Chapter 16: The Other Side of the Sea
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Different from the mainland of Nice, even if it has entered the summer, the environment here is still extremely cold, unlike the northern territory that is frozen for thousands of miles and covered with snow, the cold here is like the darkness oozing out of a thousand-foot ice cave, drying up as if there is no life, and the ice is cold into the bone marrow......
In the small clearing, surrounded by all kinds of weapons, a few long swords and war hammers hung haphazardly on a few tall and simple shelves, and there were no bluestones and bricks that could be found everywhere on the continent of Nice, and a few fences made of wooden strips tied together with ropes looked so desolate and desolate in the cold wind
Looking out from the clearing, the black-and-gray rolling hills dominate the entire field of vision, devoid of life, birds, flowers, or even ...... Even the trees that can be seen everywhere in the mainland of Nice, as the main body of vegetation, are only a few scattered here, and the withered yellow branches are scattered everywhere......
The sky is also lead, the clouds are lead, the sun is also covered with a layer of lead, this is the world on the other side of the sea, this is a place that has almost lost hope and everything, and all the people who live here call it "exile"!
In what could be called a martial arts training ground, a figure dressed in black full-body armor, with even his face hidden under the heavy armor, was skillfully wielding a two-handed sword of astonishing width in his hand, and there were eight enemies besieging him
Eight enemies armed with various weapons and wearing light chain mail seemed to have a numerical advantage, but in fact they were forced backwards by the black-armored knight with a single sword, and the heavy two-handed swords seemed to have no weight in their hands, and each swing could accurately cut into the vital point of one or several enemies
If it weren't for the unintentional hurting of people, I'm afraid that in a few breaths, a few besiegers would have fallen
The battle went on for a while, and the black-armored knight seemed to be tired of the game, and his figure accelerated again on the flat ground in vain, and in just a few moments of lightning flash, he succinctly and efficiently knocked away all the besiegers' weapons
Without looking at the sparring partner who retreated in a hurry, the knight reached out and caught a meteor hammer that fell straight down after being knocked away, and stood in place for a long time before a slightly youthful voice came from under the visor
"Stand down, so that the practice without any improvement can be stopped tomorrow!"
"But my lord, this is the master's ......"
Before the words of one of the sparring partners could be finished, they were interrupted by a giant sword that suddenly appeared above his neck
"No second warning, watch your words and humility, disciple! I'll explain it myself, pack up now, and get out of here! ”
After that, the black-armored knight didn't stop, snorted disdainfully, inserted the giant sword in his hand back into his waist, and strode out of here directly......
After he was completely out of sight, the sparring partners dared to look at their companions who had spoken before with expressions of pity and mockery
"Are you an idiot, that person is now the most favored person in front of the master, not to mention, just by virtue of his identity as a black knight, if it is replaced by a few other adults, I'm afraid you can already do without this head!"
With a wry grin, the man subconsciously touched his neck and muttered to himself
"Damn, what kind of monster did the master find, I remember when he first came here, even any of us could easily defeat him, how long has it been? Half a year or 5 months? It's grown so far......"
"Pack up your things, remember not to talk too much next time, but it's also a good thing, with these powerful knights, the day when we finally return to that prosperous and rich continent is getting closer and closer."
"yes...... Those cowardly people have occupied that land long enough, for thousands of years, and our ancestors and we have never been able to leave this place of exile, a land of exile with nothing but metals and minerals......"
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Walking along the rough and simple road carved out by hand in the middle of the mountain, a huge mountain city has been artificially dug in the deepest part of the mountain, and the black-armored knight is here at this moment
Still a little uncomfortable, subconsciously glanced at the hideous and evil coats of arms on the gate, coldly nodded to the guards in front of him who bowed deeply with fear, and after the other party opened the city gate, the black-armored knight rode in slowly
Due to the inside of the cave, coupled with the lack of resources, there are few lights on both sides of the road, although the countless vents dug above can also be used for lighting, but the atmosphere of the entire cave city is still depressing, I am afraid that normal people here will go completely crazy in a few days
On both sides of the road, there are thousands of simple black stone houses, which are different from the cities of the mainland of Nice, where you can't hear the bombastic talk of your neighbors, there is no market for life, no entertainment, and even no trace of the presence of stray cats and dogs......
If it weren't for the fact that people were in a hurry to get in and out of it, I am afraid that this place would be considered a dead city!
As the Black-Armored Knight rode his horse, there was finally a bit of noise and noise in the city, and in the middle of the city there was not a fountain and sculpture or a park, but a huge furnace that covered an astonishing area
Thousands of burly and strong men, shirtless and wearing only trousers, sweating profusely around, countless smelted metal liquids were quickly pushed through pipes or manual labor to scatter in the surrounding large and small workshops
With a deafening sound of metal pounding, truckloads of roughly-formed weapons and armor were pushed out of the workshop and sent to various places for further processing
Due to the perennial walking near the giant furnace, accidents often occur, and when the black-armored knight passed by, he saw a man with a cart unstable under his feet, falling directly into it, and completely disappeared without even having a chance to scream
And the people around him seem to have long been accustomed to everything, or it may have become a habit to ignore their own and others' lives, no one exclaimed, no one even showed any expression, everyone turned a blind eye and continued their own work, and the cart that had lost its owner was quickly pushed away by others......
I couldn't see if there was any expression under the knight's visor, he rode his horse quietly, and everyone who met him on the side of the road also bowed to him so quietly, quiet, weird, and crazy
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Half an hour later, the black-armored knight's horse stopped at the doorway of what could barely be called a palace, the pitch-black gate was made of metal throughout, and the sharp and terrifying spike-shaped nails were still stained with reddish-brown blood if you looked closely
Jumping off the mount lightly, patting the pure black war horse on the back, the black-armored knight spoke coldly
"Open the door, I want to meet you!"
Several guards, dressed similarly, but with some differences in the details of their armor, carefully looked the knight up and down for a long time, nodded silently to each other, let go of the weapon in their hands, and slowly opened the door with a winch-like mechanism, and one of them said in a warm voice
"Leave your weapons and horses, new black knights, remember to be humble in front of the king at all times, and don't lose yourself in strength and arrogance!"
"Humph!"
Probably accustomed to the behavior of these guards, the black-armored knight snorted lightly, without hesitation, untied the giant sword, and handed it to one of them along with the reins of the warhorse, and then shook his somewhat wrinkled cloak, and then strode towards the deep corridor......
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