After leaving the ruins, Ash and his companions did not leave the abyss immediately. Instead, they set up a magic tent nearby and prepared to rest for a night.
The hamster Xiao Jin was still lying on Jane's shoulder.
It really wanted to come down, and it would be nice to switch to Ash, or the vampire who helped it.
But it didn't dare to ask for a change of operator.
He was afraid that Jane would think it disliked him and get angry and beat the mouse... well, it was true that it disliked him.
It didn't say it wanted to go, and Jane couldn't get it down.
He was afraid that the cat would think he despised it and start crying again.
Jane habitually stayed away from Ash and the others.
So Xiao Jin could only lie on his shoulder, staring at Ash, Sigourney and Lan who were so far away. Oh, he couldn't even ask for help with his eyes.
The Moonlight Elf sat as stiff as a stone.
The undead hamster was a ball of fog, lying motionless on his shoulder. It was a really frightened hamster.jpg
Not far away, Ash, who was sitting in front of the magic tent, quietly observed them and thought they were so cute. He couldn't help but bury his face in Sigourney's shoulder to avoid being heard by Jane, and whispered, "That's great."
Although it is only temporary, it is a good thing to be able to temporarily erase the sadness in the hearts of the elves and the undead and prevent them from indulging in sorrow.
Ash thought that even if he was eager to do something because of Xiao Jin's big eyes, he had to restrain himself recently and leave the task of taking care of the hamster to Jane.
Sigourney's face was gently rubbed by the soft hair, and the itchiness seemed to spread all the way to his heart.
"..." He found that Ash's little movements were increasing recently. Before, he had to secretly observe his expression, but it seemed that after coming down from the witness road, this guy's little movements were extremely natural and open without any trace.
He tilted his head uncomfortably, but the movement was not large, as if to show his intention, and he did not avoid Ash's prodding at all.
Meng was talking quietly with Lan on the side.
It was not easy for him to endure until now when a living ancient wizard walked in front of him.
After a moment, he came over with Lan and sat down next to Ash.
Lan flew onto Ash's shoulder again.
Meng started by discussing a historical issue: "Lan and Xiao Jin both mentioned that the plain where the elemental storm broke out must be the Broken River Plain, right?"
Sigourney said calmly, "Yeah."
Plains, elemental storms, death isolation zones...
It's easy to associate with it.
"Have you been to the Broken River Plain?" Meng asked. "I have been there. Except for the lack of magic and backward conditions, it looks no different from Iluf." He said as if recalling, "The people there look the same as us, there is no difference. Because there is no magic, there are no magical creatures..."
"Because the people there are magical creatures themselves." Sigourney interrupted him.
"Well, that's true." Meng shrugged, "But does this explain what happened to the magical creatures that entered the plains back then?"
That place once gathered almost all the magical creatures in Iluf!
An elemental storm erupted on the plain, trapping them all inside the plain.
So after that day, the number of magical creatures on Iluf decreased sharply, and the power of magical creatures decreased sharply. Only then did humans gain an absolute upper hand in the war and eventually succeeded in ruling Iluf.
What happened to the magical creatures that were trapped in the plains?
The Broken River Plain has now been opened, and only humans can be seen inside, but no longer the dragons, elves, vampires, orcs, monsters and other magical creatures that once gathered there - where did they go?
"Magical creatures can't survive in the forbidden land of magic, right?" Sigourney had an indifferent expression on her face, as if to say, "After so many years, they must have all died."
Meng looked at him helplessly: "Although what you said makes sense, why can't you think about it, are the humans on the Broken River Plain now the descendants of the magical creatures back then? Think about it, there were not only magical creatures on the plains at that time, but also humans, right?"
The combination of the two has resulted in the current humans on the Broken River Plains, who also possess the attributes of magical creatures?
Ash, a native of the Broken River Plain, who, according to Meng, may have an ancestor who was a magical creature, was shocked by Uncle Meng's conjecture: "But between magical creatures and humans, there are, there are..."
"Reproductive isolation," Sigourney pointed out dryly.
Ash nodded vigorously beside him.
This is common sense for Iluf.
Otherwise, if humans and magical creatures combined to produce hybrids with both human and magical physical qualities, Rachel's experiment would have succeeded long ago, and she wouldn't have wasted countless lives in fruitless experiments, and finally turned her attention to Ash.
Meng certainly knew this common sense, but——
"Isn't the environment of Broken River Plains special?" He spread his hands. "It has been a closed environment for thousands of years, and magic is completely forbidden. This is a historical process that can never be replicated or simulated again. It's normal for some miracles to happen there, right?"
Ash, whose bloodline is currently unknown: "It seems..." Makes sense?
Sigourney sneered, looked at Ash with a half-smile, leaned close to Ash's ear and whispered very quietly: "Then you must have troll blood."
However, Ash, who had no idea what the troll meant, had no way of understanding the sarcasm behind Sigourney's words.
Meng was extremely sensitive to all the existences he didn't understand. Even though Sigourney had lowered her voice, he still vaguely heard the word 'troll' and asked with interest: "Troll? What is that?" He didn't even know this kind of creature.
Sigourney ignored him.
It was Lan who explained, "They are a kind of magical creature from the past. They are extremely strong, but have small brains and low intelligence. They are often used as slaves by other races. Because they do not have their own culture, there are probably no relevant documents passed down."
Ash blinked, finally realizing that Sigourney was mocking his brainlessness.
Meng nodded with shining eyes. So that's how it is. It's normal for him not to know. But Sigourney... He said with emotion: "Sigourney, you know a lot." Why does a vampire who is only interested in fighting and killing need to be so knowledgeable? How can they, the professional wizards, feel embarrassed?
Sigourney paused, snorted, and said nothing.
From an objective and rational point of view, the magical creatures that gathered on the Broken River Plain back then should have all disappeared.
In an environment where magic is banned, humans can still survive like ordinary people, but magical creatures have no chance of survival at all.
First weakness, then death.
They can’t even reproduce.
Almost all of Iluf's magical creatures were trapped in the plains and had no news for thousands of years. Even now that the Broken River Plains have been opened, they are still nowhere to be seen and have disappeared completely.
They were trapped and died in the plain.
Whether it's the powerful dragons, the proud elves, or the cold blood clan...
——If everyone didn’t know the third prophecy that Dailan gave to her husband Mercator, everyone would agree with this reasonable guess.
Kedailan told Mercator that they would eventually meet again.
Dailan was also one of the people trapped in the plains, and her whereabouts are still unknown.
But she predicted that she would be reunited with Mercator.
In other words, she is still "alive" now. Of course, she may not be alive in the conventional sense, but at least she is "alive".
If this is the case with Dailan, then what about other people and magical creatures?
Is there anyone who is in the same situation as Dailan, who has been "alive" for thousands of years in some way that they don't understand?
If they are all still alive, if the ancient army of magical creatures are still alive, then is it possible for them to return to this continent?
Just like the prophecy, Dailan will reunite with Mercator?
You can't think too deeply about this kind of thing. If you think too much, you will be shocked.
After Meng chatted with Lan for a while, he felt deeply that he knew too much and had to find someone to share his knowledge with.
So he came over and found Sigourney.
Ash was incidental.
"Whether the humans on the Broken River Plains are the descendants of the magical creatures and humans is not important." Meng sighed. "What is important is, where did those magical creatures go? Are they still alive? Will they really return to Iluf?"
He felt that he knew a shocking secret.
The kind about the end of the world.
"Dalan also predicted the destruction of Iluf - wouldn't it be destroyed by the hands of this army of magical creatures that are about to return?" He looked solemn, obviously not joking.
"It won't be destroyed." Before Signe could speak, Lan suddenly interrupted with certainty, "Don't forget that when Dailan predicted the destruction of Iluf, there was also the second half of the sentence -"
Meng suddenly realized, and looked at Ash and Sigourney with Lan: "As long as you love each other, Iluv can be saved!"
Sigourney had a blank expression on her face: "..." As I said before, what's the point of keeping this weird world that can only be saved by love? Just destroy it.
Ash was still thinking seriously, has he ever seen any trace of magical creatures in the place where he grew up?
——Well, no.
He is sure.
***
And at this time, Duogu Village.
Aubrey, who was sparring with Uncle Derek with a huge sword, was knocked to the ground again.
He has been thrown down no less than twenty times today.
"Oh, with your level, you still want to go out and look for Ash?" Derek was very relaxed, and teased him condescendingly, "Before Ash left the village, you were no match for Ash. Now Ash may have improved a lot in Iluv - you still want to be Ash's big brother? Wouldn't it be better to be Ash's little brother and let him protect you?"
"Damn it!" Aubrey's eyes turned red with irritation. He stood up from the ground again, biting his cheek angrily and rushing towards Derek fiercely, "I! Will! Pin! That! Boy! To the Ground! And Beat Him Up!"
Derek also uses a sword.
But when Aubrey rushed over, his eyes fell on Aubrey's forehead, and suddenly he froze, a little absent-minded.
Good opportunity!
Aubrey's eyes lit up with joy, and he attacked Derek without hesitation, taking advantage of the flaw revealed by his trance.
But after all, old ginger is still spicy.
Derek was in a trance for only a moment before he came to his senses. He narrowed his eyes and moved quickly and fiercely. In just a few breaths, he pushed Aubrey to the ground again and rubbed him hard.
"Again!" Aubrey said, stiffening his neck.
"Wait!" Derek looked serious and cautious, his eyes fell on his forehead, uncertain and doubtful.
Aubrey felt strange being looked at by him and subconsciously raised his hand to touch his head. Then he felt two hard little horns on both sides of his forehead. They didn't feel like skin, but they were tightly integrated with his skin.
He was also shocked, and he and Derek looked at each other in bewilderment: "What, what is this?"
Seeing the two little red horns "breaking out of the ground" like sprouting seedlings as Aubrey rushed over, Derek was confused inside, but he still managed to calmly tease a few words on the surface: "Are they going to transform?"
Aubrey looked at him with dead fish eyes: "Uncle!" He was very panicked!
"...Go find Vane." Derek pulled the corners of his lips awkwardly, and decisively pulled Aubrey up, randomly brushing Aubrey's fiery red hair to cover up the still tender little horns.
When you encounter something that requires thinking, you can always go to the village chief!
"She actually looks quite cute." In the middle of it, he did not forget to fulfill his duties as an elder and comforted her.
Aubrey: "..." All the confusion and fear he felt about having horns grow on his head suddenly disappeared when he met an unreliable elder like Derek.
I really want to hit someone.
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