In ancient mythology, the Pillar of Babel existed, standing in the center of the world and supporting the kingdom known as the Land of the Promises, Ita.

This land of the same name as the creator is the original Eden, the legendary land of paradise, the creator Ita once rained the first light on this land, and from the light depicted the original appearance of the world - the sun rises and the moon sets, the stars shine, the earth and life, the kingdom and the gods. The ancestors of humans, dwarves, elves, Paparals, wilderness people, and elves all came from this paradise until a catastrophe destroyed everything.

On that day, the Pillars of Heaven collapsed, and the whole world was torn apart, and the ancestors of the past had to leave their homes, uprooted, and wander in the barren and dark land beyond Paradise. In the First World, Aitalia, in some ancient contexts, is said to have meant 'exiled land' - it was originally called 'Aitasorda' or 'Aitasorin', but it gradually evolved into the term we see today through the transformation of different ethnic languages.

But as time passed, people had long forgotten what it used to be—Aitalia, the four main floating continents above the sea of clouds had become the new homes of humans, dwarves, elves, Paparals, wilderness people, and elves, who had once again called it home and homeland.

Only in some ancient texts, in the context of religion, still depict the yearning of the former uprooted people for that beautiful land, Paradise Lost, the land of God, when the sinner atone for his sins, mortals will also be recognized by Ita again, and return to their original homeland - in a spiritual and material sense.

At a time when religion was prevalent, this argument was so popular that the popes of the major temples sold indulgences in the name of it on more than one occasion, and finally the ideals of religion became a tool for squeezing the surplus value of the lower classes, and the religious revolution broke out.

The gods surrendered their authority according to the times, the age of theocracy declined, and new secular kingdoms appeared in this land, and Kaulin-Ishurian and Assyrian all carried out top-down reforms, replacing the theocratic class with alchemists to become new powers, and six hundred years after the Noumerin elves left this world, creating a new, thriving era of magic technology.

And for the Chosen One who came to this world, this is what Attaria saw as they saw the modern age—

But at a time when Paradise Lost had all but been forgotten, the great discoveries brought about by technological progress brought exciting news to the floating islands south of Gudasok: the aboriginal explorers and the Chosen Ones had discovered traces of the bridge to heaven......

It was undoubtedly a powerful moment.

When people walked out of the rainforest of Gudasok, under the gaze of countless eyes, at the end of the sea of clouds on the horizon, the former pillar of the world, was falling on the border of this world, it was like a huge, colossal ruin, covered with mottled scars, traversing the sea of clouds, like a bridge, piercing the connection between the upper and lower clouds.

Later people gave it another name, the First Land Bridge. But that's what happened about thirty years after the discovery that people could use this bridge to travel to the upper reaches of Kukai, the Second World.

Today people are becoming familiar with the name, but there are still some people who remember a bygone era and whisper another name for it:

Ita's Pillar.

The road to the second world also became a journey home for civilization.

Although people soon discover that the upper level of the sea of clouds is not the paradise lost in their imagination, but a new world that is very different from the first world, which is the second world.

The bustling Elemental Sea passes through the Second World, where countless rivers of Aether create a bizarre scene, where the Floating Continent no longer exists, except for a large and small island, divided into four main areas:

Star Field, Sea of Whales, Lost Lands and Turbid Domains.

The Second World has very different rules from the First World, and the laws of the World here are obviously more powerful than those of Aitalia, so even those who have reached the limit of their strength in the First World have been found to be able to grow further in this World. From an era ago, the strong people who reached the peak of the first world were called sages, and the sages went further, they were the superior ones, the transcendent people.

Therefore, to go to the second world is also to step into the holy realm.

However, for the Elect, not every area of the Second World is full of powerful creatures, and with strange and unpredictable rules, the fact that the Second World, like the First World, also has many areas suitable for mortal life. And these regions are often the focus of contention between countries, major forces, and major guilds.

Of the four regions, there are about twenty-seven islands that have the potential to become colonies of the First World in the world, seven in the Sea of Whales, five in the Lost Lands, three in the Star Fields, and almost all of the others are located in the Turbid Domains. Thus, the Turbidity Domain was at the center of this vortex almost from the beginning.

One of the largest islands, Cape Ironcandle, was under the control of the Otrios, and of the twenty-seven islands, there was once a neutral island belonging to the Free Elect, Covenant Mountain, but of course, this legendary land no longer exists, under the joint control of the Descendants of Flor and the Rainbow Alliance.

These low-level areas of the second world, because of the more powerful world laws, have also become bases for major guilds and forces to cultivate core talents. Almost all of the Grand Guilds that can be counted by the Plover have their branches in the First World, such as the Spear of the Silver Forest for the Crown of the Silver Forest, the Jeffrey Cardinals for the BBK, and even Ragnarok, Silver Veslan and the Rose Crusader.

But these chapters, in fact, are just a station for the major guilds in the First World, which is used to house the outer members of the guilds and continuously transfuse blood into the Second World. The core of these guilds is invariably not in the Second World, and their locations in the core guilds of the Second World are often located on the twenty-seven different islands described above.

However, the opportunity to go back and forth is so rare, and the cost of cultivating a new person in the second world is much higher than that of the first world, if it were not for those core talents they are optimistic about, it would be almost difficult for ordinary people to get tickets to the second world through such channels.

Of course, if there is a top boss from the second world who is willing to fly with you, such as Miya and Bai Hua, there is nothing difficult to go to the second world. However, there are a few sea witches in this world, even if it is Miya, it is already the limit to take him and Bai Hua to go.

Compared with the major guilds and forces, there are still thousands of places in the countries and the military on the mainland every year, and the probability may be relatively large, but as Sophie said, with the further expansion of the Star Gate, the competition for this ticket will probably be more fierce in the future.

Unless he is willing to take another path, that is, wait until he reaches the full level of fifty, and use his own power to open the door of Aquilar and lead to the second world. But in general, people rarely make this choice except for those who have no way out. The first world is unimaginably poor compared to the abundant resources of the second world, and although it is more expensive to train a new person there, the new person often grows faster and has a much higher ceiling than the first world.

At least in Sophie's opinion, Fang Yuan's stay in the first world for a long time is probably not a good strategy.

Of course, Fang Yu himself also understood this, he never thought that he would have to train to level fifty in the first world before going to the second world, so what year and month would he have to wait? But to take the first road, of course, it is not so simple, not to mention that what he wants to take is not a personal ticket.

It's a ticket to the entire Seven Seas Brigade.

The difficulty of obtaining such a ticket only needs to be understood by looking at the efforts of the Knights of Tapolis Oak over the past decade. If it weren't for the relationship between the military, even Fang Yu himself wouldn't dare to think about this, but with the support of the military, they might really have this opportunity.

After listening to Fang Yu's description, Ai Xiaoxiao was stunned for a while before asking:

"So how are we going to get the tickets? And what is the World Emblem, and why can't Sister Sophie come back after they pass through the Gate of Aquilar? ”

"It's not that you can't come back," Fang Yu looked at the sea of clouds floating outside the porthole, and replied softly: "It's just that you can't return in a short time, it takes a very high cost to send a novice to the second world first, generally speaking, in a ship group, every ten newcomers need at least three or four high-ranking people to protect them." As for the superiors, I have already explained to you before, that is, people who have exceeded level fifty and stepped into the transcendent realm - these people are the core forces of a guild and power on weekdays, and they often fight on the front line of competing for the interests of the guild, and it is difficult to estimate the time cost of just one mission for them. ”

Ai Xiaoxiao nodded earnestly.

"In the same way, it is also a great waste of resources to put these people back in the First World," Mei Yi also opened her mouth at this time, her voice was soft, a little nice, "Because the First World is poor in resources, staying for a long time will also damage the strength of these people, if it is not necessary, the superior will rarely return to the First World." It is for this reason that a large number of high-ranking people returned to the first world some time ago, which caused a sensation. ”

"I see, I see," replied Ai Xiaoxiao, "I didn't expect Miss May to know so much." ”

"That's what my teacher told me." Miss Knight is very modest.

Fang Yu continued to reply, "Because of the above, there is obviously no reason for the major guilds and forces to send newcomers to the second world and then spend the same amount of energy to send them back. But with the strength of the newcomer, it is almost impossible to cross the land bridge and return to the first world by himself. ”

"But—" he said, "that's just one of the reasons, and the other is the World Emblem. The world emblem is a recognition of the laws of the world for mortals, and the emblem seed will be formed in the spiritual world only after the second world reaches the third-order power, which is also the origin of the dragon knight system. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Yu couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't have an emblem seed, but how did he get the Dragon Knight System. He looked back at Miss Tata, and for a moment he was a little puzzled, or did he say that the Zero Crystal could directly cross this point, and it could contain the Dragon Soul without the need for an Emblem Seed?

However, this issue was too complicated to delve into, and he couldn't think of any reason for it for a while, so he just shook his head and skipped not thinking about it. Existence is reasonable, anyway, this is already the case, as for why, maybe the truth will be revealed after going to the second world.

Only then did he follow the previous topic: "As for how to get a ticket to the second world, there are actually many ways, but most of them are not suitable for ordinary people. ”

"How?" Ai Xiaoxiao asked.

"Mainly through the various events—"

"Race?"

"Tiny," Azure said, "Don't you know the three top races?" ”

"I know a little bit about this," Ai Xiaoxiao nodded hurriedly, she actually began to understand the world through such competitions. It was just over a year ago, when Fang Yuan's game in Al Pakhin brought her into contact with the world.

The so-called three top competitions, that is, held in the second world, represent the three major events of the highest level of super sports, namely the Battle of the Ten Kings, the professional league and the most famous, symbolizing the highest honor of super sports - Super Sports Championship.

As the name suggests, the Battle of the Ten Kings is actually a competition for the top honors of each combat class, held every three years, it will classify hundreds of major occupations in Aitalia, thousands of sub-classes, divided into ten main career categories, and set a unique champion in different career categories.

That is, the title of the king of each profession, that is, the origin of the ten kings.

The Battle of the Ten Kings is a cup tournament, but it is not decided from a single competition, and in order to participate in this super competitive event, you first have to use your representative profession to participate in many of the lower professional tournaments designated by the Super Athletic League.

When the triennial Battle for the Ten Kings officially begins, the Super Athletic League will invite the top 300 players in different categories to participate in this highest tournament and determine the only champion.

That is, the successor of the title of the Ten Kings of the current session.

The last Ten Kings Tournament ended just a year ago, and the position of the Ten Kings has hardly changed from the previous one, and the next one will have to wait until two years later.

As for the Life Pro League, it is oriented towards Life Profession, which is somewhat similar to the Continental League played in the First World, and is also a league competition. However, the continental league is mainly for newcomers, and the title of newcomer king is decided, while the life professional league is much more professional - not only for the drafters, but even for the aborigines.

Since there is no age limit, the Life Pro League is in fact one of the most glorious competitions for the Aboriginal people, with Aboriginal champions being born almost every year.

The last one, the championship tournament, which claims to be the top honor of the Super Athletic League, is for teams and guilds, and the lower level of this tournament actually begins when the Drafter enters Aitaria and joins a team.

"Yes, Xiaoxiao, you guessed it right," Sky Blue, who was born in a wealthy family of twelve-colored irises, obviously knows a lot about these things, "This championship of top honors, like the battle of the ten kings, is also a point system, but this point is the point that we have accumulated in our daily adventures." ”

She waved her hand, "Of course, the points in the first world are pitifully small, and it is basically meaningless for this competition, but in the second world, the guilds compete for the authority of the mission, and there are regional wars, but they are much more fierce than the first world. This is also the reason why the time of the superiors is so precious - because they are also the sharp knives of a guild, the core resources of a guild, and they must be used on the edge of the knife. ”

"Tianlan is right," Fang Yu praised Miss Poet, "To put it simply, the championship is also a team competition and a guild competition, and it is also the basis for the origin of the top ten guilds in a region. The so-called top ten guilds are actually listed according to the final ranking in the competition - theoretically it should be called the top ten guilds, forces and teams, but generally speaking, this honor is monopolized by the major guilds, and small teams basically have no chance. ”

Ai Xiaoxiao nodded as if she didn't understand.

She thought for a moment and then asked, "But what does this have to do with tickets?" ”

"Because the tickets for each major competition area are decided from the subordinate events derived from these three major events," Tianlan replied: "Of course, the major guilds and forces, as well as countries and the military, have their own quotas, but those quotas basically have nothing to do with us, if Brother Ed is interested in tickets, he can only pursue free tickets." ”

"Free tickets?"

"It's tickets outside the monopoly of the major guild forces, and more than half of these tickets are issued through these small competitions, but they are generally limited to the champion, and occasionally the runner-up. Don't think it's simple," Tianlan sighed and said, "There are many participants in such a competition, and since it is a free ticket, the geniuses of the Grand Guild can of course also compete, so for ordinary people, there is basically little hope." I've seen this kind of thing a lot. ”

"The rest of the way is that the adventurers and artisan associations in various regions will occasionally issue some missions," Fang Yu added, "but there are not many such opportunities, and they are not simpler than various competitions, just like the missions issued by the military in Charter City not long ago, through the tasks of the Dragon Witch's level, more than thirty places have only been issued." ”

"And it's useless for us to get one or two tickets," Tianlan added, "If Brother Ed wants to bring the entire Seven Seas Brigade to the Second World, we need not individual tickets, but group tickets." ”

"Team ticket?"

"To put it simply, if more than 70 percent of our team has an individual ticket, it will automatically be upgraded to a team ticket," Sky Blue replied, "but this is too small a chance, because tickets are forfeited every year, usually ...... It's almost impossible to get that multi-person ticket in a year. So we have to go another way, which is the big mission......"

"Large missions?"

"Let's say, for example, if we kill the obnoxious prime minister and the young king, and make the prince the king of Kaurin-Ishurian, he might give us a ticket for the team, in the name of the kingdom of Kaulin—" Azure replied.

"Tianlan, what are you talking about," Fang Yu said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense. ”

Tianlan hurriedly stuck out her tongue, "I'm just making an analogy, of course, this is against the Stargate Declaration." But the truth is that the so-called mega missions, that is, the tasks that change the historical and even political face of a region, because you have enough influence to maybe get enough benefits from it to allow you to travel to the second world. ”

Ai Xiaoxiao's eyes widened: "This sounds less reliable than the first possibility." ”

"Yes," Fang Yu nodded, "But there is a third possibility, and that is to buy it with points." This is also the path taken by the Knights of Tapolis Oak, they first get some individual tickets through the first way, and then use the points accumulated in the previous years to buy other people's tickets, so that they can send a team to the second world. In fact, the combination of the first and third routes is exactly the way most guilds choose. ”

"But," Ai Xiaoxiao couldn't help but say, "Isn't that bad Super Athletic League already forbidding us to participate in all super athletic events, wouldn't that block our first path." ”

At the mention of this, Fang Yu couldn't help frowning. It is precisely for this reason why the Super Athletic Alliance is so strong as a deterrent to the Electors and the major guilds. Fortunately, they can only rule over the Elect.

"They can control the drafters, but they can't control the aborigines," Fang replied, "and while most of these tournaments are organized by the Super Athletic League, there are some aboriginal tournaments like the Continental League, some of which are also ticket-qualified. ”

"I see." Ai Xiaoxiao didn't know how many times she had said, so it was.

Only then did she finally figure out the background of the conversation between Sophie and Fang Yu before.

The little girl cupped her cheeks and thought for a while, then suddenly remembered something, raised her head and said in a daze, "By the way, what about the Ita Pillar...... The discovery of relics from antiquity proves that the legends of mythology are true, but what about after that? The second world has been discovered, but what about the legendary Ita? ”

When Fang Yu heard this question, he couldn't help but look at the ship's officer who was not far away.

Sylvid also smiled slightly, and took the initiative to speak, "People think so too, Xiaoxiao. ”

She turned around and looked out the window at the clouds, "Because that's the driving force behind the mortals of Aitalia who have been traveling to the Second World to find the Sky Bridge since that era......"

And her father is just a part of this mighty historical torrent.

……

Luo Yu looked at his parents.

He looked away a little and looked at the statue hanging on the wooden wall on one side of the bed: it was a man and a woman, holding a little boy with clear eyebrows. The little boy had short hair, red lips and white teeth, dark eyes with a light like stars, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to the boy in front of him.

The shutters were closed, the cabin was a little dark, and the only light came from a light screen suspended in mid-air, on which the communication crystal was horizontal, hitting a beam of light on the projection, and the light passed through the floating dust, like countless tiny creatures that flashed in the air.

After a while, the person above the light curtain finally spoke.

"Xiao Yu, I have discussed it with your father," the woman with outstanding temperament pushed the frame of her glasses and said in a somewhat serious tone, "You should remember what we said to you before, right?" ”

Luo Yu frowned, and only nodded silently.

"Just remember," the woman nodded, "We expect a lot from you, and you must be the best." Of course, I understand your thoughts – for your friends, for your team, of course, to be responsible. Be responsible, that's a good thing, and we're absolutely behind you-"

"That's it," she began, "Xiao Yu, if you have time, you can help us get in touch - your father and I just want to meet your friends, how about it?" ”

Luo Yu opened his mouth, he looked at the two people in the picture, and finally did not make a sound.

And the woman didn't seem to need him to answer: "You take care of yourself, don't put yourself in danger easily, if there is anything, wait until we meet." ”

"Remember," she said, with a kind of reverence in her voice, "your father and I are there waiting for you." ”

The picture darkened.

Luo Yu only stood in place and looked at his communication crystal, not moving.

……