu expressed his attitude again: "Don't distinguish between the Su tribe and the Wabu tribe. Now we are all tribesmen who have just survived the beast tide. Since they are facing the same predicament at present, it is better to survive together first."
"Without a suitable place to live and a way of survival, no matter how hard we work together, it will be useless." An old Sioux man standing in the corner of the busy crowd said at this time: "This area in the sky is too Being so small and without any water or food at all, it would only be a matter of time before he died of thirst and starvation."
"Since those adventurers brought back food before, I will also find a way to bring some back." Without refuting his old man's words, Surtu turned around and shook his head: "I will go to the God Envoy and ask her Tell us how to hunt.”
"The God Envoy has not shown up again for a long time. Are you sure she is still with us?" Sutar's voice quickly raised the concerns of the surrounding tribesmen: "Will she... still help us?"
"She will help us. After all, she saved us here in this way."
Looking around at the fellow tribesmen with tired and sad eyes, Surtu's answer became more and more firm: "I heard that she is also trapped in this land now and is trying to find ways to improve our living environment. ……never mind."
"You guys wait, I'm going to find her now."
With the hopeful eyes of the tribesmen, the strong man of the tribe then slowly walked away from the gathering crowd with firm steps. The cover of the night also blurred everything around him with a dark vision, leaving only Forced to find the route through his previous memories, he also moved towards the location of the tall tower that vaguely appeared in the darkness. The cold wind rushed to his side along the ruins between the ancient stone houses. In the silence far away from the hustle and bustle of the crowd, only the whistling was still lingering around him. The clan leader tightened his tribal robes and then He also reached out to touch the wine bottle at his waist, but the thought of taking a big drink stopped at the next moment: "Damn it, if that kind of lethargy happens again..."
"I think I saw someone."
A warning then appeared among the ruins in front of him, and a voice full of laziness also appeared on the broken wall not far from Surtu at the next moment: "I remember... you seem to be one of those grassland tribes. A member, right?"
"I am Surtu, the current leader of the Sioux clan." The night made the outline of the human figure even more blurry. Surtu, who did not dare to take action easily, kept a vigilant look and asked tentatively: "Who are you?"
"Jian Beidong, I'm alone now." Keeping up the action of slapping, the naked swordsman who was half sitting on the broken wall shook his leg hanging below: "Really, those people are just minding their own business. It’s okay to just go in, but you actually left me here to guard the door for them—ugh.”
"No, I didn't say anything." Jian Beidong, who seemed to have noticed the change in the other person's expression, waved his hand, then responded to Surtu's gaze in a calm and relaxed tone: "Of course, I am nothing. Bad guy, you should have seen me when you met that woman before—ah, no, it was when you met the angel."
"Because I have some other things I want to do, I didn't sit here idle before." He waved his hand and explained in a low voice, and his voice sounded extremely relaxed under the night: "Now I just want to idle here. Just looking after the house."
"So...this adventurer." Hesitantly said his next words, Surtu, whose eyes kept testing the front, then took two steps forward: "Is the Envoy here now? "
"Of course there is, but - it's inside." Waving his hands to answer the other party's words, Jian Beidong pointed at the outline of the tower shrouded in the dark night: "I heard that in order to solve the problem of the magic barrier, They forced their way into the tower."
"……Yeah."
His eyes became a little disappointed, and Surtu then extended his questioning hand towards the front again: "Then, the adventurer of the Divine Envoy——"
"Don't use such a strange name, just call me Jian Beidong."
"Your Excellency Jian Beidong."
Still maintaining a respectful tone, Surtu turned to Jian Beidong and raised his fists: "My people are now suffering from hunger and cold, and I'm afraid they won't be able to survive for long. Do you know what the envoy plans to do with us in the future?" ?And how do you plan to arrange it for us?"
"Well, I don't know about that either." After shaking his head, Jian Beidong, who was sitting above him, suddenly raised his head as if he suddenly remembered something: "But I have heard some It’s gossip, don’t be sad after hearing it.”
"I heard that the envoy of the gods plans to use you as laborers."
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"The word "hard work" may be a bit too much, but the meaning should not be much different."
Frowning her brows slightly, Nasia, who was walking in front, continued without looking back: "Look at the pitiful state of the territory I left in the void. How could it be possible without repairs?"
"So you're going to let those people help?"
Duan Qing, who was following the opponent and constantly observing the surroundings, then sighed: "Aren't you afraid that those outsiders will damage your magic tower?"
"As long as you and your team members are here, the probability of this happening should be much smaller."
The light and shadow composed of countless magic runes kept spinning around Nasia, making the woman's swaying steps in front even more eye-catching: "Besides, I will not let them take charge of this tower easily. , I will take personal responsibility here."
Reaching out to show the inside of the tower in front of the two of them, Nasia looked at the spiral staircase extending directly above and the spider webs scattered around the circular wall. The scene that no one had visited for a long time also decayed with this. The emergence of aura kept crossing the tip of Duan Qing's nose: "Indeed, this tower is not something that ordinary people can handle at first glance. I can still feel it now -"
"There's a vague sense of high pressure in this place."
The fingertips passed over the surface of the magic runes surrounding Naxia. Duan Qing's consciousness also focused on the outside of the barrier formed by the magic runes as he broke through the magic protection, feeling a tingling sensation. As his fingertips came into contact with the seemingly harmless external air, they were connected to Duan Qing's frowning eyebrows: "It hurts so much - are you sure we are safe now?"
"Why, you don't believe in my strength?" The footsteps paused for a moment, and Naxia who was walking in front also laughed a few times: "Don't forget whose territory this is, I don't care about this tower. It couldn’t be more familiar.”
"Since this is your territory, why do we have to go to such great lengths to force our way in?" Duan Qing curled his lips with disdain: "Shouldn't it be as simple as walking into your own back garden? ?”
"I personally know the loopholes in magic protection and rune magic arrays. It is easy for me to use these places to open the back door and enter the tower safely." He kept stroking one rune after another in his hand. The silk threads, Nasia's long black hair walking in front also kept swaying from side to side as the energy in it came into contact with the energy from the outside: "But this does not mean that we can easily lift these magic barriers from the inside - —In fact, I didn’t know why we encountered so much resistance outside until I came in.”
"The concentration of magic locked inside is simply more than the magic energy I used in my current ritual."
Walking among the upward stairs, Naxia, who was gradually rising with Duan Qing, sighed in a low voice: "Is it a side effect of being locked in the void world for a long time? Or maybe something happened during the ritual of the present world? What's wrong? Huh, interesting."
"Hey, we'll talk about the research later. Let's stabilize the situation here first." So Duan Qing hurriedly pulled back the thoughts of the great magician in front of him who had started to scatter: "Let me think about it...since the powder keg is almost there. There has been an explosion, let’s disperse peacefully first and then talk about it.”
"How can there be any reason to give up the magic energy that I have obtained?" Looking back at Duan Qing with disdain, Naxia, who was still operating something, also let out a cold snort: "It seems like it is about to rise inside and outside the barrier. Although it is difficult for the outside world to puncture a burst balloon, once it is punctured, the consequences will be unimaginable, and simply retracting and releasing it is not a wise choice."
"I will digest this energy in the simplest way."
Before Duan Qing could say his next words, the great magician waved his hands to answer the question the other party wanted to ask: "The premise is that the magic facilities and magic circles here are still alive."
"Don't you mean-"
"Yes, I will activate the Violet Array again."
She gave the answer without looking back, and Nasia's face became serious: "The reason why the Violet Magic Circle is powerful is because it is a combination of countless small magic circles that I have created over the years. Come on, these magic circles have many more uses than what you see now, and their functions in this tower are also ever-changing."
"As long as you control it properly, it's not difficult to consume most of the magic energy compressed in the tower."
Stopping in the middle of the ancient spiral staircase, Nasia hesitated at a specific location on the side wall of the tower: "You should still remember this place, right?"
"This is your former residence." Wei Wei visually measured the distance up and down, and Duan Qing replied in a slightly enlightened voice: "That very gorgeous room is probably at this location."
"Yes, it is also the control center of this tower."
The energy between her hands began to overlap and flash, and the sparks of countless magic runes began to twine around her as Nasia's white hands moved. Her eyes also began to become serious, and then her eyes became serious. The ground exhaled a turbid breath, and swept the simple white robe and long black hair that were blowing in the wind behind him: "This is also the biggest reason why I insist on rushing in - I want to fundamentally change this This is an extremely embarrassing situation for me, so I have to start from here.”
"open!"
She let out a clear whistle, and her two arms separated from each other in the air drove the magic runes to scatter left and right like running water. The lines of the runes seemed to be imprinted on the wall and then suddenly lit up around the wall. The magical threads were connected together, and finally separated to both sides with Naxia's order.
