Sword of Dawn

As if strong acid had been poured on the flesh, the earth was rotten, large areas of rock and soil turned gray black, and cracks could be seen spreading everywhere, the vegetation on the land had long been corrupted, and the remaining trunks were twisted into In a demonized state like a devil's claws, further away, you can see collapsed walls, charred houses, and the Cecil family's castle shrouded in smoke and dust.

Aberrations that resemble giants roam the wasteland.

Fields and crops have long been annihilated in the tide of monsters, completely indistinguishable.

"The family's territory..." Rebecca lay on the hillside, clenched her teeth tightly, her eyes were a little red, and tears of anger or sadness rolled around in her eyes. The girl who had adapted to the status of a lord seemed to have lost everything at this moment.

"This is what the land corrupted by the demon tide looks like," Gawain sighed. "The Gondor Empire was corrupted from the inside to the outside. I guess that corruption should still be entrenched in the old empire until today." on the wasteland—and yet a new corruption has emerged within the realms of civilization."

Amber broke out in a cold sweat: "God of Shadows... We were surrounded by these things all the time?"

Hetty thought about the possibility of the family's recovery: "Is there any help?"

"It's hopeless," Gawain shook his head. "You didn't block the attack of the aberrants. They have formed a group resonance, and the elemental infection caused by the demon tide caused by it is irreversible. Even if all the monsters are eliminated, the monsters occupying this land The pollution on the surface will also last for a long time."

"How long will it last?" Hetty seemed a little unwilling to give up.

"Has human civilization returned to the land of the Gondor Empire?" Gawain asked a seemingly irrelevant question.

"...there is still a restricted area of ​​life, and no one dares to set foot on the land on the other side of the magnificent barrier."

Gao Wen shrugged: "It seems that the corruption of the Cecil Territory will last at least 700 years."

Rebecca and Hetty looked at this ancestor in amazement. They couldn't understand why this great figure who founded the Cecil family was so calm when facing the scene where the last piece of the family's territory was destroyed by monsters—— There was neither anger nor sadness, it was as if they were looking at something that had nothing to do with them, and this attitude even made them a little scared.

However, Gao Wen quickly noticed the eyes of the two, and asked, "Is there any problem?"

"My lord ancestor, aren't you... angry?" Rebecca asked cautiously, "This is the last piece of territory of the Cecil family..."

Gawain was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized that he still hadn't fully assumed the role, which revealed a flaw, so he quickly put on a straight face and suppressed all his acting skills: "Indulging in these things will not help. Gawain Sethi Er is a pioneer, and every inch of land and wealth in this family was built from scratch by me, if there is no territory, it will be gone, at worst, find a new place to open up wasteland—what are mother-in-law and mother doing?"

Hetty and Rebecca nodded quickly, and while nodding, they cast their eyes on their ancestors in their hearts, saying that they really deserved to be legend-level ancestors, and their vision and heart were really different—I just didn’t know that in all the lands It has been divided by the existing noble system, and the land of no man is basically a restricted area. Where does the ancestor plan to open up wasteland...

"There's nothing to see here. We have to plan our itinerary next. The next step is to find the town first, and then find a way to reunite with the group of people who broke out." Gao Wen quickly changed the subject while pretending to be X. , "I remember that a knight named Philip led people to break through? Did you discuss the meeting point?"

Rebecca quickly replied: "The agreement is on Tanzan Town in the north. If Tanzan is also attacked by monsters, we will continue north along the Kingdom Avenue."

Gao Wen nodded, and was about to leave when a strange feeling made him stop suddenly.

After being stunned for a moment, he and the Byron knight next to him shouted almost simultaneously: "Get down! Hide!"

Although they didn't know why, Rebecca and Hetty immediately followed Knight Byron and hid under a nearby boulder, while Amber had already disappeared into the shadows and got into an unknown corner the moment Gawain opened his mouth.Gawain followed closely behind Rebecca to hide, but suddenly saw the little maid Betty, who looked a little silly, still holding the pan, standing there with a dazed face, so he rushed out and dragged her away. Come back—and almost at the next moment, a sense of oppression that made everyone tremble fell from the sky.

In the light of the rising "giant sun", an elegant and huge creature slowly flew across the sky.

It was a giant dragon tens of meters long.

In panic, Hetty subconsciously cast a third-level spell "Curved Light Position" to conceal everyone's figures, but she was not sure whether this simple spell could hide the eyes of a legendary creature.

But the dragon really didn't notice the people on the ground-or maybe it didn't bother to pay attention to it at all.He or she just flapped its wings slowly, flying gracefully and majestically across the sky, and the land of Cecil Territory that was destroyed by the demon tide was reflected in those huge eyes.

Then it took a sip of the salt soda... oh, the breath burned the place.

Chapter 0010 Back to the Real Matter

Dragon.

This creature has not appeared in the mortal world for a long time-in fact, for most intelligent races in Loren, the dragon is a creature between myth and reality.They definitely know the existence of this powerful creature, but basically no one can see a real dragon in their lifetime.

Except for those elves in the south who talk about their gods and are particularly alive, the elves with a long lifespan are very qualified to call themselves witnesses to history. In the long history of the elf empire, there are still one or two records of dealing with dragons.

That elegant and powerful creature with dark blue scales and huge wings let out a deadly breath as it flew across the sky. The ancient dragon language magic was contained in the already scorching white pillar of fire, and its power was by no means simple. The flame is so simple, where the pillar of fire swept, the ground ignited a raging fire, and continued to burn and spread without fuel. After only a few breaths, the entire Cecil Territory was completely engulfed in flames.

And after doing all this, the giant dragon hovered here for a while, as if checking the effect of its own work, and finally flapped its wings and flew high into the sky, disappearing into the clouds that were gradually brightening.

Gawain heard several deep breaths coming from beside him, including Hetty, everyone dared to take a deep breath until now - if the dragon entrenched for a while longer, it would be really bad Know who among them will be the first to faint.

"Dragon...Dragon..." Rebecca clutched her staff tightly and kept muttering to herself, "Ancestor, I saw a dragon..."

Gao Wenqing coughed twice: "Ahem, you don't need to tell me, I saw it too."

Rebecca woke up suddenly, looked at Gao Wen with a little embarrassment, and then looked at Cecil with a complicated expression.

After being ravaged by the demon tide, and then burned by the dragon flames, this place is absolutely terrible.

And those monsters... Although they are quite troublesome to the guards with poor combat effectiveness in the Cecil Territory, they are only the lowest level of distortion after all. Under the burning of the dragon flames, almost all of them have been wiped out. Some survived, and it was only a matter of time before their self-disintegration after the drastic changes in the surrounding environment.

"I thought dragons would only appear in legends," the taciturn Knight Byron couldn't help but said. The three soldiers beside him were still shaking and couldn't stand up. He didn't blame them either, but just frowned, "My lord, have you ever dealt with dragons?"

"No." Gawain shook his head. "Dragon is a very mysterious creature. Even when half of the Loren Continent was turned upside down 700 years ago, they never intervened in the secular world."

Although he said so, Gao Wen was not too shocked by those huge creatures in his heart, because he had seen giant dragons from other channels—he had seen such creatures more than once during those days when he was hanging in the sky appeared on the mainland.It's just that dragons are indeed mysterious. Even though Gao Wen has been in the sky for tens of thousands of years, he has seen quite a few giant dragons. Coupled with the messy and trivial pictures, he can't sum up the characteristics and habits of dragons.

At this time, the shadow next to Gao Wen suddenly shook twice, he turned his head and saw Amber standing behind him, and the half-elf lady still had a look of shock on her face.

"I saw a dragon!" Amber yelled, "My mother would never believe it—I saw a dragon! It's so big!"

"Okay, okay, everyone here has seen it," Gawain glared at the timid and noisy thief, "Where did you go just now?"

"Drilling in the crevices of the nearby rocks," said Hu Po, puffing out her chest, "I'm very good at escaping!"

Gawain covered his forehead and sighed: "Shadow affinity is at least a master level, and the frontal combat ability is limited compared to geese. You are quite proud."

Then he shook his head: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's leave quickly."

He walked down the hillside. Although the dragon had already left, God knows what strange things will come out, so leaving as soon as possible is the kingly way.But Heti took one last look at the family territory with a complicated expression: "Ancestor...that dragon burned our territory."

"He burned our ruins. Strictly speaking, he burned those monsters." Gawain glanced at Heidi. He had carefully observed the dragon's breath before, and it was basically aimed at monsters. The most intensive place sprayed, although I don’t know why it sprayed in the wrong direction several times, but the tendency of spraying was quite obvious, “The Cecil collar was gone before the dragon came.”

"but……"

"Do you still want to seek justice with a dragon?" Gawain shrugged. "Let's be more realistic. If you really want to do something, it is to return to civilized society as soon as possible and report everything about the monster and the dragon."

Hetty couldn't argue and could only nod her head: "Yes."

In fact, Gao Wen understood Hetty's feelings very well——Cecilland is her hometown, the place where she was born and raised. Although the hometown has been destroyed, the hurdle in her heart is not so easy to get over, even if she knows it well. The giant dragon just set another fire on the ruins, and this fire was probably for burning those monsters, so she would feel a little awkward.

After all, this is considered face-to-face whipping.

But understanding is understanding, but it is difficult for Gao Wen to bring it into it - after all, he was not the ancestor of the Cecil family until he crawled out of the coffin...

With all kinds of messy moods, a group of people left this area, and what stood in front of them was a dense forest.

Hetty held the staff in one hand, and drew a few runes of light and shade in the air with the other hand, and then looked up to the direction of the dense forest: "You have to go through this forest to get back to the road, which leads to Tanzania Town The way to go."

Gawain looked at the rune shining in Hetty's hand with a curious and envious expression (although he tried his best to conceal it): "Magic is really a convenient thing..."

"Ancestor?" Hetty was a little confused, and then showed a panicked expression, "Are you unhappy with my skills?"

Gao Wen was taken aback: "Ah? Why should I be unhappy?"

"The Cecil family has always been based on the power of knights. Martial arts and riding skills are the orthodoxy of the family. People like Rebecca and I have embarked on the path of mages... If it was more than 100 years ago, let alone the right of inheritance, I am afraid Getting a foothold in the family will be a problem," Hetty explained a little nervously, "It's just...it's just that since the incident 100 years ago, the status of the family has plummeted, and the number of people has gradually withered. Children who can master extraordinary power are scarce, so Paths other than the path of knighthood are considered to be recognized...but anyway, this violates the rules of the family."

Gao Wen casually said, "Who made the stupid rules?"

With an open mind, he has always hated such typical pedantic family rules.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became subtle. Knight Byron immediately lowered his head and pretended to tie his shoelaces—even though he was wearing a pair of iron boots, Hetty was on the spot, and Rebecca was on the spot. Two seconds later, he timidly raised his finger and pointed at Gao Wen himself.

Gao Wen: "..."

Retrieve the memory, back then... It seems that there was such a thing.

The young and vigorous hero Gawain Cecil drank the celebration wine with Charles I, the founding king of the Kingdom of Ansu after a triumphant return. The two good friends bragged after drinking. The group of people who led the clansmen to flee to the north has now become pioneers and founders. It can be foreseen that there will be a large wave of first-generation nobles in the near future, and as long as they can survive, this group has no foundation. It can be said that behind the first generation of nobles, ancient families with long-standing roots will be born...

So the two founding monarchs and ministers who were too drunk got together to think about whether it should be standardized in advance, and some things like family rules and family precepts should be formulated to prevent future generations from forgetting the spirit of their ancestors and acting as Pioneers of pioneers, founders of founders, Gawain Cecil and Charles I should undoubtedly lead by example.

So 700 years ago, Gawain Cecil drank half a glass of high-quality wine in one gulp, took another look at the knight sword on his waist, raised his hand and splashed ink on the table to leave a line of words:

Knights are stronger than mages.

Charles I was very pleased when he saw it, so he wrote a line:

Gao Wenqing is right.

The former became the ancestral motto of the Cecil family, and the latter... the latter was remonstrated by Charles I's attendants and admonishers.

For the sake of the overall situation, the far-reaching ministers and His Majesty the King who is sober, of course, would not list such drunken speeches in the basic national policy, but Gawain Cecil seriously put his own words at that time. The feelings in my heart were listed in the family rules.

Breaking away from the memory bank, Gawain looked at Hetty and Rebecca with a face full of embarrassment.

He sighed: "Back then, if you drank too much, you should pretend that you didn't have this rule..."

Hetty & Rebecca: "...?"

And at this moment, a grunt came from the belly of Amber next to him, which finally relieved Gao Wen.

"Although I know it's not appropriate to say this when your grandparents are enjoying family happiness," the half-elf girl rubbed her belly in embarrassment, "but I'm a little hungry."

And Amber's hunger seemed to be the starting signal. After her words fell, there were several sounds of gastrointestinal motility coming from the stomachs of everyone present.

Even Gao Wen was no exception.

It was only at this moment that Gao Wen realized that since leaving the dark tomb, everyone present had not eaten for a long time.

And he went without food more than everyone else—the last time he had enjoyed the satisfaction of chewing food, the monkeys in Loren were far from walking upright.

Chapter 0011

Traveling to another world is not a romantic thing. Between those exciting ruins, magic, giant beasts and hero stories, there are more practical problems that have to be faced-such as eating and sleeping in the wild and How to fill your stomach.

The escape journey was in a hurry, especially under the premise that the castle was breached, and the last few guards resisted until the last moment. It is impossible for anyone to have time to prepare a bag full of dry food. The place is the cemetery of the ancestors, and that place doesn't look like a place where food is stored...

So when Amber was hungry, everyone realized the imminent real problem.

Surrounding it was a piece of wasteland, bare and without even a root of grass. On the other side of the hillside was Cecil Territory, which had been turned into ruins by the sea of ​​fire, but a little further down the hillside, there was a dense forest.

In this magical medieval place, the dense forest outside the town is synonymous with danger, where the lights of civilization cannot shine, except for beasts, there are robbers and monsters, but the dense forest also means another thing: more food.

And to go to Tanzan Town in the north, you have to go through this dense forest.

The group found a flat and open place to rest temporarily at the edge of the forest, and then began to assign people responsible for finding food.

Gawain first took a look at the stupid little maid—this little girl named Betty really lacked a sense of presence, but she was quite courageous. She was not scared to cry when the dragon flew over before, and of course it might be I was so scared that I didn't respond.At this time, the little girl was still holding the pan tightly in her hand, and stood there nervously. After noticing Gawain's gaze, she shrank her neck a little.

"Betty, Hetty, Rebecca, the three of you stay here, Byron you stay as a guard," Gawain said, "The others will go hunting with me. Including you, Amber."

Betty has no combat effectiveness. Although Hetty and Rebecca are different magicians, they are not suitable for chasing wild animals in the woods, and they consume a lot of energy. The chance of meditation recovery is a fatal problem for spellcasters who need a good mental state to exert their strength, so it is better to stay and watch the house, and return to the blue as soon as possible so that the next journey can have a little more fighting power.

Of course the three loyal family warriors had no complaints about these arrangements, but Amber stared wide-eyed: "Why should I go? I'm so tired too!"

Gawain glared at her: "Touch your ears, you're more or less of half-elf blood, don't you follow me to the woods to hunt, are you ashamed to say that your ancestors lived in trees?"

Amber pursed her mouth, full of resentment: "You are racially biased—whoever told you elves must hunt in the woods. I learned stealth, not forest patrol..."

"You dig my grave."

Amber: "...Okay."

Gawain led three soldiers and a half-elf who claimed he couldn't hunt to hunt in the woods, leaving the loyal Knight Byron and three ladies to watch the house in a temporary camp.

After arranging some warning runes with the little magic power left, Hetty sat on the stone wearily, while Rebecca led Betty around the warning range of Knight Byron, and then hugged a Bundle came back from a dry branch found nearby.

After piling up the branches on the ground, Rebecca took two steps back, raised her staff, and chanted the most basic fire-igniting incantation, and an unstable burst fireball condensed in the air.

Hetty stopped the fireball before it exploded: "Forget it, let me do it."

After lighting the bonfire with a normal magic flame, the cold air accumulated in the underground tunnel and the early morning night wind was finally gradually forced out of the body, Hetty heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Rebecca helplessly: "When do you want to be able to do so?" Learn magic other than fireball..."

Rebecca lowered her head in shame: "I'm sorry, aunt."

"Don't show your worthless appearance so easily, even when you're apologizing, don't lower your head like this," Hetty rubbed her forehead more helplessly, "You are already the heir to the title, you know? Your performance today... ...To be honest, that ancestor was probably very disappointed, although he didn't show it."

Rebecca suddenly became nervous: "Then... what should I do then?"

Hetty was stunned, and sighed: "Oh, what can we do? Looking at the current state of the family, I am afraid that none of the Cecil family's heirs can satisfy the ancestors. Our current appearance...is the same as the family's past. The brilliance is just too disproportionate."

Rebecca pursed her lips vigorously. For her who grew up following the life trajectory of ordinary noble children, the series of things she experienced recently greatly exceeded her cognition. No teacher He had told her how to face these things—whether it was the attack of demon tides and monsters, or the fact that the ancestor crawled out of the coffin—all these made the young Viscountess at a loss.

After a moment of silence, Rebecca finally mustered up her courage: "Auntie, do you think the ancestor...is he really resurrected?"

Hetty looked into Rebecca's eyes, and she could easily guess what this niece was thinking.

"Are you doubting the ancestors, or the resurrection of the ancestors?"

"Actually, I know I shouldn't doubt it, but this matter...is a bit unbelievable."

"I am the same, but the facts are in front of me," Hetty shook her head, "Do you still remember the first lesson that every magic apprentice must learn? It is not about theoretical knowledge and magic formulas, but a motto: the truth may be Contrary to common sense, but the truth is always the truth. The same applies to fields other than magic."

Seeing that Rebecca was deep in thought, Hetty added in a low voice: "No matter what the reason for the ancestor's awakening from the long sleep, the resurrection of the ancestor of the Cecil family must be a fact..."

Betty glanced at the two hostesses, and found that she couldn't understand what they were talking about, so she lowered her head and continued to hold her precious pan in a daze.

Soon, Gao Wen, who went hunting, returned with three soldiers and an amber.