Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Ancient City of Kerryton

Many, many years ago, Kyryton was a little-known town in the southeastern part of the kingdom, isolated in a dense forest of demonic fog. The vicious monsters of the forest act as a natural barrier to keep out the vast majority of people who want to visit the ancient city. At that time, the few people who came and went in this small town were mostly unlucky adventurers and crazy smugglers.

The light of the kingdom's laws also tried to illuminate this ancient land, but in the end it failed for various inexplicable reasons, and a hastily built an Ishu Bun Field. The Black Guards of the Ishu Field, and even the ruling class of Kerryton, were elected by the people of Kerryton. But it's not so much an election as some kind of mystical ritual. Because according to some unreliable rumors, ancient Kerryton was once ruled by a church other than the four gods. The remote location and the dangerous Demon Mist Forest forced the residents of the city to use 12 percent of their strength to fend for themselves. It was in this brutal situation that the church came into being.

This situation was not improved until the strength of the overall human race gradually became stronger, and the exploration of the Demon Mist Forest deepened day by day. When adventurers from all over the world overcame all the hardships to go deep into the Demon Mist Forest, they were surprised to find that in the depths of the dark forest, there was such an ancient city that had never seen the light of day was located here!

And after that, there are few records and circulations. The only thing that can be known is that Caryton is strategically important in the adventurer's exploration of the Demonic Mist Forest. A few years later, it became the base camp of all ambitious adventurers, and countless warriors flocked to the ancient city like a river flowing into the sea. It has become an important base for human exploration of the unknown. The light of humanity began in Kerryton, striding deeper into the Demonic Mist Forest, towards the bottomless darkness. Overnight, this little-known ancient city, which even Ishu Wenchang didn't know that it still had a branch here, ushered in its own new life.

Unfortunately, these glory days were short-lived, and the rapid build-up of adventurers in Kyryton led to a rapid expansion of the scope of exploration of the Mist Forest, and they soon discovered the importance of Kerriton - the deeper they went into the Mist Forest, the more unsuitable the environment became. Miasma, swamps, all kinds of strange poisonous insects, and even the plants in the depths of the forest are full of dangers. Without Carriton's supplies, even the most powerful adventurers can only become nutrients for the towering trees in the depths of the forest.

Build new strongholds, craft more durable weapons, and find plants to sow deep in the forest. Adventurers who have fought cunning monsters all their lives quickly come up with many ideas to overcome difficulties, but unfortunately none of them can be used in the end, and explore the deep troubles.

After a long time in such a predicament, the adventurers still did not come up with a suitable way to enter the deeper Demon Mist Forest. Despite his helplessness, Caryton can only gradually turn into an ordinary border town, and return to the state of no one in the past. Unlike in the past, there are still occasional idleness adventurers who come here to complete the quests released by the guild. After all, compared to other cities, Kyridon was too deep into the Demon Mist Forest, too far from the thriving kingdom.

The dramatic things that once led Mr. Caryton to prosperity are now also in decline.

However, it is worth mentioning that during that period, there were many adventurers who witnessed the glory of Cariton and did not die in the process of exploration, and finally returned to this ancient city in their old age, where they came to the end of their lives. It is precisely because of this that Carriton, who did not receive the title when he was famous all over the world, and was only an adventurer's stronghold, instead obtained a name destined to be remembered by history when he was lonely - the City of the Brave.

But perhaps it was the mercy of the heavens, or perhaps the geographical location of Kerryton destined it to be extraordinary, and after hundreds of years of its decay, an ordinary fugitive accidentally discovered the secret of the leyline corridor. All of a sudden, the world was shocked, and a brand new world that had never been seen before was suddenly displayed in front of human beings! And this time, there was no longer the trouble of exploring the supply difficulties in the depths of the Demon Mist Forest, and there was no longer the danger of going deep into the Demon Mist Forest for a long time to cause abnormal changes, and all the adventurers' desire to explore was instantly ignited!

As if fate, countless adventurers with dreams once again gathered in this ancient city with great excitement. They worked together to overcome the difficulties. After paying the price of countless lives, the adventurers have finally proved to the world that there is indeed an ecosystem in the leyline corridor that is completely different from the surface!

One can imagine how powerful the attraction of a very different world is to human beings. This time, not only adventurers, but all kinds of people from all walks of life poured into Cariton in an instant, and the city of the brave was even more grand than it was back then!

It is said that before and after the discovery of the leyline corridor, the area of the main city of Kyryton alone was doubled! This is not an ordinary expansion, Kyryton is surrounded by the Demon Mist Forest on all sides, and all kinds of building materials want to be transported into Kyryton, and the shipping cost alone is already an astronomical amount. From this alone, it is not difficult to see how crazy the situation of Kerryton was back then! What is even crazier than the adventurers fighting monsters in the leyline corridor is the war without gunpowder among the merchants! They are smarter than anyone else, even if the adventurer's exploration encounters difficulties, the leyline corridor is definitely an important resource point that cannot be replaced, and the unique output has long been destined for its amazing value!

This is where the legend of Carryton really began, as Freeman was elected as the first lord of Kyryton because of his great popularity among the adventurers, and led the people of the city to build a new district and began to work hard. Kerryton is no longer a simple stronghold, it has truly become a city, a shining pearl in the southeast corner of the kingdom!

During Freeman's inauguration ceremony, countless elderly adventurers watched with tears in their eyes as Freeman was presented with a Prison Sword by the King. The sword, which symbolized the blood and glory of the ancient city of Cariton, was passed from the king to Freeman, who then handed it to Wins. Maybe it's not just Sosk, but even Freeman has chosen this young man who has not yet achieved anything.

And now, Vince still doesn't understand the meaning of the knife. He was in the thick white mist of the Demon Mist Forest, running for Kyridon's safety. This ancient city, which has experienced countless storms and rains, is incredibly tied to life and death in the hands of three young men and an old man.

Time passed minute by minute, and the morning was almost over. The fog in the forest did not dissipate, but became thicker.

White, white, all as far as the eye can see, is a gloomy grayish-white mist. The excitement of reuniting the team was quickly extinguished by the bleak rain and fog, and the four were now faced with a very real problem.

Are they on the right track?

"The fog is so thick that we'll get lost if we run around like this. ”

In between gasping for breath as the four galloped, Titch bit his lip and spoke his thoughts.

Joel wiped his face wet with the fog with his palm, and said with regret: "There is no way, the fog is so thick that there is no way to identify the direction, we can only move forward by feeling now." ”

"Don't be too pessimistic, at least we're on the right track. Colis smiled reassuringly, "Until now, we have barely encountered any surviving monsters, which shows that we are still on the path of Rissac's advance and have not deviated. ”

Joel and Titch nodded, a hanging heart a little lowered. Vince stretched out his hand to the side and felt it on the trunk of the tree, and the slight tremor was like a demon's whisper, and it never went away.

"Let's go, we can't die with such important news!" said Vince nervously, the shadow that Bernon had cast on him was too great, and he was the most worried of the four.

"Don't rush too much, pay attention to reserving a little physical strength at any time, this is still a demonic fog forest, and you may encounter monsters at any time." Sending the news is important, but only if we're all alive. Collis reminded the three young men and rose into the sky.

Vince quickly aimed his hook at the next tree.

......

In addition to the sound of rain, in the silent mist, the four of them galloped in one direction. Perhaps the old hunter was still young, or perhaps Lady Luck hadn't completely abandoned Carriton, the four of them finally saw the entrance to the Leyline Corridor, a huge crater, and not far from the cave was a layer of magma that was extremely dangerous for ordinary people.

Corliss looked around, the fog was too heavy to make out the direction, he sighed and said, "Look for the ice ladder, your hooks can't get through this kind of place." ”

Even if the three of them are all two-star strength, they will not be crushed when they enter the magma layer, but to accurately find the rock that can be hooked in the extremely hot magma layer is tantamount to a fool's dream.

The three of them nodded, and split up to find the edge of the huge crater.

The Ice Ladder is a joint venture between the three guilds and is a tool that protects people from passing through the magma layer safely. The reason why the last time Vance traveled to and from the leyline corridor was not used, on the one hand, because the ice ladder was expensive and the identity was strictly checked, and on the other hand, it was also with the help of Morric, a great magician who was proficient in both ice and wind. And now, Collis is obviously not up to the level of Morich, and there is no way to fly down with the three of them.

The crater at the entrance to the leyline corridor is two kilometers in diameter, and the ice ladder is only six, which also gives many ill-intentioned people the opportunity to sneak into the leyline corridor. As long as they stay away from the vicinity of the ice ladder, they can escape the scrutiny of the three guilds and directly enter the leyline corridor. As for how to safely pass through the magma layer without falling to your death, these crazy speculators have already come up with a myriad of brilliant solutions.