Chapter 411
It rained heavily for two days, and the sea area was covered in dark clouds. Xinghai looked at it many times, but still couldn't see anything. The captain said that if the Cloud Swallowing Beast is successfully transformed, it will become the Ink Cloud Beast, and the evolution ability of this phantom beast is always the envy of humans. After the sky cleared, Xinghai didn't see any Ink Cloud Beast, and I don't know if it has successfully evolved.
A week later, the ship arrived at the world's largest port, Normas. Xinghai's first stop on the mainland.
Looking at the coastline from afar, the outline of the land gradually became clear, and the city at the end of the blue ocean was so magnificent, such a magnificent and huge architectural complex, so that everyone who saw it for the first time was deeply shocked.
"Wow, that's big! Xinghai stood on the railing and shouted excitedly.
"That's right, no matter how many times, you will feel very moved when you look at it from afar, such a big city, such a huge harbor. It always feels unreal, and it's really not like human beings can build it. Lausanne sighed softly.
In historical records, the world has had two major collapses. I don't know how many years have passed, I don't know what happened, everything is no longer available. What is certain is that the present world is inextricably linked to the ancient times of countless years ago, and that some things have been passed down and have never been broken. It's like power, it's like some mystical knowledge, it's like technology.
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 could only destroy and burn everything up, and out of the sea crawled out of countless monsters, some of them were exactly like the water elementals, but they were even more violent, and they killed everywhere they went, and the wind was raging, and the tornadoes were mixed with thunder and lightning of strange colors, and they 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 small ones are only a few tens of meters, and there are all kinds of strange styles, sailing ships, mechanical ships, and all kinds of strange shapes. 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.
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.