As the largest mountain range in the Euro Continent, the entire Sgut Mountains are larger than any of the Empire's provinces, occupying almost a small semi-north of the continent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoUntil now, geology has not been able to determine exactly where the northern part of the continent is located, precisely because of the Sgut Mountains. In the cold winter, the Sgut Mountains will stretch out thousands of miles of ice and snow wasteland and glaciers, all the way to the continent to the Far North Dead Ice Hell, in the middle of summer the ice melts, and will expose the coastline to varying degrees, but each time the exposed position is different, the coastal continental shelf fluctuates as if there is life, sometimes high and sometimes low, sometimes up and down. The dwarves said it was because of Mother Earth's breathing, and from the Arcanist's point of view, it was indeed due to the fluctuations of the earth elemental that stretched from the depths of the Great Mountain Range.

"It's hard work for both of you. About two hundred miles further on, you will be able to reach the Gstras Pass. In our dwarven language, that means 'Mother Earth's mouth'. Straight down from there, it is our capital, Doni Sunderland, to listen to the voice of the mother. ”

Jin Shi, who was walking in the forefront, turned around and said to Feng Yinqiu and Liu Xuanying behind him like a conscientious and courteous tour guide. At this moment, his face was already unrecognizable, and his hideous appearance and appearance were all covered by a layer of frost and snow, and the whole person looked like a round snowman.

If the distance is calculated from the beginning of Osstar City, they have already walked more than 2,000 miles in less than ten days, and have gone deep into the deepest part of the Sgut Mountain Range. And if it is considered to be a height, they are already far higher than the city of Osstar near the sea, and when the weather is a little better, they can see the clouds under their feet from a distance, of course, more often it is an endless blizzard.

Although the Sgut Mountains are the habitat of the dwarves, there is no warning on the ground, even at the height of tension with the Empire. After entering the Great Mountain Range, the altitude increase is very fast, and it only takes more than 100 miles to raise the altitude of the ground to thousands of meters. Under the ravages of a blizzard of tens of degrees below zero, no army could march in such a snowy desperate situation, and even those steel golems would freeze in this harsh climate.

Even the dwarves rarely move on the surface at high altitudes, and their dwellings are in underground caverns. According to the normal way, entering the Sgut Mountains should also be through underground cave passages, but they are not normal visitors now, and of course they cannot use the normal way.

"Hmm. This Sgut Mountain is really majestic and majestic, far better than any mountain range in the land of my Shenzhou. The landscape of this European land is indeed impressive. If you count from the sea, it must be at least three or four thousand feet high. ”

Liu Xuanying looked at the undulating mountains near and far, but he had a relaxed look. He was still wearing a robe, although there was some frost and snow on the top of his head and beard, but the exposed skin and clothes were clean, any snowflakes on it were gently slid to the side, and the low temperature that could freeze the golem seemed to be completely powerless against him, and his skin could still show a healthy ruddy color. Daomen Jindan, cold and heat do not invade, water and fire do not penetrate, and it is only in such a harsh environment that it really shows its extraordinary.

And no matter how steep the mountain road is, or the ice and snow, Liu Xuanying always walks, and the distance between the steps is basically the same, and it is always just a shallow footprint. Compared to the golden stone dwarf, which is a big snow pit under his feet, and from time to time he has to fly and leap and roll all over the ground, he is so chic and casual as if he is just walking in a picture scroll.

In Eurotic terms, this altitude is 13,480 meters above sea level. It's more than 4,000 feet. Feng Yinqiu casually used the Zero Ring Trick, looked at the arcane aura that danced between his hands, and replied. In these places, Euro Arcane is good for its flexibility and convenience.

Compared with Liu Xuanying's free swing, Feng Yinqiu's appearance at the moment is not as good, he is wrapped in a thick layer of fur, and only his head and face are exposed. But it's not that he doesn't tolerate cold, he really wants to take off these naked bodies in this cold wind, with his qi and blood, even if he doesn't use arcane assistance, he just thinks it's more comfortable.

And he didn't walk at all now, but sat cross-legged and floating in the air, or rather, on the giant hand of the force field he used. Although it looks far less chic than Liu Xuanying, comfort is really the first.

With a flutter, Jin Shi jumped high and jumped over a canyon tens of meters wide, smashing a large snow pit in the snow on the opposite side, and the steep slope of the mountain wall made him originally roll down, but after only rolling around, he was given in place by a seemingly invisible force, leaving only a large area of snow to slide down.

"I'm so sorry, I'm almost at the limit of my stamina, and I'm dragging you down. Let's find a place to rest in the neighborhood today. We'll be there tomorrow. ”

Jin Shi turned his head and said to Feng Yinqiu and Liu Xuanying who were following behind him with some gasp. A closer look reveals that his feet are sunk into a black rock formation, but the depth of the ice and snow here should be several meters deep from the actual rocky mountain, and he has relied on the earth elemental power to reshape the rock to keep himself from sliding. But using elemental power to assist in walking is undoubtedly no easy task, and with this harsh environment, it is clear that the dwarven leader can no longer support it.

"This brute can't stand it, let's stop here today, let's rest here for a night, anyway, we can get there tomorrow. Feng Yinqiu sat in mid-air and floated over, hundreds of times easier than the hard work of the Jinshi dwarf.

"It's fine. Poor Dao could also feel that his earth-line yuan power was stagnant, and it was really difficult to sustain it anymore. Liu Xuanying was also relaxed, and he walked through the canyon like a walk. Along the way, it was indeed the indigenous Jinshi who was dragging them down. If he and Feng Yinqiu were left alone, they would have already arrived in the dwarven capital.

Feng Yinqiu casually found a seemingly stable mountain top, stretched out his hand, and a dark red light shone on the snow, and then the mist rose in the sneering sound. By the time the water vapor was blown away by the strong wind, a large hole had already appeared in the snow. The destructive arcane 'Extreme Heat Death Light' of the Highest Rings seemed small before the strength of the heavens and the earth, and the freshly melted snow water immediately condensed in the bitter cold, but the melted ice hole was just enough for them to rest and rest.

The three of them walked into the snow cave, although the temperature rose to a limited extent, but without the snowstorm outside, they felt much better. Feng Yinqiu took out a pocket from his bosom, took out a small furnace from it and placed it on the condensed ice, and the small fire element crystals in it began to work under the action of the magic array, and a fist-sized fireball appeared on it. Then Feng Yinqiu took out a small pot, put a few pieces of dry food in it, casually took a few pieces of crushed ice from the ice wall and put them into the pot, and after putting the pot on the stove, a burst of aroma spread. These dry foods are specially prepared for travel in the cold and are mixed with a lot of finely chopped fats, meats, nuts and other things, and only a little bit can provide a lot of heat.

It didn't take long for the contents to boil into a pot of thick meat porridge, Feng Yinqiu casually pulled off two large pieces of ice from the ice wall, rubbed them into two ice bowls, poured two bowls and handed one bowl to Liu Xuanying. After the stone brushed off the snow on his body, he dug in the ground without saying a word, and the rock under the ground spread up and he dug down a piece, and quickly made it into a stone bowl, and silently handed it to Feng Yinqiu, who poured a bowl for him.

"Well, it's rare to have such a comfortable place to rest in this bitter cold place. After Liu Xuanying drank half a bowl of thick porridge, the half-melted ice bowl in his hand shattered, wrapped into a sphere with the remaining porridge and rotated between his fingers, and finally trickled all over his mouth, not even a little wasted. In fact, this kind of snow cave-like hiding place is not really comfortable, but it is much better than the harsh environment outside. The physique and adaptability of the three of them are far beyond the limits of ordinary creatures, and it can be called completely relaxed here.

Liu Xuanying's eyes fell on the pocket that Feng Yinqiu had just taken out, and said, "Speaking of which, we still have to rely on these things that I got from Master Euro, and the Arcane of Euro is indeed beyond the reach of the Divine Dao Law in terms of practicality. Although there is Sumeru in my Shenzhou, the means of the Buddha Kingdom in the palm of his hand, but it is also a great supernatural power that can only be possessed by a rare supreme master, but in this Euro Arcane, it is available to everyone, although it has been weakened countless times, it is always a lot more convenient. ”

"Exactly. Although it is a small technique, there are considerable places that can be used. Feng Yinqiu also nodded. These stoves, dry food, and this folding bag for mages were all taken from the hands of those mage nobles. They came to the depths of this great mountain range with the golden stone dwarves, and it was also the result of the instigation of those mages, and the benefits generated would basically fall into the hands of these mages, so before this departure, Feng Yinqiu naturally unceremoniously came to the door to ask for some supplies. In addition to the necessary dry food, stoves and the like, and of course some scrolls, the most important thing is this folding bag. It is with this pocket, which can greatly reduce the weight and volume of the materials carried, that this trip can be so easy.

Of course, there are also high and low levels of these folding bags, and this one obtained by Feng Yinqiu is considered to be the best among them, which can reduce the weight and volume by nine layers. Of course, to maintain the effect of folding the space like this, the spiritual power of the holder will be constantly consumed, so even a high-level mage will not bring one with him when he is fine. However, it doesn't matter if Feng Yinqiu is imprinted into the Ten Thousand True Talisman during this time, although there is no legal arcane, but the three or four rings are the main low-ring arcane, and now the power of the Ten Thousand True Talisman has also accumulated to a new height. Of course, the power of the true talisman is the power of resonance and connection to this heaven and earth, not the power of the real human spiritual will, and cannot be used to use and drive arcane props, but let Feng Yinqiu have no worries about using arcane arts at all, and his own spirit can be used to use this kind of thing at will.

"Actually, in this way, it is not difficult for you to fly to Oroyosta or Inclave alone, Mr. Wind. ”

"Of course. But what is the point of going alone, if you are not familiar with life? I came to this land of Europe to wander around and watch this exotic scenery. Now with the envoys, so many people are much more interesting again. What you see and hear is also very different. Although there are many twists and turns in the inside, this is not true, but Feng Yinqiu can only answer like this at the moment.

Liu Xuanying nodded: "I want to thank you for the poor road, Mr. Feng is here, and the poor road should also save a lot of worry......"

After chatting casually with Liu Xuanying, Feng Yinqiu set his eyes on the golden stone dwarf in the corner of the cave. He seemed to be really tired, and after eating, he curled up in a ball and crouched in the corner, his eyes closed, and he didn't move, as if he had fallen asleep. But of course Feng Yinqiu knew that this was not the case. Along the way, the dwarven leader did this when he was resting, never saying a word, and speaking politely and politely, completely a perfect guide and companion.

But Feng Yinqiu knew that this was not his true nature, so he became more and more curious about what lurked below. What was it that made that bloodthirsty and rampaging dwarven leader what he is now? Feng Yinqiu opened his mouth and asked, "Hey, Jinshi Chief." Tomorrow we will arrive at the destination you said, what are your plans, you should tell us in advance. ”

The leader of the golden stone opened his eyes, and under the faint glow of the fire, his strange and hideous face was only calm, and replied, "I have already said it before. I will launch a crusade in the name of the ancestral spirits of the two clans of the Blackstone Clan and the Fury Wind Clan, and fight the other five clans that have seized our clan's territory under the watchful eye of the Earth Mother. It was a duel in which both sides could only send five people, and they would definitely agree. Then we just need to win. ”

The answer was exactly the same as before, and it sounded as simple as going to your own house to get something small. Feng Yinqiu smiled and asked again, "Isn't it more detailed, for example, we only have three people here, are we going to face twenty-five powerful dwarven warriors?"

“...... The Great Cave Sage will join us. After a moment of silence, Jin Shi finally said something that he didn't have before. "It only takes the four of us, and that's enough. ”

"Oh, the Great Cave Sage, I've been looking up to it for a long time. This name made Feng Yinqiu's eyes light up. "We've wanted to visit the legendary dwarven leader before, but he seems to be avoiding us. ”

Jin Shi replied, "The Great Cave Sage does not like to show his traces in front of the eyes of aliens. But he is indeed the most powerful and intelligent sage of our dwarf race. When it's time to show up and show his strength, he will definitely not be stingy. ”

"Can you tell us about this sage?"

“...... No, you'll find out soon. ”

After a period of silence, Feng Yinqiu said, "Leader of the Golden Stone, not long ago, we were fighting to the death in Gray Valley Town, and I believe you still remember the situation at that time very clearly. ”

“... Yes, I remember both. The Jinshi leader was expressionless.

"Now it seems that your personality and temperament have changed a lot from that time. Can you tell us why?"

“...... Because the Great Cave Sage has carefully taught me that violence does not solve the problem. ”

"It seems that this Great Cave Sage is really very persuasive. Maybe he won't need us to fight, and he will be able to convince your Council of Elders. ”

“...... No more asking, no more guessing. The golden stone dwarf smiled faintly, it was possible that he wanted to express kindness, but in the faint light of the fire, it just looked like a monster waiting to devour people. "Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, when you arrive, you will see the Great Cave Sage, who is waiting for us there. See for yourselves. ”

After saying this, the golden stone dwarf closed his eyes and said no more, as if he had fallen asleep.

Looking at this strange dwarf, Feng Yinqiu's brows furrowed. Liu Xuanying on the side asked, "What's the matter?"

"Still tight-lipped about it, it seems that if you want to know the secrets, you can only wait to see it with your own eyes when you arrive in the dwarven city tomorrow. I heard that the great cave sage was waiting for us there. It's faster than us. ”

"It's okay, the soldiers will just cover the water and the earth. This dwarf now has a request for us, and you and I have nothing to do, so it is impossible to set a trap and ambush, and prepare countless swords and axes to wait for us to send them to the door. Liu Xuanying smiled and made a rare joke. At least he didn't point the wrong way, the earth line in front of him was getting stronger and stronger, and it was like a tide, and it should be the core place of the dwarves. ”

"I don't know about this, but with me and Daochang Liu, I can't help these dwarves. Feng Yinqiu looked at the golden stone dwarf in the corner who had turned into a stone statue and smiled coldly. "Liu Dao can be relieved, this trip should be regarded as a trip to that foreign land, to see the scenery of the dwarven lair in the underground of the mountain range. If there's anything wrong, just slaughter this golden stone dwarf and throw it there, and when you go back, you will say that these dwarves are fighting in their own homes. Anyway, there is no proof of death, even if it is a big thing, we can say whatever we want. ”

"Mr. Feng really understands these officialdom essences. Liu Xuanying smiled bitterly. "However, it is better to complete the task ordered by Lord Li. People like him who pay attention to face are most important when it comes to this kind of diplomatic relations. If he feels that he has lost the prestige of the Great Cadre State, I am afraid that he will be able to do everything. ”

"Hehe, it's okay with this. I have my own way of coping. Feng Yinqiu smiled meaningfully. "And in the future, Daochang Liu doesn't have to worry about throwing away any more messy fate. ”

"Oh?" Liu Xuanying was slightly stunned, frowned and said, "Mr. Feng, don't mess around." But Lord Li is the etiquette and righteousness of the court after all, if you leave him, the envoy group will lose its name, and the others are a group of Shenzhou people who have wandered in a foreign land, even if someone else can replace them, it will be unseemly to associate with the European nobles......"

"Rest assured. I know Daoist Liu's scruples. It's just that there are many ways to solve the problem, and it's not just a knife and a fist that kills people. In short, I promise that Master Li will be able to bring the envoys to Inclere happily, and complete the task entrusted to him by the imperial court. ”

Liu Xuanying looked at Feng Yinqiu's meaningful smile, seemed to understand something, relaxed and nodded slightly. Feng Yinqiu stopped talking, and Liu Xuanying got up cross-legged, closed his eyes, and moved his breath. The snow cave fell silent.

The next morning, the blizzard actually stopped in a rare way. Stepping out of the hidden snow cave, you can see the blue sky overhead, and the morning sun is rising in the east, dazzling the snowy fields all over the ground.

"Let's go, let's get there as soon as possible while the weather is good today. Feng Yinqiu used his force field giant hand to lift himself up in the air, and pulled the gold and stone up together. Jin Shi was stunned, but did not struggle to move, and floated in the air together.

The consumption of the force field giant hand increases with the amount of force, and even if the golden stone dwarf is completely relaxed and does not use the power of the earth element, it will have a weight of two or three hundred catties, and the wind resistance of the two people in the blizzard is even doubled, coupled with the vigilance and slight hostility towards this dwarf, Feng Yinqiu will let himself run hard in the steep snow along the way. However, at this time, the blizzard has stopped, the power of all true talismans has been fully restored, and the destination is close at hand, so it is better to give this dwarf a ride.

"Daochang Liu, do you want to come up together?" Feng Yinqiu smiled at Liu Xuanying below.

"If you go, you will be able to keep up with the poor road for one or two hundred miles. Liu Xuan should not be impressed. The precepts of the True Martial Sect are pure and high, and they will never use them when they can not borrow external forces or use supernatural powers.

"Well, Daochang Liu followed. As soon as the words fell, Feng Yinqiu took the golden stone dwarf and broke through the air together. Liu Xuanying was still following closely below, but he was no longer walking leisurely like that, and the sound of the wind rolling up his body and robe in the gallop rolled up the snow on the ground, turning into a white dragon galloping between the mountains, which was really not slower than Feng Yinqiu flying in the air.

After such a hurry, just over an hour later, the mouth of Mother Earth appeared in front of the eyes of the three of them in the mouth of the Dagostras Pass in the mouth of the Golden Stone Dwarf.

Even if they had already felt the majestic elemental power emanating from this place, they probably had an imagination of this place, but after seeing it with their own eyes, Liu Xuanying and Feng Yinqiu were also shocked by the scene in front of them.

It is the summit of the tallest and most massive mountain in the entire continent, and in the highest part of the continent, there is the largest and deepest crater in the continent. Even the pit is too big to be described by the word 'pit'. If I had to explain it in simple words, it was a huge crater, straight up and down, bottomless volcanic crater.

The steep subsidence of the mountain formed a huge crater with a diameter of more than ten miles and a circumference of dozens of miles. The near-upright sheer slope of the surrounding rock wall, smooth as a specially polished outer wall, makes it seem like a wonder that has been carved out by man, but even the largest man-made creature is as small as an ant in this huge mountain depression. The crater formed by the depression of the mountain is very deep, but people with good eyesight can see the bottom. The bottom is at least ten miles away, that is, after chiseling through this 10,000-meter-high mountain, and then going deep into the ground. The near-right-angled wall of the pit suggests that the bottom should also be extremely large, but at the glance it is only a small mass, a uniform red vortex, and in the center of the vortex appears to be a small black dot the size of a pin's eye.

"Please come down, Mr. Wind, you can't fly any further. Mother Earth will suck into her mouth what passes above her. The golden stone dwarf in the force field's big hand opened his mouth to remind.

In fact, he didn't need to say that Feng Yinqiu also knew that the earth element power gushing outward from the center of this cave, or from the perspective of arcane arts, the dissipation of the earth elemental law would increase the weight of anything tangible directly above by ten times or dozens of times, and if an arcane master dared to use that kind of flying spell to pass through above, the only result would be directly pulled into the bottom below to turn into ashes. The seemingly small red vortex is actually a large lava lake within a radius of tens of miles, and a small black dot in the center of the vortex is something a hundred times more terrifying than lava.

Feng Yinqiu landed on the ground, stood on the edge of this huge pit, and looked deeply at his feet, so that he could feel the immenseness of this wonder even more, and it was incredible.

“... This..."Liu Xuanying also caught up, staring at the spectacle in front of him in amazement. "It's actually several times larger than the Chengtian Courtyard of the Five Elements Sect...... There are incredible sights and things in this European land..."

"You two are probably the only two people who have seen the current Dagstras Pass so far. Jin Shi on the side suddenly spoke.

"Wasn't that the case before?" said Feng Yinqiu, stunned.

"It's not. Not more than fifty years ago. The Dagstrass Pass used to be two-thirds the size it is now, and the surrounding rock walls are filled with cities, statues, altars, etc., built by our dwarven race over tens of thousands of years, which is also the original appearance of the capital city of Doni Sunderland. ”

"Why did that become the way it is?" asked Feng Yinqiu.

"In the final stages of the Wrath of God's Fury, Oro was transformed into this place by a blast of annihilation sent before the last floating city of the Empire crashed. The Ten Rings of Arcane, which is purely aimed at destruction, has reduced half of Doni Sunderland and countless monuments and cultural heritage to nothing, and even ashes do not exist, which is directly erased from this world. ”

“... This..."Feng Yinqiu didn't even care that this dwarf suddenly became tight-lipped at this time, and actually took the initiative to explain. He was completely shocked by what the dwarf said. It turned out that this amazing wonder of heaven and earth in front of him was actually destroyed by arcane.

"And the real purpose of those arcanists is not actually this city, but the altar of the earth elemental god in Doni Sunderland. It was the oldest, the oldest, and most powerful altar of elemental gods on the continent. Before that, no one even imagined how to destroy that altar, and what would happen if that altar was destroyed. Perhaps at the time of the crash of the Floating City, one or more Arcanists wanted to test their suspicions at the last minute, or perhaps they were full of malicious revenge, so the power of the final blow was used here. Even if it is the most well-intentioned possibility, they just want to verify the conjecture, and it is impossible to guess what the conjecture is now, but if there was no high priest and most of the high-ranking priests to sacrifice their lives at that time, and use the divine presence to borrow the power of the elemental god to stabilize the earth elemental law after the collapse of the altar, the entire continental shelf will be shattered in half of the law turmoil, or more than half, and it is even possible that the material realm will be directly penetrated by that blow, so that the entire continent will completely fall into the elemental realm and turn into nothing...... In contrast, in the end, it was nothing more than an earthquake and a natural disaster that lasted for more than 20 years. It's nothing more than a scratch on the skin of the earth. ”

"So, I, the Great Cave Sage, believe that we dwarves have a great favor and merit to this land. Those arcanists really deserve to die. ”

Jin Shi's voice was flat, as if he was narrating something else that had nothing to do with him, and his expression was also indifferent, but it was such a voice and words that made him feel the power contained in it even more.

"Come over here, two. The stone walked along the edge of the crater to the side. "The Great Cave Sage and the place we agreed to go a little further there, and he probably didn't expect us to come so soon, so we'll have to wait a little longer. ”