Pillars of Ita

Isa sat on the deck of the airship, listening to the constant buzzing from the cabin below, which was the noise of the Guy generator.It reminded him of the farm in his hometown, the brown-red land, the endless plains, the scattered beehives among the poplar trees, and the boring sounds that echoed all day long.

He rested one hand on one of his knees, with his palm on his cheek, looking at the crystal in the other hand.The dark crystal is located between the thumb, index finger and middle finger. The thick gloves are rubbing the delicate surface of the crystal, and light and images are projected from above.

That image was reflected in his brown eyes, causing his thick eyebrows to slightly raise.

"Do you see anything?" 'Grey Eagle' Rudene sat down next to him.Rudene is a tall Indian. His tall and thin cheekbones make him look very serious. He has dark skin and wears an X-C3 anti-magic chain armor.

Both of them were sitting on the top step from the stern of the airship to the main deck. From there, they could see the clouds opening in front of the airship, revealing the vast wilderness below.

The moonlight was passing through the light clouds and falling on the endless forest. In the dark night, the forest on the earth looked like a vast, gray thick velvet blanket that continued to the end of the horizon.

Isa shook his head and raised his head, "...the last thing cast was indeed a super-circle spell. Even if it was not as high as the Ten Kings, it was not far away. I didn't recognize the origin of that spell, and Lowin and the others probably didn't recognize it either. come out."

The picture projected on the crystal was exactly the scene when Jita cast a space spell in the academy competition. The space was torn apart and the sky was dark. That scene happened to be photographed - although people paid more attention to Ai Yinbu afterwards. A battle in the sky above Locke, but this video from the countryside of Aiyin Bullock is still circulated on a small scale.

In fact, not many people really paid attention to it, but it caused waves among the upper echelons of major clubs and guilds. After all, a ten-king level player appeared for no reason. This is comparable to the Dragon Alchemist in Ayin Block. The gimmicks of manipulating the mobile fortress deserve much more attention.

The Empire lost two dragon knights, but the deaths of the two dragon knights were not all the work of the Dragon Alchemist. Most people could even see clearly that one of them was the work of Dragon Queen Alyssa. .

As for the other one, there is something fishy about it, but whether he died in Fang Plover's hands is just a guess.

Most people thought that someone else was responsible, and more people who knew the inside story simply suspected that the death of the dragon knight and the final teleportation of the Seven Seas Traveler were actually related to the sudden appearance of the female magician. .

"Where is the other party's origin?" Rudene asked.

Issa still shook his head, "There has never been any record, but he must be a selector. The aborigines are not so young."

"Do you think it's someone from the Third Division?" Rudene asked.

"It should be, she has a face unique to them," Issa replied, "Do you think the third division is hiding something behind it?"

"They were too weak in the Turbid Realm. I'm wondering if the Battle of Mount Covenant really had such a big impact on them? Maybe they retreated to the First World before us. The Crown of the Silver Forest was found under the Abyss. We've made no progress with that obelisk."

Isa looked up and looked ahead, "There are rumors that there may be an obelisk in the north."

"This is exactly the reason why the guild asked us to go," Rudene shook his head. "It is said that there is something related to the secret treasure of Pirate King William. It's a pity that the star track cannot give the location. The sacred object of the Carleye family has just been used. However, it will take at least half a year to regain strength."

"But the empire can't wait any longer," the tall Indian took a deep breath, "top guilds like Gray Field are going to the rainforest to coordinate the war, and the affairs of the north are left in our hands. I heard that the Sea Eagle Feather It's also there, they were already operating in that area half a year ago."

"Sea Eagle Feather? It's not worth mentioning, it's just with CE on its back," Issa smiled, "But in Gray Field's eyes, we are not like that."

He threw the crystal aside and watched it roll down the steps. "Actually, this is meaningless to us. If the other party is really an opponent at the level of the Ten Kings, what does it have to do with us?"

Issa raised his hands and put them behind his head, leaning back against the side of the ship. "Let people like FOX take the headache."

Rudne looked at him and said nothing.

The gap between the clouds has completely exposed the land below. The airship is passing over the vast sea of ​​trees. The Fengsha Mountains on the horizon are showing a corner, which continues to the outer sea of ​​​​the storm. The outer sea is covered with clouds, and the clouds flash from time to time. Flashes of lightning.

……

In Ragnarok headquarters, Odin is looking at the same picture, and the same situation is playing out on the picture.

The warrior king rubbed his chin, turned back to his assistant and said, "What do you think?"

The assistant stared at the picture and said expressionlessly: "There is no doubt that Super Ring must be at least at the level of Virus. There has never been such a player in the country before, and he should not be the club's recruiter."

"Indeed, I think so too. I asked Ming and Chenxi, but they didn't recognize each other," Odin nodded, "Interesting, a top player who has never appeared before is also a magician. Although it is true that not all the selectees are registered in the Super Competitive League, at this level they should have some intersection with us—"

"Yun Kai has consulted the Free Chosen Alliance, but the management there is relatively loose. At best, they can only investigate whether they know such a person. The information from the Star and Moon Council is clearer. The council has reviewed The information on trainee wizards and apprentices registered in various regions over the past five years does not match up."

The assistant said: "Going forward, we need to investigate the files within ten years. At that time, the competition area and the Star-Moon Tower had not yet established a cooperative relationship, and the selectors all joined the parliament as individuals, so it was much more difficult to investigate. ."

The assistant's ID of Yunkai is 'Ye Shi', but he is actually Ragnarok's chief intelligence officer. His full name is He Yunkai, and he is one of the top intelligence officers and data analysts in the third division.

"Do you think she became a sorcerer's apprentice ten years ago? Judging from her age, ten years ago she should have been eleven or twelve years old at most. If she was the chosen one, she should still be in the youth training camp. Unlikely to come to Etalia.”

Odin rubbed his chin with one hand, staring at the 'Miss Scholar' in the screen and analyzing. "Or do you think she is an aborigine, an immortal species like a dragon or a fairy?"

The assistant shook his head: "She has no characteristics other than human beings. Even a giant dragon cannot cast super-circle spells in human form. Their dragon language spells are easy to distinguish."

Odin turned back: "The guild thinks she is from the military?"

"There is a possibility."

The warrior king couldn't help but smile.

In fact, the outside world knows that the military and the Seven Seas Brigade are cooperating, especially after the Battle of the North, this possibility has been confirmed.

But as for Stargate Port, it has its own training system for talents, and will not follow the route of a super competitive league. Everyone actually knows that the military has its own talent reserve, and it is possible for a master to suddenly appear.

The Cowlin royal family's decision in the Continental League lost a lot of points in the third division. Naturally, the major clubs that cooperated with the royal family's actions at the time were also criticized.

Although all the major guilds have issued a gag order, there are still some free-choice candidates to participate, not to mention that players from other divisions are not obliged to cooperate with the third division. Everything that happened in the competition was spread through the mouths of the players. Cowling-Ithulian caused a stir.

It would be okay if the empire found out that Fang Plover and his team were colluding with the cultists. Anyway, he has long been accustomed to these dirty business methods. This is how public opinion poured dirty water on the free electors of Covenant Mountain. .

Although everyone knows that there is something fishy in this, the right to speak is in the hands of the big guilds and alliances. No matter how the community questions it, as long as they pay a price to hire trolls to confuse their eyes, after all, it is difficult for most people to focus on one focus. It lasts for a long time, but will fade away over time.

Odin knew very well that the major guilds, and even the investors behind Ragnarok, were also considering this this time. Although the Dragon Alchemist of the Seven Seas Brigade seemed to have unlimited potential, and because of him, the guild and the opponent The relationship has also improved to some extent.

But compared to the interests of the representatives of the Kaolin royal family, all of this can be chosen.

After all, it represents the orthodoxy of Corrin-Ithurion, and the prime minister and his political power behind it are a decisive force in the kingdom's political arena. The guilds and clubs behind him want to reap benefits in this land, so naturally Know who to work with.

But the bad thing is that the Imperials screwed up.

Instead of leaving the Seven Seas Brigade behind, the Oshu people lost a great alchemist and two dragon knights on the battlefield, losing an adult in front of the world.

Ironically, although it was the empire that was embarrassed, it was Corin-Ithurian who was in chaos because of this. The Seven Seas Brigade not only successfully defeated the empire's frame-up, but also made the military stand up to speak out for them.

The Stargate Port rarely used strong words to ask the Empire to provide evidence, but since the Oshu people have not captured anyone, what evidence can they provide?Fortunately, the empire was used to being arrogant and turned a blind eye to the rebuke from the Stargate Port. It went its own way and launched a wanted hunt for the Seven Seas Brigade.

But the Cowling-Ithurian alliance could not turn a blind eye.

Because Princess Brianne, who accompanied the delegation on the mission, was almost full of anger. Her Royal Highness, who has always hated evil, not only made a fuss in Jinquan Palace, but did not give the current Kaolin royal family any face in public, and also directly brought Returned to the Elf Mission.

Things were going well up to this point, but then word came out that the elves and dwarves had a private meeting in Eldron, and planned to reconsider their alliance with humans, or at least re-examine it within the framework. The dominance of the Cowling royal family.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The royal family quickly sent envoys to all parties, trying to dominate the next meeting, or try to thwart the impeachment initiated by the elves and dwarves.Up until this point, the major guilds and clubs thought this was just a farce, but things were developing increasingly weirdly.

First, Cloudport clearly expressed its support for the Elves of Avenquin. Fenris Island was originally an independent kingdom, and an autonomous region was established here after Toragothos defected.On the other hand, the attitude of the Southern Council is also ambiguous, but everyone knows that Ender, the former president of the Warlock Association, is one of the mentors of the Dragon Alchemist.

And the other teacher of the Dragon Alchemist is the de facto guardian of the Southern Territory, the giant dragon Anrothe.

In addition, the northern states are also considering joining this alliance, not because of Fang Plover - although the latter did become a household name in the entire northern territory during the Battle of the Northern Territory, whether it is Elpaxin or Kapka, they What we are facing are more realistic problems——

That is to say, the young King and the Prime Minister beside him have stretched their hands too far towards the northern border.

The Prime Minister's party put His Majesty the King's uncle under house arrest in Elpaxin, and used this as a reason to conduct a round of purges on the Silver Wind Knights. Although the purges were carried out for legitimate reasons after the Battle of the North. .

But it still made the northern nobles feel scared.

But what is really shocking is Istania’s voice. In fact, very little is known about the Seven Seas Brigade’s experience in the desert country, but for this reason, when Princess Rupert stood up and announced her relationship with the elf Alvin Quinn It was only during the meeting that a bombshell was dropped across the kingdom.

The major guilds and clubs seemed to suddenly realize that the political situation in the kingdom had suddenly changed. For a time, the only allies that truly belonged to His Majesty the King seemed to be Duron, Ellingland, and Erwin in the south. Just the four Grovefinger families.

And the Eastern Yis region has never been at the center of the whirlpool.

In addition, there are the overseas territories of those kingdoms, such as the Baozhang Coast, the Guta people, and St. Xiu'an, but these fringe areas have never had a significant impact on the alliance's political arena.

Only then did the major guilds come to their senses and panic for a moment. If Brianne's proposal really succeeds, and the elves and dwarves join forces with the Kaolin people in the south to overthrow the current royal family, then who will be next? who?

Everyone is not stupid, and naturally understands that the Kaolin royal family now has a successor who is completely in line with the law, and that is the brother of the previous king, His Highness the Prince, who is rumored to be very capable. As for the name of His Highness, it all depends on who he is. The club doesn't really care.

But they at least know one fact, that is, His Royal Highness the Prince is a close friend of the great explorer Sir Ma Wei. The two have a close relationship and are even like blood relatives. Although the great explorer is missing now, he is still alive. There is a daughter living abroad.

Everyone naturally knows who the noble daughter is. Isn't she the current girlfriend of the Dragon Alchemist?
this kid!
Even Odin couldn't help shaking his head, but he couldn't help but have a sarcastic smile on his lips. Although he is the president of Ragnarok, in addition to arranging and directing guild activities and operations, he also has The real decision-making actually doesn't have much impact.

The decision-makers at the top of the club may not have even been to the Star Gate. Most of them are business elites from another world. They have to face countless reports and data every day. How can they have time to watch their "playing house"? 'game.

They only need to set targets, pursue benefits, and complete assessment standards. As for everything after the Star Gate, it actually has little to do with them.

But the guild's short-sightedness will obviously lead to greater troubles. Since the suspension of the Super Competitive League in the third division, those people had the opportunity to notice this. Even the Stargate Port can no longer stand the uncontrolled behavior of the alliance. greedy.

But those people were completely unaware of their own potential crisis.

Their purpose deviated from the official one. By the time the major guilds came to their senses, everything about Corin-Ishulian had changed. A few days ago, people from another department kept complaining to him, saying that they originally wanted to fight with Nanami. The brigade repaired relations and allocated a large amount of resources.

But now all those resources have been wasted. The work done by their department in the past six months is equivalent to overthrowing and starting over. The guild only gave them a new order to break up the various groups in the department and turn to other directions.However, those who perform tasks are human beings after all. Seeing that their efforts have been wasted due to the club's short-sightedness and sudden changes in orders, it is impossible not to complain. In this regard, Odin can only helplessly appease the complaints of the members below.

But the complaints will one day turn into a torrent, and the undercurrent under Covenant Mountain is beginning to surge to the sea at this moment.

Odin just smiled, thinking that there would be headaches for them later. He couldn't stand the many actions of those people, but now he was happy to see the results.

But now it seems that when he went to Dulun and his party, it was just an unintentional move. He took the young man out of the turmoil in the south and took him to Nevade to get to know the Lord of the Mountains. On the contrary, it was an extremely correct decision. .

This can be regarded as unintentional insertion.

Odin shook his head and said: "Although the origin of the other party is unknown, the one who is really anxious is actually Elite. Virus is bound to win over the Dragon Alchemist. Now there are other supporters behind them. That person should be fast." I can’t sleep anymore.”

He is well-informed, so it is naturally impossible for him to think that Jita from the future will be a member of the Seven Seas Traveler. Even if top players sometimes travel with selectors of different levels for a period of time, joining someone with a much lower level than himself Being on a team can do more harm than good for top players.

Odin naturally believed that it was the force behind the Seven Seas Brigade. The force that could invest in such a team with unlimited potential naturally had its origins.

The assistant looked over and asked, "Does the president know the real founder of Elite?"

Odin shook his head. At their level, most people know that the current president of Elite is just a cover, but the true identity of its founder has always been just speculation to the outside world. Even he can only say that he has some ideas.

He put down the crystal in his hand, "Compared to this, I would rather pay attention to the next war of the Imperial people. That is actually a task assigned by the military. Everyone knows that the next change is coming, but they are willing to do these public tasks There aren’t many people there.”

"There are no points for public tasks. At most, they just bring us closer to the Stargate Port," the assistant said. "In fact, these tasks can be left to the second and third-level teams to do. There is no need to take up your time, the president." "

"They have a lot to do," Odin said with a smile. "Everyone can't escape now. Before that time comes, everyone wants to be the first to get ahead of others. As the president, I should lead by example. . Besides, time doesn’t mean much to me anymore, and I’m approaching the time point of retiring. Leave this matter to me and just take it as a break.”

He added: "Actually, Chen Xi and Ming and I have made an agreement. When the Construct Queen heard that she had a quarrel with the guild, she automatically applied for assignment to do this task. Everyone was dissatisfied with the guild's decision. It’s a good idea to take a chance to calm down.”

The assistant looked at him and understood that he had already made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him.

……

"The people of Sea Eagle Feather discovered a new valley in the north." The thin mage opened the tent, put aside the magic wand in his hand, took out a report from his arms, and put it on the warrior commander In front of us: "Our people have searched that place repeatedly in the past few days, but they have not found the existence of this valley. It seems to have appeared out of thin air."

The warrior commander is an African American with curly black hair and slightly thick lips. His eyes are bright and he is picking up the report with some interest: "Suddenly, old man, it means that someone used artificial intelligence before this." The valley was hidden by means?"

"I don't think so," the mage shook his head. "It's not easy to hide the magic fluctuations in an entire valley. Besides, the only people in that direction are the Falcon Group. We have dealt with them more than once, and they don't have this ability. .”

"What do you mean?" The warrior commander raised his head.

"There are ancient ruins in the valley," the mage said: "We all know that this area was once part of the Numerin Elf Empire. At that time, there was an ancient ruins between Xinta'an, Lotao and Kaolin-Ithurion. The Super Continent, the Double Tree Holy Land, the center of the Elf Empire, is located in the center of this continent.”

"When the Second Catastrophe struck, the continent sank under the abyss, and most of the Elven Empire of Numelin also sank and perished, leaving only the southern part of Lothae, Caulin-Ithurion and the Empire. A few areas in the north, these areas were once the fringe areas of the Numelin Empire, so they were spared."

The mage sat down in the tent and picked up a cup of hot tea. The kind of tea with milk foam is a specialty of the empire. He is actually more accustomed to drinking caffeinated drinks, but in this wilderness, he can only drink it. Can be at will.

The period of history he was talking about was actually the fall of Eshorin. After the fall of that continent, three areas were left in the northern part of the empire, Caolin-Ithurion and Lotao - Hanrina, Dragon Howling Mountains and Pillars of Stars.

"Do you still remember the July War between Caolin and Ithulian two years ago? At that time, there was a legend about the obelisk being in the elven ruins. The third division Jeflett Red Team and Silver Forest The two Guilds and the forces behind them will start a war there."

He gently blew the heat off the cup, took a sip, and then replied: "Although the outcome of the war is unknown and the obelisk seems not to have been discovered, the people in the third division are not fools. The obelisk and the elven ruins There should be no doubt about it.”

The mage moistened his throat before putting down the cup. "Those ruins are hidden in the mountains and deep forests. This is exactly the purpose of our coming here. We can't do it at the moment, but it does not represent the elves of Numelin." It’s impossible, only they have the ability to hide a ruins in the valley from outsiders.”

The warrior commander listened silently and showed no sign of impatience.

He always knew that his partner always had this old habit of showing off his knowledge, but he didn't mind, so he did get some information from it. "You are saying that the obelisk that we have been unable to find is probably in that valley."

"You are perceptive, my friend."

The warrior commander smiled, "But the people of the Falcon Regiment discovered it first. If we rushed over, we would probably have a conflict with them."

"The Falcon Regiment is ranked twenty or thirty places lower than us," the mage curled his lips, "but the problem now is not this, but that there is a situation in the valley."

"what happened?"

"After the Falcon Corps' scouts discovered the valley, we happened to have a team of craftsmen nearby. We took the lead in using clockwork goblins to explore the outskirts of the valley, but from the images taken back, we discovered something. "

The mage said: "A ship."

"a ship?"

"To be precise, it's a stranded sailboat." The mage took out the crystal and activated the portrait on it.

When the warrior commander saw the sailboat moored in the night in the image, he couldn't help but stand up from his position, "Seven Sea Traveler!?"

The mage said: "It seems that you have also recognized it. This is the Seven Seas Traveler, which is wanted by the empire. It seems that after they left Ayin Block, they teleported and stranded here."

A flash of light flashed in the eyes of the warrior commander, "We just got the information from the empire the day before yesterday. We originally thought it had nothing to do with us, but we didn't expect that we bumped into the other party's whereabouts today. I thought of a possibility-"

The mage looked at him.

"Tell me, could it be that when they broke into the valley and ran aground, they destroyed the barrier left by the Numerin elves, so the valley suddenly appeared in that place," the warrior commander said excitedly, " If the obelisk is really in that valley, God bless you, old man, we have to get going right now—"

"Be careful, Dragon Queen Alyssa."

The mage reminded that this was actually his purpose. The elite brigades trained by the major guilds were naturally not just for free.

Most top clubs don't have just one guild. In addition to the main guild, there are often many sub-level guilds, and a guild often has three to five brigades. This number is still among the top ten main guilds. To be more, it can reach more than ten.

But in addition to the most famous and top brigade that can be called a legend, the following guild teams, large and small, all have to compete for the top spot. The change in the ranking order naturally determines the amount of resources they can obtain. .

Some teams that are eliminated from the bottom will even have their titles canceled and will be disbanded and replaced by new teams.

Especially among those sub-level guilds, competition has become increasingly fierce.

As a guild under the SOLID Alliance, they came to this place with a guild mission, but in addition to looking for clues about the obelisk itself, if they could also take down the wanted criminal who made the empire lose his master.

It is said that the ranking will be greatly improved, and there will be no worries for a long time in the future. It is even possible to become the main team.

There are certainly risks involved.

Anyone can understand that a team that can embarrass the empire cannot be a good thing, but there are also opportunities hidden in risks.

In fact, even in the first division, there was a lot of discussion in the community about the battle of Ayinbrok. After all, there was such a big situation that day, and even the mobile fortress, which had not been used for centuries, was reactivated.

It is naturally impossible for the Imperial people to suppress all the news, so people are also keen to discuss the true strength shown by the Seven Seas Brigade.

Although they are keeping it secret, they can still get first-hand information from the community. In fact, since they received the wanted order from the empire a few days ago, they have already learned in detail the cause and effect of the entire incident.

But after all, they only knew the information from the community level, and the guild generally did not expect that they would encounter the Seven Seas Traveler unexpectedly, so more information that was not widely circulated and had higher confidentiality levels was not actually released at all. In the hands of two people.

What's more, considering their level, there is no need to understand that information.

Although the ranking of the Seven Seas Brigade soared after the battle with Ayinbrok, most people still believe that the current strength of the Seven Seas Brigade should be in the top 20.00% of the team rankings.

After all, people have roughly estimated its average level. The average level is less than level [-], which is actually quite overestimated.Some good people have made statistics. Among the teams in this team, almost no one is from the first world.

The Nanami Troupe is the only exception.

Although the battle between the Dragon Alchemist and the Dragon Alchemist was exaggerated outside, the two of them had actually seen those videos. Among the so-called great alchemist and two dragon knights lost by the Empire, the great alchemist Amash Te actually died at the hands of Princess Brianne.

A dragon knight was obviously killed by Dragon Queen Alesha. As for what level of existence Dragon Queen Alesha is, it seems that it is not a big deal to kill a dragon knight. In this world, except for In fact, not many people besides Fang Plover knew that Alessa had lost her power due to the seal.

Only the cause of death of the remaining dragon knight was in doubt.But in fact, no one saw him die at the hands of the Dragon Alchemist. Afterwards, the alchemists from the Imperial Workshop investigated the inside of the Mobile Fortress and confirmed that it was probably the Dragon Queen who was controlling the Mobile Fortress at that time.

In other words, the deaths of the two dragon knights may be related to the dragon queen.

The world is more likely to accept this explanation.

Rather than a ridiculous rumor like a level [-] alchemist killing the dragon knight.

The two naturally recognized this.

When the Ayin Block incident occurred, everyone saw that Alessa and the teleported Seven Seas Traveler did not disappear together. If Alyssa was not taken away by the teleportation at that time, then calculating the distance, it is almost impossible for the other party to be there. Fly to the northern border of the empire in just one week.

In other words, it is very likely that the Dragon Queen is not with the people of the Seven Seas Brigade at the moment.

As for the Seven Seas Brigade itself, there is no Ayinbrok Mobile Fortress to use here, and the Seven Seas Traveler is in a stranded condition and is unable to exert its full strength. The ranking and evaluation of the Seven Seas Brigade in the community is actually still to be determined. More than 100 members of the Falcon Regiment.

Both believe that ranking is relatively objective.

In fact, they don't even pay much attention to the Falcon Group.

So the two just looked at each other and made a decision.

The warrior commander nodded, naturally knowing that he had to avoid Alessa, but if the Dragon Queen was not there, then they would definitely get the credit.

……