Chapter 869: The Phoenix King and the Welcome Ceremony
The first thing that appeared at the end of the sea level was a shining tower hundreds of meters high. This fortress-shaped lighthouse is located on a rocky island at the narrow and dangerous seaport. It has thousands of lights, illuminating all the roads leading to Lothern.
route.
This epic fortress lighthouse guards the entrance to the Emerald Gate. Any enemy approaching the Emerald Gate will be defeated by the densely packed weapons on the tower. This magnificent fortress is strong enough to withstand even the craziest attacks.
After passing the Flash Tower, there was an emerald gate dozens of meters high. Under the guidance of the high elf navigator, everyone was let through.
As Teclis and others returned to Tyrion's fleet, there were no high elves on the Enterprise. Only then did Orika come out. She was wearing a black and white lace maid outfit and a flawless white silk scarf on her head.
She looked at Lothern silently
Haimen, Ryan and Sulia walked behind Olika. Seeing Olika's sad look, Sulia sighed softly and wanted to say something but did not say it. Ryan gently spoke from behind.
He hugged his personal maid: "Olica?"
"Master, look." The dark elf closed his eyes and leaned against Ryan for a few seconds, then opened his eyes again: "Look, look at those huge stone statues at the entrance to the Emerald Gate of Lothern."
Ryan looked intently.
Just in front of the sea gate of Lothern, dozens of giant stone statues of elven gods stand on the ocean. Each of them is hundreds of meters high. In the ancient times of the elves, the elven gods had not yet been restricted by Asuryan from visiting the mortal world.
Previously, the ancient elven empire carved the appearance of these gods into the mortal world.
Therefore, the appearance of every Elf god is depicted, even a deer-headed hunting god Cynos.
Only the Lord of the Phoenix, the Emperor of Heaven, the oldest and greatest God, the Creator, the Eternal Flame, the Giver of Life, the God King of the Elf Heaven God System, Asuyan, did not show his appearance;
Wearing a mask, the mask is half black and half white, symbolizing that he is the king of elves and gods who reconciles the world.
All things, His whole body was wrapped in white feathers, sitting with a scepter, and did not move at the same time, because Asuryan never answered any prayers, and never participated in any elven affairs. According to Lilith, Asuryan
He has always only communicated with other gods, and the times were extremely rare.
At the same time, Lilith told Ryan and others that she had never even been close to Asuryan. This Phoenix Lord would always sit in the diamond throne on the top of his Phoenix Pyramid and watch the world with cold eyes. Mortals had never seen him.
At the same time, the number of times a god has met with him can also be counted on his fingers.
Previously, Asuryan and Kain shared a god-queen named Heya. Heya died at the hands of the Eldar and he could not escape.
Lilith also told Ryan that Asuryan is a hermaphrodite - as a god and a creator god, Asuryan is essentially a phoenix. He has no gender, and naturally cannot be humane. At the same time, he cannot have emotions. This
Orika also confirmed that the only thing that made Asuryan angry was when Kane, the god of blood, wanted to compete with Asuryan for the dominance of the elves.
By the way, Kane is Asuryan's brother. He also fought several battles with the hunter god Kunos for the elf mother goddess Isha. At the same time, Kane also loves Lilith deeply.
Intersex? Ryan complained in his mind.
Ryan also took a general look at the other gods. Among them, he recognized the familiar Ryans such as Kunos, Isa, Hoss, and Val. He also took a special look at Lilith, who is the goddess of the moon of the high elf.
Si's appearance on the elf side is very similar to that of the Lake Fairy, except that her clothes are more "girly", she has moon-white hair, and she has angel-like wings on her back.
"Many gods have been swallowed by Morgul." Orika leaned on Ryan and whispered: "They have been forever submerged by the corruption of Chaos."
Ryan nodded. He had also heard from Lilith and Araloth about this matter. Shadow Evil, the Beast King of the Beastmen Sanctuary, Morgul, was simply the nemesis of the Elf Gods. It had devoured some of the mortals of the Elf Gods in Athel Loren more than once.
After the incarnation of the world, the devoured Elf God will never return or be reborn. Every time the Wood Elves fight against Morgul, they have to pay huge casualties and horrific costs, but Morgul can be reborn countless times, and it has great influence on the Wood Elves.
The damage done to Athel Loren can never be undone.
After more than a dozen times like this, the wood elves were almost exhausted from the invasion of Morgul. Even if Araloth killed Morgul in the Battle of Arden Forest, it only gained a lot for Athel Loren.
It's just a short respite (10 to 20 years).
After looking around, Ryan and others set their sights on Kane, the God of Bloody Hands. Kane was huge and his statue was slender. He was wearing a full-body bronze armor, with a very angry expression on his face.
Holding two twisted saw swords, there is always blood dripping from His hands. As for why... This is a long story. In case anyone talks about water, this
I won’t repeat it here. What needs to be emphasized is that the Bloody Hand God’s desire for blood and killing is never-ending, and it continues to increase as time goes by, until the believer will abandon the other party when he cannot be satisfied, and Kane’s desire for women
The desire is also endless. Every year, the Dark Elf selects some maids to give to Kane, and those who come back alive can join the Bridal Society of Kane.
The high elves still worship Kane, but very limitedly. They only perform routine prayers before battles. The high elves believe that Kane's passion for fighting is a "necessary evil". At other times, Kane worship is
Strictly prohibited.
Now as they pass through the Emerald Gate, the capital of the high elves, Lothern is revealed to everyone.
What a glorious city this is!
Hundreds of spire towers rise from the ground, each one is tens of meters high. Countless exquisite banners of the high elves fly in the sky, spreading into the distance with no end in sight. The trade returning from Ulthuan and other regions
There is an endless stream of ships, from the old world, from Arabi, and even merchant ships from distant Indy, Nipeng, and China. They come in and out of it. The maze-like channels are extending in all directions and are complicated.
Than, countless high elf guards and troops were waiting in full formation, and the sea wall tens of meters high was immediately closed, blocking the sea water and even blocking the sunlight, casting a shadow on the faces of Ryan and others, in the port
In the center, on a pedestal the size of a small island, the huge statue of Aenarion calmly looks at Ulthuan, the territory he saved with his life and his glorious Phoenix Dynasty.
Behind him is a row of statues of the Phoenix Kings, each of them lifelike, such as the Phoenix King Beo Shannar in the heyday of the Elf Empire, Caledor I who succeeded him, and the reckless Caledor II.
, the cold and cruel Tesiris...until the current Phoenix King, the tall and majestic but unexpectedly friendly Finuba.
Thousands of merchant ships crowded the next route. Tyrion commanded the Lothern sea guards to clear the channel. At the same time, he signaled the ironclad ship to wait for a while. Lane and others had no choice but to stand on the deck of the ironclad ship and wait. At this time,
Except for Ryan, Fulgan and others, almost everyone has been shocked by the wealth and prosperity of Lothern. This great city and its great seaport carry all the goods in the world and welcome all visitors.
"Master, madam, look there!" Orika pointed with her finger at an island group located in the western part of the inner sea of Lothern. The island group was surrounded by high elves using sea walls, suspension bridges and large fortresses. The tops were equally magnificent.
There was a huge flow of people: “That’s where the aliens live!”
"That's where we live?" Ryan looked at the island group. It was quite large, covering more than ten square kilometers.
"Well, that is the alien residential area designated by the high elves. It was just a small fishing village outside the Lothern dock at first, but now, the number of humans there is more than the locals of Lothern, which means more than ten square meters
There are more than 100,000 humans living within kilometers." The sadness on Orica's face disappeared, and she said interestingly: "After all, the reproduction rate of humans is second only to rat people and green skins."
"Here, humans use dwarven products, gold, silver, gems, furs, herbs, grains, cereals, books and trade with high elves." Sulia held the pamphlet, and the female knight looked at "Ulthuan Trade" with interest.
Guide": "This is the foreign residential area, and it is the only place in the city where people of other races are allowed to live and roam freely without special permission from the Phoenix King and the Qi representative."
Similarly, the people who arrived at the Paradise of High Elf Cave for the first time talked about the grand scene in front of them, and the beautiful and noble city opened its doors to them at this time.
After waiting for more than an hour, the waterway was finally cleared. The ironclads gradually docked, and huge gangways were erected on the magnificent deep-water ports. There are hundreds of such deep-water ports in Lothern, and they are all full.
ship, but the arrival of the ironclad ship still surprised everyone. Many high elves were even ready to fight. Who knew that those who got off the ship were humans...or those annoying dwarfs?
However, the appearance of Cohill, the captain of the Phoenix King's personal White Lion Guard, made everyone relax their vigilance. Cohill represented the Phoenix King on this occasion. He personally led a group of White Lion Guards to stand in a circle. These came from
The warriors of Charis have proven themselves to be reliable guards and loyal partners of the Phoenix King countless times. Now that Cohir appears, it means that although they are not sure whether they are friends, at least they are not enemies.
"On behalf of His Majesty the Phoenix King Fenuba, I would like to welcome everyone, especially His Majesty the Knight King Lion Machado, His Majesty Queen Surya Kumani Aintri De Winford, and the Ashes Legion.
Legion Commander Fulgen, you came to help Assur at this difficult time, we
Assur will be remembered in his heart." Cohir, the captain of the White Lion Guard, stepped forward and said. He was a strong man, very serious, wearing a formal palace uniform and a lion skin cloak, with a pair of giant axes hanging on his waist.
Reminiscent of the pair behind Angron, there is no doubt that this is a veteran Sanctuary powerhouse.
Ryan guessed that he was reciting these words, because not only did Cohill's face not have much enthusiasm, but he was looking at the group of mustachioed dwarves behind Ryan with hostility, who were constantly marveling and talking.
There was Orica with a smile on her face, standing behind Ryan and looking around.
Here are two of the three things that dwarves, dark elves and high elves hate the most.
"Thank you, thank you very much." Ryan could see Cohill's hostility, and he was glad that Cohill couldn't understand what the mustaches were saying, otherwise it would be version 2.0 of the Long Beard War.
"Oh, Pointy Ears is so rich! Guess how much we can get if we blow up this place?"
"We should dig through every elven palace here! Until the Book of Hatred is completely empty!"
"Ah, I really can't wait. Dear Grimnir, how much wealth do we have left in this damn place?"
"Shh, be quiet, the pointed ears are watching us."
The mustaches finally calmed down, and Ryan grabbed Olika and introduced to Cohill: "She is the slave maid I bought from the Marienburg Talent Market. Her name is Olika.
Ambassador Taimag and Marienburg can testify.”
"I hope it's as you said, King of Knights." Cohir thought for a while and nodded: "Let her stay where she is. You, Queen Surya, and Lord Fulgan please come with me. His Majesty Finuba has already
I’ve been waiting at the Phoenix King’s Court for a long time.”
Ryan nodded, and the three of them followed. The remaining people accepted the arrangements of the high elves and moved into the alien residential area first.
Everything seemed so logical, until the high elf band started playing music to welcome Ryan and others. The high elf band, dressed in formal palace attire, beat the drum gently, while someone blew the trumpet, and the singing group began to sing a welcome song.
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The leader of the high elf singer opened up his voice and sang with a brisk voice. Under the cheerful minor tune and rhythmic beat, the moving voice spread.
"Doodle urbem veit simia elephantus!"
"Pluma i illud, et adh?sit COLLYRA!"
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Ryan's face darkened after listening to the song Gao Jing...
The faces of Fulgrim and Surya also became ugly. Teclis shook his head helplessly. He knew Tyrion too well, and this kind of temptation would continue to happen in the future.
On the one hand, Tyrion was very proud, but on the other hand, he was also observing the changes in the expressions of Ryan and others. Tyrion knew that if Ryan and others were smart enough and educated enough, they would have to be patient at this time.
If Ryan and others can endure, then the two sides can further cooperate. The war lord knows very well that since it is a joint operation, both sides must have a buffer space.
Asul has taken many steps back, and humans must also show their sincerity.
After the welcome song ended, Tyrion took the initiative to come up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Ryan, Lord Fulgrim, how are you? Is Azul's song pleasant to the ears?"
Ryan sneered in his heart. In this case, it is wrong to say it is pleasant, and it is wrong to say it is not pleasant. Tyrion is trying to give them a blow!
"Of course, it's very pleasant." Ryan smiled and raised his hand, indicating that he could continue. Under the leadership of Cohill, he walked towards the Phoenix King's Court. Halfway there, he did not forget to add: "It sounds very nice."
Song, I think when the Asurs left the old world, they must have left by boat singing this song, right?"
Now, it was the turn of the high elves to collectively show their shame.
"Please come in, everyone, His Majesty Fenuba is waiting for you inside." Cohill, the captain of the White Lion Guard, raised his battle ax and blocked everyone's way: "But before that, please put your weapons outside. At any time,
None of you can bring weapons to see the Phoenix King."
Ryan and others didn't say anything about this, so after confiscating the weapons, the door to the reception room opened.
The Phoenix King stood in front of his diamond throne.
"Welcome, the King of Knights who has come from afar."
Ryan was about to speak, but at this moment, suddenly, an extremely cold look stared at Ryan from Fenuba's body. There was no malice in this look, but there was no kindness either. He cast his gaze from the void to the mortal world.
In this world, the cold eyes only lingered on Ryan and Fulgan.
There is something, using Fenuba as a medium, watching Ryan!
Above the void, the platinum phoenix formed by the fire of heaven confronts the golden shadow formed by the bright golden light.
"Lord of Humanity, civilizations like yours and the Eldar Empire have been destroyed countless times before! Do you want to be the next one?"
"Asuryan, it seems that you still haven't learned the lesson from the death of the Eldar!"