Chapter 1204: Eternal Night in the North
After being surprised, silence returned to the bottom of the Everlasting Lake.
After a long time, a faint sigh came out.
"Has the new era arrived?"
"Those fragmented memories are all calling the same name..."
"...Zong Shen."
The huge arm trembled at the bottom of the lake.
The fine chains binding it on the altar made a clattering sound.
At the same time, a total of five areas in the entire northern territory experienced changes at the same time.
"I have been silent for too long!"
"In the new era of reincarnation, the dead will live forever!"
"Dark Night! I am the king of eternal night!"
The shores of the Lake of Eternal Silence, the Frost-frozen Peak, the Immortal Icefield, the Dusk Bay, and the Great Rift of Death.
Strange and inexplicable roaring sounds appeared in these five locations at the same time.
In each location, there is an altar exactly like the one at the bottom of Lake Eternal Silence, which seals different body parts.
The roar that suddenly resounded, as if the announcement of death was coming, revealing some ancient hatred hidden in this land.
Gradually drifting away in the bleak winter wind.
A large amount of ice crackled.
The frozen white ghost opened its blue eyes.
They roughly broke free from the thick ice that had been frozen for thousands of years and returned to this land.
Millions and tens of millions of White Walkers stand on the broken ice, looking at their past homeland.
At the same time, the frozen soil in the north suddenly changed from day to night.
The light from the sun plane avoids here.
The dark night fell.
A pitch black night enveloped the earth, making it impossible to see even one's fingers.
Only the howling cold wind remains the same forever.
The barbarians and savages living in the north saw the night suddenly falling, and the sky above their heads was filled with a blue-black halo. They immediately fell to the ground, praying urgently and panicked.
"Ouch!"
The howl of the frost wolf echoed above the frozen soil of the ice sheet, as if it was blowing the horn of night.
The northern monsters and monsters that inhabited everywhere became manic and restless.
They left the nest one after another, roaring and running to the south.
It seems to be a convention.
Due to the same direction, small waves of beasts soon formed.
Of course, as changes affected the entire northern border.
The impact of the dark night does not end there.
More changes will gradually emerge.
The high-level monsters and ancient giant monsters wandering deep in the north are also in a state of excitement.
They trekked southward, but it would take quite a while to reach the Great Wall of Despair.
Many places that were originally in a state of silence are in a state of shaking.
Caves, dark valleys and ruins from ancient times have reappeared.
If the gods overlooking all living beings observe the entire endless continent from above the dimension.
You can see that the northern area of Endless Continent is like a black cloth.
The altars located in the five Jedi began to shake, and fine cracks gradually appeared.
The chains that bound the body were slowly disintegrating.
Maybe in a month, maybe in two months, it won't be able to be trapped here anymore.
When countless alien ghosts resurrected, two of them were entrusted with important tasks.
Judging from their stature and appearance, the two ghosts should have been a boy and a girl.
Unlike other ghosts, they still retain the full flesh and blood of humans and do not look haggard.
It's just that his face is too pale, and his eyes are a cold blue.
The lips were a frighteningly white color, which could be said to be bloodless.
They were naked, their posture and curves nearly perfect.
"Ancient Mountain."
"Ilya."
A deep voice suddenly appeared.
The two ghosts blinked, revealing agility that was very different from the other ghosts.
Then they all knelt down on one knee, placed their right hands on their left chest, and lowered their heads in reverence.
"king!"
They responded with hoarse, hoarse voices.
Soon, the deep voice appeared again.
"Find someone for me."
"Zong Shen."
"He should be on Arthur Pendragon's turf."
"Find him and bring him to me."
At this point, the voice paused slightly, and then continued.
"He is the Chosen One, the best of the new era."
"Take the Scepter of Eternal Night with you."
"And...the skeleton of the ancient god..."
These words made the frozen faces of the two White Walkers loosen up.
A rather human look of surprise appeared on the indifferent face.
However, they did not question or refute this, but just bowed their heads silently to express their understanding.
That deep voice has now disappeared.
And the little arm under the lakeside of Eternal Silence suddenly threw out the scepter in its hand.
The huge scepter jumped up from the lake and kept getting smaller, until it turned into a suddenly collapsed space singularity and disappeared.
In an instant, the two white ghosts appeared next to them again.
The devout and respectful four hands held the scepter that had shrunk to about 1.5 meters.
They looked at each other, and their eyes suddenly became lively.
"Walk."
"It's time to take out the bones of the ancient god."
After that, they suddenly disappeared in place.
In the northern border shrouded in darkness, the darkness of terror is resurrecting.
It seems to have become a super large field, brewing unknown in the darkness.
…
Kingdom of Virginia, Monitoring Tower VIII of the Great Wall of Despair.
A spacious quiet room located at the top of the tower.
It's surrounded by crystal glass.
It is extremely warm inside and is not affected by the severe cold outside.
The crystal glass is also very clear, without any frost or condensation.
Standing here, you can see the vast distance of the frozen soil.
When the daylight is better and the fog is less, you can even see hundreds of kilometers away.
In this quiet room is a huge crystal ball with a map of the area north of the Great Wall.
There was a middle-aged man in single clothes staring intently at the crystal ball.
On his shoulder stood a very magical white falcon.
The fine down on its abdomen and tough wings highlight its extraordinary appearance.
The eyes the size of soybeans are continuously shrinking and enlarging.
At this time, a certain location on the map on the surface of the crystal ball was flickering with dim light.
After a few seconds, it was the white falcon who spoke first.
"blind."
"The unusual movement occurred by the Lake of Eternal Silence."
"That's one of the Night King's forbidden places, surrounded by the cursed Ice Age battlefield."
As he spoke, Bai Falcon flapped his wings and flew to the middle-aged man's side.
Hearing Bai Falcon's words, the middle-aged man known as the blind man frowned.
His eyes are gray-white, and the pupils have no focus, and the white falcons are his eyes. As a monitor, his task is to observe the situation north of the Great Wall of Despair.
The crystal ball can sense unusual movements.
"According to the prophecy left by the royal family, the Night King will eventually revive, get rid of his shackles, and return to the earth."
"This desperate Great Wall will be the first barrier against the invasion of Eternal Night."
"Now, old man..."
"We have to pass the news to the Imperial City immediately and let His Majesty the King handle it."
"In addition, we must notify the giant cities adjacent to the northern border..."
The blind man talked to himself and walked aside in a familiar manner.
There was a long table and two chairs.
There is a thick magic book on the table.
Through the principle of magical entanglement, just write on the book.
Relevant content will appear simultaneously on the main book in the imperial city.
Just as he picked up the quill soaked in magic ink and opened the magic book.
Bai Falcon suddenly exclaimed.
"Look blind man!"
"It's... dark!"
Not paying attention to the question in his words, the blind man stood up suddenly.
Then he moved closer to the crystal glass, pressed his face against the mirror, and looked to the north, as if he could see it.
"Eternal Night!"
"This is Evernight!"
He seemed to sense something and shouted in panic.
He quickly sat back at the long table and started writing furiously.
At the same time, hundreds of monitoring towers discovered anomalies north of the Great Wall of Despair.
The arrival of eternal night suddenly plunged the place into darkness.
This creates a unique landscape.
With the Great Wall of Despair as the boundary, the north is in deep darkness.
To the south, there is a scene of abundant sunlight. The sunlight casts on the ice from the east, giving off a radiant glow.
Continuous trumpets sounded on the Great Wall of Despair.
Countless black warriors wearing crow feather cloaks pushed open the frosty door and quickly rallied under the commander's scolding.
They, together with the observers in the monitoring tower, are called - night watchmen!
…
Kingdom of Virginia, Winter Imperial City.
In the snow-topped palace, King Yarogluk, who has fluffy brown hair, is having a meeting with his ministers.
Discuss the recent unrest in the Kingdom of Nord and the Kingdom of Avalon.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Finn Lister, as usual struck a different tone at the meeting.
However, King Yarogluk was unable to attack him due to the foundation of the List family.
The problem can only be solved through verbal warfare.
Compared with other kingdoms, the land in the North is poorer.
This makes agricultural and animal husbandry production on a smaller scale, making it difficult to even be self-sufficient.
In the bitter cold land, even the effects of natural magic are greatly reduced.
It is even more difficult for ordinary plants to survive.
Fortunately, the mineral resources reserves here are extremely rich.
It can be said that every inch of land is valuable, and it is possible to dig out minerals everywhere.
Even the Rhodok Kingdom and the Kugit Empire, which are also famous for their minerals, are not as good as the Northland.
This natural imbalance of resources has led to the development of the Northland Kingdom being extremely dependent on trade circulation.
Moreover, the forges and workshops here are very developed.
Even the goblins' Hotsand Group and Bilgewater Cartel often purchase goods here.
Some of the semi-finished parts of magic machinery are even handed over to the Beidi Workshop for processing.
The same is true for the three castle dwarves who live on the strong walls of the gods.
It is no exaggeration to say that the overall level of foundry craftsmen in the North is among the best in the human kingdom.
Even if we look at the entire continent, only goblins and dwarves can maintain a steady level of control.
This is an advantage determined by the regional environment.
A large amount of ore and foundry equipment flowed out through commercial channels.
Hundreds of thousands of traveling traders opened up a large number of trade routes.
They transported minerals and forged products, as well as materials such as Warcraft materials and matsutake mushrooms that are special to the North.
Then bring back a large amount of food, wine, brocade cloth and other "fashionable" items from the south from the Kingdom of Rhodok, Nord, and Swadia to earn enough profits.
These three kingdoms were adjacent to Vaegia, each located in different directions.
As for Avalon, the Salander Sultanate and the Kugit Kingdom, because they are not adjacent to each other, there are very few caravans directly under the Northland.
The Northland items distributed to these three kingdoms are usually resold at a step-by-step price increase by second-tier dealers or third-tier and fourth-tier dealers.
A large amount of material circulation has revitalized the trade pattern of the Kingdom of Virginia.
When Zong Shen went to Bosibon for the first time, he saw traveling merchants selling frozen soil matsutake on the street.
Even Bangcheng can become a distribution channel, which shows how active the business flow in Northland is!
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that commerce and ore mining are the two lifebloods of the Kingdom of Virginia.
The Grace royal family represented by King Yarogluk controls most of the mining, smelting and forging in the kingdom.
The List family controls more than 70% of the business channels and large business groups.
Finn Lister is even nicknamed "Golden Pocket".
He can easily influence the kingdom's prices and supply of supplies by himself.
It also played a huge role in the kingdom's trade negotiations.
Major giant cities in Nord and other countries only charge extremely low taxes and fees on the sales of Northland supplies.
This further stimulated the export of Northland goods.
As long as there is enough profit, businessmen will burst out with endless motivation.
Even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, they dare to travel through it.
And the Lister family has a history almost as long as the Grace family.
Finn's ancestors were the senators who followed the late King Grace.
Both sides have accumulated extremely deep strength.
The List family advocates interests and has accumulated a huge amount of wealth over thousands of years.
The main conflict between them and the royal family lies in the issue of developing the northern territory.
There are many precious astral metals there, and magic minerals whose value is far beyond ordinary.
King Yarogluk Grace never relented when it came to proposals to develop the North.
This is the advice left by the late king since ancient times.
The Great Wall of Despair is a barrier that the kings of the seven kingdoms agreed to build at the same time.
Eternal night will fall, the undead will resurrect, and darkness will cover the earth.
This is a prophecy passed down from that time.
Yarogluk always remembered.
But the Liszt family does not have such respect for the ancients.
They were confident in the vast territory of the kingdom, the strength of the army, and the number of giant cities.
It is believed that this generation is completely different from the desolation and backwardness of the past.
Even if the Night King revives and the White Walkers reappear, Virginia's army is capable of annihilating them.
Financial influence covers all aspects, including the Kingdom’s Legion.
The Lister family controlled many fortresses, cities and legions through appropriation and transfer.
There has been a situation where the tail is too big and the ambition is clear.
However, the overall attitude of the two sides is still deadlocked.
No one wants to flip the table.
They can only contain each other and wait for opportunities to kill each other.
Every meeting is a little confrontation.
This time is no exception.
King Yarogluk was fighting with Finn and his face was red.
The other ministers did not dare to speak.
If they dared to play like this, their heads would be hung in the market the next day.
After arguing for a long time, Yarogluk picked up the water and beer on the table and was about to moisten his throat.
Suddenly, a young man wearing a white falcon-patterned costume walked in quickly.
He looked anxious and did not salute, but no one stopped him, so he clearly enjoyed privilege!
