"I dreamt that a curtain of light fell from the sky and fell to the ground. The sky did not know day or night. There seemed to be a roar above the clouds, but it was too far away for me to see. "
The picture below was as abstract as ever. Roddy could tell that the Magician was trying to describe the colors of the sky, but there was no precedent for such a scene. With his artistic skills, it was just barely satisfactory.
But thinking of the strange phenomenon that had appeared around the moon, Roddy had to be sure. "He did predict this, but what does it mean? Roar? There was no thunder. "
As he continued to read, Houdini added, "Light began to fall to the ground and spread. The dark ground turned silver. Someone was shouting something around me, but I could not hear them clearly. "
Dreams were always like this. What one saw and heard was often difficult to describe in words. Sally pointed at it. "Is this related to the 'tide of magical power' you mentioned before?"
The Mana Tide was a concept proposed by the Dragons. Many people also thought that it was a key factor in the destruction of the High Elves. The Mana Tide referred to a period of time when the density of the elements suddenly decreased greatly, just like the ebb of the sea. This caused the power of the Magicians in the world to decrease accordingly.
The High Elves' magical civilization was powerful, but they were constantly losing against the demons and Beastmen. The Dragons did mention the phenomenon of the Mana Tide in this period of history, but the Mana Tide that Roddy knew did not affect the entire continent. It only appeared in a small area. As for how many times it happened, the Dragons did not say.
"It's too vague. Maybe it has something to do with the moonlight that day."
Roddy guessed for a long time, but he did not know. At this time, Sally had finished her milk and went to the bathroom in a loose nightgown to wash up. She held a "toothbrush" that was popular among the Cullen nobles. She tilted her head and said, "Who cares what it is. Wash up and go to bed, Prime Minister."
"Yes, Your Majesty …"
Rody stretched his body. Akasha was supposed to follow them on this mission, but Rody eventually let her stay in the Dragon Tower. After all, when he, the Prime Minister, was not around, there must be someone he could absolutely trust as an 'eye' to monitor everything.
He went to the bedroom window. Hollier was covered in snow in the night. In the darkness in the distance, the Forest of Silence was as quiet as usual.
*****
The next morning, Chief Brodie, who had been walking in the forest for a day, walked out of his tent. He looked up at the gloomy sky and sighed. "I really have nothing better to do than to come out and suffer at this time of the year …"
Although he said that, the young wood elf next to him handed over the freshly cooked meat soup. "Chief, you are after all thinking for them. It's snowing heavily this year. If you don't give them some supplies, I'm afraid these people will be in trouble …"
Brudy was previously rejected when he went to Bati's village, and his men were beaten up by Chief Atwood yesterday. Even so, he personally went out in this cold winter and led a team to "Meegun Village", which was relatively close to Erza Village. He planned to exchange a dozen bags of food with the other party. Rather than saying it was an exchange, it was more like giving something to the other party. However, the wood elves also wanted to save face. Simply giving food would easily cause a strained relationship.
Meegun Village was not far, but Brudy persuaded Chief Frank for a long time to agree to open the trade route.
The wealth of Erza Village skyrocketed, and Meegun Village naturally benefited a lot because of its geographical advantage. In just one summer, the food problem in the village had been greatly improved, and the equipment of the hunting team had been changed. The last time he contacted Brudy, Chief Frank still smiled and made an appointment with him for the next plan. However, in the past month, the other party had not sent anyone to Erza Village to contact him.
Even if he missed the appointment, Brudy still hoped that the other party could explain things clearly in person. Atwood's clamoring about the "bloodline theory" had already made him feel a little strange. He did not want Meegun Village, which was the closest to Erza Village, to cause any trouble, so he personally brought his team to visit.
There were 25 people in the team. Because Erza Village had raised the alert level after Brudy reported the news, there were only 10 wood elves in this team, and the remaining 15 were elite soldiers of the Eiffta Infantry Division.
The well-equipped human soldiers made Brudy feel much more at ease, but he did not want to rely on this kind of force when talking to Chief Frank. After silently drinking the meat soup, Brudy signaled everyone to break camp and set off. However, not long after, the sentinel in front sent a strange message: there was a magical beast's corpse blocking the way.
"What corpse?"
Brudy found it strange. Under normal circumstances, wasn't it normal for a large beast like an elk to die on the side of the road? Could it be that this human sentinel had entered the forest for the first time?
"It's very big …"
The scout gestured for a long time. In the end, Brudy decided to go take a look himself. However, after walking for 200 meters, he was shocked by the corpse in front of him. It was a real "Earth Dragon"!
There were a few existences at the top of the food chain in the Silent Forest. "Earth Dragons" were elusive and usually did not appear on the surface. However, once this thing appeared, it would definitely mean a disaster. Its body was more than 10 meters long. As it was considered a mutated "sub-dragon", its body was like a wingless Dragons, but its head was much uglier. Its long spiral horns were like those of a goat, and it looked abnormally out of place.
This thing weighed at least seven to eight tons, and the scales and carapace on its body had amazing defense. If it attacked Erza Village, Brudy reckoned that the entire village would be easily defeated by it. Perhaps only the weapons of the infantry division could pose a threat to it.
However, the problem at hand was … such a powerful creature had actually died in the middle of the small road leading to Meegang Village!
As the saying goes, "A tiger dies but never falls". Even though the Earth Dragon in front of him was dead, no magical beast dared to come forward and eat the corpse. Coupled with the cold temperature, Brudy took a closer look and found that the corpse was almost in the same state when it was "killed". The middle of its body had been blown apart by a strange force, and its abdominal cavity and bones were exposed. It had obviously died on the spot before it could escape.
"A mage …"
Brudy was considered to be one of the more knowledgeable people in the village. A mage who could directly blow up an Earth Dragon was no different from a god to the wood elves. So, why did such a being kill an Earth Dragon?
After a round of inspection, the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones of the Earth Dragon were all intact. The only thing missing was the Magic crystal. Logically speaking, after killing such a powerful magical beast, all the usable materials should be taken away. When Roddy killed the giant dragon Vissam, it took him a lot of effort just to dispose of the corpse. However, the materials obtained in the end were used to arm the cavalry, and the effect was obvious.
Apart from the Magic crystal and the wounds on its body, this Earth Dragon was undamaged. No matter how he looked at it, something was wrong. Brudy judged that this thing should have been killed two days ago. He circled the Earth Dragon for a long time, but finally waved his hand. "Let's go back to the village."
"Village chief?"
The other wood elves were puzzled. They had been in contact with humans for a long time now, and knew that the tendons, bones, and skin of this magical beast could be sold for a lot of money. However, Brudy did not explain at all. He just continued to say, "Stop looking. Pack up and go back."
The accompanying human soldiers only followed the order. They had been vigilantly observing the surroundings, but nothing happened until Brudy left with his team.
Brudy was preoccupied and did not say anything on the way back. The few wood elves who came with him were discussing, but he stopped them with a look.
Behind them, a group of wood elves hidden in the forest watched Brudy and the others leave. The leader was Frank, the village chief of Megaon Village. After seeing Brudy go far away, he heaved a sigh of relief and said to his companions, "Let's go … This way, we can report on our mission."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
