High Above

New World.

On the east coast of the Endless Ocean, Dawn Harbor.

One hundred and twenty years ago, the pioneers of Far Shore Island drove the most advanced steam-powered voyage ships at the time, and set out towards the end of the endless ocean on the west side of the Terra continent, and finally arrived at the New World.

According to the intelligence of high-level ascendants at that time, although the New World was barren and barren, it had a large amount of precious mineral resources because it was a new continent. Even if the Far Coast Island was not short of minerals, the large number of rare minerals in the New World still had a certain mining value. , attracting a group of people to take risks.

Because at that time, the Far Coast Island was fighting against the countries of the Serenity Sea, competing for the "life-extending wonders" in the depths of the Serenity Sea, and a large number of sublimators stayed on the mainland. There were only two second-level people in this pioneering team, facing the sea. The endless crises in the depths seem a bit overwhelming.

Due to the endless ocean eddies, attacks by sea beasts and abnormal magnetic field changes, only six of the fifteen ships finally reached the New World.

Of the 486 surviving pioneers, only 129 survived until the arrival of the second fleet, and one of the two second-levels also died.

Nearly three-quarters of the mortality rate is due to two reasons.

First, the natural seismic field and virtual realm in the New World are extremely abnormal. To put it simply, the concentration of sesame in this place is sometimes high and sometimes low, and the same is true for spiritual energy. It makes it difficult for humans who have adapted to a stable sesame environment to adapt. .

Just like deep-water animals will die when they enter shallow water, and shallow-water animals will die suddenly when they enter deep water. Humans, as advanced animals, cannot adapt to such drastic environmental changes. The pioneers can only dismantle the alchemy furnace heart of the voyage ship to create a field tower. , maintain a stable source environment.

The second is the attack of local monsters.

The monsters of the New World are, simply put, smart.

In other words, these guys are not so much Warcraft as they are intelligent beings with the power of Warcraft.

The Warcraft in the New World are somewhat similar to the Warcraft in Terra, but they are stronger and smarter than those in Terra - because only the outermost circle of the New World has a basic plant ecology, where most of the Warcraft live. Around the coast, the pioneers' landing and building camps were viewed by local monsters as provocations to invade the territory.

After the initial attack, the pioneers repelled it with force and didn't think too much. Normal monsters would retreat after suffering heavy losses, but they didn't know that these monsters were smart enough to remember 'hate'. , and to the point of persisting in 'revenge'.

Therefore, every night after that, every time the team went out for exploration, they would encounter sneak attacks from local monsters.

The strong bodies of the local monsters can adapt to the unusual natural environment of the New World, and their movement is far easier than that of humans. In the first year, just dealing with their harassment consumed all the efforts of the pioneers.

Until the arrival of the second team, the pioneers had only established the most basic food production system, and there was a crumbling port full of ruins and signs of destruction.

The main island of Far Coast Island attaches great importance to the situation of the exploration team - because there was no winner in the quiet sea battle between Far Coast Island and the Seven Cities Alliance, which caused both countries to collapse, while the Seven Cities Alliance, supported by the empire's blood transfusion, recovered. Faster, so Far Coast Island had to shrink its power and set its sights on the New World.

Far Shore Island, which has lost its ability to compete for hegemony in the Serenity Sea, has sent out a professional army. After all, if it can't defeat the Seven Cities Alliance, it can't defeat you, Warcraft? This was indeed the case. Under the suppression of the professional soldiers on Far Coast Island, all the monsters that had originally been entangled with the pioneers were wiped out, and the port ushered in long-lost peace.

But the good times didn't last long.

Because of the force oppression of the people of the Far Coast Island, the New World Warcraft, which were originally intelligent but did not develop because of the lack of pressure, were forced to unite under pressure... and even formed several huge 'Warcraft Nations'.

Although it cannot be called a country at all, and is at most a loose group of intelligent monsters, the several originally sleeping beast kings invited out by the group of monsters do have the strength of the fourth level.

When the fifth energy level must suppress the island and it is difficult for the fourth energy level to station in the New World for a long time, the existence of several beast kings is enough for the Far Coast Island to sign a non-aggression agreement with them.

It sounds a bit humiliating, but this actually greatly accelerated the development of the New World colonies on the far shore islands.

Because a vast area on the east coast of the New World has been turned into a 'human territory', intelligent monsters rarely appear, and the pioneers can develop freely and carry out in-depth development and construction of the New World.

The originally dilapidated and crude port has now become the dazzling Dawn Port, the most shining pearl of Far Shore Island in the New World.

Even at night, Dawn Harbor still shines brightly. The brilliance of the Evernight Harbor shines in all directions. The tidal power station and geothermal energy that separates the gorge mouth provide nearly unlimited energy. Field towers that maintain the stability of the natural environment stand in all directions of the harbor, maintaining A paradise.

Of course, for the people of Terra, if they go out to explore, they may die suddenly. When they go out for exploration, they are likely to be attacked by monsters. Whether a colony where they have to work twelve hours a day is considered a paradise is another question. But for people whose survival is precarious, their family There is a lava river next to it, and even for the people of the Far Coast Islands who may have to sleep on a boat and drift on the sea, being able to sleep peacefully in a solid house on the ground and settling down in a place without earthquakes and volcanic eruptions is completely considered a paradise. .

Moreover, days like this will soon change.

When the 'Seed of Terra' native to Far Shore Island arrives in the New World, then, whether it is the abnormal energy environment of the New World or the desolate and barren ecology, everything will become history.

The useless new continent will also become the cornerstone of the rise of the Far Coast Island!

This is the human perspective.

For Warcraft, everything is another matter.

Dawn Harbor, outside the harbor.

A squirrel and a raccoon hide under the leaves of a coastal palm elm, looking across the human harbor.

Although they are said to be squirrels and raccoons, they are actually monsters. The scientific name of squirrels among humans is "fluffy electric squirrels". They have blue and white fur and are covered with soft and elegant fluff. They feel good to the touch and can be relied on to The fluff accumulates electricity and explodes in an instant, even creating a discharge phenomenon comparable to a lightning strike.

The raccoon just looks like a raccoon. In fact, it is a metal-based life form, a close relative of the reef-eating sea otter. Its scientific name is the 'iron-eating giant raccoon'. Its food is an extremely strong iron tree, and its temperament is also quite violent. It's a kind of evil beast.

However, the two monsters cooperated quite well. The raccoon was not vicious or irritable at all, and was even honest and smart. The squirrel was similar to its kind on Terra, with eyes flashing and its big furry tail swaying.

[Datie, when do you think those human fleets will arrive?]

After watching for a long time, the squirrel's tail was tired and it complained: "Let's just sneak back and sleep. Anyway, it seems that the fleet will not come today, and we are not the only ones sent to monitor."

Although the mouth only makes chirping sounds, psychic communication allows creatures of different species to understand each other's meanings.

[Wait for the crackle first]

The raccoon called Big Iron muttered. It was actually about to fall asleep. Its head was shaking up and down little by little. After hearing the complaints from its friend, the raccoon actually became more awake: "Don't forget to disobey the general's rules." What will be the result? I don’t want to be chewed to pieces and eaten even to the bones]

[Oh, I don’t have much meat. The general must be too lazy to eat me]

The squirrel, known as Crackle, huddled up in fear. From a distance, it looked like a big fluffy ball, round and cute. But soon, the squirrel stuck its head out again and couldn't help but said: "But why do generals and kings care so much about human ships?" They were not allowed to get close, so they sent us over to observe, but they did not tell us the reason for the observation]

【Who knows】

The raccoon never thinks about this, so the raccoon has always been indifferent: "Anyway, we just follow the orders, the superiors didn't tell us, they just don't want us to know."

[I know, we might be eaten]

If a human could hear the content of the exchange between these two monsters, they would definitely be surprised - their intelligence and communication are no different from humans, and they can even be considered smart.

But their strength is not strong. Whether they are raccoons or squirrels, they can barely reach the first level at most. They can be leaders in small places, but not in larger groups.

This is inconsistent with the common sense of Terran people.

You must know that in the continent of Terra, if Warcraft wants to possess the most basic intelligence, it needs a second-level soul, and if it wants to obtain wisdom similar to humans, it must at least have a third-level soul.

The monsters in the New World are so beyond common sense.

However, this is also because of the arrival of humans.

Before the arrival of humans, the monsters in the New World were intelligent, but their behavior and society were extremely primitive. However, after the arrival of humans, for some reason, these monsters seemed to have enlightened themselves, and they actually established a stable order and system. Today there is even a common language and writing.

This speed of development is difficult for even the smartest anthropologists to understand. They have analyzed a lot, but in the end they can't come up with any results.

Because of the speed at which these monsters create language and text, it doesn't feel like starting from scratch, but like 'memory'.

Squirrels and raccoons are the latest generation of intelligent monsters. They do not think about how strange their intelligence is, but take it for granted.

The squirrel shook its big tail up and down, and the electric current crackled in it, making the raccoon below it sneeze. It stared blankly at the coastline on the other side of the port: [So, big iron, what is the meaning of our lives? what is it then? 】

[Not eating nuts anyway] The raccoon touched his nose and sighed: [You know, my head turns slowly and I never think about this. But it doesn’t matter if you don’t know the answer. Anyway, let’s live first.]

[Crack, I know you are smart, but don’t show it in front of the general. It likes to eat smart beasts. I don’t want you to turn into a ball of stuffing and be spit out after being digested]

[Anyway, I’m definitely not staying here waiting for the ship! 】

The squirrel was not frightened and muttered quietly. It has an active nature and really doesn't like such boring waiting. But just when the squirrel was about to think about a few more topics to avoid being blocked by the raccoon, it suddenly noticed that dark spots appeared on the coastline.

This dark spot is getting bigger and bigger, and then turns into shadows.

The squirrel was stunned for a moment, and then he was shocked to see an extremely huge fleet of ships that seemed to occupy the entire coastline, sailing towards Dawn City in a mighty manner.

【I'm coming! 】

It suddenly lifted up and was pulled back under the palm leaves by the raccoon by its tail. But the squirrel, which used to cherish its big tail the most, didn't care at all now. It cheered: "The human fleet is coming - let's go there quickly." General returns! 】

The raccoon was also shocked by this scene - although it didn't like to use its brain, it was easy to count the number of fleets in front of it: [More than a hundred ships...are they just the vanguard? Doesn't the entire fleet consist of hundreds of large ships? ! 】

[Hurry up, let’s go back and report]

The electric squirrel doesn't care about these 'minutiae', it doesn't care about what humans are going to do at all, it just doesn't want to waste life and time here: [If you are the first to report, the general will definitely reward you! 】

——It feels like this is not the answer the general wants to know.

Still silently counting the number of fleets, the raccoon's heart sank, but it had no other choice. It could only nod slightly: "Let's go back and report on the work."

[I hope the general can reward me with something good this time]

at the same time.

Ian, who was following the New World colonial fleet on Far Coast Island, also noticed something was wrong with the New World.

"This feeling is...a pulsar?"

The Glazed Dragon is lurking in the sea. He has observed the coastal continental shelf of the New World, and sensed the unique and unpredictable field of the New World - the Far Coast Island immigration fleet has a method of stable change, so the alchemy furnace is not affected. But if there is no shielding method, basically any instrument related to the source of spiritual energy will be difficult to operate.

But in Ian's perception, this sudden abnormality and calmness are too regular. They are basically like the flickering light of the pulsar's rotation. Every time the pulsar shines, the source material will skyrocket, and the pulsar's magnetic pole will When the radiation disappears, everything will return to calm.

In the New World, there is an extremely huge energy source that is releasing energy with the rhythm of breathing, or the rotation of a pulsar!

"Something that can cause such a phenomenon in Terra must be extraordinary."

Thinking of the perpetual motion machine, he took a deep breath. Now Ian really began to believe that there were indeed clues about the perpetual motion machine in the New World, otherwise it would be impossible to explain this level of energy explosion.

More than that.

The Gift of the Star God in Ian's body also senses it... This strange spiritual field fluctuation seems to contain a lot of information. Rather than saying it is a natural disaster or a natural phenomenon... it is better to say, like It's a signal.

A signal that 'activates' something.

"Interesting. However, humans have not colonized this place on a large scale for a long time. They do not have the gift of the Star God, and they do not know about pulsars. There is a high probability that they have not discovered this yet."

Withdrawing his gaze, Ian thought thoughtfully at this moment: "But Warcraft is different. After all, they have lived in this land for a long time, so they should know some clues."

"I heard that the Warcraft in the New World are very intelligent, and I happen to be the body of a Warcraft now... I can collect relevant information from the Warcraft."

Acting as soon as he thought of it, Ian broke away from the trajectory of the Far Shore Island fleet and began to swim towards the uninhabited coast on the other side of Dawn Harbor.

"Catch two monsters first and ask about the local situation."

Asking for a monthly ticket~