Nether 3520, April 1.

"The situation is even more dire, and the Grand Arcanists are worried about the strange reactions that have taken place in the magical chaos.

"Many people have chosen to leave the country and begin to flee to the human nations in the west and north, and even though the punishment from the upper echelons is severe, it still cannot stop this trend.

"His Excellency Casio then traveled west with his floating city to the ruins of Ellasca, and established a new human nation in the name of this ancient nation.

He used his magic to bring the city to the ground, but before the city was finished, the news came that he had died.

"His funeral memorial service, which lasted only one day of dignity, was an early affair.

"The people who remained, including me, continued to study and look for the weaknesses of the Ferin Demon Kui.

"Some time ago, the upper echelons claimed that we had a powerful foreign help, and they were a race called the Saron spirits.

"Perhaps their appearance has indeed played a certain role in curbing the Ferin Demon Sunflower.

"But I'm worried that every time the Saron Spirits encounter the Ferin Demon Sunflower, their attacking spells collide and begin to change the nearby landscape on a massive scale.

"Mountains turn into rolling hills, deserts grow in size...

"Ah, if we win this war, how are we going to survive in this desert?

"To be honest, I'm worried about the future of my two children, because the shadow of destruction is slowly approaching, and it never stops.

"I also thought about fleeing the country with my family, but my wife didn't agree.

"Because... We are all vassals of His Highness Sigrid Chado, and she was the lady-in-waiting of His Highness Sigrid Chateau when she was young.

"Our flight at this time is tantamount to betrayal!

"Hey, but if you don't run away... Waiting to die?

"Didn't you see that even the greatest Iolum of all time had fled?

"We're afraid we won't be able to win this time, after all, even the crown of Karthhas is helpless.

"I remember that since childhood, the word Feilin Demon Kui has always been a childhood shadow that makes children stop crying.

"As early as a hundred years ago, in the year 3398 of Nether, the Ferin Demon Sunflower began to run rampant in the surface world with their [magic sucking magic].

"This eternal effect of the [Magic Sucking Technique] can also absorb the essence of life, and any creature that enters its spherical scope will be slowly squeezed into a dried corpse. Ferin Demon Kwai unleashes this powerful spell throughout the territory of the Nethril Empire.

"Since that year, the land around Netheriel's Floating Cities has become increasingly desertified.

"But at first, this situation didn't attract the attention of the Grand Arcaneists, and they just moved the Floating City elsewhere.

It was only when they realized that these "plagues of the land" seemed to be running after the city, and the Grand Masters really felt that something was wrong.

But as these cities moved around, they really "led" the Ferin Demon Sunflower to complete a desertification campaign.

"As a result... It was the Great Desert that formed what is now known as Annarok.

"The plague is raging, but the arcanists have been unable to come up with a good way to pay the forest demon sunflower.

"Sometimes, some powerful Arcans will create magic that is even more powerful, but at this time they are often confronted with the raids of the Ferin Demon Aoi, a creature bent on destroying Netheriel.

"Ferin Demon Aoi rarely leaves a living mouth, and through their magic, they block the communication link between most prophecy sensing magic and personal terminals.

"It's almost cut off from people, and they can't even tell if a certain Grand Master is still alive.

Of course, this also made it impossible to disseminate news about the progress of the war in a timely manner.

"The dual power of [Magic Sucking] has caused the quasi-magic items in the Floating City to become ineffective.

"Moreover, any magic that is eternally infused into an object that is not infused in the context of magical constancy will become ineffective or even the opposite under this influence.

"[Iolem Life Extension] is another type of magic that frequently fails and causes the caster to quickly lose their lifespan.

"I often wonder why a creature like Felin Demon Sunflower who suddenly appeared in the world would go against Netherel at every turn.

"Are they really as some Grand Arcanists say in private?

"Is this a conspiracy from the gods?

"To punish the ungodly Netherreans?

"But presumably even the gods can't understand us.

"We Netherreans may not believe in God, but that doesn't mean we don't have faith. ”

......

Seeing this, Levi's brows furrowed.

'A conspiracy of the gods?'

This isn't the first time he's seen similar conspiracy theories.

In fact, even the books written by some modern Nether researchers, including the knowledge of the Dragons, contain similar conspiracy theories about the destruction of Netheril.

But Levi felt that the truth was probably not so simple.

If the Netherel Empire doesn't believe in gods, then who has the most to lose?

Naturally, the goddess of magic, Mithriel.

But from the teacher of Karthas, it can be seen that the original goddess of magic was not such a cautious god.

Even, she doesn't care too much about what the world thinks and believes in her.

Ress had offered to return to church with Karthas, but after Karthas politely declined, the gentle and mischievous teacher never mentioned anything like that again.

didn't even cause any estrangement because of this, and still taught his magic knowledge in the following years.

It can be said that Karthhas was able to surpass Iorum and become the most powerful Grand Arcanist in the world.

His first teacher has contributed a lot.

She opened a door to the young Calthas that almost opened the door to the source of magic, but it didn't bind his mind.

Let him use the arcane as another way to further explore and analyze the origin of magic with scientific and rigorous means.

But in the end, it also led to another tragedy.

Levi took a deep breath and continued to read the researcher's diary, hoping to find the slightest hint that would be useful to him.

......

Nether 3520, May 30.

"Damn! I got an impromptu order!

"Her Highness Sigrid's husband was appointed captain of the Icarus by His Majesty Karthas and was ordered to carry out a secret mission to the astral plane.

"Her Royal Highness Sigrid will also accompany her, and as her vassal, I am naturally duty-bound.

"But why, is it that His Highness Sigrid was able to go with his husband, while I had to leave behind his wife and children, is this the difference between commoners and nobles?

"Yes, for some reason, when His Majesty Karthas suddenly arrived at His Royal Highness Sigrid's mansion that day, and saw his deep and indifferent eyes, I already had a premonition that he was desperately intended, and he seemed to be preparing something to solve the great problem of Felin Demon Kui in one fell swoop!

"But for some reason, I felt a strong sense of unease.

"And fate does not depend on the will of a little person like me.

"Like many dazed magicians, I had only time to say goodbye to my wife and children before I was stuffed into the Icarus, which was heading nowhere. ”

......

June 21, Nether 3520

"I have to admit that life on the ship is not bad, perhaps because of the intermittent communication between the planes, and we, as the ship's accompanying researchers, are almost cut off from communication with the main material plane.

"But maybe it's a good thing? That is, without the oppression of that bad situation, the mental pressure is not so great, except that I miss my dear wife and children a little.

"It is worth mentioning that our secret mission went extremely smoothly.

"This so-called secret mission turned out to be just a huge floating island dragged out from the depths of the astral boundary, and there were no twists and turns on the way.

"Oh, and I've encountered a group of Giss Yankees who don't know whether they are alive or dead, and they tried to rob us, and then they were killed by the powerful captain, and not one of them was let go.

"It was also that time that I realized that our captain was so powerful, worthy of the man that Sigrid valued.

It's just that Xia Duo didn't seem to be optimistic about this marriage, and it seems that the captain is too old?

"But His Royal Highness Sigrid has always been in love, and His Majesty Xia Duo only needs to admit this family business, but he has not held a wedding...

"It's just that I'm curious about what this floating island is dragging out?

"It is said that there were no such solid islands in the astral plane, and that most of them were incarnated by the fall of gods who had been forgotten by their faith.

"So... Something else, it's a fallen god's body?

"Aha, am I going to have the privilege of studying the secrets of the gods? ”