If you count carefully, the total destruction of the high elves' civilization occurred 71 years ago.
And the "time stillness barrier" covering the city of Elson is equivalent to a fragment of this civilization that was destroyed 71 years ago... completely preserved here.
For more than seven hundred years, it is not that no one has discovered or explored Elson, but all the expedition teams that entered this forest, without exception, never returned. Therefore, there are fewer and fewer clues to know that there are high elf ruins here, so that even today, few people on the mainland even know the existence of "Elson City".
The "time stagnation barrier" obviously means that everything in the city has maintained a "stationary" state-that is to say... it is theoretically possible to see a living high elf after more than seven hundred years
But this is really weird after all, so the arcanists of the "Holy Society" felt like they were facing a big enemy in an instant. They gathered all the arcane energy in their hands almost immediately, ready to blast the old elves in front of them into pieces at any time.
"We are adventurers into the city."
Spark thought for a while, and answered the old man's question in High Elven, then narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked softly, "Why do people in this city seem to have disappeared? Why are you here? "
The words sound polite, but the fingers on his back are ready for the "binding" arcane technique, and his body is also tense, ready to be put into battle at any time.
"Disappeared? Lord Khadgar did not issue an emergency evacuation order, but I am old, and it doesn't make much sense to evacuate or not, so I just stay here." The old elf's eyes didn't seem to be very good. Looking at Spark and the others, he frowned, but his tone changed slightly: "Aren't you high elves? Ah... When are humans qualified to come to Elson City?"
There were human beings seven hundred years ago, but at that time, human beings obviously had no status on the mainland, and they were basically classified as "barbarians", and in the eyes of the high elves, they were even "uncivilized" low-level races, so at this time the old elf The words were a little disdainful.
But Spark and the others looked at each other in blank dismay. They obviously obtained a lot of information: the other party did not know what year it was, and the "Khadgar" he mentioned happened to be the most senior arcanist in Elson City back then. , even the "time stagnation barrier" was cast by him—judging from the other party's demeanor and tone, it seems that this guy is no different from a high elf who lived more than seven hundred years ago
"No, we are not humans but high elves, and we can explain that."
Spark spoke cautiously, but the old elf was not very interested. He waved his hand and said, "Go find someone else, there are not many people left in the city, and Lord Khadgar doesn't know where he went... I don't know if the orcs retreated or not." , you go east as soon as possible, if you go to the royal city of Wagra, you still have hope of being saved, so go as soon as possible..."
He walked away rambling, Spark and others did not catch up, but they became more convinced of certain information
"He doesn't know about the passage of time?"
"Perhaps for him, the beginning and end of the enchantment should have happened at the same time. In that case, they still think that it is more than seven hundred years ago?"
"The orcs were attacking here at that time? Then they were all residents who hadn't escaped in time."
After a few discussions within the team, they decided to move on, and as expected, within a few steps, they met another "high elf" walking on the street—this time the other party did not refuse to talk, but responded politely Spark's question.
"Are you asking about the library? There are three in the inner city, but the royal library is over there—" a fair-skinned female elf pointed to a corner of the inner city, and then pointed to the towering magic tower in the center: "As for the volume booster you mentioned, it is in the tower. After the orcs attacked here, there has been heavy guards there. The guards only withdrew two days ago, but there should be restrictions...so I advise you not to go there."
The elf's attitude was friendlier than that of the old man just now, but she was also worried: "I'm afraid the orc troops will attack again. If you want to leave, go as soon as possible. If it is late, it may be too late."
"Then why don't you go?"
"Me? My husband died outside the city, so..."
She turned her head sadly, and Spark hurriedly apologized, but the other party was obviously in a bad mood, so he stopped talking and walked away silently.
"I think it should be over there." Spark always felt that it was a bit weird to chat with the high elves hundreds of years ago, but at this time all the evidence pointed to the possibility of their speculation, and the doubts in his heart gradually decreased a little.
It's just that the members of the "Holy Council" would never make a decision just because of two sentences. They continued to walk on the streets of the inner city, contacted three or four batches of high elves in a row, and after asking various questions on the sidelines, Finally, the authenticity of all information was confirmed.
"The volume booster should be in the central magic tower, but you need to break through the restrictions to get in. And those books should be found in the royal library," Spark thought for a while, looked at the huge inner city, and frowned: " For safety, none of us can act separately—confirm the time, well, go to the library first.”
Members responded in a low voice, and then followed the team - they walked under the slightly weird eyes of those high elves, but felt that they were a little out of place with this city.
When Camilla opened her eyes again, she felt dizzy and her eyelids were extremely heavy.
The exhaustion of the past few days made her body sore and sore, and now she was covered with a warm fur blanket, and she suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of comfort—she hadn't been lying down so comfortably for a long time.
She thought of her twelve years in Mogra Village, and even more of her precious daughter who called "Mom to get up" every morning...
Nafi
Nafi
As if in the blink of an eye, the memory before coma suddenly appeared, and Camilla remembered her series of encounters... Encountering cavalry, encountering arrows, face-to-face close combat, being hit on the head by that guy named Roddy-
And then...Camilla thought that she was being held by Roddy while holding her hands. That shameful posture made her feel ashamed and angry all over.
Camilla, who is only twenty-nine years old, secretly swears... If she has the chance, she must beat this guy up, even if he knows Nai Fei
However, such emotions were only fleeting, and she quickly realized that she had "fell into the enemy's hands" at this time. Looking away, Camilla immediately realized that... the face she wanted to beat was right in front of her.
"Ms. Camilla, your body is very weak, so I don't suggest doing anything irrational." Rody sat aside, and Camilla was unconscious for half an hour, and he had already thought about it for a while. How to convince the other party, so when Camilla woke up, he went straight to the topic and said: "This city is very dangerous. I know that since you came here, you must be mentally prepared, but what I want to say is... The danger must be beyond your imagination."
For Roddy's words, Camilla completely regarded them as alarmist. She didn't think that any human could know the secrets of Elson City, and she didn't think such a young man was qualified to preach in front of her.
Roddy only seems to be in his twenties. Apart from talking big and bragging, how many reliable young people at this age can have
Thinking of this, Camilla looked away slightly, and then saw Akasha wearing a white robe and holding a gray staff. The priest was staring at her closely, with undisguised hostility in his eyes.
Such a scene made Camilla feel a little funny. In her eyes, although Rody defeated herself in the battle, he was still just an ordinary human being, and he was completely different from the level of the "Holy Council". So she felt that Luo Di's words at this time were like a useless threat from a child, and she didn't even bother to listen.
"I don't know why you are doing this to me, but I will say... If you want to enter the inner city, I will definitely stop you."
She raised her eyes slightly and looked directly at Rody: "Although you didn't use any punishment or imprisonment on me, don't try to get something useful out of my mouth."
To Camila's surprise, Rody just nodded at this time, but he didn't continue to argue at all. Instead, he reached out to help her up, and then took out a bowl of hot broth and brought it to her: "I have something to say, listen to me." It's not too late to finish."
Camilla was a little annoyed by his aggressive behavior, but at this moment she was powerless to shake off. Facing the delicious broth, she also wanted to refuse, but she had no choice but to eat too little food these days, and her body honestly felt an unspeakable sense of hunger—after thinking about it, Camilla finally reached out to take it.
After all, if Luo Di wanted to harm her, he might have died 10,000 times when he just passed out.
After drinking some soup, Camilla felt as comfortable as soaking in hot water. Although she still had a lot of bad feelings for Rody, her face seemed a little more pleasing to the eye.
Rody sat across from him calmly all the time. He had escaped from the tension and embarrassment of facing his "mother-in-law". Elson City was not a safe place, and he didn't have much sense of security here, so he quickly After forcing himself to calm down, he readjusted his identity - after all, the next step is to negotiate, and if you talk with the attitude of a younger generation, it is completely self-inflicted...
He coughed lightly, and then stated in a low voice what he had thought up earlier.
"Elson City is one of the greatest cities of the high elves, and the defense system here gave birth to its own consciousness under the influence of arcane, but for some reason, it was finally sealed by the arcanist Khadgar In the 'time standstill barrier,' I say that, right?"
Camilla, who was holding a soup bowl, suddenly changed her face.
"There are many secrets in this city, including their architecture, culture and even civilization, but I think the most worthy of exploration, perhaps only the 'charged spar, this once' lost invention, right
Regardless of Camilla's tightly pursed lips, Rody calmly stared at her blue eyes like a lake, and continued: "Let's talk about something more important... this city was not captured by orcs, defeat it What it does, is its own defense system."
"impossible"
Camilla finally spoke out—but in this way, she had already declared that she had lost a city first in the negotiation.