However, with the end of the pioneering era, fewer and fewer people crossed the Shana Forest to the Great Glacier. In the first two centuries of the First Era, there were sporadic adventurers who would try their luck. As more and more, the glacier and the heath hills have gradually become synonymous with the dead.
In Duke Schoffman’s memory, the last time an adventurer appeared in Far Eagle Fort was around the time of the frogs cry. After that, no one came here. Far Eagle Fort gradually became an unattended one. Desolate border area.
So he was inevitably wondering what the elves were doing to the east, whether it was related to the legendary treasure buried in the glacier.
With such curiosity, he ordered people to monitor the entrance of the forest day and night, wanting to see when the elves would return.
But no one thought that the elves went there for three months. From then on, there was no news. Ten cities spent a short summer and began to enter the bleak autumn season. Before the snowfall, both beasts and humans must reserve. Food, and the residents of Far Eagle Fort had to prepare for the annual festival, and all sorts of customary tasks began to become busy, so he naturally forgot about this matter.
After all, no matter whether the elves were wiped out by the glacier or brought back some treasures from there, they have nothing to do with the residents of Far Eagle Fort. Although Duke Schoffman is the master of this place, he takes the wild The elves can't do anything—especially if the temple doesn't show a clear attitude.
That's it. On the night before the Winter Festival, the hunter he sent to Xie Na Forest suddenly appeared outside the gate of Far Eagle Fort without anyone expecting it, yelling and proclaiming:
He saw an army of ghosts.
Naturally, no one believed this nonsense at first, but the hunter resolutely refused to take a step closer to the forest. He made a vow, and with a mental breakdown, yelled at everyone, yelling about ghosts, pale army, etc. s things.
Yuanying Fort is not big and there are not many residents. The occurrence of this kind of thing naturally quickly spread to the ears of his Lord Duke. It was different from ordinary people's attitude. After he heard about the unfortunate young man's experience, , For the first time remembered the ancient legend about his family.
The spirits in the forest—
According to legend, the ancestors of Far Eagle Fort were gifted by the ancestors in the forest to establish a foothold on this land and establish this territory, thus becoming the nobles passed down from generation to generation in the Shicheng area.
But about that legend, there is not much written narrative in the family. He also heard his grandfather talk about it once before he knew there was such a thing.
Although the legend sounds like a fairy tale, the ancestor who built Far Eagle Fort once lost his way in the forest. He had hallucinations in the midst of hunger and cold. He saw the ancestors in the forest, the ancestors. We led him to a forest full of kashiwa, where he was entertained, and gave him a fire and a piece of stone.
Later, the ancestors returned to Yuanying Fort and established today's territory with this fire.
The fire is still preserved in the sanctuary in Far Eagle Fort. It has been shining on this wild land for thousands of years. As for that piece of rock, it is said that during a winter hunting process, because at that time, Far Eagle Fort’s The owner of the family died unexpectedly and stayed in the deep forest forever.
It was also from that era that the Xie Na Forest in winter became the restricted area of Far Eagle Fort.
The descendants of Far Eagle Fort have always firmly believed that the stone piece is the lucky charm of Far Eagle Fort, because since the stone piece was lost, the family has begun to decline, and pioneer knights and adventurers have no longer appeared in it since then. On this piece of land, the once prosperous Far Eagle Fort was caught in a dilemma.
Duke Schoffman himself is a devout church believer. He has always maintained a respectful attitude towards the spirits of the ancestors in the forest and the mysterious legends of these gods. However, in his heart, he also thinks that the missing piece of stone and the far eagle fort. There is a special connection between the rise and fall of the world.
However, he differed from his grandfather's and parents' views. He believed that the piece of stone was a holy object bestowed by the sage Fa's grace, because the family accidentally lost the holy object, so he was punished like this.
Like the ancestors of the family, he has always had the idea of retrieving that piece of stone in his heart.
And the scene he saw that night described by the young hunter was undoubtedly like an opportunity, igniting the long-cherished wish of the old duke for many years.
In the description of the young hunter, the army he saw advancing in the fog was like the legend that was passed down from generation to generation in the family.
The spirits in the forest appeared again.
So that piece of stone, is it going to return to Yuanying Fort again
It is inevitable that Duke Schoffman had this idea in his heart. Although almost everyone did not recommend that they enter the Shana Forest in winter, he would never have to wait until the ice and snow melted in spring because of this.
He thought that this might be a test given to him by the saint Fa Enzan. If he didn't have the courage to accept this test, then the Far Eagle Castle family might have missed that piece of stone forever.
With such firm thoughts, he took the knights and several experienced hunters near Far Eagle Castle into the forest, but after entering this mysterious forest, Duke Schoffman inevitably began to feel uneasy in his heart. stand up.
After all, there are too many legends about it. That is the Kashiwa Forest. There are not only good legends about it. Many people have disappeared in the forest in search of it and never returned. People often hear about those people. It was sealed on the Kashi tree and became a face on it.
Although Duke Schoffman had always dismissed the rumors of these rural farmers, after he really went deep into this quiet and strange forest, those weird legends couldn't stop popping up from everyone's hearts.
After Piris entered the forest for a long time, there was no sound from the forest. The voices of the two hounds were also swallowed by the forest. The silence made everyone feel chills, as if there was something in them all the time. Watching them behind him.
Duke Schoffman took off his mink gloves, a little unbearable in the lonely environment, and was about to order the knights to do something, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a whistle.
The sudden sound scared him almost to fall off his horse, but at this moment, he heard his knights cheering.
He raised his head quickly and saw Piris coming out of the woods.
"Why is it so long?" Duke Schoffman asked dissatisfiedly.
"I have some trouble," Piris replied, "There is a man in the forest. He is in a bad condition. I took a moment to help him, otherwise I don't know if he can survive."
"one person?"
"Yes, he doesn't seem to be a local. He always claimed to see you before he fell into a coma, my lord."
"He wants to see me, does he know me?" Duke Schoffman was taken aback.
"No, he said he wants to see the highest officer here, but we don't have any officer here. I think he should be talking about you," Piris replied, as he said something out of his arms: " He also gave me this thing. I don't know what it is."
Duke Schoffman's eyes narrowed slightly.
He saw that the old hunter was holding a brown stone.
…
The smoke that filled the Finhotos Strait finally dissipated after the last rays of sunlight fell into the horizon.
Under the will of the holy sword, the undead who lost their fighting spirit did not resist for too long. The low-level undead were the first to betray the will of the Bromanto Black Rose, abandoning their original masters and go-and should resist. When the most determined black knight was completely swallowed by the wolves, there was no more suspense on the battlefield.
About half an hour later, Brando saw the Supreme One in Madara again.
The opponent's situation is obviously not very good.
When he passed through the wolves, he saw that Her Majesty the Queen was with several undead lords with names and surnames in history, besieged in the center of the wolves.
Among these undead lords are the famous black plague lord Fasat and the pale king Gaoduo. Both of these have dealt with the Eruin in history, and Fasat Brando also fought with them head-on, and pale The King Gaudor remained active on the battlefield until the Second Age. It was directly opposite the coalition forces during the Battle of Alkhash.
Brando knew that they were both faithful believers of the Mercury Rod. One was transformed by a high-level corpse witch, and the other was wrapped in black armor with dead bones. It seemed that they should be tied to Kabais. Same race.
At this moment, they are standing next to the Queen, holding weapons in their respective hands, obviously not giving up the plan to resist.
Among these two, the lord of the black plague once caused a tragic massacre in Winormar. He and his necromancers directly transformed the entire Eruin in Winormar into undead. Brando once Having experienced the tragedy personally, naturally he didn't plan to let this guy go.
But at this moment, he didn't even look at the odious guy, and directly cast his gaze on the Queen.
The woman still maintained a cold and arrogant look, and she stared at him equally coldly, as if she had no consciousness of a loser, her eyes arrogant and firm.
Brando was silent for a long time before speaking faintly: "Your Majesty the Queen, I think we have to talk."
"What do you want to talk about, human?"
"About Eruin and Madara."
A deep light flashed in the woman's black eyes: "The holy sword is in your hands, how do you plan to treat Madara?"