"The mystery of the elemental plane? I don't know, you might as well go to those mages and ask for information. What to do with such surprise, I'm not omniscient. I seem to know a lot, just because I've lived a long time. The history of the Four Elemental Planes is even longer than that of the Main Plane. The entire plane that Ash used as a foundation for them to build was not yet born at the time, so how could I know. ”

When I asked Ayer about the mysteries from the ancients, I got the answer like this, when it came to the goddess of creation, the black-clad indifferent god of death was actually full of nostalgia and reluctance.

"As for the gods of the four elements, they are just shouting loudly, and they are really just storekeepers appointed by the goddess of creation. Under Ash's authority, they did master some of the rules of the plane, but they definitely did not rule that plane. Hehe, no one can rule that plane, otherwise, he will be equivalent to ruling a quarter of the world and life. ”

And the information I checked from other places (Margaret's friendly dedication) also proves the authenticity of Aye's words, the most obvious proof is that when the god of the four elements is sealed, the elemental plane still exists, and if the god of elements falls, in a few hundred years, a new elemental god will pop out again.

Theoretically, Cynthia, the goddess of chaos, inherited this part of her power from her mother Ash, and she can control the god of the four elements through guò and indirectly control the world, and Cynthia's will is still influencing these planes, so this plane is also biased towards chaos.

And unlike most people's consciousness, this is not a world where there is nothing but earth elements and wind and sand, on the contrary. As the oldest plane. It is extremely rich in materials and products. All kinds of ancient species thrive here, diamonds and rare minerals that other planes regard as rare treasures are not uncommon, and buried beneath those ancient hills are treasures that other planes can never find.

And the most inhabitants here are naturally elemental creatures such as earth elementals, but unlike those humanoid elements in the main plane, the elemental creatures here are not used to humanoids, they are strangely shaped. There are thousands of strange shapes, from dragons to common stone giants, to insects like giant crabs, and most of them choose to imitate the powerful beings they have witnessed.

Although the appearance and type are almost huge, one thing is the same, their bodies are at least partially elementalized, and they can devour each other and evolve, evolving into stronger beings.

It is said that at that time, Omdi Roken also evolved from a weak rock giant, and due to the high condensation of elemental power. The body parts of elemental creatures here are also very good magical materials.

Where there is interest. Naturally, there will be intelligent creatures, where there are huge interests, there will naturally be gold diggers who are not afraid of life and death, when the "administrators" of the elemental gods are sealed, these elemental planes can be invaded in countless ways if the door is open, and many forces have established their own stations in various elemental planes.

In an area called the Carol Hills, it is the station sent to the earth elemental plane by the mage country Ain Rodant, hundreds of mage towers and magic devices have built a defensive field, and the dark purple semicircular magic shield makes it impossible for the wind and sand to wreak havoc in "Carlo Town", and it has also become the largest foreign resident station for thousands of miles.

Walking on the streets of Carlo, you can see various races everywhere, although most of them are still humans, elves, orcs, and other common races on the main plane, and there are many demons in the lower plane, and you can even see the mechanism people and mimics in the other world, of course, there are also goblin merchants there, but one of them is the rarest, but it is an elemental race that is difficult to see in the main plane.

The reasons for their emergence are very complex, some are the descendants of a certain high-level elemental creature and ordinary life, and some are the elementalization of ordinary creatures in this plane, but their most obvious feature is that their appearance is often peculiar, with pitted brown skin, burnt red face and skin, and many of them are inlaid with various crystals on the tip of their foreheads, which are a little scary in appearance.

However, due to the elementalization of part of their bodies, they are also natural elemental mages, with extremely excellent elemental perception ability, and after a little training, they can become excellent elemental mages, not to mention the danger of being eaten by elemental magic, and they grow extremely fast.

For the country of mages, in addition to the various unique specialties of this plane, these local elemental children are very good seedlings, and for those earth-based magic masters, this earth elemental plane with a high concentration of elements is also the best place to practice, plus all kinds of rare magical beasts, how can they give up at will.

But lately, we've had some trouble here.

The Earth Elemental God has returned, and these uninvited occupants are finally going to face the returning owners of the houses.

Obviously, as the titular master of this world, it is impossible for Omdi Roken to live in a group of uninvited guests in his own home, and more and more local residents suddenly change their attitude towards Caro City, and the attacks on the herd are becoming more and more frequent.

The rise of the elemental tide and the return of the Earth Elemental Lord have also made the wind and sand more violent, and the energy consumption of Carlo's protective shield has reached more than 150% of the same period last year.

"It's not a way to go on like this."

The spatial shackles of the earth elemental plane are becoming more and more stable, and the magical energy required to cross the plane is increasing, and the investment required here is constantly increasing.

More than a decade ago, joining the Mage Nation as a mage apprentice, and now becoming a Golden-Tier Archmage, Etadia is already familiar with the city, but lately, he has been feeling more and more uncomfortable, as if this beautiful city of magical civilizations is a constraint, and in the depths of the wilderness, a will is calling him.

And not only himself, in the last three months, more than a dozen young apprentices have disappeared into the wind and sand, leaving only their mage robes and staffs.

"Om Di Roken? What a hassle. ”

As a gold-level mage, Etadia was definitely not an unheard of rookie, and could have such a great impact on the entire earth elemental plane. There is only the legendary god of the elements.

He is not bad at strength, and he can resist this call from the soul. But those rookie apprentices have a hard time doing it. Every elemental race is precious, and it is heart-wrenching to lose so much, and this is not the most troublesome, two days ago, an enchanted apprentice actually rushed into the magic hub like crazy, intending to turn off the barrier transmitter, which was very shocking.

"Haven't there been a reply from the country? At least send us a few archmages to control the situation. ”

"No, the Mage Nation is in trouble too. The Bayer Empire suddenly had a skirmish with us, and the sideline involved most of the combat power, and from my personal sources, I learned that the water elemental plane and the wind elemental plane also encountered similar troubles., plus the teleportation of the elemental plane is becoming more and more difficult, I am afraid that our assistance will not only not increase, but will also decrease. ”

"If there is a problem with the existing plane teleportation, can't we use the goblin teleportation system? Their space-ripping device should still be usable. ”

"The fixed failure rate of 20% is too bad, and it's okay to teleport materials, but it's too dangerous to teleport creatures. And. Those guys recently changed their rules and even asked us to buy 'insurance'. Otherwise, we won't be transported, and we won't be compensated once we lose it. ”

"Insurance? What is that? ”

"It's something that has been popular among goblins recently, as if the goblins in the underground world came out, that is, you pay him a deposit first, and if there is an accident that causes losses, he will pay you money."

"Isn't that a good thing? Then buy it. We didn't admit all the teleportation losses before. ”

"The problem is that I didn't pay for it. Edwin, the archmage in charge of teleportation, was choked with anger. ”

"Why? Aren't goblins very sincere in their dealings? ”

"He said that we stored special magnetic energy items in the cargo, which affected the transmission, which was a failure caused by human error, and demanded that we compensate for the damage."

"How can this be reasonable, if the special props can't be teleported, don't you say it earlier? If you fail, you say, then next time? Master Edwin probably won't give the other party a tongue again. ”

"The second time I was even more unlucky, I encountered a space storm, and half of the supplies were lost."

"It's time to pay for it this time."

"No, there is a supplementary clause in his insurance contract that 'no compensation will be made for losses caused by force majeure', and the transmission error caused by natural disasters such as space storms is counted as force majeure."

"Then what else do we buy that insurance for! Isn't this a pit man? Aren't we just for the sake of teleportation? ”

"Yes, we only knew that we had suffered a loss, and we had to buy a special 'teleportation loss insurance' to compensate for the loss of teleportation, and as a result, the third time Master Edwin simply signed all the additional terms."

"Don't sue sù I'm being cheated again? Could it be that the goblins would actually tear up commercial contracts? ”

"This time, the space tearing device actually exploded, and we only knew that in this case, we had to buy the 'accidental explosion insurance', otherwise we would not pay for it."

"Just buy it, buy it, you can't buy it."

"But the problem is that the 'explosion insurance' is more expensive than all the other insurances combined, but everyone knows the goblin thing, and not insuring that explosion insurance is equivalent to not having insurance. Master Edwin had a stroke on the spot."

With his mouth open, Etadia didn't say anything, but the matter wasn't over, the mage apprentice said with a smile on his face.

"Those goblin merchants in our city have also learned this method, and all kinds of insurance sales have flown up, and haven't many elemental people disappeared recently? That group of guys actually applied for personal accident disappearance insurance, specifically asked young apprentices to sign, and also made a big announcement of the disappearance, which made people panic. ”

"Did they lose money? No need to answer, I've already guessed it, they definitely didn't pay! ”

"Your wisdom can light up this sky, yes, these damned profiteers, they don't have a single copper plate to accompany them! They actually need the policyholder to apply for compensation by himself! This person is missing, how can I find them to compensate? “

Suddenly, a sharp voice sounded behind him.

"Hello, I'm a goblin Amway Life Insurance, do you know Amway?"

Etadia turned around, and it was a small, well-dressed goblin with a small handbag and a smile on his face. "Did you know? Recently, there has been a group of gang kidnappers, and the disappearance of the Elemental Clan has skyrocketed, but we at Amway Life have addressed this situation. I don't know what kind of insurance you need. If you're not satisfied. ”

"Get out!"

Etadya, who had always been known for her approachability, squeezed a roar from between her teeth, but the goblin salesman had no intention of giving up.

"Roll Injury Insurance? We have that too! I don't know why this strange demand for insurance has skyrocketed recently, but the customer is God! You roll, I'll pay! ”――

In the Council of Archmages in Carol City, the epic archmage Kaid is also full of worries, as the highest-ranking archmage here, he knows far more than his subordinates.

As a true top-level mage, the intelligence system of the Truth Keeper will not forget to give him a special report. Of course, he naturally has been undergoing drastic changes in the shape of his native continent recently, especially the conflict between his country and the Bayer Empire, which must not be described as a skirmish, if one is not handled well, it will be a new war.

The country's support is not reliable, and the harsher environment is revealing the threat of the legendary Omdi Roken, and there is something wrong with the interior in front of him.

"Teacher, those damn goblins are getting too much, spreading rumors everywhere. Not to mention shaking the people's hearts, they have recently started to raise prices again. It is difficult to make a fortune in the country, or we will drive them away! ”

It can make Etadia, who is usually quite calm, angry to this point, it seems that this time the goblins have gone too far.

"Then we can starve to death, seventy percent of our business system here is in the hands of goblins, perhaps, you can teach us how to make bread with magic."

The other disciple, Sorento, was still as calm as ever, but the sarcasm in his words made Etadia very unhappy.

"You find goblins difficult to deal with, just because you're too simple-minded."

"Hmph, then our great Sorento genius will be able to deal with those greedy misers. Okay, then send you to talk to them about the recent rise in food prices. ”

"I can't either, but it doesn't mean that no one can, I recommend a person, he can actually get an advantage in the goblin negotiation, the goblin contract has more than fifty seven or eight pages, and that guy's contract is more than eight hundred books thick, and he can make the goblin faint when he talks about it. Recently, he has been making money by negotiating with goblins, and now wherever he appears, those misers will surrender and hand over the bottom line terms. ”

Sorento's words surprised the other two archmages, and it was completely incomprehensible that such a person could win a cunning goblin in a business negotiation.

"Is it a big businessman from there?"

"No, it looks like a ranger who came to hunt, the negotiation is just a side hustle that accidentally returned to the city, most of the time is out hunting, the strength is not very good, but the luck is very good."

"How?"

"He is obviously only a silver-level combat position, and when he entered the city for the first time, he actually carried a poisonous needle of the Emperor Demon Scorpion, which is a powerful opponent that even gold-level warriors dare not face alone."

"Perhaps, he is hiding his strength, if he is alone, it is not surprising."

"At first, everyone thought the same, but Archmage Alu of the Prophecy Department has encountered him, and he is indeed a silver rank, but what is surprising is what happened afterward."

"Huh?"

"When I came back the second time, I brought with me a crystal nucleus of the Earth Elemental Overseer, which is definitely not something that a Gold-tier warrior can handle. After that, the prey he brought back each time became stronger and stronger, and the interval became shorter and shorter.

Speaking of this, Sorento paused deliberately, as if he was hanging his appetite, and saw that his master and senior brother were looking at him, before he said proudly.

"The last time he returned to the city, he brought back a second-degree evolved Demonized Mountain Giant Heart!"

"The Demonized Mountain Giant needs to be dealt with by a gold-level warrior, and if you evolve for the second time, the legendary top may not be enough! How can it be! That's a qualitative change, and in this environment, even I have to be careful in the face of the infinitely powerful mountain giants. ”

This time, Ka'id was shocked.

"Does he have a team to assist?"

"How is it possible, come in and eat meat and sleep by yourself, and let the whole team eat sand outside? Moreover, the detection magic showed that as soon as he went out, he ran directly to the high-danger zone, and most of his prey was only frostbite and cutting damage, he should be an ice-type magic swordsman. ”

"Frostbite? In a place where the water elemental is almost zero, and the power of ice magic has been drastically reduced, causing frostbite to earth elemental creatures? ”

This is even more recognizable, but Archmage Ka'id has become somewhat interested in this legendary man.

"Arrange a meeting for me, I'm a little curious. By the way, what's his name? ”

"Roland, but his nickname seems to be called Black Hand, 'Black Hand' Roland."

Hearing this, Kaid stood up suddenly, his face full of surprise and disbelief, but after more than ten seconds, he shook his head.

"If it were him, anything could happen. I arranged for me to meet him. Forget it, I'll go see him in person, you guys go with me, if you don't know, he's your uncle! (To be continued......)