Chapter 1117: Twilight capital
The crowd does not need to cross all nine kingdoms to reach Midgard. After the death of Heimdal, the Midgard space was fixed on the seventh floor of the nine kingdoms, behind this solidified space chain. Also arranged in the country of Nibelung in the dead and Neferheim in the underworld. It is said that the situation in those two countries is worse than other places, but currently Hao Ren does not intend to go there.
They arrived at the destination of this trip: the Twilight Capital of Midgard.
Midgard, in the days when the Nordic gods flourished, it was the "atrium" of the nine kingdoms. It is said that Odin led the gods to open up various kingdoms on the branches of Yugudo Lahir and divided the atrium into a place where human beings live. In Vivienne’s memory, this continent is actually Nordic. The human experimental base of the gods and the observation test field. But no matter what it used to be, it is now almost the same as other countries.
The sky in Midgard has a reddish lead color, and the extremely dim sky is almost the same as midnight. The turbid and heavy clouds cover the dry and twisted earth, and the faint as if it is about to collapse. Under the canopy, the charred land can no longer see the past, and there are thick smoke and poisonous mists rushing between the gullies interlaced, and the eldest son’s tentacles are smashed out from some of the most massive seams. In the post-disaster land, a ridge-like protrusion was formed. Midgard used to have several rivers flowing through the whole continent and a verdant mountain, but now the river has dried up and the mountains have become bare, and between the scorched mountains, the last of this "world" is hidden. Tinder: The Capital of Twilight.
The spherical aircraft slid silently in the darkness, gradually approaching the energy source in front, and the case of the Twilight Capital was presented to everyone by holographic projection.
It is an unprecedented city, but it is also a chaotic, old, crumbling city. Hao Ren saw a layer of dimly lit barrier between the mountains. The barrier is translucent and irregular in shape, just like someone has tried to expand it into what it is today. Inside the barrier, there are faintly large blocks of grotesque buildings that are stacked one on top of the other, filling each inch of the barrier like a biological tissue with a lesion. As Wendell described.
The spherical aircraft stopped when it was still some distance away from the Twilight Capital. Anthony asked: "Where is the entrance?"
Wendell apparently did not quite adapt to this view from the air. He stood on the edge of the platform and recognized it for a long time to understand the direction of the city. He pointed his finger at the edge of the barrier and was close to the corner of the mountains: "There is one of the gates."
"What is the procedure for getting in and out?" Hao Ren asked casually.
Wendell just shrugged silently: "Who is the procedure for?"
Hao Ren quickly understood the meaning of this sentence:
Inside the barrier is the only refuge for human beings. The outside of the barrier is the endless darkness of the vitality. This can almost be regarded as a one-way passage between the living and the dead. Whoever dares to go out from the gate except the light-seeker? And in this dark night, who will come in from outside the gate?
Perhaps thousands of years ago. The gates of the Twilight Capital have passed through, but now, even the cards are probably in vain.
"We are afraid to have to deal with the Steam Council after we get in," Wendell said. "They manage the city."
When the old man mentioned the name "Steam Council", his face was a bit complicated, and there was a bit of dissatisfaction in his respect: he respected the city's managers, but this "steam council" did not support the career of the light-seekers. . In fact, as a pragmatic ruling collective. It is the Steam Council that is constantly reducing the size of the team of light-seekers, and recently issued a notice that no longer sends out the light-seekers.
This makes Wendell’s feelings for the parliament very complicated.
"Steam Council? We didn't have much interest in this." Vivian shook her head. "We want to see your ‘古圣’ first. He still shelters the Twilight now.”
A "ancient saint" that emerged two thousand years ago and has been sheltering Midgard's humanity has made Vivian a great interest. She vaguely guessed the identity of this ancient saint. And this is also an important reason why she came here.
Wendell looked at Vivienne in surprise: "The ancient saint is of course still sheltering us, but it is not so easy for you to see him."
Hao Ren's eyebrows pick: "He doesn't see anyone?"
Wendell shook his head: "The ancient saint has not appeared for many years. Now only the caregivers in the lower level can see him. There are thousands of people in the Twilight capital who want to meet the ancient saints, but ordinary people have no This qualification."
Vivian smiled: "We feel that this identity is enough to cause the interest of the ancient saint from other countries."
Wendell's expression changed instantly, and it was clearly recognized by Vivienne. He was a little addicted: "Okay. It makes sense. If you hear about your news, you will be very happy. I can help you through the organization of the light-seekers. We are still a little bit sympathetic to the caregivers. But in any case, the Steam Council will definitely pay attention to the fact that you manage the whole city, and everything that happens in the barrier can't beat them. To be honest, I don't want to provoke the Steam Council as much as possible. They are very conservative and I am afraid that they will block. ”
Hao Ren waved his hand to indicate that it was irrelevant, and then Anthony controlled the spherical aircraft to close the door to the Twilight Capital.
When there is still some distance from the barrier, the aircraft will slowly descend. The pedestrians will take the land directly in the desolate area outside the city: in order not to cause too much commotion, they can not fly in such a large air shuttle. .
Before arriving at the barrier entrance, Hao Ren saw the situation outside the light curtain.
Outside the barrier is a dry and twisted land. This land has also been eroded by the magic storm. Everything on the earth shows signs of severe weathering, and the heavily weathered surface landscape is faintly visible in a fairly old building: They are probably the remains of the city more than 2,000 years ago.
This ruins is close to the light barrier, and some of the ruins of the ruins are even divided into two by the barrier!
"That was the city of Cameron in the ancient times." Wendell stood by Hao Ren and explained and curiously fiddled with the living collar that was wrapped around his neck: this little device was more than his original magical charm. It must be much more advanced. He wears this thing and walks in the magic energy radiation without feeling at all.
Looking at the ruins of the building, which is divided into two by the light curtain, Hao Ren certainly knows what they mean: "Life and death, separated by a wall."
“When the barrier rises, the city is right on its edge, so the whole city is divided into two, half of the cities survived, and now it has become a block of the Twilight Capital, and the part outside the barrier becomes This looks," Wendell smiled and shook his head. "There was no door at the time, so the people who stayed outside were dead."
Lily stood on a large stone standing on the ground and looked up. She suddenly noticed that there was a little bit of light in the dark wilderness outside the light curtain. She was surprised: "There is actually some activity outside the barrier?!"
"That's the collectors," Wendell nodded. "The resources in the Twilight Capital are always limited. We have to venture to open the ore from the darkness outside. Scholars have studied various methods. We can open up three mines near the Twilight Capital, but unfortunately we will not be able to go farther. Come with me, I will know a way after entering the gate, and if I go from there, I will try not to cause trouble."
The team marched in the darkness and headed for the magnificent light curtain that gave off a soft yellow glow.
The Twilight Capital, like its name, serves as the last beacon of civilization on the long-night night of Midgard.
They spent half an hour through the ruins of the city outside the barrier. After crossing a large piece of weathered collapse, almost the same wreckage as the rock, a halo of three trucks side by side appeared in front of everyone: this road The halo is embedded in the twilight barrier, and the light curtain inside the halo is obviously thinner than the outside. Here is the gate.
"What is this?" Hao Ren looked at the things outside the door in surprise.
Outside the gate of the Twilight Capital is a piece of land that has been artificially leveled. There are hundreds of sculptures arranged in disorder. All of them are men, women and children of different looks. These lifelike people are crying with their eyes. Some are helping each other, some are struggling to crawl forward, and the most eye-catching one is the front of the sculpture group: this is an old man sitting on the ground, his legs have shrunk, but he is just quiet Sitting quietly, facing the door, waving a smile.
It is as if waving a smile to the entire Twilight capital, and it seems that there is someone standing opposite the light curtain, and the old man is waving goodbye to him.
In this regard, Wendell only said one sentence: "When the barrier rises, half of the city stays outside." (To be continued.)
I want to visit my mobile phone.