Along with the falling stones, a large hole was finally opened between the collapsed rocks. The hole gradually expanded, and finally formed a passage for a person to pass sideways. Fang Plover and Luo Lin each used alchemy to

Two pillars were built and supported under them to prevent further collapse.

Luo Lin clapped his hands, turned around and said, "You first or me first?"

Fang Yu glanced at him, worried about what tricks he was playing, and replied: "Let Miss Aitila go first, then me, and finally you."

Luo Lin didn't object after hearing this, he just nodded.

He immediately coughed violently again, bending over and even having to support the nearby wall with his hands to stand still. After coughing, Luo Lin took a sharp breath and raised his head to give Fang Plover an apologetic look.

It's just that his face was so pale that it was almost bloodless, as if he would fall down at any time.

Fang Yu couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw him like this. He had never seen the Chosen One like this before. When he was in the Vatican Arena, he thought the other party was an aborigine. He watched silently from the side, and after a while, he

Asked: "Are you okay?"

Luo Lin shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

"Are you cursed?"

"It doesn't count, it's just a necessary price for strength."

"strength?"

"You should have heard of those legends. Making a deal with the devil requires paying a heavy price, but you can gain extraordinary power."

"Demons? The demons of Etalia refer to something, right? You mean the saints of darkness?"

Luo Lin shook his head again: "I mean the real 'demons'. You have never seen them. The saints of darkness are just their pawns."

Fang Yu was a little in disbelief, because he had never heard of such a statement. But the other party might also be deliberately misleading, and he couldn't be sure of this in his heart. He was silent for a moment: "Then 'they' gave

What kind of power do you have."

Luo Lin stopped and spoke after a while: "...You promise me one thing, Mr. Ed, in exchange, I will tell you this secret."

Fang Plover looked at him.

"Don't tell the outside world what happened here for the time being."

"For now?"

"Within twenty-four hours."

But Fang Yu shook his head: "I don't make deals with cultists. You should understand the principles in the Stargate Declaration."

Luo Lin smiled: "Guidelines can be flexible. This secret is very important to you."

"But for me, the principles of the "Stargate Declaration" are above all else." Fang Yu realized that he could not be led by the other party. He turned around, walked across the aisle, helped him up and sat down.

The elf lady Etila there looked at him and whispered: "You did nothing wrong, Ed."

Fang Yu smiled at her.

He seemed to be carefully supporting his 'sister', carrying her to the gap, letting her lean against the wall to gain strength. When Aitila passed through the exit, she turned back to look at him and said with

His eyes told him to be careful.

Fang Yu only nodded slightly to her to show that he understood. He watched Aitila struggling through the long and narrow passage, and disappeared into the darkness after a short while.

He looked back at Luo Lin and walked up. But suddenly Luo Lin stopped him from behind: "Ed."

Fang Plover turned back warily.

Luo Lin reached into his arms and took out a small object from his windbreaker.

The thing was in the shape of a rhombus, a standard regular octahedron, like two pyramids with the bases perfectly fitted together. But the appearance of the two pyramids was dull, as if they had been painted with a layer of ink, and only a faint trace of traces could be seen on them.

Some peculiar patterns.

Fang Plover recognized it immediately. It was the strange clockwork fairy black star that he had seen in the Hall of Thousand Doors. He had seen the other party use this kind of structure at Van Rick's banquet, but

Just once.

Luo Lin raised his hand, and the thing levitated from his hand with a buzzing sound, and stopped a few inches away from his palm. But what was surprising was that there was no power source visible on the appearance of this octahedron, and it

It is very flexible and does not fly as clumsily as the Annihilator QV700.

This is completely beyond the understanding of today's alchemy. Although Fang Plover saw it once in the illusion, when he saw it again, he still felt a little unbelievable.

Luo Lin held the little thing and then said: "This is the power they give me. Guess what it is?"

Fang Yu looked at the other party in surprise. But the other party took the initiative to tell him this secret, so it was not considered a violation of the rules. He thought for a moment and replied: "Is this the alchemy of the Numelin era?"

Luo Lin shook his head, took back the gadget with a 'click', and let it fall back into his hand. He looked at the thing in his hand again, and then replied: "It existed much earlier than the Numerin era.

, it’s not really alchemy.”

"You want to say that this is a creation of the snake people of Sinsas...?"

Fang Yu looked at each other and shook his head: "But as far as I know, the snake people are addicted to magic and disdain these heretics. They don't even need to use any foreign objects. The only magic items left by the snake people empire are a large number of engraved

It’s just a slate with ancient magical knowledge.”

In fact, this kind of custom was once the mainstream of the Numerin elves, but the elves were not true dragonborn after all, and did not have the ability to flow magical power in their blood. Therefore, they invented magic ornaments and created the forging of the Elf School.

Craftsmanship is used to make up for one's lack of magical talent.

This forging technique was later introduced to dwarves and elves, and different techniques were derived. At the end of the Magic Age, the elves used almost the same technique to create five real dragon-slaying swords for humans.

The elves, on the other hand, gave up the forging skills they had created and turned to the path of alchemy. The earliest prototype of alchemy was born in the middle and late period of the Magic Age. After several centuries of development, it reached its most glorious stage.

era.

That is the era where the great alchemist Ed lived.

The end of the Magical Era, and the ensuing Cataclysm of the Green Year.

"You are right, but I never said this was a creation of the snake people," Luo Lin replied: "It was other people who created it, the saints."

"...Saint?"

"Yes, it is exactly the picture that the snake people of Sinsas painted in the ancient stone tablets. It is recorded in the long scroll of the deep sea. The saints of the era when the giant snake Andron came to the world also appeared from the underworld and took away

The Black Bane Star and the Throne of Fire created the 'Shining Sea'."

"The first generation comes from this."

"What followed was a long and prosperous period that lasted for thousands of years, the era of Ta-Kaga. Until the last ancient sage disappeared, the seven kings conquered, and the once glorious golden civilization of Xinsas also fell apart."

"Then there was a long dark age, which lasted for another 1,700 years. The elves were born, and Sinsas was divided into two. Then the power was transferred, and Numerin rose, until today."

"But the order set by the saints still determines the pattern of Aitalia today. The former servants of the lizard-men and snakemen of Gudasok still believe in the ancient holy words and believe that the predictions of the saints will one day come true.

It will happen."

"The moment the shining sea is extinguished, the saint will return to the world."

This was not the first time for Fang Plover to hear these legends. Terraric had told him about the 'Shining Sea' and everything about the ancient Xinthas Snakeman Empire. He had also seen black figures on the ancient murals in Fenris.

Comet, seen the Throne of Fire.

Priest Tada also told him about the extinction of the Sea of ​​Light. He even had the power of blessing from the "Shining Sea" and the Glory of Cang, which was also closely connected to the Shining Sea.

But he looked at the small object in Luo Lin's hand. If the dark star was a creation of the saint, why did it appear in the illusion of the Hall of Thousand Doors? Could it be that the elves of Numelin have also seen these ancient

magical creation?

Luo Lin saw his curiosity: "This is 'Nightmare'."

"Nama?" Fang Pliance felt as if he had heard this name before.

Luo Lin coughed a few more times.

After coughing for a while, he nodded: "This is not a construct, but a different kind of 'creature'. The power that drives it is somewhat special... The person who signed the contract with me gave me such power.

.Of course, the price is also very high.”

He paused and then said: "But it's still worth it."

Fang Yu looked at the other party silently for a long time, and then asked: "Why are you telling me this?"

Luo Lin smiled again: "To put it simply, I hope to gain trust."

"trust?"

Fang Yu looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't get me wrong," Luo Lin replied: "I already understand your principles. This is not a transaction."

He raised his head and looked at Fang Plover with dark eyes: "I can roughly guess what your purpose is, but I won't ask you where you are going. The front is not stable, and the air pirates have entered the tunnel. You

Believe me, I can take you out of this place safely."

Fang Yu silently stared at the other person's eyes for a while, not quite understanding the reason for this person's weird behavior.

"Are you not a member of the Dragon Worship Cult?"

Luo Lin shook his head: "It's different from what you think, I am. But my interests are not consistent with theirs."

"Are you and Pudra on the same side?"

Luo Lin was startled and suddenly said: "So you were there at that time."
To be continued...