Chapter 5: The Dark Force
If knowledge is the ladder of human progress, then the ladder to civilization obviously does not accommodate all people. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the documented historical documents, the Guluo Continent has existed for at least 10,000 years. For 10,000 years, the mainland has been full of smoke and war, and the war has never stopped.
Territory, resources, and population are all coveted by careerists, and under the high-sounding pretext, plunder is the truest goal. It is undeniable that wars have brought disasters to people, but after wars again and again, human civilization has gradually moved towards glory.
It is worth mentioning that the rare profession of magician, with the accumulation of magical knowledge from generation to generation, magicians finally succeeded in sending a six-eyed macaque to another plane a thousand years ago.
The impact of this experiment was unprecedented and epoch-making, and it brought humanity into a new chapter.
Although the mages at the time did not know which plane the six-eyed macaque was teleported to, this did not stop the careerist's enthusiasm for exploring the infinite plane. The ethereal and unknown planes are like moving mountains of gold, tickling the desire of careerists to explore.
Practice makes sense!
The journey of countless careerists to the plane has provided a wealth of information for the magicians of the Ancient Luo Continent. Finally, eight hundred years ago, the magicians overcame the teleportation array's most difficult problem - the data of dimensional coordinates.
The Guluo Continent was originally a resource-rich high-level plane, but it has existed for too long, and the development of various resources has never stopped, until one day, the resources on the Guluo Continent are on the verge of exhaustion......
The migration imperative!
The rulers of the Ancient Luo Continent have set their sights on another higher plane suitable for human reproduction and abundant resources-the Cloud Heights.
Five hundred years ago, all the powerful people of the Guluo Continent migrated to the new continent, and they took everything they could. Human elites, all kinds of rare resources, precious technical drawings, etc., all that is left of the Ancient Luo Continent is full of devastation.
Humans are greedy, and even if they grab new prey, they are not willing to give up a piece of fat that is sent to their mouths. Therefore, the Gu Luo plane, which is on the verge of depletion of resources, is still a relatively delicious piece of dim sum, and the twelve most powerful families in the Cloud Heights have become the final victors to divide this dim sum.
The composition of the Principality of Sarn is simple and complex, simply saying that there is only one country in the entire Ancient Luo Continent, and complex because the territory of the Principality is neatly divided into twelve parts, each of which has the shadow of a wealthy family in the Cloud Heights.
Emperor Carlos was nominally the supreme ruler of the Duchy of Sarn, but in reality, the emperor was nothing more than the product of a compromise between the great families. There really wasn't much the emperor could do other than collect a symbolic annual tax from the twelve domains.
For example, the city of Tisse, where Ferdy is located, belongs to the territory of the Grand Duke Sola, a wealthy family of the twelve. At least half of all the income from the territory will be transported to the Grand Duke of Sora's mansion in the Cloud Heights, and the taxes paid to the hands of Emperor Carlos are just a trace of meat between the teeth of the Grand Duke of Sora.
Human beings are the most popular creatures in the world, and even in the lower planes, all kinds of open and secret struggles have never stopped. Therefore, a small part of the income of the twelve wealthy families should be used to maintain the stability of the territory.
The laws of the Duchy of Sarn are common to the twelve territories within the territory, with the only difference being that the enforcers are not the courtiers of Emperor Carlos, but the agents of the twelve wealthy families.
It can be said that each territory is equivalent to a small kingdom, and there is no shortage of the army, the security administration, the arbitration court, and so on.
Every few years, these wealthy families would let their private army come to the Guluo Continent for training. This kind of experience can not only show muscles to potential enemies, but also enable private troops to improve their combat capabilities in complex environments.
Ferdy lives in the city of Tisse, and is generally quite stable, because Ferdy is still young and has only one sister to rely on, so Ferdy has never left the city of Tisei.
However, from the mouths of those bards in the streets and alleys, it is not peaceful outside. The world of swords and sorcery has always been talked about by bards, and under the minstrels' rendering, Ferdy once longed for that kind of life before the age of ten.
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Ferdy stared at the last martial arts and exercises that appeared on the light curtain, and shook his head with a wry smile.
Once upon a time, he also aspired to be a big hero that everyone admired. However, as Ferdy's life got on track, that thought faded.
Ferdy is now a tailor, and the tools he uses most on weekdays are scissors. But God played a joke on him, if he didn't die in this catastrophe, Ferdy's tools could only be turned from scissors into murderous weapons.
Fei Di didn't know anything about cultivation, and when he saw the martial arts and exercises on the light curtain, he could probably guess that it was helping him improve his strength.
In the dim light, Ferdy lay numb on the ground, and only a breathless breath proved that he was still alive. The whip of the strong man, it was a miracle that Ferdy survived alive, but his body was about to be overwhelmed.
Try to communicate with the light curtain with your mind, and an inventory immediately appears on the light curtain, with Blood Exquisite, Teleportation Scroll, Hell Thunderbolt, Primary Martial Arts Whirlwind Slash, and Primary Martial Arts Black Magic Book on the list.
For such a strange change, Ferdy was no longer surprised, but when his eyes were fixed on the Black Magic Book of the Primary Exercises, Ferdy seemed to grasp the last straw.
Ferdy's eyes gleamed in the dimly lit cell, staring at the Dark Magic Tome.
Looking at the introduction on the light curtain, Ferdy's brow furrowed tightly.
It is true that the Black Demon Book is a primary exercise, but this set of exercises is contrary to the orthodox cultivation system!
Generally speaking, the warriors practice hard to improve their fighting spirit, and the magicians meditate and accumulate magical power. Fighting Qi and Magic Power are the mainstream of orthodox cultivation, but the Dark Magic Book needs to absorb the Dark Force to improve the level of cultivators.
Ferdy's struggle lasted only a second, and then Ferdy chose to study without hesitation.
Countless obscure words came to Ferdy's mind, and Ferdy didn't recognize them, but could read them.
Ferdy closed his eyes, intently reading the Dark Magic Codex.
After a quarter of an hour, Ferdy's closed eyes finally opened.
"Where there is light, there is darkness, and the power of light and the power of darkness are interdependent and indivisible. The first passage in the Dark Magic Book says so.
The Dark Force, its opposite is the Light Force. Orthodox vindictiveness and magic are both in the realm of the Light Force, and the Dark Force, Ferdy still hasn't figured out what it means.