The woman hidden among the leaves had plant sap smeared on her face. Although her appearance couldn't be seen clearly, the outline of her facial features was very delicate. Her light purple eyes revealed a kind of wild sharpness.
Her silver hair was very short, tied into a small ponytail behind her head. The ends of her hair were flat, as if it was cut off by a sharp blade.
At this moment, feeling the sudden surge of magic in her body, the woman was slightly sluggish. The long-eared beast in the distance seemed to have felt something and jumped to escape.
"Whoosh —"
The wind blade that had been waiting for the opportunity flew out and accurately cut its throat.
Blood splattered.
"Boom —"
The long-eared beast didn't die immediately. It stomped its feet on a rock, and the rock shattered into pieces. Its body shot out like a bullet, fleeing into the distance at an extremely fast speed.
"Bang —"
The long-eared beast that was running for its life hit a transparent wall.
The instantaneous impact made the woman's face sink. If it was any other time, the long-eared beast would have escaped. However, because of the magic that had just broken through, she was still at ease at this moment.
The long-eared beast that jumped desperately was hit by the transparent wind wall again. Its body fell to the ground softly, and it died due to suffocation and a severe head injury.
The wind elements that were originally scattered around gradually shrank, controlling the smell of blood to a smaller and smaller area, and finally tightly wrapped the body of the long-eared beast.
Even if something unexpected happened, the woman's operation was still stable and precise. That was the muscle memory of countless life and death battles.
At this moment, she had regained her calmness. She controlled the dead long-eared beast and carefully moved it to her side.
Winter was coming, and she did not want to go through another difficult winter because of insufficient food.
While vigilantly observing the surroundings, she took out a piece of animal skin and quickly wrapped the prey that she had captured.
This long-eared beast was half a meter long, and it had stored a lot of fat for winter. It looked very fat, and now it was convenient for her.
The woman tied the animal skin, carried the long-eared beast on her back, and then controlled the wind elements and quickly left this place.
After she left, the uncontrolled smell of blood overflowed and soon attracted a group of hungry hunters. When they saw each other, they quickly broke out into a fight.
The roar of the wild beasts came from afar. Not only did the woman not stop, but she also ran faster.
Her figure moved quickly in the forest, and because of the enhancement of Flight and Light Body Spell, she was as fast as the wind. Finally, she came to a pile of rocks, moved the rocks away, and drilled into the cave below with familiarity.
When she controlled the rocks to block the cave, before she had time to cover the cave with a wind shield, a shadow came in from the rocks.
The shadow turned into a man with a face full of whiskers............ His face looked ferocious and scary, but his grin showed a bit of honesty..
"Your Highness!" The man respectfully.
Sirene.................. to Sirene.............. l..
. and then she looked........
......... Brady............
. "Brady shook his head and sighed." I found a lone elk, but I was almost surrounded by other elks. Fortunately, I ran fast enough. "
"These interstellar beasts are like spirits. Now they know how to set traps!"
He complained and opened the animal skin bag on his waist. "I only found some pine cones."
These pine cones were very big. One was the size of a fist. Of course, the shell was very hard. After roasting it, it would become crispy and the flesh inside would become very fragrant.
Sirene smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Very good. My brother likes to eat pine cones!"
Brady grinned. When she walked deeper into the cave, he reached out and took the long-eared beast on her shoulder.
"Your Highness is still the best. You can hunt good things every time."
"It's just luck."
Sirene said casually and walked quickly to the end of the passage.
The light in the underground passage was dim. However, she had walked this path for almost three years. Even if she closed her eyes, she could walk smoothly, not to mention that there was still a faint light at the end of the passage.
That light was like a lighthouse that guided the ship back to the port. It was the motivation that supported her to persevere in such a difficult situation.
This was the former border of the Roland Empire. It was tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Imperial City. After the beast tide, this place was once again occupied by interstellar beasts.
All the military defense lines were destroyed. For the past three years, she and a few survivors hid in this underground cave and struggled to survive. They had completely lost contact with the outside world.
She did not know how the Empire was now. She did not know if her remaining relatives were still alive.
The communication base was destroyed and the communication device lost its function. She did not even know if the Empire, which was once her life's belief, had disappeared in the beast tide.
She might not be able to go back in her lifetime.
Because of the distance of tens of thousands of kilometers, they could only barely survive in the wild. They did not have the strength to break through the encirclement of interstellar beasts and return to their homeland.
But today, things seemed to have taken a turn for the better.
She, who had been stuck at Two Star for many years, suddenly broke through the bottleneck! She could feel the growth of her magic power. This was not an illusion.
Thinking of this, Sirene's footsteps became more hurried.
She even used Lighten. When she entered the cave at the end of the passage, two warriors who stayed behind to guard the cave greeted her.
There were not many people who survived the beast tide. In the past three years, there were also some who died in the hunt. Now, there were only seven left. There were also two Elementalists who had not returned.
"Your Highness!"
These two warriors were ordinary people who were injured in the beast tide. In their current situation, they would die if they went out, so they usually stayed in the cave.
Sirene saw that the two of them looked normal. Presumably, they did not encounter any accidents while they were out hunting. She nodded and said, "The prey is with Brady. Go and help him deal with it."
"Yes!"
They limped to the other side of the passage to look for Brady, while Sirene walked quickly into the cave.
This underground cave was as big as a palace. It was originally only the size of a room, but after being remodeled and strengthened by the Earth Elementalists, it was barely habitable.
Sirene walked straight to the room in the deepest part of the cave. When she reached the door, she paused slightly.
Looking at the door made of simple wooden planks, she pursed her lips and bent her finger to knock on the door.
Knock, knock, knock.
The crisp sound of knocking echoed in the quiet cave.
After a while, a man's slightly hoarse voice sounded in the room. "Come in."
Celine took a deep breath and put on an excited smile. She pushed the door open and walked in.
"Brother, did you sense it?"
After entering, she walked straight to the only wooden bed in the room.
This room was about twenty square meters. Although it was simple, it was decorated very comfortably. Through its unique design, the light from the ground could penetrate and shine on the side of the bed.
The man sitting at the head of the bed had long silver hair that almost reached the bed. He was handsome, and his skin was as white as snow. Under the sunlight, he was so beautiful that he did not look like a real person.
However, if one continued to look down, they would see his empty right sleeve and missing legs below the knee.
His expression was calm, but if one looked closely, they would find that it was a kind of emptiness that had lost his soul.
Sirene endured the pain in her heart and squatted by the bed. She grinned and said, "Brother, I broke through! Did you sense it? "
The man turned to look at her. His dead purple eyes finally had some color. He nodded. "Yes, I broke through too."
"Really?"
Xilin was pleasantly surprised. "You said before that we couldn't break through after reaching Two Star probably because we were sealed by some kind of power. Now that we can continue to advance, does that mean that the seal has been broken?"
Senos looked at her excited expression and understood why she was so excited. He said, "Yes, it is very possible."
"It must be Father who broke it!" Celine said, "You said that he was the one who first proposed this theory, didn't you?"
Senos paused for a moment and nodded.
"Does this mean that … Father and the rest are still alive? The Empire is not completely destroyed? "
Sirene held Senos' remaining hand. Her eyes were red like a little rabbit's.
Looking at her eyes that were filled with hope and suppressed pain, Thanos felt his throat dry up. He raised his left arm and gently touched the top of her head with his palm.
Sirene blinked and said softly, "Brother, Father is still alive. He will definitely come to pick us up. When we return to the Imperial City, we can buy the most advanced technology from the Star Alliance."
"Your body will get better. You will!"
Senos did not say anything. He just pulled her into his arms and gently patted her back.
Sirene clenched her fists and bit her lower lip in his arms.
The Astral Tide broke out too quickly that day. They had underestimated the scale of the Astral Tide, so they did not evacuate in time.
After the frontline military barrier was destroyed by the crazy high level Astral Beasts, everything was over.
Her comrades and her people died in large numbers in front of her. They were trampled by the Astral Beasts and lost their lives without any resistance.
Under Brady's protection, she and her brother barely managed to escape a certain distance before they were finally caught up.
Her magic power was exhausted. She could only use her body to make a final struggle. At that time, she was already in despair and was prepared to die in battle.
But on the way, Brady found this cave.
The cave that could only fit one person became their last hope.
At the most critical moment, her brother had chosen to bring up the rear and let Brady use the last of his Shadow Power to bring her into the cave. He then stood guard at the entrance of the cave and blocked the galactic beasts until they were safely inside. Only then did he follow them in.
But the Astral Beasts that followed him did not let him go and bit off his legs from behind.
After her brother entered the cave, he endured the pain and released ice to block the entrance. After ten minutes, the Astral Beasts outside finally dispersed.
After that, Senos was in a coma for two weeks.
In addition to his legs, his arm was bitten and poisoned. If he did not treat it, it would spread to his heart. Brady could only bear the pain and amputate his arm.
During his coma, he had a fever and was hanging on with the few remaining medicine. When he woke up, he used the Healing Stream to treat himself.
But the Healing Stream could not make the amputated limb grow back.
Whenever she thought of his situation and his expression when he learned the news, Sirene's heart ached so much that she could not breathe.
The Astral Tide gradually subsided, but the Astral Beasts did not leave. They could only hide in this cave. After Brady recovered, he went out again and saved people one by one.
After Thanos's treatment, these people's lives were saved.
Ever since then, they had been living here.
Day by day, she went from being full of hope to not thinking about things that were too far away.
Her motivation in life was to take good care of her brother and lead the survivors to survive in this dangerous wilderness.
She no longer thought about whether the Empire still existed or if anyone would come to save them.
Because, she was afraid.
She knew that the reason why her brother was able to survive in this dark underground was to provide them with fresh water.
Because of Senos, they did not need to worry about water and could receive good treatment when they were injured.
This seemed to be the only reason for his survival.
She did not know if her brother would leave her if they could really return. She could not see any hope in his eyes that were getting darker by the day.
"Brother, we will be fine."
Sirene said with a sobbing tone, "Believe me, now that the restriction has been lifted, I will break through to three-star very soon. I will become very strong."
"I can catch more prey and give you a better life. I will take good care of you. When I break through to four-star or five-star, I can bring you home …"
Home?
Senos gently stroked his sister's hair and looked up at the light coming in from the small holes.
After staying underground for almost three years, he could not remember what his "home" was like.
After all, it was as far away as a dream, as if he had never had it before.
"Yes," he said softly, "As long as Sirene says it, I will believe it."
"Don't worry, I will not leave you behind."
Celine raised her teary eyes and looked at him with reddened eyes. "You promised. You can't lie to me."
Senos did not say anything. He took out a handkerchief, wet it with water, and gently wiped her tears and the plant juice that he smeared on her face as a disguise.
It will be fine, everything will be fine …
Xu Sili did not know that because he had advanced to the Imperial City, history had changed, and who was affected by him.
He was now busy checking the results of his advancement.
The first and most obvious benefit was that his level restriction was finally lifted.
After the Star Level Restriction was removed, his accumulated EXP had increased by two levels, reaching LV22. The EXP required for the next level up had reached 16,000 EXP.
From level 20 onwards, he would gain 9 vitality points for every level up, and 20 Omni Points. After reaching level 22, he lost 8 points more than he lost when he activated the Guardian Array.
As a result, his symptoms of weakness were all gone, and his face was even more rosy.
The improvement of his Spirit and Intelligence also made him feel clearer. His Agility and Defense were still increasing slowly, but it was much better than before.
Moreover, after the main city leveled up, he could clearly feel the increase in elemental concentration in the Imperial City. From the feedback, the other four main cities had also increased.
After all, this was the Imperial City, which was always one level higher than the other main cities, and it affected the entire Roland Empire.
After leveling up, Xu Sili found that the protective barrier of the Imperial City seemed to have become stronger.
This was a good sign. After Orchid Moon City rose to Level 2, he believed that there would always be holes in the barrier and the situation should improve. Although Orchid Moon City was currently in a rare period of truce after Si Sheng cleaned up a wave.
According to the statistics of the Elementalist College, after the seal was lifted this time, basically all the two-star Elementalists had a breakthrough.
After all, they had been stuck at two-star for many years, like Dean Justin, who had been stuck for decades. They did not lack experience, and previously, they could not advance because of the level restriction.
After the restriction was lifted, some people's strength even showed a vengeful increase.
For example, Li Zheyu directly increased by half a star, from level 20 to level 25, and became a person that everyone, including Xu Sili, admired.
The leveling system of NPCs was different from his. Xu Sili relied on his experience points, and basically did not have a bottleneck. On the other hand, although NPCs easily fell into difficulties, they often relied on their own understanding to achieve rapid leveling up.
Besides the two-star Elementalists, Elementalists of other levels more or less received some benefits.
Feeling the body made cultivation much easier, and it was easier for them to gain epiphanies.
Wen Jishan took this opportunity and joined forces with the Elementalist College to promote the Meditation Technique and Body Tempering Technique to the public.
Of course, there was a fee to learn.
The aristocrats charged the most, while the poor were free. Under the supervision of Xiao Wu, this measure was implemented to the greatest extent.
This was because Xu Sili did not care about the consequences, and directly issued a law, announcing that everyone had the obligation to learn the Meditation Technique and Body Tempering Technique.
As a citizen, everyone had to pay a fee called "compulsory education", and Xiao Wu would deduct the fee based on each person's annual income.
Of course, there were many citizens in the Roland Empire who had little or no balance in their electronic accounts, but these citizens were not the target of this policy.
This was a classic example of "robbing the rich to help the poor."
If it was a peaceful era, and there was no powerful artificial intelligence like Xiao Wu to control it, Xu Sili might not dare to do this.
But now it was a chaotic era, and in a chaotic era, heavy punishment was needed.
Moreover, these aristocrats had no choice, because this entire planet was the territory of the Roland Empire, and they had no channel to communicate with other planets, so they could not migrate or transfer their assets.
Although, their assets were worthless on other planets.
Xu Sili was not afraid of them rebelling.
His public support directly broke through 80% after the live broadcast of the lifting of the interstellar restrictions, and Si Sheng's absolute military support.
As long as they dared to rebel, he dared to directly destroy them, not to mention that Xiao Wu controlled the public opinion on the Internet, and those who tried to hide behind the scenes to incite public opinion were all eliminated at the source.
But then again, there were not many people who opposed this policy.
This was because for the aristocrats and the middle class, this fee was within the acceptable range, and there was a chance to become an Elementalist by practicing these two basic techniques!
Everyone was completely happy to see this kind of training obligation.
In the end, under Wen Jishan's manipulation, it became a symbol of status to deduct the fee.
For a time, it became a trend to show the deduction of the "compulsory education" fee. As long as the number was shown, it could show off one's status and status, and it could even be a Versailles.
This result was something that Xu Sili never expected, and he was prepared for someone to pull some tricks. All he could say was … Wen Jishan was awesome!
Then came the teleportation portal that Xu Sili was looking forward to the most!
The original purpose of upgrading the main city was to obtain the teleportation portal blueprint. Although he had already met Second Brother, the construction of the teleportation portal was still a very important project.
Now that the five main cities were not connected, it was too passive and too isolated, and he had no way to properly grasp the development of the other four main cities, so the teleportation portal was absolutely necessary.
After about a week, just as he was beginning to suspect that he had been tricked by the players of the future forum, there was finally news of the teleportation portal blueprint —
As the expansion of the town of Doha continued, the Earth Elementalists of the engineering team accidentally dug up a ruin while they were adjusting the terrain.
In this ruin, not only did they unearth the inheritance of Elemental Pharmacists, but they also found the blueprint and some materials for the construction of a two-way teleportation portal!
Everyone thought it was a coincidence, because the imperial city had already been explored before, there should not be any other ruins left, and this ruin was a lost treasure.
Only Xu Sili knew that this was all brought about by the main city's upgrade.
After careful consideration, Xu Sili gave the inheritance of Elemental Pharmacists to a special talent in Potion Creation that he had previously discovered. She would also become the players' Life Profession Mentor.
Xu Sili felt a little guilty towards Su Lin, who was the first to come up with the creation of the Blood Potion and Blue Potion. He had originally planned to let him inherit the inheritance, but who knew that he would give up the opportunity.
In the future, he would think of other ways to make it up to him. He really liked this smart and hardworking honest child.
The construction of the two-way teleportation portal was naturally handed over to Ikeda, the future master architect. He had already proven his ability in the construction of the town of Doha.
However, he was still very young at the moment, and without Su Mo's help during the closed door period, Xu Sili could not help but feel a little worried, so he asked Wen Jishan to assign more people to him.
He hoped to complete the teleportation portal in the imperial city before the start of the Second Beta. With less than two months left, it was not easy, but with Ikeda's construction speed boost, he felt that it was not impossible.
After making all these arrangements, Wen Jishan had already decided on the list of Elemental Engineers to be sent to the other three main cities.
Thus, on a fine morning, Xu Sili left the Bionic Robot behind once again, and secretly boarded the shuttle that was transporting the engineering team with Si Sheng.
Their first stop was the seaside Glaze City.
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