Chapter 1479 The Vanishing Country

Iron battleships flying the imperial flag are parked in the sea, dragoon fighter planes fly across the sky with a low hum, and heavily armed steel ranger fighters patrol the beach-for the sparrow bee and the night owl, all this brings An indescribable sense of security came.

On the desolate coast covered with gravel, the landing team cleared out a temporary shelter. The high-power mobile communication station and the magic grid array restored the communication between Violet Island and Beigang, and the shield generator was used in the field to resist Despite the biting cold wind on the coast this winter, Ye Xiao and Sparrow Bee sat on a big rock, each holding a freshly heated instant soup in their hands, feeling the chill in their bodies gradually dissipating.

There is a column-shaped device on the open space in front of them. The lower part of the device has a hexagonal alloy shell, and the upper part is a layered crystal plate. The magical glow between the crystals slowly A floating, constant and uniform thermal field radiates from this device, quickly raising the temperature of the entire campsite to a comfortable level.

Several soldiers hung their camping lunch boxes on the hooks next to the heating device, and the food in the lunch boxes was gradually emitting a tempting smell under the heat.

This device reminded Quest Bee of the similar items she saw in the mentor's mage tower when she was a mage apprentice. In the old days, mages would set up various spell items that could change the environment in their residences. The magic furnace that makes the whole tower warm like spring, and the ice mirror that can cool the whole castle, these things have incredible effects, and are usually used by mages to show their superb skills and financial resources in making magic props means.

They will always use the most elaborate and expensive methods to manufacture even the simplest magic props. A fireplace for releasing a wide-area thermal field must be built with obsidian bricks and adamantine ingots—that is a A way of life that was unimaginable to the common people at that time.

If my mentor hadn't died on the city wall of Saint-Sunil, I don't know how he would feel when he saw this era... Most likely he would point to this ugly "portable outdoor heating station" and yell that he has no soul—— Then secretly went to the market to buy one when no one was around, and then disassembled it to study how it works.

For some reason, these old events recalled in her mind, Sparrow Bee was stunned for a while, then shook her head lightly, she heard the black-haired Miss Dragonborn talking to herself and Ye Xiao: "Your' Store manager, 'Silver Eye' Cloade died when the city of Plandel disappeared, unfortunately, we may not be able to recover his remains... Did he leave any relics behind?"

"No, the store manager's personal belongings have been taken away by the thick fog," Finch Bee shook his head with a low voice, "If I have to say... Ye Xiao and I are his relics."

"...I see." Maggie looked at the two officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau with calm expressions in front of her. She nodded slowly and changed the topic, "Then, I need to know something from you—are you Witnesses of the Prandell Fog Incident,

And you have been active in Violet for many years, the information you have is very important to us. "

Bird Bee nodded, and her gaze swept over the Steel Ranger soldiers standing guard and patrolling nearby and the steel battleship floating on the sea in the distance——the appearance of a main battleship like the "Han Xing" has obviously surpassed that of a country. The "boundary" of another country's intelligence collection work is an obvious signal that the upper echelon of the empire has realized the extraordinaryness of Violet's "extraordinary vision" and realized that Violet may have lost its status as a sovereign state. The "function" of the state.

Now, the Violet Kingdom is probably no longer a normal "country" in the eyes of the high-level empire, but an "abnormal zone" completely shrouded in extraordinary visions.

"Is there any omen when the dense fog appears?" Maggie's voice came from the opposite side. "I mean short-term omens—we already know about the abnormal situation in various parts of the Violet Kingdom in the past month."

"There is no warning," Sparrow Bee shook his head, "The dense fog appeared suddenly without any warning. Ye Xiao and I were indoors at the time, and we didn't even notice when the dense fog came. We didn't notice anything unusual until we looked outside the window. "

Maggie carefully wrote down these details, and then asked: "The thick fog itself is not lethal, is it?"

"Yes, we move as usual in the dense fog. The fog is non-toxic, harmless and tasteless, and I can't even feel its existence at all. It feels like some kind of... phantom, which only appears in vision, not Something that actually exists in the real world."

"Mr. Modill mentioned before that there are very weak lights in the doors and windows of buildings in the dense fog, and when people cast their eyes over them, shadows with blurred outlines and various shapes will appear in those doors and windows, as if There are many twisted people lying on the rough crystal glass and looking out, is that it?"

"...Yes, and not only those buildings, but also the carriages parked on the side of the road," Ye Xiao recalled the details of last night and said, "As long as it is a closed space with transparent or translucent doors and windows, Those weird shadows will appear. We suspect that those are the 'citizens' who originally 'lived' in Prandell. In the dense fog, they showed a certain... more essential posture. In addition, as you just said, These figures will react to our sight, 'they' will only appear when we stare at those doors and windows, and the longer we stare, the weirder their shapes will seem..."

Maggie nodded and silently wrote down the new details, and then she asked a few more questions to complete the information about the "Prandelle Fog" last night bit by bit, and after she finished asking, Modir asked again: "Did the dense fog appear again during the time you were waiting for rescue? Or did other visions happen?"

"...No more," Sparrow Bee shook his head while thinking, but then suddenly remembered something, and quickly added, "By the way, we did see some fog after sunrise, it was after we left 'Pulang Not long after Del', a mist suddenly appeared on the rocky beach, and Ye Xiao and I saw... the figure of the 'store manager' emerged from it, saying goodbye to us."

"...an unstable superposition state," Modil said softly, "That should be the last moment when the 'other world' is disconnected from the real world."

While speaking, the legendary adventurer stood up slowly and looked up towards the inland direction of the island. He saw the gravel beach on the coast extending there. To the northwest of the beach, there is now an unusually vast wilderness, while in the north of the gravel beach, you can see a lush and dense forest.

There are shadows in the dense forest, as if even the sunlight is difficult to pass through even the few short trees on the edge, but Modil is more concerned about another thing - there seems to be no "fog" in the dense forest.

This is not referring to the kind of fog that enveloped Prandell last night, but the "fog locks" that linger in the dense forests in various places in the Violet Territory mentioned in the data.

Before Plandel was devoured, all the intelligence personnel mentioned this kind of fog when they reported the situation of the Violet Kingdom. Thick fog, the fog seems to have extraordinary power, it can interfere with people's perception, block people's way, and even "exile" people who stray into it back to the entrance of the fog, even extraordinary people cannot pass through it.

The dense forest covering the entire territory, coupled with the persistent fog in the forest, together constitute the "inland barrier" of the Violet Kingdom, which wraps many inland cities, including the City of Thousand Towers, and blocks Cutting off the sight of outsiders trying to pry into this mysterious country, no matter whether it is the operatives of Cecil's Military Intelligence Bureau or the spies sent by Typhon, there is nothing they can do about it.

But now, Modil could clearly see that the dense fog in the dense forest had dissipated, and what was left... was only an abnormally dark environment.

Ye Xiao quickly noticed the sight of the old mage, and the young officer of the Military Intelligence Bureau immediately understood what the other party was thinking, and took the initiative to say: "After we escaped, the fog that had always filled the dense forest dissipated. never appeared again."

"You didn't go deep into the island, did you?" Modil immediately turned around and asked seriously.

"No," Ye Xiao shook his head, "Although the fog in the dense forest has dissipated, it is filled with an abnormally dark environment. Obviously there are other strange things. I just observed the edge of the forest and retreated to the beach. gone."

"You guys are right. It is very dangerous to go deep into the hinterland before you understand the current 'rules' of this island," Modil nodded lightly. As an experienced adventurer, he Knowing that recklessness and overconfidence can often lead to disaster.

"Prandall disappeared in the thick fog, and the fog that filled the dense forest on the island has also disappeared... What is the connection between the two?" Maggie muttered thoughtfully, "It feels like It's as if the city of Prandelle and the dense fog in the dense forest are both supported by the same 'source', but now this source is receding from the real world..."

"Ms. Ye, I can only think of Ms. Ye," Modil said slowly, "Whether it's the shadow dwellers who appeared last night, or the summons I received in the dream, they all seem to point to that mysterious ancient god, but I really can't see what intention he wants to convey... But I can see one thing clearly, the so-called 'Mage Kingdom' of Violet... I'm afraid the real face is a kingdom of shadows, at least the city of Prandel is obviously are ruled by shadow powers."

Modir shook his head, then casually sketched a few shining runes in the air, and then an illusory eyeball condensed from between the runes. After a moment of sluggishness, the eyeball looked into the depths of the dense forest direction.

"The situation in the hinterland of the island is unknown, and it would be dangerous to go deep in rashly. I'll put a mage's eye to see it first. The control distance of this thing is still very good."

While talking, the old mage casually put more than a dozen layers of elemental resistance and arcane protection around the mage's eye, and finally gave it seven layers of mage armor and seven layers of force field shield...

Seeing this scene, Quefeng was stunned, his eyes widened: "Can the mage's eyes also have so many layers of protection?!"

"A little skill accumulated during the adventure, after all, the wild environment is so dangerous, who knows what will happen if you don't prepare well," Modil said with a face of course, and then stretched out his hand to push the mage he summoned. With a quick glance, Ye Xiao and Sparrow Bee watched the summoning object on the inner three outer layers that had been wrapped in various magical special effects fluttering up into the air, heading towards the dense forest like a flying tank Fly away slowly.

Although everyone knows that the "magic effect" itself is weightless, they can see a feeling as if they can't fly from this eyeball.

Maggie next to her was also stunned, and this Miss Black Dragon even suspected that this mage's eye was more resistant to beating than herself...

At the same time, the Duchess Victoria, who stayed on the Hanxing and took charge of the command, was paying attention to the information sent back by all the exploration teams - not only including Maggie and Modil who landed on the coast of Prandell, but also those who went to Lat The information sent back by the "Cold Wind" and "Ice Cavalry" at Port Paine to check the situation at any time.

She glanced at the mechanical clock hanging nearby, then turned to look at one of the magic net terminals on the communication platform: "Cold Wind, report your position."

The next second, the voice of the commander of the Cold Wind came from the magic net terminal: "This is the Cold Wind, we are already close to the outer port of Rattle... the area that should have been the outer port. Rattle was not found." City, repeat, Rattle City was not found, there is only a primitive and barren coastline here!"

Victoria's face sank like water: "...confirm the orientation and the topographical features of the coast."

"The location is confirmed, and the coastal terrain matches. We are near the city of Rattle, and the city has disappeared."

Victoria took a deep breath, and almost at the same time, the commander of the "Ice Cavalry" reported in a hasty tone from another communication channel: "Report to the Grand Consul! This is the Ice Cavalry! Port Penn has disappeared, repeat, Port Penn has disappeared - we are searching along the coast and have not found any trace of the city so far!"

"...Understood, the Cold Wind and the Ice Cavalry will continue to search along the coastline. If there is no danger, send a landing force ashore to set up a temporary base and monitoring equipment," Victoria's voice was as cold and calm as winter ice, Then she looked up at the sky outside the porthole, "Regardless of the progress, everyone must return to the ship before the sun sets, and they must not spend the night on the island today."

"Yes, the Cold Wind understands." "The Ice Cavalry understands."

The communication between the two battleships was temporarily suspended, Victoria took a light breath, and before she could breathe out, the landing team led by Maggie initiated a communication request.

After the communication was connected, she saw the face of her ancestors appearing in the holographic projection for the first time.

"The fog barrier in the dense forest inside the island has disappeared. I just placed a mage's eye in the direction of the dense forest in the north," Modir said straight to the point, "now the mage's eye is about to fly to the limit of my control—from the air Looking down, all that can be observed by the eyes of the mage is the endless primeval forest and the unusually large open space in the forest, without any cities, villages or roads. How is the situation on your side?"

"...What you said before has come true," Victoria pursed her lips, and said slowly, "The Violet Kingdom... I am afraid that it has really disappeared."