This answer stunned Jayne for a while.
Open up the black barrier border
Even the sea water can't pass there, and any creature that comes close will be "frozen" in the black barrier. How can they cross it
And what does the other side of the world mean
Could it be that there is not nothingness behind the black barrier, but other continents
One question after another came to the conductor's mind, so that he stood there like a fool, unable to finish a single sentence.
"Don't be nervous," Aurora smiled, "This is indeed a feat, but it is not reckless. For this purpose, the empire has been planning for a long time. In fact, it is not difficult to open the border. The real difficulty is to come back alive. .”
"Coming back alive means..."
"Judging from the information obtained from the mage, the world outside the border is truly dead and desolate." She shrugged, "We don't know what caused the other side to become like this. Maybe it's some kind of terrible evil spirit. , or should it not be touched by humans at all? If you want to know the answer, you must go and see it yourself."
The gods must not like this.
Jayne couldn't help but shudder. There is naturally a reason why the barrier exists. Of the Duke's two speculations, he is more inclined to answer the latter.
Even the sea water here has turned dark green and deep, and the climate is extremely harsh, clearly warning everyone not to get close.
Yet humans have always longed for the forbidden fruit.
He subconsciously said, "Why do we have to explore what is on the other side of the black barrier? Will it be of any help to the expansion of the empire?"
Aurora looked at him deeply, and then slowly said, "The prophet has determined... that the place where the Holy Grail will appear this time is behind this black barrier."
…
In the afternoon, the trestle of the Wind Song had touched the edge of the black barrier.
Standing on the edge of the tree boat, Jayne could easily see the wonder of time frozen. Once the seawater beats across the edge, it will become extremely slow, and the waves will pile up layer by layer, like a thousand-layer cake.
The situation of the trestle is not optimistic either. Because the front end penetrated the black barrier wall, the forward speed suddenly returned to zero. However, the tree boat behind was still moving at an extremely slow speed before it came to a complete stop, so that the part sandwiched in the middle appeared. Severe extrusion deformation.
This means that if you continue to move forward, the entire tree boat will stick to the invisible wall until it becomes a huge meat pie.
The empire has conducted experiments in the past, throwing birds and mice into the black barrier.
The result was that these test objects instantly turned into a spread out flat object, directly solidifying in mid-air.
"Report, all parts of the tree boat are operating normally."
"The surgical materials have been delivered."
"The observation of the black screen did not reveal any abnormalities. According to the reflection of the light technique, it can be seen that this is indeed a weak area of the barrier."
The voices of mages kept coming.
At any time, they are the main force in research.
Among the busy people at the dock, Jayne also saw many elves. This is normal. The tree boat has to be driven by elves, so the Duke naturally has to bring these slaves with him. One of the women in white clothes with handcuffs and anklets was quite eye-catching. He remembered that the other party was the elder of the World Island. The imperial fleet suffered some hardships during the siege. If the superiors had not ordered not to kill the high-ranking islanders, she would have been killed. It was time for him to be hacked to death by the angry soldiers and his body hung on the bow of the ship for public display.
"Bring up all the tools." Aurora waved and ordered.
Soon some soldiers carried out the order.
Jayne unexpectedly discovered that in addition to a bunch of incomprehensible iron boxes, the so-called tools actually also contained a group of poorly dressed people. They were shivering in such weather, and their faces were as white as paper. There is no doubt that if you drag them outside for an hour, they will die instantly. Even if you delay it now, you will inevitably suffer from various diseases, which will be extremely troublesome to treat. The reason why His Excellency the Duke did this was obviously that he did not intend to let them escape.
These people include both elves and vampires.
"Sir, what do you mean by this!?" The elf elder wailed, "Didn't I agree that you would let my people live?"
"Yes, but I didn't say spare the lives of all the islanders." The Duke was unmoved. "Take a good look, what kind of bastards these people are. Executioners, murderers, rebels, and inhuman thugs. They Some hold the blood debt of imperial soldiers, and some extend their butcher knives to innocent ordinary residents. Do I also want to forgive such people?"
"Fart, is there anyone more suitable for the title of executioner than the Natatine?" one of the elves said angrily, "Don't you have a count of how many islanders you have killed?"
"I don't object to you fighting back on the battlefield, but the war is over, and you shouldn't turn your targets on the residents of the empire." Aurora said coldly, "That will only make you look like a coward, not an angry person. warrior."
These words were unanimously echoed by the navy sailors.
"Kill them and pay with blood!"
"Make them pay the price they deserve!"
"Fake!" the man spat. "How many crimes were committed against innocent people when Natantine captured the World Island? What does it mean that the war is over? As long as there is one islander left alive, this war will end. It won’t end!”
"Oh? Really?" Aurora raised her eyebrows, "But many elves have already surrendered to Natadine, and even got a stable job in the center of the empire. The empire tolerates your sins and gives you a chance It is a pity that you did not cherish the opportunity to reshape your life. Elder Coslin... I hope you can understand one thing. These people deserved to die. Even if they did not come here, they would be sent to the gallows. I regard them as the beginning of a new era. A stepping stone is actually the last chance for them to contribute themselves, and it can be regarded as... doing their part for the empire."
"Don't compromise with the empire. We want freedom. The only way is to fight to the end!"
"Sir Elder, Nata Ting cannot be trusted!"
"Shut them up." The Duke said calmly, "As a tool, voice is not necessary."
Several soldiers immediately swarmed forward, smashed the teeth of these elves with the handles of their guns, and stuffed a ball of rags into their mouths.
The shouts quickly turned to whimpers.
"You have also seen that their existence will only continue the dispute." Aurora shrugged towards the elder, "I did not deliberately target the elves. Those vampires who committed capital crimes are also among the tools, so your doubts have no place. It makes no sense. If you break your promise because of this, I'm afraid more islanders will die for you."
The elf elder knelt down tremblingly. She tilted her head, as if she couldn't bear to see what happened next.
Aurora raised her lips and waved to her subordinates.
The group of people who were dragged out were all pushed into the iron boxes placed by the dock.