Lost Narrative Poetry

Dwarf centurion.

The highest defense mechanism of dwarven ruins, usually fixed to the frame or abandoned, but some are still functional and even roam among dwarven palaces.

They are not common among dwarf ruins, and can even be said to be rarer than any kind of dwarf mechanical puppet. And it is worth mentioning that, as advanced products of dwarf technology, they are extremely resistant to elements such as fire, frost, thunder and lightning.

In other words, when facing this kind of enemy, the power of the destruction spell will be greatly weakened...

Without giving Xia Ran too many opportunities to think, the dwarf centurion raised his other brass arm, and the crossbow on it was instantly fired. The huge crossbow arrow roared towards him with extremely powerful kinetic energy. In an instant, It was infinitely magnified in Xia Ran's field of vision.

In a time that made it almost impossible to react, the magician's figure was instantly torn apart by heavy crossbow arrows, and then dissipated in the air.

Is that just an afterimage? !

The next moment, Xia Ran appeared in front of the dwarf centurion and slashed out with his sword like lightning!

boom--! !

The dwarf centurion quickly lifted up the terrifying giant hammer mounted in his other arm, seemingly activating some kind of air-pressure power mechanism. The burst of air pressure made the giant hammer feel like it had received a rocket recoil. That kind of boosting force instantly tore a huge thunderous roar in the air!

However, the blade was so thin that it seemed to be broken at any time, and the rusty blade on the surface did not dodge. It still struck out with lightning speed. The moment it came into contact, collision, and confrontation with the giant hammer, it was like It was like red-hot iron wire cutting into solidified butter, with almost no flicker of astringency!

As a result, the huge and heavy war hammer was cut off in the air. The severed part flew out with the heavy hammer head at the front, and hit the brass pipe not far away, denting it instantly. Make a loud noise.

High-temperature steam spurted out from the damaged gap, instantly filling the entire spacious passage with terrifying white mist.

At the same time, terrifying high-temperature steam was suddenly ejected from the dwarf centurion's body. It seemed to be a defense mechanism that would be activated immediately when neither the giant hammer nor the ballista could stop the enemy from approaching.

However, this was of no use. The mental shield and high physical fitness gave Xia Ran a great sense of security and confidence. His momentum did not stop at all. The sword light also changed directions several times in the air, connecting with each other. A slashing line in the shape of lightning was drawn!

Rough popping sounds mixed with the sound of metal friction and shattering, which was indistinguishable and difficult to distinguish. The brass armor forged many times by dwarven crafts shattered on the ground, and various precision mechanical parts fell together.

The mechanical body of the dwarf centurion was completely unrecognizable in an instant, revealing the internal pipes, parts, bearings, gears, gyroscope cores and other components. Sparks burst out, as if the damage was too serious, causing a mechanical failure.

Xia Ran took advantage of the situation and sheathed the sword as fast as lightning. The next moment, he suddenly drew the sword again and slashed!

The mechanical body of the dwarf centurion had just raised its arms high, and all its movements were completely frozen at this moment. A few seconds later, its upper and lower bodies were diagonally staggered along the smooth section, and finally collapsed to the ground.

"Huh?"

Xia Ran noticed a spot of light emerging, reached out and fished it out, and a key appeared in her hand.

This thing actually explodes the key? But what can be used...an air-pressure powered war hammer? Or steam-powered brass armor? No matter how you look at it, you don’t think that this kind of thing can explode with something you can use!

He used the key easily - he pushed it forward gently, felt the friction and mechanism, and then turned it half a turn clockwise. A space in an unknown dimension was like an invisible treasure box. was opened.

Dim golden light burst out, but this kind of drawing effect could no longer give him any sense of expectation.

"Hmm? Extra large soul stone?"

Seeing something emerging from the air, the magician was slightly stunned. Could it be that this was the source of power for the dwarf's machinery?

As for the other items, they are also very strange. They are nothing more than accessories such as dwarf metal ingots and dwarf gyroscopes. According to the description, they can be used to assemble dwarf mechanical puppets, or resmelted and used as raw materials to create dwarf equipment.

However, the former requires musical magic, and the latter requires dwarf forging technology.

Xia Ran curled his lips. It is said that the dwarves are proficient in the long-lost musical magic and can use guided steam to provide power and realize automatic control... This technology is used in both their buildings and mechanical puppets.

It probably belongs to the intelligent technology in the magical world view. It may also involve fields such as programming, and it is particularly advanced.

After all, you must know that even in Xia Ran's main world, the current development of robots is still stuck at strange progress. If they turn the door handle, open the door and walk into a room, they can tear down the entire door... ...And among the relics left by the dwarf clan that disappeared for who knows how long, these mechanical puppets have been operating for countless years, but they are still able to continue to work normally to this day.

Although the degenerate snow elves occupy most of the underground ruins, they are no longer even a civilized race, and they simply do not have the intelligence, awareness, and technology to maintain them.

The quality of this dwarf technology can really be said to be quite excellent.

But their skills and magic were lost because their entire clan evaporated. How could Xia Ran be able to master these things? Not to mention that he didn't master it himself, there probably wouldn't be many great masters in the world who could reproduce these things.

For example, when it comes to music magic, even Mephala doesn't have complete information on it, although she has some knowledge of it.

Therefore, this thing can almost only be sold directly as scrap, and it can only take up his already tight storage space... He conveniently left the huge soul stone behind, and the other debris was directly recycled by the space. .

Then, the magician kicked away the huge remains of the dwarf centurion blocking the way in front, and continued to move forward, directly passing through the high-temperature steam and walking deeper into the passage.

Along the way, I encountered scattered snow elves or Charus poisonous insects from time to time, or dwarf machines, including dwarf spiders and dwarf mechanical balls. These two models are the most common, mainly small in size and large in number. , all channels can come and go freely.

As for the huge mechanical puppets like the dwarf centurions, although their size gives them more powerful armor and force value, it also limits their movement to only those spacious main passages or ruins such as halls and rooms. space, they can enter.

However, these things are not threatening. If he is not interested and does not intend to spend time observing their operation and behavioral logic, then it will be a matter of seconds or seconds.

Under this overwhelming speed of pushing the map, he quickly cleared the outside of the dwarf ruins and found a way to the deeper parts... Mephala's altar was not among the dwarf ruins, but was buried Under the more distant stratigraphic space.

They probably belong to two ruins from different eras. After one ruined and sank, the other was built on its original location, and transformed into its current state amidst the vicissitudes of life.

However, in the process of using the magic blade, Xia Ran could easily close the distance through induction. As long as the direction was correct, he would be able to find the thing very quickly.

However, he did not notice that just as he was getting closer to the sensing target position, the "residence time" item in his system information suddenly flashed and decreased rapidly.

Just like the sand in an hourglass, it is a speed visible to the naked eye.

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…

The weather in Xueman is always changeable. It may be sunny or cold and snowy, with no rules at all.

Moreover, this kind of transition between climates is often not smooth, and can even be said to be without warning. It may be a sunny day in the morning, but when the north wind blows in the evening, snowflakes will fall down one after another.

It's the same today. It's early in the morning, and the sun is still shining warmly on people.

"There isn't much time left... Do we still want to take on this mission?"

"Take it, take it. If you're lucky, you might be able to catch up..."

"Damn it, all my time was wasted on the Roaring Peak. I have to climb more than 7,000 steps to the point where I doubt my life, and I can't use any means to help! It took two months of labor and management to go up, and those gray beards are still there Say I have no talent?"

"The lord's court mage position is temporarily vacant. Do you want to apply?"

"Forget it, that position is poisonous. The senior person from before went to investigate the information and never came back. The previous Farenjia also disappeared. I also heard that Balabala..."

"Hmm, why does it sound like the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor..."

Not far from the entrance to the city gate of Xueman City, a group of strange people gathered in front of a notice board, pointing at the notices on it. Some were silent, some were shouting loudly, and some were whispering. .

The residents of Xueman City walking around, as well as the guards standing guard and patrolling not far away, were all used to this.

At least the current group of strange people no longer wear fancy clothes. Most of them are painted in the customs and customs of Tianji Province. Whether it is armor or robes, if their words and deeds are not too eye-catching, they no longer look like the people of Tianji at first glance. Big difference.

And they are indeed very capable. With their strong skills, they can make a career anywhere, but they choose to help Xueman City rebuild a better tomorrow. What kind of spirit is this? This is a spirit of internationalism, a spirit of dedication that is not self-serving but exclusively beneficial to others!

So although this group of people is very strange, they have a very high reputation in Xueman, and the hospitable residents are not willing to accept their money even when selling vegetables.

Yunding District.

On a certain invisible tower, the figure was still staring at the scenery in the distance, as if staring at eternity, until the sound of footsteps came from behind.

"Lord Balgruuf, you seem to be restless all day today?"

"...It's nothing. After all, it's a big deal. I can't really not be nervous at all." The burly Nord man smiled bitterly, "I was paying attention to some of those people's comments. It seems that they don't have much time. Already?"

"I know what you mean, but I can tell you clearly that it is indeed time to see the truth..." The figure said calmly, "Tonight, someone will launch the Dragon Break, and violence will reach the sky. "

"Then what?" Balgruuf asked cautiously.

"Then? Then no one will stop him, and they will even add fuel to the flames, maximizing the power of Long Po, going back to the beginning of creation, the end of time..." The figure smiled, "Because this is also them. The chance, the only chance.”

"What opportunity?" Balgruuf felt that the other party had something more to say.

"Going back to the beginning of creation, those Idras were still alive during that period of history, and their wills could flow down the time when Dragon Break unfolded, and come to the current era to resurrect their corpses..." The figure thought for a moment, "At that time, the Holy Spirit will return to the original body, and the real Idra will return from history."

"But didn't they turn into the bones of this world because of their creation and death?" Balgruuf whispered, feeling that his heart almost stopped beating.

"That's right, so when they reverse this process, the bones of the planet beneath our feet will come alive...The result is that the gods will return and completely tear the entire world apart from the inside out. "

The voice was very calm and told very scary things. This was not alarmist, but an established cause and effect for the future.

"This kind of thing... I can't accept it." Balgruuf clenched his fists in anger and weakness.

"It's just the aftermath. Those Idra created this world with their own deaths. Now they don't even have the right to take back their own lives..."

The figure said nonchalantly——

"It is the law of the Tao to be born to kill. They are not evil gods who specialize in destroying the world, and you have no position that the creators of this world must sacrifice their lives in exchange for your right to survive..."

Balgruuf smiled bitterly and wanted to say something, but felt that words were feeble. Finally, he sighed deeply and changed the topic:

"Speaking of which, the court mage went to the Holy Blood Mountain Peak and has not come back until now. It has been so long, is there something wrong?"

"No, the material of that demonic artifact is the fragments of the Annihilation Realm. He was already affected when he got close, which is equivalent to gradually leaving the realm of the present world and entering another time plane..."

The figure seemed to have insight into everything and knew everything, so he didn't seem to care too much. He even said a word that Balgruuf couldn't understand——

"His current situation is probably...he is a bad player at chess."