"At first, it was because of a failed mission, an escort mission, led by the president - the new president, a candidate nominated by the guild leadership, you don't know, this person was originally the head of the third regiment, and the leaders of the first and second regiments followed Yugudora and they left, and he was the only one left. They act together with the Silverwind Knights, and the escort is attacked by the Shadowmen, and not a single one survives, the things are lost, and the mission is declared a failure. ”

Since then, the guild has been plunged into an endless nightmare, and the employer of the mission is a big man in Elpahin, and it is said that the domestic super league has been trying to gain the favor of the aboriginal high-up, so a team of investigators has been sent to investigate the cause of the mission's failure. But the investigation has made no progress, and the person in charge is just a typical Coalition bureaucrat with little ability, and is really just challenging our guild. ”

"It was a difficult time for the guild during that time, but fortunately with the help of the people of the Rainbow Alliance, we joined them after all, and they couldn't have watched us be unlucky. But it's not a good intention, it's just a warning to the super athletic league well water not to make river water. ”

After descending the stairs, the dark road ahead seemed to be incomparably long, with no end, except for the sound of the sand night, people only walked silently. The rangers walked ahead, no one raised a fire, everyone seemed to have walked the road countless times, and there was no light in the darkness, only a light, rustling footsteps.

Among these footsteps, Fang Plover can easily distinguish its own footsteps, because unlike the light steps of the rangers, it is the most bulky. But there was a heavier step than he did, coming from the direction of Miss Maid.

"If you think the road is not easy, you can hold my hand, Mr. Eddard." Sha Ye suddenly stopped and said: "We have long memorized this road, and formed a conditioned reflex, not to raise a fire, but to be safer." You may not get used to it, but there's nothing dangerous here. ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, there is obviously no glimmer of light underground, but he can vaguely see the outline of the Yongdao - just like in the underground of Idus, the power that the new dragon king has bestowed on him seems to be gradually returning after a long silence.

Fang Yu vaguely realized that this might be related to the resurgence of the Golden Flame Ring, and Nicol Bolas's power returned to him, so the Dragon King's Heart seemed to have gained nourishment again. But whether this is good or bad is difficult to say for a while.

But in the darkness, in addition to the unchanging corridor, there were two sharp gazes that fell on him from Sesta.

He thought for a moment and shook his head sensibly - since he could see clearly, he didn't need to take advantage of others. And grabbing the hand of a stranger made him himself a little unaccustomed.

As for his choice, Sand Night was noncommittal and continued: "But the turning point came not long after, when rumors appeared in the market that were unfavorable to our guild, spreading rumors that we were connected to the dragon fire guild that disappeared a year ago; This statement is true or not, it is not false, the Dragon Fire Guild operates in the North, if the normal trading and communication between guilds can be regarded as a connection, then the guilds and organizations that have nothing to do with them almost do not exist in the North——"

"But the officials of the Alliance took this to their behalf, and he appointed a high-ranking knight from the Ravental Temple to investigate us. This kind of investigation is nothing in the first place, and he is not afraid of shadows, if our guilds are all implicated in the incident of the Dragon Fire Guild, none of the other guilds in the north are innocent. Everyone else knew this, so no one took it seriously, and even the Rainbow Alliance probably thought that the official was either completely ignorant of Aitalia's affairs or had something in his head. ”

"But the trouble lies with the man he appointed, the High Knight of the Ravental Templar who had a holiday with us, and he seized on this and began to embarrass us in every way, and asked our men to cooperate with their investigation. Although the Crowclaw Temple is only an indigenous organization in our opinion, after all, behind this person is a super competitive alliance, in order not to cause trouble, the guild tries its best to meet his requirements, but most of the people sent out to be questioned are gone, and they are under house arrest by the people of the Crowclaw Temple. ”

"This is, of course, infuriating us, and it is a flagrant violation of the Stargate Declaration that the personal freedom of neither the indigenous people nor the elect should be restricted without any warranty. The guild's higher-ups directly stabbed the other party's approach to the Rainbow Alliance, but at this time, something happened that none of us expected-"

This was the first time Sandnight had mentioned the origin of their conflict with the Ravental Sanctuary, and Fang Plover could imagine that what happened next must have been crucial, and might even be the cause of their current situation. But the other party's tone was still as flat as boiled water, as if he was reading a boring article.

“…… I don't know what kind of evidence the other party has, but our president has fled, the same one I mentioned to you at the beginning. They seized him in the wilderness, recovered in his possession the goods that had been lost on Elpahin's side, and upon questioning, this man confessed to most of our guild. Then they were all arrested, and they readily confessed that they were having an affair with the Dragon-worshippers—"

Fang Yu was stunned when he heard it, this sounded like a story that couldn't guess the end, the mediocre official who people thought was originally turned out to be a heroic figure with torch-like eyes, outstanding ability, and grabbed the tail of the inner ghost in one fell swoop.

He had dealt with the dark cultists himself, and of course he knew how unrecognizable these people were when they disguised themselves as ordinary people, and the betrayal of Achilles next to Princess Estania still felt a little unexpected to him.

The officials of the alliance are so shrewd and powerful, but it seems to be a little inconsistent with his perception.

Sand Night paused, silent for a long time for the first time, "Believe it or not, I'm also a mid-to-high-ranking guild, but I've never heard of those facts, and I still don't believe that Tapolis would have an affair with the Worship of the Dragons. But as more and more people were caught, so did the others - we were ordered to return by the guild in Idris and didn't know what was happening, except that as soon as we arrived in the north, most of them were contained. ”

"Only me and Sora and Livert escaped, and you should have seen Livert in Idris as well, he is Sora's leader. We never believed that the guild would be involved in the Dragon Worship incident as deeply as the Dragon Fire Guild, so we have been actively investigating the truth of the entire incident. But just as our investigation was making some progress, we touched something we shouldn't have touched again, and in that place, the shadow figure came out like a flame from the ground, and we were all injured, I died once, and Sora escaped with the others. ”

"But it didn't end there, and shortly thereafter, as we tried to rally the men again, the spies of the Ravental Temple, the bounty hunters, discovered us. In the ensuing encirclement, both Sora and Livert were arrested, leaving me alone to escape. Later, I had been plotting around Greyowl Town, and I met my current companions, and the Ravental Sanctuary captured a number of people and imprisoned them in the dungeons of a manor somewhere along with Sora. ”

She paused, "In order to find out the location of that dungeon, we rescued a group of people from the trial ground yesterday, and among these people were prisoners who were held in that place. It was only after we had the exact information from them that we attacked the place and rescued the people before the people of the Ravental Sanctuary could react. ”

Fang Yu suddenly realized.

Sure enough, as they had guessed, these people had robbed the trial ground just to get first-hand information about the manor. That's why they attacked today, and they succeeded in one fell swoop, and the whole operation was even called clean.

It's just a little strange that the Ravental Sanctuary has risen so quickly that there should be a group of shrewd and capable people behind it, but they are now much slower than expected, and even Greyowl Town didn't have much martial law earlier today.

Or is it because the organization is expanding too rapidly that it has become a bit too big to fall?

He pondered for a moment, but ultimately did not ask the question.

After all, they also deduced the cause and effect after all this happened, which is quite hindsight. Who would have guessed that the other side would be so bold when hijacking the judgment ground? In the eyes of the Crow's Claw Temple, the other party may be nothing more than a group of lost dogs, who would have thought that this lost dog would bite him and dare to bite a second bite?

It is this kind of thinking that goes the opposite way that catches the other party off guard.

Fang Yu looked at the rangers who were walking in front and asked, "Are they?" "He already understands that these people are indeed not from the Oak Knights, but how could they join Sandnight against the people of the Ravental Temple. If Sand Night is because of Tapolis himself, why are these people?

Sand Night also looked at his companions: "They are refugees. ”

"Refugees?"

"Examples like Tapolis aren't uncommon in the North, but we're the only guild within the two alliances to be hacked. In an effort to crack down on dissidents, the Ravental Sanctuary has split up many guilds and organizations in the North, forcing them to join the Templar, or the Rainbow Alliance, or the Descendants of Flor, depending on whether you are a native or a Chosen One. ”

"With the support of the Super Athletic Alliance, most of the small guilds have little room for resistance. The Rainbow Alliance and the Descendants of Flor are more than happy to see it, as you may have heard, it has caused a lot of trouble in the South since then, but it has not actually caused much trouble in the North, and a large part of this is due to the control of the Ravental Temple. ”

"But as with the split in Tapolis, there will always be people who are not happy with it, and who either quit the guild or passively become free adventurers. But that's not all, the Ravental Sanctuary is more tolerant of the Elector, but less so toward the natives, who often have to hunt down potential 'lurkers' because of the presence of the Shadowmen, as you saw the day before at the Inquisition. ”

"From Gula to Al Pahin, they sometimes don't need a reason to take people from the countryside. The peace you see in Grey Owl is only an illusion, as long as those who rebel against them, even the entire village, are taken away, some are forced to become believers, others are imprisoned, and no one knows where they are being held. In this area, the villages and towns close to Gula Harbor are fine, but the farther away they are, the more they show a withered scene. ”

"Mass martial law, along with heavy religious taxes, has caused many people to leave their lands and become refugees, who have to flee south to see if they can find a chance to get to Kapka or Rodell – the only chance for the refugees. But many more froze to death on the way, and few who didn't want to die came together to rebel against the oppressive rule of the Ravental Temple. Some of the Chosen Ones who had suffered from the Crow's Paw Temple because of the first phase, because they could not see the Temple's actions, joined these people, and this is where the 'refugees' came from. ”

Fang Yuan's mouth opened wide when he heard this, he never dreamed that in the year since he left the Traveler's Rest, the northern realm would have undergone such a big change. Or, rather, erosion—if Sandnight's words are true, the rise of the Ravental Sanctuary has brought not life to the whole of Tarun, but disaster.

"No one in the community has ever mentioned this?"

Sha Ye glanced at him, "Because the Super Athletic League does not allow people to discuss, all relevant content must be reviewed before it can be published." Moreover, this is a matter for the aborigines, and most of the electors do not care about it. ”

Fang Yu was a little surprised in his heart, because he knew that the community was not managed by the Super Athletic Alliance, but by the people from the Xingmen Port military, and the military had no reason to help the Super Athletic Alliance suppress the relevant discussions.

He suppressed this doubt and decided to have time to ask Su Changfeng what was going on.

However, he could roughly understand the attitude of the Descendants of Flor and the Rainbow Alliance—the 'tolerance' shown by the Crowtalon Temple towards the Electors was not so much a tacit agreement with the two organizations, each of which divided its own sphere of influence and shared the cake of the North.

Ever since the Super Athletic League issued new rules based on the Dragonfire Guild's 'lessons', they have been reaping a steady stream of benefits from them.

And as long as the Hyper Athletic League continues to lick the Archon Elpahim and wants to get involved in the Kaulin-Ihurian political dispute and profit from it, it will continue to do what it is doing so far.

The only confusion at the moment is what has brought the Ravental Sanctuary to where it is today, and allowed it to be one of the players at this table.

Fang Yu knew very well that the attitude of the most important party in this should come from Elpahim—because generally speaking, the attitude of the archon of Elpahim represents the attitude of the kingdom. Judging from the path of the Ravenclaw Temple, Elpahim seems to have shown a laissez-faire attitude towards this.

He couldn't help but recall his guess once again about the origin of the Ravental Sanctuary and who was behind it.

Either way, however, it meant that the existence of the Ravental Sanctuary in the North was now a given, and was accepted by all three parties.

This also means that when the Free Chosen Ones are helping the refugees fight against the Ravental Sanctuary, they are also fighting against the Super Athletic Alliance behind it, even the two guild alliances in the country. And judging from their situation in the sand night, there shouldn't be many of their 'companions'.

It's understandable that not everyone is willing to come forward at this time, especially the people they help, who are in a delicate situation in the eyes of others - the Ravental Sanctuary claims that many of these people are controlled by the Dark Faith, and while it is not necessarily true, it is not necessarily false.

Fang Yu was silent for a long time, and couldn't help but be a little optimistic about the situation of these people.

Because the main contradiction in the North at the moment is not the oppressive rule of the Ravental Temple, but the urgent need for safety and security, and in the context of Nicol Bolas's minions threatening the survival of the entire North, the status of the Ravenpaw Temple here is almost impossible to shake.

In such a situation, one can even tolerate sacrificing the interests of another part of the people, after all, some of the people captured by the Ravental Temple are indeed the 'hosts' of the Shadow Person.

In the absence of authority, the Crow'claw Sanctuary, the only one that has the means to identify 'them', is the only force that people can rely on at the moment.

And in order to deal with the growing threat, it seems that the Crowclaw Sanctuary does need to strengthen itself, and as for whether this process is just, it is not the mainstream voice at the moment. Of course, Fang Yu also knew in his heart that this was not normal, but he also knew that some things in this world were not discussed in terms of simple right and wrong-

This is something that he realized only after paying a lot of price.

Of course, understanding and understanding does not mean that he agrees-

It's just that unless the root cause of the problem is solved - Nicol Bolas's threat disappears, or the Ravental Sanctuary disappears, no one can change the status quo - and neither can Fang Ou. It's just that as a friend, if he can help these people in some way, he won't refuse.

Although the two sides only had a few faces, he had a good impression of the young ranger, and the things that Sand Night told him answered many of his doubts.

"So you rescued Xiao Kong and the others from the Crowclaw Temple," Fang Yu realized that the reason for this meeting was because the other party wanted to meet him, "How is his condition now?" ”

Sha Ye shook his head: "He is very seriously injured and in a very bad state, and he may leave this world at any time......"

"Is there no way to recover from the wound?" Fang Yu was a little surprised, "There's a curse attached to the wound?" ”

Sand Night paused, and his voice was a little quiet: "Koku's injury was not left by the people of the Ravental Temple, he was injured by the Shadow Man, and we don't know what to do with the flames under that wound...... The purple fire gradually spread, as if it was devouring his life force...... I don't know how to describe it, but when you see him, you'll understand. ”

"I don't expect Sora to survive, he understands it, he heard that you are here, he wants to see you before leaving, you are the hero of Dorifin, he has heard those stories, he used to be your admirer, I hope that in the last moments of his stay here, at least this only wish of his will be fulfilled."

"If I disturb you, I can apologize to you on his behalf."

Fang Yu shook his head, indicating that this was nothing. However, the fact that the shadowmen have such power, and the wounds they leave behind can erode the starlight and cause the life force to drain for it, which is somewhat unexpected to him.

This power seems to be of the same origin as the dark power, and the dark dragon also holds such power, but I don't know if it is the same category. He originally had some doubts about the origin of the filmmaker, but now it seems that it was really Nicol Bolas who brought it?

"There's nothing you can do?" He asked.

"We've tried all sorts of things," Sandnight glanced at him, as if surprised by the concern for Sora in his tone, "and there's a saying circulating among the 'redeemed' that those who are hurt by the Shadow will become one of them in the near future." ”

"What is the 'redeemed'?" Fang Yu asked, this was the second time he had heard this term from the other party's mouth.

Sand Night was silent again.

The footsteps slowed down in the darkness, as if this long road was finally coming to an end. Fang Ou heard the sound of the rangers on the other side stopping, and they seemed to be pushing a stone door, and a low sound came from that end.

After a while, the other party broke the silence and said: "We are not all the way with them, but the origins of both are similar." They claim to be the 'redeemed', and they are also opponents of the Ravental Temple, but they are far more powerful than we are, and they are followers of Nicol Bolas—"

"Nicol Bolas's followers?" Fang Yu was taken aback: "Dragon worshippers? ”

"No," Sandnight shook his head, "they're not Dragongoists, at least that's what they call themselves, they're just following Nicol Bolas, and they're claiming that the Dragon Witch has long since broken with the Dragongoists, that it's not an enemy of humanity, and that Aitaria is facing a deeper threat......"

Fang Yu felt that there was no more bizarre story than this one he had ever heard today. It is true that Attaria is facing a deeper calamity, which is the Evil Star, but the Dark Dragon is also from it, and the two are not much different.

However, he subconsciously remembered what he had encountered in the wasteland of Charter City not long ago, and couldn't help but press his hand on the ring of golden flame hanging from his chest - what if Nicol Bolas was really restraining the army of dragonbeasts?

Mazak's old butler told him that the dragon's time was over, and that sentence seemed to have a deeper meaning.

And is that Miss Misu, or Nicol Bolas, the witch of the dragon?

After saying this, Sand Night didn't go any further, perhaps because she wasn't familiar with the 'Redeemed' either, but perhaps she didn't want to have any connection with them.

After all, a person who openly claims to follow the dark dragon is not a good person in any way to the eyes of ordinary people.

Fang Yu didn't ask much, it seemed that the affairs in the north had almost been clarified, the only doubt was that the forces supporting the Crowclaw Temple behind it, and the origin of the shadow man was still a mystery. However, he didn't plan to figure out the details of this all at once, and if he had a chance to do so later, he could investigate the matter from other sources.

He wanted to find out the origin of the Shadow Person, mainly to find out their relationship with the Third Calamity, whether the appearance of the Shadow Man was related to the upcoming catastrophe.

As for Sora's injury, if he has the ability, he will try to find a way for it. But if just leaving a wound makes people helpless, it will be too chilling, and the threat of the filmmaker may have to be reevaluated.

But Sand Night seemed to read what he meant from his silence, "Sora just wants to meet you, and he is actually prepared for his own situation." ”

"There's always a way." Fang Yu replied.

It's not that he is blindly confident, but in his dictionary, there are few people who give up this thing easily.

Sand Night glanced at him and didn't answer.

As he guessed, they walked in this underground tunnel for nearly half an hour, and finally came to an end. The rangers pushed the rocks out of the way, and the exit led to a snow-covered forest, with a natural shelter beneath the two pinnacles of canine teeth.

However, when they left, the rangers did not hide the entrance to the cave again, as it would surely be discovered by the Ravental Knights chasing from behind, and they were already planning to abandon the secret passage. Those who remained behind only swept away the traces of their departure and quickly chased after them.

Walking through the forest, the plover could roughly tell that they were heading northeast as they looked at the direction of the dense canopy, and soon the wind and snow subsided, and the moonlight appeared behind the black oppressive clouds, and a few stars appeared in the sky.

He couldn't name the constellations, but the locals knew the stars that appeared at this time of year, and hunters could even find their way based on the constellations that appeared in the night sky at different times.

Leading the way was an aborigine, who walked through the winding and unrecognizable dense forest, where the snow was falling and the only sound in the forest. However, after the moonlight appeared, the surrounding scene was transparent in Fang Yuan's eyes, and it was only at this moment that he realized that the power of the Dragon King's Heart had indeed recovered in his body.

Soon after, there was a sparkling fire in the distant woods, which was quite far away from Greyowl Town, and what appeared to be a camp in the forest. Fang Yu looked at the forest, which was about a short distance west of the monastery.

He looked back at the box again, and the box had already transmitted their information back to Luo Hao, so that the people waiting in the inn would not worry too much about them.

The team quickly approached the camp, but before they could get close to the light of the campfire over there, a somewhat childish voice suddenly came from behind the dark bushes in front of them: "Sister Sand Night, are you back?" ”

A little stumbling out from behind them, looking at them with bright eyes in the darkness, and the box couldn't help but be slightly startled at the sight of the little figure—in fact, the little girl froze when she saw him.

She looked a little surprised, and subconsciously took a step back.

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