the last king of darkness

Chapter 301 Disaster and Fate

Suddenly, Amides waved his hand and said, "All senior scholars and below go out."

The scholars in the room bowed to their teacher one after another, and retreated one after another, leaving only a few people.

Mina bit her red lip and tried her best not to move, but the teacher didn't chase her away.

She was overjoyed, and thought to herself that maybe it was the privilege that Rhodes had brought her, so she moved quietly and stood behind him.

Amides looked at Rhodes with old eyes, and said slowly.

"What I'm going to tell you next is the top secret of the royal city. You are qualified to know it now, but it is absolutely forbidden to spread it outside."

Rhode's heart trembled, and he replied in a deep voice, "I see."

"The city of the Lord of Fire other than Trorian exists."

Amides said word by word.

"More than 200 years ago, we had communicated with humans other than Trorian, and tried to establish a long-term and effective communication channel with them."

"But it is a pity that after a huge disaster, our contact with them was cut off, and we have never found their news again, and this part of the historical materials was burned in a strange crisis, leaving only one small portion."

A trace of ominousness floated in Rhodes' heart.

"You mean, they..."

Amides said in a deep voice, "There are two possibilities."

"First, they are destroyed."

"Second, the disaster caused some kind of change, which cut off the connection between us."

Amides paused.

"But the most suspicious thing about this matter is that we later captured a doomsday believer and learned from his soul that the destruction of historical materials was done under the instructions of the leader of his polluted sect."

"It's a pity we don't learn their motives from his spirit."

"There are many opinions about this matter, and it is generally believed that it is to prevent human beings from uniting together, becoming stronger, and destroying their conspiracy to destroy human beings."

Rhodes frowned and asked, "Hasn't this group of maggots been cleaned up yet?"

Amides shook his head: "They all hid in the deeper layers of the sewers of the king's city. This is a product of the age of giants. It is extremely complicated. Asa, the leader of the polluter sect, also holds the book of destiny, which can distort the tracking personnel. It has brought great trouble to our pursuit."

The dark figure behind the scenes that I met last time may be him.

Rhodes thought.

In the future, we must dig him out and hand over that broken book to the public.

Mina couldn't help asking: "Why is this information top secret? Wouldn't it be good to let everyone know that there are other Fire King cities?"

Amides shook his head slightly.

"We used a variety of methods to find them."

"Our search team even went as far as 200 yards away into the dark depths, and even risked using the twelfth-level psionic ability to carry out wide-area communication, and in the past [-] years, such attempts have not been interrupted, but it doesn't work No matter what, we haven't heard anything back."

University scholar Oberon said: "In fact, we know that they are most likely to be destroyed."

"No one can resist not contacting another human civilization. In this era, we are like lost children. The horror of loneliness in the dark night can drive anyone crazy, and the existence of another human civilization is not only for keeping warm , can also bring courage and hope, and prove that human beings can survive in this dark environment for a long time."

"Similarly, the destruction of a King of Fire city will bring us great despair."

Amides said in a deep voice: "So, this news must not be spread outside."

Rhodes and Mina nodded together: "I see."

The great scholar Delan smiled and said: "You don't need to despair, the thick black fog can't even imagine the isolation of information, we are like a grain of sand sinking under this dark sea, trying to find the possibility of another grain of sand Very slim."

"But the world is so big, and the four continents are boundless. It is impossible that only our royal city survived. Maybe there are other human heroes who preserved the fire and continued civilization."

"Yes." Amides agreed: "We are building a clock tower that can listen to the voice of the world. When it is completed, we will be able to hear the voice of the end of darkness, and we will definitely be able to discover other civilizations of fire."

Rhode's heart moved. He remembered that Molly had told him this before, and he couldn't help asking: "How long will it take for the World Clock Tower to be built, and what materials are needed?"

"The progress of the World Clock Tower has reached 80.00%. At present, the main lack of star marrow and star fragments."

Rhodes nodded and wrote down these two materials.

Amides said kindly: "Little Rhodes, you now know how uncertain the future we are facing, the disasters of the past may recur at any time, each of us is doing our best to find a way for us to survive , the search for the truth is for this, I hope you can write your book out soon.”

Grand Scholar Oberon said: "The whole of Trorian is yearning for more power, and every step we take towards the truth, we may gain new power from it."

Rhodes said with a smile: "You are right, knowledge is power."

This incisive motto won a burst of sustained applause.

University scholars are simply impressed by this young star.

I was worried that he was exaggerating before, but now it seems that he still didn't say enough.

A few of them have secretly decided that they must find Horus and tell him not to be too conservative and to blow up a little more.

Mina was jealous and dissatisfied at the same time. Before she knew it, this elementary school boy who was once very immature in her eyes had almost grown into a thick and strong towering tree, which made her drool with envy.

"Lord Amides."

Rhodes asked after thinking for a while.

"The disaster you just kept talking about, what exactly is it? Is it the Kuroshio?"

Amides shook his head: "The Kuroshio is just one type of disaster."

Mina rushed to answer: "Disasters are a kind of doom that runs through the entire history of civilization, people can't avoid it, and they are terribly afraid but can't escape."

"standard answer."

Amides nodded slightly.

"In layman's terms, we collectively refer to any continuous events that are unfavorable to human beings as disasters."

"There are many kinds of disasters, some from the weather, some from monsters, some from environmental changes, some from the invasion of black fog, and some from the inside, etc."

"Like the worst day, do you know what it is?"

Mina quickly replied, "Long Night."

"Yes, when the long night comes, the sky is dark, the black fog is thick, the monsters are active, the power of the fire is greatly reduced, and the envelope of the holy fire will retreat to the upper city, lasting for dozens of days, and even several months in rare cases. It's a disaster."

University scholar Delan said: "The mass extinction 400 years ago was a long night that lasted nine months. [-]% of the entire Trorian population died in this disaster."

"So," said Amides, "we need to know what kind of disaster happened in the past so that we can avoid it in the future."

University scholar Oberon said: "The past that we most urgently need to clarify is mainly:"

"In the Second Era, the birth of the Black Mist and the First Fire, and the fall of the Old Gods."

"In the Third Age, the reason why mankind survived the terror in the first period, and the demise of mankind in the heyday."

"The Truth about Trorian's mass extinction 900 years ago in the Fourth Era, and other cities of the Lord of Fire."

Amides smiled and said: "If you want, you can join us in our exploration of the past. Many of our schools are very happy to have you as a character with both strength and wisdom. You are also proficient in linguistics. This is very important in the exploration of

Rhodes patted his chest: "Of course, I would be happy."

The university scholars all showed smiles. The search for the ruins in the dark depths is a very dangerous and difficult job.

Because to go deep into the dark world, the number of people traveling each time is limited, and people with more functions are more popular.

And a versatile and all-rounder like Rhodes is simply the savior they dream of.

After discussing the details of the ruins exploration for a while, the talk came to an end.

Everyone bid farewell to Rhodes one by one, and repeatedly told him to complete the work as soon as possible.

Rhodes patted his chest to promise, and bid farewell under the eyes of everyone.

This learning journey refreshed Rhodes' worldview, and made him truly understand that now they are in danger of life and death all the time.

Temporary victories are temporary and cannot change their fundamental situation.

No wonder some people want to expand outward even when they die.

And some people will stick to the city gate even if they die.

Rhodes sighed in his heart, this is probably the reaction of different people in the same crisis.

In the following period of time, Rhodes visited Kingworth Academy and the hidden branch one after another.

After Theodore's death, the chief dean was replaced by Vera.

This is also an old acquaintance. He is one of Theodore's many disciples. He is still obsessed with the departure of the teacher, and expressed a great welcome to Rhodes' arrival, constantly trying to find traces of the teacher in him.

But it is a pity that Theodore's soul has long since passed away, and his statue still stands in the Eternal Square of Dreamland, unchanged so far.

Rhodes couldn't stand his enthusiastic eyes, so he had to imitate Theodore's movements and patted his head.

Of course, due to lack of height, he only touched his chest.

But just this one action brought tears to Vera's eyes.

He cried and said that he was under a lot of pressure now, the conjuration association was withered, no one taught it, many juniors couldn't find their way, and no one knew how to use many powerful spells.

The proportion of magic talent holders in the royal city plummeted, and he didn't know what to do.

Rhodes had no choice, he didn't know spells either, so he could only comfort him by saying that part of Lord Theodore's remnant soul was still hidden in his body, and maybe one day, he would come back.

Vera's eyes were filled with hope all of a sudden, the sparkling eyes were like a hungry dog ​​seeing fat.

Rhodes couldn't take it anymore, so he had to leave in a hurry.

And the visit to the hidden branch is full of joy.

There are many familiar companions in this nostalgic environment, and there are also many, many newcomers.

He received a very warm welcome here, and everyone gathered around, wanting to get in touch with this legendary senior.

Rhodes finally sent them away, and saw Sauron who was still the chief instructor of the top class.

The guy had a serious look on his face, but he kept stuffing things into his hands during the conversation.

They are all kinds of photo crystals with various logos on them.

Such as "learning materials", "selected ancient languages", "basic action teaching", "advanced combat skills" and so on.

"What is this?" Rhodes asked puzzled.

Sauron blinked at him with a mysterious expression on his face, and stuffed another note in his hand, which read:

"Sauron's pick, great stuff to watch in the dead of night."

Rhodes understood in seconds, shook his head and said, "I have a noble character, and I never look at these things."

Sauron said in a low voice, "There's Lord Olivia's new film, and Teresa's home series."

Rhode silently stuffed the photo crystal into his arms.

Sauron said in a low voice: "Little Rhodes, if anyone asks you about your training in the hidden base in the future, you must pay more attention to my care and guidance for you."

Rhodes smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Sauron, I can't achieve what I am today without your care and teaching."

With these words, every muscle on Sauron's face stretched.

In the following period of time, the two talked happily.

Sauron simply told the current situation of the hidden branch.

Everything in the base is running well, and the entire army is on the right track. The only regret is that the battle in Fanxing Town ended too quickly, which made their round of battle plan unsuccessful, and they only went to two groups of people one after another.

Teresa, who had just broken through to the seventh-level characteristic, didn't even have time to pass, and Cassan, who was still training in the base, failed to realize her dream of fighting alongside Rhodes, which made this little girl very disappointed.

Just as they were talking, they happened to see Kashan, who had become the senior sister of the new team member, leading the team for training.

Rhodes raised his hand to say hello.

When the full head of blond hair turned around, a familiar delicate face appeared in front of his eyes, and the big blue eyes were filled with tears.

Kashan quickly covered her eyes and ran away.

When she came back, only the red eye sockets remained.

"Rod."

She said with a smile, her blue eyes twinkling like reflections on the surface of a lake.

"Glad to see you again, congratulations on becoming Trorian's new hero."

Rhodes didn't say anything, and stepped forward to give her a big hug.

Kashan struggled a bit: "Don't..."

"I'm sorry." Rhodes whispered, "I didn't let you come to Fanxing Town to see my heroic figure in battle."

Cassan had tears in her eyes again, but she was smiling again.

"I know, but there will be opportunities in the future."

She broke away from Rhode's embrace and shook her little fist.

"I'm strong."

Rhodes knew that after obtaining Theodore's relic, she lit a new fire.

"The Power of Anger": The more angry, the greater the power.

"How strong is it?" Rhodes asked curiously.

Kashan said proudly: "Tinder has reached its full state, and I can completely control it."

"Is it strong?"

Sauron smiled and said, "Why don't you try?"

As soon as Rhodes raised his hand, white star lines flew out from his fingertips, quickly weaving into a shield.

"If you can penetrate it, I admit that you are very strong."

Sauron smiled and took the star shield from Rhodes' hands, put it on the wooden man beside him, and said, "Kashan, Rhodes is getting married."

Kashan clenched his fists and began to accumulate strength.

Rhodes blinked and said with a smile, "The bride is not you."

Sauron shouted anxiously: "Shut up..."

But it was too late, a mass of red blood burst out of Kashan's body instantly, and a heavy punch hit the shield.

boom!
There was a loud bang.

The strong wind made Rhodes unable to open his eyes, and white dust flew all over the sky.

Sauron covered his forehead: "Rhode, what are you thinking?"

As the dust fell, Rhodes was surprised to find that half of the base was gone, and the star shield and the wooden man did not know where to fly.

Sauron sighed: "It's time to rebuild the base again, and you will pay the fine."

Rhodes agreed immediately, and looked at Kashan with sparkling eyes, as if seeing a baby.

That's right, this girl can also join my Black Battlegroup.

Rhodes instantly thought of countless ways to arouse her anger.

Hahaha, in my team, she will definitely play the biggest role.

The damage to the base has attracted many people, but their eyes have long been commonplace. Obviously, this kind of thing happened more than once.

Among the crowd, Rhodes saw another old acquaintance.

The shining gold Valkyrie Teresa.

This girl had helped him a lot before, and she was very proficient in combat skills. At first, Rhodes thought she was almost invincible.

Of course, for Rhodes now, the difference in spiritual power between the two sides is already quite large.

Rhodes went up to say hello in a friendly manner.

Teresa was also very happy. Regarding the fact that Rhodes surpassed her, there was no trace of jealousy in her expression, only joy and a smile.

"That's right, Little Rhodes, you're here today, you must save us in the future."

"Of course." Rhodes replied confidently. He looked around and asked, "Where are Annabelle's sisters?"

He was talking about a circle in the top class full of stunning beauties, all of whom were characterized by "magic liberation", the powerful sisters that Annabelle called.

Rhodes had some interactions with them, but not many.

Teresa smiled and said: "They have already entered the reserve team of the Temple of Fire. For them, the hidden branch is just a short stay. They are born to be strong."

Rhodes nodded, planning to meet them in the future.

Let's see how strong they are, and why Annabe is so envious, always talking about being useless.

"I will also enter the Palace of Fire soon."

Teresa expressed her admiration from the bottom of her heart and was delighted with his growth.

After saying goodbye to them, Rhodes came to the last stop of the trip.

The most important prophecy institution in Wangcheng - the White Tower.

(End of this chapter)