Chapter 37: The Wasteland

Elcat, the land of fairies, Elcat, the silver of the water, the Calamity-free Elcat, the blessed land, the pivot of Gaia, the birthplace of mankind......

These titles are by no means exaggerated.

This is the holiest land in Faenns, which was once the center of the world, the great holy place dedicated to the seven saints of creation.

Some of the races that settled in the South would even have pilgrims who traveled thousands of miles from the South to El Carter simply to bow down to the statues of the Seven Saints. In the whole of Faense, only here has the icons of the Seven Saints. In addition, it was also the only place where the priests of the saints, such as the Doid, the mourners, and the lawyers, took office.

To this day, the currency issued in Faense is still known as the El Cat Gold Coin or the El Cat Silver Coin. A thousand years ago, this was known as the Northern Gold Coin or Holy Gold Coins. For it was the only valuable currency of the northern nations in the eyes of those who had noble blood in their veins, and they only accepted the currency peculiar to Elcat. Over time, this currency became popular throughout the northern countries and successfully became the common currency of the northern countries.

Roland remembers that it used to be the most beautiful place in the world. Lake of Elves, River of Silver, Golden Oak, Rainbow Tree......

It is an ideal country for poets, artists, and saints. It is a sacred place that only exists in legends today, and it is also the place where the black iron species is born today.

Later, because of something, a third of the human race left Elcat. They traveled west, next to Elcat, to build a kingdom where only humans existed.

That's Bansa. In the Elcatar language, Bansa means "home," or "the only home."

This is why the Bansa people say that they are of noble blood. Unlike those hybrids that have been artificially concocted, such as the mountain people's blood, the Bansars are indeed the purest of human beings, and they should be proud of it.

After that, a group of people left Elcatel eastward, and established the country "Yunluan" in the swamps and plains surrounded by the sea on three sides, and where the tall hills without Suze were protected from the cold winds.

At that time, Elcater was undoubtedly the center of the whole world. All the nations were built around it, and even Bansa, Yunluan, and Suze together had only a third of Elcat's land.

But it all ended when the Sage left Faenz and the mages usurped power to become gods and wage war on Elcat.

The mysterious kingdom of the Far East, prophesied by their soothsayers, raised the mountains high, and set up a great barrier to escape the world in advance, avoiding this unwarranted disaster. But because of the fall of the Latter Knowers after that, they could no longer get any precise prophecy, just in case, they did not open the Great Barrier, but continued to accumulate strength in it, waiting for the day when the catastrophe that truly swept the whole world will break the Great Barrier.

Today, the mysterious country of the Far East has not existed for more than 800 years, and it has become even more bizarre than Elcat's. Although the player can choose Yunluan's unique class, they cannot be born in Yunluan, and can only be born in the Northern Kingdoms as a "Drifter" or "Traveler from the Far East".

But in the previous miracle, Roland clearly perceived the faith and worship from Yunluan. Although his priest was unable to reach there through the barrier for the time being, the Yunluan people had a high recognition of Roland from the beginning because they had never believed in gods.

Aside from this sense of existence, the underground 10,000-year-old soy sauce is not mentioned. After the war that unveiled a new calendar thousands of years ago, El Carter was no longer a blessed place.

The Silver Queen was killed, the Crimson Knights were disbanded, the Scourge Elukado was sealed, and the priests of the Death Ravens, Legalists, and Prophets were nearly wiped out. Since then, although people still use the El Cat Gold and Silver El Cat coins, few people remember that there were other kingdoms east of the White Tower.

Because of the immortal undead, the gods had no intention of destroying all of Elcat from the beginning. However, after the kingdom was first compressed by more than half, and then the gods burned four-fifths of the remaining Elkat to ashes, Elcat's glory was finally destroyed.

Since then, most of El Carter's territory has been transformed into a terrible desert. The souls of the undead who have been completely destroyed but have not died hide in the sand, causing horrific visions, killing living creatures and draining their blood.

This living desert is enough to stop the vast majority of people trying to make their way to El Carter. Eventually, everyone forgot about this glorious land, and in the lands that Elkart had retreated, Fararuo, Titan, and the White Tower—one kingdom after another and power were born in the corpse of Elcat.

Elcat, the "Land of the Dead", Elcat, the "Land of Decay" - those glorious names are now long gone.

…… But, in any case, it should just be an ordinary desert.

However, what is reflected in Roland's eyes at this moment is by no means a place that can be described simply as a desert.

If it weren't for the fact that Roland was now the apprentice master of the abyss, he would even think that he was back in the abyss.

The sand burned with a scorching golden-red flame about three fingers high, and the air was filled with an unpleasant stench. The ground at the top of the mountain was also crated, as if it had been bombed, and dark red cracks could even be seen in the large blackened craters.

Through psychic vision, Roland could see the souls of the dead wailing in the fire, unable to rest for a long time.

A terrible catastrophe - the fire that burned the whole of El Carter. A fire that can burn the soul.

If it was once a desert desert, it is now a wasteland after the complete destruction of order.

Roland looked at everything in front of him, and his color turned iron blue. Behind him, Elukado didn't show much expression, but the smile on her face when she returned to Elcatel had disappeared at some point, and the scarlet light flickered in her eyes.

…… But who exactly?

Who is it that has come here to kill a group of harmless undead? What exactly does he want?

Roland frowned slightly.

Suddenly, he was stunned, and as if he had noticed something, he quickly crouched down, grabbed a ball of burning sand with his right hand, and felt something with his eyes closed.

After about three or four seconds, Roland showed a surprised expression.

This viscous texture, the continuous burning of the temperature is almost constant, and he has a very strong sense of déjà vu.

"It's ...... Flowing Flame Light? ”

That's right, in Roland's impression, only the undiluted Flowing Fire Light possessed such properties. However, the light of the flowing fire should not be able to scorch the soul......

Roland's brows tightened deeply: "Professor Victor? But...... Why? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Roland decisively decided not to waste time. Rather than guess here, let's continue to dig deeper with Elukado.

Judging by the extent to which these things were burned, it took no more than two days for the Flowing Fire Light to be dropped. In other words, it's likely that the people who dropped this exterminating mass murder weapon are still here.

Whether he was a professor or not, Roland had to confront him face to face and ask him about it.

With the lion-like anger slowly rising in Roland's heart, the abstract silver lines like a crown gradually lit up on his head. )