242. The Ideal Land of the Earth
The Miracle Plane, in the hundreds of thousands of years since the beginning of the Dawn Age, has experienced the Age of Twilight, the Age of Ashes, the Age of Chaos, the Age of Order, and finally the Age of the Strong. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 In these many historical periods, the Plane of Miracles has also built six holy places.
The two sacred sites built during the Dawn Age are Billsrode and Asgard.
The former is known as the world wall of Dawn, and it is the first world wall built for this plane by the gods rising to the kingdom of God, which is used to resist the erosion and attack of the Void Storm. The latter, known as the Golden Palace of the Gods, was once a temple built by the gods for their servants during the Dawn Age.
These two, compared with the four holy places established in later generations, are obviously more in line with the meaning of "holy places". Especially the Golden Palace of the Gods. Asgard, the sacred place that was destroyed in the later Battle of Ragnarok, was once a place of faith for the gods and all peoples.
Later, when the plane of miracles entered the twilight era, the gods built Santa Afar and Valhalla according to the instructions of the gods. In contrast to Bilsrode and Asgard, it was created by the gods and is known as the Great Sanctuary of Dusk. St. Afar and the last Valhalla. Valhalla was not built by the gods themselves, but because it was built by the gods according to the will of the gods, the two holy places also have their own unique sacredness.
It is said that in the twilight era, the friction between the gods and the people of the world has become more and more serious, and at that time, there have been wars in which the gods have fallen and heroes have died, so the construction of Valhalla once strengthened the faith in the hearts of the gods. All the gods believed that if they lived according to the will of the gods, as long as they did not disobey the orders of the gods, then after their death, they could enter Valhalla, Valhalla, continue to live in another way, and even be promoted to the rank of servant of the gods and enter Asgard.
The reason why the believers of the gods today believe that they can enter the kingdom of God and become servants of God after death is actually because of the existence of Valhalla in the past. Although this special existence, known as the "Last Valhalla", was later destroyed by Ragnarok, its divinity and significance also caused the gods to introduce this "Heroic Spirit" model into their own kingdom, so that their followers could enter the kingdom of God and continue to serve themselves after death.
And compared to the last Valhalla. Valhalla's value and influence on the gods, the Great Chapel of Dusk. Sant'Afar was a bit of a chicken. Originally known as the Great Temple, the Holy Land was the only legitimate place for the gods to come down and communicate with the peoples - in fact, the gods did try to bring the faith back to the peoples before the conflict between the gods and the people intensified.
It's just a pity that this plan ended in failure.
Later, when Ragnarok erupted, the Great Sanctuary Santa Afar became the first victim. However, due to its sacredness, and the fact that it was almost the first sacred place to be destroyed in the history of the Miracle Plane, and because it happened in the Twilight Age, it is also called the Great Sanctuary of Twilight.
Then, when the age entered the age of ashes, the earth was devastated, and the world fell into darkness.
Humans, elves, dwarves, all kinds of races, in order to be able to live in this world, they finally worked together to build two new shelters.
That is, Avalon, known as the "earthly ideal land" and the "fairy sanctuary".
The former was where humans were hiding at that time, while the latter naturally gathered all the elven races on the entire continent at that time. Slightly subtle, though, both Utopia and Avalon, there were a sizable number of dwarves who joined in the construction, but when the two holy sites were finally completed, allowing humans and elves to avoid being wiped out by the darkest and hardest times of the early Aster Age, the dwarves were not present in these two holy sites.
There are many rumors about this part, some say that the dwarves hid underground after the construction was completed, and some said that the dwarves were driven away by humans and elves after the dwarves helped to build it, and they were not allowed to enter. Although there were many rumors, many players in the game at the time actually preferred to support the second point of view, and even spawned a school of thought because of this: that is, Utopia and Avalon would later fall and disappear, largely because of retribution.
It was the retribution suffered by humans and elves for turning their backs on the dwarves and breaking the terms of the contract.
But what the truth is, no one knows.
The only thing Sean knows is that after their Void Wings opened the utopia, there were no new tasks or troubles. He only knows that it is not for nothing that Utopia can be called "the ideal land of the earth", and it is not without reason that this place can be called one of the six holy places.
If there is any place in this world where the sacredness condensed is comparable to the kingdom of God, or even the kingdom of gods that surpasses the gods today, then it must be the six holy places. It's just that the first four holy places, except for Bilsrod, which has been completely solidified into the barrier of this dimensional world, Asgard, Santa Afar, and Valhalla have been destroyed in the Battle of Ragnarok, and although Avalon is just cursed and disappeared from sleep like Utopia, the way to open this goblin sanctuary is not easy, and it can even be said that it is even more difficult than Utopia.
In addition, Sean was not familiar with Avalon, so naturally he never thought of opening this place.
Ever since he came into this world and made up his mind to make the Void Wings fly again, his goal has always been utopia.
And now, when the utopia finally revives and presents itself in front of Sean's eyes, the excitement in his heart is naturally indescribable.
No one could understand Sean's mood at this time.
It was a kind of faith that had been held on for a long time, a kind of excitement that had been pursued for a long time, and finally been realized.
A group of four people soon came to the front of this holy place.
The Holy Land Utopia is a giant city built on the mountain.
As a refuge for humans in the Ash Age, this land can accommodate a population of nearly three million and covers an area of more than 1,500 square kilometers, making it the largest known territory in the Miracle Continent today. Although nearly one-third of the area was hollowed out of the mountainside, the entire utopia actually has a very complete recycling system: including grain cultivation, water recycling, and so on.
Of course, the area of this sanctuary sanctuary does not only refer to the towering city walls that appear in front of Sean and others at this moment, but refers to the entire land, including the Forest of Sighs, which belongs to the area of utopia.
There are only about 500,000 people who can actually live in the holy city. The other two million or so people are literally scattered throughout the land - according to the game's official background information for Utopia, Utopia actually had twelve towns around it in addition to the Holy City before it collapsed.
Standing in front of everyone was a huge wall of 50 meters that had been built along the mountain.
Although the years have left indelible traces of history on these walls, this wall does not give Sean and Rena any impression of dilapidation, on the contrary, this wall is stronger than any wall Shaun has seen, and it is obviously a stone building, but when the weapon hits it, there is a muffled sound of metal impact.
The city walls stretch for hundreds of meters, starting and ending at the mouth of the valley on both sides.
The utopian city was built on a valley, and the gate was right in the middle of the valley. At that time, there were players in the game who were idle and had a painful test that the east and west sections of the city wall were exactly 750 meters symmetrical, which means that this section of the city wall was 1,500 meters long.
According to the standard of setting up a shift of soldiers on duty every 50 meters for the city wall patrol, this section of the city wall requires a total of 30 shifts of manpower, that is, each round of the city wall needs at least 600 soldiers on duty. If you include the commander, mobile teams and reserve units, then it is a thousand people.
Just one section of the city wall required a thousand soldiers to defend it.
Fortunately, there is only one wall in the entire main city of Utopia, and there are steep mountain walls on the east and west sides, and it is extremely difficult to climb into the city. On the north side, there is a hollowed-out mountain, although there is a mountain range in the back, which is a loophole in the entire main city of Utopia, but in fact, it is not easy to climb the mountain from the north to enter the main city of Utopia.
Because the climbing point of this mountain range happens to be in the Monster Canyon.
At this time, Sean and the others had already arrived under the city wall, and they all looked up at the huge city gate that was nearly twenty meters high.
"We ...... How to get in? Heatley asked.
Even if you just glance at this city gate, you can know that the weight of the city gate must not be light, but I am afraid that if you want to open it by manpower, it will not be an easy thing. Even, Heatley and others are speculating that there is probably a large-scale magic guide power machine inside the city gate, and the opening of the city gate must be opened by the wheel transmission of the magic guide power machine, just like the opening method of the city gate with steam gears.
"Fly?" Rena asked tentatively.
Fifty meters in height may also be very difficult for the powerhouses of the Golden Realm, but for the powerhouses of the Sacred Realm Realm, it is nothing, they only need to borrow strength once or twice to be able to easily climb the city wall. As for the legends and even the super powerhouses, there is no problem, and with the ability to stay in the air and fly, they can easily cross the city walls and enter the city.
And a dragon knight like Rena naturally has a more convenient way.
Blackstone is now a true flying wurm. Maybe it only needs to evolve once or twice, and it will be able to become a real black dragon, which may become the third true dragon on the Miracle Continent - if the dragon hiding in the Kuroshio jungle had not been slaughtered by Bes.
"It's useless." Sean shook his head, "On this land, there are several large magic arrays that are constantly and forever, one of which is the no-fly zone. If your Blackstone becomes a real dragon, it may be possible to gain the ability to stay in the air for a short time, but it is impossible to actually fly like you would anywhere else. Not to mention those of us...... Here, we can only be about thirty meters above the ground at most. ”
Utopia, no birds fly not for nothing.
Back then, when it was still a chaotic black soil, this was the forbidden area of life. And even after purification, there is still no possibility of flight on this land, and even non-aggressive ornamental birds cannot fly on this land.
None of the people present would doubt Sean's words.
"And how do we get in?" Shephaño spoke, "This gate...... At first glance, it is not very easy to open, do you have the key? ”
Sean gave Snow Phano a blank look: "When have you ever seen a city gate opened by a key?" ”
"How do you get in?" Shephaño frowned.
Sean's brow furrowed as well.
Originally, in the game, with the success of the first stage of the mission, after the opening of Paradise Lost, players of Void Wings will automatically enter the Paradise Lost dungeon as long as they get close to the city. And later, when they completely finished the Paradise Lost Dungeon raider, they also appeared in the central square of the city, and the gate of the utopia had already been opened, so Sean was really at a loss how to open the city gate.
"It seems that the old way is the only way to go."
Sighing lightly, Sean took a few steps back, and then ran quickly, and when he approached the city wall, he suddenly jumped and his figure rose from the ground. This time, Sean did not use the power of the law in his body to allow himself to have the ability to float, but even so, Sean felt a sudden feeling of heaviness in his body, as if some force was preventing him from continuing to climb.
And the strength of this obstacle, when it reaches twenty meters, becomes extremely obvious, and Sean even feels as if he has been directly affected by dozens of times the force of gravity. At this time, he finally couldn't help but stretch out his foot and lightly tap on the city wall, trying to jump up again, but what made him feel subtle was that the moment his right foot was on the city wall, the huge gravity exerted on him completely disappeared, which made Sean's spirit can't help but be lifted.
But when he finished borrowing his strength and jumped again, the gravity instantly returned to his body, and as his height continued to climb, the power multiplier of gravity was obviously still superimposing, even with Sean's current physical strength, when he reached forty meters, there was a squeezing sound from the bones in his body, which obviously had reached the limit of his body.
This discovery made Sean's heart sink in his heart: the real situation is far more complicated and troublesome than in the original game.
However, his reaction is also extremely fast, and as soon as he senses that something is wrong with his body, he puts his legs on the city wall in a row, and in this way, he dissolves the gravity that has blessed him. And it turned out that Sean's method of judgment was indeed effective, although this way of climbing would undoubtedly increase his physical exertion, and only the strong above the legendary level could easily perform this skill, but in any case, Sean still quickly climbed to the city wall.
Once you're in Utopia, everything here feels like coming home to Sean.
Walking down the stairs of the city wall to the city gate, Sean gently pulled up the joystick, and with the sound of gears turning, the entire city gate was quickly opened.
Heaterly, Shephaneo, and Rena rush in.
About two-thirds of the main city of Utopia was built in the valley, while the remaining third was in the belly of the mountain. Compared with the beauty of Avalon, the architectural style of Utopia is obviously much more simple, and basically the durability and sturdiness are the first considerations, and the division of street areas is also very detailed and concise, giving people an atmospheric and simple impression as a whole.
Probably because when the city was built, the whole world was in darkness, and humanity had to work together to survive, and no one complained about anything. It is precisely because of this that there is no such concept as commercial streets and shops in the utopia of that association, and all houses are personal residences, although the class system still exists, but the class system of that association is not the same as the class situation today.
In the utopian period of the Age of Ashes, only the wise and the wise were considered to be the true upper class, who were relieved of all work and lived in generally larger and more luxurious houses, just like the so-called aristocratic class today.
In the valley, most of the dwellings still belong to the level of ordinary people, and it is rare to see any more luxurious houses. However, as you get closer to the side of the mountain, it is easier to see some of the larger houses, and even some of the smaller houses that resemble manors.
Led by Sean, the group quickly crossed the street, entered the belly of the mountain, and then came to a room in the basement.
During the whole process, Sean did not pause at all, after all, he is very familiar with the city, even if he closes his eyes, he knows where his trip is going, so there will naturally be no waste of time when acting.
It's just that this move, in the eyes of Shephaneo and Heatley, looks extremely weird.
Because according to the normal situation, for a strange place, it is necessary to explore it first. And Sean's actions clearly indicate that this is not the first time he has been here. The only one who didn't have the slightest doubt about Sean's actions was Rena.
"Isn't this your first time here?" Finally, Heatley couldn't hold back.
"You may not believe it." Sean thought for a moment, then spoke, "I've been here many times in my dreams. ”
"In a dream?" Shephaneo glanced at Sean.
"Yes." Sean nodded, his tone full of embarrassment, "I once had a dream in which I had many, many companions, and we went on adventures and fought together. We cry together, laugh together, face difficulties together, and then use the weapons in our hands to crush these difficulties and troubles. …… In that dream, I wasn't a lord, I wasn't an emperor, I wasn't a king, I was just ...... Just the leader of a mercenary group. ”
"It's really condescending." Shefanio spoke, "If even you can only be the leader of a mercenary group, then I'm afraid no one in this world will dare to be your leader." ”
There are still. - Sean said silently in his heart.
At this point, however, he did not answer the question.
He just stood in the altar-like room, and then lifted up the small stone pillars that had fallen on the altar one by one, and then placed them in the altar.
Each of these small pillars is no more than half a meter long, and they look like stone sticks, but they are of different colors.
And as Sean put the five stone pillars into the altar one by one, the altar was also lit up with five different colors at the same time. The three of Heatley, Shephaneo, and Rena, who followed Sean into this altar, did not know that every time this altar lit up with one color, the entire utopia also emitted the same color. And when the five colors shine one by one, the whole utopia instantly feels completely different.
A holy and sacred aura has begun to permeate the entire utopia.
It was an awe-inspiring aura that could not be blasphemed.
Sean looked up at the soft white light emanating from the altar, and he closed his eyes with a reverent expression.
"President Yunlan, I've already taken over Utopia." Sean's heart was silently praying, "This time, I promise that I won't let anyone ruin the utopia." The wings that belong to the void will always spread their wings and soar here. …… I will definitely make our Void Wings the brightest banner in this world. It will also make this pair of wings the pride and faith of the people of the Void Empire. ”
Although I don't know what Sean is doing, this scene is indeed the first time that Heatley, Shephaneo, and Rena have seen Sean show such a pious appearance. Therefore, they did not disturb Sean's prayers, but just quietly watched his actions.
And when Sean finished praying and reopened his eyes, his eyes became firm and awe-inspiring: "Let's go." …… Our guests will be here soon, and everything will be executed as we had planned. ”
"With our strength, can we really deal with Lake?" Shefanio frowned, "Listening to what Lord Tungsten Ramo said, his strength should be ...... To be able to keep up with them. And we ......"
Before Shefanio could finish speaking, Sean interrupted: "We can't beat Lake anywhere else." But here, absolutely no problem. Because it is a utopia known as the "earthly ideal land", a sacred place created in the Age of Ashes, it is full of unparalleled sacredness. As long as Lake dares to step here, then his strength will inevitably be weakened, and this is our only advantage. ”
"Then how do you know for sure that Lake will go into this kind of place that is not good for him?" It was Heatley who asked.
"Because, when I planted the flame of order, the light of order that rose to the sky was actually equivalent to the war letter I issued to him." Sean said in a deep voice, "For an existence as proud as the Lich King, I directly issued him a war letter, and he will never ignore it." Because his pride does not allow him to ignore it, even if it is something that is not good for him, he will break in. …… Of course, although his strength has been weakened to a certain extent, his experience is still there, and the magic he has mastered is not less, so we still can't take it lightly. ”
"But at least, in such a situation, we have the strength to fight!" What Rena said was as passionate as ever, "As long as we have the opportunity, and we have so many people, we are not afraid that we will not be able to beat him." Rather, we should be worried about what will happen if he can't beat us and run away. ”
"Then we'll have to do everything we can to keep the other side from escaping." Sean chuckled, but the laughter didn't have much of a relaxed tone, "This is our home field, and we are outnumbered by the other side, so overall we are still more advantageous." …… The bottom line is that now that the war has broken out in full swing, we have no time to hesitate any longer, the war began a month ago. ”
"We'll do our best." Shefanio nodded, "So...... When will Lake come over? ”
He ...... It's already here. Sean was about to answer, but his face changed slightly, and he immediately said, "It's ...... Outside the city gates. (To be continued.) )