That night, the black ships once again passed over Taya Village as announced earlier.
But he didn't stop, he was just passing by.
The huge flag at the entrance of the village spread out in the night wind. The galaxy on the flag and the sea of stars in the night sky complemented each other, shining brightly.
This brilliance also shone into the dreams of the villagers. The flag left such a deep impression on everyone during the day that they dreamed of it at night.
The stars are shining and the moonlight is silver.
I slept well all night.
Even the young children in the village were not awakened by nightmares due to the shock they suffered during the day.
When I woke up the next day, I inexplicably felt a little more confident in Ash's words yesterday, "That lord is very good"... No matter how good a person is, I won't welcome him. But if I have to choose one, between the Radiant Throne and the Crimson Throne, I'd better choose the Radiant Throne.
That's pretty much how I feel.
They were anxious and uneasy, but appeared to be normal on the surface, waiting for the wizard of the Brilliant Throne to come and "receive" them.
On the way, Derek secretly went to the nearby towns to inquire about the situation - and took Ash out. Derek was probably the person in Duogu Village who trusted Ash's "perception talent" the most.
Ash did not disappoint him. The two quietly left the village together, Derek was responsible for clearing the traces they left along the way, and Ash was responsible for choosing the direction to go. They perfectly avoided the inspections of foreign wizard forces along the way, and no one caught their movements.
Finally, he returned safely to Duogu Village with the collected intelligence.
As Fell said, all the towns and villages in Broken River Plain were not spared and were completely divided up by the wizard forces. The towns around them, like Duogu Village, all had tall flags hoisted on them. The only difference was that the flag of Duogu Village had a starry sky pattern, while the flags of these towns and villages had a red background with golden flame patterns. Looking at it, it was like looking directly into the sun, extremely dazzling, and with an oncoming scorching heat.
That is the symbol of the Red Throne, and it should have been the flag of their Duogu Village.
The area where Duogu Village is located was probably allocated to the Red Throne by the Wizards Association, so the two of them did not see the flags of other forces.
When they returned to the village, they first went to see Fann.
"How are Fred and the others?" asked Vann.
Fred is the mayor of the neighboring town of Sachs, and Vann has a good relationship with him.
"Life hasn't changed much," Derek said, "but there are many new and interesting things in the town, such as the crystal lamps you've seen before, cabinets that can keep food fresh, cars that can run automatically without horses, and small boxes that can make sounds - well, the things that the box says are quite interesting."
Ash nodded along. He and Derek eavesdropped for a while and both thought that the little box called "Wendy's Ear" was the most interesting among those novelties.
It was as if there was someone hiding in that small box, telling stories to people outside and spreading common sense.
"Through that box, I probably know something about the situation outside." Derek told Vann the information he overheard.
Outsiders call this place the Broken River Plain.
And they called the place where they were "Iluf".
In the land called Iluf, there are wizards, swordsmen, and ordinary humans.
Because wizards are so powerful, the entire Iluf is ruled by wizards and managed by the Wizards Association.
From wizard apprentices to full-fledged wizards, there are black-robed wizards, gray-robed wizards, and white-robed wizards, depending on their strength. If you go one step further, there are only thirteen people in the entire Iluv who are at the top of the wizarding world.
These thirteen people are called the Thirteen Thrones and jointly manage the Wizarding Association.
Each throne has its own direct lineage, each commanding twelve wizard towers. The owners of these twelve wizard towers are all white-robed or gray-robed wizards.
These white-robed and gray-robed wizards command more wizard towers headed by black-robed wizards.
Under the black-robed wizard, there are countless wizard towers headed by official wizards...
In this way, like the branches of a tree, it grows and extends, building an extremely large and clear social system: the area ruled by each throne is like a country, and the areas governed by the twelve wizard towers are the twelve provinces in the country. There are countless large cities in the provinces, and the cities contain small towns and villages.
"A wizard tower is also being built in Saxe Town," Derek said. "It is said that every city will have one. The bigger the city, the higher the level of the wizard tower and the more powerful the wizards inside. A wizard tower can protect a city."
I believe that at this moment, there are already countless wizard towers of all sizes standing tall and low on the Broken River Plain.
"Will our village also have a wizard tower like this in the future?" Fann sighed.
It sounds like everything in Sachs is changing for the better. Just as Fair said, they have brought a new civilization to the Broken River Plain, making everyone's life better and more convenient. But -
"What else?" Vann asked confidently, as if he knew there must be something "other than that."
"Besides that..." Derek lowered his voice, "Everyone in Saxe Town has to wear a bracelet and go to the Wizard Tower every once in a while to have their blood collected. The amount is not much and it will not harm the body. In addition, there are strict regulations on the time for trimming hair and nails, and everyone needs to go to the Wizard Tower regularly for unified trimming..."
Regulations like these "manage" everyone meticulously from hair to fingertips, from morning to night, from food and drink to housing and transportation, according to a detailed schedule.
He snorted in annoyance: "Even drinking is not allowed. Fred must be desperate." Fred was also his drinking buddy. It made him sad just thinking about it. Not only did he feel sad for Fred who couldn't even smell the alcohol now, but he also felt sad for himself who was about to follow in Fred's footsteps.
I wonder if the "very nice lord" that Ash mentioned will not prohibit alcohol?
Vann understood what was going on. Those wizards were indeed taking care of them as pets and raising them like livestock.
This is just the beginning. Who knows what kind of excessive demands they will make in the future when the people are almost "tamed" by the wizards?
"Is there a chance to leave here?" Vann had no hope, but he couldn't help asking in the end. The two continents were unimpeded, wizards could come in, and they could go out. If they could enter the wizard world and blend in with ordinary people, who could tell where they came from?
Derek shook his head silently.
Only those who have been there know how much the Broken River Plain has changed in the hands of the wizard.
Solid as a rock.
If it weren't for Ash, he wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed.
This is because the surrounding towns are small, the wizard towers are of low level, and the garrisoned wizards are not strong.
They have been completely trapped on the Broken River Plain. Without the bracelet, they can't even get out of the village.
"That's terrible." Vann smiled bitterly.
After that, Vann informed all the villagers of the news.
It's not good news, but it's not the worst we could have imagined. But no one is happy about it. Not the worst - that's not something to be happy about.
I still feel bored, indignant, anxious, and unwilling to accept my fate. Occasionally, I get excited and think about struggle and resistance, but then quickly fade away.
It was in this situation that the messenger from the Radiant Throne arrived.
Still in the daytime.
Suddenly, a dazzling silver light appeared at the entrance of the village. Even the sunlight could not cover it. It lasted for about ten seconds, which was enough for the villagers nearby to notice something was wrong - it was the light from the flag.
Derek lived closest to the flag, and he was at home, and was also attracted by the light.
As the light faded, a person appeared under the flag. She was a young girl, tall and plump, with fiery red hair like Aubrey, passionate and flamboyant, tied in a high ponytail, and brown skin as smooth as the finest satin, like flowing maple syrup in the sun, healthy and wild beauty.
She noticed Derek's gaze, looked over here, raised her hand and waved with a smile, her smile was particularly bright.
Is she from the Radiant Throne? Is she that Lord? Derek quickly refuted his thoughts... No, Ash said that the Lord was a young man, so who is this girl?
"Hello, I'm Yelena Zoya, from the Third Wizard Tower under the Radiant Throne, and I'm here to take over the territory of Lord Scarlet Moon."
While Derek was thinking, the girl had floated closer.
Yes, it’s floating!
She floated out of the window, faced him, picked up the badge pinned on her black robe, and waved it in front of him to indicate her identity.
It was a badge with a black background and silver stars dotted on it.
It reminded Derek of the emblems of Fair and Benedict, which both had a black background and a flame pattern on them.
"Hello." Derek raised his lips lazily and gave his name, "Derrick. Miss, do you need me to notify everyone to gather at the village entrance?"
Yelena smiled, revealing her white teeth. "I want to talk to your village chief first. And... where is the poor little guy marked by the 'Scarlet Moon'? I have been curious about him for a long time."
The author has something to say: Ash: Rebel of the Sea of Stars, Fallen Elf, Scarlet Moon...how many nicknames does he have? Orz Is it so difficult to want to know his real name?
Phil: No, you already know it.
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