Chapter 23: The Imperial Palace

In a royal garden surrounded by thick walls in the Emerald City, there are three quaint marble statues, one is the guardian beast of Garland, one is a story character from the Salvation Sect, and one is the hero of Garland's founding.

Friedreel led Rickrell and the rest of Taru to find it. After observing the three statues and the surrounding walls, he ordered the warriors to reverse the direction of the statues so that their faces pointed to the three Garland emblems carved on the adjacent walls.

After the sculpture was turned, Friedlier walked up to one of the emblems and pressed it vigorously as the people looked at him hesitantly. With Friedlier's hard press, the entire stone with the emblem slowly sank into the wall.

Tharu was amazed at what happened, and they were looking forward to what would happen next. However, until Friedlier pressed the stone with the emblem to the bottom and stopped moving, nothing unusual appeared in the entire garden.

Under the bewildered gaze of the crowd, Friedlier turned back and motioned to Evenson and Tarregalil, and they also ran to the two emblems on the other two walls.

After the three stones engraved with the emblem were pressed by the three of them at the same time, the three marble statues in the garden suddenly shook. Everyone looked sideways again, but saw that the stone statue pedestal was then flooded with a puff of dust, and with the scattered dust, the three stone sculptures actually slowly descended to the ground in sync.

As the stone sculptures slowly descended from the surface of the ground into the ground, a loud creaking sound was inexplicably heard from an empty meadow in the garden. Searching for the creaking sound, Friedlier saw a large rectangular slab clung to the thin turf on top of it and caved into it.

As one end of the stone slab tilted and collapsed, everyone found that the grass was originally hollow, and the grass was only held up by the big stone slab. The creaking stopped, the slate slowly settled, and Friedlier saw a large and deep passage appear in the garden, beneath the slate.

Seeing this scene, the Phyton warriors and Taru looked at each other in disbelief. They have always been a blood-drinker, and at this moment they are all amazed by this kind of mechanism made by the Jialan people.

Eriel of Raven Island stepped forward and patted Friedriel on the shoulder, then ordered his warrior to light the torches.

"Be careful. Oliel. Friedreel saw that Ariel was going to be the first to enter it, so he said to him.

Oliel nodded, and he, accompanied by several Raven Island warriors, took the lead through the sloping grass with torches, and walked down the dark pathway.

After leaving some of the warriors to guard the garden and the entrance, the rest of Taru and the warriors lit torches and entered the underground tunnels in turn.

When Friedlier entered it, he saw that the corridor was not narrow. The entire corridor was made of bricks in the form of a vault, and even if it was only in the middle of the room, it was very easy to march seven or eight heavily armed Featon warriors side by side. But even so, as the corridor continues to decline and extend, it gradually begins to give people an indescribable sense of oppression and suffocation.

"It's too dark in here." Tyrell walked over to Friedreel with a torch and whispered, "It's still damp." ”

"Stay focused, Tyrell." Friedreel didn't want to listen to Tyrell's whining, and the unknown darkness made him nervous.

After walking for a while, the stone road began to turn slowly. Moving on, on both sides of the road, Friedlier found a number of broken crockpots and utensils scattered on the ground, as well as abandoned carts.

Ariel and a few of the Raven Island warriors were at the front, and as they progressed deeper into the tunnel, there was more and more debris on the ground, and they had to slow down and clear some of the debris that was blocking their progress. Friedlear stepped forward to see that most of the debris was a broken wagon and a scattered empty cargo box. Friedlier ordered Tyrell to stay where he was, so that he could warn the fighters arriving in the rear to be careful of debris and to prevent crowding.

Friedrier stepped forward quickly, and he reached the front of the line and continued with Elliel. After a short time, a snow crow warrior walking by the wall of the corridor with a torch in hand called out to Elir, "Look here, Taru, there is a door here. ”

Eriel and Friedreel walked at the same time, and they found that there was indeed a small door hidden on the side of the corridor, and it was really difficult to detect the existence of that door if they were not careful.

Elliel pushed open the secret door, and he found that it was a small dark room, and as he hesitated, Friedrier stepped into the dark room with a torch. He approached the dark room and lit it with a torch, and found that there was a bed in the room, as well as a few simple household items scattered around, as well as a few armor and blades.

He picked up a longsword on the ground and examined it by the firelight, and found that it was exquisitely forged, with Garland's oak badge engraved on the hilt, and the blade of the sword shining cold even in this damp and dim environment.

Friedlier ordered the warriors to collect their scattered armor and move on. After passing through a large and empty space, an iron fence gate appeared in front of the corridor. The iron gate was so badly corroded that only one person could pass through the gap it had opened, and Eriel quickly ordered the warriors of Raven Island to form a shield formation and knock it down. The loud sound of the iron gate falling echoed through the corridor, and Friedlier could hear that there was still a long way to go.

"How long do you have to go?" Tarubaibosen of Frozen Rain Island rushed forward and asked Friedlier impatiently.

"I don't know." Friedlier said.

"How could you not know?" Baiberson asked him, "You brought everyone here." ”

"That doesn't mean I've been here, Baibosen." "Are you afraid of something?" ”

"Nope." "There's nothing that scares me. I'd like to see what the hell you're up to. ”

Moving on, there was another iron gate, this time open. Behind the iron gates, Elliel discovers two dark chambers, one on the left and one on the right, hidden within the walls on either side. The two dark rooms, like the previous one, were nothing more than scattered with some daily necessities and weapons.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Friedlier suddenly heard the warrior at the front shouting, "There is no way!" ”

Friedrear's heart tightened, and he took two quick steps to the warrior's side. He found that there was indeed no way.

What appeared in front of me was a wall.

Friedlier looked at the wall in disbelief, then quickly took a torch and took a look at the wall. It is indeed a wall, and the corridor ends abruptly here, and ends there.

"What's going on, Friedrear?" Elliel also looked at the wall and asked Friedreel.

Friedlier shook his head, he didn't speak, he just continued to look at the wall with a torch.

He searched again, and found that there were no markings or traps on the wall, it was an ordinary wall. He looked around again, and the wall in front of him and the wall of the corridor were all in one, and there was nothing abnormal, this was indeed the end.

"It's a dead end, Friedlier." Peterson from Stormwind Island walked through the line and came to the front of the wall and said, "I hope you can give me an explanation." ”

Friedlier looked at the wall in front of him in confusion, but he still didn't speak. People began to question him, and the warriors began to get agitated in the dark.

Friedreer repeatedly looked at the walls around him, but found nothing. He stared at the wall until Evenson reached him and asked in a whisper and eagerness, "Taru, what's going on?" ”

Friedreer shook his head.

"Taru, can you tell me now, how did you know about this place?" Evenson continued to ask in a whisper.

"Someone told me." Friedlier whispered.

"Who? Did someone give you the wrong information? Could this be a trap?! Evenson asked.

"Siberis." Fridlier discarded the burning torches, and he leaned in the corner, leaning on the wall with his hands and whispering, "It was Sibriss who told me. ”

"This wicked witch, she must have lied to you." Evenson suddenly felt annoyed and said fiercely, "I'm going back and kill her." ”

"Wait a minute!" Friedreer suddenly said, "Maybe this wall... The back is empty .."

"What did you say, my brother?" Eriel of Raven Island approached with a torch and asked after hearing Friedreel's words.

"It's empty behind this wall, and this isn't the end of this passage." Friedreel said, turning his head to look at Oliel.

Elliel knocked on the stone wall with his hand, and then knocked on the stone wall of the corridor on one side and said, "It doesn't sound like the back of this wall is empty. Tell me, what did you find? My brother. ”

"The new wall was built with stone bricks from both sides of the corridor to make it look and feel the same as when it was knocked on, and I thought the idea was that it was built with the corridor and that this was the end of the corridor. However, the bricks behind the wall, which are empty, and the tiles behind the walls on both sides that are filled with soft soil, although there is almost no difference in the feeling and sound when knocked, there is a slight difference in the humidity of the wall in terms of the feeling of touching. ”

When Eriel heard this, he handed the torch to the warrior beside him, and like Friedreel, he touched the wall of the road with one hand and the wall at the end of the road with the other. After a moment, he turned and whispered to Friedlier, "To be honest, I didn't feel any difference. But, brother, I believe in you. ”

Friedleer smiled lightly and said, "Looks like it's going to have to knock down this wall to prove it." ”

Elliel had wanted the warrior to find the striker, but it was clear that that would have taken a lot of time.

So, under his coordination, strong Featun warriors from several different islands formed a column of shields.

At Ariel's command, the warriors who formed the shield roared and charged the brick wall. The tremendous momentum generated by the many fighters caused the fighters at the front of the team to be injured or even fractured. Even so, the brave warriors continued to ram the brick wall. The walls also began to show signs of loosening as they continued to hit.

With smoke and bricks falling, the wall collapsed into a breach. Friedlier's hanging heart was finally let go. Eriel took the torch and looked behind the wall, and he saw that it was indeed empty, and the road was still continuing.

Stepping over the brick wall, Friedlier felt the corridor begin to rise, and then a ray of sunlight shone in from the end of the corridor.

Friedlier looked at the sunlight and smiled, and immediately pulled out the "Nightfall" and held it in his hand. He turned and whispered to everyone, "Warriors keep their shields. Hurry forward. ”

Led by Friedlier, everyone trotted towards the light in the distance.

Friedlier was the first to rush out of the corridor, and when he came to the corridor and saw the scene before him, he was stunned for a moment.

Even though Sibriss had told him and described the scene in her slightly jerky Featonian language, Friedlier couldn't imagine what it would be like. Now, it was only when he was standing here that Friedrier finally understood why Cybriss had used the word Phaedon, Wonderland, when describing it to him.

Friedlier was greeted by a pure garden paradise, and he saw that it was a valley, a beautiful valley surrounded by impassable mountains. In the distance, a clear stream flows down from the majestic snow-capped mountains, and grass and flowers cover the valley ground. Elegant and ornate classical Garland buildings are scattered in the valley, and the white-walled and blue-roofed towns and quiet farmhouses are clustered together with a beautiful royal palace. The sanctuary on the side of the palace is even more exquisitely built, and the golden eight-pointed star is reflecting a dazzling light at the apex.

"Here.... It's unbelievable. Eriel said, staring at everything in front of him.

"I didn't expect that there was such a beautiful place hidden in the mountains behind the Emerald City." Evenson sighed as he looked at the prospect.

Friedreel smiled and said to Evenson, "Now you don't hate Siberis so much. ”

Evenson smiled awkwardly.

"Spot the enemy!" A Pheton warrior suddenly roared.

Friedlier looked up and saw fifty or sixty Garland soldiers in ornate armor forming a simple formation and killing in this direction.

The first few Taru who came out of Yongdao, they looked at each other, smiled and said nothing. Even the dozen or so warriors who came out first were very relaxed, and they even put down the shields they were holding and watched the Garlan warriors run towards them with axes in their hands.

As the Fitton warriors kept running out of the corridor. The number of Pheton people who entered this fairyland quickly increased from twenty or thirty at the beginning to more than a hundred, and at this time, the fifty or sixty soldiers of Garland obviously noticed this, and they stopped moving forward, and they watched in horror as the Pheton warriors continued to emerge. After a moment of panic, they did not have time to get close to the place and began to flee halfway through.

None of Taru gave the order to let his own warriors chase after him. They waited for the follow-up warriors to pass through the tunnel, two hundred, three hundred, and eventually thousands.

After the army had assembled in the flower-covered meadow, they marched into the city in an orderly manner under the leadership of their respective Taru.

With the arrival of the Featon army, many residents began to flee for the wind, and many knelt in place and begged for forgiveness, and the scattered Garland soldiers had long since disappeared.

The originally picturesque town was immediately plunged into chaos and bloodshed after a battle cry.

Fourteen Taru also allowed his soldiers to raid and raid the town, and they rushed to the palace with their guards. After destroying the ornate but not solid gates of the palace, the Tarus entered it.

Entering the palace courtyard, the extravagant furnishings and landscaping were an eye-opener for the Fetton people, and when they entered the palace interior, the magnificence of it made these people from the barren island feel dizzy and stunned.

Luga Dosea was amazed to find that even the reliefs on the walls of the palace were embedded with countless rare gems. She walked up to a wall, drew her dagger, plucked out the eyes of a mythical figure, and held it in her hand. Friedlear saw that they were two priceless black spinels.

Walking through the towering and bright main hall of the palace, everyone heard what seemed to be the sobbing of women.

Friedlier searched for a sound and came to a white wooden door with gold threads. He kicked the wooden door open, and found that the room was filled with terrified maids. The maids were also frightened to the fact that the door was opened and they saw the Phettons in front of them, and they were so frightened that they shrank and screamed.

Parr walked into the house, grabbed a maid, and pushed her deeper into the palace, motioning for her to lead the way. But the maid was obviously frightened and did not understand what Parr meant, and she collapsed to the ground crying, begging for mercy from Parr, and even wetting her pants from the fright.

Seeing this, Friedlier pulled her up, and then said to her a Garland word that he had learned from Siberys, king. At this point, the maid took a timid step and led everyone slowly towards the deep palace with a complicated porch.

After passing through several ornate palaces and killing any men you find.

In a lavish dormitory, Friedlier meets the real King Garland. A middle-aged man with a golden beard, a fat head and big ears, who was already pale with fright at the moment, and curled up on the ground.

He was found in the dormitory with two young girls.

Friedlier stepped forward and lifted the clothes of a crying girl, and he saw that her back was covered with knife marks.