The aurora is like a curtain, hanging high in the northern sky late at night. Its soft gauze-like brilliance flutters among the stars and clouds, as beautiful as a dream.
Whenever the night sky is shrouded by the aurora, many beings with excellent magical talents will be born on the earth. According to the research of the masters of Guantian White Tower, this is the result of the huge magical forces colliding with each other in the high altitude and radiating. Those who are illuminated by high concentrations of magical energy Newborns naturally have strong elemental affinities.
Because of this, the aurora is regarded as a lucky sign by the people in the North. They hold a celebration for this purpose, inviting their brothers and friends to gather together to enjoy the beautiful scenery outdoors, and then, just like the first person to see the aurora thousands of years ago Like the human being, he let out a satisfied and exclamatory sound of praise.
Thousands of years later, the aurora and the sky have not changed. Whenever the magic makes waves and hovers in the sky, it will arrive as promised. However, the humans living on the earth are completely different from before.
Starfall 883, November 17, North Moldova, northwest Black Forest border.
The long wind was like a blade, carrying icy snow particles and hitting the ridge. The cedar forest on Modesi Mountain whimpered painfully in the wind, as if it was about to be crushed and knocked down by the cold at the next moment.
At this time, it was the coldest moment in Moldova in two hundred years. Because inexplicable magic fluctuations broke out around the Vast Sea, the weather in the entire Northland suddenly fell into complete chaos. Even the most experienced meteorologists were unable to predict the weather trend in three days. The temperature was close to minus 50 degrees. Even the armored deer and giant wild boar, which are good at resisting the cold, couldn't resist the cold wind. They obediently retreated into their nests and waited for the end of the cold wave.
Mount Modes is located in the Black Forest on the southeast side of the Great Ajax Mountains. It is the end branch of that huge mountain range. It is named after the explorer who discovered it. This small mountain is only less than 800 meters long. It was not famous at all in the past, but now, it has become a famous place in the entire Northland and even half of the continent.
Because here, people discovered a relic from ancient times.
A few months ago, a group of adventurers who received a mission to explore the Black Forest entered Mount Modes and never came out. However, the Lord's Palace of Moldova, which issued the mission, believed that this team of adventurers had encountered a hidden secret. When the golden monsters were completely destroyed, they reappeared.
The team of adventurers, who lost most of their team members and were covered in scars, struggled to escape from the Black Forest, and brought back a piece of news that was not very eye-catching at the time: there was an unusually hidden underground cave in the Modes Mountains, and the end of the cave. It seemed to lead to a metal door that was probably man-made.
At first, everyone thought it was an illusion seen by these poor people who went crazy, but the Lord's Mansion paid great attention to it. Lord Verdani even personally appointed several knights at the peak of Silver to lead a team to explore the cave. But the fact shocked everyone—what the adventurers said was true! At the end of the cave is indeed an ancient metal building buried in the mountain. Behind the gate is an ancient magic trap that is still in good condition. If the knights leading the team had not been careful, I am afraid they would have suffered the same casualties as those adventurers. , escaped in a hurry.
This is an ancient ruin from a previous era!
The impact of this news on the archaeological community is second only to the ancient city ruins discovered by Master Guantian White Pagoda in the Central Black Forest. But how dangerous is the Central Black Forest? Exploring the city ruins there really requires too many resources, so in just a few days, many mages from other forces came to Moldova with their teams, preparing to try to explore the ruins in Modesi Mountain.
But unfortunately, a few days later, a rare cold wave in two hundred years swept across the entire Northland. Although Moldova was not the most severely affected by weather changes, heavy snowfall and cold winds also completely blocked the road to the Black Forest, and many exploration teams were unable to do so. Don’t stay in the main city of Moldova, waiting for the wind and snow to stop.
"Nonsense!"
In a small cave on the southeastern branch of the Great Ajax Mountains, a brown-haired man wearing a simple gray robe threw the "Mage Weekly" in his hand to the ground. He was still angry and stretched out his finger again. The light flashed, and the poor book immediately turned into dust and dispersed in the wind.
"I should have been the first to discover the ruins! Even the caves leading to the ruins were cleaned and dug by me! These hateful Northerners actually found the ruins while I was away and spread the news!"
Randall took a few deep breaths to suppress the anger in his heart, and several men in black walked out of the depths of the cave. They looked at Randall in gray robes cautiously, and then whispered : "Master Priest, what's the matter?"
"It's okay." The gray-robed priest, whose tone calmed down, shook his head and asked in a deep voice, "Is there anyone still around the ruins?"
The figures in black hooded robes bowed respectfully and said: "Yes, sir, almost every group of explorers left a few spies to guard near Mount Modes, and the Lord's Mansion even sent half a knight. The regiment built a temporary camp at the foot of the mountain."
"As expected." Since he had already guessed this result, Randall was not angry. He calmly estimated the possibility of advancing in his mind: "So what is their strength?"
Several men in black looked at each other, and then said in a very low voice: "Master Priest, those people gathered around the ruins are high mages, elite adventurers and well-known mercenary teams, sent to guard Mod. Those near Sishan are even the elite... "
"Tell me the answer directly." The gray-robed priest said impatiently: "I am mentally prepared."
"Yes!" responded immediately, and a man in black took a step forward. He simply said: "There are at least more than a dozen golden strong men, priest, and more than half of the golden strong men have personally gone to guard Moldova. The lords, Veldani Scarlet and her fiancé Brandon Kaos, these two golden peak powerhouses are also in the camp... I think there is no chance."
At the end, the man in black probably accidentally revealed his true feelings, and Randall sighed helplessly after hearing this, because he thought so too.
Yes, there is indeed no chance to explore the ruins in a low-key manner.
Randall is one of the seven high priests of the Plague Order. The reason why he came to the Northland was to discover the ancient ruins hidden in the Modes Mountains.
The Plague Order was founded about seven hundred years ago. At the beginning, this simple order made up of refugees, poor people, and critically ill people in the main city was just a small organization where dying people hugged together to stay warm and spend the last days of their lives. They just made up some doctrines and salvation for psychological comfort, but since a strange mage who came from nowhere joined, the nature of the entire sect has rapidly deteriorated.
The mysterious mage who later became the high priest of the sect used incredible magic to cure many members of the sect who suffered from incurable diseases. He naturally became the leader of the entire sect. Under his leadership, just like at that time The thousands of small organizations on the Mycroft continent changed their names to the [Healing Order], and began to recruit members and promote their own teachings. With the ability to heal injuries and plagues, in just a few years, the number of members of the entire sect increased to 150,000. In the war-prone Mycrof continent at that time, this was already an extremely powerful force.
If things continue to develop like this, the future of the world will definitely not be like it is now. But at that time, the Church of the Seven Gods, whose power was limited to the far south, saw that the Healing Order in the western mountains did have the ability to easily treat diseases and plagues, and planned to cooperate with them. Communicate and cooperate to bring salvation to more humans.
But on the way to the headquarters of the Healing Order in the Western Mountains, a cautious paladin discovered their conspiracy.
This sect with the name of healing is actually the spreader of many plagues in Xishan. It spreads various plagues and causes panic, and then cures the patients and harvests faith. What is frightening is that the cured people Patients also have strange behaviors. Their minds will become increasingly erratic, and they will eventually turn into living corpses that only know how to eat. Only by joining the cult and getting special medicines from within can they stay sane.
The Healing Order, a merciful and savior, instantly turned into a terrifying plague cult. After discovering the truth, many kingdoms in the Western Mountains immediately dispatched armies to encircle and suppress it. The powerful royal family also cooperated with the paladins of the Church of the Seven Gods to raid the headquarters of the order.
There is no need to go into details about the battle process. In short, in the end, the Church of the Seven Gods settled in the western mountainous area, and the Plague Order was wiped out. The remaining survivors also lost most of their inheritance. They could only use the unique magical spells of the Plague Order, but they They don't know where their power comes from. Only a little bit of information in ancient books can tell that their power may come from a great existence outside the world.
To this day, most of the older generation of leaders of the Plague Order are hiding behind the scenes, plotting various conspiracies, while the ambitious new generation has come to the forefront. These people are eager to restore the order's former glory, so they set their sights on Among the many ruins in ancient books, Randall is one of them.
But now, the ruins have been found, but there is no way to enter.
The force sent to the North by the Plague Order this time is the elite of the entire northwest branch. Among the seven high priests, except for four who are still spreading the dragon disease in the far south and cooperating with the five-color dragon tribe, the remaining three are all Came here. But even so, they were still helpless in the face of more than twelve golden warriors. It was absolutely impossible to defeat so many powerful warriors in a head-on confrontation.
"Actually...Master Priest, there is another piece of bad news."
The leading man in black swallowed. When he saw Randall nodding, he stuttered and said, "The elite team led by Lady Xina has lost contact for half a week..."
"Xina? Didn't she take someone to the far north ice field?" Hearing this, Randall couldn't help but frown. He asked nervously: "Why did you lose contact? Is there any detailed information?"
The entire Plague Order is divided into two distinct generations. The strength of the older generation has reached a bottleneck. Now they are either in seclusion or plotting secretly. The seven gold-level priests of the new generation are all leaders of the older generation. They are disciples or descendants of them. Randall and Xina are disciples of the same old priest. The two have always had a good relationship. In order to cause riots in Moldova some time ago, Xina took advantage of the chaos to enter the ruins and led the team forward. Go to the dragon lair in the arctic ice field to find out if there is any remaining plague gas that can be used.
Upon hearing that his friend was missing, the gray-robed priest began to feel that something was not right.
The man in black who reported the news was silent for a while, and then said bit by bit in an extremely cautious tone: "According to the news from our spies in Moldavia... The day Lady Xina last contacted us, Bei The Count of Earth happened to be in the far north ice field... taking... taking his dragon for a walk... "
There was sudden silence in the cave.
At this time, Joshua was sitting in a dragon carriage, looking at the snow and ice flying outside the window and the scenery flying by.
Concealing his identity, the soldier who went on the road alone randomly found a caravan that happened to be heading to Moldova and joined it as a passenger.
The leader of the caravan, who didn't know what kind of big shot he was transporting, didn't mind transporting a mysterious man with his face covered to Moldova after receiving the money. This was certainly not because he didn't care at all as long as he faced that man. I didn't dare to say the reason for my refusal, but it was because every caravan had done this kind of thing too often. They can transport goods for sale, and of course they don't mind transporting one more person. As long as they can ensure safety, why not enjoy the extra money
Joshua didn't mind the simple seats in the rear compartment of the dragon carriage, he enjoyed it. Back then in the Far South, he had ridden on all kinds of vehicles, including zerg, horned dragons, and harpy-headed monsters. Among those strange things, the dragon carriage was considered comfortable.
More importantly, he was originally experiencing the feeling of being an adventurer. If it was too comfortable, it would not be beautiful.
Joshua went to Moldova this time, partly to see if the strong man mentioned by the gold-level priestess was the acquaintance he once knew, and partly to relax. Ever since the warriors traveled across time in 831 Starfall, Joshua's life in the past two years has been more legendary than anything else - he has been fighting head-on with all kinds of chaotic monsters and five dragons from beginning to end, and he has also gone to two different worlds. , I saw the evil god once with my own eyes.
If he were an ordinary person, his sanity would have reached zero and his spirit would have collapsed long ago. Although Joshua was mentally tough and didn't care about it, he wouldn't refuse it if he could travel to relax his mood.
"Brandon and Verdani are now near Mount Modes, waiting for the heavy snow to pass before officially exploring the ruins."
The warrior looked at the booklet in his hand that contained magic and could directly contact the Lord's Mansion, and nodded thoughtfully: "I will go around the main city of Moldova first, and then I will visit."
This booklet was specially made by No. 3 in order to let Joshua know some information in time. As long as the artificial intelligence lady makes a thought and transmits her magic power, various information and information will appear in the booklet. Of course, you can also chat with the soldiers. , but both of them rarely use this function.
The speed of the dragon chariot was very fast, and even the pace of the earth-moving dragon could not be stopped by the wind and snow. Just when Joshua was following the caravan comfortably and reliving his experiences as an adventurer back then, he had already crossed Moldawe The sub-territory dividing line came to Moldova.
At this time, the warrior is meditating with his eyes closed to adjust the route of fighting energy in his body and optimize the transmission structure. Even when traveling, Joshua will not forget to practice. In fact, his fighting energy has made a small breakthrough recently. His spirit is condensed in his body, and he is constructing the next step of cultivation route.
But there was suddenly a chaotic sound outside the dragon carriage, and a dull crash echoed in the back cabin, disrupting Joshua's thoughts.
He opened his eyes.
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