Chapter 43: The Guard Battalion
Five days after that ball, the Huskez family's guard camp opened, and after that day, the originally lively floating island was deserted, and the young people who participated in the family trials were led by their elders to the mysterious guard camp. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Leon doesn't know where the guard camp is, but it's clear that it's not on a floating island.
On the 10th day, Ashster, led by his mad dog viscount's father, bid farewell to Leon and set off for the Guards. Leon was curious about where the Guards Camp was, but Leon had received a letter from Ling Lu two days earlier, telling Leon to wait for him to come back before going to the Guards. Leon could only be patient, and politely declined Viscount Eden's invitation to take him to the guard camp with him, waiting for Linglu to return.
It wasn't until the fifth day before the start of the family trial that Ling Lu belatedly returned to Bauhinia Castle and met Leon.
Eight years had not left any mark on this iron-like man, and he still stood there as straight as a pine as Leon had first seen him, his uniform always spotless, and his unsmiling expression only smiled when he saw Leon.
He smiled and patted Leon on the shoulder: "It's really grown up." ”
In the face of Ling Lu, Leon can always feel his kindness as an elder, even when he sees Ellie, Leon is always unconsciously restrained, and his words are polite and rusty. But Leon has an indescribable closeness to Ling Lu: the comfort in his eyes and the concern in his words make Leon feel the family affection that he has been away from for a long time.
Ling Lu scratched his head embarrassedly: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so many days." In fact, the fifth-level plane of one of the family's xenoplane gods is being overrun by the abyss, and my legion is suppressing the demon army for that lord. But it's a pity that there are three demon lords there leading the demon legion, which is not something that my little major general's legion can stop, so I can only retreat to that adult's divine kingdom and maintain it with difficulty. But as soon as I thought that the day of your trial was approaching, I ran back first, anyway, the demon army had just reached the gate of the kingdom of God. ”
"No, no, no, uncle, you better go back to fight first!" Leon had cold sweat on his forehead, just to participate in the family trials of his juniors, he actually left the battle situation of a world left, and for the first time, he felt that Ling Lu's unreliability.
"Haha, it's just a joke, I've reported to the family, and an admiral has taken over my job. Ling Lu laughed and explained, "It's just that the handover took some time, after all, the withdrawal of one legion and the intervention of another legion cannot be completed in a moment. ”
"yes, that's good. Leon wiped his cold sweat, and he didn't find Ling Lu's joke funny at all.
"Alright, without further ado, let me take you to the Guards Camp. That's where I used to be. Ling Lu touched the stubble on his chin, as if he was reminiscing, sighed, then smiled, patted Leon's head, and walked out of the room with him affectionately in his arms.
Ling Lu walked with Leon to the outside of the main mansion of Bauhinia Castle, but instead of going to the teleportation array that led to the ground, he walked in the opposite direction, which was the north of the Floating Island, and it was also the most mysterious place of the family, countless buildings of unknown purpose could be seen everywhere, Leon had been here several times, because the Temple of Books and History under the crown of Lotikre was one of these mysterious buildings. It is not heavily guarded, but it is inhabited by the elders of the family, who symbolize one of the Haskes family heritage, and these powerful elders are strong enough to guard the secrets of this place.
Ling Lu explained some secrets to him on the way: "Most of the buildings here are teleportation circles established here by the alien planes controlled by the family, and in order to prevent some strong people from stealing the Dao Markers of the family's affiliated planes, the elders are guarding here. The Guards Camp we're going to isn't somewhere, it's a whole plane. ”
"There are countless people who have entered the guard camp to receive family training, and the Huskez family has connections with many dimensional slave merchant groups, and will buy slaves with sufficient talent in their hands. There are also foreigners who take refuge in the family, who are under the age of fifty, who are gifted and considered to have cultivation value, and are also sent to the pro-guard camp. These men have pledged lifelong loyalty to the Huskes family, I can't go into details, but I can guarantee that everyone in the guard camp can be trusted. Ling Lu sighed, "The family treats them with kindness and generosity, but in some ways it is also very cruel. Every day, I fight with the people around me, some unknown danger, and fierce monsters, and the survival rate is extremely low. And every year, there are soul legendary mages to test whether they are loyal enough, and once they find out that there is a possibility of rebellion, it is a merciless obliteration. ”
As they spoke, they had reached the outside of a small room, which was very ordinary, even shabby compared to the other buildings on the floating island. At the door, a shirtless red-bearded old man was squinting and lying on a chaise longue basking in the sun.
Ling Lu stepped forward and wanted to say something, but the red-bearded old man glanced at them with squinted eyes, pointed to the door, and said impatiently: "Come in by yourself, don't disturb me." ”
Ling Lu touched his nose, smiled wryly, and explained to Leon, "This is Elder Monar, his temper ...... As you can see, everybody calls him "Grumpy Monar", so let's get in before he hears that and loses his temper. ”
In fact, Ling Lu's words that he didn't lower his voice at all must have been heard by this "grumpy Monal", but he just snorted coldly, changed his position on the recliner, and didn't pay attention to Ling Lu at all.
Ling Lu shrugged absently and led Leon inside.
If the room looks ordinary from the outside, then inside it is really so simple that there is not even a single piece of furniture, only a room with a mirror-like portal erected. Other than that, nothing.
Leon had only used a makeshift teleportation array, and it was the first time he had seen such a permanently solidified portal, and he observed curiously for a few minutes. The power of the Pupil of Truth was unleashed unconsciously, his eyes turned golden, and the whole world became more "real" again.
He observed that the space near the portal was out of step with the space around it, collapsing and twisting in every space of the room, and suddenly he let out a soft sigh, and he realized that it was some strange nature of the two spaces in conflict, that the magical elements were moving out of their tracks, such as the same fire element, but some and others had different properties. Leon tried to analyze it deeply, and even began to build models, but Leon, who was only an intermediate mage, could only build the elements he was best at running the model.
But Leon soon regretted his recklessness, and the elemental model he had built in his mind collapsed instantly, even disturbing the internal trajectory of the elements in his body. He snorted, and his eyes began to burst into tears, and the True Pupil could not be maintained, and the pupil returned to normal.
Ling Lu knocked Leon on the head and said angrily: "You really don't know the height of the sky, and an intermediate mage dares to peep into the collision of the rules of the two worlds. Leon, I know that a magician who seeks truth has an insatiable thirst for knowledge, but doing what you can is the best advice. ”
After a while, he pouted and asked, "How is it, is it okay?"
"I'm sorry. Leon smiled bitterly, "The body is fine, it's just that I can't cast spells for a few hours." ”
The trajectory of the elements in his body is disordered, and if Leon casts a spell now, even if it is a zero-level magic trick, it may cause the magic to get out of control and hurt his body. However, as long as he left this place where the elemental disorder was running, he would soon be able to adjust the elemental inner rail in his body.
Hearing that Leon was fine, Ling Lu was relieved, he pointed to the portal and said, "Okay, let's go in." ”
When I passed through the portal, I felt similar to the teleportation array, my body lost control for a short time, I felt weightless or overweight, and my eyes were always messy and intertwined with colors like silk threads, and I couldn't see anything else, and my ears were like a thousand flies drilled into them, buzzing endlessly. In just a few seconds, he crossed an immeasurable and distant heterotopic plane.
However, the portal was much more stable than the makeshift teleportation array, and at least Leon was only uncomfortable for a while before recovering.
It was a new plane, the sky was not blue but milky white, there was no sun, or the three spheres hanging high in the sky could not be called "sun", their light was too weak, but compared to the moon, their light could make people see everything around them, as if standing in a room where the soft magic lamp was. The temperature of this plane is low, but it is still within the range that ordinary people can tolerate, the air is much drier than Kashma, and the gravity is slightly greater, but it will not affect the activities of normal people.
It's a very livable plane, and it's very rare. In the Empire's statistics, less than forty percent of all the planes that have been explored are suitable for ordinary people. There are more or less unbearable environmental factors that make it difficult for ordinary people without strength to survive, and only those powerful warriors such as magicians and warriors can survive.
The vegetation here is purple, which is a far cry from the green vegetation of most continents, which may be due to the fact that there is no sun in this plane, and the light is provided by three spheres in the sky, one large and one small. However, against the backdrop of the milky white sky, the purple forest follows the undulating hills, exuding a burst of vitality, which is also unique.
Linglu led the way for Lyon, who had actually seen the countless tall buildings in the col not far away.
On the way, Ling Lu admonished: "In this plane, it is not only a place for young clansmen to choose their own guards, it also holds some dangerous prisoners and even clansmen, and this is also a family secret place. Therefore, young people who enter the camp for the first time must be led by their elders, otherwise they will not be allowed to enter. You have to promise me to stay with me and not run around. Although this place is under the control of the family, it is not completely safe. Do you understand?"
"Understood. Leon nodded honestly.