High Above

Chapter 932 The valley falls from the sky (8000, please vote for the big chapter~)

The Muyin airship crossed the Beishan route of the Seven Cities Alliance, flew out of the shadow of the planet, and headed towards the oncoming morning light.

The whole body is crystal blue, like a bright gem. Muyin is one of the few high-speed airships on Terra that can be smoothly lifted into outer space orbit. Its prototype comes from the anti-gravity spacecraft of the civilization of the previous era. It was originally used as an aerospace vehicle. It was built as a spacecraft carrier, but due to its small shield size, it could not block the attack of the fourth-level Ascended Ones, so it was changed to an official diplomatic airship of the empire.

Isengard stood on the deck of this imperial gem. He felt the thin air in mid-air, overlooking the spotted mountains and cities under the airship, and the thoughts in his heart were a little complicated.

He knows the dream of his friend Ian, and he also knows that he wants to go to the sky... He develops territory, builds industries, and creates a complete alchemy park just to build such an airship... It may be stronger Empty boat.

But after all, it is the same. This kind of technology and this kind of thinking have long existed on this land, but because it has no meaning, it will not be taken seriously.

After all, what is there among the stars that is worth all the effort to explore?

When people are still busy killing each other on the earth, hating each other, and despising each other, what can they prove by going to high heaven?

If you just want to show your strength, wouldn't it be better to become a fifth-level powerhouse?

In fact, he knows far more than everyone thinks.

Ian once told him that if there were no sky in the Prison of Stars, the dark sky would be full of shining stars, and each of those shining stars would actually be as huge and hot as their sun, and Each star has its own star field galaxy, where there are countless planets, and there are likely to be countless other lives on the planets.

Ian once told him that in the vast depths of the universe, there are scenes that are difficult for humans to see: a huge red star slowly expands, swallowing up all its children; a dazzling flame erupts from the core of a declining star. , spreads to dozens of light-years away and is still extremely dazzling; inside the nebula that looks extremely majestic and gorgeous from a distance, there are probably several terrifying stars shining with infinite pulses, which will distort all nearby signals...

Ian explained these things to him. Full of desire and enthusiasm.

As Ian's friend, Isengard really wanted to understand the other person and be moved by the other person's dreams...but after being silent, he still expressed his truest opinion.

"But Ian followed your words."

At that time, Isengard said: "Isn't the universe just like hell? It's cold, quiet, and dangerous. It requires the strongest ship and the most powerful power to travel to the other side - but that other side is completely unknown. There may not necessarily be rewards, there may not necessarily be surprises, there may be dangers, you have to wait all the time, and most of the time it is boring.”

"Nowadays, people have to work hard to even have enough to eat. There is even a question mark on whether they will be alive tomorrow... Is this really something worth looking forward to?"

"Of course it's not worth the wait. That's why I'm angry."

So Ian answered with a logic that was difficult for him to understand: "That's why I have to solve this problem. Whether it is in heaven or on earth, outside the human heart or within the human heart, I will solve it all."

"Then we'll go far away."

"…Does this make sense?"

Isengard has never been able to understand this. It is precisely because he is Ian's true friend that he asked this sentence: "Compared with all the grand things you said, everything I have experienced has changed." It becomes small and nihilistic. But these small and nihilistic things are the life that most people experience..."

At that time, he and Ian looked up at the sky with few stars, and murmured softly: "The vastness of the universe and the insignificance in front of my eyes, Ian, I felt empty and nothingness.

"It seems like it doesn't make any sense for me to die here right now. No, the destruction of the entire Terra, what's the point compared to the vast universe you talk about?"

"It really doesn't make sense. Compared to the universe, human beings and civilization are just garbage. They only exist because of chance and exist because of good luck."

And Ian said calmly: "But even things like mosquitoes and cockroaches come out from time to time to disgust people. What's wrong with us being garbage and accidents? Small things that have existed for a long time because of accidents are the so-called miracles." "

"One day, the universe will be shocked by such a miracle."

"Ethan...remember. We are not acting for a result."

“We’re just going in the direction that we feel is ‘right’ in our hearts.”

right direction.

Isengard is thinking about these five words now.

What is right in his mind?

He is the son of a nobleman and a descendant of the royal family. Isengard is the subject of a secret experiment that was carried out in the era of Inaga II and has been handed down to this day. He has the power of the black sun in his body and the blood of the Beast of Thousand Planets and the Sun Bird. .

His existence itself is more meaningful than many people.

But in this sense, as Ian said, compared to the entire universe and the entire Terra, it is just the luck that other powerful people don't care too much, so they can barely exist.

——What kind of world can be called correct?

Thinking about this problem, Isengard suddenly felt that the sun bird mark on his forehead began to shine. It began to glow, become hotter, and emit more powerful power - it was because of a huge desire, huge dream and desire. And wake up.

Therefore, let the young nobles understand clearly.

"I see……"

Isengard raised his head. He stood tens of thousands of meters in the air, overlooking the coastline of the Silent Sea of ​​Terra, and murmured to himself: "It turns out that all the fifth-level powerhouses are thinking about this problem. They are all thinking about this problem." Thinking, all searching... all building one in one's heart."

"The right world."

Therefore, wars will appear again and again.

"Inaga II..."

Touching his forehead, although the U-shaped mark of the sun bird there had faded a little, Isengard sighed: "Why do you want to go to the high sky?"

Of course there was no answer. If there really was an answer, then Isengard would be the one who should be frightened.

The airship gradually sailed into the Silent Sea controlled by the City of Knowledge, and the air and sky armor of the City of Knowledge had come to greet it.

The smooth-flying steel formation escorted the airship from a distance, and other passengers on the airship also walked out of the hatch and came to the deck, ready to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the City of Knowledge.

nature. The Capital of Knowledge held two continental-level meetings, the ‘Terran Psionics Seminar Conference’ and the ‘Demon Technology Control Conference’. It was impossible for the empire to send only Isengard as the envoy. Rather, as a special guest, Isengard is the more special one.

It was precisely because he could not adapt to the atmosphere of that group of imperial nobles that he stayed alone on the deck.

Unfortunately, the peace is gone again.

Isengard adjusted his collar and prepared to return to the cabin for the next landing...but he vaguely heard conversations about him coming from the other side of the cabin.

"Speaking of which, that guy from the Ellen family is not a psychic or a big shot. Why was he invited to the Capital of Knowledge?"

That was the voice of a young imperial noble, probably the viscount of the Anlot family.

He is a psyker, and psionic power is the ability to form clones with the help of flames, and to allow himself to jump between clones. This is a very convenient ability in both combat and daily life, especially since Viscount Anlot is young and now World War, it is possible to be promoted based on merits on the battlefield.

Isengard did not recognize each other, but obviously, mutual ignorance did not prevent others from being malicious.

"Yes." Other voices said: "There are only a few invitations in the entire empire, and he only occupied one... And I remember that the successor of the Ellen family's generation is not him, how did this guy get in? of?"

"It's probably Madam Avrina's channel. But let me tell you, letting unqualified people participate in big events will not gain any qualifications, but will become a shame."

This is the arrogance of psykers towards non-psykers.

Isengard vaguely understands where the inexplicable hostility of this group of people towards him comes from - he is not strong, only the second level. Although the Ellen family is powerful, he is not the heir to the head of this generation. There would not be much deterrence in front of powerful nobles.

Even though their mother is an imperial daughter, it doesn't stop them from feeling quite disdainful towards someone like themselves who 'came through the back door'.

normal. Isengard thought. The hostility of this group of people is actually quite cute. Compared to the plot that really happened to him, this simple malice is really refreshing enough, like sour lemon juice, harmless and refreshing.

Of course, there is another kind of hostility.

"Everyone, you are still young."

A rather loud voice sounded, causing everyone to turn their heads and look in that direction. Isengard also turned his head and found that the other person was the fourth-level Earl of Komar, a great nobleman in the West.

Count Koma was not a psyker, but as a nobleman who led his territory to defend his territory from the attack of the demon army, he had the honor to participate in the demon technology conference in the Capital of Knowledge as a representative of the empire.

His bloodline's true form is the 'Wiseless Giant Elephant', a rare giant monster bloodline. Under the influence of his bloodline's true form, he is over three meters tall. He looks a little fat, but in fact he is full of solid muscles.

At this moment, the earl with short gray hair and maroon eyes looked at Isengard, and said in a kind-sounding but extremely targeted tone: "You must not underestimate our young master of the Ellen family... He But that second-generation friend of the Immovable City, Mahdi Rivengu.”

"The young and powerful man who defeated the emperor's eldest grandson and the younger generation of powerful men from other countries and is now famous."

"Although the Empire expelled the Knights of the Glen, who knows if there is any private contact? In this era of advanced communications, maybe he was communicating with his friends on the deck just now?"

"He was able to get the invitation precisely because of this... Otherwise, given the empire's intention, how could he be sent to the Capital of Knowledge?"

Although he didn't say anything, there were hints in and out of his words that Isengard was secretly communicating with the Imperial exiles.

If Isengard is not okay, but he really has a secret connection, something is not good.

What's even worse is that he actually didn't determine his label very firmly.

If we say that he is 100% on the side of the Mahdi, the empire will not do anything to him... He must remain on the side of the empire to some extent, rather than a communication channel for senior brothers like Ian.

But on the surface, it seems that he is only related to Ian, so he has some relationship with Mahdi, and it is not that good.

This will make people think differently, and even think that he is just a speculator, which is quite despising.

——When others say that you have a relationship with the exile appointed by the Emperor, you better really have a relationship.jpg

This is actually one of the embarrassments Isengard has encountered recently.

During the trip to the Alien Research Institute, Isengard, Ian and Anfa all had interactions with the ‘Mahdi Valley’ and were obviously members of the same team.

Ian is a prophet. Not to mention that he is secretly colluding with the exiles of the empire. Even if he really calls his senior brother every day in his own territory, few people would dare to listen - he still has a great victory in Nanling. Leaders who still want to go to the south in the future would be better off pretending not to see it.

Anfana is a princess with the blood of the ten kings of Canaan Moore, or a princess from the victor's side. She may be the successor of the fifth level in the future... With this status, how can the empire accuse her? Accusing foreigners of contact with their exiled Knights of Rivendell? This is a matter of course!

You know, the black princess Gelan of the National Territory Department who turned from darkness to light and accepted the blood of the ancestor of the National Territory, once directly used herself as a bargaining chip to invite the Knights of the Valley to join.

Only Isengard is a member of the empire, an imperial noble, not very powerful, and not yet a local lord... His good relationship with the Mahdi will naturally lead to the contraction of his circle of relationships in the imperial capital.

No one wants to be noticed by His Majesty the Emperor for this.

Although he has no influence in the academic circle, in the aristocratic circle, he is indeed more difficult to behave.

This is also the reason why both Ian and Isengard have considered letting him go to Nanling. In the current situation, the Silver Peak Territory is getting bigger and bigger. It already needs other leading managers, and Isengard also has to lower its presence. feel.

As for the Count of Komar, why is he so dissatisfied with Isengard and the Mahdi...

Very simple. He is a typical nobleman who was robbed of many post-war reconstruction orders by the Silver Peak Leader, and both Ian and Mahdi were unhappy.

"Count Comar."

So Isengard frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "I have been invited by the chief bachelor of the city of knowledge, the grand master of Corizon. Please be careful what you say."

"As for your accusations, I will write them all down. When we return to the imperial capital in the future, we can have a good talk in the noble court."

"Haha, young people should not be so angry."

Count Coma sneered: "Speaking of it, it's a coincidence. I also have a mission to go to the Capital of Knowledge this time."

"The Knight of the Glen is so powerful only because the First Knight handed over all his inheritance to him, many of which are the resources of the empire... It is said that during the Dark Moon Troubles, the First Knight took away of those royal legacies.”

"Those legacies are irrelevant. The most important thing is that the research on the 'Extreme Realm' carried out by His Majesty the First Knight in support of the First Knight cannot be lost. It is the result of the entire empire's resources being poured into it. The Knight of the Valley cannot hold it alone." have."

"This time I meet with the Knight of the Glen, I will definitely ask for an explanation."

"Indeed!" "Indeed, that's how it should be!"

Other imperial nobles and envoys also followed suit.

In this regard, Isengard did not feel any pressure, but found it a bit funny.

It's so classic, both Count Comar and other nobles are arrogant and egoistic in just the right way.

After staying with smart people for so long, Isengard has forgotten that the continent of Terra is so big, with so many nobles and so few idiots, so why do you think it's a world of great harmony?

But in fact, it may not be stupid.

Isengard silently stepped aside. His "submissive" reaction made Count Komar and others unable to continue the conversation.

And with his increasingly powerful sensing power, Isengard also noticed that the nobles in front of him were not really discouraged, but had a sense of relief that their goal had been accomplished.

It's possible that Count Coma and others really came with a mission... They were laying the groundwork and gathering momentum.

When they arrive at the Capital of Knowledge, they can use their own excuse to call Mahdi out to confront him.

Regardless of whether they can get back the relevant technology of the Extreme Realm, they can suppress the arrogance of this second-generation Fudo Fortress and gain an advantage in the subsequent negotiations.

But thinking about this, he still couldn't help but want to blame the Grand Maester Corizion who had made the invitation list public. The leader of the City of Knowledge simply wanted to stir up trouble, so he asked the question before the meeting started. Let everyone know that Mahdi Rivengu will also be here as an observer of Dragon Island!

"I wish I were a prophet too."

After complaining in his heart, Isengard sighed and thought: "According to Ian himself, he can see clearly whose intentions and emotions at a glance... I'm so envious."

At this moment, under the guidance of the sky armor, the Muyin is gradually descending, crossing layers of artificial cloud walls, approaching the mainland of the capital of knowledge.

After the clouds, there are clouds. This is a barrier and a natural phenomenon. The Cloudscape Land gathers the surrounding water and aerial plankton to form a huge aerial ecosystem.

When the sapphire-like airship cut through the layers of clouds, and the last mist-like barrier was broken by the bow of the airship, Isengard, who was feeling a little bored, couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

A whole new world opened before his eyes.

First of all, what comes into view is a series of necklace-like islands in the sky. They are three-layered concentric circular island chains distributed on the outer layer. Each island is lush and covered with strange fluffy plants.

Around the island chain, there are a large number of large birds similar to giant shearwaters. They fly in twos and threes around the sky island in family units, driving the rare brisk wind at high altitudes and emitting long and sweet calls.

The outermost island chain has the lowest height, and the clouds holding up the second island chain are constantly flowing, falling towards the first island chain like a Milky Way, forming a structure similar to a champagne tower, and in this champagne tower The topmost layer, which is the center of the third island chain, is a vast aerial world.

That is the floating continent located above all the cities of Terra, even on the mountain peaks.

The capital of the city of knowledge is ‘Celestial Capital’.

The surging clouds like whirlpools are constantly rolling. From a distance, it looks like a white cloud tornado holding up the entire continent in the sky. Thousands of tall towers stand above the city, and dense buildings Surrounding the tower, small towns are formed one after another.

This is the destination of their operation this time.

Even if you have seen the majesty of the Imperial Capital and the grandeur of the World Tree Capital, the shock given by the City of Knowledge is completely new. Not only Isengard, but also other imperial nobles who had ulterior motives before are staring into the distance in silence at this moment. They were in awe of the city in the sky, and they were proud that they had been invited to set foot here.

But Isengard looked more carefully.

He saw that the entire City of Knowledge was divided into hundreds of parts by the towns around the spire, and the connecting islands in the sky were sky bridges and small airships. Small airships like schools of fish form the main artery of this aerial city, transporting various supplies.

Huge cargo ships were accelerated from the surface to an altitude of tens of thousands of meters through special anti-gravity launchers. They came to the corresponding cargo dumping area, opened the hatch, and the rain-like cargo sank into the corresponding warehouse along the special guidance field. ——All of this is automated, and the style of painting is completely different from that of Terra today.

And he also discovered that those high towers located in the center of the city were not simply research institutes for scholars - they were actually accelerating launch towers. Those single-person airships were ejected from the top of the towers and gained initial power. The acceleration is like a fountain, allowing these airships to row in arcs to various places in the aerial city, and then slowly advance along the aerial road to recharge or return home.

The entire City of Knowledge is a giant aerial aircraft base - protected by a three-layer island chain, that is, a three-layer super-giant fortress shield generator, it is an unfallen fortress that is always suspended over the Silent Sea!

No wonder, even with the madness of Feiyan Land, they never invade a corner of the nearby Capital of Knowledge... Even the crazy kings of Feiyan know very well that even if the countries of Terra do not come to help, they will just The power of a city in the sky cannot be conquered by two fifth-level people.

As for now... the fortress shield generators on the three island chains are being replaced, which are planetary shield launchers originating from the Imperial Capital.

This immovable city will soon become the second immovable city in the sky!

"Super giant air base..."

Isengard murmured to himself: "The final form of the floating city is here."

He fully understood why the floating city in the imperial capital could be put into practical use so quickly - because all the technologies had been proven long ago, but the empire was the only force willing to pay a huge price to obtain it.

The Muyin is slowly landing. The area they are about to land in is the 'Island of Envoys' that the City of Knowledge put together specifically for the envoys who came for the recent meeting. Envoys and representatives from various countries are on this lush island, surrounded by trees and elegant little buildings. floor area to live in.

Many people have already arrived, and they are scattered all over the island to observe the latest batch of new visitors.

"The Empire's team?"

"It's so slow to come. These imperial guys just don't understand what etiquette is."

"Wait a minute, that blond young man who got off the boat..."

After all, this is a period of total war. In order to avoid conflicts, the residences of the fighting countries are not located together.

Even though the City of Knowledge has a ban on fighting each other, this does not stop them from going out of their way to verbally provoke people in public areas - this is also considered a kind of greeting from Terra.

However, when everyone saw Isengard, their eyes tilted towards him.

There were not even the whispers on the airship before, only the scorching gazes from all over the country, all races, and all major forces.

——Why is everyone paying attention to me?

After realizing this, Isengard also felt a little unbearable... He originally felt that staying in the Imperial Capital was a bit uncomfortable, so he simply left for the Capital of Knowledge. However, he was still surrounded by people when he arrived at the Capital of Knowledge. It was completely Can't figure out why.

No...it's actually quite obvious.

After getting rid of the initial panic, Isengard quickly realized why these people were looking at him.

Or because of Mahdi.

The goal of all of them is the Mahdi... all of them are Ian.

Whether enemies or allies of the Empire, dwarves or elves, demihumans or seaborn, everyone is interested in the legacy of the First Knight.

Some want to get close to themselves, and some want to do something against themselves... Taking advantage of Mahdi's absence, he is the best breakthrough point.

(I see...it seems that there are many people peeking into Ian's legacy and research on the First Knight)

Isengard slowly stepped off the airship without squinting. He knew very well that as long as he did not do unnecessary things at this moment, there would be absolutely no problem - people from major forces paid attention to him only because his strength was relatively low. As long as a gap is opened in his own body, the Knight of the Valley, who theoretically has no blind spots, might also have a flaw.

Unless...some people already know through various channels that they have the special bloodline of Inaga II in their bodies.

They only use the name of the Knight of the Glen to pay attention to themselves, but they are actually peeking at the bloodline memory of the Black Sun...

Everything is possible.

Isengard knew that when he chose to come to the Capital of Knowledge, he would inevitably face such peeps and tests.

Hold on.

he thinks. After all, these people would not dare to make any small moves on Yingbin Island in the Capital of Knowledge.

As long as you survive this period and wait until the meeting starts, things will be much easier.

But in fact, Isengard really valued the morality of this group of people...or rather their endurance.

As early as the imperial airship was still landing, the envoys from the Cangtian Royal Court immediately contacted the headquarters. After receiving permission, they immediately united with the envoys from the Nine Cold Federation, Feiyan Land and Junling Castle.

Their purpose is unknown, perhaps they simply want to give the imperial envoys a show of strength, or they want to make some fuss about Isengard, a 'special inviter' who is obviously unique, or they simply want to Just want to have the all-out military training of the envoys that Terra is accustomed to... Anything can happen.

But nothing will happen.

Because just when Isengard realized that something was not right and was frowning and thinking about whether he should use all his strength...

In the sky, a red-gold meteor suddenly lit up.

"That is?!"

Romani, the master of the molten iron spire who was originally standing nearby, knew that trouble would definitely occur when the imperial envoys arrived, and was preparing to help Isengard. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the sky: "Is that the direction of Dragon Island? !”

"Wow."

Dragon Mentor, or Dragon Witch Sikale, watched this scene and couldn't help but narrowed his eyes: "This little guy... seems very interesting."

A red-gold light lit up high in the sky, dyeing the surrounding white cloudscape with a faint layer of rosy red.

It followed a straight trajectory, leaving a clear red scratch in the sky. The atmosphere was penetrated, the strong wind spread in all directions, and the thick atmosphere was also cut and separated, like a white cloth cut by scissors.

The valley falls from the sky.

boom! ! !

In the few seconds before the final landing, the red-gold light slowed down. It landed on Yingbin Island at a speed that seemed slow but actually fast, bringing with it monstrous weather waves and shock waves, which instantly swept away almost everyone. ——Mainly the group of people from Cangtian Royal Court who had begun to approach were blown away.

Most of the people were blown into the forest of Yingbin Island, and a few of the lighter ones seemed to be blown into the air and even outside the island... Anyway, with people from the City of Knowledge taking care of them, their lives would not be in danger, and the owner of the light would not be in danger. Didn't pay much attention.

After the shock wave and smoke, a majestic and strong dark golden dragon appeared in front of everyone.

Standing next to Isengard, who was clearly in the center but was not swept away by the shock wave.

——You also grasped the timing very well, right? Isengard's eyes signaled.

——I hung in the sky for two days, just waiting for you to arrive and see who had ulterior motives. Ian replied with his eyes: (Don't be careless, there was really malicious intent against you in the crowd just now. They probably noticed some clues about your bloodline)

Isengard understood very well, and he hid behind the dragon very naturally.

【sorry. Maybe a little unsure of the strength. 】

The dark golden dragon said in a steady voice: [I just seemed to feel that someone wanted to do harm to me and my friends - who is it? Can you stand up and talk to me? 】

Although the words were modest, no one felt that the Knight of the Glen...or that the real dragon in front of him was being modest.

Ian never puts his friends in trouble. He also never makes it easy for those who make things difficult for him and his friends.

His dark golden eyes scanned the entire audience to see which of the stupid young men really dared to stand up - or who would not take a step back.

At that time, Ian would never be polite and would give him a fierce blow of dragon breath.

Even the strong man who was also at the fourth level frowned and retreated slightly, unwilling to face the edge.

Yingbin Island Square fell into silence to welcome its most distinguished guest.

Asking for a monthly ticket~