Chapter 135: The Twelfth Order
It rained all day and night.
The rain on the floating islands looks like a myriad of silver threads hanging down from the gloomy sky and connecting with the inky forest. In the distance, a pale cyan mist rises and disappears the edge of the forest along with the distant mountains.
The river rushed down the estuary, turning into a silver flower, and the silver flowers formed clouds and mist, and merged into the surging sea of clouds. A vast gray field, the gloomy eye of the storm in the sky was moving southward, like a wall of clouds that covered half of the sky, several kilometers high.
Lightning and thunder flashed inside.
Near the bay, in the distance hangs a lone island with a curved tree that stands in the rain. This strange sight made Fang Yu look at it for a while before retracting his gaze.
The geology of Fenris Island is very different from that of Talen, with light gray limestone formations on the cliffs near the empty sea, and plants growing upwards on top of the collapsed rock formations, the island is more like a disintegrating specimen, a primeval forest suspended in the sea of clouds.
He looked back.
Mr. Limestone's platform has been assembled, and Sky Blue and Luo Yu are helping Miss Elf transport the supplies to the back of the Negative Hill Beast, and they use a crane to do the job, using a block of pulleys to pull the gondola to a height above the platform, and then transport the boxes full of food, medicine, and repair supplies to the platform.
When venturing on land, drinking water can be less available.
The rations consisted mainly of bread and jerky, but fortunately there was no English tradition in Kaulin-Eshurian, and the jerky on the Berio was from the previous season, not older than them, and hard enough to be used as a shield.
There are many types of medicines, most of them made by Milella's priests, some of which can cure sickness and some of which can heal wounds.
These are all supplies given to them by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and although they don't cost much, they can save a lot of trouble. Otherwise, they would have to go to a small town twenty or thirty miles west of Golden Bay to obtain these things, which was the only populated place in the Golden Bay anchorage.
In the rain, Attila's injuries were no longer serious, she recovered well, her face was no longer pale, and she faintly revealed a healthy flush.
But Sky Blue and Kita still don't let her get caught in the rain, and Miss Elf stands under the canopy, centering the dispatch.
Fang Yu walked over at this time, his boots were one foot deep and one foot shallow in the mud, and the upper of the shoe had already been filled with water, but no one cared about this problem now.
Only Parker still complained about the bad weather, clamoring to go back to the Giant Tree Hill, as if it never rained in Sanshak.
He asked him about it, and he replied as a matter of course: "Paparals don't go out when it rains." β
"But you're not from Paparal." Sky Blue points this out.
"I am," Parker said sternly, "it's the Paparals' racial talent, the racial talent, you know?" β
"Your racial talent is a little too much."
The people of Paparal are honoured by this accusation.
Soon Sylvid returned, and the light of the miner's lamp passed through the rain curtain, and Fang Ou saw the golden rain thread passing through the pillar of light, and she brought Princess Brian with her.
Everything was ready, but this time, naturally, the other party would not be on the road with them.
The elven princess only smiled and waved her hand at them: "Be careful all the way, if it goes well, we'll see you in Cloud Harbor." β
"Sister Princess, you are the same." Sky Blue leaned on the railing and waved her hand vigorously in the direction of the riverbank.
Brianne nodded happily.
Sylvid grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up, Fang Yu reached out and pulled her onto the platform, and the noble lady straightened her wet hair, nodded to him, and took her maid into the house to change clothes.
Mr. Greystone swayed his massive body into the forest, and the plover stood on the platform to look across the riverbank, and Princess Brian was soon left with only a small shadow.
The journey to the interior of Fenris is a week-long journey, but the route is already planned, with the first day passing through the Emerald Pass and arriving near Andreita Falls.
Named after the female explorer who discovered the waterfall 220 years ago, it is a rare beauty in the north of Fenris Island, and the plover will not miss it.
It is also the last step north of Fenris, and further up into the depths of the Green Dragon Mountains, it will take about three days to get out of this mountain, and the rest of the journey will pass through the alluvial plains south of Fenris.
If all goes well, they will be able to reach Yunliu Harbor no later than the 22nd of this month.
As you climb higher and higher, you will soon be able to overlook the Bay of Clouds below, where the huge shadow of the Berio is moored in an empty bay surrounded by mountain cols.
Fang Ou also saw the lonely floating island, and on the other side of it was the brig they had seen yesterday, and there was a camp in the forest to the west of the wing, but it was not clear under the rain and fog.
"Speaking of which, what's the trainee parade on Fenris Island?"
Fang Yu suddenly put down the tools and mechanical parts in his hand and turned around and asked.
A bolt of lightning pierced through the lead-gray clouds.
A vast white light poured through the window, illuminating his makeshift table, and Miss Tata watched intently at the wisteria sprouting another sprout, which had blossomed at this time of year, some small, pale pink bones.
She lifted her head and tilted her snow-white chin up.
Droplets of water hung crystal clear above the vines, and the arc light on the surface reflected the situation in the room.
Sylvid wiped her long, wet light blonde hair, and with a casual shake, spread out a piece of pure gold tassel, and below was a slender and pink neck.
Fang Yu had never seen her hair casually draped down, she looked pure and lovely, like a girl next door.
"That's a special trainee graduation assessment on Fenris Island," Sylvid replied, "There is an ancient dungeon in the Green Dragon Mountains, which is said to be the site of the Snake Man Empire, does the captain know about the Snake People?" β
Fang Yu nodded.
The Serpents are contemporaries of the Noumerin Elves, and legend has it that they worship an ancient deity named Kukulkan, but that deity betrayed the Olin gods during the Plague of Ethelin and died in the Plague, and the Snake Empire sank into the abyss with Essorin.
However, there are still traces of snake people in Aitalia, they are divided into two branches, and the black snake people are still in the sea of Noumerin trees between the hill of the giant tree and the cape of St. Huyen.
The Red Serpents live in seclusion in Hanari, and the two remain hostile to civilization, the latter allied with the giants and the Naga to harass the western coast of the Othello Empire.
There is also a legend that both the Lizardmen and the Naga are branches of the Snake Empire.
However, there are many species of Aitariana lizardmen today, and the shark lizardmen are in a feud with the snake people, so not many people believe this rumor in the first half.
"But there will be the ruins of the Snake Man Empire here?" Fang Yu asked.
The Serpent Empire sank with Aetherin beneath the Abyssal Sea, which is now the largest empty sea between the Aitaria continent group, the New Sea.
And in Aitalia, between the Kaurin-Ishurian (Cloud Sea) continental group, the Giant Tree Hill continental group, and the Orsyrian continental group, the three continental groups are like three vertices, and the space between the three vertices is where the new sea is located today.
On the edge of these three continents close to the new sea, there are the three major sea of trees in the First Worldβthe Sea of Trees of Talen, the Sea of Trees of the Giant Tree Hill of the Numerin and the Haynari Sea of the Assyrian of Assyria, so it is also said that the Sea of Trees was the border of the former mainland Esselin.
Nowadays, there are many relics of the Noumerin Empire and the Snake Man Empire in these three major tree seas, but Fang Yu really has never heard of the ruins of the Snake Man Empire on Fenris Island.
"There is a theory that, apart from Rotao, the three continents of Assyria, Cloud Sea, and Giant Tree Hill used to belong to a single supercontinent, but after the disaster of Essorin, the three continents gradually fell apart, and it took the formation of today's pattern."
Sylvid sat down and replied lightly.
In fact, Luo Yu had already renovated the carriage on the other side of the saddle bridge, and after removing the watchtower, he built a new room there.
Still, Sylvid liked to sit in the room, quietly reading her strange books, or borrowing his desk to draw maps.
"But at least you should go back to your room to change your clothes."
Fang Yu was even a little embarrassed when he raised this opinion before, "If I hadn't been alert just now, I would have broken in directly." β
"Is the captain very unwilling, do you want me to change it again in person?"
Sylvide replied with a grin.
Fang Yu was directly defeated by this bold answer, and stammered, "No, it's not like that. β
The aristocratic girl smiled and bent over: "My room is too small, and I asked Shesta to lay the carpet, I don't want to change clothes there and make a mess of everything." You know my habits, be accommodating, Captain. β
And you're going to make a mess of me?
Fang Yu couldn't help but be speechless.
"But at least I have some scruples," he said. β
Sylvide's eyes were like crescent moons: "There's nothing to worry about, I'm your captain, Captain." On board, the officer was supposed to stay in the captain's office, which was next to the captain's room. If it weren't for the lack of conditions here, I should have added a hammock to this room so that you can get used to it sooner. β
Fang Yu was taken aback: "Then there is no need. β
Sylvid chuckled.
"Scholars generally believe that Fenris Island was originally part of the Talen Tree Sea, so it's normal that there are snake people here." Miss Tata quietly picked up Sylvide's words.
Because the aristocratic girl already knew about her existence, Miss Goblin did not hide it in front of her, this small world, at this time, it was like a secret that the three of them kept together.
Sylvide sat on the edge of Fang Ou's bed, holding a small mirror and combing her supple blonde hair with a comb, as she continued, "This is the birthplace of the green dragon Mageri. β
"It turned out to be the dungeon." Fang Yu reacted suddenly.
The green dragon 'Mageri' is the titular owner of Fenris Island, the legendary green dragon of the rich and rivaled country, Mageri is the name given to it by humans, and it is the same as a legendary merchant in the history of Aitalia. As for the name of 'Mageri' itself, it is a lengthy and eccentric symbol.
The green dragons of Aitalia tend to use abandoned caves or underground ruins as their lair until they reach adulthood, and the green dragon Mageri is no exception.
However, the dungeon where it is located is particularly famous, and it is from it that it has acquired some of the ancient alchemy inheritance, which has given it its place in the alchemy world of Kaulin-Ihurian.
It later left Fenris to travel around the world, only to return to it after it had achieved success, but it never returned to its dungeon, choosing instead to settle in Cloudhaven.
However, after becoming the nominal vice-president of the Kaulin-Ishurian Artisans Association, it took out its dungeon again, and set up many levels and tests in it, and every spring and autumn, it opened the dungeon for adventurers to enter and challenge the difficulties it set.
The best of them will be rewarded with its favor and prizes, and it is said that the top of the list will be able to dine with the legendary dragon, even though it has not been seen in the world for many years.
Seeing that he understood, Sylvid nodded: "The local guilds of Fenris now regard the twice-a-year test as an opportunity to train trainees, and the Spring and Autumn Parade is also derived from this. And I've heard that there is no real death in the Green Dragon Test. β
Fang Yu bowed his head slightly. At the mention of this, he couldn't help but be a little fascinated: "That's Mirella's demi-artifact, the effect of Mageri's Promise, it's a rare super-powerful magic artifact - famous for breaking the gap between ordinary magic and divine magic - it can invoke Milella's divine aether, so it's called a demi-artifact." β
"And its function is not to bring people back from the dead, but to create an absolute protective shield for the moment before a person suffers mortal damage, teleporting him to a safe place. In fact, it is precisely because of this demigod that Cloud Harbor is called the Harbor of Protection. β
"It was because of this demigod that Mageri became the honorary vice-president of Kaulin-Ishurian."
"There really is such a thing." Sylvide's eyes were slightly curious: "I've only heard of it before, and the captain knows it so well?" β
"Miss Sylwid wouldn't be interested in that thing, would she?" Fang Yu was a little flustered, he hadn't forgotten the noble girl's behavior in Dorifin's illusion.
"That's not true, I know that it's magical, but it's half the size of a castle," Sylvid smiled slightly, "It's just that it's better to be famous, it's the only magic device in the world that can mobilize the divine aether, right?" β
Fang Yu nodded.
"It's a branch of ancient magic technology, and it's important that Mageri the Green Dragon is one of Mirera's chosen ones. The divine ether can only be produced from gods, and mortals cannot easily borrow their powers. β
"But it's really convenient," he added, "to use this way to test your trainees." With one stone, local guilds will really adapt to local conditions. But aren't there guilds elsewhere that think of this? As far as I know, the Green Dragon Test is famous. β
It's really famous, and there are a lot of people in the community who discuss this test, otherwise he wouldn't know so clearly. After all, it was a test set by the legendary green dragon Mageri, and that alone was enough to attract attention.
"Because the test is very difficult, Mr. Knight," Tata said suddenly, "that dungeon is actually an altar built by the Serpents for Kukulkan, according to your words - it is a pyramid group, the ruins are divided into twelve levels from top to bottom, and Magheri has stipulated that you must reach at least seven floors or more to receive the reward, and so far only a few have arrived. β
"Although Mr. Mageri is the honorary vice-president of Kaulin-Ihurian, he is a dragon after all." Sylvide said with a smile.
Fang Yu always felt that there was something in this sentence.
He couldn't help but look at Miss Fairy, who only quietly told him that there was a ticket to participate in the Green Dragon Test, and there was a fee for the ticket.
MMP, Fang Yu only then understood what Sylvide meant, this dragon obviously had bad intentions and wanted to make money.
It's no wonder that this guy will become the legendary rich man of Kaulin-Ishurian, using a demigod to make money, or in such a way as a needle, which is no one.
"But it's always good for the guild, there is no assessment that can test the combat effectiveness of the trainees better than the actual combat assessment, and this kind of assessment has no risk, why not do it?" Sylvide said with a smile: "However, for the foreign guild, it is a little more than worth the loss to come all the way to Fenris Island, after all, the resources here are poor, and they are not as good as a few main continents. β
"But it's not completely uncommon, in history, most of the adventurers who reached the seventh floor or more were challengers from outside Fenris Island, but later the green dragon Magherie set a limit on the upper limit of the challenge level, and even fewer people came." Tata replied.
The tall image of the legendary green dragon has completely collapsed in Fang Yu's heart.
He couldn't help but ask: "Who is the person with the best grades in history, and how many floors have he descended?" β
"I know that," replied Sylvid, "Her Royal Highness just told me about it not long ago, but the new record was not long before it was born, and it was the Autumn Parade two years ago, and the challenge was from the Silver Vislan Elector, whose highest record was nine floors. β
"Silver Vislan?" Fang Yu was slightly stunned, the first of the top ten guilds in China, and it really lived up to its name. However, there are only a few talented newcomers in Silver Vislan in the past two years, and I heard that the top ones are not as good as the newcomers of the second-ranked Guild Elite.
Who could that be?
Sylvid had already nodded slightly, "That little princess of Silver Vislan, Sophie. Kaurin-Ishurian's only Elector, Knight of Dawn, you must have heard of her, right? β
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