The eight returned to the cave, less than a day after the two groups were separated.

As soon as he arrived at the camp, Shui Zhao summoned all the boar knights to a meeting, calling on everyone to enter the ruins to adventure, and strive to obtain the power bestowed by the ruin's master through the trial.

Hearing that the eight people who returned had all benefited from the ruins, it was not easy for Luo Yi to continue to oppose entering the ruins, after all, the purpose of these wild boar knights of Ugin Wei came to the dense forest here was to explore the ruins.

The casualties were nearly half, and Luo Yi still blamed them for deciding to be too risky.

Fortunately, Luo Yi, as a qualified soldier, can put forward his ideas in front of his superiors during the discussion stage, and can give opinions and suggestions before the start of the task, but he can't refuse to carry out military orders after the commander decides on the task.

So the boar knights entered the ruins in batches after listening to Jacques's experience of the trials.

Only Alyssia, who was among the first to enter the ruins, was the first to enter the ruins, and the others were held down by Jacques until the threat of the werewolves was confirmed to be gone.

Twenty people entered the ruins in the second group, and sixteen people, including Alisia, returned safely, and no werewolves were seen. However, they didn't have a chance to read the stele, and when they got the ball of light, they were teleported.

It seems that the owner of the ruins has really restrained all the werewolves running around the ruins, and the difficulty of the trial has been reduced a lot.

The third group was still twenty people entering, and this time they encountered the same trials that Paul and Twenty-Three had experienced, and since they did not challenge the last enemy, all twenty returned safely.

After the fourth batch also returned, everyone summarized the situation of all the trials, and found that all ten different trials had the experience of their predecessors.

Based on previous experience, some trials can be passed without challenging the last enemy, as long as you find the quest item and wait for the trial to end.

Only then did Jacques feel relieved to let Fabian and the others go in to try their luck, and even Marianne and Natasha, the two awakened ones, followed to mix around.

According to the instructions, they followed the large army closely, found the mission items and waited for the end of the lost contact, and smoothly mixed the two light groups.

It's just that the energy of the ball of light is too strong for them, and the two of them didn't wake up until the next day, and when they woke up, they were already plasticizers.

Everyone else thinks that the trial is so simple, probably because the owner of the ruins treats the Terrans with special preferential treatment, and is willing to give benefits to the Terran compatriots.

Only Fat Orange, who had read the stone tablet, knew that in fact, this ruin had been excavated by the Sun God Kingdom a few years ago, and they had also tested that it could accommodate more than 200 sculptors every year.

The reason why they sent thousands of people to defend this place was to wait and open, and then send the transcendent to enter and reap the benefits.

It's just that the army of the Sun God Kingdom is very unlucky, and this year it happened that the wolf king led thousands of his subordinates to capture the ruins, and they were inexplicably wiped out by the wolf king.

Jacques wanted to know the story of the ruins' owner, but Fat Orange didn't want to talk about it, and every time Jacques asked, he would ramble and change the subject.

Anyway, he knew that it was an ancient predecessor who cared about the human race, and Jacques couldn't do anything about the fat orange who deliberately avoided it.

Ever since Fat Orange had regained some of his memories, he no longer told Jacques everything in detail, especially about the experiences before the War of the Gods, which Fat Orange had buried deep in his heart. About the things of that era, Fat Orange also had a long talk with Jacques, Fat Orange thought that Jacques knew too much about the past, and the influence on Jacques was not good, if one day Jacques could become omniscient, Fat Orange would tell him some history.

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In the ruins, the boar knights of the Kingdom of Light are enjoying the relics of the ancient human powerhouses.

To the east of the ruins, the Medis beyond the dense forest has also won a grand festival.

It's not a traditional holiday, it's the railroad that crosses the New World linking York City and the Ediths to finally open.

What used to take three weeks to travel, and even a month in some seasons, is now a four-day journey. Not only did it greatly reduce the amount of time people could travel between the two places, but it also made it easier to move goods between Medis and Yorktown.

Due to the special topography of the Edits, it is difficult for the train to go directly to the top of the mountain, so the Edith train station was built at the foot of the mountain.

The elevator built by Graves is not the only elevator in Medis Hill, except for some electric lifts built by individuals, the city of Medis has invested in the construction of the largest lift in Medis Hill, which can transport ten people at a time.

The lift is located right next to the new train station, making it easy for train passengers to get off the train and take the lift directly to the top of the mountain.

At this time, the platform of the railway station was crowded with people, and on one side of the more crowded side were hundreds of people from Medis who had come to attend the ceremony of the first opening of the train. On the platform opposite them, there were quite a few people, but the people on the other side were all richly dressed and sat in the pergola chatting under the protection of the brightly armored city guards. These are Medis city officials, city council members, and celebrities.

Everyone craned their necks to look east, waiting for the legendary train to arrive in Medis.

"How long is it left?" asked Mayor Medis Thornton to his secretary.

"A telegram came from Shuangmu two hours ago saying that the train had departed, and if there was no malfunction on the way, they should be there by now. I asked the stationmaster, and it is normal to have some errors, which is called train delay. The secretary explained.

"Go back and tell the people at Baptiste Railways that I don't like to be late, let them pay attention later. The mayor said.

The secretary smiled and took two steps back and waited aside. Based on his familiarity with the mayor's temper, this time the railway company was lucky, and there was no "ripper case" recently, which made the mayor feel quite happy, so he lightly exposed the delay of the train.

After another twenty minutes of waiting, when the mayor's patience was about to be worn out, a puff of smoke rose from the valley in the distance, and the black head of the train appeared at the end of the railroad that snaked into the mountain.

The train from York City has finally arrived, and the people of Medis are jubilant, and from this day forward, Medis is finally no longer a remote place!

Although geographically, Medis is still the westernmost point in the vast territory of the Empire, but when the train opens, it will only take 28 days to travel from Edith to the Imperial Capital, the core of the Empire!

A few years ago, the journey would have taken as little as three months!

Thanks to the smooth and high-speed trains, and thanks to the latest clipping boats, the distance between Medis and the imperial capital has been shortened by two-thirds.

Mayor Thornton stood up, straightened the hem of his suit, pressed his ornamental saber back, and walked briskly to the first carriage.

Behind him, more than a dozen of the leading figures of the city of Medis stood in two rows, waiting for the person who was about to get out of the luxury carriage, and that person was the main reason why they came to the train station in the scorching sun.

The door opened, and two city guards wearing high-topped helmets stepped out of the car, their swords standing on the left and right, and then a middle-aged man with a smile poked his head out of the door.

As soon as he saw Mayor Thornton on the platform, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Haha, brother Thornton, it's great to meet again! We haven't seen each other for ten years, right? Last time was when you first took office, we met at my place." "Schools

Thornton also put on a smile and hugged the visitor, and said, "Brother Hofa, I thought that I would have a chance to meet you until I stepped down from ...... retired!

"It's just that if it weren't for this train, it would have been difficult for me to visit the thousand-year-old city of Edith. ”

"Brother Hoffa, you are chic, I have a lot of things to do every day, and I am so anxious that even if the train from Medice to York City only takes four days, I can't squeeze in that much time. ”

York City Mayor Hoffa pretended to leave: "Dude, as soon as I come, you will squeeze me, no, no, the train will leave, I will turn around and go back to see, I have been out for four days, and I am worried that something ......will happen at home."

Mayor Thornton of Medis hurriedly grabbed his arm: "What's the situation, take a telegram and ask, you haven't had a good time for a few days when you come, it seems that I can't entertain my brother." ”

At this moment, a pair of young men got out of the car and stood quietly behind Hoffa.

Thornton asked, "Is this ......?"

Hoffa turned sideways to Thornton and said, "This is my sister Vanessa, and this is my brother-in-law Greyfus. ”

That rumor turned out to be true!

Thornton hurriedly asked, "Graves...... Isn't it a ...... of the Vesters?"

Graves stepped forward, reached out and took Thornton's hand, and said, "Hello Uncle Thornton! I'm Graves West, and I think you should be more familiar with my sister Marianne." ”

The rumors are true, this kid Hofa and the West family are married!

Seeing that the two sides began to introduce the entourage, a group of people behind Thornton also surrounded at this time, which was naturally a greeting.

Afterwards, take the elevator to the top of the hill for a welcome dinner and a series of other social events at the town hall.

It wasn't until late at night, in a quiet room in the Thornton Mayor's mansion, that the two regional mayors finally had the opportunity to sit down and talk alone.

Thornton took the lead and said, "Brother Hofa, you know that I am also about to retire, and I really can't afford to toss. ”

Hoffa opened Mayor Thornton's cigar case on the table, took out one, and tore off the label with "Baptiste Cigar Company" printed on it, "I went to Zipewa last month and met Owen. ”

Thornton frowned, and there was some displeasure in his words: "I know what you want to do, can you not pull me?"

Hofa lit his cigar with the flame of his fingertips and said, "Owen has a hard time, this time the beast tide Qipewa has suffered heavy losses, half of the city needs to be rebuilt, and the weapons accumulated for three generations to defend the city have also been destroyed.

You know, now that Source Stones have become particularly scarce, and the black market prices have tripled, Owen calculated, using Zippewa's last year's fiscal revenue as a standard, it would take fifteen years of income to rebuild the entire city's defenses.

But will the beast tide wait fifteen years? maybe three years, maybe five years, and they will come back......

Thornton interrupted, "Why didn't Owen say that he got so many precious beast remains this beast tide, and those were not enough for him to rebuild the defense?"

Hoffa shook his head: "Of course it's not enough, some things are worthless if they are too much." ”

Seeing that Thornton still wanted to refute, Hoffa put up his cigar and shook it, and continued: "Let's not talk about Owen's difficulties. I think you should know my situation too. The rebels, not only have they taken possession of the Mithril Mines in the Draenor Mountains, but they have also cut off our ability to obtain Source Stones from there.

Everyone knows that there is an active stone mine there, but the mining cost is relatively high, and now the source stone price has risen, and those chicken rib ore veins have become valuable again. ”

Thornton laughed, "Do you want to say that your city guards can't even defeat the aboriginal rebels?"

Hoffa nodded and said, "Maybe you don't believe it, the elite of those rebels are all cultivated according to the training methods of the legion, and my local city guard is vulnerable in front of them, and only by transferring the city guard or the eleventh legion from York City can they defeat them."

But as soon as I mobilize the army, they will hide in the mountains and not come out, and I will not be able to leave the main force in the mountains to protect the mines. So, now I'm also in a hurry......"

Thornton simply took out a cigar and lit it, saying, "You won't come here this time to sell miserably." ”

"I'm just telling you about the problem I'm having with Owen, but I do expect you to help us. ”

Thornton pretended to be stupid and said, "How can I help you? Send troops to help you attack Mount Delanor? And then everyone dig up the source stone together, and dig it out for Owen to strengthen the city defense?"

Hoffa's eyes narrowed slightly, and he tapped his cigar, and a wisp of white ash fell from the top and fell onto the expensive carpet, causing Thornton to feel distressed.

"Brother Thornton, you must know the purpose of my visit this time, so why pretend to be stupid? I don't believe that you are not short of money, and it has cost a lot of money to collect refugees, right? The south has become the territory of the Kingdom of Light, don't you need to strengthen your defenses? I heard that the Kingdom of the Sun God has also revived, and now adventurers dare not go deep into the western jungle.

Do you have enough money to spend?"

Thornton said angrily: "I have money or not, I don't need you to worry!"

Facing the suddenly annoyed Thornton, Hoffa smiled and showed that he was ready to do so: "I know that Thornton brother still plans to spend this year in peace, and then retire and return to the Northern Regions to enjoy life." ”

"I don't know you yet, so don't get involved with me!"

Hoffa reached into his pocket, pulled out a stack of papers, and tossed it to Thornton.

Thornton caught it, found it a newspaper, and looked at Hoffa suspiciously.

"Brother Thornton, open it and take a look, there are some places, you can't go back......"

Thornton hurriedly opened the newspaper, it was "Xinjing Daily", and the front page was "Shocked! Pirates Raid Norlan!".

Thornton was shocked and hurried to see the publication date of the newspaper, which was less than a month away!

Hoffa said lightly: "Dude, this is the newspaper I received the day before I left. It seems that you can't go back to your hometown. As soon as I received the news, I sent someone to find out the situation, and the news will be back in forty days at the earliest......

In this state, you can't calm down and think, anyway, it's easy to travel to and from now, and you are always welcome to come to Yorktown.

When the time comes, we'll talk about the financial independence of the New World, and I think it's not particularly difficult for you and me to work together. ”