Starfall 837, March 17th.
The situation in Mycroft Continent changes day by day. After all, there are thousands of factions around the world. No matter how smart or experienced an analyst is, they cannot completely predict the changes in the situation of each faction. But even so , some changes in the past week still made everyone feel that something was wrong.
There is no need for analysts to answer questions for everyone. Even ordinary people who are illiterate can feel a sense of tension from the daily food prices and the atmosphere in the city.
First of all, starting from the Northern Empire, which had the most turmoil in the city - starting from March 10, 1937, an indescribable atmosphere enveloped the entire country. According to statistics from reliable sources, on the 10th, there were more than 172 people A local gang and 53 chambers of commerce were completely destroyed by the fire from the sky. But what is surprising is that the fierce, meteorite-like sky fire only accurately killed the main operators of these gangs and chambers of commerce, such as sweepers, kitchen workers, etc. Most of the kitchen helpers and front desk tellers were not dead. In addition to shock and disbelief, the atmosphere around the Herramos Plain in the entire empire was cleared. Although the local civilians seemed depressed, they had actually opened several restaurants at home. celebration.
In addition, there are still specific numbers that cannot be counted, but it is estimated that more than twenty nobles died suddenly, more vassals died, and the deaths of the heirs of some great nobles were countless. This set of chain reactions led to their The territory fell into chaos for several days, but the troops from the central royal family immediately entered their territory and temporarily took over the local government affairs. Suddenly, the nobles of the entire empire were in a huge panic. They suspected that the royal family was preparing to attack them— But just when these people were about to gather together to discuss what was going on, a large group of prosecutors from the noble court imprisoned the nobles. What awaited them was the trial of the court.
The entire northern empire now seems to be in chaos, but in fact there is order in the chaos. It seems that a pair of invisible hands are controlling everything. The noble nobles and their minions who were originally aloof suddenly restrained a lot, and the evil forces that were originally raging in the countryside and remote areas The gangs, big chambers of commerce and slave traders were almost all wiped out in one fell swoop. Apart from a small number of ordinary people who were afraid that the 'Sky Fire' would hit their heads, a large number of people worshiped the 'Sky Fire' as a savior or even a god. Originally, In the western swamp area where gangs are most severely ravaged, something unknown like the 'Skyfire Temple' already exists.
Originally, this large-scale attack on nobles and local evil forces should have become a talking point in other human gathering places. The nobles would condemn it, the small and medium-sized forces would reject it, and the large forces would think about how to learn. But at this time, there were not many people. Jump up and stir up the conversation, because things are very complicated right now around the world.
Because of the large-scale construction of magic energy factories by the Northern Empire, the Eastern Plains also immediately started to study. As a gathering place for mages, the technical strength of the Eastern Plains is the best in the world. Even the Northern Empire's magic energy factories invited Guantian White Tower. High-level mage came to cooperate in the design. Nowadays, seeing the huge increase in productivity caused by the large-scale popularization of magic energy factories, both the Guantian White Tower and other mage forces can't help it. In the past few months, small and large magic energy factories have been established one after another. Get up, because of the example of the Northern Empire, they did not make a detour.
But soon, the side effects of the magic energy factory also appeared... In a city without Jiyi-level powerhouses, no one can deal with the air pollution caused by the factory at any time. The magic crystal dust is inhaled into the lungs of ordinary people and accumulates for a long time. It will cause terrible fibrosis and even crystallization of internal organs, and it is difficult for ordinary crops to grow in the land that has been infiltrated with special magic power. Even if they do grow, most of them are colorful and inedible.
The empire's factories, such as the Northland, are either built around cities with extreme intentions or even legendary strong men, or they are built in desolate snowy mountains and ice fields. Even pollution cannot affect ordinary people. The empire's largest industry The base cluster is even in the East Benert Plateau, which is completely uninhabited. In this regard, the eastern plain, which is completely a large plain, does not have a desolate enough place to concentrate on construction. The complicated organizational relationship makes it impossible for them to join forces, so with The mage organization headed by Guantian Baita has temporarily shut down most of its factories and is stepping up research on how to reduce pollution.
The eastern plains are suffering from factory pollution, while the Western Mountain countries are now exploring the abyss. Three years have passed, and the war between the underground rock dwarves and the night elves has gradually come to an end. The rock dwarves have successfully become independent, occupying a corner of the underground cavity. As you can see, the night The elves fell into a certain amount of chaos after losing their bottom-level staff. The large night elf kingdom is likely to be split into several small countries, but no matter which party they are, they have already contacted the countries on the surface, and the underground world exploration chapter One person, 'Roman Archduke', is joining forces with the Rock Dwarves. The two parties have reached a general cooperation contract. After the ambitious Archduke obtained a large amount of wealth in the underground world, he can't wait to wear the crown for himself.
In addition, the Western Mountain Dwarf Headquarters and the Eternal Lake of the Far Southern Elves have also sent envoys led by three powerful men to the underground world. As fellow tribesmen, they want to reunite with these people who have been lost for thousands of years as soon as possible. They contacted their compatriots, and since the night elves and rock dwarves were currently in a period of weakness after the war, they were naturally open to all good intentions. The two parties reached a consensus, and the rock dwarves and night elves were merged into the big family tree as branches of Biped. As a reward, the Rock Dwarves received the 'God's Hammer Gundarlan' forged by the Dwarf Godsmith himself. Although it is called a hammer, it is actually a large industrial machine tool that can lay a solid foundation for the construction of the Rock Dwarves. .
The night elves also received the 'Lightless Wood' created by the natural mentor. This is a special mother tree of life that can grow on the night elves' fluorescent pool. In return, the elves and dwarves also received part of the lost wood. Ancient inheritance, as well as various special creations underground, the database has been enriched a lot.
Far South, the Far South Kingdom finally stabilized. Although the territory and actual control area were reduced by more than half, the royal family still existed. The old king abdicated and the new king ascended the throne. As the new ruler, the new king began to try to establish strategic alliances with business alliances. cooperation on the exploration and development of the Black Forest and distant seas, and now the cooperation is in full swing.
As for the Church of the Seven Gods, it was quite silent. Apart from sending a team of paladins to various parts of the continent to cut off the raging monsters, there was no action. However, the Church of the Seven Gods has such an indifferent style, so no one felt that there was anything wrong. Nothing strange.
For civilians, this is indeed the case. The world is getting better and better. Although there are occasional changes that are too sudden and dangerous, it is not that they cannot adapt. Whether it is a magic factory, a change in the system, or the emergence of the underground world, it is not possible to adapt immediately. Change their living habits, but after more than ten years they will gradually discover that these seemingly insignificant things are changing the entire world.
For extraordinary beings with a certain level of strength, their feelings are much more obvious.
The whole world is under martial law.
This is the most intuitive feeling - no matter it is the Empire, the Eastern Plains, the Western Mountains or the Far South, all the major forces are making extremely intense war preparations. The middle-level mages of the Sky-piercing White Tower feel that they may have to go to war with the fishmen, and the Imperial Minister They have asked their Emperor several times if he intends to fight back to the Western Mountains. After all, the Diamond family originated from the Western Mountains. There are also doubtful voices among the elves, dwarves and other major clans. They do not have any enemies. Last time Martial law was still a disaster four or five years ago.
"Your Majesty... what are your plans for summoning us, the high priests of the Seven Gods, to return to the Holy Mountain?"
In the far south and far sea, on the Gray Island of Edda, in the great temple at the top of the Seven Sacred Mountains, an old priest with white hair, but muscles all over his body like a barbarian berserker, and his white sacrificial robe was about to burst, asked Yi in confusion. Geer.
Behind him, there were six priests with different styles, either kind-faced or cold and silent. They had mysterious and powerful auras surging around them. At a glance, it turned out that all of them were powerful men of the highest level.
At this time, the old pope was sitting on the white chair at the end of the temple. He was stroking the scepter in his hand and looking at the sky in ecstasy. When he heard the muscular priest's question, he lowered his head and said in a rather kind tone: " Langston, don’t be so anxious... As the general persons in charge of the Temple of the Seven Gods in various places, you should know the news that the Seven Gods are now in the boundless heaven, right?"
"Of course we know."
The seven high priests present nodded in unison. They are the senior leaders of the Church of the Seven Gods after Igor, and the heads of the major Knights Templar. They are the ones who hold the real power of the church - of course, as the Seven Gods are pious. Believers don't care about these efforts. Usually these high priests patrol churches and temples in various places to check whether the local clergy are qualified.
"Then you should also know that the boundless heaven will merge with our world... and in this process, the gods will go all out, and they will have no spare power to resist forces other than the great demonic tide."
The old pope just said a word, and the priest understood what he meant. He frowned and said in shock: "So, your Majesty, what you mean is... there will be powers from other worlds that will prevent the gods from descending to Wujiang." skyline?"
"Why, this is not good for them! If the fusion fails, the angry gods will definitely take action!"
"Although your Majesty is low-key, not everyone can be bullied."
Eagle quietly watched the tense discussion among the many high priests present because of the news. When the discussion gradually subsided, he spoke again: "If it were normal times, naturally no one would dare to attack a place protected by gods and many legends. Mycroft's world, but what if the Seven Gods can't take action and most of the legends are also involved in something and can't escape?"
"What if there is a huge force in our world that has evil intentions and can destroy everything on the earth at any time?"
Suddenly, there was silence in the temple. All the priests knew about the existence of the underground seal. After hearing this, they also vaguely understood where the enemy had targeted to attack.
"Priests of the Seven Gods." Seeing the changes in everyone's expressions, Eagle said softly: "We still have ten days to prepare for all accidents. Now, the Holy Mountain Research Department is conducting a major project. The project, Count Radcliffe, and Elemental Controller Barbarossa are all involved in it, but we are missing some key things, so I saw you summoned from all over the world... The completion of 'it' requires your help. .”
"As for ten days later... ten days later, there will be war."
"Ten days at most, very likely, less than ten days."
On the Far North Icefield and the coastline of the Vast Sea, Joshua was walking with Barnier and William beside him. Although they seemed relaxed, their tone was serious. The soldier looked at the frozen coast and the churning seawater in the distance and spoke with a clear voice. Said: "Ten days later, the boundless world will be completely consistent with Mycroft's world - the seal on the Steel Python will become a Klein bottle, and it will never be able to escape."
"By that time, even if the gods cannot have the fighting power of their heyday because they have transformed into saints, they will still be able to defeat all invading enemies with our help."
"So, do we have to survive these ten days?"
Because he was invited to the Imperial Special Research Institute to conduct experiments on the popularization of information terminals, a tired-looking Barnier murmured softly, while on the other side, William, who was in good spirits, frowned: "In this case, we absolutely cannot Let the battle take place in the void close to Mycroft. The power of the legendary strongman is enough to shake time and space, which will have a great impact on the seal!"
"You don't have to worry too much about this."
Having said this, Joshua waved his hand to reassure the two of them. He raised his head and looked into the void, pointing out: "I have already considered this issue. I have sufficient plans and preparations to ensure safety." There is absolutely no way they can influence the Seven Gods to complete the seal."
"... This is a bit un-Joshua-like."
While walking, Barnier and William showed strange expressions. They murmured in a low voice, and Joshua was slightly stunned. He didn't understand what the two people wanted to say, but then, he didn't care. Shrugging: "In short, the major forces around the world have made corresponding preparations. The elves have settled their internal conflicts, and the Seven Sacred Mountains are also planning a major project to prepare for war. Our core point is, Let the gods complete the seal without interference within these ten days."
"Or… "
At this point, Joshua snorted, looked at the sky, and said lightly: "How to defeat these malicious guys in these ten days."
"Not bad." After hearing this, the two legendary mages exclaimed in unison: "This is very 'Joshua'!"
It’s a bit cluttered, but I still wrote it out.
(End of chapter)