In Kolo, there are countless ancient ruins with heavy stories like the "Hill of the Unknown Warrior", and in the ten thousand years when the tide of chaos has been constantly attacking, heroic warriors, great emperors, wise scholars, generals, and one after another who once shone in history have sunk into that seemingly endless darkness, no matter how epic it was once sung and wept, how radiant the great man, all of them were crushed in the constantly turning wheel of war in the world of Kolo, like the cheapest consumables, It has been continuously consumed in the grand time span of thousands of years.Like the great Elven Emperor six millennia ago, he once united almost an entire continent and fought against Chaos, but in the end he was lost in history, his empire was in ruins, not even a single brick was left, only the wisest and most learned scholars could find a bits and pieces of description in the books, and then tell the story of that ancient emperor in the least reliable way.In Colo, all this is commonplace.However, Hao Ren, a bystander, could not be indifferent, as a censor, he could not accept that a civilization was sunk in darkness in this way, and for 10,000 years, the mortal race of Kolo was in the same place as the war, and all its strength was consumed in a meaningless tug-of-war with the forces of chaos.Something was wrong with the world - he felt he had to find a way to figure out the truth behind it.After bidding farewell to the Unknown Warrior's Hill, the team picked up the pace, Veronica hoped to reach the Shadow Jungle Frontier before the end of the day, she had confirmed her bearings, and if all went well, the knights would be able to see a kingdom outpost on the Jungle Frontier in a few hours.Hao Ren noticed that the knight princess was a little impatient, which was especially evident after leaving the Unknown Warrior Hill, as if something urgent had happened, making Her Royal Highness both powerless and anxious.He could vaguely guess what had happened from his previous interactions with the knights: Veronica's army had retreated into the barren wilderness after a defeat, the Chaos army in the Shadow Jungle had broken through the human blockade and launched a surprise attack on the Kingdom of Order, and Her Royal Highness was worried about the fate of her country and its people, which would have been unfortunate if no miracle had happened.Morian walked with Hao Ren, the gray-haired old knight was still as serious as ever, his angular face didn't show too many mood swings, he actually had the same worries in his heart as Veronica, but the veteran knew how to completely control them.He glanced at Hao Ren, who was silent, and suddenly broke the silence: "What was the Order Country like a thousand years ago?"
”Hao Ren was busy testing the various communication channels in the mental connection, and was startled when he heard the sudden movement next to him, and he looked at Morian in surprise, this was the first time in a few days that the other party took the initiative to talk to him - it was not that the old knight had any opinions about him, but that the old man was silent by nature.Hao Ren blinked, not knowing what the other party's intention was to suddenly bring up this question, but he still remembered that his identity in the eyes of the other party was an ancient high-level temple guard, and it should have a lot to do with that "Order Country", so he replied in a very ambiguous way: "It's probably about the same as your current era - the church rarely changes, and the priesthood is destined for everything." ”Morian nodded noncommittally, and was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "Half of the reason for our defeat is due to the sudden retreat of the Order State.I don't mean to point fingers or complain about anything, I'm just curious to know under what circumstances the Order would do such a thing. ”The old knight fixed his gaze on Hao Ren as he spoke, his expression seemed to be about to get a definite answer, but Hao Ren was instantly blindfolded: Who the hell does this know!
Although he ran out of an ancient temple and was also known as the "Ancient Guardian", this impostor has nothing to do with the Order of this world!
He, the Pope, is under the name of the Goddess of Brain Pumping......
At this time, Veronica, who was walking in front, also heard the movement and leaned over, Her Royal Highness was also concerned about this topic, she frowned: "For thousands of years, the Order State has been the apex of the kingdoms, they have sheltered the entire world of order, and their authority is based on this duty, but their retreat in the Shadow Jungle cannot be concealed at all, this will spread sooner or later, and the prestige of the Church will suffer a great loss......
Guardian, why do you think the Order would force its troops out of the Order, knowing of such losses?
”Hao Ren opened his mouth, and finally got some inspiration from the employee handbook and some classic cases he saw in the tutorial documents, and said vaguely: "I have an uneasy premonition, this must be a huge change within the church, maybe there is a problem in the country of the order." ”"Something will go wrong with the Sanctuary?"
Morian raised his eyebrows, "How is that possible......
The miracle of the Goddess of Creation sits on that continent, and no chaotic force has ever come close to the Sanctuary. ”Hao Ren said casually: "Maybe it's something other than the power of chaos?"
”As soon as these words came out, there was a strange silence all around."
Uh......
I'm just saying it casually. ”As soon as Hao Ren saw the atmosphere, he knew that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly remedied, but before he could say a few more words, he suddenly saw the shadow of the forest in front of him out of the corner of his eye.The Shadow Jungle is just around the corner.Once a dense forest of life, the Shadow Jungle was an important source of wood and alchemy materials for Talos before the tides of chaos struck, and was home to a handful of wild elves and elves.The forest stretches along the western and southern borders of the kingdom of Talos, forming a half-moon-shaped expanse with several elven settlements deep in the forest—in peacetime, the elves gather herbs and mana ores from the depths of the forest to trade with humans outside the forest and exchange them for necessities, while the elves live with the elves and are responsible for maintaining the flow of magic in the forest.But the tide of chaos changed the face of the forest, the original vibrant greenery turned into dark and twisted demonic trees, the vines became poisonous, the shrubs began to devour the living creatures passing by the forest road, the soil lost its life-supporting function, and the jungle no longer grew any herbs and food that could be used by humans, and finally when the water source in the jungle was also poisoned, the elves and elves evacuated their homes - according to Veronica, Elves and elves who have been evacuated from the forest now inhabit several towns to the west and south of Talos, living as temporary citizens and assisting humanity in protecting the borders of the Lands of Order.Hao Ren was a little surprised when he heard this, but he soon learned that this was actually a fairly normal phenomenon in the world of Kolo: chaos was always invading kingdoms, the tides of the Sea of Karnos changed the pattern of the continent every hundred years, and powerful kingdoms could still maintain relatively stable territories in this turmoil (larger empires could even last ten centuries), but those small city-states and scattered races living on the edge of the land of order were difficult to maintain—they were not weak from the beginning, It is possible that the descendants of the kingdoms that were defeated in the last Tide of Chaos, after the new Tide Cycle begins, they are unable to protect their already shattered homeland, so they can only seek refuge in the surrounding kingdoms.Normally, kingdoms do not refuse such requests for help.Because everyone knows that they will come one day.The elves of the Shadow Jungle had a kingdom two centuries ago, and this kingdom ruled over the entire forest, not just a few settlements, but eventually they fell into decay and became vassals of the kingdom of Taros - and in a few years, the kingdom of Talos may also be the same, and the once proud mountain people will become a few tribes roaming the edge of the forest, and when chaos and order come into conflict again, they will have to seek refuge in a new kingdom......
Veronica bit her lip as she watched the dark forest trees press down on top of her head.The kingdom may fall, but not today.Hao Ren walked one foot deep and one shallow foot after Veronica, the path in the Shadow Jungle was extremely difficult to walk - in fact, there was basically nothing to call a "road" here, the plants that were polluted by chaos were moving all the time, and even the land was not so stable, he saw with his own eyes that the two ancient trees seemed to have feet in the distance, and a piece of dirt slowly condensed into stone and softened into a puddle of mud under his nose.In this case, even the avenues that were once built by humans in the jungle have now been completely devoured and erased.If the Barren Wilderness is a dead place of silence in the mist, then the Shadow Jungle is a terrifying nightmare that is constantly bubbling and terrifying, and everything that happens here is eerie.But even in such a creepy magical black forest, there is a sanctuary of order.The Kingdom of Talos spent a huge amount of manpower and material resources to build the outposts in the forest, these outposts are the eyes and ears of the Kingdom of Order to monitor the borders of Chaos, each outpost requires a staggering amount of materials to maintain stability in the Black Forest, but the investment is worth it: if it were not for the existence of these outposts, it would not have been possible for a small kingdom like Talos to hold out until the seventh year of this century of chaos.Soon the party approached the first fire-outpost under Veronica's leadership, and Hao Ren saw a glimmer of light in the darkness ahead, and the surrounding forest seemed much more normal: the swaying carnivorous bushes and the walking magic trees were reduced to normal plants, which was a sign of order.Seeing the shadowy buildings in the depths of the jungle, Veronica finally couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, although she had prepared for the worst before, she couldn't help but feel comforted at the moment, thinking that maybe the goddess of creation had not abandoned this troubled kingdom.However, Hao Ren couldn't help frowning: the glimmer of light in front of him did have an aura of order, but it came with it......
There is also a faint smell of blood.
(To be continued.) )