The attendees, who had arrived in the afternoon before the meeting was about to begin, were in much better shape than the windless passengers, including mages who lived in Merlinle and across the bay, as well as officials and nobles from the kingdom of Teresa and other principalities of the plains.

Of course, there is also a mixed scholar delegation composed of many different dwarves and elven clans, as well as a group of excellent representatives cultivated by the major goblin chambers of commerce.

Even, Xiuge saw two representatives of the Sea Clan.

For the vast majority of land dwellers, the concept of the Sea Tribes is as distant and absurd as the black sun that suddenly appeared in the sky.

These sparsely populated races, though humanoid and intelligible as other races, possess a body structure and a set of habits and customs that are closely related to the sea, and they tend to live in seclusion in sinister bays or remote islands far from the mainland, and as far away from the dangerous inhabitants of the land as possible.

With their own racial specificities and extremely cautious and even conservative foreign strategies, the Sea Clan inhabitants have successfully survived the fierce competition of Vann.

However, the cost of this continuation is also very clear.

The population of the Hai people is extremely limited, and the development of the settlement is also limited by various factors, and the vast majority of the Hai people have little understanding of the concept of "city".

But they don't complain too much about it.

In order to ensure the continuity of the ethnic group and to retain the maximum freedom of the ethnic group as much as possible, the Hai people have implemented the philosophy of seclusion into all aspects of the life and development of the ethnic group.

Now, however, the rise of the Black Sun and the terrifying frenzy brewed by the "Colour of Life" in the ocean have clearly posed a serious threat to this special civilization that depends on the ocean.

Faced with the catastrophe that could befall at any time, the Sea Clan people had apparently made their choice again.

Looking at the strange body hidden under the wide cloak, Xiuge, who had already sat down in the seat of the venue, suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Sea Tribe...... Well, this is actually a general term, they are very similar to elves and dwarves, and they are divided into various clans, and it is said that they are not based on beliefs, but on the characteristics and specialties of different races. ”

Wei Lin's eyes lit up slightly, as a well-informed magician, her knowledge of these special coastal residents was also very limited, and it was very rare to have such a chance to observe them up close.

These words, Wei Lin originally wanted to say to Xiuge, this is a habit of hers, or rather, a habit of her as a "teacher".

Previously, whenever she started to introduce this knowledge, Xiuge would immediately start to concentrate, but this time, Verin noticed that her student seemed a little absent-minded.

On his face, there was even a hint of obvious loss and sorrow.

So Wei Lin asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing ...... either"

Shuge grinned a little stiffly.

He was quite impressed by the Sea Tribe, because in his memory, this race was one of the settings he wrote down when he was piling up that huge worldview.

They were supposed to be the player's race of choice, but the "big guys" on the project team decided that this race would definitely not be popular, and there was no need to increase the amount of work involved in concept art and modeling, so they deleted it with a wave of their hand.

At the time, Xiuge didn't care about it.

After receiving the notification from the project team, he casually dragged the documents related to the Sea Clan into the branch of the background worldview, and wrote a rough ending for this particular race.

"In that dim and dull era, this particular race did not last until the sun rose after all, and they disappeared silently into the waves of chaos just like ordinary people in the face of tsunami waves."

Shuge ended his already vague memories and watched silently at the two Sea Clan representatives as they were guided to their seats by the members of the Dharma.

After the two Sea Clansmen were seated, he turned his head and asked, "What do you think...... Will these Sea Tribesmen be able to hold on? ”

This question seemed a bit clueless, but Wei Lin, who had witnessed the "Color of Life" and those strange sea beasts, quickly understood the meaning of Xiuge.

She looked at the two Sea Clan representatives in the distance, they were obviously uneasy about their surroundings, and they were now observing their surroundings with great vigilance, as if there were some deep-sea beasts hidden in the crowd.

After a few moments, Verin finished her thoughts, and she gave her answer.

"What if...... If the Sea Tribesmen still adhere to their current traditions and survival methods, they may have a very difficult time in the future. ”

Verin stated her true thoughts: "They may be able to hide their settlement from the search of the Black Sun Society, but they will not be able to avoid the ancient beings hidden in the ocean. ”

She paused, then continued: "They are so close to the ocean, and those beasts that hide in the ocean are not without intelligence, they may be able to hide for a while, but as long as they move, they will definitely leave traces that can be detected...... And they probably don't have the ability to fight those monsters head-on. ”

Xiuge nodded.

He agreed 100% with Wei Lin's judgment, although all indications indicated that the current Van En might not develop into the world he had in his impression two hundred years later, but for the inhabitants of the Sea Clan, these problems were real.

If they fail to make the right decisions and find a way to deal with those troubles and disasters, they will inevitably embark on that desperate path to perdition.

That's all it takes to get to the point, Xiuge quickly stabilized his thoughts, and then opened the conference outline in front of him.

The meeting will last for several days, with new topics to be discussed and voted on each day.

In essence, it will also be a test for all participants – both mentally and physically.

As the participants took their seats one after another, the noisy venue finally quieted down.

Night falls.

The strange and elaborate clock above the venue made a rhythmic sound, and then the three moons carved from flawless crystals slowly moved, and with the sound of metal gears, the three originally independent and separate moon shadows finally coincided completely.

In the legend of Vann, the Goddess of March, who is pure, beautiful, and has the power to foretell the future, often appears to her devotees in three distinct forms, and when these three images merge into one, she will be transformed into the brightest and most translucent moonlight.

Such brilliance is enough to reveal the direction of fate to confused believers and help them make the most correct choice.

Because of this legend, sculptures and decorations with similar symbolic meanings are always found in large and small meeting places.

A clear, bright light fell on this huge venue.

The participants basked in the light and bowed their heads in prayer for the last moment before the official start of the meeting.

……

The night was particularly gloomy.

Perhaps because of the further mutation of the black sun, the already oppressive night sky became even heavier.

All the sighs that people had uttered after bowing their heads in fear seemed to have become rich oil paint, and had been splashed into the sky by a malicious painter.

The warnings issued directly by the Dharmakaya have spread throughout the Vann in the shortest possible time, and all the inhabitants of Vann have known about the anomaly of the Black Sun, except for those remote corners that even the Dharmakaya cannot easily reach, and a few areas that are still in a state of chaos.

Initially, not everyone would believe the news.

The emergence of the Black Sun and the public activity of the Black Sun Association have had a considerable impact on the authority of the Legislative Committee, and although no one has dared to directly question the Legislative Committee in public until now, there has been a lot of gossip in private.

Some of those who had been very dissatisfied with the Commission in the past did not take the warning seriously, and even deliberately raised their heads in front of others to observe the sky and "bravely" looked directly at the huge shadow.

In the beginning, these people did not show any signs of abnormality, and this astonishing behavior made them "well-known" in their own small circles.

One of them is a young farmer in a village in the kingdom of Deland.

He lived very close to a Dharma Council mage, so in the past, he always behaved submissively, flattering that mage in every possible way, and never daring to show any disrespect for the Dharma.

This makes him always known as the "stupid dog" captive by the Legal Committee behind his back.

This changed after the start of the war, when the mage went to the front with the army and never returned, and the countryside where Roult was located was not an important location, so no other members of the committee were added.

After the war came to an abrupt end, Lurt changed his attitude to life, and he no longer wanted to be called a "stupid dog" by the other villagers.

As a result, he became the leader of the attack and abuse of the legal committee in the village.

And today, after the old village chief announced the warning from the Law Council, Roult has firmly adopted a strategy of confrontation, as a farmer, he always has to observe the weather, and he has seen the black shadows in the sky many times these days, so he does not care about such warnings.

In the village tavern after nightfall, Lurt, who had been given the title of "The Brave", stood on the table in the midst of the heckling of the rest of the young people, and shouted to the already drunken villagers with a huge beer glass in his hand.

"Those mages are cowards, liars! Look at it, this so-called warning may be followed by some new taxes and fees, and maybe you will be fined as soon as you raise your head! ”

"Lurt! If you say that again, beware of someone going to tell you! ”

"Whistleblowers? What's the secret? ”

Lurt laughed with the strength of his wine: "In a place like ours, they actually don't bother to take care of it at all, you see, where are there new mages being sent...... What black sun, black sun association, is it hindering us from farming? ”

The people gathered in the tavern were all acquaintances, and naturally there would be no disappointing whistleblowers running out, and people echoed it, followed by a collision of wine glasses, and these inferior ales, although not very good, were enough to arouse their emotions.

Luert had wanted to burp, but he caught a glimpse of Jesse, a girl from the village who was just as young as himself, staring at him at another wine table, who had also drunk two glasses of ale, and now her face was flushed with imagination.

So Luert stopped his urge to hiccup, and he turned around slightly as if he were dancing, and said to the people around him, "Hey! Hey! Listen to me, is there anyone here who hasn't looked directly at the sun? ”

Someone chimed in: "I think there should be no more, the people here are very brave!" ”

"No...... Uh, I, I haven't yet. ”

A relatively honest young man raised his hand a little timidly: "Of course, I don't believe much in those words of the Law Committee, but what if? ”

"What if? What in case? ”

Luert bent down, and he glared at the young man, "You mean that something should happen to me?" Or should I get in some trouble by looking directly at the sun? Well? ”

"No, no, no...... No, no. ”

The young man was obviously not very good at words, and he could only shake his head in the face of Ruerte's questioning and questioning.

Then Luther laughed: "Well, tomorrow morning you will come to the door of the windmill, and who else does not want to be a coward, come along!" I'll take you to see the sky again, and there won't be a problem! ”

Alcohol gave the people more reason to be presumptuous, and in this way they celebrated their bravery during the day late into the night, and when they had eaten their fill, they poured a belly full of ale, and then they helped each other out of the tavern and returned to their homes in the village.

As soon as Louert got home, he tore off his shirt and lay naked on the bed.

The drunkenness made him a little dizzy, his head was full of the red face of Jesse, the young girl in the tavern before, he had not really had close contact with a girl, and now, at the thought of the other person's gaze, he felt his body burn, and a strange urge welled up in his chest.

His heart was beating a little too fast, so he straightened up and prepared to get up and drink two glasses of water.

But at this moment, the corner of Lurt's eyes suddenly caught a trace of strangeness, he was excited, and quickly turned his head to look at the other end of the house, but saw a strange shadow, which seemed to be slowly shrinking into the corner.

The shape of the shadow that looks like some kind of beast?

Some kind of beast with a somewhat elongated body.

(End of chapter)