1861 The Situation Within the Singularity

middle East.

Also known as the Middle East.

That refers to the eastern and southern regions of the Mediterranean, a large area from the eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, parts of West Asia and North Africa, and the region where about 23 countries including West Asia and Africa except Afghanistan are located.

It covers an area of ​​more than 15 million square kilometers and has a population of 490 million. It connects the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, and connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It has been the hub of communication between the East and the West since ancient times. Strategic location is extremely important.

The race here is mainly Caucasian, but in history, there were frequent exchanges between Eastern and Western cultures here, and various ethnic groups gathered here, but each ethnic group still retains its own religious beliefs and customs, and most residents believe in Islamic religion. Silanism, a small number of residents believe in Christianity, Judaism and other religions, regard Jerusalem as a holy city.

Due to cultural differences, the Middle East is extremely unstable. In order to compete for precious fresh water resources and oil resources, guided by religious and cultural differences, the situation here is perennially turbulent.

According to official human history records, in the 13th century, it was recognized as the last large-scale crusade with the goal of the holy land, that is, the ninth crusade took place.

The failure of Louis IX to capture Tunisia in the Eighth Crusade led Prince Edward of England to decide to drive to Acre, which was the beginning of the Ninth Crusade.

However, this expedition ended in failure.

It is said that the failure of the Ninth Crusade was due to the disappearance of the Crusaders' chivalry and the rise of the Mamluk forces headed by Baibars in Egypt.

Its failure heralded the fall of the last stronghold of the Crusaders on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.

With the fall of the city of Acre, the Kingdom of Jerusalem officially declared its demise, and the activity center of the Crusaders also moved northward to Tortosa, and finally had no choice but to move to Cyprus. Fallen in 1302 or 1303 AD, just 208 years after Urban II's first holy war, the era of the crusaders in the Holy Land came to an end.

And the beginning of this era was the end of the Ninth Crusade, and the retreat of Western countries from Jerusalem declared the end of the Crusade as the origin.

Luo Zhen and Matthew came to such an era.

At this moment, on this land in the Middle East, two huge giant wolves are running wildly.

On its back, Luo Zhen and Mash were sitting separately, and they ran forward under the lead of the giant wolf.

These two giant wolves are naturally the familiars summoned by Luo Zhen, they are used to travel and serve as mounts.

Originally, Luo really wanted to summon the flying dragon to ride, and flying was undoubtedly faster and more convenient.

But after thinking about it carefully, Luo Zhen gave up again, and instead summoned these two giant wolves, which were intermediate-level demons.

The reason, of course, is because of the scene that was peeped before.

"If you fly so blatantly in the sky, you may be discovered by the owner of that light and be shot down directly."

If it becomes like that, the gain outweighs the loss.

Therefore, Luo Zhen decided to hurry from the ground and give up flying.

And rushing from the ground, let Luo Zhen and Matthew see the surrounding environment very clearly.

After deliberately avoiding the huge craters like craters, what Rozen and Mashup saw was the ground burning everywhere like magma lurking.

"Aww!"

"Aww!"

The two giant wolves ran wildly, making irritated howls, as if they were a little uncomfortable by the surrounding heat and high concentration of magic power.

"The environment of this singularity is really harsh."

Mash looked serious.

In the past, it was not that Matthew had not experienced the singularity of the harsh environment.

For example, the sea area of ​​the third singularity not only has to survive in the sea, but also often encounters storms.

For example, in London at the fourth singularity, the entire city is shrouded in magic fog, and ordinary people will even melt.

Compared with these, the environment of the sixth singularity is not much to say,

It is also full of depression, heaviness and even despair. The huge craters like craters are so shocking, and there are faintly burning flames that seem to burst out, which really makes people feel breathless.

Luo Zhen looked normal.

"This singularity is more fragile than any previous singularity, and it may collapse at any time, so the impact of the human incineration has interfered here, causing the earth to burn, right?"

The cloak on Luo Zhen's body was dancing in the howling wind, making Luo Zhen's figure look extremely elegant.

Luo Zhen spoke to Matthew in such a situation.

"Now, we have to gather information quickly to see what the situation of this singularity is, and then quickly resolve the situation and repair this singularity, otherwise, we may have to go to hell with this singularity at some point gone."

For this reason, when Luo Zhen summoned the giant wolf, he also summoned countless flocks of birds, let them scatter around, and began to collect information.

At the same time, Chaldea is also providing support.

"The radar scan results have come out, and now I will send you the map."

Da Vinci's voice came out from the communicator, making the light curtain take shape in front of Luo Zhen and displayed.

Luo Zhen was able to see that the map of the Middle East in this era appeared in front of him in the form of a holographic image, which looked like a satellite scanning receiver in GGO.

Then, Roman's voice came.

"As you can see, the entire Middle East is roughly divided into three regions, namely the Holy Land, the mountain region, and the desert region, which are biased towards the central region."

"We can observe that there is only one huge city in the territory of the holy land, that is Jerusalem, but the surrounding area of ​​Jerusalem has turned into wilderness, and it has become like the surface of the moon, with huge craters like craters. The land is also covered by a fiery phenomenon, and it is almost inconceivable that human beings could live in it."

"Mountain areas are relatively remote, and sporadic life reactions can be detected. There may be villages distributed among them, but the exact location is not yet clear."

"For some reason, the desert area is completely unable to observe and scan. It can only observe a huge sandstorm and a terrifyingly strong magic power. I don't know the rest. It belongs to the most mysterious of the three areas."

"You are now in the territory of the Holy Land, the distance from Jerusalem, at the current speed, it only takes about two or three hours to get there."

That was the end of Roman's explanation.

Then, Olga Marie's voice sounded.

"According to this situation, the key to the singularity is likely to be in the desert area, and the holy land domain is likely to be the assistant of the human side against the desert area, and the sporadic life responses in the mountain area are probably the survivors of this era Given the current environment, apart from the holy capital of Jerusalem, that is the only place that is barely suitable for human survival."

In other words, the "Holy Grail" of the singularity is likely to be in the desert, where there are enemies like Rozen and others, and there are neutral servants resisting them in the holy capital Jerusalem, and humans in this era live in mountainous areas , which is probably the current situation.

"Then, we just happen to be in the territory of the holy land. Going to the holy capital and cooperating with the facilitators there should be the top priority right now."

Matthew made a conclusion in exchange for the approval of everyone in Chaldea.

Luo Zhen pondered for a moment, just when he was about to say something, his heart moved.

"What's wrong? Senior?"

Matthew keenly noticed this and asked aloud.

"...It's all right." Luo Zhen narrowed his eyes and said, "It's just that most of the familiars I sent out have been wiped out."

"What?" Matthew was stunned.