"It's ...... Where? ”

Soon after, a head cautiously poked out from under the hole, and after making sure that there was no danger, he slowly exclaimed, "Is this the mission location we have been looking for?" ”

"Probably the interior of a room."

With the sound of another voice, the figure belonging to Duan Qing suddenly jumped out of the edge of the hole, and then, together with the light sound of landing, entered this mysterious area that was inadvertently discovered: "Look at this pattern...... It's obviously not natural, right? There are also these stakes that serve as seats, and an upward pathway...... Hey? ”

His voice paused, and his eyes became more and more surprised: "The material of these things ......"

"It's inside the tree, isn't it?"

Speaking out for Duan Qing what he wanted to say, the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, who also jumped out of the hole, asked in a deep voice, "A hidden tree hole?" ”

"Look at this old bark, it should be like this."

Reaching out and touching the wrinkled walls around him, Duan Qing withdrew his gaze: "Someone used a dead ancient tree and made it look like it is now, although judging from the current situation, this treehouse should have been abandoned for an unknown amount of time......"

That is to say...... Was this place inhabited a long time ago? ”

Slowly walking to the side of those tree stumps, Xue Lingbing who squatted down carefully observed the surface of the neatly cut tables and chairs: "Living in this dangerous place? ”

"I know you don't believe it, but judging by the results...... Yes. Spreading his hands helplessly, Duan Qing pointed to the direction they had just come: "Including the secret passage we just came in...... If I'm not mistaken, it's an emergency path dug up by the people who live here for some special circumstances. ”

"So the hole we walked through before ......"

"Of course, someone else dug it up."

Brushing one of the tree stumps with his hand, Duan Qing sat down unceremoniously: "We didn't go through the main entrance of the people, but came in from the tunnel that they originally prepared for running, although judging from the degree of soil accumulation in that tunnel and the upward passage just now, it may have been a bit long for them to abandon this place...... Belch. ”

As if thinking of a possibility, Duan Qing, who was talking loudly, suddenly stopped his movements, and then muttered to himself in a low voice under the strange gaze of Xue Ling, who was also sitting on the stump on the other side: "Speaking of which, I once saw some pictures in the Void Library before......

“…… What did you say? ”

"No, I'm talking about the record." Duan Qing subconsciously explained: "Plus the introduction that Shanna mentioned before......"

“…… Don't sell it, what exactly did you find? ”

Still didn't answer Xue Ling's question immediately, Duan Qing, who lowered his head and pondered, slowly raised his head, and his sharp eyes also followed the movement of the scan, passing little by little around this circular treehouse - carvings of different styles, extremely simple furniture, scattered ruins that have become unrecognizable after the erosion of time also appear in various corners under the walls from time to time, it is difficult to identify its original appearance and purpose, if you look closely, the passage discovered by Duan Qing and the others before is actually paved by huge tree rootsThe surface of the rotating upward movement had become much smoother from the long time of stepping on it, and then it had been deeply rooted under the floor of the treehouse because of the long abandonment, and some weapons and equipment that seemed to be made of metal and wood were also lying quietly around the roots of the trees, but they were scattered into the same ruins due to age, and only some white strips scattered in them still retained their original appearance.

Although in Duan Qing's opinion, those white things ...... It seems to be some dead bones as old as this treehouse.

"This old breath...... It's older than the village below the Emerald Tower. ”

With a faint sigh, Duan Qing said a sentence that Xue Ling Phantom Ice could understand, and then in the other party's contemplative reaction, he slowly walked in front of the pile of dry bones: "With those equally ancient monsters we encountered outside before, an answer is about to come out...... Well? ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and then as he picked up one of the dry bones, an unexpected message flashed to him in front of his eyes.

【Bone Long Knife (Normal)】

[Weapon Power: Very Weak]

[Equipment Requirements: None]

[Damaged.] 】

[An old long knife, made of dragon bones, but because it has been left for too long, it has become extremely fragile in itself.] 】

“…… A weapon made from dragon bones? ”

It seemed that he had also received such information, and Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was walking slowly, looked at the long knife in Duan Qing's hand and asked in a low voice, "Is it those so-called dragons outside?" ”

"I thought it was a dry bone left behind by someone after he died, but I didn't expect it to ......" Duan Qing shook his head and whispered: "If you have such a powerful production process...... No, no, before that, the first thing they have to do is extremely powerful hunting skills......

"You mean to say...... There was originally a powerful man living here? ”

"No, I'm thinking of something that some old village chief said before."

Throwing down the long knife in his hand, Duan Qing suddenly ran in the direction where the root of the tree was, and then after a period of running, he came to the top of the tree house along the spiraling passage, and the bright light shrouded him again with his run, and at the same time appeared the picture that gradually unfolded in front of him, and the dragon-like creatures with all kinds of strange shapes were also like flowers scattered all over the forest land, one by one became a part of the composition of this picture.

"Something like a bone gun, our older generation has done ......"

This sentence that he had heard at the foot of the mountain flashed in his mind again, Duan Qing's whole body trembled involuntarily, and the howls filled with all kinds of desolate aura also sounded in his ears again and again with the movements of those migrating beasts, and Xue Lingphantom Bing, who also chased this place, put down the action he wanted to ask, and his eyes stayed in the equally shocking picture for a while, and after a while, he lowered his black eyes and glanced at the place where the ground was very high from them: "This is." ……？ ”

"A thousand years ago, the Ancient Magic Empire ruled the lands of the free world, and their magical power and technology were powerful enough to become a nightmare for all enemies."

With a vicissitudes of life in his eyes, Duan Qing retracted his gaze towards the land under his feet: "But the Magic Empire is not the entire history of this world, before the era of the Ancient Magic Empire, there were still countless strong people in this world, they were all over every corner of the Free Continent, using their own hands and strength to survive in the threat of nature and the same kind, the final result of the Ancient Magic Empire's domination of the world cannot be a reason why the warrior-type profession is not as powerful as magic." ”

"History and records like to refer to that era as the Age of Freedom." Speaking of this, Duan Qing turned his head yearningly, looking at Xue Ling's eyes like black gems: "An era in which all kinds of forces and systems are blooming. ”

“…… And then what? Xue Lingphantom Ice shook her head indifferently and asked, "What does this have to do with what we're seeing now?" ”

"This is the history of the game that Free World is set in." Duan Qing slowly showed a hint of a smile: "And you won't be naïve to think ...... That's all this history can go back to, right? ”

"You mean ......?"

"That's right, the age of freedom is not the earliest era, the earliest era is the age of barbarism."

Pointing to the scene of a certain herd of beasts in front of them being chased by large dragon beasts, Duan Qing replied with a smile: "It was an era of beast domination, an era when the ancient aura ruled the world, and the trembling human beings were ruled by that environment...... Gradually become a strong man in the era of freedom. ”

“……”

"What we're seeing now is probably what was from that era."

Looking at Xue Ling's Phantom Ice's expression that gradually became solemn, Duan Qing said in a low voice: "And ......"

"This may be the last place in the free continent that still retains the scene of the barbaric era."

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"So...... The previous Dadel Village was actually one of the human villages inherited from the ancient barbaric era? ”

When the time came to noon on January 14, 795 in the new calendar, Duan Qing and the others, who had escaped from various dangerous bags for two days, finally got a period of rest in the tree house, and they were replenished with food and water, and at this time they also started the next planned task: "Their ancestors are from here?" ”

"I don't know, but at least they know what it's like."

Also taking care of his own outfits, Duan Qing replied helplessly: "This treehouse has obviously experienced a certain degree of camouflage, otherwise it would have allowed other beasts and doves to occupy the magpie's nest." ”

"The first task we received was to make sacrifices, and the specific content of the mission was ...... Probably to pay tribute to their ancestors. Xue Lingphantasm Ice still didn't give up her thoughts: "Isn't this enough to prove their origins?" ”

"The crux of the matter is what the place of sacrifice is."

Raising his eyes to look at the huge ancient tree next to the tree house that was still extending upwards, Duan Qing shook his head and replied, "Do they really know about the existence of this place?" How had they been able to safely enter such a dangerous place before? If none of these questions can be answered......"

"The content of the mission of sacrifice may become the object of suspicion of us."

In order to solve the answer to this question, the two of them started a new day's journey again, and the new goal of exploration was naturally the huge ancient tree located next to them that went deep into the sky of clouds. Although they didn't find a suitable route, fortunately the two of them had already circled around the huge forest, and the records on the adventurer's map had already marked the most suitable direction for them: "...... Here's it, there's less monsters here......"

"We've got to avoid those green dragons, they don't look like a messy ......"

"The main entrance of the treehouse has already given us the answer, just follow the direction where these rattans are, not only those green dragons, but even these hammerhead dragons with bones growing outside should not notice us."

"You're betting on their eyesight, though I think they're all blind too, and they didn't even notice us when we passed this slope...... Hush! Something is coming. ”

Avoiding the threat of dinosaurs from all directions again and again, Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice completely acted as shrunken turtles this time, trying not to make any movement while looking for a route that could climb this ancient tree like a tall building. With the help of the map and the experience of previous explorations, the two of them quickly followed the artificial traces to find an entrance to the interior of the ancient tree, and then spiraled up the intricate trunk surrounded by countless flowing water and rattans. The threat of giant beasts from this forest still appeared around them from time to time, and there were also dragons with powerful appearances, including huge wolf-like monsters with electric glow all over their bodies, and purple pterosaurs with their tails and wings surrounded by poisonous mist, all of which had their own territory and range, patrolling back and forth along the path formed by the interlacing of tree trunks and roots, like guards stationed inside the various floors of tall buildings, constantly confronting various other flying creatures that were also hovering outside the trees.

Among them were countless flying dragons with wingspans large enough to cover a large area of the sky, as well as ice-colored giant birds that Duan Qing and the others had seen before.

"This must be the reason why they've gathered, right?"

Carefully bypassing a red dragon that was lying down in the nest and falling asleep, Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice finally touched the higher ground close to this ancient tree, and then after passing through a hole covered by vines, they came to the front of an ancient door, the slightest humming sound was coming from the back of this door, and there were many irregular crackling sounds in the middle, Duan Qing, who had been lying on the door and listening for a long time, then straightened up, and then stretched out his hand and used force slightly: "...... No, it can't be opened. ”

"Isn't that the so-called altar behind this?" Xue Lingphantom Ice asked in a deep voice, "The holy land that many ethnic groups, including Del Village and Han'an Village, yearn for?" ”

"I don't know, I don't have perspective." Looking at this ancient door, which was similar to the bark of the surrounding trees, Duan Qing's voice also revealed a little helplessness: "There are still such places in this forest that are unknown, God knows if this is the target point we are looking for......

"Didn't they give you any other quest items when you took on the quest before?" Snow Spirit Phantom Ice glanced up and down at Duan Qing's items and equipment: "Such as keys, magic gems, or ...... such as passes"

"What do you think?"

Turning around helplessly, Duan Qing waved his hand: "If there was such a thing, I would have taken it out a long time ago, and what the hell is the pass......"

Click.

A crisp unlocking sound suddenly appeared behind Duan Qing, interrupting what he had been saying in a low voice, and then with the streamer flashing on the surface of a small round shield behind him, it turned into a systematic prompt sound.

【Ding——】