On the continent of Loren, the Principality of Cecil is not the only one paying attention to the change of the Great Wall.
Across the vast and boundless wasteland of Gondor, those dark and twisted jungles and corrupted and mutated lands, in the southern part of the continent, on the warm land covered by mountains and boundless forests, the impact of the change of the magnificent wall is particularly impressive. disturbed.
Because there is no natural barrier like a dark mountain between the Gaoling Kingdom and the wasteland of Gondor.
This kingdom located in the southern part of the mainland was established by exiles from the south of the former Gondor Empire. With the help of the elves, the exiles established a new kingdom among the mountains, and they were deeply influenced by elf culture in the following seven hundred years. Impact. After a long period of running-in, adaptation, trade and marriage, the relationship between this country and the silver empire in the south has become extremely close, and due to the actual influence of the magnificent wall, the border area of the northern part of the Gaoling Kingdom near the wasteland of Gondor is essentially It is jointly controlled by elves and humans, and the two races have worked together to build an endless "forest line of defense" here to resist the threat posed by the wasteland.
Here, centuries of interdependence and a real threat from the wasteland have bound the two kingdoms together.
In the No. 1 Forest Guard Tower of the Linhai Defense Line, Ranger General Lomar stood in front of the oval window, looking at the northern front line of the barrier. The endless green forest stretched in his field of vision. Its branches and leaves swayed in the wind, making the forest sea seem to be floating with a layer of emerald green waves, and at the far end of the horizon, the energy barrier of the majestic wall was flickering with a disturbing brightness. The rolling sound of wind and thunder passed through Lin Hai and reached the ears of the Ranger General.
He turned around and looked at the main console in the hall: "How is the situation ahead?"
The hall is oval-shaped, and the main console is located in the center of this oval-shaped room. A row of silver-white light alloy columns are neatly arranged on both sides of the main console, projecting various holographic images outward. An elf controller was busy between those alloy columns.
Hearing General Ranger's words, one of the controllers immediately activated the cylinder in front of him, and as the runes lit up, a set of projections in front of the cylinder was enlarged, showing the northernmost situation of the Linhai defense line: on the screen, more than a dozen A towering ancient tree is creaking and rising from the ground, striding forward with its "foot" composed of countless roots. There are bright runes floating on the branches of the ancient tree, forming a pattern within its crown Layer upon layer of energy barriers, while a group of elves in short robes rode moonlight giant deer, followed closely behind the ancient tree, rushing towards the energy barrier in the distance that was on the verge of overload.
"The second batch of magisters has already set off, and sixteen ancient guardian trees are escorting them."
"How is the situation of the first batch of magisters? Are you out of trouble?"
The controller quickly reported: "Still trapped in the tunnel area, there are three people polluted by the demon tide. They urgently need to be healed. The guardian ancient tree brought medicine and a healing pod, but I'm afraid it will be too late."
General Ranger frowned tightly, and he looked at the forest outside the window. This forest was jointly built by humans and elves, and it was used to block and purify the corruption of magic energy that continued to spread from the wasteland of Gondor. After 700 years of growth, the original magic seeds have now become a barrier that can cover the entire northern border, but in the face of the direct impact of the magic tide, can these brave and loyal ancient trees really survive
In any case, the offline Sentinel Tower must be restarted.
"Let the ranger troops gather again and wait for orders at the Sentinel Heights. When the second batch of teams crosses the Linhai front line, they will obliquely clear the aberrations around the Sentinel Tower from the east and west sides, and buy at least 30 minutes for the magisters to repair. , "General Ranger ordered loudly to his deputy, "This tower cannot be lost!!"
"yes."
As soon as the subordinate's voice fell, the voice of the correspondent came from another direction: "General, the message from the Temple of Stars is from Her Majesty the Queen."
Queen? His Majesty has arrived at the Temple of Stars? Is the situation so dire
General Ranger immediately responded as he walked towards the communication platform: "Connected."
The runes around the communication platform brightened up, and a holographic projection from the Temple of Stars appeared above the elves' unique cylindrical communicator. Belsetia, the queen of elves, appeared in front of General Ranger, a majestic and beautiful ruler The visitor sat solemnly on the light golden "Seat of Dominion", countless shimmering cables and pipes extended from the back of the seat, connecting a large number of ancient equipment around the queen, while the queen herself watched Looking at Lomar, he said solemnly: "Our communication with the entire northern region has been interrupted."
"Yes, Your Majesty," General Ranger lowered his head, "The communication system of the Great Wall was seriously damaged in the first overload, we are trying to fix it, but the most urgent task now is to restart Sentinel Tower No. 1."
"how is the progress?"
"The first batch of emergency repair teams were attacked by aberrations and had to hide in the refuge tunnel. They are still trapped. The second batch of teams just set off, and I have sent Ranger troops to buy time for them to repair," General Ranger said without any concealment. "The situation is not optimistic, but I can guarantee that the task will be completed."
"Very good," Queen Belsetia nodded slightly, "After the sentinel tower is repaired, select a group of the most elite rangers and jungle messengers, and I will send them to the north."
"Yes," General Ranger commanded, and asked casually, "Do you want to remind the kingdoms in the north?"
"The majestic wall is deteriorating faster than expected. This is a situation that threatens the entire world. Other kingdoms must be warned," the Elf Queen nodded. I need to get news from my hometown. In addition... it is also necessary to go to Ansu to confirm the situation there."
General Ranger was slightly taken aback: "There are rumors about the resurrection of Gawain Cecil?"
"It's not just rumors that a high-level ranger who traveled abroad also sent a message directly to the Temple of Stars. That high-level ranger once participated in the Northern Exploration Army and worked with Gawain Cecil for many years. He said that he had confirmed this. It's true."
"A high-ranking ranger who once participated in the Northern Exploration Army and worked with Gawain for many years?" Lomar thought for a while when he heard this, "Soldering?"
"It's him."
"I see, his words should be credible."
General Ranger nodded. He has known Soldering for many years. Although the contact in the last seven centuries has not been very frequent, the elves are a race whose personality is difficult to change. Even if they do not contact him for a long time, they believe that Solderin is still an honest man. RELIABLE MAN That respectable old friend never lied except for his hair problems.
Communications hang up.
Belsetia on the "Seat of Domination" let out a long breath, tapped the armrest of the golden seat lightly with her fingers, and the lights of the cable ducts spreading from behind her flickered, showing that the Queen is currently The mood is not calm.
She raised her head and looked around the brightly lit oval hall, looking at the curved metal skeletons connecting the roof and the floor around the hall, the rune lights flickering between the skeletons, and the elves and demons shuttling around the hall. Instructors, asked aloud: "How is the situation of the anti-gravity unit?"
The magister in charge of monitoring the anti-gravity unit responded immediately: "The output is stable, and the response rate of the unit is 70%, Your Majesty."
seventy percent...
One thousand years ago it was eighty percent, five thousand years ago it was ninety percent.
This Temple of Stars is a precious legacy passed down from generation to generation by the elves, but the technology for making it has long been lost. Today's silver elves are not even sure whether this floating fortress was designed by the elves themselves, or whether they came from an older place. The too long history of the Silver Empire and the chaotic age of the original elves brought out of the ruins of the ancient world have destroyed too many inherited memories. Everyone says that elves are the most advanced civilization on this continent, but Belsetia knows that Well, the elves are just lying on a piece of advanced ancient relics. These ancient relics are gradually dying, and the elves' silver empire... is also dying.
When will the Temple of the Stars fall
The elves of all ages seem to have never considered this point. In their hearts, this ancient and eternal floating fortress seems to never fall, but sitting on the seat of dominion, listening to the old and broken ancient fortress The sound of the machine running hard, and listening to the mechanical spirit groaning in her nervous system, Belsetia felt... She might have to think about this issue in her lifetime.
Seven hundred years ago, the Silver Empire was able to build a magnificent wall, but just because the last vacuum extraction station was shut down for unknown reasons two hundred years ago, it has become very difficult for today's elves to even repair a sentry tower.
As the ruler of the Silver Empire, Belsetia does not want other countries to know about the terrible decline of the Silver Empire, but as a member of the intelligent race in the Loren Continent, she must warn the human nations of a fact:
The majestic wall may not last for many years, and the Silver Empire that once built it... has no ability to repair it.
A personal maid came forward and bent down beside Belsetia's throne: "Your Majesty, you need to take a break."
"Don't worry, the load is low at the moment."
Belsetia waved her hand, then lightly tapped the armrest of the seat on the other side, and then a slightly trembling and distorted synthesized voice sounded in the control hall: "Command input... switch to automatic homing mode..."
A faint tremor came from the entire Temple of Stars. This huge floating fortress left the sky of Gaoling Kingdom and began to slowly fly towards the vast jungle of the Silver Empire. Belsetia adjusted her posture on the seat, Leaning on the backrest and slightly tilting his head to look at his maid: "Do you still have any impression of Uncle Gao Wen?"
The personal maid who grew up with him since she was a child nodded: "At that time, you liked to be by his side very much."
Belsetia laughed: "I followed him to make trouble and dragged him to visit the tavern in the name of the queen."
The time she had been in contact with Gawain Cecil was actually not long. The Northern Exploration Army established a new kingdom in the north of the mainland. The pioneers who were busy dealing with the wasteland could not have much time to often go to the south of the mainland. As the leader of the Southern Silver Empire The ruler, Belsetia, has no chance of leaving her own country. The only chance for the two parties to contact is during several joint operations between humans and elves, including the foundation stone laying and completion ceremony of the magnificent wall, and the signing ceremony of several major agreements. Wait, but at that time, Belsetia was just a little girl who had just sat on the throne and didn't care about anything. The opportunity for exchange activities went to the camps of several human kingdoms.
The two places she liked to go most at that time were the residence of the Ansu Kingdom and the residence of the Typhon Kingdom. At that time, Typhon was still one of the many kingdoms in the eastern part of the mainland.
"Do you think the resurrection of Duke Gawain is credible?" the personal maid couldn't help asking, "Although there seems to be evidence to prove that it is true..."
"I believe it's true," Belsetia said softly, "How could a person who had received the blessings of the four elements die so lightly?"