dark moon

Chapter 168 Ghost Space
The ghost space sounds like a very mysterious name, and it may be full of attraction for good people, but in the eyes of the intelligent creatures in Parvatiga, there is a deep fear hidden behind this name.

Because, this name, together with the two mysterious phenomena of Void Fissure and Alien Projection, are listed as the three mysterious killers of Parvatiga. For tens of thousands of years, countless creatures have died in the ghost space. It is even more than the Great Rift and the otherworldly projection combined.

In fact, the ghost space itself is a very mild space phenomenon. Well, at least it is much milder than the big rift in the void that has no return and the alien projection that is most of the time a gamble for life.

No one knows the reason for the formation of the ghost space, nor can they see its true face. People only know about it, only the phenomenon it shows.

The earliest recorded appearance of the ghost space was in the budding era nearly 7000 years ago. At that time, the wood elves walked out of the dense forest for the first time, and the mountain elves tried to explore the world beyond the mountains. At that time, the dwarves were still underground and In the heart of the mountain, people wield hammers for entertainment. Human beings have just left the life of picking, fishing and hunting, and entered the era of slash-and-burn farming.Everyone was exploring outside in confusion, curiously observing this magical world.

Of course, sea elves are indispensable among them.These children of the sea are exceptionally smart. They can obviously live freely in the water, but they build huge sea ships and carry land races to explore islands in the ocean in exchange for huge benefits.

The accident happened during an ocean voyage.

The exploration ship named Frost, carrying 230 land race explorers and 96 sea elves crew members, set sail from the Port of Hope, and its destination was the pearl composed of twelve islands on the sea in the center of Pavadiga. The island chain, where is the known end of the terrestrial intelligent race, to conquer the pearl island chain and turn the unknown into the known is the sole purpose of more than 200 explorers.

However, they never came back.

230 explorers and 96 crew members disappeared together, with no one alive or dead.This is a very unusual situation. Even if there is a shipwreck and the land-based explorers drown in the sea, it is impossible for the sea elves who call the sea their home to drown with them. No matter how dangerous the situation is, more than 300 people , a few sea elves should escape and tell the world what happened.

But no, not a single one.

The incident was so serious that the land-based race and the sea-based race were once in a highly tense atmosphere. Both sides suspected that the other side was planning some conspiracy, so that the first land-sea war almost broke out between the land-sea races. .

It wasn't until half a year later that Frost appeared again.

The focus of the incident reappeared, shocking the races on both sides. In the end, all races on the sea and land sent enough representatives to board the Frost together, trying to figure out what happened.

The results of the exploration are now known to everyone.

Everything was normal on the ship. There were sanitary ware for cleaning on the deck. The sanitary ware seemed to be half used and fell casually on the deck. Bundles of cables were neatly placed around the mast. The lowered sails were also They were neatly folded and placed under the foot of the mast.

In the cabin, the placement of sundries is not messy. Sailors must make the most of the limited space, so arranging things neatly has become an instinct in life.On the dining table in the cabin, bread was piled in a basket, a wooden spoon was soaked in the half-eaten thick soup, several sea fish cooked with different techniques were placed in the middle of the dining table, and there were even sun-dried vegetables that were soaked again. After cooking the vegetable porridge, it seems that the food of these explorers is still very good.

In the activity room next to it, a large number of playing cards were scattered on a table surrounded by more than a dozen chairs. The messy gold and silver coins shone between the paper plates, showing their presence. On the other side, a pair of magic cards On the chess board, half of the chess game has been played, and an elemental mage's chess piece fell on the board, and its owner may never have a chance to make a next move.

Yes, there was no chance anymore, because although the boat was completely normal, as if it had been crowded with people just a few seconds ago, there was no one there now, not a single person.

We searched the entire ship. Weapons, equipment, belongings, food, and all necessities were complete. Many of them had no trace of use, but there was no one there. It seemed like everyone was spending an ordinary day in a lively manner. It was as if they suddenly disappeared collectively.

No one knows what happened to the people on the ship, and no one knows where the ship has been drifting. It is conceivable that in the six months since it was missing, all the crew members of this ship have mysteriously disappeared, just like a ship whose body has died. Ghosts wander the sea tirelessly.

Since then, people have called the ship the Ghost Ship.Explorers and scholars who are curious about the world have always wanted to find out the true identity of the ghost ship. They have established countless hypotheses, including the nonsense that the crew had hallucinations and then collectively jumped into the sea. However, everything is in vain. Yes, the true image is always hidden deep in the mist, making it elusive.

It was not until 900 years later that a second similar event occurred.

At that time, we had reached the late stage of the budding era, and the glorious era of great development was about to come.Although they have not yet completely entered the pioneering era, the intelligent creatures at that time were already keen to expand the civilized world outwards and seize living space from the wilderness.A large number of funded exploration teams carried the heart of the city deep into the wilderness. Some successfully erected the heart of the city and allowed a brand new city to stand in the world. However, more exploration teams disappeared silently into the wilderness, even with their names. None of them were left in history.

Among them, Robert's exploration team was lucky, they left their names in the history books, but they were also unfortunate, because the reason why they left their names was not the glory of establishing the city, but a disappearance.Yes, the entire expedition team disappeared together.

150 four people, forty one-horned oxen, 73 horses, plus a large number of poultry, completely disappeared. Only the large convoy was left in the wilderness, waiting quietly in loneliness.

This time I was lucky. In less than three days, a team with a route discovered the remains of the exploration team.The discoverer was startled by the silent convoy. Faced with such a strange phenomenon, the discoverer chose the smartest approach.

They sent people to run back to the city and report to the lord.

Soon, the priests of the temple, the mages on the tower, and the frail but knowledgeable scholars all gathered at the scene of the incident. The keen intuition of the knowledge seekers made them immediately think of The ghost ship incident 900 years ago.

Sure enough, everything was equally weird, almost exactly the same as the recorded ghost ship incident. The only difference was that the location of the incident was changed to land.

But this time, the researchers were overjoyed because they discovered that the strange event that happened a few days ago actually left a witness.

A coachman in the exploration team didn't disappear with the others. I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune, but he survived the strangeness.It's a pity that when he was found, he was already insane, completely lost the ability to speak, could eat, drink, and sleep, but had no mental reaction to anything. In the rest of his life, the only thing that would make him react was actually It's a mirror. As long as he faces the mirror, he will scream and attack crazily until the mirror is broken.

It was not until a few years later that he suddenly regained his sanity before he died, but at that time he was so weak that he could hardly speak, leaving only one famous last word that brought countless mysteries: "Why can't you get out?"

Since then, ghost space has replaced ghost ship as the name of this strange phenomenon, and then every few decades, there will be an outbreak of ghost space.There were more or less victims during this period. The most common incident was that an army of 3000 people disappeared into thin air in the eyes of hundreds of villagers at the foot of the mountain with a burst of thick fog on the way to the top of the mountain. Sometimes there were only a dozen or dozens of people. .

Slowly, as the number of occurrences increased, people also summarized some rules of ghost spaces.

There are generally no signs of its appearance, and it is difficult for people to detect it in advance. Perhaps animals will instinctively sense the danger and stay away from the area where the ghost space breaks out in advance, but this is just a guess. No one can be sure whether this is the case.

People have discovered that ghost spaces often only appear in sparsely populated wilderness. When they appear, they will start from one point, spread rapidly outward, and eventually affect an area of ​​uncertain scope. All creatures in the area, including personal belongings, will be sucked into the ghost space. Only a large number of relics were left in place.

Because of the famous last words, people once speculated that the ghost space is a very large maze-like world. If the victim is sucked in, it will be difficult to escape. Those who are lucky enough to return safely like the survivors are only exceptions. exception.

However, as time went by, nearly 3000 years ago, during the darkest and chaotic era of Parvatiga, the frequency of ghost space outbreaks reached its peak, with an average of one occurring every one or two years.The more times there are, the more victims there will be of course more exceptions. From time to time there will be news that the victims have returned safely.

Excluding those who fabricate lies for various purposes, there are at least nearly a hundred people who have safely escaped from the ghost space before and after them. Among these people are many warriors and even top powerhouses. However, even if they have personally experienced the ghost space, It is difficult for these people to explain clearly what they have experienced.

Most people don't even know that they have entered the ghost space. They enter and leave inexplicably without realizing what happened.

And those who realized something was wrong were also confused. Although they had different descriptions of the internal environment of the ghost space, the same thing was that they had entered a seemingly infinite space, and no matter how hard they tried, they could never get out.Moreover, it was as if there were only one of them left in the whole world, with no living creatures at all. The world was full of despair and loneliness.

As for how they got out in the end, unfortunately, no one can say clearly, everyone's opinions are surprisingly consistent, and they walked out inexplicably.

This answer certainly does not satisfy scholars, but there is nothing they can do if they are not satisfied. This is the fact, and no one can change it.

Therefore, the ghost space is like a great rift in the void, an unexplainable mysterious phenomenon that has been silently devouring life.

(End of this chapter)