Hundreds of years ago -

Nava Village was established hundreds of years ago in the lava field, because there was no technology to make high-quality furnaces at that time, so many famous blacksmiths and alchemists came to the lava field to forge weapons and equipment.

After learning the news, a big merchant passing through the frozen snow region specially spent a lot of financial and manpower to establish a special base for blacksmiths and alchemists to rest in the lava field deep in the mining area.

In order to prevent the invasion of lava and hot gas, the big merchant also spent a lot of money and invited seven inscription masters to arrange a heat-resistant inscription magic array around the stronghold, so that the temperature in the stronghold was always below forty degrees.

None of the blacksmiths and alchemists who need to use the flames of the center of the earth to refine weapons and equipment are below the master level, after all, only by manufacturing weapons and equipment above the master level can these masters come to this remote place for smelting and forging.

Because of this, the remote rest base is slowly becoming lively!

Except for some blacksmiths and alchemists who need to use the core of the earth to refine items and equipment, most of the rest of the people who come to this rest base are merchants who make profits.

Due to the distance from the city, the materials brought by blacksmiths and alchemists will always run out one day, no matter how abundant they are. In addition, the technology of the space ring was not perfect at that time, and the food and water just carried took up the storage space.

Therefore, the merchants seized this opportunity to buy a large amount of ore and magic materials, transport them to the lava field, and smelt the ore in the established smelting workshop, and after smelting, they sold it directly to blacksmiths and alchemists who were in dire need of materials.

At that time, there was no such convenient trading platform as the Maple Leaf Chamber of Commerce, and blacksmiths and alchemists who had no way to carry a large number of gold coins used their works to discount the price of ore, and the price was naturally much lower than what was sold on the market.

Its profit can be described as a million profits, as long as it is exchanged, it is earned, and there is nothing more profitable than exchanging materials for finished products.

Shops, hotels, exchanges........ Gorgeous and functional buildings are rising at breakneck speed through the scorching heat of the lava fields.

Because of this, the remote lava field, which was originally just worthless, developed rapidly due to the pure core flames, and finally formed a village!

The name of the village is Nava........

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Entrance to Zakun – the ruins of the village of Nahua

Seeing the dilapidated and dilapidated buildings in front of him, and carrying the unconscious nebula on his back, Brad came to the ruins of Nava Village, and asked Adubis with some doubts: "Uncle, since Nava Village is so prosperous, why has it become like this now?" ”

After hearing Brad's inquiry, Xiao Gong and Lin Zhiling also pricked up their ears and prepared to listen to Adubis's explanation, after all, with so many powerful blacksmiths and alchemists as their backing, there should be no danger in Nava Village!

Adubis stroked his small beard, shook his head slightly, and explained to Komiya and the others, "Nava Village is prosperous because of the Flame of the Center, but its destruction is also because of the Flame of the Center!" No! To be precise, it should be the ugly dark desire of mankind brought about by the flames of the earth. ”

"As Nava becomes more prosperous, more and more labor is needed. Wage labor, buy slaves, and even directly loot the villagers of the Ice Village, forcing them to work in the lava fields. Even in an environment of about forty degrees, which is already relatively cool for the strong, it is unbearable torture for ordinary people! Adubis let out a long sigh and continued to explain to Komiya and the others.

At this time, Komiya and the others had already entered the ruins of Nava Village. Although the temperature is still around 40, it is indeed a lot cooler than the high temperature of about 100 degrees outside!

Feeling the change in temperature, Brad seemed to think of something, and said to Adubis: "Hey! Uncle! Do you say ........"

Adubis nodded slightly at Brad and said, "Clever boy! As you can imagine! Someday! The Flame in the center of Nava Village suddenly disappeared without warning! At the beginning, there were still people who did not give up, hoping that the flame of the center of the earth could be ignited again. However, as time passed, blacksmiths and alchemists began to leave the area. Seeing that they could no longer seek profits, the merchants also left one by one. In the end, only the captured civilians, slaves, and laborers were left behind. You must know that the temperature outside the magic array is at least more than 100 degrees, except for high-level adventurers who can tolerate it, ordinary people can't even survive for a minute in such an environment........."

"They were all teleported here from the Frozen Snow Domain through a large teleportation magic array. Because the teleportation magic array was not perfect at that time, it cost a lot of money to activate it every time. At the beginning, when Nava Village needed manpower, the merchants knew that they could earn the money back, so they did not hesitate to use the teleportation magic array to teleport these laborers and slaves to work here. However, when they knew that there was no profit to be made in Nava Village, they would not care about these laborers who could be hired for a few tens of gold coins and cheap slaves that could be bought for a few gold coins! Because—the gold cost of the teleportation array is at least ten times more than their value........" Adubis led Brad and the others to a dilapidated but relatively clean hut, sat on a stone chair and continued to Brad and the others.

Hearing this, Lin Zhiling showed a look of disbelief and asked Adubis, "Is this ...... How can this be!? Are all human beings so selfish? Isn't there anyone willing to get them out? ”

"Hmph~~~ The businessmen are mercenary and cold-blooded creatures with no humanity!! They would rather take one more furnace than a slave. The people trapped in the village of Nava gave up on themselves for a long time, until a young man with leadership skills appeared, who showed the way for the confused people and led them to survive with great difficulty!! Adubis replied angrily to Lin Zhiling.

At this time, Xiao Gong interjected and asked, "Uncle, since the residents of Nava Village have survived, why did Nava Village become like this?" What really happened in the village of Nava? ”

Adubis nodded lightly and said to Komiya, "Yes! They survived, and the young leader developed rice that could grow in high temperatures, found water from the rock formations of the lava field, and even collected a handful of books to teach the basics! Year after year, generation after generation....... I don't know how many years have passed, but none of the inhabitants of the lava field still remember what the outside world was like! They have fully adapted to survive in this sweltering environment that does not see the light of day, and they are constantly trying to survive........"

"However, even with their boundless effort and tenacity, there is nothing they can do after the rock formation water is exhausted! Residents who have lost their water source are becoming restless, and some people are suffering from dehydration in the sweltering heat, and some have even died! In search of a new source of water, the patriarch led the young men to dig up the rock formations, but this was just a wasted effort......." Adubis continued to explain, pouring a cup of tea for the three of them.

Adubismo held the rough texture of the stone cup, looked at the tea in the stone cup and was stunned, and continued to Xiao Miya: "At the critical juncture when the clansmen fell to the ground one by one due to dehydration and were about to die. One of the people who was looking for water found a small green sapling in the rock formation!! The saplings are accompanied by a stream of clear water that gushes out through the gaps in the rock formations....... The people at that time were full of gratitude to the heavens and to the sapling that brought them hope, and this sapling was called the sacred tree by the people of the lava field, and the people of the tribe would worship the sacred tree every day and pray for their lives tomorrow........"

However, in this closed environment, due to the lack of materials and culture, the people of the lava field have gradually approached the primitive way of life. With the emergence of factions and hierarchical distinctions, the lava belt clan gradually gave birth to disputes over power and status, and even bloodshed and death every day during serious periods. Under the influence of the dark emotions of depression, riot, and anger, the growing sacred tree has quietly changed....... After enjoying the pleasure of power, the mentality of the people also changed. From the simple idea of just trying to survive, it has changed to fighting for power, domination and plunder........ Of course, they continue to pray to the sacred tree every day. It's just that the sacred tree, which was originally tender and green, gradually turned into a strange dark red because it absorbed their dark feelings........." Adubis took a sip of tea and continued to Komiya and the others.

Speaking of this, Adubis looked at Brad and the others who were listening to it with relish in front of him, showed a look of relief, and continued to explain: "The sacred tree is nourished by the emotions of the clansmen, and it continues to grow, and finally grows into a huge tree, and its roots are even rooted in the lava, absorbing the power of the lava. I don't know when the people began to get confused when they came to the sacred tree. But because everyone didn't pay much attention to it, the matter just passed. However....... One day, after the old patriarch came to worship in front of the sacred tree, he fell unconscious. When the old patriarch woke up, the old patriarch with a sluggish expression called on the people to build a stone statue for worship and set up an altar for the sacred tree. At first, there were many people who refuted this, but after the people who refuted came to the sacred tree to pray, they somehow stopped opposing it and actively participated in the construction of the stone statue. ”

"Halfway through the construction of the statue, something unexpected happened! A plump guy with a mustache and a beard in an archaeological suit broke into the lava field. A self-proclaimed traveler, his arrival has brought many new things to the people of the lava fields. When he saw that the tribesmen in the lava field were building stone statues, he also enthusiastically assisted the tribes in building stone statues. When the statue was finished, the traveler took his farewell. Because the people of the lava field have become accustomed to living here, only a few people have offered to go out with the travelers to see the outside world, and one of them is my ancestor. Adubis said to Komiya and the others with emotion.

Looking at the shocked looks on the faces of everyone in front of him, Adubis shook his head and continued: "You should be able to roughly guess the next story!" One day, shortly after the statue was built, the statue suddenly moved, and all the people who had no power to resist were killed by the statue. No one was spared, and the stone statues, which had absorbed a large amount of human spirit, settled on the altar built by the tribesmen and continued to absorb the power of lava, unable to move freely. The sacred tree that grew behind the stone statue was finally transformed into a strange and mysterious dark red tree. ”

"As for the name of the sacred tree, the people used to like to call it - Zakun!! The meaning of the representation is favor and auspiciousness!! Adobis said slowly to the crowd in front of him.......

(ahem....... I really can't make it up, and Zakun's background is only so little. I can only make it up by imagination....... ）