"So can I know why the once glorious Arcane Empire disappeared overnight, and what happened in between?" As an amateur of unsolved mysteries, Kenan was still interested in these questions. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"A great catastrophe," the brass gargoyle's ruby eyes flickered, as if recalling the past.

"An unexpected experimental accident led to a large number of high-concentration negative energy explosions. The explosion broke through all the protective nets. And the protective measures of the Imperial Foundation have little effect on this high concentration of negative energy.

Almost instantly, the tide of negative energy spread to the entire Floating City, and Audley XV decisively activated the emergency plan, drove the Floating City into the dimensional crack, and then blew up the energy channel to prevent the negative energy from spreading to the wizard's road.

Although the scope of negative energy is controlled, it cannot save the Arcane Empire.

Due to the fact that it was during the Arcane Empire's New Year's meeting, almost all of the Arcanists returned to the Arcane Empire. A violent tide of negative energy swept through the venue, and almost all the arcanists turned into ashes or formed contaminants on the spot, only Audrey XV at the peak of the stars barely suppressed the mutation, and activated the emergency plan, throwing the floating city of the Arcane Empire out of the main plane.

According to His Majesty's wishes, anyone who can reach the Arcane Empire and successfully resist the pollution can make a copy of the Arcane Empire's materials, and it is his duty to ensure that he can bring them to the outside world and carry them forward to restore the glory of the Arcane Empire. ”

"So there's a so-called pollutant here, what kind of strength is it, what do you need me to do?"

"Not anymore," the brass gargoyle seemed a little lonely, "about fifty thousand bells ago, the last pollutant had already collapsed, and this was only an area with a slightly higher concentration of negative energy.

Time is the enemy of all things, and the high concentration of negative energy tides that destroyed the Arcane Empire in the first place are also vulnerable in the face of time. ”

"50,000 bell hours? How long is a bell hour?"

"Oh, according to the time of the original Arcane Empire, one bell hour is equivalent to a year. ”

"So at least fifty thousand years have passed," Kenan recalled, "The Golden Age has only passed more than 1,200 years, and if you calculate carefully, only about 3,000 years have passed since the Arcane Empire disappeared, and at least 50,000 years have passed here, which shows that the speed of time in this world is obviously very high." Looks like a good place to improve your strength. Before that happens, though, there's a problem that needs to be addressed. That's the question of leaving. ”

"By the way, Mr. Gargoyle, you just said that His Majesty the King blew up the energy channel, but I came here from the Wizard Continent of the Main Plane, why is this, and how can I get out?"

"Oh, you can call me Mr. Vali, Your Excellency. The gargoyle said solemnly, "As for how you came here, because this space is always drifting near the main plane, so there are often some fusions in the main plane, so there will be some material exchanges, and your Excellency is the Arcane Empire that you entered at that time, as for leaving, you just need to find a time to wait until the Arcane space and the main plane merge again." ”

"Thank you Mr. Vali, then, when can we start studying here?" Kenan does not refuse to learn new knowledge, and the worst thing is that it can be used as a bargaining chip in the transaction, and it is definitely not stable to make money or lose money.

"Yes, sir, please come with me now," said the brass gargoyle named Wall-E, who turned and walked up the metal staircase, towards the inside of the Steam Keep.

Seeing this, Kennan hurriedly followed.

Kenan followed the bronze gargoyle up the metal staircase and into the interior of the Steam Keep.

Walking through the all-metal gates, Kennan seemed to be in a city made of all kinds of metals, the streets were made of metal, and the houses next to them were also made of metal, and the pedestrians who came and went on the streets were also made of metal.

Black smoke chimneys stand in the middle of the city, and the rumbling sound of factory-style houses can be heard. Occasionally, huge containers slide over the ropeway in the middle of the sky. The steam drum wheel spun wildly, shining with the light and texture of metal everywhere, revealing a strange beauty.

"Well, I'm sorry, but we're rebuilding this city from the ruins of the Arcane Empire, and due to the lack of information on urban planning, we have to arrange it in a convenient way, which may not quite match your human aesthetic views. Vali explained as he walked.

"Well, it's not bad, the style is quite distinct, in fact, in the strict sense of the word, you are already the masters of this land, how to build your own home is your own business, others have no need and no right to criticize you. ”

In all fairness, Kenan still likes this steampunk style, and before he crossed over, he would find some animations on this theme to take a look, and now he has seen the real thing, and it's a wish.

Hearing Kenan's words, Vali paused, and his shining ruby eyes looked at Kenan, "We Watchers will not stop until we have completed the tasks of our previous master, nor will we consider ourselves the masters here, we are just the caretakers of this land." ”

Kenan was noncommittal about Vali's words, after all, every creature has its own philosophy, and Kenan would not impose his own ideas on others - without affecting himself.

Kenan and Vali walked all the way to a tall building in the center of the fortress, which looked like a large tower with a large ball on top of it, and a spire of a tower, which occasionally burst into electric light.

"This is the core of the fortress, the Arcane Empire's repository of knowledge, and all you need to do is make a copy of the materials and take them out. ”

Vali's ruby eyes shone brightly, and for some reason, Kenan seemed to see a hint of adoration in them.

"And how do we get in?" Kennan looked at the tower, not finding any access to it.

At this moment, the ball above the tower opened a hexagonal passage, and then a little silver light flashed, and a pear-shaped metal ball covered in snow white and full of streamlined beauty flew down from the sky and landed steadily in front of Kenan.

Two blue dots of light lit up on the white metal ball, as if they were two eyes, the blue light blinked anthropomorphically, and then shot out a blue light that scanned Kenan from above, and then a neutral voice came out, "Alien humanoid creatures, with high intelligence, rational thinking ability, meet the conditions." ”

"Hello, my name is Eva, and I am your guide for the rest of the time, please come with me. A white metal ball named Eva glittered with blue eyes.