Chapter 0476: Half Moon Island
The Arcane Tower shook slightly.
The cloud shield that had long shrouded Saldo Island and its nearby waters has also vanished, bringing the towering tower of the Arcane Tower back to the world.
If it weren't for Zena's plan that had already lured most of the enemies to another sea, the young mage would not have dared to let the Arcane Tower reveal itself so unabashedly.
With the gravity-defying device and the energy system that runs through the Arcane Tower in full swing, the Arcane Tower, named "The Pioneer" by the young mage, has left the ground with a buzzing sound. Ai Ai dust, which had adhered to the base of the tower, fluttered up, as if to bid farewell to the departure of the Arcane Tower, and a ring of dust and mist swept around.
It seems to be slow, but in fact, it is far faster than Li Xun to perform his flying skills with all his might. The Arcane Tower was only a pause at a height of 100 meters, and it had already turned into a streamer of light and swept away into the distance.
Li Xun took the hand of the ghost, and the two sat side by side in the central control room of the Arcane Tower of the Pioneer, and through the monitoring network widely distributed throughout the tower, they sensed the whole process of the Arcane Tower's ascension and rapid travel. Although there is no flying technique like the wind blowing in the face and the feeling of hunting against the wind, I can better experience a kind of leisure in the world.
The Arcane Tower barely felt much vibration during its flight, and the high-altitude plastic wind was firmly blocked by the transparent force field shield outside the tower, and it could not erode the inside of the Arcane Tower at all.
"We should call Sister Hillis!" The ghost girl couldn't help but regret it.
Because she needed to sit in the Arcane Tower of Istil instead of a young mage, she was unable to experience the pleasure of riding the Arcane Tower in person, but she also shared the senses of a young mage and indirectly experienced the sense of accomplishment of manipulating such a behemoth.
For the first time, I walked through the white and soft clouds, and through the gap between the white clouds, I could see the blue sea flying under my feet, and occasionally one or two small islands could be seen in the floating light. Cheerful seabirds soared freely on the surface of the sea, but before the three young mages could see their appearances, they were left far behind by the Arcane Tower in an instant.
In order to avoid being spied on, after rising into the clouds, under Isa's construction, the Pioneer Arcane Tower slowly opened the refractive reflection device and the stealth barrier. Once again, the Arcane Tower disappeared into the vast sea of clouds.
"Master, where are we going?" After a moment of flying freely in the vast blue sea and blue sky, and after the passengers who were riding the Arcane Tower for the first time were addicted, Issa asked the young mage a question.
"Go to the stage that Zena arranged, don't let them make any mess!" The young mage thought for a moment: "The coordinate point is xxxxxxxxxx"
Barely perceptible to the shock of the Arcane Tower, the hundred-meter-high tower body cut a rounded arc in mid-air, and flew rapidly towards an unknown space landmark.
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Half Moon Island is a large island shaped like a crescent moon.
In the vast sea, seven or eight merchant ships of various shapes slowly leaned towards the inside of the tip of the crescent moon that stretched out to the side of Half Moon Island.
On one of the largest merchant ships in the fleet, a tall figure in a full-length burqa stood proudly at the bow of the ship, silently surveying the approaching Half Moon Island. With the gentle sea breeze, the corner of the burqa was raised, revealing the exquisite and gorgeous silk robe inside, which was painted with silver edges and gold threads, showing a state of dignity and luxury.
But if a church person was here, he would be surprised to find that the curving lines were not the extravagant gold ornaments of the aristocracy and the rich, but the hymns sketched in a special way, and the light on them was faint, and it turned out to be an extremely expensive robe of magic.
A middle-aged strong man with a beard and a resolute and tough face hurriedly walked behind the tall figure and whispered, "Dear Lord, Half Moon Island has arrived. According to credible information, it is likely that the island is the cultist's lair that the temple wants us to seek. You see? ”
"Landing and setting up camp, we need to survey the terrain here in advance and understand the specific situation of the enemy! Let's all log in! The tall man's answer was concise and crisp, but at the same time resolute with no disobedience.
"Yes!"
The middle-aged strong man answered in a low voice, bowed and saluted, and then hurried back to the captain's room and went down to convey the orders of the adults.
After a succession of merchant ships had found a suitable place to call, while the people left behind were busy clearing the barren beach and setting up camp, the first exploration team had already landed heavily armed and burrowed into the dense forest.
Different from other ordinary adventurer teams and mercenary groups on the mainland, this 8-person exploration team is impressively composed of warriors. Most of the members of the party are already equipped with basic adventure quests, including 1 Ranger, 2 Rogue, and 2 Mercenaries. The three core members of the team who were in the center of the command took off their outer robes, revealing the standard all-metal chain mail.
The well-maintained metal surface is shiny silver and covered with beautiful metallic flower ornamentation. If you add to this the equally beautiful iron gauntlets, iron foot guards, and knightly shields on their backs, these pieces of equipment are enough to indicate the knightly status of these people.
The tall knight's chest coat of arms as the commander of the expedition was a balancing scale carved on a warhammer with a blue shield as the base. Anyone familiar with the Crane Continent can understand that this person's identity is the Knight Cathar of the Temple of Justice.
In the Klein Continent, knight and mage are also two of the most difficult and expensive classes to advance. Unlike other professions, the average adventurer only needs to have a simple leather armor and a weapon that is relatively handy, and he can succeed in the job. The knight class, on the other hand, needs a full set of knightly equipment and sophisticated weapons and armor, so it is not an aristocratic class, and it is impossible to support a fully armed knight.
However, in the group of knights, they can be divided into two main categories in detail. One is the knightly class who serve the common nobles, the great nobles, and even the kingdom, although they are well-armed and skilled in war, they are still regarded as secular knights, and they are the lowest class of the aristocratic group. Those knights who serve in the church organization can obtain divine blessings on the basis of ordinary combat skills, so people call them cathar knights or church knights.
And at this moment, the one who appeared on a remote island and served as the commander of an exploration team dominated by adventurers was a real triage knight. And judging from his strength in wearing heavy chain mail and still being agile and efficient, he should at least be a mid-level knight.
The team walked silently through the dense forest, and Cohen, who was at the forefront, sniffed the rich sea breeze and the smell of the forest in the wind, and only felt that his spirits were lifted. As a jungle ranger, or forester as it's often called, the forest is his home, and Cohen knows what kind of prey is in the forest.
Where they are, there is no need to worry about wild beasts, water sources and campsites, so some teams that go out on wild adventures like to take one or two rangers with them.
But this adventure was anything but ordinary.
Although the Knights Aphar who hired him did not elaborate on what they were looking for, the solemn posture they had waited for and the large forces that remained behind could tell that it was anything that was not easy to destroy. What especially worried him was that he actually saw the figure of a great priest on the big ship he led, which ...... This made him even more frightened!
These triage warriors and priests have always taken it as their mission to eradicate evil and fight against evil spirits, and if a priest who is in charge of a certain area can personally go out of the way, the origin of this evil must be very great!
With this realization, he saw a different perspective when he looked at the familiar jungle again. With the instinct of a veteran forester who has been in the adventure business for more than a decade, Cohen can smell an inexplicable strange smell from the familiar jungle.
When Cohen stopped and scanned the dense jungle in front of him with a fierce gaze, the knight caught up with a agility disproportionate to his size.
"What did you find?" The knight quickly looked around the silent jungle and asked in a low voice.
"No anomalies have been found yet, but, my lord, don't you notice that this place is too quiet? Why don't you see any of the critters here, not even the sea......birds," Cohen replied in a low and respectful voice, his sophisticated gaze observingly the knight's facial expression.
Knight Ethorn is an orthodox mid-level knight, as the paolo knight of Tyre, the god of justice, he has always adhered to the eight knightly principles of "humility, integrity, mercy, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, and soul". It's a pity that the priest has a strict order on this trip, and no news can be leaked, so he can only order to move forward with a straight face.
After a few bents, the team began to move on.
Half Moon Island is one of the largest islands off the coast. Except for the two narrow crescents that jutted out in the distance, which were full of sand and gravel piles, the entire center of the island, which was 17 miles thick, was full of dense and difficult to navigate the crags and jungles. Since there are freshwater streams that replenish the outer shores of the island, few merchant ships venture deeper into the center of the island, so no one can say exactly what happened there.
However, the Knight of Ethorn, who was exploring with the team, knew that just 5 days ago, a small adventurous party funded by the Church of Justice and ordered to explore had disappeared on Half Moon Island. However, before they disappeared, they sent back an obscure magical message, so this improvised team of churches arrived under the leadership of the High Priest, Lord.
As far as he knew, their mission was to eradicate a cultist's lair. But they didn't know what kind of cultists they were, and they had to rely on their small exploration team to clear the way for the large army.
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