Chapter 546: The past in the capital of Loren is like smoke
"That's right, it's me."
The ethereal and resonant old voice sounded, and the burly old man who suddenly appeared nodded slightly and responded lightly.
Immediately afterwards, the burly old man closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment. Finally, he cast a rather sharp gaze on Fang Hai in front of him, and said: "I see, are you my descendant?"
"My distant grandson Fang Hai Qiandui has met my ancestor!"
On the other side, after feeling the familiar energy fluctuations emanating from the burly old man that were almost exactly the same as his own, Fang Hai immediately knelt down on the ground and saluted the burly old man under Lei Xiao's nod.
"Grandson? That's all, get up first."
Hearing Fang Hai's self-identification at least nine generations later, the burly old man's expression couldn't help but become a little surprised.
Immediately afterwards, his old eyes moved, first towards Lei Xiao who was guarded by Huzhang and Hongye behind him, and nodded slightly to show a friendly attitude without hostility.
Then, he looked around again at the mottled bookcases and the cracked walls of the secret room, and asked slowly: "What year is it now?"
"Back to my ancestors, the year 662 of the Heroic Calendar... No, if converted to the mainland's universal calendar, it is exactly 3000 years of the Stars Era."
After standing up again, Fang Hai, whose old face was full of excitement, responded with some dancing.
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
He already knew something about the calendar of this world.
Needless to say, the Heroic Calendar is the Lengyan Kingdom’s own unique way of counting the years. The first year represents naturally the year when Wang Xi established the Lengyan Kingdom.
As the continent's universal calendar, the Star Era, also known as the Third Era, was calculated after the Blank Age.
As for the era before this, the Blank Age was called the Silver Moon Era, also known as the Second Era. The ancient era further back was the Solar Era, which was the First Era.
"A thousand years have passed, but for me, everything is almost the same as yesterday, and I can still remember it vividly..."
Sighing heavily, the burly old man seemed to have remembered something, and asked eagerly: "What about the Kingdom of Loren now? Does it still exist in the world?"
"Lord Ancestor, this is what happened..."
Next, Fang Hai briefly described the destruction of the Loren Kingdom, the disputes that lasted for more than three hundred years, and the birth of the Cold Flame Kingdom to the burly old man in front of him.
"I see, this is a reasonable thing. After all, the royal capital at that time was already in flames and was besieged on all sides."
Sighing heavily again, the wrinkles on the burly old man's face were obviously a little deeper, and he didn't say anything for a while.
After a while, the burly old man cast his gaze on Lei Xiao, who was protected behind him by Huzhang and Hongye, and said again: "Your Excellency, you must be the leader here, right?"
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"That's right, old gentleman, please forgive me for disturbing you."
Nodding slightly to the burly old man, Lei Xiao immediately responded.
"Your Excellency is too polite. If you hadn't led everyone here, how could I, Xiaoer Qiandian, see the descendants of the future generations after a thousand years?"
On the other side, the burly old man first showed a friendly smile.
Then, he looked at Chao Yan aside and continued: "And, thanks to this little friend, who proactively provided me with a lot of magic power, I can meet you all now."
"What is active supply? It was obviously sucked away suddenly, making me hungry again..."
Hearing this, Chao Yan, who was standing behind Lei Xiao with only half of his head exposed, wrinkled his nose slightly and muttered secretly.
"You're welcome, Mr. Xiao. It's also an honor for us to meet the once leading blacksmith master."
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao's eyes fell on the statue beside him again, and he couldn't help showing a puzzled look, and asked: "Mr. Xiaoer, what is all this going on?"
"As you can see, I am exactly this statue."
Following Lei Xiao's gaze, he landed on the statue. The burly old man smiled bitterly and shook his head: "And what you see now is just a special energy body."
"Lord Ancestor, so you were really petrified back then?"
Hearing the sound, Fang Hai's old face was full of eagerness, and he asked again.
"Exactly."
Nodding slightly, the burly old man's eyes were blurred, obviously lost in memories, and he responded: "Back then, the capital of the Kingdom of Loren was besieged by the opponent's 500,000-strong army for more than half a year."
"But due to the absolute defensive barrier covering the entire city, the dwarves' unique magic conversion barrier has already connected to the lava deep underground, gaining a steady stream of lava power."
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“So, no matter how hard the opponent tries, they still can’t break through.”
I saw a hint of sneer appearing on the face of the burly old man, and he said disdainfully: "Under the city wall, I still remember the funny expressions of the opponent's coach and generals racking their brains and scratching their heads."
"If that's the case, how did the other party break the city in the end?"
Hearing this, the curious look on Lei Xiao's face became more obvious, and he asked again.
Needless to say, these historical battle experiences, although very long ago, undoubtedly have a lot of reference value for Lei Xiao.
Therefore, Lei Xiao will naturally not let go of every detail of the war.
"To be honest with you, as the saying goes, success is the same as failure. In this war, although our Kingdom of Loren has been providing an absolute defensive barrier through the dwarves' conversion secret method and maintained a stable life for more than half a year, in the end He was also defeated by this secret method of magic conversion.”
Having said this, the burly old man's expression darkened again and he responded.
"Oh? Why did you lose to the secret method of converting magic power?"
Hearing the sound, Chaoyan's big eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but step forward and asked curiously.
Then, she seemed to remember the fear of having her magic power sucked away, and quickly hid behind Lei Xiao.
"After half a year of siege, the enemy, who had no idea what to do, finally obtained a vicious method to crack the dwarves' secret method through some unknown channels."
Shaking his head helplessly, the burly old man responded immediately.
"Using the power of a steady stream of violent magma to provide an absolute defensive barrier is an overestimating approach. How can the vast power of nature be controlled so easily?"
On the other side, Hong Ye, with her arms crossed, frowned slightly and said: "Only the ignorant dwarves can figure out this kind of cleverness."
"This strong woman is right. The opponent aimed at the instability of the magic conversion barrier and input a large amount of magic power into the lava zone deep underground, causing the magic power conversion barrier to suddenly overload. Then there was a big explosion.”
The burly old man's old eyes were blurred again, and he said: "That unexpected and shocking explosion not only caused a quarter of the royal capital to be turned into a sea of fire and ruins, causing the royal magic army that maintained the barrier to The whole army was wiped out.
Moreover, the absolute defensive barrier protecting the royal capital disappeared. ”
"And the enemy took advantage of this opportunity to invade the city that was caught off guard, right?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao held his chin with one hand and nodded slightly.
"As your Excellency said, in that frightening night, faced with the general attack launched by the 500,000-strong army of the opponent outside the city, and the scorching scene like purgatory in the city, the garrison troops of our Kingdom of Loren were caught off guard. were quickly breached. ”
Sighing heavily, the burly old man continued: "At that time, seeing that the situation was over, the old man knew that there was nothing he could do to save the day. After he sent people to secretly send his youngest son out of the city in the chaos, the opponent's army had already rushed in. ”
"In an instant, wailings broke out and flames rose. These enemy soldiers who had endured for half a year instantly turned into ferocious demons and began to act recklessly in this land that was once full of vitality and beauty."
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At this time, the burly old man's turbid pupils were already filled with anger, and he continued: "The old man immediately led all the clansmen and family guards of the Qiandian family, and started a fight with the opponent with endless anger. A fight to the death.”
"After that, although we had the upper hand at first, causing a large number of enemy soldiers to fall to our feet like wheat being cut, but after a day and night of fierce fighting, we were finally able to get reinforcements from the enemy in a steady stream. , helplessly defeated.”
I saw a looming glint in the eyes of the burly old man, and he said: "When I reacted, there were no other warriors from the Qiandian family around me."
At this time, the burly old man's expression suddenly became awe-inspiring, and he continued: "This scene has undoubtedly completely aroused my anger."
"However, although I had already reached the level of a fifth-level senior expert at that time, the long-term high-intensity battle left little energy in my body."
"In the midst of a fierce battle, just when I was planning to burn out the remaining energy in my body and die together with as many opponents as possible, I was accidentally struck by the petrification magic of a fifth-level strongman who came for reinforcements from the enemy."
Having said this, the burly old man shook his head helplessly.
"So that's it."
Nodding thoughtfully, Lei Xiao pondered: "Then, the old gentleman struggled to break through the encirclement and finally escaped into the secret study room located in the forging room, right?"
"Yes, that's exactly it."
Sighing heavily again, the burly old man responded sadly.
"But, since the old gentleman has been affected by the petrification magic, he should turn into stone immediately. How can he have the strength to return here?"
Pushing up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, Ye Cang frowned and asked.
"Of course it's because of this magical pendant."
Nodding to Ye Cang, the burly old man cast his gaze on the ruby on the chest of the sculpture next to him.
Then he said: "This pendant was accidentally obtained when I represented the Kingdom of Loren and contacted a wandering dwarf tribe. It can automatically absorb energy particles floating in the air and then convert them into a strange force."
"It was this magical power that slowed down the speed of being petrified. After being completely petrified, I was surprised to find that I could still turn into an energy entity within the small area of this secret room."
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After a pause, the burly old man continued: "Later, after I stayed in this secret room in the form of an energy body for a period of time, due to the strange power on the magical pendant, it was greatly reduced, and the speed of automatic absorption was very fast. Slow, not enough to keep me awake.”
"That's why I will fall into deep sleep again until everyone appears."
Having said this, the burly old man's eyes fell on Chao Yan, who only had half of his head exposed, causing the latter to shrink his neck and completely hide himself behind Lei Xiao.
"I understand, this can be considered a blessing in misfortune."
Feeling the pressure of Chao Yan pulling his sleeves behind him, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, then frowned and asked, "Then why is this place so empty?"
"You must have noticed that, just in case, the equipment blueprints that I have worked hard on throughout my life and treasured were discovered by the enemy. Therefore, before they were completely petrified, I had already gritted my teeth and collected all these priceless items. Burned.”
Nodding slightly to Lei Xiao, the burly old man responded helplessly.
"Is it true that everything was burned down?"
With a slight sigh, Fang Hai muttered to himself full of disappointment.
"My distant grandson, I ask you, how is the Qiandui family doing now?"
Noticing Fang Hai's sadness, the burly old man focused his attention on the former again and said with a gentle expression.
"Back to my ancestors, this is what happened..."
Next, Fang Hai briefly described the family's decline to the other party.
"This is also a reasonable thing. After all, the strength and good foundation of my Qiandui family have been exhausted in the battle to destroy the country."
After listening to Fang Hai's description, the burly old man also sighed and shook his head helplessly.
Immediately afterwards, the burly old man looked solemn and said again: "My grandson, this young man is your master, right? I have seen countless people in my life, and I can clearly feel that this young man is by no means an ordinary person. .”
Looking at the indifferent Lei Xiao not far away, a look of expectation could not help but appear on the face of the burly old man, and he continued: "Perhaps, under his command, our Qiandian family can return to its former glory. It is still unknown. .”
"My ancestor, my distant grandson also thinks so. My distant grandson has already decided to swear allegiance to this young master."
On the other side, Fang Hai bowed slightly without hesitation and said with firm eyes.
"Very good. Good birds choose trees to roost in, and wise ministers choose their masters to serve. I chose the right king back then, which made the Qiandui family prosperous for a while."
Nodding with satisfaction, the burly old man showed a smile and said: "In that case, as an ancestor, I naturally have to let my descendants make this trip worthwhile." (End of Chapter)