Pillars of Ita

"By the way," before the communication ended, Luo Hao remembered something, and added: "I'm level 23, leader."

"What did you say?" Fang Yu was stunned for a moment before he understood what the other party was saying, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. "I remember you... before you left, so what happened?"

Luo Hao shook his head: "I don't know, I still want to ask everyone. The log reminded me that I completed a world event and gave out experience. Then we destroyed the Rust Foundation's underground auction house and raised another half level."

Fang Plover suddenly thought of something, opened the log, and among the silver data flowing down from his eyelids, the record two days ago had the words 'The end of the world event, 1643000 points of knowledge issued——'

Of course, he had noticed this record earlier. This reminder actually arrived after he was teleported under the guidance of Miya - or earlier. The record contained detailed information about this world event, named:

The sea of ​​light goes out——

"Is this the case for all of you?" Fang Yu raised his head and asked. He originally thought that this was a summary of Aiyin Block and his party. That earth-shattering deed was worthy of a 'world event'.But now it seems.

The origin of this world event is even earlier.

It was even related to the Dark Blessing Ritual on Fenris Island, so it has existed as a team mission since then. Only in this way can we explain why Luo Haoyuan can still share this world knowledge around Awochik.

Because he did travel with the Seven Seas Brigade for quite a while.

Luo Hao nodded, it wasn't just him, Box and Parker both raised their levels on average.It's just that he has the lowest level, so he has improved the most, a full upgrade of 3 levels.

Fang Yan knew that the average level of the Seven Seas Brigade generally rose after the First World War in the Northern Territory. After that, everyone in the Empire gained a lot of growth. Already level 20.

The box is currently at level 26, Parker is at level 25, and May is at level 27.

Miss Scholar has improved even more. She actually rose to level 25 after obtaining two magic books, and she has reached level 27 after the end of the world event.

As for other people, they have also generally improved. Tianlan is at level 19 (almost 3 levels are picked up for nothing), Alisa is at level 28, even the aborigines in the team have also improved their levels, Baggins is at level 21, and Sylvie is at level 20. , Shesta is level 28.

Among them, Baggins has the smallest improvement. This is probably related to the fact that the boatswain once experienced a level drop and only improved by 1 level.However, he didn't care much about it. Faced with everyone's comfort, Mr. Boatswain laughed loudly, saying that he had seen many strong winds and waves and didn't care about everything now.

Improvement in strength is certainly a good thing, but for a sailor, having no rank does not prevent him from taking the helm: "The sea of ​​clouds with strong winds and waves belongs to young people."

As for the maid, she still had a poker face and said nothing about it.

Only Miss Catman, who joined the Seven Seas Brigade at the latest, missed this carnival. She gained a little combat experience from fighting the imperial squadron, but it was still not enough to upgrade.It's just that, as a non-staff member, she herself has the highest rank in the Seven Seas Brigade other than Fang Plover.

Level 29.

In addition, Luo Yu's whereabouts are unknown, and his specific situation is not yet known.

After the end of this world event, the average level of the Seven Seas Brigade has basically crossed the baseline, passed the stage of the middle and low-level adventure group, and entered the ranks of the elite team.This means that they are not only prepared materially, but also have the conditions to go to the second world in terms of strength.

Although the extinction of Guanghai invalidated the three blessings on Fang Zhi, but this event finally made up for some of the regrets in his heart - Guanghai was really extinguished, and it came so quickly.

Dark Blessing is okay, but the failure of the double combat experience is enough to disrupt many of his arrangements. It is definitely not possible to continue to strengthen the Rocket Flying Fist, which can only be used as an auxiliary method in the future.

Because the Rocket Flying Fist requires a lot of Nightingale's related talents, all of which require valuable combat experience to learn.

Fortunately, since he started learning Creation Technique, his energy has been focused on ancient alchemy, quick tactics and residual skills. He has put down a lot of self-attack skills related to Rocket Flying Fist, so there is nothing unaccustomed to him.

On Jita's side, Miss Scholar is still taking the time to grasp the changes brought about by the two magic books—except for the growth of knowledge, knowledge, and power itself, she has not mastered much about the book of life.

The Book of Time can retrieve history, or prophecy, from fragments of the past and the future, just as she summons her future self from the prophecy, although it is the image described in the girl's vision.

But for grimoires, the written words are the truth.

What's more, the prophecy has been confirmed again and again. Jita looked at the silver-haired sea witch's star-like gaze through the thin layer of fog behind the glasses——

'Be careful of the light of the stars——'

She let out a slight breath, and the white mist dispersed in the light of the campfire and disappeared.

The forest in the distance melted into darkness, and there was a flickering fire from the adventurer's camp, and the silhouettes were intertwined. The ranger wearing a long cloak walked in the soft and cold mud, holding a torch, and several hounds growled lowly. Then, he turned and ran into the forest.

A few wild animals flashed past the edge of the forest, and the sound of flapping wings of birds came from the forest.

Words that no one can understand are emerging on the pages of the magic guide book in her hand, like the imprints carved on the rock with a wedge, but full of certain rules. There is a layer of fluorescence floating on the surface of the words, reflecting Looking at the face of Miss Scholar.

She has already told everyone about her experience after going to the Great Tomb, including how to obtain this magic book——she lightly stroked her finger on the page, and her fingertips responded with an unreal touch—— The pages of the book are formed by magic power, like an invisible force field.

Gentle yet tough.

Of course, skipping over the part of how to summon her future self, she insisted that it was a well-known female wizard in history—just, just a little bit like pranks, and it had nothing to do with herself—Geita’s face Slightly hot.

She saw the future in the eyes of Kalleye. The empire fell in the sea of ​​fire, the first world fell apart, the red moon rose from the sky - heralding the arrival of the third evil star, and the azure light rose from the darkness. rise.

A door opened in the darkness, as if an endless abyss emerged from it. Countless twisted creatures jumped out from behind the door and fell into their world. The clouds seemed to be burning, and the vast land was falling.

The whole world fell apart, and after that she saw a pair of golden eyes.

But Altalia has not yet perished, people began to migrate, and countless floating ships are piercing the sea of ​​clouds, sailing towards the distance like the silver sails of the elves in history.

And in front of the fleet, there are countless floating ships leading the way.

She tried to see the images of those floating ships clearly, but the picture began to distort. In the darkness, only the faint starlight led civilization forward.

As the stars promised.

The sorcerers of House Karlye told her that was why they chose her.

If the future must lead to a path of mad destruction, then the magicians must carefully choose the only possibility. Although other magician families have fallen into madness, the magicians of the Carlley family believe in the poisonous snake. Eye judgment.

"Choosing a successor for the book of grimoires has always been just a pretense," the warlock told her, "We are just waiting for the return of the owner of the book of poisonous snakes, just as the foreshadowing given to us by our ancestor Guriel."

"Now that the two magic books have gathered, you must be the narrator of the future and the person who recorded the history. You are the chosen one of that person. He has chosen you silently. He is the writer of history." or you will write down all these writings for him.”

Miss Scholar was in a fog.

The warlock added: "That is Angela, the guardian of knowledge and secrets, the witness of history, the writer and recorder."

"God of knowledge, he chose me?"

The former shook his head: "I don't know either, but every magic book actually comes from knowledge and secrets. This is an undoubted fact. You all witnessed everything for him. The person with the magic book."

"But you are not afraid of revenge?" Jita couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Will other mage families tolerate such a betrayal?"

"What we choose is only a possibility," the former replied: "We will not stand with you, and we will also join the plans of other wizard families. The seven wizard families will always stand together , for His Majesty the Emperor, and for the horses."

"Until it's clear, we won't make any promises to you—"

"So this is just an investment," Miss Scholar's eyes flashed with understanding, "What you gave me is this magic book and the permission to borrow the Eye of Carleye once?"

"At the right time, we can share some information with you." The former said.

"But you are not worried that the empire will find out something. How are you going to cover up the disappearance of a magic book?" Jita asked.

"Someone will cover it for us."

"Someone?"

"The magic guide book is not the one who signed a contract for the lady, that is the person who will cover up the truth for us."

"You mean Tracy," Miss Scholar's eyes widened in disbelief, and she looked at the other party innocently, "She is a member of the Grand Guild, even if she didn't say it herself, the SOLID alliance behind her will not let you go. "

"wrong."

The young warlock smiled slightly and looked at her narrowly: "Miss Scholar, you don't quite understand how power works."

But she understands now.

Trixes sent a flashing email in his personal communication terminal: "Hello, where are you?"

The other party seemed a little anxious, and sent a second letter before she could reply: "...You must come to see me. Do you still remember the contract you signed with me? I must guard you, otherwise the contract will take effect! "

Jita originally planned not to pay attention to the other party because she was worried that communication between the two worlds would expose their location.But seeing the other party's anxious tone, Miss Scholar still felt pity. The other party seemed innocent in this matter.

She replied with a private message: "I'm not in the empire anymore, you don't need to contact me anymore, you can't travel so far to see me, and your club probably won't allow it either."

"No..." Tracy replied immediately, "I, I told them."

"You," Jita seemed a little annoyed, "You promised to keep it a secret, Miss Tracys!"

"I'm sorry, I can't help it," Tracy said, "But don't worry, the club has agreed."

Miss Scholar was stunned, "What did you agree to?"

Agreed to what?

"They agreed that I would join the Seven Seas Brigade."

"What did you say?" Jita was stunned again, "When did you agree to join the Seven Seas Brigade...?"

"They know the contract between me and you, and also know about the magic book," Cui Xisi said, "These things cannot be hidden in the first place. The magic book disappeared in public, and what was seen was not It was just me and then I disappeared and they could figure out what happened just by asking."

"But after they terminated my contract, they didn't plan to pursue anything. Instead, they let me join the Seven Seas Brigade as an individual. This is the guild's decision."

"guild?"

"Sacramental Guild."

"Then are you still a member of the Sacramental Society?"

Cui Xisi did not intend to hide it, she nodded: "It's not bad, but on the surface I am no longer a member of the SOLID alliance, but a free drafter, but I will not terminate the contract with the club."

Jita understood immediately, because this was very similar to her and Luo Yu's identity. They had also terminated their apparent relationship with Tapolis early, but in fact they had not terminated their cooperation with the club.

It's just that the contract is now in the hands of 'Silver Dragon' Yugudora, and the other party has never taken the initiative to mention this matter, so everyone knows it well.

So this is actually the sacramental society releasing goodwill to them.

why?

"In fact, the reason is very simple," Tracy said: "You may not understand it when you are in it, but everyone knows that you are the next Loofah brigade after the battle of Aiyin Brock. Since you can't be killed, then it is natural to go with You build relationships better."

She also said: "My identity is also a surprise for the guild. The Sacramental Guild has no shortage of enemies, but naturally the more friends the better. Even if our interests may not be the same in the future, with such a relationship, at least Not to tear your face."

Jita gradually understood it, or it was actually easy to understand it with her background.

The Grand Council has never been a concrete concept. A huge organization is full of various voices. If there is opposition, there must be support. It is not surprising that the Sacramental Council will plant a dark line in advance.

It's just that she couldn't help but wonder, would those clubs that once again rejected the olive branch to the head in Ai Yin Brock feel regretful now?
Especially for BBK, Ms. Ming managed to bridge the gap between the Godslayer and Fang Plover, but all of that fell short when the decree arrived. No wonder the Construct Queen felt so angry .

I'm afraid that from then on, she was too embarrassed to see Fang Yan again.

Miss Scholar sighed slightly.

"I understand," she said to Tracy, "but whether you can join the Seven Seas Brigade or not is up to me. I have to tell the head of the group and let everyone decide. But before that, I still want to ask , Is this the opinion of the Sacramental Society, or your opinion?"

Jita paused: "Miss Cuisi?"

Cui Xisi was taken aback. She was tortured by that contract these days. One end was the club's contract, and the other end was a contract like a sharp sword hanging above her head. Neither side could be compromised, so she had no choice but to seek the club's opinion.

Before the opinion was issued, she hardly slept a good day, because in essence, the opportunity for her to go to the second world did not belong to her, just like all the chosen ones belonging to the Grand Council.

The opportunity itself is actually the property of the guild.

She has no right to decide her own destiny.

But perhaps it was also the case, the girl felt the value of free will for the first time, and those things she was proud of in the past now seemed to depend on the charity of others.

If one day she leaves all of this, can she still reach this height, can all of this still belong to her?In other words, can she really take advantage of this opportunity to realize her true self?
In any case, this contract now puts such an opportunity in front of her. Although she still has a contract in the club, that contract does not actually bind anything, or it does not have any mandatory constraints.

After all, the Sacramental Guild also knew that the Seven Seas Brigade could not accept a blatant spy.

The girl couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive.

Joining the Seven Seas Brigade, this name has already become a legend, or will soon become a legend. The Battle of Ai Yin Brock made this name famous all over the world, and everyone knows that it will grow to another height one day.

The heights that Loofah is said to have traveled.

Even compared with what she originally had, all this was by no means a humiliation.

But the question now is, will the legendary dragon alchemist accept her?She was originally supposed to be the picky one, but now her status seemed to have changed, and this gap made her feel a little overwhelmed for a while.

Trixes bit her lip, looked at Miss Scholar and nodded slightly.

After figuring out what happened to Miss Scholar, Fang Yan also nodded slightly.

Regarding that prophecy, it has only become clearer now. Although I don't know if it is an upcoming event or a doomed future, but the arrival of the disaster is almost a certainty.

The empire has now started a war, and it is only in the near future that Aitalia will be involved in the sea of ​​​​fire. He now understands that his original worries were just unnecessary. How could the world change because of his will?
After realizing that he was a little self-indulgent at first, Fang Plover didn't feel too embarrassed.

His thinking now is different from what it used to be. He realizes that there is only responsibility behind every choice he makes. Since he is ready to take responsibility for all choices, he naturally has the initial maturity as a group leader.

Turning against the empire has become a given, so there is nothing wrong with gaining more allies, but before that, he must figure out whether the other party has ulterior motives. As for Tracys, he can observe for a while.

Fortunately, Trixis is no longer a stranger to the Seven Seas Brigade.

But more important than this is to report to Kaolin-Ithurian that he is not without concern for that land. There are many acquaintances, even his friends, and the division commander still living on that land. .

Back to business, Fang Plover swept away the previous embarrassment and became a little serious. He first contacted the Southern Alchemist Council and informed the group of dwarves and gnomes about his experiences and discoveries in the empire.

The empire set off a war against the Great Council, and Colin-Ishurian must not be alone, but the attitude of the kingdom made him feel uneasy. In the foreseeable future, the royal family will inevitably clash with the Southern Council again.

His teacher, Ander, was not at the Spire of Eldorphin at the moment, but the old copper nose attached great importance to his opinion, which surprised Fang Plover himself. After asking, he realized that this was Ye Hua's intention.

"God Ye Hua knows what happened to me in the empire?" Fang Yan asked.

The old dwarf grumbled and complained a few words: "Who knows what that guy thinks, but boy, your reputation in the Southland Warlock Association is very high. Everyone was dissatisfied with the Artisan Association, and now they are even more dissatisfied. gone."

Fang Plover couldn't laugh or cry.

"All in all," the old copper nose became more serious, "Actually, we have expected the empire's reaction, and the kingdom is also preparing for war. You don't have to worry about that unworthy king. Ann has long since left her heart."

"On the contrary, it is Her Royal Highness the Princess of Istania," the old dwarf said: "We are not very familiar with them, but I heard that she regards you as an ally. Little one, the little girl from the Albert family is still with you. Bar?"

Fang Yan didn't understand what the other party meant by such a question, but still nodded silently.

Of course, he will also inform Istonia that if there is a conflict between the empire and Colin-Ishurian, or if the Battle of Bain that lasted 13 years ago starts again, Istonia will definitely bear the brunt .

He contacted Stargate Port successively, and some acquaintances who are still in Colin-Ishurian.

Among them, Ming looked a little stunned when he received his notice, "Why are you still looking for me, little guy?"

After the Construct Queen froze for a moment, she couldn't help asking.

"Sister Ming, you have taught me so much," Fang Yu asked, "Now that I have settled down, of course I have to inform you."

Ming was stunned for a moment, then looked away without any trace, she blinked lightly: "Is that so...I know, but you should try to contact me as little as possible in the future, I don't want the guild to see any clues. "

"You're safe now, that's good, I understand," the lady deliberately pressed her tone very coldly: "I will tell you something about the alliance's movements when I have a chance."

But Fang Yan could tell that the Construct Queen seemed a little happy.

On the contrary, Stargate Port praised him very much.

However, it was Bai Jia who was responsible for praising him, and he didn't know whether the compliment was meant on behalf of the military or a narrow-minded ridicule.

His deeds in the empire seem to be nothing worth mentioning except for turning Ayin Bullock upside down. These deeds may seem like a legend to others, but from the perspective of Stargate Port, they are just looking for someone. trouble.

"That's not necessarily the case," Bai Jia said: "No one welcomes the war. The Empire insists on going its own way. The first division also bears an unshirkable responsibility. Now the Super Competitive League is actually in name only. Didn't you find that there are fewer leagues in the second world? Is it a lot?”

Fang Yu blinked. Since entering this world, he really hasn't paid much attention to the affairs of the second world.

After all, it is different from the other side of the star gate. News from the second world rarely reaches the first world. There are not as many real-time broadcast events here as there are on Earth.

"The return of a large number of elite personnel from the Second World is one aspect," Bai Jia continued: "But another aspect is that the alliance's binding force is not as good as before. The rules after Stargate have undergone profound changes. It's just trying to maintain a semblance of peace."

Fang Plover was dumbfounded.

"Okay," Bai Jia said again: "Although you are wanted by the empire now, we don't have much restraint on the first division. We can only protest as much as possible and try our best not to expand the influence. As long as you leave the territory of the empire , should be safe—"

As she spoke, she frowned.

Fang Yu looked at Miya who was standing aside - she had naturally heard her sister's voice, but the sea witch turned her head willfully, pretending not to hear. Fang Yu looked at Bai Jia, and said: It's hard to mention this.

After all, the communication between the two worlds is not completely safe, and Miya's identity is much more sensitive than him.

Seeing Bai Jia's look, he couldn't help but ask: "Sister Bai Jia, are you causing a lot of trouble this time?"

Bai Jia shook her head: "It has nothing to do with you, but it can't be said that it has nothing to do with you - what you told is actually nothing more than a detection of the empire's intentions and to make us prepare early. But in fact, the actions of the imperial people are nothing Secret, but the kingdom..."

"What's wrong with Corin-Ithurion?"

"It's okay," Bai Jia replied, "You know what's going on in the kingdom. His Majesty the King is at odds with the southern border, and the Guta people have always been rebellious. Istonia should be the kingdom's helper after it is restored... "

She glanced at Fang Plover: "But because of someone, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Kingdom of Sand doesn't seem to be willing to bow down to the kingdom at the moment, let alone the Fenrisians. Thank goodness."

"...and the Elven Queen," she added: "Her Royal Highness the Princess has returned to Kaolin-Ithurion, but she is not good at all. She looks so angry that she has not openly talked to the royal family. break."

"There is also the northern border..."

"That's enough," Fang Yan quickly interrupted, "I probably understand."

"What do you understand?" Bai Jia looked at him narrowly.

Fang Yu shook his head. He did not expect that the kingdom would become what it is today, and he would have contributed a lot to it.But that's not actually his fault. It's just that by some strange combination of circumstances, he solved some incidents and became the enemy of the royal family again.

"Let me think about it." He thought for a moment and replied.

"Think about it?" A gleam of surprise flashed in Bai Jia's eyes, "I thought you were going to avoid it again."

But running away won't solve the problem.

In fact, what Bai Jia said inside and outside the words is already obvious. If Colin-Ishurian cannot end such a multi-headed sea monster-like political structure, they will never be able to effectively integrate to face the coming crisis.

And among them, he became that crucial node again. The Seven Seas Brigade has become a force that has a decisive influence on the domestic political forces of Colin-Ishurian, and is even enough to change the balance of power among all parties.

Although the third division has never advocated that its selectees go too deep into the internal affairs of the kingdom.

But the matter has come to this, and it will not help to bury one's head and act like an ostrich. What's more, as Fang Plover said, none of this was caused by him.

In the final analysis, from the southern border to the northern border, different political forces have their own demands, and the reason why they are connected with him for various reasons is only because the young king's actions are too eccentric.

What he had to do was actually very simple. He didn't even need to step forward himself. He just had to introduce the eldest princess of Estania to Princess Brianne, and the angry elf princess would have reason to initiate an issue.

Let the dwarves, gnomes and elves re-engage in the politics of the kingdom to discuss whether the Corinian royal family is still suitable as the leader of the alliance.

In fact, when she declared war on the Oshurs in the empire, she was tantamount to challenging the authority of the Kaulin royal family.

But do you really want to do that?

If the current King is overthrown, who will lead the Kaolin Kingdom?
It would definitely not be him, and naturally it would not be Princess Brianna. Her Royal Highness is actually the same person as him, and she doesn't like these complicated government affairs.

Neither elves, dwarves, nor dwarves are actually suitable to lead Colin-Ishurian. After all, humans have the largest population in this huge alliance, and the new king must still be chosen among humans.

So who will be the candidate? Who can stand up and stabilize people's hearts?

Fang Yan pondered slightly, and couldn't help but recall a meeting he had with that prince in the northern border.

He did not expect that that meeting was actually just a very ordinary meeting. In the final analysis, the prince wanted to see the young man next to his daughter on behalf of Sir Ma Wei.

But that simple meeting will affect such a far-reaching future.

He couldn't help but look at the lady officer at the side, and asked, "Sylvie, Sir Marvey didn't actually support the so-called rebel party, did he?"

Sylvaide listened to the whole process of the conversation, and naturally understood what he was thinking, and nodded, "Actually, His Royal Highness doesn't have any ambitions, it's just that His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister are too suspicious."

Fang Yu was silent for a moment and picked up the communication crystal.

On the other side of the communication crystal, Princess Rupert was a little surprised to see the personal crystal on the side table lit up, and she quickly motioned for the maid to take her into her hands and polish it: "Mr. Ed, is it you?" ?”

"Your Highness, long time no see. We have left the empire now, so we are safe for the time being. How is Istania?"

"It's okay," Princess Rupert raised her eyebrows lightly, "but those envoys from the Colin people still come here every day to test the word and want to ask about your whereabouts. I don't even bother to see them, so Erna stops them down."

Fang Yan paused for a moment: "Your Highness, Princess Brianne, the daughter of Elven King Evan Quinn and one of the three heroes of the Battle of Byrne, has returned to the kingdom. Would you like to see her?"

A light flashed in the eldest princess' eyes: "Ed, what do you mean?"

"I have seen something in the empire. Although I am from the other side of the star gate, I am still the same as the eldest princess. There are still many things that I care about in this land," Fang Ploy said, "I don't want to see the things I am familiar with People were swept up in the flames and I hope something can be done."

Princess Rupert nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty the King is no longer worthy of his position," she said softly. "There are still many outstanding figures in the Colin royal family in the past. Covenant, the one who can lead this kingdom forward must be the wisest and wisest person."

"Ed," she said, "Princess Brian is the hero of the Battle of Byrne. I believe she has the ability to judge for us what kind of leader Colin really needs."

Fang Yu put down the crystal in his hand.

Of course, the changes that Kaolin-Ishulian has today did not happen overnight, but it was actually foreshadowed by the Dragon Witch's incident 13 years ago, or even a century ago, and it is only now that it has taken root.

But after all that is over, does it mean that he and Sylvaide will end their lives in exile, Sir Marvey can restore his former glory, and his ladyship officer can return to her homeland in her former identity?

He looked at Sylvester.

The noble daughter was rarely in a trance.

Then besides this, Fang Yan thought, there is only one last puzzle left.He really wanted to know what happened to Miya after the battle on Covenant Mountain, and why she appeared in Ayin Bullock at that time.

Although he did feel the shock of the Twins' Alliance at the time, it was by no means the power of that innate talent. He had never heard that the Twins' Alliance could call a person back from another world, and that had surpassed the power of the mortal world .

All the secrets can only lie with Hailin Crystal, after all, it has done the same thing once before.

But Gwanghae also goes off at exactly that moment.

Is there any connection between these?

... (end of this chapter)