Pillars of Ita

Forin walked up the steps and looked up at the top pedestal.

The stone steps under its feet are made of marble, and one level goes up. On the top metal base, a seed is bound in a weightless state—the seed is wrapped in an amber shell and immersed in the glowing blue light beam— - Two interlaced metal rings hold the crystal.

Forin stretched out his hand and touched the seed lightly. Countless information flooded into his mind in an instant, which made him lose his mind for a moment.It seems to be a story from countless ages ago, the ancient holy tree grows branches from above the sea of ​​clouds.

The forest is lush, the winter is dead, countless stars gather into the sea of ​​ether, and the abundant magic power soaks the roots of the world giant tree called Telaka.Giant trees block out the sun, forming the prototype of the continent, and the undulating branches, like hills, form vast mountains, rivers and meadows.

That is the story the Elves once told, the origin of the White Mountain, the Hill of Giant Trees.But the ancient times have faded, and the groups of the sacred trees have withered one by one, but now the shadows in the forest are revived again, heralding the coming of a long winter.

The young alchemist stood by the throne.

After all, he didn't know what he saw from the shadows. Most of the countless information had no practical significance. He silently remembered only the words that appeared in his mind, just like the inscriptions on a stone tablet.

The ancient tree revived, and the twins came.

Is that oracle-like riddle really the key to answering that prophecy?The Holy White Tree used to be in every corner of this world, and it grew luxuriantly in the era before Azsolin, and before the main land collapsed, it was the atrium of the entire Ita.

But now the giant tree has witnessed the last glory of this world, sinking under the sea of ​​clouds. In the afterglow of sunset, the last legacy left by the pilgrims of Numelin for this world, maybe only these incomplete stone slabs are left up.

The seeds still contain the last breath of the World Master Tree. Whether that breath can save Teraka is still unknown, but Forin understands that the elves have no choice, otherwise he would not come here.

I heard that the knights of Olmin have retrieved the Shadow Maiden. This is rare good news when the Winter Palace has not yet been opened. Whether the shadow in the forest is standing tall and watching the holy forest depends on whether they can once again The spirit of Teraka has been awakened.

May the spirit of the holy tree...

May the lady of the forest bless;
Forin heard the aborigine in the team praying in a low voice, and he reached for the seed, removed it from the glowing green light of the anti-gravity device, and put it away solemnly.

Seeing this scene, the teammate on the side couldn't help but remind him: "Forin, you just need to write it down." The other party paused.

"Everything here has no substance, and if you put it away, it's just a ray of light in the sea of ​​ether."

"I know," Forin replied softly, "it's just that we still need it to move forward."

That is White Heart.

Before the era when Aisuolin had not yet sunk into the deep sea, there were still two holy white trees on the incomplete continent, one of which was named Dratel. When the green came, the flame of the Dragon King Burn the shadow of the tree, causing the whole world to collapse.

The silver sailboats of the elves surrounded the collapsed royal court and fought with the shadow dragon that covered the sun, and finally wounded the dragon king's wing. The center is brought out.

And seal it in eternal amber.

They recorded the method of resuscitating the giant tree in the Chapter of the Holy Tree and sealed it in the center of the seed. In the era of collapse-the occultists recorded all this and stored it in the Great Library of the Silver Tower In the eternal stillness of time.

This is the origin of this mechanical artifact.

But that past history, after the pilgrims left, is now rarely known.

After hearing what Forin said, the teammate showed a look of surprise on their faces, "Forin, are you going to continue? But our current behavior has crossed the line. If enough is enough, the association can explain..."

"Do you think it's okay for us to quit now?" Forin turned to look at the others, "This is a wonderful game, if we don't go all out, it will cast a shadow over it."

"I don't want to turn it into a farce," Forin said. "The best way is to keep going. I won't use those abilities that I don't have permission for, and neither do you. It's for the rest of us to continue the game right now." Best respect."

The teammates opened their mouths slightly.He looked at the genius of the youngest generation in the temple, and he knew in his heart that the other party was not actually such a character. He was calm on the surface, but lonely in his heart—that man rarely cared about anything—

The other party chose to stay.

It must be because there is an intention to stay.

He actually knew what the reason was, but after thinking about it for a while, he didn’t continue to dissuade him. Since the most important goal has been achieved, then let’s leave it at that—he actually understands it very well, because it doesn’t make much sense to say it. .

"Let's go."

Forin left behind a sentence, and walked forward, behind the door.

It is the next level of the trial.

……

"The result is that the people from the Hill of Giant Trees passed the second level first."

In the Wandering Horse live broadcast room, many people couldn't help complaining.

It is obvious that several teams of Kauri-Ishurian put in the best efforts, especially the battle where the dragon alchemist fought against the Ravendur Craftsmanship Guild with his own strength, which was so wonderful that the Rotao people and People of the High Seas serves almost exclusively as a backdrop.

The three delegations of Colin-Ishurian not only reversed the situation and defeated the imperialists from the front, but also completely suppressed the empire's plan, making their fragile alliance completely come to naught.

And the people of the Hill of Giant Trees paid little in this battle, and even took advantage of it—although that was originally part of the agreement, it still makes people a little resentful to let others take advantage of it.

"But that Forin does have some strength."

The wandering horse couldn't help explaining that not every time someone can open the road to the main tower.

The deal between the players from the Hill of Giant Trees and Fang Plover and his team may have been due to luck, but in the end they opened the gate of the No. [-] main tower by themselves without any tricks involved.

"Besides, this battle is not without benefits for us—"

These words calmed people's hearts a little.

The plans of the Imperials have completely failed——

Now all the previous plans of the empire have become a joke on the forum, and they are called 'the most vulnerable alliance'.

Due to the failure of the plan to let the Kapuka Artisan Association and the Guta people leave early, the dream that the imperial people promised to the people of the outer sea has become a disaster almost visible to the naked eye.

The subsequent split of the alliance was almost inevitable.While the Imperials may not care, at least they can no longer call the shots like they are now.

So the Colin League has broken free from the shackles.

The first team to clear the Sea of ​​Trees can choose the topic of the next game, but this advantage is actually nothing compared to the predicament that the Colin-Ishurian Alliance faced before.

The next three passes, the tower, the sea of ​​clouds, and the bridge are three parts of the same trial. The advantage of the first part is nothing. The real advantage lies in the gains in the space of the sea of ​​trees.

At the moment of victory in the battle, the big stone in the wandering horse's heart has actually fallen.

Looking at the picture, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In the picture, Shui Wuming is handing a magic spar to Fang Plover, looking him up and down curiously, "The people on the hill of giant trees have already cleared the level, you are not curious at all?"

Fang Yan shook his head lightly. Before that, his only thought was how to save the Guta and the team of the Kapuka Artisan Association, but in the final analysis, there was only one purpose, which was to stop the plan of the imperial people.

Now that the goal has been achieved, his heart has already been completely filled with another thought.He was raising his head, his eyes fixed on the huge white tower through the shadow of the treetops.

The slender spire runs through the sky, like a thin line hanging from the clouds.

"What's the matter, what's the matter with your look like a lover?" Shui Wuming was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help looking there, "What's so good about that thing?" She was puzzled, and joked:
"Don't you really think that like in a fairy tale, there will be a princess living on that tower, waiting for us to rescue?"

Fang Plover was startled.

Only then did he come back to his senses, and while taking the spar in the opponent's hand, he shook his head slightly.He was not at all interested in what happened to the people of the Hill of Giant Trees. They passed through the black wall and opened the gate of Tower Three.

That was surprising.

But so what?

There were so many thoughts in his mind that he couldn't fit anything else at the moment.All the experiments in the sea of ​​trees have been completed, and the Valkyrie gave him a surprise, but the creation of sea monsters and elves just looks beautiful.

Its technical realization is actually very far away.

"That's the practical application of ancient alchemy, right?" The people present were all geniuses in their respective fields, and Shui Wuming certainly couldn't fail to see this, "Those things you taught us are the end...?"

In fact, she doesn't care what happens to the people in the Hill of Giant Trees. The question and answer just now is just a cutting-edge topic.

After the shocking battle with the Ravendur Craftsmanship, who cares about that kind of small problem?

Fang Plover nodded slightly.

"You actually taught us such a thing?" Shui Wuming couldn't help raising his voice a little, causing everyone to look in this direction—not just Luo Wei, Weiyu and others—

There are even Guta people, players from the Kapuka Artisan Association, most of these people are tacitly aware that Shui Wuming is actually here on behalf of everyone.

But at this moment Shui Wuming was really surprised, subconsciously lowered his voice: "Do you know what that means...?"

"I said it earlier, didn't I?" Fang Plover was a little innocent, "The ancient alchemy of the elves is not just a skill of purification. Its real intention is not to be slow, but to be fast."

"That's what you wanted to prove in the preliminaries?"

Shui Wuming felt that she couldn't hold back her tone again, so she gritted her teeth and said, "I mean... are you really planning to fully disclose this technology?"

"Yes," Fang Yan said very calmly, "What's the point of keeping the technology in my hands? In fact, it will spread one day sooner or later. It's better to be one day later. It's just that I haven't figured it out myself, so I can only discuss it with you, because I don't know if my speculation is correct..."

"what about now?"

"You want to learn?" Fang Yan raised his head, looked at her and asked.

Shui Wuming got stuck all of a sudden, although everyone formed an alliance in private to exchange what they had.But she also saw the power of elf creation with her own eyes. Ed has given them too many surprises along the way...

Asking her to brazenly raise the request again made Shui Wuming a little bit unable to open the mouth for a while.

"Ed..." Shui Wuming couldn't help but said, "Actually, the big guilds are not consistent with what you imagined. There are some things that you take for granted, but in the past... Actually, there is no such precedent... If you... ..."

"I know," Fang Yan replied, "I'm not as naive as you think, Sister Wuming, now that I have fully verified my own ideas, this skill has naturally imprinted my own mark."

"But as I said, I have no intention of keeping it private. I can exchange it with you in a fair way."

Shui Wuming breathed a sigh of relief, "But in that case, we might ask..."

Fang Yan interrupted her, of course he understood the real intention of the other party coming here.Ancient alchemy was just a technique of purifying materials before that. It looks very beautiful, but its application is limited.

But very few people really saw the world behind the door, until he opened a gap in the door, and then everyone could see the torrent that was enough to change an era.

Naturally, no one can be indifferent.

"That's impossible," he said, shaking his head, "and it doesn't make sense. Once the technology starts to spread, it can't be stopped. And you all know my character very well. This technology also belongs to the Tower of Summer Solstice, so I won't share it with you." Think of it as an exhibit that is only displayed in a glass window."

Mortals are constantly driving the advancement of alchemy.

He will never watch a technology being put on the shelf, or cherish it with a broom, that is not in line with his promise to An Luoser and the teachers.

"But that's unfair to us." Shui Wuming said.

"I don't force it," Fang Yan said, "You can also wait for the technology to spread. I treat everyone equally, and I won't treat you differently just because you belong to the Grand Guild. Besides, you can also use other people study."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Shui Wuming.

In fact, he understood very well the behavior style of those big guilds, they would never wait, even if it was just a little advantage, those people would fight for it, because that was the basis for them to settle down.

Although he does not treasure himself, it does not mean that he will not use the resources at hand in exchange for some reasonable benefits. Besides, for those top guilds, he is equivalent to robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

Shui Wuming sighed, "Who said you can't negotiate, this is the best result we have discussed together, so let's do it. We can't decide too much about the rest, we have to wait until we leave here, Wait for the guild to make a decision."

She glanced at Fang Plover, "But I guess the result won't be too bad."

Fang Plover didn't care too much about this. Since he chose to make it public, he naturally had already considered the cause and effect, and the current announcement did not exceed his expectations.Although Shui Wuming and the others gave in so easily, he was a little surprised.

In fact, he was secretly still not used to the change of his status. After this battle, the opinions of guilds such as Silver Wisland and Elite towards him were basically based on the level of a future Loofah.

Therefore, it is natural not to look at the Seven Seas Brigade with the same eyes as before.

Shui Wuming wanted to say something more, but at this moment a voice interrupted the two of them, "Ed, I have encountered some trouble here."

That voice belonged to Xiaoyao, his voice came out from the communication crystal, his tone seemed a little anxious, obviously what he said was true. "The imperial people don't know what the hell they did, they have now broken through the wall of darkness."

"They buried some strange devices around the No. [-] tower. Those things look similar to those we saw in the underground mining area of ​​Nozpitz. Now the 'Valkyrie' and I can't get in at all. ..."

"They may be going to the No. [-] main tower soon, and your best is to speed up the progress."

"Those devices?" Fang Ploy was slightly taken aback. Although he knew the purpose of those devices from the blueprints left by Jeldham and Hellingwell, so far he still doesn't know what the imperialists plan to do in Noz. Pitts underground doing something.

They continue to inject magic power into the ether veins, are they really just planning to raise the mainland from the sea of ​​clouds?

He thought of the conversation between himself and Irs, and always felt that there were still some doubts and elusive points in it.And why did the players from the Empire Workshop bring those similar devices into the sea of ​​trees space.

What are those people going to do?
Fang Plover almost immediately thought that the imperial people might have similar intentions to his own, and they also wanted to use the peculiar environment here to conduct an experiment.

But what was the intent of that experiment?
"Xiaoyao," he immediately stood up, grabbed the crystal and shouted inside, "Can you be sure what the imperial people are doing?"

"No," Xiaoyao's voice continued intermittently, "I don't know what they are doing, I only know that this place is about to rise to the sky, if I'm not wrong...the No. [-] main tower can't stay for too long ..."

"Although it is extremely strong, it needs to stand on the ground after all. Even the Lord-class battleship can blast its gate. Right now, the Imperials... will only make more noise..."

The voice finally died away.

Fang Yan watched the crystal in his hand go dark, but he wasn't too worried about Xiaoyao, it was just because the underground Ethernet vein was broken, which caused the communication to be lost.

With the Valkyrie around, the opponent should be fine.

However, Shui Wuming at the side was not as calm as he was, and couldn't help asking immediately, "What happened to the imperial people? Xiaoyao can't stop them, what should we do next?"

She paused for a while, calmed down a little, and then asked again: "Do you want to go there?"

Fang Plover shook his head, and only cast his eyes on the silver tower in the sky—the most dazzling one among the three spires. "No need, go and call Guland. Let's go to Tower No. [-] immediately."

"Tower No. [-]..."

Shui Wuming hesitated for a moment, "Tower No. [-] has been given over to the Hill of Giant Trees, but Tower No. [-] is still there... Maybe we can stop the Imperials from coming and going without indecent assault, Ed. If we can Take the two towers and we'll win."

What's more, even if you can only win one tower, isn't the number of the fourth tower higher than that of the fifth tower?

What's more, isn't No. [-] Dragon Soul Misty Light more suitable for the main build?

indeed.

It was hard for Fang Yan to say that the other party's proposal was wrong, but he just watched that direction silently, with violent thoughts churning in his heart.Once that idea arises, it cannot be suppressed, from the moment that possibility is born.

He will never give up that idea.

For a moment, his eyes seemed to have penetrated this fictional world, facing the quiet eyes in the distant darkness, in the world of his will, and read all the peace and trust from that eyes.

"Miss Tata, I will definitely help you retrieve your memory."

"Mr. Knight, Tata believes you can do it."

Fang Plover exhaled lightly.

He only looked at Shui Wuming, and said word by word, "I have a reason to go to Tower No. [-], and this is the first condition of that deal."

Shui Wuming was startled, and couldn't help but slightly opened his mouth to look at him.In her memory, she had never seen the other party show such a stubborn side, but in those dark eyes, there was no room for concession or bargaining.

"But……"

She just opened her mouth, but immediately cut herself off firmly: "I understand, there is no need for a deal... You are the team leader here, and everyone will follow your arrangements."

She looked up to confirm again: "Tower No. [-]?"

Fang Plover nodded slightly.

Shui Wuming had raised her voice before this, so that everyone could hear the conversation between the two of them clearly, and she turned around - where Luo Wei, Weiyu and the others just nodded slightly in this direction That's all.

And at that moment.

That silent alliance was truly established.

……