High Above

Chapter 989: Precursor of the Great Split (7000, please give me your monthly vote~)

According to the Voice of Silver Peak, in March 776 of the Terra Calendar, the Canaanite Moorish envoys represented by Anfa Ember Deng visited key areas in the Silver Peak Territory, mainly Xiahui City, and gained an in-depth understanding of the mountain people area. The modernization in full swing fully understands the prosperous development trend of Imperial Nanling.

After confirming that all the investments provided by Canaan Moore were used on the right path, the elf envoys left Nanling with gifts to each other.

In addition to the prosthetics brought by Anfa, what surprised passers-by was that Xiou's mother, the King of True Dragon Mountain, also expressed her intention to accompany him to Canaan Moore.

It sounds a little strange - although after Ian became the successor of Qiang Steel Dragon, he, the messenger of Dragon Island, was theoretically free, whether he returned to Dragon Island or found a place to live casually, waiting for Dragon Island The next mission is fine...but generally speaking, the mountain king who has settled in the Baisen Mountains for a long time should continue to stay here.

After all, here is his lair, his subordinates, and many years of dragon watching - for true dragons, the respect and yearning of other creatures are really necessary things that cannot be tasted, so they will make a big show of it no matter where they go. Attract everyone's attention.

What happened to make the real dragon leave its lair?

The answer is of course another real dragon!

Shortly after Anfa and his group of elves arrived at the Silver Peak Territory, the envoys from the City of Knowledge also arrived, and the envoys from the City of Knowledge were none other than Romani, the tower master of the Molten Iron Spire, and Ms. Skarai, the dragon witch.

Ms. Scarlet, or possibly a man. In short, this true dragon is a troublesome person who is very free, willing to follow his own emotional direction, a bit of a social terrorist, and very clingy once he gets close.

How troublesome is it exactly? As soon as Master Romani arrived at Silver Peak, he went directly to Ian for a meeting. After confirming the relevant technical cooperation, he immediately flew away alone on the pretext that the Capital of Knowledge was very busy recently, leaving Ms. Sikaly behind in Silver Peak. Peak collar.

Ian, who was feeling bad, immediately grabbed Anfa and Xiou to visit various important places in the Silver Peak Territory. They mingled together all day long and did not give Ms. Scalli a chance to get close.

Feeling lonely, Ms. Scarlet hooked up with her old friend, the King of the Mountain, and bluntly said that watching the younger generation gradually grow up and begin to enter the world stage, she also wanted a child to raise, Romani. If he refuses to give her one, then she will ask the King of the Mountain to give her one.

After the King of the Mountain declined, she said that she could be him, and she could give one to the King of the Mountain.

The King of the Mountain fled - in fact, with the original character of the King of the Mountain, he might really try it with Skaly, but Xio is not yet an adult (fourth energy level), and the situation in Terra is getting increasingly serious. , He felt that he could not take care of one more child, and although Sikale was a bit reliable, he was not particularly reliable, and he did not look like a dragon that could raise good children.

It's OK to be a good friend, but forget about the child's father.

In short, because of the intricate dragon-vein relationship between real dragons, the Silver Peak leader lost a good helper of the fourth level.

However, Ian does not need the protection of the Mountain King at this time - the Silver Peak Territory has grown stronger. With the power of the Heart of Terra, the assistance of Adebert and others, and the growing strength of the Silver Peak Territory, Even without the support of Longdao Ruoyouruowu, they can still defend their territory.

What's more, there is actually a turbulent undercurrent on Canaan Moore. The King of the Mountain and Ms. Skarai went to Canaan Moore with Anfa. This is also good news for Ian. By then, his prosthetic body in Canaan Moore will also be able to Join forces with the King of the Mountain to deal with some emergencies.

It’s not a loss anyway.

More than that.

In fact, Canaan Moore is not alone in the undercurrent that has been raging in recent times.

Because of the attack on the giant city of Atlan some time ago, the Empire and the Seven Cities Alliance worked together to knock down the defense lines of several inland islands on the Far Coast Island. Originally, the alliances of the two countries were approaching the Western Serenity Sea area with overwhelming force and directly suppressing the Far Coast. Island, but a big problem broke out within the Seven Cities Alliance.

For this big problem, Ian can guess that there are probably several city lords who are secretly in contact with the Far Coast Island or the Flying Flame Land, the capital of knowledge. The two parties played a tacit understanding card and participated in the attack on the giant city of Atlan. of plunder.

When this incident was discovered, the loss of the Warcraft materials in the giant city of Atlan was not worth mentioning at all. As a traditional ally and important trading partner of the empire, the Seven Cities Alliance had such an internal scandal and immediately lost its external relations. The ability to fight. The major fleets returned together and faced off around the Seven Mountains Peninsula, looking like a civil war was about to begin.

Of course, civil war is not just caused by such trivial matters as secretly colluding with the enemy country - which force in Terra does not have people who secretly collude with the enemy country? If nothing else, Ian has too much to pass.

The problem is that the Seven Cities Alliance has great internal conflicts, which have always been suppressed by the support of the empire and external conflicts.

Now, during this war period, the secret calculations between the seven cities have become blatant. The cities that originally had grudges began to shout and confront each other. One said, 'You are an impersonal thing, just become the dog of the empire. We are an independent country with independent diplomatic rights,' another said angrily, 'Don't go to the two poor people from Feiyandi and Far Coast Island for assistance from the empire. This is not a personality problem but an IQ problem.' Both sides chanted in newspapers and online The back-and-forth between poets and various public opinion channels was very lively.

Ian has no comment on this. The Seven Cities Alliance is not a normal country in the first place. It is a large force formed by the support of the empire and pressure from the outside. Its internal top inheritance is the same as Junling Castle, and it is not a blood inheritance. , but a mysterious 'Void Realm Wonder', the source of which is even closely related to the ancient 'Void Realm Light Realm' in the center of the Quiet Sea.

The fifth energy level of the Seven Cities Alliance of this generation declared neutrality very early, and she is old enough to be in seclusion on Mount Kantamas. Perhaps she is waiting for whoever wins, and she will hand over the blood of the throne to whoever wins.

As for the quarrel between the two parties, Ian believes that half is true and the other half is false - the conflicts within the Seven Cities Alliance have indeed reached an extremely difficult level to contain, but it will not lead to a civil war.

The reason why it was so intense was entirely because the Seven Cities Alliance did not want to join the empire in launching a full-scale war on Far Shore Island so soon.

The empire has gone crazy. Recently, it has been waging war on all sides like crazy. It suppresses the Feiyan Land in the west and fights against the Cangtian Palace in the east. It presses Junling Castle in the north to intimidate Yanjiang. Now it is going to expedition to the Far Coast Island... Now all the countries are wondering, what is the guardian of the land? Are you dissatisfied with your title and want to turn defending your territory into 'opening up frontiers'?

This is why the Anfa Association told Ian that all countries have seen that something is wrong with the empire and even Axel, so they have shrunk and no longer take the initiative to start a war, but have started to make frequent detours and tests from other aspects.

It's his grandma's fault. There's no way this old bastard suddenly changed his gender and acted recklessly, right?

There is a conspiracy, there is definitely a conspiracy! Axel would never fight for the sake of war!

In this regard, the empire said nothing and launched a plan to popularize floating cities.

As one of the territories that responded the fastest to the empire's floating city plan, the floating city in the Silver Peak Territory... to be precise, the floating island has been successfully completed and the test flight has been successful.

The technology of the floating city is not complicated. Essentially, Yintian Yunjing creates a sub-etheric material called 'Light Cloud' and adds a pumice skeleton to resist gravitational levitation with the help of the power of the planet's natural psychic field itself. The empire's floating city, the etheric furnace heart, is essentially the engine that drives it to move, rather than the supporting power that supports its floating.

Without the heart of the ether furnace, the floating city will not fall directly, but it will be unable to maintain the power to come together and fall apart. At that time, as the skeleton collapses, the floating city will turn into a falling meteorite rain, but it will not There will be some grand explosion.

Of course, this technology also has difficulties. After all, not every territory has the ability to process pumice alloy and create 'light clouds'. In particular, making light clouds requires a special spiritual quality, and this spiritual quality is only available in the capital of knowledge. Production, the empire has reached a resource import agreement with the Capital of Knowledge, so that it can manufacture floating cities on a large scale.

Fortunately, Ian has connections in the imperial capital - after communicating with the eldest prince about magical matters, the Silver Peak Territory became a priority supply area. In addition, the Baisen Mountains are rich in minerals and raw materials. There is no need to worry, so the construction of the floating city is progressing very quickly.

Just on the banks of the Thornton River northwest of Xiahui City, around Guyan Peak, a small aerial platform is suspended at a height of more than a thousand meters. It looks very stable, with a vertical elevator chain located in its center. , so that the crane transporting materials can move up and down stably.

This small island of about 65,000 square meters is not big, only about the size of eight or nine football fields. It looks like a platform made of rocks, metals and various spiritual materials, but it is the future. The core of the floating city.

What this small island will carry in the future is the central system and core hearth of the floating city. In the future, the hearth will be expanded into four groups or even eight groups, but each hearth will be coordinated by the central hearth and the center, and then the floating city will move.

Being able to build a floating platform proves that the subsequent construction of the floating city is just a simple repetitive construction. With the help of the Heart of Terra, exoskeleton armor and a large number of arcane path practitioners, about before the end of the year, one can The construction of the floating city, a shelter that provides refuge for all people in the Silver Peak Territory, has been roughly completed.

This is Terra Efficiency!

If the Silver Peak Territory can do it, other imperial territories with deeper foundations can naturally do it. The only problem is that everyone has discovered that the Imperial Capital seems to be serious. They really do not have any shrinkage or carding procedures. Smoothly provide complete plans, information and corresponding construction materials to all areas where the floating city territory is to be built.

You must know that a political system like the empire is not comparable to that of Far Coast Island. It is just an island. For such a large country, if only one-third of the materials are floating from top to bottom, the empire is prospering and it is a golden age.

But nothing was lost at all, all resources and funds were fully allocated... Is this a prelude to the empire's renewed glory?

How can it be! Something big is definitely going to happen!

At this time, even the dullest person could feel the coming storm.

Ian's body in the Holy Mountain couldn't help but ask Huaiguang. He didn't ask Axel directly what he wanted to do, but asked in a roundabout way whether they knew whether Inaga II had any plan to destroy the world.

[This is a bit much]

The younger sister of the Huaiguang twins said: [The Setar Empire independently implements, and there are a total of fifteen behind-the-scenes plans that may cause the extinction of the ecosystem. In cooperation with other countries, there are three plans that are enough to level the earth's surface. Which one are you asking about? 】

"..."

Ian hesitated to speak, but after thinking about it, he could find seven or eight ways to destroy the world in the Imperial Capital alone, and he felt relieved immediately: "Thank you, because of you, Terra can survive."

[It doesn’t have much to do with us]

The elder brother of the Huaiguang twins shook his head: [Actually, it's normal. The civilization of the previous era was so stable and peaceful. In the laboratory where my sister and I stayed, there were seven or eight kinds of super-human beings with a high probability of wiping out 70% of all species. Virus. If the photoresin symbiotic bacteria were weaponized, even the sea could be burned dry, not to mention that if those virtual realm machine gods only need to strike, the current Terran people will most likely be eroded and destroyed by demons]

[In the final analysis, Terra has not accepted the transformation of the Star God. It is just an ordinary planet with life. For civilizations that have not gone to the stars, a planet is huge enough, just like in the hearts of people who have not left the country. , the cities and provinces where they are located are already so huge that it is unimaginable, let alone the entire country and foreign countries]

[But for pre-epoch civilizations and Star Gods, True Dragons and other fire civilizations, the planet is just a springboard and foundation. If they can't even destroy the ecosystem on a planet, how can they say they have the power to do so? What about the ability to protect yourself in the stars? 】

[As we told you a long time ago - every fifth-level person has the potential to destroy this world. So we have to witness, observe and reverse this possibility at the critical moment]

Huaiguang's faith remains as strong as ever. After knowing their origins, Ian can trust them even more.

Although it is said that 'people who are not of my race must have different minds', the minds of human beings may indeed be relatively ordinary sometimes. They cannot understand the ultimate evil and chaos like demons, nor can they understand pure goodness like Huaiguang. , this human heart is certainly the source of motivation for mankind to move forward step by step, but sometimes it is also the reason that hinders cooperation.

"Then you really can't guess what big thing Axel is planning to do?"

Ian thought for a while and continued to ask: "Although I don't think Axel will choose to destroy the world, I always feel that what he wants to do will also bring disaster to all living beings."

【Our prediction】

The twin popes who carried the light looked at each other, and they said in unison: [Did not foresee anyone’s death]

[Our foresight is not perfect, we can only foresee huge natural disasters and endless death. We foresaw the disaster of light together with the leader of the All Spirits, but we did not foresee the global extinction of the population - after the Gushan Conference, several major forces, mainly the Empire, Falling Star City, Yanjiang and the City of Knowledge, A joint asylum statement was announced, and planetary shield technology has begun to spread. The disaster of light cannot eliminate mankind, or even severely damage any force]

[Ian, we know your doubts, but in Terra, there is no fifth-level powerhouse whose purpose is to destroy lives. They have their own dreams and purposes, which we have witnessed. Perhaps, for their dreams, they will start a war and even kill tens of millions of people, but they will not kill for the sake of killing]

[You think the popularity of floating cities may be a sign of something big, and we think so too. But no matter what, it can protect more lives. Compared with this, we think it is more important to guard the ‘Beast of Thousand Stars’]

This is also the reason why Huaiguang hasn't taken any action recently.

Although Huaiguang didn't know that in one of Ian's lives, the disaster of light would awaken the Beast of Thousand Stars and then destroy most of Terra, they were also keenly aware that the Beast of Thousand Stars was the biggest source of disaster.

And speaking of this...

Ian suddenly thought of something, and then his eyes lit up and he said: "Although it may be a bit abrupt... please forgive me for being presumptuous, His Majesty the Pope."

"Can you introduce me to...the King of Crystal Dragons who guards the Sea of ​​Meditation. His Majesty Golitnir?"

【Can】

The Huaiguang group said: [Glitnir is happy to meet a potential junior like you. He is also the neutral fifth-level energy guarding the central point of the Beast of Thousand Planets... But Ian, after all, he is just a crystal dragon, not Real Emperor King, if you just want to chat with Him, that’s fine, but if you want to get something from Him, it’s best to deal fairly]

"Don't worry."

Ian smiled: "I just want a guarantee...of course it's a fair deal."

…

Today's Holy Mountain is relatively peaceful. Even though Mahdi Valley, the apparent founder of the arcane path, is under the protection of Huaiguang, no spies from big forces try to sneak into it.

It's not because they don't want to, but because among the neighboring countries, Junling Castle is at war with the empire. Yanjiang's respect for Huaiguang is the highest, comparable to the empire of Inaga II, and the Cangtian Royal Court...

There is also a big problem in Cangtian Royal Court.

Just as the battle between the Empire and the Cangtian Royal Court was in full swing on the eastern mountain battlefields and plain war zones, the Royal Court suddenly withdrew its troops unilaterally, leaving a large blank position.

The Empire thought that this might be some kind of conspiracy trap, so they cautiously advanced the front line. However, the commander was shocked to find that the Royal Court side had really withdrawn their troops and left behind, abandoning the front line that they had spent a lot of blood to defend.

A few days later, news came from the core of the royal court, which solved the doubts of the empire who still did not dare to act rashly.

The old khan of the Cangtian Royal Court, Anka Tuoxi Mor, is seriously ill.

All the wolf blood of the Cangtian Royal Court came from all directions and gathered at the location of the Royal Court.

This is obviously not normal.

When Ian heard the news, his first thought was 'Huh? ’, and the second thought was ‘It’s a trap! This is a trap! ’.

Although the old Khan is over a hundred years old, even a fifth-level powerhouse has entered the declining stage of his life, not to mention that the old Khan was prone to premature aging when he was fighting all the time when he was young.

But it will take at least ten years before problems arise.

Not to mention, the old Khan had just taken action a few years ago, confronting Axel and Yuanyuan Wind. At that time, the Great Khan of Heavenly Punishment looked quite healthy, with no signs of anything happening.

Although reason tells Ian that this kind of news has spread to the empire, even if it is false, it is definitely true that there is a problem with the old Khan's condition - even if it is a strategic deception, the first thing to deceive is Among our own people, the wolf-blooded generals from all sides abandoned their fronts and returned. They were as stupid as stabbing one of their own kidneys in order to deceive others.

But his sensibility told Ian that there was definitely a huge conspiracy behind this incident.

——The sense of déjà vu is so strong? Was I involved in this matter in my previous life?

Ian muttered in his heart that he was very likely to have participated in this incident within the Cangtian Royal Court in his previous life... This was probably a branch option. After the incident at Canaan Moore's Alien Research Institute, if Mahdi's identity had not been exposed, But if you choose a certain party to join, whether it is Yanjiang, Cangtian Royal Court, or other forces, it is very likely to catch up with some big events.

That is another world line, and behind it there may be a conspiracy similar to that of Jin Deng Yinmen and other kings to plot against the fifth level of the country. Unfortunately, in this life, Ian chose the line of Dragon Island and the Capital of Knowledge, and changed After entering the New World, I really don’t have the energy to care about the Cangtian Royal Court.

After all, the line that can be abandoned means that there should be no major events behind it that can affect Terra, so it will be abandoned.

But for the Cangtian Royal Court, the two fifth-level people have inherited the blood of Sirius, and the most powerful Great Khan has temporarily fallen. Then the other fifth-level person, Guyon, should take charge of the situation— - But this can only ensure the smooth operation of the royal court, but it cannot prevent the return of the wolf blood.

It sounds like it's just an ordinary internal conflict breaking out between countries.

But Ian noticed one thing keenly.

He picked up the map and looked at each one, and then he couldn't help showing a look of astonishment.

Feiyandi was temporarily forced back by the Floating City, and was now at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

The Seven Cities Alliance fell into civil strife, and the empire sought justice.

The Far Shore Island seemed to have snatched away the authority of the Dragon of Terra from the empire. Meizizi mobilized the large fleet to the New World to compete with the local monsters for the Crystallization Holy Land. In fact, the west of the empire was completely safe without any threat.

Junling Castle was suppressed and beaten by the empire, and they were used to it.

In Yanjiang, across the Holy Mountain, there is currently no sign of war. Yanjiang is still in a period of contraction.

Gantriggum, an ally of the empire, is at war with the Celestial Court and is on the defensive.

Canaan Moore, with the support of the empire, overthrew the ancestors of the country who were pro-Cangtian Royal Court. Now he is also an ally. He has gained the potential for future hegemony at the cost of a temporary decline in strength. He is confronting the Cangtian Royal Court and has no possibility of external action for the time being. .

Whale Song Cliff. A group of fishermen are probably still catching demonic insects in the sea.

The Nine Cold Alliance, allies of the Cangtian Royal Court, although it is possible to output power, is too far away. It's just a pair with Canaan Moore and Gantrygum, and it can't affect the empire.

As for the Cangtian Royal Court...

"There is actually civil unrest..."

For a moment, Ian was shocked to find that there was not a single force that could really stop the empire from doing anything big - Huaiguang was guarding the Beast of Thousand Stars, the Hall of All Souls was still contacting all races and countries in response to the Disaster of Light, and the Spiritual Machinery Church There is probably still shrinking due to the turmoil in the City of Knowledge. It is not known what the Suming Cult is doing now, but there is a high probability that they will not come here to do anything...

The Empire seemed to be facing enemies from both sides and was hostile to more than half of the forces in Terra, but in fact... once the all-out war began, the Empire became more free!

"Axel, is he really that powerful?"

For a moment, even if he didn't want to, Ian had to admit that the turmoil in the Cangtian Royal Court might really have a lot to do with Axel. Just like the battle of the king's blood behind Canaan Moore, there might also be the empire's plot behind it.

Even the fact that the other party drove away the 'Mahdi' can be regarded as attracting the attention of other major forces - if the Mahdi is still in the empire, then perhaps many people will focus their attention on the empire and the Mahdi. The second generation does not move to the strong city. After the Mahdi showed his arcane path, the empire became the center of all Terra.

Although this was Axel's luck, his decision was indeed the right one - Mahdi cannot be killed, but he cannot stay in the country. He must be driven out!

"Grandpa is not planning to do anything, but he is almost done."

After telling Isengard his guess about Axel, the blond young man frowned and thought for a while, and then said slowly: "According to my opinion, he must have prepared everything secretly, and even the plan has already begun. After a period of time, this kind of move of diverting attention and diverting firepower began. In this way, even if all countries reacted, they would not have time to stop it."

"Ian, are you going to do something?"

"No, as you said, it's too late. What's more, even if someone wants to stop that big thing that we don't know about, it shouldn't be us."

Ian shook his head and said solemnly: "It's just that I thought of something."

"Do you still remember? In my past life memory, when Mikael became the fifth energy level and returned to the empire to rebel against Axel - that was when Axel plotted against all the major forces in Terra. , there is no way to eliminate the threat.”

"His own son."

"Mikael is the one who can really stop Axel. Although in that timeline, he was defeated, the empire also shrank until the subsequent 'Great Schism Era'."

Having said this, Ian raised his head thoughtfully and looked at the map in his hand: "The conflict between the two major bloodlines in Feiyan Land has reached a critical point, and the same is true for the Seven Cities Alliance. Far Shore Island is essentially divided into The division between the native islanders and the New World people was natural."

"The division of the empire is due to the battle between the eldest prince and the eldest princess after Mikael and Axel fell silent, and some sporadic small forces became independent. The Royal Court of Heaven is also divided, and Canaan Moore has not yet There are two plans to bridge the blood conflicts among the ten kings and even transform them, so their split is natural."

"Interesting, there are two fifth-level forces, or there may be two fifth-level forces that have all split apart... Is this a 'precursor' to the beginning of a big event, or is it the 'result' of a big event? '?"

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