“……”

The curled figure obviously became a little more energetic, and Shanaiduo, who was sitting in the corner of the hut, slowly opened her eyes, as if confirming something, she looked Duan Qing up and down for a while, and then focused on the carriage outside the door: "Dragon Slaying Arrow...... It's been a long time since I've heard of this name. ”

"Your Excellency has heard of this kind of arrow." Nodding his head with a smile, Duan Qing also took back the action he signaled from the side of the door: "I heard that this kind of arrow was brought back from an era that was even older than the Magic Empire, and everything there seems to be wilder than now, and many ancient races also shone their own brilliance at that time, competing with humans, elves, native dwellers and other species for the right to survive on the free continent." ”

"Of course, there are also many ancient races that gradually withdrew from the stage of history, declining or even extinct during that period." His smile slowly retracted, and there was a little more sigh in his eyes: "The dragon clan is naturally a part of it, because"

"Because of the appearance of dragon-slaying magic, their strength has become their weakness."

Instead of Duan Qing saying the last sentence, Shadow Mage Shanaiduo's eyes gradually disappeared into the dim light: "This is probably a little joke played by the Creation God with them, so that all the other intelligent races have the power to compete with them, but with the multiplication of humans on the continent, this magic has also been excessively abused." ”

"They applied dragon-slaying magic to their weapons, armor, homestead buildings, and even food and household utensils." Still curled up, the black mage gestured back and forth above his head with his withered hands: "Like the contagion of an epidemic, the entire continent seems to have the power to fight against the dragons, and the feeling of rejection has begun to fill every corner of this world, forcing these 'large lizard species' in the eyes of humans to begin to step into the abyss of despair." ”

"So the dragons are so extinct?" Duan Qing raised his eyebrows that he was interested in: "It shouldn't be so simple, right?" ”

"The records of the adventure era are incomplete, and the historical records that can be traced are very limited." Shanaiduo shook his head and replied in a low voice, "At that time, there should have been a final battle, a battle for the future of the two races, the mountains and lakes were trembling and splitting, and a large number of other species were also involved in this catastrophe. ”

"Since we're all here, we should be on the winning side." Looking at the direction where the other party was, Duan Qing once again showed an inexplicable smile: "Even if it is not completely extinct, the dragon clan has disappeared in front of us since then, but since they have chosen to escape and live in seclusion, it also means"

"The magic of dragon slaying is also gradually lost."

Nodding his head, Shanaiduo affirmed what Duan Qing hadn't said yet: "It should be like this." ”

"Should I say it's the inhibition of the world or something wonderful? When the dragon appeared, the factor of killing the dragon also appeared. Duan Qing blinked his eyes: "It can't be that those guys have already expected this to happen, so they have prepared the means to deal with it in advance, right?" ”

"I don't know where you met her and her enemies, but the Weaver of Destiny could have foreseen such a fate." The voice seemed to blend into the darkness around her, and Shanaido's words echoed in the cramped hut: "Knowing the distant past, knowing the changing present, since we have the power to read fate, we can naturally also know the future that should have happened." ”

"I almost forgot that you're also a weaver of destiny." An expression of realization flashed in his eyes, and Duan Qing, who bowed his head again, said in a deep voice: "Then you can also be like them and give the answers we need now, right?" ”

"Answer."

With her eyes closed as if muttering something, Shadow Mage Shanaido raised her withered hand again, and black energy deeper than the darkness in the hut then appeared in mid-air in that direction, slowly swallowing her slender arms like bamboo poles. As if she was carefully groping for something, the shoulders of the woman in black robes and her face covered with a black veil into the dark void also began to move back and forth, and the silent atmosphere began to gradually disperse in the air between the two of them with her movements, and finally froze in a certain posture along with Shanaiduo's sudden stoppage: "Found it." ”

"That should be the answer." The black energy representing the void gradually faded from her arm like flowing water, and the woman curled up in the corner also had an ancient book with a dark cover and intricate patterns woven on it: "Let me take a look...... Old outlines of continents, records of isolated islands, endangered species...... Ah, that's it. ”

"What is this, a plant?"

"It's a plant called Dragonweed."

Pointing to the page that appeared on the book, Shanaiduo answered the question asked by Duan Qing's eyes wide with an indifferent expression: "According to the records in this book "The Origin of Ancient Species", this 'Dragon Hui Grass' was grown by absorbing the energy left by the dead dragon clan in this world, and these plants contain a certain degree of dragon origin power, which can be used to neutralize the wounds caused by dragon slaying magic on the living dragon clan. ”

"Plants that grow on the corpses of dead dragons?" So Duan Qing opened his mouth: "Let's not talk about how this plant should be used to become an alchemy potion to treat the injuries of the dragon slaying arrow, the environment and conditions for growth alone no longer exist, right?" ”

"There are not many dragon cemeteries on the Free Continent, and all I know about is the Anderson Marsh under Hulan Mountain and the 'Extinction Land' in the north." Slowly retracting his fingers, Shanaiduo closed the book in his hand: "The 'Land of Extermination' where the ancient dragons finally died in battle is located in the extreme north of the Frei Empire, too far away from the City of Freedom, and Hulan Mountain...... It's their territory now. ”

"What about the Restorers." Smacking his mouth, Duan Qing pursed the corners of his mouth and replied, "Most of those bastards also found a big killing weapon like the Dragon Slayer Arrow because they discovered this area." ”

"Poison and antidote often go hand in hand, and it is inevitable that they are produced in the same place." Throwing the book back into the void, Shanaido shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't have this rare plant on my hand at the moment, and even if I do, it's very difficult to find a reasonable way to use it."

"In short, it's a lack of qualifications, isn't it?" After straightening his hair, Duan Qing then put down his right hand that was pinching his eyebrows: "Say, what kind of conditions do you need?" ”

"Since you're a disciple of Wiggins, for the sake of fellow mage councils, I won't be too you." After staring at the other party inexplicably for a while, Shanaiduo then shook his head: "As long as you can provide me with Longhui Grass, I will handle the next materials and alchemy application methods." ”

"Do you want us to go deep into Hulan Mountain?" Duan Qing's sigh became more obvious: "That place is far away. ”

"You might be able to look for something on the black market, or try your luck at the Oxon Auction House." The suggestion was made in a low voice, and the shadow mage Shanaido then gently opened his eyes as if he realized something, "Oh, yes. ”

"You should know Oxon Auction House, right?"

She looked at Duan Qing's face with a clear gaze, and then let out a low laugh in response to the other party's hesitant nodding motion: "Very good, you better move faster, that dragon clan should have recovered the dragon body once recently, you shouldn't let her do this, without getting rid of the dragon slaying magic, it will only expand her wounds......"

"I can sense that, but it's not the option we want." Duan Qing smiled bitterly and touched his nose: "There may be something wrong with the teleportation circle in Sky City, and we don't know why it was thrown so high in the air outside the City of Freedom. ”

"The City of Liberty is currently shrouded in dark energy." Shaking his head in this surprising answer, Shanado recurled his body completely into the dark corner: "Not only teleportation spells, but even ordinary magical communications are currently having some problems, and I am almost certain that someone is secretly moving around Liberty City. ”

"Yes, is that so?" Duan Qing hurriedly asked, "Then why don't you hurry up and stop it?"

"Because it's not just artificially generated."

Interrupting the other party's words with a voice shaking his head and sighing, Shanaiduo pointed to the door behind Duan Qing: "When you came to Freedom City, you should have encountered that kind of magic armor, right?" ”

"What do you know?" This time, Duan Qing stopped his surprised voice in time: "Okay, you can't hide anything from you, who knows everything." So what does that magic armor represent? ”

"It's a symbol of the leylines being activated." Shaking his head and retracting his fingers, Shanaiduo replied in a low voice, "As a mage, you should be able to detect the earth-based magic elements that permeate those ancient armors, right?" I don't know what you've done in Tania before, but the energy of the earth elemental has begun to accumulate and accumulate along the leylines, and there is a tendency to activate the area around the center of the Free Continent. ”

“……”

A layer of light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and Duan Qing, who was pinching his chin, slowly lowered his head: "Could it be that this is also within their plan?" ”

"It's not planned, it's fate."

Glancing up at Duan Qing, the shadow mage, who hesitated for a moment, finally shook his head: "The flow of the leylines is not accidental, there has not been such a huge change in the past thousand years, and those fate weavers are not as proficient in all kinds of magic theories as our magicians, but they can still get a glimpse of the truth through prophecy." ”

"You should know those prophecies, right?" Speaking of this, she paused for a moment, and her gaze was fixed on Duan Qing's body again: "The silk thread of magic is everywhere, and the existence of power is gradually dying corresponding to this sentence, the leyline energy on the Free Continent is constantly extending, but the dominance belonging to the Mage Council is gradually disappearing." ”

"My lord, times have changed." A strange feeling flashed in his eyes, and Duan Qing waved his hand and said: "What we should interpret now should be the sentence 'The four stars are about to be extinguished, and the four emperors are about to be lit', we came to the City of Freedom this time to find the fourth emperor......

"Huh?"

Slightly sluggish, she let out her questioning voice, and Shanaiduo's expression became as confused as she had appeared: "Isn't that the second sentence of the prophecy?" How could it be"

"That's right, that's what it means." Looking at the face that was covered by the black veil and gradually became amazing, Duan Qing's heart gave birth to a sense of pride in defeating the other party for the first time: "As long as you look at it from another angle, the interpretation of the so-called prophecy and fate has become much more reasonable, right?" We have also found some evidence in Tania's subsurface that may be used to prove that this prophecy may need to be read backwards. ”

"We've sent a request to the Lord of Free City, hoping that he and the other members of the Twelve Thrones will provide some clues." He pointed to the northeast of this small room, where the City Lord's Mansion belonging to the City of Freedom was located, "If the 'Fourth Emperor' does point to the position of the Lord of the City of Freedom, then the reason for the Restorer and the others to operate here has become much more reasonable, isn't it?" ”

"It looks like we need to rethink the direction of our actions." It seemed to have entered a state of thinking, and Shanaiduo, who lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes, also fell into a state of curling up again: "The bell of victory, the roar of the common people, and the blue brilliance, it's really interesting." ”

"As a disciple of Wiggins, ideas always make our eyes shine." The corners of her mouth under the veil escaped a smile again, and she looked at Duan Qing's face with appreciation: "I will fully consider the new way of interpreting this prophecy, it and the meaning behind it must also contain new possibilities......"

"You have a third purpose, right?" She was silent for a while, and then suddenly pointed to Duan Qing's face: "In order to show my gratitude, I will provide you with a clue." ”

"You, do you know Mengzhu's whereabouts?"

"Upper Residential Complex on the Coastal Edge of the East Side of the City, Room 2-202 in Block D."

Saying the address word by word, Shanaiduo answered Duan Qing's surprise question with his eyes suddenly widening in an indifferent tone: "It is now occupied by many people, and it is not easy to get in, but"

"You should be able to find out where the adventurer is."