Chapter 174 [Landscape] Origin
Chapter 174
The war fortress is the ultimate war creation that combines mechanics and witchcraft, and its interior is filled with complex and exquisite structures.
Not only does it have an indestructible defense system, it also has devastating firepower output.
It is a weapon of war!
But in Lin En's eyes, the war fortress has another more appropriate name.
"Helicarrier."
In his previous life, above the vast ocean, aircraft carriers were the core force of naval warfare, and in the sky of this world, war fortresses were playing the same role.
They are like steel fortresses suspended in the sky. They not only serve as battlefield outposts for the wizard army, but also as a hub for war resources, playing an irreplaceable role on the battlefield.
The war fortress is also the cornerstone of the expedition to another world.
In the wizarding world, wars against alien planes take many forms, and the smallest-scale expeditions are usually initiated by a fourth-level Morning Star wizard himself.
Regardless of the size of the expedition, the war fortress is the most core combat unit.
Generally speaking, a war fortress is the most important component of an expedition to another world, and even the most powerful war force.
For many fourth-level Morning Star wizards, owning a few war fortresses is enough to support an expedition.
After all, the cost of building a war fortress is extremely expensive, and even the Morning Star Wizard needs to carefully consider its consumption.
However, the 13th plane war zone where Lin En is now located has a war fortress that is far beyond the ordinary scale.
Why?
Because the target world of this expedition war is not an ordinary alien world.
Its value far exceeds that of ordinary planes, and the one responsible for leading this war is not just a fourth-level Morning Star Wizard.
Now, in the 13th Plane War Zone alone, there is more than one Morning Star Wizard responsible for coordinating the war.
What's more, the real leader of this war is the entire Mechanical City! As a great wizard city, the resources mobilized by the Mechanical City are huge enough to support a huge war across countless planes.
In this war, fourth-level Morning Star Wizards, and even wizards at higher levels, all play a key role!
Lin En walked inside the war fortress, his eyes sweeping around the unique buildings that were a fusion of mechanics and witchcraft. Every step he took gave him a deeper understanding of the creations of the Mechanical City.
This steel behemoth floating in the air is not only a fortress of war, but also the crystallization of the wisdom of mechanical wizards.
However, his desire to appreciate the scenery was soon broken by the surrounding atmosphere.
At this moment, the shadow of war is looming over the fortress.
Although neither the wizard army nor the goddess army had any plans to start a war immediately.
But judging from the intense atmosphere of preparation inside the fortress, both sides are stepping up their preparations and waiting for the next head-on conflict.
"The storm is coming..."
Lynn could clearly feel the tense atmosphere.
Especially when he looked at the faces of the wizards around him, whether they were wizards stationed in the fortress or survivors returning from the battlefield, there was an indelible heaviness and caution on their faces.
Lynn understands this well.
After all, he had just escaped death from the battlefield.
In the original assault team, all seven first-level wizard teammates died, leaving him the only one alive.
Such tragic losses made him more determined: "We have to think of a way... We can't go directly to the battlefield anymore!"
On the battlefield, life and death are unpredictable.
With his current strength as a first-level wizard, once he is sent to the frontal battlefield, it would almost be a gamble with his life, and survival would depend entirely on luck.
"Maybe I have to rely on this..."
Lin En lowered his head and looked at the token in his hand: it was a token full of delicate mechanical patterns. Under the reflection of the faint light, the complex engravings on the token looked extremely mysterious.
This is exactly the "Membership Token of the Mechanical City Research Institute" that Lori gave him! Membership of the Institute is the key protection of the Mechanical City.
According to convention, only those who have made significant contributions in the field of mechanics are eligible to obtain this token and enjoy corresponding special treatment.
Logically, Lin En is not qualified for this status. After all, his strength is not high, only at the level of a first-level wizard.
Although Lynn has done some research on mechanics, he cannot be said to have made any outstanding contribution to the field.
Not to mention mechanics, he has not made any outstanding contribution even to the capital of mechanics.
The reason why he was able to obtain this token was because the great wizard Chris had previously vowed to guarantee Lynn's safety.
As a result, the great wizard Chris was slapped in the face and failed to save Lin En, so she gave Lin En some compensation.
"Earlier, the sudden attack by the goddess' army prevented me from using this token..."
Lynn narrowed his eyes slightly and stroked the cold surface of the mechanical token with his fingers.
"But now, it's time to think about how to use it."
The sound of maple trees
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang in Lin En's ears - it was from Maple Tree! His heart was slightly shaken.
Ever since Feng Shu activated the "Spirit of the Blue Sky" to seal the seventh-level knight and his horse, it seemed as if they had completely lost contact.
This made Lin En worry for a moment, wondering if the maple tree had fallen into a deep sleep again due to excessive consumption?
After all, Fengshu had personally admitted that his current condition was not stable, and barely staying awake was already his limit.
However, now, Maple Tree's voice sounded in Lynn's mind again!
"Fortunately...it seems that nothing has happened to him."
After confirming that Fengshu was in good condition, Lin En immediately seized the opportunity - he had too many questions to ask Fengshu! Whether it was about the alien creature "Qi" or the civilization of the gods in front of him, Fengshu's knowledge was definitely far better than his.
So, Lin En sorted out his thoughts a little and reported to Fengshu everything that had happened during this period, hoping to get a more in-depth analysis from him.
At a window of the war fortress, Lin En leaned on the fence, looking at the battlefield in the distance. On the surface, he seemed to be admiring the scenery, but in fact he had already fallen into a deep communication with the maple tree.
"Hmm? You said that alien creature was called 'Qi'?"
"He also signed a contract with you? Using that golden scale?"
There was a hint of surprise in Fengshu's tone.
"You don't even know his name?"
Hearing this, Lin En was slightly startled, and then showed a look of surprise.
"Maple actually knows less about 'Qi' than I do?"
At least, Lin En still knew the name of that alien creature!
For a moment, Maple Tree's will was silent, as if a little embarrassed.
After a moment, Feng Shu added: "I really don't know much about him...even, my understanding of that civilization is extremely limited."
"According to what you said...you have already mastered some of the writing and language of that civilization?"
Feng Shu's tone slowly calmed down, and then he said:
"It seems that I can't express my subjective opinion casually. However, I can tell you everything I know."
Maple Tree's voice echoed low in Lynn's mind, carrying with it an indescribable deep meaning.
"It all started with the 'Civilization of Gods'."
He paused for a moment, then spoke slowly.
"Do you remember what we called that maze-like environment?"
Lynn was slightly startled, memories of the past coming to mind.
After a moment, he whispered, "【Landscape】."
"Yes, it is [Landscape]." Fengshu's tone was calm, but it contained a profound meaning that could not be ignored.
Then he asked:
"Do you know what 'landscape' really means?"
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Landscape, on the surface, can refer to the natural scenery of a place or the artificially created scenery.
However, Lin En vaguely felt that this "landscape" was by no means an ordinary definition, but was hiding a deeper secret...
"I won't waste any time, I'll just tell you straight away."
Fengshu's tone suddenly sank, and there was a hint of coldness in his words.
"The so-called [landscape]. In fact, it is a product created by the 'Civilization of the Gods'."
"They hunted endless planes of the world. Some civilizations were completely conquered by them and became worlds of faith, while other civilizations... were directly destroyed because their energy levels were too high and they could not be completely harvested."
"However, this 'destruction' is not a complete annihilation in the literal sense, but a kind of... compression and interception."
"The entire civilization is concentrated and refined, and finally transformed into a piece of light and shadow, a landscape. This is the true meaning of 'landscape'."
Hearing this, Lin En's pupils shrank slightly, and a chill ran through his heart.
"In other words, the prerequisite for becoming a 'landscape' is that the civilization was once powerful enough?"
"That's right."
Maple continued, his voice calm and deep.
"When a civilized world is conquered by the 'Gods' but cannot be completely taken in for various reasons, they will use great means to cover and seal the entire civilization, and eventually... transform it into one piece of 'landscape' after another."
"Like a dimensionality reduction attack, sealing the entire world into a scroll?"
Lin En was thoughtful, thinking of Maple Tree's ability, and couldn't help asking,
“Like your maple leaves?”
However, Maple Tree's answer carried a hint of inexplicable sadness.
“Dimensionality reduction…your metaphor is interesting, but it’s far from simple.”
"What the gods' civilization did was to completely destroy and contain it. They did not seal it or temporarily store it, but to completely erase all traces of the existence of this civilization and turn it into nothing."
“This is the real ‘landscape’.”
"Just like some hunters, after hunting, they will make specimens of the prey's bodies."
"It's just that the 'specimen' of the 'Gods' civilization' is a complete civilized world! Cutting the civilized world into pieces one by one has become a [landscape]!"
Maple's voice echoed slowly, and then paused, as if giving Lynn time to digest the information.
After all, the origin of everything comes from that [landscape].
"The so-called [landscape] is not just a trophy to be admired, but also a special means for the 'Gods Civilization' to wage war against the outside world."
Maple's tone was slightly low, revealing a hint of heaviness.
"Now, you have come into contact with the 'Civilization of the Gods' and have even been deeply involved in this war. Then, I can tell you an old story. Thousands of years ago, the 'Civilization of the Gods' had a head-on conflict with the 'Wizard World'."
"At that time, the 'Civilization of the Gods' projected [landscape] onto our wizarding world."
"One after another, fragments of civilization were intercepted and thrown into the entire wizarding world, like a natural disaster."
“These [landscapes] are highly contagious. Once someone enters, they spread quickly like a virus, from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.”
"This strange and tricky attack method did pose a great threat to the wizarding world at the time."
Lin En's heart sank slightly when he heard this, "There is actually such a tactic?"
"What's more, these 'landscapes' are essentially compressed fragments of civilizations." Maple Tree continued, "Even if the Wizard Council and law enforcement wizards can track these 'landscapes', it will take a lot of energy and means to completely destroy them."
"Under the threat of external enemies, the dark wizards and white wizards who have been divided for a long time in the wizarding world have to temporarily join forces to resist this disaster together."
"Both sides must take the initiative to clear these 'landscapes' within their own spheres of influence... otherwise, the entire wizarding world may be eroded."
"And the [landscape] where the alien creatures are located is essentially a civilized world that has been dismembered by the 'civilization of the gods'."
“Not only did they carve it up into multiple [landscapes] for viewing, but they also used it to erode other worlds.”
Hearing this, Lin En nodded secretly.
He already knew that the civilization that the alien creature belonged to had once hunted down a main god. This would naturally make the "Civilization of Gods" furious.
Therefore, they simply dismembered the entire civilized world and turned it into [landscape] to vent their anger, and at the same time used these remaining fragments to attack other worlds...
"well……"
The maple tree sighed softly, as if expressing emotion or recalling something.
"For me, a complete period [landscape] is at best a minor nuisance, far from being something that would make me so passive."
Feng Shu's voice was slightly low, and then he said slowly:
"But... you should have realized that the origin of the 'Nature Wizard' is deeply connected to the 'Lord God' who was hunted down, right?"
Lynn's expression changed slightly.
"The Spirit of the Blue Sky is formed by melting a part of the godhead of the Lord God."
The words of the maple tree are profound.
“And I once glimpsed some of the truth about the ‘death of the Lord God’… The high and mighty Lord God would actually be swallowed up by that golden scale.”
"So I was very interested in the golden scale. Through in-depth exploration by the Spirit of the Blue Sky, I discovered that the golden scale was actually contained in the [landscape] created by that civilization!"
Lynn's heart was shocked.
"In order to obtain the golden scale, I searched for related [landscapes] in the wizarding world... until I finally found that [landscape]."
Fengshu's tone gradually became low, with a hint of obscure emotion.
"Through the Spirit of the Blue Sky, I managed to find the golden balance in the [Landscape]. However, a holy object of the Brilliant Moon, which was made from part of the Lord's divine nature, plus an item of a higher status, seemed to have caused some reaction in the [Landscape]..."
"Qi came back to life. And I lost my body because of this..."
(End of this chapter)
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