In the study, Lin Tuo stared at the sand table with a serious and serious expression, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

On the virtual panel, although the aether concentration is still "low", the bright red falling arrow at the end is still a little panicking.

Throughout the morning, the ether did not go down, but it didn't last long.

Most of the time, it's up.

But right now, something is clearly wrong.

"What went wrong? It stands to reason that the current social situation is still on the rise, and there is no reason to fall.

It can't be that there is some unborn cultivation genius who absorbs the ether too fast, so that it is too late to replenish it, right? ”

Lin Tuo thought suspiciously, and at the same time manipulated the virtual panel with his mind, opened the operation log, and began to read some recent information, trying to find the reason.

At first glance, there were no words such as "war", "famine", "disease", etc., which made him more and more bewildered.

After browsing several times, Lin Tuo finally locked his eyes on one of them:

[In the year 30652 of the World Evolution Era, the Northern Church issued a decree of "heresy trial", and wanted to hunt and kill wizards in the territory of the Delai Kingdom]

"Inquisition?" Seeing this, Lin Tuo suddenly smelled an unusual breath.

This piece of information is not inconspicuous in the journal, and if it were normal, Lin Tuo would probably only regard it as a kind of religious war, a struggle for power.

But combined with the decline of the ether, it is worth his serious attention.

"Could it be that the fall of the Aether stems from the hunting of wizards?"

If he guessed correctly, the wizard group should refer to the descendants of evolutionaries with extraordinary abilities, or groups that have a higher life level than ordinary people through cultivation.

It stands to reason that this kind of group should be at the top of human society, and even if different power groups struggle, they will not always be described by the word "hunting and killing", which sounds full of imbalance.

In fact, referring to the logs, it seems that the wizarding community has enjoyed a high level of authority over the past millennium.

As for whether it declined later, there is no clear record, and Lin Tuo does not know.

"It's always a doubt, let's not discuss the reasons behind it, and assume that the quality of life of the wizard group is indeed far beyond that of ordinary people.

Then their mass death in a short period of time counteracts the upward momentum of the slow development of civilization, causing the aether to decrease, which logically makes sense. ”

While thinking about it, Lin Tuo immediately turned off the virtual panel to avoid its interference with his field of vision, and then slowly approached the sand table, trying to observe the distribution of etheric clouds on the north and south continents inside the isolation cover.

And as Lin Tuo's vision swept over, the wisps of blue and white qi floating in the sky slowly came into view.

They cover the sky over the human realm.

The larger and more prosperous the city, the richer and more conspicuous the aether above it, and as for the remote places, where there are few people, if you don't observe them carefully, Lin Tuo will even ignore their existence.

Looking at the north and south continents, it can be seen with the naked eye that the north continent is more intense, and among the northern countries, especially the sky above the Delai Kingdom is the most intense.

This is also the main source area of Lin Tuo's collection.

At this moment, the clouds of the ether are calmly suspended high in the sky, flowing slowly, and since the speed of time has been adjusted to 1:1, it has not decreased by a large amount.

This also proves that the reduction of ether in the sandbox is not a short-term cliff-like decline caused by a natural disaster or war, but is more moderate.

When Lin Tuo's gaze swept across the entire sky, the wisps of illusory filaments also became clear.

Each one meant an individual who was cultivating the Qi Eating Method, and among them, the capital of the Delai Kingdom in particular had the most silk threads, densely packed and connected.

Every second, many threads break, and new threads sprout.

It's just that when Lin Tuo tried to compare it with the observation results in the morning, he found that there were obviously fewer silk threads that were thicker, that is, more talented.

"Could it really be related to the hunting of wizards?"

Lin Tuo raised his eyebrows, hesitated slightly, and finally decided to enter the investigation.

He still doesn't know what happened, if it's just a factional fight, it's part of the development of human society, but he is faintly uneasy in his heart, and he always feels that something is wrong.

In contrast, it's better to figure it out to be reassuring.

"Hopefully, it's just that I'm thinking too much."

laughed at himself, Lin Tuo did not delay, and immediately raised his hand and summoned the clone.

After thinking about it, he didn't go directly to the capital, but chose the nearest town, a small town with aether threads floating at hand, and slowly lowered his right hand.

At the same time, the "Zoom" capability is turned on.

In his field of vision, the entire sand table map quickly zoomed in on this point, and the originally tiny town gradually became clear and concrete.

……

……

Spring.

No matter where you are, spring is always the season of delight for most races.

On the northern continent, east of the Sunset Plains, the tail of the Pale Mountains bends here, the towering mountains resist the cold winds blowing from afar, and the Yuma River flows below the mountains.

The turbulent current, which had thawed early, spread along the ancient river to the entire plain, nourishing countless lives.

Along the way, there are many human towns.

Oak Town is located here.

The town's name is rather unpretentious, and is said to date back to the pioneering era, which is very different from the fancy style that is now popular in the kingdom of Delai.

Oak Town is not small, even if it is placed in the entire kingdom, it is considered to be above average.

All kinds of facilities, such as churches and monasteries, were available for poor slave laborers, wealthy merchants and aristocrats, and especially closer to the town center, there were many bright people and magnificent buildings.

It's just that the old city walls on the periphery are in disrepair and seriously aged, and when you look at it from a distance, it always reveals a shabby.

"Lord Baron, before this winter, the city wall must be renovated, especially the southeast section, which has collapsed so badly that it can't be repaired."

As Baron Carter walked expressionlessly along the corridors of his castle, through the garden, and slowly into his study, where he was engaged in his daily affairs.

I saw my housekeeper and deputy holding a repair document drawn up last year with a bitter face, and said.

He was in a trance for a short time, and then he came back to his senses, nodded, and said expressionlessly:

"Got it, put it there, I'll see later, is there anything else."

"There really is one thing, the church sent someone to send a letter in the morning, well, because you haven't gotten up yet, and it doesn't seem to be very important, so I put it away. In this. ”

When the butler heard this, he handed over a document along with the repair document.

Baron Carter, however, did not answer.

It's just that the whole person is in place, motionless, his body is stiff, as if he is in a trance, or something he is worried about has finally happened, and his already bad face suddenly turned pale.