Chapter 682: The Free Federation and the Mountain City
'Archmage? ’
Before he could ask a question, he got a piece of information first, and Lu Xiao didn't show any clues on his face.
Since the other party had taken care of himself and installed himself as a great magister, Lu Xiao simply followed his words.
"Soldier, I have just come out of the mountains after years of retreat, who are you fighting and why are you fighting?"
Without waiting for the respectful Purple Eagle soldier to answer, the white-robed soldier next to him first choked: "Blasphemer, at your age, you actually said that you have been in retreat for many years, and you have indeed stolen the mysteries of the gods and extended your life, right?" ”
"Shut up! Stooges of the evil gods! ”
Before Lu Xiao could open his mouth to fight back, the Purple Eagle soldier first shouted angrily: "Look at what your bullshit gods have done!" You did all the burning villages on the border! ”
"Fart! There is no way that the benevolent god of the earth could do such a thing! It was you who burned all the villages on the border of the two countries in order to provoke the war! Shameful blasphemer! ”
"You ......"
"Stop!"
Lu Xiao let go of his momentum, and the two soldiers who were red-faced and red-eared were all excited at the same time, and the two soldiers behind him who were bleeding from their heads also stopped and looked at Lu Xiao in horror.
"God...... Divinity? ”
The white-robed soldier who claimed to believe in the god of the earth grew his mouth in surprise, and his face was afraid: "You...... You damned blasphemers dare to steal the power of the gods! ”
"I'll say it again."
Lu Xiao looked indifferently at the white-robed soldier who was still unrelenting: "Shut up, otherwise, I will let you shut up forever." ”
"Wow!"
Standing a little farther away with Yongzhen, Tamamo combed his tail boredly: "Is it necessary to waste a tongue with these people?" Let me ask it would definitely be more efficient. ”
Yongzhen shook his head: "Some things are still best asked in a sober state, charm is not omnipotent." ”
Ignoring the frightened white-robed soldier for the time being, Lu Xiao turned his gaze to the Purple Eagle Soldier.
"You answer my question."
The Purple Eagle soldier's whole body tensed, and he subconsciously replied loudly: "Yes!" ”
"Our Free Federation is at war with the evil Cult of Cain, caused by the slaughter of villages on the border between the two countries by the cult's cult gods!"
'Free Confederation and Cain'...... By the way, this Cain shouldn't be the one I remember, right? Otherwise, it's really an evil god. ’
In Lu Xiao's memory, Cain was the first murderer described in the Bible.
However, under different worldviews, the same name should not represent the same person, eighty percent of it is just a coincidental repetition of the name, just like there are countless Tom and Jerry in Europe and the United States.
As for the Free Federation that the Purple Eagle Soldier said, judging by his contemptuous attitude towards God, he should not believe in any gods.
The trigger for the war between the two sides was the large number of village wreckage found by Lu Xiao and Yongzhen when they were inspecting the grassland before.
All the villages on the border between the two countries were burned indiscriminately, and both sides blamed the other for it.
Judging from the current situation, although both sides are really on fire, the scale of the fighting is not too large, and it is only limited to this border steppe.
"Soldier, since you recognize the spatial teleportation I use, does it mean that this spell is very common in the Free Federation?"
"No, that's not it."
After Lu Xiao withdrew his coercion, the soldiers of the Free Federation relaxed a lot, and he subconsciously regarded Lu Xiao as an ancient resident of the Free Federation.
This is not uncommon within the Free Federation, and every now and then an old antique will come out of retreat in the mountains, only to find that the familiar hometown has become very unfamiliar.
The inhabitants of the Free Commonwealth have long been accustomed to this.
"Space spells are very difficult to learn, and you need to reach at least the level of a magister to become proficient."
"Activating spatial teleportation like you without even preparing for casting spells is something that only the Grand Magus can do."
Judging from the soldier's words, the Free Federation has a very strong magical atmosphere, and even ordinary soldiers in the lower ranks can talk about some basic magic.
The Cain soldiers on the other side were very uncooperative, no matter how Lu Xiao threatened, he always put on a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and seemed to be ready to "fight bravely".
Most of the information can be obtained through the soldiers of the Free Federation, and Lu Xiao does not intend to mediate the war between the two sides, so there is no need to understand the situation on both sides and find out the truth about the war.
Let Tamamo take action to erase the memories of the four people, and while the rain has not stopped, the two groups of people will send the soldiers back to their respective barracks intact.
After the reunion, several people discussed it.
Consus: "The Cult of Cain seems to have a strong prejudice against people who use sorcery rather than magic, and I suggest you go to the Free Commonwealth, where the atmosphere is relatively open, to find out. ”
"This kind of world with mages usually has a mage guild, as long as you find a way to sneak into the association library and look it up, you should be able to understand most of the common knowledge of this world."
"Including the Cult Soldier, who mentioned the gods of the earth and other gods."
"Is there a world where God exists?"
Lu Xiao looked up at the sky and said thoughtfully: "I learned that we, foreign monks, broke into our territory, I don't know if those gods will collectively fry the pot." ”
……
According to the information collected from the soldiers of the Free Federation, to reach the core area of the Free Federation, you need to go all the way east.
After leaving the prairie, you will pass through a mountainous area with complex terrain, and the capital of the Free Federation, Purple Eagle City, sits on the southeast of the mountain range, on the top of a large mountain known as Elfring Peak.
Alethea groaned and said, "Mountain City? This is rare. ”
Water is the source of life, and most of the human settlements will be built close to the water source.
Mountain cities are not uncommon, but they are unusual, and are often built near waterfalls and mountain waterholes.
In the process of flying over the mountains, Lu Xiao and the others saw a lot of irregular craters in the continuous mountains.
The craters don't look like they've been dug by hand, but they look a bit like the marks of a meteorite, but no meteorite remains have been found nearby.
Scattered villages and small towns dotted the mountains, and the towns of the Free Federation seem to have been built on the mountains, with few people living near the grasslands.
After observation, the Free Federation, known as the Land of Mages, used alchemy-made machines to draw water from the bottom of the mountain and transport it to the towns on the mountain through specially made pipes.
It is said that this troublesome practice was due to the persecution of spellcasters in various countries in the early years, and the insecure mages used to live deep in the mountains.
The Free Federation, founded by mages, continued this custom, preferring to take water from the bottom of the mountain and transport it up the mountain rather than live at the bottom of the mountain, gradually forming the unique urban culture of the Free Federation.
Purple Eagle City, the capital of the Free Federation, is also known as the City of a Thousand Towers, and there are a large number of mage towers of different heights in the city.
In fact, the number of mage towers in Purple Eagle City was far more than a thousand, and it even began to radiate to the relatively low hills around Elfring Peak.
"Oh roar~ it's spectacular."
Standing on the top of one of the peaks, Tamamo overlooked the Purple Eagle City, and the mage towers of different heights spread all over the Ling Peak, forming a rather magnificent cityscape.
"Let's go."
Lu Xiao patted Yuzao's head in front of him: "First find a way to enter the city, according to what the soldier said, the entire city of Purple Eagle City is covered with a magical enchantment, and anyone who passes through the enchantment will be noticed." ”
"In order to avoid misunderstandings caused by illegal infiltration, let's enter through the main entrance openly."