"So this is the world where the Thunder Tribe once lived?"
The players on the floating city were at a loss for words at the sight of the world before them.
It was a world that was on the brink of destruction.
The skies were filled with cracks, as if it would shatter at any second.
The earth was cracked and ravines that resembled canyons were a testament to the devastation this place had experienced.
The rivers were dried up, the plants withered, and a depressing aura of decay filled the entire world.
Broken and abandoned towering buildings formed a dilapidated city ruins scattered across the land, and one could still sense the flourishing civilization of this place.
The players felt that this world was even more oppressive than hell.
Alice the Saintess stared blankly at the ruined city, her gaze somewhat absent-minded as if she did not expect such a scene.
Commander Li Mu, on the other hand, had a solemn expression as he looked towards Optimus and the others.
Optimus understood immediately. He cleared his throat, logged into the command channel and took over control, and commanded in a deep voice.
"All units of the Dingyuan, prepare to descend five hundred meters from the ground. Guild players, send out your vanguard to check if there are any survivors!"
At his command, the floating city began to move again and slowly approached the ground. Megalosaurus and flying monsters carried the players out of the city and towards the ground …
Unable to bear the loneliness, Calabash and the others quickly left behind Optimus, who was commanding the investigation, and flew out of the city on their own monsters.
Accompanied by dragon roars and monster roars, the players descended to the ground, breaking the silence of this world.
They arrived at the ruins on the ground.
Segments of images were recorded into the crystals that the players carried with them through projection magic, resonating with the crystal core of the floating city and transmitting the images back.
Today, the players had already played with the arcane technology that borrowed from Bluestar technology and the lost arcane civilization of the Universe of Segers.
At the same time, in the floating city's command room, the commanding players had a clear view of the situation on the ground.
It was a city that was completely different from the elven cities that the players knew.
No, it would not be correct to say that it was completely different.
This was because he could still vaguely see the elven style in the buildings, and he could also vaguely make out the elven language on some of the broken stone tablets that were engraved with blurry words.
However, unlike Fei Lengcui and other elven cities, this city gave the players the feeling that it was a city of the Mathematical Olympiad civilization that they had discovered in the ruins of some planar worlds after the launch of the new expansion pack.
It was majestic, tall, and had machines and devices in a magical punk style.
"Lord Donal! This must be the city left behind by the Sword of Judgment, His Holiness Donal! According to the records, like the other compatriots of the Thunder Tribe, he was also very obsessed with the masterpieces of the arcane civilization. His biggest dream was to build a magic city like the Olympian civilization! "
Saintess Alice couldn't help but ask.
After saying that, she couldn't help but look at the ruins in the image again, her eyes filled with worry.
Just what had the Thunderbolt Clan experienced?
The players continued to explore the surface.
As everyone ventured deeper, more and more information was sent back to the floating city.
Looking at the increasingly rich information, Alice and the accompanying elves became more and more solemn. Even Li Mu and the others had solemn expressions.
There was no other reason. In the process of exploration, the players hadn't found a single survivor so far.
Not only that, there weren't even any traces of other living creatures.
This … was truly a dead world from head to toe. Even the Mana here was extremely thin. The players on the ground could barely feel the existence of the Mana!
However, as they explored deeper and more images were sent back to the floating city, the players could roughly guess what had happened in this world.
It was war.
And … it should be a war that involved the Eternal Overlords!
In the city, there were still traces of war, and some corpses that had long decayed. There were elves and humans.
On some tattered armor, the symbol of the Eternal Overlord, Eterno, could still be vaguely seen.
There was no doubt that the Thunderbolt Clan had been exposed when they were hiding, and they had attracted the crusade of the Human God System.
Realizing this, Alice and the others felt even more solemn.
On the other hand, the players exploring the surface quickly forgot that the Thunderbolt Clan had probably been destroyed and fell into an unprecedented excitement.
There was no other reason. It was because there were too many "treasures" in this world.
All kinds of high-quality weapons and equipment could be seen almost everywhere. Although most of them had been severely damaged, they could be sacrificed to the Goddess in exchange for contribution points or repair and continue to be used.
In the ruins of the city, there were also many elven cultural relics and works of art that hadn't been destroyed. These things … could be sold at a sky-high price in the human world!
However, the most exciting thing wasn't these, but the various magical devices that remained in the ruins of some workshops!
These magical devices were a fusion of the arcane civilization and elven civilization, and some of them were still well-preserved!
This was also the uniqueness of some magical devices.
While all kinds of magic items needed to be powered by magic power, the inscriptions and magic circles carved on them were also constantly eroded by magic power. The magic power in this world had long since dried up, so the magic circles, runes, and inscriptions of many magic items were perfectly preserved.
Of course, most of the magical items had been damaged due to the failure of the materials, but these well-preserved magic circles and inscriptions were a precious treasure!
Because their existence meant that the players could completely restore the effects of various magical items through replication, and thus directly absorb the various magical technologies once controlled by the Thunderbolt Clan!
Realizing this, the technical players quickly became excited, and so did the explorers.
The former was because of the various lost magical techniques that might exist in this world, and the latter … was because while there were huge "treasures," there wasn't even a single monster in this world!
Even the defensive magic circles and mechanical puppets in the ruins had long lost their power due to the lack of magic.
What did this mean? This meant that this world was absolutely safe, and it depended on who was fast and lucky to be able to pick up good things.
Soon, the majority of the players transformed into elven scavengers and began to frantically pick up the trash on the ground. Some even almost fought over a few pieces of scrap metal …
This embarrassing scene made Optimus, Li Mu, and the others in the command room twitch their mouths, and they couldn't help but look at the expressions of Alice and the other accompanying NPCs.
Fortunately, Alice and the others were still immersed in the sorrow of the destruction of the Thunderbolt Clan and didn't notice what this group of elven Chosen Ones were doing.
And as the players explored further, they discovered more and more things, such as various magic grimoires, remnants of ancient books, and some blueprints of magical devices. They could all be found in the ruins of the cities!
Even … some players found blueprints that seemed to be the blueprints of small magic gathering cores!
So, they became even more excited.
That was until a player discovered a familiar building in the ruins of the largest city on the surface …
"This … this is …"
"Is that the Temple of Life? Is that the statue of Her Holiness the Goddess? "
"No … that symbol isn't the symbol of the scepter."
In front of a magnificent temple, a few players looked up at the building that was 80% similar to the Temple of Life in Fei Lengcui in the world of Segers and froze for a moment.
Looking at the statue that was worshipped in the middle of the temple, which was very similar to the Goddess but had lost its head, and the symbol that looked like a simple drawing of a tree above the temple, they looked at each other.
"Wait … isn't this the tree-shaped symbol that the Goddess used before?"
Suddenly, an old player recognized the symbol on the temple.
Soon, the other players also had a look of realization, and their eyes lit up.
"That's right! It's the tree-shaped symbol from before! "
"Then … this is really the temple of Her Holiness the Goddess! But … it shouldn't be called the Temple of Life, but the Temple of Nature! "
"Such a large temple … could it be that it used to be the church center of the Thunderbolt Clan?"
"Look carefully! Maybe we can find something good! "
"Wait … our president and vice president said in advance that if we want to dig up the temple, we have to cut off the video first. Alice is still watching from the floating city!"
"Makes sense, makes sense! Cut off the video to prevent the loss of favorability! "
The players who were scouting the area were talking at once.
Snap. The video was cut off.
Alice was speechless.
She retracted her gaze from the projection in the command room, and then … looked expressionlessly at Li Mu, Salty Meow, and the others in the command room.
Salty Meow and the others turned their heads away unnaturally, pretending to look around at the scenery.
Demacia even whistled.
Alice was speechless.
[Ding —]
[Alice Gale's favorability towards you has decreased by 5 points …]
Salty Meow was speechless.
Cuckoo Bird was speechless.
Li Mu was speechless.
Demacia was speechless.
…
Not to mention the players in the command room whose favorability had been deducted collectively, the players who found what seemed to be the Central Temple in the city ruins quickly explored this towering building.
However, to their disappointment, the temple seemed to be the place where a fierce battle broke out. Many things here were damaged, and the walls were full of terrible battle marks. Most of the things that could be found could not be used.
Fortunately, perhaps because this place was once the center of the battle, there was a lot of equipment buried on the ground, and it was well-preserved!
Especially the human equipment, it seemed that … the humans who fought here were wiped out in an instant by a special force.
Just as the players were scrambling to pick up the scraps in the temple, suddenly … a player's exclamation came from the depths of the temple.
Hearing the exclamation, the other players quickly stopped collecting "cultural relics" and rushed over to the source of the sound.
They soon entered an even grander hall that seemed to be a meeting hall.
The player who exclaimed was sitting at the entrance of the hall, looking a little dazed.
The other players did not pay much attention to him. Instead, they focused their attention on the hall.
They saw that the hall seemed to be affected by some kind of shock wave, and it was chaotic, radiating to the surroundings.
In the center of the radiation stood the remains of an elf.
It seemed to be the center of everything. Even if it had become a skeleton, it still stood proudly.
However, unlike the other elves' remains in the ruins, its bones were golden.
Of course, the players' gazes quickly passed the skeleton of the elf and stopped at the equipment on its body.
They were all old fellows who had participated in many explorations, so they still had the ability to identify. The moment they saw the equipment, they recognized that … these were all Divine Artifacts!
The players were overjoyed. They looked at each other and rushed toward the skeleton of the elf!
One of the rules of explorations was first come, first served.
However, the moment they were about to approach the skeleton, they suddenly felt an inexplicable force pushing them away.
The players cried out in surprise as they were sent flying by the mysterious force and sat down next to the first player …
The first player glanced at them and chuckled. His funny eyes seemed to be saying, "Serves you right."
The group of people rubbed their buttocks and stood up from the ground. They looked at the skeleton in the hall and gradually calmed down.
"Whose skeleton is this? We can't go near it? "
"It's a set of Divine Artifacts. It's probably an important figure in the Thunder Tribe …"
"Let's try again!"
They looked at each other and walked toward the skeleton again. However, this time, their speed was much slower.
However, when they were about ten meters away from the skeleton, they couldn't go any further.
It seemed that there was an invisible force blocking them.
They didn't believe it and tried their best. Some chanted incantations and used Mage's Hand. Some took out hooks and tried to hook the Divine Artifacts off the skeleton. However … no one succeeded.
Just as they were considering if they should use a more violent method, a soft sigh came from behind them.
"Stop. No matter what violent method you use, you won't be able to get close to it. The skeleton of a demigod usually has the remnant will of the demigod when it was alive. If you can't get its approval, you won't be able to get close."
Hearing this inexplicably familiar voice, the players' hearts skipped a beat.
They turned around and were slightly stunned.
"Cyber?!"
The person who came here was none other than the player who had saved the Frost Elf, Cyber.
"Demigod? How do you know that this is the skeleton of a demigod? "
A player couldn't help but ask.
Cyber glanced at him.
"I'm good friends with Her Holiness Aurora."
The players were speechless.
They showed expressions of envy and jealousy.
There were close to 20 million players in Elf Nation. The number of people who dared to say that they were good friends with a true god could be counted with one hand.
However, he was the one who had saved the Frost Elf.
With someone to rely on, the amount of information they knew was incomparable to others.
Cyber walked past the crowd and came to the skeleton.
He bowed respectfully to the skeleton and said with a solemn expression, "My Holiness, I'm the Mother of God.
I'm the chosen one of the Mother Goddess, the Chosen Elf, Cyber Shadow. My compatriots and I are here to bring our companions from the Thunder Tribe home. "
After saying that, he took a deep breath, got up, and walked towards the skeleton.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him.
This time, the strange force didn't appear.
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