Pillars of Ita

Chapter 1010 Chapter 340 The Edge of the World

When the silver giant ship cut through the fog, the girl who was observing at the bow immediately called out, "Ah!" The gray mist swirled and separated along the sides of the ship, and Mu Lan looked at it with some surprise. The view behind it.

When the layers of the cloud wall separated, a magnificent scroll slowly unfolded in front of everyone.The first thing that catches the eye is the continental island chain along the outer edge of the land bridge. Countless undulating and fragmented islands are located above the sea of ​​clouds.

Every island is covered with dense vegetation, and the snow-white herring gulls form a long queue, circling between the island chains, and the sound of the gulls singing spreads over the sea of ​​clouds.

Luo Wei listened attentively, revealing a relaxed and happy expression - the rushing sea of ​​clouds formed a waterfall at the end of the land margin, and fell into the blue abyss below the island chain, forming a huge vortex.

In the legend, there is the end of the continent - Avilara, the place called the end of the world in the Emor lizard language, starting from the southern continent, crossing the famous Almalia Island Chain Bridge, and passing the turbulent After taking it, the first thing people see is exactly this style.

That is the starting point of the first land bridge, a view dreamed by countless people, a wonder of the world.Here the Chosen bid farewell to their long novice period and embark on the true path of courage——

Pass through the fragmented islands, pass through the narrow and long flow belt, the turbulent flow area and the lair of the giant monsters in the sky, and pass through the confusion of space, to find the real way to the second world.

Sky Bridge.

Of course, everyone on the silver giant ship now understands that everything before them is just an illusion. This place is not located at the edge of the real continent, but is still located inside the silver spire. Everything they see is just a simulated scene——

But this scene was so magnificent when it hit our face, that everyone couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion - most of the people here are going to take that step in the end, and everything they see today is just the future Just a picture of it.

Planting the seeds at this time may not be a witness of the future flowering and fruiting.Many people have never had the opportunity to see this magnificent scene in their entire lives, let alone open the door to the second world. Compared to those people...

They are undoubtedly lucky.

"Luyuan Island..." Lian Xiaoyao couldn't help muttering to himself while watching this scene, and was stunned for a moment.

Countless broken islands floated in the sky, and the forest dyed them into emerald green gemstones, forming a patchwork of heights from top to bottom, distributed above the sea of ​​clouds, like a part of a cracked mountain peak.

But that's how they came, too, and here's where the land bridge begins—a dot of islands that stretch up to form the foundations of what was once part of a land bridge that's now completely broken up.

However, through Luyuan Island, you can still get a glimpse of the former style of this ancient continent. The island, scattered floating rock foundations form an arch bridge, extending towards the sky, like an endless road——

That is the gate of heaven that people praise.

First Continental Bridge.

Compared to the surprises of the ladies, the men seemed more reserved. MTT, Wucun and Weiyu all looked up at the sea of ​​clouds. The flowing clouds covered part of the island. They all knew that this was just an illusion, but the magnificent The landscape is but its appearance.

The real danger lurks just below the clouds.

Guland opened his mouth wide as he watched this scene. This young man from Yasha who had never seen the size of the world never imagined that there would be such an astonishing sight in the world. The mood when I went to the sea of ​​clouds is not much different from that at this moment.

Altalia is the world of the sea of ​​clouds, but there are still many people who have never seen the real Kukai in their life, and even many people do not believe that continents such as Colin-Ishurian and Xintaan are floating above the clouds .

They can't even imagine the holy white world tree on the hill of giant trees, the miracle of Terraka's outstretched branches, the huge roots forming sprawling hills, and the canopy that can still be seen in the sky of Roschel .

The galaxy runs across the branches.

The world above the sea of ​​clouds is a miracle to many people——

"After passing the continental island group, behind is the 'flow belt' of the island canyon," Fang Plover put down the brass telescope in his hand, and replied with experience, "we will slow down the speed later to reduce the operating efficiency of the Gay generator to a third, and hoisting all sails—"

"Understood, Mr. Knight."

Miss Tata's voice came from the ship through the control center.

"Flow belt?" Shui Wuming asked curiously.She is a craftsman, not comparable to the semi-professional captain of Plover. As an elite young generation alchemist, the girl is very familiar with the field of magic and cutting-edge technology.

But when it comes to the knowledge and skills of navigating in the sky, all the people present are inferior to Plover.

"The 'flow belt' is actually the air-ocean current formed by the convergence of wind elements."

"However, the cause of the 'current belt' between islands and straits on the continental edge has always been a mystery. The ocean current passing through the islands forms a turbulent flow area. Under the seemingly calm sea surface, there are a large number of undercurrents with different directions and different flow velocities... ..."

Fang Yan replied, "Old sailors call it an 'undercurrent'. Once you step on the wrong channel, the undercurrent will engulf the floating ship into the turbulent area, and even fall into the space barrier. The scenery on the edge of the continent is magnificent. , but this has always been the most dangerous sea area in the first world."

Most of the others have also heard the legend.

There are three taboo sea areas in Altalia, the Sea of ​​Storms outside Hanruina, the Sea of ​​Thieves outside Cape Santuan, and the rest are here.

The Ocean of Storms is ravaged by endless storms all the year round, and the old enemies of mortals-the Naga and the giant family lurk on the archipelago, and San Huan was once known as the kingdom of pirates, and there are merchant shipping routes on the Black Sea restricted area.

But this taboo sea area is different from the previous two.

This is not only the lair of the empty sea behemoth, but also the Saka snake people living among the islands-the latter are completely different from their blood relatives thousands of years ago, which was the last surviving branch after the collapse of the ancient kingdom of Sinthas.

But after losing civilization, the snake people became extreme and hated the world. They were no longer the glamorous appearance tens of thousands of years ago. They have degenerated from civilization to a state of barbarism and ignorance. Now they are more like a group of wild beasts .

The Saka Snakemen guard the island domain.

They are extremely hostile to any outsider who enters. According to the rumors of the lizard people, this group is also dark and bloodthirsty, and will launch crazy revenge on any outsider who dares to set foot in their sanctuary.

by comparison.

The Kukai Behemoths don't leave their lairs often to forage, and there are only a few rare days of the year when these living Kukai wonders can be seen soaring above the sea of ​​clouds.

What's more, when the fleet usually sees these giant beasts, they don't attack every time. After all, human beings are not enough to squeeze the teeth of these behemoths.Sailors sometimes even regard encountering the Kukai Behemoth as a kind of luck.

In areas like Alpaxin, there are also those who make their images into the head of a ship to avoid evil.

At the same time, the turbulence zone and space confusion are nothing to experienced captains. It has been a long time since ordinary people explored the second world, and the expedition fleets that come and go have already figured out more than one relatively safe route.

Among the three major threats in the Luyuan Island Gorge, the snake people are the most difficult to deal with——

The time they are active is uncertain, and it is possible to encounter these annoying opponents at any moment, and once they act collectively, it is possible that even the large fleet will be difficult to survive.

No one knows how many Saka snake people are lurking in this sea area. During the time of the year when they are the most threatening, almost everyone will find a way to avoid entering this sea area.

Even the fleet that regularly sends supplies to the Second World will stop, waiting for the snake people's hunting sacrifice to be completed, so as to avoid misfortune.In fact, ship convoys were killed by the Saka snake people almost every year, and they never stopped.

As for the major guilds, countries still have little to do with them.

The environment in the empty gorge is intricate, and no outsider except the Saka snakes dares to sail between this island chain at will.And when the empire and the Korin-Ishurian Kingdom sent several fleets to wipe out the fleets, no one would be able to find them as long as the snake people hid deep in the island chain.

The continental margin is far away from any main continent, even if it is as powerful as an empire, it is impossible to maintain more than one imperial fleet here at all times to maintain the waterway.

Over time, such a status quo has been formed.

"That's right," Shui Wuming remembered now, and said with some surprise, "Ed, you are still the head of the Seven Seas Brigade, and you really have a floating ship under your command."

Fang Plover scratched his head, a little speechless—I thought you only remembered this now?
That can indeed be regarded as one of the greatest advantages of the Colin people.

In fact, this topic is also being discussed outside the arena.

The Imperial Storm has shocked everyone enough. Many people may not have paid attention to the Continental League, but they must recognize the flagship of the Second Fleet of the Empire.

Although the Imperial Storm is the oldest among the second-class battleships of the Empire, it has a great reputation and has visited various occasions on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor.As long as there is a certain understanding of super sports and Atalia.

It is impossible not to recognize this emperor's ship.

But there are not many people who can recognize the Star Flower, or it may not be impossible to say that it does not exist at all, but some of them recognize that it is a "Silver Ship"——"The Ship of Silver Sails" has an inherent Definition.

It is the silver ship on which the Numerin elves took when they bid farewell to this world.

The mortal airship is inspired by this, but the technical route is completely different from it. The elf's silver ship is synonymous with elegance, while the human's magic airship is the ultimate in pragmatism.

But no one could figure out what the silver ship meant.

Just as few people really know what the elves' silver ship is capable of. After all, it only left a fleeting glimpse for the Mortal Empire 1000 years ago, and then disappeared in the long river of history.

"Maybe it's just a similar shape."

"But that dragon alchemist did learn the skills of the elves from the Tower of Summer's End, so it's no big deal for him to build a silver ship," commentators from channels in different competition areas discussed, "The elves use The silk weaving the wind weaves the sails, and uses magical craftsmanship to drive the silver ship to sail on the empty sea, such skills are indeed amazing..."

"But compared to the actual level, the silver ships of the elves may not be comparable to the contemporary magic warships, at least the skills of the elves 1000 years ago."

Geros had the same conclusion in mind.

He has a deeper understanding of the elven silver ship. The elves once rode the silver ship around the royal court of Dratel to fight against the dragons in the shadows, but the real power is not the silver ship itself. .

It's the elf warlocks on those ships.

For the elves, silver ships are just ordinary vehicles.

But at the same time, the people on board were quite different—the silver giant ship had already crossed the island chain on the continental margin, and began to lower its height into the 'flow zone' between the island straits, and it retracted part of its silver sails.

And spread out a wing sail from the side of the ship.

The whole process was extremely smooth, and the transition of the sailing state was not muddled, as if a group of experienced sailors led it all.

This made the Colin people gasp in amazement. In another picture, the imperials entered the archipelago before them, but they obviously encountered a lot of trouble there.The giant ship struck a horizontal line in the middle of the turbulent area.

Fortunately, it was a battleship that also possessed the soul of a dragon knight, and it quickly adjusted back, and after a few turns, it circled back to the channel from the other side of the island.

People seem to recall something.

"I suddenly remembered," Geros also commented, "For the Colin-Ishurians, their leader, the dragon alchemist, is a genuine old captain. At least for nearly a year."

"Don't think that one year is nothing to sailing in the air and sea," he said, "Everyone, please remember that this is a chosen one. For a chosen one whose career has only been around ten years, one year is enough for them Learned quite a lot.”

"The delegations from other countries don't seem to have considered this," he patted his forehead. "Actually, let alone them, even I almost forgot about this. After all, when considering the identity of this dragon alchemist, There are too many places to be afraid of, a crystal craftsman, a boat craftsman, a dragon knight craftsman, a goblin envoy, and even an outstanding battle craftsman."

"...In comparison, his identity as captain is not so conspicuous."

When he said this, he couldn't help but exchanged glances with his partner on the side, and both of them saw speechlessness between their expressions.In fact, this cannot be blamed on the tactical analysis teams of the various regiments, the situation is really too special.

Who would have thought that such an inconspicuous factor would come in handy at such a juncture?

Everyone has a fixed way of thinking. When evaluating the ability of an opponent craftsman, who would think that he is still the owner of a sailboat?
Not to mention the hosts among the commentary channels, even the audience was a little speechless for a while.

But the discussion in Youshu Ma'er's live broadcast room was the most intense.

"Damn, it's really..."

"That's right, Ed is still the captain and head of the regiment, isn't it suitable for him right now?"

"Haha, the Imperials didn't make it to this point. What about the Imperial Storm? The final competition in this last level is to make reasonable use of the resources ahead. They have Misty Light, and we also have No. [-] Dragon Soul, Silver Ship The same can be fought and won-"

There are also conservatives: "It's not necessary to win the battle. There will be five places left in the knockout round, as long as you keep the second and fight for the third."

"Utilitarian milk is not desirable."

Fang Plover naturally didn't know that he had caused so many topics.

However, compared to others, he is indeed very experienced. Coupled with the close cooperation with Miss Tata, making the Star Flower descend the channel and cut between the islands is as natural as eating and drinking.

Since there was no other team for comparison, everyone on board was not surprised, and did not feel that this operation was a big deal.

At most, I feel that the process of the Star Flower's descent is smooth and smooth, which is a bit too smooth.

However, Luo Wei had seen the fame battle of the Traveler of the Seven Seas in Kailanao, so she had a little impression of it, and turned her head to look at him with a questioning look, "Did you ask that Miss Dragon Soul to complete this?"

Fang Yan was a little guilty, and it was hard for people to connect this scene with the Seven Seas Traveler, so he decisively sold a bosun, "Mr. Baggins taught me these. But Miss Tata is in control of the ship. Much smoother than the average sailor..."

"Mr. Baggins?"

"Sylvaide's father's subordinate is Sir Marvey's deputy."

Luo Wei was stunned.

Since the great explorer Colin-Ishurian has been famous for a long time, since he is the second-in-command of the other party, it is only natural that he has such a skill in navigating a ship.

Fang Yan hurriedly skipped the topic, and Weiyu, MTT, and Wucun walked over there with serious faces, and greeted them, "Ed, just now we saw the Saka snake people."

"Really?"

Fang Yan was also taken aback.

Since the fifth level of the Spire Trial is held here, and this level does not involve battles between teams, and the distances between the various delegations are quite far, then there are those who should have been hidden in this sea area. Danger is also a matter of course.

But they can't guess how far this high-tower space can simulate reality. No one can say whether it can reproduce the intricate environment of the sea area around the land bridge one-to-one.

After all, the difference in difficulty between simulating a sea of ​​trees and simulating the entire continental margin is really immeasurable.If there are Saka snake people here, then there will not be those real giant beasts in this sea area?

However, in every Continental League, the game content of the Tower Trial level is different. Even if it is based on the past situation, it seems that it is not so reliable.

In this regard, Ming is to let them adapt to the situation.

But even if Fang Plover had prepared himself mentally, he still couldn't help but feel his heart sink when he heard the news.He frowned slightly and said, "The Saka snake people are actually not bad, and the Star Flower is actually not afraid of them, but..."

"but?"

"It's nothing," Fang Plover just shook his head. He thought for a while not to worry others for no reason, and replied, "Please keep an eye on the movements of the Saka snake people. If they appear again, please let me know. Other than that , you don’t have to worry too much.”

Weiyu and the others looked at him.

Although this may sound unsafe, after going through so much, everyone present already believed that the other party could create miracles—after all, compared to everything they had seen before...

Dealing with a mere snake man doesn't seem to be a big deal.

And they are all convinced that Fang Plover actually holds the sea chart of this sea area. After all, the other party is really the captain of the Seven Seas Traveler, and he also has plans to go to the second world.If not?How could it be so smooth when cutting into the channel before?
But actually the charts—

Fang Plover really didn't have one.

At least not for the time being.

It's just that he believes in Miss Tata, turbulence and turbulence are not worth mentioning to the Dragon Knight battleship with the heart of a fairy.No one knows better than the sailboat itself that sailing should be on an empty sea.

At this moment, Miss Tata can be said to be the soul of the Star Flower.

The biggest threat of snake people to ordinary fleets is actually their ability to appear and disappear in this waterway, because no one is more familiar with this sea area than them, and even the main fleet of the empire dare not play hide-and-seek with these aborigines here.

But once they can navigate freely in this turbulent zone, the Saka Snakeman is really nothing.

The Saka snake people have long been far away from civilization. Can the small rafts they build catch up with the Star Flower blessed by Miss Tata?

What Fang Plover was really worried about was another danger in this sea area.

The Sky Behemoth.

Not long ago, when they cut into the channel, Miss Goblin reported an unusual detail to him. At that time, she felt that there was an obvious change in the ether pulse in the empty sea, and that kind of change could only come from below the elemental layer.

Unfortunately, the place below is the lair of the Kukai Behemoth.

Although he always felt that the space simulated by the Silver Tower could not be so comprehensive, and the simulation of inanimate creations was simple, but it was necessary to simulate the incomparable power of Kukai's overlord—Kukai Behemoth.

Does a virtual space really have such capabilities?
The idea was originally to put a question mark.

But after hearing that Weiyu had observed the Saka Snakeman, Fang Plover couldn't help feeling a little uncertain for a while.

While he was frowning and thinking about this question, Guland suddenly couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Captain Ed, is that the end of the continent?"

He looked at the boundless fault zone below the clouds, where Kukai formed a clear dividing line, and the cloud flow fell into the huge blue vortex like a waterfall.

The vortex looked so vast and boundless from a distance, it slowly rotated, almost dragging the entire world under it.Fang Plover had seen the entrance of Yuanhai near Gula, and that place was almost exactly the same as here.

So he didn't think it was a big deal.

There are many wonders above the sea of ​​clouds.

But for a young man who had just left his hometown not long ago, and could even be said to be seeing Kukai for the second time, this scene was undoubtedly a bit shocking, and even frightening.

Because of this, he asked a little stammeringly.

However, this question diverted Fang Plover's attention, and he thought for a while before answering, "The end of the world? That's actually just a saying of the lizard people. In fact, it may not be true. After passing through the steps of the sky, there is a wider sea area. "

Not to mention the other end of the land bridge, and the door to the world.

He looked towards the end of the vortex, and in the distance was an endless dark blue, which was actually the wind elemental layer.Further down is the nesting area of ​​giant beasts—Kukai giant beasts have always inhabited this continental edge.

And after crossing the nest area.

Perhaps Yuan Hai——

But no one has ever entered those areas either.

"What?" Fang Yan lowered his head, looked at the young man and asked, "Gulland, have you heard of this place?"

Guland nodded, "... Gutamama said that a giant god forged this world, and it cut off the edge of the world with a sword... We call it the border of the old world, and the world is cut off from here .”

That is the myth of the sand sea.

Fang Plover has actually heard this story before. Gutamama is the main god Ita in the Istanian language. It is said that this giant god created this world, but no one has actually seen it.

But that story has an end.

There are evil dragons devouring the world at the edge of the world, and scholars have long believed that the mythical dragons were the Kukai monsters that inhabited the edge of the old world-or those monsters, at least the dragons. sons.

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(End of this chapter)