233 How many legends can there be in a mere demi-plane? (Ask for a monthly pass)
Under the red sky, surrounded by mountains, the Alpha tribe lives a peaceful and harmonious life as always.
However, the harmonious life of the Alpha people will be broken today.
Suddenly, a simple and thick stone door with countless magic lines engraved on its surface appeared from the sky, hanging thousands of meters in the air, surrounded by fire element energy gathered like a stream of flames.
The people of the Alpha tribe below subconsciously raised their heads.
They recognized this stone door, it was a physical portal belonging to the Lord of the demiplane here.
Therefore, Alpha people do not have too much vigilance and vigilance.
However, the scene that happened next still made these Alpha people with many spell casters look shocked.
Under their gaze, a muscular humanoid male with a sense of majesty walked through the stone door. Then, in a flash of light, the man suddenly turned into a super giant golden giant.
The dragon, with its golden dragon scales shining brightly, makes people feel a little dazzling.
The ancient golden dragon took a deep breath.
The air of the lava demiplane, which was rich in fire elemental energy, made him feel more comfortable, but the large amount of sulfur smell and ash dust in the air made the golden dragon frown slightly.
Jinlong likes this kind of environment, but he doesn't like it completely.
The emergence of the super giant golden dragon is just the beginning.
Immediately afterwards, individual figures passed through the stone gate one after another, arriving above the lava demiplane from the Noah continent on the other side, and then, like the previous golden dragon, quickly returned to its mammoth true form.
Soon, a total of thirty-two metal dragons, which were at least giant in size, appeared in Alpha's sight.
Dragon powers of different attributes are stacked on top of each other, surging like the waves of an angry sea. The air in the area covered by the dragon powers is almost stagnant. Even if it is just the dragon powers unconsciously emitted by these legendary dragons, when they overlap,
, still makes the creatures within dozens of miles feel almost suffocated, as if their hearts and throats are being pressed by an invisible big hand.
The spellcasters of the Alpha clan had to cast many protective spells.
Buzzing, buzzing... shields composed of flames unfolded, wrapping them individually and protecting the entire Alpha tribe inside. However, under the pressure of Long Wei, these shields
It flickers on and off, flickering incessantly.
The spell caster inside was pale and looked like he was under great pressure.
At the same time, when a group of strange metal dragons from Metal Dragon Island passed through the stone gate and descended into the sky of the lava demiplane, a young man with silver hair and eyes as deep as time finally stepped out of the portal.
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In a flash of light, suddenly, a 46-meter-long super giant legendary dragon leaped into the air.
Even among the more than thirty giant dragons with legendary strength, this silver dragon is undoubtedly the most eye-catching one among them.
Whether it is the body shape that surpasses all real dragons, or the four sinuous dragon horns, and the mysterious black scales embedded in a ring, they all highlight his unique identity and unique temperament.
The moment Garen appeared, he stole the limelight from the ancient golden dragon.
"Seniors, please restrain your dragon power."
Garen maintained a polite attitude and said calmly.
Although his strength is the strongest among a group of legendary dragons, his age is much lower than that of these metal dragons, who are at least old dragons. There is no problem in calling them seniors. Garen is not a dragon that maintains its own identity.
After hearing Garen's words, the metal dragons came back to their senses.
They realized that their dragon power had greatly oppressed the nearby Jialong family members, so they took the initiative to put away the dragon power restraints.
Garen called them "senior" out of politeness, and they didn't dare to really claim to be their so-called seniors.
"Garen, the human tribe below are your dependents?"
"Lots of spellcasters!"
At this time, Rockweed noticed the Alpha tribe.
The ancient golden dragon's eyes were attracted by the mage spiers standing in the tribe. He took a closer look and found that there were more than 200 spell casters in this human tribe of only a thousand people, and there was even a median among them.
A powerful individual in a high position.
This situation made the well-informed ancient golden dragon look shocked.
"A tribe with extraordinary talents. I also accidentally discovered them in the lava demiplane."
"The people in this tribe are naturally talented in magic, and I plan to cultivate them."
Because the legendary dragons put away their dragon power, the flickering flame shield in the Alpha tribe gradually dissipated.
At this time, the Archmage Anya, whose realm had been stabilized in the Nine Rings, raised her head and stared at the sky. Among the terrifying dragon figures in the sky, she saw the familiar silver dragon, and her nervousness slowly relaxed.
"Exceptionally talented..."
"Such a number of spellcasters has never been seen before. If the population can maintain this proportion after the expansion, it will be a very terrifying force."
Rockweed let out a long breath.
After a pause, he looked at the eight-year-old dragon that was several times larger than himself, and said: "Garen, these relatives of yours are unusual. You should pay more attention to them."
"If the blade in your hand is too sharp, you may hurt yourself."
Garen nodded and said with a smile: "I understand, but I have enough confidence in myself."
Even if the Alpha Tribe prospers and, after a long period of time, finally restores the former glory of the Alphatia Empire, Garen will definitely have acquired quasi-divine power comparable to that of a god by then, and will still be able to hold this powerful magic empire in his hands.
No matter how powerful the magic empire is, it is just an empire composed of mortal things. Facing gods and divine-like creatures, it is ultimately at a disadvantage.
Garen had previously felt that the destruction of the Alphatia Empire might have been caused by a god sensing the potential threat of this empire with endless potential, and using some means to cause it to eventually fragment and fall apart.
Back to business.
Garen summoned Anya.
"These true dragons come from the same main material world as me. They are metal dragons who uphold kindness and justice."
"They will stay in the Alpha tribe for a while."
"Metal dragons are not difficult to get along with. Praise them for their kindness and courage, and don't do anything bad in front of them. There is a high probability that they will treat you kindly."
"The Alpha tribe should entertain them well and don't neglect them."
Garen's face was calm, and Anya's figure was reflected in his platinum dragon eyes.
Anya bowed slightly and said, "Please rest assured, Anya knows what to do."
After a pause, Anya looked puzzled, glanced at the many metal dragons that had turned into human forms and were curiously watching in the Alpha tribe, and then whispered to Garen: "You have summoned so many legendary dragons in the lava demiplane.
Dragon, is something going to happen?"
"The fire mages of the Alpha tribe are always ready to serve you."
There was no change in the expression on the silver dragon's face, and he said calmly: "It is enough for you to do your best and do your best. I will naturally tell you when I need you."
Anya nodded and asked no more questions.
Immediately, Garen found the ancient golden dragon Rockweed who had turned into a human form, and said: "Senior, you can rest here for the time being. If you need anything, please tell me."
"There are some places with special scenery in the lava demiplane. You can go and see them."
Rockweed nodded, and then asked: "Garen, when will the enemy force that covets the demiplane you mentioned attack?"
"More than five months, it won't be long."
Five months is a short time for these legendary metal dragons to wait for their arrival.
"You seem pretty sure."
Rockweed looked at Garen a few times.
Gallon said in a gentle voice: "The long river of time is mysterious and great. I can determine it through the power of time."
The power of time... Rockweed nodded gently and said with a smile: "I see, I feel sad for those guys who are eyeing your territory."
Immediately, Garen left the Alpha tribe.
The giant silver dragon flapped its wings, moved its body through the red sky, and soon arrived at the Jiaoyan Mountains.
Sensing Garen's aura, the red dragon Rowell and the red dragon Grasa quickly came out to greet him.
"How is the mission I assigned you now?"
Garen asked directly without any nonsense.
Rowell grinned widely and said, "We have lived up to your trust and have found the location you want to know during this time."
"Where?"
"The rolling mountain community is in the territory where the earth elemental beings live. It is not within the scope of the Stone City Labyrinth and is close to the boundary of the demiplane..."
Before Lowell could speak, Gresha answered quickly.
The words were spoken by Gresha first, which made Lowell look fierce. He stared at his spouse with his eyes and sprayed out a cloud of sparks from his nose. But Gresha looked like she was at ease and not afraid at all, and ignored her.
He caught Lowell's angry look.
Come with me to grab the credit in front of Lord Garen, the damn female dragon......Rowell turned his head away angrily, not looking at Gresha with a face.
Because Garen was nearby, Lowell endured it.
However, this red dragon has already made up its mind to let Gresa know its power after Garen leaves.
"Lord Garen, let me take you over to have a look."
Lowell looked at Garen and said hurriedly.
"Okay, take me there."
It was not enough to just listen to Gresha's description of the location. Garen had to go there in person to find out the location of the opponent's arrival.
Lowell turned his head and glared at Gresha, showing a victorious look.
Next, under the leadership of the red dragon, Garen came to a familiar place.
The dusty gray sky, the criss-crossing gray-white rugged giant mountains, and not a trace of green that represents vitality around it. Everything on the earth looks barren and withered, with only some earth element life of various shapes vaguely visible.
The scene here seems a bit familiar to Garen.
Because he has already seen this place in the picture of predicting the future.
The only difference is that the twelve magic ships hundreds of meters long have not yet appeared in the sky here.
"Twelve magic ships...I don't have such a collection yet."
The quality of the magic ship used for cross-dimensional navigation, from the hull material to every magic rune on it, is far higher than that of ordinary magic props, and its value exceeds that of ordinary legendary props. Garen's statement that he doesn't want it is a lie.
Although it may be of no use to him, he simply wants it.
I got into the habit of collecting good things when I saw them.
After clarifying the location and time of the opponent's arrival, the next step is to prepare for it.
Garen looked around, his eyes scanning every inch.
The energy of the earth element here is extremely dense, and it will be very simple to arrange a magic circle with a single attribute.
Although he is not proficient in magic circles, there are those among the legendary metal dragons who specialize in this area, and there are also many earth giants in the Stone City Labyrinth who are good at this area.
Under the sky made of blazing flames, time passed calmly and at a constant speed.
Garen used to predict the future from time to time to observe possible changes and prepare patiently.
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The main material world, the continent of Cain, and the Second Empire of Imaskar.
One side of a majestic mountain thousands of feet high has been artificially transformed, and countless huge platforms and mountain tracks have been built. On the surface of the facilities and buildings that can be seen with the naked eye, dense runes are dotted on them, demonstrating its powerful power.
Magic craft.
This is the magic shipyard of the Second Empire of Imaskar.
The busy and orderly crowds like ants are constantly moving here, performing their own tasks.
On some huge platforms connected to the mountains, magic ships ranging in length from 100 meters to 600 meters are moored, with hideous magic cannons looming above them.
Human figures on the magic ship come and go, doing various repairs and maintenance on it.
Check the spells fixed on the hull, the energy core of the magic ship, and whether there are cracks in the hull or weak points in the spell shield.............
The atmosphere was warm and in full swing.
The leader of the 21st Magic Fleet, Grantham Alston, is sitting in the command room of a two-hundred-meter-long magic ship.
He looks to be around fifty years old, with black hair mixed with a little gray. He looks ordinary and has no distinguishing features, but his eyes are bright and full of energy.
Grantham tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looking at a document in silence, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"The demiplane composed of earth element and fire element......"
"After analyzing the proportions of elements in the air, there is a 99% chance that this elemental demiplane contains rich resources, covering nearly 100 million square kilometers. A conservative estimate is that it is enough to support the imperial fleet's exploration for a hundred years."
Tuk Tuk Tuk......
The tapping sound of fingers and knuckles on the table was slow and steady.
Magic power rippled, the documents turned automatically, and the contents were displayed in front of Grantham page by page.
"While surveying a demiplane, we were attacked by what seemed to be the breath of a red dragon. There may be a red dragon in that demiplane. Judging from the damage caused to the opponent, it has not yet reached the level of legend."
"............."
Soon, Grantham closed his eyes slightly, thinking about how to deal with this newly discovered demiplane.
The magic fleet of the Second Imasca Empire was established not long ago.
The first vision of establishing a magic fleet is not to communicate with other main material world forces, nor to invade other main material worlds to expand the territory of the empire. The first goal of this empire to establish a magic fleet is to establish a magical fleet in the almost endless main material world.
Find your way home.
Faerûn.
The origins of the Second Imascan Empire.
The Second Imasca Empire is called the Second Empire because before it, there was the destroyed Imasca Empire. In order to preserve the fire, the Imasca Empire sent away a group of people in the War of Destruction.
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The surviving people of Imasca carry imperial secret weapons, which contain the inherited knowledge of the Imasca Empire.
Due to the uninterrupted inheritance and the leadership of legendary figures, the fire was rekindled after more than three thousand years of development in the new main material world.
In order to remember their origins, they were reborn on the continent of Cain under the name of the Second Empire of Imaskar.
Today, the flag of the Second Empire of Imaskar is flying in every corner of the Cain Continent.
The current strength of the Second Imasca Empire is no less than its most glorious moments in the past. However, the people of the Second Imasca Empire have one obsession in their hearts.
They don't belong to Kane.
They are from Faerûn.
The people of the Second Imasca Empire were still obsessed with their hometown, so after unifying Kane, the Second Imasca Empire set out to build a magic fleet, hoping to find the master where Faerun is.
material world.
At the beginning, in order to prevent the powerful enemy from eradicating the Imasca Empire, which was on the verge of destruction, it erased all anchor points and coordinates when transferring the fire out of the main material world.
Therefore, trying to find Faerûn in the countless prime material worlds is also a difficult task for the now prosperous Second Empire of Imaskar, which requires countless resources, time and energy.
The exploration and consumption of the main material plane has gradually shrunk the resources of Kane continent.
As a result, the Second Imasca Empire formed another batch of magic fleets.
The mission of this group of magic fleets is not to explore. What they have to do is to find a resource-rich plane or material world, and then mine the resources to support the exploration fleet.
Exploiting resources from other worlds is destined to lead to conflicts and battles with indigenous races.
Therefore, the ships in this batch of magic fleets all have relatively strong combat capabilities.
The 21st Magic Fleet led by Grantham is one of them.
Due to the importance of his position, and Grantham's many meritorious service during his tenure, he obtained a large amount of resources for the Imperial Fleet, and he even held a secret weapon given by the Emperor of the Second Empire.
"A rare demiplane of elements."
"If nothing else, the most powerful creature among them is the elemental djinn."
"Furthermore, based on the concentration and purity of the elemental energy in this elemental demiplane, at most legendary elemental giants will be born, and it is impossible for an elemental master to exist."
Grantham opened his eyes and whispered to himself.
There are many demiplanes, but elemental demiplanes are uncommon. In Grantham's decades of fighting career, this was the first time he discovered elemental demiplanes.
Regarding the idea of the lava demiplane, he had almost the same idea as Garen had originally.
Because that's the truth.
Whether the elemental life is strong or not is related to the concentration and quantity of the corresponding elemental energy in the environment. It is easy to deduce the upper limit of the strength of the elemental giants in the elemental demiplane.
The tapping sound of fingers became more rapid.
Grantham thought deeply for several more hours.
He wants to be the commander-in-chief of a battle fleet.
Due to the lack of a person with great achievements that could convince other fleet leaders, this position has always been vacant.
Grantham is a serious and taciturn man, he is unsmiling, does not love property, and does not love beauty.
But it was only the power that fascinated him.
He climbed from the bottom to the leader of the 21st Magic Fleet step by step, but he was never satisfied with this.
Only by obtaining the position of chief captain can he temporarily stop.
To achieve this goal, he needs massive military exploits.
Finally, when it was getting late and a ray of dim sunlight fell through the crack of the window and fell on Grantham's face, he made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life.
"Send my order to summon the pilots and combatants. The 21st Magic Fleet is about to set sail!"
"Captain Grantham, this demiplane is not trivial. There may be dragons in it. Are you sure we want to mine it alone? It is better to cooperate with the 20th and 18th fleets. Their ships and personnel are currently idle.
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The vice-captain frowned and asked.
Grantham's face darkened, and he suddenly said: "Who is the captain of the 21st Magic Fleet?"
The deputy captain was slightly startled and said subconsciously: "Of course it's you."
Grantham said solemnly: "Of course it's me, so you only need to execute my orders. I don't need you to teach me how to do things."
Cooperating with other fleets can make things easier, but there is no doubt that this will inevitably involve a lot of credit. Grantham does not think that a small demiplane can withstand his own fleet's attacks.
offensive.
Since mining an alien world is not a simple matter, the magic fleet responsible for this matter gathered most of the powerful people from the Second Empire of Imasca.
Grantham's 21st Fleet has nine legendary level artificers, including himself! In addition, there are hundreds of high-level artificers and about two thousand intermediate artificers!
Low-level artificers are not worthy of joining the fleet.
Every intermediate weapon master here is an elite and leader of the same level.
This magical fleet of his can easily defeat forces at the level of the human kingdom as long as it is willing.
Grantham is not a reckless man.
If nothing can be done, he will definitely choose to cooperate with other fleets.
However, how many legends can there be in a mere elemental demiplane? Even if there are powerful individual dragons, how many legendary dragons and ancient dragons can there be?
It’s not like dozens of legendary dragons will pop out of a small demiplane, right?
Grantham is not afraid of the dragons, because the dragons have always fought on their own, and in the environment of the lava demiplane, if nothing else, there are at most some red dragons who like to live alone, and it is impossible for a group to unite as one.
metal dragon waiting for him.
Grantham really didn't know how the natives of the demiplane could resist his own fleet, and he didn't know how he could lose.
This is not blind confidence, but a judgment based on the situation of both parties.
In fact, Grantham considered it prudent to use the entire 21st Magic Fleet. Logically speaking, less than half the fleet would be enough to capture this small demiplane.
"You are serious, I just hope to capture this demiplane more securely."
"Now that you have made your decision, I naturally dare not disobey it."
The deputy captain lowered his head and said.
Grantham has a strong and serious personality. He is usually taciturn, but when he speaks, he does not allow anyone to refute him. He likes to monopolize power. The deputy captain knows that he is greedy for credit, but he does not want to get into trouble with him. He only dares to slander him in his heart.
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"How can one demiplane stop my fleet?"
Grantham glanced at the deputy captain.
"Yes, yes, that's what you said."
The vice-captain smiled and nodded, no longer expressing his opinions.
A long time ago, Grantham could still listen to other people's opinions, but as his power increased, he became more and more self-willed and difficult to get along with.
When this mission is over, I will request to leave the fleet and spend time with my relatives and children... The appearance of his wife and children flashed through the deputy captain's mind, and then he looked at Silence
Stern Grantham thought in his heart.
He felt that following this guy Grantham, even if nothing happened now, he would be in trouble sooner or later.
Soon, the order was passed on and issued layer by layer.
Like the gears of a precision machine turning, the 21st Magic Fleet locked onto the lava demiplane and was ready to go.
The magic fleet is huge and cannot be moved just by talking.
After deciding to invade the lava demiplane, it still requires a period of preparation, crew mobilization, inspection and maintenance of the magic ship, etc.......
Time passes slowly, the sun rises and sets.
The magic dock built on the huge mountain blocks the sunlight, forming continuous shadows that extend or shrink with the changes in sunlight.
After a short period of time, the 21st Magic Fleet was ready and was about to officially set sail.
Grantham wore neat and clean captain's clothing, with a medal of merit bestowed by the Emperor of the Second Empire of Imask on his chest.
He faced the crew members who were waiting for them and said in a deep voice: "I will bring you back in triumph again and again, and this time will be no exception."
"When we return with a full load, under the glory, the people of the empire will cheer for us and offer us flowers and wine."
"At this moment, I hereby announce that the 21st Magic Fleet has officially set sail!"
The crew members shouted in unison.
"For Imasca!"
"For Imasca!"
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Immediately afterwards, the formations on the magic ships were activated.
The complicated and precise magic lines lit up, and streaks of faint blue light seemed like liquid energy, flowing and flickering between the magic lines. The egg-shaped shield enveloped the magic ship and the human figures on it.
at the same time.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
A dull voice like a bell sounded, as if it struck everyone's heart.
The magic shipyard lit up with the light of magic, and the mountains thousands of feet were shining.
At this moment, the space is like a transparent paper, being stirred and wrinkled by a pair of invisible hands.
The folds of space quickly burst apart, and under the influence of countless magic symbols, it turned into an interdimensional phase gate. The sunlight shone down and was swallowed up by the deep and dark phase gate, disappearing without a trace.
Immediately, twelve magic ships left the dock one after another and took off into the sky.
Grantham stood at the bow of the largest magic ship, with his hands behind his hands, his hair sticking tightly to his head due to the biting wind, and his face was calm and motionless, showing that he was in control.
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A phase gate is no different than an ordinary plane portal, it requires sailing in the phlogiston ocean between planes for a period of time.
Navigating between planes is full of danger and uncertainty. Everyone on the magic fleet was silent, and some nervousness could be vaguely seen on their faces.
Nervous for sure.
If there is an accident on the magic ship, the creatures directly exposed to the phlogiston sea will not be able to survive for long even the legendary ones. The crew members below the legendary level will die almost instantly. The Second Empire of Imasca has just established a magic shipyard and sails outside the plane.
During the period when magic ships were produced, many magic ships left the dock and were never heard from again.
Nine times out of ten it was damaged due to various accidents.
Even now that the magic ship construction technology of the Second Empire of Imaskar has become increasingly mature, there are still occasional magic ships that are damaged during the process of passing through the phase gate, causing the life and death of all crew members to disappear into the phlogiston ocean.
Time passed silently.
I don't know how much time has passed, but after a long journey of darkness and nothingness, a phase door with a faint red luster and a hint of sulfur and lava came into Grantham's sight.
He was slightly startled, and then said in a deep voice: "Every ship crew, prepare, we are about to arrive at the target demiplane."
Immediately, one magic ship passed through the phase gate, crossed the plane crystal wall of the lava demiplane, and descended into this elemental demiplane full of fire elemental energy and earth elemental energy.
When passing through the phase gate, Grantham's vision blurred for a moment.
Vaguely, he saw huge outlines of different colors, located around the magic ship.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Grantham had a bad feeling in his heart.
Under the stimulation of magic, his vision returned to clarity.
So, without any psychological preparation, he saw a terrifying scene under the flaming sky of the lava demiplane.
Giant dragons with a length of at least thirty meters were distributed in a ring. The sound of tearing the air came one after another when the dragon wings flapped. They stared at the magic ship with curious and dangerous dragon eyes. They had similar expressions on their faces.
He stood up with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.
That look seemed to say: Little brother, are you surprised or surprised?
Within the encirclement, the dragon's breathing sounded like thunder.
The breath of legendary creatures came continuously from all directions, filling almost every inch of the surrounding space. The rolling dragon power was exuded with the breath of the dragons, making the magic ship as if it was in the ferocious sea on a rainy day, crumbling.
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Every real dragon here, except for the two red dragons that are mixed in like soy sauce, are all terrifying dragons with legendary strength.
In particular, among the legendary dragons, there are three behemoths with a body length of more than forty meters.
The auras of these three super-giant true dragons were like an abyss, which shocked the faces of the legends on the magic ship. They were obviously in a scorching space, but their bodies seemed to be half cold in the cold winter.
For the first time, Grantham thought he was under an illusion.
But the legendary dragons had such real auras and looks that he had to believe that the scene he saw was real.
Grantham reacted and immediately realized that his fleet was simply not enough for these legendary dragons to play with.
His heart almost stopped.
But on the surface, Grantham's serious face instantly became gentle and friendly.
Grantham looked at the largest silver dragon, and spoke under the other's cold gaze.
"Hello, Your Majesty True Dragon, I come from the Second Empire of Imasca and came here for the purpose of friendly exchanges."
"I think there seems to be some misunderstanding between us."