"But I failed, humanity failed, and the Earth failed. Everything fell under the control of the Scarlet Book and became its slaves."
This was the last sentence the robot Li Ke said to her when they were traveling through the River of the Past. He had even planned for this for two hundred years, but plans could not keep up with changes.
The feeling of unwillingness and resentment is still ringing in my ears.
Li Ke, whose historical traces have been erased by time, is no longer remembered by anyone except Xu Xianxian.
"The Dark Crimson Book?"
Xu Xianxian showed an extremely shocked expression, as if she had heard this term for the first time.
The pronunciations of the Elf language and the Federal language are different. The pronunciation of the Crimson Book has a deep meaning in the Elf language.
Records the Book of Dark Red Hell.
This should be the correct translation of the fairy language.
"The Dark World is the source of the rules of darkness, teeming with countless evil creatures. They are powerful, chaotic, and disorderly, spreading death and fear, and reaping every life. Beelzebub, the gluttonous monarch who invaded our empire and attempted to destroy the World Tree, was from the Dark World." Ophelia's expression straightened as she explained in a low voice, "And the Crimson Book also comes from the Dark World, and now it has its sights set on Earth."
Beelzebub has appeared in the myths of many worlds and is a legendary demon king. Xu Xianxian didn't feel much when she heard about it, but she didn't expect the origin of the Dark Crimson Book to be so complicated.
"...If the Crimson Book is truly a mythical entity, even with tens of thousands of elite fairies, we still can't possibly defeat it..."
Xu Xianxian understood that the Dark Red Book was too powerful and she was not able to contend with it at her current level.
"The army the Empire has dispatched this time is powerful enough to rival the power of two legendary creatures. But even so, they have no hope of defeating the Crimson Book." Ophelia nodded, then said, "However... our world also has the support of the gods."
When she said this, she paused for a moment and didn't continue.
It's not that Ophelia is worried about Natalie's loyalty, but there are some secret things that will not be told to anyone except the royal family itself.
"I see..."
Seeing this, Xu Xianxian did not continue to ask questions, but nodded as if she understood.
The world of Avalon was just the tip of the iceberg for her. After all, she had been a fairy for a very short time, only about a few months in fact.
So she said to the Seventh Princess, "Your Highness, I've read some ancient texts and it seems that in ancient times, the world of Avalon had a brief exchange with Earth. So this connection is not a coincidence, right?"
Avalon has been described in mythology on Earth as a "paradise blessed by Heaven." In Earth's Old Celtic language, Avalon is pronounced "abal," meaning "apple." In British legend, King Arthur is buried in this world.
So in Xu Xianxian's opinion, the connection between the two worlds is not accidental, but most likely human manipulation.
"Natalie, these details aren't usually known to fairies. It seems you're not the lazy, playful fairy I initially thought you were." Ophelia was slightly surprised to learn this, not expecting Natalie to know. She nodded slightly, "The connection between the worlds is certainly no coincidence, but it involves so many aspects that even I can only grasp a portion of the information."
"Our goal this time is simply to destroy the city and achieve victory. We don't need to worry about anything else."
Even though Ophelia was a fairy princess, she didn't want to get too involved in this situation.
"Yes, I understand."
Xu Xianxian nodded respectfully.
But in fact, he was thinking about how to investigate these things secretly.
......
In the southernmost part of the empire, the World Tree.
This huge tree stretches for hundreds of kilometers, blocking out the sky and stretching as far as the eye can see. It is more like a city than a tree.
There are about a million people living on this world tree, most of whom are druids, not just goblins, but also druids of other races, living together here.
This is the only place in the Fairy Empire where other races can legally reside, but the prerequisite is that they have to register with the Druid Association.
However, races that are not druids still cannot stay here for long.
In this place, there is no fighting, no killing, and everything is very harmonious. The druids obtain life-sustaining energy from the World Tree and then feed it back to the World Tree.
This results in sufficient resources, and each druid can practice on his own without interfering with or contacting each other.
In addition to the Druid Association, there is also the Elders Council composed entirely of fairy druids. This is one of the administrative agencies of the Fairy Empire, managing all matters related to the normal operation of the World Tree.
On the 73rd floor of the World Tree, there stands a triangular plant spire. The spire is about tens of meters high and is made entirely of plant vines and roots. From a distance, it looks like a triangular tree.
At this time, a small portal was opened at the entrance of the triangular spire, revealing a pale yellow space vortex inside. Then two fairies in black robes slowly walked out from inside.
These are the robes of the court mage.
"Lord Gal."
One of the court mages walked over to the door and knocked gently on the plant-filled gate of the spire.
After a while, a hoarse male voice came from inside.
"What are you doing here?"
The two court mages exchanged a glance before speaking, "About the Imperial Army."
"I already know about the Empire's dispatch of troops. I don't need you to repeat it again." The hoarse voice continued to slowly emerge: "If you are here for this matter, please return."
"No, we're not trying to convince you," said another female court mage. "We simply hope that Lord Garl can delay the army's advance."
“…”
The voices inside fell silent, and the two court mages were not in a hurry. They just stood at the door of the spire, quietly waiting for a reply.
"...Are you on the side of the eldest prince?"
As soon as Lord Gar finished speaking, the spire gate opened directly to both sides, guiding the two court mages in.
At the same time, in a dark volcano in the outer mountains of the empire's border, a golden vertical pupil slowly opened in the cracks of the lava.
"The breath of the Fairy Mother...? After all these years, a fairy has finally been blessed again... Hehehe... Delicious food..."
Rumble——
This volcano, which had been silent for many years, began to emit deafening vibrations, and the hot magma at the bottom began to surge, showing signs of eruption.
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