Bypassing the giant pine tree, a chaotic ruin unfolded in front of the group of three.

Although it is in ruins, some of the buildings standing inside are also very impactful.

For example, on both sides of the road, there are two guards armed with long knives. The guards were carved out of stone, but their faces were heavily masked, and Lance leaned closer to see that the masks were actually made of gold.

"It's real gold, I thought it was lacquer at first. ”

Old Miller also walked over and sniffed, with a strange look on his face.

The ruins are huge, which means that some time ago, there must have been a glorious civilization in this place. However, the architectural style of decorating the stone statue with a golden mask, the group recalled it, and they were not impressed at all.

Only Trillette said belatedly: "I seem to have seen some strange records in my grandfather's notebook. ”

"What?"

Lance asked, stepping into the ruins.

Now that you're here, there's only one way to go. And although it is now in ruins, it must have been inhabited a long time ago, which means that there may be a passage to the verdant screen in this vicinity.

"You see," recalls Trelett, "my grandfather was a pure Drew, and although he wasn't happy with some of his people's practices, he knew far more about the Drews than I did about my half-breed - in fact, I had always grown up in human conditions, and I didn't know much about the civilization and history of the Drews. ”

"I remember my grandfather once mentioned it. After being exiled by the main stream of nature, the Drews quickly wanted to find a half-plane to live in close proximity to the large green space. After all, they wanted to return to Heaven at any moment. At the same time, they were very picky about their half-plane requirements, and they wanted to find a place where the environment was very similar to the large green space - and as you know, they chose the Verdant Wonderland. ”

"I need to add, however, that when the Drews descended on this verdant wonderland, it was not deserted. In fact, this place has already given rise to a more primitive civilization that calls itself the Highlanders, with their own writing and culture. What's even more amazing is that in this natural forbidden field. The Highlanders have actually researched some supernatural powers—you know. They don't have the Anzula fruit as a way to improve their body like the Drus. ”

"It's just that after the Drews took a fancy to this land, they naturally had a strict conflict with the highlanders, and the two sides began to fight. As for the outcome of the battle, it is not difficult to predict: on one side are primitive tribes that are just beginning to explore supernatural abilities. And the other side. It is from the Kingdom of Heaven and God. With a large number of rare resources and a large number of demonized items in his hands, the so-called [Protoss] - the battle situation is completely one-sided. ”

Speaking of this, Trillette said disapprovingly: "Eventually they drove the Highlanders out of the place where they used to live, and now I don't know if this tribe has disappeared or not. But judging from the current situation. I'm afraid this group of people is more than lucky. ”

Lance nodded slightly.

Trillette's judgment was not wrong.

The desolation of this place shows that even if the highlanders still have some power in the verdant fairyland, even the place where the ancestors lived is so dilapidated, there must not be much power left.

The path through the ruins was difficult, and the rubble was scattered irregularly, and they walked through it.

Gradually, a strange atmosphere permeated the air.

Lance squinted, and though he turned back several times, he still didn't notice anything.

With his perceptual abilities, this is a very rare thing.

"What's wrong?" asked Treette when she saw that Lance was looking a little strange.

Lance shook his head slightly, and said with some hesitation, "I just think the atmosphere in this place is a little weird. ”

"That's true. Trilaite nodded approvingly: "The architecture here is very rough, and the Highlanders are a relatively primitive tribe after all. No one has been here for a long time, so it's normal to be a little weird. ”

Lance didn't speak, he knew Trillette would be wrong.

In his perception, it was as if a pair of eyes were peeping at them—a feeling that had existed since they walked into the ruins. It's just that as you go deeper, this feeling becomes more and more obvious.

At this moment, old Miller suddenly bent down, turned a stone slab over, and then stood up and clapped his hands: "There are a lot of scorch marks, and this place should have been set on fire." ”

"It was probably the Highlanders themselves. "While retreating—if any of them survived—they didn't want some useful things they had to be acquired by the enemy, so they set fire to the settlement. ”

"I mean, it's no ordinary gathering place. ”

Old Miller's face became very stern: "Have you ever seen so many fine stones in ordinary gathering places? Compared with the civilization of the highlanders, if an ordinary gathering place had such a level of construction and materials, then their civilization should have developed to a very exaggerated level." ”

Lance and Trillette were both slightly stunned. They all looked at this qiē from the eyes of the Kreeland people, and naturally they didn't think that the stone here was so good, but the golden mask was really a bit strange.

Old Miller was still careful, and he kicked away the slate just now.

Behind the slate is a burnt pattern.

"You see, there's a woman painted on it, and she looks like she's dancing...... Damn, the rest of the place is not clear, it seems that there are a few people next to it, it may be a man, it may be a woman, in short, it is very unusual. Old Miller said lightly: "In some primitive tribes, dance is an important ritual to communicate with the gods. ”

"You think they're doing some rituals?" Trelet asked, frowning.

Old Miller nodded, "If I'm not mistaken, where we are now is the altar of the Highlanders! ”

The other two looked at each other, both in disbelief.

However, Lance also felt that Miller Sr.'s inference was highly credible.

The atmosphere of this place is so weird, it is obviously ruins, but these stones have a feeling that they are going to come to life at any time, and it is really possible that it is not an ordinary gathering place.

"Let's go further and see if we can find any other slates. ”

Lance bent down and picked up the slate.

He wiped the dust from it, but still couldn't make out the whole pattern.

It's just that what surprised him a little was that the woman on the picture suddenly felt a little familiar.

"How is that possible?" Lance shook his head, as if trying to shake the strange thought out of his head.

The group of three continued on their way, and beyond the quiet ruins, a large shadow was slowly descending.

......

"Miss Vivi, you have no escape. ”

In the open woodland, six Dru hunters surrounded the girl tightly.

However, they were not in a hurry to kill her, and the other boy who was in the way was already dead, and she was the only one left, so it would be much easier to deal with.

A large pool of blood was splashed on the girl's chest, and the original snow-white robe was shockingly stained.

Her complexion was almost ivory, but her eyes were dark in a rarity that was rare in Creeland, and she was half-kneeling on the ground, her long hair scattered in a messy way, and she looked extremely depressed.

"We just want to know the secrets of the Well of Nature, and if you don't get in with us, we won't kill your companions. ”

The leader of the hunters said proudly, "You must know that as the pride of the Drews, we hunters always have some special means. Personally, I advise you not to try these strange punishments, after all, the last time I did this to a human wizard, he went crazy directly at the third level. ”

"Phew!"

Although Weiwei was half-kneeling on the ground, her waist was still straight.

"You could have killed me, not such a mother-in-law. ”

The girl's eyes were filled with anger: "Anyway, didn't the rest of your team also go to my people?"

The leader of the hunters said indifferently, "Of course, we will eventually be able to obtain the secrets of the Well of Nature from your people. However, if you sue me, our team will get a higher rating from the leader. ”

"So don't hold on to the luck that I don't dare kill you. ”

Wei Wei raised her head, revealing a hint of sarcasm: "You are honest. ”

The leader of the hunters said, "This is meant to be a straightforward matter, and if you want, I can release you now." ”

Who knew that the girl suddenly laughed and said, "Maybe you got something wrong." ”

"Do you think the secrets of the Well of Nature are something that every Highlander can grasp?"

"Since you're so honest, I might as well be honest. Among us Highlanders, only the priestess and their descendants have access to the secrets of the Well of Nature. Ordinary people don't know anything about it!"

The hunter's leader's face changed slightly, but he still said coldly, "Thank you for the reminder, but I remember that you are not a priestess of the Highlanders yet. We will get a qiē from your teacher that you should know. ”

"Not before. ”

Vivi's tone suddenly became extremely sad.

She took off the string of petals that would never wither from her neck and put it in the palm of her hand, only to see one of the pure white petals withering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Now it is. ”

She said with a pained look on her face.

The leader of the hunters looked uneasy, and they knew a little about the highlanders' techniques. A flower represents a person's life, and if that pure white petal really represents the priestess of the highlanders, then it means that the girl in front of them may be the only person in the world who knows the secrets of the well of nature. (To be continued......)

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