It took Reiner a year to reach the deepest part of Zeller's Abyss, District 360. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Because it is too close to the center of the earth, the temperature is extremely high, and no one lives here. Everything in Reiner's eyes was red and distorted, and the air was filled with steam, and he felt like he was about to melt. Still, for the sake of Serim's heart, he continued to go deeper. His dark blue skin was burned red, and the soles of his feet were blistered. Unable to endure the scorching torment of the fire, Reiner drove the magic stone, altered his thoughts and feelings, reversed his perception of heat and cold, and now, with a layer of frost on his skin, he felt like he was in an ice cave.

"Gotta get it quickly, or I'm going to freeze to death!" he shuddered to himself.

Deep underground, Reiner finally meets the legendary Heart of Serim. It was the size of a normal human heart, but it didn't look like a heart and more like the fruit of some kind of plant, with a smooth, shiny red surface embedded in a groove in the ground. The outside of the groove is covered with various branches, like the lines of leaves, but also like the veins on the surface of the heart. The heart of Serim fused with the veins, sealing what looked like a stone door under the stone trough.

"Here's ...... down there" Reiner noticed that the stone door on the ground was completely wrapped in the veins of the Heart of Cyrim, and there seemed to be a restless force underneath the door, but no matter how restless it was, it could not break through the seal of the Heart of Cerrim. If you take away the Heart of Serim, it will inevitably break the current seal, and no matter what is sealed below, it will be released.

Reiner put his hand on the heart of Syrim, and the scene of his wife and children dying in front of him came to mind, and the strange voice appeared again: "Awaken! Reiner Serim, son of the gods of fire and craft!

In the face of whether to awaken or not, Reiner was faced with a choice. The last choice made him lose everything he had before, and he was alone for 500 years, and now he has nothing to lose. He wanted to awaken, gain great power, and take revenge on those who had hurt him, but he thought of the countless ordinary people in the abyss of Zeller who lived an ignorant and happy life like him, and he could bear the pain of losing everything, could he bear to let them lose everything? They had done nothing wrong, they were also victims of this big lie.

In the midst of hesitation, he suddenly felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and he vaguely saw a figure appear in front of him, and finally the white light flashed, and he fell asleep completely. When he awoke, he was no longer in the abyss, there was no Heart of Cerrim in front of him, and time had crossed a thousand years.

It took Reiner a while to digest the fact that a thousand years had passed. He didn't know if he had been asleep for a thousand years or had traveled through time and space, he only knew that it had been fifteen hundred years since he was born. Everything in the Abyss of Zeller has changed from what it used to be, with more craftsmanship and magic, a denser population, and armies in the underworld, and growing in size. The army is made up of a group of people who believe that the surface world is capable of habitation. Reiner didn't reawaken anyone's memories a thousand years ago, but the truth about the terrestrial world surfaced in the form of legends over time. As the Dark Elf population continues to grow, the size and resources of the Zeller Abyss have become more and more overwhelming, and people have heard that there are more worlds on the ground, more continents, and the humans who live there. In order to survive, they decide to go to war and return to the ground.

The exit to Zeller's Abyss, which Reiner had been searching for but had not been able to find, had been discovered by others in the millennium, and it was said that there were more than one. Since everything in the army about the surface world is only based on legends and speculations, and they do not know the real situation on the ground and the strength of the enemy, they do not dare to act rashly, they need a person to go to the ground first to explore the truth and truth, inquire about information, and be fully prepared to think in the long run. Reiner volunteered to be this spy.

Reiner's exit was in District 9, where he had found the Obsidian Stone, not far from his former farm in District 8, but his home had become someone else's home in the millennium, and he would never go back. In a cave in the ninth district, there is a hidden teleportation circle, which only appears when the rock wall is burned with fire, and the teleportation method is actually written directly on the rock wall. Using fire was Reiner's forte, and he unleashed the flame-lit cave with both hands, driving the teleportation magic as instructed on the rock wall, and with a burst of bright light, he shuttled to the surface.

When he first arrived on the ground, the strong sunlight pierced Reiner's eyes, and his skin tingled slightly, after all, these dark elves had never seen the sun in their lives. Although there are all kinds of discomfort, but I can still persevere, there is indeed no highly toxic gas in the air, on the contrary, it is much fresher and more comfortable than the air below.

The place where Reiner came out of the ground was called Elton City, and the exit was at the base of the ruined tower in the city. Not long after he reached the surface, he was targeted, a man in a red robe, with silver hair, a pale green complexion, and an old book that never left his hand. He's Randolph Slim, and according to Reiner's information from the Magic Stone, this guy is a bastard.

Randolph's appearance has an obvious purpose, he is running for Reiner, Reiner doesn't know why he was exposed so quickly, but he knows that he must not be caught by him. To his surprise, Randolph had no intention of arresting him.

"This Dark Elf friend, in Lower Randolph Sulrim, is a maess of the Elven kingdom of Erridon, and His Majesty the King of St. Lucas would like to invite you to visit the Castle of the Radiant!" Randolph did not shy away from appearing in front of Reiner, and bowed with a smile on his face.

"How did you know I was here?"

"Oh, this is someone who gave us information, but the source of the information is not convenient. Luckily, the information is in our hands, and if you let those who are hostile to the Dark Elves take it, you'll be in danger. ”

"So you're not hostile to me?"

"Of course, we can treat you as a guest, and if we want to invite you to the castle, how can we be hostile to you?"

"What was the 'Dark Elf Threat Theory' and the 'Inner Ghost' from a thousand years ago?" Reiner asked bluntly.

Randolph was stunned suddenly, he obviously did not expect Reiner to know about his past, but then he pretended to smile: "What are you talking about, is there someone spreading rumors about me below?

"My name is Rainer Serim. ”

"Sulrim......" Randolph frowned.

"Yes, with your surname, do you think there will be any relationship between the two of us?"

"Perhaps...... Maybe it's just a coincidence. Randolph smiled wryly.

"Why did you, a high elf, invite me to the kingdom of men, shouldn't you take me to your kingdom of elves?"

"Oh, that's right, there are still many people in the elven kingdom who are prejudiced against the dark elves, after all, we had a war ten thousand years ago, and humans don't have the slightest impression of you, as a neighbor living on the same continent, isn't it normal to invite you to visit?" Randolph smiled, since he was much taller than Reiner, he kept hunching his back as a sign of respect.

"Alright, lead the way, I'd like to see what trick you're playing!"

Reiner followed Randolph on his way, from Elton City to the capital city of Hull, it took them five days, and Randolph was very polite and respectful to him along the way, not at all like the person Reiner had learned from his experience with the Magic Stone. Through his conversations with Randolph on the way, Reiner learns that the entire continent of Shimoth is now controlled by a human kingdom called St. Lucas, and that the High Elves have been defeated in the war with humans more than 1,500 years ago and have all moved to the Forgotten Valley of Erridon. Randolph appeared in the Human Kingdom because of the mutual aid agreement signed between the High Elf Kingdom and St. Lucas. Along the way, Reiner also meets a variety of humans, who are indeed very similar to the disguised Anphharon he had seen at the beginning, the human army advisor named Regulus. They have no pointed ears, no red eyes, and their skin is mainly white and yellow, some of them have a slightly darker complexion, but none of them are as blue as him. Their voices are also much clearer and smoother, unlike the hiss that comes with him when he speaks. He guessed that in the eyes of humans, he might be an ugly and terrifying being.

The look on the face of the human king and the others at the sight of him in the hall of Hull's Castle confirmed his suspicions—an expression of disgust and horror.

"This ...... This must be a guest from all the way from the Abyss of Zeller?" said the Human King, restraining his fear, smiling and his voice trembling.

"Your Majesty, this is Reiner. Reiner, above is His Majesty the King of St. Lucas, Porutor!" Randolph had apparently deliberately omitted his last name when introducing him to the King, and based on his previous reactions, Reiner guessed that this guy didn't want to be thought to have anything to do with him.

"Your Excellency Randolph has done us another great service to St. Lucas! In recognition of your contributions, I appoint you as the Warrior of St. Lucas! Knight Meier, Oka Sreel, now with you, only one more needs to be chosen, and then the four great warriors of St. Lucas will become a powerful symbol!" said the king excitedly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After leaving the main hall, Randolph took Reiner around the city, and by the way, he told him everything about the country and about humanity. Their hospitality made Reiner more and more confused, hearing is false, seeing is believing, is there really something wrong with the memory in the magic stone?

After a few days of walking around the city, Randolph suddenly asked Reiner, "Are you used to life on this earth?"

"It's okay, it's just a little uncomfortable with the bright light, and the air is a bit addictive. ”

"I've created a special area in this town that is more suitable for you to live in, would you be interested in coming and seeing?" said Randolph very mysteriously.

"Oh, that's interesting, so please lead the way!"

Randolph led Reiner to his mansion and entered the Chamber of Secrets, opening a passage to the underground city. Before going down the tunnel, he turned to Reiner and asked, "What are you doing down there?"

"I'm just an ordinary farmer. ”

"Do you even need a farmer to wear such fine armor?" Randolph pointed to Reiner's white armor, "What kind of material is this forged from? I don't think I've ever seen anything like this!"

"I'm just being asked to wear protection just to prevent danger, and as for the material of the armor, I've heard that it's made of 'moonstone'. ”

"You just said 'asked,' do you have any special mission this time?" asked Randolph warily.

"You're too worried, let's take me to see your underground city quickly!"

Led by Randolph to the huge city beneath Hull, Reiner found that everything here looked like the Zeller's Abyss where he lived, similar houses, hanging balls of light, the color of dust, but the air still didn't feel like it, and it was mostly inhabited by humans.

"Have you ever been to the Abyss of Zeller?" Reiner asked Randolph, "how else could it be so similar?"

"If I had been there, my research would not have been in a bottleneck!" Randolph sighed and shook his head, "These are just shapes, and they can be done according to some survey data, but the difficulty is god-like!"

"How?" Reiner became intrigued.

"As you may have noticed, the air in our area is not the same as in Zeller's Abyss, where the amount of 'foraska' in the air is more than a thousand times higher than that on the ground, which is why you feel different and somewhat addicted to air. ”

"Wouldn't it be okay to increase the content of this thing?"

"It is possible to increase the level of 'Folaska', but the main problem is that the air with high concentrations of Folaska is deadly to both humans and high elves. ”

"Deadly, why do we have nothing?"

"This is also what we want to figure out, and I hope you can cooperate with our research and help us overcome this problem!"

"How can I help you?" Reiner had gradually relaxed his guard against Randolph, he felt that the people on the ground did not seem to have malicious intent, and that the outside world was so big that it might not be necessary to use force to find a peaceful solution to the problem.

"Just take a little bit of your blood!"