At the other end of the Black Sea, there is a vast continent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Here, there are glaciers, plateaus, plains, forests, rivers and mountains.

Humans have lived on this continent for tens of thousands of years and created splendid civilizations. They traveled all over the land, building city-states and nations, but never dared to cross the seas.

They believe that the center of the world is the continent, and the black sea wraps the land like cotton wool, and beyond the sea, there is the void and darkness, the end of the universe, and once people leave the land, they will be swallowed by the void.

In addition to the strange fear of the ocean, humans also have an interesting perception of day and night.

People genuinely love the day, because the sun can pass through the clouds and shine on everything. Light and heat bring life and prosperity to the land.

For humans, night has a double meaning - tranquility and mysterious danger.

At nightfall, two moons rise high into the sky, one with a soft orange-yellow glow, which is praised and loved by the people as a symbol of holiness and called the "white moon", while the other is a dangerous dark red that is feared and called the "black moon" by the people as a symbol of evil.

Every 1,300 years, the white moon and the sun join in a straight line, bringing about eclipses. At this time, due to the influence of tidal forces, the black sea retreats from the coastline, leaving behind large tidal flats.

A large number of sea treasures have been left on the tidal flats, which are exquisite and can not be carved by manpower. It is believed to be a gift from God. They bathe and pray on this day, hoping to wash away their sins and purify their souls.

After another 1,300 years, the black moon obscures the sun, and the eclipse falls again. At this time, black waters swept across the continent, devouring farmland and towns. It is believed that this is a punishment from the gods, and if you do not sacrifice to the gods and pray for salvation, you will lose your mind, fall into evil deeds, and be eaten by the devil.

Astrologers and prophets are extremely capable of depicting the celestial phenomena represented by the "black moon" in the most terrible terms - plague, calamity, and war are the most common expressions.

On a day in the year 3924, the dark red moon climbed high into the sky, obscuring the sun's brilliance. This is the day of the second Black Moon Advent after the creation of the world.

The sky of the Twin Moon Continent was a blood-red color, and the winds and waves raged wildly on the land like monsters, and the towering boulder sea enclosure was swallowed up, and the sea water flooded into the plains and forests, and the land was shattered like eggshells.

On this day, a young man with short black hair and black eyes, on a sampan boat, floated on the Black Sea and approached the Shuangyue Continent.

It was just an ordinary sampan, no different from a fishing boat, which looked to be some years old, the paint had corroded and peeled, and the ropes that bound the planks had begun to loosen and fall apart when subjected to a slightly stronger impact.

However, the boat has always stood tall on the tide. The huge waves that stretched out to the entire sea level, like a herd of white behemoths, jumped and ran on the black water. The boat stood on top of the behemoth, sometimes sliding into the raging waters, but then immediately reappeared on another crest.

The waves began to enter the land, colliding with the surface, causing it to scatter and swell into the sky. The sampan boat was shattered in an instant, and the young man landed on land in the midst of the currents and cyclones that tore everything apart.

After walking a few grids in the aftermath of the destructive sea, the young man meets the first human.

It's a shellfish picker. Due to the fear of the sea, shells and conches became the most valuable luxuries, and only princes and nobles were entitled to have them. And these shellfish pickers are all vulgar and greedy people who do not hesitate to spare their lives.

At this time, he was trembling all over, and it was obvious that the game with the black sea water had made him physically exhausted. He shuddered, bent down and picked up a glowing fritillary in the mud. He muttered a prayer to the god Osiris for his blessing so that he would not be devoured by the tides and demons on the day of the coming of the black moon.

When he straightened up, he was horrified to find a man standing in front of him.

The man was shrouded in a coarse black cloth robe, uncontaminated by the sea and mud, and dressed markedly differently from the Paliwa. The people of the shellfish were shocked, and at this time there were only barbarians, heretics, and fugitives outside the city. So, he clutched his bags tightly.

However, the Man in Black didn't make any more moves. He lifted the hanging hat that covered his face and looked carefully at the mud-covered shellfish pickers opposite. He looked to be no more than a teenager, with obsidian eyes, inky hair, and glowing snow-white skin in stark contrast, like a perfect figure out of a picture scroll and a legend.

On a normal day, the scavenger might have drawn out the pointed iron rods used in the mud and robbed him of his money—after all, no one would hold such a stranger alive or dead.

But today, perhaps he was frightened by the black moon and the tide, perhaps the appearance of the man in black when he prayed to the gods made him feel good, or perhaps the young man's overly perfect appearance made him disgusted with sin...... Anyway, he tucked the iron rod behind his back, clutched the cloth bag full of seashells, and smiled at the young man.

"Merciful god Osiris, bless this young man!"

"To the southeast, there is the city of Paliva, but only the freemen have rights, and it is difficult for strangers to survive there. The scavenger had tense hands and muscles in his face clutched, trying to make himself appear kind.

"When the flood waters receded, and we walked southwest through the woods, on both sides of the Werey River, there was a plain, a land that neither the Sunset Empire nor the Nanfeng Empire could govern, and the barbarian settlement. The Manka, Duro, and Boz tribes fought each other all day long. The freedmen did not want to go there, but it was a good place for merchants and exiles. ”

The shellfish pickers even enthusiastically pointed out the hidden paths in the woods. Then, with his hands folded behind his back, the smile on his face was even more vigorous, but the corners of his eyes did not open - a menacing smile.

The young man carefully observed the expression on his face, remembering word by word what he had said. The inner world of the shellfish picker is displayed in front of his eyes as if it were transparent.

He saw the coarse cloth-clad human stabbing at him with a pointed iron rod, and the scattered similarly dressed people came out of the mud and pierced his heart with a sharp weapon.

The young man tilted his head in contemplation for a moment, his black eyes brightening as he digested the words.

Then, as he learned to pick up shellfish, he smiled as well, his stretched features seemed to brighten up the dim four fields, making him look more like the portrait depicted in the painting.

Then, in slow, standard Sunset Imperial Chinese, he said to the scavengers: "My name is Odin Diggs, and I want to go to the city of Paliva, please accept this Imperial Gold Coin, it represents my gratitude." ”

The Shellfish Picker took the coin with some trembling trembling, and he bit it lightly to verify its authenticity, and the sunburst pattern and light tooth marks on it showed that the Imperial Gold Coin was genuine—equivalent to a whole cart of copper coins, and the income of a shellfish picker for three years.

A fierce light gradually appeared in his eyes, and this light flickered and flickered several times in his narrow eyes. He was so focused on the gold coin that the black tide that had retreated under his feet surged up again, and he didn't react.

When the scavenger finally made up his mind, pulled the iron rod out of the mud and held it to the stranger, the black sea mixed with the mud knocked him down at once, and then the higher waves swept him away from the land, he subconsciously protected the gold coin in his hand, but in despair found that it was an ordinary gravel.

"Dark Warlock! he's a dark Warlock!" the Shell Picker shouted through the waves, and soon a large amount of black water poured into his throat, and then the whole person was submerged in the black tide and mud.

Traveling through forests and farmsteads, Odin saw a magnificent wall made of white marble. The smooth stone surface reflected the dark red light of the black moon, stretching for dozens of miles. In the middle of the city wall, you can see the gilded dome of the Sanctuary of Osiris intersected with blue and white marble.

Outside the city gates, several crosses were erected. Each one had a dead man nailed to it. From the whispers and prayers of the people, Odin heard two words - "blasphemy" and "traitor".

Looking at the prostrating crowd, Odin said to the void in a demon language that humans could not hear: "Ursus, I will go to the sanctuary where they are prostrate. ”

"Odin, you are the unclean of the race, with the ruthlessness and wisdom of the demons, as well as the strategies and schemes of inferior humans. The void spirit in the sky replied.