Chapter 155: The New Imperial Capital
Ace didn't speak, and asked, "What did you find?"
Ciro smiled and said, "I did see something. At first, I looked at the whole situation and saw that there were no clues. But now, when I narrow it down, I find some connections between the adjacent stone platforms."
Seeing Ace's questioning eyes, Ciro continued, "Although these stone benches all look the same, they are in different directions. If we adjust the orientation of these stone benches, they should form a fixed shape."
"Shapely, it should look like a constellation. However, the hundreds of miles of stone platforms around it are only part of it, not a complete constellation."
Ciro then walked to the stone platform in front of him, and then turned the stone platform with his hands, turning flexibly. The platform emits a clear, crisp sound without turning the angle.
Based on his guesses, he adjusted the stone platform to a specific angle.
Ace couldn't help but frown, "In other words, if we restore all the stone platforms to their original appearance, we will be able to find the entrance to the next underground palace?"
Ciro shook his head, "I'm not sure, but since Hades designed it that way, it must be reasonable."
"The world is so big, how long will it take to restore each stone platform to its original state?" Ace asked.
Ciro looked at the sky and said, "If everything goes well, it will take at least two hours. It's just a constellation."
"How many constellations are there?"
"I don't know, but there should be at least two dozen constellations!"
"Twenty constellations? In other words, it will take at least twenty hours to adjust the orientation of these stone platforms?"
Ciro gave Ace a blank look, "Why, you're going to wait here. Do nothing? Or do you want to fly into the sky and help me see?"
Ace turned his head away, pretending not to hear.
"Then you just wait here!" Ciro's voice disappeared as soon as it lowered.
About an hour later, Ciro returned to Ace.
"Are you alright?"
"The shape of a constellation has been formed, but it doesn't seem to work!"
Ciro looked around blankly, but didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.
Ace also frowned and asked, "Isn't it possible that we need to complete all the constellations before we can change?"
Ciro hadn't finished speaking, but all three felt a slight tremble.
The three of them stared blankly at each other.
But Ciro laughed and said, "It's better than nothing happening! Now at least that proves my guess right!"
As soon as Ace said his words, he felt that it was suddenly dark. The three of them were shocked to find that the color of the entire sky suddenly turned multicolored, and there were countless huge stars in the sky, different sizes and distances.
"It's beautiful!" Ace couldn't help but exclaim, he had never seen such a big star. He seems to be able to fly to those beautiful stars with his ability to fly.
The stars seem to have some strange lines connected to each other, forming a strange pattern.
Although there are many stars at the same time, the sky is wider, so the sky is not crowded.
Ciro looked up and said, "Yes, it's the Pegasus! It is a symbol of immortality!"
"Well, that's so lucky. The first to complete is the Pegasus constellation. In your ancient legends, the Stardust Fighter lived in the Pegasus constellation, right?" Ciro asked Ace.
Ace nodded, "There are such legends, but these are unreliable."
Ciro was full of contempt, "There's a Stardust Fighter in the Big World, but he doesn't live in the Pegasus constellation, he's a very cute guy, not scary at all! However, now that the first constellation has been successfully completed, it shows that we are not going in the wrong direction!"
With that, Ciro disappeared again.
Ace looked at the sky above him, and his shock was still strong because the sky was so beautiful.
And just like that, after almost 20 hours, Ciro finally completed the formation of all 25 constellations!
At this time, the sky is already full of dazzling stars.
Looking at the superstar overhead, Ace felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness, feeling very small.
"Well, 25 constellations have been formed. Let's wait and see." Ciro's tone was relaxed, without any nervousness.
Ace, on the other hand, was a little nervous. He didn't know what was going to happen next, so he was a little worried.
Siro looked at the stars in the sky and said, "These 25 zodiac signs represent hope, destruction, death, despair, darkness, light, etc., which are also indispensable elements in the world."
As he spoke, Ace suddenly saw the stars in the sky begin to move.
Demacia instinctively took two steps towards Ace's position, his face full of worry.
Ace also tightened his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, Ciro shrugged and said, "I don't know either! This is the world created by Hades, how would I know?"
Ace was shocked and didn't know how to respond.
But the giant stars in the sky began to move non-stop, moving and spinning at an increasing speed.
When the stars rotated, countless meteors suddenly appeared in the sky, but there were no thick clouds.
Meteors intertwine with each other, forming a huge web in the sky. Oddly enough, normal meteors dissipate very quickly after a flash of light. But these meteors did not disappear, but appeared in the sky for a long time, and soon covered the entire sky.
"What's the deal with those meteors?" Ace asked, pointing to the growing number of white meteors in the sky.
Ciro shook his head, "Those aren't meteors at all, they're spatial rifts!"
"What! Spatial rifts?" Ace also heard about the spatial rift. The Abyss Gate inside the Warcraft Mountain Range is also a spatial rift.
"Yes! Apparently the world is falling apart!" Ciro then pointed to a mountain in the distance and said, "Look, it will soon fall!"
Ace quickly realized what a spatial rift was, as he noticed that the breath of life around him was disappearing at an alarming rate.
"Well, what the hell is going on?"
But before Ace could regain consciousness, he was shocked to find that everything around him began to shake violently. This earthquake is different from ordinary earthquakes. Ordinary people are able to stand firm in an ordinary earthquake, but the tremors at this time far exceed this frequency.
Ace looked at Ciro in shock, but Ciro looked at the sky and didn't know what he was thinking.
"What the hell is going on!" At this point, Ace was already a little flustered as everything around him began to crumble.
At this time, the animal breath that could have been felt had completely disappeared, and the ground under his feet was constantly cracking.
The stone platform next to it was shattered into powder, and a gust of wind blew it into the air.
Ace was a little angry because it was all the way it was, but Ciro was still staring blankly at the sky. He wanted to rush forward and wake him up.
However, as soon as he took two steps, he felt like he had stepped on the air, and his body suddenly collapsed. He looked down in horror and saw a dark void below, invisible at all.
Demacia next to him fell into the endless abyss with him.
At this moment, Ciro, who had been standing still, finally reacted. I heard him whisper, "Finally found!"
As soon as his voice fell, Ace and Demacia stopped descending and were pulled upward by an invisible force.
On the other side, Ciro flew leisurely over their heads.
Ace looked around and found that the beautiful sky had been shattered, and the magnificent planets had also been shattered.
The sky was covered with white spatial cracks, and the entire sky was like a piece of paper, cut by a sharp knife in countless cracks.
Under that fragmented sky, I don't know when a golden light appeared below, and it looked like a gate.
Ciro and Ace quickly flew towards the golden entrance.
But just as they were about to reach the entrance, they all felt a tremendous force pulling them down.
Ace couldn't help but look down, but saw a terrifying picture he had never seen before.
under their bodies
The face has a huge black swirl. Countless cracked trees, swords, and water converged towards the center of the vortex.
Around the black swirl, there was nothing.
Ace suddenly felt that the whirlpool seemed familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere!
He quickly remembered that it was Hades' badge.
There is always a black hole on the badge. Before that, Ace didn't know what a black hole was.
At this time, he saw the black vortex and finally understood that it was empty!
It's a hollow cavern that swallows all matter into nothingness!
Ace was thinking, but the pain in his lower body brought him back to reality.
The terrifying absorption was getting stronger and stronger, and they faced the power of Ciro flying with them, almost splitting them in two.
Demacia couldn't help but shout, "Ah! This power is too powerful! It hurts!"
As a dark mage, it would be difficult for Ace to overcome this pain with his strong willpower, let alone an ordinary person like Demacia!
Ace hurriedly raised his head and shouted to Ciro, "You should find a way! If this continues, all three of us will be sucked into the void below!"
Ciro frowned and thought for a few seconds. However, the pain felt by Ace and Demacia continues to intensify.
"I have a bold idea that has never been implemented before, and it seems that we are risking our lives to try it today!"
At this time, Ace didn't have the strength to answer, so he could only resist the pain face to face!
Suddenly, a flash of light completely enveloped Ace and Demacia, and then Ace only felt that it was pitch black in front of him and lost consciousness.
The three of them turned into a flash of speed, and entered the Golden Gate in an instant.
At that moment, the world was completely occupied, engulfed in a black vortex, and finally the golden gate disappeared!
In a huge palace in the emperor's capital, which had just been built, Terrella was carefully examining the map of the New Delhi Empire.
His eyes wandered back and forth on the map, his mouth muttering to himself.
At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the palace gate.
Several guards at the door did not stop the man. It is clear that he was very special and often haunted the imperial palaces in New Delhi.
Terrera heard footsteps, but he didn't look up. He was still staring at the map of the empire in front of him.
Coming in was a very fat man, who was the most popular Minister of Finance at His Majesty's side, Alba.
Despite the fact that this fat man had a bad reputation among many nobles and courtiers, who said that he was a pug who pleased his master, there was one fact that no one could change, and that was that his position in the New Delhi Empire was really below one man and above ten thousand.
Terrilla valued him very much, not only because of his abilities, but also because Alba was the first court minister to stand up for his new king.
During this time, Alba was also very serious and arranged everything that Terrera told him very well and without any mistakes.
He also knew that the new king had always been very ambitious and could even predict many things in advance, which made him very admired and chose to work for him sincerely.
As for the people of the empire as a whole of New Delhi, it is clear that their opinion of the new king has changed a lot.
Before Terrera took power, almost everyone in the New Delhi Empire believed that they would usher in a mediocre king like never before. Whether it's taxes or laws, they will make a huge difference.
However, the truth is not what they imagined.
On the contrary, the new king did not codify too many draconian policies, and basically maintained the original rules except for the large-scale construction of a new capital.
Even when the new capital was rebuilt, the new king took matters into his own hands. He is also said to have spoken to the capital's design architect several times in the middle of the night. It can be said that he works hard and is very responsible.
Because of this, Terrella's past is gradually being forgotten.
When he saw that His Majesty the King was carefully studying the map of the empire, he did not rush to speak, but stood aside and waited patiently.
Terrella took the lead and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
Alba put
Leaning down, he looked extremely humble: "Your Majesty, I just sent back news from the north."
"North? You mean the Slimes? Tell me, what is their big move?" Terrella put down the map, stood up, and stretched to ask.
He replied, "The letter says that the Slime Clan sent someone to the western prairies two days ago, and Miss Carla personally led the team."
Terrella's eyes flashed with a strange expression: "Oh? What did they do in the savannah? Except for a herd of subhumans, cattle and sheep, there doesn't seem to be any resources there?"
Alba said, "The guards haven't figured out exactly why, but since the Slimes chose to send people to the savannah, does it have something to do with the connection between the Slime family and the Elementals?"
Terrella frowned, "You're saying they want to travel through the savannah and get in touch with the elementals of the ancient forest?"
Alba shook his head: "I don't dare to judge casually, but our people have searched the entire New Delhi Empire, and even sent people to infiltrate the Yama Empire to search, but they have not been able to find any trace of them. Now it seems that nine out of ten people are hiding in the ancient forest."
"It's normal for Ace and Kara to want to connect. Now I'm worried about whether the Elemental Emissaries will unite with House Slime against our New Delhi Empire. They really don't need to be afraid, but with the Elemental Kingdom, the threat will be great!"
After listening to Alba's story, Triella's face didn't fluctuate much. He thought for a moment, then said, "Kamikaze they've left the New Delhi Empire, that's pretty much for sure. As for where they went, there are only two possibilities."
Alba doesn't look very clear.
Terrera gave him a blank look, "Don't play dumb, I know, you can guess. Either it's the kingdom of the elementals in the ancient forest, or the kingdom of the dwarves in the dwarven mountains."
"You know, Ace was Stark's apprentice. When their father and son disappeared, Stark chose to leave as well, so they may have gone to the Dwarven Mountains."
Alba seemed suddenly enlightened: "Yes! I didn't expect that! Your Majesty is still so strong and comprehensive!"
Terrella laughed and rebuked, "You are now in charge of managing the sentinels, how could you not have imagined that you should not be a sycophant!"
Alba smiled awkwardly.
Terrella's face quickly sank, "Speaking of the Monchi family, it's like a thorn in my neck right now! In any case, the Slimes are still under the control of the New Delhi Empire, which shouldn't cause a big stir! But the Monchi family is different. They are now missing, both father and son are powerful, and there is a paladin order of dozens of people. It worries me."
Alba knelt down with a thud: "I'm useless, it's my fault, I can't find the traces of the rebels as soon as possible, so Your Majesty is so worried!"
As he spoke, the fat man suddenly burst into tears and cried in a low voice.
Terrella waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business, after all, the Monchi family and their troops are very strong, and it's normal to not find their whereabouts in a short time, you get up first."
Alba knelt for a long time before slowly standing up.
"Watch out for the north! If there is any unusual behavior from the Slime Family, report it to me immediately. Information about them, many guards have been killed, so we should be more careful in the future! As for the whereabouts of the Monchi, you'd better do what you can." Terrera said in a deep voice.
Alba nodded in agreement.
"By the way, has the new monument been built?" Terrera asked again.
Alba bowed and replied, "It's ready to be built, it's the last step."
"That's great!"
At the same time, hundreds of strong men were dragging a huge stone monument towards the capital gate, which was almost completed.
The stele is engraved with three big characters - Sky City!
This is the name given to this new capital by the new king!
Summers in the north are always short. As the northernmost province of the New Delhi Empire, Yalijiang Province ushered in autumn.
By this time, the trees here have begun to wither. Now the wilderness is golden.
The weather today is not very good. Cloudy days with no sun, which makes the temperature even lower in Yali Giang province.
In the vast wilderness, an imperial team is slowly moving north.
This army is mainly responsible for transporting military supplies. It is clear that they were guards on their way to the imperial border in New Delhi.
There are two people in the team who walk at the end of the line, deliberately keeping a certain distance from the team in front of them.
The leader of the escort who led the way turned around and cursed, "You two, hurry! What are you doing in the back?"
One of them hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Sir, we are going to the toilet, we will catch up soon!"
The leader of the escort snorted coldly, and couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
The two people in the back were close together and kept whispering.
"This time we arrived at the border guards, and after unloading the goods, we will look for an opportunity to go west, don't delay, no one will end well if the mission is delayed!"
One of them lowered his voice and said.
The other nodded in agreement, "Okay, just this once, we need to be more careful on the road, we can't show any horseshoes."
"This trip to the savannah will be even more dangerous, not to mention whether or not it will be discovered by the people of the Slime family. Even if we meet subhumans, it will be very troublesome."
"Our main mission this time is to find out the exact purpose of the Slime Family. Don't worry about anything else. Therefore, if we are found by then, we can only retreat as soon as possible and look for new opportunities to gather information."
They looked at each other and nodded.
Then Jiu saw that the distance from the army in front was getting farther and farther away, more than thirty meters away.
They also don't want to be found out by their own people that something is abnormal. After all, this time the task was assigned by the Minister of Finance in the palace himself, which could not be revealed.
Just as they were about to speed up their pace and move forward again, suddenly a strange thin man appeared in front of them.
The thin man who suddenly appeared sneered and waved at them, not giving them a chance to shout loudly. The dagger in his hand made a perfect arc, and two New Delhi sentinels disguised as guards immediately shot a bloody arrow from their throats.
They clutched their necks, their eyes filled with shock and despair. They tried to shout, but nothing came out.
They soon fell into the lush weeds of the wasteland, and the gorgeous blood soon stained the withered weeds red.
The fast-moving monster quickly disappeared into place.
The captain of the escort army in front was very angry when he saw that the two did not return. He turned around and rebuked, "You two bastards, don't you want to ......?"
Before the word "live" was issued, the *** was shocked that he had not found the two soldiers who claimed to have gone to the toilet.
The leader's face was as uncomfortable as if he had just eaten poop, and he immediately ordered the convoy to stop.
"You go back and see what's going on?" The leader said to one of his subordinates next to him.
The man quickly ran back, and soon he cried out, "Ah! They, they seem to be dead!"
At this point, the first reaction of the leader was not to check the situation, but to glance around, but found no suspicious signs.
He is also a level 6 warrior. Two of his subordinates were killed, but he didn't realize it at all? Moreover, these two fools did not even have time to ask for help!
The murderer is definitely very powerful.
However, he ignores that the dark mage itself is a mysterious being.
When the other side is unprepared and inferior to themselves, the Dark Mage can easily eliminate two guards.
With no trace of the murderer, the leader rode towards the two corpses.
When he saw the scratches on their necks, a flash of fear flashed in his eyes.
"The blade is so sharp, judging by the scratches, this assassin should have only made one cut!" As a leader who has been fighting in the army for many years, he can naturally see what this saber represents.
"Bury their bodies!" said the head of the garrison.
There are people on the team
Objected in a low voice: "Did you bury them? Shouldn't it be sent back to ......?"
But before the man finished speaking, he saw a cold expression in the leader's eyes, and immediately swallowed the second half of the sentence in his mouth.