Thick fog, boundless thick fog. This greyish-white and lifeless thing shrouded the entire world in sight, and even the entire planet. It was stagnant in the air, occasionally flowing with the breeze, but it had never truly dissipated for thousands of years. The setting sun hovered over the distant horizon. The last pale ray of sunlight scattered in the dust, maintaining the last ray of light at the end of the day. The sunlight was not warm, but strange and desolate. A small group of travelers silently hurried on their way in the thick fog and the last ray of sunlight, hoping to reach the teleportation station before sunset. This way, they could avoid the beasts of the wasteland at night. There was no night worse than that.
I found that traveling in this kind of environment was a very boring thing to do. It was not only the thick fog that was everywhere that made me feel bad, but also the monotonous and vast Gobi Desert. There was no vegetation that could be called a landscape, and there were no man-made signs that could bring comfort to the people, let alone roads. There were only gravel and sand in sight, as if it was a repetitive map that covered the land all the way into the layers of fog. Forward, backward, left, right. No matter which direction you went, you would not feel that you were going to another scenery. You would only see endless gravel and sand emerging from the thick fog in front of you, only to disappear into the same fog behind you. After walking like this for a while, I even had the illusion that I was not moving forward, but the ground beneath my feet was rolling. I was just walking mechanically on this roll-like ground, maintaining myself in the same place.
In such a fog-shrouded wasteland, it was impossible not to get lost without a special method. We had wide-area spiritual power scanning and all kinds of detection technology, and the residents of the Dim Moon used a skill that they called pathfinding magic to maintain their lives in the thick fog. The tall and thin night elf was the leader of this small group. In his hand was a shining disk that seemed illusory and real. In fact, it was an intricate rune array. It should be able to produce a link with the geomagnetic field of this planet to guide the caster forward. The precision of this thing should be much better than a compass. Based on the expressions of Joseph and the other two, I guessed that this skill must be very rare for the people on the ground.
Other than this pathfinding magic, they also had other ways to identify the path, and that was to rely on their racial talent. The dog-tailed girl who spoke like popcorn kept running around in front and behind the group. She was like a real puppy, sniffing the ground from time to time, and then loudly ridiculing the night elf for his inaccurate guidance. The night elf was not annoyed, and every time, he would smile and nod, and then change his direction. From this, it could be deduced that the demon beasts were not as simple as having animal ears. Part of their physical abilities were probably as strong as their corresponding animals.
With a blank expression, I watched as Weska followed the dog-tailed girl and jumped up and down. Occasionally, he would lie on the ground and sniff around. His temporarily grown cat tail was also happily drawing circles in the air. I couldn't help but want to tell her, "Cats and dogs have different habits. You're now a Mewska, not a Wangska …"
In the end, Pandora was still the best. She quietly followed by my side, not annoyed at her brother's bad taste, and obediently pretended to be a quiet white cat. Moreover, I also discovered something else. This girl had found another way to relieve her boredom apart from the 'beep beep'. That was to shake her ears left and right. Although I knew that it was just an ornament, seeing how happy she was playing with it, I began to suspect that this girl had been hiding a pair of cat ears all along.
"How much longer do we have to walk?" The dog-tailed girl scuttled back, and asked while shaking the tall night elf's arm with all her might.
"It's not far ahead," the night elf's tone was unhurried. Then, he coughed uncomfortably, "Cough cough … This darned fog. There was fog in the past, but now that we're nearing the opening of the gate, the fog has become much more serious. "
Once the dog-tailed girl grasped the topic, she started blabbering, "It is said that there is no such fog in Hazenwood. The fog in Reedermunn is to circulate and purify something. The Barbarian King is definitely right, but what does the sky look like without fog? I heard from the people on the ground that you can see something called clouds in the sky of Hazenwood. Isn't that fog?"
"I also don't know what clouds look like," the night elf shrugged. "That was a scene from two thousand years ago. It is said that Reedermunn was the same as Hazenwood, but who knows what 'the same' looks like. Only those who have been to Hazenwood have seen the scenery there. How can we come into contact with those important people?"
My heart moved, and I thought of a way to intervene in their conversation, "Speaking of which, a war is about to break out, right?"
"War? Yeah, that's true, but I'm still used to calling it the opening of the gate like the others, "the night elf grinned," You guys are also concerned about the opening of the gate? Ordinary people don't really like to talk about this. "
"I'm just bored," I rubbed my hands together, showing a very interested expression, "Really, no one knows what Hazenwood looks like? What kind of people would be able to go to war … Yeah, I mean to go to Hazenwood? "
"Don't even think about it. Back then, I was just like you, hoping that I could join the Beast Army. I even practiced swordsmanship for three years," the night elf smiled, showing off his arm that wasn't strong at all, "In the end, I was eliminated before I could even enter the battlefield. The Beast Army isn't something that ordinary people can join. There are only a few tens of thousands of people in the entire Reedermunn who can follow the Lord into battle. If you can't fight against a hundred people alone, you can forget about it."
It seemed that the so-called 'Beast Army' was the army that the Dim Moon Lord led every time he attacked the world on the ground. Without a doubt, there was a huge amount of information hidden here!
The Dim Moon War was a world war between the two planets. The people on the ground had stationed millions of soldiers on both sides of a mountain range, so how many soldiers did the Dim Moon send out?
Anyway, it was impossible for the Dim Moon Lord to lead tens of thousands of people to sweep the entire world. If that was the case, the people on the ground wouldn't have to resist at all. The difference in combat power was so great that there was no need to fight at all.
In that case, other than the Beast Army that the night elf mentioned, the other armies that the Dim Moon Lord released into the world on the ground every time during the Dim Moon War … What were they? Were they the beasts that they "tamed", or …
I didn't dwell on this question for too long because a tower with flickering lights was faintly appearing in the thick fog about a hundred meters in front of me. The shape was a little familiar.
The dog-tailed girl jumped up and down happily, "Oh, oh, oh, we're here!"
"Why is this teleportation station exactly the same as the one on the ground …" Joseph rubbed his eyes and whispered. As he got closer to the tower, he could tell that it was actually a teleportation station that the people on the ground often used. Not only was the shape similar, even the size of the tower and the base below were exactly the same. The only difference was that the tower that was gradually emerging from the thick fog did not have a bright little sun at the top. That little sun was the sacred relic of the goddess's religion, used to prevent the Dim Moon creatures from approaching. Of course, it couldn't be seen here.
Although there was no clear record in the historical records, the people on the ground generally believed that the teleportation towers all over the world were built by the people on the ground. They were military facilities built during the first war to fight against the powerful original sinners. Although the blueprints of these facilities were lost after the third war, the people on the ground were still proud of those mysterious towers. Joseph didn't expect to see such a familiar tower on the Dim Moon.
He wasn't surprised that the Dim Moon people also had teleportation technology, but he was surprised that the two worlds that should have been completely separated not only had the same civilians, but also the same landmark!
I patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "You're surprised? I guess your entire worldview will be shattered and reshaped in the next one or two days. The grievances between the world on the ground and the Dim Moon are not so simple. "
Joseph and Anna both looked at me with a strange look. This pair of quarrelsome lovers were indeed a little stupid, but they were not stupid. If they still couldn't hear the hidden meaning in my words, then they had lived for nearly 30 years in vain. Joe, on the other hand, was completely silent at this moment. This elf guy clenched his fists inconspicuously, and his lips were pale from holding his breath. The teleportation tower that led to the city on the ground was close at hand, but with every step he took, his courage seemed to fade a little. Seeing his reaction, I understood in my heart: people always say that one is timid when one is close to home. He is timid when he is close to his mother.
Joseph finally behaved like a leader at this time. He quickly noticed Joe's mood and patted his alien brother on the shoulder, "Don't be so nervous. How can a man be so timid at this time?"
The moment Joe showed a grateful look, Joseph said the second half of the sentence without hesitation, "Think about it, your mother may not still be alive, right?"
I slapped myself on the forehead: How did this idiot survive for nearly 30 years without being beaten to death?
The teleportation station used by the Dim Moon people seemed to be in a much better condition than the one on the ground. The teleportation station technology on the ground had been lost for a long time, and now even the energy supply had begun to be limited. The teleportation tower on the Dim Moon had obviously been carefully repaired. Every rune on its base was shining, new and full of energy. A group of people came to the bottom of the tower. Just like when we used the teleportation station on the ground, two people came out from a small door at the bottom of the tower. They were two dark-skinned, short and fat vampires. Speaking of which, this was the first time I knew that vampires could also look like Guo Gang …
They were slightly surprised to see a group of more than 10 people in front of them, "Oh, there are more and more people going to the city on the ground recently. They are all picking people up and going to help."
The night elf quickly asked, "Is the situation over there really as what people said? It's already a mess? "
"How can it be?" The station manager waved his hand, "It's a bunch of people who are too sensitive to think. The people in the city on the ground have lived with us for hundreds of years and are very familiar with each other. Even if there are some who are homesick, they won't go as far as to smash our things. However, it's also the right time for you to go and help. Although there hasn't been a riot, it is indeed a little chaotic. "
After chatting for a while, we stood on the rune ring outside the teleportation tower. I noticed something here: Regardless of whether it was the teleportation station on the Dim Moon or the teleportation station on the ground, the teleportation itself was free. It seemed to be a convenient public facility. However, the teleportation station could earn money through other means. The teleportation station on the ground mainly provided fodder for the horses and a service to brush the horses, while the teleportation station on the Dim Moon sold newspapers and snacks. That passionate night elf not only bought a newspaper for herself, she also bought a large pile of dried fish and beef jerky for all the monsters, including the two 'monsters' on our side.
"Brother, brother, I don't like to eat dried fish," Visca grumbled softly to me as she chewed on a dried fish.
I pinched her cat ears, "You still have to eat it. You are a cat now."
The cat-eyed loli pouted, "If I had known earlier, I would have turned into a dog. I could have eaten dried beef …"
Amidst Visca's grumbling, we were shrouded in a white halo. After a moment of dizziness, everyone had arrived at a vast town square.
It turned out that the teleportation station here was built directly in the city. I guess this was initially done by the ruler of the Dim Moon to facilitate surveillance and suppress the residents of the underground city at any time. After all, the 50,000 expeditionary army was not the law-abiding citizens of the Dim Moon at first.
"This … here …" Joe looked around at the surrounding scenery. His lips trembled, and he could hardly speak a complete sentence. I could understand his mood: Although I had long guessed that the underground city was related to the 50,000 expeditionary army back then, I really saw a city that was completely the same style as the above world. Seeing so many people on the ground talking, walking, and hawking in front of him, and this place was still on the Dim Moon, Joe was still too excited to speak. I also had some understanding of the architectural style of this world. Although I didn't know what the houses of the Dim Moon Dwellers looked like, the city in front of me was obviously of the above world style. I could also vaguely see some rough wood and stone structures like the North Fortress from the buildings around the square. There were many city residents near the teleportation station. All of them were familiar races: humans, elves, dwarves, and some I had never seen before, but they should also be races from the above world. They were walking casually on the square, resting, or peddling some gadgets around the teleportation station. It looked completely peaceful and daily. Among these residents, I also saw the figures of the Dim Moon Dwellers. Although the number was small, I could still tell at a glance that they were frequent visitors of this city, or even residents here permanently.
The people on the ground and the Dim Moon Dwellers lived in the same city in an incredibly harmonious way. Moreover, this was a city built on the Dim Moon, built on a planet that the people on the ground imagined to be an abyss of hell and a demon's lair.
The Iron Knight trio looked at all of this dumbfounded. Their worldview turned into ashes and shattered.
"Are the three of them alright?" The Night Elf who had been walking with us couldn't help but ask softly.
I quickly waved my hand. "They're fine, they're fine. They are dizzy from teleportation. They will be fine after dizzying for a while."
"Oh." The Night Elf didn't suspect anything. He gathered his team together and bade farewell to us. "Then, let's part ways here. It's getting late. I have to look for my relative soon. Oh right, do you have a place to stay? "
"Yes, yes. Go and do what you need to do." I chuckled and waved goodbye to him. Although we had only been walking together, the Night Elf gave me a good impression. Of course, one of the reasons was that he had bought some dried fish for the two of us, which greatly improved my impression of him. The dog-tailed lady, who spoke like a popcorn, quickly circled around all of us. After sniffing with all her might, she grabbed Visca's hand and bade farewell. "Mmhmm, Meowskar, I will remember your smell. I will look for you next time to play!"
After bidding farewell to this group of temporary traveling companions, I led everyone away from the teleportation platform. Then, I forcefully slapped the shoulders of the Iron Knight trio to wake them up. "Wake up, wake up. We have arrived. Charle, can you confirm that these are the expeditionary troops from back then? En, most of them shouldn't be. They should be the descendants of the expeditionary troops … "
"Yes, yes!" Charle nodded his head vigorously. "I even saw the emblem of the expeditionary troops. Some of the houses still have those emblems … But … But this place … How did the Dim Moon Dwellers end up with them? How did the expeditionary troops manage to survive? What happened to the four soldiers who came back to report back then?! "
After the confusion along the way, the Elf brother finally understood.
"The four of them might have been hypnotized, or they might have seen a play. It's even more likely that they aren't the four real soldiers of the expeditionary troops," I said casually. Then, I led the group to a small alley by the side of the plaza and removed the disguise. Speaking of which, I suddenly realized that I didn't need to disguise myself from the start. Seeing the Dim Moon Dwellers on the ground and seeing the people on the ground were two completely different concepts. There was a city built by the people on the ground here, so the Dim Moon Dwellers wouldn't be surprised to see the people on the ground.
However, I couldn't make a judgment based on this. What if this city didn't allow the people on the ground to leave as they pleased? Then, if we ran around in the wilderness as humans, we might attract a lot of attention. It was always good to be cautious.
Pandora and Visca kept their respective cat ears. When I looked at them, I felt that it was a pity. Actually, the two little girls were quite suitable for this kind of dressing, especially Visca. Her eyes were originally cat-like. Unfortunately, I was too embarrassed to say it out loud. Miss Lin was staring at us from the side. Just the 'Meow Scar' alone was enough for her to complain for a long time.
"Since the expeditionary troops didn't die back then, then General Angelica should still be alive. I remember that the book said that General Angelica was still very young when she went missing." Anna rubbed her eyes. It was the first time she wore something in her eyes and it made her uncomfortable. "Maybe this city is managed by her. If we look for her, we should be able to figure out what is going on here. If we find the city council hall, we will be halfway to success. "
"Are you talking about the big building opposite the plaza?" Icetis raised her hand and pointed behind her with her thumb. We looked in the direction where she was pointing. It turned out that there was a three-story building opposite the plaza. The words' council hall 'were so big that we could see it from here.
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