Volume I: The Vanishing Land, Chapter XXVIII
Outside the camp of the Giant Gate Outpost, Vaughn is leading his team on a routine patrol, it has been three days since the Echo of the Gods opened, and in these three days, there have been dozens of times more Blats who have raided the outpost than usual, making them feel pressure, especially just after the ice-breaking period, at this time in previous years, they would choose to close the Giant Gate Tunnel to prevent a large number of Blats from pouring in, but not long ago there was an order from the Red Fortress that the tunnel would not be closed for the time being, waiting for the return of the High Priest of Kule.
"Captain, what's the password for today?" Vaughn asked early in the morning, when he came to the inquirer's tent, and happened to meet them getting up early to get dressed up.
"Chill it. Vaughn glanced at the turbulent glacier, which had been swollen down with a large amount of broken ice from the melt water upstream, and the riverbed had risen so much in the past few days that he had to order his soldiers to strengthen the levees every day in order to prevent the glacier from bursting.
"Yes!" the inquirer began to give orders to the whole team as soon as he arrived, and Vaughn enjoyed the rare leisure time of the early morning.
"Who!" When he returned to the Giant Gate outpost, he suddenly found that there seemed to be a special aura fluctuation at the mouth of the outpost tunnel, so he led a guard team to quickly rush to this place.
"Vaughn, why did you come to the Giant Gate Outpost?" a familiar voice came, Vaughn motioned for everyone to stand back, he quickened his pace and walked into the tunnel, a dark blue portal appeared in front of him, and it was Kule and Taylor who walked out.
"My chief priest, I hope you're back!" Vaughn hurried up to him and saluted him, then hugged him.
As soon as Kule stepped out of the portal, he noticed that there was something unusual in the direction of the fortress, and he would not admit that he was mistaken, so he hurriedly lowered his voice and asked, "Vaughn, the fortress has opened the echo of the gods?" What does it mean for him to open this defense in the way of nature.
"Yes, the fortress was opened just three days ago, and now most of the passages leading to the fortress are closed except here, and if you come back two days late, I'm afraid there will be no one here. Vaughn said helplessly.
"Why? Could it be that the Fourth Legion of Blatter is attacking the fortress in an all-out way?" said Kule, and the most critical situation could be imagined was that the Fourth Legion had crossed the desert of Dazerlir and began to march on the fortress.
"I'm afraid it's worse than that, three days agoβ" Vaughn was about to say, and when he found that Taylor was still with them, he asked, "Chief High Priest, who is this?"
"Oh, this is the secret envoy of the Church of the Sacrifice of Brett, and I have been ordered by the Bishop to investigate the movements of the Fourth Legion in the Santo Tomar Mountains, Lord Taylor, please go to the tent and rest first, and I will come later. Knowing that what Vaughn said must be top secret, Culle lets Taylor go first.
After seeing Taylor leave, Vaughn continued: "Three days ago, the church and the military office received a military report from the front line of the Luo River, and Colon and the old chief priest sent a map, and then the blockade of the whole territory of Red began, you see, this is an order from the military office of the fortress. β
Kule took it and looked at it, and the shocking two big characters were marked on the map, and he was instantly dazed, and only after a long time did he tremble and say, "Your Highness Victor?"
"Yes, Cologne and they are now rushing to the southwest camp, and it is estimated that there will be news in the next two days, and the quinine edelweiss army has also been recalled. Vaughn lowered his voice again and whispered in Curle's ear.
"Even the Edelweiss are back?"
"Yes, yesterday they officially entered the fortress to defend Red, and the bishop also rushed to the southwest camp this morning, so now except for us, basically all the defenders in the territory of Red are stationed in the camp on the border of the province. Vaughn said.
"No wonder the Bishop asked you to come and wait for me to come back at the Giant Gate outpost, in that case, do me a favor and help me send Lord Taylor to the border of the Mason Forest, at this time he can't enter the Red Fortress, so he can only send him back first. Culle said to Vaughn, "He has what the Oracle has told him, don't embarrass him, I'll wait for you before I go to the fortress." β
"Oracle, you met the oracle on your trip, and why didn't she come back with you? One of the bishop's orders was to look for the oracle. Vaughn was also very surprised, the oracle Ai Ling had not been seen in the continent for many years.
"Well, you don't know why, and besides, can I still stop her?And after all these years, has anyone persuaded her to come back?" Kule was helpless in his heart, unless the oracle himself was willing to untie the knot, even if Red opened the door to her, she would not come back.
The two were silent for a while, and then Kurer thought of something, and asked, "Are they back, Bedo?"
"Bedo, he came back yesterday, it's good, he's going to the front with the bishop today, what's the matter, did something happen to you?"
"It's nothing, it's okay, this trip has indeed encountered a lot of things, wait back to the fortress to talk about it in detail, now finish the things in front of you first." Kule glanced at Taylor in the military tent in the distance, and if it weren't for the urgency of the situation, he would have wanted Taylor to stay a little longer.
After Taylor returned to the military tent, he closed his eyes alone and meditated, recalling the experience of more than half a month, especially what he saw in the Jade Temple, he could vaguely feel that the oracle had deliberately concealed something, since she had brought herself there, she must have wanted to prove something, but recalling her expression when she left, it seemed that she had gained something, but she was a little disappointed, and now something big must have happened in the territory of Red, he could now detect the tension on the soldier's face and the same aura coming from the direction of the Red Fortress, this aura was very large, not inferior to the origin aura that Assoas had come into contact withγ
"Lord Taylor, excuse me. Kule's voice came from outside the tent, and Taylor quickly got up and opened the curtain door, only to see him and Captain Vaughn, whom he had just met, come to him.
"Lord Taylor, this is Vaughan, my old friend, and he will take you to the border of the Mason Forest, and I will not accompany you if I have some important business to rush back to the fortress. β
"The chief priest has been troubled for many days. Taylor bowed to him.
"Well, if you have a chance to see you again in the future, or if you want to ask Your Excellency for advice, then don't pass it first. Kule bowed in return, and then left the post for the fortress.
After seeing Kule leave, Vaughn on the side spoke, "Your Excellency, please come with me." Taylor followed Vaughn to a remote place outside the outpost, and Vaughn looked around, then turned back to Taylor and said, "Your Excellency, I must temporarily block your breath until the border, please forgive me. β
Taylor secretly looked at Vaughn in military uniform in front of him, and had some doubts in his heart, whether it was Red or Brett, the people who sacrificed to serve in the army were very rare, first, the sacrifice was originally very precious, compared to the battle charge, they played a greater role in logistics and supply, and secondly, most of the sacrificial physique was unqualified, although this point has changed since Taylor came to Red, but most of the sacrificial physique is not suitable for serving in the army, not to mention that the Vaughn in front of him is still a senior officer at the level of a military commander.
"Okay, please begin. Although he had some doubts, since he was an old friend of Kule, he would not pose any threat to himself, and he still believed in the character of the chief priest. Just when Taylor was ready to accept the ceremony, he suddenly found himself in a trance, and then the breath of his whole body seemed to be withdrawn from his body, his body and breath seemed to exist in different spaces, and a strong sense of weakness instantly made him unable to stand normally, Vaughn beside him helped Taylor up, Taylor's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe that the man in military uniform in front of him was not a sacrifice, but a meditator! Also surprised is Vaughn, most of the people who accept the breath stripping will pass out, unless the breath concentration is stronger than their own or equivalent to their own, they may be able to hold on, but the little priest in front of him actually withstood the breath stripping, and it is also a weak blue breath sacrifice, which has to make Vaughn look at Taylor with admiration.
"I didn't expect Your Excellency to have such a strong mental power, but I advise Your Excellency to close your eyes, the next journey will not be easy. With that, he straddled Taylor around his waist with one hand, and tore the space in front of him with the other, and then after a brief pop, Vaughn and Taylor disappeared in place. With just one space jump, Taylor couldn't bear to pass out anymore, and when he woke up again, he had already reached the entrance to the Mason Forest.
Is this the peculiar ability of a meditator? Taylor was trying to wake up with his dizzy head, when suddenly a breath poured in behind him, and the blood veins and breath meridians in his body were instantly activated, and his body was much more comfortable.
"Your Excellency's blue aura is truly amazing, it is really rare to be able to have such a strong aura before awakening. Vaughn patted Taylor's shoulder and said enviously, when he took out the taylor breath from the space, he found that this child was not simple, in addition to the amazing concentration of blue aura, he also saw the existence of the origin aura, no wonder the oracle would take care of this child.
"Your Excellency is actually a meditator, which can be regarded as an eye-opener for juniors. Taylor said sincerely.
"Not enough. Vaughn waved his hand and said: "This is the border, I will imprint the passage of the Mason Forest in the territory of Red through the breath today, and you will guide you after entering, and the part of the Mason Forest in the territory of Brett is up to your Excellency." β
"Thank you seniors, juniors say goodbye. Taylor bowed slightly, Vaughn nodded to him, turned and stepped into a crack, and vanished.
"Meditator, this power is terrifying. Taylor sighed and also stepped into the Mason Forest, leaving Brett for more than a month, some miss his home, this experience made Taylor understand a lot, and also found his own path of cultivation, walking in the forest, he found that there was a sign in front of him to guide him forward, suddenly remembered Folches, I don't know how this royal prince has been doing for more than a month.