Pillars of Ita

"The crystal tower should be built here. The etheric vein flows right below here, flowing to the exit of the distant valley, passing through the Grayforge Forest, and flowing through the entire Kanret area." The night walker craftsman turned around and looked at him. "You should be able to see it, right?"

Fang He nodded. He looked in the direction of the other person's finger, and his sight seemed to pass over the intersection of the gentle peaks, rising higher and higher until there was an open forest, and two rivers were like light belts, meeting under the moonlight.

That is Kanret, the former location of the Holy White Wood. After the Disaster of Yasha, the Holy Wood moved northward and came to the southern foot of today's Silver Mountains. That is actually the starting point of the root system of the Holy White Tree. In the Kwevenlar language, "Kanret" means a place with lush roots and branches.

"But..." the man continued, "Building the crystal tower requires detailed data on the etheric veins. In fact, the survey work has not been completed in the past. If we force the construction, the progress will not be optimistic. Those things may not give us this time. There will be disaster-level gray creatures coming from the forest soon. We can't defend it. How about we retreat first?"

Fang He was about to say something, but Cui Xisi spoke before him: "You don't have to worry about this. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean he can't do it either."

"he?"

The craftsman looked at Fang He and seemed to want to say something, but after a brief thought, he finally took back his words and turned away, somewhat unwillingly.

"I think there's something wrong with the Night Walkers." Cui Xisi turned around and said to the other party.

Fang He was slightly startled. He actually noticed something unusual when the girl interrupted him, but just because one person has a problem, it doesn't mean that all Night Walkers have problems, right?

"This guy is not cautious. The captain should not have forgotten how he was unruly and disobedient in front of the elf lady," said Tracis. "His sudden change of attitude is a bit too abrupt. What do you think he should have noticed?"

Fang He reacted after a moment's hesitation. He was not unintelligent, but he was not good at doubting his own people. "He had previously determined that we could not withstand the attack of the tree people. Now that he saw the elves returning, he started to panic?"

The logic gradually became clear, and Fang He asked: "Is the Night Walker from Silver Wind Harbor?"

The Linoril Council and the Elven Court are in a competitive relationship, while the Alliance is very close to the Council. As a guild that ranks high in the second division, Night Walker does have this possibility.

"Parliament?" But Tracis shook her head. "I don't rule out the possibility, but to be honest, I don't think it's likely."

She felt that it was not just a hunch, and she could not explain it. Perhaps it was because she felt that the Night Walkers had no reason to be so active, after all, the outcome between the Linoril Council and the Court of Radiance had not yet been completely determined.

The smaller guilds would try their best to stand out, while the old and regular clubs like Night Walker would be more stable. She herself came from a big guild, so she had such considerations.

But to say that SOLID itself was also fanatically devoted to the Empire's plan was not much better than the guilds in Giant Tree Hill. She didn't feel that way when she was in the Sacrament Guild, but now looking at it from another perspective, it seemed that these big guilds were somewhat irrelevant.

Fang He couldn't help but think of the Dragon Fire Guild and the Rain Listener, "So how do you know he's not alone?"

"Has the captain forgotten that he desperately wants the command of the two groups of craftsmen? If he doesn't have any accomplices in them, what's the use of having the command?" Cui Xisi replied.

This is trouble, Fang He thought.

He asked the girl, "But only the craftsmen from the Giant Tree Hill can build the crystal tower. You and I can't. What should we do now? Control them?"

Cui Xisi nodded, "But we must not alert the enemy. Let's have someone watch over these people first, and then find a way to identify them one by one. Let's notify the Son of Light first, and let the elves worry about this matter."

Fang He nodded. This mission was really full of troubles. Not only did the master elf craftsman set a trap for them, but there was also no unity within the Giant Tree Hill.

However, considering the situation of the elves and the parliament fighting openly and secretly, all this seems to be nothing at the moment. He always has a feeling that no matter whether it is Corin-Ishurian, the Empire, or the Hill of Giant Trees, there seems to be a driving force behind the turbulent political landscape.

But Fang He suddenly realized that the driving force behind this seemed to be the Super Competitive Alliance.

The north-south division of Corin-Ishurian stems from the alliance's instigation of the political purge of the Prime Minister's party. If those top guilds can represent the First Division, then the Empire's plan is undoubtedly that the First Division Alliance is aiding and abetting.

The existence of the Silver Wind Watchers almost proves that the Second Division Super Athletic League is closely connected with the Linoril Council. What these large guilds did together almost invariably caused divisions in their respective regions.

The Super Athletic League is really a bit... inhumane.

Fang He was so angry at these big guilds that he almost laughed. Even Cui Xisi beside him was speechless. No wonder so many people disliked them.

The free guild movements have been rising and falling, all because these 'officially certified' top guilds are too arrogant.

"In short, let's take care of the present first." Fang He sighed and said to Cui Xisi beside him.

He couldn't care less about the width, since this was the Hill of Giant Trees after all.

In China, the authorities are quite wary of the league, but the First and Second Divisions were the main advocates of the establishment of the league and also the beneficiaries.

The other party has hired a large number of people in the country who advocate the commercialization and privatization of the alliance every day, and verbal debates arising from this are almost seen every day in the community.

If the incident in the south had not involved a large number of people and given the military an excuse to intervene, the related community war might not have ended yet.

But even so, the domestic Stargate Port can only temporarily abolish the alliance. It cannot let the Descendants of Flor and the Rainbow Alliance disband on the spot.

The interest relations within those large guilds are so intertwined and complicated that they are certainly not a whole. But as long as some of the decision-makers are crooked, they will most likely not be able to do anything good.

When the Seven Seas Brigade was forced to leave Corin-Ishurian, the Descendents of Flor actually played a major role in it. Although it was a proposal from the royal family, without the other party's instigation, this decision would hardly have an impact on the Star Gate.

The Rainbow Alliance did not stop this.

The reason was simply that he did not accept the olive branch extended by either side, and he caused such a big fuss in the north, and the other side obviously did not want to have a troublemaker in the country.

These were all told to him by Ms. Ming later, and Princess Brianne chose to raise the flag, partly to fight against the secretly expanding guild power.

And he knew very well that the military was secretly supporting Her Royal Highness the Princess, because this confrontation was actually in his name.

Therefore, the delicate situation in the Third Division actually stems from a series of secret confrontations between official forces and a number of clubs.

Although this confrontation seems to be disproportionate in strength, Stargate Port obviously does not want to weaken itself and allow a number of top guilds to fall apart.

Therefore, it is more of a suppression than a confrontation.

The two sides maintained such a tacit understanding, and no one openly tore their faces apart. The final result would depend on who compromised more. I am afraid that it would depend on the outcome of the civil war between Caulin and Ishurian.

However, the military currently has the upper hand. After all, it is an organ of violence and the embodiment of national will.

  Even though the domestic clubs have a huge reputation in Attaria, they have their own families and businesses on the other side of the Star Gate. They can't just move to the First and Second Divisions, right?

Therefore, the result of the struggle is nothing more than how much benefit can be gained within the rules. No one dares to really overturn the table, and the authorities seem to be happy to see this form at present.

The reason Fang He thought of these things at this moment was simply because he saw another microcosm of the Third Division from the current situation in Giant Tree Hill.

His eyes turned toward the woodland.

But here, there is no military to support him.

Shang Wangyou told him at that time that the authorities actually intended to completely incorporate the Super Competitive League, but of course not to accept it in its entirety. The first and second divisions' approach would not work in Colin-Ishurian.

Therefore, his plan with Princess Brian actually gave the military a focus, and this was the real reason why the military commended him.

They might hope to turn the Empire and Tree Hill upside down so that the powerful First and Second Divisions will have no time to focus on other things.

"Because of the arrival of the evil star, the Super Athletic League may soon become history. Since the league will no longer exist, the map of the three major regions may undergo earth-shaking changes."

These are the other party's exact words.

But at times like this, the conflicts become more acute. Even Corin-Ishurian is in such a mess, let alone Giant Tree Hill.

Fang He had no choice but to be vigilant. On the one hand, he asked Tianlan to notify the elves, and on the other hand, he asked Miss Nightingale to keep a close eye on these guys.

But what surprised him was that the commander-in-chief who led the Sons of Light did not react too much.

The other party didn't even send anyone over. Instead, they wrote back to ask if he could build basic defensive fortifications before the next wave of attack arrived.

"Did she really say that?" Fang He was greatly surprised.

"Of course, Brother Ed, can I lie to you?"

Fang He used the poet lady as a messenger. The latter had already run back and forth on the battlefield several times. Maybe she had already unlocked achievements such as the errand king or the front-line messenger.

Tian Lan was so tired that she was a little out of breath. She said breathlessly: "She also gave me a communication crystal. If you don't believe me, go talk to her yourself."

She took out the crystal and made the shadow of the elven female knight appear from a beam of light. She looked at Fang He and said, "Mr. Ed, right? My scouts told me that at least three Calamity Champions are approaching. I need a basic line of defense. The walls of the fortifications must at least be able to open a barrier to resist the infiltration of the Tree Shadow. You want us to give up the defense line. Can you do it?"

Fang He didn't say much. He just asked Cui Xisi to release the fairy puppet. He summoned rows of nautilus-like constructs and then pointed lightly with his hand.

A beam of silver light lit up from Fang He's magic furnace, extending through the light path to his magic gloves, and then connecting to the fairy puppet in mid-air.

If someone could see the world of ether, they would definitely see bundles of silver threads extending from the puppet and connecting to each Siren construct.

A total of thirteen Siren constructs were lined up in the woods.

A faint blue light first appeared on their tentacles, and then a magic circle was drawn around them. The light path on the magic circle, like that in crystal, suddenly became brighter and then extended forward.

Like beams of light, they stretched out into the woods ahead.

The elven female knight looked at this scene with some surprise.

But the surprise in her eyes was gradually fading. In fact, she gradually recognized this scene. She recognized this Dragon Alchemist and had naturally seen his game.

She couldn't help but look away and stare at the young man for a moment.

But Fang He's attention was completely focused on the etheric world, and all he saw was a sea of ​​brilliant stars.

The ground was no longer soil, but connected starlight. He raised his hand and pressed lightly on the ground. The connected starlight rose and fell like a tide.

In the eyes of Cui Xisi and the elven female knight, what they saw was a wave formed by rows of hexagonal stone columns of basalt, which formed a wall following Fang He's gestures.

An earthen wall two to three hundred meters long took shape in an instant. The scene was truly shocking.

Many craftsmen who happened to see this scene from a distance almost dropped their jaws in shock.

Many people stood up directly from the slope, and some even ran down from the planetarium, watching the scene in shock.

  Some people even looked back at the tall magical device, wondering what the point was of them going through so much trouble to transport it here?

But Fang He didn't care that much at all.

Because even he himself was a little surprised.

He used the multi-parallel technique with the help of the star device in the Siren construct. After all, multi-parallelism is actually most suitable for simple work like this.

Turning mud into stone and hardening the surface - that is the most basic skill of alchemists.

But Fang He was somewhat surprised to find that his control over multiple parallel operations seemed a little strange. The limit that he could originally reach, he now crossed that barrier almost easily.

He almost thought he was hallucinating.

Looking back, he discovered that the branched light path at that node created a spectacular scene like the roots of a giant tree.

He could hardly count how much of his consciousness he had divided out in an instant, and those calculations were almost automatically completed in his mind in an instant.

When did that happen?

Fang He suddenly realized that after leaving Oshu, he had almost no chance to practice his multiple parallel skills.

Even the key chapter Shana gave him was a little unfamiliar.

This should have been the case, but at that moment, he suddenly felt that there was another "thing" in his conscious world.

To be precise, it's not a thing.

But a blessing.

Divine favor ability.

Fang He suddenly realized something. At Saint Hugh's, Ms. Roman said that was just her reward, and the girl of destiny, Elaine, would give him her own gift.

In this world, there is only one kind of blessing that can greatly enhance a character's basic attributes, and that is the blessing of God.

The goddess of fate gave him a favor.

Simply put, he can now borrow the divine power of the realm of destiny to complete calculations, which is an ability possessed by every chosen one of the gods.

But the extent to which they can use it depends on how much grace God gives them.

  But the question is, hasn’t the goddess of fate already fallen?

Fang He's mind was a little confused for a moment, but his hands did not slow down at all. The light in his hands was changing, from the original thirteen to more, interweaving with each other, almost merging together, forming a river of light rushing forward.

Wherever it passed, mysterious runes emerged from the soil and then merged into the barriers, forming complete magic circles.

Let the loose sand finally condense into hard stone.

The Night Walker craftsmen were almost silent, watching this scene as if it were a miracle. It was not until a long time later that someone exclaimed:

"Wait, I know who he is!"

Those skills are not complicated, but these apprentice craftsmen who have just started their careers also know these techniques. For alchemists, earthwork is purely physical work and does not require much technical skills.

If it weren't for the construction of the crystal tower, these two groups of craftsmen should be almost entirely composed of apprentice craftsmen. Even so, more than half of them have less than three silver stars.

But even the master craftsman could not do this, or it could be said that there was only one person in the world who could put aside the planetarium and complete the basic work of an alchemist.

That was the young man they knew who had been making the rounds in the empire not long ago.

Dragon Alchemist, Ed.

Many people have actually seen that technique in that game, the ancient alchemy known as Creation, but many people believe that it is a technique that can only be reproduced in the fictional arena of the Silver Tower.

Because only there can craftsmen obtain almost unlimited computing power.

In any scenario in reality, computing power is the biggest limitation for craftsmen. Multiple parallel processing and margin techniques are all aimed at breaking free from its shackles.

Because of this, many people believe that Fang He's performance in the Continental League is false. In addition, the league deliberately publicized that he later withdrew from the competition in the Hall of the Holy King, which led many people to believe that his title was undeserved.

But at this moment, those who recognized him understood what had just happened.

  That's why they seemed so silent. If everything that happened in the Continental League could be reproduced in reality, then wouldn't the other side really have the ability to fight against the Dragon Knight?

Of course, the reality is far from that exaggerated. Fang He did take advantage of the geographical location of the Silver Tower, but at that time everyone got the same amount.

He didn't receive any special treatment from it.

"So this is ancient alchemy," the elven female knight looked at him and asked, "right, Mr. Ed?"

Fang Plover nodded.

The other party was obviously relieved. "As expected of the Dragon Alchemist, I feel relieved."

"Wait a minute," Fang He couldn't help but ask. For the time being, he didn't want to ask what kind of mutations had occurred in the previous multiple parallels, or the matter of the goddess of fate.

But there was one more thing he had to take care of right now: "I asked Tianlan to inform everyone about the Night Walker's craftsman, right?"

"Of course," the elven female knight nodded, "but don't worry, they can't cause any waves."

Fang He frowned suspiciously and watched the female knight disconnect the communication. He always had a feeling that what the other party cared about was not whether those people could afford to make waves.

But they didn't seem to care at all whether the crystal tower could be built.

...(End of chapter)