The black spot on the lake was a canoe, hollowed out from a giant tree in Moonlight Forest, with enough room for a dozen people. There is no deliberate carving or decoration on the canoe. The simple shape and pure natural wood texture reflect the natural artistic sense of the elves.
The canoe quickly carried a dozen people to the small island in the middle of the lake. This small island does not have any artificial buildings, it looks like a naturally formed flower garden. The lush lawns are dotted with delicate wildflowers, and even the prisoners have an invigorating sense of freedom.
Moonlight Forest is indeed a wonderful place to call home if there is no existential crisis hanging over your head at all times.
At this time, there were not many people on the small island in the middle of the lake. Except for them, most of the preparatory apostles in Moonlight Town had seen the starry sky gate. The elf guard who sent them here left quickly in a canoe, and he had to pick up the rest.
"Lin Feng, Great Demon King Qin Lun, do you think I'm pretty?" Xiao Lian yelled and ran from the side, with a small yellow flower in her hair, which set off her round face with a bit of baby fat, and she looked very rosy. energetic and cute.
"Don't pick flowers on the island!" Qin Lun frowned slightly, looked at Xiao Lian and said expressionlessly.
"Oh!" Xiao Lian seemed to realize something, lowered her head in frustration, turned and left.
"People in the world always call us murderers, but they don't know that in the eyes of all living beings, human beings are devils!" A faint voice came from behind Qin Lun, "We just have a different view from most devils!"
Qin Lun's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at the person behind him.
"Hello, Qin Lun, I'm Hill!" The smiling "Shepherd" with his back combed back slightly bowed in respect.
Among the five major murderers, Hill was the oldest, a white man in his fifties. From that peaceful face and always polite and gentlemanly demeanor, it was hard to imagine that this original Catholic priest would be a perverted murderer who ate human flesh.
When Hill was arrested, instead of defending himself, he said a famous quote widely circulated by prisoners.
"Human beings are the lambs of God, and the shepherds will always secretly steal!"
Qin Lun nodded towards Hill, and glanced at the back of the shepherd's hand out of the corner of his eye. There is a small mysterious pattern on the back of the priest's hand, which is a black double-headed snake spitting out snake letters, wrapped around a silver cross.
After the canoes sent the next batch of apostles, there were more than 30 people on the small island in the middle of the lake. The elf guards no longer sailed away from the island, and it seems that these people should be the only ones watching the opening of the star gate.
As time passed, everyone on the small island in the middle of the lake suddenly felt the ground under their feet tremble slightly. Outside the crystal shield covering the Moonlight Forest, a psychedelic band of colored light appeared. It's a bit like the aurora that appeared at the north and south poles of the earth, and it's a bit like a curtain of transparent brocade.
Everyone on the small island in the middle of the lake watched the gorgeous scenery quietly. The colorful light belt kept changing and twisting in front of the floating city, like a gurgling and flowing brilliant river of stars.
The band of colored light extended to both sides in the sky, gradually turning into a majestic star gate that stood upright. This star gate is not in the shape of a vortex like the space-time portal. Instead, there are colored light bands floating inside, and a little bit of starlight emerges from time to time.
The huge floating city is under the star gate, like a staggering snail, slowly moving towards the star gate, and finally swallowed by the star gate.
When the people on the small island in the middle of the lake passed through the star gate, they felt as if a gust of breeze passed over their bodies. Compared with the space-time teleportation, everyone's consciousness is more clear, and they don't feel any abnormality in the body.
After a brief shock, the apostle who came back to his senses finally noticed that the outside of the Moonlight Forest, which is also the current suspended continent, is completely different from the environment of the Red Gobi, and has undergone tremendous changes.
"Where is this place? It's scary!" The little goblin pulled Qin Lun's clothes nervously, and stared at the outside of the Moonlight Forest with his eyes wide open.
If we say that the Red Gobi, where the Moonlight Forest was originally located, is a barren land with no one inhabited. Then the suspended continent it has reached through the star gate can be called "hell".
The dry and cracked brown land is filled with yellow sulfur smoke floating everywhere, and active volcanoes erupting flames and dust are faintly visible at the end of the line of sight. No matter in the eyes of any race, only the name of hell can reflect this place.
"Is our teleportation coordinate wrong?" Lin Feng asked the elf guard next to him in a daze.
"No, that's right!" Facing Lin Feng's questioning, the elf guard's eyes dodged a little, and he replied embarrassingly, "We really want to stay here for a while!"
"What is this place?" a prisoner asked with a frown.
"This is the scorching plain of the demon clan, and it is the halfway point for us to return to the elf continent!" The elf guard replied with some embarrassment, "However, please rest assured that we are safe here and will not be attacked by the demon clan. As for the specific The situation, when everyone returns to Moonlight Town, there will be Elf Elders explaining to you!"
The apostles didn't yell loudly. They have all experienced a time-space teleportation, and they have all seen some incredible things more or less. What's more, the elves are not afraid of the sky falling and there are tall people standing on top of them, so what are they afraid of
In Broken Starry Sky, no matter what intelligent race they encounter, the status of preparing apostles is their best amulet.
After returning to Moonlight Town, an Elf Elder immediately came to explain to them. The Elf Elder's explanation was similar to that of the guard, and he made a safety guarantee to everyone, saying that this place is only a halfway station for the star gate transmission. At the same time, it also hints that everyone should try not to go out to avoid unnecessary danger.
Qin Lun didn't finish listening to Elder Elder's words, so he turned around and left with Didi, his eyes gleaming with inexplicable light.
Not long after he returned to the house, Adeline came to visit with some elf guards.
"Put on the cloak and bring important things!" The elf beauty threw two hooded cloaks to Qin Lun and Didi.
"Okay!" Qin Lun didn't ask the reason, put on the hood and cloak with a smile, and put on a mask that Adeline handed over, and finally glanced at the wooden building where he lived for more than half a month, and then He turned around resolutely and followed the elves with Didi.
The elves led Qin Lun and Didi out of Moonlight Town, into the depths of the Moonlight Forest, and stopped until they reached a clearing in the forest.
There are already more than a dozen apostles wearing masks waiting in this open space. In the center of the open space is a complex teleportation circle surrounded by several crystal clear magic crystals.
In front of the teleportation circle stood a very old Elf Elder. Qin Lun knew this Elder Elder. He was the dean of Ifrit Wave Light Academy, Faerun Wave Light, and a descendant of the legendary Elf Ifrit Wave Light. , the patriarch of the wave light clan among the moon night elves.
"Everyone, the Moonlight Forest is not only the home of the Moon Night Elves, but also your first stop after entering the Broken Starry Sky. The Moonlight Forest is honored to serve you, and I personally look forward to continuing to hear about your future legendary deeds." Fei Lun's eyes swept over the apostles, and he said unhurriedly.
"We follow the principle of equivalent exchange, and you don't owe Moonlight Forest anything. In the apostle's adventure career, the services we provided were insignificant, and we will not force you to leave any promises for this. I just hope that everyone can see this fate. In fact, when the moon night elves were in trouble, they gave priority to accepting our employment, Faerun is very grateful!"
The old elf stroked his chest with his right hand and saluted, and the masked apostles also returned the salute one after another.
Qin Lun looked around, with an invisible smile on the corner of his mouth. He knew that these apostles were official apostles, and it was possible that Hansen, Hill and others were among them.
"Master, are we leaving the Moonlight Forest?" Didi asked softly, tugging at the hem of the young man's clothes.
"Yes, we are going to a special apostle city, which is jointly managed by many intelligent races including demons and elves!" Qin Lun touched the head of the little goblin and said lightly.
"Ah, I got it! The Forest of Moonlight didn't pass by the scorching plain, it was teleported here just to send official apostles to the apostle city. Master, right?" Didi's big eyes hidden behind the mask sparkled glow.
"Hehe, little guy, you're smarter than many people!" Qin Lun chuckled, "But you're only half right!"
"Is it only half right?" The little goblin scratched his pointed ears depressedly, his big eyes fluttered, and he looked at Qin Lun pretending to be a cute baby.
"You're so smart, think for yourself!" Qin Lun looked at it, gave it a shudder in a funny and angrily way, shook his head, and didn't continue to explain.
Although I don't know how many resources will be consumed for the floating city to cross the void and teleport to another suspended continent, but obviously it will not be a small amount. To send more than a dozen official apostles to the apostle city on the scorching plain, it only needs to open a small starry sky gate, so why bother with such a big fanfare like now.
After listening to Adeline's explanation yesterday, Qin Lun had a vague understanding of the Apostle City. The apostle city is very much like a membership company, the apostles are the members of the company, and the intelligent race that jointly built the city relies on the election of the members to obtain the management authority of the city.
Now this kind of apostle city is in the scorching plain of the demon clan, which shows that the demon clan has temporarily won the main management right of the city. The Elder Elder's words were correct, the apostle would not encounter any danger on the scorching plain. To the apostles, the current demon family is not a demon, but a nanny.
Of course, the reason why Moonlight Forest allows those preparatory apostles who have never seen the starry sky gate to witness the star teleportation is to dispel the doubts of those preparatory apostles seeing the scorching plain for the first time, and at the same time use this harsh environment to scare them away. The apostles leave the city.
They were not afraid that the preparatory apostles would be in danger, but they were afraid that these preparatory apostles would be lured to the floating city of the demon race.
As for why the Moonlight Forest took so much trouble to teleport to the Scorching Plains, Qin Lun speculated that it might be related to the troubles encountered by the elves. The quiet and serene environment of the Moonlight Forest made everyone forget the true face of the floating city.
What was the purpose for the floating city to be built in the first place? Of course it is to find and attract the apostles!
Then what is the reason for attracting the apostles? Of course, it is to gain an advantage in the war between the race and the suspended continent, and for the reproduction of the intelligent race itself.
Although the floating cities built for this purpose have various functions and types, there is one thing that will not change, that is, they all have armed forces.
No matter how small the floating city is, it is also a fortress. The so-called fortress is a military facility with armed forces.
"It seems that the Moon Night Elf has encountered quite a lot of trouble this time!" Qin Lun curled his lips and muttered in a low voice.
The scorching plain is the base of the demon clan. Besides the apostle city, there must be another floating city of the demon clan. The moon night elves sent a college-style floating city to the scorching plain, the meaning of which is self-evident.
It is not only to increase the confidence of the confrontation, but also unwilling to completely tear the face apart. After all, the academy city is not a front-line fortress that is really used for war.
Then the elves sent a floating city into the scorching plain, can the demons or other management races of the apostle city call another floating city over
The answer is no! Competition is competition, and all the apostles in the apostle city will not allow the intelligent race in charge of managing the city to really have a big battle around them. The elves from the weaker side mobilized an academy city to demonstrate, barely within the bottom line of the apostles, and if another city teleported over, they would not be forgiven.
This is the political wisdom of the elders of the elves! The arrival of the Moonlight Forest can increase the voice of the elves in the apostle city for a short period of time, and gain some benefits at the negotiating table.
Otherwise, everyone will tear their faces apart and make a big fuss on the scorching plain. At that time, the elves will definitely lose the management rights of the apostle city, but the demons should not think about it either. They will naturally be replaced by other races in the next election for the management rights of the Apostle City.
However, the docile and peace-loving elves can be made to do such a rogue behavior. Apparently in this apostle city, the Moon Night Elves were oppressed miserably by the Demon Race and other race managers, and had to fight with their backs.
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"Okay, if everyone is ready, then we will start the teleportation right away!" As soon as the opening remarks were over, Faerun waved to the other elf elders around him, signaling them to start the teleportation array.
When the apostles all entered the center of the magic circle, the surrounding magic crystals began to glow slowly. Accompanied by a burst of dazzling white light, the scene before Qin Lun's eyes changed drastically.
Now that they were out of the Moonlight Forest, the masks on the faces of the apostles were useless. Qin Lun took off his mask, and a strong smell of sulfur rushed into his nostrils. However, he soon recovered and didn't feel any discomfort anymore.
The apostle's law is that the body is not covered, and the broken starry sky has many geographical environments that would have a fatal impact on intelligent creatures, which has no effect on the apostle. After all, the law body concentrates the most basic world law of the Broken Starry Sky. It would be ridiculous if it is still affected by the local environment.
This is a gourd-shaped valley with a big belly and a small mouth, surrounded by grotesque and hideous peaks. The place where the apostles are standing now is also a teleportation circle. However, the guardians of the magic circle are no longer elf guards, but some strange-looking creatures.
Most of these creatures are between two meters and three meters in size. They wear thick steel armor, with curved horns on their heads, vertical knots of exposed arm muscles, brown skin, and some have fish scales. piece. The feature that completely distinguishes them from humanoid beasts is their flaming pupils that seem to be burning blazingly all the time.
"It's a demon!" There was a whisper among the apostles, but the volume was basically suppressed. The huge size of the demons was obviously very intimidating.
"Welcome everyone to the Sixth Apostle City 'Devil's Horn'!" Out of the demons surrounding the magic circle, came out the only "little devil" wearing a robe.
It is called a "little devil" because the demon leader who led these demons to meet the apostles is the smallest among them, very close to the size of a human, and does not look as oppressive as other demon warriors.
Anyone who can become an official apostle is not an idiot. He immediately realized that this should be a demon race, and he didn't want their terrifying appearance to affect the apostles who entered the "Devil's Horn" for the first time. This recognition also made many apostles secretly heave a sigh of relief, and the fear in their hearts was eliminated a lot.
"Hmph, it's you pretentious cunning again!" Fei Lun, who was teleported with the apostle, snorted coldly and turned his head with a straight face.
"Hey, isn't this Elder Faerun? Please forgive Beluces for being rude. I didn't notice just now that you led the team yourself!" Laughed, "Since Elder Fei Lun is here, do you want to go to 'Devil's Horn' as a guest!"
"No need, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back!" Fei Lun cast a disdainful glance at the demon, and said coldly, "However, the moon night elves are still one of the five management races of the 'Devil's Horn', don't stand in front of me." Pretend to be a master!"
"Hehe, Elder Fei Lun really misunderstood us!" The flames in Beluces' eyes jumped slightly, but he stopped explaining and immediately kept silent.
Seeing Beluces's doormat appearance, Felun's eyes flashed a look of disappointment, but he didn't continue to provoke the cunning, turned around and re-entered the teleportation circle.
Qin Lun watched the verbal confrontation between Elder Elf and Sly Mo, and sighed deeply in his heart, these two old fellows are not easy-going lamps!
Felun's righteous indignation just now was nothing more than trying to arouse Beluces' hostility and leave a bad impression of the demon race on the dozen or so apostles present.
But Beluces showed the appearance of a young daughter-in-law who was angry, did not fight back when she scolded, and did not explain a word, which aroused the sympathy of the apostles instead. Even if these official apostles came from the Moonlight Forest, they probably wouldn't feel bad for the demons they met for the first time.
Fei Lun was aware of this, and immediately stopped the verbal attack, otherwise, if it continued, it would cause counterproductive effects.
The guards of the elves quickly re-transported away, leaving only Adeline to accompany the apostles. Obviously, the elf beauty is going to enter the "Devil's Horn" with the apostles.
"Okay, all the elegant and delicate 'Ms. Elf' have left! Dear apostles, allow me to represent the Demon Race and the Council of Administrators, and once again welcome everyone to the adventure garden belonging to real men—'Devil's Horn' in the Scorching Plain. !” Beluces raised his hands and said with a big grin.
"You will usher in a new beginning in this apostle city!"