The palace is abandoned, and the walls are ruined.

This was originally the scene that Lin An saw after entering the Mountain of Light.

But in fact, Lin An found that he had underestimated the hatred of the Deep Blue Law God for the Holy See.

There were no ruins of the temple at all, only the exposed foundation showed that there was once a magnificent temple complex built on the hill above it, but not a single brick and stone pillar of the temple that was originally built on it was visible.

The Deep Blue Law God actually completely erased the traces of the Holy See in this half-plane, if it weren't for Lin An being an insider, he wouldn't have dared to believe that this was once the secret place of the Holy See.

The environment in the half-plane is not much different from what Lin An speculated.

It is about more than 100,000 acres, the terrain is dominated by plains, and the remaining one-fifth of the mountains have built large shrines, and on the plains are large undeveloped forests, lakes and grasslands, a lake and mountains, beautiful.

The law of light in this half-plane has the upper hand, making people feel that the light is extraordinarily bright, and looking at the mountains where the temples are located in the distance, there is even an illusion that the mountains are shrouded in a hazy white light.

Only when a strong person with a strong perception like Lin An enters, can he find that the proportion of light elements in the entire space is more than double that in the normal state, and if the priest of the Holy See casts a divine spell in this environment, the difficulty will be greatly reduced, and the effect will be twice the result with half the effort.

However, the overall law of this half-plane is quite balanced, and the concentration of light elements in the space is not high enough for normal people to live in it, and the positive energy contained in it will also make the people who live in it feel happy.

Another proof that the half-plane law is more stable and complete is that after two or three days. The great battles that once took place in the Half-Plane have completely subsided and traced.

Lin An had already prepared to discover the local imbalance of the elements and even the appearance of the dead demon area, but the current situation was far better than she thought.

This is also a necessary condition, after all, if the Mountain of Light is to be used to transport troops, there must first be conditions for transporting troops, if you put 100,000 troops in it, most of them will die directly, that is, lift a stone and shoot yourself in the foot.

Lin Anzai carefully patrolled and made sure that there was nothing in the Mountain of Light that would cause damage to ordinary people, this half-dimensional area was more than enough for 100,000 people to live, if it was only a day and a half of a day to temporarily station. The number of people can be increased tenfold.

Of course. Residency is not possible, the half-plane law is not complete enough, and the ecological environment is also fragile, if millions of people are resident. But the rate at which plants metabolize oxygen is a problem.

Tell the Saxons about the situation in the Mountain of Light. The Saxons were overjoyed. "Really? Can even garrison millions of troops? ”

"Yes."

Lin An replied affirmatively, and then poured him a basin of cold water:

"But the amount of energy it takes for a million troops to enter the half-plane is not a small number - that's not the most important thing. The point is, the sudden disappearance of millions of troops, do you think you can hide it from the eyes and ears of the demons? ”

Merlin's army has expanded so far, and the total number of troops has just exceeded 3 million, half of which are recruits who have never been on the battlefield.

"You're right." Saxon calmed down, "But the area of the half-plane is so large, and the tactical space that can provide us with options is much larger." "It's always a good thing.

Tactics or something, it's not Lin An's specialty, she didn't comment.

After saying the matter of the Mountain of Light, Lin An was ready to leave.

Saxon did not stay, and said to Lin An: "I will send a royal lady to your palace in two days, she is familiar with etiquette, and will explain to you the precautions required for the engagement ceremony." ”

"Okay, when I have two spells in the sky." Lin An frowned and said.

This is a must, their engagement ceremony is just eight days later, and the steps have been simplified to the point that they can't be simplified anymore, no matter how much Lin An doesn't care in front of the Saxons, he must also take it very seriously to the outside world, otherwise this engagement will lose its meaning.

Thinking of this, Lin An asked, "Have you revealed the all-out attack of the demon clan?" How did the nobles react? ”

"It's calm, although it's a little turbulent, but as long as they don't all disappear overnight and run away with their families, I don't see it." Saxon said lightly.

There are still three caves in the cunning rabbit, not to mention the great nobles who have been inherited for thousands of years?

It's just that the demon disaster is a catastrophe for the entire human race and the Muse Continent, no matter where those big nobles hide the children of the family, there is a possibility of being discovered by the demons, and there is no absolutely safe place under a full-scale war.

Lin An was in a good place, if she was the patriarch of those big nobles, at most she would not put all her eggs in one basket.

After understanding that the situation is critical, the nobles in their sober minds will understand that actively preparing for war is their best attitude, unless they have made up their minds to join the demons from the beginning.

Not to mention the aristocracy, the royal family is also doing the same thing, the blood inheritance is something that every family must consider when facing life and death, and the Saxons are also secretly arranging the children of the royal family to various places to spread the risk.

Thinking of taking refuge in the Demon Clan, Lin An talked about the Soul Evil Worm, "According to my speculation, the Demon Clan should not put all its bets on that Demon Martial God." ”

Saxon was shocked, "Is there no way to prevent people from turning people into puppets in this way?" ”

"It's hard, unless the will is strong enough."

Otherwise, with the background of the magic dynasty, it would not have been tricked without warning.

Lin paused, "However, the pollution of soul evil insects is limited after all, and the number is extremely rare, the demon clan should only be used to deal with the royal families of a few countries, and the collapse of the magic dynasty is just a special case." ”

The main reason why the magical dynasty collapsed so quickly was because they were unified and had a strict class system.

As a result, once the central mind of the Magic Dynasty is paralyzed, the limbs will be leaderless, and no one can command, while the demons will come prepared, defeat the counterattack organized by the Magic Dynasty in the shortest possible time, and completely paralyze the entire Magic Dynasty with a blitzkrieg.

But at present, the human race is divided into three parts of the world, and there are many small countries under the empire, and it is unlikely that the demon race will want to carry out beheading tactics again. The human race will also make the tricks of the demon race succeed again, and they have already taken precautions.

The Saxon understood, but his brow still did not loosen.

Looking at the overall situation, the Merlin royal family must be the primary target of the demon clan, even if Pompey has the protection of the forbidden array, the soul evil insect may not have a chance to attack.

After a while, he spoke, "I will inform the people below of this matter, and be sure to closely monitor the family members who leave the city, and the important ministers must not leave the inner city lightly." ”

Lin An nodded.

Pompey's underground is also off-limits. The core of the ruins is underneath. The protection is stronger than on the ground, and the other two countries are a little weaker in this regard, speaking of which Pompey is the most difficult city to be targeted, and the soul worm can only attack those who leave the city at most.

Saxon suddenly said: "The people of the Royal Esoteric Order." It must also be monitored. ”

"Are you worried about ......"

Lin An was taken aback. Wake up:

That's right. If the Soul Worm can't attack Pompey, who has a strong prohibition, and she is a Demon Legend, she will definitely turn to the Royal Secret Law Group and the Sword Saint Mountain, two places that are leaned on as horns.

There are many strong people in these two places. But it is not enough to make the demon legend jealous.

And the royal secret magic group and the mages and warriors under the command of the Sword Saint Mountain served in various key positions in the imperial capital, if they were accused of poisoning Pompey's water source, or assassinating the emperor and important ministers, Pompey would also be in chaos, or even destroyed overnight.

"Okay, no matter what your identity is, as long as you find a problem, you will be prosecuted!"

Lin An not only agreed, but also immediately went out of the city to the residence of the Royal Secret Law Group and convened a meeting of the elders.

It was the first time that the elders had heard of the reason why Lin An had killed the Demon Martial God.

"Die well, it's the retribution of fate!" Master Beyolai was furious, "This kind of filthy and filthy thing has not been cut off!" ”

"You also know about the soul worms?" Lin An asked.

She wasn't surprised, the founder of the Hidden Legacy was a remnant of the Magic Dynasty, and it was only natural that she knew something about the history of the past.

She deliberately disclosed the matter of the soul evil insect to the elders, and the precaution was only one of the purposes, and it was more in the hope that the hidden inheritance could have a way to restrain the soul evil worm.

The results were disappointing, and the elders had no better choice.

Although they deduced some of the characteristics of the soul evil insect, after all, they did not have the ability of the Deep Blue Law God, and they were not like Lin An who had even seen all the contents of this secret method, and even the name of the soul evil insect was said by Lin An.

But brainstorming is not without its rewards.

After listening to Lin An's description of the Soul Evil Worm Secret Method, Master Isolde didn't ask her how she knew about it, and put forward an idea:

"Listening to your description, the soul worm uses the evil thoughts of the human heart as the soil, and it sounds like an evil spirit or a devil-like thing."

Evil spirits and demons?

Lin An's eyes lit up, by the way, why didn't she think of it?

Evil spirits are evil things born from the malicious collection of evil thoughts in the human heart, and the devil feeds on the evil thoughts of the human heart.

That is the ability to manipulate people's minds with the help of their evil thoughts -- in novels and operas, there are often sayings such as "I feel that a devil lives in my heart" and "an evil spirit is born in my heart", which comes from the ability of evil spirits and devils.

And the ability of soul worms to turn people into puppets and be difficult to defend against their invasion is also very similar to that of demons and evil spirits?

The soul insect is artificially created and cultivated, and many characteristics are very different from evil spirits and devils, and it is a living creature, it is precisely because of this that Lin An has not connected it with devils and evil spirits, and now it is penetrated, and many places are connected.

“…… Some of the methods used against the devil must also work on the soul worm. ”

After Master Grant finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

The masters exchanged glances with each other, as if they all understood something, but it was like some taboo, and no one said it.

After a long while, Master Biyulai said slowly, "So, we have to go to that place." ”

Lin An had already come back to her senses at this time, because she was used to splitting her mind, she didn't miss her previous words, "What the master said, is it a chaotic swamp?" ”

The masters were silent, and Lin An ushered in many surprised glances.

"The Great Elder knows that place too?" Master Biyulai was very surprised, and this surprise was not just aimed at Lin An knowing the existence of the Chaotic Swamp.

As soon as Lin An changed his mind, he immediately understood, "Can't you mention the name there, will it be sensed by their devil?" "She's naturally no stranger to all the methods of witches.

Names are magical and have an important place in witchcraft, and the devil makes a contract with the witch by virtue of his real name, and the witch can summon the devil as long as she pronounces the devil's name in her heart.

In the same way, witches can also give the magic of names to certain things.

One of the most common cases is that anyone who mentions the name of a witch's retreat, or thinks of it in their mind, is struck by the devil of the witch's contract.

In the Muse Continent, witches were also once very prosperous, but with the fading of the bloodline, they have long since declined, and only a few live in seclusion and chaos swamps, and rarely are born.

As the last retreat of witches, the Swamp of Chaos naturally does not welcome any outsiders to enter, that is, a place like the hermitage, because of its long history, it is inevitable to intersect with them.

Master Biyulai must have known some of the taboos of witches, so it's no wonder that when they mention it, they seem so secretive.

"It doesn't matter, it's too far away, they can sense the general direction at most, and they won't know who I am." Lin An said firmly.

Master Grant was surprised, "The Great Elder seems to know quite a bit about witchcraft?" ”

The witches of the Chaos Swamp are hostile to outsiders, hardly giving anyone a chance to come into contact with them, and the witchcraft is unpredictable and unpredictable, and even if it is surmised that the witches of the Chaos Swamp may not be very powerful, no one wants to make a feud with them.

The hermit lineage knows that they have existed for so many years, and their knowledge of witches is limited to a very limited extent.

Lin An smiled and didn't answer, pulling the topic back on track.

"If you want to ask them to help, then you don't have to, the power of their contract comes from chaos and disaster, and I wish that the more chaotic this continent is, the better, and the idea of race has no value in their minds. And most importantly—"

She smiled faintly, "When it comes to understanding the devil, they may not be as good as me." ”

The archmages looked at each other.

It's not that he doesn't believe Lin An's words, because Lin An never exaggerates, Master Grant asked: "Then what about the soul evil worm ......?"

"Leave this to me. Of course, don't let your guard down, except for those who can't rush back in a short period of time from the mages under the secret law group, who are still in the imperial capital, don't make trouble during this time, otherwise no one will be able to save them. ”

"Yes, Grand Elder." The crowd responded.

"So is there anything else you can do?"

"Yes." Master Heinz spoke up, "Regarding the development of the second-generation communication crystal, Master Gibran and Isolde have completed the finished product, and the manufacturing cost has increased slightly, but the two research goals of confidentiality and stability have been achieved. ”

"Really? That's great news! ”

Lin An was overjoyed, "Then inform Your Majesty and the other two countries of this good news as soon as possible, and now the wartime communication problem can finally be assured!" ”

(To be continued)(To be continued......

PS: The next chapter is officially going to war.