The history of the continent has been divided into four different eras.

They are...... The Antiquity when the five great empires rose one after another, the Middle Ages when the Abyssal Frenzy broke out for the first time, the Antiquity when the Papal States sprung up, and the present era when the Commonwealth was established on three legs.

Every major era in human history is divided into a cycle of 5,000 years, which is called a derivative era by continental historians.

I don't know whether it is a coincidence or an inevitability, but in the first 2,500 years of each epoch, human beings seem to usher in tremendous development and show unprecedented prosperity again and again.

But every time in the next 2,500 years, unexpected changes will occur.

Whether it was the collapse of the Five Ancient Empires, or the sudden attack of the Abyssal Tide, or the sudden rise of the Cult of Creation and the Papal States, or even the successful establishment of the subversive government of the Federation.

In the last 2,500 years of each epoch, it seems inevitable that drastic changes will take place that people cannot imagine at all.

And the news about the abyssal frenzy, the reason why they have finally received the attention of the high-level of various countries is undoubtedly also due to this factor.

After all, according to the history of the mainland, it is now the seventeenth thousand nine hundred and sixty-third years of the continental calendar, or ...... It is in the last 2,500 years of the Fourth Epoch.

This is a time in history when it seems that something unexpected will happen.

Therefore, even if it is something that has not been seen for thousands of years, people will still subconsciously find it difficult to veto, and they will become more and more entangled in its possibility in their hearts.

And all the people who are in trouble now, they don't really understand:

The summer that has been repeated more than 17,000 times is actually different from most previous summer days...... And all the people who can make choices in this summer are actually standing at the intersection of the times.

At that moment in that year, every action of every character has the possibility of influencing the course of history.

It's just that people at that time were obviously not aware of all this.

For most people on the continent, while their eyes were firmly fixed on the results of the Abyss Exploration Group's investigation, there were only a few trivial things that happened on the Pajoloa continent under their feet.

They were trivial things that seemed so trivial that they didn't even have anything to do with each other, but they were also ...... Perhaps it will completely reverse the "little things" of the mainland's future!

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In the 17,963rd year of the continental calendar, a team of sub-demons with strong combat power suddenly attacked a fortress on the outskirts of the abyss that the Federation was stationing.

It's a team of sub-demons who obviously have a very strong average strength.,It's also a team with several kinds of sub-demons at the same time.,It's a weird team whose core purpose is completely mysterious.。

This extremely powerful team of sub-demons, after they took the lead in provoking the offensive against the Federation, they did not carry out any substantial plundering or encroachment. Instead, after hastily defeating the fortress's defenses, he retreated and left without looking back, neither blindly slaughtering the Federation soldiers defending the city, nor continuing to expand their gains.

And if there was only one such thing, the Federation could barely explain it as a tentative act, and wouldn't really pay much attention to it.

But in fact, this team of sub-demons seemed to be tired of it, and shortly after attacking the last defensive point, they suddenly appeared outside another fortress in the distance and attacked the next defense point again.

In just three or four days, they actually attacked seven federal fortresses or defense points one after another, so that even if the Federation did not want to pay attention to their presence, it was also difficult to take away the angry gaze.

Even this sub-demon team, they specially chose the kind of small strongholds that were not important to attack, so that no matter how strictly the Federation tried to defend it, it would not be able to take into account those already extremely small enclaves after all.

There is no doubt that after the joint suppression of the three kingdoms more than a thousand years ago, the sub-demons have not dared to provoke the edge of humanity for thousands of years. Even in the background, some extreme tribes still engage in the act of stealthily raiding the borders of humanity. But they will undoubtedly cover up this kind of news to the death, and will never let humans notice the slightest thing.

Therefore, such an arrogant attack in front of him is obviously a blatant provocation of the Federation's face. Even if the Federation does not understand the purpose of the other party, it must still use force to show the majesty of the Federation.

As a result, the Blade Forest Corps, which was closest to the abyss among the four major corps, naturally immediately organized a mighty cavalry team and directly rushed out of the borders of the Federation.

Trying to destroy this arrogant team of sub-demons at the same time, both physically and spiritually.

However, what is even more strange is that at the same time as the Blade Forest Corps just reacted, the team of sub-demons who had been crazy and provocative suddenly disappeared into the barren land outside the federal borders.

It's as if they never existed, even weirder than their appearance...... He immediately gave up the further attack, and disappeared forever before the blades of the Blade Forest Corps had not yet been unsheathed.

Everything was like a farce.

Except for the transfer of a large number of men to the border, and the countless strange feedbacks received from the Speaker's Residence, it seems that it has not caused any other abnormalities.

Mysterious and deliberate...... It's so confusing!

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And at the border of the Federation, just when those raiding sub-demons appeared, closer to the abyss, in the observation fortress of the Papal States, another mutation actually took place.

"When did he disappear from your eyes?"

On top of the fortress that hung on the lonely rock, a figure left behind by punishment had now strangely disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"When we sent dinner yesterday, it was the last time we confirmed Qin Wuji's existence, but this morning he has completely disappeared, and he has not left any clues at all. ”

And most importantly, because of his special identity after all, whether it was in the corridor outside his room or in the direction of the window, there was obviously more than one group of people staring closely. But everyone last night not only didn't notice Qin Wuji's departure, but they didn't even notice the slightest movement. ”

"I'm afraid Qin Wuji himself ...... It's not the ancient martial arts knight who is realistic in the data at all, but the agile knight who is the best at stealth and stealth!"

When the commander of the fortress heard this, he was really troubled by Qin Wuji, who disappeared in front of him.

Even compared to Qin Wuji's disappearance, the alchemy teleporter that existed in the fortress was even more crucial, and it could not tolerate the slightest mistake.

"Strengthen the defenses inside the fortress and send additional men to protect the alchemy teleporter. Don't care about Qin Wuji's existence, he can't leave this fortress anyway, so just let him hide himself in the shadows. ”

And most importantly...... It is necessary to completely conceal the news that the exploration group has been missing for many days from the entourage of the other two powers. ”

"Once the news leaks, I'm afraid things will no longer be out of our control!"

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However, whether it was the harassment on the federal border or the strangeness of Qin Wuji in the fortress of the Papal States, in fact, it did not attract more people's attention.

And in the entire continent today, the most important piece of news other than the exploration of the abyss is instead all kinds of rumors from within the Longtuo Empire.

"Did you hear that? There seems to be some kind of commotion in the ancestral dragons on the Cold Iron Stone Plain, so that His Majesty has to send all the dragoons over, otherwise he will not be able to deal with the turmoil of the ancestral dragons. ”

A merchant walking through the empire was talking to the coachman beside him.

"In this way, it seems that the abyssal frenzy is really coming, otherwise the Imperial Ancestral Dragon is so strong, where is there any other reason for riots. ”

For the entire empire, the Cold Iron Stone Plains are undoubtedly extremely sacred and mysterious existences.

The special force that defended the land of the ancestral dragons, on the one hand, was not only to guard against the rebellion of the ancestral dragons, but also to organize the eyes of anyone who tried to explore.

So much so that the few words about the cold iron stone plain have already become vague words like legends, spreading to each other like bizarre stories.

But no matter how bizarre these stories may be, the things that the merchants say are indeed the information that the entire empire knows.

At the same time as the new year descended on the mainland, some kind of change had already taken place in the Cold Iron Stone Plain, and this kind of thing had undoubtedly been confirmed a long time ago. Although no one knew, it was precisely because of Su Mu's release of the dragon old man. But everyone understands that the ancestral dragons of the Cold Iron Stone Plains have indeed undergone some kind of change.

Therefore, when the latest rumor about the ancestral dragon was accompanied by the fact that the imperial dragoons were mobilized in large numbers, they were circulated from different places.

It's hard not to believe it...... This is such a well-taken message!

After all, the abyssal frenzy that is about to sweep the continent seems to be getting closer and closer to the human world, so even if it is as strong as an empire, it probably needs to give priority to solving some internal problems.

Therefore, no one can doubt the true whereabouts of the Imperial Dragoons now, and naturally no one can know the real scene in the cold iron stone plain today.

After all, in the bleak and lonely place called the Cold Iron Stone Plain, even the Imperial soldiers with extremely strong willpower had to go there only when they were punished. As for ordinary Imperial civilians, let alone casually heading in the direction of the Cold Iron Stone Plain, even if they are close to the edge of that area, they will choose to retreat under the wind and snow all year round.

No one knows what is going on on the Cold Iron Stone.

Naturally, no one knows whether the Imperial Dragoons have reached that bleak place.

The only thing people know is ...... The Imperial military is indeed constantly deploying manpower, and it is also repeatedly adjusting the state of the Imperial army, as if it is indeed preparing for the confrontation against the abyssal frenzy!