The time has come to 11:50 on December 30th, which is different from the blood-red clear night sky at the red moon time in the past.
Today's moon is not only very white, but there are also a few dark clouds in the sky, and it seems as if time has been frozen in an ordinary day.
There are many people preparing for the Kuroshio, and most of them have made sufficient combat preparations, with all their weapons and equipment being brand new.
This is brought about by the new trade agreement with Zion in the past few months, which is beneficial to the entire Tianrui Lifeng.
But most people's expressions were very strange at this time.
Not only Ai Li Baijing and the others, but anyone who had experienced the Black Tide, even ordinary people, noticed the difference in the current situation.
Is the Kuroshio not coming
This question has been lingering in the minds of everyone in Tianrui Lifeng.
There are less than 10 minutes left until midnight, will you come
Some people have a vague expectation, while others are a little frightened and surprised.
For example, the tree shepherds led by Chang Fengle had made sufficient preparations for this black tide and purchased a large amount of Zion weapons, equipment and bombs.
The purpose is to kill a lot of people in the black tide.
In this way, they can obtain a large number of ancient and strange corpses of their own, sacrifice them to the Soul Tree, and then obtain the fruit...
The fruit not only allows them to gain the power of lightning, but also enhances their strength.
Under certain unknown conditions, the Soul Tree will also produce some more special fruits.
But the prerequisite for all this is a large number of strange corpses.
Therefore, in preparation for this black tide, the members of the Tree Shepherds made a lot of preparations and were ready to do a big job.
But the current situation...
"Boss, what do you say?" a thug asked Chang Fengle.
After several months of development, Chang Fengle, blessed by the Soul Tree, has already possessed considerable strength.
With the blessing of the power of the Dark Fruit and the strengthening of the Thunder Fruit, he has the ability to fight against level 3 warriors.
Maybe we can't win, but we can definitely hold them off.
Once he has personal strength, some weak warriors will naturally come to him.
Intrigue is a situation that exists everywhere.
Chang Fengle never refuses members who are close to him, and he will indeed give them more benefits. There is no reason to refuse.
"Let's talk about it when the time comes." Chang Fengle's face was a little gloomy at this time.
When the sky falls, there are tall people holding it up.
Even if they die, they will die first.
Therefore, Chang Fengle has not worried about the Kuroshio problem since the last Kuroshio.
At worst, we can die together.
What he needs is power, enough corpses to exchange for enough fruits, and then grow into a stronger power.
Only a sufficiently strong force can bring peace and security to people in this era.
"If the black tide doesn't come... what should we do?" the henchman beside him asked in a low voice.
"No ifs." Chang Fengle seemed a little profound.
Seeing him like this, the thugs didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Although Chang Fengle is young, he has grown so much and is now quite powerful.
So the members of the tree shepherds can only wait.
10 minutes didn’t last long and 12 o’clock arrived quickly.
Delayed for 1 minute, 2 minutes... until the 5th minute, the strangeness that they expected, like a tide, still did not appear.
Midnight was filled with silence, and the moonlight looked peaceful.
There wasn't the slightest sign of change. Was this night of sunglasses that everyone was looking forward to but also somewhat dreading, going to just pass like this
"You really didn't come?"
…
Chang Fengle's question was also the question of Ai Li and Bai Jing. Having made full preparations for the battle, they were now staring blankly at the sky and the far end of the city.
5 minutes have passed and there really is nothing.
There is no bloody color, nor the oppressive feeling of impending storm.
"Is the black tide not coming, or is it over?" a Polluter member asked subconsciously.
Ai Li and Bai Jing immediately understood what she meant.
The end this person was talking about was not just today... but the Kuroshio incident.
Will the Kuroshio Tide never come again in the future
"I don't know." Ai Li shook his head. It was impossible to confirm such things in such a short time.
Bai Jin's eyes lit up as well.
"If the black tide is really over, will peace be completely restored to this world? The darkness is over, and we have finally ushered in the light?"
Light, is this what everyone in this world expects
The damage that the Kuroshio has brought to humanity is truly enormous.
If there were no Kuroshio, humans would have a very stable place to live.
With a stable residence, the development speed of both science and technology and supernatural powers will undoubtedly be greatly improved. At least there is no need to live in fear every day.
Increased productivity can lead to a large population.
The population can provide excellence, education, and science and technology.
Once humans develop stably for a few decades, even if there are a lot of weird things in this world, humans will be able to rely on technology and supernatural powers to gradually eliminate the weird things around them.
This is the power that the human race possesses.
There are three reasons why life is such a struggle.
One is the law of darkness, one is the law of mental energy, and the last one is the black tide.
The first two can be avoided, but the Black Tide is the only one that every city-state needs to resist head-on.
"Well, this kind of thing is not something we can know at all, let's just get through tonight safely first.
If the Black Tide has really ended, then the rulers of the major city-states will naturally make a conclusion and notify us, and we just need to wait patiently."
"yes."
"clear."
After Ai Li made his summary speech, everyone else fell silent.
This is indeed the case. Their judgments and conclusions are meaningless. If the Black Tide really ends, the leaders of the city-state will naturally announce it.
…
The cities where the Kuroshio did not arrive were not only Tianrui Lifeng, but also Zion and Lighthouse.
Zion's Sky City project is already halfway completed.
This sky city, built with the whole city's efforts, now has a preliminary shape.
Some people have already settled in the Sky City, but overall, it is still a bit deserted.
After all, a city flying in the sky, many people would worry that it would fall down at some point.
Li Wen stood on the edge of the city wall, looking down at the ground, silent.
"Have you confirmed that the black tide is not coming?"
"Well, the unmanned airship used for reconnaissance has explored the outer area, and there are indeed no strange traces." Secretary Liu opened his small notebook and answered Li Wen's questions while recording some things.
After getting the answer, Li Wen was silent for a while.
“If there aren’t enough weird things, there will be problems with the furnace’s energy supply, and the entire Zion may be in danger of reversing.
What do you think about this matter? "
Secretary Liu was slightly stunned. Li Wen rarely asked him questions on weekdays.
Especially when it comes to important matters and important decisions, he is usually a follower and executor, and never a discussant or decision-maker.
Seeing Secretary Liu's surprised expression, Li Wen shook his head slightly.
"It seems there is no answer... It would be nice if that guy was here."
Secretary Liu lowered his head when he heard this. He knew that the person Li Wen was talking about was Xu Le.
Secretary Liu has always had some guesses about Xu Le.
That means Xu Le is not dead.
He guessed this from Li Wen's daily subtle behavior and Ai Li's departure.
Rewi Alley had been gone for a long time, and the expedition team had been gone for a long time as well.
As a trade escort mission, this is a bit too long.
Ai Li is now in Tianrui Lifeng, so Secretary Liu also guessed that Xu Le is hiding somewhere in Tianrui Lifeng.
But he didn't dare to speculate, not even to mention it.
He knew that Li Wen was a ruthless person.
If this matter is not kept secret, Li Wen will definitely kill people to silence them, even if it is someone who has followed him for many years.
"Who is the Minister talking about?"
"Heh..."
Li Wen glanced at Secretary Liu jokingly, and Secretary Liu blinked, not looking embarrassed.
"Okay, send four new elite teams to search the outskirts of the city. Tell them to evade the battle and return immediately if they encounter one."
"yes."
Seeing Secretary Liu going to assign tasks, Li Wen put his hands in his pockets and remained silent.
“I equipped Sky City with so many weapons… I wanted to experiment with them tonight, but I didn’t expect to come up with nothing.
I drew my sword and looked around, feeling lost... "
…
Same time, same situation.
Compared to Li Wen's calm expression, Jin Mingzhu and Zhou Bi from the lighthouse were different. They looked very happy.
After all, it is different from Zion’s current strong technological strength.
The city defense of the lighthouse basically depends on the soul torch, which belongs to Xu Le.
Of course, it now nominally belongs to the Red Moon Temple.
Dorne is still the person in charge here, but legend has it that the Red Moon Temple has sent more powerful masters to be stationed here.
It's just that the two of them couldn't feel it at all.
"Old Jin."
"Get the hell out of here! If you call me Old Jin again, I'll castrate you." Jin Mingzhu kicked Zhou Bi on the butt.
"You're such a bitch, I'll show you how good you are tomorrow morning."
"Just you?"
The bickering between the two seemed to be commonplace, but they both saw a hint of excitement in each other's eyes.
In fact, their perspective on things is more inclined towards people like Ai Li and Bai Jing.
If the Black Tide can end, it will mean the end of an era.
It also heralds the arrival of a new era.
Perhaps it should be called the Fifth Age at that time.
"The Black Tide didn't come. What did Dorne say?"
"She also looked surprised. It seemed that she had not received any special news. Now she has gone to contact the Red Moon Temple."
Zhou Bi nodded and continued to analyze:
"Having this kind of ultra-long-distance communication capability is really convenient. Just based on intelligence suppression, other city-states are no match for the Red Moon Temple.
but… "
Zhou Bi's expression suddenly became a little worried.
"But what?"
"If there is no Black Tide, and the Red Moon Temple no longer needs to share the pressure, will this era end directly?"
Zhou Bi's question made Jin Mingzhu's face change.
Of course she knew what Zhou Bi meant by the end of this era.
With the military strength of the Red Moon Temple, it is not difficult to sweep across the other three city-states.
Once the threat of the Black Tide is gone, the Red Moon Temple will be able to free up its hands and take over the other three city-states.
Even Zion, the strongest player at the moment, is probably no exception.
No matter how advanced the technology is, it still needs humans to control it.
The arrival of a top-level extraordinary being alone is a dimensionality-reduction attack beyond the rules.
Other city-states have no solution...
"Let's take it one step at a time. If that day really comes, we won't have much room to resist.
If you can be a puppet, be a puppet. If you can’t be a puppet, then run away.”
Zhou Bi was quite open-minded. Jin Mingzhu smiled:
"I'm just afraid that you won't be able to escape by then."
"Not really, don't you still have me..."
While the two were chatting, Dawn walked over quickly. She was using her huge puppet body, and her real body should be hidden inside.
As soon as they met, Dawn said in a quick tone:
"You two, I may need to return to the temple immediately. The situation in the lighthouse has stabilized. The safety of the lighthouse will be left to you two in the next few days."
Jin Mingzhu was stunned when she heard what Dawn said.
Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by Zhou Bi beside him:
"Since Lord Dorne has important matters to return, I won't waste your time. Don't worry, the lighthouse is our home, and we will take good care of it."
Zhou Bi felt no burden at all when he spoke these meaningless and empty words.
Jin Mingzhu looked at Zhou Bi who was smiling, and said:
"Yes, Lord Dawn, go ahead without any worries."
Dawn nodded slightly:
"Then I'm leaving."
Seeing Doen leave, Jin Mingzhu exchanged glances with Zhou Bi, and the interest in their eyes became more intense.
"It seems that something happened in the Red Moon Temple." Jin Mingzhu said.
"I think... maybe not all places are free of Kuroshio." Zhou Bi grinned.
…
Red Moon Temple.
A large number of warlocks stood on the city wall, their expressions were either solemn or a little fearful.
The eyes of these warlocks were all focused on one area.
Twisted space, numerous space-time cracks, and weirdness like a tide.
The key is that these anomalies are quite different from the anomalies caused by the normal arrival of the black tide.
They crowded against each other and fought each other from time to time.
However, under the influence of some kind of will, these strange gazes were all directed in one direction, the Red Moon Temple.
Watching the approach of the strange tribe, the warlock leader standing on the city wall shouted loudly:
"All water disaster sorcerers, prepare, infinite."
"Spell - Infinite."
Huge amounts of spiritual energy surged and surged, and the warlocks standing on the top of the city walls spewed out a flood.
The flood instantly submerged everything in front of it.
Afterwards, these water magicians formed seals in unison again:
"Forbidden Technique - Ice Age."
The waves formed by the flood were frozen into glaciers, and the monsters that rushed out in the first wave have been completely resolved.
The leading warlock breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there are a lot of monsters this time, if it is only to this extent, there shouldn't be any problem.
"Teacher... behind you."
"What are you talking about?"
The old warlock, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and suddenly found that a distorted space rift had appeared behind him.
Along with it, there is also a thick palm.