The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 510 The Origin of the Black Mist

"Haha, it seems that our Dean Hiram has a great approval of Lord Ryan from the Empire." Senator Nelson said after laughing awkwardly twice, helping Admiral Randall to save the situation.

"This is not the point. The question now is, what should we do with the subsequent exploration of the floating city ruins?" said Trena on the side.

Because the preliminary exploration led by the military had uncovered such a big problem, at this moment, neither Admiral Randall nor Senator Nelson took the initiative to speak in response to Trena's questions.

"Senator Trena, do you have any good suggestions?" Deputy Speaker Bertrand said in a deep voice.

"I suggest that His Majesty the Swordmaster Tirion return to the cave camp immediately. As a Federation expert with experience in the last floating city exploration, it would be more appropriate for him to be in charge in the early stages."

"In addition, I also suggest setting up a large-scale defensive magic array around the floating city to prevent the velociraptor-shaped mechanical monsters that appear for the first time from rushing out of the floating city."

Councillor Nelson frowned and questioned:
"Senator Trena, do you know how large an area the floating city occupies? This will consume a lot of the Federation's material and manpower resources."

"Of course, but has Senator Nelson ever considered what to do if these mechanical monsters break out of the floating city?" Trena retorted.

"Okay, even if what you said, Senator Trena, makes sense, what about the exploration work? Will the preliminary exploration not be carried out?" Nelson continued.

"Even if we want to launch it, my opinion is that His Majesty Tirion should lead the team and limit the activities to the negative first floor of the floating city ruins, and be prepared to retreat at any time."

"After we have gathered enough strong men, we will consider further exploration."

"Especially Lord Hiram. If he can be successfully promoted to Dawn Wizard, he will be the second Metal Dawn Wizard in the Federation. This will be of great benefit to the subsequent exploration of the floating city ruins. Don't forget, Lord Ryan of the Empire is a Metal Dawn Wizard."

Trena's words made Senator Nelson and Admiral Randall feel uncomfortable as if they had eaten a dead fly, but they could not think of a suitable angle to refute for a while.

"Let's decide this first! Councillor Trena, please contact His Majesty the Swordmaster Tirion immediately."

"Also, Admiral Randall, you and I will return to Antuhole immediately. We both need to accept questioning from the Federal Parliament." Deputy Speaker Bertrand said in a deep voice, his face not looking good.

Because of the failure of the military's operation, he had to go back and explain to the Federal Parliament.

Of course, this is not to say that this is his responsibility, but it is the normal procedure for accepting inquiries after a major incident, which is one of the important systems within the federation.

The death of two powerful federation warriors during the exploration of the ruins was undoubtedly a major event that shook the federation!
at the same time.

Over the boundless summer sea.

Not long after the Imperial airship formation set off, the federal city of Zetaia behind them gradually disappeared from the sight of everyone on the airship.

Ryan and Menia were currently on the side of the airship flagship, enjoying the scenery in the distance and chatting while enjoying the sea breeze.

"Something important must have happened in the Federation just now. I saw Bertrand's face changed." Menia said lightly.

"Your Highness Menia, did you notice it too?" Ryan smiled.

"Well, don't worry, the intelligence department should send news soon."

"By the way, Ryan, how was the result of your exploration of the ruins this time?"

"Your Highness Menia, I am very lucky. I have found the fifth level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method."

"Oh? This is a great event. I wonder how happy Moria will be when he hears this news. In addition, the empire will soon have another large school of thought."

Menia looked at Ryan with her beautiful eyes, smoothed the light red hair by her ears, and smiled.

Ryan was stunned by Menia's sudden smile. Moreover, he noticed for the first time that Menia's beautiful eyes seemed to contain more than just admiration.

He had always thought that as a representative of the imperial royal family, Menia had more appreciation and expectations for them, the future stars of the empire.

But now it seems that it is not the case, at least not entirely for him.

This is a kind of.
However, Ryan did not linger on his gaze for too long. He quickly nodded and said:
"Haha, indeed, the Moria Sect Master should be very happy."

"As for the large schools, when we return this time, I think the head of the Moriah School will apply to the Empire on behalf of the Bixiu Construction School to be promoted to a large school."

"By the way, Your Highness Menia, perhaps you don't know yet, that site is actually a complete floating city of the ancient Goblin Empire." Ryan suddenly thought of something and introduced.

"Hmm? Floating city?" Menia, who always had a calm expression and a composed demeanor, couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly and said.

"Yes, it is the ancient capital of the goblins. It is also a stunning floating city. Inside..."

Immediately, Ryan began to recount his experiences on this trip in detail. Of course, he slightly skipped over the secret contents recorded in the black leather diary, such as the fact that the Iron Heart Meditation Method originated from the ancient Goblin Empire.

"By the way, Your Highness Menia, I encountered a kind of black mist in there. It can transform into any entity. It's very tricky."

"Moreover, according to the relics of ancient wizards who died during the exploration, they called this black mist the Shamo. Do you know the origin of this thing called the Shamo?" Ryan finally asked what he had always wanted to ask.

"What? Demon!" Menia's pretty face changed again and suddenly became extremely serious.

"Ryan, are you sure that the ancient wizards called that black mist evil spirits?"

"Sure, Your Highness Menia." Ryan nodded.

"Tell me in detail about the evil spirits you encountered." Menia thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.

Ryan nodded. He knew that Menia wanted to confirm whether what he encountered was a demon.

"At first, there was a black bug lurking in the goblin's mummified head. I felt very strange after I killed it, because it turned into a ball of black smoke and disappeared. In the prison on the second floor below ground, I met an ancient minotaur surrounded by black air."

As Ryan spoke, Menia's pretty face became more serious.

"From your description, it is indeed a demon."

"It seems that what is mentioned in the ancient books, that the ancient goblin empire was destroyed due to the sudden attack of the evil demon, seems to be true." Menia nodded and said.

"Your Highness Menia, what is the origin of this evil demon?" Ryan couldn't help but ask.

"The earliest history of the appearance of this evil demon is very long ago, and it is difficult to verify. According to ancient books from a long time ago, the evil demon is said to be an evil creature created by the Lord of the Void. Every time it appears, it will cause violent turmoil in the world."

"Sha Demons do not have a fixed body shape. Moreover, once multiple Sha Demons encounter a strong enemy, they will merge to form a medium-sized Sha Demon, or even a large Sha Demon, that is several times more powerful."

"In fact, fighting against evil spirits is not only what we do, but also what the Goddess Church is mainly doing."

"The Goddess Church?"

"Well, I'm sure you've discovered that fire magic is very effective against evil spirits, but in fact, the most effective means of killing is still divine power."

"Divine power?"

"Yes, Ryan, since you have come into contact with the evil demon, with your strength, there is a secret you can know. A part of the evil demon's body is sealed in the deepest part of the underground of the Imperial Capital Cohen Cathedral."

"It is precisely because of this that most of the epic-level masters of the Goddess Church are tied down in the task of guarding the remains of the evil demon."

"I see." Ryan nodded, his face suddenly realizing.

No wonder, when other evil cults were active, those responsible for their extermination were the Empire Sword Bearers and the royal family, but the Goddess Church seemed to be quiet, and it turned out that they were guarding against the revival of the evil demon.

"Based on the information you mentioned, although the Goblin capital was attacked at that time, it seems that the evil demons were successfully sealed. In other words, the evil demons were suppressed and a certain balance was achieved. Otherwise, they would have rushed out of the ruins and wreaked havoc on the Federation long ago."

"But with the Federation's exploration, this balance is likely to be destroyed." Menia suddenly thought of something, narrowed her beautiful eyes, and a hint of sternness flashed across her face. "Adjutant, send a message to the Federation, tell them to be careful of the evil spirits, and it would be best if they could do a good job of defense first." Menia turned around and waved to the adjutant not far away.

"As ordered, Your Highness."

At this time, if you look down from the angle of the Imperial airship formation in the sky, you can see many large and small fishing boats scattered on the blue sea below.

Fishing boats are very common along both the Empire and Federation coasts.

However, on one of the fishing boats, several people were clearly busy with things that had nothing to do with fishing. One person was holding a brass-colored, pendulum-shaped monocular telescope, observing the Imperial delegation's airship formation in midair, and numbers kept coming out of his mouth:

"Elevation 65°"

"3"

"2"

"1"

"Elevation 63°"

What this man was holding was actually a sextant, an instrument used to measure the angle between the stars and the sea level and determine longitude and latitude during navigation. Now, he was measuring the relevant data of the Imperial airship formation.

"Received. The elevation difference is 2 degrees, and we are two nautical miles away from the Bachelor." The other man said as he calculated something on a notebook with a feather pen.

"According to preliminary estimates, the other party's speed is 80 knots and its heading is..." A series of results were reported by this person.

In fact, when the Zetaya airship formation took off, there were already people observing the Imperial airship formation on the coast.

In addition, there were many more than one airship observing the airship formation on the sea at this moment, and the one in front of us not far ahead was the "Bachelor" that the man just mentioned - another small pirate ship disguised as a fishing boat.

They are all elite members selected from small pirate groups and maritime speculators who have defected to the Cult of Poseidon.

For them, the mission this time was also very simple. They were to prepare to observe the route and speed of the return flight of the Imperial delegation's airship formation as much as possible and report it quickly.

Somewhere in the deep sea.

"Your Holiness, a report has come in from the front that the Imperial airship fleet has set off from the Federal Zetaia and is returning home at a speed of 80 knots." A black-robed man with a strange sea monster pattern on his chest reported respectfully.

"Well, very good, then we will hold a prayer ceremony now. The time should be just when the other party leaves the federal waters."

The Pope of the Church of Poseidon, Egil, came to the prayer hall with a group of high-level wizards and sorcerers.

A large group of black-robed monks have already been busy here, and the intricate magic formation on the ground can be activated at any time.

"Great goddess of the underworld, the tsunami demonstrates your authority and the storm speaks of your majesty."

Soon, Egil, the Pope of the Poseidon Cult, took the lead in praying in a low voice, and behind him was a large group of Poseidon Cult followers, who were now lying on the prayer formation, chanting in a low voice.

A few meters in front of Egil, in the center of the prayer circle, there was a crystal coffin, inside which was a rare mermaid with the upper body of a human female and the lower body of a fish tail.

The other person has a beautiful face, with eyes closed, and her towering breasts are embellished and covered by two shells. The bright silver fish scales on the lower body emit a faint fluorescence, and just one glance at her makes people want to go forward and touch her.

This was something the Poseidon Cult had spent a lot of effort to create. It was a vessel that could carry the goddess of the underworld, a princess of an ancient mermaid race that had long been extinct from ancient ruins.

A few minutes later.

The mermaid's long eyelashes in the crystal coffin began to tremble, and then she opened her azure eyes and slowly stood up, saying:

"My servant Egil, you called me at this time, are you because you found the trace of the human named Ren?"

"Yes, the great goddess of the underworld." Egil immediately bowed and began to speak quickly.

"Very good. How is Jorgundman recovering?" Hela, the goddess of the underworld, asked as she walked out of the crystal coffin. Her originally bright scaly lower body began to transform into the white legs of a human female.

"Reporting to the goddess, about 70% of the strength has been restored. The believers in the church are currently working overtime."

"Very good, that's enough! This time I'm going to take care of that human kid Ryan who doesn't know what respect is, and the Dragun heir."

Although Hela, the goddess of the underworld, sent down a projection last time, after the action failed, she returned to the Poseidon Cult, left behind the specific locations of several sealed places and ruins, and immediately took back the projection's divine power.

After a period of searching, the Poseidon Cult successfully found and opened an ancient sea clan site and a sealed place.

Among the harvest from the ancient sea tribe ruins was the body of the mermaid princess Neerila. The body was wrapped in the essence of water in a crystal coffin. After a long time, there was no sign of corruption. It was one of the best containers for the arrival of Hela, the goddess of the underworld.

And what was found in that sealed place was a famous beast of the ancient ocean, comparable to the 'Kraken' Ghazrian, also known as the 'Leviathan Whale', Yorgundman.

The other party is in a dormant underwater volcanic cave several kilometers away from here.

I saw a giant indigo narwhal, over 200 meters long, receiving some kind of energy infusion from a group of Poseidon Cult sorcerers.

Five high-level sorcerers of the Poseidon Cult stood in the shape of a pentagram. As the faint blue light of the magic circle beneath their feet lit up, they used the essence of water, a ball of blue jelly that kept changing shape like plasticine, as a medium to shoot dazzling blue beams of light at the narwhal.

There are more than ten witchcraft formations like this, surrounding the entire body of the narwhal.

And because of the benefit of this blue light beam, Jorgandmann was humming like thunder, and it was obvious that he was very comfortable.

Since it has been sealed for too long, even if it escapes, it is impossible for its strength to be fully restored in a short period of time. What the Poseidon Cult is doing now is to find a way to quickly restore its strength.

However, it would consume a large amount of water essence and require the participation of a large number of mid- and high-level sorcerers within the church.

As for why the priority was given to reviving the 'Leviathan Whale' Yorgonderman, there was naturally a reason for this.

Since the failure of the last 'Kraken' incident, the Poseidon Cult has learned about the Imperial delegation's visit to the Federation. In order to fight against the powerful airship fleets of the Empire and the Federation, the 'Leviathan Whale' Yorgondemann, who possesses the powerful abilities of 'Surge' and 'Whale Spray', is naturally the best choice.

Just as the Poseidon Cult was attacking the federal coast everywhere, trying to lure the Imperial delegation to take action again, the Zalal resistance revealed an important piece of news.

The Imperial delegation will return to the Dragun Empire from the Zetayan Sea today.

Therefore, the plan was changed to ambush the enemy when the Imperial airship formation returned!

A few hours later.

In mid-air, on the flagship of the Imperial airship fleet, in a luxurious cabin.

Ryan, who had just completed his job change to Elf Leatherworking, was checking the system prompts that were displayed on the screen:

【Ding! Promotion successful! 】

[Promoted to Elf Leatherworker! Strength +2, Agility +4! Obtained the Elf Leatherworker's core skill: Elemental Leatherworker lv1]

[Elemental Leatherworking lv1 (Active): When making leather armor, you can mobilize mysterious energy particles to bless it. At the same time, the success rate of making related leather armor is slightly increased.]

Originally, Ryan could have completed the job change to elf leatherworking long before the imperial delegation arrived in Westin, but because Trena had something to ask him at the time, it was delayed.

"Elemental leatherworking?" Ryan thought to himself with a look of delight on his face.

Suddenly, Ryan, who had not yet finished his check, was startled by the shrill sound of the airship alarm.

(End of this chapter)