Chapter 169: Inside the Royal Court (Monday Recommendation Ticket Monthly Pass)
The two humanoid skeletons, one no more than one meter nine, and the other no more than one meter eight, looked ordinary, but they brought an unimaginable impact to Crane above the gray mist.
At this moment, he seemed to return to the time when he witnessed the light gate and the "silkworm cocoon", although the emotions were not the same, but the shock was almost no different.
"This, this is not the remains of giants...... This definitely belongs to humanity...... Giant King Ormir's parents are human?" Crane's pupils dilated suddenly, as if he wanted to see more clearly.
But no matter how much he observed and examined, it was difficult to find the characteristics of the giant from the two gray bones:
They have normal proportions of limbs, and their skulls have two eye sockets, and they are by no means juvenile giants!
After a brief silence, Klein's hand holding the "Poseidon Scepter" lowered again, and one thought after another flashed through his mind:
"Maybe not blood parents...... Perhaps, the origin of the ancestor of giants, giants, is human...... In the chaotic and crazy First Age, some human beings fused extraordinary characteristics and changed into cruel and bloodthirsty giants with no reason but reproductive instincts? Their descendants inherited physical characteristics on the one hand, and on the other hand, gradually regained their mental normality, so they stabilized into a barbaric and bloody alien race, among them, the giant king Ormir was the first batch of deviants, but to some extent retained a certain amount of sanity, so he became an ancient god? The source of all this is really the original creator as the myth and legend?
After his thoughts settled into speculation, Klein had more doubts while thinking about it:
"Why did the Giant King make the 'Decayed Forest' a forbidden place and not allow any living beings to enter?
"He doesn't want the fact that the source of the giants is human to be known?
"But if you really want to do this, just cremate the bones of your parents, there is no need to be so troublesome...... And, what's the deal with that strong sense of guilt?
"Who opened that tomb? killed the ancient sun god of the Giant King, the surviving 'God of Dawn' Badhair, or the other Giant Court Servant?
"Also, since the ancestors of giants are humans, what about elves, bloodborns, and other other-like beings?
"In the early and middle of the Second Age, did the confrontation between the humanoid camp and the alien camp have different origins?"
Due to the lack of sufficient clues and information, Crane could not make any judgment, nor could he think of more possibilities, so he had to forcibly restrain his thoughts and return his attention to the Silver City exploration team.
At this time, the "Demon Hunter" Colin led Lovia, Derick and others to the front of the stone monument and saw the corpses in the tomb.
They also fell into an indescribable silence, and for a while no one spoke.
Finally, Joshua, wearing red gloves, hesitated and asked:
"These are the parents of the Giant King?"
In the eyes of the "Dawn Knight" of Silver City, the height of those two corpses really did not look like giants, and they were not even comparable to when they were just adults.
If it is said to be a young giant, the body proportions and facial features do not match.
Joshua's question echoed around him, and no one answered for a moment.
After a few seconds, Colin the "Demon Hunter" spoke slowly:
"That's why it's a secret. ”
He didn't mention his thoughts and speculations.
“...... Does this mean that giants are actually a branch of humanity, a differentiation brought about by the mutation of extraordinary characteristics?" said Antilna, who had burgundy hair, thoughtfully.
The progenitor of the giants was human, and Darek was a little dizzy by this shock, and he always felt that there was a big difference between the two.
As soon as he thought about it, he thought of his out-of-control companions, especially those of the "giant" path, and vaguely thought that it was not impossible.
- Those who get out of control tend to become unusually large, their complexions all gray-blue, and their eyebrows split into huge gaps, sucking in the eyes on both sides.
"Perhaps. "Demon Hunter," Colin replied briefly.
Once again, the members of the Silver City Exploration Team fell silent.
In such an atmosphere, Derrick glanced at the "Shepherd" elder Lovia, and found that the face of the member of the "Council of Six" was calm, neither calm nor trance.
At this time, "Demon Hunter" Colin looked around and said:
"In small groups of two or three people, we scoured the surrounding area to see if we could find anything else. ”
The members of the exploration team immediately came to their senses and cautiously began to explore as the chief instructed.
Unfortunately, this "decaying forest" has nothing of value except trees, stone monuments, and tombs.
Without further delay, Derrick and Haym swapped the seals on their bodies to prevent their extraordinary traits from being expelled by the "Darkless Cross".
Then, they followed Colin the "Demon Hunter" out of the "decayed forest" and around a boulder jutting out of the mountain wall to find the huge cave that was thirty meters high.
Outside the cave, there was originally a stone monument, which had been shattered and collapsed at this time, and weeds had grown.
In the orange-red dusk light, there is an indescribable sense of decay and withering.
Entering the cavern, the Silver City exploration team walked along the weathered stone slabs and peeling frescoes, among the withered grass and rough gravel, and explored with great vigilance.
With every step they take, they feel that life is declining and water is constantly flowing.
I don't know how long it took, but the Silver City exploration team finally saw an open gray-blue door.
On both sides of the gate, there were pieces of iron-black scattered pieces, which seemed to belong to some kind of armor.
"There were supposed to be guards here. "Demon Hunter," Colin said simply, took out a bottle of potion, and drank it with a gulp.
His light blue eyes quickly turned a dull yellow, and two dark green complex symbols stood out in his pupils.
After taking a closer look at the gray-blue door for a moment, he nodded and stepped into the dark hall.
After everyone passed through the door and came inside, the hall seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand, and it quickly climbed up in the sound of clanging.
After a dozen seconds, the hall stopped ascending, and a magnificent hall supported by stone pillars appeared outside the door, which seemed to be the residence of the guards.
Deric subconsciously looked left and right, his eyes swept over the various things in the hall, and he saw two murals with ancient characteristics.
One mural features a giant in silver armor with a clear glow, and a morning sun in the middle of the other, and a female giant with long dark brown hair and a long skirt under the leather armor stands sideways in the center, holding ears of wheat and fruits, surrounded by harvest fields, clear lakes, fruit-bearing trees, and brightly colored mushrooms.
"God of Dawn" Badhair...... "Goddess of Harvest" Omibella...... Derick realized something, and nodded slightly.
He then withdrew his gaze and saw that the Chief was staring at the mural representing the "Goddess of the Harvest", his expression remaining as calm as before.
Is the Chief hoping for a real "harvest" in Silver City?, Derick thought thoughtfully, and as instructed by the "Shepherd" Elder Lovia, he and the others formed a team to scavenge for valuable items and check for hidden passages.
After about seven or eight minutes, they gathered and followed Chief Colin Iliad to the gate of the temple.
Colin Iliad thrust his two straight swords into the gap in the stone slab in front of him, stretched out his hands, pressed them on either side of the door, and with a single force, it opened its voice with a heavy voice.
The orange and brilliant twilight shone in silently, and the palaces and towers that the Silver City exploration team had seen from a distance before came into their eyes with a very impactful posture.
That huge, that magnificent, that epic sense of mythology, because the distance has been shortened to the extreme, is more distinct, more shocking, so that everyone subconsciously holds their breath, forgets about others, and immerses themselves in such a landscape.
The same is true of Crane above the gray fog.
This is the royal court that belongs to the giants.
This is the true kingdom of God.
After more than ten seconds, "Demon Hunter" Colin pulled out his double swords, half-turned his body, and said to "Shepherd" Lovia:
"Try the road on both sides, I can't see it clearly. ”
The two dark green symbols in his eyes were slowly dissipating.
Lovia let out an "um" and took two steps forward to the door.
Outside, there is a platform with stairs on the left and right, and in front of it stands a parapet made of gray and white stone columns, facing the tallest building in the area, where there is a huge blue-gray gate, and countless mysterious symbols seem to be engraved on both sides, which is extremely solemn.
Corridors, staircases and other things connect the layers of palaces and towers, which is atmospheric and gorgeous.
Lovia's silvery-gray curls floated, and the dusk-glowing stones on the ground bulged out and coalesced into a gray doll.
The puppet had no spirit, like a manipulated puppet, and strode to the left.
It descended the stairs in a rich orange-red glow, helping the exploration team confirm the situation.
Suddenly, its body froze, and fine silver light burst out from within, turning it into countless pieces.
"Shepherd" Lovia was not frightened, and according to the steps just now, she made another stone figure and asked it to go to the right.
This time, the stone man made it all the way to the end of the stairs and stopped at the door of the palace below, without incident.
"Demon Hunter" Colin watched intently the whole time, and only then did he speak:
"Let's go to the right, but be careful again. ”
Although he didn't detect any danger, the fact that he couldn't see the real situation with his extraordinary ability can tell a lot about it.
With such a reminder, the spirits of Derick and the others became more and more tense, and the three of them began to slowly descend in groups to help each other.
As he walked up the high staircase, Joshua, who was wearing red gloves, suddenly heard a clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter.
It's like someone is following them slowly and quietly.
And the "shepherd" elder behind them, Luo Wei, was on the side at this time, and she could see from the corner of her eye that the footsteps were definitely not made by her.
Joshua's heart was cold, and he hurriedly said in a deep voice:
"There are footsteps behind me. ”
Lovia turned her head sideways, allowing the figure of the silver knight to appear in front of her, looking at Joshua's back with a red flame of eyes.
After a few seconds of silence, the "shepherd" elder shook his head:
"Nothing. ”
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