Chapter 368
By the time the first catastrophe occurred, the world's terrestrial humans were already able to fly to the sky and travel the stars. With science and technology above other species, mechanical technology has reached an unfathomable level. Legend has it that human civilization has also reached its peak. The catastrophe came without warning, and the sudden and devastating catastrophe occurred in different regions and countries at the same time. In the aftermath of the disaster, there are not many records left of the people who survived the disaster. Just clearly noted that this is the first big break!
There are less than 10,000 remaining human beings, but they are all wise men and leaders in all walks of life. That is why the world catastrophe is called destruction rather than destruction. It leaves behind the seeds, just as the world does not want humanity to perish completely. A new chapter has opened for the world, but a different civilization has emerged, taking a completely different path from the "Age of Technology" known as the "First Age".
At a time when people have forgotten about the Great Destruction, it comes again.
"Huge fireballs fell from the sky, and everywhere they hit they were destroyed, and they could burn everything up; There are countless monsters crawling out of the sea, some of them are exactly the same as the water elemental, but they are even more violent, and they kill everywhere they go; The wind was raging, and the tornado was mixed with strange colored thunder and lightning, which seemed to be born to destroy all things, and everything was razed to the ground. I know it's the end of the Age of Magic. Another legendary ruin has arrived..."—"The End is Coming" by Peter Pan Chopper, "The Last Holy Magister on Earth".
The torn book, made of unknown materials, not completely destroyed. It is the only historical fact that has a complete account of the Great Destruction - it expounds what the author saw and heard at that time, and there are some peculiar ideas and inferences.
The harbor is said to have been there before the city was founded, and it is known as one of the "Great Wonders". What humanity is certain now is that it existed before the War of Destruction 10,000 years ago, and that the war did not destroy it. On the contrary, the earliest towns in the West after the war were built because of it. The city of Normas is also named after this harbor.
Xinghai was reminded by Lausanne and looked hard. Sure enough, I found that on the coast, on a huge embankment made of boulders, there were several characters carved on it that were tens of meters high, extending to the sea. Six words, iron and silver hooks, deep into the stone, silver-colored, sparkling on the shore and in the sea. I don't know if the first three words have been erased by someone, or if there was some accident, they are already blurred. The last three big characters are the distinctive "Normas". From that word, we can see the spirit of the letterer, domineering, and imposing. Everyone who notices the big words will feel that the words are engraved on their hearts, and Xinghai will feel the faint sadness revealed between the words.
"You don't feel wrong, everyone says, although it is shocking to look at the words. But regardless of the name of the seawall or the fact that it was not pleasant to see what happened back then. Because everybody more or less saw the decisiveness...", Lausanne whispered to him.
There are more than 4,000 ships parked in the huge harbor, the largest ones are hundreds of meters long, and the smaller ones are only a few tens of meters; There are all kinds of strange styles, sailing ships and mechanical boats, as well as all kinds of strange shapes of ships. It's neatly arranged, as if you're at a boat exhibition. So many ships occupy 1/2 of the harbor, and the rest is empty. On the left side of these ships, there is a pier in the middle of the harbor, hundreds of meters long, which extends to the middle of the sea, which seems to be dedicated to landing. Several huge lifting devices for loading and unloading large cargo stand tall on the shore. The harbor was quiet, there were not a few people, only the sound of ships being pushed by the waves and the waves crashing.
The old captain explained to Xinghai that this was because today was a day off. The dockers were busy resting and went to the bar. The weekly rest day is thunderous. Ships that arrive on this day will not be able to unload until the next day. This is because, in the past, there used to be a day every week when the sea was very violent, and strong winds and waves could send people flying into the sky. It was believed that there was no worship of the sea, so it became a sea festival, and it gradually evolved into a rest day.
When Xinghai asked the old captain, he didn't believe that the storm was the reason why he didn't sacrifice to the sea. The old captain laughed and said, "I don't know, but I know that it's always good to rest." However, it is said that in the past, Normas was hit by storms and tsunamis every year, but since the festival has been held, it has rarely happened. ”
Above the harbour, there are neat palm trees, evenly distributed on both sides of the road. At several intersections, palm trees can also be seen, stretching into the invisible distance. There are many small two-storey houses, mainly of stone and brick. Uniform white walls, blue roofs, and occasionally many creepers on the walls. It's a pleasing sight to behold. In the distance, far from the shore, some tall buildings began to take place. The light reflected from those roofs was colorful and dazzling.
Xinghai stared into the distance, the tall tower that was said to be in the center of the city. A hundred-meter-tall tower-shaped building, all white, is the center of Normas's Hunters' Guild, and the Adventurers' Guild is also there. There were huge seagulls flying overhead, and Xinghai longed to fly over the tower like them.
The boat docked at the dock, and the captain drove them off the boat and then stopped on the other side of the port. "Rookies, you've arrived ashore, have a good trip, and you're lucky to have arrived safely." As the captain spoke, he casually glanced at the sea of stars. The first mate handed Xinghai a black crystal card, saying that it was an extra vessel. Xinghai was holding the card and looking left and right, but was pulled by Lausanne to say goodbye to everyone. Marr and Richie hugged each other and hurried away. They are going to catch a car, and today they may have the opportunity to get on the bus back to their hometown, and two years away has made him feel like an arrow in his heart. Many people had to wait a few more days for Normas to return, and Xinghai decided to follow Lausanne and the Rocky brothers for two days. After all, this is a completely foreign world to him, and life on the island is too different from here. He had to learn it quickly and get used to it.
Normas was the largest commercial city in the Western Continent Empire. It has its own uniqueness, except for the specialties shipped back from overseas. There are also many landlocked countries that transport and exchange products for the islands. This is a real logistics hub. The reason is that many of these islands, like the Island of Greed. Either it is difficult to land, the monsters on the island are vicious, the islanders are fierce, and the people are tough; Either the route is biased, in some reef concentrations, or there are sea monsters everywhere, which is difficult to reach; What's more, some islands are in a special climate all year round, such as heavy rain, thunderstorms... Dangerous and abnormal. As a result, some products can only be exchanged with the islanders, because outsiders are forbidden to enter the island, or it is difficult to hunt. Some specialties can only be collected by adventurers with their lives and luck.