Chapter 419 270. I came to Litanel for a trip (Transition Chapter)
Darkos didn’t say anything, and the elves didn’t say anything either, as if they were all autistic like the Asuryan priests who didn’t like to talk. , some were just looking at each other silently.
After a moment, Darkus smiled. No longer looking at the elves, he turned his head and looked at the huge holy fire burning in the center of the room. The burning holy fire roared and erupted with great heat.
The air seemed to be filled with shining sparks. Darkus' skin in contact with the air was numb, and the hairs all over his body stood up. It was as if he had changed into a different state. His entire senses had changed. Now he could feel the power flowing in the temple more clearly than at any other time and place before. He could feel the presence of that person. He could feel that person. Bit is watching him.
In the temple, everything changed. Darkus felt that he was standing at a point that was infinitely far away but so close. He could almost touch that person's existence, as long as he stretched out his hand again. He felt like he was swimming in the dark again, and then he saw a terrifying Leviathan slowly rising from the water. He could feel the huge displacement of that overwhelming power from one world to another.
Seeing Darkus slowly walking towards the holy fire again, Kaia glanced at the Asuryan priest standing behind with a questioning look on her face. After seeing the priest shaking his head slightly at her, a look of confusion appeared on her face. , then she thought of many possibilities, and her expression changed again in a short period of time.
Maranur also wanted to step forward and grab Darkus's wrist, but just when his hand was about to touch Darkus's wrist, he stopped again. He looked at the back of Darkus standing there, and saw the complex color of the holy fire in the temple. Then he raised his hand and motioned to the elves behind him not to move, let alone make a sound.
"Will I be burned to death? Can I pass the so-called test? If I die, what will they do? What will happen to Naggaroth? What will happen to Lustria? What will happen to this world? When did I become so important? So self-righteous, making it seem like the world will stop turning without me, death?
Death is a part of life and the end of life. Even gods cannot escape, but it also means a new beginning and reincarnation. My Existence may only be a brief moment in this world. Maybe the influence and significance I bring in this moment are infinite, or maybe it is just useless."
Asuryan's holy fire is constantly changing its shape, seeming to be responding to Da Thoughts flashing through Keus' mind.
"Are you watching me? Can I walk into this holy fire on my own without relying on the fire-avoidance spells of the priests? Pass the so-called test?" Although Darkus didn't know what happened just now, now he He's in good shape, he knows what he's doing, he knows what he's facing.
Just after these thoughts flashed through Darkos's mind, the holy fire that had calmed down changed again, as if it was responding to his thoughts again.
At this moment, Darkus seemed to have understood. He smiled again, but behind the smile was plainness. His heart was like the solidified water of a pond, full of tranquility and no waves, as if everything should be like this. .
"Then what should he do?" Thoughts kept flashing through Darkos's mind. He whispered to the holy fire, and his whispers echoed in the temple where there was only the sound of the burning fire.
"The public is like a green mountain, and I am like a pines and cypresses, broken into pieces, never betrayed?" Suddenly, this sentence flashed through Darkus' mind, and he couldn't help laughing. He thought this sentence should be used to evaluate him. The relationship with Malekith is so bullshit. After nodding at the holy fire, he stopped looking at the holy fire. He turned around and walked into the path that the elves had given way. He felt like he was laughing up to the sky and going out. How could we be the people of Penghao?
The expressions of the elves who looked at Darkus with complicated expressions changed again. At this moment, whether they were warriors or spellcasters, they could clearly feel a strange silence, as if time had been stretched. Everything that happens moves slowly and clearly. Darkus seemed to be shrouded in front of them, and Darkus's heroic laughter and footsteps seemed to be in slow motion.
The roar of the holy fire sounded in the ears of the elves again, but this time it was different from the previous instantaneous explosion. Instead, as time stretched, the sound seemed to have experienced eternity, and the dance of the flame was infinitely stretched. They could clearly see the flames extending like ripples and attaching to Darkus' broad back, forming a pair of vivid flame wings, as lifelike as a phoenix.
These wings are not fiery burning, but a kind of tranquility after nirvana and rebirth. The flames are as light as swaying behind them, but they reveal infinite power. Darkus, who was unaware of all this, seemed to have become the master. Every movement and every smile he made was like a slow-motion clip, showing a feeling that the elves were amazed but unable to tell.
Facing this sudden scene, the elves were all shocked by the strength and elegance displayed by Darkus. At this moment, time stood still, leaving only Darkus' figure wearing flame wings standing alone in the temple.
However, everything disappeared in an instant like an illusion, and the strange silence collapsed in an instant. The elves suddenly woke up and found that Darkus still looked like the one they were familiar with. Darkus's laughter returned to normal speed and his footsteps returned to the usual rhythm.
The flame wings seemed to be just a temporary illusion of the elves, an illusion created when time stood still.
Darkos did not have any strange phenomena, but his existence gave the elves an illusion-like perception.
The sense of silence gradually faded away, and an inexplicable confusion emerged in the hearts of the elves. They couldn't help but want to understand the mystery hidden behind it, but after they had recovered, they knew that this was a topic they could not touch. This is an absolutely taboo subject.
Darkus, who had already walked out of the temple, was still unaware of all this. He looked up at the treetops and watched the sunlight penetrate the gaps in the leaves and fall on the forest. The faint sunlight fell on his face, reflecting a touch of tranquility and warmth.
Darkus could feel the pulse and vitality of Lauren Loren. These lights and shadows penetrated the leaves, as if bringing him a transcendent revelation. He seemed to feel something beyond words, an emotion that was one with the forest, the sun, and nature.
In the following days, Darkus went around in circles again, one to satisfy his inner need for travel, and the other to find the intersection.
Darkus looked at a pair of Enils who looked exactly like brothers standing on a slender boat. The brothers were fishing out salmon from the river with fishing nets.
A bard-like being is singing softly to the river, and there is a distant melancholy in the poems and songs. Some female aenils were pounding berries in wooden bowls, squeezing the juice from the pulp, while children sat nearby, slapping the water with the soles of their feet. He felt more and more that this place was really suitable for retirement, even better than the continent of Lustria.
In addition to the single gold and silver tree in the city square, there are two magnificent coniferous forests covered with moss near Tal Litanel, known as the gold and silver tree in the Eltharin language, also the demigod Salil prophesied Lauren Loren The gold and silver trees that will die with the last gold and silver groves.
The dense canopy of honeysuckle trees blocks sunlight, but the tinsel on the bark ensures that the forest is never completely dark. At night, the light from the moon and torches reflects off the massive tree trunks, creating eerie flashes and apparitions.
The dense canopy of the honeysuckle trees blocks most of the sunlight, but the shimmering wires on the surface of its trunks guarantee that this coniferous forest will never sink into darkness. When night falls, the moonlight shines through the leaves on the huge tree trunk, and reflects with the light of the bonfire dotted inside, creating a strange and mysterious effect.
At night, the gold and silver tree becomes alive, like a huge reflector. The moonlight shines on its metal wires, casting countless light spots and reflected moon shadows, filling the entire coniferous forest with blurred light and shadows and unpredictable phantoms.
After coming once during the day and night, Darkus probably understood Salil's prophecy. The team he brought began to circle in the sacred forest under the watchful eyes of the Enil hunters. The spellcasters Keep walking around, collecting moss called moonflower, or collecting soil attached to the roots of honeysuckle trees.
Kaia introduced that this kind of moonlight flower can produce an inhalant after boiling, which can cure the black death of elves. It is also a recognized powerful sedative for other species, which makes the moonlight flower very popular, but Enil Moonflowers rarely appear in human pharmacies.
The soldiers, led by Darkus, arrived in the middle of two coniferous forests, where a road stone with a smooth surface stood there. Despite the smooth surface, the spiraling loops of carvings and elven runes were clear and deep, and he could feel ancient power soaking the waystones, digging into the earth to the foundations of the world.
Darkus glanced at Renn, and when he saw Renn shaking his head bitterly, he nodded. He knew that Ren, who could discover secret passages, would gain nothing here, as the passage was not nearby.
Then Darkus started walking around again under the guidance of Kaia. Tal Litanel has many magical places like Itaza in the Lustria continent. In addition to the two coniferous forests of gold and silver trees, there are also There is a sanctuary of dense fir and larch forests.
This place is called the Wishing Forest in the mouths of the Enils. The worshipers of the demigod Salil are active in the Wishing Forest, but the worshipers only move in designated areas. The road stones placed in the forest seem to be like a wishing forest. The dividing line across the two worlds is the same.
The drooping branches were hung with curtains of lichen, and within was a heavy, ominous darkness that could not be looked directly into. Worshipers of Aenir fear the forest spirits within, preferring to meditate in the surroundings for visions.
Yes, illusions, elves have been inseparable from superstitious gadgets since their birth. Darkus felt that since he came out of the Asuryan Temple that time, his companions had become a little chatty and nervous. Until now, he knew nothing about the wings that appeared on his back that day. .
As if the silent truth surrounded Darkus, the elves spontaneously defined what happened that day as a collective hallucination, unless Darkus really asked what happened that day. Because this incident involves a lot, including very serious political issues, such as the one in Nagaros, they can't imagine that one day, the one who has been burned by the embers all day long will know that Darkus is really being raped by Asu. What will be the reaction after blessing?
Darkus knew that the Druchi and Belloda had come quietly during this period, and even Genevieve had come. They placed the tributes related to the illusion next to the Taoist stone and used it as a divination focus. . But what he didn't know was that his companions did not get details or a few words in their dreams. Instead, they were all living nightmares, especially the spellcasters with second vision. The spellcasters who woke up from nightmares even let The soul is caught in the temporary flow of dimensions.
If Darkus asked his companions, he might know the truth of the matter, because the bond between his companions and him is too deep, his power of destiny is too strong, and the most outrageous thing is...his companions The illusion they asked about is more or less related to him. It's not difficult for humans... No, it's difficult for forest spirits. That's why he didn't participate. Darkus never asked. He always believed that some boundaries should be maintained. Every elf has thoughts and thoughts in his heart, especially the elf with more delicate emotions. He didn't want to be like a pushover. After all, guessing and asking thoroughly would be the answer. Two different things.
Under Kaia's introduction, the impression that the Wishing Forest gave to Darkus was like a witch's divination shop in the corner of the city. The witch's shop in front of him occupied an area...a bit big, and the witch was some kind of unknown person. Forest spirits, just like the despairing spirit known as Crunchcloak he met at the Guest Fountain.
Kaia shared with Darkus what she had seen when she came here out of curiosity as a young adult, and how she could feel the freshness of the air as her dreams flew through the branches. When she looked down, she saw six elves in clean white robes sleeping beside the roadstone. These six elves did not exist in reality.
There were tributes at the feet of the road stones, and Kaia saw a necklace made of ivy and flowers, which was her tribute. There was nothing but darkness behind the stone, as if there were an invisible wall of sighs. In her dream, she could feel something crying in the shadows and running around in the woods. The moment she left, she could even feel the person's breathing.
Colonia, who was in the library during the meal and chat, mentioned that the Wishing Forest existed before Tal Litanel was established. As for what existed inside, the Enils never knew.
Darkus knew that the dragon lizard must know it, but he positioned himself very clearly. He was a guest trying to gain something, not the dominator of Lauren Loren. With his last experience at the Fountain of Guests, he didn't need to figure out what that existence was, and if that existence wanted to see him, he should have appeared at the Wishing Forest.
While Darkus was traveling around in the past few days, Colonia took the sorceresses to browse the materials in Tal Litanel's largest library of sorrow. Even the precious manuscripts from the establishment of the colony, Queen Marist also sent her maids to move some precious documents from the Silver Tower to the library.
After following Darkus for a few days, Maranur began to lead the Druchs to finalize the specific matters of the trade agreement with Enil, using the elven traditional Sovereign, also known as the golden dragon, as the trading unit. The corresponding value of the information card and the value of Ashriel's materials, as well as the increased freight charges for ship travel, etc.
What's interesting is that the Aenir don't need the Druch Soverin with Malekith's face printed on the front, and they don't have a good impression of Malekith. They would rather exchange for the corresponding Ashriel supplies, or let Druch help them design a Sovereign with Queen Marist's portrait on the front and the emblems of the four regions of Lauren Loren on the outside.
Of course, the back of Sovereign is still the same as before, with the traditional demon-slaying map of Aenarion from the elves in each region. Although Aenarion has "unworthy descendants", Aenarion's great achievements are the elves of every region. widely accepted.
Although no clues about the ruins of the ancient saints were found, they found something that Darkus had not found in Esso Talarian before. The drawings of the three spiers of Tal Litanel and the Tower of Theathil were found. In the Library of Sorrow.
These towering spiers are a masterpiece of classical elven architecture. With these drawings, combined with the degraded elven construction technology and the constant construction technology of the lizard people, Chapeiuto can build a tower that is not inferior to Theathil Tower. The lighthouse provides direction to ships traveling to and from Chapeuto.
“My eyes witnessed an explosion of color, witnessed magical winds rising and intertwining over a great waterfall. I could see a classical-era silver bridge with a gray cloak across the river, and I could see otters. Playing in the water.
A Vaal priest was fetching water along the river bank. Although his eyes were covered, his feet knew every pebble on the river bank."
Renne, who followed Darkus on his visit, obtained the information on Obion Island. He diligently recorded and sketched in his notebook. He wanted to record everything he saw and pass it on as a treasure of the Takaia family, so that his descendants could know the experiences and great achievements of their ancestors.
Darkus came to Rainbow Falls. It was not as majestic as he felt when he saw the Great Confluence of Lustria. After all, the Great Confluence brought all the rivers of Lustria there. Of course, there was nothing here. There were pyramids hanging in the air, and there were no murals that were so outrageous that he couldn't believe it.
As the name of the waterfall suggests, this is a majestic waterfall with sparkling colors.
Two huge roadstone obelisks once stood on either side of the falls, but one has collapsed in an earthquake, and its fallen remains litter the peaks of the falls. When the water of the Demster River with magical wind flows through the broken remains of cloth, it will reflect the eight colors of the magical wind, which is also the origin of the name Rainbow Falls.
Standing on it, Darkus could see the busy Enils performing various faith rituals, and the priests of Vaal were collecting the Wind of the God Gate and the Wind of Aksha weakened by water for metal forging. Under the leadership of Kaia, he entered the damp tunnel behind the waterfall. The priests of Vaal were working tirelessly amidst the thundering water, making various tools using a craft that was completely different from the Kingdom of Caledor. and swords.
The Vaal priests in each region have their own unique skills. As the saying goes, the Vaal priests of the Caledo Kingdom of Ulthuan use volcanoes for hot forging, while the Vaal priests of Lauren Loren rely on waterfalls for cold forging. As for Na Garos... No, it all depends on hard work. Athel Loren? Darkus didn't know, maybe it was using starlight? Starlight Furnace...
Actually there is nothing interesting to see here. The Vaal priests working behind the waterfall are deaf and blind. They turned a blind eye to Darkus' arrival, or maybe they didn't know about it at all. The thunderous sound of the waterfall caused the originally invisible Vaal priests to lose their sight and hearing. Fortunately, the Vaal priests who had lost their hearing were already familiar with it.
Darkus planned to let the female magicians study it after settling the trade agreement and the ruins of the ancient saint. He knows that hot forging and cold forging have their own advantages, and cold forging is more suitable for scenes with higher surface quality and mechanical performance requirements, such as various accessories from druch to reaper ballista to hand crossbow, chariot wheels and vehicle The connection part of the body, maybe the entire brake pad can be given to the tank? It is used for braking. As for bearings and transmission parts, it may be used after the emergence of steam engines.
However, Darkus and Renn did not gain much at Rainbow Falls.
"There is no place left. Maybe it is among these three spiers. Do you still remember the Huangqi Sanctuary under the Huangqi Temple? There is a similar one in the City of Ashes and Pahuakos not far from there. It just has a functional function. It’s different.” Darkus said while standing at the top of the waterfall and pointing to the three towering spiers of Tal Litanel not far away.
"Sir, I remember, of course I remember." Ren nodded. When he and Dacus visited the Lustria continent for the first time, they discovered the ancient holy sanctuary under Pahuakos, although he had never entered it. .
When going south along Pahuakos, we arrived at the Huangqi Temple in the wild, but found nothing. It was not until the third time we visited the Huangqi Temple that the passage under the statue was opened. Renn paused and continued. Said, "The whispers in my ears are constantly echoing, seeming to be giving me some kind of hint, maybe?"
"Tower of Spiritual Spring!" Darkus said decisively.
As mentioned before, the three spiers of Tal Litanel are the Silver Tower where the successive Queen Lauren Loren lived, and the Tower of Spiritual Fountain where the demigod Salil lived.
The other spire is the Dragon Tower. After the great invasion, there were still a lot of dragons in Ulthuan, and they were still very active. Some dragons followed the elves to Elsin Alvin. The second tallest Dragon Tower in Tal Litanel is the dragon's residence, but now it is empty, and only the scorched marks inside bear witness to its past glory.
If the demigod Saril is really the incarnation of Hoss, then there is a high probability that the intersection of the ancient holy ruins is under the Tower of Spiritual Spring. The reason... The God of Wisdom and Hoss have no reason not to know Lauren. Loren is an ancient holy relic preserved in the ancient holy garden. After the construction of Tal Litanel, it makes sense that the incarnation of Hoth came to study the ancient holy relics.
"Yes, sir, I think so too." Ren agreed.
Darkus shook his head boredly. He originally wanted to make a bet.
In the evening, during dinner, Colonia gave as little useful information as the previous few days. Although there were many precious manuscripts in the Library of Sorrow, there were very few useful materials. It was like going to the library and always looking for it. It's not the same as the books you want to check. And after reviewing it in the past few days, she and the sorceresses had a feeling that all the information about the ancient saints had been artificially erased.
After a moment of discussion, Darkus decided not to let the sorceresses go to the Library of Sorrow tomorrow, and they would all go to the Tower of Spiritual Spring.
As a result, as Darkus speculated, the intersection of the ancient holy ruins is under the Tower of Spiritual Spring. Renn found a secret passage that would not be noticed on weekdays through a secret passage. Waiting for him to find Marist After being called, the prepared team began to go deeper underground along the secret passage.
"This must have been opened before. If Salil is really Him, there is no reason not to be opened." Darkus said while looking at the circular dial in front of him. There was a reason why he said that. After all, That is the God of Knowledge. The God in charge of knowledge cannot open the circular dial? This is a bit outrageous.
The circular dial is exactly the same as what Darkus saw in the Obion ruins before. In other words, the current round dial is more complicated than the previous one. However, based on the experience last time, this time under the operation of Darkus and Renn, the circular dial was quickly opened.
Are you not going to write down the details of the Ancient Saint Relics?
I have written this many times. I will settle the matter directly tomorrow and start the next small structure
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(End of this chapter)