Chapter 1098 The Aftermath of the Era

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Next to the coastline in the far northern border, the wind from the sea blows the wide and flat Pier No. 1. The bulk cargo is neatly stacked in the storage area beside the dock, powered by magic engines and weight-reducing runes. Large-scale construction machinery is busy next to the stacking area, transferring more goods to the platform in the pre-loading and unloading area.

A huge clock tower stands on the border of the city near the pier. The huge mechanical dial on the top is shining in the sun. The exquisite copper gears are rotating in the transparent crystal window, and the hands with beautiful hollow patterns are slowly moving. Point to the top of the dial. And below the bell tower, the large Magic Net terminal on the edge of the square is broadcasting to the public. The holographic projection above the Magic Net terminal presents real-time images from the No. The voice of an off-site commentator came from outside.

A beautiful and grand ship is docking at the edge of Pier 1. The big ship has a metal shell and magic energy wings extending obliquely upwards, and the brilliance of runes swims slowly on certain places on the surface of the hull. Come on, above the big ship, there is another flag that symbolizes the Ogure tribal country fluttering in the wind. This ship comes from the remote White Feather Wharf. Wealthy merchant in Mosswood, who has conducted several trade activities between Mosswood and Northport in the past, is preparing for his last voyage this week.

And farther away, there are more merchant ships, large and small, berthing beside the docks at all levels. They are flying the flags of Cecil, the Ogulei Tribal Kingdom or the Holy Dragon Principality, and some of them have obvious There are traces of the transformation of old ships, and some are completely new modern ships, but no matter what the shape is, they all have the same characteristics: high-raised magic energy wings, and used to cope with the harsh environment at sea and improve elemental resistance. protection system. Some of these ships also hang the holy emblem of the waves representing the power of the storm, which means that they will be protected by naga technicians during the voyage-when entering the sea near the open sea, these "official ships" It will become the core of a certain trade fleet, providing disorderly turbulence warning services for the entire fleet.

A short gray elf with short gray hair was standing in the square beside the pier. He was wearing a small black dress and a special top hat, and was holding a hardwood cane with light silver stripes in his hand. He was looking up at the holographic projection floating next to the bell tower intently. In the cold sea breeze of Beigang, the gray elf businessman still loosened his tie from time to time, looking anxious and excited.

There are many people like him, watching the broadcast projection from afar with full concentration on the edge of the square. They include local merchants in Cecil, gray elves or orcs from the Augure area, and people from the Holy Dragon Principality. The descendants of the dragon, and even elves and mountain people dressed as mercenaries representing which business group they don't know, these people come from all over the world and from different races, but they are all paying attention to the same scene at the moment.

"It's almost there...it's almost there..." The short gray elf businessman tugged at his neckline for an unknown number of times, and whispered nervously.

A black-haired woman dressed as a sailor beside him couldn't help but glanced down at him, and reminded: "It's the sixth time you've said that, be patient, sir—all of us are waiting. "

"I've been waiting since yesterday!" The gray elf swayed from side to side, stepping on the ground with two feet in turn. "Damn it, I even planned to set up a tent here... Unfortunately, the sheriff won't let me..."

The woman didn't respond. She looked up not far away, and saw the patrolling Beigang security team stopping at a nearby intersection. A red-haired female security officer on a horse just turned her gaze to this side, with a look in her eyes Be alert and pay attention.

Farther away, a group of resting dock workers seemed to have ended their chatter,

They are heading towards the direction of the trestle bridge one after another.

Over the large magic net terminal on the edge of the square, the holographic projection screen is switching from an indoor studio to the outdoor scene of the venue again, and a voice from outside the screen is announcing loudly with a touch of excitement: "Just now, about the round-the-continent route The start of the 2019 and the effective vote of the related ocean trade bill were unanimously passed..."

There was silence in the square for about a second, and suddenly someone shouted: "The bill is passed! The bill is passed!"

The female sailor narrowed her eyes. She heard cheers coming from all directions, followed by the hurried shouting of many people. The short gray elf was screaming and running into the distance. The assistant standing on the edge of the crowd shouted: "Mark! Go load the ship! Let them load the ship immediately! The cargo list is passed!!

"Hurry up and ask Nina to pick up the new version of the pass... No, damn it, I will go in person, let Nina go to the customs office, and you can sign now!"

In the holographic projection above the magic net terminal, one after another flags are shining brightly in the sun, and the excited voice is still explaining quickly outside the screen: "...after the law takes effect, the original list of trade permits will be expanded by six Times, ocean routes will also be open to private use, it is said that the merchants in the Beigang area have been waiting for this good news for a few days...

"According to the agenda of the meeting, the heads of state or plenipotentiaries will vote on the establishment of the food committee next. This special proposal aims to provide necessary help to our new ally, the dragon from Tarrond, and to provide In the future, the countries within the alliance will help each other and jointly solve the problem of world hunger to establish the basis for order...

"...Let's turn the screen to..."

The program is still going on, but half of the merchants on the square have dispersed. Too many people have been waiting for this news for too long at this port, and there are quite a few who are still holding on. Some of them are doing Other businesses, pay more attention to other follow-up international decisions, and some are just local citizens who came to see the excitement, and now they are very interested-the last small part are travelers from the Holy Dragon Principality, these people with dragon blood The dragon descendants were engrossed in watching the show, and some people's eyes had unconsciously turned into vertical pupils symbolizing a giant dragon, but they didn't seem to notice it.

The black-haired female sailor watched this scene quietly. Although she was dressed as if she was a staff member on a nearby merchant ship, she remained motionless when the merchants scattered away—she cleverly and Everyone around kept their distance, but kept it unobtrusive.

"...A maritime trade bill was passed, and the businessmen on the scene were greatly encouraged...This is a situation that has never been seen before. These people from various countries and races seem to be connected together at once. A person from The news from thousands of miles away disturbs the fate of so many people..."

The female sailor muttered softly, but her voice did not reach the ears of the second person nearby. A small amulet hung below her neck. The runes on the amulet flickered slightly in the shadows, exuding a very secret fluctuations.

"Everything is happening naturally. The direction of this world has changed... It is a change that has never been recorded since the establishment of the Great Library. The countries are being guided into a whole of interests. Its changes are happening at an extremely macro level, but Seems to have affected ordinary people down to the last detail... Has such a change ever happened? In the old Great Library? Ah... That's nothing to do with us..."

The dragon descendants gathered in the square had a little commotion, the black-haired female sailor slightly raised her eyelids and glanced there, then lowered her eyes again: "This time, even the dragons of Tarrond have become A part of the vortex... They finally broke free from that cradle, and now they have returned to become a member of the mortal kingdoms. The fate of the dragonborn has changed a lot, and now there will be two kinds of dragons in this world... The future? The future is unpredictable...and we are never in the future.

"It's time to end the communication - I know, but there is no way, there are devices monitoring illegal magic power fluctuations everywhere, and I don't carry enough protective runes to hide from those monitoring towers for a long time. That's it, next time contact."

The black-haired female sailor said softly and quickly, and then walked towards the intersection not far away. Her figure trembled for a moment while she was walking—a black cloak was draped over her shoulders at some point , the shadow under the cloak quickly became thicker, and her face was engulfed by the shadow, as if the cloak had turned into nothingness in an instant.

No one noticed when this figure disappeared, but shortly after she disappeared, a group of security patrols quickly came to the vicinity of the magic net terminal, and a tall security officer frowned and scanned the unremarkable square , and another red-haired female sheriff made a confused voice beside her: "It's strange... just now the monitoring office reported that unregistered mana fluctuations were sensed here..."

"What type of fluctuation?" The tall sheriff asked in a deep voice, "How long did it last?"

The red-haired female sheriff looked serious: "The report said that it looked like some kind of communication spell - fine magic power fluctuations pointing north, but it was only detected for a few seconds, and there was only a very weak magic power response."

"North? The north is the country of those mages, and further north is the legendary dragon country... But it may also point to the peninsula entering the sea of ​​the Holy Dragon Principality," the tall magistrate rubbed his chin, and shook his head after thinking Shaking his head, "Anyway, let's report it. It may be necessary to increase the scanning frequency and sensitivity of the magic detection device in the city recently. Now is the most critical time since the opening of Beigang. Maybe there are some powerful spies who want to infiltrate and do things. "

...

On the other side of the northern strait, a huge island stands quietly in the sea surrounded by ocean currents. On this island, there is an independent country that escapes from the world—the mages live here, in this land that seems to be a hermit country. Enjoying the peaceful and undisturbed years in the world, and watching the countries on the mainland separated from them by only one strait with a kind of detached gaze, watching those countries rise and fall in the changing times.

On the edge of this huge island, several cities rise and fall along the terrain. The dark-colored tower buildings and houses with high outer walls stand like guards on the top of the coastal cliffs; There are vast dense forests, wilderness and valleys that seem to have never been cultivated, and there seems to be no road connection between cities and cities, and between cities and the inland; and across these undeveloped areas inward, southwest of the center of the island In the region, there is a particularly ancient and majestic city standing on a highland surrounded by dense forests and river valleys.

This city has more tall towers than any other city. All kinds of high and low, new and old mage towers stand on every piece of land in the city like a dense forest. There are also a large number of towers with sloping roofs and dark exterior walls. The houses are densely clustered in the gap between these high towers and the city walls. These buildings seem to be stacked and fill the urban area, and even present a "sense of superimposition" as if they are going up layer by layer. An illusion, as if the layout of the city has violated the laws of geometry, and all the buildings are partially overlapped in a way that cannot be established in three-dimensional space, layer after layer, cluster after cluster, challenging The rules of time and space challenge the tolerance of the material laws of this world...

Only the most brilliant mages and those with unique talents can find such a trace of order in this city and find the correct way to a certain tower by sight.

The City of Thousand Towers, the capital of the Violet Kingdom, the highest sacred place and institution of higher education in the hearts of mages, the magical power that has been continuously blessed for thousands of years has even changed the space-time structure of the city, allowing the city to far exceed the city's carrying limit. Towers stand within its walls - true to its name.

Like other areas in the Violet Kingdom, this city is surrounded by dense forests, rivers, and valleys, and it seems that there is no trace of development, and it seems that there is no road connection with the outside world.

In the central area of ​​the City of Thousand Towers, the most majestic and largest mage tower "Dark Palace" stands on the top of a highland that cannot be reached by road. The building still seems to be shrouded in eternal shadow, its façade is painted in three somber colors of gray, black and purple, and its top is floating like a planetary array of massive amethyst crystals. A lavender magic cyclone can be seen, and in the center of the cyclone, a looming eye occasionally emerges—that is the "Eye of the Night", which runs tirelessly and monitors the movement of every inch of the entire Violet Kingdom.

In one of the highest rooms in the dark palace, Nash Nart, Prince of the Mysteries, left the platform where the communication crystal was. With thought.

"...Did even the dragon break free from that nightmarish shackles... The changes in civilization this season really exceeded everyone's expectations..."

Prince Nash Nart whispered to himself, and behind him, a figure suddenly emerged from the darkness.

This figure was indistinguishable from male to female, and his whole body seemed to be covered by hazy energy clouds. He bowed and saluted: "My lord, the mirror is unstable, and some shadows seep out from 'there'."

Prince Nash nodded: "Are you restless because of the recent changes...Understood, I will deal with it myself."

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